Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

J
A
N
U - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 1/8
A
R
Y

5/7


J = Jackson's Woman by Maggie Price — 01/06
A = Anna Perrin — The Enforcer — 01/10
N =
U = Undercover Lover by Charlene Teglia — 01/01
A =
R = (The) Reluctant Hero by Sandra Paul — 01/01
Y = Young, Donna — Captive of the Desert King — 01/04

J-Just For You v Jet Mykles 1-11-10
A-
N- Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh 1-3-10
U-
A-
R-
Y-

Read-the-Month Challenges 2010

January
completed 5/7

J = Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest by P.G. Wodehouse Jan 3 (3.5*)
A = Adams, Douglas: Mostly Harmless Jan 8 (3.5*)
N = Nix, Garth: Sir Thursday Jan 9 (4*)
U = Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose Including Postscript
A = Armstrong, Kelley: The Summoning Jan 11 (4.5*)
R = Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini Jan 6 (4.5*)
Y = Yoko Ogawa: The Housekeeper and the Professor

J - Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
A - Accidentally Yours by Susan Mallery
N - Natural Law by Joey W. Hill - 1/16 - 3*
U - Unruly Chaperon by Elizabeth Rolls
A - Adopted: Outback Baby by Barbara Hannay
R - Ride The Fire by Pamela Clare
Y - Yorkshire by Lynne Connolly

J: Mortal Seductions by Allyson James - 1/11 - ★ ★ ★ ★ - my review
A: Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout
N: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
U: Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco
A: Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
R: Real Murders by Charlaine Harris - 1/10 - ★ ★ ★ - my review
Y: Turning Japanese by Cathy Yardley

READ


TO READ


ALSO READ
[image error]

6/7


J = Jackson's Woman by Maggie Price — 01/06
A = Anna Perrin — The Enforcer — 01/10
N = Nora Roberts — Second Nature — 01/11
U = Undercover Lover by Charlene Teglia — 01/01
A =
R = (The) Reluctant Hero by Sandra Paul — 01/01
Y = Young, Donna — Captive of the Desert King — 01/04

4/7. Enjoyed AGAIN THE MAGIC. It was like a prequel to the Wallflowers series. UGLIES was okay, but I am not going to run out to read the next in the series.

J = Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
A = April Lady by Georgette Heyer - 01/08/10
N = Noble Destiny by Katie MacAlister - 01/10/10
U = Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - 01/12/10
A = Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas - 01/12/10
R = (The) Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Y = (The) Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

7/7 - All done!


J = Jackson's Woman by Maggie Price — 01/06
A = Anna Perrin — The Enforcer — 01/10
N = Nora Roberts — Second Nature — 01/11
U = Undercover Lover by Charlene Teglia — 01/01
A = Alice Sharpe — A Baby Between Them — 01/12
R = (The) Reluctant Hero by Sandra Paul — 01/01
Y = Young, Donna — Captive of the Desert King — 01/04

Well done, Alathea.

Thanks, Yz.

Slow going this month. That's what I get for joining too many challenges; I should work in more cross-challenge titles LOL!

1/7 completed
J Joyce, Brenda - Dark Seduction
A Andrews, Ilona - On the Edge 01/13/10
N Night Pleasures - Sherrilyn Kenyon
U Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco
A Aphrodisiac by Allyson Roy
R Richardson, Kat - Poltergeist
Y York, Rebecca - Beyond Control

3/7 Done!

J - Just Desserts by G.A. McKevett 1/1 ***
A - Scorched by Sharon Ashwood
N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper 1/7 *****
U - Undying by V.K. Forrest
A - Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
R - Red Fire by Deidre Knight 1/14 ****
Y - You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister

To Read


Done

6/7 completed


J - Jewel of Atlantis - Gena Showalter 1/16/10
A - The Accidental Mistress: A Novel - Tracy Anne Warren 1/15/10
N - Never After - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/6/10
U - Uncontrollable - Susan Kearney 1/4/10
A - At the Playboy's Pleasure - Kim Lawrence 1/13/10
R - The Rich Man's Virgin - Lindsay Armstrong 1/7/10
Y -

J - Dark Seduction - Brenda Joyce - Jan 7
A - Atlantis Unmasked - Alyssa Day
N - Nightkeepers - Jessica Andersen
U - Untouchable - Kresley Cole - Jan 5
A - Midnight Awakening - Lara Adrian - Jan 12
R - Real Vampires Have Curves - Gerry Bartlett - Jan 2
Y - You Had Me At Halo - Amanda Ashby

J--The Jury by Fern Michaels-1/10/10
A
N--Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky - 1/9/10
U
A
R
Y

Read-the-Month Challenges 2010

January
completed 6/7

Only one left, but it's a big one - and I'm still less than halfway thru The Gargoyle for another challenge!

J = Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest by P.G. Wodehouse Jan 3 (3.5*)
A = Adams, Douglas: Mostly Harmless Jan 8 (3.5*)
N = Nix, Garth: Sir Thursday Jan 9 (4*)
U = Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose Including Postscript
A = Armstrong, Kelley: The Summoning Jan 11 (4.5*)
R = Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini Jan 6 (4.5*)
Y = Yoko Ogawa: The Housekeeper and the Professor Jan 17 (5*)

is a wonderful, wonderful story!!!

Done 7/7!

J - Jane and the Sneaky Dom by Hannah Murray 12-01 ***
A - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur 01-01 **
N - Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 08-01 ****
U - Undercover Princess by Suzanne Brockmann 16-01 ****
A - The Dream Thief by Shana Abé 10-01 ****
R - Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts 16-01 ***
Y - Hotel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 18-01 ****

Annvelwis wrote: "Done 7/7!"


Congratulations!!

Thank you, BJ Rose :))

Congratulations Annvelwis !

7/7 completed


J - Jewel of Atlantis - Gena Showalter 1/16/10 ★ ★ ★
A - The Accidental Mistress: A Novel - Tracy Anne Warren 1/15/10 ★ ★ ★
N - Never After - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/6/10 ★ ★ ★
U - Uncontrollable - Susan Kearney 1/4/10 ★ ★
A - At the Playboy's Pleasure - Kim Lawrence 1/13/10 ★ ★ ★
R - The Rich Man's Virgin - Lindsay Armstrong 1/7/10 ★ ★
Y - Your Planet or Mine? - Susan Grant 1/18/10 ★ ★ ★

Congratulations, Annvelwis and colleen!

Thanks Jane, Alathea!

Congrats, colleen :)

Congrats, Annvelwis and colleen.

Thanks, Alathea, Annvelwis and Yz.

Congrats, Annvelwis!

5/7 -- finished my first classic of the year. :)

J = Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - 01/18/10
A = April Lady by Georgette Heyer - 01/08/10
N = Noble Destiny by Katie MacAlister - 01/10/10
U = Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - 01/12/10
A = Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas - 01/12/10
R = (The) Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Y = (The) Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

I'm going to be withdrawing from the monthly challenges, including this one.

Eww my slow progress! 2 complete:

J - Jude's Law by Lori Foster
A - An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James 18thJan 2010 took me ages to warm up to the characters
N - Not Quite A Lady by Loretta Chase OR No Man's Bride by Shana Galen
U - An Unlikely Governess by Karen Ranney OR The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer
A - Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas OR An Affair to Remember by Karen Hawkins OR The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
R - The Rules of Seduction by Madeline Hunter OR The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer
Y - You're So Vein by Christine Warren 2 Jan 2010

LibraryLass wrote: "I'm going to be withdrawing from the monthly challenges, including this one."

Ooh hey hope everything's ok.

LibraryLass wrote: "I'm going to be withdrawing from the monthly challenges, including this one."

I hope everything is okay.

Cutting back on certain challenges can actually be good, especially if you get too busy. I'm actually doing the same thing. : )

Read January - Completed 7/7 books - 19th Jan 2010

J = John Charrington's Wedding and Other Stories - Edith Nesbit - 02 Jan 2010
A = A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure - Penny Jordan - 01 Jan 2010
N = Betty Neels - Mistletoe Kiss - 19 Jan 2010
U = Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen - 17 Jan 2010
A = Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll - 07 Jan 2010
R = Nora Roberts - Blue Dahlia - 15 Jan 2010
Y = The Young Ones - Mary Jane Staples - 10 Jan 2010

Congrats, Jane!

Jane wrote: "Read January - Completed 7/7 books - 19th Jan 2010..."

Congratulations, Jane!!

I finally finished The Gargoyle for the TNBBC group read, and need to mull it over for a while (there's a lot to mull!), so I need something quick and lighter before I go on to

Yz the Whyz wrote: "LibraryLass wrote: "I'm going to be withdrawing from the monthly challenges, including this one."

I hope everything is okay.

Cutting back on certain challenges can actually be good, especiall..."

Everything's good, thanks guys. I'm just so ridiculously busy and feeling "pressured" to finish a challenge is just so unnecessary in my life right now! I like the yearly challenges cos you can just fill as you go - I will keep up with the pick-it-for-me challenge (cos it makes me read new authors) and the featured author. But for now, I'm just gonna read what I want. =)

Eww my slow progress! 3 complete:

J - Jude's Law by Lori Foster 19th Jan 2010 - very funny
A - An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James 18thJan 2010 took me ages to warm up to the characters
N - Not Quite A Lady by Loretta Chase OR No Man's Bride by Shana Galen
U - An Unlikely Governess by Karen Ranney OR The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer
A - Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas OR An Affair to Remember by Karen Hawkins OR The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
R - The Rules of Seduction by Madeline Hunter OR The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer
Y - You're So Vein by Christine Warren 2 Jan 2010

This is fun! I finish the night school course that's hogging all my valuble reading time this Thursday. That gives me a little over a week to complete the challenge. A book a day - that should be interesting (I may have to pick short ones).
J - Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut
A - An Assembly Such as This
N - Not Quite A Lady
U -
A -
R -
Y -

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Congrats, Jane!"

Thank you YZ the Whyz and BJ Rose !

1/7 READ--yes, I know--terrible. Ive gotten side tracked with other books this month...

J-
A- The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur (Arthur)
N-
U- Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft
A- Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur (Arthur)
R- Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft 01/18/2010 ☆☆☆☆ My Review
Y-

Link to My Challenges & Lists

3/7 read

J - Jude's Law by Lori Foster 4/1
A - Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas
N - Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 2/1
U - The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann 20/1
A -
R - Raven Prince, The by Elizabeth Hoyt
Y - You Suck by Christopher Moore

LibraryLass wrote: "Everything's good, thanks guys. I'm just so ridiculously busy and feeling "pressured" to finish a challenge is just so unnecessary in my life right now! I like the yearly challenges cos you can just fill as you go - I will keep up with the pick-it-for-me challenge (cos it makes me read new authors) and the featured author. But for now, I'm just gonna read what I want. =)
"

I completely understand. I'm kinda in the same place. I may or may not finish all challenges. I decided to join some but not as many challenges this year and not going to pressure myself to finish them. I want to find time to read what I want.

Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: I completely understand. I'm kinda in the same place. I may or may not finish all challenges. I decided to join some but not as many challenges this year and not going to pressure myself to finish them. I want to find time to read what I want...."

Wise decision, guys. Think of the challenges as a buffet. You don't have to partake of everything. Pick-and-choose the ones you feel you will enjoy. Even I apply the same principle, and skip challenges I know I can't complete. : )

I hope there is always something for everyone: easy, moderate to tough ones, that can accomodate, a person's time and interests.

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: I completely understand. I'm kinda in the same place. I may or may not finish all challenges. I decided to join some but not as many challenges this ye..."

You guys do an awesome job with making up all the challenges. I will miss the challenges, but I really just started them to give me ideas of what to read next. Maybe I can start a 'mini-monthly' challenge. LOL! I thought maybe I could do the even numbers from your monthly on even months (Feb, Apr, June, Aug etc.) and odd numbers on odd months. That way the challenge would be reduced to 5 a month! We will see.

Anyway I do thank the moderators heaps for all their hard work. =)

I have so many books on my TBR list that I would never be able to decide what to read next--that's where the challenges come in--I love them. Besides the fact that I'm an anal dork who loves doing the research and making the lists, it helps me plan out my monthly reading. And since I get most of my books from the library, the challenges are great for my library requesting, I just throw all that month's reads on my library waiting list and read as they come in.

Did I mention I love the challenges? :) Thanks so much guys!

Laura wrote: "I have so many books on my TBR list that I would never be able to decide what to read next--that's where the challenges come in--I love them. Besides the fact that I'm an anal dork who loves doing research and making lists..."

I'm so with you on this! The reason I can't resist a challenge is because I love going through my TBRs and building the lists. Then I pull only those titles onto my Kindle, so when it's time to pick my next book I won't be tempted by something else that pulls me off track (I suffer from "oooo look... new, shiny!" syndrome). I rarely finish all the challenges, but that's usually because all together they make my monthly TBR list too plump with 20-30 books LOL! Even if I read a book every two days, I can only manage a max of 15 a month. In the beginning I used to stress out from the pressure I put on myself, but I've since relaxed about the whole "omg.. gotta finish *pant*pant*" thing because it was sucking the joy out of my reading LOL! Once I accepted that I was only competing with myself, I loosened up quite a bit. Now the challenges are (to me) just a means of sorting/picking/choosing among the TBRs that I own to keep me from buying so many books. Although that does backfire often, because I also discover new authors and new series that I just must have! I already own more books than I can read in this lifetime, but I just can't resist buying more. My Kindle makes it way too easy with that darn diabolical "one-click" button. :P

Mary,

I'm with you on the fun of picking titles for my challenge. My reading time for this year will be limited, so even though I completely fill in all the categories, I've resigned myself to actually reading either only 3-4 books on the list... : )

J: Mortal Seductions by Allyson James - 1/11 - ★ ★ ★ ★ - my review
A: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - 1/21 - ★ ★ ★ ★ - my review
N: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
U: Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco
A: Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
R: Real Murders by Charlaine Harris - 1/10 - ★ ★ ★ - my review
Y: Turning Japanese by Cathy Yardley

READ


TO READ


ALSO READ
[image error]

FINISHED 01/21

J - Jake's Regret by Shawn Lane 01/21
A - Angel In Blue by Mary Suzanne 01/21
N - Natural Disaster by Chris Owen 01/06
U - Uneven by Anah Crow 01/03
A - All's Fair in Love and Advertising by Lenore Black 01/11
R - Devon Rhodes's Silver & Gold 01/17
Y - You Can Leave Your Hat On by Lena Matthews 01/17

Well done, Natsroshan.

Thanks Yz, i've wanted to do better than last month (i've managed to finish the 31st of december, barely in time!!).
Now February is too far...lol