Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Spring Challenge 2/6


S=
P=Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block~4/10/10
R=Rock Star by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb
I=I'll Be Your Shelter by Giselle Carmichael
N=Night Shift by Lilith Saintcrow~4/6/10
G=

2/6

S-Stolen Heat by Elisabeth Naughton completed 4/6/10
P-Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner
R-Reckless Embrace by Madeline Baker
I-Iron Cowboy by Diana Palmer
N-Night Heat by Brenda Jackson
G-Guilty Pleasure by Lora Leigh completed 4/10/10

5/7 Done

S: Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister
P: The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter 4/9 ****
R: Rises The Night by Colleen Gleason 4/10 ****
I: Ink, India - Scent to Her Grave 4/3 ****
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
G: Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank 4/7 ***
SPRING BONUS: The Thing about Jane Spring by Sharon Krum 3/31 ***

To Read:


Done:

RRRC SPRING 2010 Challenge
March 20 - June 20
6/7

S Single White Vampire 4/4/10 ★★★★
P The Perfect Poison 2/4/10 ★★★★
R Raintree: Haunted 5/4/10 ★★★★
I Iron Kissed 11/4/10 ★★★★
N No Words Alone
G Gentlemen Prefer Succubi 8/4/10 ★★★★

Bonus: Spring Truth or Dare (Whispering Springs, #2) 27/3/10 ★★★★

04/07 Completed
I replaced Ransom with Rapture in Death

S: Sharon Kay Penman, Here be Dragons COMPLETED 04/02
P: Playing with Fire, Gena Showalter
R:Rapture in Death, J.D. Robb COMPLETED 04/11
I: Immortal in Death, J.D. Robb COMPLETED 04/08
N: No Commitment Required, Seressia Glass COMPLETED 04/06
G: Goddess of the Sea, P.C. Cast

Bonus: Goddess of Spring

Spring: Mar 20, 2010 - June 20, 2010
4/7 complete
S - Soulless 4/5*****
P - Playing With Fire 4/11****
R - Rapture in Death
I - Immortal in Death
N - Naked Lunch
G - Glory in Death 3/27****
Bonus: Scandal in Spring 3/22****

6/7 Done

S: Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister 4/11 ****
P: The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter 4/9 ****
R: Rises The Night by Colleen Gleason 4/10 ****
I: Ink, India - Scent to Her Grave 4/3 ****
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
G: Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank 4/7 ***
SPRING BONUS: The Thing about Jane Spring by Sharon Krum 3/31 ***

To Read:


Done:

Read the Season: Spring
read 4 out of 7

Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire
Perfect Darkness, A - Jaime Rush
Reckoning, The - Kelley Armstrong
Incarceron - Catherine Fisher
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
G.G. Vandagriff - The Arthurian Omen
Bonus: Goddess of Spring - P.C. Cast

4/12 UPDATE

S: The Sorceress by Michael Scott 4/11
P: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole
R: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
I: Larissa Ione - Ecstasy Unveiled
N: Never After by Laurell K. Hamilton 3/27
G: Yasmine Galenorn - Witchling 4/12

BONUS: Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas

Here's my list as of now: 1/6

SSacred Scars by Kathleen Duey
PPersuasion by Jane Austen
RRumors by Anna Godberson
IIron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
N Nora Robert, Bed of Roses
G Gena Showalter, The Darkest Whisper 4/16

Bonus: ?

Status: 4/7

Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs 4/7/10 5★
Phoenix, Adrian - In the Blood
ReVamped - J. F. Lewis 4/5/10 3★
Ione, Larissa - Ecstasy Unveiled
Neill, Chloe - Firespell 3/28/10 3.5★
Gail Carriger - Soulless 3/23/10 4★

SPRING BONUS: Goddess of Spring by PC Cast
(if I manage to read Goddess of the Sea, book #1, first)

5/7 Completed


S.Sex, Lies, and Online Dating by Rachel GibsonCompleted:17/04/2010
P.The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult
R.Storm Born by Richelle MeadCompleted:26/03/2010
I.Iron Kissed by Patricia BriggsCompleted:23/04/2010
N.New Moon by Stephanie MyersCompleted:03/04/2010
G.Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonCompleted:13/04/2010

BONUS:Goddess of Spring

Glad to see you're back Steph, hope Japans treating you well.

Finished: 3/6

S: Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
P: Primavera by Francesca Lia Block
R: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts 3/30
I: The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 4/9
N: Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman 3/21
G: Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank

Bonus: The Torrents of Spring by Earnest Hemingway

Read the Season: Spring
read 5 out of 7

Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire
Perfect Darkness, A - Jaime Rush
Reckoning, The - Kelley Armstrong
Incarceron - Catherine Fisher
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
G.G. Vandagriff - The Arthurian Omen
Bonus: Goddess of Spring - P.C. Cast

3/7


S:Sleeping with the Fishes4/4***
P:
R:Real Vampires Have Curves4/12****
I:Immortal Sin3/29****
N:
G:

Bonus

RRRC: Read the Season: Spring
read 6 out of 7

Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire
Perfect Darkness, A - Jaime Rush
Rush, Jaime - Out of the Darkness
Incarceron - Catherine Fisher
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
G.G. Vandagriff - The Arthurian Omen
Bonus: Goddess of Spring - P.C. Cast

4/7 :)

S - (The) Secret by Julie Garwood
P - Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney - 04/03/10
R - Return of the King by JRR Tolkien - 03/24/10
I - The World According to Garp by John Irving
N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper - 03/21/10
G - The Bride by Julie Garwood - 04/15/10
spring - Goddess of Spring by PC Cast

SPRING March 20 - June 19, 2010
4/7

S = Since the Surrender by Julie Ann Long
P = Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole Apr 8 (3.5*)
R = Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare
I = I'll Scream Later by Marlee Matlin Apr15 (3.5*)
N = Nora Roberts: Born in Ice Mar 28 (5*)
G = Georgette Heyer: Charity Girl

Bonus = A Promise of Spring by Mary Balogh Apr 3 (5*)

05/07 Completed


S: Sharon Kay Penman, Here be Dragons 04/02
P: Playing with Fire, Gena Showalter 04/16
R:Rapture in Death, J.D. Robb 04/11
I: Immortal in Death, J.D. Robb 04/08
N: No Commitment Required, Seressia Glass 04/06
G: Goddess of the Sea, P.C. Cast

Bonus: Goddess of Spring

RRR READ THE SEASON SPRING
3/20/10-6/20/10
Completed 5/2/10

S S educed by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton 3/29/10

P Gentlemen P refer Succubi by Jill Myles 3/20/10

R Shift by R achel Vincent 4/8/10

I I 'm in No Mood for Love by Rachel Gibson 4/22/10

N Savor the Moment by N ora Roberts 5/2/10

G City of G lass by Cassandra Clare 4/16/10

BONUS Goddess of Spring by PC Cast 4/31/10

5/6 done


S - Shadowglass by Erica Hayes 4/16 ****
P - Sin by Sharon Page 3/24 ****
R - The Untamed One by Ronda Thompson
I - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 4/6 ****
N - Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper 3/27 ****
G - Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange 3/28 ***

4/7 Completed
...yet again I'm making a book change.

S.Sex, Lies, and Online Dating by Rachel GibsonCompleted:17/04/2010
P.The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult
R.Storm Born by Richelle MeadCompleted:26/03/2010
I.Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
N.New Moon by Stephanie MyersCompleted:03/04/2010
G.Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonCompleted:13/04/2010

BONUS:Goddess of Spring

2/6 completed

S - Spider's Bite 4/10/10
P - Parallel Attraction
R - Raven's Shadow
I - Incubus Dreams
N - Night Pleasures 4/17/10
G - Grave Peril

BONUS: Skip

I will give it a try. I will finish my list later but her it is so far:

READ THE SEASON CHALLENGE
SPRING:

S: Nightworld 2 by L.J. Smith
P:
R:
I: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
N: Nightworld 3 by L.J. Smith
G:

S: Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead - 4/1 - ★ ★ ★ ★ - my review
P: Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley - 4/5 - ★ ★ - my review
R: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
I: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs - 4/6 - ★ ★ ★ ★ - my review
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
G: A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick - 4/17 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - my review

BONUS: Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton

READ


TO READ

Read the Season - Spring
20th March to 20th June

3/6

Another one down

S - Soulless by Gail Carriger - Finished 9th April
P - Patricia Briggs - Moon Called - Finished 5th April
R - Rick Riordan - The Sea of Monsters
I - Icebound by Dean Koontz
N - Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Finished 17th April
G - Garbo Laughs by Elizabeth Hay

Bonus -

March 20-June 20
Spring Challenge

4/6 done

S Seducer of her Dreams- LS Eno 4/1 ***
P Promises Linger - Sarah McCarty 4/5 *****
R Succubus Shadows - Richelle Mead 4/15 ***
I Ice Queen- Joey W. Hill 4/6 *****
N Night Pleasures - Sherrilyn Kenyon
G The Bride - Julie Garwood

Spring Bonus- Spring Rain - Jaci Burton
This is my first challenge- looking forward to it!

Spring Challenge 3/6


S=
P=Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block~4/10/10
R=Rock Star by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb
I=I'll Be Your Shelter by Giselle Carmichael~4/18/10
N=Night Shift by Lilith Saintcrow~4/6/10
G=

6/7 Done

S Shiver 4/10
P People of the Book 4/5
R Rendhal, Eileen Don't Kill The Messenger 4/4
I In Over Her Head
N Need 3/22
G Gentlemen Prefer Succubi 4/17

Bonus: Spring of Violence 3/26

3/6

S-Stolen Heat by Elisabeth Naughton completed 4/6/10
P-Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner
R-Reckless Embrace by Madeline Baker
I-Iron Cowboy by Diana Palmer completed 4/18
N-Night Heat by Brenda Jackson
G-Guilty Pleasure by Lora Leigh completed 4/10/10

5/7


S- Summer Knight Jim Butcher April 13 ★★★★
P- The Princess Bride William Goldman April 10 ★★★★
R- Ryan, Carrie The Dead-Tossed Waves April 3 ★★★★★
I- Ilona Andrews Magic Bleeds
N- Nalini Singh Angels' Blood April 17 ★★★
G- Georgette Heyer Lady of Quality March 31 ★★★

Spring Bonus - Indigo Springs A.M. Dellamonica

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5/7 :)

S - (The) Secret by Julie Garwood
P - Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney - 04/03/10
R - Return of the King by JRR Tolkien - 03/24/10
I - The World According to Garp by John Irving - 04/19/10
N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper - 03/21/10
G - The Bride by Julie Garwood - 04/15/10
spring - Goddess of Spring by PC Cast

S-Schartz, Vijaya - White Tiger (4/7)
P-Paterson, Katherine - Bridge to Terabithia (4/15)
R-Real Cowboys by Roz Denny Fox (3/25)
I-
N-
G-(The) Guise of a Gentleman by Donna Hatch (3/31)
Bonus:

Update 4/17 - Completed 4/6

Duration: March 20 - June 20, 2010
Completed: 5/6

S: Soul Deep by Lora Leigh - read 3/20
P:
R: A Rose in Winter by Kathleen E Woodiwiss - read 3/22
I: Ivy, Alexandra - When Darkness Comes
N: My Nerdy Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson - read 3/29
G: Gone With the Nerd by Vicki Lewis Thompson - read 4/11

Bonus:

6/6 done


S - Shadowglass by Erica Hayes 4/16 ****
P - Sin by Sharon Page 3/24 ****
R - The Untamed One by Ronda Thompson 4/19 ****
I - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 4/6 ****
N - Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper 3/27 ****
G - Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange 3/28 ***

Hooray, Nita!

Congrats, Nita!

Read the Season - Spring
March 20, 2010 - June 20, 2010
6/6

S - Susan Meier - Love,Your Secret Admirer 3/21/10
P - P.N. Elrod - Grave-Robbed (from Many Bloody Returns Anthology) 4/8/10
R - Ready or Not by Meg Cabot (All American Girl #2) 3/25/10
I - Interlude by G. Norman Lippert 4/20/10
N - Nighthawk by Beth Trissel 3/21/10
G - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares 4/17/10

BONUS: Read a book with "Spring" in the title.
Bonus book:

Finished: 4/6

S: Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
P: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 4/20
R: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts 3/30
I: The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 4/9
N: Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman 3/21
G: Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank

Bonus: The Torrents of Spring by Earnest Hemingway

6/7. Still need to read my "bonus" book :)

S - (The) Secret by Julie Garwood - 04/20/10
P - Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney - 04/03/10
R - Return of the King by JRR Tolkien - 03/24/10
I - The World According to Garp by John Irving - 04/19/10
N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper - 03/21/10
G - The Bride by Julie Garwood - 04/15/10
spring - Goddess of Spring by PC Cast

Hooray, Kate Briansgirl!

06/07 Completed

I wasn't really into Goddess of the Sea at all so I'm going to skip my bonus pick, Goddess of Spring. Therefore, I consider this challenge officially done!

S: Sharon Kay Penman, Here be Dragons 04/02
P: Playing with Fire, Gena Showalter 04/16
R:Rapture in Death, J.D. Robb 04/11
I: Immortal in Death, J.D. Robb 04/08
N: No Commitment Required, Seressia Glass 04/06
G: Goddess of the Sea, P.C. Cast 04/19

Bonus: Goddess of Spring

Congrats Penney! Btw,I finished Goddess of Spring just before I started this challenge.Thought about listing it as a re-read but it was bad enough getting through it the first go round.

Hooray, Penney!

I now know what not to read Penney and LethalLovely, thanks!

Congrats, Kate and Penney!

LethalLovely wrote: "Congrats Penney! Btw,I finished Goddess of Spring just before I started this challenge.Thought about listing it as a re-read but it was bad enough getting through it the first go round."

My "OCD" had me feeling a little guilty that I didn't finish what I started, but now that I know I'm really not missing anything, I feel much better. Thanks!

All done!

S - Shifting Plains - Jean Johnson - April 11
P - Phantom In The Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon - April 18
R - Rogue - Rachel Vincent - March 24
I - I'm The Vampire, That's Why - Michele Bardsley - April 12
N - Blue Moon - Alyson Noel - March 22
G - Generation 18 - Keri Arthur - April 8

Hooray Angie!

Spring: Mar 20, 2010 - June 20, 2010
S - Soulless 4/5*****
P - Playing With Fire 4/11****
R - Rapture in Death
I - Immortal in Death 4/21****
N - Naked Lunch
G - Glory in Death 3/27****
Bonus: Scandal in Spring 3/22****