Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Congrats, Lisa Kay! Welcome to Level 3!

Thanks, Joann! I don't think I'll catch you b/f the end of the year. You're safe. :o)

Welcome Lisa Kay!

Thanks, Lisa S.

Excited to be on level 3! I'll post as I go.

201) Crocodile Safari by Jim Arnosky***
202) The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon by Carla Killough McClafferty****
203) The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy by James Cross Giblin***
204) Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists****
205) Anne of Avonlea by *****
206) The Duel and Other Stories by ***

NBRC: Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

206/250

201) ✔ The Texan's Touch, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 9/12
202) ✔ Dance Upon the Air, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/12
203) ✔ Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★✩ PB 9/15
204) ✔ Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★½ OV audio 9/16
205) ✔ Finger Lickin' Fifteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/17
206) ✔ Heaven and Earth, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/18

Done

Books in italics= 1001 Books
Books with a + sign= BBC Books
Books in bold= non-fiction books
*= 500+ page books
**= 750+ page books
***= 1,000+ page books
61 "Chunky" Books read (500+ pages)

201. Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd ** (897 pages)
202. One False Move by Harlan Coben
203. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
204. The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
205. Jerusalem Maiden: A Novel by Talia Carner
206. The Ninth Wife by Amy Stolls. * (close enough- 476 pages)
207. Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade
208. The Journeyer by Gary Jennings. ***
209. Professional Idiot: A Memoir by Stephen "Steve-O" Glover
210. From Hell by Alan Moore *
211. Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson
212. Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley
213. Twisted by Sara Shepard
214. A Bad Day for Scandal by Sophie Littlefield
215. Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar
216. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ** (850 pages)
217. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett
218. East by Edith Pattou * (516 page)
219. Snow Mountain Passage by James D. Houston
220. Wined and Died by Cricket McRae
221. Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons * (672 pages)
222. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? by Steven Tyler
223. The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies by Susan Wittig Albert
224. The Books of Rachel: A Novel by Joel Gross
225. The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons ** (776 pages)
226. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins * (627 pages)
227. A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams
228. My Name Is Mary Sutter: A Novel by Robin Oliveira
229. The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
230. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
231. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
232. The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
233. London: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd *** (1152 Pages)
234. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke *** (1024 pages)
235. The Hindi-Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan
236. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
237. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
238. A Taste of the Nightlife by Sarah Zettel
239. The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel **
240. The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews
241. A Sheetcake Named Desire by Jacklyn Brady
242. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough * (558 pages)
243. Pampered to Death by Laura Levine
244. North and South by John Jakes ** (816 pages)
245. Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
246. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
247. Firefly Summer by Maeve Binchy * (645 pages)
248. The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
249. October Fest by Jess Lourey
250. Anything Goes: My Autobiography by John Barrowman
251. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
252. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins * (666 pages)
253. Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon
254. Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams
255. Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
256. Attila by Ross Laidlaw
257. Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows *** (1424 pages)
258. The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer *** (1056 pages)
259. Muletrain to Maggody by Joan E. Hess
260. Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins
261. Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston
262. An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman
263. Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness by Neil Strauss * (512 pages)
264. Nobody's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
265. Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck
266. Relic by Douglas Preston * (480 pages. Close enough to 500 pages considering I recently read a nearly 1500 page non-fiction book)
267. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
268. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber ** (894 pages)
269. Reliquary by Douglas Preston
270. Beaten, Seared, and Sauced: On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America by Jonathan Dixon
271. I Am the Chosen King by Helen Hollick * (711 pages)
272. Flowerbed of State by Dorothy St. James
273. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
274. The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
275. Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
276. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
277. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
278. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
279. The World According to Garp by John Irving * (609 pages)
280. Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
281. Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton
282. Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn
283. Murder of a Bookstore Babe by Denise Swanson
284. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton
285. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
286. Lips Unsealed: A Memoir by Belinda Carlisle
287. Supernaturally by Kiersten White
288. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
289. The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston * (629 pages)
290. Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston *
291. Shelter by Harlan Coben
292. A Good Day to Pie by Carol Culver
293. Brimstone by Douglas Preston ** (752 pages)
294. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan *
295. Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
296. Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
297. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
298. Dance of Death by Douglas Preston * (592 pages)
299. The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston
300. The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston

Congrats, Shay!

I've been sick so I've been reading a lot of fluffy books. So, I'm not too far behind. I do, however, have a huge stack of historical fiction, non-fiction, classics that I just haven't been up to reading. I keep picking them up, reading a few pages and find myself wondering what I just read.

Ah, you are a bit of a mood reader, like me. :)

Congrats Shay

Congrats, Shay!

Lisa Kay wrote: "Ah, you are a bit of a mood reader, like me. :)"

Yes, I'm a moody reader. I have to read what I want to read at that moment or I just don't want to read at all. That's why I have so many books going at once.

I'm a moody reader as well. That's why I can't finish certain challenges.

207) The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan****
208) Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz****
209) Olivia's Birds: Saving the Gulf by Olivia Bouler****
210) The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto**
211) The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young Scientists by Sean Connolly****
212) 31 Ways to Change the World by We Are What We Do***
213) Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed by Sally M. Walker****
214) Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age by Cheryl Bardoe***
215) Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner****

NBRC: Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

215/250

201) ✔ The Texan's Touch, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 9/12
202) ✔ Dance Upon the Air, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/12
203) ✔ Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★✩ PB 9/15 “buddy read”
204) ✔ Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★½ OD audio 9/16
205) ✔ Finger Lickin' Fifteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/17
206) ✔ Heaven and Earth, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/18
207) ✔ I am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/20
208) ✔ To Kiss a Texan, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★¼ PB 9/21
209) ✔ American on Purpose, by Craig Ferguson ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/22
210) ✔ A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin, ★★★½✩ PB 9/23 “buddy read”
211) ✔ Ceremony in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 9/25
212) ✔ Through a Dark Mist, by Marsha Canham ★★★★✩ PB 9/26 “buddy read”
213) ✔ Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey ★★★✩✩ OD audio 9/27
214) ✔ Plum Spooky, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/29
215) ✔ The Secret, by Julie Garwood ★★★★★ PB 9/29 “buddy read”

216) Level Up by Gene Luen Yang***
217) Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid by ***
218) Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps by Gail Jarrow***
219) Miss Etta and Dr. Claribel: Bringing Matisse to America by Susan Fillion****
220) Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever by Jay Lynch****
221) Korgi, Book 1: Sprouting Wings by Christian Slade****
222) Luke On The Loose by Harry Bliss****
223) Balloon Toons: Rick & Rack and the Great Outdoors by Ethan Long***
224) Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking by ***
225) Saving the Baghdad Zoo: A True Story of Hope and Heroes by ****
226) Zig and Wikki: Something Ate My Homework by ****
227) Stinky by ****
228) Cleopatra Rules! by Vicky Alvear Shecter****
229) by Benson Bobrick***
230) Otto's Orange Day by Frank Cammuso****
231) The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest by Ian McAllister****
232) Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures by Rebecca L. Johnson****
233) Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Brimner****
234) Fort Mose by Glennette Turner***
235) Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons by Harold Holzer***
236) Hudson by Janice Weaver***
237) Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete by Emily Dickinson*****
238) Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way by Jon Krakauer****
239) Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris****

201.The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 9/4/11
202.Christy Miller Collection, Vol 1 by Robin Jones Gunn 9/4/11
203. The Stakeout by Elizabeth A. Hale 9/5/11
204.Victim Six by Gregg Olsen 9/10/11
205.So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison 9/10/11
206.Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 9/11/11
207.Summer On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 9/14/11
208.The Sixes by Kate White 9/17/11
209.Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella 9/17/11
210.Sister by Rosamund Lupton 9/19/11
211.10th Anniversary by James Patterson 9/21/11
212.Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 9/24/11
213.Bent Road by Lori Roy 9/25/11
214.House Rules by Jodi Picoult 9/26/11
215.Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance 9/29/11
216.Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 9/30/11
217.Darkness, My Old Friend: A Novel by Lisa Unger 10/2/11
218.Killing Rocks by D.D. Barant 10/4/11
219.The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman 10/7/11
220.You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz 10/8/11
221.Last Witness by Jilliane Hoffman 10/9/11
222.No Rest for the Wiccan by Madelyn Alt 10/13/11
223.Iron House by John Hart 10/14/11
224.Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben 10/15/11
225.Missing Pieces by Joy Fielding 10/16/11
226.Christine Falls by Benjamin Black 10/17/11
227.Where All the Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison 10/18/11
228.Guardian by John Saul 10/20/11
229.The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 10/21/11
230.Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty 10/22/11
231.In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming 10/23/11
232.Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson 10/24/11
233.Dead Connection by Alafair Burke 10/27/11
234.The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane 10/28/11
235.The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 10/29/11
236.Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 10/30/11
237.Insomnia by Stephen King 10/31/11

240) Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery*****
241) The Eternal Smile: Three Stories by Gene Luen Yang**
242) Bake Sale by Sara Varon***
243) Resistance, Book 1 by Carla Jablonski***
244) Defiance by Carla Jablonski***
245) Frederick Douglass by David A. Adler***
246) The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death Inside a Civil War Prison by Catherine Gourley****
247) The Hound Dog's Haiku: and Other Poems for Dog Lovers by Michael J. Rosen***
248) Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool*****

225/250

201) ✔ The Texan's Touch, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 9/12
202) ✔ Dance Upon the Air, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/12
203) ✔ Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★✩ PB 9/15 “buddy read”
204) ✔ Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★½ OD audio 9/16
205) ✔ Finger Lickin' Fifteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/17
206) ✔ Heaven and Earth, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/18
207) ✔ I am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/20
208) ✔ To Kiss a Texan, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★¼ PB 9/21
209) ✔ American on Purpose, by Craig Ferguson ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/22
210) ✔ A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin, ★★★½✩ PB 9/23 “buddy read”
211) ✔ Ceremony in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 9/25
212) ✔ Through a Dark Mist, by Marsha Canham ★★★★✩ PB 9/26 “buddy read”
213) ✔ Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey ★★★✩✩ OD audio 9/27
214) ✔ Plum Spooky, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/29
215) ✔The Secret, by Julie Garwood ★★★★★ PB 9/29 “buddy read”
216) ✔ Savannah, by Linda Lael Miller ★★★★✩ PB 9/29
217) ✔ Risky Business, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/30
218) ✔ Busy Body, by M.C. Beaton ★★★★✩PB 9/30

Doesn’t count: re-read this year: A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole ★★★★★ PB 10/6; 360 pages

219) ✔ Texas Hold Him, by Lisa Cooke ★★★★✩Kindle 10/10; 320 pages
220) ✔ Ghost at Work, by Carolyn Hart ★★★★½ HB/library 10/11; 290 pages
221) ✔ Glory in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ library CD to iPod 10/11; 296 pages
222) ✔ Killing Me Softly, by Maggie Shayne ★★★✩✩ PB 10/12; 376 pages
223) ✔ Murder is Binding, by Lorna Barrett ★★★½✩ PB 10/13
224) ✔ Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Ann Burns ★★★★✩ OD audio 10/13; 480 pages
225) ✔ Face the Fire, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OD audio 10/13; 416 pages

Lisa Kay I think I remember someone saying that re-reads count.

They do! ☺ Within the same year?

Lisa Kay, how is ? I've had this for a while but never got to it yet.

I'm not sure if they count within the same year. Does anyone else know?

Lisa S.

I figured out the killer of right away. But, I like the "voice" of the author. I haven't read the second one, Lisa, but probably will. The author is one of those who just needs a bit of... not polish... maybe in need of a better editor (?); however, I'm not sure that is the person who would tip her over the line into a four or five star read. Do you know what I mean? Is it the editor that does that? This is the second one of her books I've read, and I felt the say way about the first. Kind of like you're holding your breath and groaning b/c it almost made it to that higher level.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Lisa S.

I figured out the killer of right away. But, I like the "voice" of the author. I haven't read the second one, Lisa, but probably will. The author i..."

Thanks. I have read several of this author and I liked them. I keep looking at this book, but never seem to pick it up. I actually own all 3 in this series.

I own all three too, Lisa! ☺

Carol wrote: "I'm not sure if they count within the same year. Does anyone else know?"

I don't think rereads count in the same year. I'm not sure why- I know it's a "rule" of other groups, but I'm not sure specifically if it's a rule in this group. But, ultimately, these are personal reading goals/challenges. So, I don't care if someone does count them if they believe it counts.

I checked all the pages of my 2011 GoodReads Challenge and, though I marked as read/finished on two different dates, it only shows up once and is counted in the total once.

Lisa Kay wrote: "I checked all the pages of my 2011 GoodReads Challenge and, though I marked as read/finished on two different dates, it only shows up once and is counted in..."

As far as GR is concerned, they only count it once. I think that on the edit review page, you can click on a button for "more options" you can mark how many times you've read it. I think other people have mentioned that if you use another edition of the book, it'll come up as a different book. So, GR will count it as being read twice.

I have done that with an audiobook, I think.

Do you know if they start over on January 1st?

Lisa Kay wrote: "Do you know if they start over on January 1st?"

No, I think once you've marked a book as read that's it. You can change the read date on an edition, but that would move it forward. So, if you read a book in 2011 and changed the "read" date to 2012 I think it would take it out of your 2011 books and move it to 2012.

Ah! Good to know.

249) DIY Art at Home: 28 Simple Projects for Chic Decor on the Cheap by Lola Gavarry***
250) The Boy from the Dragon Palace by Margaret Read MacDonald****
251) Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery*****
252) Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean by Sarah Stewart Taylor***
253) Every Thing on It by Shel Silverstein*****
254) Feynman by Jim Ottaviani***

255) The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife*****
256) Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine by Marion Nestle*****
257)Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians) by
George O'Connor***
258) Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson****
259) Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol****
260) Zeus: King of the Gods by George O'Connor****
261) Hera: The Goddess and her Glory by George O'Connor****
262) Preserving Summer's Bounty: A Quick and Easy Guide to Freezing, Canning, and Preserving, and Drying What You Grow by Rodale Food Center****
263) A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young by Halfdan Rasmussen****
264) Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear****
265) Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd***

266) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern***
267) The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum by Candace Fleming****
268) Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-a, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist by Q.L. Pearce****

My goal this year is 240 books so I'm fairly on target!!

241/250 Completed (28-Dec)

201) A Wizard of Earthsea: The Earthsea Cycle 1 28-Oct
202) The Secret River 29-Oct
203) The Tale of Hill Top Farm: The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter 1 31-Oct
204) Over Sea Under Stone: The Dark is Rising 1 31-Oct
205) Heaven's Prisoner:Dave Robicheaux 2 2-Nov
206) Grave Illusions: Jess Vandermire Vampire Hunter 1 4-Nov
207) Vodka Doesn't Freeze: Jill Jackson 1 4-Nov
208) The Sittaford Mystery 5-Nov
209) Invisible Monsters 5-Nov
210) Spider's Web 6-Nov
211) Girl with a pearl earring 7-Nov
212) The Girl who Played with Fire 10-Nov
213) Murder on the Links 11-Nov
214) Black Cherry Blues: Dave Robicheaux 3 11-Nov
215) The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 13-Nov
216) Shakespeare's Champion: Lily Bard 2 14-Nov
217) The Daughter of Time 16-Nov
218) The Seamstress 20-Nov
219) The Great Train Robbery 20-Nov
220) The Trouble with Witches: Ophelia Abby 3 21-Nov
221) Elephants Can Remember 22-Nov
222) Ben-Hur 24-Nov
223) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 26-Nov
224) Blind Willow Sleeping Woman 28-Nov
225) Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography 3-Dec
226) The Blind Assassin 6-Dec
227) The Associate 7-Dec
228) Voodoo Doll: Jill Jackson 2 8-Dec
229) Black Ice: Jill Jackson 3 9-Dec
230) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 10-Dec
231) The Final Confessions of Mabel Stark 16-Dec
232) Schindler's Ark 18-Dec
233) My Brilliant Career 19-Dec
234) After the Quake 19-Dec
235) Watch the World Burn: Jill Jackson 4 19-Dec
236) My Brilliant Career 19-Dec
237) The Traveler: Fourth Realm 1 20-Dec
238) We of the Never-Never 23-Dec
239) Dragonflight: Pern: Dragonriders of Pern 26-Dec
240) Delirium: Delirium 1 27-Dec
241) Great Expectations 28-Dec
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Kazza wrote: "My goal this year is 240 books so I'm fairly on target!!

202/250 Completed (29-Oct)

201) A Wizard of Earthsea: The Earthsea Cycle 1 28-Oct
202) The Secret River 29-Oct
..."
Congratulations! You're getting close:)

Just an update.

201 - 225 are in my post #70.

225) ✔ Face the Fire, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OD audio 10/13; 416 pages
226) ✔ Moon Called, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★✩ library/PB 10/15; 288 pages
227) ✔ Heartstrings and Diamond Rings, by Jane Graves ★★★★✩ PB 10/16
228) ✔ Christmas Eve in Friday Harbor, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ audible.com 10/18
229) ✔The Peach Keeper, by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★✩ library CD to iPod 10/19
230) ✔Changeless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★✩ Adobe Digital 10/21; “buddy read”
231) ✔ Bride By Command, by Linda Winstead Jones ★★★★✩ PB 10/22
232) ✔ Danger's Kiss, by Sarah McKerrigan ★★★★✩ PB 10/22
233) ✔ Just the Sexiest Man Alive, by Julie James ★★★✩✩ OD audio 10/22

Another re-read that doesn't count, but I just had to do the "buddy read."
✔ Sugar Daddy, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ Both PB & OD audio 10/23

234) ✔ Exclusively Yours, by Shannon Stacey ★★★★✩ Kindle 10/24
235) ✔ A Skeleton at Her Door, by E. Ayers ★★★★✩ Kindle/loan 10/24
237) ✔ To Taste Temptation, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★½✩ PB 10/25
238) ✔ The Dream Thief, by Shana Abé ★★★✩✩ PB 10/25
239) ✔ The Royal Baby Bargain, by Robyn Donald★★★✩✩ Adobe Digital 10/25
240) ✔ Untamed, by Nora Roberts ★★½✩✩ OD audio 10/28

269) Going Bovine by Libba Bray***
270) Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen by Leonard Maltin***
271) Have a Little Faith: The Story of a Last Request by Mitch Albom***

Thanks, Carol.

Cute beagle! My husband debated whether to get a beagle / pug few years ago and we got a pug as our backyard isn't big enough for a beagle.

Where do I find levels one and two? I am new to this site. I have not been keeping track of my reading this year and not doing any challenges, so I think I would like to start fresh next year - but I have almost 50 books I have read since mid September and I could put those of this years list.

TYIA
Jackie

I didn't think I'd make it to Level 3 but I did. I probably won't get far with it but here goes:

Level 3:

201: The Misted Cliffs-Catherine Asaro
202: Any Given Doomsday-Lori Handelind
203: Bonnie and Clyde: A Love Story-Bill Brooks
204: Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Erotic Fairy Tales-Jean Johnson
205: His Pregnancy Ultimatum (Expecting!)
Helen Balenchin
206: Blackmailed Into The Italian's Bed-Miranda Lee
207: Brave New World-Aldous Huxley

Congrats, Mary! Welcome.

Jackie wrote: "Where do I find levels one and two? I am new to this site. I have not been keeping track of my reading this year and not doing any challenges, so I think I would like to start fresh next year - b..."

Welcome, Jackie! Here is the link to Level 1.

If you want to look at all the reading challenges try this link and look through the pages (#'s at the bottom).

Kazza wrote: "Thanks, Carol.

Cute beagle! My husband debated whether to get a beagle / pug few years ago and we got a pug as our backyard isn't big enough for a beagle."


Thanks! I've had Beagles my whole life they are the best dogs. They are pretty high energy for a small dog so they do need a lot of room though. Pugs are really cute too. I've been considering getting a puggle. They are half beagle and half pug and are really cute too. They have a pug face and coloring with beagle ears:)

201.The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 9/4/11
202.Christy Miller Collection, Vol 1 by Robin Jones Gunn 9/4/11
203. The Stakeout by Elizabeth A. Hale 9/5/11
204.Victim Six by Gregg Olsen 9/10/11
205.So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison 9/10/11
206.Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 9/11/11
207.Summer On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 9/14/11
208.The Sixes by Kate White 9/17/11
209.Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella 9/17/11
210.Sister by Rosamund Lupton 9/19/11
211.10th Anniversary by James Patterson 9/21/11
212.Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 9/24/11
213.Bent Road by Lori Roy 9/25/11
214.House Rules by Jodi Picoult 9/26/11
215.Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance 9/29/11
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Cute beagle! My husband debated whether to get a beagle / pug few years ago and we got a pug as our backyard isn't big enough for a beagle."


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I have a puggle. She is more pug than beagle though... mom was pug and dad was a puggle with dominate pug characterisitcs. She is the smartest and best dog I have ever had. She is almost eight years old and even though she is getting gray she is still smart as a whip. I recently taught her to "speak" and she knows as soon as I pick up my car keys it is crate time. She also knows that the sound of the TV turning off means bedtime at night. L.O.V.E. her!

Rachel wrote: "Cute beagle! My husband debated whether to get a beagle / pug few years ago and we got a pug as our backyard isn't big enough for a beagle."


Thanks! I've had B..."

I have a puggle. She is more ..."

Thanks Rachel that's good to know. Everyone that I've talked to that has a puggle adores them. I think I see one in my future:)