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Done! =)1. Last Breath by Rachel Caine ***
2. Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine ***
3. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning ****
4. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning ****
5. Working Stiff by Rachel Caine **
6. Devil's Bargain by Rachel Caine ****
7. Devil's Due by Rachel Caine ****
8. Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks ***
9. Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams ****
10. Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan ***
I wasn't sure if I was going to finish this challenge. I'm currently sidetracked by another series of authors that have landed in my lap. Happy Holidays! =D
4/10 completed!!2. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo 12/16/11
4. Wyoming Brides by Debbie Macomber
6. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
7. Opal Fire by Barbara Annino
8. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
9. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
10.Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
Alternates
1. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
2. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
3. The Princess of Las Pulgas by C. Lee McKenzie
4. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
5. Stolen by Kelly Armstrong
PNR December 2011 TBR Clean-Up ChallengeRead: 9/10
2. About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken
6.The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
9.Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows, #1) by Gena Showalter
Alternates:
12. What A Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
13. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
15. Black Gold by Vivian Arend
I'll play!Read: 8/10
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2. Fire Me Up
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4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Ink Exchange
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8. Night Huntress
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Alternate:
1. Tempt Me with Darkness
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4. Damien
5. Wicked Nights
Currently Reading
Done
9/106. Angels of Darkness
10. Playing with Fire
Alternates:
1. The Rest Falls Away
2. Kitty & the Midnight Hour
4. Parallel Attraction
5. Key to Conflict
Alternates:
ALL DONE!!!!December TBR Clean Up!
10/10 Complete
Main List:
1.Envy
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Alternates:
1. Fifty Shades Darker
2. If Angels Burn
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4.Twice Bitten
5.The Shadow Reader
TBR Clean Up List DONE!December 1 - 31, 2011
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13/10 think I'm done...Alts:
1. So You Want to Be a Wizard Diane Duane
4. Wild Ride Jennifer Crusie
5. Invincible Sherrilyn Kenyon
7. The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson
DONE 12/30/11 (Post #??)DURATION: Dec. 1, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2011
10/10 + 2 alternates
Alternate 1 Fate's Edge
Alternate 2 Envy
Alternate 4 Infinity
Alternate 5 The Darkest Whisper
Waiting List Books:
Alternate 6 Frostbite
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TBR
4/10 Complete:1. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
2. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong 12/14
3. Working Stiff by Rachel Caine 12/30
4. Left Hand Magic by Nancy Collins
5. Highlander for the Holidays by Janet Chapman 12/23
6. Frostbite by Richelle Mead
7. Hexes and Hemlins by Juliet Blackwell
8. Winter House by Carol O Connell
9. Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione
10. Trance by Kelly Meding 12/19
Alternates:
The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Taker by Alma Katsu
Much Ado About Vampires by Katie McAlister
A Grave Talent by Laurie King
Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
PNR December 2011 TBR Clean-Up ChallengeRead: 10/10 Done!!
2. About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken
9.Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows, #1) by Gena Showalter
Alternates:
12. What A Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
13. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
15. Black Gold by Vivian Arend
TBR Clean up Challenge10/10. Done
Books
4.Blood of the Beast
10.A Quick Bite
Alternate books
1.I Burn for You
2.How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
5.When Blood Calls
9/10 doneTBR list
4. Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead
Alternates
1. The Becoming by Jeanne C. Stein
2. Blood Drive by Jeanne C. Stein
3. The Watcher by Jeanne C. Stein
4. Legacy by Jeanne C. Stein
5. Retribution by Jeanne C. Stein
I'll play!Read: 9/10 I've read more than these 9...but I chose poorly from my tbr list!
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2. Fire Me Up
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4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Ink Exchange
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8. Night Huntress
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Alternate:
1. Tempt Me with Darkness
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5. Wicked Nights
Currently Reading
Done
Phew, that one was close. Finished up, though. I absolutely adored Clockwork Prince! Man! Happy New Year everybody!
TBR Clean-up Challenge
10/10 Done!
6. Crusade
Alternatives:
1.If I Die
2.Bargains and Betrayals
3.A Discovery of Witches
5.Thin Air
December Reading Challenge4/10
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2. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
3. Blood of the Demon by Diane Rowland
4. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
5. Midnight Alley By Rachel Caine
6. Heartless by Gail Carriger
7. The Demon's Librarian by Lilith Saintcrow
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9. Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie
10. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collings
Alternates
11. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
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14. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Patanjali
15. A Catechism Of The Shaiva Religion by Sabhapi Mudaliyar, Sadashiva Mudaliyar, Thomas Foulkes
What happens to the books that we are reading but not yet finished with? Do they not count toward anything?
9/10 5. Lawe's Justice
I'm in7/10
5. Ecstasy Unveiled
7. The Knife of Never Letting Go
9. City of Glass
10. Catch
Alternates
1. A Storm of Swords
2. The Warrior Heir
4. Play of Passion
5. Kiss of Snow
TBR Clean-up ChallengeI only got 5 done this month. Ugh! I think I keep getting worse. Hopefully I do better next month.
5/10
1. Claimed by Evangeline Anderson 12/5 ★★★★★
2. Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 12/10 ★★★★★
3. Raine by Elizabeth Amber 12/14 ★★★
4. Covet by J.R. Ward
5. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
6. Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione 12/20 ★★★★★
7. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
8. Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
9. Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
10. Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
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Alternatives:
11. The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole ✔ 12/8 ★★★★
12. Demonspell by Phoebe Matthews
13. The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey W. Hill
14. Brianna by Judy Mays
15. Dark Warrior by Lenore Wolfe
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Haven't had much access to the internet lately, so my updates are late. I finished my last book just shortly before the new year.1.
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Alts:
1. I Burn for You by Susan Sizemore
2. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
3. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
4. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
5. Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
5/101.
2. Personal Demons by James Buchanan
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4. Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James
5. Slade (Shadow Wranglers #4) by Sarah McCarty
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7. Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Kissing Midnight byEmma Holly
9. Bound to Please by Lilli Feisty
10. A Witch's Beauty by Joey W. Hill
Alternates
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2.Fighting Chance by Viki Lyn
3.Undercover by Lauren Dane
4.Supernatural by Larissa Ione
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READ: 10/101. Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister
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7. Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh
8. Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine
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10. Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn
ALTERNATES
12/6
12/26
12/31
12/28
Congrats to all the finishers this month, I didn't quite make it. Happy New Year everyone!7/10 Done
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7. Unbound by Kay Danella
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9. Daring The Moon by Sherrill Quinn
10. The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
Alternates
Damsel Under Stress by Shanna Swendson
His Darkest Hunger by Juliana Stone
The Stone Prince by Gena Showalter
Dark Predator by Christine Feehan
Shakespeare Undead by Lori Handeland
7/10 completed. Although, technically I didn't finish the seventh book until Jan 1, but who's counting?1. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead – Dec 03
2. Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead – Dec 08
3. Death Magic by Eileen Wilks – Dec 23
4. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore – Dec 05
5. Heartless by Gail Carriger – Dec 13
6. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb – Dec 16
7. White Night by Jim Butcher – Dec 27
8. Small Favor by Jim Butcher – Jan 01
9. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
10. Changes by Jim Butcher
Alternatives:
11. Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks
12. Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks
13. Adam by Jacquelyn Frank
14. Deeper than Midnight by Lara Adrian
15. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
Congratulations to everyone and Happy New Year!
Jessica wrote: "Angela, the fun part to me is just making the list. I know how you feel about the length. I just entered a yearly challenge where you have to put the oldest 15 books on your TBR list and they are a..."Making the list is my absolute favorite part too! I love digging through my books to find something to match the requirements. Kind of like a scavenger hunt! I haven't finished even one challenge yet! Haha! But it's fun anyway! ;)
December 2011 TBR Clean Up Challenge!Didn't finish, but can't wait to start on January's challenge! Congrats to all the finishers!
4/10
1. Dark Warrior Unleashed
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4. The Mane Event
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6. Of Mice And Men
7. All The Lovely Bad Ones
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9. Wake
10. The Sands Of Time
Alternates:
1. San Francisco Earthquake 1906
2. The Scout
3. Caught By Surprise
4. Moonbow In The Mist
5. Nightwalker
Mandy wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Angela, the fun part to me is just making the list. I know how you feel about the length. I just entered a yearly challenge where you have to put the oldest 15 books on your TBR lis..."I totally agree. I haven't finished a challenge yet, either. It's still a goal! But I think it's definitely fun finding the books for the challenge. It's also great to see what everyone else is reading and great for recommendations. Here's to hoping we finish a challenge!
Delaney wrote: "Mandy wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Angela, the fun part to me is just making the list. I know how you feel about the length. I just entered a yearly challenge where you have to put the oldest 15 books o..."Yes, here's hoping! It will happen someday :)
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1. The Dead TownDean Koontz read 12-4-112. Demons Are Forever: Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer MomJulie Kenner read 12-5-113. Bloody ValentineMelissa de la Cruz read 12-6-114. Hollywood Is like High School with MoneyZoey Dean read 12-7-115. Dead and DatelessKimberly Raye read 12-9-116. Middle School, the Worst Years of My LifeJames Patterson read 12-9-117. 13 to LifeShannon Delany read 12-12-118. Nerd Gone WildVicki Lewis Thompson read 12-20-119. I am Number FourPittacus Lore read 12-14-1110. SteamedKatie MacAlister read 12-26-11Alts:
1. So You Want to Be a Wizard Diane Duane
2. Wicked AppetiteJanet Evanovich read 12-27-113. Retribution Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Wild Ride Jennifer Crusie
5. Invincible Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Serendipity Carly Phillips
7. The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson