Monthly Mix up challenge

Here is another challenge that sounds kind of fun.

To read a book for each letter in the year. That's right, a title for the J in January and the A in January, etc.... 74 books total!

Start date: April 1, 2011, because we're fools to try this

End date: March 31, 2013, yes, two years, because well, we have other challenges to do ;)

Guidelines:
# only one letter per book
# books can be moved around if it fits better somewhere else after you've read it
# the letter doesn't have to be the first word, just the first letter of a word in the title (a, an, and the do not count)
# reviews aren't necessary but a quick "I read for letter... it was about... I did/not like it" would be nice.
# if you decide to join in, create a post on your blog telling others then come back and link up (to the actual post, not just your blog's home page)
# a blog is not necessary, just comment on that month's post at the Lair
# if you get stuck, an author's name will do in a pinch but try to have more titles than names
# the most important thing is to have fun!

Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
The One That Got Away by Victoria Alexander
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Lover Unleashed by JR Ward
Accidental Princess by Michelle Willingham
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries
Only with Your Love by Lisa Kleypas

Frostfire by Lynn Viehl
An Affair Without End by Candace Camp
The Border Lord and the Lady by Bertrice Small
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
The Untamed Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Pack Alpha by Crissy Smith
Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister

Counterfeit Magic by Kelly Armstrong
Awakened by PC and Kristin Cast
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Hot and Heavy by Sandra Hill

Death in the Devil’s Acre by Anne Perry
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Room by Emma Donaghue
Somewhere I’ll Find You by Lisa Kleypas
Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips

Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts
Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Cruise
When You Dare by Lori Foster

Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
The Darkest Secret: Lords of the Underworld by Gina Showalter
No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway

MockingJay by Suzanne Collins
Unlocked by Courtney Milan
Lucky Streak by Carly Phillips
Much Ado About You by Eloisa James


A Pearl Among Princes by Coleen Paratore
Coming Undone by Lauren Dane
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas
Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue

Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
Playing Easy to Get by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Princess in his Bed by Lila D
First Truth by Dawn Cook
Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
When Strangers Marry by Lisa Kleypas
Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix
An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig
The Wedding Challenge by Candace Camp
Hidden Truth by Dawn Cook
One Night with a Spy by Celeste Bradley
Brides for Brothers by Debbie Macomber
Afterlife: An Evernight Novel by Claudia Gray
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
The Mating by Nicky Charles
Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan
Blue Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas

Rode Hard Put up Wet by Lorelei James

Dream Daddy by Daly Thompson
Ecstasy Wears Emeralds by Renee Bernard
The Courtship Dance by Candace Camp
Etched in Bone by Adrian Phoenix
Zombie Moon by Lori Devoti
Honor Bound by CJ Archer
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell

chunkster reading challenge

I plan to finish the Outlander series this year so I know I'll be reading some really chunky books. I figured I might as well add another challenge.
A chunkster is 450 pages or more of ADULT literature (fiction or nonfiction) .
I signed up for the highest level - mor-bookly obese . For this level of challenge you must commit to EIGHT or more Chunksters of which three tomes MUST be 750 pages or more.

1.Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon 1120 pg
2.Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko 489 pg
3.Day Watch by Sergei Lukyanenoko 453 pg
4.The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon 1472 pg
5.Lover Unleased by JR Ward 512 pg
6.Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole 515 pg
7.Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson 480 pg
8.A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon 1456 pg

A to Z challenge - Completed!

Here is another challenge that sounds like fun and can cross-over.

Rules:

1. 26 books!

runs January 1st 2011 –December 31, 2011. For each letter, read a book that has a main character or key supporting character (not some random minor character mentioned twice!) whose name starts with that letter. It doesn’t have to be the title of the book, just the name. Ex: Alice (in wonderland), Bella (twilight), Cathy (Wuthering Heights), Dracula (Dracula) Estella (Great Expectations), etc.

2. only one letter per book!

3. Crossovers are fine

4. audio, e-book, bound book, someone reading it out loud to you, reading a book to your little brother or sister, it all counts.

5. any length—short stories, books of the Bible, etc. they all count for this one.

6. Don’t have to be a blogger, don’t have to review the book. Just tell me you're participating. Goodreads is a great way to keep track of books for non-bloggers (make a shelf for this challenge and keep track of them that way!)


Levels:
Level 1: 10 Letters
Level 2: 20 Letters
Level 3: Completes all 26 letters (yes, that means X and Z and Q. I’m sure you can find something.)


Ash Turner in Unveiled by Courtney Milan
Brisbane, Nicholas in Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
Cummins, Lottie in One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick
Duncan Armstrong in The Border Lord's Bride by Bertrice Small
Elizabeth Rodriguez in Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra
Fitzwilliam Darcy in Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan
Gage Michael in Satisfaction Guaranteed by Charlene Teglia
Hero Batten in Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt
Isabel Townsend in Ten Ways to be Adored when Landing a Lord by Sarah Maclean
James Rayburn in Knight of Passion by Margaret Mallory
Kate Woodbridge in To Tempt a Rake by Cara Elliott
Lily Bocastle in A Duke's Temptation by Jillian Hunter
Maggie McBride in Truly Madly Viking by Sandra Hill
Neill Oakes in The Lady most Likely To by Julia Quinn, etal
O'Brannan, Kieran in Her Warrior Slave by Michelle Willingham
Phillipa Elliot in Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore
Quinn, Zachary in The Magical Christmas Cat by Nalini Singh
Rafe Mancuso in Love me if you Dare by Carly Phillips
Stephen Carleton in Knight of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory
Traemore, Harry in When Harry met Molly by Kieran Kramer
Udolf Watteson in The Captive Heart by Bertrice Small
Vengence in Atlantis Awakening by Alyssa Day
Ware, Sebastian in The Accidental Countess by Melissa Schroeder
Xinon in Atlantis Unleashed by Alyssa Day
Younge, Amelia in Vampire Darcy's Desire by Regina Jeffers
Zane Wynter in Eternal Flame by Cynthia Eden

Where you read it challenge

This challenge is really different from the others so I thought I would add it to the list.

Twist Your House
Read somewhere inside your house that you have never sat (or stood I suppose) and read before.

Place of Commerce
Read somewhere that things are sold.

Move
Read on the bus, on a train, on the light rail, on a plane, in a car, while you're walking, while you're on the treadmill at the gym.
I read in the car for a total of 3 hours going to and from my mother-in-law's house in Akron.

Nature
The requirement is that you are sitting/standing on something that isn't manmade. Man could have planted it, but not created it.

You Don't Call Home
Out of state? Sure. At your neighbor's house? Sure. Hotel? Yup. But it can't do double duty for any of the other categories. I read for a total of 4 hours at my mother-in-law's house

Probably Shouldn't
Think work, church, grocery shopping. DO NOT READ WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING YOUR BIKE OR ROLLERBLADING/SKATING. BE SAFE. Be creative.

In Pairs
I don't care where you are as long as someone else in the room is reading their own book too.

Pub challenge - Completed!

I've signed up for another challenge but with cross-over, it shouldn't be a problem.
The Pub 2011 Challenge

1. Notorious Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt
2. Unveiled by Courtney Milan
3. To Tempt a Rake by Cara Elliott
4. Highland Heat by Mary Wine
5. The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen
6. When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James
7. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
8. The Countess by Lynsay Sands
9. Awakened by Kristin Cast
10.The Heiress by Lynsay Sands