Sunday, December 26, 2010

Show Me the Free Reading Challenge

Missy at the Unread Reader is hosting the Show me the Free Reading Challenge

Guidelines:
Read 12 ebooks that were obtained for Free

The List (not sure if I will read them all or even some others that I get through the year)
1. Wish - Alexandra Bullen
2. Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy - Abigail Reynolds
3. Lydia Bennet's Story - Jane Odiwe
4. Mr & Mrs Fitzwilliam Darcy: Thow Shall Become One - Sharon Lathan
5. Mr Darcy's Diary - Amanda Grange
6. Other Mr Darcy - Monica Fairview
7. Pemberley Chronicals - Rebecca Ann Collins
8. What Would jane Austen Do? Laurie Brown
9. Mr Darcy Takes a Wife - Linda Berdoll
10. Darcys & the Bingleys - Marsha Altman
11. Eliza's Daughter - Joan Aiken
12. Lonestar Sanctuary - Collen Coble
13. Troblesome Creek - Jan Watson
14. Fireflies in December - Jennifer Erin Valent
15. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery

New Author Challenge

Jackie is hosting a New Author Challenge.

Guidelines:
  • Authors New to Me (can be from other challenges)
  • Pick 15, 25, or 50...

I am doing the 15 Author Challenge, my selections so far are:

Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
Girl with the Dragon Tatoo - Stieg Larsson
Hand that First Held Mine - Maggie O'Farrell
Revolation - Jennifer Donnelly
Irresistable Henry House - Lisa Grunwald
Rock, Paper, Tiger - Lisa Brackmann
Wake of Forgiveness - Bruce Maehart
Before I fall - Lauren Oliver
Velma Still Cooks in Leeway - Vinita Hampton Wright - REMOVE
The Friday Night Knitting Club - Katie Jacobs
Scarlet Thread - Francine Rivers
Case History - Kate Atkins

COMPLETE
1. Room - Emma Donoghue
2. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand - Helen Simonson
3. Great House - Nichole Krauss
4. The Night Fairy - Laura Amy Schlitz
5. Little Bee - Chris Cleave
6. Where the God of Love Hangs Out - Amy Bloom
7. Adoration of Jenna Fox - Mary Pearson (unplanned)
8. Bloodroot - Amy Green (unplanned)
9. Half Broke Horses - Jeannette Walls (unplanned)

Amazon's Best of 2010

Kelly of Reading with Martinis is hosting a Amazon Best of 2010 Reading Challenge.

Rules
Pick 10 books from the Editors Favorite List
Pick 10 books from Customer's Favorite List
Books from 2 list cannot overlap
Previous books read cannot be counted
Books can be used in other challenges

Here are some of the books I like (not sure which 10 I will read and I still have a couple of overlaps but I will clean that up when I figure out where I need more books. :) One thing that was interesting to me - I had more that I was interested reading from the Editor's favorites vs Customer Favorites.

Editors Favorites
The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
Freedom - Jonathan Franzen
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson (duplicate Editor/Customer)
Revolution - Jennifer Donnelly
Irrestistible Henry House - Lisa Grunwald
Rock, Paper, Tiger by Lisa Brackmann
The Unnamed - Joshua Ferris
Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver


COMPLETED
1. Major
Pettigrew's Last Stand - Helen Simonson - COMPLETE
3. Room - Emma Donoghue (duplicate with customer) - COMPLETE
3. Maybe This Time - Jennifer Cruise - COMPLETE
4. Bloodroot - Amy Greene - COMPLETE
5. Great House - Nicole Krauss - COMPLETE
6. Where the God of Love hangs Out - Amy Bloom - COMPLETE
7. The Night Fairy - Laura Amy Schultz - COMPLETE
8. The Wake of Forgiveness - Brue Machart

Customer Favorites
The Girl Who Kicked the hornet's Next - Stieg Larsson (duplicate)
Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer
Freedom - Johnathan Franzen (duplicate)
Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot (duplicate)
Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
House Rules - Jodi Picoult
Heart of the Matter - Emily Griffin

COMPLETED
1.
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins - COMPLETE
2. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - COMPLETE
3. Caught - Harlan Corben - COMPLETE
4. Room - Emma Donoghue (duplicate) - COMPLETE
5. The Search - Nora Roberts - COMPLETE


Room - will only count for 1 category, but I haven't decided which one yet...