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2012 CHALLENGES

 

(1) HOSTED BY CMASH & GINA @ HOTT BOOKS
CHALLENGES COMPLETED
(03)  Romantic/Suspense
(05)  ARCs
(07)  Mystery/Suspense
(10)  Off The Shelf
(2) HOSTED BY BEV @ MY READER’S BLOCK
PIKE’S PEAK LEVEL-12 BOOKS FROM TBR PILE
February
01.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
02.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
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(3) HOSTED BY JAMIE @ THE ECLECTIC BOOKSHELF
COMPLETED!!
REPORT MONTHLY AT THIS LINK
Level 2 – Read 10 Romantic Suspense novels
January
01.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
02.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
03.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
04.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
05.  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
March
06.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
07.  Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
08.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
09.  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
10.  The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
(4) HOSTED BY JAMIE @ THE ECLECTIC BOOKSHELF
–The Jumbo Size E-Book Challenge –Read 20 E-Books
January
01.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
02.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (1st half novella was sent)
03.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
04.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
05.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
March
06.  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
07.   All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
08.  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
09.   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
10.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
11.  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
12.  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
13.  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
May
14.  Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
15.  Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
16.  Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
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(5) HOSTED BY JAMIE @ THE ECLECTIC BOOKSHELF  
COMPLETED 03/12/12
The “Fun Size” ARC Challenge – Read 10 ARC’s
MONTHLY WRAP UP HERE
January
01.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
02.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (1st half sent)
03.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
04.  Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri
05.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
06.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
07.  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
08.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
09.   All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
10.  The Good Father by Noah Hawley
(6) HOSTED BY JAIME @THE ECLECTIC BOOKSHELF
Level~ Mid Sized Sedan (8)  BUCKET LIST
LINK UP EACH MONTH
February 
1.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
2.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
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(7) HOSTED BY BOOK CHICK CITY
COMPLETED  04/16/12
MONTHLY LINK UP TO ADD REVIEWS (12)
January
01.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
02.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (first 1/2 sent)
03.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
04.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
05.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
06.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
March
07.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
08.   The Good Father by Noah Hawley
09.  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
10.   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
11.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
12.  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
(8)HOSTED BY VICKI @ I’D RATHER BE AT THE BEACH
As you read each book:  3-12Post a review on your blog and leave the link in the “Reviews” tab at the top of this blog
01.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins (Vicki @ I’d Rather Be At The Beach
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(9) HOSTED BY BETH @ BETH FISH READS
On January 1, I’ll publish 7 posts, each with a Mr. Linky (one for each categoryand one for your wrap-up post), on this blog so you’ll have a place post links to your reviews (bloggers) or leave comments (non-bloggers) as you finish up each category.
You’ll be able to find these posts during theyear by clicking on the button in the sidebar.
A book with a topographical feature
A book with something you’d see in the sky  Darkroom by Joshua Graham 
A book with a creepy crawly in the title
A book with a type of house in the title:  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
A book with something you’d carry in yourpocket, purse, or backpack  Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
A book with a something you’d find on a calendar in the title:  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
(10) HOSTED BY BOOKISH ARDOUR
LEVEL 3 Making A Dint – Choose 30 books to read
January
01.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
02.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (first 1/2 sent)
03.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
04.  Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri
05.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
06.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
07.  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
08.  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
09.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
10.  Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell
11.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
12.  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
March
13.  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
14.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
15.  The Good Father by Noah Hawley
16.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
17.  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
18.  Calico Joe by John Grisham
19.  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
20.  Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
21.   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
22.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
23.  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
24.  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
25.  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
26.  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
May
27.  Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
28.   Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
29.   Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
30.  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
(11) HOSTED BY LORI @ ESCAPE WITH DOLLY INTO A GOOD BOOK
LINK EACH MONTH ON GR~~JUST FOR FUN
I am committing to read just one book for fun each month!
JANUARY   Killer Bytes by Alan Williams  (first half sent)
FEBRUARY The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
MARCH  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
APRIL  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
MAY  Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
(12) HOSTED BY MARCE FROM TEA TIME WITH MARCE
NPR Audience - Top 100 Killer List
Goodreads Listopia - I like Serial Killers
Surprise Giveaways – Only those that have posted review(s) will be entered.  Review Post will go up first week of Jan.
January
* Killer Bytes by Alan Williams ( first half sent manuscript novella at request of author–what an honor!!!!!
*Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
*Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
*Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
*Cross Fire by James Patterson
*Darkroom by Joshua Graham
April
* Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
(13)  HOSTED BY BOOKISH ARDOUR
LEVEL 4-PRESENTS ~~50 BOOKS
REVIEWS……..WRAP UP LINK
January
01.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
02.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (first 1/2 sent)
03.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
04.  Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri
05.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
06.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
07.  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
08.  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
09.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
10.  Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell
11.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
12.  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
March
13.  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
14.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
15.  The Good Father by Noah Hawley
16.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
17.  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
18.  Calico Joe by John Grisham
19.  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
20.  Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
21.   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
22.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
23.  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
24.  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
25.  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
26.  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
May
27.   Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
28.   Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
29.   Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
30.  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
31.  The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
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(14)  HOSTED BY SHEILA @ BOOK JOURNEY
MY MAP LINK
Alabama -
Alaska -
Arizona -
Arkansas –  Calico Joe by John Grisham
California -Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell, The Good Father by Noah Hawley, Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
Colorado –  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
Connecticut -
District of Columbia-Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo, Cross Fire by James Patterson
Delaware -
Florida -
Georgia -
Hawaii -
Idaho -
Illinois - Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
Indiana -
Iowa –  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
Kansas -
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
Maine – Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
Maryland –  Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
Massachusetts –  Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp, So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
Michigan –
Minnesota –
Mississippi -
Missouri -
Montana -
Nebraska -
Nevada -
New Hampshire -
New Jersey - The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins, The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
New Mexico –
New York - Gods and Fathers by James LePore, White Elephant by Chynna Laird, Darkroom by Joshua Graham, Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
North Carolina - The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
North Dakota -
Ohio -
Oklahoma -
Oregon -
Pennsylvania –
Rhode Island -
South Carolina -
South Dakota -
Tennessee -
Texas - The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel, The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
Utah -
Vermont -
Virginia -
Washington -  Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
West Virginia -
Wisconsin -
Wyoming -
England- Killer Bytes by Alan Williams
Italy-Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri, All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter,  Permanence by Vincent ZandriLeonard,  Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
Bagota,SA- The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
Atlantic Ocean: The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
(15) HOSTED BY LINDSEY @ BABIES, BOOKS & SIGNS
LEVEL B
A   All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
B   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri, Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
C  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs, Cross Fire by James Patterson, Calico Joe by John Grisham
D  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
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F   Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
G  Gods and Fathers by James LePore, The Good Father by Noah Hawley,  Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
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K  Killer Bytesby Alan Williams
L  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel, Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri, Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo, Little Girl Goneby Drusilla Campbell, The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan, The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
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N  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel, Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
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P  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins, Permanence by Vincent Zandri
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R  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
S  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo,  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
T  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy, The Good Fatherby Diane Chamberlain, Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
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V  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
W  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
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(16) HOSTED BY KATY @ A FEW MORE READING CHALLENGES
Series Novice: Read 3 books that are the first in any series.
 A post will be created here where you can link-up your reviews 
*E.L. James  Fifty Shades Of Grey
*J.D. Robb   Naked in Death
*Chelsea Cain  HeartSick
Level:Shamus Who Has Seen It All -Read at least one book from each of the sub-genres for a total of 12 books
The Whodunit:  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams
Locked Room Mystery: The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
Cozy: The nice person’s mystery. Often the crime, particularly if it’s violent, occurs off scene. Sex and language are on the cleaner side. Humor is a common feature of the cozy.
Hard-Boiled/Noir: Darkroom by Joshua Graham
The Inverted Detective Story: Cross Fire by James Patterson
The Historical Whodunnit: Simply put, this is a mystery set in a historical setting. Often the mystery has some historical significance and features detection methods that are appropriate for that era.
The Police Procedural: The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
The Professional Thriller:  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
The Spy Novel: Gods and Fathers by James LePore
Caper Stories: Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
The Psychological Suspense: The Good Father by Noah Hawley
Spoofs and Parodies: Spoofs and parodies make light of crime fiction, often with the goal of commenting on the conventions of the genre. Many feature famous characters, e.g. Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Philip Marlowe, or pastiches of those characters
(18) HOSTED BY MARCE @ TEA TIME WITH MARCE
LEVEL: Waited too long: 2 – 4 books
1.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel  (Dead of Wynter)
2.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard  (Voices of the Dead)
3. The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel  (The Ninth Step)
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(19) HOSTED BY ROBIN @ MY TWO BLESSINGS
Our book weeks begin on Sunday.  Post your weekly book in the comments section of each weekly post.  Mr. Linky will be added to the bottom of the weekly post for you to link to reviews of your most current reads.
January
001.  (01/08) Gods and Fathers by James LePore
002.  (01/12) Killer Bytes by Alan Williams
003.  (01/19)  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
004. (01/29)  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
005.  (02/02)  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
006.  (02/06)  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
007.  (02/10)  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
008.  (02/16)  Cross Fire by James Patterson
009.  (02/20  Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell
010.  02/23)  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
011.  (02/26)  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
March
012. (03/04)  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
013. (03/08)  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
014. (03/12)  The Good Father by Noah Hawley
015. (03/15)  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
017. (03/17)  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
018. (03/20)  Calico Joe by John Grisham
019. (03/25)  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
020. (03/27)  Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
021. (03/30)   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
022. (04/06)  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
023. (04/09)  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
024. (o4/16)  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
025. (04/22)  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
026. (04/27)  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
May
027.  (05/03) Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
028. (05/05)   Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
029. (05/07)   Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
030. (05/15)  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
034.  (05/18)  The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
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(20) HOSTED BY BEV @ MY READER’S BLOCK
Wrap Up Page
Blue   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
Red
Yellow
Green
Brown
Black
White  White Elephant by Chynna LairdOther color (orange, purple, pink)
Implies Color (stripe, rainbow,paisley
(21) HOSTED BY THE BOOK VIXEN
Breaking a sweat – Read 11–15 more books (75)
January
01.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
02.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams
03.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
04.  Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri
05.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
06.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
07.  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
08.  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
09.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
10.  Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell
11.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
12.  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
March
13.  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
14.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
15.  The Good Father by Noah Hawley
16.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
17.  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
18.  Calico Joe by John Grisham
19.  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
20.  Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
21.   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
22.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
23.  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
24.  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
25.  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
26.  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
May
27.  Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
28.   Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
29.   Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
30.  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
31.  The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
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(22) HOSTED BY BOOK CHICK CITY
MONTHLY LINK UP FOR REVIEWS
January
001.  Gods and Fathers by James LePore
002.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams
003.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
004. Love at First Sight by Vincent Zandri
005.  Love Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
February
006.  Killer Bytes by Alan Williams (2nd half of novella sent)
007.  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
008.  Caring Lessons by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs
009.  Cross Fire by James Patterson
010.  Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell
011.  The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
012.  The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
March
013.  The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel
014.  All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
015.  The Good Father by Noah Hawley
016.  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins
017.  White Elephant by Chynna Laird
018.  Calico Joe by John Grisham
019.  Darkroom by Joshua Graham
020.  Ninety Days by Bill Clegg
021.   Blue Moonlight by Vincent Zandri
April
022.  The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel
023.  Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny
024.  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan
025.  Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
026.  Permanence by Vincent Zandri
May
027.  Traces of Kara by Melissa Foster
028.   Finding Emma by Steena Holmes
029.   Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp
030.  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore
031.  The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
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MINI CHALLENGES:
Hosted by The True Book Addict

 

HOSTED BY MICHELLE @ THE TRUE BOOK ADDICT
January 23-29, 2012
February 3-5, 2012
330 pages/360 pages
Hosted by Stephanie at Once Upon a Chapter
02/24/12 to 03/01/12
Read: The Second Time We Met by Leila Cobo
             The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel (50%)
Number of pages read: 74% read (Kindle)
Finished Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden by Laurel Dewey
Started Permanence by Vincent Zandri
Hosted by bout of books
05/14-05/20
Number of pages:
Books:
MONTHLY–PERPETUAL

 

 

 

 

HOSTED BY JENNIFER @ THE BEAUTY OF ECLECTICISM
LEVEL 3~Biblio Rehab–
Read at least one book every month that you’ve owned for 6 months or more. The linky here will open at 12:00 a.m. (US Pacific) on the 5th day of everymonth, and will remain open until 12:00 a.m. on the 8th.
Date read (mo/yr)…Date rec’d (mo/yr)….Title
001.  03/12…01/11  The proper care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins

 

 

 

P2(Perpetual) Hosted by Bermudaonion and Booking Mama
001.  Doors Open by Ian Rankin
002.  Still Midnight by Denise Mina (didn’t finish)
003.  Mr. Rosenblum Dreams In English by Natasha Solomons
004.  The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore  05/23/11
005.  Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand  06/12/11
006.  The Lifeboat by  Charlotte Rogan  04/16/12
007.  So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore

 

 

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