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Ltlmiss's 2013 challenge

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1Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: dec 25, 2013, 10:55 pm

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Woo-hoo. Met my goal of reading 52 books in 2013.

I’m going to continue reading my TBR books from 2012. I’ve tried the step challenge twice. I’ve read a lot of books, but haven’t completed the challenge. This year my goal is to read 52 books. I think this is attainable, but challenging. I read 39 books in 2011 and 45 books in 2012 .

Instead of creating new unique categories, most of mine will be from my TBR list. This way I can clear space on my bookshelves and start buying books again. (My bookcases are still overflowing, although I did read more than I bought last year.) There may be more books in the series I have listed, but these are how many I have in my possesion right now. I have a few general categories to cover miscellaneous books I have in my TBR pile. My categories are:


3 - Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy (again) - E.L. James
4 - Paranormal Anthologies - Various authors
5 - New series books - Favorite authors
8 - Fiction - Various Authors
9 - Mercy Thompson Series - Patricia Briggs
10 - My choice - Various Authors
13 - Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind


I've had to change my categories because the "My Choice" category was getting out of hand.

New set up:

13 - Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind
5 - New series books - Favorite authors
6 - Signs of the Zodiac - Vicki Pettersson
6 - Eternal Guardians - Elizabeth Naughton
3 - Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy (again) - E.L. James
3 - My choice - Various Authors
3 - Chronicles of Nick - Sherrilyn Kenyon
2 - Blood Moon Rising - Karin Tabke
2 - Fiction - Various Authors
1 - Paranormal Anthologies - Various authors

I have 8 books left - These will either go into My Choice, Fiction, New Series Books or I'll read the Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series. I'm going to leave it open for now.

2Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: jan 12, 2013, 2:04 am

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3 - Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy (again) - E. L. James
Yep, I read it last year, but I want to read it again before I return the books to their rightful owner.
1. Fifty Shades of Grey - December 29 - January 2.
2. Fifty Shades Darker - January 3 - 6.
3. Fifty Shades Freed - January 6 - 11.

3Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: dec 25, 2013, 9:46 pm

Complete
1 - Paranormal Anthologies
I have a lot of these, and they help me finish other series I like to read.
1. Deadly Promises by Sherrilyn Kenyon - February 21 - 27.

4Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: dec 25, 2013, 10:47 pm

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6 - New series books - Favorite authors
I have some favorite authors with ongoing series. I wanted to leave room for Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, etc... and possibly books that continue a series on my list.
1. Ever After by Kim Harrison - Feb 2 - 6.
2. The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon - February 23 - 25.
3. Time Untime by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Feb. 26 - March 3.
4. Lover at Last by J.R. Ward April 15 - April 27.
5. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - May 19 - 24.
6. Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Nov. 10 - 19.

5Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: dec 25, 2013, 10:47 pm

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3 - Fiction - Various Authors
I have a lot of fiction that doesn't fit into any series, but I need to get off my shelf.
1. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink - April 29 - May 12.
2. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - May 29 - July 3.
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - August 15 - 31.

6Ltlmiss
dec 28, 2012, 5:24 pm

9 - Mercy Thompson Series - Patricia Briggs
I don't know anything about this series or this author. This came from my Mom's.

1. Moon Called
2. Blood Bound
3. Iron Kissed
4. Bone Crossed
5. Silver Borne
6. River Marked

7Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: dec 25, 2013, 10:53 pm

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8 - My choice - Various Authors
I learned last year that this is my favorite category. Unfortunately, this category doesn't help me diminish my TBR pile. I basically use this for new or recommended non-series books.
1. Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson - Dec. 31 - Jan. 16
2. Covet by Felicity Heaton - May 29 - June 5.
3. Reclaimed by Kerrigan Byrne - Sept. 02.
4. The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve Jack - Sept. 12 - 15.
5. Kick the Candle by Genevieve Jack - Sept. 21 - 23.
6. Rocky (Tales of the Were) by Bianca D'Arc - November 28 - 30.
7. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - December 02 - 11.
8. Bloodstorm by Amber Kallyn December 16 - 17.


8Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: dec 25, 2013, 9:57 pm

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12 - Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind
Another series from my mom. She loved it, and I'm really looking forward to diving in.
1. Wizard's First Rule - January 17 - February 17.
2. Debt of Bones - February 18 -21.
3. Stone of Tears - March 3 - April 2.
4. Blood of the Fold - April 5 - 24.
5. Temple of the Winds - May 1 - 27.
6. Soul of the Fire - June 5 - July 18.
7. Faith of the Fallen - July 19 - Aug. 06.
8. The Pillars of Creation - Aug. 07 - 21.
9. Naked Empire - Sept. 03 - 22.
10. Chainfire - Sept. 23 - Nov. 9.
11. Phantom - Nov. 10 - 30.
12. Confessor - Dec. 2 - 24.

This series was exciting at the beginning and then got real slow and preachy in the middle, and finally pretty repetitive in the last three books. However, I enjoyed the series overall and really enjoyed the last book.

9Ltlmiss
jul 21, 2013, 7:08 pm

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6 - Zodiac Series - Vicki Pettersson
Recommended by author Kim Harrison. Loved this series.
1. Scent of Shadows - March 11 - 29.
2. Taste of Night - April 2 - 12.
3. Touch of Twilight - April 29 - May 19.
4. City of Souls - June 11 - 18.
5. Cheat the Grave - June 19 - 21.
6. The Neon Graveyard - June 21 - 22.

10Ltlmiss
jul 21, 2013, 7:12 pm

Complete
2 - Blood Moon Rising - Karin Tabke
Read the first book as a free download. I kept thinking I would wait until I could download the sequels from the library, but I kept coming back to the series. Found the last two books at HPB and snatched them up and read them in short order.
1. Bloodright by Karin Tabke - June 5 - 7.
2. Blood Vow by Karin Tabke - June 7 - June 11.

11Ltlmiss
Bewerkt: jul 21, 2013, 7:34 pm

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6 - Eternal Guardians - Elisabeth Naughton
Downloaded the first book for free from iBooks. I thought the story sounded familiar from page one, but read it anyway. I'm not sure when, but I know I've read "Marked" before. This time I finished reading all of the books available in the series. I really liked the series, especially detailed on the Greek mythology for PNR. However, the editing is terrible with many distracting little mistakes throughout the series - punctuation, missing words, misspelling characters' names.
1. Marked - June 29 - 30.
2. Entwined - July 1 - 5.
3. Tempted - July 6 - 7.
4. Enraptured - July 8 - 13. (My favorite of the series.)
5. Enslaved - July 15 - 16.
6. Bound - July 15 - 21.

12Ltlmiss
dec 25, 2013, 10:20 pm

Complete
3. Chronicles of Nick - by Sherrilyn Kenyon
This could also fall under the new books in a series, too, but I'm making it its own category, because I needed to catch up. Even though this is a YA series, I really enjoyed it. I love seeing the young, smart-ass.
1. Invincible - July 21 - 29.
2. Infamous - Aug. 7 - 10.
3. Inferno - Aug. 11 - 15.

13Ltlmiss
dec 25, 2013, 10:33 pm

Complete
2. Hollows Re-read
Re-reading the Hollows series with Kim Harrison in preparation for the release of the Dead Pool. Not quite keeping up, but enjoying it anyway.
1. Dead Witch Walking - Sept. 25 - Oct. 08.
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - October 09 - Nov. 09.