Thursday, January 1, 2009

2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge


I just found this challenge today while exploring some of my favorite reading blogs. I love the library. I'm not loving it as much at the moment with their online catalog down, but I still love it. I love the building, the books, the people that work there that know me on sight. I just love it, so this is the perfect challenge for me to take part in. If you want more information or just see how others are doing in the challenge, go here.

So this challenge is all about reading books from your local library. I can do that. I'm setting my goal at 50, but this is subject to change (especially if they don't get that online catalog working soon - it's been a month and a half!) Though the really cool thing is our local library will be moving during the summer into a much bigger and more easily accessible place and I am excited about that!

So here's how it's going so far:

  1. Sweet Revenge by Fern Michaels
  2. The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King (audio)
  3. Copycat by Erica Spindler
  4. The Justice by Angela Elwell Hunt
  5. The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson
  6. Fertile Ground by Ben Mezrich
  7. Crazy School by Cornelia Read (audio)
  8. The Associate by John Grisham
  9. High Five by Janet Evanovich
  10. Scream for Me by Karen Rose
  11. Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury (audio)
  12. Run for Your Life by James Patterson
  13. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (audio)
  14. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman (audio) - review here
  15. Gun Lake by Travis Thrasher - review
  16. Missing Pieces by Joy Fielding
  17. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
  18. Avalon High by Meg Cabot
  19. Hunted by P.C. and Kristin Cast
  20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
  21. Relentless by Dean Koontz
  22. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
  23. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  24. The Season by Sarah MacLean
  25. Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain - review
  26. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen - review
  27. Hell's Gate by Stephen Frey - review
  28. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe - review
  29. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - review
  30. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson - review
  31. The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan - review
  32. Always Watching by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins - review
  33. Austenland by Shannon Hale - review
  34. Catching Fire by Suzanne  Collins
  35. The Clique by Lisi Harrison - review
  36. Best Friends For Never by Lisi Harrison - review
  37. Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison - review
  38. Invasion of the Boy Snatchers by Lisi Harrison - review
  39. Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz - review

100+ Book Challenge

The 100+ Reading Challenge is hosted at J. Kaye's Book Blog this year. Check the link for full guidelines, but the gist of it is to read 100+ books during 2009. My goal is actually 180 books for the year, so we'll see how I do.

I will do my listing by month and link to reviews as I put them up. Since I am technically posting this in June, I will have to go back and do reviews for books at the beginning of the year as I have time.

January

1. Sweet Revenge by Fern Michaels
2. Copycat by Erica Spindler
3. The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King (audio)
4. Hunting the Demon by Jaci Burton
5. The Justice by Angela Elwell Hunt
6. The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson
7. Perfect Target by Stephanie Newton
8. Sewing Basics by Wendy Gardiner
9. Fertile Ground by Ben Mezrich
10. Crazy School by Cornelia Read (audio)
11. A Hero of Her Own by Carla Cassidy

February
12. The Associate by John Grisham
13. High Five by Janet Evanovich
14. Scream for Me by Karen Rose
15. Under the Rose by Diana Peterfreund
16. Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury (audio)

March
17. Lifelines by C.J. Lyons
18. Run for Your Life by James Patterson
19. Rites of Spring Break by Diana Peterfreund
20. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (audio)
21. Thigh High by Christina Dodd
22. Triple Cross by Mark T. Sullivan - review
23. See No Evil by Allison Brennan - review
24. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr - review
25. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman (audio) - review
26. Marked by P.C. Cast - review
27. 14 by J.T. Ellison - review
28. Cold Hearted by Beverly Barton
29. The Sorority: Eve by Tamara Thorne
30. What Looks Like Crazy by Charlotte Hughes
31. Good Neighbor by Sharon Mignerey
32. Who by Fire by Diana Spechler

April
33. The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller
34. The Sorority: Merilynn by Tamara Thorne
35. The Sorority: Samantha by Tamara Thorne
36. Isolation by Travis Thrasher - review
37. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (audio) - review
38. Threshold by Bonnie Kozek - review
39. Betrayed by P.C. and Kristin Cast - review
40. There Goes the Bride by Lori Wilde - review
41. Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar - review
42. The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
43. Chosen by P.C. and Kristin Cast
44. Wuthering High by Cara Lockwood
45. Mending Places by Denise Hunter
46. You Know You Love Me by Cecily Von Ziegesar

May
47. Dead Until Dark - Sookie Stackhouse #1 - Charlaine Harris (audio)
48. Wind Dancer - Jamie Carie
49. Untamed - House of Night #4 - P.C. and Kristin Cast
50. Deadfall - Robert Liparulo
51. The Scarlet Letterman - Bard Academy #2 - Cara Lockwood
52. Amorous Liasons - Sarah Mayberry (audio)
53. Ghostwriter - Travis Thrasher (ARC) - Review
54. The Devil's Footprints - Amanda Stevens
55. Gun Lake - Travis Thrasher (library) - Review
56. Flawless - Nate McCormick #2 - Joshua Spanogle
57. All I Want is Everything - Cecily Von Ziegesar - Gossip Girl #3 - Review
58. Because I'm Worth It - Cecily Von Ziegesar - Gossip Girl #4 - Review
59. Trial By Fire - Firefighters of Station Five #1 - Jo Davis - Review
60. Sweethearts - Sara Zarr - Review
61. Look Again - Lisa Scottoline
62. Strange Angels - Lili St. Crow (ARC) - Review
63. Admission - Jean Hanff Korelitz - Review
64. Under His Skin - Titan Sisters #1
65. Montana Sky - Nora Roberts (audio)
66. A Little Light Magic - Joy Nash - Review
67. The 8th Confession - Women's Murder Club #8 - James Patterson

June
68. Missing Pieces by Joy Fielding
69. A Morning Like This by Deborah Bedford - Review
70. I Like It Like That by Cecily Von Ziegesar
71. Flirting With Temptation by Kelley St. John - Review
72. The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale - Review
73. You're The One That I Want by Cecily Von Ziegesar
74. Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Lori Wilde - Review
75. Fragment by Warren Fahy - Review
76. The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas - Review
77. The Texas Billionaire's Bride by Crystal Green
78. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner - Review
79. Avalon High by Meg Cabot - Review
80. Ms. Taken Identity by Dan Begley - Review
81. Wake by Lisa McMann - Review
82. Nobody Does It Better by Cecily Von Ziegesar - Review
83. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
84. Gifts of War by MacKenzie Ford - Review
85. Swimsuit by James Patterson - Review
86. All That Glitters by Nicole O'Dell
87. Any Minute by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford - Review

July
88. 0 to 60 by Susan Slater - Review
89. Easy on the Eyes by Jane Porter - Review
90. Hollywood is Like High School with Money by Zoey Dean - Review
91. Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson - Review
92. I'm So Happy for You by Lucinda Rosenfeld - Review

August
93. Love's First Light by Jamie Carie
94. I Can See You by Karen Rose
95. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
96. Dancing with Ana by Nicole Barker
97. Wait Until Twilight by Sang Pak
98.
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf - review
99. Pre by Tom Jordan
100. Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - review
101. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris - review
102. Vision in White by Nora Roberts
103. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
104. A to Z Mysteries: The Deadly Dungeon by Ron Roy
105. A to Z Mysteries: The Empty Envelope by Ron Roy
106. A to Z Mysteries: The Falcon's Feathers by Ron Roy
107. A to Z Mysteries: The Golden Goose by Ron Roy
108. After by Amy Efaw - review
109. Nothing Can Keep Us Together by Cecily Von Ziegesar
110. Truth or Dare by Nicole O'Dell - review
111. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
112. Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson

September
113. Hunted by P.C. and Kristin Cast
114. The Alibi by Terri Woods - review
115. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
116. Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
117. True Colors by Kristen Hannah
118. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran - review
119. Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne
120. Singing the Songs of Life by Debra Beryl - review
121. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - review
122. Night of Flames by Douglas W. Jacobson
123. Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne
124. Relentless by Dean Koontz
125. The Jaguar's Jewels by Ron Roy
126. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - review
127. Century: Ring of Fire Book 1 by P.D. Baccalario - review
128. The Invisible Island by Ron Roy
129. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
130. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
131. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
132. The Season by Sarah MacLean
133. Only In Your Dreams by Cecily Von Ziegesar
134. Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe
135. Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle - review
136. Silent Killer by Beverly Barton
137. Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain - review

October

138. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - review
139. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen - review
140. Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne
- review
141. Buffalo at Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne - review
142. Against All Odds by Irene Hannon - review
143. Stretch Marks by Kimberly Stuart - review
144. Tigers at Twilight by Mary Pope Osborne
- review
145. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz - review
146. Would I Lie to You by Cecily von Ziegesar - review
147. Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne
- review
148. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris - review
149. Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
- review
150. Hell's Gate by Stephen Frey - review
151. Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne
- review
152. Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne - review
153. The Last Word by Kathy Herman - review
154. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe - review
155. See Mom Run: Side Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Blogging Moms by Beth Feldman - review
156. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly - review
157. Dingos at Dinnertime by Mary Pope Osborne - review
158. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - review
159. Love You To Death by Shannon K. Butcher - review
160. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson - review
161. Spinning Forward by Terri Dulong - review
162. Maze of Bones (39 Clues Book 1) by Rick Riordan - review
163. Always Watching by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins - review

164. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - review

165. Last Breath by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins - review

166. Sex, Drugs and Gefilte Fish by Shana Liebman - review
167. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate - review

168. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins


November
169. Austenland by Shannon Hale - review
170. The Sugarless Plum by Zippora Karz - review
171. The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin - review

172. Love's Reflection by Carol North - review
173. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney - review
174. The Clique by Lisi Harrison - review

175. Best Friends For Never by Lisi Harrison - review

176. Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison - review

177. A Courtesan's Scandal by Julia London - review 
178. Invasion of the Boy  Snatchers by Lisi Harrison - review
179. The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate

Alphabetized Listing of All Reviews


A
Adams, Stacy Hawkins - Dreams That Won't Let Go
Adams, Yolanda - Points of Power
Adornetto, Alexandra - Halo
Ahern, Cecelia - The Book of Tomorrow
Anderson, R.J. - Wayfarer
Arthur, Artist - Manifest 
Arthur, Artist - Mystify
Arthur, Randall - Wisdom Hunter
Austin, Denise - Denise's Daily Dozen

B
Baldacci, David - Absolute Power
Baldacci, David - True Blue
Balducci, Rachel - How Do You Tuck in a Superhero
Balogh, Mary - A Precious Jewel
Banks, Leanne - Secrets of the Playboy's Bride
Barth, Christi - Act Like We're In Love
Barton, Beverly - Cold Hearted
Bedford, Deborah - A Morning Like This
Begley, Dan - Ms. Taken Identity
Benoit, Charles - You
Benway, Robin - Audrey Wait
Berwin, Margot - Hot House Flower
Billerbeck, Kristin - A Billion Reasons Why
Black, Holly - White Cat
Blanc, Katherine and Jordan Romero - The Boy Who Conquered Everest
Blumenthal, Brett - Get Real and Stop Dieting 
Bodine, Sherrill - An Black Tie Affair 
Bracken, Alexandra - Brightly Woven
Brady, Kate - Last to Die
Brandt, Kathy - Swimming with the Dead
Brashares, Ann - My Name is Memory
Brennan, Allison - See No Evil
Brezenoff, Steven - The Absolute Value of -1 
Brian, Kate - Private
Brinkman, Monica - Turn of the Karmic Wheel 
Bronson, Po & Ashley Merryman - NutureShock New Thinking About Children 
Burton, David A. - Scourge (A Grim Doyle Adventure) 
Bushnell, Candace - The Carrie Diaries
Byrd, Sandra - Asking for Trouble

C
Cabot, Amanda - Scattered Petals
Cabot, Meg - Avalon High
Caffey, Terry - Terror By Night 
Carlson, Melody - Anything but Normal
Carlson, Melody - Catwalk
Carlson, Meoldy - Christmas at Harrington's 
Carlson, Melody - I Heart Bloomberg 
Carlson, Melody - Never Been Kissed
Carlson, Melody - Premiere 
Carlson, Melody - Spring Breakdown 
Casey, Kathryn - The Killing Storm
Cast, P.C., and Kristin Cast - Betrayed
Cast, P.C., and Kristin Cast - Marked
Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast - Awakened 
Chapman, Janet - A Highlander Christmas
Chase, Ashlyn - Strange Neighbors 
Chase, Ashlyn - The Werewolf Upstairs
Childs, Laura - Bedeviled Eggs
Childs, Laura - Scones and Bones
Clare, Cassandra - Clockwork Angel
Coben, Harlan - Caught 
Cohen, Paula Marantz - What Alice Knew 
Collins, Brandilyn and Amberly - Final Touch 
Cook, Eileen - Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood 
Cook, Kristi - Haven
Coppernoll, Chris - Screen Play
Cremer, Andrea - Nightshade
Crooks, Christina - Thrill of the Chase
Cushman, Steve - Heart of Joy


D
Dalton, Ken - The Big Show Stopper
Davis, Jo - Trial by fire
Davis, Susan Paige - The Sheriff's Surrender
Dayton, Ann & May Vanderbilt - Love Will Keep Us Together
Dee, Barbara - This is Me Fro Now On
de la Cruz, Melissa - Masquerade 
de la Cruz, Melissa - Misguided Angel 
Dellosso, Mike - Scream
DeLuke, Dean - Shedrow
Deschanes, Steff - The Ice Cream Theory
Despain, Bree - The Dark Divine
Desrochers, Lisa - Personal Demons 
Destefano, Anthony & Mark Elliot - This Little Prayer of Mine
Devlin, Ivy - Low Red Moon 
Doerr, Bonnie - Island Sting
Dolamore, Jaclyn - Magic Under Glass
Dolby, Tom - Secret Society
Dolby, Tom - The Trust
Draven, Stephanie - Poisoned Kisses
Duarte, Judy - Once Upon a Pregnancy
DuLong, Terri - Casting About
DuLong, Terri - A Cedar Key Christmas (part of Holiday Magic anthology) 
Duran, Mike - The Resurrection

E
Eason, Lynette - Don't Look Back 
Eason, Lynette - Too Close to Home
Elkeles, Simone - Perfect Chemistry
Ellison, J.T. - 14
Epstein, Robin - God is in the Pancakes
Evaonvich, Janet - Three to Get Deadly

F
Fahy, Warren - Fragment
Fehler, Gene - Never Blame the Umpire
Fielding, Joy - Missing Pieces
Fischer, Jean - Sydney's D.C. Discovery (Camp Club Girls)
Fisher, Suzanne Woods - The Choice
Fortenberry, Anne - Faith that Works: A Topical Study of the Book of James
Freveletti, Jamie - Running from the Devil 
Fulda, Jennette - Chocolate and Vicodin

G
Gardner, Lisa - Live To Tell 
George, Jessica Day - Princess of Glass
Giffin, Emily - Heart of the Matter
Gow, Kailin - Bitter Frost
Gardner, Lisa - Live to Tell
Gardner, Lisa - Love You More
Gardner, Lisa - The Neighbor
Gillenwater, Sharon - Jenna's Cowboy
Gortner, C. W. - The Tudor Secret 
Green, Crystal - The Texas Billionaire's Bride
Grennan, Conor - Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children on Nepal
Griffin, Laura - Unspeakable 
Griffith, Marilynn - Songs of Deliverance
Grisham, John - Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer
Gross, Andrew - Don't Look Twice
Grundler, C.E. - Last Exit in New Jersey 
Gudenkauf, Heather - These Things Hidden

H
Hale, Shannon - The Actor and the Housewife
Hale, Shannon - Austenland
Halpin, Brendan and Emily Franklin - Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance
Haig, Matt - The Radleys
Ham, Ken - Dinosaurs for Kids
Hannah, Kristin - Winter Garden 
Hannon, Irene - Fatal Judgment (Guardians of Justice #1) 
Harper, Molly - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
Harrison, Lisi - Best Friends For Never (The Clique #2)
Harrison, Lis - The Clique (The Clique #1)
Harrison, Lisi - Invasion of the Boy Snatchers (The Clique #4)
Harrison, Lisi - Monster High 
Harrison, Lisi - Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique #3)
Hayman, James - The Chill of the Night
Hayman, James - The Cutting
Hayter, Rhonda - The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams
Healy, Erin - Never Let You Go 
Healy, Erin - The Promises She Keeps
Hemphill, Stephanie - Wicked Girls 
Heyer, Georgette - Devil's Cub
Hilliard, Sam - The Last Track 
Hilton, Laura V. - Patchwork Dreams
Hinze, Vicki - Forget-Me-Not
Holder, Nancy & Debbie Viguie - Crusade 
Hopcus, Anastasia - Shadow Hills
Howells, Amanda - The Summer of Skinny Dipping
Hoyt, Elizabeth - To Desire a Devil
Hubbard, Jennifer R. - The Secret Year
Hubbard, Mandy - Prada and Prejudice
Hunter, Samantha - Past Tense
Huntley, Amy - The Everafter
 

I

J
Jaden, Denise - Losing Faith
Janzen, Tara - Crazy Cool
Jordan, Sophie - Firelight 
Juba, Stacy - Sink or Swim
Julian, Dee - The Macgregor's Daughter

K
Kagawa, Julie - The Iron King
Karz, Zippora - The Sugarless Plum
Kate, Lauren - The Betrayal of Natlie Hargrave
Kenner, Julie - Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even
Kessler, Jackie Morse - Hunger 
Keswick, Kitty - Freaksville
King, Stephen - Full Dark, No Stars
Kinney, Jeff - Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinsale, Laura - Lessons in French 
Koontz, Dean - Relentless
Korelitz, Jean Hanff - Admission
Korman, Gordan - One False Note
Kozek, Bonnie - Threshold
Kramon, Justin - Finny 
Kunze, Lauren & Rina Onur - The Ivy

L
Latham, Irene - Leaving Gee's Bend
Laurens, Jennifer - Heavenly
Laurens, Jennifer - Magic Hands
Laurens, Jennifer - Nailed
Laurie, Victoria - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
Leavitt, Lindsey - Princess For Hire 
Lefkowitz, Frances - To Have Not
Leroe, Ellen - Dear Big V 
Leverone, Allen - Final Vector
Lewis, C.S. - Prince Caspian
Lipp, Kathi - The Marriage Project
Little, Kate - Baby on the Run
London, Julia - A Courtesan's Scandal
Long, Kathleen - Positive I.D.
Lore, Pittacus - I Am Number Four 
Luckett, Jacqueline E. - Searching for Tina Turner

M
Maizel, Rebecca - Infinite Days 
Mallory, Margaret - Knight of Pleasure
Maronne, Amanda - Slayed 
Martin, Kat - The Christmas Clock
Mascarenhas, Margaret - The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos
Maude, Rachel - Poseur
Mauer, Shari - Change of Heart 
McBride, Kristina - The Tension of Opposites
McBride, Susan - The Cougar Club
McCoy, Shirlee - Missing Persons
McFadden, Tina - Elffolk and the Crystal Caves of Atlantis 
McFerrin, Kaylin - Flaherty's Crossing
McMann, Lisa - Wake
McMann, Lisa - Cryer's Cross
Meldicott, Joan - A Blue and Gray Christmas
Melton, Marliss - Forget-Me-Not
Meyer, Joyce - Hearing From God Each Morning: 365 Daily Devotions
Meyer, Joyce and Deborah Bedford - Any Minute
Mills, DiAnn - Sworn to Protect
Morrill, Stephanie - Out With the In Crowd
Morrison, Boyd - The Ark
Moss, Jenny - Shadow
Murray, Victoria Christopher - Sins of the Mother
Myers, Bill - The God Hater 
Myracle, Lauren - ttyl

N
Nadol, Jen - The Mark
Nash, Joy - A Little Light Magic
Nicholson, Scott - The Skull Ring
North, Carol - Love's Reflection

O
O'Donnell, J.P. - Deadly Codes 
O'Donnell, J.P. - Fatal Gamble 
Oliver, Jana - The Demon Trapper's Daughter
Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall

P
Palmer, Michael - The First Patient
Pascal, Francine - Double Love
Patterson, James - The 9th Judgment
Patterson, James and Hal Friedman - Against Medical Advice
Patterson, James - Cross Fire 
Patterson, James - I, Alex Cross
Patterson, James - Swimsuit
Patterson, James and Michael Ledwidge - Worst Case 
Pearce, Mary E. - The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Peck, Richard - Three-Quarters Dead 
Pekkanen, Sarah - Skipping a Beat
Pence, James H. -  Blind Sight
Picoult, Jodi - Handle With Care
Picoult, Jodi - Change of Heart
Pineiro, Caridad - Sins of the Flesh
Polkinhorn, Christa - Love of a Stonemason
Porter, Jane - Easy on the Eyes

Q
Quick, Barbara - A Golden Web

R
Raybourn, Deanna - Dark Road to Darjeeling 
Reeves, Dia - Bleeding Violet
Reichs, Kathy - Virals 
Riordan, Rick - Maze of Bones
Robards, Karen - Shattered
Robb, J.D. - Portrait in Death
Robb, J.D. - Purity in Death
Roe, Molly - Call Me Kate, Meeting the Molly Maguires
Rogers, Martha - Becoming Lucy
Ross, David A. - Calico Pennants
Rubenfeld, Jed - The Death Instinct
Ruddy, Michael - Conflicts with Interest
Ryan, Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth

S
Sales, Leila - Mostly Good Girls
Sawyer, Kim Vogel - Katy's Debate 
Sawyer, Kim Vogel - Katy's New World
Schroeder, Lisa - Chasing Brooklyn
Scott, Amanda - Seduced by a Rogue
Scott, Inara - The Candidates (Delcroix Academy #1)
Scott, Mindi - Freefall
Scottoline, Lisa - Lady Killer
Schrefer, Eliot - The Deadly Sister
Senate, Melissa - The Secret of Joy 
Shay, Kathryn - The Perfect Family 
Simcox, Victoria - The Magic Warble
Slater, Susan - 0 to 60
Southwick, Teresa - The Millionaire and the M.D.
St. Crow, Lili - Strange Angels
St. John, Kelley - Flirting with Temptation
Standiford, Natalie - The Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters 
Steel, Danielle - Southern Lights
Sternberg, Libby - Sloane Hall
Sullivan, Mark T. - Triple Cross
Summers, Courtney - Fall for Anything 

Stookey, Chris - Terminal Care


T
Thomas, Jodi - Somewhere Along the Way 
Thomas, Jodi - Welcome to Harmony
Thompson, Carlene - Last Seen Alive
Thor, Brad - The Athena Project
Thrasher, Travis - Gun Lake
Thrasher, Travis - Isolation
Tocchini, Daniel - Us: A User's Guide
Turner, Matthew Paul - Hear No Evil


U

V
van Diepen, Allison - The Oracle of Dating
Van Gilder, Earle E. - Said the Spider 
van Heugten, Antoinette - Saving Max
Verrier, Steve - Plan B
Vlahov, Stephanie D. - The Active Creative Child
Von Ziegesar, Cecily - Gossip Girl
Von Ziegesar, Cecily - All I want is everything
Von Ziegesar, Cecily - Because I'm Worth It
Von Ziegesar, Cecily - Nobody Does It Better
Vrettos, Adrienne Maria - The Exile Of Gigi Lane

W
West, C.J. - The End of Marking Time 
White, Kate - Hush
Wilde, Lori - Once Smitten, Twice Shy
Wilde, Lori - There Goes the Bride
Woods, Elizabeth - Choker
Workinger, Shelley - Solid

X

Y
Young, Pamela Samuels - Buying Time
Young, Suzanne - The Naughty List
Yovanoff, Brenna - The Replacement

Z
Zarr, Sara - Sweethearts
Zarr, Sara - Story of a Girl
Zepeda, Gwendolyn - Lone Star Legend
Ziegler, Irene - Ashes to Water

2009 Suspense & Thriller Reading Challenge


This challenge can be found here at J. Kaye's Book Blog (which is a wonderful site and she has lots of giveaways). Reviews are also linked at the blog post. Also descriptions of the different types of suspense/thriller books are in the post mentioned above.

Rules of this challenge:

* Read TWELVE (12) different sub-genres of thrillers in 2009.

* You do NOT need to select your books ahead of time. Also, you may change as you go.

* Your books can crossover into other challenges.

I'm joining late (but you can join anytime, so it's not really late), but I have already read the following (book covers are at the bottom):

  1. Fragment by Warren Fahy - Sci-Fi Thriller - Review
  2. Missing Pieces by Joy Fielding - Psychological Thriller - Review coming soon
  3. Ghostwriter by Travis Thrasher - Supernatural Thriller - Review
  4. Deadfall by Robert Liparulo - Action Thriller - Review
  5. Trial by Fire by Jo Davis - Romantic Thriller - Review
  6. Threshold by Bonnie Kozek - Hard-boiled mystery - Review
  7. 14 by J.T. Ellison - Serial Killer Thriller - Review
  8. The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller - Legal Thriller - Review coming soon
  9. Fertile Ground by Ben Mezrich - Medical Thriller - Review coming soon
  10. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin - Conspiracy Thriller - Review coming soon
  11. Reunion in Death by J. D. Robb - Futuristic Thriller - Review
  12. Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson - Historical Thriller - Review coming soon

Only three more to go and three reviews to write - I figured this would be a fairly easy challenge to me as I love suspense and mysteries. Now to figure out which other three types I want to read. I have expanded this year - I didn't really do hard-boiled before and not to many sci-fi thrillers, but I will be adding more of both to my tbr from now on.

Update - 8/31/09 - challenge complete - though I think I will continue and see how many different sub-genres I can read. And I have to finish the reviews.