100+ Reading Challenge

I've signed up for The 2010 100+ Reading Challenge hosted by J.Kaye's Book Blog.

The rules for the challenge are outlined below. For more information or to sign up for the challenge click here

1. The goal is to read 100 or more books. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate. --Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post. To learn how to sign up without having a blog, click here.

2. Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Manga, Graphic Novels, Library books, Novellas, Young Reader, Nonfiction – as long as the book has an ISBN or equivalent or can be purchased as such, the book counts.

What doesn't count: Individual short stories or individual books in the Bible.

3. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

4. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Books started before the 1st do not count.

Books I've read (to be filled in as I go)

1. Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
2. Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
3. Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
4. Moby Clique
5. The Dark Divine
6.. Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
7. Auf Wierdersehen by Christa Holden Ockler
8. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
9. Nearly Departed by Rook Hastings
10. The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
11. The Boyfriend Game by Stephie Davis
12. A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
13. Undead Much by Stacey Jay
14: Need by Carrie Jones
15: My So Called Afterlife my Tamsym Murray
16: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
17: The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
18: Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
19: Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
20: Splendour Falls by Rosemary Clement Moore
21: Drawing With Light by Julia Green
22: Walk of the Spirits by Richie Tankersley Cusick
23: Scarred by Julia Hoban
24: Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker
25: The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
26: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
27: Mr Monster by Dan Wells
28: Song Quest by Katherine Roberts
29: Della Says: OMG! by Keris Stainton
30: Spilt by a Kiss by luisa Plaja
31: Ondine by Ebony Mckenna
32: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter
33: Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
34: Swapped by a Kiss by Luisa Plaja
35: Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
36: This Is Me From Now On by Barbara Dee
37: Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
38: Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
39: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
40: Would You? by Marhe Jocelyn
41: Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey
43: Star Crossed by Jo Cotterill
44: Seriously Sassy: Crazy Days by Maggi Gibson
45: The Clearing by Heather Davis
46: What Would Emma Do? by Eileen Cook
47: iBoy by Kevin Brooks
48: Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
49: Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
50: The Avenger by P C Cast
51: The Pack by L M Preston
52: Day of Deliverance by Johnny O'Brien
53: Loving Spirit by Linda Chapman
54: My Life in Pink and Green by Liza Greenwald
55: The Midnight Charter by David Whitley
56: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
57: The Eternal Ones by Kristen Miller
58: TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow
59: Radiance by Alyson Noel
60: Scarlett Dedd by Cathy Brett
61: Cherry Crush (Chocolate Box Girls) by Cathy Cassidy
62: Immortal Remains by Rook Hastings
63: My So-called Haunting by Tamsyn Murray
64: Far From You by Lisa Schroeder
65: One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
66: Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
67: Stop Pretending by Sonya Sones
68: Blood Ties by Sophie McKenzie
69: Blood Ransom by Sophie McKenzie
70: Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
71: Angel by LA Weatherly
72: Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
73: What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
74: What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
75: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
76: Crank by Ellen Hopkins
77: Stray by Rachel Vincent
78: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
79: Pride by Rachel Vincent
80: Prey by Rachel Vincent
81: Shift by Rachel Vincent
82: Alpha by Rachel Vincent
83: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
84: Beautiful Darknes by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
85: Out For Blood by Alyxandra Harvey
86: Minder by Kate Kaynak
87: You Against Me by Jenny Downham
88: Matched by Ally Condie
89: Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes by Lisa Greenwald
90: Frostbite by Richelle Mead
91: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
92: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
93: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
94: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
95: Forget You by Jennifer Echols
96: You Wish by Mandy Hubbard
97: Captivate by Carrie Jones
98: Entice by Carrie Jones
99: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
100: Don't Judge a Girl by their Cover by Ally Carter
101: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Phew!  Just managed it!  Challenge completed:)

Favourite Reads of 2009

So here are my favourite reads of 2009. I tried to cut them down to my top 10 but it proved too hard so I gave up!



My favourite read, though, had to be Hush Hush. I just loved that book!

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (review)
Two Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt (review)
You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay (review)
Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby (review)
Bite Me by Melissa Francis (review)
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (review)
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (review)
Hold Still by Nina LaCour (review)
The Hate List by Jennifer Brown (review)
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols (review)
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler (review)
Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr (review)
Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers (review)
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (review)
If I Stay by Gayle Forman (review)
My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey

Oops I forgot Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - loved that one too:)

I want to read that...

I’d love a cup of coffee. I wish she knew how pretty she was. I wish I could drop this kid in the dryer sometimes. I just want her to be happy. I hope she didn’t find out what Ben said about her. I wish I knew how many calories were in a bite of muffin…

Joy is used to hearing Whispers. She’s used to walking down the street and instantly knowing people’s deepest, darkest desires. She uses this talent for good, to make people happy and give them what they want. But for her older sister, Jessica, the family gift is a curse, and she uses it to make people’s lives—especially Joy’s—miserable. Still, when Joy Hears Jessica whisper: I want to kill my Hearing dead, and kill me too if that’s what it takes, she knows she has to save her sister, even if it means deserting her friends, stealing a car and running away with a boy she barely knows—a boy who may have a dark secret of his own.

This sounds really good! It's published April 27th 2010 by Balzer & Bray (US)

Cover Wars: 13 Treasures

UK / US

I love 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison and love the UK cover. I saw the US cover on a IMM post on Sunday and thought it looked really interesting! I really can't decide which one I like best.

Which do you prefer?

Favourite Covers of 2009

Here are my favourite covers of 2009 - I've only included books published 2009 and I'm sure I've missed a few good ones ... so let me know if there are any you think I should have included:)