Get Rid of Books Summer Challenge (1)

For this challenge, there's not much to it except just to get rid of books that are just essentially cluttering your house. To follow the guidelines, I wanted to keep track of all the books I giveaway. Mind you, Sarah is definitely going to be beat me because she has more books to giveaway but I'm not going to give up so easily. :P

Books I've given away so far:

• 2 Copies of Stork by Wendy Delsol
• The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• Forever by Judy Blume
• Sometimes It Happens by Lauren Barnholdt
• Tan Lines by K. Applegate
• The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti
• Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti
• Almost Final Curtain by Tate Hathaway
•  Dark Descendant by Jenna Black
• Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

I will be updating this list as time goes on, it might even be the same post. Stay tuned!

LiLi

100 Books In A Year Reading Challenge

If you also wish to sign up for this challenge, just click the image above.
Since I decided to join this challenge, I will be updating the list of books as I finish them on my sidebar. So far this is the books I've read in 2011.


1) My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
2) Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
3) Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
4) Adversay by Kate Kaynak
5) Legacy by Kate Kaynak
6) Blood Red Road by Moira Young
7) Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
8) Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
9) Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur

LiLi

A-Z Author Challenge 2010

And thanks to the leniency of the creator of this challenge, I must abide to just one rule: Read alphabetically by author. Commit to 26 books.

A: Toni Andrews


B: Kate Brian

C: Megan Crewe

D: Kimberly Derting

E: Loretta Ellsworth

F: Jeaniene Frost

G: Alison Goodman

H: Molly Harper

I:

J: Christine Johnson

K: Phoebe Kitanidis

L: Jennifer Laurens

M: Deirdre Martin

N:

O: C.J. Omololu

P: James Patterson

Q:

R: Penni Russon

S: Kristina Springer

T:

U:

V: Rachel Vincent

W: J. M. Warwick

X:

Y:

Z:

This is as far as I got folks :)

 

LiLi

2010 100+ Reading Challenge [Completed]

Completed List

1) Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
2) A Season of Eden by J. M. Warwick
3) Power Play by Deirdre Martin
4) Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
5) Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian
6) Beg for Mercy by Toni Andrews
7) A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
8) Angel of Mercy by Toni Andrews
9) In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth
10) Undine by Penni Russon
11) Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
12) Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu
13) Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
14) The 8th Confession by James Patterson
15) Shadow by Jenny Moss
16) The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
17) Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell
18) Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
19) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
20) Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
21) Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
22) Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
23) Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
24) Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
25) The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
26) Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens
27) When Mike Kissed Emma by Christine Marciniak
28) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
29) The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
30) Kiss It by Erin Downing
31) I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
32) The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones
33) Tithe by Holly Black
34) Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
35) Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
36) The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor
37) For Keeps by Natasha Friend
38) Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
39) Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman
40) Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
41) Mistwood by Leah Cypess
42) Swoon At Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter
43) Penitence by Jennifer Laurens
44) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
45) A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
46) Oblivion Road by Alex McAulay
47) Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
48) Things I Know About Love by Kate Le Vann
49) Stolen by Lucy Christopher
50) The Deathday Letter by Shaun Hutchinson
51) The Maze Runner by James Dashner
52) Snap by Carol Snow
53) Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
54) Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
55) Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
56) A Caress of Twilight by Laurell K. Hamilton
57) Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
58) This Is What I Want to Tell You by Heather Duffy Stone
59) Salvaged by Stefne Miller
60) Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
61) Silver is for Secrets by Laurie Faria Stolarz
62) When Blood Calls by J. K. Beck
63) Siren by Tricia Rayburn
64) Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
65) Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
66) Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton
67) Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake
68) Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
69) Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
70) Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
71) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
72) Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
73) Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers
74) Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
75) A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton
76) Playing With Fire by Gena Showalter
77) Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K. Hamilton
78) A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton
79) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
80) Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
81) The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
82) Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
83) Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
84) Leader of the Pack by Karen MacInerney
85) My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
86) Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin
87) Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton
88) Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton
89) Sparrow Rock by Nate Kenyon
90) Bless Me, Ultima by Ruldolfo Anaya
91) Fire by Kristin Cashore
92) Eon by Alison Goodman
93) Grave Witch by Kalayna Price
94) Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding
95) Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
96) Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton
97) Dark Time by Dakota Banks
98) Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep
99) The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay
100) Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

rest of the books read in 2010...

101) Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers
102) Minder by Kate Kaynak
103) Entice by Carrie Jones
104) First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
105) Elixir by Hilary Duff
106) Eve of Samhain by Lisa Sanchez
107) Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur
108) The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

LiLi

First Challenge! (Women's Murder Club)

Some of you may have noticed that I have taken quite a liking to James Patterson's Women Murder Club series! (I think it's awesome!) Thanks to Yvonne at Socrates' Book Reviews, I am able to complete the series--until the next one comes out, of course--and complete the challenge as well. By when, you ask? August 15, 2009-August 15, 2010. Almost a whole year!

Guidelines:

1. All books need to be read between August 15, 2009 and August 15, 2010. Books read prior to August 15th don't count for this challenge.

2. If you want to participate, just post about it on your blog with a link back to here: http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/womens-murder-club-reading-challenge.html. Make sure you list the books you need to read.

3. Audio and Ebooks are acceptable. You can also use these books for other challenges.

4. Please use Mr. Linky to sign up. Use the link to your post about this challenge, not your main blog address. Links that don't go directly to your challenge post will be deleted.

5. Once you complete the challenge, please post the link to your wrap-up blog post with Mr. Linky. (There is an extra Mr. Linky for completed lists.)

6. There will also be a Mr. Linky for reviews, although posting your reviews are not a requirement.

7. You can take the button above and post it on your blog. These are the books in the series that have already been published...

1st to Die
2nd Chance
3rd Degree
4th of July
5th Horseman
6th Target
7th Heaven
8th Confession

The ones I still need to read...
7th Heaven
8th Confession

Come join me on the wild ride that is the Women's Murder Club!

Liyana, I Dare You to Accept this Challenge!

Liyana!




I dare you to accept this challenge. I dare you to complete at least 5 of the 10 items on the list below (though I triple dog dare you to tackle them all!)

1. Read and review If I Stay by Gayle Forman.
2. Watch Twilight 5 times in a row!
3. Publish a post dedicated to Taylor Lautner.
4. Watch and review I Am Legend.
5. Read and review Snitch by Allison Van Diepen.
6. Read the first two books in the Anita Blake Series. And email me your thoughts, lol, I would really like to know! (Thank you for the idea!)
7. Read the Tales of an Urban Werewolf series!
8. Read and review Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy!
9. Read 1st to Die by James Patterson! (if you don't like it, I'm not talking to you anymore! :P)
10. Read and review The Kindling of Greenfyr. (truly fantastic)

This challenge must be completed before my birthday, October 18, 2009!

If you fail in this challenge you must let me choose 3 novels from your bookshelf! (already know which ones, mwahahaha!)

But if you succeed I will dedicate a whole vlog to my singing, which is probably going to be torture for you people, but I don't mind doing!

If you choose to accept this dare you must follow these rules:

Blog about your acceptance and log in with Mr Linky on the correct Acceptance Post here.
Blog about your thoughts after completing each item. When you've completed the challenge check in with Mr Linky on the correct Completed Challenge Post on the I Dare You to Accept This Challenge Blog!

Once you accept (or complete) this challenge then make a list of 10 related items (ie all Bollywood movies, your favorite tv show or book series, favorite genre of books etc) and challenge one of your friends...even the one who challenged you!

Need help deciding on a dare? Check out what others are doing here.

Top Teen Books

Okay, I thought this was pretty cool even though I've probably read less than a third of these, but that doesn't mean I'm ashamed of it; so I'm posting it. :P Anyway, I stole it from . Just to give her props, you know? I tend to do that a lot, don't I? Oh, well. Deal.

The following list of books teens love, books teens should read, and books adults who serve teens should know about was compiled IN ABSOLUTELY NO SCIENTIFIC MANNER and should be taken with a very large grain of salt.

Instructions:
Put an “X” next to the books you’ve read
Put a “+” next to the books you LOVE
Put a “#” next to the books you plan on reading
Tally your “X”s at the bottom
Share with your friends!

I'm also going to use # as books I plan to read that I already own. (Stole this idea from Alea, hope she doesn't mind)
(I wonder if seeing the movie or episode counts? Probably not. Deal.)

1. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy / Douglas Adams
2. Kit’s Wilderness / David Almond
3. Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian / Sherman Alexie
4. Speak / Laurie Halse Anderson X+
5. Feed / M.T. Anderson
6. Flowers in the Attic / V.C. Andrews
7. 13 Reasons Why / Jay Asher
8. Am I Blue? / Marion Dane Bauer (editor)
9. Audrey Wait! / Robin Benway #
10. Weetzie Bat / Francesca Lia Block
11. Tangerine / Edward Bloor
12. Forever / Judy Blume X+
13. What I Saw and How I Lied / Judy Blundell
14. Tyrell / Coe Booth
15. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants / Ann Brashares X
16. A Great and Terrible Beauty / Libba Bray
17. The Princess Diaries / Meg Cabot X
18. The Stranger / Albert Camus #
19. Ender’s Game / Orson Scott Card
20. Postcards from No Man’s Land / Aidan Chambers
21. Perks of Being a Wallflower / Stephen Chbosky #
22. And Then There Were None / Agatha Christie
23. Gingerbread / Rachel Cohn
24. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist / Rachel Cohn and David Levithan #
25. Artemis Fowl (series) / Eoin Colfer
26. The Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins X+
27. The Midwife’s Apprentice / Karen Cushman
28. The Truth About Forever / Sarah Dessen X+
29. Little Brother / Cory Doctorow
30. A Northern Light / Jennifer Donnelly
31. Tears of a Tiger / Sharon Draper
32. The House of the Scorpion / Nancy Farmer
33. Breathing Underwater / Alex Flinn
34. Stardust / Neil Gaiman #
35. Annie on My Mind / Nancy Garden
36. What Happened to Cass McBride / Gail Giles
37. Fat Kid Rules the World / K.L. Going
38. Lord of the Flies / William Golding
39. Looking for Alaska / John Green
40. Bronx Masquerade / Nikki Grimes
41. Out of the Dust / Karen Hesse
42. Hoot / Carl Hiaasen
43. The Outsiders / S.E. Hinton #
44. Crank / Ellen Hopkins #
45 The First Part Last / Angela Johnson
46. Blood and Chocolate / Annette Curtis Klause X+
47. Arrow’s Flight / Mercedes Lackey
48. Hattie Big Sky / Kirby Larson
49. To Kill a Mockingbird / Harper Lee #
50. Boy Meets Boy / David Levithan
51. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks / E. Lockhart
52. The Giver / Lois Lowry X+
53. Number the Stars / Lois Lowry
54. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie / David Lubar
55. Inexcusable / Chris Lynch
56. The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things / Carolyn Mackler
57. Dragonsong / Anne McCaffrey
58. White Darkness / Geraldine McCaughrean
59. Sold / Patricia McCormick
60. Jellicoe Road / Melina Marchetta
61. Wicked Lovely / Melissa Marr X+
62. Twilight / Stephenie Meyer X+
63. Dairy Queen / Catherine Murdock
64. Fallen Angels / Walter Dean Myers
65. Monster / Walter Dean Myers
66. Step From Heaven / An Na
67. Mama Day / Gloria Naylor
68. The Keys to the Kingdom (series) / Garth Nix
69. Sabriel / Garth Nix
70. Airborn / Kenneth Oppel
71. Eragon / Christopher Paolini
72. Hatchet / Gary Paulsen
73. Life As We Knew It / Susan Beth Pfeffer
74. The Golden Compass / Phillip Pullman #
75. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging / Louise Rennison #
76. The Lightning Thief / Rick Riordan
77. Always Running: La Vida Loca / Luis Rodriguez
78. how i live now / Meg Rosoff
79. Harry Potter (series) / J.K. Rowling #
80. Holes / Louis Sachar X
81. Catcher in the Rye / J. D. Salinger #
82. Push / Sapphire
83. Persepolis / Marjane Satrapi
84. Unwind / Neil Shusterman
85. Coldest Winter Ever / Sister Souljah
86. Stargirl / Jerry Spinelli #
87. Chanda’s Secrets / Allan Stratton
88. Tale of One Bad Rat / Brian Talbot
89. Rats Saw God / Rob Thomas
90. Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien X
91. Stuck in Neutral / Terry Trueman
92. Gossip Girl / Cecily Von Ziegesar X
93. Uglies / Scott Westerfeld #
94. Every Time a Rainbow Dies / Rita Williams-Garcia
95. Pedro and Me / Judd Winick
96. Hard Love / Ellen Wittlinger
97. American Born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang
98. Elsewhere / Gabrielle Zevin
99. I am the Messenger / Markus Zusak
100. The Book Thief / Markus Zusak

X's: 12 :( Okay, that's just sad dude, but what can I say...I'm lazy? Yeah, that'll work.
I would love to see the results if you add this to your blog, so if you do, please comment leaving a link so I can comment on yours, too.

LILI