T4MC - Part 4 Update

Updating my T4MC - Part 4 challenge!  As of August 31, I had 95 points and going strong! 

5 Point Challenges


Read a chick lit book - Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay, Book 1)

Read a book with a proper name in the title

Read a historical fiction book

Read a book with a one word title - Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)

Read a book made into a movie


10 Point Challenges


Read a book with a Civil War theme (any country)

Read a Biblical fiction book

Read a hardcover book - Fever Dream

Read a book about a king or queen

Read a book set in France


15 Point Challenges


Read a book by an author you’ve never read before - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)

Read a biography or autobiography

Read a book with a number in the title

Read any book and then post a review

Read any book but read it outside


20 Point Challenges


Read a book in a series AND the one after it - Death Masks: A Novel of the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files, Book 5), Blood Rites: A Novel of the Dresden Files

Read a book that was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - The Shipping News

Read a book considered Christian fiction - The Magician's Nephew

Read a book from The Modern Library Top 100

Read a book by an author born in July, August, September or October - The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - Sept 13, 2010

It's been awhile but I'm back - at least for this post anyways!  Even in my absence,I've been reading, have you?  Well check out One Person's Journey Through A World of Books and her great blog for this week's contributers!

The Past:

I finished up just this past weekend, Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy Bundle: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.  I highly recommend this series to everyone!  Very intense, very good characters and a very good read, all 3 of them!  Go read them now!

Also highly anticipated and read last week was the final book in The Hunger Games, Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games).  This one had a bit of a different tone but I was happy enough with it.  This is another series that I highly recommend!

For my T4MC, I needed to read a book that has won a Pulitzer Prize so I chose The Shipping News (Paperback) by Annie Proulx.  It was different, can't say that it was a favorite of mine and now I'm anxious to see the movie and Kevin Spacey's portrayal of the main character.

Oooh, I almost forgot that I started a new fantasy series by Robin Hobb with book 1, Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1).  It was good and it has been awhile since I read any fantasy.  I have the rest of the series on my TBR shelf!

On Tap:

Also for my T4MC, I am reading a biblical fiction book.  Anne Rice's Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt: A Novel.  While I've read many of Rice's novels including her Vampire and Witch chronicles, this is out of my comfort zone but it was recommended to me by my boss so I thought I'd give it a shot!

Next Up:  Not a hot clue.  Suggestions?

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T4MC Wrap Up Post!

Wrapping up my T4MC challenge with this post!!  I finished at the end of June with 205 points and was pleased to have been able to do all the 20 point challenges!  Next up, Part 4!

5 Point Challenges
Read a book by an author you’ve never read before - The Maze Runner (Maze Runner Trilogy (Hardback))- James Daschner
Read a book with a one word title - Deeper - Megan Hart
Read a book with an animal name in the title
Read a book with a proper name in the title - Jack: Secret Circles (Repairman Jack)- F. Paul Wilson
Read a fantasy

10 Point Challenges
Read an ‘Austenesque’ book - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
Read a book with a two word title - The Touch - F. Paul Wilson
Read a book that is part of a series - Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Book 1) - Julie Kenner
Read a book about a real person
Read a mystery


15 Point Challenges
Read a book written in the 60’s (any century)
Read a book with a number in the title - The 13th Apostle - Richard & Rachael Heller
Read a book by an author born in March, April, May or June. - An Enemy of the State (The LaNague Federation, Book 1)  F. Paul Wilson
Read a book with a three word title - Vision in White (The Bride Quartet, Book 1) - Nora Roberts

Read a book by an author with three names - Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, Book 1)- Karen Marie Moning


20 Point Challenges

Read a book with over 500 pages - Labyrinth - Kate Moss
Read a book with a four word title - A Wedding in December: A Novel- Anita Shreve
Read a book by two authors - Ciao Bella: A Novel - Gina Buonaguro & Janice Kirk
Read a book written in the 70s (any century) - The Murders of Richard III - Elizabeth Peters
Read a book that has been number one on the NYT Best-sellers list - The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 12, 2010

Hello there, its sure been a while and while I haven't been posting, I sure have still been reading.  This meme is by Sheila at her Book Journey  Go and check her blog out!

Currently:

I'm heavy into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and absolutely loving it!!  So far, highly recommended and I can't wait to find out what happens!

Recently:

Last week I finished Fever Dream, which is the latest in the Special Agent Pendergast series by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.  I found the story to be a bit different than the others but just as enjoyable.

I also recently read the first Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child, Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1).  Another Jack in my life and I ate it up!  I've got the next one, Die Trying (Jack Reacher, No. 2) on tap but am not sure if that's going to be my next book or not!

I won, in a blog giveaway, Ciao Bella: A Novel, which is a love story set after the second world war.  A few plot twists and its not as predictable as you first might think!

So, what have you been reading?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - May 24, 2010

Today in Canada its Victoria Day (or affectionately known around these parts as May long) in which we celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday.  It was a grey day here in Winnipeg, perfect for reading of which I got to do not much of.  But that's okay, the day is not over yet!  

I did, however remember about this meme hosted by Sheila at One Persons Journey Through A World of Books in which we share our most recent and upcoming reads!

Pastly: 
I was a reading whore last week, burning my way through the first 3 books of Nora Roberts Bride Quartet.  The first one is Vision in White (The Bride Quartet, Book 1) which of course got me hooked and left me wanting more but with the generous help of a good friend who kindly downloaded book 2 Bed of Roses (The Bride Quartet, Book 2) to her Kindle, I was able to get my fix.  Lastly, my hubby visited my local library and snagged Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3) off the Express Bestseller shelf and delivered it to me at my place of employ.  You know the saying, don't you "Happy Wife, Happy Life".  So far, a quite enjoyable series but I will need to be waiting til the fall for book 4 Happy Ever After (The Bride Quartet) which I'm fairly sure will be worth waiting for.

Currently:  
For my T4MC, I needed a book by an author read in March, April May or June and after looking around for a bit, I finally had a facepalm moment and went to my old standby of "The Man" F. Paul Wilson and am currently reading An Enemy of the State (The LaNague Federation, Book 1) and so far, so good.


Nextly: 
My boss is reading the first Jack Reacher novel Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1) and is loving it so I think that's going to be next.  That or I have a few other options for my T4MC which is winding up soon!


How about you?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - May 17, 2010

Once again, its Monday (how does that keep happening?) and time for this great meme hosted by Sheila over at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books!  This is a great meme to check out what other people are reading!

The Past:
I just finished reading California Demon: The Secret Life of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Book 2) and really enjoyed this second in the series!  Very entertaining in many ways!

Now:
After reading a recommendation, I picked up this from the library Vision in White (The Bride Quartet, Book 1).  I enjoy most of her books that I've read so far and am looking forward to this series.

Looking Forward To:
I must be under a big rock because I didn't know this was coming out (or else I knew but forgot which is quite likely) but I cannot wait!  Love, love this series: The Devil Colony (Sigma). I love thriller and have read many and most just don't cut it like the Sigma Force novels, IMHO.

And...*and*...Aloysius...Fever Dream.  This is another one I cannot wait for!

So, what's up for you in the book world?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - May 10, 2010

I missed doing this meme last week and just had to do it this week.  Hosted, as always, be Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books.  It's a great way to find out what other people are reading.  Check it out!

The Past:

It took me a while, but I finally finished The 13th Apostle which I only found to be just okay.  Another of those books that didn't develop the characters to make them believable to me.

The Present:

For some reason, I had a tough time deciding what to read next.  I scoured my TBR pile and finally came up with California Demon: The Secret Life of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom .(Book 2).  I recently read the first one in the series and really enjoyed it.  I think any Mom could relate to some aspects of this story, told in a humorous way.  Very entertaining!

So...what are you reading this week?

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