Dystopian Reading Challenge 2012

Are you living in terror and fear for your survival?  Welcome to the dark and depraved world of DYSTOPIA.

Are you confused about Dystopia? Do you want to know – what exactly is a Dystopian society?  Click here to read all about it.

Goal: GET LIBERATED — to read at least 24 dystopian novels in 2012

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1. LU : Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver  
2. LU : The Killables - Gemma Malley
3. LU : The Selection - Kiera Cass
4. LU : Crossed - Ally Condie
5. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
6. Fever - Lauren DeStefano 
7. Prized - Caragh M. O'Brien 
8. The Dead-Tossed Waves - Carrie Ryan
9. Outpost - Ann Aguirre
10. Rebel Heart - Moira Young
11. Incarnate - Jodi Meadows
12. Under the never sky - Veronica Rossi
13. Legend - Marie Lu
14. Article 5 - Kristen Simmons
15. The way we fall - Megan Crewe
16. Ashfall - Mike Mullin
17. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
18. Gone -  Michael Grant
19. The Resistance - Gemma Malley
20. The Legacy - Gemma Malley
21. XVI - Julia Karr
22. Inside Out - Maria V. Snyder
23. Across the Universe - Beth Revis 
24. Genesis - Bernard Beckett 
25. The Knife of never letting go - Patrick Ness 
26. The Giver - Lois Lowry
27. The Maze Runner - James Dashner 
28. Pastworld - Ian Beck

i'm in love with series (challenge)

Parce que je suis une croqueuse de séries, voici un challenge avec moi-même, 

série Les confidences de Calypso - Tyne O'Connell

1. tome 1 : Romance royale
2. tome 2 : Trahison royale
3. tome 3 : Duel Princier 

1. tome 1 : Some girls bite
2. tome 2 : Friday night bites
3. tome 3 : Twice Bitten 

1. tome 1 : Glass Houses
2. tome 2 : The Dead Girls' Dance
3. tome 3 : Midnight Alley
4. tome 4 : Feast of Fools

1. tome 1 : Undead and unwed
2. tome 2 : Undead and unemployed
3. tome 3 : Undead and unappreciated
4. tome 4 : Undead and unreturnable 

Romance Reading Challenge 2012

Hop, le traditionnel rendez-vous de la romance (historique, pour ma part, car c'est le genre qui a toute ma préférence) ! 

Choose at least 5 novels to read. You can change your choices at any time. Crossovers between other challenges are fine.
All kinds of books count such as eBooks, Audiobooks...etc.
If you are looking for suggested reading see Best Romance Novels Today, Romance Novels on Wiki or Best Romance Stories. 
In my opinion, you can't go wrong with Jane Austen, Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks and Georgette Heyer. 

1. LU : Private arrangements - Sherry Thomas
2. LU : The stolen princess - Anne Gracie
3. LU : Wicked intentions - Elizabeth Hoyt
4. LU : Beyond the highland mist - Karen Marie Moning
5. Delicious - Sherry Thomas
6. Not quite a husband - Sherry Thomas
7. His at night - Sherry Thomas
8. Ravishing in red - Madeline Hunter
9. Goddess of the hunt - Tessa Dare

Challenge 2nds in a series 2012

Et ça continue, encore et encore !

There are four levels to choose from in this challenge:

• Just a spoonful - Read 3 books that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author. 
• A few more bites - Read 6 books that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.
• A full plate - Read 12 books that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.
• All you can eat - Read 20 books (or more) that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.

 

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1. LU : Undead and unemployed (Undead) - MaryJanice Davidson
   
2. LU : My soul to save (Soul screamers) - Rachel Vincent
3. LU : Changeless - Gail Carriger
4. LU : The Dead girls' dance (The Morganville Vampires) - Rachel Caine
5. LU : Allegiance (Legacy) - Cayler Kluver
6. LU : Pandemonium (Delirium) - Lauren Oliver
7. LU : The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies) - Pittacus Lore
8. LU : Crossed (Matched) - Ally Condie
9. LU : Guardian of the Gate (Prophecy of the Sisters) - Michelle Zink
10. LU : Hexbound (Dark Elite) - Chloe Neill
11. LU : Perception (Clarity) - Kim Harrington
12. LU : Hades (Halo) - Alexandra Adornetto
13. Succubus on top (Georgina Kincaid) - Richelle Mead
14. Magic burns (Kate Daniels) - Ilona Andrews
15. Fanged and fabulous (Immortality bites) - Michelle Rowen
16. Kiss of crimson (Midnight Breed) - Lara Adrian
17. Heat Stroke (Weather Warden) - Rachel Caine
18. Web of lies (Elemental assassin) - Jennifer Estep
    
19. One foot in the Grave (Night huntress) - Jeaniene Frost
20. Warsworn (Chronicles of the Warlands) - Elizabeth Vaughan
21. Secrets and shadows (13 to life) - Shannon Delany
22. Local habitation (October Daye) - Seanan McGuire
23. Living dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse) - Charlaine Harris
24. Grave surprise (Harper Connelly) - Charlaine Harris
25. The dead and the gone (Last survivors) - Susan Beth Pfeffer

Challenge 1st in a series 2012

On reprend les bonnes vieilles habitudes ! 

There are four levels for this challenge:

• Series Novice: Read 3 books that are the first in any series.
• Series Lover: Read 6 books that are the first in any series.
• Series Expert: Read 12 books that are the first in any series.
• Series Fanatic: Read 20 books that are the first in any series.

What I'm considering to read : 

 

1. LU : Firespell : a novel of Dark Elite - Chloe Neill
2. LU : Rot & ruin (Benny Imura) - Jonathan Maberry
3. LU : Shakespeare's Landlord (a Lily Bard mystery) - Charlaine Harris
4. LU : Bright Young Things - Anna Godbersen
5. LU : Halo - Alexandra Adornetto
6. LU : Bleu Saphir - Kerstin Gier
7. LU : Prophecy of the Sisters - Michelle Zink
8. LU : Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles) - Suzanne Collins
9. LU : Angel - L.A. Weatherly
10. LU : Everneath - Brodi Ashton
11. LU : The Selection - Kiera Cass
12. LU : Red-headed stepchild - Jaye Wells
13. LU : Beyond the highland mist (Highlander) - Karen Marie Moning
14. Mark of the demon (Kara Gillian) - Diana Rowland
15. Destiny kills (Myth and magic series) - Keri Arthur
16. Storm born (Dark Swan) - Richelle Mead
17. Touch the dark (Cassandra Palmer) - Karen Chance
18. Married with zombies (Living with the dead) - Jesse Petersen
19. Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine) - Lilith Saintcrow
20. Once bitten, twice shy (Jaz Parks) - Jennifer Rardin
21. When darkness comes (Guardians of eternity) - Alexandra Ivy
22. Slave to sensation - Nalini Singh
23. Night shift (Jill Kismet) - Lilith Saintcrow
24. High stakes (Vegas vampires) - Erin McCarthy
25. The better part of darkness (Charlie Madigan) - Kelly Gay

Just Contemporary Reading Challenge

 

This is a challenge to get people reading more Contemporary/Realistic Fiction.

Books must be read between January 1, 2012 and December 31st 2012.

International participants are completely welcome and although every giveaway will not be available to you, I will make sure that there are some open to you too.

source : http://www.basicallyamazingashley.com/2011/11/just-contemporary-reading-challenge.html

1. Rich and Mad - William Nicholson
2. Forever - Judy Blume
3. Hate List - Jennifer Brown
4. The statistical probability of love at first sight - Jennifer E. Smith
5. You against me - Jenny Downham
6. Boys don't cry - Malorie Blackman
7. Someone like you - Sarah Dessen
8. Rosebush - Michele Jaffe
9. Nothing like you - Lauren Strasnick
10. The Vinyl Princess - Yvonne Printz
11. I'll be there - Holly Goldberg Sloan
12. Gimme a call - Sarah Mlynowski
13. The probability of miracles - Wendy Wunder
14. The Oracle of dating - Allison Van Diepen
15. Dear Dylan - Siobhan Curham
16. Rockoholic - C.J. Skuse

British Books Challenge 2012

What is the British Books Challenge?

The BBC is a reading challenge aiming to read at least 12 books by British Authors (which works out to one a month).  

source : http://www.overflowinglibrary.com/2011/12/british-books-challenge-2012-sign-up.html

1. Rich and Mad - William Nicholson
2. Girl, Going on 17 : Pants on Fire - Sue Limb
3. You against me - Jenny Downham
4. Changeless - Gail Carriger
5. Boys don't cry - Malorie Blackman
6. Claude in the City - Alex T. Smith
7. My name is Mina - David Almond
8. Dueling Princes - Tyne O'Connell
9. Undead - Kirsty McKay
10. Stuck - Oliver Jeffers
11. Billionnaire Boy - David Walliams
12. Revolver - Marcus Sedgwick
13. Devil-in-the-Dark - Patricia Wentworth
14. Madame Pamplemousse and her incredible edibles - Rupert Kingfisher
15. Daylight Saving - Edward Hogan
16. Damage - Sue Mayfield
17. Witchfinder - William Hussey

The Dystopia challenge 2011

Hosted  @ BA Reading Challenge,

 

I'm going to choose level Soldier and read 30 books. 

1. LU : Candor - Pam Bachorz
2. LU : The Other Side of the Island - Allegra Goodman
3. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
4. Gone -  Michael Grant
5. The Maze Runner - James Dashner
6. Pastworld - Ian Beck
7. The Line - Teri Hall
8. LU : Life as we knew it - Susan Beth Pfeffer
9. LU : Birthmarked - Caragh M. O'Brien [#]
10. Genesis - Bernard Beckett
11. The Knife of never letting go - Patrick Ness
12. The Giver - Lois Lowry
13. LU : Unwind - Neal Shusterman
14. The Dead-Tossed Waves - Carrie Ryan
15. LU : The City of Ember - JeanneDuPrau  [#] 
16. LU : Matched - Ally Condie 
17. The Resistance - Gemma Malley
18. The Legacy - Gemma Malley
19. LU : Delirium - Lauren Oliver  [#]
20. Inside Out - Maria V. Snyder
21. Across the Universe - Beth Revis
22. LU : Divergent - Veronica Roth
23. LU : Enclave - Ann Aguirre
24. LU : Wither - Lauren DeStefano 
25. LU : Feed - M.T. Anderson (en VF : Interface)
26. LU : Blood Red Road (en VF : Saba l'Ange de la mort)
27. LU : Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
28. LU : Possession - Elana Johnson

Romance Reading Challenge 2011

Je renoue encore avec ce challenge ! Il n'y a pas de raison de résister, je suis faible... et j'aime la romance (historique, de préférence). Jouons le jeu jusqu'au bout !

"Romance" isn't limited to steamy Harlequin novels. There is a huge selection of books in this category such as contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance to name a few. As long as the story has romantic love between the two main characters your selection will fit this challenge. The novels do not need to have a happy ending either, there can also be unrequited love.

Choose at least 5 novels to read. You can change your choices at any time. (Hosted by The Bookworm) Here I go !

1. LU : Highlander Unmasked - Monica McCarty [#] (en VF : Le secret du Highlander)
2. LU : Only his - Elizabeth Lowell [#] (en VF : Aventure dans les Rocheuses)
3. LU : Slightly shady - Amanda Quick (en VF : L'intrigante de Londres) 
4. LU : The Duke and I - Julia Quinn (en VF : Daphné et le duc)
5. It happened one autumn - Lisa Kleypas
6. Savage Heat - Nan Ryan
7. First comes marriage - Mary Balogh
8. An offer from a gentleman - Julia Quinn

2011 Debut Author Challenge

From Kristi, The Story Siren

 

What is the 2011 Debut Author Challenge?

• The objective is to read a set number of YA (Young Adult) or MG (Middle Grade) novels from debut authors published this year. I’m going to challenge everyone to read at least 12 debut novels !

 

Some of the books I'm considering:

1. LU : The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney  [#]
2. LU : Entangled - Cat Clarke [#]
3. LU : Clarity - Kim Harrington
4. LU : Ruby Red - Kerstin Gier
5. LU : Divergent - Veronica Roth
6. LU : Enclave - Ann Aguirre
7. LU : Forgotten - Cat Patrick
8. LU : Hourglass - Myra McEntire
9. LU : Blood Red Road - Moira Young
10. LU : Wither - Lauren DeStefano
11. LU : Born at Midnight - C.C. Hunter
12. LU : Blood Magic - Tessa Gratton
13. LU : Tempest - Julie Cross
14. LU : Shatter me - Tahereh Mafi
15. LU : Die for me - Amy Plum
16. LU : Carrier of the Mark - Leigh Fallon
17. LU : A Beautiful Dark - Jocelyn Davies
18. LU : Possession - Elana Johnson
19. Angelfire - Courtney Allison Moulton
20. Unearthly - Cynthia Hand
21. Accross the Universe - Beth Revis
22. Falling under - Gwen Hayes
23. Timeless - Alexandra Monir
24. The Iron Thorn - Caitleen Kittredge
25. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Michelle Hodkin
26. Starcrossed - Josephine Angelini
27. Haven - Kristi Cook
28. The False Princess - Eilis O'Neal
29. Shattered Souls - Mary Lindsey
30. The Girl of Fire and Thorns - Rae Carson
31. Kat, Incorrigible - Stephanie Burgis
32. The Beginning of After - Jennifer Castle
33. The Near Witch - Victoria Schwab
34. The Girl in the Steel Corset - Kady Cross
35. Dearly, Departed - Lia Habel
36. Anna dressed in blood - Kendare Blake
37. Moonglass - Jessi Kirby
38. The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver
39. Hereafter - Tara Hudson
40. (Half-Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout)
41. (Betrayal - Mayandree Michel)
42. (Burn Bright - Marianne de Pierres)

Je n'avais pas bouclé mon challenge 2010, mais j'en redemande !