Thankfully Reading Weekend

Hosted by Beth Fish Reads,  Devourer of Books & Jenn’s Bookshelf.

I’m posting a day late only because I spent yesterday shopping, taking a nap, and watching football, and only read about five pages out of a book.

I’m officially declaring Saturday a read-a-thon day, working through some books from the Fall Into Reading Challenge and maybe some Nancy Drew. I’m sure I’ll spend tomorrow reading a good chunk as well.

Here are the details:

There are no rules to the weekend, we’re simply hoping to devote a good amount of time to reading, and perhaps meeting some of our reading challenges and goals for 2010. We thought it’d be fun if we cheered each other on a bit. If you think you can join in, grab the button  and sign on to Mr. Linky. If you don’t have a blog, use the comments!

The snow is falling, I have the teapot full. I must start reading.

What’s on Your Nightstand – December

I think I did pretty good this past month compared to some of the previous. I’m in the middle of reading Four Past Midnight, Mansfield Park, and The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion. I have decided to wait on reading The Apprentice until first of next year since I have so many others to get through.

November’s List

1. Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
2. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
3. The Clue of the Tapping Heels by Carolyn Keene
4. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene
5. The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene
6. The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
7. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
8. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
9. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
10. Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
11. I, Alex Cross by James Patteson
12. Exploiting Chaos by Jeremy Gutsche
13. The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze

December’s list is extra long because I have so many books to finish before the end of the year. I’m planning quite a few read-a-thons, starting this Thanksgiving weekend, plus I have a handful of vacation days coming up so I’m hopeful to get through everything (I hope).

December’s List

1. The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
2. Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
3. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
4. The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene
5. Smash Cut by Sandra Brown
6. Spook by Mary Roach
7. Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews
8. The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
9. Secret Diary of a Call Girl
10. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
11. Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore
12. The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion
13. The Quest of the Missing Map
14. The Clue in the Jewel Box
15. The Secret of the Old Attic
16. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
17. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell
18. The Clue in the Old Album
19. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
20. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

We’ll keep it at this list, but I have many more. Talk about high expectations for myself. :)

3 Challenges Completed

Rather than post three separate posts on the challenges I just completed by finishing Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evanovich, I thought I would do a joint post.

 

 
Finished 75 books
See my complete list here.

I loved this challenge. I haven’t decided about joining next year since I have joined the Off the Shelf Challenge, which is similar but with some different rules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read 15 Stephanie Plum Books
See my complete list here.

This was another favorite challenge! I loved getting  caught up with my new favorite series and look forward to now reading them as they are released instead of playing catch up.

The Series IV Challenge (and the corresponding challenges) have always been a fan favorite. I love being able to catch up with some fun series. I’m starting to get caught up enough that I’m not sure if I will be joining the challenge again next year, but will be considering it. Haven’t heard yet if there will be another one. See my complete list here. I ended up reading 24 books for this one.

REVIEW: Finger Lickin Fifteen

Title: Finger Lickin Fifteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: November 14, 2010
Pages: 308
Published: 2009
Format: First Edition

I’m almost finally caught up with the Stephanie Plum series, and I am very eager to take a break after reading have the series quickly over the past year.

In this latest book, Stephanie finds herself in the OFF position with Morelli, which hasn’t happened in a very long time. Some of their differences and the seriousness of their relationship starts to take a toll and they are at a crossroads.

This puts Steph in a very precarious position as Ranger knows she is suddenly available and doesn’t make it a secret how much she wants it to stay that way. In the meantime, Lula witnesses a murder that had her running for her life and moving in with Stephanie.

Many disasters follow as Lula tries to track down the murders by entering a BBQ contest. It wouldn’t be a Stephanie Plum book without some botched captures and steamy scenes with Ranger. After reading the ending of this one, I can only hope Stephanie is near adulthood and her future.

*challenges: fall into reading, series IV challenge, stephanie plum challenge, ryob challenge, november 12×12 challenge, countdown challenge

Other Reviews:

• Reading With Tequila
• Girls Just Reading

REVIEW: Plum Spooky

Title: Plum Spooky
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: November 13, 2010
Pages: 309
Published: 2008
Format: First Edition

In the latest, and maybe last (since he has his own series now), Diesel book, Stephanie finds herself in the middle of a crazy mystery.

Diesel is searching for his own family, Wulf, and drags Stephanie into the chaos when one of her ATFs becomes Wulf’s partner in crime. It doesn’t take long for Stephanie to find out that what Wulf and Munch are up to could cause mass chaos for the entire world, not just their small town.

Captured on multiple occasions to serve as Munch’s reward for helping Wulf, Stephanie is constantly finding herself surrounded by three men who continue making her life very complicated.

This one was fun, but still waiting for Stephanie to grow up a little more.

*challenges: fall into reading, series IV challenge, stephanie plum challenge, ryob challenge, november 12×12 challenge, countdown challenge

Other Reviews:
Reading With Tequila