Thriller & Suspense Reading Challenge 2010

Thursday 19 November, 2009 By 4 Comments

Book Chick City is hosting the 2010 Thriller and Suspense Reading Challenge which begins 1 January 2010 and ends 31 December 2010. The goal is to read 12 thriller and/or suspense novels. On the information page there helpful lists of sub-genres. The books do not need to be chosen in advance and can be changed. This looks to be a fun reading challenge!

My proposed list:

  1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
  2. The Woman in White by Wilke Collins
  3. City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin
  4. Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin
  5. Breathing Water by Timothy Hallinan
  6. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
  7. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
  8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
  9. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
  10. Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson
  11. 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
  12. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

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South Asian Author Challenge-2010

Thursday 19 November, 2009 By 2 Comments



S. Krishna is hosting a South Asian Author Challenge which begins 1 January 2010 and ends 31 December 2010. On the challenge page, S. Krishna gives examples of books to choose from as well as an extensive list of authors to choose from as well. Some books I already had in my TBR pile, others I looked up and found interesting, which is how I chose my books. The challenge offers several different options of commitment for this reading challenge and I am opting for the highest level, 10 novels.

The 10 novels I have chosen are:

  1. Saffron Dreams – Shaila Abdullah
  2. Haunting Bombay – Shilpa Agarwal
  3. The Forbidden Daughter – Shobhan Bantwal
  4. The Sari Shop Widow – Shobhan Bantwal
  5. A Disobedient Girl – Ru Freeman
  6. The Namesake – Jhumpa Lahiri
  7. A Breath of Fresh Air – Amulya Malladi
  8. Rooftops of Tehran – Mahbod Seraji
  9. The Girl From Foreign – Sadia Shepard
  10. The Space Between Us – Thrity Umrigar

This challenge looks to be a lot of fun and will expose me to many different cultural novels. Anyone can join by visiting the South Asian Author Challenge.

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Thankfully Reading Weekend

Saturday 14 November, 2009 By 4 Comments

This Thanksgiving, well the day after, I shall be spending 3 days enjoying my family and reading books. While many will be out shopping on Black Friday, I shall be home curled up with a cup of coffee and some delightfully good novels.

Jenn, Jen and Beth came up with the idea of the Thankfully Reading Weekend, which is a non-challenge event that anyone can participate in. The Thankfully Reading Weekend begins on November 27, 2009 and ends on November 29, 2009. This is meant to be a fun event and even has a Twitter hashtag for the weekend event: #thankfulreading.

Join in on the no pressure, no prizes, no challenges reading weekend. To learn more or to sign up for that promises to be a fun weekend of good food, good friends, and good books head to Book Blog Social Club! I look forward to chatting with fellow readers this coming Thanksgiving weekend.

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2009/2010 Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge

Thursday 27 August, 2009 By Leave a Comment


Imagine my delight when I came across this challenge! I began reading these books when my twins were babies and well, life got really busy with twin babies and a toddler and I sort of left this series behind. Each time I see a new book out I think, I am going to begin again, yet never do. Now I definitely will be reading those books! I must find the first few I know they are here somewhere.

The rules are straightforward and can be found on J. Kaye’s Book Blog. In short I am to catch up on the Stephanie Plum books I have not read, post reviews, link to the central site, especially when I have completed the challenge. The Challenge ends 31 December 2010. Plenty of time.

Since I cannot even recall the first one, I need to go back to the beginning, so here is my list:

1. One for the Money
2. Two for the Dough
3. Three to Get Deadly
4. Four to Score
5. High Five
6. Hot Six
7. Seven Up
8. Hard Eight
9. To the Nines
10. Ten Big Ones
11. Eleven on Top
12. Twelve Sharp
13. Lean Mean Thirteen
14. Fearless Fourteen
15. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen

The most difficult part for me will be remembering to update my blog. I do have excellent intentions.

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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Challenge IV

Thursday 27 August, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I know I have not updated all my other book challenges, I will! When I came across the R.I.P. IV Challenge, I could not resist! The challenge is fairly straightforward, it runs from 1 September through 31 October. Very doable! This is my first time participating and I am very excited!

Seeing how I never do anything small,I shall be participating in:


The goal is to read 4 novels within the aforementioned time frame, from any of the following genres:
  • Mystery
  • Suspense
  • Thriller
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Gothic
  • Horror
  • Supernatural
My plan is to read (subject to change):

Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (I need to pre-order this to receive a copy in time)
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
The BoneMan’s Daughter by Ted Dekker

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