It's time for the 2010 Book Challenge

Its time to get your read on again this year. Here are the basic rules...

1. sign in under this post with a goal and please give me your email (if you don't want to put your email in your response, use my Email Me link in the right hand column)...I want to be able to check in with everyone and let you know when book related posts are going up
   
2. your goal can be as high or low as you feel comfortable with...the goal is to read more, not to beat everyone else
   
3. read, read, read
   
4. keep a running total
5. have fun
6. if it is under 50 pages or an audio book, it counts as HALF a book
7. anything over 50 pages counts as 1 BOOK no matter how long it is
   
8. textbooks, childrens books, ebooks all count
9. (thanks Jenn) rereading counts and any books read so far count
10. cookbooks count as a whole book if you actually read them (I mean really read...not just skim while looking for a recipe)

I want to send my thanks out to Jen J for *Navigating the Waters of Infertility and Beyond again because she was the one that sparked my Book Challenge Last year. So, to get the ball rolling, I am going to set my goal at 100 books since I topped 90 last year.

Who is going to join me? There will be prizes again!

BOOKS READ

1. Snowy Nights by Heather Graham, Lindsay McKenna, Marilyn Pappano, & Anette Broadrick (1/10/10)
2. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (1/13/10)
3. Seducing an Angel by Mary Balogh (1/17/10)
4. Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark (1/19/10)
5. A Quilter's Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini (2/4/10)
6. A Marriage of Inconvenience by Debbie Macomber (2/5/10)
7. The High IQ Bathroom Reader by Cliff Roads Books (2/7/10)
8. The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin (2/8/10)
9. Touch Of Enchantment by Teresa Medeiros (2/12/10)
10. After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros (2/14/10)
11. The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros (2/16/10)
12. Breath Of Magic by Teresa Medeiros (2/19/20)
13. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn (2/21/10)
14. Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn (2/23/10)
15. Timeless Moon by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp (3/5/10)
16. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (3/6/10)
17. Cold Moon Rising by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp (3/9/10)
18. Undead And Unworthy by Mary Janice Davidson (3/14/10)
19. Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke (3/15/10)
20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (3/17/10)
21. Undead And Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson (3/18/10)
22. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong (3/24/10)
23. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (3/31/10)
24. The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace (4/5/10)
25. 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs (4/6/10)
26. Big Spankable Asses (it's a ROMANCE y'all, don't judge by the title) by Angie Daniels, Kimberly Kaye Terry, and Lisa G. Riley (4/8/10)
27. At Last by Lisa G. Riley (4/11/10)
28. Caught Up In The Rapture by Lisa G Riley (4/13/10)
29. The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks (4/17/10)
30. Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne (4/19/10)
31. The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark (4/20/10)
32. Secret Life Of A Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (4/22/10)
33. Forbidden Nights With A Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (4/23/10)
34. The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini (4/25/10)
35. All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (4/26/10)
36. The Vampire And The Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks (5/2/10)
37. Angel Time by Anne Rice (5/5/10)
38. The Sea Of Monsters by Rick Riordan (5/6/10)
39. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts (5/7/10)
40. Shattered by Karen Robards (5/10/10)
41. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (5/10/10)...yeah, I read it again. Joey had me read it to him aloud.
42. Vision In White by Nora Roberts (5/12/10)
43. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (5/14/10)
44. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (5/17/10)
45. A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby (5/18/10)
46. Healing Hearts: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon by Kathy E. Magliato, MD (5/19/10)
47. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (5/20/10)
48. Delighted by Bertrice Small, Susan Johnson, Nikki Donovan, and Liz Madison (5/24/10)
49. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The DemiGod Files by Rick Riordan (5/24/10)
50. Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber (5/26/10)
51. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (5/29/10)
52. Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz (5/31/10)
53. A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber (6/2/10)
54. The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (6/3/10)
55. Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (6/9/10)
    
56. The Sea Of Monsters by Rick Riordan (6/9/10)...read aloud to Joey
57. Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts (6/10/10)
58. Christmas Wishes by Debbie Macomber (6/12/10)
59. Misconceptions: One Couple's Journey From Embryo Mix-Up To Miracle Baby by Paul and Shannon Morell with Angela Hunt (6/13/10)
60. Three In Death by J.D. Robb (6/18/10)
61. Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson and Richard Dilallo (6/20/10)
62. The Love Affair of an English Lord by Jillian Hunter (6/24/10)
63. Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber (6/26/10)
64. House of Testosterone by Sharon O'Donnell (7/1/10)
65. Witchcraft by Jayne Anne Krentz (7/5/10)
    
66. Shameless by Karen Robards (7/7/10)
67. Breathless by Dean Koontz (7/12/10)
68. Nobody's Baby But Mine By Susan Elizabeth Phillips (7/14/10)
    
69. Burn by Linda Howard (7/17/10)
70. The House on Teacher's Lane by Rachel Simon (7/23/10)
71. Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) (7/26/10)
72. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (8/4/10)
73. Scandalous by Karen Robards (8/9/10)
74. Irresistible by Karen Robards (8/11/10)
75. What Happens In London by Julia Quinn (8/14/10)
76. Raine's Blues by Sharon Cullars (8/15/10)
77. Let's Do It Again by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb (8/16/10)
78. The Seduction of an English Scoundrel by Jillian Hunter (8/17/10)
79. That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey (8/18/10)
80. All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins (8/26/10)
81. Dragongirl by Todd McCaffrey (8/28/10)
82. The Wedding Night of an English Rogue by Jillian Hunter (8/31/10)
83. The Sinful Nights of a Nobleman by Jillian Hunter (8/31/10)
84. The Wicked Games of a Gentleman by Jillian Hunter (9/1/10)
85. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn (9/3/10)
86. 10 Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn (9/5/10)
87. Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen (9/8/10)
88. Waking The Witch by Kelley Armstrong (9/9/10)
89. Dark Peril by Christine Feehan (9/14/10)
90. Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie (9/16/10)
91. Mockingjay (final book in The Hunger Games trilogy) by Suzanne Collins (9/17/10)
92. Wicked As Sin by Jillian Hunter (9/20/10)
93. The Devilish Pleasures of a Duke by Jillian Hunter (9/21/10)
94. Mind Game by Christine Feehan (9/28/10)
95. Blockade Billy by Stephen King (9/28/10)
96. Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone (10/8/10)
97. The One That Got Away by Victoria Alexander, Liz Carlyle, Eloisa James, and Cathy Maxwell (10/15/10)
98. Never Lie To A Lady by Liz Carlyle (10/20/10)
99. Never Deceive a Duke by Liz Carlyle (10/21/10)
100. Big Guns Out Of Uniform by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Liz Carlyle, and Nicole Camdem (10/25/10)
101. An Improper Aristocrat by Deb Marlowe (10/28/10)
102. Never Romance A Rake by Liz Carlyle (11/1/10)
103. Christmas Heat by Devon Vaughn Archer (11/3/10)
104. Juliet by Anne Fortier (11/17/10)
105. The Lost Heroes by Rick Riordan (11/18/10)
106. A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh (11/21/10)
107. What A Rogue Desires by Caroline Linden (11/22/10)
108. The Season by Sarah MacLean (11/25/10)
109. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (11/26/10)
110. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine To The World Of Food And The People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain (12/2/10)
111. Hooked On Murder by Betty Hechtman (12/8/10)
112. Scandal by Amanda Quick (12/10/10)
113. Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong (12/16/10)
114. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean (12/19/10)
115. A Gift Of  Love by Judith McNaught, Kimberly Cates, Andrea Kane, Judith O'Brien, and Jude Deveraux (12/22/10)
116. The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Jill Shalvis, Kathy Love, Katherine Garbera, and Kylie Adams (12/27/10) 
117. SEALed with a Kiss by Mary Margret Daughtridge (12/30/10)

HALF BOOKS

1. Rock Star Wedding (link is at bottom of page) by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb (1/14/10)
2. Testing the Ice by Sharon Robinson (multiple times, at least a couple of nights a week so far)
3. Henry and Jim by J.M. Snyder (5/3/10)
4. The Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Team by Tim O'Shei (5/20/10)