2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

I know I know...Another Challenge?? Don't worry, where do you think I get 80 percent if not more of my reading from? This will be no biggie for me...I hope...lol. Anyway,there is more to it than just checking out a book or two from the library to finish this challenge. So go to
http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2009/11/2010-support-your-local-library-reading.html

to find out all about it and sign up!!

I am going to do 'Just My Size' (50 Books). But maybe I can do the 75 or maybe even the 100 mark!!! Lol...here is my list:

Again, the ''X" means I have read it.
1. Letters to My Daughter by Maya Angelou X
2. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman X
3. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
4. A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart
5. Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel by Julia Keller
6. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
7. East of the Sun by Julia Gregson
8. Alex Cross Trial by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo
9. The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry
10. 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
11. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
12. Killjoy by Julie Garwood
13. 2nd Chance by James Patterson with Andrew Gross
14. Winter Haven by Athol Dickson
15. Try To Remember a novel by Iris Gomez
16. Never Let You Go by Erin Healy
17. My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme X
18. Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart
19. Julie & Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen by Julie Powell
20. The Wife's Tale a novel by Lori Lansens
21. As Always, Julia: Letters between Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: food, friendship & the making of a masterpiece by Joan Reardon

Booking Through Thursday

So another fun activity I joined is called Booking Through Thursday. It's a fun question each week and this week, the question is: "
God* comes to you and tells you that, from this day forward, you may only read ONE type of book–one genre–period, but you get to choose what it is. Classics, Science-Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Cookbooks, History, Business … you can choose, but you only get ONE.

What genre do you pick, and why?

At first my thought was...
As a Christian. I should say the Bible; it has mystery, suspense, thrill, romance, murder, drama, inspiration…all of it…except for recipes…it isn’t a cook book as well. So I am torn…

Then I thought, you know, I could take my Bible, and one of my favorite cook books like "Rachael Ray's 365 plus recipe Book" and glue them together to make one big book!! Hopefully this works (haha). If it doesn't I wil give another answer...

100+ Challenge

I have joined the 100+ Challenge! Reading 100+ books in a year! I joined late though, it ends December 2010. But since I read a bit last year and I am part of three other challenges, shouldn't be a problem...

Anyway, to learn more and/or join, go to j-kaye-book-blogs

1. "If I Am Missing Or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation by Janine Latus X

2. Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou X

3. Against Medical Advice By James Patterson and Hal Friedman X

4. The Three Marriages: Re imagining Work, Self and Relationship by David Whyte

5. Alex Cross Trial by James Patterson X

6. A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart

7. Your Money God's Way by Amie Streater (for review which is up:) X

8. 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

9. Which None Can Shut by Reema Goode (for review which is up:)X

10.Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith

11. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

12. East of the Sun by Julia Gregson

13. Along Came A Spider by James Patterson

14. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin

15. Killjoy by Julie Garwood

16. 2nd Chance by James Patterson with Andrew Gross X

17. Winter Haven by Athol Dickson

18. The Rook by Steven James

19. By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer

20. Try to Remember a novel by Iris Gomez

21. Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter Allison

22. The Best Short Plays of 1954-1955 edited by Margaret Mayorga

23. Testimony by Anita Shreve

24. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve

25. Columbine by Dave Cullen

26. Try to Remember: Psychiatry's Clash Over Meaning, Memory, and Mind by Paul R. McHugh, M.D.

27. Never Let You Go by Erin Healy

28. Anne Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish

29. Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick

30. The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen

31. After by Amy Efaw

31. A Year With God a devotional by R. P. Nettelhorst (for review)

32. Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference by Max Lucado (for review which is up:) X

33. I Will Not Be Silent by April Maley (for review which is up:) X

34. Vexation by Elicia Clegg (For review)

35. The 19th Element by John L. Betcher (for review & blog tour!)

36. The Oath by Frank Peretii

37. Undertow by Sydney Bauer

38. Duckegg & Persons of Interest by NovaMelia (for review)

39. The Midnigh Club a novel by James Patterson 

40. Everything Hurts by Bill Scheft (for review)

41. Bad Boy a novel by Olivia Goldsmith

42. Heaven Lake a novel by John Dalton

43. Staying Fit After 60 by Calvin Hill (for review)

43. Top 5 Questions To Ask Your Doctor by Jim Sutton & Sagar Nigwekar (for review)

44. The Life Book by Carl Blunt (for review)

45. Money Hungry by Daryl Moore (for review)

46. Soul to Soul Parenting by Annie Burnside M. Ed (for review)

47. Mush by Clay Morgan Wilson IV (fore review)

48. Follow by Floyd McClung (for review)

49. Letters From Wheatfield by Patrick Shannon (for review)

50. A Bright New Morning by Phil Mitchell ( for review)

51. Between Sisters a novel by Kristin Hannah

52. Green Philanthropy by Helen, Justin, & Alexis Deffenbacher ( for review)

53. Living with Evolution or Dying Without It by K. D. Koratsky (for review)

53. Gideon's Torch by Charles Colson & Ellen Vaughn

54. Havana Harvest by Robert Landori (for review)

55. Enjoy Life by Marilyn Hickey

56. The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene

57. Theodore Boone by John Grisham

58. A Bad Day For Sorry a crime novel by Sophie Littlefield

59. The Wild Zone a novel by Joy Fielding

60. A Bad Day For Pretty a crime novel by Sophie Littlefield

61. Worst Case by James Patterson

62. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter

James Patterson's: Women's Murder Club Challenge

I have joined yet another book challenge from Socrates blog, reading the entire James Patterson 'Women's Murder Club' book series in a year: staring August 15 2009 and ending on August 15 2010. To learn more and join this Book Challenge and/or Club go to the link below (you may need to copy and paste it into your browser. Good Luck

Again, I will put an "X" next to the books I've read and I will put my review/synopsis in another blog and/or page, we shall see...

1. 1St To Die by James Patterson X

2. 2nd Chance by James Patterson with Andrew GrossX

3. 3rd Degree by James Patterson with Andrew Gross

4. 4th Of July by James Patterson and Maxine PaetroX

5. The 5th Horseman by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

6. The 6th Target by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro X

7. 7th Heaven by James Patterson

8. The 8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

9. 9th Judgment by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The A-Z Wednesday Challenge

As I have said before, if you go to bookjourney.wordpress.com, there are links to clubs, challenges and more. The A-Z Challenge is a different challenge but still a lot of fun. The Link below tells you the letter of the week, you find a book you have starting with that letter and you post it along with some rules/guidlines. To find out more, go to the link below:

http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/z-wednesday_28.html

Suspense/Thriller Challenge

I've joined another book challenge: To read 12 suspense/thriller books by December 31 2010. Any author. If you would like to know more and/or sign up, just go to the website below:
http://www.bookchickcity.com/2009/05/thriller-suspense-challenge-2010_01.html




1. Double Cross by James Patterson X
2. Killjoy by Julie Garwood
3. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
4. A Plague Of Secrets by Linda A Fairstein
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Feel free to send me book titles along with the author for me to add to my list!

James Patterson Challenge

I am in the middle of reading two books; " Double Cross" by James Patterson and "Letters to My Daughter" by Maya Angelou...But I just joined a book challenge that has been going on for almost a year. The Challenge is to read 10 James Patterson Books in one year. Starting August 15 2009 and ending (obviously) on August 15 2010. Not a bad thing. I just need to hurry up and read the other book so that I will have more time to read the other and move on to the next. If you would like to more info and to join the challenge and maybe perhaps get more involved, the link is below:

http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/james-patterson-reading-challenge.html

To Find out more about the Word Shakers book club and challenges and blogs, go to

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/

Hope yo join me and the many others! I am having a blast!