R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XI

Dates: September 1 through October 31, 2016
Hosted by: Carl V. Anderson @  Stainless Steel Droppings

Guidelines:

✸ There are several different levels of participation:

• Peril the First: Read four books of any length, from any subgenre you choose.
• Peril the Second: Read two books of any length, from any subgenre you choose.
• Peril the Third: Read one book of any length, from any subgenre you choose.
• Peril of the Short Story: An extra option, for those who want to read shorter works.
• Peril on the Screen: Another extra option, for those who like to watch scary or suspenseful fare on the large or small screen.
• Peril in Play: A new extra -- see announcement page for info.

✸ Choose books from the following subgenres:

• Mystery
• Suspense
• Thriller
• Gothic
• Horror
• Dark Fantasy

✷ I'm signing up at the Peril the First level (four books), and I'll be combining that with Peril on the Screen and possibly Peril of the Short Story.

See my original post about the challenge HERE.
See the challenge announcement page HERE.
See the review site HERE.

MY BOOK LIST (books read, with links to any reviews/notes):

1. The Vanishment. Jonathan Aycliffe / subgenre: Horror (haunted house)
2. Dark Matter. Blake Crouch / subgenre: Thriller (sci-fi) 
3. The Nightwalker. Sebastian Fitzek (translated by Jamie Lee Searle) / subgenre: Suspense
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MY SCREEN PERIL LIST, Part 1 (Movies):

1. Background to Danger (1943) 
2. Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) 
3. The City of the Dead (1960) 
4. The Corpse Vanishes (1942) 
5. Doctor X (1932) 
6. Dracula (1931)
7. Eye of the Devil (1967) 
8. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) 
9. Horror Express (1972) 
10. House of Frankenstein (1944) 
11. Nothing But the Night (1973) 
12. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015) 
13. Scream and Scream Again (1970) 
14. Scream of Fear (1961) 
15. Son of Frankenstein (1939) 
16. Time Renegades (2016; aka Siganitalja)
17. The Watcher (2016)

MY SCREEN PERIL LIST, Part 2 (TV Shows):

1. Columbo: Murder By the Book (1971; Season 1/ Episode 1) 
2. Columbo: Death Lends a Hand (1971; Season 1/ Episode 2) 
3. Columbo: Dead Weight (1971; Season 1/ Episode 3) 
4. Longmire: The Worst Kind of Hunter (2012; Season 1/ Episode 6)
5. Longmire: 8 Seconds (2012; Season 1/ Episode 7) 

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Perilous Reading Possibilities:

• Beyond the Ice Limit. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Blue Labyrinth. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• The Book of Lost Things. John Connolly
• The Colony. F.G. Cottam 
• Dark Matter. Blake Crouch 
• Devil Sent the Rain. Lisa Turner
• Doll Bones. Holly Black; illus. by Eliza Wheeler
• The Girl on the Train. Paula Hawkins
• The Haunted Hotel. Wilkie Collins 
• Lovecraft Unbound. Ellen Datlow, ed.
• The Midnight Side. Natasha Mostert
• A Shadow on the Wall. Jonathan Aycliffe
• Shadow Ritual. Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne
• A Song of Shadows. John Connolly 
• Strangers on a Train. Patricia Highsmith 
• This House Is Haunted. John Boyne
• The Vanishment. Jonathan Aycliffe 
• When the Music's Over. Peter Robinson 

Screen Peril Possibilities:

• The Conjuring 2 (2016 film)
• Dream House (2011 film) 
• The Gift (2015 film)
• The Haunting (1963 film; I watch this every year) 
• Heavenly Creatures (1994 film)
• I Confess (1953 film; Alfred Hitchcock)
• Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013 film) 
• The Invisible Ray (1936 film) 
• Longmire (TV series, 2012- )
• The Maze (1953 film)
• Murder! (1930 film; Alfred Hitchcock)
• Perception (TV series, 2012-15) 
• Person of Interest (TV series, 2011-2016)
• The Uninvited (1944 film; another one I watch every time RIP comes around) 
• The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)

Once Upon a Time X

Artwork by Melissa Nucera

Once Upon a Time X

**Challenge complete. See my wrap-up post HERE.**

Hosted by: Carl @ Stainless Steel Droppings
Dates: March 21 - June 21, 2016

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE.
● See the challenge review page HERE.

● This year I'm signing up for Quest the First -- read at least five books that fit somewhere within the challenge genres (Fairy Tale, Folklore, Fantasy and Mythology). And I'll probably be choosing all my books from the fantasy genre.

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MY BOOK LIST (books/stories read, with links to reviews):

Inkheart. Cornelia Funke; trans. by Anthea Bell (published 2003)

BOOKS STARTED BUT NOT FINISHED (hope I won't need this list, but...):
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● I'm also hoping to participate in Quest on Screen this year. If I succeed, I'll be listing the movies/TV shows here--

MY VIEWING LIST (with links to reviews):

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (film; 2005).
   Thoughts: Beautiful movie, and much less tedious than the book.
2. Maleficent (film; 2014).
   Thoughts: Disney does it again. Such a gorgeous fantasy film! Interesting take on the Sleeping Beauty tale, with Maleficent more victim than villain. Surprised I enjoyed it so much, since I generally find Angelina Jolie hard to watch. Not that she's not great to look at (duh!) -- she just never seems very believable. But she makes an excellent mythic being!

● And since I'm trying to read more short stories this year, I might even give the Short Story Quest a try. If so, I'll list them here--

MY SHORT STORY LIST (with links to reviews):
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POSSIBILITIES (Books, Short Stories):

• After Alice. Gregory Maguire 
• Bedknob and Broomstick. Mary Norton 
• The Bell at Sealey Head. Patricia A. McKillip 
• The Boggart. Susan Cooper 
• The Book of Lost Things. John Connolly 
• The Children of Green Knowe. L.M. Boston 
• The City of Dreaming Books. Walter Moers 
• The Crystal Cave. Mary Stewart 
• Inkheart. Cornelia Funke 
• James and the Giant Peach. Roald Dahl 
• The Magic City. E. Nesbit 
• Magic or Not?  Edward Eager 
• The Mennyms. Sylvia Waugh 
• Mythago Wood. Robert Holdstock 
• The Neverending Story. Michael Ende 
• The Paper Grail. James P. Blaylock
• The Phantom Tollbooth. Norton Juster 
• Silver on the Tree. Susan Cooper 
• Solstice Wood. Patricia A. McKillip 
• Stuart Little. E.B. White 
• Through the Looking-Glass. Lewis Carroll (a re-read) 
• The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Grahame 
• The Witches. Roald Dahl 

POSSIBILITIES (Films, TV):

2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge

Hosted by: The Introverted Reader

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Guidelines: (quoted from challenge announcement page) "Read any non-fiction book(s), adult or young adult. That's it. You can choose anything. Memoirs? Yes. History? Yes. Travel? Yes. You get the idea? Absolutely anything that is classified as non-fiction counts for this challenge."

• Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
• You don't need a blog to participate.
• There will be a link for reviews.
• Sign up anytime during the year.

Levels:

1. Dilettante -- Read 1-5 non-fiction books
2. Explorer -- Read 6-10
3. Seeker -- Read 11-15
4. Master -- Read 16-20 

✹ I'll be signing up at the Dilettante level again this year.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the announcement/sign-up post HERE.
● See the page for linking reviews HERE.


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews or discussions):
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POSSIBLE  BOOKS:

• American Eve. Paula Uruburu 
• Clover: The Tragic Love Story of Clover and Henry Adams and Their Brilliant Life in America's Gilded Age. Otto Friedrich
• Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader. Anne Fadiman 
• A Gentle Madness. Nicholas A. Basbanes 
• Here at The New Yorker. Brendan Gill 
• Hong Kong. Jan Morris 
• In Cold Blood. Truman Capote 
• Just Kids. Patti Smith 
• The Library at Night. Alberto Manguel 
• Manhattan '45. Jan Morris 
• The Origin of Humankind. Richard E. Leakey 
• The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws. Margaret Drabble 
• Pre-Raphaelites in Love. Gay Daly 
• Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting. Erica Hirshler 
• Speak, Memory. Vladimir Nabokov 
• A Splendor of Letters. Nicholas A Basbanes 
• Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties. Noël Riley Fitch 
• Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere. Jan Morris
• Venice. Jan (James) Morris 
• The Years with Ross. James Thurber 

2016 Reading Challenge Announcements

This is just a list of reading challenges announced (or in some cases, planned though not yet announced) for 2016, with links to blogs and sign-up pages. I'm not necessarily recommending any of these -- just keeping track. Challenges in red are ones I've signed up for.

1. The 12 Month Classics Challenge | Host: Lois Johnson @ You, Me, and a Cup of Tea. 
2. 100+ Book Challenge 2016 | Host: Freda @ Freda's Voice. 
3. 2016 Africa Reading Challenge | Host: Kinna Reads. 
4. 2016 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book. 
5. Ancient Greek Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Keely @ We Walked Outside and Saw the Stars. 
6. Anne of Green Gables Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Purple Ink Studios. 
7. 2016 Anne Rice Reading Challenge | Host: Lianne @ The Towering Pile.
8. Around the World Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: All About Books. 
9. 2016 Audiobook Challenge | Co-Hosts: Jennifer @ The Book Nympho & Melanie @ Hot Listens. 
10. Aussie Author Challenge 2016 | Host: Booklover Book Reviews. 
11. The Backlist Books Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Bekka @ Pretty Deadly Reviews. 
12. Back to the Classics Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Books & Chocolate. 
13. The Bad Boys of Romance Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader. 
14. Banned Books Challenge 2016 | Host: Buckling Bookshelves.
15. 2016 Blogger Shame Review Challenge | Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup @ The Herd Presents .
16. Book Blog Discussion Challenge 2016 | Co-Hosts: Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction & Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight! .
17. 2016 Bookish Resolutions | Co-Hosts: Michelle @ Because Reading... & Laura @ trips down imagination road.  
18. Books in Translation Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Jen @ The Introverted Reader.
19. Book to Movie Challenge 2016 | Host: ebookclassics. 
20. The British Books Challenge 2016 | Host: Kirsty @ The Overflowing Library. 
21. 2016 B.Y.O.B. Reading Challenge | Host: Mary @ Literary Distractions. 
22. 9th Canadian Book Challenge | Host: The Book Mine Set. 
23. Celtic Coasts 2016 | Host: Riedel Fascination. 
24. 2016 Challenge Challenge | Host: The Novel Orange. 
25. Charity Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
26. Classics Challenge 2016 | Host: Musings of a Book Lover. 
27. 2016 Classics Challenge | Host: Stacey @ Prettybooks. 
28. 2016 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge | Host: Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! . 
29. Clean Out Your E-Reader (COYER) Challenge | Host: Michelle @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life .  (This is a three-month challenge, December-March.)
30. 2016 Color Coded Challenge | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block.
31. Contemporary Romance 2016 Reading Challenge | Co-Hosts: Jess @ Gone With the Words / Danielle @ Love At First Page. 
32. 2016 Crafty Cozy Challenge | Host: Books Are Life - Vita Libri. 
33. Craving For Cozies Challenge 2016 | Host: Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. 
34. Cruisin' Through the Cozies Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews. 
35. Deal Me In 2016 Short Story Challenge | Host: Bibliophilopolis.
36. 2016 Debut Author Reading Challenge | Host: Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. 
37. Diverse Reads 2016 Book Challenge | Host: Mishma @ Chasing Faerytales / Shelly @ Read.Sleep.Repeat. 
38. Diversity on the Shelf Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Akilah @ The Englishist. 
39. 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge | Co-Hosts: Tracy @ Cornerfolds / Claudia @ My Soul Called Life. 
40. 2016 E-book Reading Challenge | Host: Annette's Book Spot. 
41. 2016 Eclectic Reader Challenge | Host: Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out. 
42. Edwardian Bingo Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
43. Ethereal 2016 | Host: Riedel Fascination. 
44. 2016 European Reading Challenge | Host: Rose City Reader.
45. 2016 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge | Host: Bea's Book Nook .
46. Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge 2016 | Co-Hosts: Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books & Rachel @ Hello, Chelly . 
47. Foodies Read 2016 | Host: Heather @ Based On A True Story. 
48. French Bingo Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Words and Peace. 
49. Full House Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Kathryn T @ The Book Date. 
50. Gentle Spectrums 2016 | Host: Riedel Fascination.
51. Goodreads Awards Challenge 2016 | Host: Amber @ Books of Amber . 
52. Gothic Fiction Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Diana @ Book of Secrets. 
53. Graphic Novels & Manga Challenge 2016 (9th Annual) | Host: Nicola @ Graphic Novels & Manga Challenge Blog. 
54. 2016 Grown Up Reading Challenge | Host: Purple Ink Studios. 
55. 2016 Hard Core Re-Reading Challenge | Host: Lois Johnson @ You, Me, and a Cup of Tea. 
56. 2016 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge | Host: Passages to the Past. 
57. 2016 Horror Reading Challenge | Co-Hosts: Tracy @ Cornerfolds / Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! . 
58. 2016 I Love Libraries Reading Challenge | Host: Bea's Book Nook. 
59. 2016 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge | Host: Bea's Book Nook.
60. 2016 "It's New to Me" Series Starter Challenge | Host: Lisa Loves Literature. 
61. The Lady Detectives 2016 Reading Challenge | Host: The Well Read Unicorn. 
62. LGBTQIA Books Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Alexia @ Pretty Deadly Reviews. 
63. Literary Loners Reading Challenge 2016  | Host: Jamie Ghione @ Whatever I Think Of! . 
64. Literary Pickers Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Sophia Rose @ Delighted Reader. 
65. Mad Reviewer Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: The Mad Reviewer. 
66. 2016 Middle East Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: My Book Self. 
67. 2016 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge | Host: My Soul Called Life .
68. 2016 Mount TBR Reading Challenge | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block . 
69. My Kind of Mystery 2016 | Host: Riedel Fascination. 
70. 2016 Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge | Host: Emily @ Falling For YA.
71. Netgalley Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Ariel @ Fictively. 
72. 2016 New Authors Reading Challenge | Host: Literary Escapism. 
73. Newbery Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Julie @ Smiling Shelves.
74. 2016 New Narrator Challenge | Host: Jen @ The Introverted Reader. 
75. 2016 New Release Challenge | Hosts: Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Book Views & Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews Oh My! .
76. 2016 New To You Reading Challenge | Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup @ The Herd Presents. 
77. New Year's Reading Challenge | Host: Joy's Book Blog (This is a two-month reading event.)
78. 2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge | Host : Jen @ The Introverted Reader. 
79. 2016 Non-Fiction Reading Challenge | Host: Lady Knight Reads. 
80. Oldie But a Goodie Romance Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Renee @ Addicted to Romance. 
81. Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Corinne Rodrigues. 
82. Out Of This World Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Addicted to Romance.
83. Pages Read Challenge 2016 | Host: Brittany Strickland @ The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf. 
84. 2016 Pick Your Genre Reading Challenge | Host: Herding Cats & Burning Soup @ The Herd Presents. 
85. 2016 Poetry Challenge | Host: Savvy Verse & Wit. 
86. Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Host: Robin @ My Two Blessings. 
87. 2016 Read Harder Challenge | Host: Book Riot. 
88. 2016 Reading Assignment Challenge | Co-Hosts: Berls @ Fantasy Is More Fun / Michelle @ Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life. 
89. 2016 Reading Bites Reading Challenge | Hippies Read Too. 
90. Reading Challenge Addict (ongoing) | Co-Hosts: Cheryl @ CMash Loves to Read, Gina @ HottBooks, and Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
91. Reading England 2016 | Host: Behold the Stars. 
92. Reading New England Challenge 2016 | Host: The Emerald City Book Review. 
93. Read It Again, Sam 2016 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
94. Reading the Bible As Literature Event 2016 | Host: Roof Beam Reader. 
95. 2016 Read My Books Challenge | Host: Maren @ The Worn Bookmark. 
96. Read My Own Damn Books | Host: Estella's Revenge. 
97. Read the Books You Buy Challenge 2016 | Host: Kathryn T @ The Book Date. 
98. Read the Nobels 2016 | Host: Guiltless Reading.
99. Re-Read Challenge 2016 | Host: Belle of the Literati.  
100. 2016 Re-Read Challenge | Host: Tea & Titles. 
101. (Fairytale) Retelling Challenge 2016 | Host: Mel @ The Daily Prophecy. 
102. Retellings Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Jo @ Once Upon a Bookcase. 
103. Review Writing Challenge 2016 | Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader. 
104. Rock My TBR 2016 Reading Challenge | Host: Sarah @ The YA Book Traveler. 
105. 2016 Romantic Suspense Reading Challenge | Host: Shooting Stars Reviews (formerly hosted by The Book Vixen). 
106. Royal Challenge 2016 | Host: Adriana @ She's Got Books On Her Mind. 
107. 2016 Sci-Fi Experience | Host: Carl V. Anderson @ Stainless Steel Droppings. 
108. A Series A Month Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Danielle @ Love at First Page. 
109. 2016 Series Enders Reading Challenge | Host: Sandy Farmer @ Somewhere Only We Know. 
110. The Series That Never Ends Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Shari @ Delighted Reader. 
111. Shelf Love Challenge 2016 | Host: Second Run Reviews. 
112. 2016 Southern Literature Reading Challenge | Host: Jen @ The Introverted Reader. 
113. Spooks, Howls and Fangs Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Addicted to Romance. 
114. 2016 Steampunk Reading Challenge | Co-Hosts: Stephanie @ In Wonderland & Katrina @ Bookish Things and More. 
115. TBR Challenge 2016 | Host: Wendy @ The Misadventures of Super Librarian. 
116. 2016 TBR Pile Reading Challenge | Host: Bookish Lifestyle. 
117. TBR Triple Dog Dare Challenge 2016 | Host: James Reads Books. 
118. Title Fight Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: The Bookshelf Gargoyle. 
119. The Tudor Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Bridgett @ The Blessed Book Nut. 
120. 2016 Victorian Bingo Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
121. 2016 Victorian Reading Challenge | Host: Sarah Coller @ Belle's Library. 
122. Vintage Mystery Cover Scavenger Hunt 2016 | Host: Bev @ My Reader's Block. 
123. What An Animal IX Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews. 
124. What's in a Name Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Charlie @ The Worm Hole. 
125. 2016 When Are You Reading? Challenge | Host: Sam A. Stevens @ Taking On a World of Words. 
126. Winter Reading Challenge | Host: Reading Every Season. 
127. 2016 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge | Host: Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf. 
128. 2016 Women Challenge | Host: Peek a Book. 
129. Women's Classic Literature Event | Host: The Classics Club. 
130. Women's Fiction Reading Challenge 2016 | Host: Kathryn T @ The Book Date. 
131. World at War Reading Challenge | Host: Becky's Book Reviews. 
132. 2016 YA Mystery Reading Challenge | Host: In Wonderland Book Blog.
133. You Read How Many Books? 2016 Challenge | Host: Brittany Strickland @ The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf. 

2016 Women Challenge

2016 Women Challenge (#4)

***Challenge complete. See my wrap-up post***

Hosted by: Peek a Book!

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Guidelines:

• This challenge encourages us to read more books, of any kind, written by women authors.
• Anyone can join, and you don't need a blog to participate.
• All formats are allowed.
• Re-reads are OK, too.

Levels to choose from:

• Level 1: BABY GIRL - read 5 books written by a woman author
• Level 2: GIRLS POWER - read 6 to 15 books written by a woman author
• Level 3: SUPER GIRL - read 16 to 20 books written by a woman author
• Level 4: WONDER WOMAN - read 20+ books written by a woman author

✸ I'm going for Level 3 (Super Girl)

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post HERE.
● See the challenge review link-up page HERE.


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. Lilies That Fester (Sheila Malory Mysteries #11). Hazel Holt
2. The Last September. Nina de Gramont  [linked to review page 7/14/2016]
3. The People in the Photo. Hélène Gestern
4. Dreaming Spies (Mary Russell #13). Laurie R. King  [linked to review page 7/14/2016]
5. My Name Is Lucy Barton. Elizabeth Strout
6. A Christmas Escape. Anne Perry [linked to review page 7/14/2016]
7. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures. Kate DiCamillo; illus. by K.G. Campbell
8. Miller's Valley. Anna Quindlen
9. A Fine Imitation. Amber Brock
10. This Too Shall Pass. Milena Busquets [linked to review page 8/04/2016]
11. Lovely In Her Bones. Sharyn McCrumb [linked to review page 7/14/2016]
12. Inkheart. Cornelia Funke; trans. by Anthea Bell  [linked to review page 7/14/2016]
13. Vinegar Girl. Anne Tyler
14. The Book That Matters Most. Ann Hood
15. The Girls. Emma Cline
16. The Clocks (Hercule Poirot #34). Agatha Christie
17. Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (Hercule Poirot #39). Agatha Christie

2016 Netgalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge

Link to announcement/sign-up post

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Hosted by:  Emily @ Falling For YA

Guidelines:

• You don't need a blog to participate
• Any genre, release date, request date, length, etc. is acceptable so long as it comes from Edelweiss or Netgalley
• There will be monthly link-ups for reviews; if you forget to link up one month, you can add your reviews the next month
• You can change level, up or down, at your own discretion

Levels:

1. Bronze – 10 books 
2. Silver – 25 books 
3. Gold – 50 books 
4. Platinum – 75 books 
5. Diamond– 100 books 

✷ I'm signing up at the Silver Level (25 books), but hope to work my way up to at least Gold.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement page HERE.
● Monthly review page links: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December .

MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. The Children's Home. Charles Lambert (NetGalley)
2. The People in the Photo. Hélène Gestern (NetGalley) 
3. My Name Is Lucy Barton. Elizabeth Strout (NetGalley) 
4. Far From True (Promise Falls Trilogy #2). Linwood Barclay (NetGalley) 
5. Miller's Valley. Anna Quindlen (NetGalley) 
6. The Disappearance of Signora Giulia. Piero Chiara (Edelweiss)
7. The Invoice. Jonas Karlsson (NetGalley)
8. Vinegar Girl. Anne Tyler (NetGalley)
9. Dark Matter. Blake Crouch (Edelweiss) 
10. The Book That Matters Most. Ann Hood (Edelweiss) 
11. The Girls. Emma Cline (NetGalley)
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NetGalley books I need to read:

1. Abandon. Blake Crouch (9/01/2015) 
2. The Ancient Minstrel: Novellas. Jim Harrison (3/01/2016) 
3. At the Existentialist Cafe. Sarah Bakewell (3/01/2016) 
4. Beyond the Ice Limit. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (5/17/2016) 
5. The Bluebonnet Betrayal. Marty Wingate  (8/02/2016) 
6. Broken Promise (Promise Falls #1). Linwood Barclay (7/28/2015) 
7. Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. Emily Carpenter (4/26/2016) 
8. The Children's Home. Charles Lambert (1/05/2016) 
9. Dark Houses. Helen H. Durrant (4/08/2016) 
10. Dead Level (DI Nick Dixon series). Damien Boyd (3/15/2016) 
11. The Dig. John Preston (4/05/2016) 
12. The Doll House. Fiona Davis (8/23/2016) 
13. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. Chris Cleave (5/03/2016) 
14. Faithful. Alice Hoffman (11/01/2016) 
15. Far From True (Promise Falls #2). Linwood Barclay (3/22/2016) 
16. The Girl Before. J.P. Delaney (1/24/2017) 
17. The Girls. Emma Cline (6/14/2016) 
18. Goodbye, Ms. Chips. Dorothy Cannell (6/07/2016) 
19. The Graveyard Apartment. Mariko Koike (10/11/2016) 
20. The House of Silence. Blanca Busquets (11/04/2016)
21. The Invoice. Jonas Karlsson (7/12/2016) 
22. The Kaminsky Cure. Christopher New (2/11/2016)  
23. Keep You Close. Lucie Whitehouse (5/03/2016) 
24. The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. Dominic Smith (4/05/2016) 
25. Lowcountry Book Club. Susan M. Boyer (7/05/2016)
26. Miller's Valley. Anna Quindlen (4/05/2016) 
27. The Murder of Mary Russell. Laurie R. King (4/05/2016) 
28. My Name Is Lucy Barton. Elizabeth Strout (1/05/2016)
29. The Obsidian Chamber. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (10/18/2016) 
30. Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Ed Tarkington (1/05/2016) 
31. The People in the Photo. Hélène Gestern (2/17/2016) 
32. Picture Miss Seeton. Heron Carvic (5/05/2016) 
33. The Pursuit of Pearls. Jane Thynne (5/03/2016) 
34. The Skeleton Garden. Marty Wingate (3/15/2016) 
35. The Summer Before the War. Helen Simonson (3/22/2016) 
36. Switcheroo. Aaron Elkins (2/16/2016) 
37. Tall Tail. Rita Mae Brown (5/17/2016) 
38. Things Like the Truth. Ellen Gilchrist (5/03/2016) 
39. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd. Alan Bradley (9/20/2016) 
40. A Time of Torment. John Connolly (8/02/2016) 
41. The Twenty-Three (Promise Falls #3). Linwood Barclay (11/01/2016) 
42. Two Days Gone. Randall Silvis (1/01/2017) 
43. Villa Triste. Patrick Modiano (5/31/2016) 
44. Vinegar Girl. Anne Tyler (6/21/2016) 
45. Write To Die. Charles Rosenberg (7/26/2016) 

Edelweiss books I need to read:

1. The Atomic Weight of Love. Elizabeth J. Church (5/03/2016)
2. The Book That Matters Most. Ann Hood (8/09/2016) 
3. The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig. Stefan Zweig (2/02/2016) 
4. Dark Matter. Blake Crouch (8/02/2016) 
5. The Disappearance of Signora Giulia. Piero Chiara (9/15/2015) 
6. The Fall Guy. James Lasdun (10/18/2016)
7. Journey to Munich. Jacqueline Winspear (3/29/2016) 
8. Night Music: Nocturnes Volume 2. John Connolly (10/06/2015) 
9. The Past. Tessa Hadley (1/05/2016)
10. When the Music's Over. Peter Robinson (8/09/2016) 

And, just because I'm a serious OCD victim, here's a list arranged by Date Published:

The 2016 Books

1. The Children's Home. Charles Lambert (1/05/2016) NG
2. My Name Is Lucy Barton. Elizabeth Strout (1/05/2016) NG
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Ed Tarkington (1/05/2016) NG
4. The Past. Tessa Hadley (1/05/2016) ED 
5. The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig. Stefan Zweig (2/02/2016) ED 
6. The Kaminsky Cure. Christopher New (2/11/2016) NG 
7. Switcheroo. Aaron Elkins (2/16/2016) NG
8. The People in the Photo. Hélène Gestern (2/17/2016) NG
9. The Ancient Minstrel. Jim Harrison (3/01/2016) NG 
10. At the Existentialist Cafe. Sarah Bakewell (3/01/2016) NG 
11. Dead Level (DI Nick Dixon series). Damien Boyd (3/15/2016) NG 
12. The Skeleton Garden. Marty Wingate (3/15/2016) NG 
13. Far From True (Promise Falls #2). Linwood Barclay (3/22/2016) NG
14. The Summer Before the War. Helen Simonson (3/22/2016) NG 
15. Journey to Munich. Jacqueline Winspear (3/29/2016) ED 
16. The Dig. John Preston (4/05/2016) NG 
17. The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. Dominic Smith (4/05/2016) NG 
18. Miller's Valley. Anna Quindlen (4/05/2016) NG
19. The Murder of Mary Russell. Laurie R. King (4/05/2016) NG 
20. Dark Houses. Helen H. Durrant (4/08/2016) NG 
21. Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. Emily Carpenter (4/26/2016) NG 
22. The Atomic Weight of Love. Elizabeth Church (5/03/2016) ED 
23. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. Chris Cleave (5/03/2016) NG 
24. Keep You Close. Lucie Whitehouse (5/03/2016) NG 
25. The Pursuit of Pearls. Jane Thynne (5/03/2016) NG 
26. Things Like the Truth. Ellen Gilchrist (5/03/2016) NG 
27. Picture Miss Seeton (Miss Seeton #1). Heron Carvic (5/05/2016) NG
28. Beyond the Ice Limit. Douglas Preston & Preston Child (5/17/2016) NG 
29. Tall Tail. Rita Mae Brown (5/17/2016) NG 
30. Villa Triste. Patrick Modiano (5/31/2016) NG 
31. Goodbye, Ms. Chips. Dorothy Cannell (6/07/2016)  NG 
32. The Girls. Emma Cline (6/14/2016) NG 
33. Vinegar Girl. Anne Tyler (6/21/2016) NG 
34. Lowcountry Book Club. Susan M. Boyer (7/05/2016)  NG
35. The Invoice. Jonas Karlsson (7/12/2016) NG 
36. Write To Die. Charles Rosenberg (7/26/2016)  NG
37. The Bluebonnet Betrayal. Marty Wingate (8/02/2016) NG
38. Dark Matter. Blake Crouch (8/02/2016) ED 
39. A Time of Torment. John Connolly (8/02/2016)  NG
40. The Book That Matters Most. Ann Hood (8/09/2016)  ED 
41. When the Music's Over. Peter Robinson (8/09/2016)  ED 
42. The Doll House. Fiona Davis (8/23/2016)  NG 
43. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd. Alan Bradley (9/20/2016)  NG 
44. Cruel Beautiful World. Caroline Leavitt (10/04/2016)  NG 
45. The House of Silence. Blanca Busquets (10/04/2016)  NG 
46. The Graveyard Apartment. Mariko Koike (10/11/2016)  NG
47. The Fall Guy. James Lasdun (10/18/2016)  ED 
48. The Obsidian Chamber. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (10/18/2016)  NG 
49. Faithful. Alice Hoffman (11/01/2016)  NG
50. The Twenty-Three. Linwood Barclay (11/01/2016)  NG 

The 2017 Books

1. Two Days Gone. Randall Silvis (1/01/2017)  NG 
2. The Girl Before. J.P. Delaney (1/24/2017)  NG 

2016 Color Coded Reading Challenge

Link to challenge announcement/sign-up post

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Hosted by: Bev @ My Reader's Block

Guidelines:

• Read nine books in the following categories:

1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc) in the title/on the cover.
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc) in the title/on the cover.
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title/on the cover.
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc) in the title/on the cover.
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title/on the cover.
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc) in the title/on the cover.
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magenta, etc.).
9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.).

• Any book read from January 1 through December 31, 2016 will count.
• Crossovers with other challenges are OK.
• A blog isn't necessary, and reviews are not required.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my wrap-up post HERE.  
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post HERE.
● See the challenge Headquarters page HERE.


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):
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POSSIBLE CHOICES:

1. Blue, etc:

• A Beautiful Blue Death. Charles Finch 
• The Blue Fairy Book. Andrew Lang 
• The Blue Flower. Penelope Fitzgerald 
• The Blue Hammer. Ross Macdonald 
• Blue Labyrinth. Preston & Child 
• The Deep Blue Good-by. John D. MacDonald 
• Dream When You're Feeling Blue. Elizabeth Berg 
• Girl in Hyacinth Blue. Susan Vreeland 
• The Pale Blue Eye. Louis Bayard 
• The Turquoise Mask. Phyllis A. Whitney 

2. Red, etc:

• Crimson Shore. Preston & Child 
• Death of a Red Heroine. Qui Xiaolong 
• Five Red Herrings. Dorothy L. Sayers
• Red Harvest. Dashiell Hammett
• A Red Herring Without Mustard. Alan Bradley
• The Red Lamp. Mary Roberts Rinehart 
• Rose Cottage. Mary Stewart 
• Vanish with the Rose. Barbara Michaels 
• A Wreath of Roses. Elizabeth Taylor 

3. Yellow, etc:

• BUtterfield 8. John O'Hara
• The Canary Murder Case. S.S. Van Dine
• Crome Yellow. Aldous Huxley 
• The Gold Bug Variations. Richard Powers 
• The Golden Bowl. Henry James 
• The Mystery of the Yellow Room. Gaston Leroux 
• The Realms of Gold. Margaret Drabble 
• The Yellow Room. Mary Roberts Rinehart

4. Green, etc:

• Anne of Green Gables. Lucy M. Montgomery
• The Children of Green Knowe. L. M. Boston 
• The Dud Avocado. Elaine Dundy 
• Emerald. Phyllis A. Whitney 
• The Greene Murder Case. S.S. VanDine 
• Green for Danger. Christianna Brand
• The Greengage Summer. Rumer Godden 
• The Green Hat. Michael Arlen 
• The Green Knight. Iris Murdoch
• Olive Kitteridge. Elizabeth Strout 
• Thrush Green. "Miss Read"

5. Brown, etc:

• The Bronze Pen. Zilpha Keatley Snyder 
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl
• Chocolat. Joanne Harris
• The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper. John D. MacDonald 
• The Poisoned Chocolates Case. Anthony Berkeley 
• Portrait in Sepia. Isabel Allende 
• A Tan and Sandy Silence. John D. MacDonald

6. Black, etc:

• Bellman and Black. Diane Setterfield 
• Black December. Scott Hunter
• Black Dog. Stephen Booth 
• Black Light. Elizabeth Hand 
• Black Money. Ross Macdonald
• The Black Prince. Iris Murdoch
• Black Water. Joyce Carol Oates
• Blackwork. Monica Ferris 
• The Ebony Swan. Phyllis A. Whitney 
• The Master of Blacktower. Barbara Michaels 
• Raven Black. Anne Cleeves

7. White, etc:

• Bone White. Ronald Malfi
• Death in a White Tie. Ngaio Marsh 
• The Ivory Grin. Ross Macdonald 
• The Ivory Tower. Henry James 
• White Nights. Ann Cleeves 
• The Window at the White Cat. Mary Roberts Rinehart

8. Other Color:

• The Amber Room. Steve Berry 
• Black Amber. Phyllis A. Whitney 
• By the Shores of Silver Lake. Laura Ingalls Wilder 
• The Cranefly Orchid Murder. Cynthia Riggs 
• The Ghost Orchid. Carol Goodman 
• Greygallows. Barbara Michaels 
• Grey Mask. Patricia Wentworth 
• James and the Giant Peach. Roald Dahl 
• Miss Silver Comes to Stay. Patricia Wentworth 
• Miss Silver Deals With Death. Patricia Wentworth 
• Nightmare in Pink. John D. MacDonald 
• Prater Violet. Christopher Isherwood 
• A Purple Place for Dying. John D. MacDonald 
• Silver on the Tree. Susan Cooper
• The Violets of March. Sarah Jio 

9. Implied Color:

• All the Colors of Darkness. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. 
• All the Colors of Darkness. Peter Robinson 
• Ancient Light. John Banville 
• Black Rainbow. Barbara Michaels 
• The Color of Light. Karen White 
• Colour Scheme. Ngaio Marsh 
• The Dark on the Other Side. Barbara Michaels 
• The Dark Place. Aaron Elkins 
• Darkwater. Dorothy Eden 
• House of Many Shadows. Barbara Michaels 
• Into the Darkness. Barbara Michaels 
• The Land of Painted Caves. Jean M. Auel 
• Light Years. Elizabeth Jane Howard 
• Murder in Primary Colors. Nora Barker 
• The Painted Kiss. Elizabeth Hickey
• The Painted Veil. W. Somerset Maugham
• The Painted Word. Tom Wolfe 
• Pale Fire. Vladimir Nabokov
• The Pale Horse. Agatha Christie 
• Pale Horse, Pale Rider. Katherine Anne Porter 
• Search the Shadows. Barbara Michaels 
• Shadow Tag. Louise Erdrich 
• Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd. Alan Bradley
• The Walker in the Shadows. Barbara Michaels 
• The Zebra-Striped Hearse. Ross Macdonald 

Newbery Reading Challenge 2016

Link to challenge sign-up page

Dates:  January 1 - December 31, 2016
Hosted by:  Julie @ Smiling Shelves

Guidelines:

• Choose books from among Newbery Award winners, Newbery Honor Books, and Caldecott Medal winners.
• Rereads count.
• Audiobooks and e-books count.
• All books must be read between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015. Books begun before January 1 don’t count. 
• Books can overlap with other challenges
• You don’t have to have a blog to participate. You can link up reviews from Amazon, Goodreads, etc., or leave your remarks in the comments.
• Reviews are encouraged, but not necessary.
• There will be a monthly link up for reviews.
• Choose your point level. You can always aim for a higher point level, but you can't move to a lower one.

Each book you read is worth points:

• 3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner
• 2 points for a Newbery Honor Book
• 1 point for a Caldecott Medal Winner

Choose a level to aim for.  "You can get to this level with any combination of points you want. You can read all Newbery Medal winners. You can throw in a few Honor Books. If you want, you can even read 75 Caldecott Medal winners! How you get to your point level is totally up to you."

1. L'Engle: 15 - 29 points
2. Spinelli: 30 - 44 points
3. Avi: 45 - 59 points
4. Lowry: 60 - 74 points
5. Konigsburg: 75+ points

✷ I'm signing up at the first level (L'Engle = 15-29 points)

See my original blog post about the challenge HERE.
See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE.
See the review headquarters page HERE.

MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures. Kate DiCamillo; illus. by K.G. Campbell (Newbery Medal Winner, 2014 = 3 points)
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POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Newbery Winners (3 points each)

Dead End in Norvelt. Jack Gantos (2012)
The Door in the Wall. Marguerite De Angeli (1950)
Ginger Pye. Eleanor Estes (1952)
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village. Laura Amy Schlitz (2008)
The Higher Power of Lucky. Susan Patron (2007)
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Rachel Field (1930)
Miracles on Maple Hill. Virginia Sorensen (1957)
Miss Hickory. Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1947)
Roller Skates. Ruth Sawyer (1937)
Strawberry Girl. Lois Lenski (1946)
Thimble Summer. Elizabeth Enright (1939)
The Trumpeter of Krakow.  Eric P. Kelly (1929)
The View from Saturday. E.L. Konigsburg (1997)
The Westing Game. Ellen Raskin (1979)
The Wheel on the School. Meindert De Jong (1955)
When You Reach Me. Rebecca Stead (2010)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Elizabeth George Speare (1959)
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze. Elizabeth Lewis (1933)

POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Newbery Honor Books (2 points each)

Afternoon of the Elves. Janet Taylor Lisle (1990)
Black Fox of Lorne. Marguerite De Angeli (1957)
By the Shores of Silver Lake. Laura Ingalls Wilder (1940)
The Cricket in Times Square. George Selden (1961)
Feathers. Jacqueline Woodson (2008)
The Golden Name Day. Jennie Lindquist (1956)
Gone-Away Lake. Elizabeth Enright (1958)
The Headless Cupid. Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1972)
The Light at Tern Rock. Julia Sauer (1952)
Little Town on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder (1942)
The Long Winter. Laura Ingalls Wilder (1941)
Millions of Cats. Wanda Gág (1929)
The Moorchild. Eloise McGraw (1997)
Penny from Heaven. Jennifer L. Holm (2007)
Ramona and Her Father. Beverly Cleary (1978)
Splendors and Glooms. Laura Amy Schlitz (2013)
Surviving the Applewhites. Stephanie S. Tolan (2003)
These Happy Golden Years. Laura Ingalls Wilder (1944)
Three Times Lucky. Sheila Turnage (2013)
The Witches of Worm. Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1973)

POSSIBLE  CHOICES: Caldecott Winners (1 point each)

The Funny Little Woman. llustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel (1972; 1973 winner)
Golem. David Wisniewski (1996; 1997 winner)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Brian Selznick (2007; 2008 winner)
Many Moons. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber (1943; 1944 winner)
Owl Moon. Illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen (1987; 1988 winner)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. William Steig (1969; 1970 winner)
This is Not My Hat. Jon Klassen (2012; 2013 winner) 

2016 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge

Dates:  January 1 - December 31, 2016
Host:  Bea's Book Nook

Guidelines:

• Read picture books.
• Sign up through December 1, 2016.
• Set your own level -- read as many as you like.
• Library books and e-books count.
• Re-reads count.
• A blog isn't necessary -- link up through a public review site like GoodReads or Library Thing.
• Reviews are not required but encouraged. They only need to be a few lines. There will be a page for linking up reviews.

● See my original blog post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE.
● See the review link pages: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December


✸ I'm setting myself a goal of 12 books, and (as usual) hope to read more than that.


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):
1. Beanie and Tough Enough. Ruth and Latrobe Carroll
2. Walter the Lazy Mouse. Marjorie Flack (illus. by the author)
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Books In Translation Challenge 2016

Link to Announcement/Sign-up Page

***See my wrap-up post***

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Host: Jen @ The Introverted Reader

Guidelines:

• Read translations of books, from any language into the language(s) you're comfortable reading; they don't have to be in English.
• You can read any genre and any age range.
• Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
• Any format that you choose is also acceptable.
• You don't need a blog to participate; link up your reviews from another site like Library Thing or GoodReads.

Levels:

1. Beginner: Read 1-3 books in translation
2. Conversationalist: 4-6 books
3. Bilingual: 7-9 books
4. Linguist: 10-12 books

✸ I'm signing up at the "Conversationalist" Level, so I'll be reading 4-6 books.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post HERE.
● See the challenge review link-up page HERE.

MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. The People in the Photo. Hélène Gestern; translated from the French by Emily Boyce and Ros Schwartz [linked to review page 12/22/2016]
2. Villa Triste. Patrick Modiano; trans. from the French by John Cullen
3. The Disappearance of Signora Giulia. Piero Chiara; trans. from the Italian by Jill Foulston
4. This Too Shall Pass. Milena Busquets; trans. from the Spanish by Valerie Miles [linked to review page 12/22/2016]
5. Inkheart. Cornelia Funke; trans. from the German by Anthea Bell  [linked to review page 7/14/2016]
6. Tainted Tokay (Winemaker Detective Series #11). Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen; trans. from the French by Sally Pane [linked to review page 12/22/2016]
7. The Nightwalker. Sebastian Fitzek; trans. from the German by Jamie Lee Searle

POSSIBLE  READS:
(Also see my shelf of translated works "to be read" at GoodReads.)

• After Dark. Haruki Murakami
• The Castle. Franz Kafka
• Farewell Waltz. Milan Kundera
• The Fencing Master. Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• The Girl Who Played with Fire. Stieg Larsson 
• Identity. Milan Kundera 
• Kafka on the Shore. Haruki Murakami 
• King, Queen, Knave. Vladimir Nabokov 
• The Kreutzer Sonata. Leo Tolstoy 
• The Ladies from St. Petersburg: Three Novellas. Nina Berberova 
• Last Year At Marienbad. Alain Robbe-Grillet 
• The Luzhin Defense. Vladimir Nabokov 
• Missing Person. Patrick Modiano 
• The Nautical Chart. Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• Norwegian Wood. Haruki Murakami
• The Seville Communion. Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• Steppenwolf. Hermann Hesse 

2016 Blogger Shame Review Challenge

Link to announcement/sign-up post

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Hosted by: herding cats & burning soup, and Addicted to Happily Ever After @ The Herd Presents

Guidelines:

• Read and review books that have been on your review list for more than six months
• Any format
• Crossovers with other challenges are OK
• No levels -- choose for yourself the number of books you want to read/review

There will be quarterly check-ins to show off progress:

• quarter 1 post--end of March 
• quarter 2 post--end of June 
• quarter 3 post--end of September 
• quarter 4 post--end of Dec wrap up post

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up post HERE.
● See the review page HERE.
● See the challenge Facebook page HERE.

MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. The Last September. Nina de Gramont [note to self: linked to review site 7/14/2016]
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Read Scotland 2016

Link to announcement/sign-up post

Hosted by: Peggy Ann @ Peggy Ann's Post

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Guidelines:

• Read and review books written by Scottish authors (by birth or immigration), or about or set in Scotland.
• All genres and formats are allowed.
• Books may count for other challenges.
• You don't need a blog to participate.

Challenge levels:

1. Just A Keek (a little look): 1-5 books
2. The Highlander: 6-10 books
3. The Hebridean: 11-15 books
4. Ben Nevis: 16-20 books
5. Back O' Beyond: 21+ books

I'm signing up at the first level (Just a Keek), and hope to read five books.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement page HERE.
● See the challenge group at GoodReads HERE.
● See the page for linking wrap-up posts HERE.

MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus #1). Ian Rankin 
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POSSIBLE READS:

• The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby #1). Anna Lee Huber 
• The Bachelors. Muriel Spark 
• The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy #1). Peter May 
• The Comforters. Muriel Spark
• Death at the President's Lodging (Inspector Appleby #1). Michael Innes 
• The Distant Echo (Inspector Karen Pirie #1). Val McDermid 
• The Driver's Seat. Muriel Spark 
• Enter Second Murderer (Inspector Faro #1). Alanna Knight 
• Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey #7). Dorothy L. Sayers 
• The Inn at the Edge of the World. Alice Thomas Ellis 
• In Thrall. Eva Hanagan
• Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus #1). Ian Rankin 
• Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Rutledge #4). Charles Todd 
• The Public Image. Muriel Spark
• Raven Black (Shetland Island #1). Ann Cleeves 
• The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie #1). Alexander McCall Smith 
• Symposium. Muriel Spark 
• Waiting Sands. Susan Howatch 
• Wildfire At Midnight. Mary Stewart 
• The Wrong Box. Robert Louis Stevenson