New author added to The League of Reluctant Adults!

We have a new addition to the authors of The League of Reluctant Adults!

Who is that you ask?  Well....

Rob Thurman

I am excited about this addition as I have been wanting to get to her books for a few months here.  I am really going to have to get reading and take up some speed reading coursed to help.  lol.

For February: New Author Mini-Challenge: The Leauge

I found a Mini-Challenge I really thought was neat.  I really want to do this one.  It is for the month of February, So I am really going to try hard to do this (even though I am a little bit of a slow reader).

This Mini-Challenge is over at Literary Escapism.  This Challenge is:  New Author Mini-Challenge: The League.

This is to try some new authors in this great group call The League of Reluctant Adults.

Here is the list of Authors in the group: (click on the name to go to these sites.)

Mario Acevedo	Stacia Kane	Kat Richardson
Michele Bardsley	Caitlin Kittredge	Michelle Rowen
Dakota Cassidy	Kelly Meding	Diana Rowland
Carolyn Crane	Richelle Mead	Jeanne Stein
Molly Harper	Nicole Peeler	Anton Strout
Mark Henry	Cherie Priest	Jaye Wells
Jackie Kessler	Jennifer Rardin

I have a few of these authors here to read, and have been reading some of them already recently.  And I feel a huge need to let you know I have been VERY, VERY pleased with what I read.


~ The Mini-Challenge runs from February 1, 2010 through February 28, 2010.  All the reviews are to have the February date.
~ The goal is to read up to 5 different authors from the list above.  If you have already read a novel by these authors why not try another book of theirs?  Great opportunity to.


NOW FOR THE BIG NEWS!!!!!


Some of these authors have loved the idea so much they have offered to donate prizes.  If you would like to see what books are going to be up for spoils click here. (To go to Literary Escapism's site to see the list.)

2010 Challenge

Okay, so this challenge grew on me. I really liked the idea of this challenge from the first time I saw it but I was scared to take up challenges. I am still learning how these all work. Once I found out I can blend my challenges with my reads I was even more convinced to pick up more than one challenge. So here I go...

This challenge is from J Kaye Book Blog. I am looking forward to this challenge as well.

Anyone can join!

There are four levels:

~ The Mini YA Reading Challenge - Read 12 Young Adult novels.

~Just My Size YA Reading Challenge - Read 25 Young Adult novels.

~Stepping It Up YA Reading Challenge - Read 50 Young Adult novels.

~Super Size Me YA Reading Challenge - Read 75 Young Adult novels.

Audio, eBooks, and re-reads all count.

Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010.

Now, I am not going to pick how many books ahead of time or what reads I am going to do. I have some here that fall in this challenge but I know there are others I will pick up as the year goes too.

My First Challenge! Speculative Fiction

I have decided to try my first Challenge!

This Challenge is hosted by Book_Chick_City

The Challenge runs January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

There are 4 levels:

Inquisitive - read 3 Speculative Fiction novels.

Enthusiastic - read 6 Speculative Fiction novels.

Addicted - read 12 Speculative Fiction novels.

Obsessed - Read 24 Speculative Fiction novels.

I think I am going to fall in the category of Addicted. (maybe by the end of the year I will hit Obsessed too... we shall see.)

If you would like to sign up click the link above and sign up over at Book Chick City.

If you are curious as to what falls in this category here is a list from Book Chick City:

Genres:

-Science Fiction

sub-genres: hard/soft SF, cyberpunk, time travel, alternative history, space opera

-Fantasy Fiction

sub-genres: dark fantasy, urban fantasy, magic realism, quest, mythical fantasy, steampunk

-Horror Fiction

sub-genres: paranormal, gothis literature, splatterpunk

-Supernatural Fiction

-Superhero Fiction

-Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

-Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

I used the site: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/directory.cgi to verify if my reads fall in the Speculative Fiction category... And well... I think I am going to fall in the Obsessed class as everything in my tbr pile seems to fall here. I should be set for the year with reads.

My picks thus far for next year:

1. Before They Are Hung - By Joe Abercrombie

2. Last Arguement of Kings - By Joe Abercrombie

3. Nyphron Rising - By Michael Sullivan

4. Darker Angels - By M.L.N. Hanover

5. Demond Bound - By Caitlin Kittredge

6. Fire - By Kristin Cashore

7. Graceling - By Kristin Cashore

8. Hunger Games book #3 - By Suzanne Collins

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(this list is not etched in stone but is most likely, along with starting the 10 book series by Steven Ericson.)

I am really getting excited now!!!