2011 Horror & Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge at Book Chick City

This coming year I will be participating in the superfabulous 2011 Horror and Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge that is being hosted by Book Chick City. As some of you know these are my favorite genres so it should be a snap to come up with some juicy reads. 

Soooo I have tapped some of my 2011 lists for the most lip-smackingly scrumptious reads. This is what I have thus far. More TBD:

1/1/2011 TAKEN BY THE OTHERS-HAINES, JESS-Read 1/9/2011

1/4/2011 FROSTFIRE-VIEHL, LYNN

1/4/2011 SECRETS OF THE DEMON-ROWLAND, DIANA-Read 1/5/2011

1/18/2011 SHADOWFEVER-MONING, KAREN MARIE Read 1/19/2011

1/25/2011 BLOODSHOT-PRIEST, CHERIE-Read 1/29/2011

2/1/2011 ZOMBIE, OHIO-KENEMORE, SCOTT

2/1/2011 THE DEMON TRAPPER'S DAUGHTER-OLIVER, JANA

2/1/2011 LICENSE TO ENSORCELL-KERR, KATHERINE

2/1/2011 WITCH BREED-GIBBONS, ALAN

2/1/2011 NIGHTSHADE-ROWAN, MICHELLE-Read 2/8/2011

2/1/2011 666 PARK AVENUE-PIERCE, GABRIELLA-Read 2/7/2011

2/8/2011 THE IRON WITCH-MAHONEY, KAREN

2/22/2011 AMERICAN VAMPIRE-ARMINTROUT, JENNIFER-Read 1/29/2011

2/22/2011 THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE-FROST, JEANIENE

2/22/2011 PALE DEMON-HARRISON, KIM-Read 2/7/2011

2/22/2011 IRON CROWNED-MEAD, RICHELLE

3/1/2011 RIVER MARKED-BRIGGS, PATRICIA

3/15/2011 ETERNAL NIGHT-DEL TORO/HOGAN

3/22/2011 WITHER-DESTEFANO, LAUREN-Read 1/1/2011

4/5/2011 CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS-CLARE, CASSANDRA

4/5/2011 DEADWORLD-DUNCAN, J.N.

4/21/2011 THE SHADOW OF THE SOUL-PINBOROUGH, SARAH

4/26/2011 TANGLED THREADS-ESTEP, JENNIFER

5/3/2011 HOUNDED BY KEVIN HEARNE--Read 4/30/2011

5/3/2011 HARD BITTEN-NEILL, CHLOE

5/3/2011 DEAD RECKONING-HARRIS, CHARLAINE

5/6/2011 THE RITUAL-NEVILL, ADAM

5/31/2011 MAGIC SLAYS-ANDREWS, ILONA

6/7/2011 HUNT THE MOON-CHANCE, KAREN

6/28/2011 BLACK HEART LOA-PHOENIX, ADRIAN

8/30/2011 DUST AND DECAY-MABERRY, JONATHAN

8/30/2011 THE HOUR OF DUST AND ASHES-GAY, KELLY

Read the Season-S-P-R-I-N-G Challenge

Take a deep breath...its that time of year. Spring is definitely in the air (at least it is here in NYC). Yes, grab your Claritin.

The Goodreads Romance Readers Group is putting on their quarterly Read the Season Challenge, and yes I am a part of it. Nothing like having more and more books to read!

Here are the Rules:

1) Using the word SPRING, pick a book title or author (first or last name) that begins with the letters in the chosen season. Voila!

The Challenge runs from March 20th thru June 20th 2010.

Here are my choices:

 S- The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn  Sparks

P- Silverborne by Patricia Briggs

R- Rampant by Saskia Walker 

I-  Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

N- Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever by Molly Harper

G-Glimmerglass by Jenna Black

2010 YA Debut Author Challenge

Thank's to Kristi of The Story Siren for taking over this brilliant challenge!

This will be like the shot heard 'round the world because tons of people are going to be digging in this year to discover the best Young Adult debut voices of 2010.

After surveying the fiendishly delicious reads offered I cannot wait to dive in...this is going to be a blogging community wide read-a-thon.

If you're interested in participating visit The Story Siren to check out the challenge and sign up. [Click le button. Yeah the big one! ;)]

Fiendishly Bookish' 2010 Debut Author Challenge List is as follows:

(No doubt this list is gonna grow...but here are the hand-picked dystopian/paranormal/faery beauties I've chosen...)

Obviously, strike-throughs are ones that I have devoured thus far.

1. Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
2. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
3. Dark Life by Kat Falls
4. Feed by Mira Grant
5. The Line by Teri Hall
6. Nomansland by Lesley Hauge
7. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
8. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa-devoured-and it was delish!
9. Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler
10. The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
11. Banished by Sophie Littlefield
12. The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
13. Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien-(currently devouring)
14. Prophecy of Days by Christy Raedeke
15. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
16. The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston
17. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
18. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

 Good Hunting!