Sunday, November 30, 2014

November 2014 Update

Another great reading month. I have read 27 books which is a total of 7410 pages. This month the Tower Team challenge has started again and that always makes me read a bit more at the start of the challenge. I have also managed to complete another few challenges this month and now only have a few left for December.

List of books:
  1. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
  2. Mother Nature's Man by Mary Jo Burke
  3. Victoria Line, Central Line by Maeve Binchy 
  4. Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella 
  5. The Snowman Maker by Barbara Briggs Ward
  6. Christmas Romance in Scotland by De-ann Black
  7. The House At Riverton by Kate Morton 
  8. The Christmas Spirit by Susan Buchanan
  9. The Warlock by Michael Scott
  10. The Enchantress by Michael Scott
  11. Yuletide Tales A Festive Collective by Peter John
  12. Redwall by Brian Jacques 
  13. An Almost Perfect Christmas by Donna Fasano
  14. Catnapped by Patricia Fry
  15. California Man by E.C. Sheedy 
  16. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
  17. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
  18. Madman's Dance by Jana Oliver
  19. The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild
  20. Introvert by Anna Skyggebjerg 
  21. The Fairytale Tea Dress Shop in Edinburgh by De-ann Black
  22. The Vintage Tea Dress Shop in Summer by De-Ann Black
  23. Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmet by Morten Korch
  24. Dragon's Fire by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey
  25. Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
  26. Glade Jul, 24 dejlige danske julenoveller edited by Michael Toubro
  27. Family Magic by Patti Larsen

The Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon November 24 - 30 2014 - Wrap Up

Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict.

Well I finished this RaT and managed to reach my goal of 2 Christmas book. This was as I expected and in total I read 5 books this week.

I am going to continue reading Christmas books for Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge.

List of Books below challenge details.

Once again kicking off the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge (the 5TH year, I might add!) at The Christmas Spirit, it's the Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon...and this year it's a week long. Yay!

Details:
  • Read-a-Thon dates: Monday, November 24 at 12:00am CST until Sunday, November 30 at 11:59pm CST (adjust your time zone accordingly)
  • You do not have to be signed up for the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge to participate (but I sure would love for you to join us!)
  • I am not requiring that you read only Christmas/holiday books during the read-a-thon, but I hope you will pick up at least one holiday tale, even if it's just to read some children's books with your kids or some holiday short stories
  • to check in on Twitter, we'll use hashtag #CSreadathon
  • as usual, you do not have to have a blog to participate...feel free to link up and check in from Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

List of books:
  1. Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmet by Morten Korch
  2. Dragon's Fire by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey
  3. Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
  4. Glade Jul, 24 dejlige danske julenoveller edited by Michael Toubro
  5. Family Magic by Patti Larsen

Friday, November 28, 2014

Family Magic by Patti Larsen

Sixteen-year-old Sydlynn Hayle is the daughter of a powerful witch and a demon lord of the seventh plane. The trouble is, she just wants to be ordinary. Syd struggles to survive the minefield of her new high school while being torn between her attraction to football hero Brad Peters and the darkly mysterious Quaid Moromond. When her coven comes under attack, Syd is forced to face the fact only her power can save her family’s magic. From Goodreads.





Another book I have had on my TBR list for ages. Syd is half witch, half demon and just wants to be ordinary. She is 16 and just can't wait till she is 18 so she can have her powers removed. Of course she instead needs to use her powers to save her family and during this finds out a lot more about her own powers. A lot of teenage high school angst and bullying in this book as well.

This book qualifies for:
2014 Ebook challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection: 1000 Member Celebration!
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
The Challenge Factory - R4: Team Challenge SS
The Challenge Factory - R5: Team Challenge SSS
Novel Books & Reading Challenges - Baby Got Book
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III
Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Glade Jul, 24 dejlige danske julenoveller edited by Michael Toubro

Julen består af traditioner, og folkelige, hjertevarme julehistorier er en af dem. Her foreligger 24 af de bedste danske julenoveller, som ugeblader Hjemmet har bragt fra 1934 og frem til vore dage.
Indholdet er humor, livsglæde, ærkedansk julehygge og - lad os bare indrømme det - hist og her en anledning til at fælde en tåre, når julevarmen til sidst smelter de vinterfrosne hjerters kvarts.
Ugebladsfiktion er ofte bedre end sit rygte. Hjemmet har bragt julebidrag fra estimerede forfatere som Leck Fischer, Hans Kirk, Eva Hemmer Hansen, Torben Nielsen og Poul Ørum, der alle får et genoptryk i denne samling. Folkelige fortællere som Erling Poulsen og Karen Brasen havde også noget på hjertet ved juletid, og den yngre generation repræsenteres bl.a af gode kvindeforfattere som Elsebeth Egholm og Helle Hauge.
Novellerne kaster strejflys over sociale og menneskelige forhold i gode og mindre gode tider, og de tegner smukke billeder af det familieliv, vi danskere dyrkede - eller gerne ville have dyrket - gennem århundredet, der gik.
Det er ikke så lidt tidshistorie i disse 24 fortællinger, men først og fremmest er de underholdende. Man kan sætte sig med dem, som man sætter sig til rette ved et julebord med sprødstegt and, rødkål og brunede kartofler.
Rigtig god appetit!
From Goodreads.

24 cosy Christmas stories set from 1934 till 2002. They are entertaining and as usual with this kind of short story they start with a sad story, usually about family, but it all ends happily.

This book qualifies for:
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge 2014
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III
Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2014
Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2014

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zone he might have found and takes him out of London - to a small village in Herefordshire where the local police are reluctant to admit that there might be a supernatural element to the disappearance of some local children. But while you can take the London copper out of London you can't take the London out of the copper.
Travelling west with Beverley Brook Peter soon finds himself caught up in a deep mystery and having to tackle local cops and local gods. And what's more all the shops are closed by 4pm...
From Goodreads.





This is one of the best books I have read this year. I really like Peter and it is brilliant that Beverley is such a big part of this story. My only gripe is that I would like the Lesley story to finish, it is part of this book but not much. It is however setting the scene for future books.

This book qualifies for:
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection A-Z Locations - 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection Scrabble, anyone?
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III
Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2014

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Dragon's Fire by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey

When Masterharper Zist takes over as Harper for Natalon's coal-mining camp, he takes with him his apprentice, the orphaned, mute Pellar, and Pellar's fire-lizard Chitter. Pellar has become a gifted tracker and Zist gives him his own mission - to find out if the recent thefts of coal are the work of the Shunned, criminals condemned to a life of wandering and hardship. Halla is one of the children of the Shunned. Though innocent of their parents' crimes, these children have inherited their cruel punishment. With no shelter when the lethal Thread falls again they will have no protection against it. Life is even tougher for Halla, all her family are dead and she must fend for herself. Yet Halla is kind and gentle, devoted to helping those more helpless than she, unlike Tenim, a fellow child of the Shunned. Tenim is in league with Tarik, a crooked miner from Camp Natalon, who helps him steal coal in exchange for a cut of the profit. But Tenim soon realizes there is a lot more to be made from firestone, the volatile mineral that enables the dragons of Pern to burn Thread out of the sky. Tenim doesn't care what he has to do, or whom he has to kill, in order to corner the market. Cristov is Tarik's son. Dishonored by his father's greed and treachery, he decides he must make amends somehow... even if it means risking his life by mining the volatile firestone, which blows up at contact with the slightest drop of moisture. From Goodreads.

I still enjoy the Pern stories. In this one I like Pella, the mute harper. I also like that Kindan from a previous book has a short appearance. What is not as great is that it is like 3 stories in one. There is a plague, there is the shunned and then there is the whole thing about the firestones. I am unsure which is the main story. I will continue the series and I have the next book waiting for me at the library.

This book qualifies for:
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge 2014
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection A-Z Locations - 2014
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III
Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmet by Morten Korch

Hvad er en rigtig julehistorie? Spørger forfatteren Vagn Lundbye i Information 15 december 1997 i en anmeldelse af Morten Korch; Rigtige julehistorier: Må jeg bede om MORTEN KORCH. En rigtig julehistorie skal være enkel og ligetil og den fred den beretter om, skal være god og opbyggelig.
Vi drømmer om julen i gamle dage, men hvordan var den egentligt? Det fortæller Morten Korch i udvalgte historier fra JUL I HJEMMET. For ingen har vel som denne forfatter formået at bringe julens budskab til gamle og unge. Her er samlet en række typiske historier, hvor Morten Korch udfolder hele sin livfulde og sprudlende fortællerevne med rig variation i emnevalg og miljø, men stemningen er overalt lys og smuk, vanskeligheder overvindes, hårde hjerter smelter, kærligheden sejrer, mennesker forsones, så julens budskab kan stråle i sin fulde glans.
From Goodreads.




This is a book of short stories about Christmas.These are cosy, they always start sad but end well on Christmas Eve. They are of course set in Denmark.

This book qualifies for:
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge 2014
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection A-Z Locations - 2014
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III
Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2014
Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2014

Sunday, November 23, 2014

The Vintage Tea Dress Shop in Summer by De-Ann Black

Esmie works as a marketing consultant for a company in Glasgow. But when she's given the offer of a vintage tea dress and fabric shop on the West Coast of Scotland, she decides to try and make a new life for herself in the little coastal town.
Using her marketing skills she tries to make the vintage shop with its floral fabrics and furniture profitable, while building a new life away from the city.
It's an old fashioned shop and a house combined, with one of the most beautiful cottage gardens Esmie has ever seen, filled with sweet peas, pink bluebells, pansies and tea roses.
Will Esmie the city girl find romance and love here? Is local hotel owner, Grant, the man for her? Or perhaps Angus who owns the tearoom? And how much trouble will Esmie cause with her meddling and mischief during the long hot summer?
Find out in this exciting new romance set in summer in the West Coast of Scotland.
From Goodreads.


Another short and sweet read from De-Ann Black. Again good for an afternoon cozying up indoors.
I like books set in Scotland and in small towns. This had both and I enjoyed it.

This book qualifies for:
2014 Ebook challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

The Fairytale Tea Dress Shop in Edinburgh by De-ann Black

Delphine opens a fairytale tea dress shop in Edinburgh after being made redundant from her fashion merchandising job in Glasgow.
Using her redundancy money, Delphie moves to Edinburgh to make a fresh start, leaving her broken heart behind her. The last thing she expects is to find romance in the beautiful city of spires. But who is the man for Delphie? Is it Marcus or Andrew or perhaps Bradach? And will Delphie make her fairytale shop a success in the Scottish capital
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From Goodreads.





Cute, sweet and very short romance. Cozy for an hour's read on a rainy, cold afternoon.

This book qualifies for:
2014 Ebook challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Introvert by Anna Skyggebjerg

Denne bog er til alle de introverte, der ikke længere gider høre på, at det er bedre at være udadvendt. Bogen er den ultimative guide til, hvordan man trives som introvert i en verden, der forventer, at vi er ’på’ hele tiden. I familien, blandt venner og på arbejdspladsen. Bogen er en hyldest til introverte, fuld af forfatterens bedste råd til, hvordan man som introvert lærer at stå ved sig selv og dermed få et bedre liv. From Goodreads.





I had high hopes for this book as I am quite introvert myself but I was disappointed.
It was very much from her point of view, it was generalized and repetitive.
I don't feel I can use anything from this book unfortunately.

This book qualifies for:
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge 2014
2014 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection Scrabble, anyone?
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

Friday, November 21, 2014

The Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon November 24 - 30 2014 Sign Up

Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict.

I will take part in this Read-a-Thon to kick off the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge. My goal will only be 2 Christmas books for that week but I hope I might manage 3.

I will add books as I read them as I have not yet made a list.

Once again kicking off the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge (the 5TH year, I might add!) at The Christmas Spirit, it's the Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon...and this year it's a week long. Yay!

Details:
  • Read-a-Thon dates: Monday, November 24 at 12:00am CST until Sunday, November 30 at 11:59pm CST (adjust your time zone accordingly)
  • You do not have to be signed up for the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge to participate (but I sure would love for you to join us!)
  • I am not requiring that you read only Christmas/holiday books during the read-a-thon, but I hope you will pick up at least one holiday tale, even if it's just to read some children's books with your kids or some holiday short stories
  • to check in on Twitter, we'll use hashtag #CSreadathon
  • as usual, you do not have to have a blog to participate...feel free to link up and check in from Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2014 - sign up

Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2014 hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict.

This is my fourth time taking part in this Christmas Challenge. This means I only missed the very first time but at that time I had no idea that anything like reading challenges existed.

As usual I will  do the Christmas Tree level: Read 5 or 6 books and the additional level of Fa La La La Films:  watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies.

This year I have not got a list of books ready but I have lots of Christmas books to read.

I had mistakenly thought that last year was the 5th year, but it's actually this year. Yay! Are you ready!?

Like last year, there are multiple levels for participation, like children's books and watching Christmas movies AND the Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon is back again this year. Keep reading for details!



Details and sign up:

  • challenge will run from Monday, November 24, 2014 through Tuesday, January 6, 2014 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany).
  • cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged!
  • These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, and for the first time...a children's Christmas books level!
  • Levels:

            --Candy Cane:  read 1 book

            --Mistletoe:  read 2-4 books

            --Christmas Tree:  read 5 or 6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!)

          Additional levels:

            --Fa La La La Films:  watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!

            --Visions of Sugar Plums:  read books with your children this season and share what you read

          *the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above
  • the most important rule?  Have fun!!!
  • I will have a review linky posted as a page the day the challenge starts.  You will find it at the top of the right sidebar.

List of books read:
  1. Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmet by Morten Korch 
  2. Glade Jul, 24 dejlige danske julenoveller edited by Michael Toubro  
  3. Den sidste stjerne by Hans Blangstrup Christensen  
  4. The Little Christmas Kitchen by Jenny Oliver 
  5. Loveable Christmas Angel by Mimi Barbour
  6. A Season of Angels by Debbie Macomber
  7. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 
  8. A Christmas Charade by Karla Hocker 
  9. Starry Night by Debbie Macomber
  10. The Brands Who Came For Christmas by Maggie Shayne

Crazy Challenge Connection - Fall Seasonal Scavenger Challenge - Oktoberfest Finished

Fall Seasonal Scavenger Challenge - Oktoberfest hosted by Crazy Challenge Connection on Goodreads

I have now completed this challenge and it has been fun. I like that there are several options for each task.

List of books at the bottom of this post.

FALL SEASONAL SCAVENGER CHALLENGE - OKTOBERFEST
Duration: September 20 - December 20, 2014


Time to get your party face on!! Raise a glass and join in the fun!

1. The Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Louis to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich were invited to join in the festivities which were held over five days on the fields in front of the city gates. These famous public fields were named Theresienwiese—"Therese's fields"—in honor of the crown princess; although locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n."
❅ Read a book that was published in October (any year) OR read a book in which a wedding takes place OR read a book whose cover shows a field / meadow / orchard / vineyard.

2. Horse races in the presence of the royal family concluded the popular event. The decision to repeat the festivities and the horse races in the subsequent year gave rise to the tradition of the annual Oktoberfest, which now begins in late September and lasts until the first Sunday in October. The horse races were last held in 1960, but the festival still takes place on the "Theresienwiese."
❅ Read a book featuring a horse or horse racing, or with a horse on the cover OR read a book with a royal character or royal family OR read a book where the first letter of each title word may be found in THERESIEWIESE (Discount a, an, the – 2 word minimum).

3. Today, Oktoberfest has become the world's largest beer festival, and is still held annually in Munich, Germany. The 16-day party attracts over 6 million people every year who consume 1.5 million gallons of beer, 200,000 pounds of pork sausage, and 480,000 spit-roasted chickens during the two-week extravaganza.
❅ Read a book that takes place in Germany OR read a book featuring any kind of festival, fair, or circus OR read a book with a “6” in its total page count.

4. While the event reinforces stereotypical images of beer-loving, meat-loving Germans dressed in dirndls and lederhosen, visitors to the annual event come from all over the world. Oktoberfest is in fact one of Munich's largest and most profitable tourist attractions bringing over 450 million euros to the city's coffers each year.
❅ Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing a costume or uniform of any kind OR read a book that takes place in a traditional tourist city/area (tell us where) OR read a book with any form of money shown on the cover or included in the title.

5. The largest Oktoberfest held outside of Germany takes place each year in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo in Canada, where a large ethnic German population resides. The largest such event in the United States is Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati in Ohio, which boasts half a million visitors each year.
❅ Read a book that takes place anywhere in Canada OR read a book that takes place in Ohio OR read a book whose title contains the letter “z.” (Z may be anywhere in the title; it does not have to start a word)

6. The Costume and Riflemen's Procession takes place on the first Sunday of the festival, in which some 7000 performers -- groups in traditional costumes and historical uniforms, marching bands, riflemen, thoroughbred horses and other livestock, old-fashioned carriages, and numerous floats -- parade through the streets of Munich's city center showcasing the diversity of local, regional, and national customs.
❅ Read a book in which a parade takes place OR read a book that takes place in a large international city (Those participants living in the USA, cannot use a US city) OR read a book where a character belongs to an organized group of some kind (i.e. professional group, religious group, recreational group).

7. When the city began allowing beer on the fairgrounds, makeshift beer stands began cropping up, and their number increased steadily until they were eventually replaced by beer halls in 1896. The beer halls, like the beer tents of today, were sponsored by the local breweries. The mayor of Munich opens Oktoberfest at noon on the first day of the fair when he drives the wooden tap into a barrel of beer and proclaims: O'zapft is! ("It's tapped!").
❅ Read a book with any kind of beverage on the cover OR read a book whose publication year includes one of the numbers 1,8,9, or 6 OR read a book whose title ends with an exclamation mark.

8. Oktoberfest beer is a variety called Märzen (March), which is darker and stronger than traditional beer, and contains up to 6% alcohol. Before the advent of modern refrigeration techniques, this type of beer was brewed in March (as its name suggests) and allowed to age through the summer, so that it was ready to drink by late summer or early fall.
❅ Read a book that takes place over the summer OR read a "dark" book - either a dark cover or dark content OR read a book with a character whose first name starts with any of the letters in MARCH.

9. Like all German beer, the Oktoberfest beer is brewed according to strict German standards (called the Reinheitsgebot which have been in effect since 1516) that precisely define the four ingredients allowed in the brewing of beer: barley, hops, malt, and yeast.
❅ Read a book with a strict character OR read a book with a four word title OR read a book with any type of ingredient / spice / herb is listed in the title or shown on the cover (this could be anything from a picture of an apple to make apple pie to nutmeg to basil).

10. Just 6 Munich breweries - Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, and Spaten - are permitted to serve beer at the festival. 14 larger and several smaller beer tents and beer gardens provide enough seating for 98,000 visitors at a time. Beer is served by the Maß, a one-liter mug, and costs between 9 and 10 euros. Beer maids and waiters must be able to carry 10 of these beer-filled mugs at a time.
❅ Read the 6th book in a series OR choose one of the breweries and read a book where the first letter in each title word may be found in the brewery name (a,an, the DO count – 3 word minimum) OR read a book in which one of the major characters is a waiter /waitress / bartender.

11. Oktoberfest is known as much for its traditional folk music as it is for its beer drinking. Folk music, marches, and polkas make up the typical oompah music for which Germany is famous. As the evening wears on, the music becomes louder and more and more people begin to sing, linking arms and swinging beer mugs from side to side, some standing and swaying and dancing on benches or tables. Before each break, the band will offer up "ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit", a toast to contentment, congeniality, and relaxation.
❅ Read a book where music is a major theme OR read a book whose title or author name contains a double “oo” OR read a book that makes you feel content, congenial, and relaxed.

12. German folk music is not the only sound you will hear emanating from the massive beer tents. International hits like "New York, New York", "Country Road", "YMCA" and even disco- and rock-inspired tunes come from the beer tents.
❅ Read a book whose title is also the title or famous line from a song OR read a book outside your “traditional” genre OR read a book whose author’s last name starts with Y,M,C, or A.

13. Oktoberfest visitors won’t lack for a good meal. Readily available all over the fairgrounds are Hendl, whole chickens grilled on a spit, roasted meats, especially pork, and potato dumplings are served up with the traditional red cabbage and apple dish (Blaukohl). Sauerkraut and soft pretzels are found on just about every menu.
❅ Read a book whose cover shows a meal, picnic or buffet OR read a book with a red cover OR read a book that almost everyone seems to be reading (a best seller).

14. For those with a sweet tooth, typical dessert dishes include Dampfnudel, a steamed honey-dumpling served with vanilla sauce, apple strudel, and Kaiserschmarrn, a sugared pancake with raisins. Also available is a variety of sweet snacks scattered across the Wies’n. From pan-roasted, sugar-glazed almonds (gebrannte Mandeln) to cotton candy (Zuckerwatte), from glazed fruits to ice cream.
❅ Read a book with a character known for their sweet tooth OR read a book whose cover features a dessert or candy OR read a book featuring a baker or candy maker (not a cook).

15. Between events and beer tents, guests can traverse the 103 acre Oktoberfest grounds to ride a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or water slide, navigate their way through a labyrinth, visit a haunted house, be entertained by numerous types of performers, take a look at the flea circus, stop off at one of dozens of game booths, or take a festival tour, among other things.
❅ Read a book takes place in an amusement park OR read a book featuring a performer of some kind (does not have to be professional) OR read a book in which some kind of game is played (real games, not mind games).

16. The last day of Oktoberfest is the first Sunday in October. Over the past 200 years, Oktoberfest has been canceled 24 times due to cholera epidemics and war.
❅ Read a book that is first or last in a series OR read a book whose publication date contains a “2” and a “4” OR read a book with a war or disease epidemic as part of the plot.

CHALLENGE RULES

♣ When you sign up for the challenge, please post a challenge template so we have a post to which to link your name; post #2 will list participant links which can then be used for making challenge updates.

For each book you read, please indicate the title, the author and the date you finished reading it. If a challenge task gives several options, please make it clear which option you’ve chosen. If the task calls for an item on the cover, include a link to the book cover.* If it’s not obvious from the book title or cover, be sure to explain how your book fits the task. If you don’t, you won’t get credit for completing that task.

♣ Unless otherwise noted, books must be at least 150 pages long.

♣ Books may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged!

♣ If you want the challenge moderator to check your progress as you make updates, please copy/paste your update into a new message . We don't have time to scroll back through the entire thread looking for "message #15," or to follow links back to an original post.

♣ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you've read. If you don't repost your list, you won't be included in the list of those who have completed the challenge.


1. ❅ Read a book that was published in October (any year) OR read a book in which a wedding takes place OR read a book whose cover shows a field / meadow / orchard / vineyard.
The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards (the same couple gets married 3 times)

2.❅ Read a book featuring a horse or horse racing, or with a horse on the cover OR read a book with a royal character or royal family OR read a book where the first letter of each title word may be found in THERESIEWIESE (Discount a, an, the – 2 word minimum):
Color My Horse by Bev Pettersen 

3.❅ Read a book that takes place in Germany OR read a book featuring any kind of festival, fair, or circus OR read a book with a “6” in its total page count:
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (326 pages)

4.❅ Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing a costume or uniform of any kind OR read a book that takes place in a traditional tourist city/area (tell us where) OR read a book with any form of money shown on the cover or included in the title.
The Magician by Michael Scott (Paris)

5. ❅ Read a book that takes place anywhere in Canada OR read a book that takes place in Ohio OR read a book whose title contains the letter “z.” (Z may be anywhere in the title; it does not have to start a word)
The Witch with no Name by Kim Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio)

6. ❅ Read a book in which a parade takes place OR read a book that takes place in a large international city (Those participants living in the USA, cannot use a US city) OR read a book where a character belongs to an organized group of some kind (i.e. professional group, religious group, recreational group).
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (Father Gomez belongs to the Consistorial Court)

7.❅ Read a book with any kind of beverage on the cover OR read a book whose publication year includes one of the numbers 1,8,9, or 6 OR read a book whose title ends with an exclamation mark.
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl  (published 1948)

8.❅ Read a book that takes place over the summer OR read a "dark" book - either a dark cover or dark content OR read a book with a character whose first name starts with any of the letters in MARCH.
Monsters by C. Gockel (Amy is main character)

9.❅ Read a book with a strict character OR read a book with a four word title OR read a book with any type of ingredient / spice / herb is listed in the title or shown on the cover (this could be anything from a picture of an apple to make apple pie to nutmeg to basil).
My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent

10.❅ Read the 6th book in a series OR choose one of the breweries and read a book where the first letter in each title word may be found in the brewery name (a,an, the DO count – 3 word minimum) OR read a book in which one of the major characters is a waiter /waitress / bartender.
The Enchantress by Michael Scott

11.❅ Read a book where music is a major theme OR read a book whose title or author name contains a double “oo” OR read a book that makes you feel content, congenial, and relaxed.
True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer

12.❅ Read a book whose title is also the title or famous line from a song OR read a book outside your “traditional” genre OR read a book whose author’s last name starts with Y,M,C, or A.
Magic Rising by Camilla Chafer

13.❅ Read a book whose cover shows a meal, picnic or buffet OR read a book with a red cover OR read a book that almost everyone seems to be reading (a best seller).
quiet storm by Romanus Gabriel

14.❅ Read a book with a character known for their sweet tooth OR read a book whose cover features a dessert or candy OR read a book featuring a baker or candy maker (not a cook).
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge (main character a baker)

15.❅ Read a book takes place in an amusement park OR read a book featuring a performer of some kind (does not have to be professional) OR read a book in which some kind of game is played (real games, not mind games).
The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild

16.❅ Read a book that is first or last in a series OR read a book whose publication date contains a “2” and a “4” OR read a book with a war or disease epidemic as part of the plot.
Arcane Magic by Camilla Chafer (published June 2nd 2014)


List of books:

  1. Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl 
  2. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 
  3. Monsters by C. Gockel
  4. The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards
  5. Magic Rising by Camilla Chafer
  6. Arcane Magic by Camilla Chafer
  7. Color My Horse by Bev Pettersen 
  8. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
  9. True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer
  10. quiet storm by Romanus Gabriel 
  11. The Magician by Michael Scott
  12. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
  13. The Witch with no Name by Kim Harrison 
  14. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 
  15. The Enchantress by Michael Scott 
  16. The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild

The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild

Threatened with life in separate orphanages when their aunt dies, two children run away to search for their uncle who works for a circus and find that they can become a part of the hard work and colorful performances of the tenting season. From Goodreads.





Peter and Santa are orphans and have been brought up by their aunt who didn't give them a very good schooling but taught them that they were better than everyone else. When they run away to avoid separate orphanages and come to the circus they find out how little they know. Peter has a very tough time of it and is very annoying till he find his love of horses.
It is a book of growing up, finding out what you want in life and the hard work to get there. This is a children's story and of course has a happy ending.

This book qualifies for:
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge 2014
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection - Oktoberfest
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
The Challenge Factory - R5: Team Challenge SSS
Crazy Challenge Connection A-Z Locations - 2014
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Crazy Challenge Connection Monopoly roll # 35

Monopoly hosted by Crazy Challenge Connection on Goodreads.

Roll #35






CHANCE #1: Read a book recommended by a friend/family member/co-worker. 

Reckless by Cornelia Funke 
Recommended by my husband 

Madman's Dance by Jana Oliver

History is melting down courtesy of a multi-century plot to bring the Transitive shape-shifters to power. Only Time Rover Jacynda Lassiter can set things back on course, but that will be difficult. She's been abandoned in a Victorian insane asylum with no memory of who she is.
Her two Victorian friends are facing equal difficulties: Dr. Alastair Montrose is caught between his duty to uncover the truth and powerful foes who wish it buried. Once lauded as a hero, Detective-Sergeant Jonathon Keats is on the run, framed for a woman's heinous murder. Keats' arch enemy, Desmond Flaherty, can prove him innocent, but the Fenian isn't about to come forward, not with the life of his only daughter on the line.
If the anarchist's cache of explosives ignites the biggest conflagration since the Great Fire of 1666, the future will change. There will be no sanctuary from the Madman's Dance.
From Goodreads.



 
It has taken me way too long to get to this last book of the Time Rovers series. This continues right where book two finished but as it is 1½ years since I read that book, it took me a bit to sort the characters. I still enjoyed it very much and it had a romance that I hadn't seen coming. I have now read both series which Jana Oliver has written and I will definitely read anything she writes in the future no matter the genre.

This book qualifies for:
2014 Ebook challenge
2014 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection: 1000 Member Celebration!
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Nothing but Reading Challenges - Spell it Out - Animal Alphabet (O-toucan)
Crazy Challenge Connection Monopoly

Crazy Challenge Connection Bard of Avon
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

Monday, November 17, 2014

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Under the streets of London there's a place most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels, knights in armour and pale girls in black velvet. This is the city of the people who have fallen between the cracks.
Richard Mayhew, a young businessman, is going to find out more than enough about this other London. A single act of kindness catapults him out of his workday existence and into a world that is at once eerily familiar and utterly bizarre. And a strange destiny awaits him down here, beneath his native city: neverwhere.
From Goodreads.





This was really good and as weird as Neil Gaiman's books often are. All the different factions in Neverwhere trying to get along or not and it seems some people have lived for centuries. Richard being an unlikely hero and Door looking for the killer of her family. Travelling through Neverwhere is interesting and I wouldn't mind reading more books set in this world.

This book qualifies for:
2014 Ebook challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection - Bookshelf Battle Team Challenge #4
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
The Challenge Factory - R5: Team Challenge SSS
Crazy Challenge Connection A-Z Locations - 2014
Crazy Challenge Connection Scrabble, anyone?
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

Saturday, November 15, 2014

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird (where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny). Only Edgers like Rose can easily travel from one world to the next, but they never truly belong in either.
Rose thought if she practiced her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn’t turn out how she planned, and now she works a minimum wage, off the books job in the Broken just to survive. Then Declan Camarine, a blueblood noble straight out of the deepest part of the Weird, comes into her life, determined to have her (and her power).
But when a terrible danger invades the Edge from the Weird, a flood of creatures hungry for magic, Declan and Rose must work together to destroy them—or they’ll devour the Edge and everyone in it.
  From Goodreads.



I am up to date in the Kate Daniels series and have to wait for ages for Ilona Andrews to finish the next book. Luckily I can now go on to devour this series while I wait.
I really enjoyed this book and I have already ordered the next book from the library. Rose is a strong character that will fight for the survival of her family as she has done for a while. I also really like Declan and that he just lets Rose make all the wrong conclusions to anything he says. I am looking forward to the next book.

This book qualifies for:
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge 2014
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
Nothing but Reading Challenges - Spell it Out - Animal Alphabet (O-polarbear)
Crazy Challenge Connection Scrabble, anyone?
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

Friday, November 14, 2014

California Man by E.C. Sheedy

Too shy to love…
Quinn Ramsay is facing the biggest decision of his life, whether or not to sell his hugely successful sports conglomerate. His schedule has been insane for years, an endless series of trains, planes and automobiles. Even so he’s not so sure he wants to give it up. For what, he keeps asking himself. Where would he go from here? What would be his next step?
With those questions in mind, he heads to a friend’s house on Salt Spring, a small island in the Pacific Northwest that promises solitude and uninterrupted time to think and plan.
Not in his plan is meeting Emily Welland, the shy owner of the local bookstore. She intrigues him as no woman has in years—more so when he sees how determined she is to avoid him.
Emily is timid, insecure, and introspective—and she has her reasons. She’s read about Quinn Ramsay, the brilliant and handsome celebrity entrepreneur with the Midas touch, and she’s seen pictures of him in the tabloids, always with a beautiful model or actress on his arm. She knows he walks red carpets with the same ease that he hosts charity sporting events and fund raisers. His glittering California life is the polar opposite to her quiet, safe, and reclusive life on Salt Spring Island. And when he starts to show an interest in her, her initial reactions are disbelief, fear—and panic attacks. None of which she can control.
All of which makes Quinn more interested than ever.
  From Goodreads.

This was okay. A cosy, quick read. I liked Emily, the shy, insecure woman but I also very much liked her friends Grace and Lynn. Quinn was okay and I liked that we heard a little of his background too and how he started running track.

This book qualifies for:
2014 Ebook challenge
You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2014
The Challenge Factory - R4: Team Challenge SS
The Challenge Factory - R5: Team Challenge SSS
Crazy Challenge Connection Bard of Avon
Novel Books & Reading Challenges Tower Teams III

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014 - Finished

You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014 hosted by Book Dragon's Lair.

I have now completed this challenge and reached 200 books read but I am going to continue adding books for the rest of the year.
I will not take part in this challenge next year as I need to cut down on challenges and I am keeping track of everything I read on Goodreads.

List of books below the challenge rules in this post.

You Read How Many Books?
Reading Challenge 2014

This year's host is Gina @ Book Dragon's Lair (that's me!)
Thanks to Amy at My Overstuffed Bookshelf for hosting the 150+ challenge the last few years, and allowing me to host this year, with changes :-)


DETAILS/RULES with Changes:

  1. Read, read, read!
  2. There are several levels to choose from
    Level 1: 100 minimum
    Level 2: 150 at least
    Level 3: 200 or more
  3. You may move up a level but not down
  4. You don't need a blog to participate. As long as wherever you link to is public so we can check out your books read.
  5. Reviews are not necessary (but there will be a post so you can link up) but a list of books read is. 
  6. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.
  7. Books allowed: Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Manga, Graphic Novels, Library books, Novellas, Young Reader, Nonfiction – as long as the book has an ISBN or equivalent or can be purchased as such, the book counts. 
  8. Individual short stories in a collection or individual books in the Bible do not count
  9. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.
  10. Challenge begins January 1st, 2014 thru December 31, 2014. Books started before the 1st do not count. You can join at anytime.
  11. Please sign up with a direct link so the rest of us can find your list of books read.
List of books:
  1. An Unlikely Witch by Debora Geary 
  2. A little Christmas Magic by Sylvie Kurtz
  3. Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews  
  4. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews 
  5. Brazen by Kelley Armstrong 
  6. Deep Blue Secret by Christie Anderson
  7. Whitstable by Stephen Volk
  8. Himmelbegravelsen (Sky Burial) by Xinran
  9. Must Love Hellhounds by Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Meljean Brook
  10. John Macnab by John Buchan 
  11. Aurora Sky by Nikki Jefford 
  12. Unexpected Gifts by Elena Aitken 
  13. Saltwater Witch by Chris Howard
  14. The Rising by Kelley Armstrong  
  15. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
  16. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
  17. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
  18. An Apple for the Creature edited by Charlaine Harris, Toni L.P. Kelner  
  19. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh  
  20. Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost, Ilona Andrews
  21. Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews
  22. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
  23. Steel and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
  24. The Highlander's Hope by Cali MacKay 
  25. Honeymoon For One by Chris Keniston 
  26. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
  27. What Stays in Vegas by Beth Labonte
  28. Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 
  29. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
  30. Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer
  31. Speechless by Hannah Harrington
  32. Forever Fae by L.P. Dover
  33. Two Weeks with a SEAL by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt
  34. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 
  35. Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
  36. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
  37. How To Train Your Dragon: How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell 
  38. WitchHunt by Emma Mills
  39. Hell of a Journey: On Foot Through the Scottish Highlands in Winter by Mike Cawthorne 
  40. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams 
  41. Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
  42. One Sweet Moment by Maggie Craig
  43. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling 
  44. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs  
  45. Heartbroken by Lisa Unger
  46. An Unlikely Match by Barbara Dunlop 
  47. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison 
  48. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
  49. The Inconvenient Duchess by Christine Merrill 
  50. A Clockwork Christmas by J.K. Coi, P.G. Forte, Stacy Gail, Jenny Schwartz
  51. Vinter-Eventyr by Karen Blixen 
  52. Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs 
  53. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch 
  54. Hotter Than Hell edited by Kim Harrison
  55. Hex Appeal edited by P.N. Elrod 
  56. Night Broken by Patricia Briggs 
  57. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
  58. Holidays Are Hell edited by Kim Harrison  
  59. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
  60. The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan
  61. Alien Stars by C.J. Cherryh, Joe Haldeman, Timothy Zahn
  62. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
  63. A Highland Home by Cali MacKay 
  64. A Highland Heist by Cali MacKay
  65. Baehrly Breathing by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  66. Baehrly Bitten by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  67. Baehrly Alive by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  68. How (Not) to Kiss a Were Bear by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  69. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
  70. Pale Demon by Kim Harrison 
  71. The Dreaming Place by Charles De Lint
  72. The Bride wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump
  73. A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes 
  74. Death on the Aegean Queen By Maria Hudgins
  75. Boneland by Alan Garner
  76. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
  77. Pieces of Eight by Melissa Wright
  78. A Gift of Dragons by Anne McCaffrey 
  79. A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
  80. The Breeders by Katie French
  81. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  82. From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles de Lint  
  83. Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey 
  84. Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison 
  85. Along Came A Demon by Linda Welch
  86. Prince of Hazel and Oak by John Lenahan 
  87. It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot 
  88. Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson
  89. A Place Beyond The Map by Samuel Thews
  90. The Way They Were by Mary Campisi 
  91. I am Legend by Richard Matheson 
  92. Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong
  93. Skin Game by Jim Butcher
  94. Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong 
  95. My Sweet Valentine by Jill Sanders
  96. Ever After by Kim Harrison 
  97. Rise of The Seven by Melissa Wright
  98. Evergreen by Brenda Pandos 
  99. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 
  100. Drifting Home by Pierre Berton 
  101. The Keepers by Donna Augustine 
  102. Angel by L.A. Weatherly 
  103. The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien  
  104. The Cold Moon Run by L. Filion   
  105. Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young
  106. The Spell of the Yukon and Other Poems by Robert Service 
  107. After the Storm by M. Stratton
  108. Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
  109. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
  110. Cart Before the Horse by Bernadette Marie
  111. The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
  112. The Tiger Princess by Sarah Renee
  113. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
  114. If the Shoe Fits by Laurie LeClair
  115. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 
  116. Your Guardian Angel by Skyla Madi 
  117. Legions by Karice Bolton 
  118. The Vintage Summer Wedding by Jenny Oliver 
  119. Untouched by Robert J. Crane
  120. Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram
  121. Every Woman For Herself by Trisha Ashley 
  122. A Croft in the Hills by Katharine Stewart 
  123. Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance by Penny Reid 
  124. Reckless Nights in Rome by C.C. MacKenzie
  125. One Sweet Summer by Cali MacKay
  126. Texas Secrets: The Gallaghers of Morning Star by Jean Brashear
  127. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  128. Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter 
  129. Illicit Magic by Camilla Chafer 
  130. Macaron Murder by Harper Lin 
  131. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 
  132. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Kerry Barrett 
  133. Casino Royale: James Bond 007 by Ian Fleming 
  134. Winter's End by Clarissa Cartharn 
  135. Hot Summer by Judy Powell 
  136. Gnome on the Range by Jennifer Zane
  137. Blessings by Anna Quindlen 
  138. Dragonsblood by Todd J. McCaffrey 
  139. Forliset Og Andre Skrøner by Jørn Riel  
  140. Unruly Magic by Camilla Chafer
  141. Er Du Dus Med Himlens Fugle by Bill Watterson 
  142. Kept by Elle Field
  143. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky  
  144. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
  145. The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang   
  146. Devious Magic by Camilla Chafer
  147. Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf 
  148. Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
  149. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien 
  150. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
  151. The Secret History by Donna Tartt 
  152. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
  153. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 
  154. Altered Soul by Karice Bolton
  155. A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary 
  156. Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl 
  157. Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
  158. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
  159. Monsters by C. Gockel
  160. The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards
  161. Magic Rising by Camilla Chafer
  162. Arcane Magic by Camilla Chafer 
  163. Color My Horse by Bev Pettersen 
  164. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
  165. Dracula by Bram Stoker 
  166. How (Not) to Love a Hero by Elizabeth A. Reeves  
  167. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde   
  168. Moxyland by Lauren Beukes
  169. True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer
  170. quiet storm by Romanus Gabriel 
  171. The Magician by Michael Scott
  172. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman 
  173. The Sorceress by Michael Scott 
  174. Feathers by Debora Geary
  175. The Witch with no Name by Kim Harrison 
  176. First Kisses, Near Misses by Elizabeth A. Reeves 
  177. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 
  178. Sleeping Solo: One Woman's Journey Into Life After Marriage by Audrey Faye 
  179. Blood Faerie by India Drummond
  180. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
  181. Unborn by Amber Lynn Natusch
  182. The Necromancer by Michael Scott
  183. Z 2134 by Sean Platt and David W. Wright
  184. PARENTS WHO KILLED THEIR CHILDREN: FILICIDE by R.J. Parker
  185. X. by Matt Thompson
  186. Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition by Bruce Jones
  187. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
  188. Mother Nature's Man by Mary Jo Burke
  189. Victoria Line, Central Line by Maeve Binchy 
  190. Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella 
  191. The Snowman Maker by Barbara Briggs Ward
  192. Christmas Romance in Scotland by De-ann Black
  193. The House At Riverton by Kate Morton 
  194. The Christmas Spirit by Susan Buchanan
  195. The Warlock by Michael Scott
  196. The Enchantress by Michael Scott
  197. Yuletide Tales A Festive Collective by Peter John
  198. Redwall by Brian Jacques 
  199. An Almost Perfect Christmas by Donna Fasano
  200. Catnapped by Patricia Fry
  201. California Man by E.C. Sheedy 
  202. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
  203. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
  204. Madman's Dance by Jana Oliver
  205. The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild
  206. Introvert by Anna Skyggebjerg 
  207. The Fairytale Tea Dress Shop in Edinburgh by De-ann Black
  208. The Vintage Tea Dress Shop in Summer by De-Ann Black
  209. Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmet by Morten Korch
  210. Dragon's Fire by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey
  211. Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
  212. Glade Jul, 24 dejlige danske julenoveller edited by Michael Toubro
  213. Family Magic by Patti Larsen
  214. Sun Kissed by Skyla Madi
  215. The Lazarus Machine by Paul Crilley 
  216. Den sidste stjerne by Hans Blangstrup Christensen 
  217. Driven to Date by Susan Hatler
  218. Reckless by Cornelia Funke  
  219. Promise by Kristie Cook
  220. Elfhunter by C.S. Marks
  221. The Little Christmas Kitchen by Jenny Oliver 
  222. Toby Streams the Universe by Maya Lassiter
  223. Loveable Christmas Angel by Mimi Barbour
  224. A Season of Angels by Debbie Macomber
  225. Any Witch Way You Can by Amanda M. Lee
  226. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
  227. Red Stilettos by Ruth Joseph 
  228. Enchanted Secrets by Kristen Middleton
  229. Head Over Halo by Molly Snow
  230. Murder Most Witchy by Emily Rylands
  231. Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
  232. A Christmas Charade by Karla Hocker
  233. Unicorn Bait by S.A. Hunter 
  234. Starry Night by Debbie Macomber
  235. The Brands Who Came For Christmas by Maggie Shayne
  236. The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
  237. Forever Charmed by Rose Pressey 
  238. Into Your Arms by Abigail Strom
  239. The Cypher by Julian Rosado-Machain 
  240. Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray 
  241. Fatal Boarding by E.R. Mason 
  242. Crime in the Community by Cecilia Peartree