22 on 22 Read-a-Thon Finished

End of Read-a-Thon Survey:

1. What was your favorite part of this read-a-thon?
    That I had an excuse to be reading.
2. Did you enjoy the mini challenges?
    I did not take part in the mini challenges but that is not unusual for me.
3. What was your least favorite part of this read-a-thon?
    There was no least favourite part.
4. Anything I should do differently if I were to host another read-a-thon?
    No, I think you did fine.

My goal for this week was to read 4 books and I reached that goal.

The books were:

1. The Witchlings Midnight Curse by Amanda Turner
2. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder 
3. A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary (+ A Witch Central Wedding) 
4. Small Favor by Jim Butcher

Small Favor by Jim Butcher

Gumshoe wizard Harry Dresden has had one quiet -- make that dull -- year. For 12 whole months, nobody has tried to kill him. Just as he's settling into these doldrums, Mab, the monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, calls him in for a small favor. (Favors, it seems, are the main currency of Dresden's universe.) What begins as a tip of the hat quickly escalates into deadly matters that pit Harry against two deadly foes. Supernatural crime noir. From Goodreads.

Book 10 in the Dresden Series. I really like these books, they are full of humour and a lot of fighting bad guys. And then again the bad guys aren't always the ones you think they are or at least not all bad guys are equally bad. I also like that he has Molly his apprentice who has a very different kind of magic to Dresden. I wish there had been more than one season of the television series.

This book qualifies for: 
100 books in a year Reading Challenge 2012, 
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge, 
2012 Ebook Challenge,
A-Z  Book Challenge 2012,
Season of the Witch October 2012,
2012 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge,
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Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary (+ A Witch Central Wedding)

With great power comes great responsibility. So says the tradition of witching. One teenage witch missed that lesson…
As a child, Sierra Brighton traveled the world. She swam with the baby whales, danced in storm funnels, and lived in complete magical freedom. And then Momma died and Sierra ended up in foster care, an unhappy and very secret witch.
Fetched by Nell's spell, she'll no longer need to do magic on lonely beaches - but can Sierra learn to use her power safely? Or will her reckless blood put Witch Central at risk? From Goodreads

I am enjoying this "A Modern Witch" series by Debora Geary a lot at the moment. I have only one left to read now and it won't be long.  This one is about Sierra, a teenager who hasn't learnt to do magic in the same safe way as they are taught at witch central. Here they are afraid she is like her mother and that she is not interested in doing magic safely.
There is of course also a romance going on with two of the other characters.
If you want to read something cute, funny and with a bit of romance mixed with witches and magic, this is a series to read.

It's a Witch Central wedding - and you're invited :).
This is a short read, about the length of two chapters in my series books. Not a short story, really - more like a snapshot. The chance to share in an important moment in the lives of your favorite witches.
This should be read between A Reckless Witch and A Nomadic Witch. Enjoy the wedding! From Goodreads.

I have added this short story to this post as the story is only 32 pages and is a continuation of the romance in A Reckless Witch. It is a cute and funny little story about a wedding in the family.
 
This book qualifies for: 
100 books in a year Reading Challenge 2012, 
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge, 
2012 Ebook Challenge,
A-Z  Book Challenge 2012,
Season of the Witch October 2012,
2012 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge,
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Outside In by Maria V. Snyder

Me? A Leader? Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than we knew. That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding that led to a major rebellion - between worker scrubs like me and the snobby uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free. I thought that meant I was off the hook, and could go off on my own again - while still touching base with Riley, of course. He's the one upper I think I can trust. But then we learned that there's outside and then there is Outside. And something from Outside wants In. From Goodreads.

I so enjoyed this book, it is just as good as the first book in the series. It is about betrayal, trust, love and friendship. I especially like that there are hardly any good or bad characters in these books but they are all quite a bit of both which makes it more believable. I have read the author's Glass series and the two books in this series and I will definitely look into her Study and Healer series.

This book qualifies for: 
100 books in a year Reading Challenge 2012, 
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge, 
2012 Ebook Challenge,
A-Z  Book Challenge 2012,
22 on 22 Read-a-Thon

The Witchlings Midnight Curse by Amanda Turner

Roxanne didn't know what to expect when she started her new school. However, what she didn't expect was a new boyfriend. Luke was gorgeous but came with baggage, otherwise known as the Elites. Why did they worry her so much ? She was soon to discover that the Elites were a secret coven of witches. Roxanne is thrown into a world full of mystery, spells and best of all love. But love comes at a price. Can Roxanne overcome the Elites, a curse and worst of all the witch finders to find true happiness. From Goodreads.

In the beginning of the book a 16 year old girl starts a new school. There is a group that stands out and when she sees them the first time she can't look away.
Sound familiar?
Luckily this is about witches not vampires and it does get better. It was okay and I might buy the sequel at some point.

This book qualifies for: 
100 books in a year Reading Challenge 2012, 
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge, 
2012 Ebook Challenge,
A-Z  Book Challenge 2012,
Season of the Witch October 2012,
2012 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge,
22 on 22 Read-a-Thon

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I have joined another Read-a-Thon.

Bianca is turning 22 on Oct 22nd so we here at Pages of Forbidden Love decided to honor her birthday with a week long Read-a-Thon. So please join us for a week of fun, challenges, prizes, and lots of reading! There is no pressure to read a certain amount of books during this Read-a-Thon, it is strictly for fun to celebrate a birthday!

Here is a list of 5 books and my goal is to read at least 4 of these during this Read-a-Thon

1. The Witchlings Midnight curse by Amanda Turner
2. A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary
3. Lonely Souls by Karice Bolton
4. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
5. Small Favor by Jim Butcher