Hosted by Amy @ The Crafty Book Nerd (now A Bookish Girl)
I read 13 books for the 2013 Mystery/Crime Challenge, but didn't manage to review them all. Here's my list (with links to reviews):
- Cat on the Scent. Rita Mae Brown
- The Lost Symbol. Dan Brown
- Cold Remains. Sally Spedding
- Guilt. Jonathan Kellerman
- Fer-de-Lance. Rex Stout
- A Fearful Madness. Julius Falconer
- Inferno. Dan Brown
- Death By a HoneyBee. Abigail Keam
- A Fatal Likeness. Lyn Shepherd
- The Book of Secrets. Elizabeth Joy Arnold
- Night Film. Marisha Pessl
- Double Indemnity. James M. Cain
- Evil Under the Sun. Agatha Christie
Hosted by The Book Vixen
For the 2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge, I signed up at the "Out of Breath" level, and aimed to read 6-10 more books than I read in 2012. As it turned out, I didn't quite make that goal. But I read a total of 39 books, which was four more than I read last year; so I'm considering this a pretty successful challenge. I won't list all the books here, but I've got a list over on my challenge blog if you want to take a look at the titles.
Hosted by Bev @ My Readers Block
OK, I completely wiped out with this challenge. I just never really got going with this one; never even got my "scattergories" figured out - so I'm admitting total defeat. Sometimes these things happen. I do apologize to Bev who did a great job of hosting. I've already signed up for her 2014 Vintage Mystery Bingo Challenge, and I promise to try and do a better job with that one. (Seriously!)
Hosted by Beth Fish Reads
Here's what I read for the What's in a Name 6 Reading Challenge (with links to reviews):
- Category #1 (a book with up or down or equivalent in title):
Evil Under the Sun. Agatha Christie - Category #2 (a book with something you'd find in your kitchen in the title):
Death By a HoneyBee. Abigail Keam - Category #3 (a book with a party or celebration in the title):
The Shooting Party. Isabel Colegate - Category #4 (a book with fire or equivalent in the title):
The Heat of the Sun. David Rain (See Review) - Category #5 (a book with an emotion in the title):
The Happy Hollisters. Jerry West (See Review) - Category #6 (a book with lost or found in the title):
The Lost Symbol. Dan Brown (See Review)
Well .... I think that's about it for my 2013 challenges. All the hosts deserve a huge thank-you for doing such great work. These challenges (even the ones I fail at completely) do keep me reading - my books-per-year count has definitely gone up since I've been joining them. So I'll keep on signing up. Which reminds me - I still have a few more sign-up posts to write!
