Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2011

Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2011

I know I wasn't going to host another reading challenge, but I couldn't help myself :) I love cozy mysteries and I want to read more of them this year. To find out exactly what a cozy mystery is, check out Cozy-Mystery.com. This site is dedicated to cozy mysteries and does a great job of defining them as well as giving a list of cozy mysteries. This challenge is NOT restricted to what is on their list, it's just to be used as a guideline in case you need some hints on what to read.

So, here are the rules...

1. Choose the level you wish to participate:

Level 1 - Snoop - Read 1-6 books
Level 2 - Investigator - Reading 7-12 books
Level 3 - Super Sleuth - Read 13 or more books

2. The challenge runs from January 1, 2011 and ends December 31, 2011

This is another challenge that I will be participating in this year. My list of books that I will be reading is as follows:

1. Fool's Puzzle - Earlene Fowler
2. Wild Goose Chase - Terri Thayer
3.On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle
4. Eggs in Purgatory - Laura Childs
5. The Julius House - Charlaine Harris
6. One Two What Did Daddy Do - Susan Rogers Cooper
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Well, it is a new year and time for new reading challenges! I have been searching for new and exciting challenges this year. I am planning on trying around five for the year and see how it goes. I am going to do the Gothic Reading Challenge.
There is nothing better than a great Gothic read - crumbling old castles, mysterious legends, shadowy characters, supernatural beings and unexplainable events, make for some of the most haunting and captivating reading imaginable.

There are four levels of participation to choose from:

A Little Madness - Read just 1 novel with Gothic elements.

The Darkness Within - Read 5 novels with Gothic elements.

A Maniacal Frenzy - Read 10 novels with Gothic elements.

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know - Read 20 novels with Gothic elements.

I am going to go for the 2nd level of the challenge and read 5 gothic books.

My list for the challenge will be:

Mary Shelly - Frankenstein
Emily Bronte - Wurthering Heights
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House

Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hallow

Dennis Lehane - Shutter Island

Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

My newest reading challenge starts today....Black Friday! My goal is to read 3 Christmas novels during the challenge.

Year of Reading Dangerously Challenge

This sounds like a great challenge for me because there are so many books on my TBR list that seem so intimidating to me. This challenge may finally make me thin the list down. HOORAY!!!

Chunkster Challenge--Mor-book-ly-Obese!!

I love to read big fat books, so this is going to be a fantastic challenge. I can't wait to get started!!!

TBR List

2009 TBR List

1. Reading Lolita in Tehran

2. Atlas Shrugged

3. Wicked

4. Jonathan Strange & Dr. Norrell

5. Q is for Quarry

6. Camel Club

7. Love in the Time of Cholera

8. Dogs of Babel

9. Conspiracy of Paper

10. In Cold Blood

11. Fortune Rocks

12. Malice

13. Changes

14. Count of Monte Cristo

15. World According to Garp

16. Anthem

17. Tess of D'uberville

18. Jungle

19. Chill Factor

20. Crime & Punishment

21. Tree Grows in Brooklyn

22. Wurthering Heights

23. Scarlett

24. Talisman

25. Duma Key

26. Liseys Story

27. Different Seasons

28. Terminal

29. Sick Puppy

30. War & Peace

31. Pride and Prejudice

32. Valley of Horses

33, Vanishing Acts

34. To Kill A Mockingbird

35. Lord of the Flies

36. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

37. Plain Truth