2015 Nonfiction Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Dilettante (1-5) - Accomplished!

2015 War Through the Generations Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: read a book set in any war - Accomplished!

2015 Southern Literature Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: C'mon in the house! (1-2 books) - Accomplished!

2015 eBook Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Bytes (10) - Accomplished!

2015 Books in Translation Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Conversationalist (4-6) - Accomplished!

2015 New Year's Resolution Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Passionate (4 books) - Accomplished!

2015 Reading Challenge Addict

Goal: complete 15 challenges - Accomplished!

2015 Read Scotland

I'm in! Goal: Just A Keek (a little look) 1-4 books - Accomplished!

2015 First Reads Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Amateur (read 1-25 new authors) - Accomplished!

2015 Women's Fiction Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Motivated (1-5) - Accomplished!

2015 European Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Five Star (Deluxe Entourage): Read at least 5 books by different European authors or books set in different European countries - Accomplished!

2015 What's In A Name?

I'm in! Goal: 6 - Accomplished!

2015 Monthly Key Word Challenge

I'm in! Goal: 12 - Accomplished!

2015 Birthday Month Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: 12

2015 Read It Again, Sam

I'm in! Goal: Déjà vu: Reread 4 books - Accomplished!

2015 Color Coded Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: 9 - Accomplished!

2015 Mount TBR Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Pike's Peak (read 12 books from my TBR pile)

2015 What An Animal Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: 6 - Accomplished!

2015 Cruisin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Super Sleuth (13 or more) - Accomplished!

2015 Foodies Read Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Pastry Chef: 4-8 books - Accomplished!

2015 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

I'm in! Goal: Expert series reader (finish 4 series) - Accomplished!

2014 Venice in February


Goal: during February read a book set in Venice - Accomplished!

GoodReads Monopoly Challenge


Turn #1: rolled a 4, landed on Income Tax
[read one of the first 10 books on  Goodreads TBR list]
Slow Kill (Kevin Kerney #9) by Michael McGarrity

Turn #2: rolled a 2, landed on Oriental Avenue
[read a book whose title starts with O]
Off Season (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #5) by Philip R. Craig

Turn #3: rolled a 3, landed on Connecticut Avenue
[read a book whose title includes at least one set of double letters, in consecutive order OR a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in “CONNECTICUT”]
The Good Thief's Guide to Paris (Good Thief's Guide #2) by Chris Ewan

Turn #4: rolled a 5, landed on Virginia Avenue
[read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in “VIRGINIA AVENUE”]
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus #18) by Ian Rankin

Turn #5: rolled a 5, landed on New York Avenue
[read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in "NEW YORK AVENUE"]
The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson #1) by Kate Ellis

Turn #6: rolled a 5, landed on Illinois Avenue
[read a book whose title starts with A]
An Irish Country Village (Irish Country #2) by Patrick Taylor

Turn #7: rolled a 6, landed on Go To Jail, rolled again, moved back 4 to Atlantic Avenue
[read a book set on an island in the Atlantic Ocean]
Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley #1) by L. M. Montgomery

Turn #8: rolled a 5, landed on Pacific Avenue
[read a book with a mostly green cover]
Blooming Murder (Iris House B&B Mystery #1) by Jean Hager

Turn #9: rolled a 1, landed on North Carolina Avenue
[read a book in which grilling or food plays an important role]
A Slice of Murder (Pizza Lover's Mystery #1) by Chris Cavender

Turn #10: rolled a 6, landed on Luxury Tax
[read one of the first 75 books on my Goodreads TBR list]
The Eighty-Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts

Turn #11: rolled a 4, landed on Community Chest #1
[read a book by one of your favorite authors]
Death in a Cold Hard Light (Nantucket Island #4) by Francine Mathews

Turn #12: rolled a 3, landed on Reading Railroad
[read a book with an X in the title]
X (Kinsey Millhone #24) by Sue Grafton

Turn #13: rolled a 3, landed on Vermont Avenue
[read a book set in one of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)]
The Secret Ingredient Murders (Eugenia Potter #6) by Nancy Pickard

Turn #14: rolled a 6, landed on Virginia Avenue
[read a book set in one of the South Atlantic states (Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware)]
Daughter of Deceit (Family Tree #3) by Patricia Sprinkle

Turn #15: rolled a 4, landed on Tennessee Avenue
[read a book whose title starts with T]
The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb

2014 First-Reads Reading Challenge

Goal: Amateur (1-25) - Accomplished!

2014 Books in Translation Reading Challenge

Goal: Beginner (1-3) - Accomplished!

2014 Ireland Reading Challenge

Goal: Shamrock (4) - Accomplished!

2014 Immigrant Stories Challenge

Goal: Just off the boat (1-3) - Accomplished!

2014 Reading Outside the Box Challenge

Goal: It's not so bad out here! (5-7) - Accomplished!

2014 War Challenge

Goal: Dip Your Toes (1) - Accomplished!

WWII: Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers #1) by Alan Furst

2014 Southern Literature Reading Challenge

Goal: Pull up a seat and stay a while! (2) - Accomplished!

2014 European Reading Challenge

Goal: Five Star (Deluxe Entourage) - Accomplished!