Anticipation!

I don't know about all of you, but I'm really starting to look forward to the new year ... all new book lists, and all new challenges ... so many "fun" things! :D

I've already started compiling my book lists for the bloggy challenges I'll be partaking in:

• 2008 TBR Challenge


• Themed Reading Challenge


• Just4thehelluvit Challenge


• Book-a-Week Challenge


• 2New2U Challenge


• Casual Reading Challenge
  (Already in progress! Continues until Oct.1/08)


• ...etc

I also think I'll join in if the Classics or Chunkster Challenges go for a "round 2" in 2008. ;o)

What challenges are YOU taking part in next year? Are you familiar with the Yahoo group: "A Novel Challenge"? If not, I recommend you check it out! But, I add this warning: it's VERY addictive!!! LOL

Update on the TBR Challenge

We are just about half-way through the year, so I thought I'd give a quick update on how things are going with my TBR Challenge.

While the other members are just flying along, and are basically on track --for the most part-- with reading the books off their list, their fearless leader (that'd be me!) is struggling to keep up! LOL. But, I just keep trying! Here's how my list looks, so far:

MY TBR in 2007 LIST:

1. Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone (#1) - J.K. Rowling


2. Passage - Connie Willis (done: Sept.11/07)


3. Middlemarch - George Eliot (done: Feb.6/07)


4. The Wise Woman - Christian Jacq


5. The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen (done: Apr.9/07)


6. Premonition - Randall Ingermanson


7. Shadow Baby - Ami McGhee


8. Envy - Sandra Brown (done: Jun.21/07)


9. Bethesda: A Novel - Paul A. Nigro


10. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde


11. Deja Dead - Kathy Reichs


12. The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly

For EXTRA CREDIT:

• Messy Spirituality - Mike Yaconelli


• How to Be Good - Nick Hornby


• Flabbergasted - Ray Blackston


• The Rule of Four - Caldwell/Thomason


• Deep In the Valley - Robyn Carr


• Dying Declaration - Randy Singer


• Double Vision - Randall Ingermanson


• The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith


• If I Had You - Deborah Bedford


• Her Daughter's Eyes - Jessica Barksdale Inclan


• The Codex - Douglas Preston


• Peace Like a River - Leif Enger


• Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle - Stephen Arterburn

As you can see, I've not read ANY of the books from my "Extra Credit" list. But, I haven't yet felt the need to. My original list is hard enough to get through, given the small amount of reading I've been doing all-around this year! :-?

Ah well. Just keep reading, just keep reading, just keep reading, reading, reading... what do we do? We read, read, read! (ala Dory of "Finding Nemo")