Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015

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For this challenge, you need to read prequels and sequels in a series. Novellas and short stories count, and you get 10 bonus points if you finish a complete series of at least three books. You don’t get points for the first book in the series though – it’s all about the sequels and prequels. The third book in a series, fourth book, and so on, do count though.

Because this challenge has a point system, the rules are quite complicated. If you want to read the complete rules, or you want to sign up, please go to the challenge website. The blogger explains it way better than I ever could.

I’ll keep things simple and go for the second level, “Amateur”, which means scoring between 25-50 points. It already seems quite ambitious since, to reach 50, I’d have to read and review five complete series.

I will keep track of my progress here and in the sidebar, and update this page at least once a month.

  1.  Snake in the Grass (Hero’s Sword Vol. 4) by M.E. Sutton
  2. The Shadow of The Unicorn II: The Deception by Suzanne de Montigny
  3. Obliteration by Barry K. Nelson
  4. Haunted Ontario 4 by Terry Boyle
  5. Sidhe (The Incubus Saga #3) by Amanda Meuwissen
  6. Between Heaven & Hell (Freefall #2) by Astrid V. Tallaksen
  7. The Age of Amy: Behind the Fun Zone by Bruce Edwards
  8. Hanover House (Hanover Chronicles #0.5) by Brenda Novak
  9. Reawakening (Passage of Hellsfire #3) by Marc Johnson
  10. Regina Shen: Vigilance by Lance Elrick
  11. Dark Screams: Volume Five by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar (eds.)
  12. Thursday’s Child: Far to Go by Polly Becks
  13. The 13th Brigade by Ky Lehman
  14. Fanatics by Richard Hilary Weber
  15. Wicked Jackal by Cherie Marks
  16. Island Experience by Simone Freier

 

Netgalley Reading Challenge 2015

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Last year, I participated in the Netgalley challenge and successfully reached my goals. This year, I’m signing up for it again. My netgalley ratio is currently 92% and I’m very proud of that, so this year it won’t be about upping the ratio, but about keeping it above 90% (and as close to 100% as it gets).

I’m going for the “hardcore” level, which means reading 41+ books from Netgalley. I’ll track my progress each month, and add the books that count for this challenge to this page. I will also keep track of my progress in the sidebars.

If you want to participate in this challenge, you can sign up here.

Here’s a list of the books I’ve read for this challenge so far. Links point back to the review.

  1. The Pendle Curse by Catherine Cavendish
  2. Stillwater by Maynard Sims
  3. Blockbuster by Lisa von Biela
  4. Exorcist Road by Jonathan Janz
  5. Orphans of Wonderland by Greg F. Gifune
  6. It’s Only Death by Lee Thompson
  7. The Lurking Season by Kristopher Rufty
  8. Haunted (The Arnaud Legacy #1) by Lynn Carthage
  9. Blood Red Roses by Russell James
  10. Gifted by Donald Hounam
  11. Bootleg Cove by Devin Govaere
  12. Doll Face by Tim Curran
  13. Castle by the Sea by J.G. Faherty
  14. Probably Monsters by Ray Cluley
  15. Sunblind by Michael McBride
  16. The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie and Alyssa B. Sheinmel
  17. Normal by Graeme Cameron
  18. Portraits of Celina by Sue Withing
  19. Factory Town by Jon Bassoff
  20. Sudden Secrets by C. Lee McKenzie
  21. Monster by Keith Ferrario
  22. Twisted by Andrew E. Kaufman
  23. Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung and Kristy Shen
  24. The Hawley Book of the Dead by Chrysler Szarlan
  25. Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn
  26. The Iron Trial (Magisterium #1) by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
  27. The Ghosts of Peppernell Manor by Amy M. Reade
  28. The Cure by J.G. Faherty
  29. No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill
  30. Oasis of the Damned by Greg F. Gifune
  31. Revel’s Ending by Vic Kerry
  32. The Bear Who Wouldn’t Leave by J.H. Moncrieff
  33. The Killing Lessons by Saul Black
  34. In The Shadows of Children by Alan Ryker
  35. Angel of the Abyss by Ed Kurtz
  36. Ghosts of Eden by Keith Deininger
  37. Facial by Jeff Strand
  38. Scarecrows by Christine Hayton
  39. A Shrill Keening by Ronald Malfi
  40. Better Left Buried by Belinda Frisch
  41. The Family Tree by John Everson
  42. Nightmare in Greasepaint by L.L. Soares and G. Daniel Gunn
  43. House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy
  44. Haunted Plantations of the South by Richard Southall
  45. Shadowshift by Peter Giglio
  46. Within by Keith Deininger
  47. The Changeling by Helen Falconer
  48. Little Girls by Ronald Malfi
  49. We Are Monsters by Brian Kirk
  50. Follow You Home by Mark Edwards
  51. My Sister’s Grave (The Tracy Crosswhite Series #1) by Robert Dugoni
  52. Suspended in Dusk by Simon Dewar
  53. Duke City Desperado by Max Austin
  54. Haunted Ontario 4 by Terry Boyle
  55. The Bad Nurse by Sheila Johnson
  56. Plague of the Manitou by Graham Masterton
  57. Dark Avenging Angel by Catherine Cavendish
  58. The Doorway by Alan Spencer
  59. Ghosts of Lincoln: Discovering his Paranormal Legacy by Adam Selzer
  60. Goblins by David Bernstein
  61. A Debt to be Paid by Patrick Lacey
  62. Darkness Rising by Brian Moreland
  63. The Boy Meets Girl Massacre (Annotated) by Ainslie Hogarth
  64. In Search of the Paranormal by Richard Estep
  65. Chupacabra Road Trip by Nick Redfern
  66. Hanover House (Hanover Chronicles #0.5) by Brenda Novak
  67. Mr. Nasty by Leo Darke
  68. Deadly Lullaby by Robert McClure
  69. From The Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards
  70. Gold Coast Blues by Marc Krulewitch
  71. The Girl in the Maze by R.K. Jackson
  72. Dark Screams: Volume Five by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar (eds.)
  73. Fanatics by Richard Hilary Weber
  74. Fixed in Fear by T.E. Woods