Jan
31
2011
Reading Rewind: January 2011
What was doing?
- The Show Me the Free Challenge kicked off. I’m so excited to report that there are currently 90 people signed up to participate! How awesome is that?! Anyone can join at any time. Details here.
- I’m back in school; so far class has been fun and I’m reading a variety of literary books.
- Oh, and I started a new meme: My Book Boyfriend. Yes that’s right. I swoon over boys in books.
Bloggers featured on When I’m Not Reading
- Natalie of Mindful Musings
- Kristen of Bookworming in the 21st Century
- Nic of Irresistible Reads
- Ariel of The French Poet
The Read and Reviewed (title, author, rating)
- The Iron Duke (A Novel of the Iron Seas) by Meljean Brook, 4
- The Radleys by Matt Haig, 3.5
- Wither by Lauren DeStefano, 3
- Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta, 5
- Love Me by Kelly Jamieson, 3
- Cloaked by Alex Flinn, 3.5
- Drought by Pam Bachorz, 2.5
- Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning, 3.5
- Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd, 3
- The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta, 5
Reading Challenges Worked On
- 111 in ‘11 Challenge
- 2011 Debut Author Challenge
- 2011 Show Me the Free Challenge
- Aussie YA Reading Challenge
- Retold Fairy Tales & Enchanted Cousins 2011 Reading Challenge
- Vampire Challenge 2011
Upcoming Events
02/04/11: J.L. Bryan The Haunted E-Book Blog Tour
So, what as your month like? Link me to your wrap up and I will go check it out. Also, please be sure to let me know if there is anything else I can add to my upcoming events calendar. 
So, yeah, I noticed that the two Melina Marchetta books were the only ones to get 5/5 so I just thought I'd let you know that you're cool. Mhmm.
Haha, nayways, that aside, looks like you had a really busy month! Lovely wrap-up! And i love your new meme xD
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@Audrey, clearly I have a new obsession with Marchetta.
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I should do this one. I'm thinking about adding 111 in '11 because I read more than I needed to this month! Whee!
(i should be careful being that happy about it… lol)
You seemed to have rocked the month as well!
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Hey this was a neat idea. I also did one here http://awesomesaucebookclub.blogspot.com/2011/01/reading-rewind-january-2011.html
I am about to go check out your new meme My Book Boyfriend.
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I should start doing a monthly recap too. It seems so organized!
You had a great month and I hope February is great for you too!
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You have had a busy month Missie. By the way I love the new header
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Oh and I forgot to say thank you for having me this month ((hugs))
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Great start to the new year!
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Fantastic start to the year!!
Damn! I forgot about the wrap-up posts I should do for December and 2010…
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