Summer Romance Reading Challenge -- Finished!
Timeline: 1st June 2011 ~ 30th Sept 2011. Only books started on June 1st count towards this challenge.Details:1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.2. 4 months, 8 books - that's doable, right? Or if you want to push yourself further, double it to 16!!3. Any book format counts except audiobooks.5. The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.6. If you decide to participate in this challenge with me, please use the link I have set up below with the button to post on your sidebar, this way others can find their way back to this post and join in the fun. Also, be sure to create a post telling others with a link back to this post so others can join in.
Romance Sub-Genres:• Historical Romance• Paranormal Romance• Science Fiction Romance• Contemporary Romance• Romantic Suspense• Western Romance• Fantasy Romance• GLBT Romance
To be completely honest, I didn't think I was going to finished this one. I zoomed through the Historical Romance category. I enjoyed the Paranormal Romance category. But Comtemporary Romance just stumped me. I picked up so many and then pratcically threw them down in disgust. There's so much crap being touted as Contemporary Romance. I need a good storyline, good characters, and yes, good romance. But all three must be present. Finally, I found a few books I really liked. Yeah me! I finished another reading challenge! The following were the books I eventually settled upon.
Historical Romance
1. The Lightkeeper’s Ball – Colleen Coble (8/22/11)
2. The Outlaw’s Bride – Catherine Palmer (6/20/11)
3. A Matter of Class – Mary Balogh (7/12/11)
4. My Lord Scandal – Emma Wildes (7/20/11)
5. One Wicked Mistake – Emma Wildes (7/22/11)
6. His Sinful Secret – Emma Wildes (7/24/11)
7. Lessons from a Scarlet Lady – Emma Wildes (8/4/11)
8. At the King’s Command – Susan Wiggs (8/13/11)
Paranormal Romance
1. Faeries Gone Wild (6/7/11)
2. Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Romance (8/6/11)
3. Tall, Dark, and Dead – Tate Hallaway (8/8/11)
4. The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance (8/26/11)
5. Warrior – Zoe Archer (9/4/11)
6. Scoundrel – Zoe Archer (9/8/11)
7. Rebel – Zoe Archer (9/13/11)
8. Stranger – Zoe Archer (9/18/11)
Contemporary Romance
1. Lucky Girl – Cate Lord (8/23/11)
2. Men in Kilts – Katie MacAlister (8/24/11)
3. Perfect Timing – Jill Mansell (8/27/11)
4. Miranda’s Big Mistake – Jill Mansell (8/28/11)
5. The Two Lives of Miss Charlotte Merryweather – Alexandra Potter (8/30/11)
6. Just a Little White Lie – Lynnette Hallberg (9/18/11)
7. The Jane Austen Book Club – Karen Joy Fowler (9/20/11)
8. Staying at Daisy’s – Jill Mansell (9/23/11)
