Count Down Challenge 2009/2010

I might have already posted about this, in one of my blogs, but here it is again. I signed up to do the 2010 Countdown Challenge. That means from September 9th, 2009 to October 10, 2010 I will be attempting to read and review (for me reviewing is really just writing how I feel about a book) 55 books. BTW, I love how the challenge begins 9/9/09 and ends 10/10/10. Since 9/09/09 I have read only one book that was written in 2009, Unfinished Desires and I have already reviewed it. I am currently reading On The Edge by Ilona Andrews, which will be my second 2010 Countdown book. I am now halfway through it. It's good. I need 7 more books for 2009, and have planned to read these: (I love lists!)

2010

1. Bitter Seed of Magic - Suzanne McLeod - coming September 2010 :)
2. KillBox - Ann Aguirre - coming in October 2010 :) unless it comes out too late :(
3. Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews - coming in May 2010 :)
4. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs - coming in March 2010 :)
5. Death's Mistress - Karen Chance - coming in January 2010 :)
6. Untitled Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris - coming in May 2010 :)
7. Blood Cross - Faith Hunter - coming in January 2010 :)
8. Shades of Grey - Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge - coming July 2010 :)
9. Kitty's House of Horrors - Carrie Vaughn - January 2010 :)
10. Hell Fire - Ann Aguirre - releasing April 2010 :)

I am very excited about the books coming out in 2010. All of those listed are on my Auto-Buy list. Lots of good reading material on it's way.

2009

1. Unfinished Desires by Gail Godwin - read and reviewed 9/29/09 ******
2. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - read and reviewd 10/05/09 ******
3. Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire (currently reading)
4. Soulless - Gail Carriger (currently reading)
5. Betrayals - Lili St.Crow - coming soon (YEAY!)
6. Darkness Calls - Marjorie M. Liu (bought before summer-why haven't I read it yet?)
7. Doubleblind - Ann Aguirre - (YEAY! again) read and reviewed 11/08/09 ******
8. Magic in the Shadows - Devon Monk (currently reading)
9. Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett (once again...YEAY!) (and also currently reading)

2008

1. Servant: The Acceptance - L.L. Foster
2. Any Given Doomsday - Lori Handeland
3. The Man With The Golden Torc - Simon R. Green (also for the Colorful Reading Challenge)
4. Undecided
5. Undecided
6. Undecided
7. Undecided
8. Undecided

2007

1. The Silver Ship and the Sea - Brenda Cooper (also for the Colorful Reading Challenge)
2. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
3. Steelflower - Lilith Saintcrow
4. Undecided
5. Undecided
6. Undecided
7. Undecided

2006

1. Vicious Circle - Mike Carey
2. Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
3. A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore
4. Undecided
5. Undecided
6. Undecided

2005

1. Undecided
2. Undecided
3. Undecided
4. Undecided
5. Undecided

2004

1. A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett
2. Blackbird House - Alice Hoffman
3. Forever Crossed - A.Leigh Jones
4. Undecided

2003

1. Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett
2. Faerie Wars - Herbie Brennan
3. Undecided

2002

1. Night Watch - Terry Pratchett
2. Undecided

2001

1. The Last Hero - Terry Pratchett

I am going by Copyright dates on the inside pages of the books-that's the best way I can figure out how to date the books. This is also a good way to take care of reading some of the books on my TBR shelves. And when it's a more sane hour of the day, I'm going to search my shelves for books I haven't read yet that were released between 2002 and 2008. I'm sure I have quite a few.

I have three more books to read for the Colorful Reading Challenge, two of them mentioned above - but I still need to find a book for a "my-choice" color. I've been keeping my eye open but so far, the only thing that keeps coming back to me is The Color Purple, which I already read. I liked it a lot, but it was intense, and I'm not sure if I want to read it again. I tried to read another of Alice Walker's books but it was extremely depressing for me. She's a good writer, so it's a shame I couldn't take reading her other book. Of course, now I can't even remember the name of it.

Well, I have plenty of reading, very good reading material also, to look forward to in the next year. This challenge looks to be a fun challenge also.