Cumulative Totals - August 2008

Cumulative Totals:
Books read so far in 2008 = 77
DNFs so far in 2008 = 12
10/10 reads so far in 2008 = 11
New reads so far in 2008 = 59
Rereads so far in 2008 = 18

August 2008 Reading

1. Kiss of Heat - Lora Leigh
   Breeds, Book 4; Paranormal Romance; reread; 9/10
   
2. Alpha and Omega - Patricia Briggs
   Anna and Charles short story (in On the Prowl anothology); Urban Fantasy; reread; 10/10
   
3. Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs
   Anna and Charles, Book 1; Urban Fantasy; 10/10
   
4. Cockatiels at Seven - Donna Andrews
   Meg Langslow, Book 9; cozy mystery; 8/10
   
5. Fire Study - Maria V. Snyder
   Study, Book 3; fantasy; DNF
   
6. Devil May Cry - Sherrilyn Kenyon
   Dark-Hunters, Book 21; Paranormal Romance; reread; 8/10
   
7. Dream Chaser - Sherrilyn Kenyon
   Dark-Hunters, Book 24; Paranormal Romance; reread; 8/10
   
8. Sea Crossing - Virginia Kantra
   Children of the Sea short story (in the Shifter anthology); Paranormal Romance; 7/10
   
9. The Dream-Hunter - Sherrilyn Kenyon
   Dark-Hunters, Book 20; Paranormal Romance; reread; 7/10
   
10. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
    Twilight, Book 1; YA Paranormal; 8/10
    
11. Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man - Justin Richards
    New Who, Book 1; Media Tie-In; 6/10
    
12. A Talent for War - Jack McDevitt
    Alex Benedict, Book 1; SF; 9/10
    
13. King's Property - Morgan Howell
    Queen of the Orcs, Book 1; Fantasty; 5/10
    
14. A Company of Swans - Eva Ibbotson
    Audiobook; Romance; reread; 10/10
    
15. Hunted - James Alan Gardner
    The League of Peoples, Book 4; SF; 8/10
    
16. Rises the Night - Colleen Gleason
    Gardella Vampire Chronicles, Book 2; Fantasy; DNF

August reading:
Books read this month = 14
DNFs this month = 2
10/10 reads this month = 3
New reads this month = 8
Rereads this month = 6

Cumulative Totals - July 2008

Cumulative Totals:
Books read so far in 2008 = 63
DNFs so far in 2008 = 10
10/10 reads so far in 2008 = 8
New reads so far in 2008 = 51
Rereads so far in 2008 = 12

July 2008 Reading

1. Lover Enshrined - J. R. Ward
   Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6; Paranormal Romance; 10/10
   
2. The Stars Down Under - Sandra McDonald
   Outback Stars, Book 2; SF; 9/10
   
3. Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione
   Domonica, Book 1; Paranormal Romance; 6/10
   
4. At the Bride Hunt Ball - Olivia Parker
   Romance; 8/10
   
5. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase
   Romance; 8/10
   
6. Over Sea, Under Stone - Susan Cooper
   The Dark is Rising, Book 1; Children's Fantasy; 8/10
   
7. Emergence - David R. Palmer
   SF; 10/10
   
8. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
   Sookie Stackhouse, Book 2; Fantasy; DNF
   
9. Od Magic - Patricia A. McKillip
   Fantasy; DNF
   
10. Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair
    Empire Series, Book 1; Romantic SF; 9/10
    
11. The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann
    Troubleshooters, Book 1; Contemporary Romance; 8/10

July reading:
Books read this month = 9
DNFs this month = 2
10/10 reads this month = 2
New reads this month = 6
Rereads this month = 3

Here Be Dragon Finished

I managed to read five dragon books in the challenge timeframe.

1. Dragon Blood - Patricia Briggs Finished 15-Jan-08: Review here
   
2. Dragonhaven - Robin McKinley Finished 12-Feb-08: Review here
   
3. Rhapsody - Elizabeth Haydon Finished 6-Mar-08: Comment here
   
4. Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen Finished 11-Apr-08: Comment here
   
5. The Changeling Sea - Patricia A. McKillip Finished 15-Jun-08: Comments here and here

Cumulative Totals - June 2008

Books read so far in 2008 = 54
DNFs so far in 2008 = 8
10/10 reads so far in 2008 = 6
New reads so far in 2008 = 45
Rereads so far in 2008 = 9

June 2008 Reading

1. Demon Moon - Meljean Brook
   Guardians, Book 4; Paranormal Romance; 9/10
   
2. One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost
   Night Huntress, Book 2; Urban Fantasy; 8/10
   
3. The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After - Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevemer
   Kate and Cecy, Book 3; YA Fantasty; 7/10
   
4. Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs
   Temperence Brennan, Book 5; Crime; 7/10
   
5. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
   Kate Daniels, Book 1; Urban Fantasy; DNF
   
6. The Naming - Alison Croggon
   Pellinor, Book 1; YA Fantasy; DNF
   
7. Spirit Gate - Kate Elliott
   Crossroads, Book 1; Fantasy; DNF
   
8. Moonstruck - Susan Grant
   Borderlands, Book 1; SF Romance; 7/10
   
9. Paradise - Meljean Brook
   Guardians short story (in Wild Thing anthology); Paranormal Romance; 7/10
   
10. Nightkeepers - Jessica Andersen
    The Final Prophecy, Book 1; Paranormal Romance; 9/10
    
11. The Changeling Sea - Patricia A. McKillip
    YA Fantasy; reread; 10/10
    
12. Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr
    YA Fantasy; 7/10
    
13. The Vor Game - Lois McMaster Bujold
    Vorkosigan, Book 4; SF; audiobook; reread; 9/10
    
14. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
    Southern Vampire, Book 1; Fantasy; reread; 7/10
    
15. Majipoor Chronicles - Robert Silverberg
    Majipoor, Book 2; SF; 7/10
    
16. Elizabeth's Wolf - Lora Leigh
    Breeds, Book 3; Paranormal Romance; reread; 8/10
    
17. The Ruby Dice - Catherine Asaro
    Skolian Empire, Book 12; SF; 10/10
    

June reading:
Books read this month = 14
DNFs this month = 3
10/10 reads this month = 2
New reads this month = 10
Rereads this month = 4