2008: Challenges – The 888 Challenge

Oh my god, this is the last one, I swear.  I’m not going to be able to sign up for any others unless I can use books I’ve already chosen! In The 888 Challenge, you’re supposed to read 8 books in 8 different categories of your choosing in 2008.  You’re allowed 8 overlaps for a total of 56 books. The challenge runs the full calendar

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2008: The Sunday Salon – Sunday #1

So here I am, my first Sunday Salon post! It hasn’t been a super productive reading week for me…somewhere in the middle of the road, I’d say.  Last Sunday I finished reading Dick Francis’s Driving Force and started Philip Roth’s A Plot Against America. On Thursday I finished listening to Twisted by Andrea Kane and Friday I started listening to Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich. 

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2008: #60 – Twisted (Andrea Kane)

  Book #60 was Twisted by Andrea Kane.  The back of the book reads: Who will be next? Former FBI Special Agent Sloane Burbank survived a life-threatening injury sustained in the line of duty, only to face leaving a job she loves in order to recuperate. As an independent consultant, she now uses her specialized skills to train law enforcement and private organizations in crisis

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2008: Booking Thru Thursday – Doomsday

This is my first week participating in the Booking Through Thursday meme… What would you do if, all of a sudden, your favorite source of books was unavailable? Whether it’s a local book shop, your town library, or an internet shop … what would you do if, suddenly, they were out of business? Devastatingly, and with no warning? Where would you go for books instead?

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