Sunday Salon – May 2012 – The Finale

 The Sunday Salon used to be a meme but was getting so huge it became unmanageable, so it is now a Facebook group that has become an informal week in review
gathering place for bloggers.
It is also a place to share our thoughts about things of a bookish nature.

So Happy Sunday Everyone!

Books I Read In May

20 Books – 5688 pages – 2878 KB
Totals Though May 95 Books – 25087 Pages – 8275 KB

Challenges Completed During May

I joined at the CD Disk Level – 10 ebooks!

1. Almost Perfect – Patricia Rice
2. Mortal Deception by Liz Roth
3. The Wedding Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
4. Last Chance Beauty Queen by Hope Ramsay
5. Doxology by Brian Holers
6. Executive Sick Days by Maria E. Schneider
7. The Half Stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E. Brunstetter
8. Died on the Vine by Joyce Harmon
9. Skewered Halo by Brenda Youngerman
10. Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne

CHALLENGE COMPLETED 5-24-2012

Going to see if I make to the next level in this challenge which is 25 e-books. This is my first year with my Kindle and I had no idea how many books I would use it for and it is turning out to be many more than I thought.
11. Little Night by Luanne Rice
12. The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel

I was signed up at the Super Sleuth Level 13 or more books!!

1. An Appetite For Murder – Lucy Burdette
2. Shear Murder by Nancy J. Cohen
3. File M for Murder by Miranda James
4. Clobbered by Camembert by Avery Aames
5. The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett
6. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
7. The Probability of Murder by Ada Madison
8. Dread On A Arrival by Claudia Bishop
9. Ocean Waves by Terri Thayer
10. The Long Stitch Good Night by Amanda Lee
11. Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly
12. Monkey Wrench by Terri Thayer
13. Final Sail by Elaine Viets

CHALLENGE COMPLETED 5-11-2012

Series Lover Level Read the 1st book in 6 new Series!

1. Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington
2. Amber Eyes by Jolyn Palliatia
3. Blue Monday by Nicci French
4. A Killer Read by Ericka Chase
5. A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case
6. A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton

CHALLENGE COMPLETED 5-16-2012

Signed up to finish 2 series’.

1. The Elm Creek Quilter’s Series by Jennifer Chiaverini
Read: The Aloha Quilt, The Union Quilters, The Wedding Quilt and Sonoma Rose

2. The Quilting Mystery Series by Terri Thayer
Read: Wild Goose Chase, Old Maid’s Puzzle, Ocean Waves and Monkey Wrench

Challenge Complete May 9, 2012
Going to try to still complete more series yet this year.

March 1, 2012 – February 28, 2013 (6 books)

1. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
2. Dread on Arrival by Claudia Bishop
3. The Cat, The Wife and The Weapon by Leann Sweeney
4. Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly
5. A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton
6. The Big Kitty by Claire Donally

Challenge Complete May 18, 2012

There were several giveaways and a month long “Get Caught Reading” Contest.

Looking ahead for June

Armchair BEA starts tomorrow. There will be special posts through Friday. Giveaway Day is Tuesday!

Laura Bradford will be here for Cozy Wednesday this week to tell us about her new Amish Mystery Series. Hearse and Buggy comes out this Tuesday.

Tara McTiernan author of Barefoot Girls will be Guest Posting here Tuesday, June 12.

Alyse Carlson will be here for Cozy Wednesday on June 13 for her new book/series. The Azalea Assault (A Garden Society Mystery) also comes out this Tuesday.

Julie Hyzy is stopping by Cozy Wednesday on June 20. Grace Among Thieves (A Manor House Mystery), release date is this Tuesday, June 5th.

The All He Saw Was The Girl Virtual Book Tour stops by here on June 21.

Kari Lee Townsend will finish out a month of Cozy Wednesday on June 27. Corpse in the Crystal Ball (A Fortune Teller Mystery) is also out this Tuesday.

The month will be filled with reviews and Giveaway Blog Hops too!!

HAPPY READING!