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I'm currently based in Penang and is in love with her blog, books and camera. Am totally addicted to black coffee (no sugar and cream, please) and nasi lemak makes me a happy, happy girl. When not reading (or working), I’m a shutterbug using mostly my good ol' Nikon D40 (and now I'm obsessed with my iPhone) to take the photos you see here in this blog. The Amazon Kindle, Dell Mini (a Netbook), Loverboy Bear (a hunkish teddy from Vermont), and Combat Bear (a plush teddy from Rhode Island) are a few of my favorite things. RSS me. And get connected through Email, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

R.I.P. IV Challenge Wrap-up (Part 2 of 2)

I've been meaning to post the second part of my R.I.P. IV challenge wrap-up days ago, but other stuff kept getting in the way. Back in September, I posted that I had completed the challenge after reading two books (I picked the level "Peril the Second"). The challenge ended on 31st October 2009 and although I'd hoped to read 7 books to try to cover all the perils (I know, I know, I'm so ambitious), I'd only managed a total of 4:



For the first part of wrap-up
,
  1. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
  2. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
For the second part of wrap-up,
  1. All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
  2. The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell
With that, I am "upgrading" the completion of my challenge to... PERIL THE FIRST!

I abandoned Adam by Ted Dekker.

I didn't manage to read The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson and 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill (to replace Adam).

I completed this book only today Isolation by Travis Thrasher.

Related Post: R.I.P. IV Challenge Wrap-up (Part 1 of 2)

5 commented:

Melody said...

Congrats on finishing the challenge, Alice! :)

Sandy Nawrot said...

That Shutter Island really got my attention. If Carl would only do this challenge again soon, or did it all year around I'd be all over it!

As for changing your original goal, that is what challenges are for...to meet our needs!

Violet said...

Hey how did you like the Alex Bell book?

Vivienne said...

I am really struggling to finish challenges these days too.

Alice Teh said...

Melody, Sandy, Violet, Viv: Thanks!

Violet, I think the Alex Bell book was OK. It's his first novel and he did good. I hope to do the book review soon. :)

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