Hello everyone!
Can you believe it’s already been a month since we kicked off the 10 in ’10 Teen Chick Lit Challenge? Look at how time flies!
With it now being February, it’s time for the very first check in post of the challenge, which Kay has graciously allowed me to write. Kay and I will be switching off writing check in posts over the course of the challenge, with one post a month. It’s a way for us to keep you up to date on our progress, as well as a way for all of you to let everyone else know how you’ve been doing.
I’ve done pretty well on my challenge thus far. Surprisingly, however, I haven’t actually read many of the books on my list yet. I have started a few of them though. Scones and Sensibility by Lindsay Eland and Wanderlust by Lucy Silag are both sitting on my desk half read, just calling me to finish them. Thus far they’re both very good and I’m looking forward to finishing them up this month. I also just started reading A Match made in High School by Kristin Walker the other day, which I’m looking forward to reading more of.
Most of my progress thus far has been with books outside of my list. I read Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt, which I technically read the last week of December and therefore cannot count towards the challenge. It’s quite unfortunate because I really enjoyed it. I also read The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg, which I’m making an exception for and saying it counts. I was reading this one half in 2009 and half in 2010, so I figure it should just meet the requirement to make my list. Another great book I read that wasn’t on my list was Wish by Alexandra Bullen. I honestly do not understand how this wasn’t on my list to start with. I’ve been waiting for it to come out and it is definitely teen chick lit. Needless to say, it will be added to the list as well.
In addition to reading, Kay and I have also been spending a lot of time putting together a wonderful group of authors for monthly chats and Q&As. Now, I don’t want to spill the beans just yet, but I will say that we have a ton of fabulous authors who, if your lists are any indication, I know you’ll all love. By looking at your lists I already can tell that many of you are excitedly anticipating the release of our first author’s book, which is coming out early March. It’s the fourth in a series about a young Hollywood starlet who just so happens to be moving to New York for her Broadway debut…That’s right everyone, Jen Calonita will be our very first guest!
Details on the chat will be coming later this month, so keep your eyes out for it. If, like me, you loved this series you won’t want to miss it.
To sum it all up, this first month has been fabulous and February has all of the promise to be equally, if not more, awesome (need I mention Heist Society?). Now that I’m done sharing, tell me, what was your month like?
Happy reading!
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