Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Mount TBR Reading Challenge Summary

 
Goal: Mount Vancouver - Read 36 books from my TBR pile

Total: 32
Status: Not Completed
 
The Books:
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson (Little Blue Envelope #2)
The Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale 
Witch by Nancy Holder and Debbie ViguiƩ (Wicked #1)
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (Jessica #1)
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain (The Dark Divine #2)
The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel by Bree Despain (The Dark Divine #2.5) 
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #1)
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce (Fairytale Retellings #2)
Ninth Key by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #2)
Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
Emma by Jane Austen
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #2)
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #2)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #2)
Reunion by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #3)
 The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #1)
The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Demon's Lexicon #1)
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #1)
Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey (Cold Kiss #1)
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Caster Chronicles #3)
Darkest Hour by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #4)
The Survivors by Amanda Havard (The Survivors #1)
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron (The Dark Unwinding #1)
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #1)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2)

2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge Summary


Goal: Read 1 book a month corresponding with 12 paranormal creatures

Total: 12
Status: Completed!
 
The Books:
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (Jessica #1)  [January: Vampire]
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #1) [February: Angel]
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #2) [March: Fey]
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #2) [April: Demon]
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #1) [May: Alien]
Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey (Cold Kiss #1) [June: Zombie]
The Survivors by Amanda Havard (The Survivors #1)  [July: Witch]
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks (Of Poseidon #1)  [August: Mermaid]
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King [September: Dragon]
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls #1)  [October: Ghost]
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2) [November: Werewolf]
Infinityglass by Myra McEntire (Hourglass #3) [December: Time-traveler]

The Classics Reading Challenge 2013 Summary


Goal: Read at least one classic book in 2013

Total: 8
Status: Completed!
 
The Books:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
 The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

2013 Sequel Challenge Summary


Goal: Read at least 24 sequels
 
Total: 54
Status: Completed!
 
The Books:
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson (Little Blue Envelope #2)
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2)
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3)
Prodigy by Marie Lu (Legend #2)
The Wedding of Antanasia Jessica Packwood and Lucius Valeriu Vladescu by Beth Fantaskey (Jessica #1.5)
School's Out -- Forever by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #2)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #3)
The Final Warning by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #4) 
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain (The Dark Divine #2)
The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel by Bree Despain (The Dark Divine #2.5)
The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman (Sally Lockhart #2) 
Max by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #5)
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce (Fairytale Retellings #2)
Ninth Key by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #2)
Fang by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #6)
Angel by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #7)
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle #2)
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #2)
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #2)
Nevermore by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #8)
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #2)
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa (Blood of Eden #2)
Reunion by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #3)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #2)
 City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #3)
Radiant by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #2.5) 
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle #3)
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #12)
Game by Barry Lyga (Jasper Dent #2)
The Elite by Kiera Cass (The Selection #2)
Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Caster Chronicles #3)
Darkest Hour by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #4)
The Grass is Always Greener by Jen Calonita (Belles #3)
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Cater (Gallagher Girls #5.5 / Heist Society #2.5)
Every Girl's Dream by Meg Cabot (The Mediator #3.5)
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard (The Lying Game #5)
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier (Ruby Red Trilogy #2)
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron (The Dark Unwinding #2) 
 D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone #4)
The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #2)
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #2)
Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #3) 
Back and Deader Than Ever by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #4)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2)
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #4)
Fade Away by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #3)
Back Spin by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #4)
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #3)
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard (The Lying Game #6)
The Runaway Queen by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #2)
Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #3)  
The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #4)
The Rise of the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #5)

Reading Challenge Update [December 2013]


Hey quirks! I've decided to split up my reading updates due to how many challenges I am participating in this year. In 2012, I was only keeping up with my Goodreads Reading Challenge and I liked how I did that one and all the stats I kept up with, but I'm going to call them something different. The new title for those updates will be "2013 Goodreads Rundown" and they will appear bimonthly.

This series of posts I'm calling Reading Challenges Update is for all the other challenges I am trying to complete. These updates will be less detailed as far as stats go because I will just be listing the individual challenges and which books fit under them that I read during the previous month.

*Completed*
December: 10 --- Total: 54/24 
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #4)
Fade Away by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #3)
Back Spin by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #4)
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #3)
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard (The Lying Game #6)
The Runaway Queen by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #2)
Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #3) 
The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #4)
The Rise of the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #5)
Infinityglass by Myra McEntire (Hourglass #3)

*Completed*
December: 9 --- Total: 72/25+
What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #1)
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #4)
Fade Away by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #3)
Back Spin by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #4)
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard (The Lying Game #6)
The Runaway Queen by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #2)
Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #3) 
The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #4)
The Rise of the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #5)

*Completed*
December: 1 --- Total: 8/1
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

*Completed*
December: 1 --- Total: 12/12
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #3) [Keyword: Princess]


December: 0 --- Total: 32/36


*Completed*
December: 1 --- Total: 12/12
Infinityglass by Myra McEntire (Hourglass #3) [Creature: Time-traveler]

2013 Audio Book Challenge Summary


Rank/Goal: Married - Listen to more than 25 audio books

Total: 70
Status: Completed!
 
The Books:
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson (Little Blue Envelope #2)
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #1)
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2)
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3)
Witch by Nancy Holder and Debbie ViguiƩ (Wicked #1)
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman (Sally Lockhart #1)
School's Out -- Forever by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #2)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #3)
The Final Warning by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #4)
The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman (Sally Lockhart #2)
Max by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #5)
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #1)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
Fang by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #6)
Angel by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #7)
Emma by Jane Austen
That Summer by Sarah Dessen
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle #2)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #2)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Nevermore by James Patterson (Maximum Ride #8)
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #2)
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #2)
 City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #3) 
Everneath by Brodi Ashton (Everneath #1)
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle #3)
Partials by Dan Wells (Partials #1)
If I Stay by Gayle Forman (If I Stay #1)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Demon's Lexicon #1)
Game by Barry Lyga (Jasper Dent #2) 
The Elite by Kiera Cass (The Selection #2)
Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Caster Chronicles #3)
Arclight by Josin L. McQuien (Arclight #1)
The Grass is Always Greener by Jen Calonita (Belles #3)
 The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection by Neil Gaiman
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith (Sunday Philosophy Club #1)
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks (Of Poseidon #1) 
Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard (The Lying Game #5)
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier (Ruby Red Trilogy #2)
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
Reboot by Amy Tintera (Reboot #1)
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #1)
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 
D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone #4)
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
Monster High by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #1)
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls #1)
The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #2)
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #2)
 Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #3)
Back and Deader Than Ever by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #4)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2) 
What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #1)
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #4)
Fade Away by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #3)
Back Spin by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #4)
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard (The Lying Game #6)
The Runaway Queen by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #2)
Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #3) 
The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (The Bane Chronicles #4)
The Rise of the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson (The Bane Chronicles #5)

Monday, December 30, 2013

Monthly Key Word Challenge 2013 Summary


Goal: Read 1 book a month corresponding to 12 key words

Total: 12
Status: Completed!
 
The Books:
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman (Sally Lockhart #1) [January Keyword: Smoke]
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce (Fairytale Retellings #2) [February Keyword: Sweet]
M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman [March Keyword: Magic]
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [April Keyword: Little]
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #1) [May Keyword: Shatter]
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay [June Keyword: Sea]
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Cater [July Keyword: Spy]
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers  [August Keyword: Test]
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier (Ruby Red Trilogy #2)  [September Keyword: Blue]
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux [October Keyword: Phantom]
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2) [November Keyword: Work]
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #3) [December Keyword: Princess]

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Reading Challenge Update [November 2013]


Hey quirks! I've decided to split up my reading updates due to how many challenges I am participating in this year. In 2012, I was only keeping up with my Goodreads Reading Challenge and I liked how I did that one and all the stats I kept up with, but I'm going to call them something different. The new title for those updates will be "2013 Goodreads Rundown" and they will appear bimonthly.

This series of posts I'm calling Reading Challenges Update is for all the other challenges I am trying to complete. These updates will be less detailed as far as stats go because I will just be listing the individual challenges and which books fit under them that I read during the previous month.

*Completed*
November: 3 --- Total: 43/24 
Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #3)
Back and Deader Than Ever by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #4)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2)

*Completed*
November: 3 --- Total: 63/25+
Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #3)
Back and Deader Than Ever by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #4)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2)
 

*Completed*
November: 0 --- Total: 7/1


November: 1 --- Total: 11/12
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2) [Keyword: Work]


November: 1 --- Total: 32/36
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2)


November: 1 --- Total: 11/12
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #2) [Creature: Werewolf]


Sunday, December 8, 2013

Reading Challenge Update [October 2013]


Hey quirks! I've decided to split up my reading updates due to how many challenges I am participating in this year. In 2012, I was only keeping up with my Goodreads Reading Challenge and I liked how I did that one and all the stats I kept up with, but I'm going to call them something different. The new title for those updates will be "2013 Goodreads Rundown" and they will appear bimonthly.

This series of posts I'm calling Reading Challenges Update is for all the other challenges I am trying to complete. These updates will be less detailed as far as stats go because I will just be listing the individual challenges and which books fit under them that I read during the previous month.

*Completed*
October: 3 --- Total: 40/24
D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone #4)
The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #2)
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #2) 

*Completed*
October: 8 --- Total: 60/25+
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #1)
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 
D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone #4)
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
Monster High by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #1)
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls #1)
The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison (Monster High #2)
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #2)

*Completed*
October: 1 --- Total: 7/1
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux


October: 1 --- Total: 10/12
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux [Keyword: Phantom]


October: 1 --- Total: 31/36
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #1)


October: 1 --- Total: 10/12
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls #1)  [Creature: Ghost]