2013 is over

2013 is over.

I have read 201 books of varied length, all in all, approximately 59452 pages in 2013. 

I have taken part in 36 Reading challenges and completed 35 of these - the last one just disappeared off the internet and I couldn't find it again.

It has been a lot of interesting challenges and I am going to take part in some of the same again but also a few new ones. At this point I have joined 20 challenges for 2014 and I am continuing 7 that hasn't finished yet. But I think there might be a few more yearly challenges I want to join + the usual shorter ones that pop up during the year.

Most of the challenges I take part in I find at either A Novel Challenge or from 2 groups on Goodreads. Crazy Challenge Connection and Nothing but Reading Challenges.

December 2013 Update

 

December has been a slow reading month for me. I have read 14 books but they have mostly been shorter books so I have read only 3525 pages.

My Decemember books:

1. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
2. Winter Warmers by Carole Matthews
3. While Snowbound by Anna J. McIntyre
4. Red Shift by Alan Garner
5. Wish Upon A Star by Trisha Ashley
6. Tethers by Jack Croxall 
7. Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan
8. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
9. Gears of Wonderland by Jason G. Anderson
10. All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello
11. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
12. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
13. A Cowboy For Christmas by Kristen James
14. The Santa Shop by Tim Greaton

November 2013 Update

My November reading started very slow, one of the reasons could be all the reading in October. But luckily it picked up again thanks to (again) Tower Teams Challenge. I have read 17 books in November.

I have been working hard in November both to finish some more of my 2013 challenges and also to post all the missing finished posts and I am very close to having caught up. 

List of books:

1. How (Not) to Kiss a Gargoyle by Elizabeth A. Reeves
2. Vampires: The Recent Undead by Paula Guran (Editor)
3. Leopard Moon by Jeanette Battista
4. The Moon Of Gomrath by Alan Garner
5. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
6. Elidor by Alan Garner
7. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
8. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake 
9. Burning Chrome by William Gibson 
10. Playing for Time by Barbara Bretton
11. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
12. Yule Be Mine by Charlene Teglia
13. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King 
14. Ønskebarnet by Eddie Thomas Petersen 
15. Buried Child by Sam Shepard 
16. Åndeløs by Cliff McNish
17. Steam & Sorcery by Cindy Spencer Pape
    

October 2013 Update

I have read a hell of a lot in October. All in all 27 books. Which is 8504 pages, more than any other month this year. This has been thanks to FrightFall Read-a-Thon 2013, Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2013. and the Read like a Banshee in Tower Teams2 challenge.
I have finished a lot of my different challenges by now, but I just haven't gotten around to write wrap up posts for them but I will get there at some point.
My reading will also slow down now as I am lucky enough to start work again.

List of Books:

1. The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
2. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 
3. DRT by Eric Thomas
4. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory 
5. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice 
6. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 
7. To Love a Witch by Debora Geary 
8. An Imperfect Witch by Debora Geary 
9. WitchLove by Emma Mills
10. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller 
11. When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne 
12. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
13. How (Not) to Kiss a Toad by Elizabeth A. Reeves
14. XBestia by Melissa Conway
15. Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley
16. Matchmakers 2.0 by Debora Geary 
17. Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett 
18. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 
19. Wyrd Girl by Jon Jacks
20. How (Not) to Kiss a Prince by Elizabeth A. Reeves
21. How (Not) to Kiss a Beast by Elizabeth A. Reeves
22. How (Not) to Kiss a Ghost by Elizabeth A. Reeves 
23. Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades by Rick Riordan 
24. Groovy Greeks by Terry Deary, Martin Brown
25. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 
26. UnStrung by Neal Shusterman 
27. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan 

All posts from October are HERE

September 2013 Update

I have read 17 books in September. I had a goal of 15 for the September challenge in Tower Teams2.
All in all I read 4922 pages.

My list of books:

1. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
2. The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen by Alan Garner
3. One Glass Is Never Enough by Jane Wenham-Jones
4. The Owl Service by Alan Garner
5. Bitten Shame by Olivia Hardin
6. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
7. Shifty Business by Olivia Hardin
8. Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
9. Vegan, Virgin, Valentine by Carolyn Mackler
10. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
11. Æsel by Kristna Stoltz
12. Necrophobia by Jack Hamlyn 
13. Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection by Charles de Lint
14. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey  
15. The Dragon Reborn by Kathleen H. Nelson 
16. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan 
17. Dollhouse by Anya Allyn

All September posts are HERE.

August 2013 Update

I have read 16 books in August which is quite good. I have taken part in 2 Read-a-Thons Beat the Heat Readathon and Bout of Books and I reached my goal in both. All in all I have read 4935 pages in August. And I have joined another 3 challenges, I think I am quite addicted by now.

My list of books:

1. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
2. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
3. Magnificent Devices by Shelley Adina
4. Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva 
5. Eternal Vows by Chrissy Peebles 
6. Between the Land and the Sea by Derrolyn Anderson 
7. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
8. The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa 
9. Fins by Ashley L. Knight 
10. I Bring the Fire: Part I Wolves by C. Gockel
11. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 
12. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
13. Dorothy: The Darker Side of Oz by Scott Stanford
14. Watership Down by Richard Adams 
15. Fathom by Ashley L. Knight
16. Everblue by Brenda Pandos

My posts for August are HERE.

July 2013 Update

I didn't read as much in July as I wanted but probably more than expected with all that has been going on. The High Summer Read-a-Thon and July Mango Tango Just for Fun Challenge helped me  to read the 10 books. All in all 3360 pages.

List of books:

1. A Lost Witch by Debora Geary
2. To Kill a Warlock by H.P. Mallory
3. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
4. Moon Child by J.R. Rain
5. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
6. Daughter of Dragons by Kathleen H. Nelson 
7. A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
8. Witch Way Bends by Olivia Hardin 
9. Cursed by Casey Odell
10. Frey by Melissa Wright 

All posts from July are HERE.

June 2013 Update

I read more books in June than I expected to but most of them have been on the short side. So, the 17 books I have read only total 4094 pages.

List of Books:

1. Athena the Brain by Joan Holub
2. Zombacter: Center City Contagion by Sean Bingham 
3. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch  
4. Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly 
5. Persephone the Phony by Joan Holub 
6. Alone by Robert J. Crane
7. Chocolate Shoes And Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
8. Alice in Zombieland by Nickolas Cook
9. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
10. The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
11. The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen by Norah Wilson 
12. Origins by Kristen Middleton
13. Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
14. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
15. Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina 
16. The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay
17. Amethyst by Heather Bowhay

All posts from June are HERE.

May 2013 Update

I have read 20 books again this month. This time thanks to a mini challenge from my Tower Teams Read 2013 Challenge.
All in all I have read 7334 pages.

List of books:

1. Virtual Evil by Jana Oliver
2. WLT: A Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor 
3. Queen Of Sorcery by David Eddings 
4. Magician's Gambit by David Eddings 
5. Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings 
6. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 
7. Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings 
8. Just Doll by Janice Daugharty
9. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
10. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
11. The Last Colony by John Scalzi
12. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
13. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
15. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
16. Sharpe's Prey by Bernard Cornwell
17. Merrick by Anne Rice
18. Guards! Guards!: by Terry Pratchett
19. The Light Within Me by Carly Fall
20. All Summer Long by Susan Mallery

All posts from April are HERE

April 2013 Update

I have read 20 books in April thanks to Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon 2013 and Dewey's Read-a-Thon.
American Psycho was the big disappointment of the month.
I have read 5329 pages this month.

List of books:

1. Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
2. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 
3. Stained by Ella James 
4. Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
5. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 
6. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 
7. A Celtic Witch by Debora Geary 
8. Wise Follies by Grace Wynne-Jones 
9. Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton 
10. Goddess Legacy by M.W. Muse 
11. Amy's Story by D'Elen McClain
12. Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca
13. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
14. Marked by Kim Richardson
15. For a Good Time, Call... by Trish Jensen
16. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
17. Swordfights & Lullabies by Debora Geary 
18. Endlessly by Kiersten White
19. Every Witch Way But Wicked
20. The Hunt by Joseph Williams 

All posts from April are HERE.

March 2013 Update

In March I read 14 books, four of them quite short. It has been a month of series as 11 of the books are part of just 5 different series.

List of books read in March:

1. Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa
2. The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa  
3. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
4. Summer's Crossing by Julie Kagawa
5. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
6. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
7. The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
8. Witches on Parole by Debora Geary
9. Witches under Way by Debora Geary
10. Witches in Flight by Debora Geary
11. American Vampire by J.R. Rain 
12. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder  
13. Amityville Horrible by Kelley Armstrong
14. Worm: The First Digital World War by Mark Bowden 

All posts from March are Here.

February 2013 Update

This month I have read 12 books which I am very satisfied with since I have also started working again. According to Goodreads I am 10 books ahead of schedule, not bad this early in the year.

List of books read in February:

1. Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stace
2. A Different Witch by Debora Geary
3. Twist by Dannika Dark 
4. Cross My Heart by Abigail Strom
5. Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder 
6. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
7. Become by Ali Cross
8. Always the Designer, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker 
9. Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria by Hayley Okines, Kerry Okines, Alison Stokes  
10. Winging It! by Shel Delisle
11. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 
12. Skellig by David Almond

All my posts from February can be found HERE

January 2013 Update

I have read 18 books in January, that is one more than last January. This is partly thanks to Michelle, The True Book Addict who hosted A winter's respite Read-a-Thon. Also thanks to the two mini-challenges in the Tower Teams Read 2013.
To reach my goal of 130 books this year I have to read nearly 11 books a month, I am well ahead of my target.

List of books read in January:

1. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
2. Moon dance by J.R. Rain
3. Sterling by Dannika Dark
4. A Nomadic Witch by Debora Geary
5. The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi
6. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 
7. To Have and To Code by Debora Geary
8. De Novo Syndrome by Jim Buckner, David Mark Brown 
9. The Scourge by A.G. Henley
10. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 
11. Dogs Don't Lie by Clea Simon 
12. Legend of the White Dragon: Legends by Melanie Nilles 
13. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
14. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 
15. My Familiar Stranger by Victoria Danann
16. Shadowmagic by John Lenahan 
17. Deadly Legacy by Alison Bruce
18. Vampire Moon by J.R. Rain

All my January posts are HERE