My January Reading

I used to do monthly wrap ups but could never keep up with it - or maybe I forgot it was a new month till it was about half over :)

Trying to keep better track of things this year.

Just a quick post to showcase my January reads - and a good way to get me to really pay attention and make sure I'm not forgetting anything!

So, let's see what I read!

Short Stories (I'm pretty addicted to these :)

The Spring Before I Met You (The Lynburn Legacy #0.25) by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Summer Before I Met You (The Lynburn Legacy #0.5) by Sarah Rees Brennan

free downloads - series prequels - NEED to read book 1, Unspoken!

Origins: The Fire (MILA 2.0 #0.5) by Debra Driza

free download - series prequel - awesome start!

Legacy Lost (Of Poseidon #0.5) by Anna Banks

The Witch of Duva (the Grisha #0.5) by Leigh Bardugo

Dress Your Marines in White (Monumtn 14 #.05) by Emmy Laybourne

free download (anthology) - mixed bag for me, mostly awesome though

Books

Altered (Altered #1) by Jennifer Rush

arc from BEA - debut author - review HERE

Broken by A.E. Rought

netgalley - debut author - review coming soon

And Then Things Fall Apart by Arlaina Tibensky

own - review coming soon

Sky on Fire (Monument 14 #2) by Emmy Laybourne

arc from publisher - continuing series - review to come later - OMG!

Hysteria by Megan Miranda

netgalley - review coming soon

The Slither Sisters (Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #2) by Charles Gilman

finished book from publisher - continuing series - review coming soon

What did you guys read in January?

Monthly Reads - August 2011

August was a little less crazy then July - you know, if you take out the earthquake and hurricane. Thanks Ma Nature! :)

Not fully back to normal bloggy wise, life wise, everything wise but I'm working on it!

I'm really hoping I can get back into the swing of things, so to speak, in September. I'm behind on a lot of stuff - reviews and email and updates for NetGalley July and planning for NetGalley October and cleaning my house and getting my daughter ready for Kindergarten! Ok, she's ready....I'm not!

But you know, I'm not beating myself up over my lack of productivity these last couple of months. No sense in doing that :)

Ok - on to the books and let's hope for less crazy / more books in September

Books Read (number of pages):
Everblue by Brenda Pandos (304)
Between by Jessica Warman (447)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (450)
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (288)
The House of Dead Maids by Clare B Dunkle (146)
The Raven (Skeleton Creek #4) by Patrick Carman (240)
Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars by Nick James (384)
Between The Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore (240)

Short Stories (number of pages):

Graphic Novels/Manga:
Daniel X The Manga Vol 1 by James Patterson
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer

Children's Books:

Children's Chapter Book:
Sally's Bones by MacKenzie Cadenhead
The Warrior Sheep Go West by Christine and Christopher Russell

Audio Books (length):

Monthly Totals
BOOKS READ: 8
SHORT STORIES: 0
PAGES: 2499
GRAPHIC NOVELS / MANGA: 2
CHILDREN'S PICTURE: 0
CHILDREN'S CHAPTER: 2
AUDIO BOOKS: 0
HOURS: 0

Challenge Updates
Yearly Totals

Monthly Reads - July 2011

July was hectic. Lots of bad crazy life stuff that really prevented me from blogging as much as I would have liked. But really, can't blame life for happening :)

On the upside, NetGalley July was a success and I was able to get a bunch of great books read.

As I'm writing this in September I can tell you that August was still had some crazy life stuff going on but it wasn't as bad.

I'm still a little off my game when it comes to blogging but it's not like I have to blog everyday, I just wish I could :)

So! Let's see what I got read in July, shall we?

Books Read (number of pages):
*Bumped by Megan McCafferty (336)
Delirium by Lauren Oliver (441)
*Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly (449)
*Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky (320)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (309)
The 39 Clues: Vesper's Rising Book 11 by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson (240)
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers: The Medusa Plot Book 1 by Gordon Korman (224)
*The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab (288)
*Calli by Jessica Lee Anderson (198)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (341)
*Beyond the Grave (Past Midnight #3) by Mara Purnhagen (256)

* = NetGalley Books

Short Stories (number of pages):

Graphic Novels / Manga:
Maximum Ride The Manga Vol 3 by James Patterson
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies The Graphic Novel by Jane Austen and and Seth Grahame-Smith

Children's Books:

Children's Chapter Books
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by George Beard and Harold Hutchins
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers by George Beard and Harold Hutchins

Audio Books (length):

Monthly Totals
BOOKS READ: 11
SHORT STORIES: 0
PAGES: 3402
GRAPHIC NOVELS / MANGA: 2
CHILDREN'S PICTURE: 0
CHILDREN'S CHAPTER: 2
AUDIO BOOKS: 0
HOURS: 0

Challenge Updates
Yearly Totals

Monthly Reads - June 2011

June was...I have no idea. I'm not sure I actually remember any of it. Looks like I read a bunch though - that's good. And I think it rained a lot? Or was that May? Yeah....

Oh oh -- it was hot! Well....sort of hot...the sun was out a lot - you know, during the day and all...

I had a yard sale....no...it was already July when that happened...

Ok - I give up. Anyone want to tell me fun and exciting things that happened in June that I obviously missed (or maybe I didn't ;)

On with the books!

And yes, for anyone paying attention (but really, why would you :) I did post date this post (again) because I go a little crazy when my Month Reads isn't the very first post of every month. So let's all just pretend it's July 1st...at least while you're reading this ;)

Books Read (number of pages):
Divergent by Veronica Roth (487)
Undercurrent (Siren #2) by Tricia Rayburn (352)
Wildefire by Karsten Knight (393)
Captain Awesome to the Rescue by Stan Kirby, Illustrated by George O'Connor (128)
Heidi Heckelbeck Has A Secret by Wanda Coven, Illustrated by Priscilla Burris (128)
Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey (352)
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (352)
Witches of East End by Melissa de la cruz (272)

Short Stories (number of pages):

Graphic Novels:
Maximum Ride The Manga Vol 1 by James Patterson
Maximum Ride The Manga Vol 2 by James Patterson

Children's Books:
Chester Raccoon and The Big Bad Bully by Audrey Penn
A Bedtime Kiss for Chester Raccoon by Audrey Penn
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: The Experience 'by' Flying World Inc.

Audio Books (length):
The Dark and Hallow Places by Carrie Ryan (11 hours)

Monthly Totals
BOOKS READ: 8
SHORT STORIES: 0
PAGES: 2465
GRAPHIC NOVELS: 2
CHILDREN'S: 3
AUDIO BOOKS: 1
HOURS: 11

Challenge Updates
Yearly Totals

Monthly Reads - May 2011

May was pretty amazing. With the start of Spring and BEA and visiting with my family in New York, I had a really great month. I didn't do so well in the reading department. I did however add 2 groupings to my totals. You'll probably see more children's book reviews on the blog because NetGalley + Picture Books + Daughter who loves books + iPad = very much awesomeness!
Need to get back into a regular reading program - like setting aside an hour every night just for reading (and no computer!). We'll see :)

Oh - and I'm so post dating this post back to June 1st...because I'm a little OCD and my Monthly Reads post needs to be the first one of every month :)

Ok - so on to the books!

Books read (number of pages):
Rage (The Horseman of the Apocalypse: The Rider's Quartet #2) by Jackie Kessler (213)
OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy (256)
Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson (304)
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (608)

Short Stories (number of pages):
Turned at Dark (Shadow Hills #0.5) by C.C. Hunter (71)
Hare Moon (The Forest of Hands and Teeth #0.5) by Carrie Ryan (27)
Giovanni's Farewell by Claudia Gray (from Enthralled anthology)  (26)
Scenic Route by Carrie Ryan (from Enthralled anthology) (28)

Graphic Novels:
Spirited Away Vol 1 by Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away Vol 2 by Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away Vol 3 by Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away Vol 4 by Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away Vol 5 by Hayao Miyazaki
The First Escape (The Dopple Ganger Chronicles #1) by G.P. Taylor
The Secret of Indigo Moon (The Dopple Ganger Chronicles #2) by G.P. Taylor

Children's Books:
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn
A Kiss Goodbye by Audrey Penn

Audio Books (length):
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff (10 hours)

Monthly Totals:
BOOKS READ: 4
SHORT STORIES: 4
PAGES: 1533
GRAPHIC NOVELS: 7
AUDIO BOOKS: 1
HOURS: 10

Challenge Updates
Yearly Totals

Monthly Reads - April 2011

April was pretty cool. Spring is finally here - although it did snow a couple of times. Pretty sure Mother Nature has gotten that out of her system!

Great month for books! Also, it was a wonderful NetGalley April! I can't believe so many people participated with me in reading NetGalley books this past month. I'll have a wrap up post soon and I'll be picking winners of the contest either this week or next.  Can't wait to see what you all read.

May will bring a lot of BEA planning and some house reorganization (think, more bookcases ;)

I think I did pretty good reading wise. Most were NetGalley reads and I'm almost done two with 2 others (but those won't count until next month :)

Ok - let's see what I did this April.

Books read (with number of pages):
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (485)
*The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell (293)
*Those That Wake by Jesse Karp (340)
Percival's Angel by Anne Eliot (224)
*Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (435)
*In The Arms of Stone Angles by Jordan Dane (320)
*Cinderella: Ninja Warrior by Maureen McGowan (150)
*Sleeping Beauty Vampire Slayer by Maureen McGowan (150)

* = NetGalley Books

Short Stories (with number of pages):

Audio Books:
The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan (11 hours)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (12 hours)

Monthly Totals:
BOOKS READ: 8
SHORT STORIES: 0
PAGES: 2397
AUDIO BOOKS: 2
HOURS: 23

Challenge Updates
Yearly Totals

Monthly Reads - March 2011

This month was....different. It started with one of the worst storms we've had all winter (lost TONS of branches from our pine trees). Proceeded to rain for far too long. Gave us wonderful days full of 60 degree sunny goodness and now, it's ending with yet another snow storm. So large in fact, that I'm sitting here typing this with a large smile on my face because on April 1st I will be sitting at home enjoying (hopefully) my last no school / work snow day of the season! Gotta love working at a school!

As for books - which, let's face it - is WAY more exciting and important then the weather - I think I did pretty good. Still need to kick it into high gear if I'm going to hit 200 books this year but, it's still all good :)

Wanna see!!

OK!

Books read (with number of pages):
The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polisner (208)
Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin (240)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (317)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith (320)
Family by Micol Ostow (376)
The Girl Who Was On Fire edited by Leah Wilson (194)

Short Stories (with number of pages):
Cotton Candy Skies by Melissa Marr (9)
Raising the Dead (Past Midnight #1.5) by Mara Purnhagen (84)

Audio Books:
ALMOST finished with The Dead Tossed Waves
ALMOST finished with Monsters of Men
but those don't count!

Monthly Totals:
BOOKS READ: 6
SHORT STORIES: 2
PAGES: 1748
AUDIO BOOKS: 0
HOURS: 0

Challenges Updated Here

Oh man, I take it back! I didn't do pretty good at all this month! Blarg!

Oh well - that's what NetGalley and April is for! hehehe

Monthly Reads - February 2011

One of those winters were I can't really imagine what everything looks like under all the snow. More came in the last few days. Oh, and ice - that was a pleasant surprise. Have you ever seen a newborn giraffe trying to stand for the first time? How their legs are all wobbly and they fall down a bunch? Yeah, that's me on ice. Any amount of ice will do. So yeah, winter is awesome for me!

You know what else is awesome? Books! (did you like that segue?)

February was a pretty good reading month for me. Got off to a bit of a slow start but I read a bunch of really really good books!

Let's see what we got!

Books read (with page numbers):
01. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagaway (358)
02. Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors (336)
03. Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble (310)
04. Haunted by Joy Preble (290)
05. XVI by Julia Karr (325)
06. The New World by Patrick Ness (about 24)
07. Beasts and BFF's by Shannon Delany (about 12)
08. The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher (240)
09. Clarity by Kim Harrington (242)
10. Beautiful Dead: Summer by Eden Maguire (274)
11. Across the Universe by Beth Revis (398)

Listened to:
01. The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillio (3 hours)
02. The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness (13 hours)

TOTALS
BOOKS READ: 11
PAGES: 2809
LISTENED TO: 2
HOURS: 16

Challenge Updates
Debut Authors Reading Challenge --- 5/40
Audio Book Challenge --- 3/20
100 Books In A Year --- 24/200
Mystery + Suspense Challenge --- 0/20

So, how was your February?

Monthly Reads - January 2011

Month 1 of 2011 is gone! Bye bye! See ya! Maybe you can take the snowpocalypse with you? What's that? No, you can't? Oh well...I guess that's ok. What was that again? Oh - you taught February some of your tricks? You son of a....

This winter was snowy. Still is snowy. Will be getting snowier...soon...

Lots of great clod cozy nights perfect for reading :)
I think I did pretty good this month, reading wise. I'm really hoping to hit 200 books this year - not sure if I'll make it or not.

I'm also trying something new this year - keeping track of the number of pages read in addition to number of books. I honestly have no idea how many pages I read in any given month or year so this should be fun! Ooo - should probably keep track of hours listened to as well.

Ok - here they are.

Books read (with page numbers):
01. Reckless by Cornelia Funke (400)
02. Lockdown (Escape From Furnace #1) by Alexander Gordon Smith (304)
03. The Vampire Diaries Stefan's Diaries Vol 1: Origins by L.J. Smith (256)
04. Almost to Die For by Tate Hallaway (241)
05. Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr (336)
06. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (224)
07. Solitary (Escape From Furance #2) by Alexander Gordon Smith (240)
08. Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride (352)
09. Drought by Pam Bachorz (400)
10. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (392)
11. Clara Lee and The Apple Pie Dream by Jenny Han (160)
12. Human .4 by Mike A. Lancaster (240)
13. Gone by Lisa McMann (224)

Listened to:
01. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (16 hours)

TOTALS 
   BOOKS READ: 13
   PAGES: 3769
   LISTENED TO: 1
   HOURS: 16

Challenge Updates
Debut Authors Reading Challenge --- 1/40
Audio Book Challenge --- 1/20
100 Books In A Year --- 13/200
Mystery + Suspense Challenge --- 0/20

Monthly Reads - December 2010

Hello New Year! Well, almost :)
I'm doing nothing tonight - except maybe playing a killer game of Killerbunnies with my guy. (What? You've never heard of Killerbunnies? You are missing out man!)

Lots of stuff happened this month but I can't remember all of it :) Can't believe Christmas is actually over. The tree is still up and there are still a few more family members to visit and a few more presents to open and I'm on vacation so it's all good to me!

December was different - not much snow in NH really but WAY TOO MUCH in NY where I spent Christmas. How good of a job did NYC do in cleaning the streets of Queens? Here are two examples:

That top one would be a city bus - abandoned a few blocks from my Dad's house.
The bottom one is my Dad's block - taken out the windshield of my no-wheel drive, 4 inches of ground clearance car. Oh the joy!

You know what is truely joyous though? The number of books I read in December - oh yeah!

01. The 39 Clues Book Three: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
02. The 39 Clues Book Four: Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson
03. The 39 Clues Book Five: The Black Circle by Patrick Carman
04. The 39 Clues Book Six: In Too Deep by Jude Watson
05. The 39 Clues Book Seven: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis
06. The 39 Clues Book Eight: The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman
07. Entice by Carrie Jones
08. The 39 Clues Book Nine: Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park
09. The 39 Clues Book Ten: Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix
10. Out fro Blood by Alyxandra Harvey
11. Three Quarters Dead by Richard Peck
12. The Good Neighbors by Holly Black
13. Ghost in the Machine: Skeleton Creek Book 2 by Patrick Carman
14. The Crossbones: Skeleton Creek Book 3 by Patrick Carman
15. Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger
16. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
17. Twilight The Graphic Novel Vol 1 by Stephenie Meyer

Woo hoo! I think I did pretty good :)
I've very much looking forward to January and 2011! How about you guys? How was your December?

Monthly Reads - November 2010

Another month come and gone. Another month closer to Christmas time, snow and lovely cold nights spent curled up with a good book and a huge mug of hot cocoa :)

November was swell. I survived the turkey and the black Friday shopping (Sista are you reading this? "Hey America!!").

I also was very lucky in my reading choices as I pretty much loved everything I was able to read in November. One of these days I will actually be able to post reviews in the same month I read the books. Getting better though ;)

Look at the pretty picture! (I worked hard on it so you better be looking!)

Hard copy reads:
Awakened by Ednah Walters
Past Midnight by Mara Purnhagen
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
39 Clues Book One by Rick Riordan
39 Clues Book Two by Gordon Korman
The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused by Kari Lee Townsend
The Jaguar Stones Book One: Middleworld by J&P Voelkel

Ebook reads:
Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

Audio books:
Candor by Pam Bachorz
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

I really should update my 2010 Challenges..I've gotten behind on keeping track these last couple of months. 2011 will be better - lots of cool challenges ahead and I plan on actually being organized! What? It could happen :)

So, how was your November?

Monthly Reads - October 2010

Even though the Halloween candy fairy was a little too generous this year, I'm still sad to see October go.It was a great month for fabulous Fall weather, holiday tricks and treats and lots of great books!
Not looking forward to the onslaught of the retail industry pushing Christmas down my throat BUT I am looking forward to Thanksgiving. Turkey...yum!

I did better, reading wise, in October, then I have in a while! So, even though a few were very short and easy to read I'm still patting myself on the back - so there! :)

Let's see just how awesome I am - ha!

Hard Copy Books Read:
Beautiful Dead: Arizona by Eden Maguire
Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry
13 to Life by Shannon Delany
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos
The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay
The Adventures of Ook and Gluk by George Beard and Harold Hutchins

E-Books Read:
The Secret of Ka by Christopher Pike
The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff
Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler
Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough

Books Listened To:
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston

14 Total!
Woo hoo! I bet I can sneak a few more audio books in this month ;) Gotta love being able to listen to them at work - I love my job!

So, how was your October?

Monthly Reads - September 2010

Hello Halloween Month! It's candy time!
See, eating the Halloween candy before October means you have no self control and eating it in say, December means you have too much self control since it's been sitting around for a couple of months already. SO! I declare that all Halloween candy must be eaten in October! (ok...November too ;)

It's fall in New England and the weather is wonderful (you know, ignoring the hurricane force winds that are blowing around a bit).

September was good. Gone too fast. Was hoping to cram in a few more books but oh well!

Let's take a look at the lovelies I did manage to get read:

Books Read:
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball by Risa Green
Songs for a Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Twin's Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin
Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Hush by Eishes Chayil
Fledgling: Jason Steed by Mark A Cooper

Audio Books Finished:
Beastly by Alex Flynn

Not too bad :)

So, how was your September?

Monthly Reads - August 2010

Hello September! Why are you so freaken hot! It was about 90 today up in my little corner of the world. In some years we get snow in September so, I don't think I'm happy about this :)

August was good - went by too fast. Pretty sure I say that every month :)  September will mark my 1 year anniversary at my no longer 'new' job :) I work in an academic library - how cool is it that I get to work with books ALL DAY LONG? Woo hoo!

I'm looking forward to a bunch of great reads in September. If it's anything like August, I'll be very pleased.

Let's see what I got read!

01. Click by various authors
02. Return to Labyrinth Graphic Novel Vol 1 by Jake T. Forbes
03. Return to Labyrinth Graphic Novel Vol 2 by Jake T. Forbes
04. Return to Labyrinth Graphic Novel Vol 3 by Jake T. Forbes
05. Return to Labyrinth Graphic Novel Vol 4 by Jake T. Forbes
06. The Death (and Further Adventures) of Silas Winterbottom: The Body Thief by Stephen M. Giles
07. The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire by various authors
08. The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June by Robin Benway
09. Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure by Allan Richard Shickman
10. The Atlantis Complex: Artemis Fowl Book 7 by Eoin Colfer
11. Spaceheaz by Jon Scieszka
12. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
13. The Baby-Sitter by R.L. Stine

Woo hoo! I beat July :)

Ok - just a quick challenge update:

2010 Debut Author Challenge - 22/? (added 1)

Support Your Local Library Challenge - 26/75 (added 1)

Graphic Novels Challenge - 11/10+ (added 4)


So, how was your August?

Monthly Reads - July 2010

Did you know? It's August! AUGUST! Seriously?

August means it's hot, I get another year older, it's hot, it's almost my daughter's birthday (she's 3 and her parties are way more fun then mine ;)

July was insane - mainly because I WENT TO DISNEY WORLD! An awesome time was had by all :)

Also, July was my Blogoversary. Still hard to believe that I've been blogging for a whole year now! I'm still adding up entries from my Mega Contest. You guys are pretty amazing and I can't wait to pick winners! Wish I could send you all something special!

I'm really looking forward to August because since I have been such a delinquent with reviews in this past month - I have a ton! All pretty great books too that I can't wait to share with you guys.

So, let's see what I read this past month, shall we?

01. Weekend by Christopher Pike
02. Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
03. I Saw You That Night by R.L. Stine
04. Siren by Tricia Rayburn
05. Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
06. Clone Codes by The Mckissack's
07. The Julian Game by Adele Griffin
08. Other by Karen Kiney
09. The Drained Brains Caper graphic novel by Trina Robbins
10. The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood

Ok, not bad (I think I say that every month!). As always, I hope to read more next month -- I have so many great books sitting on my shelves!!!

Challenge Updates

2010 Debut Author Challenge -- read 2 books (total for year = 21)

Support Your Local Library -- took out 3 more books (25 out of a goal of 75

Graphic Novel Reading Challenge -- read 1 book (total for year = 7)

So, how was your July?

Monthly Reads - June 2010

Hello July! Time for sun and vacations and heat and bugs and more bugs and then some more heat. Isn't it great? I'm really looking forward to this month as I will be taking an entire week to go on vacation - haven't done that in way too long! Gotta make sure to leave room in the suitcase for lots of books.

June was pretty awesome. Took a extremely wonderful long weekend vacation to Maine with the family, the weather wasn't too too hot most of the time and the bugs haven't started attacking me yet! Also was able to spend some time organizing my books....all those lovely lovely books....

I said I would do better then May (reading wise) so lets see if I did....

Read In June
 1. The Gardener by S.A. Boden
 2. Virals by Kathy Reichs
 3. Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by R.J. Anderson
 4. The Reinvention of Edison Thomas by Jacqueline Houtman
 5. Picture The Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown
 6. The Tension of Opposites by Kristina Mc Bride
 7. Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
 8. Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
 9. Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
10. Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey

Ok - not bad, not bad :) Got through 8 books in May so yeah, I did do better. Wonder how July will go!

How did June turn out for you guys?

Monthly Reads - May 2010

Hello my lovelies! It's June! Woo hoo! I really love this month. Almost Spring, almost Summer. Everything is growing. Ah!

May was a blast, happened so fast, wish it could last...

Ok, enough rhyming torture!

I know I read close to nothing this month! I could blame BEA if I want to but in truth, I think I was just a little lazy. June though - June will be different.

So, let's see!

1. Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev
2. General Winston's Daughter by Sharon Shinn
3. Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
4. The Krybosian Stairpath by S.R.R. Colvin
5. Angel Star by Jennifer Murgia
6. Beautiful Creatures (audio book) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
8. iDrakula by Bekka Black

urg...not many at all...
You know what's worse? My review posts. I'm such a bad blogger! Bring it on June, I'm ready for you! Reviews and books up the wazzoo!

So, how was your May?

Monthly Reads and Challenge Updates - March 2010

Ok, this really isn't funny because April is NOT suppose to be here already! I mean, seriously guys? April? Month 4? I want a redo...what's that called in golf? A mulligan? I'm calling for a mulligan!

Didn't get nearly enough accomplished in March as I hoped. I'm probably being too hard on myself but it's so easy when I look around the house and see massive bookcases full of books, projects (both book related and not) in various degrees of completion and oh, laundry - laundry everywhere!

So yeah, I would like to redo March. I will go back in time, make some type of ill-advised deal with a fairy or daemon or ghost or soul scavenger or whatnot to gain some supper human mass organization skills and then kick March's but! I'll read every book on my TBR list, review every book read, finish challenges, start new ones, comment on every great blog post I read - oh, and bring out world peace!

What? It could happen.

Seriously though - I'm not one for regrets and one of my favorite things about books and blogging is that well, anything goes. I can read any book I want, post reviews whenever (or not) and know that there are other people out there with the same passion as I have for the written word. It's like one big cozy dysfunctional family :)

Ok - enough babble! On with the show!!

Books Read in March:
1.Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
2.Teacher's Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick
3. Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz
4. Captivate by Carrie Jones
5. Switch by Carol Snow
6. Thirteen Days To Midnight by Patrick Carman
7. An Interactive Sherlock Holmes Mystery: The Crimes of Dr. Watson by Duane Swierczynski
8. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
9. The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams
10. The Devouring by Simon Holt
11. Island Sting by Bonnie J. Doerr
12. Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
13. Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey
14. Serenity: Those Left Behind Graphic Novel Vol 1 by Joss Whedon et all

Challenge updates:
2010 Debut Authors Challenge

8 books read so far!

Graphic Novel's Challenge

5/10

Support Your Local Library

Um...at least 20 / 75 but it's probably more...need to check!

Clear Away the Clutter

3 / 10

Monthly Reads and Challenge Updates - February 2010

February was full of great books for me - most of which I haven't read so maybe I should keep this short so I can get back to them :)

And I also added a Challenge - hehe - but it's a good one!

Ok - here goes :)



Book Read in February
1, The Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
2. Remember Me by Christopher Pike
3. The Night Runner by Max Turner
4. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
5. The Gratitude of Kings by Marion Zimmer Bradley
6. The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan
7. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
8. Meridian by Amber Kizer
9. Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dunlap

Challenge Updates 

For more information click the links on my sidebar

 

6 books so far!

4 / 10

 

15 / 75

1 / 10

So, how was your month?

Monthly Reads and Challenge Updates - January 2010

I know I say this every month but - WOW! Where did the time go?
January brought tons of snow (although not as much as last year :) Tons of Birthdays (7 family members) and Tons of books! Woo hoo!
This is my first January blogging and I have totally embraced 2010 reading challenges. I did limit myself though because I know I could easily get overwhelmed trying to read challenge books and not have enough time to focus on all the other great books out there!
Also, as not to crowd up my posts with weekly updates on Challenge statuses I'll only be posting updates monthly.

Lastly! I have a big contest in the works. Multiple books, multiple winners with an easy entry form. Stay tuned!

Ok - on with the show!

Books Read In January - For links to reviews - visit this post
1. Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
2. Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer
3. Stitches: A Memoir by David Small
4. Liar by Justine Larbalestier
5. Prom Dress by Lael Littke
6. Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel by Jordan Mechner
7. Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey
8. Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell
9. Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
10. Need by Carrie Jones
11. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
12. Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
13. Fade by Lisa McMann
14. The Line by Teri Hall
15. The Merchant of Venice: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds

SO! I think I did pretty good in January - even if a some of these books were graphic novels :)
Most of my Challenge Books are included in the list above so I think I'll just list out my goals and totals so far. More info on each Challenge can be found by clicking on the Challenge button images in this post or in my sidebar.

Hosted by The Story Siren

5 books so far!

 

Hosted by J. Kaye

8 / 75

Hosted by Chris and Nymeth

4 / 10 

I might be upgrading my level on this one :)

So, how was January for you guys?