2010 Book Challenge Update

Books Read in 2010

01) Fallen- Lauren Kate
02) Ivy- Julia Hearn
03) Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey- Trenton Lee Stewart
04) The Secret Year- Jennifer Hubbard
05) The Lovely Bones- Alice Sebold
06) Bleeding Violet- Dia Reeves
07) Maid Sama! Volume 1- Fujiwara Hiro
08) Incarceron- Catherine Fisher
09) A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame- Brenda Woods
10) The Cheat to Lose Diet- Joel Marion
11) The Iron King- Julie Kagawa
12) NG Life Volume 1- Mizuho Kusanagi
13) NG Life Volume 2- Mizuho Kusanagi
14) NG Life Volume 3- Mizuho Kusanagi
15) My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult
16) The Host Club- Bisco Hatori
17) Shutter Island- Dennis Lehane
18- Dirty Little Secrets- C.J. Omololu
19) The Tenth Circle- Jodi Picoult
20) Leviathan- Scott Westerfeld
21) Hex Hall- Rachel Hawkins
22) The Looking Glass Wars- Frank Beddor
23) The Body Finder- Kimberly Derting
24) The Mark- Jen Nadol
25) The Dead-Tossed Waves- Carrie Ryan
26) Pirates Latitude- Michael Crichton
27) The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
28) A Hopeless Romantic-Harriet Evans
29) Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side- Beth Fantaskey
30) My Soul To Save- Rachel Vincent
31) Seeing Red- Frank Beddor
32) Shinju- Laura Joh Rowland
33) Aria (Volume 1)- Kozue Amano
34) Push- Sapphire
35) Little Miss Red- Robin Palmer
36) The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma- Trenton Lee Stewart
37) Heist Society- Ally Carter
38) Marcelo in the Real World- Francisco X. Stork
39) Secret Vampire (Night World Book 1)- L.J. Smith
40) Daughters of Darkness (Night World Book 2)- L.J. Smith
41) Spellbinder (Night World Book 3)- L.J. Smith
42) Darkly Dreaming Dexter- Jeff Lindsay
43) Good In Bed- Jennifer Weiner
44) Jekel Loves Hyde- Beth Fantaskey
45) Dead in the Family- Charlaine Harris
46) Something Like Fate- Susane Colasanti
47) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo- Stieg Larson
48) Looking For Alaska- John Green
49) Prom- Laurie Halse Anderson
50) The Red Pyramid- Rick Riordan
51) Size 12 is Not Fat- Meg Cabot
52) Anansi Boys- Neil Gaiman
53) A Measure of Disorder- Alan Tucker
54) Perchance to Dream- Lisa Mantchev
55) Broken Birds; The Story of My Momila- Jeannette Katzir
56) Pretty Little Liars- Sara Shepard
57) Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 1- Soumei Hoshino (Illustrator), QuinRose (Author)
58) Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 2- Soumei Hoshino (Illustrator), QuinRose (Author)
59) The Girl Who Played With Fire- Stieg Larsson
60) A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend- Emily Horner
61) Linger- Maggie Stiefvater
62) Airhead- Meg Cabot
63) Before I Die- Jenny Downham
64) Flawless- Sara Shepard
65) Shadowland: The Mediator- Meg Cabot
66) The Ghost and the Goth- Stacey Kade
67) Girls in Trucks- Katie Crouch
68) The Chosen One- Carol Lynch Williams
69) Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins
70) To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
71) The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest- Stieg Larsson
72) Clockwork Angel- Cassandra Clare
73) A Touch of Dead- Charlaine Harris
74) Wicked Lovely- Melissa Marr
75) The Eternal Ones- Kirsten Miller
76) Being Nikki- Meg Cabot
77) Wildthorn- Jane Eagland
78) Paranormalcy- Kiersten White
79) Ink Exchange- Melissa Marr
80) The Replacement- Yovanoff, Brenna
81) Avalon High- Meg Cabot
82) Halo- Alexandra Adornetto
83) Enchanted Ivy- Sarah Beth Durst
84) The House of the Scorpion- Nancy Farmer
85) A Wrinkle In Time-Madeleine L'Engle
86) Torment- Lauren Kate
87) ArchEnemy- Frank Beddor
88) Ill Wind- Rachel Caine
89) Nightshade- Andrea Cremer
90) Chains- Laurie Halse Anderson
91) Three Rivers Rising- Jame Richards
92) Other- Karen Kincy
93) Aria Volume 2- Kozue Amano
94) Mushishi- Yuki Urushibara
95) Stormbreaker- Anthony Horowitz
96) The Red Umbrella- Christina Gonzalez
97) Tsubasa: Those With Wings- Natsuki Takaya
98) Fairy Tail Vol 1- Hiro Mashima
99) Crescendo- Becca Fitzpatrick
100) Will Grayson, Will Grayson- John Green and David Levithan

I read 100 books this year, but I am a little disappointed that I didn't finish the 4 books I am still in the middle of before the end of the year! The yellow books are paranormal books that I was reading for the Paranormal Reading Challenge. I read 49 books (unless I miscounted), only 1 off of the goal of 5o for the year!

Debut Author Challenge

1. Hex Hall- Rachel Hawkins
2. Paranormalcy- Kiersten White
3. The Iron King- Julie Kagawa
4. The Body Finder- Kimberly Derting
5. The Secret Year- Jennifer Hubbard
6. Nightshade- Andrea Cremer
7. Bleeding Violet- Dia Reeves
8. The Replacement- Brenna Yovanoff
9. The Mark- Jen Nadol
10. Dirty Little Secrets- C.J. Omololu
11. A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend- Emily Horner
12. The Ghost and the Goth- Stacey Kade
13. Halo- Alexandra Adornetto
14. A Measure of Disorder- Alan Tucker
15. Three Rivers Rising- Jame Richards
16. The Red Umbrella- Christina Gonzalez
17. Other- Karen Kincy

I read 5 more books then the goal of the challenge, and most of the books were awesome! I am definitely doing this challenge next year, but I think my goal shall be 20.

I am very happy with my performance overall. I think for 2011 I am going to try to read 120 books... I will be pretty surprised if I reach this goal, but the whole point is for it to be a challenge! How did your reading challenges go for 2010?

Paranormal Reading Challenge 2010

An exciting new challenge for all those paranormal fans! I am so glad Storywings is hosting this challenge because I love paranormal books. Here are the rules from her blog:

1. The Paranormal Reading Challenge is for anyone who loves reading ANYTHING paranormal!!!
- Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Ghosts, Angels etc...so the scope is pretty big!!!
- The books can be any sub genre under Paranormal - romance, YA, mystery, etc.

2. The book has to be a book. No free short stories, or writing sites.

3. If you are a blogger please post a link back to this challenge on your page to let others join in the fun. -Non-bloggers - it's ok, you can join to and you can keep track of your progress by yourself, and post a comment on the wrap-up page, or you can send comments to this page to keep track of your progress.

4. Cross-overs from other challenges are accepted. As are re-reads. Books that were started in 2009 don't count.

5. Challenge starts from 1st January 2010 and ends on 31st December 2010

6. Levels:
1. Human - 5 books
2. Witch - 10 books
3. Oracle - 20 books
4. Were - 30 books
5. Vampire - 40 books
6. Angel - 50 books

7. To officially enter sign up with Mr. Linky and link to the post on your blog about this contest.

I am going to try to reach the Angel level because I read so many paranormal books as it is. I might as well make it challenging... considering it is a challenge and all.