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Keeping track of the challenges for the upcoming year.
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Total Read: 49
To Read in 2012
Cancer Ward Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Sub-Genre Challenge
Young-adult (7/7) - Completed
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Romance (9/11)
M M Romance: Maurice by E.M. Forster
Science Fiction Romance: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Mystery (1/7)
Cozy Mystery- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Detective- ³§²Ôø³¾²¹²Ô²Ô±ð²Ô by Jo Nesbø
Murder Mystery- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Noir- The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Historical Mystery- And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
Paranormal Mystery- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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Fantasy (0/12)
Dark Fantasy- Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
Dragons- Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
Epic Fantasy- A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Fairy Tales- Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Fantasy Of Manners- Soulless by Gail Carriger
High Fantasy- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Low Fantasy- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Magic- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Mythology- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Paranormal- Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Sword And Sorcery- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Urban Fantasy- Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Short-stories (0/2)
Flash Fiction- AM/PM by Amelia Gray
Short Story Collection- The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block
Science-fiction (0/14)
Aliens- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Alternate History- The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Alternate Universe- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Apocalyptic- Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Cyberpunk- Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Dying Earth- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dystopia- Animal Farm by George Orwell
Military Science Fiction- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Planetary Romance- Dune by Frank Herbert
Post Apocalyptic- Feed by Mira Grant
Space Opera- Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Steampunk- The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Sword And Planet- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Time Travel- To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Neverending Series
Series I'm Working Through:
Last Survivors by Susan Beth Pfeffer:
The Dead and the Gone
This World We Live In
The Shade of the Moon
Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews:
Magic Strikes
Magic Bleeds
Magic Slays
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons
Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci
Sky Doll: Doll's Factory
Sky Doll: Spaceship Collection
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
The Walking Dead (Volume 9): Here We Remain
The Walking Dead (Volume 10): What We Become
The Walking Dead (Volume 11): Fear the Hunters
The Walking Dead (Volume 12): Life Among Them
The Walking Dead (Volume 13): Too Far Gone
The Walking Dead (Volume 14): No Way Out
The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
Hereafter by Tara Hudson
Arise
Elegy
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Pandemonium
Requiem
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Insurgent
Untitled
Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles by Tess Gerritsen
The Apprentice
The Sinner
Body Double
Vanish
The Mephisto Club
The Keepsake
Ice Cold
The Silent Girl
Fingerprints by by Melinda Metz
Haunted
Trust Me
Secrets
Betrayed
Revelations
Payback
Abhorsen by Garth Nix
Lirael
Abhorsen
Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Rumors
Envy
Splendor
Newsflesh by Mira Grant
Deadline
Blackout
Eve by Anna Carey
Once
Series Completed in 2012:
Charlie Bucket series by Roald Dahl
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Challenge: Throughout the Centuries
Description: Read books published in each century from the 14th century onward. From the 19th century onward, read a book for each decade.
Duration: July 28, 2011 - December 31, 2012
9/35
14th Century:
Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Published 1313)
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Published 1390)
15th Century:
The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan (Published 1405)
16th Century:
Utopia by Thomas More (Published 1516)
Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais (Published 1532)
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (Published 1600)
17th Century:
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Published 1605)
The Tempest by William Shakespeare (Published 1611)
The Princesse de Clèves by Marie-Madeleine de LaFayette (Published 1678)
18th Century:
Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson (Published 1748)
Candide by Voltaire (Published 1759)
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress by Frances Burney (Published 1782)
Camilla by Frances Burney (Published 1796)
19th Century:
--1801-1810: Corinne: or Italy by Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (Published 1806)
--1821-1830: The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo (Published 1829)
--1831-1840: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (Published 1831)
--1851-1860: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (Published 1853)
--1861-1870: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Published 1862)
--1871-1880: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Published 1873)
20th Century:
--1901-1910: A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (Published 1908)
--1911-1920: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Published 1920)
--1921-1930: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (Published 1929)
--1941-1950: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Published 1943)
--1951-1960: Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (Published 1959)
--1971-1980: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley (Published 1978)
--1981-1990: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Published 1989)
21st Century: Completed
I Spy Title Challenge
Duration: September 4, 2011 - September 3, 2012
15/24
1. Color- Vision in White by Nora Roberts
13. Architecture- The House of Lost Souls by F.G. Cottam
14. 5 Senses- Seers of Light by Jennifer DeLucy
15. Royal Title- Passions of a Wicked Earl by Lorraine Heath
16. Family Member- Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
18. Time of Day- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
19. Metal- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Serial Start: August 12, 2011
End: August 11, 2012
1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
Take 5 series, read:
5: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan- COMPLETED!
4: Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce-Completed
In the Hand of the Goddess
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Lioness Rampant
3: Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix-Completed
Among the Betrayed
Among the Barons
2: Newsflesh by Mira Grant
Blackout
1: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett-Completed
2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):-Completed
young adult- Numbers by Rachel Ward
Treasures of the North by Tracie Peterson
4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):-Completed
6) The Book Strangler (5 books):
Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
The Alchemyst
The Magician
The Sorceress
The Necromancer
The Warlock
The Enchantress
7) 3rd Degree (3 books):
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice
Royal Assassin
Assassin's Quest
BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Decades Challenge46/75
1. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
2. Without A Trace by Lynn Erickson
3. Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
2004
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2005
1. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
2. The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
3. Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker
4. Lucky by Jennifer Greene
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2006
1. The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century by Martha Hodes
2. The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
3. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
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2007
1. The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
2. They Did It with Love by Kate Morgenroth
3. Chick Flicks: Contemporary Women at the Movies by Suzanne Ferriss
4. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
5. Broken by Megan Hart
6. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
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2008
1. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
2. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
3. Rumors by Anna Godbersen
4. Faefeverby Karen Marie Moning
5. Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs
6. Numbers by Rachel Ward
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2009
1. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
2. Envy by Anna Godbersen
3. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
4. The Other Half Lives by Sophie Hannah
5. Twenties Girl by Sophia Kinsella
6. Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs
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2010
1. Revolver by Matt Kindt
2. Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
3. One Season of Sunshine by Julia London
4. Little Town, Great Big Life by Curtiss Ann Matlock
5. Little Town, Great Big Life by Curtiss Ann Matlock
6. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
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2011
1. Habibi by Craig Thompson
2. Lasting Damage by Sophie Hannah
3. Daytripper by Fábio Moon
4. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
5. Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner
6. Deadline by Mira Grant
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2012
1. The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves by Robert Kirkman
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. Fed by Mira Grant
4. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
5. What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
6. One Moment by Kristina McBride
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Lani, what a great idea for keeping the record straight. I noticed you are not doing any of the alphabet challenges. I find them a bit confusing - except for the A-Z one. But what I am curious about is the Serial Killer challenge - how did you determine the number of books for each section?
Jackie wrote: "But what I am curious about is the Serial Killer challenge - how did you determine the number of books for each section? "It's a challenge, which you can find here, from another group. It's great if you have a ton of series on your to-read list!
Using I want to choose 5 books every month that I must read in order to work through my to-read shelf. If I start reading it and don't enjoy it enough to finish it I must randomize another selection.June
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Maurice by E.M. Forster
I Heart New York by Lindsey Kelk
That's a cool idea, Lani. I might do it too :)
2012 Book ListPart 1
January
6. Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
7. The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
I agree that it's great organization. Out of your list of books everyone should read before they die, I've only read one of those. I tried Pride and Prejudice this year (I tried HARD), but couldn't do it. Not my style at all. I love Rebecca though, fabulous book.
The way you did your sub-genre is the most impressive.
Mythical CreaturesDuration: Unlimited; Started April 23 2012
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Angel: Angel by L.A. Weatherly
Basilisk:
Changeling: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Cyclops:
Demon:
Djinn:
Dragons: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Dwarf:
Fae: Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
Frost Giants:
Ghost:
Giants:
Gnome: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Gods/Goddesses: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Golem:
Griffin:
Incubus:
Kelpie:
Leprechaun:
Mermaid: Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
Moirae: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
Necromancer:
Nymph:
Pegasus: Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Roc: One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughrean
Satyr:
Selkie: Seven Tears Into the Sea by Terri Farley
Shapeshifter:
Siren: Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
Succubus:
Troll:
Unicorn: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Valkyrie:
Vampire:
Warlock:
Werecat:
Werewolf:
Witches:
Zombie:
50 States Challenge
Start Date: 7/8/11
End Date: 12/31/12
21/50
Alabama (AL)- Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
Arkansas (AR)- Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt
Delaware (DE)- Unspoken Fear by Hunter Morgan
Florida (FL)- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Hawaii (HI)- Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Idaho (ID)- Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson
Iowa (IA)- Choker by Elizabeth Woods
Kansas (KS)- The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
Kentucky (KY)- Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie
Louisiana (LA)- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Minnesota (MN)- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Mississippi (MS)- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Missouri (MO)- Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Montana (MT)- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Nebraska (NE)- Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos
Nevada (NV)- Burned by Ellen Hopkins
New Hampshire (NH)- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
New Jersey (NJ)- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
New Mexico (NM)- Origin by J.A. Konrath
North Dakota (ND)- Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Ohio (OH)- Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Rhode Island (RI)- Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
South Carolina (SC)- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
South Dakota (SD)- Wolf Shadow by Madeline Baker
Vermont (VT)- House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Virginia (VA)- Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
Washington (WA)- City of Ash by Megan Chance
West Virginia (WV)- Endurance by Jack Kilborn
Wyoming (WY)- Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
"She [or He] Works Hard for the Money!" Career Challenge
Duration: May 17 - Aug 17
CEO (Hard)
(2) Choose four different occupation categories and read two in each category
3/8
Law Enforcement
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Without A Trace by Lynn Erikson
Chef/Waitress
Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs
100 Book Genre Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012
32/100
YA
1. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
3. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
4. Envy by Anna Godbersen
5. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
6. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
7. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
8. Numbers by Rachel Ward
9. What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
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Romance
1. Treasures of the North by Tracie Peterson
2. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
3. Atonement by Ian McEwan
4. Lucky by Jennifer Greene
5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
6. One Season of Sunshine by Julia London
7. Broken by Megan Hart
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Fantasy
1. The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
2. The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
3. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
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Mystery
1. Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
2. Lasting Damage by Sophie Hannah
3. The Other Half Lives by Sophie Hannah
4. They Did It with Love by Kate Morgenroth
5. Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs
6. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
7. Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs
8. Without A Trace by Lynn Erikson
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Graphic Novel
1. Habibi by Craig Thompson
2. Revolver by Matt Kindt
3. The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves by Robert Kirkman
4. Daytripper by Fábio Moon
5. Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker
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Around the World in 80 DaysJune 3 - September 2
0/13+
Afghanistan
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Australia
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
Croatia
The Ministry of Pain: A Novel by Dubravka Ugrešić
France
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
India
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Faraaz Kazi
Jamaica
The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
Japan
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
New Zealand
The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge
Romania
Night by Elie Wiesel
Russia
The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister by Nonna Bannister
Pyramid Series Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Read: 5/55
10th in a series
Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen
9th in a series
The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen
Outrageously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
8th in a series
Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen
Alice in Lace by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
7th in a series
The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen
Alice the Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum
6th in a series
The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
Alice In-Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Broken by Kelley Armstrong
The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Enchantress by Michael Scott
5th in a series
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
Alice in April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Haunted by Kelley Armstrong
The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Warlock by Michael Scott
Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain
4th in a series
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
All But Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Necromancer by Michael Scott
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
3rd in a series
The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
Reluctantly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
Ozma Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Sorceress by Michael Scott
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Blackout by Mira Grant
2nd in a series
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
Alice in Rapture, Sort of by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Magician by Michael Scott
World Without End by Ken Follett
The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
1st in series
The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
The Blue Door by Christa Kinde
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
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