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The Listopia ChallengeI have chosen the list Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
I'm going to set myself a goal of 25 books although this may change. I already own a number of the books on the list and I'm planning on just sticking to those but if I buy any extra then I may fit those in too.
Completed:
GOAL COMPLETED
Recommended by Reading Challengers ChallengeThe list was created by fellow group members Recommended by 2014 Reading Challengers
I've decided to set myself the goal of 9 books. 18/05 - Decided to increase goal to 15.
Completed:
GOAL COMPLETED
The Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author ChallengeI have decided to set myself a goal of 25 authors for this challenge. 18/05 - Decided to increase goal to 40.
N = New to me Author
Completed:
1. Marisha Pessl - Night Film N
2. Hannah Kent - Burial Rites N
3. Neil Gaiman - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
4. China Miéville - Perdido Street Station
5. Myke Cole - Control Point N
6. Brandon Sanderson - Steelheart
7. Kevin Hearne - Hounded N
8. Kelley Armstrong - Waking the Witch
9. Margaret Atwood - The Penelopiad
10. Kerry Wilkinson - Watched: When Road Rage Follows You Home
11. Gail Carriger - Soulless N
12. Andrew Pyper - The DemonologistN
13. Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora N
14. Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni N
15. Nathan Filer - The Shock of the Fall N
16. Ania Ahlborn - Seed N
17. Laini Taylor - Dreams of Gods and Monsters
18. Kathryn Stockett - The HelpN
19. Veronica Roth - Allegiant
20. Jay Kristoff - Kinslayer
21. Dean Koontz - The Dead Town
22. Naomi Novik - His Majesty's Dragon N
23. Peter V. Brett - The Desert Spear
24. Jeff VanderMeer - Annihilation N
25. Stephen King - The Gunslinger
26. Alex Grecian - The Black Country
27. Nick Cutter - The Troop N
28. Margaret Atwood - The Year of the Flood
29. Ceri A. Lowe - Paradigm N
30. Dan Brown - Inferno
31. Jim Butcher - Storm Front N
32. Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl
33. Hugh Howey - Shift
34. Mark Lawrence - Prince of Thorns N
35. Dean Koontz - Odd Thomas
36. Ernest Cline - Ready Player One N
Personal ChallengeI have set myself the goal of reading 100 books in 2014.
1. Night Film
2. Cockroaches
3. Burial Rites
4. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
5. Perdido Street Station
6. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
7. Fever
8. Control Point
9. Steelheart
10. The Tooth Fairy
11. Hounded
12. Life After Life
13. Child 44
14. Waking the Witch
15. Chocolat
16. The Penelopiad
17. Watched: When Road Rage Follows You Home
18. Soulless
19. Tales Of Two Dolphins
20. The Demonologist
21. The Round House
22. The Crane Wife
23. The Lies of Locke Lamora
24. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
25. Something Wicked This Way Comes
26. Living Aboard
27. The Golem and the Jinni
28. The Shock of the Fall
29. American Gods
30. The Shadow of the Wind
31. Affinity
32. Seed
33. Dreams of Gods & Monsters
34. The Help
35. Allegiant
36. Behind Closed Doors
37. Kinslayer
38. The Dead Town
39. Hvar: An Insider's Guide
40. The Angel's Game
41. The Sisters Brothers
42. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
43. His Majesty's Dragon
44. A Mind of its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
45. The Desert Spear
46. Annihilation
47. The Gunslinger
48. The City and the City
49. Mr. Mercedes
50. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
51. Water for Elephants
52. The Black Country
53. The Troop
54. Seventh Son
55. The Year of the Flood
56. Paradigm
57. Red Seas Under Red Skies
58. The Scar
59. Age of Iron
60. Coraline
61. The Emperor's Soul
62. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
63. Moon Called
64. Legion
65. The Magician's Nephew
66. Inferno
67. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
68. Storm Front
69. Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell
70. Gone Girl
71. Shift
72. Rose of Sarajevo
73. Spell Bound
74. Memoirs of a Geisha
75. Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron
76. Prince of Thorns
77. Hexed
78. Horns
79. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
80. Case Histories
81. Ghost Story
82. Murder on the Orient Express
83. The Golden Compass
84. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
85. Interview with the Vampire
86. The War of the Worlds
87. Odd Thomas
88. Ready Player One
89. The Thrift Book
January Must Reads- Burial Rites -
- Cockroaches -
- Perdido Street Station -
- Night Film -
- The Tooth Fairy -
January Let it Snow! Mini Challenge3. All snowflakes have six sides.
4. Is winter over yet?
Goal: 2 books
Complete: 2
Goal Completed!
January New Year's Resolutions Challenge1. Save more money.
7. Go on a trip.
Goal: 2 books
Complete: 2
Goal completed!
First Quarter Challenge: Lilac's Rainbow Challenge - Jan -> MarBooks read must make a rainbow with their covers.
Goal: 7
Completed:
February Must ReadsBefore 15th Feb
- Child 44 -
- Life After Life -
- Hounded -
- The Lies of Locke Lamora - Chunkster Challenge Currently Reading
15th - 22nd Feb
- The Penelopiad -
- Watched: When Road Rage Follows You Home -
- Tales Of Two Dolphins -
- Chocolat -
- Soulless -
March Must Reads- Finish The Lies of Locke Lamora COMPLETE
- The Round House -
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian -
- The Shock of the Fall -
- Something Wicked This Way Comes -
- The Golem and the Jinni -
From 24th March
- American Gods - YLTO Chunkster & Buddy Read Currently Reading
Yearly Challenge: #readwomen2014Read new to me Female authors.
I'm going to go for 20 I think although I hope to increase this.
Completed:
1. Sarah Waters
2. Ania Ahlborn
3. Kathryn Stockett
4. Marisha Pessl
5. Hannah Kent
6. Mary Beth Keane
7. Kate Atkinson
8. Gail Carriger
9. Louise Erdrich
10. Helene Wecker
11. Naomi Novik
12. Cordelia Fine
13. Sara Gruen
14. Ceri A. Lowe
15. J.K. Rowling
16. Patricia Briggs
17. AyÅŸe Kulin
18. Agatha Christie
19. Anne Rice
20. Diana Wynne Jones
GOAL COMPLETED
when did jk rowling have a pen name?? I guess I will have to find those books now.
Alison wrote: "when did jk rowling have a pen name?? I guess I will have to find those books now."The Cuckoo's Calling came out under the name of Robert Galbraith but then it was later revealed that it was in fact JK Rowling under a pen name. There is a follow up to this book due out this year.
Second Quarter Challenge: Finish Those Series! (Apr - Jun)These are the series I have on the go and the outstanding books for them which I own. Not sure how many I'll get to as yet.
Uncompleted but Started:
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Shadow of the Wind COMPLETE The Angel's Game COMPLETE & The Prisoner of Heaven
The Demon Cycle series by Peter V. Brett - The Desert Spear COMPLETE and The Daylight War
Completed:
1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone Series by Laini Taylor - Dreams of Gods and Monsters COMPLETE
2. Divergent series by Veronica Roth - Allegiant COMPLETE
3. Jessica Daniels series by Kerry Wilkinson - Behind Closed Doors COMPLETE
4. The Lotus War series by Jay Kristoff - Kinslayer COMPLETE
5. Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz - The Dead Town COMPLETE
6. The Murder Quad series by Alex Grecian - The Black Country COMPLETE
I totally forgot about Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series. I think I have read the first 3. Now that you bring up Dean Koontz, I have a few Odd Thomas books to read too. It is crazy how many series books I have. The funny thing is, I often try to avoid series but it is amazing how many I have on the go.
I have the first Odd Thomas but I haven't read it yet. I have bought quite a few first books in series recently plus I have a number of series already on the go!It can feel overwhelming!
Must Reads for April- Finish American Gods COMPLETE
- Affinity -
- The Shadow of the Wind -
- Kinslayer - Chunkster Challenge COMPLETE
- Dreams of Gods and Monsters -
From 19th April:
- Seed -
- The Help -
- Allegiant -
THE MAY HOLIDAY COVER HUNT2. World Press Freedom Day.
3. Star Wars Day.
Goal: 2
Complete: 2
May Must Reads- The Angel's Game -
- The Desert Spear -
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -
- The Sisters Brothers -
June Must Reads7th - 14th June
- The Gunslinger -
- Annihilation -
After 14th
- Mr. Mercedes -
- The Troop -
- Water for Elephants -
July Must Reads- Red Seas Under Red Skies -
- Paradigm -
- The Scar -
- Age of Iron - NetGalley Review & Chunkster Challenge Currently Reading
3rd Qtr Challenge: Always a Nominee, Never a Winner (Jul - Sep)Possibles:
Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice
- The Year of the Flood COMPLETE
- Prince of Thorns - Nominee for Best Fantasy COMPLETE
- Spell Bound - Nominee for Best Paranormal Fantasy COMPLETE
Arthur C Clarke Award
- The Scar - Nominee for Best Novel COMPLETE
World Fantasy Award
- Coraline - Nominee for Best Novella COMPLETE
Edgar Award
- Gone Girl - Nominee for Best Novel COMPLETE
August Must Reads- Finish Age of Iron COMPLETE
- Moon Called -
- Coraline -
- Inferno -
- Shift - Chunkster Challenge COMPLETE
From 29th Aug:
- Rose of Sarajevo - Buddy Read & NetGalley review COMPLETE
September Must Reads- Shades of Grey -
- Memoirs of a Geisha -
From 21st Sept:
- Prince of Thorns - Buddy read COMPLETE
From 27th Sept:
- Hexed - Buddy Read COMPLETE
October Must Reads- Horns - group read COMPLETE
- Odd Thomas - madame tutti fruitti monthly challenge COMPLETE
- Ghost Story -
From 18th Oct:
- Interview with the Vampire - Toppler COMPLETE
- The Golden Compass - Toppler COMPLETE
- Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - Toppler (Audio) COMPLETE
- Murder on the Orient Express - Toppler COMPLETE
- The War of the Worlds - Toppler COMPLETE
From 26th Oct:
- Swan Song - buddy read & chunkster Currently Reading
November
- Ready Player One - Buddy Read COMPLETE
- Revival: A Novel - Buddy Read COMPLETE
- The Drawing of the Three - Buddy Read COMPLETE
December
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Toppler, buddy read & monthly challenge
- The Slow Regard of Silent Things
- Finish Swan Song
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