Here is where I stand with the challenges I have joined after the month of November (only challenges that I read books for this month are featured here):
Audio Book (22/25)
21. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
22. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
100 Books in a Year (99/100)
95. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
96. A Courtship for Cecilia by Ruth J. Hartman
97. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
98. The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini
99. A Poem a Day by Karen McCosker & Nicholas Albery, eds.
Historical Fiction (13/15)
13. A Courtship for Cecilia by Ruth J. Hartman
Author Alphabet (22/26)
22. The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
A Poem a Day
Title: A Poem a DayAuthor: Karen McCosker & Nicholas Albery, eds.
Publisher: Steer Forth
ISBN: 1-883642-38-8
ISBN: 1-883642-38-8
Why Read?: For Fun
Challenges: 100 Books in a Year
Challenges: 100 Books in a Year
Thoughts: I am not much of a poetry reader, so this book was a great way to start. I definitely discovered some poets whom I never thought I would like.
Rating: 4 stars
2014 YA Mythology Challenge Recap
Host: For Those About to Read...
2014 Level: 12 - FAILED!
Thoughts: I love YA books based on mythology, but the number is always so high for this challenge. I may or may not try again next year.
1. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolpho Anaya
2. Children of the Knight by Michael J. Bowler
3. Promise Bound by Anne Greenwood Brown
4. The Crone's Jewels by E. J. Dabel
5. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
6. Running Through a Dark Place by Michael J. Bowler
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Elsewhere Online: December 2014
As you know from my Stacking the Shelves posts, I review for another website (bookloons.com). As I cannot post my reviews there and here, but I would still like to count the books I read for the challenges, I am going to have a post like this at the end of the every month listing the books I reviewed and what challenges the went towards.
Title: The Heart Does Not Grow Back
Author: Fred Venturini
Title: The Heart Does Not Grow Back
Author: Fred Venturini
Challenges: Author Alphabet, 100 Books in a Year
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
2014 Author Alphabet Challenge Recap
Host: Nothing But Reading Challenges
2014 Level: 26 books - FAILED
Thought: I did come close, but it is hard to find authors whose last names start with vowels or those weird letters. I will try again, though.
A. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolpho Anaya
B. Lexicon by Max Barry
C. Along the Way Home by Christi Corbett
D. The Summer of Love by Debbie Drechsler
E. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by David Eggers
F. Last Train to Babylon by Charlee Fam
G. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
H. The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill
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J. The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson
K. The Mage's Daughter by Lynn Kurland
L. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
M. Spell Struck by Ariella Moon
N. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
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P. Enders by Lissa Price
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R. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
S. Perfect Nightmare by Norman Stanton
T. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
U. Two-Room Flat by Jill Urbach
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W. Plow the Bones by Douglas F. Warwick
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Y. Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young
Z. Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin
Monday, December 29, 2014
2014 Witches & Witchcraft Challenge Recap
Host: Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
2014 Level: Initiate (5 books) - COMPLETED!
Thoughts: I do love witchy books, so this is always fun!
1. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolpho Anaya
2. Greystone Valley by Charlie Brooks
3. Spell Struck by Ariella Moon
4. Spellbound by Samantha Combs
5. Hexed by Michelle Krys
Sunday, December 28, 2014
2014 Free Reads Challenge Recap
Challenge: Free Reads Challenge
Host: Bookish Ardour
2014 Level: Bargain (30 books) - COMPLETED!
Thoughts: Free Books are pretty easy to come by, and are most often very good. Will definitely try again next year.
19. A Stormy Knight by Amy Mullen
20. Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, & Langdon Foss
22. The Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jimmy Gownley
24. Enduring Courage by John F. Ross
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