2014 Witches & Witchcraft Challenge Recap

Challenge:  Witches and Witchcraft Challenge
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

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.

1. Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young

2. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

3. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolpho Anaya

4. Once by Morris Gleitzman

5. Perfect Nightmare by Norman Stanton

6. Along the Way Home by Christi Corbett

7. Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.

8. Greystone Valley by Charlie Brooks

9.  Spell Struck by Ariella Moon

10. Rotters by Daniel Kraus

11. Spellbound by Samantha Combs

12. The Demon's Wife by Rick Hautala

13. Conscientious Inconsistencies by Nancy Jane Moore

14. After the War by Libby Sternberg

15. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

16. Two-Room Flat by Jill Urbach

17. Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford

18. The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann

19. A Stormy Knight by Amy Mullen

20. Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, & Langdon Foss

21. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

22. The Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jimmy Gownley

23. Clan Lord by Joel Babbitt

24. Enduring Courage by John F. Ross

25. The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

26. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

27. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

28. Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

29. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

30.The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke

2014 British Book Challenge Recap

Challenge:  British Book Challenge
Host:  Feeling Fictional
2014 Level:  12 books - COMPLETED!
Thoughts:  As I said yesterday, I read a lot of British books.  Definitely will do this again.1.  Perfect Nightmare by Norman Stanton
2.  The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
3. The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill
4. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
5. The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
6. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
7. Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
8. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
10. The Matchmakers by Ruth J. Hartman
11. The Small Hand and Dolly by Susan Hill
12. The Graveyard Book Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell

2014 Aussie Author Challenge Recap

Challenge:  Aussie Author Challenge
Host:  Booklover Book Reviews
2014 Level: Joey (1 book) - COMPLETED!
Thoughts:  The problem I have with this challenge is that I do not always pay attention to where an author is from.  Not sure if I will try again next year.1. Lexicon by Max Barry

2014 EBook Challenge Recap

Challenge:  E-Book Challenge
Host:  Workaday Reads
2014 Level: DVD (25 books)-COMPLETED!
Thoughts:  Seems to be becoming more natural to me to read ebooks, so this challenge keeps getting easier.  Not sure if I will make it if I go up a level next year, but I will try.
1. Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young
2. Perfect Nightmare by Norman Stanton
3. Along the Way Home by Christi Corbett
4. Greystone Valley by Charlie Brooks
5. Spell Struck by Ariella Moon
6. Spellbound by Samantha Combs
7. The Demon's Wife by Rick Hautala
8. Conscientious Inconsistencies by Nancy Jane Moore
9. After the War by Libby Sternberg
10. Two-Room Flat by Jill Urbach
11. The Crone's Jewels by E. J. Dabel
12. Chasing Prophecy by James Moser
13. Spark by Michael F. Stewart
14. A Stormy Knight by Amy Mullen
15. Written for You by Joseph Cognard
16. Dancing Shadows, Tramping Hooves by Dianne Ascroft
17. Stealing the Moon and Stars by Sally J. Smith & Jean Steffens
18. The Road to Nyn by Brian G. Michaud
19. Running Through a Dark Place by Michael J. Bowler
20. Plow the Bones by Douglas F. Warwick
21. The Matchmakers by Ruth J. Hartman
22. The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick
23. The Ghosts of Southwark by O. M. Grey
24. The Serpent Bearer by Frank Say
25. The Unwanted Earl by Ruth J. Hartman

2013 Free Reads Challenged Update

Challenge:  Free Reads Challenge
Host:  Bookish Ardour
2012 Level:  For Me? (5 books) - COMPLETED!
2013 Level: On the Cheap (15 books)

1. The Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
2. Lizzie and the Guernsey Gang by April W. Gardner
3. A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
4. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
5. The Key to Love by Meg Mims
6. Jump Cut by Ted Staunton
7. Trouble on His Wings by L. Ron Hubbard
8. Legend of the Oceina Dragon by J. F. Jenkins
9. Eve & Adam by Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant
10. Spontaneous Performance by Marsh Cassady
11. Olivia's Journey by B. G. Lashbrooks
12. The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard
13. Cold Colors by Neil Gaiman
14. Shoggoth's Old Familiar by Neil Gaiman
15. Making Waves by Nell Dixon

2013 British Books Challenge

Challenge:  British Book Challenge
Host:  Feeling Fictional
2013 Level:  12 books - COMPLETED!
Thoughts:  The reason I don't count the UK in the European challenge is because I always read enough British books to complete the British challenge.1.  The Woman from Paris by Santa Montefiore
2. Thrift by Phil Church
3. Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
4. The Map of Time by Feliz J. Palma
5. Cold Colors by Neil Gaiman
6. Shoggoth's Old Peculiar by Neil Gaiman
7. Making Waves by Nell Dixon
8. The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extense
9. The House at the End of Hope Street by Meena van Praag
10. A Bright Particular Star by Elizabeth Hanbury
11. Romance at the Royal Menagerie by Ruth J. Hartman
12. The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood

2013 European Challenge Recap

Challenge:  European Challenge
Host:  Rose City Reader
2013 Level: 2 Star - Adventurer (2 books) - COMPLETED!
Thoughts:  I can definitely go up a level and it is fun to read books set in Europe (and I don't count the UK).
1. The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Alden-Olsen
2. City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

2013 YA/MG Fantasy Challenge Recap

2013 YA/MG Fantasy Reading Challenge

Challenge:  YA/MG Fantasy Challenge
Host:  The Book Cellar
2013 Level: 10 books - COMPLETED!
Thought:  My favorite genre, so of course it is easy!
1. Rennefarre by Tamara Ramsey
2. The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra
3. Flying Blind by Deborah Cooke
4. The Game of the Gods by E. J. Dabel
5. Legend of the Oceina Dragon by J. F. Jenkins
6. The Circle of Tivedon by Ryan Shorten
7. Deep Betrayal by Anne Greenwood Brown
8. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
9. The Sound and the Echo by Dew Pellucid
10. Chasing Memories by Tia Silverthorne Bach

2013 New Adult Challenge Recap

Challenge:  New Adult Challenge
Host:  A Tapestry of Words
2013 Level: Just Graduated (5 books) - COMPLETED!
Thoughts:  With the rise of NA, this was a rather easy one.
1.  Keeping Secrets by Linda Byler
2.  On the Ropes by James Vance & Dan E. Burr
3.  The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
4. Life on the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux
5. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

2013 Historical Fiction Challenge Recap

Challenge:  Historical Fiction Challenge
Host:  Historical Tapestry
2013 Level: Renaissance Reader (10 books)-COMPLETED
Thoughts:  I have been reading more and more historical fiction, and this seemed easier than I thought it would be.
1. The Legend of Mickey Tussler by Frank Nappi
2. Sophomore Campaign by Frank Nappi
3. Echoes from the Infantry by Frank Nappi
4. The Visitor by Robert G. Pielke
5. The Translator by Robert G. Pielke
6. On the Ropes by James Vance & Dan E. Burr
7. Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
8. Olivia's Journey by B. G. Lashbrooks
9. The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
10. The Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony

2013 100 Books in a Year Challenge Recap

Challenge:  100 Books in a Year
Host:  Book Chick City
2013 Level:  100 Books-COMPLETED
Thoughts:  Definitely one of my favorite challenges...and just challenging enough.
1. Rennefarre by Tamara Ramsey
2. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
3. The Woman from Paris by Santa Montefiore
4. The Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
5. The Legend of Mickey Tussler by Frank Nappi
6. Sophomore Campaign by Frank Nappi
7. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
8. The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra
9. Tempestuous by Kim Askew & Amy Helmes
10. Keeping Secrets by Linda Byler
11. Blowing Embers by Lauri J. Owen
12. The Thirteen by Susie Moloney
13. Flying Blind by Deborah Cooke
14. Lizzie and the Guernsey Gang by April W. Gardner
15. A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
16. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
17. The Key to Love by Meg Mims
18. Echoes from the Infantry by Frank Nappi
19. Summer Spirit by G. Jay
20. Jump Cut by Ted Staunton
21. The Visitor by Robert G. Pielke
22. The Translator by Robert G. Pielke
23. The Namesake by Steven Parlato
24. Starters by Lissa Price
25. Bad Girls by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, & Rebecca Guay
26. The Game of the Gods by E. J. Dabel
27. Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart
28. Trouble on His Wings by L. Ron Hubbard
29. Thrift by Phil Church
30. Untimed by Andy Gavin
31. The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Alden-Olsen
32. Legend of the Oceina Dragon by J. F. Jenkins
33. The Book of Paul by Richard Long
34. The Circle of Tivedon by Ryan Shorten
35. On the Ropes by James Vance & Dan E. Burr
36. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
37. The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
38. Hereafter by Tara Hudson
39. Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
40. Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner, eds.
41. Eve & Adam by Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant
42. Spontaneous Performance by Marsh Cassady
43. The Grace Painter by Mark Romang
44. Olivia's Journey by B. G. Lashbrooks
45. Deep Betrayal by Anne Greenwood Brown
46. Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl by Carolita Blythe
47. The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
48. The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough
49. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
50. 24 Bones by Michael F. Stewart
51. The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard
52. Cold Colors by Neil Gaiman
53. City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte
54. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris
55. Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris
56. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
57. Shoggoth's Old Peculiar by Neil Gaiman
58. Making Waves by Nell Dixon
59. Life on the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux
60. Running into the Darkness by D. A. Bale
61. Scottish Wonder Tales from Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
62. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Graberstein
63. Planes, Trains, and Auto-Rickshaws by Laura Pedersen
64. Native American Classics by Graphic Classics
65. The Legacy by Patricia Kiyono
66. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
67. Secrets of Catalpa Hall by Lori Lapekes
68. Ghostly Summons by John A. Karr
69. Warp World by Kristene Perron & Joshua Simpson
70. The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extense
71. Zen of Wonder by Frank Beddor
72. Fever by Lauren DeStefano
73. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
74. The Sound and the Echoes by Dew Pellucid
75. A Week with Fiona Wonder by Kelly Huddleston
76. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
77. Knight of the Dead by Jennifer Rae Gravely
78. Battalion by Adam Hamdy
79. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman
80. Chasing Memories by Tia Silverthorne Bach
81. The House at the End of Hope Street by Meena van Praag
82. Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard
83. Redshirts by John Scalzi
84. Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma Straub
85. The Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony
86. A Bright Particular Star by Elizabeth Hanbury
87. Script Kiddie by Michael F. Stewart
88. The Thinking Woman's Guide to Magic by Emily Croy Barker
89. Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz & Michael Johnston
90. Raising My Rainbow by Lori Duron
91. ParaNorman by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
92. Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland
93. The Conjuring Glass by Brian Knight
94. Echo by Alicia Wright Brewster
95. Romance at the Royal Menagerie by Ruth J. Hartman
96. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
97. The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
98. Spell Check by Ariella Moon
99. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
100.  I, Nemo by J. Dharma & Deanna Windham