I hear 2013 calling my name. I think it's time to call 2012 quits and start my end of the year posts. In total I entered 27 reading challenges this year. Let's see how I did... Completed challenges edition.
I have a few challenges that I am trying to finish by the end of the year.
I won't finish this completely, but I can add four more titles to make a total of 95 TBR books read out of 150 goal.
- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein (1/8/12)
- Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster (1/29/12)
- Zombie Blondes by Brian James (2/4/12)
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (2/1/12)
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman (1/21/12)
- Regency Romance (3/23/12)
- Sunshine by Robin McKinley (2/17/12)
- Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux (4/26/12)
- Night of the Necromancer by Kyle West (2/3/12)
- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dance by Katherine Howe (5/7/12)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/11/12)
- Palace Circle by Rebecca Dean (3/8/12)
- The Boys: The Big Ride (1/8/12)
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (1/12/12)
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (1/13/12)
- Hatter M Vol. 1 (1/15/12)
- Hatter M Vol. 2 (1/17/12)
- Hatter M Vol.3 (1/18/12)
- A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp (1/23/12)
- American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout (2/2/12)
- A Gentleman Always Remembers by Candace Camp (2/7/12)
- An Affair Without End by Candace Camp (2/10/12)
- The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan (3/1/12)
- Evermore by Alyson Noel (3/2/12)
- Blue Moon by Alyson Noel (3/4/12)
- Timeless by Gail Carriger (3/18/12)
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (4/8/12)
- The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson (4/18/12)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (4/26/12)
- The Radleys by Matt Haig (4/28/12)
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (5/15/12)
- Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (5/19/12)
- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (5/22/12)
- Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (6/1/12)
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (6/5/12)
- The Boys Volume 10 by Garth Ennis (6/7/12)
- The Boys Volume 11 by Garth Ennis (6/12/12)
- Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick (6/17/12)
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (6/27/12)
- Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon (6/29/12)
- Adrianna’s Fairy Tales by Adrianna White (7/5/12)
- The Maiden’s Hand by Susan Wiggs (9/8/12)
- At the Queen’s Summons by Susan Wiggs (9/11/12)
- Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (7/6/12)
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville (7/7/12)
- 12th Night (anthology) (7/11/12)
- Carole’s Christmas by Anne Glynn (7/11/12)
- The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (7/12/12)
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (8/6/12)
- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (8/12/12)
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (8/16/12)
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (8/20/12)
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (8/23/12)
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (8/29/12)
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (9/2/12)
- Richard III by Shakespeare (9/1/12)
- Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare (9/1/12)
- Twelfth Night by Shakespeare (9/1/12)
- King Lear by Shakespeare (9/4/12)
- Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux (10/2/12)
- Persuasion by Jane Austen (10/3/12)
- The First Days by Rhiannon Frater (10/4/12)
- Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater (10/5/12)
- Siege by Rhiannon Frater (10/6/12)
- Feed by Mira Grant (10/8/12)
- Deadline by Mira Grant (10/14/12)
- Blackout by Mira Grant (10/17/12)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (10/91/12)
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (10/30/12)
- The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall (11/5/12)
- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (11/7/12)
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (11/8/12)
- The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall (11/11/12)
- An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell (11/14/12)
- Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott (11/16/12)
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (11/16/12)
- As You Like It by William Shakespeare (11/18/12)
- Othello by William Shakespeare (11/19/12)
- Pericles by William Shakespeare (11/19/12)
- Cymbeline by William Shakespeare (11/19/12)
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (11/21/12)
- Poems of Emily Dickinson (11/23/12)
- The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (11/23/12)
- Mythology by Edith Hamilton (11/27/12)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick (11/27/12)
- The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees (12/1/12)
- Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris (12/2/12)
- Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes (12/3/12)
- The Boys Vol. 12: The Bloody Doors Off (12/5/12)
- The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall (12/13/12)
- Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (12/14/12)
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (12/19/12)
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman (12/19/12)
- Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan -- finishing this week
- Batman: Earth One (12/19/12)
With my last four books that I am finishing this week, I will be completing this challenge, just in the nick of time.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (9/28/12)
- The First Days by Rhiannon Frater (10/4/12)
- Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater (10/5/12)
- Siege by Rhiannon Frater (10/6/12)
- Feed by Mira Grant (10/8/12)
- Deadline by Mira Grant (10/14/12)
- Blackout by Mira Grant (10/17/12)
- Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux (10/2/12)
- The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall (11/5/12)
- The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall (11/11/12)
- Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott (11/16/12)
- Mythology by Edith Hamilton (11/27/12)
- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (11/7/12)
- The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees (12/1/12)
- As You Like It by Shakespeare (11/18/12)
- Cymbeline by Shakespeare (11/19/12)
- Othello by Shakespeare (11/19/12)
- Pericles by Shakespeare (11/19/12)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep? by Philip K. Dick (11/27/12)
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (11/8/12)
- Persuasion by Jane Austen (10/3/12)
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (11/16/12)
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (11/21/12)
- Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes (12/3/12)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (10/19/12)
- The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison (10/22/12)
- The Princess and the Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison (10/24/12)
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (10/30/12)
- An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell (11/14/12)
- Poems of Emily Dickinson (11/23/12)
- The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (11/23/12)
- Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris (12/2/12)
- Not Quite What I was Planning (12/3/12)
- Chocolate by Shara Aaron and Monica Bearden (12/4/12)
- Social Q’s by Philip Galanes (12/4/12)
- The Boys Vol 12: The Bloody Doors Off (12/5/12)
- Words Words Words by David Crystal (12/6/12)
- The Green Book (12/11/12)
- Minigami by Gay Merrill Gross (12/11/12)
- Sprezzatura by Peter D’Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish (12/6/12)
- Click edited by J. Courtney Sullivan and Courtney Martin (12/7/12)
- A History of Egypt by Jason Thompson (12/7/12)
- Active Liberty by Stephen Breyer (12/10/12)
- Blue: 350 Inspiring Ways to Decorate with Blue by Lisa Cregan (12/10/12)
- Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (12/14/12)
- The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall (12/13/12)
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman (12/19/12)
- Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan -- finishing this week
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (12/19/12)
- Batman: Earth One (12/19/12)
This one will easily be finished this week.
- Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (5/19/12)
- The Subtle Knife — Philip Pullman (8/15/12)
- The Amber Spyglass — Philip Pullman (8/20/12)
- The Son of Neptune — Rick Riordan
- The Magician King — Lev Grossman (12/19/12)
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children — Ransom Riggs (2/1/12)
- Evermore — Alyson Noel (3/2/12)
- Blue Moon — Alyson Noel (3/4/12)
- Timeless — Gail Carriger (3/18/12)
- Everneath — Brodie Ashton (4/1/12)
Just finished this challenge. Woo hoo!
- The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott — Kelly O’Connor McNees (12/1/12)
- Palace Circle — Rebecca Dean (3/8/12)
- The White Pearl — Kate Furnivall (12/13/12)
- Suite Francaise — Irene Nemirovsky (12/14/12)
- The Bridge of Scarlet Leaves — Kristina McMorris (12/2/12)
- Lost in Austen — Emma Campbell Webster(1/29/12)
- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane — Katherine Howe (5/7/12)
- The Shadow of the Wind — Carlos Ruiz Zafon (4/8/12)
- The Girl from Junchow — Kate Furnivall (11/5/12)
- The Jewel of St. Petersburg — Kate Furnivall (11/11/12)