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2012 Reading Challenge Round-Up -- Finishing Edition

Tobe Buffenbarger

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.

  1. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein (1/8/12)
  2. Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster (1/29/12)
  3. Zombie Blondes by Brian James (2/4/12)
  4. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (2/1/12)
  5. The Magicians by Lev Grossman (1/21/12)
  6. Regency Romance (3/23/12)
  7. Sunshine by Robin McKinley (2/17/12)
  8. Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux (4/26/12)
  9. Night of the Necromancer by Kyle West (2/3/12)
  10. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dance by Katherine Howe (5/7/12)
  11. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/11/12)
  12. Palace Circle by Rebecca Dean (3/8/12)
  13. The Boys: The Big Ride (1/8/12)
  14. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (1/12/12)
  15. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (1/13/12)
  16. Hatter M Vol. 1 (1/15/12)
  17. Hatter M Vol. 2 (1/17/12)
  18. Hatter M Vol.3 (1/18/12)
  19. A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp (1/23/12)
  20. American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout (2/2/12)
  21. A Gentleman Always Remembers by Candace Camp (2/7/12)
  22. An Affair Without End by Candace Camp (2/10/12)
  23. The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan (3/1/12)
  24. Evermore by Alyson Noel (3/2/12)
  25. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel (3/4/12)
  26. Timeless by Gail Carriger (3/18/12)
  27. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (4/8/12)
  28. The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson (4/18/12)
  29. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (4/26/12)
  30. The Radleys by Matt Haig (4/28/12)
  31. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (5/15/12)
  32. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (5/19/12)
  33. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (5/22/12)
  34. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (6/1/12)
  35. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (6/5/12)
  36. The Boys Volume 10 by Garth Ennis (6/7/12)
  37. The Boys Volume 11 by Garth Ennis (6/12/12)
  38. Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick (6/17/12)
  39. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (6/27/12)
  40. Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon (6/29/12)
  41. Adrianna’s Fairy Tales by Adrianna White (7/5/12)
  42. The Maiden’s Hand by Susan Wiggs (9/8/12)
  43. At the Queen’s Summons by Susan Wiggs (9/11/12)
  44. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (7/6/12)
  45. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville (7/7/12)
  46. 12th Night (anthology) (7/11/12)
  47. Carole’s Christmas by Anne Glynn (7/11/12)
  48. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (7/12/12)
  49. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (8/6/12)
  50. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (8/12/12)
  51. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (8/16/12)
  52. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (8/20/12)
  53. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (8/23/12)
  54. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (8/29/12)
  55. Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (9/2/12)
  56. Richard III by Shakespeare (9/1/12)
  57. Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare (9/1/12)
  58. Twelfth Night by Shakespeare (9/1/12)
  59. King Lear by Shakespeare (9/4/12)
  60. Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux (10/2/12)
  61. Persuasion by Jane Austen (10/3/12)
  62. The First Days by Rhiannon Frater (10/4/12)
  63. Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater (10/5/12)
  64. Siege by Rhiannon Frater (10/6/12)
  65. Feed by Mira Grant (10/8/12)
  66. Deadline by Mira Grant (10/14/12)
  67. Blackout by Mira Grant (10/17/12)
  68. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (10/91/12)
  69. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (10/30/12)
  70. The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall (11/5/12)
  71. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (11/7/12)
  72. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (11/8/12)
  73. The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall (11/11/12)
  74. An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell (11/14/12)
  75. Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott (11/16/12)
  76. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (11/16/12)
  77. As You Like It by William Shakespeare (11/18/12)
  78. Othello by William Shakespeare (11/19/12)
  79. Pericles by William Shakespeare (11/19/12)
  80. Cymbeline by William Shakespeare (11/19/12)
  81. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (11/21/12)
  82. Poems of Emily Dickinson (11/23/12)
  83. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (11/23/12)
  84. Mythology by Edith Hamilton (11/27/12)
  85. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick (11/27/12)
  86. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees (12/1/12)
  87. Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris (12/2/12)
  88. Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes (12/3/12)
  89. The Boys Vol. 12: The Bloody Doors Off (12/5/12)
  90. The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall (12/13/12)
  91. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (12/14/12)
  92. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (12/19/12)
  93. The Magician King by Lev Grossman (12/19/12)
  94. Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan -- finishing this week
  95. Batman: Earth One (12/19/12)
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 With my last four books that I am finishing this week, I will be completing this challenge, just in the nick of time.

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (9/28/12)
  2. The First Days by Rhiannon Frater (10/4/12)
  3. Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater (10/5/12)
  4. Siege by Rhiannon Frater (10/6/12)
  5. Feed by Mira Grant (10/8/12)
  6. Deadline by Mira Grant (10/14/12)
  7. Blackout by Mira Grant (10/17/12)
  8. Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux (10/2/12)
  9. The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall (11/5/12)
  10. The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall (11/11/12)
  11. Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott (11/16/12)
  12. Mythology by Edith Hamilton (11/27/12)
  13. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (11/7/12)
  14. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees (12/1/12)
  15. As You Like It by Shakespeare (11/18/12)
  16. Cymbeline by Shakespeare (11/19/12)
  17. Othello by Shakespeare (11/19/12)
  18. Pericles by Shakespeare (11/19/12)
  19. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep? by Philip K. Dick (11/27/12)
  20. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (11/8/12)
  21. Persuasion by Jane Austen (10/3/12)
  22. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (11/16/12)
  23. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (11/21/12)
  24. Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes (12/3/12)
  25. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (10/19/12)
  26. The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison (10/22/12)
  27. The Princess and the Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison (10/24/12)
  28. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (10/30/12)
  29. An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell (11/14/12)
  30. Poems of Emily Dickinson (11/23/12)
  31. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (11/23/12)
  32. Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris (12/2/12)
  33. Not Quite What I was Planning (12/3/12)
  34. Chocolate by Shara Aaron and Monica Bearden (12/4/12)
  35. Social Q’s by Philip Galanes (12/4/12)
  36. The Boys Vol 12: The Bloody Doors Off (12/5/12)
  37. Words Words Words by David Crystal (12/6/12)
  38. The Green Book (12/11/12)
  39. Minigami by Gay Merrill Gross (12/11/12)
  40. Sprezzatura by Peter D’Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish (12/6/12)
  41. Click edited by J. Courtney Sullivan and Courtney Martin (12/7/12)
  42. A History of Egypt by Jason Thompson (12/7/12)
  43. Active Liberty by Stephen Breyer (12/10/12)
  44. Blue: 350 Inspiring Ways to Decorate with Blue by Lisa Cregan (12/10/12)
  45. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (12/14/12)
  46. The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall (12/13/12)
  47. The Magician King by Lev Grossman (12/19/12)
  48. Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan -- finishing this week
  49. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (12/19/12)
  50. Batman: Earth One (12/19/12)

This one will easily be finished this week.

  1. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (5/19/12)
  2. The Subtle Knife — Philip Pullman (8/15/12)
  3. The Amber Spyglass — Philip Pullman (8/20/12)
  4. The Son of Neptune — Rick Riordan
  5. The Magician King — Lev Grossman (12/19/12)
  6. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children — Ransom Riggs (2/1/12)
  7. Evermore — Alyson Noel (3/2/12)
  8. Blue Moon — Alyson Noel (3/4/12)
  9. Timeless — Gail Carriger (3/18/12)
  10. Everneath — Brodie Ashton (4/1/12)

Just finished this challenge.  Woo hoo!

  1. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott — Kelly O’Connor McNees (12/1/12)
  2. Palace Circle — Rebecca Dean (3/8/12)
  3. The White Pearl — Kate Furnivall (12/13/12)
  4. Suite Francaise — Irene Nemirovsky (12/14/12)
  5. The Bridge of Scarlet Leaves — Kristina McMorris (12/2/12)
  6. Lost in Austen — Emma Campbell Webster(1/29/12)
  7. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane — Katherine Howe (5/7/12)
  8. The Shadow of the Wind — Carlos Ruiz Zafon (4/8/12)
  9. The Girl from Junchow — Kate Furnivall (11/5/12)
  10. The Jewel of St. Petersburg — Kate Furnivall (11/11/12)