2013 Reading Challenge Round-Up -- Failed Edition

Not too bad this year.  I didn't have a ton of failed challenges...  but here they are.

Goal: 10/12 books

1. Vampires — The Passage by Justin Cronin (1/20/13)
2. Werewolves/Shifters –
3. Fey — Iron’s Prophecy by Julie Kagawa (10/10/13)
4. Angels/Nephilim — As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason (9/5/13)
5. Mermaids –
6. Dragons — Rose of Fire by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (10/21/13)
7. Zombies — Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (6/13/13)
8. Demons — The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason (8/1/13)
9. Witches/Wizards — Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts (3/17/13)
10. Ghosts — The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade (3/6/13)
11. Aliens — The Host by Stephenie Meyer (8/24/13)
12. Other (Djinn) — Ill Wind by Rachel Caine (1/12/13)

 Goal: 4/6 books

1. The Postman by David Brin (5/27/13)
2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (6/20/13)
3. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (12/6/13)
4. 1984 by George Orwell
5. Reahed by Ally Condie (7/12/13)
6. Children of Men by P.D. James

Goal: 3/5 books

1. Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George (3/2/13)
2. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (3/2/13)
3. Lost by Gregory Maguire (7/12/13)
4. TBD
5. TBD

Goal: 1/5 books

1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (10/27/13)
2. All for Love
3. The Devlin Diary by Christi Philips
4. The Rossetti Letter by Christi Philips
5. Pope Joan
6. Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir

Goal: 2/5 books

1. Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade (3/8/13)
2. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (7/24/13)
3. TBD
4. TBD
5. TBD

1 from TBR — Change of Fortune by Jen Turano (1/3/13)

2 from TBR — Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi (1/2/13); Wanted by Mark Millar(1/2/13)

3 from TBR — Locke and Key Vol. 1 (1/4/13), Locke and Key Vol 2 (1/4/13), Beauty and the Bitch by Jasmine Haynes (1/9/13)

4 from TBR — The Wedding Gift by Lucy Kevin (1/24/13), The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein (2/7/13), Cowboys vs. Aliens (2/9/13), Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman(3/30/13)

5 from TBR — One Day by David Nicholls (1/29/13), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (6/22/13), The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman (7/27/13), The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (8/17/13), Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (8/19/13)

1 from series — Fables Vol 17 Inherit the Wind (2/4/13)

2 from series — Locke and Key Vol. 3 (1/5/13), Locke and Key Vol. 4 by Joe Hill (1/6/13)

3 from series — Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris (6/6/13), The Firebrand by Susan Wiggs (6/13/13), Reached by Ally Condie (7/12/13)

4 from series — Heat Stroke (1/12/13), Chill Factor (1/13/13), Firestorm (2/16/13), Thin Air by Rachel Caine (2/22/13)

5 from series — Princess of the Midnight Ball (3/2/13),Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George (3/2/13), The Ghost and the Goth (3/6/13), Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade(3/8/13), The Impossible Cube by Steven Harper (5/4/13)

1 from 2013 releases — Fables 18: Cubs in Toyland (6/23/13)

2 from 2013 releases — And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (8/8/13), Max Stops the Presses by Colleen Gleason (9/5/13)

4 from 2013 releases — A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book (9/10/13); The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (9/29/13); Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith(11/7/13); 100 Days in Deadland by Rachel Aukes (11/11/13)

5 from 2013 releases — Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh (11/26/13)

1 from everyone but me — The Passage by Justin Cronin (1/20/13)

2 from everyone but me — The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (7/24/13), A Storm of Swords by George Martin (7/26/13)

3 from everyone but me — Every Day by David Levithan (8/15/13), The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (9/20/13); The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (9/28/13)

4 from everyone but me — Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (10/7/13); Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (10/27/13); The Road by Cormac McCarthy (12/6/13)

5 from everyone but me — A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (4/28/13), The Walking Dead Book Five (5/14/13), The Walking Dead Book Six (5/14/13), The Walking Dead Book Seven (5/17/13), The Walking Dead Volume 17 (5/17/13)

1 reread — Lost by Gregory Maguire (7/12/13)

2 rereads – Coraline by Neil Gaiman (3/21/13), The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (4/30/13)

3 rereads — The Host by Stephenie Meyer (8/24/13); Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne(9/10/13); The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman (10/9/13)

4 rereads — Persuasion (1/21/13), Mansfield Park (2/3/13), Emma (5/22/13), Pride and Prejudice (8/28/13)

5 rereads –

Free space — Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (12/3/13)

Point Total: 190/250

1. Read the second book in a series – The Impossible Cube by Steven Harper (5/4/13)
2. Read a book with water on the cover –
3. Read a book with a colour in the title –
4. Read  a book set in the 1900′s – And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini   (8/8/13)
5. Read a book whose author name begins with M (First or last) – Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (6/13/13)
6. Read a book published during your birth year – The Color Purple by Alice Walker (6/24/13)
7. Read a book with a door, lock or key on the cover –
8. Read a book with a flower/flowers on the cover – Wedding of the Century (8/14/15)
9. Read a book with something ‘hot’ in the title (sun, fire, heat, etc) – The Firebrand by Susan Wiggs (6/13/13)
10. Read a book whose author name begins with J (first name only) – The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga (7/27/13)
11. Read a book currently on a bestseller list – The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (7/7/13)
12. Read a book that shows a woman from behind – The Hostage by Susan Wiggs (5/22/13)
13. Read a book with a moon or stars on the cover –
14. Read a book with an adjective in the title – The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill by Mark Bittner (6/26/13)
15. Read a book whose author name begins with J (last name only) –
16. Read any book in one weekend (Friday to Sunday) – Fables Vol 18: Cubs in Toyland (6/23/13)
17. Read a book with a child on the cover – Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (6/20/13)
18. Read a book with over 400 pages – Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (5/11/13)
19. Read a book with an animal on the cover – A Storm of Swords by George Martin (7/26/13)
20. Read a book whose author name begins with A (first or last) – Emma by Jane Austen (5/22/13)

Point total: 245/250

1. Read a book with a famous painting on the cover –
2. Read a book with a man and woman on the cover – Beauty or the Bitch by Jasmine Haynes (1/9/13)
3. Read a book by a new to you author – Locke and Key Vol 2 by Joe Hill (1/4/13)
4. Read a book that you’ve read before – Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (2/3/13)
5. Read a book whose author name begins with J (First or last) – Change of Fortune by Jen Turano (1/3/13)
6. Read a book that’s a collection of short stories – Stories of Hans Christian Anderson (2/26/13)
7. Read a book about family – The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (2/14/13)
8. Read a book currently on the NYT Bestsellers list – Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson (3/15/13)
9. Read the first book in a series – Ill Wind by Rachel Caine (1/12/13)
10. Read a book whose author name starts with F (first or last) – Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (2/9/13)
11. Read a bio/auto bio/memoir – A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (1/21/13)
12. Read a book with a first and last name in the title – Good Omens (Agnes Nutter) by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (1/3/13)
13. Read a historical mystery – A Foreign Affair by Caro Peacock (1/22/13)
14. Read a book by a female author – Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi (1/2/13)
15. Read a book whose author name begins with M (first or last) – Wanted by Mark Millar (1/2/13)
16. Read a cult classic – Locke and Key Vol 4 Keys to the Kingdom (1/6/13)
17. Read a book no longer under copyright – Persuasion by Jane Austen (1/21/13)
18. Read a fantasy/scifi/steampunk – A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (1/9/13)
19. Read a book you got for Christmas – Locke and Key Vol 3 Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill (1/5/13)
20. Read a book whose author begins with A (first or last) – Terror by Night by Ambrose Bierce (2/14/13)