2015 Reading Challenge Round-Up -- Failed
Goal: 4/5 books
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/12/2015)
- TBD
NPR Scifi and Fantasy
Goal: 2/5 books
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Top 100 YA Novels
Goal 4/5 books
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
- Fire by Kristin Cashore (5/25/15)
- Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (8/16/15)
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/12/15)
- TBD
21st Century Women Authors
Goal: 2/5 books
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
- The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (5/12/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Goal: 0/5 books
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Time Top 100
Goal: 0/5 books
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Rory Gilmore
Goal: 2/5 books
- Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
- Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
1001 Books
Goal: 2/5 books
- Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Goal: 0/5 books
- Interview with a Vampire
- The Vampire Lestat
- The Queen of the Damned
- The Tale of the Body Thief
- Memnoch the Devil
Goal: 4/10 books
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
- The F Word by Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner (7/27/15)
- Witchcraze by Anne Llewellyn Barstow (5/3/15)
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (10/7/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
TBR Reduction
Goal: 46/48 books
January
- The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (1/24/15)
- A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon (1/17/15)
- The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (1/12/15)
- TBD
February
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
- Remarkable Creatures by Tracey Chevalier (2/18/15)
- Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
- Seducing the Heiress by Olivia Drake (2/19/15)
March
- Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
- First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (3/12/15)
- Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh (3/19/15)
- Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
April
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/6/15)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
- Four by Veronica Roth (4/20/15)
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth (4/25/15)
May
- At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh (5/1/15)
- Witchcraze by Anne Llewllyn Barstow (5/3/15)
- Seducing an Angel by Mary Balogh (5/5/15)
- A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh (5/9/15)
June
- The Martian by Andy Weir (6/6/15)
- 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce (6/9/15)
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
- Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich (6/26/15)
July
- The Night Circus by Erica Morgenstern (7/3/15)
- Highlander Unbound by Julia London (7/9/15)
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (7/14/15)
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (7/20/15)
August
- Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (8/16/15)
- Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple (8/21/15)
- Interest by Kevin Gaughen (8/26/15)
- Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara (8/26/15)
September
- First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (9/7/15)
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/12/15)
- The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (9/22/15)
- TBD
October
- Saga Volume 1 (10/16/15)
- Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin (10/22/15)
- The Runaway Princess by Christina Dodd (10/24/15)
- Someday My Prince by Christina Dodd (10/27/15)
November
- Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (11/16/15)
- Some Enchanted Evening by Christina Dodd (11/22/15)
- The Barefoot Princess by Christina Dodd (11/24/15)
- The Prince Kidnaps a Bride by Christina Dod (11/27/15)
December
- The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (12/2/15)
- The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig (12/7/15)
- Soulbound by Kristin Callihan (12/14/15)
- Body and Soul by Stacey Kade (1218/15)
Goal: 22/25 books
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/5/15)
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
- Four by Veronica Roth (4/20/15)
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth (4/25/15)
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
- The Lost Soul by Gabriella Pierce (6/29/15)
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (7/14/15)
- Young House Love by Sherry and John Petersik (8/17/15)
- Don’t Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth Davis (9/4/15)
- 1491 by Charles Mann (9/28/15)
- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (10/1/15)
- The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (10/16/15)
- Saga Volume 1 (10/16/15)
- Saga Volume 2 (10/31/15)
- Saga Volume 3 (10/31/15)
- Saga Volum 4 (10/31/15)
- After Alive by Gregory Maguire (11/5/15)
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (11/12/15)
- Warrior Women by Jeannine Davis-Kimball (11/29/15)
- Soulbound by Kristin Callihan (12/14/15)
- Body and Soul by Stacey Kade (12/18/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Goal: 20/26 books
- A – All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
- B – Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin (7/22/15)
- C – TBD
- D – The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (5/12/15)
- E – Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
- F – First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (3/12/15)
- G – Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
- H – A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon (1/17/15)
- I – Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/6/15)
- J – Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
- K – The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (1/12/15)
- L – Love Finds You in Hershey Pennsylvania by Cerella Sechrist (1/15/15)
- M – Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (1/5/15)
- N – Never Trust a Rogue by Olivia Drake (2/23/15)
- O – Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
- P – The Prince Kidnaps a Bride by Christina Dodd (11/27/15)
- Q – TBD
- R – Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (2/18/15)
- S – Scandal of the Year by Olivia Drake (2/27/15)
- T – Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh (3/19/15)
- U – TBD
- V – TBD
- W – The Walking Dead Vol 18 (4/9/15)
- X – TBD
- Y – Y The Last Man Vol 1 (3/16/15)
- Z – TBD
Seriously Series
Goal: 9/10 series
Started in 2014:
- Divergent: #2 Insurgent (4/6/15), #0.1 Four The Transfer (4/20/15), #0.2 Four The Initiate (4/20/15), #0.3 Four The Son (4/20/15), #04. Four The Traitor (4/20/15), #3 Allegiant (4/25/15) √
- Darkest London: #6 Soulbound (12/14/15) √
- A Song of Ice and Fire: #5 A Dance with Dragons
- Austenland: #2 Midnight in Austenland (1/5/15) √
Started in 2015:
- Heiress in London: #1 Seducing the Heiress (2/19/15), #2 Never Trust a Rogue (2/23/15), #3 Scandal of the Year (2/27/15) √
- Huxtable Quintet: #1 First Comes Marriage (3/12/15), #2 Then Comes Seduction (3/19/15), #3 At Last Comes Love (5/1/15), #4 Seducing an Angel (5/5/15), #5 A Secret Affair (5/9/15) √
- Y The Last Man: Vol 1 (3/16/15); Vol 2 (4/1/15); Vol 3 (4/1/15); Vol 4 (4/3/15); Vol 5 (4/3/15); Vol 6 (4/7/15); Vol 7 (4/7/15); Vol 8 (4/7/15); Vol 9 (4/7/15); Vol 10 (4/7/15) √
- Seven Kingdoms: #1 Graceling (5/17/15), #2 Fire (5/25/15), #3 Bitterblue (8/16/15) √
- Princess: #1 The Runaway Princess (10/24/15), Someday My Prince (10/27/15) √
- The Lost Princesses: #1 Some Enchanted Evening (11/22/15), #2 The Barefoot Princess (11/24/15), #3 The Prince Kidnaps a Bride (11/27/15) √
Goal: 7/12 Books and Movies
- Outlander (2/17/15)
- Insurgent (4/6/15)
- Odd Thomas (5/4/15)
- 666 Park Avenue (6/9/15)
- The Age of Innocence (6/23/15)
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (10/14/15)
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (11/12/15)
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Goal: 0/5 books
- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Goal: 4/6 Books
- 19th Century — Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin (7/22/15)
- 20th Century — This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (7/22/15)
- Woman Author — The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
- Name in Title — Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
- TBD
- TBD
Book Blogger Recommendations
Goal: 1/10 books
- Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) – Marissa Meyer
- Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
- Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell
- Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) – Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
- This Song Will Save Your Life – Leila Sales
- Attachments – Rainbow Rowell
- Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel
- Panic – Lauren Oliver
- The Real Boy – Anne Ursu
- The Scorpio Races – Maggie Stiefvater
Goal: 1/8 books
- Outlander (2/17/15)
- Dragonfly in Amber
- Voyager
- Drums of Autumn
- The Fiery Cross
- A Breathe of Snow and Ashes
- An Echo in the Bone
- Written in My Own Hearts Blood