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2015 Reading Challenge Round-Up -- Failed

Tobe Buffenbarger

Goal: 4/5 books

  1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
  2. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
  3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
  4. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/12/2015)
  5. TBD

NPR Scifi and Fantasy

Goal: 2/5 books

  1. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
  2. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
  3. TBD
  4. TBD
  5. TBD

Top 100 YA Novels

Goal 4/5 books

  1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
  2. Fire by Kristin Cashore (5/25/15)
  3. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (8/16/15)
  4. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/12/15)
  5. TBD

21st Century Women Authors

Goal: 2/5 books

  1. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
  2. The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (5/12/15)
  3. TBD
  4. TBD
  5. TBD

Goal: 0/5 books

  1. TBD
  2. TBD
  3. TBD
  4. TBD
  5. TBD

Time Top 100

Goal: 0/5 books

  1. TBD
  2. TBD
  3. TBD
  4. TBD
  5. TBD

Rory Gilmore

Goal: 2/5 books

  1. Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
  2. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
  3. TBD
  4. TBD
  5. TBD

1001 Books

Goal: 2/5 books

  1. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
  2. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
  3. TBD
  4. TBD
  5. TBD

Goal: 0/5 books

  1. Interview with a Vampire
  2. The Vampire Lestat
  3. The Queen of the Damned
  4. The Tale of the Body Thief
  5. Memnoch the Devil

Goal: 4/10 books

  1. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
  2. The F Word by Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner (7/27/15)
  3. Witchcraze by Anne Llewellyn Barstow (5/3/15)
  4. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (10/7/15)
  5. TBD
  6. TBD
  7. TBD
  8. TBD
  9. TBD
  10. TBD

TBR Reduction

Goal: 46/48 books

January

  1. The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (1/24/15)
  2. A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon (1/17/15)
  3. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (1/12/15)
  4. TBD

February

  1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
  2. Remarkable Creatures by Tracey Chevalier (2/18/15)
  3. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
  4. Seducing the Heiress by Olivia Drake (2/19/15)

March

  1. Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
  2. First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (3/12/15)
  3. Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh (3/19/15)
  4. Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)

April

  1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/6/15)
  2. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
  3. Four by Veronica Roth (4/20/15)
  4. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (4/25/15)

May

  1. At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh (5/1/15)
  2. Witchcraze by Anne Llewllyn Barstow (5/3/15)
  3. Seducing an Angel by Mary Balogh (5/5/15)
  4. A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh (5/9/15)

June

  1. The Martian by Andy Weir (6/6/15)
  2. 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce (6/9/15)
  3. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
  4. Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich (6/26/15)

July

  1. The Night Circus by Erica Morgenstern (7/3/15)
  2. Highlander Unbound by Julia London (7/9/15)
  3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (7/14/15)
  4. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (7/20/15)

August

  1. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (8/16/15)
  2. Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple (8/21/15)
  3. Interest by Kevin Gaughen (8/26/15)
  4. Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara (8/26/15)

September

  1. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (9/7/15)
  2. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/12/15)
  3. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (9/22/15)
  4. TBD

October

  1. Saga Volume 1 (10/16/15)
  2. Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin (10/22/15)
  3. The Runaway Princess by Christina Dodd (10/24/15)
  4. Someday My Prince by Christina Dodd (10/27/15)

November

  1. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (11/16/15)
  2. Some Enchanted Evening by Christina Dodd (11/22/15)
  3. The Barefoot Princess by Christina Dodd (11/24/15)
  4. The Prince Kidnaps a Bride by Christina Dod (11/27/15)

December

  1. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (12/2/15)
  2. The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig (12/7/15)
  3. Soulbound by Kristin Callihan (12/14/15)
  4. Body and Soul by Stacey Kade (1218/15)

Goal: 22/25 books

  1.  Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/5/15)
  2. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
  3. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
  4. Four by Veronica Roth (4/20/15)
  5. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (4/25/15)
  6. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
  7. The Lost Soul by Gabriella Pierce (6/29/15)
  8. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (7/14/15)
  9. Young House Love by Sherry and John Petersik (8/17/15)
  10. Don’t Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth Davis (9/4/15)
  11. 1491 by Charles Mann (9/28/15)
  12. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (10/1/15)
  13. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (10/16/15)
  14. Saga Volume 1 (10/16/15)
  15. Saga Volume 2 (10/31/15)
  16. Saga Volume 3 (10/31/15)
  17. Saga Volum 4 (10/31/15)
  18. After Alive by Gregory Maguire (11/5/15)
  19. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (11/12/15)
  20. Warrior Women by Jeannine Davis-Kimball (11/29/15)
  21. Soulbound by Kristin Callihan (12/14/15)
  22. Body and Soul by Stacey Kade (12/18/15)
  23. TBD
  24. TBD
  25. TBD

Goal: 20/26 books

  1. A – All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
  2. B – Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin (7/22/15)
  3. C – TBD
  4. D – The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (5/12/15)
  5. E – Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
  6. F – First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (3/12/15)
  7. G – Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
  8. H – A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon (1/17/15)
  9. I – Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/6/15)
  10. J – Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (10/14/15)
  11. K – The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (1/12/15)
  12. L – Love Finds You in Hershey Pennsylvania by Cerella Sechrist (1/15/15)
  13. M – Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (1/5/15)
  14. N – Never Trust a Rogue by Olivia Drake (2/23/15)
  15. O – Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (2/17/15)
  16. P – The Prince Kidnaps a Bride by Christina Dodd (11/27/15)
  17. Q – TBD
  18. R – Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (2/18/15)
  19. S – Scandal of the Year by Olivia Drake (2/27/15)
  20. T – Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh (3/19/15)
  21. U – TBD
  22. V – TBD
  23. W – The Walking Dead Vol 18 (4/9/15)
  24. X – TBD
  25. Y – Y The Last Man Vol 1 (3/16/15)
  26. Z – TBD

Seriously Series

Goal: 9/10 series

Started in 2014:

  1. 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) √
  2. Darkest London: #6 Soulbound (12/14/15) √
  3. A Song of Ice and Fire: #5 A Dance with Dragons
  4. Austenland: #2 Midnight in Austenland (1/5/15) √

Started in 2015:

  1. 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) √
  2. 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) √
  3. 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) √
  4. Seven Kingdoms: #1 Graceling (5/17/15), #2 Fire (5/25/15), #3 Bitterblue (8/16/15) √
  5. Princess: #1 The Runaway Princess (10/24/15), Someday My Prince (10/27/15) √
  6. 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) √
Book2Movie

Goal: 7/12 Books and Movies

  1. Outlander (2/17/15)
  2. Insurgent (4/6/15)
  3. Odd Thomas (5/4/15)
  4. 666 Park Avenue (6/9/15)
  5. The Age of Innocence (6/23/15)
  6. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (10/14/15)
  7. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (11/12/15)
  8. TBD
  9. TBD
  10. TBD
  11. TBD
  12. TBD

Goal: 0/5 books

  1. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
  2. Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  3. The Giver by Lois Lowry
  4. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
  5. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

Goal: 4/6 Books

  1. 19th Century — Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin (7/22/15)
  2. 20th Century — This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (7/22/15)
  3. Woman Author — The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (6/23/15)
  4. Name in Title — Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
  5. TBD
  6. TBD

Book Blogger Recommendations

Goal: 1/10 books

  1. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) – Marissa Meyer
  2. Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
  3. Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell
  4. Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) –  Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
  5. This Song Will Save Your Life – Leila Sales
  6. Attachments – Rainbow Rowell
  7. Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel
  8. Panic – Lauren Oliver
  9. The Real Boy – Anne Ursu
  10. The Scorpio Races – Maggie Stiefvater

Goal: 1/8 books

  1. Outlander (2/17/15)
  2. Dragonfly in Amber
  3. Voyager
  4. Drums of Autumn
  5. The Fiery Cross
  6. A Breathe of Snow and Ashes
  7. An Echo in the Bone
  8. Written in My Own Hearts Blood