April 2010 - In Review

This month I read 24 books.  It was a great month for reading, I gave out a lot of 5 star reviews.  There were just so many wonderful books that I read this month.  I also started my first book giveaway contest which you can find the link to here.

I caught up on the following series;
- Georgina Kincaid Book 5, Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
- Theatre Illuminata Book 2, Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev
- The Dresden Files Book 12, Changes by Jim Butcher
- The Iron Fey Trilogy Book 2,  Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
- The Parasol Protectorate Book 2,  Changeless by Gail Carriger

I started the following series:
- The Iron Fey Trilogy Book 1, The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- The Curse Workers, White Cat by Holly Black

I finished the following series:
- Jig the Goblin by Jim C. Hines

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
Goblin War (Jig the Goblin, Book 3) by Jim C. Hines (5/5 stars)
Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, Book 5) by Richelle Mead (5/5 stars)
The Iron King (Iron Fey Trilogy, Book 1) by Julie Kagawa (5/5 stars)
Changes (The Dresden Files, Book 12) by Jim Butcher (5/5 stars)
Boneshaker by Kate Milford (5/5 stars)
Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (5/5 stars)

I  read a couple disappointing books this month that I just couldn't get into:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2.5/5 stars)
Heartless (Tales of the Goldstone Wood) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (2.5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Thriller and Suspense Reading Challenge: 11/12 read
- Debut Author Reading Challenge: 9/12 read
- Young Adult Reading Challenge: 32/50 read
- Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge: Complete!
- GLBT Reading Challenge: 2/4 read
- 100+ Book Reading Challenge: 78/100 read
- 1st in a Series Challenge: 16/20 read

Below is the full list of books that I read this month :-)  Hope you all had a great month of reading too!
1.  Goblin War (Jig the Goblin, Book 3) by Jim C. Hines (5/5 stars)
2.  Voice of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn (4/5 stars)
3.  Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (4/5 stars)
4.  Horror, Humor, and Heroes by Jim Bernheimer (4.5/5 stars)
5.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2.5/5 stars)
6.  Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, Book 5) by Richelle Mead (5/5 stars)
7.  Perchance to Dream (Theatre Illuminata, Book 2) by Lisa Mantchev (4/5 stars)
8.  The Complete Walt Disney World 2010 by Mike Neal (4/5 stars)
9.  The Iron King (Iron Fey Trilogy, Book 1) by Julie Kagawa (5/5 stars)
10. Heartless (Tales of the Goldstone Wood) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (2.5/5 stars)
11. Boneshaker by Kate Milford (5/5 stars)
12. Changes (The Dresden Files, Book 12) by Jim Butcher (5/5 stars)
13. White Cat (The Curse Workers, Book 1) by Holly Black (3/5 stars)
14. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (3/5 stars)
15. The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling (4/5 stars)
16. Dead Eye: Pennies for the Ferryman by Jim Bernheimer (4/5 stars)
17. Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, Book 2) by Julie Kagawa (4.5/5 stars)
18. Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
19. Changeless (Parasole Protectorate, Book 2) by Gail Carriger (4/5 stars)
20. Twice as Hot (Tale of an Extraordinary Girl, Book 2) by Gena Showalter (4/5 stars)
21. The Light (Morpheus Road, Book 1) by D.J. Hale (3/5 stars)
22. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann (4/5 stars)
23. Stopping Time by Melissa Marr (3/5 stars)
24. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (5/5 stars)