February 2011 - In Review

This month I read 21 books.  There were a lot of really excellent books included in that bunch.  You can check out the full list below.

Anyway check out my monthly stats below.  Hope you all had a great month reading too!

I caught up on the following series:
Bone: Book 7, Ghost Circles and Book 8, Treasure Hunters by Jeff Smith Jeff Smith
The Hollows: Book 9, Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
The  Nightside: Book 11, A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green
Black Dagger Brotherhood: Book 3, Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward (5/5 stars)
The Last Survivors: Book 2, The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

I started the following series:
Unearthly Trilogy: Book 1, Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (5/5 stars)
Newsflesh Trilogy: Book 1, Feed by Mira Grant (5/5 stars)
Night Angel Trilogy: Book 1, The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks (4/5 stars)
Chemical Garden Trilogy: Book 1, Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Monster Hunter International: Book 1, Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)

I finished the following series:
Wondrous Strange: Book 3, Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston (3/5 stars)
Bone: Book 9, Crown of Horns by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
Ghost Circles (Bone, Book 7) by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)
Unearthly (Unearthly Trilogy, Book 1) by Cynthia Hand (5/5 stars)
Pale Demon (The Hollows, Book 9) by Kim Harrison (5/5 stars)
A Hard Day's Knight (The Nightside, Book 11) by Simon R. Green (4.5/5 stars)
Wither (Chemical Garden Trilogy, Book 1) by Lauren DeStefano (5/5 stars)
Treasure Hunters (Bone, Book 8) by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)
Crown of Horns (Bone, Book 9) by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)
Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 3) by J.R. Ward (5/5 stars)
Monster Hunter International (MHI, Book 1) by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 15/24 books
- 100+ Reading Challenge: 25/100 books
- The Debut Author Challenge: 5/12 books
- Get Steampunked!: 1/15 books
- E-book Reading Challenge: 7/20 books
- Zombies! Reading Challenge: 3/10 books
- Fantasy Reading Challenge: 11/20 books
- Show Me the Free Challenge: 1/12 books
- Audio Book Challenge List: 5/12 books
- Graphic Novels Challenge List: 6/10 books

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below. 
1.   Ghost Circles (Bone, Book 7) by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)
2.   Unearthly (Unearthly Trilogy, Book 1) by Cynthia Hand (5/5 stars)
3.   Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner (3/5 stars)
4.   Pale Demon (The Hollows, Book 9) by Kim Harrison (5/5 stars)
5.   Nocturne by Syrie James (3/5 stars)
6.   Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, Book 1) by Mira Grant (5/5 stars)
7.   Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison (2.5/5 stars)
8.   The Way of Shadows (Night Angel Trilogy, Book 1) by Brent Weeks (4/5 stars)
9.   A Hard Day's Knight (The Nightside, Book 11) by Simon R. Green (4.5/5 stars)
10. Bloody Valentine (A Blue Bloods Novella) by Melissa De La Cruz (3/5 stars)
11. A Glimpse of Darkness by Lara Adrian, Harry Connolly, Stacia Kane, Kelly Meding, and Lucy A. Snyder (3/5 stars)
12. Wither (Chemical Garden Trilogy, Book 1) by Lauren DeStefano (5/5 stars)
13. Treasure Hunters (Bone, Book 8) by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)
14. If I Stay by Gayle Forman (4/5 stars)
15. Tempestuous (Wondrous Strange, Book 3) by Lesley Livingston (3/5 stars)
16. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn (4/5 stars)
17. Crown of Horns (Bone, Book 9) by Jeff Smith (5/5 stars)
18. The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, Book 2) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (4/5 stars)
19. The Dragon and the Turtle Go on Safari by Donita K. Paul (4/5 stars)
20. Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 3) by J.R. Ward (5/5 stars)
21. Monster Hunter International (MHI, Book 1) by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)