March 2011 - In Review

This month I read 31 books.  You can check out the full list below.  I finally finished The Sandman series by Gaiman and wished that there were more to read.  I start The Demon Trapper's Daughter series by Jana Oliver and really enjoyed that as well.

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

I caught up on the following series:
Allie Beckstrom: Book 2, Magic in the Blood,  Book 3: Magic in the Shadows, Book 4: Magic on the Storm, and Book 5: Magic at the Gate by Devon Monk
Remy Chandler: Book 4, A Hundred Words for Hate by Thomas E Sniegoski 

I started the following series:
Jillian Conrad: Book 1, Nightshade by Michelle Rowen
Allie Beckstrom: Book 1, Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
The Demon Trappers: Book 1, The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver

I finished the following series:
The Last Survivors: Book 3, This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Sandman: Book 10, The Wake by Neil Gaiman

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (4.5/5 stars)
Legends: The Enchanted by Nick Percival (5/5 stars)
The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby (5/5 stars)
The Kindly Ones (Sandman, Book 9) by Neil Gaiman (5/5 stars)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (4.5/5 stars)
The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
The Wake (Sandman, Book 10) by Neil Gaiman (5/5 stars)
Camera Obscura by Lavie Tidhar (4.5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 25/24 books (done!)
- 100+ Reading Challenge: 65/100+ books
- The Debut Author Challenge: 7/12 books
- Get Steampunked!: 7/15 books
- E-book Reading Challenge: 11/20 books
- Zombies! Reading Challenge: 5/10 books
- Fantasy Reading Challenge: 14/20 books
- Show Me the Free Challenge: 1/12 books
- Audio Book Challenge List: 7/12 books
- Graphic Novels Challenge List: 12/10 books (done!)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below. 
1.   Nightshade (Jillian Conrad, Book 1) by Michelle Rowen (4/5 stars)
2.   Moonstone by Marilee Brothers (3/5 stars)
3.   The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (2/5 stars)
4.   Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (4.5/5 stars)
5.   Legends: The Enchanted by Nick Percival (5/5 stars)
6.   Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch (4/5 stars)
7.   Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom, Book 1) by Devon Monk (4/5 stars)
8.   The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (4/5 stars)
9.   The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton (3.5/5 stars)
10. The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (4/5 stars)
11. Dino-Basketball by Lisa Wheeler (5/5 stars)
12. Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy, Book 1) by Cornelia Funke (3.5/5 stars)
13. The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby (5/5 stars)
14. Cinderella Ninja Warrior: Twisted Tales by Maureen McGowen (4/5 stars)
15. Magic in the Blood (Allie Beckstrom, Book 2) by Devon Monk (4/5 stars)
16. Magic in the Shadows (Allie Beckstrom, Book 3) by Devon Monk (4/5 stars)
17. This World We Live In (The Last Survivors, Book 3) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (3.5/5 stars)
18. The Kindly Ones (Sandman, Book 9) by Neil Gaiman (5/5 stars)
19. The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by Harrison Geillor (4/5 stars)
20. Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, Book 4) by Devon Monk (4/5 stars)
21. Entwined by Heather Dixon (4/5 stars)
22. Rose by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess (4/5 stars)
23. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (4.5/5 stars)
24. A Hundred Words for Hate (Remy Chandler, Book 4) by Thomas E Sniegoski (4/5 stars)
25. Magic at the Gate (Allie Beckstrom, Book 5) by Devon Monk (4/5 stars)
26. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (4/5 stars)
27. The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
28. Steamed: A Steampunk Romance by Katie MacAlister (2/5 stars)
29. Lost and Found: Three by Shaun Tan (5/5 stars)
30. The Wake (Sandman, Book 10) by Neil Gaiman (5/5 stars)
31. Camera Obscura by Lavie Tidhar (4.5/5 stars)