Thursday, September 1, 2011

August 2011 - In Review

This month I read 29 books.  It was a big month for catching up on series again.  Tons of books came out in series that I read and love.  You can check out the full list of which series I caught up in, started and finished below.  What books I loved, my reading challenge stats, and a list of all of the books I read are also listed below.

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

I caught up on the following series:
The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles, Book 2) by Mary E. Pearson
Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, Book 2) by Kiersten White
Animal Farm (Fables, Book 2) and Storybook Love (Fables, Book 3) by Bill Willingham
Eye of the Tempest (Jane True, Book 4) by Nicole Peeler
Black Night (Madeline Black, Book 2) by Christina Henry
Hellbent (Cheshire Red Reports, Book 2) by Cherie Priest

I started the following series:
- Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
- Married with Zombies (Living with the Dead, Book 1) by Jessie Petersen (4/5 stars)
Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, Book 1) by Ilsa J. Bick (4.5/5 stars)
The Fairy Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, Book 1) by Michael Buckley (3/5 stars)
-  Dead Iron (Age of Steam, Book 1) by Devon Monk (3.5 /5 stars)


I finished the following series:
Theatre Illuminata by Lisa Mantchev (4/5 stars)


My Favorite Books of the Month Were: 
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
Chime by Franny Billingsley (5/5 stars)
Animal Farm (Fables, Book 2) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
Where She Went (If I Stay, Book 2) by Gayle Forman (4.5/5 stars)
 Eye of the Tempest (Jane True, Book 4) by Nicole Peeler (4.5/5 stars)
One Foot In the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 2) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (5/5 stars)
Storybook Love (Fables, Book 3) by Bill Willingham (4.5/5 stars)
Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, Book 1) by Ilsa J. Bick (4.5/5 stars)
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (5/5 stars)
Hellbent (Cheshire Red Reports, Book 2) by Cherie Priest (5/5 stars)
Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, Book 4) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 77/24 books (done!)
- 100+ Reading Challenge: 205/100+ books 
- The Debut Author Challenge: 21/12 books (done!)
- Get Steampunked!: 13/15 books
- E-book Reading Challenge: 37/20 books (done!)
- Zombies! Reading Challenge: 13/10 books (done!)
- Fantasy Reading Challenge: 44/20 books (done!)
- Show Me the Free Challenge: 4/12 books
- Audio Book Challenge List: 26/12 books (done!)
- Graphic Novels Challenge List: 31/10 books (done!)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below. 
1.   Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
2.   The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles, Book 2) by Mary E. Pearson (4/5 stars)
3.   Knight's Curse by Karen Duvall (3/5 stars)
4.   Chime by Franny Billingsley (5/5 stars)
5.   Married with Zombies (Living with the Dead, Book 1) by Jessie Petersen (4/5 stars)
6.   Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, Book 2) by Kiersten White (4/5 stars)
7.   Awakenings by Edward Lazellari (3/5 stars)
8.   Animal Farm (Fables, Book 2) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
9.   Where She Went (If I Stay, Book 2) by Gayle Forman (4.5/5 stars)
10. Eye of the Tempest (Jane True, Book 4) by Nicole Peeler (4.5/5 stars)
11. The Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas (4/5 stars)
12. One Foot In the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 2) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
13. Wildwood by Colen Meloy and Carson Ellis (3.5/5 stars)
14. Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (5/5 stars)
15. Storybook Love (Fables, Book 3) by Bill Willingham (4.5/5 stars)
16. Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, Book 1) by Ilsa J. Bick (4.5/5 stars)
17. Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy, Book 1) by Jennifer Estep (4/5 stars)
18. Black Night (Madeline Black, Book 2) by Christina Henry (4/5 stars)
19. Fathers and Sons (Curran POV 2) by Ilona Andrews (4/5 stars)
20. Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (5/5 stars)
21. After Obsession by Carrie Jones and Steven E Wedel (4/5 stars)
22. What I Hate: From A to Z by Roz Chast (4/5 stars)
23. At Grave's End (Night Huntress, Book 3) by Jeaniene Frost (4/5 stars)
24. So Silver Bright (Theatre Illuminata, Book 3) by Lisa Mantchev (4/5 stars)
25. Hellbent (Cheshire Red Reports, Book 2) by Cherie Priest (5/5 stars)
26. Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, Book 4) by Jeaniene Frost (5/5 stars)
27. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (5/5 stars)
28. The Fairy Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, Book 1) by Michael Buckley (3/5 stars)
29. Dead Iron (Age of Steam, Book 1) by Devon Monk (3.5 /5 stars)

2 comments:

  1. Wow, you read a lot of books! Please, tell you how you do this? I would love to read this much!

    Tia @ Falling For Books

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  2. Hi Tia,

    There's no secret to it; I just read a lot. I listen to audiobooks on my drive to work and when I am riding my bike. I read my Kindle when I am on the treadmill. I try to put in at least 2 hours of reading a day.

    The more you read the faster you'll be able to read; it just takes practice like anything else does :-)

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