Tuesday, November 1, 2011

October 2011 In Review

This month I read 23 books. I was still catching up on a lot of review books this month.  It was also a bit slower this month than previous months since I started my new job. You can check out the full list of which series I 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.

I started the following series:
Mind Over Monsters by (F.R.E.A.K.S Squad Investigation, Book 1) by Jennifer Harlow
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost
Radiant Desire (A Handmaid's Tale, Book 1) by Inara Scott
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel

I finished the following series:
-  The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey, Book 4) by Julie Kagawa
-  Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3) by Scott Westerfeld

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim, Book 3) by Richard Kadrey (5/5 stars)
The Apothecary by Malie Meloy and Ian Schoenherr (5/5 stars)
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (4.5/5 stars)
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (4.5/5 stars)
Soul Thief (Demon Trappers, Book 2) by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (5/5 stars)
One Salt Sea (October Daye, Book 5) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Monster Hunter Vendetta (MHI, Book 2) by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)

Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3) by Scott Westerfeld (5/5 stars)
Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel (5/5 stars)


Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 93/24 books (done!)
- 100+ Reading Challenge: 249/100+ books 
- The Debut Author Challenge: 29/12 books (done!)
- Get Steampunked!: 18/15 books (done!)
- E-book Reading Challenge: 46/20 books (done!)
- Zombies! Reading Challenge: 18/10 books (done!)
- Fantasy Reading Challenge: 51/20 books (done!)
- Show Me the Free Challenge: 4/12 books
- Audio Book Challenge List: 33/12 books (done!)
- Graphic Novels Challenge List: 38/10 books (done!)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1.   Mind Over Monsters by (F.R.E.A.K.S Squad Investigation, Book 1) by Jennifer Harlow (3.5/5 stars)
2.   Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (4/5 stars)
3.  Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim, Book 3) by Richard Kadrey (5/5 stars)
4.  Z: Zombie Stories edited by Kelly Link (4/5 stars)
5.  The Apothecary by Malie Meloy and Ian Schoenherr (5/5 stars)
6.  The Door to Lost Pages by Claude Lalumiere (3/5 stars)
7.  First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (4.5/5 stars)
8.  The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (4.5/5 stars)
9.  Radiant Desire (A Handmaid's Tale, Book 1) by Inara Scott (4/5 stars)
10. Soul Thief (Demon Trappers, Book 2) by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
11. Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel (4/5 stars)
12. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (5/5 stars)
13. Ashfall by Mike Mullen (4/5 stars)
14. Rip Tide (Dark Life, Book 2) by Kat Falls (4/5 stars)
15. One Salt Sea (October Daye, Book 5) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
16. The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey, Book 4) by Julie Kagawa (4/5 stars)
17. The Eyeball Collector (Tales from the Sinister City, Book 3) by F.E. Higgins (4/5 stars)
18. Monster Hunter Vendetta (MHI, Book 2) by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)
19. Spider's Revenge (Elemental Assassin, Book 5) by Jennifer Estep (4/5 stars)
20. Sidekicks by Dan Santat (4.5/5 stars)
21. Silver Shark (A Kinsmen Novella) by Ilona Andrews (4/5 stars)
22. Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3) by Scott Westerfeld (5/5 stars)
23. Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel (5/5 stars)

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