April 2012 - In Review

This month I read 24 books.  It was a rare month in which I actually finished almost as many series as I started!  Lots of great books this month.  I actually finally read Graceling and loved it!

You can see all the books I read this month listed below.  Hope you all had a great month of reading.

I started the following series:
- Royal Street (Sentinels of New Orleans, Book 1) by Suzanne Johnson
- Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, Book 1) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
- The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, Book 1) by Julie Kagawa (4/5 stars)

I finished the following series:
- The Prophet (The Graveyard Queen, Book 3) by Amanda Stevens (4/5 stars)
- Destined (Wings, Book 4) by Aprilynne Pike

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
- Hallowed (Unearthly, Book 2) by Cynthia Hand (5/5 stars)
- March of the Wooden Soldiers (Fables, Book 4) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
-  A Jester's Tale (The Stuff of Legend, Book 3) by Brian Smith, Mike Raicht and Charles Paul Wilson III (5/5 stars)
- Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, Book 1) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/5 stars)
- Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 3) by Chloe Neill (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Graphic Novel Challenge (15/12 read)
- Dystopia Reading Challenge (8/10 read)
- Zombie Reading Challenge (4/12 read)
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge (36/48 read)
- 150+ Books Reading Challenge (85/150+ read)
- Debut Author Reading Challenge (10/12 read)
- TBR Pile Reading Challenge (25/50 read)
- Steampunk Reading Challenge (5/12 read)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1.  Hallowed (Unearthly, Book 2) by Cynthia Hand (5/5 stars)
2.  Alison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux (4/5 stars)
3.  The Prophet (The Graveyard Queen, Book 3) by Amanda Stevens (4/5 stars)
4.  Torn (Trylle, Book 2) by Amanda Hocking (3/5 stars)
5.  Clockworks (Locke and Key, Book 5, First Chapter) by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
6.  March of the Wooden Soldiers (Fables, Book 4) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
7.  Friday Night Bites (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 2) by Chloe Neill (4/5 stars)
8.  Royal Street (Sentinels of New Orleans, Book 1) by Suzanne Johnson (3/5 stars)
9.  Fever (The Chemical Garden Trilogy, Book 2) by Lauren DeStefano (4/5 stars)
10. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin (4/5 stars)
11. A Jester's Tale (The Stuff of Legend, Book 3) by Brian Smith, Mike Raicht and Charles Paul Wilson III (5/5 stars)
12. Siren by Tricia Rayburn (3/5 stars)
13. The Mean Seasons (Fables, Book 5) by Bill Willingham (4.5/5 stars)
14. Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, Book 1) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
15. The Moon Moth by Jack Vance and Humayoung Ibrahim (4/5 stars)
16. Destined (Wings, Book 4) by Aprilynne Pike (4/5 stars)
17. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/5 stars)
18. Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 3) by Chloe Neill (5/5 stars)
19. The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, Book 1) by Julie Kagawa (4/5 stars)
20. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy (3/5 stars)
21. Erak's Ransom (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 7) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
22. Ex-Patriots (Ex-Heroes, Book 2) by Peter Clines (4/5 stars)
23. Struck by Jennifer Bosworth (2.5/5 stars)
24. By A Thread (Elemental Assassin, Book 6) by Jennifer Estep (4.5/5 stars)