July 2012 - In Review

This month I read 21 books.  Lots of great books read this month...I have a ton of books listed under my favorites.  This is another month where I finished as many series as I started!

You can see all the books I read this month listed below.  I also have my favorites from the month and my reading challenge updates listed below.  Hope you all had a great month of reading.

I started the following series:
- Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (5/5 stars)
- The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tom Angelberger

I finished the following series:
- Blackout (Newsflesh, Book 3) by Mira Grant (4.5/5 stars)
- The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 10) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
- Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (5/5 stars)
- Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King (5/5 stars)
- Devil Said Bang (Sandman Slim, Book 4) by Richard Kadrey (4.5/5 stars)
- The Good Prince (Fables, Book 10) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
- Prince of Elves (Amulet, Book 5) by Kazu Kibuishi (5/5 stars)
- Blackout (Newsflesh, Book 3) by Mira Grant (4.5/5 stars)
- Tempest’s Fury (Jane True, Book 5) by Nicole Peeler (4.5/5 stars)
- Shine, Shine, Shine by Lydia Netzer (4.5/5 stars)
- War and Pieces (Fables, Book 11) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
- Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (White Trash Zombie, Book 2) by Diana Rowland (4.5/5 stars)
- The Dark Ages (Fables, Book 12) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Graphic Novel Challenge (28/12 read) complete!
- Dystopia Reading Challenge (12/10 read) complete!
- Zombie Reading Challenge (8/12 read)
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge complete!
- 150+ Books Reading Challenge (143/150+ read)
- Debut Author Reading Challenge (16/12 read) complete!
- TBR Pile Reading Challenge (41/50 read)
- Steampunk Reading Challenge (9/12 read)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1.   Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 11) by Charlaine Harris (2/5 stars)
2.   Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (5/5 stars)
3.   Devil Said Bang (Sandman Slim, Book 4) by Richard Kadrey (4.5/5 stars)
4.   Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King (5/5 stars)
5.   Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts, Book 2) by Stacia Kane (4/5 stars)
6.   The Good Prince (Fables, Book 10) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
7.   Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier (3.5/5 stars)
8.   Prince of Elves (Amulet, Book 5) by Kazu Kibuishi (5/5 stars)
9.   Once Burned (Night Prince, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (4/5 stars)
10.  Blackout (Newsflesh, Book 3) by Mira Grant (4.5/5 stars)
11.  Blackwood (Blackwood, Book 1) by Gwenda Bond (3/5 stars)
12.  Tempest’s Fury (Jane True, Book 5) by Nicole Peeler (4.5/5 stars)
13.  Cascade (River of Time, Book 2) by Lisa T. Bergren (4/5 stars)
14.  The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials, Book 2) by N.D. Wilson (4/5 stars)
15.  Shine, Shine, Shine by Lydia Netzer (4.5/5 stars)
16.  War and Pieces (Fables, Book 11) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
17.  The Assassin and the Pirate Lord (Throne of Glass, Novella 0.1) by Sarah Maas (4/5 stars)
18.  Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (White Trash Zombie, Book 2) by Diana Rowland (4.5/5 stars)
19.  The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 10) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
20.  The Dark Ages (Fables, Book 12) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
21.  The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tom Angelberger (4/5 stars)