2013 Reading Challenges

The complete list of books I’ve read.
Total number of pages read: 18,772
Number of ebooks read: 20 (CD)

50 Book Challenge
January
1. The 19 Dragons – S. M. Reine
2. Sighs Too Deep For Words – William Jack Sibley
3. A Cast of Stones – Patrick W. Carr
4. The Alabama Rebel – R. Thomas Roe
5. The Imposter Bride – Nancy Richler
6. The Winter Witch – Paula Brackston
February
7. Shadow On The Crown – Patricia Bracewell
8. Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare – Darren Shan
9. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant – Darren Shan
10. Naked Heat – Richard Castle
11. The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
12. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs
13. A Clash of Kings – George R. R. Martin
14. Staring Into the Abyss – Richard Thomas
March
15. Hiding Gladys – Lee Mims
16. Some Kind of Fairy Tale – Graham Joyce
17. The Sword of Truth – Brian Anderson
18. The Dead and Buried – Kim Harrington
19. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer – Michelle Hodkin
April
20. Other Systems – Elizabeth Guizzetti
21. The Merchant of Death – D. J. MacHale
22. BoneMan’s Daughter – Ted Dekker
23. Echo – Alicia Wright Brewster
May
24. The Evolution of Mara Dyer – Michelle Hodkin
25. The Legend of Finndragon’s Curse – Richie Earl
26. Strange Ideas: Death, Destiny and Decisions – Louise West
June
27. Angel on the Ropes – Jill Shultz
28. Return to Finndragon’s Den – Richie Earl
29. The Silver Linings Playbook – Matthew Quick
30. Redshirts – John Scalzi
31. A Storm of Swords – George R. R. Martin
July
32. Engn – Simon Kewin
33. The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan
34. Alanna: The First Adventure – Tamora Pierce
August
35. Red Madrassa – Terah Edun
36. Witch Child – Celia Rees
37. Sorceress – Celia Rees
September
38. Spellcaster – Claudia Gray
39. The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan
40. The Titan’s Curse – Rick Riordan
41. Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
42. The Battle of the Labyrinth – Rick Riordan
43. Tiger Lily – K. Bird Lincoln
October
44. The Last Olympian – Rick Riordan
45. The Red Pyramid – Rick Riordan
November
46. The Throne of Fire – Rick Riordan
47. The Serpent’s Shadow – Rick Riordan
December
48. The Chaos of Stars – Kiersten White
49. Cinder – Melissa Meyer
50. Scarlet – Melissa Meyer
51. Anna Dressed in Blood – Kendare Blake

A-Z Author Challenge
ANDERSON, BRIAN – The Sword of Truth
BRACKSTON, PAULA – The Winter Witch
CARR, PATRICK W. – A Cast of Stones
DEKKER, TED – BoneMan’s Daughter
EARL, RICHIE – The Legend of Finndragon’s Curse
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GREEN, JOHN – The Fault in Our Stars
HANNA, MONA – High Witch
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JOYCE, GRAHAM – Some Kind of Fairy Tale
KEWIN, SIMON – Engn
LEFOY, EVA – Tentacles: An Anthology
MARTIN, GEORGE R. R. – A Clash of Kings
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PIERCE, TAMORA – Alanna: THe First Adventure
QUICK, MATTHEW – The Silver Linings Playbook
REINE, S. M. – The 19 Dragons
SMITH, Helen – Three Sisters
THOMAS, RICHARD – Staring Into the Abyss
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WHITEHALL, HALEY – Tentacles: An Anthology
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New Author Challenge (15) COMPLETED
1. Helen Smith
2. William Jack Sibley
3. Patrick W. Carr
4. R. Thomas Roe
5. Nancy Richler
6. Paula Brackston
7. Patricia Bracewell
8. Eva LeFoy
9. Haley Whitehall
10. D. R. Larsson
11. Darren Shan
12. Ransom Riggs
13. Mona Hanna
14. Earl T. Roske
15. Richard Thomas

What’s in a Name
A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title: High Witch
A book with something you’d find in your kitchen in the title:
A book with a party or celebration in the title
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A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title: Naked Heat
A book with an emotion in the title: Sighs Too Deep For Words
A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title: Hiding Gladys

3 thoughts on “2013 Reading Challenges”

  1. James Kennedy said:

    That sounds like a fun challenge! When I’ve read enough books, I’ll start doing this, too. It’s on my list (along with the 30-day book challenge)

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