2012 Challenges

I’m participating in several challenges this year, as well as hosting the 2012 YA Audiobook Challenge.  I’ll be updating this page to track my progress with them all. If interested, you can see my 2011 challenges here.

I’ve set a goal to read 120 books in 2012 for the Goodreads Reading Challenge. You can see what books I’ve read so far this year here.

This year I’m officially participating in the Debut Author Challenge hosted by The Story Siren! Last year I wasn’t able to join before the cut-off date so I was an unofficial participant :). I discovered fantastic authors and books through this challenge, so I’m really excited for this year.

Here is a list of 2012 debuts I’ve read so far this year:

1. Fracture by Megan Miranda
2. Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
3. UNRAVELING by Elizabeth Norris
4. The Selection by Kiera Cass
5. Slammed by Colleen Hoover
6. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
7. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
8. Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
9. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
10. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
11. Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
12. Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill
13. Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett
14. Send by Patty Blount

Of course I have to participate in my own challenge! You can find all the details for the Young Adult Audiobook Challenge here. Thankfully, I’ll be able to count these toward Teresa’s Audio Book Challenge (see below) as well.

Here are links to my reviews for the challenge:

1. Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour
2. Legend by Marie Lu
3. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
4. Wake by Lisa McMann
5. Fire by Kristin Cashore
6. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
7. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
8. The Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
9. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
10. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
11. Wither by Lauren DeStefano
12. White Cat by Holly Black
13. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
14. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
15. Letters to Elise: A Peter Townsend Novella by Amanda Hocking
16. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg
17. Evermore by Alyson Noel
18. Dearly Departed by Lia Habel
19. Swim the Fly by Don Calame
20. Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick
21. Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
22. Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon
23. Rootless by Chris Howard (review saved for March 2013 – CO book month!)

Flirting – Listen to 6 Audio Books
Going Steady – Listen to 12 Audio Books
Lover – Listen to 25 Audio Books
Married – Listen to +++ Audio Books

I’m tackling the Married level. I’ve GOT this :). Here’s a list of the ones I’ve listened to so far:

1. Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour
2. Legend by Marie Lu
3. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
4. Wake by Lisa McMann
5. Fire by Kristin Cashore
6. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
7. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
8. The Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
9. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
10. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
11. Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
12. Wither by Lauren DeStefano
13. White Cat by Holly Black
14. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
15. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
16. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
17. Letters to Elise: A Peter Townsend Novella by Amanda Hocking
18. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg
19. Evermore by Alyson Noel
20. Dearly Departed by Lia Habel
21. Swim the Fly by Don Calame
22. Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick
23. Let’s Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
24. Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
25. Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon
26. Bloodfever (Fever #2) by Karen Marie Moning
27. Faefever (Fever #3) by Karen Marie Moning
28. Dreamfever (Fever #4) by Karen Marie Moning
29. Shadowfever (Fever #5) by Karen Marie Moning
30. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
31. Rootless by Chris Howard
32. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
33. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

I will be challenging myself to read and review 12 books in 2012 for the Slay the Read Paranormal Reading Challenge hosted by OtherwhereCo. This will be a challenge, especially the mini challenges that are listed over on the site. Maybe it will be easier than I think, it’s just that it seems like I’ve been in the mood for contemporaries lately! I’ll be reviewing both YA and Adult books for this challenge.

1. Fracture by Megan Miranda
2. Spellcaster (Spellbound #2) by Cara Lynn Shultz
3. UNRAVELING by Elizabeth Norris
4. Until I Die (Revenants #2) by Amy Plum
5. Letters to Elise: A Peter Townsend Novella by Amanda Hocking
6. Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
7. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
9. Dearly Departed by Lia Habel
10. Bloodfever (Fever #2) by Karen Marie Moning
11. Faefever (Fever #3) by Karen Marie Moning
12. Dreamfever (Fever #4) by Karen Marie Moning
13. Shadowfever (Fever #5) by Karen Marie Moning
14. The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense by Robert Kirkman
15. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

I discovered so many awesome debut authors in 2011, that I thought it’d be awesome to participate in the Sophomore Reading Challenge hosted by Chick Loves Lit! This is going to be hard for me I think… but I’m going to try and read and review 10 sophomore books this year. You can find out all the details and what books qualify here.

Here’s a list of sophomore books I plan to read in 2012, I’ll add as I go:

1. A Million Suns (Across the Universe #1) by Beth Revis
2. Spellcaster (Spellbound #2) by Cara Lynn Schultz
3. In Honor by Jessi Kirby
4. Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
5. Perception (Clarity #2) by Kim Harrington
6. Until I Die (Revenants #2) by Amy Plum
7. Point of Retreat (Slammed #2) by Colleen Hoover
8. TEN by Gretchen McNeil
9. Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally