2011 Reading Challenge

Sorry to bore any of you with my reading posts but :-
Last year I joined the Goodreads 2011 reading challenge and set my goal at 50 books for the year.... the same amount I set as a personal challenge for 2010. I'm pleased to say that I not only reached my goal but exceeded it by 17 books!

This is what I read for the year:
1) Tomorrow 6: The Night is for Hunting by John Marsden
2) Tomorrow 7: The other Side of Dawn by John Marsden
3) Marked (House of Night 1) by P.C.Cast
4) Betrayed (House of Night 2) by P.C.Cast
5) Chosen (House of Night 3) by P.C.Cast
6) Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods 1) by Melissa De la Cruz
7) Untamed (House of Night 4) by P.C.Cast
8) Hunted (House of Night 5) by P.C.Cast
9) Tempted (House of Night 6) by P.C.Cast
10) Burned (House of Night 7) by P.C.Cast
11) Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush 1) by Becca Fitzpatrick
12) Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
13) Undead and Unwed (Undead and Unwed 1) by Mary Janice Davidson
14) Undead and Unemployed (Undead and Unwed 2) by Mary Janice Davidson
15) Undead and Unappreciated (Undead and Unwed 3) by Mary Janice Davidson
16) Undead and Unreturnable (Undead and Unwed 4) by Mary Janice Davidson
17) Undead and Unpopular (Undead and Unwed 5) by Mary Janice Davidson
18) I am Number 4 by Pittacus Lore
19) Crescendo (Hush, Hush 2) by Becca Fitzpatrick
20) The Wee Free Men (Discworld 30) by Terry Pratchett
21) Awakened (House of Night 8) by P.C.Cast
22) City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments 4) by Cassandra Clare
23) The Devils Kiss (Billy Sangreal 1) by Sarwat Chadda
24) Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld 4) by Kelley Armstrong
25) Haunted (Women of the Otherworld 5) by Kelley Armstrong
26) Broken (Women of the Otherworld 6) by Kelley Armstrong
27) No Human's Involved (Women of the Otherworld 7) by Kelley Armstrong
28) Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld 8) by Kelley Armstrong
29) Living with the Dead (Women of the Otherworld 9) by Kelley Armstrong
30) Frostbitten (Women of the Otherworld 10) by Kelley Armstrong
31) Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld 11) by Kelley Armstrong
32) The Scent of Shadows (First Sign of the Zodiac) by Vicki Pettersson
33) The Taste of Night (Second Sign of the Zodiac) by Vicki Pettersson
34) The Touch of Twilight (Third Sign of the Zodiac) Vicki Pettersson
35) Gone (Gone 1) by Michael Grant
36) Hunger (Gone 2) by Michael Grant
37) Lies (Gone 3) by Michael Grant
38) Plague (Gone 4) by Michael Grant
39) While I Live (Ellie Chronicles 1) by John Marsden
40) Incurable (Ellie Chronicles 2) by John Marsden
41) Circle of Flight (Ellie Chronicles 3) by John Marsden
42) City of Souls (Fourth Sign of the Zodiac) by Vicki Pettersson
43) Strange Angels (Strange Angels 1) by Lili St.Crow
44) Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
45) Betrayals (Strange Angels 2) by Lili St.Crow
46) Jealousy (Strange Angels 3) by Lili St.Crow
47) Defiance (Strange Angels 4) by Lili St.Crow
48) Stray (Shifters 1) by Rachel Vincent
49) Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
50) Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles 1) by Kami Garcia
51) Divergent (Divergent 1) by Veronica Roth
52) Blood Rights (House of Camarre' 1) by Kristen Painter
53) Cheat the Grave (Fifth Sign of the Zodiac) by Vicki Pettersson
54) The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
55) Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynne Barnes
56) Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress 1) by Jeaniene Frost
57) One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress 2) by Jeaniene Frost
58) At Grave's End (Night Huntress 3) by Jeaniene Frost
59) Flesh and Blood (House of Camarre' 2) by Kristen Painter
60) The Help by Kathryn Stockett
61) Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress 4) by Jeaniene Frost
62) This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress 5) by Jeaniene Frost
63) One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress 6) by Jeaniene Frost
64) Reckoning (Strange Angels 5) by Lili St.Crow
65) First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World 1) by Jeaniene Frost
66) Angelic by Kelley Armstrong
67) Counterfeit Magic by Kelley Armstrong

Once again there is a lot of superantural fiction in the list thanks to my sisters influence which I mentioned in last years post here.  I'm still really enjoying what I read although I might try to throw a few classics into the mix for this year..... maybe :) 

Also, if you'd like to see how I've rated any of the above books you can check them out in my Goodreads. You can also read a bit about the story and checkout other peoples reviews which is where I get a lot of my recommendations.

Lastly, if you've read something that you think I might like.... please share! :)

Until next time.....

Challenge Accomplished!

On Christmas day last year I started reading Twilight.... not because it was something I was all that interested in but because I wanted to see what all the hype was about and I wanted to check it out before I let my 11 year old read it. To be honest, I thought I'd hate it so you can imagine my surprise when I thoroughly enjoyed it and finished all four books in the series in about two weeks! It was nice to make time to read again which is something I haven't done much of since having children. I decided to challenge myself to see how many books I could read in the year and promptly gave up watching TV of an evening in favour of reading...... I started out thinking 20 books in a year would be great but a couple of months into my reading challenge I set the number at 50, and last night I started reading book no.51!

So...This is what I've read:

1) Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

2) New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

3) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

4) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

5) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

6) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

7) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

8) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

9) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

10) City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

11) The Naming by Alisson Croggon

12) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

13) The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

14) The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

15) The Short 2nd Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer

16) Evernight by Claudia Gray

17) Stargazer by Claudia Gray

18) Hourglass by Claudia Gray

19) The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks

20) Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin

21) Recycler by Laren McLaughlin

22) The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

23) The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong

24) Fallen by Lauren Kate

25) Maximum Ride: Angel Experiment by James Patterson

26) Maximum Ride: Schools out Forever by James Patterson

27) Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

28) Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

29) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

30) Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

31) Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

32) Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

33) Definately Dead by Charlaine Harris

34) All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

35) From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

36) Alone: Chasers by James Phelan

37) Need by Carrie Jones

38) Captivate by Carrie Jones

39) Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

40) Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

41) The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

42) Tomorrow: When the war Began by John Marsden

43) Torment by Lauren Kate

44) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

45) Tomorrow 2: The Dead of Night by John Marsden

46) Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

47) Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

48) Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong

49) Tomorrow 3: The Third Day, The Frost by John Marsden

50) Tomorrow 4: Darkness by my Friend by John Marsden

Edited to add a couple more:

51) Angel by L.A.Weatherly

52) Tomorrow 5: Burning for Revenge by John Marsden

My sister has been my main influence for the change in the type of books I've been reading and she thinks it's hilarious that she has me reading all sorts of supernatural fiction these days and a lot of what I've read has been young adult fiction which has really surprised me..... if you'd like to know more about any of these books you can check them out on my Goodreads page here.

I would also love to hear what great books you've been reading and welcome any recommendations as my to-read pile is getting quite low now!

Until next time.......