Monday, May 28, 2012

2012 Reading Challenges - Updates!

This is where I will be keeping track of my reading challenges for 2012. I'm very excited about all of them! Check them out:


I am hosting my own reading challenge this year, and I'm very excited about it! This challenge is for reading adult paranormal and fantasy books released in 2012. If you are interested in joining in, you can do so on the Sign Up Post.

I'm going with dedication level Take Me to the Fae Realm, which means I plan to read 21 - 30 books that fit this challenge. I might bump it up to the higher level as the year goes on........we'll see.  :)

Here's my list (so far):
1. The Shadow Reader (McKenzie Lewis #1) by Sandy Williams 
2. Sacrificial Magic (Downside #4) by Stacia Kane
3. Blood on the Bayou (Annabelle Lee #2) by Stacey Jay
4. Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost
5. Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6) by Chloe Neill
6. Summoning the Night (Arcadia Bell #2) by Jenn Bennett
7. Chasing Magic (Downside #5) by Stacia Kane
8. Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12) by Charlaine Harris
9. Shadows Before the Sun (Charlie Madigan #4) by Kelly Gay
9. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (White Trash Zombie #2) by Diana Rowland
10. Shadow Bound (Unbound #2) by Rachel Vincent
11. Deadly Descendant (Descendant #2) by Jenna Black
12. Firelight (Darkest London #1) by Kristen Callihan
13. Nightshifted (Edie Spence #1) by Cassie Alexander
14. Moonglow (Darkest London #2) by Kristen Callihan
15. The Shattered Dark (McKenzie Lewis #2) by Sandy Williams
16. Discount Armageddon (Incryptid #1) by Seanan McGuire
17. The Kingdom (Graveyard Queen #2) by Amanda Stevens
18. The Prophet (Graveyard Queen #3) by Amanda Stevens
19. A Blood Seduction (Vamp City #1) by Pamela Palmer
20. Dire Needs (Eternal Wolf Clan #1) by Stephanie Tyler
21. The Seduction of Phaeton Black (Paranormal Investigator #1) by Jillian Stone
22. Blood Before Sunrise by Amanda Bonilla
23. Fourth Grave
24. Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway
25. Stalking the Others (H&W Investigations #4) by Jess Haines
26. Tarnished (The St. Croix Chronilces #1) by Karina Cooper
27. The Janus Affair (Ministry of Peculiar Occurances #2) by Philippa Ballantine








I'm such a joiner! I have joined two reading challenges for 2012, something I didn't do last year. I'm very excited! First of all, I joined the 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge, hosted by Evie at Bookish. This challenge is to help motivate us readers to get through those books on our shelves we've been wanting to read but haven't gotten to yet (you can click on the picture to sign up if you also suffer from this problem). 

You can choose your level of 'commitment' for this challenge, and I chose "A Sweet Kiss". That means I want to read 21 - 30 books from my TBR shelf! Here's my list:

1. Alpha (Shifters #6) by Rachel Vincent
2. The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
3. Darker Still (Magic Most Foul #1) by Leanna Renee Hieber
4. Bitten (Women of the Otherworld #1) by Kelly Armstrong
5. Kindling the Moon (Aracadia Bell #1) by Jenn Bennett
6. Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1) by Richelle Mead
7. One Grave At A Time (Night Huntress #6) by Jeaniene Frost
8. Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica #4) by Larissa Ione
9. Sin Undone (Demonica #5) by Larissa Ione
10. The Hunter (The Legend Chronicles #1) by Theresa Myers
11. The Restorer (Graveyard Queen #1) by Amanda Stevens
12. Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunters #4) by Nalini Singh
13. The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire #1) by Clay Griffith
14. The Iron Duke (Iron Seas) by Meljean Brook
15. Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane #1) by Jaye Wells
16. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare
17. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare
18. City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare
19. City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4) by Cassandra Clare
20. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare
21. Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2) by Cassandra Clare
22. Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins
23. Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3) by Suzanne Collins
25. Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #1) by Larissa Ione
26. Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione
27. Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between (Rhiannon's Law #1) by J.A. Saare
28. Wanderlust (Sirantha Jax #2) by Ann Aguirre 
29. Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia Hand

Okay, there it is!!! I can't promise I won't swap out a couple of those throughout the year if I change my mind. There are a few on the list that I haven't actually already purchased, but even without those I am still in the 21 - 30 book range. 






I also joined the 2012 Debut Author Challenge, hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. For this one, I am going to read at least 12 YA books published by brand new authors or authors never published in YA before. I'm very excited about this one too! I even already read my first book for the challenge - Cinder!

So there you have it! My challenges for 2012! I will tag all my reviews that meet either of these challenges so you can always find them under the Features tab. Yay for 2012!

1. Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer 
2. The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass
3. Shadow and Bones (Grisha Trilogy #1) by Leigh Bardugo
4. Slide by Jill Ahthaway
5. Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne
6. Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
7. Innocent Darkness (Aether Chronilces #1) by Suzanne Lazear
8. Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi
9. Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by R.L. LaFevers
10. Hemlock (Hemlock #1) by Kathleen Peacock
11. Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death #1) by Bethany Griffin
12. Silver by Talia Vance
13. What's Left of Me (Hybrid Chronicles #1) by Kat Zhang
14. Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox



More to come........

1 comment:

  1. Those are some great challenges. I have joined 3 challenges this year that can cross over each other so they aren't so bad.

    Good luck on reducing that TBR pile!

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