Fortnightly* Update #22
Bit late for this one, I was out of town until yesterday and this update is difficult to do when I don't have a laptop. My reading did slow down by the end of the month because even though I was on vacation, for whatever reason, I only was free to read on the plane. I did achieve my yearly challenge of 250 books though which was nice :) I have about 14 books that I need to read to finish all my challenges, so they will be the focus this month with a few other books here and there of my choice. I'm already starting to look at next year for challenges, but trying not to commit to so many.
*I've decided to change this a bit to a bimonthly update, on the 1st and 15th of each month. But I'm keeping the name, since I really like the word fortnight.
Books finished in 2014 since last update:
- Inuyasha: Volume 7: Close Enemies by Rumiko Takahashi
- Inuyasha: Volume 8: Stolen Spirit by Rumiko Takahashi
- Classical Mythology taught by Elizabeth Vandiver
- A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell, narrated by David Tennant
- The Woodcutter by Kate Danley
- Bridesmaid Lotto by Rachel Astor
- Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon, narrated by Jeff Woodman
- Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
- The Line by JD Horn
- The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
- Inuyasha: Volume 9: Building a Better Trap by Rumiko Takahashi
- Inuyasha: Volume 10: A Warriors Code by Rumiko Takahashi
- Soulless the Manga Volume 2 adapted by Rem from Changeless by Gail Carriger
In the middle of:
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, narrated by Edward Herrmann
Books Read in 2014:
254/250
On Track?
24 books ahead of schedule
Reviews to write:
0
Challenges completed:
Eight
Yearly:
Recommended by Readers Challenge: 7 out of 10
Randomizer Challenge: 7 out of 12
The String Theory Challenge: 10 out of 12
The Monopoly Genre Challenge: 21 out of 22
The Seasons of Love Challenge: 24 out of 27
Quarterly:
BWB TBR Challenge Q1: 7 out of 7
Rated YA-MA New, New, and New Challenge: 6 out of 6
2014 Reading Challenge Chinese Zodiac Challenge: 12 out of 12
BWB TBR Challenge Q2: 7 out of 7
Rated YA-MA Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 12 out of 6
2014 Reading Challenge Series Finish Challenge: 17 out of 18
BWB TBR Challenge Q3: 9 out of 9
Rated YA-MA AcronyMANIA: 7 out of 7
BWB TBR Challenge Q4: 6 out of 8
Rated YA-MA Finish What You Started: 3 out of 6
SOS 2014 TBR Clean-up Challenge: 12 out of 15
Monthly:
February Personal Challenge: 5 out of 9
-Did not finish either random pick
-Did not read a paperback book that I already own
-Only read one book published in 2014
January Personal Challenge: 5 out of 7
-Did not finish the random pick of The Blade Itself
-Did not read a paperback book that I already own.
Pages read in 2014 (to be added monthly):
77,410
Favorite Reads:
January: The Little Android by Marissa Meyer
February: Cress by Marissa Meyer
March: World After by Susan Ee
April: Saga Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
May: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, narrated by Edward Hermann
June: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
July: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 12 by Naoko Takeuchi; translated by William Flanagan
August: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende and narrated by Gerard Doyle
September: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
October: Matterhorn: A Novel of Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes, narrated by Bronson Pinchot
November: The Greyfriar by Clay and Susan Griffith
December:
Favorite book of 2014 thus far:
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, narrated by Edward Hermann