December Book Tally and 2016 Book Goals

Endless Knight by Kresley Cole
Rolling In The Deep by Mira Grant
Hawkeye by Jeff Lemire
Paris, He Said by Christine Sneed
Winter by Marissa Meyer
Did You Ever Have A Family by Bill Clegg

I made it to 150! I thought it would be easier this year but life got in the way. I'll keep my goal at 150 until I'm surpassing it easily.

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 0 (challenge complete) YTD: 6

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 1 (Hawkeye)
YTD : 52

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 0 ( none this month) YTD: 19

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 0 (none this month) YTD: 8

Total: 150

How Did I Do On My Goals?

-Participate In The What's In A Name Challenge
Complete!

-Read and Review 24 Graphic Novels for the Graphic Novel and Manga. 
Complete!

-Read 14-18 books for the Foodies Read Challenge.
Fail! I only read 8 :(

-Read 150 books.
Complete!

My 2016 Bookish Goals

-Participate in the Foodies Read Challenge.

-Participate in The Full House Reading Challenge.

-Participate in What's In A Name Challenge.

-Participate in the LGBTQIA Books Reading Challenge.

-Participate in the Graphic Novel & Manga Challenge.

-Read 150 books.

November Book Tally

The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan
Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
Put Up Your Duke by Megan Frampton
Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
The Sleeper and The Spindle by Neil Gaiman
Saga vol 5 by Brian K Vaughan
Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
I See You Make An Effort by Annabelle Gurwitch

Still slowly inching to 150. House hunting plus a lot of busy weeks at work have made reading harder to do. I've got a couple of 4 weekends coming up. House hunting is on hold through the holidays so hopefully reading will make a come back.

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 0 (challenge complete) YTD: 6

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 4 (Saga vol 5, Get Jiro!, The Sleeper and The Spindle), Gotham Academy vol 1)
YTD :51

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 1 ( Put Up Your Duke) YTD: 19

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 2 (Get Jiro! and The Art of Baking Blind) YTD: 8

Total: 143

October Book Tally

American Catch by Paul Greenberg
When Good Earls Go Bad by Megan Frampton
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison
Unprocessed by Megan Kimble
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitch Smith
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Fables vol 5 by Bill Willingham
Alex + Ada vol 3 by Jonathan Luna

Such a low number read. I was hoping to have reached 150 by now. I didn't read that much during the October Read a thon. This house hunting has taken more time than I thought it would. It's cutting into my reading time. Maybe I'll finish it next month.


Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 0 (challenge complete) YTD: 6

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 3 (Nimona, Fables vol 5, Alex + Ada vol 3)
YTD :47

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 1 ( When Good Earls Go Bad) YTD: 18

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 2 (American Catch & Unprocessed) YTD: 6

Total: 134

September Book Tally

The Duke's Guide to Correct Behavior by Megan Frampton
First There Was Forever by Juilana Romano
Tampa by Alissa Nutting
The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan
RIPD vol 1 by Peter Lenkov
Hawkeye vol 4 by Matt Fraction
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth vol 1 by Victor Gischler


A decent month. Still closing in on 150. Almost there! There some winners (The Boy Most Likely To and The Duke's Guide To Correct Behavior) and some losers (First There Was Forever) this month. But a good month.

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 0 (challenge complete) YTD: 6

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 3 (RIPD vol 1, Hawkeye vol 4, Deadpool vol 1) YTD :4

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 4 ( The Duke's Guide to Correct Behavior, The Suffragette Scandal, Julie of The Wolves, Whitney, My Love) YTD: 17

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 0 (none this month) YTD: 4

Total: 125

August Book Tally

The Beekeeper's Daughter by Santa Montefiore

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Knit Two by Kate Jacobs

Transposes by Dylan Edwards

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan

Pregnant Butch by AK Summers

Gregor The Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Sex Criminals vol 2 by Matt Fraction

The Martian  by Andy Weir

The Fill -In Boyfriend by Kasie West

Unveiled by Courtney Milan

Not a bad month but certainly didn't read a whole lot. Did read some good books this month. My graphic novel numbers have gone way down since I met my goal for that challenge. I also finished the What's In A Name Challenge!

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 1 (The Beekeeper's Daughter) YTD: 6

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 3 (Transposes, Pregnant Butch, Sex Criminals vol 2) YTD :41

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 1 ( The Countess Conspiracy and Unveiled) YTD: 13

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 0 (none this month) YTD: 4

Total: 115

July Book Tally

Birthday Gift by Courtney Milan
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
Glory: The Complete Saga by Joe Keatinge
Alex + Ada vol 2 by Jonathan Luna
Bento Box In The Heartland by Linda Furiya
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M Draper
Thor's Serpents by KL Armstrong and MA Marr
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Fables vol 4 by Bill Willingham
Armada by Ernest Cline

Not a bad month. I hit #100. Cruising right along to my goal of 150. July was a busy month so I didn't read as much. August looks just as busy so I expect to read about the same in August.

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 1 (Lost Lake ) YTD: 5

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 3 (Glory, Alex + Ada vol 2, Fables vol 4) YTD :38

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 1 ( Birthday Gift) YTD: 11

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 1 (Bento Box In The Heartland) YTD: 4

Total: 104

June Book Tally

Unexpectedly Eighty by Judith Viorst
In A World Just Right by Jen Brooks
Fables vol 2 by Bill Willingham
Fables vol 3 by Bill Willingham
The Unexpected Duchess by Valerie Bowman
The Accidental Countess by Valerie Bowman
The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman
I am Her Revenge by Meredith Moore
The Last Unicorn by Peter Gillis
The Heartbreak Diet by Thorina Rose
This Song Will Save Your Life by Lelia Sales
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
 PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner

Not a bad month. I read some good books but I was slumping hard. Especially at the end of the month. Life was getting in the way of my reading.

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 0 (None this month ) YTD: 4

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 4 (Fables vol 2, Fables vol 3, The Last Unicorn, and The Heartbreak Diet) YTD :35

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 3 ( The Unexpected Duchess, The Accidental Countess, and The Unlikely Lady) YTD: 10

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 0 (none this month) YTD: 3

Total: 93

May Book Tally

Picking Bones From Ash by Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Charlotte Somtimes by Penelope Farmer
Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins
A + E 4ever by i merey
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord
Rat Queens vol 2 by Kurtis J Wiebe
Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakruni
God Loves Hair by Vivek Shraya
Women of The Harlem Renaissance by Lisa Beringer McKissack
The Dark by Lemony Snicket
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Tam Lin by Jane Yolen
I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
The Heir by Kiera Cass
How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
How Mirka Met A Meterorite by Barry Deutsch
Fables vol 1  by Bill Willingham
Birth of A Nation by Aaron McGruder
The Intrepids by Kurtis J Wiebe

May was an amazing month. I read a lot of books and I read a lot of great books. You know when you hit a stride and it seems like nothing will stand in your way? Yeah that was me this month. I also reviewed a ton. And I passed the halfway mark to 150!

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 1 (Brooklyn, Burning ) YTD: 4

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 8(A +E 4Ever, Rat Queens vol2, Smile, Howe Mirka Got Her Sword, How Mirka Met a Meteroite, Fables vol1, Birth of A Nation, The Intrepids) YTD :31

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 0 ( none this month) YTD: 7

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 0 (none this month) YTD: 3

Total: 82

April Book Tally

One For The Books by Joe Queenan
A Right To Be Hostile by Aaron McGruder
Alex + Ada vol 1 by Jonathan Luna
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Sword vol 2 by The Luna Brothers
The Sword vol 3 by The Luna Brothers
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam by Ann Marie Fleming
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham
Saga vol 4 by Brian K Vaughan
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Desert Tales by Melissa Marr
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford
Earthlight vol 1 by Stuart Moore
Harvest by Max Watman
Ocean by Warren Ellis
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants by Jill Soloway

A lot of books this month. Tons of graphic novels too. Thanks to the 24 readathon I was able to get a lot read this month. Great month!

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 0 (none this month ) YTD: 3

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 10 (A Right to be Hostile, Alex + Ada vol 1, The Sword vols 2&3, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, Saga vol 4, Sisters, Earthlight vol 1, Ocean, and El Deafo ) YTD :23

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 1 ( Songs of Willow Frost) YTD: 7

Foodies Read Challenge this month:1 (Harvest) YTD: 3

Total: 57

March Book Tallly

Gear School by Adam Gallardo
Trinity: A Graphic History of First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Best Shot in the West by Patricia C McKissack
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
The Sword vol 1 by The Luna Brothers
Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott
Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
The Antelope in the Living Room by Melanie Shankle
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare
Yummy: The Last Days of A Southside Shorty by G. Neri
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Nobody's Family Is Going to Change by Louise Fitzhugh
Rat Queens vol 1 by Kurtis J Wiebe
The Book of the Unknown Americans by Christina Heriquez
A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan

A great month. I'm really reading a lot of graphic novels. Good for my Graphic Novel Challenge! Also a lot of other great books too.

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 1 (The Antelope In The Living Room ) YTD: 3

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 6 (Gear School, Trinity, Best Shot In The West, The Sword vol 1, Rat Queens vol 1, Yummy) YTD: 13

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 2 ( A Kiss For Midwinter and Say Yes to the Marquess) YTD: 6

Foodies Read Challenge this month:1 (Yes, Chef) YTD: 2

Total: 38

February Book Tally

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
My Real Children by Jo Walton
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (audio)
Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Pretty Deadly vol 1 by Kelley Sue DeConnick
Stray Bullets vol 1 by David Lapham
Little White Duck by Na Liu
The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
How To Understand Israel In 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden

Another good month.I didn't get to read as much as I wanted for #comicsFebruary but I did read some really good ones. Little White Duck and How To Understand Israel In 60 Days or Less were the best two graphic novels this month. I finished another audio book!

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 1 (Color Purple, ) YTD: 2

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 5 (How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Seconds, Little White Duck, Stray Bullets, and Pretty Deadly) YTD: 8

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 2 ( Journey Home and The Heiress Effect) YTD: 4

Foodies Read Challenge this month:0 (none this month) YTD: 1

Total: 24

January Book Tally

Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics edited by Diana Schutz
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long
Snow by Tracy Lynn
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan
Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase
Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman
The Zen of Fish by Trevor Corson

A good start to the year. I've read some good books and finally finished listening to Coraline on audio!

Stats:

What's In A Name Challenge: this month: 1 (Romancing The Duke) YTD: 1

Graphic Novel and Manga Challenge: this month: 3 (Noir, The Silence of Our Friends, and The Shadow Hero) YTD: 3

Historical Reading Challenge: this month: 2 ( The Duchess War, and Scandal Wears Satin) YTD: 2

Foodies Read Challenge this month: 1 (The Zen of Fish) YTD: 1

Total: 11