December Book Tally and End of Year Wrap Up

December Book Tally

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day Winifred Winston
Her Fearful Symmetry by  Audrey Niffenegger
Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
Son by Lois Lowry
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister
Saga vol 1 by Brian K Vaughn
The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Stumptown vol 1 by Greg Rucka
The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas
Demon Knights vol 1 by Paul Cornell
Amulet vol 5 by Kazu Kibuishi

Fifteen books! I had a lot of time for reading but I also had a bunch of books that sucked me in. Towards the end of December, I got really sick and had a hard time reading. So I read 3 graphic novels in 2 days. 

So how did I do on my goals?

1. Read Pride and Prejudice-Fail. I thought I owned Pride and Prejudice but I own Sense and Sensibility. I was too sick to go out and buy a copy before the end of 2012. 
2. Participate in the War Through The Generation challenge, The Western Genre challenge, and the Foodies Read 2 challenge.-I met my goal for the War through The Generation challenge and exceeded my goal for the Foodie Read 2 Challenge. I failed at my goal for the Western Genre. 
3. I'm keeping reading goal at 100. -I met my goal and exceeded it. 
4. Participate in Weekend Cooking. I've been invited numerous times to participate and I'm going to start in January. I'll still have my slow cooker Tuesdays but post non-slow cooker recipes on Saturdays. -I've been participating in Weekend Cooking for most of the year. 

Now all the stats!

Total books read: 128 (5 more than last year)

Total number of pages read: 39,863 (1823 more pages than last year)

 YA continues to be my largest genre of books read. I read less graphic novels than last year. These are not all the books I read just the most popular ones for me.

I still read more books by women than men. This is still about the same as last year.

How was your reading in 2012?

November Book Tally

Let The Eat Cake by Sandra Byrd
The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini
97 Orchard by Jane Ziegelman
Cleaving by Julie Powell
Hearts of Darkness by Kira Brady
Every Day by David Levithan
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Sizzling Skillets and Other One Pot Wonders by Emeril Lagasse
Skinny by Donna Cooner
Hidden by Sophie Jordan

Another good month filled with great books. I can't believe another year is almost over. I haven't read Pride and Prejudice yet. I need to make time to read that before 2012 is over. I might be reading it on New Year's Eve!

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 2 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 18 (97 Orchard, Cleaving, and Sizzling Skillets and Other One Pot Wonders)
Total to date: 113

October Book Tally

More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow by Stephanie O'Dea

Some Girls by Jillian Lauren

The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long

Locke & Key vol 5 by Joe Hill

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

Amulet vol 4 by Kazu Kibuishi

Low Carb Meals in Minutes by Linda Gassenheimer

Witch Child by Celia Rees

Messenger by Lois Lowry

Shucked by Erin Byers Murray

Bunheads by Sophie Flack

My Berlin Kitchen by Luisa Weiss

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

Fifteen books! Even better than my September tally. Plus I met my 100 book mark!

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 2 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 15 (Low Carb Meals in Minutes, More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow, Shucked and My Berlin Kitchen)
Total to date: 103

September Book Tally

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti by Giulia Melucci
Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
Enthralled edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong
Plenty by Alisa Smith and JB MacKinnon
Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Amulet vol 3 by Kazu Kibuishi
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns
Hidden by Kelley Armstrong
Throne of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Simple Asian Meals by Nina Simonds

Fourteen books! September was a banner month. Most books I read in one month this year. Plus I read a ton of fantastic books.

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 2 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 11 (Simple Asian Meals, Plenty, Julie & Julia)
Total to date: 88

August Book Tally

Redshirts by John Scalzi
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Better by Mistake by Alina Tugend
The Homemade Pantry by Alana Chernila
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
High Flavor Low Labor by JM Hirsch
Two At The Table by Cherly Fall
Spellbound by Kelley Armstrong
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong

Another great month. It's hard to pick a favorite. So many good books!
I also participated in Trish's Pin It and Do It Challenge this month. I wanted to make 10 pins with at least 3 pins. I made Hamburger Kababs, Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps and Easy Extra Creamy Mac&Cheese, Peanut Butter Cup Brownies, Coconut Chicken and Crockpot Cube Steak, and No Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars. So I only made seven and they were all food pins. I can't wait to try the challenge again in October.

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 2 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 7 (High Flavor Low Labor & The Homemade Pantry)
Total to date: 74

July Book Review

Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink
As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason
The Maid by Kimberly Cutter
Blackout by Mira Grant
The Girl In The Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
Locke & Key vol 3 by Joe Hill
Locke & Key vol 4 by Joe Hill
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
Waking The Witch by Kelley Armstrong
The Thorne and The Blossom by Theodora Goss (review coming tomorrow)


Best month this year! Twelve read filled with great reads. I wish I could read this many every month. 

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 2 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 5 (None this month)
Total to date: 64

June Book Tally

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
Amulet vol 2 by Kazu Kibuishi
Threads and Flames by Esther M Friesner
Stopping by David Kundtz
Poser by Claire Dederer
The Selection by Kiera Cass
These Is My Words by Nancy E Turner (review coming this week)
Locke and Key vol 1 by Joe Hill
Locke and Key vol 2 by Joe Hill
Bought by Anna David (review coming soon)

Best month of the year with ten read this month. Tough to pick a favorite. I really did enjoy all of them this month. I'm well on my way to a 100 books of the year!

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 2 (These Is My Words)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 5 (None this month)
Total to date: 52

May Book Tally

For All The Tea In China by Sarah Rose
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Loss by Jackie Morse Kessler
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose
Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
The Year We Were Famous by Carole Estby Dagg (review coming next week)

Another great month. I tried to write a review for Insurgent but failed. It was great sequel and I can't wait for the next book.

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 1 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 5 (For All The Tea In China)
Total to date: 42

April Book Tally

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Fever by Lauren DeStefano
What We Eat When We Eat Alone by Deborah Madison and Patrick McFarlin
Evvy's Civil War by Miriam Brenaman
A Sudden Country by Karen Fisher
Faery Tales and Nightmares by Melissa Marr
Amulet vol 1 by Kazu Kibuishi
Timeless by Gail Carriger

Another good month filled with great reads.

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 1 (A Sudden Country)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 4 (What We Eat When We Eat Alone)
Total to date: 33

March Book Tally

Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Anna and The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
Across The Universe by Beth Revis
The Iron Thorn by Catilin Kitterdge
The Sweet Scent of Blood by Suzanne McLeod
Be Thrifty edited by Pia Catton


Eight this month. Not bad especially since I read some fantastic books this month. Tough to pick a favorite. They were all really good. 

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 0 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 3 (None this month)
Total to date: 25

February Book Tally

To End All Wars by Adam Hochschild
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Living With The Dead by Kelley Armstrong
An Everlasting Meal by Tamara Adler
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
A Very Long Engagement by Sebastien Japrisot
When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Diabolical by Cynthia L Smith

Nine this month. It was good reading month. I really can't pick a favorite. There were just too many good books this month.

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 2 (To End All Wars & A Very Long Engagment)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 0 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 3 (An Everlasting Meal)
Total to date: 17

January Book Tally

Vanish by Sophie Jordan

The Discovery of Jeanne Baret by Glynis Ridley

Home Improvement: Undead Edition edited by Charlaine Harris

The Girl In The Steel Corset by Kady Cross

The Killer vol 1 by Matz

The Killer vol 2 by Matz

The Recipe Club by Nancy Garfinkle and Andrea Israel

Kafka's Soup by Mark Crick

Eight books this month. Not bad, start to the year. Vanish and The Girl In The Steel Corset were my favorite reads this month. 

Stats:

Fill In The Gaps YTD: 0 (None this month)

War Through The Generations YTD: 0 (None this month)

The Western Genre Challenge YTD: 0 (None this month)

Foodies Read 2 Challenge YTD: 2 (The Recipe Club & Kafka's Soup)