The Book Challenge discussion

My goal for 2014 is to read 120 books and 45,000 pages (10 books per month).


January: 18/10
February: 16/10
March: 11/10
April: 7/10
May: 10/10
June: 6/10
July: 11/10
August: 3/10
September: 5/10
October: 10/10
November: 10/10
December: 13/10

Buddy Read for Richelle Mead books
Thread

January: Storm Born
February: Thorn Queen
March: Iron Crowned
April: Shadow Heir
May: Succubus Blues
June: Succubus on Top
July: Succubus Dreams
August: Succubus Heat
September: Succubus Shadows
October: Succubus Revealed

Books I'd Like to Get to This Summer (May - August)
*re-read

1.Outlander by Diana Gabaldon*
2.Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon*
3.Voyager by Diana Gabaldon*
4.Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon*
5.The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon*
6.A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon*
7.An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon*
8.Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
9.Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon
10.Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
11.An Abundance of Katherine's by John Green
12.Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
13.The Eternity Cure by Julia Kagawa
14.The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien
15.Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
16.Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison
17.Ever After by Kim Harrison
18.The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
19.Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
20.Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews*
21.Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews*
22.Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews*
23.Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews*
24.Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
25.Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
26.Wicked as They Come by Delilah S. Dawson
27.Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
28.Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
29.Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
30.Demon Song by Cat Adams
31.City of Bones by Cassandra Clare*
32.City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare*
33.City of Glass by Cassandra Clare*
34.City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare*
35.City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
36.City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
37.A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
38.Emma by Jane Austen
39.Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
40.Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Series I'd like to knock off my TBR in 2014:


House of Night
Marked Read ★★★★
Betrayed
Chosen
Untamed
Hunted
Tempted
Burned
Awakened <- Determine Continuation

Women of the Otherworld plus Anthologies
Bitten Read ★★★★
Stolen Read ★★★★
Dime Store Magic Read ★★★★
Industrial Magic Read ★★★★
Haunted
Broken
No Humans Involved
Personal Demon
Living with the DeadFrostbitten
Waking the Witch
Spell Bound
Thirteen
Men of the Otherworld
Tales of the Otherworld

Soul Screamers
My Soul to Take Read ★★★★
My Soul to Save
My Soul to Keep
My Soul to Steal
If I Die
Before I Wake
With All My Soul

Dark Swan
Storm Born Read ★★★★
Thorn Queen Read ★★★★★
Iron Crowned
Shadow Heir

Georgina Kincaid
Succubus Blues Read ★★★★★
Succubus on Top Read ★★★★
Succubus Dreams
Succubus Heat
Succubus Shadows
Succubus Revealed

Hush, Hush
Hush, Hush Read ★★★★★
Crescendo
Silence
Finale

Unearthly
Unearthly Read ★★★★★
Hallowed
Boundless


Madison Avery
Once Dead, Twice Shy Read ★★★
Early to Death, Early to Rise
Something Deadly This Way Comes

Highlander
Beyond the Highland Mist Read ★★★★★
To Tame A Highland Warrior Read ★★★★★
The Highlander's Touch
Kiss of the Highlander
The Dark Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Spell of the Highlander
Into the Dreaming

Morganville Vampires
Glass Houses Read ★★★★★
The Dead Girls' Dance Read ★★★★
Midnight Alley
Feast of Fools
Lord of Misrule
Carpe Corpus
Fade Out
Kiss of Death
Ghost Town
Bite Club
Last Breath
Black Dawn
Bitter Blood
Fall of Night
Daylighters

Strange Angels
Strange Angels Read ★★★
Betrayals
Jealousy
Defiance
Reckoning

Caster Chronicles
Beautiful Creatures Read ★★★★★
Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Chaos
Beautiful Redemption

Challenges
All Year & Continuation

NBRC: Mythological Creatures Part II

NBRC: Animals Part II

NBRC: Twelve Towers

50 States Continued from 2013


Alabama (AL): Never Too Far by Abbi Glines
Alaska (AK): Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Arizona (AZ): Storm Born by Richelle Mead
Arkansas (AR)

California (CA): Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Colorado (CO): Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione
Connecticut (CT)

Delaware (DE)

Florida (FL): Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines

Georgia (GA): Down to You by M. Leighton

Hawaii (HI)

Idaho (ID): Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Illinois (IL): Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
Indiana (IN): The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Iowa (IA)

Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY): Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh

Louisiana (LA): Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD): Wake by Amanda Hocking
Massachusetts (MA): Night Owls by Jennifer M. Roy
Michigan (MI): When We Met by A.L. Jackson
Minnesota (MN): MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)

Nebraska (NE): Biting Cold by Chloe Neill
Nevada (NV): Burned by Ellen Hopkins
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ): This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY): Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
North Carolina (NC): Here Kitty, Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston
North Dakota (ND)

Ohio (OH): Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR): Harder by Robin York

Pennsylvania (PA): The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Rhode Island (RI): Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston

South Carolina (SC): Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
South Dakota (SD)

Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX): Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

Utah (UT)

Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA): The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Washington (WA): Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
West Virginia (WV): Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Wisconsin (WI): Betrayed: An Altered Saga Novella
Wyoming (WY): The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen

Options:
Arkansas: Grave Sight,
Connecticut: Vision in White, Orange is the New Black, My Life Next Door
Kansas: Burning Alive
Maine: The Vespertine, Siren, Requiem,
Mississippi: The Help
Missouri: The Lightning Thief, Blood Magic,
New Hampshire: Handle with Care,
New Mexico, First Grave on the Right,
Oklahoma: Marked, Intertwined, Divine By Mistake
Tennessee: Blue Dahlia,
Utah: The 19th Wife

ABC Challenges


Titles:
A: All the Pretty Lies
B: Beautiful Beginning
C: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
D: Daimon
E: Etiquette & Espionage
F: Foreplay
G: Going Too Far
H: The Hobbit
I: Into the Still Blue
J:
K:
L: A Little Too Far
M: Magic Gifts
N: Night Owls
O: Onyx
P: Poison
Q:
R: Rush
S: Storm Born
T: Tricks
U: Under the Never Sky
V:
W: Wait For You
X:
Y:
Z:

Author:
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout
B: Maya Banks
C: Christina Lauren
D: Lisa Desrochers
E: Ellen Hopkins
F: Jeaniene Frost
G: Gail Carriger
H: Helen Harper
I: Ilona Andrews
J: Jenn Bennett
K: Julie Kagawa
L: Lisa Desrochers
M: Richelle Mead
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R: Lauren M. Roy
S: Sophie Jordan
T: J.R.R. Tolkien
U: Ursula K. Le Guin
V: Vivi Andrews
W: Suzanne Wright
X:
Y: Robin York
Z: Bridget Zinn

Checks and Balances
2014

Purchased & Read:



Owned & Read:



Borrowed & Read:

Given & Read:

January


1.Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (320 pgs) 1.1.14
2.A Little Too Far by Lisa Desrochers (336 pgs) 1.1.14
3.Beautiful Beginning by Christina Lauren (189 pgs) 1.2.14
4.Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout (62 pgs) 1.4.13
5.Rush by Maya Banks (396 pgs) 1.7.14
6.Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews (100 pgs) 1.8.13
7.Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett (317 pgs) 1.11.14
8.Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (260 pgs) 1.13.14
9.Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (307 pgs) 1.14.14
10.Bloodfire by Helen Harper (246 pgs) 1.14.14
11.Storm Born by Richelle Mead (361 pgs) 1.17.14
12.Bloodmagic by Helen Harper (156 pgs) 1.18.14
13.The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (267 pgs) 1.20.14
14.Bloodrage by Helen Harper (237 pgs) 1.24.14
15.The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (380 pgs) 1.26.14
16.Blood Politics by Helen Harper (220 pgs) 1.28.14
17.Bloodlust by Helen Harper (252 pgs) 1.30.14
18.Saving Quinton by Jessica Sorensen (384 pgs) 1.31.14

February


19.Wait For You by J. Lynn (332 pgs) 2.9.14
20.Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy (296 pgs) 2.11.14
21.Be With Me by J. Lynn (364 pgs) 2.12.14
22.Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas (206 pgs) 2.13.14
23.Forged by Jennifer Rush (32 pgs) 2.14.14
24.Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (627 pgs) 2.14.14
25.Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (374 pgs) 2.14.14
26.Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (341 pgs) 2.15.14
27.Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (400 pgs) 2.17.14
28.Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols (276 pgs) 2.17.14
29.The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (322 pgs) 2.21.14
30.Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout (366 pgs) 2.21.14
31.Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith (366 pgs) 2.22.14
32.Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston (384 pgs) 2.24.14
33.Fifty First Times by Julie Cross (350 pgs) 2.27.14
34.Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (235 pgs) 2.28.14

March


35.In Time by Alexandra Bracken (89 pgs) 3.1.14
36.A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (403 pgs) 3.3.14
37.Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken (507 pgs) 3.6.14
38.Carnal Secrets by Suzanne Wright (376 pgs) 3.7.14
39.Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts (276 pgs) 3.8.14
40.Rocked by Clara Bayard (64 pgs) 3.8.14
41.The Wallflower by Dana Marie Bell (175 pgs) 3.9.14
42.Serengeti Heat by Vivi Andrews (60 pgs) 3.9.14
43.Dragon Warrior by Shea McLeod (195 pgs) 3.11.14
44.A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (215 pgs) 3.13.14
45.Deeper by Robin York (393 pgs) 3.16.14

April


46.Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams (371 pgs) 4.1.14
47.Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren (386 pgs) 4.10.14
48.The Giver by Lois Lowry (179 pgs) 4.17.14
49.Seeds of Wither by Lauren DeStefano (13 pgs) 4.17.14
50.Deceiving Lies by Molly McAdams (306 pgs) 4.18.14
51.Under Her Skin by Jeaniene Frost, Meljean Brooks, and Ilona Andrews (101 pgs) 4.20.14
52.Ironskin by Tina Connolly (302 pgs) 4.30.14

May


53.Nova and Quinton: No Regrets by Jessica Sorensen (384 pgs) 5.1.14
54.Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead (375 pgs) 5.16.14
55.Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett (325 pgs) 5.20.14
56.Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher (328 pgs) 5.20.14
57.Poison by Bridget Zinn (276 pgs) 5.22.14
58.Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor (89 pgs) 5.22.14
59.The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa (434 pgs) 5.25.14
60.Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout (281 pgs) 5.27.14
61.Tease by Sophie Jordan (320 pgs) 5.27.14
62.Smoke by Ellen Hopkins (543 pgs) 5.29.14

June


63.Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (650 pgs) 6.2.14
64.Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (743 pgs) 6.6.14
65.Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (870 pgs) 6.9.14
66.Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (880 pgs) 6.12.14
67.The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (979 pgs) 6.16.14
68.A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (982 pgs) 6.24.14

July


69.Written in My Own Hearts Blood by Diana Gabaldon (814 pgs) 7.1.12
70.Illusion by Sherrilyn Kenyon (448 pgs) 7.4.14
71.Hunting Season by Shelly Laurenston (267 pgs) 7.7.14
72.All the Pretty Lies by M. Leighton (241 pgs) 7.7.14
73.Sweet by Erin McCarthy (257 pgs) 7.10.14
74.Consumed by Skyla Madi (406 pgs) 7.10.14
75.Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh (284 pgs) 7.11.14
76.Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Joss Whedon (80 pgs) 7.12.14
77.How to Flirt With a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (371 pgs) 7.12.14
78.Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer (363 pgs) 7.14.14
79.Nightwalker by Alyson James (359 pgs) 7.19.14
80.Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati (876 ps) 7.30.14

August


81.Harder by Robin York (352 pgs) 8.6.14
82.Isla and the Happily Ever After (339 pgs) 8.9.14
83.Sharing You by Molly McAdams (294 pgs) 8.10.14

September


84.The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (488 pgs) 9.15.14
85.Breathe by Abbi Glines (164 pgs) 9.15.14
86.Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff (344 pgs) 9.16.14
87.Benito Cereno by Herman Melville (67 pgs) 9.24.14
88.Iced by Karen Marie Moning (495 pgs) 9.27.14

October


89.All Lined Up by Cora Carmack (300 pgs) 10.3.14
90.The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (129 pgs) 10.8.14
91.Pure by Julianna Baggott (431 pgs) 10.10.14
92.Wuthering Heights by Emly Brontë (337 pgs) 10.14.14
93.When We Met by A.L. Jackson, Molly McAdams, Tiffany King & Christina Lee (354 pgs) 10.18.14
94.Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (392 pgs) 10.20.14
95.Dare You To by Katie McGarry (459 pgs) 10.24.14
96.Crash into You by Katie McGarry (474 pgs) 10.26.14
97.Rival by Penelope Douglas (366) 10.29.14
98.Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (341 pgs) 10.30.14

November



99.My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (394 pgs) 11.3.14
100.Fuse by Julianna Baggott (480 pgs) 11.5.14
101.Captured by S.J. Harper (139 pgs) 11.7.14
102.Stay With Me by J. Lynn (448 pgs) 11.10.14
103.Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover (367 pgs) 11.11.14
104.Slammed by Colleen Hoover (317 pgs) 11.12.14
105.Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover (90 pgs) 11.14.14
106.White Trash Beautiful by Teresa Mummert (224 pgs) 11.14.14
107.Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker (254 pgs) 11.17.14
108.One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy (274 pgs) 11.18.14

December


109.Burn by Julianna Baggott (418 pgs) 12.1.14
110.Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (382 pgs) 12.9.14
111.Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza (470 pgs) 12.15.14
112.Sweet Filthy Morning After by Christina Lauren (unknown) 12.15.14
113.I Want it That Way by Ann Aguirre (352 pgs) 12.16.14
114.Altered by Jennifer Rush (323 pgs) 12.22.14
115.Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol (297 pgs) 12.23.14
116.Betrayed by Jennifer Rush (32 pgs) 12.23.14
117.Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann (114 pgs) 12.25.14
118.Leashing the Tempest by Jenn Bennett (65 pgs) 12.26.14
119.Half Lies by Sally Green (35 pgs) 12.29.14
120.The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison (299 pgs) 12.29.14
121.Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren (324 pgs) <-- (39900 pgs)

I finished my goal, but I want to see how far I can get. Hopefully I can squeeze in a book or two more. I have 100 pages left for my 40,000 pages goal.