2011 Challenge Wrap up

I was very ambitious with my challenges this year. Here’s how I managed with each of them.

A-Z Title Challenge – The challenge was to read books that started with every letter of the alphabet. I did great with this in the first half of the year but dropped the ball in the second half.

Challenge = Incomplete

A – Awakened (House of Night #8) by P.C. Cast
B – By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
C – Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Patricia Briggs
D – The Dead Girls’ Dance (The Morganville Vampires #2) by Rachel Caine
E – Evermore (The Immortals #1) by Alyson Noel
F – Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate
G – Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires #1) by Rachel Caine
H – How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #1) by Molly Harper
I – Inside Out (Inside Out #1) by Maria V. Snyder
J –
K – The Kitchen Witch (Accidental Witch Trilogy #1) by Annette Blair
L – Lucy in the Sky by Paige Toon
M – Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook
N – Nocturne by Syrie James
O –
P – Portal (Portal Chronicles #1) by Imogen Rose
Q –
R – Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
S – Strange Neighbors (Strange Neighbors #1) by Ashlyn Chase
T – The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton
U –
V – Vampires Rule (Rule #1) by K.C. Blake
W – The Werewolf Upstairs (Strange Neighbors #2) by Ashlyn Chase
X –
Y –
Z –

New to You Series Challenge – The challenge was to start 10 new series. I ended up crushing this challenge and started 27 new series.

Challenge = Complete

1. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Patricia Briggs
2. Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate
3. Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires #1) by Rachel Caine
4. Portal (Portal Chronicles #1) by Imogen Rose
5. Evermore (The Immortals #1) by Alyson Noel
6. Inside Out (Inside Out #1) by Maria V. Snyder
7. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks
8. The Werewolf Upstairs (Strange Neighbors #2) by Ashlyn Chase
9. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #1) by Molly Harper
10. The Kitchen Witch (Accidental Witch Trilogy #1) by Annette Blair
11. The Body Finder (The Body Finder #1) by Kimberly Derting
12. A Taste of Magic (Magic #1) by Tracy Madison
13. Witches of Santa Anna
14. Caressed By Moonlight (Rulers of Darkness #1) by Amanda J. Greene
15. Kept (Blood Lust #1) by Zoe Winters Novella
16. Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning
17. Vampires Rule (Rule #1) by K.C. Blake
18. The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth #1) by Carrie Ryan
19. My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers #1) by Rachel Vincent
20. Blood Song (Blood Singer #1) by Cat Adams
21. Darkness & Light (Holloway Pack #1) by J.A. Belfield
22. Blood Drive by Traci Houston
23. Deception (Haunting Emma 1) by Lee Nichols
24. Blonde With a Wand (Babes on Brooms 1) by Vicki Lewis Thompson
25. Bound By Blood (The Garner Witch #1) by PA Lupton
26. Therian (The Bloody Crescent #1) by Roxanne Kade
27. With Good Behavior (The CONduct Series #1) by Jennifer Lane

That is a lot of unfinished series, so I’m sure you can guess what one of my 2012 challenges will be!

New to You Author Challenge – The challenge was to read books by 25 authors that I’ve never read before. I hit this one out of the park by reading 50 new authors.

Challenge = Complete

1. Patricia Briggs
2. Lauren Kate
3. Rachel Caine
4. Julie Anne Peters
5. Imogen Rose
6. Alyson Noel
7. Claire Cook
8. Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
9. Syrie James
10. Rosy Thornton
11. Kerrelyn Sparks
12. Ashlyn Chase
13. Molly Harper
14. Annette Blair
15. Heather Davis
16. Kimberly Derting
17. Dave Conifer
18. Vicki Lewis Thompson
19. Toni Leland
20. Samantha Jillian Bayarr
21. Tracy Madison
22. Laura Barnholdt
23. Amanda J. Greene
24. Samantha Sotto
25. Zoe Winters
26. Karen Marie Moning
27. K.C. Blake
28. Carrie Ryan
29. T. Lynne Tolles
30. Patti Berg
31. Donna Alward
32. Traci Houston
33. Jennifer Echoles
34. Patricia McCormick
35. J.A.Belfield
36. Cat Adams
37. Ashley Lynn Willis
38. Teresa Medeiros
39. Cheryl Rainfield
40. Rachel Vincent
41. Paige Toon
42. Lee Nichols
43. Heather Helper
44. Janet Evanovich
45. Jennifer Lane
46. Roxanne Kade
47. PA Lupton

48. Linda Cunningham

49. Sabrina James

50. Robin McKinley

Overall 2011 Book Challenge – This one is a little tricky, I originally challenged myself to read 83 books in 2011. At around book #40 I realized this wasn’t going to happen so I adjusted my challenge to 50 books.

Challege = Readjusted & completed

January
1. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Patricia Briggs
2. Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega #2) by Patricia Briggs
3. Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate
4. Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires #1) by Rachel Caine
5. The Dead Girls’ Dance (The Morganville Vampires #2) by Rachel Caine
6. By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
7. Portal (Portal Chronicles #1) by Imogen Rose

February
8. Evermore (The Immortals #1) by Alyson Noel
9. Inside Out (Inside Out #1) by Maria V. Snyder
10. Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook
11. Awakened (House of Night #8) by P.C. Cast
12. Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
13. Nocturne by Syrie James

March
14. The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton
15. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks
16. The Werewolf Upstairs (Strange Neighbors #2) by Ashlyn Chase
17. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #1) by Molly Harper
18. The First Patient by Michael Palmer
19. The Kitchen Witch (Accidental Witch Trilogy #1) by Annette Blair
20. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
21. Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis

April
22. Strange Neighbors (Strange Neighbors #1) by Ashlyn Chase
23. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #2)by Molly Harper
24. Wrecker by Dave Conifer
25. A Werewolf in Manhattan by Vicki Lewis Thompson
26. Deadly Heritage by Toni Leland
27. The Apothecary by Samantha Jillian Bayarr
28. A Taste of Magic (Magic #1) by Tracy Madison

May
29. Witches of Santa Anna Novella Series by Laura Barnholdt (there are 9 novellas but they are quite short so I'm counting them as one book towards my goal)
30. Caressed By Moonlight (Rulers of Darkness #1) by Amanda J. Greene
31. Kept (Blood Lust #1) by Zoe Winters Novella

June
32. Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto
33. Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning
34. Vampires Rule (Rule #1) by K.C. Blake

July
35. The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth #1) by Carrie Ryan
36. Somber Island by T. Lynne Tolles
37. Wife for a Day by Patti Berg
38. Soulless by Gail Carriger
39. Honeymoon with the Rancher by Donna Alward

August
40. Blood Drive By Traci Houston
41. Going Too Far by Jennifer Echoles

September
42. Blood Song by Cat Adams
43. Cut by Patricia McCormick
44. Darkness & Light by J.A. Belfield
45. Lucy in the Sky by Paige Toon
46. Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
47. Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros
48. The Dead Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth #2) by Carrie Ryan

October
49. The Calling by Ashley Lynn Willis
50. My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers #1) by Rachel Vincent
51. The Cupcake Queen by Heather Helper
52. Deception (Haunting Emma 1) by Lee Nichols
53. Blonde With a Wand (Babes on Brooms 1) by Vicki Lewis Thompson
54. Wife for Hire by Janet Evanovich

November
55. Bound By Blood (The Garner Witch #1) by PA Lupton
56. Therian (The Bloody Crescent #1) by Roxanne Kade
57. With Good Behavior (the CONduct heroes #1) by Jennifer Lane
58. Sunshine by Robin McKinley

December

59. Small Town Girl by Linda Cunningham

60. Secret Santa by Sabrina James

61. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (this one is a reread)

How did you do with your 2011 Challenges?