November Wrap Up

Just a quick post to show what books I have read, reviewed and bought in November. 


Bought:
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Amazon)
Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands (Amazon)
As You Wish by Jackson Pearce (Amazon)
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (Amazon)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Amazon)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Amazon)
Stolen by Lucy Christopher (Amazon)
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Amazon)
Savannah Grey by Cliff McNish (Amazon)
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Amazon)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E Pearson (Amazon)
My Love Lies Bleeding [Hearts at Stake] by Alyxandra Harvey (Amazon)
Birth of a Killer by Darren Shan (Amazon)


Received via NetGalley:
Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Lost Voices by Sarah Porter (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)


Won:
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer


Total: 16


Read and Reviewed:
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton


Total: 7


So I read a bit less than last month, and I also bought less which means I didn't spend nearly as much money! Go me!

The Outdo Yourself Challenge

This challenge is hosted by The Book Vixen. The goal is to read more books in 2011 than you did in 2010. Very simple. Last year in 2010 I read 49 books. This year, I'm aiming for 55. That's not to say that I won't read more, but I'm aiming low because I'm a full time student so I have a lot of work to do! Just over one book a week seems reasonable, right? *fingers crossed*

Levels:

     Getting my heart rate up – Read 1–5 more books 

     Out of breath – Read 6–10 more books 

     Breaking a sweat – Read 11–15 more books 

     I’m on fire! – Read 16+ more books

Off The Shelf Challenge

Another challenge hosted by Dutchie at BA Reading Challenges. For this challenge, you can only read books that you already owned prior to 2011 - so new books don't count! I thought this was a brilliant way to (potentially) bring down my TBR pile.


I've chosen to participate in the Trying (15 books) level, as I have plenty of YA books on my shelf, but I think 30 would be too much. This could always change though, so we'll see!

Read:

- Inside Out by Maria V Snyder

- Alpha by Rachel Vincent

- Wereworld: Rise of Wolf by Curtis Jobling

Current Total: 3

This challenge will begin on January 1st, 2011 and end on December 31st, 2011.

Challenge Levels

1. Tempted - Choose 5 books to read

2. Trying - Choose 15 books to read

3. Making a Dint - Choose 30 books to read

4. On a Roll - Choose 50 books to read

5. Flying Off - Choose 75 books to read

For extra hard challenges

1. Hoarder - Choose 76-125 books to read

2. Buried - Choose 126-200 books to read

The Dystopia Challenge

This challenge is hosted by Dutchie at BA Reading Challenges. It's pretty simple, all you have to do is read as many dystopian novels - YA or adult - as you can before the year is up. 


I've decided to start at the Contagion (15 books) level, but I expect I will read more. I just didn't want to set my level too high, just in case! 

Read:

- Inside Out by Maria V Snyder

- Outside In by Maria V Snyder
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Wither by Lauren Destefano
- The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
- Enclave by Ann Aguirre
- The Legacy by Gemma Malley
- Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
- Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts


Current Total: 12

My Possible List:
(so far; that will probably change more than once)

1. Feed by M T Anderson

2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Matched by Ally Condie
4. Unwind by Neal Shusterman

5. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E Pearson

6. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

7. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
8. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
9. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
10. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
11. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
12. Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
13. The Giver by Lois Lowry
14. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
15. The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
16. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
17. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
18. The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
19. Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
20. Bar Code Rebellion by Suzanne Weyn
21. Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody

The Dystopia Challenge starts one minute past midnight, 1st of January 2011 and end the 31st of December 2011.

Challenge Levels

Asocial–  Choose 5 books to read

Contagion – Choose 15 books to read

Soldier – Choose 30 books to read

Drone – Choose 50 books to read

Conditioned – Choose 75 books to read

For extra hard challenges

Brainwashed – Choose 76-125 books to read

Totalitarian – Choose 126-200 books to read

The 350 Page Books Challenge

This is my page for the 350 Page Books Challenge, which is hosted by Ashley at What's Your Story?

The challenge will last from January 1st, 2011 to December 31st, 2011

Read:
- Alpha by Rachel Vincent (Adult) 
- Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf by Curtis Jobling (YA)
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (YA)
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis (YA)
- My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent (YA)
- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (YA) 
- Hungry For You by Lynsay Sands (Adult)
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (YA)
- My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent (YA)
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (YA)
- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (YA)
- Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (YA)
- Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (YA)
- You Against Me by Jenny Downham (YA)
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (YA)


Current Total: 15