Reading Challenges 2011: Year in Review

Over the last 12 months I've participated in a number of different reading challenges.  The main challenge was from the TwilightMoms/Eve's Fan Garden group on Goodreads.  I did not make it to 100 books last year when I tried the challenge but this year, I kicked the challenge's butt.  The challenge was to read 100 books by at least 50 different authors in one year.  I read 200 books by 141 authors.  Here is the list of books:

Twilight MOMS and Eve's Fan Garden

100 Books in 2011

100 Books by at least 50 Different Authors in ONE year

1. No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon (1)
2. Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2)
3. What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson (3)
4. Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (4)
7. Awakened by P. C. Cast (5) & Kristin Cast (6)
8. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff (7)
9. Death's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris (8), Toni Kelner (9), Jeaniene Frost (10), Katie MacAlister (11), A. Martinez (12) and Lilith Saintcrow (13)
10. Soulless by Gail Carriger (14)
11. Changeless by Gail Carriger
12. Blameless by Gail Carriger
13. Wings by Aprilynne Pike (15)
14. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (16)
15. Plan B (ARC) by Charnan Simon (17)
16. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (18)
17. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (19)
18. Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
19. Rot & Ruin by Johnathan Maberry (20)
20. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (21)
21. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
22. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
23. The Reckless Bride by Stephanie Laurens (22)
24. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder (23)
25. Outside In (ARC) by Maria V. Snyder
26. Vampyre Kisses by Elizabeth Kolodziej (24) 
27. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (25)
28. Minder by Kate Kaynak (26)
29.  Adversary by Kate Kaynak
30. Legacy by Kate Kaynak
31. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (27)
32. The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
33. Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
34. Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa
35. Heart Song by Stormy Glenn (28)
36. Alpha Born by Stormy Glenn
37. Bloodlines by Jessica Lee (29)
38. Lord Lightning by Jenny Brown (30)
39. Something Like Summer by Jay Bell (31)
40. Wanting by M. L. Rhodes (32)
41. Zane's Tale by Jill Myles (33)
42. Foreplay: A Succubus Diaries Prequel by Jill Myles
43. Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride (34)
44. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
45. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (35)
46. Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (36)
47. NightShade by Andrea Cremer (37)
48. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (38)
49. Matched by Ally Condie  (39)
50. Across the Universe by Beth Revis (40)
51. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (41)
52. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (42)
53. Evermore by Alyson Noel (43)
54. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
55. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
56. Maggie's Mates by Bronwyn Green (44)
57. His Magick Touch by Kimberly Killion (45)
58. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (46)
59. The Highest Stakes by Emery Lee (47)
60. Kidnapping the Laird by Terri Brisbin (48)
61. Shade by Jerri Smith-Ready (49)
62. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (50)
63. Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts (51)
64. Beastly by Alex Flinn (52)
65. Shift (ARC) by Jeri Smith-Ready
66. Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward (53)
67. Bumped (ARC) by Megan McCafferty (54)
68. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs (55)
69. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson (56)
70. The Vespertine (ARC) by Saundra Mitchell (57)
71. In the Arms of Stone Angels (ARC) by Jordan Dane (58)
72. The Goddess Test (ARC) by Aimee Carter (59)
73. The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group (ARC) by Catherine Jinks (60)
74. White Cat by Holly Black (61)
75. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
76. Covet by J. R. Ward
77. Slow Burn by E. B. Walters (62)
78. Lament by Maggie Stiefvater (63)
79. Wake by Lisa McMann (64)
80. Fade by Lisa McMann
81. Gone by Lisa McMann
82. Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
83. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton (65)
84. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting (66)
85. Desires of the Dead by Kim Derting 
86. Ghostly Awakening by Lacey Savage (67)
87. Howling for my Baby by Beverly Rae (68)
88. Ash by Malinda Lo (69)
89. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (70)
90. The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross (71)
91. Accused by Kate Kaynak
92. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
93. Crossed by Ally Condie
94. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
95. Crave by J. R. Ward
96. Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers (73)
97. Love Means . . . No Fear by Andrew Grey (74)
98. Original Sin by Lisa Desrochers
99. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan (75) & John Green (76)
100. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton (77)
101. Haven by Kristi Cook (78)
102. Drowning in the Dark by Allison Karras (79)
103. Raven by Suzy Turner (80)
104. Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen (81)
105. Werewolf Descent by Elizabeth Kolodziej
106. Lost Voices by Sarah Porter (82)
107. Summer's Crossing by Julie Kagawa
108. Between by Jessica Warman (83)
109. Dancing With His Heart by Katherine Warwick (84)
110. Tris and Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison (85)
111. Fury by Elizabeth Miles (86)
112. Starcrossed Seduction by Jenny Brown 
113.  Dangerous Lord, Innocent Governess by Kristine Merril (87)
114. Taming of the Rake by Kasey Michaels (88)
115. Tangled Past by Leah Braemel (89)
116.  Treasuring Emma by Kathleen Fuller (90)
117. Seduction & Scandal by Charlotte Featherstone (91)
118. Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
119. Lessons in Indiscretion by Karen Erikson (92)
120. One Night in London: The Truth About the Duke by Caroline Linden (93)
121. A Lily Among Thorns by Rose Learner (94)
122. Notorious by Nicola Cornick (95)
123. A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford (96)
124. Firelight by Sophie Jordan (97)
125. Vanish by Sophie Jordan
126. Daimon by Jennifer Armentrout (98)
127. Half Blood by Jennifer Armentrout
128. This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel (99)
129. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (100)
130. Intertwined by Gena Showalter (101)
131. Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork (102)
132. A Highlander's Temptation by Sue-Ellen Welfonder (103)
133. Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry (104)
134. Unraveled by Gena Showalter
135. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (105)
136. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (106)
137. Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey (107)
138. Divergent by Veronica Roth (108)
139. A Million Suns by Beth Revis
140. Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions (Anthology)
141. Twisted by Gena Showalter
142. Heist Society by Ally Carter (109)
143. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (110)
144. Ripe for Pleasure by Isobel Carr (111)
145. Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade (112)
146. Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter
147. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (113)
148. The Wedding of Antanasia Jessica Packwood and Lucius Valeriu Vladescu by Beth Fantaskey
149. Bright Young Things by Anna Godberson (114)
150. His Enemy's Daughter by Terri Brisbin (115)
151. How to Marry a Duke by Vicki Dreiling (116)
152. Hades (Halo #2) by Alexandra Adornetto  (117)
153. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (118)
154. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
155. Elixir by Hilary Duff (119)
156. The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton (120)
157. Entwined by Heather Dixon (121)
158. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler (122)
159. Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton (123)
160. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (124)
161. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh (125)
162. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (126)
163. Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready
164. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
165. Son of Neptune by Rock Riordan (127)
166. Ten Things We Did and Probably Shouldn't Have by Sarah Mlynowski (128)
167. Bad to the Bone by Jeri Smith-Ready  
168. Mine Until Dawn by E. B. Walters
169. Heartless by Gail Carriger
170. The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
171. Bring on the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready
172. Glimmerglass by Jenna Black (128)
173. Kiss Me Crazy by E. B. Walters
174. Pride & Passion by Charlottte Featherstone
175. Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear (129)
176. Hero by Perry Moore (130)
177. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (131)
178. In the Forests of the Night by Kersten Hamilton
179. Chasing Seth by J. R. Loveless (132)
180. Artistic Appeal by Andrew Gray 
181. Ripe for Scandal by Isobel Carr
182. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
183. If I Die by Rachel Vincent (133)
184. Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens (134)
185. Men Under the Mistletoe (Anthology)
186. Dearly Departed by Lia Habel (135)
187. Pure by Jennifer Armentrout
188. Reaper by Rachel Vincent
189. Her Christmas Pleasure by Karen Erickson (136)
190. Pure by Jennifer Armentrout
191. Green Arrow #1 by T.J. Krul (137)
192. Teen Titans #1 by Scott Lobdell (138)
193. Teen Titans #2 by Scott Lobdell 
194. Teen Titans #3 by Scott Lobdell
195. The Flash #2 by Francis Manapul (139)
196. The Flash #3 by Francis Manapul
197. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
198. The DC Comics Encyclopedia by Scott Beatty (140)
199. Superman Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski (141)
200. Cabel's Story by Lisa McMann

Next, I did the Debut Authors Challenge through this group as well.  I completed the challenge having read 17 debuts.  I thought I did pretty well with it.  Here is the list:

Debut Authors Challenge

12 books by debut authors in 2011

1. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
2. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
3. Bumped by Megan McCafferty
4. In the Arms of Stone Angels by Jordan Dane
5. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
6. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
7. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
8. Haven by Kristi Cook
9. Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
10. Fury by Elizabeth Miles
11. A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford
12. Half-Blood by Jennifer Armentrout
13. Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey
14. Divergent by Veronica Roth
15. The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton
16. Entwined by Heather Dixon
17. Dearly Departed by Lia Habel

I also participated in the challenges hosted by the girls at Book Soulmates.  I completed the iChallenge with about 40 books when only 10 were required.  I completed the Full Steampunk Ahead Challenge with 10 of 10 books.  I failed the Zombie challenge with only 4 of 10 books.  Here are the lists of books:

iChallenge at Booksoulmates!!

10 vampire, fae, were animal, or witch books in 2011

1. No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Were Bears and Wolves)
2. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Vampires)
3. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff (fairies)
4. Soulless by Gail Carriger (Vampires and Werewolves)
5. Changeless by Gail Carriger (Vampires and Werewolves)
6. Blameless by Gail Carriger (Vampires and Werewolves)
7. Awakened by P. C. Cast  & Kristin Cast (Vampires)
8. Wings by Aprilynne Pike (fairies)
9. Paranormalcy by Kiersten  White (fairies, werewolves and vampires)
10. Vampyre Kisses by Elizabeth Kolodziej (Werewolves, vampires and Witches)
11. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Fairies)
12. The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (Fairies)
13. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (Fairies)
14. Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa (Fairies)
15. Heart Song by Stormy Glenn (Werewolves)
16. Alpha Born by Stormy Glenn (Werewolves & Vampires)
17. Bloodlines by Jessica Lee (Werewolves)
18. Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride (Werewolves and Fairy Hounds)
19. Zane's Tale by Jill Myles (Vampires)
20. Foreplay: A Succubus Diaries Prequel by Hill Myles (Vampires)
21. Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (Goblins- which are fairies)
22. Nighshade by Andrea Cremer (werewolves)
23. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (werewolves)
24. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (witches)
25. Maggie's Mates by Bronwyn Green (were bears)
26. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (Vampires)
27. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Vampires)
28. Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward (Vampires)
29. The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks (Werewolves and Vampires)
30. Lament by Maggie Stiefvater (fairies)
31. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (Vampires)
32. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (werewolves)
33. Werewolf Descent by Elizabeth Kolodziej (werewolves, witches and vampires)
34. Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (fairies)
35. Intertwined by Gena Showalter (fairies, vampires, werewolves)
36. Unraveled by Gena Showalter (fairies, Vampires, werewolves)
37. Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey (witches, werewolves)
38. Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions Anthology (vampires)
39. Twisted by Gena Showalter (witches, Werewolves and vampires)

Zombies Challenge at Book Soulmates!!

10 Zombie Books in 2011

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Drowning in the Dark by Allison Karras

Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry

Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel

Book Soulmates' Full Steampunk Ahead Challenge!

10 Steampunk Books in 2011

1. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
2. Soulless by Gail Carriger
3. Changeless by Gail Carriger
4. Blameless by Gail Carriger
5. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
6. Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
7. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
8. The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
9. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
10. Heartless by Gail Carriger

I completed my GLBT Challenge hosted by GLBT Reading.  Here are the books:

10 GLBT Themed/Related Books in 2011

1. What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson
2. Heart Song by Stormy Glenn
3. Alpha Born by Stormy Glenn
4. Bloodlines by Jessica Lee
5. Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
6. Wanting by M. L. Rhodes
7. Ash by Malinda Lo
8. Love Means ... No Fear by Andrew Grey
9. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
10. Hero by Perry Moore

And finally, for my final challenge, I NEARLY met my goal for the dystopian challenge of 15 books.  I had 13.  Here is the list:

*I've already met the Asocial Level of 5 books so I think I'll try for the next level: Contagion with 15 books*

1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Miles
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Miles
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Miles
4. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
5. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
6. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
7. Matched by Ally Condie
8. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
9. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
10. Bumped by Megan McCafferty
11. Crossed by Ally Condie
12. Divergent by Veronica Roth
13. A Million Suns by Beth Revis

For 2012, I think I will be doing different and fewer challenges but I think I did pretty well with them in 2011!