Brigid's Challenge 2014

[Brigid ✩]

Aiming for 100 books again this year! :) Edit (1/2/15): Umm I only read 57. But that's still a lot, right? :P

Master list of books read in 2014:

1. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
2. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
3. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
4. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
5. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
6. Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma
7. The Wikkeling by Steven Arntson
8. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
9. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
10. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
11. Aerenden: The Zeiihbu Master by Kristen Taber
12. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
13. The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
14. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
15. The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
16. Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros
17. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
18. Pivot Point by Kasie West
19. Underdog by Markus Zusak
20. Fighting Ruben Wolf by Markus Zusak
21. King of the World Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnick
22. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
23. How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell
24. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
25. Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak
26. Cress by Marissa Meyer
27. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
28. The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland
29. The Lightning Thief (re-read) by Rick Riordan
30. Half Bad by Sally Green
31. How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell
32. Watership Down (re-read) by Richard Adams
33. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
34. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell
35. How to Twist a Dragon's Tale by Cressida Cowell
36. Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
37. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
38. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
39. The Sea of Monsters (re-read) by Rick Riordan
40. The Titan's Curse (re-read) by Rick Riordan
41. The Battle of the Labyrinth (re-read) by Rick Riordan
42. The Last Olympian (re-read) by Rick Riordan
43. The Lost Hero (re-read) by Rick Riordan
44. The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop
45. A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell
46. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
47. The Son of Neptune (re-read) by Rick Riordan
48. Jackaby by William Ritter
49. The Raven Boys (re-read) by Maggie Stiefvater
50. The Dream Thieves (re-read) by Maggie Stiefvater
51. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
52. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
53. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
54. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
55. What Maisie Knew by Henry James
56. The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford
57. Sparkers by Eleanor Glewwe

[Kaylani]

YOU GO GIRLLLL

[Heidi]

Good goal! Especially since you are in school.

[Brigid ✩]

Thanks guys! Haha yeah, it is hard with school ... but I read a ton during school breaks so I can usually make up for lost reading time. ;)

[Brigid ✩]

January:

1. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
2. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
3. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
4. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
5. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
6. Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma

I'm 4 books behind schedule right now, but I've been trying to set aside more reading time. So hopefully I will catch up soon!

[Heidi]

I am so behind myself Brigid! Good luck catching up.

[Brigid ✩]

Thanks Heidi! Good luck to you as well. :)

[Charmaine]

That's okay, you're doing well so far :-) I'm 11 books ahead ;-) Will try to catch up a bit during spring break :-)

[Brigid ✩]

Okay, February wasn't that great for me, but here's my list:

7. The Wikkeling by Steven Arntson
8. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
9. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
10. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
11. Aerenden: The Zeiihbu Master by Kristen Taber

I'm 6 books behind ... but I do have spring break soon, and hopefully that will give me time to catch up.

[Kaylani]

YOU ARE STILL DOING GOOD GIRL.

Also I find if I focus my time on making the most out of my reading time and enjoying it I read more and worry less about the number ;)

[Kristen]

Kaylani wrote: "YOU ARE STILL DOING GOOD GIRL.

Also I find if I focus my time on making the most out of my reading time and enjoying it I read more and worry less about the number ;)"

THIS! Though I must admit being impressed, Brigid. You're a reading marathoner :D.

[Brigid ✩]

Aw, thanks guys. ;) And Kristen, I just added your book to my list; sorry I forgot it!

[Kristen]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Aw, thanks guys. ;) And Kristen, I just added your book to my list; sorry I forgot it!"

I'll try not to take it personally ;). And considering February is a short month, I'm doubly impressed! I bet you could've read another book with those extra 3 days!

[Pamela]

Wow!!! You read so fast!! I do not have the time to read that many books!

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

PAMELA: I'm always amazed at how fast these girls read!

[Kristen]

My niece told me the other day she can read 3 pages a minute. I'm just dumbfounded (and clearly slow...lol)

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

I'm just happy there are still kids out there that read! I feel like reading is a dying past-time

[Kristen]

Bluemoon wrote: "I'm just happy there are still kids out there that read! I feel like reading is a dying past-time"

No joke. I actually just read an article about how it's a dying form of entertainment. If that's true, we're all in a world of hurt.

[Brigid ✩]

@Pamela - Haha, thanks! I'm flattered you think so ... I feel like I've been slacking off with my reading lately. :P

@Kristen and Bluemoon - I'm always happy to see kids reading, too. I like reading to my younger siblings when I have the chance, especially because my parents reading to me was one of the best parts of my childhood. :) As for whether reading is "dying out" or not, I feel like there's a lot of mixed opinions on that. It seems like for every article that says no one is reading anymore, there's another article that says people are reading more than ever. I think part of the problem is that so many people use ereaders now, and that takes away from bookstore sales. So while people might still be reading a lot, it might appear that reading is declining since more bookstores are going out of business.

[Brigid ✩]

And here is my March list! Still not doing so hot ... I'm 9 books behind. Luckily summer break is coming up pretty soon!

12. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
13. The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
14. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
15. The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

[Brigid ✩]

Well, I'm only 8 books behind schedule now, so ... I guess that's an improvement? Haha. Anyway, I had my last day of classes today (which I can't even comprehend––this year went by so quickly) and I have about a week to hand in my final projects. After that I will have plenty of time to read! But without further ado, here is my April list:

16. Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros
17. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
18. Pivot Point by Kasie West
19. Underdog by Markus Zusak
20. Fighting Ruben Wolf by Markus Zusak
21. King of the World Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnick
22. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
23. How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell
24. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

At least I read a lot more books than I did last month, I guess. :P

[Kristen]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Well, I'm only 8 books behind schedule now, so ... I guess that's an improvement? Haha. Anyway, I had my last day of classes today (which I can't even comprehend––this year went by so quickly) and ..."

Your April is probably more than I'll get to all year...lol.
Awesome job, even if you are behind. Remember that you'll also be able to catch up over the summer :)

[Brigid ✩]

Haha, thanks Kristen. And yeah, that's true ... I do have all summer to catch up. ;)

[Heidi]

You are doing better than me Brigid!

[Kaylani]

You're doing awesome Brigid! ALL THE BOOKS OVER BREAK. :D

[Brigid ✩]

YESSSS. Thanks Kaylani. ;)

[Brigid ✩]

Wow I entirely forgot to post my May list! And while I'm at it, time to post my June list. :)

May:

25. Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak
26. Cress by Marissa Meyer
27. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
28. The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland
29. The Lightning Thief (re-read) by Rick Riordan

June:

30. Half Bad by Sally Green
31. How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell
32. Watership Down (re-read) by Richard Adams
33. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
34. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell
35. How to Twist a Dragon's Tale by Cressida Cowell
36. Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
37. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
38. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
39. The Sea of Monsters (re-read) by Rick Riordan
40. The Titan's Curse (re-read) by Rick Riordan

I'm still 7 books behind schedule but I'm starting to finally catch up, haha. :P

[Brigid ✩]

July:

41. The Battle of the Labyrinth (re-read) by Rick Riordan
42. The Last Olympian (re-read) by Rick Riordan
43. The Lost Hero (re-read) by Rick Riordan
44. The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop
45. A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell
46. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
47. The Son of Neptune (re-read) by Rick Riordan

Uhhh so I didn't do too well this month. And I'm still 10 books behind. x_x But hopefully I can still catch up before the end of the summer. Gahhhh.

[Brigid ✩]

August:

48. Jackaby by William Ritter
49. The Raven Boys (re-read) by Maggie Stiefvater
50. The Dream Thieves (re-read) by Maggie Stiefvater

ugh I hate myself

[Kristen]

oooh. ..trucking along at high speed :)

[Kristen]

(p.s. reading is a hate free zone :D)

[Brigid ✩]

Haha you're right. I'm just really frustrated because I haven't been doing enough reading lately and doing unimportant things instead. I think I just need to set aside more time to read every day. If I still want to reach my goal I'd have to read like 12 books per month for the next four months and ... yeah, I don't think that'll happen. :P

[Kristen]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Haha you're right. I'm just really frustrated because I haven't been doing enough reading lately and doing unimportant things instead. I think I just need to set aside more time to read every day. ..."

Awww...that doesn't seem true! you've been doing a lot. Definitely cut yourself some slack. I'm personally highly impressed you've read 50 books so far. I'm lucky if I can get one in every two months lately! (as my own list attests)

[Brigid ✩]

Well thanks. ;) And I'm sure you can do it!

[Brigid ✩]

September:

(Nothing)

Haha wow I literally didn't finish a single book this whole month. I don't think this has happened to me in like three years. *headsmack*

[Kristen]

aww....it was a crazy busy month for you, though, wasn't it?

[Brigid ✩]

Well yeah ... but I've also just neglected reading a lot. Hopefully I'll do better this month. :P I think I'm going to give up on my goal of 100 books ... it's not gonna happen. Maybe 75 or something. XD

[Kristen]

I'm rooting for you :)

[Brigid ✩]

Thanks! ;)

[Heidi]

I am sure you will read at least one in Oct.! :)

[Brigid ✩]

Wow I haven't updated since September, oops.

October:

51. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
52. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
53. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

November:

54. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

December:

55. What Maisie Knew by Henry James
56. The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford
57. Sparkers by Eleanor Glewwe

WELL I totally failed to reach my initial goal. But I still read a lot. And it was probably unrealistic of me to expect to read 100 books this past year. :P

[*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n*]

don't worry, Brigid, you're not the only one!