New 2 U Authors: 2016

[Kelsey]

I would like to join
New 2 U Authors Challenge

Level: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.

total read: 24

January
George by:Alex Gino
February
Everything, Everything by:Nicola Yoon
Illuminae by: Amie Kaufman
All the Bright Places by: Jennifer Niven
March
Fish In A Tree by: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
The Night Circus by: Erin Morgenstern
Circus Mirandus by: Cassie Beasley
Challenger Deep by: Neal Shusterman
April
Roller Girl by: Victoria Jamieson
Binge by: Tyler Oakley
A Handful of Stars by: Cynthia Lord
May
The Lions of Little Rock
June
Teaching with Text Sets
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Ollie's Odyssey
July
A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Soppy: A Love Story
Crenshaw
Ink and Bone
August
The Serpent King
September
October
November
December

[negan !]

Count me in! (:

Level: Risk Taker (15 books)

JANUARY.

1. Fracture by Megan Miranda.

FEBRUARY.

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

[Amanda]

Updated message 34 Come What May

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton 11/01/16

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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

[Jackie]

I would like to join this challenge as a Devil May Care [I hope I remember how to do this as it has been awhile since I was here!].

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[Nidhi]

I'm in...

[Nidhi]

New 2 U Author Challenge - 2016

Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more

29 Completed

JANUARY
1. The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright by Tessa Dare - 02/01/2016 ♥♥♥
2. Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid - 07/01/2016 ♥♥♥♥
3. The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram - 23/01/2016 ♥♥♥
4. #Nerd by Cambria Hebert - 23/01/2016 ♥♥♥
5. The Accidental TV Star byEmily Evans - 24/01/2016 ♥♥
6. Wreckless by Bria Quinlan - 29/01/2016 ♥♥

FEBRUARY
7. Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge - 02/02/2016 ♥♥♥♥
8.Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion - 06/02/2016 ♥♥♥
9. Something in the Heir by Jenny Gardiner - 06/02/2016 ♥♥♥
10. Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Vol. 1 by Yoko Kamio - 22/02/2016 ♥♥♥♥
11. Rock Hard by Nalini Singh - 24/02/2016 ♥♥
12.Captive Prince: Volume One by C.S. Pacat - 26/02/2016 ♥♥♥♥
13. The Greek Tycoon's Mistress by Julia James - 27/02/2016 ♥
14. Surrender to Marriage by Sandra Field - 29-02-2016 ♥♥

MARCH
15.Dr Cusack's Secret Son by Lucy Clark - 01/03/2016 ♥♥♥♥
16. Good Morning Call by Yue Takasuka - 03/03/2016 ♥♥♥
17. The Greek Tycoon's Blackmailed Mistress by Lynne Graham - 04/03/2016 ♥♥
18. Kidnapped by the Greek Billionaire by Rachel Lyndhurst - 04/03/2016 ♥♥
19. Rise of the Fallen by Donya Lynne - 06/03/2016 ♥♥♥
20. The Allure of Julian Lefray by R.S. Grey - 19/03/2016 ♥♥♥♥
21. The Sheikh's Unsuitable Bride by Liz Fielding - 16/03/2016 ♥♥♥♥
22. Rescued by the Sheikh by Barbara McMahon - 18/03/2016 ♥♥♥
23. Vampire Knight, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino - 23/03/2016 ♥♥♥♥
24.A Very Accidental Love Story byClaudia Carroll - 29/03/2016 ♥♥♥♥
25. Hidden Star by Nora Roberts - 31/03/2016 ♥♥

APRIL
26. Maid for the Rock Star by Demelza Carlton - 02/04/2016 NO REVIEW -BAD BOOK
27. The Flirt by Marion Chesney - 06/04/2016 ♥♥♥♥
28.Temporarily His Princess by Olivia Gates - 12/04/2016 ♥♥♥
29. The Search For Serendipity by L.J. Dee - 26/04/2016 ♥♥♥♥

[Caron]

I'd like to join. This seems like fun.

New 2 U Authors 2016

Level: Devil May Care

Started: January 2016
Ended: 29 December 2016

Total Read: 74/74

January:
1. Mailbox: A Scattershot Novel of Racing, Dares and Danger, Occasional Nakedness, and Faith by Nancy Freund 15/01/16
2. HELP ME! by Donna M. Zadunajsky 17/01/16
3. Written in Stone by David Connor 21/01/16
4. Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout 23/01/16
5. Axbridge by Sasha L. Miller 25/01/16
6. Homesick at Space Camp by Francis Gideon 27/01/16

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February:
7. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 09/02/16
8. The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig 13/02/16
9. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 17/02/16
10. The Stereotypical Freaks by Howard Shapiro 22/02/16
11. How Many Letters Are In Goodbye? by Yvonne Cassidy 22/02/16
12. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 25/02/16
13. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan 28/02/16

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March:
14. The Dreadful Fate of Jonathan York: A Yarn for the Strange at Heart by Kory Merritt 01/03/16
15. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 03/03/16
16. Knit Tight by Annabeth Albert 08/03/16
17. Unhidden by Dina Given 12/03/16
18. My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul 17/03/16
19. The Book Of Shade by K.C. Finn 19/03/16
20. The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson 20/03/16
21. Prototype by Jimmy Palmiotti 30/3/16

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April:
22. Assassin's Creed: The Fall by Cameron Stewart 01/04/16
23. Doctor Who: Code of the Krillitanes by Justin Richards 01/04/16
24. Transient City by Al Onia 10/04/16
25. Did I Mention I Love You? by Estelle Maskame 11/04/16
26. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson 13/04/16
27. The Space Between by Michelle L. Teichman 28/04/16

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May:
28. True Born by L.E. Sterling 02/05/16
29. One-Punch Man, Vol. 1 by ONE02/05/16
30. Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama 03/05/16
31. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 03/05/16
32. It's Too Late To Die Young Now by Gary R. Hope 06/05/16
33. The Makings of a Fatherless Child by Chandler Alexander 10/05/16
34. What Remains by Garrett Leigh 18/05/16
35. Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky 22/05/16
36. Powerpuff Girls Super Smash-Up #1 by Derek Charm 24/05/16
37. Doctor Fate (2015-) #1 by Paul Levitz 26/05/16
38. No Place Like Somewhere Else by Caesar J.M. Kauftheil 27/05/16
39. Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale by David Kudler 31/05/16
40. Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba 31/05/16

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June:
41. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 06/06/16
42. Full Share by Eliza Freed 08/06/16
43. Casto by Xenia Melzer 09/06/16
44. Grace Randolph's Supurbia Vol. 1 by Grace Randolph 14/06/16
45. My Dearest Father by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 15/06/16
46. The Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen 20/06/16
47. The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Brontë 20/06/16
48. Bone Collector's Son, The by Paul Yee 22/06/16
49. Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends by Tim Seeley 22/06/16
50. The BFG by Roald Dahl 23/06/16
51. Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg 25/06/16
52. Thor: Dueling with Giants by Keith R.A. DeCandido 28/06/16
53. Divergent by Veronica Roth 28/06/16
54. Sex Criminals, Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction 29/06/16

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July:
55. Wrecked by Maria Padian 04/07/16
56. Anomaly: The Soul Prophecies by Caitlin Lynagh 09/07/16
57. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 09/07/16
58. DC Universe: Rebirth #1 by Geoff Johns 10/07/16
59. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 10/07/16
60. In the Hope of Memories by Olivia Rivers 18/07/16
61. Gifted by J.A. George 25/07/16
62. The Flash: Rebirth (2016) #1 by Joshua Williamson 27/07/16

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August:
63. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot 02/08/16
64. Titans: Rebirth #1 by Dan Abnett 03/08/16
65. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 07/08/16
66. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 John Tiffany, Jack Thorne 08/08/16
67. Detached by Christina Kilbourne 21/08/16
68. Doctor Who: Who-ology by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright 30/08/16

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September:
69. Circles of Hell by Dante Alighieri 14/09/16

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October

November:
70. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 18/11/16
71. The Optimist's Handbook: A Companion to Hope; The Pessimist's Handbook: A Companion to Despair by Niall Edworthy, Petra Cramsie 23/11/16
72. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 29/11/16

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December:
73. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 04/12/16
74. Champions (2016-) #1 by Mark Waid 29/12/16

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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Jackie, Nidhi and Caron :)

[Kelly B]

Level: Devil May Care(20)

1. The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
2. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

New 2 U Author Challenge - 2016
Goal: Devil May Care = 20 or more

Progress: 7/20

1. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
2. Angelfall by Susan Ee
3. First & Then by Emma Mills
4. Identity Crisis by Melissa Schorr
5. Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake
6. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
7. Soundless by Richelle Mead

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Kelly and Vanessa :)

[Venecia]

Completed Devil May Care = 20 or more! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
So I think I'll do "Come What May" and see how many I read for the year.

[Stephanie]

Goal: Risk Taker
Completed: 10/15

1. Madeleine Roux Asylum
2. Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston Cold Vengeance
3. Cammie McGovern Eye Contact
4. Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go
5. Dave Pelzer A Child Called "It"
6. Rosa Lee Jude Redemption
7. Malinda Lo Ash
8. Gloria Steinem My Life on the Road
9. Garth Stein A Sudden Light
10. Alice Walker The Color Purple
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Nice Venecia! :)


Welcome to the challenge Stephanie ☺

[✿~Danielle~✿]

New 2 U Authors 2016
Level: Devil May Care (20+)

Completed: 15

January

✔ 01 Burden by Annmarie McKenna 6 Jan
✔ 02 Undaunted by Ronnie Douglas 8 Jan
✔ 03 Incandescent by River Savage 10 Jan
✔ 04 A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 11 Jan
✔ 05 Know Me by Cora Brent 11 Jan
✔ 06 Sempre by J.M. Darhower 20 Jan
✔ 07 New Year's Kiss by Tielle St. Clare 21 Jan
✔ 08 Arrow of Time by Lina Andersson 23 Jan

February

✔ 09 Breaking Dragon by Jordan Marie 2 Feb
✔ 10 Nero by Sarah Brianne 9 Feb
✔ 11 Risky Business by Melissa Cutler 13 Feb
✔ 12 Craving Flight by Tamsen Parker 22 Feb
✔ 13 Playing for Keeps by Avery Cockburn 26 Feb
✔ 14 Chaos Station by Jenn Burke 27 Feb
✔ 15 Dangerous Games by Tess Diamond 29 Feb

March


16 It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole 1 mar
17 In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish 5 mar

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome ✼Danielle✼ ☺

[Brenda]

~ New 2 U Author Challenge - 2016 ~
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Level: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.

37/30

Jan
1. The Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies - Nine Naughty Novelists 1/18/16
2. The Heart of Falcon Ridge - D.L. Roan 1/20/16
3. There Goes the Groom - Rita Herron 1/24/16
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Han & Chewie Return! - Michael Siglain 1/28/16
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rey's Survival Guide - Jason Fry 1/31/16


Feb
6. Happily Ever Now - Jen Meyers 2/3/16
7. Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 2/10/16
8. Hot Ride - Opal Carew 2/28/16


March
9. Off Limits - Lauren Landish 3/7/16
10. Master of the Mountain - Cherise Sinclair 3/14/16
11. Bedding the Wrong Brother - Virna DePaul 3/17/16
12. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel - Michael Kogge 3/30/16
13. Lassoing the Virgin Mail Order Bride - Alexa Riley 3/31/16


April
14. A Million Ways to Die in the West - Seth MacFarlane 4/4/16
15. Her Dark Angel - Felicity Heaton 4/16/16
16. Dating A Dragon - Georgette St. Clair 4/23/16
17. Her Mad Hatter - Marie Hall 4/29/16


May
18. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure - Cecil Castellucci 5/7/16
19. Under a Midnight Moon - Cora Zane 5/18/16
20. Fury - Anya Bast 5/19/16


June
21. One Night With A Bear - Kit Tunstall 6/15/16
22. Angry Birds Junior Novel - Chris Cerasi 6/30/16


July
23. One Bear and a Baby - Harmony Raines 7/20/16
24. Dating Agency Bear - Natalie Kristen 7/21/16


Aug
25. Acapulco Adventure - Marilyn Conner Miles 8/2/16
26. Hero Bear - Zoe Chant 8/3/16
27. Onyx Dragon - Terry Bolryder 8/9/16


Sept
28. The Vampire Code: Crimson Coven Book 5 - B.A. Stretke 9/6/16
29. Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide - David Papineau 9/18/16
30. Psychology: A Graphic Guide to Your Mind & Behaviour - Nigel C. Benson 9/24/16


Oct
31. Christmas Caramel Murder - Joanne Fluke 10/5/16
32. Ghost Of A Chance - Caridad Piñeiro 10/29/16
33. The Frog Prince - Jenni James 10/30/16


Nov
34. Fever Claim - Marie Johnston 11/2/16
35. Tangled Beauty - Kristen Middleton


Dec
36. Her Dragon's No Angel - Julia Mills 12/4/16
37. The Book of (Holiday) Awesome - Neil Pasricha 12/21/16

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Brenda ☺

[Nidhi]

Finished! Post 57...

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Nidhi wrote: "Finished! Post 57..."

Well done :)

You are welcome to continue for rest of the year. I'm sure there'll be more of new to you authors

[Nidhi]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Nidhi wrote: "Finished! Post 57..."

Well done :)

You are welcome to continue for rest of the year. I'm sure there'll be more of new to you authors"

I think I probably will! :)

[Katie]

Finished my 20. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Well done Katie :)

[Melissa]

New 2 U 2016
Duration: 1/1/16 - 12/31/16
Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more!

1 Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Jennifer Worth, 1/9
2 All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr, 1/27
3 The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins, 2/1
4 Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, 2/15
5 Pretty Girls, Karin Slaughter
6 The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen, 2/21
7 Still Life, Louise Penny, 2/29
8 The Street of a Thousand Blossoms, Gail Tsukiyama, 3/3
9 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carre, 3/7
10 The Maze Runner, James Dashner, 3/9
11 The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland, Jim DeFede, 3/11
12 Dorothy Must Die, Danielle Paige, 3/11
13 The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith, 3/18
14 I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai, 3/19
15 Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed, 3/20
16 The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, Kate Andersen Brower, 3/21
17 The Midwife's Confession, Diane Chamberlain, 3/21
18 Ruby Red, Kerstin Gier, 3/25
19 The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman, 3/25

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Melissa :)

[SilentValley]

Devil May Care

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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge SilentValley :)

[pml]

NBRC Challenge: New 2 U Authors 2016 continued
Level: devil may care
172/20+

New 2 U Authors 2016, January through August

September (19)
94. Janet Kagan
95. Rhys Ford
96. Carole Cummings
97. Megan Derr
98. Sam Argent
99. Joanne Chang
100. Revella Hawthorne
101. Heidi Gibson
102. Rei Tōma
103. Sally Slater
104. Jean Anderson
105. Tsana Dolichva
106. Laura Vitale
107. Christine Wright
108. Cynthia Hand
109. Sandra Hawkins
110. J.L. Doty
111. Beth Cato


October (17)
112. Dawn Yanagihara
113. Lucy Baker
114. Erin Patinkin
115. Josh Lanyon
116. T.J. Klune
117. Patrick McDonnell
118. Claudia J. Edwards
119. Anne Gutman
120. Divya Srinivasan
121. Elizabeth Dombey
122. Jonathan Litton
123. Alice Medrich
124. Anna Brones
125. Sophie Simpson
126. Jaden Hair
127. Julia Pimsleur Levine
128. A.J. Aalto
129. Robin Donovan


November (23)
130. Claudine Pepin
131. Dinah Corley
132. Amanda Lovelace
133. Nayyirah Waheed
134. Billy Collins
135. Susan Steudel
136. Amit Majmudar
137. Camilla Monk
138. Donika Kelly
139. Ocean Vuong
140. Sato Watanabe
141. Yoshiko Tsukiori
142. Lucy Ruth Cummins
143. Carol Van Natta
144. Ichigo Takano
145. Larry Levis
146. Carlo Rovelli
147. Molly Yeh
148. Sharon Olds
149. Andrea Beaty
150. Anthony Horowitz
151. Fred Thompson
152. Dominik Parisien


December (20)
153. Martha Holmberg
154. Michele Olivier
155. Kim Harrison
156. Kerrie L. Hughes
157. Sarit Packer
158. Gennady Spirin
159. Daniel Shumski
160. Brian K. Vaughan
161. Jason Aaron
162. Natalie Wise
163. Rich Landau
164. Rowan Speedwell
165. Donna Kelly
166. Williams-Sonoma Test Kitchen
167. Annabel Karmel
168. Tricia Foley
169. Chungah Rhee
170. Teri Lyn Fisher
171. G. Willow Wilson
172. Bergdorf Goodman

[Suzanne]

Finished!

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
New 2 U Authors 2016
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016

Progress: 20 out of 20

1. Courtney Crumrin Volume 1: The Night Things by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 1/6/2016 - 137 Pages
2. The Dark Side Of Night by Cindy Dees - ***** - 1/16/2016 - 216 Pages
3. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - **** - 2/3/2016 - 323 Pages
4. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - **** - 4/19/2016
5. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken - **** - 5/5/2016
6. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey - ***** - 5/10/2016
7. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
8. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
9. Frequently Asked Questions by Bill Barnes - *** - 6/20/2016
10. Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages - 335 Pages
11. Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood by Paul Cornell - ***** - 6/17/2016
12. The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
13. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - **** - 6/30/2016
14. Cut & Run by Abigail Roux - *** - 7/7/2016
15. The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016
16. Miscarriage Mom: The Unspoken Realities of Miscarriage and How to Cope by Kristy Parisi - ***** - 7/31/2016
17. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - *** - 8/1/2016
18. The First by Jason Mott - *** - 8/2/2016
19. Timebound by Rysa Walker - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
20. Fat Chance by Nick Spalding - *** - 10/3/2016

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

congrats Suzanne :)
Will you keep going till the end of the year? You could squeeze few more authors :P

[Gea]

I didn't manage to complete my goal but I'm happy with my total and specially the number of authors I've read again

~ New 2 U Author Challenge - 2016 ~
Completed: 44/50
Authors I've read again: 13

January:
1. Darkest Flame by Donna Grant (2/1) ***
2. Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh (8/1) ***
3. Full Measures by Rebecca Yarros (10/1) *****
4. When She Was Wicked by Anne Barton (18/1) ***
5. Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines (19/1) ****
6. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll (20/1) **
7. Collision by Evie Harper (22/1) ****
8. Loving Cara by Kristen Proby (30/1) ***

Februray:
9. Luca: You Will Be Mine by Jaimie Roberts (4/2) **
10. For Your Sake by Elayne DiSano (12/2) ***
11. Laid Bear by Marina Maddix (28/2) ***

March:
12. The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway (4/3) ****
13. Persuading Prudence by Liz Cole (11/3) ***
14. The Cut by Carol Lynne (14/3) ***
15. Draw by Cora Brent (28/3) ***

April:
16. Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland (11/4) ***
17. Wonderful by Jill Barnett (16/4) *****
18. The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen (17/4) ****
19. Rough and Rowdy by Hayley Faiman (24/4) ****

May:
20. Riding Red by Alexa Riley (22/5) ***
21. Shadow by Alexa Dawn (24/5) **

June:
22. Sparrow by L.J. Shen (7/6) ***
23. Ivan by Roxie Rivera (10/6) **
24. Room by Emma Donoghue (29/6) ****

July:
25. End of the Trail by Jane Elliot (2/7) ****
26. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (3/7) ****
27. The CEO Buys In by Nancy Herkness (8/7) ****
28. Hammer's Fall by Laurie Roma (9/7) ****
29. The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney (10/7) ***
30. The Sultan's Wife by Jane Johnson (11/7) ****
31. The Hurricane by R.J. Prescott (12/7) ****
32. Bare-Knuckle Love by K.A. Merikan (12/7) ****
33. Sacrifice by Adriana Locke (15/7) **

August:
34. Sugar Daddies by Jade West (1/8) ***
35. Abducting Abby by S.E. Smith (2/8) ****
36. Red, White and Sensual by Bec Botefuhr (3/8) **
37. Nuts by Alice Clayton (24/8) ***
38. Sweet Home by Tillie Cole (27/8) ****

September:
39. Blue Mountain by Cardeno C. (19/9) ***
40. Rough Justice by Sarah Castille (27/9) ***
41. My Lord and Dragon by Sophie Stern (28/9) **
42. The Line Between by Tamsyn Bester (20/10) **

November:
43. Looking Inside by Beth Kery (10/11) ***

December:
44. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany (11/12) ***

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Nice work :)

[Brenda]

Last day of 2016 so I'm updating my post and I think that I did pretty well. I set a personal goal of reading 30 new to you authors and I went 7 over my goal. ☺


~ New 2 U Author Challenge - 2016 ~
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Level: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.

37/30

Jan
1. The Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies - Nine Naughty Novelists 1/18/16
2. The Heart of Falcon Ridge - D.L. Roan 1/20/16
3. There Goes the Groom - Rita Herron 1/24/16
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Han & Chewie Return! - Michael Siglain 1/28/16
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rey's Survival Guide - Jason Fry 1/31/16


Feb
6. Happily Ever Now - Jen Meyers 2/3/16
7. Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 2/10/16
8. Hot Ride - Opal Carew 2/28/16


March
9. Off Limits - Lauren Landish 3/7/16
10. Master of the Mountain - Cherise Sinclair 3/14/16
11. Bedding the Wrong Brother - Virna DePaul 3/17/16
12. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel - Michael Kogge 3/30/16
13. Lassoing the Virgin Mail Order Bride - Alexa Riley 3/31/16


April
14. A Million Ways to Die in the West - Seth MacFarlane 4/4/16
15. Her Dark Angel - Felicity Heaton 4/16/16
16. Dating A Dragon - Georgette St. Clair 4/23/16
17. Her Mad Hatter - Marie Hall 4/29/16


May
18. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure - Cecil Castellucci 5/7/16
19. Under a Midnight Moon - Cora Zane 5/18/16
20. Fury - Anya Bast 5/19/16


June
21. One Night With A Bear - Kit Tunstall 6/15/16
22. Angry Birds Junior Novel - Chris Cerasi 6/30/16


July
23. One Bear and a Baby - Harmony Raines 7/20/16
24. Dating Agency Bear - Natalie Kristen 7/21/16


Aug
25. Acapulco Adventure - Marilyn Conner Miles 8/2/16
26. Hero Bear - Zoe Chant 8/3/16
27. Onyx Dragon - Terry Bolryder 8/9/16


Sept
28. The Vampire Code: Crimson Coven Book 5 - B.A. Stretke 9/6/16
29. Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide - David Papineau 9/18/16
30. Psychology: A Graphic Guide to Your Mind & Behaviour - Nigel C. Benson 9/24/16


Oct
31. Christmas Caramel Murder - Joanne Fluke 10/5/16
32. Ghost Of A Chance - Caridad Piñeiro 10/29/16
33. The Frog Prince - Jenni James 10/30/16


Nov
34. Fever Claim - Marie Johnston 11/2/16
35. Tangled Beauty - Kristen Middleton


Dec
36. Her Dragon's No Angel - Julia Mills 12/4/16
37. The Book of (Holiday) Awesome - Neil Pasricha 12/21/16

[[deleted user]]

Managed to get 124 this year!

New 2 U Authors 2016
January 1-December 31, 2016
Level: Come What May
Completed: 124/??

January: 3 Completed
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (1/11/16)
Sabriel by Garth Nix (1/14/16)
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (1/18/16)

February: 8 Completed
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (2/1/16)
The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2/7/16)
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (2/11/16)
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (2/17/16)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (2/20/16)
How to Be a Woman byCaitlin Moran (2/27/16)
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (2/29/16)
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory (2/29/16)

March: 9 Completed
Bossypants by Tina Fey (3/2/16)
Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson (3/8/16)
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling (3/10/16)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (3/10/16)
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (3/12/16)
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman (3/18/16)
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (3/24/16)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (3/26/16)

April: 10 Completed
Wither by Lauren DeStefano (4/1/16)
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (4/3/16)
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth (4/4/16)
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (4/6/16)
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (4/7/16)
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (4/11/16)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (4/15/16)
Landline by Rainbow Rowell (4/21/16)
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (4/23/16)
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (4/24/16)

May: 12 Completed
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman (5/5/16)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (5/5/16)
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (5/7/16)
Legend by Marie Lu (5/8/16)
Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas (5/10/16)
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (5/12/16)
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (5/18/16)
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (5/22/16)
Small Town Witch by Kristen S. Walker (5/24/16)
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (5/29/16)
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (5/30/16)
Hounded by Kevin Hearne (5/31/16)

June: 11 Completed
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (6/4/16)
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (6/8/16)
Neuromancer by William Gibson (6/11/16)
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (6/15/16)
Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn (6/18/16)
Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino (6/21/16)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (6/22/16)
Timebound by Rysa Walker (6/22/16)
Muse by Mary Novik (6/25/16)
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz (6/27/16)
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (6/30/16)

July: 16 Completed
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (7/1/16)
Never Never by Colleen Hoover (7/4/16)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (7/7/16)
White Oleander by Janet Fitch (7/7/16)
The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr. (7/10/16)
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (7/14/16)
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (7/17/16)
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch (7/20/16)
Witch Child by Celia Rees (7/20/16)
Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck (7/22/16)
The Iron King by Maurice Druon (7/22/16)
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole (7/26/16)
The BFG by Roald Dahl (7/26/16)
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (7/28/16)
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (7/29/16)
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (7/30/16)

August: 22 Completed
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell (8/1/16)
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (8/1/16)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (8/4/16)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (8/5/16)
Utopia by Thomas More (8/6/16)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (8/6/16)
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (8/9/16)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (8/11/16)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (8/13/16)
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (8/13/16)
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (8/13/16)
Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum (8/14/16)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (8/15/16)
Night by Elie Wiesel (8/15/16)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (8/21/16)
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (8/22/16)
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh (8/23/16)
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (8/25/16)
The Book of Atrus by Rand Miller (8/25/16)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (8/29/16)
Witch World by Andre Norton (8/29/16)
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson (8/31/16)

September: 15 Completed
What Is Hidden by Lauren Skidmore (9/2/16)
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath (9/2/16)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (9/3/16)
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie (9/7/16)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (9/8/16)
Witch Slapped by Dakota Cassidy (9/10/16)
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (9/12/16)
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (9/14/16)
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson (9/15/16)
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (9/17/16)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken (9/18/16)
Murder has a Motive by Francis Duncan (9/22/16)
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell (9/24/16)
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (9/27/16)
You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day (9/28/16)

October: 9 Completed
White Heart by Sherry Jones (10/1/16)
Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens (10/4/16)
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (10/7/16)
The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works by Roger Highfield (10/13/16)
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind (10/23/16)
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (10/26/16)
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (10/28/16)
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (10/29/16)
The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred (10/31/16)

November: 6 Completed
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (11/4/16)
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris (11/5/16)
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons (11/12/16)
Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles (11/14/16)
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (11/20/16)
The Skystone by Jack Whyte (11/23/16)

December: 3 Completed
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (12/1/16)
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (12/19/16)
The Eternal Mercenary by Barry Sadler (12/31/16)

[Cheryl]

I discovered 33 new authors! There are so many incredibly talented authors - I wish that I had time to read more.

Original post - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

~ New 2 U Author Challenge - 2016 ~
Duration: January 1st 2016 - December 31st 2016

Level: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.

1. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens 2 Jan ★★★★
2. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken 20 Jan ★★★★
3. Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen 24 Jan ★★★★
4. Cinder by Marissa Meyer 31 Jan ★★★★
5. Truthwitch by Susan Dennard 3 Feb ★★★
6. Forged in Fire by Juliette Cross 6 Feb ★★★★
7. Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti 9 Feb ★★★★
8. Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estep 16 Feb ★★★
9. Legend by Marie Lu 20 Feb ★★★★★
10. Snow Like Ashesby Sara Raasch 26 Feb ★★★★★
11. Dead and Kicking by Lisa Emme 5 March ★★★★
12. Seducing the Playboy by Amanda Usen 19 March ★★★
13 Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton 28 March ★★★★
14. Uprooted by Naomi Novik 31 March ★★★
15. Sleight of Hand by Mark Henwick 21 April ★★★★
16. The Diviners by Libba Bray 5 May ★★★
17. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski 12 May ★★★★★
18. What Kills Me by Wynne Channing 19 May ★★★★
19. Sealed with a Curse by Cecy Robson 28 May ★★★★
20. Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs 30 May ★★★★
21. Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani 31 May ★★★★
22. Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin 29 June ★★★★
23. Pirate Bound: A Prequel by Carysa Locke 30 June ★★★★
24. The Queen of Swords by Nina Mason 18 July ★★★
25. Full Tilt by Emma Scott 8 August ★★★★★
26. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake 30 Sept ★★★
27. Eyes of Autumn by Cynthia H. Wise 14 Oct ★★★★
28. A Drive in the Country by Craig Schaefer from Anthology - Full Metal Magic 20 Oct ★★★★★
29. Moon Chosen by P.C. Cast 28 Oct ★★★
30. Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill 16 Dec ★★★★
31. The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova 22 Dec ★★★★
32. A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet 24 Dec ★★★★★
33. Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas 31 Dec ★★★★

[Lillian]

Planned to read 10 new authors this year and read 19! (message 27)

[*Layali*]

I finished with 32 new authors this year! I'm pleasantly surprised. Here's a link to the new authors I read.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Well done everyone! You did great work.

Hope those new authors were worth reading :)

[Rebecca NJ]

I read 108 new authors this year.

January (13/5)*
February (12/5)*
March (6/5)
April (6/5)
May (9/5)
June (8/5)*
July (4/5)
August (12/5)
September (15/5)*
October (5/5)
November (8/5)
December (10/5)

*Holidays are Hell - 3 new authors (+2 in total)
*Prism - 2 new authors (+3 in total)
*Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - 2 new authors (+4 in total)
*Star Trek: Redshirt's Little Book of Doom - 2 new authors (+5 in total)

I updated Message #6 with the entire list.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Nice, Rebecca NJ! Congrats :)

[Caron]

Completed and Updated. Message 58

Thanks for the awesome challenge! :D

[Michelle]

Completed Post 14

78 Completed

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Well done Caron and Michelle!