Ashley's 2014 Challenge

[Ashley Marie]

I didn't have Goodreads to keep track of the books I read last year but I used paperbackswap.com instead and got through 24 by NYE, so not too bad -- 2 books a month, plus changing jobs and moving. Shooting for 50 this year!

So, from January through April 2014:

01. HOUSE OF HADES by Rick Riordan
02. INTO THIN AIR by Jon Krakauer
03. BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE by Dee Brown
04. THE TAO OF POOH by Benjamin Hoff
05. THE HERETIC QUEEN by Michelle Moran
06. CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER by Michelle Moran
07. THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater
08. FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
09. MADAME TUSSAUD by Michelle Moran
10. OUR TRIBE by Terry Pluto
11. DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth
12. THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins
13. CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins
14. MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins
15. THE DREAM THIEVES by Maggie Stiefvater
16. DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor

[Heidi]

Some good ones there Ashley - loved Fangirl! Looks like you are clearly on your way to 50 books for sure this year!

[Ashley Marie]

Thanks Heidi, I loved it too - a lot more than I thought I would, in fact! I'm probably gonna get started on Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three when I get home tonight.

[Kaylani]

yay. You are definitely on your way to 50! :)

[Ashley Marie]

17. THE RED PYRAMID by Rick Riordan
18. A GAME OF THRONES by George RR Martin
19. WILD MAGIC by Tamora Pierce
20. DEVIL'S KNOT by Mara Leveritt

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

You're doing a good job, Ashley! We have the same goal ^_^

[Ashley Marie]

21. WOLF SPEAKER by Tamora Pierce
22. CINDER by Marissa Meyer
23. CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein
24. A CLASH OF KINGS by George RR Martin
25. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
26. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 2 by Hiromu Arakawa
27. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 3 by Hiromu Arakawa
28. FINDING ME: A DECADE OF DARKNESS, A LIFE RECLAIMED by Michelle Knight

[Ashley Marie]

29. LOOKING FOR CALVIN & HOBBES by Nevin Martell
30. YUGIOH DUELIST VOL 4 by Kazuki Takahashi
31. YUGIOH VOL 2 by Kazuki Takahashi
32. YUGIOH MILLENNIUM WORLD VOL 1 by Kazuki Takahashi
33. SPLINTERED by AG Howard

think I'm gonna have to bump my challenge up to 75 or 100 lol

[Heidi]

That is a good thing Ashley!

[Ashley Marie]

personally I think it's all the manga, I can rip through one of those in less than an hour xD

[Ashley Marie]

34. THE CLOSER by Mariano Rivera
35. FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK by Melina Marchetta
36. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs
37. A STORM OF SWORDS by George RR Martin
38. YUGIOH DUELIST VOL 1 by Kazuki Takahashi
39. THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jasper Fforde
40. EMPEROR MAGE by Tamora Pierce
41. THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS by CS Lewis
42. SCARLET by Marissa Meyer
43. CRESS by Marissa Meyer
44. THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC by Jane Yolen
45. MISTRESS OF ROME by Kate Quinn

[Ashley Marie]

bumped my goal up to 65 :D

[Ashley Marie]

I've realized I like using GR groups and reading challenges to motivate myself; it definitely keeps things interesting, using my priority list for challenges so I get through the books I want to get through by the end of the year :)

[Heidi]

Yay Ashley! It keeps me honest as well.

[Ashley Marie]

I've also made up a mini-challenge for myself for October! I was perusing my To-Be-Read and To-Be-Reread lists and found a handful of books whose common ground involves witches, and with October/Halloween coming up, it seemed like a perfect fit :)

So my books-to-be-read-in-October-2014 include:

along with


happy October to me!

[Ashley Marie]

in the meantime though

46. NEST by Esther Ehrlich
47. ROBYN HOOD LEGEND (GRIMM FAIRY TALES) by Patrick Shand
48. FOOL MOON by Jim Butcher
49. DAYS OF BLOOD & STARLIGHT by Laini Taylor

[Heidi]

That is a cool idea for October Ashley! I wonder if I have any books in my tbr pile that fit that criteria.

[Ashley Marie]

I'm adding to my October-TBR, it just came in the mail today :)

[Brigid ✩]

I love Coraline! The movie is really cool, too. :)

[Ashley Marie]

50. NIGHT OF CAKE & PUPPETS by Laini Taylor
51. A FEAST FOR CROWS by George RR Martin
52. DREAMS OF GODS & MONSTERS by Laini Taylor
53. MANGA CLASSICS: LES MISERABLES by Stacy King

[Ashley Marie]

holy cheese you guys I just realized I haven't updated this in eons!

54. CORALINE by Neil Gaiman
55. HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX by JK Rowling
56. TERRIER by Tamora Pierce
57. THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS by Rick Riordan
58. ICE MASSACRE by Tiana Warner
59. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George RR Martin
60. ARISTOTLE & DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Saenz
61. HOUNDED by Kevin Hearne
62. HUNGER by Jackie Morse Kesslar
63. THE CUCKOO'S CALLING by Robert Galbraith
64. THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner
65. GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn
66. DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL by Mary Sharratt
67. THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith
68. AMBER HOUSE by Kelly Moore with Larkin & Tucker Reed
69. HORNS by Joe Hill
70. BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE by Maggie Stiefvater
71. THE COLOR PURPLE by Alice Walker
72. ROSE UNDER FIRE by Elizabeth Wein
73. CROAK by Gina Damico

[Heidi]

Hahaha I am super behind on mine too Ashley! Congrats on your reads. I am checking to see if my library has Croak on audiobook btw :)

[Ashley Marie]

Excellent!