DONE Read 52 books between January 1st - December 31st, 2012 DONE Read at least one complete book series from a single author Read at least five titles from the following genres (at least one from each): DONE * Fantasy Science Fiction DONE * Young Adult DONE * Non-fiction DONE * Horror / Thriller DONE * Biography / Autobiography DONE Complete at least one reading challenge from any Goodreads reading group
Series Challenge 2012 at least one of the following series
(1/3)The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) (3 books) FINISHED Feb. 17, 2012 The Millennium Series (Stieg Larrson) (3 books) (2/5)A Song of Ice and Fire (George R.R. Martin) (5 books) FINISHED Nov. 16, 2012The Lord Of The Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) (3 books) (3/5)The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe (Douglas Adams) (5 books)
Five Titles From Five Genres Challenge
Fantasy Fiction * READ Oct. 25, 2012 The Fellowship of The Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien) Young Adult * READ Mar. 15, 2012 The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) Non-Fiction * READ Feb. 12, 2012 The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine) Horror / Thriller * READ Jan. 26, 2012 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larrson) Autobiographical / Memoir * READ Jan. 11, 2012 Bossypants (Tina Fey)
1 - READ Jan. 1, 2012 The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - (Douglas Adams) 2 - READ Jan. 3, 2012 The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe - (Douglas Adams) 3 - READ Jan. 6, 2012 Theater Of Illusion - (Kathy Steffen) E 4 - READ Jan. 6, 2012 Finger of Guilt: A Bonus Story - (Paul Grossman) E 5 - READ Jan. 11, 2012 Bossypants (Tina Fey) E 6 - READ Jan. 15, 2012 Cosmos - (Carl Sagan) 7 - READ Jan. 18, 2012 The Blue Light Project (Timothy Taylor) E 8 - READ Jan. 21, 2012 A Clockwork Orange - (Anthony Burgess) 9 - READ Jan. 26, 2012 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larrson) 10 - READ Jan. 28, 2012 Fahrenheit 451 - (Ray Bradbury) 11 - READ Feb. 2, 2012 The Hunt For Red October (Tom Clancy) E 12 - READ Feb. 7, 2012 The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larrson) 13 - READ Feb. 9, 2012 And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) E 14 - READ Feb. 9, 2012 Unleashed: Tail One (Lori R. Lopez) E 15 - READ Feb. 12, 2012 The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine) E 16 - READ Feb. 17, 2012 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Stieg Larrson) 17 - READ Feb. 25, 2012 Patriot Games (Tom Clancy) E 18 - READ Mar. 11, 2012 A Game Of Thrones (George R.R. Martin) 19 - READ Mar. 15, 2012 The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) 20 - READ Apr. 8, 2012 A Clash Of Kings (George R.R. Martin) 21 - READ Jun. 4, 2012 The St. Petersburg Confessions (Ty Hutchinson) E 22 - READ Aug. 8, 2012 Jasper Mountain - (Kathy Steffen) E 23 - READ Aug. 9, 2012 Death Takes A Holiday - (William Young) E 24 - READ Aug. 13, 2012 The Lazarus Question - (William Young) E 25 - READ Aug. 14, 2012 All Hell Breaks Loose - (William Young) E 26 - READ Aug. 14, 2012 Lord Of The Flies - (William Golding) 27 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Comedy Of Horrors - (William Young) E 28 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Killing Country Music - (William Young) E 29 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Days Go By - (William Young) E 30 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Waiting For The Great Leap Forward - (William Young) E 31 - READ Aug. 16, 2012 The Road Warriors - (William Young) E 32 - READ Aug. 17, 2012 The Undeath of Rob Zombie - (William Young) E 33 - READ Aug. 17, 2012 Gold Guns Girls - (William Young) E 34 - READ Aug. 17, 2012 The War On Horror - (William Young) E 35 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 Detroit Motor City - (William Young) E 36 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 Fight Club - (William Young) E 37 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 What Are Little Zombies Made Of? - (William Young) E 38 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 The Third Time Is The Harm - (William Young) E 39 - READ Sep. 9, 2012 Untouchable - (Scott O'Connor) E 40 - READ Sep. 11, 2012 Mr. Spaceship - (Phillip K. Dick) E 41 - READ Sep. 27, 2012 Tiger Paw - (Charles Cornell) E 42 - READ Sep. 28, 2012 FUBAR - (Kurt Vonnegut) E 43 - READ Oct. 1, 2012 The Simple Dollar - (Trent Hamm) E 44 - READ Oct. 2, 2012 My Father's Dragon (Ruth Stiles Gannett) 45 - READ Oct. 11, 2012 Cat's Cradle - (Kurt Vonnegut) E 46 - READ Oct. 17, 2012 The Journey Home (Michael Baron) E 47 - READ Oct. 25, 2012 The Fellowship of The Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien) E 48 - READ Oct. 27, 2012 Click-Clack The Rattlebag (Neil Gaiman) Audiobook 49 - READ Nov. 1, 2012 The Two Towers (J. R. R. Tolkien) E 50 - READ Nov. 16, 2012 The Return Of The King (J. R. R. Tolkien) E 51 - READ Nov. 22, 2012 Life, The Universe And Everything (Douglas Adams) 52 - READ Nov. 24, 2012 Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It (Kamal Ravikant) E 53 - READ Nov. 25, 2012 Breakout (Richard Stark) E 54 - READ Nov. 29, 2012 The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Agatha Christie) 55 - READ Dec. 8, 2012 Along Came A Spider (James Patterson) 56 - READ Dec. 10, 2012 Clueless McGee (Jeff Mack) 57 - READ Dec. 13, 2012 Quiet (Susan Cain) E 58 - READ Dec. 14, 2012 Of Mice And Men (John Steinbeck) 59 - READ Dec. 20, 2012 The Hobbit (J. R. R. Tolkien) E 60 - READ Dec. 27, 2012 Fear Nothing (Dean Koontz) 61 -
Goals for 2012
DONE Read 52 books between January 1st - December 31st, 2012
DONE Read at least one complete book series from a single author
Read at least five titles from the following genres (at least one from each):
DONE * Fantasy Science Fiction
DONE * Young Adult
DONE * Non-fiction
DONE * Horror / Thriller
DONE * Biography / Autobiography
DONE Complete at least one reading challenge from any Goodreads reading group
Series Challenge 2012
at least one of the following series
(1/3)The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) (3 books)
FINISHED Feb. 17, 2012 The Millennium Series (Stieg Larrson) (3 books)
(2/5)A Song of Ice and Fire (George R.R. Martin) (5 books)
FINISHED Nov. 16, 2012The Lord Of The Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) (3 books)
(3/5)The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe (Douglas Adams) (5 books)
Five Titles From Five Genres Challenge
Fantasy Fiction
* READ Oct. 25, 2012 The Fellowship of The Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Young Adult
* READ Mar. 15, 2012 The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Non-Fiction
* READ Feb. 12, 2012 The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine)
Horror / Thriller
* READ Jan. 26, 2012 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larrson)
Autobiographical / Memoir
* READ Jan. 11, 2012 Bossypants (Tina Fey)
At least one Goodreads Reading Group Challenge
"Coffee & Books" Group
* COMPLETED 2012 Series Challenge (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...)
* COMPLETED Jan. 11, 2012 January 2012 Challenge (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...)
Fifty-Two Books in 2012 Challenge
1 - READ Jan. 1, 2012 The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - (Douglas Adams)
2 - READ Jan. 3, 2012 The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe - (Douglas Adams)
3 - READ Jan. 6, 2012 Theater Of Illusion - (Kathy Steffen) E
4 - READ Jan. 6, 2012 Finger of Guilt: A Bonus Story - (Paul Grossman) E
5 - READ Jan. 11, 2012 Bossypants (Tina Fey) E
6 - READ Jan. 15, 2012 Cosmos - (Carl Sagan)
7 - READ Jan. 18, 2012 The Blue Light Project (Timothy Taylor) E
8 - READ Jan. 21, 2012 A Clockwork Orange - (Anthony Burgess)
9 - READ Jan. 26, 2012 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larrson)
10 - READ Jan. 28, 2012 Fahrenheit 451 - (Ray Bradbury)
11 - READ Feb. 2, 2012 The Hunt For Red October (Tom Clancy) E
12 - READ Feb. 7, 2012 The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larrson)
13 - READ Feb. 9, 2012 And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) E
14 - READ Feb. 9, 2012 Unleashed: Tail One (Lori R. Lopez) E
15 - READ Feb. 12, 2012 The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine) E
16 - READ Feb. 17, 2012 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Stieg Larrson)
17 - READ Feb. 25, 2012 Patriot Games (Tom Clancy) E
18 - READ Mar. 11, 2012 A Game Of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
19 - READ Mar. 15, 2012 The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
20 - READ Apr. 8, 2012 A Clash Of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
21 - READ Jun. 4, 2012 The St. Petersburg Confessions (Ty Hutchinson) E
22 - READ Aug. 8, 2012 Jasper Mountain - (Kathy Steffen) E
23 - READ Aug. 9, 2012 Death Takes A Holiday - (William Young) E
24 - READ Aug. 13, 2012 The Lazarus Question - (William Young) E
25 - READ Aug. 14, 2012 All Hell Breaks Loose - (William Young) E
26 - READ Aug. 14, 2012 Lord Of The Flies - (William Golding)
27 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Comedy Of Horrors - (William Young) E
28 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Killing Country Music - (William Young) E
29 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Days Go By - (William Young) E
30 - READ Aug. 15, 2012 Waiting For The Great Leap Forward - (William Young) E
31 - READ Aug. 16, 2012 The Road Warriors - (William Young) E
32 - READ Aug. 17, 2012 The Undeath of Rob Zombie - (William Young) E
33 - READ Aug. 17, 2012 Gold Guns Girls - (William Young) E
34 - READ Aug. 17, 2012 The War On Horror - (William Young) E
35 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 Detroit Motor City - (William Young) E
36 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 Fight Club - (William Young) E
37 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 What Are Little Zombies Made Of? - (William Young) E
38 - READ Aug. 20, 2012 The Third Time Is The Harm - (William Young) E
39 - READ Sep. 9, 2012 Untouchable - (Scott O'Connor) E
40 - READ Sep. 11, 2012 Mr. Spaceship - (Phillip K. Dick) E
41 - READ Sep. 27, 2012 Tiger Paw - (Charles Cornell) E
42 - READ Sep. 28, 2012 FUBAR - (Kurt Vonnegut) E
43 - READ Oct. 1, 2012 The Simple Dollar - (Trent Hamm) E
44 - READ Oct. 2, 2012 My Father's Dragon (Ruth Stiles Gannett)
45 - READ Oct. 11, 2012 Cat's Cradle - (Kurt Vonnegut) E
46 - READ Oct. 17, 2012 The Journey Home (Michael Baron) E
47 - READ Oct. 25, 2012 The Fellowship of The Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien) E
48 - READ Oct. 27, 2012 Click-Clack The Rattlebag (Neil Gaiman) Audiobook
49 - READ Nov. 1, 2012 The Two Towers (J. R. R. Tolkien) E
50 - READ Nov. 16, 2012 The Return Of The King (J. R. R. Tolkien) E
51 - READ Nov. 22, 2012 Life, The Universe And Everything (Douglas Adams)
52 - READ Nov. 24, 2012 Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It (Kamal Ravikant) E
53 - READ Nov. 25, 2012 Breakout (Richard Stark) E
54 - READ Nov. 29, 2012 The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Agatha Christie)
55 - READ Dec. 8, 2012 Along Came A Spider (James Patterson)
56 - READ Dec. 10, 2012 Clueless McGee (Jeff Mack)
57 - READ Dec. 13, 2012 Quiet (Susan Cain) E
58 - READ Dec. 14, 2012 Of Mice And Men (John Steinbeck)
59 - READ Dec. 20, 2012 The Hobbit (J. R. R. Tolkien) E
60 - READ Dec. 27, 2012 Fear Nothing (Dean Koontz)
61 -