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New to You Challenge January-December
Johanna, I hate when that happens! :)45. Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief, ***
46. Cheryl Strayed - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, ****
43. RE: Zoom by Sheri-D Wilson | Rating: 2 stars44. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key | Rating: 3 stars
47. Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People, ****48. Tyler D. Findlay - Soft Rot, ***
49. Truman Capote - In Cold Blood, ****
50. Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir, *****
Total: 50/75
You need to change the "Maggie: 10/20?" to "Lilac: 18/20" because I've read another 8 new authors and I changed my name to Lilac because that's my read name. Here are all the new authors as copy pasted from my corner.♥ ♡ ♥ New to You Challenge ♥ ♡ ♥
January 1st to December 31st
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1. Witch Child by Celia Rees
2. Gone by Michael Grant
3. Cywion Uffern by Sonia Edwards
4. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
6. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
8. Unwind by) Neal Shusterman
9. Divergent by Veronica Roth
10. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
11. Dan Leuad Llŷn by Penri Jones
12. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
13. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
14. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
15. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
16. Matched by Ally Condie
17. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
18. Rascal by Sterling North
19.
20.
Completed 18/20
46/7541.Leah Bobet-Above*
42. Eva IbbotsonA Song for Summer**
43.Wanderlove-Kirsten Hubbard*
44. Richelle Mead-Vampire Academy***
45.Heather Dixon-Entwined**
46.Carolyn MacCullough-Once a Witch**
I've finished this challenge now but will continue to add new authors throughout the year. My favourite new authors are Michael Grant and Veronica Roth but I like quite a few others too. The funny this is out of the 37 books I've read this year, 28 of them have been from authors I've discovered this year! ♥ ♡ ♥ New to You Challenge ♥ ♡ ♥
January 1st to December 31st
1. Witch Child by Celia Rees
2. Gone by Michael Grant
3. Cywion Uffern by Sonia Edwards
4. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
6. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
8. Unwind by) Neal Shusterman
9. Divergent by Veronica Roth
10. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
11. Dan Leuad Llŷn by Penri Jones
12. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
13. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
14. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
15. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
16. Matched by Ally Condie
17. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
18. Rascal by Sterling North
19. Legend by Marie Lu
20. You Against Me by Jenny Downham
✔✔✔ Completed 20/20 ✔✔✔
45. Please Don't Kill the Freshman by Zoe Trope | Rating: 4 stars46. Wandering Son: Volume One by Shimura Takako | Rating: 5 stars
Adriana: 51/75Ana: 10/20*
Ashley: 30/30 completed
Audrey: 7/25 ?
Brianna: 37/60
Crystal: 16/25*
Erika: 60/75*
Helen: 35/52
James: /14 (Personal Challenge 51-100)?
Johanna: 20/20 completed
Kara: 65/75*
Lilac: 20/20 completed
Lisa: 20/24*
Lori: 20/80*
Melissa: 30/30 completed
Nikki: 4/10
Rebecca: 2/12 (updates here)
RedB: 6/10 (Ann´s Corner)
Robyn: 3/25?
Sara: 50/50 completed
Sharon: 21/52 (Personal Challenge 101-200)
Tatum: 15/20
Theta: 24/30 (Personal Challenge 1-50 topic)*
Trevor: 55/59*
= ? authors
(Updated 28.5.2012)
Melissa, two books from her goal!
My favourite new authors from this challenge were:
Finally getting around to updating. I found a few new authors and all three were very good writers. 10. The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke by Angela Nissel 4/5
11. Checkout Girl: A Life Behind the Register by Anna Sam 4/5
12. I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me by Joan Rivers 5/5
Woohoo, way to go Melissa! Which new authors were your favourites?
21/201.Sue Margolis,Gucci Gucci Coo - 25.03 2 stars
2.Beth Harbison,Shoe Addicts Anonymous - 10.04 2 stars
3.Paula McLain,The Paris Wife - 22.04 4 stars
4.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,The Hound of the Baskervilles - 25.04 3 stars
5.Sophie Kinsella,I've Got Your Number - 26.04 3 stars
6.Erin Morgenstern,The Night Circus - 30.04 5 stars
7.Rick Riordan,The Lightning Thief - 08.05 4 stars
8.Daphne du Maurier,Rebecca - 04.06 2 stars
9.Nicholas Sparks,The Lucky One - 13.06 5 stars
10.E.L. James,Fifty Shades of Grey - 14.06 5 stars
11.Dostoïevski,The Brothers Karamazov - 29.06 3 stars
12.Ransom Riggs,Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 22.08 3 stars
13.Charlaine Harris,Dead to the World - 07.07 4 stars
14.Agatha Christie,The Mysterious Affair At Styles - 30.08 3 stars
15.Kendare Blake,Anna Dressed in Blood - 03.09 4 stars
16.Stephanie Perkins,Anna and the French Kiss - 03.09 5 stars
17.Julia Llewellyn,Amy's Honeymoon - 26.09 2 stars
18.Guy de Maupassant,Pierre et Jean - 02.10 3 stars
19.F Scott Fitzgerald,The Great Gatsby - 26.10 5 stars
20.Joe Hill,Heart-Shaped Box - 08.10 2 stars
21.Jennifer Weiner,Good in Bed - 30.10 4 stars
proud of myself:)
51. John Brunner - The Sheep Look Up, ****
47. 1,033 Reasons to Smile by Elizabeth Dutton | Rating: 3 stars48. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck | Rating: 4 stars
13. Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis - 2/5 starsI'd like to change my goal from 15 new authors to 25, please.
Updated till here. Well done everyone :)
52. Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner, ****
51/7549.Ally Carter -Heist Society**
50.Stephanie Hemphill - Sisters of Glass**
51. Anna Banks- Of Poseidon****
Theta wrote: "Hi everyone,Following my main challenge post, I have some more new to you authors to add to this challenge, they are:
19. Kaui Hart Hemmings - The Descendants
20. Michael Lewis - Moneyball
21. A..."
how did you like The Future of Us?? I've seen it and it looks really cool!
14.Pirate Therapy and Other Cures by Mark A. Rayner - 5/5 stars - Made me happy that I'm a nerd and "got" his references in the book :) 15. Bossypants by Tina Fey - 3/5 stars. Funny for the most part and a quick read.
I finished my 15 books, but want to continue now to 25 books :)
53. Travis Bradberry - Emotional Intelligence 2.054. Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose
COMPLETED: 54/75
55. Sarah Gruen - Water for Elephants56. Mindy Kaling - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
COMPLETED: 56/75
Hi , I am new to the challenge here but started it in January -- 80 books in one year. You can check out my personal challenge folder where I will list out the books I've read and what I am planning to read.
so right now I am 20/80
Just finished The Paris Wife and want to read everything Hemingway! (Again). Lori
so right now I am 20/80
Just finished The Paris Wife and want to read everything Hemingway! (Again). Lori
Crystal wrote: "14.Pirate Therapy and Other Cures by Mark A. Rayner - 5/5 stars - Made me happy that I'm a nerd and "got" his references in the book :)
15. Bossypants by Tina Fey - 3/5 stars. Funny for the most ..."
I read 10 pages of BossyPants and put it down. I've heard such good things about it but I found it too awkward a read. Perhaps I didn't get the jokes. Do you think I gae it fair shot?
15. Bossypants by Tina Fey - 3/5 stars. Funny for the most ..."
I read 10 pages of BossyPants and put it down. I've heard such good things about it but I found it too awkward a read. Perhaps I didn't get the jokes. Do you think I gae it fair shot?
57. Deborah Harkness - A Discovery of Witches58. Rachel Bertsche - MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend
59. Sarah Addison Allen - Garden Spells
COMPLETED: 59/75
60. Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse-Five, *****61. Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind, *****
62. Robert Shermin - How Come That Idiot's Rich and I'm Not?, **
COMPLETED: 62/75
64. Kristin Cashore - Graceling, ***65. Yasunari Kawabata - Thousand Cranes, ***
COMPLETED: 65/75
54. The New World by Patrick Ness | Rating: 4 stars55. The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You by S. Bear Bergman | Rating: 3 stars
59/7552.Philippa Gregory-Changeling*
53.Megan Hart-Dirty***
54.Sarah Beth Durst-Enchanted Ivy*
55.Alethea Kontis-Enchanted*
56.Elizabeth Norris-Unraveling*
57.Holly Black-White Cat***
58.Emily White-Elemental**
59.Beatriz Williams-Overseas***
60.Avery Williams-The Alchemy of Forever**
66. Ernest Cline - Ready Player One67. China Mieville - Railsea
COMPLETED: 67/75
Adriana: 75/75 completedAna: 10/20*
Ashley: 30/30 completed
Audrey: 7/25 ?
Brianna: 37/60
Candiss: 28/35*
Crystal: 19/25*
Erika: 69/75*
Helen: 35/52
James: /14 (Personal Challenge 51-100)?
Johanna: 20/20 completed
Kara: 82/100*
Katee: 13/20*
Lilac: 42/20 completed
Lisa: 24/24 COMPLETED!!
Lori: 20/80*
Melissa: 30/30 completed
Nikki: 4/10
Rebecca: 2/12 (updates here)
RedB: 6/10 (Ann´s Corner)
Robyn: 3/25?
Sara: 50/50 completed
Sharon: 49/52* (Personal Challenge 101-200)
Tatum: 15/20
Theta: 34/30 COMPLETED!!
Trevor: 59/59 COMPLETED!!
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Cywion Uffern (other topics)Shatter Me (other topics)
City of Bones (other topics)
Witch Child (other topics)
Vampire Academy (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Michael Grant (other topics)Cassandra Clare (other topics)
Sonia Edwards (other topics)
Tahereh Mafi (other topics)
Celia Rees (other topics)
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Ana: 6/20?
Ashley: 30/30 completed
Audrey: 7/25 ?
Brianna: 37/60*
Crystal: 9/15*
Erika: 40/75*
Helen: 35/52*
James: /14 (Personal Challenge 51-100)?
Johanna: 20/20 completed
Kara: 46/75*
Lisa: 16/24*
Maggie: 10/20?
Melissa: 24/30*
Nikki: 4/10*
Rebecca: 2/12 (updates here)*
RedB: 6/10 (Ann´s Corner)*
Robyn: 3/25?
Sara: 50/50 completed
Sharon: 21/52 (Personal Challenge 101-200)*
Tatum: 15/20*
Theta: 16/30 (Personal Challenge 1-50 topic)*
Trevor: 42/59*
= 488 authors
(Updated 28.5.2012)
I just keep getting different amounts for the amount of read new authors :) Sometimes there are less people on the challenge, but sometimes the same. And I use a calculator!! :(
I am now finished with the challenge but I think I will keep counting how many I´ll get in a year.