2012 - 100 Books Reading Goal

Wow, I'm ashamed to say that I only read 49 books. I mean come on! I could have at least gone up to 50! That's embarrassing. There's always another year, though, isn't that right? Let's strive for 100 again this year, shall we? *crosses fingers*

January:
1. Lola and the Boy Next Door - January 4, 2012
2. Clockwork Prince - January 13, 2012
3. The Fault in Our Stars - January 15, 2012
4. Love Walked In - January 29, 2012
February:
5. Please Ignore Vera Dietz - February 20, 2012
6. Swoon - February 22, 2012
March:
7. Anna Dressed In Blood - March 31, 2012
April:
8. Blood Red Road - April 8, 2012
May:
9. Last Sacrifice - May 2, 2012
10. Lie - May 9, 2012
11. What Happened To Goodbye - May 14, 2012
12. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - May 18, 2012
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100+ Reading Challenge in 2011

So in 2010, I reached 88 books. Oh, so close! I'm hoping to read at least 100 this year. It's slow during the school year.... but summer is the time to go all out and read like crazy ;)

It is hosted by J. Kaye at her book blog. To read about the details of this challenge and if you are interested in participating, click here.

January:
1. Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson - January 3, 2011
2. This Girl is Different by JJ Johnson - January 8, 2011
3. Going Bovine by Libba Bray - January 22, 2011
4. WTF by Peter Lerangis - January 28, 2011
February:
5. The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell - February 3, 2011
6. Perfect by Sara Shepard - February 7, 2011
7. Liar by Justine Larbalestier - February 13, 2011
8. Logic of Demons by H.A. Goodman - February 20, 2011
9. Hold Still by Nina LaCour - February 24, 2011
March:
10. Will Grayson, Will Grayson - March 1, 2011
11. Solid by Shelley Workinger - March 4, 2011
12. The Tempest's Roar by R.A.R. Clouston - March 18, 2011
13. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - March 29, 2011
April:
14. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen - April 3, 2011
15. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson - April 7, 2011
16. The Iron King by Julia Kagawa - April 10, 2011
17. Before I Die by Jenny Downham - April 13, 2011
18. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - April 16, 2011
19. Delirium by Lauren Oliver - April 24, 2011
20. The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa - April 29, 2011
May:
21. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick - May 3, 2011
22. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - May 7, 2011
23. The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard - May 9, 2011
24. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins - May 14, 2011
25. Wither by Lauren DeStefano - May 24, 2011
26. Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs - May 30, 2011
June:
27. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa - June 5, 2011
28. Linger by Maggie Steifvater - June 19, 2011
29. The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells - June 30, 2011
July:
30. Every Little Thing in the World by Nina de Gramont - July 8, 2011
31. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - July 9, 2011
32. Breathless by Lurlene McDaniel - July 10, 2011
33. Girlfriend Material by Melissa Kantor - July 16, 2011
34. Gone by Lisa McMann - July 17, 2011
35. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson - July 23, 2011
36. Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti - July 26, 2011
37. I Know It's Over by C.K. Kelly Martin - July 29, 2011
August:
38. Fortune by Megan Cole - August 3, 2011
39. The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti - August 7, 2011
40. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg - August 11, 2011
41. Candor by Pam Bachorz - August 15, 2011
42. Peace, Love and Ducks by Lauren Myracle - August 17, 2011
43. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler - August 19, 2011
44. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - August 26, 2011
September
45. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks - September 5, 2011
46. Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts - September 10, 2011
October
47. All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin - October 9, 2011
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48. Paper Towns by John Green - December 24, 2011
49. Hades by Alexandra Adornetto - December 31, 2011
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Challenge Completed: The 2010 Support Your Library

As you know, I'm a huge fan of the library. I go there almost every week to pick up books. Well, I decided last year to try and do a challenge based on library books. I aimed for 50 and I have finally completed my goal! It took a while, yes, but I mostly read library books during the summer as I have more free time that time.

The list of library books that I read can be found here.

Date completed: October 3rd, 2010.

Note: Just because I'm finished a library challenge, doesn't mean I'll stop reading library books. The library is an awesome place! Who can resist? I'll continue to add books from the library to the list until the year ends.

Update - Bloggiesta & Comment Challenge

Bloggiesta:

Start time: 2:13
End time: 4:17
Total: 2 hours and 4 minutes.

What I got done:

• A list of author blogs
• Set up templates
• Scheduled my remaining reviews

Other short working periods:
23 minutes. 9 minutes.
Total: 32 minutes.

So in total, so far, my Bloggiesta hours: 5 hours and 25 minutes.
It's not so bad, but at least I'm making progress!

Comment Challenge:

For this challenge, I list down the posts in which I commented for the day. I do it on paper...so, I'll just count the number of comments I did.

Saturday: 10 comments.
(I had to catch up since the challenge started on Friday.)

So far, so good. If you'd like to participate in this challenge, head on over to Comment Challenge 2010 and sign up here. It'll be fun!

And one more thing!
We are so close to 100 followers...that I can feel it already. Steff and I are (still) planning on a contest, but no doubt there will be one. We would just have to take a trip at the bookstore and list down some books. Hehe.

Anyway, thank you all so much! We appreciate you visiting us and taking the time to follow. You are all so very wonderful. Have a great day! :D

Challenges in 2010

These are the challenges that we are currently participating in.

Justine:


The 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge



100+ Reading Challenge in 2010

The 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

This is my second challenge I'm participating in for the upcoming year! It is hosted by J.Kaye at her book blog. To find more about the details on how you can join, click here.

Since most of the books I read are from the library, I decided to give this challenge a try. It lasts throughout the whole year from January 2010 to December 2010. Right now I'm aiming for the Just My Size level - 50 books. If I reach more than that, that would be awesome, but I'll be taking it step by step. No pressure :)

(Thanks to Molly for helping me with the scroll!!)
1. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
2. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
3. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
4. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
5. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
6. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
7. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
8. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
9. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
10. Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
11. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
12. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
13. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
14. One Lonely Degree by C.K. Kelly Martin
15. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
16. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
17. Wake by Lisa McMann
18. Fake Boyfriend by Kate Brian
19. Taken by Storm by Angela Morrison
20. Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
21. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
22. Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel
23. Sharing Sam by Katherine Applegate
24. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
25. Beastly by Alex Flinn
26. The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols
27. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
28. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
29. Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
30. Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
31. Willow by Julia Hoban
32. Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
33. Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott
34. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
35. Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson
36. Fade by Lisa McMann
37. Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
38. Frostbite by Richelle Mead
39. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
40. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
41. Ttyl by Lauren Myracle
42. Next Summer by Hailey Abbott
43. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
44. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
45. After Summer by Hailey Abbott
46. Wings by Aprilynn Pike
47. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
48. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
49. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
50. Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz

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51. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
52. Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
53. The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz
54. Possessed by Kate Cann
55. Take Me There by Carolee Dean
56. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
57. Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
58. Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
59. Flawless by Sara Shepard
60. The Heist Society by Ally Carter
61. Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott

62. Runaway by Meg Cabot

100+ Reading Challenge in 2010

When I was younger, I began to keep track of the books I read. Halfway through the year, I stopped for some reason. Then this year (2009) I was going to do it again...but the thought of that was too late. And now I'm curious because I want to know how many books I've read in a year! Thanks to this challenge, my curiosity will soon be satisfied.

It is hosted by J. Kaye at her book blog. To read about the details of this challenge and if you are interested in participating, click here.

Justine's list of books will be listed in this post.

(Thanks to Molly for helping me with the scroll!!)
January:
1. Fallen by Lauren Kate
2. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
3. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
7. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
8. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
9. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
10. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
11. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
12. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
13. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
14. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
15. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
16. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
17. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
18. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
19. Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman
20. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
21. The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron
22. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
23. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
24. Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert (the start of summer)
25. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
26. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
27. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
28. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (after Wuthering Heights)
29. One Lonely Degree by C.K. Kelly Martin
30. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
31. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
32. Wake by Lisa McMann
33. Fake Boyfriend by Kate Brian
34. Taken by Storm by Angela Morrison
35. Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
36.The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
37. Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel
38. Sharing Sam by Katherine Applegate
39. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
40. Beastly by Alex Flinn
41. The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols
42. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
43. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
44. Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
45. Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson, Patty Hanson, and Irene Dunlap
46. Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
47. Willow by Julia Hoban
48. Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
49. Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott
50. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
51. Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson
52. Fade by Lisa McMann
53. Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
54. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read)
55. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (re-read)
56. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
57. Frostbite by Richelle Mead
58. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
59. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
60. Ttyl by Lauren Myracle
61. Next Summer by Hailey Abbott
62. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
63. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
64. After Summer by Hailey Abbott
65. Wings by Aprilynn Pike
66. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
67. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
68. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
69. Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz
70. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
71. Wish by Alexandra Bullen
72. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
73. Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
74. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
75. The Seven Rays by Jessica Bendinger
76. The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz
77. Possessed by Kate Cann
78. Todd the Dreamer by Bonnie Rozanski
79. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
80. Take Me There by Carolee Dean
81. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
82. Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
83. Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
84. Flawless by Sara Shepard
85. The Heist Society by Ally Carter
86. Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
87. Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison
88. Runaway by Meg Cabot
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