2018 Reading Challenges

I have just a few challenges, well they are more reading that I am tracking since I don't find that I am pushing myself to read them.  But anyway here is what I am reading and have read so far this year!




Children's Book Challenge: COMPLETE
30 - 40 books
3. 5 Minute Star Wars Villain Stories
4. 7 Ate 9
5. The Water Hole
6. Goodnight Little One
7. Scrambled Eggs Super
8. The Snail & The Whale
9. Star Wars Obi-123
10. Horton Hatches the Egg
11.  Goodnight Unicorn
12. Zen Ties
13. Tsum Tsum Book of Haiku
14. Shake, Waggle & Roll
15. The Beginning of Armadillos
16. I Got It
17. If I Built a Car
18. Ezra's Wookie Rescue
19. Llama Llama Loves to Read
20. Shark Lady
21. ABC-3PO
22. Thumbs Up Brown Bear
23. Sunny
24. Tyler's Tall Tales
25. Monster Monster Wants to Roar
26. Do You Want to be My Friend?
27. Roar of a Snore
28. I Will Surprise My Friend
29. A is for America
30. Snail Mail
31. Ocean Meets Sky
32. Jerome Camps Out
33. Pirate Boy
34. No Pirates Allowed Said Library Lou
35. Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse
36. It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
37. The Cookie Fiasco
38. Pirate's Lullaby: Mutiny at Bedtime
39. Pirate's Guide to First Grade
40. Dinosaur Train
41. I am Jazz
42.  Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein
43. Time to Get Started
44. Frankie Stein Starts School
45. You Don't Want a Unicorn
46. Olaf Gives Thanks
47. Turkey Trouble
48. I Got the Christmas Spirit
49. North Pole Ninjas
50. A Loud Winter's Nap
51. The Lost Gift
52. Samurai Santa: A Very Ninja Christmas
53. Santa's Underwear
54. A Letter to Santa


Early Reader Challenge: COMPLETE
30-40 books
3. Ice Ice Puggy
4. My Tooth is About to Fall Out
5. Gabe the Dog Who Sniffs Out Danger
6. Star Wars Escape from Darth Vader
7. Sleepy Dog
8. Lego City: Stuck in the Mud
9. Ollie's Easter Eggs
10. Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth
11. Unicorn Wings
12. 3 Tales of Speed
13. Zeb to the Rescue
14. Sabine's Art Attack
15. Wonders of America: Rocky Mountains
16. Wonders of America: Statue of Liberty
17. Baseball Buzz
18. Pete the Cat - Scuba Cat
19. Biscuit Goes Camping
20. Riff Raff the Pirate Mouse
21. What is a Wookie
22. Flat Stanley at the Bat
23. Pirate Mom
24. Who was Blackbeard
25. Meet Rusty Rivets
26. Wild Kratts: 5 Wild Creature Adventures
27. Ready Set Boo
28. Fall Leaf Project
29. The Pumpkin Patch
30. Pete the Cat Goes Camping
31. Thanks for Giving
32. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
33. Berenstain Bears & the Wishing Star
34. Secret Santa
35. Wonders of America: Yellowstone National Park


Graphic Novel Challenge: COMPLETE
23-28 books

Audio Book Challenge: COMPLETE
28-32 books
4. Voyage of the Basilisk
5. It's Only Love
6. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
7. Ain't She Sweet
8. In the Labyrinth of Drakes
9. Within the Sanctuary of Wings
10. Every Little Thing
11. Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
12. Can't Buy Me Love
13. The Selection
14. Monstrous
15. Anne of Green Gables
16. The Elite
17. The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Stories
18. The Enchanted April
19. My Grandmother Told Me to Tell You She's Sorry
20. The Beginning of Armadillos
21. The One
22. Here Comes the Sun
23. Heir to the Jedi
24. From a Certain Point of View
25. Daughter of the Pirate King
26. The Sapphire Affair
27. Sleeping Giants
28. The Joy of Less
29. Circe
30. Daughter of the Siren Queen
31. A Torch Against the Night
32. American Panda
33. A Reaper at the Gates
34. I Capture the Castle
35. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
36. Mask of Shadows
37. Crooked Kingdom
38. Fawkes
39. Down Among the Sticks and Bones
40. Beneath the Sugar Sky
41. The Girl from Everywhere
42. The Ship from Beyond Time
43. The Pirate
44. The Assassin's Curse
45. The Pirate's Wish
46. Peter Pan
47. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day
48. And I Darken
49. Waking Gods
50. Now I Rise
51. Binti
52. Ash
53. Stalking Jack the Ripper
54. Ketchup Clouds
55. Hunting Prince Dracula
56. Ruin of Stars
57. Escaping from Houdini
58. This Dark Endeavor
59. Such Wicked Intent
60. Heretics Anonymous
61. Only Human
62. Hope at Christmas
63. Beartown
64. Alaskan Holiday
65. Mammoth
66. The Christmas Secret
67. Christmas Hope
68. Royals
69. For Every One
70. A Family for the Rugged Rancher
71. Jingle Bell Pop
72. Christmas Light


Classics Challenge: COMPLETE
5 books (1 re-read)


Series Challenge: COMPLETE
4 full series & 6 duologies
Memoirs of Lady Trent Series (5 books & 1 novella): Book 1Book 2Book 3, Book 3.5Book 4Book 5 - COMPLETE
Butler VT/Green Mountain Series (9 books & 2 novellas): (Books 1-3 read in 2017) Book 4Book 4.5Book 5Book 6, Book 7Book 8 Book 9 - COMPLETE (currently through 2018)
Nevernight Chronicles (2 books so far): Book 1, Book 2, - COMPLETE (currently through 2018)
Winternight Trilogy (3 books): Book 1Book 2 - COMPLETE (currently through 2018)
Ree Verakai Duology (2 books): Book 1, Book 2 - COMPLETE
Kingdom of Wrenly (13 books so far): Book 1Book 2Book 3Book 4Book 5, Book 6, Book 7Book 8Book 9Book 10, Book 11, Book 12, Book 13 - COMPLETE (currently)
Compass Boys Series (4 Books): Book 1Book 2, Book 3Book 4 - COMPLETE
Daughter of the Pirate King ( 2 Books): Book 1Book 2 - COMPLETE
Six of Crows (2 Books): Book 1, Book 2 - COMPLETE
Mask of Shadows (2 Books): Book 1Book 2 - COMPLETE
Sin du Jour Series (7 books & 1 novella): Book 1Book 2Book 1.5Book 3Book 4, Book 5Book 6Book 7 - COMPLETE
Wayward Children Series (3 books currently): Book 1, Book 2, Book 3 - COMPLETE (through 2018)
Girl from Everywhere Duology (2 books): Book 1, Book 2 - COMPLETE
High Seas & High Stakes (2 books): Bind Up - COMPLETE
Assassin's Curse Series (2 books): Book 1Book 2 - COMPLETE
The Conqueror's Saga (3 books) - Book 1Book 2Book 3 - COMPLETE
Stalking Jack the Ripper Series (3 books currently) - Book 1,  Book 2Book 3 - COMPLETE (through 2018)
The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein (2 Books) - Book 1Book 2 - COMPLETE
The Themis Files (3 books, 1 novella) - Book 0.5Book 1Book 2Book 3 - COMPLETE



Requested Reviews:
No more than 25
3. Little Tails on the Farm
4. Survive the Night
5. Tess of the Road (DNF)
6. Tarnished City (DNF)
7. Sky in the Deep
8. Grey Sister
9. Boying Up
10. Enchanted Chest
11. Out of Left Field
12. Three Shoeboxes
13. Grace & Fury
14. Fawkes
15. Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse
16. The Traveling Cat Chronicles
17. Brave Enough
18. Seafire
19. Through the Fire
20. Secret Project
21. Football Season Ticket
22. The Piraroo
23. Wyoming Christmas Quadruplets
24. Sweep: A Story of a Girl and her Monster
25. Rocky Mountain Cowboy Christmas
26. Time to Get Started
27. Homer and the Holiday Miracle
28. Mutts and Mistletoe (DNF)
29. The Frankenstein Adventures
30. Snowhook
31. Watersnakes
32. The Winter Riddle
33. Aversion
34. Outrun the Wind
35. The Snow Witch




RI Authors:
I like supporting my local authors and also host a RI Author Month
1. And I Love Her
2. You'll Be Mine
3. It's Only Love
4. Southern Spice
5. Ain't She Sweet
6. Monster Monster Wants to Roar
7. Every Little Thing
8. Can't Buy Me Love
9. Dinosaur Racing
10. Here Comes the Sun
11. Shake, Waggle & Roll
12. Emma's Dream
13. The Trail
14. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Death
15. One White Lie
16. Red Racecar
17. Tyler's Tall Tales
18. Sunny
19.  Diapers, Daycare and Deadlines



Re-Reads: 
Not really a challenge but I want to keep track of how many books I re-read this year
1. Breath of Fire
2. Poison Study
3. Every Little Thing
4. The Selection
5. The Elite
6. Frankenstein
7. The One
8. An Ember in the Ashes
9. A Torch Against the Night
10. Mask of Shadows



Library Books:
Again not really a challenge just want to see how many books I borrowed but didn't own
1. You'll Be Mine
2. Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
3. Adventures in Flat Frost
4. Beneath the Stone Forest
5. Let the Games Begin
6. The Enchanted April
7. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
8. Secret World of Mermaids
9. The Bard and the Beast
10. The Pegasus Quest
11. Envy of Angels
12. Daughter of the Siren Queen
13. American Panda
14. Beneath the Sugar Sky
15. The Pirate Pig
16. Peter Pan
17. Magic Marks the Spot
18. Gluttony Bay
19. Taste of Wrath
20. Binti
21. File No. 002
22. Only Human
23. For Every One



TBR Challenge: COMPLETE
50-75 books that I already own as of 12/31/2017
1. Breath of Fire  (re-read)
12. Nevernight
13. Crewel Work (DNF)
14. Vengeance Road (DNF)
15. It's Only Love
16. Landscaper Series
17. The Star Touched Queen
18. Southern Spice
19. Ain't She Sweet
20. In the Labyrinth of Drakes
21. Within the Sanctuary of Wings
22. Can't Buy Me Love
23. Anne of Green Gables
24. Addie on the Inside
26. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
26. Dinosaur Racing
27. The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Stories
28. Godsgrave
29. From a Certain Point of View
30. The Trail
31. One White Lie
32.  Red Racecar
33. Diapers Daycare and Deadlines
34. House of Four Winds
35. Six of Crows
36. Invention of Hugo Cabret
37. Crooked Kingdom
38. Waiting for Unicorns
39. Nate the Great
40. Letters to Sam
41. Go Ask Alice
42. Stalking Jack the Ripper
43. Hunting Prince Dracula
44. The Haunted House Next Door
45. Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
46. A Cup of Christmas Tea
47. The Christmas Secret
48. Christmas Around the World
49. Stupid Christmas
50. Hope at Christmas
51. Christmas Note
52. The Night Before Christmas
53. Merry Christmas and Other Stories
54. Family for the Rugged Rancher



Books Added to Shelves in 2018:
As I read the books I purchase this year I will add a link (I will also note the month they were purchased/ read)
1. Plague of Giants (Jan./April)
2. Moonsilver (Jan./ Jan.)
3. Silver Thread (Jan./Jan.)
4. The Silver Bracelet (Jan./ Jan.)
5. Mountains of the Moon (Jan./ Feb.)
6. Practical Magic (Jan./ Oct.)
7. I Love My Love (Jan./ Feb.)
8. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (Jan./ Feb.)
9. Gods of the North (Jan./March)
10. We Have Always Lived in a Castle (Jan./Sept.)  UNHAUL
11. Life Changing Manga of Cleaning Up (Jan./Jan.)
12. Heart on Fire (Jan./ Jan.)
13.To the Sky Kingdom (Feb./ )
14. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage (Feb./Feb )
15. Letters from Wolfie (Feb./March )
16. Ketchup Clouds (Feb./Oct)
17. Dead Man's Walk (Feb./ ) - 2019 Series
18. Luck Love and Lemon Pie (Feb./ ) UNHAUL
19. Beartown (Feb./Nov. )
20. The Coincidence of Coconut Cake (Feb./ Feb.)
21. Listen, Slowly (Feb./March) - DNF
22. Ravenous (Feb./ ) - UNHAUL
23. Monstrous (Feb./March )
24. The Astounding Broccoli Boy (Feb./March )
25. Terrier (Feb./ ) - 2019 series
26. Lonesome Dove (Feb./ ) - 2019 series
27. As Brave as You (Feb./ March )
28. Smuggler's Run (Feb./Feb. )
29. The Lost Stone (Feb./March )
30. The Scarlet Dragon (Feb./ March)
31. Sea Monster (Feb./March )
32. Daughter of the Pirate King (Feb./May )
33. The Wolves of Winter (Feb./ May )
34. Heaven on Earth (Feb./ Feb. )
35. Into the Fire (Feb./ March)
36. Still Waters (Feb./April )
37. Red Sister (March/March)
38. Reflections of Yesterday (March/)
39. Sleeping Giants (March/May)
40. Heir to the Jedi (March/April)
41. Jedi Search (March/)
42. Heart of Iron (March/April)
43. Here Comes the Sun (March/April)
44. Hermes: Tales of the Trickster (March/ March)
45. The Witches Curse (March/March)
46. Emma's Dream (March/May)
47. Eko (March/June)
48. Star Wars: Moving Target (March/May)
49. Caging Merrow (March/) - 2019 series
50. The Fifth Season (March/) - 2019 series
51. His Dark Endeavor (March/ Oct.)
52. The Traveling Cat Chronicles (March/July)
53. Greedy Pigs (March/ July)
54. Lustlocked (March/June)
55. Black Powder War (March/) - 2019 series
56. Throne of Jade (March/) - 2019 series
57. The Scandalous Mackenzies (March/) - 2019 series
58. The Stolen Mackenzie Bride (March/) - 2019 series
59. The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie (March/) - 2019 series
60. Lady Castle (March/May)
61. Frankenstein Alive, Alive #4 (March/ Sept)
62. Frankenstein Alive Alive Trio (March/ Sept.)
63. Long Walk to Valhalla (March/April)
64. Hard to Serve (March/)
65. Mastering Her Senses (March/)
66. Theirs to Take (March/)
67. The Sapphire Affair (March/May)
68. The Joy of Less (April/May)
69. Nightblade's Vengeance (April/)
70. Circe (April/ May)
71. Tomorrowland (April/)
72. The Wolf (April/)
73. My Lady's Choosing (April/)
74. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Death (April/May)
75. Sky in the Deep (April/April)
76. Beyond the Darkened Shore (April/)
77. Defiant Heir (April/)
78. True North (May/)
79. The Sorting Room (May/ )
80. Lost Stars (May/ )
81. Down Among the Sticks and Bones (May/July)
82. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day (May/August)
83. Frankenstein Dreams (May/)
84. The Belgaraid (May/)
85. The Rhode Island Short Story Club presents The Club (May/June) *
86. Death Sworn (May/)
87. Sherlock Holmes and the Army of Dr. Moreau (May/) - UNHAUL
88. A Court of Frost and Starlight (May/May)
89. Prince of Persia (May/July)
90. Zenith (May/ )
91. In the Heart of the Sea (May/ )
92. The Queen of Sorrow (May/ )
93. I Capture the Castle (May/ June)
94. Cruel Prince (May/)
95. Onyx & Ivory (May/) Unhaul
96. Princesses Behaving Badly (May/)
97. Fight for Everything (May/)
98. Catching Stars (May/) Unhaul
99. Light as Air (May/Dec)
100. Marriage Arrangement (May/May)
101. Furyborn (May/)
102. Sweet Tea & Sympathy (May/)
103. Half Drowned King (May/) - 2019 series
104. A Reaper at the Gates (June/June)
105. The Orphan Queen (June/ )
106. The Mirror King (June/ )
107. The Thief (June/ ) - 2019 series
108. The Queen of Attolia (June/ ) - 2019 series
109. King of Attolia (June/ ) - 2019 series
110. A Conspiracy of Kings(June/ ) - 2019 series
111. Pride's Spell(June/June)
112. Idle Ingredients(June/June)
113. Guardian of Whills(June/Sept. )
114. Such Wicked Intent(June/Oct )
115. The Girl From Everywhere(June/July )
116. The Ship Beyond Time(June/July )
117. And I Darken(June/August)
118. Frostbite(June/Oct. )
119. The Assassin's Curse(June/August)
120. The Pirate's Wish(June/August)
121. Pirateology(June/July)
122. Polly and the Pirates: Vol. 1(June/July )
123. Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein(June/ )
124. Every Heart a Doorway(June/ July)
125. The Tiger's Daughter (July/July)
126. Grace & Fury(July/July) 
127. LifeL1k3(July/) Unhaul
128. Sweet Black Waves(July/) Unhaul
129. The Bird and the Blade(July/)
130. The Slow Regard of Silent Things(July/) - 2019 series
131. The False Fairy(July/July) 
132. The Sorcerer's Shadow(July/July) 
133. The Thirteenth Knight(July/July) 
134. Waking Gods(July/Sept.)
135. Alone(July/July) 
136. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone(July/) DNF
137. Now I Rise (July/Sept. )
138. Gunslinger Girl (July/) - UNHAUL
139. The Pirate (August/August)
140. Unhooked (August/)
141. Bob (August/ Sept.)
142. George (August/Sept)
143. These Rebel Waves (August/) Unhaul
144. All Systems Red (August/Nov.) 
145. Uprooted (August/)
146. Spinning Silver (August/)
147. Ruin of Stars (August/Oct.)
148. Peace Like a River (Sept./)
149. Lies of Locke Lamora (Sept./) - 2019 series
150. Red Seas Under Red Skies (Sept./) - 2019 series
151. Assassin's Gambit (Sept./)
152. Refugee (Sept./)
153. And The Ocean Was Our Sky (Sept./ Sept.)
154. Bright We Burn (Sept./ Sept.)
155. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Sept./)
156. Isle of Blood and Stone (Sept./)
157. Heretics Anonymous (Sept./Oct.)
158. None of the Above (Sept./)
159. Words We Don't Say (Sept./)
160. The Light Between Worlds (Sept./) - UNHAUL
161. Misty Inn Collection Books 1-4 (Sept./Nov.)
162. Adventures of Laura and Jack (Sept./Oct)
163. Rocky Mountain Cowboy Christmas (Sept./ Sept.)
164. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Sept/ Sept.)
165. Escaping from Houdini (Sept/Oct.)
166. Not Even Bones (Sept./)
167. Fierce Fairytales (Sept./Oct.)
168. May B. (Oct/Nov.)
169. Home of the Brave (Oct/Nov.)
170. The Dogs of Christmas (Oct/Oct.)
171. The Christmas Light (Oct/Dec)
172. Young Scrooge (Oct/Oct.)
173. Phoenix Empress (Oct/)
174 Royals (Oct/Dec)
175. Boneless Mercies (Oct/) - DNF
176. Kill the Farm Boy (Oct/) - DNF
177. 14,000 Things to be Happy About (Nov./Nov.) 
178. Alaskan Holiday(Nov./Nov.) 
179. Monster: The Story of a Young Mary Shelley(Nov./)
180. Mammoth(Nov./Nov.) 
181. Seasons Galloping(Nov./Nov.)
182. Anything but Okay(Nov./)
183. The Storyteller(Nov./)
184. The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey(Nov./Nov.) 

185. The Carols of Christmas (Dec./)
186. Special Gifts(Dec./)
187. Pioneer Sisters(Dec./)
188. Animal Adventures(Dec./)
189. Laura & Nellie(Dec./)
190. School Days(Dec./)
191. The Lost Queen(Dec./Dec.) *
192. Carne the Ruby(Dec./)
193. Wolf Kiss(Dec./)
194. Wolf Fire
(Dec./)
195. Wolf Vow(Dec./)
196. Wolf Angel(Dec./)
197. Waiting for You(Dec./)
198. All of Me(Dec./)
199. Pangaea: Sunslinger (Dec./)
200. Pangaea: Revelations(Dec./)
201. Wastelander: Awakening(Dec./)
203. Come, Bos (Dec./)
204. The Promise: A Perilous Journey(Dec./)
205. Grinch of Starlight Bend(Dec./Dec.)
206. Wrath(Dec./)
207. Dashing Through the Snow(Dec./)
208. Santa Cruise(Dec./)
209. Dreadful Young Ladies and other Stories(Dec./)
210. I'd Rather be Reading(Dec./)
211. Outrun the Wind(Dec./ pre-read Nov.)
212. Fire and Heist(Dec./)
213. The Storm Crow(Dec./)
214. Amber and Dusk(Dec./)
215. I Want to Hold Your Hand (Dec/pre-read 2017)
216. I Saw Her Standing There (Dec/ pre-read 2017)
217. And I Love Her ( Dec/ pre-read Jan)
218. It's Only Love (Dec/ pre-read Feb)
219. Ain't She Sweet (Dec./ Pre-read Feb)



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