words come alive the moment you let them exist
Here is the Overview. I know its not necessary, but it is for my record purposes. So here you go.
I didn’t want to overwhelm myself this year. So there were a few reading challenges that I liked (Out of your comfort zone, cloak and dagger, 2020 Reading Challenge) but I’m not reading for them. For the Master list of Reading Challenges, go here. You will probably find a bunch of fun reading challenges there!
Lets get right into this won’t we? I don’t think that I will post the pictures for these but I will link to their GR or Amazon pages. Cheers!
Continue reading “Anticipated 2020 Releases”
Here is the Overview. I know its not necessary, but it is for my record purposes. So here you go.
Continue reading “2019 Challenges Completion Overview”
January 2019
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
A Burnable Book by Bruce Holsinger
Redwall by Brian Jacques (reread)
Total: 8
February 2019
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
Mattimeo by Brian Jacques (reread)
Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques (reread)
The Legend of Luke by Brian Jacques (reread)
Mossflower – Brian Jacques (reread)
Total: 9
March 2019
the witch doesn’t burn herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
2fish by Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte
The Legend of Luke by Brian Jacques (reread)
The Outcast of Redwall by Brian Jacques (reread)
Total: 6
April 2019
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
A Bowlful of Stars by Florence Crannell Means
Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques (reread)
The Bellmaker by Brian Jacques (reread)
Suspect by Michael Robotham
Rat Race by Dick Francis
Article 5 by Kirsten Simmons
Breaking Point by Kirsten Simmons
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (reread)
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
I’m a Spider, so What (Japanese Webnovel)
Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases by Nisioisin and translated by Andrew Cunningham from the original concept by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Love Her Wild by Atticus
The Dark Between Stars by Atticus
Total: 17
May 2019
Where I Ache by Megan O’Keeffe
Sparks of Phoenix by Najwa Zebian
We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
What in the Dickens by Gregory Maguire
Nocturna by Maya Motayne
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
– The Magician’s Nephew
– The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
– The Horse and His Boy
– Prince Caspian
– The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
– The Silver Chair
– The Last Battle
Total: 17
June 2019
Salamandastron by Brian Jacques (reread)
The Pearls of Lutra by Brian Jacques (reread)
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseinh
Sorcery for Beginners by Matt Harry
The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields
Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Wicked King by Holly Black
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Total: 14
July 2019
State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury
Before the Broken Star by Emily R. King
The Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett
These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
All For The Game by Nora Sakavic
– The Foxhole Court
– The Raven King
– The King’s Men
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Marlfox by Brian Jaques (reread)
The Taggerung by Brian Jaques (reread)
Triss by Brian Jaques (reread)
Total: 13
August 2019
Spellslinger by Sebastian De Castell
Shadowblack by Sebastian De Castell
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire
Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin
Peach Fuzz by Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges
Peach Fuzz 2 by Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges
The Keepers: WWIII by Rick Friar
The Keepers: Tribulation by Rick Friar
A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
Spindle by E.K. Johnston
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Last Namsara by Kristen Cicarelli
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Total: 20
September 2019
Redwall Novels by Brian Jacques
– Loamhedge
– Rakkety Tam
– High Rhulain
– Eulalia!
– Doomwyte
– The Sable Qean
– The Rogue Crew
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone/ Philosopher’s Stone
– Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
– Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
– Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
– Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
– Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
– Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
The Missing Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
– Found
– Sent
– Sabotaged
– Torn
– Caught
– Sought
– Risked
– Rescued
– Revealed
– Redeemed
Charmcaster by Sebastien De Castell
Soulbinder by Sebastien De Castell
Queenslayer by Sebastien De Castell
Violin by Anne Rice
Total: 28
October 2019
Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer
The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
Three by Kristen Simmons
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Ninth House by Leigh Bardough
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
to drink coffee with a ghost by Amanda Lovelace
Total: 10
November 2019
The Greatcoats by Sebastien De Castell
– Traitor’s Blade
– Knight’s Shadow
– Saint’s Blood
– Tyrant’s Throne
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
– A Dance with Dragons
Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks
– The Black Prism
– The Blinding Knife
– The Broken Eye
– The Blood Mirror
– The Burning White
Total: 11
December 2019
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Fallen Isle Trilogy by Jodi Meadows
– Before She Ignites
– As She Ascends
– When She Reigns
The Last Namsara Series by Kirstin Cirarelli
– The Caged Queen
– The Sky Weaver
Bright Star by Erin Swan
The Hunting of the Last Dragon by Sherryl Jordan
Dragon Rider Legacy by Nicole Conway
– Savage
– Harbringer
Dragon’s Trust by K.C. Glass
– Trusted
– Burned
– Stolen
Total: 13
Grand Total: 148
What I both hate, and love, about this challenge, is that it doesn’t include any of the manga, webtoons, webnovels, or otherwise that I read over the course of the year. Those numbers would bolster these ones by so much. I read through four whole webnovels. I keep up to date on so many manga and webtoons, and none of those technically count on this list. In some ways, it’s nice to see just what books I read, but it’s not all the reading that I have done. Next year I think I will make note of all the other forms of fiction that I read on a similar list.
Regardless, this challenge was fun and easy to do. I am doing it again next year, for certain!
And so here ends this challenge. We have more posts to come. See you soon.
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Series Finished:
– Shattered Realms (2 books) – Started in 2016
– The Missing (5 books) – Started in 2010
Books read: 7
Series Complete: 2
I think this is the saddest of my posts. Not my fault. I just didn’t read as many book series that were old, as I thought I would. Oh well. Next year, when I do it again, I’ll have far, far more.
I’m SO Angry. I missed two prompts because I couldn’t get myself to read them. I was so close to completing it! Oh well. Here you go!
Books:
Alright, so I did not finish this challenge completely. I read a lot less sci-fi than I could have. Either way, here you go.
Continue reading “2019 Reading Challenges Final Totals: Dancing with Fantasy and Sci-Fi”I created this challenge mostly as a challenge to read more, and in the next few weeks I will come up with the books I’m going to read for it. In a way, this is mostly to keep myself accountable, because I realized, at the end of this year, that I do not count my manga or web novels in my reading counts. I should, because I read a lot of them, but I do not and that is unfortunate. Thus, you should too!
Continue reading “Whimsy and Mayhem RC Concept”I’ve watched many a debate on Twitter, and many a video on YouTube about this very specific topic, and I think that, while I don’t have all the answers, I have an answer for myself. For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, I will try to be as brief about this as I can.
The Problem:
In fiction novel categories there is the following classification system: Children’s Novels, Middle Grade (MG), Young Adult (YA), and Adult. Young Adult is marketed to 12-18 but caters to 12-24. As the book readers aged range grew, they did not want to give up the traditional YA story types. These are stories that have magic, saving the world, and dystopians like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and Divergent. While there is Adult fantasy, adult fantasy and adult sci-fi is just not the same as YA fantasy and sci-fi. Let’s not pretend like it is.
Continue reading “Lets Talk: Book Ratings”Hello friends! So, as the cover says, I got the Nerdy Story HP dust jackets. I was going to take the photos of the dust jackets on all the books together, but then I realized that I still do not own Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets in hard cover, American standard. As this is a sad predicament, the best I can do is just take photos of the jackets for you all.
This box came with seven limited edition dust jackets for the Harry Potter series. Additionally it came with seven pins. First I will show you the pins and then the covers.
Continue reading “Nerdy Store – Harry Potter Limited Edition covers”