books i've read february 2014

2.1.14

• It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake (A)
• Kiss the Dead by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)

2.2.14

• Cat Vs. Human: Another Dose of Catnip by Yasmine Surovec (A)
• Ice Cream & Sadness: More Comics from Cyanide & Happiness by Kris, Rob, Matt, & Dave (A)
• Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants by The Oatmeal (A)
• Dick and Jane: Fun Wherever We Are by Grosset & Dunlap (Y)
• Dick and Jane: Fun with Our Family by Grosset & Dunlap (Y)
• Dick and Jane: We Play Outside by Grosset & Dunlap (Y)

2.4.14

• Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Len Wein & Dave Cockrum (C)
• X-Men #94 by Chris Claremont, Len Wein, & Dave Cockrum (C)

2.5.14

• Black Butler #1 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Dawn of the Arcana #4 by Rei Toma (M)
• Blood Rites by Jim Butcher (A)

2.6.14

• Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez (A)
• Dawn of the Arcana #5 by Rei Toma (M)

2.7.14

• Dawn of the Arcana #6 by Rei Toma (M)
• Dawn of the Arcana #7 by Rei Toma (M)
• Dawn of the Arcana #8 by Rei Toma (M)
• Dawn of the Arcana #9 by Rei Toma (M)
• Dawn of the Arcana #10 by Rei Toma (M)
• Black Butler #2 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #3 by Yana Toboso (M)

2.8.14

• Black Butler #4 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #5 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #6 by Yana Toboso (M)

2.9.14

• Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen (YA)
• Black Butler #7 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #8 by Yana Toboso (M)

2.11.14

• Cress by Marissa Meyer (YA)

2.15.14

• Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (A)
• Black Butler #9 by Yana Toboso (M)

2.16.14

• Black Butler #10 by Yana Toboso (M)
• The Hueys in It Wasn't Me by Oliver Jeffers (PB)

2.18.14

• Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm by Christopher Cooper (A)
• Black Butler #11 by Yana Toboso (M)
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (Y)

2.19.14

• Black Butler #12 by Yana Toboso (M)

2.21.14

• Magic Lessons by Justine Larbalestier (YA)

2.22.14

• Doctor Who: The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier (A)

2.23.14

• Little Rabbit Lost by Harry Horse (PB)
• Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Maple by Lori Nichols (PB)
• The Tortoise & the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (PB)
• A Bunny in the Ballet by Robert Beck (PB)
• Early Bird by Toni Yuly (PB)
• Hello Kitty: Delicious! by Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge Monlongo, & Stephanie Buscema (GN)
• Cub's Big World by Sarah L. Thomson & Joe Cepeda (PB)
• Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Baby Bear by Kadir Nelson (PB)
• Friends by Eric Carle (PB)
• Lion Vs. Rabbit by Alex Latimer (PB)
• Superworm by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• Daisy and Josephine by Melissa Gilbert (PB)
• When Elephant Met Giraffe by Paul Gude (PB)
• Smile! by Leigh Hodgkinson (PB)
• City Cat by Kate Banks & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Buddy and the Bunnies in: Don't Play with Your Food! by Bob Shea (PB)
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan & Noah Z. Jones (PB) 

2.24.14

• Hollow City by Ransom Briggs (YA)

2.26.14

• Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (A)

2.27.14

• Bossypants by Tina Fey (A-NF)
• Bobcat Babies by Lisa Husar & Mike Husar (PB)

2.28.14

• I Howl I Growl by Marcia Vaughan & Polly Powell (PB)

 02.14 total: 64
11 adult fiction; 4 youth fiction; 2 comics; 19 manga; 4 young adult fiction; 22 picture books; 1 graphic novel; 1 adult non fiction

books i've read january 2014

1.1.14

• The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente (Y)
• Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House by Haven Kimmel (Y)

1.2.14

• Undeadly by Michele Vail (YA)

1.3.14

• The Amazing Hamweenie by Patty Bowman (PB)
• South by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• The Curious Garden by Peter Brown (PB)
• Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Calvin Can't Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie by Jennifer Berne & Keith Bendis (PB)
• There's a Dragon Downstairs by Hilary McKay & Amanda Harvey (PB)
• C.R. Mudgeon by Leslie Muir & Julian Hector (PB)
• Just Like Heaven by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Mr. Men: 12 Days of Christmas by Roger Hargreaves & Adam Hargreaves (PB)

1.4.14

• Elmo Loves You by Sarah Albee & Maggie Swanson (PB)
• The Nice Book by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Love Is Me Buying You This Book by Waldo Pancake (A)
• The Book of Hearts by Francesca Gavin (A-NF)
• Love Bites: Food for Thought and Other Appetizing Sentiments by Ben Joel Price (A)
• The Art of I Love You by Chronicle Books (A-NF)

1.5.14

• Strawberry Shortcake: A Brand-New Look by Lana Jacobs & MJ Illustrations (PB)
• Terrier by Tamora Pierce (YA)

1.6.14

• I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (YA)

1.8.14

• The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (YA)

1.9.14

• Simon's Cat Vs. the World by Simon Tofield (GN)
• Man V. Liver by Neil Hinson & Paul Friedrich (A)
• The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister by George R.R. Martin (A)
• A Very Klingon Khristmas by Paul Ruditis & Patrick Faricy (PB)
• Almighty Sports with Jesus by Sam Stall (A)
• My Lucky Little Dragon by Joyce Wan (PB)
• Catmas Carols by Laurie Loughlin & Gemma Corell (A)
• Cemetery Girl Book One: The Pretender by Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden, Dan Kramer, & Daniele Rudoni (GN)
• Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark (YA)

1.10.14

• Matched by Ally Condie (YA)
• Bleach #58 by Tite Kubo (M)

1.11.14

• Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton (PB)
• Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb (PB)
• Hurty Feelings by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon (PB)
• I Love You Because by Marianne Richmond (A)
• The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf & Michael Letzig (PB)
• The Kiss that Missed by David Melling (PB)
• Penguin in Love by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Tulip Loves Rex by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Sarah Massini (PB)
• Princess Penelope's Parrot by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Freddie & Gingersnap by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• Ten Things I Love About You by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis & Jan Fearnley (PB)
• The Story of Valentine's Day by Nancy J. Skarmeas & Stacy Venturi-Pickett (PB)
• The Shape of My Heart by Mark Sperring & Alys Paterson (PB)
• 101 Ways to Kill a Zombie by Robb Pearlman & Dave Urban (A)
• Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh (A-NF)

1.12.14

• Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel (PB)

1.13.14

• Allegiant by Veronica Roth (YA)

1.14.14

• Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong (A)

1.15.14

• A Passion for Books edited by Harold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan (A-NF)

1.18.14

• The Chickens Are Restless by Gary Larson (A)
• Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (YA)
• Little Cub by Olivier Dunrea (PB)

1.19.14

• The Love in My Heart by Tim Bugbird & Nadine Wickenden (PB)
• Love Is in the Air by Jonathan Fenske (PB)
• I Am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF)
• I Am Amelia Earnhart by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF) 
• Hexed by Kevin Hearne (A)

1.20.14

• Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
• Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems (PB)

1.21.14

• Losing It edited by Keith Gray (YA)

1.22.14

• "When Did You See Her Last?" by Lemony Snicket (Y)
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (A)

1.24.14

• Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (YA)
• Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez (YA)

1.25.14

• Moon Rooster by David Gershator, Phillis Gershator, & Megan Halsey (PB)
• Ella Takes the Cake by Carmela D'Amico & Steven D'Amico (PB)
• Honey...Honey...Lion! by Jan Brett (PB)
• Tissue, Please! by Lisa Kopelke (PB)
• After Dead by Charlaine Harris (A)
• National Worm Day by James Stevenson (PB)
• Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen & Kevin Waldron (PB)
• Timothy and the Strong Pajamas by Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• Dawn of the Arcana #1 by Rei Toma (M)
• Dawn of the Arcana #2 by Rei Toma (M)
• Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)
• Death Masks by Jim Butcher (A)

1.26.14

• Find It in Everything by Drew Barrymore (A)
• Wookiwoo by Darren Perman & Ruby Perman (PB)
• Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie Friedman & Lynne Avril Cravath (PB)
• What's Your Favorite Animal? by Eric Carle & Friends (PB) 

1.27.14

• Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Dead Is Just a Dream by Marlene Perez (YA)

1.28.14

• Dawn of the Arcana #3 by Rei Toma (M)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)

 01.14 total: 90
3 youth fiction; 12 young adult fiction; 43 picture books; 17 adult fiction; 4 adult non fiction; 5 graphic novels; 4 manga; 2 youth non fiction

Series Ender Challenge

2nd series ender read!

• Mastiff by Tamora Pierce

I love Tamora Pierce!  This was a good trilogy and I enjoyed each book!

Series Ender Challenge

My first Series Ender has been read!

• Allegiant by Veronica Roth

I know a lot of folks were upset by what happened in this book.  But I think it made some sense.  Perhaps stayed true to character.  I like that there was an explanation of why the city was created and that it fit into a wider picture.  Overall, pretty good.  I really enjoyed this series. :)

Joining the 2014 Series Ender Reading Challenge

Saw this in the comments of one of my Goodreads friend's 2014 challenges.  Seems like fun, so I thought I'd join! :)

Check it out here:
http://wordsfueledbylove.blogspot.com/2013/11/2014-series-enders-reading-challenge.html

I guess I'll be a Level 2 (5-10 series enders).  I'm not sure what series I will be ending. :p  I guess we'll see, yeah?  I know for sure I'll be reading Allegiant, so that's one!  :)

Here's the folks putting this challenge on:
http://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/
and
http://wordsfueledbylove.blogspot.com/



Happy Reading!

2013 book summary

My Goodreads 2013 challenge was 750 books and I more than made it. :)

2013 total: 970

I was so close to 1000!  Here's the breakdown by category...

520 picture books
132 graphic novels
81 adult fiction
65 young adult fiction
58 youth fiction
50 adult non fiction
23 comics
21 manga
19 youth non fiction
1 young adult non fiction 

for comparison, my 2012 totals.

2012 total: 834

369 picture books
100 graphic novels
72 adult non fiction
71 young adult fiction
68 youth fiction
66 adult fiction
48 manga
22 comics
18 youth non fiction

I decided to do 750 again for my Goodreads 2014 challenge.

books i've read december 2013

12.1.13

• The Tiny Mouse by Janis Ian, Ingrid Schubert, & Dieter Schubert (PB)
• Skip-Beat #19 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat #20 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• I Dreamt...A Book About Hope by Gabriela Olmos (PB)
• Almost Everything by Joelle Jolivet (PB)
• Zoo Ology by Joelle Jolivet (PB)
• Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris (PB)
• Crispin the Terrible by Bob Morris & Dasha Ziborova (PB)
• Oy Feh So? by Cary Fagan & Gary Clement (PB)
• Everybody Bonjours! by Leslie Kimmelman & Sarah McMenemy (PB)
• Chester by Ayano Imai (PB)
• An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler & Whitney Martin (PB)
• Tina and the Penguin by Heather Dyer & Mireille Levert (PB)
• The Costume Party by Victoria Chess (PB)
• Bang by Leo Timmers (PB)
• Freckleface Strawberry Best Friends Forever by Julianne Moore & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Anything Is Possible by Guilia Belloni & Marco Trevisan (PB)
• Peck, Peck, Peck by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Inside the Books: Readers and Libraries Around the World by Toni Buzzeo & Jude Daly (PB)
• I Will Not Read This by Cece Meng & Joy Ang (PB)
• Bedhead by Margie Palatini & Jack E. Davis (PB)
• Anton and the Battle by Ole Konnecke (PB)
• Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story by Deborah Hopkinson & Steven Guarnaccia (PB)
• The Wind by Monique Felix (PB)
• Ike's Incredible Ink by Brianne Farley (PB)
• Olivia...and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Olivia Forms a Band by Ian Falconer (PB)
• The Dog Chapel by Stephen Huneck (PB)

12.2.13

• Brundibar by Maurice Sendak & Tony Kushner (PB)

12.3.13

• Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop by Anna Dewdney (PB)
• Llama Llama Wakey-Wake by Anna Dewdney (PB)
• A You're Adorable by Martha Alexander (PB)
• Up! Tall! and High! (But Not Necessarily in That Order) by Ethan Long (PB)
• Peter Rabbit: What's That Noise? by Frederick Warne (PB)
• Angel Cat Sugar: A New Friend by Ellie O'Ryan & Sachiho Hino (PB)

12.5.13

• Spork by Kyo Maclear & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• The Complete Book of Aunts by Rupert Christiansen & Beth Brophy (A-NF)

12.6.13

• Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris (A)
• Ever After by Kim Harrison (A)

12.7.13

• The Snatchabook by Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty (PB)
• Once Upon a Memory by Nina Laden & Renata Liwska (PB)
• My Fold Out: 12 Days of Christmas by Barbi Sido (PB)
• Please Bring Balloons by Lindsay Ward (PB)

12.8.13

• Pat the Zoo by Golden Books (PB)
• From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (PB)
• The Diary of Edward the Hamster 1990-1990 by Miriam Elia & Ezra Elia (A)
• The Married Kama Sutra: The World's Least Erotic Sex Manual by Simon Rich & Farley Katz (A)
• It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon (PB)
• Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen (Y)

12.9.13

• Heart Stones by Josie Iselin (A-NF)
• The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup & Matt Tavares (PB)
• Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson & Buket Erdogan (PB)
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague (PB)
• Chanukah Bugs by David A. Carter (PB)
• Freckle Juice by Judy Blume (Y)
• Ho! Ho! Ho! by Charles Reasoner (PB)
• Our Little Deer by Sandra Magsmen (PB)

12.10.13

• Too Cute Kittens by Animal Planet (A-NF)
• Too Cute Puppies by Animal Planet (A-NF)
• The Perfect Dog by John O'Hurley (PB)
• No Fits, Nilson! by Zachariah OHora (PB)
• A Mammoth in the Fridge by Michael Escoffier & Matthieu Maudet (PB)
• Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek (PB)
• Fraidyzoo by Thyra Heder (PB)
• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (PB)
• Splat Says Thank You by Rob Scotton (PB)
• Disney Frozen by Bill Scollon (PB)
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell! by Lucille Colandro & Jared Lee (PB) 

12.14.13

• Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales edited by Melissa Marr & Tim Pratt (YA)
• The Courageous Captain America by Billy Wrecks & Val Semekis (PB)
• Splat the Cat: Blow, Snow, Blow by Rob Scotton (PB)

12.15.13

• Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick (YA)
• The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore & Mary Engelbreit (PB)
• What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis & Svein Nyhus (PB)

12.16.13

• Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, & Matthew Myers (PB)
• Sumo by Thien Pham (GN)
• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #7: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not by Robin Mayhall & Kristen Cella (GN)

12.17.13

• This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales (YA)

12.18.13

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Green Vs. Mean by Geof Smith & Steve Lambe (PB)
• Robots, Robots Everywhere! by Sue Fliess & Bob Staake (PB)
• Marvel Super Heroes: The Big Freeze by Billy Wrecks, Michael Borkowski, & Michael Atiyeh (PB)
• Pinkalicious: Puptastic! by Victoria Kann (PB)
• Pinkalicious: School Rules! by Victoria Kann (PB)
• A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel (PB)
• Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (YA)

12.20.13

• Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry (PB)

12.23.13

• Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin (PB)
• Dark Swan: Storm Born, Volume 1 by Richelle Mead, Grant Alter, & Dave Hamann (GN)

12.24.13

• I Think I Am in Friend-Love with You by Yumi Sakugawa (A)
• Hack/Slash: My First Maniac by Tim Seeley, Daniel Leister, & Mark Englert (GN)

12.25.13

• Deadpool Max: Involuntary Armageddon by David Lapham, Kyle Baker, & Shawn Crystal (GN)
• Deadpool Max: Nutjob by David Lapham & Kyle Baker (GN)
• Coaltown Jesus by Ron Koertge (YA)

12.26.13

• The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (A)
• Sweet Tooth: Endangered Species by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Hack/Slash: Dead Celebrities by Tim Seeley, Benito Cereno, Daniel Leister, Ariel Zucker-Brull, & Kyle Strahm (GN)
• Giant Dance Party by Betsy Bird & Brandon Dorman (PB)

12.27.13

• Woodland Christmas by Yevgeniya Yeretskaya, Neiko Ng, & Bruce Foster (PB)
• Fa La La by Leslie Patricelli (PB)
• Love Monster by Rachel Bright (PB)
• Sweet Tooth: Unnatural Habitats by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Goldilocks and the Seven Squat Bears by Emile Bravo (PB)
• The Hunger of the Seven Squat Bears by Emile Bravo (PB)
• Vunce Upon a Time by J. Otto Seibold & Siobhan Vivian (PB)

12.28.13

• Rogue by Gina Damico (YA)
• Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block (YA) 

12.29.13

• Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner & Mark Buehner (PB)
• Breaking Bad: I Am the Danger by Running Press (A)
• The I Love You Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• Hug You, Kiss You, Love You by Joyce Wan (PB)
• What Is Love, Biscuit? by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (PB)
• Big Hugs, Little Hugs by Felicia Bond (PB)

12.30.13

• The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (YA)
• I Am Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton (A)

12.31.13

• Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus & Jose Aruego (PB)
• Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf (PB)
• This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Olive, the Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold & Vivian Walsh (PB)
• Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story by Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow (A)
• Sunday Love by Alison Paul (PB)
• A Small Surprise by Louise Yates (PB) 
• The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross #10 by Arina Tanemura (M)
• The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross #11 by Arina Tanemura (M)
• Old Bear by Kevin Henkes (PB)

12.13 total: 127
91 picture books; 4 manga; 4 adult non fiction; 9 adult fiction; 2 youth fiction; 8 young adult fiction; 9 graphic novels