The 2016 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge is hosted by Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book with the purpose of listing an alphabet of titles
that I read this year. In order to keep this fun and low-key, my plan is to add book titles to my list as I'm reading them. After I've finished and reviewed them, I'll add the links here so you can see which ones I've completed and which I haven't. Some of the letters might change if I decide not to finish a book or if I read a different one that fits first. It will get more complicated the fuller
the list gets, probably, but I haven't done a title challenge for a
while--should be fun!
A) As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden
B) Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
C) Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
D) Deadpool: Millionaire with a Mouth by Gerry Duggan and Mike Hawthorne
E) The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris
F) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
G) The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
H) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I) Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
J) Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie by Maya Angelou
K) Kitty by Catherine E. Chapman
L) The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
M) The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
N) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
O) Original Bavarian Folktales: A Schonwerth Selection by Franz Xaver von Schonwerth
P) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Q) The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
R) Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North and William Shakespeare
S) Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr
T) To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
U) The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
V) Victoria Jr., Vol. 1 by Manny Trembley
W) The World of Quest, Vol. 1 by Jason T. Kruse
X) X-Men '92, Vol. 0: Warzones! by Chad Bowers, Chris Sims, and Scott Koblish
Y)
Z) Zoe Dare vs the Disasteroid by Brockton McKinney and Andrew Herman
Sunday, January 10, 2016
2016 Deal Me In Short Story Challenge
Deal Me In is a short story challenge hosted by Bibliophilopolis where each participant makes a
list of 52 short stories, one for each week of the year, and assigns
each
one to a card in a deck of playing cards. I'll randomly select a card
each week to determine
which story to read and write a short review of them from time-to-time. I decided to assign the cards around a few anthologies that have been sitting around my house unread but left myself a few "wild" story options to shake things up! I don't read short stories very regularly, so I'm curious to see how this will affect my reading plans for 2016.
Hearts: Original Bavarian Folktales: A Schönwerth Selection by Franz Schönwerth
♥A♥– *wild*
♥2♥– "Love, Marriage, and Childbirth" (week 14)
♥3♥ – "Motherhood, Drudes, and Changelings" (week 13)
♥4♥ – "Premonitions, Ghosts, and Poor Souls"
♥5♥ – "Witches and their Familiars" (week 11)
♥6♥ – "The Elements: Earth I--Fruits of the Earth" (week 5)
♥7♥ – "The Elements: Light--The Sun and the Moon" (week 10)
♥8♥ – "The Elements: Fire, Wind, and Water" (week 9)
♥9♥ – *wild*
♥10♥ – "The Elements: Earth II--Castles, Mountains, Dwarves, Giants, Forests & Forest Creatures" (part I)
♥J♥ – "The Elements: Earth II--Castles, Mountains, Dwarves, Giants, Forests & Forest Creatures" (part II)
♥Q♥ – "The Elements: Earth II--Castles, Mountains, Dwarves, Giants, Forests & Forest Creatures" (part III)
♥K♥ – "The Devil and Death, Heaven and Hell"
Spades: Tales from Missouri and the Heartland by Ross Malone
♠A♠ – *wild*
♠2♠ – "One" through "Eight"
♠3♠ – "Nine" through "Sixteen"
♠4♠ – "Seventeen" through "Twenty-Four"
♠5♠ – "Twenty-Five" through "Thirty-Two"
♠6♠ – "Thirty-Three" through "Forty"
♠7♠ – "Forty-One" through "Forty-Eight"
♠8♠ – "Forty-Nine" through "Fifty-Six"
♠9♠ – "Fifty-Seven" through "Sixty-Four"
♠10♠ – "Sixty-Five" through "Seventy-Three"
♠J♠ – "Seventy-Four" through "Eighty-Two"
♠Q♠ – "Eighty-Three" through "Ninety-One"
♠K♠ – "Ninety-Two" through "One Hundred"
Diamonds: Prize Stories 1999: The O. Henry Awards edited by Larry Dark
♦A♦ –*wild*
♦2♦ – "A Nurse's Story" by Peter Baida
♦3♦ – "Merry-Go-Sorry" by Cary Holladay
♦4♦ – "Save the Reaper" by Alice Munro (week 8)
♦5♦ – "The Depressed Person" by David Foster Wallace (week 2)
♦6♦ – "Cataract" by Pam Houston (week 1)
♦7♦ – "Sea Oak" by George Saunders
♦8♦ – "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
♦9♦ – "Nixon Under the Bodhi Tree" by Gerald Reilly
♦10♦ – "Mister Brother" by Michael Cunningham
♦J♦ – "Moon" by Chaim Potok
♦Q♦ – "Burning" by Robert Schirmer
♦K♦ – "Watching Girls Play" by W.D. Wetherell (week 15)
Clubs: The Best American Short Stories 2010 edited by Richard Russo
♣A♣ – *wild*
♣2♣ – "Donkey Greedy, Donkey Gets Punched" by Steve Almond (week 12)
♣3♣ – "Into Silence" by Marlin Barton
♣4♣ – "The Cousins" by Charles Baxter
♣5♣ – "Safari" by Jennifer Egan
♣6♣ – "Someone Ought to Tell Her There's Nowhere to Go" by Danielle Evans
♣7♣ – "The Valetudinarian" by Joshua Ferris (week 4)
♣8♣ – "Delicate Edible Birds" by Lauren Groff (week 3)
♣9♣ – "Least Resistance" by Wayne Harrison (week 7)
♣10♣ – "The Hollow" by James Lasdun (week 6)
♣J♣ – "Painted Ocean, Painted Ship" by Rebecca Makkai
♣Q♣ – "My Last Attempt to Explain to You What Happened with the Lion Tamer" by Brendan Mathews
♣K♣ – "PS" by Jill McCorkle
♥A♥– *wild*
♥2♥– "Love, Marriage, and Childbirth" (week 14)
♥3♥ – "Motherhood, Drudes, and Changelings" (week 13)
♥4♥ – "Premonitions, Ghosts, and Poor Souls"
♥5♥ – "Witches and their Familiars" (week 11)
♥6♥ – "The Elements: Earth I--Fruits of the Earth" (week 5)
♥7♥ – "The Elements: Light--The Sun and the Moon" (week 10)
♥8♥ – "The Elements: Fire, Wind, and Water" (week 9)
♥9♥ – *wild*
♥10♥ – "The Elements: Earth II--Castles, Mountains, Dwarves, Giants, Forests & Forest Creatures" (part I)
♥J♥ – "The Elements: Earth II--Castles, Mountains, Dwarves, Giants, Forests & Forest Creatures" (part II)
♥Q♥ – "The Elements: Earth II--Castles, Mountains, Dwarves, Giants, Forests & Forest Creatures" (part III)
♥K♥ – "The Devil and Death, Heaven and Hell"
♠A♠ – *wild*
♠2♠ – "One" through "Eight"
♠3♠ – "Nine" through "Sixteen"
♠4♠ – "Seventeen" through "Twenty-Four"
♠5♠ – "Twenty-Five" through "Thirty-Two"
♠6♠ – "Thirty-Three" through "Forty"
♠7♠ – "Forty-One" through "Forty-Eight"
♠8♠ – "Forty-Nine" through "Fifty-Six"
♠9♠ – "Fifty-Seven" through "Sixty-Four"
♠10♠ – "Sixty-Five" through "Seventy-Three"
♠J♠ – "Seventy-Four" through "Eighty-Two"
♠Q♠ – "Eighty-Three" through "Ninety-One"
♠K♠ – "Ninety-Two" through "One Hundred"
♦A♦ –*wild*
♦2♦ – "A Nurse's Story" by Peter Baida
♦3♦ – "Merry-Go-Sorry" by Cary Holladay
♦4♦ – "Save the Reaper" by Alice Munro (week 8)
♦5♦ – "The Depressed Person" by David Foster Wallace (week 2)
♦6♦ – "Cataract" by Pam Houston (week 1)
♦7♦ – "Sea Oak" by George Saunders
♦8♦ – "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
♦9♦ – "Nixon Under the Bodhi Tree" by Gerald Reilly
♦10♦ – "Mister Brother" by Michael Cunningham
♦J♦ – "Moon" by Chaim Potok
♦Q♦ – "Burning" by Robert Schirmer
♦K♦ – "Watching Girls Play" by W.D. Wetherell (week 15)
♣A♣ – *wild*
♣2♣ – "Donkey Greedy, Donkey Gets Punched" by Steve Almond (week 12)
♣3♣ – "Into Silence" by Marlin Barton
♣4♣ – "The Cousins" by Charles Baxter
♣5♣ – "Safari" by Jennifer Egan
♣6♣ – "Someone Ought to Tell Her There's Nowhere to Go" by Danielle Evans
♣7♣ – "The Valetudinarian" by Joshua Ferris (week 4)
♣8♣ – "Delicate Edible Birds" by Lauren Groff (week 3)
♣9♣ – "Least Resistance" by Wayne Harrison (week 7)
♣10♣ – "The Hollow" by James Lasdun (week 6)
♣J♣ – "Painted Ocean, Painted Ship" by Rebecca Makkai
♣Q♣ – "My Last Attempt to Explain to You What Happened with the Lion Tamer" by Brendan Mathews
♣K♣ – "PS" by Jill McCorkle
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)
Felicia Day wrote a memoir, and it's called You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)! For those of you who don't know, Day is a well-known actress and pretty much everything else in the online and "geek" community. I picked this up as soon as it came out but never got around to typing up my review. Anyway, here it is, at long last.
(picture taken from Goodreads)
First Impression: This is a really fun book so far. Felicia Day is always kind of quirky and cute, and her book is no exception. She's naturally funny, so her humor seems like an effect of the topic rather than purposely intended. Also, she remembers things the way I do, mentioning seemingly random, irrelevant details. Yes, those are velvet hightops. Or, I had a ponytail that day. Little things stand out. I love that she makes a Santa Claus at Build a Bear for herself with a tutu and a lightsaber, and then it becomes a really awkward social situation. And her childhood and young adult years seem very strange to me, but I love that she turned all of it into something positive and is doing what she wants in life.
Conclusion: Felicia Day is someone I've admired for a while, and that was before I knew about all of the anxiety and social issues with which she's had to deal. But she works through her problems and gets the help she needs from others to keep doing what she loves. There are parts of the book that are a bit intense and hard to read. It reveals a bit about the media industry and gender issues, as well as Day's own personal anxiety issues. But mostly, You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) is honest and funny. I'm sure that Day worked really hard on it, given her tendency to completely devote herself to her projects, but you don't notice any strain in the writing style. The tone is very conversational, and I like that she draws us into her personal world but doesn't feel the need to share a bunch of information about her loved ones. Also, if you're hesitant about the gaming references in the book, don't be. She explains quite a bit so that anyone can tell what she's talking about. And, last but not least, I love her mug quotes and random pictures with words across them! Inspiring, funny, intelligent, and well-formatted--four perfect words to describe this book.
Recommendation: If you're already a fan of Felicia Day, read this book! If not, you might enjoy the book if you like quirky memoirs about weird childhoods and achieving one's dreams.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Here We Go, 2016!
I have lots of plans for 2016! I accomplished quite a bit in 2015, including knocking out some of those books that had been sitting around on my TBR pile. But this year, I'm trying some new and slightly more varied goals.
Challenges with a reading goal:
Foodies Read 2016
The purpose of this challenge is to read books with a focus on food. They can be fiction or non-fiction, novels or cookbooks, et cetera, as long as food plays a significant role in the book. I've seen several foodie books that I wanted to pick-up lately, so this will be fun! I'm aiming for the Pastry Chef Level, 4-8 books.
Shakespeare 400: The 2016 Bardathon Challenge
Oh, Shakespeare! I have neglected him so much in the last few years--but no more! I'm hoping this challenge will get me back on track reading works by my favorite bard and discovering some new adaptations. I'll be challenging myself at the Mix-and-match Shakespearean Level, 5 books and/or adaptations.
6th Annual Deal Me In Short Story Challenge
Deal Me In is a short story challenge where each participant makes a list of 52 short stories, one for each week of the year, and assigns each one to a card in a deck of playing cards. I'll randomly select a card each week to determine which story to read and post about them from time-to-time.
2016 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge
I've seen this challenge around for the last few years and keep meaning to try it. Basically, I try to fill a list of the alphabet with titles that I read as the year goes on. It will get more complicated the fuller the list gets, probably, but I haven't done a title challenge for a while--should be fun!
Other challenges:
Charity Reading Challenge
The idea behind this challenge is to motivate people to give back in little ways connected to our reading habits. I plan to participate in this challenge in three ways: 1) I will count the number of books I read this year in any format and donate $1 per book read to a charity (to be determined by me at a later date) in January of next year; 2) When I go through my books before moving this Summer, I will set some aside to give away and donate; and 3) I'm going to try to feature charities and businesses on this blog from time to time that contribute something helpful to the world in a literary fashion.
NoLA StoryCon
This is more of a personal challenge for 2016. I'll be attending NoLA StoryCon in September in New Orleans, Louisiana, and I'm really excited! But I haven't read a lot of the authors who will be there, and I don't know much about New Orleans in general. So, I'm challenging myself to read more books by some of the authors who will be in attendance, which is over 30 people, I think. And I'm also going to read more books about New Orleans or related to the city through the setting or the author. I'm not setting an exact challenge for this, as I'm sure I won't have time to read all of the books I'd like. But it will still be fun to see what I can do!
Also happening:
A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon 2016
January 18-24 hosted by Seasons of Reading
I don't do read-a-thons very often because I work full-time and often on weekends when they're scheduled, but this one lasts for a full week! I also think that I need to purposely set aside more time to relax in 2016, so this will be a good start.
I'm going to try and redesign my blog this year. I know I've said this several times, and I really need to just do it. But design motivation is difficult to find when I have a book review to type up or an unfinished novel nearby....Anyway, if you all have any ideas or suggestions, let me know. You're the ones reading it, after all! Hopefully this page will be a "Work in Progress" soon!
Thanks for reading about my plans for 2016. Don't forget to subscribe to my blog so you can see me fulfill all of my challenges! And tell me, what challenges or other fun things are you participating in this year?
Challenges with a reading goal:
Foodies Read 2016
The purpose of this challenge is to read books with a focus on food. They can be fiction or non-fiction, novels or cookbooks, et cetera, as long as food plays a significant role in the book. I've seen several foodie books that I wanted to pick-up lately, so this will be fun! I'm aiming for the Pastry Chef Level, 4-8 books.
Shakespeare 400: The 2016 Bardathon Challenge
Oh, Shakespeare! I have neglected him so much in the last few years--but no more! I'm hoping this challenge will get me back on track reading works by my favorite bard and discovering some new adaptations. I'll be challenging myself at the Mix-and-match Shakespearean Level, 5 books and/or adaptations.
6th Annual Deal Me In Short Story Challenge
Deal Me In is a short story challenge where each participant makes a list of 52 short stories, one for each week of the year, and assigns each one to a card in a deck of playing cards. I'll randomly select a card each week to determine which story to read and post about them from time-to-time.
2016 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge
I've seen this challenge around for the last few years and keep meaning to try it. Basically, I try to fill a list of the alphabet with titles that I read as the year goes on. It will get more complicated the fuller the list gets, probably, but I haven't done a title challenge for a while--should be fun!
Other challenges:
Charity Reading Challenge
The idea behind this challenge is to motivate people to give back in little ways connected to our reading habits. I plan to participate in this challenge in three ways: 1) I will count the number of books I read this year in any format and donate $1 per book read to a charity (to be determined by me at a later date) in January of next year; 2) When I go through my books before moving this Summer, I will set some aside to give away and donate; and 3) I'm going to try to feature charities and businesses on this blog from time to time that contribute something helpful to the world in a literary fashion.
NoLA StoryCon
This is more of a personal challenge for 2016. I'll be attending NoLA StoryCon in September in New Orleans, Louisiana, and I'm really excited! But I haven't read a lot of the authors who will be there, and I don't know much about New Orleans in general. So, I'm challenging myself to read more books by some of the authors who will be in attendance, which is over 30 people, I think. And I'm also going to read more books about New Orleans or related to the city through the setting or the author. I'm not setting an exact challenge for this, as I'm sure I won't have time to read all of the books I'd like. But it will still be fun to see what I can do!
Also happening:
A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon 2016
January 18-24 hosted by Seasons of Reading
I don't do read-a-thons very often because I work full-time and often on weekends when they're scheduled, but this one lasts for a full week! I also think that I need to purposely set aside more time to relax in 2016, so this will be a good start.
I'm going to try and redesign my blog this year. I know I've said this several times, and I really need to just do it. But design motivation is difficult to find when I have a book review to type up or an unfinished novel nearby....Anyway, if you all have any ideas or suggestions, let me know. You're the ones reading it, after all! Hopefully this page will be a "Work in Progress" soon!
Thanks for reading about my plans for 2016. Don't forget to subscribe to my blog so you can see me fulfill all of my challenges! And tell me, what challenges or other fun things are you participating in this year?
Sunday, January 3, 2016
2015 Wrap-Up
I'm ready to wrap-up 2015! Who's with me? I've already done the final individual posts for each of my challenges, so I'll add a
link here to click-through for titles and more information. I feel pretty good about my challenges for 2015, although I did choose easier, more general challenges for the year. So maybe for 2016 I need to challenge myself more! I'm also including a few short lists of some of my favorites and not-so-favorites for the year, since I didn't do the recent "top ten" posts I keep seeing around--enjoy!
Be on the look-out soon for some of those unfinished book reviews and a post on what you can expect from me in 2016!
Adjusted Goal: 9 challenges, 9 books
Read: 7 books
Adjusted Goal: Rabble-Rouser, 6-9 books
Read: 6 books
Read: 18 books
Read: 13 books
Original goal completed!
Just for fun/Challenges without a goal:
Where Are You Reading Challenge 2015
Literary Pickers Reading Challenge 2015
Just for fun/Challenges without a goal:
Where Are You Reading Challenge 2015
Literary Pickers Reading Challenge 2015
Top 7 Books Read in 2015 (in random order):
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Books started in 2015 that I decided not to finish:
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Canyon Sacrifice by Scott Graham
Billy in the Lowground by Sumner Wilson
Billy in the Lowground by Sumner Wilson
Books finished in 2015 that I ran out of time to review:
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates
Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way Through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way Through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
Be on the look-out soon for some of those unfinished book reviews and a post on what you can expect from me in 2016!
Saturday, January 2, 2016
2015 Literary Pickers Challenge Wrap-Up
This is my wrap-up post for the Literary Pickers Reading Challenge 2015 hosted by Sophia at Delighted Reader.
This was one of my "Just for Fun" Challenges for 2015, and I
found a lot of these! It was really fun searching for little objects and such in each book I read--kind of like a scavenger hunt, but without the pressure of a time limit! I might do something like this again this year, just for kicks and grins.
Transportation
The Coventree Chronicles: Disenchanted by Janet Ursel
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
The Virgin's Guide to Misbehaving by Jessica Clare
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Billionaire Boys' Club: Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare
Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Places
A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Magisterium: The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton
Billionaires and Bridesmaids: The Billionaire and the Virgin by Jessica Clare
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Personages/Animals
Poetry magazine "July/August 2014"
The Mortality Doctrine: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm
The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Chocoholic Mystery: The Chocolate Book Bandit by JoAnna Carl
Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
Canyon Sacrifice: A National Park Mystery by Scott Graham
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Remedy by Thomas Goetz
Age of Legends: Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong
The Disney Fairies Collection Vol. 6 by Gail Herman
Clothing
Booked for Trouble: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
By Book or by Crook: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Age of Legends: Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong
Blacktop Cowboys: Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James
Fairyland: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Emma by Jane Austen
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Food
Don Tillman: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Dilbert: I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot by Scott Adams
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
Objects
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine Coville
Don Tillman: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
The Great Library: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Frog and Toad Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel
Animal Rescue Team Collection: Vol. 2 by Sue Stauffacher
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine Coville
Don Tillman: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
The Great Library: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Frog and Toad Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel
Animal Rescue Team Collection: Vol. 2 by Sue Stauffacher
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Transportation
The Coventree Chronicles: Disenchanted by Janet Ursel
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
The Virgin's Guide to Misbehaving by Jessica Clare
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Billionaire Boys' Club: Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare
Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Places
A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Magisterium: The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton
Billionaires and Bridesmaids: The Billionaire and the Virgin by Jessica Clare
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Personages/Animals
Poetry magazine "July/August 2014"
The Mortality Doctrine: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm
The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Chocoholic Mystery: The Chocolate Book Bandit by JoAnna Carl
Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
Canyon Sacrifice: A National Park Mystery by Scott Graham
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Remedy by Thomas Goetz
Age of Legends: Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong
The Disney Fairies Collection Vol. 6 by Gail Herman
Clothing
Booked for Trouble: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
By Book or by Crook: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Age of Legends: Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong
Blacktop Cowboys: Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James
Fairyland: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Emma by Jane Austen
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Food
Don Tillman: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Dilbert: I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot by Scott Adams
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
2015 Where Are You Reading? Challenge Wrap-Up
This is my wrap-up post for the Where Are You Reading Challenge 2015 hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. This was one of my "Just for Fun"
Challenges for 2015--I always find it interesting to see where the books I'm reading are set, but I think I liked it better when I made a map in 2014! I guess it's just more fun to look at than a list. I also didn't make it a goal to diversify by location as much in 2015, so that may be another reason it wasn't as exciting. I hope you guys have gotten some good ideas for reading in new settings, though. Branch out a little from where you normally "visit!" You'll be surprised what little things you'll learn about new places!
Australia
Don Tillman: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Don Tillman: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Germany
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis by Thomas Goetz
Greece
Billionaire Boys' Club: Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare
Italy
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
United Kingdom
England: His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton
Emma by Jane Austen
United States
California: Then Again by Diane Keaton
Dilbert: I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot by Scott Adams
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Kansas: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Massachusetts: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Nebraska: Fairyland: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
New Jersey: Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
New Mexico: Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
New York: The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
North Carolina: By Book or by Crook: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
Booked for Trouble: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
Ohio: Mr. Lemoncello's Library: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Pennsylvania: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Rhode Island: Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper
Other
The Mortality Doctrine: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Age of Legends: Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
The Coventree Chronicles: Disenchanted by Janet Ursel
Frog and Toad Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel
Australia
Don Tillman: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Don Tillman: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Germany
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis by Thomas Goetz
Greece
Billionaire Boys' Club: Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare
Italy
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
United Kingdom
England: His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton
Emma by Jane Austen
United States
California: Then Again by Diane Keaton
Dilbert: I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot by Scott Adams
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Kansas: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Massachusetts: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Nebraska: Fairyland: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
New Jersey: Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
New Mexico: Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
New York: The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
North Carolina: By Book or by Crook: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
Booked for Trouble: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates
Ohio: Mr. Lemoncello's Library: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Pennsylvania: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Rhode Island: Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper
Other
The Mortality Doctrine: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Age of Legends: Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
The Coventree Chronicles: Disenchanted by Janet Ursel
Frog and Toad Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel
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