YA Speculative Fiction Challenge 2012 CloseOut

So, 2013 is over and time to man up with the challenges I took on for the year... um, yeah, something like that.

I finished out the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2012 with bumping the number up slightly a twice! Yes Twice! AND I still surpassed the number.  I read more than I had thought I would.  Now do keep in mind that this number includes novella's too.

I read 99 of 95 books! 

Amazing feat for me.  I even read more than that as there were a few beta reads, I think 4, that are not on the list yet that I did read. :D Amazing year for me!

I was hoping to get to many more YA reads in 2012, but this isn't tooooo bad... It was more than I read in 2011.

With only 14 YA reads I fall in the YA Fledgling category. lol.

Dormitory of the Dead by Kelly Lougheed

Lodestone: Book 3: The Crucible of Dawn by Mark Whiteway

The Graveyard Gymnasium by Kelly Lougheed

Broken by Emma St. John

Elysium by Emma St. John

My Sanctuary by Sarah-Jane Lehoux

Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong

Hunter of the Dead by Katee Robert

Stitch by Samantha Durante

House of Grey Vol 1 by Collin Earl

Fathom by Merrie Destefano

Rise of the Magician by Collin Earl & Chris Snelgrove

Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs

House of Grey Vol 2 by Collin Earl

Now, the A to Z Challenge was a challenge for me.  I can't believe how many book titles actually start with the same letters!  Good think they aren't shelved that way on the book shelves. ;)  And I struggled with a few basic letters I thought would be easy.  This was an interesting view for me.

I fell in Alphabet Soup category with getting through 18 letters. ;)

A:  Addicted by S.A. Archer - Jan

B:

C:  Cybrosis by P.C. Haring - Jan

D:  Devil's Luck by Carolyn Crane - Feb

E:  The Emperor's Knife by Mazarkis Williams

F:  Foreshadow by S.A. Archer - Jan

G:  The Graveyard Gymnasium by Kelly Lougheed

H:  Hunter and Fox by Philippa Ballantine

I:  Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica

J:  The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences by Philippa Ballantine & Tee Morris

K:  Kiss of Death by Seleste deLaney

L:  Lineage by Skyla Dawn Cameron

M:  Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - Feb

N:

O:  Of Course I Try by Seleste deLaney

P:  Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan - Jan

Q:  Questing Beast by Ilona Andrews - April

R:

S:  Something Wikkid This Way Comes by Nicole Peeler - Jan

T:  Tranquility's Blaze by Krista D. Ball

U:

V:

W:  Whiskey Sour by Skyla Dawn Cameron

X:

Y:

Z:

I also joined in Book Chick City's Horror and UF Reading Challenge for 2012.  Not bad at all.

• 24.) Sealed with a Curse by Cecy Robson
• 23.) Kiss of Death by Seleste deLaney
• 22.) Soul Trade by Caitlin Kittredge
• 21.) Shadows Before the Sun by Kelly Gay
• 20.) Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson
• 19.) Hunter of the Dead by Katee Robert
• 18.) Blue-Blooded Vamp by Jaye Wells
• 17.) Light in a Dark World: Legends of the Destrati by Dina James
• 16.) Exhumed by Skyla Dawn Cameron
• 15.) Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
• 14.) Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
• 13.) Dormitory of the Dead by Kelly Lougheed
• 12.) Dead Drop: A Lawson Vampire Bonus Story by Jon F.Merz
• 11.) Blooded: A Jessica McLain Novella by Amanda Carlson
• 10.) Magic by Gaslight by Pip Ballantine
• 9.) Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
• 8.) Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
• 7.) Whiskey Sour by Skyla Dawn Cameron
• 6.) The Graveyard Gymnasium by Kelly Lougheed
• 5.) Silver-Tongued Devil by Jaye Wells
• 4.) Lineage by Skyla Dawn Cameron
• 3.) Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
• 2.) Something Wikkid This Way Comes by Nicole Peeler
• 1.) Storm Front by Jim Butcher

I also have Debut Authors challenge for 2012.  I was to do 1 a month...I kinda failed at this one.  But LOVED the new authors I did find.

• Amanda Carlson - Novella: BLOODED, Novel: FULL BLOODED
• Cecy Robson - to come October thru December
• Katee Robert - YA Novel: HUNTER OF THE DEAD
• Samantha Durante - YA review to come October

So that's the challenges...I didn't do terrible, but didn't hit the numbers I was hoping for.  Now to start off with a clean slate for 2013.  I'm not joining any reading challenges as I've got other things in mind to do this year.