2015 Reading Challenges Wrap-Up

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In 2015, I participated in 14 challenges plus the Goodreads Challenge. Although, I didn't update like I was supposed to I did complete a good number of challenges. I only hope I keep track of my challenge reads better next year.

The Reading Road Trip Challenge

Goal: Adventurer: 41-50

Completed: Hitchhiker: 20 books 

I actually read 33 books but they overlapped with the states. I thought I did better than I could have hoped for. 50 books was a bit of a stretch.

Alabama: Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

Alaska: Right Behind You by Gail Giles

Arizona: The Host by Stephenie Meyer

California: Songs for a Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson

Connecticut: Jasmine and Maddie by Christine Pakkala

Idaho: Blue Heaven by C.J. Box; The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher

Illinois: The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski

Indiana: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Louisiana: Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher; Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton

Maine: Made of Stars by Kelley York

Massachusetts: Pie by Sarah Weeks; The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black; And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

Nebraska: '89 Walls by Katie Pierson

New Hampshire: A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

New York: The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh; The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg; Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead; When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

North Carolina: You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith

Oregon: Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander; The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler

Virginia: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (three books)

Washington: I Was Here by Gayle Forman

Wisconsin: The Summer I Got a Life by Mark Fink

Wyoming: The Unearthly Trilogy + Radiant by Cynthia Hand; Court by Cat Patrick

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge

Goal: Amelia Peabody: 10 books

Completed: 13 books

#1 Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander

#2 Blue Heaven by C.J. Box

#3 Never Never by Colleen Hoover

#4 All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry

#5 Made of Stars by Kelley York

#6 The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

#7 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

#8 I Was Here by Gayle Forman

#9 The Heist Society by Ally Carter

#10 Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

#11 When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

#12 Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

#13 Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

2015 Monthly Motif Challenge

Goal: 12 books

Completed: 12 books

#1 Book to Movie or Audio - The Host by Stephenie Meyer

#2 Award Winner - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

#3 Genre Jumble Read - Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander (cozy mystery)

#4 Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem - Blue Heaven by C.J. Box

#5 Library Love - The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh

#6 Take A Trip - Since You've Been Gone by Mary Jennifer Payne

#7 Standing Up - Something Real by Heather Demetrios

#8 Alternative Reality - The Selection by Kiera Cass

#9 Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

#10 Ghost and Goth by Stacey Kade

#11 An Oldie But a Goodie - The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

#12 That's A Wrap - Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

The Color Coded Challenge

Goal: 9 books

Completed: 9 books

#1 Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (Pink - any other color)

#2 Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (Blue)

#3 The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski (Implies color)

#4 Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes (Green)

#5 Honey by Sarah Weeks (Yellow)

#6 White Cat by Holly Black (White)

#7 Red Glove by Holly Black (Red)

#8 Black Heart by Holly Black (Black)

#9 Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Brown)

2015 Series Enders Reading Challenge

Goal: Level 1: 1-5 series enders

Completed: 5 series enders

#1 Black Heart by Holly Black

#2 The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

#3 Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles

#4 Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

#5 P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

2015 Prequel and Sequel Challenge

Goal: Newbie 10-25 points
Completed: Professional 76-100 points

#1 My Little Monster 2 by Robico (2 points)

#2 Red Glove by Holly Black (2 points)

#3 Black Heart by Holly Black (2 points)

Completed a series (10 points)

#4 Hunted (Spirit Animals) by Maggie Stiefvater (2 points)

#5 Lumberjanes #2 (2 points)

#6 The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (2 points)

#7 Unbreakable by Kami Garcia (2 points)

#8 Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (2 points)

#9 Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles (2 points)

#10 The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (2 points)

#11 The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (2 points)

#12 The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (2 points)

Completed a series (10 points)

#13 The Elite by Kiera Cass (2 points)

#14 The One by Kiera Cass (2 points)

#15 The Heir by Kiera Cass (2 points)

#16 Radiant by Cynthia Hand (1 point)

#17 Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter (2 points)

#18 Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter (2 points)

Completed a series (10 points)

#19 Yotsuba!& Vol. 2 by Kiyohiko Azuma (2 points)

#20 P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han (2 points)

Completed a series (10 points)

 Total Points: 79 points

2015 Pages Read

Goal: 25,000
Completed: 37, 306

Fairytale Challenge

Goal: Prince Charming - 1-4 books

Completed: Magic Mirror: 5-9 books

Books Read:

#1 Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde

#2 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

#3 Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

#4 Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

#5 The Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

#6 The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler

2015 Audiobook Challenge

Goal: Newbie - 1-5 books

Completed: 2 books

Books Listened to:

#1 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

#2 Honey by Sarah Weeks

Snagged @ the Library

Goal: Library Card on Fire - 50+ books

Completed: 82

Books Read:

#1 Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

#2 My Little Monster 1 by Robico

#3 My Little Monster 2 by Robico

#4 Blue Heaven by C.J. Box

#5 The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski

#6 Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

#7 Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde

#8 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

#9 The Summer I Got a Life by Mark Fink

#10 The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

#11 Ella takes the Cake by Carmela D'Amico

#12 The Host by Stephenie Meyer

#13 Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

#14 White Cat by Holly Black

#15 Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

#16 Honey by Sarah Weeks

#17 Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed by J.C. Phillipps

#18 Fluffy, Scourge of the Sea by Teresa Bateman

#19 Wild Born by Brandon Mull

#20 Hunted by Maggie Stiefvater

#21 The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh

#22 Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

#23 Right Behind You by Gail Giles

#24 The Trouble with Dragons by Debi Gliori

#25 Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

#26 Soccer Beat by Sandra Gilbert Brug

#27 No T.Rex in the Library by Toni Buzzeo

#28 Lumberjanes #1 by Noelle Stevenson

#29 Lumberjanes #2 by Noelle Stevenson

#30 The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

#31 Jasmine and Maddie by Christine Pakkala

#32 Since You've Been Gone by Mary Jennifer Payne

#33 Pie by Sarah Weeks

#34 Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

#35 Red Glove by Holly Black

#36 Black Heart by Holly Black

#37 The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher

#38 The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

#39 The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

#40 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

#41 Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles

#42 You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith

#43 Huntress by Malinda Lo

#44 I Was Here by Gayle Forman

#45 The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

#46 Heist Society by Ally Carter

#47 Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

#48 Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

#49 Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

#50 Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles

#51 The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

#52 Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley

#53 Don't Look Back by Jennifer Armentrout

#54 The Selection by Kiera Cass

#55 The Elite by Kiera Cass

#56 The One by Kiera Cass

#57 The Heir by Kiera Cass

#58 Uprooted by Naomi Novik

#59 Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

#60 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

#61 When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

#62 Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver 

#63 Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

#64 Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

#65 Boundless by Cynthia Hand

#66 Radiant by Cynthia Hand

#67 Dead Girls Don't Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

#68 Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

#69 Perfect Criminals by Ally Carter

#70 Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

#71 The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler

#72 More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

#73 The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver

#74 The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale

#75 Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

#76 How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

#77 Yotsuba&!1 by Kiyohiko Azuma

#78 The Saga of Rex by Michel Gagne

#79 Counting in the Garden by Kim Parker

#80 Nonsense! by Edward Lear

#81 Yotsuba&!2 by Kiyohiko Azuma

#82 P.S I Still Love You by Jenny Han

Graphic Novels Challenge

Goal: Modern Age - 12 books
Completed: 13 books

#1 In Real Life by Cory Doctorow 

#2 My Little Monster 1 by Robico

#3 My Little Monster 2 by Robico

#4 Lumberjanes #1 by Noelle Stevenson

#5 Lumberjanes #2 by Noelle Stevenson

#6 Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley

#7 Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan

#8 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North

#9 Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

#10 How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

#11 Yotsuba&!1 by Kiyohiko Azuma

#12 The Saga of Rex by Michel Gagne

#13 Yotsuba&!2 by Kiyohiko Azuma

The Re-Read Challenge

Goal: Re-read at least 5 books
Completed: 20 books

#1 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

#2 The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

#3 The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

#4 The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

#5 The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

#6 The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

#7 The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

#8 The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

#9 The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley

#10 The Problem Child by Michael Buckley

#11 Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley

#12 Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley

#13 Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley

#14 The Everafter War by Michael Buckley

#15 The Inside Story by Michael Buckley

#16 The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley

#17 A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

#18 Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

#19 Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

#20 Boundless by Cynthia Hand

NetGalley Reading Challenge

Goal: 11-20 books

Completed: 8 books

#1 Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander

#2 Made of Stars by Kelley York

#3 And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

#4 The Never Never Sisters by L. Alison Heller

#5 Second Helpings at the Serve You Right Cafe by Tilia Klebenoc Jacobs  

#6 Some Kind of Magic by Adrian Fogelin

#7 A Girl Called Malice by Aurelia B. Rowl

#8 Court by Cat Patrick

I Love Picture Books

Goal: Read at least 10 books
Completed: 10 books

#1 It's a Tiger by David LaRochelle Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

#2 Ella Takes the Cake by Carmela D'amico and Steven D'amico

#3 Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed by J.C. Phillipps

#4 Fluffy, Scourge of the Sea by Teresa Bateman

#5 Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

#6 Soccer Beat by Sandra Gilbert Brug

#7 No T. Rex in the Library by Toni Buzzeo

#8 Counting in the Garden by Kim Parker

#9 Nonsense! by Edward Lear

#10 Fancy Nancy Tea for Two by Jane O'Connor

GoodReads Reading Challenge

Goal: 96 books
Completed: 115 new books
Total Completed: 134 books

Did you participate in any reading challenges this year?