June 2010 – In Review

This month I read 29 books.  It was a great month for reading.  I had a ton of books this month that I read and absolutely loved! You can see details on what I read, what series I caught up on, my favorites, and reading challenges status below.

I caught up on the following series:
Wings Series: Book 2 – Spells by Aprilynne Pike
Sookie Stackhouse: Book 10 – Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Kate Daniels: Book 4 – Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Sandman: Volume 7- Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman
Demon Princess: Book 2 – Reign Check by Michelle Rowen
Sign of the Zodiac: Book 5 – Cheat the Grave by Vicki Pettersson
Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: Book 3 – The Wyverns’ Treasure by R.L. LaFevers

I started the following series:
Rider (Spirals of Destiny, Book 1) by Jim Bernheimer

I finished the following series:
I didn’t finish any series this month 🙁

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (5/5 stars)
Once Upon a Twice by Denise Doyen (5/5 stars)
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (4.5/5 stars)
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson (5/5 stars)
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, Book 4) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
Winter’s Passage by Julie Kagawa (4.5/5 stars)
Heaven Eyes by David Almond (4.5 / 5 stars)
Brief Lives (Sandman, Volume 7) by Neil Gaiman (5/5 stars)
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding (5/5 stars)
Demon Princess: Reign Check by Michelle Rowen (4.5/5 stars)
Johannes Cabal the Necromaner by Jonathan L. Howard (5/5 stars)

I  read a couple disappointing books this month that I just couldn’t get into:
Kraken by China Mieville (2.5/5 stars)
Devoured by Amanda Marrone (3/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Summer Romance Challenge: 7/8
– Thriller and Suspense Reading Challenge: Complete!
– Debut Author Reading Challenge: Complete!
– Young Adult Reading Challenge: 63/75 read
– Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge: Complete!
– GLBT Reading Challenge: 4/8 read
– 100+ Book Reading Challenge: 121 read
– 1st in a Series Challenge: Complete!

Below is the full list of books that I read this month 🙂  Hope you all had a great month of reading too!
1.   Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (5/5 stars)
2.   Fireflies by Ally Blue (3.5/5 stars)
3.   Once Upon a Twice by Denise Doyen (5/5 stars)
4.   The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (4.5/5 stars)
5.   Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’Brien (4/5 stars)
6.   Calamity Jack by Shannon, Dean, and Nate Hale (4/5 stars)
7.   A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson (5/5 stars)
8.   Spells (Wings, Book 2) by Aprilynne Pike (4/5 stars)
9.   Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 10) by Charlaine Harris (3/5 stars)
10. Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, Book 4) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
11. Stories: All-New Tales Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio (4/5 stars)
12. Rider (Spirals of Destiny, Book 1) by Jim Bernheimer (4/5 stars)
13. Winter’s Passage by Julie Kagawa (4.5/5 stars)
14. Discover Ireland by Fionn Davenport, Catherine Le Nevez , Etain O’Carroll, Ryan Ver Berkmoes , Neil Wilson (4/5 stars)
15. Heaven Eyes by David Almond (4.5 / 5 stars)
16. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (4/5 stars)
17. Wildthorn by Jane Eagland (4/5 stars)
18. House of Immortal Pleasures by Katie Salidas (3/5 stars)
19. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (4/5 stars)
20. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (4/5 stars)
21. Brief Lives (Sandman, Volume 7) by Neil Gaiman (5/5 stars)
22. The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding (5/5 stars)
23. Demon Princess: Reign Check by Michelle Rowen (4.5/5 stars)
24. Kraken by China Mieville (2.5/5 stars)
25. Cheat the Grave (Fifth Sign of the Zodiac) by Vicki Pettersson (4/5 stars)
26. The Wyverns’ Treasure (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 3) by R.L. LaFevers (4/5 stars)
27. Best Android Apps by Mike Hendrickson, Brian Sawyer (4/5 stars)
28. Devoured by Amanda Marrone (3/5 stars)
29. Johannes Cabal the Necromaner by Jonathan L. Howard (5/5 stars)