May 2011 – In Review

This month I read 29 books.  I started lots of new wonderful series.  You can check out which series I caught up in, started and finished below.  What books I loved, my reading challenge stats, and a list of all of the books I read are also listed below.

Anyway check out my monthly stats below.  Hope you all had a great month reading too!

I caught up on the following series:
–  The Last Apprentice: Book 8, Rage of the Fallen by Joseph Delaney
–  Elemental Assassin: Book 4, Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep
–  The Monere: Book 5, Mona Lisa Eclipsing by Sunny
–  The Night Angel Trilogy: Book 2, Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks
–  Locke and Key: Book 3, The Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

I started the following series:
– Steampunk Chronicles: Book 1, The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cros
–  The Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 1, The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
– Persephone Alchmedi: Book 1, Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
– Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
– The Beyonders: Book 1, A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull
– Vampire Empire: Book 1, The Greyfriar by Clay and Susan Griffith

I finished the following series:
– Jaz Parks: The Deadliest Bite, Book 8 by Jennifer Rardin

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
– Rage of the Fallen (The Last Apprentice, Book 8) by Joseph Delaney (5/5 stars)
– Fables: Legends in Exile (Fables, Book 1) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
– The Deadliest Bite (Jaz Parks, Book 8) by Jennifer Rardin (5/5 stars)
– The Crown of Shadows (Locke and Key, Book 3) by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
– The Giver by Lois Lowry (5/5 stars)
– The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Peter Gillis, Renae DeLiz, Ray Dillon (5/5 stars)
– A World Without Heroes (The Beyonders, Book 1) by Brandon Mull (5/5 stars)
– The Art of Alice: Madness Returns by R.J. Berg (5/5 stars)
– – Vampire Empire: The Greyfriar by Clay and Susan Griffith (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 47/24 books (done!)
– 100+ Reading Challenge: 130/100+ books
– The Debut Author Challenge: 12/12 books (done!)
– Get Steampunked!: 10/15 books
– E-book Reading Challenge: 20/20 books (done!)
– Zombies! Reading Challenge: 7/10 books
– Fantasy Reading Challenge: 27/20 books (done!)
– Show Me the Free Challenge: 1/12 books
– Audio Book Challenge List: 13/12 books (done!)
– Graphic Novels Challenge List: 20/10 books (done!)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below. 
1.   Rage of the Fallen (The Last Apprentice, Book 8) by Joseph Delaney (5/5 stars)
2.   The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, Book 1) by Kady Cross (4/5 stars)
3.   The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 1) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
4.   Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, Book 4) by Jennifer Estep (4/5 stars)
5.   Mona Lisa Eclipsing (The Monere, Book 5) by Sunny (2/5 stars)
6.   Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (4/5 stars)
7.   Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (3/5 stars)
8.   Shadow’s Edge (Night Angel Trilogy, Book 2) by Brent Weeks (4.5/5 stars)
9.   Vicious Circle (Persephone Alchmedi, Book 1) by Linda Robertson (4/5 stars)
10. Firelight (Firelight, Book 1) by Sophie Jordan (2/5 stars)
11. Fables: Legends in Exile (Fables, Book 1) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
12. The Burning Bridge (The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 2) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
13. The Deadliest Bite (Jaz Parks, Book 8) by Jennifer Rardin (5/5 stars)
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry (5/5 stars)
15. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Peter Gillis, Renae DeLiz, Ray Dillon (5/5 stars)
16. Confessions of a D-List Supervillain by Jim Bernheimer (4/5 stars)
17. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry (4.5/5 stars)
18. The Strange Case of Finely Jayne by Kady Cross (4/5 stars)
19. Hallowed Circle (Persephone Alcmedi, Book 2) by Linda Robertson (4.5/5 stars)
20. Vicious Circle (Felix Castor, Book 2) by Mike Carey (3/5 stars)
21. A World Without Heroes (The Beyonders, Book 1) by Brandon Mull (5/5 stars)
22. The Crown of Shadows (Locke and Key, Book 3) by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (5/5 stars)
23. Baltimore: The Plague Ships by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Joe Hill, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart (2/5 stars)
24. The Icebound Land (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 3) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
25. The Battle for Skandia (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 4) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
26. Fatal Circle (Persephone Alcmedie, Book 3) by Linda Robertson (4/5 stars)
27. The Art of Alice: Madness Returns by R.J. Berg (5/5 stars)
28. The House of Dark Shadows (The Dreamhouse Kings, Book 1) by Robert Liparulo (2.5/5 stars)
29. The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire, Book 1) by Clay and Susan Griffith (5/5 stars)