June 2011 – In Review

This month I read 27 books.  I started a couple of wonderful new urban fantasy series: The Graveyard Queen series by Amanda Stevens and The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.  For once I actually started as many series as I finished.  You can check out the full list of 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:
– Black Dagger Brotherhood: Book 5, Lover Unbound and Book 6, Lover Enshrined  by J.R. Ward
– Kate Daniels: Book 5, Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
– Illusions (Wings, Book 3) by Aprilynne Pike
– Deadline (Newsflesh, Book 2) by Mira Grant
– Shift (Shade, Book 2) by Jeri Smith-Ready
– Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1) by Kevin Hearne

I started the following series:
– Blood Red Road (Dustlands, Book 1) by Moira Youn
– The Restorer (The Graveyard Queen, Book 1) by Amanda Stevens
– Dracula: The Company of Monsters (Vol 1) by Kurt Busiek, Daryl Gregory, Scott Godlewski (4/5 stars)
– Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1) by Kevin Hearne

I finished the following series:
– Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, Book 3) by Brent Weeks (4/5 stars)
– Everfound (The Skinjacker Trilogy, Book 3) by Neal Shusterman (4/5 stars)
– Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 3) by Maggie Stiefvater (5/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
– Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (5/5 stars)
– Blood Red Road (Dustlands, Book 1) by Moira Young (4.5/5 stars)
– Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, Book 5) by Ilona Andrews (4.5/5 stars)
– The Restorer (The Graveyard Queen, Book 1) by Amanda Stevens (5/5 stars)
– Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 3) by Maggie Stiefvater (5/5 stars)
– Deadline (Newsflesh, Book 2) by Mira Grant (5/5 stars)
– Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1) by Kevin Hearne (5/5 stars)
– Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (4.5/5 stars)
– A Tale Dark and Grim by Adam Gidwitz (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 56/24 books (done!)
– 100+ Reading Challenge: 156/100+ books
– The Debut Author Challenge: 17/12 books (done!)
– Get Steampunked!: 10/15 books
– E-book Reading Challenge: 25/20 books (done!)
– Zombies! Reading Challenge: 8/10 books
– Fantasy Reading Challenge: 32/20 books (done!)
– Show Me the Free Challenge: 3/12 books
– Audio Book Challenge List: 18/12 books (done!)
– Graphic Novels Challenge List: 25/10 books (done!)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below. 
1.   Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson: Moon Called Volume 1 by Patricia Briggs , David Lawrence, Amelia Woo (4/5 stars)
2.   Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 5) by J.R. Ward (4/5 stars)
3.   The Witches of East End (The Beauchamp Family, Book 1) by Melissa De La Cruz (3/5 stars)
4.   Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (5/5 stars)
5.   The Last Dragon by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Guay (4/5 stars)
6.   Blood Red Road (Dustlands, Book 1) by Moira Young (4.5/5 stars)
7.   Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, Book 5) by Ilona Andrews (4.5/5 stars)
8.   Pathfinder Tales: Winter Witch by Elaine Cunningham (3.5/5 stars)
9.   Moonglass by Jessi Kirby (3.5/5 stars)
10. Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, Book 3) by Brent Weeks (4/5 stars)
11. Summer’s Crossing (Iron Fey Short Story) by Julie Kagawa (5/5 stars)
12. The Dagger Quick by Brian Eames (3/5 stars)
13. Supernatural Noir edited by Ellen Datlow (4/5 stars)
14. The Restorer (The Graveyard Queen, Book 1) by Amanda Stevens (5/5 stars)
15. Illusions (Wings, Book 3) by Aprilynne Pike (3.5/5 stars)
16. Janitors by Tyler Whitesides (4/5 stars)
17. Everfound (The Skinjacker Trilogy, Book 3) by Neal Shusterman (4/5 stars)
18. Dracula: The Company of Monsters (Vol 1) by Kurt Busiek, Daryl Gregory, Scott Godlewski (4/5 stars)
19. Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 3) by Maggie Stiefvater (5/5 stars)
20. Metalocalypse: Dethklok by Brendon Small), Jon Schnepp, Jeremy Barlow, Eric Powell, Lucas Marangon (3/5 stars)
21. Deadline (Newsflesh, Book 2) by Mira Grant (5/5 stars)
22. Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1) by Kevin Hearne (5/5 stars)
23. Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (4.5/5 stars)
24. Shift (Shade, Book 2) by Jeri Smith-Ready (4/5 stars)
25. A Tale Dark and Grim by Adam Gidwitz (5/5 stars)
26. Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari (2.5/5 stars)
27. Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6) by J.R. Ward (2/5 stars)