October 2011 In Review

This month I read 23 books. I was still catching up on a lot of review books this month.  It was also a bit slower this month than previous months since I started my new job. You can check out the full list of which series I 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.

I started the following series:
– Mind Over Monsters by (F.R.E.A.K.S Squad Investigation, Book 1) by Jennifer Harlow
– First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost
– Radiant Desire (A Handmaid’s Tale, Book 1) by Inara Scott
– Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel

I finished the following series:
–  The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey, Book 4) by Julie Kagawa
–  Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3) by Scott Westerfeld

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim, Book 3) by Richard Kadrey (5/5 stars)
The Apothecary by Malie Meloy and Ian Schoenherr (5/5 stars)
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (4.5/5 stars)
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (4.5/5 stars)
Soul Thief (Demon Trappers, Book 2) by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (5/5 stars)
One Salt Sea (October Daye, Book 5) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Monster Hunter Vendetta (MHI, Book 2) by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)

Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3) by Scott Westerfeld (5/5 stars)
Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge: 93/24 books (done!)
– 100+ Reading Challenge: 249/100+ books 
– The Debut Author Challenge: 29/12 books (done!)
– Get Steampunked!: 18/15 books (done!)
– E-book Reading Challenge: 46/20 books (done!)
– Zombies! Reading Challenge: 18/10 books (done!)
– Fantasy Reading Challenge: 51/20 books (done!)
– Show Me the Free Challenge: 4/12 books
– Audio Book Challenge List: 33/12 books (done!)
– Graphic Novels Challenge List: 38/10 books (done!)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1.   Mind Over Monsters by (F.R.E.A.K.S Squad Investigation, Book 1) by Jennifer Harlow (3.5/5 stars)
2.   Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (4/5 stars)
3.  Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim, Book 3) by Richard Kadrey (5/5 stars)
4.  Z: Zombie Stories edited by Kelly Link (4/5 stars)
5.  The Apothecary by Malie Meloy and Ian Schoenherr (5/5 stars)
6.  The Door to Lost Pages by Claude Lalumiere (3/5 stars)
7.  First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost (4.5/5 stars)
8.  The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (4.5/5 stars)
9.  Radiant Desire (A Handmaid’s Tale, Book 1) by Inara Scott (4/5 stars)
10. Soul Thief (Demon Trappers, Book 2) by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
11. Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel (4/5 stars)
12. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (5/5 stars)
13. Ashfall by Mike Mullen (4/5 stars)
14. Rip Tide (Dark Life, Book 2) by Kat Falls (4/5 stars)
15. One Salt Sea (October Daye, Book 5) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
16. The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey, Book 4) by Julie Kagawa (4/5 stars)
17. The Eyeball Collector (Tales from the Sinister City, Book 3) by F.E. Higgins (4/5 stars)
18. Monster Hunter Vendetta (MHI, Book 2) by Larry Correia (5/5 stars)
19. Spider’s Revenge (Elemental Assassin, Book 5) by Jennifer Estep (4/5 stars)
20. Sidekicks by Dan Santat (4.5/5 stars)
21. Silver Shark (A Kinsmen Novella) by Ilona Andrews (4/5 stars)
22. Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3) by Scott Westerfeld (5/5 stars)
23. Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel (5/5 stars)