August 2013 – In Review

This month I read 21 books.  You can see all of the review for them below, as well as a list of my favorite books this month.

The reading challenges I am participating this year were all updated as well.

Hope you all had a great month of reading!

I started the following series:

• The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 1 by Brian Holguin, Brian Froud, Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John (5/5 stars)
  
• Night Myst (The Indigo Court, Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn (2/5 stars)
• Enchanted (The Woodcutter Sisters, Book 1) by Alethea Kontis (4.5/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

• The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, Book 3) by Rae Carson (5/5 stars)
  

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell (5/5 stars)
  
• The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 1 by Brian Holguin, Brian Froud, Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John (5/5 stars)
• Goblins by Philip Reeve (5/5 stars)
• Grave Memory (Alex Craft, Book 3) by Kaylana Price (4.5/5 stars)
• Enchanted (The Woodcutter Sisters, Book 1) by Alethea Kontis (4.5/5 stars)
• The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, Book 3) by Rae Carson (5/5 stars)
• Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (4.5/5 stars)
• Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, Book 6) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
• Deathless by Catherynne Valente (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– 100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge (41/100 books)
– Get Steampunk’d Reading Challenge (11/15 books)
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (19/24 books)
– YA/MG Fantasy Reading Challenge (33/10 books) complete!
– Audio Book Challenge (23/25 books) complete!
– 150+ Reading Challenge (154/150 books) complete!
– Debut Author Reading Challenge (14/12 books) complete!
– Paranormal Reading Challenge (69/12 books) complete!
– Color Coded Reading Challenge (8/9 books)
– TBR Pile Reading Challenge (41/50 books)
– Young Adult Reading Challenge (74/50 books) complete!

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1. Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell (5/5 stars)
2. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (4/5 stars)
3. Wildefire by Karsten Knight (3.5/5 stars)
4. The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, Book 3) by Rick Riordan (4/5 stars)
5. The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 1 by Brian Holguin, Brian Froud, Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John (5/5 stars)
6. Rose by Holly Webb (4/5 stars)
7. 100 Ghosts by Doogie Horner (4/5 stars)
8. Night Myst (The Indigo Court, Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn (2/5 stars)
9. Goblins by Philip Reeve (5/5 stars)
10. Of Triton (Serena Legacy, Book 2) by Anna Banks (4/5 stars)
11. A Dawn Most Wicked (Something Strange and Deadly, Book 0.5) by Susan Dennard (4.5/5 stars)
12. Grave Memory (Alex Craft, Book 3) by Kaylana Price (4.5/5 stars)
13. White Trash Zombie Apocalypse (White Trash Zombie, Book 3) by Diana Rowland (4/5 stars)
14. Enchanted (The Woodcutter Sisters, Book 1) by Alethea Kontis (4.5/5 stars)
15. The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, Book 3) by Rae Carson (5/5 stars)
16. The Crowfield Curse (Crowfield Abbey, Book 1) by Pat Walsh (3/5 stars)
17. Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (4.5/5 stars)
18. Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, Book 6) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
19. The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2) by Maggie Stiefvater (4/5 stars)
20. Deathless by Catherynne Valente (5/5 stars)
21. Rust: Secrets of the Cell by Royden Lepp (4/5 stars)