January Reading and Challenges

This past January I read 19 books and purchased/received for review 76 books. 

I had eye surgery on my right eye to remove a cataract and implant a new lens on Jan. 12. I have been reading a bit slower than normal and likely will in February too. I won't get my new prescription for glasses until Feb. 22 and then have to wait for the glasses to be made. Strangely enough, reading on the computer is easier than reading a print book.

A listing of all the books I read can be found on my 2011 Challenges spreadsheet. You can see my 2011 Challenges spreadsheet here.

Here is my January 2011 progress report for the challenges I joined this year. All of the books have already been reviewed on either Ms. Martin Teaches Media or Inside of a Dog unless the review date is listed in parentheses. Luckily, there is a lot of overlap in the challenges I chose this year.

At Ms. Martin Teaches Media:

2011 YA Debut Author (12 books; reviews to be posted monthly at The Story Siren)
1. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
2. Warped by Maurissa Guibord (review posted Feb. 3)

2011 YA Reading Challenge (50 books)
1. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
2. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
3. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
4. Hexbound by Chloe Neill
5. Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
6. You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin
7. Awakened by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast
8. Warped by Maurissa Guibord

At Inside of a Dog:

2011 Mystery & Suspense (12 books; post reviews monthly at Book Chick City)
1. In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
2. The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton
3. Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
4. You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin
5. Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks (review posted Feb. 3)

2011 Futuristic & SF (12 books)
1. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
2. The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton

2011 E-Book (20 books)
1. Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
2. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
3. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
4. The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton
5. The Bartered Virgin by Chevon Gael
6. Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley
7. Hunted by the Others by Jess Haines
8. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
9. Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
10. The Unfinished Song: Initiate by Tara Maya

2011 Romance (12 books)
1. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
2. In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
3. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
4. Haunted by Your Touch by Jeaniene Frost
5. The Bartered Virgin by Chevon Gael
6. Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley
7. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
8. Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks
9. Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh
10. Warped by Maurissa Guibord

2011 Shifter (20 books; post reviews monthly at Parajunkee’s View)
1. Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks
2. Once Bitten by Kalayna Price

2011 Horror & Urban Fantasy (24 books; post reviews monthly at Book Chick City)
1. Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
2. Hunted by the Others by Jess Haines
3. Hexbound by Chloe Neill
4. Awakened by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast
5. Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks
6. Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh

2011 Paranormal Romance (20 books; post reviews monthly at Bitten by Paranormal Romance)
1. Haunted by Your Touch by Jeaniene Frost
2. Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh

2011 Show Me the Free (12 books; post reviews monthly at The Unread Reader)
1. Hunted by the Others by Jess Haines
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2011 Read Me Baby, 1 More Time (15 books; post reviews monthly at Midnight Book Girl)
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