2012 Reading Challenges Attempted
Hello, everyone!
It’s a new year, and with it come New Year’s Resolutions and new reading challenges! So I’m writing 2 different posts this week all about reading challenges and resolutions. This post is all about the 2012 reading challenges I attempted, and I’ll have another post up tomorrow about the 2013 reading challenges I will attempt, as well as my 2013 bookish resolutions.
2012 Reading Challenges
I participated in 4 reading challenges in 2012, one of which is a perpetual challenge (so even though I didn’t read anything for it, I don’t consider it a failure). I completed 2 out of the other 3 challenges.
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge
I set myself a goal of 80 books in 2012, because in 2011 I read 75. But since I started my blog in January of 2012, my already slow reading slowed even more. I ended up reading a total of 53 books in 2012. I hope to read more in 2013.
Read 15,000 pages between January 1, 2012 and December 31,2012
Hosted by Courtney at Abducted by Books
Challenge Progress: Completed! 15,051+/15,000 pages
Books Read
1. The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa – Pages Read: 226 (I had already read 135 pages before January 1st) – Finished on 01/04/12
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – Pages Read: 313 – Finished on 01/14/12
3. Bag of Bones by Stephen King – Pages Read: 529 – Finished on 01/27/12
4. Across the Universe by Beth Revis – Pages Read: 398 – Finished on 01/31/12
5. A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis – Pages Read: 386 – Finished on 02/06/12
6. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer – Pages Read: 387 – Finished on 02/11/12
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – Pages Read: 313 – Finished on 01/14/12
3. Bag of Bones by Stephen King – Pages Read: 529 – Finished on 01/27/12
4. Across the Universe by Beth Revis – Pages Read: 398 – Finished on 01/31/12
5. A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis – Pages Read: 386 – Finished on 02/06/12
6. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer – Pages Read: 387 – Finished on 02/11/12
7. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger – Pages Read: 273 – Finished on 02/12/12
8. Pure (Pure #1) by Julianna Baggott – Pages Read: 431 – Finished on 02/21/12
9. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan – Pages Read: 185 – Finished on 02/26/12
10. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – Pages Read: 272 – Finished on 03/12/12
11. Heist Society by Ally Carter – Pages Read: 287 – Finished on 03/18/12
12. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand – Pages Read: 398 (I actually read the large print version which had 633 pages, but since my friends all read the other version I thought I’d just count the normal number of pages) – Finished on 03/24/12
13. Wither (The Chemical Garden #1) by Lauren DeStefano – Pages Read: 358 – Finished on 03/30/12
14. Fever (The Chemical Garden #2) by Lauren DeStefano – Pages Read: 341 – Finished on 04/04/12
15. Intangible by J. Meyers – Pages Read: 340 – Finished on 04/10/12
16. A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont – Pages Read: 325 – Finished on 04/16/12
17. Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis – Pages Read: 344 – Finished on 04/18/12
18. The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan – Pages Read: 211 – Finished on 04/21/12
19. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty – Pages Read: 280 – Finished on 04/24/12
20. The Mayfair Moon by J.A. Redmerski – Pages Read: 352 – Finished on 04/30/12
21. Delirium by Lauren Oliver – Pages Read: 441 – Finished on 05/07/12
22. Divergent by Veronica Roth – Pages Read: 487 – Finished on 05/13/12
23. Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth – Pages Read: 525 – Finished on 05/16/12
24. Hourglass by Myra McEntire – Pages Read: 390 – Finished on 05/23/12
25. Timepiece by Myra McEntire – Pages Read: 336 – Finished on 05/28/12
26. The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro – Pages Read: 221 – Finished on 06/01/12
27. Die for Me by Amy Plum – Pages Read: 170 (I didn’t finish this book [DNF] but I got to 51% on my Kindle, which comes to 170 pages) – Stopped reading on 06/05/12
28. Florence by Ciye Cho – Pages Read: 328 – Finished on 06/12/12
29. Graceling by Kristin Cashore – Pages Read: 471 – Finished on 07/02/12
30. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver – Pages Read: 375 – Finished on 07/09/12
31. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby – Pages Read: 333 – Finished on 07/13/12
32. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty – Pages Read: 349 – Finished on 07/21/12
33. Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein – Pages Read: 304 – Finished on 07/29/30
34. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry – Pages Read: 392 – Finished on 08/01/12
35. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta – Pages Read: 419 – Finished on 08/06/12
36. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty – Pages Read: 359 – Finished on 08/17/12
37. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith – Pages Read: 236 – Finished on 08/21/12
38. Dirty by Megan Hart – Pages Read: 106 (I didn’t finish this book [DNF] but I got to 25% on my Kindle, which comes to 106 pages) – Stopped reading 08/22/12
39. Temptress by Lola Dodge – Pages Read: 108 (It’s a novella) – Finished on 08/24/12
40. It’s Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Anne Peters – Pages Read: 342 – Finished on 08/31/12
41. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman – Pages Read: 351 – Finished on 09/13/12
42. What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang – Pages Read: 343 – Finished on 09/17/12
43. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot – Pages Read: 313 – Finished on 09/22/12
44. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray – Pages Read: 390 – Finished on 10/02/12
45. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman – Pages Read: 326 – Finished on 10/05/12***I finished the challenge with this book, which put me at 15,051 pages. The rest of the books are just there for my personal information.
46. Blind Spot by Laura Ellen – Pages Read: 336 – Finished on 10/16/12
47. Ten by Gretchen McNeil – Pages Read: 294 – Finished on 10/18/12
48. Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell – Pages Read: 384 – Finished on 10/30/12
49. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman – Pages Read: 518 – Finished on 11/07/12
50. Gravity by Melissa West – Pages Read: 298 – Finished on 11/12/12
51. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – Pages Read: 419 – Finished on 11/17/12
52. Crewel by Gennifer Albin – Pages Read: 357 – Finished on 12/09/12
53. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor – Pages Read: 418 – Finished on 12/18/12
54. Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone – Pages Read: 368 – Finished on 12/29/12
8. Pure (Pure #1) by Julianna Baggott – Pages Read: 431 – Finished on 02/21/12
9. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan – Pages Read: 185 – Finished on 02/26/12
10. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – Pages Read: 272 – Finished on 03/12/12
11. Heist Society by Ally Carter – Pages Read: 287 – Finished on 03/18/12
12. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand – Pages Read: 398 (I actually read the large print version which had 633 pages, but since my friends all read the other version I thought I’d just count the normal number of pages) – Finished on 03/24/12
13. Wither (The Chemical Garden #1) by Lauren DeStefano – Pages Read: 358 – Finished on 03/30/12
14. Fever (The Chemical Garden #2) by Lauren DeStefano – Pages Read: 341 – Finished on 04/04/12
15. Intangible by J. Meyers – Pages Read: 340 – Finished on 04/10/12
16. A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont – Pages Read: 325 – Finished on 04/16/12
17. Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis – Pages Read: 344 – Finished on 04/18/12
18. The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan – Pages Read: 211 – Finished on 04/21/12
19. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty – Pages Read: 280 – Finished on 04/24/12
20. The Mayfair Moon by J.A. Redmerski – Pages Read: 352 – Finished on 04/30/12
21. Delirium by Lauren Oliver – Pages Read: 441 – Finished on 05/07/12
22. Divergent by Veronica Roth – Pages Read: 487 – Finished on 05/13/12
23. Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth – Pages Read: 525 – Finished on 05/16/12
24. Hourglass by Myra McEntire – Pages Read: 390 – Finished on 05/23/12
25. Timepiece by Myra McEntire – Pages Read: 336 – Finished on 05/28/12
26. The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro – Pages Read: 221 – Finished on 06/01/12
27. Die for Me by Amy Plum – Pages Read: 170 (I didn’t finish this book [DNF] but I got to 51% on my Kindle, which comes to 170 pages) – Stopped reading on 06/05/12
28. Florence by Ciye Cho – Pages Read: 328 – Finished on 06/12/12
29. Graceling by Kristin Cashore – Pages Read: 471 – Finished on 07/02/12
30. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver – Pages Read: 375 – Finished on 07/09/12
31. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby – Pages Read: 333 – Finished on 07/13/12
32. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty – Pages Read: 349 – Finished on 07/21/12
33. Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein – Pages Read: 304 – Finished on 07/29/30
34. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry – Pages Read: 392 – Finished on 08/01/12
35. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta – Pages Read: 419 – Finished on 08/06/12
36. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty – Pages Read: 359 – Finished on 08/17/12
37. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith – Pages Read: 236 – Finished on 08/21/12
38. Dirty by Megan Hart – Pages Read: 106 (I didn’t finish this book [DNF] but I got to 25% on my Kindle, which comes to 106 pages) – Stopped reading 08/22/12
39. Temptress by Lola Dodge – Pages Read: 108 (It’s a novella) – Finished on 08/24/12
40. It’s Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Anne Peters – Pages Read: 342 – Finished on 08/31/12
41. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman – Pages Read: 351 – Finished on 09/13/12
42. What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang – Pages Read: 343 – Finished on 09/17/12
43. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot – Pages Read: 313 – Finished on 09/22/12
44. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray – Pages Read: 390 – Finished on 10/02/12
45. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman – Pages Read: 326 – Finished on 10/05/12***I finished the challenge with this book, which put me at 15,051 pages. The rest of the books are just there for my personal information.
46. Blind Spot by Laura Ellen – Pages Read: 336 – Finished on 10/16/12
47. Ten by Gretchen McNeil – Pages Read: 294 – Finished on 10/18/12
48. Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell – Pages Read: 384 – Finished on 10/30/12
49. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman – Pages Read: 518 – Finished on 11/07/12
50. Gravity by Melissa West – Pages Read: 298 – Finished on 11/12/12
51. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – Pages Read: 419 – Finished on 11/17/12
52. Crewel by Gennifer Albin – Pages Read: 357 – Finished on 12/09/12
53. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor – Pages Read: 418 – Finished on 12/18/12
54. Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone – Pages Read: 368 – Finished on 12/29/12
Reread books between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012
Level: “Reliving the Past” (4-8 books)
Hosted by Kate at Midnight Book Girl
Challenge Progress: Completed! 5/4-8 books
Books Read
1. Across the Universe by Beth Revis – Finished on 01/31/12
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – Finished on 03/12/12
3. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty – Finished on 04/24/12
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth – Finished on 05/13/12
5. Hourglass by Myra McEntire – Finished on 05/23/12
3. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty – Finished on 04/24/12
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth – Finished on 05/13/12
5. Hourglass by Myra McEntire – Finished on 05/23/12
Read entire Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich between January 1, 2012 and ??? (Perpetual Challenge – No End Date)
Hosted by Darlene at Darlene’s Book Nook
Challenge Progress: 0/22 books
Books Read
I technically have read One for the Money and Sizzling Sixteen, but I plan on rereading them, so I’ll add them to the list once I reread them. This is the perpetual challenge, so even though I didn’t read any books towards this challenge in 2012, I can try again in 2013.
Well, there they are. I think I did pretty well, considering it was my first year with my book blog and only my second year participating in a reading challenge.
What challenges did you attempt in 2012? How well did you fare? Let me know, or if you wrote a similar post, leave a link in the comments and I’ll stop by your blog!
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Kate Midnight Book Girl
January 2, 2013 at 9:15 pmYou know what impresses me the most? How many of the books you read that you actually reviewed! That is my biggest resolution in 2013, to review more of what I read, and quicker, than I did in 2012. I started 2012 reviewing everything, but I'm giving myself permission to not review the books I don't feel I have a lot to say about and move on. But I want to review at least 80% of the books that I read this year.
It's still weird to think you haven't been blogging forever, you've come such a long way already! I feel very fortunate to have you in my circle of blogging friends!
fakesteph
January 2, 2013 at 9:46 pmI loooove Stephanie Plum. And I want to reread more books this year than I did in 2013.
Bittner
January 3, 2013 at 6:31 pmI agree with Kate! I've really got to get better about reviewing the books I read! Way to go my friend!