Thursday, 30 July 2009

Cumulative Totals – July 2009

2009 Reading:
Books read for 2009 = 59
DNFs for 2009 = 7
10/10 for 2009 = 5
New reads for 2009 = 47
Rereads for 2009 = 6
paper books : eBooks = 25 : 28 = 47% : 53%

2009 Challenges Progress:
100+ Reading Challenge = 56
Support Your Local Library Challenge = 15 (Stage 1 Completed 3-04-09)
Romance Reading Challenge = 15 (Challenge Completed 25-02-09)
YA Reading Challenge = 8
eBook Reading Challenge = 27 (Challenge Completed 24-02-09)
Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge = 2

2009 Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 35
Audiobooks listened to = 6

Completed 2009 Challenges
Once Upon a Time III Challenge = 7 (Books Component Completed 22-04-09; Challenge Ended 20-6-09 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream unwatched. Result = Failed, but only just)

July 2009 Reading

  1. The Keeping Place – Isobelle Carmody
    Obernewtyn Chronicles, Book 4; YA; SF; eBook; 9/10
  2. World’s End – Mark Chadbourn
    Age of Misrule, Book 1; Fantasy; DNF
  3. Shadow of the Moon in Dead After Dark – Sherrilyn Kenyon et al
    Dark-Hunters, Book 24; Paranormal Romance; 7/10
  4. What Happens in London – Julia Quinn
    Romance; eBook; 8/10
  5. The Book on the Bookshelf – Henry Petroski
    Non-Fiction; Library Book; DNF
  6. Gaudy Night – Dorothy L. Sayers
    Lord Peter Wimsey, Book 12; Mystery; Audiobook; Reread; 8/10
  7. Half Magic – Edward Eager
    Magic Books, Book 1; Childrens; Library Book; 8/10
  8. Branded by Fire – Nalini Singh
    Psy/Changeling, Book 6; Paranormal Romance; eBook; 10/10

Best book of the month = Branded by Fire
(love this series, love this book, love the world and love the characters)
Worst book of the month = The Book on the Bookshelf
(but it wasn’t that bad, just the least good)
Biggest disappointment of the month = World’s End
(because it had everything to pull me in, but I just got stuck)

July Reading:
Books read this month = 6
DNFs this month = 2
10/10 reads this month = 1
New reads this month = 5
Rereads this month = 1
paper books : eBooks = 2 : 3 = 40% : 60%

July Challenges Progress:
100+ Reading Challenge = 5
Support Your Local Library Challenge = 1 (Stage 1 Completed 3-04-09)
Romance Reading Challenge = 2 (Challenge Completed 25-02-09)
YA Reading Challenge = 1
eBook Reading Challenge = 3 (Challenge Completed 24-02-09)
Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge = 0

July Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 4
Audiobooks listened to = 1

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Cumulative Totals – June 2009

2009 Reading:
Books read for 2009 = 53
DNFs for 2009 = 5
10/10 for 2009 = 4
New reads for 2009 = 42
Rereads for 2009 = 5
paper books : eBooks = 23 : 25 = 48% : 53%

2009 Challenges Progress:
100+ Reading Challenge = 51
Support Your Local Library Challenge = 14 (Stage 1 Completed 3-04-09)
Romance Reading Challenge = 13 (Challenge Completed 25-02-09)
YA Reading Challenge = 7
eBook Reading Challenge = 24 (Challenge Completed 24-02-09)
Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge = 2
Once Upon a Time III Challenge = 7 (Books Component Completed 22-04-09; Challenge Ended 20-6-09)

2009 Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 31
Audiobooks listened to = 5