Friday, 30 April 2010

Cumulative Totals - April

2010 Reading:
Books read in 2010 = 43
Short Stories read in 2010 = 6
Total reads in 2010 = 49

10/10 reads in 2010 = 5
DNFs in 2010 = 2
New reads in 2010 = 33
Rereads in 2010 = 16
paper books : eBooks = 25 : 24 = 51 % : 49 %

Pages read in 2010 (according to Goodreads) = 16006

2010 Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 14 (excludes short stories)
Big Book Challenge = 5
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 10

2010 List Progress:
eBooks read = 24
SFF books read = 38
Library Books read = 14
Audiobooks listened to = 0

2010 Completed Challenges:
Sci Fi Experience = 9

April 2010 Reading

  1. The Ivory and the Horn – Charles de Lint (338pp)
    Newford, Book 6; Urban Fantasy; eBook; 7/10
  2. Except the Queen – Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder (371pp)
    Fantasy; Library Book; DNF
  3. A Civil Campaign – Lois McMaster Bujold (405pp)
    Vorkosigan, Book 12; SF; eBook; Reread; 9/10
  4. Winterfair Gifts – Lois McMaster Bujold (71pp)
    Vorkosigan, Book 12.5; SF; eBook; Reread; 9/10
  5. Howl’s Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones (304pp)
    Wizard Howl, Book 1; Fantasy; Children; Library Book; 8/10
  6. At Grave’s End – Jeaniene Frost (342pp)
    Night Huntress, Book 3; Urban Fantasy; eBook; 8/10
  7. Aiden’s Charity – Lora Leigh (223pp)
    Breeds, Book 11; Erotic Romance; Paranormal; Short Story; eBook; 6/10
  8. Jacob’s Faith – Lora Leigh (257pp)
    Breeds, Book 12; Erotic Romance; Paranormal; Short Story; eBook; 5/10
  9. Seeker – Jack McDevitt (384pp)
    Alex Benedict, Book 3; SF; eBook; 8/10
  10. Silver Borne – Patricia Briggs (342pp)
    Mercedes Thompson, Book 5; Urban Fantasy; 10/10
  11. Heart Mate – Robin D. Owens (340pp)
    Celta, Book 1; Fantasy; Romance; Reread; eBook; 7/10
  12. The Girl Who Chased the Moon – Sarah Addison Allen (269pp)
    Magic Realism, Library Book; 7/10
  13. Chicks Dig Time Lords – Tara O’Shea and Lynne M. Thomas (eds) (192pp)
    Non-Fiction; Media; 7/10
  14. The Iron KingJulie Kagawa (363pp)
    Iron Fey, Book 1; YA; Fantasy; eBook; 7/10
  15. Diplomatic Immunity – Lois McMaster Bujold (211pp)
    Vorkosigan, book 13; SF; eBook; Reread; 8/10
  16. Many WatersMadeleine L’Engle (310pp)
    Time Quintet, Book 4; Children; SF/Fantasy; Reread; 7/10

Best book of the month = Silver Borne
Biggest disappointment of the month = Jacob’s Faith and Aiden’s Charity

April Reading:
Books read this month = 12
Short Stories read this month = 3
Total reads this month = 15

10/10 reads this month = 1
DNFs this month = 1
New reads this month = 9
Rereads this month = 6
paper books : eBooks = 5 : 10 = 33 % : 66 %

Pages read this month = 338 + 405 + 71 + 304 + 342 + 223 + 257 + 384 + 342 + 340 + 269 + 192 + 363 + 211 + 310 = 4351

April Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 5
Big Book Challenge = 0
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 8

April List Progress:
eBooks read = 10
SFF books read = 12
Library Books read = 2
Audiobooks listened to = 0

Thursday, 1 April 2010

Cumulative Totals – March

2010 Reading:
Books read in 2010 = 31
Short Stories read in 2010 = 3
Total reads in 2010 = 34

10/10 reads in 2010 = 4
DNFs in 2010 = 1
New reads in 2010 = 24
Rereads in 2010 = 10
paper books : eBooks = 20 : 14 = 59 % : 41 %

Pages read in 2010 (according to Goodreads) = 11655

2010 Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 9
Big Book Challenge = 5
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 2

2010 List Progress:
eBooks read = 14
SFF books read = 26
Library Books read = 12
Audiobooks listened to = 0

2010 Completed Challenges:
Sci Fi Experience = 9

March 2010 Reading

  1. Prophecy: Child of Earth – Elizabeth Haydon (736pp)
    Symphony of Ages, Book 2; Fantasy; 9/10
  2. Blackout – Connie Willis (491pp)
    SF; eBook; 8/10
  3. Fantasy in Death – J. D. Robb (368pp)
    Eve Dallas, Book 37; Futuristic; eBook; 8/10
  4. Shalador’s Lady – Anne Bishop (448pp)
    Black Jewels, Book 8; Fantasy; 10/10
  5. Devil Bones – Kathy Reichs (310 pp)
    Temperance Brennan, Book 11; Mystery; eBook; 6/10
  6. The Dead and the Gone – Susan Beth Pfeffer (321pp)
    Moon Crash, Book 2; YA; SF; Library Book; 7/10
  7. Memory – Lois McMaster Bujold (345pp)
    Vorkosigan, Book 9; SF; Reread; eBook; 10/10
  8. Komarr – Lois McMaster Bujold (320pp)
    Vorkosigan, Book 10; SF; Reread; eBook; 9/10
  9. Enchanted Glass – Diana Wynne Jones (331pp)
    YA; Fantasy; 8/10
  10. Archangel’s Kiss – Nalini Singh (352pp)
    Guild Hunter, Book 2; Fantasy; Romance; 8/10
  11. Acheron (Part II) – Sherrilyn Kenyon (293pp)
    Dark-Hunters, Book 15; partial read; Reread; eBook; 7/10
  12. A Swiftly Tilting Planet – Madeleine L’Engle (278pp)
    Time Quintet, Book 3; Children; SF; Reread; 10/10
  13. The American Heiress – Dorothy Eden (218pp)
    Fiction; Library Book; 7/10
  14. The Women of Nell Gwynne’s – Kage Baker (122pp)
    SF; Novella; Library Book; 6/10
  15. The Line – Teri Hall (220pp)
    The Line, Book 1; YA; SF; Library Book; 7/10

Best book of the month = Shalador’s Lady
Biggest disappointment of the month = Devil Bones

March Reading:
Books read this month = 13
Short Stories read this month = 2
Total reads this month = 15

10/10 reads this month = 3
DNFs this month = 0
New reads this month = 10
Rereads this month = 5
paper books : eBooks = 9 : 6 = 60 % : 40 %

Pages read this month = 736 + 491 + 368 + 448 + 310 + 321 + 345 + 320 + 331 + 352 + 293 + 278 + 218 + 122 + 220 = 5153

March Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 4
Big Book Challenge = 1
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 2

March List Progress:
eBooks read = 6
SFF books read = 12
Library Books read = 4
Audiobooks listened to = 0