Cover to Cover Challenge discussion

Total Number of Books Read: 15
Audiobooks: 1
Pages Read: 5095
Hours listened to: 2 hours 39 minutes

Read in January: 9
Read in February: 6
Read in March:
Read in April:
Read in May:
Read in June:
Read in July:
Read in August:
Read in September:
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Read in November:
Read in December:

Books by Female Authors: 10
Books by Male Authors: 5
New to Me Authors: 10

Books added to my TBR: 220
Books added to my physical shelf: 20
Books read off my physical shelf: 6

Books Published in 2000s: 11
Books Published in 1990s:
Books Published in 1980s:
Books Published in 1970s:
Books Published in 1960s: 1
Books Published in 1950s: 1
Books Published 1900s-1940s: 2
Books Published Prior to 1900s:

Genres Read
Fiction: 14
Non-Fiction: 1

Classics: 2
Cozy:
Fantasy: 1
Mystery: 1
Paranormal: 4
POC: 1
Romance: 2
Sci-Fi:
Short Stories / Novellas: 1
Thriller: 1
Women Non-Fiction: 1
Women Fiction: 1

Ranking Stats
5* books: 4
4* books: 6
3* books: 3
2* books: 1
1* books: 4
DNF books: 1

Reviews written: 9+6
Challenges finished: 2 monthly

January '10


1. Haunted Ground: A Novel (Nora Gavin/Cormac Maguire #1) by Erin Hart
new-to-me author | female author | 471 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

2. Night Runner: A Novel by Max Turner
new-to-me author | male author | 261 pgs | Rating: 1/5 | Review

3. Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
female author | 144 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

4. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
new-to-me author | female author | 266 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

5. Daddy Long Legs (Daddy Long Legs #1) by Jean Webster
new-to-me author | female author | 181 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

6. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
female author | 406 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

7. City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare
NL GR | new-to-me author | female author | 485 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

8. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
male author | 306 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

9. Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
new-to-me author | male author | Audio book (3 stories) | 2 hours, 39 minutes | 268 pgs (2 novellas) | Rating: 3/5 | Review


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 9
#Pages: 2788
#Audio-books: 1
#hours: 2 hours 39 minutes

Re-reads: 0
New-to-me authors: 6
Male authors: 3
Female authors: 6

February '10


1. Rainwater by Sandra Brown
new-to-me author | female author | 256 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

2. City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare
female author | 453 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
new-to-me author | female author | 451 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

4. The 13th Hour A Thriller by Richard Doetsch
new-to-me author | male author | 352 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

5. Open Season by Linda Howard
new-to-me author | female author | 337 pgs | Rating: 2/5 | Review

6. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
male author | re-read | 458 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review


Unfinished
Chopin Manuscript by Jeffery Deaver


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 6
#Pages: 2307
#Audio-books: 0
#hours: 0
#Unfinished: 1 (Chopin Manuscript)

Re-reads: 1
New-to-me authors: 4
Male authors: 2
Female authors: 4

March '10


1. City of Glass (Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare
female author | 541 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

2. Fireworks over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff
new-to-me author | male author | 260 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

3. White Oleander by Janet Fitch
new-to-me author | female author | 390 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

4. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
new-to-me author | female author | 247 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

5. Liar by Justine Larbalestier
new-to-me author | female author | Audio book | 9 hours, 1 minute | Rating: 3/5 | Review

6. Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden
new-to-me author | female author | 229 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

7. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
female author | 404 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Re-read)
female author | 309 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 9
#Pages: 2380
#Audio books: 1
#hours: 9 hours, 1 minute

Re-reads: 2
New-to-me authors: 5
Male authors: 2
Female authors: 7

April '10


1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Re-read)
female author | 341 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

2. April 16th: Virginia Tech Remembers by Roland Lazenby (In memoriam of April 16)
new-to-me author | male author | 323 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

3. The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark
new-to-me author | female author | 292 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

4. Columbine by Dave Cullen (In memoriam of April 20)
new-to-me author | male author | 417 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Re-read)
female author | 435 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

6. The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice
new-to-me author | female author | Audio book | 10 hours, 44 minutes | Rating: 3/5 | Review

7. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
new-to-me author | female author | 198 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

8. Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden
female author | 239 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

9. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
male author | 240 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

10. Push by Sapphire
new-to-me author | female author | 179 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 10
#Pages: 2664
#Audio books: 1
#hours: 10 hours, 44 minutes

Re-reads: 2
New-to-me authors: 6
Male authors: 3
Female authors: 7

May '10


1. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
new-to-me author | female author | 376 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

2. Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
new-to-me author | female author | 256pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

3. The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser
new-to-me author | female author | 319 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

4. Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
female author | 84pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

5. Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
new-to-me author | male author | 344pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

6. Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
new-to-me author | female author | 306pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

7. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
new-to-me author | male author | 128pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

8. The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Che Guevara
new-to-me author | male author | 156pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

9. Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart
new-to-me author | female author | 290pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 9
#Pages: 2259
#Audio books: 0
#hours: 0

Re-reads: 0
New-to-me authors: 8
Male authors: 3
Female authors: 6

June '10


1. Hidden Wives by Claire Avery
new-to-me author | female author | 336 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

2. One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
new-to-me author | female author | 240 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

3. Read, Remember, Recommend by Rachelle Rogers Knight
new-to-me author | female author | 311 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

4. My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares
new-to-me author | female author | 324 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

5. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
male author | 440 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

6. Based upon Availability: A Novel by Alix Strauss
new-to-me author | female author | 340 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review

7. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer
female author | 153 pgs | Rating: 3/5 | Review

8. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
new-to-me author | female author | Audio book | 11 hours, 9 minutes | Rating: 4/5 | Review

9. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
new-to-me author | female author | 293 pgs | Rating: 5/5 | Review

10. The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille
male author | 677 pgs | Rating: 4/5 | Review


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 10
#Pages: 3114
#Audio books: 1
#hours: 11 hours, 9 minutes

Re-reads: 0
New-to-me authors: 7
Male authors: 2
Female authors: 8

July '10


1. Denial: A Memoir of Terror by Jessica Stern
new-to-me author | female author | 320 pages | Rating: 5/5 | Review

2. Full Moon at Noontide: A Daughter's Last Goodbye by Ann Putnam
new-to-me author | female author | 255 pages | Rating: 5/5 | Review

3. Animal Farm by George Orwell
new-to-me author | male author | Audio book | 3 hours 11 minutes | Rating: -/- | Review

4. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
new-to-me author | female author | 340 pages | Rating: 4/5 | Review

5. A House at the Edge of Tears by Vénus Khoury-Ghata
new-to-me author | female author | 125 pages | Rating: 4/5 | Review

6. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
new-to-me author | female author | 288 pages | Rating: 5/5 | Review


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 6
#Pages: 1328
#Audio books: 1
#hours: 3 hours, 11 minutes

Re-reads: 0
New-to-me authors: 6
Male authors: 1
Female authors: 5

August '10


1. Blankets by Craig Thompson
new-to-me author | male author | 592 pages | Rating: -/- | Review

2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
female author | 390 pages | Rating: -/- | Review

3. The Elephant's Journey by José Saramago
new-to-me author | male author | 197??? pages | Rating: 5/5 | Review


************************* Monthly Summary *************************
Number of books read: 3
#Pages: 1179
#Audio books: 0
#hours: 0 hours

Re-reads: 0
New-to-me authors: 2
Male authors: 2
Female authors: 1

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