A Reading Year in Review 2009 Pt2

Welcome to part 2 of my yearly review. (If you missed yesterday’s post, where I break down my reading and blogging stats, you can find it here.)

Today, I’ll be looking at how I did with all the challenges I entered this year, so if that kind of thing doesn’t interest you, feel free to skip this one! (and come back tomorrow when I’ll announce my books of the year!).

(Click on any of the links if you want to see what I thought of any of the books.)

Young Adult Book Challenge

Target 12 Books – Completed!

1. The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick
2. Old Magic by Marianne Curley
3. Deep End by Sam Hutton
4. Final Shot by Sam Hutton
5. River Boy by Tim Bowler
6. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
7. Glass Houses – Morganville Vampires #1 by Rachel Caine
8. The Dead Girls’ Dance – Morganville Vampires #2 by Rachel Caine
9. Midnight Alley – Morganville Vampires #3 by Rachel Caine
10. The Quillan Games – Pendragon #7 by D. J. Machale
11. So Much to Tell You by John Marsden
12. Circle of Flight by John Marsden

Dewey’s Books Reading Challenge

Target 5 Books – Completed!

1. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green | My Review
2. Nation by Terry Pratchett | My Review
3. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff | My Review
4. The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron | My Review
5. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer | My Review

What’s in a Name 2

Target 6 Books – Completed!

1. A book with a “profession” in its title. – The New Policeman by Kate Thornton
2. A book with a “time of day” in its title. – Marked (A House of Night Novel) by PC & Kirsten Cast
3. A book with a “relative” in its title. – Seventh Son, by Orson Scott Card.
4. A book with a “body part” in its title. – Blood Brothers by Malcolm Rose
5. A book with a “building” in its title. – 84 Charing Cross Road
6. A book with a “medical condition” in its title. – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Once Upon a Time III

Target 5 Books – Completed!

1. The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
2. Apocalypse by Tim Bowler
3. The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
4. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
5. The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
6. Storm Catchers by Tim Bowler

R.I.P. IV

Target 4 Books – Completed!

1. A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
2. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
3. The Other Ones by Jean Thesman
4. The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
5. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
6. Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
7. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
8. The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively

New Authors Challenge

Target 50 Authors – Completed!

1. Richard Poole
2. John Scalzi
3. Helen Hanff
4. Ray Bradbury
5. Marianne Curley
6. Sam Hutton
7. Annette Curtis Klaus
8. Rachel Caine
9. Matsuri Hino
10. Suzanne Collins
11. Rachel Ward
12. Scott Westerfeld
13. Alison Bechdel
14. Ali Smith
15. PC & Kirsten Cast
16. T.A. Barron
17. Sergei Lukyanenko
18. Appollo & Lewis Trondheim
19. Guy Gavriel Kay
20. Melissa Marr
21. Ellen Potter
22. Meg Rosoff
23. Diana Wynne Jones
24. Terry Trueman
25. Gary Crew
26. Jonathon Carrol
27. Holly Black
28. Joss Whedon
29. Susan Beth Pfeffer
30. Elizabeth Lieknes
31. P Robert Smith
32. Douglas Coupland
33. Dan Rhodes
34. David Nicholls
35. Margaret Peterson Haddix
36. Richelle Mead
37. Simon R Green
38. Heather Brewer
39. Mortimus Clay
40. Kelly Armstrong
41. Kate Thompson
42. Danica Novgorodoff
43. Jean Cocteau
44. Steve Kluger
45. Shirley Jackson
46. Patrick Ness
47. Penelope Lively
48. Laura Whitcomb
49. Jean Thesman
50. Paul Fleischman

Lost in Translation Challenge

Target 6 Books – Completed!

1. At the Edge of Light by Maria Peura
2. Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
3. Vampire Knight v1 by Matsuri Hino
4. Château d’Argol by Julien Gracq
5. The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
6. Bourbon Island 1730 by Appollo & Lewis Trondheim

Clear off Your Shelves Challenge

Target 33% (Off the Shelves) – Completed!

Off the Shelf

1. The Ghost of Thomas Kemp by Penelope Lively
2. Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
3. A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
4. Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger
5. Animal Farm by George Orwell

New to the TBR Pile

1. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
2. The Red Tree by Shaun Tann
3. Bat Lash (Guns and Roses) by Peter Brandvold and Sergio Aragonés, with artwork by John Severin
4. After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr
5. Fables #1 Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
6. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
7. Château d’Argol by Julien Gracq
8. At the Edge of Light by Maria Peura

Graphic Novels Challenge

Target 12 Books – Completed

1. Vampire Knight
2. Fun Home
3. Bourbon Island 1730
4. The Plain Janes
5. Tagged
6. The Savage
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Long Way Home
8. Slow Season
9. The Red Tree
10. Bat Lash – Guns and Roses
11. Fables #1 Legends in Exile
12. Blankets

Decades’09

Target 9 Books – DNF

1. 1910s:
2. 1920s: Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
3. 1930s: Château d’Argol by Julien Gracq
4. 1940s: Animal Farm by George Orwell
5. 1950s: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
6. 1960s: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
7. 1970s: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
8. 1980s: Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
9. 1990s: Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones

9 for ‘09

Target 9 Books – DNF

1. Long: Nation by Terry Pratchett
2. Free: The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
3. Letter: River Boy by Tim Bowler
4. Strange: Les Enfants Terribles
5. Distance:  Graven Images by Paul Fleichman
6. Alive or Not/Award Winner: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
7. Cover:
8. Dusty:
9. Used:

100 Books Reading Challenge

Target 100 Books – Completed!

1. The Brass Key by Richard Poole
2. Nation by Terry Pratchett
3. Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
4. The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick
5. Fahrenheit 911 by Ray Bradbury
6. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
7. Old Magic by Marianne Curley
8. Deep End by Sam Hutton
9. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Audiobook)
10. Final Shot by Sam Hutton
11. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
12. River Boy by Tim Bowler
13. The General by Robert Muchamore
14. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
15. Glass Houses – Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
16. The Dead Girls’ Dance – Morganville Vampires  by Rachel Caine
17. Midnight Alley – Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
18. Vampire Knight v1 by Matsuri Hino
19. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
20. Feast of Fools – Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
21. Numbers by Rachel Ward
22. The Quillan Games – Pendragon by D. J. Machale
23. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
24. The Pilgrims of Rayne – Pendragon by D. J. Machale
25. So Much to Tell You by John Marsden
26. Parasite Positive by Scott Westerfeld
27. Circle of Flight by John Marsden
28. Fun Home by Alison Beschel
29. The Last Colony by John Scalzi
30. Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis by Ali Smith
31. Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi
32. Bourbon Island by Appollo & Lewis Trondheim
33. The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
34. Apocalypse by Tim Bowler
35. The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
36. Marked (A House of Night Novel) by PC & Kirsten Cast
37. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
38. The Young City by James Bow
39. The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
40. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg
41. Storm Catchers by Tim Bowler
42. Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
43. Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eion Colfer
44. The Secret Hour by Scott Westafeld
45. SLOB by Ellen Potter
46. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
47. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
48. Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
49. Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
50. Tagged Gary Crew
51. Touching Darkness by Scott Westafeld
52. The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
53. The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carrol
54. Tithe by Holly Black
55. Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Joss Whedon & Geroges Jeanty
56. The Savage by David Almond – Illustrated by Dave McKean
57. Life as We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer
58. The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Susan Leiknes
59. The Complete Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
60. Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog by P Robert Smith
61. Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland
62. Gold by Dan Rhodes
63. Seraph of Sorrow (A Jennifer Scales Novel) by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi
64. One Day by David Nicholls
65. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
66. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
67. Something From the Nightside by Simon R. Green
68. Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond
69. Eighth Grade Bites: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
70. Ninth Grade Slays: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
71. Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel
72. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
73. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
74. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
75. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
76. The Purloined Boy by Mortimus Clay
77. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
78. Blood Brother by Malcolm Rose
79. The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
80. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Audiobook)
81. Slow Storm by Danica Novgorodoff
82. The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
83. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collin
84. Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
85. My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
86. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
87. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
88. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
89. The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively
90. A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcombe
91. The Other Ones by Jean Thesman
92. Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
93. Bat Lash (Guns and Roses) by Peter Brandvold & Sergio Aragones – Art by John Severin
94. The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
95. Hard Love by Ellen Witlinger
96. After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr
97. The Magicians by Lev Grossma
98. Fables – Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
99. Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld
100. Château d’Argol by Julien Gracq
101. The Kiss of Death by Marcus Sedgwick
102. Ravens Rise – Pendragon Book by D J MacHale
103. At the Edge of Light by Maria Peura
104. Animal Farm by George Orwell
105. Blankets by Craig Thompson
106. Shadows by Tim Bowler
107. Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
108. Clay by David Almond
109. Soldiers of Halla – Pendragon by D J MacHale
110. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
111. Ice Shock by MG Harris
112. The Kites are Flying! by Michael Morpurgo
113. My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
114. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

If you’ve made it down here, well done! But more importantly don’t forget to come back tomorrow when I’ll announce my books of the year!

One of the best things about this time of year is reading everyone else’s end-of-year wrap-ups! So, if  you’ve posted one yourself, please feel free to post a link to it in the MrLinky below. (I’ve taken the opportunity to add a few I’ve already come across)