May 2012 - In Review

This month I read 21 books. Another rare month in which I actually finished more series than I started :-)

You can see all the books I read this month listed below.  Hope you all had a great month of reading.

I started the following series:
- Uglies Graphic Novel: Shay’s Story by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson, and Steven Cummings (4/5 stars)
- Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo (4.5/5 stars)

I finished the following series:
- Bitterblue (Graceling Universe, Book 3) by Kristen Cashore (4/5 stars)
- Black Heart (Curse Workers, Book 3) by Holly Black (4/5 stars)
- Night’s Engines (The Nightbound Land, Book 2) by Trent Jamieson (3.5/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (5/5 stars)
- The Saga of Rex by Michel Gagne (5/5 stars)
-  Dark Frost (Mythos Academy, Book 3) by Jennifer Estep (4.5/5 stars)
- Grimalkin the Witch Assassin (The Last Apprentice, Book 9) by Joseph Delaney (4.5/5 stars)
- A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix (5/5 stars)
- Homelands (Fables, Book 6) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
- Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, Book 3) by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
- Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo (4.5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
- Graphic Novel Challenge (18/12 read)
- Dystopia Reading Challenge (9/10 read)
- Zombie Reading Challenge (4/12 read)
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge (44/48 read)
- 150+ Books Reading Challenge (104/150+ read)
- Debut Author Reading Challenge (12/12 read)
- TBR Pile Reading Challenge (26/50 read)
- Steampunk Reading Challenge (7/12 read)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1.   The Cape (Volume 1, Book 1) by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, and Zach Howard (3/5 stars)
2.   Fire (Graceling Realm, Book 2) by Kristen Cashore (4/5 stars)
3.   Hard Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 4) by Chloe Neill (4/5 stars)
4.   The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles, Book 2) by Kady Cross (3/5 stars)
5.   The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (5/5 stars)
6.   Uglies Graphic Novel: Shay’s Story by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson, and Steven Cummings (4/5 stars)
7.   Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 4) by Kevin Hearne (4.5/5 stars)
8.   Bitterblue (Graceling Universe, Book 3) by Kristen Cashore (4/5 stars)
9.   Dark Frost (Mythos Academy, Book 3) by Jennifer Estep (4.5/5 stars)
10. The Saga of Rex by Michel Gagne (5/5 stars)
11. Grimalkin the Witch Assassin (The Last Apprentice, Book 9) by Joseph Delaney (4.5/5 stars)
12. Black Heart (Curse Workers, Book 3) by Holly Black (4/5 stars)
13. A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix (5/5 stars)
14. The Kings of Clonmel (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 8) by John Flanagan (4/5 stars)
15. Homelands (Fables, Book 6) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
16. Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 5) by Chloe Neill (4/5 stars)
17. Forgiven (The Demon Trappers, Book 3) by Jana Oliver (5/5 stars)
18. Night’s Engines (The Nightbound Land, Book 2) by Trent Jamieson (3.5/5 stars)
19. Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo (4.5/5 stars)
20. The Dust Girl (American Fairy Trilogy, Book 1) by Sarah Zettel (3/5 stars)
21. Magic Without Mercy (Allie Beckstrom, Book 8) by Devon Monk (4/5 stars)