March seems to have progressed much more satisfyingly for me than the previous two months concerning my Reading List. Even though a handful of the books I read were manga, I still managed to finish 11 non-graphic novel, non-picture book books. So I'd say that I'm making good progress concerning my Reading Challenges this year.
On top of that, a good portion of the books I picked up this month were quite enjoyable. There was only one exception, but we'll overlook that as a fluke.
Unfortunately, there is much left to be desired concerning my written reviews/brief thoughts/opinion posts. I've written two that I haven't posted yet... just because, and I've started writing two others that I haven't managed to finish. So that leaves three (four?) that I still plan on writing... or not. So I won't be able to pinpoint exactly which books got me excited and which book got me cursing. Though I'm sure my star ratings are telling enough.
I'm currently battling the coughs and sniffles and hacks and drippy nose wars... which just sucks. Cause then it makes you not want to do anything remotely work-worthy.
So I'll just update this post as each review gets written and posted.
And yet, there were still so many books I had put on my Reading List that I didn't manage to get to this month. There really just aren't enough hours in a day, and so much of that time is occupied by things that we may call priorities (**coughcough**workhours**coughcough**sleep**coughcough**).
Related posts:
2014 TBR Pile Challenge -- Roof Beam Reader
Challenges:
100 Books in a Year hosted by Book City Chick
Outdo Yourself Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen
2014 TBR Pile Challenge hosted by Roof Beam Reader
2014 TBR Pile Challenge hosted by Bookish
2014 Series Challenge hosted by Read. Sleep. Repeat.
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2014 Reading Challenge:
Goals: 100 books
Total 2014 Progress: 32 books
- January/February: 12 books
March -- 20 books read
1. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) -- Read/no review
2. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
3. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
4. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
5. The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buerlen -- Read/no review
6. Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
7. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson -- Review to come
8. Akagami no Shirayukihime (Vol. 1) by Akizuki Sorato -- Read/no review
9. Last Game (Vol. 1) by Amano Shinobu -- Bundle Review to come
10. Last Game (Vol. 2) by Amano Shinobu
11. Last Game (Vol. 3) by Amano Shinobu
12. Last Game (Vol. 4) by Amano Shinobu
13. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry -- Review
14. Sukitte iinayo (Vol. 5) by Hazuki Kanae -- Read/no review
15. Sukitte iinayo (Vol. 6) by Hazuki Kanae
16. Sukitte iinayo (Vol. 7) by Hazuki Kanae
17. Sukitte iinayo (Vol. 8) by Hazuki Kanaei
18. Cracked by Eliza Crewe -- Review to come
19. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas -- Review
20. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya by Tanigawa Nagaru -- Review
Otherwise, here is my March progress for each of the other challenges listed:
100 Books in a Year hosted by Book City Chick
Total 2014 Progress: 19 books read
March -- 11 books read
1. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) -- Read/no review
2. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
3. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
4. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
5. The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buerlen -- Read/no review
6. Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
7. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson -- Review to Come
8. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry -- Review
9. Cracked by Eliza Crewe -- Review to come
10. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas -- Review
11. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya by Tanigawa Nagaru -- Review
Outdo Yourself Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen
Goal: 102 to 106 books
Total 2014 Progress: 19 books read
March -- 11 books read
1. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) -- Read/no review
2. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
3. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
4. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
5. The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buerlen -- Read/no review
6. Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
7. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson -- Review to Come
8. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry -- Review
9. Cracked by Eliza Crewe -- Review to come
10. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas -- Review
11. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya by Tanigawa Nagaru -- Review
2014 TBR Pile Challenge hosted by Roof Beam Reader
Goal: 12 pre-selected books
Total 2014 Progress: 3 books read
March
1. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya by Tanigawa Nagaru -- Review
2014 TBR Pile Challenge hosted by Bookish
Goal: 31 to 40 books
Total 2014 Progress: 16 books read
March -- 10 books read
1. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) -- Read/no review
2. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
3. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
4. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
5. Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
6. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson -- Review to Come
7. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry -- Review
8. Cracked by Eliza Crewe -- Review to Come
9. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas -- Review
10. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya by Tanigawa Nagaru -- Review
2014 Series Challenge hosted by Read. Sleep. Repeat.
Goal: 7 to 11 series
Total 2014 Progress: 4 series
March -- 7 books read
1. The Cuckoo's Calling / Book 1 of Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling -- Read/no review
2. Poison Study / Book 1 of Study series by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
3. Magic Study / Book 2 of Study series by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
4. Fire Study / Book 3 of Study series by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
5. Taste of Darkness / Book 3 of Healer series by Maria V. Snyder -- Review
6. Cracked / Book 1 of Soul Eater series by Eliza Crewe -- Review to come
7. The Burning Sky / Book 1 of The Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas -- Review
See also: 2014 Series Challenge
Of the books listed above for the Series Challenge, I am currently awaiting the 2014 release for the following series in order for them to be eligible for this challenge:
- Cormoran Strike series -- Book 2, The Silkworm -- Release date: June 24, 2014
- Soul Eater series -- Book 2, Crushed -- Release date: August 5, 2014
- The Elemental Trilogy -- Book 2, The Perilous Sea -- Release date: August 26, 2014
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