I have decided to join my first reading challenge in a looooong time - J. Kaye's 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge. I took up reading a lot more YA books this year and have every intention to read more! For now I am going to stick to the "Just My Size YA Reading Challenge" which means reading 25 YA books next year. Check out the link in the image to join yourself.
ETA: Decided to up my reading plan to 25 books, as I am also taking part in the Debut YA Author Challenge. So along with those books (12), here is my preliminary list for 2010 YA Reading:
(Books in Bold have been read!)
- Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
- Betrayals by Lili St. Crow
- Jealousy by Lili St. Crow
- Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Frostbitten by Richelle Mead
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
- Need by Carrie Jones
- Captivate by Carrie Jones
- Shiver by Maggie Steifvater
- Linger by Maggie Steifvater
- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
- Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
- Fade Out by Rachel Caine
- Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine
- Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
- The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
- Tempted by P.C. and Kristin Cast
- The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
- Firespell by Chloe Neill - 2010 Debut Author!
- Fallen by Lauren Kate
- Hearts at Stake aka My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey - 2010 Debut Author!
- Beating Heart by A. M. Jenkins
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
- Ondine by Ebony McKenna - 2010 Debut Author!
- The Line by Teri Hall - 2010 Debut Author!
- Old Magic by Marianne Curley
- The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
- TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow - 2010 Debut Author!
- The Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
- Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
- Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson - 2010 Debut Author!
- Stargazer by Claudia Gray
- Dark Life by Kat Falls - 2010 Debut Author!
- The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting - 2010 Debut Author!
31/12/2010 - Challenge complete! I read 37 YA books this year, which even I am rather impressed by. Some of them were beyond fantastic - others less so...
Welcome to this reading challenge. You blog is absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDelete@J. Kaye - Aww, shucks. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with this one Kay, it looks like a fun challenge.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay
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