The 2010 Debut Author Challenge (YA)

Kristi over at The Story Siren is hosting an amazing challenge next year - the YA Debut Author Challenge.  It is going to be super interactive: with lots of reviews, competitions and discussions.  I was reluctant to join a challenge that would require me buying even MORE books to add to my groaning shelves, but this one just looks to fun to resist!

The objective is to read at least 12 YA books from debut authors published next year.  You can sign up for the challenge here, but make sure to read through the guidelines before you do!

Here is my read list, according to release dates!

• January 4th - Hearts at Stake aka My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey
• January 5th - Firespell by Chloe Neill 
• February 1st - Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
• February 4th - TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow
• March 4th - The Line by Teri Hall
• March 16th - The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
• April 5th - Ondine: The Summer of Shambles by Ebony McKenna (MG)
• May 1st - Dark Life by Kat Falls
• May 18th - Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson

I have also created a Debut Author tag over on LibraryThing for the books that I am definitely getting/have already bought! Since I use LibraryThing to rate my books and keep track of my reading - it is there that you will find all my ratings for the Debut Author Challenge.

As I am still considering which books I will be getting for this challenge, I have also made a Debut Author Shelf over on Goodreads for a bunch of authors that I am still considering on buying.  (These are just the ones that look great to me - there is a much bigger list already on GoodReads!)

31/12/2010 - Nine out or twelve debut novels read in 2010.  Not too bad, but I didn't meet the challenge - there's always next year!