It's been super quiet in here recently... I'm still plugging away at my book list. How is everyone else doing?

I'm thinking of starting again, for the third time... For me it's not so much about reading 50 books, as it is keeping track of the books I read.

That's definitely fun as well!

I recently finished reading Frost and Fire, a short story collection by Rodger Zelazney. One of the stories was recommended by a friend, so I got a copy from the library to read it, and ended up reading the whole collection. It's 80's era sci-fi/fantasy stuff, somewhat pulpy in style. I kinda liked it, and kinda didn't? The whole time I was reading, it just kept thinking it was all very masculine. Not in a bad way. But enough so that it made feel kind of like a tourist while reading—present, but definitely an outsider. There were a lot of interesting concepts in the stories that I liked, but I couldn't really get emotionally invested, which is an important part of fiction for me. It made me want to write fan fiction though, just to play with some of the ideas, haha, so there's that.

I'm still reading The Wise Man's Fear. Fairly barreling through it now; I've read maybe a third of it in the past few days. I'm still totally in love with it, and with Rothfuss' writing. Hnng. So good. If the George R.R. Martin wrote like this, I wouldn't have any trouble getting through A Song of Ice and Fire.

Just added another book to my list! I started "Lies My Girlfriend Told Me" as recommended to my by my room mate.

Just finished reading The Golem and the Jinni, which has been in my "currently reading" pile since last summer. Don't have a lot to say about it at the moment, but I really enjoyed it a lot.

Next up, I'm going to start reading Uprooted, which was recommended by a friend and which I've been eagerly looking forward to.

OMG UPROOTED!!! I LOVED that book! I really can't wait to hear what you think about it!

I'm so excited for it!

I really really enjoyed it so I hope you will too!

Finished my depressing book yesterday and stated The Geography of You and Me today.

Happy New Year everyone! How did you do on your reading challenge for 2015?

I didn't quite reach my goal of 30 for last year, but I'm going for the full 50 again this year! Weee!

I didn't do a challenge this past year. Going to start one this year though .

I lost track of it. So I don't have any clue as to where I left off. :/ Oh well, new year, new goal.

Roxxi's List of Books and Stats

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Challenge Began: 1/1/2016

01. Ruptured by Maggie Mae Gallagher
02. Anointed by Maggie Mae Gallagher
03. Anointed by Maggie Mae Gallagher (Yep, I read it twice.)
04. Say I Love You: Volumes 1 - 5 by Kanae Hazuki
05. Say I Love You: Volumes 6 - 10 by Kanae Hazuki
06. Say I Love You: Volumes 11 - 12 by Kanae Hazuki
07. Dirty Past by Emma Hart
08. Dengeki Daisy: Volumes 1 - 5 by Kyousuke Motomi
09. Dengeki Daisy: Volumes 6 - 10 by Kyousuke Motomi
10. Dengeki Daisy: Volumes 11 - 16 by Kyousuke Motomi
11. Bound to the Vampire by Selena Blake
12. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings (Audiobook)
13. Pawn of Sorcery by David and Leigh Eddings (Audiobook)
14. Queen of Sorcery by David and Leigh Eddings (Audiobook)
15. Red River: Volumes 1 - 5 by Chie Shinohara
16. Red River: Volumes 6 - 10 by Chie Shinohara
17. Red River: Volumes 11 - 15 by Chie Shinohara
18. Red River: Volumes 16 - 20 by Chie Shinohara
19. Red River: Volumes 21 - 25 by Chie Shinohara
20. Red River: Volumes 26 - 28 by Chie Shinohara

1/3 of the way through: 3/17/16

21. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
22. Dark Princes by Christine Feehan
23. Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
24. Dark Gold by Christine Feehan
25. Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
26. Dark Challenge by Christine Feehan
27. Dark Fire by Christine Feehan
28. Dark Dream by Christine Feehan
29. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
30. Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
31. Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
32. Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
33. Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon
34. Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
35. Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
36. Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
37. Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
38. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
39. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
40. One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

2/3 way through: 6/1/16

41. Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
42. No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
43. Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
44. The Selection by Kiera Cass
45. The Elite by Kiera Cass
46. The One by Kiera Cass
47. Taken by Passion by Jaymie Holland
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I'm going to be doing the challenge again this year (or trying and failing)I'm currently reading No and Me. :)

• ziggle's 2016 Book List •

1. Unborn by Amber Lynn Natusch ☆☆☆☆
2. L'étrange voyage de Monsieur Daldry by Marc Levy ☆☆☆☆
3. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins ☆☆☆☆
4. Central Park by Guillaume Musso ☆☆☆☆
5. Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton ☆☆☆☆
6. The Young Dread by Arwen Elys Dayton ☆☆☆☆
7. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman ☆☆☆☆☆
8. This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman ☆☆☆☆☆
9. This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman ☆☆☆
10. Traveler by Arwen Elys Dayton ☆☆☆☆
11. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart ☆☆
12. The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama ☆☆☆☆
13. Are You the One for Me?: Knowing Who's Right and Avoiding Who's Wrong by Barbara De Angelis ☆☆☆☆☆
14. Blind by Rachel DeWoskin ☆☆☆☆
15. Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler ☆☆☆☆
16. King of Foxes by Raymond E. Feist ☆☆☆☆☆
17. Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist ☆☆☆☆☆
18. Pockets by Jennifer Armstrong ☆☆☆☆
19. Burn by Maya Banks ☆☆☆☆
20. Atlantia by Ally Condie ☆☆☆☆
21. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed ☆☆☆☆☆
22. Star Wars The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster ☆☆☆
23. The Electric Tale of Pikachu Volume 1 by Toshihiro Ono ☆☆☆☆☆
24. The Electric Tale of Pikachu Volume 2 by Toshihiro Ono ☆☆☆☆☆
25. The Electric Tale of Pikachu Volume 3 by Toshihiro Ono ☆☆☆☆☆
26. The Electric Tale of Pikachu Volume 4 by Toshihiro Ono ☆☆☆☆☆
27. Precipice (Star Wars Lost Tribe of the Sith, #1) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
28. Dove Arising by Karen Bao ☆☆☆☆☆
29. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir ☆☆☆☆☆
30. Skyborn (Star Wars Lost Tribe of the Sith, #2) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
31. Tandem by Anna Jarzab ☆☆☆
32. Tether by Anna Jarzab ☆☆☆
33. Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin ☆☆☆☆
34. The Young World by Chris Weitz ☆☆☆☆
35. Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card ☆☆☆
36. The Black Prisim by Brent Weeks ☆☆
37. Flight of Nighthawks by Raymond E. Feist ☆☆☆☆
38. Ruins by Orson Scott Card ☆☆☆☆☆
39. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne ☆☆☆
40. Paragon (Star Wars Lost Tribe of the Sith, #3) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆
41. Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost on 9/11 by Bonnie McEneaney ☆☆☆
42. Into a Dark Realm by Raymond E. Feist ☆☆☆☆
43. Savior (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
44. Purgatory (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #5) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
45. Pax by Sara Pennypacker ☆☆☆☆
46. Sentinel (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #6) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
47. Pantheon (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #7) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
48. Secrets (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #6) by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆☆
49. Lost Tribe of the Sith: The collected stories by John Jackson Miller ☆☆☆
50. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins ☆☆☆
51. Visitors by Orson Scott Card ☆☆☆☆

Last year: 66 books read • ziggle's 2015 Book List •

Well done for your achievements last year zig!

Thanks! It was a lot of fun. ^_^

Love the avi too! Like a modern clown :)

Thanks! I think I'm finally done playing around with it. XD

Could do with a little yellow on the head, camilia hairpin maybe?

Hm, I'm not sure if I can layer it with the hat. I'll have to give it a try!

Numerica's 2016 Book List
Started 1-1-2016

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☆ Chexala's 2016 Reading Challenge ☆
Goal: 50 books

1. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 3 by Fumi Yoshinaga ★★★★☆
2. Black Bird Vol. 17 by Kanoko Sakurakouji ★★★★☆
3. The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss ★★★★★
4. Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen ★★★☆☆
5. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 4 by Fumi Yoshinaga ★★★★☆
6. Spark Jo by Marie Kondo ★★★★★
7. Mirror Sight by Kristen Britain ★★★☆☆
8. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riodran ★★★☆☆
9. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan ★★☆☆☆
10. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin ★★★☆☆
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Past Challenges: 2013 ~ 2014 ~ 2015
P.S. zig, I totes love the way you formatted your list and I am so copying you

Haha! Thanks Chex! Yours looks nice and cheery with that yellow color!