January 2012 YA Releases

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

It's hard to believe it's already 2012! I hope y'all had a great weekend. 2011 definitely proved to be an AWESOME year and I'm really looking forward to all 2012 brings with it.

I'm kicking off 2012 with a list of YA books that will be released this month. WOW, this year is starting off with a bang. Check out all the YA books that will be out in this month:

January 1st

1. Never to Sleep by Rachel Vincent (e-book)
2. Irises by Francisco Stork
3. What Boys Really Want by Pete Hautman

January 2nd

1. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
2. Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan
3. Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker

January 3rd

1. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
2. Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer
3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4. Don't Breath A Word by Holly Cupala
5. Unraveling Isobel by Eileen Cook
6. Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler
7. The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams
8. Switched by Amanda Hocking
9. Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes
10. The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams

January 5th

1. Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey
2. Run: A Subject Seven Novel by James Moore
3. Love Maybe? by Heather Hepler

January 10th

1. A Million Suns by Beth Revis
2. The Fault in the Our Stars by John Green
3. Ditched by Robin Mellom
4. Destiny's Fire by Trisha Wolfe
5. The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
6. Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

January 17th

1. Tempest by Julie Cross
2. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
3. Fracture by Megan Miranda
4. Stolen Away by Alyxandra Harvey
5. Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic

January 19th

1. Try Not to Breathe by Jennifer Hubbard
2. Truth by Julia Karr
3. Getting Somewhere by Beth Neff

January 24th

1. Everneath by Brodi Ashton
2. Forbidden by Syrie James & Ryan James
3. Getting Over Garrett Delany by Abby McDonald
4. The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
5. There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff
6. Fallen In Love: A Fallen Novel by Lauren Kate
7. Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith

January 31st

1. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
2. Destiny & Deception by Shannon Delany
3. The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark
4. The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestly
5. Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

All links go directly to the book's page on Amazon. I don't make anything off these links, nor do I have a store front set up with them. I started listing Amazon links due to a lot of requests to do so from followers. If I'm missing any YA releases for this month, please leave me a comment with the title of the book and the authors name so I can add it. Thank you!

In My Mailbox #104- New Year Edition

Happy New Year! Dang 2011 flew up. What a great year it was. Thank you to everyone who followed along with our 2011 Mundie Moms Favorite feature. It was a lot of fun sharing our favorites with you guys. I'm really looking forward to this year's upcoming releases.

Here's a few things we'll have on the blog this week:

1/2- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight blog stop

1/3- Switched Giveaway

1/7- Unraveling Isobel review/ blog stop

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature hosted by The Story Siren and is a post for bloggers to feature what goodies they received in their mailbox the previous week for review, what they bought, borrowed, were gifted or traded. Here's a few of the goodies that arrived in my mailbox this week:

*edit* for some reason I can't edit this video, but I have an horrible error in it. I meant to say *love child* and not love story when talking about Unraveling.

For Review:

* Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry, published by Harlequin Teen, to be released in 8/12

* Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris, published by Balzer + Bray, to be released on 4/24/12

* Untraceable by S.R. Johannes, published by Coleman & Stott, released on 11/23/11

* Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony & Rodrigo Corral, published by Razorbill, to be released on 2/2/12

* Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan, published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers, released on 9/7/10

* Darkness Falls by Cat Tiernan, published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers, to be released on 1/2/12

* Slide by Jill Hathaway, published by Balzer + Bray, to be released on 3/27/12

* Partials by Dan Wells, published by Harper Collins, to be released on 2/28/12

* Death Watch by Ari Berk, published by Simon & Schuster, released on 11/15/11

* Talsman of El by Alecia Stone, published by Centrinian Publishing Ltd., to be released on 5/20/12

Mundie Kids Reviews:

* Popular Clone by M.E. Castle, published by Egmont USA, to be released on 1/24/12

* Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl, published by Chronicle Books, released on 12/28/11m

Traded:

* Dust City by Robert Paul Weston (Thank you to HD)

Bought:

I bought a few books this week, but due to moving my library around I can't find where I placed a few of them. Here's the ones I can find:

* Wither by Lauren DeStefano

For my son:

* Winter Tales from the Tree House (Magic Tree House series) by Mary Pope Osborne

Thank you to: Harper Teen, Deb Shapiro, Little Brown, S.R. Johannes, Razorbill, Simon & Schuster, Centrinian Publishing, EgmontUSA, Chronicle Books & H.D. for this weeks awesome reads.

What did you receive in your mailbox?

12 Books I Can't Wait To Read in 2012

Now that we've shared with you some of our favorites from 2011, here's a few books I'm looking forward to reading in 2012.

12 books I can't wait to pick in up from est. authors:

1. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
2. Black Heart by Holly Black
3. Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer
4. Until I Die by Amy Plum
5. The Savage Grace by Bree Despain (I'm dying to know what Bree does with the character she named after me)
6. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
7. BitterBlue by Kristen Cashore
8. Timepiece by Myra McEntire
9. The Springsweet by Saundra Mitchell
10. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
11. Endlessly by Kiersten White
12. A Million Suns by Beth Revis
13. * and the sequels to The Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Shatter Me, and The Girl of Fire & Thorns, The Pledge... I swear my list could go on and on

** Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (it sounds like this will most likely be released in 2013)

Okay that was more than 12. It is hard picking just a few from the huge list of upcoming MUST HAVE 2012 releases.

12 books from 2012 Debs I can't wait to read:

1. Everneath by Brodi Ashton (I actually already read it and LOVED it)
2. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
3. Fracture by Megan Miranda
4. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
5. Ditched by Robin Mellom
6. Tempest by Julie Cross
7. Struck by Jennifer Boswick
8. The Selection by Kiera Cass
9. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
10. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
11. Illuminate by Aimee Agresti
12. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

You can find my complete list of upcoming debs I can't wait to read here.

I thought 2011 was huge for debs and book releases, but I'm guessing 2012 is going to be amazing. I'm seriously so excited for the upcoming releases in 2012! There are so many awesome books I can't wait to get my hands on. I've been trying to update the books I'm looking forward to reading in 2012 via my Goodreads 2012 to read list, but I know I'm missing a ton of them on there. What books are you looking forward to?

1,000,000 Views Giveaway!!

WOW!! We hit over 1 MILLION views this week on the blog! I am so completely blown away that so many of you have taken the time to come by and check out the blog. It's been such a fabulously journey here on Mundie Moms since I started the blog and I'm so thrilled you guys have been apart of it.

THANK YOU to all of our followers and visitors who have stopped by to visit us! I sincerely appreciate all your support. We've enjoyed talking to you guys on the blog, in person and on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Goodreads.

THANK YOU to all the authors and publishers who have worked with us over the last couple of years. I truly appreciate all your support you've given to us. It's been such a pleasure working with each of you.

THANK YOU to our friends and affiliates who continue to support us, promote us, RT us, and take part in our all the things we do on Mundie Moms.

THANK YOU to those who have been apart of the blog and have taken the time to share your reviews and have helped out in many different ways when it first started out. Huge thanks to Shandra who does the .com, Sophie who continues to help me, and shares her reviews & Cynthia for her reviews.

A huge THANK YOU goes to our family members who put up with our rather slight addiction to all things book related. Now they realize we're not "the only ones" who love reading YA.

To say thank you and to celebrate in this huge milestone we're hosting a giveaway!!! 1 lucky winner will receive:

- a box of books (not sure what those will be yet, but it will be a combination of books, ARCs and signed swag)

- the Clockwork Prince AudioBook set

- and this LOVELY poster:

To enter, please fill out the form below:

- Open internationally

- You must be 13 yrs & older to enter (if 12 & under you must have a parent/guardian's permission to enter)

- 1 entry per person (more than one will result in your being removed from the giveaway)

- This giveaway ends on 1/31/12

2011 Mundie Moms Favorites: Top Reads of 2011

It's the last day of 2011 and the last day of our 2011 Mundie Moms Favorites! This year was a stellar year for YA book releases. We've gone on adventures back in time, we've time traveled, gone to futuristic cities, fell in love with beautifully rewritten fairy tale classics, spent time with wolves, vampires, angels and our favorites, the Shadowhunters. There's many more adventures we've taken and new characters we've met this year that we've completely fallen in love with.

Here's our Favorite Books of 2011:

Katie: (I couldn't pick ten or even eleven for that matter. I figured since I read a little over 250 books this year I could get away with posting 22).

1. Clockwork Princes & City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
2. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
3. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
4. The Iron Queen & The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
5. The Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
6. The Pledge by Kimberly Derting
7. Divergent by Veronica Roth
8. The Girl of Fire & Thorns by Rae Carson
9. Between The Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
10. HEREAFTER by Tara Hudson
11. Red Glove by Holly Black
12. Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
13. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
14. The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell
15. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
16. Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
17. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
18. Torrent by Lisa T. Bergren
19. Lola & The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
20. DIE FOR ME by Amy Plum
21. Vanish by Sophie Jordan
22. Supernaturally by Kiersten White
23. Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink

Sophie:

1. Lola & the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
2. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
3. The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell
4. Red Glove by Holly Black
5. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
6. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
7. Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
8. The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
9. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
10. Torrent by Lisa T. Bergren

These are just a few of the books we've fallen in love with this. There are many more wonderful books we'd highly recommend picking up and you can see all of this year favorites under our 2011 Mundie Moms Favorites posts, and check out for 2011 Favorites for:

• Favorite New Series ('11 debs)
• Stand-Alones ('11 debs)
• Favorites Series (est. authors)
• Stand-Alones (est. authors)
• Favorite YA Historicals
• Favorite Dystopians
• Favorite Contemporaries
• Favorite Middle Grade Reads

Thank you so much for following this fun, end of year series of posts. We've enjoyed reading what some of your favorites were from this year. Please leave us a comment and tell us what your all time favorite reads from this year were.

2011 Highlights

A quick look back at the highlights, milestones and fun things that happened on Mundie Moms.

2011 proved to be a fantastic here on Mundie Moms! We were able to meet a lot fabulous bloggers/followers as well as authors at various events through out 2011. From signings at Book People to Kepler's, working and attending TLA (Texas Library Association) as well as The Austin Teen Book Festival, we enjoyed being able to meet new friends, reconnect with older ones and talk with a variety of authors we've come to really admire.

We also hit HUGE milestones on the blog like hitting over 1,000,000 page views this past week! That is just crazy awesome! On the blog we also celebrated a lot of book releases, hosted a ton of fun author chats, gave away a ton of awesome books, hosted blog tours and read more books this year than we could have imagined possible. I took part in a few reading challenges this year, as well as a few collectively as a blog this year. Here's a look back in our reading achievements this year.

Here's a look at this year's 2011 Reading Challenges:

Twilight Moms 100 Book Challenge: My end result for YA & MG reads = 282 books

You're probably as shocked as I am. Thank you to my lovely friend, insomnia, I've read more books this year than I thought possibly. I highly doubt I will achieve this goal, nor will I even attempt this in 2012 lol.

Here's my (long) list of books I read this year:

1. Songs of Love and Death edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozios
2. *The Boy Who Howled by Timothy Power ('10 Debut Author)
3. The Lost Gate (arc) By Orson Scott Card
4. Shadowspell by Jenna Black
5. *XVI (arc) by Julia Karr
6. Star Crossed by Elizabeth C Bunce
7. The Dragon's Of Noor (arc) by Janet Lee Carey
8. Crescent by Jordan Deen
9. Half Moon (e-arc) by Jordan Deen
10. *Warped by Maurissa Guibord
11. Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey
12. Invasion by Jon S. Lewis
13. Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
14. Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
15. Lost on Spirit River by Tommy Batchelor
16. Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
17. *The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
18. Dark Goddess (arc) By Sarwat Chadda
19. Fallen Angel (arc) by Heather Terrell
20. Second Hand Charm by Julie Berry
21. *The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
22. *The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
23. A True Princess (arc) by Diane Zahler
24. *Tiger's Curse (arc) by Colleen Houck
25. Cryer's Cross (arc) by Lisa McMann
26. Darkest Mercy (arc) by Melissa Marr
27. Once In A Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber
28. Drought (arc) by Pam Bachorz
29. Desires of the Dead (arc) by Kimbery Derting
30. Will Work For Prom Dress (arc) by Aimee Ferris
31. Red Moon Rising (arc) by Peter Moore
32. Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakely-Cartwright
33. Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors
34. The Star Maker (arc) by Laurence Yep
35. Heist Society by Ally Carter
36. Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delany
37. Death Cloud (Sherlock Holmes The Legend Begins) (arc) by Andrew Lane
38. *Griffin Rising (arc) by Darby Karchut
39. Father of Lies (arc) by Ann Turner
40. Half Way To The Grave (Night Huntress #1) by Jeaniene Frost
41. One Foot In The Grave (Night Huntress #2) by Jeaniene Frost
42. Mieradome (arc) by Kate O'Hegarty
43. By These Ten Bones by Clare Dunkle
44. The Vespertine (arc) by Saundra Mitchell
45. *The Liar Society (arc) by Lisa and Laura Roecker
46. The Secret Life of Ms Finleman by Ben H. Winters
47. Lemniscate by Jennifer Murgia
48. *Haven by Kristi Cook
49. Afterlife (arc) by Claudia Gray
50. Beautiful Dead (Summer) (arc) by Eden Maguire
51. *Moon Spell by Samantha Young
52. River Cast by Samantha Young
53. Blessed (arc) by Cynthia Leitch Smith
54. *Divergent (arc) by Veronica Roth
55. Steel (arc) by Carrie Vaughn
56. CHIME (arc) By Franny Billingsley
57. *Between the Shades of Gray (arc) by Ruta Sepetys
58. The Dark and Hollow Places (arc) by Carrie Ryan
59. *No Hope for Gomez by Graham Parke
60. *Priscilla The Great by Sybil Nelson
61. Take Me To The River (arc) by Will Hobbs
62. *Inside Out & Back Again (arc) by Thanhha Lai
63. Love Ya Like A Sister by Tom Kepler
64. If I Stay (arc) by Gayle Forman
65. Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
66. *A Touch Mortal (arc) by Leah Clifford
67. Where She Went (arc) by Gayle Forman
68. Shades of Atlantis by Carol Oates
69. *Memento Nora (arc) by Angie Smibert
70. Fury of the Phoenix (arc) by Cindy Pon
71. Persephone The Phony (MK's review) by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams
72. Red Glove (arc) by Holly Black
73. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
74. Rage (arc) by Jackie Morse Kessler
75. Enclave (arc) by Ann Aguirre
76. Athena the Wise (MK's review) by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams
77. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer
78. *Entwined (arc) by Heather Dixon
79. *The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
80. Blood Solstice (book in the Lunarmorte Series) by Samantha Young
81. Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream
82. *Kevin's Point of View by Del Shannon
83. The Ancillary's Mark by Daniel A Cohen
84. *Clarity by Kim Harrington
85. Through Her Eyes (arc) by Jennifer Archer
86. *The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder
87. So Much Closer (arc) by Susane Colasanti
88. Illusions (arc) by Aprilynne Pike
89. *DIE FOR ME (arc) by Amy Plum
90. Abandon (arc) by Meg Cabot
91. Compulsion (arc) by Heidi Ayarbe
92. *Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
93. *The Pull of Gravity (arc) by Gae H. Polisner
94. Hex, A Witch and Angel Tale by Ramona Wray
95. *STARCROSSED (arc) by Josephine Angelini
96. *Tempest Rising (arc) by Tracy Deebs
97. *Kane Richards Must Die (arc) by Shanice Williams
98. *The Time-Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky
99. *The Emerald Atlas (arc) by John Stephens
100. Relic Master, The Dark City (arc) by Catherine Fisher
101. *Friendship on Fire by Danielle Weiler
102. Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson
103. Juniper Berry (arc) by M.P. Kozlowsky
104. Between Here and Forever (arc) by Elizabeth Scott
105. Cut by Patricia McCormick
106. Nightspell by Leah Cypess
107. The Eternal Sea by Angie Frazier
108. The Vampire Stalker by Allison van Diepen
109. Between by Cyndi Tefft
110. Faithful by Janet Fox
111. Forgiven by Janet Fox
112. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
113. Mercy by Rebecca Lim
114. *A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young
115. *HEREAFTER by Tara Hudson
116. Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison
117. Trial by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
118. *Possession by Elana Johnson
119. Passion by Lauren Kate
120. The Demon's Surrender by Sarah Rees Brennan
121. Breath of Angel of Karyn Henley
122. The Secret War by Matt Myklusch
123. *Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
124. The Billionaire's Curse by Richard Newcome
125. The Emerald Casket by Richard Newcome
126. Petal Pushers, Too Many Blooms by Catherine Daly
127. *Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray
128. *Hourglass by Myra McEntire
129. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
130. Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
131. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
132. Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber
133. *Luminous by Dawn Metcalf
134. Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
135. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
136. Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs
137. Deception by Lee Nichols
138. Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
139. *Flawless by Lara Chapman
140. Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers
141. Original Sin by Lisa Desrochers
142. Countess Nobody by Lynn Liele Bonasia
143. Minder by Kate Kaynak
144. Adversary by Kate Kaynak
145. *Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor
146. *Blood Red Road by Moira Young
147. Vanish by Sophie Jordan
148. Beyonders. A World Without Heros by Brandon Mull
149. Supernaturally by Kiersten White
150. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
151. *Crossroads by Mary Ting
152. Dark Parities by Sara Grant
153. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
154. Dead Rules by Randy Russell
155. Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
156. *The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
157. *Wildefire by Karsten Knight
158. *Vanished by Sheela Chari
159. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
160. *Cat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis
161. Dark Souls by Paula Morris
162. *The Year We Were Famous by Carole Estby Dagg
163. The Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink
164. *Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
165. A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink
166. Misfit by Jon Skovron
167. Sean Griswold's Head by Lindsey Leavitt
168. Hunted by DJ DeSmyter
169. Waterfall by Lisa T Bergren
170. Betrayed by Ednah Walters
171. Bargains & Betrayals by Shannon Delany
172. *The Magnificent 12: The Trap by Michael Grant
173. Chain Reaction by Simon Elkeles
174. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
175. The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
176. *Aphrodite the Diva, Goddess Girls #6 by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
177. *Wildwood, Chronicles of Wildwood #1 by Colin Meloy
178. This Dark Endeavor, The Apprentice of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel
179. Nocturne by Christine Johnson
180. Half-Blood by Jennifer Armentrout
181. Michael Vey, The Prison of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
182. Cascade by Lisa T Bergren
183. Hades by Alexandra Adornetto
184. *Shark Wars by EJ Altbacker
185. Damned by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie
186. *Vordak the Incompressible: Rule the School by Vordak
187. Torrent by Lisa T Bergren
188. Notes from an Accidental Band Geek by Erin Dionner
189. *Cahills vs Vespers: The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman
190. *The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
191. Witchlanders by Lena Coakley
192. Crave by Melissa Darnell
193. Blood (BK 1 of The Mercian Trilogy) by K.J. Wignall
194. Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs
195. Witch Song by Amber Argyle
196. The Shattering by Karen Healey
197. The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen
198. *bye for now A Wisher's Story by Kathleen Churhill
199. Fateful by Claudia Gray
200. Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon
201. Other by Karen Kincy
202. Bloodborn by Karen Kincy
203. Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young
204. Phantom Universe by Laura Kreitzer
205. Unlocked by Ryan G Van Cleave
206. *Truth with a capital T by Bethany Hegedus
207. Intrinsical by Lani Woodland
208. Laney, The Brookehaven Vampires by Joann Martin Sowles
209. Taking Off by Jenny Moss
210. Entralled edited by Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong
211. Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
212. After Obsession by Carrie Jones & Steven E Wedel
213. Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace
214. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
215. *The Familiars: Secrets of the Grown by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson
216. *Half Upon A Time by James Riley
217. *Possum Summer by Jen K. Blom
218. All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
219. The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
220. Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen
221. The Girl of Fire & Thorns by Rae Carson
222. Dear Bully : 70 Authors Tell Their Stories edited by Carrie Jones & Megan Kelley Hall
223. Seers by Heather Frost
224. The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton
225. Reckless by Cornelia Funke
226. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
227. *Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
228. *Liesel & Po by Lauren Oliver
229. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
230. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
231. Change of Heart by Shari Maurer
232. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
233. Love is The Higher Law by David Levithan
234. Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore
235. Tris & Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison
236. Crave by Melissa Darnell
237. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
238. Everyone Sees The Ants by A.S. King
239. Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
240. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
241. Shifting by Bethany Wiggins
242. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
243. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
244. On The Fringe by Courtney King Walker
245. Austenland by Shannon Hale
246. Without Tess by Marcella Pixley
247. Frost by Wendy Delsol
248. Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien
249. Eve by Anna Carey
250. Out of Breath by Blair Richmond
251. Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout
252. First Kill, The Slayer Chronicles by Heather Brewer
253. Bridger by Megan Curd
254. Wildfire by Dee Garretson
255. CROSSED by Ally Condie
256. Touch by Jus Accardo
257. The Pledge by Kimberly Derting
258. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
259. Wherever You Go by Heather Davis
260. Destined by Jessi Harrell
261. Smokeless Fire by Samantha Young
262. Unforgettable by Loretta Ellsworth
263. Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
264. Unleashed by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie
265. Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard
266. The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
267. LEGEND by Marie Lu
268. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
269. The Scorch Trials by James Dahsner
270. The Death Cure by James Dashner
271. The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
272. Underdogs by Markus Zusak
273. iBoy by Kevin Brooks
274. Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
275. *Nicholas St North & the Battle of the Nightmare King by William Joyce & Laura Geringer
276. Eternal Starling by Angie Corbett
277. Unraveling Isobel by Eileen Cook
278. EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton
279. BLOODROSE by Andrea Cremer
280. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
281. Love Story by Jennifer Echols
282. Fractured Light by Rachel McClellan

YA Bliss's Historical Reading Challenge: My End Result = 23 books

A Year in Picture Books Reading Challenge: My End Result = 84 books

The Story Siren's Debut Author Challenge: We read 85 books / My End Result = 81 books

GoodReads 2011 Reading Challenge: My original goal for myself was to read 250 books, but it kept growing as I included YA, MG and Children's picture books in this goal. Collectively as a blog (reviews/books read include Cynthia, Sophie's & my reviews) we read 405 books

You can read our 2011 Favorite Reads here:

• Favorite New Series ('11 debs)
• Stand-Alones ('11 debs)
• Favorites Series (est. authors)
• Stand-Alones (est. authors)
• Favorite YA Historicals
• Favorite Dystopians
• Favorite Contemporaries
• Favorite Middle Grade Reads
• Favorite 2011 Reads

This year was an amazing year and I'm truly grateful for all the fun we've had and all the things we've been able to take part in. THANK YOU for being apart of this years fabulous journey with us! I'm looking forward to sharing with you all the fun things we have planned for 2012!