2012 Challenges

Another year, another challenge page! Here you’ll see all the challenges I will be joining this year and how I am doing. Encouragements welcome, questions will be answered, if you have any. :)

2012 Reading Goals:

  • 5 Classic Books
  • 20 Filipino Books (written by a Filipino author)
  • 2-digit TBR pile – an attempt to end the year with a 2-digit TBR pile. :D

Chunkster Challenge:

* Chubby Chunkster – read FOUR chunkster books in the year

  1. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
  2. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

5 Classics in 2012:

  1. 1984 by George Orwell
  2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

20 Filipino Books in 2012:

  1. Astigirl: A Grown Girl Living on Her Own Terms by Tweet Sering
  2. Interim Goddess of Love by Mina V. Esguerra
  3. Artemis Lets Go by Justine Camacho-Tajonera
  4. That Kind of Guy by Mina V. Esguerra
  5. Comic Stories About Love and Heartache edited by Elbert Or
  6. Brightest by Johann De Venecia, Joanne Crisner and Josephine Litonjua
  7. After the Birthday Party edited by Angus Miranda
  8. Beauty and The Bible: The Testimonies of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Esther, Abigail, Tamar and the Daughters of Job by Reev Robledo
  9. Paper Cuts: Dodging Deadlines, Celebrity run-ins and Other stories I told the Internet by Pam Pastor
  10. Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong
  11. Wander Girl by Tweet Sering
  12. Lower Myths by Eliza Victoria
  13. Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal
  14. A Bottle of Storm Clouds by Eliza Victoria
  15. Woman in a Frame by Raissa Rivera Falgui
  16. Voices in the Theater by A.S. Santos
  17. The Viewless Dark by Eliza Victoria
  18. Trese # 5: Midnight Tribunal by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
  19. Mythspace Lift Off by Paolo Chikiamco and various illustrators
  20. Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?: At Iba Pang Technique Kung Paano Makaka-Move On sa Wasak na Puso by Ramon Bautista
  21. The Break-Up Diaries by Maya O. Calica
  22. Fan Girl by Marla Miniano
  23. LoveStruck: Singles Edition by Ronald Molmisa
  24. Every Girl’s Guide to Heartache by Marla Miniano
  25. Every Girl’s Guide to Boys by Marla Miniano
  26. From This Day Forward by Marla Miniano

The Reread Factor:

Re-read old favorites and see if I still like them. :)

  1. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
  2. May Crowning, Mass and Merton: 50 Reasons I Love Being Catholic by Liz Kelly
  3. On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (audiobook)
  4. Feed by Mira Grant
  5. Deadline by Mira Grant
  6. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  7. Every Girl’s Guide to Heartache by Marla Miniano
  8. Every Girl’s Guide to Boys by Marla Miniano
  9. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Required Reading:

January:
Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
Saving June by Hannah Harrington
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

February:
The Enemy by Charlie Higson
The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell

March:
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

April:
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

June:
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June by Robin Benway

July:
Blackout by Mira Grant
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

August:
Paper Cuts: Dodging Deadlines, Celebrity run-ins and Other stories I told the Internet by Pam Pastor
Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong
Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal

September
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

October
The Viewless Dark by Eliza Victoria

November
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

December:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Children’s, 3 stars)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (Children’s, 2 stars)
Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)


Books read in 2012:

  1. Astigirl: A Grown Girl Living on Her Own Terms by Tweet Sering (Non-fiction, Filipino, 4 stars)
  2. Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park (Contemporary, 4 stars)
  3. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (YA Fantasy, 3 stars)
  4. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (YA Contemporary, 4 stars) [reread]
  5. Saving June by Hannah Harrington (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  6. Angelfall by Susan Ee (YA Paranormal/Dystopia, 4 stars)
  7. Interim Goddess of Love by Mina V. Esguerra (YA Contemporary/Fantasy, Filipino, 5 stars)
  8. A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
  9. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (YA Paranormal/Horror, 4 stars)
  10. 1984 by George Orwell (Classic, Dystopia, 3 stars)
  11. How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr (YA Contemporary, 5 stars)
  12. Wanderlove by Kristen Hubbard (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  13. Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  14. The Enemy by Charlie Higson (YA Post Apocalyptic/Dystopia, 3 stars)
  15. What is Goodbye? by Nikki Grimes (YA Contemporary, Verse, 4 stars)
  16. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  17. Smitten by Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter and Diann Hunt (Christian romance, 3 stars)
  18. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Classic, Middle Grade, 4 stars)
  19. Somebody to Love by Kristan Higgins (Chick Lit, Romance, 4 stars)
  20. The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell (Post Apocalyptic, 5 stars)
  21. Artemis Lets Go by Justine Camacho-Tajonera (Filipino, Chick lit, 2 stars)
  22. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  23. The Boy Book by E. Lockhart (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  24. The Last Airbender: The Promise Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang (Graphic Novel, 4 stars)
  25. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (Contemporary, 4 stars)
  26. Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  27. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  28. Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen (YA Contemporary, 2 stars)
  29. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Science Fiction, 3 stars)
  30. Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos (Contemporary, 4 stars)
  31. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (YA Scifi, 5 stars)
  32. May Crowning, Mass and Merton: 50 Reasons I Love Being Catholic by Liz Kelly (Non Fiction, 5 stars) [reread]
  33. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (Middle Grade Fantasy, 4 stars)
  34. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (Middle Grade Fantasy, 4 stars)
  35. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (Classics, 4 stars)
  36. What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones (YA Contemporary, Verse, 4 stars)
  37. Sinner: The Catholic Guy’s Funny, Feeble Attempts to be a Faithful Catholic by Lino Rulli (Non-fiction, 5 stars)
  38. Fury by Shirley Marr (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  39. Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins (Contemporary Romance, 3 stars)
  40. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy, 4 stars)
  41. That Kind of Guy by Mina V. Esguerra (Contemporary romance, Filipino, 4 stars)
  42. On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (YA Contemporary, audiobook, 5 stars) [reread]
  43. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Literary Fiction, 4 stars)
  44. Fed by Mira Grant (Sci-fi short story, 5 stars)
  45. Feed by Mira Grant (Sci-fi, 5 stars) [reread]
  46. Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  47. The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (Graphic novel/picture book, 4 stars)
  48. Deadline by Mira Grant (Sci-fi, 5 stars) [reread]
  49. Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  50. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (Fantasy, 4 stars)
  51. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Christian Non-fiction, 4 stars)
  52. The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu (Fantasy short story, 4 stars)
  53. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fantasy, 5 stars)
  54. The Boyfriend Thief by Shana Norris (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  55. The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June by Robin Benway (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  56. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (YA Post-Apocalyptic, 4 stars)
  57. Comic Stories About Love and Heartache edited by Elbert Or (Comics, Filipino, 4 stars)
  58. Blackout by Mira Grant (Scifi, 5 stars)
  59. Stalker in the Shadows by Camy Tang (Romance, Suspense, Christian, 4 stars)
  60. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness (Scifi, 5 stars)
  61. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Literary Fiction, 4 stars)
  62. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  63. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (YA Contemporary/SciFi, 4 stars)
  64. Brightest by Johann De Venecia, Joanne Crisner and Josephine Litonjua (Children’s PIcture Book, 4 stars)
  65. After the Birthday Party edited by Angus Miranda (Non-fiction, 5 stars)
  66. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Anne Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Historical, 4 stars)
  67. Beauty and The Bible: The Testimonies of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Esther, Abigail, Tamar and the Daughters of Job by Reev Robledo (Christian, 4 stars)
  68. Speechless by Hannah Harrington (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
  69. Paper Cuts: Dodging Deadlines, Celebrity run-ins and Other stories I told the Internet by Pam Pastor (Filipino, non-fiction, 2 stars)
  70. Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong (Filipino, Humor, 1 star)
  71. Wander Girl by Tweet Sering (Filipino Chicklit, 4 stars)
  72. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (YA Dystopia, 2 stars)
  73. Lower Myths by Eliza Victoria (Filipino Fantasy, 4 stars)
  74. Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal (Filipino, Historical, 4 stars)
  75. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Children’s Picture Book, 4 stars)
  76. A Bottle of Storm Clouds by Eliza Victoria (Short Story Anthology, Filipino, Spec Fic, 5 stars)
  77. Woman in a Frame by Raissa Rivera Falgui (YA Historical, Filipino, 3 stars)
  78. Voices in the Theater by A.S. Santos (YA Paranormal, Filipino, 4 stars)
  79. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Creative Non-fiction, 3 stars)
  80. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (Post-modern, 5 stars)
  81. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
  82. Adorkable by Sara Manning (YA Contemporary, 2 stars)
  83. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland — For a Little While by Catherynne M. Valente (YA Fantasy, 3 stars)
  84. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher (Middle Grade Contemporary, 4 stars)
  85. Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  86. The Viewless Dark by Eliza Victoria (YA Paranormal/Horror, Filipino, 4 stars)
  87. White Cat by Holly Black (YA Urban Fantasy, 3 stars)
  88. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Classic, 4 stars) [reread]
  89. Trese # 5: Midnight Tribunal by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo (Graphic Novel, Filipino, 4 stars)
  90. Mythspace Lift Off by Paolo Chikiamco and various authors (Graphic Novel, Filipino, 5 stars)
  91. Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?: At Iba Pang Technique Kung Paano Makaka-Move On sa Wasak na Puso by Ramon Bautista (Filipino Humor, 3 stars)
  92. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Historical/Horror, 3 stars)
  93. The Break-Up Diaries by Maya O. Calica (Filipino Chick Lit, 3 stars)
  94. Fan Girl by Marla Miniano(Filipino YA/Chick Lit, 3 stars)
  95. LoveStruck: Singles Edition by Roland Molmisa (Filipino Self-Help, Nonfiction, 4 stars)
  96. Every Girl’s Guide to Heartache by Marla Miniano (Filipino YA, 3 stars) [reread]
  97. Every Girl’s Guide to Boys by Marla Miniano (Filipino YA, 2 stars) [reread]
  98. From This Day Forward by Marla Miniano (Filipino Chick Lit, 4 stars)
  99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Children’s, 3 stars)
  100. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (Children’s, 2 stars)
  101. The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey (YA Horror, 4 stars)
  102. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
  103. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (YA Contemporary, Reread, 4 stars) [reread]