The 104 Book Challenge - 2013 discussion

#1
Grasping at Eternity by Karen Amanda Hooper

e-book
YA paranormal (self-published)



5 stars

#2

Legend by Marie Lu

audiobook
YA Dystopian



3 stars

#3

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

e-book
YA Steampunk



3.5 stars

#4

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

audiobook (re-listened, first listen in January '12)
YA contemporary



5 stars

#5

Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel

hardcover
YA steampunk/paranormal



4 stars

#6

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

audiobook
YA contemporary romance



5 stars

#7

Angelfall by Susan Ee

e-book
YA dystopian (originally self-published)



4.5 stars

#8

Iron's Prophecy by Julie Kagawa

e-book (novella)
YA paranormal/fantasy



5 stars

#9

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

audiobook
Urban Fantasy



5 stars

#10

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

library e-book
YA fantasy



4 stars

#11

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

paperback
YA sci-fi



3 stars
My review

#12

Lucky Break by Kelley Vitollo

e-book
contemporary romance



3.5 stars
My review

#13

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

audiobook
contemporary (literary fiction) [honestly, I'm not sure what genre to call this!]



5 stars (thanks for the suggestion, group! I loved this book!)
My review

#14

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

library hardcover
YA contemporary



4.5 stars
My review

#15

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Audiobook
YA steampunk (although I think this read more like upper middle grade than YA)



4 stars
My review

#16

Everneath by Brodi Ashton

e-book
YA paranormal romance



3 stars

#17

Dodger by Terry Pratchett

library hardcover
YA historical fantasy



4 stars

#18

Fuse by Julianna Baggott

audiobook
YA dystopian



4 stars
My review

#19

Gravity by Melissa West

ebook
YA Sci-Fi



3 stars

#20

Breathless by Sophie Jordan

e-novella
YA paranormal romance



4 stars

#21

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

audiobook
urban fantasy



4 stars

#22

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

audiobook re-listen
YA paranormal/fantasy



5 stars--I loved it just as much the second time

I've had the Iron King sitting in my pile. You're inspiring me to go dig it out! Also- how are you liking the Harry Dresden? That's a series I want to get back to - after I finish with the Christies!

I loved the entire Iron Fey series. The audiobooks are fantastic! I'll probably re-listen to the entire series.

I liked the second Dreseden Files book more than the first. Maybe because the audio narration was a little better--same narrator, but fewer awkward pauses and such. I love Harry Dresden as a character--perfect blend of vulnerability and bad ass wizardry ;o)

#23

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

e-book
YA thriller



4 stars
My review

#24

Dead to You by Lisa McMann

audiobook
YA contemporary



3 stars
My Review

#25

Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey

e-book
YA historical paranormal



4 stars

#26

Hidden: A Firelight Novel by Sophie Jordan

audiobook
YA paranormal



4 stars

#27

Embrace by Jessica Shirvington

e-book
YA paranormal



2 stars (sorry, I just wasn't that into it)

#28

The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan

e-novella
historical romance



4 stars

#29

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

ARC from ALA (yes, I'm a little late in reading my *advance* copy)
YA fantasy



4 stars
My review

#30

Soulless by Gail Carriger

audiobook re-listen
Steampunk/paranormal romance



4.5 stars
The series gets even better after this

#31

The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

audiobook
YA fantasy



4 stars

#32

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

e-book
YA dystopian/paranormal



4 stars

#33

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen

audiobook
historical romance



5 stars
My review

#34

The Diviners by Libba Bray

ARC from ALA 2012 (another advanced copy from last year...)
YA paranormal/horror




4 stars

#35

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

e-book
YA contemporary



3 stars

#36

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

audiobook re-listen
YA historical



5 stars. I LOVE this audiobook and there's so much to the story that I'll probably listen to it a third time.

#37

What Once We Feared by Carrie Ryan

e-book short story (I don't even know if I should count this since it was only 25 pages. I'll combine this entry with the next novella I read)
YA paranormal



3 stars

I highly recommend this on audio! I feel like if I'd read it in print I would've tripped over all the foreign words and names of airplanes. The narrators do it flawlessly, and are so perfect and believable as the two main characters.

#38
Reboot by Amy Tintera

audiobook
YA dystopian/sci-fi



4 stars
My Review

#39

Deep Betrayal by Anne Greenwood Brown

hardcover
YA paranormal



4 stars

#40

Die for Me by Amy Plum

audiobook
YA paranormal romance



4.5 stars
My review

#41

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

e-book
YA paranormal/fantasy



4 stars

#42

Insomnia by J.R. Johansson

paperback
YA thriller/paranormal


3.5 stars

My review

#43

Until I Die by Amy Plum

audiobook
YA paranormal romance


5 stars

#44

Taking Back Forever by Karen Amanda Hooper

e-book
YA paranormal (self-published)


5 stars
My review

#45

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

audiobook re-listen
YA paranormal/fantasy



5 stars

#46

If I Should Die by Amy Plum

audiobook
YA paranormal



5 stars

#47

Everbound by Brodi Ashton

e-book
YA paranormal



3 stars (maybe 3.5 because I liked this one a little more than book 1).