100+ Reading Challenge

My Progress:
60/100

My List:

1. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
2. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

3. Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler

4. The Power Of Love by Elizabeth Chandler

5. Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler

6. Night World No. 1: Secret Vampie by L.J. Smith

7. Night World No. 1: Daughters of Darkness by L.J. Smith

8. Night World No. 1: Spellbinder by L.J. Smith

9. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

10. Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin

11. My Big Nose & Other Natural Disasters by Sydney Salter

12. The Vampire Watcher's Notebook by Craig Glenday

13. Sing Me To Sleep by Angela Morrison

14. Fallen (ARC) by Lauren Kate

15. If I Stay by Gayle Forman

16. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

17. Demon Princess: Reign or Shine (ARC) by Michelle Rowen

18. Three Witches (ARC) by Paula Jolin

19. Magic Under Glass by JAclyn Dolamore

20. Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten

21. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

22. Flawless by Sara Shepard

23. Perfect by Sara Shepard

24. Unbelievable by Sara Shepard

25. The Hollow by Jessica Verday

26. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

27. Before I fall by Lauren Oliver
28. The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

29. Muffins and Mayhem (ARC) by Suzanne Beecher
30. How To Be Popular by Meg Cabot

31. Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman

32. Under the Dome by Stephen King

33. My Almost Epic Summer by Adele Griffen

34. I Was A Teenage Popsicle by Bev Katz Rosenbaum

35. Wake by Lisa McMann

36. After the Kiss by Terra Elan McVoy
37. I Has A Hotdog

38. Keep Sweet by Michele Dominguez Greene

39. The Poker Diaries by Liza Conrad

40. Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton

41. The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski

42. Leviathan by Thomas E. Sniegoski

43. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

44. Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger

45. After by Amy Efaw

46. Night World No. 2: Dark Angel by L.J. Smith

47. Night World No. 2: The Chosen by L.J. Smith

48. Night World No. 2: Soulmates by L.J. Smith

49. One Night That Changes Everything (ARC) by Lauren Barnholdt

50. Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala

51. Night World No. 3: Huntress by L.J. Smith

52. Night World No. 3: Black Dawn by L.J. Smith

53. Night World No. 3: Witchlight by L.J. Smith

54. Wish by Alexandra Bullen

55. Public Affair, Secretly Expecting by Heidi Rice

56. Wild Fling or a Wedding Ring? by Mira Lyn Kelly

47. Caleb + Kate by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

48. Avalon High by Meg Cabot

49. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
50. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
51. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
52. Remember me by Christopher Pike
53. The Return by Christopher Pike
54. The Last Story by Christopher Pike
55. Swoon by Nina Malkin
56. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
57. Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
58. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
59. 32AA by Michelle Cunnah
60. Five Things I can't Live without by Holly Shumas

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So I was 40 books short. I had a lot going on this year though with moving and everything so hopefully this year I can do better!

The Dark Divine

TITLE: The Dark Divine

AUTHOR: Bree Despain

PAGES: 372

MY RATING: (4 out of 5)

INSIDE COVER BLURB: Grace Divine--daughter of the local pastor--always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood.

Now that Daniel's returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherishes most: her soul.

MY REVIEW:First of all, I absolutely love the cover of this book. I am obsessed with purple and I really like covers that are dark and fairly simple.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was suspenseful throughout the entire story. I was a little bit confused throughout the first part of the story as to what was going on, but that's what made the story good for me. I didn't have any major clues early on as to what was going to happen when I got further into the book. The ending of the book left the story open for a sequel, which I hope will be out soon because I cannot wait to see what happens next (assuming there's going to be a sequel).


I won this book in a giveaway at Fantastic Book Review and it was personally signed to me.

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Shiver

TITLE: Shiver

AUTHOR: Maggie Stiefvater

PUBLISHER: Scholastic Press

PAGES: 390

MY RATING: (4 out of 5)

INSIDE COVER BLURB: The Cold.

Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.

The Heat.

Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves. And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace...until now.

The Shiver.

For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once it's spoken, it cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human--and Grace must fight to keep him--even if it means taking on the scars of the past, the fragility of the present, and the impossibility of the future.

MY REVIEW: First of all, I love that the writing in this book is in blue ink instead of black, that's just awesome :). The book itself was a very good read. I liked how it was written from both of their sides so that you could see each of their views on what was happening. The story moved fairly quickly and kept me wondering if and when Sam would change into a wolf again. I think the only problem that I had with this book was how fast Sam and Grace seemed to fall in love. I know that they had watched each other for many years before Grace knew that it was Sam that was the wolf, but to me it seemed they moved rather quickly and there was no build up of their relationship.

I'm looking forward to the next book, Linger, and I wonder if it will have green ink in the pages as the cover is green :0

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Kissed by an Angel

TITLE: Kissed by An Angel

AUTHOR: Elizabeth Chandler

PAGES: Book 1-230, Book 2-225, Book 3-235

MY RATING: (5 out of 5)

BACK COVER BLURB: A love beyond life...a danger beyond that.

When her boyfriend, Tristan, died, Ivy thought she'd lost everything, even her faith in angels. But now she's discovered that he's her guardian angel--his presence so strong that she can feel the touch of his hand, the beat of his heart. Ivy needs Tristan now more than ever because he knows she's in terrible danger. Only Ivy's guardian angel can save her, now that his killer is after her.

But if Tristan rescues Ivy, his mission on earth will be finished, and he must leave her behind forever. Will saving Ivy mean losing her just when he's finally reached her again?

MY REVIEW: I absolutely loved this book. It's actually three books in one: Kissed by an Angel, The Power of Love, and Soulmates. I think that if I had picked up the first part of the story as a book all by itself, it wouldn't have been as good. The first book starts out building up the relationship between Ivy and Tristan, and because after reading the back of the book I knew that Tristan was going to die, I was kind of just waiting for that to happen. I guess I wish I hadn't read the back of the book because it did give a lot away. But either way, I still really enjoyed the book. I loved the relationship between Ivy and Tristan. You could tell it was pure and true. As I read the book I could feel the feelings of both Tristan and Ivy (the book is told from both of their perspectives, jumping back and forth). Great book overall.

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Eye Contact

TITLE: Eye Contact

AUTHOR: Cammie McGovern

PAGES: 288

MY RATING: (4 out of 5)

INSIDE COVER BLURB: As children wage mock battles in the playground of Woodside Elementary School, two students, a little girl and boy, seem to vanish, last seen heading across the soccer field toward the woods behind the school. Hours pass and then only one of them, Adam, a nine-year-old boy with autism, is found alive, the sole witness to an incomprehensible killing. Barely verbal on the best of days, Adam has retreated into a silent world that Cara, his mother, knows only too well. With her community in shock and her son unable to help with the police investigation, Cara tries to decode the puzzling events.

When another child goes missing, Adam's mother realizes that only she can unlock her son's silence and interpret the changes in Adam's behavior not only to help him through the trauma, but also to help the police catch a killer. And as she moves closer to exposing the truth, her unsettling past begins to emerge from the shadows. In her desperate desire to protect her child from real life, has she made his world a more dangerous place?

A thrilling novel of psychological suspense and a gripping tale of a crime that strikes at the core of a small community, Cammie McGovern's heartrending novel is, above all, the powerful story of the tender and complex bond between a mother and her young son.

MY REVIEW: I had never heard of this book or this author before, but stumbled upon the book at a bookstore in the bargain bin, and I'm really glad that I found it. The book was suspenseful the whole way through. I found myself wondering throughout the whole book if anyone was ever going to be able to get Adam, who is autistic, to tell what happened that day in the woods. I would definitely recommend this one to everyone.

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