Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf: December 2012

Of my 117 Reads this year here are the ones that qualified for my challenges.

( Of course there are tons of crossovers!)

Level: Crone Read 16 - 20 Witchy Books
(Books with Witches, Witchcraft or Magick)
Progress: 37/16-20 Completed

1. Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir

2. Witch Way - Heidi Hall
3. Switched - Amanda Hocking
4. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
5. Entangled - Nikki Jefford
6. From Beltane Magic - Jacqueline Paige
7. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
8. Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
9. The Solstice Heat - Jacqueline Paige
10. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
11. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
12. Lonely Souls - Karice Bolton
13. Duplicity - Nikki Jefford
14. Skylark - Meagan Spooner
15. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini

16. Destiny - Laura DeLuca
17. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
18. Magisterium - Jeff Hirsch
19. Veil Between Worlds - Sally Dubats
20. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
21. Sweet Magik - Penny Watson
22. Witch World - Christopher Pike
23. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft - Jody Gehrman
24. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
25. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
26. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
27. Cold Kiss - Amy Garvey
28. It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake
29. The Warlock's Curse - M.K. Hobson
30. Mrs. B's Guide to Household Witchery - Kris Bradley
31. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
32. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
33. Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams
34. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
35. The Witches of East End - Melissa de la Cruz
36. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates
37. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver

Hosted By: The Domestic Pagan

Level: High Priest/Priestess Read 31 - 35 books
(Books with Witches, Magick or Paranormal Elements)
Progress: 54/31-35 Completed

1. Fracture - Megan Miranda

2. Otherwise - Jennifer White
3. Rippler - Cidney Swanson
4. Chameleon - Cidney Swanson
5. Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir
6. Cycles - Lois Brown
7. Witch Way - Heidi Hall
8. Switched - Amanda Hocking
9. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
10. Entangled - Nikki Jefford
11. From Beltane Magic - Jacqueline Paige
12. Beyond the Misty Shore - Vicki Hinze
13. Glimmer - Phoebe Kitanidis
14. Struck - Jennifer Bosworth
15. Fated - Alyson Noel
16. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
17. Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
18. Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo
19. The Solstice Heat - Jacqueline Paige
20. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
21. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
22. Lonely Souls - Karice Bolton
23. Duplicity - Nikki Jefford
24. Skylark - Meagan Spooner
25. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
26. Destiny - Laura DeLuca
27. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
28. Magisterium - Jeff Hirsch
29. Veil Between Worlds - Sally Dubats
30. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
31. Sweet Magik - Penny Watson
32. Witch World - Christopher Pike
33. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft - Jody Gehrman
34. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
35. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
36. Brightest Kind of Darkness - P.T. Michelle
37. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken
38. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
39. Ghost a la Mode - Sue Ann Jaffarian
40. Cold Kiss - Amy Garvey
41. It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake
42. The Warlock's Curse - M.K. Hobson
43. Mrs. B's Guide to Household Witchery - Kris Bradley
44. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
45. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
46. Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams
47. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
48. The Witches of East End - Melissa de la Cruz
49. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates
50. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
51. Crewel - Gennifer Albin
52. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver
53. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater
54. Slide - Jill Hathaway

Hosted By: Pagan Culture

Level: Bookish Darling – 13 books
(Books with Witches)
Progress: 32/13 Completed

1. Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir

2. Witch Way - Heidi Hall (Novella)
3. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
4. Entangled - Nikki Jefford
5. From Beltane Magic - Jacqueline Paige
6. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
7. Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
8. The Solstice Heat - Jacqueline Paige
9. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
10. Lonely Souls - Karice Bolton
11. Duplicity - Nikki Jefford
12. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
13. Destiny - Laura DeLuca
14. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
15. Veil Between Worlds - Sally Dubats
16. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
17. Witch World - Christopher Pike
18. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft - Jody Gehrman
19. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
20. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
21. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
22. Cold Kiss - Amy Garvey
23. It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake
24. The Warlock's Curse - M.K. Hobson
25. Mrs. B's Guide to Household Witchery - Kris Bradley
26. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
27. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
28. Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams
29. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
30. The Witches of East End - Melissa de la Cruz
31. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates
32. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver

Hosted by: One Chocolate Box

Read a different genre each month!

January Sci-Fi: Across the Universe - Beth Revis

February Time Travel: Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir
March Christian Fiction: Illusion - Frank Perreti
April Hist. Fiction: The Traitor's Wife - Kathleen Kent
May Literary Fiction: The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obreht
June Vampire: The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa
July Zombie: Devil's Wake - Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
August Horror: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
September Werewolves: Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
October Non Fiction: Mrs. B's Guide to Household Witchery - Kris Bradley
November Cozy: Ghost a la Mode - Sue Ann Jaffarian
December Erotica: Four for Christmas - RG Alexander

Hosted by: Reading with Tequila

Level II: Read 10 Books from the list
Progress: 4/10 FAILED

1. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

2. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake

3. Across The Universe - Beth Revis
4. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater

Hosted By: Red House Books
Level: Green Star - read 11-20 NetGalley Books in 2012

Progress: 26/11-20 Completed

1. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
2. Fracture - Megan Miranda
3. Smitten - Colleen Coble etal
4. I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella
5. Pure - Julianna Baggott
6. The Book of Lost Fragrances - M.J. Rose
7. The Replacement Wife - Eileen Gouge
8. Point, Click, Love - Molly Shapiro
9. Beyond the Misty Shore - Vicki Hinze
10. The Traitor's Wife - Kathleen Kent
11. The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obrecht
12. Redwood Bend - Robyn Carr
13. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
14. Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery
15. Nadia Knows Best - Jill Mansell
16. Everneath - Brodi Ashton
17. I Couldn't Love You More - Jillian Medoff
18. Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi
19. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
20. Hysteria - Megan Miranda
21. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
22. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
23. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver
24. How to Eat a Cupcake - Meg Donohue
25. Everything We Ever Wanted - Sara Shepard
26. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

Hosted By: Bookish Ardour

Level: Making A Dint – Choose 30 books to read

Progress: 30/30 Completed

Hosted By: Bookish (among others)

Level: 21-30 - A Sweet Kiss

Progress: 30/30 Completed

1. The Yoga Club - Cooper Lawrence

2. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
3. A Sound Among the Trees - Susan Meissner

4. Across The Universe - Beth Revis
5. Rippler - Cidney Swanson
6. Chameleon - Cidney Swanson
7. Smitten - Colleen Coble etal
8. Home Front - Kristin Hannah
9. The Lantern - Deborah Lawrenson
10. Witch Way - Heidi Hall (Novella)
11. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
12. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
13. The Traitor's Wife - Kathleen Kent
14. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
15. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
16. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
17. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
18. Beyond the Misty Shore - Vicki Hinze
19. Point, Click, Love - Molly Shapiro
20. The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obrecht
21. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
22. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
23. Ashfall - Mike Mullin
24. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
25. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
26. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
27. The Witches of East End - Melissa de la Cruz
28. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates
29. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
30. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater

Hosted By: The Eclectic Bookshelf

Level: The Mega Size E-Book Reading Challenge
Read 25+ E-Books

Progress: 52/25 Completed

Hosted By: Workaday Reads

Level: DVD - 25 ebooks

Progress: 52/25 Completed

1. Cinder - Marissa Meyer

2. Fracture - Megan Miranda
3. Otherwise - Jennifer White
4. Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir
5. Smitten - Colleen Coble , Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, Diann Hunt
6. Cycles - Lois Brown
7. I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella
8. Witch Way - Heidi Hall (Novella)
9. Pure - Julianna Baggott
10. The Book of Lost Fragrances - M.J. Rose
11. Entangled - Nikki Jefford
12. The Replacement Wife - Eileen Gouge
13. Point, Click, Love - Molly Shapiro
14. Beyond the Misty Shore - Vicki Hinze
15. The Traitor's Wife - Kathleen Kent
16. The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
17. The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obrecht
18. The Solstice Heat - Jacqueline Paige
19. Redwood Bend - Robyn Carr
20. Cicada - Belle Whittington
21. The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa
22. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
23. Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery
24. Nadia Knows Best - Jill Mansell
25. Duplicity - Nikki Jefford
26. Fairview Felines: A Newspaper Mystery - Michele Corriel
27. Between the Lines - Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer
28. Destiny - Laura DeLuca
29. Veil Between Worlds - Sally Dubats
30. I Couldn't Love You More - Jillian Medoff
31. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
32. Botanicaust - Tam Linsey
33. The Forest of Hand and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
34. Sweet Magik - Penny Watson
35. Four for Christmas - RG Alexander (Novella)
36. Hysteria - Megan Miranda
37. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft - Jody Gehrman
38. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
39. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
40. Lumberjack in Love - Penny Watson
41. Brightest Kind of Darkness - P.T. Michelle
42. Ghost a la Mode - Sue Ann Jaffarian
43. The Poison Diaries - Maryrose Woods
44. All The Broken Pieces - Cindi Madsen
45. Cold Kiss - Amy Garvey
46. The Warlock's Curse - M.K. Hobson
47. Ashfall - Mike Mullin
48. Partials - Dan Wells
49. Ten - Gretchen McNeil
50. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver
51. How to Eat a Cupcake - Meg Donohue
52. Everything We Ever Wanted - Sara Shepard

Hosted By: Teresa's Reading Corner

Level: Going Steady- Listen to 12 Audio Books

Progress:16/12 Completed

1. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

2. Across the Universe - Beth Revis
3. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
4. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
5. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
6. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
7. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
8. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
9. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
10. Witch World - Christopher Pike
11. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
12. The Beginning - Karen Kingsbury
13. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
14. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
15. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
16. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater

Hosted By: The Book Vixen

A am joining at Level: Getting my heart rate up
Read 1–5 more books thank last year's 58
Progress: 117/60 Completed

Full list Here

Hosted By: Library of Clean Reads

Level: Great Adventure: 4 to 6 time travel books.

Progress: 4/4-6 Completed
1. Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir
2. Illusion - Frank Perreti
3. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
4. So Close to You - Rachel Carter

Hosted By: The Book Garden

A am joining at Level: 3 Books - Odd Thomas' Mailman
Progress: 0/3 FAILED

Hosted By: Socrates' Book Review Blog

A am joining at Level: Level 1 - Snoop -

Read at least 6 Cozy Mysteries

Progress: 7/6 Completed

Hosted By: Debbie's Book Bag

A am joining at Level: Level 2 Gumshoe

4 to 6 Cozy Mysteries

Progress: 7/4-6 Completed

1. Witch Way - Heidi Hall (Novella)
2. Fairview Felines: A Newspaper Mystery - Michele Corriel
3. Ghost a la Mode - Sue Ann Jaffarian
4. It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake
5. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
6. Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams
7. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates

2012 Paranormal Reading Challenge Hosted By: Tales From The Crypt

A am joining at: Level 4 – Read 21+ Paranormal Novels (except Vampires)

Progress: 58/21 Completed

1. Fracture - Megan Miranda
2. Otherwise - Jennifer White
3. Rippler - Cidney Swanson
4. Chameleon - Cidney Swanson
5. Going Back for Romeo - LL Muir
6. Cycles - Lois Brown
7. Witch Way - Heidi Hall (Novella)
8. Switched - Amanda Hocking
9. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
10. Entangled - Nikki Jefford
11. Beyond the Misty Shore - Vicki Hinze
12. Illusion - Frank Perreti
13. From Beltane Magic - Jacqueline Paige
14. Glimmer - Phoebe Kitanidis
15. The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
16. Struck - Jennifer Bosworth
17. Fated - Alyson Noel
18. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
19. Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
20. Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo
21. The Solstice Heat - Jacqueline Paige
22. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
23. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
24. Lonely Souls - Karice Bolton
25. Duplicity - Nikki Jefford
26. Skylark - Meagan Spooner
27. Devil's Wake - Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
28. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
29. Destiny - Laura DeLuca
30. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
31. Magisterium - Jeff Hirsch
32. Veil Between Worlds - Sally Dubats
33. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
34. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
35. The Forest of Hand and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
36. Sweet Magik - Penny Watson
37. Witch World - Christopher Pike
38. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft - Jody Gehrman
39. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
40. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
41. Brightest Kind of Darkness - P.T. Michelle
42. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken
43. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
45. Ghost a la Mode - Sue Ann Jaffarian
46. Cold Kiss - Amy Garvey
47. It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake
48. The Warlock's Curse - M.K. Hobson
49. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
50. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
51. Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams
52. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
53. The Witches of East End - Melissa de la Cruz
54. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates
55. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
56. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver
57. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater
58. Slide - Jill Hathaway

2012 Vampire Reading Challenge Hosted By: Tales From The Crypt

A am joining at Level: Level 1 – Read 1-5 Vampire Novels

Progress: 5/1-5 Completed

1. The Hunt - Andrew Fukuda

2. The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa
3. The Twelve - Justin Cronin
4. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
5. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark

Sci-Fi Reading Challenge Hosted By: Curiosity Killed The Bookworm

A am joining at Level: 10 Books
Progress: 24/10 Completed

1. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

2. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
3. Chameleon - Cidney Swanson
4. Rippler - Cidney Swan
5. Across the Universe - Beth Revis
6. Going back for Romeo - LL Muir
7. Cycles - Lois Brown
8. Pure - Julianna Baggott
9. 172 Hours on the Moon - Johan Harstad
10. Cicada - Belle Whittington
11. So Close to You - Rachel Carter
12. Skylark - Meagan Spooner
13. Devil's Wake - Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
14. Magisterium - Jeff Hirsch
15. The Twelve - Justin Cronin
16. Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi
17. Eve and Adam - Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate
18. A Million Suns - Beth Revis
19. Botanicaust - Tam Linsey
20. Starters - Lissa Price
21. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken
22. All The Broken Pieces - Cindi Madsen
23. Partials - Dan Wells
24. Beta - Rachel Cohn

Speculative Fiction Challenge 2012 Hosted By: Adventures of 2.0

A am joining at Level: Obsessed: 48 novels

Progress: 83/48 Completed

1. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
2. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
3. Otherwise - Jennifer White
4. Fracture - Megan Miranda
5. Rippler - Cidney Swanson
6. Chameleon - Cidney Swanson
7. Across the Universe - Beth Revis
8. Going back for Romeo - LL Muir
9. Cycles - Lois Brown
10. Witch Way - Heidi Hall (Novella)
11. Pure - Julianna Baggott
12. Switched - Amanda Hocking
13. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
14. Entangled - Nikki Jefford
15. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
16. Beyond the Misty Shore - Vicki Hinze
17. Illusion - Frank Perreti
18. 172 Hours on the Moon - Johan Harstad
19. From Beltane Magic - Jacqueline Paige
20. Glimmer - Phoebe Kitanidis
21. The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
22. The Hunt - Andrew Fukuda
23. Struck - Jennifer Bosworth
24. Fated - Alyson Noel
25. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
26. Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
27. Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo
28. Monument 14 - Emmy Laybourne
29. The Solstice Heat - Jacqueline Paige
30. Cicada - Belle Whittington
31. The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa
32. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
33. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
34. Lonely Souls - Karice Bolton
35. Duplicity - Nikki Jefford
36. So Close to You - Rachel Carter
37. Skylark - Meagan Spooner
38. Devil's Wake - Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
39. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
40. Destiny - Laura DeLuca
41. Every Day - David Levithan
42. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
43. Magisterium - Jeff Hirsch
44. The Twelve - Justin Cronin
45. Veil Between Worlds - Sally Dubats
46. Everneath - Brodi Ashton
47. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
48. Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi
49. Eve and Adam - Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate
50. A Million Suns - Beth Revis
51. The Water Witch - Juliet Dark
52. Botanicaust - Tam Linsey
53. Starters - Lissa Price
54. The Forest of Hand and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
55. Sweet Magik - Penny Watson
56. Witch World - Christopher Pike
57. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft - Jody Gehrman
58. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
59. The Demon Lover - Juliet Dark
60. Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver
61. Brightest Kind of Darkness - P.T. Michelle
62. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken
63. The Night Strangers - Chris Bohjalian
64. Ghost a la Mode - Sue Ann Jaffarian
65. All The Broken Pieces - Cindi Madsen
66. Cold Kiss - Amy Garvey
67. It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake
68. The Warlock's Curse - M.K. Hobson
69. Ashfall - Mike Mullin
70. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
71. Partials - Dan Wells
72. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
73. Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams
74. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
75. The Witches of East End - Melissa de la Cruz
76. Brownies & Broomsticks - Bailey Cates
77. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
78. Crewel - Gennifer Albin
79. Liesl and Po - Lauren Oliver
80. Fever - Lauren DeStefano
81. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater
82. Beta - Rachel Cohn
83. Slide - Jill Hathaway