Dec 15, 2010

Challenge Wrap-Up: The Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2010!

Posted by Aleksandra at 11:49 AM

 
 
This challenge was hosted by Bunnitaz at Worth Reading It?.
 
I was sorted in Gryffindor & made total of 422 points!
I re-read all the Harry Potter books & finished the Perfect Mini Challenge!

Here's the list of the books I read for this challenge:

The Harry Potter series (25 house points each):
  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 11/9/2010
  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 11/12/2010
  3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 11/15/2010
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 11/18/2010
  5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 11/24/2010
  6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 11/26/2010
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 11/28/2010
  • Transfiguration - read any book that has trans or figure in its title, is about shape shifting, has a shape shifter in it, or is about anything having to do with changing one thing into another 
  1. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain 3/27/2010
  2. Playing with Fire by Gena Showalter 5/10/2010 
  3. Changeless by Gail Carriger 7/23/2010
  4. Everlost by Neal Shusterman 11/1/2010
  5. Everwild by Neal Shusterman 11/2/2010
  6. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman 11/5/2010  

  • Defence Against the Dark Arts - read any book that has defence(defense), dark and/or art(s) in its title, read any book that is about self defense, war, history of war/marital arts, murder mysteries
  1. Sex, Murder and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis 3/20/2010 
  2. Leviathan / Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin 3/31/2010 
  3. The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts 4/3/2010 
  4. Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts 4/4/2010
  5. Nightmare Academy by Dean Lorey 6/2/2010 
  6. Monster Madness by Dean Lorey 6/12/2010
  7. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting 6/22/2010
  8. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 6/23/2010
  9. Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck 7/17/2010
  10. The Light by D. J. MacHale 7/28/2010
  11. Vacations from Hell by Claudia Gray, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Mlynowski & Maureen Johnson 8/25/2010 
  12. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry 9/20/2010
  13. The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson 9/21/2010
  14. Coraline by Neil Gaiman 9/26/2010
  15. Jonas by Eden Maguire 10/13/2010
  16. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff 10/17/2010
  17. You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews 11/2/2010
  18. Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark 12/2/2010
  19. The Cellar by A. J. Whitten 12/9/2010
  20. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/9/2010
  21. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 12/12/2010 

  • Charms - read any book that has charm in its title, any book that deals with gives something or someone a new aspect (for example the nerdy guy become a handsome doctor) 
  1. Firespell by Chloe Neill 3/18/2010 
  2. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry 5/27/2010 
  3. Beastly by Alex Flinn 8/3/2010 
  4. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George 8/6/2010 
  5. The Sevenfold Spell by Tia Nevitt 10/20/2010 

  • Potions - read any book that has potion in its title, cookbooks count but you must cook at least one recipe out of the book
  1. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles 5/5/2010 

  • Astronomy - read any book that has astronomy in its title, books about planets, stars, etc, sci-fi 
  1. Stardust by Neil Gaiman 4/13/2010 
  2. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev 4/18/2010 
  3. The Electric Church by Jeff Somers 5/15/2010 
  4. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 5/27/2010 
  5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 6/4/2010
  6. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 6/14/2010
  7. The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner 6/18/2010
  8. Made of Steel by Terrance Dicks 6/20/2010
  9. The Feast of the Drowned by Stephen Cole 6/24/2010
  10. Wooden Heart by Martin Day 6/27/2010
  11. InterWorld by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves 7/12/2010
  12. Unwind by Neal Shusterman 7/14/2010
  13. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 7/18/2010
  14. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld 7/23/2010
  15. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 7/27/2010
  16. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher 8/1/2010
  17. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 8/28/2010 
  18. Edge by Thomas Blackthorne 9/21/2010
  19. Thomas Riley by Nick Valentino 10/10/2010
  20. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 10/22/2010
  21. Exchange by Dale R. Cozort 10/30/2010
  22. The Giver by Lois Lowry 11/7/2010
  23. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 12/6/2010 

  • History of Magic - read any book that has history or magic in its title, books about magic, witches, etc 
  1. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 6/2/2010 
  2. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 6/11/2010
  3. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 7/3/2010
  4. A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn 7/4/2010
  5. The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 7/4/2010
  6. The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 7/8/2010
  7. Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner 7/12/2010
  8. The Great Bazaar and Other Stories by Peter V. Brett 7/14/2010
  9. Witch in the House by Jenna McKnight 7/25/2010
  10. The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima 8/3/2010
  11. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George 8/5/2010
  12. Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane 10/14/2010
  13. Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane 10/20/2010
  14. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima 10/22/2010
  15. Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough 10/24/2010
  16. Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough 10/24/2010
  17. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling 12/6/2010  

  • Herbology - read any book that has herb in its title, again cookbooks count and again you must cook at least one recipe out of the book
  1. None
  • Arithmancy - read any book that has arithmancy in its title, any book with a number in its title, any book that deal with numbers or math
  1. Real Women Don't Wear Size 2 by Kelley St. John 4/15/2010 
  2. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean 4/19/2010 
  3. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 5/8/2010 
  4. Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn 6/7/2010
  5. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare 6/19/2010
  6. The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien 7/26/2010
  7. Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt 8/23/2010 
  8. Seven Exes Are Eight Too Many by Heather Wardell 8/26/2010 
  9. Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare 8/29/2010 
  10. It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 11/16/2010
  • Ancient Runes - read any book that has ancient or runes in its title, books about historical places like the pyramids, Stonehenge, great wall of china, or any book about symbols 
  1. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan 5/13/2010
  2. Kisses To Go by Irene Peterson 5/24/2010 
  3. Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard 10/4/2010 

  • Divination - read any book that has divine in its title, any book about psychics or psychic abilities, tarot reading etc
  1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore 7/6/2010
  2. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett 8/19/2010
  3. Dating Can Be Deadly by Wendy Roberts 9/13/2010
  4. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 9/26/2010
  5. Dead and Kicking by Wendy Roberts 9/30/2010   

  • Care of Magical Creatures - read any book that has magical or creatures in its title, about supernatural beings
  1. Soulless by Gail Carriger 5/8/2010
  2. Wings by Aprilynne Pike 5/9/2010 
  3. The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett 5/20/2010 
  4. The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett 5/22/2010 
  5. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 6/12/2010
  6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 6/27/2010
  7. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman 6/30/2010
  8. Intertwined by Gena Showalter 7/18/2010
  9. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White 9/23/2010
  10. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 9/26/2010
  11. Eragon by Christopher Paolini 10/9/2010
  12. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 10/9/2010
  13. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 10/17/2010
  14. Eldest by Christopher Paolini 11/2/2010
  15. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 11/6/2010
  16. Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis 11/7/2010
  17. Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton 11/14/2010
  18. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis 11/30/2010

  • Muggle Studies - nearly any book works here, what better why to understand Muggle than to read what they read
  1. Breakfast in Bed by Robin Kaye 3/12/2010
  2. Save the Date by Tamara Summers 3/15/2010
  3. Knock Me for a Loop by Heidi Betts 3/21/2010 
  4. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley 3/23/2010 
  5. The Truth About Lord Stoneville by Sabrina Jeffries 3/24/2010 
  6. Jemima J by Jane Green 3/27/2010 
  7. The Turkish Gambit by Boris Akunin 3/30/2010 
  8. Magpie Hall by Rachael King 4/2/2010 
  9. All or Nothing by Debbi Rawlins 4/6/2010 
  10. Risque Business by Tawny Weber 4/6/2010 
  11. Lois Lane Tells All by Karen Hawkins 4/7/2010 
  12. Burning Up by Sarah Mayberry 4/8/2010 
  13. All Over You by Sarah Mayberry 4/8/2010 
  14. Desires of a Perfect Lady by Victoria Alexander 4/9/2010 
  15. Courting Miss Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden 4/10/2010 
  16. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James 4/19/2010 
  17. The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander 4/22/2010 
  18. Something Reckless by Jess Michaels 4/25/2010 
  19. Nothing Denied by Jess Michaels 4/26/2010 
  20. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James 4/27/2010
  21. The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie 5/3/2010 
  22. Promise Me Tonight by Sara Lindsey 5/4/2010 
  23. Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles 5/6/2010 
  24. Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery 5/6/2010
  25. Good Girls Don't by Kelley St. John 5/7/2010 
  26. The Care and Taming of a Rogue by Suzanne Enoch 5/10/2010 
  27. A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior by Suzanne Enoch 5/14/2010 
  28. Private Confessions by Lori Borrill 5/15/2010 
  29. Putting It To The Test by Lori Borrill 5/15/2010 
  30. The Best Girl by Emma Harrison 5/16/2010 
  31. Too Good to be True by Kristan Higgins 5/25/2010 
  32. On the Steamy Side by Louisa Edwards 5/29/2010 
  33. Led Astray by a Rake by Sara Bennett 6/1/2010 
  34. A Most Sinful Proposal by Sara Bennett 6/3/2010
  35. The Rake by Suzanne Enoch 6/4/2010
  36. England's Perfect Hero by Suzanne Enoch 6/5/2010
  37. London's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch 6/6/2010
  38. Never Marry a Stranger by Gayle Callen 6/15/2010
  39. Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews 6/15/2010
  40. Too Wicked to Tame by Sophie Jordan 6/17/2010
  41. Wanted! by Vicki Lewis Thompson 6/19/2010
  42. Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare 6/21/2010
  43. Body Check by Deirdre Martin 6/25/2010
  44. Fair Play by Deirdre Martin 6/28/2010
  45. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi 6/30/2010
  46. Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers 7/3/2010
  47. Tempting the Marquess by Sara Lindsey 7/7/2010
  48. Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery 7/8/2010
  49. Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery 7/9/2010
  50. Sweet Trouble by Susan Mallery 7/10/2010
  51. Surprise Me... by Isabel Sharpe 7/14/2010
  52. Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare 7/14/2010
  53. Total Rush by Deirdre Martin 7/21/2010
  54. While She Was Sleeping... by Isabel Sharpe 7//21/2010
  55. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 8/1/2010
  56. My Fake Fiancee by Nancy Warren 8/4/2010
  57. You Can't Hide by Karen Rose 8/12/2010
  58. Something About You by Julie James 8/18/2010 
  59. Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott 8/21/2010 
  60. When It Happens by Susane Colasanti 8/21/2010
  61. Fools Rush In by Kristan Higgins 8/27/2010 
  62. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley 8/28/2010 
  63. Love with the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander 8/31/2010
  64. The Lady in Question by Victoria Alexander 8/31/2010 
  65. The Pursuit of Marriage by Victoria Alexander 9/1/2010
  66. A Visit from Sir Nicholas by Victoria Alexander 9/3/2010
  67. The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt 9/3/2010
  68. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 9/22/2010
  69. Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles 9/24/2010
  70. You've Got Male by Elizabeth Bevarly 10/4/2010
  71. Unlucky by Jana DeLeon 10/18/2010
  72. Persuasion by Jane Austen 10/19/2010
  73. You're the One That I Don't Want by Alexandra Potter 11/2/2010
  74. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 11/11/2010
  75. Her Highness, My Wife by Victoria Alexander 11/12/2010
  76. Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby 11/12/2010
  77. The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas 11/17/2010
  78. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 11/29/2010
  79. Sans Famille by Hector Malot 11/30/2010
  80. Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus 12/7/2010
  81. Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft 12/8/2010
  82. Kiss and Tell by Suzanne Brockmann 12/11/2010
  83. Love Is a Battlefield by Annalisa Daughety 12/13/2010
  


Perfect Mini Challenge: The Prefect Badge (completed/55 points)
Time frame is one month April 14th to May 15th
So what do you have to do?
Read at least 3 books with the word Perfect in the title or read at least 3 books that you give a perfect rating to.

Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James 4/19/2010 
The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander 4/22/2010 
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles 5/5/2010


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  1. UnknownDec 21, 2010, 11:13:00 PM

    Wow! You did awesome with this challenge! I had looked at this challenge but decided not to do it because it just seemed impossible, so I'm just amazed with how well you did. Congrats!

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