The 2019 Reading Challenge

Yep, you read that right. The 2019 Reading Challenge.

After talking to one of my tribe members and doing a little bit of research here and there, I’ve decided to start a year long challenge and chronicle it here. I’m going to see exactly how many books I can read over the course of the year. There’ll be monthly check-ins and a few reviews where and when I can do them.

I’m starting with with my TBR pile which is about as tall as I am (I am exactly 5ft tall) for physical books. I am also counting my Audible list and the EBooks I have that I haven’t read yet. Comics and Graphic Novels also count. Basically I want to read more this year than I did last year and reading has always been my first and best passion. If you want to join in on the fun, I’m using the hashtag #UBC19/#ubc19 to keep track of my reading on the various social media platforms. Feel free to ask me about any or all of what I’m reading if you catch me in person. There’s nothing I love more than getting to nerd out with other book enthusiasts.

I’ll put the titles of the ones I’ve finished here:

1. To Make Monsters Out Of Girls – Amanda Lovelace
2. Limetown – Cote Smith (created by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie)
3. Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur
4. The Princess Saves Herself In This One – Amanda Lovelace
5. The Witch Doesn’t Burn In This One – Amanda Lovelace
6. Fierce Fairytales – Nikita Gill
7. T-Rex Trying – Hugh Murphy
8. Inspired – Rachel Held Smith
9. Ad Eternum – Elizabeth Bear
10. Seven for a Secret – Elizabeth Bear
11. The White City – Elizabeth Bear
12. GMorning Gnight: little pep talks for me and you – Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jonny Sun
13. Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants, and Trees – Ernst and Johanna Lehner
14. Secrets of the Nile – Carolyn Keene
15. Batman #50
16. Batman #51
17. Batman #52
18. Batman #53
19. Batman #54
20. Batman #55
21. Batman #56
22. Batman #56
23. The Wicked + The Divine #38
24. The Wicked + The Divine #39
25. The Wicked + The Divine Special 1373
26. Dead on Target – Franklin W. Dixon
27. Night Train to Memphis – Elizabeth Peters
28. A Study in Emerald – Neil Gaiman
29. Tiger! Tiger! – Elizabeth Bear
30. The Case of The Wavy Black Dagger – Steve Perry
31. A Case of Royal Blood – Steven-Elliot Altman
32. The Weeping Masks – James Lowder
33. Art in the Blood – Brian Stableford
34. The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone – Poppy Z. Brite and David Ferguson
35. Legion versus Phalanx – Myke Cole.
36. Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys – Super Mystery: Mystery Train – Carolyn Keene
37. The Mermaid’s Voice Returns In This One – Amanda Lovelace
38. Alexander Hamilton’s Guide To Life – Jeff Wilser
39. The Adventure of The Antiquarian’s Niece- Barbara Hambly
40. The Mystery of The Worm- John Pelan
41. The Mystery of The Hanged Man’s Puzzle – Paul Finch
42. The Horror of The Many Faces -Tim Lebbon
43. The Adventure of The Arab’s Manuscript- M+ichael Reeves
44. The Drowned Geologist – Caitlin R. Kiernan
45. A Case of Insomnia – John P. Vourlis
46. The Adventure of The Voorish Sign – Richard A. Lupoff
47. The Adventure of Exham Priory- F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
48. Death Did Not Become Him – David Niall Wilson and Patricia Lee Macomber
49. Nightmare In Wax- Simon Clark
50. Sunshine – Robin McKinley
51. Down Among The Sticks and Bones – Seanan McGuire
52. Beneath The Sugar Sky- Seanan McGuire
53. Sparrow Hill Road -Seanan McGuire
54. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown – Seanan McGuire
55. Good Society RPG sourcebook
56. The Wicked + The Divine – #40
57. The Wicked + The Divine – #41
58. The Wicked + The Divine- #42
59. Princesses Behaving Badly – Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
60. Leia Princess of Alderaan – Claudia Gray
61. The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu, trans, by Ken Liu
62. P.S. I Still Love You – Jenny Han
63. In an Absent Dream – Seanan McGuire
64. Always and Forever, Lara Jean – Jenny Han
65. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making – Catherynne M. Valente
66. Shadow Unit 1
67. Batman #57
68. Batman #58
69. Batman# 59
70. Batman #60
71. Batman #61
72. Batman #62
73. Batman #63
74. Batman #64
75. Batman#65
76. Batman Annual 3
77. Werewolf the Apocalypse – 20th Anniversary Edition RPG sourcebook
78. Kingdom of Needle and Bone – Mira Grant
79. The Fifth Season – N.K. Jemisin
80. The Wicked + The Divine #43
81. Batman#66
82. Batman#67
83. Batman#68
84. Batman#69
85. Batman#70
86. Star Wars: Age of Republic: Padme Amidala
87. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion: Special
88. Berlin – Jason Lutes
89. Barrier – Brian K Vaughn
90. James Bond 007 – Warren Ellis
91. H1 Ignition – Mark Waid + Team
92. Malika Fire and Frost – Roye Okupe
93. Worlds of Aspen 2016 – Joshua Hale Fialkov & J.T. Krul
94. The Looking Glass Wars: Crossfire – Frank Beddor
95. Star Wars: Republic Commando: Triple Zero – Karen Traviss
96. Hawkeye: My Life as A Weapon – Matt Fraction/David Aja
97. Hawkeye: Little Hits – Matt Fraction/David Aja
98. The Obelisk Gate – N.K. Jemisin
99. The Language and Writing System of MS408 (Voynich) Explained – Dr. Gerard Cheshire
100. The Stone Sky – N.K. Jemisin
101. Master and Apprentice – Claudia Gray
102. Final Girls – Mira Grant
103. Midway Relics and Dying Breeds – Seanan McGuire
104. No Flight Without the Shatter – Brooke Bolander
105. The Seventh Bride – T. Kingfisher
106. Leviathan Wakes – James S.A. Corey
107. The Long Con Volume 1 – Dylan Meconis/Ben Coleman
108. A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness
109. Red Hood Outlaw: Requiem For An Archer- Lobdell/Woods/Loomis
110. Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance – Tobias S. Buckell
111. Waiting Out the End of the World at Patty’s Place Cafe – Naomi Kritzer
112. I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land – Connie Willis
113. This Is How You Lose The Time War – Amal Al-Mohtar & Max Gladstone – Hardcover
114. This Is How You Lose The Time War – Amal Al-Mohtar & Max Gladstone -Audiobook
115. This Is How You Lose The Time War – Amal Al-Mohtar & Max Gladstone – Ebook
116. Vegas Heist – Van Allen Plexico
117. Don’t Press Charges and I Won’t Sue – Charlie Jane Anders
118. Confessions of a Con Girl – Nick Wolven
119. Utopia, LOL – Jamie Wahls
120. The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom – Max Gladstone
121. Paradox – Naomi Kritzer
122. Angel of the Blockade – Alex Acks
123. The Fisher of Bones – Sarah Galley
124. Crispin’s Model – Max Gladstone
125. The Dark Birds – Ursula Vernon
126. Waiting on A Bright Moon – JYYang
127. Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatism – Jess Barber and Sara Saab
128. A Human Stain – Kelly Robson
129. Storm of Locusts – Rebecca Roanhorse
130. The Moscow Rules – Antonio and Jonna Mendez (with Matt Baglio)
131. The Long Con #6 – Dylan Meconis/Ben Coleman
132. The Long Con #7 – Dylan Meconis/Ben Coleman
133. The Long Con #8 – Dylan Meconis/Ben Coleman
134. The Long Con #9 – Dylan Meconis/Ben Coleman
135. The Long Con #10 – Dylan Meconis/Ben Coleman
136. The Wicked + The Divine #44
137. Middlegrade- Seanan McGuire
138. The Queen of Life – Ysabeau S. Wilce
139. Twelve Sisters- Y.S. Lee
140. The Bull Dancers – Jay Lake
141. Confessor – Elizabeth Bear
142. Water to Wine – Mary Robinette Kowal
143. Byways – Tobias S. Buckell
144. Deodand – Karl Schroeder
145. A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves – Ken Scholes
146. Rock of Ages – Jay Lake
147. Green and Dying – Elizabeth Bear
148. The Desire Lines, by Karl Schroeder
149. Midway Bells & Dying Breeds, by Seanan McGuire (audiobook)
150. Tensegrity, by Tobias S. Buckell
151. Forest of Memories, by Mary Robinette Kowal
152. Let Me Hide Myself in Thee, by Ken Scholes
153. Introduction (METAtropolis) essay by John Scalzi
154. In the Forests of the Night – novella by Jay Lake
155. Stochasti-city – novella by Tobias S. Buckell
156. The Red in the Sky Is Our Blood – novelette by Elizabeth Bear
157. Utere Nihil Non Extra Quiritationem Suis – novella by John Scalzi
158. To Hie from Far Cilenia – novella by Karl Schroeder
159. Searching for Sunday – Rachel Held Evans
160. If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again – Zen Cho
161. Empress of Forever – Max Gladstone
162. Still Star-Crossed- Melinda Taub
163. Bookburners Episode One – Max Gladstone
164. The Cold Equations – Tom Godwin
165. Penhallow Amid Passing Things – Iona Datt Sharma
166. Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, Super Sleuths! Volume 2 – Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon
167. Evil Has A Name – Paul Holes and others
168. Mermaids, Singing – Tiffany Trent
169. A Brand New Thing – Jenny Moss
170. Batman #71
171. Batman#72
172. Batman # 73
173. Batman #74
174. Batman#75
175. Batman#76
176. A People’s Future of a United States Introduction – Victor LaValle
177. The Bookstore at the End of America – Charlie Jane Anders
178. Our Aim is Not To Die – A. Marc Rustad
179. The Wall – Lizz Huerta
180. Read After Burning — Maria Dahvana Headley
181. Chapter 5: Disruption and Continuity [excerpted] — Malka Older
182. Four Revelations From the Rusalka Ball – Cassandra Khaw
183. Spellswept – Stephanie Burgis
184. The River Always Wins – Laura Ann Gilman
185. The Amethyst Deciever -Shveta Thakrar
186. A Spy in the Deep – Patrick Samphire
187. Any Way The Wind Blows – Seanan McGuire
188. The Thing About Shapes To Come – Adam-Troy Castro
189. Estranged Children of Storybook Houses – Julian K. Jarboe
190. For Darkness Shows The Stars – Diana Peterfreund
191. To Say Nothing of The Dog – Connie Willis
192. The Christmas Bride- Grace Livingston Hill
193. Letter Excerpt: Lorenzo de Medici, The Magnificent concerning finances and the death of his father
194. The Levy of a Forced Loan, Quarter of S. Maria Novella; April 1378 Florence
195. Two Marriages in the Valori Family, 1452 and 1476
196. Marriage Negotiations: The Del Bene 1381
197. Hero with A Thousand Faces- Joseph Campbell
198. The Highwayman- Alfred Noyes
199. Jackdaws – KJ Charles
200. All You Can Do Is Breathe – Kaaron Warren
201. Needles- Elizabeth Bear
202. Baskerville’s Midgets – Reggie Oliver
203. Blood Yesterday Blood Tomorrow – Richard Bowes
204. X for Demetrious – Steve Duffy
205. Keeping Corky – Melanie Tem
206. Shelf-Life – Lisa Tuttle
207. Caius – Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg
208. Sweet Sorrow – Barbara Roden
209. First Breath – Nicole J. LeBoeuf
210. The Witch Who Came In From The Cold – Season Two Episode One – Max Gladstone & Lindsey Ellis
211. The Witch Who Came In From The Cold – Season Two Episode Two – Max Gladstone & Lindsey Ellis
212. Hounded by Kevin Hearne
213. To Drink Coffee With a Ghost – Amanda Lovelace
214. Bite Me ! – Dylan Meconis
215. Mockingbird Trade 1- Chelsea Cain
216. Mockingbird Trade 2 – Chelsea Cain
217. The Perfect Assassin – K.A. Doore
218. Ninth House- Leigh Bardugo
219. One-Eyed Jack – Elizabeth Bear
220. The Witch Who Came In From The Cold – Season Two Episode Three – Max Gladstone & Lindsey Ellis
221. The Witch Who Came In From The Cold – Season Two Episode Four – Max Gladstone & Lindsey Ellis
222. The Witch Who Came In From The Cold – Season Two Episode Five – Max Gladstone & Lindsey Ellis
223. Bookburners Season One Episode Two – Max Gladstone
224. It Was Saturday Night, I Guess That Makes It All Right by Sam J. Miller
225. Attachment Disorder – Tananarive Due
226. By His Bootstraps – Ashok K. Banker
227. The Omega’s Day Off – Dessa Lux
228. Blowout – Rachel Maddow
229. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #1 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
230. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth#2 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
231. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #3 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
232. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #4 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
233. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #5 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
234. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #6 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
235. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #7 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
236. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #8 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
237. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #9 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
238. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #10 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
239. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #11 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
240. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #12 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
241. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #13 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
242. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #14 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
243. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #15 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
244. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #16 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
245. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #17 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
246. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth Annual #1 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
247. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #18 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
248. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #19 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
249. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #20 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
250. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #21 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
251. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #22 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
252. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #23 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
253. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #24 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
254. Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #25 – Lobdell, Soy, Gandini
255. Die #1 – Gillen, Hans, Cowles
256. Die #2 – Gillen, Hans, Cowles
257. Die#3- Gillen, Hans, Cowles
258. Die#4- Gillen, Hans, Cowles
259. Die#5 – Gillen, Hans, Cowles
260. Die Worldbuilding Essays – Gillen, Hans
261. The Wicked + The Divine #45- Gillen, McKelvie, Wilson, Cowles
262. House of X #1- Hickman,Larraz, Silva, Gracia
263. House of X#2 – Hickman,Larraz, Silva, Gracia
264. House of X#3 – Hickman,Larraz, Silva, Gracia
265. House of X#4 – Hickman,Larraz, Silva, Gracia
266. House of X #5- Hickman,Larraz, Silva, Gracia
267. House of X #6- Hickman,Larraz, Silva, Gracia
268. Powers of X#1 – Hickman, Larraz, Silva, Gracia
269. Powers of X#2 – Hickman, Larraz, Silva, Gracia
270. Powers of X#3 – Hickman, Larraz, Silva, Gracia
271. Powers of X#4 – Hickman, Larraz, Silva, Gracia
272. Powers of X#5 – Hickman, Larraz, Silva, Gracia
273. Powers of X#6 – Hickman, Larraz, Silva, Gracia
274. Batman #77
275. Batman#78
276. Batman#79
277. Batman #80
278. Batman #81
279. Batman #82
280. Batman #83
281. Batman #84
282. The Author of the Acacia Seeds. And Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics – Ursula K. LeGuin
283. Die RPG Beta Manual 1.1 – Kieron Gillen
284. Die RPG Arcana – Kieron Gillen
285. The Gentry’s Guide to Mixing Swordsmanship and Magic – Good Society RPG
286. Falcon’s Apprentice – Jody Lynn Nye
287. She Remembered – Lee French
288. Thorn Girl – Connie J Jasperson
289. The Princess and the Dragon – Robyn Bennis
290. Alive – Raven Oak
291. The Magpie Lord – KJ Charles
292. Interlude with Tattooes – KJ Charles
293. To The Girls Afraid of Dying – Ashe Vernon
294. Self-Portrait Dressed As A Self-Help Program – Ashe Vernon
295. To The Boys Afraid of Dying – Ashe Vernon
296. Last Call – Ashe Vernon
297. Rafe – Rebekah Weatherspoon
298. The Future As An Exercise In Hope – Ashe Vernon
299. New Names for Old Heartaches – Ashe Vernon
300. Delicate Things – Ashe Vernon
301. Inventing New Ways To Call You Beautiful – Ashe Vernon
302. Bad Habits – Ashe Vernon
303. Swamp – Clementine von Radics
304. I Wish I Wrote The Way I Thought – Benedict Smith
305. Halfway House – Ashe Vernon