December 2013 Wrap-Up

Here's a summary of my book-related activity for December. Basically, I knew I wasn't going to complete most of my challenges, so I focused on completing the few that were still achievable. And I succeeded in that!

I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and I'll see you in the new year!

Books I read (linked to the reviews)

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (free ebook)
Angel Omnibus by Christopher Golden, Joss Whedon, etc. (TBR pile)
Apocalyptic Organ Grinder by William Todd Rose (NetGalley)
Will O' the Wisp by Tom Hammock (NetGalley)
Basilisk by N. M. Browne (TBR pile)
Sworn (The Vampire Legends #1) by Emma Knight (free ebook)
The Price (A Selection Novella) by Kiera Cass (new book)

Books I bought at my friends' moving away sale

Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton

The Plague
by Albert Camus

Books I bought with Christmas gift cards (ie. sequels I was so excited for!)

Insurgent (Divergent #2)
by Veronica Roth

The Elite (The Selection #2)
by Kiera Cass

The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner #2)
by James Dashner

The Ask and the Answer
(Chaos Walking #2)
by Patrick Ness

Ebooks I bought

The Prince (A Selection Novella)
by Kiera Cass

Progress on challenges

I completed the following letters for the A-Z Book Challenge: none

I read 2 books for the Mount TBR Reading Challenge.

I read 0 books for the Anne Rice Challenge.

I completed the following squares for the Book Bingo Challenge: read 4 books from your TBR pile, read 4 books everyone but you has read

I read 0 books for the Nerdy Non-Fiction Challenge.

I read 1 book for the Dystopia Challenge.

I read 1 book written by women.

I read 0 books for the Seriously Series Challenge.

Progress on my TBR pile: I added 7 books to my to read list and removed 5, so my pile increased by 2 this month.