Bookish Goals Status Update: December 2015

In an effort to help keep myself on track, I am going to post monthly status updates showing where I stand for each of my 2015 Goals.

• Read and review at least 40 books - 
1. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
2. The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
3. Splintered by A.G. Howard
4. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. Slammed by Colleen Hoover\
6. The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
7. The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer
8. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
9. Inking Him by Cora Carmack
10. The 5th Horseman by James Patterson
11. Alienated by Melissa Landers
12. Spirit Bound By Richelle Mead
13. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn
14. Miss. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
15. Sweet by Tammara Webber
16. All Fall Down by Ally Carter
17. Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
18. The Heir by Kiera Cass
19. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
20. The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris
21. The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
22. Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
23. Jesse's Girl by Miranda Kenneally
24. The Trials by Stacey Kade
25. Finding It by Cora Carmack
26. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
27. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
28. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
29. Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix
30. The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
31. The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
32. Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan
33. Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
34. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
35. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
36. Rooms by Lauren Oliver
37. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
38. Until Midnight by Melissa Landers
39. Die Once More by Amy Plum
40. The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer

• Reach Level 2 (12-23 pts) in the New to You reading challenge at Herding Cats & Burning Soup.
1. Splintered by A.G. Howard - New Author & New Series
2. The Signature of All Things - New Author
3. Slammed by Colleen Hoover - New Author & New Series
4. The Iron Trial - New Series
5. The Inventor's Secret - New Series and New Genre (Steampunk)
6. Alienated - New Author and New Series
7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - New Author & New Series
8. All Fall Down - New Series
9. The Fine Art of Pretending - New Author
10. The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - New Author and New Series
11. Jesse's Girl by Miranda Kennealy - New Author
12. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - New Author and New Series
13. Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix - New Author
14. The Distance Between Us by Kasie West - New Author
15. Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens - New Author
16. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins - New Author

• Read at least 10 New Adult books
1. Slammed by Colleen Hoover
2. Sweet by Tammara Webber
3. Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
4. Finding It by Cora Carmack

• Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 
•  I FINALLY Finished reading the Harry Potter series.  

• Finish reading at least 5 series I have already started.  (I have several trilogies with final books I still need to read.
1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer - 3rd and final book in the Mara Dyer series
2. Last Sacrifice - 6th and final book in the Vampire Academy series
3. The Trials by Stacey Kade - 3rd and final book in the Project Paper Doll series
4. Finding It by Cora Carmack - 3rd and final book in the Losing It series
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 7th book in the Harry Potter series

• Attend a book convention
• I don't make it to a convention this year, but I'm registered for BEA in Chicago next May!!

• Read at least 20 books from my TBR list that are not 2015 new releases for the TBR Pile Reading Challenge.
1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer - Released 11/4/2014
2. Splintered by A.G. Howard - Released 1/1/2013
3. The Signature of All Things - Released 5/1/2012
4. Slammed by Colleen Hoover- Released 1/4/2012
5. The Iron Trial by Black & Clare - Released 9/9/2014
6. The Inventor's Secret - Released 4/22/2014
7. Eleanor & Park - Released 2/26/2013
8. The 5th Horseman - Released 1/1/2006
9. Alienated - Released 2/4/2014
10. Spirit Bound - Released 5/18/2010
11. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - Released 5/23/2006
12. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Released 6/7/2011
13. Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover - Released May 2013
14. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - Released 12/7/2010
15. The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris - Released 9/30/2014
16. The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Released 11/5/2013
17. Only the Good Spy Young - Released 6/29/2010
18. Finding It by Cora Carmack - Released 10/15/2013
19. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - Released 5/5/2007
20. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Released 1/1/2007
21. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - Released 1/3/2012
22. Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Released 5/1/2004
23. The Distance Between Us by Kasie West - Released 7/2/2013
24. Invisibility by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan - Released 5/7/2013
25. Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens - Released 2/25/2014
26. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins - Released 5/1/2012
27. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan - Released 9/9/2003
28. Rooms by Lauren Oliver - Released 9/23/2014
29. Until Midnight by Melissa Landers - Released 12/23/2014
30. The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer - Released 11/23/2012

• Achieve an Advanced level in the Novel Heartbeat 2015 Prequel and Sequel challenge with 51-75 points. 
1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer - 12 points for a sequel + finishing a series
2. The 5th Horseman - 2 points for a sequel
3. Spirit Bound - 2 points for a sequel
4. Sweet by Tammara Webber - 2 points for a sequel
5. Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover - 2 points for a sequel
6. The Heir by Kiera Cass - 2 points for a sequel
7. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - 2 points for sequel, 10 points for finishing a series
8. Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter - 2 points for sequel
9. The Trials by Stacey Kade - 2 points for sequel, 10 points for finishing a series
10. Losing It by Cora Carmack - 2 points for a sequel, 10 points for finishing a series
11. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - 2 points for a sequel
12. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - 2 points for a sequel, 10 pts for finishing a series
13. The Copper Gauntlet by Black and Clare - 2 points for a sequel
14. Until Midnight by Melissa Landers - 2 points for a sequel
15. Die Once More by Amy Plum - 2 points for a sequel
16. The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer - 2 points for a prequel

                                                    Total Points = 82

• Complete 2 half marathons during 2015
1. I ran the Capital City Half Marathon on May 2, 2015
2. I started training for the Glass City Half Marathon, which is scheduled for April 2016