With the extremely steamy first day of summer upon us, I can safely say I’ve finished this year’s reading for the Once Upon a Time Challenge.
I did challenge the first, which was to read at least five books in the challenge categories (fantasy, folklore, fairy tales and mythology). Due to a fair number of young adult books, and because I actually only read books that fit the challenge criteria during the challenge (first year I’ve managed that), I read fifteen books this year.
By category, they are:
Fantasy:
- The Curse of Chalion – Lois McMaster Bujold – finished 6/17/12
- Charmed Destinies – Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee & Catherine Asaro – finished 6/10/12
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – N. K. Jemisin – finished 6/8/12
- Garden Spells – Sarah Addison Allen – finished 5/31/12
- The Black Unicorn – Tanith Lee – finished 5/12/12
- Alphabet of Thorn – Paticia A. McKillip – finished 5/1/12
- The Ill-Made Mute – Cecilia Dart-Thornton – finished 4/7/12
Fairy Tale:
- The Rose and the Beast – Francesca Lia Black – finished 5/17/12
- Fairest – Gail Carson Levine – finished 5/10/12
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard – J.K. Rowling – finished 5/8/12
- Wicked Lovely – Melissa Marr – finished 4/27/12
- Snow White and Rose Red – Patricia C. Wrede – finished 4/24/12
Folklore:
- The Death of King Arthur – finished 5/27/12
- I am Morgan le Fay – Nancy Springer – finished 5/15/12
Mixed (Bit of Fairy Tale, Folklore and Mythology)
- Daughter of the Forest – Juliet Marillier – finished 3/31/12
All in all, it was a lot of fun, and I look forward to next year.