Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

The purpose of this challenge is to expose everyone to different genres/subgenres.

Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 12

Guidelines
- Each month a genre/subgenre will be posted
- Read ONE BOOK that falls into that genre/subgenres

This thread is for the participants to post their lists, progress, and discussions.

Description

A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events.

New Releases | Fractured/ Retellings Fairy-tales

Description

Spy is a sub-genre of crime fiction in which the protagonist is a spy, usually of an intelligence agency.

Most Read of the Week

Description

Standing for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, LGBT (or GLBT) involves characters, plot lines or themes portraying homosexual behavior.

New Releases | YA LGBT Romance | Popular LGBT Romance

Description

Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure.

Tragedy Book Lists | Most Read of the Week | Tragic Romance | YA Post-Death Novels | YA Death/Dying

Description

Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the need for the traveler to experience the intervening period (at least not at the normal rate). Time travel can form the central theme of a book or it can simply be a plot device to drive a story. Time travel in fiction can ignore the possible effects of the time traveler's actions or it can explote its repercussions (ie: paradoxes).

New Releases | Best Time Travel | YA Time Travel

Description

Humor is usually a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. It could indeed be said that comedy fiction is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter, but this isn't always as obvious as it first may seem.

New Releases

Description

This genre is a genre that deals with any sort of mental health such as schizophrenia, suicide, eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and many more.

Most Read this Week | New Releases

Description

These are books that are written in verse, a type of poetry. They are very quick reads and can usually be read in an hour or two. Some very popular authors with verse books include Ellen Hopkins and Lisa Schroeder.

YA Novels in Verse | The Verse Challenge

Description

Dying Earth is a subgenre of science fantasy which takes place in the far future at either the end of life on Earth or the End of Time, when the laws of the universe themselves fail. It differs from the apocalyptic subgenre in that it deals not with catastrophic destruction, but with entropic exhaustion of the Earth.

Popular Dying Earth Books

Description

Zombies are living-dead creatures often referred to as flesh eating or brain eating creatures spread by an infection such as a virus or by a bite.

New Releases | Most Read of the Week | Best Zombie Books

Description

Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively.

New Releases | Most Read of the Week | Thrillers

Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of speculative fiction (or science fiction) and historical fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world. Alternate history literature asks the question, "What if history had developed differently?"

New Releases | Most Read | Popular Alternate History Books

Read: 11/12


January: Fairy Tale : Tear You Apart 17 (2*)
February: Spy : Curse of the Arctic Star 23 (4*)
March: LGBT : None of the Above 21 (4*)
April: Tragedy : The Secrets We Keep 19 (4*)
May: Time Travel : Flashback Four #1: The Lincoln Project Aug 28 (5*)
June: Humor : Smile 13 (3*)
July: Mental Health : We'll Never Be Apart July 7 (3*)
August: Verse/Poetry : One Nov 6 (4*)
September: Dying Earth : Reign of Shadows Oct 24 (5*)
October: Zombie : Zom-B Fugitive 11 (3*)
November: Thriller : What Waits in the Woods 1 (3*)
December: Alternate History :

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Start Date: 1/1/15
Completed: 12/11/15

Read: 12/12

January: Fairy Tale - The School for Good and Evil 1/12 3.5 stars
February: Spy - Etiquette & Espionage 2/23 3 stars
March: LGBT - No One Needs to Know 3/29
April: Tragedy - I Was Here 6/24
May: Time Travel - The Night Circus 5/6 (shelved by 4 people)
June: Humour - Lying Out Loud 7/29
July: Mental Health - Paperweight 8/12
August: Verse/Poetry - Audition 8/30
September: Dying Earth - The Time Machine 10/12 3 stars
October: Zombies - The Failed Coward 10/4
November: Thriller - UnSouled 11/21
December: Alternate History - Curtsies & Conspiracies 12/11

Books read:

Can't wait for this one, YAY.
Read: 1/12

✓ January: Fairy Tale~ Beastly (2/1)
February: Spy~ All the Queen's Players
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Start Date: 1/1/2015
Completed: 12/7/2015

12/12

January: Fairytale Grounded: The Untold Story of Peter Pan & Captain Hook 1/30
February: Spy The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 2/19
March: LGBTQQI Sisters' Fate
(little sister and Elena are together and are huge part of plot) 3/31
April: Tragedy Divided We Fall 4/12
May: Time Travel Seeker 7/3
June: Humor The Two Gentlemen of Altona 6/5
July: Mental Health The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly 7/16
August: Verse/Poetry Skyscraping 9/26
September: Dying Earth Firewalker 9/25
October: Zombies Zom-B Fugitive 10/9
November: Thriller Marrow 11/18
December: Alternate History All Fall Down 12/7

Completed:

Thank you Gisbelle, for keeping this one going! I'm with everyone else. I really love this one!

Finished on: ___

January: Fairy Tale: Ella Enchanted 1/28
February: Spy: Also Known As 11/4
March: LGBT: Carry On 10/23
April: Tragedy: This Song Will Save Your Life 10/25
May: Time Travel: Ten Thousand Skies Above You 11/20
June: Humor: ?
July: Mental Health: Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding And Treating Prenatal And Postpartum Depression 11/11
August: Prose/Poetry: Traffick 11/18
September: Dying Earth: ?
October: Zombie: Rot and Ruin 10/6
November: Thriller: ?
December: Alternate History: ?

Completed:

Trisha wrote: "Thank you Gisbelle, for keeping this one going! I'm with everyone else. I really love this one!"

You're welcome :) I'm glad a lot of people like this challenge. Thanks Robyn for the idea :D

Start Date: 1/1/2015
Finished: 12/27/2015

Read: 12/12

January: Fairy Tale: Nameless 1/7 (2 stars)
February: Spy: A Spy in the House 2/2 (3 stars)
March: LGBT: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 3/8 (3 stars)
April: Tragedy: The Last Time We Say Goodbye 4/5 (4 stars)
May: Time Travel: Before I Fall 5/15 (2 stars)
June: Humor: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging 6/8 (2 stars)
July: Mental Health: Six Months Later 7/15 (3 stars)
August: Verse: I Heart You, You Haunt Me 8/8 (4 stars)
September: Dying Earth: Blood Red Road 9/29 (3 stars)
October: Zombie: Zom-B 10/10 (4 stars)
November: Thriller: The Masked Truth 11/3 (2 stars)
December: Alternate History: Jackaby 12/27 (3 stars)

Completed:

Start Date: 1/1/15
End Date: TBD

Read: 11/12


January: Fairytale -- Dealing with Dragons
February: Spy -- United We Spy
March: LGTBQ -- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
April: Tragedy -- Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
May: Time Travel -- Belzhar
June: Humor -- The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
July: Mental Health -- Every Last Word
August: Verse -- One
September: Dying Earth -- The Testing
October: Zombie -- Rebel
November: Thriller -- The Masked Truth
December: Alternative History -- Jackaby

Hey, I'm in too :)
Never done this challenge before though...

Start: 1/1/2015
Completed: 0/12

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I loved this one so much! Thanks for bringing it on in 2015, Gis!


Start Date: 01 January 2015
Completed: TBD

12/12

January: Fairy Tale Maelyn 7/13 (3 stars)
February: Spy I Am Pilgrim 5/20 (3 stars)
March: LGBT Tell the Wolves I'm Home 4/16 (4 stars)
April: Tragedy The Start of Me and You 4/3 (4 stars)
May: Time Travel Stars Across Time 9/27 (4 stars)
June: Humor Milk, Turkey, and Neurosis: Or, How Mother (Almost) Ruined My Life 6/5 (4 stars)
July: Mental Health Paperweight 8/09 (4 stars)
August: Poetry, Verse October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard 8/02 (5 stars)
September: Dying Earth The Einstein Intersection 12/31 (1 star)
October: Zombie A Zombie Christmas 12/31 (3 stars)
November: Thriller We'll Never Be Apart 12/07 (4 stars)
December: Alternate History Clockwork Angel

Books Read:

Woot, I was waiting for this one!

Read: 7/12


January: Fairy Tale (finished 6/1)
February: Spy (finished 2/2)
March: LGBT (finished 1/3)
April: Don't feel up to reading Tragedy.
May: Time Travel (finished 6/5)
June: Humour (finished 7/6)
July: Mental Health (finished 31/8)
August: - Don't like Verse/Poetry.
September: - Not sure if I will participate in this one either.
October: Zombie (finished 14-15/10)
November:
December:

I'm in.

Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 12
Completed: 0/12

January: The Iron Daughter
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I'm in!!!

January: (COMPLETED Jan. 12th)
February: (COMPLETED Feb. 9th)
March: (COMPLETED Mar. 7th)
April: (COMPLETED Apr. 14th)
May: (COMPLETED May 26th)
June: (COMPLETED June 27th)
July:(COMPLETED July 1st)
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I am in!!

Read: 1/12

January:The Iron Trial
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I am in !!!

Read 5/12

January: fairy tale

February: spy

March: lgbt

April: tragidy

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Start Date: 1/1/15
Completed: 12/4/15

Read: 12/12

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Start Date: 1/1/15
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i'm in :D
Start Date: 1/1/15
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Read: 2/12


January: Fairy Tale
Snow White Sorrow 16/2/15
February: Spy
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If I Stay 9/15
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I'm in.

Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 12
Completed: 1/12

January: Fairy tales - Alice in Zombieland ✔️ 5 ★'s 1/4/15
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Date Started: 1/1/15
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Number of Books: 12
Completed: 1/12

January: Fairy Tale: Alice in Zombieland
February: Spy: ?
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Start Date: January 1st, 2015
End Date: December 31st, 2015

Completed: 0/12

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Read: 1/12

January: (Fairytales) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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I'm in!!! :D

Start date: 1/1/15
End Date: 12/31/15

Books Read: 0/12


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I'm in! I didn't get to finish last year (because one of the genres was one that I just didn't have a book for), but I hope to be able to finish this time!

Read: 0/12
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Start Date: Jan. 1, 2015
End Date: Dec. 31, 2015

Read: 2/12
January: fairy-tale | The School for Good and Evil ✔
February: Spy | Jackaby
March: LGBT | My Most Excellent Year
April: Tragedy | Before I Fall ✔
May: Time Travel | Hollow City
June: ?
July: ?
August: ?
September: ?
October: ?
November: ?
December: ?

| my challenges |

I'm in :)

Start Date: 1/1/15
Completed:

Read: 1/12

January: Fairytales: Cinder ✓ 5/5★
February:
March: LGBT: Otherbound ✓ 4/5★
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Start Date: January 1, 2015

Read: 1/12

January: Fairy-tales: 01/11/15-4*
February: Spy: 02/07/15-4*
March: LGBT: 03/01/15-4*
April: Tragedy: 04/05/15-2*
May: Time Travel: 05/18/15-3*
June: Humor: 06/18/15-2*
July: Mental Illness: 07/08/15-4*
August: Poetry/Verse: 08/23/15-2*
September: Dying Earth: 09/21/15-4*
October: Zombies: 10/09/15
November: Thriller: 11/03/15-4*
December: Alt. His.: 12/31/15-4*

Yay another challenge!

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Read: 0/12

Yeah! This ia great one for me, love all genres....

Starting on 1/1/15
Completed books: 11/12

January: Fairy Tale: The Book of Lost Things - Note to self: You don't like fairy tales.
February: Spy: Stormbreaker - Note to self: You don't like teenage spies.
March: LGBT: A Thread of Deepest Black
April: Tragedy: The Impossible Knife of Memory
May: Time Travel: All Our Yesterdays
June: Humor: Yes Please Note to self: Not for you.
July: Mental Health: Speak
August: Poetry: Wilfred Owen - Selected Poems
September: Dying Earth: Prince of Thorns
October: Zombies: Return of the Living Deadpool
November: Thriller: Casino Royale
December: Alternate History: Rebel Mechanics

I'm through with the list. I was planning to finish it all, but I forgot to read the September's book, so 11/12.

Start: January 1, 2015
Finish: December 2015
Books Read: 0/12

January - Fairytales

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December

Start Date: January 1, 2015
Finished: December 2015

Read 2/12

January- Fairytales
2/25/15 4*
February- Spy

March- LGBT

April- Tragedy

May- Time Travel

June- Humor
6/25/15 5*
July- Mental Health

August
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December

I'm in

Start Date: 1/1/15
Completed:

Read: 0/12

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Genre Challenge 2015

I'm in!

Start Date: 1/1/2015
Finished:

Read: 8/12

✔January: Fairy Tale: Tiger Lily (28/01/15) ★★★
✔February: Spy: The White House Connection (03/02/15) ★★★
✔March: LGBT: The House of Hades (30/03/15) ★★★★★
✔April: Tragedy: The Time Traveler's Wife (13/05/15) ★★★★
✔May: Time Travel: Slaughterhouse-Five (06/05/15) ★★★
June: Humor: The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
✔July: Mental Health: Vanishing Girls (09/07/15) ★★★★
✔August: Poetry/Verse: Wish You Were Here (And I Wasn't): A Book of Poems and Pictures for Globe Trotters (04/08/15) ★★
✔September: Dying Earth: The Testing (05/11/15) ★★★★
October: Zombie: The Sacrifice
November: Thriller: Liars, Inc.
December:

Completed:

Count me in.

Start: January 1st 2015
Finish: December 31st 2015

Books read: 0/12

January: Fairy Tale Hemlock Veils
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