2015 TBR Update #12

So it's been a (long) while since I've done one of these updates, but I'm going to try and do them on Mondays on a regular basis. Not only so you can stay up to date on my reading challenges, but also my TBR progress for the months.

So my December TBR has 9 official books. Out of those, I have completed 1 this week.

• The Many Lives of John Stone by Linda Buckley-Archer (4/5 strawberries)

I have 7 left to read:

• A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
• The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
• Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty
• Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius

I have also read:

• Attack on Titan Vol. 16 by Hajime Isayama (5/5 strawberries)
• Attack on Titan Vol. 17 by Hajime Isayama (5/5 strawberries)
• Fairy Tail Vol. 7 by Hiro Mashima (4/5 strawberries)
• Fruits Basket Vol. 5 by Natsuki Takaya (4/5 strawberries)
• Fruits Basket Vol. 6 by Natsuki Takaya (5/5 strawberries)
• Red River Vol. 1 by Chie Shinohara (4/5 strawberries)

I am currently reading 4 books:

• The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
• The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
• A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
• Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead

I have caught up on 0 series, and I have started 1 new series/trilogies/duologie (Red River; Magnus Chase & the Gods of Asgard).

For my 2015 Reading Challenge, I have completed 24 items:

• A book with more than 500 pages: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• A book that became a movie: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
• A book published this year: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
• A book by a female author: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
• A mystery or thriller: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
• A book with a one-word title Ticker by Lisa Mantchev
• A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet: Slaves of Socorro by John Flanagan
• A book based on a true story: Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
• A book at the bottom of your to-read list: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
• A book based entirely on its cover: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
• A book you can finish in a day: Beneath the Stone Forest by Jordan Quinn
• A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
• A book set in high school: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
• A book with magic: Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica Day George
• A book by an author you've never read before: Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne
• A book you own but have never read: Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• A book with bad reviews: Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernen
• A graphic novel: Locke & Key Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez
• A book that made you cry: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
• A classic romance: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• A book you started but never finished: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
• A book set in the future: The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

I have 12 planned reads that I have yet to complete:

• A book of short stories: Clockwork Fairy Tales by Various Authors
• A book with a number in the title: Survival Colony 9 by Joshua David Bellin
• A book written by someone under 30: Wolfsblood by Hazel West
• A book with nonhuman characters: The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck
• A book set in a different country: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
• A nonfiction book: Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand
• A book a friend recommended: Impossible by Nancy Werlin
• A trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem by Lauren Oliver
• A book that was originally written in a different language: Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
• A popular author's first book: The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver
• A book that scares you: Asylum by Madeleine Roux 
• A book based on or turned into a TV show: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

I have 15 categories to still plan and complete:

• A book your mom loves
• A book more than 100 years old
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
• A memoir
• A book with antonyms in the title
• A book that came out the year you were born
• A book from your childhood
• A book with a love triangle
• A book with a color in the title
• A book that takes place in your hometown
• A book set during Christmas
• A book written by an author with your same initials
• A play
• A banned book
• A book that won a prize: