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The objective of this challenge is to read and review a minimum of twelve YA or middle grade debut novels throughout the year. For more information please click here.
I will be aiming for one debut novel a month – meaning twelve books in total. There is a progress bar on my sidebar which will keep track of how I am going.
The conditions of the challenge say that the Australian release of the novel must be in 2012 (as I live in Australia), which means the books I can choose from will be different from bloggers in other countries.
Here is a list of YA titles which are eligible – I will read one (or two) a month and link to the review. The books in bold font are the ones I already own.
January
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer (3rd Jan, Penguin Australia)
- Tempest by Julie Cross (5th Jan, Pan Macmillan Australia)
- Fracture by Megan Miranda (5th Jan, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)
- The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton (26th Jan, Immortal Ink Publishing – no Australian publisher at the moment)
- Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood (30th Jan, Penguin Australia)
February
- The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (1st Feb, Simon & Schuster Aust)
- After the Snow by S. D. Crockett (1st Feb, Pan Macmillan Aust)
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (7th Feb, Atom)
- The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg (27th Feb, Penguin Australia)
- Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (Murdoch Books)
March
- Slide by Jill Hathaway (1st Mar, HarperCollins Publishers Aust)
- Croak by Gina Damico
- Everneath by Brodi Ashton (2nd Mar, Simon & Schuster Aust)
- Someone Else’s Life by Katie Dale (2nd Mar, Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Starters by Lissa Price (29 Mar, Random House Australia)
April
- Immortal City by Scott Speer (4 April, Penguin Books Australia)
- The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams (26 Apr, Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (April, Anderson Press)
May
- Unravelling by Elizabeth Norris (1 May, HarperCollins Publishers Australia)
- The Hunt by Andrew Fukoda (10 May, Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Storm (The Elementals #1) by Brigid Kemmerer (Allen & Unwin)
June
- Struck by Jennifer Bosworth (1st June, Random House Australia)
- The Selection by Kiera Cass (1st June, HarperCollins Publishers Aust)
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo – published as The Gathering Dark by Hatchette AU
- Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen (7th Jun, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)
- The Shapeshifter’s Secret by Heather Ostler (12th June, Cedar Fort publishing)
July
- Deadly Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock (1st Aug, Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Shadows by Paula Weston (2nd July, Text Publishing)
- Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (2nd July, Random House Publishers Australia)
- Insignia by S. J. Kincaid (10th July, FIve Mile Press)
- Cold Fury by T. M. Goeglein (24th July, Putnam Publishing Group – no Australian publisher at the moment)
- Fire in the Sea by Myke Bartlett (25th July, Text Publishing)
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (July, Hachette Children’s Australia)
August
- Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (21st August, PanMacmillan Australia)
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury Austalia)
September
- Blackwood by Gwenda Bond (4th September, Strange Chemistry)
- Shift by Kim Curran (4th September, Strange Chemistry)
- Redemption by Veronique Launier (8th September, Flux Books)
- Defiance by C. J. Redwine (11th September, Hachette Australia – Little, Brown and Orion)
October
- Crewel by Gennifer Albin (1st October, Allen & Unwin)
- What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang (1st October, HarperCollins Australia)
- Poison Princess by Kresley Cole (2nd October, Simon and Schuster AU)
- The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke (2nd October, Stange Chemistry)
- Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell (30th October, St. Martin’s Griffin)
November
- Katya’s World by Jonathan L. Howard (6th November, Strange Chemistry US)
- Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs (13th November, Entangled Publishing US)
December
- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (11th December, PenguinTeen AU)
29 books read so far!