And April is over. Yikes. It was a crazy month for me off-blog, what with three soccer teams to keep track of. End the month with a fender-bender, and, well, that makes for one helluva month! It was all I could do to keep things here up to date and active. As such, my Challenges page is in desperate need of updating, as is my Review Index. I’m hoping to get to those soon. Because Challenges is neglected as of now, I’m not going to list my progress in those at this point – I’m not entirely sure where I’m at! LOL Anywho, let’s look back and see how it was.

Books Reviewed in April

1. Captain’s Fury by Jim Butcher ~ 5 stars
2. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick ~ 5 stars
3. NIV Faithgirlz! Bible (Revised Edition) by Nancy Rue (contributor) ~ 5 stars
4. NIV Boys Bible ~ 5 stars
5. Medusa the Mean by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams ~ 5 stars
6. Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis ~ 5 stars
7. Titanic 2012 by Bill Walker ~ 3.5 stars
8. So You Want to Start Running … Again! by Jeff Stevenson ~ 2 stars
9. Princeps’ Fury by Jim Butcher ~ 5 stars
10. Love & Leftovers by Sarah Tregay ~ 4.5 stars
11. Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf ~ 4 stars

April’s Top 5 Books

1. Princeps’ Fury by Jim Butcher
2. Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis
3. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
4. Captain’s Fury by Jim Butcher
5. Medusa the Mean by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams

Special Events

• Character Book Picks for Love & Leftovers blog tour
• Celebrated my 2nd blogoversary
• Reviewed the WondaWedge
• Character This or That for Medusa the Mean blog tour
• Introduced the upcoming Authors from A to Z
• Guest post for The Minefields blog tour
• Cover talk for The Other Life blog tour
• Character This or That for Breaking Beautiful blog tour
• Reviewed the BookWedge
• Author This or That for What She Left Behind blog tour

Traffic Report

All traffic stats are provided by Google Analytics.

Top 10 Referring Sites/Blogs

1. Google (organic) ~ 1,264
2. The Write Blocks ~ 64
3. Goodreads.com ~ 49
4. Google.com ~ 46
5. Blogger.com ~ 30
6. facebook.com ~ 19
7. Bing (organic) ~ 18
8. Joan Holub blog ~ 15
9. Around the World Tours ~ 8
   I’m Loving Books ~ 8
   The {Teen} Book Scene ~ 8
   Top Mommy Blogs ~ 8
   Yahoo (organic) ~ 8

Top 5 Keywords

1. clockwork angel summary ~ 61
2. proudbook ~ 16
3. pandemonium lauren oliver summary ~ 14
   want to go private summary ~ 14
4. (5.) the demon king summary ~ 9

Top 10 Viewed Pages

1. Proud Book Nerd ~ 393
2. 2nd Blogoversary Celebration with Giveaway! ~ 204
3. Review: Clockwork Angel ~ 140
4. Review: Titanic 2012 ~ 72
5. Product Review with Giveaway: WondaWedge ~ 59
6. Review: Pandemonium ~ 52
7. Review: The Demon King ~ 50
8. Review: Lone Wolf ~ 44
9. Blog Tour & Giveaway: Medusa the Mean (Character This or That) ~ 41
10. Review: Want to Go Private? ~ 39

Thank you for your continued support! I’m hoping the summer will bring a little less chaos and a little more time for reading, reviewing, and blogging. Happy May to you all!
~*~

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Welcome to March! I feel like I just wrote my January post! (Maybe that’s just because I did that so late in the month? LOL I feel like I’ve been somewhat absent as of late. I blame a few things. My brand-new iPad. Got it for my birthday in December, and it is HARD to put down! LOL Also, burnout. I’ve over-committed myself one to many times, it seems. I’m trying my best to make good on my agreements. They aren’t all gonna make it – at least not exactly when they were originally agreed to be posted. But, every book I’ve ever accepted for the purpose of a review WILL BE REVIEWS. It just might be awhile. In my absence, I have barely read any other blogs. I apologize for that. I’m afraid it’ll get worse before it gets better, as soccer season is soon to begin. Hopefully I’ll find some time to get caught up a bit before then. I apologize for my absence.

Once again, Google Friend Connect is about to become a thing of the past. I believe March was the month slated for the end, but I could be wrong about that. Please remember to choose a different following means. I recommend e-mail updates, RSS feed, Facebook, and/or Twitter. I’ve also added Proud Book Nerd to Linky Followers. The box for that is in the footer on the left. (And it’s MIA at the moment, so I’m not sure how dependable it’ll be.)

Now that I have that out of the way, February was short and busy. I don’t think it was as good, reading-wise, as January, but I still feel like I’m off to a great bookish start this year! (Note: I’m changing the header of the first section to books read/reviewed in February. Sometimes books I post reviews on for blog tours were read weeks – or even months – in advance. So, the post has been scheduled for a while, and wasn’t actually read in the month it appears.)

Books Read/Reviewed in February

1. Frantic by Mike Dellosso ~ 4 stars
2. Lovesick by Spencer Seidel ~ 4.5 stars
3. Fracture by Megan Miranda ~ 4.5 stars
4. Four Letter Words by Bill Giovannetti ~ 4.5 stars
5. The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting ~ 4 stars
6. Waiting to Forget by Sheila Kelly Welch ~ 3.5 stars
7. Fever by Lauren DeStefano ~ 4 stars
8. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons ~ 4.5 stars
9. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen ~ 4 stars
10. Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer ~ 4 stars
11. Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes ~ 3.5 stars
12. Cursor’s Fury by Jim Butcher ~ 4 stars
13. Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren ~ 3.5 stars
14. While I’m Still Myself by Jeremy Mark Lane ~ 3.5 stars
15. Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr ~ 4 stars

February’s Top 5 Books

1. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
2. Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
3. Fracture by Megan Miranda
4. Four Letter Words by Bill Giovannetti
5. Cursor’s Fury by Jim Butcher

Challenges

• 2012 E-Book Reading Challenge: 5/10
• 2012 Sensational Seconds Challenge: 3/13
• 2012 Support Your Local Library Challenge: 2/12
• Free Reads 2012: 5/5 » Upped the ante: 12/15
• Off the Shelf 2012: 5/5 » Upped the ante: 5/15
• Speculative Fiction Challenge 2012: 11/12
• Redwall Reading Challenge: 0/22
• Follow that Blurb Reading Challenge: On hold until further notice

Special Events

• Author interview for River of Time Series blog tour
• Cover reveal for Evergreen (Mer Tales #2) by Brenda Pandos
• Guest post for A Place to Die blog tour
• Guest post for Lovesick blog tour
• When I’m Not Writing for Scarlet blog tour
• Tens List for Article 5 blog tour
• Cover reveal for Luminosity (Luminosity #1) by Stephanie Thomas

Traffic Report

All traffic stats are provided by Google Analytics.

Top 10 Referring Sites

1. Google (organic) ~ 1,099
2. Direct ~ 190
3. lisatawnbergren.com ~ 94
4. Facebook ~ 58
5. Blogger.com ~ 48
6. Google.com ~ 43
7. Bing (organic) ~ 30
   Goodreads.com ~ 30
8. (9.) Twitterfeed ~ 14
9. (10.) Yahoo (organic) ~ 12

Top 5 Referring Blogs

1. The Write Blocks ~ 58
2. A Place to Die blog tour blog ~ 27
3. I’m Loving Books ~ 13
4. Nazish Reads ~ 9
5. Tarah Dunn ~ 8

Top 5 Keywords

1. clockwork angel summary ~ 90
2. want to go private summary ~ 12
3. entwined summary ~ 10
   summary of clockwork angel ~ 10
   the false princess ~ 10

“Interesting” Keywords

• taboo words dictionary
• “conscience” submit guest post
• a book whith [sic] a nerd in the book
• bawl your eyes out jermey [sic] camp book review
• bird with poppy flower tattoo

Top 10 Viewed Pages

1. Proud Book Nerd ~ 387
2. Review: Clockwork Angel ~ 194
3. Blog Tour: River of Time Series (Author Interview) ~ 177
4. Review: Waterfall ~ 115
5. Review: The Lying Game ~ 51
6. Review: The Demon King ~ 49
7. Blog Tour: A Place to Die (Guest Post) ~ 47
8. Review: Want to Go Private? ~ 46
9. Review: The False Princess ~ 44
10. Review Index ~ 43

Clearly my absence has kept you away. Hopefully I’ll have more time for posting – and visiting – this month! Thanks, as always, for your support!
~*~

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December. Wow. Over. Wow. Good-bye to 2011. Hello to 2012. Yikes! As we begin a new month – and year – I am again looking back over the previous month to reflect on what all transpired here, and traffic stats (because my nerdiness is not limited to books). I am surprised by how slow of a reading month it was for me. Fewer than 10 books. But, that’s OK. We have birthdays, the holidays, etc. Those are my primary focus. Anyway, if you’re new or haven’t been around much this month, check out the first few categories to see what you might have missed!

Before I get to that, though, there are a few things I wanted to discuss.

As many of you already know, Google Friend Connect will be discontinued for blogs off the Blogger platform. What does that mean? In short, it will no longer be available here on Proud Book Nerd. The date of discontinuation, if I remember correctly, isn’t until March, but I’m not waiting until then to move on. Sometime over the next few days I will remove it from Proud Book Nerd. I have a few other alternatives for continuing to remain updated on new posts, reviews, giveaways, etc. here.

• By e-mail: This is probably the easiest, most reliable way to keep up to date here. You will receive an e-mail once per day – only if there were new posts since your last e-mail. My e-mail subscribers haven’t received any new e-mails for a bit because I’ve been out of town and unable to post. To sign up for these updates, simply enter your e-mail address in the subscription box in the right-hand sidebar and hit “submit.” Make sure to go into your e-mail to confirm the subscription!
• Via Goodreads: I am constantly on Goodreads. Usually just to track my reading, but my reviews are usually partially posted there with a link to the full review here. Send me a friend request if you want to go this route.
• Via RSS feed: I use Google’s Feedburner for following feeds, but you can use whatever program, extension, or whatever works for you. Simply click HERE.
• Via Twitter: I am set up to automatically post notification whenever there’s a new post. It posts the headline, a short snippet, and a link. Outside of this, I’m not usually very active on twitter, but if you want to know about new posts, this will work. I’m ProudBookNerd.
• Via Facebook: My posts are also automatically posted on Proud Book Nerd’s facebook page. If you “Like” the page, you’ll get notification in your facebook feed whenever I make new posts. My page is HERE.
• Via Networked Blogs: My feed automatically is pulled, so you won’t fall behind this way either. I’m HERE.
• Google+: I’ve recently created a page. I will be honest and say I’m hardly on there. I’m hoping Google eventually allows pages to auto-post their feed (like on facebook). Until that happens, you’re at my mercy – I rarely remember to post links to new posts over there! LOL But, still, if you add me to your circles and Google ever does allow it, then you will be all set! I’m HERE.

The other thing is that during my slow month of December, I’ve realized how much I have been avoiding/ignoring/procrastinating because of all of this reading. I’m going to attempt to cut back. And, that might mean that reviews that have been scheduled just don’t happen on time. I promise to review every book I’ve received for review purposes, but it might be awhile before I get to it. If I miss you, PLEASE don’t freak out on me. I have every intention of getting to you. I just cannot sacrifice my offline life – especially that with my children – for this blog.

And with that stated, let’s get to the monthly review!

Books Read in December

1. Artemis the Loyal by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams ~ 5 stars
2. Hushed by Kelley York ~ 2 stars
3. God Gave Us Love by Lisa T. Bergren ~ 5 stars
4. The Daughter She Used to Be by Rosalind Noonan ~ 4 stars
5. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows ~ 4.5 stars
6. Jane Was Here by Sarah Kernochan ~ 2.5 stars
7. Dead to You by Lisa McMann ~ 3.5 stars
8. Don’t Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala ~ 5 stars
9. Hunted by Cheryl Rainfield ~ 4.5 stars

Top 5 Books Read in December

1. Don’t Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala
2. Artemis the Loyal by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams
3. God Gave Us Love by Lisa T. Bergren
4. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
5. Hunted by Cheryl Rainfield
6. The Daughter She Used to Be by Rosalind Noonan

Challenges Final Word for 2011

• Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge: 7/21 :-
• Wish I’d Read That: 11/20
• Mystery & Suspense: 12/12 FINISHED! (in May)
  
• 2nds Challenge: 6/6 FINISHED! (in May)
  
• iChallenges: 10/10 FINISHED! (in June)
  
• 100 Books in a Year: 100/100 FINISHED! (in July)

Follow that Blurb Challenge

• Fateful by Claudia Gray » The Awakening by L.J. Smith » DEAD END
• Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg » The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins » Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins » Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins » DEAD END
• Cherished by Kim Cash Tate » The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson (TBR when I have a moment or two)

*** I am considering abandoning this challenge, at least until I can get caught up on reviews. ***

Special Events

• Character interview for In the Forests of the Night
• Guest post from Kelley York, author of Hushed
• Author this or that for Can You Survive: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• Author interview for Good Graces blog tour
• Guest post from Murray Tillman, author of Meet Me on the Paisley Roof
• 12 Pearls of Christmas series of guest posts by various authors
• Became new host for Third Sentence Thursday meme
• Guest post from Nicole Langan from Tribute Books
• Author this or that for The International Kissing Club
• Participated in Top 10 of 2011 event

Traffic Report

All traffic stats are provided by Google Analytics.

Top 10 Referring Sites

1. Google (organic) ~ 1,708
2. Direct ~ 219
3. Blogger.com ~ 106
4. Google.com ~ 66
5. t.co (apparently part of Twitter) ~ 54
6. Goodreads.com ~ 37
7. orbitbooks.net ~ 29
8. Twitterfeed ~ 27
9. Bing (organic) ~ 22
10. Facebook ~ 19
    Yahoo (organic) ~ 19

Top 10 Referring Blogs

1. The Write Blocks ~ 103
2. Most Important Letter ~ 39
3. Stuck in Books ~ 26
4. Around the World Tours ~ 19
   Pure Imagination ~ 19
5. Breaking the Spine ~ 18
6. Fiktshun ~ 17
   Lauren Oliver ~ 17
7. Starry Sky Books ~ 16
8. A Novel Challenge ~ 14
9. Candace’s Book Blog ~ 13
10. I’m Loving Books ~ 12

Top 10 Keywords

1. clockwork angel summary ~ 159
2. post your wife ~ 38
3. summary of clockwork angel ~ 35
4. sing you home summary ~ 34
5. clockwork angel plot summary ~ 22
6. clockwork angel synopsis ~ 18
7. the false princess ~ 15
8. want to go private summary ~ 14
9. the clockwork angel summary ~ 12
10. 100 books in a year challenge ~ 10
    my name is memory ~ 10
    the demon king ~ 10
    the devil in pew number seven ~ 10

Top 5 “Interesting” Keywords

1. post your wife
2. nerd snowflakes
3. mom solo
4. nerd shelves
5. post my wife

Top 10 Viewed Pages

1. Proud Book Nerd ~ 595
2. Review: Clockwork Angel ~ 453
3. Giveaway: Liesl & Po signed and wrapped by Lauren Oliver ~ 157
4. Hug an Author Blog Hop ~ 118
5. Guest Post: My Life’s Love Affair is Entirely My Fault by Michael J. Sullivan ~ 95
6. Review: Sing You Home ~ 86
7. Blog Tour & Giveaway: In the Forests of the Night (Character Interview) ~ 67
8. Review: The Demon King ~ 64
9. Top 10 of 2011: Book Boyfriends ~ 53
10. Review: Artemis the Loyal ~ 49
    Review: Don’t Breathe a Word ~ 49

Thank you for your support and continued readership. This blog wouldn’t be nearly so much fun without you!
♥

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Is it just me, or did October fly by? I swear it just started! I feel like I was back on track, reading wise, not so sure about here, though. I still haven’t had much time for things like memes, but I’m learning to accept that. I’ve been able to have more guest posts and such, which is definitely fun!

Books Read in October

1. Crossed by Ally Condie ~ 3.5 stars
2. Founder by LM Long ~ 4 stars
3. Cherished by Kim Cash Tate ~ 4 stars
4. How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr ~ 4.5 stars
5. Human Body Detectives series by Dr. Heather Manley ~ 5 stars
6. Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguié ~ 4 stars
7. Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough ~ 4.5 stars
8. Frost by Wendy Delsol ~ 4.5 stars
9. Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park ~ 5 stars
10. Slide by Jill Hathaway ~ 4 stars
11. Crank by Ellen Hopkins ~ 2.5 stars
12. Married Mom, Solo Parent by Carla Anne Coroy ~ 3.5 stars
13. Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane ~ 3.5 stars
14. The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Macker ~ 4.5 stars
15. Fix Me by Rune Michaels ~ 4 stars
16. Refuge on Crescent Hill by Melanie Dobson ~ 4 stars
17. The Vision by Jen Nadol ~ 3 stars
18. Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler ~ 4 stars

Top 5 Books Read in October

1. Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
2. Human Body Detectives series by Dr. Heather Manley
3. Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
4. The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Macker
5. Frost by Wendy Delsol

Progress in Challenges

• Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge: 7/21
• Wish I’d Read That: 10/20
• Mystery & Suspense: 12/12 FINISHED! (in May)
• 2nds Challenge: 6/6 FINISHED! (in May)
• iChallenges: 10/10 FINISHED! (in June)
• 100 Books in a Year: 100/100 FINISHED! (in July)

Follow That Blurb Challenge

• Fateful by Claudia Gray » The Awakening by L.J. Smith » DEAD END
• Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg » The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins » Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins » Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins » DEAD END
• Cherished by Kim Cash Tate » The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson (TBR when I have a moment or two)

Special Events

• Sleeper’s Runguest post
• Frosttop ten list
• The Gladiator Princeguest post
• Foundercharacter interview
• A Beautiful Darkguest post
• Always a Witchcharacter this or that(with giveaway ending 11/7)

Traffic Report

All traffic stats are provided by Google Analytics.

Top 10 Referring Sites

1. Google (organic) ~ 1,240
2. Direct ~ 217
3. Blogger.com ~ 107
4. Google.com ~ 50
5. Facebook.com ~ 41
6. Natsujikan.com ~ 35
7. theteenbookscene.weebly.com ~ 30
8. Bing (organic) ~ 22
   Twitterfeed ~ 22
9. Goodreads.com ~ 19
   Top Mommy Blogs ~ 19
10. t.co (apparently part of Twitter) ~ 18

Top 10 Referring Blogs

1. I Am a Reader, Not a Writer ~ 235
2. Cym Lowell ~ 32
3. Pure Imagination ~ 16
4. Minnette Meador, Word Weaver ~ 14
5. Around the World Tours ~ 13
6. The Diary of a Bookworm ~ 12
7. LM Long ~ 11
8. Reading, Writing and the World of Words ~ 8
9. Candace’s Book Blog ~ 7
10. Lauren Oliver: News, Thoughts, Miscellany ~ 6

Top 10 Keywords

1. clockwork angel summary ~ 41
2. the lying game summary ~ 37
3. sing you home summary ~ 33
4. the exiled queen summary ~ 21
5. proud book nerd ~ 19
6. childrens books about being proud ~ 15
   i’d know you anywhere summary ~ 15
7. want to go private summary ~ 14
8. the demon king ~ 13
9. a beautiful dark ~ 12
   tombstones and banana trees ~ 12
10. mockingjay summary ~ 10

Top 10 “Interesting” Keywords

1. booknurd.com.au
2. jbhc
3. letter x in different fonts
4. ” a lesson in scripture “
5. “penguin grou” and “book badge”
6. 2011 nerd of the year
7. 56 revolution
8. abbydreams josephine
9. am i a book nerd
10. american nerd book

Top 10 Viewed Pages

1. Spooktacular Giveaway Hop ~ 558
2. Proud Book Nerd ~ 492
3. Review: The Lying Game ~ 165
4. Review: Clockwork Angel ~ 92
5. Blog Tour Guest Post & GIVEAWAY: The Gladiator Prince ~ 89
6. Review: The Demon King ~ 81
7. Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY: Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguié ~ 78
8. Review: Sing You Home ~ 74
9. Review: The Exiled Queen ~ 61
10. Review & GIVEAWAY: Human Body Detectives series by Dr. Heather Manley ~ 58

As always, this was fun to look at. Thanks for enduring my endless fascination with numbers. (Yes, I know, I’m a book nerd with a degree in English. A bit of an anomaly, I suppose! )

Thank you for your support and continued readership. This blog wouldn’t be nearly so much fun without you!
♥

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