Speculative Fiction Challenge Halfway Point

Speculative Fiction Challenge Halfway Point Check In

Some Interesting Data Points:

Sub-Genres (Each book may be included in multiple sub-genres):

Science Fiction - 7

Dystopian - 5

Young Adult - 4

Urban Fantasy - 2

Alternate History - 1

Fantasy - 1

Steampunk - 1

Publishers:

Ace Books - 1

Baen Books - 1

DAW - 1

Nightshade Books - 1

Orbit - 1

Speak (Penguin) - 1

Spectra - 1

Subterranean Press - 1

Scholastic Press - 3

Time Frame:

0-1 Year - 7

2-5 Years - 4

Reading Format:

Paperback - 5

Audiobook - 3

Hardback - 2

Kindle for Android - 1

Books Reviewed:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Clementine by Cherie Priest

XVI by Julia Karr

The Wind-up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Bloodshot by Cherie Priest

Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey

Live Free or Die by John Ringo

Dauntless by Jack Campbell

Feed by Mira Grant

Prospective Book List from the Beginning of the Year:

• Bloodshot by Cherie Priest
• Clementine by Cherie Priest
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (Read, Not Yet Reviewed)
• The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C Hines (Read, Not Yet Reviewed)
• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Read, Not Yet Reviewed)
• Heartless by Gail Carriger (Read, Not Yet Reviewed)
• Steampunk edited by Jeff Vandermeer (In Progress)
• Ganymede by Cherie Priest
• Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
• Kraken by China Mieville
• Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Additional Thoughts:At this point in time, I've read and reviewed 11 of 12 books for the Speculative Fiction Challenge.
It's been interesting to make a deliberate attempt to review the books that I've been reading. I have been reading a fair amount besides these books but some of it has been re-reading old favorites or reading series where I don't feel that each book requires a separate review. I'm also much faster at reading than I am at reviewing. It's also interesting to see which books I thought I'd be reading and reviewing and how that compares to my hopes/goals/predictions at the start of the year.
Thoughts on the dataIt's interesting to see that, at least of the books I've reviewed, I read offerings from a variety of publishers. To be honest I don't really pay much attention to the name of the publisher and I think that my review list shows that. It is also interesting to see that I have read and reviewed more female authors than male authors. At the end of the year it may be interesting to analyze the data for what sub-genres I read by male and female authors and how (if?) it differs.