SQL 2005 to SQL 2012 Replication for SSRS

I recently successfully implemented one-way log shipping from a production SQL 2005 database to a new SQL 2012 database in the hopes that I can use the 2012 database to run SSRS 2012 on it.
Unfortunately, the 2012 database is kept offline since log shipping between two DIFFERENT SQL versions can only be done in a NO RECOVERY mode. (Standby mode is NOT available which would make the SQL 2012 read only and therefore workable for SSRS
2012.)
Does anyone have any suggestions on if there is another method on how to achieve this?

Yes, You can try replication. I hope you've latest service pack upgrade for SQL 2005.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143699.aspx
BOL:-
A Subscriber to a transactional publication can be any version within two versions of the Publisher version. For example: a SQL Server 2005 Publisher can have Subscribers running SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 (including SQL Server 2008 R2), or SQL Server
2012; and a SQL Server 2012 Publisher can have Subscribers running SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 (including SQL Server 2008 R2), or SQL Server 2012.
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Thanks all for the replies.
I am trying summarize what I have understood here:
Document SQL Server 2005 environment details, Is there any tool which could give us all relevant details
I would take the backup from the SQL Server 2005 Production environment and then restore the same in a test environment which again has SQL Server 2005 and Run Upgrade Advisor on that
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I should fix all the deprecated changes on the Test system identified by SQL Profiler
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<Question> Then run the Scripted changes where we fixed all the breaking, discontinued & deprecated changes
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