The Moral of the Story Challenge (2013)

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

I love fairy tales and fables so why not make a challenge out of it? The purpose of this challenge is to see how many you (Aesop’s Fables, Canterbury Tales, Hans Christian Anderson, & Grimm Fairy Tales) can read and compare to each other? What are the morals to each short story?
Rules:

• Short stories must come from Aesop (284), Anderson (64), or Grimm (120) books.
• Books must be read from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
• Review between 2-4 stories that you’ve read at one time & link back to this review at the bottom of yours. (It does not have to be a full review, a sentence or two on Goodreads is more than sufficient.)

Levels:

• 1 – 40 Morals Read
• 41 – 80 Morals Learned
• 81 – 100 Morals Understood
• 100+ Morals Master

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon

January 21 – 27, 2013

It's here! The official sign up for A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon! It's just a month away on January 21 - 27! It will start at 12:00am Monday and end at 11:59pm on Sunday.  Times are central standard time so adjust your times accordingly.  Of course, like most read-a-thons, the books read must be novels or novellas, adult or young adult are fine, and you can read children's books too (as long as you do read some novels too).  You DO NOT have to participate the entire week.  Join in when you can, start in the middle, end early...whatever works best for your schedule.  As long as you sign in at the sign-in post and do some kind of wrap up post, you're in for the big giveaway at the end.  As with my previous read-a-thons, it will be a week of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries.  I hope you will join me! I will not be hosting any mini-challenges, as we learned from my last two read-a-thons, focusing on the reading rocks. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge, you are more than welcome. We will have a few scheduled Twitter chats again (and perhaps some more reading sprints). Our twitter hashtag is#WintersRespite
Sign up in the linky below. You do not have to do a post now, unless you want to help spread the word (hint, hint...) If you don't have a blog, use Facebook, Twitter or Goodreads. Having a blog is not required. Be sure to grab the button at the top of this post. (Don't forget that this is just the sign-up linky. There will be starting line sign-in and wrap-up linkies during the read-a-thon and doing both is required to be eligible for the giveaway).

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

150+ Reading Challenge for 2013

January 1st, 2013 thru December 31, 2013

For me 100 books is not a problem to read for one year.  I know there are a lot of people out there who can read more than the base line of 100.
So....this year I am not only challenging myself, I am going to challenge you to read even more this year!
The goal is to reach 150+ books for this challenge.  Now don't get discouraged!  I know 150 books or more sounds like a lot.  When you read the rules below though, you will find that it is quite easy to reach 150 books.
Don't be shy! Come sign up and spread the word!  The challenge doesn't officially start until January 1st, 2013.  Only books read on this date or after count towards the challenge.

DETAILS/RULES:


1. The goal is to read 150 or more books. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate. Posting on GoodReads or wherever you post your reviews is good enough.
2. Allowed are: Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Manga, Graphic Novels, Library books, Novellas, Young Reader, Nonfiction – as long as the book has an ISBN or equivalent or can be purchased as such, the book counts.
What doesn't count: Individual short stories or individual books in the Bible and comic books.
3. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.
4. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.
5. Challenge begins January 1st, 2013 thru December 31, 2013. Books started before the 1st do not count. You can join at anytime.
6. When you sign up under Linky, put the direct link to your post where your books will be listed. Include the URL to this post so that other viewers can find this fun challenge. If you’d prefer to put your list in the sidebar of your blog, please leave your viewers the link to the sign up page. Again, so viewers can join the challenge too.
READY......SET.....SIGN UP!!!!

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

The Erotic Literature Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

Here are the details…

• The challenge will run from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
• You can choose you level of commitment

First Base     -   1-3  books
Second Base -  4-7  books
Third Base    -  8-11 books
Let’s go all the way,baby! -12 and more
(Ok, maybe those level names are kind of lame but it’s late at night. If you have other suggestions,I’m all ears)

• You can read short stories,novels,memoirs, or even audiobooks. Just as long as they all are considered erotica.
• You don’t have to pre-select what you’re going to read or submit any list prior to joining in. Just jump in and read what you want throughout the year
• When you’ve finished a book you can:

Write a review on your own blog and enter the link in Mr Linky below OR
    Give a mini-review in the comment section here if you don’t have a blog
Depending on how things go throughout the year  (for me…not you all), I’d like to have a drawing periodically for an appropriately themed prize (sex toys, maybe?) . If that happens, it would be done in a drawing based on how many entries you have in the Mr Linky section or per review in the comments…so make sure you update with your reviews ! Even if  we don’t have a drawing, it’s still nice to read other’s reviews to get more ideas of books you can add to your To Read List, right?
I’ll make a button you can put on your own blog one of these days very soon, so check back to grab that.
Looking for some suggestions of what to read? Here’s some : Best Erotica for the Well-Read Woman (with more to be added. I also will probably add some as the challenge goes on based on positive reviews)
Ok. Now go find some hot books to read.

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Read-A-Latte Challenge

January 1st, 2013 to December 31, 2013

Are you a book addict?  Well, are you?  Are you that person who is always seen with your nose buried between the pages and never without a book or two nearby?  Perhaps, your looking for the ultimate reading challenge?
Well then, the 2013 Read-A-Latte Challenge is just for you!  
This is the place where I challenge you to read... -a- latte!
Here are the challenge details: 
1. This challenge will begin on January 1st, 2013 and end December 31, 2013.
2. Books for this challenge can be from any genre and may include print books as well as e-books (please, no audio books).  Sign-ups will close on September 1, 2013.
Choose a Level:
Latte                        75        books
Cappuccino              100      books
Double-Espresso     150+    books
3. This challenge can cross-over to your other reading challenges.
4. You do not need a blog to participate! If you are not a blogger, you can post your reviews at Goodreads, Shelfari, or LibraryThing and link them up here.
5. I will create a new post each month with a linky for your reviews.  Also, I'll be offering quarterly reader gifts to the top three participants. I'll announce the winners on the last day of every three months. And at the end of the challenge I'll have a special bonus for the top three overall participants.
6. Create a sign-up post and link back to this post. Sign up with Mister Linky below! Be sure to use the direct url to your sign-up post and not the url to your blog.

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

The Kindle-Ling Read-A-Thon 2013

17th – 24th January, 2013

Read 2 Review are setting up our first Read-A-Thon of 2013. We are aware with all the new eReader’s coming out this Christmas some of us may be getting one for Christmas. Kate recently got the Kindle Paperwhite and she is already loving it. This fact led us to the idea of our first Read-A-Thon of 2013.
We haven’t hosted a Read-A-Thon for a while and we figured it would be the perfect time to schedule one. New Year, new books, new devices – perfect right?
Right now we are looking for authors and bloggers to join with us to set up what we think will be an awesome event. There are two ways for you to get involved and these are:
1. Reading List. We are compiling a list of books, which will be offered free in exchange for a review, of books that every participant will be able to choose from to read during the week. I am limiting each book to 5 readers per book and these books will ONLY be available for an electronic devise and not print. If you would like to participate in this first way please let me know the following information:
Name/Pen Name:
Title of book (please limit to 1):
Formats the book is available in (kindle, PDF, kobo…):
Page length:
2. Prize donations. We wish to set up two prize bundles for this contest – International and USA/Canada. We are looking for donations to these bundles. If you are donating a book to the first way to participate you can still do this way too if you wish, only please choose different books. Please can you let me know the following if you would like to participate in this second way:
Name/Pen Name:
Title of book (please limit to 1 – must be different than idea 1 if you are participating in idea 1):
Formats the book is available in (kindle, PDF, kobo…):
Any other item you would like to donate (gift card, merchandise, other…):
The Read-A-Thon itself will be run from the 17th – 24th January and any format of book can be read (including print) but 1 book MUST be read from the compiled list per participant. The reviews can be posted at the participant’s individual site but a link list will be put on Read 2 Review for the books.
To get involved please email us at admin(at)read2review(dot)com. We look forward to hearing from you and hope that you have a very merry Christmas!
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Romance Reading Challenge 2013

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

Without further ado, here are the rules:
1. The challenge runs from January 1st, 2013 through December 31st, 2013.
2. "Romance" isn't limited to steamy Harlequin novels. There is a huge selection of books in this category such as contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance to name a few. As long as the story has romantic love between the two main characters your selection will fit this challenge. The novels do not need to have a happy ending either, there can also be unrequited love.
3. Choose at least 5 novels to read. You can change your choices at any time. Crossovers between other challenges are fine. All kinds of books count, ebooks and audiobooks too.
4. Read your book selections at your own pace in 2012 then post the link to your review(s). You don't need to have a blog, posting your reviews on Goodreads and LibraryThing counts as well. If you do have a blog and are joining us, please consider linking back to this post either with text or with one of the buttons provided below to help spread the word.  

Giveaway
This year, I am hosting two giveaways for those who participate. One winner will be announced on February 14th, Valentines Day. The other winner will be announced on June 1st.
The giveaway prize is:
A $15.00 U.S. Amazon Gift E-Card or a  $15.00 U.S. Barnes & Noble Gift E-Card.

To enter to win:
1. Sign up for the Romance Reading Challenge 2013.
2. You have to have a minimum of one book read and reviewed for the challenge. Everyone who joins the RRC this year and has at least one book read and reviewed for the challenge will be eligible to win a gift card. Each book read and reviewed for the RRC gives you one entry. So the more books you read and review, the more times your name will go in the draw. I'll use Mr. Linky to keep track of books reviewed so make sure to link your reviews there.
3. Leave me a comment on this post with your valid email addy. Let me know which gift e-card you prefer.
4. I will announce the winning name at my blog on the two dates I mentioned. I will also notify the winner via email. If I don't hear back from you within 48 hours, the first runner up will be chosen.
Good luck and happy reading! Contest is open worldwide.

This reading challenge is hosted by The Bookworm. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Second Chances Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

moan and groan in frustration before deciding it wasn’t worth our precious reading time to finish it. So, we put the book down, quit reading the series, blacklist the author, or sometimes, even refuse to read anymore from that genre. (That last one is a little extreme, but I have heard about it happening.) So I came up with an idea: Second Chances. For every book, series, author and even genre that you’ve given up on, Second Chanceschallenges you to go back and try it again.

If you’ve given up on reading a book, go back and try it again. If you’ve decided a series is too blah, try reading the next book, to see if it picks back up. If you’ve blacklisted an author, go try any other book by them. And if you’re avoiding an entire genre, go look around, see if anything catches your eye and give it a try.

This challenge is meant for readers to go back and see if they made a rash decision when they blacklisted an author. Maybe you’ll realize that you just weren’t in the right mood for that book when you first read it. Or maybe you’ll realize that you and that author just aren’t meant to be. Either way, this time you’ll know for sure.

Here are the guidelines:

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
2. Since this is a Second Chances challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors, series, books and genre must be something you gave up on – whether it’s a novel or a novella, all you have to do is try a different novel from that author, series or genre.
3. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 Second Chances. It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be. If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop. Any author you give a Second Chances to can be added to Mr. Linky. We all want to know about your Second Chanceexperience.
4. After giving a book/series/author/genre a Second Chance, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky. Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
5. Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome. You don’t have to have a site to participate. You can link up via Facebook, GoodReads or even Amazon if you’d like.

So what do you think? Are you game to try a few new authors? If so, join the challenge by clicking here.

Once you reach your goal, you don’t have to stop. Any Second Chances you give, go ahead and head back here and add it to the list. Tell us why you gave the second chance and if it was worth it. You never know, you may inspire someone else to give that book/author/series/genre a second chance as well.

This reading challenge is hosted by Literary Escapism. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Dive Into Poetry Challenge 2013

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

Rules for the Dive Into Poetry Challenge 2013:

1. Create a post on your blog stating your intention to read poetry in 2013 and sign up in Mr. Linky. If you don’t have a blog, simply leave a comment about reading poetry in 2013.

2. Choose one of the following options to complete the challenge:

• Read and review up to 2 books of poetry throughout 2013 and leave the full link to each review in Mr. Linky.
• Participate in at least 3 Virtual Poetry Circles throughout the year.
• Sign up to feature poetry on your blog for April’s National Poetry Month as part of Savvy Verse & Wit’s Blog Tour.
• Feature one poet per month on your own blog.
• Or some combination of the above.

3. Complete your goals between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2013.

This reading challenge is hosted by Savvy Verse & Wit. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

"Sports" Romance Reading Challenge!

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

The deets:

• If you'd like to join in the goal is to read at least 6 "Sports" Romances in 2013 but you can read as many as you'd like!
• Everyone's welcome to join! You either need to have a blog or Goodreads account to post your progress/reviews (both are FREE, if you need help setting up let me know)
• The challenge begins 1/1/2013 and ends 12/31/2013. Yall can join up any time though!
• There will be a post the 1st of each month here on herding cats & burning soup for you to link your reviews in for the the month. 
• Books can be used in other challenges and ones in other challenges count here too as long as they're sports related!
• Reviews in languages other than English are fine :)
• You can participate each month or here and there :) Just have fun with it and stop by when you'd like!
• Feel free to grab our button and add it to your sign up posts, blogs, reviews, etc

The Books:

• The books don't have to be all about sports :)
• Just a hero/heroine that is an athlete
• Need some ideas?  Check out these Goodreads lists...

• Hero/Heroine an athlete
• Sports Romance
• Best Hockey Romance
• Romance and American Football
• Car Racing Romance Books
• Baseball Romance
• Love on the Pitch: English Football/Soccer

• Can be ebook or print, Novella or full length, stand alone or part of a series, PNR/historical/contemporary, etc.
• The sports: Auto racing, baseball, football, hockey, soccer, running, biking, etc. They're all fair game :)

Challenge Levels:

• The Tailgater:          6 books
• Sports Lover:          12 books
• The Die-Hard Fan:  26 books
• Total sports nut!      52+ books

The Prizes:

• I think we'll do two giveaways with the event. If enough people join in and are linking up maybe a couple more!
• There will be a 6 month giveaway
• And a grand prize giveaway at the end! 
• Each valid review you link up will count as an entry in the giveaways!

This reading challenge is hosted by Herding Cats & Burning Soup. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 PRE-1960 CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS READING CHALLENGE

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

Rules:

✰ The challenge will run from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. Each month will have its own link form so you will be able to share your book reviews. You do not have to review the books you read to participate, but only those who read/reviewed at least one Children's Book a month.will be able to participate in the giveaway (you can track your reading without the reviews with Goodreads, Shelfari etc.).

✰ALL BOOKS MUST HAVE AN ORIGINAL PUBLICATION DATE OF 1960 or BEFORE. Book sites like Goodreads are good sources of genre information.

✰Minimum length is 60 pages

✰ All formats allowed.

✰Re-reads are allowed!

✰It does not matter whether it's a series or a stand-alone book. (But hey a series is a good way to read for the challenge)

✰If you are participating, grab the challenge button from above and feel free to use it as a header on your own blogs.st it on you blog.

✰ Please include the link back to this post so others will be able to participate as well.

✰At the beginning of every month post a list of the books that you've read/reviewed for this challenge and link up back here. The post will go live on the first of every month. Your first "Challenge in Review" post will be up on February 1st.
✰If you will participate, put the sign-up link to your blog post (about the challenge) or blog (for the button) directly into the linky below. Sign-ups will be open until December 22, 2013.

✰You do not have to list your books in advance, go and do as you please. Read as many as you want. The purpose is to have fun with each

✰ Share the challenge on Twitter, Facebook and your blogs to help it

This reading challenge is hosted by Turning the Pages. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Witch's Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

The Rules:
This challenge will begin January 1, 2013 and end December 31, 2013.

Books read between now and January 1, 2013 will not count.

Books that can be counted will include nonfiction books that are about spirituality, magick, the occult, nature, myths, or the paranormal. They can be reference, how to, informative, encyclopedias, or memoir. Fictional books that can be counted are anything that has to do with the paranormal, magick, witchcraft, or have a distinctly pagan flavor to the story such as The Divine Sisters of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells.

You may include books of any format including traditional books, ebooks, or audiobooks.

You may reread books.

Recipe style books, usually of spells or correspondences  are not usually read cover to cover so I will bend the rules here. You do not have to read the book from cover to cover, but you do have to look at EVERY page in the book.

• Novice  Read 1 - 5 books
• Initiate Read 5 -10 books
• Beginner Read 11 - 15 books
• Intermediate Read 16 - 20 books
• Advanced Read 21 - 25 books
• Adept Read 26 -30 books
• High Priest/Priestess Read 31 - 35 books
• Elder Read  Read 36 - 40 books
• God/Goddess Read 41+ books

If you would like to share your level, please leave it in the comments. If you have any questions or comments you may leave leave them below or email me at thedomesticpagan@yahoo.com

This reading challenge is hosted by The Domestic Witch. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Embarrassment of Riches TBR Reading Challenge 2013

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

I intend to make a small dent in my TBR pile this year, beginning with challenging myself to read 24 (gasp!) this year. Yes, I originally said 12, but I’m trying to push myself, and it’s not as if it should be a chore. I acquired the darned things because I wanted to read them, right? Right!

So here we go.  Since I’m so last-minute with this I will allow people to sign up through January 8, though the challenge begins January 1.

RULES: To be considered a TBR book, you must own it prior to Jan 1, 2013. The book can count toward other challenges, as well. It can be fiction or nonfiction, poetry or play, as long as it is a book. This is not a picky challenge–just about reading the riches we already own.

On the last day of each month I will post an entry where you can say how many TBRs you read that month, titles, and whether you liked them or not. Full-blown reviews not required. You can list them in comments or link back to your own blog or page where they are listed.

At the end of the year I will have pretty badges for all levels, and if I haven’t learned to create them by myself, hopefully somebody else will make them for me.

There are five levels of accomplishment (and a bonus challenge) in the Embarrassment of Riches TBR Reading Challenge.

Copper:  Read 6 TBR books between Jan 1 and Dec 31 2013.

Bronze: Read 12 TBR books between Jan 1 and Dec 31 2013.

Silver: Read 24 TBR books between Jan 1 and Dec 31 2013

Gold: Read 36 TBR books between Jan 1 and Dec 31 2013.

Platinum: Read 50 TBR books between Jan 1 and Dec 31 2013.

Bonus Challenge! The same levels are also available for digital samples. If you are like me, you also have a quizillion samples you’ve downloaded onto your e-reader. Culling through samples and deciding whether to keep reading or not is a separate challenge with all five levels and the same year-end prize–a special badge.

So, are you in?  And have I left anything out? I’ve never done this before, so let me know if I need to adjust anything or add anything!  Use Mister Linky to link to your blog or wherever you might announce your participation in this challenge, and leave a comment below to say which will be your goal for 2013. You will get the appropriate badge/prize for whatever you read, whether you come in under or over your goal.

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Bucket List Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

As we approach the beginning of a New Year, I can't help but think of all the books I want to read.  Not just the upcoming releases, but also those books that I feel "I Should Read"  whether it be a classic, or a Pulitzer Prize winner, or perhaps by an author nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature.  So, as I sit here looking out the window at what has now been classified as a "blizzard warning", I've decided to begin a "Bucket List" of all the books I want to read.  And in so doing, I've also decided to host my first reading challenge...The 2013 Bucket List Reading Challenge!

Here are the challenge details: 

1. This challenge will begin on January 1st, 2013 and end December 31, 2013. On January 1st, 2014  I'll announce three lucky participants who will each receive a free book of their choice (from their own bucket list of course).
2. Choose a level.  The books chosen for this challenge should  include any combination of Fiction such as the Classics, Pulitzer Prize recipients, Nobel Peace recipients, or other forms of noteworthiness as well as Non-Fiction.  A good place to start is by browsing the many lists of "great books" on Good Reads or the Pulitzer website.  It's all up to you...it's your "bucket list"!  However, the books for this event may not include books released during 2013.

Levels:

• Inspired:              6 books
• Committed:        12 books
• Tenacious:          24 books

3. This challenge can cross-over to your other reading challenges.
4. You do not need a blog to participate! If you are not a blogger, you can post your reviews at Goodreads, Shelfari, or LibraryThing and link them up here.
5. All formats of books are acceptable: Bound copies, e-books, and audiobooks (as long as they are unabridged).
6. I will add an additional linky to this post for your reviews beginning January 1st.
7. Create a sign-up post and link back to this post (please share a few of your "bucket list" titles as well). Sign up with Mister Linky below! Be sure to use the direct url to your sign-up post and not the url to your blog.
8. Grab the challenge button and post it in your sidebar.

This reading challenge is hosted by Kimberly’s Bookshelf. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Sports Romance Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

The rules are simple!

Challenge does NOT start until January 1, 2013. Ends December 31 2013.

Please make a post about this challenge linking back to this post

Crossover's with other challenges are okay, ebooks are okay!

Any sport works for this challenge, as long as one of the main characters plays and it's romance  based.

Levels:

Pee Wee: 1-3 books

Jr. Varsity: 4-7 books

Varsity: 8-11 books

Pro: anything over 11 books

This reading challenge is hosted by Crazy Book Slut. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

The 2013 Middle East Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

REGION

Referred by many nowadays as the "Greater Middle East" or "MENA" (Middle East/North Africa), our challenge will focus on the North African nations of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt; the Levantine nations of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories; all the nations within, bordering or relatively close proximity to the Arabian Peninsula including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and the Gulf Emirates. 

• After a great deal of agonizing I've decided to not include Turkey. Nothing personal, it's just a judgment call. However, if you come across a book dealing with that nation's role in the Middle East by all means feel free to include it. Of course, since much of the Middle East was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the end of WWI, books dealing with period of history are cool too.
• I've also decided to not include the nations of the Horn of Africa or its neighbors Sudan and South Sudan. Yet another judgment call.

 

READING GOAL

Read as many books as you'd like. Eligible books include those which are written by Middle Eastern writers, or take place in the Greater Middle East, or are concerned with the Greater Middle East and with historical and contemporary Middle Eastern issues. I'd encourage you to read at least three books written by Middle Eastern writers.

 

LEVELS

Sometimes  it can be fun to strive towards a particular reading level, Therefore, I've come up with a few in hopes of inspiring folks. 

• Tourist: Read 1 to 5 books
• Diplomat: Read 5 to 10 books
• Foreign Policy Specialist: Read 10 to 15 books
• Scholar: Read 15 books or more

 

GENRES

• Fiction – novels, short stories, poetry, drama and YA.  Note: You can choose to read a number of individual and uncollected short stories.  In this case, 12 such stories would constitute 1 book.  Individual poems do not count but books of poetry do. (By the way, the Middle East has produced a huge body of amazing poetry, some of it hundreds or even thousands of years old. Feel free to explore some of it.)
• Non-fiction – memoirs, autobiographies, history, current events, religion and political theory.

 

READING SUGGESTIONS

• Cover at least two regions, pick from North Africa, the Levant and/or one or more of the nations within or near the Arabian Peninsula. 
• Include translated fiction from Arabic, Modern Hebrew, Berber, Kurdish or Farsi literature
• You can mix classic and contemporary fiction.
• If you are intend to read mostly non-fiction (like me) then please include at least one book of fiction.
• Since this region is the birthplace of the three major monotheistic faiths, why not include one their sacred writings like the Quran, the Gnostic scriptures, the Talmud or the Dead Sea Scrolls.
• For years this region has been called the "cradle of civilization." If you feel inclined, explore the region's ancient history or maybe its archaeological discoveries. There's a ton of those books out there.
• The region is also the birthplace of or the inspiration for a number of ideologies including Pan-Arabism, Zionism, Palestinian nationalism and Islamism. Why not consider something by one of their proponents-or critics.

This reading challenge is hosted by 2013 Middle East Reading Challenge. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Classic Double Challenge 2013

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

By "classics" you know I'm being very loose in my definition, as this challenge lets you read fairy tales, mythologies, classics, any kind of original story to compare with the retelling. Also "retelling" is pretty loose too - the original and the newer book have to relate in some way that you can define; it doesn't have to be a straight-forward retelling.  Hopefully these definitions allow you the wiggle room needed to find something to fit your fancy.

Here are a few examples:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. 
The first is kind of a "classic" and in the second, the main character loves A Wrinkle in Time and it plays a part in the plot, but this is not a retelling.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series by Kenneth Oppel.
The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein is a prequel series to Frankenstein.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane by April Lindner.
Jane is a retelling of Jane Eyre, set in a modern day.

So, you can see there are lots of options for you.  If you need some inspiration for retellings, I've compiled a rather extensive list of retellings.  I have another list for fairy tale retellings.  Also, during the Retell Me a Story celebration next month I will be highlighting some newer retellings that have been released or are coming out soon.
And, of course, there are levels of participation, so you can choose how much or how little you'd like to commit to:

Small: You read 2 related books.
Medium: You read 4 books (2 sets of related books).
Large: You read 6 books (3 sets of related books).
Super Size: You read 8 books (4 sets of related books).

This reading challenge is hosted by One Librarian's Book Reviews. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Quick Fix Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

I find that many times when a reading challenge has to do with a book's size it usually about reading bigger books. Sometimes, because I'm in between books, life is getting out of hand, or things are just getting in the way, there's just not enough time to read a big book. Who says bigger is better anyway? Sometimes things break and all you need is a little tape and it'll hold. So this is the "Quick fix Challenge" whether it's a love for smaller books, or just trying to squeeze in a quick read, or maybe times running out and you need to read in some more books quickly. This is a challenge about reading books with less than 300 pages.

Challenge Details:

• The challenge runs from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
• Sign ups will be open until mid December.
• You don't have to be a blogger to participate. However, leave a comment and tell me what level  you're aiming for.
• For bloggers, post up a challenge sign up post saying what level you've signed up for. Be sure to sign-up with your sign-up post in the linky.
• You don't have to review the books you read however if you do, you will be able to post your links to your reviews here. (I'll have a post up for reviews up in January.)
• Books have to have less than 300 pages to count.
• Books such as MG/YA, graphic novels/manga, audio, rereads, can count toward your goal.
• Feel free to crossover the books you read for this challenge with other challenges.

Now the Levels/It will hold with:

String: 5 books

Paperclips: 10 books

Duck tape: 15 books

Gorilla glue: 20+ books

This reading challenge is hosted by Jessie’s Book Place. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Graphic Novel Challenge 2013

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

Levels
Level 1: read and review 12 books during the year (you could spread them out and read one a month or have a blast and read all 12 in a row!)
Level 2: read and review 24 books during the year (same as above only you would read two a month for the slow rate)

Game Play
Basic: no change from last year. just read any book generally considered a graphic novel, manga, or collection of comics, write a review and link to your post.
Advanced:  For advanced play we are going to play categories.  Players will pick 1 book from each of the 12 categories below.  If you are playing at Level 2 you could double up, choosing two from each category, or use the remainder as free picks.  You only have to read one book from each of the 12 categories.
1. manga
2. superhero
3. classic adaptation (a classic work adapted into the graphic format)
4. memoir
5. fantasy
6. translated from a foreign language
7. a single-issue comic book
8. science-fiction
9. crime or mystery
10. fairytale or mythology (true to the original or fractured, such as Fables series)
11. children's book (specifically written for children)
12. anthology (a collection of short stories by different authors/artists)

This reading challenge is hosted by Graphic Novels Challenge. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Library Books Reading Challenge 2013

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

Our love of reading can be expensive! Not only are we purchasing books but we also need space to keep them. I've started using the library (again) but couldn't find a challenge to help me. Here it is. There are a number of levels, for those who don't have a library card yet to those that live there. Enjoy!
Requirements:

• choose a level - you may move up as needed, just not down.
• check books out of the library
• books may overlap with other challenges
• any format allowed (print, ebook, audio)
• reviews are not necessary but a list of books read is.
• a blog is not necessary, just comment that you want to join in

Levels:

• board book - 3
• picture book - 6
• early reader - 9
• chapter book - 12
• middle grades - 18
• Young adult - 24
• adult - 36
• just insert IV - 50

This reading challenge is hosted by Book Dragon's Lair. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 M/M Romance Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

The rules are as follows:

1. This challenge is for those of you who enjoy reading M/M romances (i.e. novels and novellas where the main focus is a romantic relationship between male protagonists) or who might like to try the genre.
2. You can join at any time throughout the year and do not need a Blog, LiveJournal (or equivalent) to participate, just the ability to keep a list of books read.
3. The books don’t have to be selected ahead of time and can be utilized in multiple challenges.
4. The books can be in any format (e.g. audio books, eBooks, and print) [and includes comics and manga] and re-reads are welcome.
5. There are 9 reading levels to choose from:
   

• Read 1 M/M Romance (For those of you who would like to try the genre) [Any book suggestions from those of you well read in the genre would be welcome!]
• Read 5 M/M Romances
• Read 10 M/M Romances
• Read 20 M/M Romances
• Read 30 M/M Romances
• Read 40 M/M Romances
• Read 50 M/M Romances
• Read 100 M/M Romances
• Surprise me! (This is for those of you who probably read hundreds of M/M romances :)
  

     6. Optional. If you’re not new to reading m/m romances, re-read your first ever m/m title. Do you feel differently about the book now than you did when you first read it? You could also aim to read a series, along a theme, or a book that you wouldn't otherwise read...

This reading challenge is hosted by Walkabout. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Anne Rice Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 1, 2013

 

Since I vastly underestimated the amount of time it takes to read Anne Rice novels, I still have a lot left to read after the 2012 Anne Rice Challenge. So I've decided to host the challenge again!

 

Join me in one of several levels, according to how many Anne Rice books you plan to read in 2013.
Rules:

• Ebooks are fine. Audiobooks are fine as long as they are the unabridged versions.
• Rereads and crossovers with other challenges are fine.
• You can change your level at any time.
• The challenge goes from January 1st to December 31st, 2013.
• If you read, for example, the edition that has the first 3 Vampire Chronicles books together in one volume, that still counts as 3. We're going by how the books were originally published.
• All books written by Anne Rice count, not just the Vampire Chronicles, including those written under a pseudonym.
• You can sign up any time from now until November 30, 2013.

Levels:

• Louis de Pointe du Lac (1 to 5 books)
• Lestat de Lioncourt (6 to 10 books)
• Armand (11 to 15 books)
• Marius de Romanus (16 to 20 books)
• Maharet (21 to 25)
• Akasha (26 to 30)

I'm aiming for the Armand level this year. I have 13 Anne Rice books left to read, and I'm going to read as many of them as possible. I finished most of my rereads and a few new ones in 2012. The only reread I have left is The Vampire Armand. The books I plan to read are as follows:

• Lasher
• Taltos
• Servant of the Bones
• Violin
• The Vampire Armand
• Pandora
• Vittorio the Vampire
• Merrick
• Blood and Gold
• Blackwood Farm
• Blood Canticle
• Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
• Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Essay Reading Challenge

January 2013 – December 2013

Welcome to the fifth annual Essay Reading Challenge! If you’re an avid essay reader, or just want to expand your reading horizons a bit, this is the challenge for you. If you’re thinking, “What would I read?” – check out this post: Recommended Reading for the Essay Challenge – and “Why read essays?”
~ This challenge runs from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
~ If you read a book of essays, that book can also apply to any other challenges you are working on.
~ To sign up, choose a goal of reading 10, 20, or 30 essays, and then write a challenge post.
~ Copy your challenge post’s link into the Mr. Linky on this main challenge page.
~ You don’t have to list your essays ahead of time – just have fun reading throughout the year.
~ This main challenge page will stay in my header for the whole year. Come back and link any reviews you write.
~ In the past, I have offered a giveaway prize for participants. Since our financial situation is still uncertain, I have decided not to offer a giveaway this year.
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Ireland Reading Challenge

January 2013 – December 2013

Welcome to the fourth annual Ireland Reading Challenge! This has become one of my favorite blogging experiences – and I hope you will consider joining me.
Here are the guidelines:
~ The challenge runs from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
~ Any books read for this challenge can also apply to other challenges you are working on.
~ Re-reads are allowed.
~ Any book written by an Irish author, set in Ireland, or involving Irish history or Irish characters, counts for the challenge – fiction, non-fiction, poetry, audiobooks, children’s books – all of these apply. For specific suggestions, check out the Ireland Challenge Review Database.
~ Choose your commitment level:
Shamrock level: 4 books
Luck o’ the Irish level: 6 books
Kiss the Blarney Stone level: 8 books
Ceilidh level: 10+ books
~ Write up a post indicating that you are participating (feel free to copy the lovely graphic at the top of this post), and then add your challenge post’s link to the Mr. Linky here on the main challenge page.
~ You don’t have to list your books ahead of time – just have fun reading throughout the year.
~ If you write any reviews of your Ireland Challenge reading, please leave a link here on the challenge page.
~ In the past, I have offered a giveaway to participants in this challenge, but since our financial situation is still uncertain, I won’t be able to do that this year.
 
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

I’ve Always Meant to Read that Book Challenge

January 2013 – December 2013

The past couple of months, I have been thinking about all the books I’ve always meant to read. The list is extensive – and I’m sure many of you can relate! So, I decided that this year’s challenge is not going to be limited to one author. I’m going to challenge myself to read twelve books I’ve always meant to read, one each month of 2013. I’m hoping that some of you will want to read the same books, and thus each month will be like a read-along.
In order to get the most participation from you, my fellow readers, I’m going to give you a long list of books to vote on. You can join me for one book, two, five, or even all twelve! Simply leave your top five choices in the comments below. On December 28th, I’ll post the twelve titles that got the most votes, and a schedule of which books we’ll read each month.
I really meant to get this post up last month, so there would be longer to pick the books and be ready to start by January 1st, but I’m thinking that many of you probably have a lot of these books sitting on your to-read shelf, just like I do. Once I know the winning books, I will choose a short one for January, in case it takes some of us a week or so to get our hands on a copy.
Here are the books we’ll be choosing from:
Middlemarch by George Eliot
1984 by George Orwell
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Love in a Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Forever by Pete Hamill
The Local News by Miriam Gershow
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
Again, leave your top five picks in the comments below. Once we have our titles and a schedule, I’ll post a challenge sign-up page that you can link your blog to. Happy reading!
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 A-Z Reading Challenge

January 2013 – December 2013

Technical Stuff
This challenge will run from January 1st, 2012 until December 31st, 2013.
You can join anytime.
So there are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z challenge.
A – Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet. For example: A – The Azalea Assault B- Blue Monday C – Crops and Robbers D – A Deadly Grind etc.
OR
B – How I plan to do it: Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Hope that by the end of the year you have read one book for each letter. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.
Ready to join??
Bloggers grab the button and make a post about the challenge to encourage others to join! Use the post URL in the linky below.
Non-bloggers you can join too! Just keep track any way you wish and enter a link below if available or sign up in the comment section.
Follow Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book as there may be special announcements made about the challenge.

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Women Challenge

January 2013 – December 2013

After taking part into so many challenges in 2012 I decided to launch my own for 2013!
Checking the books I have read in the last year I noticed that I have read a lot of authors who are men and far fewer women writers.
There is no real reason because, of course, I don’t choose books based on the author’s sex, but this intrigued me and I decided to create a challenge called the "Women Challenge".
This challenge will make us want to read more books of any kind written by women, so choose whatever you like and get involved!
Set your level and, if you like, leave me a comment on this post listing your three favourite women writers, in order to suggest new names to other participants as well.
Here are mine (they are just the first ones coming to my mind):
* Isabel Allende
* Marcela Serrano
* Kathy Reichs
Rules:


* anyone can join;
* you don't need a blog to partecipate: if you are a non-blogger please leave a comment with a link (if you review elsewhere) to your review or with the list of the books you read and the level you choose;
* audio, e-books, bound books and re-reads are ok;
* create a sign up post on your blog and post the link in the linky below (scroll down please, it's at the end of the italian translation);
* challenge goes from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Levels:


Level 1: BABY GIRL - read 1 to 5 books written by a woman author
Level 2: GIRLS POWER - read 6 to 10 books written by a woman author
Level 3: SUPER GIRL - read 11 to 15 books written by a woman author
Level 4: WONDER WOMAN - read 16+ books written by a woman author

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge

January 2013 – December 2013

Literary Exploration tries to explore all different genres in the hope to become a well-rounded reader and even discover something new. So in 2013 we would like to challenge you to explore further.
Instead of increasing the book club to two books a month we decided we wanted people to read what they wanted to read; but we also want people to explore. So we are challenging everyone to dedicate either 12, 24 or 36 books that you would normally read to different genres. We have compiled a list which hopefully will give you a chance to explore literature a little deeper.
It’s real simple; below you will see an easy (12 books), hard (24 books) or insane (36 books) challenge. Each genre links to the Goodreads genre page if you need some suggestions on what to read. We want you to have some fun and explore; hopefully you might find a new genre that peaks your interest. To sign up either join the Literary Exploration book club on Goodreads and talk about your progress with others involved or for the bloggers out there, if you want to add it as part of your blogging experience simply let us know with a link (to your Literary Exploration Challenge page) in the comments below so our readers can see how you are going.
This is the first year doing this and if all goes well we might expand and make it a yearly challenge. If we do decide to do this on a yearly basis and you feel that there are some genres are either too heavily focused on or not mentioned at all, please let me know. The idea of this challenge is to have a well-balanced list of genres and not focusing on one genre more than any others.
Good luck all who decide to join in. I personally am going to go for the 36 book, insane challenge and I’m really looking forward to it. While there are some genres I’m not looking forward to reading, it’s all part of being a literary explorer. What could be wrong with that?
Easy Challenge

1. Classics
2. Fantasy
3. Graphic Novels
4. Historical Fiction
5. Horror
6. Literary Fiction
7. Mystery
8. Non Fiction
9. Romance
10. Science Fiction
11. Thriller
12. Young Adult

Hard Challenge

1. Adventure
2. Auto-Biography/Biography
3. Chick-Lit
4. Classics
5. Drama
6. Fantasy
7. Graphic Novels
8. Historical Fiction
9. Horror
10. Humour
11. Literary Fiction
12. Magical Realism
13. Mystery
14. Non Fiction
15. Paranormal
16. Philosophical
17. Poetry
18. Pulp – (Hard-Boiled or Noir)
19. Romance
20. Science Fiction
21. Steampunk
22. Thriller
23. Victorian
24. Young Adult

Insane Challenge

1. Adventure
2. Auto-Biography/Biography
3. Chick-Lit
4. Childrens Book
5. Classics
6. Cyberpunk
7. Drama
8. Dystopian
9. Educational
10. Erotica
11. Espionage
12. Fantasy
13. Graphic Novels
14. Gothic
15. Hard-Boiled
16. Historical Fiction
17. Horror
18. Humour
19. Literary Fiction
20. Magical Realism
21. Mystery
22. Noir
23. Non Fiction
24. Paranormal
25. Philosophical
26. Poetry
27. Post-Apocalyptic
28. Romance
29. Science Fiction
30. Steampunk
31. Supernatural
32. Thriller
33. True Crime
34. Urban Fantasy
35. Victorian
36. Young Adult

For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

2013 Mystery/Crime Reading Challenge

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

I love a good mystery, my favorite authors include Agatha Christie, James Patterson, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; so I thought that having a reading challenge for 2013 that includes reading mystery/crime novels and short stories would be fun, even if I turn out to be the only one participating! So here are the rules should you want to join in the fun:

1.) The challenge starts January 1, 2013 and ends  December 31, 2013.
2.) You can read any novel, short story or author just so that the genre is mystery/crime.
3.) 1 novel counts as 1 novel( 1 novel is anything over 100 pages) of course but you will have to read 5 short stories to count as 1 novel.
4.) There will be a monthly post for you to add a link or links to your post showing the progress that you have made so far.
5.) Each month there will be a drawing for those that linked up their participation in the challenge for that month the prize is a $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble or Amazon. These gift cards are delivered via email so you can only use it at Barnes and Noble.com not the store and of course Amazon is all online anyway.

If you don't have a blog you can also link up through GoodReads or Flickr (for Flickr just keep track by having a picture of the novel and then numbering them in the description so I know where you are at in the challenge).

If you read a certain number of novels you receive a rank at the end I will award a secret prize to the person who reads the most books:
5 books= Detective
10 books = Sergeant
15 books = Lieutenant
20 books = Captain
25 books = Chief
30+ books = Sherlock Holmes


For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge

December 26,2012 – January 31st, 2013

So many New Year’s Resolutions falter within days of January 1. Readers know that one way to sustain resolve and focus is to read a book on the topic. The goal of this challenge is to build a community around reading books to support our New Year’s Resolutions so that we can share book ideas and encourage each other in our pursuits.
Whether you are resolved to apply to graduate school, write that novel, or eat healthier, there are books that will help. The New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge is to read 1 to 4 books that will stimulate action on your goal. Here are the levels:
Resolved: 1 book
Determined: 2 books
Committed: 3 books
Passionate: 4 books
The books can all support the same resolution and be on similar topics (4 books on gardening, for example) or they can be about different resolutions (1 book on  French, 1 book on home-cooking, 1 book on leadership skills, and 1 book on financial stability, for example).
The New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge will run from December 26 to January 31. But, unless your New Year’s Resolution is “stop cheating,” go ahead and start reading today if you feel like it!
 
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

The 2013 Classics Catch-Up Challenge

January – December 2013

Quirky Bookworm says:
Remember how I was going to read six classics in 2012? But I only read four?
Well this year I'm making it public. I'm announcing the six books I'm gonna read. And, I'm inviting you to join me!
To make it more challenging, I'm gonna add a second or third option each time, and see if maybe, just maybe, I can read 13 classics in 2013!
All you have to do to enter in my challenge is put your info in the GoogleDoc below (because it feels much more official if you're putting your name to it!), and then read along with me. Every two months I'll have a little link-up/series of questions about the current book(s) for you to participate in.
Below are the six classics that I've never read (the ones in bold - and yes, I'm totally embarrassed to be admitting this). The other titles I've read before, but it's been years. Re-reading participation is absolutely welcome, you just have to be willing to actually re-read the WHOLE thing, and participate in the link-ups. Scouts honor!

January-February

  Anna Karenina
  Wuthering Heights

March- April

  Macbeth
  Hamlet
  Othello

May-June

Madame Bovary
  Catch-22

July-August

  Of Mice and Men
  Robinson Crusoe

September-October

  Don Quixote
  My Antonia

November-December

  Animal Farm
  A Tale of Two Cities
Here are the challenge levels: 0-4 Freshman
(Sorry, I got bored.)
5-8 Sophomore
(Hooray! I feel more well-rounded.)
9-11 Junior
(Enter me to win a $25 Amazon gift card.)
12-13 Senior
(I'm awesome! I want that gift card, plus a free book.)
Yup, at the end of 2013, if you've read/participated for at least 9 out of the 13 classics, I'll automatically enter you in a drawing to win a $25 Amazon gift card! 
 
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Wishlist Challenge 2013

 

January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

 

Last year the Wishlist Challenge was hosted by Judith at Leeswammes. I had so much fun with the 2012 edition that gave me that extra push to allow me to read books that I actually wanted to read for a while. This year Judith asked me if I wanted to organise it, so here it is! Thank you Judith!

Here is the challenge (shameless copy-paste from last year):

Read 12 books (one for every month of the year) that you would like to read, but don’t already have on your shelves.

Rules:

1. The challenge runs from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013.

2. You are to read 12 books from your current wishlist. If you don’t have a list anywhere, write down books that you are eager to read, that you don’t own yet, and choose 12 books off that list.

3. If you can’t find a book that’s on your wishlist (your library doesn’t have it, or you don’t want/can’t buy it) then you can use another book. But: you are not allowed to include any NEWLY added books for this challenge. So, whatever your list is now, that’s it. I.e. you can’t read amazing things about a book on someone else’s blog, decide you want to read it, then read it for the Wishlist Challenge. The opposite is true: you want to read something for the Wishlist Challenge, so you go to your wishlist, find a book that was on that wishlist before January 1st, 2013, and read it for the challenge.

4. You can overlap with other challenges, as long as you read books that were on your wishlist before January 1st, 2013.

5. Sign up here by leaving a comment with a link to your announcement post for this challenge.

6. When you’ve read your 12 books, come back here and leave a comment with a link to your final post about the challenge. Make sure you’ve done this by January 15th, 2014.
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Okay so here is my own list for now. But I know myself, I will switch it up ;) My books come from my Wishlist on Goodreads (which currently has 250 books on it!).

1. Unravel me - Tahereh Mafi
2. Reached - Ally Condie
3. The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom
4. Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
5. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
6. Whats Left of Me - Kat Zhang
7. Across the Universe - Beth Revis
8. Through the Ever Night - Veronica Rossi
9. Requiem - Lauren Oliver
10. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
11. Kobato vol. 5 - CLAMP
12. Kobato vol. 6 - CLAMP

There is an overkill of dystopia on here, I know. But I started a lot of series in 2012 and I really want to read the sequels or finish the series this year. Same goes for Kobato, which is manga. Those are the last two of the series :) I might use this month to add Dutch books from another wishlist on my phone, but for now this is it.

 

This reading challenge is hosted by Uniflame Creates. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.

Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks

 

January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

 

Are you ready for another round of Reading 52 books in 52 Weeks? Whether you are just joining in or continuing on for another round, the rules are very simple. The goal is to read one book (at least) a week for 52 weeks. Make the year easy and casual or kick it up by exploring new to you authors and genres. Challenge yourself to read at least some classics or delve into that chunkster (more than 500 pages) you always wanted to tackle. The goal is to read 52 books. How you get there is up to you.

Since this is our 5th year, I challenge you to a 5/5/5 challenge. Read 5 books in 5 Categories and/or 5 Genres. I have several mini challenges to make it fun:

A to Z challenge: Read books alphabetically by title and/or author.    

Canadian Mini Challenge - read non fiction or fiction authors    

C.S. Lewis: Read the works of C.S. Lewis   

Chunky Mini Challenge -books more than 500 pages

Dusty Mini challenge: Limit buying new books for 1 - 4 months and read 4 to 12 or more books gathering dust on your shelves prior to 2013.     

Inspiration Reading Project - Faith based or the Classics.   

Mind Voyages: Explore the Hugo and Nebula winners, take side trips through the different decades reading the nominees.   

Well Educated Mind: Explore the classics in five categories: Fiction, Autobiography, History/Politics, Drama and Poetry.

The mini challenges and weekly challenges are optional, Mix it up anyway you like.

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
2. Our book weeks begin on Sunday.
3. Participants may join at any time.
4. All books are acceptable except children books.
5. All forms of books are acceptable including e-books, audio books, etc.
6. Re-reads are acceptable as long as they are read after January 1, 2013.
7. Books may overlap other challenges.
8. Create an entry post linking to this blog.
9. Sign up with Mr. Linky in the "I'm participating post" below this post.
10. You don't need a blog to participate. Post your weekly book in the comments section of each weekly post.
11. Mr. Linky will be added to the bottom of the weekly post to link to reviews of your most current reads.

This reading challenge is hosted by 52 Books in 52 Weeks. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.