I thought I would share my progress on my reading challenges at the end of the month so everyone can see how I’m doing, for better or worse! How are you doing on meeting your reading challenges this year?
The goal is to read as many books on your shelf as possible, those books that you haven’t started but that you had when 2014 started.
I am participating at the Friendly Hug level, meaning that I am going to try to read 11-20 books that are sitting on my shelves right now!
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
2. Dear Life by Alice Munro
3. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
4. Death Overdue by Mary Lou Kirwin
5. Accused by Lisa Scottoline
6. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
7. Lexicon by Max Barry
8. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
9. One-Way Bridge by Cathie Pelletier
The challenge is to read classics (must have been published prior to 1980) this year and I am signing up to read 3 .
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The goal is to read more non-fiction books. I signed up for the Explorer level, with the goal of reading 6-10 non-fiction books.
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
2. The Adventures of Henry Thoreau by Michael Sims
I signed up for the Super Sleuth level and will try to read 13-20 books for this challenge.
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. Death Overdue by Mary Lou Kirwin
2. Accused by Lisa Scottoline
3. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
4. Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs
5. Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Chunksters are adult or young adult books that are over 450 pages in length. My goal is to read 10 chunksters this year.
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
2. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. The Son by Philipp Meyer
4. Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies
5. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
6. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
7. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
8. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
The goal is to read a book that has the following in its title (for a total of 5 books):
- Reference to Time
- Position of Royalty
- A Number Written in Letters
- Forename (or names) – Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies
- Type or Element of Weather – The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
- A School Subject – A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
Library Books Reading Challenge
The goal is to read books from your local library. I signed up for the Just Insert IV level with the goal of reading 50 books from the library. I’m trying to meet the goal with just books that I review on the blog.
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
3. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
4. The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
5. I Hear Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty
6. Matched by Ally Condie
7. Crossed by Ally Condie
8. Reached by Ally Condie
9. The Son by Philipp Meyer
10. Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies
11. A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
12. Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
13. Killer by Jonathan Kellerman
14. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
15. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
16. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
17. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
18. Perfect by Rachel Joyce
19. A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith
20. Adventures of Henry Thoreau by Michael Sims
21. Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs (not yet reviewed)
22. Blackberry Pie Murder (not yet reviewed)
The challenge is to read 100 fiction books in a year – any genre and any format.
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
2. Heaven is High by Kate Wilhelm
3. Damned if You Do by Robert B. Parker & Helen Brann
4. Dear Life by Alice Munro
5. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
6. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
7. Death Overdue by Mary Lou Kirwin
8. Accused by Lisa Scottoline
9. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
10. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
11. The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
12. I Hear Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty
13. Matched by Ally Condie
14. Crossed by Ally Condie
15. Reached by Ally Condie
16. The Son by Philipp Meyer
17. Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies
18. Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
19. Killer by Jonathan Kellerman
20. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
21. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
22. Orfeo by Richard Powers
23. Lexicon by Max Barry
24. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
25. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
26. Island of Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
27. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
28. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
29. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
30. Perfect by Rachel Joyce
31. A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith
32. Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs (not yet reviewed)
33. Blackberry Pie Murder (not yet reviewed)
34. In the Morning I’ll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty
35. One-Way Bridge by Cathie Pelletier
36. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
How many books can I read in a year – any genre and any format? I signed up for Level 3 with the goal of reading over 200 books in 2014.
What I’ve Read So Far:
1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
2. Heaven is High by Kate Wilhelm
3. Damned if You Do by Robert B. Parker & Helen Brann
4. Dear Life by Alice Munro
5. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
6. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
7. Death Overdue by Mary Lou Kirwin
8. Accused by Lisa Scottoline
9. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
10. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
11. The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
12. I Hear Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty
13. Matched by Ally Condie
14. Crossed by Ally Condie
15. Reached by Ally Condie
16. The Son by Philipp Meyer
17. Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies
18. A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
19. Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
20. Killer by Jonathan Kellerman
21. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
22. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
23. Orfeo by Richard Powers
24. Lexicon by Max Barry
25. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
26. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
27. Island of Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
28. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
29. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
30. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (not yet reviewed)
31. Perfect by Rachel Joyce
32. A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith
33. Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs (not yet reviewed)
34. Blackberry Pie Murder (not yet reviewed)
35. In the Morning I’ll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty
36. One-Way Bridge by Cathie Pelletier
37. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
38. Adventures of Henry Thoreau by Michael Sims
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