Do you participate in reading challenges?! only signed up for 3 reading challenges in 2011, and finished them off from in October. In 2012, I'm pushing it to 7 challenges, 2 of which I'm hosting.
2011 Reading Challenges {The End} and 2012 Challenges {The Plans}
No. of books read for the challenge: 10 (Level 2)
No. of books used for other challenges: 0
Favorites
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead, Graceling, Kristin Cashore and Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder
Least Favorite: Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare * yes, shocker* - I read this right after reading The Mortal Instruments series also written by her (City of Bones, City of Glass & City of Ashes) - so Clockwork Angel felt like more of the same although it was a different series - maybe I was burned out.
More details: The 2011 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge Recap
No. of books read for the challenge: 6
No. of books used for other challenges: 1
Favorites: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larson and City of Glass, Cassandra Clare.
Least Favorite: Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys. The writing is strong with vivid descriptions of the characters and the Caribbean islands, but the book seemed disjointed, too long and too boring.
More details: The 2011 Whats in a Name Reading Challenge {Recap}
No. of books read for the challenge: 7
No. of books used for other challenges: 1
Favorites: Across the Universe, Beth Revis, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People, Farahad Zama and The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls.
Least Favorite: Tales from the Town of Widows, James Canon. The plot for this book held so much promise, but the writing was a boring let-down.
More details: The 2011 Global Reading Challenge {Recap}
- Reading the 2011 Award Winners Book Challenge
- Books for the 2014 Winter Olympics Reading Challenge {Plan}
- What's In a Name Reading Challenge 2012 {Plan}
- European Reading Challenge {Plan}
- Speculative Fiction Challenge {Plan}
- The 2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge {Plan}
- Cupcakes War Reading Challenge {2012 Plan}
- 2012 Amazon Best Books of 2011 Reading Challenge {Plan}
- Borrowed Books Mini Challenge {Plan}
- And clearly, I am a Reading Challenge Addict!
- The Eclectic Reader Challenge {2012} hosted by Book'd Out.
- 2012 Audiobook Challenge (hosted by Teresa's Reading Corner). Level: Going Steady (12).
I swear, that girl on the cover of Vampire Academy looks just like Angelina Jolie!
I signed up for a ton of challenges this year and failed all except one. I think I'm going to go waaaay slow on challenges this year, but I do find I do better with short ones.
I loved Across the Universe, one of my favorites! I can't wait for book 2.