With the exception of Goodreads Reading Challenge last year, I'd not thought of a reading challenge since I was a child. But someone posted to my favorite book club this master list of reading challenges from girlxoxo and I wanted to join at least half of them. I didn't, of course. I joined four: Back to Classics, Southern Literature, Cruisin' Through the Cozies, and Buzzwordathon. I also set myself two smaller, more personal challenges. Of course, I will also be reading lots of romances! I'm really excited about my year of reading ahead. I hope to read at least 100 books. It would be great if it turns out I read more.
I've decided to keep track of the books I read for the official reading challenges here -- at least, it seems a good idea at the moment! My book reviews, however, will continue to be posted on my one blog, Grains of Sand. No more multiple blogs for this writer! There are categories in the sidebar for ease of use.
I hope that this encourages you to read even more and also to join a book club! I love my online book club, Book Nerds Review. So much fun!
I've decided to keep track of the books I read for the official reading challenges here -- at least, it seems a good idea at the moment! My book reviews, however, will continue to be posted on my one blog, Grains of Sand. No more multiple blogs for this writer! There are categories in the sidebar for ease of use.
I hope that this encourages you to read even more and also to join a book club! I love my online book club, Book Nerds Review. So much fun!
Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A Land Remembered, Patrick D. Smith
Plantation Shudders, Ellen Byron
Cove House, Christine Gordon
Harvest of Secrets, Ellen Crosby
Plantation Shudders, Ellen Byron
Cove House, Christine Gordon
Harvest of Secrets, Ellen Crosby
I've decided to go for Level Four, Sleuth Extraordinaire!
Culinary: Brewed Awakening, Cleo Coyle
Harvest of Secrets, Ellen Crosby
Animal-related: Dead Head and Buried, H.Y. Hanna.
Bloom and Doom, H.Y. Hanna
Craft-related:
Paranormal: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure, Cleo Coyle
The Ghost and the Dead Deb, Cleo Coyle
Outside the U.S.:
Career Based: The Red Book of Primrose House, Mary Wingate
Holiday-Based:
Travel: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Mary Wingate
Historical: Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie
Freebies (22): Plantation Shudders, Ellen Byron
The Skeleton Garden, Marty Wingate
The Bluebonnet Betrayal, Marty Wingate
Best Laid Plants, Mary Wingate
Silent Bud Deadly, H.Y. Hanna
Trowel and Error, H.Y. Hanna
A Scone to Die For, H.Y. Hanna
Tea with Milk and Murder, H.Y. Hanna
Dark, Witch, & Creamy, H.Y. Hanna
Witch Chocolate Fudge, H.Y. Hanna
BUZZWORDATHON:
"Dream": To Dream of Langston, Mairi Norris *****
"A Color": The Yellow House, Patricia Falvy ****
"Time": Paris Time Capsule, Ella Carey ****
"Space/Galaxy": Far from the Spaceports, Richard Abbott
"Dream": To Dream of Langston, Mairi Norris *****
"A Color": The Yellow House, Patricia Falvy ****
"Time": Paris Time Capsule, Ella Carey ****
"Space/Galaxy": Far from the Spaceports, Richard Abbott