2013 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge

I love romances and I had to join this challenge.  I came in just a little late, meaning after the beginning of the year, when I realized I was on a romance reading roll.  So once again Google was my friend and led me to The Book Vixen who is hosting the 2013 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge.  Go to the link to get the details, but it's pretty simple read Contemporary romances, meaning they are present-day and don't have any other elements (paranormal, fantasy, time-travel) in them.  Again more details on The Book Vixen's site.  The goal is to read at least 10 books.  I should have that easy.  I'm setting my goal for 25.

I'll list my books and links to reviews below.

1. Yours At Midnight by Robin Bielman
2. Chance of a Lifetime by Jodi Thomas 
3. The Look of Love by Bella Andre 
4. From This Moment On by Bella Andre 
5. Tempting Acquisitions by Addison Fox
6. Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon
7. Melting the Millionaire's Heart by Linda Morris
8. Vanilla on Top by C.J. Ellison
9. Temptation by Kathryn Barrett
10. Luck of the Draw by Kelley Vitollo
11. Seven Night Stand by Nicole Helm
12. Private Practice by Samanthe Beck
13. A Little Bit Cupid by Jennifer Shirk
14. Abby Road by Ophelia London
15. Can't Stop Believing by Jodi Thomas

2013 New Adult Reading Challenge

I have fallen in love with the New Adult genre in the past couple of months. It all started with Thoughtless, but it may have started with something before that, but I will blame Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens. Then I moved on to Fall from Grace and Saving Grace by Christine Zolendz{swoon}.  I am hooked so I typed "new adult reading challenge" into my google search and I found it.  I am so excited.  It's hosted by Danya at A Tapestry of Words, Victoria from Confessions of a Twenty Something Fiction Writer (she is also a member of the NA Alley blog), Tara from Tater's Tall Tails, and Barbara from Basia's Bookshelf.  Go and check out these wonderful blogs!

Then after you have checked out the blogs, go find out the details and sign up for the challenge here.

I am signing up for the "Living on Your Own" level which is reading 20 or more books.  I think I can handle that and I've already read my first one :)  I'll list my books here and link to my reviews.  If you have any suggestions of great New Adult books to check out, let me know in the comments, I'm always on the lookout for more great books to read!

1. Saving Grace by Christine Zolendz
2. The Next Forever by Amy Burstein
3. Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

2013 Young Adult Reading Challenge

One of my favorite challenges is the Young Adult Reading Challenge.  I have loved YA books for years now and they make up a large part of my reading even though I am way out of the YA age bracket. I blame it on the fact that there weren't a lot of YA books when I was a YA and the books are that good now :)

So I'm in this year, and you can be too, just go to My Overstuffed Bookshelf and sign up and read all the rules.  I won't recount them here.  Mainly it's to read YA books.

I'm signing up for the Mega Size which is reading 50+ YA books, which should be easy to do.  I have that many on my TBR and that doesn't include all the great new ones coming out this year and the wonderful series I still haven't read from the past few years.  I'll list the books as I finish them and plan on linking to the reviews as well.

1. Mind Games by Kiersten White
2. Hidden by P.C. Cast
3. Hysteria by Megan Miranda
4. Vixen by Jillian Larkin
5. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
6. The Prince by Kiera Cass
7. Neverfall by Ashton Brodi
8. Everbound by Ashton Brodi
9. Bloody Valentine by Melissa de la Cruz
10. Dream Dark by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
11. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
12. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
13. Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz
14. With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent
15. Gorgeous by Paul Rudnick
16. Sketchy by Olivia Samms
17. The Program by Suzanne Young
18. Tempestuous by Kim Askew
19. Pulse by Patrick Carman
20. Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
21. The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
22. Panic by Shannon M. Draper

Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2013

Ahh... My TBR pile, a point of contention in my house.  Yes it's teetering, yes, it's actually several  piles in several places.  So I do need to conquer it and there's even a challenge for that!  The challenge, hosted by My Reader's Block, is simple, if you had it personally (not from the library) before 2013, it's your TBR pile.  Easy enough?  And who doesn't have a TBR pile?  So I'm joining in.  If you want to, check out the post for more information and to sign up.  Sign ups end Nov. 30, 2013.

My level is Mount Blanc which is 24 books from my TBR pile.  I think that is doable with review books and library books.  We'll see.  I'll list my books as I complete them here with links to reviews as I complete those as well.

1. Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
2. Saving Grace by Christine Zolendz
3. Divided in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Vixen by Jillian Larkin
5. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
6. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Because I Am Yours by Beth Kery
8. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Book to Movie Challenge 2013

Doing Dewey is hosting the Book to Movie Challenge, which sounds like a fun challenge to me.  I love reading a book and then seeing how they do with the movie. Sometimes they do a good job at interpreting the book, sometimes the interpretation is bad.  So it will be fun to read the books and then watch the movies.  Since I'm a reviewer and I've gone kind of challenge happy,

I'm going light with this one and committing to the Movie Fan level which is read 3 books and watch the corresponding movies.  To find out more about the challenge and sign up for yourself, head on over to Doing Dewey.

I'll list my books I've read here along with my links to my reviews of the books and my thoughts on the movies.

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2013 Reading Challenge Addict Challenge

I am definitely a Reading Challenge Addict, however I have not always been the best at completing them.  I plan on making 2013 different and being in the Reading Challenge Addict Challenge is just the thing to keep me on track.  This challenge is hosted at Reading Challenge Addicts and you can find the details and the sign ups at their blog.

I'm in for the In Flight level which is 11-15 challenges entered and completed.  So far I have entered (and I'll update my progress through the year):

1. Wishlist Challenge 2013 (0/12 as of 1/9/13)
2. Library Books Reading Challenge 2013 (0/36 as of 1/9/13)
3. Sports Romance Reading Challenge 2013 (0/6 as of 1/9/13)
4. Romance Reading Challenge 2013 (2/5 as of 1/9/13)
5. Erotic Literature Reading Challenge 2013 (0/7 as of 1/9/13)
6. 2013 150+ Challenge (8/150 as of 1/16/13)
7. 2013 Audio Book Challenge (1/25 as of 1/9/13)
8. 2013 Where are You Reading Challenge (5/50 States as of 1/9/13)
9. 2013 Ebook Challenge (5/50 as of 1/16/13)
10. 2013 A to Z Reading Challenge (22/26 as of 6/7/13)
11. 2013 Romantic Suspense Reading Challenge (2/13 as of 1/9/13) 
12. 2013 Book to Movie Reading Challenge (0/3 as of 1/7/13) 
13. Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2013 (1/24 as of 1/11/13)

Wishlist Challenge 2013

Uniflame Creates is hosting the Wishlist Challenge.  I am new to this one, but it sounds like a lot of fun.  The idea is "Read 12 books (one for every month of the year) that you would like to read, but don’t already have on your shelves. "  Simple enough right?  For more details and to sign up, head over to the Wishlist Challenge.

I'll be post dates when I finish the books on my list below and link to my reviews.  Here's my 12 books from my current wishlist:

1. Derailed by Alyssa Rose Ivy
2. Gravity by Melissa West
3. The Elite by Kiera Cass
4. Requiem by Lauren Oliver
5. The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski 
6. Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
7. Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent
8. Ten by Gretchen McNeil
9. Mirage by Kristi Cook
10. The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore
11. The Diviners by Libba Bray
12. Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Library Books Reading Challenge 2013

Ahh... the library, one of my favorite places.  And the Library Books Reading Challenge is the perfect challenge for me. There isn't a bar here where everyone knows my name, but our local library branch does and when I walk in they get my stack of reserve books for me before I even make it to the counter. I love them so much!  This is an easy challenge, check out books, read them and post what you read.  Oh and choose a level to read at.  More details and the sign up can be found at Book Dragon's Lair who is hosting this fun challenge.

I plan on joining at the Adult level which is 36 books and I may move up to the Just Insert IV which is 50 books, but we'll have to wait and see.  I'll list my books as I complete them here.  Make sure you check out the challenge and come join the fun!

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Sports Romance Reading Challenge 2013

This is fun and new, a Sports Romance Reading Challenge hosted by Herding Cats and Burning Soup.  It's pretty simple, read a number of romances that center on a sports hero or heroine.  I like sports books so it will be fun to incorporate this challenge into my year.  More details and sign ups can be found here.

I will enter at The Tailgater level which is 6 books.  I'll list them here as I finish and link to my reviews.

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Romance Reading Challenge 2013

I love romances so I have to join this challenge and it has a prize of a gift card.  Simply read a romance, review it and enter the review link in Mr. Linky for a chance to win.  Of course you need to sign up for the Challenge first and read through all of the details at ...the bookworm... but it sounds like at lot of fun to me!

Here are my five choices for now (and I have the right to change them):

Completed:

1. Yours at Midnight by Robin Bielman
2. Chance of a Lifetime by Jodi Thomas

Erotic Literature Reading Challenge

Crazy Dumbsaint of the Mind is hosting an Erotic Literature Reading Challange and what better way to get through some of the great books I have downloaded to my Kindle that to enter this challenge.  To learn more about the challenge go to this post and read about it and sign up.  There will be a button soon to accompany the challenge.

For now I am planning on joining at the Second base level which is 4-7 books, with hopes to maybe get to Third base ;-) (8-11 books).  Come back to cheer  me on and see what I'm reading. I'll keep up with what I've read on this post and link to my reviews.

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2013 150+ Challenge

Since I read over 180 books last year (and that was a slow year compared to the two before it), the 150+ reading challenge is a great challenge for me to join.  I am hoping to get back over 200 again, but with kids at two different schools, one in Boy Scouts, one in Cub Scouts and then my work and other family things, I'll shoot for at least 150.  The Challenge is hosted by My Overstuffed Bookshelf and you can sign up and find out more here.

I'll list my books and links to reviews as I go here on this post.  Hope to see you as part of the challenge!

1. Yours At Midnight by Robin Bielman
2. Chance of a Lifetime by Jodi Thomas 
3. Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Mind Games by Kiersten White
5. Vanished by Irene Hannon
6. Saving Grace by Christine Zolendz  
7. The Look of Love by Bella Andre 
8. From This Moment On by Bella Andre

2013 Audio Book Challenge

Photo credit: Jeff Golden

I love audio books so I can't wait to join in this challenge.  I'll be joining at the Lover level.  More information from Teresa's Reading Corner below.  Please visit her site to find out more and to sign up.  I'll list my books here as I listen to them.

Welcome to the Original Audio Book Challenge. This challenge is for Audio Book lovers as well as those who are brand new to them.
There are five levels to the challenge

• Flirting-Listen to 6 Audio Books
• Going Steady- Listen to 12 Audio Books
• Lover- Listen to 25 Audio Books
• Married-Listen to more than 25 Audio Books
• You Define the Relationship- Create your own challenge (choose your own name and level starting as low or going as high as you’d like)

This is a fairly laid back challenge and I want it to be as enjoyable as possible.

• Audio Books can be any genre
• You can cross challenges
• You don’t have to be a blogger to participate. You can tell us about what you are listening to in the comments of the monthly link up.

There will be a monthly link up so that we can share what we’ve listened to and make suggestions to each other.

I hope I’ve enticed you to join in the 2013 Audio Book Challenge. I’m really looking forward to reading your reviews and experiences over the next year.
Official Challenge dates: 1/1/2013-12/31/2013

1. Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
2. Divided in Death by J.D. Robb
3. Vixen by Jillian Larkin
4. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

2013 Where Are You Reading Challenge

I haven't participated in this one before, but it looks like a fun one to try.  So I'm going to give it a go, I love to read about different states so trying to read about all 50 should be great.  Here's some of the information from Book Journey:

3rd year running and OH I love this challenge!  As the host of the weekly What Are you reading meme, I find it awesome that I get to host the WHERE Are You Reading Challenge each year.  What is the point of this challenge?  It is to try to read in each of the 50 States between January 1 2013 – December 31, 2013.

How do you decide what state a book is categorized under?

1.  In a fiction read it would be the State or Country that the book spends the most time in.  (Ie. If your main character is from Wisconsin but the book is all about his/her time in college in California – the books should categorize under California….)
2.  Non fiction reads categorize  in whatever State or Country it is about (Ie…. a book about fly fishing in Colorado is a Colorado point, and a book about women in Afghanistan is an Afghanistan point.
3.  If the book goes from one state to another… go with the state that most of the time is spent.

Once you are ready and have your map set up please create a blog post (those who have blogs) using the Challenge picture of the map I provided above as well as link to this post so others may join in.  Then come back and link that post here to Mr Linky (below) so I as well as other participants know that you are participating and we can pop in throughout the year to check out your map and how we are all doing.  I will post a linky at the end of each month so participants can check in with their own post of how they are doing.  I will offer a $10 amazon gift card to one lucky participant who does a check in post at the end of each month and links it.


This is actually a fun and easy challenge as all books you read qualify and it will be fun to see where you generally read books from as well as searching out books to fill in areas that you need.
For those who have covered the 50 states by the end of 2013, they will go into a drawing for a $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble or to Amazon.  **  All other areas beyond the 50 states are bonus points and we will have a drawing using random.org for those who read 10 or more books throughout 2013 in that category.

You can see my map I worked on in 2011 here to see what the map looks like and how the pictures link to the reviews.  (If you zoom in you will see the individual areas I read in and clicking on the blue pins will show you what book it was and clicking on the picture will take you to the post!

That’s it!  Here is a link to tips on how to do it.  Any other questions – please leave them in the comments section below. 
 
More information and sign-ups can be found at  Book Journey.



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50 States:

CA: Yours At Midnight by Robin Bielman 
TX: Chance of a Lifetime by Jodi Thomas 
NY: Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
MO : Vanished by Irene Hannon
IL:  Mind Games by Kiersten White
 

2013 Ebook Challenge

It's that time of year, time to join challenges and as I have been reading more and more on my Fire, this is just the challenge for me!  Here's the information from workadayreads.com

The 2013 Ebook Challenge. Encouraging readers to expand past just physical books to embrace ebooks in all forms, whether on Kindle, Kobo, computer, or any other reader.
Challenge Guidelines:

1. This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013.
2. Anyone can join, you don’t need to be a blogger. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to sign-up in the comments. You can post reviews to any book site (i.e. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, etc).
3. Any genre or length of book counts, as long as it is in ebook format.
4. You can plan your books in advance or as you read them.
5. When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the E-Book Reading Challenge.
6. You can move up levels, but no moving down.
7. Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.

Levels:

1. Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
2. CD – 10 ebooks
3. DVD – 25 ebooks
4. Memory stick – 50 ebooks
5. Hard drive – 75 ebooks
6. Server – 100 ebooks
7. Human brain – 150 ebooks

I'm joining at Level 4, with hope to go higher.  I'll list the books here.

1. Yours at Midnight by Robin Bielman
2. Vanished by Irene Hannon  
3. Saving Grace by Christine Zolendz 
4. The Look of Love by Bella Andre 
5. From This Moment On by Bella Andre 
6. The Next Forever by Lisa Burstein
7. Tempting Acquisitions by Addison Fox
8. Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon
9. The Seventh Victim by Mary Burton
10. Frosted by Wendy Sparrow
11. Melting the Millionaire's Heart by Linda Morris
12. Vanilla on Top by C.J. Ellison
13. Temptation by Kathryn Barrett
14. Luck of the Draw by Kelley Vitollo
15. Hysteria by Megan Miranda
16. Bittersweet Blood by Nina Croft
17. Seven Night Stand by Nicole Helm
18. The Valentine Challenge by Marisa Cleveland
19. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
20. Neverfall by Ashton Brodi
21. Everbound by Ashton Brodi
22. Private Practice by Samanthe Beck
23. A Little Bit Cupid by Jennifer Shirk
24. With This Kiss Part 1, 2 &3 by Eloisa James
25. From Here to Eternity by Paige Cuccaro
26. Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
27. Dream Dark by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
28. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
29. Enslaved by Shoshanna Evers
30. Roses Have Thorns by Sandra Byrd
31. Abby Road by Ophelia London
32. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
33. Unseen by Karin Slaughter
34. Because I am Yours part 8 by Beth Kery
35. The Offering by Angela Hunt
36. SEAL of Honor by Tonya Burrows
37. That Certain Summer by Irene Hannon

2013 A to Z Reading Challenge

I love this challenge.  I thought I joined last year, but I either mislabeled or I can't find the post, I'm going to do some more digging, but no matter, I'm joining for 2013.  Here's the info from Lori's site:

Technical Stuff
This challenge will run from January 1st, 2012 until December 31st, 2013.
You can join anytime.
Crossovers to other challenges are allowed and encouraged! 
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.

I plan on joining at the B level.  I'll add books as I read them.

Ready to join??  Click on the button above or go to: http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/challenges-2/2013-a-z-challenge/


A - Abby Road by Ophelia London
B - Bittersweet Blood by Nina Croft
C - Chance of a Lifetime by Jodi Thomas
D - Divided in Death by J.D. Robb
E - Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier
F - From This Moment On by Bella Andre
G - Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz
H - Hidden by P.C. Cast
I - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
J -
K -
L - The Look of Love by Bella Andre
M - Mind Games by Kiersten White
N - The Next Forever by Lisa Burstein
O - The Offering by Angela Hunt
P - The Prince by Kiera Cass
Q -
R - Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon
S - Saving Grace by Christine Zolendz
T - Tempting Acquisitions by Addison Fox
U - Unseen by Karin Slaughter
V - Vanished by Irene Hannon
W - With this Kiss by Eloisa James (Part 1, 2 & 3)
X -
Y - Yours at Midnight by Robin Bielman
Z -

2013 Romantic Suspense Reading Challenge

I love this time of year, yes I love Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it's also Reading Challenge sign up time!  So here's my first one.  Romantic Suspense is one of my favorite genres so when I saw this one I knew I would sign up. It's easy, see the details below if you are interested.  I'll keep track of my books for the challenge here once the new year starts.

Reading Challenge Details:

• Runs January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013 (books read prior to 1/1/2013 do not count towards the challenge). You can join at anytime. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
• The goal is to read 13 romantic suspense novels in ‘13.
• Books can be any format (bound, ebook, audio).
• Novellas that are at least 100 pages in length, as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• Grab the reading challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads or LibraryThing.

1. Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
2. Vanished by Irene Hannon
3. Divided in Death by J.D. Robb
4. The Seventh Victim by Mary Burton
5. Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
6. SEAL of Honor by Tonya Burrows