2013 Challenges

There are a lot of reading challenges I want to participate in this year, so for most of them I am only aiming for a lower level of the challenge. I'm hoping this will help diversify my reading this year and help me read more of the books I've been dying to read.

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by George Hodan
Hosted by me!
Level I'm aiming for: Making Waves
Progress:
0/5 frequently challenged books

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Hosted by Sarah Reads Too Much
Progress on required categories:
1/6 classics
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (a 19th century classic)

Progress on optional categories:
0/5 classics

My related posts/reviews:
My sign-up post
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Hosted by I'd Rather Be at the Beach
Level I'm aiming for: Sous Chef
Progress:
0/13 books

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Hosted by Emilie's Book World & Lost at Midnight Reviews
Level I'm aiming for: Series Newbie
Progress:
5/5 series completed
Total # of books read: 7.5
COMPLETED!

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My sign-up post
Falling Under, by Gwen Hayes
Dreaming Awake, by Gwen Hayes
The City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte (a happy surprise this is part of a series!)
The Testing, by Joelle Charbonneau
Icons, by Margaret Stohl
Requiem, by Lauren Oliver
Alex, by Lauren Oliver (short-story)
Delirium Stories, by Lauren Oliver (collection of short-stories)
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Hosted by So Many Precious Books, So Little Time
Level I'm aiming for: Bronze (b)
Progress:
15/12 ARCs read & reviewed
COMPLETED!

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My sign-up post
The One I Left Behind, by Jennifer McMahon
Midwinter Blood, by Marcus Sedgwick
The Ruins of Lace, by Iris Anthony
Falling Under, by Gwen Hayes
Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed, by Jeremy Greenberg
The City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte
The Testing, by Joelle Charbonneau
The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow, by Rita Leganski
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett
Absent, by Katie Williams
Icons, by Margaret Stohl
Somebody Up There Hates You, by Hollis Seamon
Light in the Ruins, by Chris Bohjalian
The Never List, by Koethi Zan
Letters from Skye, by Jessica Brockmole

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Hosted by The Chunkster Challenge
Level I'm aiming for: Plump Primer
Progress:
3/6 books (450+ pages each)

My related posts/reviews:
My sign-up post
The City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte
Icons, by Margaret Stohl
The Secret Keeper, by Kate Morton
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 Hosted by Planet Pooks
(For the most part, this challenge encompasses all of the above.)
Level I'm aiming for: Gold
Progress:
5/36 books

My related posts/reviews: 
My sign-up post
The One I Left Behind, by Jennifer McMahon
Midwinter Blood, by Marcus Sedgwick
The Ruins of Lace, by Iris Anthony
Falling Under, by Gwen Hayes
The Secret Keeper, by Kate Morton

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Hosted by Mint Condition
Level I'm aiming for: Short Story
Progress:
5/6 books

My related posts/reviews: 
My sign-up post
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores, by Jen Campbell
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett
The World's Strongest Librarian, by Josh Hanagarne
English Majors
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Hosted by GoodReads
(This one is my overall goal!)
Goal: To Read at least 40 35 books in 2013
Progress: see widget on my sidebar -->
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Hosted by Reading Challenge Addict
Level I'm aiming for: On the Roof
Progress:
2/9 challenges entered & completed

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My sign-up post
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A big thank you to The Book Vixen for the easy tutorial for creating progress bars!

5 comments:

  1. Vikk @ Down the Writers PathJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    Good thing you're not challenge-challenged. :) You should be very busy this year. (I was looking for your list for your banned books selection but didn't find it. Just curious.:)

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    1. ChristineJanuary 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM

      Vikk, you're right -- I think my own challenge is the only one I didn't post a tentative list for! I have a bunch of ideas, but I definitely plan to read The Great Gatsby, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, & Women in Love -- I'll definitely put together an "official" list and post later in the week though!

      I'm thinking I might also do a list of books I was most surprised to see have been challenged to help give people ideas -- like Lord of the Rings, sometimes it's the books you least expect (and maybe were planning to read anyway!)

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    2. ChristineJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:31 AM

      Hi again Vikk -- I finally posted my banned books picks for the challenge! You can find it here.

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  2. KayJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    How did you get those bars that show your progress on your blog? Those are sweet and I would like to steal your idea for my challenges page.

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    1. ChristineJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:20 PM

      I definitely did not come up with it all on my own! I learned how to create the progress bars on The Book Vixen's site (the link is at the very bottom of the page). When I first looked at it, I thought it was way too difficult and the HTML was way over my head, but once I realized you could just use the portion of the code for the bar itself and ignore the rest of it about the images and such, it really was easy. If you're having any trouble, let me know and I'll try to help!

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