2014 Fairy Tales Retold Reading Challenge

Hosted by Debz Bookshelf. Here are the details: The challenge starts on January 1st 2014, and ends December 31st 2014 The goal of the read-a-thon is to read as many fairy tale retellings as possible. There will be six different levels to aim for in this challenge: Poor Cobbler: 1-3 books Devilish Wolf: 4-6 books...

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2014 TBR Challenge

Hosted by: The Misadventures of Super Librarian. January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 That's right kiddies - we're doing it again!  In another continuing bid into deluding myself that I'm actually making progress up the mountain, I will host a TBR Challenge for 2014. What is the TBR Challenge?  Simply put, it's...

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2014 100 Books in a Year RC

Hosted by Book Chick City. January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 Challenge Info Timeline: 01 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014 Rules: Read 100 books in 2014 (any genre) You don’t have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone!...

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2014 Ebook Reading Challenge

Hosted by Workaday Reads. January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 Encouraging readers to expand past just physical books to embrace ebooks in all forms. Reading Challenge Details: This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014. Anyone can join, you don’t need to be a blogger. If you don’t have a blog,...

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2014 Lucky No. 14 Reading Challenge

  Hosted by Books to Share. Here are the 14 categories: 1. Visit The Country: Read a book that has setting in a country that you really want to visit in real life. Make sure the setting has a big role in the book and it can make you know a little bit more about your dream destination. 2. Cover Lust: Pick a book from your shelf that...

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2014 Bingo Challenge

Hosted by Another Novel Read. The Goals for this Challenge B1: Book I bought but haven’t read yet B2: Book recommended by a friend B3: Book outside my comfort zone B4: Book that teaches me something B5: Finish/reread a series I1: Nonfiction book I already own I2: Book I got for free I3:...

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2014 Eclectic Reader Challenge

Hosted by Book’d Out. Categories Award Winning True Crime (Non Fiction) Romantic Comedy Alternate History Fiction Graphic Novel Cosy Mystery Fiction Gothic Fiction War/Military Fiction Anthology Medical Thriller Fiction Travel (Non Fiction) Published in 2014...

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2014 Reading Outside The Box Challenge

Hosted by The Cheap Reader. Read a Chunkster: Read a book with 600+ pages. Reading by Ear: Listen to an audiobook Accidentally Watched the Movie First: You didn’t realize the movie was based on a book until after you watched it. Ideally you haven’t read the book yet. Relive the Magic: Reread a book you really enjoyed...

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2014 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge

Hosted by Bookmark2Blog. JANUARY 1, 2014 - DECEMBER 31, 2014 MONTHLY MOTIFS: Jan- Around the World Choose a book to read that takes place in a country different than the one you live in or choose a book written by an author that is from a country different than your own. Feb- Award Winner Read a...

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2014 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge

Hosted by Bookmark2Blog. JANUARY 1, 2014 - DECEMBER 31, 2014 Welcome to the 2nd Annual Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge! For this challenge I have chosen six key words associated with each month in 2014. Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month. GUIDELINES: * The...

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New Author Challenge 2014

Hosted by Literary Escapism. Here are the guidelines: The challenge will run from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies...

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2014 I love Library Books Reading Challenge

Hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair. January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 Our love of reading can be expensive! Not only are we purchasing books but some of us also need space to keep them. I had so much fun with this challenge last year. Let's do it again! There are a number of levels, for those who don't have a library card yet to those...

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Sunday Stealing: Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection Meme

Hosted by: Sunday Stealing. 1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year?     I found my man, I get a non-reader to read. 2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened?     Running two libraries at once. 3. What was an unexpected joy this...

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2014 TBR Pile Reading Challenge

Hosted by Evie Bookish. Rules: This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2014. Anyone can enter! You don't have to be a blogger, as long as you review the book you've read! (On your blog, Amazon, Random Buzzers or Goodreads/Shelfari!) Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it is a book that's been...

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2014 Retellings + Reading Challenge

Hosted by The Nighttime Novelist. Rules/Information The challenge will run from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. I will post a wrap-up post at the end of each month with a link to my retelling review(s) for that month. Each retelling read MUST be reviewed in some way. Novel-length (150+ pages) fiction only ...

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2014 Everything YA Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Books and Iced Coffee. January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. What are the rules to the challenge? Participants must create a shelf or a page to where they can list the books that they have read for the year. Book must meet any of the sub- genres of the young adult category, whether it’s paranormal, romance, drama,...

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2014 Women Challenge #2

Hosted by: PeekaBook.it. Rules: ○ Anyone can join; ○ You don't need a blog to participate: if you are a non-blogger please leave a comment with a link (if you review elsewhere) to your review or with the list of the books you read and the level you choose; ○ Audio, e-books, bound books and re-reads...

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2014 TBR Pile Challenge

Hosted by: Roofbeam Reader. January 01, 2014 – December 31, 2014 Goal: 12 books from your “To Be Read” pile (within 12 months) Specifics: 1. Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2013...

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Book Review: Girl, Stolen; by April Henry

So many friends and readers had refer me this book for quite a time now, and I had put it off because I refused to be peer pressured into reading anything. (Yeah that was weird). Wow.. unintentional kidnapped teenager in the backseat, throw in the twist that she is blind and sick with pneumonia. This is why you don’t leave kids unattended...

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