Anyway, here are the challenges:
1.) Modern Mrs. Darcy 2018 Reading Challenge - hosted by Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy
Rather than a genre-specific challenge, this one is a more holistic challenge aimed at helping readers find amazing books to read in 2018. And considering my 2017 felt a little bit lacklustre in terms of reading... maybe this will help me discover more of those take-my-breath-away reading experiences. Here's hoping! *crosses fingers*
The challenge categories are:
Anne also provides some printables when you sign up, including a bookmark to track how often you're reading.
(If anyone has any recommendations for a book in translation or a memoir, let me know!)
2.) 2018 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge - hosted by Curly Carla and Lenoreo at Celebrity Readers
Guys, I have a number of series that have just... stalled. I've got to either finish them up or decide for sure that I'm going to quit on them.
Series like:
- the Matched series by Ally Condie — I have Reached, I got most of the way through Reached, and then... I dunno, it really wasn't doing it for me at that moment so I put it down. It may have been my mood, though, as I was in the midst of an intense Master's program and my reading for fun just fizzled. I liked Matched and Crossed, so I feel like I should give Reached another try.
- the His Fair Assassin series by Robin LaFevers — I've read the first two. I really liked Grave Mercy but was more kinda lukewarm on Dark Triumph. I have a copy of Mortal Heart so I need to get to it!
- the Birthmarked series by Caragh O'Brien — I read the first book forever ago. I think I'd need to re-read before I started on Prized, but I do have a copy of both of those so I could do that. How I feel about Prized will probably determine if I keep going with the series.
- the Razorland series by Ann Aguirre — I read Enclave AS AN ARC, that is how long ago I read it. And I've had Outpost sitting on my TBR shelves for... an embarrassingly long time. This is another one where I think I'll need to skim the first book as a refresher first.
- the Chemical Garden trilogy by Lauren DeStefano — I've read and have copies of Wither and Fever, but it's not my favourite series. Still, I kinda want to know how it ends... thoughts?
- the Nevermore series by Kelly Creagh — I read Nevermore so. long. ago. But I did enjoy it and although I'd need to get the first out of the library to refresh my memory, I own the second now, so... yeah, I need to get to that already.
Huh. 4 out of the 6 I listed are dystopian series. Shows you what I was reading a ton of like....6 years ago! :P
I'm picking the lowest level "C-List Series Finisher," as I really doubt I will finish reading more than 4 series this year.
3.) Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2018 - hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block
This is a challenge for reading books that you already owned before January 1, 2018. I have so many of these that I badly need to just get read, already! I'm going to just pick the lowest level, Pike's Peak (12 books) to start with, although I'm hoping I might get to Mount Blanc (24 books).
Books I could possibly read for this challenge include:
- Where I Want to Be by Adele Griffin
- Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart
- Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer
- Sold for Endless Rue by Madeleine E. Robins
- And Again by Jessica Chiarella
- Mad Miss Mimic by Sarah Henstra
- Gretel and the Dark by Eliza Granville
- Stray by Elissa Sussman
- Banner of the Damned by Sherwood Smith
- Defiance by C.J. Redwine
...and so many more.
These looks like great challenges to participate in. I especially love the idea of the first two challenges. Good luck! I hope you have fun!
ReplyDeleteThese look like some fun challenges and helpful at getting to those books that are calling out to be read. Good luck!
ReplyDelete