We're halfway through the year! I'm actually on track for the Audiobook Challenge, which is hosted by Hot Listens and Caffeinated Reviewer. I've listened to 18 and my goal is 30.
Here's my list so far:
Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
Dear Madam President by Jennifer Palmieri
The Innocents Abroad: Or, The New Pilgrim’s Progress by Mark Twain
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Artemis by Andy Weir
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Lock In by John Scalzi
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Head On by John Scalzi
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The...
I'm finally joining The Classics Club. Better late than never, right? I've been trying to read more classics and this just gives me an extra push. The Classics Club has been around since 2012. The goal is to “unite those of us who like to blog about classic literature, as well as to inspire people to make the classics an integral part of life.”
Here is my list of 50 classics I want to read by March 16, 2023. It's a "living" list, allowed to change and adapt. It’s made up of mostly novels, but there are also a few novellas, childrens books, and non-fiction titles thrown in.
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad review 4/4/19
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wild
The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rineheart review 9/26/18
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler review 7/5/18
The Woman in White...
Today wraps up the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge. Thanks again, Michelle, for hosting. I may have hit the fanatic level this year. The titles should link to my review, except the last, which isn't up yet.
Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan
A Christmas Peril by J.A. Hennrikus
I'm Scheming of a White Christmas by Kate O'Keeffe
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Jun Asuka
Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by R. D. Carstairs
Slay Bells Ring by Karen Rose Smith
Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt
'Twas the Nightcap Before Christmas by Katie Blackburn
The Littlest Christmas Tree by R.A. Herman
Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews
I think I'm done with my Christmas reading until next December - or maybe November....
I know I said the Nonfiction Challenge was my last for 2018, but apparently I forgot to actually post this one. It was still in my drafts. It falls into the second category of challenges, too, one that I actually have to go out of my way to read books for.
I read several classics in 2017, thanks in part to the Back to the Classics Challenge hosted at Books and Chocolate, so I'm signing up again this year.
Here’s how it works:
The challenge will be exactly the same as last year, 12 classic books, but with slightly different categories. You do not have to read 12 books to participate in this.
Complete six categories, and you get one entry in the drawing at the end of the year
Complete nine categories, and you get two entries in the drawing
Complete all twelve categories, and you get three entries in the drawing
Here are the categories for the 2018 Back to the Classics Challenge. Some of...
I do two types of challenges/read-a-thons through the year. Some are easy; they're about genres or types of books I tend to read any way. Others are more of a true challenge, pushing me outside of my usual zone, and sometimes those lead me to amazing books that I might not have picked up on my own. The Nonfiction Reading Challenge hosted at Doing Dewey falls into the second category. I think I only read 2 nonfiction books last, both faith-related, and I think I'd like to make it a point this year to read more. This will definitely be the last of my year-long challenges though.
From Doing Dewey:
Suggested Goals
Rather than suggest particular levels for this challenge, I’ve got a couple ideas for different nonfiction reading goals you could set for yourself.
Read X nonfiction books
Read X% nonfiction
Read nonfiction in certain categories – I’ve put together checklists for reading diversely and for reading one book for each century in the Dewey...
Of course, I'm signing up for the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge again. I do love mysteries and crime novels. Our hosts are Stormi at Books, Movies, Review! Oh My! and Barb at Booker T's Farm. Thanks ladies!
Challenge Rules:
You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, goodreads, booklikes, shelfari, etc.)
Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
Books need to be novellas or novels, please no short stories. (At least 100 pages +)
Crossovers into other challenges are fine.
The Challenge will be from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends April 15th)
There will be a monthly link up so that others can check out your progress and look at your reviews. At...
