Dystopia Reading Challenge 2013

Ula from Blog of Erised is hosting the Dystopia Reading Challenge 2013. I'm looking for some awesome reading challenges for next year and this sounds really cool! I love dystopian novels/series! 
There are different levels and I'll definitely be going for level 4: Leader! The ultimate goal is 24 books!

Levels

Level 1: Recruit (1 to 6 books)

Level 2: Rebel (7 to 12 books)

Level 3: Revolutionist (13 to 18 books)

Level 4: Leader (19+ books)

Each time you reach a new level, you will receive a badge.

Click here to check out the rules and sign up for this challenge. I can't wait until January to get started on this! It's time to start picking the books. I'll keep you posted!

2013 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge

After reading Pushing the Limits this year I want to read more Contemporary! The Book Vixen is hosting the 2013 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge!

The goal is to read 10 contemporary romance novels in 2013! If you want to join too, you can do so here.

For this challenge I already have some books I want to read:

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith

Only three more books to choose! So far the publishing list of 2013 looks amazing, so that won't be a problem!

2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge

The 2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge is hosted by Megan Likes Books and Auntie Spinelli Reads. I love taking part in the Fall Into Reading 2012 reading challenge, so I'm looking for some awesome reading challenges for next year. I'm a big fan of paranormal books, so of course I want to take part in this challenge! For all of the details and to sign up, just click on the button above!

The goal is to read one book featuring each of the following paranormal creatures. Each month one of the creatures will be featured:

• January: Vampires
• February: Angels/Nephilim
• March: Fey
• April: Demons
• May: Aliens
• June: Zombies
• July: Witches and Wizards
• August: Mermaids
• September: Dragons
• October: Ghosts
• November: Werewolves/Shifters
• December: Other (ie: sirens, unicorns, centaurs, timetravel etc.)

I haven't decided yet what books I'll read for this challenge. I have December to think about what Vampire book I'll read! If you have a recommendation please leave them in the comments! 

Fall Into Reading Challenge Update

Three weeks ago I started my first reading challenge: Fall Into Reading 2012 hosted by Callapidder Days. With something over two months to go I thought it was time for an update. 

If you visit my blog more often you probably know I had a reading slump the past couple of weeks. So my overly ambitious plan to read 36 books isn't going to work anymore. So, I had to update my reading list. My goal is still the same: to lower my (ever-growing) TBR pile. 

The updated list: (you can find my original list here)

1. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
2. Easy by Tammara Webber
3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
5. Tempest by Julie Cross
6. Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan
7. Abandon by Meg Cabot
8. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
9. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
10. Bitten by Kelly Armstrong
11. Broken by A.E. Rought
12. Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black
13. Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel [October 9th]
14. Die For Me by Amy Plum
15. Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh
16. The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter
17. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
18. Hidden by Sophie Jordan
19. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
20. Immortal City by Scott Speer [September 25th]
21. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
22. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
23. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
24. The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
25. The Violet Fox by Clare C. Marshall
26. Lies by Michael Grant
27. Defiance by C.J. Redwine
28. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
29. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi [October 1st]
30. Undeadly by Michele Vail

It's still a huge challenge, especially if this reading slump takes any longer. But it would be awesome if I read all those books, before the end of this year!

For those who missed it:

Essentially, Fall Into Reading 2012 is a fun, low-pressure reading challenge. It's still possible to join! In the sidebar you'll find the link by clicking on the image under "reading challenges". 

Fall Into Reading Challenge

With the days getting shorter and the air getting all crispy again, fall is really here! It's time for reading a lot of books, tea or hot chocolate, on the couch, with or without a blanket. I can't wait! I was looking forward to joining my first reading challenge for a while now and Fall into Reading 2012 hosted by Callapidder Days looks like my kind of challenge!

Essentially, Fall Into Reading 2012 is a fun, low-pressure reading challenge open to anyone and everyone. It will take place September 22nd-December 21st (which, as you may have guessed, lines up with the fall of 2012).

To participate, here’s what you need to do:

• Create a list of books you’d like to read or finish this fall. This is the only real requirement for participating in the challenge.

• Feel free to set some additional reading goals (such as reading to your kids two hours per week, getting through your pile of magazines, etc.). However, this is not required; setting additional goals iscompletely optional.

• Write a blog post that includes the list of books you want to read (and any additional goals you’ve set), and get ready to post it on your blog on September 22nd.

• Visit Callapidder Days on September 22nd to sign up for the challenge. I’ll have an official launch post up that morning, complete with an area for you to submit a link to your personal Fall Into Reading post, where it will be added to the master list of participants.

• Read! Work on your goals throughout Fall 2012.

• Report your results. Write another blog post in December to let everyone know how you did. (I’ll post an official wrap-up to the challenge on December 22nd, where you’ll be able to share your results.)

• Have fun! Visit other participants to see what they’re reading. Write reviews if you’re so inclined. But most of all, enjoy your fall reading!

The real challenge for me this fall is to lower my existing TBR pile. I keep buying books, so it grows all the time and I want to change that! It's almost sad seeing all those books just collecting dust and every time I see them I think I really want to read them, but I pick another book every time... And keep buying more. 
So here's my challenge list, most books I already own and I've put some books on there I REALLY want to have: (in no particular order) 

1. Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant
2. What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang
3. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
4. Easy by Tammara Webber
5. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
6. The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore
7. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
8. Tempest by Julie Cross
9. Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan
10. Abandon by Meg Cabot
11. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
12. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
13. Bitten by Kelly Armstrong
14. Broken by A.E. Rought
15. Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black
16. Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel
17. Die For Me by Amy Plum
18. Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh
19. The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter
20. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
21. Hidden by Sophie Jordan
22. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
23. Immortal City by Scott Speer
24. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
25. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
26. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
27. The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
28. The Violet Fox by Clare C. Marshall
29. Lies by Michael Grant
30. Eve by Anna Carey
31. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
32. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
33. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris
34. Partials by Dan Wells
35. Defiance by C.J. Redwine
36. Breathe by Sarah Crossan

With 13 weeks of fall, I have to read approximately 3 books a week! I should be able to do that! But it wouldn't be fun if it's at least a bit challenging!

Happy Reading!