2013Book Challenges

  In January I invited my readers to join me on a book challenge.  Here you will find the Challenges that I'm participating in as well as my updates.  To find out more about each challenge or to sign up each title will take you to the original post.
Here are the monthly links to my updates and reviews:
January *  February *  March/April * May

January 1,2014~ Despite my best intentions I wasn't very good at keeping up with my book reviews.  I think I did fairly well with my challenges though I didn't complete them all; I've updated them all below with notes.  For a complete listing of the books I heard in 2013 you can check out my 2013 shelf on GoodReads.

2013 British Books Challenge (BBC).    11 books in 9 months

The goal is for you to read one book a month written by a British author.  

January ~ 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkins
February ~ Witch Child by Celia Rees

March ! WHOOPS :(
April ~ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J K Rowling
May ~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling
        ~ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling
        ~ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
June ~ The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie
July~  Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie
                                        August ~ Stardust by Neil Gaiman

November ~ The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
December ~ Bridget Jones Mad About the Bos by Helen Fielding



 2013 Audio Book Challenge.  60 books heard 
The level I've chosen in this challenge is" being married" which means listening to at least 25 books over the course of the year.
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Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge.

 2012 I read 60 books.  I am going to start at the 2nd level Out of Breath which means I will read 6-10 more books this year.

• January ~ 5
• February ~ 5
• March ~ 3
• April  ~ 6
•  May ~ 5
• June ~ 2
• July ~ 9
• August~ 8
• September ~ 3
• October ~ 4
• November ~ 2
• December ~4

  6th What's In A Name COMPLETED!!
  You have to read books whose titles contain these or similar words
1. Up or Down~ Death on the Downs ~ Simon Brett
2. Kitchen ~ Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs
3. Party/Celebration ~ The Golden Ball by Agatha Christie
 4. Fire ~ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ~JK Rowling
 5. Emotion~ Rules of Betrayal by C Reich
 6. Lost or Found ~TheForgotten by D Baldacci
                            ~Losing It by V Bertinelli
                            ~ The Lost Memoir of Jane Austen by S. James

 Eclectic Reader Challenge  Completed

• Translated Fiction ~ The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverts
• Historical mystery ~ Borrower of the Night Elizabeth Peters
• Romantic suspense ~ Crocodile on the Sandbanks by Elizabeth Peters
• Made into a movie ~ Harry Potter & The Sorcer's Stone
• New Adult ~ Matched by Allie Condie
• Urban Fantasy ~ Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets by Rowling
• Dystopian ~ Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Memoir ~ Losing It by V Bertinelli
• LGBT ~ Sing You Home by J. Picoult
• Action Adventure ~ Rules of Vengence by C Reich
• Humor ~ Hit by a Farm by Catherine Friend
• Published in 2013 ~ The Fifth Assassin by B. Meltzer

So there you go, 5 different book challenges.  Do them all or just do one.  Whatever you choose let me know!! I'll be posting once a month on my progress.   You can always see what I'm listening to on my home page.  For a complete list you can follow my book boards on Pinterest as well as GoodReads