Don't Let It End Reading Challenge

RULES ONE… Read the FINAL book only in a series that you’ve been putting off, or dread reading. This can be ANY series-ending book – YA or non-YA from ANY year – but only the LAST book in the series will count for this challenge. So if you have a few books to read to end the series that you’ve been putting off, only the series-ending book will count toward the challenge. TWO… Write a review or post your thoughts about the book. It can be on a traditional blog or website, on Tumblr, Goodreads or Facebook. Just somewhere that you can leave a link to, in order to share your thoughts. THREE… Between February 14 and July 14 stop back and leave a link to your posts. Each month on the 14th I’ll be creating a post with a linky list so that you can link up each of your reviews or thoughts posts. On July 14th there will be a wrap-up post with a final giveaway for “successful” challenge participants – those who read at least ONE series-ending book and shared their thoughts.

DETAILS + It is open to EVERYONE with a place to post their thoughts online. + It is for books from ANY genre, though if your title is not young adult, please make that note in your Linky entry each month. + It is for books from ANY year, including 2013. + It is ONLY for the final book in the series. (Full-length books only, no after-the-fact novellas.) + There is NO minimum or maximum commitment. There is NO requirement to read each month. + You can join in at any time by signing up in THIS post and leaving your thoughts/review links in the current month’s post. + Books you read for other challenges CAN count toward this one. It just has to be the LAST book in the series. And they have to be read during the months of this challenge. + Every month there will be a GIVEAWAY and one winner will be chosen from that month’s participants for ONE series-ending Book of Their Choice.

Head over at FIKTSHUN to know more about this challenge.

If you're interested in joining, you can sign-up HERE.

BOOKS I READ

Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
With All My Soul (Soul Screamers #7) by Rachel Vincent
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
Shadows in the Silence (Angelfire #3) by Courtney Allison Moulton
Spell Bound (Hex Hall #3) by Rachel Hawkins
Ascend (Trylle #3) by Amanda Hocking

2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge

The goal is to read at least one book featuring each of the following paranormal creatures:
     Vampires
     Werewolves/Shifters
     Fey
     Angels/Nephilim
     Mermaids
     Dragons
     Zombies
     Demons
     Witches/Wizards
     Ghosts
     Aliens
     Other (ie: sirens, unicorns, centaurs, timetravel etc.)

Guidelines

1 This challenge runs from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
2 You must have a blog to able to participate, since reviews must be added to the linky.
3 When you sign up with the linky, please put the link to your post about joining the Paranormal Reading Challenge.
4 You're welcome to list your books beforehand or just add as you go.
5 Sign-ups are open until December 1, 2013
6 At the beginning of each month, the host will post a kick-start post, each month featuring a different category of paranormal creature. This post will also include a linky to include your reviews from that month.
7 Each review you link will qualify you for an entry into the monthy giveaway and if your review includes the feature paranormal creature of that month, you get a bonus entry.
8 Each book can only count for one category, even if it contains more than one paranormal creature. For example, Twilight contains both vampires and werewolves, but you can't use it for both the vampires and werewolves/shifters categories.
9 Everyone who completes the challenge will be entered into a grand prize giveaway at the end of the year.
10 If you read multiple books from one category, feel free to add them to the linkies. Don't stop at just one!
11 Book can count for other challenges.

Each month, the hosts will be featuring one of the creatures on the list at both Megan Likes Books and Auntie Spinelli Reads.

     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/Shape-shifters
     December - Other

You can sign-up HERE.

BOOKS I READ

Reviewed:

1. Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires #1) by Rachel Caine

2. Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies #1) by Isaac Marion
3. Sovereign Hope (Hope #1) by Frankie Rose
4. Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan
5. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
6. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
7. Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Before I Wake (Soul Screamers #6) by Rachel Vincent
9. With All My Soul (Soul Screamers #7) by Rachel Vincent
10. Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
11. Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi
12. Hunting Lila (Lila #1) by Sarah Alderson
13. The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #2) by Julie Kagawa
14. Splintered (Splintered, #1) by A.G. Howard
15. The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1) by Kady Cross
16. The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles, #2) by Kady Cross
17. The Girl with the Iron Touch (The Steampunk Chronicles, #3) by Kady Cross
18. Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop
19. Carnival of Souls (Untamed City #1) by Melissa Marr
20. Imaginable (Intangible, #2) by J. Meyers
21. Ascend (Trylle, #3) by Amanda Hocking
22. Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3) by Rachel Hawkins
23. Unraveling (Unraveling, #1) by Elizabeth Norris
24. Unbreakable (Unraveling, #2) by Elizabeth Norris
25. The Faerie Prince (Creepy Hollow, #2) by Rachel Morgan
26. The Faerie War (Creepy Hollow, #3) by Rachel Morgan
27. Shadows in the Silence (Angelfire, #3) by Courtney Allison Moulton

Not yet reviewed:

28. The Reaping (The Fahllen #1) by M. Leighton
29. Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West
30. Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1) by Michelle Rowen
31. Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

UtopYA 2013 Reading Challenge

Challenge Rules

1. The books must be written by a panelist or attendee of UtopYA Con 2013.
2. The challenge will start on January 1, 2013 and end December 31, 2013 but you may join at anytime.
3. You don't have to have a blog to participate. Just join in on the fun somehow!
4. The books can be in any format (ebooks, paperback, scroll, etc.)
5. To join the challenge: if your a blogger, make a blogpost with the challenge button and tell us what level you've picked and link your post to the linky. Everyone else, tweet/facebook/pin/etc. what level you picked with a link to this post and link the direct link to the linky.

Levels

5- Gnome

10- Fairy

15- Mermaid

20- Werewolf

25- Vampire

30- Angel

I'm going for the Angel level!

If you're interested in joining, you can sign-up HERE.

I READ:

The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence #1) by Jessica Sorensen
The Redemption of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence, #2) by Jessica Sorensen
Sovereign Hope (Hope #1) by Frankie Rose
The Reaping (The Fahllen #1) by M. Leighton
The Childe (The Childe #1) by C.A. Kunz
Anew (The Archers of Avalon #1) by Chelsea Fine
Awry (The Archers of Avalon #2) by Chelsea Fine
Avow (The Archers of Avalon #3) by Chelsea Fine
The Secret of Ella and Micha (The Secret #1) by Jessica Sorensen
The Forever of Ella and Micha (The Secret #2) by Jessica Sorensen
Beauty From Pain (Beauty, #1) by Georgia Cates
Beauty from Surrender (Beauty, #2) by Georgia Cates
Going Under (Going Under, #1) by Georgia Cates

2013 Sequel Reading Challenge

The goal: To read as many sequels as you can. You set your goal at whatever number works for you.

GUIDELINES:

1 The challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st. 

2 Any books started before Jan. 1 will not count.
3 Any book after the first book in a series counts. Books in the same series also count.
4 Novellas also count, as long as it is after book #1. (ex: #1.5, #2.5, etc)
5 Sign ups will be open until December 1st, 2013.
6 Add the URL of your challenge post to the linky widget. (If you'd like to wait, it's ok to use your blog URL and send me your link when you get the post up)
7 At the end of each month I will post a linky for you to add your sequel reviews to.
8 I will try to do some giveaways throughout the year for participants (as long as I can afford it).
9 There will be a giveaway at the end of the year for all participants who completed the challenge.

I'm going for 15 sequels to read. Hopefully if I finish them before the year ends, I'll move my number up. As for now, I have no exact list yet but I'll keep track of them here.

If you'd like to join, you can sign up here.

BOOKS I READ

Reviewed:

1. Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story (Gallagher Girls, #5.5; Heist Society, #2.5) by Ally Carter

2. Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society #3) by Ally Carter
3. Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu
4. Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
5. Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi
6. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
7. Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
9. Before I Wake (Soul Screamers #6) by Rachel Vincent
10. With All My Soul (Sou Screamers #7) by Rachel Vincent 

11. Don't Look Now (PERSEF0NE, #2) by Michelle Gagnon
12. The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #2) by Julie Kagawa
13. The Faerie Prince (Creepy Hollow, #2) by Rachel Morgan
14. The Faerie War (Creepy Hollow, #3) by Rachel Morgan
15. The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles, #2) by Kady Cross
16. The Girl with the Iron Touch (The Steampunk Chronicles, #3) by Kady Cross
17. Unbreakable (Unraveling, #2) by Elizabeth Norris
18. Ascend (Trylle, #3) by Amanda Hocking
19. Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3) by Rachel Hawkins
20. Imaginable (Intangible, #2) by J. Meyers
21. Phoenix (Black City, #2) by Elizabeth Richards
22. Shadows in the Silence (Angelfire, #3) by Courtney Allison Moulton

Not yet reviewed:

23. Neverfall (Everneath #1.5) by Brodi Ashton
24. Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

25. The Star Dwellers (The Dwellers, #2) by David Estes

2013 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge

I'm joining another challenge for 2013! This time it will be books about witches and witchcraft and since I'm a big fan, might as well kick it for a year.

Challenge Rules:

1 This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013. Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf will be posting a place to link up a sign-up post, reviews and a wrap-up post. (Note: You do not have to review the books to participate, but only those who link up reviews will be entered for the prize)

2 Grab the reading challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to the sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate- you could track your progress and post reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, etc.

3 Any full length book that includes a witch as a main character or major witchcraft elements counts. They may be fiction or non-fiction. However, they should not be reference books which are not read cover to cover-I will leave this to your discretion.

4 Books can be any format (bound, eBook, audio).

5 Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.

6 You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

7 When you sign up in the linky put the direct link to your post about joining the 2013 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge.

8 You can move up levels, but no moving down.

9 Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.

10 Have some Witchy Good Fun !!!

The Levels:

Initiate: Read 1 - 5 Witchy Books

Maiden: Read 6 - 10 Witchy Books

Mother: Read 11 - 15 Witchy Books

Crone: Read 16 - 20 Witchy Books

I have no list available yet but I'm going with the level Initiate.

You can sign-up HERE.

BOOKS I READ

Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Untold (The Lynburn Legacy, #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3)

Carnival of Souls (Untamed #1) by Melissa Marr

2013 TBR Pile Reading Challenge

Welcome to 2013 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!!

6 BLOGGERS, 12 MINI-CHALLENGES, 24 BOOKS TO WIN!!!

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they’re gifted to us. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we’ll finally decide to pick them up.

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you’ve been telling yourself you’ll read next time you’ll get a chance. This is your chance! And we’ve got PRIZES!!!