Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge Finished

Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge.

This has been a brilliant way to follow my reading. I like that I can add the book when I start it, update as many times as I need to during my reading and that the books automatically go to my read list when I mark them finished.
My personal goal for this challenge was to read 110 books in 2012. My book number 110 was  A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary that I finished on the 26th of October. I have read all in all 146 for this challenge.

All my Posts can be found HERE.
This is where the list of books can be found

2012 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge Finished

Thank you Melissa for hosting this challenge.

I have so enjoyed this challenge as I really like witchy books. My goal for this challenge was to read 11-15 books but I reached that goal already after a few months. I then decided to go for the highest level of 16-20 books but I also reached that goal with no problem.
I finished book number 20: The Calling by Kelley Armstrong on the 10th of August.
I read 41 books for this challenge.

All my posts are HERE.
THIS is the list of books for this challenge

Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge 2012 Finished

Thank you Missie from The Unread Reader for hosting.

This has been a fun challenge and I think I now have tons of free books on my Kindle. Several times a week my husband will say "You have bought more books" and yes I have but the great thing is they were mostly free. I check Books on The Knob nearly every day.
Most of my free books are from Amazon but I also got a lot from Smashwords.
As expected there are a lot of books which are not great but there are also a lot of free books that have made me pay for and read more books from some of the authors.

My goal was to read 12 books for this challenge and that goal I reached with Awakening by Karice Bolton on the 31st of July. At the end of December I have now read 28 books.

My Posts are HERE
THIS is the list of the 28 books I have read.

2012 Ebook Challenge Finished

Thank you Sarah from workadayreads for this reading challenge.

This has been a brilliant challenge for me as I live in a place where it is not that easy to buy books in book stores. Up till end of June I lived in a place completely without a book store and only an extremely tiny library with erratic or non existent opening hours. Now, since the end of August, I live in a place with a small book store and a big library. I have had some kind of ebook reader since 2008 and absolutely love it.

My goal for this challenge was to reach the level of Server - read 100 ebooks.
I reached this goal on the 26th of October with the book Reckless Witch. I have read 134 books for this challenge.

All the posts for this challenge are HERE.
THIS is the list for all the books I have read for this challenge.

100 Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2012 Finished

Thank you to the team at Book Chick City for hosting this challenge.

My goal of this challenge was of course to read 100+ books. I finished my book number 100:
Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle on the 14th of October. I have read 137 books for this challenge.

Here are all the posts for this challenge.
THIS is the list of books I read for the challenge.

Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2012 - Finished

Thank you Michelle @ The True Book Addict for hosting this challenge.

I know it is early as this challenge doesn't finish till the 6th of January but I am not going to read any more Christmas books or stories now.

I have reached my goal as I have read every single book / short story on my to read list + 3 more.

my list of books / short stories read:

1. Christmas Eve at Swamp's End by Norman Duncan 
2. The Christmas Bake-Off by Abby Clements
3. Snowed Under by Jude Ryan
4. One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson
5. Bah, Humbug! A Romantic Comedy Novella by Heather Horrocks 
6. Embers of the Raven: a Christmas Story from Greenland by Chris Paton
7. The Christmas Angel by Abbie Farwell Brown 
8. A Little Book For Christmas by Cyrus Townsend Brady 
9. Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Martha Finley 
10. 'Tis the Season by China Miéville
11. Falling for Christmas by Debbie Macomber
12. Santa Maybe by Scarlett Bailey
13. A Simple Amish Christmas by Vannetta Chapman
14. Ravenmind: a Christmas Story from Greenland by Chris Paton

Some of the books were quite a disappointment but others were a joy to read, quite a mix of books for me this year.

my list of films:

1. Winnie the Poo: A Very Merry Poo Year
2. The Bear by Ramond Briggs
3. A Christmas Carol (Patrick Stewart)
4. A Carol Christmas  (Tori Spelling)
5. It's a Wonderful Life (James Stewart)

 I have enjoyed this challenge and I am already looking forward to next year.

Scavenger Hunt 2012 Reading Challenge - Finished

It has been a fun challenge to do but unfortunately it never started! This challenge was set on Goodreads but the person who set the challenge never returned to it.

I decided to do it anyway so I have completed this challenge.

January – Book must have a character's name in title : Sabriel by Garth Nix 

February – Book must have a type of flower in the title: Rose by Martin Cruz Smith

March – Book must have be published in 2000 or later: Witchblood by Emma Mills (published 2012)

April -  Book must be a biography, or auto-biography: That's Another Story: The Autobiography by Julie Walters

May - Book must have been written by an author from a different country than your own: Graceling by Kristin Cashore (this was easy as most books I read is from a different country)

June - Book must include some type of love story: Wedding Tiers by Trisha Ashley.

July -  Book must have been made into a TV show or movie: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

August -  Book must have a one word title: Quietus by Susan Leigh Noble

September - Book must be part of a series: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher 

October – Book must have a paranormal aspect to it: Forgiven by Jana Oliver

November – Book must be non-fiction: No Hand to Hold & No Legs to Dance on: A Thalidomide      Survivor's Story by Louise Medus, Gill Swain

December – Bookworm's Choice! Read and rate/review any 5 books you like*!:
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson
Destiny by Susan Leigh Noble
Cold Days by Jim Butcher
Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Finishing the Series Reading Challenge - Finished

Thank you Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews Blog for hosting this challenge.

The object of this challenge was to finish a series that you have started at some point but just haven't finished. My goal was Level 3 - Complete 3 or more series. I wanted to finish 5 series.
I have now completed this challenge.

These are the five series I have finished:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins to
  1: Catching Fire
  2: Mockingjay

2. The Demon Trappers Series by Jana Oliver
  1: Forgiven
  2: Foretold

3. The Elemental Series by  Susan Leigh Noble
  1: Quietus
  2: Destiny

4. The Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher
  1: Death Masks
  2: Blood Rites
  3: Dead Beat
  4: Proven Guilty
  5: White Night
  6: Small Favor
  7: Turn Coat
  8: Changes
  9: Ghost Story
 10: Cold Days

4. Chaos Walking Series by Patrick Ness
  1: Monsters of Men
 

All my posts for this challenge is HERE.

2012 Sci-Fi Challenge - Finished

Thank you Ellie @ Curiosity Killed The Bookworm for hosting this challenge.

This has been a really interesting challenge for me. One of the objects of the challenge was to read outside one's comfort zone and I chose to read one book a month. I can definitely say I have done that. My husband has helped me find books for this challenge.

I have completed the challenge. I have read 12 books, one book a month and it was books that I wouldn't ordinarily have picked.
It surprised me that I didn't think much of Ursula Le Guin's Sci-Fi as I really like her fantasy books.
Of the 12 books of this challenge I have given 1 book 5 Polar Bears, 6 books 4 Polar Bears and 5 books 3 Polar Bears.
3 Polar Bears means it was okay and I liked it but not always enough to seek out more books from that particular author.
I think I read quite a bit more Sci-Fi than the 12 books for this challenge but not all Sci-Fi is outside my comfort zone so I chose just one book a month that had to be that. It has been quite interesting that I have liked as many of these books as I have.

My 12 books for this challenge are:

1. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
2. For Love of Mother-not by Alan Dean Foster
3. A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula Le Guin
4. Neuromancer by William Gibson  
5. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
6. The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester
7. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick    
9. The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner 
10. I am Legend by Richard Matheson
11. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes  
12. Old Man's War by John Scalzi 

 My posts for this challenge can be found HERE

Thankfully Reading Weekend 2012 November 22-25 Finished

Thanks to Jenn from jennsbookshelves for hosting this challenge.

I have now finished this challenge. I reached my goal of reading 3 books but not everything went according to plan. In my update I mentioned that I wanted to finish my third book on Saturday and hopefully start Monsters of Men on Sunday.
I did finish Changes by Jim Butcher on Saturday or rather I guess it was Sunday as it was about 1am. But I haven't read anything today.
I liked all three books I read this weekend but mostly Changes by Jim Butcher.

This is the three books I read and which challenges they counted towards:

1. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes toward 2012 Sci-Fi Challenge and A-Z Book Challenge 2012.
2. Y by Bonnie Rozanski toward A-Z Book Challenge 2012.
3. Changes by Jim Butcher toward Finishing the Series.

 This weekend has helped me quite well towards finishing my challenges for 2012.

Reading Challenge Addict 2012 Finished

Thank you Cheryl and Gina at readingchallengeaddict for hosting this challenge.

When I started this challenge I decided to go for the level of "On the Roof" 6-10 Challenges (Entered & Completed) as I have never taken part in any reading challenges before Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2011.
Well, I got hooked and I ended up entered 24 Challenges and of these I finished 22.
So I guess I have now reached level "Out of This World" 16+ Challenges (Entered & Completed)

THIS is the list of all the challenges I have completed in 2012
HERE are all the posts for this challenge.

A-Z Book Challenge 2012 Finished

 

Thank you Laurel-Rain Snow at curlupandread for hosting this challenge.

This was an interesting challenge and I decided to add the three letters æ-ø-å from my own language (Danish) to the challenge.
It has not been an easy challenge but it has been fun to try and find the last letters that were missing, I am guessing that x and y are some of the more difficult letters to find. I will also admit that finding books with æ-ø-å was also pretty difficult but I did manage to find books from my local library.
This is definitely a challenge I would like to join again in 2013.

THIS is the list of the 29+ books I have read for this challenge.
HERE  is all the posts for this challenge.

2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge Finished

Thank you Jennifer at Reading with Tequila for hosting this challenge.

One of the rules of the challenge was: Rereads do not count towards the completion of the challenge. The challenge is about discovering books that are new to you.

There were a few books on the list that I had already read. Such as:  The Harry Potter Books, The name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, Dibs in Search of Self by Virgina M. Axline, Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher and more. But I still had no trouble finding enough other books to set myself a goal.

My goal for this challenge was to reach level III - Read 15 books from the 2011 Book Blogger Recommendation List.
I have reached this goal the 21st of November after reading Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

I have discovered several new authors through this challenge and will continue to read their books.

THIS is the list of the 15 books I have read for this challenge.
HERE is all the posts for this challenge.

Season of the Witch October 2012 Finished Post

Season of the Witch October 2012 has finished.

My goal for this month was to read at least 10 books with some kind of magic in them. Well I reached my goal as I read the 10 books. I like witchy books a lot so this was a fun challenge to do.

The books were:

1. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 
2. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
3. Forgiven by Jana Oliver 
4. White Night by Jim Butcher 
5. A Modern Witch by Debora Geary 
6. A Hidden Witch by Debora Geary   
7. The Witchlings Midnight Curse by Amanda Turner    
8. A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary
9. Small Favor by Jim Butcher
10. Lonely Souls by Karice Bolton

22 on 22 Read-a-Thon Finished

End of Read-a-Thon Survey:

1. What was your favorite part of this read-a-thon?
    That I had an excuse to be reading.
2. Did you enjoy the mini challenges?
    I did not take part in the mini challenges but that is not unusual for me.
3. What was your least favorite part of this read-a-thon?
    There was no least favourite part.
4. Anything I should do differently if I were to host another read-a-thon?
    No, I think you did fine.

My goal for this week was to read 4 books and I reached that goal.

The books were:

1. The Witchlings Midnight Curse by Amanda Turner
2. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder 
3. A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary (+ A Witch Central Wedding) 
4. Small Favor by Jim Butcher

Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 13th 2012 wrap up post

My goal for this Read-a-Thon was to take part the whole 24 hours and read at least 3 books.
Another goal was to visit at least two other blogs every hour of the Read-a-Thon

I reached my goals.

I lasted the whole 24 hours. Of course I had a few times I was struggling, around 12 hours and again around hour 21 and 22. I got through without falling asleep.

I did visit over 50 blogs over the 24 hours and even left a comment on a couple of them. This I will change again next read-a-thon as I felt it took a lot of time away from my reading and that is my main purpose of taking part in the read-a-thon.

I read 3½ books all in all.

1. Forgiven by Jana Oliver - 417 pages
2. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne - 192 pages
3. White Night by Jim Butcher - 481 pages
4. Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle - 75 pages (the book is 150 pages but I only got to 50 % before the end of the read-a-thon. I have now finished the book)

FrightFall Read-a-Thon October 1 - 7 2012 wrap up post

The week is now over and I am pleased that I reached my goal for this Read-a-Thon.
My goal was to read 4 books of which at least one had to be scary, actually 3 of the 4 books were scary.
This Read-a-Thon has given me a good start to my October reads and hopefully gotten me out of my reading slump.
Thank you Michelle@thetruebookaddict for hosting this Read-a-Thon on your seasonsreading blog.

The books I read this week were:

1. Øjne i Mørket (The Eyes Of Darkness) by Dean Koontz
2. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 
3. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
4. I am Legend by Richard Matheson 

And all the posts for this Read-a-Thon are HERE

Spring Into Horror Read-a-Thon Finished

Spring Into Horror Read-a-Thon Wrap-up.

I accomplished my goal for this week. My goal was to read at least 6 books and 4 of those had to be from the horror genre.

I did read 6 books and 5 of them were horror books, the last was a fantasy book.

1. Cursed by Jeremy Shipp

2. The Howling by gary Brandner

3. Indigo by Ophelia Keys

4. Turner by Karl Drinkwater

5. Ivory by Steve Merrifield

6. The Green King by Stepanie Parker

It was an interesting week, reading a genre I don't usually read. Cursed and Turner impressed me and I might look at those authors again in the future. But I am not completely taken by this part of the genre I will return to the my currently favourite genres of fantasy and paranormal.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon Finished

Dewey's Read-a-Thon April 2012 has finished.

Did I reach my goals? Yes I did.

Goal 1: Last the entire 24 hours. I did that, I had a tough time around hour 20 but got over it and lasted till the finish line.

Goal 2: Read 3-4 books. I also did exactly that. I read 3 3/4 books, I am on 78% of my forth book and I intend to finish it later today after a wee sleep.
My books:

1. The Tar-Aiym Krang by Alan Dean Foster 166 pages.
2. Supernaturally by Kiersten White 357 pages
3. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 388 pages
4. Chocolate Wishes by Trisha Ashley 390 pages

I read the top 4 books of my list which I am quite happy about and I took part in 2 mini-challenges.

I am already looking forward to October.

Magical March Challenge. Wrap Up Post

Purpose: 
To read and review works of Fantasy, Science-Fiction, or Magical Realism (for my literary folks).
Details:
From now until March 4^th, the Mister Linky widget below will be available so people can sign-up to participate in the Magical March Reading Challenge.
Throughout the month of March, a Mister Linky will be available for pre-registered challengers to link-up their qualifying reviews.  There are different “classes” of magician, outlined below, and completion of the various levels could earn you a prize!

The Levels:
Magician’s Class:              1-2 Books Read & Reviewed       1 Book $10 or Less
Sorcerer’s Class:               3-5 Books Read & Reviewed       1 Book $12 or Less
Wizard’s Class:                 6-7 Books Read & Reviewed       1 Book $15 or Less
Grand Merlin Class:         8+ Books Read & Reviewed         1+  Book(s) $20 or Less


My goal was Wizard's Class: 6-7 books read.

I ended up reading 12 books for this challenge and passed my goal, so I went up a level to Grand Merlin Class: 8+ books read.

This is the books read:

1. A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula Le Guin
2. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
3. Daughter of the Flames by Zoë Marriott
4. Witchblood by Emma Mills 
5. Convergence 2012 by Robert R. Ricks 
6. Fire by Kristin Cashore
7. Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
8. Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
9. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
10. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
11. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 
12. Summoned by Susan Leigh Noble

I enjoyed this challenge but then a lot of my books are paranormal at the moment so it wasn't a difficult challenge at this time.