~ JANUARY 1, 2014 - DECEMBER 31, 2014 ~
Welcome to the 2014 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! For this challenge, each month is assigned a certain motif or theme. Your task is to read one book per month that fits in with the motif for that particular month.
(Please read the linky instructions carefully.)
LINKY:
* If you plan on participating, please sign up on the linky with your blog name & "sign up" (example: Bookmark to Blog Sign Up)
* Each month come back to this page and add the link to your monthly read. This can be a link to your Goodreads review, your blog post about the book, etc. Your monthly link should say your blog name & the month. (example: Bookmark to Blog January)
* The sign up linky can be found below. Here is the button should you choose to add it to your blog.
* The sign up linky can be found below. Here is the button should you choose to add it to your blog.
Jan- Around the World
Choose a book to read that takes place in a country different than the one you live in or choose a book written by an author that is from a country different than your own.
Feb- Award Winner
Read a book that has won recognition or a literary award. Here's a list of literary awards to help you get started on your search: Literary Awards.
Mar- Fairy tales or Fairy Creatures
Read a fairy tale retelling or a book with fey/fairies in it.
Apr- Short & Sweet
Read a collection of short stories or anthologies.
May- Mystery, Murder, & Mayhem
Read a murder/mystery book, a book in which someone dies of mysterious causes, or a book in which a mystery must be solved.
June- A Long Journey
Read a book in which the character(s) take a trip, go on a quest, or find themselves on a journey toward something, etc.
July- Assassins, Warriors, & Rebels
Read a book in which the main character is one of these things or fights against one of these things.
Aug- Alternate Reality
Read a book that's set in the future, on another planet, in another dimension, or in an unknown world. A Dystopian book will count this month as well.
Sep- Book to Movie
Read a book that has a movie based off of it. For an extra challenge, see the movie as well.
Oct- The Witching Hour
There's been a lot of zombies lately, but this year include a 'witchy' book in your scary reads- a book about a witch or a book that has witches in it.
Nov- An Oldie but a Goodie
Pick a book published before 2000 that you've always wanted to read, but just never got to. Or pick a book set in the past (before 2000).
Dec- That's a Wrap
Finish a series you've been meaning to finish or read the next book in a series you started but never finished.
Have fun!!! (For an extra challenge, try pairing this with the Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge.)
This sounds fun and my goal will be to read the one book a month.
List of books:
- Deep Blue Secret by Christie Anderson (set in USA, I live in Denmark) paired with Key word
- Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (Award Winner) paired with Key word
- Forever Fae by L.P. Dover (about Fey) paired with Key word
- Alien Stars by C.J. Cherryh, Joe Haldeman, Timothy Zahn (anthology) paired with Key word
- Death on the Aegean Queen By Maria Hudgins (mystery) paired with Key word
- A Place Beyond The Map by Samuel Thews (Journey) paired with Key word
- Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (Rebels) paired with Key word
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Alternate Reality) paired with Key word
- Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf (Book to movie) paired with Key word
- True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer (witchy book) paired with Key word
- The House At Riverton by Kate Morton (set before 2000) paired with Key word
- Sun Kissed by Skyla Madi (the next book in a series started but never finished) paired with Key word
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