Challenges for 2011!

Here's the list of the challenges I'll be participating in during 2011.

I plan to keep track of them here, and I've also created "shelves" on Goodreads to help me as well.

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 2011 Debut Author Challenge

This one is hosted by the lovely Kristi at The Story Siren (her blog is the BEST, by the way!). For this one, I have to read at least 12 books by the many 2011 debut authors, which should be really easy for me. :)

Anyhow, I'll be keeping track of them through the list below, as well as this shelf on goodreads.

1) Human. 4 by Mike A. Lancaster
2) The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

 

Lastly, I've read a number of really great 2011 debuts already, and while they don't count for the challenge, I thought I would still list them below.

• Awaken
• Darkness Becomes Her
• Across the Universe
• Choker
• The False Princess
• The Lipstick Laws
• The Liar Society
• Here Lies Bridget
• Unearthly
• Angelfire
• Wither

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YA Historical Fiction Challenge

Sab at YA Bliss is hosting this one. There are 3 levels (each with a different book total) and the one I'll be doing is Level 2 which is to read 10 YA HF books in 2011.

I'll be keeping track of them through the list below, as well as this shelf on goodreads.

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2011 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge

This is hosted by Jennifer at Reading with Tequila. For this one, there's a HUGE list of recommend books that each participant is to choose books from to read. This one also has several different levels. The one I'll be doing is Level II where you have to read 10 books.

I'll be keeping track of them through the list below, as well as this shelf on goodreads.

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And that concludes my list of challenges for 2011. While I didn't choose a lot of challenges this year, the ones I have chosen look like they are going to be a bunch of fun! So be sure to check back as 2011 progresses to see how I've done.

Though, enough about me, what challenges are YOU participating in this year? Any of the ones I am? Did I miss any really awesome ones?  Let me know in the comments!

Round Up on Challenges I Did in '09

Last year I particapted in several differnt challenges. Those challenges included 100+ Reading Challange, A-Z Challange, 2009 ARC Challange, 2009 Debutante Challange.

The Ones I finished:

100+ Reading Challange:

• I read 127 books this year. Though, I think a few are missing because I didn't keep the.... best track of what I read, but that's a totally different story.
• The 100th book I read was Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Stolarz which was a fab book!
• You can check out the full list here.

2009 Debutante Challange:

• I read the 25 books needed to complete it.
• The one that completed it was Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog which is another book I LOVED.
• I actually loved almost all of the book listed, though when it comes to books I'm easy to please. If you haven't noticed from all the As and Bs I give out.
• You check out the full list here, once again!

Ones I didn't complete:

A-Z Reading Challenge:

• Who knew this would be so hard! Seriously, I read a lot and I don't think I ever came across a book that's titled started with a V, X, Z. Though, knowing me, I was probably the only one that had a problem with this. lol.
• Oh, and if you like to see my fail, go check out my (uncomplete) list here.

2009 ARC Reading Challagne:

• Is it bad that I don't even remember what this one was about? *looks down in shame* I think it was about listing all the ARC I had and linking to my reviews to them, but I kind of stopped doing that after the post posted. *looks down in shame again*. So, yeah, moving on!

Overall:

I finished 2 out of my 4 challanges which is good, I guess. Though, hopefully, I'll finish all of the Challenges I choose to do in '10 (post coming soon listing them all!) ............. and remember what their about.