photo credit: Love Of Books by George Hodan Christine at Buckling Bookshelves is hosting a Banned Books Challenge. Here’s what she has to say: Since Banned Books Week 2012, I have been trying to make an effort to read more banned and challenged books, particularly classics, but want to make a more organized and formal Continue Reading…
2013 Book Reviews by Rating
A list of my 2013 book reviews by rating.
2013 Book Reviews by Author
A list of my 2013 book reviews by author.
2013 European Reading Challenge
Rose City Reader is hosting the 2013 European Reading Challenge again this year and I’m signing up. I intend to do much better on my own Books in Translation Reading Challenge again this year, so that should help me with this challenge as well. Rose City Reader says, The idea is to read books by Continue Reading…
Immigrant Stories Challenge
Colleen at Books in the City is hosting the Immigrant Stories Challenge again in 2013. I’ve enjoyed the books I’ve read for this challenge over the past two years, so I’m signing up again. Colleen says, The only requirement of the challenge is that the books read for it include an immigrant story. The immigrants Continue Reading…
Audio Book Challenge
I’m signing up for the Audio Book Challenge at Teresa’s Reading Corner again this year. I’ve become a huge fan of audio books over the past couple of years, surprising myself! The goal is simply to listen to audio books. I’m signing up at the Going Steady level–12 audio books. It may be close, but Continue Reading…
Eclectic Reader Challenge
Shelleyrae at Book’d Out is hosting the Eclectic Reader Challenge again this year. I truly enjoyed this challenge in 2012, so I’m signing up again. Here’s what Shelleyrae has to say: The aim of The Eclectic Reader 2013 Challenge is to push you outside your comfort zone by reading up to 12 books during the Continue Reading…
Off the Shelf Challenge 2013
I’m signing up for the Off the Shelf Reading Challenge hosted at Bookish Ardour again this year. I’m slowly making a dent in my stacks of unread books, although I’m sure my husband can’t see my progress! From Bookish Ardour: About: The Off the Shelf Reading Challenge is probably the most popular challenge there is on BA. The […]
Top Ten Books Read in 2012
I am literally counting down the minutes to 2013, but I thought I’d throw out one last post for 2012–the obligatory top ten list. I’m too stingy with my 5-star ratings; this is tough to do! I am leaving re-reads out, which makes it even harder. Please note that these are books that I read in 2012, they were not published in […]
2nds Challenge
“Have you read a book by an author that you really enjoyed and felt moved to read another of the author’s works? Or are you thinking to give an author another try even if you didn’t like your first taste of their work? If yes, then this challenge is for you! You’re going to go back for seconds of an author that you’ve only read […]
Immigrant Stories Challenge
Colleen at Books in the City is hosting the Immigrant Stories Challenge again this year. The goal is to read any kind of book featuring an immigrant experience. These books do not have to center around the US–people immigrate all over the world. This was one of my favorite challenges last year, so I’m signing Continue Reading…