I haven’t done year long reading challenges in a while. When I’ve done them previously, I’ve either not really paid attention to them and have just ended up failing miserably or I’ve found them a hindrance to reading because I…
Checking in with The Lucky No. 14 Challenge
It occurred to me the other day that I actually signed up for the Lucky No. 14 challenge in January and then promptly forgot all about it. As in, I read a couple of books that didn’t fit and then…
Lucky No. 14 Reading Challenge
In 2013, I swore off challenges and boldly went where my reading whims took me. It was fun and I read some fantastic books that I’ve been meaning to get round to for years. Towards the end of the year,…
2013: The Year of No Challenges
Image found here I had originally planned to write and post a review today but really? New Year’s Day? Who was I kidding? I have instead read part of my book, felt queasy, gone for a walk, drunk a lot…
Challenges from 2012: Conceding Defeat
Over the past few weeks, a whole host of challenges for 2013 have been emerging and waving their little challenge-y arms around to lure in unsuspecting bloggers. Before I get all carried away and sign up for some, I thought…
Roof Beam Reader’s Magical March Reading Challenge
So it seems that Adam at Roof Beam Reader has a knack for coming up with challenges that I find near impossible to resist! This time it’s the… Magical March Reading Challenge Purpose: To read and review works of Fantasy, Science-Fiction,…
The 2012 TBR Challenge: Sign-up Post
Last December, I eagerly signed up for the 2011 TBR Challenge, hosted by Adam at Roof Beam Reader. As I posted a few weeks ago, I wasn’t too successful! I managed a paltry 4 out of the 12 books on…
2012: A Classics Challenge
Every year, I tell myself that I will be a “better” reader and that I’ll read more classics. Every year, I do manage to read a couple and, on the whole, really enjoy them. So why don’t I read more?…
2011 Challenges: Some success and some idiocy
At the start of this year, I signed up for three challenges: The 2011 TBR Challenge hosted at Roof Beam Reader; The 2011 eBook Challenge hosted at The Ladybug Reads…;and, The 2011 Outdo Yourself Challenge hosted at The Book Vixen. Of course,…
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Book Challenge 2012
Putting aside my general horror that it’s already time for 2012 challenge posts for a moment, I wanted to post my sign-up to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Book Challenge 2012 hosted at Booking in Heels before it got to January…