2013 Reading Challenges

Sooo...last year didn't work out so well...but hopefully this year will be better! :) I'm not as many challenges this year, because really, it really made it difficult for me to choose what to read to try to reach my goals when I just wanted read whatever I wanted.

Welcome to 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!!

6 BLOGGERS, 12 MINI-CHALLENGES, 24 BOOKS TO WIN!!!

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up..

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you've been telling yourself you'll read next time you'll get a chance.. This is your chance! And we've got PRIZES!!! :D

Challenge Guidelines:

1. This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013. 
2. Anyone can enter! You don't have to be a blogger, as long as you review the book you've read! (On your blog, Amazon or Goodreads/Shelfari!) 
3. Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it is a book that's been sitting on your shelf for some time now. Only books released in 2012 and earlier! NO 2013 ARCs and 2013 fresh-off-the-press releases allowed! 
4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you. 
5. When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the 2013 TBR PILE Reading Challenge. (If you don't have a blog, post about it on Facebook or Tweet!) 
6. You can move up levels, but no moving down. 
7. Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year. 
8. On the 20th of each month one of the hosts will post a wrap-up. Every wrap-up will have it's unique theme, a mini-challenge, a giveaway and place for you to link up your reviews from this month. For each review you link up, you will get one entry in a drawing of one book of choice from Book Depository. It's open to INTERNATIONALS. The giveaway will be open until the next wrap up post goes up! (i.e. the entire month) 
9. If you miss a wrap-up post + giveaway, you can link up your reviews next month. Do not, however, try to link up one review twice - we will be checking ;) 
10. December is a wrap-up for the whole year. All the book reviews you linked up January-November + the ones you'll link up in December will be entered into a HUGE giveaway - a box of books. 
11. You don't have to follow all the hosts to join the challenge, but you do have to follow all of us to be entered in giveaways! 

Levels:

(how many books you're planning to read for this challenge in 2013)

1-10 - A Firm Handshake

11-20 - A Friendly Hug

21-30 - A Sweet Kiss

31-40 - Love At First Sight

41-50 - Married With Children

You can sign up here!

I figured I'd do this challenge again since I completed it last year and plan on not buying many books this year, so there's not many books to choose from except from my old TBR piles, lol. Again, I will be doing the Married With Children level.

1. Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
2. Dark Mirror by M.J. Putney
3. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
4. Grace by Elizabeth Scott
5. Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
6. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
7. Fallen From Grace by M.J. Putney
8. Legend by Marie Lu
9. Soul Thief by Jana Oliver
10. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
11. Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorensen
12. Untraceable by S.R. Johannes
13. On a Dark Wing by Jordan Dane
14. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
15. Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer
16. The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
17. Flying Blind by Deborah Cooke
18. Misfit by Jon Skovron
19. Red Moon Rising by Peter Moore
20. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
21. Dawn of the Arcana vol. 1 by Rei Toma
22. From What I Remember... by Stacy Kramer & Valerie Thomas
23. Storm by Brigid Kemmerer
24. Elemental by Brigid Kemmerer
25. Spark by Brigid Kemmerer

The Details:
- Runs from January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
- Goal is to catch up on as many series as possible
- Two ways to meet your goal: number of books you've read to catch up series/number of series you've caught up on.
- On the first of each month there will be a post here and at Lost at Midnight Reviews so you can link up your reviews. For every review you link, you get one entry into a monthly giveaway.
- There will be a big giveaway at the end of the year.

You can sign up here!

I have so many series to catch up on that I'm going to do the books one since I have so many sequels to series that I have yet to read.

Goals - Books Read to Catch Up on Series

1 - 5: Book Novice

6 - 10: Book Aficionado

11 - 15: Book Connoisseur

15+: Book Maniac

I'm going to do the Book Connoisseur. I have so many books of series I need to catch up on. I'll cross out the books that I've managed to read as the year goes on, but here is my list of potential reads:

• Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
• Rebel Heart by Moira Young
• Nevermore by James Patterson
• Soul Thief by Jana Oliver
• Endlessly by Kiersten White
• Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
• Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
• Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins
• Original Sin by Lisa Desrochers
• Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
• Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
• Huntress by Malinda Lo
• Unwholly by Neal Shusterman
• Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
• Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
• Spells by Aprilynne Pike
• City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
• City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
• Frostbite by Richelle Mead
• Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
• Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
• Vampire Knight vol. 12 by Matsuri Hino
• Vampire Knight vol. 13 by Matsuri Hino
• Vampire Knight vol. 14 by Matsuri Hino
• Vampire Knight vol. 15 by Matsuri Hino
• Dengeki Daisy vol. 10 by Kyousuke Motomi
• Dengeki Daisy vol. 11 by Kyousuke Motomi
• Dengeki Daisy vol. 12 by Kyousuke Motomi
• Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
• The Dealer by Robert Muchamore
• Double Crossed by Ally Carter
• Game by Barry Lyga
• Monkey High vol. 8 by Shouko Akira
• La Corda d'Oro vol. 15 by Yuki Kure
• La Corda d'Oro vol. 16 by Yuki Kure
• La Corda d'Oro vol. 17 by Yuki Kure
• Tegami Bachi vol. 3 by Hiroyuki Asada
• Tegami Bachi vol. 4 by Hiroyuki Asada
• Tegami Bachi vol. 5 by Hiroyuki Asada
• Tegami Bachi vol. 6 by Hiroyuki Asada
• Prodigy by Marie Lu
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Manga/Graphic Novel/Video Game Novel Challenge 2013 (M/G/V)

You can sign up here!

2013 Challenge Details:

• This challenge will run from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. You can sign up at any time.
• You do NOT need a blog to participate as long as you have a Goodreads page or somewhere that you can review the books that you have read. Nor do you have to live in the United States.
• You do NOT have to read an ARC, or books published in 2013. And all book formats are acceptable, print, digital/ebooks, etc.
• Any book counts as long as it fits into one of the 3 chosen categories: Manga (all types of comic books are acceptable), Graphic Novels, Video Game Based Novels (Such as books based off of Warhammer, World of Warcraft, HALO, Mass Effect, Dungeons and Dragons, etc).
• If you are participating in more than one challenge, books are allowed to cross over into this challenge.
• On the 15th of every month in 2013, I will make a post for the Manga/Graphic Novel/Video Game Novels Reading Challenge 2013 (M/G/V for short) so you can link your reviews.  Based on participation, monthly link ups may be combined.

2013 Challenge Guidelines:

• If you have a blog, create a post announcing your participation in the challenge. Please include a link back to this post (from your actual post announcing your participation in the challenge, not a link to your blog) and grab a challenge button.
• Non bloggers: participate by linking up your profile URL from the site you plan to post your reviews on such as Facebook, Goodreads, Shelfari, LibraryThing, Amazon, etc.
• You can list your books in advance or list them as you read them, the choice is yours.
• Crossovers to other reading challenges are acceptable.
• You can choose to read  books from each of the categories (as explained below) or you can read books from a combination of 1 or 2 of the categories (ex: if you are not interested in reading Video Game Tie-in’s but read a lot of Manga or GN’s). For instance you can read 11 graphic novels and 1 video game based novel. Or, all the books can come from one category. The choice is yours as long as you are reading!

5 Challenge Levels (Based on Video Game Settings):

• Level 1 Arcade Gamer – Casual Player
• Read a total of 12 books (1 for each month).
• Level 2 Tomb Raider- Normal Player
• Read a total of 15 – 25 books.
• Level 3 Warcraft – Hardcore Player
• Read a total of 25 – 35 books.
• Level 4 Call of Duty – Veteran Player
• Read a total of 35 – 45 books.
• Level 5 HALO Style – Legendary Player
• Read a total of 45 – 55 books.

I'm doing the HALO Style again this year. :)

1. Strobe Edge vol. 1 by Io Sakisaka
2. Strobe Edge vol. 2 by Io Sakisaka
3. Strobe Edge vol. 3 by Io Sakisaka
4. Strobe Edge vol. 4 by Io Sakisaka
5. Strobe Edge vol. 5 by Io Sakisaka
6. Strobe Edge vol. 6 by Io Sakisaka
7. Strobe Edge vol. 7 by Io Sakisaka
8. Strobe Edge vol. 8 by Io Sakisaka
9. Strobe Edge vol. 9 by Io Sakisaka
10. Strobe Edge vol. 10 by Io Sakisaka
11. Watashi ni xx Shinasai! vol. 1 by Tooyama Ema
12. Watashi ni xx Shinasai! vol. 2 by Tooyama Ema
13. Watashi ni xx Shinasai! vol. 3 by Tooyama Ema
14. Seiho Boys' High School! vol. 1 by Kaneyoshi Izumi
15. Jiu Jiu vol.1 by Touya Tobina
16. Last Game vol. 1 by Amano Shinobu
17. Last Game vol. 2 by Amano Shinobu
18. Last Game vol. 3 by Amano Shinobu
19. Jiu Jiu vol. 2 by Touya Tobina
20. Jiu Jiu vol. 3 by Touya Tobina
21. M.A.X. vol. 1 by Huh Gook Hwa & Bak Kyung Lan
22. M.A.X. vol. 1 by Huh Gook Hwa & Bak Kyung Lan
23. M.A.X. vol. 1 by Huh Gook Hwa & Bak Kyung Lan
24. M.A.X. vol. 1 by Huh Gook Hwa & Bak Kyung Lan
25. Jiu Jiu vol. 4 by Touya Tobina
26. Monkey High vol. 7 by Shouko Akira
27. Monkey High vol. 8 by Shouko Akira
28. La Corda d'Oro vol. 15 by Yuki Kure
29. La Corda d'Oro vol. 16 by Yuki Kure
30. La Corda d'Oro vol. 17 by Yuki Kure
31. Tegami Bachi vol. 3 by Hiroyuki Asada
32. Tegami Bachi vol. 4 by Hiroyuki Asada
33. Tegami Bachi vol. 5 by Hiroyuki Asada
34. Tegami Bachi vol. 6 by Hiroyuki Asada
35. Aria of Linden Hall vol. 1 by Yuki Kure
36. Jiu Jiu vol. 5 by Touya Tobina
37. Annarasumanara vol. 1 by Ha Il Kwon
38. Blue Exorcist vol. 1 by Kazue Kato
39. Blue Exorcist vol. 2 by Kazue Kato
40. Blue Exorcist vol. 3 by Kazue Kato
41. Blue Exorcist vol. 4 by Kazue Kato
42. Blue Exorcist vol. 5 by Kazue Kato
43. Blue Exorcist vol. 6 by Kazue Kato
44. Blue Exorcist vol. 7 by Kazue Kato
45. Blue Exorcist vol. 8 by Kazue Kato
46. Blue Exorcist vol. 9 by Kazue Kato
47. Blue Exorcist vol. 10 by Kazue Kato
48. Dawn of the Arcana vol. 1 by Rei Toma
49. Dawn of the Arcana vol. 2 by Rei Toma
50. Dawn of the Arcana vol. 3 by Rei Toma
51. Dawn of the Arcana vol. 4 by Rei Toma
52. Dawn of the Arcana vol. 5 by Rei Toma