2013 Reading Challenges

In January of 2012, I set a goal to read 50 books by the end of the year. As someone who read a grand total of zero books between 2006 and December of 2011, I was like, “Yeah, have fun with that!” It’s not that I didn’t like reading, I just only have two speeds: sleep and OHMYEFFINGGOD GOOOOO! Basically, anything that I couldn’t do while surfing the internet, eating dinner, watching TV and thinking about what I was going to do next was out of the question.

So, when I surpassed 50 books during the summer (without even trying), I did a little funky white girl happy dance and upped my goal to 100, which I exceeded by three books. In the past year, I not only rediscovered that I love reading, but I found out it actually helps me calm down. Focus. Stop moving for five seconds.

I wanted to increase my goal this year, but not so much that I’d be rushing (defeating the whole calming thing). I decided on an odd 113 books (for 113 books in 2013), because I’m corny like that. And, since I will theme the $h!t out of anything like it’s a high school prom, I decided to add some reading challenges. Thirteen of them, to be exact.

I’m hoping some of the challenges take me a little bit of my rut comfort zone. Some of the challenges will be easy or overlap into multiple categories. Some of them I’m pretty sure I won’t complete (i.e. Where Are You Reading? that challenges you to read books that take place in each of states), but it will be fun trying.

And the challenges are...

 

1. Women Challenge from Peek a Book (GOAL: Wonder Woman - 16+ books)

 

2. What's in a Name by Beth Fish Reads (GOAL: 7 books)

 

 

3. Let Me Count the Ways (Book Version) by Avanti's Place (GOAL: Mansion - 10,000+ pages)

 

4. Self-Published Reading Challenge by Workaday Reads (GOAL: Sentence - 5 books)

 

5. Paranormal Reading Challenge by Auntie Spinelli Reads (GOAL: 12 books)

 

6. Outside the Box Book Challenge by Musings of a Book Lover (GOAL: I'm a Little Scared - 3-4 categories)

 

7. 2013 Where are you Reading Challenge by Book Journey (GOAL: 50 books as many as I can)

 

 

8. 2013 Eclectic Reader Challenge by Book'd Out (GOAL: 12 books)

 

9. Authors After Dark 2013 Reading Challenge by Midnyte Reader (GOAL: 5 authors)

 

10. 2013 Mystery/Crime Challenge by The Crafty Book Nerd (GOAL: Detective - 5 books)

 

11. 2013 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge by Historical Tapestry (GOAL: Victorian Reader - 5 books)

 

12. Clocks, Cogs and Mechanisms Reading Challenge 2013 (GOAL: Flight Goggles - 4-6 books)

 

 

...and last but not least (the spark that started this entire blog)

13. Goodreads Personal Reading Challenge (GOAL: 113 books)

2013 Reading Challenge

Wendy has read 7 books toward her goal of 113 books.

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7 of 113 (6%)

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