Reading Cram Day 3: Top Ten Books of 2013

Today is Day 3 of the Read-a-thon I signed up for a little while ago. My goal is to read one book a day for the duration of the challenge. I'd love to read more, but I unfortunately can't spare the time (darn you, day job!) Here's my progress so far:

Day 1:
Supernaturally by Kiersten White
Day 2:
Fateful by Claudia Gray
Day 3:
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Today's challenge is to list the top ten books I've read in 2013, so here we go (in no particular order):

What about you? What are your top ten books read in 2013?

End of the Year 2013 Read-a-thon

Jenny and Dana are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th - 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram, and I thought it would be the perfect event to motivate myself to reach this year's reading goal, which I'm ashamed to say I've really fallen back on :( 

My TBR pile is getting to be way too big, and yet I keep buying new books to add to the pile because I have no self-control. So! Read-a-thon! Sounds great, plus there are a couple of challenges I can't wait to try out. If this sounds like something you'd like to try, head out to their blog and get in on the fun!

See you soon

-- Sara

A - Z Book Challenge

 

And another book challenge for 2012! This one sounds cool, and is hosted by MamaMunky at Babies, Books & Signs. Here are the rules:

• This challenge will run from January 1st, 2012 until December 31st, 2012.
• You can join anytime
• If you are blogger, leave the link to your actual post about this challenge
• If you are not a blogger, leave a link to where you will be keeping track of this challenge.So there are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z challenge.

A - Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet. For example: A - Atonement B- Black Beauty C - The Count of Monte Cristo D - Dances with Dragons etc.

OR

B - The lazy way (how I do it) : Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Hope that by the end of the year you have read one book for each letter. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.

Each month, I will add another challenge to this main challenge. It might to read a book with both A and Z in the title or to read a book with 3 words that all start with the same letter. I might host a few random giveaways too for good measure. If you've got some idea for the mini-challenges, send them my way!

Since it is really hard to find titles beginning with X, the letter X just needs to be in the title somewhere.

So to join along....
1. Write a blog post about this challenge and whether you are going go with A or B.
2. Add the button to your blog.
3. Attach yourself to the linky.
4. Follow my blog so that you can see when I post the monthly challenge!

  

Here's my list for the challenge, I'll be adding to it as I progress (yes, I'm doing it the lazy way, does that surprise anyone? ^^)

1. Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund
2. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
3. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
4. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
5. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
6. Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton
7. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
8. Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
9. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
10. J
11. K
12. Lothaire by Kresley Cole
13. M
14. Need by Carrie Jones
15. O
16. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
17. Q
18. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
19. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
20. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
21. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
22. Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell
23. Wither by Lauren Destefano
24. X
25. Y
26. Z

2012 YA Mythology Challenge

Hi everyone! Time to sign up for a few book challenges for the brand new year! Hope I don't go overboard like last year and sign up for every challenge under the sun ^^ Anyway, this challenge is to read 10 YA or MG novels that incorporate any type of Mythology in the story line. Sounds like fun!

 
Here are the rules:

• The challenge will run from January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012.

• You can join anytime by filling out the form below

• Books must be read in 2012

• If you are a blogger, you must write a sign-up post that links back to this challenge page (Please use the image above in the post).

• If you are not a blogger, just leave a link to your account on Goodreads, Twitter, Facebook, LibrayThing, etc.

Not sure what to read? Check out the YA Mythology Challenge Goodreads List

And here's my list for the challenge:

1. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

2. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

3. Wildefire by Karsten Knight

4. Need by Carrie Jones

5. Fury by Elizabeth Miles

6. Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

7. Destined by Jessie Harrell

8. Dreamless by Josephine Angelini

9. Abondon by Meg Cabot

10. The Goddess Hunt by Aimee Carter