2013 Reading Challenge

[Sarah]

What is everyones 2013 Reading Challenge? And how far have ye gotten so far? :)

I plan to read 50 books in 2013 and I've read 17 so far I think :p

[Sydney]

I plan too read 100 and so far I've read 31 :D

[Sarah]

Sydney wrote: "I plan too read 100 and so far I've read 31 :D"

Wow that is a lot :D

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Wow, I feel like an underachiever here. I said I'd read 26, and so far I've read 15. 31...wow is right!

[Sydney]

I like to read ;) I cannot lie! I just start books and if I really love them I can finish them in one or two days.

[Shelbs]

I read 146 books last year, so I guess I'll shoot for 150 this year! So far I've read 60...

[Sydney]

I'm at 40 now! :)

[Sarah]

Wow ye're doing amazing :D

I'm still only at 18 :/

[Sydney]

If you go to edit the review on the books you've read and guess around the start and finish date of those books, it'll add them to the list.

[Sydney]

You're welcome :)

[Sarah]

So far I've got 21 out of 50 books read :D Goodreads says I'm on track for once :p

[Sarah]

I've read 25 books out of 50 now :D

[Sydney]

I'm at 61 out of 100 now! :D

[Sarah]

Wow!! Congrats Sydney :D You're doing so well :)

[Sarah]

I'm 6 books ahead of schedule :D I never thought I'd see that :p

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

I'm at 31 of 40! #success
Though it's nothing compared to 61 of 100 :D

[Sarah]

Haha I'm 31 out of 50 :p we've read the same amount of books :D

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

hahaha Twinsies!

[Sarah]

Haha :D what have you read so far this year?

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

I have read:
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clark
The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clark
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Mar
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Elite by Kiera Cass
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Scarlet by A.C Gaughen
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah Delany
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alision Goodman

What did you read??

[Sydney]

Natalie wrote: "I have read:
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clark
The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clark
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Under the Never Sky by Veroni..."

I didn't like Carnival of Souls or Eon very much. What'd you think of them?

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Carnival of Souls was not my cup of tea. It took me a long time to get through because it was so boring.I didn't care for any of the characters either. Eon was better than Carnival of Souls, but not by much. It was entertaining enough the first 100 pages, but it went downhill from then on.

[Sydney]

Both of them bored me too. I was so disappointed in Carnival of Souls. I love Melissa Marr's series Wicked Lovely so I thought it would be awesome. But it bored me to death. And it took me 2 or 3 tries to finish Eon.

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

I was really excited for Carnival of Souls because the summery sounded awesome and the cover was cool. I tried Eon's sequel, but I couldn't read it all so I just read the last few pages for the resolution :P

[Sydney]

Natalie wrote: "I was really excited for Carnival of Souls because the summery sounded awesome and the cover was cool. I tried Eon's sequel, but I couldn't read it all so I just read the last few pages for the re..."

I didn't even try to read Eon's sequel. And decided that IF I read the sequels to Carnival of Souls, I'm definitely not buying it. Because I regret my $18 spent on a hard cover of it.

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Agreed. Library order definitely. Its got me curious as to the ending, but not enough that I won't feel bad not reading it. What's your favorite book that you read so far this year?

[Sydney]

Natalie wrote: "Agreed. Library order definitely. Its got me curious as to the ending, but not enough that I won't feel bad not reading it. What's your favorite book that you read so far this year?"

I would have to say either Vampire Academy or the newest Warriors book.
What about yours?

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

I would say The Fault in Our Stars/Anna and the French Kiss/Under the Never Sky/Out of Sight Our of Time :) It's so hard to just pick one!!!!

[Sydney]

I haven't read any of those yet! :p I have Under the Never Sky on my tablet, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I really want to read The Fault in Our Stars, but our library hasn't gotten it yet and it may be a while before they do, since they have a super low budget.

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

OMG YOU HAVE TO READ UNDER THE NEVER SKY, LIKE RIGHT NOW! Well, I don't know if you can tell, but I really liked it :P The Fault in Our Stars...what a beautiful book :) I haven't read either Vampire Academy or the new Warrior book though I really want to!!

[Sydney]

Natalie wrote: "OMG YOU HAVE TO READ UNDER THE NEVER SKY, LIKE RIGHT NOW! Well, I don't know if you can tell, but I really liked it :P The Fault in Our Stars...what a beautiful book :) I haven't read either Vampi..."

Haha! I plan on reading it at some point this summer. I just have such a big stack of books to read already. :p

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

I know what you mean. My bedroom is literally made up of piles of books because I ran out of bookshelf room :)

[Sydney]

I have my bookshelf on my desk filled with my favorite books, then I have this wardrobe thing that has a space where you put a TV filled with more books. Cuz who needs TV? ;D

[Sarah]

Natalie wrote: "I have read:
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clark
The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clark
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Under the Never Sky by Veroni..."

I've read some of them :)

Here's what I read so far this year:

Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Callum by Malorie Blackman
Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman
An Eye for an Eye by Malorie Blackman
Checkmate by Malorie Blackman
Double Cross by Malorie Blackman
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
The Everafter by Amy Huntley
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare
The Runaway Queen by Cassandra Clare
Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale by Cassandra Clare
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Gone by Michael Grant
Hunger by Michael Grant
Lies by Michael Grant
Plague by Michael Grant
Fear by Michael Grant
Light by Michael Grant
Legend by Marie Lu
Life Before Legend by Marie Lu
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
The Selection by Kiera Cass
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Nice! Are the Shiver/Linger/Forever books good. I've been meaning to read them. Are you gonna read The Elite next? It is SOO good :)

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Sydney wrote: "I have my bookshelf on my desk filled with my favorite books, then I have this wardrobe thing that has a space where you put a TV filled with more books. Cuz who needs TV? ;D"

That's a great use of space! TV are so overrated :)

[Sarah]

Natalie wrote: "Nice! Are the Shiver/Linger/Forever books good. I've been meaning to read them. Are you gonna read The Elite next? It is SOO good :)"

Ya they are good :) Forever was the best one I think. Oh yes I am, but I have to get it first. I made a promise with myself to read all the books I have before getting any new ones :/

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

I'm trying to do that too. I'm addicted to buying books. :P

[Sarah]

Natalie wrote: "I'm trying to do that too. I'm addicted to buying books. :P"

It's a bad addiction :p

[Ciara]

These are the books I have read so far this year...
Skin Deep by Laura Jarrat
The Future of Us by Jay Asher
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by kate kingsley
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Dissing You Already. by Kate Kingsley
Secrets and Liarsby kate kingsley
Reading Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
It's A 50/50 Thing by chris higgins
Pride And Penalties by chris higgins
Would You Rather? by chris higgins
He's After Me by chris higgins
32c That's Me by chris higgins
Someone Else's Life by Katie dale
Entangled by Cat Clarke
Torn by Cat clarke
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

[Sarah]

Ciara wrote: "I have read...
Skin Deep by Laura Jarrat
The Future of Us by Jay Asher
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by kate kingsley
Slide by Jill hathaway
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Diss..."

Is the Future Of Us good???

[Ciara]

I plan to read 30 books so far I've read 17

[Sarah]

Ciara wrote: "I plan to read 30 books so far I've read 16"

Well Done :)

[Ciara]

Very good. I think u would like it:-D!!!!!!!!

[Sarah]

Ciara wrote: "Very good. I think u would like it:-D!!!!!!!!"

Class!!! I'll check it out :)

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Sarah wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I'm trying to do that too. I'm addicted to buying books. :P"

It's a bad addiction :p"

They should have Bookaholics Anonymous for people like us :P

[Sarah]

Haha ya they should, some kind of rehab place :p

[Sydney]

Whenever I come home with new books my mom is like "You bought more?! I work at a library! Stop wasting your money when you can just check them out!" And I always tell her "At least I don't buy drugs!"

[Natalie (Never trust a duck)]

Sydney wrote: "Whenever I come home with new books my mom is like "You bought more?! I work at a library! Stop wasting your money when you can just check them out!" And I always tell her "At least I don't buy dru..."

LOL That's a solid argument. My mom and sister just look at me with one eyebrow raised up and say "Really, you just got more books when you already got a bunch last week?" I just say "At least every other book I read has sequals, i need them NOW!"

[Sydney]

Natalie wrote: "Sydney wrote: "Whenever I come home with new books my mom is like "You bought more?! I work at a library! Stop wasting your money when you can just check them out!" And I always tell her "At least ..."

I use that argument too! Or else "the books at the library smell funny". . . because some of the old ones DO smell funny. Or theres stuff on some of the pages from unknown substances being spilled. And I'd just rather have my own clean copy.