2011 Challenges

All of the challenges I've entered for 2011, crazy little lunatic that I am.  Still, this should at least get me reading something, and having a structure of some sort is always good.  All challenges run from 1st January to 31st December.  The general challenge tag is here.

Victorian Literature Challenge
Being hosted by words, words, words and the challenge is to read Victorian books.  There are different levels to the challenge, and I've gone for Great Expectations: 5-9 Books.  My original sign up post is here and the tag for this challenge is here.

1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (2/2 - 3/2)
2. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (14/2 - 23/2)
3. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (23/2 - 24/2)
4. The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (24/2)
5. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (4/1 - 8/4)
6.
7.
8.
9.

1st in a Series Challenge
Being hosted by A Few More Pages and the challenge is to read the first in any series.  I signed up for level 4, Series Fanatic which means 20 books in 2011.  My original sign up post is here and the tag for this challenge is here.

02. The Player's Boy by Antonia Forest (8/3)
03. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett (13/3 - 18/3)
04. Heresy by S.J. Parris (18/3 - 23/3)
05. The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart (1/4 - 2/4)
06. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (23/3 - 3/4)
07. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/4 - 7/4)
08. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (8/4 - 12/4)
09. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine (8/6 - 10/6)
10. White Cat by Holly Black (13/6)
11. The Body Finder by Kimberley Derting (8/6 - 26/6)
12. The Field Guide by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi (28/6)
13. Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (28/6)
14. Marked by PC Cast & Kristin Cast (14/6 - 3/7)
15. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (20/7)
16. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison (21/7)
17. The Pain Merchants by Janice Hardy (26/7 - 28/7)
18. The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff (1/8 - 4/8)
19. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (5/8 - 7/8)
20. Tithe by Holly Black (13/8 - 14/8)
*COMPLETED CHALLENGE*

2nds Challenge
Also being hosted by A Few More Pages, although I'm not taking the challenge as far as the 1st in a Series one above.  I'll be sticking to level 3, A Full Plate, for which I have to read 12 books that are the second in a series.  My original sign up post is here and the tag for this challenge is here.

01. Blood Fever by Charlie Higson (8/2 - 9/2)
02. The Players & the Rebels by Antonia Forest (8/3 - 9/3)
03. The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde (10/3 - 11/3)
04. The Marlows & the Traitor by Antonia Forest (30/3 - 31/3)
05. The Boy Book by E. Lockhart (2/4)
06. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (3/4 - 4/4)
07. Queens' Play by Dorothy Dunnett (8/4 - 11/4)
08. The Seeing Stone by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi (28/6)
09. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (4/7 - 5/7)
10. The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (8/7 - 9/7)
11. Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery (21/7 - 24/7)
12. Betrayed by PC Cast & Kristin Cast (24/7 - 26/7)
*COMPLETED CHALLENGE*

A to Z Title Challenge
Signed up here for the A to Z Title Challenge - 26 books in alphabetical order by title.  Original sign up post is here and the tag for this challenge is here.

A. Ash by Malinda Lo (1/1 - 4/1)
B. Blood Fever by Charlie Higson (8/2 - 9/2)
C. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (28/2 - 7/3)
D. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (7/3)
E. The Elusive Grasshopper by Malcolm Saville (9/3 - 10/3)
F. The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde (10/3 - 11/3)
G. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett (13/3 - 18/3)
H. Heresy by S.J. Parris (18/3 - 23/3)
I. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (23/3 - 3/4)
J. J-Pod by Douglas Coupland (4/4)
K. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (8/4 - 12/4)
L. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (31/5)
M. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (7/6 - 27/6)
N. Nation by Terry Pratchett (27/6 - 1/7)
O. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (6/7 - 19/7)
P. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (20/7)
Q. The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory (20/7 - 5/8)
R. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (7/8 - 8/8)
S. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (13/8)
T. Tithe by Holly Black (13/8 - 14/8)
U. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (15/8 - 21/8)
V. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (21/8)
W. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken (22/8)
X. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (18/9)
Y. You Know Where To Find Me by Rachel Cohn (21/9)
Z.
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...