Fantasy Reading Challenge

2011 Fantasy Reading Challenge Guidelines


If you would like to participate as well hear on over here.

A) The challenge is open to everyone. If you don't have a blog, it's okay, just leave your information in the comment.

B) There are four levels:

1. Curious – Read 3 Fantasy Fiction novels.
2. Fascinated – Read 6 Fantasy Fiction novels.
3. Addicted – Read 12 Fantasy Fiction novels.
4. Obsessed – Read 20 Fantasy Fiction novels.

C) You don't have to list the books right away. It's your choice and you can always change whenever you feel want to.

D) The challenge runs from January 1 through December 31, 2011.

E) You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2011.

F) Starting on January 1st trough December 31st, 2011, you can start posting your review on my 2011 Fantasy Reading Challenge Reviews Page. But of course it must be read on 2011 only and I don't mind if you re-read.

G) If you successfully finish the challenge, according to your selected levels, write a wrap up challenge post and leave the link at the 2011 Fantasy Reading Challenge wrap up at my page. Noted: only if you finish the challenge. It will run through until December 31st, 2011.

H) And the fun part is that, on January 1st, 2012; 2 reviews from 2011 Fantasy Reading Challenge Reviews Page and 1 lucky person from the wrap up challenge post will be randomly selected to win $10 to pick a Fantasy Fiction of their choice from the Book Depository. But the trick is, the choice of the book will come from any books from the books reviewed by other participants. So, you must always link your review and wrap up post at the page to be selected.

I) If you're a blogger, you must write up a sign-up post that includes the URL to this post so that others can join in (not your blog address). Feel free to use the button above. When you sign up in the Linky, put the direct link to your 2011 Fantasy Reading Challenge post. Please put your name/nickname and blog on the subject e.g. Darlyn@Darlyn and Books. 







I'm probably setting myself up for a massive fail, joining all these challenges. But then I reason with myself that I have most of this year to read and read, and read. 


I will be doing the Obsessed level. Heres what my list is looking like at the moment - 


1. The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
2. The Fellowship of the Ring by J R R Tolkien
3. The Two Towers by J R R Tolkien
4. The Return of the King by J R R Tolkien
5. The Final Empire (The first book in the Mistborn trilogy) by Brandon Sanderson
6.The Well of Ascension (The second book in the Mistborn trilogy) by Brandon Sanderson
7. The Hero of the Ages (The third book in the Mistborn trilogy) by Brandon Sanderson
8. The Painted Man (The first book in the Demon Cycle series) by Peter V Brett
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What's in a Name 4 Challenge

Right, I signed up for another challenge last night.
If anyone else would like to join it go here, my dears.



Here's How It Works

Between January 1 and December 31, 2011, read one book in each of the following categories:

1. A book with a number in the title: First to Die, Seven Up, Thirteen Reasons Why
2. A book with jewelry or a gem in the title: Diamond Ruby, Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Opal Deception
3. A book with a size in the title: Wide Sargasso Sea, Small Wars, Little Bee
4. A book with travel or movement in the title: Dead Witch Walking, Crawling with Zombies, Time Traveler's Wife
5. A book with evil in the title: Bad Marie, Fallen, Wicked Lovely
6. A book with a life stage in the title: No Country for Old Men, Brideshead Revisited, Bog Child

The book titles are just suggestions, you can read whatever book you want to fit the category.

Other Things to Know

• Books may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
• Books may overlap other challenges.
• Books may not overlap categories; you need a different book for each category.
• Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed but encouraged.
• You do not have to make a list of books before hand.
• You do not have to read through the categories in any particular order.

So far this is what my list is looking like - 

1. A book with a number in the title: Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear - I'm really looking forward to this one, it looks really readable.

2. A book with jewelry or a gem in the title: The Ruby in the Smoke (The first book in the Sally Lockhart series) by Philip Pullman

3. A book with a size in the title: The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard

4. A book with travel or movement in the title: The Kite Runner Novel by Khaled Hosseini

or The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty

5. A book with evil in the title: The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin

6. A book with a life stage in the title: Old Man's War (the first book in the Old Man's War series) by John Scalzi or Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd 

Victorian Literature Challenge

The Victorian Literature Challenge hosted by Bethany over at words, words, words
What you need to know:


This challenge will run from 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011.
Participants can sign up at any time throughout the year.


Read your Victorian literature.
Queen Victoria reigned from 1837-1901. If your book wasn't published during those particular years, but is by an author considered 'Victorian' then go for it. We're here for reading, not historical facts! Also, this can include works by authors from other countries, so long as they are from this period.


Literature comes in many forms.
There are so many Victorian reads out there, including novels, short stories, and poetry. One poem doesn't count as a 'book': pick up an anthology instead!

Choose from one of the four levels:

Sense and Sensibility: 1-4 books. Great Expectations: 5-9 books. Hard Times: 10-14 books. Desperate Remedies: 15+ books.

If you would also like to join this challenge head to here!

Ok second challenge -  now signed up. I chose this particular challenge as my knowledge in the era.. is lacking. I wasn't a big reader as a child and when I get into it, I pretty much skipped over all the classics. 

I was origanlly going to do the Sense and Sensibility level to ease me into it. BUT.. the funny thing is, one I started looking at the literature of that era, I found that there were quite a few books that I want to read. So i'll bump my level up to Great Expectations - 

1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 

2.  Pride and Prejedice by Jane Austen - not technically a Victorian era novel.. but has been labeled that before. Plus the book is sitting on my shelf and I need a reason to try and read it.

3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

4. A Study in Scarlet (the first book in the Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

5. Dracula by Bram Stokerns

6. The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe - It's about time I read some of Poe's work.

I may add a Dickens to my list, but for now thats all I've got.