Challenge Update!

Finally time to update you all on my Challenge progress! I've made an infographic for change!

 

I also think I've made more even progress on all the challenges so fingers crossed I complete them all!

 

How are your challenges going?

Much Love!

Lettie

Xxx

 

 

Challenge Update 3

I keep my challenges tab updated with all the books I've read for each challenge etc. However I thought it was a good idea to do an overall update for myself!
Last check in before the end of the year and I'm feeling more positive.
 

Everything YA.

 Hosted by Elyssa at Books and Iced Coffee

Aim: 15
Status: Completed!
Update: Yay! I've finished this challenge. I'm going to keep documenting my YA books to see how many I do read though.

A Year in Re-Reading

hosted by Lianne of caffeinatedlife.net,

Aim: 5-9
Status: 2
Update: I'm now counting rereads but not including them on my yearly total as I often don't reread cover to cover.

TBR Pile Challenge

Hosted by Evie of Bookish

Aim: 11-20
Status: 7
Update: Progress has been made! I feel hopeful I will at least get to 11 books now!

Dystopia

hosted by Bonnie of Bookish Ardour

Aim: 15
Status: 3
Update: Slight progress but I may have been too ambitious with my target.

Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge

hosted by Emily of Falling for YA,

Aim: 25
Status: 18

Update: Almost there! Another challenge I reckon I can complete, fingers crossed!

First Reads Reading Challenge

hosted by b00k r3vi3ws

Aim: 26-50
Status: 18
Update: Yay! More good progress and more great new to me authors.

2014 “Real” Book Challenge!

 hosted by Swoony Boys Podcast and Fic Fare

Aim: 21
Status: 10
Update: Great progress here- I managed a lot of 'real' books as it was summer so I had more time.
 
Great progress on almost every challenge this time!
Let me know how your challenges are going!
Much Love!
Lettie.
Xxx

Challenge Update 2!

Halfway there!
I keep my challenges tab updated with all the books I've read for each challenge etc. However I thought it was a good idea to do an overall update for myself!
 

Everything YA.

 Hosted by Elyssa at Books and Iced Coffee

Aim: 15
Status: 8
Update: Over halfway there and doubled from last time! This one is going better as a lot of YA books got released recently.

A Year in Re-Reading

hosted by Lianne of caffeinatedlife.net,

Aim: 5-9
Status: 1
Update: Thinking of counting books for this one that I constantly go back to and have reread most of, but not counting them on my yearly total?

TBR Pile Challenge

Hosted by Evie of Bookish

Aim: 11-20
Status: 3
Update: No change... Still hopeful for this challenge though!

Dystopia

hosted by Bonnie of Bookish Ardour

Aim: 15
Status: 2
Update: Still slow progress. I've got a number of series instalments to read on my bookshelf but I may have been too ambitious with my target.

Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge

hosted by Emily of Falling for YA,

Aim: 25
Status: 11

Update: Almost halfway! I've got quite a few approved books to catch up on!

First Reads Reading Challenge

hosted by b00k r3vi3ws

Aim: 26-50
Status: 12
Update: Another almost 50%! I love seeing how many new authors I've discovered this year.

2014 “Real” Book Challenge!

 hosted by Swoony Boys Podcast and Fic Fare

Aim: 21Status: 4
Update: Slowly plodding through this one, I've got big plans for the summer with real books!

 

 
Let me know how your challenges are going!
Much Love!
Lettie.
Xxx

Challenge Update 1!

Quarter Challenge check in!
I keep my challenges tab updated with all the books I've read for each challenge etc. but I thought it was a good idea to do an overall update for myself!

Everything YA.

 Hosted by Elyssa at Books and Iced Coffee

Aim: 15
Status: 4
Update: I'd got three YA books sat on my bedside table so I think I should do well with this challenge especially as summer usually heralds quite a few YA releases!

A Year in Re-Reading

hosted by Lianne of caffeinatedlife.net,

Aim: 5-9
Status: 1
Update: I'm great at reading bits of books but not so much whole books- definitely working on this one. I think I will be rereading a few series books before reading the next instalment so hopefully I will get into this challenge!

TBR Pile Challenge

Hosted by Evie of Bookish

Aim: 11-20
Status: 3
Update: Slowly making progress, I do have quite a few TBR books sat on my shelf that have been there for a while though.....

Dystopia

hosted by Bonnie of Bookish Ardour

Aim: 15
Status: 1
Update: Slow progress again but I'm waiting on a few releases!

Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge

hosted by Emily of Falling for YA,

Aim: 25
Status: 6

Update: I'm not quite on top of this challenge- I definitely need to calm down with the requesting!

First Reads Reading Challenge

hosted by b00k r3vi3ws

Aim: 26-50
Status: 8
Update: I don't feel like I've read as many new authors as this time last year but I think I've had a slower start to the year so maybe that's why?

2014 “Real” Book Challenge!

 hosted by Swoony Boys Podcast and Fic Fare

Aim: 21Status: 2
Update: I'm actually really happy with this challenge I feel like I'm making a more conscious effort to read some of the books that have been on my shelf for a while!
 So far I think I'm doing pretty well across the challenge board. I definitely feel like a lot of challenges overlap, for example, a lot of my TBR pile books are real books and I tend to try new authors through NetGalley so hopefully I will do a better job with my challenges this year!
Let me know how your challenges are going!
Much Love!
Lettie.
Xxx

Challenge Update!

We're halfway through 2013 which means I'm halfway through my 2013 challenges!
I keep my challenges tab updated with all the books I've read for each challenge etc. but I thought it was a good point to do an overall update! :)
 

Genre Variety Challenge

 Hosted by Faye at Daydreamer's thoughts

Objective: To diversify my reading!
Aim: Cautious- 12 books=12 genres
Status: 4/12
Update: Going ok! Got a few different genres lined up read so I'm optimistic of completing this one.

British Books Challenge

Hosted by Sarah of Feeling Fictional

Objective: To be aware of more British authors!
Aim: The challenge is 12 books!
Status: *tumbleweed...*
Update: This one is off to an awfully poor start! I'm going to really focus on it over the summer as I have most of the books lined up, I just need to buy/borrow them :/

TBR Pile Challenge

Hosted by Evie of Bookish

Objective: To give equal attention to older books on my book shelves!
Aim: A Friendly Hug-11-20 books! Hopefully will do better than my similar 2012 challenge!
Status: 5/11-20.
Update: I feel this one is plodding along slowly but surely! It's more a question of making sure I pick up the older books I already have instead of picking up new ones!

Dystopia 2013

hosted by Bonnie of Bookish Ardour

Objective: To continue my love affair with dystopia!
Aim: Contagion= 15 books!
Status: 4/15.
Update: I've got quite a few sequels etc. lined up for summer! I like to have a lot of time set aside for Dystopia so I can read them straight through!

2013 New Adult Challenge

hosted by A Tapestry of Words, Tater's Tall Tails, Basia's Bookshelf & The 20 Something Fiction Writer.

Objective: To continue my love of 'New Adult'

Aim: Living On Your Own= 20 books!
Status: 20/20
Update: Completed!! 2013 has been a great year for New Adult releases so far so it was almost too easy! Hoping to upgrade to Fully Independent which is a minimum of 30 books.  

First Reads Reading Challenge

hosted by b00k r3vi3ws

Objective: To make sure I give new to me authors a chance!

Aim: Lover= 11-20 New Authors
Status: 18/20
Update: Whoooo! I'm surprised by how well I've done on this one! I think it is heavily connected to the TBR and New Adult challenges as a lot of those books were new to me authors.

2013 YA Contemporary Challenge

hosted by Katie’s Book Blog

Objective: To keep reading new contemporaries!

Aim: Level 2= 10+ Books!
Status: 3/10
Update: Slow start to this because I think a lot of YA contemporary are released in the summer months!

I think I'm doing ok with all my challenges.
Some have raced ahead and others have been slower to start but six months in and it's looking positive I'll do better than last year!

Let me know how your challenges are going!
Much Love!
Lettie.
Xxx

Once Upon a Readthon: Day One

This Readathon is hosted by Lori at Pure Imagination, Candace at Candace's Book Blog, and Angela at Reading Angel f. It runs from 12:01 AM on July 9 to 11:59 PM on July 11th.

Cover Mini Challenge!

Hosted by Bailey of IB Book Blogging

Question 1:What is your favourite cover that has been revealed this summer and why?
I have only just seen the Reached cover so I think it must be a recent reveal but I might be wrong!

Reached by Ally Condie- I love how it fits in so well with Matched and Crossed. On the Matched cover the girl was trapped inside of a ball, Crossed the girl is beginning to break out. Reached, the final book in the series, features the girl completely free of the ball- clever and beautiful!

Dreamless by Josephine Angelini- Again a cover that fits well with the previous book! I love the vivid colour and the continuation of the lightening theme. I can't say how well it fits with the series itself as Starcrossed is on my TBR list but this beautiful cover is bumping it up my list!


Question 2: Do you rely on the cover to help you choose whether you want to read a book or not?

If I'm browsing in a bookshop then yes an attractive cover will be the reason I pick up a radom book, this happened recently with Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. I'm much less likely to pick up a book with a boring or ugly cover- for example the original blue and orange Hunger Games covers made me think they were 'boys' books so I didn't give them a second glance.
However if I'm browsing online I'll go on the books recommended on the Amazon page of a book I already love or check out what's popular in the blog world and see if I like the sound of it! I also have been known to buy the US version of books if I really dislike the UK cover. Still need to learn not to judge a book by it's cover!


Progress So Far

If you saw my goal post here you will see I completely deviated from my plan! This book snuck up on me and I'm loving it! It's hard to keep up with all the names and ages due to reading so quickly. I'm also being a good blogger and making review notes on it so I won't get confused when I write a review after the readathon. :)


Next- Who Knows!

Let me know what you think of the Reached and Dreamless covers!
Are you taking part in the Readathon? How are you doing so far?

Much Love!
Lettie
xxxx