Challenge Update!

As much as I hate to wish this year away 2012 is closing in on it's finish line which means I should be winding up my challenges..... Whoops!
I seem to have lost momentum despite challenge progress being one of my October goals so I'm using this update post to see where I am and what I want to read!

Those Books I Should Have Read 2012 Reading Challenge

Aim=12! So far 6....

So I'm actually halfway through this one!
Books I should of picked up!
To Read
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer and Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan.
Books sat on my shelf brought and unread!
To Read
Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott, Forest Born by Shannon Hale

Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2012

Aim- Finish 2 series So far- *tumbleweed*

By far the least progress, even posting Top Ten Series I Haven't Finished didn't fire up progress like I hoped it would!

Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
To Read- ArchEnemy
Tales of Otori by Lian Hearn.
To Read Heaven's Net is Wide and Harsh Cry of the Heron

Dystopia 2012 Challenge
Aim=5 books *changed* 15 books. So far 8.... 

I achieved my original aim! But I set a new one so I'm hoping to reach it too!
To Read
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Crossed by Ally Condie
Reached by Ally Condie
Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Sad truth about my lack of progress is every single book in this post apart from Reached is currently in my possession whether I brought it , borrowed from a friend or the library! Just need to read them!

How are you doing with your challenges?
Much Love!
Lettie
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Top Ten Tuesday- Series I Haven't Finished

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by: The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is Top Ten Series I Haven't Finished.

 

I'm back from holiday and already posted a cover reveal for Just For Now!

This theme is brilliant as I'm currently failing my Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2012 so this will remind me what series I need to bump up my TBR list.

 

The ones I just need to pick up!

Books of Bayern

I loved Goose Girl and Enna Burning so I pounced on River Secrets! I just haven't got around to reading Forest Born even though it sat on my Uni book shelf for ages!

Tales of the Otori

I love the original trilogy (the middle three) but the other two I  keep bumping down the TBR list for no real reason.

 

Looking Glass Wars

I read the Looking Glass Wars in hardback ages ago but by the time Seeing Redd came out I just didn't pick it up. I reread Looking Glass Wars on holiday and promptly borrowed the next two from my friend!

 

The ones that I started at the wrong time!

 



Inheritance Cycle

I read and loved Eragon but with Univerity and work I just didn't have the time to devote to reading such a long series! I now feel like I need to reread Eragon before finishing the series but I do have the first three ready so no excuses!

 

The Books of Pellinor

 Loved The Gift but I just didn't have time for the whole series- will be picking it up soon!

 

Inkheart Trilogy

Same story different trilogy! Loved the first book but no time for series! Once again it's a case of needing to reread Inkheart and get back in to the series.

 
 
 The ones I feel are finished

The Shopaholic Series

I have loved the Shopaholic series and Sophie Kinsella so much for so long. I haven't read Mini Shopaholic because I kinda feel I'm done with Becky- Shopaholic and Baby was a happy realistic end!

 

Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants

I loved these when they first came out! I only recently realised there was a fifth one. I've heard it's bittersweet so I'm debating whether or not I should read it or leave it- I felt Forever in Blue ended almost perfectly!

Not quite ten but I limited it to series I genuinely want to finish or loved!

I think my issue with not finishing series is I either  lose momentum  when I have to wait for instalments or I just don't have the time to read them back to back.

 

Hopefully I will be able to finish at least two of those for my Challenge!

Let me know if you have any series you need to finish or if you have any opinions on the ones I need to finish!

 

Much Love!

Lettie

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Challenges!

Hey!

I am firmly (fingers crossed!) back into reading for fun!
To kick start what I foresee as a summer of books I've signed up for a few challenges!

Those Books I Should Have Read 2012 Reading Challenge
hosted by Reading With Martinis

This is the perfect summer challenge for me as I have so many books I feel I should of read by now or that sit on my book shelf taunting me! This one will work especially well this summer as I have a brand new bookcase so I will be going through all of my books and seeing what lurks in the back rows hidden from view!

I'm aiming for level two which is twelve books- hopefully not aiming too high!
Books I've got lined up for this one so far are-

1. All of the Hunger Games trilogy- I will be counting them separately!
2. The Hobbit- My best friend has been recommending this one since Primary school, with the movie coming out this year I thought it was high time I got around to reading it!
3. The Percy Jackson Series- Will probably just count the first one of this series as they are pretty short!
4. Heaven's Net is Wide by Lian Hearn- This book taunts me from my book shelf at home.

I've already started on this one by finally reading the Hunger Games- I even skipped the film as I felt I should at least read the book first...

Dystopia 2012 Challenge
hosted by Bookish Ardour

I know I'm late to get in to this genre! Dystopia never really appealed to me but the Hunger Games have sucked me in and I'm determined to give it a fair chance!
I'm aiming for the asocial level of 5 books which I've already picked out!

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire bySuzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. Matched by Ally Condie
5. Crossed by Ally Condie

I think I can even go for the extra challenges of gender battle seeing as both authors are female and World if I'm right in thinking Matched is set in America.

Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2012
hosted by Socrates Book Review Blog

During University I became terrible for starting series and then getting bogged down by work and never finishing them! It's half the reason I never started The Hunger Games!

I'm aiming for Level Two which is two series's

1. Tales of the Otori series- I have Heaven's Net is Wide and The Harsh Cry of the Heron left to read. Both of which are sat on my shelf staring me down!
2. The Chronicles of Pellinor- I have the majority left, The Riddle, The Crow and The Singing.

These two especially Pellinor are most subject to change as I empty my bookcase because I have a feeling I probably have a few series of which I own all the books!

My plan at the moment is for the first two challenges to be mostly wrapped up by the end of summer with the series challenge lasting until December.
A few of the books overlap but that's just coincidence!

I'm excited to get stuck in and read books I've had around for ages for fun not work!

Much Love
Lettie
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