Reading Challenge: Netgalley and Edelweiss

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Oh the dreaded Netgalley and Edelweiss books.

I swear these two sites (plus Amazon and their one click shopping) keep my little kindle fire full of things to read so much so that I tend to keep on adding instead of trying to read them. Maybe, this year will be different, and I'll actually get some kindle time. Maybe.

Reading Guidelines

• The challenge will run from Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015.
• Anyone is welcome to join. You do not need to be a blogger, just post your reviews and come back every month to link them up. 
• Any genre, release date, request date, length, etc. counts so long as it came from Edelweiss or Netgalley.
• At the beginning of each month there will be a roundup post for you to add your reviews.
• If you forget to link up one month it's not a problem just add your reviews next month.
• If you would like to move up or down levels that is completely fine and at your discretion.

My Goals

My goal is to read at least 10 of them, and it shouldn't be to hard because I have some of them on other challenges as well. The will be linked to their reviews.

To Read

Side effects may vary by Julie Murphy

Kissing In America by Margo Robb

Inspire by Cora Carmack

Finished

Uninvited by Sophie Jordan

The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings

Vanished by E.E Cooper

Reading Challenge: 2015 Alphabet Soup

Reading Guidelines

• This challenge will run from January 1st, 2014 until December 31st, 2014.
• You can join anytime. You do not have to review the book. Books can come from any genre.
• You do not need to link up each spoonful.
• Make a page or a post or a GoodReads shelf where you will keep track of your spoonfuls. I keep track of mine on my Challenge Page.
• Crossovers to other challenges are allowed and encouraged!
• It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.
• You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles as shown below. For those pesky Q, X AND Z titles the word with the challenge letter can be anywhere in the title.
• So there are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z Reading Challenge.
• A – How I plan to do it: Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.
• OR
• B – Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet. For example:A – All the President’s Menus by Julie Hyzy  B- Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton  C – Criminal Confections by Collette London  D – Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinlayetc.
• Books can be read in any order and all formats – print – e-book – audio – are acceptable for this challenge!

My Goal/books

I think I did a challenge like this last year, and failed, but I'm going to try again.

A-After Obession by Carrie Jones

B- Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman

C- Cinder by Marissa Meyer

D- The Duff by Kody Keplinger (Review)

E- Everneath by Brodi Ashton

F- Firebug by Lisa Mcbride

G- Graceling by Kristin Cashore

H-Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne

I- Inspire by Cora Carmack (ebook)

J-Jealousy by Lili St.Crow

K-Kissing in America by Margo Rabb (ebook)

L- Last Rite by Lisa Derochers

M- Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza

N- Nil by Lynn Matson

O- Original Sin by Lisa Derochers

P- Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman (Review)

Q- Queen of the dead by Stacey Kade 

R- Reckoning by Lili St.Crow

S- Side effects may vary- Julie Murphy (ebook)

T- Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini

U-Uninvited by Sophie Jordan (Ebook) (Review)

V- Vanished by E.E Cooper (ebook) W- Wild by Sophie Jordan

X-

Y-Young Elites,The (Review)

Z-

2014 Contemporary Challenge

I'm probably setting myself up for a major Challenge fail here with so many, but I can't help it.

Below are a list of books I want to read this year.

Afterparty by Anne Stampler

The Moment Before by Suzy Vitello

Where You'll Find Me by Erin Fletcher

Take Me On by Katie McGarry

The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith

Being Sloane Jacobs by (eArc)

#Scandal by Sarah Ockler

Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2014

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Right now I'm thinking I'll go for 5 books, but that could change because lord knows I have TONS of netgalley books on my kindle I need to read.

• Damselfly by Jennie Bates Bozic- Netgalley

Bookish Things

Where do all the bookish things go that are not reviews?

Books read in...

Books read in... is basically where I show you what books I've read over the years starting with 2010. Anything before 2010 is in one category.

Bookish Subscription Boxes

Book Subscription boxes are all the craze. Here are some of the ones I'm signed up for.

The Countdown is on

Ever see those awesome countdowns on peoples side bars? Well here is where I will put up a few every month.

Cover Wars

In the book world things are always changing for better or worse. 

One of those changes are the book covers. We usually see those changes made from the hardcover book to it's paperback partner or even from the US cover to another countries cover. Sometimes those changes bring out the awesome-can-I-hang-this-on-my-wall to I'm-going-switzerland-on-this to the dreaded-what-the-bleeping-hell-were-they-thinking reactions in us.

Book Quotes

From Quotes about books to quotes in books to anything bookish related.

Book Cover Reveals

Sometimes we love and sometimes we hate them either way they catch our attention. Here's where I will be doing cover reveals.

Book Trailers

I'm not a huge fan of book trailers, but there are a rare few that will catch my attention. I think it's those that come close to looking like a real movie could be made from it.

Articles

This section is broken down into different types of bookish articles I have lists made by others regarding books, articles from news websites, and then just fun articles.

Books to Movies

As readers we want to see our favorite books come to life on the big screen. Sometimes that can be an awesome thing and other times we rather keep that image of what we think it should look like. Either way though when that book does hit the screen you can bet we'd be the first ones to see it.

Book Challenges

Every end of the year I sign up for the following years challenges, and I never seem to stay on track with them. I mean I'm sure if I did I'd have a lot of my books read. (which is sort of the point in doing these) yet I'm quick to let them go. Here are ones I've done in the past (or tried to do). 

Reader's Dictionary

Are you new to the book blogging community? Are you flustered with all the different abbreviations and lingo being used? Look no further! I'm going to try and be as helpful as I can.

Debut Author Challenge 2013

I decided I would do this again. Last year I signed up for it, and basically just gave up, but I really do want to try and read some of these books.

My List as of now:
Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza
Level 2 Lenore Applehans
Dualed by Elsie Chapman
PODs by Michelle Pickett (I actually had this as one of my WOWs awhile back)
Triangles by Kimberly ann Miller
Reboot by Amy Tintera
The S word by Chelsea Pitcher (Netgalley)
The art of wishing by Lindsay Ribar
Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum
Splintered by A.J Howard
Being Henry David by Cal (From publisher)
Riptide by Lindsey Scheibe (Netgalley)
In the shadows of blackbirds by (netgalley)
Bruised (netgalley)
An infidel in Paradise (netgalley)

2013 Sequel challenge

I don't know about you guys, but I'm horrible at reading the first book in a series and then thinking I can't wait to read the second and so on and then never getting to it. So here is what I'm doing to fix that. :)


Here are just a few of the series I've started, and I'm a little behind on that will be getting my attention in 2013.

1. Shiver, Linger, and Forever: I've only read the first book and I'm not sure why. I adored the characters in shiver.
2. Halo, Hades: I read Halo and was kind of iffy on it so I never read Hades.
3. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay: Okay...okay...I read the first two but still haven't read Mockingjay.
4. Firelight, Vanish, Hidden: Again, I wasn't thrilled with Firelight so I was reluctant to start Vanish, but maybe it redeem itself.
5. Wake, Fade, and Gone: I only read Wake and I think it was the way it was written that turned me off, but it was an interesting storyline.
6. Hush Hush, Crescendo, Silence, Finale: I read the first two and just haven't gotten to the others. I actually need to get Finale.
7. Unearthly,Hallowed- I read Unearthly and enjoyed it now I think its time to read the second one.
8. Nightshade, Wolfsbane, and Bloodrose: I recently just finished Wolfsbane so one more book in this series and I'm done.
9. Radiance, Shimmer, and Dreamland: I've read the first and it was a cute little story. The books themselves are not all that long so they should be easy to read.
10. The unbecoming of Mara Dyer and the Evolution of Mara Dyer: I really did love the first book with all it's creepiness and of course Noah Shaw, but I haven't even bought the second book which I need to do.


I'm sure those aren't all of them, but it's the ones I could think of off the top of my head. Some might get read while I might add others as they come to mind.

Book Challenges

Are you tired of having all those books stack up? Don't know how to get them down? Here are some challenges I'm taking this year. (Along with past challenges) 

Want to take some challenges? Join in with me! If by some miracle I complete them I will mark it off. :)

2014 CHALLENGES

Witches and Witchcraft Challenge

Netgalley and Edelweiss Challenge

Debut Author Challenge

TBR Pile Challenge

Contemp Challenge

2013 CHALLENGES

Sequel Challenge

Debut Author Challenge

2012 CHALLENGES

Debut Author Challenge

2011 CHALLENGES

The Contempts Challenge

 Debut Author Challenge

A-Z Challenge

Off the Shelf Reading Challenge