Bookshelf Love Update

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So when I decided to participate in Bookshelf Love, I knew it would be a bit of a challenge, but I also knew it was something I could do. When I signed up I was sick and I figured I would feel better and be able to start reading in a day or two. That didn’t happen. I was sick for two weeks. I also had no idea that I would receive a stack of books for review (I was only expecting two), which I obviously had to put before my Goodwill books. So once I was feeling better, and felt up to reading again, I had to focus on those books.

Now this week I’m sick again, and have hardly read anything. Things aren’t going so well, which is fine, I just wish that I was doing a bit better with this challenge. I’m going to keep reading and giving it my best, but I honestly can’t see myself reading all of the books I said I would read before my birthday (May 1oth).

Out of the 25 books I picked out, I’m only on my fourth. I’m hoping to finish Neuromancer this week and I plan on reading Redshirts next. Any suggestions on what I should read after that?

The Books

1. Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver
2. The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
3. Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey
4. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
5. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
6. Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) by William Gibson
7. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
8. Without You by Anthony Rapp
9. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
10. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey
11. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
12. Redshirts by John Scalzi
13. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
14. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
15. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
16. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
17. Atonement by Ian McEwan
18. Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein
19. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
20. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
21. Children of the Vampire (The Diaries of the Family Dracul #2) by Jeanne Kalogridis –Review
22. Lord of the Vampires (The Diaries of the Family Dracul #3) by Jeanne Kalogridis
23. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
24. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
25. Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat – Review

Bookshelf Love

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Guidelines

1. choose a time frame for your challenge
2. select a stack of unread books from your shelves/piles/boxes/book hoard
3. post a photo and/or list of the books on your blog or social media, along with the chosen time frame
4. use the challenge image in your post (if posting on a blog) and link back to the original challenge page
5. leave a link to your post in the comments on the original challenge page, so you can be added to the list of participants
6. read, read, read!
7. donate, sell, giveaway, or recycle any books still unread at the end of the challenge

My Ramble

I own over 600 books that I need to read. 20 of those books I got last Saturday at Goodwill. So I decided to look at my unread books and figure out how many of them I got at Goodwill. I have around 50. So my goal for this is to get that down to half by my birthday (May 10th). I’m not sure if this is possible. I do have to put the books I get for review before the books I buy. However, I am going to try my best.

Since #7 is optional, I’m not going to do it. If I don’t read all of the books, it’s not because I don’t want to read them, just that I didn’t have the time to get to them. So I don’t want to get rid of books that I want to read. That just means I will have to re-buy them later on.

The Plan

• Read 25 of the 50 Goodwill books before May 10th.
• If I succeed – When I go the city with my mom for my birthday, I get to go to Goodwill and buy some books.
• If I fail – I don’t get to go to Goodwill when I go to the city for my birthday.
• The obvious – I don’t get to go to Goodwill during this challenge. No Goodwill for me until my birthday and only if I get through the books listed below.

The Books

1. Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver
2. The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
3. Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey
4. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
5. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
6. Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) by William Gibson
7. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
8. Without You by Anthony Rapp
9. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
10. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey
11. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
12. Redshirts by John Scalzi
13. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
14. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
15. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
16. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
17. Atonement by Ian McEwan
18. Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein
19. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
20. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
21. Children of the Vampire (The Diaries of the Family Dracul #2) by Jeanne Kalogridis – Review
22. Lord of the Vampires (The Diaries of the Family Dracul #3) by Jeanne Kalogridis
23. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
24. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
25. Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat – Review

Nonfiction Reading Challenge

January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016 – Sign up here.

Dilettante–Read 1-5 non-fiction books

1. Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel B. Smith – Review

New Author Challenge

January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016 – Sign up here.

I’m going for 25 new authors.

1. Little Girls by Ronald Malfi – Review
2. A Billionaire Between the Sheets (The Unexpected Billionaires #1) by Katie Lane – Review
3. You (You #1) by Caroline Kepnes – Review
4. Covenant With the Vampire (The Diaries of the Family Dracul #1) by Jeanne Kalogridis – Review
5. Inuyasha Volume 1 by Rumiko Takahashi
6. From a Distant Star by Karen McQuestion – Review
7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
8. Lottery Boy by Michael Byrne – Review
9. The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner – Review
10. Spirit Level by Sarah N. Harvey – Review
11. Summer Heat by Harper Bliss
12. Thrill by Lucia Jordan
13. Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat – Review
14. Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) by William Gibson
15. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
16. What We Hide by Marthe Jocelyn – Review
17. The Sleep Room by F.R. Tallis
18. My Last Continent by Midge Raymond
19. Strain of Resistance by Michelle Bryan – Review
20. Dark Ages: 2020 by JD Dutra
21. The Assistants by Camille Perri
22. Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Writer), Roc Upchurch (Illustrator)
23. The Wind by Edward Willett
24. The Girl from the Blood Coven by Brian Moreland
25. Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1 (Death Note #1-2) by Tsugumi Ohba, Yuki Kowalsky (translator), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator)
26. Day of the Wolf by Charles G. West
27. Crank (Crank #1) by Ellen Hopkins
28. Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright
29. Confess by Colleen Hoover
30. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
31. The Alpha Drive (The Alpha Drive #1) by Kristen Martin

LGBTQIA Books Reading Challenge

January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016 – Sign up here.

I’m only going for 5 books. It would be awesome if I read more, but for now I think five is good.

1. Spirit Level by Sarah N. Harvey – Review
2. Summer Heat by Harper Bliss
3. Wetter by Harper Bliss
4. What We Hide by Marthe Jocelyn – Review
5. New Girl by Harper Bliss
6. Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright

Popsugar Reading Challenge

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• A book based on a fairy tale
• A National Book Award winner
• A YA bestseller
• A book you haven’t read since high school
• A book set in you home state
• A book translated to English
• A romance set in the future
• A book set in Europe Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat – Review
• A book that’s under 150 pages
• A New York Times bestseller
• A book that’s becoming a movie this year
• A book recommended by someone you just met
• A self-improvement book
• A book you can finish in a day The Curse of Camp Cold Lake by R.L. Stine
• A book written by a celebrity
• A political memoir
• A book at least 100 years older than you Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• A book that’s more than 600 pages
• A book from Oprah’s Book Club
• A science-fiction novel God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) by Frank Herbert
• A book recommended by a family member
• A graphic novel
• A book that is published in 2016 Hidden Bodies (You #2) by Caroline Kepnes – Review
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
• A book that takes place during Summer
• A book and its prequel Strain of Resistance (Strain of Resistance #1) & Grand Escape (Strain of Resistance 0.5) by Michelle Bryan
• A murder mystery
• A book written by a comedian
• A dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
• A book with a blue cover My Last Continent by Midge Raymond
• A book of poetry
• The first book you see in a bookstore
• A classic from the 20th century The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis
• A book from the library Confess by Colleen Hoover
• An autobiography
• A book about a road trip
• A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with
• A satirical book
• A book that takes place on an island
• A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy

Book Riot Read Harder Challenge

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• Read a horror book Little Girls by Ronald Malfi – Review
• Read a nonfiction book about science.
• Read a collection of essays.
• Read a book out loud to someone else.
• Read a middle grade novel Grimm House by Karen McQuestion – Review
• Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography).
• Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel Strain of Resistance by Michelle Bryan – Review
• Read a book originally published in the decade you were born.
• Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award.
• Read a book over 500 pages long Crank (Crank #1) by Ellen Hopkins
• Read a book under 100 pages
• Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender.
• Read a book that is set in the Middle East.
• Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia.
• Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900.
• Read the first book in a series by a person of color.
• Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years.
• Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis
• Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes.
• Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction).
• Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction).
• Read a food memoir.
• Read a play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
• Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness.