2012 Support Your Local Library Challenge:
13 read out of 37 + books
Harry Potter Reading Challenge:
0 read out of 7 books
- Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (not read)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (not read)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (not read)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (not read)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (not read)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (not read)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (not read)
Mount TBR Challenge:
Mount Kiliminjaro: 0 read out of 50 books off of my TBR list.
European Reading Challenge:
Main Challenge:
Read books about Europe. Here's the list of possible countries (in alphabetical order): Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose), Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy (The Gilder by Kathryn Kay) , Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway (Oleanna by Julie K. Rose), Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan) , Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Theodora by Stella Duffy), Ukraine, United Kingdom (The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy) , and Vatican City.
Five Star (Deluxe Entourage): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.
Read 5 out of 5 books. (Completed - 1/22/12)
Agritourisimo: For foodie readers – read a selected number (your choice) of food-related books written by European authors or about European food, cooking, restaurants, culinary traditions, farming, winemaking, etc. Again, each book must be by a different author and set in a different country.
Read 0 out of 5 books.
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2012:
Severe Bookaholism level: 8 out of 20 books read.
1. The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy
2. The Man Clothed in Linen by Robert Earle
3. By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan
4. The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
5. Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore by Stella Duffy
6. Our Man in the Dark by Rashad Harrison
7. The Secret of Lies by Barbara Forte Abate
8. Oleanna by Julie K. Rose
9. The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau
10. The Legacy by Katherine Webb
11. The Turning of Anne Merrick by Christine Blevins
12. At the Mercy of the Queen by Anne Clinard Barnhill
13. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
14. The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose
15. Anything is Possible by Thomas Bahler
16. Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham
17. The Sister Queens by Sophie Perinot