I'm pretty sure every single reader out there has this problem: A huge stack (or stacks, in my case) of books we keep meaning to read, but don't. Usually because a shiny new book distracts us. Yes, booklovers are basically magpies.
So Bookish Blog is hosting a 2014 reading challenge to encourage us to actually get around to reading some of those books. The rules are pretty simple - any book that was published in 2013 or sooner is eligible, and we just have to review the books we read. (For all the details, go here.)
I'll probably change my mind about the books I plan to read (multiple times), but for now, here's my list:
- Shatter Me by Tehereh Mafi
- Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
- Shadowlands by Kate Brian
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
- Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
- Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
- Enclave by Ann Aguirre
- Reality Boy by A.S. King
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
- Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Margot by Jillian Cantor
- Partials by Dan Wells
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
- This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
- Capital by John Lanchester
- Before I Die by Jenny Downham
- Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
I'm also signing up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge again this year. Last year I joined in June, so I did 32 books since I only had six months.So this year I'm doubling that to 64 books, or just over five books per month.
I know a bunch of you are doing a whole host of challenges, but that's it for now! Trying to keep things realistic this year! Though, if you know of any truly awesome challenges you think I should know about, please do share in the comments!
