Reading Challenges 2014

Although the new year celebrations are still fresh in my mind, the first month of 2014 is already drawing to a close. But as they say, time flies when you're having fun and really, when was reading a book anything but fun (the occasional mishap i.e. getting fooled into buying a book based on a gorgeous cover or a catchy synopsis, being the proverbial exception to the rule).

Although I have been absent from the blog for a very long time (I know, bad, bad me), I never stopped reading and before January is really over, I should officially sign up for the reading challenges I have decided to enter this year.

Reading Challenge 2013 {Part 4}

I stumbled upon the Books in a Series Reading Challenge hosted by BookStacksOnDeck while surfing, and since I have been reading almost nothing but series this year, I thought I could squeeze in an extra challenge.

Reading Challenge 2013 {Part 3}

As they say in Dutch "Driemaal is scheepsrecht", and therefore I couldn't stick to just two challenges this year. I looked around the interwebs and found several other challenges that sounded tempting (like paranormal fiction challenges etc) but I was looking for one that would push me out of my comfort zone.  It's not really a challenge if you don't have to make any effort, is it? :o)

Reading Challenges 2013 {Part 2}

Still searching for a few other challenges to join, I came across an A to Z challenge (hosted by Babies, Books and Beyond) that seemed particularly appealing.   The goal is simple : read 26 books during 2013, one per letter of the alphabet.

Reading Challenges 2013 {Part 1}

After joining challenges in the kitchen area, I thought it might be a good idea to do the same for the books I read in order to keep me focused and motivated (as I am easily sidetracked into all other kinds of fun activities - like the aforementioned cooking and baking challenges - to the detriment of my ever growing TBR stack).