2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge

2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge

 hosted by Reading with Tequila

I love reading other bloggers and their reviews. It is where I get 50% of the books that I have added to my to be read pile. The others come from goodreads, librarything, Barnes and Noble, and anywhere or anyone else that will speak books to me. I haven't participated in any reading challenges except the one on goodreads. Soooo....I am going to attempt a few and this is one of them. I am working towards

LEVEL V.

The Levels:

Level I - Read 5 books from the 2011 Book Blogger Recommendation List

Level II - Read 10 books

Level III - Read 15 books

Level IV - Read 20 books

Level V - Read 20+ books

The Rules:

• Challenge will run January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Participants can join anytime throughout the challenge.
• Create an intro post, linking back to this post.
• Sign up with the MckLinky below. Please link to your challenge intro post, not your blog home page.
• Chose your own books from the list. You can decide to read books only on the Top 25 list or from the entire recommendation list. You do not have to make a list of books before the challenge begins.
• All forms of books acceptable (audiobooks, eBooks, etc.)
• Rereads do not count towards the completion of the challenge. The challenge is about discovering books that are new to you.
• You don't need a blog to participate.
• Reviews, while always appreciated, are not mandatory.

The full list is HERE for the 2011 Book Blogger Recommendations.

My list for the challenge:

1. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
2. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
4. Enclave by Ann Aguirre
5. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater
6. Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
7. Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
8. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
9. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
10. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
11. Legend by Marie Lu
12. Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
13. Blood Red Road by Moira Young
14. Fateful by Claudia Gray
15. Looking for Alaska by John Green
16. Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
17. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
18. You Against Me by Jenny Downham
19. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
20. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
21. The Name fo the Star by Maureen Johnson
22. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins
23. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
24. Fire by Kristin Cashore
25. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
26. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
27. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
28. Witchfire by Lauren Maddison
29. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
30. XVI by Julia Karr
31. Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
32. The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
33. Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce

There are sooo many on the list (over 200) that maybe I can add more later!

 I have other challenges that I am also going to try to participate in and they can be found here at the 2012 Challenge Page.

TBR Challenge for Winter Break

I am so excited that school will be over in two weeks and classes don't start back up until the second week in January.  The last couple weeks have been so busy and hectic with studying and holidays that it has been hard to get to my to be read pile!  Looking forward to hopefully getting Skyrim for Christmas and lots and lots and LOTS of reading accomplished before another busy semester!

My tentative list of books that I will hopefully get read before going back to school in January:

1. Rot and Ruin
2. Dust and Decay
3. Chrystallia
4. Tyger, Tyger
5. In the Forests of the Night
6. Wither
7. Shatter Me
8. The Girl of Fire and Thorns
9. Ashes, Ashes
10. The Clockwork Prince
11. Dark and Hollow Places
12. Need
13. Captivate
14. AND LOTS ON MY NOOK!!!

My list will probably grow as I search the books behind the books on my bookshelfs!!!
Also hopefully in this time I will be able to get together my reading challenges for 2012 since it will be my first time (: