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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Off the Shelf Challenge Wrap Up!

Isn't this a neat bookshelf?!  I want one!!

I am almost as exited now as I would be if I actually got one of these bookshelves!  Why?  Because I have finished yet another of my reading challenges that's why!  Below you will find the original post along with the links to the reviews of all the books I read for this challenge.


Off The Shelf Challenge 2013:

BA’S 2013 OFF THE SHELF READING CHALLENGE

About: The Off the Shelf Reading Challenge is probably the most popular challenge there is on BA. The goal? To read books on your shelves that have gone unread for far too long. Selecting books from the year before (in this case, 2012 and before), read as many of the unread ones as you can. It’s up to you if you want to keep them or give them away afterwards, the main goal is to turn those unread books into read ones.

The Finer Deets

  • The Main Rule: Do not include books acquired during 2013, it defeats the purpose, read those books from before 2013 started.
  • Running dates for all 2013 challenges: 1st of January – 31st of December 2013
  • Sign-Ups are accepted until the 16th of December 2013.
  • Formats: All BA Challenges are eBook, audio, short story, and graphic novel friendly.
  • Crossovers: You’re welcome to crossover with BA’s challenges. Include as many books across all the challenges as you can, I always say.

How To Sign-Up and Join In

  1. Choose Your Level: Choose a challenge level listed below.
  2. Sign Up Post: Create a post on your blog, in a group, or on a forum (where possible) to let others see what you’re aiming for (a predefined list of books is optional).
  3. Grab The Badge: Download or grab the badge and place it in your sign up post. Then link back toBA's Off the Shelf Reading Challenge. Grab me!Bookish Ardour.
  4. Link Up: Grab the direct URL to your sign up post, not your blog, click the Mr Linky graphic and enter your link.
  5. Blogless? Don’t worry, you can sign up with your social network profile (YouTube, Twitter, GoodReads, Shelfari included), just make sure you link to your review list, shelf, tweet, or category. If you don’t have any of those feel free to comment.
  6. Your Reviews: Reviewing is optional! But if you do review it would be great for you to share them by submitting them on thereview page.
  7. Finished: When you’re done it’s completion post time and you can share these on the completion/wrap-up page.

Challenge Levels

  1. Tempted– Choose 5 books to read
  2. Trying – Choose 15 books to read
  3. Making A Dint – Choose 30 books to read
  4. On A Roll – Choose 50 books to read
  5. Flying Off – Choose 75 books to read
  6. Hoarder – Choose between 76-135 books to read
  7. Buried – Choose between 136-200 books to read
I am giving this challenge a try again!  I am going for the "Trying" Level of 15 books this time, in hopes of being able to complete it then.  :-)
Progress:
1.  Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
2.  Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
3.  Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
4.  Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
5.  Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren
6.  Heart of Gold by J.R. Ward
7.  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
8.  Black Wings by Christina Henry
9.  Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn
10.  Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
11.  One Hex of a Wedding by Yasmine Galenorn
12.  Coffin Man by James D. Doss
13.  Ghost Ship by P.J. Alderman
14.  Loco Motive by Mary Daheim
15.  Scoop! by Hannah Dennison
16.  Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz

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