2012 #50BookPledge

The #50BookPledge is to 'make an effort to make reading a bigger part of our lives.' I'm am going to make this sort of like a challenge for myself, because that will motivate me more than just saying I will read more. I took this pledge because, while I read a lot last year, I felt like I was only ever reading at school, and occupied my free time with other things. I want to, as I quoted earlier, 'make an effort to make reading a bigger part of my life.'

NOTE: There will be a list of books for this challenge, and it will be updated whenever I finish a book. The list won't be on this post, but under the 2012 Challenges page of the blog.

You might notice that my Goodreads progress bar and my #50BookPledge progress bar are off by a couple books, and that is because Goodreads count the little outtakes and extras that I've marked as read. I personally don't count those, which is why the bars don't match. Just thought I should tell you that.

Soul Screamers Reading Challenge

So, I'm entering the Soul Screamers Reading Challenge hosted over at Fiktshun. The challenge is 'to READ (or re-read) and REVIEW (or post about) all five full-length books in the Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent between January 15 and June 14, 2012.' The schedule is below and all other details about the challenge can be found at one of the links above, along with how to enter to win a copy of Before I Wake and various other prizes.

My Soul to Take

January 15-February 14, 2012

My Soul to Save

February 15-March 14, 2012

My Soul to Keep

March 15-April 14-2012

My Soul to Steal

April 15-May14, 2012

If I Die

May 15-June 14, 2012

I am going to be re-reading My Soul to Take, and reading for the first time My Soul to Save, My Soul to Keep, My Soul to Steal, and If I Die. I also plan to read the Soul Screamers novellas, My Soul to Lose, Reaper, and Never to Sleep. 

2012 A-Z Book Challenge

I've have decided to enter this challenge as well. To sign up go here. It's very simple, just read a book that starts with a letter of the alphabet, and make sure to cover all letters. As it says on the sign up post, 'Since it is really hard to find titles beginning with X, the letter X just needs to be in the title somewhere.'

I'm going with option A, and here's my list of books, I will be adding to/changing it as time goes on.

A — A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

B — Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer

C — Crusade by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié

D — Damned by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié

E — Evernight by Claudia Gray

F — Fallen by Lauren Kate

G — Goddess Interrupted by Aimée Carter

H — Hourglass by Claudia Gray

I — Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber

J — 

K — 

L — Lenobia's Vow by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

M — My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent

N — Need by Carrie Jones

O — Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter

P — Passion by Lauren Kate

Q — 

R — Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

S — Stargazer by Claudia Gray

T — Tempestuous by Leslie Livingston

U — 

V — Vampires: The Recent Undead edited by Paula Guran

W — Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray

X — Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Y — 

Z — 

2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge

Alright, so Bookish is hosting the 2012 TBR(To Be Read) Pile Reading Challenge, and you can sign up here. Below is most of the info that you would find if you clicked on the sign up link.

Welcome to 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!!

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us...Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up...

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you've been telling yourself you'll read next time you'll get a chance.. This is your chance! And we've got PRIZES!!! :D

Levels:

1-10 - A Firm Handshake

11-20 - A Friendly Hug

21-30 - A Sweet Kiss

41-50 - Married With Children

31-40 - Love At First Sight

Hosts:

Evie from Bookish - http://www.evie-bookish.blogspot.com @SeoEvie

Nicole from All I Ever Read - http://www.nicoleabouttown.com/ @Nicoleabouttown

Bonnie from Hands and Home - http://www.handsandhome.ca/ @HandsHomeBlog

Caitlin from WatchYA Reading - http://whatchyareading.net @caitlingss

Donna from Book Passion For Life - http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.com/ @BookPforLife 

Rie from Mission To Read - http://missiontoread.com/ @missiontoread

Vicky from Books, Biscuits & Tea -http://booksbiscuitsandtea.blogspot.com/ @alouetteuette 

Christa from Hooked On Books - http://christashookedonbooks.blogspot.com @ChristasBooks

Jenna from Fans Of Fiction - http://fansoffiction.blogspot.com/ @fansoffiction

Angel from Mermaids Vision - http://mermaidvision.wordpress.com @mermaidvisions

Right now, I think I'm just going to be an unofficial participant, mostly because the place to link up so I can join isn't loading for me. Maybe later, if the linky thing works I'll join for real but for now, I'm unofficial.
I'm gonna try for the A Sweet Kiss level, and the books I plan to read are:❥ Crusade by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié❥ Evernight by Claudia Gray❥ Stargazer by Claudia Gray❥ Hourglass by Claudia Gray❥ The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan❥ The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan❥ Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray❥ The Iron King by Julie Kagawa❥ The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa❥ The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa❥ The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa❥ Vampires: The Recent Undead edited by Paula Guran❥ Need by Carrie Jones❥ Captivate by Carrie Jones❥ Entice by Carrie Jones❥ The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block❥ My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent❥ My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent❥ My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent❥ If I Die by Rachel Vincent❥ A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray❥ Rebel Angels by Libba Bray❥ The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray❥ Wondrous Strange by Leslie Livingston❥ Darklight by Leslie Livingston❥ Tempestuous by Leslie Livingston