My 2012 Reading Challenges

At the beginning of the month I said I wanted to join some more reading challenges. Now it’s the end of the month and I haven’t joined any officially but I’ve certainly been looking at the many ones out there and have enjoyed reading how other bloggers are progressing in the challenges.

So here are all the challenges I’m joining:

Historical Fiction Challenge 2012

There are four levels to this challenge: Lady In Waiting 1-3 Books, Earl 4-6 Books, Prince 7-10 Books, Queen 12+ Books. I’m definitely going for Queen and beyond. Since I love historical fiction I’m bound to read way more than 12. :-)

1. The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz
2. Serendipity by Cathy Marie Hake
3. The Guardian Duke by Jamie Carie
4. The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck by Kathleen Y'Barbo
5. Cassidy by Lori Wick
6. Maire: Fires of Gleannmarra by Linda Winsor

2014 Winter Olympics Reading Challenge

There are three levels to this challenge: Level 1 (Gold): Read a book from every country that won a medal. (A total of 26 countries) Level 2 (Silver): Read a book from every country that won a Gold medal. (A total 19 countries) Level 3 (Bronze): Read a book from every country that won Gold, Silver AND Bronze medals. (15 countries)

I love the Olympics and this challenge caught my eye because it is so unique plus you have four years to finish it…well if you started back in 2010 you’d have four years. I’m not sure if I’ll go back in time very far to see what I can cross off. We’ll see. And I’m definitely going to try for gold.

Here’s the list of the 26 countries that won medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics (* means the country got gold, silver and bronze medals):

• Australia - Gold & Silver (no Bronze)
• Austria *
• Belarus *
• Canada *
• China *
• Croatia - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
• Czech Republic - Gold & Bronze (no Silver)
• Estonia - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
• Finland - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
• France *
• Germany *
• Great Britain - Gold (no Silver or Bronze) - Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden
• Italy *
• Japan - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
• Kazakhstan - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
• Latvia - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
• Netherlands *
• Norway *
• Poland *
• Russia *
• Slovakia *
• Slovenia - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
• South Korea *
• Sweden *
• Switzerland - Gold & Bronze (no Silver)
• United States *

Where are you Reading Challenge

This is simply a fun way to see where the stories take place that you read by pinpointing them on Google Maps. I actually started this last week and started putting a few books on there. It’s kinda hard to figure out where a fiction story takes place.

View My book travels in a larger map

I wonder how many geography based challenges I should join. Because the Around the World in 52 Books sounds fun but I don’t know if I can manage that many books from around the world. Most of my books thus far have taken place in America. Which is certainly helpful in completing the 50 States Challenge.

50 States Challenge

The goal of this one is simple – read a book that takes place in each of the 50 States. And I've thrown in the territories and DC.

Alabama

Alaska

American Samoa

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky - A Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota - Finding Our Way Home by Charlene Ann Baumbich 

Mississippi - The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Missouri - Forever After by Deborah Raney

Montana - Sabrina by Lori Wick

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico - Mercy Come Morning by Lisa Tawn Bergen

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Northern Marianas Islands

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas - A Texan's Honor by Shelley Gray

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Can you tell I like geography and traveling? To add a bit of variety here is a challenge with two parts that Abbi over at Christian Novels is doing.

A-Z Challenge

Read a book and a author for each letter of the alphabet

Books:

A-

B- Blue Moon Promise by Colleen Coble

C- The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz

D-

E-

F- Finding Our Way Home by Charlene Ann Baumbich

G- The Guardian Duke by Jamie Carie

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M-

N-

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P-

Q-

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S- Sabrina by Lori Wick

T- A Texan's Honor by Shelley Gray

U-

V-

W- Word's Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart

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Y-

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Authors

A-

B- Charlene Ann Baumbich

C- Jamie Carie

D-

E-

F- Laura Frantz

G- Shelley Gray

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I-

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K-

L-

M-

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W- Lori Wick

X-

Y- Kathleen Y'Barbo

Z-