Dark Tower Reading Challenge

Hosted By: Leighanne's Lit
1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012

The books in the series are:

1. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982)
2. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
3. The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991)
4. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)
5. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)
6. The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004)
7. The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004)
8. The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012) - BONUS!

RULES:

• To complete the challenge you must read all seven (7) of the books between the dates listed above. The latest book is slated to be released in Spring 2012, so that counts as a bonus!
• Any medium is okay, print, e-books or audio - Whatever works for you!
• This challenge can crossover into other challenges.
• You don't have to post reviews, but there will be a discussion post at the end of each month for those participating to discuss where there are, how their enjoying it and there will be a linky with that for those that do post reviews.

My Finished Books and Reviews:

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2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Hosted By: Reading with Tequila


The Top 25

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Divergent by Veroncia Roth
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
6. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
7. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
8. The Stand by Stephen King
9. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
11. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
12. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
13. The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco
14. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
15. The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
16. The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle
17. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
18. Enclave by Ann Aguirre
19. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
20. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
21. Poison Study by Maria V.Snyder
22. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
23. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater
24. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
25. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Click here to see the entire 2011 Book Blogger Recommendation List.

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

My goal is currently Level III.
My Tentative Book List:

1) Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - finished - review
2) Divergent by Veronica Roth - finished
3) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
4) Graceling by Kristen Cashore
5) Delirium by Lauren Oliver
6) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
7) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
8) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
9) Poison Study by Maria Synder
10) Dark Lover by J R Ward - finished
11) A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
12) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
13) Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank - finished - review
14) Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
15) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
16) Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins
17) The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
18) Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves
19) Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
20) A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
21) Across the Universe by Beth Revis
22) Inside Out by Maria Snyder

2012 Challenges

As you may have noticed, I signed up for a lot of challenges for 2012; 25 in all. When you don't consider the format challenges, there are 158 books to be read. Will I likely complete all of them? Probably not, but it's meant to be a challenge. I'm sort of considering the book series challenges to be perpetual, at least for me. If I finish them, then great. If I don't, then I'll still finish them. Also, some of these will cross over, but I plan on doing the very similar challenges with separate book lists (YA Contemp and YA Lit for example). I may combine things like Dystopian and YA Lit though. Also, not including the 100+ challenge, I will limit the cross over between 2 challenges.

I'm really excited about this upcoming year. I haven't been so good at posting due to a lack of reading time imposed by my last year of undergraduate studies. However, I'm graduating with my B.A. degree on the 16th, so not only will I have more time to read, but with that time, I can read whatever I want to read rather than what I have to. Why so many challenges? I think they're fun. I like to expand my reading interests as well. This page is essentially to keep track of how I'm progressing on all of my challenges. I will be adding buttons and progress bars closer to the beginning of the year.

Mystery & Suspense
0/12 books read

Zombie
0/6 books read

YA Contemporary
0/5 books read

Dystopia
0/5 books read

Dean Koontz
0/3 books read

TBR Pile
1/10 books read

Game of Thrones
0/5 books read

Outlander
0/7 books read

Ebook
2/25 books read

12 Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic
0/12 books read

Crusin' Thru The Cozies
0/6 books read

Science Fiction
0/6 books read

What's In a Name 5
0/6 books read

Finishing the Series
0/3 series finished

YA Literature
4/12 books read

Chick Lit
0/12 books read

YA Debut Author
0/12 books read

Cedar Cove
0/14 books read

Getting Lost In A Comfortable Book
0/5 books read

Paranormal
0/10 books read

Read Your Own Books
0/10 books read

Vampire
0/5 books read

Reading Romances
0/12 books read

Book Blogger Recommendations
1/15 books read

100+ Books
4/100 books read