2013 Reading Challenges Attempted
Hi everyone! Happy New Year!
With the new year, I’m featuring several different posts about what I’ve read in 2013, and what I’d like to read in 2014. I’ve already shared the reading challenges I’m hoping to attempt in 2014, plus my New Year’s Resolutions, and later on this week I’ll complete Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner’s 2013 Book Survey, but today I wanted to share with you how I did with the 2013 reading challenges I attempted. So here they are!
2013 Reading Challenges
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
I set a goal of 60 books this year, and I surpassed that! I actually completed 64 books this year, but according to Goodreads I only read 60, because I re-read 4 books and I have yet to figure out how to make those count for the GR challenge without changing the original date read or choosing a different version of the book to show my re-read. But I’m happy that I was able to complete this challenge, since I’m a pretty slow reader! I also had a few books that I couldn’t finish.
Read either 15,000 or 30,000 pages in 2013
Level: 15,000 pages
(Graphic novels don’t count)
(Graphic novels don’t count)
Hosted by Courtney at Abducted by Books
Challenge Progress: Complete! 20,581/15,000 Pages
Books Read
1. Origin by Jessica Khoury – Pages Read: 328 (I had already read 66 pages prior to January 1) – Finished on 01/06/13
2. Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne – Pages Read: 294 – Finished on 01/06/13
3. Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan – Pages Read: 307 – Finished on 01/09/13
4. Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan – Pages Read: 309 – Finished on 01/12/13
5. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor – Pages Read: 513 – Finished on 01/17/13
6. Dualed by Elsie Chapman – Pages Read: 304 – Finished on 01/26/13
7. Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein – Pages Read: 320 – Finished on 01/30/13
8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 206 – Finished on 02/01/13
9. Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan – Pages Read: 163 – Finished on 02/04/13
10. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 216 – Finished on 02/05/13
11. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 216 – Finished on 02/10/13
12. Every Day by David Levithan – Pages Read: 322 – Finished on 02/12/13
13. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer – Pages Read: 452 – Finished on 02/20/13
14. Shades of Earth by Beth Revis – Pages Read: 369 – Finished on 02/26/13
15. From Notting Hill with Love…Actually by Ali McNamara – Pages Read: 425 – Finished on 03/04/13
16. A Touch of Scarlet by Eve Marie Mont – Pages Read: 319 – Finished on 03/12/13
17. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline – Pages Read: 372 – Finished on 03/18/13
18. The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan – Pages Read: 304 – Finished on 03/19/13
19. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin – Pages Read: 452 – Finished on 04/01/13
20. Ivory by Lola Dodge – Pages Read: 113 – Finished on 04/03/12
21. Imaginable by J. Meyers – Pages Read: 342 – Finished on 04/18/13
22. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi – Pages Read: 374 – Finished on 04/27/13
23. The Selection by Kiera Cass – Pages Read: 327 – Finished on 05/07/13
24. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris – Pages Read: 445 – Finished on 05/17/13
25. The Elite by Kiera Cass – Pages Read: 323 – Finished on 05/25/13
26. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund – Pages Read: 402 – Finished on 06/05/13
27. Letting Ana Go by Anonymous – Pages Read: 279 – Finished on 06/10/13
28. The Universe Versus Alex Woods – Pages Read: 62 (Had to DNF this one at 15%, about 62 pages) – Stopped reading on 06/14/13
29. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – Pages Read: 408 – Finished on 06/21/13
30. Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt – Pages Read: 308 – Finished on 06/24/13
31. Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow – Pages Read: 308 – Finished on 07/01/13
32. The Charge by Sharon Bayliss – Pages Read: 258 – Finished on 07/16/13
33. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell – Pages Read: 325 – Finished on 07/18/13
34. Under the Dome by Stephen King (Notes Part 1, Notes Part 2, Notes Part 3) – Pages Read: 1072 – Finished on 07/27/13
35. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – Pages Read: 294 (Had to DNF this one) – Stopped reading on 08/04/13
36. If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan – Pages Read: 256 – Finished on 08/06/13
37. Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young – Pages Read: 294 – Finished on 08/12/13
38. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 224 – Finished on 08/14/13
39. Wake by Lisa McMann – Pages Read: 210 – Finished on 08/15/13
40. Thin Space by Jody Casella – Pages Read: 243 – Finished on 08/20/13
41. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas – Pages Read: 404 – Finished on 09/07/13
42. Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts – Pages Read: 372 – Finished on 09/17/13
43. Fault Line by C. Desir – Pages Read: 226 – Finished on 09/21/13
44. Reboot by Amy Tintera – Pages Read: 365 – Finished on 09/27/13
45. Crash by Lisa McMann – Pages Read: 233 – Finished on 10/02/13
46. Bang by Lisa McMann – Pages Read: 241 – Finished on 10/06/13
47. Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund – Pages Read: 449 – Finished on 10/13/13 – *Completed the challenge here*
48. Altered by Gennifer Albin – Pages Read: 387 – Finished on 10/22/13
49. Broken by C.J. Lyons – Pages Read: 319 – Finished on 10/24/13
50. Allegiant by Veronica Roth – Pages Read: 526 – Finished on 10/27/13
51. The Vow by Jessica Martinez – Pages Read: 424 – Finished on 11/03/13
52. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 217 – Finished on 11/06/13
53. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 217 – Finished on 11/08/13
54. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 186 – Finished on 11/10/13
55. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 228 – Finished on 11/13/13
56. The Line by Teri Hall – Pages Read: 219 – Finished on 11/18/13
57. Away by Teri Hall – Pages Read: 234 – Finished on 11/25/13
58. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner – Pages Read: 374 – Finished on 12/05/13
59. If I Stay by Gayle Forman – Pages Read: 234 – Finished on 12/06/13
60. Where She Went by Gayle Forman – Pages Read: 260 – Finished on 12/08/13
61. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter – Pages Read: 298 – Finished on 12/15/13
62. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg – Pages Read: 285 – Finished on 12/19/13
63. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder – Pages Read: 315 – Finished on 12/26/13
64. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder – Pages Read: 326 – Finished on 12/29/13
65. Glitches by Marissa Meyer – Pages Read: 32 (novella) – Finished on 12/30/13
66. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin – Pages Read: 152 – Haven’t finished yet
3. Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan – Pages Read: 307 – Finished on 01/09/13
4. Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan – Pages Read: 309 – Finished on 01/12/13
5. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor – Pages Read: 513 – Finished on 01/17/13
6. Dualed by Elsie Chapman – Pages Read: 304 – Finished on 01/26/13
7. Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein – Pages Read: 320 – Finished on 01/30/13
8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 206 – Finished on 02/01/13
9. Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan – Pages Read: 163 – Finished on 02/04/13
10. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 216 – Finished on 02/05/13
11. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 216 – Finished on 02/10/13
12. Every Day by David Levithan – Pages Read: 322 – Finished on 02/12/13
13. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer – Pages Read: 452 – Finished on 02/20/13
14. Shades of Earth by Beth Revis – Pages Read: 369 – Finished on 02/26/13
15. From Notting Hill with Love…Actually by Ali McNamara – Pages Read: 425 – Finished on 03/04/13
16. A Touch of Scarlet by Eve Marie Mont – Pages Read: 319 – Finished on 03/12/13
17. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline – Pages Read: 372 – Finished on 03/18/13
18. The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan – Pages Read: 304 – Finished on 03/19/13
19. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin – Pages Read: 452 – Finished on 04/01/13
20. Ivory by Lola Dodge – Pages Read: 113 – Finished on 04/03/12
21. Imaginable by J. Meyers – Pages Read: 342 – Finished on 04/18/13
22. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi – Pages Read: 374 – Finished on 04/27/13
23. The Selection by Kiera Cass – Pages Read: 327 – Finished on 05/07/13
24. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris – Pages Read: 445 – Finished on 05/17/13
25. The Elite by Kiera Cass – Pages Read: 323 – Finished on 05/25/13
26. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund – Pages Read: 402 – Finished on 06/05/13
27. Letting Ana Go by Anonymous – Pages Read: 279 – Finished on 06/10/13
28. The Universe Versus Alex Woods – Pages Read: 62 (Had to DNF this one at 15%, about 62 pages) – Stopped reading on 06/14/13
29. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – Pages Read: 408 – Finished on 06/21/13
30. Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt – Pages Read: 308 – Finished on 06/24/13
31. Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow – Pages Read: 308 – Finished on 07/01/13
32. The Charge by Sharon Bayliss – Pages Read: 258 – Finished on 07/16/13
33. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell – Pages Read: 325 – Finished on 07/18/13
34. Under the Dome by Stephen King (Notes Part 1, Notes Part 2, Notes Part 3) – Pages Read: 1072 – Finished on 07/27/13
35. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – Pages Read: 294 (Had to DNF this one) – Stopped reading on 08/04/13
36. If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan – Pages Read: 256 – Finished on 08/06/13
37. Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young – Pages Read: 294 – Finished on 08/12/13
38. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 224 – Finished on 08/14/13
39. Wake by Lisa McMann – Pages Read: 210 – Finished on 08/15/13
40. Thin Space by Jody Casella – Pages Read: 243 – Finished on 08/20/13
41. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas – Pages Read: 404 – Finished on 09/07/13
42. Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts – Pages Read: 372 – Finished on 09/17/13
43. Fault Line by C. Desir – Pages Read: 226 – Finished on 09/21/13
44. Reboot by Amy Tintera – Pages Read: 365 – Finished on 09/27/13
45. Crash by Lisa McMann – Pages Read: 233 – Finished on 10/02/13
46. Bang by Lisa McMann – Pages Read: 241 – Finished on 10/06/13
47. Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund – Pages Read: 449 – Finished on 10/13/13 – *Completed the challenge here*
48. Altered by Gennifer Albin – Pages Read: 387 – Finished on 10/22/13
49. Broken by C.J. Lyons – Pages Read: 319 – Finished on 10/24/13
50. Allegiant by Veronica Roth – Pages Read: 526 – Finished on 10/27/13
51. The Vow by Jessica Martinez – Pages Read: 424 – Finished on 11/03/13
52. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 217 – Finished on 11/06/13
53. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 217 – Finished on 11/08/13
54. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 186 – Finished on 11/10/13
55. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis – Pages Read: 228 – Finished on 11/13/13
56. The Line by Teri Hall – Pages Read: 219 – Finished on 11/18/13
57. Away by Teri Hall – Pages Read: 234 – Finished on 11/25/13
58. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner – Pages Read: 374 – Finished on 12/05/13
59. If I Stay by Gayle Forman – Pages Read: 234 – Finished on 12/06/13
60. Where She Went by Gayle Forman – Pages Read: 260 – Finished on 12/08/13
61. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter – Pages Read: 298 – Finished on 12/15/13
62. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg – Pages Read: 285 – Finished on 12/19/13
63. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder – Pages Read: 315 – Finished on 12/26/13
64. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder – Pages Read: 326 – Finished on 12/29/13
65. Glitches by Marissa Meyer – Pages Read: 32 (novella) – Finished on 12/30/13
66. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin – Pages Read: 152 – Haven’t finished yet
2013 Mount TBR Reading Challenge
Read books that you owned prior to January 1, 2013. ARCs do not count.
Level: Mount Blanc–Read 24 books from your TBR pile
Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block
Challenge Progress: Complete! 25/24 books
Books Read
1. Origin by Jessica Khoury – Finished on 01/06/13 (I started this before January 1, but I had only read 66 pages so far, so that still counts for this challenge, per Bev’s rules)
2. Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne – Finished on 01/06/13
3. Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan – Finished on 01/12/13
4. Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan – Finished on 02/04/13
5. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 02/05/13
6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 02/10/13
7. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin – Finished on 04/01/13
8. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi – Finished on 04/27/13
9. Uglies: Cutters by Scott Westerfeld– Finished on 04/28/13
10. The Selection by Kiera Cass – Finished on 05/07/13
11. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – Finished on 06/21/13
12. Under the Dome by Stephen King (Notes Part 1, Notes Part 2, Notes Part 3) – Finished on 07/27/13
13. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – Did Not Finish this one, but I read over half of it, so I think maybe that counts? – Stopped reading on 08/04/13
14. Wake by Lisa McMann – Finished on 08/15/13
15. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/06/13
16. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/08/13
17. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/10/13
18. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/13/13
19. Away by Teri Hall – Finished on 11/25/13
20. If I Stay by Gayle Forman – Finished on 12/06/13
21. Where She Went by Gayle Forman – Finished on 12/08/13
22. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter – Finished on 12/15/13
23. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg – Finished on 12/19/13
24. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder – Finished on 12/29/13
25. Glitches by Marissa Meyer – Finished on 12/30/13
Read past the first book in a series. Any books past the first book count, including novellas, as long as they come after the first book.
Choose your own goal. My goal: 10 books
Hosted by Geo at Novel Heartbeat (previously Auntie Spinelli Reads)
Challenge Progress: Complete! 23/10 books
Books Read
1. Spark (Sky Chasers #2) by Amy Kathleen Ryan – Finished on 01/12/13
2. Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2) by Laini Taylor – Finished on 01/17/13
3. Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia #2/#4) by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 02/05/13
4. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia #3/#5) by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 02/10/13
5. Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer – Finished on 02/20/13
6. Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) by Beth Revis – Finished on 02/26/13
7. A Touch of Scarlet (Unbound #2) by Eve Marie Mont – Finished on 03/12/13
8. Ivory (Manhattan Ten #2) by Lola Dodge – Finished on 04/03/13
9. Imaginable (Intangible #2) by J. Meyers – Finished on 04/18/13
10. Uglies: Cutters (Uglies Graphic Novel #2) by Scott Westerfeld – Finished on 04/28/13
11. The Elite (The Selection #2) by Kiera Cass – Finished on 05/25/13
12. Bang (Visions #2) by Lisa McMann – Finished on 10/06/13
13. Across a Star-Swept Sea (For Darkness Shows the Stars #2) by Diana Peterfreund – Finished on 10/13/13
14. Altered (Crewel World #2) by Gennifer Albin – Finished on 10/22/13
15. Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth – Finished on 10/27/13
16. The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia #4/#6) by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/06/13
17. The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #5/#3) by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/08/13
18. The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6/#1) by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/10/13
19. The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia #7) by C.S. Lewis – Finished on 11/13/13
20. Away (The Line #2) by Teri Hall – Finished on 11/25/13
21. Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman – Finished on 12/08/13
22. Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society #2) by Ally Carter – Finished on 12/15/13
23. Outside In (Insiders #2) by Maria V. Snyder – Finished on 12/29/13
Read entire Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich between January 1, 2012 and ??? (Perpetual Challenge – No End Date)
Hosted by Darlene at Darlene’s Book Nook
Challenge Progress: 0/22 books
Books Read
I technically have read One for the Money and Sizzling Sixteen, but I wanted to re-read them for this challenge, since it has been a while since I read them. But I didn’t get to any Stephanie Plum books this year. Hmm, I’m not sure if I’m going to try this challenge anymore, since I have so many other books to read.
So that’s it! I think I did pretty well this year, since I completed (and surpassed!) all of the challenges except for the Stephanie Plum challenge. Did you attempt any reading challenges this year? Let me know!
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Kimberly @ On the Wings of Books
January 1, 2014 at 9:29 pmYou can totally count rereads! (I figured out how by accident last year)
Go to the book and then select a different edition than the one that first comes up. Once you do that where it says "My Review" you should see two options "review this edition" or "switch to this edition." Click "review this edition" and you are all set!
Happy New Year!
Bittner
January 2, 2014 at 11:13 pmYou had a great year this year and I am very impressed with how hard you pushed yourself at the end! Congrats friend!