Looking Back at 2014 Challenges

Alright, so it's time to finally see if I managed to do any of the 2014 challenges I set out to complete this year. At the beginning of the year, I was pretty ambitious, signing up for 4 year-long challenges, and 2 mid year reading challenges I'll also talk about. So, let's talk about 2014 challenges, and if you're curious you can check out my summary of my 2014 reading goals and challenges.

Year Long Challenges

Bookish's 2014 TBR Pile Challenge

hosted by Bookish

My intended goal: A First Kiss level (21-20 reviews)

Challenge Completed? 

Yes!

I did a total of 23 reviews on the blog and on Goodreads that met this requirement. I'll be updating the 2014 Challenges tab with the results and linked up reviews shortly.

2014 Debut Author Challenge

hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

Challenge Goal: 12 debut novels

Challenge Completed?

No, I read and reviewed 5 debuts

2014 Prequel & Sequel Challenge

hosted by Novel Heartbeat and Writer Grrl Reads

My intended goal: Newbie level (10-25 points)

Challenge Completed?

Yes!

I calculated my points and ended up with 36 points from sequel reviews.

Mid Year Challenges

Fiktshun's 2014 Don't Let It End Reading Challenge

hosted by Fiktshun

No set goal

How many series-ending books did I read and review during this time period?

2

2014 Book Blogger Summer Reading Program

hosted by Katie's Book Blog

My intended goal: Read 12 books during the time period

Challenge Completed?

Yes!

I ended up reading 36 books and 1 novella during the time period, and of those books that I read I ended up writing 17 reviews, although those were not necessarily posted during the time frame.

So, those are my 2014 Challenges. I ended up completing most of them, which I'm happy about. However, going into challenges next year, I saw Cassi mention in her recent Top Ten Tuesday that one of her New Year's Resolutions was to link up to challenges for the updates. And I thought about it... and I never did that this year. Seeing as that's part of the challenge, I'm hoping that when I sign up for 2015 challenges, I can try and keep updated on them as well. I've been updating the 2014 Challenges into a new system of organization and so I've checked back on the challenges and updated the scores here.

I hope 2014 was a good year, and best wishes for 2015! See you next year in the Paper World!

From the paper world,

V

A Read-a-Thon Sign Up! - 2014 Book Blogger Summer Reading Program

Lately, I have been seeing a lot of posts signing up for a summer reading challenge. I've always been a reader, but I can remember summer being a time to just relax and read a bunch of fun books. Also, for some reason I typically stumble across some of my favorite series during the summertime, so I'm definitely hoping to continue on with that trend. 

I am pleased to announce that I'm participating in Katie's Book Blog 2014 Book Blogger Summer Reading Program! This is one a lot of bloggers that I follow have signed up for, so I'm happy to join in the fun. Basically, all you need to do is set a certain number of books you want to read, and then update on how you're doing. The program runs from the beginning of May to the beginning of September. Since that's four months, my goal is going to be twelve books- three books per month. Now, that's not a very high number for me, but honestly I've got a lot of fun and exciting things going on this summer, so I want to make sure that reading is just as fun and not something to stress over. I'll probably include special challenge updates in my monthly wrap ups, so let me know if there are any series you think I'll adore or books you think are perfect summer reads.

Are you participating in the challenge? You can sign up here and join in!

From the paper world,
V