Lots of rules to follow below, but it sounds like a fun challenge for me !
Lucky No. 14 Reading Challenge
I'll add to my selections to this list as I find them:
1. Visit The Country:
2. Cover Lust:
3. Blame it on Bloggers:
4. Bargain All The Way:
5. (Not So) Fresh From the Oven:
6. First Letter’s Rule:
7. Once upon a time:
8. Chunky brick:
9. Favorite author:
10. It's been there forever:
11. Movies vs books:
12. Freebies time:
13. Not my cup of tea:
14. Walking down the memory lane
Period of the Challenge: January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014
Yep, we almost welcome 2014, the year of anticipation. There will be
the World Cup in Brazil, Presidential Election in Indonesia – and tons
of great books to be published (and read) for sure!
This challenge will require you to read
14 books (or more) from
14 categories
below. You can combine the books you read with other challenges, but
can not use the same book for different categories in this challenge.
Try to match the categories from your TBR piles
But if you don’t have any suitable books in your TBR – and want to
find an excuse to buy a book for this challenge, that’s totally fine
too!
Here are the 14 categories:
1.
Visit The Country:
Read a book that has setting in a country that you really want to visit
in real life. Make sure the setting has a big role in the book and it
can make you know a little bit more about your dream destination.
2.
Cover Lust: Pick a book from your shelf that you bought because you fell in love with the cover. Is the content as good as the cover?
3.
Blame it on Bloggers: Read a book because you’ve read the sparkling reviews from other bloggers. Don’t forget to mention the blogger’s names too!
4.
Bargain All The Way:
Ever buying a book because it’s so cheap you don’t really care about
the content? Now it’s time to open the book and find out whether it’s
really worth your cents.
5.
(Not So) Fresh From the Oven:
Do you remember you bought/got a new released book last year but never
had a chance to read it? Dig it from your pile and bring back the 2013.
6.
First Letter’s Rule:
Read a book which title begins with the same letter as your name (for
me, Astrid means A, and I can read anything that started with the letter
A). Remember: Articles like “a”, “an” or “the” doesn’t count
7.
Once Upon a Time:
Choose a book that’s been published for the first time before you were
born (not necessarily has to be a classic book, just something a little
bit older than you is okay. You can read the most recent edition if you
want to)
8.
Chunky Brick: Take a deep breath, and read a book that has more than 500 pages. Yep, the one that you’ve always been afraid of!
9.
Favorite Author:
You like their books, but there are too many titles. This is your
chance, choose a book that’s been written by your fave author but you
haven’t got time to read it before.
10.
It’s Been There Forever: Pick up a book that has been there on your shelf for more than a year, clean up the dust and start to read it now
11.
Movies vs Books:
You’ve seen the movie adaptation (or planned to see it soon) but never
had time to read the book. It’s time to read it now, so you can compare
the book vs the movie.
12.
Freebies Time:
What’s the LAST free book you’ve got? Whether it’s from giveaway, a
birthday gift or a surprise from someone special, don’t hold back any
longer. Open the book and start reading it now
13.
Not My Cup of Tea:
Reach out to a genre that you’ve never tried (or probably just
disliked) before. Whether it’s a romance, horror or non fiction, maybe
you will find a hidden gem!
14.
Walking Down The Memory Lane:
Ever had a book that you loved so much as a kid? Or a book that you
wish you could read when you were just a child? Grab it now and prepare
for a wonderful journey to the past
Comic books or graphic novels are allowed!
RULES:
1. To complete the challenge, you have to read at least one book for
each category, or total of 14 books during the challenge period. You can
set your own pace and do not need to follow the categories in
particular order. You can also read more than one book for each
category. You have to write your reviews in your blog/FB note/Goodreads
page/tumblr/etc.
2. Please write a master post about this challenge in your
blog/Goodreads/FB notes/etc, and submit your link below for signing up.
You can use this master post to sort down the book(s) that you’ll read
for each category, and edit them later if necessary. The sign-up linky
will be opened from November 12, 2013 throughout the year until December
1, 2014.
3. There are also linkies for each category of the challenge. Please
submit your link of review posts for each category in their respective
linkies. These linkies will be opened in January 1, 2014 until December
31, 2014.
4. At the end of the challenge, write down a wrap-up post and submit
the link in the linky too. The linky for wrap-up posts will be opened
until January 10, 2015 to give you more time for wrapping things up.
It’s okay if you don’t finish the challenge but you are not eligible to
be selected as the winner.
5. After the wrap up post linky is closed, I will pick two lucky
winners who had completed the challenge for winning great bookish prizes
(including book vouchers, novels, and other exclusive bookish
gimmicks/goodies
) The prizes will be revealed soon, so please stay tuned. You must
have delivery address in Indonesia to be eligible for the two grand
prizes.
6. If you are an international participant who doesn’t have
Indonesian mailing address, don’t worry, I’ll also choose two winners,
each winner can pick any book from The Book Depository for maximum of $
10.
7. I’ll try to write a round-up post every month and pick some of the
most interesting reviews. And who knows? Probably there will be some
surprise gifts and giveaways throughout the year
Now, let’s start this wonderful 2014 and get ready to tackle some great books!
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