Challenge Wrap-Up Post

I decided to participate in the 2011 Debut Author Challenge (DAC) hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. It was my first time trying the challenge, and I had fun. For me, it was more about keeping track of how many debuts I read, rather than reading as many as I could.

I think I may have altered the rules a little for my blog. I don't know if indie or self-published authors can count towards the challenge, but I included them anyway. To me, the challenge was for Debut YA authors, and they were Debut YA authors, regardless of how they published their book.

I ended up finishing 10 Debut YA books, so I didn't complete the challenge, which was to read 12 Debuts. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to participate in the 2012 DAC because I have so many other books to catch up on, that I don't think I'd be able to complete the challenge again. Maybe I will just for fun. I'll keep you posted.

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I also participated in the 2011 A to Z Challenge hosted by Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews. The challenge was to read 26 books, each starting with a different letter in the alphabet. I had fun just filling in my list and seeing how many I'd completed and which I hadn't hit on yet. It was hard trying to read next based on what I'd need to complete the challenge, so I didn't do it that way. I just enjoyed filling it in as I read books. It's amazing how many books start with the letters A, H, S and W.

I didn't complete this challenge either. I did pass the halfway point, which I consider a win! It was enjoyable, but I don't think I'll participate again. I know I'll never be able to complete it!

2011 A to Z Challenge

As you may have seen in my Goals post on Tuesday, I have decided to participate in another reading challenge this year.

The A to Z Challenge is hosted by Becky at Becky’s Book Reviews. Here’s how it works:

The challenge runs from now until December 31, 2011. You can choose the option that works best for you:
Authors -- Read alphabetically by author. Commit to 26 books.
Titles -- Read alphabetically by title. Commit to 26 books.
Authors & Titles -- Commit to reading 52 books.
For more information, you can visit the challenge blog here.

My goal for this challenge is to read 26 books alphabetically by title. My understanding is that you don’t have to read them in alphabetic order, as long as you read one book for each letter of the alphabet.

Right now, I'm reading Delirium by Lauren Oliver and Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts, so when I'm done I will have completed 2 out of the 26 books I have to read, specifically D and H.

You can following along on my page for this challenge, which can be found here.