Jane Austen Genre Challenge

Explore the Many Genres of Jane Austen Spinoffs 

2012 Reading Challenge

 
So, here are the rules...

1. There are eight genres in this challenge. You need to complete one book from each genre. 

Variation

Sequel

Jane Austen as a Fictional Character

Paranormal

Modern Adaptation

Mystery

Supporting Characters

Books by Jane Austen

2. The challenge runs from January 1, 2012 and ends December 31, 2012.

3. You don't have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year. Books can overlap with other challenges.

4. Books can be in any format - paper, audio, ebooks...it all counts!

5. You don't have to post a review, but I'm sure others would love to know about the books you are reading and may even want to add it to their reading lists.You can also join our group on Goodreads.

NOTE: If you don't have a blog and want to participate, that's fine. You don't have to have a blog, just post in the comments section as you finish books.

6. Comment on the main page that you want to join the challenge. If you have a blog, please mention this contest and post a link to this page. ..

For some great examples, feel free to visit Austenesque Reviews for 

wonderful ideas of each categorty.

Here is what I hope to read, but may change when I learn of different books, or get my hands on something new.

1. Variation Stories: His Good Opinion by Nancy Kelley
2. Sequel: Nachsturm Castle by Emily C.A. Snyder
3. Jane Austen as a Fictional Character: 
4. Paranormal: Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight
5. Modern Adaptation: A Modern Day Persuasion by Kaitlin Saunders
6. Mystery: The Deception at Lyme: or, The Peril of Persuasion by Carrie Bebris
7. Supporting Characters: Mr. Darcy's Little Sister by C. Allyn Pierson
8. Books by Jane Austen: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Good luck and have fun!!

The Classics Reading Challenge

(hosted by Jessica @ Thoughts At One In The Morning) 

One of those things you always intend on doing, and with the League Challenge, I may as well throw a few more on the Classics Pile I will read next year!

I am going for Level 5 - 13-15 Classics!

Here's the details:

1. This challenge starts January 1st 2012 and ends December 31st 2012.
2. All books read for this challenge can be counted toward all other reading challenges.
3. All books chosen for this challenge must be books you have NEVER read or NEVER finished that were written prior to 1980.
4. Choose a level or number of books you would like to read.
5. Create a sign up post for your blog including the Classics Reading Challenge picture above and the books you would like to read (you can change your mind at any time).

The books that I plan on reading are:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Dracula by Bram Stoker

King Solomon’s Mine by H. Rider Haggard
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith

The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Invisibile Man by H.G. Wells

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Bookie Friends Favorite Challenge

Some of my favorite books have come from the suggestions of my bookie friends. I bet the same is true for you. So, I've joined a challenge that will hopefully help us find a few more favorites. The challenge starts January 1, 2012, and ends on December 31, 2012. You can find out more about it and sign up HERE.

Here is a bit more info on this challenge:
Rules:
Challenge starts January 1, 2012 and ends December 31, 2012

1. Write a post on your blog about joining this challenge

Add links to your 5 favorite books

Don't forget to add the challenge button

2. Click on the "Sign Up" tab Here and leave the link to your challenge post, not to your blog's home page.

3. Visit the other participants and choose 3-12 books to read.

You can choose them all at once or as you go.

Add the title to your original post, making sure to link back to the person whose favorite it is.

4. As you read each book:
Post a review on your blog and leave the link in the "Reviews" tab Here

Here are My Top Five EVER!  (Well, until I read something else!)

(Clicking on the title will take you to my review and clicking on the author will take you to the Book on GoodReads) 

1. Persuasion  by Jane Austen

2. Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee

3. The 'What If' Guy by Brooke Moss

4. Charlotte Collins by Jennifer Becton

5. Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

As I come across books from the other sites that I will read and review, you will see them posted below!

Some possible books that I will read from my new Bookie Friends....

1. Friendship Bread by Darien Gee on I'd Rather be at the Beach
2. Ferney by  on Diary of a Domestic Goddess
3. The Child Thief by Brom on Diary of a Domestic Goddess
4. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells on Hellen's Reading Corner
5. Waterfall by Lisa T Bergen on Christian Bookshelf 
6. Sisters by Danielle Steele on Passions of my Life  
7. Rippler by Cidney Swanson on Hardcover Feedback
8. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr on Kingdom of the Night
9. Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey on Jessie's Book Place 
10. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak on The Introverted Reader  
11. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly on The Introverted Reader
12. Bag of Bones by Stephen King on Quixotic Magpie

Thanks for joining me!