Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Belated March challenge wrap-up with a picture of my favorite shelf

Hey guys! I'm a little late because I missed the wrap-up post for my main challenge when it went up... oops. Anyhow, I did fairly well with the reading but not the reviews. Again. I'm in a total review slump and since I'm reading like a madwoman the books I should review keep piling up, which is demotivating. Anyway, here's what I've read for each of my challenges:



  • The Iron Knight, by Julie Kagawa Finished March 2.
  • If I Stay, by Gayle Forman  Read March 5-6.
  • Where She Went, by Gayle Forman Read March 7
  • Stray, by Rachel Vincent Finished on March 10.
  • Rogue, by Rachel Vincent Read March 10-13. 
  • Rapture, by Phillip W. Simpson Finished March 20.

6 books is not too bad I guess. My overall is now at 21, and I pledged to read 21-30. I'll have to upgrade...

This month's wrap-up link & giveaway is at Justin's Book Blog and his  mini-challenge for this month is to take a picture of our favorite book shelf. Not the whole big thing but just one single shelf. It was a tough call but I went with the shelf that holds most of my hardcovers :)

 
Yup you can sort of see the shelf below, but that's not a lot of cheating and I don't want to fuss with the picture right now. I love my Edgar Allan Poe collection and my Laini Taylor books :)






  • The Iron Knight, by Julie Kagawa (February 24 - March 2)
  • Where She Went, by Gayle Forman (March 7)
  • Rogue, by Rachel Vincent (March 10-13)
  • The Stone Demon, by Karen Mahoney (March 21-22)
  • Clockwork Princess, by Cassandra Clare (March 29-31)
Again, quite a bunch but no review. I only reviewed what I had to, AKA ARCs. I hope I can get up my Stone Demon review on Thursday though. Heads-up: go buy it now, it's fantastic!

  • Where She Went, by Gayle Forman (Read March 7)
  • Just One Day, by Gayle Forman (Read March 2-4)

Not a lot, but better than last month. And I'm reading another right now. I REALLY wanted to review both books, but life happened. I remember them well though and might post a review later on. Just One Day is by far the best book I've read so far that would fall in the NA category.


Overall I'd say this is as much a post of accomplishment as it is one of shame. I made progress on all my challenges, but posted only one review that qualifies for one. Boo me. How did you guys do in your challenges, if you're participating in any?
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4 comments:

  1. starryeyedjenApril 10, 2013 at 2:25 PM

    I've been really bad about keeping track of my challenges this year. I pretty much gave up on that aspect. Haha. But I'm still working on them. I might have to raise my GR books read goal because I've already read half my goal. :) Love your shelf, btw...I still need to read those Kelly Creagh books.

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    1. Carmen B.April 10, 2013 at 3:37 PM

      I had to add up and double-check a couple books but I actually like updating my challenge page, it makes me feel accomplished :) I'll also have to raise my GR goal. It's set to 100 and I've already read 40 :P But it's great that we've exceeded our expectations like this, isn't it?
      Thanks for commenting! And yup, you should definitely read the Nevermore books ;)

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  2. MichelineApril 10, 2013 at 9:22 PM

    I'm not participating in any reading challenges but I had to come and sneak a peek at your favorite shelf. I totally ♥ it - Edgar Allen Poe, Laini Taylor, Venom, Vampires & lots a pretty colours on black covers *wipes drool off chin*

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    1. Carmen B.April 12, 2013 at 12:55 AM

      Hehe ^^ The Laini Tayloer books are sooo pretty... and I love looking at other people's shelves too! ^^ So if you'd ever like to share yours... ;)
      And whether or not to participate in those challenges was quite a wavering around for me. I don't need MORE pressure in my life, haha. So I chose challenges that would include books I wanted to read anyway, as some sort of extra-incentive.

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