End of the Year 2013 Readathon #ReadingCram Sign-Up and Goals!

Dana Square and Juliababyjen's Reading Room came up with this amazing idea for an end of the year readathon and I couldn't be happier to join! It runs from December 9th to December 22nd and there are going to be a lot of really cool challenges!

So, as far  as goals go, I decided that I won't go into my Netgalley and Edelweiss pile all that much because looking at it is making me not want to read for some reason...so I'll read other books that I have been meaning to read! :)

Reading Goals:

• Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle: I have been saving this book to read it over the Christmas holidays so I can't wait to start!
• The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler: I won this book on a Goodreads giveaway and I have been quite intrigued by it!
• The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith: Also a book I won on a giveaway and that I think will be a cute holiday read!
• Parasite by Mira Grant: The only book from my Netgalley pile. I have been dying to read it (even though I have it on my iPad since May...). It sounds quite different and intriguing! I'm quite excited about this one!
• Wither by Lauren DeStefano: Well, technically I don't own this book yet. I bought it yesterday from AwesomeBooks and it could take a while to get here but I think I'll have it soon(ish). It's funny because it was on my wishlist but I wasn't going to buy it but then I read the blurb and I just had the have it! Besides, AwesomeBooks had an used copy for 2.97€! 

Other goals:

• Reviewing all the books that I read;
• Read at least 50 pages everyday;
• Participate in at least 5 challenges;
• Visit other bloggers participating in the readathon!

Are you guys participating too? What books do you still need to cram before the year is over?

Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon Challenge (+ GIVEAWAY!)

This read-a-thon is hosted by Tressa's Wishful Endings and Colorimetry. I am very happy to annouce that I am hosting a challenge! I think that it's no secret how much I love book covers so it's only right that my challenge is based on them. For this challenge I will give you six pictures. All of them have a part of a book cover and it is your job to guess which cover it is! All covers are from books that I have read and which had been on my TBR list for ages! Good luck! :D

If you need any hints just let me know and I will post some! :)

HINT #1: Picture #3 belongs to the PAPERBACK cover of a novel set in the 80's! :)
HINT #2: Still about Book #3! It's not really a hint but I switched the edition on my read list so it shows the cover I used for the challenge :)

Rules:

• Prize: A book of your choice from The Book Depository (under 10€)
• Open internationally as long as The Book Depository ships to your country (you can check here)
• You have to be a participant on the Tackle Your TBR read-a-thon. You can sign-up here (you din't have to have a blog)
• Fill the rafflecopter below (or click the link of the rafflecopter doesn't show up);
• This giveaway ends on September 22nd, at 12 a.m (WEST - Western European Summer Time);
• I will contact the winner by email, if I don't get a reply in 48 hours, another winner will be picked (don't forget to check the spam folder!);
• I will check all the entries!
• Have fun :)

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Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon Goals!

This read-a-thon is hosted by Tressa's Wishful Endings and Colorimetry. Like usual I am not going to set a huge goal for myself, so I don't get disappointed! I won't specify which books I am going to read since I like looking at them and pick them as I feel like it! :)

1) Finish a book every 2-3 days (it will probably be every 3 days...);

2) Finish some of my netgalley books;

3) Review all the books I manage to read;

4) Enter all the challenges (except my own...obviously haha);

5) Try to comment on at least half of the author guest posts;

6) Visit all the participants!

Are you participating too? 

Netgalley Knockout August Check In

Since I joined this challenge quite late, this will be my July + August check in. I set a very little goal for myself so I am already half-way through! 

Books:

Call Me Crazy - Quinn Loftis

The Art Kids - Kate Spofford

Pity Isn't An Option - Jessica Brooks

Over The Rainbow - Brian Rowe

Vigilante Nights - Erin Richards

The Perpetual Motion Club - Sue Lange

The Bookstore - Deborah Meyler

Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl - Paula Hendricks

Books I Am Not Brave Enough To Put On The Official List But I Also Want To Finish:

Ostrich - Matt Greene

The Secrets She Carried - Barbara Davis

Parasite - Mira Grant

4 to 16 Characters - Kelly Hourihan

Sia - Josh Grayson

The Girl With a Clock for a Heart - Peter Swanson

Mind of Winter - Laura Kasischke

How many review books have you read so far?

Netgalley Knockout Readathon 2013: July 1 - September 30

 Hosted by Goldilox and the Three Weres

I am really excited about joining this readathon (even though I'm a bit late) because I never did and I've been meaning to join one for quite some time! Besides, I have some e-galleys and review copies that I really need to finish!

Rules:

• Netgalley Knockout will run from July 1 - September 30

• You are not limited to ebooks from Netgalley! You can include any ebook you have received for review from Netgalley, Edelweiss, or from a publisher or author directly. It just must be an ebook and it must be a review book.

• You can only count books that you read from July 1 to September 30. Nothing read before the challenge starts or after it ends will count toward the challenge!

• You do not have to only include books released during the months July, August, or September - but you can include these, of course! Any electronic review book counts, whether it has already been released or is still yet to be released!

• Again, even if the book has already been released, if you're reading a review ebook copy of it then it counts toward the challenge!

So far I have 8 ebooks that need to be reviewed. I think that for now (considering I'm a bit late) it's a good goal...I might try to read a little bit more though! :)