Book Monopoly sign-up

I saw this at Bev's My Readers Block and I am signing up for the Book Monopoly Challenge at goodreads @ Crazy ChallengeConnection. 

1st Move: Rolled a 3 and moved to Baltic Avenue: read a book set in or near water -Death in Zanzibar (finished 8/02/14)

2nd Move: Rolled a 6

Moved to CONNECTICUT AVENUE: Read a book whose title (no sub-titles) includes at least one set of double letters, in consecutive order book: Assignment in Andorra(4/3/14)

3rd Move: Rolled a 3

Moved to ELECTRIC COMPANY: Read a book with a daytime scene on the cover : Paris, Rue des Martyrs (8/3/14)

4th Move: Rolled a 3

Moved to PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD: Read a book with at least two generations of the same family OR a book set in a place you’d like to visit OR a book in which a character’s career is essential to the story. 

2013 European Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

I read the following 23 books for the 2013 European Reading Challenge. 

Evil Water by Inger Wolf  (2/1/2013) ( Denmark)

The Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon (14/1/13) (Italy)

The Eye Collector by Sebastian Fitzek (16/1/13) (Germany)

The Case of the Late Pig by Margery Allingham (21/1/13) ( United Kingdom) 

The Fire Engine that Disappeared by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo (29/1/13) ( Sweden) 

Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)

The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi (Greece)

The Oracle Code by Charles Brokaw(Ukraine)

Inferno by Dan Brown (Turkey)

Headhunters by Jo Nesbo (Norway)

Death on the Galician Shore by Domingo Villar (Spain)

If I Never See You Again by Niamh O'Connor (Ireland)

Dekok and Dead Lovers (Netherlands)

Dead Man in Malta (Malta) 

Treachery in Bordeaux by J P Alaux and N. Balen(France)

Zugzwang by Ronan Bennett (Russia)

Nights of Awes by Harri Nykänen (Finland)

God's Spy Vatican City

Daughter of Smoke and Bone Czech

Death in Breslau (Poland)

A deal with the devilSwitzerland

The Sweetness of life Austria

The Candidate by Daniel Pembrey ( Luxembourg)

European Reading Challenge 2014

I haven't yet finished reviews for the books I read last year for this challenge. I will shortly. I am signing up for the 2014 edition hoping to read more than 5 books based in Europe for the European Reading Challenge. I am planning to count books read in January for the 2014 Edition. 

Women Challenge

I am signing up for Level 4 to read 20+ books by women authors for the Women Challenge. My favourite authors are

George Eliot

Agatha Christie 

Ruth Rendell

The Eclectic Reader 2014 Challenge

In it’s third year, the aim of The Eclectic Reader 2014 Challenge is to push you outside your comfort zone by reading up to 12 books during the year from 12 different categories.

Categories

1. Award Winning
2. True Crime (Non Fiction)
3. Romantic Comedy
4. Alternate History Fiction
5. Graphic Novel
6. Cosy Mystery Fiction
7. Gothic Fiction
8. War/Military Fiction
9. Anthology
10. Medical Thriller Fiction
11. Travel (Non Fiction)
12. Published in 2014

Back To the Classics 2014

I do love reading classics but sometimes I need the extra push to pick a classic instead of a crime novel. I find this challenge helps me to pick up those books that I enjoy but keep putting it off for another day. I am mostly aiming for the required categories may read one or two optional categories.

Karen K at Books and Chocolate has agreed to take on Sarah's Back to the Classics Challenge for 2014.  

To check out the rest of the guidelines click on the link above.

And finally. . . . The 2014 categories: 

Required:

1. A 20th Century Classic
2. A 19th Century Classic
3. A Classic by a Woman Author
4. A Classic in Translation  If English is not your primary language, then books originally published in English are acceptable.  You could also read the book in its original language if you are willing and able to do so.
5. A Classic About War  2014 will be the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I.  Any book relating to a war is fine -- WWI, WWII, the French Revolution, the War of the Worlds -- your choice.
6. A Classic by an Author Who Is New To You This can be any author whose works you have not read before.  It doesn't necessarily have to be an author you've never heard of.  

Optional Categories:

1. An American Classic
2. A Classic Mystery, Suspense or Thriller 
3. A Historical Fiction Classic.  This is any classic set at least 50 years before the time when it was written.  For example, Margaret Mitchell published Gone with the Wind 70 years after the end of the Civil War; therefore, it is considered a historical novel.  A Tale of Two Cities and The Scarlet Letter are also historical novels.  However, older classics set during the period in which they were written are not considered historical; for example, the novels of Jane Austen.
4. A Classic That's Been Adapted Into a Movie or TV Series.  Any period, any genre!  This is practically a free choice category.  However, it's a separate category than the required categories.
5. Extra Fun Category:  Write a Review of the Movie or TV Series adapted from Optional Category #4.  This should be some kind of posting reviewing the book read for the previous optional category above. It can be any adaptation -- does not have to be adapted before 1964.  For example, if you chose Pride and Prejudice as your the optional classic above, you could review any adaptation -- 1940, 1980, 1995, 2005, etc. These two optional categories go together, but this must be a separate blog posting -- no fair just mentioning it in the book review!

What’s In A Name VII

I am signing- up  for the seventh annual What’s In A Name challenge, originally started by Annie, handed to Beth Fish Reads, and now continued here at The Worm Hole. 

The basics

The challenge runs from January to December. During this time you choose a book to read from each of the following categories (examples of books you could choose are in brackets):

• A reference to time (Eleven Minutes, Before Ever After)
• A position of royalty (The People’s Queen, The Last Empress, The Curse Of The Pharaoh)
• A number written in letters (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, A Tale Of Two Cities)
• A forename or names (Rebecca, Eleanor & Park, The Unfinished Work Of Elizabeth D.)
• A type or element of weather (Gone With The Wind, Red Earth Pouring Rain)