Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge

I am signing up Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge hosted by Kim at Bookmark to Blog. Kim has chosen ten key words associated with each month in 2013. Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month. For instance, in January you might read Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. The key words are listed below.

GUIDELINES

* The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words. For example- your title could include the word 'snowing' or 'snowflake' even though the key word is 'snow.'

*Key words can be tweaked. For example- You could read "Cinder" or "Ashes" for the key word 'Fire' and that would be just fine. If the key word is 'family' then your title could include the word 'sister' or 'mother.'If the key word is 'food' then your title could include the word 'cake.'

* Link up at the challenge site (click above) to participate and add additional links any time you post about the challenge or post about a book you read for the challenge.

January- The fire engine that disappeared by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
February -

Back to the Classics Challenge 2013

Back to the Classics Challenge 2013 Sponsored by Sarah Reads Too Much. Here are the categories. I will add books as I read them.

THE CATEGORIES:
The Required Categories:
1. A 19th Century Classic:
2. A 20th Century Classic:
3. A Pre-18th or 18th Century Classic:
4. A Classic that relates to the African-American Experience:
5. A Classic Adventure:
6. A Classic that prominently features an Animal:


Optional Categories:


A. Re-read a Classic:
B. A Russian Classic:
C. A Classic Non-Fiction title:
D. A Classic Children's/Young Adult title:
E. Classic Short Stories:

2013 Mystery/Crime Reading Challenge

I love a good mystery too, my favorite authors include Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and newly discovered (by me) Scandinavian Noir authors so I thought I would join the 2013 Mystery/Crime Reading Challenge hosted by Amy @ thecraftybooknerd to read mystery/crime novels and short stories. Here are some of the books I am planning to read

The Case of Late Pig by Margery Allingham
Trust your eyes by Linwood Barclay
The Vanishing Point by Val McDermid
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine

What an Animal Reading Challenge VI

I am signing up for the What an Animal Reading Challenge VI to read at least six books that have an animal....on the cover, in the title, plays a major role, Main character is an animal or shifts

What's in a Name 6

I am signing up for the What's in a Name 6.

To read books in the following categories

A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title: Deep down True, The Girl Below, The Diva Digs up the Dirt
A book with something you'd find in your kitchen in the title: Loose Lips Sink Ships, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Breadcrumbs
A book with a party or celebration in the title: A Feast for Crows, A Wedding in Haiti, Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness
A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title: Burning for Revenge, Fireworks over Toccoa, Catching Fire
A book with an emotion in the title: Baltimore Blues, Say You're Sorry, Dreams of Joy
A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title: The Book of Lost Fragrances, The World We Found, A Discovery of Witches

Color Coded Challenge 2013

I am signing up for the Color Coded Challenge 2013 hosted by Bev @My Reader's Block to

*Read nine books in the following categories.
1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc) in the title.
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc) in the title.
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title.
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title.
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc) in the title.
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title.
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc) in the title.
8. A book with any other color in the title (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magneta, etc.).
9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.).

Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2013

Happy New Year! Time to sign-up for challenges for the new year! I am signing up for the Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2013. Bev @My Reader's Block is sponsoring the Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge with a theme of "Scattergories." Our mission would be to fulfill at least 8 of the categories. I am planning to read more than 16 vintage mysteries. I will fit in the categories as I read the books.