2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Another challenge for me. The year is about to end and I’m happy that I was able to reached my reading goal for 2014. My goal was 25 and I was able to read 32 books. I’m currently reading 2 books so that would be 34 books. Yay! I’ve decided to pariticipate in this challenge hosted by The Book Vixen because I always wanted to read more than 50 books a year.2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

I want to challenge myself for the Breaking a Sweat level so I have to read 11–15 more books or 2,750–3,999 more pages.

If you guys are interested to participate, simply visit The Book Vixen’s blog for more information and to sign up.

List of books I’ve read.
  1. Play of Light by Debra Doxer
  2. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
  3. Never, Never #1 by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
  4. Love Hurts by Malorie Blackman
  5. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
  6. War Kids by H.J. Lawson
  7. Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
  8. All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
  9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling
  10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
  11. The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
  12. Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
  13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
  14. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
  15. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
  16. Never Never : Part Two by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
  17. Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
  18. Ugly People Beautiful Hearts by Marlen Komar
  19. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
  20. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  21. Glitches (Lunar Chronicles 0.5) by Marissa Meyer
  22. Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
  23. Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
  24. I Wrote This For You by pleasefindthis
  25. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  26. The Selection by Kiera Cass
  27. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
  28. Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
  29. PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han
  30. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Book Tag : The Social Media Book Tag

A cool book tag I saw from Inspired by Literature’s blog. You just have to think of a book (books) which you can connect to the following social media websites. I have an account in all of these websites except Myspace (well I used to have one) and you can also follow or add me if you want. Just check out my About Me page. So, let’s start.

Twitter – your favorite shortest book.

It’s Six Earlier Days by David Levithan. It’s the prequel of Levithan’s Every Day and it’s only available in ebook. I’ve read Every Day first before Six Earlier Days. A short read with so much emotions.

Facebook – a book everyone pressured you into reading.

I can’t think of any. My friends recommend books to me but they don’t pressure me (or something like that) to read them. For example, I’m currently reading Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma because most of my friends recommended this book.

Tumblr – a book you read before it was cool.

Uhmm. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. I’ve read both back in 2012. Can you blame me if I sometimes feel irritated because TFIOS became overated specially before and after the movie was released?

Myspace – a book you don’t remember if you liked or not.

It’s probably the Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie. As far as I can remember I got hooked on the first book and then I can’t remember anymore how I felt with the second and the final book.

Instagram – a book so beautiful you had to instagram it.

This is quite hard. I’m choosing Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. Not just the cover but also the photos inside and the story as well.

Youtube – a book you wish would be turned into a movie.

I think it’s Wonder by RJ Palacio. It may have a simple plot but it will definitely move you.

Goodreads- a book you recommend to everyone.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I’ve read this recently and watched the movie as well. It’s really one of the must reads, either you’re into historical book or not.

I had fun even this tag is short. Feel free to do this and don’t forget to comment your link. 🙂

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Book Tag : This or That?

I was on Inspiredbyliterature’s page and I saw this. It looks fun so might as well try it. No need to explain how it works because it’s simple and obvious. 🙂

Physical book or E-book?
Both. I have a lot of ebooks than physical because, let’s be honest, e-books are more cheaper and you can bring them all everywhere. But of course nothing beats the physical.

Audio or Book in hand?
Book in hand. I’ve never tried audio books. I prefer to read stories than listening or watching them. You will see me reading with earphones on because I mostly read while listening to music.

Paperback or Hardcover?
Paperback. The only hardcover I’ve read is TFIOS because I don’t have a paperback of it. Though hardcovers look pretty on shelf.

Adult or Young Adult?
Mostly Young Adult books. I think and feel that I’m still young. Haha! I’m trying to read some Adult books from time to time.

Series or standalone?
Both, i think. What i love with stand-alone is i don’t have to wait for the next book to know what will happen next. With series, it sometimes takes years for the release of the next book and I have the tendency to forget what happened with the first. I’m most of the time always the „last person“ to read a series because I wait for all the books to be released before I will start reading them.

Dog ears or bookmarks?
Bookmarks! I can’t do dog ears to my books.

Breaking the spine or barely opening the book?
Barely opening the book! I can’t also do that to my books.

Borrow or buy?
I usually buy books because I can do anything I want to them. I can put cover or highlight some lines. Sometimes I borrow from the library.

Bookstore or online?
Both. I enjoy being in a bookstore and discover new books but sometimes they don’t have the books I want so i end up ordering them online. It’s more cheaper sometimes.

Fiction or non-fiction?
Both, depending on my mood.

Fantasy world or real life issues?
Both. Real life issues where I can relate much and Fantasy so I can use my imagination more.

Kindle, iPad, or other?
I have both but I read more with my Kindle than my iPad.

Monster read or short & sweet?
Both. Well it really depends because I read slow.

Starry-eyed romance or full of action?
A combination of the two or sometimes more with starry-eyed romance.

Curl up in a Snuggie or bathe in the sun?
I don’t like staying under the sun. I prefer more reading on the balcony with a nice view than wearing a snuggie.

Read the review or decide for yourself?
Decide by myself. I barely read the review even the synopsis of a book. I sometimes judge the book by it’s cover.

Zombies or unicorns?
Unicorns! I’m okay with zombies but i love unicorns.

🙂 There! Feel free to make this book tag.

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