Happy New Year to my lovely readers!
For 2013, I plan to reboot my 50 Book Challenge participation! Although I fell short of my reading goals in 2011 and 2012, I managed to read a lot of books and plays that inspired my own writing and exposed me to new genres. Once again, I will try to read as many books as I can by the end of the year.Please comment below if you have any questions, book suggestions, etc. I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I will! 
I noticed that a lot of my blogs are based on the books I read, so I will also provide links to those when they arise.
Read the recap for 2011 here.
Read the recap for 2012 here.
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Books I’ve Read in 2013
1. The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1/15/13)
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (2/5/13)
3. It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (3/1/13)
4. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory (3/11/13)
5. Going Bovine by Libba Bray (3/21/13)
6. Summer Rush by Gabrielle Upshur (4/3/13)
Books I Plan To Read in 2013
1. The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
2. Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou
3. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
4. Audrey: Her Real Story by Alexander Walker
5. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
6. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
7. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
8. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
9. Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
10. Dracula by Bram Stoker
I decided to do this as well, and I’m really excited about it. I just finished my first book too, which was the last book in the Hunger Games series (which was amazing, and I highly recommend it!).
How was Howl’s Moving Castle? Should I add it to my list?
Congratulations on that
I’m so excited to try out this challenge — even if I don’t read 50 books, at least I will have gotten to read a lot more than I did last year. I’ve definitely heard good things about Hunger Games… I’m hoping my friend has it up at school with him so I can borrow it soon!
Howl’s Moving Castle was great! I could not put it down — the characters are memorable and the story itself is really interesting. You should definitely read it!
Hello there!
I’ve been searching the internet for people who are also doing the 50 Book Challenge and I came across your blog. I wanted to follow people from WordPress who are doing it so I can also see what other people are reading. Hope you don’t mind me following your blog.
Hi!
I’m so excited to find others who are doing this! Congratulations on trying out this challenge, and best of luck. Currently I’m working on A Mercy by Toni Morrison and it’s pretty good so far. Welcome to the blog! I hope you enjoy!
How was The Art of Racing in the Rain… that looked so cute.. I just don’t want it to be an tear jerker!!
I absolutely loved it — I think I read it in a day, it was that good
Definitely emotional and I nearly cried a few times, but it has a great ending that will be worth it. Highly recommend it!
“The Book Thief” is such a good book! I cry every time I read it.
Someone lent it to me so I will have to give it a read
Thank you for the suggestion! I’m definitely adding it to my reading list soon.
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO JELLO! I USED TO READ SO MUCH WHERE DID THE TIME GO?
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I know exactly how you feel! I got the idea from a friend of mine and am so glad I did it. Even though I’m running a tad behind my goals, I’m still reading a lot more than I would have otherwise. I would totally suggest doing a 50 book challenge or even a 30 or 15 book challenge, depending on what you have time for.
Bom como eu sou brasileiro não tem como eu te recomendar livros…
Mais vou fazer isso…bom esse blog…ate +++
What is your take on Fifty Shades of Grey?
I have very mixed feelings about the book (and the series as a whole). It’s definitely a page-turner, but not very well-written. In my opinion, the main characters are not particularly likeable and their whole relationship seems extremely unhealthy. (I think a lot of younger girls are going to end up looking for a Christian Grey type when they are older because they think they can “change” him, and that’s really sad.) However, I really wanted to see what the fuss was about and why so many people were reading it. I’m planning to finish the series, but I don’t take it very seriously. It’s a fast read though – definitely worth taking a look!