Sign-Up: The 2022 TBR Pile Challenge

I am happy that Adam @ RoofBeamReader has brought back his TBR challenge. The challenge is to make a list of 14 books (12 on the main list and 2 alternates) from which you commit yourself to reading at least 12 this year. Specifying it further, Adam writes, "Each of these 12 books must have …

Sign-Up: Two New (to me) Reading Challenges

This year I plan to join two reading challenges which I haven't participated in earlier. Pretty delighted to have discovered them. The Backlist Reader Challenge hosted @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard asks us to set up our own goal for reading books that we have been planning to read, for years perhaps, but haven't got round …

Sign-Up: Back to the Classics 2022

Karen @ Books and Chocolate has been hosting the immensely popular Back to the Classics challenge for nine years now. To successfully complete the challenge, one needs to read books, published at least 50 years ago, from at least 6 different categories out of a total of 12 categories as specified by the host. The …

Sign-Up: Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge

Mysteries are my first love in reading and so I am once again signing up for the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge hosted @ Carol's Notebook and once again it's at the highest level Sherlock Holmes which means I'll be reading 56+ books in this genre. You want to become a sleuth too? Join in …

Sign-Up: 2022 European Reading Challenge

The European Reading Challenge hosted @ Rose City Reader is one I take part in regularly. This year is no different. It is a low-key challenge which requires one to read books either set in different European countries or written by different European authors. There is a prize too for one who visits the most …

Sign-Up: 2022 Library Love Challenge

Can't believe half of January is already gone. Time to sign-up for some challenges for 2022. The Library Love challenge is co-hosted by Angel's Guilty Pleasures and Books of My Heart. As the name indicates, the challenge is to read books borrowed from library. As this year, I plan to read books that I already …

The Classics Club (2022-2027)

There was a time when I used to read a variety of books but for long now my reading has generally been of mysteries. To bring back a little more diversity in my reading, I have long mulled over joining The Classics Club and finally here I am. Since the hosts are kind enough to …

20 Books of Summer ’21

Last year, I participated in 20 Books of Summer, an annual reading event hosted by Cathy @ 746 Books, for the first time. I was able to finish only 10 books for the event but enjoyed taking part in it and so I am participating in it this year too. The event asks you to …

Sign-Up: Library Love Challenge

I tend to borrow a lot of books from the library so I am signing up for the Library Love Challenge hosted by Angel's Guilty Pleasures and Books of My Heart. The minimum requirement of the challenge is to read 12 books borrowed from a library. I am, however, aiming to be Overdrive Junkie which …

Sign-Up: AtoZ Reading Challenge

For the first time, I am signing up for the AtoZ Reading Challenge, hosted @ Bookstacks and Golden Moms. The challenge is to read at least one book each for all the 26 letters of the English alphabet. I am looking forward to the challenge though I do wonder about those pesky letters: Q & …