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 & …

Sign-Up: Back to the Classics

I am once again signing up for the Back to the Classics challenge hosted by Karen @Books and Chocolate. The aim is to read books published 50 years ago in 12 categories. For the categories and other rules, please follow the link above.

Sign-Up: European Reading Challenge

A challenge that I have enjoyed over the years is the European Reading Challenge hosted @ Rose City Reader. The challenge is to read books set in different European countries or written by European authors. There are different levels to choose from and there is even a Jet Setter prize. Interested? Sign-up over here.

Sign-Up: Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge

Mysteries are the mainstay of my Reading nowadays, so I intend to be Sherlock Holmes and read 56+ books in the mystery genre for the 2021 Cloak and Dagger Challenge, hosted @ Carolsnotebook. If you are interested in mysteries too, you can sign-up for the challenge here.

Sign-Up: Vintage Mystery and Virtual Mount TBR

2021 hasn't started on a good note. Not that I had any great expectations, in the first place. There are certain Reading Challenges, however, that are pretty exciting. Bev @ My Reader's Blog has once again a host of interesting challenges. I am signing up for two. The Vintage Mystery Challenge, in which, I'll attempt …

The #1956 Club

From tomorrow, I shall be participating in the 1956 Club, part of a bi-annual reading event organized jointly by Simon @ Stuck in a Book and Karen @ Kaggsy’s bookish ramblings. This time round, I've chosen books that will help me in the various challenges I am participating, so here are the books that I plan to read: …

Reading Event: Daphne du Maurier Reading Week

I had so much fun doing the #1920 Club (read two books that had been on my wishlist for a long time and discovered Marie Belloc Lowndes' fantastic Christmas novel, From Out the Vasty Deep) that I am taking part in another reading event, scheduled for next week. The Daphne du Maurier reading week is …

Back to the Classics Challenge 2018

This year, I am again signing up for the Back to the Classics Challenge @ Books and Chocolate. And will link-up the books read in this post itself.Well, the 31st of December has dawned, and I have been able to complete only six of the 12 categories. Here are the books read:1.  A 20th century classic …