Wrap-Up January 2013

January was a wonderful month full of books that hold promise for the up and coming TBR. =) My favorite book had to be... Beirut. It definitely surprised me with how much I enjoyed the novel and am incredibly glad that I got to review it! =) 

I also got one book under my belt in the Genre Variety Challenge and am looking forward to reading another book in the Fantasy Genre in February. 

Happy Reading everyone! 

2013 Genre Variety Reading Challenge

Just found a new reading challenge about to start in January and I'm super excited about it!  This will be the third reading challenge I've participated in and it is being hosted by A Daydreamer's Thoughts. The challenge is to read a certain number of books from various genres (as if you couldn't tell from the blog title). 

The rules: 

[x]Runs from January 1st 2013 until December 31st 2013. Sign ups will be open until December 1st 2013.

[x]There are five levels to challenge yourself too. You may move up a level but not go down a level. These are all outlined below. Please mention in your sign up post which level you will aim for.

[x]The genres you choose to read are up to you. As long as every book is different, whichever genre you wish to read you can.

[x]Every month there will be a post on this blog (A Daydreamer's Thoughts) to link up to your update post / review(s)

[x]There will be a giveaway at the end of the challenge, and maybe a few within the year but these are TBD.

[x]To sign up, you will need to write a post saying which level you are challenging yourself too and then use the linky list. Non-Bloggers may post in the comments of this post.

[x]Any book formats are accepted.

[x]Novellas and Novels are all accepted for this challenge.

[x]YA, NA and Adult books all count towards this challenge.

[x]New sub-genres are accepted. (for example, paranormal-romance, or historical-romance)

The Levels:

• Careful; 6 different genres, 6 books
• Cautious; 12 different genres, 12 books
• Branching; 18 different genres, 18 books
• Avid Reader; 24 different genres, 24 books
• Champion; 30 different genres, 30 books

I will be participating in the Cautious Level: 12 books with 12 different genres and separating them by month. These are the genres I'm going to attempt (in the order listed):

[x]Paranormal : Grace Doll by Jennifer Laurens
[x]Fantasy : Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb by Ally Malinenko

[x]Romance : One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
[x]Crime : Lest the Dew Rust Them by Michael Drakich
[x]Thriller : Faceless by Dustin Sanchez
[x]Adventure
[x]Non-Fiction : Get Me Out of Here by Rachel Reiland

[x]Comedy

[x]Horror

[x]Self-Help

[x]Religious

[x]Classics

As I finish each genre, I will include a review and link it to this page. Hopefully I can stay on track and accomplish my goal! If that happens, I may just have to move up a level next year! =)

Anyone else joining this challenge? If you want to, here's the link to the original blog post explaining the challenge: A Daydreamer's Thoughts - 2013 Genre Variety Challenge