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!CLOSED! Summer reading challenge (+ Wonder woman by Leigh Bardugo giveaway)

6/23/2017

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The giveaway is now closed and the winner has been notified via email.
Thank you all for entering <3


Summer is here and it's a perfect time for a little Reading Challenge. What's better than a reading challenge? How about one that has a prize at the end.
Well to be honest, reading awesome books is a prize in itself, so consider this as a bonus. 

Read on to see how you can participate in a great reading challenge + win a physical copy of Wonder Woman by Leigh Bardugo!

Rules are simple as 1, 2 ,3 ...

1. Read books! Starting today and till August 29th (must finish the book for it to count). 
2. Check off books that you have read from the given list (you have to read at least four books from the list to qualify). 
3. Subscribe to my Newsletter AND comment below the list of books that you have read. 

Reading challenge book list
__ A book with more than 500 pages
__ A book that you can read in a day
__ A book by a female author
__ A book that is a re-read for you
__ A book recomemmned by a friend
__ A historical fiction book
__ A book with one word title
__ A book with a super long title
__ A book that is considered a classic
__ A book by a debut author
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Of course there is no way for me to check if you actually read all of those books, but who would want to lie about reading anyway?

Reading challenge runs from June 23rd to August 29th

                                 Open to US only


Winner will be picked randomly on the August 29th. Look in a comment section to see an example of a comment.
Hope your summer is great and full of amazing books!
9 Comments
Iryna
6/23/2017 12:33:49 pm

- Winter (The Lunar Chronicles) – over 500 pages
- Every Heart a Doorway – long name
- This Savage Song – female author
- From Sand and Ash – historical fiction

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Maura
6/23/2017 02:16:39 pm

Can books be repeated?

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Book and Sword
6/23/2017 02:44:52 pm

You could use the same book for multiple requirements, but you should have total of at least 4 different books :)

Jacqueline Lopez
6/26/2017 02:31:09 pm

The lies of locklamora - over 500pg
A monster calls - read in a day
The lost codex(heather lyons) - female author
The hating game - reread
Siege and storm - friend recommendation
Captive heart - historical fiction
One word title - Crash
Super long title - A long way to a small angry planet
Classic - House of Hades(To me it's a classic)
debut author - In a perfect world

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Book and Sword
6/26/2017 09:13:23 pm

Thank you for entering Jacqueline,
You really went all out on your list of books :)
If you win you will be notified via email.
Make sure you are subscribed to my Newsletter.

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Carrie Bostic link
7/11/2017 10:11:39 am

06/23/17 - 8/29/17

✔ A book with more than 500 pages - Eve: The Awakening by Jenna Moreci

__ A book that you can read in a day

✔ A book by a female author - Everything, Everything by Erin Morgenstern

__ A book that is a re-read for you

__ A book recommended by a friend

✔ A historical fiction book - The Night Circus by Morgenstern, Erin

__ A book with one word title

__ A book with a super long title

✔ A book that is considered a classic - The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Speare, Elizabeth George

__ A book by a debut author

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Bunny Cakes link
7/19/2017 03:32:17 pm

Reading challenge book list

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King - more than 500 pages

The Mist by Stephen King - A book read in a day

The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck - A book by a female author

The Shining by Stephen King - re-read

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King - recommended by a friend

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - historical fiction

IT by Stephen King - A book with one word title

Feminism Reinventing the F Word - super long title

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly - A book that is considered a classic

This is Just my Face by Gabourey Sidibe A book by a debut author


Can you tell I've been reading a lot of Stephen King this summer?

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Katie Murphy
7/26/2017 10:05:13 am

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - 500 + pages
A List of Cages by Robin Roe - Read in a day
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon - Female author
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic - Re-read

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Keri H.
8/28/2017 10:10:32 am

- The Serpent and The Pearl by Kate Quinn (Historical Fiction)
- Caraval by Stephanie Garber (Debut Author)
- Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia (Female Author)
- Venomous by Christopher Krovatin (Recommended by a friend)
- Prophecy by Ellen Oh (One Word Title)

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