TwentyTen Challenge ENDS

The TwentyTen Reading Challenge asked you to…

Read a total of 20 books, over ten categories, in 2010.

Dates: January 1, 2010 ~ December 31, 2010

Rules:

Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.

The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only; if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)

Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.

Each book can only qualify for one category.

Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.

The Categories:

1. Young Adult
   Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category.
2. T.B.R. **
   Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must already be residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09.
3. Shiny & New
   Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count!
4. Bad Bloggers ***
   Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago).
   *** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on.
5. Charity
   Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop.
6. New in 2010
   This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!)
7. Older Than You
   Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior!
8. Win! Win!
   Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so!
9. Who Are You Again?
   This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before!
10. Up to You!
    The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post.

I did not complete this challenge.

The books I read for this challenge:

• Young Adult

1. “Wicked Lovely” by Melissa Marr [A+]
2. “Marked” by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast [B+]

• TBR

1. “Preparing Your Son for Every Man’s Battle” by Fred Stoeker w/S.Arterburn
2. “Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman’s Battle” by Shannon Ethridge

• Shiny & New

1. “The Christian Atheist” by Craig Groeschel [purchased: Sept.22/10]
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• Recommended by Other Bloggers (Bad Blogger!)

1. “Your Roots Are Showing” by Elise Chidley [by BookFan Mary]
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• Charity-Shop Buys (Charity)

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• Newly Published in 2010

1. “The Silent Governess” by Julie Klassen [pub. January 2010]
2. “Denise’s Daily Dozen” by Denise Austin [pub. January 2010]

• Classics (Older Than You)

1. (“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy) <–plan to read
2. (“Rebecca” by Daphne Du Maurier) <–plan to read

• Crossovers with Other Challenges (Win! Win!)

1. “Abigail” by Jill Eileen Smith [A+, 02-17-2010, 371p.] / New2Me Christian Authors Challenge; RYOB; ARCs Reading Challenge; etc.
2. “Us: A User’s Guide” by Daniel Tocchini [C, 01-08-2010, 194p.] / BaW; RYOB; Read’n’Review; ARCs Reading Challenge; A-Z Challenge; Christian Nonfiction;  New 2 Me Christian Authors.

• Unheard-Of Authors (Who Are You Again?)

1. Lara Adrian, “Kiss of Midnight“
2. Harmony Dust, “Scars & Stilettos“

• Out-of-My-Comfort-Zone (Up To You!)

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