I've been cutting back on the blogging, and never really 'signed up' for new challenges for 2014. I'm still reading lots (not quite as much) but my theory on challenge burn-out was as much about organizing and keeping track of everything, as it was about finishing. Everyone reaches a point where they can't or don't want to keep track. Facebook games have distracted me while on the computer, for example. I also find myself hanging out at Librarything a little more, socializing in the groups there.
However, some traditions die hard, and What's in a Name, and a few other challenges can't be missed. I almost did miss this one, but I saw on Literary Feline's blog that she had signed up for this one, and it seemed like a great idea. Go check it out.
~ A reference to time in the title
*Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball - Stephen Brunt
~ A position of royalty in the title
2. Princess Elizabeth's Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
2. Princess Elizabeth's Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
*Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
~ A number written in letters in the title
1. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (Feb)
6. Tenth of December - George Saunders (Mar)
*Just One Look by Harlan Coben
6. Tenth of December - George Saunders (Mar)
*Just One Look by Harlan Coben
~ A forename or names in the title
3. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
*Citizen Vince by Jess Walter3. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
~ A type or element of weather in the title
*Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
The Snow Child by Ivey Eowyn
*own the book
*own the book