Semi-Charmed Winter 2012 Book Challenge #SCWBC12

Hi, everyone! Time for a 2012/13 Reading Challenge!!

This challenge is being hosted by Megan at Semi-Charmed Kind of Life!

Here are the details copied from Megan's blog:

Semi-Charmed Winter 2012 Book Challenge

Welcome to the Semi-Charmed Winter 2012 Book Challenge! I had so much fun hosting the summer challenge that I decided to do it again. It will be a little shorter this time (four months was just too long), and I will also only be hosting monthly check-ins instead of weekly. Thanks to everyone who submitted category ideas for this challenge!

Rules:

• The challenge will run from November 1, 2012, to January 31, 2013. (I know this should technically be the Semi-Charmed Winter 2012-2013 Book Challenge, but that is just too long and doesn't make as nice of a hashtag.) No books that are started before 12 a.m. on November 1 or finished after 11:59 p.m. on January 31 will count.
• No re-reads (unless specifically stated)! I want you to experience new books with this challenge.
• Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audiobooks are fine, as long as the print versions meet the page requirements.
• A book can only be used for one category. If you want to switch the category later, that's fine, just be sure to account for that in your point total.
• The highest possible total is 200 points, and the first five people who finish the challenge will win a featured/guest post on Semi-Charmed Kind of Life. Good luck!

The Challenge:

5 points: Read a book written by an author you have never read before.

5: Read a book you already have at home but haven’t gotten around to yet (from the library, from a bookstore, borrowed from a friend, on your e-reader, whatever).

10: Read a book written in the decade that you were born. Submitted by Summer Book Challenge finisher Hannah.

10: Read a book that takes place in the state/province where you were born. If you were born outside the U.S. and Canada, read a book that takes place in the country you were born.

15: Read a book titled The _______'s Daughter or The _______'s Wife. (There are a ton, I promise!)

15:  Read a book that was originally written in a language other than English.

20: Read a book with a number in the title. This could be an actual digit or a number like “hundred” or “thousand.” No arbitrary numbers are allowed (e.g. several, few, many, couple).

20:  Read a book set during Christmas or another winter holiday. Submitted by Jessica of Sweet Green Tangerine via Twitter.

20: Read a book written by an author who shares your initials. Submitted by Sarah of The Roaring Twenties via Twitter.

25: Read a Pulitzer Prize winner or finalist for fiction.

25:  Re-read a book. (Personally, I’m going to re-read a book from my childhood that I don’t remember well, like Narnia or The Phantom Tollbooth, but you can re-read any book you’d like.)

30: Read three books from three different genres (e.g. romance, historical fiction, horror, biography, etc.). Remember, the books used for this category cannot count for any other category. Submitted by Summer Book Challenge winner Momma Sunshine.

How to keep track: I’ll post a check-in on the first day of every month, on which you can comment with your progress. I will also include the scoreboard from the previous month on each check-in post. The first check-in post will be Saturday, December 1.

And remember to use #SCWBC12 when tweeting about the book challenge!

If you would like to join me in the challenge, click on the challenge badge at the beginning of this post.

I will keep track of my progress below and link up my reviews (I'll keep track of my ideas below as well):

1. 5 points - Read a book written by an author you have never read before: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle, Book 1) 
2. 10/30 points - Read three books from three different genres: (1) Thy Neighbor by Norah Vincent (Psychological Thriller)
3. 10/30 points - Read three books from three different genres: (2) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Fantasy, Young Adult)
4. 10/30 points - Read three books from three different genres: (3) The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel by Rhiannon Frater (Science Fiction/Dystopia, Horror)
5. 5 points - Read a book you already have at home but haven’t gotten around to yet: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole (The Arcana Chronicles, Book 1) 
6. 20 points - Read a book set during Christmas or another winter holiday: Fury by Elizabeth Miles (The Fury Trilogy, Book 1)  
7. 25 points - Re-read a book: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Christmas Books, Book #1)