Welcome to Bookish Pursuits!

My name is Joyce and this is my humble playground in cyberspace where my insanity runs amok. I created this book blog with the intention of using it for my thoughts,opinions, and reviews on the books I've read and the books I want to read. This is also where I'll keep a tab of all the reading challenges I decide to participate in, and interesting excerpts from the books I'm reading, as well as any odds and ends related to books and reading.

If you're interested, feel free to follow me and I will probably return the favour.

I’m a voracious reader and I enjoy a variety of genres including young-adult, romance, classics, mystery, fantasy, and historical fiction.

I would love to hear book recommendations from fellow booklovers. So if you want to share a recommendation or two, you can check out my Never-ending Reading List and leave me any suggestions in any of the comments section below.


Sunday, September 27, 2009

2009 Fall Into Reading Challenge




I was doing some blog-hopping when I stumbled upon Callapidderdays blog. I was reading through her posts when I chanced upon one of the challenges she was hosting. It is the second challenge I'll ever be participating in that's why I'm a bit nervous but excited. I'm on a reading lull recently, and I've decided that by creating a blog and joining reading challenges, it will somewhat help me regain my reading motivation and chunk out a bunch of books on my ever-growing TBR pile.

The Fall Into Reading 2009 Challenge is a fun, low-pressure reading challenge open to anyone and everyone. The challenge will run from September 22 until December 20, 2009. The jist is to create a list of some books you’d like to read or finish this fall. This is the only real requirement for participating in the challenge. If you already have your list, go and Sign Up at the 2009 Fall Into Reading Challenge Sign Up List. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.


For the 2009 Fall Into Reading Challenge, my goal is to finish 10 Books.

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ~ 5/5 Stars
2. Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas ~ 4.5/5 Stars
3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ~ 5/5 Stars
4. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ~ 5/5 Stars
5. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
6. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
7. The Sugar Queen by Sara Addison Allen
8. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
9. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
10. The Gargoyle by Anthony Davidson



Status:
4/10 Books Completed

Saturday, September 26, 2009

The 2010 Countdown Reading Challenge




I've decided to join this challenge because it seems like a fun and exciting idea. I really like the whole idea and I want to try if I can be up to the challenge. The 2010 Countdown Challenge is hosted by 1morechapter.

Below are the rules for the challenge.

The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 10 books from 2010, 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 55.
This challenge lasts from 9/9/09 through 10/10/10.
Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.
Sign up using Mr. Linky.
Have fun reading!


2010

1. ...
2. ...
3. ...
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5. ...
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9. ...
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2009

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ~ 5/5 Stars
2. Tempt Me at Twilight ~ 5/5 Stars
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...
6. ...
7. ...
8. ...
9. ...

2008

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ~ 5/5 Stars
2. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ~ 5/5 Stars
3. Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas ~ 4.5/5 Stars
4. ...
5. ...
6. ...
7. ...
8. ...

2007


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2006

1. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen ~ 4.5/5 Stars
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5. ...
6. ...

2005

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2004

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2003

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2002

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2001


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Status:

6/55 Books Completed