2011 Reading Challenges

I'm always up for a challenge, so earlier this year I decided that I was going to read 100 books by the end of 2010. Though I'm still working to reach my 2010 goal, I'm already thinking about 2011! I've decided that I'm going to read 150 books by the end of 2011. It's a lot, I know. But it wouldn't be a challenge if it was easy, right?

Just shooting for a specific number of books is a fun challenge, but I thought it would be even more fun to add some *structure* to my goal. That being said, I've decided to unofficially participate in some reading challenges this year.

Here's what I'm thinking:

A to Z challenge

I'm going to choose the author AND the title options. So, basically I'm committing to read 26 books alphabetically by author AND to read 26 books alphabetical by title. We're looking at a grand total of 52 books. Should be interesting! Especially when it comes to letters like X...

YA Historical Fiction Challenge - pretty self-explanatory. Historical fiction for young adults.

I'm going to participate at the "Fascinated" level - 5 books.

Ireland Reading Challenge - any book written by an Irish author, set in Ireland, or involving Irish characters or Irish history.

In honor of my first ever trip to the emerald isle later this year, this is a MUST. I'm going to commit to the "Kiss the Blarney Stone" level - 6 books.

Victorian Literature Challenge - books written between 1837 - 1901.

I'm going to commit to the "Sense and Sensibility" level - 1-4 books. I'm going to shoot for 4 books.

If I stay on track with these challenges, it'll cover 67 of my 150 books for 2011. As for the other 83 books, guess we'll have to wait and see...

Stay tuned for the reading lists!