Leah Saylor-Abney's thoughts on movies, books, and writing.
Some of you may remember this challenge from last year. While I didn’t post a review in the 2011 challenge, I did participate. This year I plan to read AND post at least one “review.” Here are the details: The Classic Bribe – Challenge & Giveaway: Read at least 1 Classic over the summer – [...]
The second mini-challenge for The Stephen King Challenge kicked off on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The prize for this mini-challenge is a surprise. (Psst! I won the first mini-challenge: a brand new hardcover of 11/22/63. I’m pretty stoked about winning.) The mini-challenge schedule is: Feb | March | April May | June | July Aug [...]
The first mini-challenge for The Stephen King Challenge kicks off on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The prize for this mini-challenge is a brand new hardcover copy of Stephen King’s latest novel, 11/22/63! The mini-challenge schedule is: Feb | March | April May | June | July Aug | Sept | Oct Nov | Dec (free [...]
So the plan was I wouldn’t join any challenges until I finished my site’s re-design. Well that only lasted until I received an invitation to join The Stephen King Challenge, hosted by Michelle (True Book Addict) and Kate (Read 2 Review), which was too good to pass up. What’s the goal of this challenge? Read [...]
But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy and share Christmas spirit all year long The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2011 was hosted by Michelle/The True Book Addict and ran from November 21st through January 6th. Unfortunately, I’m still reading one of the books I picked up for this challenge; it’s proving a trickier read than [...]
I challenged myself to read 75 books in 2011. This year’s to-read list included many classics by authors such as Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Charles Dickens, George Orwell, and Oscar Wilde; plus, the “must-reads” for horror writers that I hadn’t read yet, such as Richard Matheson and M.R. James. I also wanted to delve deeper [...]
I just signed up for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge! Okay, so I told myself no more challenges for 2011. But then along comes such a fun one that I couldn’t resist. And besides, I planned to read the first book and watch these movies anyway. The details for this challenge are as follows: Challenge [...]
