Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...

50 Books A Year Reading Challenge 2022!

Yes, you read the title right. Although anticipating less challenges this year, here is another one coming up. Jut couldn't resist it. It is hosted by Emily The Nerdy Bookworm. The rules are below, rather simple, just grab a book that signifies one of the 50 challenges. I am joining because it gives me a rather free choice of books, from TBR, e-books or physical books, bought or borrowed. I will not commit to a certain number of books, but will let destiny guide me according to the criteria. 

RULES/HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

  • You cannot double up on books. For example, one book per category. 
  • If you are a blogger, bookstagrammer, etc, and posting your reviews and books read try to link back to my blog and this challenge. That way, more people can join in on the fun/discussions.
  • Use the hashtag #NerdyBookwormChallengeXO when posting on social media and sharing books you read for challenges etc.
  • You can join in on our Facebook group here for discussions.
  • You can read and do the prompts/challenges in any order you want. 
  • Set fun but attainable reading goals. If you do not complete all prompts that is completely fine! No stress zone here.
  • Join at any time throughout 2022 but all books need to be read January 1, 2022 - the end of 2022. Pretty basic.
  • It is okay to DNF any book that you start for that challenge. Even better, share why you did not finish it. 
  • All audiobooks count regardless of the challenge.
  • Feel free to use all graphics for your posts on social media.


THE CHALLENGES:

1. ☐ 2022 New Release

2. ☐ A Reese Witherspoon BOTM pick (because Reese is my favourite actress).

3. ☐ A romance book with enemies to lover's trope 

4. ☐ Read a memoir

5. ☐ Read a book based on a tv series or movie adaptation (watch the show or movie after for fun)

6. ☐ Read a book that was recommended to you

7. ☐ Thriller novel 

8. ☐ Book with two authors or more

9. ☐ Graphic Novel

10. ☐ Hyped book that everyone is talking about

11. ☐ Book that has been on your TBR list a very long time

12. ☐ Goodread's 2021 Winner or Nominee

13. ☐ Book with less than 200 pages

14. ☐ Listen to an audiobook

15. ☐ New to you author

16. ☐ 2022 Bestseller

17. ☐ A book that makes you think and contemplate life

18. ☐ Highly anticipated read

19. ☐ Summer vibes/summer read

20. ☐ Library book

21. ☐ A book where the cover caught your eye

22. ☐ A book by an auto-buy author of yours

23. ☐ Physical book on your bookshelf 

24. ☐ New York Times Nonfiction Bestseller

25. ☐ Read a holiday romance

26. ☐ Read a book that gives you fall and or creepy vibes

27. ☐ Read an office romance novel

28. ☐ Read a YA book

29. ☐ Read a book with a summer romance

30. ☐ Read a book that has the friend's to lover's trope

31. ☐ Read a book that has paranormal elements in it (witches, ghosts, vampires, etc.)

32. ☐ A book with the color pink on the cover

33. ☐ A book that has a cover you love

34. ☐ A book that is written in text messages, emails, or different forms of text.

35. ☐ A book that has mental health aspects to it

36. ☐ A book that has a place in the title imaginary or real (example Malibu Rising, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Beaches)

37. ☐ A coming of age story where the characters are in school

38. ☐ Dual timeline book

39. ☐ Book about family

40. ☐ Read a romance with a single parent in it

41. ☐ A book you bought from a bookstore

42. ☐ Read a contemporary novel

43. ☐ Read a Young Adult Romance

44. ☐ A funny book

45. ☐ A book with an animal in it

46. ☐ Book you meant to read last year but didn't

47. ☐ Book with a winter scene on the cover

48. ☐ Read a classic

49. ☐ Read any book from a series

50. ☐ Free space/pick any book

Comments

  1. This is a nice mix of books with a bit of serendipity mingled in.

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    1. I had decided not to join any more challenges, but I got hooked on the topics. We just have to see how many of these fifty books I can refer too. A great challenge though.

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