Flights of Fantasy: Reading Challenge 2015


Alexa and I are teaming up to do a reading challenge for 2015! If this seems sudden, that's because.. it is. Like the many things we organize, it all comes together quickly and randomly. A couple months ago I had made an off-handed comment about how we should organize one but I didn't know what. Then on Monday she texted me with the fantasy reading challenge idea and literally a few hours later, we had the guidelines, graphics and the introductory post set. What can I say? Once we get the ball rolling, it's hard for us to stop!

And with that said, we are very excited to host this Flights of Fantasy challenge! We both share a deep love of fantasy books and it's one of the first things we bonded over when we became friends. Personally, it's a genre I started loving as a kid and probably love twice as much now. Even though I appreciate all kinds of stories, nothing quite sweeps me away like a good fantasy book.  We are keeping this challenge super simple so we hope all you fantasy veterans and newbies alike will join us!


GUIDELINES:
  • The challenge will run from January 1-December 31, 2015
  • We’re welcoming all readers to join us in this challenge! In order to sign up, readers must link to their blogs or Goodreads profile in the Linky provided below. We need to see where you’ll be sharing your reviews of the fantasies you’ll read!
  • You can read as many fantasy novels as you like. No levels for this challenge! 
  • We're going to host 2 giveaways, one at 6 months and one at the end of the year. More details when it's closer to those dates.
  • Please help us spread the word! Feel free to tweet about the challenge using the hashtag #flightsoffantasy, or to grab the button and link to the challenge on your blog.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
  • Challenge yourself to read a certain # of fantasy books and share this number on your blog, in the comments below or a tweet. 
  • On the last Sunday of each month, we'll be posting updates on how we're doing with the challenge and we'll include a Linky in case you decide to do the same. (This is optional!) 
  • As mentioned, we will have giveaways! And if you want bonus entries into said giveaways, read any (or all!) of our favorite fantasy books listed below:
    • JOINT FAVES: Throne of Glass, Harry Potter, Fire and Thorns, Snow Like Ashes, The Queen of the Tearling
    • ALEXA’S FAVES: Eona duology, Daughter of the Forest, The Elemental Trilogy, The Hobbit, Song of the Lioness quartet
    • RACHEL'S FAVES: The Grisha Trilogy, Harper Hall Trilogy, The Fever series, The Winner’s Curse, Graceling
And that's it! 

If you have a blog, here's a button you can include in the sidebar and we hope to see your name in the Linky below!



1. Rachel @ Hello, Chelly  68. Rachel @ the NerdHerd Reads  135. Nitzan @ The Book Babe's Reads  
2. Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books  69. Kaitlin @ Next Page Please!  136. Candice @ The Grown-Up YA  
3. Britt @ please feed the bookworm  70. Jordin @ A Bottomless Book Bag  137. Krystal @ BooksAndBookmarks  
4. Thelma  71. Ri @ Hiver et Cafe  138. Alex @ Goodreads  
5. Lauren @ Bookmark Lit  72. Becky @ Becky's Book Reviews  139. Melanie @ Melanie's Musings  
6. Mel@thedailyprophecy  73. Britt @ Britt's Book & Life Blog  140. Stephanie H @ My Bookish Itinerary  
7. Barbara @ My Bibliophile Mind  74. Melissa @ Writer Grrl Reads  141. Reanna @ Phantasmic Reads  
8. Magan @ Rather Be Reading  75. Shan @ shannyreads  142. Gina @ Book Dragon's Lair  
9. Maisha @ Books Equal Awesomeness  76. Aurora Lee  143. Halley  
10. Holly @ The Fox's Hideaway  77. Shannan  144. Katie @ Bookish Illuminations  
11. Alysia @ Fiction Addictions  78. Ashley @ This. That. And a little something else.  145. Marisa @ Dreaming Out Loud  
12. Sierra @ Bookyum  79. Kuecki  146. Lisa  
13. Alex @ Seagulls and Semantics  80. Jessica Leigh  147. Suze @ The BibliOH!phile  
14. Rachel @ A Perfection Called Books  81. Kaniesha @ Deux Lectrices  148. Violet @ Paper Worlds and Swirls of Ink  
15. Dianne @ Oops! I Read A Book Again  82. leslie ann @ perfect worry  149. Elizabeth Danielle  
16. Becky @ A Fool's Ingenuity  83. Melissa @ Novelty Podcast  150. Alyssa @Sunrise Avenue  
17. NicoleLynn @ PopCrunchBoom Books  84. Sasti @ Legitur  151. Ashia @ Romancing the Books and Apps  
18. JoAnne@LitlequeenRules  85. Pixie @ The Bookaholic  152. Tess @ Tessellated Tales  
19. Valeria @ A Touch of Book Madness  86. Morgan @ Gone with the Words  153. Dawn @ Bang Bang Book Blog  
20. Brittany @ The Book Addict's Guide  87. Emma @ Miss Print  154. Andi @ Just a Broke Bookworm  
21. Faith @ GeekyZooGirl  88. Holli @ Goodreads  155. Carolyn @ RIEDEL Fascination  
22. Alicia @ Awesome Book Assessment  89. Nicole @ Nicole's Novel Reads  156. Erin @ Paperbackstash  
23. Nay Denise @ Nay's Pink Bookshelf  90. Lakin @ Wonderous Reviews  157. Yun-a  
24. Kaja @ Of Dragons and Hearts  91. Elin  158. Marlene  
25. Morrighan @ Elysian Fields  92. Ashley @ The Word at My Fingertips  159. Axie @ Books are Bread  
26. Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl  93. Elizabeth @ Bowl of Stew(art)  160. Miss Mortmain Reads  
27. Annie @ The Runaway Reader  94. Sarah  161. Jodi @ idekhowtoread  
28. Nobody @ The Story Goes...  95. Lettie@ Above Average Below Special  162. Dragonsworn Books  
29. Kaitlin @ Reading is My Treasure  96. Tiffany@I Was Angelized First  163. Caroline  
30. Emma  97. Heather @ Based on a True Story  164. Lindsey @ Bring My Books  
31. Helena @ Book Nerd Addicts  98. Anna @ Lostbraincell's Bookish Blog  165. Jamie  
32. Ronnie @ Paradise Found  99. Abigail  166. Katie @ The Book Sphere  
33. Lauren @ Wine & Prejudice  100. DanaSquare  167. Verne @ Overbooked Reader  
34. Yazzi @ All the Books are Ours  101. Hannah @ So Obsessed With  168. Judith @ Paperiot  
35. Kim @ Bookworm Book Reviews  102. Jillian @ Jillian's Books  169. C.J. @ Sarcasm & Lemons  
36. http://thelilbookshelf.blogspot.com/p/2015-challenges.html  103. Jade @ Bedtime Bookworm  170. Bursting Books  
37. Kat @ Perusing Bookshelves  104. Topcho  171. Marsha @ Keeper Bookshelf  
38. Deyse @ Bound with Words  105. Mulluane @ Old Bat's Belfry  172. Monica @ Little Book Dragonfly  
39. Titta @ Reading Madness  106. Mulluane @ Dragons, Heroes and Wizards  173. Lyndsey @ MusingFiction  
40. Stephanie @ My Personal Fairytale  107. Candy@ Book Butterfly in Dreamland  174. Katy @ Glorious Panic  
41. Tawney @ Twinning for Books  108. Kelly @ Belle of the Literati  175. Jo @ Book Jay  
42. NicoleLynn @ PopCrunchBoom Books  109. Sarah @ What Sarah Read  176. Chelsea  
43. Andi @ Andi's ABCs  110. Kate  177. Lizzie the Sarcastic Blonde  
44. Kim @ Bookmark To Blog  111. Audris @ YA Bookmark  178. Kendra @ ApocalypseBooked  
45. Lili @ Lili's Reflections  112. Mackenzie @ Oh, For the Love of Books!  179. Chrystiana S  
46. Elizabeth @ Mystic Reads  113. Lauren @ Lose Time Reading  180. Simply Audra Marie  
47. Jessi @ Novel Heartbeat  114. Jess @ Gone with the Words  181. Claire Flynn  
48. Jessie @ Ageless Pages Reviews  115. Kaye @ Watercolor Moods  182. Rayna @ Reader Rayna  
49. Voule @ V. Walker's Views & Reviews  116. Danielle @ Love at First Page  183. Rickus Bookshelf  
50. Danielle @ Ageless Pages Reviews  117. Sarah @ Bookish Retreat  184. Chelsea Thomas  
51. Amber @ The Book Bratz  118. Vicky @ apapertown  185. A.K. Lindsay  
52. Sandy  119. Brooke @ Brooke Blogs  186. Sarah K  
53. My Reading Challenge @ Pages and Tea  120. Kailia @ Life According to a Bibliophile  187. Alyssa @ Spellbinding Books  
54. Reem K.  121. Asheley @ Into the Hall of Books  188. Floryie @ The Book Drealms  
55. Lois@ You, Me and a Cup of Tea  122. Miss Meagan  189. Anthony @ DragonLaserSword  
56. Sheridan @ I Turn the Pages  123. Ashlea  190. Julia Anne @ Peach Print  
57. Bekka @ Great Imaginations  124. Haneen @ I Will Never Give you Up  191. Ashley @ Book Nerd Paradise  
58. Liz (Consumed by Books)  125. Lynette @ Escaping Reality - One Book at a Time  192. Casey @ LittlePinkCrayon  
59. Nicole @ Quality Fangirls  126. Kristelle @ Amiabooklover  193. Lynette  
60. Regina  127. Bruna @ Bruna Writes  194. Vicky (was apapertown) @ alittlesomethingbookish  
61. Miranda  128. Ginger @GingerReader22  195. Sofia @ Raining Books and Words  
62. Alexia @ Adventures in Reading  129. Jackie @ Jackie's Book Shenanigans  196. Marie @ XXChromosomes  
63. Laura  130. Erin & Jaime @ Fiction Fare  197. Raine @ The Book Looters  
64. Majanka @ I Heart Reading  131. Brin's Book Blog  198. Jessica Claire  
65. Tizzy @ Creative Therapy  132. Eileen @ BookCatPin  199. Rin @ Under Covers  
66. Jana @ The Book Goddess  133. Wendy @ Book Scents  200. Annie @ Imaginary Lives  
67. Bella @ Audios & More  134. Aleksandra @ Aleksandra's Corner  

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In case you were wondering, I'm challenging myself to read 20-25 fantasies!
with love,

Rachel

8 comments

  1. This looks amazing. Can't wait to start off this year. So many amazing challenges. I'm participating in your challenge and crossing over with another one and will read 6 YA Fantasy books. (I may read more) Thanks so much and have a Happy New Year!
    Helena @Book Nerd Addicts

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  2. Just signed up! This will be lost of fun! Thanks for hosting :D

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  3. This challenge is also listed on Bookblogging.net which makes it easy to update your progress. I actually found it there first :>)

    It even gives you a cool way of showing off your progress. They give you a snippet of code which I added just under the red challenge button (but inside the same widget/page element.)

    You can see it here in the right sidebar:

    http://dragonsheroesandwizards.blogspot.com/

    Atleast I think it's cool, lol.

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