Reading Events and Challenges: An Update

Here's a quick update on where I stand on my reading events and challenges for 2013:

TBR Pile Challenge
The Goal is to read 12 books from your "to be read" pile before the end of 2013.
I have read and reviewed 7 books and have 1 that I did not finish.

Jack's Widow by Eve Pollard - Completed 2/2/13

The Smart One and The Pretty One by Claire LaZebnik - Completed 2/11/13

Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik - Completed 2/17/2013

The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James - Completed 3/8/13

The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil - Completed 5/7/13

Needles and Pearls by Gil McNeil - Completed 5/27/13

Geektastic edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci - Completed 6/23/13
How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo - DNF

Beats of Summer Reading Event
This Reading Event was to read books by Beat authors and those associated with the Beat Generation.
I had a goal of reading a lot more than I did, I managed to finish 3 books.

Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg - Completed 6/1/2013
On the Road by Jack Kerouac - Completed 6/23/2013
A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation - Completed 6/27/2013

Austen in August Reading Event hosted by Roof Beam Reader
I have a lot going on in August so I'm not going to push myself. I plan on reading two books, both by author Kara Louise

Darcy's Voyage: A Tale of Uncharted Love on the Open Seas
Pirates and Prejudice

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