It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Sarah Dessen. In fact, I think all of us girls here on I Eat Words are enormous fans. I know I'm super excited that we get a new book from Sarah Dessen this June! Anyway, I was looking at my book case the other day and was examining my Sarah Dessen books when I thought, I really want to reread these! Then I thought, how cool would it be to make it a challenge?
I know some people shy away from reading challenges, and I don't want you to be put off by that term. There's really no rules or nothing that you'll win at the end. If you participate, you'll get to experience (or experience again) the awesome that is Sarah Dessen's work. And I figure, hey, maybe we can read one book a month and chat about it?
So here's the schedule I've come up with :)
February - Just Listen
March - This Lullaby
April - Dreamland
May - The Truth About Forever
June - The Moon and More
July - That Summer
August - Along for the Ride
September -Someone like You
October - Keeping the Moon
November - What Happened to Goodbye
December - Lock and Key
December - Lock and Key
I know it's not in order of release, but hey! Whatever. Haha :)
Leave a note in the comments if you'll be participating! I tried to create a linky thing but it was way too complicated. Comments are not complicated, thankfully. :)
28 comments:
Fun fun! I want to join in! I was just working on a Top Ten Tuesday post about my top ten bookish memories, and meeting/reading Sarah Dessen makes up two of them.
I love this idea because there are a few Dessen books I keep meaning to read, but for whatever reason keep putting off.. nope, no more! I will jump in around May & read with you guys through the summer :)
I totally love this challenge - Sarah Dessen really is my favorite! I might not be able to read one every month, but I'll definitely try my best to keep up. :)
Ooh, I want to join in! I suck at this kind of thing, but whatever. It gives me an excuse to collect her new covers :)
What a great idea. I will definitely try to keep up.
I've only read a few Dessens, but this would be a great way to read a BUNCH more. Count me in!
Great challenge. I tried to do this during the summer and read a little more than half of them. I may jump in for the books I didn't finish.
I'm going to give it a try, I might not do every month but I'll try for a few!
I love this idea because I haven't read anything by her and this gives me the opportunity to read it and share it :)
I'm totally in :D
I am definitely on board so I will finish the last 2 I need to read! I have Just Listen for February and The Truth About Forever for May!
This is a great idea! I love a Dessen book!
Why did you choose Lock & Key to be the one left off?
I think I'm going to be joining in, although I'm not sure I'm going to do every single month. But this is an awesome idea! I can't wait :)
I'm in!
http://www.storyboundgirl.com/2013/01/2013-sarah-dessen-readreread-challenge.html
I was already hoping to reread most of these this year, so I'll gladly take another excuse to do so! :) Great idea!! <3
This sounds like a fun challenge and I've been meaning to read more of her books. I probably won't do every month, but I'll definitely do a few :)
I'll be participating! There are I think six Dessen novels I've still got to read. I planned on getting through them this year, so this is a perfect challenge!
Totally joining! I've only read one Sarah Dessen book so this will be a perfect way for me to explore some of her other books! :)
I've never read a book by Dessen before, so I'm totally up for this!! :)
I've never read anything by her, but I'll give it go. Sounds fun!
I'm in! Sarah Dessen is pretty much the only YA author I read these days and I haven't reread any of her books in the...wow, 12 years that I've been reading them! Can't wait to dive in!
I love this idea - any excuse to revisit Sarah Dessen books is welcomed by me. Some of them I reread regularly but some I haven't done in a while so I'm definitely liking the extra motivation to do so!
Sarah Dessen is my favorite author! I love rereading her books, and since I'd be reading them anyway, I might as well read them with everyone else participating in this. Count me in!
-Rachel
I have been looking for a Sarah Dessen Read Along/Challenge since the year started! I don't have time for re-reads at the moment but I will be joining the challenge in March!
I want to read Sarah Dessin's books since well for a long time! It is thus completed for me!!!
Thank you to have to organize the challenge!
I am so in! Sarah Dessen is one of my favorites and I can't wait for her new book!
This sounds like a lot of fun. I've only read 5 of her books while I have them all. This will be a great way to catch up and revisit some favorites. Thank you for hosting!
I guess it's finally time to dig my Sarah Dessen books out of storage, because this sounds like so much fun. Thanks for organizing!
I am in!!! here is my link: http://sarrod22.blogspot.com/2013/02/sarah-dessen-reading-challenge.html
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