I'm a little late in the game for the challenge as it spans out the entire year, however there are no deadlines to signing up. This is the 4th year the challenge has run and there is reason enough in that to believe it will also be available next year for those that want to wait to participate in the whole year (or add it to their new year's resolutions).
This challenge also rounds up the book reviews monthly. Bloggers who participate in the challenge review the books they've read and link them back to Melissa's blog for the round up. This is not only a great way for like-minded bloggers to find each other, in my opinion, but also a way for me to find other book options from the reviews given. I'm all for finding new, witchy book options.
The timing of this challenge coming up for me now is serendipitous in that I recently resolved to read 30-60 minutes a day as part of my self-care. I got away from reading for fun or reading anything not business related for a while. The same went with writing. While I was reading and writing every day, none of it was to relax or to get my creative juices flowing like I used to. So I set the challenge for myself to read 30-60 minutes every day and to do at least 500 words of creative writing daily. (I keep up with these goals as best I can on my Coach.me account where I can check in daily on what goals I've completed).
The Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge allows readers to choose books of all sorts, fiction or non-fiction, so long as there are heavy elements of witchcraft or witches in them. Reference books, specifically those that are not read from cover to cover, are not permitted. This encourages me to choose fun reading for the challenge, meeting both this goal and my self-care reading goal.
As part of the challenge, participants declare how many books they plan to read. There are 4 different levels:
As part of the challenge, participants declare how many books they plan to read. There are 4 different levels:
- Initiate: Read 1 – 5 Witchy Books
- Maiden: Read 6 – 10 Witchy Books
- Mother: Read 11 – 15 Witchy Books
- Crone: Read 16 – 20 Witchy Books
Participants can go up a level but they cannot drop into a lower one - for example, I can choose to participate at the Initiate level and go up to Maiden if I decide to read more than # books. However, I cannot start out at the Mother level and drop down to Maiden if I feel that I cannot complete the # of books.
I will be participating at the Initiate level since I am starting late and have quite the busy schedule for the rest of the year, including handling a newborn. We will see how I do come the end of the year.
I will be participating at the Initiate level since I am starting late and have quite the busy schedule for the rest of the year, including handling a newborn. We will see how I do come the end of the year.
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