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European Reading Challenge - Complete!

12/7/2013

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I love reading books about Europe! (I love travelling to Europe, too, but that's just not possible as often as reading about it.) This European Reading Challenge was no problem. Technically this challenge runs until January 31, 2014, but I decided to write my wrap-up post now. I only needed to read 5 books to complete the top level of this challenge. I doubled that and read 10 books. I definitely plan on signing up for this challenge again in 2014, so I'll let my January European books count towards next year.

Here are the books I read for this challenge:
United Kingdom - After Rome by Morgan Llywelyn
The Netherlands - Just One Day by Gayle Forman
France - Chateau of Echoes by Siri Mitchell
Germany (German author) - The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
Vatican City - The Vatican Diaries by John Thavis
Denmark - The Elephant Keepers' Children by Peter Hoeg
Belgium - Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day by Doug Mack
Switzerland - The Jane Austen Marriage Manual by Kim Izzo
Italy - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Spain - Following the Sun by John Hanson Mitchell
What books did you read this year that had you dreaming of a European vacation?
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Rose City Reader link
12/30/2013 10:26:52 am

Congratulations on finishing the 2013 challenge! Your list of books looks great. Good job finding a Vatican City book!

Here is the sign up page for the 2014 European Reading Challenge: http://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2014-european-reading-challenge.html

Hope you join us again!

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Rose City Reader link
2/5/2014 12:57:14 pm

Wow! You read a lot of books for the challenge! Honorable Mention list for reading 10 or more books set in different countries.

The main wrap up post listing you as one of the Honorable Mention participants is here: http://www.rosecityreader.com/2014/02/2013-european-reading-challenge-wrap-up.html

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