Into the Wild

Julie has been raised keeping the Wild under her bed and knowing that fairy tales are real.  After all, her mother is Rapunzel.  But now the Wild has escaped and is trapping people into fairy tale roles, Julie's mother included.  And it's up to Julie to rescue her mother and save the world from the Wild.

She couldn't walk into the Wild and intentionally use fairy-tale items.  She'd only be making things worse. p.76

I picked this up on the recommendation of Bookworm Nation and I'm glad I did.  It was a very cute book.  I liked the take on what would happen when the characters escape from their fairy tales and the idea that they are trapped there in an endless cycle.  It would be interesting to read the story of how they escaped.  That would make an excellent book. But the "what happens later" concept of this book was also fun.

Into the Wild was obviously written for a younger set than what I usually read.  It definitely has more of a kid's book feel to it.  It reminded me a lot of Labyrinth.  There are even some similarities in plotting and in the dénouement.  Julie is a fun and feisty character and I like how she used her difference from everyone else to help her mother.  And, of course, it was fun to see the fariy tale characters in real life and how they survived and what they became.  That was one of the main reason I liked this book.

Hogwarts: History of Magic
TwentyTen
Rainbow Challenge

TwentyTen Challenge - INCOMPLETE

So I thought I was done with challenges, but this one looks very cool so I'm signing up for the TwentyTen Challenge hosted by Bart's Bookshelf.  The aim is to read a total 20 books, over ten categories, in 2010.

I will list here as I go.  This should be fun.

Rules:

*Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
*The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
*Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
*Each book can only qualify for one category.
*Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
*Books read from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 are eligible.

The categories:

So, on with the categories


Young Adult
Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category.

T.B.R. **  
Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09.

Shiny and New   
Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count!


Bad Blogger’s ***          
Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago).
*** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on.


Charity
Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop.


New in 2010   
This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!)


Older Than You
Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior!


Win! Win!
Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so!


Who Are You Again?
This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before!


Up to You! I like to challenge myself to read some romance, those little romance paperbacks like Harlequin or Silhouette.  It's not a genre I've really read and so I'm going to try something new!
The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post.

EDIT:  This is the first challenge that I haven't completed but there is no way I'm going to finish so I'm counting this as INCOMPLETE.  12/16/2010