Duration: 1st April – 30th April 2019
Number of books: 6
Hosted by:My Vampire Book Obsession
This is a reading challenge.
No page limit
All genres welcome.
Check the Challenge Guide for more info.
Levels
Baby Bunny – 2 books
Fluffy Bunny – 4 books
Big Bunny – 6 books
You’ll get the egg next to each task you complete.
Tasks
The name Easter derived its name from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre, which symbolizes hare and egg.
Read a book with a god/goddess, with an animal on the cover, or with a title that begins with any letter in EASTER. – High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
Since time immemorial, the egg has been considered as the symbol of rebirth.
Read a book where a character undergoes a transition, a character is immortral or very old, or with a circular or oval shaped object on the cover. – Evolve edited by Nancy Kilpatrick
The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back from Egyptians, Gaul, Persians, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of life.
Read a book involving Egyptians, Gaul, Persians, Greeks or Romans, where a character receives a gift, or that was recommended to you. – Circe by Madeline Miller
During the medieval times, a festival of egg throwing was held in church, during which the priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choirboys. It would then be tossed from one choirboy to the next and whoever held the egg when the clock struck 12 was surely the winner and will retain the egg.
Read a book tagged historical, with a religious character or where a character takes part in a game or competition. – Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan and Robert Venditti
Pysanka is the term used for the practice of Easter egg painting.
Read a book with a colourful cover, that you find fun to read, or tagged art. – Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne
Each year nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies are made.
As a treat, read any book you want! – Burning Up by Angela Knight, Nalini Singh, Virginia Kantra & Meljean Brook







