Saturday, January 14, 2012

2012 A-Z Reading Challenge

This is the main link for the challenge

This challenge will run from January 1st, 2012 until December 31st, 2012.

You can join anytime.

If you are blogger, leave the link to your actual post about this challenge.

If you are not a blogger, leave a link to where you will be keeping track of this challenge.

So there are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z challenge.

A - Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet. For example: A - Atonement B- Black Beauty C - The Count of Monte Cristo D - Dances with Dragons etc.

B - The lazy way (how I do it) : Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Hope that by the end of the year you have read one book for each letter. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.

Each month, I will add another challenge to this main challenge. It might to read a book with both A and Z in the title or to read a book with 3 words that all start with the same letter. I might host a few random giveaways too for good measure. If you've got some idea for the mini-challenges, send them my way!

Since it is really hard to find titles beginning with X, the letter X just needs to be in the title somewhere.

So to join along....

1. Write a blog post about this challenge and whether you are going go with A or B.

2. Add the button to your blog.

3. Attach yourself to the linky.

4. Follow my blog so that you can see when I post the monthly challenge!

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My List..

A - Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace

B -

C -

D - Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer

E -

F -

G -

H -

I - I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love

J -

K -

L -

M -

N -

O -

P - Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin

Q -

R -

S -

T - Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox

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V -

W -

X -

Y -

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Erotic Reading Challenge 2012

This is the main link for the challenge

For this challenge you can read any erotic title of your choosing in any sub-genre.

As long as it's hot it's in.

You can choose one of four levels...

Dipping your toe- Five books

Topless- Ten Books

Bye Bye Bottoms- Fifteen Books

Skinny Dipping- Twenty Books

Of course you're totally welcome to read more if you want.

Ok the Challenge runs from January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

You can start the challenge anytime during the year.

Pick your level, dip your toe in or go for it all and skinny dip.

Rules:

Sign up below. If you have a blog link up in the linky if you don't have one then comment with your level choice.
Books can be short stories, novella's, novels, anthologies or whatever. They can be print, audio, and/or ebook format. You're also welcome to use the books from other challenges.
Bloggers when you've completed the challenge go to The Erotic Reading Challenge page, link to your wrap up post.
If you're not a blogger when you've completed your challenge just email me your challenge level, book list, and a short bit saying something about each book, so I know you read them. E-mail:nmreviews@gmail.com Please put Erotic Reading Challenge in the subject so I don't accidentally delete you.
At the end of the year, I'll take all participants who linked/emailed their completed challenge and enter them for a prize yet to be determined. I can say it will be naughty and erotic.

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I initially went for Topless but now I'm pushing for Bye Bye Bottoms ;)

1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox

2. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer

3. Daddy's Little College Girl: A Step-Daughter's Fantasy by Bailey Marie

4. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love

5. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace

6. Teacher Gets Caught by Chloe Cox

7. Teacher Gets Bought by Chloe Cox

8. Milk and Heather by Lani Lawton

9. Breast Obsessed by Erin C. Short

10. Banging My Secretary by Lola Fox
11. Daddy Makes Me Hot by Gia Blue
12. Truth In The Dark by Amy Lane
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Count-down Challenge

This is the main link for this challenge

Rules: You select from the following categories and decide how many - in descending order - and which ones you want to read the most, in which order, over the next year.

EXAMPLE: You decide to start at 12. You choose Group Reads, and read twelve books. Then Group Member Authors, and read eleven. Then Continuing SEries, and listen to ten. On down the list to one. You do NOT have to read only one category in one month, you can space them out, pick and choose.

If you choose 12 books, this would be 78 books over the next year, if you go all the way down to 1, but you can choose 5 down to 1, which would be 15. Or 10 down to 5, which would be 45 books.

Each book can only be counted once in the challenge

Post as you go, or commit to them all now.

The categories below were pulled from a combination of group bookshelves and random themes. In order for a group bookshelf to be listed it had to have at least 250 books on it (so you have plenty to choose from)

Categories
1. Groups Reads
2. Group Author Members
3. Buddy Reads/Recommended for You
4. First in Series
5. Continuing Series
6. New to You Author
7. Published in 2012
8. Free Read - might be online freebies, books won, review copies etc
9. Long Read (250+ pages)
10. Theme - Friends to Lovers
11. Theme - Gay for You
12. Theme - Hurt/Comfort
13. Theme - Abduction/Kidnapped
14. Theme - Established Couples
15. Genre - Action/Suspense/Adventure
16. Genre - Fantasy
17. Genre - Historical
18. Genre - Contemporary
19. Genre - Paranormal
20. Genre - SciFi/Futuristic/Postapoc
21. Publisher - Loose-ID
22. Publisher - Dreamspinner
23. Publisher - Participants Choice (must be all from the same publisher) - if you go for a self-publisher, then the author is considered the publisher and all books must be from the same
24. Profession - Sex Industry
25. Profession - Medical
26. Profession - Law Enforcement
27. Profession - College
28. Profession - Businessman/Lawyer
29. Profession - Cowboy
30. Profession - Arts/Performance

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Free Read 0/4
1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox
2. Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
3. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
4. Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson

New to You Author 0/3
1. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
2. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
3. Butchered by Bradley Convissar

Gay for You 0/2
1. Truth In The Dark by Amy Lane
2.

Participants Choice 0/1
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2012 Ebook Challenge

This is the main link for this challenge

Challenge Guidelines:

This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012.
Anyone can join, you don't need to be a blogger. If you don't have a blog, feel free to sign-up in the comments. You can post reviews to any book site (i.e. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, etc).
Any genre or length of book counts, as long as it is in ebook format.
You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the E-Book Reading Challenge.
You can move up levels, but no moving down.
Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2012, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.

Levels:

Floppy disk - 5 ebooks
CD - 10 ebooks
DVD - 25 ebooks
Memory stick - 50 ebooks
Hard drive - 75 ebooks
Server - 100 ebooks
Human brain - 150 ebooks

At the beginning of each month there will be a roundup post for you to add your reviews for that month. If you forget, feel free to add your reviews in the following month. Any reviews submitted will be entered into the draw for that month.

Yes, there will be draws every month for participants. As long as you are signed up below, every review you add to the monthly roundups will get one entry into the giveaway for that month.

There will also be a grand giveaway at the end of the year for eveyone who achieves their goal level (or higher). There may be different prizes for different levels, but that is not decided yet. If you are an author and want to contribute to the monthly or grand prizes, please contact me.

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This is the second ebook challenge I'm joining this year.. Since I'm planning on reading ebooks.. I could finish two challenges instead of one .. *two for the price of one* :)

My list..
1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox
2. Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
3. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
4. Daddy's Little College Girl: A Step-Daughter's Fantasy by Bailey Marie
5. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
6. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
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Romance Reading Challenge 2012

This is the main link for the challenge.

1. The challenge runs from January 1st, 2012 through December 31st, 2012.
2. "Romance" isn't limited to steamy Harlequin novels. There is a huge selection of books in this category such as contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance to name a few. As long as the story has romantic love between the two main characters your selection will fit this challenge. The novels do not need to have a happy ending either, there can also be unrequited love.
3. Choose at least 5 novels to read. You can change your choices at any time. Crossovers between other challenges are fine.
All kinds of books count such as eBooks, Audiobooks...etc.
If you are looking for suggested reading see Best Romance Novels Today, Romance Novels on Wiki or Best Romance Stories.
In my opinion, you can't go wrong with Jane Austen, Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks and Georgette Heyer.
4. Read the books at your own pace in 2012 then post the link to your review(s). You don't need to have a blog, posting your reviews on Goodreads and LibraryThing counts as well.
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I chose this button because The Notebook is one of my favorites as a book and a movie :)

Here is my list for this year..
1. La Lune by Donna Patrick
2. Truth In The Dark by Amy Lane
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

The 2012 Short Story Challenge

This is the main link for this challenge.

What is a short story?Short stories are works of fiction, often written in prose. They tend to be more pointed, focused, and contained than novels.

Why do short stories matter?
The short story is one of the most exciting and important literary forms, and that it can, and should, reach the widest possible readership.

Where can I find short stories?
Anywhere and everywhere. Anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and even on-line.

Still interested? Then take a look at the must-read details:

The 2012 Short Story Challenge runs January 1st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012.
You can sign up at any time.
You do NOT need a blog to sign up - just somewhere online to monitor your progress (personal blog, goodreads, facebook, twitter, etc.) But please post something that shows you are participating in the challenge - it doesn't have to be a full post, a link/tweet/sidebar listing is enough!
You need to read at least 12 short stories. Ain't that easy? Easy peasy. That's one short story a month. Of course, you can choose to read more than 12. Why would you want to? Well, because short stories are brilliant.
There will a giveaways! I'll be giving away two anthologies over the course of the year for challenge participants.

1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox
2. Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
3. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
4. Daddy's Little College Girl: A Step-Daughter's Fantasy by Bailey Marie
5. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
6. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
7. Teacher Gets Caught by Chloe Cox
8. Teacher Gets Bought by Chloe Cox
9. Milk and Heather by Lani Lawton
10. Breast Obsessed by Erin C. Short
11. Banging My Secretary by Lola Fox
12. Daddy Makes Me Hot by Gia Blue
13. Butchered by Bradley Convissar
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A to Z Reading Challenge 2012

This is the main link for this challenge

So what does this A to Z Reading Challenge entail?The A to Z Reading Challenge, which shall henceforth be known as AZRC, challenges you to read and review one book starting with every letter of the alphabet. There are three possible challenges you can partake in.

1. Author - A to Z by authors last name, 26 books.
2. Title - A to Z by book title, 26 books.
3. Double Whammy - Do both Challenge 1 and 2 for a total 52 books.

Note: There is no option to do some by author and some by title and read only 26 books.

Deadlines?
The deadline to register is May 31, 2012

What books count towards this challenge?
Anything you want. Well not anything. It has to be a book. You can count books you are reading for other challenges if you would like and rereads are perfectly fine. The only thing is you have to have read the book between January 1,2012 and December 31, 2012. Part of this challenge is also reviewing the books and if you finished a book on December 31, you probably aren't going to review it that night. So the deadline for reviews is January 31, 2013.
And to reiterate, for books read, it only counts through the December 31.

Why should I partake in this?
Because you love me? Shouldn't that be enough. Just kidding. It should be really fun. The plan is to have fun fun activities every other week. (52 weeks in the year, 52/2 = 26, 26 letters in the alphabet. you get it). I'm going to start planning these really soon. THERE COULD BE MINI CHALLENGES INVOLVED! THERE COULD BE GIVEAWAYS! THERE COULD BE DISCUSSIONS! THERE COULD BE ALL THREE! I'll keep you posted I promise. And the best part for the giveaways that will happen, you are automatically get one entry JUST for participating.

I have an idea! Can I contribute?
YES! ABSOLUTELY YES! 26 events over the year is a lot to wrap my brain around and I definitely can't do it alone. So if you have any ideas at all, for now just email me at strawberryAvalancheReviews(at)gmail(dot)com and we'll talk. Later on, I'll have forms up for more specific things I need from you guys.

Oh and if you an author and have a book coming out in 2012 and you want to represent its first letter or the first letter of your last name, email me!!

How can I join?
There is a linky thing down there, just add your name with a link to your blog and BAM you've joined. Then you go tweet about, blog about, tell all your friends! Well you don't have to do those things. But if you did, it would be so awesome. I will be making buttons later unless someone with awesome artistic abilities wants to make some for me.

So I really hope this will be fun and it won't just be me by myself reading books with different letters of the alphabet.

NOTE:
X is a sucky letter. Try to find a book that starts with or an author that starts with X. But if all else fails, X in the title (or authors name) is fine!
And if you have any recommendations for X books, let me know. I think others would appreciate the suggestions as well :)

If you would like to sign up for the A to Z Reading Challenge, leave a direct link below to your blog or goodreads. Thank you!

My list..
A - Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
B - Butchered by Bradley Convissar
C -
D - Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
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I - I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
J -
K -
L - La Lune by Donna Patrick
M - Milk and Heather by Lani Lawton
N -
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P - Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
Q -
R -
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T - Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

2012 Color Coded Reading Challenge

This is the main link for the challenge.

Here are the rules:

*Read nine books in the following categories.

1. A book with "Blue" in the title.
2. A book with "Red" in the title.
3. A book with "Yellow" in the title.
4. A book with "Green" in the title.
5. A book with "Brown" in the title.
6. A book with "Black" in the title.
7. A book with "White" in the title.
8. A book with any other color in the title (Purple, Orange, Turquoise, Pink, Magneta, etc.).
9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.).

* Any book read from January 1 through December 31, 2012 will count.

*Crossovers with other challenges are fine.

*Everyone who completes all nine categories will be entered in a year-end drawing for a book-related prize package.

*Please post about the challenge on your blog. Sign ups accepted until Nov 30, 2012.

*Please sign up using the Linky below. Give your name & blog (Example: Bev @ My Reader's Block) and use a direct link to your challenge post as your url. Please don't connect to just your home page.

*Please use the Review Page to post review links and a final wrap-up post when you finish the challenge.

*No blog? That's okay. Post a comment here to announce your entry into the challenge and when you have completed the challenge just post a comment at the review site with a list of your books.

2012 Rainbow Reading Challenge

This is the main link for this challenge or this, I'm still not sure.

Each month has been assigned a color (along with some common alternate words to add variety). You just have to find a book with that color in the title. That’s it! As you read, come post the title and author of the book for that month below. At the end of the year… anyone who has post EACH MONTH, and completed ALL COLORS, will receive a handmade (by me) bracelet with a bead for each color, and a book charm to finish it off. I’m working on a grand prize (one random winner, only) basket of lovely, color themed books as well, but that will be a WIP during the year. In order to qualify for the bracelet, or be entered into the grand prize drawing for the basket, you MUST post each month with your title/author. If you post any reviews about the books you’ve read for this challenge, please post the link in your comment and I’ll send it out on Books Make Me Happy Twitter and Facebook streams.

*All books must be at least 200 pages, or the ebook equivalent.*
Colors for each month are:

January – Red (burgundy, claret, crimson, fuchsia, garnet, magenta, maroon, ruby, scarlet, rose, cherry)
February – Purple (violet, lavender, amethyst, lilac, plum, periwinkle)
March – Aquamarine (teal, turquoise)
April – Clear (transparent, translucent, crystal, diamond)
May – Green (emerald, jade, malachite, lime, pine, sage)
June – Black
July – Pink (blush, carnation, mauve)
August - Brown (chocolate, tan, bronze)
September – Blue (cobalt, cerulean, navy, indigo, sapphire)
October – White (snowy)
November – Orange (peach, salmon, coral, tangerine, copper)
December – Silver (sterling, platinum, chrome, gray)

If you think you’ll have trouble finding books with the correct colors… check places like GoodReads.com and Google Books. Just search for the color and see what pops up!! (If you find a book with a color-type word you want to use, but it’s not on the list, email me or @ me on twitter to check.) Hopefully this will encourage all of us to look outside of our “tried and true” and find some fantastic new books. I’ll be posting my book/author each month below, can’t wait to see what YOU all find!!
Good Luck, and Happy Reading!!!

New Author Challenge 2012

This is the main link for the challenge.

Here are the guidelines:

The challenge will run from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies.
I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors. It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be. For me, I want to say I’m going to do another 50 new authors, but with two kids, I didn’t made my goal in 2011, so I’m going to be smarter and say 25. If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop. Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky. We all want to know about your new experience.
After reading your new author, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky. Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome. You don’t have to have a site to participate. You can link up via Facebook, GoodReads or even Amazon if you’d like.

Once you reach your goal, you don’t have to stop. Any new author you try, go ahead and head back here and add it to the list. Introduce us all to whoever you find. Afterall, there’s no reason to stop trying new authors, right?

I passed the 15 book mark so I'm going to push to the 25 mark!!

1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox
2. Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
3. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
4. Daddy's Little College Girl: A Step-Daughter's Fantasy by Bailey Marie
5. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
6. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
7. Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson
8. Distracted: A Thriller by Phillip Thomas Duck
9. Milk and Heather by Lani Lawton
10. Breast Obsessed by Erin C. Short
11. Banging My Secretary by Lola Fox
12. Daddy Makes Me Hot by Gia Blue
13. Daddy's Secrets: Til Death Do Us Part by Lorena Noe
14. La Lune by Donna Patrick
15. Truth In The Dark by Amy Lane
16. Butchered by Bradley Convissar
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Speculative Romance Challenge 2012

This is the main link for the challenge.

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

• Rules: There are FOUR (4) LEVELS to choose from:

- One Sexy Demon: Read 6 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

- Two Sexy Werewolves: Read 12 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

- Three Sexy Vampires: Read 18 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

- Four Sexy Archangels: Read 24 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.

• At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.

• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.

• Only fiction, no non-fiction.

• This challenge can crossover to other challenges.

• You DO NOT have to write reviews of the books you read, but if you decide you would like to then Mr Linky will be available each month so you can link up your reviews.

• You don't have to have a blog to join in - for those without a blog but who use Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing etc, you can add the URL to where you track your books. If you don't have a URL at all then choose a name you would like to use and then copy and paste the following link:

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2011/12/sign-up-speculative-romance-challenge.html

• GENRES:

- Paranormal romance
- Dark fantasy romance
- Urban fantasy romance
- Steampunk romance
- Sci-fi romance
- Apocalyptic romance

If you can think of any other sub-genres let me know by leaving a comment and I will add to the list. I often get emailed asking if such and such a book is classed as romance - in my opinion as long as the main plot line is the romance element then you're good to go! Also remember, this is 'speculative' romance so no historical or contemporary allowed ;)

I'm gonna go with 1 Sexy Demon which means I get to read 6 books.. I don't want to over expect so I don't get frustrated :)

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge

Welcome to 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!!

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up..

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you've been telling yourself you'll read next time you'll get a chance.. This is your chance! And we've got PRIZES!!! :D

Challenge guidelines:

This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012.
As we would like to see quality reviews linked up to our monthly wrap-ups, only bloggers can enter. Sorry about that!
Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it is a book that's been sitting on your shelf for some time now. Only books released in 2011 and earlier! NO ARCs and 2012 fresh-off-the-press releases allowed!
You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge (You need to include the info + host list + challenge button. You can also grab the button code and add it to your sidebar!)
You can move up levels, but no moving down.
Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2012, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.
At the end of each month one of the hosts will post a wrap-up. Every wrap-up will have it's unique theme, a mini-challenge, a giveaway and place for you to link up your reviews from this month. For each review you link up, you will get one entry in a drawing of one book of choice from Book Depository. It's open to INTERNATIONALS. For participating in the mini-challenge you will get +1 entry.
If you miss a wrap-up post + giveaway, you can link up your reviews next month. Do not, however, try to link up one review twice - we will be checking ;)
December is a wrap-up for the whole year. All the book reviews you linked up January-November + the ones you'll link up in December will be entered into a HUGE giveaway - 12 books, 12 winners, INTERNATIONAL.
You don't have to follow all the hosts to join the challenge, but you do have to follow all of us to be entered in giveaways!

Levels:

1-10 - A Firm Handshake
11-20 - A Friendly Hug
21-30 - A Sweet Kiss
31-40 - Love At First Sight
41-50 - Married With Children

Hosts:

Evie from Bookish - http://www.evie-bookish.blogspot.com @SeoEvie
Nicole from All I Ever Read - http://www.nicoleabouttown.com/ @Nicoleabouttown
Bonnie from Hands and Home - http://www.handsandhome.ca/ @HandsHomeBlog
Donna from Book Passion For Life - http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.com/ @BookPforLife
Caitlin from WatchYA Reading - http://whatchyareading.net @caitlingss
Rie from Mission To Read - http://missiontoread.com/ @missiontoread
Vicky from Books, Biscuits & Tea -http://booksbiscuitsandtea.blogspot.com/ @alouetteuette
Christa from Hooked On Books - http://christashookedonbooks.blogspot.com @ChristasBooks
Jenna from Fans Of Fiction - http://fansoffiction.blogspot.com/ @fansoffiction
Angel from Mermaids Vision - http://mermaidvision.wordpress.com @mermaidvisions

Wrap-up POST Schedule:

January - Donna (Theme: Let It Snow + Book Cover Challenge)
February - Nicole (Theme: Un-requited Love/Love Gone Wrong + Advice Column Challenge)
March - Rie (Theme: Green or Pinched + Green Cover Challenge)
April - Bonnie (Theme: Easter + Mini Challenge)
May - Christa (Theme: MayDay - Disaster Books! + Cover Disaster Challenge)
June - Jenna ( Theme: Camping + Sentence Challenge)
July - Rie (Theme: International Day + Cover Comparison Challenge)
August - Angel (Theme: Summer Memories + Send Your Fav Character On Vacation Challenge)
September - Nicole (Theme: Life Changing Books + Mini Challenge)
October - Caitlin (Theme: Thanksgiving Theme + Share-A-Book Challenge)
November - Vicky (Theme: Spooky Halloween + Book Puzzle Challenge)
December - Evie (Theme: Xmas Bliss + Book Bachelor Challenge)

Off The Shelf 2012

This is the main link for this challenge.

What It’s All About

Do you love books? Do you love them so much your to be read list seems to keep growing, and growing, and growing? Is space on your bookshelf taken up with unread books? Is your eBook library burgeoning with unread stories? We’ve been there at BA and we still are!
This challenge is to read those books you own a copy of, print, digital, and audio, you have been meaning to read, but never gotten to. If you don’t own enough books for the challenge you can read your TBR list instead. And no, you do not need to get rid of your books afterwards, that’s completely your choice, this challenge is only to read them.

The Deets

The Main Rule: Do not include books acquired during 2012, it defeats the purpose, read those books from before 2012 started!
Running Dates: 1st of January – 31st of December 2012
When Can I Sign Up: All the way up to the last two weeks of December 2012!
Crossover Genres: Anything! The name of the game is to turn those unread books into read ones.
Mr Linky: To use the Mr Linky you’ll need to click on the graphic then enter your link. These will be updated and posted into this page every couple of weeks or so.
Further Details: Crossover challenges are fine, you can change levels at any time, this is eBook, short story, and graphic novel friendly, and you don’t need a blog to join in (read further for details).

The How To

Choose Your Level:These are listed further down and you can change levels at any time.
Grab The Badge: Place it somewhere on your blog, profile, or in a signature where possible and link back (main page or this page, it’s up to you).
Sign Up Post: Create a post on your blog, in a group, or on a forum (only if allowed) to let others see what you’re aiming for (a predefined list of books is optional).
Link Up: Grab the direct URL to your sign up post, not your blog, click the Mr Linky graphic and enter your link!
Blogless? Don’t worry, you can sign up with your social network profile (YouTube, Twitter, GoodReads, Shelfari included), just make sure you link to your review list, shelf, tweet, or category. If you don’t have any of those feel free to comment!

Afterwards

Your Reviews: Reviewing is optional! But if you do review we’d love for you to share them by submitting them on the Review Page (including social networks).
Finished: When you’re done it’s completion post time and you can share these on the Completion Post page!

Challenge Levels

Tempted– Choose 5 books to read
Trying – Choose 15 books to read
Making A Dint – Choose 30 books to read
On A Roll – Choose 50 books to read
Flying Off – Choose 75 books to read
Hoarder – Choose between 76-135 books to read
Buried – Choose between 136-200 books to read

Extra Challenges

If you feel like that extra kick to your reading challenges here’s a couple you can choose from.

World:Choose a country as your theme, reading only books from that country or where it’s the setting. For how high you go you can choose more than one country;
- Level Tempted and Trying: Choose one country
- Level Making a Dint and On A Roll: Choose two countries
- Level Flying Off to end of Hoarder: Choose three countries
- Level Buried: Choose four countries.
Gender Battle: Read books only by female or male authors. Another alternative is to read equal amounts of both.

Go Indie 2012

This is the main link for the challenge.

What It’s All About

Do you love Indie/Self-Pub publishers and authors? Are you considering trying out Indie written novels, but need that motivation to get going? Then this challenge might just be what you’re looking for!

The Deets

The Main Rule: Read novels by self-published authors and Indie publishers.
Running Dates: 1st of January – 31st of December 2012
When Can I Sign Up: All the way up to the last two weeks of December 2012!
Crossover Genres: Anything! As long as it’s Indie it doesn’t matter.
Mr Linky: To use the Mr Linky you’ll need to click on the graphic then enter your link. These will be updated and posted into this page every couple of weeks or so.
Further Details: Crossover challenges are fine, you can change levels at any time, this is eBook, short story, and graphic novel friendly, and you don’t need a blog to join in (read further for details).

The How To

Choose Your Level: These are listed further down and you can change levels at any time.
Grab The Badge: Place it somewhere on your blog, profile, or in a signature where possible and link back (main page or this page, it’s up to you).
Sign Up Post: Create a post on your blog, in a group, or on a forum (only if allowed) to let others see what you’re aiming for (a predefined list of books is optional).
Link Up: Grab the direct URL to your sign up post, not your blog, click the Mr Linky graphic and enter your link!
Blogless? Don’t worry, you can sign up with your social network profile (YouTube, Twitter, GoodReads, Shelfari included), just make sure you link to your review list, shelf, tweet, or category. If you don’t have any of those feel free to comment!

Afterwards

Your Reviews: Reviewing is optional, but greatly appreciated when it comes to indie novels! If you do review we’d love for you to share them, by submitting them on the Review Page (including social networks).
Finished: When you’re done it’s completion post time and you can share these on the Completion Post page!

Challenge Levels

Tentative– Choose 5 books to read
Having a Go – Choose 15 books to read
Getting Into It – Choose 30 books to read
Anti-Stigma – Choose 50 books to read
Won Over – Choose 75 books to read
Indie Lover – Choose between 76-135 books to read
Professionally What? – Choose between 136-200 books to read

Extra Challenges

If you feel like that extra kick to your reading challenges here’s a couple you can choose from.

World: Choose a country as your theme, reading only books from that country or where it’s the setting. For how high you go you can choose more than one country;

Level Tentative and Having a Go: Choose one country
Level Getting Into It and Anti-Stigma: Choose two countries
Level Won Over to end of Indie Lover: Choose three countries
Level Professionally What?: Choose four countries.

Gender Battle: Read books only by female or male authors. Another alternative is to read equal amounts of both.

Free Reads 2012

This is the main link for the challenge.

What It’s All About

Are you one of those book lovers who receive lots of books for presents? Have unread books lying around that you won in giveaways, received as ARCs, were given second hand, or even found lying around in the street! Then you might want to join in this challenge because we’re aiming to read all those unread books received as freebies in some form.

The Deets

The Main Rule: Read books you’ve received without purchasing, gifts, ARCs, prizes (not library books), that you haven’t read yet.
Running Dates: 1st of January – 31st of December 2012
When Can I Sign Up: All the way up to the last two weeks of December 2012!
Crossover Genres: Anything! As long as they were free when you got them, it doesn’t matter..
Mr Linky: To use the Mr Linky you’ll need to click on the graphic then enter your link. These will be updated and posted into this page every couple of weeks or so.
Further Details: Crossover challenges are fine, you can change levels at any time, this is eBook, short story, and graphic novel friendly, and you don’t need a blog to join in (read further for details).

The How To

Choose Your Level:These are listed further down and you can change levels at any time.
Grab The Badge: Place it somewhere on your blog, profile, or in a signature where possible and link back (main page or this page, it’s up to you).
Sign Up Post: Create a post on your blog, in a group, or on a forum (only if allowed) to let others see what you’re aiming for (a predefined list of books is optional).
Link Up: Grab the direct URL to your sign up post, not your blog, click the Mr Linky graphic and enter your link!
Blogless? Don’t worry, you can sign up with your social network profile (YouTube, Twitter, GoodReads, Shelfari included), just make sure you link to your review list, shelf, tweet, or category. If you don’t have any of those feel free to comment!

Afterwards

Your Reviews: Reviewing is optional! But if you do review we’d love for you to share them by submitting them on the Review Page (including social networks).
Finished: When you’re done it’s completion post time and you can share these on the Completion Postpage!

Challenge Levels

For Me? – Choose 5 books to read
On The Cheap – Choose 15 books to read
Bargain – Choose 30 books to read
Presents – Choose 50 books to read
So Free – Choose 75 books to read
Gift Addict – Choose between 76-135 books to read
Speechless – Choose between 136-200 books to read

Extra Challenges

If you feel like that extra kick to your reading challenges here’s a couple you can choose from.

World:Choose a country as your theme, reading only books from that country or where it’s the setting. For how high you go you can choose more than one country;
- Level For Me? and On The Cheap: Choose one country
- Level Bargain and Presents: Choose two countries
- Level So Free to end of Gift Addict: Choose three countries
- Level Speechless: Choose four countries.
Gender Battle: Read books only by female or male authors. Another alternative is to read equal amounts of both.

Here is my list..
1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox
2. Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
3. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
4. Daddy's Little College Girl: A Step-Daughter's Fantasy by Bailey Marie
5. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
6. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
7. Teacher Gets Caught by Chloe Cox
8. Teacher Gets Bought by Chloe Cox
9. Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson
10. Distracted: A Thriller by Phillip Thomas Duck
11. Milk and Heather by Lani Lawton
12. Breast Obsessed by Erin C. Short
13. Banging My Secretary by Lola Fox
14. Daddy Makes Me Hot by Gia Blue
15. Daddy's Secrets: Til Death Do Us Part by Lorena Noe
16. La Lune by Donna Patrick
17. Butchered by Bradley Convissar
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Monday, January 2, 2012

I Want More Book Challenge 2012

This is the main link for this challenge.

There are so many amazing authors but sometimes we get caught up in reading all the debut authors we forget about the authors that have already impressed us, excited us, gave us what all readers want, a great read, that wow moment, so this Challenge is to show all the authors that have pleased us already how thankful we are by reading more of their literary works.

Have you read 1book by an author and at the end said you must read more? Then this Challenge is for you.

Details:

* Challenge Dates: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

* All Genres are Welcome

* This challenge does NOT include Series, only stand alone

* See Levels below, you can change at any time if increasing, you cannot decrease once signed up.

* All forms of books will count - eBooks, Audiobooks, etc

* You do not have to list the chosen books ahead of time and your choices can crossover into other challenges you have joined. In your post or comments here, give us an idea of what authors impressed you so now You Want More.

* If you participate in this challenge please signup below. Either post and link back here with your direct link to your intro challenge post or put Challenge Button on sidebar linking back here please.

* A Surprise Giveaway during the year (only for those that have reviews posted)

Level of Participation

Waited too long: 2 - 4 books

Give me more: 5 - 8 books

Never too much: 9 - 12 books

Serial Killers Reading Challenge 2012

This is the main link for the challenege.

Serial Killers Reading Challenge 2012:When you read a book about a serial killer, are you fascinated, scared, intrigued, paranoid........ then join the Serial Killers Reading Challenge and share the best of the best. It may be the detectives, profilers or the serial killer that keep you up reading long into the night.

This Challenge is not about how many you read but finding the best of the best and 'remembering' to link your review.

Here are 2 links to use to help you choose but any book from any genre involving a serial killer counts towards the challenge.

NPR Audience - Top 100 Killer List
Goodreads Listopia - I like Serial Killers

Details:

* Challenge Dates: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

* All Genres are Welcome

* All forms of books will count - eBooks, Audiobooks, etc

* You do not have to list the chosen books ahead of time and your choices can crossover into other challenges you have joined.

* If you participate in this challenge please sign up below. Either post and link back here with your direct link to your intro challenge post or put Challenge Button on sidebar linking back here please.

* Surprise Giveaways - Only those that have posted review(s) will be entered

* NO LEVELS - The more participation to find the best of the best is the Challenge.

I will post my list when I start choosing my books or when I finish them.

1. Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson
2. Distracted: A Thriller by Phillip Thomas Duck
3. Butchered by Bradley Convissar

Sunday, January 1, 2012

2012 E-Book Reading Challenge

This is the main link for the challenge.

From January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

Here are the rules:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate. Create a post about the challenge and link your challenge post up in the linky below.

--Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post.

2. There are four levels:

--The Mini E-Book Challenge – Read 5 E-Books.

--The "Fun Size" E-Book Challenge – Read 10 E-Books.

--The Jumbo Size E-Book Challenge – Read 20 E-Books.

--The Mega Size E-Book Reading Challenge - Read 25+ E-Books.

3. No Audio or Print books.

4. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

5. The Challenge starts on January 1, 2012 and goes until December 31, 2012.

My List:

1. Teacher Gets Taught by Chloe Cox
2. Parkinson's Disease Looking Down the Barrel by Richard Secklin
3. Daddy Of The Bride by Katie Cramer
4. Daddy's Little College Girl: A Step-Daughter's Fantasy by Bailey Marie
5. I'll Do Anything For This Job by Holly Love
6. Anal Obsession by Aaron Ace
7. Teacher Gets Caught by Chloe Cox
8. Teacher Gets Bought by Chloe Cox
9. Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson
10. Distracted: A Thriller by Phillip Thomas Duck
11. Milk and Heather by Lani Lawton
12. Breast Obsessed by Erin C. Short
13. Banging My Secretary by Lola Fox
14. Daddy Makes Me Hot by Gia Blue
15. Daddy's Secrets: Til Death Do Us Part by Lorena Noe
16. La Lune by Donna Patrick
17. Truth In The Dark by Amy Lane
18. Butchered by Bradley Convissar
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Reading Challenge Addict

This is the main link for the challenge

I stand proudly and say,

I am a Reading Challenge Addict

How addicted are you?

Easy as Pie: 1-5 Challenges (Entered & Completed)
On the Roof: 6-10 Challenges (Entered & Completed)
In Flight: 11-15 Challenges (Entered & Completed)
Out of This World: 16+ Challenges (Entered & Completed)

Rules:

We're not making this a difficult challenge, actually, it's going to be very simple!

This challenge will begin on January 1, 2012 and end on December 31, 2012.
Write a starting post joining the challenge and outlining your challenges.
Track all of your challenge accomplishments - good & bad.
Stop by to join us in the mini-challenges, updates & extra giveaways throughout the year.

Ok so here are the challenges I've joined up to now.. I can't say that I won't add some more though ;)

Reading Challenge Addict
2012 E-Book Reading Challenge
Serial Killers Reading Challenge 2012
I Want More Book Challenge 2012
Free Reads 2012
Go Indie 2012
Off The Shelf 2012
2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge
Speculative Romance Challenge 2012
New Author Challenge 2012
2012 Rainbow Reading Challenge
2012 Color Coded Reading Challenge
A to Z Reading Challenge 2012
The 2012 Short Story Challenge
Romance Reading Challenge 2012
2012 Ebook Challenge

And I have to ongoing untimed challenges I'm doing..
100 Shots of Short
Read Your Name Challenge

2012 Challenges

Happy New Year everyone!!

Okay, this is a new year now and I have to take this serious.. I have been neglecting updating my blogs and challenges.. So, I have to catch up on them hopefully this week to wrap up 2011.

As for 2012 I will sign up for some challenges as usual *i just can't help it* but I'm still picking and choosing.
I want to try being realistic in the challenges I join this year because I really get disappointed in myself when I don't finish some of them.

I will list the challenges with their links here for easy reference as I join them.

Happy Reading!!!