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

1. Choose Your Level:These are listed further down and you can change levels at any time.

2. 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).
3. 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).
4. Link Up: Grab the direct URL to your sign up post, not your blog, click the Mr Linky graphic and enter your link!
5. 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

1. 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).
2. Finished: When you’re done it’s completion post time and you can share these on the Completion Postpage!

Challenge Levels

1. For Me? – Choose 5 books to read
2. On The Cheap – Choose 15 books to read
3. Bargain – Choose 30 books to read
4. Presents – Choose 50 books to read
5. So Free – Choose 75 books to read
6. Gift Addict – Choose between 76-135 books to read
7. 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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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

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!

1. This challenge will begin on January 1, 2012 and end on December 31, 2012.
2. Write a starting post joining the challenge and outlining your challenges.
3. Track all of your challenge accomplishments - good & bad.
4. 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!!!

December Monthly Challenge

The main link for this challenge is here on Goodreads.


This thread is the suggestions thread for the different categories. The participants thread is located HERE .
Many thanks to the those who shared their input at the Suggestions Thread. It is very much appreciated.

1. 'D' is for December: Read a book that starts with 'D' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'D'.

2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a December birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose "day" falls on the same "day" as yours. If no one has the same day, choose someone with the closest day to yours. December Birthday List

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Italy.

4. Christmas Theme: : Read a book that has a "Christmas" word in its title (mistletoe, christmas, holiday, santa, reindeer, etc) or has a Christmas theme cover.

5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Read a young adult book or a book that has been made into a family friendly movie.

6. Explore-A-Series: Start a new series or continue a series that you have wanted to get back to.

7. Pearl Harbor Day: Read a book that has war related theme or characters.

8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Read a book that the character, the title or the cover is food related. (ie. Visions of Sugar Plums)

9. Holiday Clean-Up: Read a book that you need for another challenge. Be sure to say for which challenge. (Monthly or a Yearly Challenge)

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.

Challenge Duration: December 1 – Decbember 31, 2011

You can choose 3 , 5 , 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.
Please repost your progress as it helps when updating.

Happy Reading Everyone!

I'll go for 3 categories.. and see what happens :)