Archive for the ‘Reading Challenge’ Category

I did this challenge the last couple of years and had a lot of fun so I had to sign up again. The rules are simple. Read and review one or more books with a dog or a cat in it. Since I love all things furry, this is an easy challenge for me. If you want to join in the fun. Head over to Barb’s blog, Booker T’s Farm, and sign up HERE.

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Here are some of the books I’m hoping to share for the challenge.

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I can’t wait to read these. The list may change as I come across other books.

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I did this last year and had so much fun I knew I had to do it again!

Welcome to the They Call It Puppy Love Challenge!

February is drawing near and Barb over at Booker T’s Farm is once again hosting the Puppy Love Challenge!
It will last all month long and the rules are simple.
  • Make a sign up post and link it here to Barb’s blog.
  • Read at least one book which: has a dog (or cat) on the cover or features a dog (or cat) in it.
  • Do a wrap up post at the end of February with links to your review(s).
So easy and loads of fun! At the end of the month, Barb will put all the participants in a bowl and Booker T will pick a lucky winner.  That person will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to Amazon or Book Depository.

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Here are just some of the books I have lined up to share.

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If you have any suggestions I’d love to hear them Just leave them in a comment!

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It’s the end of 2018 and I thought I’d share how I fared on some reading challenges.

I wanted to show all of the book covers but the post would have been huge. You can go HERE to view all of them.

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 The Cloak And Dagger Challenge

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I read a lot of books in this genre group so I went big and shot for Special Agent!

I managed to read and review 43 books.

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This challenge was for the month of February 2018

The rules are simple.

Read and review at least one book that has a dog on the cover or in the book.

Here’s my completed list.

 

 

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I plan to do the Puppy Love Challenge again this year and have a bunch more books to share.

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I did this last couple of years and had fun.

I went with Level: Famished and completed my goal with 27 cozies read and reviewed.

I’ll be doing this one again for 2019 and going with Famished: 26 – 51 books again.

Click on the banner to sign up for 2019.

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I failed this last year by a few letters and wanted to try again. It’s a challenge I do every year.

A.  Alice In Murderland

B.  Beyond Night

C. Chicken Culprit

D. Dog Duty

E. Egyptian Heart

F.  The Fix

G.  Gas Station Of The Dead

H.  Hell Divers

I. ICE

J. Jurassic Florida

K.  Killer Reputation

L.  Laura

M.  Monsterland Reanimated

N.  Necessities

O.  One To Ten ~ Squirrel’s Bad Day

P.  Predatory Animals

Q.  Quarrelsome Quartz

R.  Requiem For A Rescue Dog Queen

S. Six Feet Under

T.  Three Strikes, You’re Dead

U.  Uncle And Ants

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W. Witch Creek

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I almost made it. I lacked four books starting with the letter V, X, Y and Z.

Going to try again this year. It’s a fun challenge.

Hop over HERE to sign up for 2019.

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I also completed my Goodreads Challenge. I pledged ? books and completed.

And my personal challenge to read and review from my TBR was completed. I planned on reading and reviewing 25 and surpassed it with 33.

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I’m thinking of trying some new challenges along with these I’m already doing again. If you have some fun ones that aren’t too complicated and can include books from other challenges I’m doing, let me know in the comments. I’m always looking for new ones and love meeting new word lovers!

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It was a fantastic year of reading! I’ve already signed up to do some of these again and found a few ones.

Check out my challenges for 2016.

My Completed Reading Challenges for 2016

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Click on the badge above to see the rules and sign up!

I had such fun with this last year, I’m going to do it again!

A.  Address To Die For

B.  Braking For Bodies

C.  Candidate For Murder

D.  The Deepest Black

E.  Eyeshine – Murder In Stoker Hills

F.  Fixin To Die

G.  Gone By Midnight

H.  The Hatching

I.  I’m With You

J.  Joshua and the Arrow Realm

K.  Kaitlin’s Tale

L.  The Lobby

M.  Memory House

N.  No Such Thing As Werewolves

O.  Over Easy

P.  The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum

Q.  Masquerading Magician

R.  Red Dot

S.  Sweet Pepper Hero

T.  Turning Grace

U.  Undead Ultra

V.  Voodoo Child

W.  Who Walks The Night

X.  Onyx Webb

Y.  Young Adult Fiction – Killer Box Set

Z.  Mutation Z

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2016 Horror Reading Challenge

I had such fun this year. I went for Horror Hound – 16- books.

And I actually read and reviewed 63. Guess you can tell I love my horror. LOL

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I found this challenge, hosted by Yvonne @ Socrates Book Reviews, on my friend Stormi’s blog @ Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! . Thanks Stormi! I read so many cozies that the Cruisin’ thru the Cozies Reading Challenge is definitely one for me! Click On Yvonne’s blog link for rules and to sign up.

I went with Level 3 – Super Sleuth – Read 13-20 books.
And I actually read and reviewed 23. I did it!

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FIXIN' TO DIE  ADDRESS TO DIE FOR  GRILLING THE SUBJECT

A STORY TO KILL  MUD BOG MURDER  TANGLED UP IN BREW

PUTTING ON THE WITCH  five-dog-voodoo  DOGGONE IT

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I also completed my Goodreads Challenge to read 125 books. I completed my challenge and actually read 210 books.

You can see all of my reviews HERE.

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And I set a personal goal to read more books from my own TBR shelves.

I was able to read and review 68 books.

Here’s my list.

The Martian, Rattlesnake, Outage 1-3, The Woman In Crimson, The Grown Up, Mutation Z 1-6, The Lie, Onyx Webb 1-6, Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper 2-5, The Gleaners, Memory House, Descent, Forest Of Memory, Extinct, The Scorpio Races, Mercury retrograde, Creepy Christmas 2 books, A Hidden Element, Pandemic, Diary Of A Haunting, Witches, Tortures Of The Damned, Below, The Flip, Stillwell, The History Major, Who Walks The Night, Death Catch, Insects, Dawn Of The Spiders, Pale Rider, Allies & Enemies, The Army Of The Night., The Dead Of Winter, Every Color Of The Night, Uninvited Guests, Listen To Me Speak, Psychopathia, West Of Dead, Station 331, 332, and 333, Weird 1-3, Shallow Graves, Wally The Warm Weather Penguin, They Rise, Space Cowboys & Aliens, Chasers Of The Light, No Such Thing As Werewolves, NightShoft, The Northwoods.

This includes series reads, short stories, and children’s books spanning all genres.

I believe that comes to 68 books. The only problem is I probably added a bunch too. LOL

You can find the reviews on my Review Page HERE.

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I enjoy Lori’s other reading challenge, Alphabet Soup. Been doing it for a couple of years now and plan to do it again next year.

While on her blog, Escape With Dollycas, I came across this fun challenge too. I’m a cozy mystery addict and this looks like a perfect fit for me.

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I’m shooting for Famished: 11 to 20 books.

Being such a fan of cozies, I’m sure I can meet this goal.

Go HERE to learn the rules and sign up!

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways click on the lucky Christmas kitty below!

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I’ve been doing this challenge for a couple of years and enjoy it immensely. I’m glad to sign up again.

It’s an alphabet challenge. The goal is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.

You can check out the rules and sign up on Lori’s blog, Escape With Dollycas, HERE.

 And you can check out my previous years doing this challenge HERE.

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways click on the lucky Christmas kitty below!

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Welcome to my Second Quarter Update For

My Horror Reading Challenge

Hosted by Cornerfolds

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Challenge Guidelines

  • This challenge will run from January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015, and you can join at anytime.
  • Books must be read and reviewed in 2015.
  • Audiobooks, re-reads, short stories, and crossovers are fine.
  • If you’re a blogger, grab the button below and create a post or page about this challenge and your goals with a link back to this post.
  • You don’t have to be a book blogger to participate! You can track your progress on Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, Facebook, LibraryThing, etc.
  • Sign up on the designated Mr. Linky below with your post, shelf, etc. and comment on this post.
  • I will make a post each month for you to link your reviews.
  • There will be giveaways at the halfway point and at the end of the challenge in December.

Challenge Levels

1-5 horror books: Running Scared
6-10 horror books: Brave Reader
11-15 horror books: Fearless
16+ horror books: Horror Hound

My personal challenge goal will be Brave Reader to start since I’m also participating in several other challenges for 2015.

Challenge Update Schedule

March 26th – First Quarter Update
June 25th – Second Quarter Update & Giveaway
September 24th – Third Quarter Update
December 24th – Challenge Wrap-Up & Giveaway

Lists To Get You Started

Best Horror Novels
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thrillers
Ghost Stories

I’m going for Horror Hound – 16+ Horror Books

Click on the covers for my reviews.

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Only two more to go and I could add a lot more than that!

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See you in September for the third quarter update! 

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

Besides my Goodreads Reading Challenge that I do each year, I’ve chosen two other ones to join.

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Hosted by Lori at Escape With Dollycas.

The Alphabet Soup Challenge means that by December 31, 2015
your bowls must be full of one book for each letter of the Alphabet.

Each Letter Counts As 1 Spoonful

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This is too fun to resist.

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And I had to join this Horror Reading Challenge.

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Hosted by Tracy at Cornerfolds.

As much horror as I read I’ll have no problem reaching Horror Hound status of 16+ horror books.

You can check out the rules and join these challenges by clicking on the images.

You can follow my progress or join by going HERE.

Wish Me Luck!

Would You???

Posted: December 20, 2012 in Literature, Reading Challenge, Zany
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My TBR Pile

Thanks to modern technology it now looks a lot like this!

And I wouldn’t trade it for this!

Wellll……………

2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Hosted by: The Book Vixen

2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

What’s your reading goal for 2013? If it’s to read more books, then this is the reading challenge for you! There have been almost 400 readers who wanted to outdo themselves so far. Are you up for the challenge? Reading Challenge Details:

  • Runs January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013 (books read prior to 1/1/2013 do not count towards the challenge). You can join at anytime. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
  • The goal is to outdo yourself by reading more books in 2013 than you did in 2012. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down.
  • Books can be any format (bound, ebook, audio).
  • Novellas that are at least 100 pages in length, as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
  • Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
  • Grab the reading challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads or LibraryThing.

Levels:     

Getting my heart rate up – Read 1–5 more books     

Out of breath – Read 6–10 more books     

Breaking a sweat – Read 11–15 more books     

I’m on fire! – Read 16+ more books

My goal is to read 200 books in 2013. That’s 100 more than my last challenge in 2012.

My level: I’m on fire!

I can’t resist a challenge! And I’ve already got a list started for January 1st!