My Reading Challenges

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And now for……

My 2020 Reading Challenges

 I’m still deciding and will more them soon.

So far I’m again attempting the Alphabet Soup Challenge and determined to complete it this year!

A. All That I Dread

B. The Beast Of Nightfall Lodge

C. The Crushing Depths

D. The Dark Land

E. Exit Stategy

F. The Forest

G. Grace Falls

H.  Horrorstor

I. In Search Of The Lost World

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K. Killer Deadline

L. Last Case At A Baggage Auction

M. Misfits

N. The Necromancer’s Library

O. The Only Good Indians

P. The Persuasion

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R. Recall Night

S. Stoker’s Wilde West

T. Tomb Of Gods

U. Until Summer Comes Around

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W. White Anvil

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My 2019 Reading Challenges

I’ve done this the last few years and had fun so I wanted to do it again.

I’m going with 1 – 25 books.

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This challenge is 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.

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A. Antarctic Ice Beasts

B.  Blood And Rain

C.  The Current

D. Dead Eye

E. An Eye For A Lie

F. The Firefly

G. Ghost Mine

H. The High Court

I.  Isle Of Savages

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K.  The Krampus

L. Lizzie Borden

M. A Monster Of All Time

N. The Ninth Session

O. Out Of The Darkness

P. Prehistoric

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R. Road To Nowhere

S.  Scraps Of Paper

T.  That Which Grows Wild

U. Unidentified

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W.  Will Haunt You

X. The House On Xenia

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I struggled with finding several titles that would finish the challenge. I hope to do better next year.

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My 2018 Reading Challenges

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I’ve been meaning to try the Cloak And Dagger Challenge and this is the year!

I read a lot of books in this genre group so I’m going big and shooting for Special Agent!

Levels:

5-15 books – Amateur sleuth

16-25 books – Detective

26-35 books – Inspector

36 – 55 – Special agent

56+ books – Sherlock Holmes

For complete rules and to sign up GO HERE.

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This challenge is 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 reviews.

 

   

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I did this last year and had fun. Being a cozy addict, it should be an easy one.

I’m going with Level: Famished.

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  Alice in Murderland (A Paranormal Cozy Mystery) (Magical Bookshop Mystery Book 1) by [Silver, Samantha]  Beyond Dead: An Afterlife Adventures Novel (A Paranormal Ghost Cozy Mystery Series Book 1) by [Robinson, Jordaina Sydney]

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2017 was the first time I didn’t complete this challenge. I lacked title that began with Q, V and Y. Going for it again this 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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My 2017 Reading Challenges

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.

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

I am Famished. I read 14 books.

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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.

This is the first time I didn’t complete the challenge. I didn’t read and review books that began with letters Q,  V and Y. Going to try again next year.

A.  The Ashes

B.  Beautiful Broken Girls

C.  Crossing In Time

D.  Deadly Spirits

E.  Edge Of Night

F.  Flesh For The Zombies

G.  Grimm Woods

H.  Harmless

I.  I Am Not A Serial Killer

J.  Joe Joe The Sea Turtle

K.  Keep In A Cold Dark Place

L.  The Loft

M. My Pet Yeti

N.  Nothing Left To Lose

O.  Origin

P.  Paranormal Painless

Q. to be announced.

R. The Roanoke Girls

S.  Sweet Lake

T.  Through Glass

U. Ultimate Sacrifice

V. to be announced

W. War Hawk

X.  Xenogeneic

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Z.  Zombie Beach

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Zombie Beach: The Mike Beem Chronicles by [Renfro, Anthony]

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My 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 last year. This year I’m going for Horror Hound – 16- books

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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’m going with Level 3 – Super Sleuth – Read 13-20 books.

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And I always to my Goodreads Challenge. Set my goal a little smaller to ease the pressure, but I blew this one out of the park. LOL

I signed up to read 125 books but ended up reading 210. Click on the banner to see all the books.

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And I set a personal TBR Challenge and knocked books of my shelf. 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 go to my review page HERE to check out reviews for these.

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Completed 2015 Reading Challenges

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My Books

A. Aoleon The Martian Girlspoons1

B.  Bubba Done Itspoons1

C.  Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Thingsspoons1

D.  Dead Girl Blues 1 & 2spoons1

E.  Ella The Slayerspoons1

F.  Fluencyspoons1

G.  Ghostcrow: A Tale Of Andorspoons1

H.  Heart Search: Betrayal ~ spoons1

I.  In Her Bloodspoons1

J.  The Light at the End of Judgement and Day –  spoons1

K.  Killing Weedsspoons1

L.  Ladle To The Gravespoons1

M.  My Favorite Corpse ~ spoons1

N.  Nightlight Talesspoons1

O.  Out From Underspoons1

P.  The Publicistspoons1

Q.  The Quick and the Threadspoons1

R.  Retaliationspoons1

S.  The Stitching Hourspoons1

T.  Threads of Evidencespoons1

U.  Unleash The Undead –  spoons1

V.  Victim Souls ~ spoons1

W.  Watch The Shadowsspoons1

X.  Brood Xspoons1

Y.  Choose Your Own Deathspoons1

Z.  The Zombie Combat Field Guide  spoons1

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My Horror Reading Challenge

Hosted by Tracy at Cornerfolds

Cornerfolds

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.

I’m a Horror Hound – 16+ Horror Books

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