2017 Challenges & Goals

January 2, 2017 Challenges 10

I’m cutting back on challenges this year; I plan to start with one year-long challenge and occasional shorter ones. I love challenges, but keeping track of them seems to take a lot of time that I’d rather spend reading and reviewing, so I’m trying to simplify things this year.

NOTE: The ending dates for each challenge are a month earlier than shown. I add an extra month because the UBB Reading Challenge widget doesn’t show or count the books until the review is posted… but I only include books actually read during the official dates of the challenge.

The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017

The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017

Host: The Bookwyrms Hoard
Progress: 0/24 (0%)

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    I’m hosting The Backlist Reader Challenge, which is for older books (published before 2016) that are on your TBR shelves or want-to-read list. My goal is to read at least 24 older/backlist books that I haven’t read before. There will be at least one giveaway for challenge participants, but as the host, I’m not participating in that!

    COYER Blackout (2016-17)

    COYER Blackout (2016-17)

    Host: Berls, Michelle, & Stormi
    Progress: 0/12 (0%)
    17 December, 2016 — 3 April, 2017
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      COYER Blackout is hosted by Berls of Fantasy is More Fun, Michelle of Because Reading, and Stormi of Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My! Each COYER challenge has different rules; this one is for clearing out your e-reader of all those free and $0.99 books you’ve accumulated. You can read all about it on the sign-up page.

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      10 Responses to “2017 Challenges & Goals”

      1. Berls

        I’m doing the same thing, Lark. It’s just too hard to manage multiple year long challenges. Managing them is sometimes harder than completing them! I would have participated in yours, but I have my reading assignment challenge and that’s it for me this year 🙂 Good luck! Glad you’re still doing COYER!!
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      2. Stephanie

        Good luck! I’m really really terrible at challenges but I think I could probably complete the Backlist challenge because that’s most of what I read:). I’m always behind the times! That probably means it wouldn’t qualify as a “challenge” for my particular reading habits.
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        • Lark_Bookwyrm

          Keeping track seems to eat up a lot of time… otherwise, I would do several other challenges. I may still add one or two, but I’m going to try to keep it to the one (well, two, with the Goodreads Challenge) year-long challenge, and one short-term challenge at a time.

        • Lark_Bookwyrm

          Well done! I’ve read a book or two for COYER so far, but I haven’t started my first Backlist Reader Challenge book because I’m currently re-reading a Pern book. (Personally, I’m not counting re-reads unless I haven’t read them in 25 or 30 years and can’t remember them very well — which isn’t the case for this one.)

      5. Charlie

        I’m participating in COYER Blackout, too! I don’t remember how many I said I wanted to read, but I hope I surpass my goal! Good luck with your challenges!