Newbery Medal Challenge I’ve decided to join the Newbery Medal Challenge hosted by La La in the Library. The goal is to read all the Newbery Medal winners. There are currently 96 books that have won the award, and of course, a new one will be added each year. I have already… Read more »
Category: Challenges
February 2017 Challenge Update
GoodReads Challenge 2017 Reading Challenge Lark of The Bookwyrm’s Hoard has read 34 books toward her goal of 200 books. hide 34 of 200 (17%) view books I’m 3 books ahead of schedule! The Backlist Reader Challenge The Backlist Reader Challenge runs all year (and is hosted here on The… Read more »
Signing up for Mini Blog Ahead #1
I’m signing up for the Mini Blog Ahead Challenge from Anna at Herding Cats & Burning Soup. Essentially, the goal is to write and schedule 15 posts in 15 days — but they can’t post until after the challenge is over. In other words, you’re trying to get ahead, not just… Read more »
Signing up for the Take Control of Your TBR Challenge
I’m signing up for the the Take Control of Your TBR Challenge hosted by Kimberly the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. The rules are pretty simple: Link up! Create a Goals/Updates/Results post. (That’s this post, in my case.) Begins March 1, 2017, at midnight, and ends at 11:59 pm on March… Read more »
2017 Challenges & Goals
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:… Read more »
2016 Year-End Challenge Wrap-Up
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2016 Reading Challenge Lark of The Bookwyrm’s Hoard has completed her goal of reading 180 books in 2016! hide 234 of 180 (100%) view books I smashed my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal, reaching 180 books a whole three-and-a-half months early and finishing with a total of 235 books. Granted,… Read more »
My Goals for The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017
The Backlist Reader Challenge (#BacklistReader) is a year-long challenge hosted by The Bookwyrm’s Hoard. It’s for all those older books that have been piling up on your TBR pile and list — not just the ones you own, but the ones you’ve been wanting to read for a while. My Goals I’m setting my goal at 24… Read more »
The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017: Rules and Sign-up
Got a Goodreads “to-read” list a mile long? Have you been reading so many new books that you don’t have time to get to the older titles on your want-to-read list? That’s what happened to me, so I came up with The Backlist Reader Challenge. The Backlist Reader Challenge (#BacklistReader)… Read more »
HoHoHo Read-A-Thon Wrap-Up (2016)
The HoHoHo Read-A-Thon is over! I had fun during the HoHoHoRAT — I hope you did too! My goal was to read two books and listen to one audiobook during the week-long readathon. I ended up reading three books, but only got about half-way through the audiobook, due to less… Read more »
HoHoHo Read-A-Thon Cover Puzzle Challenge
The HoHoHo RAT is underway! I hope you’re enjoying all the holiday books you’ve picked out for the read-a-thon. And if you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? Since I like looking at holiday-themed book covers almost as much as I like reading them, I decided to challenge… Read more »