I’m joining Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer‘s March Take Control of Your TBR Pile challenge. This one goes really well with my own The Backlist Reader challenge. Basically, for the month of March you concentrate on reading from your TBR pile. Kimba doesn’t specify, but she implies that the TBR… Read more »
Category: Challenges

Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2016 – sign-up post
As I have for the last three or four years, I’m signing up for the Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2016 hosted by Yvonne at Socrates’ Book Reviews. I know I said I’m cutting back on challenges this year, but I’ve done this one for several years now, and I… Read more »

The Backlist Reader Challenge 2016
When I went looking for a TBR list challenge for this year, all I could find were TBR pile challenges. Each of them required that I read only books I already owned. While I do own a lot of unread books, there are plenty of others I don’t own, but also… Read more »

2015 Year-End Challenge Wrap-Up
As usual, I did really well with some of my year-long challenges but failed a couple of them pretty badly. Here’s where things stand as of Dec. 28, 2015: I passed the challenge! My goal was 12 books. I read and reviewed 14, and read several others that I haven’t reviewed yet (but will try… Read more »

Blogger Shame Review Challenge (2016)
If you’ve been blogging for a while chances are you have a few (or more than a few lol) review books that have slipped through the cracks. Eeps! The Blogger Shame Review Challenge–cohosted by herding cats & burning soup and Addicted to Happily Ever After– is all about dusting off… Read more »

COYER Going Back to Basics – Goals
I’m signing up for the COYER Going Back to Basics challenge, which runs Dec. 19 through March 5 (I think.) It’s hosted by Fantasy is More Fun, Because Reading & Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! COYER is a challenge to work on your virtual pile (um, mountain) of free and bargain ebooks… Read more »

HoHoHo Read-a-thon Wrap Up
I completed the HoHoHo Read-A-Thon hosted by Bookshelfery and Caffeinated Book Reviewer (Nov. 12-17) and did better than I expected. Despite the pressure of a freelance project deadline and some sad personal news, I finished 3 books of short stories/novellas, 2 individual novellas, and 2 novels. Yay! I got to participate in one of the challenges but sadly,… Read more »

Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon – Goals
I’m signing up for the HoHoHo Read-A-Thon hosted by Bookshelfery and Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It runs Nov. 12 through 17, and the rules are easy: Read winter- or holiday-themed books and participate in one challenge during the readathon. I’ll be pretty darn busy that weekend with real-life stuff, but I should be… Read more »

Blog Ahead Challenge
Blog Ahead Challenge hosted by Anna @ herding cats & burning soup and Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer I’m signing up for the Blog Ahead Challenge in October. The goal is to create 31 posts for November and beyond – a blogging “cushion” to relieve the stress of the holiday season. The posts can… Read more »

August 2015 Challenge Update
I’m doing well with some of my challenges and not so well with some others. Here’s where things stand as of August 31: Basically done. Besides the 16 books I’ve reviewed, I’ve read another 15 books which I haven’t yet reviewed (or the review hasn’t posted yet.) By Sept. 4,… Read more »



































