I’ve been doing really badly with challenges this year, but I’m going to give COYER another try this winter, because I really do enjoy the community and camaraderie that Michelle and Berls create/foster around this challenge. Besides, I have (cough) plenty of review copies I need to read and review!… Read more »
Category: Challenges
Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon is coming up!
I’ve signed up for the Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon on October 20. The idea of spending an entire day reading sounds blissful, and I’ve wanted to do one of these 24-hour readathons for years. Some of my blogger friends have participated, and they always have such fun! I picture a… Read more »
ARCtober 2018 Reading Challenge Goals
The ARCtober Reading Challenge is hosted by Kimberly @ Kimberlyfaye Reads, Brittany @ Brittany & Elizabeth’s Book Boutique, Nancy @ Tales of the Ravenous Reader, and Samantha @ The Book Disciple. As the name suggests, it’s a month-long challenge to plow through your ARCs, both forthcoming and past due. Challenge details: Runs… Read more »
It’s time for Blog Ahead 2018!
The Blog Ahead challenge is hosted by Anna of Herding Cats & Burning Soup (on her companion website, The Herd Presents.) Over the entire month of October, the goal is to increase your “cushion” of blog posts by 30. That’s in addition to whatever posts you create for October itself; at the end… Read more »
COYER Summer Birthday Bash – My Goals
The COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash has started! COYER stands for “Clean Out Your E-Reader,” but for a while now, the summer COYER event has allowed print and audiobooks in addition to ebooks. The challenge is sponsored by Michelle and Berls of Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life. This… Read more »
Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge
I’m signing up for the Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge! It’s hosted by Kimberly at The Caffeinated Reviewer, and it runs from March 1 through March 31. Basically, you can read anything in your TBR pile that was published before March 1, 2018. So I can read books… Read more »
Wrapping Up The Backlist Reader Challenge 2017
The Backlist Reader Challenge is over for 2017! So how did we do as a group? 32 people signed up for the challenge in 2017. That’s more than I was expecting, which was exciting! People continued to sign up throughout the year. The challenge is now over, and the review… Read more »
My 2018 Year-Long Challenge Goals
My Goals for The Backlist Reader Challenge 2018 Of course, I’m participating in The Backlist Reader Challenge—after all, I’m hosting it! I’m setting my goal at 30 backlist books this year. Last year, I set my goal at 24 books, and ended up reading 36—but I didn’t review most of… Read more »
Wrapping Up My 2017 Year-Long Challenges
GoodReads Challenge 2017 Reading Challenge Lark of The Bookwyrm’s Hoard has completed her goal of reading 200 books in 2017! hide 238 of 200 (100%) view books I finished the year with 238 books read, beating my target goal of 200 by 38 books. Before you get too excited, 1)… Read more »
The Backlist Reader Challenge 2018: Rules and Sign-up
The Backlist Reader Challenge is Back! Are all your new books keeping you from reading the older titles on your want-to-read list? That’s what happens to me, so a few years ago, I came up with The Backlist Reader Challenge. The Backlist Reader Challenge (#BacklistReader) is a year-long challenge for all… Read more »