From A Daydreamer's Thoughts:

This is the first year that I will be hosting the Genre Variety Reading Challenge. If there is already a challenge similar to this, please can you let me know as I don’t want to encroach on anyone’s ideas. This is just something that came to me that I hope will be fun and that others will enjoy.

But what is it?

The challenge is to read books from different genres throughout the year. I have found that blogging has opened my eyes to so many genres that I would never have tried before, simply from recommendations, and the idea of this challenge is to keep that going. The challenge is to read a large variety of genres within one year.

Other Important Info;

• Runs from January 1st 2013 until December 31st 2013. Sign ups will be open until December 1st 2013.
• There are five levels to challenge yourself too. You may move up a level but not go down a level. These are all outlined below. Please mention in your sign up post which level you will aim for.
• The genres you choose to read are up to you. As long as every book is different, whichever genre you wish to read you can.
• Every month there will be a post on this blog to link up to your update post / review(s)
• There will be a giveaway at the end of the challenge, and maybe a few within the year but these are TBD.
• To sign up, you will need to write a post saying which level you are challenging yourself too and then use the linky list. Non-Bloggers may post in the comments of this post.
• Any book formats are accepted.
• Novellas and Novels are all accepted for this challenge.
• YA, NA and Adult books all count towards this challenge.
• New sub-genres are accepted. (for example, paranormal-romance, or historical-romance)

Levels:

• Careful; 6 different genres, 6 books
• Cautious; 12 different genres, 12 books
• Branching; 18 different genres, 18 books
• Avid Reader; 24 different genres, 24 books
• Champion; 30 different genres, 30 books

Categories; This is just a list of the vast variety of genres you have to choose from. I have probably missed a lot, so feel free to branch off from this. These are just suggestions.

Contemporary Historical Paranormal Fantasy Romance Sci-Fi Crime Thriller Adventure Non-Fiction Women’s Fiction Chick-Lit Dystopian Epic Fantasy Western Comedy Horror MANfiction Self-Help Biography Auto-biography Religious Fairy Tales Classics Erotica Short Stories Travel Guides

I am going to go for the Branching Level of 18 different genres, 18 books.

My TBR List:

1. Contemporary -- One Day by David Nicholls
2. Historical -- Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
3. Paranormal -- Velveteen by Daniel Marks
4. Fantasy -- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
5. Romance -- Whisper Cape by Regan Walsh
6. Thriller -- Next by Michael Crichton
7. Nonfiction -- Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
8. Women's Fiction -- Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
9. Chick Lit -- Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
10. Dystopian -- Matched by Ally Condie
11. Horror -- Terror by Night by Ambrose Bierce
12. Biography -- The Private World of Georgette Heyer by Jane Aiken Hodge
13. Fairy Tales -- The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Anderson
14. Classics -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
15. Science Fiction -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
16. Short Stories -- Selected Stories of O. Henry
17. Erotic -- Beauty or the Bitch by Jasmine Haynes
18. TBD