My last random created by me challenge for the year. I wanted to read and highlight some women authors, but the challenges I found were very specific as to time periods, author locations, etc. I wanted a more general challenge. And so, I want to read at least 30 different women authors. I started the year off with Kate Morton and her newest book, The Clockmaker’s Daughter (review pending). I hope to read her backlist, but for this challenge, she won’t be repeated.
RC 2019: TBR Pick
Another one of my own random challenges. I have a long TBR Pile on GoodReads (currently around 580 books), but I often forget about the reads on there. So for this challenge, I’m going to pull a random book out each month using a random number generator and read it! I’ve already pulled the number for January and it resulted in The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. A book I’ve been dying to read, but somehow keeps getting pushed down the pile.
RC 2019: Graphic Novel
Joining this challenge once again. I love reading comics! I going to shoot for 52 comics this year.
RC 2019: Modern Mrs. Darcy
From Modern Mrs. Darcy:
RC 2019: Unread Shelf Project
I heard about this project on an episode of What Should I Read Next and am very keen to jump onto this. I counted the unread physical books that have been unpacked at this house and came up with the number 107. (This does not count all the Kindle and ebook reads; not going there right now) I created a separate bookshelf on Goodreads just for this project. From those shelves, I am vowing to read 50 books in 2019. I’m not going to make a specific TBR list as I can just pull from the shelves at will.
RC 2019: Romance
I didn't find a romance reading challenge that appealed to me (too many restrictions usually), so I decided to do my own simple one. I want to read 10 Romance Novels in 2019. They can from any time period, featuring any trope, in any format. I have boxes of romance paperbacks, so I imagine most of my 10 will come from those. But I may end up picking up a few from the library.
RC 2019: Horror
I ended up not finding a horror related challenge that I liked, so I’m going to do my own simple challenge. I want to read 10 horror books in 2019. Most will be pulled off of NPR’s Top 100 Horror books (on my Perpetual Challenges page), but I imagine I will pick up a few random ones from the library.
Bout of Books 24 Update #1
Pages Read: 152 (Saga) + 64 (And the Rest is History) + 152 (Rat Queens) + 7 (Markham and the Anal Probing) + 54 (A Perfect Storm) + 224 (The Exile)
Pages Read Total: 653
Comments: Starting off the week with some awesome reading! I knocked out three comics, finished my current read, and completed two short stories (one very short one!). Hoping to continue the momentum for the rest of the week.
Goals:
Read 10 books total
Review all books read
Read at least 5 graphic novels
TBR Pile:
Saga Vol. 9 ✓
Rat Queens Vol. 5 ✓
The Autumnlands Vol. 1
The Walking Dead Vol. 30
Low Vol. 2
Low Vol. 3
Low Vol. 4
And the Rest is History by Jodi Taylor ✓
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (jn progress)
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (in progress)
Lady Mechanika Vol. 1
Lady Mechanika Vol. 2
Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon (in progress)
The Exile by Diana Gabaldon ✓
Added: A Perfect Storm by Jodi Taylor ✓
Added: Markham and the Anal Probing by Jodi Taylor ✓
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 24 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
RC 2019: Monthly Motif
From Girl XOXO:
Welcome to the 2019 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! This challenge runs from JANUARY 1, 2019 – DECEMBER 31, 2019 ~ For this challenge, each month of the year is assigned a motif or theme. Your task is to read one book per month that fits in with the assigned motifs…
2019 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge
JANUARY – New to You Author
Read a book by an author whose writing you’ve never read before.
FEBRUARY – Cover Love
Yes. We’re giving you permission to judge a book by its cover and read a book with a cover that really caught your eye.
MARCH – Royalty, Kingdoms, Empires, Governments
Read a book in which the character is involved in a ruling or governing body in some way.
APRIL – Crack the Case
Read a mystery, detective story, true crime, cozy mystery, or book involving a puzzle to solve.
MAY – One Sitting Reads
Read something that is short enough you could get through it in one sitting- try a graphic novel, comic book, short story, essay, or short collection of poetry.
JUNE – Diversify Your Reading
Read a book with a character (or written by an author) of a race, religion, or sexual orientation other than your own or read about a culture you want to learn more about.
JULY – Through The Years
Read a book involving time travel, a book with a ‘time’ setting such as The Great Gatsby (20s), read a historical fiction/nonfiction, or choose a book published in your birth year.
AUGUST – Mode of Transportation
Read a book where the mode of transportation plays a role in the story (ex. Murder on the Orient Express or The Boys in the Boat)
SEPTEMBER – Animal, Number, Color, Name
One of those things needs to be in the title of the book you choose (ex. Water for Elephants, Red Queen, Fahrenheit 451, Rebecca, Harry Potter)
OCTOBER – Tricks and Trades
Read a book set in a theater, an amusement park, a circus, or a book involving magic, illusions, or characters with special powers.
NOVEMBER – Seasons, Elements, and Weather
Embrace a winter wonderland setting, pick a beach read, or read about a natural disaster. As long as a season, element, or the weather plays a key role in the story or is part of the title, it counts. (ex. Little Fires Everywhere, The Snow Child, On The Island)
DECEMBER – Last Chance
Finally read that one book that you’ve been meaning to get to all year long.
The Nuts and Bolts – IMPORTANT!
Below is a participation linky (the blue button.) Please use it to sign up and/or link up to your Monthly Motif Introduction blog post. If you don’t write a blog, link up to your Goodreads profile page, your Instagram, etc.
We’d love for you to post to social media (if you use it) using the hashtag #monthlymotifgxo.
Just before the first of each month we’ll be checking in with you and putting up a new linky for you to link your reviews for that month to. You will have until the 10th of the next month to add your link. After that the linky will be closed. You can still link up after that, you’ll just need to message me.
You can find our latest Monthly Motif post in the blog sidebar.
Thanks for joining and have fun!
I haven’t done this challenge in a few years, I’m in!
RC 2019: For the Love Ebooks
From As Told By Tina:
Announcing For The Love Of EBooks Reading Challenge! I had join EBooks Reading Challenge hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair but she hasn’t been active since 2017. So I decided to do my own spin on her challenge hence For The Love Of EBooks was born!
I receive daily BookBub emails to let me know of eBooks that are on sale. I tend to find one interesting and on sale (major bonus!) so I go to buy it only to find out, I’ve owned it for like 2 years. I’ve been meaning to read more of the books I’ve purchased instead of buying tons of new ones only to be lost in the sea of books on my Kindle. I’m hoping For The Love of EBooks can help me out!
For The Love Of EBooks is very simple. Read eBooks! It can be books you’ve purchased, eARCs, or library books! As long as it is an eBooks, it counts!
For The Love Of eBooks Reading Challenge Details:
For The Love Of EBooks starts on January 1st to December 31st and you can sign up any time.
Every book must be an eBook. (EBooks, eARCs, library eBooks etc.)
All genres count.
Re-Reading and crossovers for other challenges are encouraged.
You don’t need to be a blogger to join. You can just share that you are joining on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Just spread the word.
If you are a blogger, I’d love for you to make a sign up post (you can include other challenges you’re joining too, I don’t mind), just to help spread the word.
Use the hash tag #ForTheLoveOfBooks19 to keep up with everyone’s progress.
I’ll have a link up open every last Wednesday of the month, so you can link up your reviews. (I’m not sure if I’ll have a prize yet due to my current financial situation).
For The Love Of Ebooks Level Details:
Phase 1 – 1-10
Phase 2 – 11-20
Phase 3 – 21-30
Phase 4- 31-40
Phase 5- 40+
I have so many ebooks sitting on my iPad. I really need to start reading these and bringing my number down. I’m going to sign up for Phase 3 with a goal of 30 books.
RC 2019: Library Love
From Angel’s Guilty Pleasures:
Details:
Runs: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019. You can join any time.
Put a sign up post on your blog or (dedicate a Goodreads shelf or LibraryThing) and link it in the linky below. Make sure it’s public.
The goal is to read at least twelve (12) books from the library, but you can read more. While twelve is the minimum, there is no maximum limit. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you.
Any format will work for this challenge (prints, ebooks, or audios); as long as you checked it out from the library, it counts.
Books can be any genre (fiction, nonfiction, romance, fantasy, mystery, thriller, horror, etc.).
Crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed, including re-reads. The goal is to support your local library and save money.
As an added bonus: I’m offering up a GIVEAWAY with this Challenge. Winner will be picked at the end of the year!! Their are a few freebie entries just for signing up to join the challenge and then the main entries throughout the year will be the direct links to your book reviews. You will have until Jan. 4th, 2020 to enter your reviews in the Linky/Rafflecopter. Go here to enter your reviews & the giveaway: 2019 Library Love Challenge Review Link-ups.
(Optional) Mid-Year Library Check In: This year (2019) I plan on posting a Mid-Year Library Check In Post sometime in June or July. This post is to showcase what you have done so far in the Library Love Challenge. I’ll be offering up a separate giveaway for the Mid-Year Library Check In.
(Optional) Reviews: Write a review to enter the giveaway – 2 sentences or an essay, whatever works for you, but there is a minimum of 2 sentences. Not sure what to write? How about something like, “The plot was a delight, but the characters didn’t capture me.” “I enjoyed the story and really liked the characters.”
Please use #LibraryLoveChallenge when sharing your reviews, library pictures, etc…
Levels:
Dewey Decimal: Read 12 books
Thrifty Reader: Read 24 books
Overdrive Junkie: Read 36 books
Library Addict: Read 48 books
Library Card on Fire: Read 60+ books
Once again I’m going for the Library Card on Fire level of 60+ books!
RC 2019: Finishing the Series
From Celebrity Readers:
We’re back for another year!! This challenge is focused on finally finishing those series that you’ve started but not yet completed. It was previously hosted by Bea’s Book Nook, but we’ve been hosting it since 2018.
Guidelines:
While we’re pretty lax about how you wish to set up this challenge for yourself, we do have a few guidelines to follow.
The challenge will run from January 1st, 2019 to December 31st, 2019. Books must be read during this time frame to count. Sign up is open from now until December 1st, 2019, so you may join even just for the last month of the year.
Series can be already completed as well as still ongoing. For ongoing series, the goal is to catch up to the most recent book published by the end of 2019.
We don’t care if you have only 1 book or 10 books to read in order to finish your series, as long as you’ve started the series before 2019 (ie read at least one book in the series), it counts. Re-reads are not required.
Any format and length of book counts – print, ebook, audio, ARC, etc.
Series can be any length (even if it’s just a Duet).
Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable!
Reviews are not required, but highly encouraged.
How to Play:
Declare your intentions to participate in this challenge somewhere on the internet!! You do not need to be a blogger to participate, there are many ways to declare. You could write a blog post, create a reading challenge page, create a Goodreads shelf containing series you hope to finish, post about it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Some things you could include (but that aren’t required):
A link to this page so that others may find us and join the fun as well (feel free to download the button at the top to use in your posts).
A list of series you hope to read for this challenge. You could even get fancy and list the length of the series, or the books you’ve already read, etc.
The level you are aiming for.
Sign up for the challenge using the link up below, and link directly to where you’ve declared your intentions (ie to the specific blog post, the goodreads shelf, the facebook post, etc).
We will be posting monthly link ups for you to add links to your reviews or any wrap-up/overview posts you wish to share.
Go forth and READ!! And have fun!!
Use the hashtag #FinishingTheSeries2019 on any social media to keep up with other participants!
The Reward:
Uh…your own sense of pride in achieving a goal? Sorry folks, we’re not actually that motivated by prizes ourselves, so we’re just offering bragging rights. But we can offer you some pretty graphics to either declare your goal or to use as a badge once achieved!
The Levels:
We offer you 3 different “Celebrity” levels of achievement for this reading challenge.
I’m going to try this challenge again and go for the B-List Series Finisher of 5-8 series.
RC 2019: Non-Fiction Book Bingo
From Reading in Winter:
As 2018 is coming to a close, I realized that only 9% of my reading this year has been non-fiction books – NINE PERCENT. I had planned to read a lot more non-fiction this year and did pretty good at the beginning of the year and then slowly fell off track as the year went on. I was quite disappointed with myself come December and tried to pick up more non-fiction titles but despite the three titles I picked up, it just didn’t pick up the slack from the whole year.
Searching for non-fiction challenges didn’t bring up a whole lot, but I did come across a few BINGO challenges for non-fiction reading … from about 5 years ago. So I just decided to make up a BINGO board for myself and put it up here in case anyone else wanted to play along!
This isn’t an official challenge – more of a personal challenge I’m just extending to my lovely readers. I will update my reading quarterly and you can share your reading then, too, but there isn’t going to be monthly check-ins, hashtags, prizes, or anything. This is just a way to not only try and read more non-fiction, but to diversify it a bit.
I love reading nonfiction and this board looks perfect to diversify my reads. I’m in!
RC 2019: Cloak and Dagger
From Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!:
I can’t believe it’s time for another sign up! I hope everyone who participated this year read a lot of great mystery, suspense, and thrillers. I know I did and I found a lot of new series!
I don’t know about you but I have plans to real lots of mysteries, especially cozies because I made a list of all the series I have going in the cozy mystery genre and OMG! I need to widdle that list down and catch up on some series! It may just be the YEAR OF THE COZY! Can’t wait to see what sort of mystery/thriller plans you have for 2019!
We still have our facebook group so if you haven’t joined we would love for you too! Here is the groups link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/350512171977943/ It’s a closed group so just ask to join and we shall let you in.
Challenge Rules:
You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, goodreads, booklikes, shelfari, etc.)
Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
Books need to be novellas or novels, please no short stories. (At least 100 pages +)
Crossovers into other challenges are fine.
The Challenge will be from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15th)
This year we are doing the link up a little different. Both Barb and I keep forgetting to do the link ups each month so I thought it would be easier on us if we did Quarterly link ups, so there will be four review link-ups. (Jan-March, April-June, July-Sept and Oct-Dec)
There will be a monthly link up so that others can check out your progress and look at your reviews. At the halfway mark and at the end we will have a giveaway for those participating.
If you tweet about your progress or reviews please use the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal so others can see it.
Levels:
5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
16-25 books – Detective
26-35 books – Inspector
36 – 55 – Special agent
56+ books – Sherlock Holmes
I’m going to sign up for the Detective Level and set a goal of 25 mysteries for myself this year!
RC 2019: Historical Fiction
From Passages to the Past:
Hello everyone & welcome to the Sign Up Page for the 2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge!
I am thrilled to be hosting this challenge again at Passages to the Past! Sign Ups are open and ready for all that would like to join the challenge.
Here are the Reading Challenge details:
Each month, a new post dedicated to the HF Challenge will be created. To participate, you only have to follow the rules:
Everyone can participate! If you don't have a blog you can post a link to your review if it's posted on Goodreads, Facebook, or Amazon, or you can add your book title and thoughts in the comment section if you wish.
Add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the Mister Linky we’ll be adding to our monthly post (please use the direct URL that will guide us directly to your review)
Any sub-genre of historical fiction is accepted (Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical Fantasy, Young Adult, History/Non-Fiction, etc.)
During the following 12 months you can choose one of the different reading levels:
20th Century Reader - 2 books
Victorian Reader - 5 books
Renaissance Reader - 10 books
Medieval - 15 books
Ancient History - 25 books
Prehistoric - 50+ books
To join the challenge you only need to make a post about it, add your link in Mr. Linky below or just leave a link to your blog if you are not yet ready to post about it yet. If you don't have a blog you can just leave a comment for this post saying that you are joining, and link to your Facebook, Goodreads or other social media page where you will be sharing your reviews.
The challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st, 2019.
I look forward to having you join me in reading and enjoying the best in historical fiction over the 12 months.
Don't forget to grab the Reading Challenge Button to post on your blog. If you'd like a specific size, just let me know and I will send it over to you via email. Please share about the Reading Challenge to your fellow friends and readers using the hashtag below!
#2019HistFicReadingChallenge
If you have any questions or comments please leave a comment on this post or email Amy at passagestothepast@gmail.com.
What is your reading goal for 2019? What Reading Challenge level are you aiming for?
After a few years away from this challenge, I’m back at it! Signing up for Renaissance Reader and aiming for 10 books.
RC 2019: Creativity
From Whatever I Think Of:
This challenge is about reading books on creativity, art, crafts, writing, film making, photography, cosmetology, DIY, cooking, music and any other topic that helps you live a more creative life.
Challenge Guidelines
Begins January 1, 2019 and ends Dec 31, 2019.
I won't be creating different levels. Read as little or as many books as you want.
Books may be nonfiction, memoir, how to, self help, coffee table books, instructional, picture books, and even fictional if they are about people who are creative.
You may include books of any format including traditional books, ebooks or audiobooks
You may reread books.
Books may count towards other reading challenges in which you are participating
I’m pretty excited about this one. I going to sign up to read 10 books that adhere to this challenge.
RC 2019: Popsugar
Book becoming a movie in 2019
Book that makes you nostalgic
Book written by a musician
Book you think should be turned into a movie
Book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
Book with a plant in the title or on the cover
Reread of a favorite
Book about a hobby
Book you meant to read in 2018
Book with “pop,” “sugar,” or “challenge” in the title
Book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
Book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore
Book published posthumously
Book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
Retelling of a classic
Book with a question in the title
Book set on a college or university campus
Book about someone with superpowers
Book told from multiple character POVs
Book set in space
Book by two female authors
Book with a title that contains “salty,” “sweet,” “bitter,” or “spicy”
Book set in Scandinavia
Book that takes place in a single day
Debut novel
Book that’s published in 2019
Book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
Book recommended by a celebrity you admire
Book with “love” in the title
Book featuring an amateur detectice
Book about a familuy
Book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America
Book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
Book that includes a wedding
Book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
Ghost story
Book with a two-word title
Novel based on a true story
Book revolving around a puzzle or game
Fave prompt from a past challenge
Advanced
“Cli-fi” (climate fiction) book
“Choose-your-own-adventure” book
“Own voices” book
Read a book during the season it is set in
LitRPG book
No chapters/unusual chapter headings/unconventionally numbered chapters
Two books that share the same title (1)
Two books that share the same title (2)
Book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
Book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
Bout of Books 24!
I always love kicking off my new year with a good readathon and Bout of Books is an annual favorite. I have a giant stack of books just sitting on my nightstand waiting to be opened.
Goals:
Read 10 books total
Review all books read
Read at least 5 graphic novels
TBR Pile:
Saga Vol. 9
Rat Queens Vol. 5
The Autumnlands Vol. 1
The Walking Dead Vol. 30
Low Vol. 2
Low Vol. 3
Low Vol. 4
And the Rest is History by Jodi Taylor (already in progress)
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (already in progress)
Lady Mechanika Vol. 1
Lady Mechanika Vol. 2
Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
The Exile by Diana Gabaldon
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 24 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
RC 2019: Literary Escapes
From Escape with Dollycas:
Challenge – Try to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge you earn 50 Bonus Points. You also can earn Bonus Points for books set in Counties around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country. (No repeats – only 1 point can be earned for each country.)
Your books can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in any format, print, digital, audio.
So how do you decide what state a book is categorized under?
1. In a fiction read it would be the State or Country that the book spends the most time in. (Ie. If your main character is from Wisconsin but the book is all about his/her time in college in California – the books should categorize under California….)
2. Non fiction reads categorize in whatever State or Country it is about (Ie…. a book about fly fishing in Colorado is a Colorado point, and a book about women in Afghanistan is an Afghanistan point.
3. If the book goes from one state to another… go with the state that most of the time is spent.
The way you keep track is up to you. I like making the map to visualize where I have been and where I need to go but I also keep a list on Reading Challenges Page. Here is directions on how to create a map. – http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Google-Map. You do not have to just use Google Maps, you can use a map program you choose.
I’m going to attempt this for 2019. Let’s see how far I get!
RC 2019: Monthly Key Word
From My Reader’s Block:
Your task is to read at least one book for each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month. For instance, for January you might read Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie. A full chart of all key words for the year may be found at the end of this post.
GUIDELINES
*The challenge runs from January 1 to December 31st, 2019. You may sign-up at any time until November 1, 2019. But to complete the challenge you will need to read (or have already read) books with keywords from any months missed by the time of sign-up.
*The object is to read one book each month--ideally during that month. However, I know that life can get in the way and some folks may not see this challenge until a couple (or several) months have gone by. So, if you get behind or if you sign up later in 2019, you are welcome to post any catch-up reads while the most current month's linky is open. Just be sure to identify your post appropriately. For instance, if posting January's key word (at any time): Bev (Why Didn't They Ask Evans?) January.
*However, our time machine only works one way--to the past. Please do not read ahead and post books for future key words until that month's linky is up or later.
*Key words may be tweaked. If the key word is dance, you may use dancing or danced. You may also be more creative and use "tango" or "ballet" or "waltz."
*Link up below to participate. I will also post a new headquarters site by the beginning of January where this original post and the monthly review links will be housed.
*No blog? No problem! If you have a Goodreads/Library Thing shelf or other link to post, you should be able to link that as well. You may also just add a comment telling me you'll be participating. When the monthly review post goes up, you may then comment with your book and keyword.
