Newbery Reading Challenge 2016This is the third year of this challenge and I have participated since the beginning. It helps me stay focused on my perpetual challenge of reading all the winners. Julie of Smiling Shelves is once again the host and I chose the L’Engle level: 15-29 points which I just made with 16 points.
2016 Mount TBR Reading ChallengeThis was my fourth year for this challenge and thanks to Bev at My Reader’s Block for hosting. I signed up for Mt. Ararat to read 48 books from my TBR pile and made it up the mountain! I made it by the middle of December and although I plan to read a couple more books this month, I won’t get to another milestone, so I’m calling it complete. Here’s my list of books read and off my shelves. I reviewed them all on goodreads. [Read more…] about 2016 Mount TBR Reading Challenge wrap-up
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joined this YA challenge hosted by Whole Latte Books.The rules were simple: read YA books which I love. 12 of the 39 books I read were re-reads, mostly via audio; 3 were for a book club. My favorites of the new reads were Night Study, The Raven King, The Wrath & the Dawn, The Rose & the Dagger, Salt to the Sea, Six of Crows, and Crooked Kingdom.
So here’s my long list for the year. [Read more…] about 2016 YA Reading Challenge wrap-up
A-Z Mystery Author ChallengeRed Headed Book Child is hosting this challenge. Read any author within the mystery genre; thriller, noir, suspense, etc. Use last names as the letter (i.e. S= John Sandford) and see if you can complete the whole alphabet!!!
I read several mystery series, so I didn’t think I would be able to tackle the whole alphabet this year and set my goal as half the alphabet, or 13 authors. It’s December and I just made it. [Read more…] about A-Z Mystery Author Challenge wrap-up
Literary Loners Reading Challenge 2016I was invited by the author of Whatever I Think Of! to join her new challenge and I am game! There are two options: characters or authors and I chose main or secondary characters identified as a loner, outcast, recluse, wallflower, or introvert. She did not prescribe levels so I just started being cognizant of identifying loners in my reading, and here’s what I found. [Read more…] about Literary Loners Reading Challenge 2016 wrap-up