2008
Master Reading – A “quick look” reference of what I read for the year. Also noted is my personal goal and the percentage of Harlequin books I’ve read.
Year in Review – a piece of madness subtitled “2008: The Epic Romance Suspense Fantasy”.
End of Year Wrap Up – A few thoughts and statistics.
2008 Top Ten – Where I finally figured out which book was my favorite.
Completed Challenges
What: Series Challenge – 2nd Season — Completed!
When: 1 June – 30 November 2008
Who: Kathrin (Crazy Cozy Murders)
Rules (Copied from her website): There is no set number of books you have to read, you just have to read the books so that you are all up-to-date with the series. In other words, try to catch-up on as many series as you think you can during the time frame given. This is a good companion to the 1st in a Series Challenge hosted by Joy.
Series Challenge Season 2 Wrap-Up
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What: Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) III Challenge — COMPLETED !!
When: 1 September – 31 October 2008
Who: Carl (Stainless Steel Droppings)
Post reviews at R.I.P.ing Yarns.
2008 R.I.P. III Challenge Wrap-Up
What: A Ghostly Challenge — COMPLETED!
When: 1 September – 31 October 2008
Who: Callista (SMS Book Reviews)
Rules: Copied from A Ghostly Challenge’s site: For this challenge, you have from September 1 to October 31 to read 2 books that feature ghosts or are otherwise ghostly. Use your discretion.
2008 A Ghostly Challenge Wrap-Up
What: The Harlequin/Silhouette Reading Challenge – Completed!!
When: 1 June – 31 December 2008
Who: Yvonne (The Harlequin/Silhouette Reading Challenge)
Rules: Read 5 Harlequin and/or Silhouette books by December 31, 2008.
2008 Harlequin/Silhouette Reading Challenge Wrap-Up
What: Romance Reading Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008 — COMPLETED !!
Who: Naida (the bookworm)
Rules: At least 5 Romance novels, to be read at your own pace, throughout the year. No restriction on the sub-genre. See Naida’s site for more.
2008 Romance Reading Challenge Wrap-Up
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What: The Pub 2008 Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008 — COMPLETED !!
Who: Michelle (3M)
Rules: Read at least 8 books, first published in 2008, by the end of the year. No children/Young Adult books, at least four must be fiction, and the list can change at anytime. Given the requirements, it is not necessary to have a firm list to sign up. See the Challenge site.
2008 “Pub” Challenge Wrap-Up Post.
What: Themed Reading Challenge — COMPLETED !!
When: 1 January – 30 June 2008
Who: Wendy (caribousmom)
Rules: Four books in six months. The theme is of your own choosing. Go here for details.
Note: The idea for a theme just fell in my lap, in a way, when I was looking at possible alternates for the other challenges.
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What: Reading My Name Challenge — COMPLETED !!
When: 1 February – 1 May 2008
Who: Callista (SMS Book Reviews)
Rules: Read at least 2 books written by an author, or feature a main character, with your name, be it your first, middle, last, nickname, or online name. Variations are also acceptable. For example, my name is Christina: Christine, Christie, Chris, Kristina, Cristina, etc. See the challenge site for details.
Incomplete Challenges
What: Back to History Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008
Who: Shannon
Rules: Read 12 historical books. Can be historical fiction as well as memoirs and biographies. See Shannon’s site.
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What: TBR Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008
Who: MizB
Rules: Read 12 books, that have been on your to be read pile for 6 months or more, by the end of the year. See the challenge site.
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What: “What’s In a Name?” Reading Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008
Who: Annie (words by Annie)
Rules: Read six books, one from each of the categories, with a certain type of word in the title.
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What: 1st in Series Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008
Who: Joy (Thoughts of Joy)
Rules: Read 12 books, that are the first book in a series, by the end of the year.
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What: A~Z Reading Challenge
When: 1 January – 31 December 2008
Who: Joy (Thoughts of Joy)
Rules: Read a to z author and a to z book title. Joy set up a separate site for the challenge here. I tracked my progress on a separate page.
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glad youre joining my romance reading challenge, you’ve got some great choices!
Welcome to the 1st in a Series Challenge! I’m not familiar with any of your choices. I look forward to finding out what they are about through your reviews. Happy Reading!
Naida — Thanks! I tried to pick books that weren’t all one type.
Joy — Most are from Harlequin or Silhouette lines, which will be good for my numbers if I participate in next year’s reader challenge at eHarlequin.com.
…And I just noticed I left off an author’s name (Beau Brummel). (I had to edit this. It annoyed me
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Christina
wow…you must do quite a lot of reading!
I commute to work. It’s not as long as some people’s, nor is it as long as it use to be. Current average is 50+ books a year, which is about a book a week.
that sounds like a lot…I’m so envious.
Thanks! I wish it could be more. I have an out-of-control TBR pile and like shopping for books.
I have that same pile at my house…it grows way faster than I can get to it. I love to go to the book store anytime I have a spare hour and just wander the isles.
Me too! I love going to Barnes & Noble and wander. And I constantly look to see what Amazon recommends for me. Granted, it doesn’t change from day-to-day…but you never know!
I’m thinking about joining two more challenges. Gotta see if I can put more of a dent in the pile. Ha!
Christina – Welcome to the challenge! I am really enjoying seeing the themes people are picking – yours is great
Wendy
Thanks, Wendy!
Hello!
I’m stopping by to let you know that I’ve set up a separate blog for the What’s in a Name? challenge. I hope you’ll be able to stop by once in while to see what contests are going on and to leave links to any reviews you write. Thanks again for joining!
–Annie
Thanks, Annie. I make the corrections to my links.
Christina
Thanks for joining my Reading My Name Challenge!
You’re welcome!
Hooray! I’m glad you joined the A ~ Z Reading Challenge, too!
It will be fun plugging our reads onto the lists.
BTW ~ I like the light snow falling. Very cool.
I like the snow myself. Alas, Wordpress will turn the feature off on 2 Jan 08.
Happy New Year!
Thanks for joining the Harlequin/Silhouette reading challenge. It sounds like you have some good books on the list to read. Have fun!
Yvonne,
Thanks! I will.