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Dystopian Reading Challenge 2017

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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I didn’t win the Dystopian Reading Challenge last year, so I’m trying again this year – although I’m aiming for a lower level.

This time, I’m going for level 2 – Rebel, which means I have to read and review 6-10 dystopan books.

You can find out more about the challenge, or sign up to participate on My Soul Called Life.

I will keep track of my progress here, and on my main reading challenges page.

  1. Stealing Liberty by Jennifer Froelich
  2. The Dreadful Tango in Paris by Charles Z. David
  3. Young Harry: The Scroll of Spera (Refuge City Book 2) by Amos Castel el Halili

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Beat The Backlist Challenge 2017

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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The purpose of the Beat the Backlist Challenge is to knock off titles that have been on your TBR list for a while. Naturally, that means the books have to be released prior to 2017.

You can set your own goals for this challenge. I finished a lot of eBooks from my backlist last year, but this year I’m focusing on paperbacks / physical copies. I’d like to read at least 20 books from my backlist this year.

You can find out more about the challenge or sign up to participate on Novel Knight.

I will keep track of my progress here, and on my main reading challenges page.

  1. The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
  2. Stormy Waters by Miron Ben Ari
  3. Uscolia: Learning Without Teaching by Gabriel Lanyi
  4. Take Me To The Start by J.R. Kavit
  5. Fool Me Twice by Philippa Jane Keyworth
  6. A Random Traveler by Leo Getz
  7. The Convenient Escape by Robert Downs
  8. Sunset Reads: Damian & Layla by D.C. Triana
  9. Place to Belong by Claire Boston
  10. Tribulations by Faith Hunter
  11. No Quarter: Wenches (Volume 1) by MJL Evans and GM O’Connor
  12. Legacy by Hannah Fielding
  13. Pork Pies by Judy Nichols
  14. Blood Rain by Nancy Gray
  15. Vision: Seeing is Achieving by Allan Sealy
  16. Redfern by G.D. Tinnams
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Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2017

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Last year, I participated in the Netgalley challenge. I didn’t reach my goal, but I made a fair amount of progress. I’m not sure if the blogger will host a challenge for 2017 since it’s been months since there have been new posts on her blog – but I did want to participate in a similar challenge. Luckily, I found the Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge.

I don’t really use Edelweiss, but hopefully that’ll change next year.

For this challenge, you have to read a number of books you got from Netgalley or Edelweiss. I’m aiming for Silver level – 25 books.

You can find out more about the challenge, or sign up to participate on Bookish Things and More.

I will keep track of my progress here, and on my main reading challenges page.

  1. Lost Girls by Merrie Destefano
  2. The Convenient Escape by Robert Downs
  3. Confrontation with Evil by Steven A. LaChance
  4. When Blood Reigns by Barbara Custer
  5. The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
  6. Laura Monster Crusher by Wesley King
  7. Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay
  8. List of 10: The True Story of Serial Killer Joseph Naso by C.L. Swinney
  9. The Lucky Ones by Mark Edwards
  10. Final Girls by Riley Sager
  11. One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn
  12. Cry Wolf by Greta Stone
  13. Ghost Box by Chris & Paulette Moon
  14. Bone White by Ronald Malfi
  15. Spirits of the Cage by Richard Estep and Vanessa Mitchell

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Bookish Resolutions Reading Challenge

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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The Bookish Resolutions Reading Challenge is a new challenge I’m participating in this year. For this challenge, you have to set some resolutions for 2017, and then track your progress on completing these goals. There are three categories of goals, and you have to set a minimum number of subgoals in each category.

You can find out more about the challenge, or sign up to participate on Trips Down Imagination Road.

My 2017 resolutions are:

Reading Goals

  • Maintain a Netgalley ratio of at least 90%
  • Complete my Goodreads reading goal
  • Read at least 20 paperback review copies that I received prior to this year

Blogging Goals

  • Keep track of my reviews on I Heart Yearly Reads, my review index on I Heart Reading, and add the covers on my Facebook page, for each month
  • Send out a weekly newsletter every Monday
  • Have at least 5 scheduled posts for the next month by the end of the previous month
  • Comment on 5 blogs a day (Monday-Friday)
  • Blog at least once a week on my author blog

Writing Goals

  • Finish at least 3 writing projects
  • Write down monthly and weekly writing goals
  • Contribute to an anthology
  • Edit at least 3 projects
  • Publish my Snoebels, Cat Detective Series (at least 3 books)

Personal Goals

  • Exercise 3 times a week
  • Draw at least once every two weeks
  • Do more creative projects

 

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Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge 2017

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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For the Cloak and Dagger challenge, you have to read mystery / crime / thriller / suspense books. Last year, I nearly reached the highest level, just barely missing it, so this year, I want another shot at the challenge.

This year, I’m aiming for the third level, 26-35 thriller / mystery books. This level is called Inspector, and I like the sound of that.

You can find out more about the challenge, or sign up to participate on Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My!

I will keep track of my progress here, and on my main reading challenges page.

  1. Murder at Midnight by John Ukah
  2. Stormy Waters by Miron Ben Ari
  3. The Convenient Escape by Robert Downs
  4. Survival: Hijacking Into Freedom by M. Ben Yanay
  5. A Kind of Woman by Helen Burko
  6. Ernie and the Evils of Insurance by Brent Ayscough
  7. Pork Pies by Judy Nichols
  8. In The Prison of Our Grief by S.E. Amadis
  9. Survivor of the Clan by Jennifer Ott
  10. From the Nile to Jordan by Ada Aharoni
  11. A Blue-Eyed Asset by Dana Arama
  12. Blood on the Ground by Paul Usiskin
  13. Thin Air by Yotam Jacobson
  14. No Medals Today by Shlomi Tal
  15. Married to the Mossad by Shalva Hessel
  16. Double Interest by Odeda Yaari
  17. The Lucky Ones by Mark Edwards
  18. Missing by Adiva Geffen
  19. The Watcher by Eli Carros
  20. 2036 The Proof by Zvi Speiser
  21. Final Girls by Riley Sager
  22. Stealing Liberty by Jennifer Froelich
  23. The Beautiful Dead by Belidna Bauer
  24. The Unexpected by Travon Toussiant
  25. The Carpet Weaver of Isfahan by Shmuel Peretz
  26. The Dreadful Tango in Paris by Charles Z. David
  27. I Am Not A Traitor by Y.I. Latz
  28. Life in a Box by Einat Lifshitz Shem-Tov
  29. 5th Floor Below by Menahem Misgav
  30. Roller Coaster in Tehran by Y.I. Latz
  31. Until Sweet Death Arrives by Amnon Binyamini
  32. A Trap in Paris by Uzi Eilam
  33. Singapore Under Attack by Uzi Eilam
  34. Secrets in the Woods by J.E. Smythe
  35. Penchant for Vengeance by Robert Downs
  36. Framed by Wayne Kerr
  37. Power Struggle by Carolyn Arnold

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New Release Reading Challenge 2017

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Last year, I participated in the New Release challenge, aimed to review 45+ new releases, and won. Since I loved the challenge, and I get to read new releases anyway (by signing up for blog tours, receiving ARCs, and so on), I thought: why not participate again?

This year, there are 5 levels, and I’m aiming for level 3 – New Release Veteran, which requires me to read 61-100 new books this year. The majority of books I read are new releases, so I hope I’ll be able to reach this goal.

You can find out more about the challenge, or sign up to participate on Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My!

I will keep track of my progress here, and on my main reading challenges page.

  1. Lost Girls by Merrie Destefano
  2. Sweet by Lisa Hahn
  3. Confrontation with Evil by Steven A. LaChance
  4. The Journey to Magmatic by Ya’akov Halevy
  5. How To Catch Your Mate by Michael Goldenberg
  6. The Weight of Happiness by Ayelet Kalter
  7. The Fat Man’s Monologue by Aliza Galkin-Smith
  8. Millionaire Training by Tami Yaari
  9. A Kind of Woman by Helen Burko
  10. A Dog’s Luck by Liora Barash Morgenstern
  11. Lalin Bonheur by Margaret O. Howard
  12. Are You There, Krishna? by Rachel Khona
  13. The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan by Steve Wiley
  14. Venus and Lysander by Yoshiyuki Ly
  15. Solomon’s Bell by Michelle Lowery Combs
  16. International Business Language by Tami Lancut Leibovitz
  17. Thirty Shades of Happiness by Haim Ben Hai
  18. Raking Light from Ashes by Relli Robinson
  19. The Big Jump by Shmuel Cohavy
  20. In The Prison of Our Grief by S.E. Amadis
  21. Someone to Stay by B.M. Sandy
  22. Laura Monster Crusher by Wesley King
  23. Survivor of the Clan by Jennifer Ott
  24. Halayda by Sarah Delena
  25. Spoonful Chronicles by Eden Ghulam
  26. Thy Paintbrush to Abstracting Images by Shavonda Robinson
  27. The Women Who Love Rome by London Tracy
  28. A Daughter’s Curse by C.J. Davidson
  29. Blood Moon by Nancy Gray
  30. Black Dawn by Mallory McCartney
  31. Domme Experience by Simone Freier
  32. Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay
  33. List of 10: The True Story of Serial Killer Joseph Naso by C.L. Swinney
  34. Dreamwalkers by Tiaan Lubbe
  35. City of Ghosts by J.H. Moncrieff
  36. Drakon Book 2: Uncarved by C.A. Caskabel
  37. The Laird of Duncairn by Craig Comer
  38. Ella’s Triple Pleasure by Anna Lores
  39. The Girl Who Talks to Ghosts by J.H. Moncrieff
  40. Bush Redemption by Dave Wright
  41. The Lucky Ones by Mark Edwards
  42. Gossamer (Chronicles of Eledon Book 3) by Joni Parker
  43. For Love and Fear by L.D. Carson
  44. Deathly Unloved by Annee Cooper
  45. Modern Slavery and the Gods of Consumption by Ofer Even
  46. Missing by Adiva Geffen
  47. The Watcher by Eli Carros
  48. 2036 The Proof by Zvi Speiser
  49. Rahab and Joshua – A Biblical Love Story by Rivka Gonen
  50. The Secret of Being Together by Amos Tsur & Tsafy Tsur
  51. Courage and Grace by Yoseph Komen
  52. Your Crossroads. Your Choice. by EJ Apicello
  53. Final Girls by Riley Sager
  54. The Hooligans of Kandahar by Joseph Kassabian
  55. Stealing Liberty by Jennifer Froelich
  56. The Unexpected by Travon Toussiant
  57. Dirty by R.L. Kenderson
  58. Binary Physics by Josef Zilberberg
  59. Leadership Framed by Art by Iris Lavy
  60. The Carpet Weaver of Isfahan by Shmuel Peretz
  61. Another’s Child by Einat Danon
  62. Lusting for Lei by A.J. Wright
  63. The Dreadful Tango in Paris by Charles Z. David
  64. One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn
  65. Forget Me by Chelsea Vanderbeek
  66. Trolling by Emma Brady
  67. Scent of the Past by Erin Marie Bernardo
  68. Cry Wolf by Greta Stone
  69. Ghost Box by Chris & Paulette Moon
  70. Bone White by Ronald Malfi
  71. Until Ray by Cheryl Robinson
  72. To Dodge a Duke by Naomi Boom
  73. I Am Not A Traitor by Y.I. Latz
  74. Our Start-Up by Dov Reichman
  75. Black & White by Ben Burgess Jr
  76. Seven Threads by Jason Atkinson
  77. Magdalena Gottschalk: The Crooked Trail by M. Gail Grant
  78. Spirits of the Cage by Richard Estep and Vanessa Mitchell
  79. Mystery & Survival (From Siberia with Love #2) by Ilana Cohen
  80. Hunted: A Jonathan Harker Novel by Christopher Draven
  81. Life in a Box by Einat Lifshitz Shem-Tov
  82. Ariella’s Escape by Carolee Croft
  83. 5th Floor Below by Menahem Misgav
  84. Telos – From Theory to Practice by Ayelet Segal
  85. Roller Coaster in Tehran by Y.I. Latz
  86. Joy & Survival (From Siberia with Love #1) by Ilana Cohen
  87. Charm & Survival (From Siberia with Love #3) by Ilana Cohen
  88. The Peacock Door by Wanda Kay Knight
  89. Magic & Survival (From Siberia with Love #4) by Ilana Cohen
  90. Until Sweet Death Arrives by Amnon Binyamini
  91. Fields of Gold Beneath Prairie Skies by Suzanne deMontigny
  92. A Universal Storm by Gershon Shevach
  93. My Evolution by Gili Weintraub
  94. The Workings of Energy in the Human Energy Field: A Psychic’s Perspective by Zorica Gojkovic
  95. Devil’s Bride by K.G. Isaac
  96. Girl Within Girl Book 2: Healing by S.P. Aruna
  97. Young Harry: The Scroll of Spera (Refuge City Book 2) by Amos Castel el Halili
  98. Two Princes and a Queen by Shmuel David
  99. The Five Shields: Lost Souls by Ilan Dvir
  100. Seven Sundays to Sweet Inner Serenity by LeNae Goolsby
  101. The Imaginarium of the Innocent by H.A. Betancourt
  102. Saved by H.L. Anderson
  103. A Trap in Paris by Uzi Eilam
  104. The Matriarch Matrix by Maxime Trencavel
  105. Singapore Under Attack by Uzi Eilam
  106. A Girl Called Renee by Ruth Uzrad
  107. It Feels Good to Feel Good by Cheryl Meyer
  108. Listen To Your Soul and Heal Your Body of Chronic Disease by Meirav Harel
  109. Once Upon A Princess Duet by Deborah A. Bailey
  110. Monsterland by Michael Okon
  111. Wrong Side of the Rift by Libby Heil
  112. Noble Magic by Joni Parker
  113. Secrets in the Woods by J.E. Smythe
  114. A-C-T Like a Kid and T-H-I-N-K Like a Parent by Katherine Shears & C.S. Whitehurst
  115. Work of Art: An Intention of Flowers by Ken La Salle
  116. Penchant for Vengeance by Robert Downs
  117. Winner Take All by Mary Rodgers
  118. Framed by Wayne Kerr
  119. Power Struggle by Carolyn Arnold
  120. The One Apart by Justine Avery
  121. Just Like The Brontë Sisters by Laurel Osterkamp
  122. Goddess of the Wild Thing by Paul DeBlassie III
  123. Kindred Spirits by Whitney Dineen
  124. The Truth About White Supremacy, Sexism and Mind Control in America by A.L. Bryant
  125. In First Person by Lucy Paz

 
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Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge 2017

December 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Last year, I participated in the Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge, and I won, so I thought – why not do it again this year? Fantasy is still one of my favorite genres, so it makes sense to participate in this challenge.

For this challenge, you can set your own goals. Last year, I wanted to read 20 fantasy books, and I crushed that goal. This year, I’ll be more ambitious and aim for 40.

If you want to know more about the challenge, or want to sign up, please go here.

I will keep track of my progress here, and on my main reading challenges page.

  1. Eidolons by Harrison Fountain
  2. Zoysana’s Choice by Gordon A. Long
  3. Emerge Beyond Circles by John Geers
  4. The Journey to Magmatic by Ya’akov Halevy
  5. The Visitor by Brent Ayscough
  6. Lizzie & McKenzie’s Fabulous Adventures: Mayhem in Madrid by Dina C. Tate
  7. The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
  8. Trials by Faith Hunter
  9. Tribulations by Faith Hunter
  10. Lalin Bonheur by Margaret O. Howard
  11. The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan by Steve Wiley
  12. Venus and Lysander by Yoshiyuki Ly
  13. Solomon’s Bell by Michelle Lowery Combs
  14. Blood Rain by Nancy Gray
  15. Laura Monster Crusher by Wesley King
  16. Halayda by Sarah Delena
  17. Grandpa Bernie’s Bedtime Stories by Bernard Ditchik
  18. A Daughter’s Curse by C.J. Davidson
  19. Jaeth’s Eye (The Agartes Epilogues #1) by K.S. Villoso
  20. Blood Moon by Nancy Gray
  21. Aina’s Breath (The Agartes Epilogues #2) by K.S. Villoso
  22. Black Dawn by Mallory McCartney
  23. Drakon Book 1: The Sieve by C.A. Caskabel
  24. Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay
  25. Rook (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #1) by J.C. Andrijeski
  26. No Rest for the Wicked by Krystal Jane Ruin
  27. Sapphire’s Flight (The Agartes Epilogues #3) by K.S. Villoso
  28. Dreamwalkers by Tiaan Lubbe
  29. Drakon Book 2: Uncarved by C.A. Caskabel
  30. The Laird of Duncairn by Craig Comer
  31. Gossamer (Chronicles of Eledon Book 3) by Joni Parker
  32. For Love and Fear by L.D. Carson
  33. Deathly Unloved by Annee Cooper
  34. The Aeon Star by Lauren T. Hart
  35. Trolling by Emma Brady
  36. Cry Wolf by Greta Stone
  37. Magdalena Gottschalk: The Crooked Trail by M. Gail Grant
  38. Hunted: A Jonathan Harker Novel by Christopher Draven
  39. Ariella’s Escape by Carolee Croft
  40. The Peacock Door by Wanda Kay Knight
  41. Devil’s Bride by K.G. Isaac
  42. Lakota Honor (Branded Trilogy #1) by Kat Flannery
  43. Blood Curse (Branded Trilogy #2) by Kat Flannery
  44. Young Harry: The Scroll of Spera (Refuge City Book 2) by Amos Castel el Halili
  45. The Five Shields: Lost Souls by Ilan Dvir
  46. Killers, Traitors & Runaways (Outcasts of the World II) by Lucas Aubrey Paynter
  47. Sacred Legacy (Branded Trilogy #3) by Kat Flannery
  48. The Imaginarium of the Innocent by H.A. Betancourt
  49. The Matriarch Matrix by Maxime Trencavel
  50. Once Upon A Princess Duet by Deborah A. Bailey
  51. Monsterland by Michael Okon
  52. Wrong Side of the Rift by Libby Heil
  53. Noble Magic by Joni Parker
  54. Goddess of the Wild Thing by Paul DeBlassie III

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