March Challenge Wrap Up

This year I'm participating in 5 year-long challenges, and may do some short-term challenges throughout the year. Let's see how I did and you can share your accomplishments in the comments.

February Reading Challenge Wrap Up

This year I'm participating in 5 year-long challenges, and may do some short-term challenges throughout the year. Let's see how I did and you can share your accomplishments in the comments.

January Reading Challenge Wrap Up

This year I'm participating in 5 year-long challenges, and may do some short-term challenges throughout the year. Let's see how I did, and you can share your progress in the comments.

The 2017 Edition of The TBR Book Tag - How Many Books Are In My TBR Pile?

Image from author Mary Balogh on facebook

So this TBR pile meme has sort of become my yearly wrap up post. It's late this year; I usually post it during the last week of the year to which it applies. That didn't happen, so here's last year's post. :D

January Challenge Wrap Up

I was ambitious this year. I'm hosting 4 challenges, participating in additional 4 year-long challenges, and will do various short-term challenges throughout the year. Let's see how I did and you can share your accomplishments in the comments.

December and Year-end Challenge Wrap up

In 2015 I signed up for fewer year long challenges and more short-term challenges.

Hard to believe that 2015 is over. Overall, I did well with my challenges. But this year, oy, this year. I signed up to host or participate in 8 challenges plus, COYER Backs to Basics, which started last month, is still running, and I expect I'll sign up for various short-term challenges during the year. Keeping up with my challenges will be a challenge! :D  

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready! 

November Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges.

November was the annual Ho Ho Ho Read-A-Thon hosted by the Caffeinated Reviewer and The Book Shelfery. It's less than a week long but lots of fun! I exceeded my goal so I was happy.

I'm hosting 4 reading challenges next year as well as participating in several others. See here for more info and sign up links.

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Ho Ho Ho Read-A-Thon Wrap Up

The read-a-thon is over and I made my goal. Whoo hoo! *tosses confetti*

Hosted by hosted by Bookshelfery and Caffeinated Book Reviewer Nov. 12th-17th, the idea was to read holiday or winter themed books. I had an extensive list of titles to choose from and added two more during the challenge.

My goal was 5 titles from my list. I read 7 1/3, though only 7 count. I got a third of the way through book 8 but then the read-a-thon ended. The stories ranged from short stories to 300+ page novels and the genres were romances, mystery, and even erotica.

I read:

1. A Silver Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear (Read 11/17, review to come)
2. Summer Beach Vets: Playing Santa (Christmas Special) by H.Y. Hanna (Read 11/12; Click to see review)
3. The Christmas Bake-Off by Abby Clements (Read 11/12; click to see review)
4.  What Happens At Christmas (Millworth Manor) by Victoria Alexander (Read 11/14; click to see review) 
5. Christmas Kink: Five Festive Fantasies by Kay Jaybee (Read 11/12; click to see review)
6. The Cop Who Stole Christmas by Christie Craig - (Read 11/13-11/14; click to see review)
7.  Killer Christmas by Harper Lin (Read 11/14; click to see review)

 How did you do? If you didn't participate, do you plan on reading any holiday themed books?

October Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. Last month I participated in the Blog Ahead challenge which encourages bloggers to write and schedule their posts ahead of time. 

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September Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges.

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August Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt started in June and ended September 4th.

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June & July's Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt started in June and goes until the beginning of September. I'm aiming for 2 books a week.

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May Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. Last month I signed up for 2 challenges: the May 2015 Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, hosted by the Caffeinated Reviewer, which lasted all month, and Blog Ahead Mini, hosted by Herding Cats & Burning Soup, which went until May 14th.

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April Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. This month I have two monthly challenges that I'm participating in: the May 2015 Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, hosted by the Caffeinated Reviewer, which goes all month, and Blog Ahead Mini, hosted by Herding Cats & Burning Soup, which goes through May 14th.

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready! 

March Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. Last month, March, I had the Take Control Of Your TBR Pile, hosted the Caffeinated Reviewer.

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February Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. Last month, February, I had COYER, which started in December and ended March 6th, and my own Winning at Reading Challenge. This month is the March 2015 Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge.

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready! 

January Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges. This month, January, I have COYER, which started in December and goes until March 6th.

This month is the Winning at Reading Challenge; come join us, there's still time!

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December Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

I went nuts last year with challenges. A few  I bombed, some I did great with, a few I squeaked by. Overall, it was a good year though. But, this year I'm doing fewer year-long challenges and more of the short-term ones such as COYER. Another challenge started this month that runs through March 6th, Winter COYER, so that's listed here too.

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Winter COYER - Goal: as many as I can

1. I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas by Molly Harper
2. Love Under Two Flyboys by Cara Covington
3. My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
4. A Reason to Believe by Diana Copland

TOTAL: 4

November Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

I went a bit nuts this year with challenges; I hope I can accomplish them all. The only one I'm not tracking is my goodreads reading challenge; all the rest I'll include in my monthly wrap up post.

November I had 4 challenges in addition to my year-long ones: the 30 Day Blog Ahead challenge, the Month of Giving Thanks, and NetGalley November. There was also the Ho Ho Ho Read-A-Thon which was 6 days long. I did well with that one. :)

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Ho Ho Ho Read-A-Thon - Goal - 7

On the Naughty List by Lori Foster, et al
Christmas with a SEAL by Tawny Weber
Maybe This Christmas by Sarah Morgan 
The Heart of Christmas by Brenda Novak 
Christmas Gift That Keeps Wagging - review to come
Her Holiday Man by Shannon Stacey- review to come
I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas by Molly Harper- review to come

October Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

I went a bit nuts this year with challenges; I hope I can accomplish them all. The only one I'm not tracking is my goodreads reading challenge; all the rest I'll include in my monthly wrap up post.
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For this month, November, there are 3 challenges that I'm taking part in: the 30 Day Blog Ahead challenge, the Month of Giving Thanks, and NetGalley November. For NetGalley November, I'm aiming for the medium level of 5-10 books. I have more than 10 but I won't get to them all.

Reading BINGO Challenge

Aaaanad, again, nothing. I am so failing with this one.

TOTAL: 16

Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge - Goal: 1-5

Nothing last month