Here’s my challenge list for 2015. These are all of the one-time challenges, read-a-longs, and read-a-thons that I participate in during the year. They happen for a limited or restricted amount of time as the year goes on and don’t last longer than a week or month. For my ongoing challenges that I joined, check here!
Click to learn more and track my progress: Bout of Books 12 | Bout of Books 13 | Summer of Series | Summertime Bingo | ARC August | Make Me Read It | Bout of Books 14 | Back to School Bingo | Lose Time RRReading Readathon
Bout of Books 12
Details
Original sign-up post: HERE
Hosted by: Bout of Books
Purpose: Read as many books as you choose during the seven day challenge.
My goal: Read 7 books (the three remaining books in the Private series, one audiobook, two books that have been gathering dust on my shelf, and one book for review). TBR ideas subject to change depending on my mood reading tendencies.
TBR:
Updates & Progress
- Day 1: January 5th
- Books started: None
- Books still reading: All Lined Up
- Books finished: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (audio)
- Running total: 1
- Day 2: January 6th
- Books started: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio); Siege and Storm
- Books still reading: None
- Books finished: All Lined Up
- Running total: 2
- Day 3: January 7th
- Books started: None
- Books still reading: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio); Siege and Storm
- Books finished: None
- Running total: 2
- Day 4: January 8th
- Books started: Tomorrow and Tomorrow (short story)
- Books still reading: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio); Siege and Storm
- Books finished: Tomorrow and Tomorrow
- Running total: 2.5
- Day 5: January 9th
- Books started: None
- Books still reading: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio); Siege and Storm
- Books finished: None
- Running total: 2.5
- Day 6: January 10th
- Books started: The Secrets of Lily Graves
- Books still reading: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio)
- Books finished: Siege and Storm; The Secrets of Lily Graves
- Running total: 4.5
- Day 7: January 11th
- Books started: Princess of Thorns
- Books still reading: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audio)
- Books finished: None
- Running total: 4.5
Bout of Books 13
Details
Original sign-up post: HERE
Hosted by: Bout of Books
Purpose: Read as many books as you choose during the seven day challenge.
My goal: Read 4 books: one new 2015 release, one from my backlist, one book I already own on my Kindle, and The Program by Suzanne Young (for Book Buddies)
Updates & Progress
- Day 1 – 5/11
- Started: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen [hardcover and audiobook]
- Completed books so far: Zero
- Day 2 – 5/12
- Finished: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen [hardcover and audiobook]
- Completed books so far: One
- Day 3 – 5/13
- Started: The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler [eARC] and The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen [audiobook]
- Completed books so far: One
- Day 4 – 5/14
- Continued: The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler [eARC] and The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen [audiobook]
- Completed books so far: One
- Day 5 – 5/15
- Finished: The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler [eARC]
- Continued: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen [audiobook]
- Started: The Program by Suzanne Young [paperback]
- Completed so far: Two
- Day 6 – 5/16
- Continued: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen [audiobook]
- Completed so far: Two
- Day 7 – 5/17
- Started: Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult [ebook]
- Finished: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen [audiobook] – DNF @ 53%
- Completed: Two and a half
Summer of Series
Details
Original sign-up post: HERE
Hosted by: Love at First Page and Lili’s Reflections
Purpose: Read one series, front to back, each month for June, July, and August
My goal: Read three series out of my suggested TBR
Updates & Progress
- June: Hundred Oaks series completed
- July: The Lying Game series completed
- August: None
Summer Bingo
Details
Original sign-up post: N/A
Hosted by: Pretty Deadly
Purpose: Read as many books as you can to fill the spots on the bingo card. This one runs during June, July, and August.
My goal: ^ duh
Updates & Progress
- Cover has been changed: Behind the Scenes – Dahlia Adler
- PoC Writer: Everything, Everything – Nicola Yoon
- Face on the cover: Mirrored – Alex Flinn
- Fire in the Title or on the Cover:
- Multi POV: The Good Girls – Sara Shepard
- Tearjerker:
- Travel: Nantucket Blue – Leila Howland
- Finish a series: Seven Minutes in Heaven – Sara Shepard
- Out of comfort zone: Saga – Brian K. Vaughn
- Magic: Magonia – Maria Dahvana Headley
- June, July or August Release: Jesse’s Girl – Miranda Kenneally
- Time Travel: Maybe in Another Life – Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Beach read: The Night We Said Yes – Lauren Gibaldi
- Title with more than three words: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart – Jen Bennett
- Purple cover: All We Have is Now – Lisa Schroeder
- Blue cover: Get Dirty – Gretchen McNeil
- 2015 Debut: This is Where It Ends – Marieke Nijkamp
- Published over a year ago: Stealing Parker – Miranda Kenneally
- Award Winner: Stardust – Neil Gaiman
- White cover: Just Listen – Sarah Dessen
- Short Story: The First Lie – Sara Shepard
- MC with Physical Disability: Rules for 50/50 Chances – Kate McGovern
- Retelling: Mirrored – Alex Flynn
- Young adult: Things I Can’t Forget – Miranda Kenneally
ARC August
Details
Original sign-up post: HERE
Hosted by: Read. Sleep. Repeat.
Purpose: Catch up on all of the ARCs during August!
My goal: Read about half of the ARCs I have from each “segment” that I came up with – BEA books, eARCs, and other physical copies from the publisher. This comes to a total of 7 books for the month, but I’d be happy to get to more!
Personal Goals
Because I have a really big potential TBR below, I honestly don’t expect to finish all of these. My goal is to finish about half of the books in each category:
- At least 3 books from my BEA haul
- At least 2 books from my other physical ARC pile
- At least 2 books on my Kindle (eARCs)
Potential TBR
BEA Books
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
Until We Meet Again by Renee Collins
Juniors by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix
Other Physical ARCs
Firewalker by Josephine Angelini
Tonight the Streets are Ours by Leila Sales
Broken Homes and Gardens by Rebecca Kelley
Come Away with Me by Karma Brown
ARCs on my Kindle
Most Likely to Succeed by Jennifer Echols
Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey
Has to be Love by Jolene Perry
Make Me Read It Read-a-Thon
Details
Original sign-up post: HERE
Hosted by: The Innocent Smiley and A Book So Fathomless
Purpose: Determine which books you really NEED to read and post a poll for your readers. Let people vote on which books to read, and then read them in order based on votes. The goal is to read as many of these books as possible during the week-long challenge.
My goal: I wanted to read at least a few of the books that people voted for. I gave myself plenty of wiggle room in case I needed it!
Other posts: the TBR post and the wrap-up post
Read-a-Thon Books
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell | 15 votes
I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios | 12 votes
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli | 12 votes
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | 10 votes
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West | 10 votes
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins | 8 votes
This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner | 6 votes
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach | 6 votes
Read-a-Thon Progress
Monday July 20th
- Started: Audiobook of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (I know it’s out of order, but I wanted to start one of them as audio so I had to cheat!)
- Finished: None today
- Total books so far: 0
Tuesday July 21st
- Started: Fangirl
- Continued: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
- Finished: None
- Total books so far: 0
Wednesday July 22nd
- Started: None
- Continued: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Fangirl
- Finished: None
- Total books so far: 0
Thursday July 23rd
- Started: None
- Continued: Fangirl
- Finished: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
- Total books so far: 1
Friday July 24th
- Started: I’ll Meet You There
- Continued: Fangirl
- Finished: None
- Total books so far: 1
Saturday July 25th
- Started: None
- Continued: I’ll Meet You There, Fangirl
- Finished: None
- Total books so far: 1
Sunday July 26th
- Started: None
- Continued: Fangirl
- Finished: I’ll Meet You There
- Total books so far: 2.5
FINAL TOTALS
- Still reading: Fangirl
- Completed books: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, I’ll Meet You There
- Total books read: 2.5
Bout of Books 14
Details
Original sign-up post: HERE
Hosted by: Bout of Books
Purpose: Read as many books as you choose during the seven day challenge.
My goal: Read 5 books off off the summery contemporary TBR below. I’d like to make one of those books a reread, if possible or if the mood strikes, as well as participate in 2+ challenges and/or Twitter chats. Must read Nantucket Blue for Book Buddies.
TBR:
Monday August 17th
- Started: Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
- Continued: Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
Tuesday August 18th
- Finished: Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen, Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
- Started: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Wednesday August 19th
- Continued: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Thursday August 20th
- Continued: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Friday August 21st
- Finished: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
- Started and finished: Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt
Saturday August 22nd
- Started: How to be Bad by Lauren Myracle, E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski
Sunday August 23rd
- Finished: How to be Bad by Lauren Myracle, E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski
Total completed: 5 – goal met!!
Back to School Bingo
Details
Original sign-up post: N/A
Hosted by: Pretty Deadly
Purpose: Read as many books as you can to fill the spots on the bingo card. This one runs during September, October, and November.
My goal: ^ duh
- Religious minority main character: The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
- Over 400 pages: Resonance by Erica O’Rourke
- New adult: The Deal by Elle Kennedy
- Sept/Oct/Nov release: Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius
- Water on the cover: Come Away with Me by Karma Brown
Lose Time RRReading Readathon
Details
Original sign-up post: N/A
Hosted by: Lose Time Reading and Writer Grrl Reads
Purpose: Read books that apply to the challenge topics (below).
My goal: I don’t think it’s too crazy of an idea to think I can pull all of these off! My goal is to read a book that meets all of the challenge topics… I have a few ideas of books that may fit.
- Read a book with a fall colour on the cover (red, orange, yellow or brown). | I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Read a book and then watch the movie or TV adaptation.
- Read a book that has been sitting on your shelf for more than a year.
- Read a book that was released this year. | Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young
- Read a book from your favourite genre. | First & Then by Emma Mills
- Read a book that is outside of your comfort zone. | A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
- Read a spooky book.
- Read an ARC that’s past its publication date. | Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Read a book for a series that you are trying to catch up on. | Cress by Marissa Meyer
- Reread a comfort book or a book you really loved and have been itching to reread. | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
- Read a book that was recommended to you by someone else.
- Read a holiday/winter themed book.
[…] Summer Bingo | September, October, November | I love these bingo cards! This month seems harder than last month for me, so we’ll see! I almost filled my whole card last month. I definitely didn’t think I would read the “religious minority MC” because I usually wouldn’t, but I pulled it off this time!| More info/books […]