Category: Reading Challenge

June is Audiobook Month and Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About are hosting an awesome mini challenge to celebrate. Anyone can join, sign up at https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/2024/05/jiam-audiobook-mini-challenge.html. Challenges Complete at least one challenge to enter giveaway. See rules at Caffeinate Reviewer. Finish/Start a series in a month. (listen to at least 3 audiobooks in a series) Love your Library (listen to 3 audiobooks from your local library) Let there be Monsters (listen to 3 audiobooks with monsters/paranormal elements) Going the Distance (listen to 3 audiobooks over 12 hours each) Tackle your Audiobook TBR Pile (listen to 3 audiobooks you already own) I'll probably complete Finish/Start a Series or Love Your Library, or both depending on how the month goes. Either way I'll list the books that fit in the challenge below. Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss Gone for Gouda by Korina Moss Curds of Prey by Korina Moss...

I’m signing up for the 2024 Audiobook Challenge, hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. I might be a bit of an audiobook junkie. My goal for the year is 50+ which puts me at Marathoner level. The hashtag is #2024AudiobookChallenge. Also, June is Audiobook Month, so there will be a special mini-challenge just for the month. Books read:...

And the last of my 2024 challenges (probably) is the Uncorked Reading Challenge. There are quarterly Bingo cards. Work toward reading books/watching movies to score a “Bingo” in any direction, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. As always, read (and watch) as much or as little as you like. Of course, you may do all of the topics on a card too – or at least try. The hashtag is #UncorkedReading....

Another new challenge for me for 2024 is the European Reading Challenge hosted at Rose City Reader. I might just need a vacation, but right now books are probably a better choice. The idea is to read books set in European countries or books by European authors. You can participate at different levels, but each book must represent a different country -- either written by an author from a different country or set in a different country, no two books from the same country. It's supposed to be a tour! The hashtag is #europeanreadingchallenge. For this challenge, we use the standard list of 50 sovereign states that fall (at least partially) within the geographic territory of the continent of Europe and/or enjoy membership in international European organizations such as the Council of Europe. These 50 European sovereign states are: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,...

The Literary Escapes Challenge hosted at Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book is a new one for me. The goal is to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge you earn 50 Bonus Points. You also can earn Bonus Points for books set in Countries around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country - no repeats. States: Alabama Alaska Arizona - Off the Air by Christina Estes Arkansas California - A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida - The Manatee Did It by Kay Dew Shostak Georgia - In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine - I’ll Be Home for Mischief by Jacqueline Frost Maryland Massachusetts - The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey - Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt New Mexico New York - Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem North Carolina -Death by Demo by Callie Carpenter North Dakota Ohio - Peking Duck and Cover by Vivienne Chien Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South...

I’m joining the Diversity Reading Challenge hosted at Celebrity Readers again for 2024. The basic goal is to intentionally read more diverse books. The author or the main character – or one of the leads, who preferably has a POV – has to belong to a diverse group. According to the definition of We Need Diverse Books: “We recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities*, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities. *We subscribe to a broad definition of disability, which includes but is not limited to physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental illnesses (this may also include addiction). Furthermore, we subscribe to a social model of disability, which presents disability as created by barriers in the social environment, due to lack of equal access, stereotyping, and other forms of marginalization.” The mini-challenge involves monthly themes: JANUARY – diverse folktales/culture/mythology; or diverse retelling; or non-western setting The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco FEBRUARY –...