I love mysteries, but usually only do one mystery reading challenge a year. This year, I'm going to sign up for a couple more. It may be my year of the mystery.
Calendar of Crime, hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block, sounds fun.
The goal is to read twelve books, one representing each month. Each month comes with several categories (see chart above) that may be selected to fulfill that month's reading. To claim a book, it must fit one of the categories for the month you wish to fulfill. Unless otherwise specified, the category is fulfilled within the actual story. for instance, if you are claiming the book for December and want to use "Christmas" as the category, then Christmas must figure in some in the plot. Books do not have to be read during the month for which they qualify.
All participants who complete the challenge will be eligible for an end-of-year prize drawing. There will also be a...
The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge starts Monday, November 25. I love reading Christmassy stories.
Details:* challenge will run from Monday, November 25, 2019 through Monday, January 6, 2020 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany).* cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged!* These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, and a children’s Christmas books level!
I’m aiming for the Christmas Tree level, which is 5 or 6 books.
Books Finished:
Lord James Harrington and the Christmas Mystery by Lynn FlorkiewiczThe Christmas Egg by Mary KellyAn Ale of Two Cities by Sarah FoxThe Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories edited by Martin EdwardsA Rumpole Christmas by John MortimerThe Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys BowenMerry Murder by C. S. McDonald
Novellas Finished:
Christmas at the Chateau by Lorraine Wilson Grievance in Gingerbread Alley by Leighann DobbsCadaver on Candy Cane Lane by Leighann DobbsThe Ghost of Christmas Past by Angie FoxThe Christmas Pact by Vi...
X marks the spot. I made it the 65 steps to the treasure for Summer COYER.
Books read / points earned:
Taste of Murder by Helena Marchmont
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi – 4 pts (at least 20 years in the future)
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas – 3 pts (strong female protagonist)
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu – 4 pts (prominently includes gaming in some way)
A Knife in the Fog by Bradley Harper – 1 pt (cover that is at least 51% blue)
Death of a Ladies’ Man by Helena Marchmont
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 5 pts – (book that one of your goodreads friends has given 4/5 stars and that another goodreads friend had given 1/2 stars. Patty gave it 4 stars and Diana from Book of Secrets gave it 2)
One Summer by Bill Bryson – 3 pts (book that takes place during the summer)
99 Percent Kill by Doug Richardson – 4 pts (book with a number in the...
It’s been a while since I’ve done a COYER challenge, but it’s this is Summer Vacation you can read whatever you want! I can’t pass that by, can I? The Challenge runs from June 1 until August 31. As well as reading a lot of books generally, there are themed readathons and a treasure hunt that I’m planning on joining. Head over to the sign-up page for all the information and the link to the Facebook group. The twitter hashtag is #COYER.
The calendar of some of the events:
June 1st: Challenge startsJune 7th: Twitter Kick-off (6pm EST)June 9th-22nd: Deserted Island Read-a-thonJuly 7th-13th: Sharknado Read-a-thonJuly 20th: Twitter Check-In (1pm EST)July 21st-27th: Swabbing the Deck Read-a-thonAugust 11th-24th: Evil Octopus Read-a-thonAugust 25th: Twitter Wrap-Up (4pm EST)
I'm going to keep track of the challenge here. There's also a link to the page on my sidebar....
I am an unapologetic series reader. Mysteries of course, vintage and contemporary, but also sci-fi, fantasy, and even the occasional romance. The two books I'm in the middle of right now, listed on my sidebar, are both parts of mysteries. So, when I saw Michelle and Berls' Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge at Because Reading Is Better than Real Life, I had to join in.
The challenge is to pick 1 series, and then read EVERY book in that series during May. To count as a series, there needs to be at least 3 published books, so trilogies work. If the series isn't complete yet, as long as the first 3 books have been published it counts. The hashtag is #SeriesinaMonth.
Wanna join in? Sign up here.
The hard part is picking which series. I was thinking about Rachel Howzell Hall's Detective Elouise Norton series, but buying all 4 would be a bit expensive and the wait time...
