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I've been gone a while. I started reading fanfiction to escape and I got sucked in an abyss.

I have no idea if someone else is hosting similar challenges. I just grabbed some of what I have hosted before.

Here's to a happy year of great reading
Jan2023: Not much has changed. Writing a fanfiction now O_o as well as reading but I bought 7 new books in December and hope to get those read soon. Crossing fingers about adding challenges (late!)
Showing posts with label Eclectic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eclectic. Show all posts

Thursday, December 11, 2014

RC - The Eclectic Reader


The Eclectic Reader Challenge
2015

hosted at Book'd Out
for more information and to sign up, click here
Twitter: #eclecticreader

Read one book for each category



Categories
  1. Retellings
  2.  A book set in a country starting with the letter S (eg. Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Slovakia)
  3.  PI Crime (fiction featuring a private investigator)
  4.  A novel published before you were born
  5. Contemporary romance
  6. Fiction for foodies (fiction featuring food/food related business)
  7. Microhistory (Non Fiction)
  8. Science Fiction set in space
  9. Sports 
  10. Featuring diversity
  11. Epistolary Fiction (fiction written in the format of letters/emails/diary entries)
  12. Middle Grade/YA Adventure


~*~ Books Read ~*~
1.  Poisoned Apple by Katherine McIntyre - review
2.
3 .
4.
5. Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - review
6. Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane
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9. Alex by Sawyer Bennett (Hockey) - review
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12 






~*~ Possible Books ~*~

A book set in a country starting with the letter S 
(eg. Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Slovakia)


PI Crime
(fiction featuring a private investigator)


A novel published before you were born


Microhistory
(Non Fiction)


Science Fiction set in space


Featuring diversity


Epistolary Fiction
(fiction written in the format of letters/emails/diary entries)


Middle Grade/YA Adventure




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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

RC: Eclectic Reader

For more information, click here. There are sign up linkys and review linkys on the info page

Basic Requirements: Read one book for each requirement, 12 total.

Categories

Award Winning
possibility:  Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling, #7) by Nalini Singh  
P.E.A.R.L. (Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature) for Best Futuristic Romance AND Nominee for Overall Best Paranormal Romance (2009)
True Crime (Non Fiction)
Romantic Comedy
Alternate History Fiction
Graphic Novel
Cosy Mystery Fiction
Gothic Fiction
War/Military Fiction
Anthology
Medical Thriller Fiction
Travel (Non Fiction)
Published in 2014


Not sure how I'll do on this one. I've read 10 of the categories in the past just not sure I can read all 12 in one year.

~ Books Read ~






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Saturday, November 12, 2011

A Little Bit of Everything!

I may read a lot but I don't always read all genres. Here are a couple four challenges to help. Where a book is identified by more than one genre eg historical romance, it may only count for either the historical fiction or romantic fiction genres – not both. I know it isn't quite fair, the books will overlap between challenges!



Challenge 1: 12 in 12 a LibraryThing group

Choose 12 categories. Check. See challenge 1 list
Now decide how many books you want to read for each. Check. I'm going easy and will read One book for each category.




Challenge 2: Around the Stack in How Many Ways?

Time Frame: 2012

Basic Requirements: Read one book from specific genres. I'm going for Backpacker and will read 6-10 books. See challenge 2 list.

sign-up here





Challenge 3: The Eclectic Reader
Time frame: 2012

Basic Requirements: read one book to fit each genre. See challenge 3 list.

sign-up here



Challenge 4: Mixing it Up
Time frame: 2012

Basic Requirements: Read and review a book for each genre, there are levels! I'm going to play it safe and am going for Measuring Jug and plan to read 1-4 books. See challenge 4 list.

sign-up here


~Challenge 1~ with Possible Books
√1. Banned/Challenged Book - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (4-13)
√2. Cozy Mystery - A Cookie Before Dying
3. Fairy Tale - The Fairy Tales Detective
√4. Horror - Ancient Awakenings (4-26)
√5. Western - Quinn by R.C. Ryan (4-9)
√6. book of Poetry - Great Short Poems (2-2)
7. 100 Best Novels - Catch 22 or Brave New World
√8. Fantasy - The Book of Deacon (2-10)
√9. Science Fiction - Xenofreak Nation by Melissa Conway (5-26)
√10. Paranormal - Trinity by Deena Remiel
√11. Suspense - Christmas Haven
√12. under 18 - Under the Willow


~Challenge 2~ fill in books from other two lists
√1. Crime/Mystery - A Cookie Before Dying
√2. Thriller - The 4 Phase Man by Richard Steinberg (4-14)
√3. Romance - Christmas Haven
√4. Fantasy - The Book of Deacon (2-10)
5. Sci-Fi -
*6. Literary - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
√7. Young Adult - Under the Willow
√8. Historical Fiction (romance) - The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae by Stephanie Laurens (reviewed March)
√9. Dystopian - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (4-13)
10. Steampunk -
√11. Comedy/Black Comedy - Nitt Witt Hill (1-24)
√12. Horror/Ghost Story - Ancient Awakenings (4-26)
13. Adventure -
14. War -
15. Gothic -
√16. Poetry - Great Short Poems (2-2)
17. Drama -
*18. Kids - The View from the Cherry Tree
19. Graphic Novel -
*20. Classic - The Hound of the Baskervilles

~Challenge (#2) Completed~
April 26


~Challenge 3~ with Possible Books
1. Literary Fiction - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
√2. Crime/Mystery Fiction - Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly
√3. Romantic Fiction - Wife by Wednesday (2-4)
√4. Historical Fiction (romance) - The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae by Stephanie Laurens (reviewed March)
√5. Young Adult - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (4-13)
√6. Fantasy - The Book of Deacon (2-10)
√7. Science Fiction - Xenofreak Nation by Melissa Conway (5-26)
√8. Non Fiction - Great Short Poems (2-2)
√9. Horror - Ancient Awakenings (4-26)
√10. Thriller /Suspense - The 4 Phase Man by Richard Steinberg (4-14)
11. Classic - The Hound of the Baskervilles
√12. Your favorite genre - (cozy) A Cookie Before Dying

~Challenge 4~ with Possible Books
1. Classic - The Hound of the Baskervilles
2. Biography - A Three Dog Life (1-26) or The Eighty Dollar Champion
3. Cookery, Food and Wine - Title4. History -
5. Modern Fiction -
6. Graphic Novels and Manga -
7. Crime and Mystery - A Cookie Before Dying
√8. Horror - Ancient Awakenings (4-26)
√9. Romance - The Ladybug Jinx (1-16) Tails of Love (2-24) - reviewed
√10. Science Fiction and Fantasy - Time Slice (2-6) - reviewed
11. Travel - Homer's Odyssey
√12. Poetry and Drama - Great Short Poems (2-2) - reviewed
√13. Journalism and Humour - Nitt Witt Hill (1-24) - reviewed
14. Science and Natural History -
15. Children's and Young Adult - Under the Willow (1-17)
16. Social Sciences and Philosophy -

~Challenge (#4) Completed~
February 24

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In accordance to the FTC guidelines, I must state that I make no monetary gains from my reviews or endorsements here on Book Dragon's Lair. All books I review are either borrowed, purchased by me, given as a gift, won in some kind of contest, or received in exchange for an honest review.