I was on '
Goodreads' the other day and found this challenge. I called up my friend and convinced her to compete with me to complete the challenge. Competition is the BEST! (and I WILL win). I don't know what the prize will be...yet.
The Challenge is to complete 27+ books and 15+ different series in a year. Sounds easy right, except it has to be all new books and no repeats in the categories.
1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
Take 5 series and read:
5 books from the 1st series (of your choice)
4 books from the 2nd
3 books from the 3rd
2 books from the 4th
1 book from last (and it doesn't have to be the starting book or the 1st in the series)
2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):
Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:
-chick lit
-romance
-mystery
-pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
-young adult
3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):
Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.
4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):
Try a book from the author you've "given up" on -call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author.
5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):
Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing it for later. Just read it already. Go on!
6) The Book Strangler (1+ books):
Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 1-book-long-freshly-started-baby series...
7) 3rd Degree (3 books):
Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.
Bonus: Bloody Mary (1 book):
A series with a strong female protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. (Example: Anita Blake)
This is the challenge so far....unless we want to make it more challenging:)
