Well it's finally here. These are the challenges I've entered into for the coming year and there starting tallies (beginning tomorrow of course)
1) Goodreads 2020 book count is set at 100 read 8/100 as of 1/10/20
2) RRRC January Word Hunt read 10/10 bonus 2/5 bonus bonus 0/1 as of 1/10/20
3) BBS 2020 Challenge read 4/26
4) RRRC Yahtzee (starts in Feb 20) read 0/12
5) Reading Challenge Addict Declartion of 1-5 challenges entered and completed: level declared: Easy as Pie: 1-5 Challenges (Entered & Completed) entered 4/5 completed 0/5
We shall see how it all ends up. I think I'll have even more fun researching the books to satisfy each challenge. I just hope I don't spend so much time looking for the books that I don't actually get them all read. Anyway here we go.
Book List (read) by Challenge
RRRC January Word Hunt
1. Hoss:A Rough Romance by Delta James
2. One True Mate by Julie Trettel
3. R.I.P. Parts 1 and 2 by Charity B.
4. One True Mate by Julie Trettel
5. Hoss:A Rough Romance by Delta James
6. Hoss:A Rough Romance by Delta James
7. Her Vampire Prince by Ines Johnson
8. King's Ransom by Jane Henry
9. One True Mate by Julie Trettel
10. Prowling Their Mate by Tamsin Baker
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1. Hoss:A Rough Romance by Delta James
2. One True Mate by Julie Trettel
3. R.I.P. Parts 1 and 2 by Charity B.
4. Her Vampire Prince by Ines Johnson
5. King's Ransom by Jane Henry
6. Prowling Their Mate by Tamsin Baker
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Monday, December 30, 2019
My 2020 Reading Goals
Happy Sunday. Well the end of 2019 is nearly here, and I think I've finally settled on my reading goals for the coming year. I've set my goal on the lower side I've what I'm truly capable of, but for good reason. I tend to devour the kinds of books that I read on a daily basis, but when it comes to selections outside my normal genre I read much, much slower.
Here is a breakdown of my 2020 goals.
1) Total book count is 100.
2) 6 classics this year (all from the 100 Books to Read Before You Die shelf on Goodreads) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/100-books-to-read-before-you-die
Here are my choices (at least 6 to be read and I've also included a few rereads as well)
1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
4. Animal Farm by George Orwell
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
8. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
10. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
11. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
12. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
13. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
14. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
15. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
16. The Green Mile by Stephen King **
17. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins **
18. The Road by Cormac McCarthy **
19. The Stand by Stephen King **
20. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott **
3) Entering the following year long challenge: Yahtzee Challenge through Goodreads Group Romance Readers Reading Challenge. The current one ends in February, and in the case they do not repeat it for the coming year, then I will be following the criteria for the current years challenge and just follow it myself.
4) I will also be entering the odd monthly challenge here and there. The Pick it For Me challenge, and the BOTM challenge, also a Monthly Word Hunt challenge.
5) Read at least 6 other books outside of my usual genre. Those books can be used for the other challenges I've entered as well.
One of the most important things about my goals is to read more enriching books. I've always felt sort of gipped that I never read the books most high schoolers or early college students should have read. So this is an opportunity to right that a bit. I may not be sure exactly what all of those books might have been, but the list I've chosen must include at least of few of them. The other part of all this is to review and blog about those books I've read and the progress I'm making towards my goals. All in all it should be an interesting year.
Happy New Year!!!
~Mama Llama
Here is a breakdown of my 2020 goals.
1) Total book count is 100.
2) 6 classics this year (all from the 100 Books to Read Before You Die shelf on Goodreads) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/100-books-to-read-before-you-die
Here are my choices (at least 6 to be read and I've also included a few rereads as well)
1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
4. Animal Farm by George Orwell
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
8. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
10. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
11. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
12. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
13. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
14. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
15. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
16. The Green Mile by Stephen King **
17. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins **
18. The Road by Cormac McCarthy **
19. The Stand by Stephen King **
20. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott **
3) Entering the following year long challenge: Yahtzee Challenge through Goodreads Group Romance Readers Reading Challenge. The current one ends in February, and in the case they do not repeat it for the coming year, then I will be following the criteria for the current years challenge and just follow it myself.
4) I will also be entering the odd monthly challenge here and there. The Pick it For Me challenge, and the BOTM challenge, also a Monthly Word Hunt challenge.
5) Read at least 6 other books outside of my usual genre. Those books can be used for the other challenges I've entered as well.
One of the most important things about my goals is to read more enriching books. I've always felt sort of gipped that I never read the books most high schoolers or early college students should have read. So this is an opportunity to right that a bit. I may not be sure exactly what all of those books might have been, but the list I've chosen must include at least of few of them. The other part of all this is to review and blog about those books I've read and the progress I'm making towards my goals. All in all it should be an interesting year.
Happy New Year!!!
~Mama Llama
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Sunday Ramblings
I cannot believe how quickly this whole year has gone. The countdown has begun to 2020, and for me that means a multitude of things. One of which is my discovery of book challenges. My 30 year old daughter told me about them before but I hadn't really looked into the concept for myself. Shame on me!!
Well let me tell you I am completely awestruck by the sheer number of challenges that are available. I simply had no idea that this was something that was so prevalent among the readers of the world. I thought myself a pretty prolific reader, but apparently I'm a slug compares to most readers. I am setting out to rectify that situation. I even found a challenge for how many challenges you enter and complete. It is the"Reading Challenge Addict 2020" link given below. That is the ultimate!! Anyway I'm finding it difficult to wade through all of the available challenges, and finally decide on a what I'm entering.
Actually it's kind of funny, or better yet ironic. Simply deciding on what challenge(s) I enter may end up being my greatest challenge overall. LOL!! Those that know me would tell you that I am perhaps not the most decisive person on the planet. I hem and haw over making a decision about almost anything. Then of course there is my gung ho, balls to wall, one is never enough kind of attitude when it comes to starting any kind of project. For example I once saw a YouTube video of a gal making beautiful roses from duct tape. Well I decided I simply had to learn how to do that. WELL.....that necessitated my buying a special quilters cutting mat so I could measure, cut and still lift the pieces of tape. Then new cutting blade, and the appropriate blades for said cutting tools. Oh and let's not forget about the duct tape. Turns out duct tape comes in a multitude of colors and patterns. No exaggeration, but I probably have at least 50 rolls of duct tape laying around the house. I tend to get really involved with things. LOL!!
Well for now I'm back to my researching. I'm narrowing it down slowly, but surely. I'll be sure to pass along my final list by New Years Eve. Be sure to keep an out for any cool challenges I could have missed and please pass them on. Night All!!!
Mama Llama lloves you llots.
http://readingchallengeaddict.blogspot.com/p/about.html
Well let me tell you I am completely awestruck by the sheer number of challenges that are available. I simply had no idea that this was something that was so prevalent among the readers of the world. I thought myself a pretty prolific reader, but apparently I'm a slug compares to most readers. I am setting out to rectify that situation. I even found a challenge for how many challenges you enter and complete. It is the"Reading Challenge Addict 2020" link given below. That is the ultimate!! Anyway I'm finding it difficult to wade through all of the available challenges, and finally decide on a what I'm entering.
Actually it's kind of funny, or better yet ironic. Simply deciding on what challenge(s) I enter may end up being my greatest challenge overall. LOL!! Those that know me would tell you that I am perhaps not the most decisive person on the planet. I hem and haw over making a decision about almost anything. Then of course there is my gung ho, balls to wall, one is never enough kind of attitude when it comes to starting any kind of project. For example I once saw a YouTube video of a gal making beautiful roses from duct tape. Well I decided I simply had to learn how to do that. WELL.....that necessitated my buying a special quilters cutting mat so I could measure, cut and still lift the pieces of tape. Then new cutting blade, and the appropriate blades for said cutting tools. Oh and let's not forget about the duct tape. Turns out duct tape comes in a multitude of colors and patterns. No exaggeration, but I probably have at least 50 rolls of duct tape laying around the house. I tend to get really involved with things. LOL!!
Well for now I'm back to my researching. I'm narrowing it down slowly, but surely. I'll be sure to pass along my final list by New Years Eve. Be sure to keep an out for any cool challenges I could have missed and please pass them on. Night All!!!
Mama Llama lloves you llots.
http://readingchallengeaddict.blogspot.com/p/about.html
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Introduction
Hey All. I thought I'd try something new (and hopefully exciting) for 2020. For years I've searched for an active book club in my area, but have not been successful. The ones I have found have either disbanded, or meet on the one night a week I've got a prior commitment. I attempted to start my own book club, "The Happy Bookers", but it's been many months since we last met. As we all know life can get away from us sometimes (major understatment, LOL) I've not given up hope that we might yet revive the group. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Anywho, I've been very curious about the various book challenges that I've come across on the web. My daughter, a veracious reader herself, has participated in several challenges, both officially and unofficially. Well I'm throwing my hat in the book ring! I've decided that 2020 will be the "Year of the Book". I'm currently researching my various challenge options and have created this blog to track my progress. We'll see how it goes.
If you're interested in my progress you can follow along here as well as at the following:
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2948060
I'll look forward to seeing your comments. Please take it easy on me as I'm a newbie to the whole blogging thing. See ya'
Anywho, I've been very curious about the various book challenges that I've come across on the web. My daughter, a veracious reader herself, has participated in several challenges, both officially and unofficially. Well I'm throwing my hat in the book ring! I've decided that 2020 will be the "Year of the Book". I'm currently researching my various challenge options and have created this blog to track my progress. We'll see how it goes.
If you're interested in my progress you can follow along here as well as at the following:
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2948060
I'll look forward to seeing your comments. Please take it easy on me as I'm a newbie to the whole blogging thing. See ya'
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