Showing posts with label The Misadventures of Super Librarian. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 3, 2016

TBR Challenge: Wrap Up & A Fresh Beginning


My participation in the 2015 TBR Challenge was a huge bust. It's a shame my blogging mojo was off because a big chunk of the books I read during the year were from my TBR. Still, from the books reviewed, both my January and March/April contributions were great reads.

Following is my measly list of reviews for the 2015 TBR Challenge: (Click on titles to read reviews)

January: Big Boy (Strangers on a Train) by Ruthie Knox
Theme: We Love Short Shorts

February: Kiss and Tell by Allison Kent
Theme: Recommended Read

March/April: Patricia Brigs: Overview Alpha & Omega (Posted in April)
Theme: Did not follow theme


The above results, however, have not discouraged me from signing up to participate in the 2016 TBR Challenge along with Wendy and the crew. I will do my best to keep up since last year MORE books wormed their way on to that ever growing, dust gathering, TBR pile. So, one more year!


To join this year's TBR Challenge, or if you are curious about the monthly themes, non-rules, non-regulations, and/or posting dates, just follow this LINK to The Misadventures of Super Librarian.

As always, thanks to Wendy  for hosting this fun and useful yearly challenge.



Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Closing: The 2014 TBR Challenge


The 2014 TBR Challenge turned out to be a real challenge for me. I was surprised that my list included 8 books out of 12 and that in the end I only missed participating 4 months throughout the year. The books themselves presented a reading challenge. I 'discovered' some fabulous reads in my TBR, i.e., Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath and Broken by Megan Hart, and also books that challenged my comfort zone, i.e., Me Before You by JoJo Moyes and Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley. Interestingly enough, in the end, both the best reads and challenges became memorable reads.

Following is my list of TBR reads for 2014: (Click on titles to read reviews)

January: One White Rose (The Clayborne Brides, Book 2) by Julie Garwood
Theme: We Love Short Shorts

March: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
Theme: New-to-me author

April: A Light at Winter's End (Cedar Springs #3) by Julia London
Theme: Contemporary Romance

May: Motorcycle Man (Dream Man #4) by Kristen Ashley
Theme: More than one book by an author

June: Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath
Theme: Classics

July: The Iron King (Iron Fey #1) Julie Kagawa
Theme: Lovely RITA

August: Broken by Megan Hart
Theme: Luscious Love Scenes

September: The Winter Lodge (Lakeshore Chronicles #1) by Susan Wiggs
Theme: Not followed

As always, thanks to Wendy from The Misadventures of Super Librarian for hosting this fun and very useful yearly challenge.

Now on to 2015!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Joining: TBR Challenge 2013


Joining again, the TBR Challenge 2013 hosted by Wendy from The Misadventures of Super Librarian! I had such a great time digging through my TBR (to be read) pile of books in 2012 that there's no way I won't join in 2013. Plus my dear friends, I accumulated more books that now 'must' be read in 2013! What better way to get to them?

Wendy makes it easy to join and participate. Dig out one book per month from your TBR pile, read and review it on the date assigned. If you don't have a blog and don't want to review it, you can just leave a comment on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, anywhere online, and leave a link on Wendy's blog. It's that easy. Wendy makes it even easier by assigning themes per month in case we, the participants, can't decide what to read! But what I really love is that the themes are not written in stone and if a particular genre or book is calling... we can read that too.

Here are Wendy's schedule and the theme list for 2013:

January 16 - We Love Short Shorts! (Short stories, Novellas, category romance)
February 20 - Recommended Read (something recommended by a fellow reader)
March 20 - Series Catch-Up (pick a book from a series you're behind on)
April 17 - New-To-You Author
May 15 - More Than One (An author who has more than one book in your TBR pile).
June 19 - Lovely RITA (RWA RITA nominees OR winners)
July 17 - The Classics (Something classic within the romance genre - an author, a specific book, a trope/theme - I'm open to wide interpretations here!)
August 21 - Steamy reads (Erotic romance, erotica, something spicy!)
September 18 - Western (Contemporary or historical)
October 16 - Paranormal or romantic suspense
November 20 - All About The Hype (a book that created such chatter that it was inescapable).
December 18 - Holiday themes (Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, it's all good!)

Thanks Wendy for hosting the TBR Challenge again in 2013!

2012: Completed Challenges & Fun Events


The TBR Challenge 2012 hosted by Wendy of The Misadventures of Super Librarian was definitely a fun challenge. Not only did I read one book every month to complete this challenge, but throughout the first half of the year found myself buying and reading books recommended by my fellow participants. Then, during the second half of the year, while searching for THE book of the month, it became addictive to read, read, and read a few more of those books lingering in that old TBR pile. I read some great books this year and found some *favorites among them because of this Challenge -- one of them even made it to my 2012 Top Reads list.

Here is a list of the books read and reviewed:

Monthly Review Dates And Theme Suggestions:

January 18 - Light the Stars by RaeAnne Thayne: Category romance
February 15 - Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie: Recommended Read*
March 21 - Dalton's Undoing by RaeAnn Thayne: Series Catch-Up
April 18 - Almost a Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal: Not on theme
May 16 - The Charm School by Susan Wiggs : Published prior 2000*
June 20 - Logan's Outlaw by Elaine Levine: Western
July 18 - Open Season by Linda Howard: Free Pick Month (Romance/Suspense)
August 15 - Dirty by Megan Hart: Erotic Romance*
September 19 - Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher: Genre besides romance
October 17 - On Thin Ice (Ice #1) by Anne Stuart: Romantic Suspense
November 21 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey: All About The Hype*
December 19 - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas: Holiday Theme

Thank you Wendy!

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The 2012 Science Fiction Experience hosted by Carl V. of Stainless Steel Droppings, was not a challenge but a two month experience worth of discussions about science fiction reads, movies and well... anything to do with science fiction. It took place from January 1st through February 29, 2012, and I had a blast participating in this super cool event!

You can read a list of books read, movies watched and posts shared for this event in my closing post here. But I can tell you that as a result of this event, I ended up reading and enjoying more science fiction (including post-apocalyptic, sf/mystery, sfr, science fiction opera, and more) in 2012 than I have in a long time!

Thanks Carl V.!


Thursday, January 5, 2012

Joining In: TBR Challenge 2012


The TBR Challenge 2012 hosted by Wendy of The Misadventures of Super Librarian is one that I definitely need to join this year. I've been accumulating books and that pile grew more than it went down this last year. Time to cut it down a bit (even if it is by 12 books!).

This challenge has simple rules. Choose one book per month that has been lingering in that old TBR pile, read it, and either leave a comment at Wendy's blog on the scheduled date, or review it.

Wendy is also providing some theme suggestions each month for participants, but this is not written in stone. I'm actually loving that aspect of the challenge, because now I'll have to start hunting my TBR to find books that match her themes, and I can't wait to see what I find in there. Hopefully some good reads.

This post will serve as my summary page for the Challenge.

Monthly Review Dates And Theme Suggestions:

January 18 - Light the Stars by RaeAnne Thayne: Category romance
February 15 - Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie: Recommended Read
March 21 - Dalton's Undoing by RaeAnn Thayne: Series Catch-Up
April 18 - Almost a Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal: New-to-Me Author
May 16 - The Charm School by Susan Wiggs : Published prior 2000
June 20 - Logan's Outlaw by Elaine Levine: Western (Western )
July 18 - Open Season by Linda Howard: Not on theme
August 15 - Dirty by Megan Hart: Erotic Romance
September 19 - Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher: Genre besides romance
October 17 - On Thin Ice (Ice #1) by Anne Stuart: Romantic Suspense
November 21 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey: All About The Hype
December 19 - Holiday themes (Christmas, Thanksgiving, it's all good!)

Wish me luck!