Hosted by J. Kaye, this challenge was all about reading sub-genres of suspense-thrillers. The challenge was a two year challenge, which I started in March 2008. To see the books I read and get links to the reviews, visit this post.
I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge. I have a lot of books on my TBR stacks [...]
Posts under ‘Completed Challenges’
Suspense-Thriller Challenge COMPLETED
Themed Reading Challenge: Links for June/July
To post reviews for April/May, visit THIS POST (If you forgot to post reviews in February/March, that Mr. Linky is now closed…feel free to post THOSE reviews on the April/May Mr. Linky)
Please come back here to post your reviews of books read in June and July by using Mr. Linky. There will be a link [...]
BookAwards II Challenge
August 1, 2008 – June 1, 2009
May 30, 2009 – CHALLENGE COMPLETED
I read 10 award winners from the following prize lists:
Pulitzer Special Awards
Anthony Award
Orange Prize for Fiction
Booker Prize
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
IMPAC Dublin Award
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
Whitbread/Costa Award
Commonwealth Writers Prize
My favorite reads of the bunch included: Maus I & II, Rebecca, Out Stealing Horses, The [...]
Soup’s On – A Culinary Reading Challenge
April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009
UPDATE April 8, 2009:
I failed badly on completing this challenge – although I have tons of cookbooks and enjoy cooking, I found myself sticking to my old favorites this year due to a busy work schedule and a new puppy. I am still determined to cook from some of [...]
What An Animal Challenge
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
UPDATE APRIL 8, 2009 – CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!!
Thanks very much to Kristi for hosting this fun challenge. I found out that I had quite a few books which met the requirements for this one. My favorite read was a tie between: The Mechanics of Falling (a collection of short stories), [...]
Themed Reading Challenge: Links for Wrap Up Posts
Please use this Mr. Linky to link to your wrap up post for the challenge once you have completed it.
**Links should link DIRECTLY to your posted review (not just to your home page of your blog). Reviews linked incorrectly will be deleted from Mr. Linky (I will first attempt to fix the link, but if [...]
Themed Reading Challenge: Links for April/May
To post reviews for February/March, visit THIS POST.
Please come back here to post your reviews of books read in April and May by using Mr. Linky. There will be a link in my sidebar to find this post again. A new Mr. Linky will post for June/July by June 2nd. This Mr. Linky will close [...]
Orbis Terrarum Challenge – 2009
March 1 – December 31, 2009
Bethany of B&B Ex Libris is hosting the Orbis Terrarum Challenge 2009. Here are the guidelines:
Choose 10 books (for the 10 months).
Each book must from a different country (defined as the country of origin of the author, or the country he/she lives in)
No list is required, which means you can [...]
Themed Reading Challenge: Links for February/March Reviews
REMINDER: This challenge starts FEBRUARY 1st!
Need to sign up for the challenge? Visit THIS POST.
Please come back here to post your reviews of books read in February and March by using Mr. Linky. There will be a link in my sidebar to find this post again. A new Mr. Linky will post for April/May reviews [...]
Unread Authors Challenge – Part II
August 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009
UPDATE: JANUARY 6, 2009 – CHALLENGE COMPLETED!
Many thanks to Ariel for hosting this fun challenge. I ended up reading a total of 9 books from 6 different authors. By far, my favorite authors from this challenge are Per Petterson, Kate Grenville, Rose Tremain, and Daphne du Maurier…all authors I [...]
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