Challenges

Well as a dedicated -or obsessed, depending on your point of view – reader I can’t deny the lure of reading challenges. Something that I’ve long heard about but never investigated further or looked into seriously. Before now.

As I will already be reading books that will be eligible for these challenges I have decided to have some fun and sign up:

Challenge #1:

The M/M Romance Challenge 2011 hosted by I Heart Paperbacks

TIMELINE: January 1st to December 31st 2011

RULES: Read five(5) or more m/m romances in 2011

DETAILS:

This challenge is for those who enjoy reading gay romances (also known as m/m or male/male romances) or those who are interested in starting. If you aren’t familiar with this genre, it consists of novels and stories where the main focus is the romantic relationship between the male protagonists.

• You don’t have to select your books ahead of time. Even if you do, you can change your books as you go. Your books can crossover with other challenges.

• You don’t need a blog to participate. You can comment on this post if you’d like to share a book list or reading pool.

• You can join at any time between now and the latter part of 2011. Just give yourself enough time to read your chosen amount of books.

• eBooks, hardbacks, paperbacks, audio books, and re-reads are welcome. Comics and manga count as well.

• You can post the links to your reviews, if you write any, on the Review Post (coming soon).

There are 5 reading levels to choose from:

- Read 5 M/M Romances
- Read 10 M/M Romances
- Read 15 M/M Romances
- Read 20 M/M Romances
- Read 20+ M/M Romances

If you’d like to make your challenge a little more challenging, try any or all of these OPTIONAL add-ons:

- Read 3 or more books in the same series
- Read 3 or more books with the same theme (Firefighters, Pirates, Friends-to-Lovers, etc)
- Read 1 book that isn’t your usual type of read (Cheating Hero, BDSM, Menage, etc)
- If you’re not new to reading m/m romances, go back and re-read the first title you ever read. Do you feel differently about the book now than you did when you first read it?

Challenge #2:

Shifter Challenge 2011 hosted by Parajunkee’s View

TIMELINE: January 1st 2011 to December 31st 2011

RULES:

Rule 1: Post about this challenge on your blog stating that you are participating. The link should be the post link not just your blog link.

Rule 2: Grab the button and display it in the post (use grab code underneath the button) or on your sidebar so others can join in the fun.

Rule 3: Challenge goes from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

Rule 4: The challenge is to read 20 books that have a SHIFTER as a MAIN character, either protag or antagonist

Rule 5: There will be a post that goes up for January 1 where you add each book as you read them and discuss books read in the comments

Challenge #3: