2012 Reading Challenges

A-Z Challenge
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
This one is pretty self-explanatory. The idea is to read 26 books, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet. I found this challenge at Socrates' Book Reviews and she said, since 'x' is hard to find, that letter just has to be in the title. I'm going to try and find a book that starts with 'x' but if I don't - I'm going to use her out!


A-Z Reading Challenge

11/26 books


A) At Wick's End (Candlemaking Mystery, #1) by Tim Myers (Review coming soon!)
     TO READ: ASK GRAHAM

B) Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
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D) Death At Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn (Review) (Crossover w/Cruisin' Thru the Cozies)
     Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinley
     Death Masks by Jim Butcher
     Dead Man Waltzing (A Ballroom Dance Mystery #2) by Ella Barrick
     Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind (Review)
     Death by Sudoku (A Sudoku Mystery) by Kaye Morgan (Review coming soon!)
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F) Flicker Of Doubt (Candlemaking Mystery, #4) by Tim Myers
G) The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
      The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Alice Kimberly
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M) Mr. Monk on the Road by Lee Goldberg
      Murder by Numbers (A Sudoku Mystery) by Kaye Morgan
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O) Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman
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R) TO READ: Run the Race by Nancy Bandusky
S) Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania by Gerry O'Hara
    Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
    Snuffed Out (Candlemaking Mystery, #2) by Tim Myers (Review coming soon!)
T) Take a Stand by Nancy Bandusky (Review coming soon!)
     Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
     CURRENTLY READING: TARZAN THE EPIC ADVENTURES BY R.A. SALVATORE)
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W) The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple, #2) by Carola Dunn
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What's In A Name 5?

Hosted by Beth Fish Reads



 January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

Books may be in any format (print, ebook, audio)

Books may overlap other challenges

Books may not overlap categories

Read one book in each of the following categories:
A book with a topographical feature (land formation) in the title
A book with something you'd see in the sky in the title
A book with a creepy crawly in the title
A book with a type of house in the title
A book with something you'd carry in your pocket, purse, or backpack in the title
A book with a something you'd find on a calendar in the title

I'm so excited about this one. I've already got some books lined up:

What's In A Name 5? Challenge



4/6 books

1.) Topographical feature - Mr. Monk on the Road by Lee Goldberg


2.) Something you'd see in the sky - 

3.) Creepy Crawly -

4.) Type of house - Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman (Hey, some houses are haunted - that's a type of house!)

5.) Something you'd carry in your pocket, purse, or backpack - Death by Sudoku (A Sudoku Mystery) by Kaye Morgan (Review coming soon!)

6.) Something you'd find on a calendar - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher


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Self-Published Reading Challenge

Hosted by Workaday Reads

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Books may be any length and format as long as it's self-published 


I'm really excited about this one for two reasons. #1, I got a Nook! #2, I'm loving the indie authors I'm finding!

I'm going to sign up for Sentence - 5 books but I'll probably read more. (I just have so many challenges I want to keep this fun. Reading has never been homework and I don't want to make it so.)

Self-Published Reading Challenge



1/5 books

1.) Take a Stand by Nancy Bandusky (Review coming soon!)
2.) TO READ: Run the Race by Nancy Bandusky
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Cruisin' Thru The Cozies

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Books can overlap with other challenges
Books may be in any format (paper, ebooks, audio)

I'm going for Super Sleuth which is 13 or more books.

Cruisin' Thru The Cozies Reading Challenge



16/13 books


1) Death At Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn (Review) (Crossover w/A-Z Challenge)

2) The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly

3) The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Alice Kimberly
4) Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinley
5) Dead Man Waltzing (A Ballroom Dance Mystery #2) by Ella Barrick
6) The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
7) The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Alice Kimberly
8) Mr. Monk on the Road by Lee Goldberg

9) The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple, #2) by Carola Dunn
10) Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman
11) At Wick's End (Candlemaking Mystery, #1) by Tim Myers
12) Snuffed Out (Candlemaking Mystery, #2) by Tim Myers
13) Death by Sudoku (A Sudoku Mystery, #1) by Kaye Morgan
14) Death Waxed Over (Candlemaking Mystery, #3) by Tim Myers
15) Flicker Of Doubt (Candlemaking Mystery, #4) by Tim Myers
16) Murder by Numbers (A Sudoku Mystery, #2) by Kaye Morgan



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2012 E-Book Challenge

Hosted by Workaday Reads
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Ebook format only
Any length book

I'm going to try for the CD Level (10 eBooks) because I've got my Nook and I know how to use it!

2012 Ebook Challenge



2/10 books



1) Take a Stand by Nancy Bandusky (Review coming soon!)

2) Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs - I started reading this as a hardcover but then went to my 
    Nook!
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2012 Men In Uniform
Hosted by The Book Vixen
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Books may be in any format
Books can overlap with other challenges
Must be novels that feature men in uniform (policeman, firefighter, paramedic, doctor, veterinarian, Army, Navy, Marine Corp., etc. – as long as the leading man wears some sort of uniform, it counts.
Nothing is set in stone; you can change levels at any time during the challenge.


I'm going for Sergeant (1-5 books) since I read cozies where there are no men in uniform. I'm going to get creative, though. Instead of finding a police procedural, I'm going to dig around the cozy mystery books and find an amateur sleuth (or surrounding character) who works in uniform.

Men In Uniform Challenge



0/1 book
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12 Days of Christmas Mini-Challenge


 
Duration: 11/16/12-12/31/12

This Challenge is based on the 12 Days of Christmas Song. Pick your level, make a list or post as you go. Once you've competed a task strike through it and rate your book. Good luck & happy reading.

Levels:

Elf: 1-3 Books
Reindeer: 4-7 Books
Santa: 8-12 Books

1) A Partridge in A Pear Tree: Read a book with a tree on the cover
2) Two Turtle Doves: Read a book that is second in a series
3) Three French Hens- Read a book that takes place in France
4) Four Calling Birds- Read a book with a bird on the cover
5) Five Golden Rings- Read a book with a gold cover
6) Six Geese A Laying- Read a book that is the 6th work of any author you've previously read
7) Seven Swans A Swimming- Read a book that takes place at a body of water
8) Eight Maids A Milking- Read something of the historical genre, fiction or non
9) Nine Ladies Dancing- Read a book where some kind of party is involved
10) Ten Lords A Leaping- Read a book with a male on the cover
11) Eleven Pipers Piping- Read a book that has a number in the title
12) Drummers Drumming- Read a book that has a musician in it

I've picked Elf level.



2/2 books

1.) Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
This fits Ten Lords A Leaping because there is a male on the cover (Tarzan!)


2.) Murder by Numbers (A Sudoku Mystery) by Kaye Morgan
This fits the Two Turtle Doves because it's the second in the Sudoku Mysteries




My Mom's doing reading challenges, too! Check them out here.