2015 Reading Challenges


Mom's Challenge! (or to you - Ellie Oberth)

REPORTER CHALLENGE

Mom (Ellie Oberth) is hosting this challenge on her blog and on Goodreads.
The challenge runs from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used for 1 category (Ex: Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap – victim is strangled, the setting is in England and they are cut off from the world due to bad weather. But you can only place this story in 1 of the categories)

You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.

Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…

Crossovers with other challenges are fine.

Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!


Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books
I'm going for Columnist but I reserve the right to level up as necessary.

WHO (2 of 2 COMPLETED)
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is a government agentUnpacking the Undertaker (Ella Westin Mysteries #4) by me
Protagonist is a ghost - Skeleton Takes a Bow (#2) by Leigh Perry (01/10/15)
Protagonist works with animals (vet, dog walker, zoo, etc)
Protagonist is a crook

WHAT (1 of 2 COMPLETED)
Holiday in the title - The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre by Elisabeth Crabtree
Animal in the title
Weather in the title
Poison in the title
Title starts with the same letter as your last name

WHERE (5 OF 2 COMPLETED)
Set in England -  Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks (01/27/15)
NOT set on land (cruise ship, boat, airplane, spaceship, etc) - Murder on the High Seas (A Practical Caregiver Caper, #1) by Sara M. Barton (cruise ship)
Set on an Island - Ms. America and the Offing on Oahu by Diana Dempsey
Set on foreign soil (not America or England) - Except the Dying (My Review) by Maureen  Jennings (01/08/15) (set in Canada)
Historical novel - Death at the Manor by Celina Grace

WHEN (3 of 2 COMPLETED)
One book set during any holiday
One that centers around a convention or conference
One Dark & Stormy night – bad weather plays big role in storyMousetrap by Agatha Christie (1/1/15)
One where the protagonist has to beat the clock (time is crucial to solving mystery) -Armed and Outrageous by Marilyn Johns (1/28/15) (I did NOT like this book at all. The author didn't really use the clock to create suspense but time was very crucial to solving the mystery.)
One set during a vacation - Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere (on vacation in Florida - and I read this while I was on vacation in Florida!)

HOW (4 OF 2 COMPLETED)
(Method of Murder)
Poison is murder weapon - Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs (01/29/15)
Knife/stabbing is murder weapon - Skeleton In the Family (#1) by Leigh Perry (01/06/15)
Murderous Matrimony (Renaissance Faire Mystery #6) by Joyce Lavene- guy gets an arrow through his heart! (Off book, not gruesome.)
Gun/shooting is murder weapon
Blunt object is murder weapon - Murder Pit by Jeff Shelby
Rope/strangulation is murder weapon - Dead Wrong by Leighann Dobbs (01/30/15)

Cruisin' Through the Cozies Reading Challenge 2015




Yvonne at Socrates Book Reviews Blog is hosting this challenge for the fifth year in a row!

The challenge runs from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.

You don't have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year. Books can overlap with other challenges.

Books can be in any format - paper, audio, ebooks...it all counts!

There are four levels to choose from.

Level 1 - Snoop - Read at least 6 books
Level 2 - Investigator - Read 7-12 books
Level 3 - Super Sleuth - Read 13 or more books
Level 4 - Sleuth Extraordinaire - Read 20 or more


This year I'm going for Level 1 - Snoop.
As of 01/03/15, I've decided to level up to Level 3 - Super Sleuth


13/13 books (Snoop Level)


01.) Mousetrap by Agatha Christie (01/01/15) (Crossover with other challenge)

02.) 01/06/15 A Skeleton In The Family #1 (Family Skeleton Mystery) by Leigh Perry

03.) 01/10/15 Skeleton Takes a Bow #2 (Family Skeleton Mystery) by Leigh Perry

04.) 01/22/15 That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook

05.) 01/29/15 Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs

06.) 01/30/15 Dead Wrong by Leighann Dobbs

07.) 02/05/15 Death at the Manor by Grace Celina

8.) 02/09/15 Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere

9.) 02/09/15 Murder on the High Seas by Sara M. Barton

10.) 02/12/15 High Spirits by Mary J. Carter

11.) 07/08/15 Ms. America and the Offing on Oahu by Diana Dempsey

12.) 07/12/15 Murderous Matrimony by Joyce Lavene

13.) 07/13/15 The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre by Elisabeth Crabtree

Want to read The Thrill of the Haunt #5 (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery) by E.J. Copperman

Want to read The Last Reading by Gillian Larkin

Want to read A Tale of Two Biddies #2  (League of Literary Ladies) by Kylie Logan

Want to read The Legend of Sleepy Harlow #3 (League of Literary Ladies) by Kylie Logan



Vicki from I'd Rather Be At the Beach is hosting this cool challenge.

Vicki defined a "food book" as one centered around food and/or drinks. This can be any genre, even non-fiction.

The challenge runs from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.

You don't need a pre-selected list of books.
It's okay to cross over with other challenges.
Any book format is allowed (print, audio, ebook)

Levels:
Short Order Cook: 1 to 3 books
Pastry Chef: 4 to 8 books
Sous-Chef: 9 to 13 books
Chef de Cuisine: 14 to 18 books
Cordon-Bleu Chef: More than 19 books

I'm going for Short Order Cook


1/1 books (Short Order Cook Level)


01.) Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs (01/29/15)
Lexy owns a bakery and it's shut down while she's investigated for murder. She decides to do her own investigation to find the real killer so she can open her bakery again.

2015 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge


Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book is hosting this challenge.


The challenge runs from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.

You can join anytime and don't have to review the books. Books can be from any genre.

Crossovers to other challenges are allowed and encouraged.

The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.
You can drop the A's and The's from the book titles.
For Q, X, Y and Z titles, the word with the challenge letter can be anywhere in the title.

Any book format is allowed (print, audio, ebook)


A – 
Armed & Outrageous

Want to read Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
       Want to read Appraisal for Murder (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery #1)by Elaine Orr

B – 
          Want to read Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery#1) by Jenn McKinlay


C – Courage Matters by Scott Mackey
           Courage Begins by Scott Mackey


D – Dead Wrong by Leighann Dobbs
      Death at the Manor by Celina Grace

          Want to read Due or Die (Library Lover's Mystery #2) by Jenn McKinlay


E – 


F –


G –


H –


I –


J – Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks (01/27/15)


– Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs (01/29/15)


L – Want to read The Last Reading by Gillian Larkin
          Want to read Late for His Own Funeral by Bridie Alexander
      Want to read Legend of Sleepy Harlow (League of Literary Ladies #3) by Kylie Logan


M– Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
          Murder on the High Seas by Sara M. Barton
          Ms. America and the Offing on Oahu by Diana Dempsey
          Murderous Matrimony by Joyce Lavene
          The Murder Pit by Jeff Shelby (currently reading)

N –


O –


P –

Q – Will read Queen's Quest (Ella Westin Mysteries #5) by me


R –


S –  A Skeleton in the Family (Family Skeleton Mystery #1) (01/06/15) by Leigh Perry

       Skeleton Takes A Bow (Family Skeleton Mystery #2) (01/10/15) by Leigh Perry
          Sunshine Hunter (Susan Hunter Mystery #1) (02/09/15) by Maddie Cochere


T – That Old Flame of Mine (01/22/15) by J.J. Cook

Want to read Thrill of the Haunt by E.J. Copperman
Want to read Tale of Two Biddies (League of Literary Ladies #2) by Kylie Logan

U – Unpacking the Undertaker (Ella Westin Mysteries #4) by me


V –


W –


X – EXcept the Dying by Marueen Jennings (01/08/15)

Y –


Z –


This isn't a challenge I'm taking on but I want to keep track of the places the books I'm reading are set. I don't care to pick a book because of the setting (maybe next year!) so I'll just list them for fun.

Mousetrap by Agatha Christie (Monkswell Manor, Harpleden, Berks, Berkshire County, England)
Skeleton in The Family & Skeleton Takes a Bow ()
Except the Dying (Toronto, Canada)
That Old Flame of Mine (Sweet Pepper, Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee)
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells (England)

Armed & Outrageous - Michigan
Killer Cupcakes - ???
Dead Wrong - Maine
Death at the Manor - England
Sunshine Hunter - Florida (started in Ohio)
Murder on the High Seas - Cruise ship
Courage Matters - Sacramento, California
Courage Begins - Sacramento, California
High Spirits - New Hampshire
Ms. America and the Offing on Oahu - Oahu
Murderous Matrimony - Florida
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre - Florida

Type of book read:

Mousetrap - Physical book
Except the Dying - Physical book
Skeleton in the Family - Physical book
Skeleton Takes a Bow - Physical book
That Old Flame of Mine - Physical book
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells - Physical book

That Old Flame of Mine - Physical book
Armed & Outrageous - eBook
Killer Cupcakes - eBook
Dead Wrong - eBook