Linda and I love participating in reading challenges. But there are so many to choose from! And because there are so many we’d like to join but wouldn’t be able to accomplish, we are, once again, creating a reading challenge for ourselves that’s pieced together from other challenges. BIG shoutout to GirlXOXO for providing a comprehensive list of 2023 reading challenges for us to choose from! All challenges listed link back to the websites of those hosting each particular challenge. Thanks to all those who host these challenges! Here’s what’s on tap for us this year: From the Decolonize Your Bookshelf Reading Challenge: Choose 4 from the list in the graphic.   Finishing the Series Reading Challenge This one might […]

2023 New Release Challenge The 2023 New Release Challenge is a year-long challenge in which we aim to read books released in 2023.  Brandee and I are the sole hosts of the challenge, and we both hope many of you will sign up and participate!  There is one post on the top of our homepage for all review links for the year, where the link is open for books you read and review each quarter. I also want to say a big thank you to Brandee’s oldest for creating our beautiful logo!! In 2022, I read 41 books that counted for the New Release Challenge, and while that was lower than in previous years, I’m trying to up the ante […]

If you’ve been here a while, you’ve seen Linda and/or I participate in this challenge. In January, a special readalong twist is being offered which I’m going to join. This year I’ve participated in the Night Huntress Readalong. To wrap up the readalong, we’re reading the final 3 books of the series in January. We’ll have book chats about them as well. So I’m going to read:                 Now, you can join in the challenge as it’s typically done – just picking a series to read in a month. To see all the official rules and details, click here. Are you going to join me?   Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your […]

  The COYER Challenge turns 10 in 2023! To celebrate, Michelle & Berls are “marching backwards towards how it all started.” This means, primarily, they’ve divided the year into chapters and the rules for each chapter more or less go from how they are now to what they were like 10 years ago. Read-a-thons, the COYER Community, Readalongs, Book Club, and other challenges are wrapped in as well. To see all the details and/or participate, click here. It’s guaranteed to be a good time as well as cleaning off lots of those freebies/cheapies from our ereaders. And Linda and I ARE IN! How about you?   Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog […]

This month, I’m participating in the Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge hosted by Because Reading is Better than Real Life. Click the link for all the details if you’re interested in joining. It’s always a lot of fun! This time around I’m going BIG – attempting to read TWO series. Here are my picks: I chose this series at Berls’ suggestion. This series is 3 books. Max Monroe is going to be at Book Bonanza – bonus!   I’m buddy reading this series with Lenore. This series is 4 books but I’ve previously read the first book. I do plan to re-read it to refresh my memory though. Devney Perry is also going to be at […]

2022 New Release Challenge Review Link-Ups Hello everyone, here’s where you can share links to your 2022 New Release Challenge reviews. I will put up a new link-up each quarter, and the newest quarter will be on top of the post to make it easier to find. Each review link-up will be open from the first day of the quarter until the 10th of the month following the end of the quarter. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know – and if you want to share the love, use #2022NewReleaseChallenge on twitter. We hope you’ll have have fun participating in the challenge this year, and that we’ll all find new books to read thanks to […]