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Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2017 wrap-up

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coziesCruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2017

This is the seventh annual Cruisin’ thru the Cozies hosted by Yvonne at Socrates’ Book Reviews and 2017 is my 5th year to participate. Usually the levels are to read a certain number of books but this year Yvonne changed it up by making us move out of our comfort zone and read several genres. I did the highest level: Level 4 – Sleuth Extraordinaire, which required us to read two books from each sub-genre plus an additional 20 cozy books of my choice, for a total of 40 books. I planned out my category books at the beginning of the year and ended up reading 4 of the 20 I had planned. But I still moved many off my shelves, so it’s all good. I’ve also been listening to the M.C. Beaton audiobooks from the library, so I went through lots of those. [Read more…] about Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2017 wrap-up

2017 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge wrap-up

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2017 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

The Alphabet Soup Challenge is hosted by Escape with Dollycas Into A Good Book and means that by December 31, 2017 your bowls must be full of one book for each letter of the Alphabet.
Each Letter Counts As 1 Spoonful

I did not pick my list ahead of time but just let it fill up naturally throughout the year. I only had to plan for a couple of letters at the end, and this was a very fun challenge! [Read more…] about 2017 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge wrap-up

2017 Color Coded Reading Challenge wrap-up

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clipboard012017 Color Coded Reading Challenge

This was my fifth year for this challenge and thanks to Bev at My Reader’s Block for hosting. In an effort to read my own books as much as possible, I made a list at sign-up to keep me on task. That list is included in parentheses and the actual book read is included in bold. Result: 3 out 9 as planned, although 4 of the other 6 were my books, so I still mostly read my own books!

Rules: Read nine books in the following categories during 2017. [Read more…] about 2017 Color Coded Reading Challenge wrap-up

Where are You Reading? 2017 wrap-up

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The Where are You Reading? Reading Challenge 2017 is hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair and I joined up in late January, even though I said I was done with new challenges. The goal was to read a book that takes place in each letter of the alphabet, with real or fictional locations allowed.

Here’s my book list, and a varied list of places I managed to go! I read them all as a part of my regular reading except Q which I had to get from Interlibrary Loan, as I couldn’t find any Q places on my shelves. [Read more…] about Where are You Reading? 2017 wrap-up