I’ve decided to join in on two challenges this summer. The first is the Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge, which is hosted by Michelle @ Because Reading is Better Than Real Life and Berls @ Fantasy is More Fun. Today is the last day to sign up and since I’ve only got half the month to go, that’s probably a good thing!
The Rules
- Pick 1 series. Yes, just 1. Announce which series you’ve picked on your sign up post.
- Read EVERY book in the series. You don’t have to read novellas or short stories, just the core books.
- Read them all between 12am (your time) June 1st and 11:59pm (your time) June 30th. They MUST be marked (on Goodreads) as started and finished in the month of June to count.
- Enjoy bragging to everyone about how you’re all caught up on whatever series you read (AKA – have fun)!
Okay, so I have given this lots of thought (okay, so I thought about it this morning and just thought of this series thirty seconds ago) and I think that I’ve decided to read The Winner’s Curse. I own all three of these books, so I have no excuses for why I haven’t read them. Now’s the time!
UPDATE: I did it! I read the whole series, and you can read my reviews here.
I didn’t read the novella, as you can see, but those were optional, and I wasn’t that interested in this one.
The second challenge I’m participating in is #COYER Summer Reading List!, which is hosted by Michelle @ Because Reading is Better Than Real Life, Berls @ Fantasy is More Fun and Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews. Oh My!
There are two ways to do it this time….
- The first is just COYER. READ ALL THE BOOKS. That’s right…this time around you can read whatever. Any price, any format as long as it is acquired legally. From the start of the challenge to the end just read/ review as much as possible. Super Simple.
- Summer Reading List….This way has a read-a-thon that goes with it. I will explain it all below…follow me to the rules.
The Rules
- Challenge starts on June 17th Midnight (your time zone) and ends September 8th. Review link closes on September 9th.
- You can read any format of book; Ebook, Physical, Audio, KU, Library, Borrowed, etc.
- You must create a sign-up post anytime between now and August 1st on blog, goodreads, fb, google+, etc. Yes, that means you can sign up until August 1st! Make sure to state whether you are doing the regular COYER or the Summer Reading List
- You must link that sign-up post below (don’t link to your blog, link to the sign-up post).
- You must review books somewhere & link the reviews to the review linky to be eligible for one of the two grand prize giveaways.
- If you want to join the Summer Reading List. Make a list in a Goodreads Shelf or your Blog of 30 books that you want to read. You must pick 30 and you must link it in your sign-up. This is your summer reading list (you do NOT have to read all 30 books, don’t panic) (the books added to your list must be books that you already have)
- You have from now until June 17th to make the list, when COYER starts you can not change the list. For every 5 books you read, you can add 5 more to the list (this is for all you mood readers). You can read as much as you want from the list. If you only read one, that is totally fine you can enter the giveaway at the end stating you only read one.
- The last grand prize giveaway will be how many books you read from your list. The giveaway widget will have levels of books with points the more you read from your list the better chance you have at winning.
- Have Fun!
So, here are my thirty books (since I’m doing the Summer Reading List version of the challenge). I’m hoping to stick to this kind of, sort of… we shall see. Most of these are review books that I haven’t gotten to. I need to fix that, so this list is a good reminder!
The Winner’s Curse by Marie RutkowskiRead (but I finished it before June 17th, so it doesn’t count)The Winner’s Crime by Marie RutkowskiRead & ReviewedThe Winner’s Kiss by Marie RutkowskiRead & ReviewedThe Star-Touched Queen by Roshani ChokshiRead & ReviewedThe Upside of Unrequited by Becky AlbertalliRead & ReviewedBang by Barry LygaRead & ReviewedThe Unlikelies by Carrie FirestoneRead & ReviewedComing Up for Air by Miranda KenneallyRead & ReviewedDead Ed in My Head by Barbara CatchpoleRead & ReviewedLove, Hate & Other Filters by Samira AhmedRead (still needs review)What to Say Next by Julie BuxbaumRead & ReviewedDeath’s Queen by Janeal FalorRead & ReviewedThe Lake Effect by Erin McCahanRead & ReviewedHostage by Guy DelisleRead (still needs review)Crash Land on Kurai by S.J. PajonasRead & ReviewedNo Good Deed by Kara ConnollyRead & ReviewedHello, Sunshine by Leila HowlandRead & ReviewedThe Alchemists of Loom by Elise KovaRead & ReviewedThe Dragons of Nova by Elise KovaRead & ReviewedWandering Star by Romina RussellRead & ReviewedWish You Were Here by Renee CarlinoRead & ReviewedThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterRead (still needs review)Midnight Jewel by Richelle MeadRead & ReviewedDeception So Deadly by Clara KensieRead & ReviewedThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraRead & ReviewedLove and First Sight by Josh SundquistRead & ReviewedIn 27 Days by Allison GervaisRead & ReviewedThe Blood Will Dry by Kate L. MaryRead (still needs review)The Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterRead (still needs review)Little Monsters by Kara ThomasRead & ReviewedBlue Lily, Blue Lily by Maggie StiefvaterRead (still needs review)If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer ArmentroutRead & ReviewedWonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh BardugoRead (still needs review)A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal SutherlandRead & ReviewedThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxyby Douglas Adams Read & ReviewedThe Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick HarrisRead (still needs review)Before She Ignites by Jodi MeadowsRead (still needs review)The Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterRead (still needs review)- Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas
- One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
- The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle
- A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi
- Taken by Rosemary Hayes
- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
- All Things New by Lauren Miller
- Replica by Lauren Oliver
- The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
- Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson
- Shadow Run by AdriAnne Strickland
- Hunted by Meagan Spooner
- The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan by Steve Wiley
- Frostblood by Elly Blake
- Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog
- Brooding YA Hero: Becoming a Main Character (Almost) as Awesome as Me by Carrie DiRisio
- History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
- When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
- The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber
- Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
I hope you enjoy The Winner’s trilogy. To me, it was a heartbreaking read. Quite the roller coaster of emotions. I’m glad I read it, and I hope you enjoy it as well! I’d love to join in, but I had to fangirl with you first.
I already finished the first book (I stayed up WAY too late last night to read it) and I really loved it. Hope the rest of the series lives up!
Good luck with your challenges!
Thanks!
Best of luck on all of these challenges! I’m really trying to get on top of review books and read more of my own books this summer.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
I have all these review books that need my attention—but I am taking a little break for the Winner’s Curse series (I already read the first one and loved it).
I loved The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. It’s so predictable, but it is set in Iowa and it is about books and bookworms so I truely warmed my heart. I hope you like it.
I’m doing COYER as well and just got my list posted early on Saturday morning. When my hosting service resolves their issues today, hopefully you can see the list!
I don’t know why I haven’t read Readers yet—it’s one of those that I think I’ll love but I keep putting off for some nebulous reason. I figured that putting it on this list would help!