2012 Krazy Kleypas Reading Challenge

Like UTC, are you Lisa Kleypas' number one fan? Or are you wondering who the hell Lisa Kleypas is? Well, if you belong to either extreme or somewhere in between the Krazy Klepas Reading Challenge 2012 is perfect for you! 

Here’s the rundown: 

1. The Krazy Kleypas Reading Challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. You can join at anytime during the year. This is a 2012 challenge, so books read before then will not count to your progress. 

2. Pick whichever category you like! You can get your feet wet and just do 1-3 books or develop a full blown obsession and try and read them all! You can change your mind at any time, if 1-3 books is not enough feel free to go on to the next category.
3. Re-reads are acceptable.  

4. Readers without blogs can still participate! Keep track of your progress with Goodreads, Shelfari or LibraryThing. 

To sign up: 

1. Make a sign up post announcement, listing the category you've chosen and a list of books you plan to read. If you don't have a blog, post on GoodReads or other site as a thread where we can access your list of books. 

2. Come back here and using the list below, add your entry with a link directly to that post so we can see what you'll be reading.You're done! Every month during 2012 we will make a challenge update post where you can come and updates us on how you're doing with your challenge. 

Category One 

1-3 Books 

Popping your Kleypas Cherry *gasps* You haven't read Lisa Kleypas yet?! Start here and pop your cherry! We promise she will handle your virginity with care... 

Category Two 

4-8 Books 

Komfy with KleypasTime to start searching the back list...she has you hooked! 

Category Three 

8-12 Books 

Kaptured by KleypasShe's caught you in her web...you're beginning to not want to escape, surely one more book won't hurt... 

Category Four 

12-16 Books 

Kleypas AddictionYou can't seem to help yourself...you need more, all other romances just don't compare to a good LK fix! 

Category Five 

16-20 Books 

Kleypas KrazyThe Kleypas Addiction has full control! You find yourself thinking about the books all the time waiting impatiently for your next fix, started calling all the heroines by your own name... You are beyond saving and loving every word of it! 

Category Six 

Read Every Lisa Kleypas ever published. 

Lisa's Number One Fan*moments silence* We bow before your greatness...Clearly, you are Lisa Kleypas' biggest fan! 

Happy Reading, Maidens!

Okay, I'll start off with Category 2 (4-8 books). I'll be popping my Lisa Kleypas cherry. *gasp* Well actually, Jamie Lynn popped my Kleypas cherry after sending me THEN CAME YOU half a year ago. Here's my list:

1. Scandal in Spring
2. It Happened One Autumn
3. The Devil in Winter
4. Secrets of a Summer Night
5. A Wallflower Christmas
6. Lady Sophia's Lover
7. Smooth Talking Stranger
8. Blue-Eyed Devil

If I get superly ambitious, I might add more books to the pile. I'll take it slowly and gently.

Julia Quinn 2012 Reading Challenge

Julia Quinn Reading Challenge 2012- Hosted by Aislynn at Stitch-Read-Cook

Several years ago Aislynn was introduced to Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series. Little did Aislynn know at the time that she would become one of her favorite authors! Since then Aislynn has collected almost every single one of her books. Her books are the type to make you smile, make you laugh and sigh a little.

Aislynn's goal this year is to re-read all her books - all 26 of them (including the novella's)!

The Bevelstoke series: The Secret Diaries of Miranda Cheever ~ What Happens In London ~ Ten Things I Love About You

The Two Dukes of Wyndham: The Lost Duke of Wyndham ~ Mr. Cavendish, I Presume

The Bridgertons Series: The Duke and I ~ The Viscount Who Loved Me ~ An Offer From A Gentleman ~ Romancing Mister Bridgerton ~ To Sir Philip, With Love ~ When He Was Wicked ~ It's In His Kiss ~ On The Way To The Wedding

Agents of the Crown: To Catch An Heiress ~ How To Marry A Marquis

The Lyndon Sisters: Everything And The Moon ~ Brighter Than The Sun

The Splendid Trilogy: Splendid ~ Dancing At Midnight ~ Minx

The Smythe-Smith Quartet: Just Like Heaven

Novellas: The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown ~ Lady Whistledown Strikes Back ~ Scottish Brides ~ Where's My Hero ~ The Lady Most Likely..


Rules & Guidelines:
1. Challenge will run from January 1st 2012 until December 31st 2012
2. Reviews are not mandatory, but encouraged. A linky will be posted monthly for you to link up your reviews.
3. Only books read in 2012 will qualify for this challenge
4. You can sign up at any point through out the year - sign ups will close mid December 2012.
5. Over the course of the challenge Aislynn will have several mini-challenges and giveaways - will be open internationally!
6. To sign up, do an announcement post listing which books you plan to read and link back to the post. Please use this link when you sign up in the linky.

The Books I Plan On Reading:

1. The Duke and I
2. The Viscount Who Loved Me
3. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
4. The Lady Most Likely
5. Just Like Heaven
6. The Lost Duke of Wyndham
7. Mr. Cavendish, I Presume

watch this post for more books...

2012 "Bucket List" Book Reading Challenge

The 2012 "Bucket List" Reading Challenge is the challenge to sign up for if YOU have a list of books that you are dying to read but just haven't gotten to them yet.  The rules are simple for this challenge and I've also included a couple of sample "Bucket" Lists to provide a good starting point.  NOTE:  The link titled "Bucket List" Books is a list that I(Eclectic Bookshelf) created and if you would like to add books to that list I encourage you to.

Rules:

1. Challenge starts on January 1, 2012 and goes until December 31, 2012.

2. You don't need a blog to participate.

3. Create a "sign up" post and link to the linky.

4. There are 4 levels to this challenge....

      a. The Mini Cooper level - 4 "bucket" list books
      b. The Mid-sized Sedan level - 8 "bucket" list books
      c. The Pick Up level - 12 "bucket" list books
      d. The Semi level - 13 or more "bucket" list books

NOTE:  I am adding a stipulation to this challenge.  If you originally decided to start small with the Mini Cooper level and decide to upgrade that is fine.  But once you decide to go big you can NOT downgrade.

5. Each month a review link will be posted.  Please feel free to link up your reviews where ever you happen to post them...your blog, goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.

Sample "Bucket" Lists:
YAReads
"Bucket List" Books
And I'm going to go ahead and go for broke on this challenge: The Semi Level. Yup. 13 or more books and with the help of this challenge, I'll be able to finally have a go at those books I've been dying to read floating around in the Kindle and gathering dust on the bookshelf.

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2012 Romance Reading Challenge

This reading challenge is for any genre of Romance with the exception of YA and Erotica.  Have fun with this one peeps!

Rules:

• Anyone can join
• You don't need a blog to participate.  For non-bloggers, please leave a comment with a link (if you review somewhere else) to the review or leave a list of the books you read on the monthly link up post.
• Audio, ebooks, and bound books are ok.
• No re-reads
• Create a sign up post and post the link in the linky.
• Challenge goes from January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
• Challenge Crossovers are ok.

Levels:

Level 1 - Read 4 Romance novels

Level 2 - Read 10 Romance novels

Level 3 - Read 14 Romance novels

Level 4 - Read 15+ Romance novels

 Bahaha. This is child's play. Level 4 here I come (perv, get your mind out of the gutter). My Kindle and bookshelf contain nothing but romance books. 

1. The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen
2. All I Want Is You by Sherill Bodine
3. The Pleasure of Your Kiss by Teresa Medeiros
4. FOUND: The Rake and the Recluse by Jenn LeBlanc
5. Crash Into You by Roni Loren
6. Sanctuary Cove by Rochelle Alers
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2012 E-Book Reading Challenge

Here are the rules:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.  Create a post about the challenge and link your challenge post up in the linky.

--Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post. 

2. There are four levels:
--The Mini E-Book Challenge – Read 5 E-Books. 
--The "Fun Size" E-Book Challenge – Read 10 E-Books.
--The Jumbo Size E-Book Challenge – Read 20 E-Books.
--The Mega Size E-Book Reading Challenge - Read 25+ E-Books.

3. No Audio or Print books. 

4. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

5. The Challenge starts on January 1, 2012 and goes until December 31, 2012.


Well, I'm going to go with Mega Size E-Book Reading Challenge. Why not? There's 500+ books floating around in that Kindle of mine. I'm sure I can find at least 25 of them that I want to read.

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New Author 2012 Reading Challenge

Here are the guidelines:

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
2. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels.  Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies.
3. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors.  It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be. If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop.  Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky.  We all want to know about your new experience.
4. After reading your new author, write your review and then go to Literary Escapism and add your link to Mr. Linky.  Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
5. Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome. You don’t have to have a site to participate. You can link up via Facebook, GoodReads or even Amazon if you’d like.

Once you reach your goal, you don’t have to stop.  Any new author you try, go ahead and head back here and add it to the list.  Introduce us all to whoever you find.  Afterall, there’s no reason to stop trying new authors, right?

Okay, and on that note, I think I'll shoot for 25. There's so many books I've won from giveaways and they're still sitting there on the shelf just waiting to be read. Plus, most of those are new to me authors. Well, not new, new because I've heard of them but I've never read them and that's the main rule of this challenge, right?

1. Sherill Bodine
2. Teresa Medeiros
3. Roni Loren
4. Rochelle Alers
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2012 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Details:

• Runs January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 (books read prior to 1/1/12 do not count towards the challenge). You can join at anytime. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
• The goal is to outdo yourself by reading more books in 2012 than you did in 2011. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. Nothing is set in stone; you can change levels at any time during the challenge.
• Books can be any format (bound, eBook, audio).
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• Grab the reading challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you could track your progress on Goodreads or LibraryThing.

Levels:

     Getting my heart rate up – Read 1–5 more books
     Out of breath – Read 6–10 more books
     Breaking a sweat – Read 11–15 more books
     I’m on fire! – Read 16+ more books

Hmm... as of the publishing of this post, I have read 123 books and my goal for 2011 is 200. I'm sure I'll be able to reach it by the end of this year. So for the sake of the challenge, I'm going to shoot for I'm on fire! I'm thinking I'll be able to read at least 16 books next year. :)

1. The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen
2. FOUND: The Rake and the Recluse by Jenn LeBlanc
3. Crash Into You by Roni Loren
4. Sanctuary Cove by Rochelle Alers
5. All I Want Is You by Sherill Bodine
6. The Pleasure of Your Kiss by Teresa Medeiros
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2012 Men In Uniform Reading Challenge

Details:

• Runs January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 (books read prior to 1/1/12 do not count towards the challenge). You can join at anytime. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
• The goal is to read as many novels that feature men in uniform as you’d like. It can be a policeman, firefighter, paramedic, doctor, veterinarian,  Army, Navy, Marine Corp., etc. – As long as the leading man wears some sort of uniform, it counts. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. Nothing is set in stone; you can change levels at any time during the challenge.
• Books can be any format (bound, eBook, audio).
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• Grab the reading challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you could track your progress on Goodreads or LibraryThing.

Levels:

     Sergeant – Read 1–5 men in uniform novels
     Lieutenant – Read 6–10 men in uniform novels
     Captain – Read 11–15 men in uniform novels  
     Chief – Read 16+ men in uniform novels

Alrighty then... I think I'll take a big bite out of that man pie and go with Chief. It might be a little ambitious but I think I can find 16+ men in uniform novels (I think I can find some historicals on my shelf that feature men in uniform). And I think I shall start with Men Out of Uniform. You know which cover I'm talking about. Hey, they're still wearing them but when the going gets hot and heavy, the clothes fall off. I will 

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