The Themed Reading Challenge is a challenge that was thought up and hosted by Wendy at Caribousmom. She was looking for someone to take over hosting it and I jumped at the chance.
- Readers may join at ANY TIME between now and August 15th.
- Books should be chosen from the reader’s TBR pile (this may be an actual physical pile or a virtual pile).
- The goal is to read AT LEAST 5 books linked by theme and review them.
- Overlaps with other challenges are allowed.
- Readers may change their list of books OR their theme(s) at any time.
- Read at least 5 books which share the same theme.
- Read at least 5 books which share TWO themes.
- Read at least 5 books which share MORE THAN TWO themes.
Themes can be geographic, genre, author, subject matter, or anything in between! Last year’s themes were wonderfully creative and varied…check out the sign up links from the 2010 challenge to get an idea of what others have chosen for themes.
To sign up, please create a post on your blog about this challenge and the themes you will use and then sign up in Mr. Linky below, linking back to your post about the challenge. Please post all of the books you have reviewed for this challenge in Mr. Linky, below, as well. (If you don’t have a blog, you can still join this challenge. Post your book review on any book review site such as Good Reads, Library Thing, or Amazon, etc. Then post in the comments.)
Thanks so much for keeping this one alive! I’m definitely signing up again this year.
I love this challenge! I’ll be joining in, can’t wait to figure out what I’ll read!
Jtshall, I’m happy to keep it going. It’s such a fun challenge.
Cafeshree, me too! It’s fun to figure out themes. I still have to figure out mine for this year.
This works well with other challenges I’m doing, so I’m in. 🙂
Her Royal.., I’m glad your in!
Yes, I’m in too (although I can’t see the Mister Linky in this post.)
Here’s my official join-up post.
http://lizzysliterarychallenges.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/challenge-2011-part-2/
Hi Lizzy,
I see that you already posted the challenge on MR Linky. Thanks so much for joining us!
I hope its not too late to sign up for this one. I want to do 5 books one theme (for now). My theme will be Florida (Setting and/or Author). I have a Tom Corcoran, a Tim Dorsey, a couple of Carl Hiaasen’s and A John D. MacDonald classic Travis McGee on my TBR shelf. This will be a way to get them off. I do not have a blog by have an acct on Good Reads so will post my reviews there when read with a link in the post here. Thanks for doing this./bj
Welcome to the challenge Betty!
To all of you who joined this challenge, Thank you. Please note, I decided not to do a separate post for you to link your reviews. Instead, you can post your links in Mr. Linky in this original challenge post.
I read my first book for this challenge. Review posted on Goodreads here:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/150355049
Betty, congrats on reading your first book for the challenge!
I’ve read 3 of my books, here are the links:
http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/giving-up-on-ordinary-by-isla-dewar/
http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/fever-of-the-bone-by-val-mcdermid/
http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/a-house-on-fortune-street-by-margot-livesy/
Here’s one more:
http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/spin-cycle-by-zoe-strachan/
Read another book for this challenge, “Bone Island Mambo” by Tom Corcoran. Review posted on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/150354352. Thanks./bj
Ive posted my other two reviews:
Slip of the Knife http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/slip-of-the-knife-by-denise-mina/
and
Spin Cycle http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/spin-cycle-by-zoe-strachan/
That means I’ve finished the challenge!!!
Thanks for hosting!!!!
cafeshree, Congrats on finishing the challenge!!
Read “Murder Between the Covers” A Dead-End Job Mystery by Elaine Viets. Setting: South Florida.
Author lives in Hollywood Florida. Review posted on GoodReads at: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/155411502. Thanks./bj
Wow, I thought I had already posted this one, must have drifted off..
Read “Bone Island Mambo: An Alex Rutledge Mystery” by Tom Corcoran. Posted on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/150354352. Thanks./bj
Hi Teddy Rose,
Usually, I like to just do the book challenges for fun. When it comes to how or where to enter, I become slightly lost. So, thanks for entering the July book for me. I know your busy. It’s play pretend for me. I don’t care about a prize or prizes….I’m happy just to have finished a challenge. Thanks again.