Darlene's Book Nook: 2013 Genre Variety Reading Challenge

Sunday, November 25, 2012

2013 Genre Variety Reading Challenge

Hi, everyone! Time for a 2013 Reading Challenge!!

This challenge is being hosted by Faye at A Daydreamer's Thoughts!

Here are the details copied from Faye's blog:

2013 Genre Variety Reading Challenge

The challenge is to read books from different genres throughout the year. I have found that blogging has opened my eyes to so many genres that I would never have tried before, simply from recommendations, and the idea of this challenge is to keep that going. The challenge is to read a large variety of genres within one year.

Other Important Info;

Runs from January 1st 2013 until December 31st 2013. Sign ups will be open until December 1st 2013.

There are five levels to challenge yourself too. You may move up a level but not go down a level. These are all outlined below. Please mention in your sign up post which level you will aim for.

The genres you choose to read are up to you. As long as every book is different, whichever genre you wish to read you can.

Every month there will be a post on this blog to link up to your update post / review(s)

There will be a giveaway at the end of the challenge, and maybe a few within the year but these are TBD.

To sign up, you will need to write a post saying which level you are challenging yourself too and then use the linky list. Non-Bloggers may post in the comments of this post.

Any book formats are accepted.

Novellas and Novels are all accepted for this challenge.

YA, NA and Adult books all count towards this challenge.

New sub-genres are accepted. (for example, paranormal-romance, or historical-romance)

Levels;

Careful; 6 different genres, 6 books

Cautious; 12 different genres, 12 books

Branching; 18 different genres, 18 books

Avid Reader; 24 different genres, 24 books

Champion; 30 different genres, 30 books

Categories;
This is just a list of the vast variety of genres you have to choose from. I have probably missed a lot, so feel free to branch off from this. These are just suggestions.
Contemporary
Historical
Paranormal
Fantasy
Romance
Sci-Fi
Crime
Thriller
Adventure
Non-Fiction
Women’s Fiction
Chick-Lit
Dystopian
Epic Fantasy
Western
Comedy
Horror
MANfiction
Self-Help
Biography
Auto-biography
Religious
Fairy Tales
Classics
Erotica
Short Stories
Travel Guides

If you would like to join me in the challenge, click on the challenge badge at the beginning of this post.

I am aiming for CAUTIOUS LEVEL (12 different genres; 12 books).

CHALLENGE UPDATE!
"CAUTIOUS LEVEL" COMPLETED ON 26 FEBRUARY 2013

I will keep track of my progress below and link up my reviews: