Yearly Reading Challenge ~ Series Challenge

Another fun Challenge I have been working on (actually I have completed once and am working on again) is the Sexy Series Challenge from the Goodreads Group Erotic Enchantments (yep, another 18+ group with 18+ selections).  This one is really fun and results in over 40 books read.  It took me just over a month to go through it once and I just started round 2 of it.

1.) SMUT STALKER (21 BOOKS)

Take 6 series of your choice and start at any point in the series:

September Reading Challenge #4 ~ General Challenge

The fourth reading Challenge I am taking on for September is from the Goodreads M/M Romance group.  Though their requirements are that the books are from the M/M genre, this challenge could be easily adapted to meet your reading preferences.  here are the rules as they stand in the group:  (again this group is 18+ and so are many of my selections)

Categories:

1. Happy Birthday! - Read a book that you have chosen from the shelves of one of our September B-day Celebrants.
2. Labor Day (9/3) – Read a book that has a picnic on the cover or from our Profession: Blue Collar shelf.
3. Read a Book Day (9/6) – Read that book you’ve been craving, but haven’t gotten around to.
4. Teddy Bear Day (9/9) – Best Gay with Children
5. National Video Games Day (9/12) - Read a book that features a geek/nerd or has a computer on the cover.
6. National Cream-Filled Donut Day (9/14) – Read a smut filled book or a book involving the food service industry.
7. International Talk Like a Pirate Day (9/19) - Read a book with water on the cover or a book from the Best Gay Pirate/Sailor Book list.
8. Classical Music Month – Read a book that features the performing arts.
9. Group Hug - Read a book written by one of our group members (Group Member Authors).
10. Book of Your Choice - (BOM selection, Pick it for Me book, other challenge book, etc…)

Bonus: It’s National Blueberry Popsicle Month! Read a book that has a predominantly blueberry blue cover.

Here are my selections:

September Reading Challenge #3 ~ Back To School

Well this one is a fun one!  September is Back to School Month (well actually around here it is August, but September seems to be the universally accepted Back to School Month).  So on of the smutier groups (Kindle Smut warning: that group is 18+ and so are many of my selections) I am a part of on Goodreads is celebrating with the Back to School Challenge.  Here is how it goes:

Physical Education: Read a book that somehow has sports in it. Doesn't matter what, and the MC doesn't have to actually PLAY, they can just be ardent fans who watch a lot or go to the games.
Art: Read a book about an artist, gallery owner, or critic.
Music: Any type of musician or singer will do to get an "A" in this class.
Historical: Anything that takes place before you were born.
Social Studies: Any type of menage will do here!

To earn your PHD, you have to graduated, and then pick at least 5 more from these subjects:

Creative Writing--Fantasy story
Biology--genetically engineered characters/superheroes/cyborgs, etc
Home Ec--cook, chef, fashion/interior designer, food related
Shop Class--Mechanically inclined, mechanics, race car drivers
Business--CEO/Executive
Criminology--police/forensics, etc
Education--teacher/professor
Zoology--Shifter/Vamp
Medicine-- Anyone in the medical field
Drama-- Roll Play/BDSM games, etc

Here are my selections:

September Reading Challenge #2 ~ Spell It Out

My Spell it Out Challenge for September (borrowed from the Goodreads We Love Lisa Kleypas Group) is simple. Choose a word that represents September to you and read a book for each letter in that word. (Yes, you will see some overlap in the selections for each challenge)

For me this month the word is FIRST because baby girl will be having her First birthday this month.

September Reading Challenge #1 ~ Cover hunt Challenge

My first reading Challenge for September (from the Goodreads Happily Ever After Cafe group) is the Over in a Flash Cover hunt Challenge.

Here is how it works:

Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~ 

Duration: September 1st through September 30th.

Rules: Read 2 books with the following items found on their covers; choose 2 of the 3 options below. Be sure to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings. If you want, you can do this at the end of the month after you reviewed your covers. Feel free to do all three if you want.

COLOR: Gold, Orange, or Rust (in recognition of the first day of Fall)

HOLIDAY: (1) Labor Day and Commemoration of September 11th – I am combining these two to recognize and honor first responders, and those workers who dedicate their lives to helping others in disasters and catastrophes. Read a book that features a fire fighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency room worker, such as a nurse or doctor, member of the Coast Guard or mountain rescue squad, or any person connected with some sort of disaster relief efforts; (2) The Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – read a book that has a Jewish hero, heroine, or major secondary character; (3) Titanic – the wreck of the Titanic was discovered off the coast of Newfoundland on September 1, 1985, and 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Read a book that features a character with a connection to the Titanic, such as someone who was on it, or survived the sinking, for example. Or a book where the Titanic figures somewhere in the plot or title. Addendum: Gerrie has expanded this to include books with stories set in some aspect of sailing - a cruise, an ocean liner, a yacht or sailboat, and characters who sail in some capacity - passenger, crew, etc. Even pirates.

ITEM: Sapphire (September birthstone); Morning Glory (September flower); Virgin (astrological sign) or the Scales (astrological sign); nine; ambulance; large cruise ship or ocean liner; police cruiser; hospital or emergency room; rescue helicopter; Autumn foliage; large or harvest moon; hay ride; people harvesting crops; fruit pie; blueberries (September fruit). Words: Fall, Autumn, harvest, labor.

 

My Selections: