Wrap up of my 2020 challenges - let's see how I went!

 It's that time of year when we look back over our challenge pledges and see how we went.

You can read my 2020 sign up post HERE

 

My first one was the Book Lover Book Review Aussie Author Challenge 

 

 

 

 

I signed up for Kangaroo level:
4 x female authors, 4 x Male authors, 4 x New to me authors, 3 x genres.

But I really had my eye on attaining the Emu level:

10 x female authors, 10 x Male authors, 10 x New to me authors, 4 x genres.

 
My completed challenge was:
49 x Female authors, 16 x Male authors, 38 x New to me authors, 8 x Genres. With a total of 65 books read.

I was keen to increase my male Aussie authors this year and I managed to increase my total from 5 in 2019 to 16 in 2020.

 

You can see the full list of books HERE  

 

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Next up was the Australian Women Writers Challenge.  

 

 

 

I nominated to read and review 30 books for this challenge.
My completed challenge was 49 books read and reviewed.

You can see the full list of books HERE

 

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This was my second year of the Book Bingo challenge hosted by Theresa Smith Writes , Mrs B’s Book Reviews and The Book Muse.

2020 saw us with a smaller card relieving the pressure of completing a book each fortnight.

  

You can see the books I chose for this challenge HERE

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 A new challenge for me was the Nonfiction Reader Challenge hosted by Book'd Out

 

 

Not being a big NonFiction reader a joined the challenge at Nipper level.

Read 3 books from any of the 12 categories.

 

I ended up reading 11 books which covered 8 of the categories. I am sure this challenge helped me to read more from the NonFiction genre. So a big thanks to Shellyrae.

 

You can see the books and categories I read HERE 

 

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Another new challenge for me in 2020 was the Historical Fiction challenge hosted by Passages to the Past.

 

   

 

 

There were 6 levels and I joined Victorian Reader level

20th Century Reader - 2 books
Victorian Reader - 5 books
Renaissance Reader - 10 books
Medieval - 15 books
Ancient History - 25 books
Prehistoric - 50+ books

 

I managed to attain Renaissance reader level by reading 14 books.

 

You can see the full list of books HERE 

 

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My last official challenge is another bingo challenge with Facebook group Books and Bites with Monique Mulligan

 

 

 This bingo challenge was quite hard and had very specific categories. I managed to read 18 of the 25 squares.

 

You can see the full list of books HERE 

 

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A few other challenges I entered were:

Dymocks Reading Challenge 2020 in which I completed 23 of the 25 categories.

 

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads had an A - Z character challenge which I completed all 26 letters. 

Life of a Book Addict group on Goodreads had a Motley Reading challenge with 26 categories I managed to complete 23 of the 26. 

Well that's a wrap for 2020. Some challenges I will be sticking with in 2021 and some I will be dropping but I am sure I will pick up a couple more.
Look out for my 2021 challenge sign up post coming soon!

 

#AussieAuthor2020   #AWW2020  #HistFic2020 #2020ReadNonFic #BookBingo2020  

My 2020 Reading Challenges

 

It's no secret I love reading challenges and this year I have decided to sign up for a couple of new challenges that I've seen mentioned around the blogosphere and on Facebook.

I will again be joining the Book Lover Book Review Aussie Author Challenge

The objective of this reading challenge is to showcase the quality and diversity of the books being produced by Australian authors.

I will again sign up for KANGAROO level:
Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 3 different genre.

However if I can increase my male Aussie authors I may acheive the new level of EMU
Read and review 24 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 10 of those authors are female, at least 10 of those authors are male, and at least 10 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 4 different genre.

To see the full details and to sign up please visit 

https://bookloverbookreviews.com/reading-challenges/aussie-author-reading-challenge-2020

Another favourite of mine is the Australian Women Writers challenge which I will be participating in again in 2020. 
I chose to nominate my own goal to read and review 30 books. 

You can find the full details and sign up links here 

http://australianwomenwriters.com/sign-up/

2020 Book Bingo challenge.

This is a collaboration between Mrs B’s Book reviews, Theresa Smith Writes & The Book Muse. However these lovely bloggers are more than  happy for other readers to join in.

Fill one square on the second Saturday of each month.

 You can find the full details at Theresa Smith Writes.

https://theresasmithwrites.com/2019/12/22/bookbingo2020-the-big-reveal/

New challenges I will be joining this year are:

The 2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge hosted by Book'd Out

There are three challenges levels and as I am not a huge Nonfiction reader I will be joining Nipper level.

Nonfiction Nipper : Read 3 books, from any category
Nonfiction Nibbler : Read 6 books, from any category
Nonfiction Know-It-All : Read 12 books, one for each category

To get more information or join please visit Book'd Out

https://bookdout.wordpress.com/2019/12/23/2020-nonfiction-reader-challenge/ 

Another new to me is the Historical Fiction Challenge hosted by Passages to the Past. I found this challenge via Carpe Librum, thanks Tracey.

 

There are 6 levels and I will be joining Victorian Reader level

20th Century Reader - 2 books
Victorian Reader - 5 books
Renaissance Reader - 10 books
Medieval - 15 books
Ancient History - 25 books
Prehistoric - 50+ books

You can find out the full details at Passages to the Past

http://www.passagestothepast.com/2019/12/2020-historical-fiction-reading.html

And my last one is another bingo challenge with Facebook group Books and Bites with Monique Mulligan

Wrap up of my 2019 challenges - let's see how I went!

It's that time of year when we look back over our challenge pledges and see how we went.

You can read my 2019 sign up post here 

My first one was the Book Lover Book Review Aussie Author Challenge. 

 
I signed up for Kangaroo level:
4 x female authors, 4 x Male authors, 4 x New to me authors, 3 x genres.
My completed challenge was:
38 x Female authors, 5 x Male authors, 26 x New to me authors, 8 x Genres. With a total of 43 books read.

I was happy with the results here but I definitely need to increase my male Aussie authors in 2020.

You can see the full list of books here

Next up was the Australian Women Writers Challenge. 

I nominated to read and review 30 books for this challenge.
My completed challenge was 38 books read and reviewed.

You can see the full list of books here

A new challenge for me this year was the Ginger Mum and Company A - Z challenge.

Read a book for every letter of the alphabet. I managed to read 23 of the 26 letters.
Check here to see which books I read and what letters I missed. 

Another new to me challenge was the Book Bingo challenge hosted by Theresa Smith Writes , Mrs B’s Book Reviews and The Book Muse.
 
I was a slightly worried about this one but I did manage to finish the whole bingo card of 30 books. You can read my wrap up post here
 
My final challenge was the Aussie Readers Group (on Goodreads) annual colour challenge. Read 2 books each with covers of 6 different colours. 
You can see the books and covers I chose here 

Well that's a wrap for 2019. Some challenges I will be sticking with in 2020 and some I will be dropping but I am sure I will pick up a couple more.
Look out for my 2020 challenge sign up post coming soon. 

 

 

My 2019 Reading Challenges

I love reading challenges and can’t resist every new challenge I see. I’m amazed at how many different and diverse challenges are available to participate in.

A few I participated in during 2018 were find the name challenge (finding a list of 400 names in the books you read), favourite author challenge (read books that start with the first letter of your favourite authors name, a few different book cover challenges (find objects on the covers of books you read + colour of the cover), Booklover Book Review Aussie author challenge (read my wrap up for the challenge here) and the Australian Women Writers challenge (wrap up post here).

So on to 2019 challenges

I will again be joining the Booklover Book Review Aussie author challenge.
I will be attempting Kangaroo level.
 
KANGAROO
Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 3 different genre.

To see the full details and sign up please visit  http://bookloverbookreviews.com/reading-challenges/aussie-author-challenge-2019

Another favourite of mine is the Australian Women Writers challenge which I will be participating in again in 2019. 
I chose to nominate my own goal to read and review 30 books.

You can find the full details and sign up links here http://australianwomenwriters.com/sign-up/

You don’t have to be Australian to join these challenges you just need to enjoy reading books by Aussie authors. There are so many brilliant books to choose from.

New challenges for me this year are..

Ginger Mom and Company A to Z challenge

Read a book starting with each letter of the alphabet.

You can get all the details here https://gingermomandcompany.com/2019-challenges/2019-atoz-challenge/

2019 Book Bingo challenge.

This is a collaboration between Mrs B’s Book reviews & Theresa Smith Writes. However these lovely bloggers are more than  happy for other readers to join in.

Fill one square on the first and third Saturday of each month.

This one may be a struggle for me because I’m not an organised person but I will give it my best shot.

And my last is the Aussie Readers Goodreads group 2019 colour challenge.

Read books during 2019 with certain colours on the covers.
2 x Yellow
2 x Green
2 x Blue
2 x Purple
2 x Orange
2 x Red
I’m going for the easy level of 12 books but I may increase it. I’ll see how I go.

2018 Aussie Author Challenge and Australian Women Writers Challenge Completed

I was so pleased with my results of my first year joining in on the Aussie Author challenge hosted by BookLover Book Reviews 
The challenge had three levels to strive for:

 WALLABY
Read and review 3 titles written by Australian authors, of which at least 1 of those authors are female, at least 1 of those authors are male, and at least 1 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, any genre.
WALLAROO
Read and review 6 titles written by Australian authors, of which at least 2 of those authors are female, at least 2 of those authors are male, and at least 2 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 2 genre.
KANGAROO
Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 3 genre.

I obtained kangaroo level and read a total of 40 books

30 Female authors
8 Male authors
2 both Male & Female authors
10 different genres
23 authors new to me

1. Little Secrets by Anna Snoekstra

2. Assassins Hunted by Rachel Amphlett

3. Don't Ever Look Behind Door 32 by BCR Fegan

4. The Country Girl by Cathryn Hein

5. You Wish by Lia Weston

6. Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer

7. A Place to Remember by Jenn J McLeod

8. Little Gods by Jenny Ackland

9. The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland

10. Birthright by Fiona Lowe

12. If Kisses Cured Cancer by TS Hawken

13. The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning

14. A Kiss a Dance and a Diamond by Helen Lacey

15. The Book NInja by Ali Berg

16. Lonely Girl by Lynne Vincent MCcarthy

17. The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins

18. Hive by AJ Betts

19. Who Killed the Movie Star by Lily Malone

20. Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair
21. Return to Roseglen by Helene Young
22. The Honourable Thief by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
23. The Artisan Heart by Dean Mayes
24. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
25. The Gaslight Stalker by David Field
26. The Night Caller by David Field
27. My Polar Dream by Jade Hameister
28. The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar
29. Treasure Hunt at Pirate's Paradise by Mahima Kalla
30. Dressing the Dearloves by Kelly Doust
31. No Place Like Home by Bronwyn Jameson
32. Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat by Various
33. The Year of the Farmer by Rosalie Ham
34. The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell
35. Scrublands by Chris Hammer
36. Kat: The Legend of Gnawbonia by Nick White
37. Laugh Your Head Off Forever by Various 
38. On the Same Page by Penelope Janu
39. Table for Eight by Tricia Stringer
40. Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee

Links to reviews can be found on my A-Z Title page

This challenge had four levels and I chose to nominate my own goal

• Stella: read 4 – if reviewing, review at least 3
• Miles: read 6 – if reviewing, review at least 4
• Franklin: read 10 – if reviewing, review at least 6
• Create your own challenge: nominate your own goal

For the Australian Women Writers Challenge I pledged to read and review 20 books. I am happy to say I surpassed this pledged amount by reading a total of 34 books for the challenge.

1. Little Secrets by Anna Snoekstra
2. Six Ways to Sunday by Karly Lane
3. The Last Days of Us by Beck Nicholas 
4. Assassins Hunted by Rachel Amphlett
5. The Country Girl by Cathryn Hein
6. Esme's Wish by Elizabeth Foster
7. Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer
8. Jenna's Truth by Nadia L King 
9. A Place to Remember by Jenn J McLeod
10. You Wish by Lia Weston
11. Little Gods by Jenny Ackland
12. Birthright by Fiona Lowe
13. The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland
14. A Kiss, a Dance and a Diamond by Helen Lacey
15. The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
16. The Book Ninja by Ali Berg
17. Lonely Girl by Lynne Vincent McCarthy
18. Hive by A J Betts
19. Who Killed the Movie Star? by Lily Malone
20. Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair
21. Return to Roseglen by Helene Young
22. The Honourable Theif by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
23. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
24. P I Penguin series (5 Books) by Bec J Smith
25. My Polar Dream by Jade Hameister
26. The Lost valley by Jennifer Scoullar 
27. Treasure Hunt at Pirate's Paradise by Mahima Kalla
28. No Place Like Home by Bronwyn Jameson
29. Dressing the Dearloves by Kelly Doust
30. The Year of the Farmer by Rosalie Ham
31. The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell 
32. On the Same Page by Penelope Janu
33. Table for Eight by Tricia Stringer
34. Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee

Links to the reviews can be found on my A - Z title page.

I will be signing up to both these challenges again in 2019 and a couple more. My 2019 challenge post will be up today.