Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

2012 September Monthly Reading Challenge

The September Monthly Challenge is up! This thread is the suggestions thread.

1. 'S' is for September: Read a book that starts with 'S' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'S'.

2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a September birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. September Birthday List

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Austria. Austria is dominated by the Alps; it has also produced a number of scientists. Read a book set in the mountains or a book with science theme (such as main characters being scientists etc)

4. National Beheading Day: Read a book whose cover has its models' head cut off.

5. Neither Rain Nor Snow Day: Read a book where one of the characters is a mail guy or a book which has a written form of communication (letters, email, SMS etc)

6. Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: Read a book where a character is in the writing field (author, writer, journalist, publisher, editor, etc)

7. Read a Book Day: Read a book that you have been meaning to read or a book that has been neglected in a series or a challenge or a random book that caught your fancy when you were browsing.

8. 9/11: Read a book set in the aftermath of a terrorist attack or books where the main characters are affected by any terrorist attack (Ex: 9/11 attacks) or a post-apocalyptic book.

9. National Hispanic Heritage Month: Read a Hispanic or a book by one or a book with Hispanic character.

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.

Challenge Duration: September 1 – September 30, 2012

You can choose 3 , 5 , 8 or all 10 depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s. Please repost your progress as it helps when consolidating.

Happy Reading Everyone!

Participants Thread

Lists:

1. Books Set in Austria
2. List of Austrian Authors
3. Books with Hispanic Characters
4. 9/11 List

For anyone looking for a Hispanic lead for #9, I looked through my "Interracial Romance" shelf & found these:

Great list, LL.

I really liked and

If anyone wants to read a book written in email form I really loved

I second .

I loved Meg Cabot's "Boy" series. They are mostly e-mail,letter or text message form. The Boy Next DoorBoy Meets GirlEvery Boy's Got One

I was pleasantly surprised that I feel in love with The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It's also written in letter form.

For anyone who reads the Nikki Heat series that was generated from the tv show Castle, there is a new release coming out this month. That, and any books in the series, would fit the writer category.

Another book with an Hispanic character is Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr in the Virgin River Series.

I found a 9/11 shelf in GR: link

Do you have a link for post-apocalypse books?

Bookchaser wrote: "Do you have a link for post-apocalypse books?"

Post-Apocalyptic lists

Katharina wrote: "Bookchaser wrote: "Do you have a link for post-apocalypse books?"

Post-Apocalyptic lists"

Thanks for the link! After looking at the list I realized that I checked out several of those books for my daughter. I might steal one off her TBR pile.

Thanks for the link, Katharina!

Would a librarian or rare book dealer work for #6, Editors & Writers Month?

I'm going to say, it's ok. Go ahead, Penney.

Yay! Thanks Vi :)

Hi Vi,

Would a book store owner be ok for the Writer/Editor choice? Pretty please!!

Hi Fran! Go ahead :)

Thanks Vi!

Yay that librarian works for #6, now I can read:

Thanks Vi!

Hi, I was wondering if for #5 a book that's written like it's the person's journal counts. Specifically, I'm thinking of Crocodile on the Sandbank.

Thanks!

HI Sass, it's okay. Go ahead with the book

A list for #6 Hero/Heroine is a writer (historical romance)

Vi wrote: "HI Sass, it's okay. Go ahead with the book"

Thanks, Vi!

If anyone needs a book for the Hispanic category and likes m/m, I am currently reading Private Eye and loving it. There are Hispanic characters involved in the investigation part of the story. So far this is a great GFY story with a little mystery thrown in.

I thought i signed up but cna't find it5

Hi Lindy,

Your list is in the Sept. Monthly Challenge thread. Here is the link-

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

For #5, if we go with the written form of communication, does the whole book have to be in some written form (like a diary or letters) or does it just have to have that written form at some point? The book I used was one where the main character wrote and received a few letters from his family.

Thanks for helping out, Fran!

Makenzie, as long the book has the written form at some point, then it will work.

Vi wrote: "Thanks for helping out, Fran!

Makenzie, as long the book has the written form at some point, then it will work."

Thanks, Vi! That's what I thought, but wanted to be sure. :)