Do You Like a Challenge?
With the cold front that has swept the country this week, I’m feeling a strong desire to shirk all responsiblities and curl up in a cozy nook with a warm beverage and a good book. I haven’t given into said urge . . . yet . . . I’m still going to the day job and pounding out words on the computer at home. However, I keep my Kindle and tea mug close at hand in case I can sneak in 20-30 minutes of book time.
The novel I’m currently reading is a new find, a book by an author I have never read before. Because I have so little time to read for pleasure, I usually stick to my favorite tried-and-true authors. Thanks to a new reading challenge, however, I’m broadening my horizons this month. And I’m pleased to say I’ve been very happy with my new discovery. I just might pick up another book by Rachael Anderson in the near future.
How did I come to select this particular book, you may ask? The inspiration came from my annual Posse Reading Challenge. Every year, readers in my Posse Facebook group help me select 12 challenges or themes for the year. Each month we tackle a different challenge and share about the books we chose to read. It’s a fun way to share recommendations and find friends who read the same types of books. We make a point to keep the themes broad so that no one is pigeonholed into reading a book they aren’t interested in.
Here is our schedule for this year:
As you can see, our challenge for January is to read a book with a number in the title. Hence my selection . . . Five Kisses.
When the theme is a little tricky, like this one, I try to help readers get ideas. This time I pulled together a graphic with some number options to get the creative juices flowing. It’s been fun seeing how many titles people have come up with to fit the category.
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Do you enjoy participating in reading challenges? What are some of your favorite types of challenge themes? Which of our Posse Readign Challenge categories seem the most interesting to you?
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If you would like to join our Posse Reading Challenge, we’d love to have you! Simply click here to join The Posse.
