Renee’s Comments (group member since Feb 03, 2014)

Renee’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

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Winter Bingo Template

B1: Award Winner
B2: Graphic Novel
B3: Silver Lettering
B4: Mystery or Thriller
B5: Current Event Related

I1: Start a Series
I2: Middle Grade
I3: Blue Cover
I4: > 400 pages
I5: Personal Improvement

N1: Classic
N2: Made into a Movie
N3: FREE
N4: Science Fiction
N5: Humor

G1: Magical Realism
G2: LGBTQ+
G3: White Cover
G4: Published In Your Birth Year
G5: Biographical

O1: Published Last Year
O2: Epistolary
O3: Gold Lettering
O4: Based on Mythology
O5: Math/Science

Mission: Claim at least one "Bingo!" before March 20 (the first day of spring)!

RULES & GUIDELINES

Not too many of these as it is supposed to be fun after all :)

* As with traditional Bingo, you can go for a horizontal, vertical, diagonal, "X" or "around the world" (perimeter). Or aim big and go for a black out (all squares)!

* A book can only be used once on the sheet.

* Interpret the categories as broadly as you like.

Maxi challenges are intended to inspire you with a variety of ways to meet your reading goals throughout the year.

*Some challenges last all year. These can be joined at any time and completed more than once.

*Some challenges are only available for a limited time. This will be stated in the description.

How to Join

*State your goal in the challenge thread and update when you complete it so we can celebrate.

*We recommend using the Personal Thread Folder to track all of your challenges in one place.

*You can copy and paste templates to fill in books as you read.

*You can use the same book across multiple challenges.


Questions about specific challenges should be asked within the challenge thread.

2022 Genres

January: General Fiction(Novels)
February: Plays and Poetry and Romance!
March: Mystery and Suspense
April: Western/Humour/Adventure
May: Female Authors
June: Fantasy/Graphic Novels
July: Chldren's/YA
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction/Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction and any Non-fiction
December: Classics, Short Stories, Fairy Tales

Not sure what I’m doing here. But I want to get back on the train.

Good to hear about the Smollett, Rosemarie. I’ve always been afraid that the humor would’ve too broad for my taste. I’ll put him back on my list.

I was considering that series, Cece. I’m glad to hear you liked it.

I read the outstanding novel A Memory Called Empire in July. This month I get to read the next one called A Desolation Called Peace which has gotten stellar reviews as well. :)

So pretty!! 👏🏼

Next up for me is Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells. It’s the next book in the Murderbot Diaries which I can’t recommend highly enough. They are a blast! Funny and quirky with tight writing and an interesting premise. The first four are novella length and I’ve gone through each like a plate of Doritos... twice. Network Effect was a full length novel but it still read itself, then read itself again in preparation for Fugitive Telemetry. So excited to jump back into that world!

Just read some of your reviews of the series... They look like so much fun! I’ve loved reading mythology and legends since I was a child. Thanks for calling these to my attention. :)

Eileen-
The Rick Riordan Presents sounds interesting. I’ve read almost all of his Greco-Roman/Lightning Thief mythology series (still finishing the Apollo books). He really takes the adventure formula and makes the most of it. I’ve found his books extremely entertaining and fun to read.

The books you’re reading sound like those curated by this seasoned author.... who, BTW, has an active GR account for his own reading and reviewing.

I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying them. I’m going to take a peek now that you’ve peaked my interest.

Such perfect timing for me! I’ve been sampling my way through the lists for Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award winners for several weeks. Which is how I think I usually do this genre... feast or famine. For some reason I’ll gorge for awhile and then barely touch it until I need my next fix of robots and speculation.

I have started the Earthsea series, which is immeasurably awesome. The writing is mesmerizing. I can’t believe I’ve had these books Forever and only started them this week. Classics for good reason!

I started the month trying to get in Daughter if Shadow and Bone but I guess I wasn’t in the right mood. So I switched to rereading a series known as the Dresden Files. Urban Fantasy meets The Maltese Falcon meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I really love this series, so April turned out to be a good reading month for me.

Yeah, me, too! I think the whole series is that way.

I’ve been working my way through Agatha Christie and am obsessed with the novels that feature Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver.

And I started with some cozies by Simon Brett, which I’ve found nicely diverting. The protagonists are similar in age to myself and their growing friendship is part of what has brought me back. So far I’ve read...

The Body on the Beach
Death on the Downs
The Torso in the Town

I’ll try for April, too! Three Musketeers is a hoot!

Lol! I am definitely going to have to get to a desktop so I can see Roseanne’s spoilers!!