Is there still enough interest in this?

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Ok guys and gals--are enough of us still interested in the Challenges to keep this going? I have no problem with continuing to try to think of new challenges if you are still interested, but, well, we have really dropped in numbers in the last 18 months or so.

So, give me your thought on this.

[Drea]

First let me say that you do a great job Ann. Next, I still enjoy the challenges and would miss them if stopped. But, I know I am only one voice.

[Kristin]

I only joined the group last month, but I had a blast participating in the challenge for July and I planned on doing the challenge every month when I could! I understand if there aren't enough people to make it worth it, but I just wanted to put my vote out there! I'm very interested in keeping the challenges going!

[Delitealex]

I enjoy the challenges and hope they continue.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

I love challenges. But I tend to go for 3 months or six month challenges.

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

I enjoy the challenges. And appriciate the work that you put into them. Thanks Ann

[Jessica]

I enjoy them too! For me personally I skip months because the challenge might restraining for what I want to read, but I love them, and that is why they are called challenges right!

[Brenda]

I really enjoy them!

[Donna]

I just joined last month but I really enjoy the challenges.

[sam]

I'll admit I don't do all of the challenges, I only do the ones that I personally find interesting and they were a lot of fun.

[Lily]

well, I enjoy challenges. I quit gr for a few years, I needed to spend more time off line doing things, but am back and plan to come back to gr fairly regularly. I dont know how regularly I would partisipate, but am enjoying this month. I too enjoy multimonth challenges, and 10 books a month is not my norm anymore. this month just happens to be a big reading month for me. (its so darn hot i dont wanna do much).

[Tennacious B]

I just joined yesterday (!) but I like the idea of a challenge - anything that will motivate me to read more!

[Stacey]

I enjoy the challenges, but tend to only do the ones I think I can fit with what I want to read that month. That probably doesn't help much, but I plan to keep doing so if the challenges continue.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Well, at least there are a few of you who have responded, so I'll continue to post challenges for the foreseeable future, at any rate. Maybe we'll pick up more of the group doing them again.

So, in another few days, look forward to a new challenge being posted.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Summer seasons are always slow months for groups.

[Larissa]

I love participating in challenges. I might not always complete them but I love the push it gives me to read books on my TBR and books I might not read that are recommended.

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

Thanks Ann, and maybe the September reading with a friend challenge will somehow help. Can we tag GR friends in these posts? Or is it just authors and books?

[Ann aka Iftcan]

GR friends are all welcome.

And, if you are short on GR friends--just send off appeals to other members of the group for friend status.

[Mina]

I enjoy the challenges and you do a fab job running them Ann. However, life sometimes swallows me up and so I have a difficult time continuing on some. That's why I, like several others, often do the longer challenges (yearly, 6 months etc.).

Another one of my favorite GR groups died, so I really hope this one keeps going.