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Challenge Level:
Easy: Read 4 books, hopping between a minimum of two genres
Completed: 4/4
1.
(Fantasy) 4/32.
(YA) 4/63.
4/8(Paranormal Romance)4.
(Romance) 4/16
Challenge level:Easy:'4 books
2/4
The Hunger Games (04/01) (Dystopia and also a Romance)--> The Great Gatsby (04/03) (Romance and also a Classic)
Going to try for Epic.Children's – Prince Caspian by C S Lewis Read 04/04/14
leading to:
Young Adult - Eve by Anna Carey - Read 06/04/14
leading to:
Science Fiction - The After/Life by Vardan Partamyan - Read 09/04/14
Then starting again with:
Humor And Comedy – Step Back in time by Ali McNamara -Read 09/04/14
leading to:
Horror – Carrie by Stephen King - Read 10/04/14
leading to:
Classics – The mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens
leading to:
Historical Fiction – Girl with a pearl earring by Tracy Chevalier
leading to:
Fiction – These Hidden Things by Heather Gudenkauf - Read 20/04/14
leading to:
Mystery - I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark - Read 23/04/14
and finally finishing with:
Romance - Sebastian Faulks - Birdsong - Read 25/04/14
Read 10/10
Carol wrote: "Going to try for Epic.Awesome! Go Carol!
Alyssia, this sounds really intriguing so I'm in. I'll be going for easy. Starting with ender's game.
I'm going for easyEASY:2/4
Fantasy-Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward-read 4/6
Paramormal-Night Broken by Patricia Briggs-read 4/12
I'm in for easy!!Read 8/4
Contemporary Abandon Romance
Romance Hook's Pan Fantasy
Fantasy The Renegade Hunter Paranormal
Paranormal Blonde & Blue Romance
Romance If I Were You Suspense
Suspense Midnight Rising Contemporary
Contemporary The Frog Prince Romance
Romance Before
April Genre Crossover Challenge Goal: Hard
Completed: 8/8
Romance, Contemporary, New Adult, Chick Lit (April 2)
Romance, Contemporary, New Adult, Chick Lit (April 4)
Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy (April 7)
New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Young Adult (April 8)
New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Young Adult, Music (April 9)
New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult, Music (April 10)
Romance, Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy (April 15)
Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Mystery (April 17)
Carol wrote: "Going to try for Epic.Children's – Prince Caspian by C S Lewis Read 04/04/14
leading to:
Young Adult - Eve by Anna Carey leading to:
Science Fiction - The After/Life by Vardan Partamyan
Then s..."
Hey Carol, thanks so much for including The After/Life in your list. I hope you enjoy it :)
Battle Magic >Adventure> Gears of a Mad God: A Steampunk Lovecraft Adventure > Steam Punk >
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Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice
easy: unlocked!
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Challenge Level:
Easy: Read 4 books, hopping between a minimum of two genres
Completed: 4/4
1.
(Fantasy) 4/32.
(YA) 4/63.
4/8(Paranormal Romance)4.
(Romance) 4/16
Mod
I've finished and with 5 days to spare!! Message 4 - I feel Epic :)
Carol wrote: "I've finished and with 5 days to spare!! Message 4 - I feel Epic :)"Woohooo! :D
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I'm almost finished my books were:Ender's Game- sci fi READ 20/4
Persuasion- classic STILL READING
The House Girl- historical READ 26/4
Collide-contemporary READ 28/4
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Patricia Briggs (other topics)J.R. Ward (other topics)
We'll be using the genres from the main goodreads genre browse list- don't worry though, subgenres will definitely have a role to play.
Your task will be to read a book from one of the "main" genres provided, and then follow the tags for that book on a romp through other genres.
How many books and genres will be up to you.
Also, keep in mind that April is National Poetry Month and National Humor month, so those genres are great places to start if you're stuck. They can also be used to wipe the slate clean if you hit a dead end.
Genres: https://www.goodreads.com/genres
Art
Biography
Business
Chick Lit
Children's
Christian
Classics
Comics
Contemporary
Cookbooks
Crime
Ebooks
Fantasy
Fiction
Gay And Lesbian
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
History
Horror
Humor And Comedy
Manga
Memoir
Music
Mystery
Non Fiction
Paranormal
Philosophy
Poetry
Psychology
Religion
Romance
Science
Science Fiction
Self Help
Suspense
Spirituality
Sports
Thriller
Travel
Young Adult
Example:
I start with Ash for my initial book selection. It fits several of the listed genres (you can locate a book's tagged genres by viewing a book's page on goodreads - they're to the right of the reviews). I use Ash as a Fantasy book, so my next book will need to be another genre that Ash also covers. Young Adult, gay and Lesbian, Romance, and Paranormal are all possibilities. I go with Paranormal and read Tangle of Need. From there I can jump to Romance or Science Fiction, or back to Fantasy.
If you get stuck, you can use Poetry or Humor to wipe the slate and start a new "chain" of books.
Have fun!
Challenge Level:
Easy: Read 4 books, hopping between a minimum of two genres
Medium: Read 6 books, hopping between a minimum of three genres
Hard: Read 8 books, hopping between a minimum of four genres
Epic: Read 10 books. Don't "double-up" on a genre.