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Challenge 1 of 2016: New, New, New!!
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Dominated the Challenge (Read all 10) :
Melanie
Christie
Anna
Jennifer
Gabriela
Honorable day-late Mention: Barb!
Completed their personal Challenge :
Brandi (7 books)
Kdbrand (8 books)
Completed the Challenge (Read 6) :
Laurel
Barb
R.A.
Day
Linda
Casey
Diane
Hillary
Tiffany
Participants:
Amber #13 - 5 completed! - Author, January, series, recommendation, February
***Anna #15 – 10 completed!!! - series, genre, gift, January, February, word "new," recommended, author, debut, March
Anna (Yoda is My Spirit Animal) #24 -
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* #5 - 5 completed! - Author, series, January, debut & genre
*Barb #16 - 9 completed! - Author, gift, series, January, recommendation, debut, genre, February, word "new"
*Brandi #10 – 7 completed! - Genre, January, author, gift, series, recommended & debut
*Casey #22 – 6 completed! - Gift, debut, series, February, author, recommended
***Christie #7 – 10 completed!!!! - series, January, genre, new author, debut, February, gift, recommended, word "new", March
*Day #56 - 8 completed! - Debut, series, genre, January, February, gift, recommended
*Diane #21 – 6 completed! - Gift, recommended, debut, genre, February, series
Erika #72 -
***Gabriela #8 – 10 completed!!!,/u> - series, genre, January, author, debut, February, gift, new, recommended, March
Gremlin #3 - 4 completed! - Debut, January, author, genre
*Hillary #23 – 7 completed! - Series, author, January, February, March, genre, gift
***Jennifer #32 - 10 completed!!! - Gift, genre, January, February, series, author, recommended, March, debut
Jean Valjean (OG 2010) #122 -
*Kdbrand #6 - 8 completed! - series, author, debut, genre, recommended, February, "new" in title, gift
Kristina #42 -
*Laurel #9 – 7 completed!!! - Author, January, genre, series, debut, February, March
*Linda #28 – 6 completed! - Author, Series, January, debut, February, the word "new"
***Melanie #17 - 10 completed!!! - Series, Gift, January, genre, author, February, March, debut, recommended, word "new"
Mich #25 – 2 completed! - Author & new genre
*R.A. #26 – 7 completed! - Gift, the word "New," debut, January, recommended, February, author
Rachel #33 -
Rae #12 - 3 completed! - Gift, genre & debut
Terri #11 -
*Tiffany #27 – 9 completed!!! - series, genre, gift, January, February, word "new," recommended, author, debut
Wendy F #4 - 5 completed! - Series, January, author, February, March
And it goes without saying, but I'm in as usual! :)Completed:
- debut
- January
- author
- genreHere are some of the New Releases I'm considering by month:
We’ve Already Gone this Far – February 2016
The Smell of Other People’s Houses – February 2016
Scar Girl – March 2016
Seven Ways We Lie – March 2016
The Girl Who Fell – March 2016
Go ahead and sign me up too. I'll update in this post. :)Completed
1.
- Series that is new to me2.
- New Release for January3.
- New to ME Author4.
- New Release for February5.
- New Release for MarchPossibilities
Gift
Debut Author
Here I go!- Read the first book in a series that is new to you The Winner's Curse 14Jan16 | 1 star
- Read a brand new author to you Erebos 8Jan16 | 4.5 stars
- Read a debut author Prisoner of Night and Fog 20Jan16 | 5 stars
- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March).
January: This Is Where It Ends 13Jan16 | 3.5 stars
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read)
The Art of War 15Jan16 | 3 stars
- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA! (Feel free to use this challenge forum to ask for recommendations from one another)
Finished Personal Goal 8/6 (One from every category)Completed:
First book in Series-
New to me Author-
Debut Author-
Not My Normal Genre-
-Contemporary Western Non YARecommended to Me-
Brand New Release-
New in Title-
Gift-
I'm in. Here are a few books I plan on reading. I probably won't get to all 10, but I should definitely get to 6. Completed 10/10
- Read the first book in a series that is new to you
Finished 1/9- Read a brand new author to you
Finished 1/25- Read a debut author
Finished 2/13- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March). Non YA books are accepted for this category
(January) Finished 1/24
(February) Finished 2/21
(adult-March)Finished 3/25- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read)
(LGBT)Finished 2/5- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
Finished 2/24- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
Finished 3/17- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA! (Feel free to use this challenge forum to ask for recommendations from one another)
Finished 3/12Question about debut authors, does it have to be an author that debuted in 2015 or can it be any debut novel? Thanks!
I'm definitely in!Completed 10/10!
New series 
Unusual genre
January release
New author
Debut author
Gift
February release
'New' in title
Recommendation
March releaseAnd a few (hopefully welcome) recommendations...
Contemporary romance
Fantasy
Dystopia
![laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (laurelthereader)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1645808644p1/7494844.jpg)
I'm in!This time I don't think I'm going to do a potential pool since I tend to never pick from them anyways.
Completed 7/6:
(new genre)
(new author)
(new series)
(January release)
(debut author)
(February release)
(March release)
Dude, I've been waiting for this challenge!!!! I'm in of course. - Read the first book in a series that is new to you
-started 1/27, finished 2/8- Read a brand new author to you
-started 1/18, finished 1/26- Read a debut author
-adding this book to my challenge as of 1/29 since I'm going at a pretty good clip. Finished 2/20. Done with challenge!!!!!!- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March). Non YA books are accepted for this category
may add more if I come across any but for now, I know this one is coming out this month -started 1/11, finished 1/18- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read)
never read historical fiction so this month's challenge book will fulfill that -finished 1/11- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
(not YA) -started 1/27, finished 1/31- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA! (Feel free to use this challenge forum to ask for recommendations from one another)
-finished 2/16
I'm in! My new years resolution was to do challenges this year! This one sounds great
Okay, I really slacked last year but I'm going to jump into this one.First of all - how about some reccomendations?
Book #1 - Gift:
COMPLETEDThis one isn't exactly a gift because it isn't one I get to keep, but my best friend thrust this one into my hands because I had never read it and only ever read one Sarah Dessen book in my entire life and this was "so not okay". It's her favorite book, she called it her bible, so this one is pretty important for me to start out with this year. Gift enough, as far as I'm concerned.
Book #2
COMPLETEDThat one will count for new genre. It's a dark, non-ya suspense novel which is wayyyy out of my comfort zone (in a good way!)
Book #3
That one is going to count for debut author! I think it might actually still be an arc, so super debut author lol
Book #4
COMPLETEDFirst in a new series. I've heard great things, so I'm really excited!!
Book #5
I am definitely going to do a new author to me for this one, but I have a lot of options in my kindle as ARCs/EGalleys and quite a bit on my IRL shelf as well, so I need to narrow down some choices for this one.
Book #6
I would really love a recommendation! I'm going to go through the Recommendations forum and pick one. If not, I'll be trying to find a book with the word 'New' in the title :)
I'm in!Possibilities:
Complete:
- New-to-me Author
- January New Release
- New-to-me Series
-Recommendation
-February New Release-March New Release
-Debut Author
-New Genre
-"New" title
Rae wrote: "Okay, I really slacked last year but I'm going to jump into this one.First of all - how about some reccomendations?"
Hi Rae - Any particular style of books that you'd like to receive recommendations in?
I'm in for this one. It felt weird skipping the last one.Completed: 10/10!
-Read the first book in a series that is new to you
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read)
*Mystery*- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March). Non YA books are accepted for this category
- January
- February
- March- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA!
- Read a brand new author to you
- Read a debut author
I'm in. Already have one done. I wanted to read it, and it happened to be new, so I knew it would work for whatever the challenge was. I may try to go for all ten categories, we'll see how I do. I'm having a hard time finding a new Feb release that I want to read that isn't second or more in a series and available at the library!
- new author
- christmas present to myself
- new series
- new release - January
- one of many recommendations from Hilary on the recommendation thread
- debut author
- unusual genre for me (mystery/thriller) and a better option than the middle reader one I was going to use
- February new release
- New in the title.planned to read --
new release - March -
I never did complete the last challenge, but I am much more hopeful about this one!I already started 2 new series since New Year's Eve, so sign me in as completed for #1 and #2:
and
.Plans:
- Read a brand new author to you: Lauren Oliver Vanishing Girls, Michael Scott The Alchemyst, and Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass.
- Read a debut author:
and
- BRAND New Release!
January:
February:
,
, or
. Thy are all released in the same month.March:
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read):
- Read a book with the word "New" in the title:
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA!
,
, and
Melanie wrote: "I never did complete the last challenge, but I am much more hopeful about this one!I already started 2 new series since New Year's Eve, so sign me in as completed for #1 and #2."
Welcome to the challenge, Melanie! The idea is to aim for one of each checklist item - so if you want to use both Paper Magician and Clockwork Angel, would one of them work as a "New to you Author"? Or is it possible that one of these was given to you as a gift?
Clockwork angel was a Christmas gift.
That's what happens when you read the directions too fast.
I'm in!
Gift - finished 1/16/2016
Recomended to me - finished 1/18/2016
Debut 2014 - finished 1/28/2016
finished 2/7/2016 new genre - non fiction
finished 3/11/16 new release
finished 3/23/2016 new series
Count me in for sureCompleted:
a Christmas Present
a debut author
1st in a series that is new to me
Read a book the month it's released - Non YA
Brand new author to me
recommendation
Im in!Complete: 7/6
- Read the first book in a series that is new to you
1/1- Read a brand new author to you
1/3- Read a debut author
- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released
1/8
2/28
3/10- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read) Non YA books are accepted for this category
2/21 (Mystery)- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays
Christmas gift 1/23.- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA!
I'm in! :) Possibles:New Releases
January -
February -
March -
New (to me) Author:
New Series:
New Genre (Not my Usual):
Debut Author:
I feel like I'm going to read more this year ;) I'm in.The Checklist
- Read the first book in a series that is new to you
- Read a brand new author to you
3.5 stars- Read a debut author
- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March). Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read) Non YA books are accepted for this category
4 stars- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA! (Feel free to use this challenge forum to ask for recommendations from one another)
I'm in!Possibilities:
New series:
Not my usual genre (historical fiction):
Completed:
(gift)
(new in title)
(New Release in Jan)
(debut)
(Recommended)
(New in Feb)
(new author)
#27- Read the first book in a series that is new to you:
**FINISHED**~This book has been on my to read list forever. Glad I finally got to it because I really enjoyed it. I have read the second one and now that the challenge is over, I will be finishing this series first.
- Read a brand new author to you:
**FINISHED**~I didn't even know this one existed. Huge Oz fan as a kid so I enjoyed the different take. Will continue this series too.
- Read a debut author:
**FINISHED**~This one was pretty good. I thought it was a unique concept. The end felt a bit crowded and rushed though.
- BRAND New Release!
January:
- **FINISHED**~Really enjoyed this one. I am looking forward to more releases in this series!
February:
**FINISHED**~This was my first Gena Showalter book. I really like her writing style and enjoyed this book. Looking forward to more in this series too.
March:
*DID NOT FINISH*~Just missed the mark on this one (I will likely finish it today).
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read):
**FINISHED**~I did NOT like this book. This is not a genre a normally read, but this book, told from the POV of a family member affected by transgender issues, I thought would be a good read. But I did not care for the sister's character or the way in which this was written.
- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays:
**FINISHED**~This was just ok. It was odd and predictable. But I suppose it might speak to the intended aged audience dealing with loss.
- Read a book with the word "New" in the title:
**FINISHED**~I did not expect to like this one at all. But I actually enjoyed it. Light, quick, fun read. I will probably continue this series off and on when I need a break from other, more series reads.
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA!:
**FINISHED**~I plucked this one as a rec from a few posts (especially the one where the member dropped out of the challenge to continue this series). I loved it. This will probably be the second series I continue.
I didn't complete the last challenge, but I'll try this one, too. Here are some of the books I'd like to read:genre I don't usually read:
I'm sure there will be others, and I'm going to try really hard to finish this challenge!
Finished 4/6
new author:
New series:
New Release January (non Y/A)
Debut:
New Release February:
Book with "new" in the title:
Melanie wrote: "Clockwork angel was a Christmas gift."Perfection! You're already well into the challenge, then :)
Tiffany wrote: "I have never participated in a challenge before. So we just jump in and post what we've read for the categories?"Hi Tiffany! Welcome to challenge land!
Yes, basically you just jump right in. As you read titles for the challenge, you send a message in this thread and I'll update your progress as you go (in message #2 - you can see some folks already have read a few).
Many people also update their progress by editing their initial post in order to show what they've completed or what they hope to read, so they can keep track themselves - but you totally don't have to do that.
Let me know if you have any other questions! I've gone ahead and added you to the list as #27. When you make progress posts, feel free to remind me of your number :)
Linda wrote: "I didn't complete the last challenge, but I'll try this one, too. Here are some of the books I'd like to read:new series (and author)
new author:[bookcover:Sugar|242022..."
You can do it, Linda!!! (Don't worry - I didn't finish the last challenge, either. The point is mostly just to try!)
I'm in as well!- New Series:
-Finished - New Author:
- Finished- Debut Author:
- Finished- BRAND New Release
January:
- FinishedFebruary:
- FinishedMarch:
- Finished- New Genre:
- Finished- Gifted Book:
- Finished- Book with the word "New" in the title:
-New Book Recommended:
- FinishedFinished:
I want to give this one a shot! So far the New! New! New! Challenge is the only one I have any luck finishing... haha
Rachel wrote: "I want to give this one a shot! So far the New! New! New! Challenge is the only one I have any luck finishing... haha"Haha! I always love the enthusiasm for the New New New challenge :)
Do we just read one from each category or could there be several from the same category like new author?
Gremlin, could you clarify debut author please. How recently do they have to have published? Or is this suppose to be a new release from this year also?
That's a very good question. I put a couple on my debut author list who had only one book currently published, but Goodreads listed their next book coming out in 2017... so I'd be curious about this too.
Diane wrote: "Do we just read one from each category or could there be several from the same category like new author?"Hi Diane - The idea is one from each category. (Though, of course, you *can* read a new author within every category, if you choose :P).
I'll try to make that more clear in the rules :)
Anna wrote: "Gremlin, could you clarify debut author please. How recently do they have to have published? Or is this suppose to be a new release from this year also?"I basically meant that we should read a first time novel from an author that hasn't published anything previously/doesn't have a reputation in the publishing industry. I think the general notion of a debut author is that they are fairly recent - but I'm open to authors published within the last 5ish years. Does that make sense?
Wendy, I'd definitely count the author's you mention. They still only have a single book out at this time, so I'd still consider them a "new" author.
(Let me know if my answers made it more clear or if I made it worse. Ha!)
I'm InCompleted 8/9?
- Read the first book in a series that is new to you
January - Illuminae (1/8)
February - A Court of Thorns and Roses (2/3)
The Wrath and the Dawn (2/19)
- Read a brand new author to you
January - A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (1/13)
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (1/18)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1/19)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (1/23)
February - Atlantia by Ally Condie (2/17)
- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March). Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read) Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
Books:
Kristina wrote: "I'm In"Kristina! The "Hitchhiker's guide" fan in me has to say that you've got the best number! :)
Gremlin wrote: "Kristina wrote: "I'm In"Kristina! The "Hitchhiker's guide" fan in me has to say that you've got the best number! :)"
Although I have not read the book. I know what your are talking about. That's awesome! :)
I'm assuming you highly recommend the book? I have own a copy and just haven't gotten around to it.
I need a new book recommendation please. I enjoy pretty much everything, but historical fiction and fantasy are my favorites.Thanks!
I finished my first book in the challenge,
Linda wrote: "I finished my first book in the challenge, "I have that one on kindle but have not read it yet - what did you think?
Diane wrote: "Linda wrote: "I finished my first book in the challenge, "I have that one on kindle but have not read it yet - what did you think?"
It was okay, but not great. I don't get all the glowing reviews of the book, so I posted my own, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Linda wrote: "I finished my first book in the challenge, "Hi Linda - Which category are you using for this one?
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The first quarter challenge runs from January 1st to March 31st.
Let’s take on the NEW YEAR by focusing on all the new things!
How it works:
Your goal is to read at least 6 books total, using the checklist below as your guide - one from each category. (Fulfilling each category would get you to 10 books total in this challenge. I encourage you to try!)
The Checklist
- Read the first book in a series that is new to you
- Read a brand new author to you
- Read a debut author
- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released (may be done 3 times during this challenge – one in January, one in February, and/or one in March). Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book in a genre that’s new to you (or not a genre that you normally read) Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book that you received as a gift for the holidays (Pictures & stories of the gift are encouraged!). Gifts to yourself can definitely count! Non YA books are accepted for this category
- Read a book with the word "New" in the title
- Read a new book/author recommended to you by someone in YA-MA! (Feel free to use this challenge forum to ask for recommendations from one another)
♦ Audio books are allowed.
♦ All of the books MUST be at least 150 (paper) pages in order to qualify for this challenge. If the kindle or eBook pages are different than the paper count, please provide the correct number, so no books are left out unjustly. If you are reading an ebook only book, the word count MUST be a minimum of 45,000.
♦ Books for this challenge must be YA unless an exception has been noted on the checklist (there are 5 exceptions).
I'll be keeping track of participant’s progress (as much as possible) in post #2. Participants will be listed alphabetically by their name and the number of their original post in the challenge.
When posting your progress, please remember to use the number attached to your original post as well. (This will be especially useful to save me from mixing up folks with similar names).