2015: Genre Challenge

[Caron]

Yes! So excited!

[Cynthia]

I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner :) I'm joining a bit late so I hope that's okay.

[Cynthia]

Progress: 8/12


January - Fairy Tale: Splintered - Finished (7/17/2015)
February - Spy: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - Finished (5/10/2015)
March - LGBT: Playground - Finished (4/2/2015)
April - Tragedy: Please Ignore Vera Dietz - Finished (4/23/2015)
May - Time Travel: Sapphire Blue - Finished (5/24/2015)
June - Humor: Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story - Finished (11/27/2015)
July - Mental Health: The Girl In Between - Finished (8/30/2015)
August - Verse/Poetry: Impulse - Finished (9/18/2015)
September -
October -
November -
December -

To Be Read:


Completed:

[Gisbelle]

Cynthia wrote: "I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner :) I'm joining a bit late so I hope that's okay."

No problem :) Welcome to the challenge!

[Ann]

♡Ann wrote: "Date Started: 1/1/15
Date Finished:
Number of Books: 12
Completed: 1/12

January: Fairy Tale: Alice in Zombieland
February: Spy:
March: LGBT:
April: Tragedy: We Were Liars
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:..."

[Maria]

April: Tragedy Elsewhere Finished 16/04/2015
May: --
June: --
July: Mental Health Hello, I Love You
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

[Carol]

I'm going to try this. :)

Read 2/12

January C S Lewis Voyage of the Dawn Treader
February Robert J Crane Family √
March Cassandra Clare City of Ashes √
April Lauren Oliver Vanishing Girls
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

[Christie]

I was just able to update my post because that is on thing that is lacking in the app. Anyways I wanted to just say thanks, instead of reading a gay, lesbian or bisexual book for the LGBT genre, I picked a transgender book. It was a really good book and I learned a lot. I am so happy that I am a part of this challenge and I thank you again.

[Gisbelle]

Welcome! Glad you enjoyed the book. I read a book with an intersex character. It was really good too.

[Gisbelle]

Description

Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the need for the traveler to experience the intervening period (at least not at the normal rate). Time travel can form the central theme of a book or it can simply be a plot device to drive a story. Time travel in fiction can ignore the possible effects of the time traveler's actions or it can explote its repercussions (ie: paradoxes).

New Releases | Best Time Travel | YA Time Travel

[Vicki]

Love it...off to see what I can find! :o)

[Amanda]

Nice. I believe I own some that I have not read yet. Will dig through my shelves later :)

[Mehsi]

Oh Time Travel, that might be a nice one. I haven't read anything for the current month (not in a mood for Tragedy books, and probably won't be for a long time), but I will participate again next month.

[Rosie]

Time travel is an awesome subject, there are so many ideas regarding methods and concepts which means you get lots of variety... these are a few of my faves:
ofcourse there are soooo many more tho!!
Hope yall might enjoy at least one of these.
I am so addicted to time travel writing!!! ;-)

[Cynthia]

There's also a really good time travel book on Wattpad: :)

[Genevieve]

I am SO late on this, but I'll be including April since that's the month I really started reading again:)

April:Tragedy; Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 82%
May: Time Travel; Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier 91%
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

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Oh and the percentages are my ratings of each book out of 100... I hope that's okay with everyone :)

[Polus]

Quick question:

Would count as Time Travel?

[Gisbelle]

It's acceptable.

[Polus]

thank you

[Gisbelle]

Description

Humor is usually a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. It could indeed be said that comedy fiction is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter, but this isn't always as obvious as it first may seem.

New Releases

[Vicki]

I'm ready for a good laugh! Off to find a book...AFTER my granddaughter's graduation!

[Caron]

I think humor would a good change.

[Mehsi]

Oh humour, I love that genre.

[Natalie]

So does it have to my humor and YA as well?

[Gisbelle]

Natalie wrote: "So does it have to my humor and YA as well?"

It doesn't have to be young adult.

[[deleted user]]

I'm in. Sorry for starting late though.

June: 0% (Will start sometime this month)

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Hey guys! I wanted to let you know that I will be taking over this challenge. I made a graphic for July but I am not sure how to upload it onto here so we will just have to go without for right now. :)

JULY'S GENRE: MENTAL HEALTH

Description:

This genre is a genre that deals with any sort of mental health such as schizophrenia, suicide, eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and many more. If you're not sure whether a book will work, let me know!

Most Read This Week | New Releases

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

woohoo!! I love it Jacquelyn!!!

[Mandiann]

I am certain I can find something good in this genre!

[Vicki]

I love it, Jacque! I know I have books that fit the genre.

[Mehsi]

Oh that is an interesting theme. I think I still have a few books about that topic that I want to read. :)

Also thanks for taking this over Jacquelyn.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

No problem! :D

Glad you guys like it!

[Vicki]

Jacque, when will you post the month of August's genre?

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Oh my! I totally forgot so thanks for the reminder, LOL.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

AUGUST'S GENRE: VERSE/POETRY BOOKS

Description: These are books that are written in verse, a type of poetry. They are very quick reads and can usually be read in an hour or two. Some very popular authors with verse books include Ellen Hopkins and Lisa Schroeder.

Suggestions | More Suggestions

[Vicki]

Oh, YAY!! I didn't want to push you, so I'm glad I was helping for once and not asking for help! That's my forte! Lol

[Vicki]

BTW I LOVE this genre AND it is always fast reading!

[Caron]

It's lucky that I own that one poetry book that I've been putting off for 5 years.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Vicki wrote: "Oh, YAY!! I didn't want to push you, so I'm glad I was helping for once and not asking for help! That's my forte! Lol"

LOL! No worries. :) Thank you!! I would have totally forgotten.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Caron wrote: "It's lucky that I own that one poetry book that I've been putting off for 5 years."

Which? :)

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Vicki wrote: "BTW I LOVE this genre AND it is always fast reading!"

Same!! I LOVE verse books.

[Vicki]

Okay, now I can't decide which one to read. I have too many! I love Ellen Hopkins, of course, and I love Lisa Shroeder.

[Vicki]

Okay, I decided on one of two very different ones; or

[Caron]

It's this weird book my dad found at a book sale. Middle grade I think. 'Wish you were here (And I Wasn't)'. I can't remember the author's name but it's filled cover to cover with the most random and weird poems.

[Mehsi]

Is it OK to skip genres challenges? If yes, then I will skip August, since I absolutely dislike verse/poetry books.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Absolutely! If it's not your thing, feel free. No requirement to complete all of them. It's just for fun! :)

[Mehsi]

Thanks Jacquelyn. :)

[Polus]

funny thing. i have a book that deals with german nature poems. i might read that one

[Kelly]

These genres are really pushing my usual boundaries, which is awesome! I think I've already read Crank when I was younger, so I'll have to try another of the suggestions :)

[Vicki]

Kelly, that's one thing I LOVE about this group. I am an English teacher and I read more genres and more books now than I ever have. In fact, I used to NEVER read sci-fi! LOL