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sophiarose1816 · 6 years

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COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Update #2

Last week, I shared that I was starting in on some mini challenges. This week, I wanted to encapsulate where I’m at with all my various challenge goals that I put up back before things got started on June 9th. To share, but also to encourage myself onward. It could get long, apologies! :)

1. Overall, I put down that I wanted to read/listen to 20+ books for the entire challenge. I’m at 28 as of today. Woohoo! I’m hoping to pile on several more. Feels great to be getting to some really dusty old freebies and cheapies and ARCs on my shelf. My updated and ongoing list of finished reads is on a dedicated GoodReads shelf for those who want to see.

2. I wanted to visit other COYER participant reviews. I think I put down some ludicrously low goal of commenting on three reviews a week. I’ve been doing that many a day (mostly), but when I go on vacay in a few weeks I’ll not be visiting at all so I guess it balances out. I didn’t realize when I began reading and commenting how much more socially connected it brought me. I’ve discovered a few books to add for future reading and also enjoyed encountering and interacting with other COYER challenges this way.

3. I wasn’t planning to participate in a blogger hosted mini-challenge, but Kristen at Book Monster blog’s Fairytale themed Instagram scavenger hunt was not to be passed up so I found the half dozen items and posted my finds up on my FB page. 4. I’ve done pretty good with participating in the Facebook group games. I love finding the COYER history trivia, figuring out Who killed Cora, adding to the story, granting wishes, and updating on my progress each week. But it is most fun b/c of doing it all with other challengers and the hostesses. 5. I’ve been participating in the List all along and hit the goal of ten out of fifteen. Here’s the Terrific Ten:

Miss Darcy’s Beax by Eliza Shearer

Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams

All-American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M. Cox

To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday

What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

Holiday in Death by JD Robb

Midnight in Death by JD Robb

6. Also, ongoing, I’ve been participating in the BINGO challenge. My BINGO card #1 go BINGO this last week. Here’s the pretty sight:

7. Last week, was the first of COYER Twist and I chose LIST as my first Twist challenge. I completed four from my list of fifteen which was a slightly modified list from the other overall List challenge I mentioned above.

Here are the pics for what books I finished for LIST:

Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

Death and the Brewmaster’s Widow by Loretta Ross

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

And now, for this week, I’m moving into Phase 2 of COYER Twist and have chosen Strict Here’s my proposed list of ebooks that either were free or cost less than $1 or audios that were free or less than $5:

Inseverable by Cecy Robson

Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

Mission Improper by Bec McMaster

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley Well, there you have it! Wish me continued luck and stop back by next weekend to see how I fared with The STRICT.

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sophiarose1816 · 6 years

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COYER Summer Birthday Bash THE LIST Challenge

Since June 9th, I’ve been participating in the overall COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash challenge.

But this week, we’re starting the challenge within the challenge called The Switch. For three weeks, I’ll be working off The List, The Strict, and the Twist.

First up is the List: It’s pretty simple. For the next seven days, I have to read from a list.

Here are my 15 choices (name it and claim it time):

1. Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

2. Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

3. Inserverable by Cecy Robson

4. Wee William’s Woman by Suzan Tisdale

5. His by Regina Jeffers

6. Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

7. Shadow’s Bane by Karen Chance

8. Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle

9. Daughter of the Daughter of the Queen by Sarah Bird

10. Intercepted by Alexa Martin

11. Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

12. Death and the Brewmaster’s Widow by Loretta Ross

13. Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

14. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Chelinko

15. Born of Darkness by Lara Adrian

Some of these will probably show up on The Strict and the Twist, too. Wish me luck. I’m doing well with my overall COYER goal to read 20+ books as I hit 21 this week. Onward!

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sophiarose1816 · 6 years

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #36 and COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Update #6

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment, and er… add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye’s Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

What Did I Read This Last Week?

Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko

#3 Tale From Alcatraz

MG Historical Fiction

The latest Moose and Nat adventure was probably the best of the series so far. I loved seeing them figure out all the little mysteries, survive complicated situations and friends, and survive the danger.

WHAT AM I READING NOW?

Shadow’s Bane by Karen Chance

#4 Midnight’s Daughter

Urban Fantasy

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain, narrated by Lucy Rayner

#1 Murder in Time

Historical/Time Travel Suspense

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle

#4 Rocky Mountain K9 Unit

Romantic Suspense

The COYER Summer challenge began back on June 9th and as we near the first of August I’m feeling the pressure to keep up with my challenge reading especially since I’m on vacation and visiting family (yes, that will always come first, LOL). I’ve met my total goal already so the rest is icing on the birthday cake. Now, I’m just trying to fit in a few mini-challenges, check more off my original list, and keep up with my review visits.

Last week, was the Hurricane Berls Mini-Challenge where we could read books $1 or less. I was working on two books and didn’t finish either.

I did finish one book for the overall challenge bringing my total read to 40 books.

This week, I’m continuing to work on BINGO card #2, my overall list, and I’ve started two mini challenges:

1. The Dusty Shelves Challenge hosted by Michelle and Berls where I can only count books that have been setting on my shelves longer than a year.

2. The Romantic Suspense Challenge hosted by Lexxie @ Unconventional Book Views and Brandee @ Bookwork Brandee.

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sophiarose1816 · 6 years

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COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Update #5

I’m on vacation visiting family this week so my numbers dropped as did most of my participation. I advanced a little so I’ll share about that.

1. Overall, I put down that I wanted to read/listen to 20+ books for the entire challenge. I’m at 39 as of today. Woohoo! I’m hoping to pile on several more. Feels great to be getting to some really dusty old freebies and cheapies and ARCs on my shelf. My updated and ongoing list of finished reads is on a dedicated GoodReads shelf for those who want to see.

Here’s the link for my COYER finished reads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5063928-sophia?shelf=2018-coyer-big-summer-bash

2. I wanted to visit other COYER participant reviews. I think I put down some ludicrously low goal of commenting on three reviews a week. I’ve been doing that many a day (mostly). I’m on vacay so not able to visit, but sporadically at the moment. I didn’t realize when I began reading and commenting how much more socially connected it brought me. I’ve discovered a few books to add for future reading and also enjoyed encountering and interacting with other COYER challenges this way.

3. I am participating in Anne @ Books Are My Heart Blog’s mini-challenge to Read and Link up my Freebie books.

I got three books read for her freebie challenge.

4. I’ve done pretty good with participating in the Facebook group games. I love finding the COYER history trivia, figuring out Who killed Cora, adding to the story, granting wishes, and updating on my progress each week. But it is most fun b/c of doing it all with other challengers and the hostesses. 5. I’ve been participating in the List all along and hit 13 out of fifteen. Here’s the Terrific Thirteen:

Miss Darcy’s Beax by Eliza Shearer

Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams

All-American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M. Cox

To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday

What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

Holiday in Death by JD Robb

Midnight in Death by JD Robb

Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

Inseverable by Cecy Robson

6. Also, ongoing, I’ve been participating in the BINGO challenge. I got BINGO on #3 card this past week. See the pic for the books that did the job. I nearly have it on #4 card, too.

And, now for this week I’m going to keep working on my list and finishing up what I started last week.

Cheering on the others with the challenge and having a good time. Until next update!

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sophiarose1816 · 6 years

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COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Update #3

Last week, I kept things going with the mini-challenge and goals I set for myself and am still holding strong and meeting expectation. I want to update that in more detailed and then share what I’m planning to do for the upcoming week and beyond. To share, but also to encourage myself onward. It could get long, apologies! :)

1. Overall, I put down that I wanted to read/listen to 20+ books for the entire challenge. I’m at 35 as of today. Woohoo! I’m hoping to pile on several more. Feels great to be getting to some really dusty old freebies and cheapies and ARCs on my shelf. My updated and ongoing list of finished reads is on a dedicated GoodReads shelf for those who want to see.

Here’s the link for my COYER finished reads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5063928-sophia?shelf=2018-coyer-big-summer-bash

3. I am participating in Anne @ Books Are My Heart Blog’s mini-challenge to Read and Link up my Freebie books.

Miss Darcy’s Beax by Eliza Shearer

Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams

All-American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M. Cox

To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday

What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

Holiday in Death by JD Robb

Midnight in Death by JD Robb

Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

Inseverable by Cecy Robson

6. Also, ongoing, I’ve been participating in the BINGO challenge. My BINGO card #4 got BINGO this last week. Here’s the pretty sight:

7. Last week, was the second of COYER Twist and I chose STRICT as my second Twist challenge. I completed five that were ebooks and audios either free, ARC, or under $1:

1. Wild Trail by AM Arthur (eARC)

2. Inseverable by Cecy Robson (freebie e-book)

3. Winnie the Pooh Vol. 1 by AA Milne (freebie audiobook)

4. Mission Improper by Bec McMaster (freebie e-book)

5. Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley (eARC)

And, now for this week I’m moving into phase 3 of COYER TWIST with the TWIST. I will be listening to only audio format to complete my goal. I’m hoping to hit 2 if I’m lucky, but definitely one with a good start on the second book (their not short ones). And, I want to finish another BINGO board since I’m only missing one square to get BINGO on either of my last two remaining boards (I need an epic fantasy or a post-apocalyptic). Maybe I can find a freebie or under $5 audio from those genres and hit it with Anne’s challenge, too. LOL

Cheering on the others with the challenge and having a good time. Until next update!

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