Book Challenges for 2020

[gilda_elise]

Once again, I will be joining into the Mount TBR Reading Challenge, and, once again, I'm attempting Mount Ararat. I made it this year, but I think Mount Kilimanjaro is beyond me.

Challenge Levels:

Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Vancounver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s




The Rules:
*Once you choose your challenge level, you are locked in for at least that many books. You are welcome to voyage further and conquer taller mountains after your commitment is met. All books from lower mountains carry over towards the next peak.

*Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2020

*You may sign up at any time--no matter when you see this challenge. All qualifying books read after January 1st count.

*Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2020--items requested or ordered prior to January 1, may count even if they arrive in the new year. No library books~. If you're looking for a library book challenge or one that counts books on your non-owned TBR list, then please see Mount TBR's sister challenge: the Virtual Mount TBR Challenge (click the link).
~The ONLY exception to the library rule: If you own the book in any form and have a reason to check out a version from the library instead, then you may count it. For example--if you own a hard copy, but are planning on taking a trip where listening to the audio version would be a great way to knock out a book while you drive, then by all means check out the audio version and have a wonderful trip! Please check with me if you have questions.

*Rules for Rereads: Any reread may count, regardless of how long you've owned it, provided you have not counted it for a previous Mount TBR Challenge.

*Audiobooks and E-books may count provided they are yours prior to January 1.

*You may count any "currently reading" book that you begin prior to January 1--provided you had 50% or more of the book left to finish when January 1 rolled around. I will trust you all on that. The only exception is if you have participated in Mount TBR in 2019 and were unable to finish the book in time for the final Check-in Post. Then--if you finish the book post-January 1, you may count it as your first step of the new challenge.

*You may count "Did Not Finish" books provided they meet your own standard for such things, you do not plan to ever finish it, and you move it off your mountain [give it away, sell it, remove from e-resources, etc.]. For example, my personal rule (unless it's a very short book) is to give it 100 pages. If I decide I just can't finish it and won't ever, then off the mountain it goes and I count it as a victory--the stack is smaller!

*Books may be used to count for other challenges as well.

*Feel free to submit your list in advance or to tally them as you climb.

*There will be a year-end check-in and prize drawing!

*A blog and reviews are not necessary to participate. If you have a blog, then please post about the challenge and link that post (not your home page) in the form below. My link provider has limited the number of link "parties" I can have open at a time--so I will be using Google forms for all my sign-up links this year. Non-bloggers may enter their names only without a blog link OR members of Goodreads are welcome to join the Goodreads group HERE.

*If you post on Facebook, Instagram, or other social media to log a book, please use #MountTBR2020.

* As I have in the past, I will have a headquarters link in the left hand side-bar which will offer links to this original post, monthly review links, and the final wrap-up.

Happy climbing!



MONTHLY MOTIF READING CHALLENGE



And this year I'm also joining the 2020 Monthly Motif challenge.

HOW IT WORKS
~ This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

~ A Motif, or theme, is given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that fits the motif for that month.

~ Post what you’ve read to social media using the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO.

~ Please link back to Girlxoxo, Tanya, or Kim any time you post about the challenge so that we can follow along with your progress!!

~ New This Year: A check in post will be published at the end of each month where you can see what we read for the challenge and comment with the book you chose and a link to your review.

That's it for now. *g*

Comments

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I do so enjoy these challenges. They keep me on track with my reading.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Enjoyment it the key thing.

Will you be doing Book Bingo again? Assuming it's being run again of course.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

They're not doing it exactly the same.

We're planning on a 2020 LJ Book Bingo Reading Challenge. It will work pretty much like other reading challenges you've likely all seen on the internet. There will be a list of categories (likely complied from past bingo categories as well as categories that didn't make past cards), and you will be able to check them off as you complete each book. We won't be keeping track of categories completed, nor will there be a prize next year.

While we won't be keeping a list of who completes what prompt, we definitely do still want you all to share your progress with us here in the community, as well as to continue to post reading memes, discussion posts, etc.

I haven't heard anything more. If you like, I'll let you know when I do.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this.

No, I don't think I'll bother with this. I probably wouldn't have done it again anyway. But thank you for the offer.

Will you be doing it?

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that I'm going to do it, and hope that the next year they go back to the Bingo challenge.