Thursday, January 2, 2014

first reads challenge

Another returning challenge for me.  Debdatta from b00k r3vi3ws is hosting the First Reads Reading Challenge again this year.  This is for authors that are new to you.  Last year I discovered 51 new to me authors!  I'm always looking for new authors, but I don't always go out of my way to find them.  So this challenge is good for me to just take the leap and try something new.


Rules are simple:

  1. Read and review as many books as possible by authors that you haven't read before.
  2. You don't have to be a blogger to participate, but you do have to post a review somewhere to participate.  Try Goodreads, Amazon, Shelfari, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, etc.
  3. If you are a blogger make sure to link up your review posts.  If you're not a blogger make sure to link up wherever you're posting your reviews.
  4. Books can overlap with other reading challenges.
  5. Books can be any format (ebook, audio, print)
  6. Post your links for your reviews each month.
  7. Challenge runs from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014 and you can sign up at any time.
Levels are:

  • Amateur: 1-25 new authors
  • Lover: 26-50 new authors
  • Expert: 51-75 new authors
  • Fanatic: 76 or more new authors

If you would like to sign up you can do that here.  I'm aiming for Lover.  I read 51 new authors last year so I'm going to try to match that.
Challenge Completed 10.11.14
  1. Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth - Adam Glass
  2. Harley & Ivy - Paul Dini
  3. Still Life - Louise Penny
  4. Farm Fatale - Wendy Holden
  5. Reconstructing Amelia - Kimberly McCreight
  6. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
  7. The Spectacular Now - Tim Tharp
  8. Night Film - Marisha Pessl
  9. Tiger Lily - Jodi Lynn Anderson
  10. Someday, Someday, Maybe - Lauren Graham
  11. God-Shaped Hole - Tiffanie DeBartolo
  12. 7 Billion Needles, Vol. 1 - Nobuaki Tadano
  13. Bokurano Ours, Vol. 1 - Mohiro Kitoh
  14. Dark Water - Koji Suzuki
  15. Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice - John Layman
  16. North World, Vol. 1: The Epic of Conrad - Lars Brown
  17. The Borden Tragedy - Rick Geary
  18. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
  19. Where'd You Go Bernadette - Maria Semple
  20. Mockingbird - Kathryn Erskine
  21. Pure - Julianna Baggott
  22. Evernight - Claudia Gray
  23. A Catered Murder - Isis Crawford
  24. Batman: Hush, Vol. 1 - Jeph Loeb
  25. Batman: War Games, Act One: Outbreak - Ed Brubaker
  26. Batman: War Crimes - Andersen Gabrych
  27. Batman: Year One, Ra's al Ghul - Devin Grayson
  28. Red Hood: The Lost Days - Judd Winick
  29. Storm Front - Jim Butcher
  30. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
  31. Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 - Hajime Isayama
  32. Monster, Vol. 1 - Naoki Urasawa
  33. The Thousand Dollar Tan Line - Rob Thomas
  34. Batwoman, Vol. 1: Hydrology - J. H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman
  35. Dancing Barefoot - Wil Wheaton
  36. The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1 - Kazuo Uzema
  37. Every Secret Thing - Laura Lippman
  38. The Museum of Extraordinary Things - Alice Hoffman
  39. The Ice Princess - Camilla Lackberg
  40. The Weight of Blood - Laura McHugh
  41. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke
  42. The Enchanted - Rene Denfeld
  43. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me - Mindy Kaling
  44. Bossypants - Tina Fey
  45. Official Book Club Selection - Kathy Griffin
  46. Dad Is Fat - Jim Gaffigan
  47. A Little Bit Wicked - Kristin Chenoweth
  48. Dirty Daddy - Bob Saget
  49. The Bedwetter - Sarah Silverman
  50. The Good Girl - Mary Kubica

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