Reading My Name Challenge

Reviews and Reports January - March 2010

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If you read/reviewed a book for this challenge in February or March please let us know in the comments. If you reviewed it, please leave a link, otherwise you can just tell us what book you read. Please include Title AND Author and if you want you can include how it fits into the challenge for you. (see first review below)

1. The Road to Oz by Kathleen Krull - reviewed by Callista (my first name is Kathleen)
2. The Book of Rock Stars by Kathleen Krull - reviewed by Callista (my first name is Kathleen)

Reading My Name Challenge 2010

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When: January 15, 2010 - June 15, 2010
*Slightly Different from Last Year*

Your challenge if you choose to accept it is to read at least two books by authors that share your name or part of your name OR book titles with your name in them. They can share your first name, middle name or last name. They can share your nickname or online name or email name. They can share a form of your name. If you have a very rare name, just do your best to get as close as you can. (e.g. If your name is Raina, then Rain or Rayne would be okay.) The character can have the same name as you too.

For example, my real first name is Kathleen. I could also read books by a Kathy, Katherine or Katie as these all come from the same name. Even Cathy, Catherine and Catie. I could read a book by a Callista (online name) or someone who shares my middle or last name. Or any of those names in the title.

That's five months to read two books. To join please comment below. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do and you post about the challenge, please leave a link in the comments. You don't have to make a list beforehand, you can just make a post stating your intention to participate.

After the challenge has started, come back here to post a link to your review.

If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. Thanks.

Wrap-up Posts

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Post a link to your wrap-up post here.

Wrap-Ups:

Babbling Book Reviews

Reviews - April, May and June

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If you read/reviewed a book for this challenge in April or May or June please leave a link here in the comments. Thanks.

Reviews:

Reviews - February and March

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If you read/reviewed a book for this challenge in February or March please leave a link here in the comments. Thanks.

Reviews:
Revelations: A Blue Bloods Novel by Melissa De La Cruz - reviewed by I Read What
An UnladyLike offer by Christine Merrill - reviewed by Babbling Book Reviews
Hunter's Oath by Michelle West - reviewed by The Curious Reader

Reading My Name Challenge 2009

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When: February 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009
*Slightly Different from Last Year*

Your challenge if you choose to accept it is to read at least two books by authors that share your name OR book titles with your name in them. They can share your first name, middle name or last name. They can share your nickname or online name or email name. They can share a form of your name. If you have a very rare name, just do your best to get as close as you can. (e.g. If your name is Raina, then Rain or Rayne would be okay.) The character can have the same name as you too.

That's four months to read two books. To join please post about the challenge on your blog and leave the link in the comments. You don't have to make a list beforehand, just make a post stating your intention to participate. If your reviews will go on a blog different from the one your challenge post is one, leave both urls.

After the challenge has started, come back here to post your review.

If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. Thanks. Also if you are looking for another challenge that is about your name, check out Reading Your Name 2009. This one would be especially good for those with rare names.

This challenge is OVER!

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Thanks for participating! I hope you had fun. If you did a wrap-up post, give me a link in the comments and I'll link to it here. Also please let me know if you would be interested in doing this challenge again next year or not.

Book in Hand Wrap-Up

Post Your Reviews Here

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Once you've reviewed one of your challenge books, come here and post a link to it.

Going to Bend by Diane Hammond (reviewed by Book in Hand)
Breaking the Silence by DIane Chamberlain (reviewed by Book in Hand)
Night Life by Elizabeth Guest (reviewed by Babbling Book Reviews)
The Incovenient Duchess by Christine Merrill (reviewed by Babbling Book Reviews)
Sister Noon by Karen Joy Fowler (reviewed by Enough to Read)
Locked Rooms by Laurie R King (reviewed by Enough to Read)
The Daring Game by Kit Pearson (reviewed by SMS Book Reviews)

Information and Sign-up

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When: February 1, 2008 - May 1, 2008

NOTE: Put a link to your review in the second post.

Your challenge if you choose to accept it is to read at least two books by authors that share your name. They can share your first name, middle name or last name. They can share your nickname or online name or email name. They can share a form of your name. If you have a very rare name, just do your best to get as close as you can. UPDATE: The character can have the same name as you too.

For example, my real first name is Kathleen. I will be reading Kathleen McConnell and Kit Pearson (whose real name is Kathleen.) I could also read books by a Kathy, Katherine or Katie as these all come from the same name. Even Cathy, Catherine and Catie. I could read a book by a Callista (online name) or someone who shares my middle or last name.

That's three months to read two books. To make it easier on myself and you this time, all you have to do to sign up is post about it on your blog and add yourself to Mr. Linky. You can sign up even if you don't have a list yet, just post your intentions to join the challenge and a link to this blog and you can add your list later.

UPDATE: Mr. Linky doesn't work for some reason. If you want to join, just add a link to your list (or your list if you don't have a blog) in the comments.

After the challenge has started, come back here to post your review. I'm not taking sign ups to join the blog this time.

If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. Thanks.