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July TBR Challenge

Tomorrow is July 1st so let’s get sign-ups started! (June round-up will be posted this weekend so get those TBR reviews in!)

July’s TBR challenge is romantic suspense.

If you’re new to the TBR Challenge, here’s how it works:

In the comments, tell me that you’ll be participating in the challenge. I’ll put your name on the list of participants (now located on its own page instead of the sidebar) and once you’ve completed reading the book AND writing a review of it, come back to the comments or email me at babybookworm@comcast.net and give me the link to your review. Reminder: you can now more easily find this post by clicking on the TBR category on the sidebar. It will be the first or second post in that category.

You can write your review any way you choose, but you can also use the cheater review form below, for easier posting :) I’m also including the list of themes for the rest of the year (subject to change, of course) in case you want to see what’s coming up.

Title:

Author:

Year published:

Why did you get this book?

Do you like the cover?

Did you enjoy the book?

Was the author new to you and would you read something by this author again?

Are you keeping it or passing it on?

Anything else?

Simple enough, right?

And the breakdown for this year’s challenges, unless anyone has any subsitutions they’d like to make:

August: A non-romance book, fiction or non-fiction
September: Category Romance
October: Paranormal Romance or Fantasy
November: A book originally published as an e-book (even if you have it in print now)
December: A book published prior to 2006

Keep in mind, this is a TBR challenge, so try to find a book from your TBR pile. But if you want to participate but have to get a book to do it, that’s cool too!

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50 Responses to “July TBR Challenge”

  1. Anne June 30, 2006 at 8:41 am #

    :cheer: Count me in! :goodevil: :evilha: :giggle:

  2. Briana June 30, 2006 at 8:42 am #

    Count me in :)

  3. Nicole June 30, 2006 at 8:53 am #

    I’m in!

  4. Tara Marie June 30, 2006 at 9:34 am #

    Crap, I just realized I haven’t done June’s yet, I’ll try to read something today. :oops:

    I’m in for July–this one should be easy as I’ve got a ton of RS in the pile.

    Tara

  5. Avaron June 30, 2006 at 10:02 am #

    I’m in… :hide:

    Avaron

  6. May June 30, 2006 at 11:25 am #

    I’m signing up!

    In fact, I’ve already read a book that would qualify. Do I get a prize? :boobie:

  7. Kailana June 30, 2006 at 2:11 pm #

    Count me in!

  8. Kelly June 30, 2006 at 2:32 pm #

    I’d love to join the TBR Challenge…I really need to make a dent in my TBR mountain.

  9. Nikki June 30, 2006 at 6:30 pm #

    I’m in!! This is my favorite kind of book!

    nikki :cheer:

  10. Erin the Innocent June 30, 2006 at 8:35 pm #

    I’m in :)

  11. Dana July 1, 2006 at 12:35 pm #

    I’m in. I have so many romantic suspense books in my TBR it’s ridiculous.

  12. Kristie(J) July 1, 2006 at 1:29 pm #

    I’m in again.
    :bliss:

  13. dancechica July 1, 2006 at 4:47 pm #

    Okay count me in cause I’ve got a bunch of RS in my pile.

    :bdance:

  14. Lori July 1, 2006 at 6:57 pm #

    Yipee! Count me in!

  15. Ames July 1, 2006 at 7:26 pm #

    :devil: I’m in!

  16. Kate D. July 1, 2006 at 8:30 pm #

    I’ve been saving a Linda Howard that somehow escaped my attention for just such an occassion… count me in!

  17. Sasha Knight July 1, 2006 at 8:55 pm #

    I’m in! Maybe I’ll even meet the challenge this month!

    Sasha

  18. jmc July 1, 2006 at 9:03 pm #

    Count me in!

    :cheer:

  19. Sherry July 1, 2006 at 11:06 pm #

    :bliss:

    Count me in! I just bought a new book that fits this challenge perfectly. :boobie:

  20. Marg July 2, 2006 at 1:24 am #

    I’m in…no idea what I am going to read, but I still have a while to figure that out right?

  21. Dylan July 2, 2006 at 2:03 am #

    Count me in!

    Now, quick question…is this any romantic suspense novel that I want, or does someone else have to assign me a book?

    Either way, I’m in! This sounds like great fun!

    -Dylan

  22. Angie July 2, 2006 at 8:48 am #

    Devon, you choose your own. The main purpose of the TBR challenge is to get you to dig into your TBR pile ;)

  23. ag July 2, 2006 at 9:36 am #

    I’m in! I’m in!

    Am starting on Black Ice from my pile for the challenge tomorrow. Bought that months ago (think it was with my birthday book voucher) for this. :giggle:

  24. Dylan July 2, 2006 at 10:37 pm #

    Alright, then I’m going to read Killing Time by Linda Howard for the challenge…I’ll finally need to get it open and read it! =)

    Thanks!

  25. Stacy ~ July 3, 2006 at 7:20 am #

    I’ll have to check the old tbr but I’ll join in this month :cheer:

  26. Sela July 3, 2006 at 7:41 am #

    I’m in for the first time! I’ve got two rom susps I’ve been meaning to read.

  27. Jennie July 3, 2006 at 7:29 pm #

    I’ll try it this month!
    :bliss:

  28. Isabel July 4, 2006 at 12:00 am #

    I’ll give it a try. I’m about to start reading Don’t Tell by Karen Rose. :spank:

    I think that icon is too cute!

  29. AngieZ July 5, 2006 at 12:15 am #

    I would like to join your challenge. I have a few romantic suspenses sitting on my TBR pile. I will read either Slow Burn by Julie Garwood or Every Breath You Take by Judith Mcnaught. Maybe I will try for both. :popcorn:

  30. Tempest Knight July 5, 2006 at 3:22 pm #

    If I weren’t so busy with my wereanimal story and the deadline, I’d jump into this. Good luck to you all! :jump:

  31. Amanda July 5, 2006 at 8:50 pm #

    I’m in for July. I almost never read RS, but I”ve an Anne Stuart in my TBR that needs reading. :cheer:

  32. nath July 5, 2006 at 9:28 pm #

    okay, I didn’t complete June’s TBR challenge, so I’ll make it up :D 2x this month!

  33. nath July 5, 2006 at 10:07 pm #

    okay, so here’s July TBR challeng no. 1

    http://natuschan.blogspot.com/2006/07/july-tbr-challeng-no-1.html

    it’s Cover of the NIght by Linda Howard

  34. RenéeW July 8, 2006 at 8:32 pm #

    Boy, I’m slow this month. Yeah, I’m in!

  35. blink July 8, 2006 at 9:02 pm #

    Cool. This seems like an interesting thing to do. ^^

  36. ag July 9, 2006 at 11:43 am #

    Hey Angie,

    Here’s my book fr July:
    http://inmybooks.com/blog1/2006/07/09/anne-stuart-for-july/

    cheers,
    ag

  37. Keishon July 9, 2006 at 12:23 pm #

    I thought I signed up. Add me to the list, AngieW.
    Thanks!

  38. Isabel July 11, 2006 at 10:37 am #

    I finished. Here is the link.

    Don’t Tell by Karen Rose

    http://sanctuarysbookblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/dont-tell-by-karen-rose.html :cheer:

  39. Dylan July 11, 2006 at 12:50 pm #

    I finished my July TBR Challenge…here’s my link to the review.

    Killing Time

  40. Jennie July 11, 2006 at 6:47 pm #

    I’m done! :neener:
    Bodyguard

  41. blink July 12, 2006 at 10:52 am #

    Done.
    http://www.mymotherisafish.com/?p=475

  42. ames July 12, 2006 at 1:09 pm #

    I’m done!

    2-for 1 even. LOL

  43. Marg July 16, 2006 at 4:01 pm #

    I’m done.

    http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2006/07/rapture-in-death-by-j-d-robb.html

  44. nath July 17, 2006 at 9:26 pm #

    So, I said I would do 2 July TBR challenge, since I did not complete the June one… however, it turns out that this category is so easy to me that I’ve done two more :D Enjoy!

    http://natuschan.blogspot.com/2006/07/july-tbr-challeng-no-2.html
    http://natuschan.blogspot.com/2006/07/july-tbr-challeng-no-3.html

  45. Dana July 18, 2006 at 8:22 pm #

    Finished!

    http://www.swallowingshadows.nu/inkblot/archives/000581.html

  46. Kate D. July 21, 2006 at 2:11 pm #

    Finished!

    http://dscribwomen.blogspot.com/2006/07/kate-ds-july-tbr-challenge-met.html

  47. RenéeW July 26, 2006 at 12:23 am #

    I’m done!

    Dead Wrong

  48. AngieZ July 26, 2006 at 3:01 pm #

    Thanks for the TBR push :

    Slow Burn

  49. Lori July 26, 2006 at 11:18 pm #

    Phew! Almost didn’t make it!

    http://donttalkjustread.blogspot.com/2006/07/july-tbr-challenge-dangerous-curves-by.html

  50. jmc July 29, 2006 at 6:05 pm #

    Done! :cheer:

    Actually, I read one R/S book early in the month (Janzen’s Crazy Love) but it wasn’t from my TBR mountain or list.

    More recently, I read Keri Arthur’s Full Moon Rising, which had been on the TBR list since March.

    For Crazy Love review:
    http://jmcarr2001.livejournal.com/73812.html

    For Full Moon Rising review:
    http://jmcarr2001.livejournal.com/82427.html :cheer: :cheer:

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