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August TBR challenge

It’s that time again, for TBR sign-ups. July round up will be posted tomorrow. I…umm…still need to write up the book I read for the challenge. August’s challenge is to read a non-romance book. This is pretty broad, especially since a lot of great paranormals fall in this category now. If you haven’t read Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow or Secret Society Girl by Diana Peterfreund, you could pull those off your…ahem…TBR pile (or the store bookshelves) and start with those.

“Rules” of the challenge after the jump

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:

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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44 Responses to “August TBR challenge”

  1. Sherry July 31, 2006 at 10:24 pm #

    :boobie: I may actually have enough books in my TBR pile to make the whole month be non-romance. Yep, I will make that my own personal goal for the month, all non-romance.

  2. Ames July 31, 2006 at 10:45 pm #

    :bdance: I have a book that’s been in my tbr for six years. I have never given up on this book. It’s time to shine has arrived! So yeah, I’m in.

  3. Erin the Innocent August 1, 2006 at 1:13 am #

    I’m in :) I have a lot of non romance books in my stack too

  4. May August 1, 2006 at 7:29 am #

    I’m signing up.

    Most of the books on my TBR aren’t romances, so it’s easy. Not like that historicals one. :hide:

  5. Briana August 1, 2006 at 9:37 am #

    Sign me up, please!

  6. Nicole August 1, 2006 at 10:24 am #

    Sign me up!

  7. Rene Lyons August 1, 2006 at 10:42 am #

    Okay, I’ll bite. I have a paranormal book my husband bought me a couple of years ago that I’ve yet to read.

  8. Avaron August 1, 2006 at 10:44 am #

    :oops: I forgot July… but I got plenty of non-romance, non-fiction to read… all that ‘research’ to do. So count me in.

  9. Kelly August 1, 2006 at 11:06 am #

    I have a couple of mysteries that will fall into this category so I’ll sign up…and hopefully get a few of those off my TBR pile.

  10. Kailana August 1, 2006 at 11:49 am #

    I’m in!

    Do we think we could make September a two part choice? Because let me tell you, I don’t own a single category romance… I am probably alone on that, but I will ask anyways. :)

  11. Keishon August 1, 2006 at 12:22 pm #

    Here is my link to the TBR challenge: http://avidbookreader.com/2006/07/28/french-silk-by-sandra-brown/

  12. Sasha Knight August 1, 2006 at 3:26 pm #

    I’m in! I already know what I’m going to read. *goodygoody*

  13. Rosario August 1, 2006 at 4:14 pm #

    I’m in this month!

  14. Jennie August 1, 2006 at 6:55 pm #

    I’m in! :bliss:

  15. Dana August 1, 2006 at 10:35 pm #

    Count me in for this one too.

  16. jmc August 2, 2006 at 12:20 am #

    I can do this! Lots of non-romance in the TBR pile. :bdance:

  17. Marg August 2, 2006 at 6:06 am #

    I’m in, and I’ve actually finished the book already, just need to do the post now!!

  18. Tara Marie August 2, 2006 at 9:28 am #

    I’m in :cheer:

  19. Keishon August 2, 2006 at 1:55 pm #

    I forget ot mention: Count me in as I am already reading a non-romance book.

    Thanks! :cool:

  20. nath August 2, 2006 at 4:07 pm #

    hmmm, I’m going to try :P I actually have Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow at home and I never really read it so…

  21. RenéeW August 2, 2006 at 5:15 pm #

    :bat: I’m in.

  22. Nikki August 2, 2006 at 9:55 pm #

    Last month was so much fun, I think I’ll do it again!! :cool:

  23. Marg August 3, 2006 at 7:47 am #

    Here’s the link to my entry for this month!

    http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2006/08/winter-rose-by-jennifer-donnelly.html

  24. Jennifer B August 3, 2006 at 8:22 am #

    I’ll join in for this one Angie.

  25. Kate D. August 3, 2006 at 4:01 pm #

    I’m in. Shame on me, I’m using this TBR challenge to motivate me to actually get started on lesson-planning for the new school year… because if I don’t sign up at Brianna’s Mommy, I might never actually read “When I Was Puerto Rican.”

  26. ag August 6, 2006 at 10:11 am #

    Sorry, I’ve been incommunicado. But pls count me in. I’ve got several non-fics to make the challenge.

  27. Angie August 6, 2006 at 7:03 pm #

    Kailana, I’m open to suggestions for an alternative if you have one in mind, since I know others don’t read category. We could do an either/or challenge next month, no problem :)

  28. blink August 6, 2006 at 7:51 pm #

    I’d like to try again. I have so many Fantasy books in my pile. ^^

    PS. Loved Working for the Devil.

  29. AngieZ August 6, 2006 at 8:20 pm #

    Count me in.

  30. Kailana August 6, 2006 at 9:35 pm #

    um. I haven’t been doing these all along, so two suggestions are a non-fiction book or a book published in 2006. Or, another one, the book you keep putting to the side for another day. Something like that. :)

  31. Keishon August 7, 2006 at 11:53 pm #

    :devil:

    My challenge already completed for August: Tithe by Holly Black. A YA novel.

    http://avidbookreader.com/2006/08/06/tithe-by-holly-black/

  32. Fiona August 8, 2006 at 8:19 am #

    Sign me up!

  33. Avaron August 15, 2006 at 10:30 am #

    :clap: All done – I did a classic horror novel I’d never read before and needed to for research purposes. You can find the review here: http://avaron-dale.livejournal.com/2006/08/15/

  34. Dana August 15, 2006 at 11:34 pm #

    Done!
    http://www.swallowingshadows.nu/inkblot/archives/000593.html

  35. blink August 16, 2006 at 1:17 pm #

    Finished.
    It’s Kind of a Funny Story (YA)
    http://www.mymotherisafish.com/?p=488

  36. ames August 28, 2006 at 12:08 pm #

    Hmm, the original book for this month was a DNF. So here’s my second choice:http://thriftyreader.blogspot.com/2006/08/secret-society-girl.html

  37. Jennie August 29, 2006 at 7:47 pm #

    :hide:

    I finished! Historical fiction–Falls the Shadow.

  38. nath August 30, 2006 at 12:42 pm #

    phew… done just in time :P
    http://natuschan.blogspot.com/2006/08/august-tbr-challenge-im-quite.html

  39. jmc August 30, 2006 at 8:20 pm #

    Finished two:

    1. Nonfiction (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) http://jmcarr2001.livejournal.com/88251.html

    2. Mystery-lite/General Fiction/Almost YA (Secret Society Girl) http://jmcarr2001.livejournal.com/84671.html

    :bdance:

  40. Kailana August 31, 2006 at 9:01 am #

    http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.com/2006/08/singing-sword-jack-whyte-august06.html

    Pretty well all of my reviews are non-romance, but I just chose one. :)

  41. ag August 31, 2006 at 12:28 pm #

    whoa … just made it!

    http://inmybooks.com/blog1/2006/08/31/elegant-madness-and-horrible-histories-for-august/

  42. Jennifer B August 31, 2006 at 3:37 pm #

    Another last minute one…

    http://donttalkjustread.blogspot.com/2006/08/august-tbr.html

    Thanks Angie

  43. Nikki August 31, 2006 at 5:31 pm #

    I got it in under the wire!!

    Here is my link

  44. Nicole September 1, 2006 at 11:21 pm #

    I did do it, just forgot to post here. Actually, I read a lot of non-romance last month. All the Kim Harrison books, for instance.

    http://bloghappy.blogspot.com/2006/08/crown-duel-by-sherwood-smith.html

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