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I thought I would lay out all the challenges I'm participating in this year - as already it seems that there are a large number of them!

This is just for my own personal "keep track" meter;)

Aussie Readers Aussie Author Genre Challenge 2015 - 36 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Readers Personal Challenge - WON'T GET FINISHED

ŷ������ Reading Challenge - 250 books - COMPLETED 1/11/15

Australian Women Writers Challenge 2015 - 100 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense - Annual Challenge 2015 - 12 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense - Quarterly Reads - 2xQuarter - 8 books (unless I've read them already) - ONE QUARTER TO FINISH

Literary Exploration Easy Challenge 2015 - 12 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Readers Seasonal Challenges - COMPLETED

Aussie Readers Monthly Challenges - TWO MONTHS TO GO

If I decide to add in any more challenges I'll edit! And as I complete them, I'll note it in here too:)

Yikes Brenda!

Are all these titles unique to each challenge, or is there some overlap?

I agree with your Yikes Susan! No thankfully there are some overlaps - though not as many as I'd like!

Of course the GR one is the total of all books read this year so technically that one doesn't count:)

That's a great idea Brenda. I have it all on sheets of paper lying around on the study floor. Still not fully utilising my iPad.

I've got a note book that it's in, but I felt this would work for me in a much better way Veronica:)

Wow. I wish I could read that fast.

One day you might be able to Ryan:)

Brenda wrote: "I've got a note book that it's in, but I felt this would work for me in a much better way Veronica:)"

You still can't beat the notebook. My girls get embarrassed when I pull out my notebook and write things down. " Mum, that's what your phone is for".

Paper is much more reliable that technology! It will never run out of battery, get wiped out in a storm, not be there when you drop it...need I go on;)

No doubt you will achieve all this with time to spare! I have every confidence in you;)

Haha thanks Marianne :)

I keep a list of all the current challenges on my iPad notebook so I can refer to it when I've finished a book, cross it off and see what I feel like starting next. Seems to work quite well (except when it runs out of battery etc)

Looks like you should have a good and hopefully enjoyable reading year Brenda!

Thanks Carolyn, you should too:) As long as we all enjoy it, that's the main thing:)

Carolyn wrote: "I keep a list of all the current challenges on my iPad notebook so I can refer to it when I've finished a book, cross it off and see what I feel like starting next. Seems to work quite well (except..."

That's what I do as well Carolyn, I use the Notes app to write reviews, make challenge lists and etc and can keep them all there or copy and paste my reviews from there too. I usually print out a challenge list too, for ready reference or notes on the run.

I also discovered that if I copy my entire challenge list/s from GR with its links, and save it to my Notes app on ipad, the links remain active and I can use them to quickly access any of my book choices on GR from my Notes :D

That's clever Jools, and very time saving too!

I have my challenges here on GR, in a Word doc and printed out as well!! That's kind of a good idea about copying the challenge lists with the links, Julie - I normally remove the hyperlinks if I copy and paste my list (which is a hassle in itself), so maybe keeping them is a better idea for next time...

Oh - and good luck with keeping track of everything, Brenda!!

Thanks Kathryn:)

Tracking your challenges is a great idea, Brenda. I've also signed up for more challenges this year than last and I'm not sure how I'll complete them all, but it will fun trying. Mine are all written in a notebook and all the books have post it notes on them outlining which challenge they are for. Craig asked me what was with all the coloured paper on the books and when I explained it he shook his head at me. I replied - It's called being organised you should try it some time :)

Good luck!

Haha! Thanks Sharon:)

Aussie Readers Aussie Author Genre Challenge 2015 - 36 books COMPLETED

I have chosen to be OUT OF CONTROL!

THRILLER - 1.) Graveyard of the Atlantic by Helen Goltz 5��s
2.) Medea's Curse by Anne Buist 4.5��s
3.) Tell the Truth by Katherine Howell 4.5��s

CONTEMPORARY - 1.) Season of Shadow and Light by Jenn J. McLeod 4��s
2.) Fly In Fly Out by Georgina Penney 4��s
3.) Useful by Debra Oswald 3.5��s

YOUNG ADULT - 1.) Unforgotten by Tohby Riddle 4��s
2.) Chasing the Valley by Skye Melki-Wegner 5��s
3.) Isla's Oath by Cassandra Page 4.5��s

FANTASY - 1.) Borderlands by Skye Melki-Wegner 5��s
2.) Isla's Inheritance by Cassandra Page 5��s
3.) Across the Bridge of Ice by Ruth Fox 4��s

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE - 1.) Storm Clouds by Bronwyn Parry 5��s
2.) Essie's Way by Pamela Cook 5��s
3.) Outback Flames by Suzanne Brandyn 4.5��s

HISTORICAL - 1.) After Darkness by Christine Piper 4��s
2.) Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly 5��s
3.) The Turning Tide by C.M. Lance 4.5��s

ROMANCE - 1.) Outback Ghost by Rachael Johns 4��s
2.) Intensive Care by Nicki Edwards 3��s
3.) Snowy River Man by Lizzy Chandler 5��s

CRIME - 1.) The Dragon Man by Garry Disher 3��s
2.) Hidden by Ann B. Harrison 4��s
3.) Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn 5��s

MYSTERY - 1.) Death by Disguise by Helen Goltz 5��s
2.) The Painted Sky by Alice Campion 5��s
3.) Present Darkness by Malla Nunn 5��s

NON FICTION - 1.) Out of the Mists: The Hidden History of Elizabeth Jessie Hickman by Di Moore 4��s
The Fall by Amy Dale 4��s
Angels of Death by Emily Webb 4��s

SUSPENSE - 1.) The Fourth Reich by Helen Goltz 5��s
2.) Lane's End by Jill Paterson 5��s
3.) The Missing - Two Sophie Anderson short stories #7 by P.D. Martin 4��s

SCIENCE FICTION - 1.) The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly 4��s
2.) TimeStorm by Steve Harrison 5��s
3.) Eden, Noon by Archer Swift 4.5��s

All subject to change of course:)

Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense - Annual Challenge 2015 - 12 books

Here are my choices for this challenge:) (subject to change of course)

1. Author of choice - Storm Clouds by Bronwyn Parry 5��s

2. Scottish Author - Runaway by Peter May 5��s

3. Cosy Mystery - Death by Didgeridoo by Barbara Venkataraman 5��s

4. True Crime - The Fall by Amy Dale 4��s

5. Historical Crime/Mystery - The Turning Tide by C.M. Lance 4.5��s

6. 'Cold', 'Snow', 'Ice' or Winter in title - Cold Deception by D.B. Tait 5��

7. 'Summer', HEAT, 'Sizzling' or 'Warm' in title - Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein

8. Red or BLUE cover - Fear the Darkness: A Thriller by Becky Masterman 5��s

9. Released in 2014 - Unlucky 13 by James Patterson 5��s

10. Set in Australia - Tell the Truth by Katherine Howell 4.5��s

11. Country love to visit (UK) - Rain on the Dead by Jack Higgins 5��s

12. Australian author - Graveyard of the Atlantic by Helen Goltz 5��s

Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense - Quarterly Reads - 2xQuarter - 8 books (unless I've read them already) DIDN'T GET TO THIS ONE!

First quarter - Jan - March - Faithful Place by Tana French

(I've read the other)

Literary Exploration Easy Challenge 2015 - 12 books COMPLETED

Classics - Sydney Bridge Upside Down by David Ballantyne 2.5��s
Fantasy - Across the Bridge of Ice by Ruth Fox 4��s
Graphic - Unforgotten by Tohby Riddle 4��s
Historical - The Turning Tide by C.M. Lance 4.5��s
Horror - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 3��s
Literary - After Darkness by Christine Piper 4��s
Mystery - Tell the Truth by Katherine Howell 4.5��s
Non Fiction - The Fall by Amy Dale 4��s
Romance - Storm Clouds by Bronwyn Parry 5��s
SciFi - The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly 4��s
Thriller - Fear the Darkness: A Thriller by Becky Masterman 5��s
Young Adult - Chasing the Valley by Skye Melki-Wegner 5��s

I've just added another challenge to my list!

Brenda wrote: "I've just added another challenge to my list!"

Oh goodness, Brenda. You are unstoppable lol. Then again it's only another 12 books ;)

LOL! Some of them cross over so that's ok;)

I've just updated my different challenges:)

Plus I'm at 36 read out of 250 for the ŷ������ Reading Challenge...

That's a book a day Brenda!! :O

Don't know how much longer I can keep it up Jools;)

You look like you're making great progress on your different challenges, Brenda!

I haven't updated in awhile Kathryn so I must do that :) My personal challenge is suffering badly though :(

So's my Aussie autumn reading challenge, but my personal challenge is kicking along quite nicely! There are only a finite number of hours in each day, so something has to give, I guess!

You're right there!! Lol

I've just edited my challenges:) And my personal ŷ������ challenge stands at 91 read so far:)

My 2015 challenges summary at this stage...



This is just for my own personal "keep track" meter;)

Aussie Readers Aussie Author Genre Challenge 2015 - 36 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Readers Personal Challenge - WON'T GET FINISHED

ŷ������ Reading Challenge - 250 books - COMPLETED 1/11/15

Australian Women Writers Challenge 2015 - 100 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense - Annual Challenge 2015 - 12 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense - Quarterly Reads - 2xQuarter - 8 books (unless I've read them already) - ONE QUARTER TO FINISH

Literary Exploration Easy Challenge 2015 - 12 books - COMPLETED

Aussie Readers Seasonal Challenges - COMPLETED

Aussie Readers Monthly Challenges - TWO MONTHS TO GO

You are amazing Brenda, so organised. I don't know how you make time to read :)

Thanks Ace:) Much easier now I'm retired!

Aww thanks Michael :)