20 Books of Summer 2015 hosted by Cathy at 746 Books ended September 4. My wrap-up post is here.
The top level for this Challenge is Level 5: Professor – 12 or more books which I completed during the second quarter. Extras for this quarter include:
21. Rameau’s Nephew by Denis Diderot
22. The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
23. The Magician by Somerset Maugham
24. The Nemesis of Fire by Algernon Blackwood
25. Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour by Charles Dixon
26. Ourika by Claire de Duras
27. The Morgesons by Elizabeth Stoddard
28. Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome
29. Wyllard’s Weird by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
This is still my favorite Reading Challenge for the year! A different genre is explored each month and a different level may be chosen for each month. The third quarter of 2015:
July – Dystopian/Apocalyptic (Level 1: Casual Reader – 1 book):
1. Frozen (Heart of Dread #1) by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston
August – Contemporary (Level 2: Frequent Reader – 2 books):
1. U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone #21) by Sue Grafton
2. Deep Pockets (Carlotta Carlyle #10) by Linda Barnes
September – Humour (Level 2: Frequent Reader – 2 books):
1. Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome
2. Roadkill (Kinky Friedman #10) by Kinky Friedman
Again this quarter, the same as Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2015 below.
What An Animal Reading Challenge VIII 2015
Level 2: Read 7 – 12
6. Fever Season (Benjamin January #2) by Barbara Hambly
Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2015
Level 4: Sleuth Extraordinaire – Read 20 or more
13. U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone #21) by Sue Grafton
14. A Royal Pain (Royal Spyness #2) by Rhys Bowen
15. Deep Pockets (Carlotta Carlyle #10) by Linda Barnes
16. Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden #1) by Charlaine Harris
Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2015
Level 4: Expert series reader – Complete 4 or more series. During this quarter, I only read one of the eleven remaining on the list as of June 30, leaving ten to be read during the last quarter of 2015.
KINSEY MILLHONE series by Sue Grafton
21. U is for Undertow
My Kind Of Mystery
February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016
Level 5: Invisible Floor 41 or more:
26. Fever Season by Barbara Hambly
27. The Overlook by Michael Connelly
28. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
29. A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
30. Deep Pockets by Linda Barnes
31. Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
32. Graveyard Dust by Barbara Hambly
My 2015 Goodreads Challenge is one hundred books. As of September 30, I have finished seventy-six books.
good luck for the rest of the year hope you hit your 100 book total
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Thanks, Stu. Barring unforeseen circumstances, I should finish the 100 book total. The only Challenge I might not make is Finishing the Series. It’s the only one on which I’m behind. I’m on track or ahead for the others.
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[…] my cue from Dagny who posted an update on her 2015 Reading Challenges on her Madame Vauquer site I’m hereby posting mine. I did better than I thought. The method to my madness is […]
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Thats a lot pf challenges to keep track of. I would get hopelessly confused
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I do too at times! 🙂
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So confusing but if you enjoy doing these and keeping track, completely fair enough!
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LOL, Liz. Confusion, yes. I’ve already discovered one error in this update.
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