Jen’s 2024 Reading Challenges
Hi Everyone!
2024 is officially here. Yes, I know I am a bit late, but some things have changed for me, and it appears that reading and helping with the Baroness’ Book Trove have been where I seem to be dropping the ball. So, let’s see if adding another reading challenge or two will inspire me to get back in the groove. 🙂
If you want to join one of the challenges below, click the link after “Hosted by,” and it will take you to the challenge page. You can find all the rules there and sign up, too.
Due to the amount of reading challenges that Karen and I participate in, our progress will be tracked on different and separate posts that you can find at the top of the page under “Reading Challenges.”
2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge
Hosted by: Goodreads
My goal this year will be 52 books.
Goodreads hosts this reading challenge every year. I started participating a few years back. Since my sister and daughters are all readers, it’s like a personal contest between us all to see who reads the most. Karen and my sister, Melissa usually are way ahead of Jessica and myself.
One book a week for me, and as of this post, I am already behind. But I have so many great books on my TBR. It shouldn’t take me long to catch up.
You have to sign up to be on Goodreads, but you probably already are if you are a big reader.
2024 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge
Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas
My goal this year is to read 26 books per the guidelines to complete the challenge.
The Alphabet Soup Challenge means that by December 31st, 2024, your bowls must be filled with one book for each letter of the Alphabet. Each Letter Counts As 1 Spoonful.
Look for this hashtag #AlphabetSoupChallenge.
2024 Alphabet Soup *Author Edition* Reading Challenge
Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas
My goal this year is to read 26 books per challenge requirements.
It’s An Alphabet Challenge! Keep track of your authors; by December 31st, 2024, your bowls must be filled by one author for each letter of the Alphabet.
Be sure to include the book title too.
Look for this hashtag #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge.
2024 Cloak and Dagger
Hosted by: Carol’s Notebook
My goal this year is to be an Inspector with 30 books.
Challenge Rules:
- You can read any book from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
- You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.)
- Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
- Books need to be at least 100 pages long. Please, no short stories.
- Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
- The challenge will run from January 1st to December 31st. (Sign-up ends March 15th)
Look for the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal on Social Media. There is a closed Facebook group.
2024 Cozy Mystery Reading Challenge
Hosted by: CMRC & Book Club
My goal this year is to complete the 20 main prompts.
Cozy Mysteries only. ~This is the only hard and fast rule. This challenge was built to expand our love within the Cozy genre, so feel free to pull selections from all sub-genre, but the books must be a Cozy Mystery to count.
One Book Per Prompt ~ Unless you want to check off five prompts with the same book, then go for it. 😉 You challenge your rules, remember.
There are 20 prompts with an extra three bonus prompts. They are on Instagram and Facebook.
2024 Craving the Cozies
Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas
My goal this year is to enter the Peckish level with 20 books.
Cozy mysteries, or “cozies,” are a sub-genre of crime fiction mysteries in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection occur in a small, socially intimate community. The crime-solver is an amateur sleuth, usually but not always a woman, who is thrust into the aftermath of the murder. The protagonist frequently has an occupation or hobby that brings appealing information to the reader.
The challenge runs from January 1st and ends on December 31st.
2024 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies
Hosted by: Socrates’ Book Reviews
My goal this year is to become a Level Two (Investigator) with 20 cozy mysteries of my choice.
This year’s cozy mystery reading challenge has two ways to participate. You choose whichever suits you the best: Read cozy mysteries of your choice or read one book from the sub-genres listed on the sign-up post. I am choosing to read those of my choice.
2024 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge
Hosted by: Celebrity Readers
This challenge focuses on finally finishing those series you’ve started but have not yet completed. I have a few series I didn’t get to last year but hope to this year.
My goal this year will be to complete at least two Book Series and take the C-List title.
2024 Literary Escapes
Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas
My goal this year will be to complete at least 51 books.
Goal:
Challenge – Try to read one book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge, you will earn 50 bonus points. You can also earn bonus points for books set in countries around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country. (No repeats – only 1 point can be earned for each country.)
Your books can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in any format: print, digital, or audio.
2024 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge
Hosted by: Rick Mills Project
My goal this year will be to complete at least 30 toe tags.
You are the Medical Examiner, and your goal is to issue as many Toe Tags as you can during 2024 by reading murder mysteries and documenting the death of the unfortunate victim(s).
2024 Mystery Marathon
Hosted by: Rick Mills Project
My goal this year will be to complete at least one marathon (26.2 mystery books).
The Mystillery Literary and Athletic Association (MLAA) welcomes you to the first running of the Mystery Marathon! You aim to complete the marathon by reading 26.2 mysteries during the year. (No actual running is required.) One book is equivalent to one mile, and the number of pages is equivalent to the number of steps taken to complete that mile.
My runner’s name is Zooming Jen.
2024 Six Shooter Reading Challenge
Hosted by: Rick Mills Project
My goal this year will be to complete two notches.
Shoot (read) six mysteries by the same target (author) – this can be done over multiple years. You get one notch on your gun (and a prize) for each target completed.
So, what do you think? Will I complete these 2024 Reading Challenges?
Even though these are challenges, remember it should be fun. I believe these RCs’ purpose is to get us to read more and connect with others. So, start reading and join a challenge.
As these posts can get long, Karen has decided to track our progress together for each challenge. Go to Reading Challenges on the above menu, which will give you links to the tracking system.
Until next time,
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