Genre Challenge: sign-up post (sticky post!)

This challenge will run from November 1 2008 – November 1 2009

The goal:

To read one book in the following genres: crime fiction, detective fiction, mystery fiction, horror fiction, thriller fiction, romance fiction, science fiction, action/adventure fiction, fantasy fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and western fiction. Specific definitions of these genres can be found in this post.

There are three options if you want to join:

A: Read 10 books, drop the genre you read the most and one of your own choosing

B: Read 11 books, drop the genre you read the most

C: Read 12 books



The rules

You may not read more than 1 book per genre

All books must be read within the challenge period

No crossovers within the challenge, each genre should have a separate book

Crossovers with other challenges are allowed

Audio books are allowed, graphic novels are not

You may make a list of books, but that’s not mandatory and you can change your picks at any time before or during the challenge

How to join?

Make a post stating you are joining the challenge, make sure you add which option you take and link back to this post. If you pick option A or B, include which genre(s) you aren’t going to read.

Make a comment to this post, with your name and the direct link to your sign-up post.

Review each book you read, and post a link to the post I will set up for that, which I will do closer to the challenge. A requirement of the review is that you clearly state which genre the book is for. It would be nice of you explain why that book fits well within the genre, but that’s not mandatory.

Prize drawings & graphics

There will be prize drawings at the end of the challenge. The prizes will be books, which ones will be determined when the drawing is almost there. To be eligible for the prize drawings you must have finished within the time restraints of the challenge, followed all of the rules and linked to all of your reviews (as that is how I’ll check to see if you completed the challenge). There will be three prize drawings, one for each option.

If you make me a graphic for this challenge, you will be added in the prize drawings! If you are already joining in the challenge, this means an extra change to win a prize, as you will be entered twice. If you don’t join, but make me a graphic anyway, you can pick the category in which you will be entered for the prize drawing.

Jaime has made me two graphics that you can use:





And Book Zombie has made this one: