So, the amazing Jen Forbus from Jen's Book Thoughts is hosting her first challenge in 2011: the Criminal Plots Reading Challenge and I just have to join in on that one, even though I had promised myself I wouldn't join too many reading challenges. So far, I'm up for 4 challenges, so I should be good to go.
Rules of the Road:
So, what's involved in this challenge you ask? It isn't too difficult. It involves reading six books throughout 2011 (January 1 through December 31, 2011).
One book should be read that fits into each of the following categories:
Other Important Details:
A book by a new to you author who's blurbed a book you enjoyed. So check out the cover of a crime fiction book you've enjoyed and see who blurbed that book and is also an author you've never read before.
A book that has been made into a movie. It doesn't have to be a movie you've seen but it can be. The book, however, should be one you haven't read before. (Examples: MYSTIC RIVER, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, LONDON BOULEVARD, HOSTAGE, etc.)
A book with a protagonist opposite your own gender. So if you're female, the protagonist should be male; if you're male the protagonist should be female.
A book set outside the country in which you live.
A book that's the first in a new-to-you series.
A book by a 2011 debut author.
You can read the books in any format you choose: print, audio, e-book, etc.
You can read books from any sub-genre of crime fiction: hardboiled, P.I., police procedural, cozy, thriller, etc.
You do not need to have a blog to participate.
You can use the books for other challenges but one book cannot count for more than one category in THIS challenge.
Books do not need to be pre-determined. You can choose them at any time throughout the year. And you can read them in whatever order you choose.
At the conclusion, each participant that completes the challenge will be entered for a chance at one of three prize packs.
Now, I have not yet had a chance to create a list of possible books, but I hope to get around to it tomorrow.
is a modern re-telling of Dracula in the right now very popular text message / e-mail / blog post format. About a year and a half ago, I took a class on vampires in literature and film, for which I had to read the classic story and watch two different film versions. Having those three adaptations in mind, I jumped right into iDracula, expecting a maybe boring warmed up version of the same old story. Let me say I was pleasantly surprised when I literally raced through the story and finished it in one night. So if you’re up for a modern version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this might just be for you!
by Richard Peck at BEA earlier this year. I have this wonderful, signed ARC and it was waiting for my return to my cousin, where I devoured it within two short nights. From the back cover blurb, I had expected a story about a girl that becomes part of the in crowd and soon discovers the ugly side of the girls. This is not the case, but the book is equally compelling. Soon after Kerry is noticed by the three coolest girls in the school, her new friends die in a car accident and Kerry is devastated. She has no friends left and her life becomes very difficult. With this ghost story, Richard Peck sucked me in and kept me hooked throughout the book. If you’re looking for a ghost story with a twist and a quick ride through New York City, you’re definitely in for it!