TIMELINE: January 1st to December 31st 2010
RULES: Read five(5) or more m/m romances in 2010
There are 5 reading levels to choose from:
- Read 5 M/M Romances
- Read 10 M/M Romances
- Read 15 M/M Romances
- Read 20 M/M Romances
- Read 20+ M/M Romances
DETAILS:
This challenge is for those who enjoy reading gay romances (also known as m/m or male/male romances) or those who are interested in starting. If you aren’t familiar with this genre, it consists of novels and stories where the main focus is the romantic relationship between the male protagonists.
• You must be 18 years old or older to join.
• You don’t have to select your books ahead of time. Even if you do, you can change your books as you go. Your books can crossover with other challenges.
• You don’t need a blog to participate. You can comment on this post if you’d like to share a book list or reading pool.
• Please create a post on your blog where you’ll be keeping track of your challenge reads and link back to this post so others can join in on the fun. If you use a “Current Challenges” page, or something similar, you can link back from that page instead of creating an individual post.
• You can use the large banner I’m using at the top of this post or you can use the smaller buttons I’ve provided below. Just copy the code provided. There’s no need to save the smaller buttons to your own server. (I have another large banner you can use here, if you’d like.)
• You can join at anytime between now and the latter part of 2010. Just give yourself enough time to read your chosen amount of books.
• Books chosen can be any length, sub-genre, or format. eBooks, paperbacks, young adult books, audio books, and re-reads are all okay.
• You can post the links to your reviews here on the Review Post.
PRIZES:
Everyone who signs up for the challenge between now and January 31st will be eligible to win $15 in eBook Bucks from All Romance Ebooks!
BUTTONS:
SIGN UP:
Please sign up using the Mr. Linky below. In the top box, enter your name or the username you go by. In the bottom box, enter your blog’s URL or the direct link to your challenge post/page. If you don’t have a blog, enter your name or username in the top box. Enter “http://” into the bottom box so Mr. Linky will add you to the sign-up list.
If you have any trouble signing up below, please send me the name you want posted below and your blog’s link using the form here.
Enjoy,
My name is Christina (aka Anesthezea). I'm a self-professed Geek Mom who divides her time between raising the most awesome 2 year-old ever and the urge to bury her nose in the nearest book. While I enjoy reading many types of fiction, my favorites are contemporary, historical, and paranormal romances, urban fantasy, and suspense.
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Sounds like fun – I read all the time anyway, so I might as well enter the challenge…
so, Sign me up for the M/M 2010 reading challenge!
– I’m going for the gold and shooting for 20+ reads in 2010!
I’ve added your name to the sign-up list. I hope you have fun with the challenge and thank you for signing up!
This sounds like great fun. I haven’t got a blog and can’t add anything to my website (I don’t think) but I’d love to participate. I am active on Goodreads though, would that work? Sorry, I’m a little e-challendged sometimes! Grin.
Like George, I’ll be going for the gold in the M/M category: sign me up for 20+.
Serena
Not sure my first comment made it through – so I’ll try again. This sounds like a lot of fun and since I read all the time, I’d love to join. I don’t have a blog (yet) but I could add a button to my Goodreads page I guess? IF I can figure out how to do it. Grin.
Like George, I’d lik eto go for 20+ reads in the M/M category.
Serena
Using your Good Reads page sounds like a great idea! I’m so glad you’ll be joining us in the challenge! :)
I just signed up for your challenge. Looking forward to a great year of reading M/M romance!
Btw do I have to choose a reading level now or can I just see where it goes?
:)
Janna
You don’t have to choose a reading level right away. Feel free to see where your reading takes you! :) Thanks for joining us!
I’d like to play too please. :)
I’ll choose the highest level, although I’m really hoping that I don’t have to count too far over 20 because that might be a little scary, not to mention an indictment on my reading habits. LOL.
I’ll pick the 20+. I’ll only count stories of 90+ pages or I’ll be done by January 5. LOL Now I can spread it out to Feb. 10 or so. :-) Thanks for the lovely buttons.
Oh can you tell me where you got those little widgets with the bars that fill in as you read? Did you create them or are they from a site?
Sign me up as well for the 2010 M/M Challenge.
I’ll be attempting the 20+ books category.
Thanks again for doing this Anesthezea!
I found them here: http://www.languageisavirus.com/nanowrimo/word-meter.html
You’ll just have to tweak the html code a bit. Change “words” to “books” and so on. :-)
Hi there!
I saw this on Kris’s blog and would love to play along! Please count me in. I’ll use Mister Linky right now. :)
I guess my other comment didn’t go through ealier. You can put me down as Tracy if no one else has it and I’ll do the 20+ books fo rthe year.
Not to worry, your comment came through just fine. :-) Thanks for joining the challenge!
Hi! I saw the challenge button on Kris’s blog and it was so pretty it made me want to play. I did the Mr. Linky thingy. I’ll do the 20+ and try not to have them done in the first month *g*.
I know how that is. I’ve made a list of books for the challenge and so far there are about 60 books on it. Ugh! I’ll read what I can, but those are the ones I listed as “of particular interest”. LOL Thanks for joining the challenge! I hope you have fun! :-)
I’m very excited about this challenge! I’m definitely going for 20+.
Definitely the 20+ level for me as well! This is right up my alley! ;) I’ll spread the love next week on my blog.
I just signed up on the 20+ level. :)
Oh, yes, I haven’t read nearly as much as I wanted lately, so maybe the challenge will get me back into the swing of things. Do I have to choose a level now?
You don’t have to choose a level right away. If you wanted to, you could even wait until the end of the challenge, tally up your reads, and see which level you meet then. :-) Thanks for joining us!
Definitely sign me up. I’m still deciding on my books, 20+ is less than a month’s worth but always fun if i stick to a category like my TBR pile or new releases (ha too easy).
Love the contests :)
Yummy! This sounds like so much fun… and I’m going to read them anyway so… I’m in for the 20+ Gold too!
Great blog, btw… for sure I’ll be visiting often!
=)M
Thanks for joining the challenge! I hope you have fun!
I stole your idea with the word counter for my blog to keep track of my challenges as well. Hope you don’t mind! Rikki
That’s okay! I stole the idea from someone, too! :)
Count me in. I’ll try the 20+ challenge. Might as well aim big. :)
I joined again! I had such fun last year… please put me up for 20+ books. :)
This sound like fun! Considering I read a lot (and then I mean A LOT) and only m/m books, I’m aiming for the 20+. :)) I just have one question, does rereads count? Because I’m planning on rereading one of my favorite books when I finish the one I’m currently reading. ;))
x
T.T.Kove
Rereads are just fine. I may reread a title or two myself. I have a hankering to revisit a few prequels before I go after their new sequels. :-)
Yeah, I do that too! And sometimes, like now, I reread because it was just such an awesome book. *lol* :))
I just found this post. I’d love to join the challenge. Gotta be the 20+. I already own at least that many, but I’ll be good and include at least some new ones in my reading. Found this just at the right time too. I am currently reading a series and the next two are m/m.
I’m in. I’m excited about this challenge. I’m up for the 20 m/m books this year.
I’d love to join to join this challenge. I’m a sort of newbie to the genre, so I’m starting off with the lowest level – 5 books. And I’ll see how I go. Thank you so much for hosting Anesthezea :)
Oye! Anesthezea, I would love to do the M/M Romance Challenge. I will do the 20+ also since I don’t have a blog I will use my Goodreads also…As much as I read I have never entered a challenge it sounds like fun. Thanks Leaundra
Here’s the link to my challenge post. Hope this is the correct place to post it.
http://lesleywbooknook.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-challenge-post.html
I’ve got drafted by Janna (ErotRomReader) and looking forward to all the M/M stories I’ve got lined up on my e-reader :)
SQUEEE!! Sign me up please! This is a wonderful reading challenge, excited to take part.
Bring on the manlove =D
Okay, I’ve seen this challenge and have been mulling it over (who, me? overthink it? nah.) Since I’ve only read 2 m/m books I’m going to start light and go for 5. I’ve got some Josh Lanyon books on my Kindle waiting for me to open them.
Here’s my link:
http://sleeplessinneworleans2.blogspot.com/2010/01/better-late-than-never.html
Signing up at the 20+ level because… I’ll probably hit that in the next week, since I’m reading #18 right now.
I’m signing up for the 20+ level. :) I’ve read 3 so far this month.
Count me in! I’ll sign up for the 5 M/M Challenge, but I hope to more than double that.
this sounds interesting. but i do have one request…can someone tell me how to copy the code provided…i’m not computer savvy and need all the help i can get. i can learn though, slowly, but i do learn…thanks
On the signup post, just click your mouse into the text box below your image of choice. Hold down your Control and “A” keys to select the text (it will highlight), then hold down Control and “C” to copy it. Go to where you want to put the code and hold down Control and “V” to paste the code where you want it. Does this help? :-)
Yes, Lord love ya Anesthezea, that is a great help. Maybe I should get some computer classes, you make it sound so easy, with computers and how to make them to stuff, I can’t fight my way out of a wet paper bag…LOL
i’m all over things!
i have been wanting to try these types of books for a while now! i hear they are really good! count me in!!!
If you’d like any recommendations, please let me know! And, if you haven’t already, check out Jessewave’s review blog (http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com) for m/m reviews and giveaways. :) Welcome to the challenge!
Just ran across this challenge … what a great idea. So many to choose from, so little time. Sign me up for the 20+. I set up a page on my blog to keep track of the titles.
Happy reading everyone!
Just came across this challenge. Sign me up for reading 5.
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