Did you sign up for the New Author Mini Challenge featuring the authors of the League of Reluctant Adults? If so, this is the official challenge page where you’ll be posting your reviews. I know I said the initial announcement was going to be the page, but with the addition of all the fabulous prizes, I needed a clean slate for entries.
Here are the details one last time:
- You do not have to be a participant of the New Authors Challenge, but if you’re not, why not?
- The Challenge will run from February 1st through the 28th. All reviews must have a February 2010 date.
- The goal is to read up to 5 different authors from the above list. There are 20 different authors, so finding three shouldn’t be too hard.
- The idea is to try a new author (it is a New Author mini-challenge), however, if you’ve already read all 20 of them, you can still participant, but don’t re-read a novel. Try something new. Not only is this an excuse to try a certain group of authors, but it’s also a great chance to help promote them.
Just so everyone knows who is in the League…
There’s a huge incentive to joining this mini-challenge. When I initially posted about it, the League loved it so much, they threw in a bunch of books to be given away at the end of the challenge. I now have 35 novels to be given away and all everyone has to do is read and review a League novel in February. Each participant has 10 chances to get their names in the drawing – 1 entry for each book reviewed (up to 5) and an additional entry for a second place you review said book. For instance, if you read Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler and review it on your blog and Amazon, you’ll get 2 entries. To add your links, add one to Mr. Linky below and then leave your second link (of the same review) in the comments below.
On March 2nd, I’ll draw 7 winners and they will get to chose which 5 books they would like to be sent. There are two stipulations to this, however:
- The sets do not count as one book nor can they be broken up. If a set has 3 books included, then you can only chose 2 other novels.
- If you chose an ARC, then you must post a review of said book by it’s release date or as close to it as you can, depending on when you receive the book.
Other than that, it’ll be a first come first choose as to which titles you get. So that everyone has a fair shot at it (I’m thinking of the PST vs my EST), I’ll post the winners after 3pm EST on March 2nd.
Now that all of this has been dealt with, let’s get to reading!
One thing I forgot. When adding your link to Mr Linky, include your name (or blog name) and the author. Adding the title is up to you.
I finished my first book – Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry. I completely loved it. I wrote up my review on goodreads since I don’t have a blog.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2261459.Happy_Hour_of_the_Damned
Reviewed Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler on my blog (posted with the linky) and on Shelfari:
http://www.shelfari.com/books/5748261/Tempest-Rising-%28Jane-True%29/reviews/1705808
Here’s my review of Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler on Library Thing
http://www.librarything.com/work/8520591/reviews/56736511
Review of Nightlife by Rob Thurman at LT:
http://www.librarything.com/review/56669257
This is my 5th book read of the League :D!
My shelfari review for Diana Rowland’s Mark of the Devil: http://www.shelfari.com/books/4769578/Mark-of-the-Demon/reviews/1710971
Here’s a link where I posted my review of Boneshaker on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/88251473
I put my review of Anna Strong book 1: The Becoming by Jeanne C. Stein also up at my goodreads: http://bit.ly/b7oluP
Lexie//Poisoned Rationality
My review of Dead Matter by Anton Strout
http://fantasydreamersramblings.blogspot.com/2010/02/guest-review-dead-matter-by-anton.html
also at goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6648578-dead-matter
Here are my other links for Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland review:
http://www.amazon.ca/Mark-Demon-Diana-Rowland/dp/0553592351/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
http://www.librarything.com/review/50473832
http://bit.ly/aYqcgH (good reads)
Tossed it into Mr. Linky, but I finished the book and review on Nightlife by Rob Thurman…
http://zombiejoe.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/geek-in-review-nightlife/
Starting Succubus Blues now…
Finished Mark of the Demon in the very early hours this morning. There is a review up on my blog (post through Mr. Linky) and I also posted on Shelfari.
http://www.shelfari.com/books/4769578/Mark-of-the-Demon/reviews/1718478
My review for Three Days to Dead on GoodReads:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6257500
Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs on GoodReads
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5618698
Here is my review for Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper.
http://www.librarything.com/work/7176253/reviews/56877544
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1317346
Barnes and Noble post for Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
In additional to my blog post (put up through Mr. Linky) I also posted my review for Nightlife by Rob Thurman on Shelfari.
http://www.shelfari.com/books/823321/Nightlife/reviews/1722107
Kiss & Hell on GoodReads
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6056509
My Shelfari review of Street Magic:
http://www.shelfari.com/books/4536332/Street-Magic/reviews/1726488
I have read and reviewed Greywalker by Kat Richardson.
My reviews can be found here:
http://intensewhisper.blogspot.com/2010/02/review-greywalker.html
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140099.Greywalker
Robin K
Intense Whisper
Here is my link to my Goodreads review for Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/89270583
Here are my other links for Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/86219799
http://www.amazon.ca/Tempest-Rising-Nicole-Peeler/dp/0316056588/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
Thank you!
Found out about this later so I don’t know if I’ll manage five new to me authors, but I’ll post the one review I have done (Kelly Meding).
Now, if Kelly Meding and Seanan MacGuire joined the League, I’d be able to post all my most recent UF reviews!
I’ve also read Michelle Rowen but sadly, her (very entertaining) books don’t count for me as a ‘new’ author.
Hey! I was the 100th review! Woot!