Read ‘n Review ‘09

readnreview6For the 2009 READ & REVIEW CHALLENGE, you need to:

* review each book you read between January 1st and December 31st, 2009

* PLEASE keep your reviews clean & respectful ~ these books we read are the hard work of an author, and we don’t need to be mean. Even if you didn’t like the book, please try to find something you can say that would be encouraging to the author.

  • reviews can be as short, or long, as you wish
  • you MAY overlap with other challenges
  • eBooks and Audiobooks ARE allowed
  • if there will be spoilers in your review, please note this in the subject line of your post so that those who don’t want to read them can skip that review. Thank you.
  • Optional… Join the Yahoo! Group created for this challenge — share your reviews!

To SIGN UP for this challenge, please ADD YOUR NAME TO THE MR.LINKY below. Thanks! D

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PARTICIPANT LIST:

**NOTE** If you’ve previously signed up by leaving a comment, you don’t have to do so again, as I’ve just added you to the new Mr. Linky, above.

But, for those who still have yet to sign up, Please add your name & link to the Mr.Linky. Thanks! :D

49 Comments on “Read ‘n Review ‘09”

  1. Joyfully Retired Says:

    December 17, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    MizB: Please sign me up. This will be a true challenge for me but I’m up for it.
    Margot @ Joyfully Retired

  2. mizb17 Says:

    December 19, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    You were already on the list, Margot! So you’re good to go! :)

  3. Maria Says:

    December 19, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    Just a note – the link to my blog is misspelled – it’s bogormEn, not bogormAn (bogormen means “bookworm” in Danish – thought that was appropriate ;) )

  4. Jackie (Farm Lane Books) Says:

    December 19, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Please can you add me to the list!

    http://www.farmlanebooks.co.uk/?p=249

    Thank you!
    Jackie

  5. PaBast Says:

    December 21, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Ok, I thought I signed up for this way back in November when I was signing up for some of the challenges I was going to participate in. I guess I missed it. So Please sign me up. Here is the link to my post.

    http://readingmama.blogspot.com/2008/11/2009-read-and-review-challenge.html

    Thanks, Lissa

  6. Tonia Says:

    December 21, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    I’d like to sign up for this challenge as well, please!

  7. Kathrin Says:

    December 22, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Oh, I’ve been trying this on my own for a while now, but usually failed somewhere in the middle of the year.
    So count me in! Maybe this is the push in the right direction ;-)

  8. Angie Says:

    December 22, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    I’d like to sign up for this challenge please! First timer here. Pretty excited!

  11. Nancy Says:

    December 24, 2008 at 6:07 am

    Please sign me up. I’ve been reviewing for a couple of years now, but always need more motivation to keep current.

    http://booksnwhatnot.blogspot.com/

  12. Nicole Says:

    December 26, 2008 at 12:42 am

    I’m in for this one. I want to review everything this year.

  14. Veronika Says:

    December 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Hey Miz-
    Could you possibly change my URL to http://trueharbourbooks.blogspot.com? It’s my new site. Thanks!

  15. Just Mom Says:

    December 29, 2008 at 5:09 am

    Sign me up – I have been trying to do this on my own for awhile so the extra push will be good for me!

  17. Sandy Says:

    December 29, 2008 at 4:11 pm

    I would like to sign up for this challenge!

  20. Myrna Says:

    December 30, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    I would like to participate in this challenge.

  21. Gill Says:

    December 31, 2008 at 6:21 am

    Ooh, I’d love to participate!

    One question: I’m an English major. Do texts assigned for class count for participation? Or should it be books I would be reading casually?

  22. Rakisha Says:

    December 31, 2008 at 7:05 am

    I think this will my the most difficult challenge I’m participating in this year, lol!

    But, looking forward to it…http://kishamasala.blogspot.com/

  23. Book Psmith Says:

    January 1, 2009 at 2:45 am

    I am signing up. Looking forward to having reviews to go along with my list of books read in 2009. Thank you for hosting.

  24. Book Psmith Says:

    January 1, 2009 at 2:47 am

    Here is the correct link to this challenge on my blog. Sorry.

  25. mizb17 Says:

    January 1, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Gill — it’s definitely OKAY for you to use your textbooks to review. Any book you read this year counts. ;)

  27. blonde1981 Says:

    January 1, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Just what I needed to keep me on track. Thanks! I can’t wait to get started.

    http://www.theblondediaries.com/2009/01/01/read-review-challenge-2009/

  28. Book Psmith Says:

    January 3, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    I have written my first review. Do we leave a comment here once we have finished posting a review? I am not exactly sure. Here is the link to the review. Please let me know if I need to do this differently. Thanks.

    http://bookpsmith.blogspot.com/2009/01/book-review.html

  29. Eren0317 Says:

    January 4, 2009 at 1:23 am

    Here is the link to my first review of the year. Please advise if this should be done differently in the future.
    Thanks for hosting!

  31. fuzzyface Says:

    January 4, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    I signed up, and I even will start a new blog for all the books I read and review. I hope to get my friends and family involved in this, too!

    http://quambrevetempus.wordpress.com/

  32. mizb17 Says:

    January 4, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    REGARDING POSTING REVIEWS: Please don’t post all of your reviews (or links to reviews here) as that will just make this page WAY too long! Instead, feel free to join the Yahoo! group created for this challenge! There you can share your reviews to your heart’s content! :D Thanks!

  33. kishasworld Says:

    January 4, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    OK, after a lot of thought and consideration, I have decided to do this challenge in hopes me it really kicking my butt into gear on any kind of review. I added info with Mr. Linky, wish me luck lol

  34. cynthia Says:

    January 6, 2009 at 4:09 am

    This is a great challenge!

    Thanks for hosting

  35. bibliophile23 Says:

    January 6, 2009 at 6:38 am

    I have decided to join this challenge in the hope that it inspires me to be more active in my reviewing. I tend to get quite lazy.

    http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/read-%E2%80%98n-review-%E2%80%9809/

  36. Book Psmith Says:

    January 7, 2009 at 12:46 am

    Hi MizB. I am trying to the yahoo group for this challenge but not having much luck. Can you direct me? Thanks.

  37. J. Kaye Says:

    January 7, 2009 at 1:29 am

    I’ve read my fist book! It’s NEVER TELL A LIE by Hallie Ephron.

  38. Planet Books Says:

    January 8, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    This will be a great way to stick to reading and reviewing this year.

    http://planetbooks.wordpress.com/2009-reading-challenges/

  39. Veronika Says:

    January 8, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Yes, MizB? It’s saying the readnreview Yahoo group doesn’t exist….

  40. mizb17 Says:

    January 8, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    SORRY FOLKS! The Read ‘N Review Yahoo! Group link was wrong… my apologies!!! The true link is now listed in purple up by the challenge rules (see the top of this page).

    Again, I’m sorry for sharing a bad link. :-?

  41. DeSeRt RoSe Says:

    January 10, 2009 at 6:00 am

    where do we post our reviews? I’m getting kinda confused here :)

  42. Sharon Says:

    January 10, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    This sounds like fun! Count me in. Where do we go to post links to our reviews?

  43. MizB Says:

    January 13, 2009 at 3:20 am

    DeSeRt RoSe — Post your reviews at the Yahoo Group created for this challenge. Sorry for the confusion. :-?

    MizB

  44. Linda Phipps Says:

    January 14, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    Would love to sign up, but can’t get on Mr. Linky? Is it too late?

  45. MizB Says:

    February 5, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    never too late!

  46. Jan (in Edmonds) Says:

    February 8, 2009 at 3:44 am

    Jenn — Is it ok to count books of the Bible I’ve read for Operation Actually Read the Bible challenge? short stories for 100 Shots of Shorts challenge? plays for Shakespeare challenge?

    Thanks so much.

    Jan (in Edmonds)

  49. Jean Says:

    June 20, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    I have just entered my name, but what do I do next?


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