The 2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge is hosted by The Book Vixen.The aim of this challenge is to push you to read more than you did last year.
Any work over 17500 words counts; this means that novellas and novels are in but short fiction under 7500 words and novelettes between 7500 to 17500 words are not.
Any book format and genre counts.
There are the following levels available:
- Getting My Heart Rate Up: read 1–5 more books (or 250–1,499 more pages)
- Out of Breath: read 6–10 more books (or 1,500–2,749 more pages)
- Breaking a Sweat: read 11–15 more books (or 2,750–3,999 more pages)
- I’m on Fire!: read 16+ more books (or 4,000+ more pages)
Visit the organisers' blog to find out the full details of this challenge and sign up - you have until the end of May 2015. All reviews should be posted on the review link-up page on the host's blog.
Below you can find a list of all of those who are taking part in this challenge.
✍ Hidden: Five Fates [1] - Amy McKinley
Genre: Paranormal Romance Published 2 November 2015 by Champagne Books Number of pages: 243 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Review | Synopsis | About the Author | Teaser | Author Q&A | Giveaways & Tour Stops "Cursed...
Dec-04 - 2015 | More »
✍ Myth and Magic - Mae Clair
Genre: Romantic Suspense Published 9 June 2015 by Lyrical Press Number of pages: 247 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Review | Synopsis | Teaser | Author Q&A | About the Author | Giveaway & Tour Stops | "Love and danger...
Oct-24 - 2015 | More »
✍ Rend The Dark [Ferran 1]: Echoes of the Ascended [2] - Mark Gelineau and Joe King
Genre: Fantasy Published 15 October 2015 by Gelineau & King Number of pages: 78 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it Review | About the author | Teaser | The Series | "The great Ruins are gone. The titans. The behemoths. All...
Oct-22 - 2015 | More »
✍ Bob - Tegon Maus
Genre: Sci-Fi Published 3 September 2014 by Tirgearr Publishing Number of pages: 168 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it Review | Teaser | Author Q&A | About the Author | "After 27 years as a newspaper man, Peter Anderson’s career is...
Oct-14 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Queen B* Strikes Back: The Queen B* [2] - Crista McHugh
Genre: Teens & YA, Coming Of Age Published 29 September 2015 by Crista McHugh Number of pages: 189 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it Review | About the author | Teaser | The Series | Confessions of a Queen B* | "Alexis Wyndham isn't...
Oct-10 - 2015 | More »
✍ Confessions Of A Queen B*: The Queen B* [1] - Crista McHugh
Genre: Teens & YA, Coming Of Age Published 28 July 2015 by Crista McHugh Number of pages: 180 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it Review | About the author | Teaser | Queen B* Strikes Back | "Alexis Wyndham is the other type of Queen B—the...
Oct-10 - 2015 | More »
✍ Vamp-Hire: Vamp [1] - Gerald Dean Rice
Genre: Young Adult Horror (Vampires, Supernatural). Published 24 February 2015 by Permuted Press Number of pages: 250 My rating: ★ ★ It was OK Review | About the Author | "Mankind has won the Vampire Conflict. But the cost of...
Sept-14 - 2015 | More »
✍ Hazardous Materials: Nightlife [2] - Matthew Quinn Martin
Genre: Horror Published 11 May 2015 by Pocket Star Number of pages: 77 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Review: Hazardous Materials | Synopsis | Teaser | The Series | Author Q&A | About the Author | Tour Stops "The story of...
Sept-04 - 2015 | More »
✍ Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes: Pretty Girls [0.5] - Karin Slaughter
Genre: Mystery & Thriller Published 4 June 2015 by Cornerstone Digital Number of pages: 80 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Review | About the author | Teaser "A missing girl in the news reminds Julia Carroll of herself:...
Sept-01 - 2015 | More »
✍ Center of Gravity - Laura McNeill
Genre: Suspense Women's Fiction Published 14 July 2015 by Thomas Nelson Number of pages: 318 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ It was memorable Review | Synopsis | Teaser | Author Q&A | About the Author | Giveaway & Tour Stops "The truth...
July-21 - 2015 | More »
✍ Courage Begins: Ray Courage Private Investigator [0.5] - R. Scott Mackey
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 28 March 2015 by Big Hound Publishing Number of pages: 85 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Review | About the author | Teaser | Author Q&A "Garrett and Tiffanie Bate had it all—youth,...
July-13 - 2015 | More »
✍ Red Card: The Black Jack Gentlemen [2] - Liz Crowe
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance Published 14 August 2013 by Tri Destiny Publishing Number of pages: 232 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really like it Review | About the author "Free will makes us human. Choice makes us individuals. Love makes us...
July-01 - 2015 | More »
✍ Gate: The Knights of Av'lor [2] - Sam Rook
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Published 15 March 2015 Number of pages: 268 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it Review | About the Author | Teaser | Review: Hope [1] | The Series | "Kathryn returns to Av'lor after seven months on the Daemon...
June-18 - 2015 | More »
✍ Hope: The Knights of Av'lor [1] - Sam Rook
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Published 5 March 2013 Number of pages: 329 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it About the author Review: Gate [2] | Gate Teaser | The Series | "The winged knights—magically altered humans—are the only ones defending...
June-17 - 2015 | More »
✍ Corr Syl the Terrible: Corr Syl [2] - Garry Rogers
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Teens & YA Published 15 April 2015 Number of pages: 116 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Review | About the Author | Teaser | "The young Tsaeb [silent T, long a] warrior Corr Syl [who has descended...
June-12 - 2015 | More »
✍ Choose Your Own Death - Marianna Shek
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction Published 19 Febuary 2015 by Rock On Kitty Number of pages: 98 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ It was memorable Review | About the author | Teaser | Author Q&A "Goultown. The sort of place where kids could walk down the street...
June-07 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Argent Star: Monarchy [1] - Emerson Fray
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Teens & YA Published 9 March 2015 Number of pages: 267 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ - I really liked it Review | About the author | Teaser "Ren Argent wanted to be an archeologist and spend her life...
June-05 - 2015 | More »
✍ Perfectly Twisted: C.O.R.E. Above the Law [1] - Kristine Mason
Genre: Romantic Suspense Published 20 April 2015 by Amazon Publishing Number of pages: 422 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ I liked it a lot Book Review | About the author | Synopsis | Teaser | Giveaway & Tour Stops | Perfectly Toxic: C.O.R.E. ATL [2] | "What do you get...
May-25 - 2015 | More »
✍ Permanent Spring Showers - Scott D. Southard
Genre: Literary Fiction Published 4 February 2015 by 5 Prince Publishing Number of pages: 472 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It was exceptional (minus) About the author | VBT Spotlight | from the Author "Professor Rebecca Stanley-Wilson is having a very bad season....
May-15 - 2015 | More »
✍ Vegas Miracle - Liz Crowe
Genre: Erotic Romance First Published 1 October 2011 Published 5 May 2015 by Tri Destiny Publishing Number of pages: 144 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it Synopsis | Review | About the author | Excerpt | Giveaway "Ryan and Grace Sullivan have all the...
May-05 - 2015 | More »
✍ Blood Is Thicker Than Water: A DCI Warren Jones Short Story [2.5] - Paul Gitsham
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 2 April 2015 by Carina UK Number of pages: 96 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it About the author "It all seems straightforward. There’s been a tragic accident: the old man fell asleep in his chair, woke up in the dark, fell and...
Apr-05 - 2015 | More »
✍ Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair - Elizabeth McNeill
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Published on 24 June 2014 by Harper Perennial (Reissue edition) First Published in 1978 Number of pages: 160 My rating: ★ ★ It was OK About the author "An erotic novel which became a film starring Mickey Rourke and Kim...
Mar-26 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Curse Merchant: The Dark Choir [1] - J.P. Sloan
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Published 14 September 2014 by Curiosity Quills Press Number of pages: 256 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it About the author "Dorian Lake spent years cornering the Baltimore hex-crafting market, using his skills at the hermetic arts to...
Mar-25 - 2015 | More »
✍ Kittens Can Kill: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir [5] - Clea Simon
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 3 March 2015 by Poisoned Pen Press Number of pages: 295 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it About the author | VBT Spotlight | Author Q&A "The dead don’t keep pets. So when animal behaviorist expert Pru Marlowe...
Mar-21 - 2015 | More »
✍ Clockwork City: Hinges [Book One] - Meredith McClaren
Genre: Manga & Graphic Novels Published 10 March 2015 by Diamond Book Distributors - Image Comics Number of pages: 112 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it About the author "HINGES is a fantasy webcomic, turned graphic novel, about a doll named Orio and her troubling...
Mar-10 - 2015 | More »
✍ Cognac Conspiracies: Winemaker Detective [5] - Jean-Pierre Alaux, Noël Balen
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 18 Febuary 2015 by Le French Book Number of pages: 148 Original Title: Le Dernier Coup de Jarnac: Le Sang de la Vigne [6] Originally Published 6 October 2004 Translated by Sally Pane My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it About the authors I...
Mar-09 - 2015 | More »
✍ Doll Face - Tim Curran
Genre: Horror Published 3 March 2015 by Dark Fuse Number of pages: 264 My rating: ★ ★ It was OK About the author "Six friends are returning home from a night out when they end up in a town called Stokes. They discover they are trapped there, as Stokes does not really...
Mar-03 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Venus Trap - Louise Voss
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 24 February 2015 by Thomas & Mercer Number of pages: 305 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it About the author "Jo Atkins’ sixteenth year was disastrous: she lost her dad, was assaulted by a stranger, and then had her heart...
Feb-21 - 2015 | More »
✍ Suckers - Z. Rider
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Published 17 February 2015 by Dark Ride Publishing Number of pages: 330 My rating: ★ ★ It was OK "WHEN WORN-OUT MUSICIAN DAN FERRY decides to take a shortcut back to the band's hotel, he picks the wrong dark alley to go down. Within days...
Feb-18 - 2015 | More »
✍ Release - The Invitation [3] - Roxy Sloane
Genre: Erotic Romance Published 25 October 2014 by Roxy Sloane Books Number of pages: 159 My rating: ★ ★ It was OK About the author "**Warning: this is a panty-melting, dirty-talking, slow-thrusting ride. Are you ready?** The invitation unlocked a world of pleasure -- but...
Feb-03 - 2015 | More »
✍ Masters of Blood and Bone - Craig Saunders
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Supernatural Published 3 February 2015 by DarkFuse Number of pages: 235 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it About the author Holland's a man who's good with death. Good at death.When his daughter goes missing, he finds himself pitted in a...
Feb-01 - 2015 | More »
✍ Crazy Love You - Lisa Unger
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 10 February 2015 by Touchstone Publishing Number of pages: 64 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it About the author "Falling in love can feel like a dream…or a living nightmare. Darkness has a way of creeping up when Ian is with...
Jan-30 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Three Sisters: A Hollows Short Story [3] - Lisa Unger
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 5 January 2015 by Gallery Books Number of pages: 76 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it About the author "The final e-short in a thrilling mini-series about a psychic medium, from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Lisa...
Jan-30 - 2015 | More »
✍ Can't Find My Way Home - Carlene Thompson
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 1 February 2015 by Severn House Number of pages: 280 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it "Brynn Wilder must confront a dark and dangerous walk back into her traumatic past Eighteen years ago, twelve-year-old Brynn Wilder’s life...
Jan-24 - 2015 | More »
✍ Loose Corset: Dice and Debauchery [1] - Christine Rains
Genre: Erotic Romance Published 9 January 2015 by Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc Number of pages: 64 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it "A weekend away at a convention is exactly what overworked student Morgan needs. Dressed as her character from her favorite online game,...
Jan-19 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Deep - Nick Cutter
Genre: Horror Published 13 January 2015 by Headline and Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books Number of pages: 401 My rating: ★ ★ ★ I liked it "Nick Cutter is bringing classic horror kicking and screaming back to life - The Deep will thrill anyone who loved The Abyss or...
Jan-18 - 2015 | More »
✍ Apprehended - Jan Burke
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Published 17 March 2014 by Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books Number of pages: 100 My rating: ★ ★ ☆ I kind of liked it "From the New York Times bestselling suspense author Jan Burke comes a brand-new e-short story with the added bonus of...
Jan-13 - 2015 | More »
✍ The Crooked House - Christobel Kent
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Psychological Suspense Published 8 January 2015 by Little, Brown Book Group UK Number of pages: 369 My rating: ★ ★ It was OK/span> "A stunning, dark and suspenseful psychological thriller that follows one woman's search for the truth about...
Jan-11 - 2015 | More »
✍ Sparrow 59: The Sleepers' Coalition [1] - Devon Ashley
Genre: New Adult, Mystery & Thrillers Published 16 December 2014 by Devon Ashley Number of pages: 234 My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it "The Bourne Identity meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith for the new adult crowd. Members of the CIA’s specialized team Sparrow, who...
Jan-05 - 2015 | More »
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Good luck and I hope you outdo yourself :)
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