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All About YA - Master of Reading ChallengeFor 2018, I'd like to make a concerted effort to explore books with a steampunk setting. I'm not sure I can attain mastery, but I'll keep track of my progress here!
Level 1: ☘ Rookie - 1 book
Level 2: ☾ Apprentice - 3 books
Level 3: ☸ Explorer - 5 books
Level 4: ➳ Whiz - 10 books
Level 5: ⚓ Ace - 12 books
Level 6: ⚡ Pro - 15 books
2018 - FINISHED WITH 14 BOOKS, Level = ACE ⚓
NEXT LEVELS
Level 7: ♕ Master - 20 books
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I'm also going to aim to become an Ace of Audiobooks (my crazy geek brain is freaking out over this sick alliteration, haha!). At the beginning of last year I kept up the habit of reading one audiobook per month. Then I just kind of let that drop but I'd love to bring it back. It was a fun and easy way to slip another book into my total for each month, whilst also of course getting my to-read pile down just that little bit more. I've had some amazing experiences with audiobooks in the past, so yeah, looking forward to seeing what my 2018 audiobooks will bring me! Let's do this thing!
This is such a cool idea! I love the different levels. I'm going to try and become a Young Adult Fantasy Explorer (5 books) and a Poetry Pro (15 books). One of my reading goals for 2017 was to read 12 poetry collections and I read 3 so 15 is a widely optimistic goal. But like you Daisy I couldn't resist the alliteration, lol. This year I might read some books about poetry not just poetry collections because it all helps on my journey to becoming a poetry pro!
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LEVEL 1 ☘ Rookie - 1 book
6/1/18LEVEL 2 ☾ Apprentice - 3 books
11/1/18
7/1/18LEVEL 3 ☸ Explorer - 5 books
23/1/18
18/1/18Level 4: ➳ Whiz - 10 books
26/1/18
11/2/18
18/2/18
19/2/18
25/2/18Level 5: ⚓ Ace - 12 books
26/3/18
15/3/18Level 6: ⚡ Pro - 15 books
11/4/18
7/4/18
LEVEL 7 ♕ Master - 20 book
15/5/18
24/5/18
18/5/18
29/7/18
2/8/18BONUS LEVEL ✯ Superhero - 21+ books
18/8/18 
15/11/18 
15/12/18
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Level 1: Rookie - 1 Book
Level 2: Apprentice - 3 Books
Level 3: Explorer - 5 Books
Level 4: Whiz - 10 Books
Level 5: Ace - 12 Books
Level 6: Pro - 15 Books
Level 7: Master - 20 Books
Bonus Level: Superhero - 21+ (34)
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Thanks so much Robin! I wasn't sure if anyone would go for the Superhero level. You can do it!
Daisy wrote: "Wow, Sana, it's only eight days into the challenge and you're already killing it! What genre/type of book are you trying to Master?"YA Fantasy and Science Fiction. My favorite genres!
YA Fantasy (goal: Explorer - 5 books)Level 1: ☘ Rookie - 1 book
Level 2: ☾ Apprentice - 3 books
Level 3: ☸ Explorer - 5 books
Poetry (goal: Pro - 15 books)
Level 1: ☘ Rookie - 1 book
Level 2: ☾ Apprentice - 3 books
Level 3: ☸ Explorer - 5 books
Level 4: ➳ Whiz - 10 books
Level 5: ⚓ Ace - 12 books
Level 6: ⚡ Pro - 15 books
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I'm now thinking I'm going to participate in this challenge a THIRD time, haha, this time with non-fiction. I think I'll shoot for Whiz but I might be able to achieve Ace, we'll have to see.
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~ Science Fiction Whiz ~ CURRENT STATUS: Apprentice
LEVEL 1 ☘ Rookie -
LEVEL 2 ☾ Apprentice -
LEVEL 3 ☸ Explorer - 5 books
LEVEL 4 ➳ Whiz - 10 books
~Audiobook Ace ~ CURRENT STATUS: Apprentice
LEVEL 1 ☘ Rookie -
LEVEL 2 ☾ Apprentice -
LEVEL 3 ☸ Explorer - 5 books
LEVEL 4 ➳ Whiz - 10 books
LEVEL 5 ⚓ Ace - 12 books
~ Non-Fiction Whiz ~ CURRENT STATUS: Apprentice
LEVEL 1 ☘ Rookie -
LEVEL 2 ☾ Apprentice -
LEVEL 3 ☸ Explorer - 5 books
LEVEL 4 ➳ Whiz - 10 books
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Oops I totally forgot about this challenge. I've ordered a couple of poetry books from the library to get moving again, yay. As for YA fantasy I want to read
by Audrey Coulthurst but I can't get hold of it at the moment. I may get to the audiobook of
by Anna-Marie McLemore after I've finished what I'm currently listening to.
Wild Beauty was soooo good! I loved it. It's magical realism which is a sub-genre of young adult fantasy I've avoided in the past. This challenge gave me the push I needed to try something a bit different. So yay for that! I'm really not in the mood for poetry at the moment so don't think I'm going to get much further with that challenge. Currently on 3 of my original goal of 15. So good job me, haha. I did start the collections I got from the library but yeh like I said not in the mood.
How are you all doing?
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I'd also love to read an Agatha Christie book and another self-development book - hopefully I can fit those in also.
I haven't updated my tracker yet but I've realised I'm actually at four books for each of my challenges, so I only need to read one more to get to being an explorer in each of them. That's my new goal, and if I manage to read the books above I should get a little further than that. Let's do this, people!
Update message #7I managed to read 23 books.
Thank you Daisy for such a fun challenge. Really enjoyed doing it :))
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Daisy wrote: "Hello everyone! We have a new 2018 challenge for you! This is called the Master of Reading Challenge, and it's all about trying to get into a genre you are unfamiliar with..."This was a fun challenge. I read more steampunk this year than I might have otherwise. I've already been contemplating what genre I might tackle for 2019. I hope you'll be doing the challenge again!
Thank you,
CJ
Yes this was great fun! I don't know that I would've read any YA fantasy in 2018 if not for this challenge and I definitely re-discovered it. I'd love to challenge myself to different genres this year - and hopefully do much better. :)
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The levels are compound - so Level 2 for example is not 3 books in ADDITION to the 1 you read for Level 1, but 3 books OVERALL. Here's a sample for you to make it a bit clearer:
Original comment: I want to become a Pro of Young Adult Fiction.
2nd comment: Completed Level 1 -
Current status: ☘ Rookie
3rd comment: Completed Level 2 -
Current status: ☾ Apprentice
...and so on.
This challenge can be applied to not only genres but authors, story types (e.g. short stories, novellas) formats (e.g. audiobooks, ebooks) or any aspect of reading you want to master! You can also choose what level you aim to reach - you don't have to shoot for 20 books. However you wish to interpret the challenge is fine - this is us for fun and it's just for you and your reading! Feel free to take part as many times as you like (for different genres/formats/whatever), and make sure to edit your comment each time you level up. We'd love to see how you get on!
Allrightey, hopefully that isn't too much information to force on you all at once. If you're confused about any aspect of the challenge just drop a comment below and I'll happily answer it for you. Have fun and (should you choose to accept it) best of luck in your quest everyone!