My "challenge" stack of books no longer exists! It's been a great year and I've enjoyed each and every challenge in its own right. I have broadened my reading choices, strengthened my enjoyment of a few genres and discovered some unfamiliar ones. It has been a fantastic year!
I'm celebrating my accomplishment of completing all the 2008 Challenges I signed up for by giving each Challenge a brief, simple accolade from my final thoughts. There are several repeats, but that doesn't make them mean any less. Also, I could list several for each, but I'm choosing the first one that comes to mind. Even though these challenges have been a wonderful experience, I'm thrilled to be reading challenge-free in 2009.
(Listed in order of completion and links are on the sidebar.)
#1 What's in a Name? Challenge
Fun to Create
#2 Suspense & Thriller Challenge
Absolute Favorite
#3 Young Adult Challenge
Surprising New Discovery
#4 Series Challenge: Season 1
Helpful
#5 First in a Series Challenge
Favorite
#6 Decades Challenge 2008
Very Enjoyable
#7 Cardathon Challenge
New Territory
#8 Themed Reading Challenge
Fun to Create
#9 Chunkster Challenge
Successful (phew!)
#10 The Eponymous Challenge
Fun to Create
#11 Numbers Challenge
Fun to Create
#12 Graphic Novels Challenge
Surprising New Discovery
#13 Southern Reading Challenge
Pleasurable Genre
#14 The Pub Challenge
Current Reading
#15 In Their Shoes Challenge
Always a Pleasure
#16 Non-Fiction Five Challenge
Great Reminder
#17 A ~ Z Reaching Challenge
Huge Goal
#18 Man Booker Challenge
Worked Out
#19 Notable Book Challenge
Hooray for YA
#20 100+ Reading Challenge
Exciting
#21 Chick Lit Challenge
Learned to Enjoy
#22 Classics Challenge
Broadened Horizons
#23 Medical Mystery Madness Challenge
Always Welcomed
#24 2008 TBR Challenge
Finally Read
#25 Celebrate the Author Challenge
Revisited Authors
#26 Young Readers Challenge
Missed Books
#27 Reading Full Circle Challenge
Difficult to Create
#28 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Challenge
Great Recommendations
#29 The Short Story Reading Challenge
New Discovery
#30 2nds Challenge
Happy to Repeat
#31 Book Awards II Challenge
Terrific Variety
#32 Reading & Blogging for Darfur Challenge
Meaningful
#33 The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge
New Discovery
#34 Anything Agatha Challenge
New Discovery
#35 Series Challenge: Season 2
Extremely Helpful
A great big THANKS goes out to all that hosted the above challenges. I appreciate all that you have done to create this blogging/reading fun. It's been super! Thanks, again. :)
