There was recently news that there will be an extra three books released in the series Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine! Hurrah! To celebrate, I decide to set myself the challenge to re-read the past 11 books, and read book 12, Black Dawn, and the as yet unnamed 13th book, which are both being released next year. I know there are a lot of other MV fans, and I some people who have wanted to try them, so I thought I'd share the challenge with you!The Details:
Anyone, from anywhere, can sign up, whether you have a blog of not - you just need somewhere to post your reviews, like Goodreads. If you do have a blog, you're welcome to write a sign-up post. Although it's not brilliant (sorry!), feel free to use the button above - just right click and save it to your computer first. Then fill your details into the linky below.
When? The challenge will run from 1st January 2012 until 31st December 2012.
Formats? All formats count - books, e-books or audiobooks!
Levels
There are levels! Pick the one you would like to complete. The levels are characters from the books in the order of their creepiness! So who are you going to be?
Sam Glass: Books 1-3
Oliver: Books 1-6
Amelie: Books 1-9
Myrnin: Books 1-13
And a final level for those hardcore fans...
Bishop: Books 1-13, plus all short stories (in anthologies or otherwise).
For information on all the books, omnibuses and short stories, head on over to the Morganville Vampires Reading Challenge 2012 Book Info page.
Monthly Link-Up
Each month I will post a link up for everyone to link to their reviews, and we can all see what we all thought. There will be prizes! What they are and how many contests there will be is yet to be decided, but I will keep you posted.
If there are any questions, please ask! This is the first challenge I've hosted, so there may be somthing I've forgotten, so just let me know!
So to sign up for the challenge just fill in your details in the linky below. Sign-up will close on 31st May 2012.
I LOVE The Morganville series!I've read them all and I can't wait to read book 12 & 13. Great challange. I can't wait to start re-reading! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome, that's great! Thank you for signing up! :) Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the Morganville Vampires and had planned to read them all again before reading last breath.
ReplyDeleteI've only read upto book 9. I have a lot of catching up to do!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun! I've only read the first two books in the series! I might unofficially join you, as I have a lot of catching up to do... but I only have two more books in the series and I'm not sure that they're the the 3rd and 4th, which is what I need. But good luck to you :)
ReplyDeleteSuzanne - Awesome! Thanks for signing up!
ReplyDeleteCarmen - Well there's only two more books available now - Bite Club and Last Breath. Book 12, Black Dawn, and book 13 will be released next year. Not that much catching up to do ! :)
Clover - Well there shall be contests for those who have signed up, so you might win some if you take part officially! :) And thank you!
Hey Jo, I've only read the first book & have been wanting to continue the series so I'll have to sign up :-) it wasn't that long ago that I read the first one though & I already reviewed it do does it matter if I start the challenge at book 2?
ReplyDeleteim up for reading all of them :D
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Morgaville Vampires. They are my favourite Vamp series ever. I have been meaning to re-read them all so this is the perfect opportunity to do so. =)
ReplyDeleteI will be reading all 13 + Short Stories
Sarah - Oh, that's great, thank you! I know it might seem like a pain, but I think you should re-read book 1. Simply because if I say you can miss that one, then people might want to miss the first 5 or something, when the whole point is to read from the beginning. Maybe a super quick read and just a post saying you re-read it, a link to your original review, and how you found Glass Houses the second time round, like was it just as exciteing? Or something like that. Good luck with the challenge!
ReplyDeleteJenny - That's awesome, thanks! Good luck!
Kayleigh - Great stuff! Since I last checked, it looks like you and I are the only ones going for the Bishop level! :)
Best vamp series ever!
ReplyDeleteI have to say it's a great reading challenge, can't wait for it to start!
Natasha
Awesome, thanks for signing up! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteD'oh!! I've already read the first 3 very recently and need to get the rest read asap so I can review book 11 else I'd jump on this challenge!
ReplyDeleteI love this series, I can't wait to start it either! (=
ReplyDeleteThis series was on my TBR list. Thanks for hosting the challenge!
ReplyDeleteI bought the first book months ago and been meaning to read it for ages.. I got an excuse to start it in the new year now!
ReplyDeleteI'm aiming to reach 'Oliver' Books 1-6
Perfect event, as I've only read the first two in the series and am seriously behind in reading the rest. I'll be looking forward to reading everyone's first/second/etc impressions of the books!
ReplyDeleteSmiles!
Lori
Hannah - Aww, never mind! Maybe another time!
ReplyDeleteSarah - That's great! Good luck! Have fun!
Darlene - No problem! Hope you enjoy! Good luck!
Leannz0r - Awesome stuff! Hope you enjoy the series!
Lori - Hope you enjoy reading the reviews :)
Thanks for hosting this challenge. I have the first three books and this challenge is the perfect motivation to read them.
ReplyDeleteNo problem! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this challenge. I've been wanting to read this series for quite some time, but I keep getting distracted by other vampire series. This is the perfect excuse to ignore all the other vampire books until I finish this series.
ReplyDeleteAwesome challenge! I've been meaning to read this series and I do love me some vamps!
ReplyDeleteAwesome challenge. I've read the first 6 books from the series but I don't have reviews for them so I'll have to go trough the books to write them. Is there a limit on how many reviews we can post per month?
ReplyDeleteI'll sign up for level Myrnin: Books 1-13.
Finally got around to writing my sign up post Jo :o) I'll do a quick re-read of Glass Houses in January and instead of writing a full review I'll do a quick post with any extra thoughts and linking to my original review like you suggested.
ReplyDeleteIt really is about time I got going properly on this series!
Alejandra - I'm so glad you're signing up! I hope you enjoy the series, but I also love other vamp books - you don't have to ignore them completely! I won't be! :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteElla - Thank you for signing up! Good luck!
Martina - Thanks for signing up! There's no limit! You can write as many or as few as you wish, you just have to have reviewed the number of books you signed up for within the year. Good luck!
Sarah - Thanks for understanding, Sarah! And for signing up. I hope you enjoy! Good luck!
Jo I just saw what you wrote to my post and yes I would have to re-read the first six books to write the reviews :)
ReplyDeleteIt would be a great challenge to go back and "re-live" all the great memories I have from the books..
Oh, I'm sorry, I go the commenters and actual blog posts mixed up, sorry! I just thought I would check :) Hope you enjoy re-reading!
ReplyDeleteI can DEFINETELY do this!! I love the series and i keep reading them over and over again and coincidentially i started glass houses on 2nd January and I'm now on Midnight Alley!
ReplyDeleteOhh, awesome! Well done you! Thanks for signing up! :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be optint to do the Bishop level as I love all the books and the short stories and would be happy to read them all over again and review them!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, cheers! Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jo! I signed up. I put my list on Goodreads under a Challenge group if that's okay, since I don't blog anymore.
ReplyDeleteNo problem Bella! You got a link at all?
DeleteI put the link in the Mister Linky but now the Mister Linky isn't working.
Deletehttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/786648-bella-s-reading-lists-challenges?type=topic#comment_44398811
Oh gosh, again? I'll have a look. Thanks for the link, Bella!
DeleteCan I still sign up if so how and what things do I need to do? My blog is at shaftsword.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYes, you can still sign up! Sign up doesn't close until 31st May.
DeleteAll you have to do is post a sign up post on your blog saying you're taking part in the challenge with links and what your chosen level is, then come back to this post and add your link into the Mister Linky widget! Thanks! Good luck!
I have now signed up for some reason the linky wasn't working before. I am at the level of Myrnin I haven't been able to track down all the short stories I am glad to see this contest going on and who wouldn't want to win some goodies.
ReplyDeleteIf you click on the Morganville Vampires Reading Challenge Info Page at the very top of this blog, I have a list of where all the short stories are, if that's helpful and you wish to try the Bishop level.
DeleteYeah, I had some issues with Mister Linky. I got it all sorted before I replied to your comment, so there would be no confusion :)
Thanks for signing up! Good luck!
Shaft, I'm sorry, but there has been some confusion. You have to write a sign up post on YOUR blog, wher e you will track your progress with the challenge. Your link on the mister linky just goes to your blog, there's no sign up post.
DeleteI have a new mister linky link with a link to my sign up post for the reading challenge. I just hope you can delete the old link I put up.
DeleteThank you! :) I have deleted the other link, that's fine. Thank you for fixing things.
DeleteLove the MorganVille Vampire books!...however i have no idea what we have to do? help? thnxs x
ReplyDeleteI'm not hosting...but i'll help! Basically every month Joanne posts a link-up for everyone to post their reviews. The January one has gone but the February one is up and running. You just follow the instructions there..here's the link http://jo-scrawls.blogspot.com/2012/02/mv-reading-challenge-2012-february-link.html If you still don't undersatand just ask :) Simple though...1. Go to link 2. Fill in the form with your review and details 3. You've entered and Good Luck!
DeleteSorry for not replying sooner! I've been away! Aishah above has it right, but first you have to create a sign up post - if you have a blog, you post on there saying you're going to take part in the challenge, and what level you're going for. If you don't have a blog, just say which level you're going for here, and you can write your reviews on Goodreads or something similar. Then add a link in the mister linky above, either for your blog post, or to your goodreads account. Then you continue as Aishah said :)
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