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Have You Finished The Mad Reviewer Reading Challenge 2014? Tell Me Here!

Yes, it’s the end of 2014 already and so the end of my reading challenge is also nigh.  That means it’s also time to announce how I’ll be verifying the challenge entries as well as what the winners of the draw will receive.  I’ll start with the latter.

Here are the prizes for this year since last year’s prize distribution was really an unmitigated disaster (and I really do apologize to the winners last year for all of that):

  1. Grand prize winner: a $35 book shopping spree on The Book Depository.
  2. First Runner Up: a $15 book shopping spree on The Book Depository
  3. Second Runner Up: a couple of free ebooks donated by some close author friends.

If you have finished The Mad Reviewer Reading Challenge 2014, comment below with a link to your reviews or email me through my Contact page.  Even if you didn’t reach your goal, as long as you reached at least 12 books (the lowest level) you can still get entered.  The rules are here if you want to look.  And unlike last year, I am not chasing people around to see if they finished the challenge.  If you finished the challenge, please take the time to comment or contact me in some way or you won’t be entered into the draw for 12:00am MT on SUNDAY, JANUARY 4.

If you need a refresher, here are the different levels and the number of entries they get you:

1.  Mad Reviewer: 104 books in one year. (4 entries.)

2.  Crazy Reviewer: 52 books in one year. (3 entries.)

3.  Slightly Sane Reviewer: 26 books in one year. (2 entries.)

4.  Sane Reviewer: 12 books in one year.  (1 entry.)

And yes, as I said at the beginning of the challenge, they all have to be reviewed! Continue reading →

The Mad Reviewer Reading Challenge Has Begun

UPDATE: The lovely Ms. Diantha Jones designed this button for me, which you can all paste on your blogs as part of the challenge if you like.  Just please link the picture to my first challenge post here.

The Mad Review Reading Challenge

Well it’s January 1, 2013 and so my reading challenge has now started.  In case you missed it, I figured out how I’m going to do the draw.

1.  Mad Reviewer: 104 books in one year (4 entries)

2.  Crazy Reviewer: 52 books in one year (3 entries)

3.  Slightly Sane Reviewer: 26 books in one year (2 entries)

4.  Sane Reviewer: 12 books in one year (1 entry)

I am still figuring out the exact prize, which will likely be larger than I first thought because Mark Lee of The Masquerade Crew is once again helping me out by pooling our resources.  That’s really all I can say right now, but just know that the prize is likely more than just one free book.

I forgot to mention that if you’re new here and want to join the challenge, be my guest!  Anyone can join between now and the deadline (11:59pm Central Time December 31, 2013).  Anyone who reaches their first goal can upgrade and head on to the next level or if they don’t reach their high goal, will have the number rounded off to the next lowest level. Continue reading →