The Re-Read Challenge: Details + Sign Up

The Re-Read Challenge: Details + Sign Up

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• Dec 4, 2014

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A few weeks ago, Kelly and I let you in on the scoop: we're hosting a Re-Read Challenge for 2015! We were so excited about the response, and it sounds like a lot of y'all are planning on signing up. But we know what many of you are probably thinking: "Yeah, yeah... ANOTHER challenge. I don't want some complicated challenge with lots of rules to follow. I don't have time to re-read because I don't want to get behind on reviews posts. I haven't re-read a book since I started blogging."

We have an answer for every excuse! JOIN IN, unless you're a weirdo who doesn't like re-reading...

I don't want some complicated challenge with lots of rules to follow. 

Honestly, we don't want to have a lot of rules either. We want it to be as easy as possible for anyone to participate, including ourselves. All you have to do is write an intro post stating WHY you want to join and WHAT books you're hoping to re-read. Then, add it to the sign up linky. After that, just write a post each month recapping what you re-read that month and add it to the linky we'll post on our blogs each month. That's it! You've earned re-read bragging rights for the month. We'll explain it all below, but trust us... it's not difficult.

I don't have time to re-read because I don't want to get behind. 

Don't want to take time away from review books and get behind on posts for your blog? We don't either! If you feel like re-reading will set you back, you could write a re-read review. This portion is optional, of course, and not required to participate in the challenge or qualify for the giveaways. But if you're interested, highlight your re-reads with a re-read review. For example, we'll be answering these questions:

WHEN I First Read

WHAT I Remember

WHY I Wanted to Re-Read

HOW I Felt After Re-Reading

WOULD I Re-Read Again

BOOM. You're done! Post it. Add it to the monthly re-read recap post. Tweet with the hashtag #ReRead2015. You've got a post for your blog AND the challenge. Each post you link counts as an entry to our giveaways.

I haven't re-read a book since I started blogging. 

Now is the time to start! Relive the magic of your favorite books. Return to your favorite stories, characters and worlds. Remember what it was like the first time around, and see just how fun it can be to re-read.

Tomorrow, I'll post an example re-read review. I'll use the format detailed above, so you can see how easy it is to re-read AND have new content for your blog. In January, I'll share my kickoff post with the books I'm hoping to re-read. The graphic in the sidebar will link back to this post, so you can come back later to sign up!

The Re-Read Challenge Details

1. This challenge will run from January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015. The sign-up linky will remain open until the end of January, but join at any time by adding your intro post to any monthly re-read recap linky.
2. Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it's a re-read.
3. We will have two giveaways - one at the six-month point and one at the end of the year. Giveaway details posted closer to the halfway point!
4. You don't have to follow our blogs to participate or be entered in the giveaways.

How You Sign Up

1. Write a post about joining The 2015 Re-Read Challenge on your blog. In the post, include the banner, a link back to our sign-up page, the number of books you'd like to re-read and list some books you're hoping to re-read for the challenge.
2. Add the direct link to your sign-up post in the linky below.
3. Optional: Put the challenge button in your sidebar (grab link available at the bottom of the post).
4. DONE. It's as easy as that to get started.

How You Participate

1. Re-read some books!
2. In the first week of each month, we will post a re-read recap on Belle of the Literati and So Obsessed With that includes a linky that will be open all month. Write a post detailing what you re-read the last month, and add the direct link to our linky to be entered in our giveaways.
3. If you write any re-read reviews (it's totally optional!), add those to the monthly linky for additional entries (one per post) in our giveways.
4. If you miss a monthly post, just link up your reviews and/or recap in the linky during the next month.

If You Want the Sidebar Image:

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So, who is ready to re-read?!

The sign-up linky will remain open until the end of January, but join any time in the monthly re-read recap linky.

1.	Laura @ Scribbles & Wanderlust	41.	Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit	81.	Jenny @Juliababyjen's Reading Room
2.	Mel@thedailyprophecy	42.	Alia @ Ponderings of Psyche	82.	Shoshanah @ From L.A. to LA
3.	Celine @ Nyx Book Reviews	43.	Kaja @ Of Dragons and Hearts	83.	Gracie @ The Perks of Being a Book Girl
4.	Kailia @ Life According to a Bibliophile	44.	Asheley @ Into the Hall of Books	84.	Sharrie
5.	Rachel @ Confessions of a Book Geek	45.	Louise @ Nerdette Reviews	85.	Sam @ Booked on a Feeling
6.	Heather @ The Incorrigible Reader	46.	Meagan @ Meagan Says It All	86.	Rachel
7.	Stacey @ Pretty Books	47.	Brittany @ Book Bumblings	87.	Jillian @ Jillian's Books
8.	Veda	48.	Crystal @ Book Worms and Couch Potatoes	88.	Lauren @ Lose Time Reading
9.	Lindsey @ Books, Beauty, & Buys	49.	Lindsey @ Lindsey's Library	89.	Kimberly @ Love YA Books
10.	Crini @ All About Books	50.	Annie @ The Runaway Reader	90.	Cristina @ Girl in the Pages
11.	Lauren @ Bookmark Lit	51.	Laura@CaffeinatedPinkaholic	91.	Jess @ Gone with the Words
12.	Ashley @ Wandering the Pages	52.	Carrie aka OneBookishMom	92.	Kim @ The Avid Reader
13.	Mallory @ The Local Muse	53.	Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense	93.	Books&Scissors
14.	Anna @ LostInTheReading	54.	Bella @ Ciao Bella	94.	Jen @ Books That Hook
15.	Hailey @ Book Intoxicated	55.	Deyse @ Bound with Words	95.	Nitzan @ The Book Babe's Reads
16.	Veronika@ Reading Is Dreaming with Open Eyes	56.	Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books	96.	Intan
17.	Lisa @ Lisa's Book Blog	57.	Elizabeth @ Mystic Reads	97.	Dulcy @ My Summer Girl Books
18.	ahouseofbooks	58.	Ashley @ Backstage Book Lover	98.	Kathy
19.	Zeee @ I Heart Romance	59.	kim	99.	Jocelyn @ 52 Letters in the Alphabet
20.	Jessica	60.	Bekka @ Great Imaginations	100.	Wendy @ Book Scents
21.	Leah @ The Pretty Good Gatsby	61.	Isabelle @ More Books Than Livros	101.	Krystal @ BooksAndBookmarks
22.	Genevieve @ The Reading Shelf	62.	Justine @ Paperback Heart	102.	Aleksandra @ Aleksandra's Corner
23.	Liliana @ Lili Lost in a Book	63.	Nicole @ Quality Fangirls	103.	Lindsey @ Bring My Books
24.	Alyssa @Sunrise Avenue	64.	Mishma @ Chasing Faerytales	104.	Diana @ Brilliantly Novel
25.	Kate @ Bookish Comforts	65.	Melissa Ann	105.	Stephanie H @ My Bookish Itinerary
26.	Jessica @ The Fujoshi Reads	66.	Titta @ Reading Madness	106.	AMS (Jaay) @ Reckless Indulgence
27.	Andi @ Andi's ABCs	67.	Olivia and Sarah	107.	Violet @ Paper Worlds and Swirls of Ink
28.	April @ Between the Pages	68.	Amy @ Briar Bookshelf	108.	Reno @ Falling Letters
29.	Monica @ Peanuts to Space	69.	Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nook	109.	Alma @ Journey Through Fiction
30.	Candice @ The Grown-Up YA	70.	Mark @ Carstairs Considers	110.	Jessica @ The Fujoshi Reads
31.	Helen	71.	Brin's Book Blog	111.	Auggie @ Auggie-Talk
32.	Jordin @ A Bottomless Book Bag	72.	Ashley @ This. That. And a little something else.	112.	Veronica @ The Talking Bookworm
33.	Sierra @ Bookyum	73.	Anna (Annaberry Reads)	113.	Adriana @ BooksOnHerMind
34.	Bernadette @ The Bumbling Bookworm	74.	Silvia @ Bookzland	114.	Elizabeth
35.	Rachel	75.	Tabitha's Book Blog	115.	Verne @ Overbooked Reader
36.	Holly @ NutFreeNerd	76.	Morgan @ Gone with the Words	116.	Yvonne @ A Darn Good Read
37.	Marisa @ Dreaming Out Loud	77.	Haze @Haze in a Happy Daze	117.	Jen and Em @themarkofabookfan
38.	Kelley @ beauté et les livres	78.	Bella @ Audios & More	118.	Ranu @ The Bookish Life
39.	Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerd	79.	Olivia @ The Bookworm's Corner	119.	Rose @ Perfect Worry
40.	Brittany @ The Book Addict's Guide	80.	Jaden @ Potterhead DayDreams	120.	Emma @ Books Forget Me Knot

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