Who doesn’t love a man in uniform? I sure do! And I love reading about them too. They’re hot, resourceful and they’re always well equipped. Do you like reading books featuring men in uniform too? If so, then this is the reading challenge for you!
Reading Challenge Details:
- Runs January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 (books read prior to 1/1/2014 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime before 9/30/2014. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
- The goal is to read as many novels that feature men in uniform as you’d like. It can be a policeman, firefighter, paramedic, doctor, veterinarian, mechanic, Army, Navy, Marine Corp., etc. – As long as the leading man wears some sort of uniform, it counts. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down.
- Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).
- Books can be any genre (contemporary romance, m/m romance, fiction, non-fiction, etc.).
- Novellas that are at least 100 pages in length, as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
- Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
- To join the challenge, grab the 2014 Men in Uniform Reading Challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, Libib, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2014 Men in Uniform Reading Challenge and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.
Levels:
Sergeant – Read 1–5 men in uniform novels
Lieutenant – Read 6–10 men in uniform novels
Captain – Read 11–15 men in uniform novels
Chief – Read 16+ men in uniform novels
Not sure where to begin? Check out Uniform Book Lists and Military Book Lists for some suggestions.
Sign Up Here:
I hope I did it right :/
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DeleteI just found out about your reading challenge and I wanted to try a new themed challenge for next year. This sounds fun. I'm going for Chief level. Thanks for putting this one together.
ReplyDeleteI love mystery & suspense books, so I've already completed my level at Chief this year :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's awesome!
DeleteI've completed my Sergeant commitment. I may try for a higher rank...we'll see how my reading goes. Thanks for sponsoring!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on fulfilling your commitment!
DeleteI've now earned my Lieutenant's stripes! Who knows, maybe I'll make Captain....
DeleteSince this is my primary sub-genre I'll knock this out of the park! Cant wait to see what others are reading too!
ReplyDeleteI did it, woohoo... went for Chief level (why yes, I do love men in uniform, LOL).
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