So after everyone who wanted turned in their ten nominations, I only had two people nominate again, giving me a total of 20 more points to add to the polling list. BUT the whole point was to give you all a chance to vote once and be done, but to also give you a chance to keep voting if you wanted. I'm assuming, at this point, you're going to keep ( Read more... )

Happy May, and welcome another installment of Calico's Dares 2013: Ladies First! This is where I select a book that I have already read (and loved) and dare YOU, my readers, to read it and share your thoughts ( Read more... )

Expanding the number of books you can nominate has done wonders for the polling, so I have to say, I'm pleased with that change: 10 people made 76 nominations (not everyone chose to fill all ten slots), and you all have been nominating since… well, for a while now! I decided to announce your May dare to me now that my review is up for your April ( Read more... )

Happy April, and welcome to Calico's Dares 2013: Ladies First. This is where I select a book that I have already read (and loved) and dare YOU, my readers, to read it and share your thoughts ( Read more... )

Happy March, and welcome to Calico's Dares 2013: Ladies First. This is where I select a book that I have already read (and loved) and dare YOU, my readers, to read it and share your thoughts ( Read more... )

After my grand announcement last week, one thing I've definitely decided is to stop all non-review posts (with rare exception). Because I don't know when I'll actually stop reviewing, I realized I didn't want to necessarily stop the "You Dare Me" challenges, which left me with a kind of conundrum: do I continue to post monthly requests for ( Read more... )

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And March's nominations are in! We had a total of 18 people make 49 nominations, which is better than last month's turnout, but I still want more people nominating! How often do you get to tell ME what to read, eh? Let's make the number of nominations even BIGGER for May's round, okay? It's your only chance to tell me what to read ( Read more... )

Happy February, and welcome to Calico's Dares 2013: Ladies First. This is where I select a book that I have already read (and loved) and dare YOU, my readers, to read it and share your thoughts ( Read more... )

Thanks to all who participated in the first few rounds of "You Dare Me." 2013 is finally here, and I've already got one dare under my belt! But let's go ahead and figure out what I'll be reading in the future, okay? It's time to nominate for April! And please, do nominate. March saw a distinct drop in nominations, but I'm pretty sure I can blame ( Read more... )