SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

June Wrapup & Pick of the Month

I am continuing my monthly statistic-gathering and combining that wrap-up post with Kerrie's Crime Fiction Pick of the Month over at Mysteries in Paradise.



My June totals are down, making for three months in a row--I'm getting a little worried. And Goodreads says I'm actually three books behind.  Better get busy.  Here we go on the totals...

Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages:  2,696

Percentage by Female Authors:  33%
Percentage by US Authors:  67%

Percentage by non-US/non-British Authors:  8%
Percentage Mystery: 58%
Percentage Fiction: 92%
Percentage written 2000+: 25%
Percentage of Rereads: 8%
Percentage Read for Challenges: 100% {It's eas
y to have every book count for a challenge when you sign up for as many as I do.}  
Number of Challenges fulfilled so far: 9 (27%)



AND, as mentioned above, Kerrie is sponsoring a meme for those of us who track our reading. What she's looking for is our Top Mystery Read for each month.  This month I read 7 books that count as mysteries and, of those, I handed out only one four-star rating.  So, this month's lucky winner is Something to Kill For by Susan Holtzer, an engaging cozy debut in a series starring
Anneke Haagen.  This one gives us death by garage sale.

 

2 comments:

Gigi Ann said...

Well, hi there the Challenge Queen!! ; ) I only joined 9 challenges and have completed 7 of them. Like you I try to read as many books as fits the challenges. I've got 4 more to go to complete my Mount TBR Challenge.

I did my Six Month Round-Up yesterday. I feel like this year has just started and it is half over. I guess as we age the years go faster.

fredamans said...

Happy July reading.... I'm like 17 or 18 behind my pace. LOL