RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) discussion

Hello all the dear members of RMFAO,

After a year full of various ups and downs both literal and metaphorical, we are yet again staring at the end of another year. I personally still feel kind of stuck in the year 2020 somehow, not being able to comprehend how the time went by and yet at the same time not able to bear the thought of being stuck in 2020 It is weird, to say the least. I am sure many of you might feel the same way or something similar to it. If you don't, then consider yourself lucky! For those of us who do feel this way though I think I speak for everyone here that books are one of those things that helped save our souls and sanity!

When I started RMFAO in 2014, it was only because I was obsessed with the idea of being a part of a book club. But looking back I now realize that I never thought that one day it will become a place of refuge for likeminded bookslovers where we will be able to find respite when the world around us would crumble. Through the thick and thins of life and having faced (and still facing) and dealing with the consequences of a calamitous epidemic, I would like to welcome you all with open arms and a warm smile to come join us for another year of finding ourselves by being lost in the various fictional, fantasy and even non-fictional worlds - wherever your mind and heart may find peace.

Dear readers, Moderators Dagny and Cheryl and I are here with the 8th instalment of one of our original reading challenges RMFAO 2022 Genre Challenge .

With 17 genres to be read over 12 months and a special game month in July, we are back with loads of adventures for the daring booklovers.

For those who are new here, in Genre Challenge we read one genre every month (two genres when we have the alternate-genre months.) We post the genre list in advance so that everyone can plan their reads in advance. The focus of this challenge is not only to read more books in the genre we love but also to explore new, long-forgotten, unfamiliar or lesser-known genres. As we don't want to burden or restrict the participants by specifying sub-genres because that creates a very different set of its own problems that will hinder the actual reading. Therefore, you can pick the sub-genres as per your convenience.
You do not have to buy new books to participate in this challenge; all you have to do is go through the books you already have and organise your TBR-list as per the genres for this challenge.
Another, one of the coolest things, about this challenge is that the modtoreras are super awesome and keep on sharing tons of resources and recommendations!!

In order to participate, simply announce your participation here (you can even blog about it if you want to.)

And now it's time to unveil the Genre List!

RMFAO 2022 Genre-List:
‣ January - Science-Fiction
‣ February* - Women's Fiction or Westerns
‣ March - Mystery-Thriller
‣ April* - Young Adult or Graphic Novels
‣ May* - Classics or Literary Fiction
‣ June - Non-Fiction
‣ July - Game Month**
‣ August - Contemporary Fiction
‣ September* - Humour or World Fiction
‣ October - Horror
‣ November* - Historical or Steampunk
‣ December* - Adventure or Fantasy

*Alternate-Genre Month - For these months, we will have 2 genre options to choose from. You can pick and do either of the two or both, it's totally upto you!

**Game Month - We will be sharing 4 Game Options with you and you will have to pick your reads according to the Game Options or Challenges. The Challenges/Options will be revealed 15 days before the Game Month begins on the Game Month Thread.

Monthly Levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1-2 books (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2-4 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 4-6 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 6-8 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 8 books or more (challenging)

You can announce the level you'd be going for each month on the respective discussion threads which we will share here every month.

Also, don't forget to mention what type of books you'd be reading:
HB: Hardbacks
PB: Paperbacks
EB: E-Books
AB: Audio Books

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PLEASE READ (especially new members):
1. You can read any number of books for the respective genre each month in one particular month.
2. Take your time and go through your entire TBR-list before deciding the books to read.
3. You can join the challenge at any stage (in any month.)
4. You can drop out of the challenge any time you like.
5. You can select different levels every month.
6. Use this discussion board to share your reads with other members of the group.
7. Please be active and don't hesitate to ask questions or recommend books.
8. We encourage social shares, so if you'd be sharing or mentioning this challenge on your social media, don't forget to tag - #RMFAO and @thereadingbud

For any queries, you can post a comment or send a message to the group or the mods any time. We'd love to hear from you!

Other challenges that you can participate in:
✒︎ RMFAO 2022 Classics Catchup
✒︎ RMFAO 2022 Series Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2022 Audiobook Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2022 Author Alphabet Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2022 Theme-Link Challenge

If you're as crazy about reading and books as we are, then go wild combining all or any challenges to spice up your reading lists!

All The Best and Happy Reading!

Love this challenge but got side tracked in 2021 so happy to start again in 2022. Thank you all for putting this together and running the challenge!

I hope you'll be able to join us for more genres this year Beth! As Dagny said, even I sometimes read less or even entirely miss out on some months but then there are other months that have our favourite genre! Really looking forward to begin anew in this amazing new year!!

And the thread for January is now up: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Happy Sci-Fi Reading guys!!

Happy New Year guys!!

Thank you for this! I wanted to participate more last year but it was hard with a newborn 😅

Ready! Genre is Science Fiction this month On my TRL I know I have at least one. Right now am on "Horseman" Sleepy Hollow tale by Christina Henry, but that is not SF so....Shards of Earth by Adrian Tohaikovsky is my goal. Later.

Wanda ❣️ wrote: "Thank you for this! I wanted to participate more last year but it was hard with a newborn 😅"

Awww... congrats on being a new mommy! And no worries. We hope you'll be able to participate more and read more this year!
Happy reading!

John wrote: "Ready! Genre is Science Fiction this month On my TRL I know I have at least one. Right now am on "Horseman" Sleepy Hollow tale by Christina Henry, but that is not SF so....Shards of Earth by Adrian..."

I had no idea Christina Henry had written on Sleepy Hollow too. I ought to check it out!
I hope you'll enjoy reading it and the other book.
Happy reading!

Dagny wrote: "1, The Door Into Summer"

Should I move your book to the SF Challenge folder? It’s here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Finished my first two, Nefarious and Godswar, the final two books in The Complete Magitech Chronicles: Books 1-7 in the Epic Space Fantasy Saga by Chris Fox. This w..."

An easy mistake, but the January SF genre challenge folder is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I can move this post over there, if you'd like.

Having a difficult time getting "Shards of Earth" but got a suggestion from the librarian at Delaware and now have that. Stoked, " SevenEves" by Neal Stephenson. Later.

Hello Everyone, happy new year !
Excited to be a part of this challenge , can someone please suggest some good books in science fiction. Thank you

Just a reminder:

The Science Fiction Challenge thread is here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please post all discussion about that Challenge there. Otherwise the people looking for info about that challenge won’t find your posts as easily.

Avinash wrote: "Hello Everyone, happy new year !
Excited to be a part of this challenge , can someone please suggest some good books in science fiction. Thank you"

Avinash,

I’m moving your post to the Science Fiction Challenge thread, so that others will see it easier.

The Genre Challenge thread for February is up:

Women's Fiction OR Westerns

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Can I still join?

Saleha wrote: "Can I still join?"

Of course you can join!

The Women’s Fiction or Westerns Challenge only lasts until the end of February. In March we will be doing a Mystery and Thrillers challenge. (See the first post in this thread for the yearly schedule.)

You can post your monthly books for a challenge in the specific thread created for each month. The February challenge has a thread, but I’ll create a thread for March in a day or two.

The monthly genre challenge threads can be found here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Here is the link for the March'22 Genre Challenge:

Mystery/Thriller

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Here is the link for April'22 genre Challenge: Young Adult OR Graphic Novel month: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Went to the library to see the graphic novel section. Lots to choose from and am stoked to begin. Batman! The Walking Dead! Zoo! The art work and colors are ASTONDING! Later.

John wrote: "Went to the library to see the graphic novel section. Lots to choose from and am stoked to begin. Batman! The Walking Dead! Zoo! The art work and colors are ASTONDING! Later."

John,

There are alot of great graphic novels out there. Just remember to post your books in the YA/Graphic Novel thread here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Good luck with your reading!

John wrote: "Harleen. Illustrated by Stjepan Sejic. Just a beautifully illustrated book. It details the romance of Joker and Harleen. The story is interesting and not just BLAM and SCHLANCK in colouful bubbles...."

John,
Please use the YA/Graphic Novel thread to post your books for that challenge. It can be found here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I have moved your post to that thread.

Thanks. Think I found it. Later.

Here is the link for the May 2022 Genre Challenge:

Classics OR Literary Fiction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please click on the link and then post your books in that thread.

Here is the link for the June 2022 Genre Challenge:

Non-Fiction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I won't have the official thread posted for the July Game Month until the end of June. However, I know that members like to prepare book lists in advance and so I'm listing what the four Games will be for that challenge.

Game Month:


1. Action Challenge - Book title contains a verb.
2. Family Challenge - Book title contains a type of family member. (i.e. father, child, husband, wife, son, mother, etc.)
3. Water Challenge - Book title contains some type of water .
(i.e. river, rain, ocean, pool, water, etc.)
4. Proverb or Catch Phrase in Title (i. e. can be a pun, nursery rhyme, variation on a movie/book title, popular phrase, etc. Often seen in Cozies and other mysteries.)

Dagny wrote: "Super, thank you for posting this, Cheryl. It will give us time to see what turns up.

I forget, is each specific Challenge week by week in the order listed or any Challenge at any time during July?"

Dagny,

You can do whatever you’d like with the challenge. Any Game at any time during the month. Or you can just pick one of the four and focus on that. It’s totally up to you.

John wrote: "Either you get it or you do not. Your opinion will be forgotten tomorrow, Welcome to reality."

What's this supposed to mean? Are you being rude to Dagny? That won't be tolerated in this group, John.

Cheryl, thanks so much for posting the July Challenge. it will certainly make it easier to order library books.

Fran wrote: "Cheryl, thanks so much for posting the July Challenge. it will certainly make it easier to order library books."

Fran,

That’s why I posted it. I know I will be looking in my library’s catalogue to find books that fit this challenge. And the “Proverb or Catch Phrase” one is particularly challenging to find. (Thanks goes to Heena for providing that very interesting game.) I think the difficult challenges always feel more satisfying than the others when you find a book to fit them.

John, what the hell is that comment supposed to mean? Kindly do not be rude to any member, especially not to any moderator. It will not be tolerated! If I don't see a heartfelt apology from you for Dagy (or whoever the insult was meant to) within 24 hrs then I will be removing and blocking you from the group.

Oh no... I was deleting John's comment and by mistake, I deleted your comment, Dagny. I am so sorry! Is there a way to recover deleted comments?

Cheryl and Dagny,

I was free today so thought why not create the challenge page for the next month now and have it ready for everyone in advance as this is the first time we are having this super amazing challenge!
I hope that's okay with you both.

Here is the July month's thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Heena,

Thank you - for everything you've done!

My pleasure, Cheryl. anything for you all :)

Here is the link for the August Genre Challenge:

Contemporary Fiction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please post all discussions for the August Genre challenge in that thread.

Here is the link for the September Genre Challenge:

Humour or World Fiction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please post all discussions for the September Genre Challenge
in that thread.

Here is the link for the October Genre Challenge:

Horror Fiction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please post all discussions for the October Genre Challenge in that thread.

Here is the link for the November Genre Challenge:

Histotical or Steampunk

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please post all discussions for the November Genre Challenge in that thread.

Here is the link for the December Genre Challenge:

Adventure or Fantasy

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello everyone,

Here are the links to the next year's challenge threads:
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 Genre Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 Classics Catchup
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 Audiobook Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 Title Link Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 Series Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 Theme-Link Challenge
✒︎ RMFAO 2023 A-Z Author Alphabet Challenge