Anyone else feeling a bit tired? Like 2023, good or bad, has taken all your energy? Maybe you feel a little anxious about the year ahead? If no, you’re probably already a master of self-care… but for the rest of us (your COYER hosts Berls, Michelle, Lillian and Stephanie included) it’s time to slow down and spend some time on self-care! Which is why COYER 2024 invites you to join us in committing to UNWIND in whatever way you choose – including enjoying some great books and an even more supportive community.
This year COYER will continue to be a 2 part challenge – a reading challenge and a community challenge – and, as always, the amount you do is 100% up to you. Do one challenge, do both, be all in, pick your favorite parts and ignore the rest – it’s a choose your own adventure, especially this year as we focus on self-care!
COYER Unwind – Reading is self-care
The Winner for COYER Chapter 3 is…
| 542. | Mark @ CC (Case Ghost of Christmas Morning) |
Comment with your email and I will send over the gift card!
Chapter 4: Fall Rules from October – December
Like in previous years, Fall rules are where things get a little tighter. Unlike previous years, we’re not adding an additional challenge. It’s the end of the year – time to instead focus on stepping up that self-care that maybe has taken a beating over the previous 9 months. So these rules will look a lot like the spring rules:
- Format doesn’t matter anymore. You can still read your eBooks and audiobooks, but now you can also read physical books.
- The books must be free or nearly free… This includes review books, tour books, NetGalley, Edelweiss, etc. What’s nearly free? No more than $3 for eBooks and no more than $5 for Audiobooks and physical books(or the equivalent in your currency). This time library books (including Amazon Prime books) and borrowed books count… but still no Kindle Unlimited/Audible Plus or books higher than $3.
- Announce your participation! This can be a blog post (or if you don’t have a blog – Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, Hive, Instagram, TikTok, Goodreads, etc.) If you want to list books you would like to read, that’s great, but not necessary. The point is to let everyone know you’re committed to COYER Spring, maybe share some goals, and help spread the word. Not sure how to do your post? Check out this example from a previous COYER.
- Link up! Link that post (not just your blog homepage) to the linky Michelle will share March 20th.
- Review & Link Reviews! Your review may be on your blog, Goodreads, etc. Link the review to the Review Linky (the same linky all year, but Michelle will start pulling winners after Winter reviews). When you post your review to the linky use the following format: Your Name @ Blog (if applicable): Book Title (e.g., “Michelle @ Because Reading: Twilight”).
- Follow & share reviews on Social Media. Use #COYER on your posts and look for posts with the hashtag.
- Visit Each Other, Chat & Have Fun.
Michelle will post the Chapter 4 winner January 1, 2025. Be sure to have your reviews on the linky by 12pm (noon) EST December 31st for them to be included in the Chapter 4 drawing.
I’ll be back to sign up for chapter four in a day or two. (Kind of forgot I needed to do that over the weekend.) But for now, here’s my email address for my gift card. Thanks so much!
carstairs38@hotmail.com
Yay for Chapter Four! I officially signed up!!!
I love your blog so much! I would love to become book friends, my blog: https://www.thebookdesire.com/
Yay for the chance to participate in the Fall term. Thanks for hosting, Michelle, Berls, Lillian, and Stephanie!
Congrats, Mark!