January 28th, 2013 
Vicky Hello and welcome to the third Review Copy Cleanup! After two successful editions in 2012, we’re back for another month of review copy reading madness. Whether you have a modest pile or a complete mountain of review books to get through, you are all welcome to join the fun.
What is the Review Copy Cleanup?
RCC is a month-long event in which Celine from Nyx Book Reviews and myself challenge ourselves to read as many review books as we possibly can. We are both notorious for accepting way too many review requests and consequently, our to-be-read piles are pretty daunting. In order to get some extra motivation we invented Review Copy Cleanup. This year we are keeping things simple – no challenges or scheduled Twitter chats, just weekly updates so we can all keep track of each other’s process – and lots of reading, of course. You’re welcome to keep track of the challenge in the way that’s most convenient for you.
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Show off our brand new Review Copy Cleanup button on your blog so everyone can see you’re participating!
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Guidelines:
- Review Copy Cleanup 3.0 runs from 1 to 28 February
- It starts and ends at midnight in your local timezone to avoid confusion
- To sign up, just fill in the linky below. Link to your sign up post directly, please! The linky is the same for both our blogs, so you only have to sign up once.
- The Linky will close on the 15th, so make you sign up before then.
- When you post your sign up post on your blog, either include the challenge button with your post or link it back to this article so that people know where to sign up. Thanks! (:
- Every book you received for review counts towards the challenge, both e-books and hard copies (even audio books for review if you have those), including all genres and lengths.
- Feel free to use the #RCCleanup hashtag on Twitter for your RCC related tweets or join the Twitter party at http://tweetchat.com/room/RCCleanup and meet lots of awesome bloggers (:
- At the end of every week we will post our personal updates, and we’ll include a linky for you to add yours!
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Thanks for hosting, it will be fun
Aleksandra recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 2013!
It will, it will!
This might be a good way to read all my Netgalley copies (and I still have two review copies I got from authors in 2012, I feel ashamed) I’m going to think about joining!
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I’ve ten times as many from last year – I’m mortified. But hey, that’s what RCC is for.
Yay, it’s back again. I have been waiting for it. I’m so excited. I’m not sure how much I will be able to participate though since my institute has this big national conference coming up in mid-Feb and we are organizing it. Also, I will be busy preparing for my sister’s engagement next month. Hopefully I will cover up in the last two weeks.
Pragya recently posted..Cover Reveal & Giveaway: The Fallen Stars by Stephanie Keyes
Same here – February and March will be quite hectic (again) so I’ve no idea how much time I’ll have. We’ll see
So glad to have you on board, though <3 Best of luck!
Again? I thought you would have some time since your exams just got over.
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Yup. I get two weeks off but the spring term starts on the 11th. AND the thesis submission deadline is March 31 and I haven’t even started writing it. *le sigh*
Uh oh. All the best. I am sure you will finish it well before time.
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Let’s hope so – thank you! (:
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I am seriously excited about this! I saw this last year and I’ve been waiting for it to come around again
I can’t wait
xxxxx
Megan @ ReadingInTheSunshine recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0 Sign Up
Yipppeee! So glad you’re joining us!
xxxx
I have some ebooks for review that have been neglected, shame on me. Especially with classes starting in the middle of February, I seriously need to read those and send the feedback. I might give this challenge a try
It also sounds fun
XX Ner
We’re in the same boat, then
My classes started last Monday which was one of the reasons why I wanted to get these deadlines and books “out of the way”, so to speak.
Best of luck! xxx
First time I am taking part in the review copy cleanup and I am super excited. Hope to get some reading done!
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I hope you do well, hun – best of luck!
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I’m participating! I have a few review books that need reading so this will do nicely
Becca @ Lost in Thought recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0 Sign Up!
Oh, lovely!
Best of luck!!
I seriously need this to motivate me to keep ploughing through my massive TBR pile!! Thanks guys
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Same here!
Let’s hope we can all make a dent in our TBR piles this month. *fingers crossed*
Yay! This sounds like fun… and very useful too!
Signed up!
Vicky H recently posted..Review Copy Clean Up – Sign Up
Yippee!
So glad to have you on board. And good luck!
Brilliant idea! I have so many books to catch up on so this is perfect.
Leah recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0
Ah, I know this feeling all too well. I’ve so many review copies from last year, I’m literally mortified. Let’s hope we can both catch up this month!
A nice way to brighten up February and keep me reading after my new year new start mood wears off!
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Good luck!!
Just starting the whole book blogging thing, but I am totally looking forward to it!
Ooooh, good luck! And if you need help with anything, feel free to shoot me an email or hit me up via Twitter
greatly appreciate it ^_^
Thanks so much for hosting this again! It was so much fun last year
It was great, wasn’t it?
I loved chatting to you all and reading alongside you – here’s to another successful #RCCleanup 
Thanks for hosting! I needed this
Darlene recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0: February 2013 #RCCleanup
And thank you for joining us, Darlene!
Good luck!
My pile is far too long, and my goal of attacking it in January was foiled by “real-life”. SO let’s try for February! (It’s nice to know I’m not the only person in this situation …)
Same here, same here. *sigh* And you’re definitely not! I think we’re all pretty much in the same boat here. Good luck, Andrew!
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Super excited about this. Thank you so much for putting it together. I can’t wait to get through some of these books!!
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And thank you for joining us
Can’t wait to hear what you think of Hysteria!
I’m so happy this is back! It helps give me an extra kick to read some of those review books I have to read. My pile, if they were physical books, could probably kill me or seriously injure me.
Natasha Zaleski recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0
Ha! I know that feeling all too well. Most of my books are physical ones so my TBR pile looks pretty intimidating…
Good luck!
I so need this! LOL
Melissa recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup (Feb 2013) Goals #RCCleanup
Bahahahaha!
Good luck!
This is exactly the incentive I need to tackle my MASSIVE review pile. Thanks for hosting again, girls! <3
PS – Completely unrelated, but I meant to tweet you last week after I watched Downton Abbey…I was SO angry with what happened, I bawled my face off. I hate when shows kill people off, especially characters who were my favourite.
SweetMarie83 recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0
And thanks for joining us again, Marie <3
I know, right? It really pissed me off. Although what bothers me the most is the fact that the whole story just doesn’t seem to go anywhere – it’s like a bloody soap opera from the 1920s…
I loved the first season (and even the second one) but I don’t think I’ll keep watching it. Ugh! Which episode are you on, by the way?
This week’s will be episode 5. I’m enjoying it so far, but I do see what you mean about it becoming very soap opera-ish. A lot of drama and weird romantic themes and jilted lovers, that sort of thing. I’m curious to see where it goes, but you’re not the only one I’ve heard from who isn’t sure if they’ll continue next season.
SweetMarie83 recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0
Yes, that’s exactly what I mean! I think I’ll just stick to Survivor and The Amazing Race from now on…
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Thanks for hosting again. Hopefully, I’ll get a few read this time.
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And thank you for joining us again!
So glad you guys are hosting this again! I got through loads of my review copies last time. Signing up ASAP!
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We’re so happy to have you on board! <3
I got through about 6 books during the previous RCC, if I remember correctly, but this month was a lot worse. I’ve only read two books so far and one of them is barely over a hundred pages. UGH. I hope you’re doing much better than me! x
Thanks for hosting! This is my first reading challenge aside from the one on Goodreads. I’m so excited to participate!!
Stephanie W. recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0 – February 2013
And thank you for joining us!
Best of luck with your goals and I hope you manage to finish your books!
I can’t believe I didn’t know that this was running again until now! I will have to get my goals post sorted for tomorrow
I can already add two review books that I’ve read this month to it though 
Good luck to everyone taking part
Dani x
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Yes, it was pretty much a last minute decision so we were quite late with the sign-up post this time around
But I’m sure there will be another one sometime in the summer so keep your eyes peeled!
Hope you’re OK xxxxx
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Thanks for hosting and creating such a fantastic event! I cannot believe I haven’t participated prior to this one! Is there a set schedule when you do the RCCleanups?
Here’s my RCCleanup signup post.
Angelica @ Paperback Princess recently posted..Review Copy Cleanup 3.0 #RCCleanup
And thank you for joining us (and sorry for being terribly late with my reply)! We did have a schedule sort of thing during the very first #RCCleanup but we’re doing things a bit differently this time. So there are no challenges or Twitter chats at all – we all try to focus on reading instead. You’re welcome to post weekly (or daily) updates or just a wrap-up post at the end of the month, whichever works best for you.
And make sure to use the #RCCleanup hashtag on Twitter so that we can stop by your blog and check out your progress.
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Dear Vicky,
I am SO happy to have met you through the #WWReadathon & to have gotten to know you a little better at today’s Twitter chat! You sound like you have a fabulous future awaiting you and I can’t wait to see where things lead you!
I am also thrilled to join this challenge as it is something I very much need!
Have a great weekend!
I feel the same way – it was great chatting with you the other day and getting to know you!
And so glad to hear that you’re joining us! Let us know how you get on 
x
About 1/2 way through the month …
I’ve finished 3 full-sized books from my To Be Reviewed list:
1) Kubicki, Gerald A Dubious Artifact
note to self – I still owe a review on this one
2) Sanders, Ted No Animals We Could Name
3) Brands, H. W. The Man Who Saved the Union
and 3 short stories / novellas:
1) Tikaesh, W. Freedreamer The Green Loch
2) Cypert, Steve Biggle and Bee
3) Spears, Crystal D. Strictly Off Limits: Jade’s College Diary
You’re doing great! Keep up the good work, Andrew!
2nd half of the month …
1) Jenna Roads Under a Painted Sky
and partial credit for …
Natasha Vahora The Mysterious Beach – finished on March 1st
Tarzan Centennial Scott Tracy Griffin – 40 pages to go (280 down)
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