Chrissie’s Comments (group member since Dec 30, 2019)

Chrissie’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Rosemarie wrote: "Good luck on your challenges and happy reading in 2022, Chrissie!"

Thanks a lot, Rosemarie!

✓ December: Classics, Short Stories, Fairy Tales

1. Read or reread any short story or fairy tale. ✓
2. Read a book or story set at Christmas or other holiday times. ✓
3. Read a children's book, including picture books. ✓

✓ November: Historical Fiction and any Non-fiction

1. Read a historical fiction novel set in any time period. ✓
2. Read a non-fiction book about any topic that interests you. ✓
3. Read a book with a red, orange, yellow or brown cover. ✓

✓ October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror

1. Read a book, including children's lit and picture books, which features witches, ghosts or Halloween. ✓
2. Read a book or short story that is classified as Horror by goodreads. ✓
3. Read a book whose title starts with a word beginning with "O" ✓

✓ September: Science Fiction/Dystopia

1. Read any science fiction book ✓
2. Read a book set in any school, college or university ✓
3. Read a book set in a dystopian or post apocalyptic world/society ✓

✓ August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel

1. Read a book written in the first person ✓
2. Read a book where one or more of the characters go on a journey OR read a travel book ✓
3. Read a book with a title that starts with the words "A" or "An" (ein/eine) ✓

✓ July: Children's/YA

1. Read or reread a children's or YA book ✓
2. Read a book that has the name of a colour or flower in the title ✓
3. Read a book that has a word that starts with "J" or "U" in the title or an author whose first or last name starts with either of those letters ✓

✓ June: Fantasy/Graphic Novels counting mangas for this one as well, perhaps

1. Read a graphic novel or a comic collection. ✓
2. Read a fantasy. ✓
3. Read a book set on an island, at the seashore or beach, or on the water (ocean, lake, etc.) ✓

✓ May: Female Authors

1. Read a book by a female author new to you. ✓
2. Read a book with the name of a family member or a person's name in the title. ✓
3. Read or reread a book or short story by one of your favourite female authors. ✓

✓ April: Western/Humour/Adventure

1. April Fool's Day-read a book that makes you laugh or smile. ✓
2. Read a book set in a place you would love to visit or re-visit. ✓
3. Read a book that has a four word title. ✓

✓ March: Mystery and Suspense

1. Read a mystery. ✓
2. Read a book that's 300+ pages long. ✓
3. Read a book set in a place (big or small, real or fictional)starting with "M". ✓

✓ February: Plays and Poetry and Romance!

1. Read a book with a two-word title. ✓
2. Read, watch or listen to a play. ✓
3. Read a romance OR share a love poem with the group. ✓

✓ January: General Fiction(Novels)

1. Read a novel that has more than 150 pages. ✓
2. Read a book by an author that is new to you. ✓
3. Read, or reread, the first book in a series. ✓

I've got so many challenges for next year collected already, but I'd like to use this one for a detailed overview of the monthly challenge for 2022 =)

Prompt Overview

Finished: 2024/05/15

M/M A-Z Character Challenge

A - Alec Lightwood - The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu ✓
B - Bram Louis Greenfeld - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertelli ✓
C - Camille des Grieux - Klassiker der Erotik 3: Teleny - Anonymous but said to be Oscar Wilde ✓
D - Dorian Gray - Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, read by Jan Josef Liefers ✓
E - Rufus Emeterio - They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera ✓
F - Felix Love - Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender ✓
G - Gustav von Aschenbach - Der Tod in Venedig by Thomas Mann ✓
H - Heiko Ballin - Farben der Liebe by Kuschelgang ✓
I - Inoue Shinobu - Der Schöne und der Nerd by Kousaka Akiho ✓
J - Joschi Teschner - Bokeh: Schonheit Der Unscharfe by Chris P. Rolls ✓
K - Kai - Ironman by Chris P. Rolls ✓
L - Luke Nodin - Downhill Love by Chris P. Rolls ✓
M - Mark Benedikt - Irgendwie anders by Chris P. Rolls ✓
N - Nicholas Nelson - Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman ✓
O - Lesley O'Connell - Vor die Füße gefallen by Kay Monroe ✓
P - Park Young - Love in the Big City by Park SangYoung ✓
Q - Quinn Murphy - Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter ✓
R - Robert Hartmann - Winterliebe - eine Anthologie ✓
S - Jesse Schneider - Dirty Devil by Chris P. Rolls ✓
T - Trevor - Auf Erden sind wir kurz grandios by Ocean Vuong ✓
U - Uehara Himari - Golden Sparkle by Suzumaru Minta ✓
V - Valentino Prince - The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera ✓
W - Fernando Wrede - Christophs Street Day by Chris P. Rolls ✓
X - Maximilian Schmied - Just A Porn by Cat T. Mad ✓
Y - Yannis Tagwind - Die Geschichten der Jahreszeiten 1 - 6 by Jennifer Wolf ✓
Z - Wolfgang Zernicke - Verwirrnis by Christoph Hein ✓

Finished: 2022/01/25

Annual Yaoi/Hentai/BL Challenge

Levels
Ichi = 1-20
Ni = 21-41
San = 42-62
Shi = 63+

1. Equilibrium Light Novel - Side B ✓
2. 純情ロマンチカ 19 ✓
3. とじこめたいっ！ Tojikometai! ✓
4. 純情ロマンチカ 20 ✓
5. あおに鳴く Ao ni naku ✓
6. あおに鳴く・続 Ao ni naku - zoku ✓
7. sick ✓
8. Sub.Dom.Love. ✓
9. Hybrid Child ✓
10. Hanger 01 ✓
11. Hanger Band 2 ✓
12. 絶対求愛プリンス ✓
13. It Smells Like Lust ✓
14. Hanger Band 03 ✓
15. Our House Love Trouble ✓
16. Unter der Oberfläche ✓
17. Sayonara Game ✓
18. Love Nest 01 ✓
19. Love Nest 02 ✓
20. Wenn ich deine Stimme höre... 01 ✓
21. Wenn ich deine Stimme höre... 02 ✓
22. Mein hübsches Ego ✓
23. Liebesskizzen ✓
24. Electric Hands ✓
25. ベストエンディング? Best Ending? ✓
26. Let Me Be Your Prisoner ✓
27. Warte auf mich in Udagawa ✓
28. Our Dedication ✓
29. I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love ✓
30. Only the Ring Finger Knows: Der Ringfinger schweigt ✓
31. (B)Romance 01 ✓
32. Sugar Pot - Kaffee, Milch und süße Küsse ✓
33. Change World 01 ✓
34. Change World 02 ✓
35. Coyote 2 ✓
36. Heartstopper: Volume One ✓
37. Liebe schlägt mir auf den Magen ✓
38. Der Geschmack von Glück ✓
39. Coyote 3 ✓
40. Fair Blue ✓
41. Rendezvous um 25 Uhr ✓

TBR Jar 2021

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. ✓
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. ✓
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. ✓
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. ✓
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. ✓
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR. ✓
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. ✓
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. ✓
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. ✓
10. Read a book with a cover you love. ✓
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. ✓
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. ✓
13. Read a book that contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. ✓
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. ✓
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. ✓
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). ✓
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. ✓
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. ✓
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. ✓
20. Read a book that you own. ✓
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. ✓
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. ✓
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. ✓
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. ✓
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. ✓
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. ✓
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. ✓
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. ✓
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. ✓
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. ✓
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. ✓

Finished: 2022/01/06

Let's turn Pages

Finished: 1st Goal (15000) - 2021/05/30

(30309/30000)

finished:

Finished: 2021/12/23

Give us a Clue

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
✓ ✓
Colonel Mustard - yellow
✓ ✓
Mrs Peacock - blue
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Professor Plum - purple
✓
Miss Scarlet - red
✓ ✓
Mrs White - white
✓ ✓ ✓

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
✓
Dagger or knife or sword
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
✓ ✓ ✓
Revolver or gun or pistol
✓
Rope or string or ribbon
✓ ✓ ✓
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
✓

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
✓ ✓ ✓
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
✓ ✓ ✓
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
✓ ✓
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
✓
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
✓
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

Deductions:
1. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Candlestick.
2. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Conversatory with the Wrench.
3. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Dagger.
4. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Dagger.
5. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Dagger.
6. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the Dagger.
7. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Rope.
8. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Lead Pipe.
9. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Dagger.
10. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Rope.
11. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe.
12. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Rope.
13. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Revolver.
14. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Lead Pipe.

Finished: 2021/11/22

Clear the Shelves 2021

(90/90)

Books:


Mangas:


EBooks: