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I managed to sneak in the final level just in time!
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "31st December 2011 lol..."Yeah, I have a few of those too!
*Completed*My goal for the year is 4 doorstoppers:
✔ 1. As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer (800 pgs)
✔ 2. Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb (688 pgs)
✔ 3. Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb (768 pgs)
✔ 4. Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb (888 pgs)
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Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can they be books that you've had on your kindle since you 1st bought your kindle?"Absolutely, if those are the ones you feel are gathering the most "dust."
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "If we know the books we want to read for the challenges, can we post them?"Yes, you can post them now, and then update later as you actually read them.
Susy wrote: "Hi Allison, in doubt if I should do this one or Buyers remorse... What's the difference exactly?..."Hi Susy, good question!
Buyer's Remorse is only for books that you already own, and they could have been purchased as recently as 2017. This challenge focuses on the ones you've owned the longest, in many cases for years. It also allows for books that you've been intending to read for a long time (that you don't own).
For example, I have a lot of books that I've added to Goodreads that have been sitting there for a long time but I don't physically own them. I plan to use this challenge to start in on them.
The Maxi challenges are mid-sized challenges with a time limit. They often rotate within a certain theme, for example different genres or a cycle of BINGOs. You can ask questions within a particular challenge thread or post your questions on Maxi Challenges here.
★ Getting Started ★1. Introduce yourself! - We'd like to know who you are, what part of the world you're from, what kind of books you love, and anything else about yourself that you feel like sharing. Visit the member introduction thread and leave a comment.
2. Set up your personal challenge thread - This is your home in the group, a central place where you can keep track of your progress on all of the challenges that you join, or any other reading goals you've set for yourself.
3. Join some challenges! - To join a challenge, simply add a comment with your goal in the challenge thread.
Many are set up so that you can participate at different levels, and the longer challenges have a template for tracking your progress that you can copy and paste into your post and edit as you go along.
★ Types of Challenges ★
Monthly Genre Challenge - To meet the challenge, read any book of your choice within the genre of the month. Monthly discussion threads will be posted.
Mini Challenges - These are month-long challenges. They're short and sweet, and are meant to promote spontaneity.
Books used for the mini challenges cannot be used for other mini challenges, but they can be used to complete the maxi and year-long challenges.
Maxi Challenges - These are mid-length challenges with a time limit. Books may be used across more than one challenge.
Year-Long Challenges - Challenges that run the whole year. Books can be used across more than one challenge.
Readathons - We run readathons a few times per year. These are a special push to get on track with reading goals. Join in the reading mania!
★ Member Interaction ★
Challenges are always more fun together! Don’t forget to update us on your progress, even if it’s just to say what you read to fill a challenge requirement.
There are several discussion folders on the home page that offer opportunities to interact with other members outside of the challenges. These include:
• Buddy Reads - Want to do a buddy read? Here's where you can ask others to join you.
• A Quest for Answers - Featuring lots of reading-related questions to help members get to know each other a little bit.
• Book Chat - Join an existing discussion, or feel free to add a new topic.
• Specific book / author discussion - Join an existing discussion, or feel free to add a new topic.
It's so easy to start series, but not so easy to finish them, even when it's a series you really enjoy. For those of you who need a little push to the end, let's cross the finish line together.
State your personal goal for how many series you hope to complete this year. We're counting series here, not books, and only the final book counts. (See the Cereal Numbers challenge for help making progress on those longer series that you may not finish this year.)
I'm in for this one - all levels!Round 1 *Completed*
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Round 2 *Completed*
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. The House on Tradd Street (2011)
2. Throne of Glass (2012)
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. Seraphina (2012)
4. Bearers of the Black Staff (2012)
Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5. Shades of Milk and Honey (2012)
6. The Near Witch (2011)
7. Oliver Twist (2003)
Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
8. Heart's Blood (2011)
9. Magic Lost, Trouble Found (2012)
10. Shadow and Bone (2012)
Round 2: Dustiest books to choose from:
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Me too! This will once again be my #1 challenge for the year. I'm going for the full 20 (at least).Round 1 *Completed*
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Round 2
Goal: Level 1
Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
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This maxi challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Historical Fiction in more depth. It will run from January-June.Historical Fiction for our purposes is defined as anything set in the past, in a time that the author did not directly experience.
You can choose to complete this challenge a few different ways:
- Focus on a single time-period
- Focus on a different time-period for each level (your choice)
- Read anything you want as long as it's historical
Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
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Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
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Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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This challenge will run from January to June 2018.Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!
Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
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Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
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Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
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Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
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Marilyn Monroe had 430 books in her personal library. How many have you read? How many can you read this year?
List of Marilyn's books
Level 1: Girls with Glasses
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Level 2: Not Just a Pretty Face
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Level 3: Brains n Booty
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Level 4: Biblio-Bombshell!
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Travel the world in 2018. Books must be set in the region to count for the challenge, but can be either fiction or nonfiction.
You have two options for completing this challenge:
1. Read one book for each leg to go all the way around the world
2. Choose to stay in a particular region(s) for a more in-depth exploration (you choose how many books)
Bon Voyage!
Around the World
1st Leg: North America
2nd Leg: South America
3rd Leg: Europe
4th Leg: Middle East
5th Leg: Africa
6th Leg: Asia
7th Leg: Australia & Oceania
Several authors have anniversary birthdays in 2018. The challenge is to choose one author (or more) and read one or more of their works. Eligible authors:
Lewis Carroll (14th January 1898)
Emily Brontë (30th July 1818)
Leo Tolstoy (9th September 1828)
C.S. Lewis (29th November 1898)
2018 is the 200th anniversary of Emily Brontë's birth. Brontë was the author of Wuthering Heights, one of the great Victorian Gothic novels.
The Gothic genre ranges from romantic suspense to the edge of horror. Set in eerie manors on the moors, isolated seaside cottages and castle ruins, the genre is rife with dangerous family secrets, ghosts either real or imagined, and overflowing with mood. From the sinister to the melodramatic, the classics to the modern interpretations, explore the haunting genre in celebration of Emily Brontë this year.
See the Goodreads Gothic Genre page for ideas if you're not sure what is considered Gothic.
Level 1: Wander the Windy Moors at Night
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Level 2: Take the Tunnel to Smugglers' Cove
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Level 3: Unearth a Family Secret
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How to Play- Roll 2 dice to move around the board. You can use regular or electronic dice. Click here for electronic dice.
- Read a book for the genre, category, or theme of the square you land on before rolling again. You may plan up to one roll in advance.
- Choose books from your existing shelves if you can (real or virtual).
- If you need ideas, ask!
- If you land on a "Partner Pick" square, request in the game thread for someone to choose a book for you to read from one of your shelves (please provide the link to your shelf).
- If you are choosing a book for another player, select from their existing shelves. You may offer a choice of up to 3 books.
- One round is complete when you pass GO. You can play as many times as you like.
- If you find that you're unable to finish a book, you can forfeit the turn by asking for a Partner Pick substitute.
Clear away the cobwebs from the back of your shelves and find the books that have been waiting the longest for you to read. No more delays!
You can choose from physical shelves, or it can be a Goodreads shelf sorted by date added, or a combination. Read the books that have been waiting the longest. Owned or not, what matters is how long you've been meaning to read them.
**You can list up to 20 books that you will choose from for the challenge. Once listed, those are the books you must choose from.
**Deciding you're no longer interested in a book can count as long as you've read at least 20 pages to make sure, and you remove it from your shelves permanently. That'll be one less book gathering dust.
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
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Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
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Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
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Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
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