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Level 2 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2020 (63 new)

Jul 11, 2020 08:13PM

Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2020
July 1, 2020-?
(65/100)

1. You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks 7/2/20
2. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 7/7/20
3. Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier 7/8/20
4. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 7/10/20
5. The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green 7/11/20
6. The Narrow Bed by Sophie Hannah 7/13/20
7. Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly 7/15/20
8. The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu 7/15/20
9. The Invited by Jennifer McMahon 7/19/20
10. Open Your Eyes by Paula Daly 7/19/20
11. The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison M. Dickson 7/20/20
12. The Winter Sister by Megan Collins 7/21/20
13. The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup 7/25/20
14. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 7/26/20
15. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel 7/26/20
16. Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly 7/27/20
17. Freefall by Jessica Barry 7/29/20
18. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole 8/2/20
19. Hangman by Daniel Cole 8/4/20
20. Fragile by Lisa Unger 8/4/20
21. The Holdout by Graham Moore 8/9/20
22. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 8/11/20
23. The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel 8/12/20
24. The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine 8/13/20
25. Three Women by Lisa Taddeo 8/14/20
26. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens 8/15/20
27. The Last Affair by Margot Hunt 8/15/20
28. It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell 8/17/20
29. Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger 8/17/20
30. Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward 8/18/20
31. The Half Sister by Sandie Jones 8/19/20
32. The Playground by Jane Shemilt 8/19/20
33. The Mistake I Made by Paula Daly 8/22/20
34. The Benefit of Hindsight by Susan Hill 8/23/20
35. Apple of My Eye by Claire Allan 8/23/20
36. A Reasonable Doubt by Phillip Margolin 8/23/20
37. Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough 8/24/20
38. The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood 8/26/20
39. Losing You by Nicci French 9/6/20
40. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 9/6/20
41. He Started It by Samantha Downing 9/8/20
42. Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty 9/12/20
43. The New Husband by D.J. Palmer 9/14/20
44. The Other Daughter by Shalini Boland 9/15/20
45. The Roommates by Rachel Sargeant 9/17/20
46. Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman 9/18/20
47. The Daughter by Jane Shemilt 9/19/20
48. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand 9/21/20
49. The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand 9/24/20
50. The Liar’s Daughter by Claire Allan 10/1/20
51. Secret Lives of the First Ladies by Cormac O'Brien 10/2/20
52. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb 10/4/20
53. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano 10/9/20
54. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner 10/9/20
55. The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia by C.W. Gortner 10/10/20
56. Bloodlines by Neville Frankel 10/11/20
57. We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin 10/12/20
58. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 10/14/20
59. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert 10/16/20
60. Masked Prey by John Sandford 10/19/20
61. Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir 10/23/20
62. The Split by Sharon J. Bolton 10/24/20
63. The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock 10/24/20
64. Blood Lines by Angela Marsons 10/25/20
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Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2020 (115 new)

Jul 11, 2020 08:05PM

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2020
January 1, 2020-July 1, 2020
(100/100)

1. Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf 1/1/20
2. The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 1/6/20
3. The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda 1/6/20
4. The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 1/6/20
5. The Institute by Stephen King 1/8/20
6. The Stepmother by Claire Seeber 1/11/20
7. The Gift by Louise Jensen 1/11/20
8. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 1/12/20
9. Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone 1/14/20
10. Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman 1/15/20
11. The Good Sister by Gillian McAllister 1/18/20
12. Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. Gelardi 1/19/20
13. A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell 1/19/20
14. Catch Me by Lisa Gardner 1/21/20
15. The Whisper Man by Alex North 1/23/20
16. The Perfect Wife by J.P. Delaney 1/23/20
17. In the Dark by Cara Hunter 1/24/20
18. Killing Me Softly by Nicci French 1/25/20
19. Beneath the Skin by Nicci French 1/25/20
20. Land of the Living by Nicci French 1/27/20
21. Secret Smile by Nicci French 1/28/20
22. When You See Me by Lisa Gardner 2/2/20
23. The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell 2/5/20
24. Catch Me When I Fall by Nicci French 2/5/20
25. The Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner 2/8/20
26. Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah 2/8/20
27. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 2/10/20
28. The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott 2/10/20
29. Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong 2/11/20
30. The Night Before by Wendy Walker 2/14/20
31. The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld 2/14/20
32. Long Bright River by Liz Moore 2/17/20
33. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters 2/17/20
34. A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson 2/17/20
35. Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 2/18/20
36. Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin 2/20/20
37. The Blue by Lucy Clarke 2/22/20
38. The Arrangement by Robyn Harding 2/22/20
39. Stone Mothers by Erin Kelly 2/25/20
40. The Royal Nanny by Karen Harper 3/1/20
41. The Perfect Son by Lauren North 3/2/20
42. The Secretary by Renée Knight 3/3/30
43. The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica 3/7/20
44. Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner 3/7/20
45. Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison3/7/20
46. Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak 3/10/20
47. The Lying Room by Nicci French 3/13/20
48. Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman 3/13/20
49. The Trap by Melanie Raabe 3/14/20
50. The Au Pair by Emma Rous 3/14/20
51. The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan 3/15/20
52. Sister by Rosamund Lupton 3/16/20
53. The Chain by Adrian McKinty 3/23/20
54. The First Mistake by Sandie Jones 3/26/20
55. Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda 3/28/20
56. Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle 3/30/20
57. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing 3/31/20
58. The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy 4/1/20
59. The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott 4/1/20
60. The Assistant by S.K. Tremayne 4/3/20
61. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 4/4/20
62. Never Be Broken by Sarah Hilary 4/4/20
63. Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser 4/6/20
64. The Daughter In Law by Nina Manning 4/6/20
65. In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson 4/8/20
66. The Good Girl by Mary Kubica 4/9/20
67. Best Friends Forever by Dawn Goodwin 4/10/20
68. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume 4/11/20
69. I Know What You Did by N.L. Hinkens 4/13/20
70. Best Friends by Martha Moody 4/21/20
71. The Wives by Tarryn Fisher 4/22/20
72. Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica 4/25/20
73. I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney 4/26/20
74. Before I Wake by C.L. Taylor 4/30/20
75. The Other People by C.J. Tudor 5/3/20
76. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 5/8/20
77. The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 5/10/20
78. Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon 5/14/20
79. Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok 5/18/20
80. Sadie by Courtney Summers 5/18/20
81. Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips 5/22/20
82. Into the Darkness by Sibel Hodge 5/23/20
83. No Exit by Taylor Adams 5/24/20
84. The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger 5/24/20
85. The Long Fall by Julia Crouch 5/25/20
86. You Are Mine: A gripping up-all-night psychological thriller by Miranda Rijks 5/26/20
87. The Doll's House by M.J. Arlidge 5/28/20
88. Little Boy Blue by M.J. Arlidge 5/29/20
89. Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge 5/30/20
90. Love Me Not by M.J. Arlidge 5/30/20
91. Down to the Woods by M.J. Arlidge 6/2/20
92. Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge 6/3/20
93. The Happy Couple by Samantha Hayes 6/4/20
94. The Cutting Place by Jane Casey 6/7/20
95. If It Bleeds by Stephen King 6/18/20
96. Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh 6/22/20
97. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 6/22/20
98. Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna 6/26/20
99. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim 6/30/20
100. The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 7/1/20

Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2020 (115 new)

Mar 02, 2020 10:53PM

~ Antonym Challenge ~ (32 new)

Sep 23, 2019 01:07PM

Finished easy a few weeks ago and moving on to moderate!

Easy

1. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19 and Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19 (never and forever)

2. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19 and A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19 (chill and thaw)

3. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19 and The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19 (queens and princesses)

4. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19 and The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19 (girlfriend and wife)

5. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19 and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19 (day and year)

6. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19 and Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19 (I and You)

7. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19 and The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19 (Woods and Water)

8. BONUS Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19

9. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19 and Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19 (Drowning and Saving)

10. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19 and Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19 (Victim and Killer)

Level 2 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2019 (76 new)

Sep 23, 2019 12:55PM

Serious Reader Challenge: Level 2
9/23/19-??
(27/100)

1. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir 9/27/19
2. The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander 9/28/19
3. The Taster by V.S. Alexander 9/28/19
4. Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day 9/29/19
5. The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace 9/30/19
6. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 10/2/19
7. Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin 10/3/19
8. A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir 10/5/19
9. The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou by Susan Higginbotham 10/7/19
10. The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth 10/11/19
11. A Patient Fury by Sarah Ward 10/12/19
12. The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham 10/14/19
13. Love You More by Lisa Gardner 10/16/19
14. The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 10/17/19
15. The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward 10/19/19
16. The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner 10/23/19
17. Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 10/26/19
18. Gone by Lisa Gardner 10/27/19
19. Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner 10/28/19
20. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 10/30/19
21. Find Her by Lisa Gardner 11/2/19
22. Look For Me by Lisa Gardner 11/5/19
23. Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter 11/7/19
24. Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard 11/9/19
25. Come and Find Me by Sarah Hilary 11/11/19
26. Cruel Acts by Jane Casey 11/13/19
27. The Killing House by Claire McGowan 11/17/19
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Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2019 (141 new)

Sep 23, 2019 12:53PM

Finished level 1 and moving on to level 2!

Serious Reader Challenge for 2019: Level 1
1/1/19-9/23/19
(100/100)

1. This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong 1/4/19
2. The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner 1/5/19
3. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances 1/5/19
4. The Witch Elm by Tana French 11/11/19
5. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 1/14/19
6. Human Remains by Elizabeth Haynes 1/14/19
7. Watching You by Lisa Jewell 1/15/19
8. The Other Woman by Sandie Jones 1/15/19
9. Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison 1/19/19
10. Lies by T.M. Logan 1/25/19
11. An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks 1/25/19
12. A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler 1/29/19
13. The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth 1/29/19
14. Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict 2/5/19
15. The Suspect by Fiona Barton 2/15/19
16. The Dead Ex by Jane Corry 2/17/19
17. Crooked Street by Brian Freeman 2/22/19
18. The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin 2/26/19
19. The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard 3/3/19
20. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19
21. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19
22. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19
23. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19
24. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3/17/19
25. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19
26. Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19
27. Our Little Secret by Roz Nay 3/26/19
28. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19
29. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/6/19
30. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19
31. The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman 4/11/19
32. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler 4/13/19
33. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 4/13/19
34. The House of Hawthorne by Erika Robuck 4/16/19
35. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19
36. Hunted by Elizabeth Heiter 4/19/19
37. Promised to the Crown by Aimie K. Runyan 4/20/19
38. A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19
39. Love and Ruin by Paula McLain 4/22/19
40. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19
41. Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner 4/26/19
42. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19
43. American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 4/30/19
44. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19
45. Close to Home by Cara Hunter 5/1/19
46. The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19
47. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19
48. The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin 5/15/19
49. Adèle by Leïla Slimani 5/17/19
50. Triptych by Karin Slaughter 5/19/19
51. Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris 5/19/19
52. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19
53. The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 5/20/19
54. Field of Prey by John Sandford 5/22/19
55. The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 5/24/19
56. Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin 5/28/19
57. The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill 6/1/19
58. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 6/4/19
59. The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 6/6/19
60. Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge 6/9/19
61. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 6/10/19
62. The Lost Man by Jane Harper 6/10/19
63. Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19
64. The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day 6/15/19
65. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6/19/19
66. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 6/20/19
67. Haunted Ground by Erin Hart 6/20/19
68. The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic 6/29/19
69. The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson 6/30/19
70. One More Lie by Amy Lloyd 7/12/19
71. Gathering Prey by John Sandford 7/12/19
72. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/14/19
73. Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 7/20/19
74. Extreme Prey by John Sandford 7/20/19
75. Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19
76. Golden Prey by John Sandford 7/25/19
77. Twisted Prey by John Sandford 7/30/19
78. Those People by Louise Candlish 7/31/19
79. Temper by Layne Fargo 8/1/19
80. Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks 8/3/19
81. The Temp by Michelle Frances 8/6/19
82. Neon Prey by John Sandford 8/6/19
83. My Sister and Other Liars by Ruth Dugdall 8/7/19
84. Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19
85. The Good Twin by Marti Green 8/15/19
86. Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant 8/15/19
87. The Retreat by Mark Edwards 8/15/19
88. The Things You Didn't See by Ruth Dugdall 8/19/19
89. The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter 8/26/19
90. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 8/26/19
91. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir 8/28/19
92. Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 8/28/19
93. The Woman In the Mirror by Cathryn Grant 9/7/19
94. Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen Hopper 9/10/19
95. Someone We Know by Shari Lapena 9/10/19
96. Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear 9/12/19
97. Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir 9/20/19
98. Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir 9/21/19
99. A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar 9/22/19
100. Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 9/23/19

~ Antonym Challenge ~ (32 new)

Mar 08, 2019 04:03PM

Sounds fun! I'll start with easy and see how it goes!

Easy = 6 – 10 books
Moderate = 12 – 20 books
Hard = 22 – 30 books
Masters = 32 – 40

Antonym Challenge
March 8, 2019-March 8, 2020
Levels Completed: Easy (10)
Bonuses: 1
Books Read: 19

Easy

1. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19 and Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19 (never and forever)

2. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19 and A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19 (chill and thaw)

3. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19 and The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19 (queens and princesses)

4. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19 and The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19 (girlfriend and wife)

5. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19 and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19 (day and year)

6. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19 and Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19 (I and You)

7. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19 and The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19 (Woods and Water)

8. BONUS Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19

9. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19 and Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19 (Drowning and Saving)

10. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19 and Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19 (Victim and Killer)

Moderate

11. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 4/13/19 and The Woman In the Mirror by Cathryn Grant 9/7/19 (Man and Woman)

12. Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir 9/20/19 and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir 9/21/19 (Queen and King)

13. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 8/26/19 and A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar 9/22/19 (Mother and Fathers)

14. The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou by Susan Higginbotham 10/7/19 and The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth 10/11/19 (Queen and King)

15. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 10/30/19 and Look For Me by Lisa Gardner 11/5/19 (You and Me)

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3/17/19
Our Little Secret by Roz Nay 3/26/19
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/6/19
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman 4/11/19
Love and Ruin by Paula McLain 4/22/19
American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 4/30/19
Close to Home by Cara Hunter 5/1/19
The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin 5/15/19
Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris 5/19/19
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 5/20/19
Field of Prey by John Sandford 5/22/19
The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 5/24/19
Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin 5/28/19
The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill 6/1/19
Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 6/4/19
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 6/6/19
Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge 6/9/19
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 6/10/19
The Lost Man by Jane Harper 6/10/19
The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day 6/15/19
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6/19/19
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 6/20/19
Haunted Ground by Erin Hart 6/20/19
The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic 6/29/19
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson 6/30/19
One More Lie by Amy Lloyd 7/12/19
Gathering Prey by John Sandford 7/12/19
Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/14/19
Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 7/20/19
Extreme Prey by John Sandford 7/20/19
Golden Prey by John Sandford 7/25/19
Twisted Prey by John Sandford 7/30/19
Temper by Layne Fargo 8/1/19
Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks 8/3/19
The Temp by Michelle Frances 8/6/19
Neon Prey by John Sandford 8/6/19
My Sister and Other Liars by Ruth Dugdall 8/7/19
The Good Twin by Marti Green 8/15/19
Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant 8/15/19
The Things You Didn't See by Ruth Dugdall 8/19/19
The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter 8/26/19
Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir 8/28/19
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 8/28/19
Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen Hopper 9/10/19
Someone We Know by Shari Lapena 9/10/19
Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear 9/12/19
Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 9/23/19
The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander 9/28/19
Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day 9/29/19
The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace 9/30/19
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 10/2/19
Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin 10/3/19
A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir 10/5/19
A Patient Fury by Sarah Ward 10/12/19
The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham 10/14/19
Love You More by Lisa Gardner 10/16/19
The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 10/17/19
The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward 10/19/19
The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner 10/23/19
Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 10/26/19
Gone by Lisa Gardner 10/27/19
Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner 10/28/19
Find Her by Lisa Gardner 11/2/19
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter 11/7/19
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard 11/9/19
Come and Find Me by Sarah Hilary 11/11/19
Cruel Acts by Jane Casey 11/13/19
The Killing House by Claire McGowan 11/17/19

It’s All In The Title (407 new)

Mar 08, 2019 03:51PM

I did this challenge awhile back and had a really hard time with the "clothing" bonus for some reason...so I'm going with the difficult level but leaving the bonuses optional! The food or drink one was difficult also, but we shall see!

It's All in the Title
March 8, 2019-?
Level: Difficult (8-12 books)
(74/120)
Books Read: 99
Finished Categories: 4
Bonus Words: 27

Categories

1. Color
(3/12)
1. The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day 6/15/19
2. The Blue by Lucy Clarke 2/22/20
3. Little Boy Blue by M.J. Arlidge 5/29/20
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2. Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.)
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1. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 5/1/20
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3. Food or Drink
(2/12)
1. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/14/19
2. Apple of My Eye by Claire Allan 8/23/20
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4. Body of Water (sea, pond, creek, etc.)
(4/12)
1. Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 8/28/19
2. Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman 1/15/20
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore 2/17/20
4. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim 6/30/30
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✔ 5. Person’s First or Last Name
(12/12)
1. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19
2. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19
3. The House of Hawthorne by Erika Robuck 4/16/19
4. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19
5. Adèle by Leïla Slimani 5/17/19
6. The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 6/6/19
7. Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19
8. Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir 9/20/19
9. Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir 9/21/19
10. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir 9/27/19
11. The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou by Susan Higginbotham 10/7/19
12. Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone 1/14/20

6. Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.)
(10/12)
1. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/6/19
2. Love and Ruin by Paula McLain 4/22/19
3. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19
4. Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen Hopper 9/10/19
5. Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear 9/12/19
6. Love You More by Lisa Gardner 10/16/19
7. The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham 10/14/19
8. Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle 3/30/20
9. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing 3/31/20
10. Love Me Not by M.J. Arlidge 5/30/20
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✔ 7. One Word Title
(12/12)
1. Hunted by Elizabeth Heiter 4/19/19
2. Triptych by Karin Slaughter 5/17/19
3. Temper by Layne Fargo 8/1/19
4. Gone by Lisa Gardner 10/27/19
5. Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter 11/7/19
6. Sister by Rosamund Lupton 3/16/20
7. Sadie by Courtney Summers 5/18/20
8. Freefall by Jessica Barry 7/29/20
9. Hangman by Daniel Cole 8/2/20
10. Fragile by Lisa Unger 8/4/20
11. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole 8/4/20
12. Bloodlines by Neville Frankel 10/11/20

✔ 8. Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well)
(12/12)
1. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/16
2. The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 5/20/19
3. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6/19/19
4. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 6/20/19
5. One More Lie by Amy Lloyd 7/12/19
6. Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks 8/3/19
7. The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 10/17/19
8. American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt by Stephanie Marie Thornton 11/22/19
9. Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. Gelardi 1/19/20
10. The First Mistake by Sandie Jones 3/26/20
11. Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna 6/26/20
12. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 7/10/20

9. Type of home (house, manor, cabin, etc)
(6/12)
1. The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
2. Close to Home by Cara Hunter 5/1/19
3. The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill 6/1/19
4. The Killing House by Claire McGowan 11/17/19
5. The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda 1/6/20
6. The Doll's House by M.J. Arlidge 5/28/20
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✔ 10. Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle, step-sister, cousin, etc.)
(12/12)
1. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19
2. The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 5/24/19
3. My Sister and Other Liars by Ruth Dugdall 8/7/19
4. The Good Twin by Marti Green 8/15/19
5. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 8/28/19
6. A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar 9/22/19
7. The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth 10/11/19
8. The Other Wife by Claire McGowan 12/20/19
9. The Quintland Sisters by Shelley Wood 11/23/19
10. The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda 12/3/19
11. The Secret Wife by Gill Paul 12/15/10
12. The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 1/6/20

Bonus - You may elect to do none, one, a few, or all. These are optional.
✔ 1. Cultural (a real place, language, people group)
1. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19
2. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler 4/13/19
3. Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner 4/26/19
4. American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 4/30/19
5. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 6/4/19
6. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 6/10/19
7. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir 8/26/19
8. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel 7/26/20
9. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner 10/9/20
10. The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia by C.W. Gortner 10/10/20
11. Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir 10/23/20
12. The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock 10/24/20

2. A profession (doctor, soldier, preacher, cowboy, etc.)
1. The Temp by Michelle Frances 8/6/19
2. The Taster by V.S. Alexander 9/28/19
3. The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist by Valery Hazanov 12/20/19
4. The Secretary by Renée Knight 3/3/20
5. The Au Pair by Emma Rous 3/14/20
6. The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan 3/15/20
7. The Assistant by S.K. Tremayne 4/3/20
8. The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger 5/24/20

3. Animal
1. Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge 6/9/19
2. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 12/11/19
3. The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison 12/29/19

4. Body part (head, hands, arms, eyes, etc)
1. In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson 4/8/20
2. Open Your Eyes by Paula Daly 7/19/20

5. Clothing (dress, pants, shoes, etc)
1. The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson 6/30/19
2. Beneath the Skin by Nicci French 1/25/20

Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2019 (141 new)

Mar 08, 2019 03:12PM

Serious Reader Challenge for 2019: Level 1
1/1/19-9/23/19
(100/100)

1. This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong 1/4/19
2. The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner 1/5/19
3. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances 1/5/19
4. The Witch Elm by Tana French 11/11/19
5. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 1/14/19
6. Human Remains by Elizabeth Haynes 1/14/19
7. Watching You by Lisa Jewell 1/15/19
8. The Other Woman by Sandie Jones 1/15/19
9. Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison 1/19/19
10. Lies by T.M. Logan 1/25/19
11. An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks 1/25/19
12. A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler 1/29/19
13. The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth 1/29/19
14. Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict 2/5/19
15. The Suspect by Fiona Barton 2/15/19
16. The Dead Ex by Jane Corry 2/17/19
17. Crooked Street by Brian Freeman 2/22/19
18. The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin 2/26/19
19. The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard 3/3/19
20. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19
21. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19
22. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19
23. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19
24. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3/17/19
25. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19
26. Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19
27. Our Little Secret by Roz Nay 3/26/19
28. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19
29. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/6/19
30. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19
31. The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman 4/11/19
32. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler 4/13/19
33. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 4/13/19
34. The House of Hawthorne by Erika Robuck 4/16/19
35. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19
36. Hunted by Elizabeth Heiter 4/19/19
37. Promised to the Crown by Aimie K. Runyan 4/20/19
38. A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19
39. Love and Ruin by Paula McLain 4/22/19
40. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19
41. Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner 4/26/19
42. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19
43. American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 4/30/19
44. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19
45. Close to Home by Cara Hunter 5/1/19
46. The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19
47. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19
48. The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin 5/15/19
49. Adèle by Leïla Slimani 5/17/19
50. Triptych by Karin Slaughter 5/19/19
51. Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris 5/19/19
52. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19
53. The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 5/20/19
54. Field of Prey by John Sandford 5/22/19
55. The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 5/24/19
56. Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin 5/28/19
57. The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill 6/1/19
58. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 6/4/19
59. The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 6/6/19
60. Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge 6/9/19
61. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 6/10/19
62. The Lost Man by Jane Harper 6/10/19
63. Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19
64. The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day 6/15/19
65. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6/19/19
66. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 6/20/19
67. Haunted Ground by Erin Hart 6/20/19
68. The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic 6/29/19
69. The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson 6/30/19
70. One More Lie by Amy Lloyd 7/12/19
71. Gathering Prey by John Sandford 7/12/19
72. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/14/19
73. Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 7/20/19
74. Extreme Prey by John Sandford 7/20/19
75. Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19
76. Golden Prey by John Sandford 7/25/19
77. Twisted Prey by John Sandford 7/30/19
78. Those People by Louise Candlish 7/31/19
79. Temper by Layne Fargo 8/1/19
80. Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks 8/3/19
81. The Temp by Michelle Frances 8/6/19
82. Neon Prey by John Sandford 8/6/19
83. My Sister and Other Liars by Ruth Dugdall 8/7/19
84. Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19
85. The Good Twin by Marti Green 8/15/19
86. Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant 8/15/19
87. The Retreat by Mark Edwards 8/15/19
88. The Things You Didn't See by Ruth Dugdall 8/19/19
89. The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter 8/26/19
90. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 8/26/19
91. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir 8/28/19
92. Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 8/28/19
93. The Woman In the Mirror by Cathryn Grant 9/7/19
94. Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen Hopper 9/10/19
95. Someone We Know by Shari Lapena 9/10/19
96. Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear 9/12/19
97. Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir 9/20/19
98. Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir 9/21/19
99. A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar 9/22/19
100. Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 9/23/19

Casual Sprints 2018 (5104 new)

Dec 21, 2018 03:26PM

Anyone?

All About You, Part Two! (60 new)

Mar 06, 2018 05:35PM

All About You, Part Two
March 1, 2018-March 1, 2019
(2/5) Books

Month 1 (March): A nickname you go by - or want to go by
(2/5)

I don't have a nickname, but I want to go by...

B Barton, Fiona The Child 3/2/18
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Month 2 (April): Read four books where the protagonist has your current job, your dream job, or even your avocation.

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Month 3 (May): Again, your favorite color. Only this time choose four books where your favorite color appears somewhere on the cover, with at least one the predominate cover color.
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Month 4 (June): Read four books from your favorite series. They can either all be from different series or the same one.
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Month 6 (August): Birth Order. Were you born first, or sixth? Spell-It-Out.
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Month 7 (September): Whether you love to play it or watch it, what is your favorite sport?
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Month 8: Your best subject in school. Math, science, French, Home Ec? Find four books on the topic, or the protagonist teaches or takes it. Or use the Spell-It-Out option.

Month 9:You against the elements. Read four books total, one each with “earth, wind, fire, water” in the title, or has a depiction of them on the cover, or is the subject of the book.

Month 10: Your Kingdom: animal, vegetable or mineral? Decide on a kingdom, then choose something from within that kingdom. Example: elephant, zucchini, quartz. Read only three books this month. Or, you guessed it, Spell-It-Out.

Month 11: Read your favorite media delivery system: Kindle, NOOK, Kobe, iPad, e-book, audiobook, audio, iPod, paperback, paper, dead-tree version, etc. Spell-It-Out.

Month 12: Repeat your favorite challenge month from “All About You, Part 1” .

All About You, Part One! (166 new)

Mar 06, 2018 05:29PM

Close but didn't quite make it!

All About You Challenge - Level 1
March 1, 2017- March 1, 2018
(70/76) Books Read

✔ Month 1 (March):Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
(9/9)

S Sandford, John Invisible Prey 3/5/17
E Eleanor Herman Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge 3/5/17
P A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline 3/18/17
T The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly 3/21/17
E Elizabeth Haynes Dark Tide 3/9/17
M Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 3/19/17
B Blume, Judy In the Unlikely Event3/11/17
E Ellison, J.T. Field of Graves 3/17/17
R Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10 3/4/17

✔ Month 2 (April): Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
(8/8)

S The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 4/17/17
A After the Fire by Jane Casey 4/9/17
P Pataki, Allison Sisi: Empress on Her Own 4/14/17
P Plaidy, Jean Myself, My Enemy 4/30/17
H Heather Young The Lost Girls 4/30/17
I Iles, Greg Mississippi Blood 4/12/17
R Rattle, Allison Mad Kings & Queens: History's Most Famous Raving Royals 4/29/17
E Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison 4/1/17

✔ Month 3 (May): Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
(5/5)

L The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper 5/17/17
I Iles, Greg Dead Sleep 5/23/17
B Brian Freeman Marathon 5/10/17
R Ruth Dugdall The Woman Before Me 5/25/17
A Alex Marwood The Darkest Secret 5/21/17

✔ Month 4 (June): Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
(9/9)

F Freeman, Brian The Night Bird 6/4/17
I If You Were Here by Alafair Burke 6/21/17
R Ruth Dugdall The Sacrificial Man 6/5/17
E Ella March Chase Three Maids for a Crown
6/27/17

T The Three Crowns: The Story of William and Mary by Jean Plaidy 6/11/17
I I Found You by Lisa Jewell 6/25/17
G Greg Iles Sleep No More 6/24/17
E Eleanor Herman Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics 6/29/17
R Richard Montanari The Skin Gods 6/30/17

✔ Month 5(July): Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
(4/4)

1. The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg 7/7/17 (SWEDEN)
2. The Haunted Sisters by Jean Plaidy 7/7/17 (ENGLAND)
3. William's Wife by Jean Plaidy 7/15/17 (HOLLAND)
4. Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia by Michael Farquhar 7/25/17 (RUSSIA)

✔ Month 6 (August): Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre - THRILLER
(4/4)

1. Wicked Prey by John Sandford 8/3/17
2. The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson 8/5/17
3. Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey 8/6/17
4. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 8/8/17

✔ Month 7(September): Read 3 or 4 books that you have been putting off
(4/4)

1. The Assistant by Bernard Malamud 9/17/17
2. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 9/23/17
3. Gracelin O'Malley by Ann Moore 9/26/17
4. On Beauty by Zadie Smith 9/30/17

✔ Month 8 (October): Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
(4/4)

1. Saturday Requiem by Nicci French 10/12/17
2. The Warning by Sophie Hannah 10/14/17
3. Humber Boy B by Ruth Dugdall 10/18/17
4. The Flight by M.R. Hall 10/29/17

✔ Month 9(November): Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
(14/10)

1. The Chosen Dead by M.R. Hall 11/1/17
2. Dead Gone by Luca Veste 11/4/17
3. Tastes Like Fear by Sarah Hilary 11/6/17
4. Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors 11/9/17
5. The Burning by M.R. Hall 11/11/17
6. Cordial and Corrosive by Sophie Hannah 11/16/17
7. Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek 11/16/17
8. Silent Scream by Angela Marsons 11/19/17
9. Nowhere Girl by Ruth Dugdall 11/23/17
10. Quieter Than Killing by Sarah Hilary 11/24/17
11. The Silent Dead by Claire McGowan 11/25/17
12. Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom 11/27/17
13. A Savage Hunger by Claire McGowan 11/30/17
14. The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza 11/30/17

Month 10 (December): Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
(6/8)

I Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger 12/25/17
C Cohen, Tammy When She Was Bad 12/3/17
E Erin Kelly He Said/She Said 12/22/17

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A And She Was by Alison Gaylin 12/28/17
M McGowan, Claire Blood Tide 12/9/17

✔ Month 11 (January): Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
(4/4)

1. Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 1/5/18
2. Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica 1/7/18
3. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan 1/20/18
4. As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman 1/23/18

Month 12 (February): Read your favorite Book Crush's name
(4/7)

A Alafair Burke The Wife 2/4/18
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U Under Your Skin by Sabine Durrant 2/26/18
S Sarah Pinborough Behind Her Eyes 2/20/18

Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2018 (243 new)

Jan 06, 2018 08:20PM

Serious Readers Challenge 2018 - Level 1
1/1/18-??
(25/100)

1. Into the Dark by Alison Gaylin 1/4/18
2. Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 1/5/18
3. Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica 1/7/18
4. Courtesan by Diane Haeger 1/8/18
5. Nearest Thing to Crazy by Elizabeth Forbes 1/12/18
6. A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena 1/17/18
7. Royal Panoply: Brief Lives of the English Monarchs by Carolly Erickson 1/18/18
8. Sunday Silence by Nicci French 1/19/18
9. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan 1/20/18
10. As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman 1/23/18
11. The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell 1/26/18
12. The Voice Inside by Brian Freeman 1/28/18
13. Stay With Me by Alison Gaylin 1/30/18
14. Option B by Sheryl Sandberg 1/31/18
15. The Wife by Alafair Burke 2/4/18
16. Blood Sisters by Jane Corry 2/10/18
17. The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths 2/12/18
18. Royal Romances: Titillating Tales of Passion and Power in the Palaces of Europe by Leslie Carroll 2/14/18
19. The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman 2/17/18
20. Natural Causes by James Oswald 2/17/18
21. Remember Me This Way by Sabine Durrant 2/19/18
22. Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 2/20/18
23. Evil Games by Angela Marsons 2/22/18
24. House Rules by Rachel Sontag 2/24/18
25. Under Your Skin by Sabine Durrant 2/26/18
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Level 2 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2017 (109 new)

Jan 05, 2018 06:10PM

I have no idea how people ever get to level 3!

Level 2 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2017
Aug. 6, 2017-?
(171/200)

101. Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey 8/6/17
102. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 8/8/17
103. In the Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant 8/10/17
104. Storm Prey by John Sandford 8/12/17
105. Buried Prey by John Sandford 8/14/17
106. The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell 8/15/17
107. The Great Behavior Breakdown by B. Bryan Post 8/19/17
108. Stolen Prey by John Sandford 8/20/17
109. Carol by Patricia Highsmith 8/21/17
110. Blood Memory by Greg Iles 8/25/17
111. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson 8/25/17
112. I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen 8/26/17
113. Dark Angels by Karleen Koen 8/31/17
114. No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary 9/2/17
115. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing 9/4/17
116. The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter 9/8/17
117. The Narrow Bed by Sophie Hannah 9/10/17
118. Silken Prey by John Sandford 9/13/17
119. The Dead Ground by Claire McGowan 9/15/17
120. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 9/17/17
121. The Assistant by Bernard Malamud 9/17/17
122. Glory over Everything by Kathleen Grissom 9/20/17
123. You Belong To Me by Samantha Hayes 9/22/17
124. Keep Her Safe by Sophie Hannah 9/23/17
125. Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton 9/24/17
126. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 9/23/17
127. Gracelin O'Malley by Ann Moore 9/26/17
128. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 9/30/17
129. On Beauty by Zadie Smith 9/30/17
130. Long Way Home by Eva Dolan 10/4/17
131. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood 10/5/17
132. America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray 10/7/17
133. The Walls by Hollie Overton 10/7/17
134. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 10/9/17
135. Saturday Requiem by Nicci French 10/12/17
136. The Sister by Louise Jensen 10/14/17
137. The Warning by Sophie Hannah 10/14/17
138. Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell 10/15/17
139. Humber Boy B by Ruth Dugdall 10/18/17
140. To Be Queen: A Novel of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christy English 10/21/17
141. The Night Stalker by Chris Carter 10/22/17
142. The Jackdaw by Luke Delaney 10/26/17
143. The Flight by M.R. Hall 10/29/17
144. Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe by Nancy Goldstone 10/31/17
145. The Chosen Dead by M.R. Hall 11/1/17
146. Dead Gone by Luca Veste 11/4/17
147. Tastes Like Fear by Sarah Hilary 11/6/17
148. Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors 11/9/17
149. The Burning by M.R. Hall 11/11/17
150. Cordial and Corrosive by Sophie Hannah 11/16/17
151. Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek 11/16/17
152. Silent Scream by Angela Marsons 11/19/17
153. Nowhere Girl by Ruth Dugdall 11/23/17
154. Quieter Than Killing by Sarah Hilary 11/24/17
155. The Silent Dead by Claire McGowan 11/25/17
156. Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom 11/27/17
157. A Savage Hunger by Claire McGowan 11/28/17
158. The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza 11/30/17
159. Between You and Me by Lisa Hall 12/1/17
160. When She Was Bad by Tammy Cohen 12/3/17
161. The Fire Child by S.K. Tremayne 12/4/17
162. Blood Tide by Claire McGowan 12/9/17
163. Stalkers by Paul Finch 12/10/17
164. The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer 12/16/17
165. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance 12/17/17
166. The Breakdown by B.A. Paris 12/18/17
167. He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly 12/22/17
168. Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison 12/23/17
169. Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger 12/25/17
170. And She Was by Alison Gaylin 12/28/17
171. Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin 12/31/17
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Casual Sprints 2016_17 (15344 new)

Oct 15, 2017 06:13PM

I'm here

Finish This Sentence...A Reading Challenge Part 2 (101 new)

Sep 27, 2017 09:59PM

oh boy...another one! I'm still working on part one but I can use books that don't fit for this one.

Finish This Sentence: Part 2
Level: Deputy Managing Editor (100-109 books)
9/28/17-??
(48/109) Sentences Completed

1. "I checked to make sure that..."
2. "Cats are good pets; they are...Into the Water" 9/30/17
3. "Christmas is...The Day I Died" 5/1/19
4. "Wow, does that..."
5. "He ran out of money so he had to..."
6. "The book is on...Mistress of the Ritz" 6/4/19
7. "Everyone was busy, so I..."
8. "It was getting dark and..."
9. "She advised him to..."
10. "Yes, I think it's a good environment for...The Silent Dead" 11/25/17
11. "How was the...Saturday Requiem?" 10/12/17
12. "Should we start class now, or..."
13. "Sometimes it is better to just...Love and Ruin" 4/22/19
14. "He got a small piece of...Momma and the Meaning of Life" 11/27/17
15. "She always speaks to him..."
16. "If I don't like something..."
17. "Malls are great places to..."
18. "I would have gotten the promotion, but..."
19. "I currently have...To Be Queen" 10/21/17
20. "He did his best to..."
21. "The waves are..."
22. "She was too short to..."
23. "A song can make you...The Perfect Girlfriend" 5/11/19
24. "I want...The Little Princesses" 5/5/19
25. "She wrote him...When We Left Cuba" 6/10/19
26. "We have never been to...Field of Prey" 5/22/19
27. "Let's all be...Mademoiselle Chanel" 4/26/19
28. "They got there early and..."
29. "I plan to spend 2 weeks in/on...The Facts of Life and Death" 12/16/17
30. "I love eating..."
31. "It's not really as bad as...A Savage Hunger" 11/30/17
32. "Why did they..."
33. "The dog jumped over the...Triptych" 5/17/19
34. "I saw a/an..."
35. "I really want to go...Into the Dark" 1/4/18
36. "I am too sick to..."
37. "I'd rather be a/an..."
38. "He said he...Tastes Like Fear" 11/6/17
39. "Many people saw...All the Ugly and Wonderful Things" 10/5/17
40. "The lake is..."
41. "Sometimes, all you need to do is..."
42. "When I was little I had...Therapy" 11/16/17
43. "I still remember...The Girl In The Ice" 11/30/17
44. "He said goodbye to...The Chosen Dead" 11/1/17
45. "She made the..."
46. "I often see...Nowhere Girl" 11/23/17
47. "I hear that..."
48. "Has anyone asked...America's First Daughter?" 10/7/17
49. "Are you happy about...The Perfect Couple?" 5/20/19
50. "Life isn't so..."
51. "There was no...Adèle" 5/17/19
52. "Someone I know recently..."
53. "They got really good..."
54. "Let me help you with your...Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" 12/17/17
55. "The mysterious diary records...When She Was Bad" 12/3/17
56. "She plays the..."
57. "The memory we share is...Between You and Me" 12/1/17
58. "This is a/an..."
59. "He comes asking for...The Water Cure" 5/19/19
60. "I am counting..The Comforts of Home" 6/1/19
61. "I think I will buy the..."
62. "My Mom tries to be cool by...Playing Dead" 5/28/19
63. "I am never at home on...The Night Olivia Fell" 6/6/19
64. "I'll stay away from...The Night Stalker" 10/22/17
65. "The roads were..."
66. "We need to rent a/an..."
67. "She borrowed the..."
68. "My attendance was..."
69. "We have a lot of...Stalkers" 12/10/17
70. "I am happy to take your..."
71. "In 3 weeks time..."
72. "I saw a spotted..."
73. "Many people saw...The Third Victim" 4/26/19
74. "Two seats were...Sold on a Monday" 5/19/19
75. "Don't step on the...Black-Eyed Susans" 12/31/17
76. "He told us a very..."
77. "Her reason was..."
78. "He turned in the..."
79. "He would not pass...On Beauty" 9/30/17
80. "Over the fence was...The Better Sister" 5/24/19
81. "They flew the..."
82. "In the middle of the night..."
83. "He hasn't returned The Lost Man..." 6/10/19
84. "They got really good..."
85. "Any amount will be..."
86. "The sky is..."
87. "The stars are..."
88. "He folded his..."
89. "We are all...Truly Madly Guilty" 10/9/17
90. "Our party is..."
91. "This is the last...Mistress of the Revolution" 11/9/17
92. "I am going to stop...The Flight" 10/29/17
93. "I thought it would be...He Said/She Said" 12/22/17
94. "Check back..."
95. "I will see if..."
96. "I will never be...And She Was" 12/28/17
97. "The old man revels in...The Burning" 11/11/17
98. "She tiptoes by a/an..."
99. "Would you mind..."
100. "I have never..."
101. "Have you ever...Hunted? 4/19/19"
102. "Next summer I/we..."
103. "He was afraid to..."
104. "They are very..."
105. "He carries a/an..."
106. "You are always...Quieter Than Killing" 11/24/17
107. "I don't own a/an..."
108. "Five weeks ago..."
109. "Why can't the..."

Casual Sprints 2016_17 (15344 new)

Sep 22, 2017 09:31PM

17 pages for me

Casual Sprints 2016_17 (15344 new)

Sep 22, 2017 09:06PM

Sounds good!

Casual Sprints 2016_17 (15344 new)

Sep 22, 2017 08:57PM

:00 for 20?

Casual Sprints 2016_17 (15344 new)

Sep 22, 2017 08:43PM

Anyone around?