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This used to be a self-directed team challenge, which has now been retired. But since the work that was put into it was too good not to use anymore and there was so much detail to it, the mods have decided to offer this challenge up as an individual annual reading challenge instead.
How does this work?
◈ Using the spreadsheet below, you are provided with a selection of travel itineraries to take one or several around the world trips.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
◈ Trips will start in a random country/city and you will follow the globe in one direction the same as you would for a round the world fare. If you do not know the destinations, feel free to look them up for your own pleasure.
◈ Trips will consist of 8 stops across a maximum of 6 continents. At each stop, you will need to complete a task before moving on to the next stop in your trip.
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◈ You can choose itineraries at random and do not have to follow them in order. So you could start with Travel Itinerary #5, then do Travel Itinerary #26 before hopping over to Travel Itinerary #1. It is entirely up to you, in which order you do the trips, or how many of them you complete.
◈ To track your progress, you can do so in this thread. Mods suggest reserving two spots when you sign up, just in case, as it all depends on your method of tracking. You can simply do it in your posts, or you could make a copy of the spreadsheet for yourself and fiddle around that way. Entirely up to you. Whatever works best for you.
◈ This is an annual challenge. It runs from 1st January to 31st December.
◈ Have fun!
Choose Your Own Adventure
~ Sapphire Coin How to Earn:
Join a Choose Your Own Adventure Challenge Earned Gem Coins will vary by Challenge, check challenge details for how to earn Coins and how many will be earned. Example of ways to Earn Sapphire Coins: (view spoiler)
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Keep up to date with the latest releases.
Choose the top 1-4 new books you want to read from each month in 202. You may plan all your books at the beginning of the year, as you go, or a mix of both.
This is a great opportunity to find buddy read partners or discover books you would like to nominate for the Book of the Month.
Levels:
Read X number of books released in each month of 2023
◉Once Upon a Time - 1 book per month
◉Twice Shy - 2 books per month
◉Three Little Pigs - 3 books per month
◉Four to Score - 4 books per month
Releases
①January
②February
③March
④April
⑤May
⑥June
⑦July
⑧August
⑨September
⑩October
⑪November
⑫December
Reading Challenges
~ Emerald Coin Earn your Emerald Coins with Reading Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.
To Earn an Emerald Coin:
One Coin upon reaching the Four to Score in each month of the yearLearn about Gem coins here
ONE hundred and FIFTY new authors?! I nearly fell off my chair in awe!
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Reoccurring every year, but start fresh from January to December.
(If you start after January, you may back-post from the beginning of the year.)
Rules
Read books by authors that are New 2 U (new to you).
• If an author writes under a pseudonym, you may use that, provided it is a different genre (or sub-genre, writes Historical Romance under one name and Paranormal Romance under another) and you have NOT read any of those books.
• Anthologies are always a wonderful way to try someone new, so as long as one of the stories has been written by a New 2 U author, they are permitted.
• Audiobooks are fine.
• Novellas are fine.
• You can set your goal now, or adjust as the year progresses.
• Feel free to make a special comment, if you found a real winner.
(★Stars★ or ♥hearts♥ indications welcome!)
• Please indicate your totals. For example:
05/10
Levels
Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
Fresh Face = 5
Adventurer = 10
Risk Taker = 15
Devil May Care = 20 or more!
Need help? Check out listopia.
Reading Challenges
~ Emerald Coin Earn your Emerald Coins with Reading Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.
To Earn an Emerald Coin:
One Coin upon reaching the Devil May Care Level in one yearLearn about Gem coins here
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GOAL:
Going from A - Z, and using authors’ first or last names, read the alphabet. For "X" and "Z" you may use authors with those hard to find letters in their names. Unless, of course, you're a ‘purist.’
Yes, you may use an author twice, once with their first name, and again with their last. In that case, you still need to read two different books.
Duration: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
You may read in any order, start at any time of the year. You may 'back date' to the 1st of January, if you desire.
* Please Note: There is another challenge that is "open-ended" (not yearly) that is posted here.
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Check this Wiki for a list of writers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of...
Challenge Themes
~ Amethyst Coin Earn your Amethyst Coins with the Reading Challenges. Must Join a participating Reading Challenge on or after April 1, 2016.
To Earn an Amethyst Coin:
One Coin upon completing this challengeLearn about Gem coins here
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Have you noticed the longer you are active on Goodreads, the larger your “to-read” (TBR) shelf becomes?
How do you tackle it? In date order? Alphabetical? Or do you just ignore it and hope to get to the books “one day”?
Rules: For this challenge, you’ll use a randomiser* to randomly pick numbers. Use these corresponding numbers on your “to-read” shelf to challenge yourself to read those books.
❶ Step 1
Go to www.random.org/integers/ to get your random numbers. (Instructions under spoiler.)
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❷ Step 2
Go to your “to-read” shelf and find the books that match your numbers on your shelf. They are your selected books! (Example continues under spoiler.)
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*If you prefer not to use the randomiser, you may just choose random numbers yourself by rolling a dice, picking a number out of a hat, just choosing a number in your mind - up to you!!
Duration: One year from start date. (Though to keep with the original challenge each book selected should be read within one month. )
Levels:
Headlock: 1-8 books.
Coathanger: 9-17 books.
Spear Tackle: 18-26 books.
No Suspension: 27 + books
Help in Assigning Numbers to Your Books - (Screen under spoiler.)
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Reading Challenges
~ Emerald Coin Earn your Emerald Coins with Reading Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.
To Earn an Emerald Coin:
One Coin upon reaching the No Suspension Level in one yearLearn about Gem coins here
=== about 48 more hours to get in your nominations ===
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