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Doing the Random Book List #97 (ends Oct. 2) NEW! Read Thirteen Reasons Why
I didn't get this book from the libary in time to get it read by the deadline :(
FINISHED! My first challenge and I beat the clock by exactly one hour!1 - Erotic -
2 - Suspense -
3 - Contemporary -
4 - Western -
Flirt Level 4/4
RRRC Romance Lovers Quarterly Challenge
2013 ANNUAL CHALLENGES A-Z Author Challenge
Stacking the Series Challenge
2013 Chubby Chunksters Challenge
Monthly and Random Challenges 2013Random Book List #120 - Ends March 12, 2013 Finished 2/24/13 Read >Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey. ★★★★✩
Random book list #121, Ends March 12, 2013 Finished 2/28/13 Read All Over You by Emily Snow.
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ good book just a little too short for my liking.
Random Book List #132 ends June 4, 2013
Finished Rush June 1, 2013 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a great story! Loved the characters, the story, and can not wait to read Ash and Jace's story!
Random Book List 148
Reading Unteachable
Deadline Sept. 24, 2013 Finished September 21, 2013
It was only okay. I had read all of the five star reviews and got sucked in, but it didn't really hold my attention. Maybe the taboo of 18 year old student and teacher wasn't taboo enough for me. ★ ★ ★
I think I want to keep track of how many pages I actually read this year. So I am back dating to books finished after January 1, 2013.Bared to You 352 pages
Grace 316 pages
Caught 388 pages
What Happened to My Sister 304 pages
Cowboy Lust: Erotic Romance for Women244 pages
Undeniably Yours page count unknown
All Over You 57 ebook pages
Superstition 339 pages
Hit and Run 180 pages
Illicit 272 pages
The Temptation 185 pages
Who Moved My Cheese For Teens 94 pages
Reflected in You 238 pages
Rush 396 pages
Tough to Tackle 139 pages
12 Shades of Surrender 400 pages
Against the Wind 391 pages
Release Me 343 pages
Unteachable 268 pages
Carrie's Story: An Erotic S/M Novel 198 pages
Bonds of Trust 280 pages (ebook)
Brie's First Day of Submissive Training - ebook - actual pages unknown - guestimate - 50
TOTAL PAGES READ: 5434
FAC Challenge - March 2-13 Karen RobardsFAC Challenge, March 2013, Karen Robards
Barely finished this one on time, but I did and it was really good!
Here is a how to..... how to post the star ratings. Use the following codes&*#9733 = ★
&*#9734 = ☆
remove the * when using
August FAC - Kat MartinI am reading Against the Wind
Finished this book August 13, 2012. Started a "C" and ended an "A". ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I am going to try to read more books and more pages in 2014 than I did in 2013. 2013 totals 25 books 5434 pages
2014
Bury This 257 pages finished 1/6/14
Three Girls and a Baby 269 pages finished 1/21/14
The First True Lie: A Novel 143 pages, finished 3/8/14
The Dogs of Christmas 233 pages, finished 03/14/14
The Submissive 305 pages, finished 3/31//14
A Beautiful Lie 388 pages, finished 5/31/14
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, 179 pages, finished 6/15/14
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, 227 pages, finished 7/18/14
Thirteen Reasons Why, 288 pages, finished 8/3/14
Cemetery Girl, 389 pages, finished 09/10/14
Jumping Off Swings, finished 9/24/14, 230 pages
I've Got You Under My Skin, finished 10/19/14, 303 pages
Finding Pride, finished 11/01/14, 296 pages
Room, finished 11/30/14, 321 pages
Virgin, 294 pages, finished 12/27/14
Total 15 books with 4122 pages
Quarterly Challenge from Bookworm Bitches Group. Runs January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014TBR Clean Up Challenge message 64
Another challenge from Bookworm Bitches. No duration, and it looks like fun, so I am going to work on it.50 State Challenge
Duration: No Time Limit
Start Date 1/1/2014
Alabama (AL) A Redbird Christmas, Lost River Alabama, finished 1/2/24
Alaska (AK) Mothertrucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America, finished 01/2022
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) - A Beautiful Lie, finished 5/31/14
Colorado (CO) - The Dogs of Christmas, finished 3/14/14
Connecticut (CT) Here Comes Santa Paws, finished 10/24/2020
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) - Bishop's Knight, finished 04/25/20, set in Miami
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI) - More Than Pleasure You, finished 10/18/2020
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL) Starry Night, finished December 31, 2022
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY) - Picture Perfect Cowboy, finished 04/28/19
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME) - Gwendy's Button Box finished 12/31/18
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI) Bury This, finished 01/06/14
Minnesota (MN) Meat, finished 03/30/17
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT) Wait for Me, finished 02/20/21
Nebraska (NE) Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, finished 06/15/14
Nevada (NV) Whipped, finished 04/10/19
New Hampshire (NH) - Summer Hours at the Robbers Library, finished 09/25/2022
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) The Submissive, finished 3/31/14
North Carolina (NC) - Haven, finished 02/04/21
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA) The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, finished 10/01/21
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC) Brushstrokes, finished 05/23/20
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) Stillhouse Lake, finished 8/12/23
Texas (TX) The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, finished 7/19/14
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA) You've Reached Sam, finished 04/14/23
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI) The Good Son, finished 06/09/23
Wyoming (WY)
2014 Random Book List ChallengesRandom Book List #165 Read Three Girls and a Baby finished 1/21/14 ★★★★
Hearts and Tears Challenge - RRRCDuration - March 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014
To post die roll and game board movement:
Game Board Movement Post #101
Once you finish reading each book, you should update your list of books read in the Participants Thread with completion date and rating.
Participants Thread
Post #79
Here we go again, 2015 a new reading year. I read less in 2014 than 2013, but it was a busy year. So, let's see what 2015 brings. Last year I only read 15 books with a total of 4122 pages.
2015 PAGE TOTAL 6060
1. Cry in the Night, finished 01/04/15, 380 pages
2. Foreplay, finished 01/23/15, 294 pages
3. Christmas At Timberwoods64], finished 02/01/15, 392 pages
4. Finding Noel, finished 02/07/15, 304 pages
5. Big Little Lies, finished 3/3/15, 679 pages
6. The Gift, finished 3/21/15, 305 pages
7. Nauti Temptress, finished 4/27/15, 324 pages
8. If I Were You, finished 5/31/15, 340 pages
9. Being Me, finished 07/04/15, 351 pages
10. Smoking Hot, finished 07/12/15, 210 pages
11. Revealing Us, finished 07/22/15, 304 pages
12. His Secrets, finished 07/25/15, 60 pages
13. Rebecca's Lost Journals, finished 7/31/15, 200 pages
14. The Master Undone, finished 8/1/15, 40 pages
15. No in Between, finished 08/09/15, 290 pages
16. My Control, finished 8/12/15, 49 pages
17. The Underground Stream: A Novel of Suspense, finished 09/07/15, 253 pages
18. I Belong to You, finished 9/13/15, 305 pages
19. Calling Maggie May, finished 9/28/15, 159 pages
20. That Night, finished 10/25/15, 370 pages
21. Wonder, finished 11/10/15, 313 pages
22. All of Me, finished 11/15/15, 138 pages
2015 CHALLENGES RRRC A-Z Challenge, Message 29
BB Bingo Challenge, Message 38
BB Scavenger Hunt Challenge, Message 33
Chubby Chunksters Challenge, Message 24
Covers of the Rainbow Challenge, message 24
January Read-a-thons, Message 11
February Read-a-thons, Message 30
2017 CHALLENGESANNUAL
2017 A-Z Book Challenge - message 66
Bookworm Bitches Scavenger Hunt, MESSAGE 33
MONTHLY
Random Book List 323, ends January 31, 2017, message 1114
February Read-a-thons, message 5
Bookworm Bitches Spring Reading Challenge - ends March 31 - message 5
September Read-a-Thon - Message #14
Candyland Quarterly Challenge - message #32
2017 Reading LogMissed 2016 entirely due to a new and wonderful relationship. But I am back for 2017. In 2015 i read 6060 pages from 22 books. Let's see how well I do this year.
1) Sacking the Quarterback, 01/07/17, 124 pages
2) Walk Two Moons, 02/04/17, 280 pages
3) Bodyguard, 02/26/17, 140 pages
4) One Snowy Night, 03/04/17, 91 pages
5) Bad Medicine, 03/19/17, 154 pages
6) Meat, 03/30/17, 174 pages
7) Playlist for the Dead, 05/13/17, 279
8) The Bookshop on the Corner, 08/25/17, 470 pages, large print
9) The Deal of a Lifetime, 11/27/17, 65 pages
10) The Stranger Inside, 12/16/17, 269 pages
TOTAL: 2,046
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2018 Reading LogLast year I read 10 books with 2,046 pages. Slow year for me but lots of changes such as jobs and houses. Hopefully this year will produce more reading.
1. This Is Where It Ends, finished 02/01/18, 288 pages
2. Girl Last Seen, finished 04/13/18, 340 pages
3. An Old-Fashioned Man, finished 05/22/18, 76 pages
4. Cuffed, finished 6/17/18, 378 pages
5. Dirty Little Secret, finished 7/7/18, 347 pages
6. Only Child, finished 9/3/18, 304 pages
7. Shelter in Place, finished 12/16/18, 438 pages
8. Gwendy's Button Box, 164 pages, finished 12/31/18
TOTAL: 2,398
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2018 CHALLENGESANNUAL
A-Z Book Challenge, Message 66
QUARTERLY
Bookworm Bitches Summer Challenge, message #20
RRRC Quarterly Challenge, message #66
MONTHLY
June 2018, Read-a-thon Challenge, Message 7
RRRC Featured Author, July, 2018, message #15
July Read-A-Thon, message #13
Nov 2018 Read-A-Thon, message #8
Oh my, I can hardly believe it is nearly 2019! Reading in my life has been on a major decline. I hope to change that this year. Here are my challenge links:ANNUAL
2019 Bookworm Bitches A-Z AUTHOR Challenge, Message 12
Word Play 2019 Challenge, message #9
BB's Scavenger Hunt Challenge 2019, Message #12
RRRC's 2019 A-Z Book Challenge, message #36
Back to School Challenge, Sept 1, 2019 to August 30,2020, message #45
QUARTERLY
BIG BANG THEORY QUARTERLY Dec. 15, 2018 to March 15, 2019, Message No. 25
2019 BB Quarterly Challenge. message #22
BB's Winter Challenge, message #19,December 22, 2018 - March 20, 2019
Quarterly Scavenger Hunt, Message #17, June 15 to Sept 14
BB Summer Challenge, June 21 thru Sept.22, 2019, message #12
MONTHLY
BB's January 2019 Read-a-Thon, message #3
February Read-a-Thon, message 5
April Read - a - Thon, message 5
RRRC FAC of the Month - Sabrina York, message 24
May Read-a-Thon, message 8
July Read-a- Thon, message 9
November Read-A-Thon, message 3
2019 ANNUAL READING LOGUgh! 2018 was the least amount of reading I have done in a long time. I hope to correct that this year. I have signed up for a few challenges already and if I am successful with them then I will be successful in reading more than 7 books this year. Let's see how it goes.
1. The Outsider, finished 02/06/19, 561 pages
2. Dear Evan Hansen, finished 02/18/19, 358 pages
3. Butterface, finished 04/07/19, 242 pages
4. Whipped, finished 04/10/19, 50 pages
5. Picture Perfect Cowboy, finished 04/28/19, 282 pages
6. Claiming Her, finished 06/02/19, 288 pages
7. Misadventures of a Curvy Girl, finished 7/14/19,240 pages
8. Diary of a Witness, finished 08/01/19, 201 pages
9. The Library of Lost and Found, finished 09/14/19, 348 pages
10. Misadventures with My Ex, finished 10/26/19, 216 pages
11. Please Me, finished 10-28-19, 86 pages
12. The Secrets of Lost Stones, finished November 13, 2019, 336 pgs
TOTAL PAGES: 3,208
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BB's Hoarders Challenge 2019Hoarders Challenge
Duration: No Time Limit
This challenge is for anyone trying to whittle away at that TBR list.
Rules:
~The challenge starts the day you make your post.
~Post the date you finished the book.
~Use the add book/author tool to post the book within your challenge.
~If you like it, once you finish the challenge, post it again and start over!
~Share your own ideas to help reduce those piles of books.
1. The book that has been on your Goodreads TBR list longest.
2. A book from your physical book shelf or any other stash of books :).
3. A book you got for free. The Outsider, finished 02/06/19
4. A book recommended by a friend.
5. A book club selection that you missed.
6. A book from a series. Misadventures with My Ex
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Wacky Reading Challenges NFL Pro Footballer Hall of Fame ChallengeMessages 323 through 339, no time limit challenge
2020 READING CHALLENGESANNUAL
A-Z Author Challenge, message 30
A-Z Title Challenge, message 39
Yahtzee Challenge, Message#40
QUARTERLY CHALLENGES
Wacky Readers Quareterly Read-a-Thon, message #23
MONTHLY CHALLENGES
February Read-a-Thon, message #5
I know Goodreads annual challenges does this, but I like to be able to see the history. Last year I read 3,208 pages and 12 books. I really want to read more this year, and I am off to a good start, finished my first book in 15 days.TOTAL PAGES: 6,296
1. Elevation, finished 01/16/20, 256 pages
2. The Last Letter, finished 03/07/20, 426 pages
3. Visions Of Emerald, finished 03/28/20, 414 pages
4. Doubling Down, finished 04/11/20, 243 pages
5. Bishop's Knight, finished 04/25/20, 239 pages
6. Protecting Amy, finished 04/29/20, 197 pages
7. The Date, finished 05/03/20, 303 pages
8. Falling in Deeper, finished 05/16/20, 318 pages
9. Brushstrokes, finished 05/23/20, 110 pages
10. Girl in Luv, finished 05/24/20, 187 pages
11. The Last Time I Lied, finished 06/18/20, 514 pages (large print)
12. The Bookseller,finished 07/25/20, 456 pages (large print)
13. His to Take, finished 09/07/20, 378 pages
14. The Boy, finished 10/05/20, 745 pages
15. The River Murders, finished 10/17/20, 430 pages
16. More Than Pleasure You, finished 10/18/20, 107 pages
17. Here Comes Santa Paws, finished October 24, 2020, 196 pages
18. Grace Is Gone, finished 11/27/20, 320 pages.
19. Little Voices, finished 12/30/20, 320 pages
20. This Is Pleasure: A Story, 10/20/20
2021 Challenge PageA-Z Book Challenge
Message 42
A-Z Author Challenge
Message 29
Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Message 14
Yatzee Challenge
Message 40
2021 Reading Log - PAGE COUNT 3,065I did really well last year and read 20 books and more than 6000 pages. Let's see what 2021 brings.
1. The Confession Club, finished 01/10/21, 284 pages, large print.
2. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, finished 01/16/21, 205pages, large print.
3. Haven, finished 02/04/21, 360 pages, large print.
4. Wait for Me, finished 02/20/21. 428 pages, large print
5. Thick Thighs Save Lives: A Bite-sized BBW Romance, finished 02/24/2021, 81 pages, Kindle
6. Sidelined, finished 03/24/21, 306 pages, Library
7. Success For Teens: Real Teens Talk About Using The Slight Edge, finished 04/13/21, 135 pages, own and gave to Joshua
8. A Study in Murder, finished 05/13/21, 320 pages, own on Kindle (NEST)
9. Salvatore: An In Too Far Novel, finished 05/23/21, 157 pages, Own on Kindle, (NEST)
10. Grave Instinct, finished 05/28/21, 145 pages, own on Kindle (NEST)
11. Stranger in the Storm, finished 05/28/21, 130 pages, own on Kindle (NEST)
12. The Darkest Evening of the Year, finished 08/18/21, 354 pages, own in hardback
13. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, finished 10/01/21, 328 pages, borrowed on Kindle.
14. Wild and Free, finished 12/11/21, 152 pages, own on Apple Books.
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UGH! 2021 was worse than 2020 and we were still in a pandemic! I thought I would have done better. Oh well, it's a new year and new challenges. Here are the links:First up Bookworm Bitches Annual Word Play Challenge:
Message #17
RRRC Annual A-Z Author Challenge:
Message #21
RRRC Annual A-Z Title Challenge:
Message #25
(message 45)
2022 Reading Log - PAGE COUNT: 6,495Last year was bad only 14 books and 3,065 pages all year long. I am going to make 2022 better starting NOW!
1. Mothertrucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America, finished February 13, 2022, 255 pages
2. The Push, finished March 26, 2022, 303 pages
3. End Run, finished April 2, 2022, 70 pages (part of the Gridiron Kink boxset)
4. A Dog's Perfect Christmas, finished April 9, 2022, 283 pages
5. Last Girl Ghosted, finished April 22, 2022, 394 pages
6. Death by Sample Size, finished May 01, 2022, 258 pages
7. Murder Undetected, finished May 13, 2022, 266 pages
8. Peculiar Activities, finished May 22, 2022, 384 pages
9. The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife, May 29, 2022, 344 pages
10. The Girl from the USO, finished June 5, 2022, 314 pages
11. The Letter Keeper, finished July 10, 2022, 344 pages (LARGE TYPE)
12.Find Me, finished July 24, 2022, 402 pages (LARGE TYPE)
13. Slater, finished August 5, 2022, 172 pages, Kindle
14. Night of Miracles, finished August 26, 2022, 289 pages (LARGE TYPE)
15. Summer Hours at the Robbers Library, finished September 26, 2022, 384 pages
16. The Good Sister, finished October 16, 2022, 309 pages
17. Brave Girl, Quiet Girl, finished November 13, 2022, 395 pages (LARGE TYPE)
18. Watch Her Disappear, finished November 27, 2022, 364 pages
19. The Perfect Gift, finished December 6, 2022, 200 pages
20. Where the Crawdads Sing, finished Decenber 22, 2022, 484 pages (large print)
21. Starry Night, finished December 31, 2022, LARGE TYPE
Starting 2023 post with a quarterly challenge.Starbucks Quarterly Challenge, December 15, 2022 through March 14, 2023 , href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... 37 - FINISHED!
I Spy Challenge - Annual Message 21
Yahtzee Challenge, ends March 2023 (message 45) - FINISHED!
A-Z Author Challenge, Annual Message 19
A-Z Book Challenge, Annual Message 25
Create Your Own Challenge - Annual Message 13 text
2023 READING TRACKERTOTAL PAGES 5,659
2022 was not a bad year but I can do better. Goodreads shows 20 books with 4,977 pages. However, since many books were large print my page count was higher and my total book count was one higher than what was recorded on the home page. Here is to a fantastic 2023 of reading!
1. Adore Me, finished 01/14/23, Kindle ★★★★☆
2. Losing You, finished 01/28/23, library, regular print ★★★☆☆
3. Surrender to Me, finished 02/26/23, owned hard copy, regular print ★★★★★
4. They Both Die at the End, finished 03/27/23, library, regular print ★★★☆☆
5. The Midnight Library, finished 03/11/23, ★★★★☆
6. In an Instant, finished 04/01/23, library, large print ★★★★★
7. You've Reached Sam, library, regular type, finished 04/14/23 ★★★☆☆
8. The Woman in the Window, library, large type, finished 04/29/23 ★★★★★
9.Stay, library, large type, finished 5/14/23 ★★★★☆
10. The Good Son, library book, finished 06/09/23, ★★★☆☆
11. Vanishing Girls, library book, finished 07/03/23, ★★★★★
12. Stillhouse Lake, Kindle, finished 08/12/23, ★★★★★
13. Beartown, library book, large type, finished 10/27/23, ★★★☆☆
14. & 15. A Face in the Crowd / The Longest December, library book, finished 11/08/23 ★★★☆☆
16. The Coworker, owed on Kindle, finished 12/26/23, ★★★★☆
Another year, more challenges. I am hoping for a great reading year in 2024. Here are a list of links to this year's challenges.Bookworm Bitches Tackle the TBR Challenge:
Message 19
RRRC I Spy 2024 Challenge:
Message 29
RRRC A-Z Book Challenge:
Message 20
RRRC A-Z Author Challenge:
Message 16
RRRC Create Your Own Challenge:
Message 13
Wacky Reading Challenges NFL Pro Footballer Hall of Fame Challenge
Messages 323 through 339, no time limit challenge
Added part 1B-16B due to character limits I was not aware of previously and for spell out later on. Messages are 448 to 464
Well 2023 kind of sucked despite my joining a reading group, finding tons of new/used bookstores and buying or receiving several new books. I didn't read as much. So, 2024 has got to be better.2024 Reading Tracker!
Total pages4,474
1. A Redbird Christmas,finished 1/1/24
2. The Perfect Marriage. finished 1/27/24
3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Betty White: 100 Years of Wisdom from the First Lady of Television finished 1/31/24
4. His by Contract, finished 2/12/24
5. Belinda, finished 4/7/24
6. Drastic Means, finished4/14/24
7. Sedona, finished 4/22/24
8. Parallel Secrets, finishes 4/28/24
9. Above 'N' Beyond, finished 05/14/24
10. Saddled Hearts, finished 05/28/24
11. The Unexpected Hostage finished 06/16/24
12. The Wild Lavender Bookshop, finished 07/07/24
13. Lock Every Door, finished 07/24/24
14. The Bookstore Wedding, finished 09/02/24
15. Trust Me, finished 10/31/24
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Well 2024 was a huge disappointment especially in light of the book groups I have joined, I thought I would read more not less. This year is off to an especially slow start as well, but I will keep track anyway.2025 Annual Tracker
TOTAL PAGES READ: 1,776
1. Where Are the Children?, January 27, 2025
2. The Memory Library, February 27, 2025
3. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, March 30 2025
4. Hidden Pictures, June 14, 2025
5. A Sea of Unspoken ThingsJuly 26, 2025
6. Among the Hidden, August 22, 2025
2025 CHALLENGE LINKSI Spy Challenge Comment #33
A-Z Book Challenge Comment #41
A-Z Author Challenge Comment #30
Create Your Own Challenge Comment #13
Wacky Reading Challenges NFL Pro Footballer Hall of Fame Challenge
Messages 323 through 339, no time limit challenge
Added part 1B-16B due to character limits I was not aware of previously and for spell out later on. Messages are 448 to 464
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message # 38 Hot Blooded
10/7/12 Didn't make the deadline with this book. But I am enjoying it and continue to read as I am using it for a quarterly challenge as well.