December Backwards Challenge

[Kattibrie]

4. Read a military sci-fi book:
- 06.12, 4/5

[Devynne_M]

1. In theaters = The HobbitThe Hobbit
2. Myster = Gone Girl Gone Girl
3. High School Book = To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Find True Love = The Lucky OneThe Lucky One
5. Make Me Cry = P.S. I Love You P.S. I Love You

[Ashley]

Holy cow, Melanie! Did I see that your yearly goal was 400 books?? Go you! haha

[Nathan]

@Devynne, welcome to the challenge!! I wasn't sure if that was your goal or a list of completed books, so I assumed it was a goal and put you on the list as 0/5. If that's wrong just let me know and I'll change it right away. :)

Great job everybody!

[Devynne_M]

lol nope you got it right :)

[Kelsi]

Read a book where love solves a problem:


Completed: 4/19

[Nathan]

dystopian YA: Trash by Andy Mulligan | Rating: 4 stars

2/5

[Kattibrie]

5. Neverwhere- 10.12, 3/5
Read a book set in London

[Melanie]

Ashley wrote: "Holy cow, Melanie! Did I see that your yearly goal was 400 books?? Go you! haha"

Yup. Originally my goal was 200, but I passed that a while ago...decided to up it a bit :)

[Lindy]

Gonan post these before i lose them agian:

1 1 gets murdered Irwin, Hadley The Origianl Freddie Ackerman
2 2 gets murdered WIEHL, Lis Tending
3. Romance with old boyfriend McCall, Dinah Legend
4. Romance with new boyfriend Parker, Robert B. Trouble in Paradise
5 Has a pet Meier, Leslie Father's Day Murder
6. Horse or Cow
7. Sisters
8. Single Mom Roberts, Nora A Perfect Hope
9. FBI Coulter, Catherine Backfire
10.Holiday Kleypas, Lisa Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor

[Melanie]

7. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Read a book with amnesia (12/11/12 - 4 stars)



8. Alien Tango by Gini Koch
Read a book with a love triangle (or more!) (finished 12/6/12 - 3 stars)



9. Alien in the Family by Gini Koch
Read a book with a wedding (finished 12/9/12 - 3 stars)



10. The Carpenter's Inheritance by Laurie Alice Eakes
Read a book with a revolutionary woman(finished 12/9/12 - 3 stars) - the mc was a female lawyer in the late 1800s

[Kelsi]

Completed #5 with

[Nathan]

Lindy, are you finished all of those!? Conrats! I have you down as completed? right now, but just confirm with me and I'll fix it either way. I wasn't sure if you were finished or just posting your list of books before you read them..

[Nathan]

By the way everybody, please let me know: do you like how I'm doing the updates this time around?

If you haven't noticed, I'm posting a link to my original post of updates instead of the usual, where we will post a new list every few days. Do you like it this way? Do you have a better way? Please let me know! I'd love to get your opinions of it. :)

[Kelsi]

6. Read a book that takes place in multiple countries
(Antarctica, Britain and Kenya)

Completed: 6/19

[Lindy]

I have 9 done, looking for sisters, gfuess I will have to look harder

[Lilac]

1. Read a book that's the 13th in a series: Bitter Blood - ★★★★ - 05/12/12
2. Read a book you downloaded for free: Zombicorns - ★★★ - 06/12/12
3. Read a book in which someone dies: (view spoiler)[ The Fault in Our Stars (hide spoiler)] - ★★★★ - 08/12/12
4. Read a Christmasy book: A Christmas Carol - ★★★★ - 12/12/12

Completed 4/8

[Melanie]

11. Alien Proliferation by Gini Koch
Read a book with a new baby (12/13/12, 3 stars)

[Kara]

1. Read a book that is the last in a series. An Acceptable Time

2. Read a book by an author whose name contains three consonants in a row. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

3. Read a book that at least partly takes place in three foreign countries you have visited. Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

COMPLETED: 3/17

[Kelsi]

7. Read a book that has been made into a TV series:

[Kattibrie]

6. Read a book where a character travels to many different countries.

[Melanie]

12. Every Girl's Dream by Meg Cabot
Read a book with a ghost (read 12/14/12, 2 stars)

[Christina]

1. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Read a book that centers around the current Holiday

2. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Listen to an audiobook

[Nathan]

Great job everyone! Keep up the good work. :) I'm seeing some great tasks, too!

[Kelsi]

I've finished # 8! See post 30 for a complete list :)

[Kelsi]

And #9

Oprah's Book Club pick


Completed: 9/19

[Lilac]

5. Re-read a beloved book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - ★★★★★ - 13/12/12
6. Read a book with a really nice cover: Days of Blood & Starlight - ★★★★★ - 18/12/12

Completed 6/8

[Devynne_M]

I'm droping out i keep side tracking and reading other books that arn't on my list lol :)

[Nathan]

Devynne wrote: "I'm droping out i keep side tracking and reading other books that arn't on my list lol :)"

I'll remove you if you like, but remember this is a backwards challenge! Even if the books you read weren't on your original list, you can make up a task for a book after you read it and count that towards your goal. This challenge is all about getting our numbers finished for the year, so don't worry about sticking to a previously defined list!

[Devynne_M]

ok then I'll do that instead and stay on then :)

[Nathan]

Devynne wrote: "ok then I'll do that instead and stay on then :)"

Glad to hear it!! :D

[Nathan]

3. Book made into a movie: Life of Pi by Yann Martel | Rating: 2 stars

[Kelsi]

11. Read a book in which one of the main characters die.

[Kelsi]

12. Read a book about running

[Candiss]

My reading this month has taken a nosedive. Rather than the 6 books I'd hoped to finish, I will be fortunate to finish 2! I need to rev up and get my reading mojo back in January.

[Nathan]

Candiss wrote: "My reading this month has taken a nosedive. Rather than the 6 books I'd hoped to finish, I will be fortunate to finish 2! I need to rev up and get my reading mojo back in January."

No problem Candiss! I'll decrease your goal to 2 books. I'm falling behind too - we all hope to get our mojo back in the new year. ;)

[Lilac]

I read another two. I've now completed my goal of 95 books for 2012 but I need to finish at least one more for my other challenges so I've changed my goal to 9.
Merry Christmas everybody!! I hope everyone's enjoying themselves! :D

7. Read a book written by a husband and wife: Eve and Adam - ★★★★ - 22/12/12
8. Read an extremely heavy and difficultish book: Anna Karenina - ★★★★ - 25/12/12

Completed 8/9

[Lindy]

I qam done"

1 1 gets murdered Irwin, Hadley The Origianl Freddie Ackerman
2 2 gets murdered WIEHL, Lis Tending
3. Romance with old boyfriend McCall, Dinah Legend
4. Romance with new boyfriend Parker, Robert B. Trouble in Paradise
5 Has a pet Meier, Leslie Father's Day Murder
6. Horse or Cow Weidt, Maryann N. Mr Blue Jeans - Levi Strauss
7. Sisters Steel, Danielle The Sins of the Mother
8. Single Mom Roberts, Nora A Perfect Hope
9. FBI Coulter, Catherine Backfire
10.Holiday Kleypas, Lisa Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
11.Amish Keller, Cynthia An Amish Christmas
12.Vampire Levy, Elizabeth Vampire State Bldg
13.Biography/Auto Weidt, Maryann N. Mr Blue Jeans
14.Angels Bledsoe, Jerry The Angel Doll
15.Helping Others Kinkade, Thomas A Christmas Star
16.Family Problems An Amish Christmas

[Nathan]

Congrats Lilac! That's great that you will be surpassing your yearly goal. :D

And congrats Lindy! You're the first to complete the challenge. :D

[Lindy]

I read over 30 books a month

[Kara]

4. Read the first book in a series. Interview with the Vampire

5. Read a book published by a think tank. The Portable Guide to Leading Organizations

6. Read a book whose title is a single word. Seraphina

7. Read a book that was made into a movie. Practical Magic

8. Read a book whose author's initials are consecutive. A Christmas Carol

9. Read a book published in 2012. The Listeners

10. Read a book translated from another language. The Cyberiad

[Georgina]

I've managed six so far this month, don't think I will manage another six in the next couple of days but I am hoping for at least one more to take me to 70 books for the year!

1. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - Read a book containing recipe's
2. The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson - Read a historical fiction book
3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - Read a story about illness
4. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich - Read the second book in a series
5. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Read a christmas story
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - Read a non-fiction book.

[Swamini]

I just joined the group, but have read 16 books this month... May I still post?

[Kara]

Absolutely, Swamini!

[Barb]

Finished, just under the wire!

I'm going to shoot for ten books for this challenge. That will get me close to finishing all the challenges -- all 15 of them, yikes! -- that I have going that end in December.


BACKWARDS CHALLENGE, 12/1 - 12/31
PROGRESS: 10/10

✔ 1. Read a book that focuses on social change.
Safe at Home, by Richard Doster, finished 12/1 – about the integration of minor league baseball in the US in the early 1950s

✔ 2. Read a non-fiction book.
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman, by Jon Krakauer, finished 12/1

✔ 3. Read a book with some sort of connection to your hometown.
Good Hope Road, by Lisa Wingate – Good Hope Road is a busy road not far from my home :)

✔ 4. Read an anthology.
Thrillers: 100 Must Reads, by David Morrell & Hank Wagner, finished 12/2

✔ 5. Read the first book of a series.
Never Buried (Leigh Koslow series #1), by Edie Claire, finished 12/3

✔ 6. Read a book published in the 1960s.
Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee series #11), by John D. MacDonald, finished 12/6 - published 1969

✔ 7. Read a book set at least 50 years in the past.
Absolution by Murder (Sister Fidelma series #1), by Peter Tremayne, finished 12/12 - set in 7th century Northumbria

✔ 8. Read a book that will help you finish a difficult challenge.
Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao series #1), by Qiu Xiaolong, finished 12/15 – an X author for my A-Z author challenge!

✔ 9. Read a book with angels in it.
Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/18

✔ 10. Read a book that has been made into a movie.
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, by Michael Lewis, finished 12/29


                  


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE *****

[Kara]

Great job, Barb!

[Barb]

Thanks, Kara! This was fun :)

[Kelsi]

I'm now at 15/19. It's going to be a stretch to meet my goal, but that's okay...I guess!

[Nathan]

This comment has the updates.

Georgina, I changed your goal to 7. ;)

Swamini, you can certainly join! I have you up for 16/? right now, so just let me know if you're going to try for more or call it complete at 16/16. :)

Congratulations Barb! Way to go! :D

Kelsi, Kara, and everybody else: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! We can do this guys! I believe in us!

[Nathan]

4. mystery: Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie | 4 stars