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Either way you want to do it works Victoria. Your challenge lends itself to being added to, if you are like I have been this year and left a lot of challenges unfinished! Keep at it - 5 more months!
Hey guys, now that Victoria mentioned it, are we allowed to do another round of this challenge? 4 more months till the end of the year, that gives me enough time to read some more of the books I've bought in the past:)
Sure. Go ahead and create another challenge!
Nicola wrote: "Sure. Go ahead and create another challenge!"Thanks Nicola, I'll try another round of 20 books. Hope I'll manage:)
2013- Create- Your- Own Reading ChallengeChallenge Title:It's about time I read them!(Round 2)
Duration: 7/31/13 - 12/31/13
Number of Books: 20
9/20 READ
Challenge Description: Read 20
books(paperbacks/ebooks) I own. Will post as I go.
1. The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 8/1/13 - 3 stars
2. Chaperones - Megan Karasch 8/10/13 - 4 stars
3. I Dream of Johnny - Juliet Madison 8/16/13 - 4 stars
4. Casting The Net - Volume 1 - Julie McDowall 8/16/13 - 3 stars
5. An Unexpected Valentine - RJ Steele 8/17/13 - 2 stars
6. An Unexpected Gift - Lily Zante 8/17/13 - 1 star
7. Truth or Date - Susan Hatler 8/18/13 - 2 stars
8. Home - Uvi Poznansky 8/19/13 - 2 stars
9. On the Island - Tracey Garvis-Graves 8/23/13 - 2 stars
Nicola wrote: "Either way you want to do it works Victoria. Your challenge lends itself to being added to, if you are like I have been this year and left a lot of challenges unfinished! Keep at it - 5 more months!"I may just finish what I've outlined here and create a new one...I'm getting close to hitting the max character limit in the challenge I first set up in January!
I gotta say, I like doing challenges this way rather than others, it is easier for me to work with and keep track of!
Victoria wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Either way you want to do it works Victoria. Your challenge lends itself to being added to, if you are like I have been this year and left a lot of challenges unfinished! Keep at i..."I so wish I was ready to start a new challenge. If I could just empty my basket before buying new books I would be laughing, but...
*chuckles* My TBR pile/basket never empties! It is too easy to find free or inexpensive reads on the Kindle for me to ever be able to get ahead, which is why I like the challenges. It is an easier way for me to get through my TBR pile, plus on the Create-My-Own ones, I can tailor it to what I already own! Double win for me!
My Challenge: Random TBR PickDuration: Until 12/31/13
Total: 3/40
Do a random number pick of the position on my TBR read that pick. If it is part of a series then read the whole series. If not read it and pick again.
1. Random # Pick: 750 - Lady Pirate/Lynsay Sands - ★★★☆☆ - 8/27/13
2. Random # Pick: 154 - A Rogue in Texas/Lorraine Heath - ★★★★☆ - 9/21/13
3. Never Love a Cowboy/Lorraine Heath - ★★★★☆ - 10/3/13
4. Never Marry a Cowboy/Lorraine Heath
5.Random # Pick: 454 -The Piper's Son/Melina Marchetta
6. Random # Pick: 1743 - What Happens in Scotland/Jennifer McQuiston
7. Random # Pick: 1625 - Minutes To Midnight/H.R. Jackson
8. Random # Pick: 381 - Damian's Oracle/Lizzy Ford
9. Damian’s Assassin/Lizzy Ford
10. Damian's Immortal/Lizzy Ford
11. The Grey God/Lizzy Ford
Challenge Title: Maggie’s challengeDuration: 01.01.2013- 31.12.2013
Number of Books: 50 books
Challenge Description: Read 50 books of your TBR list
50/50 read
1.A rare gift by Jaci Burton (18.01)
2.Last Dance by Linda joy singleton (19.01)
3.Under the Mistletoe by jill Shalvis (19.01)
4.The Best Thing by Jaci Burton (20.01)
5. The proposition– Katie Ashley ( 15.02.2013)
6. The ties that bind – Jaci Burton (22.02.2013)
7. Midnight’s warrior – Donna Grant (22.02.2013)
8. Contract for Marriage – Barbara DeLeo (22.02.2013)
9. Two Turtledoves – Leah Sanders (22.02.2013)
10. A spy for Christmas – Kristen james (22.02.2013)
11. Never cry wolf – Cynthia Eden (23.02.2013)
12. Sword play – Linda Joy Singleton (23.02.2013)
13. My bad boy biker – Sam Crescent (23.02.2013)
14. Leaping Hearts by Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) (23.02.2013)
15. Dance of Gods – Nora Roberts (25.02.2013)
16. Island of flowers – Nora Roberts (26.02.2013)
17. Unfinished Business- Nora Roberts (26.02.2013)
18. The Giver – Lois Lowry (02.03.2013)
19. Valley of Silence – Nora Roberts (05.03.2013)
20. Touch of power – Maria V. Snyder ( 07.03.2013)
21. Heartwishes (Edilean #5) – Jude deveraux´ (25.03.2013)
22. Moonlight in the Morning (Edilean #6) –jude deveraux (27.03.2013)
23. Because You Are Mine #1 – Beth Kery (30.03.2013)
24. Beautiful creatures – kami garcia (30.03.2013) 25.
26. Marry Me - Karen Stivali (30.03.2013)
27. Angelfall - Susan Ee (31.03.2013)
28. The perfect hope - nora roberts(02.04.2013)
29. The Host - Stephenie Meyer (12.05.2013)
30. The Hollow (Sign of Seven trilogy #2) - nora roberts (19.5.2013)
31. Lily's Mistake - Pamela Ann (26.05.2013)
32. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (29.05.2013)
33. the lightning thief - rick riordan (19.076.2013)
34. warlock - a novel of anciente egypt - wilbur a. smith (19.06.2013)
35. the sea of monsters- rick riordan (21.06.2013)
36. high noon- nora roberts (20.06.2013)
37. the da vincia code - dan brown (23.06.2013)
38. shadow of night - deborah harkness (12.07.2013)
39. a will and a way - nora roberts (14.07.2013)
40. boundary lines - nora roberts (14.07.2013)
41. temptation - nora roberts (14.07.2013)
42. boundary lines - nora roberts (14.07.2013)
43. blithe images - nora roberts (14.07.2013)
44. from this day - nora roberts (14.07.2013)
45. dance of dreams - nora roberts (15.07.2013)
46. the tantric principle - jennifer probst (15.07.2013)
47. city of ashes - cassandra clare (08.09.2013)
48. city of glass - cassandra clare (11.09.2013)
49. anna and the french kiss - stephanie perkins (12.08.2013)
50. the hunger games - suzanne collins (25.08.2013)
*25. clockwork angel - cassandra clare (25.09.2013)
Finished this one :D
Congratulations Maggie!Great job!
My Post (#18) updated. Done!Part 1 - Classics - 20/20 Read
Part 2 - Single Novels - 20/20 Read
Part 3 - New Series - 20/20 Read
Part 4 - Non fiction - 20/20 Read
Part 5 - New Releases - 20/20 Read
I am done at # 19. Couldn't remember if we were supposed to re-post.
Congratulations Cassandra and Shan!!Well done!
With the exception of two books in the Red, Hot, and Blue series that have not been released yet, I have finished my challenge! One book doesn't have a link yet, it's actually not on the site yet. I've submitted it to a Librarian to be added, so hopefully I can get it added soon!
Just one left! I'm waiting on release dates now!
so...when are the 2014 challenges gong to be started up? I want to prepare myself :)
Catherine wrote: "so...when are the 2014 challenges gong to be started up? I want to prepare myself :)"I've been prepping my list using the template from this year's challenge and just re-creating it using Microsoft Word. When the thread goes up, then I'll just "copy pasta" (copy and paste) it into the thread and go add book links. Makes for a small amount of work, but it gets me prepped early.
Catherine wrote: "so...when are the 2014 challenges gong to be started up? I want to prepare myself :)"The 2014 thread will be up some time between Dec. 18-24 :)
Victoria wrote: "Catherine wrote: "so...when are the 2014 challenges gong to be started up? I want to prepare myself :)"I've been prepping my list using the template from this year's challenge and just re-creati..."
you're even more prepared than I am!!! lol I haven't gotten that far! just going through all my books:)
updated post #32 Finished!
Challenge Title: The Triple ChallengeDuration: Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013
Number of Books: 17/14 - All Done!
Part I - 10 Oldest TBR Books
Read the 10 oldest books from my GoodReads TBR list. I'm making an exception for three books that I added not knowing they were part of a series that I'm not caught up on and replacing it with the first/next book in the series.
1.An Unforgettable Lady by Jessica Bird (8/15)★★★★
2.Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear (11/24)★★★
3.The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (4/14)★★★★★
4.Wild and Willing by Joanne Rock (2/4)★★★
5.Sleepless at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro (7/10)★★★★★
6.Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty (5/20)★★★★★
7.Sea Swept by Nora Roberts (12/9)★★★★
8.Discovering Dani by N.J. Walters (6/20)★★★★
9.Heaven in His Arms by Lisa Ann Verge (3/20)★★★★1/2
10.Giving Chase by Lauren Dane (9/30)★★★1/2
Completed 10/10
Part II - Book to Movie
Read at least three books that were made into movies and then watch the movie.
1.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (1/16)★★★★★ *MW (3/8)
2.The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (4/14)★★★★★ *MW (4/18)
3.Love's Abiding Joy by Janette Oke (4/17)★★★★★ *MW (4/25)
4.The Host by Stephenie Meyer (6/12)★★★★★ *MW (8/24)
5.City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (7/31)★★★★★ *MW (9/2)
6.Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (8/31)★★★★★ *MW (11/27)
Read 6/3
*MW = Movies Watched 6/3
Part III - Finish Anthologies
I kind of have a habit of starting anthologies because of one particular story and then not finishing them. So, I'm going to finish all anthologies started the previous year unless one of the stories in it is part of a series that I'm not caught up on.
1.All Through The Night (10/17)★★★1/2
Read 1/1
Updated message #12---I've finished! Had to wait until The Commander got released today, but I was up at 4am EST to read it! Finished it a little bit ago...and was glad to see her return to an actual plot in these books! Was a good, quick read, and would recommend it to others.
Congratulations Julie, Mary and Victoria!!
Thanks, Fran! Looking forward to starting a new one in the new year.:-)
Well, I'm not going to finish at this point, but I did much better than 2012! Congratulations to all those who did cross the finish line! :-)
2013 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeChallenge Title: Taking Control of My DTB TBR Pile
Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Number of Books: 36 "old" + 24 "new" = 60 total
Challenge Description:
Part 1: Read "old" paperback books that I own, then trade in/give away/donate books that are not going to be "keepers".
Part 2: Read "new" books (published 2011 - 2013) from the public library or OverDrive so as NOT TO ADD more books to my DTB TBR Pile.
Whew! That was close. I finished my challenge in the last 5 minutes of the year. I'm looking forward to a new challenge for 2014.
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I've been adding on to my list as I go, simply because I have the impression that we're only allowed one entry per year. I'm up to 100 books on my challenge, and I need to up it again, I'm getting close to finishing!