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Jan 2014: Resolution Challenge Goal: 4-6 books: Resolution Newbie - Completed!
✓ 1. Read a book that you have wanted to read for over one year: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ~ Completed 01/02/14
✓ 2.Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend but you haven't gotten to yet: A Nameless Witch ~ 01/24/14
✓ 3. Start a series that you've been meaning to read: The Fairy-Tale Detectives ~ 01/28/14
✓ 5. Read a group read book chosen for January: Steelheart ~ Completed 01/11/14
✓ 14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ Completed 01/26/14
✓ 15. Read any book you feel like: NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society ~ Completed 01/04/14
* I will add a check mark (✓) and a date of completion when each task is done.
** Challenge Successfully Completed on 01/28/14. Yay! :)
4-6 books: Resolution Newbie5. Read a group read book chosen for January -
7. Re-read an old favorite - Enchanter's End Game
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author - Steelheart
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month -
7-10 books: Resolution Keeper7. Re-read an old favorite:
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author:
7-10 Books / Resolution Keeper3. Series I've been meaning to start
4. Series I've been meaning to finish
5. A Group Read
7. An Old Favorite
8. New To Me Author
9. Bought in the Last Month
14. Read Any Book Mentioned in Any FoF Thread
15. Read Any Book
1-3 Resolutions? 5. Steelheart, Sanderson
6. With Custer on the Little Bighorn: A Newly Discovered First-Person Account by William O. Taylor
9. Arthur, Steven Lawhead
Thanks, Nyssa. Good prodding!!
Leita
I'm going to aim for 4-6 books but am really hoping to meet the next level. We shall see!Here is what I have completed so far:
1. Read a book you have wanted to read for over one year - Wonder
2. Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend but you haven’t gotten to yet - How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
3. Start a series you have been meaning to read - A Wizard of Earthsea
5. Read a group read book chosen for January - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
6. Read a book in a genre outside your comfort zone - Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
7. Re-read an old favorite: Prince Caspian
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author - Winger
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month - Rapture in Death
14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF - Mitosis
15. Read any book you feel like. - Saving Francesca
Damn. Per two resolutions I really need to read Steelheart and I still haven't started...Ugh. IDK what it is. I probably shouldn't have ever read the sample.
MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "Damn. Per two resolutions I really need to read Steelheart and I still haven't started...Ugh. IDK what it is. I probably shouldn't have ever read the sample."
Read it! You just might like it!!
I know. The sample put me off a little...bt it's just sitting there...
Jan 2014: Resolution ChallengeGoal: 4-6 books: Resolution Newbie
Completed so far:
7. Re-read an old favorite Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month Wolverton Station
15. Read any book you feel like Prince Caspian
7-10 books: Resolution Keeper5. Read a group read book chosen for January:
7. Re-read an old favorite:
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author:
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month:
14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF:
15. Read any book you feel like:
January So Far7-10 books: Resolution Keeper (I've read 9 so far)
2. Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend but you haven’t gotten to yet The Princess Bride
3. Start a series that you’ve been meaning to read. Color of Magic
7. Re-read an old favorite The Shining
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author Lincoln Child ( Terminal Freeze)
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month Still Life - Louise Penney
14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF Doctor Sleep
15. Read any book you feel like. Philly Stakes
7-10 books: Resolution Keeper3. Start a series that you’ve been meaning to read:
5. Read a group read book chosen for January:
7. Re-read an old favorite:
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author:
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month:
14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF:
15. Read any book you feel like:
I was aiming for 5, but now that I've gotten to 10, I feel like I should find one more book to read...
Emily wrote: "I was aiming for 5, but now that I've gotten to 10, I feel like I should find one more book to read..."You have enough time!
I wish I'd named a different book for old favorite and for new to me author. *sigh*
MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "I wish I'd named a different book for old favorite and for new to me author. *sigh*"You are allowed to switch them around Mrs. J.
I ended up just going thru the books I read this month and matching them to the description that fit them. I got 7 that way. I don't do well with set goals.
Nyssa wrote: "MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "I wish I'd named a different book for old favorite and for new to me author. *sigh*"You are allowed to switch them around Mr..."
I need to finish these books. *sigh*
Jan 2014: Resolution Challenge Goal: 4-6 books: Resolution Newbie - Completed!
✓ 1. Read a book that you have wanted to read for over one year: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ~ Completed 01/02/14
✓ 2.Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend but you haven't gotten to yet: A Nameless Witch ~ 01/24/14
✓ 3. Start a series that you've been meaning to read: The Fairy-Tale Detectives ~ 01/28/14
✓ 5. Read a group read book chosen for January: Steelheart ~ Completed 01/11/14
✓ 14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ Completed 01/26/14
✓ 15. Read any book you feel like: NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society ~ Completed 01/04/14
I have successfully completed my Resolution Challenge! Yay! :)
Jan 2014: Resolution ChallengeGoal: 4-6 books: Resolution Newbie
Completed so far:
7. Re-read an old favorite Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author Steelheart
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month Wolverton Station
15. Read any book you feel like Prince Caspian
Jan 2014: Resolution ChallengeGoal: 4-6 books: Resolution Newbie
Completed so far:
7. Re-read an old favorite Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author Steelheart
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month Wolverton Station
14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOFThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader
15. Read any book you feel like Prince Caspian
7-10 Books / Resolution Keeper3. Series I've been meaning to start:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
4. Series I've been meaning to finish:
Beyond the Shadows
5. A Group Read:
Steelheart
7. An Old Favorite:
The Color of Magic
8. New To Me Author:
Storm Front
9. Bought in the Last Month:
The Golem and the Jinni
14. Read Any Book Mentioned in Any FoF Thread:
Prince Caspian
15. Read Any Book:
Dangerous Women
Finished: 8 :)
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Here's how it will work:
There are four goal levels. You will select the goal that you want to reach (IE: the number of books you'd like to read this month), and complete tasks in order to reach that goal.
This month's challenge is based on New Years resolutions, so the tasks are pretty easy - all things that might be a reading type resolution you might have made.
Books can only be used to fulfill one task, and cannot be reused within this month's challenge (even if re-read). Tasks can only be completed once, except in the case that you finish all 15 tasks, in which case you can start re-using them to keep reading. You can switch a book to a different task at any time (as long as it fits the new task as well) if you need to free up a task for a book you can't fit elsewhere.
Goal levels can be changed at any time, and the challenge is completely self-tracked. Just update your progress in this thread by reporting your goal level progress, which book you've read, and which task you've used it for.
Easy as pie. :D
So here's the goal level and task info:
Levels:
1-3 books: Resolutions? What Resolutions?
4-6 books: Resolution Newbie
7-10 books: Resolution Keeper
11+ books: Resolution Guru
1. Read a book that you have wanted to read for over one year
2. Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend but you haven’t gotten to yet
3. Start a series that you’ve been meaning to read
4. Finish a series that you’ve been meaning to complete
5. Read a group read book chosen for January
6. Read a book in a genre outside your comfort zone
7. Re-read an old favorite
8. Read a book by a new-to-you author
9. Read a book that you’ve acquired in the last month
10. Read a group read selection from any group that you wanted to read but couldn’t get to
11. Read a book that is recommended via the “readers also enjoyed” feature on Goodreads, based on any book you’ve read in 2013.
12. Read a book that was nominated for a group read in any group, but did not win.
13. Read a book that was nominated for a group read in FOF, but did not win.
14. Read any book you’ve seen mentioned in any thread within FOF
15. Read any book you feel like.
Let me know if you have any questions!