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Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2014Duration: 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
Progress: 100/100
February
1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel ***** (319 pages, 2/1/2014)
2. Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown **1/2 (462 p, 2/3/2014)
3. Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer *** (316 p, 2/13/2014)
4. The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, #2) by Eoin Colfer *** (277 p, 2/19/2014)
5. The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) by Rick Riordan **** (513 p, 2/25/2014) reread
6. The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles ****1/2 (336 p, 2/26/2014)
7. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories By Ambrose Bierce **** (172 p, 2/28/2014)
8. The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3) by Rick Riordan **** (574 p, 2/28/2014)
March
9. The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver *** (430 p, 3/10/2014)
10. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green ***** (318 p, 3/11/2014)
11. Indigo by Graham Joyce ***1/2 (258 p, 3/14/2014)
12. Red Rising by Pierce Brown ** (382 p, 3/18/2014)
13. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach **** (303 p, 3/20/2014)
14. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett **** (367 p, 3/27/2014)
15. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess **** (213 p, 3/29/2014)
16. The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories by Robert W. Chambers **** (320 p, 3/30/2014)
17. The Green Man by Kingsley Amis **** (242 p, 3/31/2014)
18. March Violets (Bernard Gunther #1) by Philip Kerr *** (256 p, 3/31/2014)
April
19. The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) by Rick Riordan ****1/2 (583 p, 4/11/2014)
20. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare ** (485 p, 4/20/2014)
21. The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley **** (876 p, 4/21/2014)
22. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs ** (348 p, 4/26/2014)
23. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green ****1/2 (229 p, 4/29/2014)
May
24. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai **** (184 p, 5/2/2014)
25. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh ***** (384 p, 5/3/2014)
26. The Princess Bride by William Goldman *** (398 p, 5/5/2014)
27. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare *** (453 p, 5/8/2014)
28. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson **** (208 p, 5/9/2014)
29. City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare *** (541 p, 5/13/2014)
30. Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne **** (304 p, 5/19/2014)
31. Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West **** (185 p, 5/20/2014)
32. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** (306 p, 5/28/2014)
33. Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1) by Rysa Walker ***1/5 (366 p, 5/30/2014)
34. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) by Douglas Adams **** (307 p, 5/31/2014)
June
35. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta **** (243 p, 6/4/2014)
36. Battle Royale by Koushun Takami *** (617 p, 6/11/2014)
37. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ***** (304 p, 6/15/2014)
38. Still Life by Louise Penny **** (293 p, 6/20/2014)
39. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart *** (240 p, 6/20/2014)
40. Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) by Roger Zelazny ** (175 p, 6/23/2014)
41. The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3) by Eoin Colfer **** (352 p, 6/25/2014)
42. The Giver (The Giver Quartet, #1) by Lois Lowry *** (179 p, 6/30/2014)
July
43. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater *** (390 p, 7/6/2014)
44. Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen *** (296 p, 7/14/2014)
45. Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury **** (227 p, 7/17/2014)
46. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin ***** (258 p, 7/17/2014)
47. On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers **** (370 p, 7/21/2014)
48. Tinkers by Paul Harding *** (192 p, 7/24/2014)
49. In the Blood by Lisa Unger *** (342 p, 7/26/2014)
50. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury ***** (239 p, 7/29/2014)
51. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin **** (308 p, 7/30/2014)
52. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ***** (160 p, 7/31/2014)
August
53. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell **** (184 p, 8/1/2014)
54. The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4) by Eoin Colfer **** (416 p, 8/2/2014)
55. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman ***** (181 p, 8/4/2014)
56. Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) by Juliet Marillier **** (407 p, 8/6/2014)
57. Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2) by Kevin Hearne ***** (320 p, 8/9/2014)
58. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg **** (416 p, 8/12/2014)
59. The Long Walk by Stephen King **** (370 p, 8/15/2014)
60. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan **** (183 p, 8/16/2014)
61. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro **** (258 p, 8/17/2014)
62. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ***** (387 p, 8/20/2014)
63. The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers **** (387 p, 8/23/2014)
64. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King **** (231 p, 8/25/2014)
65. If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman *** (201 p, 8/28/2014)
66. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson **** (544 p, 8/29/2014)
67. Half Moon Bay by Helene Young *** (380 p, 8/30/2014)
68. (Don't You) Forget About Me by Kate Karyus Quinn **** (336 p, 8/31/2014)
September
69. The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) by Eoin Colfer **** (385 p, 9/3/2014)
70. Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran *** (210 p, 9/6/2014)
71. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ****1/5 (213 p, 9/8/2014)
72. The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine, #1) by James Dashner ** (308 p, 9/10/2014)
73. The Wind from Nowhere (The Elemental Apocalypse Quartet, #1) by J.G. Ballard *** (192 p, 9/16/2014)
74. Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters, #1) by Alethea Kontis **** (308 p, 9/18/2014)
75. Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce **** (274 p, 9/18/2014)
76. Boy21 by Matthew Quick ***1/5 (250 p, 9/23/2014)
77. Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2) by Diana Wynne Jones ***** (383 p, 9/24/2014)
78. Unwind (Unwind Dystology, #1) by Neal Shusterman **** (335 p, 9/27/2014)
79. The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto ** (188 p, 9/30/2014)
October
80. Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3) by Kevin Hearne **** (310 p, 10/2/2014)
81. The Round House by Louise Erdrich **** (321 p, 10/9/2014)
82. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly ***** (344 p, 10/16/2014)
83. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty ***1/5 (394 p, 10/23/2014)
84. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ***** (245 p, 10/25/2014)
85. Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet, #2) by Lois Lowry *** (240 p, 10/28/2014)
86. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros **** (110 p, 10/30/2014)
87. Paper Towns by John Green **** (305 p, 10/31/2014)
88. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) by Gary Paulsen *** (208 p, 10/31/2014)
Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2014 (continued)November
89. Just One Look by Harlan Coben **** (390 p, 11/9/2014)
90. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty ***** (460 p, 11/14/2014)
91. Shallow Graves (John Pellam, #1) by Jeffery Deaver *** (368 p, 11/19/2014)
92. The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch ***** (752p, 11/26/2014)
93. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling ***** (223 p, 11/28/2014)
94. The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness **** (479 p, 11/30/2014)
95. Panic (Panic, #1) by Lauren Oliver *** (408 p, 11/30/2014)
96. The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin **** (135 p, 11/30/2014)
December
97. Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden by Cameron Pierce ** (128 p, 12/4/2014)
98. Zombiestan by Mainak Dhar (202 p, 12/7/2014)
99. Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout *** (335 p, 12/11/2014)
100. Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead *** (332 p, 12/18/2014)
Level 2
101. Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession by Apostolos Doxiadis *** (220 p, 12/19/2014)
102. Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts *** (336 p, 12/20/2014)
103. The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh **** (176 p, 12/20/2014)
104. The Sleeping Doll (Kathryn Dance, #1) by Jeffery Deaver *** (448 p, 12/23/2014)
105. Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig ***** (281 p, 12/28/2014)
106. Roadside Crosses (Kathryn Dance, #2) by Jeffery Deaver **** (397 p, 12/29/2014)
107. XO (Kathryn Dance, #3) by Jeffery Deaver **** (385 p, 12/30/2014)
108. Q & A by Vikas Swarup *** (295 p, 12/31/2014)
Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet COMPLETEDuration: January 1,2014 - December 31, 2014
Progress: 26/26
A: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer *** - 2/13/2014
B: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai **** - 5/2/2014
C: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ***** - 6/15/2014
D: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** - 5/28/2014
E: Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters, #1) by Alethea Kontis **** - 9/18/2014
F: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury **** - 7/17/2014
G: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett **** - 3/27/2014
H: Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne **** - 5/19/2014
I: Inferno by Dan Brown **1/2 - 2/3/14
J: Just One Look by Harlan Coben **** - 11/9/2014
K: Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig ***** - 12/28/2014
L: Life of Pi by Yann Martel ***** - 2/1/14
M: March Violets (Bernard Gunther, #1) by Philip Kerr *** - 3/31/2014
N: Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) by Roger Zelazny ** - 6/23/2014
O: On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers **** - 7/21/2014
P: Paper Towns by John Green **** - 10/31/2014
Q: Q & A by Vikas Swarup *** - 12/31/2014
R: Red Rising by Pierce Brown ** - 3/18/2014
S: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach **** - 3/20/2014
T: Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1) by Rysa Walker ***1/5 - 5/30/2014
U: Unwind (Unwind Dystology, #1) by Neal Shusterman **** - 9/27/2014
V: Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead *** - 12/18/2014
W: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart *** - 6/20/2014
X: XO (Kathryn Dance, #3) by Jeffery Deaver **** - 12/30/2014
Y: Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts *** - 12/20/2014
Z: Zombiestan by Mainak Dhar * - 12/7/2014
Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014 COMPLETE
Duration: January 1,2014 - December 31, 2014
Progress: 26/26
A: Amis, Kingsley The Green Man **** - 3/31/2014
B: Brown, Dan Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) **1/2 - 2/3/14
C: Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) *** - 2/13/2014
D: Deaver, Jeffery The Blue Nowhere *** - 3/10/2014
E: Erdrich Louise The Round House **** - 10/9/2014
F: Fowles, John The French Lieutenant's Woman ****1/2 - 2/26/2014
G: Green, John The Fault in Our Stars ***** - 3/11/2014
H: Hearne, Kevin Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) **** - 5/19/2014
I: Ishiguro, Kazuo The Remains of the Day **** - 8/17/2014
J: Joyce, Graham Indigo ***1/2 - 3/14/2014
K: Kerr, Philip March Violets (Bernard Gunther, #1) *** - 3/31/2014
L: Lockhart, E. We Were Liars *** - 6/20/2014
M: Martel, Yann Life of Pi ***** - 2/1/14
N: Ness, Patrick The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness **** - 11/30/2014
O: O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins **** - 8/1/2014
P: Pratchett, Terry Good Omens (co-authored with Neil Gaiman) **** - 3/27/2014
Q: Quick, Matthew Boy21 ***1/5 - 9/23/2014
R: Riordan, Rick The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) **** - 2/25/2014
S: Stiefvater, Maggie Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) *** - 7/6/2014
T: Takami, Koushun Battle Royale *** - 6/11/2014
U: Unger, Lisa In the Blood *** - 7/26/2014
V: Vonnegut, Kurt Cat's Cradle ***** - 6/15/2014
W: West, Nathanael Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust **** - 5/20/2014
X: Xue, Xinran Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet *** - 9/6/2014
Y: Young, Helene Half Moon Bay *** - 8/30/2014
Z: Zevin, Gabrielle The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry ***** - 7/17/2014
Setting Alphabet Reading ChallengeDuration: February 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015 (extended till March 31, 2015) COMPLETE
Progress: 26/26
A: Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green ***** - 3/11/2014
B: Berlin, Germany - March Violets by Philip Kerr *** - 3/31/2014
C: Copenhagen, Denmark - The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) by Jussi Adler-Olsen *** - 2/28/2015
D: Delhi, India - Zombiestan by Mainak Dhar * - 12/7/2014
E: Ekali, Greece - Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession by Apostolos Doxiadis *** - 12/19/2014
F: Florence, Italy - Inferno by Dan Brown **1/2 - 2/3/14
G: Gladbeck, Germany - The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin **** - 3/19/2015
H: Half Moon Bay, NSW (Australia) - Half Moon Bay by Helene Young *** - 8/30/2014
I: Istanbul, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) - Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) by Scott Westerfeld **** - 1/8/2015
J: Johannesburg, South Africa - Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
K: Kingston, Jamaica - On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers **** - 7/21/2014
L: Lyme Regis, England (UK) - The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles ****1/2 - 2/26/2014
M: Moscow, Russia - Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts *** - 12/20/2014
N: Nairobi, Kenya - Nairobi Heat by Mukoma wa Ngugi * - 3/29/2015
O: Oslo, Norway - The Son by Jo Nesbø **** - 3/31/2015
P: Pondicherry, India - Life of Pi by Yann Martel ***** - 2/1/14
Q: Qinghai region, Tibet - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran *** - 9/6/2014
R: Rome, Italy - Indigo by Graham Joyce ***1/2 - 3/14/2014
S: Sydney, Australia - Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta **** - 6/4/2014
T: Taipei, Taiwan - The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) by Eoin Colfer **** - 9/3/2014
U: Utrecht, Netherlands - Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) by Gayle Forman **** - 2/7/2015
V: Valladolid, Mexico - Just One Year (Just One Day, #2) by Gayle Forman *** - 2/10/2015
W: Warsaw, Poland - The Magician of Lublin by Isaac Bashevis Singer
X: Xiamen, China Reamde by Neal Stephenson **** - 1/17/2015
Y: Ystad, Sweden - Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) by Henning Mankell **** - 1/31/2015
Z: Zürich, Switzerland - The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) by Robert Ludlum *** - 3/30/2015
50 States ChallengeDuration: February 1, 2014 - Open
Progress: 22/50
Alabama (AL) - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fannie Flagg | 8/12/2014 | ★★★★
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ) - Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) | Kevin Hearne | 5/19/2014 | ★★★★
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) - The Loved One | Evelyn Waugh | 12/20/2014| ★★★★
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT) - The Stepford Wives | Ira Levin | 11/30/2014 | ★★★★
Delaware (DE) - Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk | 2/15/2015 | ★★★
Florida (FL) - Paper Towns | John Green | 10/31/2014 | ★★★★
Georgia (GA) - Lost Lake | Sarah Addison Allen | 7/14/2014 | ★★★
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL) - Indigo | Graham Joyce | 3/14/2014 | ★★★1/2
Indiana (IN) - The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | 3/11/2014 | ★★★★★
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) - Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) | Anne Rice | 8/9/2016 | ★★★★
Maine (ME) - The Long Walk | Stephen King | 8/15/2014 | ★★★★
Maryland (MD) - Digital Fortress | Dan Brown | 8/5/2016 | ★★
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN) - Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) | Maggie Stiefvater | 7/6/2014 | ★★★
Mississippi (MS) - The Help | Kathryn Stockett | 7/1/2016 | ★★★★
Missouri (MO) - Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn | 4/10/2015 | ★★★★★
Montana (MT) - Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) | Richelle Mead | 12/18/2014 | ★★★
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) - Rosemary's Baby | Ira Levin | 7/30/2014 | ★★★★
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND) - The Round House | Louise Erdrich | 10/9/2014 | ★★★★
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA) - The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | 9/8/2014 | ★★★★
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC) - Brown Girl Dreaming | Jacqueline Woodson | 8/16/2016 | ★★★★★
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) - An Abundance of Katherines | John Green | 4/29/2014 | ★★★★
Texas (TX) - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | Jacqueline Kelly | 10/16/2014 | ★★★★★
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
Stuck in a Rut challenge COMPLETEDuration: January 30, 2014 - January 29, 2015
Level: Die Hard
TASK ONE: A Mix of Old and New
* Read 1 complete Trilogy
1. Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld **** - 1/3/2014
2. Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) by Scott Westerfeld **** - 1/8/2015
3. Goliath (Leviathan, #3) by Scott Westerfeld **** - 1/29/2015
* Read 2 books that have your Favorite Color on the cover
1. Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen *** - 7/14/2014 (green)
2. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly ***** - 10/16/2014 (yellow)
* Read 3 books from your Favorite Author/s
1. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** - 5/28/2014
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman ***** - 8/4/2014
3. The Long Walk by Stephen King **** - 8/15/2014
* Read 4 Different New to You Authors
1. Yann Martel - Life of Pi ***** - 2/1/2014
2. John Green - The Fault in Our Stars ***** - 3/11/2014
3. Graham Joyce - Indigo ***1/2 - 3/14/2014
4. Kingsley Amis - The Green Man **** - 3/31/2014
* Read 5 Different Genres
1. Historical Fiction The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles ****1/2 - 2/26/2014
2. Non Fiction Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach **** - 3/20/2014
3. Fantasy Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett **** - 3/27/2014
4. Science Fiction A Clockwork Orange **** - 3/29/2014
5. Classics The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories **** - 3/30/2014
TASK TWO: Books of All Sizes
* Read 2 Short Stories (Less than 100 pages)
1. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce ***** - 2/28/2014 (24 pages)
2. Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West *** - 5/20/2014 (80 pages)
* Read 2 Novellas (Less than 200 pages)
1. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai **** - 5/2/2014 (184 pages)
2. The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh **** - 12/20/2014 (176 pages)
* Read 2 Novels (200-400 pages)
1. The Princess Bride by William Goldman *** - 5/5/2014 (398 pages)
2. Saving Francesca **** by Melina Marchetta - 6/4/2014 (243 pages)
* Read 2 Chunky books (More than 400 pages)
1. The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley **** - 4/21/2014 (876 pages)
2. Battle Royale by Koushun Takami *** - 6/11/2014 (617 pages)
TASK THREE:
* Read a complete series from book 1 through to the last published book at the time of the challenge
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
1. Artemis Fowl *** - 2/13/2014
2. The Arctic Incident *** - 2/19/2014
3. The Eternity Code **** - 6/25/2014
4. The Opal Deception **** - 8/2/2014
5. The Lost Colony **** - 9/3/2014
6. The Time Paradox *** - 1/20/2015
7. The Atlantis Complex *** - 1/25/2015
8. The Last Guardian *** - 1/28/2015
It’s All In The TitleStart: January 30, 2014 - open
Level: Difficult - 10
Color DONE
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Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.) DONE
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Food or Drink DONE
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Body of Water (sea, pond, creek, etc.) DONE
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Person’s First or Last Name DONE
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Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.) DONE
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One Word Title DONE
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Number in Title DONE
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It's All in the Title CONTINUEDType of home (house, manor, cabin, etc)
1. The House of Hades | Rick Riordan | 4/11/2014 | ★★★★1/2
2. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Ransom Riggs | 4/26/2014 | ★★
3. Castle in the Air | Diana Wynne Jones | 9/24/2014 | ★★★★★
4. The Round House | Louise Erdrich | 10/9/2014 | ★★★★
5. Digital Fortress | Dan Brown | 8/5/2016 | ★★
6. House of Many Ways | Diana Wynne Jones | 10/11/2016 | ★★★★
7. Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone | Stefan Kiesbye | 3/31/17 | ★★★★
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Family Member
1. The Son of Neptune | Rick Riordan | 2/25/2014 | ★★★★
2. The Husband's Secret | Liane Moriarty | 10/23/2014 | ★★★1/2
3. The Stepford Wives | Ira Levin | 11/30/2014 | ★★★★
4. Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession | Apostolos Doxiadis | 12/19/2014 | ★★★
5. The Son | Jo Nesbø | 3/31/2015 | ★★★★
6. The Paris Wife | Paula McLain | 7/13/17 | ★★★
7. The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt | 8/21/17 | ★★★
8. The Children of Hypnos | Francesca Zappia | 12/28/17 | ★★★
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Bonus
Cultural DONE
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A profession DONE
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Animal DONE
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Body part
1. City of Bones | Cassandra Clare | 4/20/2014 | ★★
2. In the Blood | Lisa Unger | 7/26/2014 | ★★★
3. The Eye of Minds | James Dashner | 9/10/2014 | ★★
4. Yellow Blue Tibia | Adam Roberts | 12/20/2014 | ★★★
5. In the Hand of the Goddess | Tamora Pierce | 5/16/2015 | ★★★★
6. The Bone Collector | Jeffery Deaver | 6/22/2016 | ★★★
7. A Severed Head | Iris Murdoch | 9/28/2016 | ★★★★
8. Cold Cold Heart | Tami Hoag | 10/29/2016 | ★★★
9. I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman | Nora Ephron | 12/27/2016 | ★★★
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Clothing
1. Al Capone Does My Shirts | Gennifer Choldenko | 2/20/2015 | ★★★★
2. The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie | 1/6/2017 | ★★★
3. Serafina and the Black Cloak | Robert Beatty | 9/22/17 | ★★★★
4. Red Glove | Holly Black | 10/4/17 | ★★★★
2014 New Releases Reading Challenge Total Books Read:
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The Twelve Towers ChallengeDuration: Quick as a Bunny (March 15, 2014 - March 15, 2016)
Progress: 9/78
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1. All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
2. The Cider House Rules by John Irving
3. Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston
4. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
5. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
6. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
7. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro **** - 8/17/2014
8. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. The Human Stain by Philip Roth
10. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
11. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
1. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3. The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter
4. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
5. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
6. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
7. The Luminariesby Eleanor Catton
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
9. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
10. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1. The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) by Rick Riordan ****1/2 - 4/11/2014
2. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare *** - 5/8/2014
3. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) by Douglas Adams **** - 5/31/2014
4. The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3) by Eoin Colfer **** - 6/25/2014)
5. Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2) by Kevin Hearne ***** - 8/9/2014
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8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case
1. Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West (short novel, 80 pages) - read 5/20/2014
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3.
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs ** - 4/26/2014
5. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
6. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
7. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare ** - 4/20/2014
6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
1. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads (only adding books that I wasn't going to read)
1. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
2. The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q # 1) by Jussi Adler-Olsen
3. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
4. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
5. Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) by Derek Landy
4 books that you started but never finished
1. A Question of Upbringing (A Dance to the Music of Time #1) by Anthony Powell
2. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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3 books that you've already read before
1. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
2. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
3.
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1. Kane & Abel by Jeffrey Archer
2. The Once and Future King by T.H. White
1 book that intimidates you
Ulysses by James Joyce or Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Fill in the Gaps ProjectDuration: 3/29/2014 - 3/29/2019
Progress: 20/100
1. Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) | Frank Herbert
✔2. Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1) | Orson Scott Card | 6/8/17 | ★★★
3. The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) | Isaac Asimov
✔4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | 8/3/16 | ★★★★★
5. Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert A. Heinlein
✔6. Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | 7/17/14 | ★★★★
7. Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) | William Gibson
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) | Arthur C. Clarke
✔9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Philip K. Dick | 10/22/16 | ★★★
10. Ringworld (Ringworld, #1) | Larry Niven
✔11. I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) | Isaac Asimov | 8/8/17 | ★★★★
12. Starship Troopers | Robert A. Heinlein
13. Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) | Arthur C. Clarke
14. Hyperion | Dan Simmons
✔15. Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | 8/30/16 | ★★★★★
16. The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) | Joe Haldeman
17. The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle #4) | Ursula K. Le Guin
18. The Man in the High Castle | Philip K. Dick
19. The Stars My Destination | Alfred Bester
20. Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny
✔21. Solaris | Stanisław Lem | 9/24/17 |★★★★
22. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne
✔23. Cat's Cradle | Kurt Vonnegut | 6/15/14 | ★★★★★
24. Ubik | Philip K. Dick
25. The Andromeda Strain | Michael Crichton
26. Contact | Carl Sagan
✔27. The Day of the Triffids | John Wyndham | 3/6/17 | ★★★★
28. A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) | Walter M. Miller Jr.
29. Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) | Kim Stanley Robinson
30. The Dispossessed | Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Frankenstein | Mary Shelley
32. To Your Scattered Bodies Go | Philip José Farmer
33. A Scanner Darkly | Philip K. Dick
34. Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson
✔35. Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) | John Scalzi | 7/2/17 | ★★★★
36. The Demolished Man | Alfred Bester
37. The Door Into Summer | Robert A. Heinlein
38. The Stainless Steel Rat | Harry Harrison
39. A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) | Edgar Rice Burroughs
40. Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) | Connie Willis
✔41. The Martian Chronicles | Ray Bradbury | 9/19/16 | ★★★★
42. Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
✔43. The Road | Cormac McCarthy | 11/5/16 | ★★★★
✔44. Roadside Picnic | Arkady Strugatsky | 11/29/16 | ★★★★
45. I Am Legend | Richard Matheson
46. Anathem | Neal Stephenson
✔47. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Robert Louis Stevenson | 12/30/16 | ★★★★★
48. Planet of the Apes | Pierre Boulle
49. Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) | Iain M. Banks
50. On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) | David Weber
51. Burning Chrome | William Gibson
52. Anthem | Ayn Rand
53. The Windup Girl | Paolo Bacigalupi
54. The Sparrow | Mary Doria Russell
55. On the Beach | Nevil Chute
56. Pattern Recognition | William Gibson
57. We | Yevgeny Zamyatin
58. The Drowned World | J.G. Ballard
59. Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) | Margaret Atwood
60. Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) | Octavia E. Butler
61. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War | Max Brooks
✔62. Ready Player One | Ernest Cline | 4/10/17 | ★★★
63. The Algebraist | Iain M. Banks
✔64. The Long Walk | Richard Bachman | 8/15/14 | ★★★★
✔65. The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1) | John Christopher | 7/6/16 | ★★★
66. Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell
✔67. The Martian | Andy Weir | 2/12/16 | ★★★★
68. Embassytown | China Mieville
✔69. Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) | Hugh Howey | 2/7/16 | ★★★★
70. Those Who Survive | Kir Bulychev
71.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Year Long Challenge
Previously read:
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Read in 2014:
1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel **** - 2/1/2014
2. The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles ****1/2 - 2/26/2014
3. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess **** - 3/29/2014
4. The Green Man by Kingsley Amis **** - 3/31/2014
5. Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West **** - 5/20/2014
6. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** - 5/28/2014
7. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) by Douglas Adams **** - 5/31/2014
8. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ***** - 6/15/2014
9. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ***** - 7/31/2014
10. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro ***** - 8/17/2014
Read in 2015:
Decades Challenge 2014 Duration: January 4, 2014 - January 5, 2015
Level VIII
Progress: 52/95
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Reading University ChallengeDuration: 05/01/2014 - until finished
Associates Degree
Science: Science Fiction Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** - 5/28/2014
Literature: American Novel Tinkers by Paul Harding *** - 7/24/2014
History:
Social Sciences: Political Science (set in China during Cultural Revolution) Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai **** - 5/2/2014
Art: Fine Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a fine art piece(s) or a fine artist(s) plays a major role in the plot Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny **** - 6/20/2014
Language:
Athletics:
The Celestial ChallengeDuration: 4/19/2014 - 4/18/2015
Constellations read: 38/88
Total Books Read: 38/?
Constellations by Month (Part 1)
JANUARY:
Caelum (The engraver's chisel)
Dorado (Dolphinfish/Swordfish)
Mensa (Table)
Orion (The Hunter) - City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) | Cassandra Clare | 5/8/2014 | ★★★ - the book is about a race of warriors who call themselves Shadowhunters
Reticulum (Net/Reticle)
Taurus (Bull)
FEBRUARY:
Auriga (Charioteer) - The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) | Rick Riordan | 4/7/2015 | ★★★★ - characters participate in a chariot race
Camelopardalis (Giraffe/Camel/Leopard)
Canis Major (Greater Dog) - Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles #2) | Kevin Hearne | 4/9/2014 | ★★★★ - one of the characters is a wolfhound - a very large dog
Columba (Dove) - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | Jacqueline Kelly | 10/16/2014 | ★★★★★ - birds on the cover
Gemini (Twins) - The Thirteenth Tale | Diane Setterfield | 5/2/2015 | ★★★★ - story about twins
Lepus (Hare/Rabbit/Bunny)
Monoceros (Unicorn) - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J.K. Rowling | 11/28/2014 | ★★★★★ - unicorn plays a part in the narration
Pictor (Painter/Painter's Easel) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) | Louise Penny | 6/20/2014 | ★★★★ - painting plays an important role in the narrative
MARCH:
Cancer (Crab)
Canis Minor (Smaller Dog/Puppy) - The Loved One | Evelyn Waugh | 12/20/2014 | ★★★★ - dog on the cover
Carina (Keel of a Ship) - Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | 10/25/2014 | ★★★★ - characters sail to the island on a ship
Lynx (Cat) - Cat's Cradle | Kurt Vonnegut | 6/15/2014 | ★★★★★ - title
Puppis (Poop Deck of a Ship) - On Stranger Tides | Tim Powers | 7/21/2014 | ★★★★ - takes part on a pirate ship, including poop deck
Pyxis (Mariner's Compass)
Vela (Sails of a Ship)
Volans (Flying Fish)
APRIL:
Antlia (Pump)
Chamaeleon (Lizard)
Crater (Cup) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) | Cassandra Clare | 4/20/2014 | ★★ - plot centers around the artifact called the Mortal Cup
Hydra (Female Water Snake) - The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) | Rick Riordan | 4/19/2015 | ★★★★ - characters are fighting various monsters including hydras
Leo (Lion)
Leo Minor (Smaller Lion/Lion Cub) - Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) | Tamora Pierce | 9/21/2014 | ★★★★ - name of the series
Sextans (Astronomical Sextant) - Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) | Scott Westerfeld | 1/3/2015 | ★★★★ - sextant is used to navigate
Ursa Major (Larger Bear/Big Dipper)
MAY:
Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs) - Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) | Kevin Hearne | 5/19/2014 | ★★★★ - hound (hunting dog) in the title
Centaurus (Centaur-Half man/Half Horse) - The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) | Rick Riordan | 5/9/2015 | ★★★★ - one of the characters is a centaur
Coma Berenices (Queen Berenice's Hair) - Panic (Panic, #1) | Lauren Oliver | 11/30/2014 | ★★★ - hair on the cover
Corvus (Raven/Crow) - Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) | Abigail Roux, Madeleine Urban | 2/28/2015 | ★★ - (view spoiler)
Crux (Cross) - Roadside Crosses (Kathryn Dance, #2) | Jeffery Deaver | 12/29/2015 | ★★★★ - cross on the cover and in the title
Musca (the Bee/Southern Fly)
Virgo (Virgin) - Obsidian (Lux, #1) | Jennifer L. Armentrout | 12/11/2014 | ★★★ - main character is a virgin
JUNE:
Boötes (herdsman or plowman)
Circinus (Compass)
Libra (Weighing Scales)
Lupus (Wolf) Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) | Maggie Stiefvater | 7/6/2014 | ★★★ - werewolves, name of the series
Ursa Minor (Little Bear/Little Dipper/Bear Cub)
Constellations by Month (Part 2)JULY:
Apus (No Feet/Bird of Paradise) - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | Dai Sijie | 3/2/2015 | ★★★★ - shoes but no feet on the cover :)
Ara (Altar)
Corona Borealis (Northern Crown)
Draco (Dragon)
Hercules (the abbreviation is Her)
Norma (Normal/Right Angle/Rule/Carpenter's square/Level)
Ophiuchus (Serpent-bearer)
Scorpius (Scorpion)
Serpens (Snake)
Triangulum Australe (The Southern Triangle)
AUGUST:
Corona Austrina (Southern Crown)
Lyra (Lyre/Harp)
Sagittarius (Archer)
Scutum (Shield)
Telescopium (Telescope)
SEPTEMBER:
Aquila (Eagle)
Capricornus (Horned Male Goat/Goat Horn/Sea Goat)
Cygnus (Swan) - The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) | Marion Zimmer Bradley | 4/21/2014 | ★★★★ - swan on the book cover
Delphinus (Dolphin) - Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell | 8/1/2014 | ★★★★ - title
Equuleus (Little Horse/Pony/Foal)
Indus (Indian) - Q & A | Vikas Swarup | 12/31/2014 | ★★★ - set in India, author and main character are Indian
Microscopium (Microscope) - Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: A Novel of Mathematical Obsession | Apostolos Doxiadis | 12/19/2014 | ★★★ - book about scientists
Pavo (Peacock)
Sagitta (Arrow)
Vulpecula (Fox)
OCTOBER:
Aquarius (Water-Carrier/Cup-Carrier)
Cepheus (King of Aethiopia/King) - The Long Walk | Stephen King | 8/15/2015 | ★★★★ - author's name
Grus (Crane)
Lacerta (Lizard)
Octans (Octan/John Hadley-inventor of octan/Eight) - The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl, #8) | Eoin Colfer | 1/28/2015 | ★★★ - eighth book in the series
Pegasus (abbreviation Peg) - The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) | Rick Riordan | 4/11/2015 | ★★★★ - Pegasus on the cover
Piscis Austrinus (Southern Fish/Fish)
NOVEMBER:
Andromeda (The Chained Woman/Woman) - Room | Emma Donoghue | 4/22/2015 | ★★★★ - female character is kidnapped and held captive
Cassiopeia (The Seated Queen/Queen/Vain Queen) - The Princess Bride | William Goldman | 5/5/2014 | ★★★ - heroine becomes queen for a very brief moment
Phoenix
Pisces (Plural for Fish)
Sculptor
Tucana (Toucan)
DECEMBER:
Aries (Ram/Abbreviation Ari)
Cetus (Sea Monster/Whale/Shark) - Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden | Cameron Pierce | 12/4/2014 | ★★ - title
Eridanus (Po River/River) - Rivers of London (Peter Grant, #1) | Ben Aaronovitch | 4/15/2015 | ★★★★ - title
Fornax (Furnace/Brazier) - Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | 7/17/2014 | ★★★★ - title
Horologium (Clock) Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1) | Rysa Walker | 5/30/2014 | ★★★1/2 - title
Hydrus (Male Water Snake)
Perseus - The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) | Rick Riordan | 3/28/2015 | ★★★★ - main character's name is Perseus
Triangulum (The Triangle) - Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | 4/4/2015 - love triangle
Book a Movie Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2014 - Open
Level: Winner 16 + books
Progress: 0/16+
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NBRC Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2015 Duration: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
Progress: 11/100
January
1. Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) | Scott Westerfeld | 1/3/2015 | ★★★★
2. Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) | Scott Westerfeld | 1/8/2015 | ★★★★
3. Reamde | Neal Stephenson | 1/17/2015 | ★★★★
4. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler | Italo Calvino | 1/18/2014 | ★★★★
5. The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6) | Eoin Colfer | 1/20/2015 | ★★★
6. The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, #7) | Eoin Colfer | 1/25/2015 | ★★
7. Divergent (Divergent, #1) | Veronica Roth | 1/27/2015 | ★★★★
8. The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl, #8) | Eoin Colfer | 1/28/2015 | ★★★
9. Goliath (Leviathan, #3) | Scott Westerfeld | 1/29/2015 | ★★★★
10. The Dark Horse | Marcus Sedgwick | 1/31/2015 | ★★★
11. Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) | Henning Mankell | 1/31/2015 | ★★★★
February
12. Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) | Gayle Forman | 2/7/2015 | ★★★★
13. Just One Year (Just One Day, #2) | Gayle Forman | 2/10/2015 | ★★★
14. Just One Night (Just One Day, #2.5) | Gayle Forman | 2/11/2015 | ★★★★
15. Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk | 2/15/2015 | ★★★
16. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Al Capone at Alcatraz, #1) | Gennifer Choldenko | 2/20/2015 | ★★★★
17. The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1) | Lisa Lutz | 2/24/2015 | ★★★★
18. Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) | Stephanie Perkins | 2/26/2015 | ★★★
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NBRC Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2015 CONTINUED
Author Alphabet Reading Challenge 2015Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Progress: 1/26
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S: Scott Westerfeld | Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) | 1/3/2015 | ★★★★
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The Bad, The Scary and The Terrifying: An A to Z ChallengeDuration: 10/31/2014 - 3/12/18
Progress: 26/26
A: Annihilation | Jeff VanderMeer | 9/28/17 | ★★★★
B: The Body in the Library | Agatha Christie | 9/23/2016 | ★★★★
C: Circle of Evil | Carolyn Keene | 11/4/2016 | ★★★
D: The Death of Achilles | Boris Akunin | 10/18/2016 | ★★★
E: Eliza and Her Monsters | Francesca Zappia | 12/23/17 | ★★★★
F: Faceless Killers | Henning Mankell | 1/31/2015 | ★★★★
G: Grave Peril | Jim Butcher | 3/14/17 | ★★★
H: The Hangman | Louise Penny | 12/1/2016 | ★★★
I: Interview with the Vampire | Anne Rice | 8/12/2016 | ★★★★
J: John Dies at the End | David Wong | 12/6/17 | ★★★
K: Kiss of the Spider Woman | Manuel Puig | 12/28/2014 | ★★★★★
L: Lord Edgware Dies | Agatha Christie | 9/9/2016 | ★★★★
M: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | Amos Tutuola | 3/2/2015 | ★★★
N: Nightmares! | Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller | 12/6/17 | ★★★★
O: Old Man's War | John Scalzi | 7/2/17 | ★★★★
P: The Pool of Fire | John Christopher | 12/5/2016 | ★★
Q: Quicksand | Jun'ichirō Tanizaki | 3/12/18 | ★★★★
R: A Rule Against Murder | Louise Penny | 6/19/2016 | ★★★★
S: A Severed Head | Iris Murdoch | 9/28/2016 | ★★★★
T: Touching Darkness | Scott Westerfeld | 8/17/2016 | ★★★★
U: Under the Knife | Tess Gerritsen | 12/30/17 | ★★★
V: Voodoo River | Robert Crais | 11/29/17 | ★★★
W: Wolf in White Van | John Darnielle | 11/19/17 | ★★★
X: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! | Sara C. Roethle | 5/24/17 | ★
Y: Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone | Stefan Kiesbye | 3/31/17| ★★★★
Z: Zombiestan | Mainak Dhar | 12/7/2014 | ★
Alpha and Omega CouplesDuration: 1/1/2015 - Until done
Level:
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Decades Challenge: 2015 (January 5, 2015 to January 6, 2016)
Nothing But Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
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Under the Knife (other topics)
Quicksand (other topics)
The Bear and the Nightingale (other topics)
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Completed and Expired Challenges (long-term)
(view spoiler)[◈ Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2014 (yearly)
◈ Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2014 (yearly)
◈ Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet (yearly)
◈ Antonym Challenge (yearly)
◈ 2014 New Releases Reading Challenge (yearly)
◈ Setting Alphabet Reading Challenge (yearly)
◈ Stuck in a Rut Challenge (yearly)
◈ Decades Challenge 2014 (yearly) (hide spoiler)]
Long-term Challenges (yearly and open-ended)
◈ NBRC Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2015
◈ 50 States Challenge (open)
◈ It's All in the Title (open)
◈ The Twelve Towers Challenge (two years)
◈ Fill In the Gaps Project (five years)
◈ 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Year Long Challenge (by year)
◈ Reading University Challenge (open)
◈ The Celestial Challenge Part 1, The Celestial Challenge Part 2 (yearly)
◈ Book a Movie Reading Challenge (open)
◈ The Never Ending Series Challenge (open)
Quarterly Challenges
1. Boredom Buster YA Summer Reading Challenge COMPLETE
2. A Summer Romance Reading Challenge COMPLETE
Monthly Challenges 2014
(view spoiler)[1. February: A Few of my Favorite Things - COMPLETE
2. March Reading Rainbow Challenge - COMPLETE
3. March's Going Green Reading Challenge - COMPLETE
4. The NBRC Mods’ April Showers Scavenger Hunt - COMPLETE
5. The May Tea Time Reading Challenge - COMPLETE
6. Mostly May Idioms: ~ May Expresses Itself ~ - COMPLETE
7. 'Get Royal' June Reading Challenge - COMPLETE
8. July Hot & Cold Reading Challenge - COMPLETE
9. August Author Appreciation (triple A challenge) Reading Challenge COMPLETE
10. September There Be Treasure Challenge COMPLETE
11. September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge COMPLETE
12. October: A Peanuts Reading Challenge COMPLETE
13. November Horses for Courses Challenge COMPLETE
14. December Holiday Challenge COMPLETE (hide spoiler)]