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				 Happy New Year for 2016
      Happy New Year for 2016
My Reading Goals for 2016My Reading Goals for 2016
#1 goal is just have fun reading ,( because last year even though I read a lot I started to not enjoy it from the mid of October to December, so this year I'm only doing 3 Goodread Challenge and making some changes..And they are my goals which are
✔️62: Read 50 books ( maybe more) ( this way I won't feel like I got to read to keep ahead of my Goodreads goal, and I can read at my own paste, and enjoy it wither it's a huge book or a some one, spend time doing stuff with my family, watching old. Black and white movies ( 20s,30s,40s,50s, and 60s type movies) and play with my puppies.( Note: read 50 books)
3: Finish or trying to finish my 3 Goodread Challenges which are The Life of The Book Addict 12 + 4 Alternatives, Around The Year in 52 Books, and Choose Your Own Challenge
4:Wither or not I cut down my Kindle,Nook,Apple IBOOKS,Bookshout ,or paper or hardback book TBR ,I'm not going to worry about it, because this year it's all about Enjoy Reading and not how many books is on my TBR.
5:Finish my 2 DNF Nook Books TBR ( not going to worry about how long this take
✔️6:Reread one of my all time favorite Stephen King Books.
7:Read more lard books with pages over 800 and up( basically I love read the big books with pages over 800 and up ,like the Stand by Stephen King which is 1,141 pages ,last year was the first year I got back into read and I only read 3 big books ,this time I want to enjoy doing it and not have to worry)
8:Read more of my all time favorite series.
9:Read More Classic novels.(Classical Literature is one of my all time favorite book to read ,so this year I want to get back in to doing that by doing Rereads of ones I've read a long time ago and also read ones I've been afraid to do so like Les Misérables.
10:Finishing DNF Kindle books that I've started and kept
11:Finish,start or get caught up in series, duology, trilogy or saga that I have all the books to.( even if I finish,or get caught up in a series I'll be happy)
12:Read more short stories:
13:Start New series that I have a few books in.( even if I just read the first book then I'm happy)
✔️14:star listening to audio books ( even if it's just free classics that I love to reread over or over)
15:Read books by authors that I should have read by now
Here are my 2016 Reading Challenges, these are the challenges that I'm using all most all of my 2016 TBR Books for:
top find out what I thought of the books you can find my reviews here:
my book blog: http://labyrinthofstories.booklikes.com/
 The Life of a Book Addict
      The Life of a Book AddictReading Group Challenge 2016
Elizabeth's 2016 Reading Corner Challenge 12 plus 4 alternatives
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
12+4 alternates
11/16 books read
✔️ 1:
 Tarzan of the Apes1/7/16-1/12/16 three half stars
Tarzan of the Apes1/7/16-1/12/16 three half stars ✔️ 2:
 Bitten 1/13/16-1/14/16 five stars
Bitten 1/13/16-1/14/16 five stars✔️3:
 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 1/14/16-1/17/16 4.5 stars
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 1/14/16-1/17/16 4.5 stars✔️4:
 Field of Mars: Episode 1 1/26/16-1/27/16 2 stars
Field of Mars: Episode 1 1/26/16-1/27/16 2 stars✔️5:
 Twilight Guardians 2/1/16-2/2/16 3.5 stars
Twilight Guardians 2/1/16-2/2/16 3.5 stars✔️6:
 Frostborn: The First Quest
Frostborn: The First Quest✔7:
 The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel
The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel8:
 Magnificence
Magnificence✔️ 9:
 Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11-16 4.5 stars
Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11-16 4.5 stars10:
 The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows11:
 The Express Diaries
The Express Diaries12:
 Stormbreaker(reread)
Stormbreaker(reread)4 alternates
✔1:
 The Stand(reread)1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars
The Stand(reread)1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars ✔2:
 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar five stars 1/19/16-1/22/16
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar five stars 1/19/16-1/22/16✔️3:
 Brisingr
Brisingr4:
 Inheritance
Inheritancealso update:
Individual Reading Goals 2016
Elizabeth's 2016 Reading Corner Goals
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 Around The Year In 52 Books
      Around The Year In 52 BooksThe 2016 List
Elizabeth's 2016 Reading Corner Plan
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
19/52 books
✔ 1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't:
 The Stand 1,141 pages 1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars
The Stand 1,141 pages 1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars ✔2. A book set in a different continent:
 Tarzan of the Apes(West Africa ) 288 pages
Tarzan of the Apes(West Africa ) 288 pages✔3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated):
 Obsession in Death(nominated)372 pages 2/5/16-2/6/16 five stars
Obsession in Death(nominated)372 pages 2/5/16-2/6/16 five stars✔ 4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015:
 Thaw by Bryan Dunn 240 pages 1/30/16-1/31/16 five stars
Thaw by Bryan Dunn 240 pages 1/30/16-1/31/16 five stars✔5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name:
 Eternal Service296 pages 2/6/16-2/7/16 1 star
Eternal Service296 pages 2/6/16-2/7/16 1 star✔6. The highest rated on your TBR:
 Gowns Of The Haunted.141 pages 1/4/16 five stars
Gowns Of The Haunted.141 pages 1/4/16 five stars✔️7. A book about books:
 Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11-16 4.5 stars
Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11-16 4.5 stars ✔ 8. A classic book with less than 200 pages:
 Raggedy Andy Stories(105 pages)2/12/16-2/15/16 five stars
Raggedy Andy Stories(105 pages)2/12/16-2/15/16 five stars✔9. A book that was mentioned in another book:
 Pollyanna4/2/16-4/4/16 3.5 stars
Pollyanna4/2/16-4/4/16 3.5 stars✔10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now :
 by H.P. Lovecraft
 by H.P. Lovecraft11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge:
 The Original Illustrated Mark Twain( the adventures of Huckleberry Finn) 259 pages
The Original Illustrated Mark Twain( the adventures of Huckleberry Finn) 259 pages12. A childhood classic:
 The Wind in the Willows208 pages
The Wind in the Willows208 pages✔13. Reader’s Choice:
 Pacific Vortex! 266 pages 1/19/16 five stars
Pacific Vortex! 266 pages 1/19/16 five stars14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How):
 When the Chips Are Down 118 pages
When the Chips Are Down 118 pages15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago):
 Oliver Twist 416 pages
Oliver Twist 416 pages16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels:
 The Hound of the Baskervilles 249 pages
The Hound of the Baskervilles 249 pages17. A book with a beautiful cover:
 Come Here, Go Away 307 pages
Come Here, Go Away 307 pages✔ 18. A book on a summer/beach reading list:
 Sharcano 420 pages 1/6/16-1/7/16 five stars
Sharcano 420 pages 1/6/16-1/7/16 five stars ✔19. A non-fiction book:
 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness20. A book with a first name in the title:
 Stalking Jack: The Hunt Begins271 pages
Stalking Jack: The Hunt Begins271 pages21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page:
 Natural Selection 414 pages
Natural Selection 414 pages22. The first book in a new to you series:
 White Jade( book 1 in the Project Books)
White Jade( book 1 in the Project Books)23. The next book in a series you are reading:
 Impeding Justice
Impeding Justice24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc )
 Origins
Origins25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you :
 Body Double( detectives) 498 pages
Body Double( detectives) 498 pages✔26. A book everyone is talking about:
 Never NeverbyColleen Hoover 2/7/16-2/8/16 2.5 to 3 stars
Never NeverbyColleen Hoover 2/7/16-2/8/16 2.5 to 3 stars27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
 Caribbean Chill
Caribbean Chill28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir:
 The Tuskegee Airmen: The History and Legacy of America's First Black Fighter Pilots in World War II
The Tuskegee Airmen: The History and Legacy of America's First Black Fighter Pilots in World War II29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name:
 State of Fear by Michael Crichton( John Lange)
State of Fear by Michael Crichton( John Lange)30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own:
 The Complete Fairy Books of Andrew Lang( Green fairy book 3)(French, some German, some Russian, some Italian, some Scottish, some English, one Chinese)
The Complete Fairy Books of Andrew Lang( Green fairy book 3)(French, some German, some Russian, some Italian, some Scottish, some English, one Chinese)31. A work of young adult fiction:
 Hellhound Awakened
Hellhound Awakened32. A historical fiction book:
 Fires of Alexandria
Fires of Alexandria✔33. The 16th book on your TBR:
 The Scorch Trials 360 pages 1/22/16-1/23/16 3.5 stars
The Scorch Trials 360 pages 1/22/16-1/23/16 3.5 stars34. A book about mental illness:
 Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in a Mad-House35. An award winning book:
 The Daemon Whisperer
The Daemon Whisperer✔36.( Wild Card):A book you started but never finished:
 The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks 446 pages
The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks 446 pages37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read:
 King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines 38. A book about an anti hero:
 The Amulet of Samarkand 462 pages
The Amulet of Samarkand 462 pages39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list:A children's book with an animal on the cover :
 The Tale of Peter Rabbit and 20 Other Children Stories
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and 20 Other Children Stories40. A novella from your favorite genre:
 Wolf's Deal: A Nick Lupo Novella
Wolf's Deal: A Nick Lupo Novella41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction):
 St. Clair's Defeat: The Indians Massacre of the American Army: The Native American Wars
St. Clair's Defeat: The Indians Massacre of the American Army: The Native American Wars42. A top 100 fantasy novel:
 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West✔43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night:
 They Came Out After Dark
They Came Out After Dark 44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public::
 Tripwire 581 pages
Tripwire 581 pages45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have:
 Ancient Egypt: Discover the Fascinating World of Ancient Egyptian History, Myths, Pyramids and More: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egypt Fiction, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Egyptian History, Egypt(Archaeology)
Ancient Egypt: Discover the Fascinating World of Ancient Egyptian History, Myths, Pyramids and More: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egypt Fiction, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Egyptian History, Egypt(Archaeology)46. A crime story:
 Tortured Dreams
Tortured Dreams✔ 47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title:
 Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys4/12/16 1 star
Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys4/12/16 1 star48. A dystopia:
 The Enigma Strain
The Enigma Strain49. A book with a great opening line :
 Moby-Dick; or, The Whale608 pages
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale608 pages 50. A book originally written in a language other than English:
 Quasar Magic: Paladins of Ama - Ragnor Saga - Book 1( originally in German )
Quasar Magic: Paladins of Ama - Ragnor Saga - Book 1( originally in German )51. A short story from a well-known author:
 The Midnight Watchby James Rollins
The Midnight Watchby James Rollins✔52. A book published in 2016:
 On His Watch) pre order it comes out 1/5/16) five stars 2/18/16
On His Watch) pre order it comes out 1/5/16) five stars 2/18/16Note:
this was 36:An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation : but I used my Wild Card for it.
 2016 Choose Your Own Challenge
      2016 Choose Your Own Challenge https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
here's my list, some are ones that I'm using for another challenge called A Round The Year In 52 Books ,while others have been on my TBR since 2015 or more.
16/32 books read
✔1: A book you meant to read in 2015 but didn't:The Stand 1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars
✔2:A book that became a movie in 2015 :The Scorch Trials 3.5 stars
✔3: a book that you've seen the movie but haven't read:Lair of the White Worm four stars
✔4: A book by an author you discovered in 2015:Thaw by Bryan Dunn
✔5: A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name:Eternal Service
✔6:A book published in 2016:On His Watch five stars
7:A book recommended by a family member:Blood Born( sister loves it)
8:A book about mental illness:Ten Days in a Mad-House
✔9:Readers choice - anything you want:Pacific Vortex!
✔10:A book by an author you feel you should have read by now :
 by ( H.P. Lovecraft listened to it on audio book) 3/23/16
 by ( H.P. Lovecraft listened to it on audio book) 3/23/1611: A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge:The Original Illustrated Mark Twain( the the adventures of Huckleberry Finn )
12:A western:The Daybreakers
13:A book that you got for free :East River Trust
14: a dystopia:When the Chips Are Down
✔15:A book made into a Disney film :Pollyanna 4/2/16-4/4/16 3.5.stars
16: A book from the top 100 mystery novels:The Hound of the Baskervilles
✔17:A book you started but never finished:The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks
18:Unsolved Murders:Faceless: Five Gruesome Unsolved Murders: Most Mysterious and Headless Unsolved Murders of All Time
19:A book with a number in the title :Nine Dragons
20:A book with a first name in the title:Stalking Jack: The Hunt Begins
21:A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page:Natural Selection
22:a book based on a fairy tale:Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter
✔23: read a classic that was published in 1912:Tarzan of the Apes
✔24:finish a series:Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin ) Alex Rider series 5/1/16 five stars
25: Read the next book in a series your reading:The Secret Of Excalibur(Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase series )
✔26:read a book that became a tv show in 2015:Bitten
27:a book by an author you love but haven't read yet:Havana Storm by Clive Cussler
✔️28:a book based entirely on its cover:
 Husk
 Husk✔29:a book you own but haven't read yet:They Came Out After Dark
✔30:A book a family member got you:The Skin Collector
31:War War 2: Holocaust :Lalechka: An Amazing Holocaust Survivor Rescue Story
32:a new author to you:Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson
 WACKY READING CHALLENGES
      WACKY READING CHALLENGESYearly Challenges > 2016 Bucket List Buckethttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... List
4/12 books
January:Gowns Of The Haunted five stars 1/4/16
February:Twilight Guardians2/1/16-2/2/16 3.5 stars
✔March: The Skin Collector3/2/16-3/9/16
✔April:The Judas Strain
✔May: Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin5/1/16
June:East River Trust
July:Inheritance
August:The Tuskegee Airmen: The History and Legacy of America's First Black Fighter Pilots in World War II
September:The Midnight Watch
October:Ten Days in a Mad-House
November:The Enigma Strain
December: Magnificence
 The Life of a Book Addict
      The Life of a Book AddictBooks and More Books > Big Books - 2016
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016
I went a head and listed my big books so I won't forget which ones.
read 19/27
Ones need to read:
1:Inheritance
2:Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
3:Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
4:Oliver Twist
5:The Secret Of Excalibur
6:State of Fear
7:Natural Selection
8:Body Double
9:The Amulet of Samarkand
10:Tripwire
11:Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
13:Havana Storm
14:
 
Ones I already read from January - March
1:The Stand 1,141 pages 1/1/16-1/9/16 ,
 
2:Brisingr 763 pages 1/31/16-2/8/16
 
3:The Wolf's Hour 605 pages ,
 3/15/16-3/23/16
 3/15/16-3/23/164:The Sea Hunters446 pages
 3/10/16-3/16/16
 3/10/16-3/16/165:Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11/16 469 pages
 
6:Twilight Guardians 400 pages 2/1/16-2/16
 
7:Sharcano 420 pages 1/4/16-1/6/16
 
8:The Tiger Warrior12/29/15-1/6/16 502 pages
 
9:The Skin Collector 575 pages
 
10:Mr. Mercedes1/10/16-1/13/16 437 pages
 
11:Circle of Bones 562 pages 1/13/16-1/19/16
 
12:Dragon's Triangle 496 pages
2/3/16-2/4/16
 
13:Knight's Cross501 pages 2/11/16-2/17/16
 
14:The Burnt House: A Decker/Lazarus Novel544 pages 2/15/16-2/19/16
 
April 's Big Books
15::The Judas Strain
 543 pages 4/1/16-4/4/16
 543 pages 4/1/16-4/4/1616:
 Freedom of the Mask 528 pages 4/6/16-4/8/16
 Freedom of the Mask 528 pages 4/6/16-4/8/1617::
 Finders Keepers: A Novel 544 pages 3/30/16-4/9/16
Finders Keepers: A Novel 544 pages 3/30/16-4/9/1618:
 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 451 pages 4/20/16-4/28/16 ( a must read)
 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 451 pages 4/20/16-4/28/16 ( a must read)19:
 Criminal4/30/16 562 pages
Criminal4/30/16 562 pages
     PNR/UF Addicts & Newbies * COMPLETED*
      PNR/UF Addicts & Newbies * COMPLETED*https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Monthly Challenges > February 2016 - Back to the Basics
Duration: February 1st, 2016 – February 29th, 2016
Easy (4 books) – Read any 4 options
4/4
✔1. Vampire: Twilight Guardians
 ( finished 2/2/16
( finished 2/2/165. Witch/Warlock/Wizard:Frostborn: The First Quest
 ( finished 2/25/16)
( finished 2/25/16)✔8. Magic: Brisingr ( finished 2/8/16)
 
10. All the Rest!:Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising
 finished 2/24/16
 finished 2/24/16
     WACKY READING CHALLENGES
      WACKY READING CHALLENGESOdd Challenges > Favorite Genre Challenge Take 2
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
favorite gene :horror
Starting:2/5/16
Ending:2/6/17
total tasks done:9
TASKS: These do not have to be done in order.
✔1. Book of Choice: Read a book of your choice from your favorite genre.
 Thaw read 1/31/16
 Thaw read 1/31/16✔2. Recommended Book: Read a book recommended to you by Goodreads, based on the book read for task #1. You will find the recommendations on the book's Homepage on the right hand side under "Readers Also Enjoyed". If a series book is listed feel free to read any book in the series.
 Blood Forest2/6/16-2/9/16
 Blood Forest2/6/16-2/9/163. Literature Map: Go to Literature-Map.com and type in the name of the author of the book you read for either task #1 or task #2. Read a book by an author listed on the map of the name you entered. This can be an author you’ve read before.
✔4. New Author: Read a book by a new-to-you author from your selected favorite genre. The Shunned House by H.P. Lovecraft
✔5. New Series: Start a new series from your selected genre by reading the first book of the new-to-you series. No re-reads for this one, please.They Came Out After Dark
 
✔6. Series Next Book: Read the next book in a series from your favorite genre. This can be any series you have already started that falls in your selected genre..
 Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith2/23/16-2/24/16
 Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith2/23/16-2/24/167. Series Last Book: Read the last book in a series from your favorite genre, or one that brings you current in the series
✔8. TBR: Read a book from your favorite genre that has been on your TBR for more than a year.Tentacles: An Anthology
 
✔9. Latest Book Added: Read the latest book added to your TBR that is from your favorite genre.
 Finders Keepers: A Novel by Stephen King
 Finders Keepers: A Novel by Stephen King10. Goodreads Friends: Read a book from your favorite genre that you found on a Goodreads friend’s shelf. Please tell us the friend and the shelf.
11. Related Genre: Read a book from a "related" genre that is either new-to-you or seldom read. For example, if my favorite genre is Romance, I might choose to read a book from the related genre – Fantasy Romance, as this is something I seldom read.
12. 2015: Read a book from your favorite genre that was published in 2015.
✔13. Library: – Read a book from your favorite genre that you checked out from the library. E-formats count. If you do not have access to a library read a book using a different format than you usually read. If you normally read a paperback, you could try an audio book, a hard back, e-reader, etc.Lair of the White Worm
 ( listen to it on audio book at loyalbooks.com)
( listen to it on audio book at loyalbooks.com)14. Explore: Go to 'Explore' located at the top of any page, click on the down arrow and choose 'genres'. Click on your favorite genre under the 'Browse' section, located on the right hand side of the page. Choose a book to read from the 'New Releases Tagged' List. Please note: the books listed here change often.
15. Listopia: Go to 'explore' at the top of any page, click on the down arrow and choose 'listopia'. Under the 'Browse By Tag' section, click on your favorite genre. Choose a Listopia list from the first page, and read a book from that list. Be sure to tell us the Listopia list you used.
16. Popular When: Go to 'explore' at the top of any page, click on the down arrow and choose 'popular". Using the 'by year" tab, type in your birthday year or the year you joined Goodreads and read a book from your favorite genre from the list. Tell us which year you chose. If you can't find something from your genre on the lists you can read any book from your selected genre published in either your birthday year or the year you joined Goodreads.
✔17. Cover: Read a book from your favorite genre that has a cover you love or a cover with your favorite color predominately shown. Please post the cover for us. Deadly Descent
 by R.G. Porter( 3/2/16-3/6/16
 by R.G. Porter( 3/2/16-3/6/16 18. Location: Read a book from your favorite genre that takes place in a country you would like to visit. This should be a country other than where you currently live.
 The Book of the Dead by Linda Cargill( Cairo Egypt in the 1920s)
 The Book of the Dead by Linda Cargill( Cairo Egypt in the 1920s)19. Wacky Bookshelf: Read a book from your favorite genre found on Wacky's bookshelf. Can't find a book in your favorite genre? Add one to the bookshelf and read it.
20. Group Interaction: Choose one of your other groups you are a member of and read a book from your favorite genre found listed somewhere in the group. It can be from a discussion thread, from the group's bookshelf, or a book found in a challenge. Please tell us what group you found your book in.
 The Lost Challenges* COMPLETED*
      The Lost Challenges* COMPLETED*February Judge a book by its cover
February 1st ~ 29th Completed
Conceited read 6-6 books
✔️1:Twilight Guardians( read) 3 stars
✔️2:Love Me Anyway( read) 5 stars
✔️3:Blood Forestfive stars
✔4:On His Watchfive stars
✔️5:Never Never( read)2.5 to 3 stars ( on the fence about this on)
✔️6:The Contestant( DNF/deleted) read 40 pages of it
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     Mysteries & Crime Thrillers
      Mysteries & Crime ThrillersGroup monthly reads
March:
 Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie3/1/16-3/2/16 five stars
 Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie3/1/16-3/2/16 five stars
     'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge * Completed*
      'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge * Completed*From: March 1st ~ 31st
Conceited read 5-6 books
1:
 3/2/16-3/6/16
 3/2/16-3/6/162:
 3/6/16-3/8/16-3/8/16
 3/6/16-3/8/16-3/8/163:
 3/1/16-3/2/16
 3/1/16-3/2/164:
 3/2/16-3/9/16
 3/2/16-3/9/165;
 
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 3/10/16-3/12/16
3/10/16-3/12/16
     The Challenge Factory * Completed*
      The Challenge Factory * Completed*♦Mini Challenges♦ > Attack of Your TBR Challenge
Duration: March 9,2016 to June 30,2016
Level:Easy – 3 books
✔1. Could Never Make it Fit: * Pick a book for this category that you’ve been wanting to read, but could never make it fit into a challenge:
 The Wolf's Hour 3/15/16-3/23/16
 The Wolf's Hour 3/15/16-3/23/16✔2. The Right Time:* Pick a book for this category that you’ve been waiting for the right time to read…which is now!
 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness by Brian Murphy
 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness by Brian Murphy3. 6 Months: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for 6 months:
4. 1 Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for a year.
5. 1 + Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for over a year
✔6. Redo!: *Pick a book that you started, put down (for whatever reason) and didn’t finish.
 The Sea Hunters by Clive Cussler
 The Sea Hunters by Clive Cussler
     Romance Readers Reading Challenges
      Romance Readers Reading ChallengesTwelve in Three Challenge
didn't do so well last year!!!
Actually had this wrote down in a challenge notebook that I keep for my Groodreads group challenges ,but I forgot to post it until now, since I started it a at the beginning of this month .
3/21/16-6/30/16
Read: 8/ 12
Please read one book for each of the 12 tasks. You have 3 months to complete them all. Anayha has included some fun and straightforward tasks to complete. This is a great challenge to try if you are new to the RRRC and want to get a feel for challenges. It also looks like fun for our veterans as well!
✔1: A book that is by a New to you Author: The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael Tougias 3/17/16-3/19/16
✔2: A book from another group member’s shelf (Any shelf)Barbara ( paperback-tbr)Fablehaven
3: A book that has been recommended to you either through GR or a friend
✔4: A book which has been on your TBR list for quite awhile: The Sea Hunters 3/10/16/-3/16/16
5: A book with more than 5,000 ratings
✔6: A book with less than 500 ratings:Freedom of the Mask4.55 ratings
✔7: A book newly released in the last 3 months: On His Watch ( came out on 1/5/16)
8: A book who’s Author has the same initial as you (First or last name)
✔9: A book which has your favourite colour as the main cover :
 
✔10: A book which is the first in a series:They Came Out After Dark ( Tales of Craw #1) 3/12/16 finished
11: A book which another group member has rated 4 stars
✔12: A book with more than 450 pages: The Skin Collector 575 pages 3/9/16-finished
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     The Life of a Book Addict
      The Life of a Book AddictBooks and More Books
My best books of 2016
All five out of five books
January:
 Gowns Of The Haunted
 Gowns Of The Haunted  The Tiger Warrior
 The Tiger Warrior  Sharcano
 Sharcano  Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic
 Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic  The Stand ( reread)first book of the new year
 The Stand ( reread)first book of the new year Blood Bound
 Blood Bound  Mr. Mercedes
 Mr. Mercedes  Bitten
 Bitten  Pacific Vortex!
 Pacific Vortex!  Circle of Bones
 Circle of Bones  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar
 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar  Midnight Marked
 Midnight Marked  Thaw
 ThawFebruary:
 Love Me Anyway
 Love Me Anyway  Dragon's Triangle by
 Dragon's Triangle by  Obsession in Death (In Death #40)
 Obsession in Death (In Death #40) Brisingr
 Brisingr  Blood Forest
 Blood Forest Dying For Danish
Dying For Danish  Raggedy Andy Stories
Raggedy Andy Stories Knight's Cross
Knight's Cross  On His Watch
On His Watch  The Burnt House
 The Burnt House  Tokyo Kill: A Jim Brodie Thriller( book 2)
 Tokyo Kill: A Jim Brodie Thriller( book 2) Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising
Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising March:
 Unaccounted
Unaccounted Murder on the Orient Express
 Murder on the Orient Express And Then There Were None
 And Then There Were None They Came Out After Dark
They Came Out After Dark Deadly Descent
Deadly Descent The Skin Collector
The Skin Collector The Sea Hunters
The Sea Hunters 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness ( a must read)
 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness ( a must read) Husk
Husk  The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue( a must read)
 The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue( a must read) The Wolf's Hour
 The Wolf's Hour Hold Your Breath
 Hold Your Breath Imitation in Death
 Imitation in DeathApril
 Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel
 Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel Murder, Money & Marzipan
Murder, Money & Marzipan Fox Among Wolves
Fox Among Wolves Finders Keepers
 Finders Keepers Freedom of the Mask
Freedom of the Mask Mine to Take
 Mine to Take Ship of Fate: The Story of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff ( must read)
Ship of Fate: The Story of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff ( must read) Amid the Shadows
Amid the Shadows Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania ( a must read)
 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania ( a must read) 
 The Michigan Murders 4/27/16
 KODI WARLOCK: Watch Your Favorite Movies & Tv Shows On Your Pc Mac or Android Tablet For 100% Free. Cancel your cable network and watch free media instead.: No satellite card chrome generation new4/29/16
KODI WARLOCK: Watch Your Favorite Movies & Tv Shows On Your Pc Mac or Android Tablet For 100% Free. Cancel your cable network and watch free media instead.: No satellite card chrome generation new4/29/16 Criminal by Karin Slaughter 4/30/16
Criminal by Karin Slaughter 4/30/16May
 Blood Defense5/1/16
 Blood Defense5/1/16 Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin 5/1/16
 Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin 5/1/16June
July
August
September
October
November
December
 Nothing But Reading Challenges
      Nothing But Reading ChallengesSerious Readers Challenge > Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2016
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Books Completed: 72/100
✔1.
 Tales From the 1001 Nights 2/11/16 4 stars
Tales From the 1001 Nights 2/11/16 4 stars✔2.
 Bitten1/14/16 5 stars
Bitten1/14/16 5 stars✔3.
 Blood Bound five stars 1/10/16
Blood Bound five stars 1/10/16✔4.
 Tarzan of the Apes 3 stars 1/12/16
Tarzan of the Apes 3 stars 1/12/16✔5.
 And Then There Were None five stars 3/8/16
And Then There Were None five stars 3/8/16✔6.
 Murder on the Orient Express five stars 3/2/16
Murder on the Orient Express five stars 3/2/16✔7..
 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar five stars 1/22/16
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar five stars 1/22/16✔8.
 Pacific Vortex! five stars 1/19/16
Pacific Vortex! five stars 1/19/16✔9
 The Sea Hunters five stars 3/16/16
The Sea Hunters five stars 3/16/16✔10..
 Gowns Of The Hauntedfive stars 1/4/16
Gowns Of The Hauntedfive stars 1/4/16✔11
 The Scorch Trials 3 stars 1/23/16
The Scorch Trials 3 stars 1/23/16✔12. .
 The Skin Collector five stars 3/9/16
The Skin Collector five stars 3/9/16✔13.
 Dying For Danish five stars 2/9/16
Dying For Danish five stars 2/9/16✔14.
 Murder, Money & Marzipan five stars 4/5/16
Murder, Money & Marzipan five stars 4/5/16✔15.
 Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys 1 star 4/13/16
Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys 1 star 4/13/16✔16.
 Thaw five stars 1/31/16
Thaw five stars 1/31/16✔17.
 No One Knows five stars 3/11/16
No One Knows five stars 3/11/16✔18.
 The Tiger Warrior five stars 1/6/16
The Tiger Warrior five stars 1/6/16✔19.
 Fox Among Wolves five stars 4/8/16
Fox Among Wolves five stars 4/8/16✔20.
 Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising five stars 2/24/16
Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising five stars 2/24/16✔21.
 Raggedy Andy Stories five stars 2/15/16
Raggedy Andy Stories five stars 2/15/16✔22.
 Never Never 3 stars 2/8/16
Never Never 3 stars 2/8/16✔23.
 The Burnt House: A Decker/Lazarus Novel five stars 2/19/16
The Burnt House: A Decker/Lazarus Novel five stars 2/19/16✔24.
 The Stand five stars 1/9/16
The Stand five stars 1/9/16✔25
 Finders Keepers five stars 3/9/16
Finders Keepers five stars 3/9/16✔26..
 Mr. Mercedes five stars 1/13/16
Mr. Mercedes five stars 1/13/16✔27
 Knight's Cross five stars 2/17/16
Knight's Cross five stars 2/17/16✔28..
 Circle of Bones five star 1/19/16
Circle of Bones five star 1/19/16✔29.
 Dragon's Triangle five stars 2/4/16
Dragon's Triangle five stars 2/4/16✔30.
 Tokyo Kill: A Jim Brodie Thriller five stars 2/20/16
Tokyo Kill: A Jim Brodie Thriller five stars 2/20/16✔31.
 The Contestant1 star 2/11/16
The Contestant1 star 2/11/16✔32.
 Tentacles: An Anthology1 star 4/10/16
Tentacles: An Anthology1 star 4/10/16✔33
 The Shunned House 4 stars 3/23/16
The Shunned House 4 stars 3/23/16✔34.
 The Quality of Silence 3 stars 2/26/16
The Quality of Silence 3 stars 2/26/16✔35.
 Freedom of the Mask five stars 4/8/16
Freedom of the Mask five stars 4/8/16✔36.
 The Wolf's Hour five stars 3/23/16
The Wolf's Hour five stars 3/23/16✔37.
 Unaccounted five stars 3/5/16
Unaccounted five stars 3/5/16✔38.
 Frostborn: The First Quest4 stars 2/25/16.
Frostborn: The First Quest4 stars 2/25/16. ✔39
 Eternal Service 1 star 2/7/16
Eternal Service 1 star 2/7/16✔40.
 Fablehaven 4 stars 4/12/16
Fablehaven 4 stars 4/12/16✔41.
 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness 5 stars 4/12/16 ( must read)
81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness 5 stars 4/12/16 ( must read)✔42.
 Midnight Marked five stars 1/28/16
Midnight Marked five stars 1/28/16✔43.
 Brisingr five stars 2/8/16
Brisingr five stars 2/8/16✔44.
 The City Center1 star 1/16/16
The City Center1 star 1/16/16✔45
 Pollyanna 3 stars 4/4/16
Pollyanna 3 stars 4/4/16✔46.
 Deadly Descent 5 stars 3/6/16
Deadly Descent 5 stars 3/6/16✔47.
 Sharcano five stars 1/6/16
Sharcano five stars 1/6/16✔48.
 Husk five stars 3/17/16
Husk five stars 3/17/16✔49.
 Love Me Anyway 5 stars 2/3/16
Love Me Anyway 5 stars 2/3/16✔50.
 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 4 stars 1/17/16
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 4 stars 1/17/16✔51
 Imitation in Death five stars 3/29/16
Imitation in Death five stars 3/29/16✔52
 Obsession in Deathfive stars 2/6/16
Obsession in Deathfive stars 2/6/16✔53
 Field of Mars: Episode 1 2 stars 1/27/16
Field of Mars: Episode 1 2 stars 1/27/16✔54.
 The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel 5 stars 4/4/16
The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel 5 stars 4/4/16✔55.
 On His Watch 5 stars 2/18/16
On His Watch 5 stars 2/18/16✔56.
 Hold Your Breath five stars 3/28/18
Hold Your Breath five stars 3/28/18✔57.
 Twilight Guardians3 stars 2/2/16
Twilight Guardians3 stars 2/2/16✔58.
 Lost Among the Living3 stars 3/11/16
Lost Among the Living3 stars 3/11/16✔59.
 Lair of the White Worm4 stars 2/27/16
Lair of the White Worm4 stars 2/27/16✔60.
 Blood Forest 5 stars 2/9/16
Blood Forest 5 stars 2/9/16✔61
 The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue five stars 3/19/16
The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue five stars 3/19/16✔62.
 They Came Out After Dark five stars 3/12/16
They Came Out After Dark five stars 3/12/16✔63.
 Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic five star 1/7/16
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic five star 1/7/16✔64.
 Mine to Take 4/15/16 five stars
Mine to Take 4/15/16 five stars✔65..
 Ship of Fate: The Story of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff by Roger Moorhousefive stars 4/19/16
Ship of Fate: The Story of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff by Roger Moorhousefive stars 4/19/16✔66
 Amid the Shadowsfinish 4/23/16 five stars
Amid the Shadowsfinish 4/23/16 five stars✔67.
 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 4/27/16 five stars ( must read)
 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 4/27/16 five stars ( must read)✔68.
 The Michigan Murders five stars 4/27/16
The Michigan Murders five stars 4/27/16✔69
 KODI WARLOCK: Watch Your Favorite Movies & Tv Shows On Your Pc Mac or Android Tablet For 100% Free. Cancel your cable network and watch free media instead.: No satellite card chrome generation new five stars 4/29/16
KODI WARLOCK: Watch Your Favorite Movies & Tv Shows On Your Pc Mac or Android Tablet For 100% Free. Cancel your cable network and watch free media instead.: No satellite card chrome generation new five stars 4/29/16✔70.
 Criminal 5 stars 4/30/16
Criminal 5 stars 4/30/16✔71.
 Blood Defense 5/1/16 five stars
Blood Defense 5/1/16 five stars✔72.
 Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin 5/1/16
 Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin 5/1/1673.
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 Crazy Challenge Connection
      Crazy Challenge Connectionhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
A – Z Book Covers 2016
Duration: Mar 01, 2016 - Feb 28, 2017
10/26 completed
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B -baker:
 Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs4/5/16
Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs4/5/16C -child:
 Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter 4/4/16
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter 4/4/16D -
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G -girls-
 The Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes4/27/16
 The Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes4/27/16 H -hatchet=
 Blood Defense by Marcia Clark5/1/16
Blood Defense by Marcia Clark5/1/16 I -
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L -lust:
 Mine to Take by Cynthia Eden 4/15 16
Mine to Take by Cynthia Eden 4/15 16 M -men:
 Fox Among Wolves by Rowanna Green4/9/16
Fox Among Wolves by Rowanna Green4/9/16N -
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R -rope:
 Criminal4/30/16
Criminal4/30/16S -shadow:
 Amid the Shadows by Michael C. Grumley4/23/16
Amid the Shadows by Michael C. Grumley4/23/16T -tentacles:
 Tentacles: An Anthology by Eva LeFoy 4/10/16
Tentacles: An Anthology by Eva LeFoy 4/10/16U -
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 Fablehaven by Brandon Mull4/12/16
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull4/12/16X -
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 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
      'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1/6 books read
1:
 5/1/16
5/1/162:
 5/1/16
5/1/163;
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 May 2016 Mini Challenge
      May 2016 Mini ChallengeDate: 05/01/16 - 05/31/16
TASKS: 1/4 completed
1. May:
Read a book published in the month of May.Blood Defense by Marcia Clark( comes out 5/1/16) 4/29/16-5/1/16 *****
2. Fifth Month:
Read the 5th book from your TBR or a Series Book #5.
3. Lily of the Valley:
Read a book with a white cover, or a book with an author or character named Lily.
4. Zodiac:
May's zodiac signs are Taurus (through May 20) and Gemini (May 21st and forward). Read a book with the word "stubborn" found in the text, or a book that mentions twins
 
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Individual Series Challenges > In Death Series by J.D. Robb
starting Date:10/27/15
Ending Date:10/28/18
✔1. Book #1 =
✔2. Book #2 =
3. Book #3 = Immortal in Death
4. Book #4 = Rapture in Death
5. Book #5 = Ceremony in Death
6. Book #6 = Vengeance in Death
7. Book #7 = Holiday in Death
8. Book #7.5 = Silent Night
9. Book #8 = Conspiracy in Death
10. Book #9 = Loyalty in Death
11. Book #10 = Witness in Death
12. Book #11 = Judgment in Death
✔13. Book #12 =
14.Book #12.5 = Interlude in Death
15. Book #13 = Seduction in Death
16. Book #14 = Reunion in Death
17. Book #15 = Purity in Death
18. Book #16 = Portrait in Death
✔19. Book #17 =
20. Book #17.5 (1) = Remember When
21. Book #17.5 (2) = Big Jack
22. Book #18 = Divided in Death
23. Book #19 = Visions in Death
24. Book #20 = Survivor In Death
25. Book #21 = Origin in Death
26. Book #22 = Memory in Death
27. Book #22.5 = Bump in the Night
28. Book #23 = Born in Death
29. Book #24 = Innocent in Death
30. Book #24.5 = Dead of Night
31. Book #25 = Creation in Death
32. Book #26 = Strangers in Death
33. Book #27 = Salvation in Death
34. Book #27.5 = Suite 606
35. Book #28 = Promises in Death
36. Book #29 = Kindred in Death
37. Book #29.5 = The Lost
38. Book #30 = Fantasy in Death
✔39. Book #31 =
40. Book #31.5 = The Other Side
41. Book #32 = Treachery in Death
42. Book #33 = New York to Dallas
43. Book #33.5 = The Unquiet
✔44. Book #34 =
✔45. Book #35 =
✔46. Book #36 =
47. Book #37 = Thankless in Death
48. Book #37.5 Mirror, Mirror
49. Book #38 = Concealed in Death
✔50. Book #39 =
✔51. Book #40 =
52. Book #41 = Devoted in Death