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Challenge 4 of 2015: Finish What You Started!
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Completed Challenge :
Kelly
Jennifer
Diane
Laurel
Casey
Gabriela
Christie
R.A.
Kdbrand
Barb
Finished a personal second round:
Diane
Finished two full rounds!!:
Jennifer
Gabriela
Participants
Amber #20 - 5/6 (one middle grade)
Anna (Yoda is my spirit animal) #16 - 1/6
*Barb #4 - 6/6!!! - Completed!
*Casey #17 - 6/6!!! (1 MG) - Completed!
*Christie #9 - 6/6!!! - Completed!
Day #30 - 4/6
Dee #58 - 5/6
**Diane #5 - 6/6!!! -Completed! Round 2: 4/4 - Completed!
**Gabriela #8 - 6/6!!! - Completed! Round 2: 6/6!!! (1 non ya)
Gremlin #3 - 5/6
**Jennifer #11 – 6/6!!! - Completed! Round 2: 6/6!!!
Jessabeth #12 –
*Kdbrand #7 - 6/6!!! - Completed!
*Kelly #10 – 6/6!!! - Completed!
*Laurel #15 - 6/6!!! - Completed!
Linda #25 - 1/6
Melanie #13 – 4/6
Melanie #14 - 4/6
Mugzy #6 -
*R.A. #105 – 6/6!!!- Completed! Round 2: 1/6
Rachel #18 -
Veronica #26 -
And as always, I'm in!Completed:
5/6 -
- adultThese books get top potential billings, as they hit at least 3 out of 4 of the categories above AND they were both on my list for last year's challenge. Will read these first!
Other potentials:
I'm in! I have a lot of books that have been sitting for a while.Finished the first one, finally -
- Owned since Nov 2014, shelved over 6 months ago.Finished
, stopped reading the series in Feb or March.Finished
, been on my TBR list since 2012Finished
- owned and been on TBR for a couple yearsFinished
-- owned since July 2014Finished
-- owned since 2011Possible books--
Series to finish
shelved a while ago
Oh Thank God! This is the most needed challenge for me. I have so many unfinished series and so many books on Kindle that I have not read and I actually have one book that has been listed as "reading" in Good reads since July 9,2013! ( Scorpio Races I am coming for you!) I am jumping in with both feet!
finished 10/11/2015 - on my TBR list over 6 months
Finished 10/17/2015 Owned more than 6 months
Finished 10/24/2015 It has bee listed as "currently reading" for over 2 years
finished 10/29/2015 - Owned on my kindle over 2 years
finished 10/31/2015 owned on kindle over a year
finished 11/23/2015 on my TBR over 6 months
finished 12/1/2015 Started the series over a year ago
finished 12/13/2015 - started the series years ago
finished 12/17/2015 - owned it over a year
finished 12/21/2015 - owned over a year
I'm in!Okay here is my list of possibles!
One or more of any books in a series that you've started but not continued in over 6 months -
I read the first...20 or so pages at my niece's house and just never picked it up since I told I would read it. I know I'm a horrible aunt!One or more of the books that have been on your TBR (To Be Read) Goodreads bookshelf for 6 months or more -
One or more of any book that you've had in your possession for 6 months or more -
Any book that you previously started, but never finished for some reason -
Too many books!
Finished 6/6
I was hoping this would be our final challenge of 2015. Count me in!
I'm in!Finished 12/6 !
Series
Series
TBR
TBR
Series
Owned
Series (Adult)
Series
TBR
Owned (Adult)
Owned
TBR
I am in. I had already checked out some series books in anticipation of this challenge! Here is what I have planned to read in October at least (will add more as I come across them):Finished 6/6
- started series in May 2014 Finished 10/25
- started series in March 2015Finished 10/28
- started series in December 2013 Finished 11/11
- on TBR list since October 2014 Finished 11/19
- on TBR list since June 2014 Finished 11/16
- on TBR since September 2011 Finished 12/13
Oh man I'm so in. I need this challenge.Read:
1.
10/11 - series (last read January 2014)2.
10/14 - owned > 6 months; series (last read December 2012)3.
10/19 - TBR > 6 months4.
10/19 - TBR > 6 months5.
11/5 - series (last read July 2012)6.
11/8 - TBR > 6 months
I look forward to this challenge all year. Great way to get me to finally read a few more books that have been collecting dust on my numerous bookshelves.Series:
TBR:
Physical Shelf:
DNF:
Finished:
I'm in. I've got so many ebooks to catch up on.
Im in!
Ill be back soon to sob over the enormous list I make
series
(I KNOW)
TBR and shelf (they are one in the same)
*sobs*
so many
Im sure Ill find more
Finished:
Ill be back soon to sob over the enormous list I make
series
(I KNOW)
TBR and shelf (they are one in the same)
*sobs*
so many
Im sure Ill find more
Finished:
Finished 2/ 6
,
Still on deck...
series I started but did not finish
physical shelf
TBR
owned for 6 months
,
started but did not finish
,
![laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (laurelthereader)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1645808644p1/7494844.jpg)
I'm in!Pool (that I will probably not follow and in no particular order):
Progress 6/6:
(TBR)
(MG/owned)
(owned)
(owned)
(owned)
(series)
I'm in and I guess I will, I don't know, actually try to finish the challenge this time! :O Here is my pool of possibles:Books Complete (1/6)
(11/24)
YES! So in, and need this challenge FOR SURE! Books to follow.Ideas so far:
Series I've started by not continued:
TBR List:
COMPLETED:
From a series I've not read recently:
From my TBR list:
From my physical book shelf:
I think this is MG
I'm in as well! I've been looking forward to this challenge all year!
Glad to have everyone aboard! October 1 is here, so feel free to start your reading!(And if you haven't signed onto the challenge yet but are interested, you're still welcome to join us at any time!)
I'm going to try really hard to do this one. I had to skip the last challenge because life got in the way, but things are slowing down now, so I should have more time to read - Yay!Possibilities:
(adult)
(adult)
COMPLETE:
(Series) (10/22)
(Put down) (10/30)
(Series) (11/13)
(Series) (11/20)
(Middle Grade) (Series) (12/11)
Questions about the challenge:Is there a goal for number of books read (to consider it a 'complete' challenge) or is it just read as many as you can?
Is it just one non-YA book total, or one non-YA per a certain number of YA books read?
Amber wrote: "Questions about the challenge:Is there a goal for number of books read (to consider it a 'complete' challenge) or is it just read as many as you can?
Is it just one non-YA book total, or one non..."
Hahaha! Amber, that is a fantastic question because I clearly never stated it! We're reverting back to our standard goal of 6 books (though I definitely encourage folks to go for more!).
I've gone ahead and fixed the original post, adding the actual goal.
You're allowed one non-YA book within each grouping of 6. So as soon as you've "finished the challenge" with 6 books, you can start the challenge over and allow yourself another non-YA (ad infinitum).
Finished book 1/6
from my TBR. Post #15 is updated.
Laurel wrote: "Finished book 1/6 from my TBR. Post #15 is updated."And we're off, folks!!! Laurel is the first out of the gate - slamming through a book in a single day. Well done, Laurel!
I'm going to try this.Finished
One book that I definitely want to read is
. I started it a long time ago, but then had a health problem that made reading next to impossible.
I'm in!
Welcome aboard, Linda and Veronica! :)
I finished
, which has been on my kindle since November 2014. I started it on October 2, so can I count it for the challenge, since I didn't join until 2 days later?
Linda wrote: "I finished , which has been on my kindle since November 2014. I started it on October 2, so can I count it for the challenge, since I didn't join until 2 days later?"Oh yes, absolutely. So long as it falls into the parameters of the challenge, it's all good - and this one clearly does! :)
Alright I'm going in! I think I'll have better luck with this challenge than the last one :)I'm going to read
, I've read the first one and have been avoiding the movies until I finish the series so here I go!
Welcome to the fun, Day! I hope you enjoy the rest of the Hunger Games trilogy :)
And please excuse me for my earlier typo of your name, Day! That was pre-coffee typing happening.
Finished my first book
Also edited post #11
Thanks Gremlin! I've been on a roll this month.Book 2 done--
(middle grade) physically owned for 6 months.Post #15 is updated.
I finished the first
on my TBR list over 6 months
Finished my first. From a series I've started and not continued.
Finished book 2 -
I have owned in on my Kindle more than 6 months
finished my first book
been on my kindle for over 6 months
been on my kindle for over 6 months
Book 1: Maid of Deception - from a series started and not continuedBook 2: Reached - owned more than 6 months (also from a series)
Book 3: Cold Spell - on TBR more than 6 months
Kelly wrote: "Book 1: Maid of Deception - from a series started and not continuedBook 2: Reached - owned more than 6 months (also from a series)
Book 3: [book:Cold Spell|16039122..."
I'm assuming this means that you finished these books. And with that assumption in mind I say: You rock, Kelly! You're half way through this challenge already :)
Finished my first:
- from a series I last read over 6 months ago.Original post#20.
Amber wrote: "Finished my first: - from a series I last read over 6 months ago."Well done, Amber! You're on the board! (Also, you're now literally on the board because I just went to post your read and noticed I hadn't added you to the list, originally. Sorry about the initial oversight! But glad to have you reading with us :)
Updated post #12. Do re-reads count? If so I finished The Notebook which I'd started last year but I have trouble re-reading anything even when I love a book. Also just finished One for The Money by Janet Evanovich.
I did it - I tackled
after giving up on it since 7/2013! I don't know why I couldn't get past 10% before but this time it was a hit and I am so glad I finished it for this challenge. I will be strange not to see it in my "currently reading" list on Goodreads. #3 under my belt now for #4 so many to choose from...
Update #30: I did it!! YES!!! Just finished
! This will be my first book done for this challenge.
So quick question. I didn't really start using Goodreads until June of this year. So I don't have anything on my shelf that dates back to April. I have a bunch of To-Be-Read books on my list, but they were placed there on June. Is that ok?
Finished my 2nd!
Was on my tbr list foreverUpdating post 17
Finished my first.
the 2nd in a series I started in May 2014. Updated post #9.
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The final three months of 2015 are fast approaching, so it’s time to FINISH WHAT WE STARTED!
From October 1 through December 31 of 2015 participants of this challenge will read books from the following "catch-up/finally get around to" categories:
♦ One or more of any books in a series that you've started but not continued in over 6 months (Prior to 4/1/2015). It can be an ongoing or a completed book series.
♦ One or more of the books that have been on your TBR (To Be Read) Goodreads bookshelf for 6 months or more (Prior to 4/1/2015)
♦ One or more of any book that you've had in your possession for 6 months or more. Physical or ebook, owned or borrowed! (Waiting to be read since 4/1/2015 or earlier). Obviously we'll have to use the honor system for this one. :)
♦ Any book that you previously started, but never finished for some reason (Prior to 4/1/2015) - Feel free to peruse your "put down" folders ;)
The Goal is to read 6 books. Feel free to Mix and Match!
Details:
-Books must be more than 150 pages to qualify
-Audio books are allowed
-No more than 3 books from the same series
-No more than 3 newer releases from 2015 will be allowed (must be published prior to 4/1/2015)
-1 non-YA book is allowed (Non-YA = middle grade, New Adult, or Adult).
I'll be keeping track of participants progress (as much as possible) in post #2. Participants will be listed alphabetically by their name and the number on the post made to declare their participation.
When posting your progress, please remember to use the number of that original post as well.
Sound good? EXCELLENT! Now, DIG IN!!!