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message 51: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Jan 07, 2017 11:36AM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Karrie wrote: "I'm in for Category demolisher moderate!"

Welcome Karrie!

I've linked your challenge post above for you.

Good Luck!


message 52: by Julianne (new)
Jan 10, 2017 03:00AM

Julianne (ozjulianne) | 1 comments I'm in for Moderate combination of what appeals to me. I'll start with

Big Little Lies


message 53: by Charlie (last edited Mar 27, 2017 09:55AM) (new)
Jan 10, 2017 10:54AM

Charlie (miss_charlie_d) | 207 comments My Post

Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 Reading Challenge
My Challenge Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017
Level: A Little Bit of Everything, moderate = read 1 book from 10 categories (this may change to one from each category, or each category's winner)
Status: 4/10

Categories:
Fiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction Dark Matter
Horror
✔ Humour: Scrappy Little Nobody f. 18 March 2017
Nonfiction
Memoir & Autobiography
History & Biography
Science & Technology Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
Food & Cookbooks Skinnytaste Fast and Slow: Knockout Quick-Fix and Slow-Cooker Recipes for Real Life
Graphic Novels & Comics
Poetry
✔ Debut Goodreads Author: A Promise of Fire, nominee, f. 10 January 2017
✔ Young Adult Fiction If I Was Your Girl, nominee, f. 26 March 2017
✔ Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction: Heartless, nominee, f. 19 Feb 2017
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books

A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles #1) by Amanda Bouchet Heartless by Marissa Meyer Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo


message 54: by JackAttack (last edited May 15, 2017 10:16AM) (new)
Jan 13, 2017 10:18AM

JackAttack | 236 comments Joining in :)

2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
Duration: 01 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
Level: Come What May

Fiction

Mystery & Thriller

1. The Kept Woman - 5/1/2017

The Kept Woman (Will Trent, #8) by Karin Slaughter

Read prior to challenge
End of Watch (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #3) by Stephen King Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Romance

Science Fiction

Read prior to challenge
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Horror

Read prior to challenge
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

Humor

Nonfiction

Memoir & Autobiography

History & Biography

Science & Technology

Food & Cookbooks

Graphic Novels & Comics

Poetry

Debut Goodreads Author

Read prior to challenge
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton

Young Adult Fiction

Read prior to challenge
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

1. Gemina - 1/10/2017

Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman

Read prior to challenge
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) by Victoria Aveyard Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton

Middle Grade & Children's

Picture Books


message 55: by Barbara (last edited Apr 07, 2017 09:03PM) (new)
Jan 15, 2017 11:21AM

Barbara (worthwhilereading) I'm in for:
Read any combination of books that appeal to you
Level: Easy 10 books

Read before but not included in this challenge:

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
The Widow by Fiona Barton
The Girl In The Ice (DCI Erika Foster, #1) by Robert Bryndza
Redemption Road by John Hart

For this challenge any 10 of the following:

The Girls by Emma Cline
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett -read January 24th
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12) by Louise Penny -read March 28th
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware -read January 29th
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
A Murder in Time (Kendra Donovan, #1) by Julie McElwain


message 56: by Merissa (new)
Jan 21, 2017 10:22AM

Merissa (mayomb) | 45 comments Getting back into challenges with this one!

NBRC: Goodreads Choice Awards (2016) Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/1/17 - 12/31/17

★ Read any combination of books that appeal to you:
✩ Easy- 10 Books

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message 57: by Yvonne (new)
Jan 21, 2017 12:45PM

Yvonne (ycomtois) | 27 comments I'm in, I'll try to get as far as I can :)

Fiction

Mystery & Thriller

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Romance

Science Fiction

Horror

Humour

Nonfiction

Memoir & Autobiography

History & Biography

Science & Technology

Food & Cookbooks

Graphic Novels & Comics

Poetry

Debut Goodreads Author

Young Adult Fiction

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

Middle Grade & Children's

Picture Books


message 58: by *Dawn (last edited Feb 25, 2017 10:50AM) (new)
Jan 22, 2017 01:00AM

*Dawn (x1f4dadawnx1f4da) | 191 comments NBRC, Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 Reading Challenge
Start: January 1, 2017
Ends: December 31, 2017

Books Read: 5

★Category Demolisher: Read all books from same category (Romance)
-Easy: 1/2 a category (10 books from one category)
-Moderate: 1 category (20 books)
-Hard: 2 categories (40 books)
★ Come What May!

Rules/Explanation
◈You are not limited to Choice Award winners; runner ups and nominees in each category will also count.
◈You can read more than one book from each category.
◈When updating your challenge on this thread please include the category.
◈Audio books are acceptable.
★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩


Fiction

Mystery & Thriller

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Romance
The Beast (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #14) by J.R. Ward Because of Miss Bridgerton (Rokesbys, #1) by Julia Quinn The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata Big Rock by Lauren Blakely RoomHate by Penelope Ward
The Beast by J.R. Ward, #14 Black Dagger Brotherhood, 2-3-17, 2-1/2*
Because of Miss Bridgerton Julia Quinn, #1 Rokesbys, 2-6-17, 3*
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me Mariana Zapata, 2-11-17, 3*
Big Rock Lauren Blakely, 5-31-16 (4*) review
RoomHate Penelope Ward, 2-22-17, 3*, review


Science Fiction

Horror

Humour

Nonfiction

Memoir & Autobiography

History & Biography

Science & Technology

Food & Cookbooks

Graphic Novels & Comics

Poetry

Debut Goodreads Author

Young Adult Fiction

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

Middle Grade & Children's

Picture Books


message 59: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Jan 29, 2017 01:59PM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge everyone!

I've linked your challenge post at the top of the thread for your convenience.

Good Luck!


message 60: by Ashley M (new)
Jan 30, 2017 08:12PM

Ashley M (read-a-hol-ic) | 762 comments Challenge Complete!

Post #15


message 61: by Kim. E. (last edited May 02, 2017 12:46AM) (new)
Mar 26, 2017 07:55PM

Kim. E. | 64 comments NBRC Goodreads Choice Awards (2016)
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
Level: Combination Come What May!
Total Books Read: 8

Read in 2016
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

2016 Goodreads Winner The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 4/24/17


Fiction
The Girls by Emma Cline by Emma Cline 3/30/17


Mystery & Thriller
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware by Ruth Ware 2/16/17
Redemption Road by John Hart by John Hart 4/11/17

Historical Fiction
News of the World by Paulette Jiles by Paulette Jiles 3/4/17
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly by Martha Hall Kelly 3/31/17
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead by Colson Whitehead 4/24/17


Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling by J.K. Rowling 2/10/17


Romance
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover by Colleen Hoover 2/19/17

Science Fiction
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch by Blake Crouch 4/24/17

Horror


Humor

Nonfiction

Memoir & Autobiography

History & Biography
First Women The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower by Kate Andersen Brower 2/24/17


Science & Technology

Food & Cookbooks

Graphic Novels & Comics

Poetry

Debut Goodreads Author
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly by Martha Hall Kelly 3/31/17

Young Adult Fiction


Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction


Middle Grade & Children's


Picture Books


message 62: by Tracy (last edited Mar 30, 2017 05:36PM) (new)
Mar 27, 2017 05:16AM

Tracy (tracyisreading) NBRC Goodreads Choice Awards (2016)
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
Level: Come What May
Total Books Read:

Previously Read
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer Otter Goes to School by Sam Garton Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison The Girls by Emma Cline

Categories:

Fiction
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

Mystery & Thriller
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena The Widow by Fiona Barton

Historical Fiction
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8) by John Tiffany All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Romance
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover One with You (Crossfire, #5) by Sylvia Day Paper Princess (The Royals, #1) by Erin Watt

Science Fiction
Morning Star (Red Rising, #3) by Pierce Brown Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Horror
The Fireman by Joe Hill Fellside by M.R. Carey

Humour
Housebroken Admissions of an Untidy Life by Laurie Notaro

Nonfiction
Girls & Sex Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein Evicted Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Memoir & Autobiography
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

History & Biography
White Trash The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg

Science & Technology
Patient H.M. A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets by Luke Dittrich Into the Magic Shop A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty

Food & Cookbooks
Real Food/Fake Food Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It by Larry Olmsted

Graphic Novels & Comics
Rosalie Lightning A Graphic Memoir by Tom Hart Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Orange The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano

Poetry
Beautiful And Damned by Robert M. Drake

Debut Goodreads Author
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Young Adult Fiction
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) by Victoria Aveyard

Middle Grade & Children's
Pax by Sara Pennypacker Summerlost by Ally Condie Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2) by Chris Grabenstein Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Picture Books
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty School's First Day of School by Adam Rex


message 63: by Beth (last edited Dec 05, 2017 02:11PM) (new)
Apr 12, 2017 02:38PM

Beth | 503 comments Duration
Start: 1/1/2017
End: 12/31/2017

Goal: 10 book Combination
7/10 read

1. The Sandman: Overture (2015, winner, Graphic Novels/Comics) read 3/16/2017
2. Annihilation (2014, nominee, Science Fiction) read 2/1/2017
3. Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (2016, winner, Fantasy) 4/19/2017
4. A Thousand Mornings (2012, winner, Poetry)
4/30/2017
5. Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America (Nominee, 2009, SF) 9/24/2017
6. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Nominee, 2014, nonfiction) 9/28/2017
7. The Underground Railroad (Winner, 2016, Historical Fiction) 11/6/2017


message 64: by Maddie (last edited Apr 18, 2017 02:12PM) (new)
Apr 15, 2017 06:59PM

Maddie O. | 6 comments Goal: 20 Book Combination

1: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
2: Commonwealth
3: Rebel of the Sands
4: The Rose & the Dagger
5: Age of Myth
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message 65: by ♦Ashley♦ (last edited Jul 20, 2017 04:27AM) (new)
Apr 19, 2017 11:33AM

♦Ashley♦ (ascherger12gmailcom) | 1131 comments Goodreads Choice 2016 Challenge
Level: Moderate 20+, anything that appeals
Duration: 1.01.17-12.31.17
Books Read: 10

Master List

The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1) by Dot Hutchison I'm Judging You The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick The Girls by Emma Cline The Fireman by Joe Hill The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters

1. Horror The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison|1.28.17
2. Humor I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi|3.06.17
3. Humor Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick|4.01.17
4. Fiction The Girls by Emma Cline|5.15.17
5. Horror The Fireman by Joe Hill|6.20.17
6. Historical Fiction The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead|6.24.17
7. Fiction Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty|6.28.17
8. Fiction Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult|7.06.17
9. Mystery & Thriller The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware|7.16.17
10. Sci-fi Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters|7.14.16


message 66: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Apr 30, 2017 07:08PM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge everyone!

I've linked your challenge posts at the top of the thread.

Good Luck!


message 67: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Aug 06, 2017 04:08PM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Silber!


message 68: by Cheryl (new)
Oct 19, 2017 08:31PM

Cheryl | 910 comments I have completed the challenge, having read 40 of last year's winners/nominees (see post #10). But I am going to continue on and see how many more I can read before the end of the year.

Thanks for the challenge. I always find some great books by reading these Goodread Award winners!


message 69: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Nov 05, 2017 01:44PM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
That's great Cheryl! Glad you enjoyed it!


message 70: by Krissy (new)
Dec 16, 2017 08:37PM

Krissy (krissystewart) | 316 comments Finished with a total of 20 books. Updated in message 16


message 71: by Kristie (new)
Dec 20, 2017 07:51PM

Kristie | 3595 comments Finished!! I went with the moderate level and read ten of the books that I hadn't previously read in ten different categories. original post


message 72: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Dec 21, 2017 08:46AM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Congratulations Krissy & Kristie!


message 73: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Jan 31, 2018 08:30AM

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Beth wrote: "2018 GR Choice Awards
Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018

Read any combination of books that appeal to you:
✩ Easy - 10 Books
1/10 read
March: Book Two 1/8/2018 (Comics, nominee)

possibilit..."

You are welcome to participate in this challenge though the new challenge is below if you haven't signed up for it.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 74: by Beth (new)
Jan 31, 2018 04:13PM

Beth | 503 comments Oh, thanks! I'll move it to the new thread, which I had somehow missed.


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