Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2017

[Jessica]

I'm in!

Serious Reader Challenge 2017
Level 1

1. Dark Matter (01/07/2017)
2. Letters from Rifka (02/06/2017)
3. The Girl on the Train (02/18/2017)
4. The Walking Dead, Book One (02/24/2017)
5. The Bad Beginning (03/01/2017)
6. The Reptile Room (03/09/2017)
7. Orange Is the New Black (04/03/2017)
8. The Wide Window (04/03/2017)
9. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (04/03/2017)
10. Eleanor & Park (04/05/2017)
11. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (04/07/2017)
12. If I Stay (04/08/2017)
13. Where She Went (04/09/2017)

[Karen_RunwrightReads]

I'm in!

[Megha]

I'm in.

LEVEL 1-JANUARY
1. SURVIVAL by J.Marie
2. SENIOR WEEK FLING by MAGGIE DALLEN
3.THE DIVORCE by NICOLE STRYCHARZ
4. HATE STORY by NICOLE WILLIAMS
5. BULLY by SKY CORGAN.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome everyone!!

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

Good Luck!

[Katie]

I'm in :)

Level 1:
1. Tending Lives: Nurses on the Medical Front

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Katie! :)

[Fandury]

Serious Reader Challenge for 2017
Level 1: Books 1-100
Level 1 Start: January 1, 2017
Level 1 Finish: July 18, 2017

1. A Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length:More Movies That Suck 03.01.2017
2. Reunion 03.01.2017
3. The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories 04.01.2017
4. Everything Belongs to the Future 05.01.2017
5. Murder on the Mauretania 06.01.2017
6. Shockaholic 09.01.2017
7. In a Dark, Dark Wood 11.01.2017
8. A Bucket of Ashes 12.01.2017
9. The Watchers 15.01.2017
10. Irish Folk and Fairy Tales 19.01.2017
11. A Cruel Necessity 21.01.2017
12. The Handmaid's Tale 22.01.2017
13. Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House 25.01.2017
14. Everything You Want Me to Be 28.01.2017
15. Why did you lie? 29.01.2017
16. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day 31.01.2017
17. Soulless 01.02.2017
18. Death Comes to the Fair 02.02.2017
19. The Dark Enquiry 04.02.2017
20. Behind Her Eyes 05.02.2017
21. A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery 07.02.2017
22. Heart of Steel 08.02.2017
23. Lady Susan, the Watsons, Sanditon 10.02.2017
24. The Sisters 12.02.2017
25. Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization 15.02.2017
26. Pride and Prescience or A Truth Universally Acknowledged 18.02.2017
27. Magic Bites 19.02.2017
28. The Island 19.02.2017
29. Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales From Shakespeare's Fantasy World 21.02.2017
30. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 23.02.2017
31. Jane and the Ghosts of Netley 25.02.2017
32. The Invisible Ring 26.02.2017
33. Dreamer's Pool 04.03.2017
34. Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths 05.03.2017
35. Enter a Murderer 06.03.2017
36. The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne 09.03.2017
37. Mary: The Summoning 11.03.2017
38. The Silver Pigs 14.03.2017
39. Unpossible and Other Stories 17.03.2017
40. The Colorado Kid 17.03.2017
41. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 19.03.2017
42. Sleeping Giants 19.03.2017
43. When We Were Animals 20.03.2017
44. The Deep Sea Diver's Syndrome 22.03.2017
45. Irish Ghost Tales: And Things that Go Bump in the Night 25.03.2017
46. Ten 27.03.2017
47. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War 29.03.2017
48. Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World 31.03.2017
49. The Original Curse: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth's Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal? 02.04.2017
50. Dial Emmy for Murder 04.04.2017
51. The Skeleton Takes a Bow 06.04.2017
52. Killers: the Most Barbaric Murderers of Our Times 08.04.2017
53. The Princess Diarist 11.04.2017
54. Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer: Expanded Edition 14.04.2017
55. London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets 14.04.2017
56. Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure 15.04.2017
57. The Silence of the Lambs 16.04.2017
58. Norse Mythology 21.04.2017
59. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 22.04.2017
60. If We Were Villains 23.04.2017
61. Suicide Forest 28.04.2017
62. The Undesired 29.04.2017
63. The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories 03.05.2017
64. Silver Mirrors 04.05.2017
65. Her Husband's Hands and Other Stories 06.05.2017
66. Taken 11.05.2017
67. One Was Lost 12.05.2017
68. Shadow Unit 4 13.05.2017
69. Jane and His Lordship's Legacy 16.05.2017
70. Macbeth 16.05.2017
71. Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon 18.05.2017
72. Twenty-One Cardinals 19.05.2017
73. Riveted 25.05.2017
74. The Keeper of Lost Causes 25.05.2017
75. Requiem 27.05.2017
76. The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. 27.05.2017
77. The Reckoning on Cane Hill 30.05.2017
78. Tethered 01.06.2017
79. The Children's Home 03.06.2017
80. Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode 07.06.2017
81. Event Horizon 09.06.2017
82. The Whispering 09.06.2017
83. Hunters & Collectors 11.06.2017
84. Abigale Hall 11.06.2017
85. Dark Matter 14.06.2017
86. The Hindenburg Murders 15.06.2017
87. The London Blitz Murders 15.06.2017
88. The Third Gate 21.06.2017
89. Ararat 23.06.2017
90. You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures 25.06.2017
91. The Devil's Evidence 28.06.2017
92. Magpie Murders 30.06.2017
93. Britta und ihre Pferde 01.07.2017
94. My Best Friend's Exorcism 03.07.2017
95. Animal Farm 07.07.2017
96. Jane Austen: A Life 11.07.2017
97. Fortress Frontier 13.07.2017
98. The Poison Eaters: and Other Stories 15.07.2017
99. Burntown 16.07.2017
100. The Winter Garden Mystery 18.07.2017

[Danni]

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[Elaine]

Serious Reader Challenge
Level 1: Books 1-100
January 1, 2017 - 26/8/17

1. Carmilla 1/1/17
2. Dark Desires After Dusk 2/1/17
3. Small Favor 2/1/17
4. Shiver 5/1/17
5. Claimed By Shadow 6/1/17
6. Raphael 8/1/17
7. Before Midnight 8/1/17
8. Turn Coat 10/1/17
9. Spider's Bite 11/1/17
10. Halfway to the Grave 13/1/17
11. Depravity 15/1/17
12. Deceit 16/1/17
13. Changes 16/1/17
14. Devastation 17/1/17
15. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files 18/1/17
16. The Leopard Prince 18/1/17
17. The Professional 20/1/17
18. Ghost Story 20/1/17
19. Refugee 22/1/17
20. The Darkest Passion 27/1/17
21. Kitty and the Midnight Hour 29/1/17
22. Cold Days 31/1/17
23. Grizzly 31/1/17
24. Darkfever 1/2/17
25. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo 3/2/17
26. Web of Lies 6/2/17
27. Angel in Scarlet 10/2/17
28. Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? 10/2/17
29. Skin Game 12/2/17
30. Scrappy Little Nobody 14/2/17
31. A Questionable Client 15/2/17
32. Jabril 16/2/17
33. The Harlequin 21/2/17
34. Embrace the Night 22/2/17
35. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 22/2/17
36. First Grave on the Right 28/2/17
37. The Importance of Being Earnest 2/3/17
38. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3/3/17
39. Prey 3/3/17
40. The Vagina Monologues 5/3/17
41. We Should All Be Feminists 8/3/17
42. Animal Farm 15/3/17
43. Macbeth 23/3/17
44. Far from the Madding Crowd 28/3/17
45. Kiss of a Demon King 5/4/17
46. Wintersong 6/4/17
47. Thorn Queen 9/4/17
48. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 9/4/17
49. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 12/4/17
50. On the Prowl 14/4/17
51. Shift 24/4/17
52. Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice 24/4/17
53. Slade House 25/4/17
54. Into the Darkness 29/4/17
55. Unmasqued 1/5/17
56. Master of Seduction 4/5/17
57. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 9/5/17
58. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 10/5/17
59. Hard Bitten 11/5/17
60. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 15/5/17
61. Drink Deep 17/5/17
62. The Greyfriar 22/5/17
63. Bossypants 26/5/17
64. The Handmaid's Tale 26/5/17
65. Curse the Dawn 29/5/17
66. Untouchable 1/6/17
67. The Force of Wind 5/6/17
68. Milk and Honey 8/6/17
69. Sputnik Sweetheart 10/6/17
70. First Drop of Crimson 11/6/17
71. Ride the Storm 15/6/17
72. Lover Avenged 22/6/17
73. Feral Sins 23/6/17
74. Faro's Daughter 29/6/17
75. My Life as a White Trash Zombie 30/6/17
76. Micro 1/7/17
77. The Corinthian 2/7/17
78. Royal Passion 3/7/17
79. Rachel's Holiday 4/7/17
80. Written in Red 5/7/17
81. Pleasure of a Dark Prince 5/7/17
82. The 100 10/7/17
83. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 11/7/17
84. Murder of Crows 12/7/17
85. Making It Up As I Go Along 14/7/17
86. Vision in Silver 15/7/17
87. Marked in Flesh 23/7/17
88. Venom 26/7/17
89. The Rift Walker 27/7/17
90. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 29/7/17
91. Etched in Bone 30/7/17
92. Playing for Keeps 31/7/17
93. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues 1/8/17
94. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage 2/8/17
95. My Cousin Rachel 7/8/17
96. I Am Legend 8/8/17
97. Demon from the Dark 15/8/17
98. Dreams of a Dark Warrior 18/8/17
99. Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life 17/8/17
100. Sex Object: A Memoir 26/8/17

[Ange]

I'm in!


Serious Reader Challenge for 2017
Level 1: Books 1-100
Level 1 Start: January 1, 2017
Level 1 Finish:

Completed
✔1. Lure of the Dragon- finished 8.8.2017
✔2. Lure of the Wolf- finished 8.8.2017
✔3. Lure of the Bear- finished 8.8.2017
✔4. The Tribe's Bride- finished 8.9.2017
✔5. The Gigolo’s Bride- finished 8.9.2017
✔6. The Tiger's Bride- finished 8.9.2017
✔7. Frost Security: The Complete 5 Books Series- finished 9.8.2017
✔8. Lure of the Tiger- finished 9.16.2017
✔9. Vampire King- finished 9.17.2017
✔10. Alpha King- finished 9.18.2017



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[Rebecca]

Serious Readers Challenge for 2017
Jan. 1, 2017-Aug. 5, 2017
(100/100)

1. The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood 1/5/17
2. Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy by Leslie Carroll 1/10/17
3. The Trespasser by Tana French 1/16/17
4. Royal Pains: A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds by Leslie Carroll 1/18/17
5. Broken Prey by John Sandford 1/18/17
6. 24 Hours by Greg Iles 1/21/17
7. The Captive Queen of Scots by Jean Plaidy 1/26/17
8. Thursday's Children by Nicci French 1/29/17
9. The Orphan Choir by Sophie Hannah 1/30/17
10. Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie 2/2/17
11. All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda 2/6/17
12. Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes 2/8/17
13. The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne 2/9/17
14. The Winter Crown: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick 2/11/17
15. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 2/11/17
16. Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah 2/17/17
17. A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors by Michael Farquhar 2/18/17
18. Friday on My Mind by Nicci French 2/18/17
19. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner 2/20/17
20. Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes 2/20/17
21. Reign of Madness by Lynn Cullen 2/23/17
22. In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming 2/23/17
23. Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, From Cleopatra to Princess Di by Kris Waldherr 2/24/17
24. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 3/4/17
25. Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman 3/5/17
26. Invisible Prey by John Sandford 3/5/17
27. Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs 3/7/17
28. Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes 3/9/17
29. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume 3/11/17
30. The Considerate Killer by Lene Kaaberbøl 3/11/17
31. The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian 3/12/17
32. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 3/15/17
33. Field of Graves by J.T. Ellison 3/17/17
34. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline 3/18/17
35. Long Gone by Alafair Burke 3/19/17
36. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 3/19/17
37. The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly 3/21/17
38. The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian 3/23/17
39. The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki 3/26/17
40. The Kill by Jane Casey 3/31/17
41. The Murder in the Tower by Jean Plaidy 3/31/17
42. Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison 4/1/17
43. The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis 4/1/17
44. Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue 4/4/17
45. A Triple Knot by Emma Campion 4/7/17
46. After the Fire by Jane Casey 4/9/17
47. Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles 4/12/17
48. Sisi: Empress on Her Own by Allison Pataki 4/14/17
49. The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina 4/16/16
50. The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 4/17/17
51. When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison 4/21/17
52. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4/23/17
53. Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens 4/25/17
54. Mad Kings & Queens: History's Most Famous Raving Royals by Alison Rattle 4/29/17
55. Myself, My Enemy by Jean Plaidy 4/30/17
56. The Lost Girls by Heather Young 4/30/17
57. Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry Jones 5/3/17
58. The Disappeared: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson 5/5/17
59. The Wandering Prince (Stuart Saga, #4) by Jean Plaidy 5/7/17
60. Marathon by Brian Freeman 5/10/17
61. My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry 5/11/17
62. A Health Unto His Majesty (Stuart Saga, #5) by Jean Plaidy 5/12/17
63. The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper 5/17/17
64. Conviction by Julia Dahl 5/17/17
65. The Queen's Pawn by Christy English 5/18/17
66. What Lies Behind by J.T. Ellison 5/19/17
67. Dead Sleep by Greg Iles 5/23/17
68. Close Case by Alafair Burke 5/24/17
69. The Woman Before Me by Ruth Dugdall 5/25/17
70. The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood 5/21/17
71. The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood 5/29/17
72. Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord by Jean Plaidy 5/29/17
73. The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti 5/31/17
74. What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes 6/3/17
75. The Night Bird by Brian Freeman 6/4/17
76. The Sacrificial Man by Ruth Dugdall 6/5/17
77. The Widow by Fiona Barton 6/7/17
78. The Pleasures of Love by Jean Plaidy 6/9/17
79. The Three Crowns: The Story of William and Mary by Jean Plaidy 6/11/17
80. Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø 6/13/17
81. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown 6/20/17
82. If You Were Here by Alafair Burke 6/21/17
83. Sleep No More by Greg Iles 6/24/17
84. I Found You by Lisa Jewell 6/25/17
85. Three Maids for a Crown by Ella March Chase 6/27/17
86. Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman 6/29/17
87. The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari 6/30/17
88. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 7/1/17
89. Hostage: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson 7/3/17
90. The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg 7/7/17
91. The Haunted Sisters by Jean Plaidy 7/7/17
92. I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark 7/8/17
93. William's Wife by Jean Plaidy 7/15/17
94. Phantom Prey by John Sandford 7/20/17
95. Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia by Michael Farquhar 7/25/17
96. The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 7/28/17
97. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 7/30/17
98. Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain by Michael Farquhar 8/2/17
99. Wicked Prey by John Sandford 8/3/17
100. The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson 8/5/17

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[Kirby]

Let's try this from Jan 1 this time!

1) Immortalis Carpe Noctem - Katie Salidas
2) The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Attwood
3) Bone Clocks - David Mitchell
4) The Hundred Year Flood - Mathew Salesses
5) Shrill - Lindy West
6) Sleeping Giants - Sylvain Neuvel
7) Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli

[Avamuc]

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[Zahra]

Serious Reader Challenge 2017
Completed: 92/100

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[Tammie]

2017--Serious Reader Challenge--Finished 100...on to next level!

1. Come Monday, Mari Carr ★★★★ 1/1
2. Harvest Moon, Robyn Carr ★★★★★ 1/2
3. At Peace, Kristen Ashley ★★★★★ 1/4
4. Rules of Contact, Jaci Burton ★★★★ 1/5
5. Dreams of a Dark Warrior, Kresley Cole ★★★★ 1/6
6. All I Ever Need Is You, Bella Andre ★★★★ 1/7
7. First Star I See Tonight, Susan Elizabeth Phillips ★★★★ 1/8
8. Mackenzie's Magic, Linda Howard ★★★ 1/9
9. Flat-Out Sexy, Erin McCarthy ★★★★ 1/10
10. Kill and Tell, Linda Howard ★★★★ 1/11
11. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon ★★★★ 1/15
12. Calhoun, Diana Palmer ★★★★ 1/19
13. Justin, Diana Palmer ★★★ 1/21
14. Hard and Fast, Erin McCarthy ★★★★ 1/26
15. Bring Me Home for Christmas, Robyn Carr ★★★★ 1/28
16. Every Beat of My Heart, Bella Andre ★★★ 1/29
17. Texas! Chase, Sandra Brown ★★★★ 1/31
18. Golden Trail, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 2/3
19. Archer's Voice, Mia Sheridan ★★★★★ 2/3
20. Hot Finish, Erin McCarthy★★★★ 2/4
21. Ruby Tuesday, Mari Carr ★★★★ 2/5
22. Waiting for Wednesday, Mari Carr ★★★★ 2/5
23. Family Tree, Barbara Delinsky ★★★★ 2/6
24. Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff ★★★★ 2/6
25. Texas! Sage, Sandra Brown ★★★★ 2/7
26. Everywhere and Every Way, Jennifer Probst ★★★★ 2/9
27. The Queen, Kiera Cass ★★★★ 2/10
28. Unfinished Business, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 2/11
29. Games of the Heart, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 2/12
30. A Real Cowboy Never Walks Away, Stephanie Rowe ★★★★ 2/14
31. Cupid Has a Heart-On, Tara Sivec ★★★★ 2/15
32. Lothaire, Kresley Cole ★★★★★ 2/17
33. The Sexy One, Lauren Blakely ★★★★ 2/18
34. One to Hold, Tia Louise ★★★ 2/20
35. Club Shadowlands, Cherise Sinclair ★★★ 2/20
36. Dark Citadel, Cherise Sinclair ★★★ 2/21
37. Vengeance in Death, J.D. Robb ★★★★★ 2/23
38. Leo, Mia Sheridan ★★★ 2/24
39. Love Story, Lauren Layne ★★ 2/25
40. Pretending He's Mine, Lauren Blakely ★★★★ 2/25
41. Stardust, Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ 2/26
42. Thistle & Thorne, Ann Aguirre ★★★ 2/28
43. A Game of Chance, Linda Howard ★★★★ 3/2
44. The Promise of Love, Lori Foster ★★★ 3/3
45. The Weird Sisters, Eleanor Brown ★★★ 3/5
46. The Chase, Erin McCarthy ★★★★ 3/9
47. Virtuous, M.S. Force ★★★★ 3/10
48. Shadow Music, Julie Garwood ★★★ 3/11
49. Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult ★★★★★ 3/14
50. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe ★★★★ 3/15
51. Hidden Summit, Robyn Carr ★★★★ 3/16
52. The Gift, Danielle Steel ★★★★ 3/17
53. Slow Ride, Erin McCarthy ★★★★ 3/18
54. Charming the Prince, Teresa Medeiros ★★★★ 3/19
55. Time Was, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 3/19
56. Valorous, M.S. Force ★★★★ 3/21
57. Any Time, Any Place, Jennifer Probst ★★★★ 3/22
58. Days of Gold, Jude Deveraux ★★★★ 3/22
59. Yellowstone Heart Song, Peggy L. Henderson ★★★★ 3/23
60. Jacked Up, Erin McCarthy ★★★ 3/24
61. First Night, Lauren Blakely ★★★★ 3/24
62. Half My Heart, Danielle Stewart ★★★ 3/24
63. Change My Heart, Danielle Stewart ★★★ 3/25
64. Nightshade, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 3/25
65. Night Shift, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 3/26
66. Protecting What's His, Tessa Bailey ★★★ 4/1
67. Shadow's Claim, Kresley Cole ★★★★ 4/2
68. Holiday in Death, J.D. Robb ★★★★★ 4/3
69. Tyler, Diana Palmer ★★★ 4/4
70. Victorious, M.S. Force ★★★★ 4/5
71. Night Shadow, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 4/6
72. A Plain & Fancy Christmas, Cynthia Keller ★★★★ 4/7
73. A Lady by Midnight, Tessa Dare ★★★★ 4/10
74. First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones Darynda Jones ★★★★★ 4/13
75. Irish Rose, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 4/14
76. Sweet Thursday, Mari Carr ★★★★ 4/15
77. Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning, Patricia McLinn ★★★★ 4/16
78. Undenied, Maya Banks ★★★★ 4/17
79. Love With A Long Tall Texan, Diana Palmer ★★★★ 4/17
80. The Prince, Kiera Cass ★★★ 4/17
81. Magic in the Wind, Christine Feehan ★★★★ 4/18
82. Sutton's Way, Diana Palmer ★★★★ 4/18
83. The Law of Attraction, N.M. Silber ★★★ 4/19
84. Rapturous, M.S. Force ★★★★ 4/20
85. Ravenous, M.S. Force ★★★★ 4/21
86. Barely Breathing, Pamela Clare ★★★★ 4/24
87. The Home Court Advantage, N.M. Silber ★★★ 4/25
88. Brighter Than the Sun, Maya Banks ★★★ 4/26
89. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman ★★★★ 4/26
90. What Once Was Perfect, Zoe York ★★★★ 4/27
91. Now That I've Found You, Bella Andre ★★★★ 4/28
92. Goodnight Tweetheart, Teresa Medeiros ★★★★ 4/28
93. Her Treasure Hunter Ex, Zara Keane ★★★ 4/29
94. Summer Beach Vet: Playing by Heart, H.Y. Hanna ★★★ 4/29
95. Breathing Room, Susan Elizabeth Phillips ★★★★ 4/30
96. Friday I'm in Love, Mari Carr ★★★★ 5/1
97. The Way to Her Heart #1: Los Angeles Romance, Emma Foster ★★★★ 5/2
98. Dangerous Attraction Part One, Sidney Bristol ★★★ 5/4
99. Sawyer, Lori Foster ★★★ 5/4
100. Blood Kiss, J.R. Ward ★★★★ 5/5



Serious Reader--Level 2
Serious Reader--Level 3

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

I've linked your challenge post at the top of thread to help you easily find your post.

Good Luck!

[Tammie]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome to the challenge everyone!

I've linked your challenge post at the top of thread to help you easily find your post.

Good Luck!"

Thank you so much! This is such a great help!

[Erin]

Level 1 completed, see comment 42, on to level 2.

[[deleted user]]

Serious Reader's Challenge - 2017
Level 1 (Books 1-100)
Start: January 31st, 2017
End:

1. Beautiful Redemption
2. Mr. Mercedes
3. Vampire Academy
4. Too Late
5. Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever
6. Etiquette & Espionage
7. An Ember in the Ashes
8. A Discovery of Witches
9. The Hunger Games
10. The Last Olympian

11. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
12. Days of Blood & Starlight
13. The Immortal Rules
14. The Thousandth Floor
15. Dreams of Gods & Monsters
16. Carve the Mark
17. Bitten
18. Happily Ever After
19. Looking for Alaska
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Erin wrote: "Level 1 completed, see comment 42, on to level 2."

Yay Erin!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Nancy!

[Viji]

Serious Reader's Challenge - 2017
Level 1 (Books 1-100)

1. A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii; 02/09/2017
2. Spiced and Iced; 02/19/2017
3. Poison ; 02/25/2017
4. Grecian and Roman Mythology; 03/04/2017
5. The Dead Songbird; 03/08/2017
6. 1984; 03/15/2017
7. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories ]; 03/16/2017
8. Unreasonable Doubt; 03/20/2017
9. Anne of Green Gables; 03/21/2017
10. The Santinelli Case; 03/23/2017

[Viji]

Serious Reader's Challenge - 2017
Level 1 (Books 1-100)

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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Viji!

[Melissa (ladybug)]

NBRC - Serious Readers' Challenge:
Start Date: 1 Jan 2017

♥	=	 350+ page books
✩	=	 500+ page books
◈	=	 750+ page books
✡	=	 1,000+ page books

January 2017

№. 001 → Tales of the Greek Heroes » Roger Lancelyn Green 1/3/17
№. 002 → Road Trip » Jim Paulsen 1/3/17
№. 003 → Fridays with the Wizards » Jessica Day George 1/4/17
№. 004 → Murder is Binding » Lorna Barrett 1/10/17
№. 005 → Once A Wife » Patricia Keelyn 1/15/17
№. 006 → The 100 » Kass Morgan 1/18/17
№. 007 → Tomorrow, When the War Began » John Marsden 1/18/17
№. 008 → Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation » Helen McCarthy 1/23/17
№. 009 → A Tale for the Time Being » Ruth Ozeki ♥ 1/23/17
№. 010 → Van Gogh » Jessica Bailey 1/24/17
№. 011 → Over Sea, Under Stone » Susan Cooper 1/25/17
№. 012 → Furthermore » Tahereh Mafi ♥ 1/27/17
№. 013 → Back to Basics » Caroline Taggart 1/27/17

February 2017

№. 014 → Island in the Sea of Time » S.M. Stirling ✩ 2/1/17
№. 015 → Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa » Francis Kalnay 2/5/17
№. 016 → The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven » Sherman Alexie 2/5/17
№. 017 → I Am Number Four » Pittacus Lore ♥ 2/7/17
№. 018 → The Muddy Puppy » Amy Edgar 2/8/17
№. 019 → The Bridge to Brilliance » Nadia Lopez 2/9/17
№. 020 → Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother » Amy Chua 2/10/17
№. 021 → The Apple and the Arrow » Mary Buff 2/14/17
№. 022 → MeruPuri, Vol. 1 » Matsuri Hino 2/14/17
№. 023 → Forgotten Fatherland » Ben Macintyre 2/17/17
№. 024 → Skipping Christmas » John Grisham 2/21/17
№. 025 → Guardians of the West » David Eddings ♥ 2/21/17
№. 026 → The Berenstain Bears: Here's the Church,... » Jan Berenstain 2/23/17
№. 027 → Hilarious Hunting Cartoons » John Troy 2/24/17
№. 028 → A Good Man Gone » A.W. Hartoin 2/28/17
№. 029 → Coke with a Twist » A.W. Hartoin 2/28/17

March 2017

№. 030 → The Red Pencil » Andrea Davis Pinkney 3/1/17
№. 031 → Christy » Catherine Marshall ♥ 3/6/17
№. 032 → Outlaw Christian » Jacqueline A. Bussie 3/6/17
№. 033 → Diver Down » A.W. Hartoin 3/6/17
№. 034 → Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Vol. 1 » Yoko Kamio 3/6/17
№. 035 → Double Black Diamond » A.W. Hartoin 3/7/17
№. 036 → Drop Dead Red » A.W. Hartoin 3/9/17
№. 037 → The Miniaturist » Jessie Burton ♥ 3/14/17
№. 038 → The Secret of the Old Clock » Carolyn Keene 3/15/17
№. 039 → A Monster Calls » Patrick Ness 3/16/17
№. 040 → The Inquisitor's Tale » Adam Gidwitz 3/17/17
№. 041 → The Dragon Scroll » I.J. Parker 3/20/17
№. 042 → The High King » Lloyd Alexander 3/22/17
№. 043 → Nowhere Fast » A.W. Hartoin 3/22/17
№. 044 → Touch and Go » A.W. Hartoin 3/22/17
№. 045 → Dry Spell » A.W. Hartoin 3/22/17
№. 046 → A Sin and a Shame » A.W. Hartoin 3/23/17
№. 047 → Daughter of Xanadu » Dori Jones Yang ♥ 3/23/17
№. 048 → New Mexico Myths and Legends » Barbara Marriott 3/25/17
№. 049 → Rock Chick Reckoning » Kristen Ashley ♥ 3/26/17
№. 050 → Vanished » Margaret Daley 3/27/17
№. 051 → A Different Kind of Passover » Linda Leopold Strauss 3/27/17
№. 052 → In the Worst Way » A.W. Hartoin ♥ 3/28/17
№. 053 → Rashomon Gate » I.J. Parker ♥ 3/29/17
№. 054 → Bomb » Steve Sheinkin » 3/30/17
№. 055 → Atonement » Ian McEwan ♥ 3/30/17

April 2017

№. 056 → Reel Estate Rip-Off » Renee Pawlish 4/5/17
№. 057 → What We Saw at Night » Jacquelyn Mitchard 4/6/17
№. 058 → Halfway to the Grave » Jeaniene Frost ♥ 4/10/17
№. 059 → Dewey's Nine Lives » Vicki Myron 4/10/17
№. 060 → The Art of Racing in the Rain » Garth Stein 4/12/17
№. 061 → Emily Climbs » L.M. Montgomery 4/13/17
№. 062 → The Bird and the Sword » Amy Harmon ♥ 4/17/17
№. 063 → Sarah's Key » Tatiana de Rosnay ♥ 4/18/17
№. 064 → A Step from Heaven » An Na 4/19/17
№. 065 → Monster » Walter Dean Myers 4/21/17
№. 066 → Angel at Troublesome Creek » Mignon F. Ballard 4/21/17
№. 067 → Go Tell It on the Mountain » James Baldwin 4/23/17
№. 068 → The Girl Who Drank the Moon » Kelly Barnhill ♥ 4/23/17
№. 069 → The Underground Railroad » Colson Whitehead 4/24/17
№. 070 → 100 Days » Nicole McInnes 4/26/17
№. 071 → Three Times Lucky » Sheila Turnage 4/26/17
№. 072 → By Your Side » Kasie West 4/28/17

May 2017

№. 073 → Armed and Fabulous » Camilla Chafer 5/4/17
№. 074 → The Wife of Riley » A.W. Hartoin ♥ 5/5/17
№. 075 → Exquisite Folly » Jonathan Carriel 5/12/17
№. 076 → On the Road » Jack Kerouac 5/13/17
№. 077 → Girl in the Attic » Dan Djurdjevic 5/15/17
№. 078 → The Lost Island of Tamarind » Nadia Aguiar 5/18/17
№. 079 → To the Eternal » A.W. Hartoin ♥ 5/22/17
№. 080 → Nothing But the Truth » Avi 5/24/17
№. 081 → Amsterdam » Ian McEwan 5/25/17
№. 082 → Crewel World » Monica Ferris 5/26/17
№. 083 → The Great Railroad Race » Kristiana Gregory 5/30/17

June 2017

№. 084 → further evidence of close encounters » L.A. Marzulli 6/1/17
№. 085 → Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering » Hal Cannon 6/4/17
№. 086 → The Princess Diarist » Carrie Fisher 6/6/17
№. 087 → Escape » Carolyn Jessop ♥ 6/7/17
№. 088 → Flight » Sherman Alexie 6/12/17
№. 089 → Spirits of the Border » Ken Hudnall ♥ 6/14/17
№. 090 → Wolf Hollow » Lauren Wolk 6/19/17
№. 091 → How George Washington Fleeced the Nation » Phil Mason 6/24/17
№. 092 → Into the Wild » Jon Krakauer 6/24/17
№. 093 → The Cow-Tail Switch » Harold Courlander 6/26/17
№. 094 → The Other Einstein » Marie Benedict 6/30/17
№. 095 → Green Rider » Kristen Britain ✩ 6/30/17

July 2017

№. 096 → His Majesty's Dragon » Naomi Novik ♥ 7/7/17
№. 097 → The Maples Stories » John Updike 7/14/17
№. 098 → The Metamorphosis » Franz Kafka 7/14/17
№. 099 → Duels and Deception » Cindy Anstey ♥ 7/19/17
№. 100 → Thunder Dog » Michael Hingson 7/27/17

[Haley]

Date Started: 01/01/17
Date Finished: 04/25/17
January 2017 TOTAL 4 BOOKS

February 2017 TOTAL 26 BOOKS

March 2017 TOTAL 57 BOOKS

APRIL 2017 TOTAL 100 BOOKS

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Melissa & Haley!

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

Good Luck!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Tracy!

I've linked your post at the top of the thread,

Good luck!

[Melanie]

Oh, it's been a while since I've tried this! Here's to my last year of grad school - 3LOL ;)

Level 1 Challenge - DONE!!!
Started: Jan. 1, 2017
Finished: Apr. 3, 2017

READ: 100/100

1. Written in Red - Anne Bishop 1/1/17 - 5*
2. Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 1/1/17 - 5*
3. Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 1/2/17 - 4*
4. The Cutting Edge - Linda Howard 1/1/17 - 2*
5. Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews - 1/3/17 - 5*
6. Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews - 1/3/17 - 5*
7. One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews - 1/4/17 - 5*
8. Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 1/4/17 - 5*
9. On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 1/4/17 - 4.5*
10. Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews 1/5/17 - 4.5*
11. Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews 1/6/17 - 4.5*
12. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 1/6/17 - 4.5*
13. Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 1/5/17 - 5*
14. A Court of Thorns and Roses - - Sarah J. Maas - 1/7/17 - 4*
15. A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas - 1/7/17 - 5*
16. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews 1/8/17 - 5*
17. Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews 1/9/17 - 4.5*
18. Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews 1/10/17 - 5*
19. Magic Mourns - Ilona Andrews 1/10/17 - 4*
20. Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews 1/10/17 - 5*
21. Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews 1/10/17 - 5*
22. Fathers and Sons (Awake) - Ilona Andrews 1/11/17 - 3*
23. Curran, Vol. I - Ilona Andrews 1/11/17 - 3*
24.Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 1/11/17 - 4*
25. Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews 1/11/17 - 4*
26. Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 1/12/17 - 3*
27. Magic Tests - Ilona Andrews 1/11/17 - 4*
28. Angels' Blood - Nalini Singh - 1/12/17 - 5*
29. Archangel's Kiss - Nalini Singh - 1/13/17 - 5*
30. Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh - 1/13/17 - 5*
31. The Mistake - Elle Kennedy - 1/16/17 - 4*
32. Cross My Heart - Carly Phillips - 1/22/17 - 3*
33. Thankless in Death - J.D. Robb - 1/26/17 - 4*
34. The Problem with Forever - Jennifer L. Armentrout - 2/2/17 - 3.5*
35. Storm and Silence - Robert Thier - 2/2/17 - 4*
36. In the Eye of the Storm - Robert Thier - 2/3/17 - 3*
37. A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet - 2/3/17 - 5*
38. Breath of Fire- Amanda Bouchet - 2/3/17 - 5*
39. Breaking Old Habits - Melissa Bender - 2/5/17 - 1*
40. Black Ice - Anne Stuart - 2/6/17 - 4*
41. Cold As Ice - Anne Stuart - 2/6/17 - 4.5*
42. Ice Blue - Anne Stuart - 2/6/17 - 4*
43. The Serpent's Shadow - Mercedes Lackey - 2/10/17 - 4.5*
44. The Fire Rose - Mercedes Lackey - 2/11/17 - 5*
45. Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie - 2/12/17 - 5*
46. Crazy For You - Jennifer Crusie - 2/12/17 - 5*
47. Animal Farm - George Orwell - 2/13/17 - 5*
48. We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 2/19/17 - 4*
49. Manhunting- Jennifer Crusie - 2/20/17 - 4*
50. Strange Bedpersons - Jennifer Crusie - 2/20/17 - 3*
51. Getting Rid Of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie - 2/20/17 - 4*
52. Charlie All Night - Jennifer Crusie - 2/20/17 - 4*
53. What the Lady Wants - Jennifer Crusie - 2/20/17 - 5*
54. Don't Mess with Texas - Christie Craig - 2/20/17 - 4*
55. Nerd Gone Wild - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 2/21/17 - 4*
56. Suddenly One Summer - Julie James - 2/21/17 - 4*
57. L'inavouable: La France Au Rwanda - Patrick de Saint-Exupéry 2/23/17 - 3.5*
58. The Pretender - Celeste Bradley - 2/27/17 - 5*
59. Sweet Dreams - Kristen Ashley - 3/1/17 - 4*
60. Breathe - - Kristen Ashley - 3/1/17 - 4.5*
61. Love in the Afternoon - Lisa Kleypas - 3/1/17 - 5*
62. Devil in Winter - Lisa Kleypas - 3/2/17 - 5*
63. Scandal in Spring - Lisa Kleypas - 3/2/17 - 5*
64. Just Good Friends - Rosalind James - 3/4/17 - 4.5*
65. Just for Now - Rosalind James - 3/4/17 - 4*
66. Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop - 3/6/17 - 4*
67. Etched in Bone - Anne Bishop - 3/7/17 - 4*
68. Welcome to Paradise - Rosalind James - 3/8/17 - 5*
69. Nothing Personal - Rosalind James - 3/9/17 - 4*
70. Asking for Trouble - Rosalind James - 3/9/17 - 4*
71. Blue-Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas 3/11/17 - 5*
72. Miss Wonderful - Loretta Chase 3/12/17 - 4*
73. The Lion's Lady - Julie Garwood 3/12/17 - 5*
74. One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 3/13/17 - 4*
75. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
76. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen 3/13/17 - 5*
77. Tempt Me at Twilight - Lisa Kleypas 3/13/17 - 5*
78. It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas 3/14/17 - 5*
79. Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas 3/15/17 - 5*
80. The Gift - Julie Garwood - 3/18/17 - 4*
81. The Charm School - Susan Wiggs - 3/18/17 - 5*
82. The Secret - Julie Garwood - 3/19/17 - 5*
83. Saving Grace - Julie Garwood - 3/19/17 - 5*
84. The Bride - Julie Garwood - 3/20/17 - 5*
85. The Prize - Julie Garwood - 3/20/17 - 5*
86. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase - 3/27/17 - 5*
87. Overruled - Emma Chase - 3/29/17 - 3*
88. Sudden Response - R.L. Mathewson - 3/30/17 - 4*
89. Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale - 3/30/17 - 4.5*
90. Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare - 4/1/17 - 4.5*
91. Say Yes to the Marquess - Tessa Dare - 4/2/17 - 4*
92. When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare - 4/2/17 - 5*
93. Do You Want to Start a Scandal - Tessa Dare - 4/2/17 - 4*
94. Just the Sexiest Man Alive - Julie James - 4/2/17 - 5*
95. Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare - 4/2/17 - 4*
96. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow - Jessica Day George - 4/2/17 - 4*
97. Passion - Lisa Valdez - 4/2/17 - 4*
98. When Beauty Tamed the Beast - Eloisa James - 4/2/17 - 4.5*
99. Out Of Her League - Kaylea Cross - 4/2/17 - 4.5*
100. Vision in White - Nora Roberts 4/3/17 - 5*

[Anita Reads]

Serious readers 2017: Level 1


1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 | Hiromu Arakawa 01/07/17 ★★★★
2. The Bookshop on the Corner | Jenny Colgan 01/08/17 ★★★
3. Magic Study | Maria V. Snyder 01/08/17 ★★★★★
4. Changes | Jim Butcher 01/15/17 ★★★★★
5. Scarlet | A.C. Gaughen 01/19/17 ★★★.5
6. Say You Will | Kate Perry 01/21/17 ★★★
7. Truthwitch | Susan Dennard 01/21/17 ★★★★
8. Nimona | Noelle Stevenson 01/22/17 ★★★★★
9. The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern 01/22/17 ★★★★
10. Desire Unchained | Larissa Ione 01/23/17 ★★★★


11. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | Becky Albertalli 01/27/17 ★★★★★
12. Bad Boy | Elliot Wake 01/28/17 ★★★★
13. Leo Loves Aries | Anyta Sunday 01/30/17 ★★★★
14. Third Grave Dead Ahead | Darynda Jones 02/04/17 ★★★★
15. Flesh and Blood | Kristen Painter 02/06/17 ★★★★
16. The Wrath & the Dawn | Renee Ahdieh 02/12/17 ★★★★★
17. Loyalty in Death | J.D. Robb 02/12/17 ★★★★.5
18. Freeks | Amanda Hocking 02/16/17 ★★★.5
19. One for the Money | Janet Evanovich 02/17/17 ★★★★
20. Fire Study | Maria V. Snyder 02/21/17 ★★★★★


21. River Marked | Patricia Briggs 02/23/17 ★★★★
22. Pivot Point | Kasie West 02/25/17 ★★★★
23. Split Second | Kasie West 02/25/17 ★★★★
24. Frostblood | Elly Blake 02/26/17 ★★★
25. Norse Mythology | Neil Gaiman 03/02/17 ★★★.5
26. Omens | Kelley Armstrong 03/05/17 ★★.5
27. Till Death | Jennifer L. Armentrout 03/10/17 ★★★.5
28. Ninefox Gambit | Yoon Ha Lee 03/12/17 ★★.5
29. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening | Marjorie M. Liu 03/13/17 ★★★★
30. Hard Bitten | Chloe Neill 03/14/17 ★★★.5


31. Every Heart a Doorway | Seanan McGuire 03/16/17 ★★★★.5
32. Faefever | Karen Marie Moning 03/18/17 ★★★★★
33. Steelheart | Brandon Sanderson 03/22/17 ★★★★.5
34. The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye | Robert Kirkman 03/22/17 ★★★★★
35. A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas 03/26/17 ★★★
36. Equal Rites | Terry Pratchett 03/29/17 ★★★★.5
37. Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars | Jeff Lemire 30/30/17 ★★★★
38. Furthermore | Tahereh Mafi 04/01/17 ★★★
39. This Savage Song | Victoria Schwab 04/02/17 ★★★★
40. The Golden Fool | Robin Hobb 04/03/17 ★★★★.5


41. Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo 04/08/17 ★★★★
42. The Fifth Season | N.K. Jemisin 04/21/17 ★★★.5
43. The Well of Ascension | Brandon Sanderson 04/22/17 ★★★★★
44. Asylum | Madeleine Roux 04/22/17 ★★★
45. A Rumor of Dragons | Margaret Weis 04/27/17 ★★★.5
46. Saga, Vol. 5 | Brian K. Vaughan 04/29/17 ★★★★★
47. We Should All Be Feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 04/29/17 ★★★.5
48. Mort | Terry Pratchett 04/30/17 ★★★★★
49. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 | Hiromu Arakawa 04/30/17 ★★★★
50. The Austere Academy | Lemony Snicket 04/30/17 ★★★.5


51. American Street | Ibi Zoboi 05/03/17 ★★★
52. A Darker Shade of Magic | V.E. Schwab 05/05/17 ★★★
53. Descender, Vol. 2: Machine Moon | Jeff Lemire 05/06/17 ★★★★★
54. Just One Damned Thing After Another | Jodi Taylor 05/12/17 ★★★★★
55. Dark Matter | Blake Crouch 05/12/17 ★★★★
56. The Obelisk Gate | N.K. Jemisin 05/20/17 ★★★★.5
57. Prince of Thorns | Mark Lawrence 05/22/17 ★★★★
58. The Dark Days Club | Alison Goodman 05/24/17 ★★★★
59. Rosemary and Rue | Seanan McGuire 05/25/17 ★★★.5
60. A Gathering of Shadows | V.E. Schwab 06/01/17 ★★.5


61. Sourcery | Terry Pratchett 06/03/17 ★★★★
62. Ghost Story | Jim Butcher 06/03/17 ★★★★
63. Saga, Vol. 6 | Brian K. Vaughan 06/06/17 ★★★★.5
64. The Upside of Unrequited | Becky Albertalli 06/07/17 ★★★★
65. Soulless | Gail Carriger 06/09/17 ★★★★
66. Stories of Your Life and Others | Ted Chiang 06/10/17 ★★★★★
67. Penric's Demon | Lois McMaster Bujold 06/12/17 ★★★★
68. Down Among the Sticks and Bones | Seanan McGuire 06/17/17 ★★★★★
69. A Natural History of Dragons | Marie Brennan 06/17/17 ★★★.5
70. The Dark Prophecy | Rick Riordan 06/26/17 ★★★

[Susan A]

Susan A wrote: "✔ Serious Reader Challenge for 2017
Level 1: Books 1 - 100

Level 1 Start: January 1, 2017
Level 1 Finish: Feb 18, 2017


Books Read:
1. Bound by Blood Jan 1 ★★★★★
2. [book:Fi..."

Finished level 1 (post 12). Moving on to level 2.

Thanks for hosting this challenge.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Melanie & Anita! I've linked your challenge post at the top of the thread. Good Luck!

Congrats Susan! See you in Level 2!

[*Dawn]

Level 1 of Serious Readers Challenge for 2017
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
Books Read: 69/100

January=9
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1.Imitation in Death J.D. Robb, #17 "In Death" series, 1-9-17 (4*)
2.Divided in Death J.D. Robb, #18 "In Death" series, 1-15-17 (3*)
3.Big Jack J.D. Robb, #17.5 "In Death" series, 1-20-17 (3-1/2*)
4.Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost, #1 Night Huntress, 1-24-17, 4*.
5.Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost, #.5 Night Huntress, 1-25-17, 4*
6.Down to You M. Leighton, #1 Bad Boys Novel, 1-27-17, 4*
7.One Foot in the Grave Jeaniene Frost, #2 Night Huntress, 1-27-17, 4*
8.A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole, #2 Immortals After Dark, 1-30-17, 3*
9.The Last Victim Karen Robards, #1 Dr. Charlotte Stone, 1-31-17, 5*
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February=22
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10.The Beast by J.R. Ward, #14 Black Dagger Brotherhood, 2-3-17, 2-1/2* review
11.The Last Kiss Goodbye Karen Robards, #2 Dr. Charlotte Stone, 2-4-17, 4*
12.Her Last Whisper Karen Robards, #3 Dr. Charlotte Stone, 2-5-17, 5*
13.Because of Miss Bridgerton Julia Quinn, #1 Rokesbys, 2-6-17, 3*
14.The Last Time I Saw Her Karen Robards, #4 Dr. Charlotte Stone, 2-7-17, 5* review
15.Tricky Twenty-Two Janet Evanovich, #22 Stephanie Plum, (re-read) 2-8-17, 3-1/2* review
16.Marrying Winterborne Lisa Kleypas, #2 The Ravenels, 2-9-17, 5* review
17.The Wall of Winnipeg and Me Mariana Zapata, 2-11-17, 3*
18.Cold-Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas, #1 The Ravenels, 2-12-17, 2*
19.Obsession: An Erotic Tale Gloria Vanderbilt, 2-12-17, 2* review
20.I Am Number Four Pittacus Lore (James Frey & Jobie Hughes), #1 Lorien Legacies, 2-14-17, 3-1/2* review
21.The Bourbon Kings J.R. Ward, #1 The Bourbon Kings, 2-15-17, 4* review
22.The Stormy Petrel Mary Stewart, 2-15-17, 3* review
23.Seasons of Love Harper Bliss, 2-16-17, 2-1/2* review
24.Better When He's Bad Jay Crownover, #1 Welcome to the Point, 2-17-17, 3*
25.The Angels' Share J.R. Ward, #2 The Bourbon Kings, 2-20-17, 2-1/2* review
26.The Pirate Bride Sandra Hill, #11 Viking I, 2-21-17, 2* review
27.RoomHate Penelope Ward, 2-22-17, 3*, review
28.Three Days of Rain Christine Hughes, 2-24-17, 4*, review
29.10 Years Later J. Sterling, 2-25-17, 3* review
30.Dumplin' Julie Murphy, #1 Dumplin', 2-26-17, 3-1/2* review
31.November 9 Colleen Hoover, 2-27-17, 4* review
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March=18
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32.Hot Rocks Nora Roberts, 3-1-17, 4* review
33.The Truth About Him Molly O'Keefe, #2 Everything I Left Unsaid, 3-2-17, 2-1/2*, review
34.26 Nights: A Sexual Adventure Penthouse Magazine Editors, Narrator: Bill Morgan, 3-2-17, 3* review
35.Better When He's Bold Jay Crownover, #2 Welcome to the Point, 3-5-17, 2-1/2*
36.Better When He's Brave Jay Crownover, #3 Welcome to the Point, 3-6-17, 3*
37.Days of Gold Jude Deveraux, #2 Edilean, 3-7-17, 4*, review
38.Visions in Death J.D. Robb, #19 In Death, 3-9-17, 4-1/2*
39.Survivor In Death J.D. Robb, #20 In Death, 3-10-17, 5* review
40.Stranded Dani Pettrey, #3 Alaskan Courage, 3-15-17, 3* review
41.We Were Liars E. Lockhart, 3-16-17, 5* review
42.Hitched: Volume One Kendall Ryan, Vol. 1 Imperfect Love, 3-16-17, 2-1/2* review
43.The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, 3-18-17, 3-1/2*, review
44.Stuck-Up Suit Vi Keeland, 3-22-17, 4*
45.Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Chris Grabenstein, 3-22-17, 4*, review
46.The Bird and the Sword Amy Harmon, #1 The Bird and the Sword, 3-26-17, 4* review
47.Five Days in Paris Danielle Steel, 3-27-17, 4* review
48.Sweet Possession Maya Banks, #5 Sweet, 3-28-17, 3-1/2*, review
49.From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad Jacqueline L. Tobin, 3-29-17, 3-1/2*, review
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April=10
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50.Defenseless Corinne Michaels, #5 Salvation, 4-1-17, 3*, review
51.The Hating Game Sally Thorne, 4-2-17, 4-1/2*, review
52.The Lady Most Likely... #1 Lady Most…, Julia Quinn, Eloisa James & Connie Brockway, 4-3-17, 3*
53.Angels' Blood Nalini Singh, #1 Guild Hunters, 4-5-17, 4-1/2*, review
54.Archangel's Kiss Nalini Singh, Guild Hunter #2, 4-11-17, 3*
55.Renegade Lady Dawn Martens, 4-16-17, 2*
56.Blood Vow J.R. Ward, #2 Black Dagger Legacy, 4-16-17, 2-1/2*
57.The Ones Who Got Away Roni Loren, 4-26-17, 5* review
58.The Last Resort Ember Leigh, 4-27-17, 3-1/2*, review
59.Storm and SilenceRobert Thier, #1 Storm and Silence, 4-7-17, 2*, review
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TO BE CONTINUED ON MESSAGE 217 here.

[Judith]

Bye Everyone! See you at Level 2 :)

[*Dawn]

That's incredible, Judith. Nice job!

[pml]

Well, I've run out of room (already?!), and am thus unable to leave the link to level two within message 42, aka Serious Readers Challenge, Level One.

So here's where I am now, Serious Readers Challenge, Level Two, starting the second hundred.

[Melanie]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome Melanie & Anita! I've linked your challenge post at the top of the thread. Good Luck!

Congrats Susan! See you in Level 2!"

Thank you!

[Ezgi]

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2017

January:
1. The Governess and Other Stories
2. February ★
3. The Library at Mount Char ★★★★★
4. Adulthood is a Myth ★★★★
5. A Monster Calls ★★★★★
6. Saga, Vol. 4 ★★★★★
7. Elantris ★★★★.5
8. Kabuk Adam ★★★★★
9. This is Our Story ★★★★
10. Persuasion
11. The Demolished Man
12. Stealing Parker ★★
13. Things I Can't Forget ★★
14. A Quiet Kind of Thunder ★★★★
15. Gemina ★★★★★

February:
16. Alice in the Country of the Hearts, Vol. 1 ★★
17. By Your Side ★★★★★
18. Graffiti Moon ★★★★
19. Heartless ★★★
20. Caraval ★★★★★
21. Fire Falling ★★★★★
22. Earth's End ★★★★★
23. Water's Wrath ★★★★

March:
24. Crystal Crowned ★★★
25. Süper Dadı ★★★
26. A Gathering of Shadows ★★★★★
27. Crown of Lies ★★★★
28. Throne of Truth ★★★
29. Uzun Bir Kısa İki ★★
30. Debt Inheritance
31. First Debt ★
32. All the Bright Places ★★★★
33. Yarım Kalan Bazı Aşklar ★★★
34. Kambur
35. A House of the Bottom of A Lake ★★
36. Kasırga ve Yabanmersinleri ★★
37. In the Afterlight ★
38. Esir Sözler Kuyusu ★★
39. Hırsız ★★★★

April:
40. Death Vigil, Volume 1 ★★★★
41. The Wicked + The Divine #22 ★★★★
42. The Wicked + The Divine 1831 ★★★
43. The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 5: The Imperial Phase I ★★★★
44. The Witch Hunter ★★
45. Shiver ★★★★
46. Alex, Approximately ★★★
47. Letters to the Lost ★★★★★
48. The Lover's Dictionary ★★
49. Queens of Geek ★★★
50. Veronika Decides to Die ★★★★
51. Golden ★★★★
52. The Red Tree

May:
53. A Court of Wings and Ruin ★★★★
54. The Loneliness of Distant Beings ★
55. Free to Fall ★★★★
56. Hunted ★★★★
57. The Sandman: Dream Country ★★★★
58. The Girl from Everywhere ★★★★★
59. Aşkın Cep Defteri
60. The Meeting ★★
61. Steelheart ★★★★★
62. The Ship Beyond Time ★★★★
63. Kul ★★★
64. Mitosis ★★
65. Firefight ★★★★★
66. Linger ★★★★
67. Some Girls Bite ★★★★
68. Friday Night Bites ★★★
69. Twice Bitten ★★★
70. Hard Bitten ★★★

June:
71. Forever ★★★
72. Drink Deep ★★★
73. South of No North
74. Eliza and her Monsters ★★★★★
75. At First Blush ★★★
76. The Star-Touched Queen ★★
77. Textrovert ★★★
78. Zenn Diagram ★
79. The Upside of Unrequited ★★★★★
80. Glass Sword ★★.5
81. Queen Song ★★★
82. Steel Scars ★.5

July:
83. Dream a Little Dream ★★★★
84. Dream On ★★★★
85. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
86. The Dry ★★★
87. Cinnamon ★★★
88. The Girl of Fire and Thorns ★★★
89. Flame in the Mist ★★★★
90. Seven Black Diamonds ★★★
91. Paper Hearts ★★★
92. Lucky in Love ★★
93. Bellamy and the Brute ★★
94. The Shadow Cats ★★★★
95. The King's Guard ★★★★
96. The Shattered Mountain ★★★

August:
97. The Crown of Embers ★★★★
98. The Crown's Game ★★★★
99. One Blood Ruby ★★★★
100. Bridge of Snow ★★★

[Venecia]

Moving on to Level 2.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to everyone! ☺

bye-bye finishers :)

[Maddy]

Bye bye :)
Good luck to the others! ;)

[Melanie]

Moving on to level 2! :)

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

do graphic novels count?

[CrazyCat (Alex)]

Level 1 completed, moving on to level 2.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2017
January
1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Guarded 1/7
2 Beautiful Player 1/9
3 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 1/11
4 The Sun Is Also a Star 1/12
5 Semper Fi 1/20
6 The Lovely Reckless 1/21
7 The Woman in Cabin 10 1/22
8 Bone Crossed 1/23
9 Midwinter Night's Dream 1/24
10 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Welcome to the Team 1/25
11 Beautiful Beginning 1/27
12 Top Secret Twenty-One 1/29
13 The Girl in the Spider's Web 1/31
14 Jane Steele 1/31
February
15 Replica 2/4
16 Beautiful Beloved 2/4
17 Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Core 2/5
18 Dangerous Creatures 2/8
19 Nina is Not OK 2/11
20 Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 2/14
21 November 9 2/15
22 Red Queen 2/18
23 Angel & Faith: What You Want, Not What You Need 2/18
24 Beta Test 2/22
25 Caraval 2/24
26 Glass Sword 2/26
March
27 Trouble Is a Friend of Mine 3/3
28 Underworld 3/6
29 Dirty Kiss 3/9
30 Rain 3/10
31 One 3/15
32 Angel & Faith: Where the River Meets the Sea 3/20
33 The Most Dangerous Place on Earth 3/27
34 The Husband's Secret 3/29
35 Ghost Story 3/29
36 Dexter Is Dead 3/30
April
37 Empty Net 4/2
38 Fangirl 4/5
39 Overtime 4/11
40 Him 4/12
41 Angel & Faith: Lost and Found 4/14
42 Iron Cast 4/15
43 Shopaholic Takes Manhattan 4/17
44 The Girls 4/22
45 Strong Signal 4/23
46 Carry On 4/26
47 Tricky Twenty-Two 4/29
48 The Handmaid's Tale 4/29
49 Cruel Crown 4/30
May
50 Angel & Faith: United 5/2
51 Helping Hand 5/2
52 Willful Creatures 5/2
53 Saga, Vol. 1 5/3
54 Us 5/6
55 Saga, Vol. 1 5/9
56 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal 5/9
57 Saga, Vol. 2 5/14
58 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Love Dares You 5/17
59 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned 5/18
60 Cold Days 5/19
61 Saga, Vol. 3 5/21
62 Dead Gone 5/21
63 The Perks of Being a Wallflower 5/28
64 Strange the Dreamer 5/28
65 Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 5/31
June
66 Hell & High Water
67 The Siren
68 Turbo Twenty-Three
69 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Old Demons
70 This One Summer
71 New Status Needed
72 A Court of Thorns and Roses
73 Angel & Faith: A Little More Than Kin
74 Silver Borne
75 Shopaholic Ties the Knot
July
76 Carve the Mark
77 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: In Pieces on the Ground
78 River Marked
79 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
80 Bound
81 Saga, Vol. 4
August
82 Angel & Faith: A Tale of Two Families
83 Delirium
84 Frost Burned
85 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed
September
86 The Hush 9/5
87 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 4: Last Days 9/5
88 King's Cage 9/5
89 How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia 9/7
90 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous 9/8
91 Heartless 9/9
92 Night Broken 9/14
93 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Own It 9/15
94 Saga, Vol. 5 9/17
95 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 6: Civil War II 9/20
96 Skin Game 9/22
97 Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine 9/26
98 City of Bones 9/26
October
99 City of Ashes 10/1
100 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Spread of Their Evil 11/2

[Allison Ann]

Guess I forgot to sign up, but I'm done the first 100 anyway. :D Moving on....


NBRC Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2017

Start Level 1: January 1, 2017
Complete Level 1: April 7, 2017
Finished: 100/100

January

✔ 1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 1/01/17
✔ 2. Carry the One by Carol Anshaw - 1/02/17
✔ 3. Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke - 1/03/17
✔ 4. Murder Unleashed by Rita Mae Brown - 1/03/17
✔ 5. Congo by Michael Crichton - 1/04/17
✔ 6. Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames - 1/05/17
✔ 7. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi - 1/06/17
✔ 8. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - 1/07/17
✔ 9. A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home by Steve Pemberton - 1/08/17
✔ 10. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple - 1/09/17
✔ 11. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller - 1/09/17
✔ 12. Clobbered by Camembert by Avery Aames - 1/10/17
✔ 13. This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart - 1/12/17
✔ 14. Opal Fire by Barbra Annino - 1/13/17
✔ 15. Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton - 1/13/17
✔ 16. Persuasion by Jane Austen - 1/14/17
✔ 17. Forever Mine by Elizabeth Reyes - 1/16/17
✔ 18. Castles We Build by Alyson Reuben - 1/16/17
✔ 19. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher - 1/17/17
✔ 20. Uneasy Spirits by M. Louisa Locke - 1/18/17
✔ 21. Gone by Michael Grant - 1/20/17
✔ 22. Just Kids by Patti Smith - 1/21/17
✔ 23. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 1/22/17
✔ 24. Banker by Dick Francis - 1/23/17
✔ 25. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - 1/25/17
✔ 26. The Pilgrim Of Hate by Ellis Peters - 1/26/17
✔ 27. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - 1/27/17
✔ 28. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen - 1/28/17
✔ 29. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - 1/29/17
✔ 30. Black Ribbon by Susan Conant - 1/29/17
✔ 31. Out of Time by Monique Martin - 1/30/17
✔ 32. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton - 1/31/17

February

✔ 33. Working Stiff by Rachel Caine - 2/02/17
✔ 34. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - 2/03/17
✔ 35. Dead Heat by Dick Francis - 2/04/17
✔ 36. Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram - 2/05/17
✔ 37. The Year I Became Isabella Anders by Jessica Sorensen - 2/06/17
✔ 38. Bloodstone by Barbra Annino - 2/06/17
✔ 39. Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu by Christopher Heaney - 2/07/17
✔ 40. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley - 2/09/17
✔ 41. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers - 2/11/17
✔ 42. On Dublin Street by Samantha Young - 2/13/17
✔ 43. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley - 2/16/17
✔ 44. Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - 2/17/17
✔ 45. Hidden Prey by John Sandford - 2/17/17
✔ 46. White Night by Jim Butcher - 2/19/17
✔ 47. The Target by Catherine Coulter - 2/19/17
✔ 48. Morning by Nancy Thayer - 2/20/17
✔ 49. An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters - 2/21/17
✔ 50. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - 2/22/17
✔ 51. All Fall Down by John Saul - 2/22/17
✔ 52. Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler - 2/24/17
✔ 53. State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy - 2/24/17
✔ 54. Broken Prey by John Sandford - 2/25/17
✔ 55. Bad Boy Rock Star by Candy J. Starr - 2/26/17
✔ 56. Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - 2/26/17
✔ 57. The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies by Susan Wittig Albert - 2/27/17
✔ 58. Drug of Choice by John Lange - 2/27/17
✔ 59. Single Woman Seeks Revenge by Tracy Bloom - 2/28/17
✔ 60. Last To Die by James Grippando - 2/28/17

March
✔ 61. Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail by Bill Walker - 3/02/17
✔ 62. Death of a Perfect Wife by M.C. Beaton - 3/02/17
✔ 63. Moon Signs by Helen Haught Fanick - 3/03/17
✔ 64. Milk and Honey by Faye Kellerman - 3/05/17
✔ 65. Unnatural Causes by P.D. James - 3/06/17
✔ 66. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning - 3/06/17
✔ 67. Invisible Prey by John Sandford - 3/07/17
✔ 68. Death of a Hussy by M.C. Beaton - 3/07/17
✔ 69. A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 3/08/17
✔ 70. Ceremony by Robert B. Parker - 3/09/17
✔ 71. It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - 3/11/17
✔ 72. Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas - 3/12/17
✔ 73. Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton - 3/14/17
✔ 74. Phantom Prey by John Sandford - 3/15/17
✔ 75. Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs - 3/15/17
✔ 76. Death Is a Relative Thing by Holly Patrone - 3/17/17
✔ 77. Murder Past Due by Miranda James - 3/17/17
✔ 78. Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 3/18/17
✔ 79. Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin - 3/19/17
✔ 80. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg - 3/20/17
✔ 81. Bone Box by Faye Kellerman - 3/21/17
✔ 82. The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay - 3/22/17
✔ 83. The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey - 3/23/17
✔ 84. Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs - 3/23/17
✔ 85. The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie - 3/24/17
✔ 86. Legend by Jude Deveraux - 3/25/17
✔ 87. Even Money by Dick Francis - 3/26/17
✔ 88. Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - 3/27/17
✔ 89. Never to Keep by Aimie Grey - 3/28/17
✔ 90. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty - 3/29/17
✔ 91. The Crucible by Arthur Miller - 3/30/17
✔ 92. The Circle by Dave Eggers - 3/30/17
✔ 93. Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - 3/31/17

April

✔ 94. A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams - 4/01/17
✔ 95. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie - 4/03/17
✔ 96. Wicked Prey by John Sandford - 4/03/17
✔ 97. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig - 4/05/17
✔ 98. Red Rising by Pierce Brown - 4/06/17
✔ 99. Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey - 4/07/17
✔ 100. Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas - 4/07/17

[Kelly]

Finished Level 1 Level 1

On to Level 2!

[Katherine]

Done with Level 1
On to next level!

[Jennifer]

Level 1 Serious Readers Challenge


✔ 1.Never Entice an Earl
✔ 2.Ever After
✔ 3.Lady Faith Takes a Leap
✔ 4.The Hollow
✔ 5.Never Surrender to a Scoundrel
✔ 6.The Haunted
✔ 7.The Hidden
8.The Scoundrel's Honor
9.Shaken
10.The Pirate's Tempting Stowaway
11.Highland Sinner
12.Wicked in His Arms
13.To Tame a Wild Lady
14.A Scandalous Proposal
15.Holding Smoke
16.Highland Temptation
17.Her Highland Rogue
18.His Wicked Wish
19.A Taste of Seduction
20.MacLean's Passion
21.Spy Fall
22.A License to Wed: Rebellious Brides
23.Destined for a King
25.Wild Splendor
26.To Win a Viscount
27.Pirate Heiress
28.Where we Were
29.Waiting For an Earl Like You
30.Sinful Scottish Laird
31.The Duke
32.Last Night with the Duke
33.To Steal a Heart
34.When the Splendor Falls
35.Wildest Dreams
36.The Hunter
37.Secrets to a Gentleman's Heart
38.To Lure a Proper Lady
39.Highland Awakening
40.The Study of Seduction
41.The Princess Wore Plaid
42.How to Capture a Duke
43.Wedding Night With the Earl
44.The Duke's Accidental Wife
45.The Girl from Summer Hill
46.The Untamed Earl
47.The Unforgettable Hero
48.Ransomed Jewels
49.Good Dukes Wear Black
50.Lord Haven’s Deception
51.Mad For Love
52.An Inconvenient Mistress
53.The Major's Faux Fiancée
54.Awake
55.First Season / Bride To Be
56.Dark Before the Rising Sun
57.Chance The Winds of Fortune
58.Thunder on the Plains
59.A Radical Arrangement
60.The Highwayman
61.The Reluctant Duchess
62.The Art of Sinning
63.The Prince and I
64.Good Earl Gone Bad
65.Virtuous Scoundrel
66.The Lightning Thief
67.Addicted to the Duke
68.Duke with Benefits
69.The Pleasures of Passion
70.Dead to Me
71.A Sense of Sin
72.Lord of Chance
73.The Last Seeker
74.The Lost Children
75.A Perfect Gentleman
76.Cursed
77.Blackthorne's Bride
78.Wed to a Spy
79.Traitor in Her Arms
80.Romancing the Rogue
81.The Takedown
82.Never Trust a Pirate
83.The Bad Luck Bride
✔ 84.Innocent Victims
85.I Dared the Duke
86.My One True Highlander
87.Disremembered currently reading
✔ 88.Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
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