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message 151: by Chrissie (last edited Apr 26, 2023 07:25AM) (new)

Chrissie (haru_ran) | 247 comments Finished: 2023/03/27

I think I'd like to give this a try.

Duration: 6. January 2022 - 6. January 2023
Books read: 81/81

Read your Birthday Month
D - Der Tod in Venedig by Thomas Mann ✓
E - endlich.: über trauer reden by Caroline Kraft & Susann Brückner ✓
C - Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare ✓
E - Eisige Schwestern by S.K. Tremayne ✓
M - Das Mädchen im Fluss by Carolyn Haines ✓
B - Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann ✓
E - Ein perfekter Antrag by Tsurukame Mayo ✓
R - Rendezvous um 25 Uhr by Hiro Saku ✓

Read your Birthstone
T - The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien ✓
U - Unser Teil der Nacht by Mariana Enriquez ✓
R - The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien ✓
Q - Quality Time by Miika Nousiainen ✓
U - The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli ✓
O - Oscar's Books: A Journey Around the Library of Oscar Wilde by Thomas Wright ✓
I - I Will Love You Tenderly by Yoneda Kou ✓
S - Steal Your Kiss by Yamada Papiko ✓
E - Ein Fluch so ewig und kalt by Brigid Kemmerer ✓

Read your sign
S - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ✓
A - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara ✓
G - Der Geschmack von Glück by Kakine ✓
I - Ich will dich heute Nacht! by Takiba ✓
T - The Lost Book of the White by Cassanrda Clare & Weseley Chu ✓
T - The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde ✓
A - Alice by Christina Henry ✓
R - Radio Silence by Alice Oseman ✓
I - I hate the dentist! by Aiba Kyoko ✓
U - Die Überlebenden by Alex Schulman ✓
S - Secret XXX by Hinohara Meguru ✓

Read your Chinese zodiac sign
R - Der Reisende by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz ✓
A - Alle Teufel dieser Hölle by Barry Eisler ✓
B - Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, read by Jan Josef Liefers ✓
B - Boys after Dark by Muno ✓
I - Der Insasse by Sebastian Fitzek ✓
T - Totenkünstler by Chris Carter ✓

Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit 4/4
Faint Hearts by Asami Takahashi Fünf Tage in Paris by Tatiana de Rosnay Heartstopper Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2) by Alice Oseman Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (thriller) 4/4
Der Knochenbrecher (Robert Hunter, #3) by Chris Carter Puppentod (Kronoberg #2) by Erik Axl Sund Mind Games by Leona Deakin Der Totschläger (Robert Hunter, #5) by Chris Carter

Read 3 or 4 books with your (child or a friend) sister-in-law 4/4
Vor die Füße gefallen by Kay Monroe Dirty Devil by Chris P. Rolls Christophs Street Day by Chris P. Rolls Die Geschichte hinter dem Ende by Noa Liàn

Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors 4/4
Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare This Winter (Solitaire, #0.5) by Alice Oseman I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
5/5 for August
In seiner frühen Kindheit ein Garten by Christoph Hein Richter morden besser (Siggi Bruckmann, #1) by Thorsten Schleif Basar der bösen Träume by Stephen King Blue, Clean by Shinji Kotobuki Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Read one of your favorite foods
J - Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama by John Boyne ✓
J - Der Junge auf dem Berg by John Boyne ✓
A - Auf Erden sind wir kurz grandios by Ocean Vuong ✓
J - Just Because I Love you by Tokita Honoji ✓
A - Anti Alpha by Okuda Waku ✓
N - Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman ✓
G - Die Geschichten der Jahreszeiten 1 - 6 by Jennifer Wolf ✓
M - Märchenland für alle by Boldizsár M. Nagy ✓
Y - Your Love is Mine by Tokita Honoji ✓
E - Ein Wochenende by Charlotte Wood ✓
O - On Doorstep by CTK ✓
N - Nachtschattenwald: Auf den Spuren des Mondwandlers by Kathrin Tordasi ✓

Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to 4/4
Gesammelte Werke Die 120 Tage von Sodom - Justine - Juliette - Die Philosophie im Boudoir (4 Erotik und BDSM Klassiker) by Marquis de Sade The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Giovannis Zimmer by James Baldwin Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink

Read your favorite Book Crush's name
D - Der Pate by Mario Puzo ✓
O - Oscar Wilde by Philippe Jullian ✓
R - Renaissance by Asou Mitsuaki ✓
I - Im Wasser sind wir schwerelos by Tomasz Jedrowski ✓
A - Anti Alpha Another by Okuda Waka ✓
N - Nothing but Lies by Suzaka Shina ✓

G - Gib Pfötchen und lieb mich! by 75 ✓
R - Die Rippe des Adam 1 by Michinoku Atami ✓
A - Amaenbo Honey by Tobidase Kevin ✓
Y - Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart ✓


message 152: by Jamie (last edited Jan 06, 2022 11:36AM) (new)

Jamie (mashpotatoqueen) | 2 comments Started January 6 2022
Duration- January 6 2022- January 6 2023

Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) or Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
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message 153: by Heather (last edited Jul 12, 2022 08:06AM) (new)

Heather (ineedallthebooks) | 88 comments 01/01/2022-01/01/2023

63/76


Month 1:
(view spoiler)
The Ex Hex (The Ex Hex, #1) by Erin Sterling Master of Paradise by Virginia Henley Rookwood Asylum (Asylum #1) by David Longhorn Palmer Entity (Asylum #2) by David Longhorn Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend (Never Date #1) by Jules Barnard Tail 'Em (Jailbreak, #1) by Sam Hall Echo in Time (Echo Trilogy, #1) by Lindsey Sparks Supernatural Academy Year One (Supernatural Academy, #1) by Jaymin Eve

Month 2: Sapphire Covers!
(view spoiler)
The Family Plot by Megan Collins The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1) by Lucy Score

Month 3:
(view spoiler)

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) by Julia Quinn Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton Give Me More (Salacious Players Club, #3) by Sara Cate Heart (Onyx, #2) by J.S. Lee

Month 4:
D- Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux
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Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit:
(view spoiler)
White Horses by Joan Wolf Idol Threats (H3RO, #4) by J.S. Lee Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #16) by Agatha Christie

Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
(view spoiler)
You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #1) by Caroline Peckham Warrior Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #5) by Caroline Peckham


Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
1. Fathomless by Greig Beck 3.8.22
2. Dark Deity by David Longhorn 3.14.22
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Fathomless (Cate Granger, #1) by Greig Beck Dark Deity (Asylum #3) by David Longhorn

Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
(view spoiler)

Death and the Girl Next Door (Darklight, #1) by Darynda Jones Onyx Unity (Onyx, #4) by J.S. Lee Forever (Onyx, #5) by J.S. Lee

Month 9:

30/30 - January

(view spoiler)

Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind #2) by Terry Pratchett Betwixt (Betwixt & Between, #1) by Darynda Jones Bewitched (Betwixt & Between #2) by Darynda Jones The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4) by Anne Rice The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1) by Jude Deveraux Strangers in Death (In Death, #26) by J.D. Robb Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi Cruel Magic (Royals of Villain Academy, #1) by Eva Chase Vile Sorcery (Royals of Villain Academy, #2) by Eva Chase Sinister Wizardry (Royals of Villain Academy #3) by Eva Chase Horrid Charms (Royals of Villain Academy, #4) by Eva Chase Corrupt Alchemy (Royals of Villain Academy, #5) by Eva Chase Foul Conjuring (Royals of Villain Academy, #6) by Eva Chase Grim Witchery (Royals of Villain Academy, #7) by Eva Chase Vicious Arts (Royals of Villain Academy, #8) by Eva Chase My So-Called Love Life by Allie Pleiter Legacy by Nora Roberts In the Dark of the Night by John Saul Beguiled (Betwixt & Between #3) by Darynda Jones Ninja Soccer Moms (Samantha Shaw Mystery, #3) by Jennifer Apodaca In Your Dreams (Blue Heron, #4) by Kristan Higgins Later by Stephen King Your Dream And Mine by Susan E. Kirby Ghost Moon by Karen Robards The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams What the Hex by Alexis Daria Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare


Month 10:
(view spoiler)
Hollywood Roommates by Elizabeth Briggs Upstairs at Miss Hattie's by Ken Casper Savage Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #2) by Caroline Peckham Vicious Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #3) by Caroline Peckham Ignite (Cloverleigh Farms, #6) by Melanie Harlow

Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
(view spoiler)

The Curse of Kenton by Janet Louise Roberts The Cousins by Karen M. McManus King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) by H. Rider Haggard

Month 12:

(view spoiler)

The Sun Always Rises by Judith Daniels Nine Lives by Peter Swanson Love (Onyx, #3) by J.S. Lee Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover


message 154: by Catsalive (last edited Apr 13, 2022 04:55PM) (new)

Catsalive | 423 comments Completed 14/4/22

All About Me: Part 1
Duration: 6/2/22-5/2/23
(title, author, series, MC, narrator, translator)
75/75

1: Birthday Month: September 9/9 (view spoiler)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Agatha Christie Crime Collection 4.50 from Paddington / Lord Edgware Dies / Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie The Woman Who Wanted More by Vicky Zimmerman The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune The Family Tree by Ilsa Evans Death and Croissants (A Follet Valley Mystery, #1) by Ian Moore Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Horn of Roland by Ellis Peters Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie by Fin J. Ross

2: Birthstone: Sapphire 8/8(view spoiler)
Wesley the Owl The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders (A Woman of WWII Mystery, #1) by Tessa Arlen The Dastardly Duke by Eileen Putman A Narrow Escape (DI Hillary Greene, #1) by Faith Martin Deadlock by Graham Ison Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

3: Zodiac: Virgo ♍ 5/5(view spoiler)
Murder Between the Covers (Dead-End Job Mystery, #2) by Elaine Viets The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1) by Nora Roberts Bloodwood Grove by George O'Connell The Library Book by Susan Orlean

4: Shengxiao: Horse (Wu) 7/7(view spoiler)
The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library #1) by A.J. Hackwith Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers (A Woman of WWII Mystery, #2) by Tessa Arlen Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville Miss Treadway & the Field of Stars by Miranda Emmerson The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker Up in Smoke (Susan Wren, #6) by Charlene Weir

5: 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit: 4/4 (view spoiler)
Better Off Dead (Victor the Assassin, #4) by Tom Wood The Maid by Nita Prose A Wedding in Provence by Katie Fforde The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5) by Tom Wood

6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: mystery/thriller 4/4 (view spoiler)
And Fire Came Down (Caleb Zelic, #2) by Emma Viskic Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #10) by Joanne Fluke A Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair, #1) by Sulari Gentill The Dark Lake (Gemma Woodstock #1) by Sarah Bailey

7: Favourite Colour: Green 5/5(view spoiler)
A Match For Mother by Mona K. Gedney The Field by Robert Seethaler The Great Betrayal by Pamela Oldfield Eragon (Inheritance, #1) by Christopher Paolini Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors: 4/4(view spoiler)
The Sunken Road by Garry Disher The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell The Long Walk by Kerry Greenwood Outgrowing God A Beginner’s Guide by Richard Dawkins

9: Favourite Flower: Sunflower 9/9(view spoiler)
The Story of Be A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language by David Crystal Under The Ice by Rachael Blok The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson Murder in an Irish Village (Irish Village Mystery #1) by Carlene O'Connor The Lost And Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs Orphan X (Orphan X, #1) by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz The Long Game by Simon Rowell

10: Favourite foods: Cherries 8/8(view spoiler)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald Annie Stanley, All At Sea by Sue Teddern Into The Blue by Virginia McKenna The Nowhere Man (Orphan X, #2) by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz Singapore Sapphire (Harriet Gordon Mystery #1) by A.M. Stuart

11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to: 4/4(view spoiler)
Before I Forget How I Survived a Diagnosis of Younger-Onset Dementia at 46 by Christine Bryden The Cat Who Came in from the Cold A Fable by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson A Mother's Lie by Sarah Zettel Season to Taste or How to Eat Your Husband by Natalie Young

12: Favourite Book Crush: Damerel from Venetia (view spoiler)
The Death of Lucy Kyte (Josephine Tey, #5) by Nicola Upson Alzheimer's - How to Protect the Brain by Sandra Cabot Murder Most Fancy (Indigo, #2) by Kellie McCourt The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh Strangers in Death (In Death, #26) by J.D. Robb Lily Harford's Last Request by Joanna Buckley


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message 156: by Frankie (last edited Aug 14, 2022 11:41PM) (new)

Frankie Johnson All About You, Part One
Duration: July 1, 2022, Open Ended

08/00

Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
01.M:The Moonlight Child-Karen McQuestion 7/12/22
02.A:Accidental Ashes-Sara C. Roethle 7/12/22
03.R:Reckless Truths-Autumn Jones Lake 7/20/22
04.C:Crazy Hearts-Amber Kelly 7/02/22
05.H:The Hacienda-Isabel Cañas 7/04/22
The Moonlight Child by Karen McQuestion Accidental Ashes (Xoe Meyers, #2) by Sara C. Roethle Reckless Truths (Lost Kings MC, #21) by Autumn Jones Lake Crazy Hearts (Poplar Falls, #5) by Amber Kelly The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
06.The Friend Zone-Abby Jimenez 8/14/22
07.A Perfect Wife-Elle Gray 8/05/22
08.Vacation in Paradise-Megan Jacobs 8/19/22
The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1) by Abby Jimenez A Perfect Wife (Blake Wilder FBI, #2) by Elle Gray Vacation in Paradise (Book 1) by Megan Jacobs

Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) or Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name


message 157: by LaurLa (last edited Jan 02, 2024 03:55AM) (new)

LaurLa | 2378 comments All About You, Part One!
January 2023

My All About You, Part One Challenge (msg 159)

Tasks (msg 1)

January Task
💟Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
A Facade to Shatter (Sicily's Corretti Dynasty #6) by Lynn Raye Harris The End of Tomorrow (The Burrow, #3) by Tara Brown Bigger Than Beckham (Philadelphia Patriots, #3) by V.K. Sykes Rees (Tales of the Shareem, #1) by Allyson James Until the Sun Falls from the Sky (The Three, #1) by Kristen Ashley The Art of Ruining a Rake (The Naughty Girls, #3) by Emma Locke Ruby Fever (Hidden Legacy, #6) by Ilona Andrews Hansel's Bear (Erotic Shifter Fairy Tale #3) by Yvette Hines
(view spoiler)

February Task
💟Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
American Vampire (Vampire for Hire, #3) by J.R. Rain Mouth to Mouth (Beach Kingdom, #1) by Tessa Bailey The Enchanting of an Earl (Scandalous Spinsters #5) by Emma Locke Twisted Threads (Cape Trouble #3) by Janice Kay Johnson Hungry for You (Argeneau, #14) by Lynsay Sands You Can Run (Laurel Snow, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti Scornfully Yours (Torn #1) by Pamela Ann Two Wrongs Make a Right (The Wilmot Sisters, #1) by Chloe Liese
(view spoiler)

March Task
💟Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux I Belong With You (Love and Dessert Trilogy, #2) by Shannon Guymon Safe in His Arms (Manhunt, #1) by Rita Herron Company in the Evening by Ursula Orange Edge of Black (Dr. Samantha Owens, #2) by J.T. Ellison Stuck with You (The STEMinist Novellas, #2) by Ali Hazelwood
(view spoiler)

April Task
Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Racked and Stacked (Blacktop Cowboys, #9) by Lorelei James Officer off Limits (Line of Duty, #3) by Tessa Bailey Oracle's Moon (Elder Races, #4) by Thea Harrison Secret Obsession (Red Stone Security, #12) by Katie Reus Tempting Fate (The Immortal Descendants, #2) by April White Extra Quiet (The Quiet Series #3) by Shayne McClendon Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After, #1) by Tessa Dare
(view spoiler)

May Task
Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5) by Gail Carriger Sweet Filthy Boy (Wild Seasons, #1) by Christina Lauren Heart of the Sea (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #3) by Nora Roberts A Scandal in the Headlines (Sicily's Corretti Dynasty #7) by Caitlin Crews
(view spoiler)

June Task
Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Ice Cold (T-FLAC, #15; Black Rose Trilogy, #3) by Cherry Adair Into the Dark (Romantic Suspense, #23; Cincinnati, #5) by Karen Rose Zoey And The Nice Guy (Big Girl Panties, #1) by Carter Ashby The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1) by Christina Lauren
(view spoiler)

July Task
Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7) by Elizabeth Peters Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1) by Tessa Bailey Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
(view spoiler)

August Task
Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Nightwork by Nora Roberts Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles, #5) by Ilona Andrews ‎The Graveside Bar and Grill (Charley Davidson, #13.7) by Darynda Jones The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3) by Tessa Dare
(view spoiler)

September Task
Set yourself a goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month ➖ 25
All Good Things (The Ocean Beach Island Series Book 5) by Remington Kane Advertising for Love (Ebony Nights, #1) by Elisabeth Roseland Asking for Trouble (Line of Duty, #4) by Tessa Bailey Lotto Lucy by Kathleen Irene Paterka Natural Evil A Novella of the Elder Races by Thea Harrison Nightwork by Nora Roberts Shadow Falling (The Scorpius Syndrome, #2) by Rebecca Zanetti A Mad Zombie Party (White Rabbit Chronicles, #4) by Gena Showalter Resilience After Dark (Gansett Island, #23) by Marie Force
Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet (Riley Thorn, #2) by Lucy Score Beautiful Bombshell (Beautiful Bastard, #2.5) by Christina Lauren The Book of Life (All Souls, #3) by Deborah Harkness Her Perfect Stranger by Jill Shalvis The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3) by Tessa Dare Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2) by Jeaniene Frost Heat Stroke (Beach Kingdom, #2) by Tessa Bailey Stuck on You by Patti Berg Colt (Great Wolves Motorcycle Club, #3) by Jayne Blue
Undead and Unappreciated (Undead, #3) by MaryJanice Davidson In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Accidental Abduction (Alien Abduction, #1) by Eve Langlais The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7) by Elizabeth Peters Lingus by Mariana Zapata Every Rose (Take a Chance, #4) by Nancy Warren Abandoned in Death (In Death, #54) by J.D. Robb Ross (Riding Hard, #5) by Jennifer Ashley
(view spoiler)

October Task
Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
(view spoiler)

November Task
Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Royal Blood (Royal Blood #1) by Amity Cross All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells Married with Zombies (Living with the Dead, #1) by Jesse Petersen The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
(view spoiler)

December Task
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Rescued by a Rogue (Rakes & Rebels The Beauvisage Family #2) by Cynthia Wright Falling For Her (K2 Team, #3) by Sandra Owens Ricochet by Cherry Adair Ray (Riding Hard, #7) by Jennifer Ashley Kyle (Riding Hard, #6) by Jennifer Ashley Off the Grid by Alex Kava
(view spoiler)


message 158: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 2378 comments All About You, Part One! -- post 2 (jic)


message 159: by KelB (last edited Oct 31, 2023 10:51PM) (new)

KelB (kelb24) | 35 comments All About You--Part 1 Challenge (1/1/23-TBD)
Open-Ended & Random Order

Progress: 65/65

Task 1 -- Read your Birthday Month (SIO):
✔️A- Act Your Age, Eve Brown - 2/28/23
✔️P- Heartbreak U, (MC: Paris) - 2/12/23
✔️R- The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin - 4/19/23
✔️I- If the Boot Fits - 2/16/23
✔️L- Legends & Lattes - 3/30/23

Task 2--Read your Birthstone (SIO or 3-4 books w/covers that match color:
✔️D- Demon's Dream: An Unexpected Love - 1/24/23
✔️I- I Wanna Be Down - 2/5/23
✔️A- Kwarq, (MC: Amina) - 1/27/23
✔️M- Made in Manhattan - 2/7/23
✔️O- January Fifteenth, (MC: Olivia) - 3/19/23
✔️N- Nubia: The Awakening - 1/6/23
✔️D- Demon Time: A Fallen Angel Series - 1/25/23

Task 3--Read your Zodiac sign:
✔️T- Trick Shot - 1/29/23
✔️A- Heartbreak U: The Finale, (MC: Asha) - 2/13/23
✔️U- The Unhoneymooners - 2/10/23
✔️R- A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon - 2/8/23
✔️U- Speechless (Unfortunate Souls #1) - 5/7/23
✔️S- The Son of Mr. Suleman - 1/20/23

Task 4--Read your Chinese zodiac:
✔️T- A Thorn in the Saddle - 2/18/23
✔️I- Serious Inquiries Only (MC: India) - 2/5/23
✔️G- Beasts of Ruin by Ayana Gray - 1/9/23
✔️E- Bonded with Ezra, (MC: Ezra) - 3/27/23
✔️R- Reaper's Blood - 4/7/23

Task 5--Read 3-4 books set in a country you'd like to visit: NIGERIA & ITALY
✔️1- The Sweetest Remedy - 1/11/23
✔️2- By Any Other Name - 2/25/23
✔️3- Dele Weds Destiny - 9/7/23
✔️4- White-Collar Criminals: The Nigerian Prince - 11/1/23

Task 6--Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: FANTASY
✔️1- Bloodmarked - 1/17/23
✔️2- Hell Hath No Fury - 1/25/23
✔️3- The Book Eaters - 2/3/23
✔️4- The Black God's Drums - 2/23/23

Task 7--Read 3 or 4 books from your least favorite genre: NON-FICTION
✔️1- We're Going to Need More Wine - 1/3/23
✔️2- The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation - 3/9/23
✔️3- Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy - 3/21/23
✔️4- You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays - 6/4/23

Task 8--Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors:
✔️1- Another Country by James Baldwin - 2/21/23
✔️2- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark - 6/21/23
✔️3- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman - 7/6/23
✔️4- Kindred by Octavia E. Butler - 7/18/23

Task 9--Read your favorite flower (SIO) OR 3-4 books w/flower on cover:
✔️C- A Court of Thorns and Roses - 1/2/23
✔️A- D-City Underworld: Zontae's Reign by Annitia L. Jackson - 1/28/23
✔️L- Bati, (Lyqa Planet Lovers #2) - 1/27/23
✔️L- He Who Is a Friend by Love Belvin - 2/11/23
✔️A- All Good People Here - 3/3/23
✔️L- The Leavers - 3/11/23
✔️I- In Covenant with Ezra - 3/22/23
✔️L- In Love with Ezra (Love Unaccounted #2) - 3/26/23
✔️Y- Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? - 5/15/23

Task 10--Read one of your favorite foods (SIO):
✔️G- Go Deep - 1/29/23
✔️U- Before We Fall (Unexpected Lovers #2) - 1/31/23
✔️M- Mr. Mercedes - 4/14/23
✔️B- Bookish People - 2/2/23
✔️O- The October List - 8/1/23

Task 11--Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to:
✔️1- Zadie Smith / Swing Time - 1/22/23
✔️2- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie / Zikora - 2/17/23
✔️3- M.R. Carey / The Girl With All the Gifts - 3/25/23
✔️4- Brent Weeks / The Way of Shadows - 4/25/23

Task 12--Read your favorite Book Crush's name (SIO):
✔️T- Take a Hint, Dani Brown - 2/23/23
✔️E- Earth Unaware - 4/7/23
✔️N- Black Saint, (MC: Neema) - 3/5/23
✔️N- Normal People - 3/16/23
✔️Y- Revenge by Yōko Ogawa - 6/26/23
✔️S- D-City Underworld: Zontae's Reign 2 (MC: Samara) - 1/28/23
✔️O- An Olive Grove in Ends - 5/18/23
✔️N- Nightcrawling - 8/9/23


message 160: by Suzanne (last edited Mar 10, 2024 11:15PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 1314 comments Nothing But Reading Challenges
All About You, Part One!
Duration:
3/9/2023 - 3/8/2024

Progress: 71 out of 71 - Then Move to Part 2

This challenge lasts for 1 year from the date you start

Because this is challenge is all about you, you can choose the order, you can trade out one monthly challenge for one you create, or you can substitute the sign or gem you wish you had for the one that is yours. Just let this challenge reflect the uniqueness of you, because this challenge is, after all, All About You.

Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
N: No Land's Man by Aasif Mandvi - **** - 4/13/2023 - 192 Pages
O: Richard Osman; The Man Who Died Twice - ***** - 3/25/2023 - 422 Pages
V: Carrie Vaughn; Kitty Goes to Washington - **** - 5/18/2023 - 342 Pages
E: Erin Mallon; Pale Blue Dot - *** - 4/16/2023 - 91 Pages
M: Ami McKay; The Witches of New York - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages
B: Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 3/17/2023 - 400 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; The Recovery Agent - *** - 5/18/2023 - 320 Pages
R: The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks Bitter Is the New Black Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster The Witches of New York (Witches of New York, #1) by Ami McKay The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) by Richard Osman No Land's Man by Aasif Mandvi Pale Blue Dot(s) by Erin Mallon The Recovery Agent (Gabriella Rose, #1) by Janet Evanovich Kitty Goes to Washington (Kitty Norville, #2) by Carrie Vaughn

Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
C: Loretta Chase; Dukes Prefer Blondes - ***** - 3/27/2023 - 372 Pages
I: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages
T: Travis Baldree; Legends & Lattes - ***** - 5/4/2023 - 296 Pages
R: Amber Ruffin; You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism - 3/28/2023 - 215 Pages
I: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - ***** - 4/15/2023 - 352 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; The Becoming - * - 5/26/2023 - 448 Pages
E: E.B. White; Charlotte's Web - ***** - 7/8/2023 - 184 Pages
The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines, #3) by Richelle Mead Dukes Prefer Blondes (The Dressmakers, #4) by Loretta Chase You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara The Becoming (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #2) by Nora Roberts Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge):
S: Sarah Knight; You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want - ***** - 3/20/2023 - 299 Pages
C: Thomas Cahill; How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
O: The Owl & Moon Cafe by Jo-Ann Mapson - **** - 5/1/2023 - 357 Pages
R: Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini - **** - 4/18/2023 - 304 Pages
P: Carly Phillips; Under the Boardwalk - **** - 4/11/2023 - 271 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Quietly Hostile: Essays - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
O: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin - *** - 5/7/2023 - 410 Pages
You Do You How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3) by Sarah Knight Under the Boardwalk (Costas Sisters #1) by Carly Phillips Round Robin (Elm Creek Quilts, #2) by Jennifer Chiaverini The Owl & Moon Cafe by Jo-Ann Mapson How the Irish Saved Civilization The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe  by Thomas Cahill The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2) by N.K. Jemisin Quietly Hostile Essays by Samantha Irby

Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign:
G: John Patrick Green; Take the Plunge - **** - 5/21/2023 - 208 Pages
O: Off the Hook by John Patrick Green - ***** - 6/6/2023 - 208 Pages
A: Ali Hazelwood; Love on the Brain - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
T: Tiya Miles; All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
All That She Carried The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles Love on the Brain (The Love Hypothesis) by Ali Hazelwood Take the Plunge (InvestiGators, #2) by John Patrick Green Off the Hook (InvestiGators, #3) by John Patrick Green

Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
France: Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci - ***** - 6/3/2023 - 291 Pages
France: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler - *** - 8/30/2023 - 375 Pages
France: Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
Taste My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci Z A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler Hot Ice by Nora Roberts

Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
FANTASY: Bite the Bullet by L.A. Banks - **** - 4/12/2023 - 349 Pages
FANTASY: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - ***** - 6/2/2023 - 479 Pages
FANTASY: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin - **** - 6/7/2023 - 416 Pages
Bite the Bullet (Crimson Moon, #2) by L.A. Banks Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) by Tamsyn Muir The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) by N.K. Jemisin

Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Feminist Book Club: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
SOUTHSIDE LADIES BOOK CLUB: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf - *** - 7/26/2023 - 352 Pages
SOUTHSIDE LADIES BOOK CLUB: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 4/24/2023 - 464 Pages
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
1. The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/17/2023 - 384 Pages
2. Scandal And The Duchess by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/20/2023 - 143 Pages
3. Rules for a Proper Governess by Jennifer Ashley - **** - 7/5/2023 - 320 Pages
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie (MacKenzies & McBrides, #6) by Jennifer Ashley Scandal And The Duchess (Mackenzies & McBrides, #6.5) by Jennifer Ashley Rules for a Proper Governess (MacKenzies & McBrides, #7) by Jennifer Ashley

Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
19 Books
Enemies by Tijan The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang Shadow Hills (Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly #2) by Jordan Quinn Gravity Falls Lost Legends by Alex Hirsch The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen Go with the Flow by Lily Williams You Can't Joke About That Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case (Jayne Frost, #1) by Kristen Painter Finding Perfect (Hopeless, #2.6) by Colleen Hoover Long Distance by Whitney Gardner Dinners with Ruth A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Freestyle A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Junkyard Bargain (Junkyard Cats, #2) by Faith Hunter Junkyard War (Junkyard Cats, #3) by Faith Hunter

Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
S: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor - ***** - 5/14/2023 - 336 Pages
M: Ami McKay; Half Spent Was the Night - ***** - 3/24/2023 - 112 Pages
O: One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - *** - 7/4/2023 - 262 Pages
R: Taylor Jenkins Reid; Daisy Jones & The Six - ***** - 5/6/2023 - 368 Pages
E: Emily Henry; Happy Place - **** - 9/4/2023 - 400 Pages
S: Sabrina Jeffries; To Pleasure a Prince - ***** - 6/4/2023 - 384 Pages
Half Spent Was the Night (Witches of New York, #2) by Ami McKay Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2) by Jodi Taylor To Pleasure a Prince (Royal Brotherhood, #2) by Sabrina Jeffries One Bad Apple (Orchard, #1) by Sheila Connolly Happy Place by Emily Henry

Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
2. milk and honey by Rupi Kaur - **** - 6/16/2023 - 204 Pages
3. Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley - **** - 4/14/2023 - 336 Pages
Mending Places (New Heights, #1) by Denise Hunter milk and honey by Rupi Kaur Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
R: Diana Rowland; How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - ***** - 8/1/2023 - 328 Pages
O: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - ***** - 9/9/2023 - 358 Pages
A: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages
R: Rachel Smythe; Lore Olympus: Volume Four - ***** - 6/15/2023 - 416 Pages
K: Karen's Birthday by Katy Farina - **** - 5/17/2023 - 156 Pages
E: The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need by Nancy Colier - ***** - 9/8/2023 - 168 Pages
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) by Martha Wells Karen's Birthday (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel, #6) by Katy Farina Lore Olympus Volume Four (Lore Olympus, #4) by Rachel Smythe How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back (White Trash Zombie #4) by Diana Rowland The Emotionally Exhausted Woman Why You’re Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need by Nancy Colier An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3) by Julia Quinn

P.S. If you want a specific part of the challenge to last longer than a month or shorter it's up to you. You decide. No pressure. It's just for fun. :)


message 161: by Gretchen (last edited Jun 14, 2024 12:23PM) (new)

Gretchen Torres (stitchwitch1224) | 3 comments Start Date 10-8-23
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) or Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name

P.S. If you want a specific part of the challenge to last longer than a month or shorter it's up to you. You decide. No pressure. It's just for fun. :)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...#
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
D-Dance Butterfly Dance- Reece Rivers
Dance Butterfly Dance 10/23
Dance Butterfly Dance (Masked Duet, #1) by Reese Rivers
E- Roxanne, Emery and Richard Pink- Dirty Laundry- Dirty Laundry Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help by Richard Pink
C-Curse of Shadows and Thorns- LJ Andrews
Curse of Shadows and Thorns
Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, #1) by L.J. Andrews
E- The Echo of Old Books- The Echo of Old Books- The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
M-McGuire, Seanan- Indexing
Indexing
Indexing (Indexing, #1) by Seanan McGuire
B-Botanical Curses and Poisons- Fez Inkwright
Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants 12/23
Botanical Curses and Poisons The Shadow-Lives of Plants by Fez Inkwright
E-Everyday Witchcraft- A Year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft: 366 Ways to Witchify Your Life- A Year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft 366 Ways to Witchify Your Life (Everyday Witchcraft, 5) by Deborah Blake
R- Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin, #1) by Jonathan Maberry

Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title

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message 162: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 2378 comments Finished Part 1 - we'll see what part 2 bring for next year
Updated post: My All About You, Part One Challenge (msg 159)


message 163: by MelanieJoy (new)

MelanieJoy (ladybird11) | 1414 comments Ok, I'm going to try this one. Will be tough for me but LET'S GO!
Date Started: Aug 1, 2024
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message 164: by Catherine (last edited Jun 28, 2025 02:41PM) (new)

Catherine (royaltiescmb) | 661 comments OOH a yearlong challenge:}

Start Date 8/2024- 7/2025

Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge- Author, Title, Character, Narrator)

J A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman - AFN: Josh Buried Bones (Widow's Island, #7) by Melinda Leigh - NFN: Jane Funny Story by Emily Henry -NLN: Whelan Moon Dance (Vampire for Hire, #1) by J.R. Rain - AFN: J.R.
Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin -AFN: Jen Delete That And Other Failed Attempts to Look Good Online by John Crist AFN: John The Lost Bones (Widow's Island, #8) by Kendra Elliot Narrator: Jane The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley CN:Jake I'm Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto AFN: Jesse Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao - AMN-Jay
A The Bear by Andrew Krivak - AFN: Andrew Archangel's Lineage (Guild Hunter, #16) by Nalini Singh -Title The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater -CN: Adam Keep Moving And Other Truths About Living Well Longer by Dick Van Dyke -CN: Arlene (Wife)
N No Exit by Taylor Adams -Title No Road Home by John Fram - Title Transient and Strange Notes on the Science of Life by Nell Greenfieldboyce - AFN: Nell Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman CN: Nina Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor AFN: Nnedi Danse Macabre (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #14) by Laurell K. Hamilton -CN: Nathaniel The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) by Nghi Vo -AFN: Nghi Ice by Linda Howard -CN: Nicky When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2) by Nghi Vo AFN: Nghi Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3) by Nghi Vo AFN: Nghi
U Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich Title The Red Hunter by Lisa Unger -ALN: Unger
A The 23rd Hero by Rebecca Anne Nguyen - AMN: Anne Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) by Heather Fawcett -CN: Ariadne A Broken Bone (Widow's Island, #6) by Melinda Leigh Title A Bone to Pick (Widow's Island, #2) by Melinda Leigh Title A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10) by Kim Harrison Title
R Ladykiller by Katherine Wood -CN: Regina (Gia) Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) by Seanan McGuire - CN: Rini This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1) by Hayley Dennings - Title The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater - Title Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1) by Kayvion Lewis - CN: Ross Reaper's Assistant (Reapers of Rosethorne City, #1) by Miri Cosette - Title Royal Valentine (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #6) by Sariah Wilson - Title The BFG by Roald Dahl -AFN: Roald Heat Wave (Nikki Heat, #1) by Richard Castle AFN: Richard
Y You Again by Debra Jo Immergut - Title The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd -CN: Dr. Tamara Jasper Young Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying - ALN: Ying The Shadow of the Empire A Judge Dee Investigation by Qiu Xiaolong CN: Yung


Month 2 (SEPT 2024) Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title

G The Wren in the Holly Library (Oak & Holly Cycle, #1) by K.A. Linde -CN: Graves Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5) by Seanan McGuire - CN: Gideon The Prisoner by B.A. Paris - NFN: Georgia The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) by Kelley Armstrong Calico Joe by John Grisham -ALN: Grisham Garcia Marquez in 90 Minutes (Great Writers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) by T.J. Klune -CN: Arthur
A A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10) by Kim Harrison The Wedding People by Alison Espach - AFN: Alison After the First Death by Lawrence Block A River of Golden Bones (Golden Court, #1) by A.K. Mulford -AFN: A.K. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang -CN: Athena The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) by Agatha Christie -AFN: Agatha
R Into the Woods Tales from the Hollows and Beyond (The Hollows, #10.1) by Kim Harrison - CN:Rachel The Housemaid by Sarah A. Denzil - CN: Rosheen Valley of the Sun Stories by Louis L'Amour -CN: Rhett The Calling (Darkness Rising, #2) by Kelley Armstrong -CN:Rafe The Rising (Darkness Rising, #3) by Kelley Armstrong Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) by Rebecca Ross -AN: Rebecca Ross Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan -CN: Rae/Rahela Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison - AFN: Rachel Xeni (Loose Ends, #2) by Rebekah Weatherspoon -AFN: Rebekah
N Call Me Maybe (Love Lines, #1) by Cara Bastone -CFN: Neil The Lost Soul of the City (Nameless Season Two, #1) by Dean Koontz -SN: Nameless The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid -CN: Mr. North Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) by Rachel Gillig -CN: Nightmare
E The Vacationers by Emma Straub -AFN: Emma An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2) by Helene Tursten Fairy Tale by Stephen King -CN:Elden If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier - CN: Eliza One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig - CN: Elspeth This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar -ALN: El-Mohtar
T Twisted Truth (Rogue Justice #1) by Melinda Leigh The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton -ALN: Turton An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady #1) by Helene Tursten -ALN: Turston A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy, #1) by Claire Legrand - CN: Tallin Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton -CN: Tori Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio -CN: Tuck, Theo, Tamar



Month 3, Oct 2024: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)

C- The Unraveling by Vi Keeland - CN: Conner Quade's Babies (The Westmorelands, #14; Forged of Steele, #6) by Brenda Jackson -CN: Cheyenne Touch of Death by Taylor Munsell - CLN: Colburn Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin -CN: Cassandra
A- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston -AFN: Ashley Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey -CN: Astrid Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1) by K.M. Enright -CFN: Alessi The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis - CFN: Ashlyn Voices by David Elliott - CLN: Arc Everyone Has Secrets by A.J. McDine -AFN: A.J.
P- Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) by Kaylie Smith Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson - AFN: Peter Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth -CN: Peanut
R- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley = CN: Reginald-Arthur Smith The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison - CFN: Rachel New Moon Rising (Samantha Moon Origins, #1) by J.R. Rain - ALN:Rain A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time, #1) by Kelley Armstrong
I- Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison - CFN: Ivy The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown -CFN: Izzy It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
C- Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice (Camper & Criminals, #22) by Tonya Kappes = CN: Carolyn Jack, the Giant Killer (Jack of Kinrowan, #1) by Charles de Lint -AFN: Charles A Ruinous Fate (A Ruinous Fate #1) by Kaylie Smith -Cali
O- The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary - ALN: O'Leary The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods - CFN: Opaline One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose
R- The Zimzum of Love A New Way of Understanding Marriage by Rob Bell - AFN: Rob Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2) by Rebecca Ross
N- When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson -ALN: Nelson The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery - CN: Neil Gordon Davo by N.R. Walker -AFN: N.R. Dark Debt (Chicagoland Vampires, #11) by Chloe Neill -ALN: Neill Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater -CN: Noah Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley


Month 4, Nov 2024: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge)

H- The Witch with No Name (The Hollows, #13) by Kim Harrison -ALN: Harrison The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene - NFN: Helen The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza -NLN: Hirsch
O- The Emerald Sea (The Glittering Court, #3) by Richelle Mead -CN: Orla Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
R- The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4) by Maggie Stiefvater Heist Royale (Thieves' Gambit, #2) by Kayvion Lewis - CN: Ross
S- Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente -CFN: Sophia Polostan (Bomb Light, #1) by Neal Stephenson - ALN: Stephenson A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan -AFN: Sophie
E- Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones You Can't Hurt Me by Emma Cook - AFN: Emma

D- Counterweight by Djuna -AN: Djuna Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure (Tara Holloway, #1) by Diane Kelly Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo -NLN: David
A- Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang -CN: Alba The Poisoner's Ring (A Rip Through Time, #2) by Kelley Armstrong - ALN: Armstrong
H- A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness -ALN: Harkness Holly Horror The Longest Night (Holly Horror, #2) by Michelle Jabès Corpora
L- The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole -CN: Lewis The Wright Brother (Wright, #1) by K.A. Linde -ALN: Linde The Glass Kingdom by Lawrence Osborne - AFN: Lawrence Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry -ALN: Lowry
I- Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll -NFN: Imani
A- It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier -CN: Andrew American Demon (The Hollows #14) by Kim Harrison

Month 5- December 2024: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit (Actually I would like to visit all states in the U.S. and mostly the East coast)
Boston, MA The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Adirondack Mountains,NY The God of the Woods by Liz Moore -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lower East Side Manhattan, NY The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Month 6 (JAN 2025): Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre- Fantasy/ Paranormal
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) by Carissa Broadbent Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) by Chloe Gong Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) by Chloe Gong Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros Magic Binds (Kate Daniels, #9) by Ilona Andrews

Month 7 (FEB 2025): Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) by Lauren Roberts Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego Bride (Bride, #1) by Ali Hazelwood



Month 8 (MAR): Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Schemes & Scandals (A Rip Through Time, #3.5) by Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong Her Grave Secrets (Rogue River #3) by Kendra Elliot by Kendra Elliot Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2) by Kaylie Smith by Kaylie Smith City of the Lost (Rockton, #1) by Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong
New favorites- Unlikely Story by Ali Rosen by Ali Rosen The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman by Abbi Waxman


Month 9 (APR): Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month I read
I have averaged 25 BPM so my goal is 30 or more with higher page count this month as well.
JAN- 27 Books @ 9925 Pages
FEB- 20 Books @ 7707 Pages
MAR-31 Books @ 8939 Pages
Averaging 26 Books/ 8857 Pages

Results-
APR- 35 Books/ 13,253 Pages.... Success

Month 10 (MAY): Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)

P- Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) by Alice Hoffman
A- A Simple Twist of Fate by April Asher
S- Summer in the City by Alex Aster
T- Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz
A- A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh


Month 11 (JUNE): Read 5 books from your favorite author.
1- A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh by Nalini Singh
2- Omens (Cainsville, #1) by Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong
3- Death at a Highland Wedding (A Rip Through Time, #4) by Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong
4- Watcher in the Woods (Rockton, #4) by Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong
5- Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone by Cara Bastone

Month 12 (JULY): Read 5 books from authors you have never read from before


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Maggie (withlovemags) | 7 comments I am VERY ambitiously going to give this a try!

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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

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Angel **Book Junkie**  | 183 comments All About Your Part 1
February 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Tasks Complete: 12/12

Task 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge) : 3/3
Task 1 Complete
M The Mother-in-Law - Sally Hepworth
A The Arrival of Someday - Jen Malone
Y You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks

The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks


Task 2: Read Your Birthstone : 7/7
Task 2 Completed
E Easy Love - Kristen Proby
M Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
E Everyone Here Is Lying- Shari Lapena
R Room for Rent - Noelle W. Ihli
A A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas
L Love, Mom - Iliana Xander
D Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas Room for Rent by Noelle W. Ihli Love, Mom by Iliana Xander Easy Love (Boudreaux, #1) by Kristen Proby Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Task 3: Read your sign : 6/6
Task 3 Completed
G Good Bad Mother - Anya Mora
E Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
M Maybe Someday - Colleen Hoover
I In Five Years - Rebecca Serle
N The Nanny Share: An addictive, twisty and gripping psychological thriller - Emily Shiner
I Implicit - L.M. Allen

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle The Nanny Share by Emily Shiner Good Bad Mother by Anya Mora Implicit by L.M. Allen Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) by Colleen Hoover

Task 4: Any Flower on the cover: I love all Flowers 4/4
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen Promise Me Not (Boys of Avix, #2) by Meagan Brandy All Because of You by Lissa Lovik

1. Happy Land | Dolen Perkins-Valdez
2. The Truth About Forever - Sarah Dessen
3. Promise Me Not - Meagan Brandy
4. All Because of You | Lissa Lovik
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Task 5: Books set in a places you'd like to visit (must be 4 different places): 3/4
Alaska
1. The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah
Ireland
2. Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh
Australia
3. Welcome to West Street - Nicole Trope


The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) by Chloe Walsh Welcome to West Street by Nicole Trope

Task 6: Books of your Favorite Genre: Thriller 4/4
Task 6 Completed
1. We Would Never - Tova Mirvis
2. Something in the Walls - Daisy Pearce
3. The Wife Upstairs - Rachel Hawkins
4. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six - Lisa Unger

We Would Never by Tova Mirvis Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger

Task 7: Read books with a child or a Friend: 4/4 ✓
Task 7 Complete
1. Satan's Affair - H.D. Carlton - ✓
2. Hunting Adeline - H.D. Carlton - ✓
3. Where's Molly - H.D. Carlton - ✓
4. Phantom - H.D. Carlton

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2) by H.D. Carlton Where's Molly by H.D. Carlton Phantom by H.D. Carlton

Task 8: Read books written by some of your favorite authors: 4/4
Task 8 Completed
1. November 9 - Colleen Hoover
2. Maybe Not - Colleen Hoover
3. Maybe Now - Colleen Hoover
4.Breaking the Dark - Lisa Jewell

November 9 by Colleen Hoover Maybe Not (Maybe, #1.5) by Colleen Hoover Maybe Now (Maybe #2) by Colleen Hoover Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime, #1) by Lisa Jewell

Task 9: Read 10 Non-Fiction Books in a Year: 10/10 Completed
1. The Woman in Me - Britney Spears
2. Connecting Dots: A Blind Life - Joshua A. Miele
3. A Stolen Life - Jaycee Dugard
4. A Girl Named Zippy - Haven Kimmel
5. Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny - Holly Madison
6. Finally the Bride: Finding Love after Walking down Everyone Else's Aisle - Jen Glantz
7. Why I Had to Murder my Mother: A Memoir - Katharine Leppard
8. A Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer
9. The Lost Boy: Foster Child's Search For the Love of a Family - Dave Pelzer
10. Dirtbag Queen | Andy Corren

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Connecting Dots A Blind Life by Joshua A. Miele A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel Down the Rabbit Hole Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison Finally the Bride Finding Love after Walking down Everyone Else's Aisle by Jen Glantz Why I Had to Murder my Mother A Memoir by Katharine Leppard A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer The Lost Boy Foster Child's Search For the Love of a Family (Sequel to A Child Called It) by Dave Pelzer Dirtbag Queen by Andy Corren

Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods: 5/5
Task 10 Completed
B Book Lovers - Emily Henry
A A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J. Maas
G Good Dirt - Charmaine Wilkerson
E The Elite - Kiera Cass
L The Last Letter - Rebecca Yarros

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) by Sarah J. Maas Book Lovers by Emily Henry Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

Task 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to: 4/4
Task 11 Complete
1. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
3. Pen Pal - J.T. Geissinger
4. The Cider House Rules - John Irving

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger The Cider House Rules by John Irving

Task 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name: 7/7
Task 12 Completed
A A Court of Frost and Starlight - Sarah J. Maas
C Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 - Lisa Unger
H Here Comes Trouble: Discover Christy McKellen's gorgeously spicy forbidden romance for 2025! - Christy McKellen
E Every Summer After - Carley Fortune
R The Rose Code - Kate Quinn
O One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid
N Nothing Ever Happens Here - Seraphina Nova Glass

Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5) by Sarah J. Maas Nothing Ever Happens Here by Seraphina Nova Glass One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Here Comes Trouble by Christy McKellen Every Summer After (Barry’s Bay, #1) by Carley Fortune


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