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message 1: by Jazz (last edited Nov 25, 2019 09:34PM) (new)
Jun 01, 2017 01:44PM

Jazz Feylynn (jazzfeylynn) | 668 comments Mod
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Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

In A Year Reading Challenge

At the beginning of year year either: Pick and Choose from the different numbers and sections to complete the level you decided on or Pick and Choose a section or different sections to challenge yourself more. No Pressure: Just see what you can do in a year from 1 to 285. The choice is yours which tasks and the number or tasks you challenge yourself with. Hint: With this challenge reserve extra comment boxes to keep all your tasks together.

Levels
Easy: 12 Books
Medium: 24 Books
Hard: 36 Books
Very Hard: 50 Books
Extra Hard Challenge: All 285 Books

Pages: The higher number of pages can be an omnibus/collection/series in one book.
01. Read a book under 150 pages
02. Read a book between 150-199 pages
03. Read a book between 200-299 pages
04. Read a book between 300-399 pages
05. Read a book between 400-499 pages
06. Read a book between 500-599 pages
07. Read a book between 600-699 pages
08. Read a book between 700-799 pages
09. Read a book between 800-899 pages
10. Read a book between 900-999 pages
11. Read a book that is over 1,000 pages

Genre/Subgenre
This section you could just pick a genre and read different book in that genre each month or read a different genre each month for the year or pick new genres to read throughout the year.
12. Read a book that's genre is Action
13. Read a book that's genre is Adventure
14. A book that genre is Alternate History
15. Read a book that's genre is Apocalyptic
16. Read a book that genre is about Careers/Professions
17. Read a book that's is considered a Classic
18. Read a book that's genre is Comedy
19. A book that genre is Conspiracy
20. A book that genre is Cozy or Sweet
21. A book that genre is Cyberpunk
22. Read a book that's genre is Crime
23. A book that genre is Dark
24. A book that genre is Detective
25. A book that genre is Disaster
26. A book that genre is Dieselpunk
27. Read a book that's Drama
28. Read a book that's genre is Dystopia
29. Read a book that's genre is Fan Fiction
30. Read a book that's genre is Fantasy
31. Read a book that's genre is a Fairy Tale/Fable
32. A book that genre is Forensic
33. Read a book that’s genre is Folklore
34. A book that genre is Gothic
35. A book that genre is Heroic
36. Read a book that's genre is Historical Romance
37. Read a book that's genre is Historical Fiction
38. Read a book that's genre is Horror / Thriller
39. A book that genre is Inspirational
40. Read a book that’s genre is Legend
41. Read a book that genre is about Life Styles
42. Read a book that’s genre is Magical Realism
43. A book that genre is Military
44. Read a book that's genre is a Mystery
45. Read a book that's genre is Mythology
46. Read a book that's genre is Cozy Mystery
47. Read a book that genre is Paranoid
48. Read a book that genre is Paranormal
49. Read a book that genre is Philosophical
50. Read a book that genre is Political
51. Read a book that genre is Romance
52. Read a book that genre is True Crime
53. Read a book that genre is Satire
54. Read a book that genre is Science Fiction
55. Read a book that genre is Slice of Life
56. A book that genre is Space Opera
57. Read a book that genre is Speculative
58. Read a book that genre is Sports
59. A book that genre is Steampunk
60. Read a book that genre is Suspense
61. Read a book that genre is Time Travel
62. Read a book that genre is a Tragedy
63. Read a book that genre is Urban
64. Read a book that genre is War
65. Read a book that genre is Western
66. Read a book consider Literary
67. Read a book consider a Classic
68. Read a Children's Picture Book
69. Read a Children's Early Readers Book
70. Read a YA book
71. Read a NA book
72. Read an Anthology
73. Read a Graphic Novel
74. Read an Adult book
75. Read a Nonfiction book
76. Read an Art/Architecture book
77. Read a Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir
78. Read a Cookbook/Recipe book
79. Read a Health book
80. Read a History book
81. Read a Medical book
82. Read a Herbal/herb book
83. Read a Poetry book
84. Read a Science book
85. Read a Self-Improvement book
86. Read a Travel Guide
87. Read a How-To Book/Guide
88. Read a book related to a Hobby or Passion you have

Creature Feature
This section you could just pick a storyline and read different book in that storyline each month or read a different storyline each month for the year.
89. A book with a Brownie in the storyline
90. A book with a Gnome in the storyline
91. A book with a Gremlin in the storyline
92. A book with a Fool in the storyline
93. A book with a Genii/Djinn in the storyline
94. A book with a Gypsy in the storyline
95. A book with a Vagabond in the storyline
96. A book with a Circus Folk in the storyline
97. A book with a Bug in the storyline
98. A book with a Spider in the storyline
99. A book with a Dragon/Ryu in the storyline
100. A book with a Dinosaur in the storyline
101. A book with a Reptile in the storyline
102. A book with a Snake in the storyline
103. A book with a Unicorn in the storyline
104. A book with a Pegasus in the storyline
105. A book with a Centaur in the storyline
106. A book with a Monster in the storyline
107. A book with a Bogey Man in the storyline
108. A book with a Reaper in the storyline
109. A book with a Death in the storyline
110. A book with a Ghost/Spirit in the storyline
111. A book with a Ghoul in the storyline
112. A book with a Soul in the storyline
113. A book with a Time Traveler in the storyline

Subject Matter / Protagonist
114. A book with a positive outcome (not necessary a happy ending story)
115. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
116. A book about the cruelty of war
117. A book about peace/peace time.
118. A book with a single parent.
119. A book with an orphan
120. A book with an accident
121. A book where a life hangs in the balance of death
122. A book where an animal is the protagonist
123. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
124. A book about mental illness
125. A book about an anti hero / dark hero
126. A book where someone was kidnapped
127. A book where someone was in jail/prison
128. A book where someone was quarantine

Published
129. A book published within the last year.
130. A book originally written in a language other than English or your first language
131. A book from a cover that grabs you to read or to purchase
132. A book that kept you up a night or two
133. A book that put you to sleep but was still worth reading/finishing
134. A book/series that you started but didn’t finish because it was badly written
135. A long running series
136. A book about books
137. A book mentioned in another book
138. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
139. A book published more than 100 years ago
140. A book from your favorite Listopia List
141. A book that you own
142. A book that was free
143. A book that cost too much
144. A book that was worth the cost.
145. A book that received an award
146. A book that is a guilty pleasure just for the joy of reading
147. A book that gave you a Ah Ha moment
148. A book cover that grab you to read or to purchase.
149. Go to a book shelf (at home, friends or library) and close your eyes and pick out a book


message 2: by Jazz (new)
Nov 21, 2019 11:36PM

Jazz Feylynn (jazzfeylynn) | 668 comments Mod
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150. An e-book
151. A mass paperback book
152. A trade paperback book
153. A hard cover book
154. An audio book
155. A book that was self published
156. A title with a verb in it
157. A book title with a double letter in it
158. A book with a name in the title
159. A book with a name in the series name
160. A book with a date in it
161. A book published in your birth month
162. A book the title starts with the same letter as your name
163. Read a complete series that is more than 3 books
1) .
2) .
3) .
4) (number as many as you need)

Authors
164. A new book by a favorite female author
165. A new book by a favorite male author
166. A book by a new to you author
167. A new released book by a favorite author
168. A book by a favorite author that you haven't read yet
169. A book that is a reread of a favorite author
170. An author's last book published
171. An author's first book published
172. An author, who writes under more than one name, read two books each with a different name.
1) .
2) .
173. A book written by someone over 30 at the time it was released
174. A book written by someone under 30 at the time it was written
175. A book's author is Australian
176. A book's author is British
177. A book's author is Canadian
178. A book's author is Chinese
179. A book's author is German
180. A book's author is Italian
181. A book's author is Japanese
182. A book's author is Spanish

Recommended / Rated
183. A book recommended by someone in BC (can check out BC members bookshelves)
184. A book that a BC member has given 5 stars rating
185. A book that is one of your oldest on your GoodReads TBR list
186. A book from the GoodReads Recommendations page
187. A book from the GoodReads Choice Awards 2015 or 2016 or 2017 (winner or nominated)
188. A book an award-winning book
189. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read
190. A book that became/will be a movie/TV show
191. A book that your mother would love/recommend to you
192. A book that you would recommend to your mother
193. A book that you would recommend to a friend

Titles
194. A book with a number in the title
195.A book with a one-word title
196. A book with a two-word title
197. A book with three or more word title
198. A book with a color in the title
199. A book with antonyms in the title
200. A book with a name in the title
201. A book with a word in the title that begins with the 1st letter of your name
202. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
203. A "between the numbers" book in a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
204. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
205. A book with a funny title (in your own opinion)
206. A book with a double letter in the title (lOOking, sEEing, bOOk)
207. A book with the same letter more than one time in the title (a Cozy Comfy life, Bang Bang, What Comes Around Goes Around)

Travel / Culture
This section you could just pick a location and read different book about that location each month or read a different location each month for the year.
208. A book set in the country you live in or would love to live in
209. A book set in a different continent
210. Travel the world by reading books that highlights your travel itinerary.
211. A book set in the past
212. A book set in the future
213. A book set in elementary school
214. A book set in high school
215. A book set in college
216. An identity book - A book that is about a culture (can be fictional)
217. An identity book - A book about religion (can be fictional)
218. An identity book - a book about a different sexual orientation
219. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
220. A book set in a country you live in or would love to live in

Place/Location
221. A book that takes place in Africa
222. A book that takes place in Central America
223. A book that takes place in North America
224. A book that takes place in South America
225. A book that takes place in Antarctica
226. A book that takes place in Arabia
227. A book that takes place in Asia
228. A book that takes place in Australia
229. A book that takes place in China
230. A book that takes place in Egypt
231. A book that takes place in England
232. A book that takes place in Europe
233. A book that takes place in Japan
234. A book that takes place in Russia
235. A book that takes place in Scandinavia
236. A book that takes place in Scotland
237. A book that takes place in Wales
238. A book that takes place in Pacific Rim
239. A book that takes place in Mediterranean
240. A book that takes place in Caribbean
241. A book that takes place in Alaska
242. A book that takes place in Hawaii
243. A book that takes place in the wilds or outback
244. A book set at the beach / lake
245. A book has a field setting
246. A book has a meadow setting
247. A book has a farm setting
248. A book has a yard setting
249. A book has a park setting
250. A book has a woods/forest setting
251. A book has a mountains setting
252. A book has a cave/tunnel setting
253. A book has a lake/bay/cove setting
254. A book has a river setting
255. A book set in the east
256. A book set in the west

Holidays / Vacations / Celebration
257. A book set during Christmas
258. A book set during New Years
259. A book set during Valentines
260. A book set during Halloween
261. A book set during Independence (could be Forth of July, Canada Day, Cinco de Mayo, etc.)
262. A book set during Thanksgiving
263. A book set during Summertime/School vacation
264. A book set during Wintertime
265. A book that has a Wedding
266. A book that's an anniversary
267. A book that has a birth (of any kind)
268. A book that has a graduation (of any kind)
269. A book that has an Awards Ceremony
270. A book that celebrates a Life (this could be a death celebration like a wake)
271. A book that celebrates coming to adulthood
272. A book that celebrates childhood
273. A book that celebrates one's own accomplishments

Miscellaneous
274. A book that made you think
275. A book that made you happy
276. A book that made you sad
277. One of your books that has your highest rating on your TBR
278. Reader’s Choice / Your Choice
279. A book from any reading list. You could use a list and go through the whole list for this task.
280. A book you meant to read in 2016, but didn't
281. The first book in a new to you series
282. The next book in a series you are reading
283. A book everyone is talking about
284. A book you're embarrassed to read in public
285. A book with a great opening line



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message 3: by valeria (last edited Jan 13, 2021 10:12AM) (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:28PM

valeria | 45 comments Pages: The higher number of pages can be an omnibus/collection/series in one book.
01. under 150 pages Darker: Prequel 7/1 3* pgs. 87
02. 150-199 pages Swept 10/1 1* pgs. 176
03. 200-299 pages Deadly Arrival 2/1 4* pgs. 250
04. 300-399 pages The Sweetest Oblivion 3/1 4* pgs.384
05. 400-499 pages Not a Hero 9/1 3* pgs. 470
06. 500-599 pages
07. 600-699 pages
08. 700-799 pages
09. 800-899 pages
10. 900-999 pages
11. 1,000 pages
Darker Prequel by M.S. Parker Swept (Swept Saga, #1) by Becca Lee Nyx Deadly Arrival (Hardy Brothers Security #16) by Lily Harper Hart The Sweetest Oblivion (Made #1) by Danielle Lori Not a Hero (Sons of the Survivalist, #1) by Cherise Sinclair

Genre/Subgenre
12. genre is Action
13. genre is Adventure
14. genre is Alternate History
15. genre is Apocalyptic
16. genre is about Careers/Professions
17. is considered a Classic
18. genre is Comedy
19. genre is Conspiracy
20. genre is Cozy or Sweet
21. genre is Cyberpunk
22. genre is Crime
23. genre is Dark
24. genre is Detective
25. genre is Disaster
26. genre is Dieselpunk
27. that's Drama
28. that's genre is Dystopia
29. genre is Fan Fiction
30. genre is Fantasy
31. genre is a Fairy Tale/Fable
32. genre is Forensic
33. genre is Folklore
34. genre is Gothic
35. genre is Heroic
36. genre is Historical Romance
37. genre is Historical Fiction
38. genre is Horror / Thriller
39. genre is Inspirational
40. genre is Legend
41. genre is about Life Styles
42. genre is Magical Realism
43. genre is Military
44. genre is a Mystery
45. genre is Mythology
46. genre is Cozy Mystery
47. genre is Paranoid
48. genre is Paranormal
49. genre is Philosophical
50. genre is Political


message 4: by valeria (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:28PM

valeria | 45 comments 51. Read a book that genre is Romance
52. Read a book that genre is True Crime
53. Read a book that genre is Satire
54. Read a book that genre is Science Fiction
55. Read a book that genre is Slice of Life
56. A book that genre is Space Opera
57. Read a book that genre is Speculative
58. Read a book that genre is Sports
59. A book that genre is Steampunk
60. Read a book that genre is Suspense
61. Read a book that genre is Time Travel
62. Read a book that genre is a Tragedy
63. Read a book that genre is Urban
64. Read a book that genre is War
65. Read a book that genre is Western
66. Read a book consider Literary
67. Read a book consider a Classic
68. Read a Children's Picture Book
69. Read a Children's Early Readers Book
70. Read a YA book
71. Read a NA book
72. Read an Anthology
73. Read a Graphic Novel
74. Read an Adult book
75. Read a Nonfiction book
76. Read an Art/Architecture book
77. Read a Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir
78. Read a Cookbook/Recipe book
79. Read a Health book
80. Read a History book
81. Read a Medical book
82. Read a Herbal/herb book
83. Read a Poetry book
84. Read a Science book
85. Read a Self-Improvement book
86. Read a Travel Guide
87. Read a How-To Book/Guide
88. Read a book related to a Hobby or Passion you have


message 5: by valeria (last edited Jan 13, 2021 10:18AM) (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:28PM

valeria | 45 comments Creature Feature
89. a Brownie in the storyline
90. a Gnome in the storyline
91. a Gremlin in the storyline
92. a Fool in the storyline
93. a Genii/Djinn in the storyline
94. a Gypsy in the storyline
95. a Vagabond in the storyline
96. a Circus Folk in the storyline
97. a Bug in the storyline
98. a Spider in the storyline
99. a Dragon/Ryu in the storyline The Last Blackstone Dragon 12/1 3*
100. a Dinosaur in the storyline
101. a Reptile in the storyline
102. a Snake in the storyline
103. a Unicorn in the storyline
104. a Pegasus in the storyline
105. a Centaur in the storyline
106. a Monster in the storyline
107. a Bogey Man in the storyline
108. a Reaper in the storyline
109. a Death in the storyline
110. a Ghost/Spirit in the storyline Wicked Ghosts 1/1 3*
111. a Ghoul in the storyline
112. a Soul in the storyline
113. a Time Traveler in the storyline
The Last Blackstone Dragon (Blackstone Mountain, #0.5) by Alicia Montgomery Wicked Ghosts (A Harper Harlow and Ivy Morgan Mystery Crossover) by Lily Harper Hart

Subject Matter / Protagonist
114. a positive outcome (not necessary a happy ending story)
115. a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
116. the cruelty of war
117. peace/peace time.
118. a single parent.
119. an orphan
120. an accident
121. a life hangs in the balance of death
122. an animal is the protagonist
123. main character is in a profession that interests you
124. about mental illness
125. an anti hero / dark hero
126. where someone was kidnapped
127. where someone was in jail/prison
128. where someone was quarantine


message 6: by valeria (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:29PM

valeria | 45 comments Published
129. A book published within the last year.
130. A book originally written in a language other than English or your first language
131. A book from a cover that grabs you to read or to purchase
132. A book that kept you up a night or two
133. A book that put you to sleep but was still worth reading/finishing
134. A book/series that you started but didn’t finish because it was badly written
135. A long running series
136. A book about books
137. A book mentioned in another book
138. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
139. A book published more than 100 years ago
140. A book from your favorite Listopia List
141. A book that you own
142. A book that was free
143. A book that cost too much
144. A book that was worth the cost.
145. A book that received an award
146. A book that is a guilty pleasure just for the joy of reading
147. A book that gave you a Ah Ha moment
148. A book cover that grab you to read or to purchase.
149. Go to a book shelf (at home, friends or library) and close your eyes and pick out a book


message 7: by valeria (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:29PM

valeria | 45 comments 150. An e-book
151. A mass paperback book
152. A trade paperback book
153. A hard cover book
154. An audio book
155. A book that was self published
156. A title with a verb in it
157. A book title with a double letter in it
158. A book with a name in the title
159. A book with a name in the series name
160. A book with a date in it
161. A book published in your birth month
162. A book the title starts with the same letter as your name
163. Read a complete series that is more than 3 books
1) .
2) .
3) .
4) (number as many as you need)

Authors
164. A new book by a favorite female author
165. A new book by a favorite male author
166. A book by a new to you author
167. A new released book by a favorite author
168. A book by a favorite author that you haven't read yet
169. A book that is a reread of a favorite author
170. An author's last book published
171. An author's first book published
172. An author, who writes under more than one name, read two books each with a different name.
1) .
2) .
173. A book written by someone over 30 at the time it was released
174. A book written by someone under 30 at the time it was written
175. A book's author is Australian
176. A book's author is British
177. A book's author is Canadian
178. A book's author is Chinese
179. A book's author is German
180. A book's author is Italian
181. A book's author is Japanese
182. A book's author is Spanish


message 8: by valeria (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:29PM

valeria | 45 comments Recommended / Rated
183. A book recommended by someone in BC (can check out BC members bookshelves)
184. A book that a BC member has given 5 stars rating
185. A book that is one of your oldest on your GoodReads TBR list
186. A book from the GoodReads Recommendations page
187. A book from the GoodReads Choice Awards 2015 or 2016 or 2017 (winner or nominated)
188. A book an award-winning book
189. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read
190. A book that became/will be a movie/TV show
191. A book that your mother would love/recommend to you
192. A book that you would recommend to your mother
193. A book that you would recommend to a friend

Titles
194. A book with a number in the title
195.A book with a one-word title
196. A book with a two-word title
197. A book with three or more word title
198. A book with a color in the title
199. A book with antonyms in the title
200. A book with a name in the title
201. A book with a word in the title that begins with the 1st letter of your name
202. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
203. A "between the numbers" book in a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
204. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
205. A book with a funny title (in your own opinion)
206. A book with a double letter in the title (lOOking, sEEing, bOOk)
207. A book with the same letter more than one time in the title (a Cozy Comfy life, Bang Bang, What Comes Around Goes Around)

Travel / Culture
This section you could just pick a location and read different book about that location each month or read a different location each month for the year.
208. A book set in the country you live in or would love to live in
209. A book set in a different continent
210. Travel the world by reading books that highlights your travel itinerary.
211. A book set in the past
212. A book set in the future
213. A book set in elementary school
214. A book set in high school
215. A book set in college
216. An identity book - A book that is about a culture (can be fictional)
217. An identity book - A book about religion (can be fictional)
218. An identity book - a book about a different sexual orientation
219. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
220. A book set in a country you live in or would love to live in


message 9: by valeria (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:30PM

valeria | 45 comments Place/Location
221. A book that takes place in Africa
222. A book that takes place in Central America
223. A book that takes place in North America
224. A book that takes place in South America
225. A book that takes place in Antarctica
226. A book that takes place in Arabia
227. A book that takes place in Asia
228. A book that takes place in Australia
229. A book that takes place in China
230. A book that takes place in Egypt
231. A book that takes place in England
232. A book that takes place in Europe
233. A book that takes place in Japan
234. A book that takes place in Russia
235. A book that takes place in Scandinavia
236. A book that takes place in Scotland
237. A book that takes place in Wales
238. A book that takes place in Pacific Rim
239. A book that takes place in Mediterranean
240. A book that takes place in Caribbean
241. A book that takes place in Alaska
242. A book that takes place in Hawaii
243. A book that takes place in the wilds or outback
244. A book set at the beach / lake
245. A book has a field setting
246. A book has a meadow setting
247. A book has a farm setting
248. A book has a yard setting
249. A book has a park setting
250. A book has a woods/forest setting
251. A book has a mountains setting
252. A book has a cave/tunnel setting
253. A book has a lake/bay/cove setting
254. A book has a river setting
255. A book set in the east
256. A book set in the west

Holidays / Vacations / Celebration
257. A book set during Christmas
258. A book set during New Years
259. A book set during Valentines
260. A book set during Halloween
261. A book set during Independence (could be Forth of July, Canada Day, Cinco de Mayo, etc.)
262. A book set during Thanksgiving
263. A book set during Summertime/School vacation
264. A book set during Wintertime
265. A book that has a Wedding
266. A book that's an anniversary
267. A book that has a birth (of any kind)
268. A book that has a graduation (of any kind)
269. A book that has an Awards Ceremony
270. A book that celebrates a Life (this could be a death celebration like a wake)
271. A book that celebrates coming to adulthood
272. A book that celebrates childhood
273. A book that celebrates one's own accomplishments


message 10: by valeria (new)
Jan 10, 2021 01:30PM

valeria | 45 comments Miscellaneous
274. A book that made you think
275. A book that made you happy
276. A book that made you sad
277. One of your books that has your highest rating on your TBR
278. Reader’s Choice / Your Choice
279. A book from any reading list. You could use a list and go through the whole list for this task.
280. A book you meant to read in 2016, but didn't
281. The first book in a new to you series
282. The next book in a series you are reading
283. A book everyone is talking about
284. A book you're embarrassed to read in public
285. A book with a great opening line


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The Last Blackstone Dragon (other topics)
Wicked Ghosts (other topics)
Darker: Prequel (other topics)
Swept (other topics)
Deadly Arrival (other topics)
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