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Literature Map Chain Challenge (2.0)
I'm going to try this again this year as the 3 books i ordered from the library to complete the challenge have not yet got to me and it they don't come within the next 2 weeks i'll have failed.
I did enjoy this challenge though so am happy to try it again (and again and again) until i succeed
I did enjoy this challenge though so am happy to try it again (and again and again) until i succeed
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Take the time to finish! NO reason to start again!! :)
Literature Map Chain Challenge (2.0)Duration: 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
10 Author Chain
Lit Map
Possible Chains:
1. Devney Perry ~ Riven Knight ~ 02/09
2. Kandi Steiner
3. Emma Scott
4. Nicole McLaughlin
5. Leah Scheier
6. Katie Cotugno
7. Ali Novak
8. Jen Malone
9. Jessica Shirvington
10. Erin Watt
1. Kristen Ashley ~ The Beginning of Everything ~ 01/06
2. Lani Lynn Vale ~ I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie ~ 01/13
3. Aurora Rose Reynolds ~ Until June ~ 02/03
4. Jamie Begley
5. Madeline Sheehan
6. Mia Sheridan
7. Jeanne St. James
8. Penelope Ward
9. Tijan
10. Rachel Van Dyken
1. Vi Keeland ~ Inappropriate ~ 01/28
2. Penelope Ward
3. Adriana Locke
4. T. L Swan
5. L.J Shen
6. J. Daniels
7. J. Kenner
8. Kendall Ryan
9. Cherrie Lynn
10. R.K Lilley
1. Julia Quinn
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Gaelen Foley
5. Liz Carlyle
6. Sabrina Jeffries
7. Stephanie Laurens
8. Julia London
9. Connie Mason
10. Nicole Jordan
1. Tessa Dare
2. Sarah MacLean
3. Elizabeth Hoyt
4. Grace Burrowes
5. Courtney Milan
6. Joanna Borne
7. Meredith Duran
8. Kate Noble
9. Julie Anne Long
10. Sherry Thomas
1. Brittainy C. Cherry
2. Kate Stewart
3. Jewel E. Ann
4. Penelope Douglas
5. Callie Hart
6. Lili St. Germain
7. CJ Roberts
8. T.M Frazier
9. Matthew Sullivan
10. Nina George
I'm sorry Amber but your start date is the day you post. So you would need to begin this challenge today. You are not allowed to back date on challenges like this one.I was showing that I completed the challenge.
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Oh I'm so sorry!!! Not being able to see who is linked to these older challenges gets me wrong!!
WOOHOO Amber!!
JoAnne wrote: "Oh I'm so sorry!!! Not being able to see who is linked to these older challenges gets me wrong!!"No worries!
Thanks, this was a tough challenge, but I really enjoyed it.
FINISHED May 16, 2020Literature Map Chain Challenge
Start Date: June 29, 2019
Due To: June 28, 2020
Level: 10 author chain
Read: 10/10
1. Stephen King - Atlantis (Hearts in Atlantis) (July 26, 2019)
2. Terry Pratchett - Ein Hut voller Sterne (A Hat full of Sky) (July 28, 2019)
3. Douglas Adams - Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe) (August 25, 2019)
4. Kurt Vonnegut - Schlachthof 5 oder Der Kinderkreuzzug (Slaughterhouse 5) (September 23, 2019)
5. Palahaniuk, Chuck - Fight Club (November 17, 2019)
6. Murakami, Haruki - Die Ermordung des Commendatore 1: Eine Idee erscheint (Killing Commendatore Book 1) (December 28, 2019)
7. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor - Der Idiot (The Idiot) (January 28, 2020)
8. Hesse, Hermann - Sämtliche Erzählungen (Collected Stories) (March 26, 2020)
9. Dürrenmatt, Friedrich - Der Verdacht (Suspicion) (April 19, 2020)
10. Kracht, Christian - Ich werde hier sein im Sonnenschein und im Schatten (I'll be here in Sunshine and Shadows) (May 16, 2020)
Literature Map Chain ChallengeDuration: June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
Level: 25 author chain
25/25 Completed. Finish!!
01.Autumn Jones Lake-Feral Escape 6/02/20
02.Devney Perry-The Lucky Heart 6/16/20
03.Kate Stewart-Drive 7/05/20
04.Brittainy C. Cherry-Landon & Shay: Part One 7/16/20
05.Jewel E. Ann-The Life You Stole 8/04/20
06.Tarryn Fisher-The Opportunist 9/04/20
07.Mia Asher-Arsen 10/16/20
08.Colleen Hoover-Ugly Love 10/23/20
09.Mia Sheridan-Archer's Voice 11/18/20
10.Jamie Begley-Riot 12/10/20
11.Lani Lynn Vale-Depends On Who's Asking 12/11/20
12.Harper Sloan-Axel 1/06/21
13.Jessica Gadziala-For a Good Time, Call... 1/12/21
14.T.M. Frazier-The Outskirts 1/23/21
15.Madeline Sheehan-Undeserving 2/09/21
16.London Miller-Acquainted 3/21/21
17.Bethany-Kris-Legacy 4/14/21
18.Sierra Simone-Once Upon a Dream 4/28/21
19.Jasinda Wilder-The Cabin 5/17/21
20.Meghan March-Hard Charger 5/17/21
21.Lili St. Germain-Cartel 5/18/21
22.Lauren Blakely-Night After Night 5/19/21
23.Corinne Michaels-Fight for Me 5/21/21
24.Ava Harrison-Corrupt Kingdom 5/23/21
25.A.L. Jackson-All of Me 5/24/21
Oh boy, this chain was way too fun to make hahaha looking forward to this one!Literature Map Chain Challenge
Duration: December 16, 2020 - December 15, 2021
Level: 15 Author Chain
Completed: 17/15
1. Olive Ann Burns: Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns - Completed: 12/20/2020
2. Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - Completed: 12/23/2020
3. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Completed: 2/1/2021
4. Isabel Allende - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende - Completed: 2/16/2021
5. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - Completed: 2/24/2021
6. Albert Camus - The Stranger by Albert Camus - Completed: 2/27/2021
7. Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - Completed: 3/27/2021
8. Paulo Coehlo - Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho - Completed: 4/2/2021
9. Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera - Completed: 4/15/2021
10. Jose Saramago - Blindness by José Saramago - Completed: 5/15/2021
11. Salman Rushdie - The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - Completed: 5/27/2021
12. Zadie Smith - Grand Union: Stories by Zadie Smith - Completed: 6/4/2021
13. Junot Diaz - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz - Completed: 6/8/2021
14. Sally Rooney - Normal People by Sally Rooney - Completed: 6/23/2021
15. Tommy Orange - There There by Tommy Orange - Completed: 6/28/2021
16. Louise Erdrich - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich - Completed: 7/4/2021
17. Edwidge Danticat - Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat - Completed: 7/20/2021
18. Jamaica Kincaid
19. Cormac McCarthy
20. Raymond Chandler
21. Graham Greene
22. Ian McEwan
23. Barbara Kingsolver
24. Donna Tartt
25. Emily St. John Mandel
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How it works: Pick one of your favourite authors and read one of their books to start your chain. Next, enter the author into The Literature Map. This will bring up a list of similar authors. The closer to the centre of the "map" they are, the closer their style will be to your original author. Choose an author from the map, then read a book by that author. To make the next link revisit the map, enter your second author, choose an author close to them and read one of their books. Continue the chain in this way until you reach your goal.
I have always wanted to do this challenge, but I've been too afraid. We'll see how far I get...Literature Map Chain Challenge
Duration: 1/1/21 - 12/31/21
Level: 10 author chain
Read: 10 of 10
Completed: 10/27/22
https://www.literature-map.com/
PARANORMAL
1. Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds (1/13/21)
2. Nalini Singh - Mine to Possess (2/20/21)
3. Jeaniene Frost - One Grave at a Time (6/13/21)
4. Patricia Briggs - Fire Touched (8/24/21)
5. Karen Chance - Midnight's Daughter (10/15/21)
6. Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Steal (10/24/21)
7. Karen Marie Moning - The Highlander's Touch (11/25/21)
8. Kim Harrison - The Outlaw Demon Wails (2/8/22)
9. Faith Hunter - Mercy Blade (8/29/22)
10. Chloe Neill - Hard Bitten (10/27/22)
Thanks for so many literature maps. You helped me to create my own to-read list for the next six months. Thank you!
Literature Map Chain ChallengeDuration: June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
Level: 25 author chain
25/25 Completed. Finish!!
01.Autumn Jones Lake-Feral Escape 6/02/20
02.Devney Perry-The Lucky Heart 6/16/20
03.Kate Stewart-Drive 7/05/20
04.Brittainy C. Cherry-Landon & Shay: Part One 7/16/20
05.Jewel E. Ann-The Life You Stole 8/04/20
06.Tarryn Fisher-The Opportunist 9/04/20
07.Mia Asher-Arsen 10/16/20
08.Colleen Hoover-Ugly Love 10/23/20
09.Mia Sheridan-Archer's Voice 11/18/20
10.Jamie Begley-Riot 12/10/20
11.Lani Lynn Vale-Depends On Who's Asking 12/11/20
12.Harper Sloan-Axel 1/06/21
13.Jessica Gadziala-For a Good Time, Call... 1/12/21
14.T.M. Frazier-The Outskirts 1/23/21
15.Madeline Sheehan-Undeserving 2/09/21
16.London Miller-Acquainted 3/21/21
17.Bethany-Kris-Legacy 4/14/21
18.Sierra Simone-Once Upon a Dream 4/28/21
19.Jasinda Wilder-The Cabin 5/17/21
20.Meghan March-Hard Charger 5/17/21
21.Lili St. Germain-Cartel 5/18/21
22.Lauren Blakely-Night After Night 5/19/21
23.Corinne Michaels-Fight for Me 5/21/21
24.Ava Harrison-Corrupt Kingdom 5/23/21
25.A.L. Jackson-All of Me 5/24/21
The Literature Map Chain ChallengeStart Date: July 17, 2021 (End: July 16, 2022)
Level: 25 author chain
Progress: 0 / 25
Date Completed:
(Starting Author): D.H. Lawrence
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The aim of this challenge is to broaden your reading horizons by introducing you to authors you may not have tried before, but hopefully will enjoy.
7/22/2021 - 7/21/2022
How it works: Pick one of your favourite authors and read one of their books to start your chain. Next, enter the author into The Literature Map. This will bring up a list of similar authors. The closer to the centre of the "map" they are, the closer their style will be to your original author. Choose an author from the map, then read a book by that author. To make the next link revisit the map, enter your second author, choose an author close to them and read one of their books. Continue the chain in this way until you reach your goal.
1. Murder Takes the High Road by Josh Lanyon
2. Stuffed Stockings by K.A. Mitchell
3. Clear Water by Amy Lane
4. Eastern Cowboy by Andrew Grey
5. The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
6. While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax
7. On Folly Beach by Karen White
8. The Barefoot Summer by Carolyn Brown
9. The Last Chance Cafe by Linda Lael Miller
10. The Forever Man by Carolyn Davidson
11.
I'm inLiterature Map Chain
Start date: 6 Nov 2021
Expected end date: 6 Nov 2022
Level: 10 author chain
2/10
1. Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men - Molly Harper - 8 Nov 2021
2. The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy - 12 Nov 2021
3. Fashionably Dead - Robyn Peterman
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Level: 25 author chain
Progress: 0 / 25
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Literature Map Chain Challenge (2nd Round)Duration: March 7, 2022-March 6, 2023
Choose your level:
15 author chain
15/15 Completed. Finished
Mary Burton
01.Laura Griffin-Hidden 4/28/22
02.Kendra Elliot-Chilled 7/21/22
03.Lisa Gardner-The Perfect Husband 8/17/22
04.Rachel Grant-Cold Evidence 9/14/22
05.Melinda Leigh-Tracks of Her Tears 10/16/22
06.Catherine Bybee-When It Falls Apart 10/29/22
07.Claudia Connor-Love At Last 11/17/22
08.Willa Nash-The Bully 11/27/22
09.Claire Kingsley-How the Grump Saved Christmas 12/05/22
10.Melanie Harlow-Only Love 12/07/22
11.Helena Hunting-A Favor for a Favor 12/09/22
12.Lucy Score-The Last Second Chance 12/24/22
13.Brittainy C. Cherry-Northern Stars 1/22/23
14.Jewel E. Ann-The Naked Fisherman 1/23/23
15.Kennedy Ryan-Before I Let Go 2/17/23
Boo - just realised I failed this!Literature Map Chain Challenge
literature-map.com
Duration: 3/9/22-3/8/23
10 author chain
1: Agatha Christie wrote A Caribbean Mystery 3/10/22
2: Josephine Tey wrote The Man In The Queue 8/22/22
3: John Bude wrote The Cheltenham Square Murder 8/24/22
4: Kerry Greenwood wrote Flying Too High 11/28/22
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Start: July 1, 2022
End: June 30, 2023
25 author chain
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Author Chain:
1. Gena Showalter - The Darkest Touch 🔗🔗🔗🔗 8/9
2. Shelly Laurenston - The Mane Event
This one seems fun :)Start date: 4 July 2022
End date: 3 July 2023
Authors completed: 0/25
Choose your level:
10 author chain
15 author chain
25 author chain
1. Frank Tallis - Vienna Blood - Jul 12, 2022
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Oh boy, I had a pretty long reading slump, but now that I'm reading semi-regularly, I guess it's time to go back and clean up some of the challenges I abandoned. I had been aiming for 25, but I hit the 15 author chain level!Literature Map Chain Challenge
Duration: December 16, 2020 - December 15, 2021
Level: 15 Author Chain
Completed: 17/15
1. Olive Ann Burns: Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns - Completed: 12/20/2020
2. Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - Completed: 12/23/2020
3. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Completed: 2/1/2021
4. Isabel Allende - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende - Completed: 2/16/2021
5. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - Completed: 2/24/2021
6. Albert Camus - The Stranger by Albert Camus - Completed: 2/27/2021
7. Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - Completed: 3/27/2021
8. Paulo Coehlo - Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho - Completed: 4/2/2021
9. Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera - Completed: 4/15/2021
10. Jose Saramago - Blindness by José Saramago - Completed: 5/15/2021
11. Salman Rushdie - The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - Completed: 5/27/2021
12. Zadie Smith - Grand Union: Stories by Zadie Smith - Completed: 6/4/2021
13. Junot Diaz - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz - Completed: 6/8/2021
14. Sally Rooney - Normal People by Sally Rooney - Completed: 6/23/2021
15. Tommy Orange - There There by Tommy Orange - Completed: 6/28/2021
17. Edwidge Danticat - Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat - Completed: 7/20/2021
18. Jamaica Kincaid
19. Cormac McCarthy
20. Raymond Chandler
21. Graham Greene
22. Ian McEwan
23. Barbara Kingsolver
24. Donna Tartt
25. Emily St. John Mandel
I join too many and then forget, so trying this againLiterature Map Chain Challenge (2.0)
Duration: 07/16/2022 - 07/15/2023
10 Author Chain
Lit Map - https://www.literature-map.com/
Possible Chains:
Karen Marie Moning
Darynda Jones
Kerrelyn Sparks
Christine Warren
Shelly Laurenston
Molly Harper
Robyn Peterman
Maryjanice Davidson
Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Dakota Cassidy
Devney Perry
Claire Kingsley
Lucy Score
Melanie Harlow
Piper Rayne
Meghan Quinn
Ilsa Madden-Mills
Max Monroe
Jasinda Wilder
Tia Louise
Vi Keeland
Penelope Ward
TL Swan
Layla Frost
Lani Lynn Vale
Aurora Rose Reynolds
Kristen Ashley
Penny Reid
Karina Halle
Kate Stewart
Kennedy Ryan
Mariana Zapata
Cora Reilly
Amo Jones
Penelope Douglas
Elle Kennedy
Kate Canterbary
Sarina Bowen
Helena Hunting
Kristen Callihan
Completion Post:Well, it only took me 10 extra months, but I finally finished.
Literature Map Chain Challenge
Duration: 1/1/21 - 12/31/21
Level: 10 author chain
Read: 10 of 10
Completed: 10/27/22
PARANORMAL
1. Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds (1/13/21)
2. Nalini Singh - Mine to Possess (2/20/21)
3. Jeaniene Frost - One Grave at a Time (6/13/21)
4. Patricia Briggs - Fire Touched (8/24/21)
5. Karen Chance - Midnight's Daughter (10/15/21)
6. Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Steal (10/24/21)
7. Karen Marie Moning - The Highlander's Touch (11/25/21)
8. Kim Harrison - The Outlaw Demon Wails (2/8/22)
9. Faith Hunter - Mercy Blade (8/29/22)
10. Chloe Neill - Hard Bitten (10/27/22
Literature Map Chain ChallengeBeginning Feb 15, 2023
Level: 25 author chain
First Author: 1 - Lynette Eason - Critical Threat (2/18/23)
Links to 2: Dani Pettrey - Submerged (2/20/23)
Links to 3: Dee Henderson - Missing (3/1/23)
Links to 4: Davis Bunn - Elixir (5/1/23)
Links to 5: Irene Hannon - A Dream to Share (6/4/23)
Links to 6: Colleen Coble - One Little Lie (6/28/23)
Links to 7: Karen Kingsbury - Sarah's Song
Links to 8: Wanda E. Brunstetter - The Farmers' Market Mishap
Links to 9: Beth Wiseman - A July Bride
Links to 10: Kim Vogel Sawyer - When Hope Blossoms
Links to 11: Carolyne Aarsen
Links to 12: Brenda Minton - The Cowboy's Christmas Courtship
Links to 13: Robin Lee Hatcher
Links to 14: Karen Witemeyer
Links to 15: Rachel Hauck
Links to 16: Becky Wade
Links to 17: Susan May Warren
Links to 18: Denise Hunter
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Literature Map Chain Challenge (2nd Round)Duration: March 7, 2022-March 6, 2023
Choose your level:
15 author chain
15/15 Completed. Finished
Mary Burton
01.Laura Griffin-Hidden 4/28/22
02.Kendra Elliot-Chilled 7/21/22
03.Lisa Gardner-The Perfect Husband 8/17/22
04.Rachel Grant-Cold Evidence 9/14/22
05.Melinda Leigh-Tracks of Her Tears 10/16/22
06.Catherine Bybee-When It Falls Apart 10/29/22
07.Claudia Connor-Love At Last 11/17/22
08.Willa Nash-The Bully 11/27/22
09.Claire Kingsley-How the Grump Saved Christmas 12/05/22
10.Melanie Harlow-Only Love 12/07/22
11.Helena Hunting-A Favor for a Favor 12/09/22
12.Lucy Score-The Last Second Chance 12/24/22
13.Brittainy C. Cherry-Northern Stars 1/22/23
14.Jewel E. Ann-The Naked Fisherman 1/23/23
15.Kennedy Ryan-Before I Let Go 2/17/23
Literature Map Chain ChallengeDuration: 20/2/23 - 19/2/24
Level: 10 author chain
http://www.literature-map.com/
Every time I make changes to this, next time I come in they are reversed. Last time I fixed it all up again & now GR seems to have backed out all my changes so I'm giving up on this one.
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Literature Map Chain Challenge
Duration: 12/6/18 - 12/5/19
Level: 10 author chain
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1. Jennifer Estep | Kill the Queen - Dec 16
2. Seanan McGuire | In an Absent Dream - Jan 30
3. Ilona Andrews | Magic Breaks - Apr 20
4. Anne Bishop | Wild Country - Apr 23
5. Dannika Dark | Moonstruck - Jun 29
6. Faith Hunter | Skinwalker - Jul 9
7. Hailey Edwards | Bayou Born - Jul 19
8. Kelley Armstrong | The Gathering - Aug 14
9. Patricia Briggs | Silence Fallen - Oct 14
10. Chloe Neill | Some Girls Bite - Oct 20