Countdown Challenge

[Beth]

Start date: 1/1/15

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color

2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre Mystery
✔ 1. Sworn to Silence 1/8/15
✔ 2. The Secret Place 2/2/15
✔ 3. Finger Lickin' Fifteen 2/3/15
✔ 4. Glory in Death 2/16/15
✔ 5. Big Little Lies 2/20/15
✔ 6. Perfect 2/28/15
✔ 7. Sizzling Sixteen 3/10/15
✔ 8. Sex, Murder And A Double Latte 3/18/15
✔ 9. Shadow Prey 3/30/15
✔ 10. 12th of Never 3/31/15
✔ 11. Case Histories 4/9/15
✔ 12. The Mysterious Affair at Styles 4/10/15
✔ 13. The Lovely Bones 4/14/15
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3. Read 18 books that are part of a series

4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
✔ 1. 11/22/63 ~ Stephen King 1/25/15
✔ 2. Rules of Prey ~ John Sandford 2/14/15
✔ 3. Oh, Naughty Night! ~ Leslie Kelly 2/22/15
✔ 4. Born to Rise - My Story ~ Sergio Aguero 2/26/15
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6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.

7. Read 14 books by female authors
✔ 1. When Reason Breaks 1/18/15
✔ 2. Where'd You Go, Bernadette 1/26/15
✔ 3. Confess 3/12/15
✔ 4. Maybe Someday 4/10/15
✔ 5. I'll Give You the Sun 3/2/15
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8. Read 13 books by male authors

9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.

10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from: United States
✔ 1. Me Before You ~ England ~ 1/10/15
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11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)

12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles
✔ 1. Flawless 2/7/15

13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
✔ 1. Confessions of a Shopaholic 1/3/15 Book Addict's 12+2 Challenge
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14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason

15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful

16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs

17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5

19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on

✔ 20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
1. I'll Give You the Sun 3/2/15

[jingles]

I finished the Male Author section.


⑧ 13 BOOKS BY MALE AUTHORS:
✔1. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag|Alan Bradley|07.02.14|★★★★
✔2. Safe Haven|Nicholas Sparks|08.01.14|★★★★
✔3. Into the Fire|Dakota Meyer|08.21.14|★★★★
✔4. Johnny Cash: The Life|Robert Hilburn|11.15.14|★★★★
✔5. The Death of Kings|Iggulden, Conn |12.02.14|★★★★
✔6. The Hit|David Baldacci |12.04.14|★★★
✔7. The Last Song|Nicholas Sparks |12.05.14|★★★★
✔8. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot|Bill O'Reilly |12.09.14|★★★
✔9. The Da Vinci Code|Dan Brown
✔10. Roses Are Red|James Patterson |12.11.14|★★★★
✔11. NYPD Red 2|James Patterson |12.14.14|★★★
✔12. A Red Herring Without Mustard|Alan Bradley |12.15.14|★★★
✔13. Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen|Jimmy McDonough |12.27.14|★★★

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[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

congrats jingles!

[Maureen]

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[jingles]

I finished another section.


⑩ Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from: US


✔1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan|Lisa See|08.25.14|★★★★|China
✔2. The House at Tyneford|Natasha Solomons|09.08.14|★★|England
✔3. The Killer of Little Shepherds|Douglas Starr|09.17.14|★★★|FRANCE
✔4. Letters from Skye|Jessica Brockmole|10.17.14|★★★|AUSTRALIA
✔5. Bittersweet|Colleen McCullough|10.20.14|★★★|AUSTRALIA
✔6. Sarah's Key|Tatiana de Rosnay|10.30.14|★★★★|FRANCE
✔7. Down London Road|Samantha Young|11.02.14|★★★★|SCOTLAND
✔8. Emma|Jane Austen|11.08.14|★★★★★|ENGLAND
✔9. I've Got Your Number|Sophie Kinsella |12.05.14|★★★★|ENGLAND
✔10. The Bronze Horseman|Paullina Simons |12.06.14|★★★★★|RUSSIA
✔11. Death in the Clouds|Agatha Christie|01.08.15|♥♥♥♥|FRANCE

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

jingles wrote: "I finished another section.


⑩ Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from: US


✔1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan|Lisa See..."

Congrats Jingles!

[René]

Countdown Challenge
Timeframe: January 1, 2015 ~ No deadline to finish
Read: 148/199

To complete the challenge, please complete these tasks

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color (Purple/Blue/Black)
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1.Natural Soapmaking by Marie Browning 1/26/15 [4*]
2.The Business of the 21st Century by Robert T. Kiyosaki 1/26/15 [3*]
3.Sworn 5/2/15 [4*] by Emma Knight 5/2/15 [2*]
4.Overwhelmed by You by Nashoda Rose 5/2/15 [4*]
5.Brendan's Fate by Odessa Lynne 5/20/15 [3*]
6.Pressure Head by J.L. Merrow 5/25/15 [3*]
7.Curious by R.G. Alexander 6/6/15 [3.5*]
8.Make Me, Sir by Cherise Sinclair 6/17/15 [4*]
9.Hushed by Kelley York 6/29/15 [5*]
10.A Dance with Domination by L.A. Witt 7/1/15 [3.5*]
11.A Clean Break by Keira Andrews 7/4/15 [4*]
12.Finding Zach by Rowan Speedwell 7/5/15 [5*]
13.This is Who I Am by Cherise Sinclair 7/12/15 [4*]
14.The Renaissance Soul: How to Make Your Passions Your Life—A Creative and Practical Guide by Margaret Lobenstine 7/13/15 [4*]
15.Northwest of Normal by Laura Gomez 7/14/15 [4*]
16.Running with the Wind by Shira Anthony 7/18/15 [5*]
17.(Watch Me) Save You by Avril Ashton 7/22/15 [4*]
18.Pretty Dark Nothing by Heather L. Reid 7/25/15 [3.5*]
19.The Strongest Shape by Tessa Cárdenas 8/10/15 [3*]
20. by Mary Calmes 8/25/15 [4*] (290 pgs)
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2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre (M/M)
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1.Saving Kane 1/12/15 [4*] (235 pgs)
2.Touch Me Gently 1/13/15 [3*] (212 pgs)
3.Falling Into Place by Tia Fielding 1/25/15 [4*] (214 pgs)
4.Stranded by Lies by Finn Marlowe 1/28/15 [4*] (124 pgs)
5.Alexios' Fate by Kayla Jameth 2/1/15 [4*] (179 pgs)
6.Chase in Shadow by Amy Lane 2/5/15 [4*] (320 pgs)
7.Chasing Seth by J.R. Loveless 2/6/15 [4*] (220 pgs)
8.Swan Song for an Ugly Duckling by Michael Murphy 2/7/15 [4*] (221 pgs)
9.Gilliflowers by Gillibran Brown 2/9/15 [5*] (341 pgs)
10.Body and Soul by Jordan Castillo Price 2/11/15 [4*] (125 pgs)
11.Christmas at Leo's by Gillibran Brown 2/13/15 [5*] (270 pgs)
12.The Last Thing He Needs by J.H. Knight 2/22/15 [3.5*] (220 pgs)
13.Rare by Garrett Leigh 2/24/15 [4*] (240 pgs)
14.Where Nerves End by L.A. Witt 2/26/15 [3*] (239 pgs)
15.Devon's Gamble by Odessa Lynne 2/27/15 [3.5*] (371 pgs)
16.The Right Words by Lane Hayes 2/28/15 [4*] (226 pgs)
17.Holding Tight by M.A. Blisher 3/1/15 [5*] (247 pgs)
18.City Slicker at the Horny Goat Ranch by Daisy Harris 3/20/15 [3.5*] (139 pgs)
19.Ex Equals by L.A. Witt 3/21/15 [3.5*] (152 pgs)
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3. Read 18 books that are part of a series
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1.The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles 1/2/15 [4*] (200 pgs)
2.Irrevocable by Skye Callahan 1/2/15 [4*] (312 pgs)
3.Into the Wind by Shira Anthony 1/4/15 [5*] (238 pgs)
4.Inconceivable by Vicktor Alexander 1/6/15 [2*] (295 pgs)
5.My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley 1/7/15 [5*] (312 pgs)
6.Nevermore by Kelly Creagh 1/9/15 [4*] (564 pgs)
7.(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton 1/10/15 [4*] (299 pgs)
8.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1/13/15 [5*] (324 pgs)
9.The First Three Rules by Adrienne Wilder 1/16/15 [5*] (266 pgs)
10. Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder 1/17/15 [4*] (214 pgs)
11.The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder 1/19/15 [3*] (261 pgs)
12.The Englor Affair by J.L. Langley 1/21/15 [5*] (304 pgs)
13.X-Factor: Heart Of Ice by Peter David 1/27/15 [4*] (168 pgs)
14.The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 2/22/15 [4*] (375 pgs)
15.Secrets by Jordan Castillo Price 3/11/15 [4*] (169 pgs)
16.(Watch Me) Unmask You by Avril Ashton 3/12/15 [5*] (254 pgs)
17.Bound by Danger by S.E. Jakes 3/14/15 [4*] (251pgs)
18.Caught! by J.L. Merrow 3/19/15 [3.5*] (276 pgs)
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4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
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1.Dirty London by Kelley York 1/15/15 [5*] (179 pgs)
2.Raze by Tillie Cole 3/4/15 [4*] (256 pgs)
3.Bird Box by Josh Malerman 3/23/15 [4*] (272 pgs)
4.The Nothingness of Ben by Brad Boney 3/25/15 [4*] (248 pgs)
5.Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk 4/2/15 [5*] (226 pgs)
6.Heart To Hart by Erin O'Quinn 4/5/15 [3*] (217 pgs)
7.Designs of Desire by Tempeste O'Riley 4/13/15 [4*] (200 pgs)
8.The Auspicious Troubles of Chance by Charlie Cochet 4/14/15 [4*] (172 pgs)
9.Club Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair 4/16/15 [4*] (155 pgs)
10.Lord of the Nile by Patricia Simpson 4/23/15 [4*] (127 pgs)
11.Saltwater Kisses by Krista Lakes 5/2/15 [4*] (216 pgs)
12.Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James 5/10/15 [2*] (530 pgs)
13.Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 5/12/15 [2*] (288 pgs)
14.Stitch by Sue Brown, Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton 5/14/15 [4*] (297 pgs)
15.Seidman by James Erich 5/18/15 [5*] (210 pgs)
16.The Martian by Andy Weir 5/23/15 [4.5*] (385 pgs)
17.Marlowe's Ghost by Sarah Black 6/13/15 [3*] (132 pgs)
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5. Read 16 books of your choice
1.Bound for Keeps by S.E. Jakes 7/27/15 [3.5*] (222 pgs)
2.The Last Concubine by Catt Ford 5/27/15 [4*]
3.A Marked Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion 7/10/15 [3*]
4.Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Redemption by Scott Lobdell, Kenneth Rocafort 7/14/15 [4*]
5.Accidentally in Love with...a God? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 7/17/15 [4*]
6.Tears of the Neko by Taylor Ryan 8/28/15 [5*]
7.Blood of the Neko by Taylor Ryan 8/30/15 [4*]
8.Not Safe For Work by L.A. Witt 9/23/15 [4*] (341 pgs)
9.Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews 10/10/15 [4*] (265 pgs)
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[René]

6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.
1. All In with the Duke by Ava March 4/14/15 [4*]
2. The Wallflower by Dana Marie Bell 5/27/15 [3*]
3. Dumped in Oz by Andrew Grey 7/21/15 [3*]
4.The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek by Piper Vaughn 10/3/15 [ 4*] (272 pgs)
5.The Other Guy by Cary Attwell 10/12/15 [4*] (233 pgs)
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7. Read 14 books by female authors
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1.The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane 4/4/15 [4*]
2.Magpie by Kim Dare 4/10/15 [4*]
3.Dark Citadel by Cherise Sinclair 4/18/15 [4*]
4.Breaking Free by Cherise Sinclair 4/18/15 [4*]
5.Lean on Me by Cherise Sinclair 4/21/15 [4*]
6.How to Raise an Honest Rabbit by Amy Lane 5/27/15 [5*]
7.Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 6/4/15 [5*]
8.Some Kind of Magic by R. Cooper 6/10/15 [3*]
9.Aaron by J.P. Barnaby 6/11/15 [4*]
10.Castle Death by Helen Louise Caroll 6/20/15 [4*]
11.Your Biggest FAN by Missy Welsh 6/20/15 [4*]
12.Play It Again, Charlie by R. Cooper 6/27/15 [2*]
13.It's Complicated by L.A. Witt 6/29/15 [3*]
14.To Command and Collar by Cherise Sinclair 7/9/15 [4*]
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8. Read 13 books by male authors
1.Boy Crucified by Jerome Wilde 7/29/15 [3*]
2.Work in Progress by John Inman 8/17/15 [4*] (226 pgs)
3.Leverage Your Laziness: How to Do What You Love, All the Time! by Steve Bookbinder & Jeff Goldberg 9/7/15 [3*]
4.Cheek to Cheek by Chris Owen 9/23/15 [3*] (178 pgs)
5.Authority and Assent by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*]
6.Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It by Peter Cappelli 10/23/15 [3*]
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9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.
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1. Texas Pride by Kindle Alexander 4/13/15 [3.5*]
2. A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews 6/8/15 [5*]
3.Knitter in His Natural Habitat by Amy Lane 8/6/15 [4*]
4.Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny's Lair by Amy Lane 8/8/15 [4*]
5.Serenading Stanley by John Inman 7/30/15 [4*]
6.What He Left Behind by L.A. Witt 9/6/15 [4*]
7.The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America's Future by by Jonathan Cahn 9/27/15 [3*] (262 pgs)
8.Friends vs. Family by C.L. Stone 10/1/15 [5*] (405 pgs)
9.Trouble & the Wallflower by Kade Boehme 10/3/15 [4*] (200 pgs)
10.Forgiveness and Permission by C.L. Stone 10/4/15 [5*] (534 pgs)
11.Drop of Doubt by C.L. Stone 10/5/15 [5*] (396 pgs)
12.Push and Shove by C.L. Stone 10/7/15 [5*] (481 pgs)
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[René]

10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own (United States)
For this task tell us where you are from
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1.Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker 3/30/15 [5*] ~ Australia
2.The Melody Thief by Shira Anthony 6/18/15 [4*] ~ Italy
3.Accidentally in Love with...a God? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 7/17/15 [4*]
4.Blue Steel Chain by Alex Beecroft 8/19/15 [4*] (250 pgs)
5.Blue Eyed Stranger by Alex Beecroft 8/24/15 [3*] (230 pgs)
6.King of Dublin by Lisa Henry & Heidi Belleau [3*]
7.His Client by Ava March 9/26/15 [4*] (137 pgs)
8.Play and Punishment by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*] (128 pgs)
9.Deference and Discipline by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*] (136 pgs)
10.Subjugation and Surrender by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*] (130 pgs)
11.Command and Compliance by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*] (180 pgs)
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11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
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1.A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes 4/24/15 [3*]
2.A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes 4/25/15 [3*]
3.A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes 4/26/15 [3*]
4.A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes 4/27/15 [3*]
5.Bulletproof by Mary Calmes 4/28/15 [4*]
6.But For You by Mary Calmes 4/29/15 [4*]
7.The Other Side of Envy by C.L. Stone 5/3/15 [5*]
8.Make Me Soar by K.C. Wells 7/6/15 [4*] (306 pgs)
9.(Watch Me) Save You by Avril Ashton 7/22/15 [4*]
10.A Way Home by Keira Andrews 8/3/15 [5*]
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12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles
1.Duck! by Kim Dare 1/22/15 [4*]
2.Misfits by Garrett Leigh 6/22/15 [5*]
3.Sweetwater by Lisa Henry 8/1/15 [4*]
4.BAMF by S.J.D. Peterson 4/23/15 [3*]
5.911 by Chris Owen 5/12/15 [3.5*]
6.Introductions by C.L. Stone 9/12/15 [5*]
7.Falling by Barbara Elsborg 9/17/15 [4*]
8.Wings by J.C. Owens 10/26/15 [4*]
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13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
1.Dead Sexy Dragon by Lolita Lopez 9/14/15 [3*]
2.The Alpha's Pet by Shannon West 10/13/15 [3*]
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14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
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1.The Mist by Stephen King 3/28/15 [3*]
2.Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 5/31/15 [5*]
3.Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels 8/12/15 [5*] (336 pgs)
4.His Convenient Husband by J.L. Langley 8/18/15 [3*] (134 pgs)
5.Honored Vow by Mary Calmes 8/22/15 [4*] (290 pgs)
6.All Kinds of Tied Down by Mary Calmes 8/25/15 [4*] (290 pgs)
7.The Sugar Detox: Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Look Years Younger by Brooke Alpert & Patricia Farris 9/9/15 [2*]
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15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
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1.One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn, M.J. O'Shea 2/25/15 [4*]
2.Acrobat by Mary Calmes 4/1/15 [5*]
3.Red Dirt Heart 2 by N.R. Walker 8/14/15 [3*] (250 pgs)
4.The Geek and His Artist by Hope Ryan 8/21/15 [4*] (320 pgs)
5.Violated by Jamie Fessenden 9/1/15 [4*]
6.Claimed by the Order by J. Johanis 9/4/15 [5*]
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16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
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1.Sound of Snowfall: A Ghost Bird Series Winter Short Story by C.L. Stone 1/26/15 [5*] (17 pgs)
2.Clown'd by K.A. Merikan 1/26/15 [3*] (36 pgs)
3. Just His Type by E.E. Montgomery 1/28/15 [3*] (24 pgs)
4.Striking Sparks by Jordan Castillo Price 1/29/15 [4*] (38 pgs)
5.Inside Out by Jordan Castillo Price 1/30/15 [4*] (14 pgs)
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17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
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1.Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 3/10/15 [5*] (673 pgs)
2.For Real by Alexis Hall 5/15/15 [4*] (470 pgs)
3. by Abigail Roux 7/31/15 [4*]
4. by Xanthe Walter 8/3/15 [4*]
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18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5
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1.Freed by Garret Leigh 8/26/15 [5*] (22 pgs)
2.Determined to Obey by C.J. Roberts 8/26/15 [3*]
3.Kisses From Jack by Krista Lakes 9/3/15 [2.5*]
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19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
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1.One Door Closes by G.B. Lindsey 6/26/15 [3*]
2.You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less by Mark Kistler 7/13/15 [4*]
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20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
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[jingles]

I finished another section!


⑨ Read 12 books set in the U.S.
✔1. Her Montana Cowboy|Valerie Hansen|08.26.14|★★★|Montana
✔2. Summer of Two Wishes|Julia London|09.07.14|★★★★|TEXAS
✔3. Animal Attraction|Jill Shalvis|10.06.14|★★★|IDAHO
✔4. Ripper|Isabel Allende|10.31.14|★★★|CALIFORNIA
✔5. Rescue My Heart|Jill Shalvis|11.07.14|★★★|IDAHO
✔6. H is for Homicide|Sue Grafton |11.26.14|★★★★|CALIFORNIA
✔7. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker|Jennifer Chiaverini|11.30.14|★★★|D.C.
✔8. Then Came You|Jill Shalvis |12.03.14|★★★|IDAHO
✔9. Roast Mortem|Cleo Coyle |12.12.14|★★★★|NEW YORK CITY
✔10. The Lovely Bones|Alice Sebold |01.02.15|♥♥|PENNSYLVANIA
✔11. The Story of My Life|Helen Keller|01.05.15|♥♥♥♥|ALABAMA
✔12. My Name is Mary Sutter|Robin Oliveira|01.21.15|♥♥♥♥

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

congrats jingles!

[Stephanie]

Section 18 Completed!

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
1. Lyra’s Oxford by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials 3.5) 2/10/15
2. First Meetings in Ender’s Universe by Orson Scott Card (The Ender Quartet 0.5) 2/12/15
3. Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials 0.5) 2/21/15

[Stephanie]

Completed Section 13.

13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
1. The Blue Fairy Book ed by Andrew Lang (October 2014 Halloween Challenge) 10/29/14
2. The Best American Travel Writing 2012 ed by William T. Vollmann (2015 Non-fiction Challenge) 1/16/15
3. Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes (Mt TBR 2015 Challenge) 2/17/15
4. Every Living Thing by James Herriot (2015 Cover Scavenger Hunt Challenge) 3/18/15
5. The Best American Essays 2007 by David Foster Wallace (ed) (2015 Non-fiction Challenge) 5/27/15
6. Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (I Dare You Challenge) 6/16/15
7. A Mind to Murder by P.D. James (I Dare You Challenge) 6/21/15
8. Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers (I Dare You Challenge) 6/26/15

[Stephanie]

Completed Section 4.

4. Read 17 books by New-To-You authors
1. Playing Santa by H. Y. Hanna 12/5/14
2. College (Un)Bound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students by Jeffrey J. Selingo 12/7/14
3. Nobody’s Cinderella by Joan Reeves 12/7/14
4. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson 12/13/14
5. A Snowy Christmas in Wyoming by E. Ayers 12/13/14
6. The Friday Edition by Betta Ferrendelli 12/21/14
7. What If . . . This Christmas by Kelly Rae 12/21/14
8. The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford 12/26/14
9. The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education by Diane Ravitch 1/5/15
10. Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge by Lindy Woodhead 2/18/15
11. The Look of Love by Bella Andre 3/12/15
12. Duty Bound by Samantha Chase and Noelle Adams 3/14/15
13. Winter Interlude by Sandy Lloyd 3/14/15
14. Royal Institute of Magic: Elizabeth’s Legacy by Victor Kloss 3/17/15
15. Five Minutes Late by Rich Amooi 3/18/15
16. Tempting Love - Haley & Eddie by Melanie Shawn 3/19/15
17. Eyes on You by Kate White 6/27/15

[JackAttack]

This challenge looks scary - cant wait to try!!



COUNTDOWN CHALLENGE
Start Date: 6/29/2015
End Date:

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color (Green)
1. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging-7/18/2015
2. Poison-7/30/2015
3. Peter: The Untold True Story-8/18/2015
4. Splintered-8/23/2015
5. Pippi Longstocking-8/23/2015
6. Not a Drop to Drink-9/30/2015
7. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail-1/2/2016
8. Magic Bites - 1/30/2016
9. Lolita - 2/27/2016
10. The Cure for Dreaming - 3/7/2016
11. Since You've Been Gone - 3/12/2016 ★★★★
12. The Lightning Thief - 3/25/2016 ★★★ 1/2
13. After the Woods-3/28/2016 ★★★
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2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre - FANTASY

1. Cruel BeautyFinished 6/30/2015
2. NevermoreFinished 7/11/2015
3. Dorothy Must DieFinished 7/15/2015
4. IllusionariumFinished 7/16/2015
5. Brightest Kind of DarknessFinished 7/18/2015
6. Watership DownFinished 8/23/2015
7. WinterspellFinished 8/25/2015
8. UnbreakableFinished 8/29/2015
9. Angels' BloodFinished 9/1/2015
10. The Shadow SocietyFinished 9/7/2015
11. NeverlandFinished 9/9/2015
12. The DivinersFinished 9/19/2015
13. Lair of DreamsFinished 9/20/2015
14. The Infinite SeaFinished 9/22/2015
15. Ready Player OneFinished 9/29/2015
16. White Cat-Finished 10/5/2015
17. Mechanica-Finished 10/6/2015
18. Half-Blood-Finished 10/10/2015
19. Six of Crows-Finished 11/10/2015



3. Read 18 books that are part of a series

1. You Slay Me-Finished 7/30/2015
2. Just One Day-Finished 7/31/2015
3. Just One Year-Finished 8/1/2015
4. The Treatment-Finished 8/11/2015
5. Crank-Finished 8/29/2015
6. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea-Finished 9/1/2015
7. Masque of the Red Death-Finished 9/3/2015
8. Pippi in the South SeasFinished 9/9/2015
9. A Spark UnseenFinished 9/16/2015
10. 13 Little Blue EnvelopesFinished 9/27/2015
11. Tomorrow, When the War BeganFinished 10/4/2015
12. Between the Spark and the BurnFinished 10/11/2015
13. Instant AttractionFinished 10/13/2015
14. In a Handful of DustFinished 10/16/2015
15. Strange AngelsFinished 10/18/2015
16. GoneFinished 10/19/2015
17. Hold Me Closer, NecromancerFinished 10/23/2015
18. The Last KingdomFinished 11/15/2015



4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors

1. Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis6/29/2015
2. Night by Elie Wiesel6/30/2015
3. The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi7/5/2015
4. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover7/7/2015
5. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson7/13/2015
6. In the Shadow of the Lamp by Susanne Dunlap7/17/2015
7. Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand7/18/2015
8. The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg7/21/2015
9. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins7/23/2015
10. The Program by Suzanne Young7/24/2015
11. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris7/30/2015
12. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline8/2/2015
13. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood8/11/2015
14. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess8/2/2015
15. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski8/15/2015
16. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer8/16/2015
17. Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman8/28/2015



5. Read 16 books of your choice

1. The Devious Dr. Jekyll-2/20/2016
2. Through the Zombie Glass-2/21/2016
3. The Queen of Zombie Hearts-2/22/2016
4. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America-3/11/2016
5. Armada-3/13/2016
6. Friday Night Bites-3/15/2016 ★★★★
7. Slaughterhouse-Five-3/17/2016 ★★★★
8. Half Bad-3/17/2016 ★★★ 1/2
9. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children-3/17/2016 ★★★ 1/2
10. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose-3/22/2016 ★★★1/2
11. Winter - 3/25/2016 ★★★★
12. Rebel of the Sands - 3/27/2016 ★★
13. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - 3/31/2016 ★★★
14. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce-4/5/2016 ★★★★
15. Darkhouse by Karina Halle-4/7/2016 ★★★★
16. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley-4/9/2016 ★★★



6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.

1. The NightingaleFinished 7/26/2015
2. Follow You Home-Finished 4/10/2016
3. Prick-Finished 5/2/2016; Heather
4. The Stand-Finished 5/1/2016; Erin
5. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?-Finished 5/6/2016; several
6. Drink Deep-Finished 5/5/2016; several
7. The Bell Jar-Finished 5/16/2016; several
8. Prince Caspian-Finished 5/18/2016; several
9. The Lake House-Finished 5/21/2016; several
10. Inferno-Finished 6/9/2016; several
11. Redshirts-Finished 6/14/2016; several
12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-Finished 6/14/2016; several
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[JackAttack]

Jacki's Countdown Challenge (continued)

7. Read 14 books by female authors

1. Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger7/31/2015
2. The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta9/7/2015
3. Saving June by Hannah Harrington10/2/2015
4. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd10/14/2015
5. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon10/16/2015
6. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich10/31/2015
7. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear11/4/2015
8. Shadowland by Meg Cabot11/13/2015
9. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers11/20/2015
10. Ann Tenna: A novel by Marisa Acocella Marchetto11/22/2015
11. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins11/27/2015
12. Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire12/6/2015
13. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins12/17/2015
14. A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth12/21/2015



8. Read 13 books by male authors

1. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey8/13/2015
2. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley9/13/2015
3. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert9/26/2015
4. The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison9/29/2015
5. Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson10/1/2015
6. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton10/10/2015
7. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane11/19/2015
8. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne11/22/2015
9. Finders Keepers by Stephen King12/6/2015
10. The Ripper Gene: A Novel by Michael Ransom1/7/2016
11. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer1/7/2016
12. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson1/26/2016
13. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 1/28/2016



9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.

1. Storm BornArizona; Finished 11/27/2015
2. Sector CNorth Dakota; Finished 12/6/2015
3. In the Shadow of BlackbirdsCalifornia; Finished 12/12/2015
4. Bright SideMinnesota; Finished 12/20/2015
5. Mortal ObligationGeorgia; Finished 12/31/2015
6. Necromancing the Stone-Washington state; Finished 1/16/2016
7. Seabiscuit: An American LegendMainly California but elsewhere; Finished 1/19/2016
8. Pretty GirlsGeorgia; Finished 2/7/2016
9. The Summer I Turned PrettyNorth Carolina; Finished 2/7/2016
10. An Abundance of KatherinesTennessee; Finished 2/9/2016
11. It's Not Summer Without YouNorth Carolina; Finished 2/11/2016
12. We'll Always Have SummerNorth Carolina; Finished 2/14/2016



10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own. For this task tell us where you are from (US)

1. Death Note, Vol. 2: ConfluenceJapan; Finished 10/23/2015
2. The Cuckoo's CallingEngland; Finished 11/17/2015
3. UltravioletCanada; Finished 11/28/2015
4. Lock & MoriEngland; Finished 1/10/2016
5. OutlanderScotland; Finished 1/12/2016
6. Verity-Ireland; Finished 3/4/2016
7. Fire Me Up-Hungary; Finished 3/9/2016
8. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose-England; Italy - 3/21/2016
9. Salt to the Sea-Germany/Prussia - 4/2/2016
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11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)

1. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson-3/1/2016 ★★★★★
2. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling-4/2/2016 ★★★★
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1. One by Sarah Crossan-Finished 12/15/2015
2.Immoral by Brian FreemanFinished 12/27/2015
3. Joyland by Stephen King-Finished 3/4/2016
4. salt. by Nayyirah Waheed-Finished 4/3/2016
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1. The EnchantedBook of the month; 9/15/2015
2. What's Left of MeaMMP Slay Ride; 12/23/2015
3. Twice Bitten0 - several; 4/14/2016
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1. The Secret of the Mansion12/22/2015; on TBR for 3.5 years
2. The Bone Doll's Twin12/29/2015; on TBR for 3.5 years
3. Kushiel's Dart1/19/2016; putting off due to length
4. Alice in Zombieland2/18/2016; already read but needed to re-read to continue series
5. Some Girls Bite-3/6/2016; #15 on TBR
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1. Air Awakens2/15/2016
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1. A Christmas Carol104 pages; Finished 12/28/2015
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1. Mr. Mercedes - 436 pages
2. Ice Like Fire - 479 pages
3. Battle Royale - 647 pages; 12/10/2015
4. The Blade Itself - 517 pages; 12/15/2015



18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series. Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5

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20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more

1. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson

[Melissa]

COUNTDOWN CHALLENGE
Start Date: Jun 06, 2015
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1.Playing for Keeps
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3.Dragon Actually
4.Don't Bite the Bridesmaid
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1. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

[Stephanie]

Completed Section 20.
20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
1. Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers 7/26/15

[Louise]

Countdown Challenge
01/09/15

A big thanks to the Crazy Challenge Connection group for allowing us to use some of their tasks of their own version of this challenge.

To complete the challenge, please complete these tasks

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color

2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre

3. Read 18 books that are part of a series
1. Deadly Stillwater 05/09/15

4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
1. Heads or Tails by Leslie A. Gordon 04/09/15

5. Read 16 books of your choice

6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you. 

7. Read 14 books by female authors

8. Read 13 books by male authors

9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.

10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)

12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles

13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge

14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason

15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful

16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs

17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5

19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
1. Fifty Shades of Grey 12/09/15

20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more 
The One You Really Want 13/09/15

[Stephanie]

Section 10 Complete!

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
1. An Autobiography by Agatha Christie 3/10/15
2. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie 3/19/15
3. At Bertram’s Hotel by Agatha Christie 3/25/15
4. The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie 5/25/15
5. Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 6/12/15
6. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie 8/2/15
7. The Gold Coast by Kim Stanley Robinson 8/18/15
8. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie 9/3/15
9. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie 9/22/15
10. Pacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson 10/15/15

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Stephanie wrote: "Section 10 Complete!

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
1. An Autobiography by Agatha Christie 3/10/15
2. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie 3/19/15
3. At Bertram’s Hotel by Agath..."

Congrats!

[Stephanie]

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Section 10 Complete!

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
1. An Autobiography by Agatha Christie 3/10/15
2. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie 3/19/15
3. At Bertra..."

Thanks Joanne!

[Michelle]

Continued from post 27

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5

1. Countdown Newsflesh Trilogy 0.5
2. Darla's Story Ashfall 0.5
3. Going Dark Blackout 0.5

19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on

1. Ape House
2. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back

[Bonita]

Countdown Challenge
Timeframe: January 10, 2016 ~ No deadline

To complete the challenge, please complete these tasks

Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color (blue)
1) His Reluctant Bodyguard by Loucinda McGary 1/12/16
2) Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis 1/13/16
3) Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. by Rob Delaney 1/13/16
4) Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 2/1/16
5) Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 2/18/16
6) An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn 2/26/16
7) Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie 3/16/16
8) The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 5/15/16
9) The Wrecker by Clive Cussler 5/18/16
10) Overcoming Sugar Addiction: How I Kicked My Sugar Habit and Created a Joyful Sugar Free Life by Karly Randolph Pitman 6/9/16
11) All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 6/24/16
12) Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey 7/1/16
13) First Things First by Barbara Delinsky 7/4/16
14) Before You by Jenna Bennett 7/6/16
15) Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell 7/14/16
16) The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks 8/6/16
17) Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 8/18/16
18) Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life by Alexandra Stoddard 8/22/16
19) If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 9/9/16
20) They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie 9/27/16



Read 19 books in your favorite genre (Romance)
1) Found in Bliss by Sophie Oak 1/17/17
2) Dark Fire by Elizabeth Lowell 1/19/17
3) Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivian Arend 1/23/16
4) Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis 2/3/16
5) Built by Jay Crownover 2/4/16
6) Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories by Lisa Scott 2/10/16
7) Rocky Mountain Rebel by Vivian Arend 2/11/16
8) Pure Bliss by Sophie Oak 2/14/16
9) Touching Ice by Laurann Dohner 2/16/16
10) Eventide of the Bear by Cherise Sinclair 2/18/16
11) One Night Stand by Cindy Kirk 2/20/16
12) Big Rock by Lauren Blakely 2/20/16
13) Chasing Bliss by Sophie Oak 2/23/16
14) Willing by Lucy Monroe 2/25/16
15) The Pact by Karina Halle 3/6/16
16) Between Us by Jen McLaughlin 4/3/16
17) Beyond Me by Jennifer Probst 4/20/16
18) The Submissive by Tara Sue Me 6/5/16
19) Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner 6/6/17

Read 18 books that are part of a series
1) Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot #31) by Agatha Christie 1/17/16
2) A Loyal Character Dancer (Inspector Chen Cao #2) by Qiu Xiaolong 1/19/17
3) Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1) by P.D. James 1/22/16
4) Once Upon a Time in Bliss (Nights in Bliss #8) by Sophie Oak 3/2/16
5) The Gypsy Game (Game #2) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 3/3/16
6) Dial H for Hitchcock (A Cece Caruso Mystery #5) by Susan Kandel 3/8/16
7) Run to Me (Last Chance Rescue #3) by Christy Reece 3/21/16
8) Back in Bliss (Nights in Bliss, CO #9) by Sophie Oak 3/31/16
9) Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed #2) by Lara Adrian 5/24/16
10) Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/20/16
11) Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum #22) by Janet Evanovich 6/25/16
12) The Cowboy Wins a Bride (The Cowboys of Chance Creek #2) by Cora Seton 6/28/16
13) Hunted (Dark Protectors #3) by Rebecca Zanetti 7/7/16
14) The Cowboy Imports a Bride (The Cowboys of Chance Creek #3) by Cora Seton 7/10/16
15) Rules of Entanglement (Fighting for Love #2) by Gina L. Maxwell 7/16/16
16) The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone #6) by Steve Berry 7/17/16
17) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4) by Lemony Snicket 8/4/17
18) The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) by Lemony Snicket 8/10/16

Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
1) V.E. Schwab - Vicious 1/28/16
2) Allie Brosh - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 3/9/17
3) Mary Norton - The Borrowers 3/9/16
4) Rainbow Rowell - Eleanor & Park 4/7/16
5) Denise Kiernan - The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II - Little Women 4/29/16
7) David Robbins - The Evil Men Do 5/3/16
8) Michael Crichton - The Andromeda Strain 5/8/16
9) Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me 6/2/16
10) Cora Seton - The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride 6/4/16
11) Jasper Fforde - The Eyre Affair 6/12/16
12) Vince Flynn - American Assassin 6/13/16
13) Carla Swafford - Hidden Heat 6/15/16
14) Don Coldsmith - Trail of the Spanish Bit 7/3/16
15) Stella Tillyard - Tides of War 7/4/16
16) William Horwood - The Willows in Winter 7/5/16
17) Elaine Fox - Maybe Baby 7/8/16

Read 16 books of your choice
1) I Brake For Bad Boys by Lori Foster 5/5/16
2) Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lucy Monroe 6/9/16
3) The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket 8/15/16
4) The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket 8/18/17
5) The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket 8/25/16
6) The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket 8/31/16
7) The End by Lemony Snicket 9/1/16
8) I Love Bad Boys by Lori Foster 9/20/16
9) Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh 9/23/16
10) The Deal by Elle Kennedy 9/29/16
11) Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning 10/7/16
12) The Cowgirl Ropes a Billionaire by Cora Seton 10/10/16
13) The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry 10/14/16
14) Redeeming Zorus by Laurann Dohner 10/15/16
15) A Dom is Forever by Lexi Blake 10/22/16
16) The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 10/24/16

Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.
1) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 1/21/16
Vicky - fantasy shelf
2) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 2/8/16
Linda C - young adult shelf
3) With This Collar by Sierra Cartwright 3/28/16
Lisa - serials shelf
4) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 5/17/16
Kathy D - classics shelf
5) Soulless by Gail Carriger 6/15/16
Becky the Bookworm - 1st in series shelf
6) Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 6/17/16
Sarah - books-i-own shelf
7) Stealing Coal by Laurann Dohner 7/14/16
Chappy - favorites shelf
8) You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister 7/20/16
Carmen - pick-it-for-me shelf
9) The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket 8/2/16
JenacideByBibliophile - fiction-ya
10) The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket 8/3/16
Jessica - young-adult
11) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 8/4/16
Vicky - 1001-books
12) Night After Night by Lauren Blakely 8/7/16
Karen - read-audio-books
13) The New Hunger by Isaac Marion 8/21/16
Winter - zombies
14) Trial by Fire by Jo Davis 8/23/16
PepperPot - to-read
15) Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich 8/24/16
jingles - 2016-shelf

[Bonita]

Read 14 books by female authors
1) Fern Michaels - Family Blessings 3/24/16
2) Agatha Christie - Crooked House 3/29/16
3) Maisey Yates - The Queen's New Year Secret 5/6/16
4) Marie Kondō - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
5) Cora Seton - The Cowboy Inherits a Bride 6/15/16
6) Lucy Monroe - Deal With This 7/10/16
7) Jodi Thomas - One Texas Night 7/22/16
8) Sierra Rose - Accidentally Married to the Billionaire - Part 1 7/22/16
9) Rhys Bowen - Her Royal Spyness 7/30/16
10) Gail Carriger - Changeless 8/2/16
11) Olivia Cunning - Backstage Pass 8/10/16
12) Sierra Rose - Accidentally Married to the Billionaire 8/16/16
13) Janet Evanovich - Wicked Appetite 8/16/16
14) Agatha Christie - The Man in the Brown Suit 8/17/16

Read 13 books by male authors
1) Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest 1/25/16
2) Marshall Frady - Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life 3/8/16
3) Alan Alda - Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself 5/9/16
4) Joe Hill - NOS4A2 5/12/16
5) Håkan Nesser - Mind's Eye 5/20/16
6) Peter Walsh - It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff 6/28/16
7) Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Sulky Girl 6/30/16
8) Don Aslett - Lose 200 Pounds This Weekend: It's Time to Declutter Your Life! 7/11/16
9) Damon Gameau - That Sugar Book 7/13/16
10) Leo Babauta - The Power Of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential 7/30/16
11) Lemony Snicket - The Austere Academy 8/4/16
12) Lemony Snicket - The Vile Village 8/8/16
13) C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew 10/27/16

Read 12 books set in the U.S.
1) Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair 6/22/16 (Florida)
2) Game for Anything by Bella Andre 6/30/16 (California)
3) Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux 7/27/16 (West Virginia)
4) Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 8/14/16 (Colorado)
5) This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/6/16 (Illinois & Michigan)
6) Game for Seduction by Bella Andre 9/9/16 (California)
7) Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 9/10/16 (Illinois)
8) Running Scared by Elizabeth Lowell 9/16/16 (Nevada)
9) Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/18/16 (Mississippi)
10) Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/20/16 (North Carolina)
11) Rescue Me by Jaci Burton 9/25/16 (Oklahoma)
12) The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst 10/8/16 (New York)

Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from
1) The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie 4/19/16 (UK)
2) N or M? by Agatha Christie 4/21/16 (UK)
3) To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 4/23/16 (UK)
4) A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 5/25/16 (UK)
5) Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 9/4/16 (France)
6) Rocky Mountain Freedom by Vivian Arend 9/14/16 (Canada)
7) It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot 9/20/16 (UK)
8) Talking Dirty with the CEO by Jackie Ashenden 9/28/16 (New Zealand)
9) Voyager by Diana Gabaldon 10/2/16 (UK)
10) When Red Is Black by Qiu Xiaolong 10/4/16 (China)
11) The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning 10/30/16 (UK)

Read 10 books from your favorite author Janet Evanovich
1) Eleven on Top 2/7/16
2) Lean Mean Thirteen 2/22/16
3) Fearless Fourteen 2/24/16
4) Finger Lickin' Fifteen 3/29/16
5) Sizzling Sixteen 4/9/16
6) Smokin' Seventeen 5/4/16
7) Explosive Eighteen 5/13/16
8) Notorious Nineteen 5/22/16
9) Takedown Twenty 6/4/16
10) Top Secret Twenty-One 6/21/16

Read 9 books that are one- word titles
1) Utopia by Thomas More 1/29/16
2) Hunted by Evangeline Anderson 2/7/16
3) Sought by Evangeline Anderson 2/12/16
4) Splendid by Julia Quinn 4/6/16
5) Found by Evangeline Anderson 4/10/16
6) Riptide by Cherry Adair 4/17/16
7) Snowbound by Larissa Ione 4/25/16
8) Unbroken by Maisey Yates 4/29/16
9) Vortex by Cherry Adair 5/30/16

Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
1) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 7/29/16
2) The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 8/4/16
3) Fighting for Irish by Gina L. Maxwell 8/12/16
4) Summer Lovin' by Carly Phillips 8/28/16
5) Zel by Donna Jo Napoli 8/31/16
6) A Stranger in Paradise by Tianna Xander 9/1/16
7) Undersold by B.B. Hamel 9/11/16
8) Ivan by Roxie Rivera 9/13/16

Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
1) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 8/30/16
2) The Men with the Golden Cuffs by Lexi Blake 9/26/16
3) The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories by Otto Penzler 9/27/16
4) Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 9/30/16
5) Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks 10/12/16
6) The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 10/19/16
7) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 12/5/16

Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
1) The Dragon Quintet by Marvin Kaye 2/9/16
2) Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 4/27/16
3) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 8/25/16
4) Cast On, Kill Off by Maggie Sefton 9/22/16
5) First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/16/16
6) Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr 10/22/16



Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
1) My Dog: The Paradox: A Lovable Discourse about Man's Best Friend by Matthew Inman 1/31/16 (32 pages)
2) Up All Night in Bliss by Sophie Oak 2/20/16 (28 pages)
3) My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt 5/7/16 (120 pages)
4) The Balkan Escape by Steve Berry 11/14/16 (20 pages)
5) The Devil's Gold by Steve Berry 12/4/16 (48 pages)

Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
1) And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 3/31/16 (404 pages)
2) The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 3/15/16 (814 pages)
3) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 3/22/16 (870 pages)
4) Defensive Zone by Bianca Summerland 4/1/16 (464 pages)

Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5
1) #12.5 Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich 2/19/16
2) #13.5 Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich 2/25/16
3) #14.5 Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 3/21/16

Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
1) The Firebird's Feather by Marjorie Eccles 4/11/16
2) Sirens in Bliss by Sophie Oak 10/23/16

Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
1) The Sheriff Catches a Bride by Cora Seton 10/24/16

[Jessie]

Start Date: June 1, 2016
End Date: Whenever I finish
Books Read: 15/210

*I've decided to make my challenge a little more difficult by requiring myself to go in order from "20 books of my favorite color" to "1 book with five words or more in the title" like a true countdown.

20 books whose cover is your favorite color
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom || June 4, 2016
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke || June 5, 2016
Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts || July 9, 2016
Paradise Lost by John Milton || July 18, 2016
The Terror by Dan Simmons || September 7, 2016
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee || March 16, 2017
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey || April 4, 2017
The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel || April 10, 2017
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins || April 27, 2017
The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory || June 7, 2017
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid || December 27, 2017
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling || February 10, 2018
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling || March 9, 2018
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory || August 26, 2018
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally || September 3, 2018



19 books in your favorite genre
18 books that are part of a series
17 books by new-to-you authors
16 books of your choice
15 books from your GR friends' book shelves
*It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend.
14 books by female authors
13 books by male authors
12 books set in the U.S.
11 books set in a country other than your own
*For this task tell us where you are from.
10 books from your favorite author(s)
9 books that are one-word titles
8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
5 books that are less than 125 pages
4 books that are 400+ pages
3 books that are in-between novellas of series
*The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series. (Ex. .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5)
2 books that you tried before but gave up on
1 book whose title has 5 words or more

[Jessie]

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[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Jessie wrote: "Start Date: June 1, 2016
End Date: Whenever I finish
Books Read: 0/210

*I've decided to make my challenge a little more difficult by requiring myself to go in order from "20 books of my favorite c..."

Welcome! Your all linked up :D

[Brindi Michele]

Countdown Challenge
Timeframe: July 1 ~ No deadline to finish

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color

2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre

3. Read 18 books that are part of a series

4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors

5. Read 16 books of your choice

6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.

7. Read 14 books by female authors

8. Read 13 books by male authors

9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.

10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)

12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles

13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge

14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason

15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful

16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs

17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5

19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on

20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Brindi wrote: "Countdown Challenge
Timeframe: July 1 ~ No deadline to finish

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color

2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre

3. Read 18 books that are part of a seri..."

you're all linked up

[jingles]

Got a few more done!

⑬ Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
✔1. Fish Perfume|Sammie Grace|01.01.16|★★★★☆
✔2. P is for Peril|Sue Grafton|01.05.16|★★★☆☆
✔3. Elly Griffiths|A Dying Fall|01.21.16|★★★★☆
✔4. Agatha Christie|Dumb Witness|01.22.15|★★★☆☆
✔5. Happy Ever After|Nora Roberts|01.22.16|★★★★☆
✔6. Citizens of London|Lynne Olson|01.27.16|★★★★☆
✔7. Broken at Love|Lyla Payne|01.30.16|★★★☆☆
✔8. Killing Patton|Bill O'Reilly|01.28.16|★★★★☆


⑭ Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
✔1. Anyone But You|Jennifer Crusie |12.16.14|★★★
✔2. Holly Lane|Toni Blake|01.07.15|♥♥♥
✔3. The Hobbit|J.R.R. Tolkien|01.24.15|♥♥♥♥
✔4. Silent on the Moor|Deanna Raybourn|01.27.15|♥♥♥♥
✔5. Savor the Moment|Nora Roberts|01.21.16|★★★☆☆
✔6. Drama: An Actor's Education|John Lithgow|01.31.16|★★★☆☆
✔7. The Color Purple|Alice Walker|02.03.16|★★★☆☆


⑰ Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
✔1. Don't Tell|Karen Rose|11.10.14|★★★|512 PAGES
✔2. The Winter Sea|Susanna Kearsley |12.22.14|★★★★|527 PAGES
✔3. Careless Love|Peter Guralnick
|01.10.15|♥♥♥♥|768 PAGES
✔4. Eva Stachniak|The Winter Palace 01.18.16|★★☆☆☆{464 Pages}


⑲ Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
✔1. Forgotten Sins|Rebecca Zanetti|02.15.16|★★★☆☆
✔2. Baby Bonanza|Maureen Child|12.30.16|★★★☆☆


⑳ Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
✔1. A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases|Ann Rule|01.15.16|★★★★☆

[Alex]

COUNTDOWN CHALLENGE
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[Suzanne]

All Challenges All The Time
Countdown Challenge
Duration: 7/1/2017 - Til Done!

Progress: 213 out of 213

A big thanks to the Crazy Challenge Connection group for allowing us to use some of their tasks of their own version of this challenge.

To complete the challenge, please complete these tasks

Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color
(view spoiler)[1. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent - ***** - 7/5/2017 - 314 Pages
2. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - *** - 7/7/2017 - 320 Pages
3. Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson - **** - 8/22/2017 - 286 Pages
4. No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts - ** - 10/6/2017 - 371 Pages
5. Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara - **** - 11/27/2017 - 507 Pages
6. A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr - **** - 12/7/2017 - 285 Pages
7. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - *** - 12/8/2017 - 288 Pages
8. Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans - **** - 8/7/2017 - 283 Pages
9. Faith, Volume 1: Hollywood & Vine by Jody Houser - ***** - 12/26/2017 - 123 Pages
10. The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish - ***** - 2/9/2018 - 288 Pages
11. Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer - ***** - 3/18/2018 - 238 Pages
12. Irish Girls Are Back in Town by Cecelia Ahern - ***** - 4/17/2018 - 384 Pages
13. Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase - ***** - 4/23/2018 - 372 Pages
14. Giant Days, Vol. 3 by John Allison - ***** - 4/23/2018 - 112 Pages
15. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris - ** - 5/18/2018 - 414 Pages
16. The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton - ***** - 5/22/2018 - 305 Pages
17. Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley - ***** - 6/27/2018 - 332 Pages
18. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - ***** - 2/7/2020 - 394 Pages
19. One Day in December by Josie Silver - ***** - 2/5/2020 - 390 Pages
20. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland - ***** - 12/7/2019 - 312 Pages (hide spoiler)]


Read 19 books in your favorite genre: Urban Fantasy
(view spoiler)[
1. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - ***** - 8/10/2017 - 395 Pages
2. Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper - ***** - 8/30/2017 - 376 Pages
3. Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 9/7/2017 - 237 Pages
4. Burned by P.C. Cast - ** - 9/11/2017 - 323 Pages
5. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - **** - 10/4/2017 - 384 Pages
6. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister - ***** - 10/23/2017 - 334 Pages
7. Thunderbird Falls by C.E. Murphy - ***** - 11/29/2017 - 408 Pages
8. Black Wings by Christina Henry - **** - 12/12/2017 - 295 Pages
9. Fated by Benedict Jacka - ***** - 12/14/2017 - 295 Pages
10. The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones - ***** - 3/13/2018 - 326 Pages
11. The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - *** - 3/29/2018 - 342 Pages
12. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 481 Pages
13. As Lie the Dead by Kelly Meding - **** - 8/14/2017 - 432 Pages
14. My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod - ***** - 5/3/2018 - 310 Pages
15. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 5/4/2018 - 309 Pages
16. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 5/9/2018 - 308 Pages
17. A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 2/13/2020 - 304 Pages
18. Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/15/2019 - 481 Pages
19. Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 1/2/2020 - 304 Pages (hide spoiler)]

[Suzanne]

Read 18 books that are part of a series
(view spoiler)[1. Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke - **** - 7/20/2017 - 320 Pages
2. End of Days by Susan Ee - *** - 9/5/2017 - 344 Pages
3. Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James - **** - 9/12/2017 - 300 Pages
4. Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks - ***** - 10/21/2017 - 323 Pages
5. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 11/1/2017 - 326 Pages
6. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole - ***** - 11/8/2017 - 417 Pages
7. Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 11/9/2017 - 426 Pages
8. Lucky Break by Carly Phillips - **** - 11/21/2017 - 378 Pages
9. Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix - ** - 11/17/2017 - 336 Pages
10. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter - *** - 11/14/2017 - 379 Pages
11. Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr - ***** - 11/29/2017 - 363 Pages
12. While the Duke Was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan - **** - 12/7/2017 - 384 Pages
13. Big Rock by Lauren Blakely - ***** - 1/4/2018 - 247 Pages
14. Love Bites by Lynsay Sands - **** - 1/18/2018 - 373 Pages
15. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig - ***** - 5/11/2018 - 400 Pages
16. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray - ***** - 3/6/2018 - 403 Pages
17. Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Page
18. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers - *** - 3/11/2018 - 212 Pages (hide spoiler)]


Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
(view spoiler)[1. Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg - ***** - 7/7/2017 - 226 Pages
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - ***** - 7/9/2017 - 230 Pages
3. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands - ** - 8/21/2017 - 360 Pages
4. Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones - *** - 8/4/2017 - 336 Pages
5. Online Searching: A Guide to Finding Quality Information Efficiently and Effectively by Karen Markey - ***** - 8/5/2017 - 324 Pages
6. I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart - ***** - 1/3/2018 - 400 Pages
7. Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway - **** - 8/24/2017 - 295 Pages
8. Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham - **** - 8/30/2017 - 400 Pages
9. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed - ***** - 9/1/2017 - 315 Pages
10. Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling - ** - 10/10/2017 - 573 Pages
11. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - ***** - 10/24/2017 - 279 Pages
12. Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano - ***** - 10/26/2017 - 384 Pages
13. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin - **** - 10/27/2017 - 427 Pages
14. Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye - **** - 11/3/2017 - 368 Pages
15. The Covenant by Beverly Lewis - ***** - 11/30/2017 - 320 Pages
16. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs - ***** - 12/4/2017 - 411 Page
17. Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer - ***** - 12/5/2017 - 386 Page (hide spoiler)]


5. Read 16 books of your choice
(view spoiler)[1. In a Daze Work: A Pick-Your-Path Journey Through the Daily Grind by Siobhan Gallagher - **** - 10/12/2017 - 160 Pages
2. The Worrier's Guide to Life by Gemma Correll - ***** - 10/13/2017 - 112 Pages
3. Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen - ***** - 10/14/2017 - 109 Pages
4. The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2 by Sherrilyn Kenyon - ** - 10/18/2017 - 208 Pages
5. A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 by Daniel Abraham - **** - 10/21/2017 - 240 Pages
6. Figment 2: Legacy of Imagination by Jim Zub - ***** - 136 Pages
7. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/5/2017 - 128 Pages
8. Death on the Nile: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatization by Agatha Christie - ***** - 11/10/2017
9. Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 126 Pages
10. Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 112 Pages
11. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 4: Last Days by G. Willow Wilson - ***** - 11/30/2017 - 120 Pages
12. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous by G. Willow Wilson - ***** - 12/3/2017 - 144 Page
13. Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 12/3/2017 - 112 Pages
14. Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 12/13/2017 - 112 Pages
15. Lumberjanes, Vol. 6: Sink or Swim by Shannon Watters - ***** - 12/14/2017 - 112 Pages
16. I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 3: Good Girl by Skottie Young - ***** - 12/15/2017 - 128 Pages (hide spoiler)]

[Suzanne]

6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.
(view spoiler)[1. 'Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma - **** - 2/3/2018 - 400 Pages - Lisa
2. The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui - ***** - 2/17/18 - 329 Pages - Tatianna
3. His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages - Bob
4. The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock - **** - 3/18/2018 - 277 Pages - Kat Kennedy
5. Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 1: Shadowplague by John Rogers - **** - 3/19/2018 - 132 Pages - Bob
6. Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Luna - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 128 Pages - Lindsey
7. Giant Days, Vol. 1 by John Allison - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 128 Pages - Bob
8. Rat Queens, Vol. 4: High Fantasies by Kurtis J. Wiebe - ***** - 3/24/2018 - 128 Pages - Nikki (Nyx)
9. The Woods, Vol. 1: The Arrow by James Tynion IV - ***** - 3/24/2018 - 128 Pages - Kim
10. ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times by Andrew MacLean - ***** - 3/24/2018 - 96 Pages - Arnis
11. White Sand Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson - ***** - 3/24/2018 - 160 Pages - Diana
12. Untouchable by Kresley Cole - **** - 3/26/2018 - D.G.
13. Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 3/28/2018 - 354 Pages - Connie N.
14. Alex + Ada, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna - ***** - 4/5/2018 - 128 Pages - Lindsay
15. Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna - ***** - 4/5/2018 - 136 Pages - Lindsay (hide spoiler)]


7. Read 14 books by female authors
(view spoiler)[1. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero - ***** - 7/26/2017 - 256 Pages
2. You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero - ***** - 8/16/2017 - 288 Pages
3. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan - ***** - 11/15/2017 - 288 Pages
4. So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson - ***** - 11/16/2017 - 242 Pages
5. Kim Reaper Vol. 1: Grim Beginnings by Sarah Graley - ***** - 5/5/2018 - 112 Pages
6. Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt - **** - 12/19/2017 - 382 Pages
7. Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen - ***** - 12/19/2017 - 128 Pages
8. The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham - *** - 1/8/2018 - 296 Pages
9. X by Ilyasah Shabazz - *** - 1/9/2018 - 348 Pages
10. Passing by Nella Larsen - **** - 1/17/2018 - 160 Pages
11. Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand - **** - 3/20/2018 - 249 Pages
12. Munchkin Vol. 5 by Katie Cook - **** - 3/21/2018 - 112 Pages
13. Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer by Amanda Lucidon - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 224 Pages
14. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 8: Mecca by G. Willow Wilson - ***** - 3/22/2018 - 144 Pages (hide spoiler)]


8. Read 13 books by male authors
(view spoiler)[1. Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages
2. A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 by Daniel Abraham - **** - 8/31/2017 - 240 Pages
3. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - ***** - 10/3/2017 - 586 Pages
4. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - *** - 11/10/2017 - 224 Pages
5. The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan - ***** - 12/21/2017 - 128 Pages
6. The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan - ***** - 12/21/2017 - 128 Pages
7. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro - **** - 6/8/2018 - 288 Pages
8. Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 12/25/2017 - 152 Pages
9. Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen - *** - 1/24/2018 - 404 Pages
10. Munchkin Vol. 3 by Thomas Siddell - **** - 3/20/2018 - 109 Pages
11. Munchkin Vol. 4 by Sam Sykes - **** - 3/21/2018 - 112 Pages
12. Oz: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Eric Shanower - ** - 3/21/2018 - 184 Pages
13. Munchkin Vol. 6 by Sam Sykes - **** - 3/22/2018 - 112 Pages (hide spoiler)]


9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.
(view spoiler)[1. August: Osage County by Tracy Letts - ***** - 9/20/2017 - 138 Pages
2. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 6: Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson - ***** - 12/18/2017 - 136 Pages
3. The Vision by Tom King - ***** - 3/25/2018 - 488 Pages
4. You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages
5. Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts by Kathy Cloninger - **** - 4/7/2018 - 181 Pages
6. Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain - ***** - 4/20/2018 - 136 Pages
7. The Redhead Plays Her Hand by Alice Clayton - ***** - 5/23/2018 - 304 Pages
8. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain - **** - 5/29/2018 - 312 Pages
9. The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton - **** - 6/6/2018 - 324 Pages
10. Beautiful Creatures: The Manga by Kami Garcia - **** - 6/6/2018 - 238 Pages
11. Daisy and the Girl Scouts: The Story of Juliette Gordon Low by Fern G. Brown - **** - 6/7/2018 - 108 Pages
12. Giant Days, Vol. 5 by John Allison - ***** - 5/15/2018 - 112 Pages (hide spoiler)]


10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from
(view spoiler)[1. Iran: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi - ***** - 7/1/2017 - 341 Pages
2. Ireland: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - **** - 9/21/2017 - 316 Pages
3. England: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding - ***** - 1/31/2018 - 336 Pages
4. Poland: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly - ***** - 3/22/2018 - 487 Pages
5. England: Giant Days, Vol. 2 by John Allison - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 128 Pages
6. Italy: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - **** - 4/19/2018 - 534 Pages
7. England: That Scandalous Summer by Meredith Duran - ***** - 4/28/2018 - 372 Pages
8. England: The Good Wife Strikes Back by Elizabeth Buchan - ***** - 12/15/2017 - 320 Page
9. Italy: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - *** - 5/16/2018 - 125 Pages
10. India: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV - ***** - 6/4/2018 - 354 Pages (hide spoiler)]

[Suzanne]

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
(view spoiler)[1. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 9/29/2017 - 400 Pages
2. Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter - ***** - 5/17/2018 - 353 Pages
3. Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 6/11/2018 - 384 Pages
4. Paper Girls, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 6/11/2018 - 128 Pages
5. Paper Girls, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 6/11/2018 - 128 Pages
6. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James - ***** - 1/9/2020 - 291 Pages
7. The Professional by Kresley Cole - **** - 1/6/2020 - 400 Pages
8. For One More Day by Mitch Albom - ***** - 1/4/2020 - 197 Pages
9. Love and Lists by Tara Sivec - *** - 12/17/2019 - 254 Pages
10. Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/11/2019 - 368 Pages (hide spoiler)]


12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles
(view spoiler)[1. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - ***** - 5/8/2018 - 436 Pages
2. Marked by Elisabeth Naughton - *** - 2/23/2018 - 321 Pages
3. Mooncop by Tom Gauld - ***** - 12/25/2017 - 94 Pages
4. Boxers by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 6/7/2018 - 336 Pages
5. Saints by Gene Luen Yang - **** - 6/7/2018 - 170 Pages
6. Foundation by Isaac Asimov - *** - 6/12/2018 - 244 Pages
7. MacRieve by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/30/2020 - 358 Pages
8. Unchained by Shayne Silvers - ***** - 1/3/2020 - 282 Pages
9. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams - ***** - 12/19/2019 - 330 Pages (hide spoiler)]


13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
(view spoiler)[1. Username: Evie by Joe Sugg - *** - 4/4/2018 - 182 Pages - U Title
2. Oz: Road to Oz by Eric Shanower - **** - 4/10/2018 - 136 Pages - O Title
3. Terminal Lance: The White Donkey by Maximilian Uriarte - ***** - 4/16/2018 - 284 Pages - U Author
4. The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - **** - 5/14/2018 - 271 Pages
5. Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk: And Other Truths About Being Creative by Danielle Krysa - ***** - 5/15/2018 - 136 Pages
6. Never Marry a Viscount by Anne Stuart - ***** - 2/12/2020 - 320 Pages
7. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - ***** - 1/24/2019 - 884 Pages
8. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle - ***** - 12/24/2019 - 275 Pages (hide spoiler)]


14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
(view spoiler)[1. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - **** - 8/2/2017 - 288 Pages
2. Lightning Strikes by V.C. Andrews - **** - 9/20/2017 - 384 Pages
3. How to Read Your Child Like a Book by Lynn Weiss - *** - 9/25/2017 - 211 Pages
4. 1984 by George Orwell - *** - 10/12/2017 - 328 Pages
5. The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 208 Pages
6. Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire - ***** - 4/4/2018 - 184 Pages
7. Birthright, Vol. 1: Homecoming by Joshua Williamson - ***** - 4/17/2018 - 128 Pages (hide spoiler)]


15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
(view spoiler)[1. Blood Magick by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/18/2017 - 304 Pages
2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - ***** - 11/6/2017 - 222 Page
3. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu - ***** - 1/4/2018 - 202 Pages
4. The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - **** - 4/15/2018 - 260 Pages
5. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - **** - 5/18/2018 - 358 Pages
6. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - ***** - 6/5/2018 - 454 Pages (hide spoiler)]


16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
(view spoiler)[1. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman - ***** - 8/30/2017 - 96 Pages
2. Poison by Jennifer Estep - ***** - 8/7/2017 - 6 Pages
3. The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 1: Unstoppable! by Jeremy Whitley - ***** - 3/24/2018 - 120 Pages
4. I Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 4/4/2018 - 39 Pages
5. Bingo Love by Tee Franklin - ***** - 4/18/2018 - 88 Pages (hide spoiler)]


17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
(view spoiler)[1. John Adams by David McCullough - **** - 5/1/2018 - 751 Pages
2. Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts - ***** - 9/19/2017 - 437 Pages
3. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - ***** - 9/25/2017 - 508 Pages
4. Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher - ***** - 9/28/2017 - 418 Pages (hide spoiler)]


18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5
(view spoiler)[1. Web of Deceit by Jennifer Estep - ***** - 8/7/2017 - 10 Pages
2. Spider's Bargain by Jennifer Estep - ***** - 8/7/2017 - 9 Pages
3. The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan - ***** - 10/11/2017 - 152 Pages (hide spoiler)]


19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
(view spoiler)[1. Simply SQL by Rudy Limeback - *** - 12/14/2017 - 318 Pages
2. Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management by Carlos Coronel - *** - 12/14/2017 - 791 Pages (hide spoiler)]


20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
(view spoiler)[1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany - ***** - 7/11/2017 - 320 Pages (hide spoiler)]

[Suzanne]

Reserved

[Suzanne]

Reserved

[jingles]

Welcome to the challenge, Suzanne! Enjoy!!

[jingles]

A small update!

⑫ Read 9 books that are one- word titles
✔1. Inferno|Dan Brown|03.22.16|★★★☆☆
✔2. Cross|James Patterson|03.23.16|★★★☆☆
✔3. Blameless|Gail Carriger|06.14.16|★★★★☆
✔4. Broadchurch|Erin Kelly|01.02.17|✿✿✿
✔5. Appaloosa|Robert B. Parker|05.24.17|✿✿✿✿
✔6. Bittersweet|Sarah Ockler|05.31.17|✿✿✿
✔7. Resolution|Robert B. Parker|06.07.17|✿✿✿✿
✔8. Heartless|Gail Carriger|06.28.17|✿✿✿✿
✔9. Screwdrivered|Alice Clayton|07.02.17|✿✿✿

[Bonita]

Great job, Jingles! I need to update this one...eventually : )

[jingles]

Bonita wrote: "Great job, Jingles! I need to update this one...eventually : )"

Thanks, Bonita!

Updating is so much work. I have to have an audio book going in order to get through the ordeal. Lol

[jingles]

Another small update!

⑯ Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
✔1. Christmas Crumble|M.C. Beaton|03.10.16|★★★★☆
✔2. The Balkan Escape|Steve Berry|03.24.16|★★★★☆
✔3. Midsummer Night|Deanna Raybourn|03.29.16|★★★★☆
✔4. The Death Factory|Greg Iles|12.17.16|★★★☆☆
✔5. The Devil's Gold|Steve Berry|08.07.17|✿✿✿✿

[Connie N.]

Good progress, Jingles!

[Bonita]

Finished!

Countdown Challenge
Timeframe: January 10, 2016 ~ No deadline

To complete the challenge, please complete these tasks

Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color (blue)
1) His Reluctant Bodyguard by Loucinda McGary 1/12/16
2) Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis 1/13/16
3) Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. by Rob Delaney 1/13/16
4) Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 2/1/16
5) Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 2/18/16
6) An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn 2/26/16
7) Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie 3/16/16
8) The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 5/15/16
9) The Wrecker by Clive Cussler 5/18/16
10) Overcoming Sugar Addiction: How I Kicked My Sugar Habit and Created a Joyful Sugar Free Life by Karly Randolph Pitman 6/9/16
11) All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 6/24/16
12) Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey 7/1/16
13) First Things First by Barbara Delinsky 7/4/16
14) Before You by Jenna Bennett 7/6/16
15) Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell 7/14/16
16) The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks 8/6/16
17) Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 8/18/16
18) Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life by Alexandra Stoddard 8/22/16
19) If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 9/9/16
20) They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie 9/27/16



Read 19 books in your favorite genre (Romance)
1) Found in Bliss by Sophie Oak 1/17/17
2) Dark Fire by Elizabeth Lowell 1/19/17
3) Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivian Arend 1/23/16
4) Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis 2/3/16
5) Built by Jay Crownover 2/4/16
6) Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories by Lisa Scott 2/10/16
7) Rocky Mountain Rebel by Vivian Arend 2/11/16
8) Pure Bliss by Sophie Oak 2/14/16
9) Touching Ice by Laurann Dohner 2/16/16
10) Eventide of the Bear by Cherise Sinclair 2/18/16
11) One Night Stand by Cindy Kirk 2/20/16
12) Big Rock by Lauren Blakely 2/20/16
13) Chasing Bliss by Sophie Oak 2/23/16
14) Willing by Lucy Monroe 2/25/16
15) The Pact by Karina Halle 3/6/16
16) Between Us by Jen McLaughlin 4/3/16
17) Beyond Me by Jennifer Probst 4/20/16
18) The Submissive by Tara Sue Me 6/5/16
19) Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner 6/6/17

Read 18 books that are part of a series
1) Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot #31) by Agatha Christie 1/17/16
2) A Loyal Character Dancer (Inspector Chen Cao #2) by Qiu Xiaolong 1/19/17
3) Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1) by P.D. James 1/22/16
4) Once Upon a Time in Bliss (Nights in Bliss #8) by Sophie Oak 3/2/16
5) The Gypsy Game (Game #2) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 3/3/16
6) Dial H for Hitchcock (A Cece Caruso Mystery #5) by Susan Kandel 3/8/16
7) Run to Me (Last Chance Rescue #3) by Christy Reece 3/21/16
8) Back in Bliss (Nights in Bliss, CO #9) by Sophie Oak 3/31/16
9) Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed #2) by Lara Adrian 5/24/16
10) Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/20/16
11) Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum #22) by Janet Evanovich 6/25/16
12) The Cowboy Wins a Bride (The Cowboys of Chance Creek #2) by Cora Seton 6/28/16
13) Hunted (Dark Protectors #3) by Rebecca Zanetti 7/7/16
14) The Cowboy Imports a Bride (The Cowboys of Chance Creek #3) by Cora Seton 7/10/16
15) Rules of Entanglement (Fighting for Love #2) by Gina L. Maxwell 7/16/16
16) The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone #6) by Steve Berry 7/17/16
17) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4) by Lemony Snicket 8/4/17
18) The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) by Lemony Snicket 8/10/16

Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
1) V.E. Schwab - Vicious 1/28/16
2) Allie Brosh - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 3/9/17
3) Mary Norton - The Borrowers 3/9/16
4) Rainbow Rowell - Eleanor & Park 4/7/16
5) Denise Kiernan - The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II - Little Women 4/29/16
7) David Robbins - The Evil Men Do 5/3/16
8) Michael Crichton - The Andromeda Strain 5/8/16
9) Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me 6/2/16
10) Cora Seton - The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride 6/4/16
11) Jasper Fforde - The Eyre Affair 6/12/16
12) Vince Flynn - American Assassin 6/13/16
13) Carla Swafford - Hidden Heat 6/15/16
14) Don Coldsmith - Trail of the Spanish Bit 7/3/16
15) Stella Tillyard - Tides of War 7/4/16
16) William Horwood - The Willows in Winter 7/5/16
17) Elaine Fox - Maybe Baby 7/8/16

Read 16 books of your choice
1) I Brake For Bad Boys by Lori Foster 5/5/16
2) Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lucy Monroe 6/9/16
3) The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket 8/15/16
4) The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket 8/18/17
5) The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket 8/25/16
6) The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket 8/31/16
7) The End by Lemony Snicket 9/1/16
8) I Love Bad Boys by Lori Foster 9/20/16
9) Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh 9/23/16
10) The Deal by Elle Kennedy 9/29/16
11) Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning 10/7/16
12) The Cowgirl Ropes a Billionaire by Cora Seton 10/10/16
13) The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry 10/14/16
14) Redeeming Zorus by Laurann Dohner 10/15/16
15) A Dom is Forever by Lexi Blake 10/22/16
16) The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 10/24/16

Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.
1) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 1/21/16
Vicky - fantasy shelf
2) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 2/8/16
Linda C - young adult shelf
3) With This Collar by Sierra Cartwright 3/28/16
Lisa - serials shelf
4) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 5/17/16
Kathy D - classics shelf
5) Soulless by Gail Carriger 6/15/16
Becky the Bookworm - 1st in series shelf
6) Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 6/17/16
Sarah - books-i-own shelf
7) Stealing Coal by Laurann Dohner 7/14/16
Chappy - favorites shelf
8) You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister 7/20/16
Carmen - pick-it-for-me shelf
9) The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket 8/2/16
JenacideByBibliophile - fiction-ya
10) The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket 8/3/16
Jessica - young-adult
11) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 8/4/16
Vicky - 1001-books
12) Night After Night by Lauren Blakely 8/7/16
Karen - read-audio-books
13) The New Hunger by Isaac Marion 8/21/16
Winter - zombies
14) Trial by Fire by Jo Davis 8/23/16
PepperPot - to-read
15) Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich 8/24/16
jingles - 2016-shelf

[Bonita]

Read 14 books by female authors
1) Fern Michaels - Family Blessings 3/24/16
2) Agatha Christie - Crooked House 3/29/16
3) Maisey Yates - The Queen's New Year Secret 5/6/16
4) Marie Kondō - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
5) Cora Seton - The Cowboy Inherits a Bride 6/15/16
6) Lucy Monroe - Deal With This 7/10/16
7) Jodi Thomas - One Texas Night 7/22/16
8) Sierra Rose - Accidentally Married to the Billionaire - Part 1 7/22/16
9) Rhys Bowen - Her Royal Spyness 7/30/16
10) Gail Carriger - Changeless 8/2/16
11) Olivia Cunning - Backstage Pass 8/10/16
12) Sierra Rose - Accidentally Married to the Billionaire 8/16/16
13) Janet Evanovich - Wicked Appetite 8/16/16
14) Agatha Christie - The Man in the Brown Suit 8/17/16

Read 13 books by male authors
1) Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest 1/25/16
2) Marshall Frady - Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life 3/8/16
3) Alan Alda - Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself 5/9/16
4) Joe Hill - NOS4A2 5/12/16
5) Håkan Nesser - Mind's Eye 5/20/16
6) Peter Walsh - It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff 6/28/16
7) Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Sulky Girl 6/30/16
8) Don Aslett - Lose 200 Pounds This Weekend: It's Time to Declutter Your Life! 7/11/16
9) Damon Gameau - That Sugar Book 7/13/16
10) Leo Babauta - The Power Of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential 7/30/16
11) Lemony Snicket - The Austere Academy 8/4/16
12) Lemony Snicket - The Vile Village 8/8/16
13) C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew 10/27/16

Read 12 books set in the U.S.
1) Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair 6/22/16 (Florida)
2) Game for Anything by Bella Andre 6/30/16 (California)
3) Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux 7/27/16 (West Virginia)
4) Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 8/14/16 (Colorado)
5) This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/6/16 (Illinois & Michigan)
6) Game for Seduction by Bella Andre 9/9/16 (California)
7) Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 9/10/16 (Illinois)
8) Running Scared by Elizabeth Lowell 9/16/16 (Nevada)
9) Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/18/16 (Mississippi)
10) Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/20/16 (North Carolina)
11) Rescue Me by Jaci Burton 9/25/16 (Oklahoma)
12) The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst 10/8/16 (New York)

Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from
1) The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie 4/19/16 (UK)
2) N or M? by Agatha Christie 4/21/16 (UK)
3) To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 4/23/16 (UK)
4) A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 5/25/16 (UK)
5) Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 9/4/16 (France)
6) Rocky Mountain Freedom by Vivian Arend 9/14/16 (Canada)
7) It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot 9/20/16 (UK)
8) Talking Dirty with the CEO by Jackie Ashenden 9/28/16 (New Zealand)
9) Voyager by Diana Gabaldon 10/2/16 (UK)
10) When Red Is Black by Qiu Xiaolong 10/4/16 (China)
11) The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning 10/30/16 (UK)

Read 10 books from your favorite author Janet Evanovich
1) Eleven on Top 2/7/16
2) Lean Mean Thirteen 2/22/16
3) Fearless Fourteen 2/24/16
4) Finger Lickin' Fifteen 3/29/16
5) Sizzling Sixteen 4/9/16
6) Smokin' Seventeen 5/4/16
7) Explosive Eighteen 5/13/16
8) Notorious Nineteen 5/22/16
9) Takedown Twenty 6/4/16
10) Top Secret Twenty-One 6/21/16

Read 9 books that are one- word titles
1) Utopia by Thomas More 1/29/16
2) Hunted by Evangeline Anderson 2/7/16
3) Sought by Evangeline Anderson 2/12/16
4) Splendid by Julia Quinn 4/6/16
5) Found by Evangeline Anderson 4/10/16
6) Riptide by Cherry Adair 4/17/16
7) Snowbound by Larissa Ione 4/25/16
8) Unbroken by Maisey Yates 4/29/16
9) Vortex by Cherry Adair 5/30/16

Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
1) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 7/29/16
2) The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 8/4/16
3) Fighting for Irish by Gina L. Maxwell 8/12/16
4) Summer Lovin' by Carly Phillips 8/28/16
5) Zel by Donna Jo Napoli 8/31/16
6) A Stranger in Paradise by Tianna Xander 9/1/16
7) Undersold by B.B. Hamel 9/11/16
8) Ivan by Roxie Rivera 9/13/16

Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
1) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 8/30/16
2) The Men with the Golden Cuffs by Lexi Blake 9/26/16
3) The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories by Otto Penzler 9/27/16
4) Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 9/30/16
5) Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks 10/12/16
6) The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 10/19/16
7) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 12/5/16

Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
1) The Dragon Quintet by Marvin Kaye 2/9/16
2) Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 4/27/16
3) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 8/25/16
4) Cast On, Kill Off by Maggie Sefton 9/22/16
5) First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/16/16
6) Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr 10/22/16



Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
1) My Dog: The Paradox: A Lovable Discourse about Man's Best Friend by Matthew Inman 1/31/16 (32 pages)
2) Up All Night in Bliss by Sophie Oak 2/20/16 (28 pages)
3) My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt 5/7/16 (120 pages)
4) The Balkan Escape by Steve Berry 11/14/16 (20 pages)
5) The Devil's Gold by Steve Berry 12/4/16 (48 pages)

Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
1) And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 3/31/16 (404 pages)
2) The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 3/15/16 (814 pages)
3) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 3/22/16 (870 pages)
4) Defensive Zone by Bianca Summerland 4/1/16 (464 pages)

Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5
1) #12.5 Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich 2/19/16
2) #13.5 Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich 2/25/16
3) #14.5 Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 3/21/16

Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
1) The Firebird's Feather by Marjorie Eccles 4/11/16
2) Sirens in Bliss by Sophie Oak 10/23/16

Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
1) The Sheriff Catches a Bride by Cora Seton 10/24/16

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Thanks, Connie!