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Feb 27, 2019 04:54PM

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message 102: by Alex (last edited Nov 03, 2019 07:11PM) (new)

Mar 07, 2019 08:08PM

100/100
updated 11.3.19

1 Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
2 The Earl and His Lady
3 And I Darken
4 Now I Rise
5 The Night Circus
6 All My Life
7 Sugarcoated
8 The Last Namsara
9 Page
10 Squire
11 Hawksong
12 Snakecharm
13 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
14 Cast No Shadow
15 Walk on the Wild Side
16 Just For Clicks
17 On the Prowl
18 Obsidio
19 Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here
20 Jane
21 Outlander
22 Iron Kissed
23Bone Crossed
24 Moon Called
25 Blood Bound
26 River Marked
27 Silver Borne
28 Frost Burned
29 Night Broken
30 Fire Touched
31 Silence Fallen
32 The Accidental Vampire
33 Valentine's Dream: Love Changes Everything\Sweet Sensation\Made in Heaven
34 Valentine's Fantasy: When Valentines Collide\To Love Again
35 A Court of Frost and Starlight
36 Mirage
37 A Quick Bite
38 Leah on the Offbeat
39 Stillhouse Lake
40 New York, Actually
41 Playing with Fire
42The Rock Star Cowboy
43 Love Bites
44 A Dog's Purpose
45 Into the Wild
46 Fire and Ice
47 On What Grounds
48 Cinder
49 Ready Player One
50 Rising Storm
51 Forest of Secrets
52 A Dangerous Path
53 [The Darkest Hour_49006]
54 Hatchet
55 Pathways
56 Storm Cursed
57 Cell
58 Enchantée
59 Masque of the Red Death
60 Sleeping Giants
61 The Hollow Girl
62 Sawbones
63 Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee Sawbones
64 A Modern Witch
65 A Reckless Witch
66 A Hidden Witch
67 A Nomadic Witch
68 A Different Witch
69 A Celtic Witch
70 A Lost Witch
71 The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
72 Onyx Dragon
73 Wings
74 Broken Pride
75 Spells
76 Destined
77 Illusions
78 Bound by Blood and Sand
79 The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
80 Single White Vampire
81 With the Fire on High
82 The Murmur of Bees
83 Arabesque
84 The Poppy War
85 The MacKinnon's Bride
86 Rocky Mountain Romance
87 The Bride
88 A Natural History of Dragons
89 The BBW and the Beast
90 Devilish
91 The Cabin
92 Plague
93 Stalking Jack the Ripper
94 Five Feet Apart
95 Sing Me To Sleep
96 The Princess Bride
97 The Haunting of Hill House
98 We Have Always Lived in the Castle
99 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
100The Mark of Athena

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message 103: by 〰️Beth〰️ (new)

Mar 07, 2019 08:20PM

〰️Beth〰️ (x1f4a0bethx1f4a0) | 205 comments

Well done Alli.

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message 104: by Rebecca (last edited Sep 23, 2019 12:52PM) (new)

Mar 08, 2019 03:12PM

Serious Reader Challenge for 2019: Level 1
1/1/19-9/23/19
(100/100)

1. This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong 1/4/19
2. The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner 1/5/19
3. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances 1/5/19
4. The Witch Elm by Tana French 11/11/19
5. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 1/14/19
6. Human Remains by Elizabeth Haynes 1/14/19
7. Watching You by Lisa Jewell 1/15/19
8. The Other Woman by Sandie Jones 1/15/19
9. Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison 1/19/19
10. Lies by T.M. Logan 1/25/19
11. An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks 1/25/19
12. A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler 1/29/19
13. The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth 1/29/19
14. Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict 2/5/19
15. The Suspect by Fiona Barton 2/15/19
16. The Dead Ex by Jane Corry 2/17/19
17. Crooked Street by Brian Freeman 2/22/19
18. The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin 2/26/19
19. The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard 3/3/19
20. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19
21. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19
22. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19
23. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19
24. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3/17/19
25. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19
26. Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19
27. Our Little Secret by Roz Nay 3/26/19
28. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19
29. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/6/19
30. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19
31. The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman 4/11/19
32. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler 4/13/19
33. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 4/13/19
34. The House of Hawthorne by Erika Robuck 4/16/19
35. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19
36. Hunted by Elizabeth Heiter 4/19/19
37. Promised to the Crown by Aimie K. Runyan 4/20/19
38. A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19
39. Love and Ruin by Paula McLain 4/22/19
40. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19
41. Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner 4/26/19
42. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19
43. American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 4/30/19
44. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19
45. Close to Home by Cara Hunter 5/1/19
46. The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19
47. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19
48. The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin 5/15/19
49. Adèle by Leïla Slimani 5/17/19
50. Triptych by Karin Slaughter 5/19/19
51. Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris 5/19/19
52. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19
53. The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 5/20/19
54. Field of Prey by John Sandford 5/22/19
55. The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 5/24/19
56. Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin 5/28/19
57. The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill 6/1/19
58. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 6/4/19
59. The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 6/6/19
60. Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge 6/9/19
61. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 6/10/19
62. The Lost Man by Jane Harper 6/10/19
63. Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19
64. The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day 6/15/19
65. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6/19/19
66. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 6/20/19
67. Haunted Ground by Erin Hart 6/20/19
68. The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic 6/29/19
69. The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson 6/30/19
70. One More Lie by Amy Lloyd 7/12/19
71. Gathering Prey by John Sandford 7/12/19
72. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/14/19
73. Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 7/20/19
74. Extreme Prey by John Sandford 7/20/19
75. Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19
76. Golden Prey by John Sandford 7/25/19
77. Twisted Prey by John Sandford 7/30/19
78. Those People by Louise Candlish 7/31/19
79. Temper by Layne Fargo 8/1/19
80. Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks 8/3/19
81. The Temp by Michelle Frances 8/6/19
82. Neon Prey by John Sandford 8/6/19
83. My Sister and Other Liars by Ruth Dugdall 8/7/19
84. Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19
85. The Good Twin by Marti Green 8/15/19
86. Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant 8/15/19
87. The Retreat by Mark Edwards 8/15/19
88. The Things You Didn't See by Ruth Dugdall 8/19/19
89. The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter 8/26/19
90. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 8/26/19
91. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir 8/28/19
92. Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 8/28/19
93. The Woman In the Mirror by Cathryn Grant 9/7/19
94. Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen Hopper 9/10/19
95. Someone We Know by Shari Lapena 9/10/19
96. Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear 9/12/19
97. Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir 9/20/19
98. Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir 9/21/19
99. A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar 9/22/19
100. Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 9/23/19

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message 105: by Jessica (Goldenfurpro) (last edited Jul 05, 2019 07:11PM) (new)

Mar 10, 2019 02:38PM

Jessica (Goldenfurpro) (goldenfurproductions) | 396 comments

Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2019

I know that I won't get to read as much this year, but I'll see how far I get!

TOTAL READ: 100/100

January
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The Faerie Prince (Creepy Hollow, #2) by Rachel Morgan

The Faerie War (Creepy Hollow, #3) by Rachel Morgan

Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Untold (The Lynburn Legacy, #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Spring Before I Met You (The Lynburn Legacy, #0.25) by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Summer Before I Met You (The Lynburn Legacy, #0.5) by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Night After I Lost You (The Lynburn Legacy, #1.5) by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #3) by Louise Rennison

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #4) by Louise Rennison

Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood, #2) by Becky Albertalli

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy, #3) by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2) by Maureen Johnson

February
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Once a King (A Clash of Kingdoms, #3) by Erin Summerill

Fury's Fire (Siren's Storm, #2) by Lisa Papademetriou

Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #5) by Louise Rennison

Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #6) by Louise Rennison

Startled by His Furry Shorts (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #7) by Louise Rennison

Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #8) by Louise Rennison

Stop in the Name of Pants! (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #9) by Louise Rennison

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #10) by Louise Rennison

If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (Secret, #2) by Pseudonymous Bosch

Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss by Kasie West

This Book Is Not Good for You (Secret, #3) by Pseudonymous Bosch

This Isn't What It Looks Like (Secret, #4) by Pseudonymous Bosch

You Have to Stop This (Secret, #5) by Pseudonymous Bosch

Follow Me Back (Follow Me Back, #1) by A.V. Geiger

Imprison the Sky (The Elementae, #2) by A.C. Gaughen

Netherworld (Soul Guardians #4) by Kim Richardson

Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12) by Janet Evanovich

March
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Plum Lovin' (Stephanie Plum, #12.5) by Janet Evanovich

The Eternal War (TimeRiders, #4) by Alex Scarrow

Charles and Emma The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

The Last Life of Prince Alastor (The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding, #2) by Alexandra Bracken

A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson

The Declaration (The Declaration, #1) by Gemma Malley

Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13) by Janet Evanovich

Plum Lucky (Stephanie Plum, #13.5) by Janet Evanovich

Assassin of Truths (Library Jumpers, #3) by Brenda Drake

Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) by Janet Evanovich

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes, #4) by Brittany Cavallaro

If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser

Plum Spooky (Stephanie Plum, #14.5) by Janet Evanovich

Rae of Hope (The Chronicles of Kerrigan #1) by W.J. May

April
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Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner

The Great Unknowable End by Kathryn Ormsbee

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2) by Ann Brashares

Girls in Pants The Third Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #3) by Ann Brashares

Going Rogue (Also Known As, #2) by Robin Benway

Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) by Janet Evanovich

May
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Forever in Blue The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #4) by Ann Brashares

The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson by Quinn Sosna-Spear

Finale (Caraval, #3) by Stephanie Garber

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Hunt (The Hunt, #1) by Andrew Fukuda

The Prey (The Hunt, #2) by Andrew Fukuda

The Trap (The Hunt, #3) by Andrew Fukuda

Defy the Fates (Constellation, #3) by Claudia Gray

Intrinsical (The Yara Silva Trilogy, #1) by Lani Woodland

Risked (The Missing, #6) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Revealed (The Missing, #7) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Redeemed (The Missing, #8) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Sleepers (The Swarm Trilogy, #1) by Megg Jensen

Her Royal Highness (Royals, #2) by Rachel Hawkins

June
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Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum

The Ghost and the Goth (The Ghost and the Goth, #1) by Stacey Kade

Queen of the Dead (The Ghost and the Goth, #2) by Stacey Kade

Body & Soul (The Ghost and the Goth, #3) by Stacey Kade

Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Quartet, #2) by Roshani Chokshi

The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by Robin LaFevers

Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2) by Robin LaFevers

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message 106: by Judith (new)

Mar 19, 2019 04:16AM

Mod

Off to Level 2! Good Luck and Happy Reading Everyone :)

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message 107: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Mar 21, 2019 05:58AM

Mod

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

Congratulations Judith!

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message 108: by Claira (last edited Apr 04, 2019 04:41AM) (new)

Mar 27, 2019 06:24AM

SERIOUS READER CHALLENGE 2019

LEVEL 1: Books 1 to 100

Level start: 1st January 2019
Level complete: ??

READ: 09 of 100

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1) Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas ✔ 07/01/19
2) Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas ✔ 14/01/19
3) Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas ✔ 21/01/19
4) Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas ✔ 05/02/19
5) Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas ✔ 20/02/19
6) Problems by Jade Sharma ✔ 08/03/19
7) So Happy It Hurts by Anneliese Mackintosh ✔ 12/03/19
8) What Holly's Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano ✔ 15/03/19
9) Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas ✔ 19/03/19
10) Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

11) The Binding by Bridget Collins
12) The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
13) Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
14) Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
15) Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare
16) Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
17) Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
18) Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
19) Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
20) A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

21) Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
22) One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
23) Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake
24) What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli
25) Renegades by Marissa Meyer
26) Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
27) Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas
28) Dry by Neal Shusterman
29) The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
30) The Wicked King by Holly Black

31) Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
32) The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
33) The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
34) The Burning by Laura Bates
35) The Monsters We Deserve by Marcus Sedgwick
36) A Kiss in the Dark by Cat Clarke
37) Linked by Imogen Howson
38) Unravel by Imogen Howson
39)

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message 109: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Mar 27, 2019 07:40AM

Mod

Welcome to the challenge, Claira!

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message 110: by Claira (new)

Mar 27, 2019 10:33AM

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Claira!"
Thank you so much! I'm really looking forward to it!

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message 111: by Nicole (last edited Apr 02, 2019 12:10AM) (new)

Apr 02, 2019 12:08AM

Serious Reader Challenge for 2019

Level 1

50/100 completed

1. The Boyfriend Mandate by River Jaymes (01/01) ★★
2. Role Play by Tess Oliver (01/01) ★★★
3. Good Time by Jana Aston (01/01) ★★★★
4. Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck (02/01) ★★★
5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (02/01) ★★★
6. Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata (03/01) ★★★
7. Thursday's Child by Sandra Brown (03/01) ★★★
8. Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa by Antjie Krog (04/01) ★★★★
9. Insider X by Dave Buschi (05/01) ★★★★
10. New Year's Kiss by Tielle St. Clare (07/01) ★★
11. Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer (08/01) ★★★
12. Come As You Are by Lauren Blakely (08/01) ★★★★
13. Single by Saturday by Catherine Bybee (09/01) ★★★
14. Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot's Own Spectacular Story Of The Famous Suicide Squadrons by Yasuo Kuwahara (11/01) ★★★★
15. Riley: Fireworks by Liliana Hart (11/01) ★★★
16. Fast & Loose by Elizabeth Bevarly (12/01) ★★★
17. Unexpected Fate by Harper Sloan (13/01) ★★
18. Just This Once by Rosalind James (14/01) ★★★
19. Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley (15/01) ★★★
20. Tigers & Devils by Sean Kennedy (15/01) ★★
21. Sunday Love by K.J. Lewis (17/01) ★★★★
22. Love, Sincerely, Yours by Sara Ney & Meghan Quinn (19/01) ★★★
23. Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey (20/01) ★★★★
24. Wednesday by Kendall Ryan (21/01) ★★★
25. Monday's Lie by Jamie Mason (22/01) ★★★
26. Knotted by Pam Godwin (23/01) ★★★
27. Sweet Tea Tuesdays by Ashley Farley (24/01) ★
28. Cocky Bastard by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward (26/01) ★★
29. Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington (26/01) ★★★
30. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (27/01) ★★★★
31. Road-Tripped by Nicole Archer (28/01) ★★
32. The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz (29/01) ★★★★
33. Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee (30/01) ★★★
34. The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai (30/01) ★★
35. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (31/01) ★★★
36. The One You Fight For by Roni Loren (31/01) ★★★
37. Cross by Adriana Locke (31/01) ★★
38. Big Deck by Remy Rose (01/02) ★★
39. Bad Neighbor by Molly O'Keefe (01/02) ★★★
40. Hotshot Doc by R.S. Grey (02/02) ★★★★★
41. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (02/02) ★★★★
42. Susanna's Christmas Wish by Jerry S. Eicher (04/02) ★★★
43. Fall by Kristen Callihan (05/02) ★★★★★
44. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (05/02) ★★★★
45. Unexpected Reality by Kaylee Ryan (07/02) ★★
46. The Breakup Plan by Jennifer Sucevic (08/02) ★★★
47. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand (08/02) ★★
48. Muffin Top by Avery Flynn (09/02) ★★★★
50. CONOR by A. Zavarelli (10/02) ★★★

The Boyfriend Mandate (The Boyfriend Chronicles, #2) by River Jaymes

Role Play (Plaything, #4) by Tess Oliver

Cup of Gold A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History by John Steinbeck

Country of My Skull Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa by Antjie Krog

New Year's Kiss (Wolf's Heritage, #1) by Tielle St. Clare

Single by Saturday (The Weekday Brides, #4) by Catherine Bybee

Kamikaze A Japanese Pilot's Own Spectacular Story of the Famous Suicide Squadrons by Yasuo Kuwahara

Riley Fireworks (The MacKenzie Family, #3.5) by Liliana Hart

Fast & Loose (Kentucky Derby, #1) by Elizabeth Bevarly

Unexpected Fate (Hope Town, #1) by Harper Sloan

Just This Once (Escape to New Zealand, #1) by Rosalind James

Tigers and Devils (Tigers and Devils #1) by Sean Kennedy

Sunday Love (Sunday Love, #1) by K.J. Lewis

Knotted (Trails of Sin, #1) by Pam Godwin

Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington

Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Road-Tripped (Ad Agency #1) by Nicole Archer

The Last Madam A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz

A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1) by Sue Grafton

The One You Fight For (The Ones Who Got Away, #3) by Roni Loren

Cross (The Gibson Boys, #2.5) by Adriana Locke

Bad Neighbor (Bad Boy Romance, #1) by Molly O'Keefe

Susanna's Christmas Wish by Jerry S. Eicher

This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) by Victoria Schwab

Muffin Top (The Hartigans, #2) by Avery Flynn

Conor (Boston Underworld #6) by A. Zavarelli

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message 112: by Nicole (last edited Apr 03, 2019 12:04AM) (new)

Apr 02, 2019 12:09AM

Serious Reader Challenge for 2019 - Part 2

Level 1

100/100 completed

51. The Young Elites by Marie Lu (11/02) ★★★
52. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (11/02) ★★
53. Slider by Stacy Borel (13/02) ★★
54. Dragon VIP: Peridot by Starla Night (13/02) ★★★
55. ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam by Erick Stakelbeck (15/02) ★★
56. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (16/02) ★★★★
57. The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter (18/02) ★★★★
58. The Professional by Kresley Cole (19/02) ★★★
59. The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter (20/02) ★★★★
60. Wit'ch Fire by James Clemens (21/02) ★★★
61. To the Edge by Cindy Gerard (23/02) ★★★
62. Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (24/02) ★★★★
63. Maybe for You by Nicole McLaughlin (25/02) ★★★
64. Uprooted by Naomi Novik (26/02) ★★★★
65. The Expats by Chris Pavone (27/02) ★★★
66. The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens (28/02) ★★★★
67. Ryan's Bed by Tijan (01/03) ★★★★
68. The Mercenary by Cherry Adair (02/03) ★★
69. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (03/03) ★★★★
70. The Hero and the Hacktivist by Pippa Grant (05/03) ★★★
71. The Liar by Nora Roberts (06/03) ★★★★
72. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs (08/03) ★★★
73. The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver (09/03) ★★★★
74. The Samaritan's Pistol by Eric Bishop (10/03) ★★★
75. The Promise by R.L. Mathewson (11/03) ★★
76. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (13/03) ★★★★
77. Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson (17/03) ★★
78. Make Me, Take Me by Amanda Usen (15/03) ★★★
79. Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen (19/03) ★★★
80. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (20/03) ★★★
81. I Hate Everyone But You by Allison Raskin + Gaby Dunn (21/03) ★★★
82. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark (21/03) ★★★
83. The Baby Maker by Lili Valente (22/03) ★★★
84. Fatal Justice by Marie Force (24/03) ★★
85. Make Me Bad by R.S. Grey (26/03) ★★★★
86. The Fixer by Joseph Finder (27/03) ★★
87. Phantom Evil by Heather Graham (27/03) ★★★
88. Wolf Signs by Vivian Arend (28/03) ★
89. Only the Innocent by Rachel Abbott (29/03) ★★★★
90. Hot Ice by Nora Roberts (29/03) ★★
91. Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs by Douglas Smith (29/03) ★★★
92. Rasputin's Daughter by Robert Alexander (31/03) ★★★
93. Confess by A. Zavarelli (31/03) ★★
94. Next In Line: A Brother's Best Friend Standalone by Amy Daws (31/03) ★★★
95. Heat Stroke by Tessa Bailey (01/04) ★★★
96. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister (01/04) ★★★
97. Wicked Sin by Ainsley Booth (01/04) ★★★★
98. The Dog Who Danced by Susan Wilson (02/04) ★★★★
99. Huge Deal by Lauren Layne (02/04) ★★★★
100. I Write What I Like by Steve Biko (03/04) ★★★★

The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu

A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1) by Lynsay Sands

Slider (The Core Four, #2) by Stacy Borel

Dragon VIP Peridot (7 Virgin Brides for 7 Weredragon Billionaires) by Starla Night

ISIS Exposed Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam by Erick Stakelbeck

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

The Darkest Lie (Lords of the Underworld #6) by Gena Showalter

The Professional (The Game Maker, #1) by Kresley Cole

The Darkest Angel (Lords of the Underworld #4.5) by Gena Showalter

Wit'ch Fire (The Banned and the Banished, #1) by James Clemens

To the Edge (The Bodyguards, #1) by Cindy Gerard

Half a War (Shattered Sea, #3) by Joe Abercrombie

Maybe for You (Whiskey and Weddings, #3) by Nicole McLaughlin

The Kingdom (The Graveyard Queen) by Amanda Stevens

The Mercenary (T-FLAC, #1) by Cherry Adair

Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly

The Hero and the Hacktivist by Pippa Grant

Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) by Kathy Reichs

The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) by Jeffery Deaver

The Promise (Neighbor from Hell, #10) by R.L. Mathewson

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins

Simply Irresistible (Chinooks Hockey Team, #1) by Rachel Gibson

Make Me, Take Me (Hot Nights, #3) by Amanda Usen

Brooklynaire (Brooklyn Bruisers #4) by Sarina Bowen

I Hate Everyone But You (I Hate Everyone But You, #1) by Gaby Dunn

Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark

The Baby Maker (Hunter Brothers, #1) by Lili Valente

Fatal Justice (Fatal, #2) by Marie Force

Phantom Evil (Krewe of Hunters, #1) by Heather Graham

Wolf Signs (Granite Lake Wolves, #1) by Vivian Arend

Rasputin Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs by Douglas Smith

Confess (Sin City Salvation, #1) by A. Zavarelli

Next In Line (Wait with Me, #2) by Amy Daws

Heat Stroke (Beach Kingdom, #2) by Tessa Bailey

You Slay Me (Aisling Grey #1) by Katie MacAlister

Wicked Sin (Forbidden Bodyguards #4) by Ainsley Booth

Huge Deal (21 Wall Street, #3) by Lauren Layne

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message 113: by Nicole (new)

Apr 03, 2019 12:05AM

All done! Onto the next level :) Message 113 & 114

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message 114: by Becca (last edited Apr 26, 2019 11:51PM) (new)

Apr 09, 2019 12:18AM

Im in

1.Soundless✔
2.Beneath My Mother's Feet✔
3.The Testing✔

The Testing (The Testing, #1) by Joelle Charbonneau

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message 115: by Kelly (new)

Apr 20, 2019 10:06PM

Finished my challenge (message 49!)

On to level Two...

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message 116: by 〰️Beth〰️ (new)

Apr 21, 2019 05:43PM

First 100 done ✅ see message 72
On to level 2!

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message 117: by 〰️Beth〰️ (new)

Apr 24, 2019 10:28PM

On to the next 100📚💖📚💖📚💖📚💖📚

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message 118: by Rokkan (new)

Apr 25, 2019 08:26AM

Moving on to the next 100 now!

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Apr 25, 2019 10:57AM

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Congratulations Kelly, Nicole, Beth & Rokkan!

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Apr 25, 2019 10:58AM

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Welcome Becca!

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message 121: by Roz (new)

Apr 26, 2019 10:34PM

Lauren wrote: "Serious Read Challenge 2019 - Level 1
Progress: 99/100

1. Hullmetal Girls - 4 stars 1/1
2. Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy - 5 stars 1/3
3. [book:What If It's Us|363..."

Just finished my first 100! Moving on to level 2!

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message 122: by Briana (last edited Dec 29, 2019 10:32AM) (new)

May 22, 2019 01:02PM

Serious Reading Challenge

89/100

1. ~~Archenemies~~ 3/28/19
2. ~~Ace of Shades~~ 3/31/19
3. ~~Shadow and Bone~~ 4/8/19
4. ~~Caraval~~ 4/12/19
5. ~~Nearly Found~~ 4/15/19
6. ~~Two Can Keep a Secret~~ 4/16/19
7. ~~Legend~~ 4/18/19
8. ~~This Savage Song~~ 4/21/19
9. ~~Crown of Midnight~~ 4/21/19
10. ~~The Testing~~ 4/22/19

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11. ~~A Court of Thorns and Roses~~ 4/24/19
12. ~~White Cat~~ 4/25/19
13. ~~Shelter in Place~~ 4/28/19
14. ~~Independent Study~~ 4/30/19
15. ~~Of Blood and Bone~~ 5/3/19
16. ~~Christmas at Ardmore~~ 5/13/19
17. ~~These Broken Stars~~ 5/14/19
18. ~~Zeroes~~ 5/16/19
19. ~~Warcross~~ 5/17/19
20. ~~This Night So Dark~~ 5/18/19

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21. ~~This Shattered World~~ 5/20/19
22. ~~Shatter Me~~ 5/21/19
23. ~~Destroy Me~~ 5/22/19
24. ~~Stellaluna~~ 5/22/19
25. ~~Their Fractured Light~~ 5/26/2019
26. ~~The Devouring Gray~~ 5/26/2019
27. ~~Legendary~~ 5/28/2019
28. ~~Never Fade~~ 5/30/2019
29. ~~Sparks Rise~~ 5/31/2019
30. ~~Everless~~ 6/3/2019

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31. ~~Killing November~~ 6/4/2019
32. ~~Siege and Storm~~ 6/7/2019
33. ~~A Darker Shade of Magic~~ 6/8/2019
34. ~~Swarm~~ 6/10/2019
35. ~~Private~~ 6/11/2019
36. ~~Wildcard~~ 6/11/2019
37. ~~The Bitter Season~~ 6/13/2019
38. ~~The Wicked King~~ 6/19/2019
39. ~~Rat-Catcher~~ 6/19/2019
40. ~~Blood Work~~ 6/19/2019

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41. ~~Prodigy~~ 6/21/2019
42. ~~Three Dark Crowns~~ 6/23/2019
43. ~~Sideswiped~~ 6/24/2019
44. ~~The Selection~~ 6/24/2019
45. ~~Sworn to Silence~~ 6/27/2019
46. ~~Indexing~~ 6/29/2019
47. ~~Reflections~~ 7/1/2019
48. ~~Glass Sword~~ 7/1/2019
49. ~~Red Rising~~ 7/3/2019
50. ~~The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite~~ 7/4/2019

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51. ~~The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas~~ 7/4/2019
52. ~~Sadie~~ 7/5/2019
53. ~~Kill the Queen~~ 7/6/2019
54. ~~A Killer's Mind~~ 7/8/2019
55. ~~Truly Devious~~ 7/9/2019
56. ~~Private Berlin~~ 7/16/2019
57. ~~The Young Elites~~ 7/17/2019
58. ~~Four Dead Queens~~ 7/18/2019
59. ~~Private #1 Suspect~~ 7/23/2019
60. ~~Private Royals~~ 7/25/2019

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61. ~~The Invasion~~ 7/29/2019
62. ~~The Visitor~~ 7/31/2019
63. ~~The Drafter~~ 7/31/2019
64. ~~Blood Brothers~~ 8/1/2019
65. ~~The Hollow~~ 8/4/2019
66. ~~Nexus~~ 8/5/2019
67. ~~The Red Pyramid~~ 8/5/2019
68. ~~The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection~~ 8/6/2019
69. ~~Private Games~~ 8/6/2019
70. ~~The Pagan Stone~~ 8/7/2019

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71. ~~The Vanishing Stair~~ 8/7/2019
72. ~~Compulsory~~ 8/7/2019
73. ~~Private London~~ 8/8/2019
74. ~~The Encounter~~ 8/12/2019
75. ~~Private L.A.~~ 8/12/2019
76. ~~Trail of Lightning~~ 8/13/2019
77. ~~The Message~~ 8/16/2019
78. ~~All Systems Red~~ 8/19/2019
79. ~~Storm of Locusts~~ 8/27/2019
80. ~~Artificial Condition~~ 9/5/2019

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81. ~~The Cold Between~~ 9/27/2019
82. ~~Ark~~ 10/2/2019
83. ~~Rogue Protocol~~ 10/10/2019
84. ~~In the Darkness~~ 10/10/2019
85. ~~The Queen of Nothing~~ 11/21/2019
86. ~~Navigating the Stars~~ 12/23/2019
87. ~~Magic Bites~~ 12/25/2019
88. ~~A Questionable Client~~ 12/25/2019
89. ~~The Rise of Magicks~~ 12/28/2019

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message 123: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Jun 12, 2019 06:43AM

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Congratulations Lauren!

Welcome Briana!

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message 124: by Yzabel (new)

Jun 12, 2019 11:32AM

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Done and on to level 2! :)

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message 125: by Elia (new)

Jun 19, 2019 07:01PM

Finished on 6/13/2019 with The Green Class. On to level 2 I suppose.

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message 126: by JennyR (new)

Jun 23, 2019 10:57AM

Finished!

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message 127: by Katherine (last edited Jun 28, 2019 07:49PM) (new)

Jun 28, 2019 07:30PM

Completed Level 1, while working on my continuing ed goal of learning more about Children's Lit and doing a lot more fun reading than previous years.

Now on to Level 2!

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message 128: by Jenn (new)

Jul 26, 2019 02:16PM

Finished in message 28! Moving on to Level 2 :)

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message 129: by Ebb (last edited Sep 03, 2019 11:35AM) (new)

Jul 27, 2019 01:13PM

Serious Readers Challenge 2019 Level 1

**COMPLETED**

January book 1-11

Rising Out of Hatred The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow

Quackery A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang

A River in Darkness One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Assassin's Creed, #2) by Oliver Bowden

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Kitty Genovese A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences by Catherine Pelonero

The Best of Enemies Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Assassin's Creed The Secret Crusade (Assassin's Creed, #3) by Oliver Bowden

The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5) by Stephen King

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III

The Man Who Stole Himself The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan by Gísli Pálsson

Four Major Plays A Doll's House / Ghosts / Hedda Gabler / The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen

Notorious RBG The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon

Assassin's Creed Revelations (Assassin's Creed, #4) by Oliver Bowden

February books 23-35

Independent People by Halldór Kiljan Laxness

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5) by Stephen King

My Brilliant Friend (The Neapolitan Novels, #1) by Elena Ferrante

Manson The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn

The Return Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar

Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3) by Kevin Hearne

March books 36-47

March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1) by Philip Kerr

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

The Futurological Congress From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

The Iceman The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer by Anthony Bruno

The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7) by Stephen King

The Zombie Survival Guide Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks

April book 48-59

Spaceman An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe by Mike Massimino

Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3) by George R.R. Martin

American Like Me Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera

Lady Killers Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

May books 60-65

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

The Good Nurse A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber

Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1) by Scott Meyer

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

June books 66-77

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett

How To Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

1941 The Year Germany Lost the War by Andrew Nagorski

The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home by Richard Estep

Because Internet Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch

The Trojan War Museum and Other Stories by Ayse Papatya Bucak

Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff

July book 78-91

Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn

American Predator The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) by Michael Crichton

Sons of Cain A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present by Peter Vronsky

The Awakening Aten by Aidan K. Morrissey

When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke

'Tis A Memoir (Frank McCourt, #2) by Frank McCourt

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi

August books 92-100

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel

Say Nothing A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

One Day The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene Weingarten

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message 130: by ✿✿✿May (last edited Jul 27, 2019 05:53PM) (new)

Jul 27, 2019 05:53PM

✿✿✿May wrote: "I'm going to participate this year!
Serious Reader Challenge 2019
Level 1
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Completed: 100/100

1. ✔ The Bookman’s Tale ..."

Level One completed! (Post 75)

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Jul 31, 2019 07:39PM

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Congratulations May, Jenn, Katherine, Jenny R, Elia & Yzabel!

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Jul 31, 2019 07:41PM

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Welcome Ebony!

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message 133: by Keely (new)

Aug 06, 2019 06:07AM

I finally finished this level. A bit later than I had anticipated. Now on to level 2. :)

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message 134: by Tina ❣ (new)

Aug 08, 2019 06:36AM

Whoop! Finished level one! On to level two!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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message 135: by Sammy (new)

Aug 10, 2019 12:58AM

Challenge complete! (post 35) on to round two!

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message 136: by Lau (last edited Aug 19, 2019 01:39PM) (new)

Aug 15, 2019 12:09PM

]💚♡♡♡♡♡♡♡💚 Level 1 of the Serious Reader Challenge for 2019 💚♡♡♡♡♡♡♡💚

February - 28 books

March - 2 books

April - 8 books

May - 9 books

June - 7 books

July - 34 books

August - 12 books

Finished

Moving on to level 2

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message 137: by Thereadingbell (new)

Aug 30, 2019 09:47PM