December - Advent Calendar

[Sarah]

Message 32 Updated

17/31

[Karina]

Updated to here - let me know if I missed you!

[Caro]

I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.

Book 1: Cuentos macabros

Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia

Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II

Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella

Book 3. Things to Make and Break

Day 15. Legendary
Day 16. The Date
Day 17. 101

[Valerie]

Message 13 updated
18/31

I've finished Miracle on 34th Street, a chapter a day, and tomorrow I will start The Chimes

[Caro]

Book 1: Cuentos macabros

Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia

Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II

Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella

Book 3. Things to Make and Break

Day 15. Legendary
Day 16. The Date
Day 17. 101
Day 18. Julia K

[TCampbell]

Edited post 42:
19 of 31 complete

[Jennifer]

Updated msg 23

19/31

[Sunny]

Edited #21
19/24

[Caro]

I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.

Book 1: Cuentos macabros

Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia

Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II

Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella

Book 3. Things to Make and Break

Day 15. Legendary
Day 16. The Date
Day 17. 101
Day 18. Julia K
Day 19. DD-MM-YY

[Fiona]

Updated message 5
20/31

[Jennifer]

Updated msg 23

20/31

[Caro]

I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.

Book 1: Cuentos macabros

Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia

Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II

Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella

Book 3. Things to Make and Break

Day 15. Legendary
Day 16. The Date
Day 17. 101
Day 18. Julia K
Day 19. DD-MM-YY
Day 20. Laurens

[Theresa, Readathons]

Update to message 103

24/24

[Reija]

I finished my books 20/24

[Valerie]

Updated message 13
22/31

[Catka]

4th Advent Sunday update msg 8:
Changing my challenge from 3 books for 24 days and 1 book for 31 days to 4 books for 24 fays as I want and will be able to finish all of them.
Progress: 22/24

[Jennifer]

Updated msg 23

22/31

[Caro]

I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.

Book 1: Cuentos macabros

Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia

Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II

Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella

Book 3. Things to Make and Break

Day 15. Legendary
Day 16. The Date
Day 17. 101
Day 18. Julia K
Day 19. DD-MM-YY
Day 20. Laurens
Day 21. Candy Glass
Day22. Ghosts

[Carmen]

Update to message #9

PROGRESS: 3/4 books 23/24 days

🕯3. Christmas Bliss
🍬15. Chapter 1 to Chapter 4
🍩16. Chapter 5 to Chapter 8
🍫17. Chapter 9 to Chapter 12
🍪18. Chapter 13 to Chapter 16
🍭19. Chapter 17 to Chapter 20
🍬20. Chapter 21 to Chapter 24
🍩21. Chapter 25 to Chapter 28
🍫22. Chapter 29 to Chapter 32
🍬23. Chapter 33 to Chapter 35

[Carmen]

Update to message #9

PROGRESS: 4/4 books 24/24 days

🕯4.
🍫24. The Christmas Island Story

CHALLENGE COMPLETED!

[Catka]

Update msg 8 - done
4/4 books, 24/24 days

[Sunny]

Edited 21

22/24

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Updated message #25.
Completed 24/24.

[Jennifer]

Finished msg 16

[Caro]

COMPLETED

Book 1: Cuentos macabros

Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia

Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II

Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella

Book 3. Things to Make and Break

Day 15. Legendary
Day 16. The Date
Day 17. 101
Day 18. Julia K
Day 19. DD-MM-YY
Day 20. Laurens
Day 21. Candy Glass
Day 22. Ghosts
Day 23. New Jersey
Day 24. Transformer & Would like to meet (last story was a bonus to finish the book.)


As usual I always enjoy this challenge. Thanks a lot for organizing this and happy holidays!

[Reija]

I finished 24/24 msg 40. Last few days I read short stories from different books instead of whole book and I guess I'll gonna read that way next year. It felt much more interesting.

Happy Holidays!

[Sunny]

Updated #21

Progress: 24/24
Completed!

[TCampbell]

Updated #42 : 28 of 31 complete
1. Sierra Nov/Dec 19
2. Nature Conservancy Spring 2017
3. Rails to Trails Fall 2019
4. National Parks Fall 2017
5. Nature Conservancy Summer 2017
6. National Parks Spring 2017
7. National Parks Fall 2019
8. Nature Conservancy NJ Sp/Summer 2019
9. Nature Conservancy Summer 2019
10. Nature Conservancy Winter 2019
11. Preservation Fall 2017
12. Sierra Sept/Oct 2019
13. Gateways Winter 2019
14. Nature Conservancy Fall 2019
15. National Parks Summer 2019
16. Sierra May/June 2019
17. Sierra Jan/Feb 2019
18. National Parks Spring 2019
19. The Jersey Sierran Jan-Mar 2020
20. Sierra Jul/Aug 2019
21. Outdoor Photographer June 2016
22. National Parks Winter 2020
23. Rails to Trails Sp/Summer 2019
24. Preservation summer 2019
25. Our Parks Spring 2018
26. The Jersey Sierran April-June 2018
27. Sierra Mar/April 2018
28. National Parks Summer 2016

[Valerie]

Message 13 updated
28/31

[Sarah]

Message 32 Updated

30/31

[Jennifer]

Some days I've read but not recorded it, others I missed, but at this point, I'm caught up. 30/31

(Updating message 23)

[Sarah]

Message 32 Updated

31/31-COMPLETED

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

I finished 31/24

[Debra]

COMPLETED
1.Rag Doll 12/1
2.Into The Shadow Of Dark: The Mysterious World Of Professor Darkk And Miss Shadow12/2
3.The Other Girl 12/3
4.The Dreamer 12/4
5.The Shopkeep : A Morbid Tale12/5
6.The Queen's Army12/6
7.They Killed In Secret12/7
8. Employment Interview With a Vampire 12/8
9. Strange Start12/9
10.The Wish Doll: The Next Chapter: A Horror Short Story12/10
11.Croaked12/11
12.Silent Night 12/12
13.If My Name Was Amanda 12/13
14.JUSTINE 12/14
15. Everlee & Lee 12/15
16.The Gift of Love: Barry Holmes Investigates12/16
17.The Blank Slate: A Sweet Romantic Comedy12/17
18.The Immortal Part of Myself12/18
19.The Visitor12/19
20. The Nightcomers 12/20
21.A Dream 12/21
22.To be young and in love 12/22
23. A Midnight Curse 12/23
24.The Day I Died 12/24
25. Where the Monsters Live: A Dark Revenge
Thriller 12/25
26.The Baby on the Back Porch: A Short Story 12/26
27.Facebook Stalker, Book 1 12/27
28. The Voyeur 12/28
29.Forced Entry12/29
30.1 Night12/30
31. To Kill A Critic12/31

[TCampbell]

Updated #42 : 31 of 31 challenge complete. Happy New Year!

[Nicole]

Update to Msg. 50:

31/31

Happy New Year!

[Jennifer]

Updated message 23

Finished challenge 31/31

[Clare]

Updated message 61
Completed 26/24 - had to read the extra tales to finish the book

[Valerie]

Updated message 13. Challenge complete! I enjoyed this very much.

[Fiona]

Message 5 updated. Done :)

[Suzanne]

Finished!!

Progress: 24 out of 24

Many countries around the world use advent calendars or Christmas calendars to celebrate the month of December. For some people, the calendar has religious significance, but for others it's a secular, non-religious tradition.

For this challenge, there are two options:

A) Starting on Dec. 1 and ending on Dec. 24, read a short story (or a poem!) every day. Use stories or poems from collections, magazines, or the internet - there's lot of good short fiction available for free from many publishers.

B) Starting on Dec. 1: Split a novel into 24 chunks and portion your reading so that you read the last chunk on Dec. 24. (Ideally the novel has 24 chapters to start with! But as long as you can manage to count out fairly even-sized chunks, it'll work.)

If you'd rather keep reading past the 24th, you're welcome to try for the whole month!

Karina will be leading this challenge. Thank you!

Short Story's:
1. Georgia the Guinea Pig Fairy by Daisy Meadows - **** - 12/1/2019
2. Lauren the Puppy Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/2/2019
3. Molly the Goldfish Fairy by Daisy Meadows - **** - 12/3/2019
4. Penny The Pony Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/4/2019
5. Pet Parade by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/5/2019
6. Mae the Panda Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/6/2019
7. Kitty the Tiger Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/7/2019
8. On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna - ***** - 12/8/2019
9. Saturday by Oge Mora - **** - 12/9/2019
10. Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda Paul - 12/10/2019
11. Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/11/2019 - 368 Pages
12. This Beautiful Day by Richard Jackson - 12/12/2019
13. Run Wild by David Covell - ***** - 12/13/2019
14. Saga: Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 12/14/2019 - 504 Pages
15. Swing it, Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm - ***** - 12/15/2019
16. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier - ***** - 12/16/2019
17. The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino - ***** - 12/17/2019
18. Mara the Meerkat Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/18/2019
19. Savannah the Zebra Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/19/2019
20. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi - ***** - 12/20/2019
21. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams - ***** - 12/21/2019
22. Red String Volume 1 by Gina Biggs - ***** - 12/22/2019
23. Kimberly the Koala Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/23/2019
24. Strong Female Protagonist. Book One by Brennan Lee Mulligan - ***** - 12/24/2019

[Megan]

Update to msg 29. I finished Small Crimes in an Age of Abundance and then read The Future. It only got me up to 22/24, but by the time Christmas Eve rolled around I realized this wasn't my favourite challenge and didn't go seeking something else to end the year.

[oshizu]

Thank you, Karina, for leading the Advent Calendar for another year.
And thank you to all the participants for your enthusiastic participation!