Read and Reduce - December 2019

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, find books on your TBR list. You will use this number for the whole month. You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you rolled.

For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both.
For 10, you can use '1' or '0' or 10.
For 11, you can use '1' or 11.
For 12, you can use '1' or '2' or 12.


Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 7
the books can be published in July (the 7th month)
the books can be the 7th in a series
the books can have a 7 in the page number
the books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.

If you are participating in the Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge, feel free to use this challenge to fulfill your commitment there.

Happy reading and let's reduce our TBR lists!

[Nell]

December Read and Reduce
Rolled 2 + 3 = 5

158 pp & series #3.5: The Mad Earl's Bride by Loretta Chase 12/01/19
Series #0.5 & five word title: The Promise in a Kiss by Stephanie Laurens 12/03/19
Published in May: Whack Job by Kendel Lynn 12/05/19
Five word title: How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews 12/09/19
115 pages & TBR #1453: Scandalous Lord Dere by Stephanie Laurens 12/10/19
Published in May: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 12/25/19
TBR #2550: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie 12/26/19

[Jennifer]

I got 3+2=5

Author's first name has 5 letters
The Blemished

[Meg]

Rolled 2 (1+1)

#2 in TBR
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas 12/02

#2 and #2x in series
Owl Be Home for Christmas #26 12/03
Twisted Twenty-Six #26 12/06
Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight #20 12/10
Holiday Heist #2 12/17
Raspberry Danish Murder #22 12/30

Pages
Pilgrim in the Parlor (209p) 12/04
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor (221p) 12/09
A View to a Chill (220p) 12/12
Jingle Bell Bark (288p) 12/18
Holiday Hooligans (162p) 12/23
When Christmas Comes (251p) 12/24

Day
A Poison Manicure & Peach Liqueur (11/28) 12/13
Purring around the Christmas Tree (09/26) 12/14
Three Silver Doves (06/12) 12/15
Mischief in Christmas River (12/22) 12/17
Kilty as Charged (01/02) 12/25

Month
Merry Witchmas (12/16) 12/08
Small Town Christmas (12/15) 12/08
Note in the Nutcracker (12/19) 12/29

[Connie]

December Read and Reduce
I rolled 3 + 3 = SIX

Completed: 9+

Sixth Letter is F: Titles or Authors starting with F
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 372 pages. 12/7/19

Sixth Book in a Series
Criminal by Karin Slaughter. 436 pages. 12/14/19

On page 136 of my TBR list; Placed on list in 2016
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Also author F. 12/4/16. Also page 136 of TBR. 12/21/19

Published on the Sixth
The Turn of the KeyRuth Ware. Aug SIXTH 227 12/23/19

SIX-letter Title
Bloom by Kevin Panetta. Also 368 pages. 12/23/19

SIX in the page number
Chi's Sweet Adventures, Vol. 1 Konami Kanata. 96 pages. 12/24/19

Published in JUNE (6th month)
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. 12/26/19

Published in 2016
Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives by Gary Younge. Published in 2016. Also 306 pages. 5 stars. 12/29/19

March: Book Three by John Lewis. Published August 2016. Also 246 pages.

Maybe this counts: The first word in the title has six letters
Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus 2012. 12/7/19

[Mary!]

Read and Reduce December
rolled 2 +4 = 6

#6 on "Want to Read" shelf (sorted randomly each time)
Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 12/03/2019
All of Us and Everything by Bridget Asher 12/11/2019

#6 on Randomizer shelf

#6 in publishing date
Songs of America by Jon Meacham 12/15/2019 (06/12/2019)
The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans 12/19/2019 (11/15/2016)
One Snowy Night by Jill Shalvis 12/20/2019 (11/08/2016)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 12/21/2019 (06/01/2010)
The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere 12/22/2019 (10/18/2016)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 12/28/2019 (1967)

#6 in total page count
Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber 12/05/2019 (256 pages)
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston 12/10/2019 (336 pages)
A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan 12/10/2019 (368 pages)
You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas by Augusten Burroughs 12/12/2019 (206 pages)
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber 12/15/2019 (269 pages)
At Peace by Kristen Ashley 12/27/2019 (660 pages)
A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston 12/28/2019 (186 pages)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 12/30/2019 (176 pages)

6th in a series

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

December Read and Reduce
rolled 3 + 4 = 7

7th book in a series
#7 on your TBR list
7th page of TBR list
published month
7 in the page number

Published 2017
Dragon Squeeze - 12/4/19
King - 12/8/19
Strange Practice -done 12/11/19
Legend Has It done 12/15/19

Published November 7th 2017 (x2)
Not a Creature Was Purring - done 12/15/19

Published September 7th
Monster High done 12/9/19

First published February 7th
Because of Low - done 12/6/19

7 (seven) letters in authors first name
Oak & Thorns done 12-13-19 - Yasmine Galenorn

7 (seven) letters in authors last name
Wrapped Up in You done 12-14-19 - Jill Shalvis

[Karen ♐]

December Read and Reduce

Rolled 2+2=4

4th book in a series
#4 on your TBR list
4th page of TBR list
published date
4 in the page number

1. Killing Fear Allison Brennan - 12/5 - 450 pgs
2. The Plan Katie Ashley - 12/8 - #4 book in series
3. His for Christmas Skye Warren - 12/13 - Pub 2014
4. Cowboy Crazy Em Petrova - 12/17 - Pub 2014

[Meg]

Done for the month!

[Mary!]

Finished for the month, message #6. Rolled a 6, reduced by 16.

Will this challenge continue into the new year? I hope so, but I didn't see one for January.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Mary wrote: "Will this challenge continue into the new year? I hope so, but I didn't see one for January."

I decided to not continue this challenge in 2020. You could do it on your own if you wanted to.

[Connie]

Mary wrote: "Finished for the month, message #6. Rolled a 6, reduced by 16.

Will this challenge continue into the new year? I hope so, but I didn't see one for January."

Great job, Mary!

[Connie]

Lanelle wrote: "Mary wrote: "Will this challenge continue into the new year? I hope so, but I didn't see one for January."

I decided to not continue this challenge in 2020. You could do it on your own if you want..."

So, if we want to keep doing it in 2020, do we just continue on this thread?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Connie wrote: "So, if we want to keep doing it in 2020, do we just continue on this thread?"

No, that won't work. This thread will be put in the archives about the 5th of January.

Since at least a couple of folks seem interested in this challenge continuing, I've created a new version of "Read and Reduce". It's called "Spin to Slim". I'll post it in just a minute.

It's basically the same as this challenge, just with a different title and a different way of getting a number. I hope you like it.

[Karen ♐]

Finished - Message 8 - Reduced 4 this month

[Connie]

Message 5 -

Completed nine in December using the number SIX.

[Nell]

Finished with 7 books in msg 2. YEA - personal best!🎉

I am continuing this challenge for January on my personal thread.

eta: I checked out the Spin to Slim challenge and got the same number I had when I rolled the dice! I will post in that thread as well.