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message 401: by Greg (last edited May 19, 2020 09:10PM) (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2257 comments Secret Prey has been on my TBR list since March 2018.

12/20


message 402: by luna ☾ (new)

luna ☾ (lunargoddessera) | 201 comments Update: Message 160
Added: 8
Read Total thus far: 13 / 32

☑️ Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. Crown of Feathers
☑️ Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. Riches to Rags
☑️ Read a book that you own. House of Earth and Blood
☑️ Read a book that you feel you "should" read. Skyward
☑️ Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.Passion on Park Avenue
☑️ Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.Obsidio
☑️ Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.Malice
☑️ Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After


message 403: by Sonsoles (new)

Sonsoles (sonsoles190) | 112 comments Update #135 5/10


message 404: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) Updated #34 9/12


message 406: by TCampbell (new)

TCampbell | 530 comments Updated message #47 17/24 complete


message 407: by Catka (new)

Catka | 270 comments update msg 121:
Progress: 40/50


Susan (dalmatian21) (dalmatian21) | 405 comments Updated message #91. 9/15 done


message 409: by Crystal (new)

Crystal update msg 26: 4/25


message 410: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie (thelittlebookishnerd) | 302 comments Updated message #12: 1/15 read


message 411: by Overbooked ✎ (new)

Overbooked  ✎ (kiwi_fruit) | 2208 comments Irène

37/40


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Message 25
10/12 completed.


message 414: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (misssummerrain) | 1384 comments Message 101 Updated

Prompts: 2/5
Random: 1/10


message 416: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Janine wrote: "Update: 22/20 tasks

I've decided to keep going beyond my goal on the tasks I didn't originally choose."


Congratulations on reaching your goal!


message 417: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Kathleen wrote: "I’m going to start this as of May 1st.
I'm going to choose my books based on the task list.
Goal: 10
Progress: 3/10

✔ 20. Read a book that you own The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line --..."


Welcome to the challenge! :)


message 418: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Kelsey wrote: "Updated msg 223 pg 5
16/15 done!"


Congrats, Kelsey! :)


message 419: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Simbarashe wrote: "hello @ChallengeLeader. I want to join the challenge"

Welcome! For how many books can I put you down?


message 420: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Joy D wrote: "Updated Msg 64 - challenge completed"

Yay! Congratulations!


message 421: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Lama wrote: "15/35!"

Welcome!


message 422: by Ilona (new)

Ilona | 4698 comments Updated!

Congrats on your progress everyone, soon we will have many empty jars!


message 423: by .sunflower. (last edited May 31, 2020 03:30PM) (new)

.sunflower. | 134 comments Hi! I'd like to join this challenge. I'm gonna add a random number of books on my Want to Read shelf to a jar and pick one out whenever I need a new book to read. I'm gonna go for 10 books.

Tracking books here in my member's corner


message 424: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (nicehotcupoftea) | 169 comments Updated message #42

3/5


message 425: by Rachael (new)

Rachael (allons-y-bookworm) | 4783 comments Updated message 31: 6/10


message 426: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 26/32


message 427: by Overbooked ✎ (new)

Overbooked  ✎ (kiwi_fruit) | 2208 comments finished my last book: Proof

40/40 must-read-in-2020 books
36/36 tasks (on 10 April)

Challenge completed!


message 428: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (new)

SarahKat | 6297 comments Update to Message 18: 27/44

Full List


message 429: by Marja (new)

Marja | 163 comments Update to message #104

2/12

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler


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Sara Roldán Galindo | 29 comments Update to message #205

11/32


message 431: by Kathleen (last edited Jun 04, 2020 02:36PM) (new)

Kathleen | 24 comments Update to message #393
Progress: 4/10


message 432: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthag503) | 324 comments Updating message 17: I've read 12/32 books.


message 433: by KaraBeta (last edited Jun 05, 2020 11:45PM) (new)

KaraBeta | 157 comments Update to msg #65

6/25

6. Prompt: "Middleearthbingo: Valinor"
... is far away in the West, so is Jamaica, where Marlon James was born.

Schwarzer Leopard, roter Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James Schwarzer Leopard, roter Wolf


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bailey (bailsbookshelves) | 1228 comments Update to msg #243

Progress: 11/15


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Kathleen | 24 comments Update to message #393
Progress: 5/10


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TCampbell | 530 comments Updated message #47 18/24 complete


message 437: by Kathleen (new)

Kathleen | 24 comments Update to message #393
Progress: 7/10


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Beverly (zippymom) | 1486 comments Updated message #24: 14/36


message 439: by D.L. (last edited Jul 02, 2020 03:34PM) (new)

D.L. | 1519 comments Late to the challenge this year but I still want to participate! Please sign me up for 8 books. They are all stand-alone novels I own :)

1/8

1. Play Dead by Harlan Coben
2. Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskill
3. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
4. The Last Summer by Ann Brashares
5. Longbourn by Jo Baker
6. April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick
7. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
✓ 8. Mirror, Mirror by D.E. Athkins 7/2


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Sarah c | 439 comments Please update message 16 3/10


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Ann (hammiam) | 222 comments Update 75
4/14


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Jennifer update message 138 5/6


Kay (PhoenixArisen) (phoenixarisen) | 93 comments Update to Message 202:

Completed: 6/12


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Beverly (zippymom) | 1486 comments Updated message #24: 15/36


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TCampbell | 530 comments Updated message #47 19/24 complete


message 446: by Sara (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 455 comments message 318 updated.

If it's not too much of a hassle, I'd like to switch to all 32 of the tasks (I finished the letting Goodreads pick five randomly from my shelves). If it's allowed then:

TBR Jar Prompts:

19/32

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. - Love From A to Z 3/17/20
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. - Chain of Gold 3/18/20
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. - آفتاب در حجاب 4/10/20
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. - Catching Fire 2/19/20
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. - You Deserve Each Other 4/18/20
10. Read a book with a cover you love. - On Chesil Beach 6/12/20
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. - The Hunger Games 2/15/20
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. - The Court of Miracles 6/10/20
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. - And Then There Were None 3/23/20
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). - The Great Gatsby 6/15/20
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. - A Door Between Us 4/2/20
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. - خاطرات سفیر 2/27/20
20. Read a book that you own. - Sense and Sensibility 2/25/20
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. - Tiger Lily 3/28/20
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. - A Room with a View 3/31/20
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. - Jane Eyre 4/16/20
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. - Know My Name: A Memoir 3/20/20
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. - Interpreter of Maladies 2/25/20
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. - A Christmas Carol 3/24/20


message 447: by KaraBeta (new)

KaraBeta | 157 comments Update to msg #65
Progress 8/25

7. Prompt: "Middleearthbingo: Galadriel"
... Claire Lombardo => Caladriel Ombro

Der größte Spaß, den wir je hatten by Claire Lombardo Der größte Spaß, den wir je hatten

8. Prompt: "Immigrant Song"
...'We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow', so Iceland it is:

Die Teufelsinsel by Einar Kárason Die Teufelsinsel


Susan (dalmatian21) (dalmatian21) | 405 comments Updated #91, 11/15 done.


message 449: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie (thelittlebookishnerd) | 302 comments Updated message #12: 2/15 read


message 450: by KaraBeta (last edited Jun 23, 2020 06:22AM) (new)

KaraBeta | 157 comments Update to msg #65
Progress 10/25

9. Prompt: "Maggie Stiefvater: Wie Eulen in der Nacht"
Wie Eulen in der Nacht by Maggie Stiefvater Wie Eulen in der Nacht

10. Prompt: "Nigel Hinton: Im Herzen des Tals"
Im Herzen des Tals Roman by Nigel Hinton Im Herzen des Tals: Roman


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