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message 1: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (last edited Nov 20, 2021 07:19PM) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments

Welcome to our December challenge!

Rules:
✒︎ You may choose how many tasks you’d like to complete from 1 to all 7.
✒︎ Each task can only be completed once and each book can only be used for 1 task.
✒︎ Books must be at least 150 pages long, unless otherwise noted.
✒︎ Any book format may be used: physical, electronic, audio.
✒︎ For audio pages just use the first edition of the book that pops up when you do a search for the book.
✒︎ All books must be finished within the challenge month.

Tasks:

⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.


message 2: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments res


message 3: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (last edited Jan 01, 2022 06:10PM) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments I'm playing along!

Completed: 5/7

Tasks:

√ ⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.
Opal Fire

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.
Good Girl, Bad Blood

√ ⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book.
In a Holidaze

√ ⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook.
The Thursday Murder Club

√ ⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.
A Christmas Carol (112p)

√ ⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.
A Nantucket Christmas
A Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.
Dark Horse - currently reading 72%


message 4: by Laura (last edited Dec 27, 2021 05:05PM) (new)

Laura H | 151 comments That is the CUTEST pic❄️

7/7

⛄️ Bingo Month
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren nice read
⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
The Good Nurse A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder by Charles Graeber . Creeeepyyy!
⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
Gingerbread Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #13.5) by Joanne Fluke 3-in-1!
⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
Heavier Than Heaven A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross heavy indeed
⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
Dr. Rick Will See You Now by Dr. Rick short, funny and free on kindle

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
Dachshund Through the Snow (Andy Carpenter #20) by David Rosenfelt Pups and a court case

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
Temple Grandin How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery very interesting!


message 5: by April (new)

April Raimond | 69 comments Tasks:

⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.


message 6: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments Laura wrote: "That is the CUTEST pic❄️ ..."

Thanks! I like it too. :)


message 7: by Sayonee (last edited Dec 30, 2021 12:03AM) (new)

Sayonee (sayoneedey) | 11 comments I'm in!

Books read: 7/7
❄ = Done

Tasks:

☃️ Bingo Month
❄ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.
Once Upon a Broken Heart

☃️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
❄ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

☃️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
❄ Read a sweet book.
Love & Gelato

☃️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
❄ Listen to an audiobook.
The Song of Achilles

☃️ 21st - Winter Solstice
❄ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.
Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra

☃️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
❄ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.
One Day in December

☃️ 30th - Bacon Day
❄ Read a book with one of the following farm animals (Pig, Sheep & Duck) in the title or on the cover:
Charlotte's Web


Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) by Stephanie Garber A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) by Holly Jackson Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato, #1) by Jenna Evans Welch The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra by Ruskin Bond One Day in December by Josie Silver Charlotte's Web by E.B. White


message 8: by Sehrish | (last edited Jan 13, 2022 11:06AM) (new)

Sehrish |  سهريش | 77 comments Marking my spot:
3/7 Completed

Tasks:

✔️⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - 10Dec

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.


✔️⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini - 18Dec sweet title

✔️⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 18Dec

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.


message 9: by Leena (last edited Dec 23, 2021 04:17AM) (new)

Leena Aluru (mgleena) | 580 comments I'm in too

17th - National Maple Syrup Day - Read a sweet book.
The Austen Escape
This is really an extremely sweet tribute to Jane Austen.

20th- Go Carolling Day
The Venus and the Viscount
The heroine sings in accompaniment to the hero playing the piano.


message 10: by Kyla (last edited Dec 15, 2021 11:38AM) (new)

Kyla Daniels | 11 comments i'm shooting for 4!

Tasks: 2/7

⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)
All The Lonely People
⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.
The Mitford Snowmen

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.


message 11: by Brandy (last edited Jan 04, 2022 05:08PM) (new)

Brandy | 29 comments I’m in 😊

Tasks: ❄️3/7

⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.
❄️The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.
❄️ Playing Nice by JP Delaney
Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)
❄️ The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.


message 12: by Donna (last edited Jan 01, 2022 05:42AM) (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Completed 5/7
Tasks:

⛄️ Bingo Month Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena 12/13
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 12/6
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day Her Final Breath (Tracy Crosswhite, #2) by Robert Dugoni 12/30
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice Christmas Sisters (Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge, #1) by Tammy L. Grace 12/9
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
Christmas Kisses by Judith S. Keim 12/14
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, sheep, chicken, or duck.


message 13: by Chelsea (last edited Dec 24, 2021 12:08PM) (new)

Chelsea | 1 comments Finished 4 / 7

⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Not That I Could Tell Finished: 12/16

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day - cake on cover
~ Happy Birthday Finished: 12/5

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ The Other Mother Finished: 12/5

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ So Pretty it Hurts (Bailey Weggins Mystery #6) by Kate White Finished 12/24
(The cover has white spots in the hair and on the cover, on the back of the book you can see a snowy scene so it's snow but not as obvious)

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Daddy's Girls Finished 12/22

Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser 2 Happy Birthday by Danielle Steel The Other Mother by Carol Goodman 5 So Pretty it Hurts (Bailey Weggins Mystery #6) by Kate White Daddy's Girls by Danielle Steel


message 14: by Hannah (last edited Dec 21, 2021 06:45AM) (new)

Hannah Erzberger (hanestherr) | 78 comments 4/7 - total tasks
4/5 - goal tasks

⛄️ Bingo Month
~ Read a book with a title starting with B, I, N, G, or O.

⛄️ 4th - Santa's' List Day
~ Read a book with one of the following words in the title: naughty, nice, good, or bad.

⛄️ 17th - National Maple Syrup Day
~ Read a sweet book. (This is your interpretation. It can be set in a candy store or have a sweet storyline. If you can make it work with 'sweet,' then it fits the task.)
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
(Apples are sweet!)

⛄️ 20th - Go Caroling Day
~ Listen to an audiobook. (Really not an audio fan? Read a book with a MC that is a singer or there is singing in your book.)
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

⛄️ 21st - Winter Solstice
~ Read a short book, 150 pages or less.
Get Out of Your Head Study Guide A Study in Philippians by Jennie Allen

⛄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
~ Read a book with snow or a snowflake on the cover.
The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

⛄️ 30th - Bacon Day
~ Read a book with one of the following farm animals in the title or on the cover: pig, cow, horse, sheep, goat, chicken, or duck.


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