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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments 2024 Monthly Challenges:
JAN - New Year, New Books (New Releases)
FEB - Short Month, Short Books (Novellas & Short Stories)
MAR - Spring Clean Your Collection (Read Physical TBR)
APR - Award Winners (Goodreads Choice, Hugo, etc.)
MAY - May the 4th be with You (Scifi Month)
JUN - Series Love (Making Progress on Series)
JUL - Ebook Extravaganza! (Digital Reads)
AUG - Audiobook August (Line up those earbuds!)
SEP - Stand-Alones (No Series Here)
OCT - Spooktober (Spooky Halloween Reads)
NOV - Cozy November (Relax with a warm cup of tea!)
DEC - Choose Your Own Adventure (Make Your Own Category)*


Monthly Reading Challenge Tracker:

Jan 2024: Read 11/12
Feb 2024: Read 12/12
Mar 2024: Read 9/12
Apr 2024: Read 3/12
May 2024: Read 2/12
Jun 2024: Read 10/12
Jul 2024: Read 16/12
Aug 2024: Read 12/12
Sep 2024: Read 5/12
Oct 2024: Read 8/12
Nov 2024: Read 3/12
Dec 2024: Read 7/12

Jan 2023: Read 15/12
Feb 2023: Read 16/12
Mar 2023: Read 2/12
Apr 2023: Read 13/12
May 2023: Read 9/12
Jun 2023: Read 26/12
Jul 2023: Read 21/12
Aug 2023: Read 29/12
Sep 2023: Read 8/12
Oct 2023: Read 16/12
Nov 2023: Read 0/12
Dec 2023: Read 0/12

Jan 2022: Read 12/12
Feb 2022: Read 6/12
Mar 2022: Read 1/12
Apr 2022: Read 2/12
May 2022: Read 12/12
Jun 2022: Read 13/12
Jul 2022: Read 14/12
Aug 2022: Read 16/12
Sep 2022: Read 2/12
Oct 2022: Read 2/12
Nov 2022: Read 0/12
Dec 2022: Read 0/12


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments January: New Year, New Books!

January 2022's Challenge: Read as many 2021/2022 new releases as you can!
Completed 2022
Scorch (The Burdens of Beasts, #1) by Jesse Teller Skallagrim – In The Vales Of Pagarna by Stephen R. Babb Another Kind of Eden (Holland Family Saga, #3) by James Lee Burke Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4) by James Lee Burke City on Fire (Danny Ryan, #1) by Don Winslow Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4) by Rob J. Hayes Death's Beating Heart (The War Eternal, #5) by Rob J. Hayes An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) by Michael R. Fletcher Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley Impact Winter (Impact Winter #1) by Travis Beacham Pale Blue Dot(s) by Erin Mallon

January 2023's Challenge: Read as many 2022/2023 new releases as you can!
Completed 2023
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall Fairy Tale by Stephen King The Angel Maker by Alex North Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson Biography of a Phantom A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey by Robert Mack McCormick In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) by Brian McClellan Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos, #16) by Steven Brust The Donut Legion by Joe R. Lansdale Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow Into the Void From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond by Geezer Butler The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1) by Mark Lawrence Starter Villain by John Scalzi Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

January 2024's Challenge: Read as many 2023/2024 new releases as you can!
Completed 2024
Things Get Ugly The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale Unbound II New Tales By Masters of Fantasy by Shawn Speakman The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard Swan No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall The Great Change (and Other Lies) by Joe Abercrombie The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard Swan The Hallows by H.L.Tinsley You Like It Darker by Stephen King Entrances and Exits by Michael Richards How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler Shepherd and The Fox (Shepherd and Fox, #1) by Brian Christopher Shea

TBR:
The Curator by Owen King Holly (Holly Gibney, #3) by Stephen King Dark One Forgotten by Brandon Sanderson The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projects, #2) by Brandon Sanderson Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson The Sunlit Man (The Stormlight Archive, #4.5) by Brandon Sanderson Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) by Jay Kristoff City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow Nothing but the Bones by Brian Panowich Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon Sanderson Among Wolves (Shepherd and Fox Thrillers Book 2) by Brian Christopher Shea


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments February: Short Month, Short Books

February’s Challenge: Read as many novellas/short stories as you can!

Completed 2022
The Emperor's Soul (The Cosmere) by Brandon Sanderson Impact Winter (Impact Winter #1) by Travis Beacham Finn by Stephen King Pale Blue Dot(s) by Erin Mallon The Healthy Dead (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #2) by Steven Erikson
"An Oath Given" - John Gwynne

Completed 2023
Both Eyes Open by David Farland This Long Vigil by Rhett C. Bruno Book of Sith Secrets from the Dark Side by Daniel Wallace Shannara A Retrospective As Remembered By Terry Brooks by Terry Brooks The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5) by Jim Butcher How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1) by James S.A. Corey Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells Baron Steele by Rhett C. Bruno A Sign of the Times by Joe Hill Sunreach (Skyward, #2.1) by Brandon Sanderson ReDawn (Skyward, #2.2) by Brandon Sanderson Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson Evershore (Skyward, #2.3) by Brandon Sanderson Star Wars From a Certain Point of View (From a Certain Point of View, #1) by Elizabeth Schaefer
"Little Things" - Jim Butcher

Completed 2024
Things Get Ugly The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale Unbound II New Tales By Masters of Fantasy by Shawn Speakman The Great Change (and Other Lies) by Joe Abercrombie Charlie the Choo-Choo by Beryl Evans You Like It Darker by Stephen King Awakening (Infinity Blade, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Redemption (Infinity Blade, #2) by Brandon Sanderson Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box, #1) by Stephen King Elevation by Stephen King The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5) by Brandon Sanderson Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

TBR:
Dark One Forgotten by Brandon Sanderson Montego (Glass Immortals #0.5)) by Brian McClellan Hyperthief A Tale of the Cytoverse (Skyward, #3.1) by Brandon Sanderson Arcanum Unbounded The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments MAR - Spring Clean Your Collection (Read Physical TBR)
*Note: Category changed for 2024

Completed 2022
Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1-3) by Steven Erikson
March: Spring Clean Your Collection!
March's Challenge: Either donate or read a few books you've been hanging onto for more than 10 years!

Completed 2023
Tiassa (Vlad Taltos, #13) by Steven Brust Kitty in the Underworld (Kitty Norville, #12) by Carrie Vaughn
March: Spring Clean Your Collection!
March's Challenge: Either donate or read a few books you've been hanging onto for more than 10 years!

Completed 2024
You Like It Darker by Stephen King Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box, #1) by Stephen King Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2) by Richard Chizmar Gwendy's Final Task (The Button Box, #3) by Stephen King Elevation by Stephen King The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King Billy Summers by Stephen King Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance Chronicles, #2) by Margaret Weis
March: Spring Clean Your Collection!
March's Challenge: Read Physical TBR


TBR:
Iron Man My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath by Tony Iommi Stardust by Neil Gaiman Trigger Warning Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) by Guy Gavriel Kay The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay The Outsider by Stephen King If It Bleeds by Stephen King Holly by Stephen King Later by Stephen King Joyland by Stephen King The Colorado Kid (Hard Case Crime, 013-I) by Stephen King Strange Weather Four Short Novels by Joe Hill Full Throttle by Joe Hill Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon Sanderson Arcanum Unbounded The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5) by Brandon Sanderson The Rithmatist (Rithmatist, #1) by Brandon Sanderson The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projects) by Brandon Sanderson Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson The Sunlit Man (The Stormlight Archive, #4.5) by Brandon Sanderson Legion The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (Legion, #1-3) by Brandon Sanderson Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) by James S.A. Corey Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5) by James S.A. Corey Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6) by James S.A. Corey Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) by James S.A. Corey Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) by James S.A. Corey Memory's Legion The Complete Expanse Story Collection by James S.A. Corey Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) by Steven Erikson Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8) by Steven Erikson Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #9) by Steven Erikson The Crippled God (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #10) by Steven Erikson The Second Collected Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #4-6) by Steven Erikson Return of the Crimson Guard (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #2) by Ian C. Esslemont Issola (Vlad Taltos, #9) by Steven Brust Dzur (Vlad Taltos, #10) by Steven Brust Jhegaala (Vlad Taltos, #11) by Steven Brust Iorich (Vlad Taltos, #12) by Steven Brust Agyar by Steven Brust The King Must Fall by Adrian Collins Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace Montego (Glass Immortals #0.5)) by Brian McClellan New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine Issue #0 by Oliver Brackenbury New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine Issue #1 by Oliver Brackenbury New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine Issue #2 by Oliver Brackenbury The Good, The Bad, & The Uncanny Tales of a Very Weird West by Jonathan Maberry The Anatomy of Fear by H.L.Tinsley The Second Generation (Dragonlance The Second Generation, #1) by Margaret Weis Time of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, #1) by Margaret Weis War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, #2) by Margaret Weis Test of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, #3) by Margaret Weis Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) by Terry Pratchett Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments APR - Award Winners (Goodreads Choice, Hugo, etc.)
*Note: Category changed for 2024

Completed 2022
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) by John Gwynne What Does This Button Do? An Autobiography by Bruce Dickinson
April: April Showers….
April's Challenge: read the amazing books you’ve been saving for a rainy day.

Completed 2023
The Walking Dead Compendium Four by Robert Kirkman Revival by Stephen King The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) by Bernard Cornwell Red Country by Joe Abercrombie Heavy Duty Days and Nights in Judas Priest by K.K. Downing A Time of Dread (Of Blood and Bone, #1) by John Gwynne Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie Caliban's War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1) by Joe Abercrombie The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie Abaddon's Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey
April: April Showers….
April's Challenge: read the amazing books you’ve been saving for a rainy day.

Completed 2024
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry Elevation by Stephen King
April - Award Winners
April's Challenge: Goodreads Choice, Hugo, etc.

TBR:
The Outsider by Stephen King Bloody Rose (The Band, #2) by Nicholas Eames Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) by Steven Erikson


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments MAY - May the 4th be with You (Scifi Month)
*Note: Category changed for 2024

Completed 2022
Another Kind of Eden (Holland Family Saga, #3) by James Lee Burke Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4) by James Lee Burke The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley Darkmage (The Rhenwars Saga, #1) by M.L. Spencer An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) by Michael R. Fletcher Skallagrim – In The Vales Of Pagarna by Stephen R. Babb Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4) by Rob J. Hayes Death's Beating Heart (The War Eternal, #5) by Rob J. Hayes Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) by John Gwynne Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) by John Gwynne Ruin (The Faithful and the Fallen, #3) by John Gwynne Wrath (The Faithful and the Fallen, #4) by John Gwynne
May: …Bring May Flowers
May's Challenge: read books with beautiful/appealing covers.

Completed 2023
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson Book of Sith Secrets from the Dark Side by Daniel Wallace The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1) by Mark Lawrence Starter Villain by John Scalzi A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1) by Joe Abercrombie The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie Caliban's War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey Abaddon's Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey
May: …Bring May Flowers
May's Challenge: read books with beautiful/appealing covers.

Completed 2024
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi Gwendy's Final Task (The Button Box, #3) by Stephen King
May: May the 4th be with You
May's Challenge: (Scifi Month)

TBR:
The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) by John Scalzi The Last Colony (Old Man's War, #3) by John Scalzi Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4) by John Scalzi The Human Division (Old Man's War, #5) by John Scalzi The End of All Things (Old Man's War, #6) by John Scalzi Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments June: Series Love

June's Challenge: make progress on/finish as many series as you can this month.

Completed 2022
Savage Season (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, #1) by Joe R. Lansdale Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4) by James Lee Burke The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1-3) by Steven Erikson Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4) by Rob J. Hayes Death's Beating Heart (The War Eternal, #5) by Rob J. Hayes An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) by Michael R. Fletcher Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) by John Gwynne Ruin (The Faithful and the Fallen, #3) by John Gwynne Wrath (The Faithful and the Fallen, #4) by John Gwynne The Emperor's Soul (The Cosmere) by Brandon Sanderson Scorch (The Burdens of Beasts, #1) by Jesse Teller Soulsmith (Cradle, #2) by Will Wight

Completed 2023
The Walking Dead Compendium Four by Robert Kirkman Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson Tiassa (Vlad Taltos, #13) by Steven Brust Book of Sith Secrets from the Dark Side by Daniel Wallace Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos, #16) by Steven Brust The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) by Bernard Cornwell City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow Red Country by Joe Abercrombie Wards of Faerie (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #1) by Terry Brooks A Time of Dread (Of Blood and Bone, #1) by John Gwynne Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1) by Joe Abercrombie A Time of Blood (Of Blood and Bone, #2) by John Gwynne A Time of Courage (Of Blood and Bone, #3) by John Gwynne Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey Sunreach (Skyward, #2.1) by Brandon Sanderson ReDawn (Skyward, #2.2) by Brandon Sanderson Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson Skyward Flight The Collection Sunreach / ReDawn / Evershore by Brandon Sanderson Cytonic (Skyward, #3) by Brandon Sanderson Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson Kitty in the Underworld (Kitty Norville, #12) by Carrie Vaughn

Completed 2024
The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard Swan Bloodfire Quest (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #2) by Terry Brooks The Great Change (and Other Lies) by Joe Abercrombie The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard Swan Redemption (Infinity Blade, #2) by Brandon Sanderson Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2) by Richard Chizmar Gwendy's Final Task (The Button Box, #3) by Stephen King Pyramids (Discworld, #7) by Terry Pratchett White Sand, Volume 2 (White Sand, #2) by Brandon Sanderson White Sand, Volume 3 (White Sand, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

TBR:
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) by Steven Erikson Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson The Sunlit Man (The Stormlight Archive, #4.5) by Brandon Sanderson The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7) by Brandon Sanderson Witch Wraith (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #3) by Terry Brooks Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) by Jay Kristoff City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon Sanderson Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5) by Brandon Sanderson Among Wolves (Shepherd and Fox Thrillers Book 2) by Brian Christopher Shea


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments July: Ebook Extravaganza!

July's Challenge: Clean out your ereader!

Note: Bottom row on each year are review copies/eARC's

Completed 2022
The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles, #2) by H.L.Tinsley Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1) by Katherine Kurtz Darkmage (The Rhenwars Saga, #1) by M.L. Spencer Scorch (The Burdens of Beasts, #1) by Jesse Teller Unsouled (Cradle, #1) by Will Wight Soulsmith (Cradle, #2) by Will Wight Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) by John Gwynne
City on Fire (Danny Ryan, #1) by Don Winslow Another Kind of Eden (Holland Family Saga, #3) by James Lee Burke Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4) by James Lee Burke Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal, #4) by Rob J. Hayes An End to Sorrow (The Obsidian Path, #3) by Michael R. Fletcher Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree The Night and the Music by Lawrence Block A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky

Completed 2023
The Cowboy and the Cossack by Clair Huffaker Both Eyes Open by David Farland This Long Vigil by Rhett C. Bruno Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) by Brian McClellan The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) by Bernard Cornwell Wards of Faerie (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #1) by Terry Brooks The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5) by Jim Butcher A Time of Dread (Of Blood and Bone, #1) by John Gwynne A Sign of the Times by Joe Hill Sunreach (Skyward, #2.1) by Brandon Sanderson Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson
Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft--Orphan of Agony Isle (D&D Ravenloft) by Casey Gilly The Donut Legion by Joe R. Lansdale Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos, #16) by Steven Brust Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1) by Mark Lawrence Starter Villain by John Scalzi Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard Swan

Completed 2024
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff The Great Change (and Other Lies) by Joe Abercrombie Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles, #1) by Margaret Weis Pyramids (Discworld, #7) by Terry Pratchett Shepherd and The Fox (Shepherd and Fox, #1) by Brian Christopher Shea White Sand, Volume 1 (White Sand, #1) by Brandon Sanderson White Sand, Volume 2 (White Sand, #2) by Brandon Sanderson White Sand, Volume 3 (White Sand, #3) by Brandon Sanderson Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles, #3) by Margaret Weis Dragonlance Chronicles Vol. 1 Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Andrew Dabb Dragonlance Chronicles Vol. 2 Dragons of Winter Night by Andrew Dabb
Things Get Ugly The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale Unbound II New Tales By Masters of Fantasy by Shawn Speakman The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard Swan The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard Swan The Hallows by H.L.Tinsley How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler

TBR:
The King Must Fall by Adrian Collins Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski Seeds of Revenge (Garden of Infamy, #1) by Jesse Teller Seeds of Tarako (Garden of Infamy, #2) by Jesse Teller Beacon (Nation of Five, #1) by Jesse Teller Dragon Mage (Rivenworld, #1) by M.L. Spencer Dragons of Summer Flame (Dragonlance Chronicles #4 - Dragonlance The New Generation, #2) by Margaret Weis The Ill-Made Knight (Chivalry, #1) by Christian Cameron

Review ebook copies:
A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor Against All Gods (The Age of Bronze, #1) by Miles Cameron Kagen the Damned (Kagen the Damned, #1) by Jonathan Maberry Age of Ash (Kithamar, #1) by Daniel Abraham Slaying the Dragon A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs Upgrade by Blake Crouch The Curator by Owen King Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2) by Jay Kristoff


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Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments August: Audiobook August!

August's Challenge: clean out your audiobook collection and get it ready for some cosy seasonal listening


Note: Bottom row on each year are review copies/ARC's

Completed 2022
What Does This Button Do? An Autobiography by Bruce Dickinson Skyward (Skyward, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Valor (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2) by John Gwynne Ruin (The Faithful and the Fallen, #3) by John Gwynne Wrath (The Faithful and the Fallen, #4) by John Gwynne City on Fire (Danny Ryan, #1) by Don Winslow The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1) by Jack Carr Another Kind of Eden (Holland Family Saga, #3) by James Lee Burke Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4) by James Lee Burke Savage Season (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, #1) by Joe R. Lansdale Impact Winter (Impact Winter #1) by Travis Beacham A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky The Night and the Music by Lawrence Block The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

DNF (but cleaned off)
A Blade Through Time A Grimdark Progression Fantasy (Desolada Book 1) by Louis Kalman The Starless Crown (Moon Fall, #1) by James Rollins

Completed 2023
This Long Vigil by Rhett C. Bruno Empire of Silence (Sun Eater, #1) by Christopher Ruocchio In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) by Brian McClellan The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) by Bernard Cornwell Red Country (First Law World, #6) by Joe Abercrombie Heavy Duty Days and Nights in Judas Priest by K.K. Downing Into the Void From Birth to Black Sabbath--And Beyond by Geezer Butler A Time of Dread (of Blood and Bone) by John Gwynne Sharp Ends Stories from the World of the First Law (First Law World #7) by Joe Abercrombie How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1) by James S.A. Corey A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1) by Joe Abercrombie A Time of Blood (Of Blood and Bone, #2) by John Gwynne Baron Steele by Rhett C. Bruno All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells A Time of Courage (Of Blood and Bone #3) by John Gwynne The Trouble with Peace (Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3) by Joe Abercrombie Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson Cytonic (Skyward, #3) by Brandon Sanderson Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson Kitty in the Underworld (Kitty Norville, #12) by Carrie Vaughn
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall The Angel Maker by Alex North Biography of a Phantom A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey by Robert Mack McCormick Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly City of Dreams (City, #2) by Don Winslow Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree

DNF (but cleaned off)
Spring's Arcana (The Dead God's Heart #1) by Lilith Saintcrow

Completed 2024
Way of the Lawless (Unabridged Start Classics) by Max Brand Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff World in My Eyes The Autobiography by Richard Blade Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove #1) by Larry McMurtry Infinity Blade Awakening by Brandon Sanderson Infinity Blade Redemption (The Infinity Blade Series) by Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) by Brandon Sanderson
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall Entrances and Exits by Michael Richards

TBR:
The Sandman Act II by Dirk Maggs The Sandman Act III by Dirk Maggs The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7) by Brandon Sanderson Dark One Forgotten by Brandon Sanderson Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Firefight (Reckoners, #2) by Brandon Sanderson Calamity (Reckoners, #3) by Brandon Sanderson Lux (Texas Reckoners, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Dead Moon (Threshold, #3) by Peter Clines Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2) by Travis Beacham Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) by Brandon Sanderson


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Dec 21, 2021 05:56AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments September - the month of Stand-Alones

September's Challenge: focus on stand alone this month and see how many you can read.

Completed 2022
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree

Completed 2023
The Cowboy and the Cossack by Clair Huffaker What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall Fairy Tale by Stephen King Revival by Stephen King The Angel Maker by Alex North The Donut Legion by Joe R. Lansdale Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Completed 2024
Way of the Lawless (Unabridged Start Classics) by Max Brand No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall The Hallows by H.L.Tinsley Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King Billy Summers by Stephen King

TBR:
Later by Stephen King Joyland by Stephen King The Colorado Kid (Hard Case Crime, 013-I) by Stephen King The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projects, #2) by Brandon Sanderson


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Dec 21, 2021 05:56AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments OCT - Spooktober (Spooky Halloween Reads)
*Note: Category changed for 2024

Completed 2022
What Does This Button Do? An Autobiography by Bruce Dickinson Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1-3) by Steven Erikson
October - Own It October!
October's Challenge: focus on reading books you already own.

Completed 2023
The Walking Dead Compendium Four by Robert Kirkman Fairy Tale by Stephen King Revival by Stephen King Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson Tiassa (Vlad Taltos, #13) by Steven Brust City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow Red Country by Joe Abercrombie Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1) by Joe Abercrombie Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey Skyward Flight The Collection Sunreach / ReDawn / Evershore by Brandon Sanderson Kitty in the Underworld (Kitty Norville, #12) by Carrie Vaughn

October - Own It October!
October's Challenge: focus on reading books you already own.

Completed 2024
October - Spooktober
October's Challenge: Spooky Halloween Reads
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff You Like It Darker by Stephen King Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box, #1) by Stephen King Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2) by Richard Chizmar Gwendy's Final Task (The Button Box, #3) by Stephen King Elevation by Stephen King The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King

TBR:
The Outsider by Stephen King If It Bleeds by Stephen King Holly by Stephen King Billy Summers by Stephen King Later by Stephen King Joyland by Stephen King The Colorado Kid (Hard Case Crime, 013-I) by Stephen King Strange Weather Four Short Novels by Joe Hill Full Throttle by Joe Hill Agyar by Steven Brust


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Dec 21, 2021 05:56AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments NOV - Cozy November (Relax with a warm cup of tea!)
*Note: Category changed for 2024

Completed 2022
November - Library Archives
November's Challenge: Challenge: clean up your library wishlist!

Completed 2023
November - Library Archives
November's Challenge: Challenge: clean up your library wishlist!

Completed 2024
November - Cozy November
November's Challenge: Relax with a warm cup of tea!
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles, #1) by Margaret Weis Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance Chronicles, #2) by Margaret Weis Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles, #3) by Margaret Weis

TBR:
Time of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, #1) by Margaret Weis War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, #2) by Margaret Weis Test of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, #3) by Margaret Weis The Second Generation (Dragonlance The Second Generation, #1) by Margaret Weis Dragons of Summer Flame (Dragonlance The Second Generation, #2) by Margaret Weis Phoenix (Vlad Taltos, #5) by Steven Brust Teckla (Vlad Taltos, #3) by Steven Brust


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Dec 21, 2021 05:56AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments DEC - Choose Your Own Adventure (Make Your Own Category)*
#Note: Category changed for 2024

Completed 2022
December - Year of Monthly Challenges Round-out!
December's Challenge: make progress on any of our monthly challenges before the year is over.

Completed 2023
December - Year of Monthly Challenges Round-out!
December's Challenge: make progress on any of our monthly challenges before the year is over.

Completed 2024
December - Choose Your Own Adventure (Keep it Real!)
December's Challenge: Make Your Own Category! (Read non-fiction books and/or fiction that has no SFF elements, i.e. Did Happen or Could Have Happened)
Way of the Lawless (Unabridged Start Classics) by Max Brand No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall World In My Eyes by Richard Blade Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry Entrances and Exits by Michael Richards Shepherd and The Fox (Shepherd and Fox, #1) by Brian Christopher Shea Billy Summers by Stephen King

TBR:
My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee Slaying the Dragon A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs The Ill-Made Knight (Chivalry, #1) by Christian Cameron Among Wolves (Shepherd and Fox Thrillers Book 2) by Brian Christopher Shea


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Dec 21, 2021 07:22AM

Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 5178 comments Mod
Let me know what you think of Empire of the Vampire. I've been curious about that one for a while. :)


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Dec 21, 2021 12:43PM

Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller | 7639 comments Mod
The Shadow of the Gods - John Gwynne
The Wisdom of Crowds - Joe Lord Grimdark Abercrombie
Empire of the Vampire - Jay Kristoff

I'll be in touch, lol.


message 16: by Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker (new)
Dec 21, 2021 04:27PM

Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 5178 comments Mod
Ooooh am I right to say I foresee a BR of Empire of the Vampire in 2022?


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Dec 22, 2021 08:28AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments I could see all of the above lol...


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Dec 21, 2023 06:13AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments Thread Updated for 2024...

MAR - Spring Clean Your Collection (Read Physical TBR)
APR - Award Winners (Goodreads Choice, Hugo, etc.)
MAY - May the 4th be with You (Scifi Month)
OCT - Spooktober (Spooky Halloween Reads)
NOV - Cozy November (Relax with a warm cup of tea!)
DEC - Choose Your Own Adventure (Make Your Own Category)*

Great to see these updated/changed monthly categories. Funny thing is that all of the ones that changed were the ones I struggled to complete. Except Own it October, which now shifts to the March category....

For December's Choose Your Own Adventure I have Selected this for my category:

Keep it Real!
December's Challenge: Read non-fiction books and/or fiction that has no SFF elements, i.e. Did Happen or Could Have Happened


message 19: by Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker (new)
Dec 21, 2023 06:19AM

Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 5178 comments Mod
Oooooh I like the nonfiction/realistic fiction idea :)


message 20: by Chris (last edited Dec 21, 2023 06:23AM) (new)
Dec 21, 2023 06:23AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments Jenna wrote: "Oooooh I like the nonfiction/realistic fiction idea :)"

Thanks...I wanted to do Non Fic so I could knock out a lot of the memoirs I have saved up. Most are on audio so could use in August, but then I remembered that I've been wanting to tackle some Hard Case Crime and other noir stuff....And westerns....

Since I'm just easing into this I'll keep 'em all in one category for now......


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Dec 21, 2023 06:28AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments And historical fiction that might not be western lol....

I like your recommended by friends cat too...Lord knows those have inflated my TBR quite a bit


message 22: by Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker (new)
Dec 21, 2023 06:31AM

Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 5178 comments Mod
Smart, then you can use it as a sort of catch-all category for books that are on your TBR but don't fit in the fantasy categories from the other months.


message 23: by Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker (new)
Dec 21, 2023 06:33AM

Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 5178 comments Mod
Chris wrote: "I like your recommended by friends cat too...Lord knows those have inflated my TBR quite a bit"

I'm not sure if I'm going to stick to IRL friends or extend the category to GR friends as well. I don't have many friends outside of GR who are fantasy readers so having this category forces me to expand outside of what I would usually read. :)


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Dec 21, 2023 06:42AM

Chris Haught (haughtc) | 2348 comments Most of mine would be from GR friends too....Except for stuff I probably have on my TBR already


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Dec 21, 2023 08:21AM

Tammie | 5949 comments For mine, I think I'm just going to give myself a break in December. I decided to do that this year too.


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