Chrissie's 2023 reading corner

[Chrissie]

Collected challenges for 2023 (and former years)

2020 ✓ | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | NBRC | Shut Up & Read

✓ Personal Reading Challenge (120/120)
✓ Devour your TBR
* Around the Year in 52 books (50/52)
* 52 Book Club (49/52)
* 12 books & 24 mangas in 12 months (25/36)
✓ Read Harder 2015 (24/24)
* Read Harder 2016 (21/24)
* Read Harder 2017 (22/24)
* Read Harder 2018 (23/24)
* Read Harder 2019 (18/24)
* Read Harder 2020 (21/24)
* Read Harder 2021 (16/24)
* Popsugar (47/50)
✓ Winter Reading Challenge 22/23 (36/36)
✓ January Reading by Number (3/3)
✓ February Flying Purple People Reader (10/10)
✓ March Mapping your Universe (7/3)
✓ April Spell-it-out Twister (5/5)
✓ May Up & Atom (6/4)
✓ June Emoji Pop Culture (10/10)
✓ July Greatest Show on Earth (10/10)
✓ August Artistic Amusement (10/10)
✓ September It's a Long Story (5/5)
✓ October Where Dreams come True (5/5)
✓ November Originals in Translation (7/7)
✓ December Advent Challenge (27/27)
✓ Quarterly 1 - For all Humankind (15/5)
* Quarterly 2 - All the Feels (30/17)
✓ Quarterly 3 - Terra Incognita (13/13)
✓ Quarterly 4 - Where No One has gone Before (25/25)
✓ A-Z Locations (26/26)
X Bibliopoly (8/40) discontinued
✓ Bookworms take Shelfies (31/31)
✓ Clear the Shelves (30/30)
✓ Genre Bingo (5/5)
✓ I Spy (25/25)
X Let's turn Pages (34,455/40,000) discontinued
X Magical Mystery Tour (21/50) discontinued
✓ Piled High (30/30)
✓ Serial Reader (53/38)
✓ To Boldly Go (23/22)
✓ United in Reading (18/17)
✓ Shut Up & Read A-Z Character (26/26)
✓ Shut Up & Read Goodreads Choice Awards Reading (10/10)
* Shut Up & Read Escape your Reading Slump (23/25)
✓ Shut Up & Read Ocean Challenge (40/40)
✓ Shut Up & Read Dinosaur Spell it Out (24/24)
✓ Shut Up & Read January New Years Resolutions (9/9)
✓ TRCG Monthly Genre Challenge (36/36)
✓ Fantasy Faire (15/15)
✓ Down with History (15/15)
✓ Mt TBR (50/50)
✓ Featherweight (15/15)
✓ Chunksters (10/10)
✓ Doorstopper (10/10)
* Decade Challenge (18/23 +2)
✓ Rainbow Challenge (12/12)
✓ ATY January Read-a-Thon (5/5)
✓ Shut Up & Read April Moana Challenge (7/7)
✓ Shut Up & Read May Breakfast Club Challenge (10/10)
✓ Shut Up & Read June Beach Challenge (5/5)
✓ Shut Up & Read September Talk like a Pirate (5/5)
✓ Shut Up & Read October Paranormal Challenge (10/2)
✓ Perks of Being a Book Addict UNO Mini - Build Your Own Home (40/40)
✓ Perks of Being a Book Addict UNO Mini Mystery Game (35/35)
✓ Perks of Being a Book Addcit UNO Mini Housewarming Party (34/34)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/26

Personal Reading Challenge

Progress: 120/120

Finished:


DNF:

[Chrissie]

Devour your TBR 2023

[Jumpstart January] ✓


[Fluffy February] ✓


[Culture Cruise March] ✓


[April Showers] ✓



[Mayday! Mayday!] ✓


[Pride Parade June] ✓
(DNF)

[Jumbo July] ✓


[Accessibility August] ✓


[Sword & Shield September] ✓


[Ominous October] ✓


[Remember November] ✓


[December Dash] ✓
[torrent 2]

[Chrissie]

Around the Year 2023

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y ✓
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 ✓
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list (A book from a genre that inspired, or rekindled, your love of reading) ✓
4. A book with an interracial relationship ✓
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover ✓

6. A book where books are important ✓
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title ✓
8. An author's debut book ✓
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W ✓

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" (Angel's supposed to be the innocent one) ✓
11. A book about a person/character with a disability ✓
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies ✓
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover ✓

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake ✓
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 (ancient Greece) ✓
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 (19th century) ✓
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 (20th century) ✓

18. A book related to science ✓
19. A book related to the arts ✓
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel ✓
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author ✓
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover ✓

23. A book with a body of water in the title ✓
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy ✓
25. A book with a tropical setting ✓
26. A book related to pride ✓

27. A book by an author from continental Europe ✓
28. A book that is dark ✓
29. A book that is light ✓
30. A book related to a chess piece ✓
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com (Oscar Wilde) ✓

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature ✓
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 ✓
34. A novella ✓
35. A book with a school subject in the title ✓

36. A book that has been translated from another language ✓
37. A book with the theme of returning home ✓
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover ✓
39. A western (ebook)

40. A book with a full name in the title ✓
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter ✓
43. A book that involves a murder ✓
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal ✓

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books ✓
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe ✓
47. A book related to a geometric shape ✓
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story ✓

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 ✓
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (A book from a genre that inspired, or rekindled, your love of reading) ✓
51. A book published in 2023 ✓
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title ✓

[Chrissie]

The 52 Book Club Challenge msg #7

1. A Book With A Subtitle ✓
2. Featuring An Inheritance ✓
3. Title Starting With The Letter "G" ✓
4. Title Starting With The Letter "H" ✓
5. Title Starting With The Letter "I" ✓
6. Under 200 Pages ✓
7. A City Or Country Name In The Title ✓
8. Dystopian Fiction ✓
9. A Book With A Dedication ✓
10. Takes Place During The Roaring Twenties ✓
11. A Book About Secrets ✓
12. High Fantasy ✓
13. Published Posthumously ✓
14. A Survival Story ✓
15. Set In Australia
16. Featuring One Of The "Seven Deadly Sins" (lust) ✓
17. By A Caribbean Author
18. Set During A War Other Than WWI Or WWII ✓
19. Typographic Cover ✓
20. A Book About Siblings ✓
21. A Second-Hand Book ✓
22. A Body-Positive Message ✓
23. An Alliterative Title ✓
24. Nordic Noir ✓
25. A Fashionable Character ✓
26. Has An Epilogue ✓
27. Newbery Medal Winner (nominee) ✓
28. Includes A Funeral ✓
29. Sends You Down A Rabbit Hole (finding out characters being named after his sons) ✓
30. An Author with A Same Name as You ✓
31. Set In A Workplace ✓
32. Published By Macmillan ✓
33. A Banned Book ✓
34. Featuring Mythology ✓
35. A Book You Meant to Read Last Year ✓
36. Chapters Have Cliffhangers ✓
37. Written In Present Tense ✓
38. An Enemies-To-Lovers Plot ✓
39. Final Book In A Series ✓
40. Written By A Comedian ✓
41. A Character Who Is A Refugee ✓
42. Time In The Title ✓
43. A Book Everyone Has Read ✓
44. A Contemporary Setting ✓
45. First Word In The Book Is "The" ✓
46. Script Font On The Spine ✓
47. Set In The City Of Dublin ✓
48. A Book By Octavia E. Butler
49. Books On The Cover ✓
50. Related To The Word "Murder" ✓
51. Doesn’t Fit Any of The Other 51 Prompts ✓
52. Published In 2023 ✓

[Chrissie]

12 books & 24 mangas in 12 months

January: ✓ & ✓ ✓
February: & ✓ ✓
March: & ✓ ✓
April: & ✓ ✓
May: & ✓
June: ✓ & ✓ ✓
July: & ✓ ✓
August: & ✓ ✓
September: & ✓
October: ✓ & ✓ ✓
November: & ✓ ✓
December: & ✓ ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2025/03/21

Read Harder 2015
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 ✓
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 ✓
3. A collection of short stories ✓
4. A book published by an indie press ✓
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ ✓
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own ✓
7. A book that takes place in Asia ✓
8. A book by an author from Africa ✓
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.) (fictional fantasy culture) ✓
10. A microhistory ✓
11. A YA novel ✓
12. A sci-fi novel ✓
13. A romance novel ✓
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade ✓
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story ✓
16. An audiobook ✓
17. A collection of poetry ✓
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you ✓
19. A book that was originally published in another language ✓
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind ✓
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure ✓
22. A book published before 1850 ✓
23. A book published this year (2015) (originally) ✓
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement) ✓

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2016
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. Read a horror book ✓
2. Read a nonfiction book about science ✓
3. Read a collection of essays ✓
4. Read a book out loud to someone else ✓
5. Read a middle grade novel ✓
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography) ✓
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel ✓
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born ✓
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award (nominee) ✓
10. Read a book over 500 pages long ✓
11. Read a book under 100 pages ✓
12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender ✓
13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East [1001 Nacht]
14. Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia ✓
15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900 ✓
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color ✓
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years (2019) ✓
18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better. (in their own ways I like both) ✓
19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes (can't I just do a fiction instead? I really don't fancy it tbh)
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction) ✓
21. Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction) ✓
22. Read a food memoir .-.
23. Read a play ✓
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness (depression) ✓

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2017
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. Read a book about sports ✓
2. Read a debut novel ✓
3. Read a book about books ✓
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative ✓
6. Read an all-ages comic/manga ✓
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950 ✓
8. Read a travel memoir ✓
9. Read a book you’ve read before ✓
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location ✓
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location ✓
12. Read a fantasy novel ✓
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology ✓
14. Read a book about war ✓
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+ ✓
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country ✓
17. Read a classic by an author of color ✓
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead ✓
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey ✓
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel ✓
21. Read a book published by a micropress ✓
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman ✓
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love .-.
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color ✓

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2018
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. A book published posthumously ✓
2. A book of true crime ✓
3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) ✓
4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person ✓
5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) ✓
6. A book about nature ✓
7. A western (ebook)
8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color ✓
9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature ✓
10. A romance novel by or about a person of color ✓
11. A children’s classic published before 1980 (originally 1939) ✓
12. A celebrity memoir ✓
13. An Oprah Book Club selection ✓
14. A book of social science ✓
15. A one-sitting book ✓
16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series ✓
17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author ✓
18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image ✓
19. A book of genre fiction in translation ✓
20. A book with a cover you hate ✓
21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author ✓
22. An essay anthology ✓
23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 ✓
24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) ✓

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2019
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. An epistolary novel or collection of letters ✓
2. An alternate history novel ✓
3. A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018 (lambda literary award nominee) ✓
4. A humor book ✓
5. A book by a journalist or about journalism ✓
6. A book by an AOC set in or about space
7. An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America
8. An #ownvoices book set in Oceania
9. A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads ✓
10. A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman ✓
11. A book of manga ✓
12. A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character ✓
13. A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse ✓
14. A cozy mystery ✓
15. A book of mythology or folklore ✓
16. An historical romance by an AOC (probably james baldwin)
17. A business book ✓
18. A novel by a trans or nonbinary author ✓
19. A book of nonviolent true crime ✓
20. A book written in prison
21. A comic by an LGBTQIA creator ✓
22. A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009 ✓
23. A self-published book ✓
24. A collection of poetry published since 2014

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2020
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. Read a YA nonfiction book ✓
2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color ✓
3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman ✓
4. Read a graphic memoir ✓
5. Read a book about a natural disaster
6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author ✓
7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII ✓
8. Read an audiobook of poetry
9. Read the LAST book in a series ✓
10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting ✓
11. Read a debut novel by a queer author ✓
12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own ✓
13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before ✓
14. Read a romance starring a single parent ✓
15. Read a book about climate change ✓
16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman ✓
17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) ✓
18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
19. Read a book by or about a refugee ✓
20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK (spain) ✓
21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) ✓
22. Read a horror book published by an indie press ✓
23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) ✓
24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author ✓

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2021
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism
3. Read a non-European novel in translation ✓
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book ✓
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author ✓
6. Read a fanfic (in a way it is) ✓
7. Read a fat-positive romance ✓
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author ✓
9. Read a middle grade mystery ✓
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like ✓
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada ✓
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author
16. Read an own voices book about disability ✓
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain ✓
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader ✓
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist ✓
20. Read a book of nature poems
21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
22. Read a book set in the Midwest ✓
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness (anxiety) ✓
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die ✓

[Chrissie]

Popsugar 2023 msg #75

1 A book you meant to read in 2022 ✓
2 A book you bought from an independent bookstore ✓
3 A book about a vacation ✓
4 A book by a first-time author ✓
5 A book with mythical creatures ✓
6 A book about a forbidden romance ✓
7 A book with "Girl" in the title ✓
8 A celebrity memoir ✓
9 A book with a color in the title ✓
10 A romance with a fat lead ✓
11 A book about or set in Hollywood ✓
12 A book published in spring 2023 ✓
13 A book published the year you were born ✓
14 A modern retelling of a classic ✓
15 A book with a song lyric as its title ✓
16 A book where the main character's name is in the title ✓
17 A book with a love triangle ✓
18 A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022 ✓
19 A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge (2015 more than 100 years old) ✓
20 A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023 ✓
21 A book set in the decade you were born ✓
22 A book with a queer lead ✓
23 A book with a map ✓
24 A book with a rabbit on the cover ✓
25 A book with just text on the cover ✓
26 The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list ✓
27 A #BookTok recommendation ✓
28 A book you bought secondhand ✓
29 A book your friend recommended ✓
30 A book that's on a celebrity book-club list (Reese Witherspoon) ✓
31 A book about a family ✓
32 A book that comes out in the second half of 2023 ✓
33 A book about an athlete/sport ✓
34 A historical-fiction book ✓
35 A book about divorce ✓
36 A book you think your best friend would like ✓
37 A book you should have read in high school ✓
38 A book you read more than 10 years ago ✓
39 A book you wish you could read for the first time again ✓
40 A book by an author with the same initials as you
41 A book written during NaNoWriMo
42 A book based on a popular movie ✓
43 A book that takes place entirely in one day ✓
44 A book that was self-published ✓
45 A book that started out as fan fiction
46 A book with a pet character ✓
47 A book about a holiday that's not Christmas ✓ (fictional local feast)
48 A book that features two languages ✓
49 The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list ✓
50 A book with alliteration in the title ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/08/28

Winter Reading Challenge 22/23

DECEMBER

1. Winter
a. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in WINTER (you can use or ignore a, an or the) ✓
b. Read a book with snow, snowflakes or a snowman on the cover OR a book with a person wearing winter clothing (scarf, hat, warm coat etc) on the cover. ✓
c. Read a book that is between 89 and 128 pages long (you can ignore the 100 page requirement for this task). ✓

2. December birthdays: Jane Austen
a. Read a book written by a female author. ✓
b. Read a novel set in the 19th century. ✓
c. Read a romance novel. ✓

3. The Holidays
a. Read a book related to a holiday that happens in December. (New Year's Eve) ✓
b. Read a book that has one of the gifts referred to in The Twelve Days of Christmas shown on its cover (lady) ✓
c. Read a book that features a family gathering. ✓

4. Winter sports: yukigassen.
a. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in YUKIGASSEN. ✓
b. Read a book in a series that is at least 7 books long ✓
c. Read a book set in a country where yukigassen is played (Norway). ✓

JANUARY

1. Happy New Year!
a. Read a book by an author who is new to you. ✓
b. Read a book from a genre that is new to you (you can use a sub-genre, eg urban fantasy, historical romance, etc if you already read books from most genres). (new adult) ✓
c. Read a book in which all the words in the title have the same number of letters (eg The Bat, Ninth House, The Old Man and the Sea). ✓

2. January birthdays: Haruki Murakami
a. Read a book set in Japan. ✓
b. Read a book that features a cat in some way. ✓
c. Read a magical realism novel. ✓

3. New Year Resolutions
a. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS (the title must be at leat three words long for this option) ✓
b. Read a book that looks into the past (historical fiction, history, etc) or a book that looks into the future (science fiction, fantasy, etc). ✓
c. Read a book that will help you keep one of your New Year resolutions OR if you don’t make resolutions then read a book related to one of the top ten New Years resolutions. Tell us what your resolution is when recording this task as completed. (stop smoking) ✓

4. Winter sports: bobsleigh
a. Read a book set mostly in a location that begins with a letter in SWITZERLAND. ✓
b. Read a book in which a conflict between characters is a major part of the plot. Tell us what the conflict was (using spoiler tags if necessary) when recording the task as completed. ✓ (lovestory between a werewolf and human belonging to a mafia group fighting said werewolves)
c. Read a book that is fast-paced. ✓

FEBRUARY

1. Valentine’s Day
a. Read a book with Romance listed as one of the top five genres on its Goodreads page. ✓
b. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in VALENTINE’S DAY. ✓
c. Read a book written in or set in the Medieval period (usually defined as the 5th to 15th centuries). ✓

2. February birthdays: Laura Ingalls Wilder
a. Read a book set in the American midwest. ✓
b. Read a novel that features the wilderness. ✓
c. Read a coming of age story. ✓

3. Winter sports: Ski jumping
a. Read a book that is at least 253 pages long. ✓
b. Read a book published in a year in which the Winter Olympics took place (2014) ✓
c. Read a book where the plot “jumps” about (a non-linear narrative as it’s normally called). ✓

4. The Shortest Month of the Year
a. Read a literary fiction novel. ✓
b. Read a book that features a ghost. ✓
c. Read a book that starts with a letter in the word SHORT. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/03

January Reading by Number msg #3

9 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ✓
27 - Carrie by Stephen King ✓
159 - Der Schöne und der Nerd by Kousaka Akiho ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/09/21

February Flying Purple People Reader msg #9

1. February's birthstone is amethyst which is a purple quartz.
Read a book published in or set in February. ✓

2. Before modern times, purple was a very costly dye and so became associated with wealth and royalty.
Read a book featuring an extremely wealthy and/or royal character. ✓

3. Purple is often liked by creative or eccentric people.
Read a book featuring an artist/actor/musician or someone who is very eccentric. ✓

4. Purple is often associated with mystery.
Read a mystery or a book about something mystical. ✓

5. Purple is the most common favourite colour of adolescent girls.
Read a young adult book. ✓

6. The American military has a Purple Heart award.
Read a book featuring a hero or a military person. ✓

7. Purple Rain is a 1984 American film about rock music and Deep Purple is a rock band formed in 1968 during the flower child era.
Read a book featuring music or a musician/band/orchestra set or written in the 1960s or 1980s. ✓

8. The Color Purple is a prize winning American book by Alice Walker.
Read a book by an author of colour. ✓

9. Porphyrophobia is the fear of purple.
Read a scary book or a book set during a crisis. ✓

10. Both the Irish name Corcoran and the Portuguese name Purpura mean purple.
Read a book by an Irish or Portuguese author. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/05/24

March Mapping your Universe msg #5

Progress: 7/3

Victorian England:

Greek Mythology:
anything Japanese:


other:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/20

April Spell it Out Twister msg #18

For this challenge, choose an animal or organism and spell-it-out. The twist? Your last book needs to spell it out, but also either takes place in the animal's preferred habitat or has something on the cover that reflects the preferred habitat.

you can spell it out with titles/authors names or titles in the book

S - Stone Blind – Der Blick der Medusa by Natalie Haynes ✓
L - Lichte Tage by Sarah Winman ✓
O - Orwell Collection: Animal Farm & 1984 by George Orwell ✓
T - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh ✓
H - by Furudate Haruichi ✓
(tropical rainforest)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/05/24

May Up & Atom msg #8



Progress: 6/4

Finished:
V (Vanadium) - Verstand und Gefühl by Jane Austen
La (Lanthanum) - Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
No (Nobelium) - No God in Eden 01 by Ichinose Yuma
Re (Rhenium) - Barefoot Angel by Nonomiya Ito
Ca (Calcium) - Caligula's Love by Michinoku Atami
He (Helium) - Wolfsgrau und geheimnisvoll by Suehiro Machi

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/31

June Emoji Pop Culture msg #17

Progress: 10/10

🤖 1. Read a book featuring a non-human character. ✓

🐳 2. Read a classic. ✓

🎼 3. Read a book first published in 2016. ✓

🎨 4. Read a book about an artist. ✓

😍 5. Read a book involving a festival. ✓

🏯 6. Read a book set in Japan. ✓

😊 7. Read a book first published in Spring. ✓

🎬 8. Read a book with a character who shares a first name or surname with T. J. Miller. (Efron Miller) ✓

🤰 9. Read a book about women. ✓

💖 10. Read a book first published in 2023. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/02

July Greatest Show on Earth msg #5

Progress: 10/4

🤸🏽‍♂️ 1. Acrobats/Aerialists: Read an adventure book. ✓
🐘 2. Animals: Read a book with a typical circus animal (snake) on the cover. ✓
🎪 3. Big Top: Read a book with a red and white cover. ✓
🤡 4. Clowns: Read a book involving someone in disguise. ✓
🔥 5. Fire Eating: Read a book with a drink on the cover. ✓
🤹 6. Juggling: Read a book with a juggler's prop on the cover (orange) ✓
🔪 7. Knife Throwing: Read a thriller. ✓
🦁 8. Lion Tamer: Read a book involving someone in a dangerous situation or activity. ✓
🃏 9. Magician: Read a book involving any kind of illusion. ✓
🎩 10. Ringmaster: Read a book with formal attire on the cover. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/28

August Artistic Amusement msg #10

Progress: 10/3

1. Calliope is the Muse of eloquence and epic poetry. Read a book with a writing instrument on the cover. ✓
2. Clio is the Muse of history. Read a classic/historical fiction. ✓
3. Euterpe is the Muse of music. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover. ✓
4. Thalia is the Muse of comedy. Read a comedy. ✓
5. Melpomene is the Muse of tragedy. Read a tragedy. ✓
6. Terpsicore is the Muse of dance. Read a book involving dancing. ✓
7. Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry. Read a romance book. ✓
8. Polyhymnia is the Muse of hymns and sacred poetry. Read a book about something sacred/religious. ✓
9. Urania is the Muse of astronomy and stars. Read a book with stars on the cover. ✓
10. The Muses can refer to one's artistic inspiration, and Muse is implicit in words and phrases such as amuse, music, musing upon, and museum. Read a book with the letters M*U*S*E*A*R*T in the title + author’s name. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished:2024/08/03

September It's a Long Story msg #13

Progress: 5/5

350+ pages:
(19hours = 600+) (539) (432) (1216) (1280)

other:
(106) (53) (194) (160) (226) (128) (1:11) (1:10) (184) (331)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/13

October Where Dreams come True msg #13

Progress: 5/5

Mulan: Dragon on cover. ✓

Aurora/Sleeping Beauty: A book set in Europe. ✓

Belle: A book with a character who loves reading. Books on cover. ✓

Arielle: Merfolk in title. ✓

Merida: A book published in 2012. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/11/30

November Originals in Translation msg #7

this open challenge involves reading books originally written in languages other than your native tongue

Progress: 7/7

finished:
Der Zauberer der Smaragdenstadt (russian)
Das Museum der Stille (japanese)
Dick Fight Island 02 (japanese)
となりの男【電子特典付き】 (あすかコミックスCL-DX) Tonari no Otoko (japanese)
Kabukicho Bad Trip Vol. 1 (japanese)
Heartstopper: Volume Five (english)
Was wir nie verzeihen: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 3) (finnish)

not counting:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/12/21

December Advent Challenge msg #21

Starting on Dec. 1: Split a novel into 24 chunks and portion your reading so that you read the last chunk on Dec. 24.

Catching Fire 27/27 ✓

01.12. - Chapter 1
02.12. - Chapter 2 & 3
04.12. - Chapter 4
05.12. - Chapter 5 & 6
06.12. - Chapter 7
07.12. - Chapter 8
08.12. - Chapter 9 & 10
11.12. - Chapter 11 & 12
12.12. - Chapter 13 & 14
13.12. - Chapter 15 & 16
14.12. - Chapter 17 & 18
19.12. - Chapter 19 & 20
20.12. - Chapter 21 & 22
21.12. - Chapter 23 - 27

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/02/19

Quarterly 1 - For all Humankind msg #11

January 1 - March 31
Progress: 15/5

1. 1902 - Le Voyage dans la Lune, the first space movie: Read a book set in the 20th century ✓

2. 1961 - Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space: Read a book involving Russian history ✓

3. 1963 - Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space: Read a book with a female character breaking barriers or a book about gender issues ✓

4. 1966 - first full-earth photo from moon's orbit: Read a book featuring photography ✓

5. 1969 - first person on the moon: Read a book with the moon on the cover ✓

6. 1976 - Viking I is first to successfully land on Mars: Read a book with a ship on the cover ✓

7. 1980 - Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, first person of color in space: Read a book written by a BIPOC author ✓

8. 1984 - Bruce McCandless, first untethered space walk: Read a book where a character is alone ✓

9. 1990 - Hubble, first space telescope: Read a science fiction book ✓

10. 2000 - first international space station crew: Read a book written by an author from a country different from where you are from ✓

11. 2001 - Dennis Tito, first space tourist: Read a book set during a vacation or a book about someone with a lot of money ✓

12. 2003 - first marriage in space: Read a book featuring a wedding or a book about marriage ✓

13. 2015 - first successful Pluto mission: Read a book set far away from where you live ✓

14. 2021 - first helicopter on Mars: Read a book with a red cover ✓

15. 2022 - DART, first man-made intentional asteroid impact to change asteroid's motion in space: Read a book where a character changes course. ✓

[Chrissie]

Quarterly 2 - All the Feels msg #11

April 1 - June 30
Progress: 30/17



THE WHEEL OF FEELS
1. Read a book that makes you happy ✓
2. Read a book with a red cover ✓
3. Read a book that scares you ✓
4. Read a book with a yellow cover ✓
5. Read a book by an author you love ✓
6. Read a book with a pink cover ✓
7. Read a book about something that makes you mad ✓
8. Read a book with a purple/indigo cover ✓
9. Read a book that makes you sad ✓
10. Read a book with a blue cover ✓
11. Read a book you’re anxious about
12. Read a book with a green cover ✓
13. Read a book inspired by any word on the red zone of the wheel (hopeful) ✓
14. Read a book inspired by any word on the yellow zone of the wheel (rejected) ✓
15. Read a book inspired by any word on the pink zone of the wheel (accepted) ✓
16. Read a book inspired by any word on the indigo/purple zone of the wheel (digusted) ✓
17. Read a book inspired by any word on the blue zone of the wheel (guilty) ✓
18. Read a book inspired by any word on the green zone of the wheel (overwhelmed) ✓
19. Choose a word on the wheel and spell it with your books titles
A - Alan Turing: Enigma by Anna Revell ✓
C - Das Café ohne Namen by Robert Seethaler ✓
C - Caligula's Love by Michinoku Atami ✓
E - Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus ✓
P - Die Pest by Albert Camus ✓
T - Tod der Königin: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
E - Ein Fremder am Strand by Kii Kanna ✓
D - Der Trost der Schönheit: Eine Suche by Gabriele von Arnim ✓
20. Choose a color zone of the wheel and find in your books the words in it ( max. 2 words per book) - Red
Playful (spielerisch, verspielt, neckisch, scherzhaft) - Dass etwas, das er für so schwerwiegend gehalten hatte, so leichtfertig und spielerisch behandelt wurde - das war beruhigend., p. 325 - Durch das große Feuer by Alice Winn ✓
Confident (zuversichtlich, selbstsicher, überzeugt) - So selbstsicher...!, p. 27, 1st panel - Cupid is Struck by Lightning 2 by Suzumaru Minta ✓
Hopeful (hoffnungsvoll, erwartungsvoll) - "Wollen Sie uns nicht mehr in den Schlund werfen?", fragte Charlotte hoffnungsvoll., p. 125 - Fabula - Das Portal der dreizehn Reiche by Akram El-Bahay ✓
Excited (aufgeregt, begeistert) - Sein Sohn gibt ihm einen feuchten, begeisterten Kuss., p. 70 - Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen by Stephen King ✓
Grateful (dankbar) - Du solltest ihm dankbar sein! Dankbar, verstehst du?, chapter 39 - Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller by Stephan Ludwig ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/11/06

Quartely 3 - Terra Incognita msg #7

July 1 - September 30
Progress: 13/13

1. The Darién Gap: Read a book with vegetation on the cover. ✓

2. Gangkhar Puensum: Read a book set in a sacred place. ✓

3. Sakha: Read a book set during a hot summer. ✓

4. Vale do Javari: Read a book about an unknown civilization. (ajin) ✓

5. Fiordland National Park: Read a book with a body of water on the cover. ✓

6. Son Doong Cave: Read a book about something dark. ✓

7. The Deep Sea: Read a book about any form of marine life. ✓

8. Cape Melville National Park: Read a paranormal book. ✓

9. Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park: Read a book with “island” in the title. ✓

10. Rub’ al Khali: Read a book set in an extremely hot place ✓

11. Namib Desert: Read a book that is part of a series. ✓

12. Patagonia: Read a book set in a mountainous area. ✓

13. Kamchatka: Read a book including thermal springs. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/01/21

Quarterly 4 - Where No One has gone Before msg #7

October 1 - December 31
Progress: 25/25

🔺 new releases

🔺 debuts
🔺 new-to-you authors (aka haven't read before)

🔺 new-to-you genres or subgenres
(scifi thriller)
🔺 new-to-you locations or settings
(pulau yong'unda)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2025/07/17

A-Z Locations msg #27

Boldly Go and visit locations (real and fictional) that fit each letter of the alphabet. You may count the first letter of towns or cities, countries, planets, universes, etc.

26/26

A - Akranes - Verschwiegen ✓
B - Brighton - Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus ✓
C - Chamberlain - Carrie ✓
D - Demon World - Blood Lad 3 ✓
E - Eckstein - Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs ✓
F - Fürstenfelde - Vor dem Fest ✓
G - Germany - Der Inselmann ✓
H - Hastings Forschungsinstitut - Eine Frage der Chemie ✓
I - Ingari - Das wandelnde Schloss ✓
J - Japan - Das Museum der Stille ✓
K - Kassel - Feldpost ✓
L - Lapvona - Lapvona ✓
M - Mariabronn - Narziß und Goldmund ✓
N - Neverland - Peter Pan ✓
O - Oslo - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller ✓
P - Piccadilly - The Decay of Lying ✓
Q - Slaughter Quay - Die Verlorenen ✓
R - Ramsdale - Lolita ✓
S - Switzerland - Das Sanatorium ✓
T - Troy - Ilias ✓
U - United States of America - The First to Die at the End ✓
V - Vancouver - What if we Drown ✓
W - Wien - Das Café ohne Namen ✓
X - TeXas - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ✓
Y - New York City - The Great Gatsby ✓
Z - Zypern - Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen ✓

[Chrissie]

DISCONTINUED 2024/01/02

Bibliopoly msg #58

1. Go: Read a book set on two or more continents. [in 80 tagen um die welt]
2. Purple: Read a book with a wheelbarrow, garden tool or plant on the cover or in the title.
3. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Group Reads. (May) ✓
4. Purple: Read a translated book originally written in a language other than your native tongue.
5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title.
6. Reading Railroad: Read a book from a celebrity book club list, such as Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, etc. [lolita]
7. Blue: Read a book with any type of hat or headwear on the cover or in the title.
8. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest number of ratings. [cari mora]
9. Blue: Read a book with an author or character whose sexual orientation is different from your own.
10. Blue: Read a book with any shade of blue on the cover or in the title.
11. In Jail: Read a banned or challenged book. ✓
12. Pink: Read a book with any type of dog on the cover or in the title. ✓
13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover. [der tanzende oder 5 winter]
14. Pink: Read a book with an author or character whose nationality or birth country is different from your own.
15. Pink: Read a book with any shade of pink on the cover or in the title.
16. Pennsylvania Railroad: Read a book published under an author’s pen name. [middlemarch]
17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel. (ebook)
18. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Readathons. (Which readathon? List one book you read for it.)
19. Orange: Read a book with an author or character whose religious or spiritual beliefs are different from your own.
20. Orange: Read a book with any shade of orange on the cover or in the title.
21. Free Parking: Read a book of your choice. Anything goes!
22. Red: Read a book with a car, truck or bus on the cover, or involving a road trip.
23. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf among the ten oldest or newest additions. ✓
24. Red: Read a book with an author or character whose race or ethnicity is different from your own. ✓
25. Red: Read a book with any shade of red on the cover or in the title.
26. B&O Railroad: Read a book with an author or title beginning with B or O. (Author’s first or last name; title’s first main word. Omit the, and, of, etc.)
27. Yellow: Read a book with a boot or shoe on the cover, or involving foot travel.
28. Yellow: Read a book with an author or character who has a physical disability or impairment, an emotional or mental disorder, or a neurodivergent condition.
29. Water Works: Read a book with any form of water on the cover.
30. Yellow: Read a book with any shade of yellow on the cover or in the title.
31. Go to Jail: Read a crime fiction or true crime book. ✓
32. Green: Read a book with a thimble, sewing or craft implement on the cover or in the title.
33. Green: Read a book with an author or character whose gender is different from your own. ✓
34. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Buddy Reads or TBR Twins. (Which activity? What book did you and your twin/buddies read?)
35. Green: Read a book with any shade of green on the cover or in the title. [geheimnis der dunklen fee]
36. Shortline Railroad: Read a book under 200 pages long.
37. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest average star rating. [maybe catching fire]
38. Dark Blue: Read a book with any type of cat on the cover or in the title. ✓
39. Luxury Tax: Read a book with a gemstone or precious metal on the cover or in the title.
40. Dark Blue: Read a book that won an award. (booker prize)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2025/07/05

Bookworms take Shelfies msg #23

Total: 31/31

An Author: Stephen King 4/4

A Book Genre: Gay Romance 3/3

Book Length: 300 - 500 pages 5/5

Diversity: BIPOC 4/4

A Feeling: Bloodlust 3/3

Heritage & Culture: Ireland 3/3

A Listopia: 100 Children's Books to read in a Lifetime 3/3

A Place: France 3/3

A Time: Alternative History/Dystopian 3/3

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/26

Clear the Shelves msg #13 (owned books before 01.01.2022)

30/30

Physical Books:


Ebooks:


Audiobooks:


Mangas/Graphic Novels:


other:


DNF:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/07/13

Genre Bingo msg #23

5/5



Alternative History
Romance: 3

Poetry
EBook: 1
Schreikind
Thriller: 3
Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller
Das Sanatorium
Thirteen
Horror: 1

Dystopia: 1

Anthology: 2

Mystery: 5
Verschwiegen
Zeitenwechsel
Finsteres Hochland
Das Geheimnis des Alchemisten

Gay Romance
Mythology: 2
Ilias

WW II: 1
Feldpost
Free Space: 4
Der Inselmann
New York Minute
Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft
Der Tanzende
Magical Realism: 3
Vor dem Fest
Lapvona

Middle Grade: 3
Das wandelnde Schloss

Contemporary: 4

Young Adult: 3
The First to Die at the End
Die Lüge
Out of the Blue
BIPOC: 1

Manga: 6
Coyote 4

Memoir or Biography: 1

Classic: 5
Peter Pan
Lolita
The Decay of Lying

Fantasy: 2

Historical Fiction: 4

Comedy: 1
Jetzt ist Sense
Children's Book

completed Bingos

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2025/02/02

I Spy msg #27

25/25

1. Transportation - ✓
2. Days of the week - Der Donnerstagsmordclub ✓
3. A food or drink - ✓
4. Type of crime - Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) ✓
5. Olympic sport - (fencing) ✓
6. Musical instruments - ✓
7. Cat family - ✓
8. School subject - Eine Frage der Chemie ✓
9. Type of weather - ✓
10. City in Europe - ✓
11. Celebration - Vor dem Fest ✓
12. Something you sit on - ✓
13. A source of light - (lighthouse) ✓
14. Art or craft - ✓
15. A measurement - Infinity in Our Hearts ✓
16. Something you hang on the wall - Der Geheimbund der Masken ✓
17. Something you find at a circus - (mask) ✓
18. A direction - Somewhere Beyond the Sea ✓
19. An accessory - ✓
20. Name for a road - The Coast Road ✓
21. Shade of purple - ✓
22. Something you write - Feldpost ✓
23. Something you walk through - ✓
24. Something you find in a house - ✓
25. A bird - Ich, Sperling: Roman Der Sunday Times Bestseller ✓

[Chrissie]

DISCONTINUED 2024/01/04

Let's turn Pages msg #30

34,455/40,000
46 hours 44 minutes

finished:
Vor dem Fest (320 pages)
Verschwiegen (368 pages)
Coyote 4 (196 pages)
Peter Pan (160 pages)
Die Überlebenden (304 pages)
In these words 04 (224 pages)
Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller (282 pages)
Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus (464 pages)
The First to Die at the End (550 pages)
Der Inselmann (176 pages)
Carrie (317 pages)
Einsteins Hirn: Roman (582 pages)
Feldpost (304 pages)
P.S. Ich töte dich: 13 Zehn-Minuten-Thriller (271 pages)
Ilias (480 pages)
Die Stadt in deinen Farben (178 pages)
New York Minute (176 pages)
First Do No Harm (40 pages)
One of these Nights (48 pages)
Lolita (717 pages)
Das Sanatorium (512 pages)
The Decay of Lying (144 pages)
Schreikind (314 pages)
Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft (720 pages)
Neun Leben (164 pages)
Young Mungo (416 pages)
Thirteen (544 pages)
Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs (480 pages)
Lichte Tage (240 pages)
Das wandelnde Schloss (299 pages)
Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen (236 pages)
Das Café ohne Namen (283 pages)
Verstand und Gefühl (438 pages)
Lapvona (336 pages)
No God in Eden 01 (224 pages)
No God in Eden 02 (224 pages)
Barefoot Angel (192 pages)
Caligula's Love (288 pages)
Wolfsgrau und geheimnisvoll (192 pages)
Fabula - Das Portal der dreizehn Reiche (352 pages)
Eine Frage der Chemie (462 pages)
Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller (348 pages)
Die Lüge (384 pages)
Der Fremde (142 pages)
Jetzt ist Sense (288 pages)
Out of the Blue (320 pages)
Stone Blind – Der Blick der Medusa (384 pages)
Der Tanzende (147 pages)
Fuchsrot wie die Eifersucht (192 pages)
Der Trost der Schönheit: Eine Suche (224 pages)
Die Pest (448 pages)
Durch das große Feuer (480 pages)
Crater Lake: Schlaf NIEMALS ein (241 pages)
Böses Blut (1200 pages)
Fünf Winter (499 pages)
Narziß und Goldmund (336 pages)
Mary & Claire (304 pages)
Der wiedergefundene Freund (115 pages)
What if we Drown (391 pages)
Home Far Away (272 pages)
Ein Fremder am Strand (208 pages)
Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 01 (192 pages)
Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 02 (192 pages)
Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 03 (192 pages)
Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 04 Harukaze no Étranger 4 (192 pages)
Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 05 (192 pages)
Ich, Sperling: Roman Der Sunday Times Bestseller (578 pages)
Just A Porn (190 pages)
Die schönsten Gedichte (106 pages)
Die Verwandlung (53 pages)
Cupid is Struck by Lightning 1 (194 pages)
Love is a Stupid Thing (160 pages)
Warte auf mich in Udagawa (226 pages)
Deutscher Buchpreis 2023. Die Nominierten (128 pages)
Das Orchideenhaus: Roman (539 pages)
I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love (184 pages)
Golden Sparkle (202 pages)
Der Geschmack von Glück 02 (188 pages)
Cupid is Struck by Lightning 2 (210 pages)
Der Schöne und der Nerd (162 pages)
See you later, Mermaid (192 pages)
Mehr als tausend Worte (164 pages)
Caligula's Love: The Master (290 pages)
Der Sturm in meinem Herzen (331 pages)
From Top to Bottom (194 pages)
Blood Lad 3 (188 pages)
Der Metalhead von nebenan (218 pages)
Blood Lad 4 (184 pages)
THEO (200 pages)
MADK 1: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! (156 pages)
Hypnotic Therapy (192 pages)
Badass (322 pages)
What's your dirty fantasy? (160 pages)
The Vampire has a Death Wish (210 pages)
Club Naked 01 (210 pages)
Club Naked 02 (194 pages)
Dick Fight Island 01 (210 pages)
Matilda (240 pages)
Explosive Love Song (210 pages)
Prickelnde Posen 01 (194 pages)
Prickelnde Posen 02 (202 pages)
FANGS, Vol. 1 (240 pages)
Ingenium: Das erste Rätsel (432 pages)
2nd Virgin (226 pages)
手を伸ばしたら、つばさ (204 pages)
When A Man Loves Man 1 - A Hunt For The Passion (178 pages)
When a man loves a man 2 - The Last Waltz (178 pages)
When a man loves a man 3 - The Last Waltz Part 2 (194 pages)
When a man loves a man 4 - Night Cap (210 pages)
Starlight in Our Dreams (432 pages)
When a man loves a man 5 - Irokoi 1 (194 pages)
Mephisto (415 pages)
Love, Creekwood (111 pages)
Der Zauberer der Smaragdenstadt (214 pages)
Das Museum der Stille (352 pages)
Dick Fight Island 02 (226 pages)
となりの男【電子特典付き】 (あすかコミックスCL-DX) Tonari no Otoko (189 pages)
Kabukicho Bad Trip Vol. 1 (181 pages)
Heartstopper: Volume Five (336 pages)
Was wir nie verzeihen: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 3) (435 pages)
Kabukicho Bad Trip 2 (194 pages)
torrent (73 pages)
[torrent 2] (88 pages)
Catching Fire (472 pages)

audio:
Zeitenwechsel (1:19)
Finsteres Hochland (1:19)
Das Geheimnis des Alchemisten (1:17)
Tod der Königin: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (1:16)
Orwell Collection: Animal Farm & 1984 (16:18)
Kalter Fels: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (1:16)
Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes, Sonderermittler der Krone, Folge 6: Hexenwald (1:14)
Ritual des Grauens: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (1:09)
Die drei Musketiere (19:15)
Der Röntgen-Zwischenfall: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (1:11)
Das Erbe des Doktors: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (1:10)

DNF:
With All My Heart (416 pages)

[Chrissie]

DISCONTINUED 2024/01/04

Magical Mystery Tour msg #34

RANKS
▪ Gumshoe: 1 case per category
▪ Crime Scene Investigator: 2 cases per category
▪ Undercover Operative: 3 cases per category
▪ Forensic Analyst: 4 cases per category
▪ Special Agent in Charge: 5 cases per category
▪ Assistant Chief of Detectives: 6 cases per category
▪ Chief of Detectives: 7 cases per category
▪ BONUS - Interpol Fugitive Investigation Specialist: 7 cases per category + 8 bonus cases

21/22

WHO: 2/7
Solve cases featuring a main character (sleuth, perp, victim, or suspect) in one of the below fields.
1. Writer (author, journalist, etc.) Zeitenwechsel ✓
2. Domestic (maid, nanny, etc.)
3. Finance (accountant, banker, etc.)
4. Fashion (designer, model, etc.)
5. Politician (mayor, senator, etc.)
6. Education (teacher, professor, etc.)
7. Sports (coach, player, etc.) Ingenium: Das erste Rätsel (puzzle constructor) ✓

WHAT: 6/7
What makes your case distinctive?
1. A significant weather event (flood, blizzard, etc.) Das Sanatorium (snowstorm) ✓
2. A food or beverage in the title
3. Second or third in a series ('23) Finsteres Hochland ✓
4. A private investigator Böses Blut ✓
5. A person's name in the title Der Röntgen-Zwischenfall: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes ✓
6. A paranormal element Carrie (telekinesis) ✓
7. Related to a monthly theme - Das Museum der Stille (art) ✓

WHEN: 5/7
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In winter P.S. Ich töte dich: 13 Zehn-Minuten-Thriller (majority around Christmas) ✓
2. In the 1900s Das Geheimnis des Alchemisten ✓
3. During a holiday
4. In the A.M. hours (midnight to 11:59)
5. During a group event (wedding, reunion, etc.) Tod der Königin: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (accolade ceremony) ✓
6. Reported (published) in the decade you were born Matilda (originally 1988) ✓
7. Reported (published) in 2023 Verschwiegen ✓

WHERE: 2/7
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
1. A national park or wilderness area
2. A vacation destination Crater Lake: Schlaf NIEMALS ein (camp) ✓
3. A ship or boat
4. A university
5. A public venue (hotel, restaurant, airport, etc.) Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller (delicatessen) ✓
6. On the road (commute, trip, etc.)
7. A tropical climate

HOW: 2/7
For this category, each means of murder must be distinctly different.
For example, pistols and rifles are both firearms; knives and daggers are too similar.
1. Axe - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller ✓
2. Mark I trench knife - Fünf Winter ✓
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

WHY: 4/7
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
1. A favorite mystery author or series Kalter Fels: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes ✓
2. A favorite mystery subgenre Was wir nie verzeihen: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 3) (nordic noir) ✓
3. A Goodreads listopia (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
4. A literary prize winner for crime fiction (Which one?)
5. A celebrity book club pick (Which one?)
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year) Schreikind ✓
7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above Thirteen ✓

BONUS CASES: 0/8
Would you like to track down fugitives around the globe? To earn the rank of Interpol Fugitive Investigation Specialist, first complete all 42 standard cases above, then solve a crime committed in each of the eight inhabited regions of the world.
1. Africa
2. Asia
3. Europe
4. Oceania
5. Caribbean
6. North America
7. Central America
8. South America

(▪ Report your progress with an update comment in this format:
Update to msg #3: 7/42
Who 2, What 6, Where 2, When 5, How 2, Why 4, Bonus 0)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/09/17

Piled High msg #38

Each new book on the pile shares one word with the previous book, or differs by only one word. This word can be in the title or describe an element on the cover of the book. You can choose to use either titles or covers for this challenge, or both! Multiple piles may be created, but please note that each pile should contain at least 5 books. You can also plan ahead and don't have to read the books in order.

30/30

✓ Pile 1

(person, sky, building, mountains)

✓ Pile 2
The Decay of Lying
One of these Nights
In these words 04
Die Stadt in deinen Farben
Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft

✓ Pile 3

(glasses, necktie, flowers, kiss)

✓ Pile 4
Warte auf mich in Udagawa
No God in Eden 02
First Do No Harm
The First to Die at the End
Out of the Blue

✓ Pile 5

(faceless person, sitting, flowers, shirt collar)

✓ Pile 6

(water, clouds, trees, shadow)

finished for possible piles:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/26

Serial Reader msg #45

I will start 10 series this year. (10 books)
I will finish 3 series I have started before this year. (3 books)
I will read 2 series from start to finish this year. (5 books)
I will read 20 books that are part of a series. (20 books)
My total number of books is 38.

mangas counting as well

Progress: 53/38

new series:


finished series:


from start to finish:


part of a series:


other:


DNF:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/06/22

To Boldly Go msg #39 (used to be #40)

(open countries)

23/22

Africa: 3
Egypt - Akram El-Bahay, Fabula - Das Portal der dreizehn Reiche ✓
Algeria - Albert Camus, Der Fremde ✓
Libya - Stone Blind – Der Blick der Medusa by Natalie Haynes ✓

Americas: 2
United States of America - The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera ✓
Canada - Pascale Quiviger, Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs ✓

Asia: 4
Japan - Zariya Ranmaru, Coyote 4 ✓
Taiwan - Kichiku Neko (part of GuiltPleasure), In these words 04 ✓
Kazakhstan - Mikita Franko, Die Lüge ✓
India - George Orwell, Orwell Collection: Animal Farm & 1984 ✓

Europe: 14
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Saša Stanišić, Vor dem Fest ✓
Iceland - Verschwiegen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ✓
Sweden - Alex Schulman, Die Überlebenden ✓
United Kingdom (Scotland) - J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan ✓
Norway - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller by Daniela Arnold ✓
Germany - Dirk Gieselmann, Der Inselmann ✓
Austria - Franzobel, Einsteins Hirn: Roman ✓
Russia - Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita ✓
Greece - Ilias by Homer ✓
Switzerland - Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse ✓
Belgium - Claude Lévi-Strauss, Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft ✓
Ireland - Oscar Wilde, The Decay of Lying ✓
Vatican City - Das Geheimnis des Alchemisten by Marc Freund & Jonas Maas ✓
France - Victor Jestin, Der Tanzende ✓

Antarctica & Oceania:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/12/18

United in Reading msg #26

18/17

January
- International Day of Education, Jan 24: Read a book set at a school ✓

February
- World Interfaith Harmony Week, first week of February: Read a book featuring characters that are a different faith from yours ✓

March
- World Water Day, Mar 22: Read a book set near the water ✓

April
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May
- World Bee Day, May 20: Read a book with a flower on the cover ✓
- International Tea Day, May 21: Read a book while drinking tea ✓

June
- World Day Against Child Labour, Jun 12: Read a book featuring a child ✓
- Day of the Seafarer, Jun 25: Read a book set near the ocean ✓

July
- International Moon Day, Jul 20: Read a book with the moon on the cover ✓
- International Day of Friendship, Jul 30: Read a book featuring friendship ✓

August
- International Youth Day, Aug 12: Read a book with a teen main character ✓

September
- International Literacy Day, Sep 8: Re-read a favorite book ✓
- International Translation Day, Sep 30: Read a book in translation ✓

October
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct 17: Read a book featuring someone living in poverty ✓
- United Nations Day, Oct 24: Read a book written by a person who lives on a different continent than you ✓

November
- World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Nov 20: Read a book where a character drives a vehicle ✓
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Nov 25: Read a book where someone stops a violent attack ✓

December
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec 3: Read a book featuring a character with a disability (kakyu's blind) ✓
- International Human Solidarity Day, Dec 20: Read a book written by an author who is from a different country than you ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/28

Shut Up & Read A-Z Character Challenge msg #10

Progress: 26/26

A - Albert Kuhn - Feldpost by Mechtild Borrmann ✓
B - Benjamin - Die Überlebenden by Alex Schulman ✓
C - Coyote alias Lili - Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ✓
D - Dolores "Lolita" Haze - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ✓
E - Elma - Verschwiegen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ✓
F - Flynn, Eddie - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh ✓
G - Gilbert - The Decay of Lying by Oscar Wilde ✓
H - Hans Roleder - Der Inselmann by Dirk Gieselmann ✓
I - Isaac Warner - Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse ✓
J - Johann - Vor dem Fest by Saša Stanišić ✓
K - Asano Katsuya - In these words 04 by GuiltPleasure ✓
L - Lukas Sommer - Schreikind by Marcus Hünnebeck ✓
M - Margaret White - Carrie by Stephen King ✓
N - Norris, Stan - Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen by Stephen King ✓
O - Odysseus - Ilias by Homer ✓
P - Persaud, Ash - Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus by Tanya Byrne ✓
Q - Quinn - Starlight in Our Dreams by Andreas Dutter ✓
R - Runa - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller by Daniela Arnold ✓
S - Sophie Hatter - Das wandelnde Schloss by Diana Wynne Jones ✓
T - Thomas Harvey - Einsteins Hirn: Roman by Franzobel ✓
U - Uehara Himari - Golden Sparkle by Suzumaru Minta ✓
V - Valentino Prince - The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera ✓
W - Wendy Darling - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ✓
X - Rieux, Bernard - Die Pest by Albert Camus ✓
Y - Miyamori Yoshiyuki - Die Stadt in deinen Farben by Umeda Miso ✓
Z - Zott, Elizabeth - Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/03/26

Shut Up & Read Goodreads Choice Awards Reading msg #6

Challenge Levels:
1. Beginner – read 5-17 books
2. Intermediate – read 18- 25 books
3. Advanced – read 26+ books

Progress: 10/10

The First to Die at the End (nominee for best young adult fiction 2022) ✓
Young Mungo (nominee for best historical fiction 2022) ✓
Eine Frage der Chemie (best debut novel 2022) ✓
Böses Blut (nominee for best mystery & thriller 2020) ✓
Red, White & Royal Blue (best romance 2019) ✓
Loveless (nominee for best young adult fiction 2022) ✓
The House in the Cerulean Sea (nominee for best fantasy 2020) ✓
Yellowface (best fiction 2023) ✓
Cemetery Boys (nominee for best young adult fantasy & science fiction 2020) ✓
So This Is Ever After (nominee for best young adult fantasy & science fiction 2022) ✓

[Chrissie]

Shut Up & Read Escape your Reading Slump msg #7

Progress: 23/25

TASK ONE: A Mix of Old and New
1. Read a Trilogy that has been on your TBR list
✓
2. Read 2 books that have your Favorite Color on the cover
✓ ✓
3. Read 3 books from your Favorite Author/s that have been on your TBR list for at least a year
✓ ✓ ✓
4. Read 4 Different New to You Authors
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
5. Read 5 Different Genres that have been on your TBR list more than a year
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TASK TWO: Books of All Sizes
1. Read 2 Short Stories (Less than 100 pages) that have been on your TBR list the longest
✓ ✓

2. Read 2 Novella's (Less than 200 pages)
✓ ✓
3. Read 2 Novels (200-400 pages)
✓ ✓
4. Read 2 Chunky books (More than 400 pages) that are new to your TBR list
✓ ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/12/21

Shut Up & Read Ocean Challenge msg #10

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans

P - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ✓
A - Alex Schulman - Die Überlebenden ✓
C - Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ✓
I - In these words 04 by GuiltPleasure ✓
F - Forbidden Iceland Series #1 - Verschwiegen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ✓
I - Der Inselmann by Dirk Gieselmann ✓
C - Carrie by Stephen King ✓

I - Ilias by Homer ✓
N - Nabokov, Vladimir - Lolita ✓
D - Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse ✓
I - Ichinose Yuma - No God in Eden 01 ✓
A - Annie - Lichte Tage by Sarah Winman ✓
N - New York Minute by GuiltPleasure ✓

A - Austen, Jane - Verstand und Gefühl ✓
T - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh ✓
L - Le Royaume de Pierre d'Angle #1 - Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs by Pascale Quiviger ✓
A - Akram El-Bahay - Fabula - Das Portal der dreizehn Reiche ✓
N - No God in Eden 02 by Ichinose Yuma ✓
T - Turner Wilson - Barefoot Angel by Nonomiya Ito ✓
I - Ich, Sperling: Roman Der Sunday Times Bestseller by James Hynes ✓
C - Calcifer - Das wandelnde Schloss by Diana Wynne Jones ✓

S - Suehiro Machi - Wolfsgrau und geheimnisvoll ✓
O - Olivia Bentele - Jetzt ist Sense by Hans Rath ✓
U - Uhlman, Fred - Der wiedergefundene Freund ✓
T - Tom Parsons - Orwell Collection: Animal Farm & 1984 by George Orwell ✓
H - Heinlein, Norbert - Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller by Stephan Ludwig ✓
E - Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus ✓
R - Ross aka Crest - Out of the Blue by Jason June ✓
N - Naruse Makoto - Caligula's Love by Michinoku Atami ✓

A - Abel Hawthorn - Finsteres Hochland by Marc Freund & Jonas Maas ✓
R - Rieux, Bernard - Die Pest by Albert Camus ✓
C - Camus, Albert - Der Fremde ✓
T - Tod der Königin: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
I - Ishiguro, Violet - Kalter Fels: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
C - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ✓

Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean.

S - Saša Stanišić - Vor dem Fest ✓
H - Harvey, Thomas - Einsteins Hirn: Roman by Franzobel ✓
A - Ash Persaud - Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus by Tanya Byrne ✓
R - Runa - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller by Daniela Arnold ✓
K - Kojima Lalako - Neun Leben ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/08/02

Shut Up & Read Dinosaur Spell it Out msg #9

Progress: 24/24

V - Vor dem Fest by Saša Stanišić ✓
E - Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Verschwiegen ✓
L - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ✓
O - One of these Nights by GuiltPleasure ✓
C - Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ✓
I - In these words 04 by GuiltPleasure ✓
R - Roleder, Hans - Der Inselmann by Dirk Gieselmann ✓
A - Alex Schulman - Die Überlebenden ✓
P - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ✓
T - Tanya Byrne - Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus ✓
O - Odysseus - Ilias by Homer ✓
R - Richard Mertens - Feldpost by Mechtild Borrmann ✓

A - Arnold, Daniela - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller ✓
N - New York Minute by GuiltPleasure ✓
K - King, Stephen - Carrie ✓
Y - Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart ✓
L - Lukas Sommer - Schreikind by Marcus Hünnebeck ✓
O - Oscar Wilde - The Decay of Lying ✓
S - Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse ✓
A - Adam Silvera - The First to Die at the End ✓
U - Umeda Miso - Die Stadt in deinen Farben ✓
R - Richard Morrison - Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen by Stephen King ✓
U - Uhlman, Fred - Der wiedergefundene Freund ✓
S - Sebastian Fitzek (Ed.) - P.S. Ich töte dich: 13 Zehn-Minuten-Thriller ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2023/10/11

Shut Up & Read January New Years Resolutions msg #9

LEVELS:
EASY: 1-3 BOOKS
MEDUIM: 4-6 BOOKS
HARD: 7-9 BOOKS

1. Save more money. Instead of buying a book, read a book that was given to you as a gift. ✓

2. Taking up a new hobby. Read a book that has a hobby you would like to try ✓

3. Exercise more. Read a book whose cover shows people being active in some way. ✓

4. Spend more time with friends. Old favorite books are just like old friends. Reread an old favorite. ✓

5. Watch less TV. Instead of watching TV or going to the movies, read a book that got turned into a movie or TV show. ✓

6. Go back to school. Read a book from this list: Best School Assigned Books ✓

7. Go on a trip. Read a book that takes place in a country you've never been to. ✓

8. Volunteer or donate more. Read a book you own then donate it. ✓

9. Clean more. Clean up your TBR list. Read a book that has been on your list for more than a year. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/04/28

TRCG Monthly Genre Challenge msg #11

January
1. Read a novel at least 150 pages long ✓
2. Read a novel by an author new to you ✓
3. Read a book with a one-word title ✓

February
1. Read a romance, play or poetry collection ✓
2. Read a book with a two-word title ✓
3. Read a book by one of your favourite authors ✓

March
1. Read a mystery or suspense novel ✓
2. Read a book where one of the main characters' names starts with "M" ✓
3. Read a book set in Ireland or with a green cover ✓

April
1. Read a western or adventure book ✓
2. Read a book that makes you laugh ✓
3. Read a book with a four-word title ✓

May
1. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓
2. Read a book by one of your favourite female authors ✓
3. Read a book about a woman/girl you admire ✓

June
1. Read a fantasy or graphic novel ✓
2. Read a book set in a hot place or during the summer ✓
3. Read any book in a series ✓

July
1. Read a children's or YA book ✓
2. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J ✓
3. Read a book set on an island ✓

August
1. Read a memoir or biography ✓
2. Read a book set in a place you love to visit or would like to travel to ✓
3. Read a book where the main character goes on a journey (fiction or non-fiction) ✓

September
1. Read a science fiction or dystopian book ✓
2. Read a book set in any school, college or university ✓
3. Read a book with an orange, yellow or red cover ✓

October
1. Read a book or story that is considered horror or has supernatural elements ✓
2. Read a book that has witches, ghosts or vampires ✓
3. Read a Halloween story, including picture books ✓

November
1. Read a book that is set before 1950 ✓
2. Read a non-fiction book about any topic that interests you ✓
3. Read a book that has a title with five or more words, subtitles count ✓

December
1. Read a book originally published before 1970 ✓
2. Read a classic short story ✓
3. Read a book of your choice! ✓