Chrissie H's 2024 reading corner

[Chrissie]

Collected challenges for 2024 (and former years)

2020 ✓ | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
NBRC | The Lost Challenges | Shut Up & Read | Around the World in 80 Books

✓ Devour your TBR
* Around the Year in 52 Books (51/52)
* ATY Rejects Challenge (51/53)
* Favorite Past ATY Prompts (35/36) - open ended
✓ Personal Sailor Moon Challenge (11/11)
* 52 Book Club (49/52)
✓ Winter Reading Challenge 23/24 (48/48)
✓ Personal Reading Challenge (41/20)
✓ January The Fates (9/3)
✓ February Literary Dragons (8/3)
✓ March We've got your Number (10/3)
✓ April A musical Eclipse (8/3)
✓ May A Bouquet of Lilies (6/3)
✓ June Life Changes (8/3)
✓ July Road Tripping (10/3)
* August Smooth as Silk (9/3)
✓ September Surpassing one's Limits (6/5)
✓ October Sugar Rush (10/3)
✓ December Advent Calendar (27/27)
✓ Quarterly 1 - Winter Tourist Season (20/20)
* Quarterly 2 - TBR Spring Cleaning (18/20)
✓ Quarterly 4 - Autumn Reading Party (10/10)
✓ A - Z Challenge (26/26)
✓ Bibliopoly 2024 (15/15)
* Bookworms Take Shelfies (47/49)
* Clear the Shelves (4/16)
* I'm With the Banned (19/32)
✓ Let's Turn Pages (41,132/40,000)
✓ Magical Mystery Tour (29/25)
✓ Out On a Limb (55/55)
✓ Serial Reader (85/80)
* TBR Jar (31/32)
✓ A to Z: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales (26/26)
* Popsugar (28/20)
* Read Harder 2024 (18/24)
✓ Perks Cover Bingo (25/25)
✓ Perks Wedding Challenge (16/16)
* Perks Zodiac Challenge (27/30)
✓ TRCG Monthly Genre Challenge (36/36)
* EHRTBM Bingo 2024 (24/25)
✓ Mt TBR 2024 (50/50)
✓ Featherweight 2024 (15/15)
✓ Chunksters 2024 (10/10)
✓ Audio Challenge 2024 (12/12)
✓ Readathon - Black/Women's History Month (2/2)
* Perks World Book Day Challenge (26/30)
✓ Summer Reading Challenge 24 (12/12)
✓ Fall Reading Challenge 24 (15/15)

[Chrissie]

Devour your TBR 2024

[Jumpstart January] ✓


[Fluffy February] ✓


[March on the Margins] ✓


[April Antiquities] ✓


[Mysterious May] ✓


[Pride Parade June] ✓


[Sci-fi July] ✓


[ARC August] ✓


[Sword & Shield September] ✓


[Ominious October] ✓


[Remember November] ✓


[December Delights] ✓

[Chrissie]

Around the Year 2024

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y ✓
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 ✓
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: related to Sailor Moon ✓
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see friends shaking hands, saying "How do you do?" They're really saying, I love you.) ✓
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world (london) ✓

6. A book with wings on the cover ✓
7. A book with a pronoun in the title ✓
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand ✓
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads (101) ✓

10. A history or historical fiction book ✓
11. A book with an X connection ✓
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year ✓
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list https://fivebooks.com/best-books/sara...

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color ✓
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) ✓
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" ✓
17. A book involving intelligence ✓

18. A book with a botanical cover ✓
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (Caramal Chew Chew: chewing gum on cover, dark story line, spiraling desire) ✓
20. A book with a single word title ✓
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words ✓
22. A book by an author from an African country ✓

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett ✓
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) ✓
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder (too much sexual assault to count tbh) ✓
26. A book by an author known by their initials ✓

27. A book related to land ✓
28. A book related to sea ✓
29. A book related to air ✓
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (italy & gibraltar) ✓
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” ✓

32. A book with a number in the title ✓
33. A book involving travel ✓
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs (corey's a doctor) ✓
35. A science or science fiction book ✓

36. A book featuring a character in education ✓
37. A book that is part of a series ✓
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 ✓
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 ✓

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover ✓
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere ✓
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title ✓
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author ✓
44. A book with a touch of magic ✓

45. A book that is not a novel (short stories) ✓
46. A book related to night ✓
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE ✓
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (15 A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)) ✓

49. A book with a senior citizen character ✓
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 (2023) ✓
51. A book published in 2024 ✓
52. A cozy mystery ✓

[Chrissie]

ATY Rejects Challenge

1. A book you meant to read in 2023 ✓
2. A book in honour of Wilkie Collins - woman in white would be nice
3. A book related to the year of the wood dragon ✓
4. A book related to the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Terracotta Army - archeology would be nice
5. A book set in Paris ✓

6. A biography, autobiography or memoir ✓
7. A book involving pirates, maps or treasure (map in book) ✓
8. A book with at least 247 pages (256) ✓
9. A Sci-Fi novel ✓
10. A book where a main character is a writer, librarian or bookseller ✓

11. A book related to masks or a masquerade ✓
12. A book involving magical realism ✓
13. A book on a banned books list (banned by nazis) ✓
14. A book related to a sensory disability ✓
15. A book related to Friends ✓

16. A book related to an invention or discovery ✓
17. A book set in a new-to-you location ✓
18. A book involving a STEM topic ✓
19. 3 books related to the lines Roses are Red ✓
Violets are Blue ✓
Sugar is Sweet and so are You ✓
20. A book with "life" in the title and a book with "death" in the title
(life) ✓ (tot/death) ✓

21. A book related to "soul" ✓
22. A book by an author from a Southeast Asian country ✓
23. A book related to something you take for granted (family) ✓
24. A book with a character who is neurodiverse ✓
25. A book related to the British rhyme about Henry VIII's six wives: "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived" ✓

26. A book related to fire ✓
27. A book related to Sailor Moon ✓
28. A book with a word in the title related to reading ✓
29. A book that plays with perceptions of reality ✓
30. A book featuring creatures of the night ✓

31. A book with a main character who is Mad, Bad or Dangerous ✓
32. A book with a character that could be described as one of the classes in Dungeons and Dragons ✓
33. A book with a character reminiscent of a Nightmare Before Christmas character ✓
34. A book where a character is a musician ✓
35. A book related to mushrooms (penises and drugs) ✓

36. A book related to your birth month (christmas, snow) ✓
37. A book with a warm or heated atmosphere ✓
38. A book related to the Addams Family (Thing T. Thing aka Eiskaltes Händchen) ✓
39. A historical fiction that takes place before the 20th Century ✓
40. A book by an author born between 1965-1980 (Generation X) (edoardo de angelis born in 1978) ✓

41. A book with an anti-hero as a main character ✓
42. A book with an insect in the title or on the cover ✓
43. A book related to Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass (sucked into fictional world) ✓
44. A book that includes a love story ✓
45. A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (war: red, sword/knife, blood) ✓

46. A book with a character dealing with mental health or cognitive challenges ✓
47. A book with a character who has an alter ego ✓
48. A cultural book ✓
49. A book connected to one of the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet ✓
50. A book that takes place in two centuries (19th & 20th) ✓

[Chrissie]

Favorite Past ATY Prompts (open ended)

2016
1. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name ✓
2. A book from the Top 100 Mystery Novels ✓
3. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you ✓

2017
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" ✓
5. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland)
Sweden - Best Bro Ever ✓
Norway - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann ✓
Iceland - Verlogen ✓
Finland - Was wir ihnen antun: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 4) ✓

2018
6. A book with a body part in the title ✓
7. A book with a warm atmosphere (family, friendship, love, summer) ✓

2019
8. Two books related to the same topic, genre or theme ✓
9. Two books related to the same topic, genre or theme ✓
10. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals ✓
11. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements (wasserstoff/hydrogen) ✓
12. Four books inspired by the wedding ryhme - Something Old ✓
13. Four books inspired by the wedding ryhme - Something New ✓
14. Four books inspired by the wedding ryhme - Something Borrowed ✓
15. Four books inspired by the wedding ryhme - Something Blue ✓
16. A book you stumbled upon ✓

2020
17. The 20th book (on TBR, in series, by author, on list etc.) ✓
18. A book with an emotion in the title ✓

2021
19. Three books related to "Past, Present, Future" (past) ✓
20. Three books related to "Past, Present, Future" (present) ✓
21. Three books related to "Past, Present, Future" (future) ✓
22. A book you consider comfort reading ✓
23. A book that might cause someone to react "You read what?!?" (heavy TW topics tbh) ✓

2022
24. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind ✓
25. Three books set on three different continents (europe) ✓
26. Three books set on three different continents (asia) ✓
27. Three books set on three different continents (america) ✓
28. A book that uses all 5 vowels in the title and/or author's name ✓

2023
29. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (21st century) ✓
30. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (20th century) ✓
31. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (14th century) ✓
32. A book related to pride ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/03/10

Personal Sailor Moon Challenge
(without actually reading Sailor Moon)

⚪ Tsukino Usagi alias Sailor Moon: Read a book connected to rabbit or moon, or with a clumsy character. ✓
♁ Chiba Mamoru alias Tuxedo Mask: Read a book connected to Earth or with a chararcter using a disguise or who protects someone/something. ✓
☿ Mizuno Ami alias Sailor Mercury: Read a book connected to water or Mercury, or with a highly intelligent character. ✓
♂ Hino Rei alias Sailor Mars: Read a book connected to fire or war, or with a religious character. ✓
♃ Kino Makoto alias Sailor Jupiter: Read a book connected to thunder or with a green cover, or with a strong character. ✓
♀ Aino Minako alias Sailor Venus: Read a book connected to love or with a yellow cover, or with a character who is famous. ✓
⚪ Chibiusa alias Sailor Chibi Moon: Read a book with a princess or child character, or with a pink cover. ✓
♅ Tenou Haruka alias Sailor Uranus: Read a book connected to sky, with a same sex relationship or a nonbinary character. ✓
♆ Kaiou Michiru alias Sailor Neptune: Read a book connected to music, a character who loves to swim or with a LGBTQ+ connection. ✓
♇ Meiou Setsuna alias Sailor Pluto: Read a book connected to time or space, or with a character working in any STEM field. ✓
♄ Tomoe Hotaru alias Sailor Saturn: Read a book connected to death, a dystopia or with an invalid character. ✓

[Chrissie]

The 52 Book Club Challenge msg #46

1. Locked-room mystery ✓
2. Bibliosmia: A smelly book ✓
3. More than 40 chapters (50) ✓
4. Lowercase letters on the spine ✓
5. Magical realism ✓
6. Women in STEM ✓
7. At least four different POVs ✓
8. Features the ocean ✓
9. A character-driven novel ✓
10. Told in non-chronological order ✓
11. Title starting with the letter “K” ✓
12. Title starting with the letter “L” ✓
13. An academic thriller
14. A grieving character ✓
15. Part of a duology ✓
16. An omniscient narrator ✓
17. Nominated for The Booker Prize (winner 2020) ✓
18. An apostrophe in the title ✓
19. A buddy read ✓
20. A revenge story ✓
21. Written by a ghostwriter
22. A plot similar to another book ✓
23. The other book with the similar plot ✓
24. A cover without people on it ✓
25. An author “everyone” has read except you ✓
26. Hybrid genre (historical fantasy) ✓
27. By a neurodivergent author ✓
28. A yellow spine ✓
29. Published in a Year of the Dragon (2024) ✓
30. Picked without reading the blurb ✓
31. Includes a personal phobia ✓
32. Time frame spans a week or less ✓
33. An abrupt ending ✓
34. Set in a landlocked country - vatican city, andorra, nepal, austria, czechia, hungary, kazakhstan, luxembourg, slovakia, switzerland
35. Title matches lyrics from a song ✓
36. Has futuristic technology ✓
37. Palindrome on the cover (Eye) ✓
38. Published by Hachette ✓
39. Non-fiction recommended by a friend ✓
40. Set during a holiday you don’t celebrate (dia de muertos) ✓
41. A sticker on the cover ✓
42. Author debut in the second half of 2024 ✓
43. About finding identity ✓
44. Includes a wedding ✓
45. Chapter headings have dates ✓
46. Featuring Indigenous culture ✓
47. Self-insert by an author ✓
48. The word “secret” in the title ✓
49. Set in a city starting with the letter “M” ✓
50. A musical instrument on the cover ✓
51. Related to the word “Wild” ✓
52. Published in 2024 ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/09/15

Winter Reading Challenge 23/24

December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024

Winter Wonderland
W - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen by Erika Mann ✓
I - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ✓
N - Kichiku Neko - Undertow: Illustrated Novel ✓
T - torrent by Martina Peters ✓
E - Nagisa Eiji - Kabukicho Bad Trip 2 ✓
R - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ✓

W - Westfall, Joseph - Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter ✓
O - Oscar Wilde - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde ✓
N - Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be by Beriko Scarlet ✓
D - Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett ✓
E - Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
R - MPG Romance - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ✓
L - Loveless by Alice Oseman ✓
A - MPG Audiobook - Die Tore Der Welt by Ken Follett ✓
N - Yamada Nonono - Kneel Down and Ask for Love ✓
D - Der Totengräbersohn 1 by Sam Feuerbach ✓

Dreaming of Snow
D - MPG Dark - Father Figure by GuiltPleasure ✓
R - Rebecca F. Kuang - Yellowface ✓
E - Edoardo De Angelis - Comandante: Roman ✓
A - Aiden Thomas - Cemetery Boys ✓
M - Martina Peters - Focus 10 Band 1 ✓
I - If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich ✓
N - Nonomiya Ito - Barefoot Angel 2 ✓
G - MPG German Literature - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. by Franz Kafka ✓

O - Osman, Richard - Der Donnerstagsmordclub ✓
F - Focus 10 Band 4 by Martina Peters ✓

S - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart ✓
N - Die Namenlose aus der Seine by Jonas Maas ✓
O - Oscar Wilde: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History ✓
W - MPG World War II - Alan Turing: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History ✓

Hello New Beginnings
H - MPG Horror - Focus 10 Band 2 by Martina Peters ✓
E - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Morishita Suu ✓
L - MPG LGBT - Sommerhaus am See by David James Poissant ✓
L - F.T. Lukens - So This Is Ever After ✓
O - MPG Omegaverse - Das Alpha-Omega-Dilemma 01 by Fujita Cafeco ✓

N - MPG Novels - Franny und Zooey by J.D. Slinger ✓
E - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 02 by Morishita Suu ✓
W - William Thorp - Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) ✓

B - BENNI - Pink geht immer by Kay Monroe ✓
E - Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift by Thomas Zwerina ✓
G - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✓
I - I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer ✓
N - Nita Prose - The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt ✓
N - MPG Nonfiction - Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman ✓
I - MPG Ireland - Dubliner by James Joyce ✓
N - MPG New Adult - Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter ✓
G - Der Geheimbund der Masken by Jonas Maas ✓
S - Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/24

Personal Reading Challenge

previously owned before 1.1.2023 (41/20)

Physical books:


Ebooks:


Audiobooks:

Mangas/Graphic Novels:


other:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/04/25

January The Fates msg #14

9/3

1. The Fates are three sister goddesses who were believed to assign each mortal their destiny, lifespan, and time of death.
Read a book written by an author whose religion, faith or spirituality is different than your own. ✓

2. The Fates are said to be the offspring of either Nyx (Night) alone, or of Zeus and Themis (Law and Justice).
Read a book with a night scene on the cover. ✓

3. Clotho, the spinner, spins a golden thread that represents an individual's life.
Read a book with something gold on the cover. ✓

4. Lachesis, the measurer or allotter of time, determines the length of a human's thread of life.
Read a book with a parallel/alternate timeline. ✓

5. Atropos, the unbending or inflexible one, chooses how and when a person dies, and cuts the thread at the end of their life.
Read a book that includes a death. ✓

6. In visual arts, the Fates are often depicted as young and beautiful, sometimes working on a tapestry.
Read a book with an attractive young woman on the cover. ✓

7. In literature, the Fates are frequently depicted as older women who write down the fates of humans.
Read a book about a writer. ✓

8. According to this mythology, humans do indeed have free will, but the Fates know the choices and actions that each person will take.
Read a book where the characters' decisions significantly impact their lives. ✓

9. In Greek, the Fates are referred to as Moirai (plural of Moira), meaning fate, portion or share.
Read a book whose author name and title contain the letters M-O-I-R-A-I. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/04/21

February Literary Dragons msg #12

8/3

1. Saphira (Eragon) - Read a book with a blue color on the cover. ✓

2. Norberta (Harry Potter) - Read a book that is set in Norway. ✓

3. Ramoth (Dragonriders of Pern) - Read a book with a queen in it. ✓

4. Smaug (The Hobbit) - Read a book that features a wicked character. ✓

5. Toothless Daydream (How to Train Your Dragon) - Read a book where the main character disguises themselves as someone else. ✓

6. Mushu (Mulan) - Read a book with spirits/ghosts in it. ✓

7. Drogon (A Song of Fire and Ice) - Read a book with more than 400 pages. (404) ✓

8. Draco (Drahonheart [movie]) - Read a book where the main character's name starts with "S" or "C". (Corey) ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/19

March We've got your Number msg #5

10/3

1. One's number is up: Read a book where someone dies. ✓

2. Numbers racket: Read a book with a three-word title. ✓

3. Opening number: Read a book with an actor. ✓

4. Safety in numbers: Read a book about a group of people working toward a common goal. ✓

5. Little black number: Read a book set in the 19th century. (1895) ✓

6. Crunch the numbers: Read a book about someone in STEM. ✓

7. By the numbers: Read a book involving strict precision/planning. ✓

8. Do a number on: Read a book about someone who harms or is harmed by another. ✓

9. Odd number: Read an odd numbered book from a series. ✓

10. Even number: Read an even numbered book from a series. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/07

April A musical Eclipse msg #30

8/3

1. Eclipse is a song by the rock band, Pink Floyd.
Read a book featuring a band. ✓

2. Pink Floyd was formed in London in 1965.
Read a book set in London. ✓

3. Eclipse is the tenth and final track on the album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
Read a book with 10 chapters. ✓

4. An eclipse occurs when one celestial body is obscured by another, or passes into the shadow of another.
Read a book featuring an eclipse, moon or sun. (Hinata's character resembles the sun, Tsukishima resembles the moon) ✓

5. Eclipse was published in 1973 on one of Pink Floyd's most successful albums.
Read a book that was a best seller. ✓

6. The band had several names before settling on Pink Floyd, derived from the name of two blues musicians -- Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
Read a book featuring music. ✓

7. Eclipse is often paired with the ninth track, Brain Damage.
Read a book featuring mental health. ✓

8. Eclipse was written and sung by Roger Waters.
Read a book with any form of water on the cover. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/24

May A Bouquet of Lilies msg #3



select books whose title words, themes, or covers relate to your chosen lily

Progress: 6/3

related to Orange Easy Love:
(love) (orange, easy read) (orange/peach) (love in series title) (love/lieb) (love/lieb)

other:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/06/27

June Life Changes msg #6

This open challenge encourages members to read about people experiencing major life changes. You are not limited to the examples below, so feel free to read about other major changes.

Progress: 8/3

finished:
Hard Skin (deflowering, coming out) ✓
El Taubinio (disability) ✓
Oscar Wilde: A Life From Beginning to End (imprisonment, exile) ✓
Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) (arrested after 42 years) ✓
Das Alpha-Omega-Dilemma 01 (parenthood) ✓
Ein Hund namens Money: Spielerisch zu Erfolg und Wohlstand (getting a dog) ✓
Autoboyography (coming out among mormon community) ✓
Die Bibel nach Biff (resurrection) ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/08/17

July Road Tripping msg #6

10/3

1. On the Road (1957)
• Read a book about a group of friends. ✓

2. Travels with Charley: In Search of America (1962)
• Read a book involving any kind of travel. ✓

3. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974)
• Read a book about a father and son. ✓

4. Jupiter’s Travels (1979)
• Read a book about any kind of exploration. ✓

5. Blue Highways (1982)
• Read a book with blue on the cover. ✓

6. The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America (1996)
• Read a book with a subtitle. ✓

7. Flaming Iguanas (1997)
• Read a book with a female main character. ✓

8. American Nomads (2003)
• Read a book involving any kind of wanderer. ✓

9. Killing Yourself to Live (2005)
• Read a book involving music. ✓

10. Drive Nacho Drive (2014)
• Read a book with a couple as main characters. ✓

[Chrissie]

August Smooth as Silk msg #10

9/3

1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy). ✓

2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover. ✓

3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food on the cover. ✓

4. Light as a feather – Read a book with an animal that flies on the cover. ✓

5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal on the cover. ✓

6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.

7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover. ✓

8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock on the cover. ✓

9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title. ✓

10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/09/28

September Surpassing one's Limits msg #12

Ready to push your reading boundaries? In this challenge, you'll climb higher and higher by tackling books with increasing page counts. Start with a small book and gradually ascend to heftier reads, reaching your personal summit by month's end.

6/5

Start Climbing: Read a book with under 110 pages. (40) ✓ (102) ✓
Keep Going: Read a book between 130 and 160 pages. (146) ✓
Getting Higher: Read a book between 200 and 230 pages. (210) ✓
Reaching New Heights: Read a book with 250+ pages. (359) ✓
Summit Push: Read a book with 400+ pages. (452) ✓
Bonus Challenge: Accumulate a total page count to surpass the height of a chosen mountain (Brocken 1141). 1736/1141
I Will Read to You (40)
Robertos Angebot (102)
Katekyo! 01 (146)
The Gender of Mona Lisa 03 (196)
Taste of Desire (210)
Dubliner (231)
Ein Regenbogen für den Schah (Luk und Galiano 1) (359)
Madame Bovary. (452)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/12/07

October Sugar Rush msg #12

10/3

1. M&M's: Read a book by a Spanish author. ✓

2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Read a book that is part of a series. ✓

3. Hershey Bar: Read a horror or dark tale. ✓

4. Snickers: Read a book about any type of running, whether it's a marathon or running from someone/something. ✓

5. Kit Kat: Read a book set in Japan. ✓

6. Twix: Read a book featuring twins. ✓

7. Twizzlers: Read a book with a twist. ✓

8. Skittles: Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or author. ✓

9. 3 Musketeers: Read a book with a number in the title. ✓

10. Baby Ruth: Read a book adapted into a movie. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/12/21

December Advent Calendar msg #7

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

Mockingjay 27/27 ✓

6.12. - started reading
7.12. - Chapter 1 & 2
8.12. - Chapter 3
10.12. - Chapter 4 & 5
11.12. - Chapter 6 & 7
14.12. - Chapter 8
15.12. - Chapter 9
16.12. - Chapter 10
17.12. - Chapter 11
18.12. - Chapter 12 - 14
19.12. - Chapter 15 - 19
20.12. - Chapter 20 - 24
21.12. - Chapter 25 - Epilogue

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/08/08

Quarterly 1 - Winter Tourist Season msg #18

January 1 - March 31
Progress: 20/20

1. Hell, Norway - Read a book that involves music. ✓

2. Naryn, Kyrgyzstan - Read a book set in the Middle Ages. ✓

3. Erzurum, Türkiye - Read a book that has a bridge on the cover. ✓

4. Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Read a book with boat or air travel. ✓

5. Fraser, Colorado, United States - Read a book featuring a division of any type. ✓

6. Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States - Read a historical or western book. ✓

7. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Read a book set during World War II. ✓

8. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Read a book about a traveler. (Ismael's travelling through time) ✓

9. International Falls, Minnesota, United States - Read a book with a bird in the title or cover art. ✓

10. Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States - Read a book where the weather has a major impact on the story. ✓

11. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada - Read a book set in a castle. ✓

12. Dudinka, Russia - Read a book with money in the title. ✓

13. Astana, Kazakhstan - Read a book about someone with a name change. ✓

14. Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada - Read a book set on an island. ✓

15. Golmud, Qinghai, China - Read a book with two or 2 in the title. ✓

16. Harbin, China - Read a book that involves architecture. (interior architecture) ✓

17. Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - Read a book set at a school. ✓

18. Snag, Yukon, Canada - Read a book set in a small village or town. ✓

19. Yakutsk, Russia - Read a book involving special accommodations. ✓

20. Oymyakon, Sakha Republic, Russia - Read a book with a car on the cover ✓

[Chrissie]

Quarterly 2 - TBR Spring Cleaning msg #21

April 1 - June 30
Progress: 18/20

✓ The thick - a book with more than 500 pages Noah (7:12 = 559)
✓ The thin - a book with less than 200 pages Franny und Zooey (124)
✓ The pretty - a book with a pretty cover
✓ The ugly - a book with an ugly cover
✓ The unknown - a book with few reviews Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift (11)
✓ The exotic - a book set in an unvisited place Hope in Our Universe (Cork, Ireland)
✓ The tough - a book that's a challenging read Shuggie Bain
✓ The random - a book that you've chosen blindly Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter
✓ The old-timer - a book with more time waiting on your shelf Haikyu!!, Band 1 (4 years)
✓ The ancient - a book written long ago Der Untertan (written 1914, first published 1918)
✓ The sequel - a continuation MADK 2
✓ The special - a must read Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen
✓ The good - a book with the best ratings Haikyu!!, Band 10 (4,66)
📗 The bad - a book with the worst ratings
✓ The popular - a book with many reviews Die Bücherdiebin
✓ The well-connected - a book that someone recommended Die Verlorenen
✓ The cheap - a reduced-price book Ein Hund namens Money: Spielerisch zu Erfolg und Wohlstand
📗 The expensive - a high-priced book
✓ The given - a free book The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt (arc)
✓ The new - a new release Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2025/01/14

Quarterly 4 - Autumn Reading Party msg #12

October 1 - December 31
Progress: 10/10

It’s a Killer Thriller Night: Pick thrillers or mystery novels.


other:

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/10/22

A - Z Challenge msg #16

Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "the", "or", and "of").

26/26

A - So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens ✓
B - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas ✓
C - Comandante: Roman by Edoardo De Angelis & Sandro Veronesi ✓
D - Der Donnerstagsmordclub by Richard Osman ✓
E - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ✓
F - Focus 10 Band 1 by Martina Peters ✓
G - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✓
H - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ✓
I - If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich ✓
J - James by Percival Everett ✓
K - Kneel Down and Ask for Love by Yamada Nonono ✓
L - Loveless by Alice Oseman ✓
M - Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger ✓
N - Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
O - Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter ✓
P - BENNI - Pink geht immer by Kay Monroe ✓
Q - Gender Queer: Eine nichtbinäre Autobiografie by Maia Kobabe ✓
R - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ✓
S - Sommerhaus am See by David James Poissant ✓
T - Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 by Hinohara Meguru ✓
U - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. by Franz Kafka ✓
V - Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett ✓
W - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen by Erika Mann ✓
X - Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates by Xenophon ✓
Y - Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang ✓
Z - TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/12/31

Bibliopoly 2024 msg #44

Progress: 15/15

diced: 26.12. - 3 | 22.1. - 11 | 30.1. - 3 | 2.3. - 6 | 27.3. - 8 | 8.4. - 10 | 13.5. - 3 | 15.6. - 11 | 20.6. - 9 | 29.6. - 5 | 5.7. - 11 | 8.7. - 5 | 10.10. - 8 | 20.10. - 9 | 20.10. - 8 | 7.11. - 7

Purple Properties:
2. Purple: Read a book with a wheelbarrow, garden tool or plant on the cover or in the title. ✓
4. Purple: Read a translated book originally written in a language other than your native tongue. ✓
House 1:
House 2:
House 3:
House 4:
Hotel:

Blue Properties:
7. Blue: Read a book with any type of hat or head wear on the cover or in the title.
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.
House 1:
House 2:
House 3:
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Hotel:

Pink Properties:
12. Pink: Read a book with any type of dog on the cover or in the title.
14. Pink: Read a book with an author or character whose nationality or birth country is different from your own. (japan) ✓
15. Pink: Read a book with any shade of pink on the cover or in the title. ✓
House 1:
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Hotel:

Orange Properties:
17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel.
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.
House 1:
House 2:
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Hotel:

Red Properties:
22. Red: Read a book with a car, truck or bus on the cover, or involving a road trip.
24. Red: Read a book with an author or character whose race or ethnicity is different from your own. (japanese) ✓
25. Red: Read a book with any shade of red on the cover or in the title. ✓
House 1:
House 2:
House 3:
House 4:
Hotel:

Yellow Properties:
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.
30. Yellow: Read a book with any shade of yellow on the cover or in the title. ✓
House 1:
House 2:
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Hotel:

Green Properties:
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.
35. Green: Read a book with any shade of green on the cover or in the title.
House 1:
House 2:
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Hotel:

Dark Blue Properties:
38. Dark Blue: Read a book with any type of cat on the cover or in the title.
40. Dark Blue: Read a book that won an award. (Which one?)
House 1:
House 2:
House 3:
House 4:
Hotel:

Community Chest & Chance:
3. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Group Reads. (Which month and book?)
8. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest number of ratings.
18. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Readathons. (black/women's history month) ✓
23. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf among the ten oldest or newest additions. ✓
34. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Buddy Reads or TBR Twins. (Which activity? What book did you and your twin/buddies read?)
37. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest average star rating.

Utilities:
13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover.
29. Water Works: Read a book with any form of water on the cover.

Railroads:
6. Reading Railroad: Read a book from a celebrity book club list, such as Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, etc. ✓
16. Pennsylvania Railroad: Read a book published under an author’s pen name. ✓
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.)
36. Shortline Railroad: Read a book under 200 pages long.

Misc. Squares:
1. Go: Read a book set on two or more continents. ✓
5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title. ✓
11. In Jail: Read a banned or challenged book.
21. Free Parking: Read a book of your choice. Anything goes!
31. Go to Jail: Read a crime fiction or true crime book. ✓
39. Luxury Tax: Read a book with a gemstone or precious metal on the cover or in the title.

[Chrissie]

Bookworms Take Shelfies msg #16

Total: 47/49

currently on theme: -

An Author: T.J. Klune 2/3

A Book Genre: Manga 10/10

Book Length: 400 - 600 pages 5/5

Diversity: Asexuality 2/2

A Feeling: Grief 4/4

Heritage & Culture: Scandinavia 5/5

A Listopia: Books banned by Nazis 4/5

A Literary Award: Deutscher Buchpreis 3/3

Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Biographies: 3/3

A Place: Ireland 4/4

A Time: Contemporary 5/5

[Chrissie]

Clear the Shelves msg #22

books borrowed from sis-in-law prior to 1.1.2024

TBR


Currently Reading: -

finished: 4/16

[Chrissie]

I'm With the Banned msg #9

For this challenge, you will spell out your favorite words with the titles (any word) of banned books, or their author’s names.

Progress: 19/32

O - Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest ✓
S - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby ✓
C - Circe by Madeline Miller ✓
A - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ✓
R - Reimann, Brigitte - Die Geschwister ✓

F - Franz Kafka - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. ✓
I -
N -
G - Gender Queer: Eine nichtbinäre Autobiografie by Maia Kobabe ✓
A - André Aciman - Call Me by Your Name ✓
L -

O - Ocean Vuong - The emperor of gladness ✓
F - Flaubert, Gustave - Madame Bovary. ✓
F -
L -
A - Aiden Thomas - Cemetery Boys ✓
H - Heinrich Mann - Der Untertan ✓
E -
R -
T - Thomas Mann - Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull ✓
I -
E -

W -
I -
L -
L -
S - Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay ✓

W - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen by Erika Mann ✓
I - Ishida Sui - Tokyo Ghoul 1 ✓
L - Lauren, Christina - Autoboyography ✓
D - Die Bücherdiebin by Markus Zusak ✓
E - Edward Morgan Forster - Maurice ✓

to check here (if needed):
banned/challenged in 2022
banned
banned or challenged
banned books to read
great books happen to be banned
banned or challenged
banned & challenged ya
forbidden now classic
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_d...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_v...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_bo...
https://bookshop.org/lists/the-banned...

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/10/20

Let's Turn Pages msg #11

Progress: 41,132/40,000

finished:
Red, White & Royal Blue (440)
Wenn die Lichter ausgehen (314)
Focus 10 Band 1 (96)
Focus 10 Band 2 (96)
Focus 10 Band 3 (96)
Focus 10 Band 4 (96)
Focus 10 Band 5 (96)
Focus 10 Band 6 (96)
Focus 10 Band 7 (96)
Focus 10 Band 8 (96)
Focus 10 Band 9 (96)
Focus 10 Band 10 (96)
Loveless (433)
2 (152)
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. (94)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (396)
Cemetery Boys (344)
Yellowface (384)
TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück (233)
BENNI - Pink geht immer (213)
Die Maimädchen (481)
Undertow: Illustrated Novel (96)
The Importance of Being Earnest (67)
If This Gets Out (404)
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (1216)
Father Figure (208)
The Great Gatsby (188)
Die Tore Der Welt (50:37 = 1302)
Sommerhaus am See (384)
Comandante: Roman (157)
Barefoot Angel 2 (192)
Kneel Down and Ask for Love (208)
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 (192)
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 02 (176)
Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 (202)
Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be (208)
So This Is Ever After (352)
Der Donnerstagsmordclub (453)
Franny und Zooey (124)
Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift (193)
MADK 2 (256)
Die Verlorenen (416)
Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe (273)
Der Totengräbersohn 1 (392)
Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter (288)
Haikyu!!, Band 1 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 2 (200)
Haikyu!!, Band 3 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 4 (200)
Haikyu!!, Band 5 (207)
Haikyu!!, Band 6 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 7 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 8 (192)
Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen (144)
The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt (368)
Haikyu!!, Band 9 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 10 (192)
Given 01 (192)
Given 02 (176)
Given 03 (160)
Given 04 (160)
Given 05 (192)
MADK 3: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! (272)
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 03 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 11 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 12 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 13 (192)
Hope in Our Universe (432)
Haikyu!!, Band 14 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 15 (216)
Haikyu!!, Band 16 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 17 (200)
Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman (19:23 = 469)
Alan Turing: Enigma (115)
Haikyu!!, Band 18 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 19 (200)
Given 06 (208)
Alan Turing: A Life From Beginning to End (40)
Haikyu!!, Band 20 (192)
Haikyu!!, Band 21 (216)
Haikyu!!, Band 22 (192)
Lieb mich noch, bevor du stirbst 02 (164)
Shuggie Bain (433)
Lieb mich noch, bevor du stirbst 03 (164)
The Bride (96)
Devils' Line 01 (232)
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 04 (192)
Haikyu!! – Band 23 (184)
Noah (7:12 = 559)
Hard Skin (308)
Pride! Eine kurze Geschichte der LGBTQ+ Bewegung (126)
El Taubinio (248)
Oscar Wilde: A Life From Beginning to End (44)
Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) (113)
Das Alpha-Omega-Dilemma 01 (194)
Ein Hund namens Money: Spielerisch zu Erfolg und Wohlstand (224)
Der Untertan (448)
Autoboyography (410)
Die Bibel nach Biff (15:47 = 573)
Yakuza Angel (192)
Takaras Glasperlen (256)
Kenshin, Volume 01 (208)
Given 07 (208)
Given 08 (208)
Effi Briest (264)
Mothers Spirit (210)
Mother's Spirit 2 (210)
Beast After School (192)
Hosaka-san und Miyoshi-kun 01 (194)
The Magician and the Glittering Garden 02 (196)
Tote schweigen nie (400)
The Magician and the Glittering Garden 03 (196)
Haikyu!! Band 24 (192)
Richtet sie hin!: Historische Fälle (True Crime) (159)
Ludwig II: Das Rheingold (212)
Ludwig II: Und Gott wacht über die ganze Welt (212)
Die Legende von Enyador (386)
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 05 (192)
The Doll (192)
Hosaka-san und Miyoshi-kun 02 (212)
Das achte Leben (1280)
What if we Stay (480)
The Gender of Mona Lisa 02 (180)
James (336)
Die Bücherdiebin (7:41 = 586)
Der Mann, der zweimal starb (448)
Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates (76)
Murdle: Volume 1, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction (380)
My Brother's Name is Jessica (5:25 = 256)
Pageboy (272)
Bruno (40)
James Baldwin: A Life from Beginning to End (60)
Morgen bin ich Sternenlicht (32)
Three Wolves Mountain (212)
Shutline 01 (280)
Shutline 02 (256)
I Will Read to You (40)
Robertos Angebot (102)
Katekyo! 01 (146)
The Gender of Mona Lisa 03 (196)
Taste of Desire (210)
The Shards (736)
Dubliner (231)
Katekyo! 02 (194)
Katekyo! 03 (162)
Katekyo! 04 (144)
Koitomo!? (146)
Ein Regenbogen für den Schah (Luk und Galiano 1) (359)
Madame Bovary. (452)
Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen (448)
Infinity in Our Hearts (384)
25 letzte Sommer (176)
Somewhere Beyond the Sea (400)
From the Red Fog 1 (185)
What if we Trust (528)
Unsichtbar (368)
Oasis Project (178)
I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love – double (180)
In den Farben des Dunkels (592)
Untouchable 01 (168)

audio: (no pagecount)
Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes (1:12)
Die Namenlose aus der Seine (1:10)
Der Geheimbund der Masken (1:10)
14 LABYRINTH DER ANGST - OSCAR (1:10)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/12/31

Magical Mystery Tour msg #26

RANKS
▪ Neighborhood Snoop: Less than 1 case per category
▪ 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

29/25

Who: 5/7
Solve cases featuring a main character (sleuth, perp, victim, or suspect) in one of the below fields.
1. Military (veteran = victors) Mockingjay ✓
2. Plants (landscaper, florist, arborist, etc.)
3. First response (police officer) Father Figure ✓
4. Security (MI5) Der Mann, der zweimal starb ✓
5. Travel (train driver, pilot, cruise staff, etc.)
6. Animal Care (beemaster) - In den Farben des Dunkels ✓
7. Building (maid) - The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt ✓

What: 5/7
What makes your case distinctive?
1. An orange cover
2. A tree on the cover ✓
3. A flower on the cover ✓
4. A number in the title 2 ✓
5. A place name in the title Die Namenlose aus der Seine ✓
6. A geographical feature in the title (Brocken, a German mountain) Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes ✓
7. A season in the title

When: 5/7
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In spring
2. In the second half of 20th century (1970s/80s) Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) ✓
3. During a trip (hitchhike to hospital) Achterbahn ✓
4. Between noon and midnight Die Verlorenen ✓
5. During a romantic celebration (engagement, wedding, anniversary)
6. In the season you were born (winter) Noah ✓
7. Published in a Year of the Dragon (2024) Yellowface ✓

Where: 3/7
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
1. In a small town or village Der Totengräbersohn 1 ✓
2. On a mountain
3. In a vacation rental (cabin, resort, etc.)
4. On an island Die Maimädchen ✓
5. On a train or plane Der Geheimbund der Masken ✓
6. Near the equator
7. Above the Arctic Circle

How: 7/7
For this category, each means of murder must be distinctly different.
1. struck with a wrench/spanner - Der Donnerstagsmordclub ✓
2. insulin poisoning - Tote schweigen nie ✓
3. electrocution - Richtet sie hin!: Historische Fälle (True Crime) ✓
4. shot - Shutline 02 ✓
5. knife - The Shards ✓
6. pierced by sword - From the Red Fog 2 ✓
7. cleaver/chopper - King in a Lab Coat 01 ✓

Why: 4/7
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
1. A favorite mystery author or series The Bride ✓
2. A favorite mystery subgenre (mystery puzzle) Murdle: Volume 1, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction ✓
3. Appears in a Goodreads listopia (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
4. Won a literary prize for crime fiction (Which one?)
5. A challenged or banned crime book
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year) Devils' Line 01 ✓
7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above Die Tore Der Welt ✓

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 5, What 5, Where 3, When 5, How 7, Why 4, Bonus 0)

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/06/02

Out On a Limb msg #15

2. Read books that somehow relate to your trunk for the branches of your tree. You should have at least 5 branches for each tree.
3. (Optional) Each branch may also have unlimited leaves, where books relate the branch book instead of the trunk book.

55/55

Trunk:

Branch 1: Loveless (same author) ✓
Twig 1: Focus 10 Band 5 (female author) ✓
Leaf 1: Focus 10 Band 6 (same author) ✓
Leaf 2: Focus 10 Band 7 (same series) ✓
Leaf 3: Focus 10 Band 8 (same series) ✓
Leaf 4: Focus 10 Band 9 (same series) ✓
Twig 2: Die Namenlose aus der Seine (-less/-los in title) ✓
Leaf 1: Der Geheimbund der Masken (same series) ✓
Leaf 2: Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift (set mostly in Paris) ✓
Leaf 3: The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt (mystery/crime) ✓
Leaf 4: Noah (audiobook) ✓

Branch 2: The House in the Cerulean Sea (Young Adult) ✓
Twig 1: Yellowface (author with initials) ✓
Leaf 1: TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück (bodypart in title) ✓
Leaf 2: Comandante: Roman (same publication year) ✓
Leaf 3: So This Is Ever After (author with initials) ✓
Leaf 4: Barefoot Angel 2 (bodypart in title) ✓
Twig 2: Cemetery Boys (queer author) ✓
Leaf 1: Undertow: Illustrated Novel (LGBTQ+ protagonist) ✓
Leaf 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (queer author) ✓
Leaf 3: If This Gets Out (LGBTQ+ protagonist) ✓
Leaf 4: Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 (LGBTQ+ protagonist) ✓

Branch 3: Focus 10 Band 10 (manga/comic/graphic novel) ✓
Twig 1: Der Totengräbersohn 1 (German author) ✓
Leaf 1: 2 (male author) ✓
Leaf 2: Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. (male author) ✓
Leaf 3: Father Figure (family member in title) ✓
Leaf 4: The Great Gatsby (male author) ✓
Twig 2: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 (manga) ✓
Leaf 1: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 02 (same series) ✓
Leaf 2: Kneel Down and Ask for Love (manga) ✓
Leaf 3: Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be (manga) ✓
Leaf 4: MADK 2 (manga) ✓

Branch 4: Red, White & Royal Blue (LGBTQ+ protagonist) ✓
Twig 1: Wenn die Lichter ausgehen (female author) ✓
Leaf 1: Focus 10 Band 1 (German author) ✓
Leaf 2: Focus 10 Band 2 (German author) ✓
Leaf 3: Focus 10 Band 3 (German author) ✓
Leaf 4: Focus 10 Band 4 (German author) ✓
Twig 2: BENNI - Pink geht immer (LGBTQ+ protagonist) ✓
Leaf 1: Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter (name in title) ✓
Leaf 2: Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman (name in title) ✓
Leaf 3: Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen (female author) ✓
Leaf 4: Hope in Our Universe (LGBTQ+ protagonist) ✓

Branch 5: (Green cover) ✓
Twig 1: (Green cover) ✓
Leaf 1: Der Donnerstagsmordclub (male author) ✓
Leaf 2: Franny und Zooey (American author) ✓
Leaf 3: Die Verlorenen (male author) ✓
Leaf 4: Haikyu!!, Band 1 (male author) ✓
Twig 2: Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe (fantasy) ✓
Leaf 1: Haikyu!!, Band 2 (male author) ✓
Leaf 2: Haikyu!!, Band 3 (male author) ✓
Leaf 3: Haikyu!!, Band 4 (male author) ✓
Leaf 4: Haikyu!!, Band 5 (male author) ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/09/03

Serial Reader msg #27

I will start 10 series this year. (10 books) 13
I will finish 3 series I have started before this year. (3 books) 3
I will read 2 series from start to finish this year. (13 books) 15
I will read 20 books that are part of a series. (20 books) 54
My total number of books is 46.

Progress: 85/80

new series:


finished series:


from start to finish:


part of a series:


unsure to continue:


other:

[Chrissie]

TBR Jar msg #18

31/32

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. ✓
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. ✓
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. (7:12 = 559) ✓
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. (96) ✓
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. (1989) ✓
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR. ✓
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. (4.31) ✓
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. ✓
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. - can't recall ever doing it tbh
10. Read a book with a cover you love. ✓
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. ✓
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. ✓
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. (Dietrich) ✓
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. ✓
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. ✓
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings. (147054) ✓
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. (7) ✓
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. ✓
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. ✓
20. Read a book that you own. ✓
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. ✓
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. ✓
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. ✓
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. ✓
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. (cozy crime) ✓
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. ✓
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. ✓
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. ✓
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. ✓
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. (march: numbers) ✓
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. (EHRTBM august classic) ✓
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/09/30

A to Z: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Starting Date: 1.1.2024

For this challenge, we will be searching near and far for mythological, legendary, magical, and fabulistic characters, creatures, and places in the titles, author names, and text of our books.

A - Angel - Barefoot Angel 2 by Nonomiya Ito (title) ✓
B - Blocksberg aka Brocken - Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas (title) ✓
C - Catastrophe (cursed forest) - Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger (p. 9) ✓
D - Drache - The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt by Nita Prose (p. 127) ✓
E - Eijena (Mutterseele) - Mother's Spirit 2 by Enzou ✓ (p. 94-95)
F - Furien - Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen by Stephen Fry (p. 37) ✓
G - Ghosts - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (summary) ✓
H - Harpyie - Die Legende von Enyador by Mira Valentin (p. 110) ✓
I - Incensidae - MADK 2 by Suzuri Ryo (p. 221) ✓
J - Jesus - Die Bibel nach Biff by Christopher Moore (summary, MC bff) ✓
K - Kobold - James by Percival Everett (p. 23) ✓
L - Leprechaun - Infinity in Our Hearts by Andreas Dutter (loc 2978) ✓
M - Mage - So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens (MC Matt) ✓
N - Nachtmahr - by Martina Peters (summary/cover) ✓
O - Omega - Das Alpha-Omega-Dilemma 01 by Fujita Cafeco (title) ✓
P - Phoenix - Pageboy by Elliot Page (p. 56) ✓
Q - Quetzdämon - Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe by Christopher Golden (p. 38) ✓
R - Riesen - I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer (p. 23) ✓
S - Schimäre - Der Totengräbersohn 1 by Sam Feuerbach (p. 185) ✓
T - Teufel - Haikyu!!, Band 4 by Furudate Haruichi (p. 51) ✓
U - Ungeheuer - Madame Bovary. by Gustave Flaubert (p. 357) ✓
V - Vampire - Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter by Joseph Westfall (p. 16) ✓
W - Wyvern - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (p. 77) ✓
X - HeXe - MADK 3: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! by Suzuri Ryo (p. 71) ✓
Y - Yokai - Haikyu!!, Band 20 by Furudate Haruichi (p. 141) ✓
Z - Zombie - Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter (loc. 2318) ✓

[Chrissie]

Popsugar 2024 msg #106
Just doing the ones appealing to me

28/20

2 A bildungsroman book ✓
4 A book about a writer ✓
5 A book about K-pop
6 A book about pirates ✓
8 A book by a blind or visually impaired author ✓
9 A book by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing author ✓
10 A book by a self-published author ✓
13 A book originally published under a pen name ✓
17 A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list ✓
19 A book set in the future ✓
20 A book set in the snow ✓
21 A book that came out in a year that ends with "24" (2024) ✓
22 A book that centers on video games
23 A book that features dragons ✓
25 A book that was published 24 years ago (2000) ✓
27 A book where someone dies in the first chapter ✓
29 A book with a neurodivergent main character ✓
32 A book with an enemies to lovers plot ✓
33 A book with an unreliable narrator (Gabriel's very unstable) ✓
34 A book with at least 3 POVs (6) ✓
35 A book with magical realism ✓
36 A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person ✓
38 A cozy fantasy book ✓
39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author ✓
40 A horror book by a BIPOC author ✓
41 A memoir that explores queerness ✓
42 A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43 A second-chance romance ✓
45 An LGBTQ+ romance novel ✓
47 A book with 24 letters in the title ✓
49 The 24th book of an author ✓

[Chrissie]

Read Harder 2024 msg #16

Progress: 18/24

1. Read a cozy fantasy book. ✓
2. Read a YA book by a trans author. ✓
3. Read a middle grade horror novel. crater lake #2
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author. ✓
5. Read a sci-fi novella. ✓
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character. ✓
7. Read an indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author.
8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited. ✓
9. Read a book recommended by a librarian. ✓
10. Read a historical fiction book by an Indigenous author. ✓
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years. (2023) ✓
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) by a disabled author.
13. Read a comic that has been banned. ✓
14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event (virtual or in person) and then attend the event. (Leipziger Buchmesse) ✓
15. Read a YA nonfiction book.
16. Read a book based solely on the title. ✓
17. Read a book about media literacy.
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry. ✓
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters. rosie project
20. Read a book about books (fiction or nonfiction). ✓
21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023. (kept procrastinating) ✓
22. Read a manga or manhwa. ✓
23. Read a “howdunit” or “whydunit” mystery. ✓
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat! (2022 A biography of an author you admire) ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2025/02/11

The Perks of Being a Book Addict - Cover Bingo



25/25 books | 12/12 bingos







Bingo

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/15

The Perks of Being a Book Addict - Wedding Challenge msg #19

Duration: January 1 - June 30 (6 months)
Completed: 16/16

Something Old (book has been on your physical shelf or TBR for a very long time)
✓ Focus 10 Band 4 by Martina Peters
✓ Focus 10 Band 5 by Martina Peters
✓ Focus 10 Band 6 by Martina Peters
✓ Focus 10 Band 7 by Martina Peters

Something New (book has just been published in the current year or books just recently purchased)
✓ Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang (2024 in Germany)
✓ Sommerhaus am See by David James Poissant (2024 in Germany)
✓ Comandante: Roman by Edoardo De Angelis & Sandro Veronesi (2024 in Germany)
✓ Barefoot Angel 2 by Nonomiya Ito (purchased 21.3.2024)

Something Borrowed (books that you do not own)
✓ Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
✓ Wenn die Lichter ausgehen by Erika Mann
✓ TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe
✓ BENNI - Pink geht immer by Kay Monroe

Something Blue (blue cover or blue in title)
✓ by Franz Kafka
✓ The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
✓ by Richard Osman
✓ by Andreas Dutter

[Chrissie]

The Perks of Being a Book Addict - Zodiac Challenge msg #4

1. Read a book with stars on the cover ✓
2. Read a book with a planet or planets on the cover ✓
3. Read a book with the sun on the cover ✓
4. Read a book with the moon on the cover ✓
5. Read a book with a house on the cover ✓
6. Read a book with an imagery on the cover related to one of the 4 seasons (bathing suit) ✓
7. Read a book with the letters O*R*B*I*T in title and/or series title and/or author's name ✓
8. Read a book with the letters P*L*A*N*E*T in title and/or series title and/or author's name (any order) ✓
9. Read a book with the word "ZODIAC" in text (p. 101) ✓
10. Read a book with the word "HOROSCOPE(S)" in text (loc. 852) ✓
11. Read a book where you can find at least 2 of the following words (elements) in the text "air", "earth", "fire", "water" (p. 3 "fire", p. 16 "water") ✓
12. Read a book with 1 & 2 in the page number (any order) (213) ✓
13. Read a book where the publication date contains 12 (first published 12.9.2017) ✓
14. Read a book from a series that has at least 12 instalments
15. Read a book by an author who published at least 12 books ✓
16. Read a book from the shelf gods ✓
17. Read a book from the shelf Astronomy
18. Read a book from the shelf Future ✓
19. Read a book where there is a change of seasons ✓
20. Read a book with a character who is very active and/or forceful (Julian very much is) ✓
21. Read a book with a character who dislikes change ✓
22. Read a book with a character who can be considered resourceful (Lucy has many ideas) ✓
23. Read a book where a character has some kind of elemental magic (Phee being a forest sprite) ✓
24. Read a book where one of the major characters is some kind of ruler ✓
25. Read a book where a character is under the influence of another (Henry's heavily influenced by his family) ✓
26. Read a book with a fortune teller or a character who foretells some kind of future event ✓
27. Read a book featuring interstellar travel
28. Read a book set in one of the countries found on the Northern Hemisphere (Germany) ✓
29. Read a book with the author's initials from the word TELESCOPE ✓
30. Read a book where the title starts with a letter from the word ASTROLOGY ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/07/28

TRCG Monthly Genre Challenge msg #21

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) ✓
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance ✓
March: Mystery, Suspense ✓
April: Western, Humour, Adventure ✓
May: Female Authors ✓
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels (manga) ✓
July: Children's, YA ✓
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel ✓
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia ✓
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror ✓
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic) ✓
December: Classics and Short Stories ✓

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you ✓
2. Read a book with a one-word title ✓

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. ✓
2. Read a book with a two-word title ✓

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" (corey mcintire) ✓
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover ✓

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name (Cale) ✓
2. Read a book with a four-word title ✓

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title ✓
2. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born ✓
2. Read any book in a series ✓

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U" (Jonas) ✓
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now. ✓
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit ✓
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" ✓

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover ✓
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S" (sussex) ✓

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O" ✓
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness ✓

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction ✓
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count ✓

December
1. Read any book for the first time ✓
2. Reread any book ✓

[Chrissie]

EHRTBM Bingo 2024 msg #16



Regular: say BINGO! You’ve read books that fit in the 5 categories presented on the bingo card in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line.

24/25 books | 9/12 bingos

on theme: tbd




x


Bingo

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/05/21

Mt TBR 2024 msg #5

mangas, graphic novels & light novels

Level 1 Base Camp
1 Focus 10 Band 1 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/09
2 Focus 10 Band 2 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/09
3 Focus 10 Band 3 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/09
4 Focus 10 Band 4 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/10
5 Focus 10 Band 5 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11

Level 2 Start The Climb
6 Focus 10 Band 6 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
7 Focus 10 Band 7 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
8 Focus 10 Band 8 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
9 Focus 10 Band 9 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
10 Focus 10 Band 10 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
11 Undertow: Illustrated Novel by GuiltPleasure ✓ 02/19
12 Father Figure by GuiltPleasure ✓ 03/02
13 Barefoot Angel 2 by Nonomiya Ito ✓ 03/21
14 Kneel Down and Ask for Love by Yamada Nonono ✓ 03/22
15 Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Morishita Suu ✓ 03/22

Level 3 Going Higher
16 Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 02 by Morishita Suu ✓ 03/22
17 Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 by Hinohara Meguru ✓ 03/23
18 Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be by Beriko Scarlet ✓ 03/24
19 MADK 2 by Suzuri Ryo ✓ 04/08
20 Haikyu!!, Band 1 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/28
21 Haikyu!!, Band 2 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/29
22 Haikyu!!, Band 3 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/29
23 Haikyu!!, Band 4 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/29
24 Haikyu!!, Band 5 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/30
25 Haikyu!!, Band 6 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/01
26 Haikyu!!, Band 7 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/01
27 Haikyu!!, Band 8 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/01
28 Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen by Debbie Tung ✓ 05/02
29 Haikyu!!, Band 9 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/04
30 Haikyu!!, Band 10 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/05

Level 4 Reach The Summet
31 Given 01 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/06
32 Given 02 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/07
33 Given 03 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/08
34 Given 04 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/09
35 Given 05 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/09
36 MADK 3: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! by Suzuri Ryo ✓ 05/11
37 Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 03 by Morishita Suu ✓ 05/12
38 Haikyu!!, Band 11 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/13
39 Haikyu!!, Band 12 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/14
40 Haikyu!!, Band 13 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/14
41 Haikyu!!, Band 14 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/16
42 Haikyu!!, Band 15 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/17
43 Haikyu!!, Band 16 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/17
44 Haikyu!!, Band 17 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/18
45 Haikyu!!, Band 18 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/19
46 Haikyu!!, Band 19 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/20
47 Given 06 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/20
48 Haikyu!!, Band 20 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/20
49 Haikyu!!, Band 21 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/20
50 Haikyu!!, Band 22 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/21
Plant your flag, you made it to the top!

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/06/08

Featherweight 2024 msg #2

280 or fewer pages, no mangas

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1 2 by Yokoyama Hideo (152) ✓ 01/21
2 Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. by Franz Kafka (94) ✓ 01/25
3 TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe (233) ✓ 02/13
4 BENNI - Pink geht immer by Kay Monroe (213) ✓ 02/14
5 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (67) ✓ 02/19

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (188) ✓ 03/03
7 Comandante: Roman by Edoardo De Angelis & Sandro Veronesi (157) ✓ 03/15
8 Franny und Zooey by J.D. Salinger (124) ✓ 04/05
9 Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift by Thomas Zwerina (193) ✓ 04/08
10 Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe by Christopher Golden (273) ✓ 04/21

Level 3 Taking Flight
11 Alan Turing: Enigma by Anna Revell (115) ✓ 05/19
12 Alan Turing: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History (40) ✓ 05/20
13 Pride! Eine kurze Geschichte der LGBTQ+ Bewegung (126) ✓ 06/06
14 Oscar Wilde: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History (44) ✓ 06/08
15 Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) by William Thorp (113) ✓ 06/08

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/06/26

Chunksters 2024 msg #3

400 - 599 pages

Level One
1 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (440) ✓
2 Loveless by Alice Oseman (433) ✓
3 Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger (481) ✓

Level Two
4 If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich (404) ✓
5 Der Donnerstagsmordclub by Richard Osman (453) ✓
6 Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett (416) ✓

Level Three
7 Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter (432) ✓
8 Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (433) ✓
9 Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann (448) ✓
10 Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (410) ✓

And then see a chiropractor!

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/09/29

Audio Challenge 2024 msg #2

Level 1
1 Die Tore Der Welt read by Tobias Kluckert ✓
2 Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
3 Die Namenlose aus der Seine by Jonas Maas ✓

Level 2
4 Der Geheimbund der Masken by Jonas Maas ✓
5 Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman ✓
6 Noah read by Simon Jäger ✓

Level 3
7 Die Bibel nach Biff read by Simon Jäger ✓
8 14 LABYRINTH DER ANGST - OSCAR by Jonas Maas ✓
9 Die Bücherdiebin read by Boris Aljinovic ✓

Level 4
10 Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates read by Andreas Dietrich ✓
11 My Brother's Name is Jessica read by Joe Jameson ✓
12 Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen (simultaneously listening to English audiobook read by Stephen Fry) ✓

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/03/03

Readathon - Black/Women's History Month msg #7

February 29 to March 3
Begins and ends at midnight in your own time zone
Five prompts (including any book on your TBR)
Prompts may be repeated
Any book formats qualify (graphic novel, large print, audio, etc.)

29.2. - 28 pages
1.3. - 85 pages
2.3. - 124 pages
3.3. - 159 pages

Prompts
1. Anything on your TBR ✓ 03/03
2. Read a book written by a Black author
3. Read a book written by a woman ✓ 03/02
4. Read a book with Black characters
5. Read a book with women characters
6. Bonus! Read a book written by a Black woman

[Chrissie]

The Perks of Being a Book Addict - World Book Day Challenge msg #12
Duration: April 29, 2024 - April 23, 2025

📖 you need to finish a minimum of 12 tasks to consider your challenge accomplished.
📖 You can use 1 book to cover a maximum of 3 tasks.
📖 feel free to read whatever you like!

Progress: 27/30

✓ Read a book with a character who is a writer
✓ Read a book with a character who loves reading
✓ Read a book with a character who is a librarian
✓ Read a book with the word "typewriter" in the text (p. 15)
📖 Read a book where the main setting is a bookstore
✓ Read a book with the word "LIBRARY" in the title/series title
✓ Read a book with the letters B*O*O*K in the title/series title and/or the author's name
✓ Read a book with the letters P*E*N in the title
✓ Read a book with the author's initials in the word "READING"
✓ (Re)read a book by a favourite author
✓ Read a book from a favourite genre (manga)
✓ Read a book of fiction where reference is made to a real book
📖 Read a book recommended to you by a GR Friend
📖 Read a book recommended by a favourite author
✓ Read biography about or the memoirs/autobiography of an author
✓ Read a book with an author using a pen name
✓ Read a non-fiction book connected to reading in some way (bookworm)
✓ Read a book where the main setting is one of the countries listed in the post above Georgia
✓ Read a book where one of the cities listed in the post above is mentioned Tbilisi (p. 551, for example)
✓ Read a book from this list Portal
✓ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter from SHAKESPEARE
✓ Read a book with a character or written by an author called William (or any of its variations)
✓ Read a book whose author was born in April
✓ Read a book that was first published between 1995 - 2024 (2013)
✓ Read a book that is a retelling of one of Shakespeare's plays (not officially but has the vibes of Romeo & Juliet)
✓ Read a book that contains (parts of) a poem or a collection of poems
✓ Read a book where a character is an actor/actress
✓ Read a book originally written in a different language than your own (japanese)
✓ Read a book you have borrowed from a Library (kindle unlimited)
✓ Read a book you own and haven't read yet

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/08/31

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024

1. Books have to be >100 pages long. Graphic novels and poetry need to be >200 pages long. For audiobooks, check the length of the printed version.
2. No picture books.
3. You have to read it between June 1 and August 31. If you started it before then, you must have at least 100 pages left to go.
4. You can only earn 3 entries, 1 for each month.
5. Books can only be used once, and each prompt can only be used once.

Progress: 12/12

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
b. A book written under a pen name Autoboyography by Christina Lauren ✓ 06/26

2. National Prune Day
b. A book with more than 400 pages Die Bibel nach Biff (15:47 = 573) by Christopher Moore ✓ 06/27

3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM Noah by Sebastian Fitzek ✓ 06/02

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover ✓ 06/06

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL El Taubinio by Cece Bell ✓ 06/08

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
b. A book with the moon on the cover ✓ 08/31

3. Let's Go on a Hike
b. A book set in a rural area (Hagenow, Germany) Hard Skin by Chris P. Rolls ✓ 06/05

4. Dog Days of Summer
c. An author's first book Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) by William Thorp ✓ 06/08

August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
c. A book set in a city (Tokyo) Takaras Glasperlen by Suzumaru Minta ✓ 07/01

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane ✓ 07/06

3. Let's Play a Game
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE Ein Hund namens Money: Spielerisch zu Erfolg und Wohlstand by Bodo Schäfer ✓ 06/14

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library Tote schweigen nie by A.K. Turner ✓ 07/13

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/10/03

Fall Reading Challenge 2024 msg #19

September 1 - November 30
You can fulfill these letters by using the first letter of the title, the first letter of the author's first or last name, or the first letter of the main genre of the book.

Family Gathering
F - Fry, Stephen - Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen ✓ 09/29
A - Ueda Aki - Taste of Desire ✓ 09/08
M - MPG Manhwa - Shutline 01 by Kyou ✓ 09/02
I - I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer ✓ 09/03
L - MPG LGBT - Katekyo! 02 by Moegi Yuu ✓ 09/17
Y - MPG Yaoi - Shutline 02 by Kyou ✓ 09/03

G - MPG Graphic Novels - Katekyo! 01 by Moegi Yuu ✓ 09/07
A - MPG Adult - Katekyo! 03 by Moegi Yuu ✓ 09/18
T - Yoshimura Tsumuji - The Gender of Mona Lisa 03 ✓ 09/07
H - MPG Horror - From the Red Fog 1 by Nohara Mosae ✓ 10/01
E - Ein Regenbogen für den Schah (Luk und Galiano 1) by Elyseo da Silva ✓ 09/22
R - Robertos Angebot by Chris P. Rolls ✓ 09/06
I - MPG Ireland - Dubliner by James Joyce ✓ 09/15
N - MPG New Adult - Infinity in Our Hearts by Andreas Dutter ✓ 09/30
G - Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary. ✓ 09/28