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Make It Bigger Challenge # 1Start Date = 9th Feb 2025
End Date = 8th Feb 2026
Shape = Vertical Line
Level = ?
Progress = 37/?
Status = Ongoing
1. Dr. Julia Lewis Series by Patrice McDonough
Book 2: A Slash of Emerald - Comp. Feb 09, 2025
2. Locard Institute Thriller Series by Lisa Black
Book 4: Not Who We Expected - Comp. Feb 11, 2025
3. Alex Carter Series by Alice Henderson
Book 4: The Vanishing Kind by Alice Henderson - Comp. Feb 24, 2025
4. Sanctuary Series by Colleen Coble
Book 1: Ambush by Colleen Coble- Comp. Feb 27, 2025
5. Killers of a Certain Age Series by Deanna Raybourn
Book 2: Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn - Comp. Mar 03, 2025
6. Molly Murphy Mysteries Series
Bk 23: Silent as the Grave by Rhys Bowen & Clare Broyles - Comp. Mar 05, 2025
7. Secret Staircase Mystery Series by Gigi Pandian
Bk. 4 - The Library Game by Gigi Pandian - Comp. Mar 10, 2025
8. The Martini Club Series by Tess Gerritsen
Bk 2 - The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen - Comp. Mar 13, 2025
9. Black Harbor Series by Hannah Morrissey
Bk 4 - The Unlucky Ones by Hannah Morrissey - Comp. Mar 15, 2025
10. Eddie Flynn Series by Steve Cavanagh
Bk 8 - Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh - Comp. Mar 20, 2025
11. Vera Wong Series by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Bk 2 - Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man - Comp. Mar 24, 2025
12. Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series by Paige Shelton
Bk 10 - Written in Stone: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery - Comp. Mar 26, 2025
13. House-Flipper Mystery Series by Diane Kelly
Bk 7 - Dead Post Society - Comp. Mar 27, 2025
14. Barker & Llewelyn Historical Mystery Series by Will Thomas
Bk 16 - Season of Death - comp. Apr 03, 2025
15. Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Mystery series by Anne Hillerman
Bk 10 - Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel - Comp. Apr 07, 2025
16. National Parks Thriller Series by A.J. Landau
Bk 2 -Cold Burn by A.J. Landau - Comp. Apr 09, 2025
17. The Nosey Parker Mysteries by Fiona Leitch
Bk 8 - The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch - Comp. Apr 12, 2025
18. Colter Shaw Series by Jeffery Deaver
Bk 5 - South of Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver - Comp. Apr 16, 2025
19. The Ill-Mannered Ladies Series by Alison Goodman
Bk 2 - The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman - Comp. Apr 19, 2025
20. Isaac Bell Series by Jack Du Brul (originated by Clive Cussler)
Bk 16 - The Heist by Jack Du Brul Comp. Apr 23, 2025
21. Lucas Davenport Series and Letty Davenport Series by John Sandford
Bk 34 / Bk 3 - Toxic Prey by John Sandford - Comp. Apr 28, 2025
22. A Rip Through Time Series by Kelley Armstrong
Bk 4 - Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong - Comp. Apr 30, 2025
23. Sandra Vos Series by Carolyn Arnold
Bk 1 - Save Her Life by Carolyn Arnold - Comp. May 04, 2025
24, Garrett Mann Series by Steven Konkoly
Bk 2 - A Hired Kill by Steven Konkoly - Comp. May 08, 2025
25. Ravensea Castle Series by Elizabeth Penney
Bk 1 - Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney - Comp. May 10, 2025
26. Irene Rivers Series by John Gilstrap
Bk 1 - Burned Bridges by John Gilstrap - Comp. May 13, 2025
27. Tracy Crosswhite Series by Robert Dugoni
Bk 11 - A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni - Comp. May 16, 2025
28. Detective Erika Foster Series by Robert Bryndza
Bk 9 - Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza - Comp. May 22, 2025
29. Stone Barrington Series by Stuart Woods / Brett Battles
Bk 66 - Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers by Brett Battles - Comp. May 24, 2025
30. Noelle Marshall Series by Kendra Elliot
Bk 1 - Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot
31. Matthew Redd Thriller Series by Ryan Steck
Bk 4 - Gone Dark by Ryan Steck - Comp. May 30, 2025
32. - Jon Reznick Thriller Series by J.B. Turner
Bk 14 - Hard Lights by J.B. Turner - Comp. Jun 02, 2025
33. Bree Taggert Series by Melinda Leigh
Bk 10 - Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh - Comp. Jun 05, 2025
34. Mac McKenzie Series by David Housewright
Bk 22 - Them Bones by David Housewright - Comp. Jun 07, 2025
35. Assassins Anonymous Series by Rob Hart
Bk 2 - The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart - Comp. Jun 09, 2025
36. Grimm Bargains Series by Rebecca Zanetti
Bk 2 - One Dark Kiss by Rebecca Zanetti - Comp. Jun 11, 2025
37. Porter Beck Series by Bruce Borgos
Bk 3 - The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos - Comp. Jun 19, 2025
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Start Date = 1st January 2025
End Date = 31st December 2025
Shape = Triangle
Level = 5 (Add five rows to the original.)
Progress = 36/45
Status = Ongoing
Original:
Read one book from one series
Read two books from a second series
Read three books from a third series
Read four books from a fourth series
Bigger:
Read five books from a fifth series
Read six books from a sixth series
Read seven books from a seventh series
Read eight books from an eighth series
Read nine books from a ninth series
Series 1 = Morgan Brothers Series by Lena Diaz
Progress = 1/1
Book 1: Explosive Attraction (Feb 2025)
Series 2 = Daniela Vega Series by Isabella Maldonado
Progress = 2/2
Book 2: A Forgotten Kill (March 2025)
Book 3: A Killer's Code (March 2025)
Series 3 = Men of the Secret Service Series by Tracy Solheim
Progress = 3/3
Book 1: Recipe for Disaster (Jan 2025)
Book 2: Shot in the Dark (Jan 2025)
Book 3: Between Love and Honor (Jan 2025)
Series 4 = Touch of Evil Series by Kennedy Layne
Progress = 4/4
Book 1: Thirst for Sin (June 2025)
Book 2: Longing for Sin (June 2025)
Book 3: Awakening Sin (June 2025)
Book 4: Possessed by Sin (June 2025)
Series 5 = Bailey Flynn FBI Mystery Thriller Series by Melinda Woodhall
Progress = 5/5
Book 1: Vanishing Angels (April 2025)
Book 2: Gathering Bones (April 2025)
Book 3: Chasing Monsters (April 2025)
Book 4: Forgotten Remains (April 2025)
Book 5: Dreading Darkness (April 2025)
Series 6 = Mercy Kilpatrick Series by Kendra Elliot
Progress = 6/6
Book 1: A Merciful Death (May 2025)
Book 2: A Merciful Truth (May 2025)
Book 3: A Merciful Secret (May 2025)
Book 4: A Merciful Silence (May 2025)
Book 5: A Merciful Fate (May 2025)
Book 6: A Merciful Promise (May 2025)
Series 7 = Agent Tori Hunter Series by Roger Stelljes
Progress = 7/7
Book 1: Silenced Girls (April 2025)
Book 2: The Winter Girls (April 2025)
Book 3: The Hidden Girl (May 2025)
Book 4: Missing Angel (May 2025)
Book 5: The Snow Graves (May 2025)
Book 6: Their Lost Souls (May 2025)
Book 7: Taken in the Cold (May 2025)
Series 8 = Bridget Bishop FBI Mystery Thriller Series by Melinda Woodhall
Progress = 8/8
Book 1: Lessons in Evil (March 2025)
Book 2: Taken by Evil (March 2025)
Book 3: Where Evil Hides (March 2025)
Book 4: Road to Evil (March 2025)
Book 5: When Evil Calls (March 2025)
Book 6: Valley of Evil (March 2025)
Book 7: Save Her from Evil (April 2025)
Book 8: Betrayed by Evil (April 2025)
Series 9 = Detective Ellie Reeves Series by Rita Herron
Progress = 0/9
Book 1: The Silent Dolls
Book 2: Wildflower Graves
Book 3: The Burning Girls
Book 4: Frozen Souls
Book 5: Stolen Angels
Book 6: Hidden Bones
Book 7: The Girl in the River
Book 8: Widow Lake
Book 9: The Sleeping Girls
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My Challenge Journey:
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Blue Horse (other topics)One Dark Kiss (other topics)
The Medusa Protocol (other topics)
Them Bones (other topics)
Beyond Her Reach (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Bruce Borgos (other topics)Rebecca Zanetti (other topics)
Rob Hart (other topics)
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Melinda Leigh (other topics)
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I thought it might be fun to do a Reading Challenge together :-)
The challenge is called:
MAKE IT BIGGER CHALLENGE
It's a new spin on the Read a Shape Challenge:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
There, you have to Read a Shape(s)—minimum one and maximum six.
Here, you have to select any ONE shape, make it bigger, and then read it.
I'm listing the shapes and the way to make them bigger below:
1) VERTICAL LINE
Original:
X
X
X
X
X
Read one book from one series
Read one book from a second series
Read one book from a third series
Read one book from a fourth series
Read one book from a fifth series
Bigger:
Level 1: Add one row
X
X
X
X
X
X
Level 2: Add two rows
Level 3: Add three rows
Level 4: Add four rows
Level 5: Add five rows
Level 6: Add six rows
2) VERTICAL RECTANGLE
Original:
XX
XX
XX
Read two books from one series
Read two books from a second series
Read two books from a third series
Bigger:
Level 1: Add one row
XX
XX
XX
XX
Level 2: Add two rows
Level 3: Add three rows
Level 4: Add four rows
Level 5: Add five rows
Level 6: Add six rows
3) HORIZONTAL LINE
Original:
XXXXXXX
Read seven books from one series
Bigger:
Level 1: Add one column
XXXXXXXX
Level 2: Add two columns
Level 3: Add three columns
Level 4: Add four columns
Level 5: Add five columns
Level 6: Add six columns
4) HORIZONTAL RECTANGLE
Original:
X X X X
X X X X
Read four books from one series
Read four books from a second series
Bigger:
Level 1: Add one column
X X X X X
X X X X X
Level 2: Add two columns
Level 3: Add three columns
Level 4: Add four columns
Level 5: Add five columns
Level 6: Add six columns
5) SQUARE
Original:
X X X
X X X
X X X
Read three books from one series
Read three books from a second series
Read three books from a third series
Bigger:
Level 1: Add one row and one column
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
Level 2: Add two rows and two columns
Level 3: Add three rows and three columns
Level 4: Add four rows and four columns
Level 5: Add five rows and five columns
Level 6: Add six rows and six columns
6) TRIANGLE
Original:
X
X X
X X X
X X X X
Read one book from one series
Read two books from a second series
Read three books from a third series
Read four books from a fourth series
Bigger:
Level 1: Add one row
X
X X
X X X
X X X X
X X X X X
Level 2: Add two rows
Level 3: Add three rows
Level 4: Add four rows
Level 5: Add five rows
Level 6: Add six rows
Here's an example to make things clearer:
Make It Bigger Challenge #1
Start Date = 1st January 2025
End Date = 31st December 2025
Shape = Square
Level = 1 (Add one row and one column to the original.)
Progress = 4/16
Status = Ongoing
Read four books from one series
Read four books from a second series
Read four books from a third series
Read four books from a fourth series
Series 1= Cold Ridge Series by Carla Neggers
Progress = 4/4
Book 1: Cold Ridge (Feb 2025)
Book 2: Night's Landing (Feb 2025)
Book 3: The Rapids (Feb 2025)
Book 4: Dark Sky (Feb 2025)
Series 2 = Bridget Bishop FBI Mystery Thriller Series by Melinda Woodhall
Progress = 0/4
Book 2
Book 3:
Book 5:
Book 6:
Series 3 = Agent Tori Hunter Series by Roger Stelljes
Progress = 0/4
Book 1:
Book 2:
Book 3:
Book 7:
Series 4 = Mercy Kilpatrick Series by Kendra Elliot
Progress = 0/4
Book 1:
Book 2:
Book 3:
Book 4:
Please note: The Make It Bigger Challenge is NOT necessarily a continuation of the Read a Shape Challenge.
You don't have to do both challenges—though you can if you wish to.
If you are doing both challenges then you don't have to choose the same shape in both—though you can if you wish to.
If you are reading the same shape in both challenges then you don't have to read the same series—though you can read books from the same series if you wish to. You can even use the same books.
You can even use ALL of the same books. That is, if you want then you CAN make the Make It Bigger Challenge a continuation of the Read a Shape Challenge.
You can copy the books from the original shape in the Read a Shape Challenge to the Make It Bigger Challenge—as long as the duration of both challenges overlap for that time frame—and then go on from there.
The books can be of any genre.
The books read for other challenges can be used here if they meet the requirements.
The challenge duration is one year.
You can set your challenge duration from:
(a) the date you start, or
(b) the 1st of the month you start, or
(c) the 1st of January
You may backdate if you wish.
For example:
If you start the challenge on 15th April 2025 but set your challenge duration from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Then you can also use the books you read between 1st April 2025 to 14th April 2025.
Or if you start the challenge on 15th April 2025 but set your challenge duration from 1st Jan 2025 to 31st Dec 2025. Then you can also use the books you read between 1st Jan 2025 to 14th April 2025.
Once the year is up, you would have to change the status from "ongoing" to "complete" or "incomplete"—whatever the case might be—and end the challenge.
If you complete the challenge before the one-year deadline then you can change the status and end the challenge on that date only.
Once you've ended the challenge, you can do it again in a new template with a new challenge number.
Interested in participating? If yes then copy the blank template below, paste it into a new comment, and start your challenge!
Make It Bigger Challenge #
Start Date =
End Date =
Shape =
Level =
Progress = 0/?
Status =
Wish you all the best and Happy Reading :-)