Reading Challenges Index

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Organized by alphabetization

Side-note: We are very lucky to have members who contribute to our awesome challenge database. Thank you for choosing to create and share your challenge with us! Your names have been duly noted next to your challenges.

7 Wonders - (Thank you, Gayle!)
      - "Seven (7) Months" from Start Date.

12 Months of Halloween - (Thank you, Sonia & Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

50 States Challenge - (Thank you, Teasinme!)
      - "Yearly," but it will probably take you about 15 - 18 - 24 months!

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Year Long Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee)
      - but feel free to go longer.

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Gavin!)
      - "You set the pace".

A Novel Role-Playing Game - Single Player - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - "2015".

All About Audiobooks A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge - (Thank you, Karen & Lisa Kay!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

All About Audiobooks PART TWO: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge - (Thank you, Karen )
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

All About Audiobooks PART THREE: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge- (Thank you, Karen
& nbsp;    -"Yearly" -from Start Date.
All About You Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.
         However, there are actually 13 options listed; if you want to do them all.

All About You, Part Deux! - (Thank you Lisa Kay!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

All About You, Part Trois! - (Thank you Lisa Kay!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

All About You, Part 5!
      "Yearly" -from Start Date.

Alpha and Omega Couples - (Thank you Kelly!)
      - "Open".

The Alpha & Omega Reading Challenge (Thank you Laura!)
      - "Open".

...And the Oscar Goes To...(2017) - (Thank you Ashley!)
      - "Yearly". - from Start Date.

...And the Oscar Goes To... - (Thank you Ashley!)
      - "One month".

Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Two years" - from Start Date.

Animals and Books - Man's Best Friends - (Thank you, Rachael!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

The Anne Bishop Reading Challenge"- (Thank you, Laura) !
      - "Open" - from Start Date.

Antonym Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

A Puzzling Mystery - (Thank you, Renee!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Armed and Dangerous - (Thank you, Renee!)
      - "You set the pace"

Around the World in 80 Days Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - Do it in 80 days! Repeat, if you like. Lisarenee says: “We set parameters for the
      challenges to give you something to aim/shoot for. You don't really need to
      complete the challenge in 80 days. The real challenge is to complete the task.”

As It Flows Challenge - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - One Month

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge - “Open-Ended” (A-Z)
      - You Set the Pace.

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge - 2018 (A-Z)
      - Year of 2018.

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge -2019 ( A-Z)
      - Year of 2019

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge -2020 ( A-Z)
      - Year of 2020

Authors’ Birthdays Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay & Lisarenee!)
      - You Set the Pace.

Away with the Fairies - (Thank you, Renee!)
      - 12 months from start date.

Baby Got Book - (Thank you, Renee!)
      - You Set the Pace.

The Bad, The Scary and The Terrifying: An A to Z Challenge - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - You Set the Pace.

Birthday Party Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Ashley M!)
      - You Set the Pace.

Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge-2014
- (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - Year of 2014.

A Book A Day Keeps the Boredom at Bay Reading Challenge
- (Thank you Sonia, and all the Mods!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Books About Books Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - You set the pace

Book-a-Movie Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - You set the pace.

Books-in-a-Series Yahtzee Challenge - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Books to Movies Challenge (Thank you, Sashana!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

The Brontës Yearly Challenge ( Thank you Zuzana!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Build-A-Body Challenge - (Thank you, Mary!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Build-A-Monster Challenge - (Thank you, Mary & Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly."

Catch the Reading Bug - (A-Z)  (Thank you, Renee!)
      - "You set the pace."

Celebrate Featured Movie Star's Birthday Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - Can be just "monthly" or "yearly," if you do all 12 months.

Celestial Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Chick-lit-find-a-word - (Thank you, Renee!)
      - "One year from start date."

Cleaning out the TBR closet 2021 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - "One year from start date."

Cleaning out the TBR closet 2020 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - "One year from start date."

Cleaning out the TBR closet 2019 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - "One year from start date."

Cleaning out the TBR closet 2018 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - "One year from start date."

Cleaning out the TBR closet 2017 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - "One year from start date."

Collect Them All Challenge - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - "Open Ended."

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Decades Challenge 2019 - (Thank you, Afsana!)
      - Date Specific; start January 9, 2019 & end February 20, 2020,

Decades Challenge 2018 - (Thank you, Afsana!)
      - Date Specific; must start & end January 8, 2018 to January 9, 2019,

Decades Challenge for 2017 - (Thank you, Afsana!)
      - Date Specific; must start & end January 7, 2017 to January 8, 2018,
         but you can back-date to 01-08-2017

Decades Challenge for 2016 - (Thank you, Afsana!)
      - Date Specific; must start & end January 6, 2016 to January 7, 2017,
         but you can back-date to 01-06-2016

Déjà Vu Reading Challenge - (Thank you Sashana & Lisarenee!)
      - You Set the Pace.

Discovering History - (Thank you Renee!)
      - One Year From Start Date

Disney Prince Hopefuls - (Thank you Amanda!)
      - One Year From Start Date

Disney Princes Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay & Sashana!)
      - "Open Ended."

Disney Princess Reading Challenge - (Thank you Sashana!)      - You Set the Pace

Don't worry, be happy - (Thank you, Ashley M!)
      - Three Months from Start Date

Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Day Challenge-(Thank you Laura!)     -April 12, 2018

Drop Everything and Read (Dear) Day Challenge( Thank you Laura!)      -April 12, 2019


The End of Your Life Book Club Reading Challenge - (Thank you Karen!)      - You Set the Pace

Farm to Table - (Thank you, Amanda!)
      - You Set the Pace

The Fibonnaci Sequence Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - You Set the Pace

Finish This Sentence: A Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay & Karen!)
      - You Set the Pace

Fill In the Gaps Project - (Thank you, Erika!)
      - "Five Years" from Start Date.

Films du Monde Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Gen!)
      - "Six (6) Months" from Start Date.

Freestyle Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee & Sashana!)
      - "Open Ended."

Game of Thrones Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Ashley Marie!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 ( Thank you Laura! -original credit - Jex)
      - Yearly/2020

Goodreads Choice Awards (2017) Reading Challenge  - (Thank you, Jex!)
      - "Yearly/2018."

Goodreads Choice Awards (2016) Reading Challenge  - (Thank you, Jex!)
      - "Yearly/2017."

Goodreads Choice Awards (2015) Reading Challenge  - (Thank you, Jex!)
      - "Yearly/2016."

The Harry Potter Sorting Hat - (Thank you, Sashana!)
      - "Open Ended."

He Said, She Said; He Wrote, She Wrote Reading Challenge - (Inspired by Tia and Created by Lisarenee!)
      - "One Year from Start Date"

Healthy Living Challenge - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - Open

Herbs & Spices: A - Z - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - You Set the Pace

[My] Hero Challenge - (Thank you, Sherrie!)
      - "Yearly" from Start Date.

Hero Alphabet Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly" from Start Date.

Heroine Alphabet Reading Challenge - - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly" from Start Date.

[The] Heroine Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "yearly" from start date.

Hobbies A-Z
      -"open ended".

How to be a Buddy Reader - (Thank you, Sonia & Lisarenee & Karen & Lisa Kay!)
      - You Set the Pace.

Hunger Games Challenge: Escape the Capitol - (Thank you, RebeccaS)
      - Open.

Hurricane Season challenge - (Thank you, Jennifer!)
      - Specific dates/Hurrican Season.

I want to be friends with... - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - You set the pace

In Pursuit of a Title - (Thank you, Renee!)
      - One year from start date

It’s All In The Title - (Thank you, Amanda Caldwell!)
      - You Set the Pace

It's-a-Me! Mario! Challenge - (Thank you, Jex!)
      - You Set the Pace

The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? Reading Challenge- (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - You Set the Pace

Jane Austen Yearly Challenge- (Thank you, Zuzana!)
      - One year from start date.

Just Desserts - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - You Set the Pace.

Let's Do the Time Warp Again Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Open Ended."

Life's a Box of Chocolates Reading Challenge
      - "Year from Start Date."

Losing My Religion - Thank you, Team Flying Squirrels!
      - "Year from Start Date."

Love Quote Mad Libs
      - "Year from Start Date."

Materia Medica Challenge - Thank you, Amanda!
      - "Open Ended."

Mind~Body~Spirit Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "Open Ended."

Mix 'N Match Alphabet Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You set the pace!"

Mynoun, Yournoun, We all scream for Pronouns! Challenge - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - "Open Ended."

[The] Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Squad Reading Challenge - Part I
- (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

[The] Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Squad Reading Challenge - Part II
- (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Mythical Creatures - (Thank you, Lisa Kay & Sashana!)
      - "Open Ended."

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Needles ‘N Stitches: An A-Z Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You set the pace"

[The] Never Ending Series Challenge
      - "Open Ended."

Never Have I Ever...
      - "Yearly" from Start Date.

New 2 U Author - 2017- (Thank you, Jessica!)
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New 2 U Author - 2016 - (Thank you, Jessica!)
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New 2 U Author- 2019
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New 2 U Authors: 2020
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New 2 U Authors: 2021
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New Releases: 2020
yearly 2020

New Releases Reading Challenge ( 2019)

New Releases Reading Challenge (2017)
      - "Yearly/2017."

New Releases Reading Challenge (2016)
      - "Yearly/2016."

Nothing But Writing Reviews Challenge - (Thank you, Niquae!)
      - "Monthly (Reoccuring)."
      - Special Note: This is located in our Writing Challenges Folder.

NPR's Best Books of 2016 challenge (Thank you, Amanda)
-January 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017

NPR's Best Books of 2018 Challenge ( thank you , Laura)
-January 1, 2019- December 31, 2019

NPR's Best Books of 2019 Reading Challenge - ( Thank you, Laura! )
-January 1, 2020- December 31, 2020.

Oh My Gods! - (Thank you, Sashana!)
      - "Yearly" from Start Date.

Page Challenge

Pet Names Alphabet A-Z
One- Two years from start date

Plot Devices Challenge (Thank you, Amanda!)
      - One year from start date.

Read It and Weep Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee and Sashana!)


Read It Before You See It Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Open Ended."

Read Your Name - (Thank you, Sashana!)
      - "Open Ended."

Read Your Favorite Authors Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Open Ended."

[The] Reading Group Reading List - (Thank you, Donna!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Reading Through Europe - (Thank you, Oddrun!)
      - "One year from start date"

Reading University Challenge - (Thank you, Carla!)
      - "You Set the Level & the Pace."

Rebel Reader/Banned Book Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Relay Race Reading Challenge: Our First Million Pages (A NBRC Group Challenge) - 2017 (Thank you, Romance Readers Reading Challenge Group!)
      - "Until we hit 1 million pages!"

Remembering David Bowie - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

RITA® Award Winners 2018 Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!
RITA® Award Winners 2017 Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly/2017."

RITA® Award Winners 2103 Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly/2013."

RITA® Award Winners-2012-Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly/2012." (Soon to be archived.)
R is for Romance Reading Challenge(Thank you, Laura!)

Sam Malone Challenge (Thank you, Joseph!)
      - A chunkster in five days!

Scooby Doo Reading Challenge - ( Thank you Laura)
      - Yearly from start date

Serious Readers Challenge for 2019 (Level 1) - other levels linked in 1st post
      - "Yearly/2019."

Setting Alphabet Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - You Set the Pace.

[The] Shakespearean Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Open Ended."

[A] Sign of the Times Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly," but by the month. Also appears as a month in All About You.

[A] Sign of the Times Reading Challenge: Chinese Zodiac Edition
- (Thank you, Sashana!)
      - "Yearly," but by the month. Also appears as a month in All About You.

Six Degrees of Separation Challenge - (Thank you, Kellyflower!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Slice of Pi - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

[The] Sound of Music - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Soundtrack Challenge: 13 Going on 30 - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Soundtrack Challenge: Across the Universe - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Soundtrack Challenge: Dirty Dancing - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Soundtrack Challenge: [The] Rocky Horror Picture Show - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Soundtrack Challenge: Stand by Me - (Thank you, again, Lisa Kay! lol)
      - "Six (6) Months" from Start Date.

Stuck in a Rut - (Thank you, Annia!)
      - "One Year from Start Date."

Sub Genre Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Sashana!)
      - "Open Ended."

Sub-genre Challenge: Fantasy - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Sub-Genre: Non-Fiction. - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Sub-genre Challenge: Romance - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Sushi Train - (Thank you, Ray!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Sub-genre Challenge: Sci-Fi - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Superbowl Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Laura!)
      Yearly

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Talents, Special Powers & Abilities - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Tarot Card Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Karen & Lisarenee!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

TBR Tackler Challenge - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - Depends on the number of books you choose. (One book a month.)

TBR Tackler Challenge: 2020 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - yearly

TBR Tackler Challenge: 2021 - (Thank you, Karen!)
      - yearly

Tee-Shirt Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - You Set the Pace. You can add more tee-shirts, too!

Ten Book Author Train Challenge - (Thank you, Jennifer!)
      - "Open Ended."

Times 100 Must Read Books of 2019 - (Thank you, Shannon!)
      - "yearly"

Titanic 100 Year Anniversary Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - You Set the Pace. You may just pick & choose the letters you want to do, too.

Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet
      - "Yearly/Annual."

Titled Titles - (Thank you, Gayle!)
      - Year from Start Date.

To-Read Weight Loss Challenge - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - Open.

Translation Tango - (Thank you, Sheila!)
      - "You Set the Pace".

The Twelve Towers - (Thank you, Casey!)
      - "You Set the Pace".

Vacation Destination Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "You Choose."

Villains Alphabet Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly" - from Start Date.

Volcanoes of the World: An A-Z Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You set the pace!"

What Animal Are You? Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

What’s Your Major: A Spell-It-Out Challenge - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Wild West Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Word Ladders Challenge - (Thank you, Kelly!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

World Cup 2014 Reading Challenge - (Thank you, Sonia!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

Yoga & Meditation - A-Z (Spell-It-Out) - (Thank you, Lisa Kay!)
      - "You Set the Pace."

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Archived (Last updated: 05/01/2012)

2011 Birthday Challenge (Thank you, Jennifer!)

Decades Challenge 10/10/10 to 11/11/11 (Thank you, Afsana!)

Decades Challenge 11-11-11 to 12-12-12 (Thank you, Afsana!)
      - Date Specific; must end 12-12-12, but you can back-date to 11-11-11.

Decades Challenge for 2014 - (Thank you, Afsana!)

Decades Challenge 1-3-13 to 1-4-14 - (Thank you, Afsana!)

Decades Challenge for 2015 - (Thank you, Afsana!)

Goodreads Choice Awards (2012) Reading Challenge  (Thank you, Jex!)
      - "Yearly/2013."

Goodreads Choice Awards (2011) Reading Challenge
      - "Yearly/2012."

Goodreads Choice Awards (2010): Winners and Runner-Ups Reading Challenge

I Heart Indie Books Reading Challenge 2011 (Thank you, Michelle!)

Indie Author Challenge 2010 (Thank you, Michelle!)

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2013
      - "Yearly/2013."

Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2013
      - "Yearly/2013."

Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2013
      - "Yearly/2013."

Level 4 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2013
      - "Yearly/2013."

Level 5 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2013
      - "Yearly/2013."

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2012
      - "Yearly/2012."

Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2012
      - "Yearly/2012."

Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2012
      - "Yearly/2012."

Level 4 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2012
      - "Yearly/2012."

Level 5 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2012
      - "Yearly/2012."

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

Level 4 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010

Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010

Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010

Level 4 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010

Level 5 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010

Level 6 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010

New 2 U Author - 2013 (Thank you, Jessica!)
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New Releases Reading Challenge (2013) - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly/2013."

[The] Novella Challenge-2012
      - "Yearly/2012."

Paranormal 11.11.11 Book Challenge (Thank you, Ashley!)

New 2 U Author - 2014 - (Thank you, Jessica!)
      - Reoccurring every year; January-December.

New Releases Reading Challenge (2014) - (Thank you, Lisarenee!)
      - "Yearly/2014."

[The] Oscars Challenge for 2012 - (Thank you, Inkeri!)
      - Start any time, but finish the end of January 2013.

Goodreads Choice Awards (2013) Reading Challenge  - (Thank you, Jex!)
      - "Yearly/2014."