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Point Tally for June: 21Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
✓ I'll Give You the Sun; by Jandy Nelson [6/10] ♥♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ The Heart of the Matter; by Emily Giffin [6/15] ♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ The Book Thief; by Markus Zusak [6/21] ♥♥♥♥ (Original bingo)
✓ The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2); by Rick Riordan [6/22] ♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ Överenskommelser; by Simona Ahrnstedt [6/25] ♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ The Final Empire (Mistborn #1); by Brandon Sanderson [6/28] ♥♥♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ Jacob Have I Loved; by Katherine Paterson [6/29] ♥♥ (50 New Books)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** "Author Allegiance"
Original Bingo (May-August 2015)
Duration: 5.1.2015 - 8.31.2015
Progress: 16/25 - 3 Bingo
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❑ B1: Exploration
❑ B2: Congratulations!
✓ B3: Participation: Water for Elephants; by Sara Gruen [7/15] ♥♥♥
❑ B4: Information
✓ B5: Collaboration: I'll Give You the Sun; by Jandy Nelson [6/10] ♥♥♥♥
❑ I1: Listed it
✓ I2: Bought it: The Jane Austen Book Club; by Karen Joy Fowler [7/31] ♥♥
✓ I3: Eyed it : The Book Thief; by Markus Zusak [6/21] ♥♥♥♥
❑ I4: Downloaded it
✓ I5: Scored it!: The Heart of the Matter; by Emily Giffin [6/15] ♥♥♥
❑ N1: Oldie but goodie
❑ N2: New kid on the block
✓ N3: FREE: Abhorsen (Abhorsen #3); by Garth Nix [7/30] ♥♥♥
❑ N4: Yesterday's news
✓ N5: Everybody's talking: Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1); by E.L. James [7/1] ♥
✓ G1: Nice to meet you: Stargirl (Stargirl #1); by Jerry Spinelli [7/15] ♥♥♥
❑ G2: You seem familiar: Divergent (Divergent #1); by Veronica Roth
✓ G3: One of the girls: If I Stay (If I Stay #1); by Gayle Forman [7/17] ♥♥♥♥
✓ G4: One of the guys: The Final Empire (Mistborn #1); by Brandon Sanderson [6/28] ♥♥♥♥♥
✓ G5: Old friends: Where She Went (If I Stay #2); by Gayle Forman [8/19] ♥♥
✓ O1: Take a stand: Överenskommelser; by Simona Ahrnstedt [6/25] ♥♥♥
✓ O2: Take a friend: The Bone Season (The Bone Season #1); by Samantha Shannon [7/8] ♥♥♥♥♥
✓ O3: Take a trip: Lifeguard; by James Patterson [7/10] ♥♥♥♥
✓ O4: Take a look: På andra sidan solen; by Maria Ernestam [7/20] ♥♥♥♥
✓ O5: Take a break: The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2); by Rick Riordan [6/22] ♥♥♥
50 New Books Mini Challenge for 2015
Duration: 1.1.2015 - 12.31.2015
Progress: 34/52
✓ A book with more than 500 pages: The Final Empire (Mistborn #1); by Brandon Sanderson [6/28] ♥♥♥♥♥
✓ A classic romance: Persuasion; by Jane Austen [1/10] ♥♥♥
✓ A book that became a movie: The Book Thief; by Markus Zusak [6/21] ♥♥♥♥
✓ A book published this year: Red Queen (Red Queen #1); by Victoria Aveyard [9/21] ♥♥♥♥
✓ A book with a number in the title: Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1); by E.L. James [7/1] ♥
✓ A book written by someone under 30: The Bone Season (The Bone Season #1); by Samantha Shannon [7/8] ♥♥♥♥♥
✓ A book with nonhuman characters: The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2); by Rick Riordan [6/22] ♥♥♥
❑ A funny book: Gamla tanter lägger inte ägg; by Mark Levengood & Unni Lindell
✓ A book by a female author: The Heart of the Matter; by Emily Giffin [6/15] ♥♥♥
✓ A mystery or thriller: The Girl on the Train; by Paula Hawkins [8/4] ♥♥♥
✓ A book with a one-word title: Nåde; by Linn Ullmann [1/4] ♥♥♥
❑ A book of short stories
✓ A book set in a different country: Revolutionary Road; by Richard Yates [4/25] ♥♥
❑ A nonfiction book: Romarriket; by Eva Queckfeldt
❑ A popular author's first book: Digital Fortress; by Dan Brown
✓ A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet: The Tales of Beedle the Bard; by J.K. Rowling [11/17] ♥♥♥♥
❑ A book a friend recommended
✓ A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: All the Light We Cannot See; by Anthony Doerr [7/30] ♥♥♥
❑ A book based on a true story: Burial Rites; by Hannah Kent
❑ A book at the bottom of your to-read list: The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2); by Philip Pullman
❑ A book your mom loves
❑ A book that scares you
❑ A book more than 100 years old: Wuthering Heights; by Emily Brontë
❑ A book based entirely on its cover
❑ A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: All Quiet on the Western Front; by Erich Maria Remarque
✓ A memoir: Yes Please; by Amy Poehler [10/7] ♥♥
✓ A book you can finish in a day: Jacob Have I Loved; by Katherine Paterson [6/29] ♥♥
✓ A book with antonyms in the title: Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1); by Dan Brown [9/13] ♥♥♥
✓ A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: The Long Way Home; by Robin Pilcher [8/11] ♥♥♥
✓ A book that came out the year you were born: Cat's Eye; by Margaret Atwood [11/22] ♥♥
✓ A book with bad reviews: The Great Gatsby; by F. Scott Fitzgerald [7/4] ♥♥
✓ A trilogy:
Divergent (Divergent #1); by Veronica Roth [9/23] ♥♥♥♥
Insurgent (Divergent #2); by Veronica Roth [9/26] ♥♥♥♥
Allegiant (Divergent #3); by Veronica Roth [9/27] ♥♥♥♥
❑ A book from your childhood: Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness #1); by Tamora Pierce
✓ A book with a love triangle: Water for Elephants; by Sara Gruen [7/15] ♥♥♥
✓ A book set in the future: The Martian; by Andy Weir [4/23] ♥♥♥
✓ A book set in high school: Stargirl (Stargirl #1); by Jerry Spinelli [7/15] ♥♥♥
✓ A book with a color in the title: A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes #1); by Arthur Conan Doyle [10/10] ♥♥♥
✓ A book that made you cry: If I Stay (If I Stay #1); by Gayle Forman [7/17] ♥♥♥♥
✓ A book with magic: Abhorsen (Abhorsen #3); by Garth Nix [7/30] ♥♥♥
✓ A graphic novel: Ansatsu kyoushitsu, #1; by Yusei Matsui [5/28] ♥♥♥
✓ A book by an author you've never read before: The Buddha in the Attic; by Julie Otsuka [1/21] ♥♥♥♥
✓ A book you own but have never read: The Jane Austen Book Club; by Karen Joy Fowler [7/31] ♥♥
❑ A book that takes place in your state (city): Iskallt våld; by Ulf Broberg
✓ A book that was originally written in a different language: Lifeguard; by James Patterson [7/10] ♥♥♥♥
❑ A book set during Christmas
❑ A book written by an author with your same initials
✓ A play: An Ideal Husband; by Oscar Wilde [8/4] ♥♥♥♥
❑ A banned book: The Outsiders; by S.E. Hinton
✓ A book based on or turned into a TV show: Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars #1); by Sara Shepard [8/7] ♥♥♥
❑ A book you started but never finished: High Fidelity; by Nick Hornby
Monthly Themed ChallengeDuration: 1.1.2015 - 12.31.2015
July
✓ Genre-Manga/Graphic Novel: Death Note, Volume 1; by Tsugumi Ohba [7/7] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Genre-Manga/Graphic Novel: Death Note, Volume 2; by Tsugumi Ohba [7/21] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Genre-Manga/Graphic Novel: Death Note, Volume 3; by Tsugumi Ohba [7/21] ♥♥♥♥
Point Tally for July: 69Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
✓ Vi vet nog vem du är; by Doris Dahlin [7/2] ♥♥
✓ Bryssel; by Mats Kolmisoppi [7/8] ♥
✓ Något så vackert; by Christina Bergil [7/11] ♥♥♥
✓ Sjunken hjärna; by Cecilia Davidsson [7/16] ♥♥♥
✓ De tre nycklarna (Englamark #1); by Mia Söderberg [7/17] ♥♥
✓ Hotet mot Diamantdalen (Englamark #2); by Mia Söderberg [7/20] ♥♥
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
✓ Death Note, Volume 1; by Tsugumi Ohba [7/7] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Water for Elephants; by Sara Gruen [7/15] ♥♥♥
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
✓ Death Note, Volume 2; by Tsugumi Ohba [7/21] ♥♥♥♥ (Manga/Graphic Novel)
✓ Death Note, Volume 3; by Tsugumi Ohba [7/21] ♥♥♥♥ (Manga/Graphic Novel)
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
✓ Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1); by E.L. James [7/1] ♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ The Great Gatsby; by F. Scott Fitzgerald [7/4] ♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ The Bone Season (The Bone Season #1); by Samantha Shannon [7/8] ♥♥♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ Lifeguard; by James Patterson [7/10] ♥♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ Stargirl (Stargirl #1); by Jerry Spinelli [7/15] ♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ If I Stay (If I Stay #1); by Gayle Forman [7/17] ♥♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ På andra sidan solen; by Maria Ernestam [7/20] ♥♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
✓ All the Light We Cannot See; by Anthony Doerr [7/30] ♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Abhorsen (Abhorsen #3); by Garth Nix [7/30] ♥♥♥ (Original Bingo)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
✓ Bingo (Original Bingo May-August) [7/20]
✓ Bingo (Original Bingo May-August) [7/30]
Bonus** "Second Chances": 8 points per book
Point Tally for August: 33Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
✓ A Week in Winter; by Maeve Binchy [8/1] ♥♥♥♥
✓ A Clockwork Orange; by Anthony Burgess [8/5] ♥♥
✓ Il sentiero dei profumi; by Cristina Caboni [8/10] ♥♥♥♥♥
✓ One Day; by David Nicholls [8/13] ♥♥♥
✓ Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts; by Lucy Dillon [8/17] ♥♥♥
✓ Babyrace; by Katerina Janouch [8/19] ♥♥
✓ Never Let Me Go; by Kazuo Ishiguro [8/26] ♥♥♥
✓ The Picture of Dorian Gray; by Oscar Wilde [8/31] ♥♥♥♥
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
✓ An Ideal Husband; by Oscar Wilde [8/4] ♥♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ The Girl on the Train; by Paula Hawkins [8/4] ♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars #1); by Sara Shepard [8/7] ♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ The Long Way Home; by Robin Pilcher [8/11] ♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Where She Went (If I Stay #2); by Gayle Forman [8/19] ♥♥ (Original Bingo)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
✓ Bingo (Original Bingo May-August) [8/19]
Bonus** "Family Ties": 5 points per book
Point Tally for September: 18.5Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
✓ Can You Keep a Secret?; by Sophie Kinsella [9/8] ♥♥♥
✓ De användbara; by Mattias Hagberg [9/9] ♥♥
✓ True Colors; by Kristin Hannah [9/19] ♥♥♥♥
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
✓ Romeo & Juliet; by William Shakespeare [9/11] ♥♥♥
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
✓ Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1); by Dan Brown [9/13] ♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Red Queen (Red Queen #1); by Victoria Aveyard [9/21] ♥♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Divergent (Divergent #1); by Veronica Roth [9/23] ♥♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Insurgent (Divergent #2); by Veronica Roth [9/26] ♥♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Allegiant (Divergent #3); by Veronica Roth [9/27] ♥♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** "Back to School": 6 points per book
Point Tally for October: 11Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
✓ The Mime Order (The Bone Season #2); by Samantha Shannon [10/4] ♥♥♥♥
✓ The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes #2); by Arthur Conan Doyle [10/15] ♥♥♥
✓ Looking for Alaska; by John Green [10/23] ♥♥
✓ Alltid hos dig; by Maria Ernestam [10/27] ♥♥♥
✓ Mirror Mirror; by Gregory Maguire [10/30] ♥
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
✓ Yes Please; by Amy Poehler [10/7] ♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes #1); by Arthur Conan Doyle [10/10] ♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** "Fall": 5 points per book
Points Tally for November: 31Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
✓ Love, Stargirl (Stargirl #2); by Jerry Spinelli [11/4] ♥♥
✓ Förföljd; by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg [11/8] ♥♥♥
✓ Befriad; by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg [11/8] ♥♥♥
✓ I Am the Messenger; by Markus Zusak [11/15] ♥♥
✓ Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy #1); by Pierce Brown [11/27] ♥♥♥♥
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
✓ The Tales of Beedle the Bard; by J.K. Rowling [11/17] ♥♥♥♥ (50 New Books)
✓ Cat's Eye; by Margaret Atwood [11/22] ♥♥ (50 New Books)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** "Series Challenge": 5 points per book, plus 15 points for a complete series
✓ Love, Stargirl (Stargirl #2); by Jerry Spinelli [11/4] ♥♥
✓ Förföljd; by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg [11/8] ♥♥♥
✓ Befriad; by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg [11/8] ♥♥♥
✓ Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy #1); by Pierce Brown [11/27] ♥♥♥♥
Points Tally for December: 4Link to my post
Read a general book: 1 point per book
✓ Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2); by Richelle Mead [12/6] ♥♥♥
✓ Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3); by Richelle Mead [12/10] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Specials (Uglies #3); by Scott Westerfeld [12/14] ♥♥♥
✓ A Kiss in Time; by Alex Flinn [12/29] ♥♥♥♥
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** "Familiar Friends": 10 points per book
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