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January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016.

Welcome to 2016!
In January, everybody focuses on their New Year's Resolutions and starting a fresh year.
This challenge will focus on that theme!

Challenge Rules:

→ When you sign up for the challenge, please post some kind of a place saver so that I can link you up under the participants. Once you have decided on your books, just edit that post so that the link under the Participants List will go to your list!

→ When you finish reading a book, please edit your post and add the date completed.

→ You may only use each book once in the challenge, but feel free to use the same titles in other challenges!

→ When you complete the challenge, please copy and paste your entire, completed list as a brand new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you've read, and to have your name marked as "completed".

→ If you decide that you've bitten off more than you can chew, feel free to let me know you'd like to downgrade, or even back out of the challenge. Please do not delete the post. It will mess up the links to other participants' postings if you do.

Read a new...
1. Author - Read a book by a new-to-you author!
2. Series - Read any brand new series, regardless of if you have read something by this author before.
3. "Genre" - Within the Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Genre, we have a ton of little sub-genres, be it Vampires, Shapeshifters, High Fantasy, Zombies...you name it! Pick up a book that features something you've never read about before, or takes a fresh approach on an old favorite!
4. Release - Read a new release. For the purposes of this challenge, books will need to have been released on/after October 1st, 2015

Difficulty Levels:
Easy (2 books) – Read any 2 options
Medium (4 books) – Read all 4 options
Hard (6 books) – Read all 4 options, and then choose 2 options to repeat with different titles
Read-a-holic (8 books) – Read all of the options with 2 titles each

Participants:
(In Alphabetical Order)

Amy
E.A.
Gabrielle Blaque/~Bhlack Benehvolence~
Jang
Johanna
Lindsey
Suzanne

Finished:
Annie
Barbara
Brittany
Carissa
Chakara
Cindy
Faelan
Iris
Jalissa
Jennifer
Jessica (Message No. 36)
Jessica (Message No. 38)
Krysta
MadameZelda
Mhansen
Milena
Morgana.Book.Extravaganza
Natalie
Priscilla
Samantha
Sara
Shannon
Tania

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016

2/2 Finished

1. New Author - You by Caroline Kepnes 1/31/16
2. New Series - Kitty and the Midnight Hour 1/08/16

I didn't realize this was only a 1-month challenge, I was too ambitious... I must switch to the easy level, will see what I can do.

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016

0/2 Finished

1. New Author - A Darker Shade of Magic
2. New Series -
3. New "Genre" -
4. New Release -

I'm in! I'll go with Easy... maybe I'll change it later :)

Changed it to Medium
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016
4/4

Author: Broken Promise - Linwood Barclay (1/4/16)
Series: Thread of Fear - Laura Griffin (1//5/16)
"Genre": Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione (1/13/16)
Release: Oblivion - Jennifer L Armentrout (1/02/16)

I'm in. I'll go with Easy.


January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016

2/2 Finished

Release: We Are the Ants (21 Jan)

Series: Behind the Scenes!!, Vol. 1 (30 Jan)




I'm Done!!!

FINISHED I will start with easy 2/2

Author: Night's Edge by Barbara Hambly, Charlaine Harris, Maggie Shayne
Series: Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate

I'm in!

But are you meaning that Read-a-Holic is reading four books?

4/4 COMPLETED 1/19

Read a new...
1. Author -Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris (done 1/6)
2. Series - The Faerie Guardian (done 1/15)
3. Genre -Virals (parvovirus infected) (done 1/19)
4. Release -(Dis)Content (Nov. 24, 2015) (done 1/14)

Gave up on the cadaver manipulator book; not for me.

MadameZelda wrote: "I'm in!

But are you meaning that Read-a-Holic is reading four books?"

i think its double so 8. it says read all of the of the options that would be 1-4 with 2 books each. So I would think 2 books for #1 and so on.

Easy
0/2

Medium - 5/4

Read a new....
1. Author - Hearts of Darkness by: Laura Kaye (finished 1/6)
2. Series - The Bourbon Kings by: J.R. Ward (Bourbon Kings Series) (finished 1/14)
3. Genre - In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks... by: Adam Carolla (Dark Comedy) (finished 1/5) and Daughter of Smoke and Bone by: Taylor Laini (finished 1/19)
4. Release - Winter by: Marissa Meyer (finished 1/26)

Easy
2/2

Read a new...
1. Author -Once Bitten, Twice Shy 1/3
2. Series -
3. "Genre" -
4. Release -Winter 1/8

The Read-a-Holic is 8 books... you read two new Authors, Series', Genres, and Releases.

Also, everyone has been linked up!

Sign me up for Medium 4/4 COMPLETED

1. New author - You Slay Me done 20/01/2016
2. Series - The Greyfriar done 21.01.2016
3. "Genre" - Kiss of the Highlander (magic) done 28/01/2016
4. Release - Magic Stars (December 2015) done 22/01/2016

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016

Completed 5/4


New Author:
Guardian of Paradise - W.E. Lawrence 1/30

New Series:
Storm Front - Jim Butcher 1/13
Does a Bear Shift in the Woods - Ruby Dixon 1/30

New Genre:
First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones (grim reaper) 1/8

New Release:
Some Girls Lie - Amy Andrews (Nov 15, 2015) 1/5

COMPLETED!

Medium - 4/4

1. Author
Finished: 1/4/16
2. Series
Finished: 1/9/16
3. Genre
Finished: 1/12/16
4. Release -
Finished: 1/19/16

Hard (6 books) –

1. ✔ Author -- Wendy Higgins -- finished 01/09/2016

2. ✔ Series - (Worldwalker, #1) -- finished 01/17/2016

3. Genre - Firebird -- CURRENTLY READING

4. Released on or after 10/2015: Published October 13th 2015

5. ✔ Genre - Aliens -- finished 01/28/16

6. ✔Series - (The Infernal Devices, #1) -- finished 01/25/16

Everyone should be linked up!
Thank you for joining!

I will do the medium challenge

I will take the read aholic challenge.. if I can figure out how to leave a place marker...lol



Read a new...
1. Author - Anne Bishop- Written in Red completed 01/06/2016
2. Series -Murder of Crows Completed 01/08/2016
3. "Genre" Vision in Silver Terra Indigene completed 01/08/2016
4. Release Bare Knuckle Bear part of Once upon a Shifter 2 Bundle on my kindle. Completed 01/10/2016

1. Author - Jen Crane Rare Form ok so changed this one
2. Series -Dark Wolf Rising Heart of The Wolf book 1- completed 01/17/2016
3. "Genre" The Wilds post apocolyptic dystopian shifter yesh not sure what it would be classified as even after completing the book... lol Completed 01/18/2016
4. Release Troll released 10/06/2015 completed 01/20/2016

Dont know what the others will be yet. Thanks Andrea for the author reccomendations.

I will take the Read-a-holic

Complete!! 1/23/16

8/8

1. New Author - A.R. Kahler 1/5/16
2. New Series - Dead Witch Walking 1/4/16
3. New "Genre" - Soulless Steampunk 1/3/16
4. New Release - Winter 1/14/16

5.. New Author - The Beautiful Ones 1/11/16
6. New Series - The False Prince 1/11/16
7. New "Genre" - First Grave on the Right Grim reaper 1/4/16
8. New Release - Boundary Lines 1/23/16

PNR/UF Addicts & Newbies
January 2016 - Fresh Start
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 1/31/2016

Progress: 4 out of 8 (Read-a-holic (8 books) – Read all of the options with 2 titles each)

Read a new...
Author - Read a book by a new-to-you author!
1. The Dark Side Of Night by Cindy Dees - ***** - 1/16/2016
2.

Series - Read any brand new series, regardless of if you have read something by this author before:
3. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/11/2016
4. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages

"Genre" - Within the Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Genre, we have a ton of little sub-genres, be it Vampires, Shapeshifters, High Fantasy, Zombies...you name it! Pick up a book that features something you've never read about before, or takes a fresh approach on an old favorite!
5. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill - *** - 1/17/2016
6.

Release - Read a new release. For the purposes of this challenge, books will need to have been released on/after October 1st, 2015
7.
8.

Everyone has been added!

4/4 COMPLETED


1. New Author - Birth by Krystell Lake - COMPLETED 01/08

2. New Series - Sword of Inquest by Sydney Addae - COMPLETED 01/12

3. Genre - Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - COMPLETED 01/16

4. New Release (10/26) - Autumn Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn - COMPLETED 01/24

Natalie, your link has been updated.
For future reference, you can just edit your original post instead of creating a new one with your list.

I'm in!

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016.

Level: Medium - Pick 4

*** CHALLENGE COMPLETED***

4/4 Read

1. New Author:
The Hunted by Kristy Berridge

Read 1/3/2016

2. New Series :
Crux byMoira Rogers

Read 1/2/2016

3. Genre:
The Hunter's Moon by Beth Trissel

Read 1/16/2016

4. New Release
Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes

Read 1/10/2016

Krysta wrote: "Everyone has been added!"

Please add me!

Morgana.Book.Extravaganza wrote: "Please add me!"

You, too, have been added to the list.

=)

Krysta wrote: "Morgana.Book.Extravaganza wrote: "Please add me!"

You, too, have been added to the list.

=)"
Thank you!!

I'm going with Medium for now

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016

4/4 Finished

1. New Author - Purpose *** 1/10
2. New Series - Clean Sweep (Innkeeper chronicles) **** 1/14
3. New "Genre" - How to Howl at the Moon ***** 1/23
4. New Release - Shaw ***** 1/21

I'll start with Medium and see how it goes :)

3/4

1. New author: Horimiya, Vol. 1 by Hero
2. Series : Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
3. "Genre": Armageddon Rules by J.C. Nelson
4. Release:

I'm new to the group and I'd like to try this challenge on easy!


January 2016 Monthly Challenge - Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 - January 31st, 2016

2/2 Complete

1. New Author: Completed 1/28/2016


This was originally going to be a different book, but I wound up DNFing the one I started due to not liking it one lick.

2. New Series: Completed 1/15/2016

I'd like to do this too on medium! thanks :)

Progress: 4/4--FINISHED!

1. New Author: Red Queen by: Victoria Aveyard---Finished on 1/11/2016
2. New Series: The Vampire Diaries Book 1 "The Awakening" by: L.J. Smith---Finished on 1/15/2016
3. New Genre (ghosts): The Summoning by: Kelley Armstrong---Finished on 1/17/2016
4. New Release: Truthwitch by: Susan Dennard---Finished on 1/31/2016

I'd like to participate in this challenge with the easy option.
1. New Series: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (completed)
2. New Genre: (banshee) My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent (completed)
Progress: 2/2
Completed

I'm in too! I'll post my books later on!

January 2016 - Fresh Start
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 1/31/2016

Progress: 6 out of 6
Read a new...
Author - Read a book by a new-to-you author!
1. The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency by Annie Jacobsen (1/26)
2. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (1/26)
Series - Read any brand new series, regardless of if you have read something by this author before.
3. The Last Orphans (Jan 7)
4. A Curious Beginning (Jan 13)
Release - Read a new release. For the purposes of this challenge, books will need to have been released on/after October 1st, 2015
5.A Kindled Winter released Nov 2015 read (1/13)
6. The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us released Nov 2015 read (1/3)

Everyone should now be linked up!
Please let me know if your link does not work.

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016.

Medium (4 books)

Read a new...

1. New-to-you author!
1-Philip Ells - Where The Hell Is Tuvalu?: How I became the law man of the world's fourth-smallest country - 11 Jan
2-Susan Korman - Noah: Ila's Story - 13 Jan
3-Michael Chabon - Gentlemen of the Road - 18 Jan

2. Series
1.Predatory

3. "Genre" it!
1 - Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 11 Jan

4. New Release
1 - Wild Cat by Christine Feehan - 3 Jan
2-The Rock by Monica McCarty - 12 Jan

January 2016 Monthly Challenge – Fresh Start
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016

Difficulty Level: Easy - COMPLETED

1. Author: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

4. Release: Reflections by Seanan McGuire

Hello .
i'd like to participate too and be added to the list
it's my first time to take part in a challenge here on goodreaders
so i wish i'm not late ^^

Gabrielle Blaque/~Bhlack Benehvolence~ wrote: "I'm in too! I'll post my books later on!"

January 2016 Challenge - Fresh Start

Level - Easy (to start with!)

1. New-to-me Author: Rebecca Zanetti

2. Genre: ? Will choose later

COMPLETED

Medium
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016
4/4

Author: Broken Promise - Linwood Barclay (1/4/16)
Series: Thread of Fear - Laura Griffin (1//5/16)
"Genre": Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione (1/13/16)
Release: Oblivion - Jennifer L Armentrout (1/2/16)

Jang wrote: "Hello .
i'd like to participate too and be added to the list
it's my first time to take part in a challenge here on goodreaders
so i wish i'm not late ^^"

I added you to the list!

Iris wrote: "
COMPLETED


Medium
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016
4/4"

Wow, done already? Way to go!

Krysta wrote: "Iris wrote: "
COMPLETED


Medium
Duration: January 1st, 2016 – January 31st, 2016
4/4"

Wow, done already? Way to go!"

I'm on holiday and I was motivated LOL
Good luck to all participants :)

I am also COMPLETED.

(I usually do the read-a-holic, but I had other books I wished to read that did not qualify for this challenge. So onward to Never Never and other books.)

COMPLETED! :)

Medium - 4/4

1. Author
Finished: 1/4/16
2. Series
Finished: 1/9/16
3. Genre
Finished: 1/12/16
4. Release -
Finished: 1/19/16

Way to go ladies!

COMPLETED
I will take the read aholic challenge.. if I can figure out how to leave a place marker...lol



Read a new...
1. Author - Anne Bishop- Written in Red completed 01/06/2016
2. Series -Murder of Crows Completed 01/08/2016
3. "Genre" Vision in Silver Terra Indigene completed 01/08/2016
4. Release Bare Knuckle Bear part of Once upon a Shifter 2 Bundle on my kindle. Completed 01/10/2016

1. Author - Donna Augustine The Hunt Completed 01/18/2016. I know this is the second book by this author I have on this list but I had never heard of her til I found "The Wilds" so I am using book two for that reason.
2. Series -Dark Wolf Rising Heart of The Wolf book 1- completed 01/17/2016
3. "Genre" The Wilds post apocolyptic dystopian shifter yesh not sure what it would be classified as even after completing the book... lol Completed 01/18/2016
4. Release Troll released 10/06/2015 completed 01/20/2016

Dont know what the others will be yet. Thanks Andrea for the author reccomendations.