The Lost Challenges discussion

I'm in!
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

I'm in :)

Duration: October 1st 2016 - October 31st 2016.

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova (19/10/16)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Death Collectors - Jack Kerley (4/10/16) - Carson Ryder #2

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Monogram Murders - Sophie Hannah (17/10/16)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
Diamonds Are Forever - Ian Fleming (13/10/16) - Needed an I to complete Olympics challenge

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Wizard Of Dark Street - Shawn Thomas Odyssey (10/10/16)

I'm in.

CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGE
Duration: October 1st 2016 - October 18th 2016.

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16 (#13)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hunted- Kevin Hearne- 10/2/16

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Zombie Team Alpha- Steve R. Yeager- 10/18/16

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (Kindle Unlimited)
Elizabeth's Legacy- Victor Kloss- 10/13/16

Duration: October 1st 2016 - October 31st 2016.

Progress: 5 /5

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
The History of Love
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Crossed Bones
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Maze Runner
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
Girl, Stolen - name April
5. Read one free book from your e-reader
Maid for Love

Clean It Out Challenge
October 2016

5/5 completed

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong - 10/6 ★★★

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - 10/15 ★★★★

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong - 10/22 ★★★

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany (running short of time with several still to read in my Decades challenge) - 10/20 ★★★★

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - 10/25 ★★★★

October Clean It Out Challenge
Duration: Oct 1/16-Oct 31/16
Completed: 3/5

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell 10/25/16 ****

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Venom by Kristen Middleton 10/12/16 ***

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
A Cup of Murder by Cam Larson 10/17/16 ***

I'm in again :-)

Rules:
Any genre, no page limitation, no re-reads

Completed: 5/8

1. Read something from the first page of my TBR list on goodreads. (the oldest available book from each TBR)
Christian: 5*
Borrowed: Moby Dick czyli biały wieloryb=Moby Dick still not read :-)
Classics: = 2*
Standard-TBR: Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand=The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

2. Read one book from a series I have started and not finished. 4* series finished :-)

3. Read one book that I have already bought. 4* (also #4 - character starting with X)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (anything Polish or autors starting with: I, K, O, Q, U, V, X; titels starting with: Q, X; characters starting with: I, X): maybe one of those: by Diana Xarissa 4* (view spoiler)[ still want read :-) Miłość w wielkim mieście=Love and the City / A Murder in Mount Moriah (hide spoiler)]

5. Read a freebie novella from my kindle: A Tale of Two Cities another try :-)

I'm going to try again.

Clean It Out Challenge
October 2016

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Saint Odd 10/3/16

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. Phase One: Captain America: The First Avenger 10/19/16

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) URU: Ages Beyond Myst 10/22/16

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

I think I'll be able to get to all of these this month (hopefully).

CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGE - October
Timeframe: 10/1/16 to 10/31/16
5/5

1. Sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books - #1 on my TBR - The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain - 10/5/16 ♥♥♥♥

2. Series started and not finished - The Midnight Show Murders by Al Roker - 10/3/16 ♥♥♥♥

3. Bought but not yet read - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/18/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I bought the audiobook version.

4. Helps with a difficult challenge – Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor by David Taylor - 10/23/16 ♥♥♥♥

5. From your e-reader - Reason to Believe by Gina Gordon - 10/22/16 ♥♥♥



****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/23/16*****

Welcome Connie :)

Clean It Out Challenge
Duration: October 1st 2016 - October 31st 2016
Progress: 0/5

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.


3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.


4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)


5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Welcome Aminko!

I'm in! This is my first challenge with the club. Looking forward to it!

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.

✔2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Last Great Dance on Earth by Sandra Gulland

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. The Night Circus

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Sara wrote: 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Last Great Dance on Earth by Sandra Gulland

I envy you reading the gulland. I loved that series.

I'm joining :)

Completed: 0/5

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Priestess of the White by Trudy Canavan

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
The Queen and Lord M by Jean Plaidy

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter

Jennifer wrote: "Sara wrote: 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Last Great Dance on Earth by Sandra Gulland

I envy you reading the gulland. I loved that series."

A gal I work with recommended this series to me last month. I read the first two last month, but set this one aside to meet some challenges. Have been looking forward to it. I'm loving this series and fully intend to seek out other Gulland novels!

Post 2 -- I'm done! I think I'll do this one again this month. This kind of timeliness will never happen again....... lol!


Take 2:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Jennifer wrote: "Post 2 -- I'm done! I think I'll do this one again this month. This kind of timeliness will never happen again....... lol!
..."

Wow! Well done Jennifer!

Take 2 for this month finished:

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.


3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Finished take 2 10/17/16

Yeah not looking for that to be a regular thing..... lol

Finished!!

CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGE
Duration: October 1st 2016 - October 18th 2016.

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16 (#13)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hunted- Kevin Hearne- 10/2/16

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Zombie Team Alpha- Steve R. Yeager- 10/18/16

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (Kindle Unlimited)
Elizabeth's Legacy- Victor Kloss- 10/13/16

Finished!

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova (19/10/16)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Death Collectors - Jack Kerley (4/10/16) - Carson Ryder #2

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Monogram Murders - Sophie Hannah (17/10/16)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
Diamonds Are Forever - Ian Fleming (13/10/16) - Needed an I to complete Olympics challenge

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Wizard Of Dark Street - Shawn Thomas Odyssey (10/10/16)

Great job, Sam and Caroline!

Somehow I thought this would be easy, but it's taking longer than I thought.

Thanks Connie. I thought it would be easier than it is too. I think the hardest one is 'from your 20 oldest books'. They've been hanging around the TBR so long for a reason! It's good to have the motivation to finally shift them though :)

That was actually why I signed up for this one, Caroline. I had to read #1 on my list this month, so I figured I could easily fill in the rest of the blanks. It's slow going so far, but the month's not over yet, so I'm hopeful!

Still plenty of time. And if not, there's always next month ;)

There should be some nice motivation to read the "finish a difficult challenge" one too. I use it for my Q, X, and Z reads.

Sam wrote: "There should be some nice motivation to read the "finish a difficult challenge" one too. I use it for my Q, X, and Z reads."

At the moment I'm using that category for challenges that end before or at the end of the year with just one or two spaces left to fill. If we're still running this challenge next year (I hope so) then I'll probably use it for all those tricky spell out letters!

I hope we are running it too, cause it really helps me find time to read those tricky letters that don't often fall in the monthly challenges and leave me hanging, trying to squeeze them in while doing my monthlies. Now that they are part of the monthlies, it is a lot easier :)
As we all say, "So many books, so little time."

I'd guess this one will be staying as it's fairly new but Sharon's in charge of the monthly challenges so the decision will be hers in the end :)

I hope it stays as well. I like any challenge that helps with my TBR list.
I've decided to change the wording on #3 to books I OWN rather than books I bought since I've got some goodreads wins that I need to read.

That's a good idea, Joann. I really don't buy very many books so that's not a priority for me. I have much more trouble catching up on the many books I already own.

I'm always buying books and then sticking them on my bookshelves for ages (years sometimes!) while I read library books instead, so I quite like that category :)

I changed the wording on the last one to be kindle unlimited instead of free. Once a book is on my kindle, I forget if I bought it or if it was free, so that made that challenge very hard. This way, I ensure that I continue to make good use of my kindle unlimited subscription.

I figure that all of my NetGalley books are free AND they are on my Kindle, so it's good to read one of those each month.

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Finished! post #6

Well done Joann! I've posted your badge in the Hall of Fame :)

Great job, Joann!

Oh wow, I didn't know you could use Kindle Unlimited for audio books. I may have to look into that.

Good tip about the audio books through Kindle Unlimited! I check audio books out of the library on CD because I haven't yet figured out how to route electronic audio books through the speakers of my car while keeping my place in the book.

Finished this challenge today.

5/5 completed

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong - 10/6 ★★★

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - 10/15 ★★★★

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong - 10/22 ★★★

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany (running short of time with several still to read in my Decades challenge) - 10/20 ★★★★

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - 10/25 ★★★★

Well done Beth! I've posted your badge in the 'Hall of Fame' :)

:} Sharon {; wrote: "have heard of NetGalley here on GR, but I hav..."

It's a site that allows you to read books in advance of their release. You sign up, request those books that interest you, then download the book(s) you are approved for. When you've read them, then post your review to the site (and GR, Amazon, B&N, a blog, etc.) and that's it.

My problem is that I requested way too many when I first joined and got behind. Now I'm playing catch-up, with no end in sight.

Finished it up with time to spare!

CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGE - October
Timeframe: 10/1/16 to 10/31/16
5/5

1. Sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books - #1 on my TBR - The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain - 10/5/16 ♥♥♥♥

2. Series started and not finished - The Midnight Show Murders by Al Roker - 10/3/16 ♥♥♥♥

3. Bought but not yet read - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/18/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I bought the audiobook version.

4. Helps with a difficult challenge – Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor by David Taylor - 10/23/16 ♥♥♥♥

5. From your e-reader - Reason to Believe by Gina Gordon - 10/22/16 ♥♥♥



****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/23/16*****

So i'm within half a book or so of having this one finished a third time this month:

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. almost finished

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
done, one book left in this series

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. and I highly recommend it!

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) needed book three of a completed trilogy

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year). and i wish i had liked this book but i didn't.

I will have finished take three 10/31.....

This town

Yay Connie! Well done.

Jennifer, that's amazing! Congrats.

Badges posted in Hall of Fame :)

:) A long weekend away with a 20 hour car trip and audio books helped! :-)

Done post #47

'Hall of Fame' badges have been awarded to

Jennifer x 3!! (post #2, 26 + 59)
Me (post #4)
Sam (post #5)
Joann (post #6)
Beth (post #8)
Agnieszka (post #11)
Connie N (post #14)
Deanne (post #47)

for this challenge. Don't worry if you haven't got around to updating your post yet, just be sure and comment to let me know when you're done!

Completed!

October Clean It Out Challenge
Duration: Oct 1/16-Oct 31/16
Completed: 5/5

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell 10/31/16 ****

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell 10/25/16 ****

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Going Through the Notions by Cate Price 10/30/16 ***

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Venom by Kristen Middleton 10/12/16 ***

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
A Cup of Murder by Cam Larson 10/17/16 ***