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July Clean It Out - Completed July 31, 2017Duration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
✔1. Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne 7/20 (2*)
✔2. Whispers at Moonrise by C.C. Hunter 7/31 (3*)
✔3. Young Widows Club by Alexandra Coutts 7/18 (4*)
✔4. Breathe by Abbi Glines 7/12 (2*)
✔5. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 7/13 (3*)
Completed: 5/5
CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGEDuration: July 1, 2017-January 12, 2018
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Heart of Ice- K.M. Shea- 1/12/18 (#15)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Curse of the Pharaohs- Elizabeth Peters- 7/8/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Siren's Surrender- Devyn Quinn- 7/6/17
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (Kindle Unlimited)
Mercenary Magic- Ella Summers- 7/12/17
July Clean It OutDuration: 7/1/17 - 7/31/17
Completed: 7/9 tasks (18 books)
1. Read something from the first page of my TBR list on goodreads.
A) Christian: The Prayer Box / Kidnapped / Shades of Blue / Unlocked
B) Borrowed:
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4* (+ Polish book = difficult challenge)C) Classics: A Tale of Two Cities
D) to-read-accessible:
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4*2. Read one book from a series I have started and not finished (only the first book I read this month from a series and not the very first in the series)
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4* /
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4* (last in series) /
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5* /
3* /
5* (last in sub-series) /
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4*3. Read one book that I have already bought.
5* /
4* /
5* (book #3 this month) /
2*4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
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5* (dealing with a major confilct/war - historical fiction is so not my stuff and I need two ot those) /
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4* (read a book from the Off The Beaten Path web page)5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:
3* /
book 3 of
5*6. Read a non-fiction book:
4* /
3*
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5.
5/5 ~ finished July 13thFirst 20 book in TBR... Running Away to Home by Chris Owen ~ 7/1/17 ~ 3.5★
Series not finished... Love Means... No Limits by Andrew Grey ~ 7/13/17 ~ 3.5★
Book bought but not read... Bless Us Every One by Gina A. Rogers ~ 7/1/17 ~ 3★
Book for a difficult challenge... Add Love and Mix by Sean Michael ~ 7/5/17 ~ 3.5★
Free book on e-reader... Homecoming by Annabeth Albert ~ 7/1/17 ~ 3.5★
Duration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 20175/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
7/13/172. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
7/6/173. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
7/19/174. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
7/16/175. 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)
7/3/17
CompletedDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
5/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Dreamcatcher7/182. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Emperor's Revenge 7/23. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Pirate7/64. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Classic Movies the Best and the Worst Pictures to See! Films to Avoid!7/9/17 4.5 stars5. 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 Girls in the Water(ARC)7/3/17
Consider me in :)Duration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
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: The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury - 3/7/17
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: Odysseus: The Return: Book 2 by Valerio Massimo Manfredi - 17/7/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 14/7/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still): Quarter Past Midnight by C.J. Asher - 11/7/17
5. Read one free book from your e-reader (Kobo): Erstwhile by H. E. Trent - 9/7/17
I'm in!read → 00 | 05
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).
CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGEDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
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.
Vicious: The Art of Dying Young
*READ* 4th July4. 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.
(Kindle Unlimited)The Devil Knows *READ* 5th July
July Clean it OutDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
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).
Clean It OutDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
Clean It Out ChallengeDuration: July 1 to 31, 2017
Progress: 3/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
✔️ Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
(1/7/2017) ★★★★✔️ Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
(20/7/2017) ★★★★4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
✔️ 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).
(19/7/2017) ★★★★
July Clean It Out 1. The Last Unicorn 1/7/17
2. Alien Rule 2/7/17
3. Return of the Aliens 1/7/17
4. Year One 2/7/17
5. The Sword in the Stone 2/7/17
July Clean It OutDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella Completed 29/7/17 Rating 4 stars
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman Completed 18/7/17 Rating 4 stars
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Completed 8/7/17 Rating 5 stars
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Completed 3/7/17 Rating 4 stars
Dewey Decimal Challenge (Non-Fiction)
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondō Completed 7/7/17 Rating 4 stars
5/5
Challenge completed
July Clean It Out1/7/17 – 31/7/17
0/5
1 - Deadlock - Moira Rogers
2 - A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J Maas
3 - Hungry Like The Wolf - Christine Warren
4 - More Than Meets The Ink - Elle Aycart
5 - Cowboy Take Me Away - Lorelei James
July Clean It OutDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
COMPLETED
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. - Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: The Secret Recipes of Topped Lexi Blake - 7/4
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - Deep Kylie Scott - 7/5
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. - Away from the Dark Aleatha Romig - 7/12
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) - Unbound Commitment Sierra Cartwright - 7/3
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. - Bound by Honor Cora Reilly - 7/12
July Clean It OutCompleted: 5/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
07/07 ***2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
22/07 ***3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
11/07 ***4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
12/07 ***** Find a name beginning with X for A-Z challenge. MC called Zander5. 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).
03/07 ***
Question, for number 4, that book will count towards both of these challenges right?
July Clean It Out ChallengeDuration: July 1-July 31
0/5
1. 1984
2. Thor's Serpents
3. Neverwhere
4. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
5. The Graveyard Book
Young At Heart Reader wrote: "Question, for number 4, that book will count towards both of these challenges right?"
You can use a book for as many different challenges as it will fit but (usually) only once per challenge, so yes the book you use for #4 will be ok for both this challenge and whichever 'difficult' challenge you want to use it for :)
You can use a book for as many different challenges as it will fit but (usually) only once per challenge, so yes the book you use for #4 will be ok for both this challenge and whichever 'difficult' challenge you want to use it for :)
ALL DONE!1. first 20 on tbr - Afterburn - Sylvia Day - 7 JULY
2. series started and not finished - The Morning - London Miller - 1 JULY
3. bought but not read - Aftershock - Sylvia Day - 7 JULY
4. difficult challenge - The VIP Doubles Down - Nancy Herkness - 9 JULY
5. free book - Seek - Clarissa Wild - 2 JULY
July Clean It OutDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
COMPLETED
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. - Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: The Secret Recipes of Topped Lexi Blake - 7/4
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - Deep Kylie Scott - 7/5
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. - Away from the Dark Aleatha Romig - 7/12
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) - Unbound Commitment Sierra Cartwright - 7/3
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. - Bound by Honor Cora Reilly - 7/12
Duration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 20175/5 completed
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Dreamcatcher7/182. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Emperor's Revenge 7/23. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Pirate7/64. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Classic Movies the Best and the Worst Pictures to See! Films to Avoid!7/9/17 4.5 stars5. 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 Girls in the Water(ARC)7/3/17
Finished my challenge! :DDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
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: The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury - 3/7/17
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: Odysseus: The Return: Book 2 by Valerio Massimo Manfredi - 17/7/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 14/7/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still): Quarter Past Midnight by C.J. Asher - 11/7/17
5. Read one free book from your e-reader (Kobo): Erstwhile by H. E. Trent - 9/7/17
Thinks guys so much, this is one challenge I keep doing every month
Finished!
Clean It Out - July 1st-July 31st 2017
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 Perfect Mother - Margaret Leroy (11/7/17) - #19 (added 29/3/14)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Prayer for the Dead - James Oswald (17/7/17) - Inspector McLean #5
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Bought Feb 2016
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride - Cora Seton (15/7/17) - Needed a cowboy character for 'It's My Party'
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).
Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat - Daisy Prescott (16/7/17) - Kindle freebie
Clean It Out - July 1st-July 31st 2017
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 Perfect Mother - Margaret Leroy (11/7/17) - #19 (added 29/3/14)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Prayer for the Dead - James Oswald (17/7/17) - Inspector McLean #5
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Have His Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers (12/7/17) - Bought Feb 2016
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride - Cora Seton (15/7/17) - Needed a cowboy character for 'It's My Party'
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).
Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat - Daisy Prescott (16/7/17) - Kindle freebie
FinishedDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
5/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
7/13/172. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
7/6/173. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
7/19/174. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
7/16/175. 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)
7/3/17
Finished:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. - Devil's Trumpet by Mary Rosenblum (TBR #2) (7/22/17)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh (Roderick Alleyn #30) (7/8/17)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. - The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun (7/11/17)
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) - You Suck by Christopher Moore (Y) (7/16/17)
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). - Amy Maxwell & the 7 Deadly Sins by Heather Balog (kindle freebie) (7/13/17)
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July Clean It Out - Completed July 31, 2017Duration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
✔1. Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne 7/20 (2*)
✔2. Whispers at Moonrise by C.C. Hunter 7/31 (3*)
✔3. Young Widows Club by Alexandra Coutts 7/18 (4*)
✔4. Breathe by Abbi Glines 7/12 (2*)
✔5. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 7/13 (3*)
Completed: 5/5
Finished just in time! :)
Not my best month reagarding this challenge but I'm still happy!July Clean It Out
Duration: 7/1/17 - 7/31/17
Completed: 8/9 tasks (18 books)
1. Read something from the first page of my TBR list on goodreads.
A) Christian: The Prayer Box / Kidnapped / Shades of Blue / Unlocked
B) Borrowed:
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4* (+ Polish book = difficult challenge)C) Classics: A Tale of Two Cities
D) to-read-accessible:
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4*2. Read one book from a series I have started and not finished (only the first book I read this month from a series and not the very first in the series)
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4* /
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4* (last in series) /
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5* /
3* /
5* (last in sub-series) /
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4*3. Read one book that I have already bought.
5* /
4* /
5* (book #3 this month) /
2*4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
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5* (dealing with a major confilct/war - historical fiction is so not my stuff and I need two ot those) /
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4* (read a book from the Off The Beaten Path web page)5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:
3* /
book 3 of
5*6. Read a non-fiction book:
4* /
3*
July Clean It OutDuration: July 1, 2017-July 31, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella Completed 29/7/17 Rating 4 stars
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman Completed 18/7/17 Rating 4 stars
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Completed 8/7/17 Rating 5 stars
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Completed 3/7/17 Rating 4 stars
Dewey Decimal Challenge (Non-Fiction)
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondō Completed 7/7/17 Rating 4 stars
5/5
Challenge completed
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1. first 20 on tbr - Afterburn - Sylvia Day - 7 JULY
2. series started and not finished - The Morning - London Miller - 1 JULY
3. bought but not read - Aftershock - Sylvia Day - 7 JULY
4. difficult challenge - The VIP Doubles Down - Nancy Herkness - 9 JULY
5. free book - Seek - Clarissa Wild - 2 JULY