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1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Death Magic by Eileen Wilks 12/28/17
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.
Waistcoats & Weaponry bt Gail Carriger 12/29/17
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)

1st 20 tbr - Lucky Fall - M.K. Schiller - 19 DEC
Series not finished - S is for Silence - Sue Grafton - 6 DEC
Bought not read - A Very Merry Billionaire Christmas - Melanie Marchande - 3 DEC
Difficult challenge - Voyager - Diana Gabaldon - 23 DEC
Free book - The Pawn - Skye Warren - 13 DEC






Duration: December 1, 2017-December 31, 2017
Completd: 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 World of Downton Abbey (added to my TBR in 2012!) 12/4/17
✔ 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Sorceress 12/7/17
✔ 3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. The Handmaid's Tale 12/13/17
✔ 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) Q for the Narrator Challenge The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech narrated by Samantha Quan 12/1/17
✔ 5. Read one free book from your e-reader... Florence Nightingale: A Life Inspired by Lynn M. Hamilton, Wyatt North 12/14/17

Duration: 12/1/17 - 12/31/17
Completed: 6/6 tasks (38 books)
no re-reads
1. Read something shelved (or bought if now added to GR yet) until end of February 2015 (0-easy-access-to-read - owned, borrowed or library books ~180 books)
12/28/14 (bought):

TBR 12/31/14:

TBR 2/2/15:


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):






3. Read one book that I have already bought:




4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge:



obstacle 2/2 = author's first & last initial can be found in the word ALLIGATOR (5 books needed)
5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:






















6. Read a non-fiction book:




1. First 20 - Christmas at Harrington's - Melody Carlson - 12/11/17
2. Series Started How the Light Gets In - Louise Penny - Inspector Gamache #9 - 12/14/17
3. Own but not read - The Man With a Load of Mischief - Martha Grimes - 29/12/17
4. Difficult challenge - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley - 12/24/17 - a book with "-" in the title
5. Free ebook Body of Evidence - Rachel Grant - 12/27/17

Duration: December 1, 2017-December 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: All Against All by Nathan Allen - 4/12/17
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams - 3/12/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read: The Naughty Girls Book Club by Sophie Hart - 11/12/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still): Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/12/17
5. Read one free book from your e-reader (Kobo): Jaxson by Alisa Woods - 10/12/17






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.

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.


December Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2017-December 31, 2017
Progress: 3 out of 5
This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011, and revamped by Caroline and will be maintained by Sharon.
A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.
Rules: Any genre is fine. No re-reads. No page minimum. Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading. Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.
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:
A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr - **** - 12/7/2017 - 285 Pages
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read:
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs - ***** - 12/4/2017 - 411 Pages
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still):
Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer - ***** - 12/5/2017 - 386 Pages - O title
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).




Challenge Accepted: December 1, 2017
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: December 30, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
A Honeybun and Coffee by Sam Cheever 12-2-17
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Leopard's Blood by Christine Feehan 12-2-17
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) Lace-Covered Compromise by Silvia Violet 12-1-17 (Can use the V from Violet)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Nine-tenths of the Law by L.A. Witt 12-2-17

Duration: December 1, 2017-April 22, 2018
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Into the Fire- Jeaniene Frost- 4/22/18 (#1)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Lost City of Faar- D.J. MacHale- 12/12/17 (Pendragon #2)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Dead Witch Walking- Kim Harrison- 12/3/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
The Roman Hat Mystery- Ellery Queen- 12/6/17 (Author A-Z)
5. Read one free book from Kindle Unlimited.
Special Agent In Charge- T.S. Paul- 12/23/17
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Rules: Any genre is fine. No re-reads. No page minimum.
Duration: December 1, 2017-December 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.

✔ 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

✔ 5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (e-library)


Duration: December 1 to 31, 2017
Progress: 2/5
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).


Duration: December 1, 2017-December 31, 2017
Tasks:
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).
1. La furia
2. The Shu-Torun War
3. Mrs. Saint Nick
4.
5. Ghost in the Pages

1st 20 books... When the Right One Comes Along by Paul Alan Fahey ~ 12/1/17 ~ 3★
Series not finished... Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet ~ 12/2/17 ~ 4★
Bought not read... A Wedding to Die For by Xavier Mayne ~ 12/23/17 ~ 3.5★
Difficult challenge... Herc & Pyotr by Atom Yang ~ 12/6/17 ~ 3.5★
Free book on my e-reader... Uncomplicated Choices by Cara Dee ~ 12/11/17 ~ 4★

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell TBR
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor Dec 11
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. Extreme Makeover by Dan Wells TBR
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan CainTBR
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). Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryDec 12

1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Bossypants by Tina Fey (TBR)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Return Of The King by J.R.R. Tolkien (TBR)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister (TBR)
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 Stephanie!
It's not too late! If there's anything you read in the last week that would work, please count it.
It's not too late! If there's anything you read in the last week that would work, please count it.
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December Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2017-December 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: All Against All by Nathan Allen - 4/12/17
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams - 3/12/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read: The Naughty Girls Book Club by Sophie Hart - 11/12/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still): Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/12/17
5. Read one free book from your e-reader (Kobo): Jaxson by Alisa Woods - 10/12/17






Post 6
Clean It Out - Finished
Duration: December 1, 2017-December 31, 2017
Completd: 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 World of Downton Abbey (added to my TBR in 2012!) 12/4/17
✔ 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Sorceress 12/7/17
✔ 3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. The Handmaid's Tale 12/13/17
✔ 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) Q for the Narrator Challenge The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech narrated by Samantha Quan 12/1/17
✔ 5. Read one free book from your e-reader... Florence Nightingale: A Life Inspired by Lynn M. Hamilton, Wyatt North 12/14/17

CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGE
Rules: Any genre is fine. No re-reads. No page minimum.
Duration: December 1, 2017-December 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.

✔ 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

✔ 5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (e-library)


1st 20 tbr - Lucky Fall - M.K. Schiller - 19 DEC
Series not finished - S is for Silence - Sue Grafton - 6 DEC
Bought not read - A Very Merry Billionaire Christmas - Melanie Marchande - 3 DEC
Difficult challenge - Voyager - Diana Gabaldon - 23 DEC
Free book - The Pawn - Skye Warren - 13 DEC






1. First 20 - Christmas at Harrington's - Melody Carlson - 12/11/17
2. Series Started How the Light Gets In - Louise Penny - Inspector Gamache #9 - 12/14/17
3. Own but not read - The Man With a Load of Mischief - Martha Grimes - 29/12/17
4. Difficult challenge - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley - 12/24/17 - a book with "-" in the title
5. Free ebook Body of Evidence - Rachel Grant - 12/27/17

December Clean It Out
Duration: 12/1/17 - 12/31/17
Completed: 6/6 tasks (38 books)
no re-reads
1. Read something shelved (or bought if now added to GR yet) until end of February 2015 (0-easy-access-to-read - owned, borrowed or library books ~180 books)
12/28/14 (bought):

TBR 12/31/14:

TBR 2/2/15:


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):






3. Read one book that I have already bought:




4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge:



obstacle 2/2 = author's first & last initial can be found in the word ALLIGATOR (5 books needed)
5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:






















6. Read a non-fiction book:



That's ok! There's no rule that says you have to post on the 1st of the next month!!
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Dead Witch Walking (other topics)
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Ellery Queen (other topics)Jeaniene Frost (other topics)
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This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011, and revamped by Caroline and will be maintained by Sharon.
A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.
Rules: Any genre is fine. No re-reads. No page minimum. Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading. Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.
Duration: December 1, 2017-December 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).