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April Clean It Out
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Agnieszka FINISHED
Aminko
Angie FINISHED
Anne FINISHED
Bonita FINISHED
Daniel FINISHED
Elizabeth
Jennifer FINISHED
Joann FINISHED
Hannah
Katherine
Kay
Lois
Mave
Sandra FINISHED
Suzanne FINISHED
Wanda FINISHED
completed: 5 / 5First 20 A Desperate Fortune - Susanna Kearsley - 4/12/18
Series started Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art - Emily Brightwell - 4/4/18
Own Crash & Burn - Lisa Gardner - 4/25/18
Difficult challenge: The Doublet Affair - Fiona Buckley - 4/6/18 - character name starts with U
Ebook own Undertaking Irene: A Jane Delaney Mystery, book 1 - Pamela Burford - 4/1/18
I'm in again :-)April Clean It Out
Duration: 4/1/18 - 4/30/18
Completed: 6/6 tasks (36 books)
no re-reads
1. Read something shelved (or bought if now added to GR yet) until end of May 2015 (0-easy-access-to-read - owned, borrowed or library books ~230 books)
TBR 12/31/14 (my very first day on GR):
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4* /
4*Owned since 4/27/15:
4*Owned since 2/25/15:
4*Unlocked / Unending Devotion / The Prayer Box / The Innocent
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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1* /
3* /
4* /
3* /
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5*3. Read one book that I have already bought:
4* (book set)4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge:
4* (tomb in title) /
2* (easter in title) /
2* (yellow cover) /
4* (lily or lilies in title) /
* 6* (refugee MC) /
3* (16 chapters/short stories/poems) /
3* (he in title - was much more difficult to find than I thought) /
** 6* (text only on cover) /
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6* (read a recommendation given in this challenge) /
4* (yellow cover) /
3* (Ghost MC - I really hate paranormal stuff!) /
3* (pink in title)Animal on cover/MC/subject:
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2* /
4* /
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5** lit. transl. Among Strangers
** lit. transl: All's well: Sixteen very short stories where nothing is well
*** lit. transl.: My Life as Pinguin
5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:
3* /
2* /
4* /
5* 6. Read a non-fiction book:
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2* /
* 6* /
** 4* /
5* /
*** 3* /
**** 5* /
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4** lit. translation: 110 (German emergency number) - A Cop (or Pig - sorry it's the author's decision to use this word) Listens: From Police' Emergency Call Center
** lit. translation: Done! 50 Kilogram Less (or Lost) In One Year
*** lit. transl.: You Have to Die For Your Happiness: Captured (or Trapped) Between Two Worlds
**** lit. transl: Professor Grzimek: A Life for the Serengeti
The Lost ChallengesApril Clean It Out
Duration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
Progress: 5 out of 5
This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011.
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.
Clean It Out
TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Irish Girls Are Back in Town by Cecelia Ahern - ***** - 4/17/2018 - 384 Pages
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 481 Pages
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read:
The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages - Title starts with Y
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 Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 4/4/2018 - 39 Pages
April Clean It Out Duration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
5 out of 5
TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
This was #19 of the oldest 20 unread books in my queue.
COMPLETED 04/05/2018
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni
Part of the Tracey Crosswhite Series
COMPLETED 04/17/2018
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano: Whitey Bulger's Enforcer and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld by Howie Carr.
I purchased it at a book signing back in 2011.
COMPLETED 04/21/2018
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Marlena by Julie Buntin
COMPLETED 04/24/2018
For PopSugar, I needed to find a book I hadn't read in a celebrity book club. Since I really don't follow celebrities, this was tough and then when I read this depressing novel on alcohol and drug abuse among adolescents, well, it was hard to finish. So sad to see young lives ruined.
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year.
The Expatriates by Janice Y K Lee
COMPLETED 04/09/2018
Placed on my To Be Read list on January 3, 2016.
Clean It OutDuration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
#2 Sandstorm by James Rollins 4/3/18
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Silent Prey (Lucas Davenport #4) by John Sandford 4/5/18
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy 4/8/18
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Yarn Over Murder by Maggie Sefton 4/20/18
(always need Y's!)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
A Viking's Peace by Zoe York 4/23/18
Quick clarification question --- for #1, my books sort by date added, can I just use my unread books?
Mod
Yes - I guess when this challenge was written they were trying to get people to read their older books listed on the to read shelf.
So, Joanne, does that mean that for #1 you would accept books that I've had on my shelf for years, even if I don't finish one of those first twenty added?I don't own all 20 of the oldest books on my list, but I read #24 in March....would you count it if it's within the oldest 20 owned books??
Mod
I don't own all 20 of the oldest books on..."
I think I'm going to change #1 to make clearer. This is not one of those challenges that need to be difficult.
Mod
1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
I hope this is a help to everyone!! :)
Oh, good! I'm heading over to update my March entry, then. Thanks!
I'll play.Clean It Out
Duration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
TASKS:
1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 4/13/18
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø 4/16/18 (Harry Hole, #2)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø 4/25/18
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Universes Inside the Lighthouse by Pam Stucky 4/3/18 (Used in A-Z Titles Challenge)
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).
This is the New Plan by John Xero 4/12/18
April Clean It OutApril 1, 2018 – April 30, 2018
0/5
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1. Read one book from the first 20 books of TBR. Misadventures of a City Girl Meredith Wild 4/5/182. One book from series started but not finished. One Dark Throne Kendare Blake 4/13/18
3. One book bought but not read. The Westing Game Ellen Raskin 4/1/18
4. One book that helps with difficult challenge. Tales of Mystery and TerrorEdgar Allan Poe 4/17/18
5. One free book from e-reader.Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry Amanda Hughes 4/5/18
I'M IN!1st 20 tbr - The Switch - J.C. Emery - 7 APR
Series - T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton - 3 APR
Bought - Cowboy After Dark - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 9 APR
Difficult challenge - Thief - A. Zavarelli - 4 APR
Free ebook - 15 years to life - Regina Bartley - 8 APR
April Clean It OutDuration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
Completed: 4/5
1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books: King of Ithaca by Glyn Iliffe - 13/4/18
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: Why Mummy Drinks by Gill Sims - 5/4/18
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X): Indebted: A Sin from Ashes by Khai L. Bayne - 3/4/18
5. Read one free book from your e-reader (Kobo): A Hero to Keep by Susan Gable - 1/4/18
April Clean It Out 1. A book from your TBR & read 1 of the first 20. Tunnels of Blood 12/4/18 ★★★★★
2. A book from a series you have started. City of Stin 21/4/18 ★★★
3. A book that you have not read yet. Monster High/Ever After High: The Legend of Shadow High 20/4/18 ★★★
4. A book that will help with a difficult challenge. Jane Austen: The Complete Collection 28/4/18 ★★★★★
5. A free book from your e-reader. The Picture of Dorian Gray 20/4/18 ★★★★★
TASKS:1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
4/10/182. 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)
4/8/185. 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).
4/3/18
Clean It OutDuration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
TASKS:
Rebel by Heather Graham-4/19/18-****
This has been on my TBR list since May 2012 that was next in a series.
The American Lady by Petra Durst-Benning-4/3/18-*****
This is the 2nd book in the Glassblowers trilogy.
Book: The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters-4/8/18-*****
This is a book that I bought and added to my TBR in 7/27/17.
The Imp of Eye by Kristin Gleeson-4/22/18-****
This book was used for a cover challenge. I had to have a cover with a bow on it.
The Celtic Dagger by Jill Paterson-4\5\18-****
This was a free book and is on my kindle
April Clean It OutApril 1, 2018 – April 30, 2018
0/5
1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from 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)
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).
Let's see if I can complete this challenge this time around!1. Read one book from your TBR list. Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery
2. Read one book from a series you've started but not finished. A Crown of Wishes. Finished April 8, 2018
3. Read one book you've bought but not yet read. The Bad Beginning Finished April 9, 2018
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
5. Read one free book from your ereader. The Worlds We Make. Finished 4/3/2018
Clean It Out ChallengeDuration: April 1 to 30, 2018
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).
FINISHED!1st 20 tbr - The Switch - J.C. Emery - 7 APR
Series - T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton - 3 APR
Bought - Cowboy After Dark - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 9 APR
Difficult challenge - Thief - A. Zavarelli - 4 APR
Free ebook - 15 years to life - Regina Bartley - 8 APR
Finished!1. Read one book from the first 20 books of TBR. Misadventures of a City Girl Meredith Wild 4/5/18
2. One book from series started but not finished. One Dark Throne Kendare Blake 4/13/18
3. One book bought but not read. The Westing Game Ellen Raskin 4/1/18
4. One book that helps with difficult challenge. Tales of Mystery and TerrorEdgar Allan Poe 4/17/18
5. One free book from e-reader.Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry Amanda Hughes 4/5/18
Finished!!TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Irish Girls Are Back in Town by Cecelia Ahern - ***** - 4/17/2018 - 384 Pages
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 481 Pages
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read:
The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages - Title starts with Y
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 Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 4/4/2018 - 39 Pages
Clean It OutDuration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
#2 Sandstorm by James Rollins 4/3/18
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Silent Prey (Lucas Davenport #4) by John Sandford 4/5/18
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy 4/8/18
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Yarn Over Murder by Maggie Sefton 4/20/18
(always need Y's!)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
A Viking's Peace by Zoe York 4/23/18
Completed!April Clean It Out
Duration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
5 out of 5
TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
This was #19 of the oldest 20 unread books in my queue.
COMPLETED 04/05/2018
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni
Part of the Tracey Crosswhite Series
COMPLETED 04/17/2018
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano: Whitey Bulger's Enforcer and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld by Howie Carr.
I purchased it at a book signing back in 2011.
COMPLETED 04/21/2018
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Marlena by Julie Buntin
COMPLETED 04/24/2018
For PopSugar, I needed to find a book I hadn't read in a celebrity book club. Since I really don't follow celebrities, this was tough and then when I read this depressing novel on alcohol and drug abuse among adolescents, well, it was hard to finish. So sad to see young lives ruined.
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year.
The Expatriates by Janice Y K Lee
COMPLETED 04/09/2018
Placed on my To Be Read list on January 3, 2016.
Finished!TASKS:
1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 4/13/18
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø 4/16/18 (Harry Hole, #2)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø 4/25/18
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Universes Inside the Lighthouse by Pam Stucky 4/3/18 (Used in A-Z Titles Challenge)
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).
This is the New Plan by John Xero 4/12/18
completed: 5 / 5First 20 A Desperate Fortune - Susanna Kearsley - 4/12/18
Series started Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art - Emily Brightwell - 4/4/18
Own Crash & Burn - Lisa Gardner - 4/25/18
Difficult challenge: The Doublet Affair - Fiona Buckley - 4/6/18 - character name starts with U
Ebook own Undertaking Irene: A Jane Delaney Mystery, book 1 - Pamela Burford - 4/1/18
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This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011.
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.
Clean It Out
Duration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
TASKS:
1. Read a book from your TBR OR You may choose to pick a book from 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)
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).