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My reading challenges 2019

Challenges summary

✔ Books read ------------------------------- 80/75 - COMPLETED
Bingo Reading Challenge ------------------- 290 points

A-Z reading challenge ---------------------- 18/26
Creature spell-it-out ----------------------- 31/42
A-Z books spell-it out ---------------------- 7/116

Cover Challenge --------------------------- 55/60
✔ Colour Cover Challenge---------------------- 20/20 - COMPLETED

✔ Audiobooks listened ------------------------- 10/10 - COMPLETED

SRC --------------------------------------- ?

Total number of pages read -------------- 18,054/20,000 pages

Bingo

Total points: 270

Main focus will be:

Alphabet -------------18/24
✔ Items --------------- 24/24 - COMPLETED
✔ Titles --------------- 24/24 - COMPLETED
Genres -------------- 23/24
WSW --------------- 17/24
Random stuff -------- 45/48
Covers -------------- 46/48

And I'll keep an eye on these for fun:

Word on the street ---- 189/194
✔ Random actions ------ 77/77 - COMPLETED

A-Z

19/26

A - Angel Fire
B - The Boy on the Bridge
C - Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
D - The Day of the Triffids
E - Earth Angel
F - Fear University
G - Getting Laid by the Golem
H - Her Pack: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance
I - Infinite Magic
J -
K - The Killing Season
L -
M - Motherfucking Sharks
N - Nightmare Abbey
O - Origin
P - Paper Tigers
Q -
R - The Ruby Isles
S - Suicide Forest
T - The Seventeenth Year
U - The Unmaking Engine
V -
W - Winged Pursuit
X -
Y -
Z -

Spell-it-out using different quiz to find what types of creatures I am.
Not sure if I will use all of these or just some, potentially this will run for longer than a year.

32/42

G - Getting Laid by the Golem
R - The Ruby Isles
I - Infinite Magic
M - Motherfucking Sharks
R - The Rest of Us Just Live Here
E - Earth Angel
A - Angel Fire
P - Paper Tigers
E - Eternal Magic
R - Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 1

E - Fear University
L -
F - Flyte: Septimus Heap Book 2

P - Prince of Dragons
H - Her Pack: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance
O - Origin
E - Everless
N - Nightmare Abbey
I - Incubation
X -

A - Angel's Breath
R -
M - The Monastery Murders
A - Ancient Magic
D - The Day of the Triffids
I - Initiate
L -
L -
O - One of Us Is Lying

W - Winged Pursuit
O -
L -
F - First Spell

H - Hand In Glove
A - Angel Tears
D - The Demon of Mansfeld Manor
R -
O -
S - Suicide Forest
A - Angel of Darkness: The Last Book of Fallen Angels
U - The Unmaking Engine
R -

Description on the different creatures from the quiz in the spoiler:
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Monster:
You got: Grim Reaper
Your motives are often misunderstood and this causes you to be a little mopey from time-to-time. But you're fabulous so never forget it!

Mythological creature
You got: Elf
Elves are thought to be a group of beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty. You’re quirky, playful, and unpredictable among your own and often ambivalent toward mortal humans. You’re feared for your reputation to seduce humans and cause them harm, and often take advantage of other creatures with the use of your many powers. Despite this, you are respected as earthly creatures with high intellect.

Mythical creature
You got: Phoenix
You fiery inferno of awesome. You're associated with hope, immortality, and regeneration. You're essentially immortal, so you're an old soul, and a pro at deflecting drama without causing more conflict. You prefer observation to action, and you're an excellent judge of character. You're quiet by nature, but when it comes to a fight, you're a fierce adversary.

Wild animal:
You got: Armadillo
You have a tough exterior, and you don't let people in easily. In fact, you often avoid confrontation and vulnerability at all costs. You're pretty cute to the people who don't mind your rigid defenses, though.

Animal
You got: Wolf
You are driven and focused. You can tackle almost any problem that comes your way, and welcome a good challenge. You always have your eyes on the prize, and will achieve much just through patience and perseverance.

Dinosaur
You got: Hadrosaur
You prefer to be on your own most of the time, but when you do go out it's only with your closest friends. You're naturally the parent of your friend group, and you're extremely loyal to the ones you love.
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A to Z book titles spell it out
- too big to fit here so I will just be updating it on the group page.
Date: 15.01.19 - ?
7/116 Completed

Cover Challenge - 57/60

Challenge where I will try to find these things on the covers:

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Holiday decoration
A blonde
Hot and heavy

A number
Road/path
No people
Shadowy/ghostly figure
Rope/hangmans noose
Food/Drink
Shadow/silhouette
2 or more people
Cover you love
No people
LGBTQ character
Zombie/Dwarf/elf/vampire
Mountain
Blood
Face-less person
Nature
Cityscape
A type of transportation
Snow/ice
Character’s name in title
Flower/tree
Type of transportation
Drawn/cartoon
Skeleton/bones
Dress/tie
Dragon
Square
Something written
Space
Bare chested
No people
Title 5 words or more
No people
Cover you hate
Title takes up most of the cover
Door/window
Weapon
Magic
Spider/spiderweb/bug
Cover you love
Circle
Broken object
A brunette
"The" in the title
Moon/stars/sun
A red-head
Water
Fog/mist/smoke
Cloak/mask
Animal
Something with wings/feathers
House/castle/ruins
Sky/clouds/lightning
Fire
Someone in distress
Cover with the authors name the biggest font
Title takes up most of the cover
Dead body/grave/graveyard
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Cover Color Challenge - 20/20 - COMPLETED

(view spoiler)[This challenge requires you find books that have certain colors in their covers or in the title.


Black and white cover
Cover with a blue object
Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green
Read a book with "White" or any shade of white
Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red
Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red
Cover with a green object
Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink
Only 2 colours on the cover
Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown
Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue
Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue
Cover with a red object
Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow
Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black
Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze etc)
Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange
Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple


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UNO - COMPLETED

(view spoiler)[Goal: 4 books/month

February: 6 books read
March: 6 books read
April: 4 books read

Link to my teams page (Sherlock Holmes)

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Seasonal reading challenge?

M.A.S.H reading challenge - COMPLETED
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📜Spouse (Pick One)
°Read a book that Features at least one eye on the cover - Her Pack: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance
°Read a book with a mostly red cover
°Read a book that features a kid in the story
° Read a book with an animal on the cover

📜Vehicle
Read a book that features some type of transportation on the cover - Flyte: Septimus Heap Book 2

📜Pet
Read a book with an animal on the cover - Motherfucking Sharks

📜# of Kids
Read a book with a number in the title or a series - Earth Angel

📜Job (Pick One)
°Read a book tagged Crime
°Read a book tagged Adventure
°Read a book tagged Romance - Ancient Magic
°Read a book tagged Non-Fiction

📜Location (Pick One)
°Read a book set in North America - Craven Manor
°Read a book set in South America
° Read a book set in Europe
°Read a book set in Africa
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Challenges I probably won't do this year, but I'll keep them here for the future :)

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Birth of a reader - read one book published in each year you have been alive.



This will probably not happen...

Getting through the stacks

Basically a way to read some of the books in the TBR pile.
Sort your GR bookshelf by date and read the oldest books added. I will probably need to use Amazon to see which ones I bought first as a lot of them were added to my GR bookshelf at the same time... (Possibly skipping collections and possibly series as I don't want to start lots of different series...)

I want to read 10 (?) books this way.

Potential books:
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The Raven
Draykon
Fearless
Bait
The Thirteenth Unicorn
Soul Mate
Firefly Island
Clockwork Fagin
Broken Evolution
The 9th Fortress
Dragon Over Washington
Twenty One Thirteen
The Marriage Bargain
Beautiful Disaster
Chasing Darkness
Dead Tropics
Unleashed By The Flood
Dormant
Destiny Calls
The Dark
Space Hoppers - Dance of the Guinea Pigs
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Π Reading challenge - I dont think this will happen this year, but I'll leave it here for next year :)

In this challenge you try to "read" the numbers of Π .
You can use:
- Series numbers
- numbers of letters in: title, authors name, series name, main characters name (or a combination)
- use your TBR sorted by date added

I want to try for (?) numbers

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170

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reserved

OK I know I might have overdone it, but last year I ran out and had to put several challenges in the same post and it was a horrible mess and difficult to edit so...

FIRST! :D

Second! :)

I did the A-Z challenge in 2017. That was fun. I think I missed 2, but spread out my reading rut.

Stephanie wrote: "Second! :)

I did the A-Z challenge in 2017. That was fun. I think I missed 2, but spread out my reading rut."

I've done it the last couple of years, but I'm running out of books for some of the letters, and I don't want to have to buy books just to cover some of them. I might do title and authors name, that might make it doable :)

I think I'll set a goal of 20,000 pages next year as I beat that this year and I don't want to set it unreasonably high :)

Well, let me know. I might be able to lend you some books. I have nobody to lend them to, so no conflicts. My family members have their units registered to my account or use the extra ereader.

Stephanie wrote: "Well, let me know. I might be able to lend you some books. I have nobody to lend them to, so no conflicts. My family members have their units registered to my account or use the extra ereader."

Thanks, that's very nice of you!
I've actually joined Kindle Unlimited now so I think I will be ok finding stuff to read for a while :D

I've been looking forward to starting the new year and new reading challenges, but today I'm feeling like I have no idea whats going on and that I'm not prepared for it xD

Take your time. Don’t rush in. Enjoy your day.

Happy 2019!! (((Hugs)))

Nyssa wrote: "Take your time. Don’t rush in. Enjoy your day.

Happy 2019!! (((Hugs)))"

I will, might actually play a game instead of reading xD
Happy 2019 to you too! <3

Just signed up for the UNO challenge, which is a 3 month group challenge. I joined it last year for the first time and I enjoyed it, though it was a little frustrating as one of the team members didn't really participate and it was stressful trying to cover more books to make up for it.
Hoping I will be in a better group this time though!

Finally finished my first book, I was starting to think it would never end!

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

This year I'll just post the book and not which challenges it covers. Cause I'm feelin lazy :P

Woohoo! Book one!

:D
Also I somehow have ticked off a lot of stuff on the lists for the bingo, and i missed most of them while reading... Just used the search function on the Kindle, turns out its really handy :D

Managed to get through 3 WSW books today. I don't think I'll have them count for the other parts of Bingo other than the WSW bingo card and the tickboxes as they are really short.

Not Pounded In The Butt By Anything And That's Okay
Not Pounded In The Butt By My Book "Not Pounded In The Butt By Anything And That's Okay" And That's Okay
Taken By The Haunted Doll

The Boy on the Bridge

Really liked this one :D

Origin finished, would recommend if you like the other books in the series! :D

Signed up for the Uno challenge about a week ago and just got assigned to a team. I'm looking forward to it, hopefully I've got a nice group at it will be a little less stressful than last time! :)

Suicide Forest

I enjoyed this one, really well written. I felt it dragged on a bit, but other than that it was a good read!

DoodlePanda wrote: "Signed up for the Uno challenge about a week ago and just got assigned to a team. I'm looking forward to it, hopefully I've got a nice group at it will be a little less stressful than last time! :)"

Hope you enjoy. I didnt sign up this round. The last 2 games I have played I just didnt connect with the teams

Thanks! My main issue last year was that one of the people in my group that had a high number of books estimated ended up not reading hardly any, so we were struggling to read enough books. But other than that I enjoyed it!
And I'm more used to looking for the things needed for the different cards now, so should be a little easier :)

My team was all the about the spreadsheet...even though I told the multipal times I couldnt add to it. Spreadsheets are my downfall as I use a tablet for everything and my tablet doesnt support google. I can usually see stuff, but once I go to edit its a pain in the rear in.

Yea, in my team the captain was teh one adding to the sheet, so that was really good! I just had to post the book and which cards it could work for and they placed them all on the sheet! :)
Kinda hoping that it will be the same this year tbh!

Angel Fire

An ok book, I will be trying out the next book in the series as i already have it, but I'm not sure I will finish them all unless they get better.

Also: What did they think of when they made the cover... xD

Flames, we need more flames.

LOL apparently so! xD

Added the MASH challenge to post 8! :D

Finished these:

Earth Angel
Angel's Breath

Not sure what I think of this series... the second book i nearly DNFd as the narrator was making it unbearable. Got through it by listening at 1.70x speed xD And I've kept that speed going on the next books. The writing is... OKish, so I will continue with the last 2 books in the series just to see what happens. It won't take too long as the books are fairly short to start with :)

Craven Manor

Really enjoyed this one, thanks to Christa that read it first so it came up on my GR feed :D

Just waiting to read at the moment, The UNO challenge is starting tomorrow and we are not allowed to use books if we start reading them before the challenge officially starts, so I'm holding off on starting anything new... Have a library books with a few pages left though, so planning on trying to finish that today :)

I'm glad you enjoyed Craven Manor! :)

Flyte: Septimus Heap Book 2

Motherfucking Sharks
I have no idea what this book was supposed to be...
I expected it to be weird and funny, and its just... superweird and confusing and i feel like i wasted time reading it. At least i didnt pay anything for it!

DoodlePanda wrote: " Motherfucking Sharks I have no idea what this book was supposed to be...
I expected it to be weird and funny, and its just... superweird and confusing and i feel like i wasted time reading it. At least i didnt pay anything for it! ."

I kept seeing the title, and after reading another friend's review I was just like "Naw ..,. That's all right ... I'll pass"

It sounds disturbing (but is apparently hilarious).

Well I assumed it was going to be gory and weird from the title, but I was hoping it was going to be funny too. Which it really wasnt at all, I kept almost skimming through it to get it done. If it was much longer I wouldn't have bothered.
And it feels like it is trying too hard to shock the reader, randomly throwing in twincest and graphic details of a baby getting eaten by a shark. I don't mind gory stuff, but this was just weird...

Nightmare Abbey

Which gives me the first BINGO! :D

DoodlePanda wrote: "Well I assumed it was going to be gory and weird from the title, but I was hoping it was going to be funny too. Which it really wasnt at all, I kept almost skimming through it to get it done. If it..."

yuck

Congratulations on the Bingo.

Thanks!

Angel Tears

Her Pack: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance

Ancient Magic

Decided to remove "How many books read that i purchased before 2019" as i currently have Kindle Unlimited and not really reading old books that I've bought previously.

Angel of Darkness: The Last Book of Fallen Angels

The Monastery Murders

[book:The Monast..."

Look, look! Another book I must read!!