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Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month (must be added before 12/31/19)
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 1/2/19 (180 pages)
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Above and Beyond by Erin St. Claire 2/28/19
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Not a Hero by Cherise Sinclair 3/13/19April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Romance - Maid for Love by Marie Force 4/23/19
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Only Skein Deep by Maggie Sefton 5/10/19
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Calmly, Carefully, Completely by Tammy Falkner 6/2/19
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Earning It by Angela Quarles 7/17/19
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
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Duration: January 1-December 31, 2019
12/12
Extras: 12
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
A Very Lucky Christmas Lilac Mills 1/7/19
Nightflyers George R.R. Martin 1/14/19
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Secrets at Cedar Cabin Colleen Coble 2/4/19
God's Love and with siblings that search for their loved ones
Can't Buy Me Love Marie Force 2/10/19
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Heaven's Keep William Kent Krueger 3/14/19 
Circle of the Moon Faith Hunter 3/17/19April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
A Willing Murder Jude Deveraux 4/4/19
Watcher in the Woods Kelley Armstrong 4/30/19
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
No One to Hold Arell Rivers 5/12/19
Once A Wife Patricia Keelyn 5/14/19
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Fatal Error J.A. Jance 6/12/19 (Ali Reynolds #6)
You got to Me Kay Harris 6/28/19 (Love on Tour #3)
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Red Wine and Roses S.J. McCoy 7/7/19
Infinite Time H.J. Lawson 7/8/19
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
How to Knit a Wild Bikini Christie Ridgway 9/12/19
Kitty Goes to Washington Carrie Vaughn 12/13/19
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
PC Lujan Watching You Lisa Jewell 9/4/19
Berks Vocational Technical School Wild Country Anne Bishop 9/6/19
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
The Moment We Began Sarra Cannon 10/11/19
Unauthorized Affair Lisa Ladew 10/21/19
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
How We Fall Melissa Toppen 11/1/19
Rock Candy Devon Monk 11/4/19
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Kate Hewitt 12/9/19
Promise Me Robin Bielman Samanthe Beck 12/12/19
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Can catch up but no reading ahead
12/12
Extras: 8
January
📚 Read a "short" book. - A Yellowstone Christmas Peggy L. Henderson - 1/3
Extra: Heaven Can't Wait Pamela Clare - 1/3
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE. - Shelter Mountain Robyn Carr - 2/3
Extra: - Engaging the Bachelor Cathryn Fox - 2/14
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover. -
Robyn Carr - 3/5Extra:
Robyn Carr - 3/6April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre. - Contemporary Romance - Second Chance Pass Robyn Carr - 4/3
Extra: - A Slice of Heaven Sherryl Woods - 4/18
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list. - Mountain Angel Suzie O'Connell - 5/21
June
📚 Read a Series book. - Honor Reclaimed Tonya Burrows - 6/2
Extra: - Unlawful Contact Pamela Clare - 6/2
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation. - Beautiful Player Christina Lauren - 7/2
Extra: - Miss Firecracker Lorelei James - 7/4
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year. - Added 8/27/17 - Tripped Out Lorelei James - 8/10
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Morgan Park High School - The Dictator Penelope Sky - 9/5
Extra: Mt Greenwood Elementary School - Welcome to Serenity Sherryl Woods - 9/6
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN. - Taken Rebecca Zanetti - 11/3
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile. - Spin C.D. Reiss - 11/4
Extra: Hot as Sin Bella Andre - 11/9
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover. -
Pepper Winters - 12/12
I'm in, I'm going to use my WTR list)
(no books added after 12/31/18)
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Undercover by Amelia Wilde (1/2/19) (book is less than 200 pages)
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Get Lucky by Lila Monroe (2/2/19) (all about love)
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine (3/31/19)
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (mystery) (4/5/19)
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Romeow and Juliet by Kathi Daley (DNF)
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Falling Fast by J.H. Croix (Last Frontier Lodge #4) (6/13/19)
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich (e-book) (7/10/19)
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch (added 8/17/18) (9/4/19)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school. - Harriet Steel wrote Trouble in Nuala (like every kid in Austria, I went to the Volksschule) (10/9/19)
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN. - The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde (10/13/19)
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile. (my pile is too young, read the middle book of my books added prior to 2019)
#20 Your Irresistible Love by Layla Hagen (11/9/19)
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover. - Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food by Rachel Herz (12/18/19)
(no books added after 12/31/18)
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Undercover by Amelia Wilde (1/2/19) (book is less than 200 pages)
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Get Lucky by Lila Monroe (2/2/19) (all about love)
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine (3/31/19)
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (mystery) (4/5/19)
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Romeow and Juliet by Kathi Daley (DNF)
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Falling Fast by J.H. Croix (Last Frontier Lodge #4) (6/13/19)
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich (e-book) (7/10/19)
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch (added 8/17/18) (9/4/19)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school. - Harriet Steel wrote Trouble in Nuala (like every kid in Austria, I went to the Volksschule) (10/9/19)
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN. - The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde (10/13/19)
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile. (my pile is too young, read the middle book of my books added prior to 2019)
#20 Your Irresistible Love by Layla Hagen (11/9/19)
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover. - Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food by Rachel Herz (12/18/19)
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
This is a TBR Challenge. Books chosen for this challenge MUST be from a To Be Read list OR on your ereader OR the pile you have at home. You may not use books added after December 31, 2018. It is up to YOU how the books are related to the theme each month. You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.
Additional books read: 2
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Murder After Midnight, Dianne Harman, 30.01.2019 - 152 pages
Not So Sweet Maria, Jessica Spencer, 31.01.2019 - 178 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Further Observations of Lady Whistledown, Julia Quinn, 03.02.2019
Bayou Moon, Ilona Andrews, 04.02.2019
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
You Can Lead a Horse to Murder, Tara Meyers, 24.03.2019
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Steel's Edge, Ilona Andrews, 01.04.2019
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge that PileDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2019
READ: 12/12
EXTRAS: 9/12
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
The Plucker - Brom (156 pages, added 2017) 1/5
Extra: Enslaved by the Ocean - Bella Jewel (204 pages) 1/19
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Archangel's Prophecy - Nalini Singh 2/13
Extra: The Brick Wall - Stephanie Julian 2/9
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Murder on the Eightfold Path - Diana Killian 3/26
Extra: Echoes in the Bayou - Ursula Dukes 3/7
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Twice Bitten - Lynsay Sands 4/7
Extra: Panther Prowling - Yasmine Galenorn 4/11
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Biceps Of Death - David Stukas 5/1
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Ocean Light - Nalini Singh (#17) 6/10
Extra: Marked by the Moon - Lori Handeland (#9) 6/26
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Chaos Bites - Lori Handeland 7/7
Extra: All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris 7/11
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list in August of any year.
The Assassin's Curse - Cassandra Rose Clarke (added August 2013) 8/20
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school. (Manasquan High School)
For the Earl's Pleasure - Anne Mallory 9/6
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
[b10th Kingdom|237012] - Kathryn Wesley 10/9
Extra: The Trench - Steve Alten 10/26
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
Danger in a Red Dress - Christina Dodd 11/22
Extra: Embrace of the Damned - Anya Bast 11/26
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Mistletoe Murder - Leslie Meier 12/23
Extra: Blood of Isis - Elizabeth Otto 12/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
✔ The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida 1/5/19 (135 pages)
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
✔ Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 5/16/19
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
✔ O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 4/8/19
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
✔ The Moon Under Her Feet by Clysta Kinstler 4/2/19
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
✔ Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 5/30/19
June
📚 Read a Series book.
✔ Messenger by Lois Lowry 6/1/19
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
✔ Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 7/4/19
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge That PileJanuary 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
You may not use books added to a pile after December 31, 2018. You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Special Delivery by Ginny Baird (1/11/19)
49 pages
Extra:
Dancing in the Rain by Marion Ueckermann (1/16/19)
54 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
My Brother's Bride by Rachael Anderson (2/25/19)
Extra:
When A Man Loves A Woman by Belle Calhoune (2/28/19)
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
House Divided by Jennifer Peel (3/20/19)
Extra:
Silenced by Dani Pettrey (3/28/19)
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
The Blackmailed Bride by Mandy Goff (4/11/19)
Extra:
My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen (5/16/19)
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Death at the Café by Alison Golden (5/30/19)
Extra:
Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa (10/4/19)
June
📚 Read a Series book.
The Gentleman Physician by Sally Britton (6/7/19)
Branches of Love #2
Extra:
The Inn at Ocean's Edge by Colleen Coble (6/9/19)
Sunset Cove #1
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
The Tide of the Mermaid Tears by Marcia Lynn McClure (7/4/19)
Extra:
Beauty & the Beach by Diane Darcy (7/10/19)
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Swan Lake by K.M. Shea (8/13/19)
Added August 4, 2017
Extra:
How to Fetch a Fiancé by Rachelle J. Christensen (8/14/19)
Added August 14, 2017
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Keep on Believing by Marie Higgins (9/11/19)
MacartHur elementary school
Extra:
Tabitha: Bride of Missouri by Amelia C. Adams (9/24/19)
mACArthur elementary school
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
Match Me if You Can by Lindzee Armstrong (11/2/19)
Extra:
Mistletoe Magic by Donna Hatch (11/6/19)
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
Miss Whitaker Opens Her Heart by Jennifer Moore (11/6/19)
Extra:
A Snowy White Christmas by Josie Riviera (11/24/19)
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Marrying Miss Kringle: Frost by Lucy McConnell (12/9/19)
Extra:
A Christmas Kiss by Susan Hatler (12/12/19)
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince-V.E. Schwab 1/22
In an Absent Dream-Seanan McGuire 1/23
Spill Zone-Scott Westerfeld 1/23
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE-
Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds 2/3
Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds 2/5
Blurred Lines-Lauren Layne 2/21
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover-
Restore Me-Tahereh Mafi 3/24
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre- Romance
The Fault in Our Stars-John Green 4/13
November 9-Colleen Hoover 4/20
Running into Love-Aurora Rose Reynolds 4/30
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception-Maggie Stiefvater 5/9
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Inspiring You-Jessica Sorensen 6/1
Maddening-Jessica Sorensen 6/3
Undead-Jessica Sorensen 6/3
Defy Me-Tahereh Mafi 6/20
Skip Beat!, Vol. 39-Yoshiki Nakamura 7/23
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Again, but Better-Christine Riccio 7/23
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Unbeautiful-Jessica Sorensen 8/5
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Oblivion Song, Vol. 2-Robert Kirkman 10/4
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
Tunnel of Bones-Victoria Schwab 10/11
Undead Girl Gang-Lily Anderson 10/19
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow-Gene Luen Yang 11/23
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
The Diary of Lexi Ashford-Jessica Sorensen 12/7
Mod
Purge That PileJanuary 1-December 31, 2019
Purged: 12/12
Extras Purged: 3
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
The Black God's Drums | P. Djèlí Clark - Jan 12 (110 pages)
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
99 Percent Mine | Sally Thorne - Feb 18
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
The Girl from the Other Side, Volume 2 | Nagabe - Mar 31April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
FANTASY - Wild Country | Anne Bishop - Apr 23
Extra: Trap | Scarlett Dawn - Apr 1
Extra: Boundary Crossed | Melissa F. Olson - Apr 28
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Ambrose Bierce - May 26
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Rebel Born | Secondborn #3 | Amy A. Bartol - Jun 12
Extra: Seven Years | Seven #1; Mageriverse #7 | Dannika Dark - Jun 22
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
My Man Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse - Jul 30
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
The Mysterious Benedict Society | Trenton Lee Stewart - Aug 31
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Burn for Me | Ilona Andrews - Sep 29 (The George Washington University)
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
A Night in the Lonesome October | Roger Zelazny - Oct 31
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
Magic Binds | Ilona Andrews - Nov 17
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
The Rule of Names: A Story | Ursula K. Le Guin - Dec 13
This is a TBR Challenge. Books chosen for this challenge MUST be from a To Be Read list OR on your ereader OR the pile you have at home. You may not use books added after December 31, 2018. It is up to YOU how the books are related to the theme each month. You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.Purge That Pile
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
1. Murders on Elderberry Road bySally Goldenbaum 1/4/19..228 pages
2. The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene 1/17/19..182 pages
3. Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday by Nancy Atherton 7/5/19...213 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
1. Miss Julia Paints the Town by Ann B. Ross 2/11/19
2. Happiness Key by Emilie Richards 2/23/19
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
1. Recipes & Wooden Spoons by Judy Baer 3/17/19
2. Crime Brûlée by Nancy Fairbanks 3/26/19
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
1. Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins 5/19/19
2. Tiles and Tribulations by Tamar Myers 6/28/19
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
1. The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega 7/12/19
2. Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown 7/17/19
June
📚 Read a Series book.
1. The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg 6/14/19
2. Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert 6/20/19
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
1. Ocean Beach by Wendy Wax 7/8/19
2. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand 8/13/19
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
1. Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer 8/8/19
2. The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe 8/19/19
3. Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank 8/25/19
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Goal: 12/12
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin – 01/14/2019
Short, as it is only 112 pages.
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (editors) – 02/26/2019
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King – 03/02/2019
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo – 04/22/2019
Fantasy
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier’s First Gunfighter by Tom Clavin – 05/06/2019
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Finale by Stephanie Garber – 06/08/2019
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith – 07/14/2019
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon – 08/28/2019
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Over the Edge by C.D. Reiss – 09/18/2019
University of MediCine anD PhaRmacy of TM.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
Adaptation by Zach Bohannon – 10/27/2019
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
By Eastern Windows by Gretta Curran Browne – 11/02/2019
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova – 12/15/2019
Mod
This is a TBR Challenge. Books chosen for this challenge MUST be from a To Be Read list OR on your ereader OR the pile you have at home. You may not use books added after December 31, 2018. It is up to YOU how the books are related to the theme each month. You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January: Read a "short" book.
Uncommon Type: Some Stories - Tom Hanks - 1/6/19 - short stories - added to TBR Aug 2017
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer - Fredrik Backman - 1/24/19 - 96 pages - ADDED TO TBR OCT 2016
February Read a book that represents LOVE.
Before I Met You - Lisa Jewell - 2/2/2019 - romance - added to TBR June 2014
Crocodile on the Sandbank- Elizabeth Peters - 2/14/19 - MC falls in love & marries - added to TBR Apr 2017
March Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Stargazey Nights - Shelley Noble - 3/2/19
Noah Hawley - Before the Fall - 3/14/19
Family Tree - Susan Wiggs - 3/17/19
April Read a book from your favorite genre.
HISTORICAL FICTION:
Mariana - Susanna Kearsley - 4/2/19 - Added to WTR list on Jan 2016
Playing with Fire - Tess Gerritsen - 4/3/19 - Added to WTR list on Apr 2-17
Circling the Sun - Paula McLain - 4/11/19 - Added to WTR list on Aug 2016
Limehouse Text - Will Thomas - 4/14/19 - Added to WTR list on Aug 2018
The Rookery - Emily Organ - 4/16/19 - Added to WTR list on Aug 2017
Baker’s Daughter - Sarah McCoy - 4/25/19 - Added to WTR list on Nov 2015
May Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Murder on Potrero Hill - ML Hamilton - 5/9/19
Ghostly Grave - Tonya Kappes - 5/19/19
Before I Go to Sleep - S.J. Watson - 5/28/19
June: Read a Series book.
Death on the Sapphire - R.J Koreto - 6/4/19
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19
The Maid’s Secret- Emily Organ - 6/9/19
The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place - Alan Bradley - 6/20/19
Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen - 6/23/19
The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes - Leonard Goldberg - 6/24/19
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness - 6/30/19
July - Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks - 7/06/19
An Unwanted Guest - Shari Lapena - 7/08/19
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen - 7/10/19
Faithful - Alice Hoffman - 7/15/19
No Scone Unturned - Leighann Dobbs - 7/16/19
The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 7/18/19
Britt-Marie was Here - Fredrick Backman - 7/22/19
A Familiar Tail - Delia James - 7/24/19
A Fatal Waltz - Tasha Alexander - 7/25/19
August: Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Before He Kills - Blake Pierce - 8/2/19
Before He Sees - Blake Pierce - 8/17/19
September - Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Mayfair Central:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom - 9/9/2019
All the Shiny Things - Robin Mahle - 9/16/2019
The House by the Lake - Ella Carey - 9/17/2019
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans - Emily Brightwell - 10/1/19
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom - 11/04/19
Tiny Little Thing - Beatriz Williams - 11/05/19
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner - 11/13/19
Alone - Lisa Gardner - 11/20/19
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
- Emily Brightwell - 12/10/19 
- Mitch Albom - 12/15/19 
- Min Jin Lee - 12/22/19
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
by Allison Tebo 129 pages 1/1February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Levels:Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
✔️📚 Read a "short" book.
The Comfort of Strangers Ian McEwan 127 p. 4 january 2019 4 stars i considered this a short read February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
't Hooge Nest
Roxane van Iperen 382 p. 27 february 2019 3 starsMarch
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Groen licht Corine Hartman 7 march 2019 320 p. 2 stars
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book. Hatchet Gary Paulsen 1/6/19
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE. Redeeming Love 2/11/19
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Cass Green 3/31/19April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre. I Invited Her In Adele Parks 4/16/18
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list. Made You Up Francesca Zappia 5/31/19
June
📚 Read a Series book. Happy Never After: A Callahan Garrity Mystery Kathy Hogan Trocheck 6/27/19
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation. On Folly Beach Karen White 7/13/19
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)The Midnight Dance Nikki Katz 8/26/19
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school. A Game For All The Family Sophie Hannah 9/21/19 - Georgia Southern University
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
The Wicked Deep Shea Ernshaw 10/22/19
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book. - Every Rose 1/10/19
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Mod
Purge That PileDuration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book. - Dear Committee Members - 193 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE. - The Picture of Dorian Gray - I love Oscar Wilde
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover. -
- trees on coverApril
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre. - A Monster Calls - fantasy
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list. - The Belles - everyone wants to be beautiful and only a select few can give it to them, seems superficial
June
📚 Read a Series book. - The Falconer - First in the Falconer series
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation. - The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year. - The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data - added to tbr list in August of 2016
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school. - Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane - Medford Memorial Middle School
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN. - The Neutronium Alchemist 2: Conflict
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Crop: 12 books - one each month12/12 - finished Dec 5th
January 📚 A"short" book...
Escaping Exile by Sara Dobie Baure (83 pages) - 1/18 - 3★
February 📚 Book represents LOVE...
Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker - 2/9 - 4★
March 📚 NATURE on the cover....
Rescued From Paradise by H.J. Perry - 3/18 - 3.5★
April 📚 My favorite genre...
A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese - 4/11 - 5★
May 📚 Why is this on my TBR?...
Lush in Lace by A.J. Ridges - 5/6 - 3.5★
June 📚 Series book...
Just Business by Anna Zabo - 6/15 - 4.5★
July 📚 Vacation read...
Always Mine by Sloane Kennedy - 7/17 - 4★
August 📚 Added to TBR in Aug...
Artist Wanted by Susi Hawke - 8/16 - 3★
September 📚 Author's initials in name of school I attended. (Southwest Senior High)...
Alpha Ablaze by Susi Hawke - 9/7 - 3.5★
October 📚 Title a letter in AUTUMN...
Untamed by Carly Marie - 10/23 - 4.5★
November 📚 In middle of my TBR...
Twice Shy by Sally Malcolm - 11/19 - 3.5★
December 📚 WHITE, RED or BLUE cover...
A Very Terry Christmas by Jacki James - 12/5 - 4★
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Purge That PileMonths Completed 12/12
Extra Books: 13
✔️January 📚 Read a "short" book.
All About the Bear by Bianca D'Arc = 02/01/2019
Mating Dance by Bianca D'Arc - 04/01/2019✔️February 📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Unraveled by Lauren Dane - 03/02/2019
Jagged by Lauren Dane - 04/02/2019✔️March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti - 02/03/2019
What Are You Afraid Of? by Alexandra Ivy - 24/03/2019✔️April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Saved by the Rancher by Jennifer Ryan - 02/04/2019
Lucky Like Us by Jennifer Ryan - 03/04/2019✔️May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - 06/05/2019✔️June
📚 Read a Series book.
The Colonel's Daughter by Amy Andrews - 01/06/2019
One Night with the Billionaire by Sarah Ballance - 01/06/2019✔️July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Soccer Mom by Eve Langlais - 04/07/2019
Toxic Game by Christine Feehan - 03/07/2019✔️August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
Winter Moon by Dannika Dark - 09/09/2019
Dr. NEURO by Max Monroe - 10/08/2019✔️September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. (University of Waterloo)
Ink Inspired by Carrie Ann Ryan - 01/09/2019
Ink Reunited by Carrie Ann Ryan - 02/09/2019✔️October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan - 01/10/2019
Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan - 02/10/2019
Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan - 03/10/2019
Unbeloved by Madeline Sheehan - 04/10/2019✔️November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
Bad Nights by Rebecca York - 15/11/2019
Betrayed by Rebecca York - 19/11/2019✔️December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 02/12/2019
Into the Crossfire by Lisa Marie Rice - 06/12/2019
Finished!Purge That Pile
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
8/12
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Broken for a Purpose by Gisela Yohannan- 01/05/19- 148 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
I Remember You by Harriet Evans- 02/25/19
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Leota's Garden by Francine Rivers 5/23/19April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You by Jessica N. Turner(Christian Nonfiction)- 5/11/19
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
The World As We Know It by Joseph Monninger- 6/10/19
June
📚 Read a Series book.
Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury- 6/14/19
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Under a Summer Sky by Melody Carlson 7/17/19
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta- 8/22/19
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Love Always by Harriet Evans (Gainesville High)- 11/18/19
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul by Jennie Allen- 12/31/19
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins- 12/13/19
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Red Clocksby Leni Zumas- 12/17/19
Purge That Pile1/1/19 – 31/12/19
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
? Read a "short" book.
February
? Read a book that represents LOVE.
March
? Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
? Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
? Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
? Read a Series book.
July
? Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
? Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
? Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
? Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
? Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
? Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
📚 Read a "short" book.
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia - Jean Sasson - 1/15/2019How it fits: Page count 288 (short for me.)
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
Emma and I - Sheila Hocken - 2/15/2019How it fits: The love between a seeing eye dog and its owner.
Her Mother's Secret - Natasha Lester - 2/25/2019How it fits: The love between a mother and child; what you would do to make a better life for your child.
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
Life or Death - Michael Robotham - 3/11/2019
Red Lotus - Pai Kit Fai - 3/30/2019📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Mystery/ Thriller.
A Simple Favour - Darcey Bell - 4/5/2019How it fits: MPG Mystery by 271 users and MPG Thriller by 227 users.
Playing Dead - Allison Brennan - 4/17/2019How it fits: MPG Mystery by 27 users and MPG Thriller by 18 users.
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
Grey Dawn - Clea Simon - 5/14/2019Rated 3 stars
Snowblind - Ragnar Jónasson - 5/17/2019Rated 3.5 stars
📚 Read a Series book.
U Is For Undertow - Sue Grafton - 6/8/2019How it fits: Book 21 in the Kinsey Millhone series.
Gossip Girl - Cecily von Ziegesar - 6/15/2019How it fits: Book 1 in the Gossip Girl series.
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
Riverdale: The Day Before - Micol Ostow - 7/3/2019
The Good Father - Diane Chamberlain - 7/12/2019How it fits: Both easy to read and absorbing.
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Hannah's Choice - Kirsty Jones and Hannah Jones - 8/12/2019How it fits: Added in August 2018.
Hell Island - Matthew Reilly - 8/25/2019How it fits: Added in August 2019.
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
Mornings in Jenin - Susan Abulhawa - 9/21/2019How it fits: School - Sanctuary Point Public School
Pieces of My Sister's Life - Elizabeth Joy Arnold - 9/29/2019How it fits: School - Vincentia High School
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
The Nanny Diaries - Emma McLaughlin - 10/20/2019📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
End of the Night Girl - Amy T. Matthews - 11/02/2019
The Dream Daughter - Diane Chamberlain - 11/04/2019How it fits: Books in middle of TBR pile.
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 12/11/2019
The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory - 12/19/2019
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Brina by Salati Giorgio (04-01-2019) - 92 pages
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K.Rowling (12-01-2019) - 128 pages
Southern Bastards, Vol. 1: Here Was a Man by Jason Aaron (13-01-2019) - 128 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Level: Lop
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book
~~The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (1/1/19) ✴✴✴✴✴+ 32 pages
~~The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (1/1/19) ✴✴✴✴ 36 pages
~~Love by Matt de la Pena (1/1/19) ✴✴✴✴ 40 pages
~~A Christmas Wish for Corduroy by B.G. Hennessy (1/9/19) ✴✴✴.5 32 pages
~~A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss (1/17/19) ✴✴✴✴✴ 36 pages
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
~~My Penguin Osbert in Love by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (2/22/19) ✴✴✴✴
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
~~
Islandborn by Junot Díaz (5/8/19) ✴✴✴.5~~Ruby in Her Own Time Ruby in Her Own Time by Jonathan Emmett (5/25/19) ✴✴✴✴
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
Fantasy
~~Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (4/18/19) ✴✴✴.5
~~<The True Queen by Sarah Fine (4/29/19) ✴✴✴✴
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
~~You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News by Cracked.com (5/13/19) ✴✴✴
June
📚 Read a Series book.
~~NYPD Red (NYPD Red #1) by James Patterson (6/9/19) ✴✴✴✴
~~Fool Moon (Harry Dresden #2) by Jim Butcher (6/28/19) ✴✴✴✴
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
~~The Cake Therapist by Judith M. Fertig
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
~~A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva added 8/25/09
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
~India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy by Carol K. Carr Brownell-Talbot (BT)
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
~~A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor
~~After Dark by Jayne Castle
~~The Messenger by Daniel Silva
~~Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
~~The Messenger by Lois Lowry
~~Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
~~The Absent One by Jussi Adler Olsen
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile. **as of 8/4/19**
~~Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky #6684
~~Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl #6741
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED, or BLUE cover.
~~
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Crop: 7/12
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book. (27/1/219)
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE. (9/2/2019)
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre. (3/4/2019)
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book. (9/6/2019)
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation. (14/7/2019)
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions.
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN (3/10/2019)
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile (12/11/2019)
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.Purge That Pile
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Goal: 20 books
January - "short" book
1. Code of Ethics by Lynette Eason 1/3/19
2. A Royal Christmas Wedding by Rachel Hauck 1/10/19
3. Happy Birthday America by Mary Pope Osborne 1/10/19
4. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman 1/20/19
5. Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish 1/20/19
6. Good Work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish 1/20/19
7. My Little Pony: The Missing Recipe by Ruth Benjamin 1/20/19
8. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out by Peggy Parish 1/20/19
9. Kind: a Christmas short story of post-WWII Munich by Kellyn Roth 1/25/19
February - represents love
1. Live Without You by Sarah Grace Grzy - romance - 2/5/19
2. Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate - familial love - 2/10/19
3. Love Story by Karen Kingsbury - romance & God's love - 2/11/19
4. Land of My Heart by Tracie Peterson - love for Montana - 2/11/19
5. The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright - familial, motherly, & romantic love - 2/22/19
6. Wild Mint Tea by Valerie Comer - romance - 2/26/19
7. When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke - heart in title - 2/28/19
March - nature on cover
1. The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright 3/3/19
2. A Season to Love by Nicole Deese 3/4/19
3. Overshadowed by Vannetta Chapman 3/8/19
4. Amish Christmas Memories by Vannetta Chapman 3/11/19
5. Waiting for Dawn by Susan May Warren 3/12/19
6. Heart of Gold by Lacy Williams 3/12/19
7. The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate 3/13/19
8. The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Paige Winship Dooly 3/15/19
9. A New Shade of Summer by Nicole Deese 3/18/19
10. Holiday Amnesia by Lynette Eason 3/25/19
11. The Love Knot by Karen Witemeyer 3/29/19
April - favorite genre (WWII)
1. The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa 4/3/19
2. In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin 4/16/19
May - wonder why you added it to your list
1. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (GM) 5/1/19
2. Fever at Dawn by Peter Gardos (GM) 5/1/19
3. Gray Mountain by John Grisham (GM) 5/23/19
4. Silver Bells by Sadie Hart (GM) 5/25/19
5. A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter 5/27/19
June - series book
1. Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster 6/5/19
Daddy-Long-Legs #1
2. Holes by Louis Sachar 6/6/19
Holes #1
3. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 6/7/19
The Mysterious Benedict Society #1
4. Living Lies by Natalie Walters 6/10/19
Harbored Secrets #1
5. Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/11/19
Hannah Swensen #9
6. Zoobreak by Gordon Korman 6/16/19
Swindle #2
7. Running Target by Elizabeth Goddard 6/17/19
Coldwater Bay Intrigue #4
8. Shiloh by Phyllis Renolds Naylor 6/17/19
Shiloh #1
9. Showoff by Gordon Korman 6/17/19
Swindle #4
10. The Field Guide and The Seeing Stone by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black 6/17/19
The Spiderwick Chronicles #1 & #2
11. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 6/18/19
Time Quintet #1
12. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 6/18/19
Oz #1
13. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne 6/18/19
Winnie-the-Pooh #1
14. The Ruby Moon by Trisha White Priebe and Jerry B. Jenkins 6/18/19
Thirteen #2
15. The Paper Boat by Trisha White Priebe and Jerry B. Jenkins 6/20/19
16. The Extra Yard by Mike Lupica 6/22/19
Home Team #2
17. Game Changers by Mike Lupica 6/22/19
Game Changers #1
18. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/23/19
Hannah Swensen #4
19. Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/23/19
Hannah Swensen #6
20. The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble 6/23/19
Mercy Falls #1
21. Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/24/19
Hannah Swensen #15
22. Jackpot by Gordon Korman 6/24/19
Swindle #6
23. The Expats by Chris Pavone (GM) 6/24/19
Kate Moore #1
24. The Lady of the Vineyard by Kellyn Roth 6/30/19
Kees and Colliers #1
July - would read on vacation
1. Flowers in Her Heart by Kellyn Roth 7/6/19
2. Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly (GM) 7/7/19
3. Night by Elias Wiesel 7/8/19
4. From Now 'Til Forever by Kellyn Roth 7/8/19
5. Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham 7/21/19
August - added to GR WTR in August of any year
1. Eddy and the Tidepools by Kellyn Roth 8/29/19
Added 8/23/19
2. You Belong with Me by Tari Faris 8/31/19
Added 8/28/19
September - author's initials in the name of a school you attended (name of school)
1. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart 9/1/19
St. Luke's Episcopal School (1 year)
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart 9/2/19
St. Luke's Episcopal School (1 year)
3. Dangerous Illusions by Irene Hannon 9/14/19
St. Luke's Episcopal School (1 year)
4. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon 9/22/19
St. Luke's Episcopal School (1 year)
5. Vanished by Irene Hannon 9/24/19
St. Luke's Episcopal School (1 year)
6. The Wedding Shop by Rachel Hauck 9/26/19
Texoma Christian School (1 year)
7. Trapped by Irene Hannon 9/28/19
St. Luke's Episcopal School (1 year)
8. Keep Holding On by Melissa Tagg 9/30/19
Texoma Christian School (1 year)
October - title begins with a letter in AUTUMN
1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 10/16/19
2. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom 10/17/19
3. Temperance's Trial by Hallee Bridgeman 10/20/19
4. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 10/21/19
5. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier (GM) 10/25/19
November - from the middle of your list or pile (or shelf)
1. She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell 11/2/19
2. Love Without End by Robin Lee Hatcher 11/8/19
3. Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters 11/13/19
4. Capturing Jasmina by Kimberly Rae 11/14/19
5. Christopher Robin: The Little Book of Pooh-isms: With help from Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, and Tigger, too! by Brittany Rubiano 11/15/19
6. Protecting Tanner Hollow by Lynette Eason 11/19/19
7. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (GM) 11/19/19
8. Buying Samir by Kimberly Rae 11/20/19
9. The House at Pooh Corner: Classic Gift Edition by A.A. Milne 11/21/19
10. Mary Poppins by Mrs. P.L. Travers 11/21/19
11. Where Willows Grow by Kim Vogel Sawyer 11/25/19
December - white, red, or blue cover
1. The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall - blue - 12/4/19
2. The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson - all three - 12/26/19
Purge That PileDuration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month (must be added before 12/31/19)
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
Great Bear of the North by Ursula Maya 1/17/19
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)
September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
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You'd think we lined up like that on purpose! Haha!
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we always try to be helpful, JoAnne
JoAnne wrote: "What's really weird is sometimes people post and it's in alphabetical order!"Wow! That's a strange but neat piece of trivia.
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This is a TBR Challenge. Books chosen for this challenge MUST be from a To Be Read list OR on your ereader OR the pile you have at home. You may not use books added after December 31, 2018. It is up to YOU how the books are related to the theme each month. You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.
Purge That Pile
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2019
Levels:
Crop: 12 books - one each month
Lop: Any additional books after the monthly book is read.
You may be awarded both badges!
Months:
January
📚 Read a "short" book.
February
📚 Read a book that represents LOVE.
March
📚 Read a book with NATURE on the cover.
April
📚 Read a book from your favorite genre.
May
📚 Read a book that you wonder why you added it to your list.
June
📚 Read a Series book.
July
📚 Read a book that you would read on vacation.
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.
Click on spoiler for directions. (view spoiler)[
Go to My Books, then click on Want to Read on the left side column. Go to the bottom of the page and change the per page to 100. Then change the second box to Date Added. Scroll through the pages until you find books added in August.
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September
📚 Read a book whose author's initials are in the name of a school you attended. Tell us the name of the school.
October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in AUTUMN.
November
📚 Read a book from the middle of your list or pile.
December
📚 Read a book with a WHITE, RED or BLUE cover.
Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.