Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

In this post I'll keep track of my finished reading challenges!

Decade's Challenge

Duration 11/11/11 - 12/12/12

2012 FINISHED!!


2011 FINISHED!!


2010 FINISHED!


2009 FINISHED


2008 - FINISHED


2007 - FINISHED!!


2006 - FINISHED!!


2005 Finished!


2004 Finished!


2003 Finished!

Animal Alphabet Challenge
Start Date: 12/7/11
Completion Date: 6/21/13
26/26 letters complete C,F,G,W,B,A,Z,J,E,P,D,K,H,I,L,V,M,S,R,O,X,U,N,T,Q,Y

AKITA
A Ann Marie from Maine 34/20/12
K Katniss from Mockingjay 1/12/12
I I is for Innocent 3/21/12
T To the Nines 3/2/12
A A Visit From The Goon Squad 3/29/12
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BETA
B The Broker by John Grisham
E Elizabeth from The Irish Princess
T The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips
A Alexander McCall Smith's Heavenly Date and Other Flirations
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CAT
C A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (12/11/11)
A Ann Pearlman's The Christmas Cookie Club (12/18/11)
T The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (12/26/11)
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DINGO
D Dom Rizzi in Fearless Fourteen 8/19/12
I Isabel in The Forgotten Affairs of Youth 8/3/12
N Nadine in Skinnydipping 6/25/12
G Gregory, Phillippa's The Lady of the Rivers 5/28/12
O Oswald Coote in The Seven Dials Mystery 5/20/12
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ERMINE
E Enza in The Shoemaker's Wife 7/20/12
R Richard Parker in Life of Pi 6/5/12
M Mclain, Paula's The Paris Wife 6/15/12
I Isabel in The Charming Quirks of Others 5/45/12
N Nancy Jensen's The Sisters 5/14/12
E Emily Giffin's Something Borrowed 6/5/12
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FISH
F F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton (12/7/11)
I Ian from Decked with Follyby Kate Kingsbury (12/14/11)
S Seven Up by Janet Evanovich (12/20/11)
H Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (1/6/12)
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GOPHER
GG is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton 12/28/11
O Oscar The Litigators by John Grisham 2/3/12
P Peeta Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 1/10/12
HThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 1/6/12
E Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus 1/3/12
RThe Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith 1/20/12
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HAWK
H Hatchett in Wicked Appetite 9/30/12
A Andrew in The Casual Vacancy 11/14/12
W Wicked Business 10/19/12
K Kinsey in L is for Lawless 11/15/12
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IBIS
I I Don't Know How She Does It 8/29/12
B Bruce in 44 Scotland Street 11/14/12
I Iris in Sparkling Cyanide 11/23/12
S The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd Monk 10/12/12
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JACKAL
J Julia Glass's Three Junes 4/15/12
A Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles 4/19/12
C Carlos Manoso in Twelve Sharp5/1/12
K Kinsey in J is for Judgement 5/9/12
A Arthur Gopal in The Imperfectionists 5/11/12
L Lula in Eleven On Top4/25/12
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KAKA
KK is for Killer 8/1/12
A Agatha Christie's Murder on the Links 9/7/12
K Keiko in Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 8/15/12
A Aunt Tootie in Saving CeeCee Honeycutt 9/20/12
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LAMA
L Lula in Finger Lickin' Fifteen 10/18/2012
A Anna Karenina 10/12/2012
M Mabel in The Snow Child 11/21/2012
A The Age of Miracles 12/5/2012
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MACAW
M The Mermaid Chair 1/9/13
A Allen, Sarah Addison's Garden Spells 1/14/13
C A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 12/20/12
A Agatha Christie's A Caribbean Mystery 1/18/13
W Walter "Moonman" in Sizzling Sixteen 1/9/13
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NEWT
N N is for Noose by Sue Grafton 2/15/13
E Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 4/18/13
W Waverly in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 3/7/13
T Tina Fey in Bossypants by T Tina Fey 2/27/13
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OTTER
O O dysseus in The Song of Achilles 1/18/13
T The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection 2/13/13
T The Happiness Project 2/25/13
E Eloisa in Paris in Love 2/5/13
R The Red Tent 2/26/13
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PIGLET
Pearl in Dreams of Joy 2/1/12
Isabel in The Careful Use of Compliments 2/24/12
Griffin in That Old Cape Magic 7/23/12
LThe Lost Art of Gratitude 4/9/12
Evanovich, Janet's Lean Mean Thirteen 7/11/12
Tyrion in A Game of Thrones 7/9/12
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QUAIL

Q The Queen's Vow by C.W. Gortner 6/3/13
U Underwood, Grover in The Titan's Curse 6/18/13
A April in Commencement 3/16/13
I Iris in Maisie Dobbs 4/22/13
L Lancaster, Mrs. in By the Pricking of My Thumbs 3/25/13
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RAVEN

R Reggie in Murder in the Mews 2/12/13
A Anne in The Other Boleyn Girl 1/30/13
V Vicar Clement in Murder at the Vicarage 2/8/13
E Evanovich, Janet's Smokin' Seventeen 2/22/13
N Nancy in Books Can Be Deceiving 2/5/13
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SHRIMP
S Slay Bells by Kate Kingsbury 11/28/12
H The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 1/10/12
R Ringing In Murder by Kate Kingsbury 12/4/12
I Iris in The Postmistress 1/29/13
M Mistletoe and Mayhem by Kate Kingsbury 12/19/12
P Patterson, James' The Christmas Wedding 12/7/12
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TIGER
T Talmadge in The Orchardist 4/2/13
I Igor in The House on Paradise Street 5/25/13
G Gerard in Appointment With Death 4/24/13+
E Edmond in Due or Die 4/22/13
R Rose in The Patron Saint of Liars4/4/13
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ULF
U The Uninvited Guests 10/25/12
L Lily in Dash Lily's Book of Dares 12/17/12
F Freddie de la Hay in The Dog Who Came In From The Cold 3/14/13
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VIPER
V Victoria in Vanessa Diffenbaugh's The Language of Flowers 12/11/12
I Isabel in The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds 1/16/13
P Peter in Where We Belong 12/16/12
E Emily in The 13th Day of Christmas 11/29/2012
R Robert Dietz in M is for Malice 12/28/2012
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WHALE
W Willa from The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen 2/5/2012
H H is for Homicide 2/18/2012
A Alan Bradley's I Am Half Sick of Shadows 2/9/2012
L Lily Bard from Shakespeare's Landlord by Charline Harris 2/7/2012
E Evanovich, Janet's Hard Eight 2/14/2012
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XEME
X Xander in Matched 3/3/13
E Eli in Crossed 3/11/13
M Me Talk Pretty One Day 3/11/13
E Ella in The Persian Pickle Club 3/1/13
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YAK
Y Yew, Michael in The Battle of the Labyrinth - 6/21/13
A Anne in The Aviator's Wife - 4/12/13
K Katey in Rules of Civility - 4/16/13
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ZEREN
ZMarkus Zusak's The Book Thief 3/12/12
E Erin in Rumour Has It 3/15/12
R Ranger in Ten Big Ones 4/20/12
EEllen DeGeneres's Seriously...I'm Kidding 4/2/12
N Natalia in The Tiger's Wife 3/26/12

All About You Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Month 1: April 5/5
A Sarah Addison Allen's The Sugar Queen 1/9/14
P P is for Peril 1/5/13
R Robbie in The House at Riverton 1/1/13
I The Island 6/24/14
L Mrs. Lee in Endless Night 1/6/13


Month 2: DIAMOND 3/3
1. Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith 2/7/14
2.Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 1/2/14
3.The Brethren by John Grisham 4/2/14


Month 3: Taurus 6/6
T Thomas in Maze Runner 1/17/14
A Alvis Bender in Beautiful Ruins 1/14/14
U Ursula in Life After Life 3/13/14
R Ronda in Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/3/14
U Greatjon Umber A Storm of Swords 5/19/14
S Scarlet in Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay 2/4/14



Month 4: Snake 5/5
SSheriff Grant in Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/18/14
N Newt in The Scorch Trials 2/10/14
A Antiques Roadkill 2/7/14
KKate Kingsbury's Room with a Clue 1/14/14
E Edward Seymour Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 1/31/14


Month 5: Read 3/3 books set in a country you'd like to visit
1.Do Not Disturb by Kate Kingsbury 2/13/14
2.Third Girl by Agatha Christie - 2/27/14
3.The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly - 4/4/14


Month 6: Mystery 4/4
1.Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris 1/28/14
2.Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/23/14
3.Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich - 2/20/14
4.Read It and WeepRead It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay - 304 3/1/14


Month 7: Read 3/3 books with your child or a friend
1.Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 3/18/14
2.Delirium by Lauren Oliver 3/26/14
3.Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells 4/22/14


Month 8: Read 3 books written by some of your favorite authors
1. Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen 3/7/14
2.The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 3/15/14
3.Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 3/25/14


Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month = 8
1.A Dance with Dragons 7/18/14
2.Death of A Mad Hatter 7/21/14
3.Flight Behavior 7/22/14
4.Aunt Dimity's Death 7/24/14
5.Calico Joe 7/26/14
6.The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry 7/26/14
7.The Book of LifeThe Book of Life 7/30/14
8.One Plus One 7/30/14



Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
L Lisa in Carrot Cake Murder 6/2/14
O Oberyn in A Feast for Crows 6/23/14
B Sarah Bishop in A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 4/30/14
S The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon - 5/26/14
T Tracy in Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke 4/28/14
EElin Hilderbrand's Summerland 5/15/14
R Richard III 4/22/14



Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1.Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4/23/14
2.John Green's The Fault in Our Stars 2/16/14
3.Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train 7/3/14


Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
R Rhodes, Norman in Key Lime Pie Murder 5/16/14
O Oliver Lambert in The Firm 7/1/14
N Norman in Cream Puff Murder 7/15/14

Pyramid Series Challenge


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A Seriously Series Challenge

1. Start Date: June 6, 2013
2. Time Limit: 1 month
3. Series Name: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
4. Author: Rick Riordan
5. Books in this series:

i) ★★★★
ii) ★★★★
iii)★★★★
iv) ★★★★
v) ★★★★

6. No. of books in this series: 5
7. No. of books complete: 5
8. My overall rating for this series (when complete): 4 stars!

A Seriously Series Challenge

1. Start Date: February 1, 2013
2. Time Limit: 1 year
3. Series Name: Library Lover's Mystery
4. Author: Jenn McKinlay
5. Books in this series:

i) ★★★★★
ii) ★★★★★
iii) ★★★★★
iv) ★★★★★

6. No. of books in this series: 4 (so far)
7. No. of books complete: 4
8. My overall rating for this series (when complete):★★★★★

A Seriously Series Challenge

1. Start Date: August 27, 2013
2. Time Limit: 3 months
3. Series Name: Divergent
4. Author: Veronica Roth
5. Books in this series: 3

i) ★★★★★
ii) ★★★★★
iii) ★★★★★

6. No. of books in this series: 3
7. No. of books complete: 3
8. My overall rating for this series (when complete): ★★★★★

A Seriously Series Challenge

1. Start Date: January 1, 2014
2. Time Limit: 3 months
3. Series Name: Maze Runner
4. Author: James Dashner
5. Books in this series:

I)★★★★★
II)★★★
III)★★★

6. No. of books in this series: 3
7. No. of books complete: 3
8. My overall rating for this series (when complete): ★★★

A Seriously Series Challenge

1. Start Date: April 3, 2013
2. Time Limit: 7 months
3. Series Name: The Tea Rose
4. Author: Jennifer Donnelly
5. Books in this series: 3

i) ★★★★★
ii) ★★★★★
iii) ★★★★★

6. No. of books in this series: 3
7. No. of books complete: 3
8. My overall rating for this series (when complete):★★★★★

The Harry Potter Sorting Hat Challenge
Duration- June 1, 2013 - June 1, 2014
Favorite House: Gryffindor

Looks like I belong in...

Books Read:16/16

Gryffindor - 17 stars
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic animal is the lion: Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion).
9/24/14 - 5 stars
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic colors are scarlet and gold:
- 7/5/13 4 stars
➲ "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost of Gryffindor:
6/21/13 - 4 stars
➲ Members of Gryffindor are described as courageous, chivalrous, and brave to the point of recklessness (sometimes:
6/26/13 - 4 stars


Slytherin - 17 stars
➲ Slytherin's emblematic animal is the snake:
6/4/13 - 5 stars
➲ Slytherin's emblematic colors are green and silver:
6/10/13 - 4 stars
➲ The Bloody Baron is the house ghost of Slytherin:
6/12/13 - 4 stars
➲ Members of Slytherin are described as cunning and shrewd:
7/17/13 - 4 stars

Hufflepuff - 17 stars
➲ Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Hufflepuff, was a witch during medieval times: Read a book that is set in a medieval time period (between 5th to the 15th century)
9/17/13 - 4 stars
➲ Hufflepuff's emblematic colors are yellow and black: Read a book that has a predominately yellow or black cover.
- 7/3/13 3 stars
➲ Fat Friar, the house ghost of Hufflepuff, dedicated his life to religion: Read a book about someone who is extremely religious.
- 8/29/13 - 5 stars
➲ Members of Hufflepuff are described as hard working, patient, and loyal:
6/28/13 - 5 stars

Ravenclaw - 18 stars
➲ Ravenclaw's emblematic animal is the eagle:
- 7/18/14 - 5 stars
➲ Ravenclaw's emblematic colors are blue and bronze:
- 6/18/14 - 4 stars
➲ Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw, was Scottish:
- 10/31/13 - 4 stars
➲ Members of Ravenclaw are described as intelligent, witty, and wise:
6/17/13 - 5 stars

Armed and Dangerous
Duration: 1 year (August 8th 2014 - August 7th 2015)
Level: Last Man Standing - 21+ books

21/21

Armed
8/8/14
10/8/14
10/10/14

Dangerous
8/12/14
8/17/14
8/18/14
8/21/14
8/29/14
9/8/14
9/24/14
9/29/14
10/1/14
10/15/14
10/24/14

Title
8/19/14
9/2/14
9/3/14
9/15/14
10/10/14
10/15/14
11/2/14

Always ready to join more challenges!
Start: 9/1/14
End:11/2/14

Read: 21/21

R - Robert Galbraith's The Cuckoos Calling 9/19/14
E - Ethel in Murdermobile 9/15/14
B - Buttercream Bump Off 9/8/14
C - Lynn Calhoon's Guidebook To Murder 9/3/14
C - Celeste in Big Little Lies 9/13/14
A - The Associate 9/5/14

K - Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me 9/26/14
A - Antiques Flee Market by Barbara Allen 10/1/14
T - Theodosia in Death by Darjeeling 9/5/14
H - The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch 10/8/14
R - The Road by Cormac McCarthy 10/15/14
Y - Yasuda in Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 10/3/14
N - Neville, Anne in The Kingmaker's Daughter 10/24/14


S - Alexander McCall Smith's Love Over Scotland 9/10/14
T - Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch 9/24/14
E - Edmund in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 9/24/14
V - Elaine Viets's book Killer Cuts 11/2/14
E - Ethel in Service for Two by Kate Kingsbury 9/29/14
N - Nell in The Forgotten Garden 10/30/14
S - Sophie Kinsella's I've Got Your Name 9/2/14

Decades Challenge: 2014
Duration: January 4th 2014 - January 5th 2015
Level VIII = 95 books
Completed: 99/99
(Again I'm gonna use the publish date of the version I have to keep it consistent and easier to track]

2014 Finished!


2013 Finished


2012 Finished!


2011 Finished!


2010 Finished!


2009 Finished


2008 Finished


2007 Finished


2006 Finished


2005 Finished


2004 Finished!

Slice of Pi Challenge
Duration: Sept 25, 2914 - ?
Level: The Upper crust
Option: Combination of all
24/24

3 - Service For Two (Pennyfoot Hotel #3) by Kate Kingsbury 9/29/14
1 - The Hangman's Daughter (#1 in series) by Oliver Pötzsch 10/8/14
4 - Memoirs of a Geisha (#4 on TBR) by Arthur Golden 10/3/14
1 - The Fellowship of the Ring (#1 in series) by J.R.R. Tolkien
5 - Becca (# letters) in Farm Fresh Murder 10/15/14
9 - Constance (#letters) in We Have Always Lived in the Castle 10/13/14
26 - Anne + The Kingmaker's Daughter (# letters) 10/24/14
5 - Tully (# letters) in Firefly Lane 10/22/14
3 - Son (# letters) character in The Road 10/15/14
5 - The White Princess (# in series) 11/4/14
8 - Killer Cuts (# in series) by Elaine Viets 11/2/14
9 - Cassandra (# letters) in The Forgotten Garden 10/30/14
7 - Delilah (#letters) in Frankly My Dear I'm Dead 10/10/14
9 - Stephanie (# letters) in Top Secret Twenty-One 11/2/14
3 - Ove (# letters) in A Man Called Ove 11/13/14
2 - The Janus Stone (# in series) 11/30/14
3 - The House at Sea's End (# in series) 12/16/14
8 - Annabeth (# letters) in The Lost Hero 11/14/14
4 - Ruth (# letters) in The Crossing Places 11/16/14
6 - The King's Curse (# in series) 11/11/14
2 - Scarlet (# in series) 12/8/14
6 - Verity (# letters) in Code Name Verity 11/8/14
4 - A Room Full of Bones (# in series) 1/29/15
33 - The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan (# letters) 10/29/14

50 Shades of Grey
Feb 1-28 2015

Spell It Out
Level: Undercover cop - 4 to 6 books
Completed: 5/5

W - Will in Clockwork Angel 2/4/15
H - Hercules in The Mark of Athena 2/10/15
I - Ivy in The Mime Order 2/10/15
T - Tina in Antiques Bizarre 2/5/15
E - Edward Mastermand in Murder on the Orient Express 2/11/15



Grey Cover:
2/2/15

Time for Tea
Duration: 1st January - 31st January 2015
Level: Have a cuppa
5/5

Step 1 - Boil the water
Hot climate: Mudbound 1/6/15

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Rooibos: Me Before You 1/8/15

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls 1/13/15

Step 4 - Sweet?
Two spoonfuls: The Son of Neptune 1/9/15


Step 5 - Black or white?
No milk - Wuthering Heights 1/15/15

Herbs & Spices: A-Z
Start: 6/26/13
Finished 3/2/15
25/25
Finished Letters: Y, J, F, K, V, A, O, B, D, P, C, E, G, H, I, M, N, Q, S, W, Z, L, R, X, T
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ALLSPICE
A Allegiant by Veronica Roth 11/10/2013
L Lula in Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 11/8/2013
L Laura Andersen's The Boleyn King 12/2/2013
S Sammi Carter's Candy Apple Dead 10/24/2013
P Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear 10/23/2013
I Dr. Igelfeld in Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith 2/7/2014
C Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke 11/19/2013
E Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith 10/31/2013

BASIL
BBlueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/12/2014
A Anne Boleyn in Bringing Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel 1/31/2014
S The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 2/10/2014
I Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 2/16/2014
L Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/3/2014

CLOVE
C Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay 1/4/2014
L Luce, Flavia De in The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 3/15/2014
O Oliver, Mrs. in Third Girl by Agatha Christie 2/27/2014
V Violet in Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay 3/2/2014
E Elizabeth in Persuasion by Jane Austen 4/14/2014

DILL
D Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 10/16/2013
I Ian in Do Not Disturb by Kate Kingsbury 2/13/2014
L Lizzy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 12/16/2013
L Leila in P is for Peril by Sue Grafton 1/5/2014

ELDERBERRY
E Eby in Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen 3/7/2014
L Lena Delirium by Lauren Oliver 3/26/2014
D Delores in Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/18/2014
E Edgar Degas in The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan 4/15/2014
R Richard III in Richard III by Shakespeare 4/22/2014
B Bill, Brandy, Babs, in Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 3/2/2014
E Edna in Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke 4/28/2014
R Ranger in Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 2/20/2014
R Rhodes, Norman in Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke 3/25/2014
Y Yarber, Finn in The Brethren by John Grisham 4/2/2014

FENNEL
FThe Family Fang by Kevin Wilson 7/5/13
E Eileen Brandon in The Pale Horse 8/15/13
N Nannerl in Mozart's Last Aria 7/10/13
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 9/17/13
E Edelstein, Rose in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 8/21/13
L Lovely Strings by Regina Russell 8/27/13

GINGER
G Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 3/18/2014
I Irene in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/23/2014
N Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 4/9/2014
G George RR Martin's Storm of Swords 5/19/14
E Elin Hilderbrand's Summerland 5/15/2014
R Rebecca Wells's Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 4/22/2014

HAWTHORN
H Hannah in Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/2/2014
A A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 4/30/2014
W Willa in Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 5/16/2014
T T heodore Tipton in Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani 6/17/2014
H Deborah Harkness’s Shadow of Night 6/16/2014
O Oberyn in A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin 6/23/2014
R Rhodes, Norman in Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/15/2014
N Nick in The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon 5/26/2014

ITALIAN PARLSEY
I The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 5/28/2014
T Tommy in Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 8/1/2014
A Abby in The Firm by John Grisham 7/1/2014
L Laurel in State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy 8/4/2014
I The Island by Elin Hilderbrand 6/24/2014
A A.J. in The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 7/26/2014
N Nancy Atherton’s Aunt Dimity's Death 7/24/2014

P Paul in Calico Joe by John Grisham 7/26/2014
A Ayer, Molly in The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 7/3/2014
R Ron in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 8/12/2014
S Scarlett in Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay 7/21/2014
L Kylie Logan’s Mayhem At The Orient Express 8/2/2014
E Elgin in Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple 8/4/2014
Y Yronwood, Archibald in A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin 7/18/2014


JIMBU
J Jennifer Donnelly 's The Winter Rose 6/28/13
I Insurgent by Veronica Roth 9/7/13
M Mary Grace in The Appeal 7/17/13
B Better Than Fiction by Don George 7/19/13
U Upjohn, Julia in Cat Among the Pigeons 8/2/13


KENCUR
K The King's Deception by Steve Berry 8/23/2013
E Emily Giffin's Baby Proof 9/3/2013
N Nathan in The Racketeer by JOHN GRISHAM 10/9/2013
C Claire in Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal 8/30/2013
U Uriah in Divergent by Veronica Roth 9/2/2013
R Rachel in The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 10/2/2013

LAVENDER
L The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier 8/7/2014
A A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 8/21/2014
V Elaine Viets’s Killer Cuts 11/2/2014
E Edmund in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 9/24/2014
N Norman in Apple Turnover Murder 11/17/2014
D Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs 9/5/2014
E Ethel in Murdermobile 9/15/2014
R Roach in Buttercream Bump Off 9/8/2014

MACE
M The Maze Runner by James Dashner 1/17/2014
A Adam Cox in The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier 8/7/2014
C Colonel in Looking for Alaska by John Green 8/10/2014
E Edna in Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton 8/8/2014

NEEM
N Newt in The Death Cure by James Dashner 2/26/2014
E Emily in Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Calhoon 9/3/2014
E Elin Hilderbrand’s Barefoot 8/25/2014
M Matthew in The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 7/30/2014

OREGANO
O Emmuska Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel 11/18/2013
R Rod in Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 12/30/2013
E Ed McBain in Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler 12/23/2013
G Grace in The House at Riverton by Kate Morton 1/1/2013
A Andrea in Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 12/12/2013
N The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 11/22/2013
O Orlov, Grigory Grigoryevich in The Winter Palce by Eva Stachniak 12/21/2013

PEPPER
P Phoebe in Shrouds of Holly by Kate Kingsbury 12/19/2013
E Endless Night by Agatha Christie 1/6/2013
P Pasquale in Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters 1/14/2014
P Phoebe in Sprinkle With Murder by Jenn McKinlay 3/4/2014
E Emma in Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris 1/24/2014
R Room With A Clue by Kate Kingsbury 1/14/2014

QUASSIA
Q Quentin in Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear 8/28/2014
U Ursula in Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 3/13/2014
A Allon, Gabriel in The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva 9/2/2014
S S arah in Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 8/26/2014
S Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 8/29/2014
I I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 9/2/2014
A Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan 2/7/2014

RAMSONS

R Randy in Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 11/3/2014
A Allison in Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton 10/15/2014
M Mary Katherine in We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson 10/13/2014
S Sleepy in The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan 10/29/2014
O Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 11/26/2014
N Neville, Anne in The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory 10/24/2014
S The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 11/21/2014

SAFFRON
S Seamie in The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 4/4/2014
A Agatha Christie’s Hallowe'en Party 8/6/2014
F Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 7/22/2014
F Fanny in The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 8/17/2014
R Rodger in Antiques Maul by Barbara Allan 8/19/2014
O Olive in Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith 9/10/2014
N Norman in Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke 8/19/2014

THYME
T Tully in Firefly Lane 10/22/2014
H Henry in The White Princess 11/4/14
Y Yarber in The Confession 2/2/2015
M Margaret in The King's Curse 11/11/2014
E Elizabeth Wein’s Code Named Verity 11/3/2014

VANILLA
V Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone 8/17/2013
A A rya in A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin 10/21/2013
N Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 11/1/2013
I I sabella in The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 11/4/2013
L The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 9/17/2013
L LLindsey in Book Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay 9/19/2013
A Agatha Christie's The Listerdale Mystery 10/11/2013

WASABI
W The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 9/25/2013
A The Associate by John Grisham 9/4/2014
S Strike, Cormoran in The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 9/19/2014
A Antiques Flee Market by Barbara Allen 10/1/2014
B Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 9/13/2014
I Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling 9/26/2014

XANTHAN
X Xandra in The Goldfinch 9/24/2014
A Annabeth in The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 11/14/2014
N Nell in The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 10/30/2014
T Torin in Cinder by Marissa Meyer 12/2/2014
H Harry in The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths 11/30/2014
A A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 11/13/2014
N Nelson in The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths 11/16/2014

YOHIMBE
Y Yew, Michael in The Last Olympian by Rick Riodin - 6/26/13
O O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton - 7/22/13
H Hilderbrand, Elin's Silver Girl - 8/1/13
I Isabel in The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - 7/15/13
M Miss Marple in A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie - 7/4/13
B Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier - 7/3/13
E Evelyn in The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan - 7/25/13

ZEDOARY
Z Carlos Ruiz Zafón ‘s The Shadow of the Wind 8/2/2013
E Ethel in Service for Two by Kate Kingsbury 9/29/2014
D Deliliah in Frankly My Dear I'm Dead by Livia J. Washburn 10/10/2014
O Oliver Pötzsch’s The Hangman's Daughter 10/8/2014
A Aragorn in The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien 10/10/2014
R The Road by Cormac McCarthy 10/15/2014
Y Yasuda in Memoirs of a Geisha by 10/3/2014

Woohoo this looks so fun!!

PS:I love the picture with the mystery books on the shelf backwards ;)


Start: August 1st, 2013

Grifter finished 9/17/13
Gumshoe finished 11/8/13
Hard-boiled P.I. finished 8/1/14
Crime Scene Investigator 30/30



Cozy Mystery
8/3/13 10/11/13

Historical Mystery
8/2/13 8/30/13

Double Act
8/15/13 8/1/14

Futuristic
9/17/13

Culinary Mystery
10/16/13 10/24/13

Professional Sleuth
10/23/13

Proprietor Mysteries
11/19/13 12/12/13

Paranormal Mystery
11/8/13 3/2/15

Missing Person Mystery
12/19/13 2/27/14

Amateur Sleuth
12/30/13 1/23/14

Private eye
1/5/14 8/8/14

Legal
7/1/14 9/5/13

Caper
2/20/14 11/2/14

Thriller
8/30/14 9/19/14

Noir
10/8/14 12/31/15

Forensic Specialist
11/16/14 11/30/14

I'm so in!!

Start: July 1st 2014
End: March 27th 2015
Executive Director: 50/50 books

◈ Female Narrator
1/26/15 3/11/15

◈ Celebrity Narrator
9/26/14 1/13/15

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
7/4/14 9/19/14

◈ Favourite Narrator
7/15/14 10/30/14

◈ New-to-Me Narrator
9/2/14 11/14/14

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
7/26/14 9/24/14

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
8/19/14 2/25/15

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
8/27/14 1/9/15

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
7/22/14 8/25/14

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
7/30/14 10/10/14

◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
11/11/14

◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
11/26/14

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
8/4/14 9/5/14

◈ Male Narrator
8/1/14 9/10/14

◈ Doing it “Old School”
8/6/14 3/4/15

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
8/8/14 9/13/14

◈ Re-Read a Favourite
8/12/14 8/29/14

◈ Classic Read
10/3/14 12/30/14

◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
10/15/14 1/28/15

◈ Recommended by Others
10/22/14 2/4/15

◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
12/22/14 2/20/15

◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Trilogy: 12/2/214 12/8/14 12/30/14

◈ Full Cast
1/6/15 1/15/15

◈ Less Than 3 Hours
3/3/15

◈ Dramatizations
3/3/15

◈ BOM via Audiobook
12/4/14

◈ Duets
3/22/15 3/27/15

Start: September 1 2014
Completed: 12/12 months

1. A nickname you go by - or want to go by! Sep 1-15
B - Buttercream Bump Off 9/8/14
E - Eddie in Love Over Scotland 9/10/14
C - B.B. Cantwell's Murdermobile 9/15/14
C - Laura Childs's Death by Darjeeling 9/5/14
A - The Associate 9/5/14


2. Read four books where the protagonist has your dream job. Sept 15-Oct 10

4/4
C - The Cuckoo's Calling 9/19/14
H - Hobie in The Goldfinch 9/24/14
E - Edmund in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 9/24/14
F - The Fellowship of the Ring 10/10/14



3. Again, your favorite color. - GREEN Oct10-Oct30
4/4
10/13/14
10/0/14
10/15/14
10/30/14

4. Read four books from your favorite series. They can either all be from different series
or the same one. Nov 1-17th
3/4
1. Top Secret Twenty-One 11/3/14
2. The White Princess 11/4/14
3. The King's Curse 11/11/14
4. Apple Turnover Murder 11/17/14



5. Make of your dream car. November 21st-December 10th
8/8

E - Robin Ellicot in The Silkworm 11/21/14
S - Scarlet12/8/14
C - Claire in Outlander 11/26/14
A - Alan Beckwith in R is for Ricochet 12/4/14
L - Queen Levana in Cinder 12/2/14
A - Alice in Landline 12/4/14
D - Jennifer Donnelly's A Northern Light 12/10/14
E - Elly Griffiths in The Janus Stone 11/30/14



6. Birth Order. Were you born first, or sixth? Spell-It-Out. December 10th-31st
5/5

F - Fergus in Dragonfly in Amber 12/22/14
I - Iko in Cress12/30/14
R - Ruth in The House at Sea's End 12/16/14
S - Graeme Simsion 's The Rosie Project 12/10/14
T - Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol 12/21/14



7. Whether you love to play it or watch it, what is your favorite sport? January 6th - 26th
8/8

S - Sedaris, David in Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls 1/13/15
W - Sarah Water's The Paying Guests 1/26/15
I - Iris in The Son of Neptune 1/9/15
M - Mudbound 1/6/14
M - Marie-Laure in All the Light We Cannot See 1/20/15
I - Isabella in Wuthering Heights 1/15/15
N - Nathan in Me Before You 1/8/15
G - Station Eleven 1/26/15



8. Your best subject in school. Math, science, French, Home Ec? - January 26th- February 4th
4/4

M - Kinsey Millhone in S is for Silence 1/28/15
A - Alan Bradley's The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse 2/2/15
T - Tessa in Clockwork Angel 2/4/15
H - Harry Nelson in A Room Full of Bones 1/29/15



9. You against the elements. Read four books total, one each with “earth, wind, fire, water”
in the title, or has a depiction of them on the cover, or is the subject of the book. Feb 5th-Feb 12th
4/4

Earth - The Mime Order - 2/10/15
Wind - On Borrowed Time - every scene is cold and windy! 2/12/15
Fire - The Mark of Athena 2/10/15
Water - Antiques Bizarre - starts out with a flood 2/5/15



10. Your Kingdom: animal Feb 12th- Feb 23th
3/3
ANIMAL: Cat

C - Charles Dickens' Bleak House 2/20/15
A - Antiques Knock-Off 2/17/15
T - The Boleyn Deceit 2/23/15




11. Read your favorite media delivery system: Kindle, Spell-It-Out.
Feb 24th - March 3rd
6/6

K - Kerber and Koffee in The Confession 3/2/15
I - Inspector Crome in The A.B.C. Murders 3/3/15
N - Karen Musser Nortman's [books:Bats and Bones] 2/24/15
D - Maisie Dobbs in An Incomplete Revenge
L - Levana in Fairest 2/27/15
E - Janet Evanovich's Visions of Sugar Plums 3/2/15



12. Repeat your favorite challenge month from “All About You, Part 1” .
Reading my book crush's name. I'll do another crush!
March 3rd - April 3rd
6/6

R - Mma Ramotswe in The Mystery of the Missing Lion 3/3/15
A - Valeria Anderson in Heart of the Matter 3/11/15
N - Nate in Clockwork Prince 3/27/15
G - Graeme Simpson's The Rosie Effect 3/12/15
E - Janet Evanovich's Plum Lucky 3/4/15
R - Rachel in The Girl on the Train 3/5/15

The Twelve Towers Challenge
Level: Quick as a Bunny
Duration: 10/1/14 - 4/1/15
78/78 read

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 10/13/14
Farm Fresh Murder 10/15/14
The King's Curse 11/11/14
The Crossing Places 11/16/14
The Janus Stone 11/30/14
The Son of Neptune 1/9/15
Station Eleven 1/26/15
A Room Full of Bones 1/29/15
Antiques Knock-Off 2/17/15
Bats and Bones 2/24/15
Heart of the Matter 3/11/15
The Rosie Project 3/12/15



11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)

The Road 10/15/14
The Kingmaker's Daughter 10/24/14
84, Charing Cross Road 2/26/15
Plum Lucky 3/4/15
Visions of Sugar Plums 3/3/15
Eat, Drink, And Be Buried 3/22/15
Clockwork Angel 2/4/15
Plum Lovin' 3/4/15
The Confession 3/2/15
Opal Fire 3/25/15
Legend 3/16/15



10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
Killer Cuts 11/2/14
Apple Turnover Murder 11/17/14
Landline 12/4/14
A Northern Light 12/10/14
Herald In Death 12/18/14
The Dark Monk 12/31/14
The Paying Guests 1/26/15
The Mark of Athena 2/10/15
An Incomplete Revenge 2/25/15
The House of Hades 3/17/15




9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
Top Secret Twenty-One 11/3/14
The White Princess 11/4/14
The Lost Hero 11/14/14
The Silkworm 11/21/14
R is for Ricochet 12/4/14
Scarlet 12/8/14
The House at Sea's End 12/16/14
Cress 12/30/14
S is for Silence 1/28/15



8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

A Study in Scarlet 12/30/14
The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse 2/2/15
The Regatta Mystery 2/13/15
The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest 2/14/15
The Mystery of the Missing Lion 3/3/15
Ruth's First Christmas Tree 4/5/15
How Does Your Garden Grow? 4/5/15
Problem at Pollensa Bay 4/5/15




7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
Memoirs of a Geisha 103/14
The Fellowship of the Ring 10/0/14
Firefly Lane 10/22/14
Cinder 12/2/14
Dragonfly In Amber 12/22/14
Me Before You 1/8/15
All the Light We Cannot See 1/15/15




6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow 10/29/14
On Borrowed Time 2/12/15
The Mime Order 2/10/15
Fairest 2/27/15
First Frost 3/6/15
At the Drop of a Hat 3/9/15



5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
The Hangman's Daughter 10/8/14
The Forgotten Garden 10/30/14
Code Named Verity 11/8/14
A Man Called Ove 11/13/14
The Rosie Project 12/10/14



4 books that you started but never finished
Wuthering Heights 1/15/15
Antique's Bizarre 2/5/15
Bleak House 2/20/15
The Boleyn Deceit 2/23/15



3 books that you've already read before
A Christmas Carol 12/21/14
Murder on the Orient Express 2/11/15
The A.B.C. Murders 3/3/15



2 books with covers that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
Mudbound 1/6/15
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls 1/13/15



1 book that intimidates you
Outlander 11/26/14

Start: September 1, 2014 - April 3, 2015
Level: Queen 25+ books
Finished: 36/36

❖House Arryn❖
1. Read a book with a predominately blue cover. Firefly Lane 10/22/14
2. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way. Murdermobile 9/15/14
3. Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significantrole in the story. The Crossing Places


❖House Baratheon❖
1.Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover. Landline 12/4/14
2.Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.Code Name Verity 11/8/14
3. Read a book about a king. The King's Curse 11/11/14


❖House Greyjoy❖
1.Read a book with a predominately black cover. Cinder 12/2/14
2.Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea. Love Over Scotland 9/10/14
3. Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.Scarlet 12/8/14


❖House Lannister❖
1. Read a book with a predominately red cover. Antiques Flee Market 10/1/14
2.Read a book featuring someone in debt. The Cuckoo's Calling 9/19/14
3.Read a book that involves a lion.The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe9/24/14


❖House Martell❖
1.Read a book with an orange cover. The Legend of Sleepy Harlow 10/29/14
2.Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel. The Road 10/15/14
3.Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon. The Lost Hero


❖House Mormont❖
1.Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.The Forgotten Garden 10/30/14
2.Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.A Walk in the Woods 4/3/15
3.Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Buttercream Bump Off 9/8/14


❖House Stark❖
1.Read a book with a grey or white cover.Big Little Lies 9/13/14
2.Read a book set in winter. Service for Two 9/29/14
3.Read a book featuring wolves.Outlander 11/26/14


❖House Targaryen❖
1.Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead 10/10/14
2.Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. The Kingmaker's Daughter 10/24/14
3.Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare). - Last monarch from the house of York The White Princess 11/4/14


❖House Tully❖
1.Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver. Farm Fresh Murder 10/15/14
2.Read a book about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions. The Associate 9/5/14
3. Read a book that takes place primarily near water. Guidebook to Murder 9/3/14


❖House Tyrell❖
2.Read a book with a green cover. Top Secret Twenty-One 11/3/14
2.Read a book in which a character shows significant growth. I've Got Your Number 9/2/14
3.Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.We Have Always Lived in the Castle 10/13/14


❖House Karstark❖
1.Read a book with a predominantly white cover.Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me 9/26/14
2.Read a book where a character is held captive.The Hangman's Daughter 10/8/14
3.Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname.Memoirs of a Geisha 10/3/14


❖House Bolton❖
1.Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red. Killer Cuts 11/2/14
2.Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.The Fellowship of the Ring 10/10/14
3.Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.The Goldfinch 9/24/14

WHAT DINOSAUR ARE YOU? - Pteranodan
Timeframe: 7/23-8/15/15 FINISHED!!

10/10

P - Pew in Treasure Island 8/3/15
T - Tommy in A High-End Finish 8/12/15
E - Ed in Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 8/6/15
R - Robert in The Lowland 8/4/15
A - America in The Selection 7/29/15
N - Nell in Euphoria 7/28/15
O - Octavian in Cleopatra's Daughter
D - Dan in The House Girl 8/13/15
O - Madam Olivier in The Big Four 8/14/15
N - Neville in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8/15/15


Shhh don't tell anyone....but I haven't seen any of the Jurassic Park movies. Maybe I'll have to finally check them out.

COMPLETED!!!

Decades Challenge: 2015
Duration: January 5, 2015 to January 6, 2016
Level VIII = 110/110 books

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2005

~ Needles ‘N Stitches: An A-Z Challenge ~
Level: Talented Tailor = 26 letters
FINISHED!!!

Finished Letters: A, C, B, E, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, Q, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
26/26


AFGHAN
A A Northern Light 12/10/2014
F Florence in Mudbound 1/6/2015
G Gene in Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project 12/16/2014
H The House at Sea's End 12/16/2014
A A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 12/30/2015
N Neal in Landline 12/4/2014


BOBBIN
B Beck in R is for Ricochet 12/4/2014
O Oliver Pötzsch’s The Dark Monk 12/31/2015
B Brianna in Dragonfly in Amber 12/22/2015
B Benoit, Scarlet in Scarlet 12/8/2014
I Iko in Cress 12/30/2015
N Nathan in Me Before You 1/8/2015


CREWEL
C The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse 2/2/2015
R Rick Riordan’s The Son of Neptune 1/9/2015
E Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights 1/15/2015
W Werner in All The Light We Cannot See 1/20/2015
E Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven 1/26/2015
L Lilian in The Paying Guests 1/26/2015


DARN
D David Sedaris’s Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls 1/13/2015
A Antiques Knock-Off by Barbara Allan 2/17/2015
R Ruth in A Room Full of Bones 1/29/2015
N Karen Musser Nortman’s Bats and Bones 2/24/2015


END-ON-END
E Emma in On Borrowed Time 2/12/2015
N Nate in Clockwork Angel 2/4/2015
D Debenham, Mary in Murder on the Orient Express 2/11/2015
O Octavian in The Mark of Athena 2/10/2015
N Nick in The Mime Order 2/10/2015
E Elizabeth in The Boleyn Deceit 2/23/15
N Nastasya Antiques Bizarre 2/5/2015
D Deadlock, Lady in Bleak House 2/20/2015


FABRIC
F Fairest by Marissa Meyer 2/27/2015
A An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear 2/25/2015
B Bernie in Plum Lovin' 3/4/2015
R R amotswe, Precious in The Mystery of the Missing Lion 3/3/2015
I Iparis, June in Legend 3/16/2015
C 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 2/26/2015


GATHER
G John Grisham’s The Confession 2/2/2015
A Sarah Allen Addison’s First Frost 3/6/2015
T The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie 3/3/2015
H Harrison by At The Drop of A Hat 3/9/2015
E Janet Evanovich’s Visions of Sugar Plums 3/2/2015
R Rachel in The Girl on the Train 3/5/2015


HERRINGBONE
H Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman 9/24/15
E Emily Giffin’s Heart of the Matter 3/11/2015
R The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 3/12/2015
R Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly 3/22/2015
I Iparis, June in Prodigy 3/24/2015
N Nate in Clockwork Prince 3/27/2015
G G randma Mazur in Plum Lucky 3/4/2015
B Barbara Annino ‘s Opal Fire 3/25/2015
O Olivia in Death by the Dozen 3/18/2015
N Norman in Gingerbread Cookie Murder 3/31/2015
E Eat, Drink, and be Buried by Kate Kingsbury 3/22/2015


INTERFACING
I Iparis in Champion 4/1/2015
N The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 4/8/2015
T The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 4/9/2015
E Eve in The Regatta Mystery 4/7/2015
R R amotswe, Precious in Mystery of Meerkat Hill 4/8/2015
F Fruit of all Evil Paige Shelton 3/29/2015
A A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 4/3/2015
C Clay in Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 4/5/2015
I Isabelle in The Thirteenth Tale 4/19/2015
N Natasha in The Diva Runs Out of Thyme 4/21/2015
G Elly Griffiths’s Ruth's First Christmas Tree 4/5/2015


JERSEY
J Jill in Crewel Yule 9/9/15
E Eve in The Good Girl 4/12/2015
R Richard Stratton in Among the Mad 4/23/2015
S David Sedaris’s Holidays on Ice 4/1/2015
E Emily Brent in And Then There Were None 4/15/2015
Y Yes Please by Amy Poehler 4/16/2015


KNIT
K Kate Carlisle’s Homicide in Hardcover 4/21/2015
N Ng, Bruce in The Martian 5/5/2015
I Isabelle in The Perils of Morning Coffee 4/22/2015
T The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 4/15/2015



LINEN
L L orrimer, Mrs. In Cards on the Table 4/30/2015
I Immortal In Death by J.D. Robb 4/30/2015
N Nikki in Last Wool and Testament 4/29/2015
E E rnestine Dyeing Wishes Molly MacRae 5/5/2015
N Nico in The Blood of Olympus 5/21/2015


MILLINER
M Monroe, Anne in The Celery Stalks at Midnight 5/14/2015
I Ivy in The Grapes of Wrath 5/13/2015
L Louise in Howliday Inn 5/5/2015
L Lightwood, Gabriel in Clockwork Princess 6/3/2015
I Irmgardt in A Royal Pain 5/12/2015
N Nick in Deadly Drops 5/25/2015
E Eo in Red Rising 5/16/2015
R Robert in Bunnicula 4/30/2015


NEEDLES
N Nero in Golden Son 6/7/2015
E Elsbeth in The World According to Bertie 5/26/2015
E Elin Hilderbrand’s The Matchmaker 5/29/2015
D Death of a Perfect Wife by M.C. Beaton 5/27/2015
L The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin 6/4/2015
E Everdene, Bathsheba in Far From the Madding Crowd 6/10/2015
S The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama 5/20/2015


OFFSET
O Olivia in Red Velvet Revenge 5/27/2015
F Flavia in As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust 6/15/2015
F Gayle Forman’s If I Stay 6/12/2015
S Sylvia in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 6/12/2015
E Ellis in At The Water's Edge 6/11/2015
T The Color Master by Aimee Bender 6/4/2015


PATTERN
P Pei in Women of the Silk 6/27/2015
A A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton 6/17/2015
T The Vacationers by Emma Straub6/20/2015
T Trent, Arthur in Death of a Prankster 6/22/2015
E Eddie in Corduroy Mansions 6/19/2015
R Rhonda in Keepsake Crimes 6/30/2015
N Nathan in The Poisonwood Bible 6/25/2015


QTR
Q Quenten in The Big Four 8/14/2015
T The Giver by Lois Lowry 7/5/2015
R Roark, Ellen in A Time to Kill 7/2/2015


RAISED
R Rawdon in Vanity Fair 6/13/2015
A Alice in This Is Where I Leave You 7/4/2015
I Isabella in Northanger Abbey 7/22/2015
S Solana in T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton 7/5/2015
E Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng 7/24/2015
D Dudley in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7/5/2015


SEAM
S Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife 7/17/2015
E Euphoria by Lily King 7/28/2015
A Agatha Christie’s Death in the Clouds 7/21/2015
M Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier 9/17/2015

THREAD
T The Selection by Kiera Class 7/29/2015
H A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle 8/12/2015
R Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island 8/3/2015
E Eowyn in The Two Towers 8/29/2015
A Alexander in Cleopatra's Daughter 7/28/2015
D Dan in The House Girl 8/13/2015


UNSTRUCTURED
U The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith 8/28/2015
N Neville in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8/15/2015
S S.J. Watson ‘s Before I Go To Sleep 9/24/2015
T The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/23/2015
R Romeo in Juliet Immortal 9/18/2015
U Udayan in The Lowland 8/4/2015
C Chris in Pretty Baby 8/16/2015
T The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom 9/3/2015
U U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton 9/23/2015
R The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 8/24/2015
E Elly Griffiths’s A Dying Fall 8/26/2015
D David in Going, Going, Ganache 8/20/2015


VENTS
V Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s We Never Asked for Wings 8/31/2015
E Elizabeth Peters’s Crocodile on the Sandbank 9/1/2015
N Natan in Burial Rites 9/9/2015
T Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt 4/30/2015
S David Sedaris’s Barrell Fever 9/28/2015


WEAVE
W Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 8/6/2015
E Janet Evanovich’s Wicked Charms 9/16/2015
A The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel 9/5/2015
V Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen 7/17/2015
E Eric in This Old Homicide 9/29/2015


YARN
Y The Year of the Hare by Arta Paasilinna 5/15/2015
A All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 9/14/2015
R Rick Riodan‘s House of Hades 3/17/2015
N Norman in Red Velvet Cupcake Murder 9/2/2015


ZIPPER
Z Zion in The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society 6/24/2015
I Illea, Gregory in The One by Kiera Cass 9/15/2015
P Perry in If Books Could Kill 10/5/2015
P Pete in Death of a Macho Man 9/25/2015
E The Elite by Kiera Cass 9/10/2015
R Randy in Death of a Policeman 9/4/2015

I'm working on the similar challenge in the Historical Fictionista Group, so why not join this one as well! Gotta love those reading degrees :) (scurries off to make a new spreadsheet and pick out books)

Start date October 28, 2013 - unlimited

Master's Degree = History
15/15

Alternate History - alternative history genre
1.Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 12/22/14
2.Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 2/4/15
3.Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 11/26/14

American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
1.The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 5/28/14
2.Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 7/3/14
3.Calico Joe by John Grisham 7/26/14
4.The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier 8/7/14
5.The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 8/17/14

European history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in Europe
1.France (Paris) The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan 4/15/14
2.England Richard III by William Shakespeare 4/22/14
3.England, France, Czech Republic Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 6/16/14
4.France Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 8/26/14


World history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set outside of North American and Europe
1.Japan Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 10/3/14
2.Australia The Forgotten Garden 10/30/14
3.Japan The Samurai's Garden 5/20/15




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Finished! :
Associates Degree FINISHED
7/7

✔Science: Science Fiction - Distopia - Allegiant by Veronica Roth - 11/10/13
✔Literature:American Novel - set in North America - Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 11/8/13
✔History: Historical Fiction (HF) - The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy - 11/18/13
✔Social Sciences: Anthropology - Scotland - Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith 10/31/13
✔Art:Fine Arts - sculpture - Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 11/1/13
✔Language: Indo-European - Spain - The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 11/4/13
✔Athletics:Cricket country - England - The Boleyn King by Laura Andersen 12/2/13

Bachelor's Degree FINISHED
13/13

Major = Literature
✔1.Literature - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 12/16/13
✔2.European/British Literature - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton 1/1/13
✔3.European/British Literature - Endless Night by Agatha Christie 1/6/13
✔4.Literature - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters 1/14/14
✔5.Literature - The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak 12/21/13
✔6.European/British Literature - Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 1/31/14
✔7.Literature - Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith 2/7/14
✔8.European Literature - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 3/13/14
✔9.European/British Literature - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 3/15/14
✔10.European/British Literature - The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 4/4/14

Minor = History
✔1. HF - Shrouds of Holly by Kate Kingsbury 12/19/13
✔2. HF - The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe 12/5/13
✔3.HF - Room With A Clue by Kate Kingsbury 1/14/14

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PHD: European history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in Europe
2/10
✔1.[BOOK:At the Water's Edge] 6/1/15
✔2.Clockwork Princess 2/3/15
✔3.Vanity Fair 7/13/15
✔4.Cleopatra's Daughter 7/28/15
✔5.Burial Rites 9/9/15
✔6.Voyager 10/27/15
✔7.The Mapping of Love and Death 11/11/15
✔8.The Secret Keeper 12/14/15
✔9.The Tudor Secret 12/16/15
✔10.No Clue At The Inn 12/21/15