2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1 to June 30, 2020

Ever wish you could escape all the daily worries and run off somewhere to be endlessly creative? Well, with this challenge, we can give you a taste of that by escaping into some great, creative reads!

To join this challenge, post to let the challenge leader know how many books you plan to read. If you are new to participating in this group's challenges, please check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information.

Let your creativity inspire you!

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.

Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

This challenge was inspired by Carmen, and she will be our leader!

Welcome to our Creativity Islad, where the only limit is your imagination. Relax, take a break from everyday life and enjoy your escape!

If you'd like to visit the island, let me know how many books you will be reading. See you on the islad!
May the muses inspire you!

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Boarding List 📋
Brittany(#18)✔
Carmen(#8)✔
Carmen(#59)✔
Catka(#9)✔
Cindy III(#200)✔
Crystal(#21) ✔
Dar(#164) ✔
Elaine(#41) - ✔
Jade Melody(#28)✔
Jennifer(#271)✔
Jess(#165)✔
Kabra(#30) - 0/12
Karin(#334) ✔
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Kylie(#230) ✔
Lisa(#54) - 0/5
Lois(#32) - 0/10
Lynn(#5) ✔
Megan(#3)✔
Megan BG(#22)✔
Mikaela(#84) ✔
Mirliz(#79) - 0/10
Nancy Ann(#33)✔
Nathalia(#19)✔
Nell(#35)✔
Nicole(#23)✔
Octothorpe Reader Leora K(#161)✔
oshizu(#15)✔
Regina(#4) ✔
Rob(#26)✔
Ruth(#25)✔
Sara(#29) ✔
Sarah(#13) ✔
Snezana(#16) - 0/10
Sonsoles(#6)✔
Suzanne(#37) ✔
TerryJane(#11) ✔

On the island🏝
Brittany(#18) - 2/10
Carmen(#59) - 1/5
Cindy III(#200) - 1/3
Dar(#164) - 1/20
Jess(#165) - 2/10
Karin(#334) - 2/10
Kylie(#230) 1/1
Nancy Ann(#33) - 2/10
Nathalia(#19) - 3/19
Nell(#35) - 9/10
Rob(#26) - 15/20
Sara(#29) - 8/10
Sonsoles(#6) - 4/6
Suzanne(#37) - 13/20

Diploma Lounge ✉
🌺Jade Melody(#28) 14/5
🌺Megan(#3) - 20/10
🌺Megan BG(#22) - 10/10
🌺Carmen(#8) - 44/36
🌺Mikaela(#84) - 5/5
🌺oshizu(#15) - 20/20
🌺Regina(#4) - 10/10
🌺TerryJane(#11) - 20/20
🌺Ruth(#25) - 10/10
🌺Sarah(#13) - 6/6
🌺Nicole(#23) - 13/10
🌺Crystal(#21) - 10/10
🌺Jennifer(#271) 12/10
🌺Catka(#9) - 20/20
🌺Lynn(#5) - 33/30
🌺Octothorpe Reader Leora K(#161) - 16/14
🌺Elaine(#41) - 5/5

I will join in for 10 books!

1. Creative person - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness - completed April 2020
2. Outside comfort zone - Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie - completed April 2020
3. Location dreamed of visiting - A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe - completed May 2020
4. Overcoming adversity - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke - completed April 2020
5. Activist - Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter - completed May 2020
6. Zero to hero - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune - completed April 2020
7. Weather event - Snowpiercer: The Escape by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette - completed April 2020
8. Losing cognitive ability - The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng - completed April 2020
9. Sustainable Living- Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry - completed June 2020
10. Pun in title - Dead and Berried by Karen MacInerney - completed June 2020

1. Seeks freedom - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2020
3. Incarcerated - The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater - completed May 2020
2. Pastime - Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - completed April 2020
4. Refugee - The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy - completed April 2020
5. Wandering/lost person - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore - completed April 2020
6. Fantasy - The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine - completed May 2020
7. Multiple continents - Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony - completed April 2020
8. Fugitive - I Choose You by Gayle Curtis - completed April 2020
9. Cover art ocean - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - completed May 2020
10. Horror - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - completed May 2020

20/10 - challenge completed!

10/10
Inspiration
✅1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
✅3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
The Tidal Zone
✅4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
✅6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist. The Signature of All Things
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
✅9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
✅10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener


Escape
✅1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. The Gathering
✅2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime. The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
✅5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
✅7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
✅9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

Q2--Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1 to June 30, 2020

Ever wish you could escape all the daily worries and run off somewhere to be endlessly creative? Well, with this challenge, we can give you a taste of that by escaping into some great, creative reads!

Let your creativity inspire you!

10/10 read as of April 25
Update: Goal increased to 15 books as of April 25!
15/15 as of May 7
Update: Goal increased to 20 books as of May 7!
20/20 as of May 19

Update: Goal increased to 25 books as of May 19!
25/25 as of May 28
Goal increased yet again to 30 as of May 29
30/30 as of June 9

Okay, we'll just see how many over 30 we can read before June 30! :)
33 books read as of June 30
All prompts fulfilled! :)

✔️1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
April 27--5/5 stars
✔️ The Beach House by Jane Green
Michael is a jeweler/jewel maker and Bee is a writer.
May 20--5/5 stars
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

✔️2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
The Return Journey
Short story collections are not my favorite, but I loved this one!
April 28--5/5 stars
A graphic novel that is a memoir:
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney

✔️3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
The Unhoneymooners-Hawaii!
April 24--5/5 stars

✔️4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read about overcoming adversity.
Splintered Bones
April 11--5/5 stars
✔️ Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change
May 13--5/5 stars
✔️ The Talented Clementine (Clementine #2) by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee
May 16--5/5 stars

✔️5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
Hope Rides Again
April 12--5/5 stars
✔️ Will Grayson, Will Grayson
April 28--5/5 stars

✔️6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
The Old Man and the Sea
The old man definitely proved himself to be a hero, IMO!
May 15--5/5 stars
✔️ What Katy Did
May 24--5/5 stars

✔️7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
The Beach House
May 19--5/5 stars
✔️ The Martian (The Martian #1) by Andy Weir
A dust storm on Mars that causes Mark to be abandoned on the planet by his fellow crew members.
June 4--5/5 stars

✔️8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
The Thing About Jellyfish
May 29--5/5 stars
The Bridge Home

✔️9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
Brave New World
Definitely! Synthetic food, using elements saved from cremated bodies, population control.
May 23--4/5 stars

✔️10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.
A Fistful of Collars
April 21--5/5 stars

Escape
✔️1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
Circe
Circe defies her exile and returns safely and finally demands to be released from the island.
April 5--5/5 stars
✔️ Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Ironically, Zhivago believes liberation from a totalitarian regime and utter chaos will yield "freedom."
June 9--5/5 stars
✔️ Stargirl
June 20--5/5 stars

✔️2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
April 14-- 5/5 stars
✔️ Little Women
May 13--5/5 stars
✔️ A Beautiful Blue Death
Charles Lenox is financially independent, so he solves crimes as a hobby.
May 7--5/5 stars
✔️ Lou in lockdown by Jojo Moyes
Lou and her mother turn their hobby of sewing and vintage clothing into a service to the neighborhood.
June 4--5/5 stars

✔️3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
The Overstory
Adam goes to prison for a very long time. Doug's sentence is much less.
April 20--5/5 stars

✔️4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
April 22--5/5 stars
✔️ The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
May 31--5/5 stars
Enrique's Journey

✔️5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
Falsipedies and Fibsiennes
Many of these characters were "wandering" or "lost."
April 11--5/5 stars

✔️6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance
May 28--5/5 stars
✔️ The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
June 15--5/5 stars
Home

✔️7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
June 30--5/5 stars

✔️8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
Mysterious Case Case (Determined Detectives #1) by Mary Blount Christian
It was a successful heist until Fenton and the perpetrator collided! Then there was a guilty (WW) fugitive and an innocent (Fenton) fugitive!
April 2--5/5 stars

✔️9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.

Whoo! Whoo! Ship on the cover! This was an excellent book, told from Seaman's (Lewis's Newfoundland) point of view!
April 3--5/5 stars

✔️10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
May 10--5/5 stars

Hello!

I'm in for 6 books so far.

✓ 2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
27/04
2 1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.

✓6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
10/10
4 7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.

✓9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
22/05
✓ 10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.
05/06

Hola chicas!

Welcome to Creative Island!
Enjoy your escape during these difficult times and take care of yourselves 🤗


YO ME QUEDO EN CASA/I STAY AT HOME
#StopCoronavirus

Q2: Creativity Island Escape

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PROGRESS: 44/36

🌦April 🥀May 🐝June
Inspiration
❎1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
🌦A Vision Of Eden: The Life And Work Of Marianne North (painter)✔
🌦Wheels Within Wheels (writer)✔
🌦Gorillas in the Mist (Scientist)✔
❎2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
🐝All the Birds in the Sky (New author)✔
❎3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
🥀Tales of the South Pacific✔
🐝The Bastard of Istanbul✔
❎4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
🌦Fiela's Child F✔
🥀Yo soy Malala NF ✔
❎5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
🥀Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter(author)✔
The Hate U Give
❎6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
🥀 47✔
❎7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
🥀La Tormenta Perfecta (weather event) ✔
🥀Beka Lamb (hurricane)✔
❎8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
🌦One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ✔ (mentally)
🥀Brazzaville Beach✔(cognitively/mentally)
🥀Auto-da-Fé ✔(mentally)
❎9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
🌦Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life✔
🌦Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest✔
❎10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.
🥀Thyme of Death✔

Escape
❎1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
🌦The Enchanted April ✔
🥀La consagración de la primavera✔
🥀Nantucket Nights✔
❎2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
🥀Round Robin✔
❎3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
🐝Soldados de Salamina (prison)✔
🐝Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail ✔
❎4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
🌦Caramelo (migrant) ✔
🌦The Turtle of Oman (migrant)✔
🥀N or M? (refugees)✔
🥀One More Year (migrants)✔
🐝The Alienist (migrants)✔
❎5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words. 🥀Cándido, o el optimismo✔
❎6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
🌦Flowers for Algernon (sci-fi)✔
🌦Dogsbody (fantasy)✔
🐝Lágrimas en la lluvia (sci-fi)✔
❎7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
🌦An African in Greenland (Africa, Europe, North America)✔
🌦The Water Rat of Wanchai (North America, Asia, South America)✔
🐝Agatha Christie: An Autobiography (Europe, Africa, Oceania, North America, Asia)✔
❎8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
🥀Mutiny on the Bounty✔
🥀Inspector French’s Greatest Case✔
🐝Uncommon Criminals✔
❎9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
🥀 ✔
🥀 ✔
🐝 ✔
❎10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.
🐝Dark Matter✔
🐝They Came to Baghdad✔

Hola! I will join for 15 for a start and see how I go :) EDIT: Increasing goal to 20
Inspiration and escape are much needed now.

Progress: 20/20

Inspiration
✔️ 1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D). - Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman
✔️ 2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth). - Čo to má spoločné so mnou? by Sacha Batthyany
✔️ 3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting. - Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy - England, Wessex
✔️ 4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity. - Obhliadka bytu by Fredrik Backman
✔️ 5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist. - Italské boty (Italian Shoes) by Henning Mankell (daughter of the main character is an activist)
✔️ 6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist. - Kim by Rudyard Kipling
✔️ 7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event. - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (apocalypse, end of the world, rain of fish, Atlantis coming up from the sea, kraken awakening)
✔️ 8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged. - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
✔️ 9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living. - Antiturista by Are Kalvø
✔️ 10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title. - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

Escape
✔️ 1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
✔️ 2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime. - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
✔️ 3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison. - The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
✔️ 4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker. - The Alienist by Caleb Carr
✔️ 5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words. - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
✔️ 6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre. - Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
✔️ 7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents. - Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse
✔️ 8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive. - The Humans by Matt Haig (alien fugitive on Earth)
✔️ 9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil. - Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
✔️ 10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book. - Munich by Robert Harris

Catka wrote: "Hola! I will join for 15 for a start and see how I go :)
Inspiration and escape are much needed now."

Welcome to the island, Catka!
Enjoy your stay 🙋🏻‍♀️

I'm in for all 20. Thanks!

CREATIVITY ISLAND ESCAPE - Q2 Quarterly Challenge
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2020
Progress: 20/20 -- COMPLETE

Inspiration
🎨 1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
🎨 2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
To the Lighthouse
🎨 3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
Where Angels Fear to Tread Italy
🎨 4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
🎨 5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
July's People
🎨 6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
Highfire
🎨 7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
The Dog Stars
🎨 8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green
🎨 9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
🎨 10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.
Crewel World

Escape
🔓 1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
Lock Every Door
🔓 2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
Framed in Lace
🔓 3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
Riders of the Purple Sage
🔓 4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
A Long Petal of the Sea
🔓 5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
The Book of Lost Things
🔓 6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
Hold Back the Stars
🔓 7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
🔓8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
Light in August
🔓 9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
The Deep
🔓 10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.
The Turn of the Screw

TerryJane wrote: "I'm in for all 20. Thanks!"

You are very welcome to the island, TerryJane! 🤗

“There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.”
― Sappho

Sign me for 6

6/6-COMPLETED

Inspiration
✅1. Read adventurously.The Jewel(29/6/20)

Escape
✅1. Houdini.Persuasion(21/6/20)
✅3. Don't fence me in.Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison(19/6/20)
✅6. Virtual living.Dietland(17/5/20)
✅8. Take the money and run.Kidnapping My Daughter(17/6/20)
✅10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it.One of Us Is Lying(20/6/20)

Sarah wrote: "Sign me for 11

0/11 ..."

Welcome to the island, Sarah!
Enjoy your creativity escape 😉

Carmen, please sign me up for 10 books. Thank you for leading! 😊

Q2 - CREATIVITY ISLAND ESCAPE

Progress: 20/20

✅Inspiration (10/10)
✔️1. Read about someone engaged in a creative profession (painter/restorer). Big Lies in a Small Town (May)
✔️2. Read a book out of your comfort zone (new author). The Body Snatcher (Apr)
✔️3. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting (Singapore). Aunty Lee's Delights (Apr)
✔️4. Read a book about overcoming adversity. All Yours (Apr)
✔️5.Read a book with a protagonist who is an activist. The Overstory (Apr)
✔️6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist. The Emperor's Soul (Apr)
✔️7. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event. Tentacle (May)
✔️8. Read a book about someone who's cognitively challenged (dyscalculia). Raven Stratagem (Apr)
✔️9. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education (Apr)
✔️10. Read a book with a pun in its title. The Crepes of Wrath (May)

Escape (8/10)
✔️1. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. Battle Royale (May)
✔️2. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime. The Quiche of Death (Apr)
✔️3. Read a western or a book involving prison. The Veins of the Ocean (May)
✔️4. Read about a migrant. Prisnms (Apr)
✔️5. Read a book about a wandering or lost person. The Bridge of Beyond (Apr)
✔️6. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre. Rogue Protocol (Apr)
✔️7. Read a book that takes place on multiple continents (W. Europe & Africa). The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past (May)
✔️8. Read a book about a (guilty or innocent) fugitive. She Rides Shotgun (Apr)
✔️ 9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with cover art that's related to the ocean.
(May)
✔️10. Read a horror/thriller book. The Gone World (Jun)

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Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1 to June 30, 2020

I would like to sign up for 10 books.

0/10

Inspiration 0/5

1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.

Escape 0/5

1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

Welcome to the island oshizu and Snezana! 🙋‍♀️

“The ‘Muse’ is not an artistic mystery, but a mathematical equation. The gift are those ideas you think of as you drift to sleep. The giver is that one you think of when you first awake.”
― Roman Payne

7/10 completed

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson finished 4/14/2020
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá finished 5/29/2020
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall finished 6/12/2020
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett finished 4/10/2020

Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
Soulless by Gail Carriger finished 4/21/2020
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich finished 6/10/2020
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter finished 6/10/2020

My goal is 19!

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Sobre os escritores-Elias Canetti
2. Read adventurously. La pianista-Elfriede Jelinek
3. Dare to dream. A Garota das Laranjas-Jostein Gaarder
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. La vegetariana-Han Kang
5. Dream big; do bigger. Primavera silenciosa-Rachel Carson
6. Seize the day. O Diabo-Leo Tolstoy
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. O fantasma da máquina-Gabriela S. Nascimento
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum-Temple Grandin
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Revolução das Plantas-Stefano Mancuso
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. A virtude da raiva-Arun Gandhi

Escape
1. Houdini. Comer, rezar, amar-Elizabeth Gilbert
2. Take a break from life. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind-Yuval Noah Harari
3. Don't fence me in. A Morte É Um Dia Que Vale a Pena Viver-Ana Cláudia Quintana Arantes
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. A Grande Solidão-Kristin Hannah
5. Not all who wander are lost. El paraíso perdido-John Milton
6. Virtual living. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-J.K. Rowling
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Paratii: Entre Dois Polos-Amyr Klink
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. O Mar-John Banville
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Fábrica de Vespas-Iain Banks

Welcome / Bem vindas Brittany and Nathalia!
Enjoy your stay on the island 🤗

“The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.”
― Stephen King, Bag of Bones

10/10

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D). The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting. Crocodile on the Sandbank
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.

Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. The Escape Room
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison. Girl, Serpent, Thorn
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words. The Starless Sea
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre. The Bone Witch
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents. The Girl from the Well
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive. A Divided Loyalty
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil. The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

My goal is 10

11/10

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D). Fractured
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth). 40 Love
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event. The Guest List
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.

Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. And Then There Were None
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison. A Good Marriage
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker. The Broken Girls
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words. The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre. The Intuitionist
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive. Darling Rose Gold
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book. The Surgeon

I'm in for 10!

Inspiration:

1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).= Daisy Jones & The Six
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).= The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.= Treacherous Is the Night
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.= The Help
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.= Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.= My Hero Academia, Vol. 20: School Festival Start!!
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.= Frankly in Love (Main Character is named Frank Li)


Escape:
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.= Happiness Vol. 9
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.= JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 3--Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 9
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.= Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Tome 2
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.= World Trigger, Vol. 4
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.= Happiness Vol. 10
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.= If It Bleeds


13/10

A warm welcome to the island to Crystal, Megan BG and Nicole!

“All of us need to be in touch with a mysterious, tantalizing source of inspiration that teases our sense of wonder and goads us on to life’s next adventure.”
― Rob Brezsny

10/10

Escape:
1. Houdini: The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State
2. Take a Break: Snapper
3. Don't Fence me In: The Green Mile
4. Hegira: A Bookshop in Berlin
5. Lost: Little Black Girl Lost 4: The Diary of Josephine Baptiste
6. Virtual Living: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
7. Travel: In Morocoo
8. $ & Run: The Great Pearl Heist: London's Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard's Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Necklace
9. Fair sailing: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
10. Escape Fear: Unspeakable Things

I would like to play please. I will try for ten of these.

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
Only Fools and Stories: From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost by David Jason
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
Fifty Orwell Essays by George Orwell
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
The Firm by John Grisham
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time by Michael Brooks
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.
Backing into the Spotlight: A Memoir by Michael Whitehall

Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France by Max Leonard
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
The Hidden Horticulturists: The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain’s Gardens by Fiona Davison I'm counting it because it is about people whose histories would have been lost were it not for this book/research project. 'Hidden' is sort of a bit like 'lost'.
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin

Ruth and Rob, you're very welcome to the island!

“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.”
― Frida Kahlo

Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1 to June 30, 2020
14/5

1. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox

2. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
The Lightning Thief

3. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
Dear Sweet Pea

4. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
When Breath Becomes Air

5. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime. You Are Awesome: How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life

6. Dare to Dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting. The Paris Hours

7. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living. The Gravity of Us

8. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. The Grace Year

9. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words. King and the Dragonflies

10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.Read a book with a pun in its title.The Worst Best Man

11. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents. The Adventurer's Son

12.Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged. Scorpionfish

13. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker. The June Boys

14. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil. Beach Read

I'll sign up for 10 books!

Q2 - Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

8/10 UNFINISHED

Inspiration - 5/5
[x] 1. Only your imagination limits you: The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Rating: ★★)
Reason: One of the main characters is a writer.

[x] 2. Read adventurously: The Whisper Man by Alex North (Rating: ★)
Reason: Never read a book by Alex North before (never will again, yikes).

[] 3. Dare to dream:
Reason: N/A

[x] 4. Focus on goals, not obstacles: Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton (Rating: ★★★★★)
Reason: Both main characters are working on overcoming their personal issues.

[x] 5. Dream big; do bigger: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (Rating: ★)
Reason: Main characters are activists/revolutionaries (supposedly, not much revolution happened in the book tbh).

[x] 6. Seize the day: Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade (Rating: ★★★★)
Reason: Main character is a small town young man who is prophesied to be a hero.

[] 7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it:
Reason: N/A

[] 8. Never let a stumble be the end:
Reason: N/A

[] 9. Sustainable living:
Reason: N/A

[] 10. A book with a pun in its title:
Reason: N/A

Escape - 3/5
[] 1. Houdini:
Reason: N/A

[] 2. Take a break from life:
Reason: N/A

[x] 3. Don't fence me in: The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson (Rating: ★★★)
Reason: It's a Western.

[] 4. Flight or escape to safety:
Reason: N/A

[] 5. Not all who wander are lost:
Reason: N/A

[x] 6. Virtual living: Finder by Suzanne Palmer (Rating: ★★★★★)
Reason: Science fiction novel set in space.

[] 7. We travel:
Reason: N/A

[] 8. Take the money and run:
Reason:

[] 9. Fair sailing:
Reason: N/A

[x] 10. Escape fear: Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Reason: A horror/thriller book. (Rating: ★★★★)

I would like to join with 12 books.

A big welcome to Jade Melody, Sara, and Kabra! 🤗
Enjoy your escape!

"There is still a place in the line for you.
Will you fill it?"
―Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915-London]

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I’m in for 10!
1. Only your imagination limits you:—Louisa and the Crystal Gazer—finished 4/20
3. Dare to dream: Coincidence—finished 4/20
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey—Voiceless—finished 5/1
9. It’s always fair sailing, when you escape evil.-Mr. Darcy's Seaside Romance: All Go to Brighton: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

Count me in for 10 -
Goal: 2/10

1- (5) Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist. - Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph by Yusra Mardini
2- (10) To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book. - Nora Roberts - Year One

Lois and Nancy Ann, you're very welcome to Creativity Island! 🤗

“To be a muse is to be a wonder in someone else's eyes, flaws and all.”
― L.H. Cosway, Still Life with Strings

Creativity Island - I will read 10 books.
2020 Quarterly Challenge

Progress: 14/10

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (art).
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert 4/28/20
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson 12/07/20
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander 6/29/20
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
Susan Elia MacNeal, Princess Elizabeth's Spy 6/09/20
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist 5/12/20
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 6/01/20
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron 2/28/21 - flood
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater 6/19/20
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.
Toucan Keep a Secret by Donna Andrews 4/14/20



Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown 8/04/20
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis 1/31/21
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler 1/02/21
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Lee Strauss 5/06/20
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
Murder at the Boat Club by Lee Strauss 5/13/20
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

Welcome to the island, Nell!
Enjoy your escape 🙋‍♀️

“To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.”
― Ray Bradbury

2020 Reading Challenge
Q2 - Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1 to June 30, 2020

Progress: 13 out of 20

Ever wish you could escape all the daily worries and run off somewhere to be endlessly creative? Well, with this challenge, we can give you a taste of that by escaping into some great, creative reads!

To join this challenge, post to let the challenge leader know how many books you plan to read.

Let your creativity inspire you!

Inspiration

1. Only your imagination limits you: Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D):
Mum's the Word by Kate Collins - **** - 4/7/2020 - 304 Pages
2. Read adventurously: Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth): New Genre
Sister Freaks: Stories of Women Who Gave Up Everything for God by Rebecca St. James - ** - 5/8/2020 - 320 Pages
3. Dare to dream: Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting:
Again, but Better by Christine Riccio - ***** - 5/11/2020 - 373 Pages
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles: Read a book about overcoming adversity:
Rising Strong by Brené Brown - ***** - 4/10/2020 - 336 Pages
5. Dream big; do bigger: Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist:
First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 4/19/2020 - 384 Pages
6. Seize the day: Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist:
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 4/11/2020 - 370 Pages
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it: Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event:
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - ***** -4/13/2020 - 323 Pages

8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.



Escape

1. Houdini: Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom:
Tinderbox by Rachel Grant - **** - 4/4/2020 - 302 Pages

2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.

5. Not all who wander are lost: Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - ***** - 4/15/2020 - 370 Pages
6. Virtual living: Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre:
Heartstone by Elle Katharine White - **** - 5/8/2020 - 352 Pages
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us: Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents:
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson - ** - 4/21/2020 - 324 Pages
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive:
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig - **** - 5/28/2020 - 400 Pages
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil: Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil:
Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning - *** - 5/14/2020 - 416 Pages

10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

Welcome, Suzanne!🤗
Enjoy your stay on the island!

It seems like "10" is the lucky number, but I love to see when someone goes for 20 😍!

Happy reading to everyone who has already arrived to the island! 📚

Are you not yet on the island, what are you waiting for?🤷‍♀️

Carmen wrote: "Welcome, Suzanne!🤗
Enjoy your stay on the island!

It seems like "10" is the lucky number, but I love to see when someone goes for 20 😍!

Happy reading to everyone who has already arrived to the is..."

They've just shut my school so I might get there.

Rob wrote: "They've just shut my school so I might get there...."

I await your arrival with expectation, 🤗

Stay safe 😉

I'm in for 5 books.

Completed 5 of 5.

Inspiration
1. Only your imagination limits you. Read about someone who is engaged in a creative profession (such as art, music, writing, film/TV production, and scientific R&D).
2. Read adventurously. Read a book out of your comfort zone (a new genre, topic, author, and so forth).
3. Dare to dream. Read fiction or non-fiction that is set in a place you've always dreamed of visiting.
4. Focus on goals, not obstacles. Read a book about overcoming adversity.
5. Dream big; do bigger. Read a book with an author or a protagonist who is an activist.
6. Seize the day. Read a book that features a zero-to-hero protagonist.
7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event.
8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged.
9. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Read a book involving the theme of sustainable living.
10. A cup of positivi-tea is like having a bath on the inside. Read a book with a pun in its title.

Escape
1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom.
2. Take a break from life. Read a book that involves a hobby or pastime.
3. Don't fence me in. Read a western or a book involving prison.
4. Hegira: a flight or escape to safety. Read about a migrant, a refugee, or an asylum-seeker.
5. Not all who wander are lost. Read a book about a wandering or lost person or with a title including "wander," "lost," or related words.
6. Virtual living. Read a book in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
7. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Read a travelogue or a book that takes place on multiple continents.
8. Take the money and run. Read a book about a successful heist or a (guilty or innocent) fugitive.
9. It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Read a book with a title or cover art that's related to sailing, ships, the ocean, or evil.
10. To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. Read a horror/thriller book.

Updated msg 3

Just completed #8 (cognitive abilities) - The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng. I truly enjoyed this book! The writing was quiet, elegant, and descriptive. The subject matter is not easy, but it is an important story to tell. We are all more than our worst moment in life. My only criticism was I felt there were a few loose ends that could have been explained a touch better. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

1/10

Elaine wrote: "I'm in for 5 books."

You're very welcome, Elaine!
Enjoy your escape and stay safe 🤗

Megan wrote: "Updated msg 3

Just completed #8 (cognitive abilities) - The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng. I truly enjoyed this book! The writing was quiet, elegant, and descriptive. The..."

Wow, Megan! Congrats!
Glad you enjoyed your first escape-book, and thanks for the comments, I have this book on my TBR list for this year and it's good to know that it's a good choice.

You've won a special fortune cookie for completing your first creativity escape 😉
🥠 (view spoiler)[ A faithful friend is a strong defense. (hide spoiler)]

Carmen wrote: "You've won a special fortune cookie for completing your first creativity escape"

Update msg 9 - I've finished my first two tasks, do I get a fortune cookie too? :)

Progress: 2/15
Inspiration
✔️ 7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it. Read a cli-fi novel or a book with an important weather event. - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (apocalypse, end of the world, rain of fish, Atlantis coming up from the sea, kraken awakening)
Escape
✔️ 1. Houdini. Read a book about someone who escapes confinement or seeks freedom. - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Catka wrote: "Update msg 9 - I've finished my first two tasks, do I get a fortune cookie too? :)

Progress: 2/15
..."

Of course, my dear!
Here are yours, one for each book😉

🥠 (view spoiler)[ A golden egg of opportunity falls into your lap this month. (hide spoiler)]
🥠 (view spoiler)[ A good friendship is often more important than a passionate romance. (hide spoiler)]

BTW: How did you like your escape-books? I read them myself a time ago and I loved them. I hope you enjoyed them as I did, good choices!
Stay safe 🤗

Carmen wrote: "Megan wrote: "Updated msg 3

Just completed #8 (cognitive abilities) - The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng. I truly enjoyed this book! The writing was quiet, elegant, and de..."

Love it! Thank you!

Carmen wrote: "
Here are yours, one for each book😉

BTW: How did you like your escape-books? I read them myself a time ago and I loved them. I hope you enjoyed them as I did, good choices! ..."

Thanks Carmen, they are lovely! Absolutely agree with the second one. Glad you are enjoying your moderator role :)

Night Circus was not really my cup of tea, but it was ok for an escape. I love Good Omens, read it for a fifth or so time for my bookclub and still ejoy it. It was a great choice to have a book which makes fun of an apocalypse in these strange times.

Hope you are staying safe too!

Updated msg 3

Just completed #4 (overcoming adversity) - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke. I really liked this book! I just felt like the drinking aspect was one thing too much. The plot was really tight, mystery was good, and she described east Texas so beautifully I felt like I was there. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

2/10

Update to message #8
PROGRESS: 1/20

Inspiration
❎8. Never let a stumble be the end of your journey. Read a book about someone who's mentally or cognitively challenged. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Incredible as it may seem, I have never seen the film, so I faced the book without any prior prejudice and I have to say that I was greatly surprised. A classic, I think, everyone should read.