The Challenge Factory discussion

Is your TBR shelf getting out of hand. Join the club!

For this monthly challenge, spin the wheel. Using the number you got, pick a book from your TBR shelf. (For number 10, you can use either '1' or '0' or both.) You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you got.

Example: you spun a 6. You can read #6 on your TBR list. Or:
the book can be published in a year ending in 6
the book can be published in June (the 6th month)
the book can be the 6th in a series
the book can have a 6 in the page number.

It's up to you how the number connects with a book from your TBR list. The possibilities are endless, but the book must be associated with the number you spun.

Happy reading and let's slim down our TBR lists!

spun 4
possible reads

He Is Poison published 2014
Malik's Redemption 248 pages
The Fire #4 in Love in O'leary series
Christmas Homecoming # 4 in the Christmas angel series

Spin to Slim
Duration: 1 - 30 March

Spin 7

Read: 10/10

Books Published in July
Horror at Hideaway Cove 3/12
In Other Words... Murder 3/1
Alpha Unit One, New York 3/21
The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love 3/17

Books Published on the 7th day of a month
Trowchester Blues 3/28
Dyed and Gone to Heaven 3/23

Books ending with 7 in page count
Jon's Spooky Corpse Conundrum *207 pages 3/19
Magic & Mistletoe 170 Pages 3/21
The Finder 378 Pages 3/15
Damned If You Do 172 Pages 3/9

March Spin to Slim
Books read: 22

Spin was: 3

1. The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop J.A. Whiting 3/3/20, published on 3/30 of 2015
2. Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut Sarah Graves 3/4/20, 3rd in Death by Chocolate series
3. Murder So Sweet J.A. Whiting 3/5/20, ASIN: B00X0LW3WO
4. Sweet Secrets J.A. Whiting 3/6/20, pub. May 30, 2015, 3rd book in series
5. Fudge Cupcake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/8/20, 304 pages
6. Murder in Aisle Three: An Alton Oaks Mystery Megan Rivers 3/9/20, pub. 8/3/17, ASIN has a 3: B073WPX9TR
7. Death on the Page Essie Lang 3/10/20, 330 pages, pub. 3/10/20
8. Murder at First Sight Shelly West 3/11/20, 232 pages, pub. 3/3/20
9. Revenge Is Sweet Kaye George 3/12/20, pub. 3/10/20
10. Death by Tea Alex Erickson 3/15/20, 320 pages
11. Killer Green Tomatoes Lynn Cahoon 3/16/20, pub. July 3, 2018
12. Murder in an Irish Village Carlene O'Connor 3/17/20, 369 pages
13. Murder on Cape Cod Maddie Day 3/18/20, 320 pages
14. Murder, Plain and Simple Isabella Alan 3/21/20, pub. 9/3/2013
15. Rest in Peach Susan Furlong 3/24/20, 300 pages
16. Pirate Tales Richard Stephens 3/25/20, 346 pages
17. Dead & Buried Leighann Dobbs 3/25/20, pub. 2013
18. On What Grounds Cleo Coyle 3/26/20, pub. 9/3/2003
19. The Dog Who Knew Too Much Krista Davis 3/28/20, 304 pages
20. To Brew or Not to Brew Joyce Tremel 3/29/20, ASIN B00U5KNT3K
21. Don't Stop Bewitching Mandy M. Roth 3/30/20, 302 pages, pub. 7/31
22. Death of a Crafty Knitter Angela Pepper 3/31/20, 325 pages

Spin to Slim
Duration: March 1 - 30, 2020

My number: 1

#1 on What to Read Next list (sorted randomly each time)
Surrender the Pink by Carrie Fisher 03/07/2020

#1 on Randomizer list

#1 in a publishing date
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal 03/04/2020 (pub March 9, 2017)
Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 03/24/2020 (pub March 10, 2020)

First in a series
The Gamble (Colorado Mountain #1) by Kristen Ashley 03/21/2020
Neanderthal Seeks Human (Knitting in the City #1) by Penny Reid 03/23/2020

#1 in the total page number
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 03/24/2020 (176 pages)

Oooooh this is fun'

I got 10

Spin to slim - March 2020
Spun this month: Lucky number 7

#7 on TBR:
Wronged in Paradise 03/22

#7 in series:
Knot on Her Life

Pages:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (247p) 03/01
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (272p) 03/27
Photo Finished (276p) 03/29
Dying for a Clue (272p) 03/31

Month:
Don't Stop Bewitching (07/18) 03/28

Year:
The Way The Rhubarb Crumbles [05/17] 03/02
Murder Wears White (01/17) 03/21
Murder on the Sugarland Express (11/17) 03/26

I spun a TEN - 10. I'm emphasizing the 0.
17 done

ZERO in pages
This Pen for Hire. Laura Levine. 240 pages. Read 3/4/20

The Giver of Stars. Jojo Moyes. 400 pages. Read 3/9/20

Published in TENTH month, October
The Tower Treasure. Franklin Dixon. 10/1/1991 reprint. 3/12/20

Published in a 0 YEAR
The Grand Sophy. Georgette Heyer. Published in 1950. 3/8/20.

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde. Published in 1890. 3/14/20.

Gone, But Not Forgotten Phillip Margolin. Published in 2005. 3/18/20

To Fetch a Thief. Spencer Quinn. Published in 2010. 3/19/20.

The Last Kind Words Saloon. Larry McMurtry. Published in2015 3/11/20

The Merchant's House. Kate Ellis. Kindle edition published Jan 2020. 3/25/20.

The Hollows. Jess Montgomery. Published 2020. 5 stars. 3/31/20.

TEN-WORD TITLE
Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays. Candace Savage. 3/20/20

Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women. Marianne Monson. 3/27/20

TEN-LETTER TITLE
Dominicana. Angie Cruz. 3/25/20

TEN-LETTER Author Name
White Fur Flying. Patricia Maclachlan, 3/10/20

Author starting with TENTH LETTER, J
The Almost Sisters Joshilyn Jackson. 3/20/20

From Page TEN on my TBR List
Boy: Tales of Childhood . Roald Dahl. 3/22/20

RATING with a ZERO
Lying Next to Me. Gregg Olsen. 4.05 rating. 3/16/20.

I spun a 7. I am going to read number 7 tbr list :)

Hopefully I'll do better this month than I did with my 6 last month (3/6 read)

I got #2.

March Spin to Slim #8

Pub in 2018: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 3/09/20

Spin to Slim - March
Begins: 01Mar20 / Ends: 31Mar20

3 / 5 completed

My number - 4

You can read #4 on your TBR list - The Gift of Rain ✔ - 06Mar20

the book can be published in a year ending in 4 - 2014 - Pecan Pies and Homicides ✔ - 09Mar20

the book can be published in April (the 4th month)

the book can be the 4th in a series

✔ the book can have a 4 in the page number - 349 pg - The Preacher's Daughter - 05Mar20 -

Spin to Slim
Duration: March 1 - 30, 2020
Spin 7
You can read #7 on your TBR list. The Wine of Solitude by Irène Némirovsky, 03/28/20 ****
the book can be published in a year ending in 7 Friendly Fire: A Duet 2007
the book can be published in July (the 7th month) Under Currents
the book can be the 7th in a series
the book can have a 7 in the page number. Sugar Daddy 371 pages

The Challenge Factory
Spin to Slim - March
Duration: 3/1/2020 - 3/31/2020

Progress: 0 out of ?

Is your TBR shelf getting out of hand. Join the club!

For this monthly challenge, spin the wheel. Using the number you got, pick a book from your TBR shelf. (For number 10, you can use either '1' or '0' or both.) You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you got.

Example: you spun a 6. You can read #6 on your TBR list. Or:
the book can be published in a year ending in 6
the book can be published in June (the 6th month)
the book can be the 6th in a series
the book can have a 6 in the page number.

It's up to you how the number connects with a book from your TBR list. The possibilities are endless, but the book must be associated with the number you spun.

Happy reading and let's slim down our TBR lists!

I'm a little late starting, but I really need to pare down my TBR pile.

I spun a "4" for this first run.

March Spin to Slim

Spin #3

Spin to Slim
March 2020

My Spin to Slim Challenge (msg 18)

18 Books Read

My Number is Six

6 in the Series #

🍬#6 Dangerous Affairs ~ The Paris Incident: Finale ~ 03.05 ★★★
🍬#6.5 Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel ~ It's a Wonderful Fireman ~ 03.15 ★★★
🍬#6.75 Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel ~ Three, Two, One....Fireman ~ 03.15 ★★★

Publish month is June (6)

🍬pubbed June 2002 ~ Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons ~ 03.22 ★★★
🍬pubbed June 2014 ~ Hidden Prey ~ 03.01 ★★★

Publish year ending in 6

🍬pubbed July 2016 ~ Forged in Smoke ~ 03.04 ★★★★
🍬pubbed Oct 2016 ~ Sugar Free ~ 03.23 ★★★
🍬pubbed Nov 2016 ~ Yesterday's Promise ~ 03.10 ★★

Page count with 6

🍬556 pp ~ Lover Avenged ~ 03.28 ★★★★
🍬416 pp ~ Concealed in Death ~ 03.27 ★★★★
🍬368 pp ~ 3rd Degree ~ 03.29 ★★★★
🍬365 pp ~ Invisible Magic ~ 03.31 ★★★
🍬346 pp ~ Coming Home ~ 03.18 ★★★★
🍬336 pp ~ Controlled Burn ~ 03.28 ★★★★
🍬269 pp ~ Stella in Stilettos ~ 03.22 ★★★
🍬268 pp ~ Cocoa and Chanel ~ 03.20 ★★★
🍬256 pp ~ Starting Over ~ 03.29 ★★★
🍬226 pp ~ Dangerous Affairs ~ 03.16 ★★★

Done for March, gearing up for April

Updated msg. 4, finished for this month

Completed 17 for March. :-) Message 8

Message 5: Finished March
I had nothing to do this month but read and I still only read 6 books for this challenge :(