The Lost Challenges discussion

This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011.

A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.
Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading.
Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Allison FINISHED

Amanda A FINISHED

Aminko

Angie FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Bonita FINISHED

Celia FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

Daniel FINISHED

DenXXX FINISHED

Ebony

Ferenc FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Joann FINISHED

Joanna FINISHED

Kay FINISHED

Kellene FINISHED

Kimberly

Mave

Melanie

Sandra FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Susan A FINISHED

Suzanne FINISHED

Tari FINISHED

TayanaBear

finished

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Letters from Paris - Juliet Blackwell - 5/2/2020
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters - 5/4/2020 - #4 Amelia Peabody
3. Read one book that you own but have not yet read.
Lost Roses - Martha Kelly Hall - 5/11/202
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
An Unwelcome Guest - Emily Organ - 5/11/202
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Lady by Chance - Cheryl Bolen - 5/7/2020

Welcome Joann!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
Completed: 5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Fatal Consequences by Marie Force 5/1

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder by Tonya Kappes 5/1

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs 5/1

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn 5/17

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Off the Hook by Laura Drewry 5/5

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
COMPLETE

1. TBR: Principles of Spookology May 10 ★★★★★
2. continue series: When Death Frees the Devil, Death and the Devil #3, May 3 ★★★★
3. bought: Murder at Pirate's Cove May 1 ★★★★
4. difficult challenge: Y Zoe York, Fall Out May 4 ★★★
5. free: My Kraken May 11 ★★★★

No RE-READS!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun 5/1/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 5/4/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

One That Got Away by Lexy Timms 5/5/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

Yellowstone Heart Song by Peggy L. Henderson 5/15/20 (Time Travel Romance and Y title)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.

Tumble Into Love by J.H. Croix 5/8/20

Welcome Amanda, Susan and Bonita!!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead. Livia J. Washburn. 5/9/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Owls Well That Ends Well. Donna Andrews. 5/3/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. One Hex of a Wedding. Yasmine Galenorn 5/12/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) The Unexpected Guest. Charles Osborne. 5/2/20. A-Z Titles, Letter U

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. Poirot's Early Cases Agatha Christie. 5/16/20

May 2020 Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
5/5-finished 5/8/20

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Murder Most Maine Karen MacInerney 5/8/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Diva Spices It Up Krista Davis 5/3/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Left Fur Dead J.M.Griffin 5/1/30

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Kylie Logan 5/5/20 (E for Eileen in spell out that allows just characters)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Killer Cleavers & Cupcakes Mel McCoy 5/1/20

I'M IN!

1. from your TBR - Mirage - Alice Tribue - 1 MAY
2. series you have started - Deep Down - Lee Child - 5 MAY
3. bought not yet read - Ghost Walk - Heather Graham - 11 MAY
4. difficult challenge - Eve - Iris Johansen - 1 MAY
5.free ebook - London Bound - Nana Malone - 6 MAY

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

Tasks: 5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey – 05/05/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Tacker by Sawyer Bennett – 05/03/2020
Arizona Vengeance #5

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab – 05/10/2020

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley – 05/11/2020
O and Y for spell out challenges

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Provoke by Olivia Ryann – 05/14/2020

FINISHED May 25, 2020

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Chen, Qiufan - Die Siliziuminsel (Waste Tide) (May 10, 2020)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Reeves, Philip - Mortal Engines – Jagd durchs Eis (Predator's Gold) (May 09, 2020)

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Palin, Michael - Erebus: Ein Schiff, zwei Fahrten und das weltweit größte Rätsel auf See (Erebus: The Story of a Ship) (May 18, 2020)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Jensen, Ellen Marie - We Stopped Forgetting: Stories from Sami Americans (May 04, 2020)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Du Maurier, Daphne - Die Vögel (The Birds) (May 25, 2020)

Welcome Kellene, Tari, Sandra and Ferenc!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
by Patrick Swayze 5/14/2020
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
by E.J. Copperman 05/21/2020
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
by Josh Lanyon 5/14/2020
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
by Lois Greiman 5/30/2020
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
by Sheri Richey05/07/2020

Clean It Out ~ May 2020

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery - 5/3 - on TBR since 8/31/17


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Game by Barry Lyga - 5/5 - #2 in I Hunt Killers series


3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen - 5/9


4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Gerald's Game by Stephen King - 5/10 - helps with both Purple Cover and from a specific "Scariest Books" list


5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms - 5/2 - purchased free from Amazon Firsts on 4/1/19

Welcome Banshee, Genevieve and Cyndee!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Clean It Out COMPLETION POST
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Frederick Forsyth 07.05.20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
LEE CHILDS - 29.05.20
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Thomas Eidson 08.05.20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
John le Carré 09.05.20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader
Sarah Crossan03.05.20

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
2/5
TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Ring by Danielle Steel,05/24/20 ***
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Tied by Emma Chase,05/24/20 *** Tangled #4
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

May 2020 Clean It Out
1/5/20 – 31/5/20
0/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 5/2/20 - On TBR since 2/14/18

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Dragon Machine by Ben S. Dobson 5/7/20 - Magebreakers #3

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore 5/21/20 - Purchased 12/16/19

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Independence Hall by Roland Smith 5/6/20 - Helped with Q in 2020 A-Z Series (I,Q)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Kill Game by Cordelia Kingsbridge 5/10/20 - Was a gift from Secret Elf ebook exchange.

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
Completed: 5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home: The Chocolate Apothecary by Josephine Moon - 16/5/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: Ruck Me by Rebecca Norinne - 4/5/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Hive by Brannon Braga - 17/5/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X): Free Me by Laurelin Paige - 7/5/20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year): What Once Was Perfect by Zoe York - 3/5/20

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Welcome Melanie, Den, Mave, Angie, Daniel, Kay and Tayana!!

1. Read one book from the pile you have at home.
by Mary Amato (5/7/2020)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Hidden Staircase

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2020

Read: 1/5

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

2. Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks

3. The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux

✔️Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward (31/5/2020)

5. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
by Romina Russell 5/19
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
by Kelsey Browning & Nancy Naigle 5/21
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
by A.W. Exley 5/9 (author contains X)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
by Harper Lin 5/3 (free ebook from Amazon)

May Clean it out Challenge

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Mrs. Dalloway

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Corona

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. If It Bleeds

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Ring Shout (book set in Georgia)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year). The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Welcome Kimberly, Aminko, Celia and Ebony!

The Lost Challenges
May 2020 Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

Progress: 5 out of 5

A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.
Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading.
Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

Clean It Out

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home:
Sister Freaks: Stories of Women Who Gave Up Everything for God by Rebecca St. James - ** - 5/8/2020 - 320 Pages

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 5/1/2020 - 385 Pages

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read:
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath - ***** - 5/3/2020 - 292 Pages

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Yesterday, I Cried by Iyanla Vanzant - ***** - 5/24/2020 - 304 Pages

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year):
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets: Color Edition by Dav Pilkey - ***** - 5/7/2020 - 176 Pages

Welcome Suzanne!

Clean It Out
May 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Wickham by L.L. Muir (5/13/20)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (5/1/20)

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Catching Waves by Kimberly Krey (5/9/20)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier (5/2/20)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Last of the Gentlemen by Cami Checketts (5/20/20)

Welcome Shash!

Done

May 2020 Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
5/5-finished 5/8/20

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Murder Most Maine Karen MacInerney 5/8/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Diva Spices It Up Krista Davis 5/3/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Left Fur Dead J.M.Griffin 5/1/30

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Kylie Logan 5/5/20 (E for Eileen in spell out that allows just characters)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Killer Cleavers & Cupcakes Mel McCoy 5/1/20

WOOHOO Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!" Thanks, JoAnne!

FINISHED!!

Clean It Out ~ May 2020

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery - 5/3 - on TBR since 8/31/17


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Game by Barry Lyga - 5/5 - #2 in I Hunt Killers series


3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen - 5/9


4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Gerald's Game by Stephen King - 5/10 - helps with both Purple Cover and from a specific "Scariest Books" list


5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms - 5/2 - purchased free from Amazon Firsts on 4/1/19

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters by Jon Acuff (has been on my to-read list since April 2018)- 5/16/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory- 6/16/2020

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor: Being Friends in Grace and Truth by Glenn T. Stanton- 5/20/2020

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
As Wide as the Sky by Jessica Pack- set in South Dakota- 5/10/2020

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley (have had on my Kindle since 2011)- 5/20/2020

WOOHOO Cyndee!

Welcome Allison!

finished

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Letters from Paris - Juliet Blackwell - 5/2/2020
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters - 5/4/2020 - #4 Amelia Peabody
3. Read one book that you own but have not yet read.
Lost Roses - Martha Kelly Hall - 5/11/202
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
An Unwelcome Guest - Emily Organ - 5/11/202
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Lady by Chance - Cheryl Bolen - 5/7/2020

WOOHOO Joann!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
COMPLETE

1. TBR: Principles of Spookology by SE Harmon May 10 ★★★★★
2. continue series: When Death Frees the Devil, Death and the Devil #3, by LJ Hayward May 3 ★★★★
3. bought: Murder at Pirate's Cove by Josh Lanyon May 1 ★★★★
4. difficult challenge: Y Zoe York, Fall Out May 4 ★★★
5. free: My Kraken by Reese Morrison May 11 ★★★★

No RE-READS!

ALL DONE!

1. from your TBR - Mirage - Alice Tribue - 1 MAY
2. series you have started - Deep Down - Lee Child - 5 MAY
3. bought not yet read - Ghost Walk - Heather Graham - 11 MAY
4. difficult challenge - Eve - Iris Johansen - 1 MAY
5.free ebook - London Bound - Nana Malone - 6 MAY

May 2020 Clean It Out
1/5/20 – 31/5/20
5/5

1 – Get a Life, Chloe Brown – Talia Hibbert - 4/5/20
2 - Untouched – Maisey Yates - 6/5/20
3 - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal – G. Willow Wilson - 2/5/20
4 - Ink Exchange – Melissa Marr - 11/5/20
5 - Kill the Queen – Jennifer Estep - 7/5/20

WOOHOO Susan, Sandra and Angie!

Finished!

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun 5/1/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 5/4/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

One That Got Away by Lexy Timms 5/5/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

Yellowstone Heart Song by Peggy L. Henderson 5/15/20 (Time Travel Romance and Y title)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.

Tumble Into Love by J.H. Croix 5/8/20

WOOHOO Bonita!

All Done

Clean It Out
Duration: May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead. Livia J. Washburn. 5/9/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Owls Well That Ends Well. Donna Andrews. 5/3/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. One Hex of a Wedding. Yasmine Galenorn 5/12/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) The Unexpected Guest. Charles Osborne. 5/2/20. A-Z Titles, Letter U

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. Poirot's Early Cases Agatha Christie. 5/16/20

WOOHOO Kellene!