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Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
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I'm going for level Snowman.
Levels:
Hot Cocoa - 1-2 goals Icicles - 3-4 goals Snowman - 5-6 goals Blizzard - 7 or more goals*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
✔ 1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us! History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (1/25)
✔ 2. A book about a winter sport. The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo (1/19)
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
*The lookout tasks are optional, so feel free to complete as many or as few as you want.
My Goals:
✔ Finish my A.A. Milne challenge.
✔ Start the 25 Days of Christmas Challenge.
✔ Catch up on the Isabel Dalhousie series. Starting at #14 The Sweet Remnants of Summer and also 2 novellas to get current - #10.5 At the Reunion Buffet and #10.7 Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine.
Finish the Moby Dick group read (setting up discussion questions).
✔ Participate in the Beauty group read for December.
✔ Get 5 books off my TBR list.
2022-2023 Winter Bookish AmbitionsDecember 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Level: Snowman - 5-6 goals
Be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
- The Family Game 12/2/22 ✶✶✶✶✶
- A Very Merry Bromance 12/6/22 ✶✶✶✶
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
- Agony of the Leaves 12/1/22 ✶✶✶1/2
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
✔️2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
- Clean Sweep - completed: 12/16/22
- January Bingo - completed: 1/13/23
- Anniversary Challenge - completed: 12/26/22
- Looking Back, Looking Forward - completed: 12/21/22
- Apple Picking - completed: 12/18/22
- Good Witch, Bad Witch - completed: 1/6/23
✔️3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
- 6 and 9 Series Finisher - # books read:
- Mine Your TBR - # books read:
- Deck of Cards Challenge - # books read:
- Scale Your TBR Mountain - # books read:
Read It Again - # books read:
- 2023 ATY in 52 Books - # books read:
✔️4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
Crescent City
- House of Earth and Blood 12/11/22 ✶✶✶✶✶
- House of Sky and Breath
Flash and Fire
- A Shadow in the Ember 12/12/22 ✶✶✶✶
- A Light in the Flame
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
✔️7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
Cold Snap
C Clare Mackintosh - The Last Party 12/5
O One Step Too Far - Lisa Gardner 1/2
L Last Housewife, The - Ashley Winstead 12/7
D Darynda Jones - A Hard Day for a Hangover 12/14
S Sarah J. Maas - House of Earth and Blood 12/11
N The Night Shift - Alex Finlay 12/21
A Agony of the Leaves - Laura Childs 12/1
P Personal Assistant, The - Kimberly Belle 12/3
Scarf
S St. John, Katherine - The Vicious Circle 12/9
C Casey McQuiston - I Kissed Shara Wheeler 12/14
A Adams, Erin E. - Jackal 1/5
R Raybourn, Deanna - Killers of a Certain Age 12/9
F Family Game, The - Catherine Steadman 12/2
Snowman
S Samantha Verant - The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique 12/12
N Never Saw Me Coming - Vera Kurian 12/1
O One of the Girls - Lucy Clarke
W Wilderwomen, The - Ruth Emmie Lang 12/7
M Morrissey, Hannah - Hello, Transcriber 12/5
A Adams, Lyssa Kay - A Very Merry Bromance 12/6
N Neeley, Robyn - Batter Up 12/23
✔️8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
Books:
Hello, Transcriber - Hannah Morrissey 12/5/22
The Last Housewife - Ashley Winstead 12/7/22
The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique - Samantha Verant 12/12/22 ✶✶
The Change - Kirsten Miller 12/21/22 ✶✶✶✶
Tripping Arcadia - Kit Mayquist 12/27/22 ✶✶✶1/2
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
✔️10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.
Books Deleted:
2022-2023 Winter Bookish AmbitionsDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Level: Blizzard - 7 or more goals
Completed: 4/10
(view spoiler)
*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
*The lookout tasks are optional, so feel free to complete as many or as few as you want.
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
I will read 25 books in December.
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
Started TBR BINGO for December 2022.
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas 12-2-2022
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
W ~
I ~
N ~ Nathalia Holt's Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage 12-5-2022
T ~ The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey 12-3-2022
E ~
R ~ Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age 12-4-2022
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore 12-2-2022
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente 12-7-2022
10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.
2022-2023 Winter Bookish AmbitionsDecember 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Level: Snowman - 5-6 goals
Be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
Slashing Through the Snow 12/112. A book about a winter sport. (skiing)
A Nancy Drew Christmas 12/033. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
Tonight You're Dead, Viveca Sten 12/044. A book set during any winter holiday (Christmas)
Death in D Minor 12/06 5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
Yule Log Murder 12/02Goals to work from:
1. Number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
January total hours = 160+ hours
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
25 Days of Christmas, December 2022, partial list:
Gingerbread and Ghosts 12/11
O Little town of Maggody 12/18
Candy Slain Murder 12/19
Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Agatha Christie 12/20
Gingerbread at Moonglow 12/20
Sleigh Bell Tower 12/23
Deck the Donuts 12/23
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
December - TBR bingo (started and finished - 3 books)
D (title) Dashing Through the Snowbirds 12/10
E (author) Ellie Alexander - A Cup of Holiday Fear 12/06
C (title) Claus for Celebration 12/08
January - Roll and read (roll=3)
#3 in series
One Potato, Two Potato, Dead 01/04
Restaurant Weeks Are Murder 01/05
Murder at Mabel’s Motel 01/08
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series.
Dec series: Castaway Bay #5, #6
Prove or Perish Prove or Perish 12/16
Hide and Seek Hide and Seek 12/16
Feb series: High Society Detective #3, #4
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder 02/03
Murder in Black Tie 02/055. Buddy reads. Participate in a group read (informal).
January, two GR cozy groups:
Baked to DeathBaked to Death 01/08
Snow Place to DieSnow Place to Die 01/16
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
Dec: Favorite Things cozy bingo group challenge - 3 books
Thread the Halls 12/09
Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings 12/13
Murder With All the Trimmings 12/17
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
December:
Clara McKenna - Murder at Morrington Hall 12/03
Michele Pariza Wacek - The Murder Before Christmas 12/29
January:
Hiromi Kawakami - The Nakano Thrift Shop 01/06
Jane Smiley - Perestroika in Paris 01/11
Charlotte MacLeod - The Family Vault 01/14
Verity Bright - A Very English Murder
Emily Queen - The Case at Barton Manor 01/23
February:
Hillary Avis - A Cop and a Coop 02/03
Jinx Schwartz - Just Add Water 02/04
B. A. Trimmer - Hula Homicide 02/06
Kelly Oliver - Betrayal at Ravenswick 02/15
Jenna St. James/Maddy Maddson - Seaside and Homicide 02/16
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read
Glitter in the Stars 02/2010. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.
December:
Murder & the Heir 12/07
A Gift of Bones 12/13
Merry Christmas Murder 12/14
An Aero Island Christmas Mystery 12/16
A Mystery Before Christmas 12/23
Decked in the Hall 12/24
December Dread 12/26
January:
One Potato, Two Potato, Dead 01/04
Restaurant Weeks Are Murder 01/05
Murder at Mabel’s Motel 01/08
The Venice Sketchbook 01/13
A Very English Murder 01/15
Sweet Revenge 01/15
February:
Death of an Honest Man 02/01
First Degree 02/05
Murder, Simply Stitched 02/06
The Sanctuary Sparrow 02/08
Death of a Wandering Wolf 02/09
Stiff Competition 02/11
The Midnight Library 02/13
Duration: 12/1/22 - 2/28/23Level: Blizzard (7+ goals)
Progress: 4/7
Look-Out Tasks:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
Weasels in the Attic (12/17/22)
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
Finna (12/4/22)
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
✓ 22 Resolutions For 2022 (1 book)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (12/17/22)
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
Wayward Children series, by Seanan McGuire (3 books)
Come Tumbling Down
Across the Green Grass Fields
Where the Drowned Girls Go
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
✓ Family Feud (2 books)
week 5 - Shadow and Bone (12/3/22)
week 6 - If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (12/11/22)
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
B: Book Lovers (1/2/23)
L: Let's Get Invisible! (12/5/22)
A:
N: No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters (12/10/22)
K:
E:
T:
S:
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
✓ Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
✓ Queen Anne's Lace by Susan Wittig Albert (12/18/22)
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.
My 2022-2023 Winter Bookish Ambitions
December 2022 - February 2023
My Winter Bookish Ambitions Challenge (msg 9)
Level ➺ Blizzard ➺ 7 or more goals
Books read ➺ 16
Goals met ➺ 9
Be on the lookout
✅1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored
💠The Magnolia Chronicles: Adventures In Dating ➺ 12.24 ★★★★
✅2. A book about a winter sport
💠Room for More ➺ 12.11 ★★★★
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author
✅4. A book set during any winter holiday
💠The Christmas Wedding Guest ➺ 12.31 ★★★★
✅5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved
💠Happily This Christmas ➺ 12.17 ★★★★
Goals to work from
✅1. Number of books to complete in the month
💠I will read 25 books in December
💠Total read: 29 (as of 12/29)
✅2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge
💠completes TCF's Main Character A-Z Spell Out (Female)
💠Under the Radar ➺ 12.18 ★★★★
✅3. Start a challenge
💠It's December Bingo challenge
💠Dare to Desire ➺ 12.16 ★★★★
✅4. Series catch up
💠T-FLAC series ➺ Chameleon ➺ 12.28 ★★★
✅6. Participate in a game challenge
💠Family Feud ➺ Cocky Roommate ➺ 12.10 ★★★★
💠Clue in Game Night group ➺ Mrs. Saint Nick ➺ 12.21 ★★★
✅7. Spell outs
💠S ➺ Stone Cold Charade ➺ 12.29 ★★★
💠N ➺ No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished ➺ 01.18 ★★★★
💠O ➺ Ours is Just a Little Sorrow
💠W ➺ Wedding Fever ➺ 01.14 ★★★
✅8. New author
💠Elle Cosimano
💠Finlay Donovan Is Killing It ➺ 02.27 ★★★
✅9. New genre
💠young adult/science fiction
💠Time Lock ➺ 02.12 ★★★
✅10. Clean up that TBR list
💠one of oldest on TBR
💠The Bride Came C.O.D. ➺ 02.16 ★★★
Mod
Snowman - 5-6 goals
In setting your level of participation, please note that the first goal can only be used once. All other goals can be used as many times as you like.
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
M -
I -
L -
D -
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.
December 1, 2022 - February 28, 20232022-2023 Winter Bookish Ambitions
This challenge is inspired by Jillian's quarterly Read-a-thon challenge from the Wacky Reading Challenges group, which sadly closed in the fall of 2021. We've made a few tweaks but the heart of this challenge remains - it should help to organize your reading goals as we march through the seasons!
Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed
You may use a book that you have started prior to the quarter provided you are less than 25% done reading the book when the challenge starts
You may change your books/levels at any time
Levels:
Hot Cocoa - 1-2 goals
Icicles - 3-4 goals
Snowman - 5-6 goals
Blizzard - 7 or more goals
In setting your level of participation, please note that the first goal can only be used once. All other goals can be used as many times as you like.
*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
*The lookout tasks are optional, so feel free to complete as many or as few as you want.
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down
Mod
Question: for the goals having to do with challenges, do they need to be challenges in The Challenge Factory or anywhere we're in a group that has challenges?"
Preferably they will be Challenge Factory challenges but you do you - if you need this challenge to help organize other efforts then go for it! I'll set up your link once you have your spot set up.
Goal 1: 29 books (15/29 completed)Aru Shah and the City of Gold
המסע אל קצה העולם
Invisible Emmie
Heartstopper: Volume One
Heartstopper: Volume Two
Dan and Phil Go Outside
Almost American Girl
Ragged Dick
Late Lunch with Llamas
Camp Time in California
Sunlight on the Snow Leopard
The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
מסיפורי המושבה רחובות
Goal 2: Complete the Winnie-the-Pooh challenge (1 left)
Goal 3: Read Spinning Silver (tbc)
Be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us! (Spinning Silver, The Snow Child, The Tsar of Love and Techno, The Witch and the Tsar, The Red Palace, Akata Witch)
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author. (Smilla's Sense of Snow)
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
December 1, 2022 - February 28, 20232022-2023 Winter Bookish Ambitions
(view spoiler)
Levels: TBD
Hot Cocoa - 1-2 goals
Icicles - 3-4 goals
Snowman - 5-6 goals
Blizzard - 7 or more goals
In setting your level of participation, please note that the first goal can only be used once. All other goals can be used as many times as you like.
*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
*The lookout tasks are optional, so feel free to complete as many or as few as you want.
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down
Erica wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I'm in for this one!Question: for the goals having to do with challenges, do they need to be challenges in The Challenge Factory or anywhere we're in a group that has challenges?"..."
Thanks, Erica! I updated my original post with my goal.
December 1, 2022 - February 28, 20232022-2023 Winter Bookish Ambitions
Levels:
Snowman - 5-6 goals or
Blizzard - 7 or more goals
*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
Goal #1 # of books to read for the month:
Goal #2 A.A. Milne Challenge - finish
(more to come I need to search my lists, I just wanted to get this set up for now)
The Challenge FactoryMy 2022-2023 Winter Bookish Ambitions
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Progress: 4 out of 4 Goals
This challenge is inspired by Jillian's quarterly Read-a-thon challenge from the Wacky Reading Challenges group, which sadly closed in the fall of 2021. We've made a few tweaks but the heart of this challenge remains - it should help to organize your reading goals as we march through the seasons!
Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed
You may use a book that you have started prior to the quarter provided you are less than 25% done reading the book when the challenge starts
You may change your books/levels at any time
Levels:
Hot Cocoa - 1-2 goals
Icicles - 3-4 goals
Snowman - 5-6 goals
Blizzard - 7 or more goals
In setting your level of participation, please note that the first goal can only be used once. All other goals can be used as many times as you like.
*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
*The lookout tasks are optional, so feel free to complete as many or as few as you want.
Goals to work from:
Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
1. Besties: Find Their Groove by Kayla Miller - ***** - 12/1/2022 - 208 Pages
2. Best Friends by Shannon Hale - ***** - 12/4/2022 - 250 Pages
3. Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 12/26/2022 - 388 Pages
4. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
1. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles - **** - 12/5/2022 - 359 Pages
2. Fearless: A Graphic Novel by Kenny Porter - **** - 12/9/2022 - 192 Pages
3. Part of Your Nightmare by Vera Strange - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
4. Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
5. InvestiGators by John Patrick Green - **** - 1/9/2023 - 208 Pages
6. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
7. Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
8. Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
9. The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
10. If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
11. Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown - **** - 2/10/2023 - 160 Pages
12. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
13. Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
14. The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages
15. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages
New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
1. Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers by Faith G. Harper - ***** - 12/14/2022 - 196 Pages
2. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages
Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.
1. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor - ***** - 12/12/2022 - 480 Pages
2. The Awakening by Nora Roberts - **** - 12/11/2022 - 435 Pages
3. Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden - ***** - 12/21/2022 - 231 Pages
4. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero - ***** - 12/22/2022 - 256 Pages
5. Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
6. Doodleville by Chad Sell - ***** - 12/27/2022 - 288 Pages
7. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
8. Unfinished Symphony by V.C. Andrews - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
9. Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
10. A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
11. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
12. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages
13. A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
14. Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
15. Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
16. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages
17. Hilda and the Hidden People by Luke Pearson - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
Finished!Updated post: My Winter Bookish Ambitions Challenge (msg 9)
Level ➺ Blizzard ➺ 7 or more goals
Books read ➺ 16
Goals met ➺ 9
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2022-2023 Winter Bookish Ambitions
This challenge is inspired by Jillian's quarterly Read-a-thon challenge from the Wacky Reading Challenges group, which sadly closed in the fall of 2021. We've made a few tweaks but the heart of this challenge remains - it should help to organize your reading goals as we march through the seasons!
Rules:
140 page limit
Re-reads are allowed
You may use a book that you have started prior to the quarter provided you are less than 25% done reading the book when the challenge starts
You may change your books/levels at any time
Levels:
In setting your level of participation, please note that the first goal can only be used once. All other goals can be used as many times as you like.
*During this Read-a-Thon be on the lookout for:
1. A book with a cover that is more than 50% ice or snow colored - whatever your conception of that color is works for us!
2. A book about a winter sport.
3. A book written by a Scandinavian author.
4. A book set during any winter holiday.
5. A book that has winter foods and/or cooking involved - think hot cocoa, hot soups or stews, etc.
*The lookout tasks are optional, so feel free to complete as many or as few as you want.
Goals to work from:
1. Number of books to complete in the month - or number of books per week in the month. This goal can also be stated as the number of pages to read per month or week, or the number of hours to listen to audio books per month or week. This is the only goal that may be used just once in a quarter.
2. Finish a challenge or part of a challenge. Tell us which challenge is your focus.
3. Start a challenge. Tell us which challenge you are starting. You should try to read at least one book for a new start, but these are just goals... so we understand if that doesn't entirely work out!
4. Series catch up. Select a series you want to focus on bringing current and state how many books you hope to complete for that series. Name the series and tell us your beginning and (hoped for) ending spots.
5. Buddy reads. Participate in a buddy read or group read.
6. Participate in a game challenge. Tell us which game and how many books you hope to complete for the game during the quarter.
7. Spell outs. Spell out any word that you associate with the Winter season. Complete the spell outs using the first letter of a title or the first initial of an author's first or last name.
8. New author. Read a book by an author who is new to you.
9. New genre. Read a book from a genre you have never tried, or from a genre you normally don't read.
10. Clean up that TBR list! Eliminate some books from your TBR list. Could be the oldy moldies or a certain author or any other grouping you want to pare down.