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.
For this challenge each task has to be done for a badge.

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: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

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 or borrowed 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).

Aminko
Christene Paula

Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie COMPLETED

Genevieve COMPLETED

Jan
Jill

Katelyn
Kellene COMPLETED

Melissa A COMPLETED
Melissa (ladybug)

Olivermagnus COMPLETED

Shash COMPLETED
Suzeanne

Tammie
Tari COMPLETED

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: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Fairy Tale done 5 stars

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

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Reaching Reed by Cora Rose 9/4/2023

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Sand, Sea and a Skeleton by Cindy Bell 9/3/2023

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay 9/9/2023

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) I in a spell out
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 9/1/2023

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).
Murder Outside the Lines by Krista Davis 9/8/2023

Welcome Tammie

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Condos and Corpses Angela K. Ryan 9/4/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Meow Means Murder Jinty James 9/7/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Rest, Relax, Run for Your Life Katherine H. Brown 9/8/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Questions, Quarrels & Quandary 9/13/23

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).
Tastes Like Murder Catherine Bruns 9/9/23

FINISHED
I’m in for 5.
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Down to Earth: Laid-back Interiors for Modern Living

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

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. Rustic Home Decor Guide: By Alicia Long—finished 9/11

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book—finished 9/1

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)
March: Book One

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

5/5 Completed. Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Mine to Take-Natasha Madison 9/06/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Blake Wilder FBI Mystery #16:The Hit List-Elle Gray 9/03/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Memory Bones-B.R. Spangler 9/20/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Quarter to Midnight-Karen Rose 9/17/23

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).
Home Again: Starting Over-Becki Willis 9/08/23

4/5

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Bronze Horseman Paullina Simons
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Locked On Tom Clancy

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
A Night to RememberWalter Lord 9/8

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

FINISHED!!! September Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 (09/03/23)

5/5

X 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Mary Jane Jessica Anya Blau(TBR & Kindle for over a year) 09/02/23

X 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) Marissa Meyer 09/01/23

X 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Tom Lake Ann Patchett 09/01/23

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
(Nordic Noir)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady 1) Helene Tursten 09/03/23

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).
Three Things I'd Never Do (Never Say Never 1) Remi Carrington 09/01/23

Clean It Out
September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

5 of 5 Complete

🍁 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer - Ann Rule - 9/5/23

🍁 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Oath of Loyalty - Kyle Mills - 9/9/23 - Mitch Rapp #21 of 22

🍁 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Yesterday's Echo - Matt Coyle - 9/20/23

🍁 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Long Way Home - Louise Penny - 9/19/23 - Q Location

🍁 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).
Hot Ice - Nora Roberts - 9/17/23

Welcome Tari, Jill, Frankie, Jan, Melissa A, and Olivermagnus

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Murder by the Book. Lauren Elliott. 9/6/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Murder Outside the Lines Krista Davis 9/9/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Little Bookshop of Murder Maggie Blackburn 9/10/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Peachy Scream Anna Gerard 9/22/23

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).
Murder Can Haunt Your Handiwork Rose Pressey 9/26/23

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

✅1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
🍎Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga - Sam Maggs, 9/26/23

✅2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
🍎This Winter - Alice Oseman, 9/7/23

✅3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
🍎To the Moon and Back - NR Walker, 9/10/23

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).
🍎The Red Zone - Amie Knight, 9/21/23

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Read: 2

1. Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan (26/9/2023)

2. Obsidio by Amie Kaufman

3. One by One by Ruth Ware

4. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (17/9/2023)

5. Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

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 or borrowed 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 Kellene, Katelyn, Aminko and Melissa (ladybug)

Clean It Out
September 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair (9/7/23)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Real Fake Fiancé by Sara Jane Woodley (9/14/23)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Soot and Slipper by Kate Stradling (9/3/23)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
Lady Flora's Fiancé by Iris Lim (9/5/23)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Feel the Rhythm by Marie Soleil (9/24/23)

Welcome Shash

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Goal: 5/5


1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Children on the Hill - Jennifer McMahon - 09/08/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Steele - Sawyer Bennett - 09/10/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Utoljára látható - Douglas Adams - 09/06/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Consuming Fire - John Scalzi - 09/11/23

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Teacher's Billionaire - Christina Tetreault - 09/05/23

Welcome Ferenc

FINISHED
Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Reaching Reed by Cora Rose 9/4/2023

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Sand, Sea and a Skeleton by Cindy Bell 9/3/2023

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay 9/9/2023

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) I in a spell out
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 9/1/2023

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).
Murder Outside the Lines by Krista Davis 9/8/2023

The Lost Challenges
September 2023 Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Progress: 5 out of 5

A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.
For this challenge each task has to be done for a badge.

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.

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home:
The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need by Nancy Colier - ***** - 9/8/2023 - 168 Pages

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 9/7/2023 - 525 Pages

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read:
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 9/11/2023 - 374 Pages

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X):
Happy Place by Emily Henry - **** - 9/4/2023 - 400 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):
An Offer From a Gentleman: the 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn - ***** - 9/10/2023 - 24 Pages

Welcome Suzeanne

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

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 or borrowed 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

Finished

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Condos and Corpses Angela K. Ryan 9/4/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Meow Means Murder Jinty James 9/7/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Rest, Relax, Run for Your Life Katherine H. Brown 9/8/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Questions, Quarrels & Quandary 9/13/23

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).
Tastes Like Murder Catherine Bruns 9/9/23

Welcome Christene Paula. Congrats Tari

Genevieve wrote: "Welcome Christene Paula. Congrats Tari"

Thanks, Genevieve

~~~ Complete ~~~

Clean It Out
September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

5 of 5 Complete

🍁 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer - Ann Rule - 9/5/23

🍁 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Oath of Loyalty - Kyle Mills - 9/9/23 - Mitch Rapp #21 of 22

🍁 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Yesterday's Echo - Matt Coyle - 9/20/23

🍁 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Long Way Home - Louise Penny - 9/19/23 - Q Location

🍁 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).
Hot Ice - Nora Roberts - 9/17/23

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

5/5 Completed. Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Mine to Take-Natasha Madison 9/06/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Blake Wilder FBI Mystery #16:The Hit List-Elle Gray 9/03/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Memory Bones-B.R. Spangler 9/20/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Quarter to Midnight-Karen Rose 9/17/23

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).
Home Again: Starting Over-Becki Willis 9/08/23

FINISHED!!! September Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 (09/03/23)

5/5

X 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Mary Jane Jessica Anya Blau(TBR & Kindle for over a year) 09/02/23

X 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) Marissa Meyer 09/01/23

X 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Tom Lake Ann Patchett 09/01/23

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
(Nordic Noir)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady 1) Helene Tursten 09/03/23

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).
Three Things I'd Never Do (Never Say Never 1) Remi Carrington (Libby ebook) 09/01/23

Good Job Olivermagnus, Frankie and Melissa A.

Finished! :)

Clean It Out
September 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair (9/7/23)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Real Fake Fiancé by Sara Jane Woodley (9/14/23)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Soot and Slipper by Kate Stradling (9/3/23)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
Lady Flora's Fiancé by Iris Lim (9/5/23)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Feel the Rhythm by Marie Soleil (9/24/23)

Good job Shash

Completion Post

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Murder by the Book. Lauren Elliott. 9/6/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Murder Outside the Lines Krista Davis 9/9/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Little Bookshop of Murder Maggie Blackburn 9/10/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Peachy Scream Anna Gerard 9/22/23

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).
Murder Can Haunt Your Handiwork Rose Pressey 9/26/23

Completed!

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Goal: 5/5


1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Children on the Hill - Jennifer McMahon - 09/08/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Steele - Sawyer Bennett - 09/10/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Utoljára látható - Douglas Adams - 09/06/23

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Consuming Fire - John Scalzi - 09/11/23 - Spell Out Letter I

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Teacher's Billionaire - Christina Tetreault - 09/05/23

Good job Kellene and Ferenc