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: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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
Chrissie COMPLETED
Donna
Elizabeth

Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie

Genevieve COMPLETED
Grace

Jan

Katelyn
Kellene

Laila Jane COMPLETED
Melissa A
Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Rue

Shash COMPLETED
Suzanne COMPLETED

Tari COMPLETED

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

5/5 Completed. Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Hollywood Yesterday-M.Z. Kelly 2/17/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Detectives Kane and Alton #12:Cross My Heart-D.K. Hood 2/07/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
I Could Never-Penelope Ward 2/15/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Unsympathetic Victims-Laura Snider 2/21/24

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).
My Child is Missing-Lisa Regan 2/08/24

Welcome Frankie

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Clues & Cruel Catastrophes Renee Lyles 2/5/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Nosey Neighbor Dianne Harman 2/4/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Closed Casket Deany Ray 2/2/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
E letters and MC name's an N letter-Petals and a Poison Emmie Lyn 2/1/24

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).
Dog Treats, Doxies & Danger Sharon Michaels 2/27/24

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Tasks: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
• Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
• The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24 - The Seven Sisters #7

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
• Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
• Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24 – Spell-out letter O

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)
• Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24

Clean It Out
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Blood Lines - Angela Marsons - 2/12/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Bride Test - Helen Hoang - 2/11/24 - #2 of Kiss Quotient

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala - 2/4/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24 - U character

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 Blue Bar - Damyanti Biswas - 2/9/24

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

0/5 Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 2/2/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal Tonya Kappes 2/16/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The House on Dead Man's Curve Jason Roach 2/4/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Murder in G Major Alexia Gordon 2/21/24

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Risky Whiskey Lucy Lakestone 2/14/24

FINISHED!!!! Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024 (02/23/24)

5/5

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

First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24

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

Death of a Country Fried Redneck (Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 2) Lee Hollis 02/23/24

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

A Bollywood Affair (Bollywood 1) Sonali Dev 02/01/24

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
- “book set during a holiday you don’t celebrate”

A Holly Jolly Diwali Sonya Lalli 02/04/23

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).

Didn't See That Coming (Well, That Was Unexpected 2) Jesse Q. Sutanto (Libby ebook) 02/02/24

Finished: 2024/02/19

Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas ✓ 24/02/10

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger ✓ 24/02/18

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. (from sis-in-law) TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe ✓ 24/02/13

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (perks of being a wallflower team challenge uno) Yellowface by R.F. Kuang ✓ 24/02/12

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). (on home tbr for 3 years) Undertow: Illustrated Novel by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/02/19

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Assassins Are People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/11/2024

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) a challenge that you need Alliteration
Sinister Sort by L.M. Harper 2/16/2024

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)
Code Red by N.R. Walker 2/4/2024

Welcome Tari, Ferenc, Olivermagnus, Kellene, Melissa A and Chrissie

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
💜Next of Kin-Hannah Bonam-Young, 2/16/24

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.
💜Fighting to Breathe-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/23/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
💜You, Again-Lane Hayes, 2/12/24

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).
💜Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/18/24

February 2024 - Clean It Out

Goal: 5/5

✓1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
  He Will be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker (02/24/24)

✓2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
  Every Little Thing by Samantha Young (02/18/24)

✓3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
  The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (02/11/24)

✓4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (02/23/24)

✓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).
  Final Offer by Lauren Asher (02/25/24)

Welcome Katelyn and Laila Jane

4/5

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Buster Midnight's Cafe Sandra Dallas 2/6

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.
The Sunday Philosophy ClubAlexander McCall Smith 2/8

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
A Disappearance in Fiji Nilima Rao 2/2


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).
500 More Prayers for All Occasions David Clowes 2/8

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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 Jan and Donna

The Lost Challenges
February 2024 Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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 Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
City of Illusion by Victoria Ying - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 256 Pages
3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read:
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X):
Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr - ***** - 2/5/2024 - 93 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):
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages

Welcome Suzanne

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 28, 2024

Read: 3

1. Naughty or Nice?: Four Novellas by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 25/2/2024

2. Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands - 2/3/2024

3. You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life by Jeffrey M. Schwartz

4. Unwrapped by Chantilly White 7/2/2024

5. Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

Clean It Out
February 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
To Deceive a Kingdom by Kathryn Radaker (2/22/24)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)

Welcome Aminko and Shash

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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.
Shatter = pending = 384 pages

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)
Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend = Pending = 208 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).
Storm of Chaos and Shadows = Jan 1st- (Pending) = 410 pages

Elizabeth Sofia
February 2024 Clean It Out
Duration: 2/1-29/24
Goal: 0/5
COMPLETED 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR or from the pile you have at home: Judith by Betty Neels, read 2/25-26/24, 224 pages, 4 stars

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke, read 2/22-24/24, 240 pages, 4 stars

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read: Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke, read 2/4-6/24, 188 pages, 4 stars

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge:
Every Little Thing About You by Lori Wick, read 2/27-29/24, 300 pages, 3 stars

5. Read one free book from your e-reader: (book from library) The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, read 2/18/24, 160 pages, 3 stars

Welcome Rue and Elizabeth

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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 Grace

~~~ Complete ~~~

Clean It Out
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Blood Lines - Angela Marsons - 2/12/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Bride Test - Helen Hoang - 2/11/24 - #2 of Kiss Quotient

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala - 2/4/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24 - U character

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 Blue Bar - Damyanti Biswas - 2/9/24

Good job Olivermagnus

FINISHED
Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Assassins Are People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/11/2024

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) a challenge that you need Alliteration
Sinister Sort by L.M. Harper 2/16/2024

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)
Code Red by N.R. Walker 2/4/2024

Finished!

The Lost Challenges
February 2024 Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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 Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished:
City of Illusion by Victoria Ying - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 256 Pages
3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read:
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X):
Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr - ***** - 2/5/2024 - 93 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):
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages

Good job Suzanne

Update message #10 - Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas ✓ 24/02/10

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger ✓ 24/02/18

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. (from sis-in-law) TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe ✓ 24/02/13

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (perks of being a wallflower team challenge uno) Yellowface by R.F. Kuang ✓ 24/02/12

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). (on home tbr for 3 years) Undertow: Illustrated Novel by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/02/19

Good job Chrissie

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

5/5 Completed. Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Hollywood Yesterday-M.Z. Kelly 2/17/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Detectives Kane and Alton #12:Cross My Heart-D.K. Hood 2/07/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
I Could Never-Penelope Ward 2/15/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Unsympathetic Victims-Laura Snider 2/21/24

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).
My Child is Missing-Lisa Regan 2/08/24

All done!

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

5/5 Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 2/2/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal Tonya Kappes 2/16/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The House on Dead Man's Curve Jason Roach 2/4/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Murder in G Major Alexia Gordon 2/21/24

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Risky Whiskey Lucy Lakestone 2/14/24

FINISHED!!!! Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024 (02/23/24)

5/5

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

First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24

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

Death of a Country Fried Redneck (Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 2) Lee Hollis 02/23/24

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

A Bollywood Affair (Bollywood 1) Sonali Dev 02/01/24

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
- “book set during a holiday you don’t celebrate”

A Holly Jolly Diwali Sonya Lalli 02/04/23

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).

Didn't See That Coming (Well, That Was Unexpected 2) Jesse Q. Sutanto (Libby ebook) 02/02/24

Well done Frankie, Kellene, and Melissa A

Finished

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Clues & Cruel Catastrophes Renee Lyles 2/5/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Nosey Neighbor Dianne Harman 2/4/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Closed Casket Deany Ray 2/2/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
E letters and MC name's an N letter-Petals and a Poison Emmie Lyn 2/1/24

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).
Dog Treats, Doxies & Danger Sharon Michaels 2/27/24

Well done Tari

Completed!

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Tasks: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
• Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
• The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24 - The Seven Sisters #7

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
• Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
• Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24 – Spell-out letter O

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)
• Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24

Way to go Ferenc

Finished! :)

Clean It Out
February 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
To Deceive a Kingdom by Kathryn Radaker (2/22/24)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)

February 2024 - Clean It Out
Finished!

Goal: 5/5

✓1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
  He Will be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker (02/24/24)

✓2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
  Every Little Thing by Samantha Young (02/18/24)

✓3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
  The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (02/11/24)

✓4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (02/23/24)

✓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).
  Final Offer by Lauren Asher (02/25/24)

Way to go Shash and Laila Jane

FAILED

Clean It Out
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Good try Rue