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Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Victory GardenbyRhys Bowen
The Garden of Evening MistsbyTan Twan Eng
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
A Farewell to ArmsbyErnest Hemingway
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
Raising HarebyChloe Dalton
HortobiographybyCarol Klein
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
Sherlock Holmes!
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Dick or Felix Francis
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Lady Audley's Secretby Mary Elizabeth Braddon
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
James Cook: A Life from Beginning to EndbyHourly History
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Greek LessonsbyHan Kang
19 A book about teen angst
Call of the CaminobySuzanne Redfearn
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
The Young HemingwaybyMichael S. Reynolds
24 A book about postpartum
The Little Blue Rocket Ship: A Story About Postpartum DepressionbyJessica Wendi Abel
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
Six Tudor Queens: Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife: Six Tudor Queens, Book 6byAlison Weir
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
The Rebel RomanovbyHelen Rappaport
28 A book about debt
Little DorritbyCharles Dickens
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
Fear of Missing OutbyKate McGovern
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
The Modern Scholar: A History of Venice: Queen of the SeasbyThomas F. Madden
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
A Thousand Threads: A MemoirbyNeneh Cherry
More Myself: A JourneybyAlicia Keys
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone


Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
Loser Takes AllbyGraham Greene(Penguin Paperback)
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
The Seeker King: A Spiritual Biography of Elvis PresleybyGary Tillery
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
Birds as IndividualsbyLen Howard
The Life of BirdsbyDavid Attenborough
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor
48 A book with a shadow daddy
Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VIbyLauren Johnson
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

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Lost Challenges Long Book Titles (Open ended)
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Long Book Titles
Duration:Starting on 11/11/25

Level Three: 30 books

Object: Read books with titles that have four words or more. Sub-titles do not count

A suggested list from my TBR pile:

1.Call of the CaminobySuzanne Redfearn
2.Fear of Missing OutbyKate McGovern
3.The Modern Scholar: A History of Venice: Queen of the SeasbyThomas F. Madden
4.Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor
5.My Name Is Emilia del VallebyIsabel Allende
6.Psalms: The Prayer Book of the BiblebyDietrich Bonhoeffer
7.Brewer and the Barbary PiratesbyJames Keffer
8.In Search of Angels: Travels to the Edge of the WorldbyAlistair Moffat
9.The Solace of WaterbyElizabeth Byler Younts
10.The Land in WinterbyAndrew Miller
11.(The Elephant to Hollywood) By Michael Caine (Author) Paperback onbyMichael Caine
12.The Ministry of FearbyGraham Greene
13.The Way of the Hermit: My 40 years in the Scottish WildernessbyKen Smith
14.The Lost Lights of St KildabyElisabeth Gifford
15.Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor
16.You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling LifebyEleanor Roosevelt
17.Beyond That, the SeabyLaura Spence-Ash
18.To Have and Have NotbyErnest Hemingway
19.A Blessing in Disguise: Miracles of the Seven Sorrows RosarybyImmaculée Ilibagiza
20.The Tenth Region of the Night: Sword and Serpent, Book IIbyTaylor R. Marshall
21.Across the River and Into the TreesbyErnest Hemingway
22.The Early Stories of Truman CapotebyTruman Capote
23.Between the Chalk and the Sea: A Journey on Foot into the PastbyGail Simmons
24.The Wren, the WrenbyAnne Enright
25.The House at Old VinebyNorah Lofts
26.The House of DudleybyJoanne Paul
27.The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold CasebyPhilippa Langley
28.The Speed of LightbyElissa Grossell Dickey
29.We Are All Birds of UgandabyHafsa Zayyan
30A Pocketful of HappinessbyRichard E. Grant

Alternatives:
A Farewell to ArmsbyErnest Hemingway
Once There Were WolvesbyCharlotte McConaghy
The Book of Two WaysbyJodi Picoult
The Thursday Murder ClubbyRichard Osman
What Happened to the Corbetts Paperback – International Edition, October 19, 2009byNevil Shute
There's a Hole in my Bucket: A Journey of Two BrothersbyRoyd Tolkien
The Place Between Here and There: A True and Beautiful Near Death ExperiencebyStephen Weber
Thomas Merton on William FaulknerbyThomas Merton
An Introduction to Hebrew PoetrybyStephen Breck Reid
The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch: Bishop and MartyrbyIgnatius of Antioch
Heroes of the Desert: The Lives, Faith, and Teachings of the Church Fathers and Mothers
Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John BuchanbyUrsula Buchan

WHAT'S LEFT?

These books:
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Godreads Fall Challenge:.
✅Dark Academia Books
The Secret HistorybyDonna Tartt
Hispanic Heritage
My Name Is Emilia del VallebyIsabel Allende
Spine Tinglers-perhaps not!
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Native American
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Choice Awards
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✅Bite Sized
AssemblybyNatasha Brown
✅Heart Warmers
The Jane Austen Societyby Natalie Jenner
✅Fiction Faves
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Memorable Memoirs
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RCG Monthly Genre Challenge:October,November,December
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November:Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction+
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title
The Queen's HeadbyEdward Marston
✔16/11/25★ ★ ★ ★

2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title
Psalms: The Prayer Book of the BiblebyDietrich Bonhoeffer

December:- Classics, Short Stories+
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book





Thec Lost Challenges Jingle All the Way!
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Object: Read a book for each letter (6/37).

J: Read a book by an author with a J first name.
Skipping Christmasby John Grisham
I: Read a book whose title begins with I.
In the Midst of WinterbyIsabel Allende
N: Read a book with a character who is a nurse.
A Farewell to ArmsbyErnest Hemingway
G: Read a book with a guy on the cover (show cover).
The CardbyArnold Bennett
L: Read a book whose series name begins with L.
The Long WinterbyLaura Ingalls Wilder(Little House Series)
E: Read a book whose title ends with E.
Mein Name ist Emilia del VallebyIsabel Allende

B: Read a book whose cover is blue (show cover).
Bel CantobyAnn Patchett
E: Read a book that you are eager to read.
L: Read a large book (over 400 pages - share page count).
L: Read a book with a long title (more than 4 words).

S: Read a book tagged Suspense.

J: Read a book by an author with a J last name.
I: Read a book where the MC has an I in their first name - like Cindy (share name).
N: Read the next book in any series.
Brewer and the Barbary PiratesbyJames Keffer
✔14/11/25★ ★ ★
G: Read a book with a girl on the cover (show cover).
L: Read a little book (less than 100 pages - share page count).
A Night OutbyHarold Pinter(74 pages)
✔14/11/25★ ★ ★ ★
E: Read a book from the end of your TBR/WTR list.
The Queen's HeadbyEdward Marston
✔16/11/25★ ★ ★ ★

B: Read a book where a character has a baby.
E: Read a book with a happy ending.
L: Read a book by an author you like.
L: Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L.
S: Read a book with a character who has the holiday spirit.

J: Read a book where a character gets jealous.
I: Read a book by an author that uses an initial.
N: Read a new release.
G: Read a book that had a glowing review before you read it.
L: Read a library book.
E: Read a book from a list with the word EVERYONE on it.

A: Read a book where a character has an accident.
My Next Breath: A MemoirbyJeremy Renner
L: Read a book with liquor (can be a cocktail) in the title.
L: Read a book with liquor (can be a cocktail) on the cover (show cover).
EX: Mai Tai One On (A Tiki Goddess Mystery, #1) by Jill Marie Landis Mai Tai One On Jill Marie Landis

T: Read a Thriller.
BankerbyDick Francis
✔20/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
H: Read a book tagged Holiday.
E: Read an ebook.

W: Read a book set in winter.
The Long WinterbyLaura Ingalls Wilder
✔21/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A: Read a book published in a month with an A in the name. Tell us the month.
Y: Read a book whose title ENDS with Y.
AssemblybyNatasha Brown
✔15/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★





CURRENT 6 MONTHLY CHALLENGES
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Summer People
Duration: August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Level 1: 5-10 tasks ✔
Level 2: 11-24 Tasks ✔
Level 3: 25 or more
(24/25)

Each task can be done as many times as needed.

TASKS

1. Summer Glau
🌞 Read a book with a character called Sarah or Isabel or tagged as science fiction or where the authors initials can be found in RIVER TAM.
South RidingbyWinifred Holtby
✔20/9/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Lead character is an headmistress called Sarah.)


2. Summer Walker
🌞 Read a book where a character has a tattoo or a character who is a singer or set in Georgia.
Bel CantobyAnn Patchett(Character is a singer)


3. Summer Sanders
🌞 Read a book that is third in a series or set in Australia or published in 1991 or 1992.
William Brewer in Brewer and the Barbary PiratesbyJames Keffer
✔14/11/25★ ★ ★(Third Book in a Series)


4. Donna Summer
🌞 Read a book tagged music or a character called Donna or where the authors initials can be found in DISCO.
ClearbyCarys Davies
✔22/9/25★ ★ ★ ★(Initials found in DISCO)

5. Summer Brenner
🌞 Read a book by Summer Brenner or tagged crime or with a character who is a writer.
The Judge's ListbyJohn Grisham
✔27/9/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Tagged Crime)
BankerbyDick Francis
✔19/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Tagged Crime)
The Long WinterbyLaura Ingalls Wilder
✔21/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Tagged Children)

6. Summer Edward
🌞 Read a book by Summer Edward or a book set in the Caribbean or tagged children.
Brewer's RevengebyJames Keffer
✔10/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ (set in the Caribbean)
A Caribbean MysterybyAgatha Christie(set in the Caribbean)

7. Summer Prescott
🌞 Read a book by Summer Prescott or a book tagged cozy mystery or set in the USA.
The AssociatebyJohn Grisham
✔21/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Set in the USA)
.Lessons in ChemistrybyBonnie Garmus
✔11/11/25★ ★ ★ ★(Set in the USA)

8. Summer Grant
🌞 Read a book by Summer Grant or that is set in a school or a book that is a debut.
The Jane Austen Societyby Natalie Jenner
✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Debut Novel)
AssemblybyNatasha Brown
✔15/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Debut novel)

9. Summer Devon
🌞 Read a book tagged romance or set in England or a book by Summer Devon.
Pride and PrejudicebyJane Austen
✔23/9/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Set in England)
Precipice by Robert Harris
✔7/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Set in England)


10. Summer James
🌞 Read a book by Summer James or where a character falls in love, or a character who is rich.
Queen Zixi of Ix: or the Story of the Magic Cloak byL. Frank Baum
✔29/9/25★ ★ ★ ★(Character who is rich)

11. Summer Johnson-Booker
🌞 Read a book set in Missouri or where a character is a mother or where a character receives a massage.
The Runaway JurybyJohn Grisham
✔30/8/25★ ★ ★ ★(Set in Missouri)


12. Andy Summers
🌞 Read a book with a character who is the police or with an animal on the cover or with a character who plays the guitar.
Shane by Jack Schaefer
✔30/9/25★ ★ ★ ★(Animal on the Cover)


13. Summer Phoenix
🌞 Read a book with a character who has more than one sibling or a character who is an actor or where a character is murdered.
Rogue Lawyer: A NovelbyJohn Grisham
✔14/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(A character is murdered)
The ReckoningbyJohn Grisham
✔19/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(A character is murdered.)
Northanger AbbeybyJane Austen
✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Catherine Moreland is one of 10 children)

14. Cree Summer
🌞 Read a book set in Canada or a second in a series or where the authors initials can be found in ELMYRA DUFF.
The Queen's HeadbyEdward Marston
✔16/11/25★ ★ ★ ★(Authers Initials in ELMYRA DUFF)
The RiverbyGary Paulsen
In Search of Angels: Travels to the Edge of the WorldbyAlistair Moffat

15. Summer Moak
🌞 Read a book where a character goes to summer camp or with a character who is a champion (Your interpretation) or set in Texas.
Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found ItbyJennifer Fulwiler
✔31/8/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Set in Texas)

16. Summer Rae
🌞 Read a book where a character watches football or with a character who is diva (Your interpretation) or with a character who wrestles.
DivabyDaisy Goodwin
✔4/10/25★ ★ ★ ★(About an opera "Diva"-Maria Callas)

17. Summer Rayne-Oakes
🌞 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a character who is an environmental activist or where a character recycles.
The Solace of WaterbyElizabeth Byler Younts

18. Summer McIntosh
🌞 Read a book where a character swims or where a character plays a game or where the authors initials can be found in BUTTERFLY.
The WidowbyJohn Grisham
✔23/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Main character is a gambler)


19. Summer Erb
🌞 Read a character who plays basketball or set in Turkey or where a character is in college.
The Secret HistorybyDonna Tartt
✔28/10/25★ ★ ★ ★(Character in College)


20. Summer Cem
🌞 Read a book set in Germany or seventh in a series or where the authors initials can be found in RAPPER.
In a German PensionbyKatherine Mansfield(set in Germany)
✔6/11/25★ ★ ★ ★

Links and Completed Challenges.

CUOCALM Challenge Buffet:
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BACK<<< To the Classics
✅January
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✅February
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✅March
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✅April
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✅May
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✅June
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✅July
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✅August
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✅September
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✅October
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✅November
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BACK<<< To the Classics
A - Z characters challenge
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RCG
Monthly Genre Challenge
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RCG
Maxi Challenge-DECADES
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✅Completed 27/10/25

NBRC Finish the sentence "Fun" challenge.
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COMPLETED

✅The Lost Challenges "Clean it Out" MAY
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✅The Lost Challenges "Clean it Out" JUNE
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✅June The Lost Challenges 6 books with water on the cover.
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✅TLC Clean it out: OCTOBER
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✅TLC "CLEAN IT OUT" NOVEMBER
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✅ (complete 45 books 19/5/25
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November Scattergories-The Letter B!
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

12/12 Completed

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
BankerbyDick Francis
✔19/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

2. Author (first or last name)
Lessons in ChemistrybyBonnie Garmus
✔11/11/25★ ★ ★ ★

3. Main Character (first or last name)
William Brewer in Brewer and the Barbary PiratesbyJames Keffer
✔14/11/25★ ★ ★

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)Werner Von Braun V2: A Novel of World War IIbyRobert Harris
V2: A Novel of World War IIbyRobert Harris
✔2/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
The City of Bath,Somerset,England.Northanger AbbeybyJane Austen
✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
The Jane Austen SocietybyNatalie JennerBOOK BUNDLE
✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Specials for November are all taken from the Kindle version of:
V2: A Novel of World War IIbyRobert Harris✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

7. Something you hear"A thunderous boom rolled from the sky across the wood."Chapter 1 P9

8. A color:"There was another man at his shoulder wearing a black leather greatcoat with the silver insignia of the SS on the lapel."Chapter 1 P2

9. Someone at a wedding: "He went over to the bar, said something to the barman and then started talking to a man who was drinking on his own,perched on a stool."Chapter 14 P 222

10. A place you sit in or listen to a record or use a phone in the old days:"She led them through a door into a bar."Chapter 11 P173

11. An item made of leather:"his high leather boots creaked as he marched across the repair shop."Chapter 1 P2

12. A metal projectile:"the V1,the pilotless drone bomb which you could see and hear and which would only start to fall once its fuel ran out"Chapter 4 P32

✅ completed 27/4/25
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RJanuary 19 - World Snow Day
1 Read a book set during winter
2 Read a book that has “snow” or “winter” in the title, or a snow scene on the cover.
COMPLETE

February 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day
1 Read a book that was given or recommended to you
2 Read a book where a main character is kind to other people
COMPLETE

March 20 - International Day of Happiness
1 Read a book that makes you happy
Just William: William's Treasure Trove (BBC Audio) by Crompton, Richmal on 07/01/2010 Unabridged editionbyRichmal Crompton
2 Read a book set in any country where you do NOT live
First LovebyIvan Turgenev
And Quiet Flows the DonbyMikhail Sholokhov


April 11 - National Pet Day
1 Read a book based on a true story about an animal
2 Read a fiction book that includes a pet

May 2 - International Harry Potter Day
1 Read a Young Adult book
2 Read a book that is part of a series Doctor ThornebyAnthony Trollope

June 8 - World Oceans Day
1 Read a book that includes travel by ship

2 Read a book set on or beside a river

July 30 - International Friendship Day
1 Read a book that was translated from another language
2 Read a book where the main character goes to live in a different country

August 30 - National Beach Day
1 Read a book where a beach is one of the settings
2 Read a book about a day out or a holiday

September 6 - Read a Book Day
1 Read a short story that you can finish in one day
2 Read a book that you have had on your list for a long time

October 31 - World Cities Day
1 Read a book set in a city you know well, or the capital city of your country
2 Read a book set in a city you would like to visit

November 27 - Thanksgiving Day
1 Read one of your favourite books
2 Read a book which includes a celebration (Christmas, birthday, wedding…)

December 31 - New Year’s Eve
1 Read a book for any challenge that you need to complete before the end of the year
2 Read a book where the word “end” is in the titleeserved!

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