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: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

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 COMPLETED
Angel Book Junkie COMPLETED

Caraina COMPLETED
CassieCruel
Chrissie COMPLETED

Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie COMPLETED

Genevieve COMPLETED

Jan
Julesy COMPLETED


Lali & Michelle COMPLETED
Laura Z COMPLETED
LaurLa COMPLETED

Melissa A COMPLETED
Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Prisha COMPLETED

Susan COMPLETED
Susan A COMPLETED

Tari COMPLETED
Vicky COMPLETED

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Miss Spelled by Morgana Best 10/10/2025

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich 10/6/2025

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti 10/1/2025

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) A title that needs two sets of double letters.
Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West 10/04/2025

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 Sinner's Son by Aimee Nicole Walker 10/11/2025

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Finished
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
And They Were Roommates|Page Powars|15/10/25|pile at home


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Tower of Nero|Rick Riordan|11/10/25|book 5 in trials of Apollo

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
How to Read a Poem: A practical guide which will open your eyes – and touch your heart|Malcom Hebron|29/10/25|borrowed

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Lord of the Fleas|Dav Pilkey|23/10/25|helps with series challenges

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year
Rule of Wolves|Leigh Bardugo|29/10/25| tbr for more than a year

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

5/5 Completed. Finish

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
His Perfect Crime-Alex Sigmore 10/16/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hell's Handlers MC #7:Joy-Lilly Atlas 10/05/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Ride Steady-Kristen Ashley 10/01/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
One Left Alive-Helen Phifer 10/18/25

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).
Smoke on the Water-Harper Jackson 10/17/25

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
COMPLETE
5/5 Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Secrets of the World's Worst Matchmaker by Piper Rayne Oct 1 ★★ - TBR 10/5/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Scared to Death by Neil Richards and Matthew Costello Oct 1 ★★★★ - series started 11/2/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Hotshot by Lane Hayes Oct 1 ★★★★ - purchased audiobook

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) starts with U - An Unlikely Alliance by Ellie Thomas Oct 8 ★★★

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)
Game Plan by Amy AIslin Oct 2 ★★★★ - TBR 6/1/23

FINISHED! October Clean It Out
Duration: Oct 1, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025

5/5

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

Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot 17) Agatha Christie 10/02/25

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

X (Kinsey Millhone 24) Sue Grafton 10/01/25

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

The Phoenix Pencil Company Allison King 10/01/25

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
- book set in Middle East (Book Girl’s
2025 Around the World (October prompt)

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer Rick Steves 10/07/25

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).

Ghosts Dolly Alderton (TBR over a year & Libby Loan) 10/02/25

Clean It Out
October 2025

5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
📌 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 10/5/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
📌 Mrs. Murphy Mystery #3 - Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown 10/3/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
📌 Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton 10/2/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
📌 Book with a timepiece on the cover- Big Ben - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear 10/4/25


5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
📌 A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Duel by Jessixa Bagley - Oct. 1

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter - Oct. 12

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart - Oct. 2

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1 by Nimo Kakunimoto - Oct. 9

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).
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger - Oct. 5

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.

Completed: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Meant to Be - Emily Giffin 10/12/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Forbidden Falls - Robyn Carr 10/17/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. A Touch of Ruin - Scarlett St. Clair 10/26/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Unfated Mates - Lexie Talionis 10/28/25

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). Existence - Abbi Glines 10/25/25

Clean It Out
✅COMPLETED 27/10/25
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. DivabyDaisy Goodwin✔4/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Brewer's RevengebyJames Keffer✔10/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.A Moveable Feast: The Restored EditionbyErnest Hemingway✔8/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Dejection: An OdebySamuel Taylor Coleridge✔27/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

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 Grey OnesbyJ.B. Priestley✔4/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

Welcome all

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Killer Chocolate Pie Carolyn Q. Hunter 10/10/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Pies & Pages series Killer Halloween Pie Carolyn Q. Hunter 10/13/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Death by Carnival Spirit Tess Marlowe 10/5/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Series is Island Whodunnit-helps with I letters on spell-outs Death by Tarot Card Tess Marlowe 10/4/25

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).
Haunted Halloween Gwen Taylor Jen Booker 10/19/25

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

5/5 - Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Behind Closed Doors - 10/4/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Line to Kill - 10/2/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - 10/17/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Baby Teeth - 10/21/25

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).
Southbound - 10/17/25

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

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 - The Games of Enemies and Allies - 3/10

✅3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read - Crown of Shadows - 5/10

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
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

5 of 5 Complete

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett - 4 Stars - 10/8/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Last Orphan - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 10/3/25 - #8 of 11

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Horus Killings - Paul Doherty - 4 Stars - 10/7/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Phoenix Crown - Kate Quinn - 4 Stars - 10/25/25

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)
Loving Storm - Carian Cole - 3 Stars - 10/15/25

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | 10.04

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Windy City #2 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. None Left to Tell | Noelle W. Ihli | 10.05

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Main Female Character | Never Lie to a Lady | Xanthia | Liz Carlyle | 10.17

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. | The One | John Marrs | 10.02

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Goal: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Tom Lake - Ann Patchett - 10/29/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Ice Cream Man, Volume 7: Certain Descents - W. Maxwell Prince - 10/30/25 - Ice Cream Man Series #7

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Uncharmed - Lucy Jane Wood - 10/09/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Velvet Kiss Vol. 2 - Chihiro Harumi - 10/03/25 – Spell-out challenges, letter V

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).
A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25

Welcome all

Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

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. Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes - Folge 21 - Boleskine House: Boleskine House. by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/10/10

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. (library) Verbrechen by Ferdinand von Schirach ✓ 25/10/16

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (a-z author: q) Pascale Quiviger - Abschiede ✓ 25/10/28

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (kindle) Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery

Welcome Chrissie

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

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

October 2025 Clean It Out
October 2025

My Clean It Out Challenge (msg 25)

Books Read ❱❱ 5



☑️1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home
🔺added April 2013
🔺The Guarded Widow ❱❱ 10.26 ★★★

☑️2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished
🔺series Anita Blake❱❱ started started Mar 2021
🔺Bloody Bones ❱❱ 10.27 ★★★

☑️3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read
🔺purchased May 2013
🔺Fourth and Goal ❱❱ 10.06 ★★★

☑️4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge
🔺no letters from Disfrutar in title
🔺Belle ❱❱ 10.08 ★★★

☑️5. Read one free book from your e-reader
🔺free
🔺The Huntress ❱❱ 10.18 ★★★

Welcome LaurLa

FINISHED

Clean It Out
October 2025

5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
📌 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 10/5/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
📌 Mrs. Murphy Mystery #3 - Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown 10/3/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
📌 Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton 10/2/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
📌 Book with a timepiece on the cover- Big Ben - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear 10/4/25


5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
📌 A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25

Well done Lali & Michelle

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
COMPLETE
5/5 Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Secrets of the World's Worst Matchmaker by Piper Rayne Oct 1 ★★ - TBR 10/5/23

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Scared to Death by Neil Richards and Matthew Costello Oct 1 ★★★★ - series started 11/2/23

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Hotshot by Lane Hayes Oct 1 ★★★★ - purchased audiobook

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) starts with U - An Unlikely Alliance by Ellie Thomas Oct 8 ★★★

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)
Game Plan by Amy AIslin Oct 2 ★★★★ - TBR 6/1/23

Well done Susan A

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Read: 2

1. Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon - 18/10/2025

2. The Lost Bones by Kendra Elliot

3. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath

4. Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher

5. Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood - 1/11/2025

Good job Aminko

FINISHED

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Miss Spelled by Morgana Best 10/10/2025

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich 10/6/2025

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti 10/1/2025

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) A title that needs two sets of double letters.
Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West 10/04/2025

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 Sinner's Son by Aimee Nicole Walker 10/11/2025

FINISHED!

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Duel by Jessixa Bagley - Oct. 1

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter - Oct. 12

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart - Oct. 2

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1 by Nimo Kakunimoto - Oct. 9

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).
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger - Oct. 5

COMPLETED 10.18.25


Clean It Out: 5/5
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

🎃 1. Read one book from your TBR or from the pile you have at home: Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano | 10.08.25

🎃 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: What Happens in London | Julia Quinn | 10.18.25 | Bevelstoke, #2

🎃 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read: Midnight at the Blackbird Café | Heather Webber | 10.07.25

🎃 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge: Solito | Javier Zamora | 10.04.25 | author's last name starts with Z

🎃 5. Read one free book from your e-reader: We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer | 10.12.25

Finished

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Killer Chocolate Pie Carolyn Q. Hunter 10/10/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Pies & Pages series Killer Halloween Pie Carolyn Q. Hunter 10/13/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Death by Carnival Spirit Tess Marlowe 10/5/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Series is Island Whodunnit-helps with I letters on spell-outs Death by Tarot Card Tess Marlowe 10/4/25

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).
Haunted Halloween Gwen Taylor Jen Booker 10/19/25

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

5/5 Completed. Finish

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
His Perfect Crime-Alex Sigmore 10/16/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hell's Handlers MC #7:Joy-Lilly Atlas 10/05/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Ride Steady-Kristen Ashley 10/01/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
One Left Alive-Helen Phifer 10/18/25

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).
Smoke on the Water-Harper Jackson 10/17/25

Well done Julesy, Laura Z, Tari and Frankie

Completed

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | 10.04

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Windy City #2 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. None Left to Tell | Noelle W. Ihli | 10.05

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Main Female Character | Never Lie to a Lady | Xanthia | Liz Carlyle | 10.17

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. | The One | John Marrs | 10.02

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

5/5 - Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Behind Closed Doors - 10/4/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Line to Kill - 10/2/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - 10/17/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Baby Teeth - 10/21/25

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).
Southbound - 10/17/25

Well done Angel Book Junkie and Susan

~~~ Complete ~~~

Clean It Out
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

5 of 5 Complete

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett - 4 Stars - 10/8/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Last Orphan - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 10/3/25 - #8 of 11 Orphan X

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Horus Killings - Paul Doherty - 4 Stars - 10/7/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Phoenix Crown - Kate Quinn - 4 Stars - 10/25/25

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)
Loving Storm - Carian Cole - 3 Stars - 10/15/25

Clean It Out

✅.COMPLETED 27/10/25-and in time!
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. DivabyDaisy Goodwin✔4/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Brewer's RevengebyJames Keffer✔10/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.A Moveable Feast: The Restored EditionbyErnest Hemingway✔8/10/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Dejection: An OdebySamuel Taylor Coleridge✔27/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

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 Grey OnesbyJ.B. Priestley✔4/10/25★ ★ ★ ★

Well done Olivermagnus and Vicky

FINISHED! October Clean It Out
Duration: Oct 1, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025

5/5

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

Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot 17) Agatha Christie 10/02/25

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

X (Kinsey Millhone 24) Sue Grafton 10/01/25

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

The Phoenix Pencil Company Allison King 10/01/25

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
- book set in Middle East (Book Girl’s
2025 Around the World (October prompt)

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer Rick Steves 10/07/25

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).

Ghosts Dolly Alderton (TBR over a year & Libby Loan) 10/02/25

Well done Melissa A

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Finished
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
And They Were Roommates|Page Powars|15/10/25|pile at home


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Tower of Nero|Rick Riordan|11/10/25|book 5 in trials of Apollo

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
How to Read a Poem: A practical guide which will open your eyes – and touch your heart|Malcom Hebron|29/10/25|borrowed

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Lord of the Fleas|Dav Pilkey|23/10/25|helps with series challenges

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year
Rule of Wolves|Leigh Bardugo|29/10/25| tbr for more than a year

Completed! Thanks!!

October 2025 Clean It Out
October 2025

Books Read ❱❱ 5



☑️1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home
🔺added April 2013
🔺The Guarded Widow ❱❱ 10.26 ★★★

☑️2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished
🔺series Anita Blake❱❱ started started Mar 2021
🔺Bloody Bones ❱❱ 10.27 ★★★

☑️3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read
🔺purchased May 2013
🔺Fourth and Goal ❱❱ 10.06 ★★★

☑️4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge
🔺no letters from Disfrutar in title
🔺Belle ❱❱ 10.08 ★★★

☑️5. Read one free book from your e-reader
🔺free
🔺The Huntress ❱❱ 10.18 ★★★

Completed!

Clean It Out
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Goal: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Tom Lake - Ann Patchett - 10/29/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Ice Cream Man, Volume 7: Certain Descents - W. Maxwell Prince - 10/30/25 - Ice Cream Man Series #7

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Uncharmed - Lucy Jane Wood - 10/09/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Velvet Kiss Vol. 2 - Chihiro Harumi - 10/03/25 – Spell-out challenges, letter V

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).
A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25

Well done Prisha, LaurLa and Ferenc

Do we have to read all 5 to complete?