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: December 1, 2025 - December 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
Angel Book Junkie

Caraina
Chrissie

Diana S

Ferenc
Frankie

Genevieve

Jan
Julesy

Lali & Michelle
Laura Z
LaurLa

Melissa A
Moondance

Olivermagnus

Susan
Susan A

Tari
Yvonne

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
4/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Mince Pies to Die For Mona Marple 12/4/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Sweet Hide and Seek J.A. Whiting 12/8/25 (book 9 of 20+)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Borrowed KU Cursed Christmas Gwen Taylor Jen Booker 12/7/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Mixtape Murder Lola Finch 12/3/25

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).

Clean It Out: 4/5
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

🎄1. Read one book from your TBR or from the pile you have at home: Good Spirits | B.K. Borison | 12.04.25

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: L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41: The Best New SF & Fantasy of the Year | Jodi Lynn Nye (editor) | 12.05.25

🎄4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge: Wild, Beautiful, and Free | Sophfronia Scott | 12.06.25 | author's first and last initials are the same

🎄5. Read one free book from your e-reader: Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies | Laura Thompson | 12.04.25

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

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman - Dec. 1

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.
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3

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: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

1/5 Completed

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)
One Clean Shot-Danielle Girard 12/02/25

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).

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

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. - The Stranger - Finished 12/4/25

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).

Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. #DRCL midnight children 1 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto ✓ 25/12/06

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. (library) Erniedrigte und Beleidigte by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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
December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

0 of 5 Complete

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).

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

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.How to Flirt with a Hellhoundby Shannon Mae 06/12 4*

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet05/12 5*

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.Merry Christmas Daniel: Age-Gap MM RomanceB.J. Smyth read 05/12 4*


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) Hi-Voltage Raz Fox 04/12 5*

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

Read:

1. Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton

2. Evander by Hazel Hunter

3. Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison

4. Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter

5. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb

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

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

Completed: 0/5

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).

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
0/5

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 West London Murders by BL Pearce Dec 1 ★★★★ #2/10 Detective Rob Miller

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
A Very Merry Mistake by Lyra Parish Dec 3 ★★ - borrowed from hoopla

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) The Unquiet Bones by Melvin R. Starr Dec 4 ★★★★

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)
Sweet to the Core by Amy Aislin Dec 2 ★★★★ TBR 6/7/22

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 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).

Clean It Out
December 2025

4/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
🎄 Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley 12/3/25

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.
🎄 Pawsitively Poisonous by Melissa Erin Jackson 12/2/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
🎄 The Weekend by Charlotte Wood 12/4/25

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
🎄 Dead Wrong by Kate Allenton 12/1/25

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

0/5

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).

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

Goal: 0/5

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).

December 2025 Clean It Out
December 2025

My Clean It Out Challenge (msg 18)

Books Read ❱❱



1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home
🔺added Apr 2013
🔺Cowboy, Sing Me Home

☑️2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished
🔺series Accidentally Yours
🔺Sun God Seeks…Surrogate? ❱❱ 12.02 ★★★

☑️3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read
🔺purchased 2015
🔺An Undeniable Rogue ❱❱ 12.04 ★★★

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge
🔺mermaid on cover
🔺Sleeping with the Fishes

☑️5. Read one free book from your e-reader
🔺free
🔺Mistletoe Mafia ❱❱ 12.03 ★★★

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

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.| Tuesday's Child | Fern Michaels | 12.01

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Inheritance Games #3 | The Final Gambit | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | 12.02

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). | The Baller | Vi Keeland | 12.03

Welcome all

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 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).

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 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 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 Diana S

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
In the Still of the Night by Ann Rule

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)
Death of a Dunwoody Matron by Patricia Sprinkle. — a new to me author

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 Wiersbe Bible Sudy Series: II Peter, II AND III John, Jude by Warren Wiersbe

Welcome Jan