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Nothing But Reading ChallengesDecember & January: Holiday Treats
Duration: 1 December - 31 January
Progress: 0 out of 21+
Levels:
Christmas Fudge : 1-3 Books
Candy Canes: 4-6 Books
Chocolate Bunny: 7-10 Books
Marshmallows: 11-15 Books
Champagne Cocktails: 16-20 Books
Gingerbread House: 21+ Books
~~~~~Holiday Treats Seasonal Challenge~~~~~
How To:
Option 1- Find books with holiday candy or treats on the cover of the book.
Examples could be a candy cane for Christmas time (Candy Cane Murder) or chocolate Easter bunny for Easter!
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Option 2- Find books with holiday candy or treat words in the title. Example: Like Water for Chocolate
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Option 4: Freestyle. Use a mixture of the above.
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Nothing But Reading ChallengesDecember: Scavenger Hunt
Duration: December 1st, 2018 - December 31st, 2018
Progress: 6 out of 101+
Levels:
Tinsel: 1-20 words
Tree 21-40 words
Bon Bons 41-60 words
Fairy Lights 61-80 words
Gift Wrapped 81-100 words
Food & Family 101 words or more
~ December Scavenger Hunt Challenge ~
We all love a scavenger hunt! Why not try one this holiday period :)
Word List
Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 430 Pages
1. Angel: "I would have thought her an angel."
2. Awe: "His low voice conveyed fear-and awe."
3. Beauty: "Which meant Carrow needed to cut off Fegley's. Beauty."
4. Birth: "Are you on birth control?”
5. Cards: "“They might not have cards where he comes from."
6. Catalyst: "Your deaths will be the catalyst.”
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 288 Pages
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 PagesA) Adeste Fideles, Advent, Appreciation, Aroma, Artificial tree, Assemble
B) Baking, Balsam, Bells, Belonging, Bethlehem, Blessings, Blitzen, Boughs, Bows, Boxes, Boxing Day, Buche de Noel
C) Camels, Candles, Candy canes, Caring, Caroler, Carols, Carve,
Celebrate, Celebration, Ceremony, Charity, Child, Children, Chimney, Chocolate, Christian, Christmas, Christmas cookies, Christmas Eve, Christmas past/future, Church, Cloves, Coal, Comet, Comfort, Communication, Community, Companionship, Cornucopia, Cranberries, Creche, Crowds
D) Dancer, Dancing, Dasher, December, Decoration(s), Dolls, Donations, Donner, Dreidel, Duck
E) Ebenezer Scrooge, Efforts, Eggnog, Elves, Email, Embrace, Emmanuel, Entertain, Entertainment, Epiphany, Eve, Evergreens, Exchange, Expectations, Expensive
F) Faith, Familiar, Family, Father Christmas, Feast, Fervor, Festival, Festive, Fireplace, Flat-bread, Forgiveness, Frankincense, Freedom, Friends, Friendship, Frosty the Snowman, Fruitcake
G) Garland, Gather, Gathering, Generations, Ghost of Christmas past, Gifts, Gingerbread, Gold, Goodwill, Goose, Gourmet, Grace, Gratitude, Gravy, Greenery, Greens, Greetings, Grinch, Groups, Guests
H) Ham, Hanukkah, Hard sauce, Harvest, Heart, Heartland, Heavenly, Heritage, Holding hands, Holiday, Holly, Holy, Home, Homeward, Hope, Host, Hostess, Hugs, Humility, Hymns
I) Icicles, Illumination, Infant, Inn, Innocence, Invitations, Ivy
J) Jack Frost, Jack-in-the-box, Jesus Christ, Jingle bells, Jolly, Journey, Joy, Joyful
K) Karamu, Kibbe (Lebanese dish of cracked wheat, Kinara, King Wenselaus, Kisses, Kris Kringle, Kwanzaa
L) Laughter, Lighting, Lights, Lists, Little Drummer Boy, Love
M) Magi, Mail, Majesty, Manger, Mantle, Meat and spices, Memories, Menorah, Merry, Messages, Midnight, Mincemeat, Minister, Miracle, Miraculous, Mistletoe, Mittens, Mosque, Mrs. Claus (Jessica), Music, Music box, Myrrh, Myths
N) Nativity, Network, Nocturnal, Noel, North Pole, Nostalgia, Nutcrackers, Nutmeg, Nuts
O) Observance, Occasion, Ornament, Oven
P) Packages, Pageant, Pageantry, Parade, Partridge, Party, Patriotism, Peace, Phone calls, Pies, Pixie, Plum pudding, Poinsettia, Popcorn string, Post office, Prancer, Prayer, Presents, Pride, Priest, Priorities, Proclaim, Program, Pumpkin pie, Punch, Purity
Q) Quality, Quantity, Questions, Quince pie, Quirky
R) Rabbi, Ramadan, Reconciliation, Reflection, Refuge, Reindeer, Rejoice, Relationship(s), Relatives, Religion, Religious, Reminiscence, Resolutions, Reunions, Reveal, Revel, Reverence, Ribbons, Ritual, Rooftop, Roots, Rudolph
S) Sack, Sacred, Saint Nicholas, Sanctuary, Santa Claus, Sauce, Savior, Scents, Scrooge, Scrumptious, Season, Secular, Sending, Sharing, Shepherd, Shock, Shopping, Silver bells, Sled, Sleigh, Sleigh bells, Snow, Snowman, Songs, Spices, Spirit, Stable, Stand, Star, Star of David, Stocking stuffer, Stockings, Stress, Stuffing, Sugar plums, Sundown, Surprises, Sustenance, Symbol, Symbolism, Synagogue
T) Teddy bear, Temple, Tenderness, Tension, Texts, Thankful, Thanks, The Nutcracker Ballet, Three Kings Day, Tidings, Tinkling, Tinsel, Tiny Tim, Toboggan, Toys, Tradition(s), Train, Tranquility, Travel, Tree, Trimmings, Trips, Trust, Tug, Turkey, Twinkling, Typical
U) Understanding, Unify, Universal, Unwrap
V) Vacation, Values, Vanilla, Venison, Vixen, Volunteer(s)
W) Walnuts, Wassail, Wenceslaus, Whimsy, Winter, Wise Men, Wishes, Wonder, Wonderland, Workshop, Worship, Worshiper, Wrapping, Wreath
X) Xmas
Y) Yorkshire pudding, Youth, Yule log, Yuletide
Z) Zesty
Rules & How to:
Option One Freestyle:
►Pick a level and find the words below in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book
Nothing But Reading ChallengesWinter: Quest to Save Christmas!
Duration: December 2, 2018, to January 30, 2019
Progress: 1 out of 17
Single Player - Quest to Save Christmas!
Novel Kingdom is a small kingdom on the edge of Lake Lexicon. It is ruled by the benevolent Queen Skye.
In the forest just outside Novel Kingdom lives a little very bad goblin. This little goblin only receives coal in his stocking due to his hi-jinks and tomfoolery. He decides that he wants to steal all the joy of Christmas from Novel Kingdom so everyone is just as grumpy. He sneaks up to the North Pole and sabotages Santa's whole operation!
HELP SAVE CHRISTMAS!
For each quest you complete you not only help towards saving Christmas for all of Novel Kingdom's citizens but you also receive shiny golden coins to store in your treasure chest. Books with a date read of December 2, 2014, to January 30, 2015 may be used to complete these quests. Each book may only count towards one completion criteria. Each quest may only be completed once for coins.
Save Christmas Quests
Find the Missing Elf
Mortimer the elf has gone missing! He was last seen on his way to the little elves room last Tuesday. Lean manufacturing and specialization have increased drastically in the North Pole and he is the only one who knows how to carve the faces of rocking horses. Help find him!
Read 3 books with direction words in the title (in, out, up, down, north, south, around, etc.) Earn 50 Golden Coins when complete.
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Find More Paint
Someone has mixed all of the paint for the toys together and it is now a dirty brown glop. Help find new bright colors of paint for the toy finishing department.
Read a book that has each of the following colors as the main color (over 50%) of the cover. (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, White, Black, Pink) Earn 10 Golden Coins per color and an additional 40 if all colors are found.
4. A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages
Check the List
Someone has tampered with Santa's list. This is terrible. Good boys are now bad boys, bad girls are now good girls and don't even look at Susan. Repair the list to it's former glory to ensure everyone their just rewards.
Read 4 books where the title contains the words good, bad or similar words or where the main character is a bad boy/girl or a good boy/girl. Earn 50 Golden Coins when complete.
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Fix the Chimney
The chimney in the main sleeping area has broken. Smoke is billowing into the bedrooms. Elves are sleeping in the kitchen and closets! With so much upheaval all the elves are sleepy and production rates are down. Repair the broken chimney so the elves can get their recommended 7.62 hours of sleep per night.
Read 4 books that make 4 corners each match up with a letter.
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Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 430 Pages
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 288 PagesCompleting the chimney repair will earn you 80 Golden Coins.
Fix Santa's Sleigh
Santa's Sleigh has been vandalized. The reindeer harnesses are cut, the stuffing is pulled out of the seat, the rails are broken and Rudolph's nose has been painted black. Fix everything to get Santa back into the air.
New Harnesses - Read 2 skinny (100-125 pages) books to create beautiful new streamline harnesses.
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New Stuffing and Fabric - Stuff your mind with new popular books. Read a book from GoodReads Choice Awards (winner or nominee is acceptable).
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New Rails - Read a 800+ page book to get thick new rails.
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Paint Remover - Participate in a BOM discussion and uncover hidden depths.
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Each item found will net 20 Golden Coins. Completing all will grant an additional 30 Golden Coins.
Queen Skye's Great Reward
Any person who completes all 5 quests and saves Christmas will receive an additional 100 Golden Coins!
Level of Attempt to Save Christmas
❄Basic Attempt - 100 Golden Coins collected
❄Moderate Attempt - 200 Golden Coins collected
❄Valiant Attempt - 300 Golden Coins collected
❄Almost There Attempt - 400 Golden Coins collected
❄Christmas is Saved - 520 Golden Coins collected
Nothing But Reading ChallengesDecorate the Christmas Tree Challenge
Duration: 1 December - 31 January
Progress: 1 out of 11
Levels:
Lights: 1-5 books
Tinsel: 6-10 books
Snowflakes: 11-15 books
Baubles: 16-20 books
Angel: 21 or more books
~~~Decorate the Christmas Tree Challenge~~~
As we get ready to enjoy the festive season, Ashley M has given us a fantastic reading challenge !
Notes
There is no page requirement for this challenge
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
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Option 4: Freestyle. Use a mixture of the above:
- Find books with Christmas decorations for a tree or a decorated tree on the cover.
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- Spell-it-out. Spell out Christmas decorations with the Spell-it-out rules*
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S: A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages
Nothing but Reading ChallengesTBR Tackler Challenge
Duration: 7/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
Progress: 1 out of 6
Each book selected must be read within one month. So, if you chose 5 books in total, you have 5 months from the start of the challenge to finish.
July = 2419 = The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - ***** - 7/11/2019 - 213 Pages
August = 2712 = Isabella Moon by Laura Benedict
September = 3554 = The Ninefold Key by Rebecca Brandewyne
October = 6338 = The Palace Of Strange Girls by Sallie Day
November = 10239 = Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood
December = 11330 = The Year of Living Shamelessly by Susanna Carr
Nothing But Reading ChallengesDon't worry, be happy
Duration: 8/1/2020 - 10/31/2020
Progress: 21 out of 21
Levels:
Cheery: 1-5 books
Joyful: 6-10 books
Jolly: 11-15 books
Happy: 16-20 books
Funtastic: 21-25 books
Ecstatic: 26+ books
"Don't Worry Be Happy"
Thanks to Ashley M for the idea for this challenge!
Duration
Three months from when you begin
Option 1
Read a book from each of these categories:
☺where the MC worries a lot
☺that is tagged as inspirational
☺where you don't expect a happy ending
☺that you find humorous
☺where someone on the cover is either laughing or smiling
☺with happy words in the title
Option 2:
Spell-it-out! Use the spell-it-out rules to spell out happy words. You can use the list below in option 3, or choose your own
Option 3:
Scavenger Hunt!
Find as many of these words/phrases as possible in the books you read (remember the duration of the challenge is 3 months). There is no limit to how many you can find in each book.
Words/phrases under spoiler
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Option 4
Want it all!
Mix and Match from the first 3 options
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
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Beautiful Anticipation
B: Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning - **** - 8/5/2020 - 344 Pages
E: E.L. James; The Mister - ***** - 9/19/2020 - 499 Pages
A: A Demon Bound by Debra Dunbar - ***** - 8/4/2020 - 318 Pages
U: Ulises Fariñas; Cloudia and Rex - *** - 8/19/2020 - 80 Pages
T: Brian Tracy; Get Smart!: How to Think, Decide, Act, and Get Better Results in Everything You Do - *** - 8/8/2020 - 224 Pages
I: Iliza Shlesinger; Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity - ***** - 9/1/2020 - 264 Pages
F: Maribeth Fischer; The Language of Good-bye - **** - 10/9/2020 - 343 Pages
U: Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson - **** - 12/15/2020 - 272 Pages
L: Jeff Lindsay; Dexter By Design - **** - 8/7/2020 - 304 Pages
A: Saladin Ahmed; Black Bolt, Vol. 2: Home Free - **** - 8/5/2020 - 136 Pages
N: Nathan W. Pyle; Strange Planet - ***** - 9/13/2020 - 144 Pages
T: Peter J. Tomasi; House of Penance: Library Edition - **** - 8/13/2020 - 176 Pages
I: Inside Jobs: Tales from a Time of Quarantine by Ben H. Winters - ***** - 9/11/2020 -
C: Truman Capote; Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories - ***** - 8/27/2020 - 142 Pages
I: Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles by W. Maxwell Prince - **** - 11/29/2020 - 144 Pages
P: Patrisse Khan-Cullors; When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir - ***** - 8/21/2020 - 257 Pages
A: Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall - ***** - 8/13/2020 - 208 Pages
T: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr - ***** - 8/28/2020 - 416 Pages
I: Isabellae Volume 1 by Raule - ***** - 12/18/2020 - 152 Pages
O: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton - ***** - 10/4/2020 - 192 Pages
N: Never After by Rebecca Lickiss - ***** - 1/6/2021 - 261 Pages
Nothing But Reading ChallengesCleaning Out the TBR Closet 2018
Duration: 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
Progress: 4 out of 4
In 2016 I started this challenge because I joined Goodreads in 2012, and still had books on my "to read" shelf from back then. They just stared at me... mockingly... asking me when I'm going to either read them or remove them from my shelf...
So in 2016 I cleaned out the closet and read or deleted all the books I have left on my TBR that I added in 2012.
It gave me a real kick in the pants to get those old books read, so I did it again in 2017 and didn't *quite* reach my goal. So let's try again in 2018.
Would you like to join me?
This reading challenge is simple...
>sort your "to read" shelf by date
>pick the books that you are going to read which have been on your list the longest and set yourself a goal. You may decide to read all of your books from the oldest year, or you may just take the oldest 20, or 50, or 5 books on your list. Completely up to you how you set your goal and how many books you read!
I would appreciate it if you post your thoughts on the books once you finish them. Was it worth waiting for? :)
Books added to my TBR in 2009
1. Foundation by Isaac Asimov - *** - 6/12/2018 - 244 Pages
2. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire - **** - 6/16/2018 - 406 Pages
3. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 9/9/2018 - 304 Pages
4. The Princess Bride by William Goldman - **** - 10/24/2018 - 398 Pages
Novel Books & Reading ChallengesSeptember's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/1/2018 - 9/30/2018
◈ Option 2 - Spell-It-Out:
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Progress: 9 out of 14 (Captain: Read 13 or more books)
All Hands On Deck!
A: Sarah Addison Allen; Garden Spells - ***** - 9/9/2018 - 304 Pages
L: Lauren Willig; The Masque of the Black Tulip - ***** - 9/20/2018 - 453 Pages
L: The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood - **** - 9/16/2018 - 360 Pages
H: Tom Hanks; Uncommon Type: Some Stories - **** - 9/11/2018 - 405 Pages
A: Abigail Roux; Sticks & Stones - *** - 9/21/2018 - 322 Pages
N: Naomi Novik; Uprooted - ***** - 9/10/2018 - 435 Pages
D: Dark Days: The Road to Metal by Scott Snyder - * - 9/11/2018 - 128 Pages
S: Barbara Stephens; Midnight Waltz - *** - 9/9/2018 - 176 Pages
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C: Loretta Chase; Vixen in Velvet - ***** - 9/12/2018 - 384 Pages
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Nothing But Reading ChallengesSeptember: There be Treasure
Duration: September 1 to September 30
Progress: 4 out of 4
Levels:
◆ Parrot: 1-4 books
◆ Sea dog: 5-8 books
◆ First mate: 9-12 books
◆ Captain: 13+ books
Rules:
Ahoy there Wenches and all ye Buccaneers!
I've something to say, so lend me your ears.
If ye wants to find the booty, point yer spyglass, take a look.
Count the letters on the cover, when ye reads a book.
Each letter is a league, when your sailing on high seas.
So batten down the hatches, read some more to get a breeze.
My treasure I have burried on an island far away.
100 leagues ye must sail, then find it ye may!
1. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 9/9/2018 - 304 Pages - 29 Letters
2. Midnight Waltz by Barbara Stephens - *** - 9/9/2018 - 176 Pages - 28 Letters
3. Uprooted by Naomi Novik - ***** - 9/10/2018 - 435 Pages - 18 Letters
4. Vixen in Velvet by Loretta Chase - ***** - 9/12/2018 - 384 Pages - 25 Letters
Translation:
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Completion Post
Read: Darkfever
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Date: 8/27/2018
Pages: 309 Pages
Characters: MacKayla Lane, Rowena, Jericho Barrons, V'lane, Lord Master, Malluce
Setting: Ashford, Georgia (United States)
Dublin (Ireland)
Completion Post
Read: The Zookeeper's Wife
Author: Diane Ackerman
Date: 8/13/2018
Pages: 368 Pages
Characters: Jan Zabinski, Antonina Zabinski
Setting: Warsaw, Poland
Completion Post
Read: When Darkness Comes
Author: Alexandra Ivy
Date: 8/9/2018
Pages: 359 Pages
Characters: Abby Barlow, Dante Alighieri
Setting: United States of America
Completion Post
Read: Young Jane Young
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Date: 8/6/2018
Pages: 304 Pages
Characters: Aviva Grossman, Ruby Young, Aaron Levin
Setting: Florida, Maine
Completion Post
Read: A Piece of the World
Author: Christina Baker Kline
Date: 8/6/2018
Pages: 309 Pages
Characters: Christina Olson, Andrew Wyeth, Al Olson, Betsy Wyeth
Setting: Cushing, Maine
Completion Post
Read: Double Whammy
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Date: 8/3/2018
Pages: 404 Pages
Characters: R.J. Decker, Clinton Tyree (aka Skink)
Setting: Coon Bog, Florida (United States); New Orleans, Louisiana (United States)
Completion Post
Read: First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low
Author: Ginger Wadsworth
Date: 8/2/2018
Pages: 224 Pages
Characters: Juliette Gordon Low, Robert Baden-Powell, William Mackay Low, Sarah Alice Gordon, William Washington Gordon III, Mabel McLane Gordon, George Arthur Gordon, Margaret "Daisy Doots" Gordon, Nellie Kinzie Gordon,
Setting: Savannah, Georgia; London, England; New York City, New York; Glen Lyon, Scotland;
Completion Post
Read: Not My Father's Son
Author: Alan Cumming
Date: 7/25/2018
Pages: 304 Pages
Characters:
Setting: Scotland, NYC, Malaysia
