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Nothing But Reading Challenges
TBR Tackler Challenge 2023
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 0 out of 27

Levels:
Headlock: 1-8 books.
Coathanger: 9-17 books.
Spear Tackle: 18-26 books.
No Suspension: 27 + books

Have you noticed the longer you are active on Goodreads, the larger your “to-read” (TBR) shelf becomes?

How do you tackle it? In date order? Alphabetical? Or do you just ignore it and hope to get to the books “one day”?

Rules: For this challenge, you’ll use a randomiser* to randomly pick numbers. Use these corresponding numbers on your “to-read” shelf to challenge yourself to read those books.

❶ Step 1
Go to www.random.org/integers/ to get your random numbers. (Instructions under spoiler.)
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❷ Step 2
Go to your “to-read” shelf and find the books that match your numbers on your shelf. They are your selected books! (Example continues under spoiler.)
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*If you prefer not to use the randomiser, you may just choose random numbers yourself by rolling a dice, picking a number out of a hat, just choosing a number in your mind - up to you!!

Duration: One year from start date. (Though to keep with the original challenge each book selected should be read within one month.)

87 - Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction by Robert Silverberg
96 - The Company of Glass (Everien, #1) by Valery Leith
23 - Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Collins
50 - Perfect Love by Elizabeth Buchan
42 - Just Imagine by Suzan Elizabeth Phillips
49 - Beatrix Potter: The Story of the Creator of Peter Rabbit by Elizabeth Buchan
85 - The Courts of Love: Stories by Ellen Gilchrist
2 - Mr. Maybe by Jane Green
64 - Stormy Weather (Skink #3) by Carl Hiaasen
68 - Native Tongue (Skink #2) by Carl Hiaasen
74 - Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
40 - The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (Pink Carnation, #6) by Lauren Willig
61 - As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto
26 - Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Collins
59 - Spell of the Highlander (Highlander, #7) by Karen Marie Moning
3 - The Art of Happiness at Work by Dalai Lama XIV
9 - Mending Places (New Heights, #1) by Denise Hunter
54 - The Dark Highlander (Highlander, #5) by Karen Marie Moning
72 - Kiss & Tell by Alain de Botton
73 - The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
100 - Owlknight (Owl Mage Trilogy, #3) by Mercedes Lackey
60 - Into the Dreaming (Highlander, #8) by Karen Marie Moning
46 - Wives Behaving Badly by Elizabeth Buchan
71 - The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
31 - Ladies' Night by Cecelia Ahern
51 - The Sunday Night Book Club by Wendy Holden
28 - Codex by Lev Grossman

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Serious Readers Challenge 2023 - Level 1
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Moved to Make More Room

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Decades Challenge 2023 - Full edition
Duration: 23 Feb 2023 - 23 Feb 2024

Progress: 8 out of 10

FULL VERSION

The number of books you have to read for each of the years is the number corresponding for that year and must be published within that year.

For example:

2023 = 23 books published in 2023
2022 = 22 books published in 2022
2021 = 21 books published in 2021
2020 = 20 books published in 2020
2019 = 19 books published in 2019
2018 = 18 books published in 2018
etc...
2012 = 12 books published in 2012

LEVELS

Level I = 10 books
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2023:
2014: Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
2015: Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase - ***** - 3/27/2023 - 372 Pages
2016: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages
2017: You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want by Sarah Knight - ***** - 3/20/2023 - 299 Pages
2018: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages
2019: Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages
2020: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
2021: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
2022: Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
2023: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears - ***** - 10/26/2023 - 288 Pages


Level II = 23-32 books.

Read corresponding ending number for one (1) year of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.


Level III = 37-53 books.

Read corresponding ending number for two (2) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.


Level IV = 68-92 books.

Read corresponding ending number for four (4) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.


Level V = 103-127 books.

Read corresponding ending number for six (6) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.


Level VI = 142-158 books.

Read corresponding ending number for eight (8) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.


Level VII = 185 books.

Original challenge
Read fourteen (14) books for 2014, fifteen (15) for 2015 etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2023.


Level VIII = 276 books.

Millennium challenge
Read one (1) books for 2001, two (2) for 2002, etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2023.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Author Alphabet Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023

Progress: 26 out of 26

GOAL:
Going from A - Z, and using authors’ first or last names, read the alphabet. For "X" and "Z" you may use authors with those hard to find letters in their names. Unless, of course, you're a ‘purist.’ Yes, you may use an author twice, once with their first name, and again with their last. In that case, you still need to read two different books. You may read in any order, start at any time of the year. You may 'back date' to the 1st of January, if you desire.

* Please Note: There is another challenge that is "open-ended" (not yearly) that is posted here.

A: Alan Brennert; Daughter of Moloka'i - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
B: L.A. Banks; Bad Blood - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
C: Colleen Hoover; Verity - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
D: Dan Brown; Angels & Demons - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
E: Richard Paul Evans; A Christmas Memory - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
F: Faith Hunter; Junkyard Cats - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
G: Diana Gabaldon; The Fiery Cross - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
H: Denise Hunter; Surrender Bay - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Quietly Hostile: Essays - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
J: Jenny Lawson; I Choose Darkness - ***** - 1/8/2023 - 25 Pages
K: Kresley Cole; Dark Skye - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
L: Lauren Layne; Passion on Park Avenue - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
M: Marc Levy; If Only It Were True - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
N: Nicholas Sparks; The Rescue - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
O: Nick Offerman; Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
P: Luke Pearson; Hilda and the Hidden People - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
Q: Julia Quinn; An Offer From a Gentleman - ***** - 9/9/2023 - 358 Pages
R: Ryan Rimmel; The Mayor of Noobtown - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
S: Vera Strange; Part of Your Nightmare - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
T: Tiya Miles; All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
U: Umi Sakurai; A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 - **** - 8/26/2023 - 148 Pages
V: V.C. Andrews; Unfinished Symphony - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
W: Andy Weir; Project Hail Mary - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
X: Qiu Xiaolong; A Loyal Character Dancer - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
Y: Rebecca Yarros; Fourth Wing - ***** - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
Z: Gabrielle Zevin; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - ***** - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Around the World Challenge 2023
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 6 out of 8

This used to be a self-directed team challenge, which has now been retired. But since the work that was put into it was too good not to use anymore and there was so much detail to it, the mods have decided to offer this challenge up as an individual annual reading challenge instead.

How does this work?

◈ Using the spreadsheet below, you are provided with a selection of travel itineraries to take one or several around the world trips.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
◈ Trips will start in a random country/city and you will follow the globe in one direction the same as you would for a round the world fare. If you do not know the destinations, feel free to look them up for your own pleasure.
◈ Trips will consist of 8 stops across a maximum of 6 continents. At each stop, you will need to complete a task before moving on to the next stop in your trip.
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◈ You can choose itineraries at random and do not have to follow them in order. So you could start with Travel Itinerary #5, then do Travel Itinerary #26 before hopping over to Travel Itinerary #1. It is entirely up to you, in which order you do the trips, or how many of them you complete.
◈ To track your progress, you can do so in this thread. Mods suggest reserving two spots when you sign up, just in case, as it all depends on your method of tracking. You can simply do it in your posts, or you could make a copy of the spreadsheet for yourself and fiddle around that way. Entirely up to you. Whatever works best for you.
◈ This is an annual challenge. It runs from 1st January to 31st December.
◈ Have fun!

Travel Itinerary #1 Tasks:

1. Helsinki (FI) - Tromso (NO)
Read a book where the edition you are reading was published on the 4th of a month
Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages - Published April 2007

2. Tromso (NO) - Reyjkavik (IS)
Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as sci-fi - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable
Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown - **** - 2/10/2023 - 160 Pages

3. Reyjkavik (IS) - Anchorage (US)
Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as action - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable
The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich - *** - 5/18/2023 - 320 Pages

4. Anchorage (US) - Calgary (CA)
Read a book with a country scene on the cover:
One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - *** - 7/4/2023 - 262 Pages

5. Calgary (CA) - Quebec (CA)
Read a book with a onomatopoeia in the title:
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler - ***** - 11/17/2023 -

6. Quebec (CA) - New York (US):
Read a book where the characters eat steak:
Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages

7. New York (US) - Mariehamm (AX)
Read a book which is set under the sea

8. Mariehamm (AX) - Helsinki (FI)
Read a book that is in the "Most Interesting Magic System" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...)

Nothing But Reading Challenges
New Releases Challenge 2023
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 3 out 48

Keep up to date with the latest releases.
Choose the top 1-4 new books you want to read from each month in 202. You may plan all your books at the beginning of the year, as you go, or a mix of both.

This is a great opportunity to find buddy read partners or discover books you would like to nominate for the Book of the Month.

Levels:
Read X number of books released in each month of 2023
◉Once Upon a Time - 1 book per month
◉Twice Shy - 2 books per month
◉Three Little Pigs - 3 books per month
◉Four to Score - 4 books per month

Releases

①January
1. Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews
2. Spare by Prince Harry
3. Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen
4. How to Sell a Haunted House Grady Hendrix

②February
5. Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
6. Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
7. A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0) by Samantha Shannon
8. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

③March
9. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
10. The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) Hannah F. Whitten
11. Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
12. The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores

④April
13. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
14. Happy Place by Emily Henry - **** - 9/4/2023 - 400 Pages
15. The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
16. Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1) by Terry J. Benton-Walker



⑤May
17. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
18. Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
19. Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
20. Witch King by Martha Wells



⑥June
21. Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 6/15/2023 - 416 Pages
22. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
23. The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
24. The Missus (Mister & Missus, #2) by E.L. James



⑥July
25. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
26. The Carnivale of Curiosities by Amiee Gibbs
27. After Death by Dean Koontz
28. Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) by Chloe Gong

⑥August
29. The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
30.
31.
32.

⑥September
33. Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
34. The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman
35. Godkiller (Godkiller, #1) by Hannah Kaner
36. Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor, #1) by Meg Cabot

⑥October
37. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
38. Sword Catcher (Sword Catcher, #1) by Cassandra Clare
39. Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #2) by James J. Butcher
40. The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub

⑪November
41. Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros
42. Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
43. Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree
44.

⑫December
45.
46.
47.
48.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
New 2U Authors Challenge 2023
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 14 out of 20+

Levels
Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
Fresh Face = 5
Adventurer = 10
Risk Taker = 15
Devil May Care = 20 or more!

Reoccurring every year, but start fresh from January to December.
(If you start after January, you may back-post from the beginning of the year.)

Rules
Read books by authors that are New 2 U (new to you).

• If an author writes under a pseudonym, you may use that, provided it is a different genre (or sub-genre, writes Historical Romance under one name and Paranormal Romance under another) and you have NOT read any of those books.

• Anthologies are always a wonderful way to try someone new, so as long as one of the stories has been written by a New 2 U author, they are permitted.

• Audiobooks are fine.

• Novellas are fine.

• You can set your goal now, or adjust as the year progresses.

• Feel free to make a special comment, if you found a real winner.
(★Stars★ or ♥hearts♥ indications welcome!)

January
1. Part of Your Nightmare by Vera Strange - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
2. Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
3. InvestiGators by John Patrick Green - **** - 1/9/2023 - 208 Pages
4. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
5. Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
6. Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
7. The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
8. If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages


February
9. Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown - **** - 2/10/2023 - 160 Pages
10. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
11. Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages.
12. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages
13. The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages
14. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages

Nothing But Reading Challenges
NBRC 26 Alphabet 15: Pet Names Alphabet
Duration: 1/11/2024 - This challenge lasts for 1-2 years from the date you start

Progress: 4 out of 26

Something a little more challenging for you animal lovers out there! Let’s read those pets that appear in our books, both fiction and non-fiction. Some of the names you run across are pretty clever or funny.

From A - Z use different pet names for each letter of the alphabet. You may use the names of fictitious breeds, as long as they are pets of any character in the novel (it does not have to be a main character).

Hard to Find Letters and “Wild Cards”: Several letters* are hard to find: like “Q,” “U,” “V,” “X,” “Y,”and “Z”. Therefore, you may use these letters within the name.

Also, we will allow three “wild cards”** consisting of two types.

1) You may read a book that has an animal that is of a breed that has the letter you desire ( “V” - Golden Retriever. Shown for “V” in the example below.)

2) You may read a book with a title, author, or character that you have used (or would like to use) to name your pet. (Shown for “Q” in the example below.)


A: Anton: The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu - *** - 2/20/2024 - 423 Pages
B. -
C: Casper: The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - ***** - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages
D. -
E. -
F. -
G: Gallahad: Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 3/10/2024 - 347 Pages
H: Hedgie: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages
I. -
J. -
K. -
L. -
M. -
N. -
O. -
P. -
*Q. -
R. -
S: Snuffles: We need to talk about Kevin
T. -
*U. -
*V. -
W. -
*X. -
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*Z. -

Nothing But Reading Challenges
NBRC 26 Alphabet 21: Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet (Yearly)
Duration: 3/6/2023 - 3/5/2024 (This challenge lasts for 1 year from the date you start)

Progress: 26 out of 26

For this challenge, read books where the title begins with a letter from A through Z. The goal is to find one title for each letter of the alphabet. Try to see how many you can find and if you can complete the task within one year. Make sure to list your start and potential end date.

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.

--> Books with page counts of over 100 pages
--> Re-Reads are allowed so long as it has been more than 6 months
--> Any readable format counts (paper, digital, audio)
--> Picture books not allowed, MG allowed if YA is also listed
--> No Graphic Novels / Manga allowed

Teacher: Up to 9 letters
Professor: 10 - 17 letters
Librarian: 18 - 25 letters
Bibliophile: All 26 letters

A » All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
B » Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 3/17/2023 - 400 Pages
C » Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - ***** - 7/8/2023 - 184 Pages
D » Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
E » The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need by Nancy Colier - ***** - 9/8/2023 - 168 Pages
F » Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley - **** - 4/14/2023 - 336 Pages
G » Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - ***** - 6/2/2023 - 479 Pages
H » Hilda and the Hidden People by Luke Pearson - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
I » The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages
J » Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondō - **** - 8/18/2023 - 244 Pages
K » Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn - **** - 5/18/2023 - 342 Pages
L » Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
M » Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
N » Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages
O » The Owl & Moon Cafe by Jo-Ann Mapson - **** - 5/1/2023 - 357 Pages
P » Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
Q » Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
R » The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
S » The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin - **** - 6/7/2023 - 416 Pages
T » Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci - ***** - 6/3/2023 - 291 Pages
U » Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages
V » The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna - ***** - 10/5/2023 - 318 Pages
W » The Witches of New York by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages
X » XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages
Y » You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want by Sarah Knight - ***** - 3/20/2023 - 299 Pages
Z » Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler - *** - 8/30/2023 - 375 Pages

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Monthly Audiobook Challenge: March 2023
Duration: 3/1/2023 - 3/31/2023

Progress: 5 out of 5

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

March 2023 Theme:
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at https://www.audiopub.org/audie-awards... (scroll down for past years).
Note: There is also a goodreads list HERE
This information is based on GR librarian's, so may not be 100% accurate and should be double checked with other sources

1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
2. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
3. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - ***** - 3/15/2023 - 352 Pages
4. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 3/24/2023 - 464 Pages
5. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - **** - 10/7/2023 - 336 Pages

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2023
Duration: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 3 out of 20+

In 2016 we started this challenge because when one of our mods (Karen) joined Goodreads in 2012, she still had books on her "to read" shelf from back then. They just stared at her... mockingly... asking when she was going to either read them or remove them from that shelf...
So in 2016 we started "clean out the closet" to read or delete all the books left on your TBR added in 2012 or earlier.

Over the years we have played with the concept and changed things around a little, but the 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. Some people choose specific series books, or ARCs, or just random..... Completely up to you how you set your goal and how many books you read!
>Your goal is tracked on this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
and players can edit columns C and D. So update your target books and books read as you go and we will post monthly progress to the thread.

It would also be great if you post your thoughts on the books once you finish them. Was it worth waiting for? :)

Top 20 Oldest books on my TBR
1. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
2. Mr. Maybe
3. The Art of Happiness at Work
4. The Bitch Rules

5. Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages

6. Banished by Sophie Littlefield
7. The Law of Nines by Terry Goodkind
8. The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
9. Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind
10. Chainfire by Terry Goodkind
11. Phantom by Terry Goodkind
12. Confessor by Terry Goodkind
13. Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind
14. Legends by Robert Silverberg
15. Legends 2 (Legends 1, Volume 2of3) by Robert Silverberg
16. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning by Linda Formichelli

17. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages
18. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 4/10/2024 - 312 Pages

19. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles, #3) by Suzanne Collins
20. Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Collins

Finished with 2

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Monthly Audiobook Challenge: February 2023
Duration: 2/1/2023 - 2/28/2023

Progress: 2 out of 1+

~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

February 2023 Theme:

◈ Audiobooks between 3 - 5 Hours

1. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages
2. The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages

- 368 Pages
- 420 Pages

New Group Total: 403,364

- 448 Pages

Current Total: 378,804

- 290 Pages
- 157 Pages
- 166 Pages

Total Group Pages: 336,024

- 160 Pages
- 290 Pages
- 384 Pages

Current Total: 300,868

- 979 Pages

Total: 257,708

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Monthly Audiobook Challenge: February 2023
Duration: 2/1/2023 - 2/28/2023

Progress: 2 out of 1+

~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

February 2023 Theme:

◈ Audiobooks between 3 - 5 Hours

1. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages
2. The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages

- 141 Pages
- 218 Pages
- 342 Pages
- 25 Pages
- 208 Pages
- 736 Pages
- 268 Pages
- 352 Pages
- 279 Pages
- 298 Pages
- 226 Pages
- 309 Pages
- 341 Pages
- 216 Pages
- 192 Pages

Current Total: 227,679

✔X Axis (5)
X: X by Ilyasah Shabazz - *** - 1/9/2018 - 348 Pages

A: Anna Banks; The Stranger - *** - 7/5/2015 - 32 Pages
X: Qiu Xiaolong; Death of a Red Heroine - ***** - 10/13/2020 - 482 Pages
I: Kazuo Ishiguro; Never Let Me Go - **** - 6/8/2018 - 288 Pages
S: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore - *** - 2/4/2016 - 335 Pages


✔Y Coordinate (11)
Y: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero - ***** - 7/26/2017 - 256 Pages

C: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - **** - 4/19/2016
O: The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock - **** - 3/18/2018 - 277 Pages
O: Oz: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Eric Shanower - ** - 3/21/2018 - 184 Pages
R: The Remix by Jennifer Haymore - *** - 1/19/2017 - 71 Pages
D: Darynda Jones; Seventh Grave and No Body - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
I: Isaac Asimov; Foundation - *** - 6/12/2018 - 244 Pages
N: Neil Gaiman; How the Marquis Got His Coat Back - **** - 1/18/2017 - 64 Pages
A: V.C. Andrews; Lightning Strikes - **** - 9/20/2017 - 384 Pages
T: John Tiffany; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 - ***** - 7/11/2017 - 320 Pages
E: Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones - ***** - 2/1/2017 - 293 Pages


✔Zero (4)
Z: Jeffrey Zaslow; The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship - *** - 8/24/2015 - 297 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Seven Up - *** - 1/12/2017 - 337 Pages
R: Rebirth Volume 1 by Kang-Woo Lee - ** - 1/19/2017 - 176 Pages
O: Oz: Road to Oz by Eric Shanower - **** - 4/10/2018 - 136 Pages