Jenn's OCD discussion

Challenge type: Open-ended
Duration: 1 June 2015 - ???
Post: Comments #597, #598, #599, #600, and #601
Status:
Cards - 0/14
Books - 132/400+

Thread

Cards: Card #1, Card #2, Card #3, Card #4, Card #5, Card #6, Card #7, Card #8, Card #9, Card #10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace

Notes: harder categories include "J" titles and author names

Card #1

Task #1: Read 13 books that are Book #1 of a series. (0/13)

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Task #1: Read 12 books that are Book #2 of a series (0/12)

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Task #2: Read 12 books with the #2 in the publication year (0/12)

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Task #1: Read 11 books that are Book #3 of a series (0/11)

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Task #2: Read 11 books by Favourite Author #1 - Julie Garwood (3/11)

1. Killjoy (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #3)
2. Fire and Ice (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #7)
3. Sizzle (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #8)
4. The Ideal Man (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #9)
5. Sweet Talk (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #10)
6. Hotshot (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #11)
7. Fast Track (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #12)
8. Wired (Buchanan/Renard/FBI #13)
9. Ransom (Highland Lairds' #2) 27 Feb 2016
10. The Secret (Highland Lairds' #1) 27 Feb 2016
11. The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées #1) 27 Feb 2016



Task #3: Read 11 books with the #1 in the publication year (0/11)

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Card #4

Task #1: Read 10 books that are Book #4 of a series (6/10)

1. Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson (Tattoo Shop Mystery #4) 17 Jun 2015
2. A Demon Summer by G. M. Malliet (Max Tudor #4) 6 Nov 2015
3. Suspendered Sentence by Laura Bradford (Amish Mystery #4) 24 Feb 2016
4. Hungry Spirits by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #4) 22 Mar 2016
5. Written in Stone by Ellery Adams (Books by the Bay Mystery #4) 21 Apr 2016
6. Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly (Magical Cats Mystery #4) 23 Apr 2016
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Task #2: Read 10 books from Favourite Genre #1 - Cozy Mystery (0/10)

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Task #3: Read 10 books whose title starts with the same letter as your name - J (0/10)

1. Joint Investigation by Terri Reed
2. Just a Larger Family: Letters of Marie Williamson from the Canadian Home Front, 1940-1944 by Mary F. Williamson
3. Jingo by Terry Pratchett
4. Journey to the Dark Goddess: How to Return to Your Soul by Jane Meredith
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Task #4: Read 10 books with the #0 in the publication year (0/10)

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Card #5

Task #1: Read 9 books that are Book #5 of a series (5/9)

1. The Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New-World Feudalism by William Bennett Munro (Chronicles of Canada #5) 25 Jun 2015
2. Where There's a Witch by Madelyn Alt (Bewitching Mystery #5) 26 Feb 2016
3. Genteel Spirits by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #5) 23 Mar 2016
4. Final Catcall by Sofie Kelly (Magical Cats Mystery #5) 24 Apr 2016
5. The Haunted Season by G. M. Malliet (Max Tudor #5) 30 Apr 2016
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Task #2: Read 9 books that are from another Goodreads Group Bookshelf (3/9)

Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy:
1. Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowen 12 Apr 2016
2. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 3 Apr 2016
3. Dark and Stormy Knights edited by P. N. Elrod
4. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
Cozy Mysteries:
5. Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell
6. Murder at Hatfield House by Amanda Carmack 6 Apr 2016
7. Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae
8. State of the Onion by Julie Hzyz
9. Snipped in the Bud by Kate Collins



Task #3: Read 9 books by an author whose first or last name begins with the same letter as your name - J (6/9)

1. Bayou Bodyguard by Jana DeLeon
2. Poison: An Illustrated History by Joel Levy
3. To Brew or Not to Brew by Joyce Tremel 9 Apr 2016
4. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
5. Prince Charming by Julie Garwood 2 Mar 2016
6. Sweet Pepper Hero by J. J. Cook 16 Feb 2016
7. Playing with Fire by J. J. Cook 30 Dec 2015
8. In Hot Water by J. J. Cook 4 Jan 2016
9. Seven Threadly Sins by Janet Bolin 6 Jan 2016



Task #4: Read 9 books that you own (9/9) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford 24 Feb 2016
2. Assaulted Pretzel by Laura Bradford 21 Feb 2016
3. Shunned and Dangerous by Laura Bradford 24 Feb 2016
4. The Proposal by Linda Turner 5 Mar 2016
5. When You Call My Name by Sharon Sala 6 Mar 2016
6. The Lady's Man by Linda Turner 8 Mar 2016
7. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews 9 Mar 2016
8. Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews 9 Mar 2016
9. Deadly Readings by Laura Bradford 10 Mar 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #5: Read 9 books with the #9 in the publication year (0/9)

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Card #6

Task #1: Read 8 books that are Book #6 of a series (4/8)

1. Cross Stitch Before Dying by Amanda Lee (Embroidery Mystery #6) 25 Jun 2015
2. Ancient Spirits by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #6) 23 Mar 2016
3. A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt (Bewitching Mystery #6) 4 Apr 2016
4. A Midwinter's Tail by Sofie Kelly (Magical Cats Mystery #6) 25 Apr 2016
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Task #2: Read 8 books that have your favorite colour on the cover - red (5/8)

1. The Chick and the Dead by Casey Daniels 24 Jun 2015
2. No Rest for the Wiccan by Madelyn Alt 5 Aug 2015
3. Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates 25 Feb 2016
4. Driven to Ink by Karen E. Olson 16 Jun 2015
5. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death by Chris Riddell 29 Apr 2016
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Task #3: Read 8 books that were free (0/8)

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Task #4: Read 8 books from Favourite Author #2 - ?? (0/8)

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Task #5: Read 8 books recommended to you based on your GR shelves (1/8)

1. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell 28 Apr 2016
2. The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans by Esteban Sarmiento, et al
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Task #6: Read 8 books with the #8 in the publication year (0/8)

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Card #7

Task #1: Read 7 books that are Book #7 of a series (7/7) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Dutch Me Deadly by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #7) 21 Jun 2015
2. Dead Boogie by Victoria Houston (Loon Lake Mystery #7) 28 Jun 2015
3. Thread End by Amanda Lee (Embroidery Mystery #7) 22 Feb 2016
4. Dulcie's Gift by Ruth Langan (Bride's Bay Resort #7) 8 Mar 2016
5. Dark Spirits by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #7) 24 Mar 2016
6. Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt (Bewitching Mystery #7) 5 Apr 2016
7. Faux Paw by Sofie Kelly (Magical Cats Mystery #7) 10 May 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #2: Read 7 books from a new sub-genre - non-fiction about the First World War (0/7)

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Task #3: Read 7 books that have been on your TBR more than a year (7/7) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Hex on the Ex by Rochelle Staab (December 2014) 6 Mar 2016
2. At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914-1916, Volume 1 by Tim Cook (2008) 23 Mar 2016
3. The Enchanted Cat: Feline Fascinations, Spells & Magick by Ellen Dugan (August 2014) 10 Apr 2016
4. Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly (December 2014) 21 Apr 2016
5. The Dead Roam the Earth: True Stories of the Paranormal from Around the World by Alasdair Wickham (December 2014) 14 Apr 2016
6. Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1917-1918 Volume Two by Tim Cook (2008) 19 Apr 2016
7. Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly (December 2014) 19 Apr 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #4: Read 7 books from a Goodreads friend’s shelf (7/7) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Deadly Getaway by Laura Bradford (Hilary) 11 Mar 2016
2. Deadly Expressions: A Jenkins & Burns Mystery by Laura Bradford (Hilary) 12 Mar 2016
3. Deadly Ambitions by Laura Bradford (Hilary) 12 Mar 2016
4. High Spirits by Alice Duncan (Christina) 20 Mar 2016
5. A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman (Christina) 15 Mar 2016
6. Fine Spirits by Alice Duncan (Christina) 14 Mar 2016
7. Strong Spirits by Alice Duncan (Christina) 13 Mar 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #5: Read 7 books that will help you complete a challenge in another group (0/7)

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Task #6: Read 7 books from an ereader (Kindle/Nook, etc). If no e-reader, free books or library books will work (7/7) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Writing about Magic by Rayne Hall 15 Jun 2015
2. A Place to Call Home by Sharon Sala 23 Feb 2016
3. Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd 4 Mar 2016
4. The Proposal by Linda Turner 25 Jun 2015
5. A Marriage-Minded Man? by Linda Turner 5 Mar 2016
6. The Best Man by Linda Turner 6 Mar 2016
7. The Miracle Man by Sharon Sala 6 Mar 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #7: Read 7 books with the #7 in the publication year (0/7)

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Card #8

Task #1: Read 6 books that are Book #8 of a series (3/6)

1. Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #8) 22 Jun 2015
2. Wicked Stitch by Amanda Lee (Embroidery Mystery #8) 26 Feb 2016
3. Spirits Onstage by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #8) 24 Mar 2016
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Task #2: Read 6 short books (less than 125 pages) (6/6) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. A Christmas Mourning: An Amish Mystery Short Story by Laura Bradford (63 pages) 18 Feb 2016
2. When the Spirit Moves You by L. L. Bartlett (36 pages) 23 Feb 2016
3. Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King (77 pages) 23 Feb 2016
4. Hero's Journey by J. J. Cook (79 pages) 24 Feb 2016
5. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell (65 pages) 4 Dec 2015
6. 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think by Raif Badawi (80 pages) 19 Nov 2015 (hide spoiler)]



Task #3: Read 6 books with a main character’s first or last name (nickname if you need to) that begins with the first letter of your first, middle, or last name - J, L, C (6/6) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Katie Lightfoot, Some Enchanted Éclair by Bailey Cates 20 Feb 2016
2. Cole Clayborne, Come the Spring by Julie Garwood 29 Feb 2016
3. Claire Weatherly, A Churn for the Worse by Laura Bradford 4 Mar 2016
4. Roman Justice, Roman's Heart by Sharon Sala 4 Mar 2016
5. Royal Justice, Royal's Child by Sharon Sala 4 Mar 2016
6. Carly Bell Hartwell, One Potion in the Grave by Heather Blake 22 Feb 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #4: Read 6 books from Favourite Genre #2 - romance (1/6)

1. Hidden Star by Nora Roberts 15 Apr 2016
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Task #5: Read 6 books with the #3 in the publication year (0/6)

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Task #6: Read 6 books from the Bottom 50 on your TBR (2/6) (alphabetical from M-Z)

1. Crime Scene Investigation by Cyril Wecht, et al 5 May 2016
2. To Helvetica and Back by Paige Shelton 14 May 2016
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Task #7: Read 6 books from Favourite Listopia List #1 - Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing (1/6)

1. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
2. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
3. Tea: The Drink that Changed the World by Laura C. Martin
4. Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend by Mark Collins Jenkins 6 May 2016
5. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
6. The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg



Task #8: Read 6 books with the #6 in the publication year (0/6)

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Card #9

Task #1: Read 5 books that are Book #9 of a series (3/5)

1. Fleur de Lies by Maddy Hunter Passport to Peril #9) 23 Jun 2015
2. The Stitching Hour by Amanda Lee (Embroidery Mystery #9) 26 Feb 2016
3. Unsettled Spirits by Alice Duncan (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #9) 27 Mar 2016
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Task #2: Read 5 books from the top 50 on your TBR (1/5) (alphabetical from A - L)

1. Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake 4 May 2016
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Task #3: Read 5 books with a 5 letter word in the title (5/5) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. What's a GHOUL to Do? by Victoria Laurie 29 Jun 2015
2. The Trouble With MAGIC by Madelyn Alt 26 Jun 2015
3. Be Careful What You WITCH For by Dawn Eastman 5 Mar 2016
4. Love, Tommy: War Letters from the Frontline 1914-2010 by Andrew Roberts 19 Mar 2016
5. Villains, Scoundrels, and Rogues: Incredible True Tales of Mischief and Mayhem by Paul Martin 24 Mar 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #4: Read 5 books with a colour in the title (3/5)

1. One Red Rose by Julie Garwood 28 Feb 2016
2. A ROSE from the Dead by Kate Collins
3. Snow WHITE RED-Handed by Maia Chance
4. One Pink Rose by Julie Garwood 27 Feb 2016
5. One White Rose by Julie Garwood 27 Feb 2016



Task #5: Read 5 books with a 4+ rating (5/5) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. (4.06 avg. rating) Psychic Case Files by Tony Stockwell 3 Jul 2015
2. The Healer by Sharon Sala (4.03 avg rating) 7 Mar 2016
3. Spirits Revived by Alice Duncan (4.07 avg rating) 23 Mar 2016
4. Imperial War Museum: The First World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes (4.44 avg rating) 26 Mar 2016
5. Intimate Voices from the First World War edited by Svetlana Palmer and Sarah Wallis (4.27 avg rating) 29 Mar 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #6: Read 5 books with humor (5/5) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #1) 4 Jun 2015
2. Top O' the Mournin' by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #2) 16 Jun 2015
3. Pasta Imperfect by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #3) 19 Jun 2015
4. Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter (Passport to Peril #4) 20 Jun 2015
5. Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins 7 Jul 2015 (hide spoiler)]



Task #7: Read 5 books from Favourite Listopia List #2 - The Best Pagan Books (0/5)

1. Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World by T. Thorn Coyle
2. A Witch Alone: Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic by Marian Green
3. Naming the Goddess by Trevor Greenfield
4. The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton
5. Witchcraft Today - 60 Years on by Trevor Greenfield



Task #8: Read 5 books set in the US (0/5)

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Task #9: Read 5 books with the #5 in the publication year (0/5)

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Card #10

Task #1: Read 4 books that are Book #10 or above in a series (0/4)

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Task #2: Read 4 books from Favourite Author #3 - ?? (0/4)

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Task #3: Read 4 books from Favourite Genre #3 - Non-Fiction (3/4)

1. History's People: Personalities and the Past by Margaret MacMillan 9 Oct 2015
2. Haunted Ontario 4: Ghostly Estates, Museums, and Other Sightings by Terry Boyle 3 Apr 2016
3. Cosmology 101: An Armchair Voyage Through the Universe From One of America's Top Astronomers by David H. Levy 16 May 2016
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Task #4: Read 4 Books from Favourite Listopia List #3 - Forensics: If it doesn't walk, we bring out the chalk (1/4)

1. Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid 11 Feb 2016
2. Murder on the Home Front: A True Story of Morgues, Murderers, and Mysteries During the London Blitz by Molly Lefebure
3. Blood On the Table: The Greatest Cases of New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner by Colin Evans
4. Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey



Task #5: Read 4 books set outside the US (4/4) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Pagan Spring by G. M. Malliet (England) 19 Oct 2015
2. The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy by Mary Street (England) 5 Mar 2016
3. Death at the Manor by Celina Grace (England) 31 Mar 2016
4. Soulless by Gail Carriger (England) 1 Apr 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #6: Read 4 books that are rated below 4 (4/4) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Engaged in Murder by Nancy J. Parra (3.66 avg rating) 5 Jun 2015
2. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt (3.86 avg rating) 4 Aug 2015
3. Hex Marks the Spot by Madelyn Alt (3.94 avg rating) Aug 2015
4. Loving Katherine by Carolyn Davidson (3.82 avg rating) 7 Mar 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #7: Read 4 books with a 4 letter word in the title (4/4)   COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Mum's the WORD by Kate Collins 2 Jun 2015
2. ABBY Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 27 Jun 2015
3. SLAY It with Flowers by Kate Collins 2 Jul 2015
4. PALL in the Family by Dawn Eastman 8 Jul 2015 (hide spoiler)]



Task #8: Read 4 soft cover books (4/4) COMPLETED!

(view spoiler)[1. Strange Brew edited by P. N. Elrod 3 Apr 2016
2. The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott 23 Apr 2016
3. Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed 27 Apr 2016
4. Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula by Andi Watson 27 Apr 2016 (hide spoiler)]



Task #9: Read 4 hard cover books (1/4)

1. Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright by Chris Riddell 29 Apr 2016
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Task #10: Read 4 books with the #4 in the publication year (0/4)

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Jack

Read 3 books published in the same year you joined Goodreads - 2014 (0/3)

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Queen

Read 2 books from a Group Moderator’s bookshelf (0/2)

Jingles:
1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
2. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

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Read 1 book published in 2014 (0/1).

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Read 14 books of your choice (0/14)

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