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June Clean It Out
01/06/17 - 30/06/17
1) TBR: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny - 16/06/17
2) Series: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie - 02/06/17 (Shattered Sea #2)
3) Own: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - 07/06/17
4) Difficult Challenge: Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works by Atina Diffley - 20/06/17
5) Freebie: Across the Galaxy by Heather Hildenbrand - 10/06/17
June Clean It Out
01/06/17 - 30/06/17
1) TBR: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny - 16/06/17
2) Series: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie - 02/06/17 (Shattered Sea #2)
3) Own: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - 07/06/17
4) Difficult Challenge: Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works by Atina Diffley - 20/06/17
5) Freebie: Across the Galaxy by Heather Hildenbrand - 10/06/17
I'm in!TBR - Romance Impossible - Melanie Marchande - 25 JUNE
Series - N is for Noose - Sue Grafton - 21 JUNE
Bought - The Irishman's Christmas Gamble - Nancy Herkness - 8 JUNE
Difficult - You're Mine - Lauren Wood - 15 JUNE
Free - In a Bind - Tess Oliver - 4 JUNE
CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGEDuration: June 1, 2017-August 22, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Malediction- Melissa F. Olson- 8/22/17 (#18)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Battlemage- Taran Matharu- 6/3/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Cover Her Face- P.D. James- 6/2/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin- 6/5/17
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (Kindle Unlimited)
Nice Dragons Finish Last- Rachel Aaron- 6/13/17
Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 20171. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
3. Read one book that you bought 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 still)
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).
5/5 ~ finished June 22nd Read one book from the first 20 books on oldest TBR...
A Great Miracle Happened There by Kim Fielding ~ 6/1/17 ~ 3★
Read one book from a series you have started and not finished...
Atonement by Sloane Kennedy ~ 6/22/17 ~ 4.5★
Read one book that you bought but have not yet read...
Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr ~ 6/11/17 ~ 4★
Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge...
Zombies Suck by Z. Allora ~ 6/8/17 ~ 3★
Read one free book from your e-reader...
Spurs by Jules Dixon ~ 6/20/17 ~ 3.5★
Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 20171.
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5.
June Clean It Out1/6/17 – 30/6/17
0/5
1 - Mia's Scandal - Michelle Reid
2 - Power Unleashed - Savannah Stuart
3 - Craving Constellations - Nicole Jacquelyn
4 - Undescribable - Shantel Tessier
5 - A Kiss In The Dark - Karen Foley
June Clean it Out6/1/17 - 6/30/17
3/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
7th Heaven 6/6
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Spymistress 6/18
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 6/1 - helps with the Y's
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).
June Clean It Out ( completed)01/06/17 - 30/06/17
) TBR:The Shining
6/21/172) Series:
The Killing Forest6/7/17 five stars3) Own:
Frankenstein: The Complete Collection (Both 1818 and 1831 Versions)( read 1818 version)6/2/174) Difficult Challenge:
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 6/1/17 1 star ( DNF ) got a 1 71 pages5) Freebie:
The Forever Spy ( ARC)6/11/17
Clean it OutDuration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
5/5
1 : TBR: The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
2 : SERIES: Hollywood Wives
3 : OWN: Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys
4 : DIFFICULT CHALLENGE: A Young Swordswoman's Garden Primer author starts with Z
5 : FREEBIE: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
June Clean It OutDuration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho Completed 25/6/17 Rating 3 stars
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Read the second book in a series but was the first book I read in the series so it doesn't count.
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Completed 21/6/17 Rating 3 stars
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Das Urteil (The Judgement) by Franz Kafka Completed 21/6/17 Rating 2 stars
Read it in German. My own language is English.
Around the World Through Language
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year.
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Completed 29/6/17 Rating 5 stars
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June Clean It OutDuration: 6/1/17 - 6/30/17
Completed: 7/9 tasks (19 books)
1. Read something from the first page of my TBR list on goodreads. (the oldest available book from each list)
A) Christian:
6* /
6*B) Borrowed: Zdrada Bourne'a finally started :-)
C) Classics: A Tale of Two Cities still open :-(
D) to-read-accessible:
3* /
=
5* (+ Y-author) :-)2. Read one book from a series I have started and not finished (only the first book I read this month from a series and not the very first in the series):
4* /
5*3. Read one book that I have already bought.
4* /
5* (re-read) book 1 &
5* book 2 of
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
=
4* (book from a genre I never heard of - Bizarro Fiction) /
4* (X-Character) /
5* (800+ pages book & non-fiction)5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:
3* /
3* /
4* (in average) lit. translation: Drafts (or Sketches) Of Life6. Read a non-fiction book:
3* /
=
3* /
3* lit. translation: I'm Fat - That's Just How It Is. /
5* lit. translation: Zipp and Shut!: 25 Inventions That Really Changed Our Lives
I am going to get through one of these challenges entirely if I have to tie myself to a chair...then figure out how to read in that position.Clean it Out
Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
2. Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! 6/2/17
3. Read one book that you bought 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 still)
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).
June Clean It Out - Completed June 23, 2017Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
✔1. Something to Blog About by Shana Norris 6/2 (3*)
✔2. Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter 6/23 (4*)
✔3. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 6/8 (4*)
✔4. How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake 6/10 (3*)
✔5. My First Love by Callie West 6/5 (4*)
Completed: 5/5
June Clean It OutCompleted: 5/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Shadow Music 05/06 ****
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs 02/06 ****
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber06/06 **
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Read a book that has MRS TOSH in the title/Author -
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer 07/06 ****
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 Princess Next Door 04/06 ***
Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 20174/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger - 6/05/17
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan - 6/15/17
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. Away to Me, Moss by Betty Levin - 6/07/17
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still). Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - 6/12/17
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 ChallengeDuration: June 1 to 30, 2017
Progress: 1/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
3. Read one book that you bought 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 still)
✔️ 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).
(15/6/2017)
Duration: 1st June- 30th June (2/5) A slump hit me so not all that good *sigh*
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare
*** 3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.A Court of Wings and Ruin-Sarah J. Maas (30/06/17)
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
*** 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).
Depth of Field - Audrey Claire (04/06/17)
CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGEDuration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books - The Frog Prince by Jenni James (4/6/17)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian (11/6/17)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read - Make Me by Tessa Bailey (22/6/17)
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) - A-Z Male Character Challenge: Letter X (Jaxson Reid) - Fighting Temptation by K.C. Lynn (8/6/17)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (Kobo) - It's the Apocalypse, Dave: Try to Have Fun by A.R. Wise (5/6/17)
COMPLETION POSTJune Clean It Out
Completed: 5/5
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I didn't realise I had finished it so quickly!
Finished my clean-out:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. - That Perfect Place by M.L. Carr (TBR #3) (6/11/17)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum #6) (6/18/17)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (6/6/17)
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)- Footprints in the Frosting by Laura Pauling (need the yellow cover) (6/3/17)
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). - Dare to Surrender by Carly Phillips (kindle freebie) (6/1/17)
June Clean It Out ( completed)01/06/17 - 30/06/17
) TBR:The Shining
6/21/172) Series:
The Killing Forest6/7/17 five stars3) Own:
Frankenstein: The Complete Collection (Both 1818 and 1831 Versions)( read 1818 version)6/2/174) Difficult Challenge:
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 6/1/17 1 star ( DNF ) got a 1 71 pages5) Freebie:
The Forever Spy ( ARC)6/11/17
Didn't think I would finish it, been in a little reading slump on and off this month
Updated message no 25. Completed the challenge today :D
Well done Kay! Can you please re-post your challenge as a new message and then we can call it done :)
Also, if you would like to collect 'Hall of Fame' badges, please create yourself a thread in the linked folder and then I can award you the badge for this challenge. If you don't want to collect badges that's fine too, just let me know and I'll try to remember not to keep asking you :)
Hall of Fame Folder
Also, if you would like to collect 'Hall of Fame' badges, please create yourself a thread in the linked folder and then I can award you the badge for this challenge. If you don't want to collect badges that's fine too, just let me know and I'll try to remember not to keep asking you :)
Hall of Fame Folder
Caroline wrote: "Well done Kay! Can you please re-post your challenge as a new message and then we can call it done :)Also, if you would like to collect 'Hall of Fame' badges, please create yourself a thread in t..."
CLEAN IT OUT CHALLENGE
Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books - The Frog Prince by Jenni James (4/6/17)
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian (11/6/17)
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read - Make Me by Tessa Bailey (22/6/17)
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) - A-Z Male Character Challenge: Letter X (Jaxson Reid) - Fighting Temptation by K.C. Lynn (8/6/17)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (Kobo) - It's the Apocalypse, Dave: Try to Have Fun by A.R. Wise (5/6/17)
June Clean It Out - Completed June 23, 2017Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
✔1. Something to Blog About by Shana Norris 6/2 (3*)
✔2. Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter 6/23 (4*)
✔3. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 6/8 (4*)
✔4. How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake 6/10 (3*)
✔5. My First Love by Callie West 6/5 (4*)
Completed: 5/5
Can't wait for next month's Clean It Out challenge!!
Finished!
June Clean It Out
Progress: 5/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
The Survivors Club - Lisa Gardner (23/6/17) - #19 - added 29/3/14
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hide and Seek - M.J. Arlidge (5/6/17) - Helen Grace #6
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Little Boy Blue - M.J. Arlidge (2/6/17) - Bought in 2016
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Sheer Mischief - Jill Mansell (8/6/17) - Needed a bicycle on the cover for 'Barbie Girl' challenge
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 Mr. Daniels - Brittainy C. Cherry (6/6/17) - kindle freebie
June Clean It Out
Progress: 5/5
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
The Survivors Club - Lisa Gardner (23/6/17) - #19 - added 29/3/14
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Hide and Seek - M.J. Arlidge (5/6/17) - Helen Grace #6
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Little Boy Blue - M.J. Arlidge (2/6/17) - Bought in 2016
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
Sheer Mischief - Jill Mansell (8/6/17) - Needed a bicycle on the cover for 'Barbie Girl' challenge
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 Mr. Daniels - Brittainy C. Cherry (6/6/17) - kindle freebie
Completed!
1) TBR: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny - 16/06/17
2) Series: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie - 02/06/17 (Shattered Sea #2)
3) Own: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - 07/06/17
4) Difficult Challenge: Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works by Atina Diffley - 20/06/17 - Food related challenges
5) Freebie: Across the Galaxy by Heather Hildenbrand - 10/06/17
1) TBR: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny - 16/06/17
2) Series: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie - 02/06/17 (Shattered Sea #2)
3) Own: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - 07/06/17
4) Difficult Challenge: Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works by Atina Diffley - 20/06/17 - Food related challenges
5) Freebie: Across the Galaxy by Heather Hildenbrand - 10/06/17
FINISHED!TBR - Romance Impossible - Melanie Marchande - 25 JUNE
Series - N is for Noose - Sue Grafton - 21 JUNE
Bought - The Irishman's Christmas Gamble - Nancy Herkness - 8 JUNE
Difficult - You're Mine - Lauren Wood - 15 JUNE
Free - In a Bind - Tess Oliver - 4 JUNE
Finished just in time!1.
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It was a good month. I was able to complete 7 of my tasks (with at least two books per task) and finally started the borrowed book :-)June Clean It Out
Duration: 6/1/17 - 6/30/17
Completed: 7/9 tasks (19 books)
1. Read something from the first page of my TBR list on goodreads. (the oldest available book from each list)
A) Christian:
6* /
6*B) Borrowed: Zdrada Bourne'a finally started :-)
C) Classics: A Tale of Two Cities still open :-(
D) to-read-accessible:
3* /
=
5* (+ Y-author) :-)2. Read one book from a series I have started and not finished (only the first book I read this month from a series and not the very first in the series):
4* /
5*3. Read one book that I have already bought.
4* /
5* (re-read) book 1 &
5* book 2 of
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
=
4* (book from a genre I never heard of - Bizarro Fiction) /
4* (X-Character) /
5* (800+ pages book & non-fiction)5. Read a freebie (novella) from my Kindle/iBooks:
3* /
3* /
4* (in average) lit. translation: Drafts (or Sketches) Of Life6. Read a non-fiction book:
3* /
=
3* /
3* lit. translation: I'm Fat - That's Just How It Is. /
5* lit. translation: Zipp and Shut!: 25 Inventions That Really Changed Our Lives
June Clean It Out1/6/17 – 30/6/17
5/5
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FINISHED & I hope I am not too late reposting, new to this page :)Clean it Out
Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
5/5
1 : TBR: The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
2 : SERIES: Hollywood Wives
3 : OWN: Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys
4 : DIFFICULT CHALLENGE: A Young Swordswoman's Garden Primer author starts with Z
5 : FREEBIE: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Not too late at all Ruth, well done! Could you please include the dates you finished your books? Thanks :)
Duration: 1st June- 30th June (2/5) A slump hit me so not all that good *sigh*
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books.
Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare
*** 3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.A Court of Wings and Ruin-Sarah J. Maas (30/06/17)
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still)
*** 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).
Depth of Field - Audrey Claire (04/06/17)
Better luck this month Safa :)
:} Sharon {; wrote: "Way to go Joann!!!Wow, I guess you had a good month Agnieszka!!!
Congrats Angie!!"
Actually it wasn't that great a month, but since I was in very much pain last month I'm fine with the amount of books I was able to read.
I hope I can reach that amount of books in July. It will be a pretty busy month and I'm still not much better.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Cover Her Face (other topics)The Battlemage (other topics)
Nice Dragons Finish Last (other topics)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (other topics)
Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Michelle Hodkin (other topics)Taran Matharu (other topics)
Rachel Aaron (other topics)
Melissa F. Olson (other topics)
P.D. James (other topics)
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Duration: June 1, 2017-June 30, 2017
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. - Tart by Lauren Dane
♐2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - Arranged by Lexi Blake - 6/2
♐3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. - Ravenous by M.S. Force - 6/4
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X still) - Unbound Commitment by Sierra Cartwright
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). - Georgia on My Mind by Marie Force