The Challenge Factory discussion

For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, find books on your TBR list. You will use this number for the whole month. You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you rolled.

For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both.
For 10, you can use '1' or '0' or 10.
For 11, you can use '1' or 11.
For 12, you can use '1' or '2' or 12.


Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 7
the books can be published in July (the 7th month)
the books can be the 7th in a series
the books can have a 7 in the page number
the books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.

If you are participating in the Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge, feel free to use this challenge to fulfill your commitment there.

Happy reading and let's reduce our TBR lists!

Read and Reduce June 2019
Rolled 3 + 6 for a 9

1. Changing of the Guard Dog Lane Stone 6/2/19 198 pages, published 2019
2. Bikinis in Paradise Kathi Daley 6/3/19, published in September of 2016
3. Spirited Away Lena Gregory 6/4/19, published 2019
4. The Scent of Murder Kylie Logan 6/5/19, published May 2019
5. For a Good Paws Linda O. Johnston 6/9/19, published May 2019
6. Game of Bones Carolyn Haines 6/11/19, published May 2019
7. Seeing Red Dana Dratch 6/13/19, published May 2019
8. Strictly Murder Lynda Wilcox 6/14/19, published May 19, 2012
9. A Patchwork of Clues Sally Goldenbaum 6/15/19, published 2019
10. Cherry Scones & Broken Bones Darci Hannah 6/16/19, published 2019
11. Killer Dress Nancy McGovern 6/17/19, published April 19, 2017
12. Death of a Wedding Cake Baker Lee Hollis 6/18/19, published 2019
13. Panic at the Pier Mel McCoy 6/19/19, 262 pages, published 2019
14. Last Wool and Testament Molly MacRae 6/20/19, published 9/4/12
15. Died in the Wool Melinda Mullet 6/21/19, published 2019
16. A Killer Latte Tonya Kappes 6/23/19, 190 pages
17. Murder on the Rocks Karen MacInerney 6/24/19, 289 pages
18. Crime & Punctuation Kaitlyn Dunnett 6/25/19, published May 29, 2018
19. Strangled Eggs and Ham Maddie Day 6/27/19

I'm in.
I rolled a 3.

published 3/27/14 Not Quite Dead DNF
337 pages Hex Hall 6/14/19 ***
#333 Storm Cursed 6/19/19 ****
#305 Secrets to Reveal 6/24/19 **
#332 Falling Awake 6/27/19 ***

on page 3 of my TBR list:
In Milady's Chamber 6/29/19 ***

I rolled 1 + 5+ 6, 6 again

Finished 6!

2016 publishing year
The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware. 6/22/19 Also June
Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial Rabia Chaudry. 6/23/19


6th month, June, publishing date
Woman in Cabin 10, June 2016
The Body in Question Jill Ciment. Published June 2019. Read 6/20/19.


6 in dewey decimal number
616.8009 Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a PsychiatristEdward Hallowell. 6/16/19. Also 416 pages.

6 in page number
Milkman. Anna Burns. 6/30/19. 368 pages. 5 stars.
Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the MonarchyAndrew Morton. 4 stars. 386 pages.


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I love this! I rolled 2+5 for a total of 7.

I will pick books from the 7th page of my TBR list (ones that I personally own!).

Chain Letter
Chili to Die for
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
The Christie Curse
Christmas at Cardwell Ranch & Keeping Christmas

Rolled 1+3 = 4

#4 in TBR:
Deadhead and Buried 06/05

#4 in series:
Biscuits and Slashed Browns 06/08

Month:
Antiques Wanted (04/18) 06/14

Year:
Aunt Bessie Assumes (2014) 06/06
Fleur de Lies (2014) 06/13
Kissing in Action (2014) 06/19
Aunt Bessie Believes (2014) 06/28
Murder with a Twist (2014) 06/30

Pages:
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? (184) 06/04
One Day in December (394) 06/07
Arsenic in the Azaleas (294) 06/12
A Catered Wedding (304) 06/16

Rolled 4+6 = 10

you rolled a 10. You can read #10 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 10
the books can be published in Oct (the 10th month)
the books can be the 10th in a series
the books can have a 1 or 0 in the page number
the books can be on the 10th page of your TBR list

✔ Austin Linda Lael Miller - Pub 2010 - 6/13
✔ Chaos in Death J.D. Robb - 160 pgs - 6/15
✔ Alex Sawyer Bennett - Pub Oct - 6/22

June: Rolled 5 + 6 = 11/1

1st in series: Death Overdue by Allison Brook 6/20/19
1st in series: Diners, Dives & Dead Ends by Terri L. Austin 6/27/19

Rolled 2+1 = 3


#3 on TBR list

#3 in the title
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 06/08/2019

3rd on Randomizer list
The Physics of Everyday Things by James Kakalios 06/13/2019

published in a year ending in 3
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid 06/25/2019 (pub. 2013)

3rd in a series
Lead (Stage Dive #3) by Kylie Scott 06/16/2019

3 in the page number
The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich 06/01/2019 (320 pages)
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood 06/11/2019 (364 pages)
Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal by Greg Renoff 06/18/2019 (372 pages)
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon 06/27/2019 (384 pages)

Read and Reduce June 2019
Rolled 6 + 6 = 12. I will go with 1

a standalone book (singular/1)
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White 6.1 - 3

an author's debut/1st book
Prizefighter en Mi Casa - E.E. Charlton-Trujillo 6.5 - 7

The Challenge Factory
Read and Reduce - June 2019
Duration: 6/1/2019 - 6/30/2019

Progress: 13 out of 1+

For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, find books on your TBR list. You will use this number for the whole month. You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you rolled.

Rolled 7:
Books can be published in a year ending in 7:
Laika by Nick Abadzis - **** - 6/5/2019 - 208 Pages - Published 2007
Taproot by Keezy Young - ***** - 6/6/2019 - 127 Pages - Published 2017
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - ***** - 6/15/2019 - 338 Pages - Published 2017
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - ***** - 6/21/2019 - 512 Pages - Published 2017
CatStronauts: Race to Mars by Drew Brockington - **** - 6/26/2019 - 184 Pages - Published 2017
CatStronauts: Mission Moon by Drew Brockington - **** - 6/26/2019 - 160 Pages - Published 2017
CatStronauts: Space Station Situation by Drew Brockington - **** - 6/27/2019 - 168 Pages - Published 2017
The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 224 Pages - Published 2017


Books can be published in July (the 7th month):
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel - ***** - 6/16/2019 - 272 Pages - Published Jul 01, 2010
Space Boy Volume 1 by Stephen McCranie - ***** - 6/18/2019 - 248 Pages - Published Jul 03, 2018
Bravest Warriors, Vol. 5 by Jason Johnson - **** - 6/23/2019 - 128 Pages - Published Jul 15, 2015

Books can be the 7th in a series:
Bravest Warriors Vol. 7 by Kate Leth - ***** - 6/24/2019 - 112 Pages

Books can have a 7 in the page number:
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang - **** - 6/7/2019 - 76 Pages

Books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list:

It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.



Rules:
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For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both.
For 10, you can use '1' or '0' or 10.
For 11, you can use '1' or 11.
For 12, you can use '1' or '2' or 12.

Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 7
the books can be published in July (the 7th month)
the books can be the 7th in a series
the books can have a 7 in the page number
the books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.

If you are participating in the Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge, feel free to use this challenge to fulfill your commitment there.

Happy reading and let's reduce our TBR lists! (hide spoiler)]

Finished - Message 7

Finished - Message 9

Reduced by 9

Message 4, rolled a 6, read 6!

Nice job, Karen and Mary!..and Meg and Tari and Lanelle and Cindy and Nell....

Thanks Connie! Official ending update to msg 2: Finished the month with 19 books read that fit my number. Wouldja believe I rolled the same number for July? lol

Tari wrote: "Thanks Connie! Official ending update to msg 2: Finished the month with 19 books read that fit my number. Wouldja believe I rolled the same number for July? lol"

LOL indeed! I rolled the same number in May and June too. :-) ...I sure didn't manage to read 19 books, though!

Finished Message 11!