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message 51: by Miodrag ★❥ (last edited Jan 10, 2015 09:01AM) (new)

Miodrag ★❥ | 889 comments I am late, so I don't know if I'll read all 10 books, but I'll try to. ;) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! <3

Start Date: 12/1
Completed: 1/10

10/10 - COMPLETED

1. New Release: Second Chance Holiday 12/28
2. December and January: Jane's Melody 12/29
3. Put on Your New Shoes Day (Dec. 6th): Better off Friends 12/31
4. Take It In the Ear Day (Dec. 8th): Forever & Always 1/02
5. Look on the Bright Side Day (Dec. 21st): The Nine Lives of Christmas 12/25
6. Card Playing Day (Dec. 28th): The Best of Me 1/6
7. Festival of Sleep Day (Jan. 3rd): Enchanted 1/3
8. Peculiar People Day (Jan. 10th): New Moon 1/9
9. Freethinkers Day (Jan. 29th): The Sea of Tranquility 12/24
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (Jan. 31st): The Perfectionists

Read:
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay The Nine Lives of Christmas by Sheila Roberts Second Chance Holiday by Aurora Rose Reynolds Jane's Melody (Jane's Melody, #1) by Ryan Winfield Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg Forever & Always (The Ever Trilogy, #1) by Jasinda Wilder Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters #1) by Alethea Kontis The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks New Moon (Twilight, #2) by Stephenie Meyer The Perfectionists (The Perfectionists, #1) by Sara Shepard


message 52: by Katie (new)

Katie | 1999 comments This will be my first time trying a two month reading challenge, but this looks like fun.

Start Date: December 1st, 2014
End Date: January 31st, 2015

1. New Release - Top Ten Clues You're Clueless
2. December & January -
3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day -
4. Take It In the Ear Day -
5. Look on the Bright Side Day -
6. Card Playing Day - a collaborative book about illness/death or a collaborative book by a new-to-you author
7. Festival of Sleep Day -
8. Peculiar People Day -
9. Freethinkers Day -
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day - Even in Paradise 12/21

Books Read:
Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot


message 53: by Trisha, lives on coffee (new)

Trisha | 30284 comments and I'm done!!
WOOHOO!! :)

Books Read
Dissonance (Dissonance, #1) by Erica O'Rourke I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert Fire Study (Study, #3) by Maria V. Snyder Trust Me, I'm Lying (Trust Me, #1) by Mary Elizabeth Summer Vicious (Pretty Little Liars, #16) by Sara Shepard Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot The Walled City by Ryan Graudin Famous Last Words by Katie Alender Just One Night (Just One Day, #2.5) by Gayle Forman


message 54: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Congrats, Trisha! Wonderful!


message 55: by Jay (new)

Jay | 5197 comments Congrats, Trisha!


message 56: by Mandiann (new)

Mandiann (goodreadscommandiann) | 6882 comments Congrats, Trisha, you are so fast!!


message 57: by Catastrophe (new)

Catastrophe Queen (scarletgirlie) | 191 comments Congratulations Trisha! :>


message 58: by Sami (last edited Feb 10, 2015 06:02PM) (new)

Sami | 793 comments Completed: 7/8

1. New Release: Big Little Lies

3. Put on Your New Shoes Day : A Proper Family Holiday

5. Look on the Bright Side Day: Hunted (still waiting for it to come to the library - Feb '15)

6. Card Playing Day (Dec. : Clean Break

7. Festival of Sleep Day (Jan. 3rd): Roomies
8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): Anna Dressed in Blood

9. Freethinkers Day (Jan. 29th): UnWholly

Books read: Roomies by Sara Zarr Clean Break (Kate Brannigan, #4) by Val McDermid UnWholly (Unwind, #2) by Neal Shusterman Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) by Kendare Blake A Proper Family Holiday by Chrissie Manby Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty


message 59: by Trisha (new)

Trisha 1. New Release: Reborn (Altered, #3) by Jennifer Rush

2. December & January:

3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): See Jane Run by Hannah Jayne

4. Take It In the Ear Day (December 8): The Bane Chronicles (The Bane Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare

5. Look on the Bright Side Day (December 21): The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson

6. Card Playing Day (December 28): Son (The Giver, #4) by Lois Lowry

7. Festival of Sleep Day (January 3):

8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, #2) by James Patterson

9. Freethinkers Day (January 29): The Treatment (The Program, #2) by Suzanne Young

10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31):

Completed: 5/10

To Read:
See Jane Run by Hannah Jayne Reborn (Altered, #3) by Jennifer Rush

Currently Reading:


Read:
The Treatment (The Program, #2) by Suzanne Young The Bane Chronicles (The Bane Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson Son (The Giver, #4) by Lois Lowry School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, #2) by James Patterson


message 60: by Miodrag ★❥ (last edited Jan 10, 2015 09:02AM) (new)

Miodrag ★❥ | 889 comments Completed! :D 1/10

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay The Nine Lives of Christmas by Sheila Roberts Second Chance Holiday by Aurora Rose Reynolds Jane's Melody (Jane's Melody, #1) by Ryan Winfield Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg Forever & Always (The Ever Trilogy, #1) by Jasinda Wilder Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters #1) by Alethea Kontis The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks New Moon (Twilight, #2) by Stephenie Meyer The Perfectionists (The Perfectionists, #1) by Sara Shepard


message 61: by Karen (new)

Karen | 153 comments Completed: 10/10

1. New Release: Untamed: 12/28-3*
2. December & January: Dumb Jock: 01/10-4*
3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day: The Body in the Library: 12/21-3*
4. Take It In the Ear Day: The Tenth City: 12/19-2*
5. Look on the Bright Side Day: Nancy Drew The New Case Files #3: Together with the Hardy Boys: 12/25-2*
6. Card Playing Day: Locke: 12/22-3*
7. Festival of Sleep Day: Just So Stories: 12/19-2*
8. Peculiar People Day: Half Bad: 12/10-4*
9. Freethinkers Day: Hearts in Darkness: 12/17-2*
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die: 12/30-4*


message 62: by Subtle Bookworm (new)

Subtle Bookworm (subtle-bookworm) | 6 comments 8. Peculiar people day: i read Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters. does that count? :-)


message 63: by Katherine (new)

Katherine | 2740 comments Completed!!! See Message 4!!

The Conspiracy of Us (Untitled, #1) by Maggie Hall Queen Elizabeth's Daughter A Novel of Elizabeth I by Anne Clinard Barnhill The Affair (The Affair, #1) by Colette Freedman Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly The Whole Golden World by Kristina Riggle Elusion (Elusion, #1) by Claudia Gabel An Italian Wife by Ann Hood Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy (Dukovskaya #1) by Elizabeth Kiem Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole


message 64: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Congrats, Katherine!


message 65: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Joy wrote: "8. Peculiar people day: i read Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters. does that count? :-)"

Yes of course.


message 66: by Sophie (new)

Sophie Finished!

Date Started: December 1
Date Completed: January 20
Completed: 10/10
The Infinite Sea (The Fifth Wave #2) by Rick Yancey Second Helpings (Jessica Darling, #2) by Megan McCafferty Charmed Thirds (Jessica Darling, #3) by Megan McCafferty Clariel (Abhorsen, #4) by Garth Nix Stone Cold Touch (The Dark Elements, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Gathering Darkness (Falling Kingdoms, #3) by Morgan Rhodes This Shattered World (Starbound, #2) by Amie Kaufman A Breath of Frost (The Lovegrove Legacy, #1) by Alyxandra Harvey Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway Dreamer's Pool (Blackthorn & Grim, #1) by Juliet Marillier

1. Gathering Darkness (12/24, 4*)
2. Second Helpings (Jessica Darling #2, read 12/7, 1*)
3. This Shattered World (1/6, 4*)
4. Stone Cold Touch (1/3, 4*)
5. The Infinite Sea (12/4, 3*)
6. A Breath of Frost (new to you author, at least 350 pages) (1/17 3*)
7. Charmed Thirds (12/8, 1*)
8. Clariel (read 12/15 4*)
9. Dreamer's Pool (read 1/20 4*)
10. Audrey, Wait! (read 1/19 2*)


message 67: by Heather (new)

Heather | 158 comments I was curious if the 15th Two Month Challenge was going to be posted soon? I need to start getting my books together. Out of every challenge, from any group, THIS is my favorite one!


message 68: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Heather wrote: "I was curious if the 15th Two Month Challenge was going to be posted soon? I need to start getting my books together. Out of every challenge, from any group, THIS is my favorite one!"

It'll be ready by Saturday this week.


message 69: by Ambs ❤❤ (new)

Ambs ❤❤ (hannonan) | 134 comments description

#14 Two-Month Reading Challenge (December 1 - January 31)

1. New Release: Ticker - Comp. 1.15.15 ****
2. December & November: Skin Deep - Comp. 1.15.15 ****
3. Your Own Shoes Day (boots): The Flirting Games - Comp. 1.27.15 ****
4. Take It In the Ear Day: Blue-Ringed Octopus Delight - 1.3.15 ****
5. Look on the Bright Side Day: Scorch - Comp. 12.8.14 *****
6. Card Playing Day (see below): Crashed - Comp. 1.13.15 ****
7. Festival of Sleep Day: When Magic Sleeps - Comp. 12.21.14 ****
8. Peculiar People Day: Time's Edge - Comp. 12.12.14 *****
9. Freethinkers Day: Disenchanted - Comp. 12.4.14 ****
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: The Selection - Comp. 12.19.14 ****

Completed:
Disenchanted by Robert Kroese Scorch (Croak, #2) by Gina Damico Time's Edge (The Chronos Files, #2) by Rysa Walker The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass When Magic Sleeps (Darkly Fae, #1) by Tera Lynn Childs Skin Deep (Legion, #2) by Brandon Sanderson Blue-Ringed Octopus Delight (Rider Bradbury Book 1) by James Brown Crashed (Junior Bender, #1) by Timothy Hallinan Ticker by Lisa Mantchev The Flirting Games (The Flirting, #1) by Stella Wilkinson
Average Rating: 4.2*

description
"Post-apocalyptic or first in a series, where the cover shows a full human body"


message 70: by Janice (new)

Janice (seejanread) All done! Woo Hoo!!!


message 71: by Mickslibrarian (new)

Mickslibrarian | 80 comments 6/10

1. New Release: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence by Stan Lee January 6
2. December & January:
3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke January 22
4. Take It In the Ear Day (December 8): The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass December 7
5. Look on the Bright Side Day (December 21): Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton December 25
6. Card Playing Day (December 28):
7. Festival of Sleep Day (January 3):
8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud December 27
9. Freethinkers Day (January 29): I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley December 13
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31):

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia De Luce, #4) by Alan Bradley Aunt Dimity's Christmas (An Aunt Dimity Mystery, #5) by Nancy Atherton The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co., #2) by Jonathan Stroud The Zodiac Legacy Convergence (Zodiac, #1) by Stan Lee Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke


message 72: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Janice wrote: "All done! Woo Hoo!!!"

Congrats!


message 73: by Jay (new)

Jay | 5197 comments Congratulations


message 74: by Mickslibrarian (last edited Jan 30, 2015 05:06AM) (new)

Mickslibrarian | 80 comments 7/10

1. New Release: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence by Stan Lee January 6
2. December & January:
3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke January 22
4. Take It In the Ear Day (December 8): The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass December 7
5. Look on the Bright Side Day (December 21): Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton December 25
6. Card Playing Day (December 28): Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James January 29 (Eight of Hearts)
7. Festival of Sleep Day (January 3):
8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud December 27
9. Freethinkers Day (January 29): I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley December 13
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31):

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia De Luce, #4) by Alan Bradley Aunt Dimity's Christmas (An Aunt Dimity Mystery, #5) by Nancy Atherton The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co., #2) by Jonathan Stroud The Zodiac Legacy Convergence (Zodiac, #1) by Stan Lee Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, #1) by Eloisa James


message 75: by Mandiann (new)

Mandiann (goodreadscommandiann) | 6882 comments Finished a few days ago!

Start: December 1, 2014
Finished: January 29, 2015

10/10

1. New Release: read a book released in either December (2014) or January (2015). In case the book is not available for you, you may substitute by choosing any book released in 2014.Fairest 1/28 4 stars

2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title. You may use the series title if you’d like. Puddle Jumping 1/12 3.5 stars

3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): read a book with the kind of shoes you normally wear on the cover Orange Is the New Black 3 stars 12/13

4. Take It In the Ear Day (December 8): read a book with an ear on the cover The Jewel 1/19 4 stars

5. Look on the Bright Side Day (December 21): read a book with any kind of light source on the cover - candle, light-bulb, sun, star, moon. Sway 1/6 2.5 stars

6. Card Playing Day (December 28): complete this challenge | Card Game. King of Spades (spades: new to you author, king: male author) Red Rising 1/3 4 stars

7. Festival of Sleep Day (January 3): read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
c. the word "sleep" in the title
Enchanted 1.10 3 stars

8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): read a book whose main character has a supernatural ability Dissonance 12/11 2 stars

9. Freethinkers Day (January 29): read a book of your choice No Place Like Oz 12/9 2 stars

10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31): read a book with the artsy main character Everything Leads to You 1/29 3 stars

Books read: No Place Like Oz (Dorothy Must Die #0.1) by Danielle Paige Dissonance (Dissonance, #1) by Erica O'Rourke Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy, #1) by Pierce Brown Sway by Kat Spears Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters #1) by Alethea Kontis Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson The Jewel (The Lone City, #1) by Amy Ewing Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #0.5) by Marissa Meyer Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour


message 76: by Mickslibrarian (last edited Jan 31, 2015 10:49AM) (new)

Mickslibrarian | 80 comments 8/10

1. New Release: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence by Stan Lee January 6
2. December & January:
3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke January 22
4. Take It In the Ear Day (December 8): The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass December 7
5. Look on the Bright Side Day (December 21): Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton December 25
6. Card Playing Day (December 28): Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James January 29 (Eight of Hearts)
7. Festival of Sleep Day (January 3):
8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud December 27
9. Freethinkers Day (January 29): I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley December 13
10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31): The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson January 31

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia De Luce, #4) by Alan Bradley Aunt Dimity's Christmas (An Aunt Dimity Mystery, #5) by Nancy Atherton The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co., #2) by Jonathan Stroud The Zodiac Legacy Convergence (Zodiac, #1) by Stan Lee Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Desperate Duchesses (Desperate Duchesses, #1) by Eloisa James The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson


message 77: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Congrats, Mandi!


message 78: by Mickslibrarian (new)

Mickslibrarian | 80 comments Mickslibrarian wrote: "8/10

1. New Release: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence by Stan Lee January 6
2. December & January:
3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): [book:Dragon Rider|10046..."


That's all I'm gonna get this time.


message 79: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments I also finished only 8 :) Congrats!


message 80: by Jay (new)

Jay | 5197 comments Congrats!


message 81: by Lynn (new)

Lynn Sneaked in completion on the last day https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 82: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 31156 comments And I am DONE! This is an updated post.

Start Date: 01 December 2014
Date of Completion: 01/31

10/10 Completed

1. New Release: Reborn 01/31 (4 stars)

2. December & January: Puddle Jumping 01/10 (5 amazing stars)

3. Put On Your Own Shoes Day (December 6): Claudine's New Adventure 01/18 (2 stars)

4. Take It In the Ear Day (December 8): The Story of Awkward 12/31 (4 stars)

5. Look on the Bright Side Day (December 21): Walk Me Down 12/07 (4 stars)

6. Card Playing Day (December 28): I drew an Ace of diamonds... Read a standalone, a book with a supernatural or artistic main character
I'm Not Her 12/27 (5 stars)

7. Festival of Sleep Day (January 3): Maybe Not 01/30 (4 stars)

8. Peculiar People Day (January 10): Psion Beta 12/20 (3 stars)

9. Freethinkers Day (January 29): Trust Me, I'm Lying 12/14 (3 stars)

10. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31): But I Love Him 12/13 (4 stars)

Books Read

Walk Me Down (Walk, #1) by H.J. Bellus But I Love Him by Amanda Grace Trust Me, I'm Lying (Trust Me, #1) by Mary Elizabeth Summer Psion Beta (Psion, #1) by Jacob Gowans I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler The Story of Awkward by R.K. Ryals Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson Claudine's New Adventure by Nicole Murphy Maybe Not (Maybe, #1.5) by Colleen Hoover Reborn (Altered, #3) by Jennifer Rush


message 83: by Gisbelle (new)

Gisbelle | 25787 comments Congrats to Lynn and Vicki and to everyone else who finished the challenge! Well done guys!


message 84: by Jay (new)

Jay | 5197 comments Congratulations


message 85: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 31156 comments Thanks, Gis and Jay!


message 86: by Mandiann (new)

Mandiann (goodreadscommandiann) | 6882 comments Gisbelle wrote: "Congrats, Mandi!"

Thanks!!


message 87: by Mandiann (new)

Mandiann (goodreadscommandiann) | 6882 comments Congrats, Lynn and Vicki!!


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