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BIBLIOPOLYInspired by the classic Monopoly board game, this yearly challenge takes bibliophiles around the board through forty bookish game spaces. You will read books related to the property color groups; original game tokens; book, author and character traits; community/group activities; and more!
Goal of 10
5/10
BIBLIOPOLY PROMPTS
1. Go: Read a book set on two or more continents.
2. Purple: Read a book with a wheelbarrow, garden tool or plant on the cover or in the title.
3. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Group Reads. (Which month and book?)
4. Purple: Read a translated book originally written in a language other than your native tongue.
5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title.
6. Reading Railroad: Read a book from a celebrity book club list, such as Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, etc.
7. Blue: Read a book with any type of hat or headwear on the cover or in the title.
8. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest number of ratings.
9. Blue: Read a book with an author or character whose sexual orientation is different from your own.
10. Blue: Read a book with any shade of blue on the cover or in the title.
11. In Jail: Read a banned or challenged book.
12. Pink: Read a book with any type of dog on the cover or in the title.
13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover.
14. Pink: Read a book with an author or character whose nationality or birth country is different from your own.
15. Pink: Read a book with any shade of pink on the cover or in the title.
16. Pennsylvania Railroad: Read a book published under an author’s pen name.
17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel.
18. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Readathons. (Which readathon? List one book you read for it.)
19. Orange: Read a book with an author or character whose religious or spiritual beliefs are different from your own.
20. Orange: Read a book with any shade of orange on the cover or in the title.
21. Free Parking: Read a book of your choice. Anything goes!
22. Red: Read a book with a car, truck or bus on the cover, or involving a road trip.
23. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf among the ten oldest or newest additions.
oldest24. Red: Read a book with an author or character whose race or ethnicity is different from your own.
25. Red: Read a book with any shade of red on the cover or in the title.
26. B&O Railroad: Read a book with an author or title beginning with B or O. (Author’s first or last name; title’s first main word. Omit the, and, of, etc.)
27. Yellow: Read a book with a boot or shoe on the cover, or involving foot travel.
28. Yellow: Read a book with an author or character who has a physical disability or impairment, an emotional or mental disorder, or a neurodivergent condition.
29. Water Works: Read a book with any form of water on the cover.
30. Yellow: Read a book with any shade of yellow on the cover or in the title.
31. Go to Jail: Read a crime fiction or true crime book.
32. Green: Read a book with a thimble, sewing or craft implement on the cover or in the title.
33. Green: Read a book with an author or character whose gender is different from your own.
34. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Buddy Reads or TBR Twins. (Which activity? What book did you and your twin/buddies read?)
35. Green: Read a book with any shade of green on the cover or in the title.
36. Shortline Railroad: Read a book under 200 pages long.
read 1/137. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest average star rating.
38. Dark Blue: Read a book with any type of cat on the cover or in the title.
39. Luxury Tax: Read a book with a gemstone or precious metal on the cover or in the title.
40. Dark Blue: Read a book that won an award. (Which one?)
2023 Yearly Challenges > Piled High - 2023For this challenge we will create a pile of books!
Each new book on the pile shares one word with the previous book, or differs by only one word. This word can be in the title or describe an element on the cover of the book. You can choose to use either titles or covers for this challenge, or both! Multiple piles may be created, but please note that each pile should contain at least 5 books. You can also plan ahead and don't have to read the books in order.
Goal 1 stack of 5....0/5
SERIAL READER:...0/25goldy bear catering series....0/3
Chet and bernie series...0/3
Eve Duncan series...0/5
Meg Langslow series.....0/3
In Death series...0/5
Alex Cross series ...0/3
Bishop special crime series ...0/3
TBR JAR: oldest 10 books on my TBRGoal 10......1/10
read 1/10/23
Hi Amber!If you're interested, I found your Personal Challenges from the last few years. I don't see one for 2022.
2019
2020
2021
Looks like a great start to this coming year!
Thanks Sarah…..can’t believe I went entire year without checking in…..and of course that’s year I made my goal 😃
adding january challenge by the numbers1/2
7My Best Friends Have Hairy Legs
11The Eleventh Victim read 1/10/23
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2023Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Back by popular demand! The Popsugar Challenge has returned with 50 prompts to read through! Complete all 50 or choose a handful. Just let us know in the comments how many you would like to shoot for.
trying for 10
3/10
1. A book you meant to read in 2022
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore
3. A book about a vacation
4. A book by a first-time author
5. A book with mythical creatures
6. A book about a forbidden romance
7. A book with "Girl" in the title
8. A celebrity memoir
9. A book with a color in the title
10. A romance with a fat lead
11. A book about or set in Hollywood
12. A book published in spring 2023
13. A book published the year you were born
14. A modern retelling of a classic
15. A book with a song lyric as its title
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
17. A book with a love triangle
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
21. A book set in the decade you were born
22. A book with a queer lead
23. A book with a map
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
25. A book with just text on the cover
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
read 1/127. A #BookTok recommendation
28. A book you bought secondhand
29. A book your friend recommended
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
31. A book about a family
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
33. A book about an athlete/sport
34. A historical-fiction book
35. A book about divorce
36. A book you think your best friend would like
37. A book you should have read in high school
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you
41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
44. A book that was self-published
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
46. A book with a pet character
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
48. A book that features two languages
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
50. A book with alliteration in the title
THIS OR THAT?Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2023
Like a virtual party game, this challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you.
You many choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable. To join, post a comment telling the challenge leader how many books you will read. So what's it gonna be... this or that?
goal of 5
4/5
1. Early bird or night owl?
2. Costume party or pool party?
3. Cats or dogs? dog
4. Music festival or art festival? MUSIC
5. Mountains or ocean?
6. Cooking class or dance lessons?
7. Spring or autumn?
8. Ghost tour or historical tour? ghost
9. Country or city? city
10. Thunderstorm or snowstorm?
I SPY CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
One of the most popular challenges of 2022, I Spy is back with new prompts and a new challenge!
Read a book that contains a word in the title or the cover that fits one of the 25 categories mentioned below. This is a pretty open challenge, so you can interpret the categories in ways that work best for you. You can use the title or the cover to fulfill each category. If you're having trouble with a particular category, ask other members what they are reading for it. To sign up for the challenge, please let the challenge leader know the number of categories you plan to finish, you can choose and change your categories throughout the duration of the challenge.
We have listed some ideas/examples of what we are looking for but you DO NOT have to use them; these are just to get you started - any word that fits the category is fair game
trying for 10
0/10
1. Transportation (car, train, skateboard)
2. Days of the week (Monday, Saturday, Wednesday)
3. A food or drink (carrot, chips, coffee)
4. Type of crime (thievery, murder, robbery)
5. Olympic sport (skiing, basketball, gymnastics)
6. Musical instruments (saxophone, piano, drums)
7. Cat family (tiger, tabby, cheetah)
8. School subject (mathematics, English, chemistry)
9. Type of weather (stormy, rainy, sunny)
10. City in Europe (Paris, Istanbul, Athens)
11. Celebration (birthday, wedding, Eid)
12. Something you sit on (sofa, chair, bed)
13. A source of light (sun, lamp, torch)
14. Art or craft (painting, sewing, scrapbooking)
15. A measurement (metres, feet, pounds)
16. Something you hang on the wall (clock, picture, frame)
17. Something you find at a circus (clown, ringmaster, popcorn)
18. A direction (North, West, East)
19. An accessory (bag, necklace, scarf)
20. Name for a road (avenue, street, circuit)
21. Shade of purple (plum, violet, magenta)
22. Something you write (poem, book, essay)
23. Something you walk through (tunnel, arch, door)
24. Something you find in a house (picture, kitchen, couch)
25. A bird (raven, crow, pigeon)
Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
26. Something you find on a farm (chicken, tractor, hay)
27. A term of endearment (sweetheart, honey, love)
28. A chess piece (pawn, bishop, knight)
29. Something yellow (corn, daffodil, amber)
30. Technology (phone, computer, television)
BOOKWORMS TAKE SHELFIESDuration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
It’s time to take control of your reading and rearrange your virtual bookshelves!
This yearly challenge (a variation of the 2019 Pinspiration challenge by Regina) will help you organize your reading plans around "thematic bookshelves.” Although you’re given the general concept of each of the 20 shelves, it’s up to you to fine-tune your chosen shelves to accommodate your reading tastes and plans.
You may repeat a shelf theme, if you wish, but your challenge should consist of at least two different themes, with two books minimum per shelf. Also note that you may count each book only once within this challenge, but feel free to apply that book to any of our other yearly, quarterly, and monthly challenges.
im gonna try for 3 each on all 20 shelves
4/60
The 20 shelf themes are:
*An Author
*A Book Genre
futuristic
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*Book Length (under 200 or 500+ pages) under 200
*Celebrations
*Diversity (in any of its forms)
*Friendship, Love, and Marriage
*A Feeling (joy, grief, love, adventurous, envy)
*Film & Theater
*A Fine Art (visual arts, music, plastic arts)
*Food & Beverage
*Heritage & Culture
*A Hobby or Pastime
*A Listopia
*A Literary Award
*Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Biographies
*Nature and the Environment....animals
1)
2)
*A Place (location, city, suburbs, countryside, nation)
*Science & Technology
*A Time (time of day, month, year, season, past era, future)
*Travel
Last personnel challenge....i have added some books to my tbr list under heading of recommended by GR....this means i found books rated 4 or 5 stars on other peoples pages that i want to read..my goal is for 1 a month so 12 for year1/12
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2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Lone Wolf (other topics)Rapture in Death (other topics)
Lone Wolf (other topics)
Lone Wolf (other topics)
A Deadly Web (other topics)
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8/65
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this was more a chapter than a book and not worth a read
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good read ...really like this series
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i liked everything about this book...the writing , the story. the charachters...my first 5 star of the year
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this book was put together as almost 3 completely distinct seperate stories...didnt care for that at all. Had hard time getting into it but about halfway in i started to get into it.....but still dont like there was no flow between the seperate parts.
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while story had promise the style written in is really hard to keep up...things are repeated over and over and yet your still not sure how some things fit in
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i really enjoyed this story ...it was easy to read and kept you going....believe im going to like this series