The Lost Challenges discussion

This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011.

A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.
For this challenge each task has to be done for a badge.

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.
Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading.
Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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).

Aminko
Ariel
Bonita COMPLETED

CassieCruel COMPLETED
Chrissie COMPLETED

Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie COMPLETED

Genevieve COMPLETED

Jan COMPLETED
Jonnie
Julesy COMPLETED

Katelyn
Kim COMPLETED
Kimberly

Lali & Michelle COMPLETED
Laura
LaurLa COMPLETED
Lynn

Margaret COMPLETED
Meghana COMPLETED
Melissa A COMPLETED

Nell
Olivermagnus COMPLETED

RaeRae
Renee

Shash COMPLETED
Sharon
Susan A COMPLETED

Tammie COMPLETED
Tari COMPLETED
Trina

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) A character with red hair
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025

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)
Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
🪣 Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
🪣 Lost Books and Old Bones (Scottish Bookshop Mystery #3) by Paige Shelton 1/3/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
🪣 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
🪣 Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25 An X for challenges that need an author whose initial is X or name includes an X

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)
🪣 Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25

Finished: 2025/01/18

Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. (from colleague) When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (a-z: o) Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 25/01/09

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (netgalley) Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18

Welcome Lali & Michelle and Chrissie

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Resort to Murder by Annie McEwen - Jan. 12

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Go with the Flow by Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann - Jan. 1

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Jan. 3

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)
Soft Serve Sleighing by Lena Gregory - Jan. 9

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner - Finished: 1/6

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Women by Kristin Hannah - 1/9

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander - 1/3

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley - 1/12

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Mike's Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - 1/18 - (Series title containing the letter X - The Boxcar Children #5)

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).
The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones - 1/9

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home - The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren - 20/1

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Crochet and Cauldrons. - 19/1

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. - Brimstone Bound - 14/1

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) - Relic Hunter - 12/1 - Riley Cruz

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) - Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - 5/1

Finished! January Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025 (01/06/25)

5/5

X 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25

X 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/25

X 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.

The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25

X 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

(A book a friend rated two stars or less - Smurf Challenge 2.0)
The Trees Percival Everett 01/06/25

X 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).

Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan (Libby Ebook) 01/03/25

Welcome all

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

5/5 Completed. Finish

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
UNSUB-Meg Gardiner 1/05/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Charley Davidson #5:Fifth Grave Past the Light-Darynda Jones 1/11/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door-Lucy Score 1/05/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
It's Not Them, It's Only Her-Elle Wright 1/14/25

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 Bug-Jess Lourey 1/07/25

Welcome Frankie

Clean It Out
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

5 of 5 Complete

🔹️1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25

🔹️2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/25 - #5 of 15

🔹️3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25

🔹️4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 1/18/25 - Z Author

🔹️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).
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Red Hot Cajun by Sandra Hill 1/7
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Reagan's Revenge and Ending Emily's Engagement by Tammy Falkner 1/3
Series: Reed Brothers
3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Problem at Pollensa Bay: A Parker Pyne Short Story by Agatha Christie 1/1
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Zia by Scott O'Dell 1/2
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)
Charlotte's Website by Linda M. Au 1/10

Welcome Olivermagnus, and Bonita

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Boyfriend Freida McFadden 1/12

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Redbreast Jo Nesbø 1/3

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Delusion in Death J.D. Robb 1/10

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders Stella Sands 1/9

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).
Chasing God: One Man's Miraculous Journey in the Heart of the City Roger Huang

Welcome Jan

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home: Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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).

Welcome Ariel

Read - 5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Memory Weaver, Jane Kirkpatrick | 1/6

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Bloom in Winter, J.R. Ward | 1/18

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Informed Risk, Robyn Carr | 1/9

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. White Elephant-dystopian
An Ordinary Girl: A Hearfelt Romance, Betty Neels | 1/5

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Jingle Bell Beard, Julie Kriss | 1/2

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Goal: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25 – MC with letter O.

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).
The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Goal: 1/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

Lindsey Jesionowski
Finished 01.01

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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).

Welcome Tammie, Ferenc, Laura and Katelyn

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from the pile you have at home.
Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25

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 Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Read: 3

1. Empire Falls by Richard Russo - 12/1/2025

2. First Blood by Angela Marsons - 16/1/2025

3. Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz - 11/1/2025

4. Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher

5. The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez

Welcome Kim and Aminko

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
An Oven Beyond Victoria Kazarian 1/8/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. After Park Patti Benning 1/4/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) MC is Olivia for O letter challenges Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25

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).
The Silent Network:A Ravenswood Mystery Book Club Novel Virginia James 1/15/25

January Clean It Out - COMPLETED
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Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

5/5

✔ 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 1/16/25

✔ 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards by Julia Buckley 1/11/25

✔ 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read - The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz 1/15/25

✔ 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich - Book title starting with O 1/25/25

✔ 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) - The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 1/6/25

Welcome Tari and Meghana

January Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Windfall

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Mystery at Lilac Inn

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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).

Welcome Kimberly

Completed :)

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Completed 1/13/2025

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
completed 1/5/2025

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. - Completed 1/9/2025

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Completed 1/16/2025 - read for a person who smokes in another 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) - Completed 1/7/2025

Welcome Jonnie

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. The Terror 4 stars

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Breathless 3 stars

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. Yours Truly 5 stars

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

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) Reckless 4 stars

Welcome Renee

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Faith Fairchild #9: The Body in the Bookcase by Katherine Hall Page


3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers

Welcome Nell

Clean It Out
January 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Enemies in Paradise by Brittany Larsen (1/20/25)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Romancing the Grump by Jenny Proctor (1/18/25)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
An Enduring Hope by Jes Drew (1/14/25)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
One Last First Date by Kate O'Keeffe (1/6/25)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
An Agent for Opal by P. Creeden (1/21/25)

Welcome Shash

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Ghost Tracks: Case Files of Ed & Lorraine Warren by Cheryl A. Wicks 1-16-2025

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The First Four Years
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1-18-2025
3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy by Kathy Kleiner Rubin 01-26-3025

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

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).

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Welcome Lynn

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.-
Death Of A Rainbow Nymph 1/10/25
3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed 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)

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).

Welcome Trina

FINISHED

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
🪣 Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
🪣 Lost Books and Old Bones (Scottish Bookshop Mystery #3) by Paige Shelton 1/3/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
🪣 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
🪣 Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25 An X for challenges that need an author whose initial is X or name includes an X

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)
🪣 Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25

Well done Lali & Michelle

January 2025 Clean It Out
January 2025

My Clean It Out Challenge (msg 49)

Books Read ❱❱



☑️1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home
➖added Oct 2014
➖Undone ❱❱ 01.21 ★★★★

☑️2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished
➖Irish Hearts #2
➖Irish Rose ❱❱ 01.25 ★★★★

☑️3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read
➖purchased Sep 2023
➖Avenged ❱❱ 01.23 ★★★★

☑️4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge
➖ X title for A-Z challenges
➖The Xenophobe's Guide to the Kiwis ❱❱ 01.20 ★★★

☑️5. Read one free book from your e-reader
➖free from KU
➖Can't Buy Me Love ❱❱ 01.05 ★★★★

FINISHED!

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Resort to Murder by Annie McEwen - Jan. 12

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Go with the Flow by Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann - Jan. 1

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Jan. 3

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)
Soft Serve Sleighing by Lena Gregory - Jan. 9