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Book It To the Finish Line!January 01 - 31, 2025
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps.
To go 100 steps, read a book: +300
set anywhere in North or South America ==> Michigan
Lending a Paw 01/22with 140 to 239 pages ==> 224p
An Occupied Grave 01/07that has 9 or more books in the series==> 18
We Three Queens 01/04To go 200 steps, read a book: +400
set anywhere in the United States ==> New Jersey
Now or Never 01/03with 'Of" in the title
Apple of my Eye 01/18To go 300 steps, read a book: +300
with a title that begins with 'The"
The Greek Island Gig: Cozy Beatles Mystery 01/12To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section): +400
with 440 or more pages ==> 520p
Heartbreaker 01/23
Book It To the Finish Line!January 01 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
Total steps: 1000
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
✅with 'tower' in the text - Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - 5/1 - “It overlooks the Thames just past Tower Bridge and is supposed to have incredible views of the river”
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
✅with 240 to 339 pages - Glimmer of Death - 22/1 - 290 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
✅with a title that begins with 'The" - The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf - 20/1
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
✅with two of the numbers 952 in the page count - Relic Hunter - 12/1 - 292 pages
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Mod
January 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
1000/952
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1/14)("...and the great fire went off poof! into a tower of blue glowing smoke..." p. 61)
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (1/7)
with 2 people on the cover The After-Room by Maile Meloy
(1/11)with a title that begins with 'The" The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre (1/6)
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Book it to the Finish LineJanuary 1 - 31, 2025
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner - 350 pages - Finished: 1/6
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - 646 pages - Finished: 1/5
Steps: 700/952
Book it to the Finish Line FinishedJanuary 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
1,361/952
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages Owls Well That Ends Well...01/12/2025...293 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages The Frozen River...01/01/2025...432 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages Everblaze, Shannon Messenger 01/14/2025 609 pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January)Duration: January 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
TOTAL = 1000 FINISHED!!!!
To go 100 steps, read a book: TOTAL = 100
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
~ Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (1/1/2025), 213 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book: TOTAL = 200
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
~ You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian (1/3/2025), Published May 7th 2024
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book: TOTAL = 300
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
~ The Impossible Princess by Keira Dominguez (1/5/2025), title begins with 'The'
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section) TOTAL = 400
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
~ Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto (1/12/2025), title begins with the letter C
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January) - COMPLETEDDuration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
Steps Taken: 1000/952
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich 1/2/25 (set in Trenton, New Jersey)
with 240 to 339 pages Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25 (320 pgs.)
with a 5 in the publication date Forever Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/1/25 (published October 15, 2019)
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
BOOK It to the Finish Line!
January 2025
My BOOK It Challenge (msg 9)
Books Read ❱❱ 8
Tower Climb and Run ❱❱ Race One
To go 300 steps
☑️Read a book with 340 to 439 pages
➖Christmas in Destiny ❱❱ 01.07 ★★★★
☑️with 2 people on the cover
➖Can't Buy Me Love ❱❱ 01.05 ★★★★
To go 400 steps
☑️Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
➖Songs for Perri ❱❱ 01.04 ★★★
Tower Climb and Run ❱❱ Race Two
To go 100 steps
☑️Read a book set anywhere in North or South America
➖The Crawling Darkness ❱❱ 01.13 ★★★
☑️Read a book with 140 to 239 pages
➖Graveyard Dog ❱❱ 01.03 ★★★★
To go 200 steps
☑️Read a book with 240 to 339 pages
➖Scrimmage Gone South ❱❱ 01.11 ★★★★
To go 300 steps
☑️Read a book with 340 to 439 pages
➖The True Love Experiment ❱❱ 01.10 ★★★★★
☑️Read a book with 2 people on the cover
➖Undone ❱❱ 01.21 ★★★★
REACHED THE FINISH LINE 1000 STEPS BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January)
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
Steps Taken: 1000/952
400
300
300To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
✅To go 300 steps, read a book:
➡️set anywhere in Texas, USA
BY Colleen HooverPages: 875 (ebook via Libby)
Finished 1/11/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Setting is in Texas After a middle of the afternoon run in the Texas heat and a limited supply of water, I'm sure my entire body is flushed. p98
with 340 to 439 pages
➡️with 2 people on the cover
by Debbie MacomberPages: 425 (ebook Libby)
Finished 1/6/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: There are 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
✅To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
➡️with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Pages: 353 (ebook)
Finished 1/4/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: First word in title is Skipping and that meets to criteria of S in AmericaS
Mod
Steps: 1.000/952
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages Expecting Someone Taller 1/14/25 ****
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title The Remains of the Dead 1/7/25 ***
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The" The Robe of Skulls 1/4/25 ***
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count Sassinak 1/2/25 ****
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January)Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
Steps Taken: 0/952
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January 2025)Duration: January 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
✅COMPLETED- 13/01/2025✅
1100/952
To go 100 steps, read a book: (200/400)
set anywhere in North or South America
✅
A Dirge for Princes- 169 pages
✅
Her Pretty Bones - has 16 books in series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book: (200/800)
✅
The Devil Wears Scrubs- Set in New York
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book: (300/1200)
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
✅
The Cruel Prince
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section) (400/400)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
✅
A Summer Escape and Strawberry Cake at the Cosy Kettle
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January 2025)Duration: January 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January) 1100 steps COMPLETEDuration: January 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series Fatal Reckoning #14 in the Fatal series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages - The Christmas You Found Me 5* 1/1/2025 - Idaho
with a 5 in the publication date Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice New Jersey publication date 3/5/2024, 320 pages
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages - Copper River
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages - 36 Hours 444 pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2025Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich [Finished: Jan. 11 - 5 stars]
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
- Nobody's Perfect by Sally Kilpatrick (Finished: Jan. 6 - 4 stars.)
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Finished: 1/4/2025 - 5 stars)
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Steps: 600/952
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2025Books must be at least 140 pages. ✔
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
✔ with 140 to 239 pages
No Name - Tim Tingle 1/30
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
✓ set anywhere in the United States
Bringing Me Back - Beth Vrabel WV set 1/14-21
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
✓ with 340 to 439 pages
Technically, You Started It - Lana Wood Johnson 1/18-19
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
✓ with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz 1/11-16
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (January)***COMPLETE***
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Goal: 1000/952 steps
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
✓with 'tower' in the text
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (01/23/25)"You were on the tower?" - Page: 144
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
✓with a 5 in the publication date
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (01/29/25) - 2025with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
✓with a title that begins with 'The"
The Arrangement by Adriana Locke (01/31/25) To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
✓with 440 or more pages
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (01/11/25) - 663 pgswith two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Finished!! Book It To the Finish Line!
January 01 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
Total steps: 1000
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
✅with 'tower' in the text - Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - 5/1 - “It overlooks the Thames just past Tower Bridge and is supposed to have incredible views of the river”
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
✅with 240 to 339 pages - Glimmer of Death - 22/1 - 290 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
✅with a title that begins with 'The" - The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf - 20/1
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
✅with two of the numbers 952 in the page count - Relic Hunter - 12/1 - 292 pages
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
Finished with some extra steps, since only in my dreams could I climb that tower so I thought, why not, lets really go for it 😂 :https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book It to the Finish Line - January 202540th Annual Tower Climb & Run at the Tower of the Americas
Duration: 1/1/25 - 1/31/25
Progress: 2400 of 952 steps
Our next race will be in San Antonio, Texas. We will be participating in the 40th Annual Tower Climb & Run at the Tower of the Americas! (I really hope that your knees are ready for this.)
Where else can a person run 1 mile, followed by climbing the 952 steps to the top of the Tower of the Americas? Answer: only in San Antonio and only at this once-a-year event!
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
📚 Vampires Rule by K.C. Blake (1/31/25) ~ set in U.S.
with 140 to 239 pages
📚 The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan (1/14/25) ~ 162 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
📚 A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall (1/11/25) ~ Puzzle Lady #1 of 20
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
📚 Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh (1/20/25) ~ set in U.S.
with 240 to 339 pages
📚 Winter's Redemption by Mary Stone (1/15/25) ~ 316 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
📚 Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren (1/28/25) ~ publ 2015
with 'Of" in the title
📚 Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (1/8/25) ~ Of
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
📚 Broken by Rebecca Zanetti (1/24/24) ~ 366 pages
with 2 people on the cover
📚
by Nalini Singh (1/30/25)with a title that begins with 'The"
📚 The Naked Eye by Iris Johansen (1/29/25) ~ The
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS
📚 City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/22/25) ~ 471 pages
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Our next race will be in San Antonio, Texas. We will be participating in the 40th Annual Tower Climb & Run at the Tower of the Americas! (I really hope that your knees are ready for this.)
Where else can a person run 1 mile, followed by climbing the 952 steps to the top of the Tower of the Americas? Answer: only in San Antonio and only at this once-a-year event!
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
For this challenge you will need to read the number of books to go at least 952 steps. You can read as many books as you want from each section, but only one from the last section.
To go 100 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in North or South America
with 140 to 239 pages
that has 9 or more books in the series
with 'tower' in the text
To go 200 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in the United States
with 240 to 339 pages
with a 5 in the publication date
with 'Of" in the title
To go 300 steps, read a book:
set anywhere in Texas, USA
with 340 to 439 pages
with 2 people on the cover
with a title that begins with 'The"
To go 400 steps, read a book: (only one book from this section)
set in San Antonio, Texas
with 440 or more pages
with two of the numbers 952 in the page count
with a title that begins with a letter found in AMERICAS