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: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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
Angel Book Junkie

Caraina
CassieCruel
Chrissie

Ferenc
Frankie

Genevieve
Giacomina the Snail

Jan
Julesy COMPLETED

Kellene

Lali & Michelle COMPLETED
Laura
Laura Z
LaurLa

Melissa A
Michele

Prisha

Susan
Susan A

Tari
Vicky

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Leave by L.A. Witt 9/3/2025

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.
Gator Bowl by J.J. Cook 9/5/2025

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) a Z title
The Paternity Puzzle by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/11/2025

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)
Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire 9/7/2025

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

✅ 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home - Magic Unleashed - 10/9

✅ 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Broken Loyalty - K.N. Banet 7/9

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 - Immortal - Lauretta Hignett - 2/9

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

2/5 Completed

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Kiss and Don't Tell-Meghan Quinn 9/05/25

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)
Undaunted-Crystal Daniels 9/01/25

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).

Clean It Out
September 2025

5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
📌 Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
📌 Knitty Gritty Murder (Knit & Nibbly Mystery #7) by Peggy Ehrhart 9/2/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
📌 The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
📌 The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 9/4/25

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
📌 Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower 9/5/25

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1/5

✅1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. Read 9/8/25

✅2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. Read 9/2/25 Miss Julia series

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) New Author who's initials are in FALL HAT
Murder Gets a Makeover by Laura Levine Read 9/8/25

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).

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

4/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. - I Know This Much Is True - 9/4/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - The Last Precinct - 9/9/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. - The Knight and the Moth - 9/10/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) - You Shouldn't Have Come Here Y in spellout 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). - Eat, Pray, Love - 9/11/25

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
3/5

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.

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
A Friend in Knead Patti Benning 9/6/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
X for spell-outs allowing it to fall anywhere in an author's name Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25

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).
A Precarious Perch Mina Allan 9/9/25

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Three Bags Full|Leonie Swann|4/09/25|pile at home

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
See How They Run|Ally Carter|10/09/25|embassy row series

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Flatshare|Beth O'Leary|11/09/25|borrowed

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Death on the Nile|Agatha Christie|7/09/25|helped with pyramid 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)

Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Twittering Birds Never Fly 01 by Kou Yoneda ✓ 25/09/09

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. (library) Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt by Richard Osman ✓ 25/09/09

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Purge that Pile) Öffnet sich der Himmel by Seán Hewitt ✓ 25/09/05

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: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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)

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Completed 4/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.| Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. | Fearful | Lauren Roberts | 09.07 | Powerless Trilogy #3.5

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. | The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05

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). | A Good Mother | Michelle Dunne | 09.01

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.

Completed: 0/5

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.

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: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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).

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

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

A Life God Rewards: Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever by Bruce H. Wilkinson


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.
The Long Awakening by Lindsey O'Connor

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: September 2025
COMPLETE

1. From TBR: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell Sept 3 ★★★★ - added 6/14/25

2. unfinished series: #6 New Orleans Nocturnes series -Batshift Crazy by Carrie Pulkinen Sept 1 ★★★★

3. bought/borrowed: Behind Her Mask by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★ - borrowed from hoopla

4. for difficult challenge: U - Undead Rain#1, Rain by Shaun Harbinger Sept 2 ★★★

5. free/TBR 1 yr: Amidst the Darkness by Lauren Rise Sept 1 ★★ - free at Amaazon

Clean It Out: 3/5
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

🧹1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home: The Summer We Ran | Audrey Ingram | 09.03.25

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: Buried Deep and Other Stories | Naomi Novik | 09.07.25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge:

🧹5. Read one free book from your e-reader: Give Her Credit | Grace L. Williams | 09.06.25 | Kindle First Reads

Welcome all

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Paper Planes by Jennie Wood - Sep. 5

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Fatal, Family, Album by Joanna Campbell Slan - Sep. 6

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle - Sep. 6

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 on the Green by Christine Knapp - Sep. 4

Welcome Julesy

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Goal: 0/5

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.

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).

1/5

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

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Brewer's Luck: Hornblower's LegacybyJames Keffer✔11/9/25★ ★ ★ ★

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.Rule BritanniabyDaphne du Maurier1972 (To Read list since 2014)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Queen Zixi of Ix: or the Story of the Magic Cloak byL. Frank Baum


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)Stamboul TrainbyGraham Greene

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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).

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Read:

1. The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

2. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

3. Prep for Doom by E.R. Arroyo

4. My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne

5. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

September 2025 Clean It Out
September 2025

My Clean It Out Challenge (msg 26)

Books Read ❱❱



1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home
🔺added Jan 2017
🔺The Beast

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished
🔺series Beyond❱❱ started Oct 2016
🔺Beyond Ruin

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read
🔺purchased May 2013
🔺Fourth and Goal

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge
🔺non-fiction genre
🔺Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

5. Read one free book from your e-reader
🔺free
🔺Almost a Bride

Welcome all

FINISHED

Clean It Out
September 2025

5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
📌 Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
📌 Knitty Gritty Murder (Knit & Nibbly Mystery #7) by Peggy Ehrhart 9/2/25

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
📌 The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
📌 The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 9/4/25

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
📌 Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower 9/5/25

Well done Lali & Michelle

FINISHED!

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Paper Planes by Jennie Wood - Sep. 5

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Fatal, Family, Album by Joanna Campbell Slan - Sep. 6

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle - Sep. 6

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 on the Green by Christine Knapp - Sep. 4

Good job Julesy

Clean It Out
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
1/5

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

From Blood and Ash

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.
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

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).
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister 28/08-08/09 - 402 pages

Welcome Laura

Thank you!