Chrissie’s Comments (group member since Dec 30, 2019)

Chrissie’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Finished: 2025/08/30

Level One
1 Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry (400) ✓ 02/11
2 Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman (432) ✓ 02/26
3 Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett (432) ✓ 03/29

Level Two
4 Origamiherz by AC Collins (431) ✓ 04/10
5 Naokos Lächeln by Murakami Haruki (416) ✓ 04/25
6 Der Junge aus dem Meer by Garrett Carr (416) ✓ 05/27

Level Three
7 The emperor of gladness by Ocean Vuong (416) ✓ 06/04
8 Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr (528) ✓ 06/25
9 Was wir ihnen antun: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 4) by Arttu Tuominen (401) ✓ 07/20
10 Wedding People by Alison Espach (480) ✓ 08/30

And then see a chiropractor!

Finished: 2025/07/27

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1 Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (240) ✓ 01/09
2 Der Fall by Albert Camus (117) ✓ 01/13
3 Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang (190) ✓ 01/18
4 A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (152) ✓ 02/07
5 Mord im Orientexpress by Agatha Christie (223) ✓ 02/11

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6 Racheopfer by Ethan Cross (160) ✓ 02/28
7 Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's True Love by Jonathan Fryer (231) ✓ 03/13
8 Wackelkontakt by Wolf Haas (239) ✓ 03/19
9 Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman (266) ✓ 05/02
10 1000 und ich: Zweifle nicht, zögere nicht, hinterfrage nicht by Yorick Godewijk (176) ✓ 05/18

Level 3 Taking Flight
11 Ruhm und Verbrechen des Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum (224) ✓ 06/16
12 Alle Farben grau by Martin Schäuble (272) ✓ 07/06
13 Unschärfen der Liebe by Angelika Overath (224) ✓ 07/24
14 Die Probe by Katie Kitamura (155) ✓ 07/27
15 Die Geschichte des Klangs by Ben Shattuck (104) ✓ 07/27

I will tackle my pile of crime fiction.

crime, thriller, mystery, horror

Level 1 Base Camp
1 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas (mystery) ✓ 01/13
2 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas (mystery) ✓ 01/14
3 Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang (horror) ✓ 01/18
4 Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner (thriller) ✓ 01/27
5 Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry (mystery) ✓ 02/11

Level 2 Start The Climb
6 Mord im Orientexpress by Agatha Christie (mystery) ✓ 02/11
7 18 FEINDBERUEHRUNG - OSCAR WIL by Jonas Maas (mystery) ✓ 02/18
8 Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman (cozy mystery) ✓ 02/26
9 Racheopfer by Ethan Cross (thriller) ✓ 02/28
10 Wackelkontakt by Wolf Haas (crime) ✓ 03/19
11 Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett (thriller) ✓ 03/29
12 Devils' Line 02 by Hanada Ryo (horror) ✓ 03/30
13 Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker (mystery) ✓ 05/16
14 Verlogen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir (crime) ✓ 05/22
15 Perfume Master by Yuki Kaori (mystery) ✓ 05/23

Level 3 Going Higher
16 18 BLUTDURST - OSCAR WILDE & M by Jonas Maas (mystery) ✓ 06/05
17 Licht zwischen den Bäumen by Una Mannion (mystery, thriller) ✓ 06/13
18 Slayers: A Buffyverse Story by Amber Benson (horror) ✓ 06/17
19 BLUTZOLL-FOLGE 20 - WILDE, OSC by Jonas Maas (mystery) ✓ 06/20
20 Tote klagen an by A.K. Turner (thriller) ✓ 06/28
21 Todesmarsch by Richard Bachman (horror, thriller) ✓ 07/05
22 Was wir ihnen antun: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 4) by Arttu Tuominen (crime) ✓ 07/20
23 Sekunden der Gnade by Dennis Lehane (crime, mystery) ✓ 08/08
24 Killing Stalking Season I 1 by Koogi (thriller) ✓ 08/17
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Plant your flag, you made it to the top!

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Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt by Richard Osman (cozy mystery)

Finished: 2025/06/25

Part 1: Read any 12 different genres from the list. 12/12

January - General Fiction ✓ 03/21
February - Plays, Poetry, Romance ✓ 04/18
March - Mystery, Suspense ✓ 01/14
April - Western, Humour, Adventure ✓ 06/16
May - Female Authors ✓ 02/11
June - Fantasy, Graphic Novels ✓ 03/17
July - Children's/YA ✓ 01/06
August - Memoirs, Biography, Travel ✓ 03/13
September - Science Fiction, Dystopia ✓ 05/18
October - Supernatural, Thriller, Horror ✓ 02/28
November - Historical Fiction, Any Non-fiction ✓ 02/11
December - Classics, Short Stories ✓ 01/13

Part 2: 24/24

January:
1. Read a book with a one-word title ✓ 01/06
2. Read a book by an author new to you ✓ 02/02

February:
1. Read a book with a two-word title ✓ 02/17
2. Read any book in a series ✓ 01/10

March:
1. Read a book where the main character's first or last name starts with M (mycroft) ✓ 02/18
2. Read a book with a number in the title ✓ 03/19

April:
1. Read a book that has the word "and" anywhere in the title ✓ 01/14
2. Read a book where the author's first and last name begin with the same letter (Kusabi Keri) ✓ 02/03

May:
1. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓ 01/18
2. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title ✓ 04/25

June:
1. Read a book with the name of an animal or mythical creature in the title ✓ 03/30
2. Read a book set in the country you live in now ✓ 03/19

July:
1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J (jonas) ✓ 01/13
2. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit (london) ✓ 01/27

August:
1. Read a book whose title begins with A or An ✓ 02/07
2. Read a book with an eight letter word in the title ✓ 05/22

September:
1. Read a book set in a place that starts with S (Saint-Malo) ✓ 06/25
2. Read a book with a man's name in the title ✓ 05/16

October:
1. Read a book whose title starts with O ✓ 01/09
2. Read a book with the name of a colour in the title ✓ 03/23

November:
1. Read a book with the name of a family member or title (Mrs., Miss, Mr., Sir, King, Dr., etc) in the title ✓ 02/11
2. Read a book that has more than 5 words in the title (6) ✓ 02/26

December:
1. Read any book for the first time ✓ 03/29
2. Reread any book (first read in 2019) ✓ 01/02

Finished: 2024/09/29

I think I'd like to try that.

Level 1
1 Die Tore Der Welt read by Tobias Kluckert ✓
2 Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
3 Die Namenlose aus der Seine by Jonas Maas ✓

Level 2
4 Der Geheimbund der Masken by Jonas Maas ✓
5 Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman ✓
6 Noah read by Simon Jäger ✓

Level 3
7 Die Bibel nach Biff read by Simon Jäger ✓
8 14 LABYRINTH DER ANGST - OSCAR by Jonas Maas ✓
9 Die Bücherdiebin read by Boris Aljinovic ✓

Level 4
10 Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates read by Andreas Dietrich ✓
11 My Brother's Name is Jessica read by Joe Jameson ✓
12 Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen (simultaneously listening to English audiobook read by Stephen Fry) ✓

Finished: 2024/06/26

400 - 599 pages

Level One
1 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (440) ✓
2 Loveless by Alice Oseman (433) ✓
3 Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger (481) ✓

Level Two
4 If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich (404) ✓
5 Der Donnerstagsmordclub by Richard Osman (453) ✓
6 Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett (416) ✓

Level Three
7 Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter (432) ✓
8 Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (433) ✓
9 Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann (448) ✓
10 Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (410) ✓

And then see a chiropractor!

Finished: 2024/06/08

280 or fewer pages, no mangas

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1 2 by Yokoyama Hideo (152) ✓ 01/21
2 Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. by Franz Kafka (94) ✓ 01/25
3 TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe (233) ✓ 02/13
4 BENNI - Pink geht immer by Kay Monroe (213) ✓ 02/14
5 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (67) ✓ 02/19

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (188) ✓ 03/03
7 Comandante: Roman by Edoardo De Angelis & Sandro Veronesi (157) ✓ 03/15
8 Franny und Zooey by J.D. Salinger (124) ✓ 04/05
9 Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift by Thomas Zwerina (193) ✓ 04/08
10 Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe by Christopher Golden (273) ✓ 04/21

Level 3 Taking Flight
11 Alan Turing: Enigma by Anna Revell (115) ✓ 05/19
12 Alan Turing: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History (40) ✓ 05/20
13 Pride! Eine kurze Geschichte der LGBTQ+ Bewegung (126) ✓ 06/06
14 Oscar Wilde: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History (44) ✓ 06/08
15 Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) by William Thorp (113) ✓ 06/08

Finished: 2024/05/21

I'll be tackling this again with mangas, graphic novels and light novels.

Level 1 Base Camp
1 Focus 10 Band 1 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/09
2 Focus 10 Band 2 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/09
3 Focus 10 Band 3 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/09
4 Focus 10 Band 4 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/10
5 Focus 10 Band 5 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11

Level 2 Start The Climb
6 Focus 10 Band 6 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
7 Focus 10 Band 7 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
8 Focus 10 Band 8 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
9 Focus 10 Band 9 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
10 Focus 10 Band 10 by Martina Peters ✓ 01/11
11 Undertow: Illustrated Novel by GuiltPleasure ✓ 02/19
12 Father Figure by GuiltPleasure ✓ 03/02
13 Barefoot Angel 2 by Nonomiya Ito ✓ 03/21
14 Kneel Down and Ask for Love by Yamada Nonono ✓ 03/22
15 Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Morishita Suu ✓ 03/22

Level 3 Going Higher
16 Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 02 by Morishita Suu ✓ 03/22
17 Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 by Hinohara Meguru ✓ 03/23
18 Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be by Beriko Scarlet ✓ 03/24
19 MADK 2 by Suzuri Ryo ✓ 04/08
20 Haikyu!!, Band 1 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/28
21 Haikyu!!, Band 2 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/29
22 Haikyu!!, Band 3 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/29
23 Haikyu!!, Band 4 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/29
24 Haikyu!!, Band 5 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 04/30
25 Haikyu!!, Band 6 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/01
26 Haikyu!!, Band 7 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/01
27 Haikyu!!, Band 8 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/01
28 Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen by Debbie Tung ✓ 05/02
29 Haikyu!!, Band 9 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/04
30 Haikyu!!, Band 10 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/05

Level 4 Reach The Summet
31 Given 01 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/06
32 Given 02 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/07
33 Given 03 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/08
34 Given 04 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/09
35 Given 05 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/09
36 MADK 3: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! by Suzuri Ryo ✓ 05/11
37 Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 03 by Morishita Suu ✓ 05/12
38 Haikyu!!, Band 11 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/13
39 Haikyu!!, Band 12 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/14
40 Haikyu!!, Band 13 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/14
41 Haikyu!!, Band 14 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/16
42 Haikyu!!, Band 15 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/17
43 Haikyu!!, Band 16 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/17
44 Haikyu!!, Band 17 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/18
45 Haikyu!!, Band 18 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/19
46 Haikyu!!, Band 19 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/20
47 Given 06 by Kizu Natsuki ✓ 05/20
48 Haikyu!!, Band 20 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/20
49 Haikyu!!, Band 21 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/20
50 Haikyu!!, Band 22 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/21
Plant your flag, you made it to the top!

Finished: 2024/07/28

Count me in then :)

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) ✓
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance ✓
March: Mystery, Suspense ✓
April: Western, Humour, Adventure ✓
May: Female Authors ✓
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels (manga) ✓
July: Children's, YA ✓
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel ✓
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia ✓
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror ✓
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic) ✓
December: Classics and Short Stories ✓

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you ✓
2. Read a book with a one-word title ✓

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. ✓
2. Read a book with a two-word title ✓

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" (corey mcintire) ✓
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover ✓

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name (Cale) ✓
2. Read a book with a four-word title ✓

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title ✓
2. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born ✓
2. Read any book in a series ✓

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U" (Jonas) ✓
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now. ✓
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit ✓
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" ✓

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover ✓
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S" (sussex) ✓

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O" ✓
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness ✓

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction ✓
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count ✓

December
1. Read any book for the first time ✓
2. Reread any book ✓

So, if I got it right, I read one book out of 12 choices in task 1 and two for each month in task 2?

Finished: 2024/03/22

counting two for each

✓ Red:

✓ Orange:

✓ Yellow:

✓ Green:

✓ Blue/Indigo:

✓ Purple/Violet:


✓ Pink:

✓ Gray:

✓ White:

✓ Black:

✓ Brown:

✓ Color/Colour:

Gonna give this a try.

8/7 B.C.: Ilias by Homer ✓
3 B.C: Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates by Xenophon ✓

1800-1809:
1810-1819: Verstand und Gefühl by Jane Austen (1811) ✓
1820-1829:
1830-1839:
1840-1849: Die drei Musketiere by Alexandre Dumas (1844) ✓
1850-1859: Madame Bovary. by Gustave Flaubert (1856) ✓
1860-1869:
1870-1879:
1880-1889: The Decay of Lying by Oscar Wilde (1889) ✓
1890-1899: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) ✓

1900-1909: Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde (1908) ✓
1910-1919: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (1911) ✓
1920-1929: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) ✓
1930-1939: Narziß und Goldmund by Hermann Hesse (1930) ✓
1940-1949: Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft by Claude Lévi-Strauss (1947) ✓
1950-1959: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) ✓
1960-1969: A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (1964) ✓
1970-1979: Carrie by Stephen King (1974) ✓
1980-1989: Das wandelnde Schloss by Diana Wynne Jones (1986) ✓
1990-1999: When A Man Loves Man 1 - A Hunt For The Passion by Nitta Youka (1997 according to imprint) ✓

2000-2009: Neun Leben by Kojima Lalako (2008) ✓
2010-2019: Vor dem Fest by Saša Stanišić (2014) ✓
2020-2023: Die Überlebenden by Alex Schulman (2020) ✓

Finished: 2025/05/16

600+ pages

Level 1 - A Mighty Tome
1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (717 pages) ✓

Level 2 - Stack 'em High
2. Die elementaren Strukturen der Verwandtschaft by Claude Lévi-Strauss (720 pages) ✓
3. Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde (1216 pages) ✓

Level 3 - Weight Matters
4. Die drei Musketiere read by Detlef Bierstedt (19:15 = 688 pages) ✓
5. Böses Blut by Robert Galbraith (1200 pages) ✓
6. Das achte Leben by Nino Haratischwili (1280 pages) ✓

Level 4 - A Hefty Pile
7. Die Tore Der Welt read by Tobias Kluckert (50:37 = 1302 pages) ✓
8. The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis (736 pages) ✓
9. In den Farben des Dunkels by Chris Whitaker (got an ARC with 709 pages) ✓
10. Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert read by Torben Kessler (20:22 = 731 pages) ✓

Finished: 2023/06/01

400 - 599 pages

Level 1 - Chunkster
1 Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus by Tanya Byrne (464 pages) ✓
2 The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera (550 pages) ✓
3 Einsteins Hirn: Roman by Franzobel (582 pages) ✓

Level 2 - Flower Presser
4 Ilias by Homer (480 pages) ✓
5 Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse (512 pages) ✓
6 Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart (416 pages) ✓

Level 3 - Back Breaker
7 Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh (544 pages) ✓
8 Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs by Pascale Quiviger (480 pages) ✓
9 Verstand und Gefühl by Jane Austen (438 pages) ✓
10 Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus (462 pages) ✓

...and then see a chiropractor!

Finished: 2023/09/22

I believe this won't be all that easy if I restrict myself from using mangas for this.

280 or fewer pages

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1 Peter Pan (160 pages) by J.M. Barrie ✓
2 Der Inselmann (176 pages) by Dirk Gieselmann ✓
3 P.S. Ich töte dich: 13 Zehn-Minuten-Thriller by Sebastian Fitzek (Ed.) (271 pages) ✓
4 The Decay of Lying by Oscar Wilde (144 pages) ✓
5 Lichte Tage by Sarah Winman (240 pages) ✓

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6 Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen by Stephen King (236 pages) ✓
7 Der Fremde by Albert Camus (142 pages) ✓
8 Der Tanzende by Victor Jestin (147 pages) ✓
9 Der Trost der Schönheit: Eine Suche by Gabriele von Arnim (224 pages) ✓
10 Crater Lake: Schlaf NIEMALS ein by Jennifer Killick (241 pages) ✓

Level 3 Taking Flight
11 Der wiedergefundene Freund by Fred Uhlman (115 pages) ✓
12 Just A Porn by Cat T. Mad (190 pages) ✓
13 Die schönsten Gedichte by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (106 pages) ✓
14 Die Verwandlung by Franz Kafka (53 pages) ✓
15 Deutscher Buchpreis 2023. Die Nominierten by Börsenblatt (128 pages) ✓

Finished: 2023/10/18

I think this year I want to tackle this one with only mangas and graphic novels.

Level 1 Base Camp
1 Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ✓
2 In these words 04 by GuiltPleasure ✓
3 Die Stadt in deinen Farben by Umeda Miso ✓
4 New York Minute by GuiltPleasure ✓
5 First Do No Harm by GuiltPleasure ✓

Level 2 Start The Climb
6 One of these Nights by GuiltPleasure ✓
7 Neun Leben by Kojima Lalako ✓
8 No God in Eden 01 by Ichinose Yuma ✓
9 No God in Eden 02 by Ichinose Yuma ✓
10 Barefoot Angel by Nonomiya Ito ✓
11 Caligula's Love by Michinoku Atami ✓
12 Wolfsgrau und geheimnisvoll by Suehiro Machi ✓
13 Fuchsrot wie die Eifersucht by Suehiro Machi ✓
14 Home Far Away by Yatsuda Teki ✓
15 Ein Fremder am Strand by Kii Kanna ✓

Level 3 Going Higher
16 Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 01 by Kii Kanna ✓
17 Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 02 by Kii Kanna ✓
18 Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 03 by Kii Kanna ✓
19 Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 04 Harukaze no Étranger 4 by Kii Kanna ✓
20 Ein Fremder im Frühlingswind 05 by Kii Kanna ✓
21 Cupid is Struck by Lightning 1 by Suzumaru Minta ✓
22 Love is a Stupid Thing by Tanaka Ogeretsu ✓
23 Warte auf mich in Udagawa by Hideyoshico ✓
24 I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love by Suzumaru Minta ✓
25 Golden Sparkle by Suzumaru Minta ✓
26 Der Geschmack von Glück 02 by Kakine ✓
27 Cupid is Struck by Lightning 2 by Suzumaru Minta ✓
28 Der Schöne und der Nerd by Kousaka Akiho ✓
29 See you later, Mermaid by Hayane Dentou ✓
30 Caligula's Love: The Master by Michinoku Atami ✓

Level 4 Reach The Summet
31 Mehr als tausend Worte by Hagi ✓
32 From Top to Bottom by Asai Sai ✓
33 Blood Lad 3 by Kodama Yuuki ✓
34 Der Metalhead von nebenan by Mamita ✓
35 Blood Lad 4 by Kodama Yuuki ✓
36 THEO by Aono Nachi ✓
37 MADK 1: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! by Suzuri Ryo ✓
38 Hypnotic Therapy by Masaki Maki ✓
39 Badass by Haji ✓
40 What's your dirty fantasy? by Sugihara Machiko ✓
41 The Vampire has a Death Wish by Momojiri Hibari ✓
42 Club Naked 01 by Sagawa Miku ✓
43 Club Naked 02 by Sagawa Miku ✓
44 Dick Fight Island 01 by Ike Reibun ✓
45 Explosive Love Song by Suzumaru Minta ✓
46 Prickelnde Posen 01 by Kashima Chiaki ✓
47 Prickelnde Posen 02 by Kashima Chiaki ✓
48 FANGS, Vol. 1 by Billy Balibally ✓
49 2nd Virgin by Zunda Mochiko ✓
50 手を伸ばしたら、つばさ by Yamada Nonono ✓
Plant your flag, you made it to the top!

Rosemarie wrote: "Welcome to 2023!

Chrissie, I noticed that you are interested in doing some of our maxi challenges from past years. Which is great!
To make things easier, I've updated those threads with a title th..."

Oh wow, cool! Thanks a bunch. :D

Also Happy New Year!

Finished: 2023/07/20

Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. Einsteins Hirn: Roman by Franzobel ✓
2. Feldpost by Mechtild Borrmann ✓

Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. Ilias by Homer ✓
4. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart ✓

Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
5. Lichte Tage by Sarah Winman ✓
6. Das Café ohne Namen by Robert Seethaler ✓
7. Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh ✓

Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
8. Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus ✓
9. Stone Blind – Der Blick der Medusa by Natalie Haynes ✓
10. Zeitenwechsel by Marc Freund & Jonas Maas ✓

Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
11. Finsteres Hochland by Marc Freund & Jonas Maas ✓
12. Das Geheimnis des Alchemisten by Marc Freund & Jonas Maas ✓
13. Tod der Königin: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓
14. Durch das große Feuer by Alice Winn ✓
15. Fünf Winter by James Kestrel ✓

Finished: 2023/05/26

Might as well try this starting 2023.

Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
1. Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ✓
2. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ✓

Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
3. Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus by Tanya Byrne ✓
4. The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera ✓

Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
5. Carrie by Stephen King ✓
6. Ilias by Homer ✓
7. Neun Leben by Kojima Lalako ✓

Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
8. Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs by Pascale Quiviger ✓
9. Das wandelnde Schloss by Diana Wynne Jones ✓
10. Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen by Stephen King ✓

Level 5 - Explore Another World (15 Books)
11. Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh ✓
12. Fabula - Das Portal der dreizehn Reiche by Akram El-Bahay ✓
13. No God in Eden 01 by Ichinose Yuma ✓
14. No God in Eden 02 by Ichinose Yuma ✓
15. Barefoot Angel by Nonomiya Ito ✓

Finished: 2024/04/28

Oh I really liked this in 2022! Gonna pick it up again.

January
1. Read a novel at least 150 pages long ✓
2. Read a novel by an author new to you ✓
3. Read a book with a one-word title ✓

February
1. Read a romance, play or poetry collection ✓
2. Read a book with a two-word title ✓
3. Read a book by one of your favourite authors ✓

March
1. Read a mystery or suspense novel ✓
2. Read a book where one of the main characters' names starts with "M" ✓
3. Read a book set in Ireland or with a green cover ✓

April
1. Read a western or adventure book ✓
2. Read a book that makes you laugh ✓
3. Read a book with a four-word title ✓

May
1. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓
2. Read a book by one of your favourite female authors ✓
3. Read a book about a woman/girl you admire ✓

June
1. Read a fantasy or graphic novel ✓
2. Read a book set in a hot place or during the summer ✓
3. Read any book in a series ✓

July
1. Read a children's or YA book ✓
2. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J ✓
3. Read a book set on an island ✓

August
1. Read a memoir or biography ✓
2. Read a book set in a place you love to visit or would like to travel to ✓
3. Read a book where the main character goes on a journey (fiction or non-fiction) ✓

September
1. Read a science fiction or dystopian book ✓
2. Read a book set in any school, college or university ✓
3. Read a book with an orange, yellow or red cover ✓

October
1. Read a book or story that is considered horror or has supernatural elements ✓
2. Read a book that has witches, ghosts or vampires ✓
3. Read a Halloween story, including picture books ✓

November
1. Read a book that is set before 1950 ✓
2. Read a non-fiction book about any topic that interests you ✓
3. Read a book that has a title with five or more words, subtitles count ✓

December
1. Read a book originally published before 1970 ✓
2. Read a classic short story ✓
3. Read a book of your choice! ✓