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The Lost ChallengesYearly Challenges
Title Search 2025
Duration: June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Levels:
Look: 12 books
Hunt: 13-24 books
Quest: 25+ books
2/25
Object: Search for the following in the title:
A Number (may be One, Once or 1)
A Color
A First Name
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll
A Title ending in -N
A Location
Murder, Death, Dead
The Wonderland Murders - Lanie Olson
A Food/Drink
Five Word Title
Punctuation
After, With, And (in title)
Two or more words that begin with the same letter
An Animal
Begins with vowels - AEIOU
Body of Water
Jul 25, 2025 08:27AM
- 558
- 314
- 288Current Total - 1,189,459
Nothing But Reading ChallengesChallenge Theme: Author
Author: Read Your Favorite Author
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Msg 88
Stephen King
16/87
11/22/63
A Very Tight Place
The Bachman Books
Bag of Bones
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Black House
Blaze
Blockade Billy
Cell
Christine
The Colorado Kid
Cycle of the Werewolf
Danse Macabre
The Dark Half
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower: Wolves of Calla
The Dead Zone
Desperation
Different Seasons
Doctor Sleep
Dolores Claiborne
Dreamcatcher
Duma Key
Elevation
End of Watch
The Eyes of the Dragon
Finders Keepers
Firestarter
Four Past Midnight
From A Buick 8
Full Dark, No Stars
Gerald’s Game
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Gwendy’s Button Box
Gwendy’s Final Task
Hearts in Atlantis
Holly
If It Bleeds
Insomnia
IT
Just After Sunset
Joyland
The Long Walk
Mr. Mercedes
N
Needful Things
Never Flinch
Night Shift
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
The Outsider
Rage
The Regulators
Revival
Roadwork
Rose Madder
The Running Man
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction…
Skeleton Crew
Sleeping Beauties
Stephen King Goes to the Movies
The Talisman
Thinner
Under the Dome
UR
You Like It Darker
Stephen King16/87
11/22/63
A Very Tight Place
The Bachman Books
Bag of Bones
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Black House
Blaze
Blockade Billy
Cell
Christine
The Colorado Kid
Cycle of the Werewolf
Danse Macabre
The Dark Half
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower: Wolves of Calla
The Dead Zone
Desperation
Different Seasons
Doctor Sleep
Dolores Claiborne
Dreamcatcher
Duma Key
Elevation
End of Watch
The Eyes of the Dragon
Finders Keepers
Firestarter
Four Past Midnight
From A Buick 8
Full Dark, No Stars
Gerald’s Game
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Gwendy’s Button Box
Gwendy’s Final Task
Hearts in Atlantis
Holly
If It Bleeds
Insomnia
IT
Just After Sunset
Joyland
The Long Walk
Mr. Mercedes
N
Needful Things
Never Flinch
Night Shift
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
The Outsider
Rage
The Regulators
Revival
Roadwork
Rose Madder
The Running Man
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction…
Skeleton Crew
Sleeping Beauties
Stephen King Goes to the Movies
The Talisman
Thinner
Under the Dome
UR
You Like It Darker
May 21, 2025 11:50AM
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- 381
- 459
- 288
- 560Current Total: 871,016
The Lost ChallengesYearly Challenges
Twisted Spell-Out
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Msg: 142
Duration: Jan-Dec 2025
13/17
For this challenge, Spell Out - THE LOST CHALLENGES - but you have to use items on book covers.
- Stephen King
- Gregory MaguireFrankenstein - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Inferno - Dante Alighieri
Irish Eyes - Andrew M. Greeley
Lisey's Story LARGE PRINT - Stephen KingThe Defence - Steve Cavanagh
An Irish Hostage - Charles Todd - Nora RobertsA -
The Light in Hidden Places - Sharon Cameron - J.D. RobbE -
N -
Turbulent - T.L. PayneE -
The Forgotten Orphan - Glynis Peters
Duration: January - December 2025Levels:
Easy 1-3 books per category
Moderate 4-7 per category
Difficult 8-12 books per category
Categories
Color
1.
2.
3.
Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Food or Drink
1.
2.
3.
Body of Water (sea, pond, creek, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Person’s First or Last Name
3.
Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.)
3.
One Word Title
3.
Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well)
1.
2.
3.
Type of home (house, manor, cabin, etc)
1.
2.
3.
Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle, step-sister, cousin, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Bonus - You may elect to do none, one, a few, or all. These are optional.
Cultural (a real place, language, people group)
3.
A profession (doctor, soldier, preacher, cowboy, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Animal
1.
2.
3.
Body part (head, hands, arms, eyes, etc)
1.
2.
3.
Clothing (dress, pants, shoes, etc)
1.
2.
3.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesReading Challenges
It's All in the Title
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Msg: 406
Duration: January - December (1 year)
Levels:
Easy 1-3 books per category
Moderate 4-7 per category
Difficult 8-12 books per category
Categories
Color
1.
2.
3.
Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Food or Drink
1.
2.
3.
Body of Water (sea, pond, creek, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Person’s First or Last Name
3.
Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.)
3.
One Word Title
3.
Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well)
1.
2.
3.
Type of home (house, manor, cabin, etc)
1.
2.
3.
Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle, step-sister, cousin, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Bonus - You may elect to do none, one, a few, or all. These are optional.
Cultural (a real place, language, people group)
3.
A profession (doctor, soldier, preacher, cowboy, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Animal
1.
2.
3.
Body part (head, hands, arms, eyes, etc)
1.
2.
3.
Clothing (dress, pants, shoes, etc)
1.
2.
3.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesMonthly/Seasonal Challenges
Spring/Summer: Major League Baseball Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Duration: April 1 - September 30
Title, series, author, character.
Levels:
Rookie: 1-5 books
Starting Pitcher: 6-11
Catcher: 12-18
Shortstop: 19-24
MVP: 25+ books
Spell-It-Out Team
5/24
K -
N -
A -
S -
C -
I -
T -
Y -
Y -
A -
L -
S -
Manager
Q -
U -
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Letters Left: A A A A C I K L N O O Q R S S T T U Y Y
Starting for 2025Duration: April 1 - September 30
Levels:
Rookie: 1-5 books
Starting Pitcher: 6-11
Catcher: 12-18
Shortstop: 19-24
MVP: 25+ books
Spell-It-Out Team
5/25
K -
N -
A -
S -
C -
I -
T -
Y -
Y -
A -
L -
S -
Manager
Q -
U -
A -
T -
A -
R -
O -
Letters Left: A A A A C I K L N O O Q R S S T T U Y Y
Mar 14, 2025 09:05AM
- 416
- 320Current Total - 470,875
Feb 14, 2025 01:49PM
Feb 11, 2025 02:45PM
Feb 10, 2025 07:05AM
958 pagesLisey's Story LARGE PRINT by Stephen King
400 pagesThe Forgotten Orphan by Glynis Peters
Current Total: 240,880
Nothing But Reading ChallengesChallenge Theme: NBRC 26 Alphabet 24: What's Your Major (Spell-It-Out)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message 159
Use title, series name, author (F or L), or character (F or L).
What's Your Major (Spell-It-Out)
Duration: 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
17/25
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What's Your Major (Spell-It-Out)Duration: 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
17/25
B -
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L -
T -
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Nothing But Reading ChallengesAuthor Alphabet Challenge 2025
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message 54
11/26
A. - Andrew M. Greeley - Irish Eyes - 2/27
B. -
C. - Charles Todd - An Irish Hostage - 1/27
D. - Dante Alighieri - Inferno - 1/20
E. -
F. -
G. - Glynis Peters - The Forgotten Orphan 2/9
H. -
I. -
J. - Jane Feather - The Hostage Bride 2/14
K. - Stephen King - Lisey's Story LARGE PRINT 2/7
L. -
M. - Gregory Maguire - Wicked Movie tie-in : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture―Now Streaming - 3/14
N. - Nora Roberts - The Liar - 5/3
O. -
P. - T.L. Payne - Turbulent - 1/30
Q. -
R. - J.D. Robb - Naked in Death - 3/18
S. - Sharon Cameron - The Light in Hidden Places 2/11
T. -
U. -
V. -
W. -
X. -
Y. -
Z. -
1 Jan. 2025 - 31 Dec. 202511/26
A. - Andrew M. Greeley - Irish Eyes - 2/27
B. -
C. - Charles Todd - An Irish Hostage - 1/27
D. - Dante Alighieri - Inferno - 1/20
E. -
F. -
G. - Glynis Peters - The Forgotten Orphan 2/9
H. -
I. -
J. - Jane Feather - The Hostage Bride 2/14
K. - Stephen King - Lisey's Story LARGE PRINT 2/7
L. -
M. - Gregory Maguire - Wicked Movie tie-in : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture―Now Streaming - 3/14
N. - Nora Roberts - The Liar - 5/3
O. -
P. - T.L. Payne - Turbulent - 1/30
Q. -
R. - J.D. Robb - Naked in Death - 3/18
S. - Sharon Cameron - The Light in Hidden Places 2/11
T. -
U. -
V. -
W. -
X. -
Y. -
Z. -
Never Too Late to Read Classics2025 1,000,000 Pages Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Classics Only
Inferno - Pg 2 Msg 75
Frankenstein - Pg 15 Msg 719
!!!!!DONE!!!!!The Lost Challenges
Firsts
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message 50
10/10 Read
Firsts
January 1, 2025- June 30, 2025
Level 1: 5- 10 firsts
Level 2: 11 - 15 firsts
Level 3: 16 or more firsts.
Each task can be done once.
Read a book with water on the cover or where a character goes sailing or set in Spain.
by Andrew M. Greeley - 2/27Read a book set in North Carolina or where the MC has a brother or a book published in December of any year.
Turbulent by T.L. Payne (MC has a brother) 1/30
Read a book set in France or a book that is tagged as history or where the authors initials can be found in EMILE COHL.
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron 2/11
4. The First Video Game
Read a book where a character plays a video game or that is a second in a series or where a town relies on visitors.
Read a book with a moon on the cover or published in July of any year or a character called Neil.
When the Wind Blows by James Patterson (Moon on cover) - 2/206. The First Smartphone
Read a book where the letters IBM can be found anywhere in the title they don't have to be together or a book published in 1992 or 1994 or where a character sends a fax.
7. First Vaccine
Read a book with a character called either Edward or James or with a character who is a doctor or where the authors initials can be found in SMALLPOX.
8. 1st Telegraph message
Read a book set in Maryland or where a character is a judge or where a character messages someone.
9. First transatlantic flight
Read a book where a character is a pilot or with a character called Charles or Amelia or where the authors initials can be found in ATLANTIC.
Read a book set in Germany or with a bicycle on the cover or a book that has been translated into a lot of languages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... (Doesn't have to be on this list).
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Tranlations) - 7/25
11. First professional African-American baseball player
Read a book with a character who is African-American or a book about baseball or set in New York.
Read a book set in Michigan or where a character goes to a park or with a car on the cover.
The Liar by Nora Roberts (Character goes to Park) 5/3
13. 1st Steam Engine
Read a book where a character rides a train or a character called Thomas or Alexandria or where the authors initials can be found in STEAM.
Read a book where a character is a scientist or where a character listens to the radio or where the first letter of the book location can be found in PATENT.
Lisey's Story LARGE PRINT by Stephen King (Character listens to radio) 2/7
Read a book with a black cover or set in England or with an author called Penny or Victoria.
The Hostage Bride by Jane Feather (Set in England) 2/14
16. First Television
Read a book where a character watches television or set in California or published in September of any year.
17. First Email
Read a book where a character reads or sends an email or a book that was published in the 1970s or where the authors first or last name begins with Q.
18. 1st Printing Press
Read a book tagged Religion or where a character prints something or where the authors initials can be found in BIBLE.
Read a book set in December or published in 2018 or a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in ANTARCTIC CIRCLE.
Irish Eyes by Andrew M. Greeley (title found in ANTARCTIC CIRCLE) 1/27
Read a book with a clock on the cover or set in Europe or 14th in a series.
The Forgotten Orphan by Glynis Peters (Set in Europe) 2/9
