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Individual Series Challenges > In Death Series by J.D. Robb
starting Date:10/27/15
Ending Date:10/28/18
✔1. Book #1 =

✔2. Book #2 =

3. Book #3 = Immortal in Death
4. Book #4 = Rapture in Death
5. Book #5 = Ceremony in Death
6. Book #6 = Vengeance in Death
7. Book #7 = Holiday in Death
8. Book #7.5 = Silent Night
9. Book #8 = Conspiracy in Death
10. Book #9 = Loyalty in Death
11. Book #10 = Witness in Death
12. Book #11 = Judgment in Death
✔13. Book #12 =

14.Book #12.5 = Interlude in Death
15. Book #13 = Seduction in Death
16. Book #14 = Reunion in Death
17. Book #15 = Purity in Death
18. Book #16 = Portrait in Death
✔19. Book #17 =

20. Book #17.5 (1) = Remember When
21. Book #17.5 (2) = Big Jack
22. Book #18 = Divided in Death
23. Book #19 = Visions in Death
24. Book #20 = Survivor In Death
25. Book #21 = Origin in Death
26. Book #22 = Memory in Death
27. Book #22.5 = Bump in the Night
28. Book #23 = Born in Death
29. Book #24 = Innocent in Death
30. Book #24.5 = Dead of Night
31. Book #25 = Creation in Death
32. Book #26 = Strangers in Death
33. Book #27 = Salvation in Death
34. Book #27.5 = Suite 606
35. Book #28 = Promises in Death
36. Book #29 = Kindred in Death
37. Book #29.5 = The Lost
38. Book #30 = Fantasy in Death
✔39. Book #31 =

40. Book #31.5 = The Other Side
41. Book #32 = Treachery in Death
42. Book #33 = New York to Dallas
43. Book #33.5 = The Unquiet
✔44. Book #34 =

✔45. Book #35 =

✔46. Book #36 =

47. Book #37 = Thankless in Death
48. Book #37.5 Mirror, Mirror
49. Book #38 = Concealed in Death
✔50. Book #39 =

✔51. Book #40 =

52. Book #41 = Devoted in Death

Reading Group Challenge 2016
Elizabeth's 2016 Reading Corner Challenge 12 plus 4 alternatives
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
12+4 alternates
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also update:
Individual Reading Goals 2016
Elizabeth's 2016 Reading Corner Goals
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Yearly Challenges > 2016 Bucket List Buckethttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... List
3/12 books
January:Gowns Of The Haunted five stars 1/4/16
February:Twilight Guardians2/1/16-2/2/16 3.5 stars
✔March: The Skin Collector3/2/16-3/9/16
✔April:The Judas Strain
May: Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin
June:East River Trust
July:Inheritance
August:The Tuskegee Airmen: The History and Legacy of America's First Black Fighter Pilots in World War II
September:The Midnight Watch
October:Ten Days in a Mad-House
November:The Enigma Strain
December: Magnificence

Books and More Books > Big Books - 2016
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016
I went a head and listed my big books so I won't forget which ones.
read 16/27
Ones need to read:
1:Inheritance
2:Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
3:Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
4:Oliver Twist
5:The Secret Of Excalibur
6:State of Fear
7:Natural Selection
8:Body Double
9:The Amulet of Samarkand
10:Tripwire
11:Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
13:Havana Storm
14:Finders Keepers: A Novel 544 pages
Ones I already read from January - March
1:The Stand 1,141 pages 1/1/16-1/9/16 ,

2:Brisingr 763 pages 1/31/16-2/8/16

3:The Wolf's Hour 605 pages ,

4:The Sea Hunters446 pages

5:Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11/16 469 pages

6:Twilight Guardians 400 pages 2/1/16-2/16

7:Sharcano 420 pages 1/4/16-1/6/16

8:The Tiger Warrior12/29/15-1/6/16 502 pages

9:The Skin Collector 575 pages

10:Mr. Mercedes1/10/16-1/13/16 437 pages

11:Circle of Bones 562 pages 1/13/16-1/19/16

12:Dragon's Triangle 496 pages
2/3/16-2/4/16

13:Knight's Cross501 pages 2/11/16-2/17/16

14:The Burnt House: A Decker/Lazarus Novel544 pages 2/15/16-2/19/16

April 's Big Books
15::The Judas Strain

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here's my list, some are ones that I'm using for another challenge called A Round The Year In 52 Books ,while others have been on my TBR since 2015 or more.
15/32 books read
✔1: A book you meant to read in 2015 but didn't:The Stand 1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars
✔2:A book that became a movie in 2015 :The Scorch Trials 3.5 stars
✔3: a book that you've seen the movie but haven't read:Lair of the White Worm four stars
✔4: A book by an author you discovered in 2015:Thaw by Bryan Dunn
✔5: A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name:Eternal Service
✔6:A book published in 2016:On His Watch five stars
7:A book recommended by a family member:Blood Born( sister loves it)
8:A book about mental illness:Ten Days in a Mad-House
✔9:Readers choice - anything you want:Pacific Vortex!
✔10:A book by an author you feel you should have read by now :

11: A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge:The Original Illustrated Mark Twain( the the adventures of Huckleberry Finn )
12:A western:The Daybreakers
13:A book that you got for free :East River Trust
14: a dystopia:When the Chips Are Down
✔15:A book made into a Disney film :Pollyanna 4/2/16-4/4/16 3.5.stars
16: A book from the top 100 mystery novels:The Hound of the Baskervilles
✔17:A book you started but never finished:The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks
18:Unsolved Murders:Faceless: Five Gruesome Unsolved Murders: Most Mysterious and Headless Unsolved Murders of All Time
19:A book with a number in the title :Nine Dragons
20:A book with a first name in the title:Stalking Jack: The Hunt Begins
21:A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page:Natural Selection
22:a book based on a fairy tale:Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter
✔23: read a classic that was published in 1912:Tarzan of the Apes
24:finish a series:Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin ) Alex Rider series
25: Read the next book in a series your reading:The Secret Of Excalibur(Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase series )
✔26:read a book that became a tv show in 2015:Bitten
27:a book by an author you love but haven't read yet:Havana Storm by Clive Cussler
✔️28:a book based entirely on its cover:

✔29:a book you own but haven't read yet:They Came Out After Dark
✔30:A book a family member got you:The Skin Collector
31:War War 2: Holocaust :Lalechka: An Amazing Holocaust Survivor Rescue Story
32:a new author to you:Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson

✔ 1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't:

✔2. A book set in a different continent:

✔3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated):

✔ 4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015:

✔5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name:

✔6. The highest rated on your TBR:

✔️7. A book about books:

✔ 8. A classic book with less than 200 pages:

✔9. A book that was mentioned in another book:

✔10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now :

11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge:

12. A childhood classic:

✔13. Reader’s Choice:

14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How):

15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago):

16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels:

17. A book with a beautiful cover:

✔ 18. A book on a summer/beach reading list:

✔19. A non-fiction book:

20. A book with a first name in the title:

21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page:

22. The first book in a new to you series:

23. The next book in a series you are reading:

24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc )

25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you :

✔26. A book everyone is talking about:

27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)

28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir:

29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name:

30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own:

31. A work of young adult fiction:

32. A historical fiction book:

✔33. The 16th book on your TBR:

34. A book about mental illness:

35. An award winning book:

✔36.( Wild Card):A book you started but never finished:

37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read:

38. A book about an anti hero:

39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list:A children's book with an animal on the cover :

40. A novella from your favorite genre:

41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction):

42. A top 100 fantasy novel:

✔43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night:

44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public::

45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have:

46. A crime story:

47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title:

48. A dystopia:

49. A book with a great opening line :

50. A book originally written in a language other than English:

51. A short story from a well-known author:

✔52. A book published in 2016:

Note:
this was 36:An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation : but I used my Wild Card for it.

Books and More Books
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✔101. Blood Infernal 6/12/16
✔102. Charnel House 6/12/16
✔103. Outcast #1 6/12/16
✔️104.Graveyard Shift6/13/16
✔105. East River Trust6/14/16
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My Reading Goals for 2016My Reading Goals for 2016
#1 goal is just have fun reading ,( because last year even though I read a lot I started to not enjoy it from the mid of October to December, so this year I'm only doing 3 Goodread Challenge and making some changes..And they are my goals which are
2: Read 50 books ( maybe more) ( this way I won't feel like I got to read to keep ahead of my Goodreads goal, and I can read at my own paste, and enjoy it wither it's a huge book or a some one, spend time doing stuff with my family, watching old. Black and white movies ( 20s,30s,40s,50s, and 60s type movies) and play with my puppies.
3: Finish or trying to finish my 3 Goodread Challenges which are The Life of The Book Addict 12 + 4 Alternatives, Around The Year in 52 Books, and Choose Your Own Challenge
4:Wither or not I cut down my Kindle,Nook,Apple IBOOKS,Bookshout ,or paper or hardback book TBR ,I'm not going to worry about it, because this year it's all about Enjoy Reading and not how many books is on my TBR.
5:Finish my 2 DNF Nook Books TBR ( not going to worry about how long this take
✔️6:Reread one of my all time favorite Stephen King Books.
7:Read more lard books with pages over 800 and up( basically I love read the big books with pages over 800 and up ,like the Stand by Stephen King which is 1,141 pages ,last year was the first year I got back into read and I only read 3 big books ,this time I want to enjoy doing it and not have to worry)
8:Read more of my all time favorite series.
9:Read More Classic novels.(Classical Literature is one of my all time favorite book to read ,so this year I want to get back in to doing that by doing Rereads of ones I've read a long time ago and also read ones I've been afraid to do so like Les Misérables.
10:Finishing DNF Kindle books that I've started and kept
11:Finish,start or get caught up in series, duology, trilogy or saga that I have all the books to.( even if I finish,or get caught up in a series I'll be happy)
12:Read more short stories:
13:Start New series that I have a few books in.( even if I just read the first book then I'm happy)
✔️14:star listening to audio books ( even if it's just free classics that I love to reread over or over)
15:Read books by authors that I should have read by now