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Twin DayUsed:
2017 July
Duration: 2 months either July 1st to August 31st or August 1st to September 30th
Levels: Fraternal (11/12 books - 2 books in each category)
Identical (23/24 books - 4 books in each category)
Triplets (35 books - 6 books in each category)
Difficulty: Pick Easy, Medium, Hard or Undecided (whatever you read)
Twins Days Festival: First full weekend in August.
The Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio is the largest annual gathering of twins (& other multiples) in the world! 2015 marked a major milestone for the Twins Days Festival and its twin family…its 40th festival!
The Twins Days Festival is open to all multiples — identical, fraternal, young and old, twins, triplets, quads — and their families. You and/or your kids are never too young or old to enjoy this event. The attendees every year run the range of ages from newborns to octogenarians. Recently, the youngest twins in attendance were 11 days old!
Title:
Hard - 2 books with the same title written by different authors.
Medium - 2 books with one same word (try to pick something more unique than "The" or "A") in their titles (e.g., The Maze Runner and The Maze of Bones)
Easy - 2 books with a word that begins with the same letter (e.g., The Big Bad Wolf and The Lovely Bones)
Author:
Hard - Read 2 books by different authors who have the same last name (e.g., Laurie Halse Anderson and Jodi Lynn Anderson)
Medium - Read 2 books by different authors who have the same first and last initials (e.g., Anne Sebold and Angie Sage)
Easy - Read 2 books by authors who have the same first name or 2 books by the same author (e.g., James Patterson and James Dashner)
Series:
Hard - Read 2 books from different series of the same length (e.g., any of the 13 books from Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series and any of the 13 books from Kim Harrison's The Hollow series)
Medium - Read 2 books in the same order in 2 different series (identify the # of the book - e.g., Forever #3 in Wolves of Mercy Falls series and The Death Cure #3 in the Maze Runner series)
Easy - Read 2 books in the same series
Cover: (show both covers)
Hard - Read 2 books by different authors with similar covers
(For example:
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)Medium - Read 2 books by different authors with same item/object on cover (identify the item - e.g., vampires, flowers, wolves, swords or whatever)
Easy - Read 2 books by different authors that are the same color
Setting:
Hard - Read 2 books by different authors set in the same city (identify the city)
Medium - Read 2 books by different authors set in the same state (identify the state)
Easy - Read 2 books by different authors set in a similar setting (identify setting - e.g., city, rural, school, east coast, etc.)
Character:
Hard - Read 1 book with a set of twins in it
Medium - Read 2 books by different authors with a main character with the same first or last name (identify the characters)
Easy - Read 2 books by different authors with a main character that has the same/similar occupation (identify the character and occupation - e.g., detectives, doctors, students, etc.)
Second Book ChallengeUsed:
2017 July
Duration: 6 month
Goal: # of books you plan to read in the 6 month time frame
Since I start so many new series, this is to read the 2nd books. See how many 2nd books you can read in the time frame.
[I read 10 #2 books in 11 months.]
Suggestion: We could use this title for another challenge that lets you have a second chance at doing a challenge that they didn't finish either on time or how they wanted. When I saw the title that is what I thought you were going with instead of the second book. And I have had this as a challenge in mind for awhile, the second change challenge that is. Or maybe we could call the second chance challenge for challenges: ReDo Challenge or the Second Challenge Challenge. Just a thought, what do you think?
Second Chance Challenge -> Second Book Challenge
Other name possibilities:
Originally, Second Chance Challenge
#2 Challenge, Second Book Challenge, #2 in Second Month
USED: 2017 Jan
Choose Your Weapon
Duration: 6 months or 1 year
1. Gun
2. Knife
3. Sword
4. Poison
5. Arrow
6. Hands
7. Suffocation
8. Vehicle
9. Water (drowning)
10. Fire
Bonus:
List other means of murder not listed above
Let's EatDuration: 6 months or 1 year
Used:
2017 July ~ 6 month
Based on The Challenge Factory's Feeling a Little Peckish Challenge
NBRC Freestyle: Let's Eat!
Levels:
Snacker (20 items any category)
Hungry (50 items any category)
Famished (100 items any category)
Full Course (5 items per category ~ 35 total)
Smorgasbord (10 items per category ~ 70 total)
Instead of listing what you must find, since I love to eat, I listed categories of food and picked a minimum number of unique food items that I would find in each category. [I found 50 items in 2 months, and I read about 10 books a month.]
May only find maximum of 5 foods per book.
☕ Beverages:
☕ Snacks:
☕ Breakfast:
☕ Side Dishes:
☕ Main Dishes:
☕ Dessert:
☕ Exotic/International/Unusual Foods:
Murder Mystery MontageDuration: 6 months or 1 year
1. Too Spooky for Words - paranormal or supernatural mystery
2. Covert Operations - spy
3. G-Men - FBI Agents
4. Love You to Death - romance and murder mystery
5. Two For One - 2 killers
6. I KNEW it - guessed it early on
7. Never Saw it Coming - surprise ending
8. Creature Feature - paranormal creature
9. Law & Order - lawyer/trial
10. Hit Me Again - read another book in a series
11. Know Your Enemy - profiler
12. Edge of My Seat - suspense/thriller
13. Femme Fatale - female killer
★ Welcome to the Rainbow Step ChallengeDuration: 6 month or 1 year
Used:
2017 Jan
I am currently enthralled with cover challenges, so I thought this visual challenge might be fun.
Read books with certain color covers (at least 10% of color)...pick a minimum of 3 colors and read 1 of one color, 2 of another color, and so forth. Feel free to reorder books and colors as you read. (I don't expect you to know which color is going to be at what level at the beginning of this challenge.)
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here is an example of a completed BOLD level challenge:
List books using their cover instead of by title for the visual effect. You could use a blank cover (of a book not loaded onto GR yet) as a placeholder or a color but that is up to you.
Levels:
Primary (3 colors & 6 books)
Pastels (4 colors & 10 books)
Brights (5 colors & 15 books)
Bold (6 colors & 21 books)
ROYGBIV (7 colors & 28 books)
ROYGBIV + B/W (9 colors & 45 books)
Guidelines:
* Re-reads are allowed.
* Duration is a suggestion and begins when you start the challenge.
Another group has a challenge where the members help...I thought these were cute and irresistible since my name was in the challenge...109 Member Dance Party ~ the mods came up with this
and
Super Sexy Collaborative Dance Party ~ the mods asked us all to submit our likes and made it into a challenge 53 out of 200 responded (though it does make me crazy that it was an odd number ~ lol)
But I think asking people to answer a question and making a challenge is cool!
And yes, if and when we are going to do it, I'll make up that challenge, but I don't know what question makes sense.
Maybe...what's your favorite color, one of your hobbies (we could apply a task type - spell it out, pick a letter ~ title, author first or last name, find it in the book, find on the cover, etc) and at least one more thing...
Life1. Birth ~ Book published in your birth month or a book with at least 2 of the digits from your birth year in the page count (example - if you were born this year (2017) 372 pages contains a 7 and a 2)
2. Childhood ~ A Children's book or a book with at least one character under the age of 14
3. School ~ A Contemporary fiction book or a book where a character goes to school or a book where a character is a teacher
4. Dating ~ A book where someone goes on a date or a book with a female main character AND a male author or a book with a male main character AND a female author
5. Graduation ~ A book where someone goes to high school/college or a book that has a title that starts with a letter in GRADUATION ("The" does not count)
6. Career ~ A book where someone has a job or a career (list) or an author that has 2 matching vowels in the book title
7. Fall in Love / Marriage ~ Romance book or a book where someone falls in love or says "I love you"
8. Retirement &/or Senior citizen ~ Book with a character over 65 or a book that ENDS with a letter in RETIREMENT
9. Vacation ~ Book set somewhere you would like to vacation (tell us the setting) or book where someone travels on either an airplane or boat/ship
10. Children ~ Book where the main character has a child or a book with at least 3 children in it
11. Pets ~ Book with an animal on the cover (show the cover) or a book with a shapeshifting character
12. Party / Celebration ~ Book with a party favor or decoration on the cover (show the cover) or a book with a party of some kind (please explain).
Reading at the Speed of LightDuration: 3 months
The speed of light in a vacuum is 299792.458 kilometers per second. So for this challenge, read series books that correspond to the digits of this number or add up to the number. (example for 9, To the Nines either for having the number in the title or #9 in the series or The Iron Knight #4 + Spirit Bound #5). Since there are 3 9's, you may also use the published year or number of pages to get numbers. Please only use 1 book per number.
So to complete this challenge, you must read at least 9 books.
For an extra challenge, feel free to do multiple rounds of this challenge.
Double TroubleDuration: 6 months
Levels:
Triple Play ~ 3 pairs
Six Pack ~ 6 pairs
Baker's Dozen ~ 13 pairs
You may only use a book once in the challenge, even if it could be paired with another book. List books in pairs, with some similarity between the books, and please explain. Get creative with your observations: same author, authors are the same gender, same year published, both books are #3 in their respective series, main characters have the same first name, set in the same state, takes place in a big city, both stories have a dog, shape shifter stories, word "murder" in the title, mysteries, lone man on the cover, blue covers, romance, great best friends...basically, anything goes.
Post examples:
1. Paranormal Romance
- Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward (4/5/17)
- The Body Finder by Kimberly Dertling (4/24/17)
2. Orange covers
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by James Rollins (2/5/17)-
by Ann M. Martin (2/8/17)3. One word title
- Untraceable by Laura Griffin (2/20/17)
- Persuader by Lee Child (2/21/17)
I love flip a coin challenges...50/50 Challenge
Duration: one year
I've done Heads or Tails in [We ♥ YA Books!] and Flip a Coin in [All Challenges All the Time]. Inspired by [Crazy for Young Adults] Heads or Tails Challenge
Directions:
Flip a coin for each category and read the corresponding book. You can use a real coin or a virtual coin. (My current favorite virtual coin: Coin Flipper - Heads ~ Indian head; Tails ~ Buffalo)
Happy Flipping!
1.
Heads: Read a standalone book.
Tails: Read a series book.
2.
Heads: Read a book by a female author.
Tails: Read a book by a male author.
3.
Heads: Read a book with a one word title.
Tails: Read a book with title with 3 or more words.
4.
Heads: Read a book with a female main character.
Tails: Read a book with a male main character.
5.
Heads: Read the first book in a series.
Tails: Read a book 5th or later in a series.
6.
Heads: Read a paranormal or fantasy book.
Tails: Read a mystery book.
7.
Heads: Read a book with something on the cover that starts with the letter H (tells us what it is)
Tails: Read a book with something on the cover that starts with the letter T (tells us what it is)
8.
Heads: Read a book with one color on the cover (show us the cover).
Tails: Read a book with at least 3 distinct colors (show us the cover).
9.
Heads: Read a book under 200 pages long.
Tails: Read a book over 500 pages long.
10.
Heads: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in HEADS.
Tails: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in TAILS.
11.
Heads: Read a book with a lone female on the cover.
Tails: Read a book with a lone male on the cover.
12.
Heads: Read a book with a title that starts with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U or Y).
Tails: Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U or Y).
13.
Heads: Read a book with an author who first or last name starts with the letter H.
Tails: Read a book with an author who first or last name starts with the letter T.
14.
Heads: Read a book with a building on the cover (show the cover).
Tails: Read a book with an animal on the cover (show the cover).
15.
Heads: Read a book published BEFORE 2015
Tails: Read a book published AFTER 2015
16.
Heads: Read a contemporary book.
Tails: Read a historical fiction.
17.
Heads: Read a book with a title that STARTS with a letter in your FIRST name.
Tails: Read a book with a title that ENDS with a letter in your LAST name.
18.
Heads: Read a book with an unmarried main character.
Tails: Read a book with a married main character.
19.
Heads: Read a book about a high school or college student.
Tails: Read a book about a working adult.
20.
Heads: Read a book whose title ENDS with a letter in HEADS.
Tails: Read a book whose title ENDS with a letter in TAILS.
21.
Heads: Read a book with a black cover (show the cover).
Tails: Read a book with a white cover (show the cover).
22.
Heads: Read an ebook.
Tails: Read a hardcover book.
23.
Heads: Read a book added to your tbr within the last year.
Tails: Read a book that has been on your tbr for over 2 years (if you've joined GoodReads within the past 2 years, then a book on the first half of your tbr).
24.
Heads: Read a book with the sun on the cover (show the cover).
Tails: Read book with the moon on the cover (show the cover).
25.
Heads: Read a free book (free ebook, ARC or library book)
Tails: Read a book you bought.
26.
Heads: Read a new-to-you author.
Tails: Read one of your favorite authors.
New Year's ResolutionsHave anyone who wants to play tell us their New Year's Resolutions and either do it now or as New Year's Resolutions Revisited and we'll do a July Challenge. Using their resolutions I can make up tasks.
Next Book ChallengeDuration: one year
Read the next book in a series that you've already started.
Levels:
Quarterly (4 books)
Book of the Month Club (12 books)
Reading Frenzy (25+ books)
Plan a Wedding ChallengeUsed:
2017 July (1 year)
My daughter is getting married in December, so I've got wedding on the brain. So who wants to plan a wedding with me?
Duration: 1 year
Level:
Monogamy (1 book per category)
Romantic (2 books per category)
Anniversary (5 books per category)
Difficulty:
You can either use 1 book per item (Hard) or up to 5 items per book (Easy).
❤️ First Date
Read a book where a first of something happens (eg., first date, first car, first day of work or school)
❤️ First Kiss
Read a book where someone other than the main character kisses someone.
❤️ True Love
Read a romance or for you non-romance readers a book based on a true story.
❤️ Engagement
Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ENGAGEMENT.
❤️ Guest List
Read a book where there is some kind of list in the story (eg., grocery list, to-do list, hit list)
❤️ Invitations
Read a book where someone gets invited to dinner, a party or a wedding.
❤️ Registry
Read a book where someone goes shopping or receives or gives a gift.
❤️ Wedding
Read book with a wedding.
❤️ Church
Read a book containing the word church.
❤️ Officiant
Read a book with a priest, minister, captain, judge or justice of the peace.
❤️ Bride & Groom
Read a book with 2 people on the cover. Show the cover.
❤️ Attendants
Read a book about a group of at least 4 friends. Name them.
❤️ Families
Read a book where family is valued.
❤️ Flowers
Read a book with a flower in the story or on the cover.
❤️ Photographs
Read a book about an artist or photographer or has a photograph on the cover.
❤️ Reception
Read a book with a party.
❤️ First Dance
Read a book where a character dances with someone.
❤️ Food
Read a book with a meal you would enjoy. Tell us about it.
❤️ Drinks
Read a book where someone drinks an alcoholic beverage or water.
❤️ Cake
Read a book where someone eats a baked item.
I've also thought of a Red White & Blue challenge for July or summer or Memorial Day...where there is a list of tasks, but all the books have to have either red, white or blue covers.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Holiday in Death (other topics)Untraceable (other topics)
Sandstorm (other topics)
Lover Awakened (other topics)
The Body Finder (other topics)
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As a mod for Bookworm's Cocoon, I've suggested these challenges:
★ Choose Your Weapon (2017 Jan)
Double Trouble
50/50 Challenge
★ Let's Eat (2017 July)
Life
Member Challenge
Murder Mystery Montage
New Year's Resolutions Revisited
Next Book Challenge
★ Plan a Wedding Challenge (2017 July)
★ Rainbow Step Challenge (2017 Jan)
Reading at the Speed of Light
Red, White & Blue Challenge
★ Second Book Challenge (2017 July)
★ Twin Day (2017 July)
Bookworm's Cocoon Challenge Spreadsheet