The Challenge Factory discussion

For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, find books on your TBR list. You will use this number for the whole month. You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you rolled.

For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both.
For 10, you can use '1' or '0' or 10.
For 11, you can use '1' or 11.
For 12, you can use '1' or '2' or 12.


Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 7
the books can be published in July (the 7th month)
the books can be the 7th in a series
the books can have a 7 in the page number
the books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.

If you are participating in the Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge, feel free to use this challenge to fulfill your commitment there.

Happy reading and let's reduce our TBR lists!

I rolled 6+4 this month so I will go with 1

First book in series
1. Searching for Faith October 2
2.Among the Hidden October 17
3.The Dragon Blood Collection, Books 1-3

Read and Reduce - October 2019

Rolled 2+1=3

The Billionaire Falls Melody Anne - 10/3 - #3 in series
Ice Men of North Dakota Leah Brooke - 10/9 - Pub 2013
The Kill Allison Brennan - 10/17 - #3 in series
Honor Bound Erin St. Claire - 10/17 - #4153 in TBR

October Read and Reduce
Rolled 5 + 3 = 8

Published in 2018 & 8 letters in author's last name: Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay 10/10/19
TBR #4118: Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh 10/21/19

Rolled a 5 (2+3) this time...

#5 in TBR
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs 10/07

#5 in series
Fatal Cajun Festival 10/14
The Diva Haunts the House 10/15
A Catered Halloween 10/23

#25 in series
Terns of Endearment 10/05

Pages
The Halloween Haunting (10/21) 157p
It's Your Party, Die If You Want To (10/22) 352p

Month
Murder at Waters Edge (10/16) 05/17
Honey Buns and Homicide (10/26) 05/18

Year
Ghost of a Potion (10/02) 2015
Death Crashes the Party (10/18) 2015

October 2019 Read and Reduce

Rolled 5+2=7

1. Halloween Hijinks Kathi Daley 10/1/19, on my TBR since May 6, 2017
2. Beyond a Reasonable Stout Ellie Alexander 10/2/19, ASIN: B07P7BXXHZ
3. Murder at Hartigan House Lee Strauss 10/3/19 ASIN: B07B5MH429
4. A Potion to Die For Heather Blake 10/4/19, 337 pages
5. Of Spice and Men Sarah Fox 10/5/19, published Nov. 7, 2017
6. Hounds of the Basket Stitch Anne Canadeo 10/6/19, ASIN: B07NCNB5RM
7. Read and Buried Eva Gates 10/7/19, ASIN: B07P9MQV3F
8. Chickenlandia Mystery Daisy Pettles 10/11/19, ASIN: B07X5DVTWQ
9. Death and Doubloons Nola Robertson 10/12/19, ASIN: B07RKZ42H2
10. Homicide by Horse Show Arlene Kay 10/13/19, ASIN: B07MYMCZTK
11. Milkshakes and Murder Christy Murphy 10/15/19, Published March 17th 2017
12. A Case of Murder by Monte Carlo: Texas General Cozy Cases of Mystery, Book 1 Becki Willis 10/16/19, ASIN: B07Y44JP49
13. Jam Up and Jelly Fright Donna Walo Clancy 10/18/19, ASIN: B07PZ23L3V
14. Masking for Trouble Diane Vallere 10/20/19, ISBN: 0425278298
15. Body on the Bayou Ellen Byron 10/19/19, ISBN: 139781504774680
16. Deadly Ride Jody Holford 10/24/19, 217 pages

October 2019 Red and Reduce

Rolled 1 + 4 = 5

7 completed

Published in 2015
The Nature of the Beast by Louis Penny. 4 stars. 10/10/19
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. 4.5 stars. 10/23/19
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben. 4.5 stars. 10/27/19

Published in 5th Month (May)
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery. 4.5 stars. 10/21/19 (May 2015)
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee. 4.5 stars. 10/24/19. (May 2016)

in 500s in the Dewey Decimal
Bird Migration by Stan Tekiela. 5 stars. 10/19/19

5th letter (E) is title or author's initial
Ellis, Joy. Beware the Past

Rolled 2 + 3 = 5

Goal: 3

1.The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa 10/02/2019 (5 in page count)

October Read and Reduce

Rolled: 6+1=7

Rolled 5+5=10, I'll use 1, but 10 if possible

1 or 10 is in the publishing date
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (published 7/10/2014)
The Woman in the Window (published 1/2/2018)
Magpie Murders (published 10/6/2016)
Anna Dressed in Blood (published 10/17/2011)
Child of God (published 1/1/1973)
Fingersmith (published 10/1/2002)

#1 and 10 on TBR
The Woman in White #1 on TBR
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking #10 on TBR

1 is in total page number
Whose Body? (pg 212)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (pg 108)

1st in a series
The Quiche of Death
The Girl With All the Gifts

October Read & Reduce
Rolled 10 (6 + 4)

10th book on "What to Read Next" list (sorted randomly each time)
Love May Fail by Matthew Quick10/09/2019

10th book on "2019 Randomizer" List
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 10/14/2019

10 (or 1 or 0) in total page number
Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond 10/11/2019 (406 pages)
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall 10/25/2019 (960 pages)
Hyde by Daniel Levine 10/27/2019 (416 pages)

10 (or 1 or 0) in publishing date
Sins of the Fathers by J.A. Jance 10/03/2019 (Pub. Sept, 2019)
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 10/04/2019 (Pub. Sept. 2019)

1st or 10th in series
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden #1) by Charlaine Harris 10/20/2019
Ghost of a Chance (Maggie Mulgrew Mysteries #1) by Cate Dean 10/31/2019

Rolled 6 (5+1)

Message 11: Reduced by 9

Update to msg. 6: 16 books