Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020


They're large. They're in charge. And they're calling your name. They are the big mommas of your TBR, the mountain more than the molehill - these busty babies have been waiting for you to crack them open and take a nice, long perusal of their contents. If you've been waiting and delaying your chunkster reading, this challenge is for you!


1. Definition of a Chunkster:

- A chunkster is 450 pages or more of fiction or nonfiction. A chunkster should be a challenge.
- If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more... The average large type book is 10-15% longer or more so I think that was a fair estimate.

[NOTE: if you read e-books, check the hardcover/paperback page count here on GR, it will give you the idea if the book counts]

If the book is ebook-only with NO PRINT EQUIVALENT. then the following rules apply:

1. For the ebook-only book, please check Amazon for its estimated page count. Usually underneath the description, there is a drop-down button (online-stores) for Get a copy. Select Amazon from that and it will lead you to the version on Amazon. Check the estimated page number there.

2. If no Amazon page count exists, THEN you can use GR page count and add 50 pages due to its unreliable reputation.

3. If no Amazon page count and GR page count exists, then the book cannot be used for this challenge.

Please ask any questions if you have any doubts. You can also post the book title in this thread if you have any trouble and I'll check for you.

2. The Rules:

- Audiobooks count.
- Re-reads are fine, as long as you don't skim or skip sections.
- Short Stories and Essay collections will not be counted.
- Books may crossover with other challenges.
- You can join in anytime, but you have till the end of the year to read it all.
- You don't need to list your books ahead of time.
- Once you pick a level, that's it...you're committed to that level!
- When you post your updates, put page count by each chunkster.
- If you completed a level before the end of the year and you want to sign up again, you're more than welcome to do so.

3. You must pick a level of participation:

- The Chubby Chunkster - this option is for the reader who has a couple of large tomes on their TBR list, but really doesn't want to commit to much more than that. Three books is all you need to finish this challenge.

- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - This option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 5 Chunksters over the remainder of the year.

- Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.

- Too Big To Ignore Anymore - this option is for those chunksters on your TBR list. You may select any number of books over 450 pages but you must LIST THEM ahead of time.

My spot: I'm not sure which I will do yet. I'm supposed to Too Big To Ignore Anymore but I'm afraid I will punk out. LOL

I will go with Mor-book-ly Obese! I need to get those chunksters off my shelf!
1 Sycamore Row John Grisham Jan 7 658 pages
2 The Santangelos Jackie Collins Jan 8 715 pages
3 The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter Jan 13 (592 pages)
4 The Summer I Met Jack Michelle Gable Jan 25 (515 pages)
5 The Survivors Club Lisa Gardner Feb 1 528 pages
6 : .#Nerd Cambria Hebert Feb 2 530 pages
7 Part of Your World Liz Braswell Feb 22 475 pages
8 Supernova Marissa Meyer Feb 29

I'm going to try for Mor-book-ly Obese but I'm hoping to read more than 8 in the next year.

1. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin 1,010 pgs
2. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson 784 pgs
3. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson 768 pgs
4. Tower of Dawn - Sarah J. Maas 664 pgs
5. Kingdom of Ash - Sarah J. Maas 984 pgs
6. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson 638 pgs
7. Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward 528 pgs
8. Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward 560 pgs

I'M IN!
Too Big To Ignore Anymore

✔1-10
(view spoiler)[1 Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer (756 pgs) - 2 NOV
2 Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog - S. Bennett (460 pgs) - 12 APR
3 Night School - Lee Child (480 pgs) - 22 JULY
4 Term Limits - Vince Flynn (612 pgs) - 6 JULY
5 Eragon - Christopher Paolini (503 pgs) - 10 NOV
6 Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter (548 pgs) - 7 APR
7 Playing Dead - Allison Brennan (462 pgs) - 29 MAY
8 Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography - Richard Branson (592 pgs) - 6 APR
9 Operator Down - Brad Taylor (459 pgs) - 19 AUG
10 Circle of Friends - Maeve Binchy (722 pgs) - 20 APR (hide spoiler)]


✔11-20
(view spoiler)[11 Deep Freeze - Lisa Jackson (512 pgs) - 31 MAY
12 Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor (536 pgs) - 14 APR
13 Kulti - Mariana Zapata (570 pgs) - 18 FEB
14 A Wanted Man - Lee Child (544 pgs) - 7 MAY
15 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy (1802 pgs) - 28 SEPT
16 Lethal - Sandra Brown (472 pgs) - 17 JUNE
17 The Alibi - Sandra Brown (564 pgs) - 1 AUG
18 Absolute Power - David Baldacci (528 pgs) - 6 SEPT
19 Countdown - Iris Johansen (528 pgs) - 26 MAR
20 Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan (546 pgs) - 18 MAY (hide spoiler)]


✔21-30
(view spoiler)[21 The Silent Wife - Karin Slaughter (495 pgs) - 17 SEPT
22 Don't Breathe a Word - Christie Craig (576 pgs) - 7 JUNE
23 The Searcher - Tana French (464 pgs) - 28 OCT
24 City of the Lost - Kelley Armstrong (471 pgs) - 21 JAN
25 By a Thread - Lucy Score (582 pgs) - 16 NOV
26 Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter (496 pgs) - 19 SEPT
27 A Prisoner of Birth - Jeffrey Archer (618 pgs) - 18 MAR
28 Killing Floor - Lee Child (525 pgs) - 2 JAN
29 A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles (496 pgs) - 3 JAN
30 Promised - Jodi Ellen Malpas (480 pgs) - 11 SEPT (hide spoiler)]


✔31-40
(view spoiler)[31 The Swedish Prince - Karina Halle (476 pgs) - 4 JUNE
32 The Play - Karina Halle (568 pgs) - 4 SEPT
33 Corrupt - Penelope Douglas (460 pgs) - 21 SEPT
34 Every Which Way But Dead - Kim Harrison (501 pgs) - 24 OCT
35 Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig (455 pgs) - 6 JUNE
36 Hello, Darkness - Sandra Brown (548 pgs) - 16 MAR
37 The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton (505 pgs) - 7 AUG
38 The Angel - Katerina Diamond (464 pgs) - 16 MAR
39 Zane - Nicole Edwards (460 pgs) - 24 MAY
40 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (500 pgs) - 7 MAY (hide spoiler)]


✔41-50
(view spoiler)[41 All the President's Men - Carl Bernstein (480 pgs) - 23 APR
42 The Switch - Sandra Brown (576 pgs) - 25 OCT
43 The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter (515 pgs) - 17 JULY
44 Master of Salt & Bones - Keri Lake (552 pgs) - 5 OCT
45 Divergent - Veronica Roth (487 pgs) - 11 FEB
46 Divine Justice - David Baldacci (560 pgs) - 3 MAR
47 Days of Rage - Brad Taylor (528 pgs) - 30 JUNE
48 Haunted Love - Jessica Frances (492 pgs) - 19 JUNE
49 Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey (1015 pgs) - 25 NOV
50 The Enemy - Lee Child (464 pgs) - 4 MAR (hide spoiler)]

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
1/1/20 – 31/12/20
Level: Too Big To Ignore Anymore
0/10

1 – Winter – Marissa Meyer 827 pages
2 – House of Earth and Fire – Sarah J Maas 816 pages
3 – Chain of Gold – Cassandra Clare 544 pages
4 – The Chosen – J.R. Ward 544 pages
5 – Storm and Fury – Jennifer L Armentrout 512 pages
6 – A Curse So Dark and Lonely – Brigid Kemmerer 484 pages
7 – Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik 480 pages
8 – Instinct – Sherrilyn Kenyon 480 pages
9 – Blood Vow – J.R. Ward 459 pages
10 – The Evil Queen – Gena Showalter 544 pages

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I'll come back when I plan out my TBR but I'm in for Level: Mor-book-ly Obese

- The Chubby Chunkster - 3 books


0/3
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Heartsong by T.J. Klune (464)
The Husband Gambit by L.A. Witt (489)
Lover's Redeemed by VaneCaos (592)

I'm in!

1. The Witness (534 pages), 1/6
2. Why We Fight (464 pages), 1/26

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

1 ~ Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter, 4 STARS, 11th Jan, 480 PAGES
2 ~ The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter, 3 STARS, 15th Feb, 464 PAGES
3 ~ City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, 5 STARS, 19th Feb, 725 PAGES
4 ~ The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, 3 STARS, 27th April, 516 PAGES
5 ~ Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer, 5 STARS, 19th Aug, 662 PAGES

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Too Big To Ignore Anymore

Read: 1/10

1. Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton (13/7/2020)
2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
3. A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram
4. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
5. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
6. Shifters in the Spring by Jacqueline Sweet
7. The Goldfinch by Jacqueline Sweet
8. The Dwarves by Markus Heitz
9. Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
10. Devices and Desires by K.J. Parker

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
✔The Chubby Chunkster - 3/3 - 21/03/2020
✔Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - 5/5 - 04/07/2020
✔Mor-book-ly Obese - 8/8 - 24/08/2020

1. Os 120 Dias de Sodoma by Marquis de Sade
2. The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling
4. Esopo: Fábulas Completas by Aesop
5. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
6. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury by Cressida Cowell
7. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
8. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer

Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Level: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
Completed: 4/5

1.You Can't Hide by Karen Rose (497 pages) (1/19)★★★★★
2.The Sinner by J.R. Ward (498 pages) (4/30)★★★★★
3.Written in My Own Hearts Blood by Diana Gabaldon (825 pages) (6/28)★★★★★
4.Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (548 pages) (7/15)★★★★★
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Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
450+ pages

1 Vanishing Acts 526 pp ✓ 14/1/20 ★★★★
2 A Beautiful Mind 600 pp ✓ 21/3/20 ★★★★
3 Alpha 450 pp ✓ 4/6/20 ★★★★
4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 464 pp ✓ 29/7/20 ★★★★★
5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 766 pp ✓ 24/8/20 ★★★★★
6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 607 pp ✓ 25/9/20 ★★★★
7 Boy Swallows Universe 480 pp ✓ 19/10/20 ★★★★★
8 The Horse Dancer 532 pp ✓ 13/11/20 ★★★★★

Happy New Year and Happy Reading!!

I’m going to give this a try! I’ll aim for the Mor-book-ly Obese level.


2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
3/8 Completed

1. Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (1/12/20) - 456 pages - 4.5⭐️
2. Deceiver's Bond: Book Two of A Clairvoyant's Complicated Life by Katherine Bayless (4/3/20) - 546 pages - 3⭐️
3. Breathe by Kristen Ashley (4/8/20) - 649 pages - 4⭐️

- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? -

1. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 592 pages
2. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 451 pages
3. A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 477 pages
4. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 545 pages
5. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 531 pages

Mor-book-ly Obese is my challenge

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Mor-book-ly Obese
1. Heartbreaker, Julie Garwood ★★★★ 1/8 - 520 pgs
2. Killjoy, Julie Garwood ★★★★ 1/12 - 464 pgs
3. Mercy, Julie Garwood ★★★★ 1/14 - 496 pgs
4. The Rise of Magicks, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 2/2 - 455 pgs
5. Where Winter Finds You, J.R. Ward ★★★★ 2/8 - 480 pgs
6. One with You, Sylvia Day ★★★★ 2/14 - 482 pgs
7. Luna and the Lie, Mariana Zapata ★★★ 2/18 - 628 pgs
8. Fire, Kristin Cashore ★★★★ 3/4 - 528 pgs

Mor-book-ly Obese
1. The Sinner, J.R. Ward ★★★★ 4/30 - 512 pgs
2. Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore ★★★★ 5/7 - 539 pgs
3. The Chemist, Stephanie Meyer ★★★★ 6/29 - 512 pgs
4. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak ★★★★★ 7/8 - 578 pgs
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith ★★★★ 7/15 - 528 pgs
6. Twilight, Stephanie Meyer ★★★★ 7/19 - 513 pgs
7. New Moon, Stephanie Meyers ★★★ 7/21 - 577 pgs
8. Eclipse, Stephanie Meyer ★★★★ 7/24 - 629 pgs

Mor-book-ly Obese
1. Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Meyer ★★★★ 8/2 - 769 pgs
2. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee ★★★ 8/4 - 496 pgs
3. Hideaway, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 8/18 - 464 pgs
4. Divided in Death, J.D. Robb ★★★★ 9/22 - 513
5. All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr ★★★★★ 9/28 - 531 pgs
6. Chain of Gold, Cassandra Clare ★★★★ 10/12 - 672 pgs
7. Black Hills, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 10/21- 545 pgs
8. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough ★★★★ 11/8 - 704

Mor-book-ly Obese
1. City of Bones, Cassandra Clare ★★★★ 11/19 - 544
2. Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer ★★★★ 12/6 - 675

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
1/1/20 – 31/12/20
Level: Too Big To Ignore Anymore
1/10
1.Villette
2.World Without End
3.Gone with the Wind
4.All the Light We Cannot See
5.The Goldfinch
6.The Magic Mountain
7.The Secret Keeper
8.The Lake House
9.The Secret of Happy Ever After
10.The Perfect Present by Karen Swan,04/29/20 ****

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge - Mor-book-ly Obese
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
0/8 Completed

1. War and Peace
2. Gone with the wind
3. David Copperfield
4. La ragazza italiana
5. The Fifth Season
6. Rosella
7. The priory of the orange tree
8. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Count me in!
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Level: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
Completed: 0/5

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2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
1/1/20 – 12/31/20
Level: Mor-book-ly Obese

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2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Level: Mor-Book-ly Obese
Read: 4/8

1. Beneath the Burn by Pam Godwin, Finished 2/5, 4 stars, 484 pages
2. Alpha by Jasinda Wilder, Finished 2/7,5 stars, 450 pages
3. Omega by Jasinda Wilder, Finished 2/10, 4 stars, 484 pages
4. Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair, finished 9/28, 5 stars, 510 pages

I'm in-I'll start with Chubby Chunkster (450 pgs or more)

1. Legends of Ahn 777 pgs 3/13/20
2. Reign of Madness 587 pgs 3/7/20
3. Free the Darkness 483 pgs 3/5/20

Completion Post

1 Sycamore Row John Grisham Jan 7 658 pages
2 The Santangelos Jackie Collins Jan 8 715 pages
3 The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter Jan 13 (592 pages)
4 The Summer I Met Jack Michelle Gable Jan 25 (515 pages)
5 The Survivors Club Lisa Gardner Feb 1 528 pages
6 : .#Nerd Cambria Hebert Feb 2 530 pages
7 Part of Your World Liz Braswell Feb 22 475 pages
8 Supernova Marissa Meyer Feb 29

Too Big To Ignore Anymore - this option is for those chunksters on your TBR list. You may select any number of books over 450 pages but you must LIST THEM ahead of time.

I will go through list and list them soon,.,

I've finished The Chubby Chunkster. And now I'll raise the number to Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Mor-book-ly Obese: Read 2/8 and/or 0/3

Over 450 pages:
1. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (1/7, 493 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/14, 471 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore
4. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang



Over 800 pages:
1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

Hi, I would like to participate in this challenge, how do I do it? Should I just copy-paste my readings in this thread or is there another way to complete my TBR list under this challenge? Should I use the goodreads website instead of the app?
Thank you

bompu gamlin wrote: "Hi, I would like to participate in this challenge, how do I do it? Should I just copy-paste my readings in this thread or is there another way to complete my TBR list under this challenge? Should I..."

Hi!

You can add the books you would like to read for this challenge by using the add book/author link at the top of the text box. You can add them as you read them or make your list before you start. You can post in one text box and then edit it as you go along :)

Thank you 😊

bompu gamlin wrote: "Thank you 😊"

Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. March 2020 - December 2020
23/03 🌟🌟🌟 785 pages
12/04🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 1200 pages
30/04🌟🌟🌟 🌟 🌟 1080 pages




All 5

Fran wrote: "bompu gamlin wrote: "Hi, I would like to participate in this challenge, how do I do it? Should I just copy-paste my readings in this thread or is there another way to complete my TBR list under thi..."

Thank you... now I understood.. also the website is much easier to navigate!!

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Mor-book-ly Obese: Read 3/8 and/or 0/3

Over 450 pages:
1. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (1/7, 493 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/14, 471 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore (3/22, 482 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
4. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang



Over 800 pages:
1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Mor-book-ly Obese: Read 4/8 and/or 0/3

Over 450 pages:
1. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (1/7, 493 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/14, 471 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore (3/22, 482 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
4. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (3/24, 530 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)



Over 800 pages:
1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Mor-book-ly Obese: Read 4/8 and/or 1/3

Over 450 pages:
1. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (1/7, 493 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/14, 471 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore (3/22, 482 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
4. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (3/24, 530 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
5. It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole



Over 800 pages:
1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (4/3, 803 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Mor-book-ly Obese: Read 5/8 and/or 1/3

Over 450 pages:
1. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (1/7, 493 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/14, 471 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore (3/22, 482 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
4. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (3/24, 530 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
5. It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole (4/5, 466 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)



Over 800 pages:
1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (4/3, 803 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Too Big Too Ignore Anymore
1)Revolution By:Jennifer Donnelly pg.472
2)Wonderstruck By:Brian Selznick pg.617
3)Don't Tell By:Karen Rose pg.501
4)Have You Seen Her? By:Karen Rose pg.502
5)We Are the Ants By:Shaun David Hutchinson pg.455
6)Heartless By:Marissa Meyer pg.453
7)Crosstalk By:Connie Willis pg.498
8)Hello, Darkness By:Sandra Brown pg.548
9)Before I Fall By:Lauren Oliver pg.470
10)Freeing Asia By:E.M. Abel pg.522 4/12/20
11)Queen of Air and Darkness By:Cassandra Clare pg.912
12)House of Earth and Blood By:Sarah J. Maas pg.816
13)The Wish Collector By:Mia Sheridan pg.504
14)The Obsession By:Nora Roberts pg.469
15)The Diviners By:Libba Bray pg.578

Too Big Too Ignore Anymore
(2/16)
1)Revolution By:Jennifer Donnelly pg.472
2)Wonderstruck By:Brian Selznick pg.617
3)Don't Tell By:Karen Rose pg.501
4)Have You Seen Her? By:Karen Rose pg.502
5)We Are the Ants By:Shaun David Hutchinson pg.455
6)Heartless By:Marissa Meyer pg.453
7)Crosstalk By:Connie Willis pg.498
8)Hello, Darkness By:Sandra Brown pg.548
9)Before I Fall By:Lauren Oliver pg.470
10)Freeing Asia By:E.M. Abel pg.522 4/12/20
11)Queen of Air and Darkness By:Cassandra Clare pg.912
12)House of Earth and Blood By:Sarah J. Maas pg.816
13)The Wish Collector By:Mia Sheridan pg.504
14)The Obsession By:Nora Roberts pg.469
15)The Diviners By:Libba Bray pg.578
16)Every Other Weekend By:Abigail Johnson pg.512
17)Imagine Me By:Tahereh Mafi pg.464
18)Song of the Fireflies By:J.A. Redmerski pg.464

Too Big Too Ignore Anymore
(3/16)
1)Revolution By:Jennifer Donnelly pg.472
2)Wonderstruck By:Brian Selznick pg.617
3)Don't Tell By:Karen Rose pg.501
4)Have You Seen Her? By:Karen Rose pg.502
5)We Are the Ants By:Shaun David Hutchinson pg.455
6)Heartless By:Marissa Meyer pg.453
7)Crosstalk By:Connie Willis pg.498
8)Hello, Darkness By:Sandra Brown pg.548
9)Before I Fall By:Lauren Oliver pg.470
10)Freeing Asia By:E.M. Abel pg.522 4/12/20
11)Queen of Air and Darkness By:Cassandra Clare pg.912
12)House of Earth and Blood By:Sarah J. Maas pg.816
13)The Wish Collector By:Mia Sheridan pg.504
14)The Obsession By:Nora Roberts pg.469
15)The Diviners By:Libba Bray pg.578
16)Every Other Weekend By:Abigail Johnson pg.512
17)Imagine Me By:Tahereh Mafi pg.464
18)Song of the Fireflies By:J.A. Redmerski pg.464

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Mor-book-ly Obese: Read 6/8 and/or 1/3

Over 450 pages:
1. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (1/7, 493 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/14, 471 pages, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. Long Bright River by Liz Moore (3/22, 482 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐)
4. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (3/24, 530 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
5. It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole (4/5, 466 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐)
6. The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker (5/5, 563 pgs, ⭐⭐)



Over 800 pages:
1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (4/3, 803 pgs, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Too Big Too Ignore Anymore
(4/16)
1)Revolution By:Jennifer Donnelly pg.472
2)Wonderstruck By:Brian Selznick pg.617
3)Don't Tell By:Karen Rose pg.501 4/17/20
4)Have You Seen Her? By:Karen Rose pg.502
5)We Are the Ants By:Shaun David Hutchinson pg.455
6)Heartless By:Marissa Meyer pg.453
7)Crosstalk By:Connie Willis pg.498
8)Hello, Darkness By:Sandra Brown pg.548
9)Before I Fall By:Lauren Oliver pg.470 5/12/20
10)Freeing Asia By:E.M. Abel pg.522 4/12/20
11)Queen of Air and Darkness By:Cassandra Clare pg.912
12)House of Earth and Blood By:Sarah J. Maas pg.816
13)The Wish Collector By:Mia Sheridan pg.504
14)The Obsession By:Nora Roberts pg.469
15)The Diviners By:Libba Bray pg.578
16)Every Other Weekend By:Abigail Johnson pg.512 4/21/20
17)Imagine Me By:Tahereh Mafi pg.464
18)Song of the Fireflies By:J.A. Redmerski pg.464

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Progress: 8 out of 8

They're large. They're in charge. And they're calling your name. They are the big mommas of your TBR, the mountain more than the molehill - these busty babies have been waiting for you to crack them open and take a nice, long perusal of their contents. If you've been waiting and delaying your chunkster reading, this challenge is for you!

1. Definition of a Chunkster:
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- A chunkster is 450 pages or more of fiction or nonfiction. A chunkster should be a challenge.
- If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more... The average large type book is 10-15% longer or more so I think that was a fair estimate.

[NOTE: if you read e-books, check the hardcover/paperback page count here on GR, it will give you the idea if the book counts]

If the book is ebook-only with NO PRINT EQUIVALENT. then the following rules apply:

1. For the ebook-only book, please check Amazon for its estimated page count. Usually underneath the description, there is a drop-down button (online-stores) for Get a copy. Select Amazon from that and it will lead you to the version on Amazon. Check the estimated page number there.

2. If no Amazon page count exists, THEN you can use GR page count and add 50 pages due to its unreliable reputation.

3. If no Amazon page count and GR page count exists, then the book cannot be used for this challenge.

Please ask any questions if you have any doubts. You can also post the book title in this thread if you have any trouble and I'll check for you. (hide spoiler)]

2. The Rules:
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- Audiobooks count.
- Re-reads are fine, as long as you don't skim or skip sections.
- Short Stories and Essay collections will not be counted.
- Books may crossover with other challenges.
- You can join in anytime, but you have till the end of the year to read it all.
- You don't need to list your books ahead of time.
- Once you pick a level, that's it...you're committed to that level!
- When you post your updates, put page count by each chunkster.
- If you completed a level before the end of the year and you want to sign up again, you're more than welcome to do so. (hide spoiler)]

3. You must pick a level of participation:
- Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
1. Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/15/2019 - 481 Pages
2. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - ***** - 1/24/2019 - 884 Pages
3. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - **** - 2/24/2020 - 531 Pages
4. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - ***** - 3/6/2020 - 499 Pages
5. Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 3/13/2020 - 495 Pages
6. Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins - **** - 3/25/2020 - 490 Pages
7. The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel - **** - 7/23/2020 - 784 Pages
8. The Mister by E.L. James - ***** - 9/19/2020 - 499 Pages

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
1/1/20 – 31/12/20
Level: Too Big To Ignore Anymore
10/10

1 – Winter – Marissa Meyer 827 pages - 31/1/20
2 – House of Earth and Blood – Sarah J Maas 816 pages - 17/5/20
3 – The Darkest Warrior – Gena Showalter 480 pages - 14/6/20
4 – Chain of Gold – Cassandra Clare 624 pages - 8/6/20
5 – Storm and Fury – Jennifer L Armentrout 512 pages - 12/1/20
6 – A Curse So Dark and Lonely – Brigid Kemmerer 484 pages - 3/1/20
7 – Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik 480 pages - 2/1/20
8 – Instinct – Sherrilyn Kenyon 480 pages - 16/3/20
9 – Blood Vow – J.R. Ward 459 pages - 8/8/20
10 – Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo 465 pages - 22/5/20

Congratulations Angie!

I've completed all the levels, so I'm considering this challenge as done :)

2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
✔The Chubby Chunkster - 3/3 - 21/03/2020
✔Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - 5/5 - 04/07/2020
✔Mor-book-ly Obese - 8/8 - 24/08/2020

1. Os 120 Dias de Sodoma by Marquis de Sade
2. The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling
4. Esopo: Fábulas Completas
5. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
6. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury by Cressida Cowell
7. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
8. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer

Way to go Gabriella!

Finished!

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2020 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Progress: 8 out of 8

3. You must pick a level of participation:
- Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
1. Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/15/2019 - 481 Pages
2. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - ***** - 1/24/2019 - 884 Pages
3. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - **** - 2/24/2020 - 531 Pages
4. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - ***** - 3/6/2020 - 499 Pages
5. Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 3/13/2020 - 495 Pages
6. Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins - **** - 3/25/2020 - 490 Pages
7. The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel - **** - 7/23/2020 - 784 Pages
8. The Mister by E.L. James - ***** - 9/19/2020 - 499 Pages

Congratulations Suzanne!!