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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!

Challenge tasks are to be completed in the listed month, but if you're entering the challenge after January, you can use books you read in the corresponding month of the year that you finished before joining the challenge.

If a particular month is too challenging for you, feel free to substitute one month with a challenge task from another version of the challenge (which can be found in the Factory Archives by doing a discussion search in the group), duplicate a task from another challenge task listed, OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

Remember to list the book titles, author, and date completed (adding your rating is not necessary, but welcomed if you wish to do it) for each book you finish each month. DO NOT post a duplicate copy of your original post when you announce that you have finished the challenge!

The Fibonacci Sequence is now a permanent task for November! Shandra posted this question about how to read for that month: "How do we do a Fibonacci Sequence in book series format? Would that be like Book 1 of the series, Book 1 of another series, Book 2 of a series, Book 3 of a series, and Book 5 of a series? Or would it be just doing Books 1-5 in the same series?" The Official Reply is: That's exactly it! I did it for this version of this challenge, and here's how I set up my entry in my post:
November – This month: This month: World Peace Day! Read 5 books set in 5 different countries.-Substitution! Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1. One: Risking It All # 1: Run to You by Rachel Lacey-11/19/17
2. One: Cupid's Café # 1: Waffles & Weddings by Ashley Lauren-11/21/17
3. Two: Imperfect # 2: Imperfectly Criminal by Mary Frame-11/22/17
4. Three: Men of the North # 3: The Mentor by Elin Peer-11/17/17
5. Five: The Kauffman Amish Bakery #5: A Season of Love by Amy Clipston-11/26/17

Now, you could do it like this:
November – Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1. One: Risking It All # 1: Run to You by Rachel Lacey-11/19/17
2. One: Cupid's Café # 1: Waffles & Weddings by Ashley Lauren-11/21/17
3. Two: Cupid's Café # 2:Bacon, Love, & Tomatoes by Ashley Lauren-11/22/17
4. Three: Cupid's Café # 3: Sweet as Shortcake by Ashley Lauren-11/24/17
5. Five: Cupid's Café #5: Fries Before Guys by Ashley Lauren-11/26/17

Totally up to you how you form it, so long as the books read are A) in a series, and B) correspond to the numbers that form a Fibonacci Sequence. You're also welcome to extend the sequence if you so desire!

Duration: January 1st to December 31st

Tasks:
January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

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The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

1. Keystone (1/7/20) 1/17/20
2. You Were There Too (1/7/20) 1/22/20
3. Never Never (1/7/15) 1/23/20
4. A Heart So Fierce and Broken (1/7/20) 1/28/20
5. Blackwood (1/7/17) 1/31/20

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

1. P.S. I Still Love You 2/1/20
2. Dark Lover 2/5/20
3. Too Late 2/7/20
4. Winter 2/7/20
5. Always and Forever, Lara Jean 2/13/20

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

1. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction 3/12/20
2. Love Story 3/17/20
3. Still Alice 3/20/20
4. Safe Haven 3/28/20
5. P.S. I Love You 3/31/20

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

1. Bad for You 4/1/20
2. The Duchess Deal 4/16/20
3. I Believe in a Thing Called Love 4/4/20
4. The Bride 4/7/20
5. Raze 4/21/20

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

1. The Darkest Hour 5/10/20
2. Jericho 5/18/20
3. No Place to Run 5/29/20
4. From Alaska With Love 5/21/20
5. Sex, Romance and Indiscretion 5/26/20

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read. (Anything that's not romance)

1. Everything I Never Told You 6/14/20
2. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology 6/16/20
3. Circe 6/23/20
4. The Last Time I Lied 6/24/20
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July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

1. Twice a Wish (Kayak) 7/2/20
2. Third a Kiss (Helicopter) 7/4/20
3. Obsidian (Truck) 7/8/20
4. Fifth a Fury (ATV) 7/13/20
5. Little Secrets (airplane) 7/20/20

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

1. You Deserve Each Other (368) 8/1/20
2. Ugly Love (337) 8/1/20
3. The Hate U Give (444) 8/2/20
4. Sully's Fantasy (141) 8/8/20
5. Beautiful Bastard (320) 8/12/20
6. Pennies (300) 8/14/20
7. Dollars (300) 8/23/20
8. Origin (374) 8/22/20
9. Heart Bones (338) 8/29/20
10. Opposition (533) 8/27/20
3455 pages

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

1. With the Fire on High 9/8/20
2. You Had Me at Hola 9/20/20

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

1. Thousands 10/3/20
2. The Sweet Spot 10/9/20
3. Buttons and Lace 10/11/20
4. Dirty Rowdy Thing 10/13/20
5. The Daughters of Foxcote Manor 10/19/20

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

1. The Professional (1 The Game Maker) 11/4/20
2. Vicious (1 Sinners of Saint) 11/8/20
3. Ruckus (2 Sinners of Saint) 11/22/20
4. Scandalous (3 Sinners of Saint) 11/28/20
5. Millions (5 Dollars)

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

1. In a Holidaze (336) 12/25/20
2. Forever Wild (156)
3. Winter Street (249)

The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Months Completed:0/12

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Months Completed: 2/12


January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
1. Sweep with Me
2. Blizzard in the Bay
3. Engaging the Enemy
4. Hunting Party
5. Command Decision

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
1. The Boss Who Stole Christmas
2. If You Give A Jerk A Gingerbread
3. The One Night Stand Before Christmas
4. A Match Made for Thanksgiving
5. A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas


March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
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June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2020

January — New Year = New Books! 5 books released in January of any year
1. First Drop of Crimson, Jeaniene Frost – 1/2/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰ (2010)
2. Unblocked – Episode One, Marni Mann – 1/10/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰ (2015)
3. The Dirt on Ninth Grave, Darynda Jones – 1/17/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰ (2016)
4. All About the D, Lex Martin & Leslie McAdams – 1/24/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰ (2019)
5. Dark in Death, J.D. Robb – 1/29/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰ (2018)


February — Valentines Day! 5 books from any romance sub-genre
1. contemporary – Yes, Please, Willow Summers – 2/2/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
2. western – Chasin’ Eight, Lorelei James – 2/6/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
3. dark/new adult – King, T.M. Frazier – 2/12/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
4. BDSM/erotica – Defiance, Cherise Sinclair – 2/14/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
5. paranormal – Eternal Kiss of Darkness, Jeaniene Frost – 2/15/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮


March — The Oscars! 5 books that were made into movies
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May — Memorial Day! 5 books featuring military characters
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June — Name Your Poison Day! 5 books from any genre that you don’t usually read
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July — Let’s Travel! 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere
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August — Book Lover’s Day! read 3,000+ pages while you relax

September — Swap Ideas Day! 5 books recommended by a friend or Goodreads
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October — Frugal Fun Day! 5 books for free or super cheap
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November — Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence
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December — Happy Holidays! read at least 500 pages from holiday-themed books (hide spoiler)]

The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Months Completed:0/12

January — New Year = New Books! 5 books released in January of any year
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February — Valentines Day! 5 books from any romance sub-genre
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March — The Oscars! 5 books that were made into movies
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April — National Humor Month! 5 books that make you laugh (alternative task from 2016)
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May — Memorial Day! 5 books featuring military characters
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June — Name Your Poison Day! 5 books from any genre that you don’t usually read
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July — Let’s Travel! 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere
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August — Book Lover’s Day! read 3,000+ pages while you relax

September — Swap Ideas Day! 5 books recommended by a friend or Goodreads
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October — Frugal Fun Day! 5 books for free or super cheap
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November — Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence
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December — Happy Holidays! read at least 500 pages from holiday-themed books

The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Months Completed:0/12

January — New Year = New Books! 5 books released in January of any year
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February — Valentines Day! 5 books from any romance sub-genre
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March — The Oscars! 5 books that were made into movies
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April — National Humor Month! 5 books that make you laugh (alternative task from 2016)
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May — Memorial Day! 5 books featuring military characters
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June — Name Your Poison Day! 5 books from any genre that you don’t usually read
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July — Let’s Travel! 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere
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August — Book Lover’s Day! read 3,000+ pages while you relax

September — Swap Ideas Day! 5 books recommended by a friend or Goodreads
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October — Frugal Fun Day! 5 books for free or super cheap
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November — Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence
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December — Happy Holidays! read at least 500 pages from holiday-themed books:
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Duration: January 1st to December 31st

Tasks:
January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
1. Cinder 1/17/20
2.The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for? 1/26/20
3.Financial Peace: Restoring Financial Hope to You and Your Family 1/29/20
4. Monster Island 1/30/20
5. Burned 1/31/20

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
1. Everlasting 2/2/20
2. Tall, Tatted and Tempting 2/2/20
3. The Nanny Diaries 2/25/20
4. My Amish Boyfriend 2/28/20
5. Kissed by Magic 2/29/20

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.
1. The Help 3/19/20
2. The Lightning Thief 3/21/20
3. Gone Girl 3/27/20
4. Misery 3/30/20
5. Gerald's Game 3/7/20

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
1. The Single Dad Arrangement 4/6/20
2. Elusive 4/8/20
3. Force of Gravity 4/15/20
4. Wanting Mr. Cane 4/20/20
5. Breaking Mr. Cane 4/21/20

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!

✔ January – New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

1. Judgment (2019 ) by Joseph Finder 1/9 ☆☆☆☆
2. The Intended Victim (2020) by Alexandra Ivy 1/20 ☆☆☆☆
3. Tiger Shrimp Tango (2014) by Tim Dorsey 1/16 ☆☆☆☆☆
4. Shark Skin Suite (2015) by Tim Dorsey 1/22 ☆☆☆☆☆
5. How Quickly She Disappears (2020) by Raymond Fleischmann 1/28



✔ February – Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

1. Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey - 2/6 ☆☆☆☆
2. Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman - 2/25 ☆☆☆☆
3. Tell Me You Love Me: A Novel by S. Ann Cole - 2/27 ☆☆☆☆
4. Love, Pugs, and Other Problems by A.G. Henley- 2/20 ☆☆☆☆
5. The Problem with Pugs byA.G. Henley 2/24 ☆☆☆☆



✔March – The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

1. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 3/26 ☆☆☆☆
2. A Dog's Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron ☆☆☆☆3/2020
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein 3/19 ☆☆☆☆
4. Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison 3/26 ☆☆☆
5. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 3/31☆☆☆☆



✔ April – Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ☆☆☆ 1/2 4/28
2. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson☆☆☆☆ 4/26
3. The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel ☆☆☆☆ 4/25
4. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ☆☆☆☆ 4/23
5. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong ☆☆☆☆☆ 4/30/2020



May – Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

1. Primary Target by Jack Mars
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✔ June – Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

1. Monday's Not Coming ☆☆☆☆☆ 6/29/2020
2. Panic ☆☆☆☆
3. Monster ☆☆☆☆ 6/5/2020
4. Sisters Matsumoto ☆☆☆ 1/2 - 6/1/2020
5. Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein ☆☆☆☆ 6/22/2020




July – Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

1. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives ☆☆☆ 7/5/2020
2. The Wives ☆☆☆ 1/2 7/15/2020
3. Seven Lies ☆☆☆☆ 7/19/2020
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August – Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

The Guest List - 320 pgs
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More - 288 pgs
Pretty Guilty Women - 336 pgs
The Sweeney Sisters - 304 pgs
The Goodbye Man - 379 pgs
Sara's Game - 263 pgs



September – Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

1. The Mirror Box - 9/1/2020
2. The First to Lie - 9/23/2020
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October – Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

1. Machine City 10/16/2020
2. Heartbreak Me 10/17/2020
3. The 13-Minute Murder 10/4/2020
4. Overdose 10/29/2020
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November – Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.


December – Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Months Completed: 12/12

January — New Year = New Books! 5 books released in January of any year
1. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 01/11/2020 (Pub. Jan, 2018)
2. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 01/12/2020 (Pub. Jan, 2000)
3. Caraval by Stephanie Garber 01/13/2020 (Jan. 2017)
4. The Dinner by Herman Koch 01/15/2020 (Pub. Jan, 2009)
5. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 01/22/2020 (Pub. Jan,2018)
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6. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 01/24/2020 01/08/2020 (Pub. Jan, 2018)

February — Valentines Day! 5 books from any romance sub-genre
1. The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 02/12/2020
2. Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher 02/14/2020
3. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren 02/18/2020
4. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn 02/19/2020
5. Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley 02/29/2020

March — The Oscars! 5 books that were made into movies
1. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein 03/01/2020
2. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 03/24/2020
3. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 03/25/2020
4. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 03/28/2020
5. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain 03/30/2020

April — This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
1. Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid 04/03/2020
2. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 04/06/2020
3. Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 04/08/2020
4. The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland 04/19/2020
5. Love Hacked by Penny Reid 04/30/2020

May — Memorial Day! 5 books featuring military characters
Baby Safety Month! Read 5 books that have children in them (alternate task from 2018)
1. Harry Potter 05/02/2020
2. Little House on the Prairie 05/02/2020
3. The Shipping News 05/11/2020
4. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere 05/16/2020
5. Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore 05/24/2020

June — Name Your Poison Day! 5 books from any genre that you don’t usually read
1. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 06/03/2020 (Young Adult)
2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes b y Suzanne Collins 06/10/2020 (SF>Dystopia
3. The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz 06/25/2020 (SF>Dystopia)
4. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson 06/28/2020 (YA)
5. I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 06/26/2020 (Memoir)

July — Let’s Travel! 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere
1. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano 07/04/2020 (airplane)
2. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 07/05/2020 (water taxi)
3. Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton Frank 07/12/2020 (golf cart)
4. The Moonshiner's Daughter by Donna Everhart 07/05/2020 (car)
5. The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley 07/31/2020 (donkey)

August — Book Lover’s Day! read 3,000+ pages while you relax
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 08/02/2020 - 248 pages
Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder 08/03/2020 - 223 pages
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers 08/03/2020 - 212 pages
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan 08/04/2020 - 336 pages
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 08/06/2020 - 270 pages
Raid by Kristen Ashley 08/07/2020 - 292 pages
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington - 276 pages
Mermaid Inn by Jenny Holiday 08/09/2020- 465 pages
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 08/10/2020 - 176 pages
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess 08/13/2020 256 pages 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand 08/16/2020 - 432 pages
Total: 3186 pages

September — Swap Ideas Day! 5 books recommended by a friend or Goodreads
1. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 09/01/2020
2. Deacon King Kong by James McBride 09/09/2020
3. Southernmost by Silas House 09/17/2020
4. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters 09/22/2020
5. Virgin River by Robyn Carr 09/24/2020

October — Frugal Fun Day! 5 books for free or super cheap
1. How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior 10/15/2020 (gift)
2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 10/16/2020 (library)
3. His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie 10/19/2002 (library)
4. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 10/22/2020 (library)
5. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 10/24/2020 (borrowed from a friend)

November — Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence
1. London Celebrities #1 Act Like It by Lucy Parker 11/14/2020
1. Nancy Drew #1 The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 11/17/2020
2. Death By Chocolate Mystery #2 Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 11/30/2020
3. Bromance Book Club #3 Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 11/11/2020
5. Nancy Drew Mysteries #5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene 11/30/2020

December — Happy Holidays! read at least 500 pages from holiday-themed books:
1. The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews 12/02/2020 (304 pages)
2. Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber 12/10/2020 (272 pages)
3. This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens 12/15/2020 (352 pages)
4. One More for Christmas by Sarah Morgan 12/27/2020 (416 pages)
5. Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber 12.29/2020 (256 pages)
Total 1600 pages

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!
January - December 2020

My Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge (msg 13)

Total Books Read: 65

✔✔🍬January ~ This month: New Year = new books!🍬
Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

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✔🍬January 2020 ~ Hero's Haven ~ 01.31 ★★★★
✔🍬January 2002 ~ 2nd Chance ~ 02.08 ★★★★
✔🍬January 1989 ~ Like Water for Chocolate ~ 01.06 ★★★
✔🍬January 1987 ~ Playing the Odds ~ 02.09 ★★★★
✔🍬January 1999 ~ Jewels Of The Sun ~ 01.23 ★★★★
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✔✔🍬February ~ This month: Valentines Day!🍬
Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

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✔🍬paranormal romance ~ Darkness Eternal ~ 02.08 ★★★
✔🍬romantic suspense ~ Forged in Smoke ~ 03.04 ★★★★
✔🍬contemporary romance ~ Hard Wood ~ 02.16 ★★★★
✔🍬historical romance ~ A Rogue Meets a Scandalous Lady ~ 02.12 ★★★★
✔🍬new adult ~ Butterfly Dreams ~ 02.28 ★★★
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✔✔🍬March ~ This month: The Oscars!🍬
Read 5 books that were made into movies. Replacement Challenge: Books/series optioned for or have been made for movie/TV

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✔🍬tv series ~ 3rd Degree ~ 03.29 ★★★★
🍬movie ~ High Five
✔🍬optioned ~ Concealed in Death ~ 03.27 ★★★★
✔🍬optioned ~ Moon Called ~ 05.12 ★★★★
✔🍬tv series ~ High Heat ~ 04.27 ★★★★
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✔✔🍬April ~ This month: Library Week!🍬
Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

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✔🍬Lover Mine ~ 04.20 ★★★★
✔🍬Lucky Break ~ 04.18 ★★★★
✔🍬Wildfire ~ 04.30 ★★★★
✔🍬In For the Kill ~ 05.22 ★★★★
✔🍬The Shimmering Road ~ 04.12 ★★★
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✔✔🍬May ~ This month: Memorial Day!🍬
Read 5 books that feature military characters.

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✔🍬veteran ~ Fast Lane ~ 05.25 ★★★★
✔🍬veteran ~ Defiance ~ 05.14 ★★★★
✔🍬veteran ~ Welcome Back to Apple Grove ~ 05.18★★★
✔🍬veteran ~ Diamond Fire ~ 05.21 ★★★★
✔🍬seal ~ Fall Easy ~ 06.06 ★★★
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✔✔🍬June ~ This month: Name Your Poison Day!🍬
Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

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✔🍬classics ~ N or M? ~ 06.29 ★★★
✔🍬sci-fi ~ Kiera's Moon ~ 06.14 ★★★
✔🍬sci-fi ~ Claimed ~ 06.22 ★★★★
✔🍬yound adult ~ The Graveyard Book ~ 06.26 ★★★
✔🍬childrens ~ Winnie-the-Pooh ~ 06.15 ★★★★★
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✔✔🍬July ~ This month: Let's Travel!🍬
Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

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✔🍬legs ~ Good Girl Gone Plaid ~ 07.10 ★★★
✔🍬wings ~ Serpent's Kiss ~ 07.25 ★★★★
✔🍬horse ~ Montana Royalty ~ 07.10 ★★★
✔🍬car ~ Wild at Heart ~ 07.19 ★★★★
✔🍬dirigible ~ Mission: Improper ~ 08.04 ★★★★
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✔✔🍬August ~ This month: Book Lover’s Day!🍬
Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

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✔🍬122 pp ~ Victoria & Shannon ~ 08.01 ★★★
✔🍬267 pp ~ Secret Pleasures ~ 08.02 ★★★★
✔🍬346 pp ~ Hooked ~ 08.06 ★★★★
✔🍬257 pp ~ The House of Lies ~ 08.07 ★★★
✔🍬186 pp ~ 'Roo and the Angel ~ 08.09 ★★★
✔🍬337 pp ~ Starting from Scratch ~ 08.10 ★★★★
✔🍬219 pp ~ Sex, Lies and Midnight ~ 08.12 ★★★
✔🍬221 pp ~ Love Me ~ 08.12 ★★★
✔🍬256 pp ~ Loving Laura ~ 08.14 ★★★
✔🍬384 pp ~ Awaken Me Darkly ~ 08.15 ★★★★
✔🍬416 pp ~ Anansi Boys
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✔✔🍬September ~ This month: Swap Ideas Day!🍬
Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

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✔🍬friend ~ Death Below Stairs ~ 09.30 ★★★★
✔🍬friend ~ Wild Hunger ~ 09.09 ★★★★
✔🍬friend ~ Deadly Fall ~ 09.15 ★★★
✔🍬friend ~ True Divide ~ 09.30 ★★★★
✔🍬friend ~ Well Met ~ 09.17 ★★★★
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✔✔🍬October ~ This month: Frugal Fun Day!🍬
Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

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✔🍬free ~ Pride and Prejudice ~ 10.11 ★★★★
✔🍬free ~ Seeing Stars ~ 10.01 ★★★★
✔🍬free ~ Dial C For Chihuahua ~ 10.08 ★★
✔🍬free ~ Sugar Rush ~ 10.21 ★★★★
✔🍬free ~ The Other P-Word ~ 10.31 ★★★★
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✔✔🍬November ~ This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5)!🍬
Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

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✔🍬#1 100 Proposals ~ One Hundred Proposals ~ 11.02 ★★★★
✔🍬#1 Cupcake Bakery ~ Sprinkle with Murder ~ 11.19 ★★★
✔🍬#2 Montana Sky ~ Starry Montana Sky ~ 11.21 ★★★
✔🍬#3 Broke and Beautiful ~ Make Me ~ 11.13 ★★★★
✔🍬#5 Ivy Years ~ The Fifteenth Minute ~ 11.28 ★★★★
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✔✔🍬December ~ This month: Happy Holidays!🍬
Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

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✔🍬319 pp ~ Merry and Bright ~ 12.02 ★★★
✔🍬100 pp ~ One Hundred Christmas Proposals ~ 12.07 ★★★
✔🍬62 pp ~ A Gansett Island Christmas ~ 12.12 ★★★★
✔🍬446 pp ~ Christmas Dinner ~ 12.19 ★★★
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The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge 2020

DONE

January released in January of any year.
The Bodyguard Contract 1/18
Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake 1/17
Pecan Pies and Homicides Ellery Adams
Deadly Love Brenda Joyce 1/10
Return to Tradd Street Karen White 1/21
February – Valentines Day! from any Romance Sub-Genre.
Code Conspiracy Carol Ericson 2/3
Colton's Lethal Reunion Tara Taylor Quinn 2/4
Brace For Impact Janice Kay Johnson 2/10
Rules in Deceit Nichole Severn 2/25
Snowblind Justice Cindi Myers 2/24
March – The Oscars! that were made into movies. from 2016 Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.
home designer Death by Inferior Design Leslie Caine 3/3
security specialist Keeper of the King Nigel Bennett 3/4
TV news field reporter Bells, Spells, and Murders Carol J. Perry 3/6
stained glass entrepreneur/artist Down in FlamesCheryl Hollon 3/8
first female Pinkerton detective Girl in Disguise Greer Macallister 3/8
manager of family's clambake company Boiled Over Barbara Ross 3/11
April – Library Week! got from the library
Smoke Bitten Patricia Briggs 4/4
The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer 4/5
Mulch Ann Ripley 4/3
And Then There Were Crumbs Eve Calder 4/2
Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything Randi Hutter Epstein 4/1
May – Memorial Day! feature military characters.
Special Forces Saviour Janie Crouch 5/8
both law enforcement MCs are vets Murdered in Conard County Rachel Lee 5/16
Special Forces Father Mallory Kane 5/10
The Officer and the Proper Lady Louise Allen 5/17
Cowboy Commando Joanna Wayne 5/17
June – Name Your Poison Day! any genre that you don't usually read.
Womens Fiction > Chick Lit Practice Makes Perfect Julie James
novella in a series 1.5 Final Assignment Linwood Barclay 6/8
Adventure The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/5
Literary Fiction Writers & Lovers Lily King 6/25
Historical Romance The Perfect Poison Amanda Quick 6/6
July – Let's Travel! use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
horse Riding Shotgun Joanna Wayne 7/1
hike Stone Cold Texas Ranger Nicole Helm 7/2
bike Death Over Easy Maddie Day 7/16
train boat Fatal Cover-Up Lisa Harris 7/14
plane On the Island Tracey Garvis Graves 7/16
August – Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.
384 A Deadly Inside Scoop 8/30
352 Downright Dead 8/28
352 An Ale of Two Cities 8/27
464 The Coroner 8/25
416 Nightchaser 8/24
336 The Coroner 8/22
353 Muffin But Trouble 8/19
352 A Call for Kelp 8/17
384 After Sundown 8/16
336 Marigolds for Malice 8/15
September – Swap Ideas Day! recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.
Show Time Suzanne M. Trauth 9/5
Third Eye P.I. 9/5
Dry Heat 9/6
Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit 9/6
Tall Men and Strangers 9/13
October – Frugal Fun Day! got for free or super cheap. Kindle freebies
BloodGifted Tima Maria Lacoba10/16
Skin & Bones Susan Harris 10/11
Wood's Relic Steven Becker 10/11
Doing and Daring : A New Zealand Story Eleanor Stredder 10/9
Blood & Ash Deborah Wilde 10/8
November – Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1(A Ghosts of Landover Mystery Book 1) Over My Dead Husband's Body Etta Faire 11/2
1 (Tactical Crime Division, #1) 48 Hour Lockdown Carla Cassidy 11/3
2 (Sutton Massachustets Mystery #2) Birch Blackguards Lisa Shea 11/6
3 (Hat Shop Mystery Book 3) At the Drop of a Hat: A fun and gripping cozy mystery Jenn McKinlay 11/6
5 (Soulwood #5) Spells for the Dead Faith Hunter 11/11
8 (Margot Durand Mystery #8) Bakeries and Bodies Danielle Collins 11/15
December –Happy Holidays! Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.
Murder in Her Stocking G.A. McKevett 12/3
Purring around the Christmas Tree Liz Mugavero 12/6
Sleighed T. Lockhaven 12/6
Candy Canes and Cadavers Angela K. Ryan 12/7
Christmas at the Waratah Inn Lilly Mirren 12/8

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!
Time Span: 01 January 2020 - 31 December 2020
Completed: 60/?

January
New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

1. Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg (Published: 01 Jan 2020) (07 Jan 2019) ****
2. Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974 by Kevin M. Kruse & Julian E. Zelizer (Published 08 Jan 2019) (08 Jan 2020) ****
3. Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim (Published 07 Jan 2020) (20 Jan 2020) ****
4. Chosen by Kiersten White (Published 07 Jan 2020) (26 Jan 2020) ***
5. Alexander's Legacy: To The Strongest by Robert Fabbri (Published 02 Jan 2020) (30 Jan 2020) ****



February
Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

1. Point of Contact by Melanie Hansen (04 Feb 2020) *****
2. Edge of Forever by Barbara Elsborg (19 Feb 2020) ***
3. Whatever It Takes by Barbara Elsborg (27 Feb 2020) ***
4. The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston (07 Feb 2020) ***
5. Prince of Killers by Layla Reyne (10 Feb 2020) ***



March
The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

1. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (23 Mar 2020) **
2. The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum (21 Mar 2020) **
3. The Constant Gardener by John le Carré (28 Mar 2020) ****
4. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (26 Mar 2020) **
5. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (03 Mar 2020) ***



April
Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

1. Quichotte by Salman Rushdie (04 Apr 2020) ***
2. Apollokalypse by Gerhard Falkner (07 Apr 2020) **
3. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (27 Apr 2020) ****
4. The Black Sea: The Birthplace of Civilisation and Barbarism by Neal Ascherson (12 Apr 2020) ***
5. Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (25 Apr 2020) ***



May
Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

1. Death On Devil's Mountain by David von Norden (01 May 2020) ***
2. The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (04 May 2020) ****
3. Polar Bear Dawn by Lyle Nicholson (07 May 2020) ***
4. Enemies of the State by Tal Bauer (14 May 2020) *****
5. Between Ghosts by Garrett Leigh (23 May 2020) ***



June
Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

1. Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong (07 Jun 2020) ****
2. The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace (21 Jun 2020) ****
3. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition by Tony Kushner (30 Jun 2020) *****
4. Sean Brummel: Einen Scheiß muss ich by Tommy Jaud (23 Jun 2020) ****
5. The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (22 Jun 2020) ****



July
Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

1. Weapons & Wonders by Devin Harnois (mechanical dragon) (27 Jul 2020) ****
2. The Sorcery Code by Dima Zales & Anna Zaires (flying chaise longue) (28 Jul 2020) **
3. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (bus) 29 Jul 2020) ****
4. The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller (on foot) (30 Jul 2020) ***
5. The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg (carriage) (31 Jul 2020) ****



August
Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

1. The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed (339) (01 Aug 2020) ****
2. Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore (340) (02 Aug 2020) ****
3. Soif by Amélie Nothomb (152) (02 Aug 2020) **
4. Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly (470) (03 Aug 2020) ****
5. Roter Rabe by Frank Goldammer (320) (05 Aug 2020) ****
6. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas (449) (05 Aug 2020) ****
7. How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You by Katherine D. Kinzler (272) (06 Aug 2020) ****
8. And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East by Richard Engel (241) (06 Aug 2020) ****
9. Windwitch by Susan Dennard (379) (07 Aug 2020) ***
10. Scrublands by Chris Hammer (500) (08 Aug 2020) ****

Pages: 3462

...etc.




September
Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

1. The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love by Alice Winters (GR) (22 Sep 2020) ***
2. The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (GR) (09 Sep 2020) ***
3. Planetfall by Emma Newman (GR) (11 Sep 2020) ***
4. The King's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes (GR) (09 Sep 2020) ****
5. The Spare by Miranda Dubner (Jeff) (28 Sep 2020) ****



October
Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

1. Aki & Jamie by Charlie Winters (19 Oct 2020) **
2. The Marquess of Gorsewall Manor by Adella J. Harris (27 Oct 2020) ***
3. Would it be Okay to Love You? by Amy Tasukada (06 Oct 2020) **
4. Favorite Son by Steve Sohmer (18 Oct 2020) ****
5. Ludwig II by Wilfried Blunt (31 Oct 2020) ****



November
Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

1. The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood (The Serpent Gates #1) (17 Nov 2020) ***
2. The Seeds of Dissolution by William C. Tracy (Dissolution Cycle #1) (15 Nov 2020) ****
3. Winter by Ali Smith (Seasonal #2) (10 Nov 2020) ***
4. Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard (The Witchlands #3) (07 Nov 2020) ***
5. Stasi Winter by David Young (Karin Müller #5) (13 Nov 2020) ****



December
Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

1. Let Your Heart Be Light by J.R. Lawrie (199p.)
2. Weihnachten in Cornwall: Liebesroman by Mila Summers (308p.)
3. Mr. Right Now by Annabeth Albert (127p.)
4. Tic-Tac-Mistletoe by N.R. Walker (203p.)
5. The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish (218p.)
6. Operation Fake Relationship by Jay Northcote (163p.)
7. Christmas In Mistletoe by Clare Lydon (308p.)
8. A Guy For Christmas by K.C. Wells (274p.)

The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Months Completed:0/12

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

I haven't done this one in a few years so I'll give it shot this year.


Tasks:
January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
1: Pub: 1/27/2009 Darkness Unknown-Alexis Morgan 1/6/20
2: Pub: 1/1/2008 Ace Is Wild-Penny McCall 1/28/2020
3:Pub: 1/23/2018 How to Date Your Dragon-Molly Harper 1/13/2020
4:Pub: 1/27/2017 Law and Disorder-Heather Graham
5:Pub: 1/12/2016 Orchard Grove-Vincent Zandri 1/16/2020

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
1: In Bed with the Devil-Lorraine Heath 2/20/202
2: A Princess in Theory-Alyssa Cole 2/15/2020
3: Hold Me, Cowboy-Maisey Yates 2/13/2020
4: Whisper Kiss-Deborah Cooke 2/14/2020
5: Secrets of the Lost Summer-Carla Neggers 2/3/2020

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.
1: Crazy Rich Asians-Kevin Kwan 3/16/2020
2: The Remains of the Day-Kazuo Ishiguro 3/19/2020
3: The Pale Horse-Agatha Christie 3/15/2020
4: The Invisible Man-HG Wells 3/22/2020
5: The Black Dahlia-James Ellroy 3/19/2020

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
1: The Secret, Book & Scone Society-Ellery Adams 4/20/2020
2: A Novel Murder-Elizabeth Penney 4/24/2020
3: Letters from Paris-Juliet Blackwell 4/23/2020
4: Every Last Lie-Mary Kubica 4/17/2020
5: The Shadowy Horses-Susanna Kearsley 4/14/2020

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
1: Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth-Marc Peyser (lots of real life military people and 2 world wars) 5/15/20
2: Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America-David O Stewart (Revolutionary war) 5/26/20
3: Troublemaker-Linda Howard 5/23/2020
4: Striking Distance-Pamela Clare 5/30/20
5: Feel the Heat-Cindy Gerard 5/31/2020

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.
LBQT
1: When Brooklyn Was Queer-Hugh Ryan 6/30/20
2: The Price of Salt-Patricia Highsmith 6/13/20
3: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh-Michel Cabon 6/28/20
4: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo-Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/19/20
5: If We Were Villains-ML Rio6/20/20

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
1: Sapphire Flames-Ilona Andrews A tank
2: A Lady Betrayed-Nicole Bird-Horse
3:In the Midst of Winter-Isabelle Allende-Car
4: Kiss and Tell-Cherry Adair-helcopter
5: Instant Attraction-Jill Shalvis-Snow Mobile

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.
1: From a Buick 8 496
2: Magic Breaks-401
3: Pretty Girls-548
4:The Vineyards of Champagne-416
5: Conjure Women-416
6: If You See Her-401
7: At the Edge-383
3061 pages

September – (subbing out for April)This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
1: Bewitched and Betrothed-Juliet Blackwell 9/17
2: Sweet Little Lies=Jill Shalvis 9/26
3: The Lost Night-Jayne Castle 9/24
4: Arsenic in the Azaleas-Dale Mayer 9/14
5: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper-Hallie Rubenhold 9/13/20

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

1: Rookie Move-Sarina Bowen 10/1
2: Bones in the Begonias-Dale Mayer 10/5
3: The Lovely Bones-Alice Sebold 10/7/20
4: Hard Hitter-Sarina Bowen 10/10/20
5: Best Murder in Show-Debbie Young 10/13/20

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1: Pumpkins in Paradise 1st in series
2: A Bad Day for Sunshine 1st in series
3: A Christmas Visitor- 2 in series
4: Murder on Gramercy Park-3rd in series
5: Forbidden Fruit-5th in series

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.
1: Twelve Slays of Christmas-Jacqueline Frost-311 pages
2: The Trouble with Mistletoe-Jill Shalvis-384 pages

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!
Duration: January 1st to December 31st

Tasks:
January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
1 ~ Jan 6th 2015 - As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley - done 1/23
2 ~ Jan 27th 2015 - Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost - done 1/29/2020
3 ~
4 ~
5 ~
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February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books

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Here we go again :D
Jan 1 - Dec 31st

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
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★Midnight Secretary, Vol. 03 6/1
★How Logan Became A Pirate 14/1
★One Day 20/1
★Princess Melina’s Valentine’s Day: Book for kids age 2-6 years old 20/1
★General Boom 23/1
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February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
(view spoiler)[★Alien Commander's Bride
★The Vampire's Mail Order Bride Prologue
★The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
★The Werewolf Meets His Match 26/2
★Valentine's Day at the Café at the End of the Pier 29/2
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March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.
(view spoiler)[★ Wishman: Kindness, Close Calls and the Magic of Making Wishes Come True 10/3
★Weslandia 17/3
★Zathura 17/3
★Jumanji 17/3
★A Day with Wilbur Robinson 17/3
★We Bought a Zoo 20/3
★Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time 20/3
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April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
(view spoiler)[★Wolf Pack's Omega 5/4
★Dragon Weyr's Omega 7/4
★Battle Robots Of The Blood 11/4
★Not Your Prince Charming 18/4
★Not Your Royal Christmas 30/4
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May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
(view spoiler)[★Poison Study 4/5
★The Power in the Storm 12/5
★The Fire in the Forging 13/5
★The Healing in the Vine 23/5
★The Rithmatist 21/5
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June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.
(view spoiler)[★The Nazi Hunters 1/6
★Fry's English Delight: Series 27/6
★Fry's English Delight: Series 3 8/6
★Fry's English Delight: Series 4 9/6
★HORROR: CHILDREN WHO COMMITTED MURDERS: 10 Killer Children Who Will Change the Way You See Kids, real horror stories 19/6
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July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
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★The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire 4/7 (car)
★Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games 26/7 (teleport key)
★Accidental Sire 27/7 (helicopter)
★Act 27/7 (school bus)
★Blind Beast Mate 28/7 (hover-bike)
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August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.
★Pages 5,197
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★Ghost Dagger 1/8 p126
★Ghost Light 1/8 p34
★The Death Whisperer 1/8 p75
★Virgin Beast Mate 2/8 p30
★Wild Beast Mate 2/8 p130
★Goddess Beast Mate 2/8 p30
★Heist 3/8 p6
★The 78-Storey Treehouse 5/8 p375
★We All Belong: A Children's Book about Diversity, Race and Empathy 5/8 p39
★War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1 5/8 p25
★Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Say Good Night 5/8 p40
★Sent Beast Mate 6/8 p170
★Horizon Zero Dawn - Free Comic Book Day Issue 6/7 p17
★Their Beast Mate 6/8 p51
★Rhythm Rescue 6/8 p44
★Daddy Alpha - Fated Virgin Sex Story: A Werewolf Shifter Paranormal Romance 7/8 p28
★The Ruins of Gorlan 7/8 p249
★Dark Hunger 8/8 p208
★Ghost in the Blood 9/8 p239
★Rhyming Cockney Slang 19/8 p35
★The Storm Keeper's Island 19/8 p304
★Here There Be Gerblins 20/8 p256
★The Demon Within 20/8 p95
★The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! 20/8 p240
★Servants of the Endless Night 23/8 p194
★Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story 24/8 p304
★The Great Granny Cake Contest! 25/8 p128
★Nut Jobs: Cracking California's Strangest $10 Million Dollar Heist 28/8 p4
★A World Ruled by Cats 29/8 p86
★Amelia Fang and the Lost Yeti Treasures 29/8 p240
★Spells-A-Popping Granny's Shopping 29/8 p32
★Snufkin's Book of Thoughts 29/8 p54
★The Super-Spooky Fright Night! 29/8 p128
★The Prince and the Dressmaker 29/8 p277
★Whizz Pop, Granny Stop! 29/8 p26
★The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal 29/8 p272
★Mirabelle Gets up to Mischief 29/8 p128
★Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble 29/8 p32
★Doll Bones 29/8 p256
★The Messy Monkey Business 29/8 p96
★ The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't 31/8 p32
★Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident 31/8 p62
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September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.
(view spoiler)[★Soulless 5/9
★Clean Sweep 8/9
★Justice Calling 10/9
★Two More Sleeps 13/9
★Fantasy Lover 30/9
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October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.
(view spoiler)[★Friend or Fae: A Mythverse Novella 11/10
★That Monster on the Block 3/10
★X-O Manowar, Volume 1: By The Sword 5/10
★Gobbolino The Witch's Cat 25/10
★Amelia Fang and the Bookworm Gang – World Book Day 2020 17/10
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November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
(view spoiler)[★1. Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case 22/11
★1. Vamplets Volume One: The Nightmare Nursery 21/11
★2. Vamplets: Nightmare Nursery Book 2 21/11
★3. Vamplets: Nightmare Nursery Volume 3 21/11
★5. The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée 20/11
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December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.
Page count 519
(view spoiler)[★The Housewife Assassin's Killer Christmas Tips p 270
★Snowbound in Maine p 40
★The Little Match Girl p 32
★Cowboys for Christmas p 177
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Total Books Read: 65

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Duration: January 1st to December 31st 2021

Tasks:
January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
★The Witch Rescues Her Werewolf 15/1
★The Truth About Cats and Wolves 18/1
★Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard 12/1
★The Mouse in the Hammock, a Valentine's Tale 13/1
★Don't Turn the Page: Make your child enjoy every moment, fun and happiness. 31/1

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
★The Detective Wins The Witch 13/2
★Reaping The Immortal 14/2
★Nice Werewolves Don't Bite Vampires 17/2
★You've Got Aliens 20/2
★The Vampire's Priceless Treasure 25/2

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.
★A Christmas Carol 27/3
★Stardust 27/3
★Evelyn: A True Story 28/3
★Coraline 25/3
★Jumanji 31/3

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
★I Feel Anxious 2/4
★Fish Don't Sneeze 9/4
★The Witch's Cat and the Cooking Catastrophe 11/4
★Sam and the Sneezing Scarecrow 19/4
★Sleighed: A Children's Christmas Tale 20/4

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
★Strong Female Protagonist. Book One 4/5
★Pixie Dust: Akta's Ice Headache 18/5
★Pixie Dust 18/5
★All Systems Red 20/5
★Poison or Protect 24/5

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.
★Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom 5/6
★Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks 5/6
★Locke & Key: The Guide to Known Keys 5/6
★Locke & Key: Grindhouse 14/6
★Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega 14/6

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
★Kitty's Kat House 1/7 (bike)
★Apple Pies and Alibis 1/7 (van)
★Cowboys In Her Pocket 1/7 (biplane)
★Warrior's Mate 2/7 (spaceship)
★Kristy's Great Idea 2/7 (car)

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.
Pages 5050/3000
(view spoiler)[★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 3 1/8 p192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 4 1/8 p192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 5 1/8 p192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 6 1/8 p200
★Small Medium: Big Trouble 1/8 p 295
★Karen's Kittycat Club 1/8 p 144
★The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow 3/8 p 256
★Clash 3/8 p 224
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 7 3/8 p 192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 8 3/8 p 192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 9 3/8 p 207
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 10 3/8 p 200
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 11 3/8 p 200
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 12 3/8 p 200
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 13 3/8 p 192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 14 3/8 p 200
★Small Medium: At Large 5/8 p 333
★The New Journey 7/8 p 191
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 15 7/8 p 192
★The Promised Neverland, Vol. 16 7/8 p 208
★約束のネバーランド 17 Yakusoku no Neverland 17 7/8 p 192
★約束のネバーランド 18 Yakusoku no Neverland 18 7/8 p 200
★約束のネバーランド 19 Yakusoku no Neverland 19 7/8 p 216
★約束のネバーランド 20 Yakusoku no Neverland 20 7/8 p 240
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September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.
★Horus Rising 4/9
★Clean Sweep 18/9
★Sweep in Peace 18/9
★One Fell Sweep 20/9
★Sweep with Me 25/9

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.
★A Home Again 2/10
★Library Lion 4/10
★The Witch's Cat and The Broomstick Blunder 7/10
★Farmhouse #0 22/10
★Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon 30/10

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
★Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike 3/11
★Pretty Deadly, Vol. 2: The Bear 3/11
★Pretty Deadly, Vol. 3: The Rat 3/11
★Opening Fire 8/11
★Tomb of the Necron 4/11

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.
307/500
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★A Christmas in Paradise 9/12 31pg
★Always Her Cowboys: Moose Ranch 9/12 118pg
★An Extreme Medical Services Christmas: A Short Story About Supernatural Paramedic Dean Flynn 13/12 45pg
★The Christmas Tree Wish 22/12 17pg
★The Night After Christmas 27/12 32pg
★Krampus: A Holiday Message 27/12 37pg
★A Zombie for Xmas 27/12 22pg
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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!
January 1st to December 31st 2021

DONE

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway Sara Gran January 2013 1/14
Mystery on Hidden Lane Clare Chase Jan 30, 2020 1/3
Crimson Lake Candice Fox Jan 30, 2017 1/27
Effigies Mary Anna Evans January 11, 2007 1/23
The King of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner January 24th 2006 1/22
February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
The Fugitive Nichole Severn 2/8
Enchanted Warrior Sharon Ashwood 2/13
In Five Years Rebecca Serle 2/15
Lycan Unleashed Shannon Curtis 2/17
Delivering Evil for Experts Annette Marie 2/14
March – This month: The Oscars! that were made into movies. from 2016 Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.
Detective Inspector Snow Drift Helene Tursten 3/1
Dragon Rider Rectify Injustice Sarah Noffke 3/2
Comedian and Cohost I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons Loni Love 3/4
Owner/Mgr Snowden Family Clambake Company Shucked Apart Barbara Ross 3/6
Firefighter Dead Man District Julie Miller 3/12
April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
Dead Even Annelise Ryan 4/15
Shadows in Death J.D. Robb 4/17
Lights Out Lucy Elicia Hyder 4/17
Cold Case Reopened Caridad Piñeiro 4/6
Presumed Deadly Cindi Myers 4/20
May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
On Basilisk Station David Weber 5/16
The Cuban Affair Nelson DeMille 5/12
The Hiding Place Paula Munier 5/11
What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?: Discover a Life Filled with Purpose and Joy Through the Secrets of Jewish Wisdom Michal Oshman 5/11
Code Name: Nanny Christina Skye 5/4
June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! genre that you don't usually read.
Religion Peaks on the Horizon: Two Journeys in Tibet Charlie Carroll 6/16
Womens Fiction Coral Cafe Jan Moran 6/21
Queer Lit Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer Mari SanGiovanni 6/18
Buckaroo Banzai type science fiction Teleport This Christopher M. Daniels 6/19
Contemporary The Guncle Steven Rowley 6/18
July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
ferry Pippa Annie Seaton 7/2
horse-drawn carriage The Watchmaker's Daughter C.J. Archer 7/5
plane Golden Gate James Ponti 7/4
snowmobile Arctic Storm Rising Dale Brown 7/6
boat Her Outback Playboy Annie Seaton 7/9
August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages
288 Playing With Fire 8/31
384 Flirting With Danger 8/31
304 Eva's Eye 8/30
482 Critical Judgment 8/29
432 Toxin 8/28
416 Four Friends 8/27
560 Dead Even 8/28
352 Blood of Eden 8/27
400 A Bad Day for Sunshine 8/26
384 Going Twice 8/24
September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.
A Snake Falls to Earth Darcie Little Badger 9/24
Be My Ghost Carol J. Perry 9/19
Every Dog has his Day Chloe Grace 9/18
Enter The Goose P.D. Martin 9/17
Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 9/17
October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.
Kindle freebies
Dead and Breakfast Lily Webb 10/1
As Dead As A Vampire April Fernsby 10/2
Witch You Were Here Lori Woods 10/4
Murder Any Witch Way N.M. Howell 10/7
Witch of Shadows Alexis N. Sage 10/8
November –Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1 (The Vampire Housewife #1) Lipstick and Lies and Deadly Goodbyes Jodi Vaughn 11/1
1 (Southern Ladies Mystery #1) Bless Her Dead Little Heart Miranda James 11/1
2 (Beach Reads Mystery #2) Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 11/5
3 (Prairie Crocus #3) Pumpkin Pie & Murder Miranda Brickett 11/6
5 (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #5) Going, Going, Ganache Jenn McKinlay 11/7
December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.
Pistols and Poinsettias 249 pp 12/1
Twelve Drummers Drumming: A Father Christmas Mystery 400 pp 12/1
Christmas Data Breach 256 pp

Duration: May 1st 2021 to April 30th 2022

Tasks:
January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
1. Horde
2. Darkness Before Dawn
3. Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge

Tasks:
January – New Year released in January of any year.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury 10/29, 5* 1988
After Dark 9/5, 3* 2004
A Doll's House 7/6, 2* 1872
Cinder 3/7, 5* 2012
Alphabetter Juice or, The Joy of Text, 2011

February – Valentines Day! Romance Sub-Genre.
Eleanor & Park 10/15, 5*
3 Bodies and a Biscotti 9/6, 5*
The Final Arrangement 9/11, 5*
A Daring Sacrifice 8/15, 4*
My Brother's Crown 5/8, 5*

March – The Oscars! made into movies.
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
Sleepyhead 5/18, 4*
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
The Murders in the Rue Morgue 10/15, 4*
Artemis Fowl

April – Library Week! from the library
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! 7/21, 4*
Fangs 7/20, 5*
Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind 9/9, 5*
Sticks & Scones 9/6, 4*
Firekeeper's Daughter 9/3, 5*

May – Memorial Day! military characters.
Chasing the Lion
Bruno, Chief of Police 9/20, 5*
The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan 9/20, 5*
Rayne: The King's Burden 8/4, 5*
The Mountains Sing 5/28, 5*

June – Name Your Poison Day! any genre that you don't usually read.
America 7/22, 2*
The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries 3/23, 5*
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death 1/10, 5*
The Scarlet Letter 6/17, 4*
Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals 4/17, 5*

July – Let's Travel! each uses a different mode of transportation
James and the Giant Peach
Lending a Paw 8/2, 5* bookmobile
Almost Arizona 7/23, 3*, horses
A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back 6/24, 5* ambulance
In the Quick 6/17, 3* spaceship

August – Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more
The Stand 3/12, 5*, 1152
Dance of Death 5/13, 4* 451
The Name of the Wind 9/21, 4* 662
Black Sun 5/27, 5* 454
A Bad Day for Sunshine 7/24, 4* 400 = 3119 pages

September – Swap Ideas Day! recommended to you
A Nose for Justice 10/31, 4*
The Green Mill Murder 9/11, 5* Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans 7/25, 5*
Bestiary: Poems 7/25, 3*
The Last Flight 6/4, 5*

October – Frugal Fun Day! got for free or super cheap.
Killer Cupcakes 8/20, 5*
Dying for Danish 8/28, 5*
Murder, Money & Marzipan 9/1, 5*
3 Bodies and a Biscotti 9/6, 5*
Bright Ruined Things 6/28, 5*

November – Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5)
A Test Of Wills 6/12, 3* #1 Inspector Ian Rutlidge
Fresh Brewed Murder 6/11, 5* #1 Ground Rules Mystery
Midlife Fairy Hunter 3/21, 5* #2 Forty Proof
Superpowered: Are You a Superhero or Supervillain? 3/15, 4* #3 Click Your Poison
Ghost Wanted 1/16, 5* #5 Bailey Ruth

December – Happy Holidays! 500 pages from holiday-themed books

Death and a Dozen Roses 9/15, 4* Valentine's Day, 97
Ghost Squad 6/29, 5* Halloween, 288
Once Upon an Eid Muslim holiday, 272
Rechenka's Eggs Easter, 32
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras 40 = 729 pages

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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge! 2022
January - December 2022

My Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge (msg 36)

Books Read ➺ 60

✅🔹January ➺ This month: New Year = new books!🔹
Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.

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🔹January 2014 ➺ Single by Saturday ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
🔹January 2016 ➺ Boiling Point ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
🔹January 2018 ➺ Born of Embers ➺ 01.22 ★★★★
🔹January 2021 ➺ Blood Heir ➺ 01.13 ★★★★
🔹January 2022 ➺ Getting Real ➺ 01.30 ★★★★
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✅🔹February ➺ This month: Valentines Day!🔹
Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.

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🔹classic ➺ The Corinthian ➺ 02.12 ★★★★
🔹sports ➺ When Stars Collide ➺ 02.07 ★★★★
🔹paranormal ➺ The King ➺ 02.11 ★★★★
🔹romantic suspense ➺ Chasing Fire ➺ 02.14 ★★★★★
🔹contemporary ➺ Completely ➺ 02.19 ★★★★
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✅🔹March ➺ This month: The Oscars!🔹
Read 5 books that were made into movies. Replacement Challenge: Books/series optioned for or have been made for movie/TV.

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🔹optioned ➺ Golden in Death ➺ 03.10 ★★★★
🔹optioned ➺ Circus of the Damned ➺ 03.15 ★★★★
🔹optioned ➺ The Bromance Book Club ➺ 04.12 ★★★★
🔹tv series ➺ The 5th Horseman ➺ 05.31 ★★★★
🔹movie ➺ Hot Six ➺ 08.22 ★★★
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✅🔹April ➺ This month: Library Week!🔹
Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.

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🔹borrowed ➺ Fate's Edge ➺ 05.13 ★★★★
🔹borrowed ➺ True Colors ➺ 07.12 ★★★★
🔹borrowed ➺ The Kiss Quotient ➺ 05.08 ★★★★
🔹borrowed ➺ Born to Bite ➺ 08.24 ★★★★
🔹borrowed ➺ Shadows in Death ➺ 04.20 ★★★★
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✅🔹May ➺ This month: Memorial Day!🔹
Read 5 books that feature military characters.

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🔹military vet ➺ When Summer Comes ➺ 05.10 ★★★★
🔹military ➺ The Defiant Hero ➺ 10.31 ★★★★
🔹para military ➺ 30 Pieces of Silver
🔹military vet ➺ Aftershock ➺ 05.06 ★★★★
🔹SEAL ➺ Future Under Fire ➺ 08.14 ★★★★
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✅🔹June ➺ This month: Name Your Poison Day!🔹
Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

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🔹cozy ➺ Pies and Prejudice ➺ 06.14 ★★★
🔹m/m ➺ Dance With Me ➺ 09.03 ★★★★
🔹m/m ➺ His Wildest Dream ➺ 06.28 ★★★
🔹young adult ➺ Marking Time ➺ 07.06 ★★★★
🔹high fantasy ➺ The Broken Ones ➺ 08.04 ★★★★
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✅🔹July ➺ This month: Let's Travel!🔹
Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

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🔹donkeys ➺ Lion in the Valley ➺ 07.03 ★★★★
🔹limousine ➺ Bared to You ➺ 07.03 ★★★★
🔹boat ➺ Home to Stay ➺ 07.17 ★★★★
🔹walk ➺ One Fine Fae ➺ 07.04 ★★★★
🔹plane ➺ Living Lies ➺ 07.31 ★★★
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✅🔹August ➺ This month: Book Lover’s Day!🔹
Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

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🔹340 pp ➺ White Heat ➺ 08.06 ★★★★
🔹373 pp ➺ The Fire Still Burns ➺ 08.07 ★★★★
🔹340 pp ➺ Blue Flame ➺ 08.08 ★★★★
🔹292 pp ➺ Cowboy ➺ 08.12 ★★★★
🔹558 pp ➺ Fortune ➺ 08.16 ★★★★
🔹649 pp ➺ Breathe ➺ 08.21 ★★★★
🔹528 pp ➺ Here With Me ➺ 08.26 ★★★★
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✅🔹September ➺ This month: Swap Ideas Day!🔹
Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

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🔹friend ➺ Get a Life, Chloe Brown ➺ 11.11 ★★★★★
🔹friend ➺ Meant to Be Yours ➺ 10.29 ★★★★
🔹friend ➺ Can't Get Enough ➺ 10.09 ★★★★
🔹friend ➺ Steel's Edge ➺ 11.30 ★★★★
🔹friend ➺ The Magnolia Chronicles: Adventures In Dating
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✅🔹October ➺ This month: Frugal Fun Day!🔹
Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

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🔹free ➺ Faithless in Death ➺ 10.04 ★★★★
🔹free ➺ Beach Read ➺ 10.19 ★★★★
🔹free ➺ Beguiled ➺ 10.24 ★★★★
🔹free ➺ Dragonfly Kisses ➺ 10.08 ★★★★
🔹free ➺ Motorcycle Man ➺ 11.06 ★★★★
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✅🔹November ➺ This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5)!🔹
Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

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🔹#1 Cypress Hollow Yarn ➺ Abigail's Shop: A Small Town Spicy Romcom ➺ 11.29 ★★★★
🔹#1 Dirty ➺ Dirty Rich ➺ 11.07 ★★★
🔹#2 Red Moon ➺ Time Return ➺ 11.28 ★★★
🔹#3 Cowboys of Chance Creek ➺ The Cowboy Imports a Bride ➺ 11.08 ★★★★
🔹#5 Mystic Bayou ➺ Shifters in the Night ➺ 11.25 ★★★★
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✅🔹December ➺ This month: Happy Holidays!🔹
Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

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🔹138 pp ➺ Miss Kane's Christmas ➺ 12.01 ★★★
🔹156 pp ➺ Sweet Cinderella ➺ 12.06 ★★★
🔹325 pp ➺ Happily This Christmas ➺ 12.17 ★★★★
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The Challenge Factory
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!
Duration: 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2023

Progress: 0 out of 60

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge!

Challenge tasks are to be completed in the listed month, but if you're entering the challenge after January, you can use books you read in the corresponding month of the year that you finished before joining the challenge.

If a particular month is too challenging for you, feel free to substitute one month with a challenge task from another version of the challenge (which can be found in the Factory Archives by doing a discussion search in the group), duplicate a task from another challenge task listed, OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

Remember to list the book titles, author, and date completed (adding your rating is not necessary, but welcomed if you wish to do it) for each book you finish each month. DO NOT post a duplicate copy of your original post when you announce that you have finished the challenge!

The Fibonacci Sequence is now a permanent task for November! Shandra posted this question about how to read for that month: "How do we do a Fibonacci Sequence in book series format? Would that be like Book 1 of the series, Book 1 of another series, Book 2 of a series, Book 3 of a series, and Book 5 of a series? Or would it be just doing Books 1-5 in the same series?" The Official Reply is: That's exactly it! I did it for this version of this challenge, and here's how I set up my entry in my post:

November – This month: This month: World Peace Day! Read 5 books set in 5 different countries.-Substitution! Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1. One: Risking It All # 1: Run to You by Rachel Lacey-11/19/17
2. One: Cupid's Café # 1: Waffles & Weddings by Ashley Lauren-11/21/17
3. Two: Imperfect # 2: Imperfectly Criminal by Mary Frame-11/22/17
4. Three: Men of the North # 3: The Mentor by Elin Peer-11/17/17
5. Five: The Kauffman Amish Bakery #5: A Season of Love by Amy Clipston-11/26/17

Now, you could do it like this:
November – Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
1. One: Risking It All # 1: Run to You by Rachel Lacey-11/19/17
2. One: Cupid's Café # 1: Waffles & Weddings by Ashley Lauren-11/21/17
3. Two: Cupid's Café # 2:Bacon, Love, & Tomatoes by Ashley Lauren-11/22/17
4. Three: Cupid's Café # 3: Sweet as Shortcake by Ashley Lauren-11/24/17
5. Five: Cupid's Café #5: Fries Before Guys by Ashley Lauren-11/26/17

Totally up to you how you form it, so long as the books read are A) in a series, and B) correspond to the numbers that form a Fibonacci Sequence. You're also welcome to extend the sequence if you so desire!

Tasks:

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year:
1. Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages - Published Jan 02, 2020
2. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin - 3/28/2023 - 215 Pages - Jan 12, 2021
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February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre:
6. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
7. Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
8. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages
9. Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 420 Pages
10. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 2/12/2023 - 339 Pages


March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies:
11. Hilda and the Hidden People by Luke Pearson - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
12. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - ***** - 3/15/2023 - 352 Pages
13. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 368 Pages
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April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend:
16. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe  by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
17. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages
18. Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages
19. Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
20. Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips - **** - 4/11/2023 - 271 Pages


May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters:
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June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.

Completed! Thank-you for hosting!
Updated post: My Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard Challenge (msg 36)

Books Read ➺ 60

1/1/23-31/12/23

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
★Karen's Birthday 6/1
★Lily and Luna: A heartwarming adventure of a Little Girl and her Kitten 16/1
★Golden 16/1
★Monster in the Mirror 28/1
★The Tears of a Dragon 31/1

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
★Love and Other Wild Things 10/2
★Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues 10/2
★Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend 11/2
★Always Be My Banshee 11/2
★One Fine Fae 12/2

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.
★Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories 5/3
★The Martian 15/3
★The Cat in the Hat 18/3
★Howl’s Moving Castle 19/3
★The 101 Dalmatians 24/3

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
★That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon 22/4
★Mistlefoe: A Mead Realm Tale 23/4
★That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf 23/4
★A Bump In Boohail: A Mead Realm Tale 23/4
★Happiness Street 23/4

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
★Nova Terra: Greymane 9/5
★Tree of Aeons: An Isekai LitRPG Adventure 12/5
★Hand of Darkness 12/5
★The Watcher in the Rain 13/5
★Prince of Crows 17/5

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.
★The Blood Lives 4/6
★The Blood Lies 4/6
★The Blood Flows 6/6
★The Blood Bath 6/6
★Getting Neighborly: A Swapping Adventure 30/6

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
★The Dark Dream 2/7 (boat)
★Ascendance of a Bookworm (Manga) Part 1 Volume 1 2/7 (on foot)
★Kid Normal and The Shadow Machine 7/7 (flying car)
★Once Upon Stilettos 10/7 (tube)
★The Summer Palace: A Midlife Fairy Tale 26/7 (horse drawn carriage)

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.
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Winter Wonderland: A Christmas Quartet p252
Mr. Cheeky p32
Mr. Bump p32
Mr. Dizzy p32
Old Bear p32
Little Bear's Trousers p32
Little Bear Lost p32
Fry's English Delight: Series 8
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! p30
Green Eggs and Ham p64
Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out p176
The Smuggler and the Warlord p4
Solo Leveling, Vol. 8 (novel) (Volume 8) (Solo Leveling p293
주인공들의 아이로 태어났다 1 Juingongdeul-eui Airo Taeeonassda 1 p465
주인공들의 아이로 태어났다 2 Juingongdeul-eui Airo Taeeonassda 2 p450
주인공들의 아이로 태어났다 3 Juingongdeul-eui Airo Taeeonassda 3 p462
주인공들의 아이로 태어났다 4 Juingongdeul-eui Airo Taeeonassda 4 p464
주인공들의 아이로 태어났다 5 Juingongdeul-eui Airo Taeeonassda 5 p435
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe p250
The Kraken's Tooth p 136
Interview with the Robot
Deepwater Dungeon p385
How to Flunk Magic p263
The Ninth Realm p291
How I Became a Dog Called Midnight p320
The Demon in the Wood p30 14/8
The Magpie Lord p204 14/8
Interlude with Tattoos p14 14/8
Switched p208 14/8
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September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.
★To Blackfyre Keep 1/9
★Cinnamon Bun 4/9
★Days of Love at Seagull Villa, Vol. 1 14/9
★The Cat Who Saved Books 23/9
★Fox Under The Moon 23/9

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.
★Love For Granted 7/10
★A Long Way from Chicago 12/10
★Owls Can Dance 18/10
★Dating Sucks 18/10
★Big Witch Energy 22/10

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.
★1 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens 1/11
★1 Etiquette & Espionage 11/11
★2 Wrapped up in Christmas 2/11
★3 Beware of Chicken 3 27/11
★5 How to Twist a Dragon's Tale 26/11

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books.
965 pages
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Christmas Core 4/12 p153
Valentine Core 4/12 p164
Easter Core 5/12 p164
Independence Core 7/12 p157
Halloween Core 7/12 p183
Same Time Next Year 13/12 p144
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The Really Really Really Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Months Completed: 0/12
Books Read: 0/?

January — New Year = New Books! 5 books released in January of any year
1. Dirty Love by Bethany Winters ~ 01/09
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February — Valentines Day! 5 books from any romance sub-genre
1. The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter ~ 02/02
2. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey ~ 02/03
3. Timeless by Devney Perry ~ 02/07
4. Dark Desire by Christine Feehan ~ 02/11
5. Second Sight by Amanda Quick ~ 02/14

March — The Oscars! 5 books that were made into movies
1. Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman ~ 03/30
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April — National Humor Month! 5 books that make you laugh (alternative task from 2016)
1. The Wrong Bridesmaid by Lauren Landish ~ 04/06
2. Barbarian Prince by Michelle M. Pillow ~ 04/13
3. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews ~ 04/22
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May — Memorial Day! 5 books featuring military characters
1. Danger Zone by Brooke Blaine ~ 05/10
2. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (prior military) ~ 05/13
3. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (prior military) ~ 05/17
4. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (prior military) ~ 05/27
5. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (prior military) ~ 05/31

June — Name Your Poison Day! 5 books from any genre that you don’t usually read
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July — Let’s Travel! 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere
1. Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman ~ plane ~ 07/09
2. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry ~ car ~ 07/11
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August — Book Lover’s Day! read 3,000+ pages while you relax
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September — Swap Ideas Day! 5 books recommended by a friend or Goodreads
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October — Frugal Fun Day! 5 books for free or super cheap
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I'm going to try!

ETA - I failed January but I'm going to keep going on ...

January - December 2025

Months Completed: 6/12

:( Failed - January — New Year = New Books! 5 books released in January of any year
1. Remember When: Clarissa's Story 1/5/25
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❤️February — Valentines Day! 5 books from any romance sub-genre
❤️1. Once Upon a Midnight Kiss 2/2/25 - Regency
❤️2. The Highlander's Excellent Adventure 2/5/25 - Regency
❤️3. Sweet Rogue of Mine 2/8/25 - Regency
❤️4. The Devil's Charm 2/12/25 - Regency
❤️5. Kiss the Duke Goodbye 2/13/25

❤️March — The Oscars! 5 books that were made into movies
❤️1. Simple Simon 3/22/25
❤️2. The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation 3/23/25
❤️3.. The Woman in White 3/28/25
❤️4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3/31/25
❤️5. Pippi Longstocking 3/31/25

❤️April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
❤️1. Romantic Comedy 4/7/25
❤️2. The Castle of Otranto 4/10/25
❤️3. Lights Out 4/17/25
❤️4. Deadline in Athens 4/15/25
❤️5. The Kreutzer Sonata 4/10/25

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
❤️1. Bonding With the Beast 5/2/25
❤️2. Seeing With The Heart 5/8/25
❤️3. Crazy Food Truck, Vol. 1 5/17/25

❤️June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read. - Graphic Novels

❤️1. Sea Serpent's Heir Book Two: Black Wave 6/7/25
❤️2. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth 6/8/25
❤️3. Student Government 6/8/25
❤️4. Four Faces of the Moon 6/17/25
❤️5. House of the Sun, Vol. 1 6/17/25

❤️July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.

❤️1. Enigma 7/1/25 - they take a cab to the bar
❤️2. Royal Valentine 7/2/25 - Molly flies to England to return the book collection
❤️3. Road Trip with a Rogue 7/4/25 - Daisy rides to Scotland on horseback.
❤️4. Unleashed by the Defender 7/4/25 - they are on a space ship during half of the book.
❤️5. Trident True Love 7/6/25 - it takes place on or around a ship

❤️August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.
❤️1. Until You 8/2/25 - 100 pg
❤️2. Just for the Summer 8/4/25 432 pg
❤️3. Gray 8/4/25 100 pg - 632
❤️4. Darkest Desire - 305 pg -- 937
❤️5. When the Marquess was Mine - 388 pg - 1325
❤️6. Bridging the Distance - 283 pg - 1608
❤️7. Sarah 8/15/25 - 106 - 1714
❤️8. Immortal by Morning - 368 - 2082
❤️9. Loving a Stranger - 274 - 2356
❤️10. Abducted by the Alien - 182 - 2538
❤️11. Stranger Planet 8/19/25 - 144 - 2682
❤️12. The Other Brother 8/23/25 - 348 - 3030

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

1. Deep Cuts
2. High-Rise
3. Concrete Island
4. Love Is a War Song
5. Life of Pi

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

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November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books

1/1/25-31/1/25

January – This month: New Year = new books! Read 5 books that were released in January of any year.
★1 Die kleine Hexe 1/1
★2 So You Want to Be a Wizard 16/1
★3 The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary 17/1
★4 Hunter's Moon 19/1
★5 Sacrifice 24/1

February – This month: Valentines Day! Read 5 books from any Romance Sub-Genre.
★1 The Witch's Christmas Catastrophe: A Nocturne Falls Novella 2/2
★2 Nixed in New Orleans 3/2
★3 The Fall Risk 4/2
★4 Uncursing Her Bears 4/2
★5 A New Witch in Town (Maybe Two) 11/2

March – This month: The Oscars! Read 5 books that were made into movies.
★1 Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief 14/3
★2 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 15/3
★3 1984 19/3
★4 The Railway Children 21/3
★5 Animal Farm 25/3

April – This month: Library Week! Read 5 books that you got from the library or were lent to you by a friend.
★1 The Magic Balloon: World Book Day 2025 10/4
★2 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 11/4
★3 Reckless Road 16/4
★4 Brown Chicken, Brown Cow!: A Farmyard Tale of Love 17/4
★5 Cookies for My Orc Neighbor 18/4

May – This month: Memorial Day! Read 5 books that feature military characters.
★1 Dark Heir 4/5
★2 Cat Fight 5/5
★3 The Dratsie Dilemma 7/5
★4 The Road of Storms 12/5
★5 The Teller of Small Fortunes 23/5

June – This month: Name Your Poison Day! Read 5 books from any genre that you don't usually read.
★Eternal Dominion Prelude Novella : Desolation 4/6
★84, Charing Cross Road 8/6
★The Way Out 18/6
★The Hunger: A Western Steampunk Horror Short Story 18/6
★The Haunting of Hill House 20/6

July – This month: Let's Travel! Read 5 books that each use a different mode of transportation to get somewhere.
★Minecraft: The Island (boat) 1/7
★Roverpowered: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist (on foot) 1/7
★One Life: The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton (steam train) 2/7
★Death Loot & Vampires (carriage) 3/7
★Magic, Academies & Vampires (teleportation) 4/7

August – This month: Book Lover’s Day! Read 3000 pages or more while you relax.

September – This month: Swap Ideas Day! Read 5 books that were recommended to you by a friend or Goodreads.

October – This month: Frugal Fun Day! Read 5 books that you either got for free or super cheap.

November – This month: Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) Read 5 books from a series to form a Fibonacci sequence.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read at least 500 pages, but they must be from holiday themed books