The Lost Challenges discussion

This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011.

A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.
Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading.
Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Allison

Banshee FINISHED

Bonita FINISHED

Celia

Chelsea FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

Dana

Daniel

DenXXX FINISHED

Dita FINISHED

Donna

Ebb

Elaine

Ferenc FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Helen

Joann FINISHED

Joanna FINISHED

Kay (PhoenixArisen) FINISHED

Kellene FINISHED

Kimberly

Mary-Megan FINISHED

Melissa (ladybug)

Poongothai

Sandra FINISHED

Sandy

Shash FINISHED

Susan A FINISHED

Suzanne

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
COMPLETE

TASKS:
1. TBR: Magpie Piper Scott & Virginia Kelly Aug 5 ★★★★

2. Series: Donner Bakery #2, Stud Muffin by Jiffy Kate Aug 2 ★★★★

3. bought: Unhallowed by Jordan L. Hawk Aug 9 ★★★★★

4. difficult challenge. U: Unveiled by Courtney Milan Aug 3 ★★★★

5. free: Don't Rock the Boardwalk by Jordan Castillo Price Aug 11 ★★★★★

Clean It Out FINISHED
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

5/5

TASKS:
✔1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Strawberries and Strangers - Leena Clover 8/1/20

✔2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Trunk Music - Michael Connelly 8/11/20

✔3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. Into the Water - Paula Hawkins 8/12/20

✔4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. Quidditch Through the Ages - Kennilworthy Whisp 8/1/20

✔5. Read one free book from your e-reader. Dark Halls - Jeff Menapace 8/16/20

I'M IN!

1 From TBR - Gravity - Cat Mason - 1 AUG
2 Series started - The Clue of the Broken Locket - Carolyn Keene - 3 AUG
3 Bought not read - Eighty-One Nights - Georgia Cates - 17 AUG
4 Difficult challenge - Yellowstone Origins - Peggy L. Henderson - 3 AUG
5 Free ebook - Torch - Cambria Hebert - 6 AUG

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

The Surgeon

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Harry Hole #8 - The Leopard by Jo Nesbø 8/16/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

Trick Roller

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.

Dragon on a Pedestal

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Ice Limit, Me Talk Pretty One Day

Sandy's Thread
Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Even Witches Get the Blues

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Death of a Perfect Wife

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. The Goblin Emperor

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) The Cat Who Lived High

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year). Jessie Delacroix: A Sinister Slice of Murder

Back again...

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Haunt Couture and Ghosts Galore. Rose Pressey. 8/3/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Twelve Angry Librarians. Miranda James. 8/9/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. Death of a Mad Hatter. Jenn McKinlay. 8/6/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X). The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. Agatha Christie 8/15/20. CCC Strange but True: a book with punctuation in the title

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. Better Homes and Corpses. Kathleen Bridge 8/20/20

Welcome Susan, Chelsea, Sandra, Daniel, Sandy and Kellene!

Doing this again, although I'm not sure how far I'll get this month. =)

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
by Darnell L. Moore 8/3
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
by Stacy Claflin 8/8
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
by Laura Hankin 8/19 (needed for a task on Challenges & Fandoms' Listopia challenge)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
by Jackie Weger 8/4

Welcome Celia!

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

5 out of 5

TASKS:
++1. TBR or pile:
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend Jenny Colgan 8-3-20 (TBR)

++2. Series:
The Bungalow Mystery Carolyn Keene 8-3-20

++3. bought:
The Cat on My Lap: Stories of the Cats We Love Callie Smith Grant 8-20-20

++4. difficult challenge:
Animal Orchestra Ilo Orleans 8-3-20 (title= A, author = I & O!)

5. TBR over a year
Earth Abides George R. Stewart 8-31-20 (on TBR since 12-24-17)

Clean It Out - FINISHED

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Wonder - R.J. Palacio - 8/8/20
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Gone By Midnight - Candice Fox - 8/4/20 - #3 Crimson Lke
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd - 8/3/20
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Martian - Andy Weir - 8/2/20 - set in space
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
New York - A.C. Fuller - 8/5/20

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown 08/04/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker 08/24/2020

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Not One Clue by Lois Greiman 8/11/2020

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West 8/28/2020

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year)
Murder at Pirate's Cove by Josh Lanyon 08/05/2020

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Canterbury quake 5/8/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Girlbomb 12/8/2020

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
X Marks the Spot 15/8/2020

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses 31/8/2020

Welcome Helen, Joann, Genevieve, Banshee and Donna!

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

Done: 5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig – 08/02/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby – 08/04/2020 - Wine Country Mysteries #2

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
A Rudnay-gyilkosságok by Gyula Böszörményi – 08/09/2020

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald – 08/16/2020
Celebrate the Century: 1930s – Read a book with a bridge on the cover.

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Die Noon by Elise Sax – 08/01/2020

Welcome Ferenc!

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

Valorous by M.S. Force 8/1

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs by Donald J. Sobol 8/1

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 8/8/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

Ice Games by Jessica Clare 8/6/20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter 8/3/20

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2020

Read: 2/5

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

2. Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks

3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

4. Mine by Natasha Knight (16/8/2020)

5. Cosmos' Promise by S.E. Smith (9/8/202)

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 02.08.20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. - Sāga by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 28.08.20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. - DNS by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 09.08.20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) - Sasietā by Karīna Račko 10.08.20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year). - Addams Family: The Bodies Issue by Zoe Quinn 27.08.20

Clean It Out Challenge ~ August 2020

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Lucky Heart by Devney Perry - 8/2 - on TBR since Aug 2017


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Three by T.M. Frazier - 8/4 - #7 in King series


3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Checkmate: This is War by Kennedy Fox - 8/14 - bought Oct 2017


4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
You Loved Me At My Darkest by Evie Harper - 8/8 - starts with Y


5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Muse in Lingerie by Penelope Sky - 8/18 - Purchased for free on August 5, 2020

Welcome Bonita, Dita and Cyndee!

Aminko wrote: "Clean It Out
Duration: July 1 - July 31, 2020

Read: 2/5

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

2. Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks

3. [book:The Bluest Eye|1133..."

This is the August thread.

FINISHED August 27, 2020

Clean It Out August 2020
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Pratchett, Terry - Die volle Wahrheit (The Truth) (August 09, 2020)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Meyer, Marissa - Wie Monde so silbern (Cress) (August 02, 2020)

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Asimov, Isaac - Die Stahlhöhlen (The Steel Caves) (August 24, 2020)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Rönkä, Matti - Zeit des Verrats (Times of Treason) (August 13, 2020)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Dusse, Karsten - Achtsam morden (Mindfull Murders) (August 12, 2020)

Welcome Joanna!

Clean It Out
August 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
A Talent for Trouble by Jen Turano (8/5/20)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Sweet Delights by Cecelia Dowdy (8/3/20)

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Willowkeep by Julie Daines (8/7/20)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
Keeping Kinley by Annette K. Larsen (8/2/20)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Conflicted Warrior by Cami Checketts (8/8/20)

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
5/5

TASKS:
√ 1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey (8/15)


√ 2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Summer at Lake Haven by RaeAnne Thayne (8/8)


√ 3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins (8/27)


√ 4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz (8/30)


√ 5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Chili-Slaw Dogs by Mary Jane Hathaway (8/21)

Welcome Shash and Mary-Megan!

The Lost Challenges
August 2020 Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

Progress: 0 out of 5

This challenge was originally posted by Dawn (Kat N Hat) in October 2011.

A monthly challenge to help you reduce your "to be read" list.

Rules:
Any genre is fine.
No re-reads.
No page minimum.
Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
Please post a link to the book and the date you finished reading.
Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Christmas Angels | Aug 4

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Unsung Hero | Aug 8

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Somebody's Baby | Aug 5

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Gone With The Ghost | Aug 29

Welcome Suzanne and Poongothai!

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Dovey Coe - Frances O'Roark Dowell - Read: 8/5/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
The Rat #3
A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami - Read: 8/16/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
March - Geraldine Brooks - Read: 8/8/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Quintessence - Jess Redman - Read: 8/13/20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Murder in the Manor - Fiona Grace - Read: 8/31/20

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
SIlver is for Secrets

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
Completed: 5/5

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home: Queen of Extinction by Gwynn White - 29/8/20

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished: Break Down by Rebecca Norinne - 27/8/20

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read: Sex Position Sequences: From Erotic Start to Spine-Tingling Stretch to Mind-Blowing Finish by Susan Austin - 20/8/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X): Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang - 20/8/20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year): A Night at the Animal Shelter by Mark J. Asher - 6/8/20

Welcome Melissa, Kimberly and Kay!

COMPLETED
Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Clockwork angel - Cassandra clare 06.08.20


2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Peter robinson – playing with fire #14 inspector banks


3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Black dog – Stephen booth 31.08.20
Black Dog

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) – need ‘e’s for a lot of challenge and they don’t come up very often
The lookout Eoin Colfer 06.08.20

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Victim six – Gregg Olsen 22.08.20

August Clean It Out Challenge

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Confessions of the Fox

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Library of the Unwritten

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. S

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year). Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 08.31.20

Welcome Den and Ebb!

Clean It Out - FINISHED

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Wonder - R.J. Palacio - 8/8/20
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Gone By Midnight - Candice Fox - 8/4/20 - #3 Crimson Lke
3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd - 8/3/20
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
The Martian - Andy Weir - 8/2/20 - set in space
5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
New York - A.C. Fuller - 8/5/20

Finished!

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.

Valorous by M.S. Force 8/1

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs by Donald J. Sobol 8/1

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.

Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 8/8/20

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

Ice Games by Jessica Clare 8/6/20 (need I books)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter 8/3/20

Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Know My Name by Chanel Miller 8/3/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read. Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter (book set in Alabama for states challenge) 8/23/2020

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year). Dark Pattern by Andrew Mayne

WOOHOO Joann and Bonita!

Welcome Dana!

Clean It Out - August

Challenge Accepted: August 1, 2020
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: August 31, 2020

Welcome Elaine!

Is it okay to treat #3 (a book you bought) as a book you own? I get a lot of free books through paperback swaps or was gifted books but I rarely buy books since I work in a library. At this point I can't remember which ones I bought or which ones were free/gifts. Could those still count for #3?

Mary-Megan wrote: "Is it okay to treat #3 (a book you bought) as a book you own? I get a lot of free books through paperback swaps or was gifted books but I rarely buy books since I work in a library. At this point I..."

Of course!! :)

JoAnne wrote: "Of course!! :)"

Thanks!

Finished
5/5
Clean It Out
Duration: August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

TASKS:
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Antelope in the Living Room: The Real Story of Two People Sharing One Life by Melanie Shankle- has been on my to-read list Jan 2016)- 8/28/2020

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Party of Two byJasmine Guillory- 8/5/2020

3. Read one book that you bought but have not yet read.
Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—and Find Themselves by David L. Marcus- 8/31/2020

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Beach Read by Emily Henry (set in Michigan)- 8/22/2020

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith by Sarah Bessey- 8/22/2020

Welcome Allison!