2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Complete Book lists:
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2022
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2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015 (short)
2016 (short)
2017 (short)
2018 (short)
2019 (short)
2020 (short)
2021 (short)
2022 (short)
2023 (short)


Million Pages


2018 and earlier challenges


Group abbreviations:
20: 2022 Reading Challenge
AAA: Action/Adventure Aficionados
BARC:
CCC: Crazy Challenge Connection
LOBA: The Life of a Book Addict (no new challenges)
NBRC: Nothing But Reading Challenges
NRG: Nora Roberts Groupies
SFRC: Stress Free Reading Challenges
TCF: The Challenge Factory
TLC: The Lost Challenges
W: Wanderlust Challenges
WRC: Wacky Reading Challenges

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Randomiser: https://www.random.org/
Randomiser Dice: https://www.random.org/dice/


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Long, multi-message Challenges (open ended):
Castles of the World (CCC), Part One - msg 2, Part Two - msg 1, Part Two - msg 2

Read Me A Story! (CCC), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 just in case

Oh! The Nightlife! (CCC), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, just in case (for now questions)

Let's Spell Asia (W), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, just in case

Let's Spell Oceania (W), Part 2

The Written Word: Clay to Electronic Tablets (W), Part 2

April Scrabble Challenge 2022 (NBRC), Part 2

Tower of Books (TLC), Part 2

Ch. Title (Group), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10


Read The Quote 2022: I blew out of the house like a turkey trying to escape Thanksgiving (TLC)
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (W)

Iconic Trail: John Muir Trail (W) overdue
Reading Roulette 2020/2021 (CCC) overdue
US Road Trips: Appalachian Trail Teil 1 (TLC), Teil 2 overdue


Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut (W) due 6/30/22
Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware (W) due 6/30/22

The Sturdy, Reliable, Hardworking Preposition Challenge (CCC) 7/10/22 due 7/10/22 (+6 for next level)
Landmarks of the World: Landmark Bridges (W) due 7/31/22
I Scream for Ice Cream (W) due 8/31/22
Throwback Cereals (TLC) due 8/31/22
Law and Order SVU: The Cops (TLC) due 10/31/22
18-Letter Words (CCC) due 11/30/22

22 Resolutions For 2022 (TCL) due 12/31/22
50-State Road Trip Challenge (NRG) due 12/31/22
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Motley Reading Challene 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 12/31/22
Completed: 20/25+

Currently reading:
23. A book with a number in the title. 31 Tage Lobpreis: Neue Freude an Gott=31 Days of Praise: Enjoying God Anew by Ruth Myers & Warren Myers ?* 3/31?

ToDo:
1. A book you received as a gift.
Solemnly Swear by Nancy Moser
Fair Play by Deeanne Gist
Du bist der Gott, der mich sieht: 100 Facetten Gottes entdecken=100 Names Of God Daily Devotional by Christopher D. Hudson
Umgestaltung des inneren Menschen=The Transformation of the Inner Man by John Loren Sandford & Paula Sandford
Mut zur Reife: Entwicklung und Fehlentwicklung des Menschen verstehen. Wege zur Heilung by Frank Fabiano & Catherine Fabiano
Die Rückkehr des Fremden=Rekindled by Tamera Alexander

3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries
Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden
84, Charing Cross Road: Eine Freundschaft in Briefen=84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Das Haus der Geschichten (The House of Stories) by Thomas Franke

8. A book with a different culture than yours.
26. A book with an Orange cover.



Completed:
2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire. Confined with the CEO & the Bodyguard: Kelsey by Jordana Pearce 4* 2/20 - NYC
5. A new release. Lip Lock Love by Krista Sandor 5* 3/5 - published 2/28/22
6. A lesser known book written by any author. Tearful Surrender Joyful Release: Journey from Brokenness to Breakthrough by Marquita E. Batchelor 5* 3/5 - a total of 7 ratings (including mine) would indicate it for me
7. A book with a two word title. Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 5* 1/5
9. A book about someone who is dead. Marie Curie: Ein Licht im Dunkeln=Marie Curie: A Quest for Light by Frances Andreasen Østerfelt, Anja C. Andersen & Anna Blaszczyk 3* 3/10 - Maria Skłodowska-Curie aka Marie Curie
10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read. Die Zeuginnen=The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 5* 2/19
11. Read two books by one author, name author.
Sanctuary Lost by Lisa Phillips 4* 1/30
Expired Refuge book 1 in Expired Box Set by Lisa Phillips 3.5* 2/8
12. Book set in a fictional town. Sanctuary Lost by Lisa Phillips 4* 1/30 - Sanctuary, Idaho; a witness protection town for high profile witnesses hidden in the mountains
13. A light hearted or fun book. Granny Bares It All by Harper Lin 4* 1/1
14. A book about betrayal. The Last Line by Robert Dugoni 3* 1/13
15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name. Calculated Deception by K.T. Lee 5* 2/26
16. A book you own but haven’t read yet. Kate's Innocence by Sarah Holman 4* 3/4 - downloaded 8/21/17
17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list. The Calling of Emily Evans by Janette Oke 4* 1/22 - added 1/1/15 (the day after I joined GR)
18. A highly anticipated book. Forever Lies by Kathleen Brooks 4* 2/7
19. A book you picked up at the library. The Spy by Paulo Coelho no rating: see review 3/2
20. A book you bought/borrowed without reading the inside blurb. American Civil War: A History From Beginning to End by Henry Freeman & Hourly History 4* 2/22
21. A book that starts with the letter W, X, Y, or Z With Open Hands by Henri J.M. Nouwen & Sue Monk Kidd (foreword) 3* 3/7
22. A book from a series. Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 5* 1/9 - Miss Fortune #17
24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. Beguiled by Deeanne Gist & J. Mark Bertrand 3* 3/18 - Charleston, South Carolina
25. A book written by someone from the U.K. Duma i uprzedzenie=Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 5* 3/4 - England

Unlikely:
4. A book from Moderator Recommends Moderator recommends Winners The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
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2022 new challenges

US Road Trips: Appalachian Trail Teil 1 (TLC), Teil 2
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