Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Are you struggling to keep up with your challenges? Here's a place where we can keep track and encourage each other to squeeze in time to finish up challenges and beat those deadlines.

How it works:
1. I will post links to challenges shortly after they're created, with the end date(s) included in my post.
2. Anyone is free to pipe up about which ones they're struggling with, how many more books they have until they finish, which categories they need help finding books for, etc.
3. Feel free to talk about other challenges we host that go throughout the entire year, as well.
4. Have fun!

General Challenge Information

Eighteen-Month Challenges

January 2022 - June 2023
Book Pyramid
Grab Bag
TBR Crusher

Yearly Challenges

January - December 2022
Alphabet Soup
Award-Winning Children's Books
Awards
Beat the Backlist
Biblical Fiction
Bookshelf Binge
E-Reader
Finish the Series
Growing 4 Life: Reading Your Bible
Hiking Around Europe
Let's Go Sleuthing!
Love Is In the Air
Love the Library
Melodrama in the Castle
New Authors to You
New Releases
Non-Fiction
Reading Through the Ages
Swords and Stars
Who's Famous in Your Book?
World at War

Six-Month Challenges

January - June 2022
Connect the Books
Genre Surprise
I Spy

July - December 2022
Genres Surprise 2.0
Mix-N-Match Format
Title Mania

Quarterly Challenges

January - March 2022
Animal Kingdom: Quarter 1
Furnish the House
USA Regional Tour: New England
Ways to Travel: Off-Road Vehicles

April - June 2022
Animal Kingdom: Quarter 2
Taste Tester
USA Regional Tour: South
Ways to Travel: Airplanes and Helicopters

July - September 2022
Animal Kingdom: Quarter 3
Jobs That Travel
USA Regional Tour: Midwest
Ways to Travel: Farm Equipment

October - December 2022
Animal Kingdom: Quarter 4
Entertainment
USA Regional Tour: Mountain and Pacific
Ways to Travel: Family-Friendly Vehicles

Monthly Challenges

Full Lists:

Author of the Month
Monthly Challenges

Tracker Thread for Hidden Gems

Individual Months:

January 2022
Author of the Month: Melanie Dobson
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Dust Off the Bookshelves
Forgotten Books (Katrina's List)
Hidden Gems

February 2022
Author of the Month: Robin Patchen
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Jenn's List)
Hearts Abound
Hidden Gems

March 2022
Author of the Month: Kristi Ann Hunter
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (anonymous)
Going Green
Hidden Gems

April 2022
Author of the Month: Courtney Walsh
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Andrea's List)
Hidden Gems
Showers & Flowers

May 2022
Author of the Month: Robert Witlow
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Missy's List)
Get In Formation
Hidden Gems

June 2022
Author of the Month: Robin Lee Hatcher
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (anonymous)
Hidden Gems
Wedding Bells in June!

July 2022
Author of the Month: Kelly Irvin
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Brittany's List)
Hidden Gems
We Are Serie(ou)s

August 2022
Author of the Month: Elizabeth Musser
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Pegg's List)
Hidden Gems
The Vowels Have It

September 2022
Author of the Month: Carrie Stuart Parks
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Sarita's List)
Going Seasonal
Hidden Gems

October 2022
Author of the Month: Toni Shiloh
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (Loraine's List)
Hidden Gems
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

November 2022
Author of the Month: Angela Hunt
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Forgotten Books (anonymous)
Hidden Gems
Thankful for the Food

December 2022
Author of the Month: Pepper Basham
Book-Buyer's Therapy
Christmas Books
Forgotten Books (Kate's List)
Hidden Gems

Feedback Threads
Please visit these threads to share your thoughts about this year's reading challenges.
Feedback Wanted! 2023 Monthly Challenges
Quarterly Challenges Recap
Six-Month Challenges Recap
2023 Reading Challenges (Yearly)
Extended Challenges 2022 (18-Month)

February's challenges are added to message #6.

March's challenges have been added to message #6.

Remember, the quarterly challenges (message #5) will get new installments in April.

The quarterly challenges have been updated.

2022 YEARLY CHALLENGES
BOOKSHELF BINGE- LEVELS: 31-40 - Seeing a Shelf
1. getting old is to die for, Rita Lakin
2. getting old is disaster
3. harwood house trilogy
4. hide and seek
5. the secrets beneath
6. dark crossings

FINISH THE SERIES- LEVELS • Determined– Finish 6-10 series
1. THE AMISH OF LAWRENCE COUNTY KATHLEEN FULLER
2. THE MYSTERIES OF MIDDLEFIELD KATHLEEN FULLER

LET'S GO SLEUTHING- LEVELS: 1-10 - Trixie Belden
1. getting old is to die for, Rita Lakin
2. getting old is diseaster
3. hide and seek
4. the secrets beneath
5. dark crossings
E-READER CHALLENGE - LEVELS 1-10 - E-Reader Novice
1. The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own Joshua Becker

2022 quarterly challenges (dessert cover)
TASTE TESTER APRIL-JUNE
1. red velvet cupcake murder,

thanks Andrea for organizing this list of challenges

Mid-year check in:

Author of the Month
Of months already passed, need Robin Lee Hatcher

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
April - The Gold in These Hills by Joanne Bischof
June - Auschwitz Lullaby

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 22 of 41-60
Series - Have finished 15/Goal is 26+
Bookshelf Binge - Of the 18 KU loans made prior to 2022, have read or returned 3. Lots of work to do here.

Great progress, Staci! Looks like you're on track for most of the challenges. Are you able to pick up the pace a bit on the KU books this summer? Maybe read an extra one or two each of the next two summer months to find a good groove with them? You can do this!

End of July check in:

Author of the Month
Of months already passed, need Robin Lee Hatcher & Kelly Irvin

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
April - The Gold in These Hills by Joanne Bischof
June - Auschwitz Lullaby
July - Change of Heart

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 24 of 41-60
Series - Have finished 16/Goal is 26+
Bookshelf Binge - Of the 18 KU loans made prior to 2022, have read or returned 3. 15 to go...

Fantastic progress!

End of August check in:

Author of the Month
Of months already passed, need Robin Lee Hatcher, Kelly Irvin & Elizabeth Musser

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
April - The Gold in These Hills by Joanne Bischof
June - Auschwitz Lullaby
July - Change of Heart
August - Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 26 of 41-60
Series - Have finished 20/Goal is 26+
Bookshelf Binge - Of the 18 KU loans made prior to 2022, have read or returned 3. 15 to go...

Great progress!

End of third quarter check-in:

Author of the Month
Of months already passed, need Robin Lee Hatcher & Elizabeth Musser

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
April - The Gold in These Hills by Joanne Bischof
June - Auschwitz Lullaby
July - Change of Heart
August - Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo
September - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 31 of 41-60
Series - Have finished 22/Goal is 26+
Bookshelf Binge - Of the 18 KU loans made prior to 2022, have read or returned 3. 15 to go...throwing in the towel on this one. Not going to happen and I'm ok wth that.

Adding the author of the month and forgotten books to my plans for the last quarter in hopes of meeting those two challenges. I'll meet the series goal by year end and hopefully Kindle reads too.

Good progress!

End of October check-in:

Author of the Month
Of months already passed, need Robin Lee Hatcher, Elizabeth Musser and Toni Shiloh

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
April - The Gold in These Hills by Joanne Bischof
June - Auschwitz Lullaby
July - Change of Heart
August - Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo
September - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
October - No Way Up by Mary Conneally

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 32 of 41-60
Series - Have finished 24/Goal is 26+

Adding the author of the month and forgotten books to my plans for the last quarter in hopes of meeting those two challenges. I'll meet the series goal by year end. Kindle challenge isn't looking good...

November mid-month check-in...two books read this month, cleaned up my Forgotten Books list. And have now met the series challenge. :-)

Author of the Month
Of months already passed, need Robin Lee Hatcher, Elizabeth Musser and Toni Shiloh

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
August - Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo
September - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
October - Bishop by Steven James
November - No Way Up by Mary Conneally

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 35 of 41-60

Great work!

Challenges make me stretch--and reading challenges are among the best challenges, I think.

I'd love to see a challenge on the number of series read for the year. Also, a challenge on Classic Books of Literature either not yet read or re-read. Finally, perhaps a challenge on number of books read by authors of a different century.

My two cents. :)

Blessings,

MaryAnn

Hi, MaryAnn! Thank you for those thoughts. Would you please copy that over to our yearly challenges feedback thread, found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'd like to make sure that Loraine, who creates our yearly challenges, sees your suggestions.

Thank you so much!

One month to go!

Author of the Month
Need Elizabeth Musser, Toni Shiloh, Angela Hunt & Pepper Basham

Forgotten Books
February - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
August - Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo
September - Colleen Coble Rock Harbor Series
October - Bishop by Steven James
November - No Way Up by Mary Conneally

Yearly Challenges Not Yet Met
E-Reader - Currently finished 38 of 41-60 - almost there!

Not sure if I'll finish up the author of the month and forgotten books, but the e-reader challenge should be achievable.

Good progress, Staci! I'm rooting for you!

Notice: Crunch Time will be renamed Challenge Catalogue in 2023. It will still be located in the Book Inquiries folder.

Four days left...what will get accomplished...we'll know soon. :-)

Author of the Month
Need Angela Hunt & Pepper Basham

Forgotten Books
August - Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo
October - Bishop by Steven James

Fantastic!