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July 1-December 31, 2022
Checklist 1:
Read 10 Books On My Physical TBR Pile [10/10 Completed]
1.
, 7/9/10 2.
, 7/9/22 3. 
, 8/8/22 4.
8/10/225.
10/9/22 6.
10/13/22 7. 
10/18/22 8. 
10/25/22 9.
10/31/22 10. 
11/7/22Checklist 2:
Read 20 Books On My Netgalley Shelf [20/20 Completed]
1.
7/7/22 2. 
, 7/16/22 3. 
7/17/22 4. 
7/27/22 5.
8/3/22 6. 
8/7/22 7. 
8/7/22 8. 
8/13/22 9.
8/14/22 10.
8/15/2211.
8/23/22 12. 
8/29/22 13.
8/30/22 14. 
9/4/22 15.
9/10/22 16.
9/11/22 17.
9/14/22 18.
9/15/22 19.
10/7/22 20.
10/18/22Checklist 3:
Read 10 Nonfiction Books [10/10 Completed]
1.
8/31/22 2. 
8/31/22 3. 
10/7/22 4. 
10/16/22 5.
10/17/226. 10/18/22 7. 
11/1/22 8. 
11/24/22 9.
11/26/22 10.
12/11Checklist 4:
Read 5 Books That Have Over 400 Pages [5/5 Completed]
1.
, 7/9/22 2. 
, 8/4/22 3. 8/7/22 4.
REREAD 8/28/22 5. 8/23/22Checklist 5:
Read 10 Books That Have Been On My TBR For Over 10 Years (2012 or before) [7/10 Completed]
1.
, Finished 7/4/22 2. , 8/8/22 3. , 7/9/22 4. 10/31/22 5. 
11/9/22 6. 10/7/22 7. 
11/30 8.
12/26/229. 10.
I'm choosing Level 3 - PenJuly 1-December 31, 2022
Checklist 1:
Read 9 Paperback books that I own
1.
Ox-Cart Man (9/29/22) (GM - Picture Book)2.
When the Tripods Came (11/24/22) (GM - YA Sci-Fi)3.
Sadie: An Amish Retelling of Snow White (12/3/22)4.
Romancing Daphne (12/14/22)5.
Away Goes Sally (12/17/22) (GM - Children's book)6.
Goodwill for the Gentleman (12/20/22)7.
Christmas Ideals 2022 (12/29/22)8.
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Checklist 2:
Read 9 books on my Kindle
1.
Out of the Storm (7/8/22)2.
Torrent (7/21/22)3.
Rain (7/31/22)4.
Jane by the Book (9/7/22)5.
Love in Three Quarter Time (9/28/22)6.
The Noble Smuggler (9/30/22)7.
Living Lies (10/31/22)8.
The Lost Heiress (12/17/22)9.
The Highwayman's Letter (12/20/22)Checklist 3:
Read 3 audiobooks
1.
Shadows of Swanford Abbey (8/16/22)2.
Thimble Summer (8/20/22) (GM- children's book)3.
How the Light Gets in (8/24/22)
I'm in with Marker: 4 ChecklistsChecklist 1:
Read 3 Paperbacks
1.
- 7/27/20222.
- 11/30/20223.
Checklist 2:
Read 6 Golden Oldies (books I have the longest - since 2017 and before)
1.
- 10/27/2022 (bought before 2010)2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Checklist 3:
Read 6 backdated Netgalley books:
1.
- 8/26/20222.
- 9/9/20223.
- 9/19/20224.
- 11/1/20225.
6.
Checklist 4:
Read 3 Non-fiction books:
1.
- 07/19/20222.
3.
Do we pick our books now or as we go?Checklist Challenge
July - December 2022
Goal: Notepad (5 lists)
I. Ten Owned Books
1. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne 7/6/22 (GM; 1 star)
2. The Accidental Guardian by Mary Connealy 7/14/22
3. The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin 7/17/22
4. Even Now by Karen Kingsbury 7/21/22
5. Ever After by Karen Kingsbury 7/23/22
6. The Reluctant Warrior by Mary Connealy 7/26/22
7. The Unexpected Champion by Mary Connealy 7/27/22
8. The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Harris 7/29/22
9. Perfect Alibi by Melody Carlson 8/5/22
10. Crossfire by Lynette Eason 9/8/22
II. Ten NetGalley Books
1. The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson 7/12/22
2. Beyond the Desert Sands by Tracie Peterson 7/24/22
3. Inventions of the Heart by Mary Connealy 7/25/22
4. Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne Sebba (GM) 9/2/22
5. Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee 9/3/22
6. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (GM) 9/8/22
7. The Orchard by Beverly Lewis 10/11/22
8. The Letter from Briarton Park by Sarah E. Ladd 10/27/22
9. Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal (GM) 11/9/22
10. The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano 11/13/22
III. Five Nonfiction Books
1. Every Life Is Beautiful: The October Baby Bible Study, Member Book by Nic Allen 8/30/22
2. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury 12/1/22
3. Say a Little Prayer: 101 Ways to Pray throughout Your Day by Joanne Redmond 12/13/22
4. Story Fix: Transform Your Novel from Broken to Brilliant by Larry Brooks (DNF) 12/14/22
5. Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story by Patrick K. O'Donnell (GM) 12/18/22
IV. Five Books Published in 2022
1. After Our Castle by Kellyn Roth | pub Oct 15, 2022 | 8/28/22
2. For the Beauty of the Earth: A Coloring Book to Celebrate the Wonder of Creation: A Nature Coloring Book by Ink and Willow | pub Sep 6, 2022 | 9/15/22
3. Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer | pub Sep 6, 2022 | 9/26/22
4. The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin (GM) | pub Jul 26, 2022 | 10/2/22
5. The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson (GM) | pub Aug 30, 2022 | 10/5/22
V. Three Books Published in 2021
1. From This Moment by Kim Vogel Sawyer | pub Feb 1, 2021 | 11/22/22
2. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (GM) | pub Feb 9, 2021 | 11/27/22
3. Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris (GM) | pub Jan 1, 2021 | 11/29/22
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Checklist Challenge
July - December 2022
Goal: Notepad (5 lists)
I. Ten Owned Books
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II. Ten NetGalley Books
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2. ..."
Whichever way you'd prefer. :)
Fun ;)) Level 5 • NOTEPAD 📝 • July ~ Dec 22#1 • 10 Annnticipaaation...
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✔️ 3
✔4
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✔️7
✔ 8
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✔10
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#2 • 15
#3 • 6-10 Summer Page Count 385+ pgs
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✔5
✔ 6
✔ 7
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✔ 9
✔ 10
✔ 11
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✔#4 • 20 Seasonal Surprises
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✔#5 • 20 Series
July Series
Ashley Weaver Electra Donnell series
1
✔ August series
Roseanna M. White Secrets of the Isles
✔Oct series
Steve Burrows Birder Murder Mysteries
7
✔️Sept series
Anna Lee Huber Verity Kent #6
✔️Kate Parker Deadly series
Josi S. Kilpack Culinary Mysteries
Lorana Hoopes Men of Fire Beach Collection
Autumn Macarthur What Happens in London
Three Weddings
That Sunflower Summer
Completed》
Kristi Ann Hunter Hearts on the Heath series✔
1
✔ 2
✔ 3
✔Heroines of WWII✔
1
✔☆ 2
✔ 3
✔ 4
✔ 5
✔ 6
✔Carolyn Finch Lemon Sugar series✔
1
✔ 2
✔3
✔Kate Hewitt Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite✔
4
✔Dawn Kinzer Daughters of Riverton✔
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✔Lawana Blackwell Gresham Chronicles✔
2
✔3
✔ 4
✔Becky Doughty Elderberry Days: Season of Joy✔
✔Iona Whishaw Lane Winslow series✔
9
✔Diane Moody The Braxton Trilogy Mysteries✔
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✔Katherine Hayton Tea Shop Cozy Mysteries - Books 1-6✔
✔Clare Revell's Say a Prayer Whodunit Thriller series
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✔ before I wake✔
✔Carrie Bebris Mr & Mrs Darcy Mysteries✔
4
✔Laura Hile Very Austen Anthology✔
✔Donna Fletcher Crow Lord Danvers Investigates [Real Life Victorian Crimes]
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✔Joanne Bischof Sons of Blackbird Mountain series✔
2
✔Murray Pura Snapshots in History✔
✔Rachel McMillan's The London Restoration series ✔
✔
Thanks, Melanie! I'll choose books as I go for those checklists I already declared.
Checklist ChallengeJuly - December 2022 | Goal: Notepad (5 lists)
Checklist 1:
Read 2 classics.
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Checklist 2:
Read 5 paperbacks.
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Checklist 3:
Read 10 books on my kindle app.
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Checklist 4:
Read 10 books published in 2017 or earlier.
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Checklist 5:
Read 10 books published in 2022.
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Checklist Challenge (4/20)Level 4: Marker
Checklist 1:
Read 5 books from your TBR shelf:
1. Return to Me
2. One of Us Is Lying
3. The Beauty Chasers: Recapturing the Wonder of the Divine
4. The Marriage Knot: 7 Choices that Keep Couples Together
5. Far From the Madding Crowd
Checklist 2: (2/5)
Read 5 books that you own physically:
1. The Enchanted April - finished 7/12/22
2. Frostblood - finished 7/18/22
3. Far From the Madding Crowd
4. Sensing God: Experiencing the Divine in Nature, Food, Music, and Beauty
5. And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings
Checklist 3:
Read 5 books for Netgalley:
1. Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life - finished 8/26/22
2. The Marriage Knot: 7 Choices that Keep Couples Together
3. The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found
4. Ten Words to Live by: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands
5. Connecting With Life: Finding Nature in an Urban World
Checklist 4:
Read 5 christian, non-fiction books:
1. Sensing God: Experiencing the Divine in Nature, Food, Music, and Beauty
2. And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings
3. The Beauty Chasers: Recapturing the Wonder of the Divine
4. Ten Words to Live by: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands
5. Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life - finished 8/26/22
I'm a little late joining, but I'm interested in having a go at all 5 challenges because I want to see how far I get. I might not complete it, but it will be fun. I'll look back on July and see how many I have already completed.
Checklist 1Read 10 books from my TBR list:
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Checklist 2
Read 10 non-fiction books:
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Checklist 3
Read 10 review books from NetGalley or elsewhere:
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Checklist 4
Read 5 classics:
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Checklist 5
Read 5 physical books:
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I’m late joining, also. My mom & I are preparing to move across the street from my grandparents’ house into a 2-bedroom rental house; however, the rental needs an almost full renovation done first. My grandma, aunt, & an electrician friend are helping our landlady with a lot of the work, so as soon as it’s ready, we can move in. The goal was to move by July 1st, but now the goal is Aug. 1st. Well, it’s all in God’s timing. 👌🏼Anyway, from reading several of the members’ comments, I’m gathering that we can choose just 1 challenge, we’re not expected to do all 5??? Also, how do the numbered titles of the challenges fit? Like “Eraser” and “Pen”? Do they have anything to do with the actual books chosen?
Monica S. wrote: "I’m late joining, also. My mom & I are preparing to move across the street from my grandparents’ house into a 2-bedroom rental house; however, the rental needs an almost full renovation done first...."Hi Monica :)
I hope the move goes well. I moved cross-country two months ago, and I know how much work it is.
From what I've gathered, each person can pick 1-5 challenges - as many as you like. Also, I realized that each person made up their own challenges - what the challenges are, how many books to read on each challenge, and the like. I used all the examples and my knowledge of how much I read to pick what I'm going to do.
Right! You get to name your own checklist to fit what type of books you want to read for the challenge.
Mod
That's what I figured as well. Im trying to challenge myself and just have fun. The challenge ends December 31st, so quite a bit of time to try and complete our lists. :)
Mod
I hope your move goes well.
The names eraser, pen, etc. are just level names. It doesn't have anything to do with the books chosen.
As Emily and Andrea said, you get to pick/make your own 1-5 checklists that you hope to finish by December 31st. :)
I choose Level 1 - EraserChecklist 1: 10 Kindle Unlimited books
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I need four more nonfiction books and three published in 2021. That's better than I thought!
I am doing pretty good. I got all my audiobooks (3 out of 3) and 7 out of 9 Kindle read. It is the paperback I own checklist that is only 1 of 9 complete. I keep reading library books!! But I have the 8 paperbacks all planned out and hopefully can stay on track and finish them by the end of the year.
Mod
That's great! So close to finishing your checklists. :D
Mod
I can totally understand that. Well done on your progress so far and I hope the paperbacks you have picked out are great reads. :)
Mod
Y'all, we're doing great! Let's keep up the good work to finish the year strong.
Still to read lots from each category to make it :-)
Andrea wrote: "Rooting for you, Sarita!"Thanks Andrea
Mod
You've made great progress! You can do it. :)
Melanie wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Still to read lots from each category to make it :-)"You've made great progress! You can do it. :)"
Thank you Melanie, yes - still 40 days left in the year so loads can happen :-)
I came very close to finishing this challenge. I still need 2 paperbacks and I could go and read a couple kids picture books just to do it... but I'm not going to as that wasn't the point of the challenge. I am actually reading a couple more kindle books that are higher priority... I did finish 7/9 Paperbacks I own, 9/9 Kindle and 3/3 audio.
It was a good way to get me reading books I own over library books.
Thanks for the challenge!
Mod
Amazing job! You did so well! I'm glad you liked the challenge. 😁
Mod
Failed on this, but there is always next time:I'm in with Marker: 4 Checklists
Checklist 1:
Read 3 Paperbacks
1.
- 7/27/20222.
- 11/30/20223.
Checklist 2:
Read 6 Golden Oldies (books I have the longest - since 2017 and before)
1.
- 10/27/2022 (bought before 2010)2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Checklist 3:
Read 6 backdated Netgalley books:
1.
- 8/26/20222.
- 9/9/20223.
- 9/19/20224.
- 11/1/20225.
6.
Checklist 4:
Read 3 Non-fiction books:
1.
- 07/19/20222.
3.
Mod
I'm in with Marker: 4 Checklists
Checklist 1:
Read 3 Paperbacks
1.
- 7/27/20222.
No failing, you read books and that's enough. 🤗 Great job on getting at least a book for each checklist. 😁
Good progress! Look at all those books you checked off your list!
Melanie wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Failed on this, but there is always next time:I'm in with Marker: 4 Checklists
Checklist 1:
Read 3 Paperbacks
1.
- 7/27/20222.
..."
Thank you :-)
Andrea wrote: "Good progress! Look at all those books you checked off your list!"Thanks Andrea :-)
Finished on time. Late to post because life's been busy.Checklist Challenge
July - December 2022
Goal: Notepad (5 lists)
I. Ten Owned Books
1. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne 7/6/22 (GM; 1 star)
2. The Accidental Guardian by Mary Connealy 7/14/22
3. The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin 7/17/22
4. Even Now by Karen Kingsbury 7/21/22
5. Ever After by Karen Kingsbury 7/23/22
6. The Reluctant Warrior by Mary Connealy 7/26/22
7. The Unexpected Champion by Mary Connealy 7/27/22
8. The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Harris 7/29/22
9. Perfect Alibi by Melody Carlson 8/5/22
10. Crossfire by Lynette Eason 9/8/22
II. Ten NetGalley Books
1. The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson 7/12/22
2. Beyond the Desert Sands by Tracie Peterson 7/24/22
3. Inventions of the Heart by Mary Connealy 7/25/22
4. Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne Sebba (GM) 9/2/22
5. Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee 9/3/22
6. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (GM) 9/8/22
7. The Orchard by Beverly Lewis 10/11/22
8. The Letter from Briarton Park by Sarah E. Ladd 10/27/22
9. Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal (GM) 11/9/22
10. The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano 11/13/22
III. Five Nonfiction Books
1. Every Life Is Beautiful: The October Baby Bible Study, Member Book by Nic Allen 8/30/22
2. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury 12/1/22
3. Say a Little Prayer: 101 Ways to Pray throughout Your Day by Joanne Redmond 12/13/22
4. Story Fix: Transform Your Novel from Broken to Brilliant by Larry Brooks (DNF) 12/14/22
5. Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story by Patrick K. O'Donnell (GM) 12/18/22
IV. Five Books Published in 2022
1. After Our Castle by Kellyn Roth | pub Oct 15, 2022 | 8/28/22
2. For the Beauty of the Earth: A Coloring Book to Celebrate the Wonder of Creation: A Nature Coloring Book by Ink and Willow | pub Sep 6, 2022 | 9/15/22
3. Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer | pub Sep 6, 2022 | 9/26/22
4. The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin (GM) | pub Jul 26, 2022 | 10/2/22
5. The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson (GM) | pub Aug 30, 2022 | 10/5/22
V. Three Books Published in 2021
1. From This Moment by Kim Vogel Sawyer | pub Feb 1, 2021 | 11/22/22
2. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (GM) | pub Feb 9, 2021 | 11/27/22
3. Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris (GM) | pub Jan 1, 2021 | 11/29/22
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Levels:
Eraser: 1 Checklist
Pencil: 2 Checklists
Pen: 3 Checklists
Marker: 4 Checklists
Notepad: 5 Checklists
(example)
I choose Level 3 - Pen
Checklist 1
Read 5 books I added to my TBR in 2018: [0/5 completed]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Checklist 2
Read 3 nonfiction review books [0/3 completed]
1.
2.
3.
Checklist 3
Read 2 books gifted to me [0/2 completed]
1.
2.
Rules:
No page minimum
Rereads are allowed
Only books finished from July 1-December 31, 2022 count towards the challenge