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.
For this challenge each task has to be done for a badge.

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: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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 or borrowed 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).

Aminko

CassieCruel COMPLETED
Chrissie COMPLETED

Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie COMPLETED

Genevieve COMPLETED

Jan COMPLETED
Julesy

Katelyn
Lali & Michelle COMPLETED
Melissa A COMPLETED

Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Shash COMPLETED
Tari COMPLETED

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

5/5

✅1. Read one book from your TBR - Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons - 1/12

✅2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Glimmer of Hope - 20/12

✅ 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12

✅4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) - The Buzz Kill- 13/12 - read a book with a yellow spine

✅5. Read one free book from your e-reader - Glimmer of the Other

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis - Tsugumi Ohba - 12/04/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Gallant - Victoria E. Schwab - 12/06/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24 – Spell-out letter Z

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).
You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24

Finished: 2024/12/21

Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb ✓ 24/12/07

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/12/11

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. (from friend) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ✓ 24/12/21

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (scattergories) Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/12/02

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). (netgalley) Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld ✓ 24/12/05

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

5/5 Completed. Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Broken Harbor-Catherine Cowles 12/03

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Ghost In Law #5:Missing in Mudbug-Jana Deleon 12/20

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Gecko in the Corner-Nick Russell 12/10

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Freak Show-Lani Lynn Vale 12/02

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 Perfect Crime-Elle Gray 12/09

FINISHED!!! December 2024 Clean it Out
Duration: December 1-31, 2024

5/5

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

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry 12/01/24

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

A Fistful of Collars (Chet and Bernie 5) Spencer Quinn 12/01/24

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

The Trouble With Mistletoe (Brookhollow Story 1) Jennifer Snow (Libby ebook) 12/02/24

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

Blood of the Prodigal (Ohio Amish Mystery 1) P.L. Gaus 12/06/24

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).

More Than a Good Friend (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs 5) Remi Carrington (Hoopla ebook) 12/03/24

Clean It Out
December 2024

5/5

❌1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24

❌2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Picture of Murder (Lady Hardcastle #4) by T.E. Kinsey 12/1/24

❌3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James 12/2/24

❌4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins 12/5/24 Sadie Hawkins Challenge

❌5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Read: 4

1. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - 1/12/2024

2. Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs - 15/12/2024

3. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

4. The Fixer by Jessica Gadziala - 10/12/2024

5. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard - 25/12/2024

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. The Clue in the Reef by Kim Dwinell - Dec. 7

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt - Dec. 6

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. Mia's Baker's Dozen: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Dec. 1

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6

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 First Light by Christine Knapp - Dec. 11

Welcome all

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Contracted Cowboy by Liz Isaacson 12/13/2024

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Fixing Forever by Caroline Lee 12/4/2024

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 12/10/2024

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. Author starting with O
The Prisoner in the Tower: Short Story & Big Cat Bones by Clare O'Beara 12/8/2024

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 on the Island by Daisy Landish 12/12/2024

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Precious and Grace Alexander McCall Smith 12/9

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Miss Julia Renews Her Vows Ann B. Ross 12/4

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Third Wife Lisa Jewell

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

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).
Unquestioned Answers: Rethinking Ten Christian Clichés to Rediscover Biblical Truths Jeff Myers 12/4

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Come Home for Christmas Summer Prescott 12/17/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Bookarazzi Blackmail S.E.Babin 12/12/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
N letters Booked for Murder P.J. Nelson 12/16/24

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).
Christmas Cake Murder Donna Doyle 12/21/24

Clean It Out
December 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Just a Date by Jenessa Fayeth (12/7/24)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Protecting Her Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (12/2/24)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Addie's Adventurer by Amelia C. Adams (12/9/24)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
A Chocolate-Box Christmas Wish by Josie Riviera (12/5/24)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Grandmother with Enormous Eyes by A.G. Marshall (12/26/24)

Welcome Jan, Tari & Shash

Clean It Out
December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

5 of 5 Complete

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter - 12/22/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Dead Souls - Angela Marsons - 12/17/24 - #6 DI Kim Stone

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Fields of Air - Shelley Adina - 12/6/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Zinnia - Jayne Castle - 12/9/24 - Z Title

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 Sinners - Ace Atkins - 12/20/24

Welcome Olivermagnus

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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 or borrowed 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).

Welcome Katelyn

FINISHED

Clean It Out
December 2024

5/5

❌1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24

❌2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
A Picture of Murder (Lady Hardcastle #4) by T.E. Kinsey 12/1/24

❌3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James 12/2/24

❌4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins 12/5/24 Sadie Hawkins Challenge

❌5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24

Well done Lali & Michelle

FINISHED!

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. The Clue in the Reef by Kim Dwinell - Dec. 7

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt - Dec. 6

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. Mia's Baker's Dozen: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Dec. 1

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6

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 First Light by Christine Knapp - Dec. 11

Great job Julesy

FINISHED

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Contracted Cowboy by Liz Isaacson 12/13/2024

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Fixing Forever by Caroline Lee 12/4/2024

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 12/10/2024

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. Author starting with O
The Prisoner in the Tower: Short Story & Big Cat Bones by Clare O'Beara 12/8/2024

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 on the Island by Daisy Landish 12/12/2024

FINISHED!!! December 2024 Clean it Out
Duration: December 1-31, 2024

5/5

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

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry 12/01/24

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

A Fistful of Collars (Chet and Bernie 5) Spencer Quinn 12/01/24

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

The Trouble With Mistletoe (Brookhollow Story 1) Jennifer Snow (Libby ebook) 12/02/24

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

Blood of the Prodigal (Ohio Amish Mystery 1) P.L. Gaus 12/06/24

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).

More Than a Good Friend (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs 5) Remi Carrington (Hoopla ebook) 12/03/24

Good job Melissa A

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

5/5 Completed. Finished

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Broken Harbor-Catherine Cowles 12/03

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Ghost In Law #5:Missing in Mudbug-Jana Deleon 12/20

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Gecko in the Corner-Nick Russell 12/10

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Freak Show-Lani Lynn Vale 12/02

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 Perfect Crime-Elle Gray 12/09

Completed!!

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

5/5

✅1. Read one book from your TBR - Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons - 1/12

✅2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished - Glimmer of Hope - 20/12

✅ 3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12

✅4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X) - The Buzz Kill- 13/12 - read a book with a yellow spine

✅5. Read one free book from your e-reader - Glimmer of the Other

Update message #5 - finished

Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home. Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb ✓ 24/12/07

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished. Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/12/11

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read. (from friend) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ✓ 24/12/21

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (scattergories) Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/12/02

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). (netgalley) Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld ✓ 24/12/05

Finished

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Come Home for Christmas Summer Prescott 12/17/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Bookarazzi Blackmail S.E.Babin 12/12/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
N letters Booked for Murder P.J. Nelson 12/16/24

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).
Christmas Cake Murder Donna Doyle 12/21/24

Well done Frankie, CassieCruel, Chrissie & Tari

COMPLETED

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Precious and Grace Alexander McCall Smith 12/9

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Miss Julia Renews Her Vows Ann B. Ross 12/4

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Third Wife Lisa Jewell

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

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).
Unquestioned Answers: Rethinking Ten Christian Clichés to Rediscover Biblical Truths Jeff Myers 12/4

Way to go Jan

~~~ Complete ~~~

Clean It Out
December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

5 of 5 Complete

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter - 12/22/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Dead Souls - Angela Marsons - 12/17/24 - #6 DI Kim Stone

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Fields of Air - Shelley Adina - 12/6/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Zinnia - Jayne Castle - 12/9/24 - Z Title

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 Sinners - Ace Atkins - 12/20/24

Finished! :)

Clean It Out
December 2024

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Just a Date by Jenessa Fayeth (12/7/24)

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Protecting Her Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (12/2/24)

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Addie's Adventurer by Amelia C. Adams (12/9/24)

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge.
A Chocolate-Box Christmas Wish by Josie Riviera (12/5/24)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader.
The Grandmother with Enormous Eyes by A.G. Marshall (12/26/24)

Way to go Olivermagnus and Shash

Completed!

Clean It Out
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: 5/5

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis - Tsugumi Ohba - 12/04/24

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
Gallant - Victoria E. Schwab - 12/06/24

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24 – Spell-out letter Z

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).
You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24

Way to go Ferenc