Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

The British Queen or King’s Official Birthday is the selected day on which the birthday of the monarch of the Commonwealth realms is officially celebrated in those countries. The date varies as adopted by each Commonwealth country (view spoiler)[(in addition to the UK: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Papua New Guinea, St Christopher and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuvalu, Barbados, Grenada, Solomon Islands, St Lucia and The Bahamas) (hide spoiler)], but is generally around the end of May to the start of June.

As our mod Karen lives in Australia where it is celebrated on the second Monday in June each year, we have designed this challenge for June !

Duration: June 1 –June 30

Option One: Read books which have covers with a King, Queen, Union Jack, or other Royal theme on the cover or in the title. Examples under spoiler:(view spoiler)[

The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (“princess” in the title)
Suddenly Royal, by Nichole Chase (“royal” in the title)

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Option Two: Read books which are about members of a Royal family. Remember to check listopia for ideas: Lovely Tales of Modern Royals; Of Kings and Queens; Oh, Royalty...; Best Biographies of English Royalty - and more. Examples under spoiler: (view spoiler)[

Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch, by Sally Bedell Smith (biography about The Queen)
The Selection, by Kiera Cass (fictional book about vying to be selected to marry a Prince)

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Option Three: Read books which are based in the UK or a Commonwealth Country (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Papua New Guinea, St Christopher and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuvalu, Barbados, Grenada, Solomon Islands, St Lucia and The Bahamas). Remember to check listopia for ideas.

Option Four - Spell-It-Out: Select a royal word or name of a royalof your choice, and then spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Ideas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_...


Example of a Spell-It-Out under spoiler:(view spoiler)[

K - Kiss Me First, by Lottie Moggach
A - Magic Rises, by Ilona Andrews
T - The Tailor, by Leigh Bardugo
E - The Universe Versus Alex Woods, by Gavin Extence

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Levels of Play:

Aristocratic: 1-5 books
Blue-blooded: 6-15 books
Noble: 16-24 books
Imperial: 25+ books

BONUS: Achieve ROYAL status by reaching Imperial status and reading at least one book as part of a buddy read.

     

Originally posted in 2014
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Monthly Challenges ~ Spessartite Coin

Earn your Spessartite Coins with the Monthly Challenges. Must Join a Monthly Challenge on or after April 1, 2016. May date back to April 1st until June 1st 2016. After that, you must start from date joined for coins.

To Earn a Spessartite Coin:
One Coin upon reaching highest book level (Gale Force Winds)

Learn about Gem coins here

Duration: June 1 –June 30

Option Four - Spell-It-Out: Select a royal word or name of a royalof your choice, and then spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name.

Levels of Play:
Aristocratic: 1-5 books
Blue-blooded: 6-15 books
Noble: 16-24 books
Imperial: 25+ books

Progress: 8/10

Royal
R - Richard Bachman - Todesmarsch
O - Ocean Vuong - The emperor of gladness ✓ 06/04
Y - Amakawa Yuu - Total in dich verschossen by Sukeyama ✓ 06/05
A - Amber Benson - Slayers: A Buffyverse Story ✓ 06/17
L - Licht zwischen den Bäumen by Una Mannion ✓ 06/13

Prince
P -
R -
I - Isaac Blum - Ruhm und Verbrechen des Hoodie Rosen ✓ 06/16
N -
C - Cassie Raven - Tote klagen an by A.K. Turner ✓ 06/28
E -

Crown
C -
R -
O - Oscar Wilde - 18 BLUTDURST - OSCAR WILDE & M by Jonas Maas ✓ 06/05
W - Werner Hausner - Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr ✓ 06/25
N -

Get Royal

Goal: 25 - completed July 20

👑👑 King 👑👑
(view spoiler)[👑 K - Kate Moore - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
👑 I - It by Stephen King
👑 N - Nathaniel (CFN) - A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay
👑 G - Goodall, Jane - The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times (hide spoiler)]

👑👑 Princess 👑👑
(view spoiler)[👑 P - Pène du Bois, William - The Twenty-One Balloons
👑 R - Richard Matheson - Somewhere In Time
👑 I - Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, The by Zoraida Córdova
👑 N - Nothing More Dangerous (Broady Sanden, #1) by Allen Eskens
👑 C - Craig Ferguson - American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
👑 E - Ed Wright - A Left-Handed History of the World
👑 S - Shaffer, Andrew - Hope Never Dies (Obama Biden Mysteries, #1)
👑 S - Suspect, The (Kate Waters, #3) by Fiona Barton (hide spoiler)]

👑👑 Prince 👑👑
(view spoiler)[👑 P - Peters, Elizabeth - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2)
👑 R - R.A. Dick - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
👑 I - Importance of Henry VIII, The by Marilyn Tower Oliver
👑 N - Norton, Graham - Home Stretch
👑 C - Caffall, Eiren - All the Water in the World
👑 E - Ella Maise - To Hate Adam Connor (hide spoiler)]

👑 👑 Monarch 👑 👑
(view spoiler)[👑 M - Malone (CLN> - The Jefferson Key (Cotton Malone, #7) by Steve Berry
👑 O - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
👑 N - Night of the Hunter, The by Davis Grubb
👑 A - After Oz by Gordon McAlpine
👑 R - Randy Shilts - And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
👑 C - Christopher Moore - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
👑 H - House of Eve, The by Sadeqa Johnson (hide spoiler)]

June Challenge: Get Royal

Duration: June 1 –June 30

Option Two: Read books which are about members of a Royal family.

Aristocratic: 1-5 books

2/5 books

1. The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson 6/12/25
2. The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer 6/26/25
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Option Four - Spell-It-Out: Select a royal word and then spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name.

Levels of Play:
Aristocratic: 1-5 books
Blue-blooded: 6-15 books
Noble: 16-24 books
Imperial: 25+ books

👑ROYAL👑

🏰MONARCHY🏰

🃏JESTER🃏

♦️QUEEN♦️

⚜️DROIT DE ROI⚜️ (which is french, but the idea stands)