Showing posts with label Reading Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading Challenge. Show all posts

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Reading Challenge: Clean It Out

 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19122561-january-clean-it-out

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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.

Rules: Any genre is fine. No re-reads. No page minimum. 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: January 1, 2018 - January 31, 2018

TASKS:
1. Set your 'my books' page to sort by date added (oldest to newest). Read one book from the first 20 books. 

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

3. Read one book that you bought 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). 




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Reading Challenge: Scattergories

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Over on Goodreads there's a group called The Lost Challenges. They have a monthly Scattergories challenge. I decided to join in this month. Here are the deets:

The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. You are given a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that fit those categories in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

January Scattergories
Duration: January 1, 2018- January 31, 2018
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for January are:
7. A reason to call 911
8. An item you take on a road trip
9. An everyday item
10. A tourist attraction
11. Something you would buy for a child
12. A shade of brown - example: her mahogany eyes

Your letter is: F

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Michael Jackson Reading Challenge 2018




Michael Jackson would have turned 60 in 2018. I love his music. His song are full of emotion. They make you fall in love. They make you want to dance. They make you think. Michael (low key) added political and race relation issues in his song. He embodied what the word superstar really means. So I present to you the Michael Jackson Reading Challenge. Books have to be at least 100 pgs. If you are interest and seeing how I am doing with the challenge my progress will be updated below.

Start Jan 1st 2018 to Dec 31st 2018
Link back to the page on your sign up post


Off The Wall
1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Read a book in one day/within 24 hours
2. Rock with You - Read a romance or a book with rock in the title or author name
3. Working Day and Night - Read a book where  the main character(s) have multiple jobs or goes to school and has a job
4. Get on the Floor - Read a book with a musician in its list of characters
5. Off the Wall - Read a book with a shy character
6. Girlfriend (McCartney) - Read a female lead romance or a book about a BFF
7. She's out of My Life - Read a book where the characters break up (they can get back together)
8. I Can't Help It - Read a book about addiction or obsession
9. It's the Falling in Love - Read a romance that results in marriage
10. Burn This Disco Out - Read a book with a musician in it's list of characters

Thriller
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Read a book that centers around conflict (boxing, MMA, backstabbing friend)
2. Baby Be Mine - Read a book where a characters are engaged or getting married
3. The Girl Is Mine - Read a book where the male lead tries to get the girl
4. Thriller - Read a horror or psychological thriller
5. Beat It - Read a book centered around a fighting/martial art sport
6. Billie Jean - Read a book where a pregnancy or baby has brought the couple together
7. Human Nature - Freebie
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Read a y.a. book
9 The Lady In My Life - Read a romance novel

Bad
1. Bad - Read a book that got 2 stars or less
2. The Way You Make Me Feel - Read a steamy romance or erotica
3. Speed Demon - Read a book that you read in one sitting or about racing (auto, horse, dog etc)
4. Liberian Girl - Read a book set in any country in Africa or read an African American romance
5. Just Good Friends (Duet with Stevie Wonder) - read a book where the characters are friends
6. Another Part of Me - Read a book with a marriage or with a couple having or just had a baby
Humbled by Patricia Haley
7. Man in the Mirror - read a memoir/biography/autobiography
8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Read a book a character is being stalked or is the stalker or being harassed
9. Dirty Diana - Read a book where one of the characters is a cheater or is being cheated on
10. Smooth Criminal - Read a detective novel or a book where crime is going on in the background
11. Leave Me Alone - Read a book with a character who is a loner or outcast

Dangerous
1. Jam - Read a book about music or about a musician
2. Why You Wanna Trip On Me - Read a book where a character is being set up or gossiped about
3. In The Closet - Read about secrets, has secret in the title, or about someone coming out of the closet
4. She Drives Me Wild - Read a steamy romance
5. Remember The Time - Read a memoir or read a book where the setting is in the past (historical romance and nonfiction history books for ex)
6. Can't Let Her Get Away - Read a book where one character was supposed to leave but ends up staying
7. Heal The World - Read a medical mystery (Temperance Brennan Series for ex)
8. Black Or White - Read a book from a Black author you have never read before and read a book from a White author you have never read before
9. Who Is It - Read a mystery
10. Give In To Me - Read a book where one of the characters like being in control
11. Will You Be There - Read a book where a character has to decide whether or not to trust or love someone
12. Keep The Faith - read a book about religion either real or fiction, read a book written by
13. Gone Too Soon - Read a memoir, Read a book from a series you wish had continued
14. Dangerous - Read a book where the villian also has a pov

Bonus Challenge:
History
DISC ONE:
1.  Billie Jean - Read a book where a pregnancy or baby has brought the couple together
2. The Way You Make Me Feel - Read a steamy romance or erotica
3. Black Or White - Read a book from a Black author you have never read before and read a book from a White author you have never read before
4. Rock with You - Read a romance or a book with rock in the title or author name
5. She's out of My Life - Read a book where the characters break up (they can get back together)
6. Bad - Read a book that got 2 stars or less
7.  I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Read a book a character is being stalked or is the stalker or being harassed
8. Man in the Mirror - read a memoir/biography/autobiography
9. Thriller - Read a horror or psychological thriller
10. Beat It - Read a book centered around a fighting/martial art sport
11. The Girl Is Mine - Read a book where the male lead tries to get the girl
12. Remember The Time - Read a memoir or read a book where the setting is in the past (historical romance and nonfiction history books for ex)
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Read a book in one day/within 24 hours
14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Read a book that centers around conflict (boxing, MMA, backstabbing friend)
15. Heal The World - Read a medical mystery (Temperance Brennan Series for ex)


DISC TWO
1. Scream (Duet with Janet Jackson) - Read a book written by 2 authors or read a horror book
2. They Don't Care About Us - Read a book where the main character is neglected or mistreated
3. Stranger In Moscow - Read a book set in Russia or by a Russian author, has stranger in the title, or by an author you've never read before
4. This Time Around - Read a rekindle romance or a book about reincarnation/character has been reincarnated
5. Earth Song - Read a book where the environment is part of the plot
6. D.S - Read a detective book, character or author name is Sheldon (can be either first or last name)
7. Money - Read a book with money in the title or a book where money is a plot device
8. Come Together - Read a romance, read a book about a group of characters (group of friends, military, knitting group etc)
9. You Are Not Alone - Read a series
10. Childhood - Read a children book (any page count), Read a book where a child is the main character (for this purpose a child is 17 and younger)
11. Tabloid Junkie - read a book written like a reality show (Laguna Nights series for ex) or where the main character is in show business
12. 2 Bad - Read a book with 2 or less stars
13. HIStory - Read a book written or set in the past
14. Little Susie - Read a book where the character is neglected or the character/author name is Susie/Susan/Susanne etc
15. Smile - Where one of the characters is pretending




Here's my progress with the challenge. Books in blue are books I may read. Books in red are books I have read.

You Get Enough - Read a book in one day/within 24 hours
2. Rock with You - Read a romance or a book with rock in the title or author name
3. Working Day and Night - Read a book where  the main character(s) have multiple jobs or goes to school and has a job
4. Get on the Floor - Read a book with a musician in its list of characters
5. Off the Wall - Read a book with a shy character
6. Girlfriend (McCartney) - Read a female lead romance or a book about a BFF
7. She's out of My Life - Read a book where the characters break up (they can get back together)
8. I Can't Help It - Read a book about addiction or obsession
9. It's the Falling in Love - Read a romance that results in marriage
10. Burn This Disco Out - Read a book with a musician in it's list of characters

Thriller
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Read a book that centers around conflict (boxing, MMA, backstabbing friend)
2. Baby Be Mine - Read a book where a characters are engaged or getting married
3. The Girl Is Mine - Read a book where the male lead tries to get the girl
4. Thriller - Read a horror or psychological thriller
5. Beat It - Read a book centered around a fighting/martial art sport
6. Billie Jean - Read a book where a pregnancy or baby has brought the couple together
7. Human Nature - Freebie
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Read a y.a. book
9 The Lady In My Life - Read a romance novel

Bad
1. Bad - Read a book that got 2 stars or less
2. The Way You Make Me Feel - Read a steamy romance or erotica
3. Speed Demon - Read a book that you read in one sitting or about racing (auto, horse, dog etc)
4. Liberian Girl - Read a book set in any country in Africa or read an African American romance
5. Just Good Friends (Duet with Stevie Wonder) - read a book where the characters are friends
6. Another Part of Me - Read a book with a marriage or with a couple having or just had a baby
7. Man in the Mirror - read a memoir/biography/autobiography
8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Read a book a character is being stalked or is the stalker or being harassed
9. Dirty Diana - Read a book where one of the characters is a cheater or is being cheated on
10. Smooth Criminal - Read a detective novel or a book where crime is going on in the background
11. Leave Me Alone - Read a book with a character who is a loner or outcast

Dangerous
1. Jam - Read a book about music or about a musician
2. Why You Wanna Trip On Me - Read a book where a character is being set up or gossiped about
3. In The Closet - Read about secrets, has secret in the title, or about someone coming out of the closet
4. She Drives Me Wild - Read a steamy romance
5. Remember The Time - Read a memoir or read a book where the setting is in the past (historical romance and nonfiction history books for ex)
6. Can't Let Her Get Away - Read a book where one character was supposed to leave but ends up staying
7. Heal The World - Read a medical mystery (Temperance Brennan Series for ex)
8. Black Or White - Read a book from a Black author you have never read before and read a book from a White author you have never read before
And I Darken by Kiersten White
9. Who Is It - Read a mystery
10. Give In To Me - Read a book where one of the characters like being in control
11. Will You Be There - Read a book where a character has to decide whether or not to trust or love someone
12. Keep The Faith - read a book about religion either real or fiction, read a book written by
13. Gone Too Soon - Read a memoir, Read a book from a series you wish had continued
14. Dangerous - Read a book where the villian also has a pov

Bonus Challenge:
History
DISC ONE:
1.  Billie Jean - Read a book where a pregnancy or baby has brought the couple together
2. The Way You Make Me Feel - Read a steamy romance or erotica
3. Black Or White - Read a book from a Black author you have never read before and read a book from a White author you have never read before
4. Rock with You - Read a romance or a book with rock in the title or author name
5. She's out of My Life - Read a book where the characters break up (they can get back together)
6. Bad - Read a book that got 2 stars or less
7.  I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Read a book a character is being stalked or is the stalker or being harassed
8. Man in the Mirror - read a memoir/biography/autobiography
9. Thriller - Read a horror or psychological thriller
10. Beat It - Read a book centered around a fighting/martial art sport
11. The Girl Is Mine - Read a book where the male lead tries to get the girl
12. Remember The Time - Read a memoir or read a book where the setting is in the past (historical romance and nonfiction history books for ex)
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Read a book in one day/within 24 hours
14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Read a book that centers around conflict (boxing, MMA, backstabbing friend)
15. Heal The World - Read a medical mystery (Temperance Brennan Series for ex)


DISC TWO
1. Scream (Duet with Janet Jackson) - Read a book written by 2 authors or read a horror book
2. They Don't Care About Us - Read a book where the main character is neglected or mistreated
3. Stranger In Moscow - Read a book set in Russia or by a Russian author, has stranger in the title, or by an author you've never read before
4. This Time Around - Read a rekindle romance or a book about reincarnation/character has been reincarnated
5. Earth Song - Read a book where the environment is part of the plot
6. D.S - Read a detective book, character or author name is Sheldon (can be either first or last name)
7. Money - Read a book with money in the title or a book where money is a plot device
8. Come Together - Read a romance, read a book about a group of characters (group of friends, military, knitting group etc)
9. You Are Not Alone - Read a series
10. Childhood - Read a children book (any page count), Read a book where a child is the main character (for this purpose a child is 17 and younger)
11. Tabloid Junkie - read a book written like a reality show (Laguna Nights series for ex) or where the main character is in show business
12. 2 Bad - Read a book with 2 or less stars
13. HIStory - Read a book written or set in the past
14. Little Susie - Read a book where the character is neglected or the character/author name is Susie/Susan/Susanne etc
15. Smile - Where one of the characters is pretending


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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Challenge Corner Trivia and Instagram Challenges

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If you follow me on Instagram then you'll see the images for the calendar prompts below.
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Trivia
This challenge is all about book related trivia! Each day during the month of June we will be posting a new set of trivia questions that you will answer (by message to Courtney). There will be three different challenges, all wrapped in one!

My guesses are the square bullet points

Guess the Author
For this portion of the challenge there will be three things posted about the author you are searching for. Authors can be from any genre/category, so it might be tough.
***3 Points will be awarded for each author guessed correctly, and 2 Points if you require a hint.***
  • Day 1
    • 1) Has been referred to as the young adult Nicholas Sparks
    • 2) Has a youtube channel with brother
    • 3) Was born in Indiana
  • Day 2
    • 1) Indie writer of YA equestrian fiction
    • 2) Is a librarian in Ohio
    • 3) Released first book in 2015 
        • 3pts
  • Day 3
    • 1) Was born in 1776
    • 2) Completed six full length novels
    • 3) All novels have been adapted for a visual interpretation 
      • Jane Porter (first guess)
      • Jane Austen (birth year threw me)
        •  2pts
  • Day 4
    • 1) Author of adult horror novels
    • 2) Many stories set in home state of Maine
    • 3) Has written over 50 books 
      • Stephen King (but I forget to submit guesses for this day) 
        • 0pts
  • Day 5
    • 1) Wrote a series of vampire novels
    • 2) Novels have been translated into at least 37 languages
    • 3) Is also a film producer 
  •  Day 6
    • 1) Had a best selling children's series before publishing a major YA series
    • 2) Worked writing television for Nickelodeon at one time
    • 3) Adapted own novel for the screen
  • Day 7
    •  1) Writer of adult and YA fantasy
    • 2) Completed the Wheel of Time
    • 3) Served a mission in Korea for the LDS church
Total Points:11
 
Cover Scavenger Hunt
This challenge is about finding various objects on covers.
***3 Points awarded for every YA cover with required item, 2 Points for every non-YA cover***
Total Points:10

Guess the Book
For this challenge, you will guess a book based on three "hints."
***3 Points awarded for every correct title, 2 Points awarded if you require a "hint" from a moderator.
Total Points: 9
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Challenge Corner Page Count Challenge


One of our challenges for Mega-Madness June will be a page count challenge. For this challenge, the goal is to read as many pages as possible during the month. At the end of the month, we will award the person with the highest page count and a random winner.
If you'd like to participate, please comment below.
Rules:
1. Books must be read and reviewed between June 1 and June 30 to count.
2. Books must have a review or at least five status updates to count.
3. Short stories of 50 pages or longer can be submitted.
4. Novellas over 50 pages will count.
5. No cookbooks.
6. Graphic novels, poetry books, and books written in verse will count for ¼ of the pages listed. That is, if a poetry/graphic novel has 200 pages, it will only count for 50.
7. Children's and MG books need at least 120 pages to count.
8. You may use the highest number of pages listed on Goodreads. That means that if your edition has 305 pages and you find an edition on here with 460 pages you can use that edition.
Points:
1. We will only be counting pages this month.

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Challenge Corners Mega-Madness June Movie Challenge


Mega-Movie Challenge!

There are three levels to this challenge.

Level One: Covers: The item listed must appear on the cover of the book you wish to use for this level.

Level Two: Genre/Category: Books read for this level must fit the genre/category listed.

Level Three: Description: Books read for this level must fit the description listed.


**You can earn a bonus point if you include a book from Courtney's shelf, found here: here. (Any book in the favorites shelf that is part of a series will count.**

Rules

*Books must be read from June 1st to 30th

*Books must be at least 100 pages to count

*No graphic novels or books of poetry will be counted

*Books can only be used for one description and one level


Points

*One point for every category completed (each category can only be completed once, unless you complete all the levels and start again)

*One point for every buddy read that takes place within our group (must have five comments on the buddy thread in order to be counted)

*Five points for completing Level One

*Ten points for completing Level Two

*Fifteen points for completing Level Three

*Twenty points for completing all three levels

My planned reads are in red
The Movies

Titanic

Level One: A ship/boat

Level Two: Romance

Level Three: A book about the Titanic

Jumanji

Level One: Game board/game pieces

Level Two: Dystopia involving gaming

Level Three: Book set in a jungle

A Beautiful Mind

Level One: Math symbols/Numbers
Solving for Ex by LeighAnn Kopans

Level Two: Deals with mental disorder
The Other Place by Elizabeth Roderick

Level Three: Non Fiction

Groundhog Day

Level One: Clock

Level Two: Involves television/news show

Level Three: Repeated day story

Finding Nemo

Level One: Orange and white

Level Two: Mystery Novel

Level Three: Missing person story

Spirited Away

Level One: Fantasy element/object/creature

Level Two: Fantasy novel

Level Three: A book with dragons

Jaws

Level One: Frightening/Unnerving

Level Two: Horror novel

Level Three: Mystery/Horror/Crime book set in New England

West Side Story

Level One: Cityscape

Level Two: Modern interpretation of a classic

Level Three: Modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet

Back to the Future

Level One: Car

Level Two: Time Travel

Level Three: Book published in the ‘80s

That Thing You Do

Level One: Band/Musical Instrument

Level Two: Related to music

Level Three: About musician/band


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Monday, May 23, 2016

Coyer Summer Vacation 2016

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 I don't really have a plan on what I am going to read for this. I'm hoping that it will be a mix of books. I got to think on it. This does work well with the June challenges in one of the Goodreads groups I'm in. Anyway, head over here to Because Reading to sign up. Updates from the hosts of the challenge will be on CoyerChallenge.com

My plans (you know, once I figure it out)




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