Thursday, December 31, 2015

Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015 - Finished

Mini Challenge hosted by Wacky Reading Challenges on Goodreads.

This was a combination challenge and it was possible to do a task challenge and a spell out challenge or both. I tried to do both a few months but just couldn't manage so I ended up just choosing to do the task challenge.

This is spell/task challenge where you choose your level of participation: spell out, task, or a combination of both.

Challenge Rules:
Books should be at least 125 pages. All formats are acceptable (hardback, audio, ebook, etc). Re-reads are fine--just be sure to re-read the entire book. Please Note: Unless otherwise specified within the challenge rules, the following books are not allowed: manga, graphic novels, comic books, childrens books. When updating your challenge with books you've read, include the book title and author links, and the date you finished reading the book.


September:
I will only do the spell out part of the challenge this month:
Choose a word or phrase to spell out using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the author's first or last name.
S: Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb
E: Fire Country by David Estes
P:
T: Touch of the Goddess by Maria Hammarblad
E: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
M: A Cottage by the Sea by Carole Matthews
B: Born in Shame by Nora Roberts
E: A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter
R: Rasmus - Tales of a Utah Cowboy by Jay Anderson and Beth M. Stephenson
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October:
This month I will try to do both the task option and the spell out.

1. Candy Corn: 
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in CANDYCORN, OR a Series/TBR #3.

2. Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 
Read a book with a pink cover, OR a Series/TBR #1. 
Carved in Stone by Donna McDonald (Series #1)

3. Fire Prevention Week (week 2): 
Read a book with a character who is a firefighter, OR a Series/TBR #2. 
204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber (Series #2)

4. National Golf Day (Oct 4): 
Read a book in which the letters G, O, L and F are found in the title (any order), OR a Series/TBR #4. 

5. Wacky Halloween: 
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has a Halloween related cover (ghost, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern, black cat, etc). To add a book to our bookshelf: (1) click on "bookshelf" a the top of the group home page; (2) type in the title of the book you would like to add in the search box and click "search"; (3) Click on "add to group". ***Please note: if the book you are trying to add is already on Wacky's bookshelf, it will be blurred out. 
Poisoned by Elaine Macko added 10/6-15

O:
C: I'll Be Watching You by Charles de Lint
T: The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland
O:
B: A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
E:
R:
Don't Waste a Minute - A Story of Africa by Marilyn Randall
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November:

TASKS:

1. Happy Thanksgiving:
Read any book of your choice, OR a Series/TBR #1. 


The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
(book of my choice)

2. Looking for Circles Day (2nd):
Read a book with a circle or circular object on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #2. 

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater  (The Raven Cycle #2)

3. Veteran's Day (11th):
Read a book in which a character is or was in a branch of the military or a book in which a war takes place, OR a Series/TBR #3. 

Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews (the Edge #3)

4. Beautiful Day (20th):
Read a book with a beautiful cover (beautiful is open to interpretation - if it's beautiful to you, it works), OR a Series/TBR #4.
Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney (Ellen McKenzie #4)

5. Wacky's Thanksgiving Celebration:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has some type of food or drink on the cover. To add a book to our bookshelf: (1) click on "bookshelf" a the top of the group home page; (2) type in the title of the book you would like to add in the search box and click "search"; (3) Click on "add to group". ***Please note: if the book you are trying to add is already on Wacky's bookshelf, it will be blurred out. 

Christmas at Carol's by Nicola Yeager (added to bookshelf 11/7-15)

Spell out:
N: Naomi Novak:
Uprooted 
O: Opening Hearts by Iona Findley
V
E: Emma Bennet:
I Need a Hero 
M: Memory & Dream by Charles de Lint
B
E
R 


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December:

I am only doing the tasks this month. 

TASKS:

1. Merry Christmas:Read a book of your choice.
Terra Incognita: Travels In Antarctica by Sara Wheeler

2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read any book, number 1 through 12, from your TBR.
(TBR set to random: book 8 on the list: Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews)

Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews

3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. If you can't find one you like, ask for recommendations.

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
(Srividya read this in 2014)

4. Stocking Stuffers:
Read a book from one of your favorite authors.

Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews

5. Wacky's Christmas Celebration:
Add any book to Wacky's Bookshelf that has a Christmas item on the cover (wreath, Christmas tree, Christmas lights, etc). To add a book to our bookshelf: (1) click on "bookshelf" a the top of the group home page; (2) type in the title of the book you would like to add in the search box and click "search"; (3) Click on "add to group". ***Please note: if the book you are trying to add is already on Wacky's bookshelf, it will be blurred out. 

I År bliver det anderledes by Maeve Binchy 

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