2009
Themed Reading Challenge, 2/1/09 - 7/31/09: My theme: Guilty Conscience Books - Gift books I never read, or books that I or others started but never finished (read 8 of 9)
Books for the Heart, 2/1/09 - 2/14/09: Pledge and donate to your local Heart Association (read 1 book and donated $15)
Sunshine Smackdown - Battle of the Prizes Challenge, 5/1/09 - 9/7/09: My list here - One National Book Award winner, one Pulitzer Prize winner, one dual winner (read 3 of 3)
Colorful Reading Challenge, 1/1/09 - 12/31/09: My list here - One each with silver, gold, black, white, yellow, red, purple, blue and green in the title (read 9 of 9)
Pre-Printing Press Challenge, 5/1/09 - 4/30/10: My list here - Books that came out before 1440, when the printing press was invented (read 5 of 5)
2010
Decades 2010 Reading Challenge, 1/1/10 - 12/31/10: My list here - Ten books from ten consecutive decades (read 10 of 10)
2010 The Lord of the Rings Readalong, 1/1/10 - 4/30/10: The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, one per month (read 4 of 4)
Themed Reading Challenge 2010, 2/14/10 - 8/14/10: My theme: Linkages - Books that contain or provide epigraphs for each other (read 6 of 6)
Battle of the Prizes - American Version, 2/1/10 - 1/31/11: My list here - One National Book Award winner, one Pulitzer Prize winner, one dual winner (read 3 of 3)
Birth Year Reading Challenge, 2/1/10 - 12/31/10: My list here - Books published in 1959 (yikes!) (read 4 of 4)
The Complete Booker 2010 Challenge, 1/1/10 - 12/31/10: My list here - Winners Circle Level: at least 6 winners (read 6 of 6)
2011
Battle of the Prizes - American Version, 2/1/11 - 1/31/12: My list here - One Pulitzer winner, one National Book Award winner, one winner of both (read 2 of 3)
Battle of the Prizes - British Version, 2/1/11 - 1/31/12: My list here - One James Tait Black Prize winner, one Man Booker Prize winner, one winner of both (read 3 of 3)
Birth Year Reading Challenge 2011 - Time Machine, 1/16/11 - 12/31/11: My list here - Books published in 1954 (read 3 of 3)
2012
Battle of the Prizes - American Version, 1/1/12 - 1/31/13: My list here - One National Book Award winner, one Pulitzer Prize winner, one winner of both (read 2 of 3)
Battle of the Prizes - British Version, 1/1/12 - 1/31/13: My list here - Two James Tait Black Prize winners and two Man Booker Prize winners (read 0 of 4, alas)
Birth Year Reading Challenge 2012 - Honors, 1/18/12 - 1/31/13. My list here - Books published in 1959 (-read 0 of 3 - yeesh, I'm a terrible host!)
2016
Mount TBR Reading Challenge, 1/1/16 - 12/31/16. My list here - Books owned prior to 1/1/16 (read 12.5 of 24--sigh)
Color Coded Reading Challenge, 1/1/16 - 12/31/16. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (read 8.5 of 9)
2017
Birth Year Reading Challenge 2017, 1/1/17 - 12/31/17. My list here - Books published in 1959 (read 3 of 3)
Reading Naturally Challenge 2017, 1/1/17 - 12/31/17. My list here - "Immersed in Nature" level - Nature-related books from various categories (read 1 of 12 - near-total fail!)
Dread & Read Challenge 2017, 1/1/17 - 12/31/17. My list here - Dreaded "have to" books from the reading list (read 0 of 3 - total fail!)
The 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge 2017, 1/1/17 - 12/31/17. My list here - The name says it all (23 of 52 - not so great)
Where Are You Reading? Challenge 2017, 1/1/17 - 12/31/17. My non-list here - One book location name for every letter of the alphabet--theoretically, anyway (17 of 26, without really trying)
Color Coded Reading Challenge, 1/1/17 - 12/31/17. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (read 9 of 9)
Ethereal 2017, 2/1/17 - 1/31/18. My list here - Spiritual, paranormal, and mystical subjects; I chose books about the Green Man (read 1.5 of 4 - alas!)
2018
Birth Year Reading Challenge 2018, 1/1/18 - 12/31/18. My list here - Books published in 1959 (read 3 of 3)
Reading Naturally Challenge 2018, 1/1/18 - 12/31/18. My list here - "Immersed in Nature" level - Nature-related books from various categories (read 3 of 13 - big fail)
Dread & Read Challenge 2018, 1/1/18 - 12/31//18. My list here - Dreaded "have to" books from the reading list (read 0 of 3 - colossal fail)
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2018, 1/1/18 - 12/31/18. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (read 9 of 9)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2018, 1/1/18 - 12/31/18. My non-list here - "Pike's Peak" level (12 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (whoo hoo! read 24 of 12)
Ethereal 2018, 2/1/18 - 1/31/19. My list here - Spiritual/paranormal/mystical books about the Green Man (read 1 of 3 - sigh)
2019
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2019, 1/1/19 - 12/31/19. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (read them all in short order but failed to review them in time)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2019, 1/1/19 - 12/31/19. My non-list here - "Mount Blanc" level (24 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (aimed for Mount Blanc (24), ended up on Mt. Vancouver (36) -- but failed to post reviews in time)
2020
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2020, 1/1/20 - 12/31/20. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (fail: read 8 of 9 and reviewed 0)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2020, 1/1/20 - 12/31/20. My non-list here - "Mount Blanc" level (24 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (fail: read 20 of 24 and reviewed only 1)
Gaia Reading Challenge 2020, 1/1/20 - 12/31/20. My list here - Books that have a nature, climate or environment theme of some sort (fail: read 2 of 5 and reviewed 0)
2021
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2021, 1/1/21 - 12/31/21. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (success! read 9 of 9 and reviewed them ALL)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2021, 1/1/21 - 12/31/21. My non-list here - "Pike's Peak" level (12 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (success! read 12 books and reviewed them ALL)
2022
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2022, 1/1/22 - 12/31/22. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, read, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (nope, not this year: read 9 of 9 but only reviewed 2)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2022, 1/1/22 - 12/31/22. My non-list here - "Mont Blanc" level (24 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (fail: read 22 of 24 and reviewed a measley 2 -- sigh)
2023
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2023, 1/1/23 - 12/31/23. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and a word that implies color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (read 8 of 9, reviewed 7 -- not bad!)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2023, 1/1/23 - 12/31/23. My non-list here - "Mont Blanc" level (24 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (fail: read 10, reviewed 6)
2024
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2024, 1/1/24 - 12/31/24. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color, and implied color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (success: read and reviewed 9 of 9)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2024, 1/1/24 - 12/31/24. My non-list here - "Pike's Peak" level (12 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (success: read and reviewed 12 of 12)
2025
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2025, 1/1/25 - 12/31/25. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color and implied color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (success: read and reviewed 9)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2025, 1/1/25 - 12/31/25. My non-list here - "Mont Blanc" level (24 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (fail: read and reviewed 15, but that's far short of the 24 I set my sights on)
2025 European Reading Challenge, 1/1/25 - 12/31/25. My list here - Books set in European countries or written by European authors (epic fail: read 0 of 3)
2026
Color Coded Reading Challenge 2026, 1/1/26 - 12/31/26. My list here - Books with any shade of blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color and implied color (rainbow, plaid, etc.) on the cover or in the title (in progress)
Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2026, 1/1/26 - 12/31/26. My non-list here - "Pike's Peak" level (12 books) - Books exclusively from the TBR pile (in progress)
2026 European Reading Challenge, 1/1/26 - 12/31/26. My list here - Books set in European countries or written by European authors (in progress)
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