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CiJ - ROUND 1:

12 Days Tasks of Christmas... in July

At first, I thought we do Christmas in July because it's summer in Dec in Australia. Whilst this is true, it seems people in the other side of the world also celebrate Christmas in July though it appears the original intent was retail related (clearing the shelf)

Read 1 book to complete each task (except for task #8) so you will need to have read at least 12 books to complete this round

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at vs

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the OR list for the first half of 2017.

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: etc

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts

Please PM me when you have completed all 12 tasks so I can have a quick check before I unlocking Round 2, thanks :)

Good LUCK!

Participant List:

Amy

Angela

Bea

Charity

Christy

Coralie

Dee

D. G.

Dree

Ed

Elvenn

Karen

Karin

Katherine

Katie

Klela

Lauren

Lusie

Lyn (Readinghearts)

LynnB

Marie

Marina

Mickey

Plethora

Rosemary

Sarah

Sassafrass

Sue

Susan

Tien

reserved

Am I too early?lol

Round One: Christmas in July

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller OR USAToday Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts

Plethora wrote: "Am I too early?lol"

Not at all! Reserve a spot & plan away ;)

Christmas in July: Round 1

Books read: 12/12


✔︎1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months. Close to You (bought December 2016) 7/27/17

✔︎2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere Just This Once (set in New Zealand) 7/23/17

✔︎3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. Wrong 7/2/17

✔︎4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops Edible (works in a flower shop) 7/19/17

✔︎5. Sales! Read a book you got for free: Lost to You 7/4/17

✔︎6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller OR USAToday Bestseller list for the first half of 2017. The Woman in Cabin 10 (on NYT list) 7/6/17

✔︎7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. Jane Eyre 7/27/17

✔︎8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

O's Little Book of Happiness 7/15/17
"The Way Home"
"Lumps are Treasures"
"Book Lust"
"Paradise: 17 Cents a Spoonful"
"Tall Tales"
"A Slice of Summer"
"Wind, Sand, and Sardines"
"Personal Growth"
"My Blue Heaven"
"Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from a Horse"
"Do It Yourself"
"Enchanted Forest"

✔︎9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one. A Walk to Remember 7/18/17

✔︎10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters Archer's Voice 7/5/17

✔︎11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Try 7/9/17

✔︎12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts Darker After Midnight 7/1/17

CiJ - ROUND 1:

12 Days Tasks of Christmas... in July

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months. Fallout by Sara Paretsky, read 16 Aug 2017, added 13 Dec 2017

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live. The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah, read 31 July 2017, set on Mauritius, an island off Africa (I live in northern hemisphere)

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. The Boy Who Walked by Michael Friis Johansen, read 27 July 2017, winter

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Title Wave by Lorna Barrett, read 30 July 2017, main character is bookseller

5. Sales! Read a book you bought at significantly reduced price. Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson, read 1 July 2017, $1 at Friends of the Library book sale

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, read 9 July 2017

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks, read 9 Aug 2017, 1,074,878 ratings

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories.
The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr, read 6 July 2017, 8 of 8 stories
Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood, read 28 July 2017 11 of 11 stories

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one. Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest by Sandi Doughton, read 5 August 2017, for daughter who has a geology degree.

10. Read a book with an author's name that has a total of 12 letters - 47 by Walter Mosley, read 7 July 2017

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down - by Camilla Läckberg, read 9 Aug 2017, reflection of trees on lake

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan, read 2 July 2017, checked out of library and started on 1 July

CiJ - ROUND 1:
Start date: July 1, 2017

COMPLETED as at 12/24

1. The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun #1) by Colin Cotterill added Jan 19, 2017 -Read 09/12

2. Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic with a Blood-Sucking Twist by Sherri Browning Erwin -Read 07/08
Set in England (Northern Hemisphere) whilst I'm in Australia (Southern Hemisphere)

3. Dead Set (Brad Chen #1) by Kel Robertson -Read 07/03
The first sentence of the last chapter noted that it's the week before Christmas so this whole book is set in around early December (start of Summer). It is currently winter for me.

4. The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe -Read 09/05

5. If Birds Fly Back by Carlie Sorosiak courtesy of publishers -Read 07/12

6. Wayfarer (Passenger #2) by Alexandra Bracken -Read 12/24
NYT (22 Jan 17)

7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling 4,753,560 Ratings -Read 07/26

8. List of stories:
Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology (10 stories):
a. One Small Step... by Amie Kaufman -Read 07/04
b. Sundays by Melissa Keil -Read 07/07
c. I Can See the Ending by Will Kostakis -Read 07/06
d. Missing Persons by Ellie Marney -Read 07/08
e. Competition Entry #349 by Jaclyn Moriarty -Read 07/08
f. First Casualty by Michael Pryor -Read 07/07
g. In a Heartbeat by Alice Pung -Read 07/06
h. The Feeling from over Here by Gabrielle Tozer -Read 07/08
i. Oona Underground by Lili Wilkinson -Read 07/08
j. Last Night at the Mount Solemn Obervatory by Danielle Binks -Read 07/08
k. Assassin Study (Study #1.5) by Maria V. Snyder -Read 07/05
l. Haunting Grace (Beyond Time #1) by Elizabeth Marshall -Read 07/06

9. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein -Read 08/06

10. The Janson Directive (Paul Janson #1) by Robert Ludlum 12 letters in author's name -Read 07/16

11. Out of the Ice by Ann Turner -Read 09/02


12. The Memory of Trees by F.G. Cottam -Read 07/16

Christmas in july
Rules | Rounds | My Christmas List | 1 | 2 |

Round 1

12 / 12

�� 1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
Added on 24/jan/2017 - The Moonlit Garden [13-jul-2017] ★★★★

�� 2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
Australia: Picnic at Hanging Rock [28-jul-2017] ★★��

�� 3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing
Spring - Magic Gifts [16-jul-2017] ★★★★

�� 4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
The Little Paris Bookshop [26-jul-2017] ★★★★

�� 5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
The Brothers [6-jul-2017] ★★��

�� 6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.
The Woman in Cabin 10 [4-jul-2017] ★★��

�� 7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
1,066,875 rating - The Notebook [25-jul-2017] ★★★★

�� 8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
a. Bridge of Snow [31-jun-2017] ★★
b. The Beatriceid [6-jul-2017] ★★
c. Magic Tests [16-jul-2017] ★★★★
d. Retribution Clause [31-jun-2017] ★★��
e. Of Swine and Roses [15-jul-2017] ★★��
f. Grace of Small Magics [15-jul-2017] ★★

Stories from The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories:
g. State Change [21-jul-2017] ★★��
h. The Perfect Match [21-jul-2017] ★★★★
i. The Good Hunter [21-jul-2017] ★★★★
j. The Literomancer [21-jul-2017] ★★★★
k. Simulacrum [21-jul-2017] ★★��
l. The Regular [21-jul-2017] ★★

�� 9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
In the Woods [9-jul-2017] ★★★★

�� 10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
12 letters in title - The Snow Child [14-jul-2017] ★★��

�� 11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down Reflection in water - Evelyn, After [27-jul-2017] ★★��

�� 12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts.
Ink and Bone [21-jul-2017] ★★��

Well, I'm doing too many challenges, so much so that I very recently had to abandon one... aaand I have another one starting in July. But PAS challenges are so fun that I just can't say no!

Here's my plan, subject to change if I find more suitable books:

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
The Heaven of Animals: Stories

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
Leaves of the Banyan Tree

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
A Dance with Dragons (read 23/07)

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
Game of Mirrors (read 28/10)

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
Tartuffe (read 27/07)

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.
Small Great Things (read 04/09)

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
1984 (read 05/07)

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 4, stories read:
1 - The Power of Words (read 06/07)
2 - The Colloquy of Monos and Una (read 06/07)
3 - The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion (read 06/07)
4 - Shadow �� A Parable (read 06/07)
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories, stories read:
5 - The Diary of a Superfluous Man (read 25/07)
6 - A Tour in the Forest (read 25/07)
7 - Yakov Pasinkov (read 26/07)
8 - Andrei Kolosov (read 26/07)
9 - A Correspondence (read 26/07)
10 - In the Penal Colony (read 01/08)
Complete Ghost Stories, stories read:
11 - Canonic Alberic's Scrapbook (read 05/09)
12 - Lost Hearts (read 06/09)

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
The Little Mermaid (read 17/07)

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (read 12/08)

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).
Exit the King -> this is the cover of my edition: Il re muore (read 29/07)

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
Love (read 01/10)

10/12

lol Marina. I'm doing waaaaay too many challenges too, but this one looks like fun so I just have to join :D

I'm in, also. Glad it doesn't start until next month. Yet planning will be fun. HOWEVER, looks like no planning for #12.

My plan:
��1. The Velocipede Races - added to TBR 1/1/17 Read 8/1/17

��2. The Thorn Birds - set in Australia Read 12/17/17

��3. Emma's Gift - winter/Christmas Read 8/12/17

��4. Chamomile Mourning - tea shop Read 7/23/17

��5. Sense and Sensibility - Kindle $.99
Read 11/23/17

��6. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race - on NY Times Bestseller NonFiction list Jan 29-Feb 26 and Mar 12 Read 9/5/17

��7. Little Women - 1,297,981 Ratings Read 8/11/17

��8. Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - read 4 (A Study in Emerald, October in the Chair, Forbidden Brides of the FAceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire, and Closing Time) Read 8/20/17

and

Girl in Hyacinth Blue - 8 stories (Love Enough, A Night Different from All Other Nights, Adagio, Hyacinth Blues, Morningshine, From the Personal Papers of Adriaan Kuypers, Still Life, and Magdalena Looking Read 8/18/17

��9. Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? - for my brother and sister re. Mom's dementia Read 7/23/17

��10. Carolina Moon - title has 12 letters Read 8/29/17

��11. Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman - water reflection Read 7/24/17

��12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts.
K-ON!, Vol. 1 - obtained from library 12/8/17
Read 12/12/17

of course I'm in ;)

For #6, how do you find books listed in prior weeks? I tried scrolling back and got kicked off the site with a message that my free use was gone.

For #11, would a reflection in water work? I am thinking of .

Glad to see you're fitting us in, Lusie & Marina ;)

Dee wrote: "of course I'm in ;)"

of course, you are!

Bea wrote: "For #6, how do you find books listed in prior weeks? I tried scrolling back and got kicked off the site with a message that my free use was gone.

I kinda picked a book then check out the publication date and go to that week's NYT listing.

For #11, would a reflection in water work? I am th..."

Yep, reflection is fine.

I'm in.

CiJ - ROUND 1:

12 Days Tasks of Christmas... in July

At first, I thought we do Christmas in July because it's summer in Dec in Australia. Whilst this is true, it seems people in the other side of the world also celebrate Christmas in July though it appears the original intent was retail related (clearing the shelf)

Read 1 book to complete each task (except for task #8) so you will need to have read at least 12 books to complete this round

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
Girl Up, gifted 02/12/2016 - read 01/07/2017

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
Vodka Doesn't Freeze - Australia


3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
Cold as Ice

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
Mum's the Word - read 19/08/2017

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
The SW19 Club - read 14/08/2017

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list or the USA Today Bestseller List for the first half of 2017.
Dangerous Minds, debuted 29/06/2017 - read 13/07/2017


7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
Jane Eyre - read 22/08/2017


8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
The Illustrated Man :-
1) The Veld - read 01/07/2017
2) Kaleidoscope - 01/07/2017
3) The Other Foot - 01/07/2017
4) The Highway - 01/07/2017
5) The Man - 01/07/2017
6) The Long Rain - 01/07/2017
7) Usher II - 01/07/2017
8) The Last Night of the World - 01/07/2017
9) The Rocket- 01/07/2017
10) No Particular Night or Morning - 01/07/2017
11) The Fox and the Forest - 01/07/2017
12) The Visitor - 01/07/2017

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
Of a Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer, author's name has 12 letters.


11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc
- read 22/07/2017


12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
M Is for Magic - read 04/07/2017


Tasks - 8/12

for #8 (making sure I understand) - Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson which has 1- short stories works right? (then I would just need 2 more)

Dee wrote: "for #8 (making sure I understand) - Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson which has 1- short stories works right? (then I would just need 2 more)"

You need 12 short stories in total. It looks like your book has got 10 short stories in it. So yes, you only need 2 more.

For # 6, do Young Adult NYT Best Sellers also count, or not?

ROUND 1:

Start date 7/1/17

��1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
Fire Study - finished 8/13

��2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
What Really Happened in Peru - finished 7/30

��3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
Cold Granite(winter) - finished 8/30/17

��4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
The Goldfinch - Theo works in an antique store - finished 8/10

��5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
The Spirit That Kills - bought at used bookstore - finished 7/29

��6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - finished 8/20
on NYT non-fiction best-seller list 124 weeks on the list as of 5/14/2017

��7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
Eragon, 1,118,825 ratings - finished 8/23

��8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories (less than 100 pages). This task may require more than 1 book.
1-"The Runaway Queen" (The Bane Chronicles, #2) - finished 8/4
2-"Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale" (The Bane Chronicles, #3) - finished 8/7
3-"The Midnight Heir (TThe Bane Chronicles, #4) - finished 8/9 - finished 8/14
4-"The Rise of the Hotel Dumort" (The Bane Chronicles, #5) - finished 8/15
5-"Saving Raphael Santiago" (The Bane Chronicles, #6) - finished 8/15
6-"The Fall of the Hotel Dumort" (The Bane Chronicles, #7) - finished 8/16
7-"What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything" (The Bane Chronicles, #8) - finished 8/18
8-Beyond the Waters of the World - finished 8/19
9"The Last Stand of the New York Institute" (The Bane Chronicles, #9) - finished 8/22
10-"The Course of True Love [and First Dates] (The Bane Chronicles, #10) - finished 8/30
11-"The Voicemail of Magnus Bane" (The Bane Chronicles, #11) - finished 9/1
12-Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, 40 pages- finished 9/1

��9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
The Wind Singer - the beginning of a good new series for my grandkids to read - finished 7/27

��10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
The Hate U Give - finished 9/18

��11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).
Life After Life - finished 9/6

��12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26

COMPLETED 9/18

PAS: The 12 Tasks of Christmas

Round 1

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
A Demon and His Witch - 7/5
Added 12/16

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
Lean on Me - 7/13
Set in Australia

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
Dating Mr. December - 7/7
Set during winter

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
Redemption Bay - 7/27
MC owns and operates a flower shop

5. Sales! Read a book you bought at significantly reduced price.Semi-Human - 7/19
Bought on sale

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
Little Brats: Taboo A-Z Volume 3 - 7/5
1. Kayla
2. Leila
3. Maya
4. Nina
5. Olivia
Little Brats: Taboo A-Z Volume 4 - 7/5
6. Paula
7. Qesa
8. Raina
9. Sara
10. Tina
11. Ursula
12. Phantom Kiss - 7/10

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price - 7/10

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).
Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl - 7/31

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
Skin in the Game - 7/7

Oh, no! I have a problem with task # 1.

I've been very scrupulous recently about only adding books to be "To-Read" shelf if I'm sure I want to read them. I didn't add any books between 11/13/2016 and 2/6/2017. And I really don't buy books any more, unless they're not available at the library.

I do have 4 books added to my "considering" shelf during the required time period. Should I use one of those?

Very bizzare. In my search for a book with more than a million ratings that I'd like to read, I went to this page:
/shelf/show/...

I discovered two possibilities there,

Looking for Alaska
by John Green (ŷ������ Author) (shelved 9704 times as young-adult)
avg rating 4.10 �� 1,235,615 ratings �� published 2005

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)
by Ransom Riggs (shelved 7545 times as young-adult)
avg rating 3.88 �� 1,161,771 ratings �� published 2011

But for each of those books, when I follow the link to the book's page, the number of ratings is lower, way less than a million. So I'm not sure if they would count.

I don't have to resort to choosing a Harry Potter book, but I'm having trouble finding books I haven't read that are eligible for this.

Ideas?

I'm in! Here's my list:

1. Read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months. Frostbite Read 8/7/2017

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live. (Southern Hemisphere) In Patagonia Read 9/24/2017

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. (currently in Summer) A Christmas Carol Read 7/10/2017

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops The Shadow of the Wind Read 9/22/2017

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price. The Wind in the Willows Read 7/13/2017

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017. The Handmaid's Tale (#3 June 11, 2017) Read 1/1/2018

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. The Notebook Read 7/31/2017

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes:
1. The Sign of Four - Read 8/24/2017
2. A Scandal in Bohemia - Read 8/27/2017
3. The Red-Headed League - Read 8/30/2017
4. A Case of Identity - Read 8/31/2017
5. The Boscombe Valley Mystery - Read 9/25/2017
6. The Five Orange Pips - Read 10/13/2017
7. The Man with the Twisted Lip - Read 10/29/2017
8. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Read 11/1/2017
9. The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Read 11/1/2017
10. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Read 11/2/2017
11. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor - Read 11/2/2017
12. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - Read 11/3/2017 Finished all 11/3/2017


9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one. James and the Giant Peach Read 7/17/2017

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters Watership Down by Richard Adams Read 10/2/2017

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).
Pippi Longstocking Read 7/26/2017

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Read 7/22/2017

Susan wrote: "Very bizzare. In my search for a book with more than a million ratings that I'd like to read, I went to this page:
/shelf/show/...

I discovered two possibilities t..."

Susan, have you already sorted your tbr shelf by number of ratings? You can add num of ratings by going to your tbr shelf, click on settings and click the box of num ratings. Now you can sort your tbr based on the number of ratings. Maybe that way you can find one with 1 million ratings.

If there isn't one on the list, you could try this shelf:
/list/show/3...

These are some books with a million ratings I found on either my tbr or read shelf. Maybe you can find something you like there:

Dee loves Christmas in July

12 Days Tasks of Christmas... in July (round 1)

1/12 Finished

At first, I thought we do Christmas in July because it's summer in Dec in Australia. Whilst this is true, it seems people in the other side of the world also celebrate Christmas in July though it appears the original intent was retail related (clearing the shelf)

Read 1 book to complete each task (except for task #8) so you will need to have read at least 12 books to complete this round

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
- On His Watch (Search and Rescue - .5)

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
The Wedding Trap - bought the morning of Jul 1 - Finished - 7/2

Lusie wrote: "Susan, have you already sorted your tbr shelf by number of ratings? You can add num of ratings by going to your tbr shelf, click on settings and click the box of num ratings. Now you can sort your tbr based on the number of ratings. Maybe that way you can find one with 1 million ratings."

Ah, how smart that would've been! I didn't think to sort I just looked through the entire list, looking at the rating for each book. But I don't have a single book on my TBR or "considering" shelves that has more than a million. Several I've already read (including most of the ones you found), but none waiting.

That listopia you found will be perfect for browsing. I was looking for one, but didn't find it. Thanks.

Susan, you are welcome!

@Susan: yes, NYT YA list counts & yes, you can use your 'considering' shelf... Most of us don't have considering shelf and just add to tbr so that works ;)

Other than that, I see Lusie has it all in hand, thanks, Lusie! x

I'm in!

1. Take Me with You - added to tbr in December 2016. - completed on 12/20/17

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live. Lost & Found (southern hemisphere - Australia) - completed on 7/26/17

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. Black-Eyed Susans (winter - February) completed on 8/8/17

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Words in Deep Blue - They work in a bookshop - completed on 8/5/17

5. The Millionaires - Got it free. - completed on 7/27/17

6. The Fix - currently on NYTimes Bestseller list - completed on 7/8/17

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. Eragon (1,110,503 ratings) - completed on 10/12/17

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.

How to Breathe Underwater (9 stories):
1. Pilgrims - completed on 8/13/17
2. When she is old and I am famous - completed on 8/13/17
3. Isabel fish - completed on 8/14/17
4. Note to sixth-grade self - completed on 8/14/17
5. Smoothest way is full of stones - completed on 8/15/17
6. Care - completed on 8/15/17
7. Stars of Motown shining bright - completed on 8/15/17
8. What we save - completed on 8/15/17
9. Stations of the cross - completed on 8/15/17

Three Jack Reacher Novellas (with bonus Jack Reacher's Rules): Deep Down, Second Son, High Heat, and Jack Reacher's Rules]:
10. Deep Down - completed on 7/29/17
11. Second Son - completed on 7/31/17
12. High Heat - completed on 7/31/17

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

9. - You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth - my daughter loves personal development books. - completed on 10/12/17

10. Goodbye to the Dead by Brian Freeman - 12 letters in author's name - completed on 7/15/17

11. - reflected letters are upside down - completed on 8/31/17

12. Read the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Camino Island - completed on 7/22/17

12/12

Yay, Amy!

I think I've linked everybody up, let me know if I've missed anybody :)

You are welcome, Tien!

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
Oleander Girl a Christmas present completed July 13

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
set in Northern hemisphere
Love in a Cold Climate completed August 1

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. Book set in summer
Hotel Iris completed July 28

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
Hotel Bosphorus read August 11

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
The Story of the Stone was a gift; read July 23

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.
Norse Mythology read August 10

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
Of Mice and Men read July 12

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
From Six Bedrooms
1. Like a Virgin
2. Other Animals
3. Chemotherapy Bay
4. Firebugs
5. Trouble
6. They fuck you up
7. The bridge
8. Six bedrooms
9. J'aime Rose
10. Together alone
from Anything Is Possible read Nov3
11. The Sign
12. Windmills

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
Marry Me read August 10

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford read July 21

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).
(reflection)
Read July 5

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
last e-book I downloaded
Superior Saturday read July 30

completed 12/12
November 3

Coralie wrote: "I'm joining the party a bit late but will have a go."

Coralie, you are not late at all. This game does not start until July 1. We have two weeks to plan what we want to read, but reading has to wait until the start date.

WTH, I'm in. ;)

Christmas in July - a Challenge
Round 1: The 12 Tasks of Christmas [11/12]

�� 1. Read a bookadded to your tbr in December 2016 / January 2017.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me ~ Added 1/21/2017 - 11/14 ★★★��


�� 2. Read a book set in the other hemisphere where you live.
Just This Once ~ set in New Zealand (Southern Hemisphere) - 8/25 ★★★��


�� 3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
Dead By Midnight: An I-Team Christmas by Pamela Clare - 7/9 ★★★��
(current season: summer/season in book: winter - Christmas!)


�� 4. Read a book where character works in retail.
Cursed by Benedict Jacka - 7/5 ★★★★ (owns magic shop)


�� 5. Sales! Read a book you got for free
Taken, Not Spurred by Ruth Cardello - 7/2 ★★��


�� 6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": on Bestseller's list for first half of 2017.
Real Good Man by Meghan March - 7/18 ★★�� ( )


�� 7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini - 7/11 ★★★�� (1,113,363 Ratings)


��8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*.
The Labors of Hercules - 11/11 ★★★��
The Nemean Lion, The Lernean Hydra, The Arcadian Deer, The Erymanthian Boar, The Augean Stables, The Stymphalean Birds, The Cretan Bull, The Horses of Diomedes, The Girdle of Hyppolita, The Flock of Geryon, The Apples of Hespirides, The Capture of Cerberus

�� 9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts - 7/31 ★★★��


�� 10. Read book where title OR author's name has a total of 12 letters
White Hot by Ilona Andrews (12 letters) - 8/5 ★★★★��


11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).


�� 12. Read the latest book you've bought/downloaded - must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
Not Quite Dating by Catherine Bybee - 7/2 ★★½

yay, D.G.! It's really only about 12 books :p

In addition to the NYT Best Seller's list, can we also use the USA Today Best-Selling Book List?


The list is way more intuitive, easier to search (you can change to any date) and doesn't cut you off when you reach your "limit".

D.G. wrote: "In addition to the NYT Best Seller's list, can we also use the USA Today Best-Selling Book List?


The list is way more intuitive, easi..."

Sorry for the delay on this, D.G. Actually, either the NYTimes or the USA Today one would work.

Thanks, Lyn!

I'll fix the task itself now.

I want to do this. Do these need to be read in order?

CiJ - ROUND 1:

12 Days Tasks of Christmas... in July

At first, I thought we do Christmas in July because it's summer in Dec in Australia. Whilst this is true, it seems people in the other side of the world also celebrate Christmas in July though it appears the original intent was retail related (clearing the shelf)

��1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months. Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945 added to my TBR January 2017. August 29

��12. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere most of this is in Bora Bora, in the South Pacific and I live in North America
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio July 8

��3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer July 9 is set in the fall and winter

��4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke July 10 - the protagonist owns and works in a retail bake shop

��5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price. The Rules of Love & Grammar (just got this in the mail yesterday for FREE by signing up somewhere on GR, but not a normal giveaway) July 15

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017. Beartown August 6

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. The Hunger Games

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book. read all different dates after we started :)
2 from 100 Years of The Best American Short Stories
�� 1. "Brothers" by Sherwood Anderson
�� 2. "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen
more from Earth 2788 - The Earth Girl Short Stories all by Janet Edwards
�� 3. "Earth 2788 - Jarra"
�� 4. "Alpha Sector 2788 - Dalmora"
�� 5. "Beta Sector 2788 - Lolia"
�� 6. "Gamma Sector 2788 - Krath"
�� 7. "Delta Sector 2788 - Fian"
�� 8. "Epsilon Sector 2788 - Amalie"
�� 9. "Kappa Sector 2788 - Colonel Riak Torrek"
�� 10. "Zeta Sector 2788 - Major Drago Tell Dramis"
�� 11. "The Turing Test" by Beth Revis

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

�� 9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one. Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick July 11

��10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Aug 1

�� 11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc (approved) July 23

��12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby Finished July 7

Karin wrote: "I want to do this. Do these need to be read in order?..."

Welcome, Karin :)

Not at all; read in any order you want to!

Tien wrote: "Karin wrote: "I want to do this. Do these need to be read in order?..."

Welcome, Karin :)

Not at all; read in any order you want to!"

Thanks. Silly me for not seeing this until today.

That's OK, Karin. Reading doesn't start until July 1. You are just in time to do some planning.

Karin wrote: "Thanks. Silly me for not seeing this until today."

Hmm, I should do a 'broadcast' message...

Tien wrote: "Karin wrote: "Thanks. Silly me for not seeing this until today."

Hmm, I should do a 'broadcast' message..."

Thank you!!! Saw the message in my inbox today. This sounds too fun to pass up. Count me in.

Christmas in July - Round 1

1. FIYAH Literary Magazine, Issue One: Rebirth by Justina Ireland [Purchased January 2017]

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops

5. Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo [ARC from ŷ������]

6. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder [22 weeks on the NYT bestseller list]

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories.
A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma
-Cosmopolitan
-Surrounded by Sleep
-We Didn't Like Him
-If You Sing Like That for Me
-A Life of Adventure and Delight
-A Heart Is Such a Heavy Thing
-You Are Happy?
-The Well
FIYAH Literary Magazine, Issue Two: Spilling Tea
-Vade Retro Satana
-Talking to Cancer
-The Hard Shell
-The Beekeeper's Garden

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.

10. Kill My Mother: A Graphic Novel by Jules Feiffer [Title has 12 letters]

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc

12. Paper Girls, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan [Brought home from the library on August 8th and gobbled it up the same day.]

yay, good to see you, Dionisia! x

Round 1: The 12 Tasks of Christmas

1. Read a book bought in December 2016. Fairy Tales Of Hans Christian Andersen 2/8/17
2. Set in the other hemisphere from where you live. Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 11: Includes Vols. 31, 32 33 11/7/17
3. Set in season different from yours at the moment. Year One 11/7/17
4. Read a book where character works in retail. Return of the Aliens 1/7/17
5. Sales! Read a book you bought at a reduced price. The Last Unicorn 1/7/17
6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves". Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 22/7/17
7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 15/8/17
8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories. (view spoiler)[
�� The Little Prince - 4/7/17
�� Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds - 9/7/17
�� Furry United Coalition Bundle - 11/7/17
�� Black Butler, Vol. 23 - 9/7/17
�� Harvey the Gardener - 9/7/17
�� Broomstick Breakdown - 1/8/17
�� Doe and the Wolf - 12/7/17
�� His Teddy Bear - 2/8/17
�� The Geek Job - 2/8/17
�� Ostrich and the 'Roo - 11/8/17
(hide spoiler)]
9. A book that would make a good gift for a loved one. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury 12/8/17
10. The House of Hades 12/7/17
11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down. Roverandom 8/7/17
12. Read the latest book you've brought. Alien Rule 2/7/17