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~ Antonym Challenge ~ 2/11/17 - 2/11/18
Hard = 22 � 30 books
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Pair 1
1. Falling Lessons in Falling
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Let me start with the 'Moderate'!Antonym Challenge
Moderate = 12 � 20 books
Completed: 00/12
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A challenging challenge for sure! I decided to start now if I could make a match with my current reads. Sure enough!Pair 1:
Public Library and Other Stories 3/26 -- The Secret Rose and Stories of Red Hanrahan 3/26
Public -- Secret (Coincidentally finished on the same day)
Pair 2:
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3/20 --
Antonyms ChallengeDuration: 28 March, 2018 - 28 March, 2019
Level: Hard = 22 � 30 books
Completed
√Pair 1: Evil/Good
Natural Evil 14/4/18 - Once Upon a Real Good Time 9/10/18
√Pair 2: Lord/ Lady
Lord's Fall 9/5/18 - The Lion's Lady 26/8/18
√Pair 3 : Simple/Twisted
Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon31/3/18 - Twisted 14/8/18
√Pair 4: Memory/Forgetfulness
Fangs for the Memories 29/5/18- Goddess of Forgetfulness 26/6/18
√Pair 5: Devil / Angel
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 11/4/18 - Her Dark Angel Of The Night 5/8/18
√Pair 6: King/ Queen
Kings of the Wyld - The Queen's Poisoner 10/8/18
√Pair 7: Wild/ Tame
Where the Wild Things Bite 23/5/18 - Tamed 8/12/18
√Pair 8: Prince/ Princess
The Prince 21/8/18 - The Ice Princess 17/8/18
√Pair 9: Death/ Life
The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love 30/9/18- The Forbidden Life of Alex Moore 9/10/18
√Pair 10: Night/ Day
Night Broken 22/7/18- Lucky Day 18/10/18
√Pair 11: Truce/ War
Truce 16/6/18 - The Maid's War 16/12/18
√Pair 12: Skinny/Fat
Skinny Pants 27/4/18 - My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding 10/8/18
√Pair 13: Love/ Hate
Never Love a Highlander 7/11/18 - Hate Notes 4/12/18
Bonus: Silent/Scream
With Silent Screams 30/5/18
Antonyms ChallengeDuration: April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019
Level Moderate = 12 � 20 books
READ: 16/17
Pair One: Hot / Cold
✔️dz: Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/26
✔️DZ: Cold Reign - Faith Hunter 5/8
Pair Two: Nobody / Somebody
✔️Dzǻ: Catering to Nobody - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
✔️dzǻ: Somebody's Lover - Jasmine Haynes 10/18
Pair Three: Angel / Devil
✔️Բ: Angels Of Darkness - Andrews/Singh/Shinn/Brooks 5/29
✔️ٱ𱹾: The Devil in Denim - Melanie Scott 10/2
Pair Four: Bone / Flesh
✔️DzԱ: Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn 4/28
Flesh: Dreams Made Flesh - Ann Bishop
Pair Five: Summer / Winter
✔️ܳ: Invincible Summer - Alice Adams 6/29
✔️¾Գٱ: Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3
Pair Six: Lucky / Unlucky
✔️Lucky in Love - Kasie West 8/22
✔️Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12
Pair Seven: Man / Woman
✔️Ѳ: Man Flu - Shari J. Ryan 2/21/19
✔️´dz: Spirit Woman - Zara Quentin 8/27
Pair Eight: Sweet / Sour
✔️ɱ: Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson 9/30
✔️dzܰ: Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 7/25
BONUS
✔️Inside / Outside
Inside the Outside - Martin Lastrapes 3/19
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Sounds fun! I'll start with easy and see how it goes!Easy = 6 � 10 books
Moderate = 12 � 20 books
Hard = 22 � 30 books
Masters = 32 � 40
Antonym Challenge
March 8, 2019-March 8, 2020
Levels Completed: Easy (10)
Bonuses: 1
Books Read: 19
Easy
1. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19 and Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19 (never and forever)
2. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19 and A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19 (chill and thaw)
3. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19 and The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19 (queens and princesses)
4. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19 and The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19 (girlfriend and wife)
5. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19 and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19 (day and year)
6. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19 and Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19 (I and You)
7. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19 and The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19 (Woods and Water)
8. BONUS Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19
9. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19 and Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19 (Drowning and Saving)
10. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19 and Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19 (Victim and Killer)
Moderate
11. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 4/13/19 and The Woman In the Mirror by Cathryn Grant 9/7/19 (Man and Woman)
12. Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir 9/20/19 and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir 9/21/19 (Queen and King)
13. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 8/26/19 and A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing by Michael Farquhar 9/22/19 (Mother and Fathers)
14. The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou by Susan Higginbotham 10/7/19 and The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth 10/11/19 (Queen and King)
15. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 10/30/19 and Look For Me by Lisa Gardner 11/5/19 (You and Me)
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3/17/19
Our Little Secret by Roz Nay 3/26/19
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/6/19
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman 4/11/19
Love and Ruin by Paula McLain 4/22/19
American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 4/30/19
Close to Home by Cara Hunter 5/1/19
The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin 5/15/19
Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris 5/19/19
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 5/20/19
Field of Prey by John Sandford 5/22/19
The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 5/24/19
Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin 5/28/19
The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill 6/1/19
Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 6/4/19
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 6/6/19
Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge 6/9/19
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 6/10/19
The Lost Man by Jane Harper 6/10/19
The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day 6/15/19
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6/19/19
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 6/20/19
Haunted Ground by Erin Hart 6/20/19
The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic 6/29/19
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson 6/30/19
One More Lie by Amy Lloyd 7/12/19
Gathering Prey by John Sandford 7/12/19
Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/14/19
Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 7/20/19
Extreme Prey by John Sandford 7/20/19
Golden Prey by John Sandford 7/25/19
Twisted Prey by John Sandford 7/30/19
Temper by Layne Fargo 8/1/19
Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks 8/3/19
The Temp by Michelle Frances 8/6/19
Neon Prey by John Sandford 8/6/19
My Sister and Other Liars by Ruth Dugdall 8/7/19
The Good Twin by Marti Green 8/15/19
Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant 8/15/19
The Things You Didn't See by Ruth Dugdall 8/19/19
The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter 8/26/19
Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir 8/28/19
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 8/28/19
Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen Hopper 9/10/19
Someone We Know by Shari Lapena 9/10/19
Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear 9/12/19
Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 9/23/19
The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander 9/28/19
Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day 9/29/19
The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace 9/30/19
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 10/2/19
Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin 10/3/19
A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir 10/5/19
A Patient Fury by Sarah Ward 10/12/19
The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham 10/14/19
Love You More by Lisa Gardner 10/16/19
The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 10/17/19
The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward 10/19/19
The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner 10/23/19
Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 10/26/19
Gone by Lisa Gardner 10/27/19
Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner 10/28/19
Find Her by Lisa Gardner 11/2/19
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter 11/7/19
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard 11/9/19
Come and Find Me by Sarah Hilary 11/11/19
Cruel Acts by Jane Casey 11/13/19
The Killing House by Claire McGowan 11/17/19
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Nothing But Reading Challenges~ Antonym Challenge ~
Duration: 8/1/2020 - 7/31/2021
Progress: 0 out of 40
Easy = 6 � 10 books
Moderate = 12 � 20 books
Hard = 22 � 30 books
Masters = 32 � 40
This challenge lasts for 1 year from the date you start
In this challenge you need to match a book to a book using antonyms in the title. For example the first book you read could have the word “hdz� in the title. The matching book then needs to have a word like “cDZ� in the title. Other opposite words to hot are "cool, freezing, frigid" or even “d貹DzԲٱ� or “m.�
You can also use a derivative of the word, such as “f� or “fdz.� Or say you chose “aԲ.� Opposite words in another title could be “d𱹾� or “d𱹾.� You can also use series names.
Bonus: Read an additional book with both your chosen words in the title. For example, if you chose “hdz� and “cold,� you could choose Cold Tea on a Hot Day. If you do the bonus for none, one or all - that's okay.
Anthologies, audiobooks, and re-reads are fine.
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Finished easy a few weeks ago and moving on to moderate!Easy
1. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner 3/9/19 and Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt 3/24/19 (never and forever)
2. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward 4/10/19 and A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 4/21/19 (chill and thaw)
3. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill 3/31/19 and The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford 5/5/19 (queens and princesses)
4. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton 5/11/19 and The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4/19/19 (girlfriend and wife)
5. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 5/1/19 and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/11/19 (day and year)
6. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 3/19/19 and Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 4/26/19 (I and You)
7. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong 3/13/19 and The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh 5/19/19 (Woods and Water)
8. BONUS Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 6/13/19
9. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz 3/9/19 and Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 7/22/19 (Drowning and Saving)
10. The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin 4/26/19 and Killer Women by Louise Voss 8/9/19 (Victim and Killer)
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Congratulations Rebecca & welcome back!
Antonyms ChallengeDuration: 1 January, 2020 - 31 December, 2020
Level: Hard 22-30 - Completed
Small / Big
Small Favor 3/6 - Big Vamp on Campus 11/4
First / Last
The First Fall 16/2 - Last Act in Palmyra 2/2
Up / Down
Seven Up 28/2 - We Both Go Down Together 13/2
Few / Many
A Few Pecans Short of a Pie 17/4 - Many Bloody Returns 28/5
Silver / Gold
The Silver Pigs 8/1 - Poseidon's Gold 31/1
Queen / King
Queen of the Darkness 4/2 - Crush the King 18/6
Bound / Unleashed
The Immortals 26/2 - Death Unleashed 22/3
Pure / Notorious
Purity in Death 12/3 - Notorious Pleasures 25/2
Witch / Wizard
Dead Witch Walking 4/7 - Wizard and Glass 22/1
White / Black
White Night 27/8 - The Man in the Black Suit 6/5
Summer / Winter
The Summerhouse 29/1 - Winter of the Gods 29/5
Night / Day
Night's Honor 11/6 - A Bad Day for Sunshine 13/4
You / Me
Making You Mine 22/2 - It Ain't Me, Babe 19/7
Bonus
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 17/7
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Antonyms Challenge1/12/2020 - 1/11/2020
I’ll start with Easy.
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Starting again.Antonyms Challenge
Duration: 15, August 2020 - 15 August, 2021
Level: Hard 22-30
Completed
You/Me
You Suck 12/8/20
Bite Me 5/9/20
White/Black
The Lost Book of the White 25/9/20
The Black Hills 12/11/20
Night/Day
Night Betrayed 17/8/20
A Good Day for Chardonnay 7/8/21
Demon/Angel
For a Few Demons More 16/10/20
Archangel's Legion 6/4/21
Salt/Sugar
In Sea-Salt Tears 6/9/20
Gimme Some Sugar 7/10/20
King/Queen
Kings Rising 9/11/20
Killer Queen 9/3/21
Peace/War
Peace, Blood, and Understanding 19/11/20
Horsemen's War 9/3/21
Summer/Winter
The Summer Palace 1/12/20
The Winter Long 13/3/21
Daughter/Son
The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter 21/6/21
The Son of Neptune 9/6/21
Rises/Fell
Magic Rises 6/1/21
The Brightest Fell 10/8/21
Light/Dark
The Light Fantastic 15/1/21
Dark Days 12/3/21
Wild/Tame
Wild at Heart 19/2/21
To Tame a Highland Warrior 2/8/21
Sooner/Later
No Sooner Met 1/3/21
Later 7/4/21
Life/Death
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 7/7/21
Aunt Dimity's Death 8/7/21
Bonus
Truth, Lies, and Second Dates 24/12/20
The Wilful Princess and the Piebald Prince 9/7/21
Antonym Challenge1/1/21-1/31/22
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This challenge lasts for 1 year from the date you start
In this challenge you need to match a book to a book using antonyms in the title. For example the first book you read could have the word “hdz� in the title. The matching book then needs to have a word like “cDZ� in the title. Other opposite words to hot are "cool, freezing, frigid" or even “d貹DzԲٱ� or “m.�
You can also use a derivative of the word, such as “f� or “fdz.� Or say you chose “aԲ.� Opposite words in another title could be “d𱹾� or “d𱹾.� You can also use series names.
Bonus: Read an additional book with both your chosen words in the title. For example, if you chose “hdz� and “cold,� you could choose Cold Tea on a Hot Day. If you do the bonus for none, one or all - that's okay.
Anthologies, audiobooks, and re-reads are fine.
Easy = 6 � 10 books
Moderate = 12 � 20 books
Hard = 22 � 30 books
Masters = 32 � 40
Here is a link to a web site entitled
Note:
In 2011 we started this challenge, and we've now decided to start a new thread for the challenge to freshen it up a bit! You can find the old thread here