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message 1: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5906 comments

Welcome to our December challenge!

Rules:
✒︎ You may choose how many tasks you’d like to complete from 1 to all 7.
✒︎ Each task can only be completed once and each book can only be used for 1 task.
✒︎ Books must be at least 150 pages long.
✒︎ Any book format may be used: physical, electronic, audio.
✒︎ For audio pages just use the first edition of the book that pops up when you do a search for the book.
✒︎ All books must be finished within the challenge month.

Tasks:

❄️ 1st -
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.

❄️ 3rd -
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title.

❄️ 6th -
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.

❄️ 7th -
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.)

❄️ 19th -
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker.

❄️ 27th -
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.

❄️ 31st -
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.


message 2: by Michelle (last edited Dec 30, 2020 07:06AM) (new)

Michelle | 46 comments Completed
Tasks:

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.
All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle {12.8}


❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title.
Breathe Your Last (Detective Josie Quinn, #10) by Lisa Regan {12.6}


❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.
Find Me in Havana by Serena Burdick {12.7}

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.)
A Spy in the Struggle by Aya de León {12.20} FBI classified documents

❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker.
Memorial by Bryan Washington {12.16}

❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.
Wrong Alibi (Murder in Alaska, #1) by Christina Dodd {12.17}

❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.
Take It Back by Kia Abdullah 12·2



message 3: by Alekhya (last edited Dec 29, 2020 01:14AM) (new)

Alekhya Suma (alekhya_suma) | 106 comments Sign me up for 4 this month.

Progress: 3/4

Tasks:

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.

❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title.
A Painted House

❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker.

❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.
The Snow Child

❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.


message 4: by Erica (last edited Dec 19, 2020 12:52PM) (new)

Erica (skynme2) I'll try for four. I have a feeling that trying to find time to read will be a challenge in itself this month.
Progress 5/7

Tasks:

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.
The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1) by C.J. Redwine

❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title.
Red Snow by Will Dean

❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.) - MC & husband exchange letters during WWI.
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker.

❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.
A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire

❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater


message 5: by Leena (new)

Leena Aluru (mgleena) | 579 comments I'll try too atleast 4 tasks


message 6: by LaurLa (last edited Jan 03, 2021 12:47PM) (new)

LaurLa | 1005 comments December 2020 Challenge
December 2020

My December Challenge (msg 7)

One Hundred Christmas Proposals (100 Proposals #2) by Holly Martin Running Wild by Denise Eagan The Design by R.S. Grey Merry and Bright by Jill Shalvis Bone Appetit (Sarah Booth Delaney, #10) by Carolyn Haines Christmas Dinner by Robyn Neeley The Bluest Eyes in Texas (Lone Star Cowboys #3) by Tori Scott

1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
❄️Read a book with an apple on the cover
❄️One Hundred Christmas Proposals ~ 12.07 ★★�

3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
❄️Read a book with a house on the cover
❄️Running Wild ~ 12.14 ★★�

6th - World Bartender Day
❄️Read a book where a main character goes to a bar/pub for a drink
❄️The Design ~ 12.08 ★★★★

7th - Letter Writing Day
❄️Read a book which contains a letter
❄️Merry and Bright ~ 12.02 ★★�

19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
❄️Read a book with food as a major theme
❄️Bone Appetit ~ 12.27 ★★★★

27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
❄️Read a book clearly set in winter
❄️Christmas Dinner ~ 12.19 ★★�

31st - New Year's Eve
❄️Read a book where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort
❄️The Bluest Eyes in Texas ~ 12.03 ★★�


message 7: by superawesomekt (last edited Dec 27, 2020 12:50AM) (new)

superawesomekt progress 5/7

Tasks:

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.

❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title.
Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer Let It Snow - read Dec-12

❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.
One Day in December by Josie Silver One Day in December - read Dec-7

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.)
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Outsiders - read Dec-8

❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker.
Christmas with Granny McPherson by Nellie K. Neves Christmas with Granny McPherson - read Dec-1

❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.
The Christmas Swap by Melody Carlson The Christmas Swap - read Dec-6

❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens This Time Next Year - read Dec-26


message 8: by Amanda (last edited Dec 17, 2020 01:31AM) (new)

Amanda | 4 comments Tasks:

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.

❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title.

❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.
Ghosts - Dolly Alderton
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton - read Dec 6

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.)
Moonflower Murders - Anthony Horowitz
Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2) by Anthony Horowitz - read Dec 6

❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker.

❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.

❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.
Unseen: The secret world of chronic illness - Jacinta Parsons - read Dec 11


message 9: by Jan (last edited Dec 24, 2020 02:13PM) (new)

Jan | 34 comments Completed: 7/7


Tasks:

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title. Apple Cider Slaying (A Cider Shop Mystery #1) by Julie Anne Lindsey


❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title. Secrets of Hallstead House by Amy M. Reade

❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink. Murder on the Rocks (Mack's Bar Mystery, #1) by Allyson K. Abbott

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.) Death of a Poison Pen (Hamish Macbeth, #19) by M.C. Beaton

❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker. Notes from a Young Black Chef A Memoir by Kwame Onwuachi

❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter. Winter at the Door (Lizzie Snow, #1) by Sarah Graves

❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort. The Mummers' Curse (Amanda Pepper, #7) by Gillian Roberts


message 10: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (last edited Dec 31, 2020 05:13PM) (new)

Kristie | 5906 comments December Tasks:
Completed: 4

❄️ 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day
~ Read a book with an apple on the cover or "apple" in the title.

� ❄️ 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day
~ Read a book with a house on the cover or "house" in the title. My Kind of People
My Kind of People by Lisa Duffy

❄️ 6th - World Bartender Day
~ Read a book where a main character is a bartender or goes to a bar/pub for a drink.

❄️ 7th - Letter Writing Day
~ Read an epistolary or a book which contains a letter. (Email is acceptable.)

� ❄️ 19th - Oatmeal Muffin Day
~ Read a book with food as a major theme or written by a chef/baker. The Meat-Free Kitchen: Super Delicious Plant-Based Meals and Snacks for Every Meal, All Day

� ❄️ 27th - Make Cut Out Snowflake Day
~ Read a book with snow on the cover or clearly set in winter.
The Mistletoe Promise
The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans

� ❄️ 31st - New Year's Eve
~Read a book set on New Year's Eve or Day or where a main character has a "new beginning" of some sort.
I, Robot (several new beginnings/jobs/locations)


message 11: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 1005 comments Late updating but I finished all this month!
Updated post: My December Challenge (msg 7)


message 12: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5906 comments LaurLa wrote: "Late updating but I finished all this month!
Updated post: My December Challenge (msg 7)"


Way to go, LaurLa!


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