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message 1: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (last edited Apr 28, 2022 08:53AM) (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
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DURATION: May 1 - May 31, 2022


Here are the categories:

4a.descriptionRead a book that has a four-word title.

4b.descriptionD is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.

4c.descriptionRead a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.

4d.descriptionRead the fourth book in a series.

4e.descriptionRead four books that were written by the same author.

4f.descriptionRead four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.
The title of the book should start with one of these letters.

Read all of them or choose any reading combination above.

You can post your books now but do not start reading until May 1st!

EVERYONE TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE WILL RECEIVE THIS BADGE
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Happy reading!


message 2: by Sheri, Bookworm (last edited May 25, 2022 10:57AM) (new)

Sheri | 13528 comments Mod
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description 4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

description 4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

description 4c. Read a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.
The Evil Within by Darren Galsworthy

description 4d. Read the fourth book in a series.
Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

description 4e. Read four books that were written by the same author.
1. Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi
2. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
3. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
4. Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

description 4f. Read four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.
The title of the book should start with one of these letters.
F- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
O- The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
U- Unsouled by Will Wight
R- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James The Evil Within by Darren Galsworthy The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) by Brent Weeks Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3) by Tahereh Mafi Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4) by Tahereh Mafi Unsouled (Cradle, #1) by Will Wight Defy Me (Shatter Me, #5) by Tahereh Mafi


message 3: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Yay Sheri!


message 4: by Anastasia (last edited May 13, 2022 05:11PM) (new)

Anastasia | 547 comments 4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.

4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.

4c. Mera Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige Read a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.

4d. Read the fourth book in a series.

4e. Read four books that were written by the same author.
1 - My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 (My Hero Academia, #1) by Kohei Horikoshi
2 - My Hero Academia, Vol. 2 (My Hero Academia, #2) by Kohei Horikoshi
3 - My Hero Academia, Vol. 3 (My Hero Academia, #3) by Kohei Horikoshi
4 - My Hero Academia, Vol. 4 (My Hero Academia, #4) by Kohei Horikoshi


message 5: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Anastasia wrote: "4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.

4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.

4c. Read a book with the author's first or last name be..."


Welcome!


message 6: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (last edited May 30, 2022 06:32PM) (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
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DURATION: May 1 - May 31, 2022

4a.descriptionRead a book that has a four-word title.
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys 5/3

4b.descriptionD is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D. Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi 5/8

4c.descriptionRead a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.Delilah S. Dawson Phasma (Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi, #2) by Delilah S. Dawson 5/5

4d.descriptionRead the fourth book in a series. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Enola Holmes, #4) by Nancy Springer 5/6

4f.descriptionRead four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.

F: Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland 5/30
O: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson 5/12
U: Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi 5/11
R: Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4) by Tahereh Mafi 5/22


message 7: by Tari (last edited May 29, 2022 11:09AM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 279 comments May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
Picked D and E-completed 5/27/22

4d. Read the fourth book in a series. #4 Pet Palace Mysteries A Hairy Situation P. Bodi 5/27/22

4e. Read four books that were written by the same author
1. Bacon, Bodyguards and Ballistics book 2 Karen McSpade 5/8/22
2. Bacon, Bodyguards and Ballistics book 3 Karen McSpade 5/13/22
3. Bacon, Bodyguards and Ballistics book 4 Karen McSpade 5/14/22
4. Bacon, Bodyguards and Ballistics book 5 Karen McSpade 5/17/22


message 8: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Tari wrote: "May the Fourth Be With You Challenge

Ok to pick a couple of the options? These seem most doable for me lol

4d. Read the fourth book in a series.

4e. Read four books that were written by the same..."


Welcome!


message 9: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 279 comments Leigh wrote: "Welcome!"

Thanks, Leigh!


message 10: by Karen (last edited May 30, 2022 08:34AM) (new)

Karen Siddall (boysmom) | 342 comments Wow! This is definitely a CHALLENGE! I am only going to try for ONE, Maybe TWO of these. I'm listing some possibilities currently on my lists.

May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
DURATION: May 1 - May 31, 2022

Progress: 3/2

�4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) - Victoria Thompson

�4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D. - Deathwish - Justin Richman

�4c. Read a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D. - The K Team (The K Team, #1) - David Rosenfelt

4d. Read the fourth book in a series. - Invasive Festival Invasion (Atalan Adventures, #4) - R.M. Hamrick

Jackal & Hide (Kenya Kanga Mystery, #4) - Victoria Tait

4e. Read four books that were written by the same author. - I don't know about this one but J.A. Jance, and maybe finish off the Ali Reynolds series?

1. Duel to the Death (Ali Reynolds, #13) - J.A. Jance

2. The A List (Ali Reynolds, #14) - J.A. Jance

3. Unfinished Business (Ali Reynolds, #16) - J.A. Jance

4.Collateral Damage (Ali Reynolds, #17) - J.A. Jance


4f. Read four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.

√F - Fool Me Once - Ashley Winstead

O - One of the Girls - Lucy Clarke

U - The Uninvited Corpse (Food Blogger Mystery, #1) - Debra Sennefelder

R - A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong


message 11: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "Wow! This is definitely a CHALLENGE! I am only going to try for ONE, Maybe TWO of these. I'm listing some possibilities currently on my lists.

May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
DURATION: May 1 ..."


Welcome to the challenge!


message 12: by Andra (new)

Andra Weis (andra_weis) | 84 comments Hi...I am going to partake in this challenge :) I shall see where I end up at the end of May. Luckily I am off for a week of vacation - so here is hoping I get more reading in :)

4a.Read a book that has a four-word title.

4b.D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.

4c.Read a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.

4d.Read the fourth book in a series.

4e.Read four books that were written by the same author.

4f.Read four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R. The title of the book should start with one of these letters.


message 13: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Andra wrote: "Hi...I am going to partake in this challenge :) I shall see where I end up at the end of May. Luckily I am off for a week of vacation - so here is hoping I get more reading in :)

4a.Read a book th..."


Welcome to the challenge.


message 14: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Heather.


message 15: by Elise (last edited May 31, 2022 09:22AM) (new)

Elise (redentrapy) | 338 comments I'm going to try for 6 books this month


4b.descriptionD is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes 5/10/22

4c.descriptionRead a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 5/17/22

4f.descriptionRead four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.
The title of the book should start with one of these letters.

F - The Fountains of Silence 5/26/22

O - One Last Stop 5/31/22

U - The Unspoken Name

R - Rules of Civility


message 16: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Welcome Elise!


message 17: by Angelia (new)

Angelia (angeldawn) | 21 comments Complete: 1

4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.

4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

4c. Read a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.

4d. Read the fourth book in a series.

4e. Read four books that were written by the same author.

4f. Read four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.
The title of the book should start with one of these letters.


message 18: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Angelia wrote: "Complete: 1

4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.

4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine H..."


Welcome to the challenge.


message 19: by Sheri, Bookworm (new)

Sheri | 13528 comments Mod
Finished, message #2


message 20: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Sheri wrote: "Finished, message #2"

Congrats!
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message 21: by Elise (new)

Elise (redentrapy) | 338 comments yikes too busy this month really didn't read much did not reach my goal


message 22: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Elise wrote: "yikes too busy this month really didn't read much did not reach my goal"

I understand completely. Maybe next month will be better.


message 23: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 279 comments Msg. 7 updated, completed D and E as planned. :)


message 24: by Karen (new)

Karen Siddall (boysmom) | 342 comments Update to Message #10 - Challenge met!

Completed 3 of the 2 challenges proposed - 4a, 4b, 4c

Really liked how this challenge was presented! Interesting categories and different possibilities. Helped get some books that had been languishing on the shelf pushed to the front. Thank you!


message 25: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Tari wrote: "Msg. 7 updated, completed D and E as planned. :)"

Congrats!
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message 26: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "Update to Message #10 - Challenge met!

Completed 3 of the 2 challenges proposed - 4a, 4b, 4c

Really liked how this challenge was presented! Interesting categories and different possibilities. Hel..."


Congrats! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
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message 27: by Anastasia (new)

Anastasia | 547 comments Only completed a couple of my goals for May, I’m going to try and do better this month!


message 28: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Anastasia wrote: "Only completed a couple of my goals for May, I’m going to try and do better this month!"

It happens sometimes. Good luck on next challenge.


message 29: by Marla (new)

 Marla | 60 comments Only now finishing my challenge updates.

May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 3 of 6 tasks

Here are the categories:

4a. Read a book that has a four-word title.
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (5/5/22)

4b. D is the fourth letter in the alphabet so read a book that has a title that starts with D.

4c. Read a book with the author's first or last name beginning with D.
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements (5/5/22)

4d. Read the fourth book in a series.
Blood Pact by Tanya Huff (5/25/22) ~ Vicki Nelson #4

4e. Read four books that were written by the same author.

4f. Read four books chosen using the acronym F-O-U-R.
The title of the book should start with one of these letters.


message 30: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Marla wrote: "Only now finishing my challenge updates.

May the Fourth Be With You Challenge
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 3 of 6 tasks

Here are the categories:

4a. Read a book that has a four-word titl..."


Congrats!
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