2015 Challenges

Having decided to pursue several challenges in 2015, I've gathered the information about all the challenges into one place to keep track of which challenges I have accepted and how well (or poorly) I'm making progress toward their completion.

The icons in the left column link to the sign-up entries on their hosting sites. Feel free to join me in any or all of these challenges.

 

Challenge	Progress Links go to my reviews
Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge -- and -- You Read How Many Books? Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, read 200 books Completed Challenge on 24 December	Find the full list here on the blog or over at Goodreads. 2015 Reading Challenge Status: 200/200
42 Challenge Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, read, listen to, watch, and review 42 SF items:	Novel: Unbreakable by W. C. Bauers Novel: The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord Novel: Shades of Earth by Beth Revis Novel: The Park Service by Ryn Winfield Novel: Kris Longknife: Intrepid by Mike Shepherd Novel: Kris Longknife: Undaunted by Mike Shepherd Novel: True Calling by Siobhan Davis Novel: Beyond Reach by Siobhan Davis Novel: Forgotten Suns by Judith Tarr Novel: Kris Longknife: Defender by Mike Shepherd Novel: Destiny Rising by Siobhan Davis Novel: The Oncoming Storm by Christopher Nuttall Online Magazine: Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine: Unlikely Story Online Magazine: Galaxy's Edge Online Magazine: Daily Science Fiction Novel: Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen Status: 17/42
Eclectic Reader Challenge Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, read at least 1 book in each of 12 different categories:	⊠ Retellings (of fairytale, legends or myth)     Beauty by Robin McKinley ⊠ A book set in a country starting with the letter S (eg. Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Slovakia)     Senegal: So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ ⊠ PI Crime (fiction featuring a private investigator)     The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall ⊠ A novel published before you were born     The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli ◻ Contemporary romance ⊠ Fiction for foodies (fiction featuring food/food related business)     Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs ⊠ Microhistory (Non Fiction)     Longitude by Dava Sobel ⊠ Science Fiction set in space     Kris Longknife: Intrepid by Mike Shepherd ⊠ Sports (Fiction or Non fiction)    Gold Dust by Chris Lynch ⊠ Featuring diversity     Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Penña ⊠ Epistolary Fiction (fiction written in the format of letters/emails/diary entries)    The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second by Drew Ferguson ⊠ Middle Grade/YA Adventure     Return to Titanic series by Steven Brezenoff Status: 11/12
Finishing the Series Challenge Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, complete selected series. I have signed up at Level 3; completing 3 series. Completed Challenge on 10 December	Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini The Christmas Quilt Circle of Quilters The Quilter's Homecoming The New Year's Quilt The Winding Ways Quilt The Quilter's Kitchen The Lost Quilter A Quilters' Holiday The Aloha Quilt The Union Quilters The Wedding Quilt Sonoma Rose The Giving Quilt Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters The Leper of Saint Giles The Virgin in the Ice The Sanctuary Sparrow The Devil's Novice Dead Man's Ransom The Pilgrim of Hate An Excellent Mystery The Raven in the Foregate The Rose Rent The Hermit of Eyton Forest The Confession of Brother Haluin The Heretic's Apprentice The Potter's Field The Summer of the Danes The Holy Thief Brother Cadfael's Penance Kris Longknife by Mike Shepherd Kris Longknife: Intrepid Kris Longknife: Undaunted Kris Longknife: Redoubtable Kris Longknife: Daring Kris Longknife: Furious Kris Longknife: Defender Kris Longknife: Tenacious Status: 3/3 (36/36)
Snagged @ the Library -- and -- I Love Library Books Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, read 50 books from the library Completed Challenge on 13 August	A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee Poison Flower by Thomas Perry Time Voyage by Steve Brezenoff Stowaways by Steve Brezenoff An Unsinkable Ship by Steve Brezenoff Overboard by Steve Brezenoff The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord Echo Burning by Lee Child The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace by M. C. Beaton The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters Pony Crazy by Bonnie Bryant The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner Mike's Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner Blue Bay Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Woodshed Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Lighthouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall Beauty by Robin McKinley Sir Philip's Folly by M. C. Beaton Justice and Her Brothers by Virginia Hamilton Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue by M. C. Beaton Back in Society by M. C. Beaton The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison Death of a Hussy by M. C. Beaton Mountain Top Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ Dead Man's Ransom by Ellis Peters The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second by Drew Ferguson Notes from the Internet Apocalypse by Wayne Gladstone The Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis Peters The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding The Target by David Baldacci Strangers in Death by J. D. Robb Salvation in Death by J. D. Robb Promises in Death by J. D. Robb Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb Kris Longknife: Defender by Mike Shepherd The Quilter's Kitchen by Jennifer Chiaverini Kris Longknife: Tenacious by Mike Shepherd Low Midnight by Carrie Vaughn Schoolhouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner Caboose Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner Houseboat Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Peña Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini Chaos in Death by J. D. Robb Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters Miriam's Well by Lois Ruby Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg Delusion in Death by J. D. Robb Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher The Wedding Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith Kris Longknife: Unrelenting by Mike Shepherd Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters Ritual in Death by J. D. Robb Taken in Death by J. D. Robb Possession in Death by J. D. Robb Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters Pig-Out Inn by Lois Ruby Brother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy Byars Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen Gold Dust by Chris Lynch Christmas with Miss Austen Laura Briggs The Wizard of Washington Square by Jane Yolen Status: 95/50