As a Goodreads member, I participate in several reading challenges each month. This is going to be a long challenge so I thought that I would post it here as an example and also for my own records. Here are the rules for this particular challenge: |
Spell out each country using the title of a book or the author's name (first and/or last). You can take as long as you need, 3 months, 6 months, a year, it doesn’t matter. Re-reads are allowed. Minimum page limit is 100. You can use books from other challenges for this one, but you cannot use the same book twice for this (ie: if you read a book for Ireland, you cannot use the same book for Italy, even if you read it twice in the challenge time frame).
Around-the-World Spell-Out
Duration: July 18, 2014 - ???
Countries Read: 1/144
Books Read: 23/204
1. Afghanistan (11/11)
A: Awaken Me Darkly - Gena Showalter (07/18/14)
F: Forever Kiss, The - Thea Devine (07/29/14)
G: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The - Stieg Larsson (08/22/14)
H: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton (08/25/14)
A: Alpha - Jasinda Wilder (08/03/14)
N: Necessary Lies - Diane Chamberlain (07/23/14)
I: Independence! - Dana Fuller Ross (07/28/14)
S: Sparks, Nicholas - True Believer (08/31/14)
T: Troublesome Creek - Jan Watson (07/21/14)
A: Adrian, Lara - A Touch of Midnight (08/26/14)
N: Nora Roberts - Dance Upon the Air (09/09/14)
2. Albania (1/7)
A:
L
B: Blue Mist on the Danube - Doris Elaine Fell (07/31/14)
A
N
I: Irish Winters - Alex (09/07/14)
A
3. Algeria (2/7)
A
L
G
E: Eden, Cynthia - Mine to Take (07/24/14)
R: Risky Games - Olga Bicos (07/24/14)
I
A
4. Argentina (1/9)
A
R: Richest Season, The - Maryanne McFadden (07/30/14)
G
E: Elizabeth Smart - My Story (09/23/14)
N
T: Trapp, Jessica - Master of Pleasure (09/23/14)
I
N
A
5. Aruba (2/5)
A
R: Ryan Kendall - Filthy Beautiful Lies (09/13/14)
U: Unveiled - Courtney Milan (09/08/14)
B: Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/23/14)
A
6. Australia (0/9)
A
U
S: Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (09/10/14)
T: The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult (09/24/14)
R
A
L
I
A
7. Austria (0/7)
A
U
S: Shadowfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/24/14)
T
R
I
A
8. Bahamas (1/7)
B
A
H: Hard to Love - Kendall Ryan (09/06/14)
A
M: Mating Claire - Jenny Penn (07/24/14)
A
S
9. Bangladesh (1/10)
B
A
N
G
L
A
D: Dom With a Safeword, The - Sorcha Black (08/10/14)
E: Eloisa James - Duchess in Love (09/23/14)
S
H
10. Barbados (2/8)
B
A
R
B
A
D: Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/23/14)
O: Once Upon a Summer - Janette Oke (08/12/14)
S
11. Belgium (7)
B
E
L
G
I
U
M: Moning, Karen Marie - Faefever (09/24/14)
12. Belize (6)
B
E
L
I
Z
E
13. Bermuda (7)
B
E
R
M
U
D: Dreamfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/24/14)
A
14. Bolivia (7)
B
O
L
I
V
I
A
15. Botswana (1/8)
B
O
T
S
W: Winston Brothers, The - Lori Foster (08/13/14)
A
N
A
16. Brazil (6)
B
R
A
Z
I
L
17. Bulgaria (8)
B
U
L
G
A
R
I
A
18. Burundi (7)
B
U
R
U
N
D
I
19. Cambodia (8)
C: Cindy Woodsmall - When the Heart Cries (08/25/14)
A
M
B
O
D
I
A
20. Cameroon (8)
C
A
M
E
R
O
O
N
21. Canada(6)
C
A
N
A
D
A
22. Chad (4)
C
H
A
D
23. Chile (5)
C
H
I
L
E
24. China (5)
C
H
I
N
A
25. Colombia (8)
C
O
L
O
M
B
I
A
26. Congo (5)
C
O
N
G
O
27.Costa Rica (9)
C
O
S
T
A
R
I
C
A
28. Croatia (7)
C
R
O
A
T
I
A
29. Cuba (4)
C
U
B
A
30. Czech Republic (13)
C
Z
E
C
H
R
E
P
U
B
L
I
C
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guam
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Lao
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Martinique
Mexico
Micronesia
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tibet
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Around-the-World Spell-Out
Duration: July 18, 2014 - ???
Countries Read: 1/144
Books Read: 23/204
1. Afghanistan (11/11)
A: Awaken Me Darkly - Gena Showalter (07/18/14)
F: Forever Kiss, The - Thea Devine (07/29/14)
G: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The - Stieg Larsson (08/22/14)
H: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton (08/25/14)
A: Alpha - Jasinda Wilder (08/03/14)
N: Necessary Lies - Diane Chamberlain (07/23/14)
I: Independence! - Dana Fuller Ross (07/28/14)
S: Sparks, Nicholas - True Believer (08/31/14)
T: Troublesome Creek - Jan Watson (07/21/14)
A: Adrian, Lara - A Touch of Midnight (08/26/14)
N: Nora Roberts - Dance Upon the Air (09/09/14)
2. Albania (1/7)
A:
L
B: Blue Mist on the Danube - Doris Elaine Fell (07/31/14)
A
N
I: Irish Winters - Alex (09/07/14)
A
3. Algeria (2/7)
A
L
G
E: Eden, Cynthia - Mine to Take (07/24/14)
R: Risky Games - Olga Bicos (07/24/14)
I
A
4. Argentina (1/9)
A
R: Richest Season, The - Maryanne McFadden (07/30/14)
G
E: Elizabeth Smart - My Story (09/23/14)
N
T: Trapp, Jessica - Master of Pleasure (09/23/14)
I
N
A
5. Aruba (2/5)
A
R: Ryan Kendall - Filthy Beautiful Lies (09/13/14)
U: Unveiled - Courtney Milan (09/08/14)
B: Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/23/14)
A
6. Australia (0/9)
A
U
S: Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (09/10/14)
T: The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult (09/24/14)
R
A
L
I
A
7. Austria (0/7)
A
U
S: Shadowfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/24/14)
T
R
I
A
8. Bahamas (1/7)
B
A
H: Hard to Love - Kendall Ryan (09/06/14)
A
M: Mating Claire - Jenny Penn (07/24/14)
A
S
9. Bangladesh (1/10)
B
A
N
G
L
A
D: Dom With a Safeword, The - Sorcha Black (08/10/14)
E: Eloisa James - Duchess in Love (09/23/14)
S
H
10. Barbados (2/8)
B
A
R
B
A
D: Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/23/14)
O: Once Upon a Summer - Janette Oke (08/12/14)
S
11. Belgium (7)
B
E
L
G
I
U
M: Moning, Karen Marie - Faefever (09/24/14)
12. Belize (6)
B
E
L
I
Z
E
13. Bermuda (7)
B
E
R
M
U
D: Dreamfever - Karen Marie Moning (09/24/14)
A
14. Bolivia (7)
B
O
L
I
V
I
A
15. Botswana (1/8)
B
O
T
S
W: Winston Brothers, The - Lori Foster (08/13/14)
A
N
A
16. Brazil (6)
B
R
A
Z
I
L
17. Bulgaria (8)
B
U
L
G
A
R
I
A
18. Burundi (7)
B
U
R
U
N
D
I
19. Cambodia (8)
C: Cindy Woodsmall - When the Heart Cries (08/25/14)
A
M
B
O
D
I
A
20. Cameroon (8)
C
A
M
E
R
O
O
N
21. Canada(6)
C
A
N
A
D
A
22. Chad (4)
C
H
A
D
23. Chile (5)
C
H
I
L
E
24. China (5)
C
H
I
N
A
25. Colombia (8)
C
O
L
O
M
B
I
A
26. Congo (5)
C
O
N
G
O
27.Costa Rica (9)
C
O
S
T
A
R
I
C
A
28. Croatia (7)
C
R
O
A
T
I
A
29. Cuba (4)
C
U
B
A
30. Czech Republic (13)
C
Z
E
C
H
R
E
P
U
B
L
I
C
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guam
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Lao
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Martinique
Mexico
Micronesia
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tibet
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe