My First Readathon of 2016 was a success! #TBRTakedown 3.0

I read 4 books and completed all 7 challenges!!!

Side note: I ended up switching out The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories by F.Scott Fitzgerald for Great Short Poems by Paul Negri

Read a book from your most recent book haul. (Love like Jesus Reaching Others With Passion and Purpose by Judah Smith)

Read a book on your TBR Shelf over year (or longest). (Great Short Poems by Paul Negri)

Read a book outside of your comfort zone (Genre, content, ect). (William Shakespeare’s: Star Wars Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher)

Read a first book in a series. (William Shakespeare’s: Star Wars Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher)

Complete a series/ Read a sequel in a series (William Shakespeare’s: The Empire Striketh by Ian Doescher)

Read a FIRE color book (fire colors such as shades of red, pink, purple, lilac, burgundy) Lucky colors of 2016 (Love like Jesus Reaching Others With Passion and Purpose by Judah Smith)

Read a non-novel item: poem, verse, novella, short story, ect. (Great Short Poems by Paul Negri)

* You can use one book for multiple challenges.

* You can do as many or as little challenges as you want!

* There is no set number of books you need to read.

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