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Four Fours
Four Fours | CD Moulton
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willaful
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I filled a box!

Fuzzy buzzy: A character stays drunk and busy to avoid thinking about her life.

Kit McBride Gets a Wife: Kit's snarky little sis gets busy, leading to sparks between him and Maddy.

Dreamy Steamy: Pursuing the american dream while eating many goodies, sometimes steamed.

Gurney journey: A character is injured and requires an ER trip.

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TheAromaofBooks
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The #Fourfoursin23 is a challenge I always complete based entirely on ✨vibes✨ 😂 I probably could have made something work for my final two, but nothing I read felt completely right. Thank you for hosting @lauredhel - some of the 2024 prompts look super fun!!!

willaful I love challenges based on vibes! 3mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Lauredhel

Tips #2 #fourfoursin24 #readingchallenge

1: werewolves! Or wolves. Mine or mining, gold rush, gold on cover, nonfiction you learnt a lot from
2: floral cover, florist, set in Olympics or with Olympian character, competition/winning, Ancient Rome, Aleppo
3: urban fantasy/fae, death or dying, portal fantasy, wormhole, door/gate cover
4: Set in shop, book you paid full price for, retail trade, black and white movietimes,...

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Lauredhel
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Tips #2 #fourfoursin24 #readingchallenge

1: floral cover, florist, set in Olympics or with Olympian character, competition/winning, Ancient Rome, Aleppo
2: werewolves! Or wolves. Mine or mining, gold rush, gold on cover, nonfiction you learnt a lot from
3: urban fantasy/fae, death or dying, portal fantasy, wormhole, door/gate cover
4: Set in shop, book you paid full price for, retail trade, black and white movietimes, grayscale cover

thebacklistbook Floral Laurel and lupine goldmine appear flipped in these hints, so I put them in the tracker with what they sounded like they were for. 3mo
Lauredhel @thebacklistbook that's what I get for rearranging a couple times without a final check. Fixed 3mo
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Lauredhel

Crochet ballet: crafting/yarn/sheep, dance/dancer, fancy footwork of any kind
Garret parrot: author MC, attic room, parrot or pirate or birdwatcher, parrot on the cover
Filo pillow: baking or pastries, patisserie, pillow on cover, sleep/coma, pillow talk or pillow-fight
Solar troller: solarpunk or climate fiction, set around another sun, sun on cover, book involving internet trolling or hacking, fisher person character


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Lauredhel
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Hints #1 #fourfoursin24

Crochet ballet: crafting/yarn/sheep, dance/dancer, fancy footwork of any kind
Garret parrot: author MC, attic room, parrot or pirate or birdwatcher, parrot on the cover
Filo pillow: baking or pastries, patisserie, pillow on cover, sleep/coma, pillow talk or pillow-fight
Solar troller: solarpunk or climate fiction, set around another sun, sun on cover, book involving internet trolling or hacking, fisher person character


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Lauredhel
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Clwojick So fun! Love these prompts! 3mo
CoffeeNBooks Awesome- thanks! 3mo
willaful Krampus campus 🤣🤣🤣 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Oooo thanks!! 3mo
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thebacklistbook
Four Fours | CD Moulton

Here is the link to my tracker for #fourfoursin24 by @Lauredhel . I've made it public so anyone can use it.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ae76cef9-ae4e-4138-bbe6-0188ac2...

Lauredhel Thanks! Have reposted 3mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Lauredhel

It's here!!!
#fourfoursin24 is a flexible, choose-your-mode challenge.

Easy: pick one of the two words - find either that word, or a theme, an event, a cover image, or just the vibe.

Hard: include both words somehow.

Switch modes, double-dip, whatever.

Prize draw at the end of the year for anyone who's given the challenge a good go!

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Lauredhel
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It's here!!!

#fourfoursin24 is a flexible, choose-your-mode challenge.

Easy: pick one of the two words - find either that word, or a theme, an event, a cover image, or just the vibe.

Hard: include both words somehow.

Switch modes, double-dip, whatever.



Prize draw at the end of the year for anyone who's given the challenge a good go!

I'll be posting some hints and tips over the next little while, Comment if you'd like to be tagged.

CoffeeNBooks I'm in- I want to give it a try again this year! 3mo
willaful Tag me please! 3mo
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ReadingRachael I‘d love to play again! 3mo
Lauredhel @ReadingRachael @willaful @CoffeeNBooks anyone previously on the list remains on unless they ask to be removed :) welcome back! (edited) 3mo
ImperfectCJ I have no idea how well I'll actually do on this challenge, but I find the premise intriguing. Please put me on the tag list! 3mo
Lauredhel @ImperfectCJ Added! Welcome :) 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Had to look up “filo“ though - my vocabulary word for the day! 😂 3mo
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks Are people more familiar with “phyllo“? Glad I gave you your word for the day! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks I personally wouldn't have recognized either one, so I think it's a me thing LOL But since I looked it up, I really like its juxtaposition with pillow!! 3mo
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks and look if you wanna cook for that prompt instead of read, I'm not mad about it 3mo
AbigailJaneBlog Looking forward to this! This was the only challenege I completed this year lol 3mo
Lauredhel @AbigailJaneBlog I've been fishing “I've finished“ emails out of my auto-spam folder but haven't seen yours yet, please re-send 3mo
Lauredhel @Lizpixie did you get my email? 2mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Lauredhel

It's check-in time for Four Fours in 23! How did you do? Are you finished or nearly finished? (I'm super flexible - and you can shoehorn those prompt fills right on in there however you like)

Please email me between now and Dec 31 if you reckon you've had a red hot go at this challenge, and I'll put you in the prize draw!

lauredhelhoyden at gmail dot com, subject line Four Fours and your Litsy username.

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thebacklistbook
Four Fours | CD Moulton

Storygraph informs me that I have finished 15 of 16 prompts. #fourfoursin2023 #fourfours

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Lauredhel
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It's check-in time for Four Fours in 23! How did you do? Are you finished or nearly finished? (I'm super flexible - and you can shoehorn those prompt fills right on in there however you like)

Please email me between now and Dec 31 if you reckon you've had a red hot go at this challenge, and I'll put you in the prize draw!

lauredhelhoyden at gmail dot com, subject line Four Fours and your Litsy username.

#fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge

Lauredhel The prize will be - you guessed it - four items. Beyond that, I make no promises.

Are people interested in #fourfoursin24 ? I am! Playing around with prompts now.
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willaful It looks fun, I'd like to try! 3mo
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Lauredhel @willaful Great, I'll add you to next year's tag list! Stay tuned for the fresh prompts. 3mo
thebacklistbook Definitely tag me for next years 3mo
Lizpixie I‘m in again! Finished my board months ago👍 3mo
Lauredhel @Lizpixie great! I still need the I've Finished! emails for the draw 3mo
bekakins This looks interesting - sign me up for 2024! 3mo
Lauredhel @bekakins added to tag list - I better get going on those prompts! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks I hit 14/16. Definitely keep me on the list for next year - I really enjoy playing with this challenge!! 3mo
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks 14/16 is definitely a red hot go, email me 3mo
ReadingRachael I‘m at 15/16….still needing Bustle Muscle 3mo
ReadingRachael Yes! I would definitely be interested for 2024! 3mo
Lauredhel @ReadingRachael absolutely counts as a red hot go :) email me 3mo
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Lauredhel
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There are 74 days left in the year! I finished my #fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge a short time ago - how are you progressing?

I hope you've enjoyed this year's rhyming prompts; I'm idly working on a set for next year.

@thebacklistbook @clwojick @thearomaofbooks @lizpixie @AbigailJaneBlog @CoffeeNBooks @ReadingRachael @mcipher @AbigailJaneBlog @PageShifter @Jas16

Lizpixie I finished mine about two months ago! The hardest for me was Bustle Muscle, I don‘t read much clinch cover type books. Thanks for the challenge🙌🎉🎉 5mo
Lauredhel @Lizpixie yes, I try to give plenty of possible options in my Tips posts for people who don't read particular genres! Love a flexible challenge 5mo
Jas16 I finished about two months ago as well and enjoyed the challenge. Thanks for putting it together! 5mo
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TheAromaofBooks I'm really enjoying this one!! I just go on vibes 😂 Peewee Teevee and Wombat Combat are the two I have left, but I'm confident I'll find books that click for me before the end of the year!! 5mo
thebacklistbook I'm getting there 5mo
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks vibes are a perfectly cromulent way of filling these prompts 5mo
Lauredhel @thebacklistbook I'm barracking for you 5mo
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Lauredhel
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've also read five. I really enjoy the pairs of words. Some of the books I read just fit the “vibe“ and I go with it!! 14mo
AbigailJaneBlog I've done 3 this month! I plan on making a post in the next few days 🥰 14mo
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks love it! Well done. Yes I'm enjoying this format too. 14mo
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Lauredhel @AbigailJaneBlog congrats! Thanks for participating 14mo
CoffeeNBooks I read 10 books so far this month, and I've been able match all of them to one of the prompts!! 14mo
Lauredhel @CoffeeNBooks WHOAH. MVP right here! 14mo
Jas16 I am behind everyone else! Only one completed so far and one in progress. 14mo
PageShifter I have completed 12, should get one more for this month 14mo
Lauredhel @PageShifter that's still more or less on track! You can double dip, too - it's a flexible challenge. 14mo
Clwojick Just finished my last one this morning! This was so fun! I love how different the interpretations can be! ❤️ 14mo
Lauredhel @Clwojick whoa you get first past the post boasting rights! 14mo
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Lauredhel
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And I've just realised Band Sinister meets #threewayscreenplay just fine. Rookwood, John Raven, and Lord Corvin, the Murder, make up the three-way (not going into detail about the ménage situation...) And ok it hasn't been adapted for the screen yet, but I would LOVE if it were. #fourfoursin23

CarolynM Love KJ Charles❤️ 1y
Lauredhel @CarolynM It's my first Charles! Not my last. 1y
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Lauredhel
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And I'm off and racing in the first set of #fourfoursin23 !

Lying Cat sure qualifies as a #creaturefeature in Saga Volume 10 (everybody loves Lying Cat!), and Ship Wrecked is a perfect fit for #romanceexpanse , being a slooooooow burn romance set over many years. #readingchallenge

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Lauredhel
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It's 2023 for nearly everyone now, and you know what that means, don't you? It's time to READ!! 💛#happynewyear #readingchallenge

Clwojick Let‘s do this! 1y
Lauredhel @Clwojick *Naruto run* 1y
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Lauredhel

4th set of tips for the #fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge . Kicking off tomorrow!

1. Royal MC, jewel on cover, significant locket/cameo, stationery, judge
2. Glamorous friends, celebs, house painter or artist, “shiny“ or “shine“ in title, metallic cover, teammates
3 Love triangle or ménage, adapted to movie, screenplay/play, triangle on cover
4. Title a song lyric, inspired a song, lyrics in text, cat cover/character......

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Lauredhel
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4th set of tips for the #fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge . Kicking off tomorrow!

1. Royal MC, jewel on cover, significant locket/cameo, stationery, judge
2. Glamorous friends, celebs, house painter or artist, “shiny“ or “shine“ in title, metallic cover, teammates
3 Love triangle or ménage, adapted to movie, screenplay/play, triangle on cover
4. Title a song lyric, inspired a song, lyrics in text, cat cover/character, gambling/casino, singer MC

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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Lauredhel:

Tips for the 3rd set of the #fourfoursin23:

1. Australian, wildlife rescue, marsupial cover, martial arts/war, enemies-to-lovers
2. Clinch or frock cover, Victorian/gaslamp, bare chest cover, bodybuilding, bodyguard
3. YA book-to-TV, child actor MC/author, short novella, set on TV set, gnomes or fairies
4. Learner pilot, plane or bird or balloon cover, travelogue, learn something new, escape/flee, court trial

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Lauredhel
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Tips for the 3rd set of the #fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge :

1. Australian, wildlife rescue, marsupial cover, martial arts/war, enemies-to-lovers
2. Clinch or frock cover, Victorian/gaslamp, bare chest cover, bodybuilding, bodyguard
3. YA book-to-TV, child actor MC/author, short novella, set on TV set, gnomes or fairies
4. Learner pilot, plane or bird or balloon cover, travelogue, learn something new, escape/flee, court trial

@litsyevents

Lauredhel As always, you can do this challenge on hard mode or easy mode! Easy mode: interpret one of the two words however you like, double-dip, loosy-goosy. For hard mode: make sure you've got a good solid non-stretchy interpretation of both words going on. For example: a court trial about a plane crash would be a good hard-mode fill for prompt four. 1y
AbigailJaneBlog Ahh I've started planning for this challenge but I have so many books that I ~think~ will work but won't know until I've started reading 1y
Lauredhel @AbigailJaneBlog I reckon you'll find plenty - I'll pop you on the tag list, you can always ask to be taken off if you like. (I don't anticipate posting constantly) 1y
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Lauredhel:

Here's the 2nd set of hints for the #fourfoursin23

1: Baking, witches, tight group of female friends, global warming, pregnancy, cookbook
2: Romp, caper, prank, fast-moving plot; book about slowing down or anxiety; humour
3: Betrayal or insurrection, autumn leaves/holiday/vacation, spices or pickles; opportunity knocks
4: Warrior romance, armour or armadillo cover, charming or prickly MC, lucky charm

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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Lauredhel

1st set of clues for the #fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge!

Or go a different way - this is flexible .

1. Snowy setting, fibre arts (crochet etc), holiday book, epistolary, sweater on cover
2. Nonhuman character, author w/animal in name, zoologist, animal cover
3. Counterfeiting/fraud, business book, humour, great banter, coin on cover
4. Love story, SF book, set on open plains/desert/ocean, book that expanded your mind

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Lauredhel
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How's your #readingchallenge planning going? Here's the 2nd set of hints for the #fourfoursin23

1: Baking, witches, tight group of female friends, global warming, pregnancy, cookbook
2: Romp, caper, prank, fast-moving plot; book about slowing down or anxiety; humour
3: Betrayal or insurrection, autumn leaves/holiday/vacation, spices or pickles; opportunity knocks
4: Warrior romance, armour or armadillo cover, charming or prickly MC, lucky charm


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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @lauredhel

Here are the first prompts for #ourfoursin23
See the original post for a discussion thread on possible books for each prompt and join in with your own choices.

https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2520258

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LitsyEvents
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Please note #fourfoursin23 now has a Storygraph link to track your reads.
See the original post for more details.

https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2520323

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Lauredhel
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TheAromaofBooks StoryGraph is an absolute bunny trail of challenges and I'm so here for it 😂 1y
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks ahahah I am not here for too much homework though! There's a balance 1y
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Lauredhel
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1st set of clues for the #fourfoursin23 #readingchallenge!

Or go a different way - this is a flexible challenge.

1. Snowy setting, fibre arts (crochet etc), holiday book, epistolary, sweater on cover
2. Nonhuman character, author w/animal in name, zoologist, animal cover
3. Counterfeiting/fraud, business book, humour, great banter, coin on cover
4. Love story, SF book, set on open plains/desert/ocean, book that expanded your mind

@litsyevents

Lauredhel Any thoughts on what you might read? The cover of Homecoming King caught my eye for Sweater Letter. 1y
Lauredhel And for Creature Feature... Hard to go past this 1y
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thebacklistbook I've added a page to the story graph challenge section. So if anyone else would like to track it there feel free. https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b8315bb6-60bb-491c-984d-8e824b7... 1y
Lauredhel Oh, thankyou! I've barely dipped into storygraph, I'll go look. Will you be joining the challenge? 1y
Lauredhel @thebacklistbook also just a note that it doesn't have to be done quarterly - the goal is to be completely flexible :) just 16 prompts for the year. 1y
thebacklistbook Noted and yes I will be:) 1y
TheAromaofBooks Oooo Thanks for creating the StoryGraph aspect @thebacklistbook !! Looking forward to playing with this challenge @Lauredhel - maybe I'll get crazy and try to plan ahead instead of just hoping books fit the prompts? 😂 1y
CoffeeNBooks @thebacklistbook I love StoryGraph! Thanks for creating this! 1y
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Lauredhel
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I'm launching the Four Fours in 23 challenge!

This is a FLEXIBLE challenge. 16 prompts. 4 sets of 4 prompts, 4 syllables each. Any genre, any time

Tag #Fourfoursin23 & @lauredhel

Be inspired by either word, or both. For example: for Sweater Letter you could read a book involving yarn or fibre arts, an epistolary novel, or both. Put your own interpretation on any

There will be a GIVEAWAY at the end of the year! 


@litsyevents #readingchallenge

Lauredhel I have a list of possible interpretations and clues coming for each square - but feel free to post your own ideas!
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Clwojick This looks so fun! I‘m in! ❤️ 1y
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TheAromaofBooks I love it!!!! 1y
AbigailJaneBlog This sounds fun! 1y
Lizpixie I‘m in🙋🏻‍♀️ 1y
Lauredhel @AbigailJaneBlog I hope you'll join us :) 1y
AbigailJaneBlog @Lauredhel yess I think I think I shall 🥰 1y
CoffeeNBooks This sounds fun! I think I'll try! 1y
ReadingRachael I agree! This sounds like fun! 1y
mcipher This sounds so cool! 1y
Lauredhel @mcipher Join us! It's a flexible easy challenge that combines well with others 1y
mcipher @Lauredhel 👍 I‘m in! I love how open ended this challenge can be! 1y
Lauredhel @mcipher yay! Now you just need to tell me whether I should pronounce your name in my head “McIpher“ or “M. Cipher“ (edited) 1y
mcipher @Lauredhel 😂😂 It‘s my first initial and last name because I‘m not that creative - so I‘m Melanie and it‘s M. Cipher 😀 1y
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Lauredhel
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Did you complete #fourfoursin22? Let me know if you did! Comment here, and email lauredhelhoyden@gmail.com with your list. There's a giveaway in it :)

I hope you enjoyed your 2022 reading. Which challenges are on your radar for 2023?

thebacklistbook Will there be a four fours in 23? 1y
Lauredhel @thebacklistbook not sure. Participation was low and I've run out of steam a bit. If people want one I'll do one, I have some rough notes 1y
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Lauredhel @thebacklistbook actually...I just checked my notes and now I really want to do it! It's a slightly different format that ups the fun factor. (edited) 1y
Lauredhel @thebacklistbook and I've just released it :) 1y
TheAromaofBooks I did a terrible job tagging you this year, but I did finish 13/16 prompts!! I'm off to check out the 2023 plan!!! 😁 1y
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks honestly 13/16 is an easy pass mark - email me. It's the third year of 2020, no one is expecting perfection (edited) 1y
TheAromaofBooks I emailed you at the email address from last year, but it bounced back. 😕 Do you have a current one I should use instead? 1y
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks I just tested the email in this post and it worked, not sure what's happened for you. Misspelling? 1y
Magslhalliday I failed to find the list at the start of 2022 so will retrospectively work out if I‘ve made it come 30 December. 1y
Lauredhel @Magslhalliday oh that will be interesting! I'm not looking for perfection, just a red hot go 1y
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LitsyEvents
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@Lauredhel has the last set of hints for #FourFoursin22. Go to her original post for details.

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Lauredhel
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And the last set of hints is here!

Renewable: set in Renaissance, starting over, home renovation, library book
Familiar : fave genre/author/reread, magic user, family tale, deja vu, book w/dog (Canis familiaris), best friends
Australia: book by Aboriginal or TS Islander writer strongly encouraged
Unstoppable: MC won't give up, natural disaster, getting away with it, meteoric rise

#litsyevents @litsyevents #readingchallenges #fourfoursin22

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LitsyEvents
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@Lauredhel presents Set 3 Hints #fourfoursin22 #readingchallenge

Volunteering: charity/medical experiments; useful weeds; MC steps up; military recruit; one-way space journey

Incubator: pregnancy/preemie; startup biz; epidemic; chickens; repro rights; microbiologist MC
Alternating: solarpunk/renewables; 2 PoV; 2 timelines; MC can't decide; alt-rock; alt history
Vegetation: botanical cover; vego food; set in forest/jungle, COVID lockdown

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Lauredhel
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Set 3 Hints #fourfoursin22 #readingchallenge

Volunteering: charity/medical experiments; useful weeds; MC steps up; military recruit; one-way space journey

Incubator: pregnancy/preemie; startup biz; epidemic; chickens; repro rights; microbiologist MC
Alternating: solarpunk/renewables; 2 PoV; 2 timelines; MC can't decide; alt-rock; alt history
Vegetation: botanical cover; vego food; set in forest/jungle, COVID lockdown

@litsyevents #litsyevents

Lauredhel Meanwhile if you've finished #fourfoursin21 and haven't emailed me yet, you have six days :). Lauredhelhoyden@gmail.com 2y
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#fourfoursin22 Reading Challenge Set Two - @Lauredhel Hints and Tips:

Automotive: road trip!, vehicle nonfiction, mechanic/truckie MC
Diplomacy: political thriller, nonfiction re international relations, second chance romance, board gaming
Canonical: 'essential' book in a genre, freq. assigned reading, about a Saint or a classical musician/composer. Or try opposite: fanfic!
Glaciation: set near Pole, climate fic, a falling-out

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#fourfoursin22 Reading Challenge Set Two - Hints and Tips:

Automotive: road trip!, vehicle nonfiction, mechanic/truckie MC
Diplomacy: political thriller, nonfiction re international relations, second chance romance, board gaming
Canonical: 'essential' book in a genre, freq. assigned reading, about a Saint or a classical musician/composer. Or try opposite: fanfic!
Glaciation: set near Pole, climate fic, a falling-out

#litsyevents @litsyevents

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#fourfoursin22 set one - @Lauredhel is providing hints and tips!


Circumference: globe-trotting, set on equator, mathematician MC, circle/sphere cover art

Embroidery: crafter MC, unreliable narrator, textile/dyeing nonfiction, Lying/Liar/Lie in title

Unorthodox - experimental fiction, religion rebellion or story of a heretic, maverick MC

Aromatic: perfume, O-chemist MC, nonfiction re sanitation, loss of taste/smell

Enjoy!

#readingchallenge

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#fourfoursin22 set one - hints and tips!

Circumference: globe-trotting, set on equator, mathematician MC, circle/sphere cover art

Embroidery: crafter MC, unreliable narrator, textile/dyeing nonfiction, Lying/Liar/Lie in title

Unorthodox - experimental fiction, religion rebellion or story of a heretic, maverick MC

Aromatic: perfume, O-chemist MC, nonfiction re sanitation, loss of taste/smell

Enjoy!

#litsyevents #readingchallenge @LitsyEvents

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The Four Fours in 22 reading challenge, hosted by @Lauredhel, is go!

This is a very non-prescriptive challenge! You can read all your books in one genre if you like - fiction or non-fiction - or choose to take it as a challenge to strike out into new genres. Interpret the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you like, and use your imagination. There will be a wee prize at the end.

#fourfoursin22 #readingchallenge

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Wrapping up the #fourfoursin21 #readingchallenge ! If you have completed it, please email me lauredhelhoyden@gmail.com with your list of reads by the end of the year. I'll randomly choose a winner, and email you your prize questionnaire.

I've just announced #fourfoursin22 in a separate post - please join us!

#litsyevents

TheAromaofBooks Thank you for hosting!!! I'm excited to see what this year's words are!!! 2y
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Lauredhel
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It's time for the big reveal! The Four Fours in 22 reading challenge is go.

This is a very non-prescriptive challenge! You can read all your books in one genre if you like - fiction or non-fiction - or choose to take it as a challenge to strike out into new genres. Interpret the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you like, and use your imagination. There will be a wee prize at the end.

#fourfoursin22 #litsyevents #readingchallenge

Lauredhel The four sets of four can be used seasonally, or just ignore them and charge ahead with the lot at random. I'll be posting some hints and suggestions on each prompt in separate posts over the next little while.
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Lauredhel And if you completed this year's #fourfoursin21 , it's time to let me know! I'll post separately calling for completion submissions.
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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CarolynM Sounds like fun 🙂 I'm notoriously bad at reading challenges, but I might try. 2y
Lauredhel @CarolynM this is intended as the chill-est challenge :) and sometimes I'll be reading a book and suddenly realise how it fills a prompt, to my surprise. 2y
tokorowilliamwallace I think I will be attempting to read a lot on and from China and India in 2022. I need to get pack into my world affairs/global politics/globalization/turn-towards-the-East/international relations and policy reading as I was on a decade ago again. My issue is focus, though! There's so much out there, and I crave novelty and variety too much! I need to figure out how to steady and stabilize my mind again. 2y
wanderinglynn Sounds like fun! 2y
Lauredhel @wanderinglynn great, join us! 2y
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Allylu
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So for #20in4 I finished This Is Going To Hurt by Adam Kay and made progress on Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, Just Desserts by G. A. McKevett and The Viceroys. I read for 8 hours and 34 minutes!

Andrew65 That‘s a really good time, well done 👏👏👏🥳🎉🍾🥂😊 Thanks for playing along. (edited) 3y
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ravenlee
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I just happened to catch my Litfluence here! Thanks for being such an amazing community and expanding my reading list beyond what is humanly possible!

BookwormAHN Congratulations 👏🏻 3y
Hooked_on_books That‘s cool! 3y
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Lauredhel
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Last day of the year = last set of prompts for #fourfoursin21 !

Ideas:

Education: school/uni setting, book teaches you something, professor MC, book/blackboard on cover
Correspondent: epistolary novel, war journalist MC, doppelganger book
Comestible: cookbook, food memoir, chef/baker MC, book contains recipes, meal on cover
Sanctuary: refugee MC, set in holy place/oasis/nature reserve/shelter, book you turn to when troubled

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Lauredhel
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Some ideas for the third set of #fourfoursin21 #readingchallenge:
- a scientific history, subject/genre/author unfamiliar to you, MC discovers something about themself, archaeologist MC
- Book by Indigenous author, native plant gardening, postcolonial poetry
- musician or child prodigy, book with “competence porn“, re-read your favourite book/author ever, classic/award winner
- robots/AI, counterfeiting, fake relationship, highly stylised form

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Another great challenge for 2021 the #fourfoursin21 by @Lauredhel ... check out her page and posts for more details.

I love a good challenge with open to interpretation prompts!

Lauredhel \o/ 3y
JazzFeathers I will fail at this as l fail to all challenges, but l still want to try. 3y
Lauredhel I'm wrapping up the #fourfoursin21 #readingchallenge ! If you have completed it, please email me lauredhelhoyden@gmail.com with your list of reads by the end of the year. I'll randomly choose a winner, and email you your prize questionnaire. 2y
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Lauredhel
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Prompt 2 of the Four Fours in 21 reading challenge. Open interpretation. Ideas:
- Set in 1921, 100yo MC, epic over >100yrs, Hundred in title
- Picture book/GN, story with medieval manuscripts, artist MC, beautiful art cover
- Highbrow lit, skiier romance, mountain climbing, space, set in El Alto or Lhasa or CO, work promotion, tower on cover
- Spinning/yarn art, shearer character, daydreaming, sheep on cover
#fourfoursin21 #readingchallenge

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thebacklistbook
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This sounds like an interesting reading challenge. Don't usually do these. Already getting some ideas though. #fourfoursin21

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Lauredhel
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1st set of prompts for the #fourfoursin21 challenge.
Revolution: A history, polemic, romance with the climax on a Ferris wheel, maybe someone plays Russian Roulette!
Memorial: Is there a recently deceased author you've been meaning to read? or a book set in a funeral home. Gravestone on the cover?
Constellation: Covers work, again. Maybe multiple points of view? Set in space?
Calligraphy: Book about fonts, calligrapher character, cover.