Catsalive’s Comments (group member since Feb 05, 2022)

Catsalive’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Completed

Rain or Shine
April 1, 2022-May 31, 2022
Calm before the storm: 41 + books
54/54
Options:(view spoiler)[
1=Spell out your favorite weather words (title, series, author)
2=Find the words in the title of a book
3= Use objects on your book covers. (hide spoiler)]

Tropic of Capricorn: 17/17 (view spoiler)[
T- The Darkest Day by Tom Wood 14/4 3★
R- The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh 6/4 3.5★
O- Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins 6/4 4.5★
P- A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett 16/4 5★
I- In Death #26 - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 4★
C- Caleb Zelic #2 - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic 11/4 3.5★

O- Once Upon A Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
F- Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin 16/5 2.5★

C- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 15/4 5★
A- The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 14/4 3.5★
P- Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse 18/4 3★
R- The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell 12/4 3.5★
I- Deadlock by Graham Ison 13/4 2.5★
C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 24/4 4★
O- Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz 17/4 3★
R- Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 17/4 4.5★
N- The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4/4 3.5★
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Tropic of Cancer: 14/14 (view spoiler)[
T- Temeraire by Naomi Novik 20/4 4.5★
R- The Unflappable Miss Fairchild by Regina Scott 29/4 3★
O- What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5 4★
P- Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 26/4 4★
I- If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman 28/4 3★
C- The Country Practice by Meredith Appleyard 24/4 4★

O- Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5★
F- The Phantom by Lee Falk 23/5 4★

C- Regina by Clare Darcy 27/4 3★
A- After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson 18/4 3★
N- The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson 2/4 3.5★
C- Chet & Bernie #1 - Dog On It by Spencer Quinn 20/5 3.5★
E- The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson 7/4 3.5★
R- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4 5★
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St. Elmo's Fire: 11/11 (view spoiler)[
S- Alzheimer's: How to Protect the Brain by Sandra Cabot 7/4 4★
T- Better Off Dead by Tom Wood 5/4 4★

E- Green Grow the Dollars by Emma Lathen 28/4 3★
L- The Long Walk by Kerry Greenwood 1/4 5★
M- All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard 3/4 5★
O- Out of the Ruins by Preston Grassmann 29/5 3★
S- The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey 10/4 3.5★

F- A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill 8/4 3★
I- The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4★
R- Ralf by Anne Crawford 11/5 5★
E- Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 24/5 4★
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Nimbostratus: 12/12 (view spoiler)[
N- Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 19/4 4★
I- In Death #22 - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 12/5 4★
M- Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5★
B- Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 29/4 2★
O- Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1★
S- The Small Hours of the Morning by Margaret Yorke 19/4 3.5★
T- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 21/4 3.5★
R- Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 18/5 3★
A- When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 25/4 4★
T- The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5 3.5★
U- Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 27/4 3.5★
S- The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth 23/4 2.5★
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336: The Cipher
410: Scared to Death
177: Midnight in Death
420: Into the Night
417: Dog On It
240: The Joy of Sex
387: The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows
326: Lady in Waiting
384: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
352: Olmec Obituary
447: Queen of Sorcery
435: The Awakening
412: Guards! Guards!
307: Out of the Ruins

total: 5742

current total: 844,430

Mostly May Idioms: ~ May Expresses Itself ~
35/36

• “April showers bring May flowers.” - Read a book with flowers or rain on the cover.
Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany 2.5★

• “Be that as it may.” - Read a book with a title that starts with the letter “B”. Or has an author whose name (first or last) that begins with “B”. Or with a series names that begins with “B”. Or a character’s name (first or last) begins with “B”. - The Belgariad #2
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings 25/5 3★

• “Cinco de Mayo.” - Read a book that is fifth in a series, or has five words or letters in the title.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 5/6 4★

• “Come what may!” - Read a book with a futuristic setting.
Out of the Ruins by Preston Grassmann 29/5 3★

• “Devil-may-care attitude.” - Read a book where the protagonist has this attitude. (i.e. Heedless of caution; reckless. Jovial and rakish in manner.) - Sir Lucas is a rake
The Abandoned Rake by Emily Hendrickson 31/5 3★

• “He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day.” - Read a book where someone gets bullied. Or where the protagonist is a professional fighter or gets in a fight. Or a story about survival.
Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas 27/5 1★

• “How may I help you?” - Read a book where the protagonist helps someone out. - H helps farmer save his sheep from a sinkhole
Scandal's Reward by Jean Ewing 2/6 3★

• “If I may be so bold...” - Reader’s Choice.
The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen 13/6 4.5★

• “It may account for...” - Read a book with an accountant protagonist, or someone who deals with numbers. Or is an account based on a true historical event. - WWII Blitz in Portsmouth
Under the Apple Tree by Lilian Harry 5/6 3.5★



• “I may be crazy, but...” - Read a book where the protagonist gets “Gaslighted”... or a little crazy, paranoid, spooked, or rattled. Breen's mother does this to her, & grandfather tries
The Awakening by Nora Roberts 27/5 3.5★

• “Let the chips fall where they may.” - Read a book that has the words from this expression found in the title, series name, or author’s, or character’s name [i.e. “let,” “chip(s),” “fall,” “where,” “they,” or “may”]. - nasty Councillor May
The Leaden Heart by Chris Nickson 15/8 3★

• Mae West. - Read a book with a black & white cover. Or is set in Hollywood. Or where the protagonist is a vamp.
The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg 15/6 4.5★


• “May the better man win!” - Read a book where a competition takes place. - Jam Queen at the Adelaide Show
The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon 2/6 4★

• “May Day!” - Read a book that is first in a series. Or where the protagonist attends a fair. - Tamuli #1
Domes of Fire by David Eddings 31/5 3★

• “May-December Relationship.” - Read a book with quite a gap in years between protagonists’ ages. This does NOT have to be a Romance book.
Return to Roseglen by Helene Young 9/6 3.5★

• “May the force be with you.” - Read a book with stars on the cover. Or is set in outer space.
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey 7/6 3.5★

• “May he rest in peace.” - Read a book with ghosts. Or where someone dies. Or has a graveyard or tombstone on the cover.
Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1★

• “May I be excused?” - Read a book that is written in the first person POV. (Point of View.)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 17/6 5★



• “May I count on you?” - Read a book with a number in the title. (Examples found on listopia’s Nothing But Numbers.)
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaëlle Giordano 6/6 3.5★

• “May I take a message?” - Read an inspirational book.
Weather: A Force of Nature by Royal Meteorological Society 9/6 5★

• “May I take your order?” - Read a book where the protagonist is a waitress, or short-order cook, or takes orders of some kind. (Just a few examples on listopia’s Waitress Heroine in Romance.) - Kaz takes orders in a cafe
One Moment by Linda Green 16/6 4★

• “May Pole” (AKA May Poll) - Read a book on a listopia list. Or is set in Poland. Or written by a Polish writer. Or won one of our BOM polls (past or current). (Examples found on listopia’s Best Polish Books.)
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 28/5 5★

• “May the road rise to meet you...” - Read a book with a road on the cover. Or someone takes a road trip.
The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland 11/6 4★

• “May you live in interesting times...” - Read a book where someone is cursed. Or one with lots of danger, uncertainty, and chaos.
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 1/6 4★

• “Maybe, maybe not.” - Read a book that you’ve been pondering for awhile.
Cooper Not Out by Justin Smith 10/6 5★

• “Mayday! Mayday!” - Read a book where the protagonist works as some type of emergency personnel: fireman, policeman, paramedic. Or someone makes or receives a distress call. Or where someone uses a radio. Since this word may derive from the French expression “venez m'aider” - which translates to “come help me” - we’ll also take any book set in France. Also, in The Handmaid's Tale, they used “Mayday” as a code to identify themselves as part of the resistance - so, we’ll take a protagonist that is part of one, or any plot involving some hidden code.
Blackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin 8/6 4★

• “The merry month of May.” - Read a book that is humorous.
The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett 6/6/5★



• “Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.” - Read a book with a mirror or car on the cover. Or one where the protagonist is an illusionist, magician, or interacts with mirrors in some way.
Magician's Gambit by David Eddings 14/6 3.5★

• “Seven Days in May.” - Read a book that is seventh in a series. Or has the word “day(s)” in the title, series, author, or character name. We will take the alternate spelling of “Daye,” as in the series October Daye.
Nine Days by Toni Jordan 19/7 4★

• “Sticks and stones may break my bones.” - Read a book with a word in the title that rhymes with “may” -- or where the title rhymes alone. (Examples: Double Play (“play” rhymes with “may” -- or Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, where title is a rhyme itself.)
Fry's Ties by Stephen Fry 3/6 4★

• “Terms & conditions may apply.” - Read a book that fits another challenge.
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 8/6 3★

• “Things may look good on the surface...” - Read a book with an attractive cover.
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett 12/6 5★

• “To whom it may concern.” - Read a book with a stand-alone “letter” in the title. Or by an author with a stand-alone “letter” in their name. Or read a book of memoirs. Or one that has a letter or envelope on the cover. (Examples: C, by Tom McCarthy; author J.R. Ward; All Creatures Great and Small; or maybe something like these found on this listopia .)
In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu 3/6 1★

• “Try as I may.” - Read a book that was published any day in May, of any year. - 1 May 1980
A Clear Case Of Suicide by Michael Underwood 25/5 3.5★

• “Warning: May be hazardous to your health.” - Read a book where someone finds themselves in a precarious situation. Or where a character gets an illness. Or is a cigarette smoker. - Debbie has breast cancer
Book Lovers by Linda M. Priestley 4/6 2★

• “You may well ask!” - Read a book with a question mark -- or an exclamation mark -- in the title.
Fat, Fifty & F***Ed! by Geoffrey McGeachin 27/6 4★

Completed at message 197

300: The Very Last List of Vivian Walker
272: Ralf
293: Memory in Death
282: The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
496: The Little Wartime Library
304: Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop
447: The Land Girls

total: 2394

Current total: 795,418

384: The Country Practice by Meredith Appleyard 24/4
448: When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 25/4
358: Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 26/4
288: Regina by Clare Darcy 27/4
272: Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 27/4
283: Green Grow the Dollars by Emma Lathen 28/4
362: If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman 28/4
224: The Unflappable Miss Fairchild by Regina Scott 29/4
323: Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 29/4
200: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4
172: Madalena by Sheila Walsh 30/4
208: The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5
608: The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman 2/5
292: And Furthermore by Judi Dench 3/5
384: The Doctor Calling by Meredith Appleyard 4/5
336: Three Women and a Boat by Anne Youngson 5/5
384: The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon 5/5
416: Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey 7/5
337: A Haunting at Holkham by Anne Glenconner 9/5
464: What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5

total: 6753

current total: 768,947

University Challenge
30/4/22 - open
Goal: PhD
45/45

Associate Degree (7 core subjects)
Science: (scifi) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4 5★
Literature: (European) The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman 2/5 5★
History: (European) Madalena by Sheila Walsh 30/4 4★
Social Sciences: (anthropology: set in England - CO Australia)
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5 3.5★
Art: (visual) And Furthermore by Judi Dench 3/5 3.5★
Language: (Austronesian) - The Doctor Calling by Meredith Appleyard 4/5 3.5★
Athletics: (cricket: ICC England) Three Women and a Boat by Anne Youngson 5/5 4★


Bachelor Degree
Major: Literature
1. (World) The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon 5/5 2.5★
2. (European) A Haunting at Holkham by Anne Glenconner 9/5 4★
3. (European) What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5 4★
4. (World) The Very Last List of Vivian Walker by Megan Albany 10/5 3.5★
5. (World) The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy 14/5 4★
6. (European) The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 15/5 5★
7. (European) Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin 16/5 2.5★
8. (World) The Land Girls by Victoria Purman 16/5 4.5★
9. (American) The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4★
10. (World) Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 18/5 3★


Minor: Science
1. (SF) Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball 7/5 4★
2. (SF) Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 12/5 4★
3. (SF) Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb 18/5 3★


Masters Degree: Literature
American
1. Dog On It by Spencer Quinn 20/5 3.5★
2. The Awakening by Nora Roberts 27/5 3.5★
3. The Abandoned Rake by Emily Hendrickson 31/5 3★


European
1. The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows by Jenni Keer 22/5 3.5★
2. Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1★
3. Scandal's Reward by Jean Ewing 2/6 3★


World
1. Into the Night by Sarah Bailey 20/5 3.5★
2. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 24/5 4★
3. Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5★


Graphic
1. The Discworld Graphic Novels by Terry Pratchett 22/5 4★
2. The Phantom by Lee Falk 23/5 4★
3. Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas 27/5 1★


Mixed
1. (World) The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon 2/6 4★
2. (Europe) Book Lovers by Linda M. Priestley 4/6 2★
3. (Europe) The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 5/6 4★


PhD: European Novel
1. Under the Apple Tree by Lilian Harry 5/6 3.5★
2. Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaëlle Giordano 6/6 3.5★
3. The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg 15/6 4.5★
4. One Moment by Linda Green 16/6 4★
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 17/6 5★
6. A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd 21/6 3.5★
7. An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd 23/6 3★
8. A Clear Case Of Suicide by Michael Underwood 25/5 3.5★
9. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 28/6 4★
10. Unexpected Lessons in Love by Lucy Dillon 1/7 3.5★

Books About Books Reading Challenge
Book Embraced: 25 or more books
Duration: 1/5/22 --> open
26/25

1. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 15/5 5★
2. Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5★
3. Book Lovers by Linda M. Priestley 4/6 2★
4. The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg 15/6 4.5★
5. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 28/6 4★
6. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 5/7 4★
7. Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink 24/7 3★
8. The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell 26/7 4.5★
9. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 23/8 4.5★
10. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 29/8 2★
11. The Bermondsey Bookshop by Mary Gibson 26/9 3★
12. The Bad Mothers' Book Club by Keris Stainton 6/10 3.5★
13. Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James 16/10 3.5★
14. Yeats Is Dead! by Joseph O'Connor 26/10 1.5★
15. The Book Lovers' Companion by Lionel Shriver 10/11 3★
16. The Librarian: A Memoir by Allie Morgan 30/11 4.5★
17. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 11/12 3.5★
18. Odd One Out by Monica McInerney 12/12 3★
19. Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner 22/12 4★
20. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 25/12 4★
21. Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 9/1 5★
22. I Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan 14/1 3★
23. The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer 14/1 3.5★
24. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark 17/2 3.5★
25. The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels 22/2 2.5★
26. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★

336: And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic 11/4 3.5★
333: The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell 12/4 3.5★
201: Deadlock by Graham Ison 13/4 2.5★
393: The Darkest Day by Tom Wood 14/4 3★
336: The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 14/4 3.5★
224: Once Upon A Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
171: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 15/4 5★
352: A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett 16/4 5★
384: Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 17/4 4.5★
404: Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz 17/4 3★
330: After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson 18/4 3★
176: Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse 18/4 3★
307: Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 19/4 4★
221: The Small Hours of the Morning by Margaret Yorke 19/4 3.5★
342: Temeraire by Naomi Novik 20/4 4.5★
424: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 21/4 3.5★
75: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes DNF
384: Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5★
368: The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth 23/4 2.5★
473: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 24/4 4★

Total pages: 6159

Current Total: 642,456

Completed at message 101.

Game of Thrones
Duration: Open
Level: 25+

House Tully
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5★
Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 15/4 5★
Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water. - set in the small seaside village of Farne, the main house has its own beach, the tide is a clue to the time of murder
Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 26/4 4★
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”


F- Bye Bye Baby by Fiona McIntosh 2/8 4.5★
A- Alby - Dead and Kicking by Geoffrey McGeachin 12/7 4★
M- Amaryllis by M.C. Beaton 4/7 2★
I- Vanished by Irene Hannon 8/8 1★
L- For When I'm Gone by Rebecca Ley 24/8 3.5★
Y- You Only Die Once by Basil Copper 15/7 2.5★
D- Magna Carta by Dan Jones 31/8 4★
U- Ursula - Queen's Ransom by Fiona Buckley 13/7 3★
T- The Girl From the Corner Shop by Alrene Hughes 30/7 4.5★
Y- You People by Nikita Lalwani 19/8 2★
H- Zoe's Muster by Barbara Hannay 4/7 3★
O- A Walk in Wildflower Park by Bella Osborne 27/9 3.5★
N- The Leaden Heart by Chris Nickson 15/8 3★
O- Olivia - My Sweet Valentine by Shannon Donnelly, Alice Holden, Joy Reed 30/9 3★
R- Zero Day by Mark E. Russinovich 21/8 2★


House Tyrell
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 21/4 3.5★
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows significant growth.
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett 16/4 5★
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way. - murder based on the patent of a tomato genus
Green Grow the Dollars by Emma Lathen 28/4 3★
Motto: “Growing Strong”


G- Sensitive New Age Spy by Geoffrey McGeachin 6/7 4★
R- The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs 30/8 4★
O- Joanna by Patricia Ormsby 2/10 2★
W- The Woman Who Kept Everything by Jane Gilley 28/8 3.5★
I- Invisible Women by Sarah Long 17/8 3.5★
N- The Bad Luck Lighthouse by Nicki Thornton 20/8 2★
G- X by Sue Grafton 25/7 2★
S- The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell 20/7 5★
T- The Sequin Star by Belinda Murrell 30/7 3.5★
R- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 2/9 2★
O- Omnivore by Piers Anthony 3/10 3★
N- Delaney Nichols - The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 29/8 2★
G- Garion - Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings 28/7 3.5★


House Karstark
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon 5/5 2.5★
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive. - Madalena's father is held in La Force
Madalena by Sheila Walsh 30/4 4★
Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname - Tesseract
The Darkest Day by Tom Wood 14/4 3★
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”


T- Tommy - Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 5/9 2.5★
H- Ada Harris - Flowers For Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico 27/8 5★
E- Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart 11/8 4.5★
S- A Solitary Walk on the Moon by Hilde Hinton 20/8 3.5★
U- Up from Down Under by Jeff Apter 7/8 3.5★
N- The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler 23/9 2.5★
O- Elizabeth O'Shea - The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan 18/10 4★
F- Faith - The Body in the Belfry by Katherine Hall Page 23/9 3★
W- Wake by Shelley Burr 3/9 4★
I- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 23/8 4.5★
N- No Place for Secrets by Sherry Lewis 27/9 4★
T- A Time to Die by Tom Wood 10/9 3.5★
E- Best Laid Schemes by Emma Jensen 17/9 2★
R- Roberta - The Railway Children by E. Nesbit 29/8 4★


House Bolton
Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red.
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 29/4 2★
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5 3.5★
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed. <-> the secret of Archie's daughter
Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 19/4 4★
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”


O- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 20/10 5★
U- Death Of A Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield 7/9 3★
R- A Royal Murder by Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 4/9 3.5★
B- Beautiful Death by Fiona McIntosh 17/8 4★
L- Lady Adelaide - Just Make Believe by Maggie Robinson 11/9 3.5★
A- Adam - The Birds and the Bees by Milly Johnson 26/8 4★
D- The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes 19/9 3.5★
E- The Unexpected Wife by Emily Hendrickson 20/9 3★
S- Spinifex by John Grant 8/9 4★
A- Maggie Adair - Class by Jenny Colgan 26/8 3★
R- In the Midst of Life by Roger Silverwood 16/9 3.5★
E- The Diamond Throne by David Eddings 24/9 3★
S- Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff 21/9 3★
H- Ada Harris - Mrs Harris Goes to New York by Paul Gallico 1/9 4★
A- The Afternoon Tea Club by Jane Gilley 14/9 3★
R- Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin 29/9 2★
P- Mitch Parker - Mastermind by Helen Goltz 4/8 2.5★

Game of Thrones
Duration: Open
Level: 25+

House Martell
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 27/4 3.5★
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson 18/4 3★
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4 5★
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”


U- Under the Apple Tree by Lilian Harry 5/6 3.5★
N- Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts 28/6 2★
B- Blackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin 8/6 4★
O- 100 Proof Murder by Mary Ellis 10/7 2★
W- The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 5/7 4★
E- Katniss Everdeen - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 8/6 3★
D- Discworld #27 - The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett 6/6/5★
U- A Clear Case Of Suicide by Michael Underwood 25/5 3.5★
N- Napoleon - The Battling Prophet by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3★
B- Belgarath - Magician's Gambit by David Eddings 14/6 3.5★
E- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 20/6 3.5★
N- Nana - The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 11/7 4.5★
T- The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett 12/6 5★
U- Unexpected Lessons in Love by Lucy Dillon 1/7 3.5★
N- No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak 17/7 4★
B- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 17/6 5★
R- Rebecca - The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin 22/6 5★
O- The Runaway Duchess by Patricia Oliver 20/7 3★
K- Kickback by Garry Disher 3/7 4★
E- Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings 1/7 3.5★
N- Nine Days by Toni Jordan 19/7 4★




House Mormont
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
Once Upon A Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond 27/10 5★
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love - Lorna's love for Cecil is unrequited
The Small Hours of the Morning by Margaret Yorke 19/4 3.5★
Motto: “Here We Stand”


H- Hirschhausen - Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher 20/6 5★
E- Eve Dallas - Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb 2/7 3.5★
R- Raychel - A Summer Fling by Milly Johnson 14/7 4★
E- Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings 7/7 3★
W- Windom - Jessica Windom by Marnie Ellingson 14/7 3.5★
E- Ellie - Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton 8/7 3.5★
S- St Kilda Blues by Geoffrey McGeachin 26/6 4.5★
T- A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd 21/6 3.5★
A- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 2/7 3★
N- Nobody's Sweetheart Now by Maggie Robinson 21/7 4★
D- Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany 2.5★


House Stark
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.
Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse 18/4 3★
Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy 14/5 4★
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings 25/5 3★
Motto: “Winter is Coming”


W- The Popeye Murder by Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 27/7 4★
I- The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland 11/6 4★
N- Summer Island by Natalie Normann 23/7 4★
T- The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide 12/7 2★
E- Guardians of the West by David Eddings 15/7 3★
R- V for Violet by Alison Rattle 16/7 3★
I- An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd 23/6 3★
S- Stephanie - A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe 24/6 4★
C- Psychic Cats by Theresa Cheung 29/6 3★
O- Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt 18/8 4★
M- D-E-D Dead! by Geoffrey McGeachin 23/6 4★
I- The Incomparable Cassandra by Laura Paquet 8/7 3★
N- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 9/8 1★
G- Fat, Fifty & F***Ed! by Geoffrey McGeachin 27/6 4★


House Targaryen
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 15/5 5★
Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role. - Sarah has been exiled by her husband & two of her children
When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 25/4 4★
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare). only 2 Orphans left
Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz 17/4 3★
Motto: “Fire and Blood”


F- Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford 1/8 4★
I- Alex & Me by Irene M. Pepperberg 5/8 3★
R- Crossbones Yard by Kate Rhodes 3/8 3★
E- King of the Murgos by David Eddings 18/7 3★
A- A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie 26/7 5★
N- Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell 14/8 4★
D- Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings 22/7 3★
B- Baxter's Requiem by Matthew Crow 19/7 3.5★
L- Lady Adelaide - Who's Sorry Now? by Maggie Robinson 13/8 4★
O- Old Bones by David Wishart 19/8 2★
O- Offred - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 13/9 4.5★
D- Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink 24/7 3★

Game of Thrones
Duration: Open
Level: 25+
36/36 tasks
163/163 spell(SPELL: title,author,characters, series)

House Arryn
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 24/4 4★
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way. - several members of the regiment are involved in this murder
Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 17/4 4.5★
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!
The Phantom by Lee Falk 23/5 4★
Motto: “As High As Honor”


A- The Very Last List of Vivian Walker by Megan Albany 10/5 3.5★
S- Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 18/5 3★
H- The Abandoned Rake by Emily Hendrickson 31/5 3★
I- The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4★
G- Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner 22/5 3★
H- Aggie Hermann - The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon 2/6 4★
A- Flora Atkins - The Land Girls by Victoria Purman 16/5 4.5★
S- Into the Night by Sarah Bailey 20/5 3.5★
H- Catherine Hunter - Scandal's Reward by Jean Ewing 2/6 3★
O- Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5★
N- The Awakening by Nora Roberts 27/5 3.5★
O- Out of the Ruins by Preston Grassmann 29/5 3★
R- Ralf by Anne Crawford 11/5 5★


House Baratheon
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.
Regina by Clare Darcy 27/4 3★
Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice. - Jess is so angry at her sister Lily's perceived actions that she hasn't spoken to her in 30 years
If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman 28/4 3★
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king. - reindeer
Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin 16/5 2.5★
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”


O- Laura O'Connor - The Doctor Calling by Meredith Appleyard 4/5 3.5★
U- The Unflappable Miss Fairchild by Regina Scott 29/4 3★
R- Rincewind - The Discworld Graphic Novels by Terry Pratchett 22/5 4★
S- Sean Ashby - The Country Practice by Meredith Appleyard 24/4 4★
I- In Death #7.5 - Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb 18/5 3★
S- Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas 27/5 1★
T- The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman 2/5 5★
H- A Haunting at Holkham by Anne Glenconner 9/5 4★
E- Eve Dallas - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 12/5 4★
F- Fry's Ties by Stephen Fry 3/6 4★
U- The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows by Jenni Keer 22/5 3.5★
R- Return to Roseglen by Helene Young 9/6 3.5★
Y- Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaëlle Giordano 6/6 3.5★


House Greyjoy
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth 23/4 2.5★
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
Temeraire by Naomi Novik 20/4 4.5★
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball 7/5 4★
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”

W- Weather: A Force of Nature by Royal Meteorological Society 9/6 5★
E- Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 24/5 4★
D- And Furthermore by Judi Dench 3/5 3.5★
O- What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5 4★
N- Nick - Home at Last by Meredith Appleyard 12/6 3.5★
O- Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1★
T- The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort 21/5 4★
S- Sam Vimes - Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 28/5 5★
O- The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen 13/6 4.5★
W- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 28/6 4★


House Lannister
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
Three Women and a Boat by Anne Youngson 5/5 4★
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.
The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 14/4 3.5★ the feuding Muriel & Joan
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus. - mountain lion
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn 20/5 3.5★
Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”


H- Hercule - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 5/6 4★
E- Domes of Fire by David Eddings 31/5 3★
A- Anima - In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu 3/6 1★
R- Roy Cooper - Cooper Not Out by Justin Smith 10/6 5★
M- The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey 7/6 3.5★
E- Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 1/6 4★
R- The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg 15/6 4.5★
O- One Moment by Linda Green 16/6 4★
A- Amy - Book Lovers by Linda M. Priestley 4/6 2★
R- The Rat Catcher by Kim Kelly 17/6 5★

Celestial Challenge
Duration: 14/4/22-13/4/23
Level: Ursa Major
66/66
(title, author, series, MC, narrator, translator)

January: Mensa
M- Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 27/4 3.5★
E- Green Grow the Dollars by Emma Lathen 28/4 3★
N- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 21/4 3.5★
S- Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 17/4 4.5★
A- The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 14/4 3.5★


February: Pictor
P- A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett 16/4 5★
I- If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman 28/4 3★
C- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 15/4 5★
T- Temeraire by Naomi Novik 20/4 4.5★
O- Laura O'Connor - The Doctor Calling by Meredith Appleyard 4/5 3.5★
R- Regina by Clare Darcy 27/4 3★


March: Cancer
C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 24/4 4★
A- When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 25/4 4★
N- The Nurses' War by Victoria Purman 2/5 5★
C- The Country Practice by Meredith Appleyard 24/4 4★
E- Domes of Fire by David Eddings 31/5 3★
R- The Unflappable Miss Fairchild by Regina Scott 29/4 3★


April: Hydra
H- A Haunting at Holkham by Anne Glenconner 9/5 4★
Y- Three Women and a Boat by Anne Youngson 5/5 4★
D- Ethan Daldry - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy 14/5 4★
R- Ralf by Anne Crawford 11/5 5★
A- Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball 7/5 4★


May: Virgo
V- Victor - The Darkest Day by Tom Wood 14/4 3★
I- The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4★
R- Nerissa Raleigh - Once Upon A Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
G- Jeremy Garnet - Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse 18/4 3★
O- What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5 4★


June: Libra
L- The Land Girls by Victoria Purman 16/5 4.5★
I- In Death #7.5 - Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb 18/5 3★
B- Belgariad #1 - Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 1/6 4★
R- Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin 16/5 2.5★
A- Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 18/5 3★


July: Draco
D- The Discworld Graphic Novels by Terry Pratchett 22/5 4★
R- The Awakening by Nora Roberts 27/5 3.5★
A- The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort 21/5 4★
C- Chet - Dog On It by Spencer Quinn 20/5 3.5★
O- Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5★


August: Lyra
L- The Phantom by Lee Falk 23/5 4★
Y- The Small Hours of the Morning by Margaret Yorke 19/4 3.5★
R- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4 5★
A- The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5 3.5★


September: Sagitta
S- Evan Smoak - Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz 17/4 3★
A- And Furthermore by Judi Dench 3/5 3.5★
G- The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon 5/5 2.5★
I- Into the Night by Sarah Bailey 20/5 3.5★
T- The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 15/5 5★
T- Theo - The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows by Jenni Keer 22/5 3.5★
A- After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson 18/4 3★


October: Pegasus
P- Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 26/4 4★
E- Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 24/5 4★
G- Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner 22/5 3★
A- The Very Last List of Vivian Walker by Megan Albany 10/5 3.5★
S- Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5★
U- Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 19/4 4★
S- The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth 23/4 2.5★


November: Pisces
P- Out of the Ruins by Preston Grassmann 29/5 3★
I- In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu 3/6 1★
S- Madalena by Sheila Walsh 30/4 4★
C- Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 29/4 2★
E- Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings 25/5 3★
S- Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas 27/5 1★


December: Aries
A- Alexander Heathercott - Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1★
R- Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 12/5 4★
I- Ivy - Return to Roseglen by Helene Young 9/6 3.5★
E- The Abandoned Rake by Emily Hendrickson 31/5 3★
S- Sam Vimes - Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 28/5 5★

Amethyst


All About You: Part 1
Hunger Games
Game of Thrones

All About Me, Part 1 completed.

Emerald: Reading


Read Your Name
Materia Medica
Around the World in 80 Days
Celestial
University I
University II
Finish this sentence --> 4 coins
Tarot

144: Into The Blue by Virginia McKenna 31/3 5★
246: The Long Walk by Kerry Greenwood 1/4 5★
368: The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson 2/4 3.5★
399: All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard 3/4 5★
358: The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4/4 3.5★
464: Better Off Dead by Tom Wood 5/4 4★
315: The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh 6/4 3.5★
304: Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins 6/4 4.5★
336: The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson 7/4 3.5★
312: Alzheimer's: How to Protect the Brain by Sandra Cabot 7/4 4★
349: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill 8/4 3★
368: Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 4★
440: The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey 10/4 3.5★

total: 4403p

Current total: 564,675

Spessartite: Monthly


Feb Winter Olympics
A-MAZE-ing March
June: Get Royal
May Idioms
October: QE2
Pictionary
Jan: Virtues or Vices
January Upside Down
Feb: Let it be love
Celebrating Shakespeare
Anzac Day
June: Something Old...
June: Crawling Critters
July: Fireworks
August Beach Blast
October: A Nightmarish Halloween
November Rain
Jan 2023 Upside Down: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
March: Luck of the Irish