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Serious Readers Challenge for 2017Jan. 1, 2017-Aug. 5, 2017
(100/100)
1. The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood 1/5/17
2. Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy by Leslie Carroll 1/10/17
3. The Trespasser by Tana French 1/16/17
4. Royal Pains: A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds by Leslie Carroll 1/18/17
5. Broken Prey by John Sandford 1/18/17
6. 24 Hours by Greg Iles 1/21/17
7. The Captive Queen of Scots by Jean Plaidy 1/26/17
8. Thursday's Children by Nicci French 1/29/17
9. The Orphan Choir by Sophie Hannah 1/30/17
10. Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie 2/2/17
11. All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda 2/6/17
12. Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes 2/8/17
13. The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne 2/9/17
14. The Winter Crown: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick 2/11/17
15. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 2/11/17
16. Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah 2/17/17
17. A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors by Michael Farquhar 2/18/17
18. Friday on My Mind by Nicci French 2/18/17
19. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner 2/20/17
20. Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes 2/20/17
21. Reign of Madness by Lynn Cullen 2/23/17
22. In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming 2/23/17
23. Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, From Cleopatra to Princess Di by Kris Waldherr 2/24/17
24. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 3/4/17
25. Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman 3/5/17
26. Invisible Prey by John Sandford 3/5/17
27. Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs 3/7/17
28. Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes 3/9/17
29. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume 3/11/17
30. The Considerate Killer by Lene Kaaberbøl 3/11/17
31. The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian 3/12/17
32. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 3/15/17
33. Field of Graves by J.T. Ellison 3/17/17
34. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline 3/18/17
35. Long Gone by Alafair Burke 3/19/17
36. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 3/19/17
37. The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly 3/21/17
38. The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian 3/23/17
39. The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki 3/26/17
40. The Kill by Jane Casey 3/31/17
41. The Murder in the Tower by Jean Plaidy 3/31/17
42. Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison 4/1/17
43. The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis 4/1/17
44. Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue 4/4/17
45. A Triple Knot by Emma Campion 4/7/17
46. After the Fire by Jane Casey 4/9/17
47. Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles 4/12/17
48. Sisi: Empress on Her Own by Allison Pataki 4/14/17
49. The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina 4/16/16
50. The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 4/17/17
51. When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison 4/21/17
52. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4/23/17
53. Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens 4/25/17
54. Mad Kings & Queens: History's Most Famous Raving Royals by Alison Rattle 4/29/17
55. Myself, My Enemy by Jean Plaidy 4/30/17
56. The Lost Girls by Heather Young 4/30/17
57. Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry Jones 5/3/17
58. The Disappeared: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson 5/5/17
59. The Wandering Prince (Stuart Saga, #4) by Jean Plaidy 5/7/17
60. Marathon by Brian Freeman 5/10/17
61. My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry 5/11/17
62. A Health Unto His Majesty (Stuart Saga, #5) by Jean Plaidy 5/12/17
63. The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper 5/17/17
64. Conviction by Julia Dahl 5/17/17
65. The Queen's Pawn by Christy English 5/18/17
66. What Lies Behind by J.T. Ellison 5/19/17
67. Dead Sleep by Greg Iles 5/23/17
68. Close Case by Alafair Burke 5/24/17
69. The Woman Before Me by Ruth Dugdall 5/25/17
70. The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood 5/21/17
71. The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood 5/29/17
72. Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord by Jean Plaidy 5/29/17
73. The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti 5/31/17
74. What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes 6/3/17
75. The Night Bird by Brian Freeman 6/4/17
76. The Sacrificial Man by Ruth Dugdall 6/5/17
77. The Widow by Fiona Barton 6/7/17
78. The Pleasures of Love by Jean Plaidy 6/9/17
79. The Three Crowns: The Story of William and Mary by Jean Plaidy 6/11/17
80. Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø 6/13/17
81. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown 6/20/17
82. If You Were Here by Alafair Burke 6/21/17
83. Sleep No More by Greg Iles 6/24/17
84. I Found You by Lisa Jewell 6/25/17
85. Three Maids for a Crown by Ella March Chase 6/27/17
86. Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman 6/29/17
87. The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari 6/30/17
88. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 7/1/17
89. Hostage: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson 7/3/17
90. The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg 7/7/17
91. The Haunted Sisters by Jean Plaidy 7/7/17
92. I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark 7/8/17
93. William's Wife by Jean Plaidy 7/15/17
94. Phantom Prey by John Sandford 7/20/17
95. Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia by Michael Farquhar 7/25/17
96. The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 7/28/17
97. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 7/30/17
98. Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain by Michael Farquhar 8/2/17
99. Wicked Prey by John Sandford 8/3/17
100. The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson 8/5/17
Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge (2016)(47/100)
1. The Drowning Girls by Paula Treick DeBoard 8/28/16
2. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 9/3/16
3. Angels Burning by Tawni O'Dell 9/4/16
4. Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes 9/6/16
5. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan 9/8/16
6. Run You Down by Julia Dahl 9/10/16
7. Mortal Fear by Greg Iles 9/13/16
8. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena 9/13/16
9. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight 9/14/16
10. The Other Widow by Susan H. Crawford 9/18/16
11. Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 9/18/16
12. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll 9/19/16
13. Baby Doll by Hollie Overton 9/19/16
14. Discretion by Allison Leotta 9/20/16
15. Speak of the Devil by Allison Leotta 9/21/16
16. A Good Killing by Allison Leotta 9/24/16
17. The Last Good Girl by Allison Leotta 9/26/16
18. The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter 10/2/16
19. We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley 10/6/16
20. Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir 10/8/16
21. Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton 10/9/16
22. The King's Mistress by Emma Campion 10/13/16
23. All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage 10/16/16
24. The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick 10/23/16
25. Reckless Creed by Alex Kava 10/24/16
26. The Borgia Betrayal by Sara Poole 10/28/16
27. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 10/30/16
28. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran 11/5/16
29. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King 11/6/16
30. Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati 11/12/16
31. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 11/13/16
32. Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy 11/23/16
33. Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory 11/26/16
34. Finders Keepers by Stephen King 11/28/16
35. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 12/3/16
36. The Traitor's Wife: The Woman Behind Benedict Arnold and the Plan to Betray America by Allison Pataki 12/7/16
37. End of Watch by Stephen King 12/10/16
38. Mortal Prey by John Sandford 12/14/16
39. No One Knows by J.T. Ellison 12/14/16
40. Naked Prey by John Sandford 12/15/16
41. Cane River by Lalita Tademy 12/17/16
42. The Watchman by Robert Crais 12/17/16
43. Revival by Stephen King 12/18/16
44. Broadchurch by Erin Kelly 12/19/16
45. The Girl Before by Rena Olsen 12/22/16
46. Hidden Prey by John Sandford 12/26/16
47. All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker 12/28/16
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i'm in of course!Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge (2016)
(100/100)
1. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 1/1/16
2. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 1/2/16
3. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 1/2/16
4. Sudden Prey by John Sandford 1/5/16
5. The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer 1/9/16
6. The Bone Tree by Greg Iles 1/11/16
7. Mrs. de Winter by Susan Hill 1/12/16
8. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 1/14/16
9. Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 1/20/16
10. The Sun in Splendour by Jean Plaidy 1/22/16
11. The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty 1/23/16
12. Secret Prey by John Sandford 1/26/16
13. Madonna of the Seven Hills by Jean Plaidy 1/27/16
14. Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova 1/29/16
15. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin 1/31/16
16. Light on Lucrezia by Jean Plaidy 2/4/16
17. Resolution by Denise Mina 2/6/16
18. The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory 2/7/16
19. To Hold the Crown by Jean Plaidy 2/9/16
20. The Coroner by M.R. Hall 2/12/16
21. Katharine, the Virgin Widow by Jean Plaidy 2/14/16
22. The Shadow of the Pomegranate by Jean Plaidy 2/14/16
23. The King's Secret Matter by Jean Plaidy 2/16/16
24. Certain Prey by John Sandford 2/18/16
25. Find Her by Lisa Gardner 2/22/16
26. Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy 2/26/16
27. Easy Prey by John Sandford 2/28/16
28. The Disappeared by M.R. Hall 3/1/16
29. The Redeemed by M.R. Hall 3/3/16
30. The Lion of Justice by Jean Plaidy 3/5/16
31. 14. The Lost Witness by Robert Ellis 3/6/16
32. The White Princess by Philippa Gregory 3/8/16
33. The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton 3/10/16
34. The Passionate Enemies by Jean Plaidy 3/12/16
35. The Courts of Love by Jean Plaidy 3/12/16
36. The Queen's Secret by Jean Plaidy 3/13/16
37. Madame Serpent by Jean Plaidy 3/15/16
38. Chosen Prey by John Sandford 3/19/16
39. The Italian Woman by Jean Plaidy 3/19/16
40. The King's Confidante by Jean Plaidy 3/21/16
41. The Sixth Wife by Jean Plaidy 3/24/16
42. White Teeth by Zadie Smith 4/1/16
43. Murder in Silence by Gary Kassay 4/2/16
44. Snake Skin by C.J. Lyons 4/5/16
45. The Thistle and the Rose by Jean Plaidy 4/5/16
46. The Serpent and the Pearl by Kate Quinn 4/7/16
47. Poison by Sara Poole 4/9/16
48. Mary, Queen of France by Jean Plaidy 4/10/16
49. The Spanish Bridegroom by Jean Plaidy 4/14/16
50. Queen Jezebel by Jean Plaidy 4/14/16
51. The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory 4/20/16
52. The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory 4/22/16
53. A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George 4/23/16
54. The Lion and the Rose by Kate Quinn 4/25/16
55. The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York by Jean Plaidy 4/30/16
56. The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy 5/1/16
57. The Rose Without a Thorn by Jean Plaidy 5/1/16
58. The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West 5/2/16
59. Stolen by Allison Brennan 5/3/16
60. True Evil by Greg Iles 5/6/16
61. Third Degree by Greg Iles 5/7/16
62. Blood and Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant 5/23/16
63. Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen 5/23/16
64. The Creation of Eve by Lynn Cullen 5/27/16
65. The Secret Life of Josephine: Napoleon's Bird of Paradise by Carolly Erickson 5/30/16
66. Invisible City by Julia Dahl 5/31/16
67. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick 6/1/16
68. Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn 6/1/16
69. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 6/4/16
70. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 6/6/16
71. His Last Duchess by Gabrielle Kimm 6/9/16
72. The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas 6/12/16
73. Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey 6/14/16
74. Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow by Juliet Grey 6/22/16
75. In the Shadow of the Crown by Jean Plaidy 6/30/16
76. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents 6/30/16
77. A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah 7/2/16
78. Goodbye to the Dead by Brian Freeman 7/6/16
79. Gay Lord Robert by Jean Plaidy 7/7/16
80. Castile for Isabella by Jean Plaidy 7/9/16
81. Spain for the Sovereigns by Jean Plaidy 7/10/16
82. Daughters of Spain by Jean Plaidy 7/10/16
83. Blind Faith by C.J. Lyons 7/12/16
84. Confessions of Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey 7/14/16
85. Farewell to Dreams by C.J. Lyons 7/15/16
86. Royal Road to Fotheringay (Stuart Saga, #1) by Jean Plaidy 7/18/16
87. Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt 7/21/16
88. The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 7/23/16
89. Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy by Irvin D. Yalom 7/29/16
90. Murder Season by Robert Ellis 7/29/16
91. Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower 8/1/16
92. The Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne Kalogridis 8/7/16
93. Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 8/9/16
94. The Ex by Alafair Burke 8/15/16
95. The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran 8/15/16
96. Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies 8/16/16
97. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 8/19/16
98. The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 8/24/16
99. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman 8/26/16
100. Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta 8/26/16
not quite...oh well...it's a brand new year for reading :)Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2015
7/19/15-12/31/15
(181/200)
101. Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer 7/19/15
102. Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman 7/24/15
103. A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown 7/26/15
104. Breaking Creed by Alex Kava 7/27/15
105. The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter 7/28/15
106. The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 8/1/15
107. The Keeper by Luke Delaney 8/1/15
108. One False Move by Alex Kava 8/2/15
109. See No Evil by Allison Brennan 8/6/15
110. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 8/8/15
111. Looking Good Dead by Peter James 8/9/15
112. The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams 8/12/15
113. The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman 8/13/15
114. The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison 8/13/15
115. The Secret Life of Families: Making Decisions About Secrets: When Keeping Secrets Can Harm You, When Keeping Secrets Can Heal You-And How to Know the Difference by Evan Imber-Black 8/17/15
116. The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir 8/22/15
117. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields 8/23/15
118. City Of Fire by Robert Ellis 8/26/15
119. The Innocent by Harlan Coben 8/29/15
120. The Dark Rose by Erin Kelly 9/3/15
121. Night Prey by John Sandford 9/5/15
122. Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl 9/10/15
123. Hush Hush by Laura Lippman 9/10/15
124. The Soul of Discretion by Susan Hill 9/12/15
125. Taboo by Casey Hill 9/13/15
126. Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage 9/15/15
127. Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm 9/16/15
128. Torn by Casey Hill 9/17/15
129. Death of a Nightingale by Lene Kaaberbøl 9/18/15
130. Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson 9/21/15
131. Field of Blood by Denise Mina 9/22/15
132. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 9/25/15
133. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 9/25/15
134. Garnethill by Denise Mina 9/27/15
135. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/29/15
136. Still Alice by Lisa Genova 10/1/15
137. The Plantagenet Prelude by Jean Plaidy 10/3/15
138. Still Life by Joy Fielding 10/4/15
139. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory 10/7/15
140. The Revolt of the Eaglets by Jean Plaidy 10/9/15
141. The Heart of the Lion by Jean Plaidy 10/11/15
142. Second Life: A Novel by S.J. Watson 10/11/15
143. Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton 10/13/15
144. The Lost by Claire McGowan 10/15/15
145. Mind Prey by John Sandford 10/17/15
146. Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom 10/18/15
147. Silenced by Allison Brennan 10/20/15
148. The Executioner by Chris Carter 10/23/15
149. The Prince of Darkness by Jean Plaidy 10/27/15
150. The Battle of the Queens by Jean Plaidy 10/30/15
151. Killer Takes All by Erica Spindler 10/1/15
152. The Queen from Provence by Jean Plaidy 11/3/15
153. Solitude Creek by Jeffery Deaver 11/5/15
154. Hammer of the Scots by Jean Plaidy 11/5/15
155. The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy 11/7/15
156. Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson 11/10/15
157. The Follies of the King by Jean Plaidy 11/11/15
158. A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison 11/14/15
159. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 11/16/15
160. The Daylight Marriage by Heidi Pitlor 11/18/15
161. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 11/18/15
162. The Yard by Alex Grecian 11/19/15
163. The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah 11/21/15
164. Silent Creed by Alex Kava 11/22/15
165. The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder 11/25/15
166. The Vow on the Heron by Jean Plaidy 11/28/15
167. Exile by Denise Mina 11/30/15
168. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 12/3/15
169. Passage to Pontefract by Jean Plaidy 12/4/15
170. Lazybones by Mark Billingham 12/6/15
171. The Toy Taker by Luke Delaney 12/9/15
172. Someone Else's Skin by Sarah Hilary 12/10/15
173. The Star of Lancaster by Jean Plaidy 12/11/15
174. Epitaph for Three Women by Jean Plaidy 12/14/15
175. The Tunnels by Michelle Gagnon 12/15/15
176. The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 12/16/15
177. Plea of Insanity by Jilliane Hoffman 12/19/15
178. Red Rose of Anjou by Jean Plaidy 12/23/15
179. Stalked by Allison Brennan 12/24/15
180. Annabel by Kathleen Winter 12/27/15
181. The Tommyknockers by Stephen King 12/29/15
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this was definitely the most fun challenge! We need another one!!
I'm in!A Puzzling Mystery Challenge
10/6/15-10/6/16
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Nosy Neighbour
1. RED The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory 10/7/15
2. HEART The Heart of the Lion by Jean Plaidy 10/11/15
3. LOVE Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom 10/18/15
4. DARK(ness) The Prince of Darkness by Jean Plaidy 10/27/15
5. KILLER Killer Takes All by Erica Spindler 10/1/15
Private Investigator
6. LIGHT The Daylight Marriage by Heidi Pitlor 11/18/15
7. MURDER The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah 11/21/15
8. BONES Lazybones by Mark Billingham 12/6/15
9. FOR Epitaph for Three Women by Jean Plaidy 12/14/15
10. PLEA Plea of Insanity by Jilliane Hoffman 12/19/15
Junior Detective
11. ROSE Red Rose of Anjou by Jean Plaidy 12/23/15
12. MAD The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer 1/9/16
13. TREE The Bone Tree by Greg Iles 1/11/16
14. EVIL Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 1/20/16
15. SECRET Secret Prey by John Sandford 1/26/16
Senior Detective
16. ART Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin 1/31/16
17. SHADOW The Shadow of the Pomegranate by Jean Plaidy 2/14/16
18. FIND Find Her by Lisa Gardner 2/22/16
19. JUSTICE The Lion of Justice by Jean Plaidy 3/5/16
20. POISON Poison by Sara Poole 4/7/16
Chief Inspector
21. BIRD The Secret Life of Josephine: Napoleon's Bird of Paradise by Carolly Erickson 5/30/16
22. HOUSE The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 6/4/16
23. KEY Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 6/6/16
Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 20157/19/15-12/31/15
(181/200)
101. Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer 7/19/15
102. Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman 7/24/15
103. A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown 7/26/15
104. Breaking Creed by Alex Kava 7/27/15
105. The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter 7/28/15
106. The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 8/1/15
107. The Keeper by Luke Delaney 8/1/15
108. One False Move by Alex Kava 8/2/15
109. See No Evil by Allison Brennan 8/6/15
110. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 8/8/15
111. Looking Good Dead by Peter James 8/9/15
112. The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams 8/12/15
113. The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman 8/13/15
114. The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison 8/13/15
115. The Secret Life of Families: Making Decisions About Secrets: When Keeping Secrets Can Harm You, When Keeping Secrets Can Heal You-And How to Know the Difference by Evan Imber-Black 8/17/15
116. The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir 8/22/15
117. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields 8/23/15
118. City Of Fire by Robert Ellis 8/26/15
119. The Innocent by Harlan Coben 8/29/15
120. The Dark Rose by Erin Kelly 9/3/15
121. Night Prey by John Sandford 9/5/15
122. Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl 9/10/15
123. Hush Hush by Laura Lippman 9/10/15
124. The Soul of Discretion by Susan Hill 9/12/15
125. Taboo by Casey Hill 9/13/15
126. Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage 9/15/15
127. Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm 9/16/15
128. Torn by Casey Hill 9/17/15
129. Death of a Nightingale by Lene Kaaberbøl 9/18/15
130. Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson 9/21/15
131. Field of Blood by Denise Mina 9/22/15
132. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 9/25/15
133. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 9/25/15
134. Garnethill by Denise Mina 9/27/15
135. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/29/15
136. Still Alice by Lisa Genova 10/1/15
137. The Plantagenet Prelude by Jean Plaidy 10/3/15
138. Still Life by Joy Fielding 10/4/15
139. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory 10/7/15
140. The Revolt of the Eaglets by Jean Plaidy 10/9/15
141. The Heart of the Lion by Jean Plaidy 10/11/15
142. Second Life: A Novel by S.J. Watson 10/11/15
143. Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton 10/13/15
144. The Lost by Claire McGowan 10/15/15
145. Mind Prey by John Sandford 10/17/15
146. Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom 10/18/15
147. Silenced by Allison Brennan 10/20/15
148. The Executioner by Chris Carter 10/23/15
149. The Prince of Darkness by Jean Plaidy 10/27/15
150. The Battle of the Queens by Jean Plaidy 10/30/15
151. Killer Takes All by Erica Spindler 10/1/15
152. The Queen from Provence by Jean Plaidy 11/3/15
153. Solitude Creek by Jeffery Deaver 11/5/15
154. Hammer of the Scots by Jean Plaidy 11/5/15
155. The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy 11/7/15
156. Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson 11/10/15
157. The Follies of the King by Jean Plaidy 11/11/15
158. A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison 11/14/15
159. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 11/16/15
160. The Daylight Marriage by Heidi Pitlor 11/18/15
161. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 11/18/15
162. The Yard by Alex Grecian 11/19/15
163. The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah 11/21/15
164. Silent Creed by Alex Kava 11/22/15
165. The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder 11/25/15
166. The Vow on the Heron by Jean Plaidy 11/28/15
167. Exile by Denise Mina 11/30/15
168. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 12/3/15
169. Passage to Pontefract by Jean Plaidy 12/4/15
170. Lazybones by Mark Billingham 12/6/15
171. The Toy Taker by Luke Delaney 12/9/15
172. Someone Else's Skin by Sarah Hilary 12/10/15
173. The Star of Lancaster by Jean Plaidy 12/11/15
174. Epitaph for Three Women by Jean Plaidy 12/14/15
175. The Tunnels by Michelle Gagnon 12/15/15
176. The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 12/16/15
177. Plea of Insanity by Jilliane Hoffman 12/19/15
178. Red Rose of Anjou by Jean Plaidy 12/23/15
179. Stalked by Allison Brennan 12/24/15
180. Annabel by Kathleen Winter 12/27/15
181. The Tommyknockers by Stephen King 12/29/15
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level 1 finished...onto the next!Level 1: Serious Readers Challenge 2015
1/1/15-12/31/15
(100/100)
1. Make Them Cry by Kevin O'Brien 1/1/15
2. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 1/3/15
3. Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan 1/4/15
4. Gone by Mo Hayder 1/7/15
5. So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison 1/10/15
6. 212 by Alafair Burke 1/13/15
7. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths 1/17/15
8. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 1/18/15
9. Where All the Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison 1/20/15
10. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 1/22/15
11. Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver 1/24/15
12. Silent Prey by John Sandford 1/25/15
13. Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein 1/27/15
14. The Missing by Jane Casey 1/28/15
15. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 1/29/15
16. A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava 1/31/15
17. Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke 2/2/25
18. XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery Deaver 2/4/15
19. A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison 2/6/15
20. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 2/6/15
21. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 2/8/15
22. Whiteout by Ken Follett 2/9/15
23. The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey 2/10/15
24. See Jane Die by Erica Spindler 2/13/15
25. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2/15/15
26. Body Count by P.D. Martin 2/17/15
27. Never Tell by Alafair Burke 2/18/15
28. All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke 2/19/15
29. Dead Run by Erica Spindler 2/21/15
30. Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith 2/23/15
31. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 2/25/15
32. Die Again by Tess Gerritsen 2/26/15
33. The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes 3/4/15
34. Exposed by Alex Kava 3/5/15
35. If I Should Die by Allison Brennan 3/9/15
36. Black Friday by Alex Kava 3/13/15
37. Working with Families of the Poor by Patricia Minuchin 3/13/14
38. Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham 3/15/15
39. Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham 3/18/15
40. Breakneck by Erica Spindler 3/20/15
41. Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith 3/21/15
42. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 3/25/15
43. Damaged by Alex Kava 3/27/15
44. Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner 3/27/15
45. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens 3/29/15
46. No Safe House by Linwood Barclay 4/1/15
47. Suspicion by Joseph Finder 4/3/15
48. Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 4/6/15
49. Broken Harbor by Tana French 4/8/15
50. Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving 4/9/15
51. You're Not Safe by Mary Burton 4/11/15
52. The Shadows in the Street by Susan Hill 4/13/15
53. Poppet by Mo Hayder 4/15/15
54. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 4/17/15
55. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 4/16/15
56. Moments of Clarity: Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery by Christopher Kennedy Lawford 4/20/15
57. Little Face by Sophie Hannah 4/21/15
58. The Truth-Teller's Lie by Sophie Hannah 4/23/15
59. Wolf by Mo Hayder 4/25/15
60. The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah 4/26/15
61. Rogue by Mark T. Sullivan 4/29/15
62. The Dead Lie Down by Sophie Hannah 4/30/15
63. The Cradle In The Grave by Sophie Hannah 5/2/15
64. The Boy Who Followed Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 5/6/15
65. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 5/9/15
66. Season of Fear by Brian Freeman 5/9/15
67. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 5/10/15
68. The Other Woman's House by Sophie Hannah 5/13/15
69. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey 5/16/15
70. Hotwire by Alex Kava 5/17/15
71. Fireproof by Alex Kava 5/19/15
72. Ordinary People by Judith Guest 5/19/15
73. Missing Justice by Alafair Burke 5/20/15
74. Ripley Under Water by Patricia Highsmith 5/24/15
75. The Telling Error by Sophie Hannah 5/25/15
76. Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton 5/27/15
77. Stranded by Alex Kava 5/29/15
78. By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman 5/30/15
79. In the Dark by Mark Billingham 6/3/15
80. Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah 6/7/15
81. Deception by Denise Mina 6/8/15
82. The Kill: A Novel by Jane Casey 6/10/15
83. Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham 6/12/15
84. The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford 6/14/15
85. Winter Prey by John Sandford 6/16/15
86. My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh 6/17/15
87. The Betrayal of Trust by Susan Hill 6/21/15
88. Snow Angels by James Thompson 6/23/15
89. China Lake by Meg Gardiner 6/25/15
90. The Carrier by Sophie Hannah 6/27/15
91. No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman 6/28/15
92. The Secret Place by Tana French 6/30/15
93. A Question of Identity by Susan Hill 7/2/15
94. Dark Rooms: A Novel by Lili Anolik 7/5/15
95. Blacklands by Belinda Bauer 7/6/15
96. Cold Killing by Luke Delaney 7/8/15
97. Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge 7/11/15
98. Darling Jim by Christian Moerk 7/15/15
99. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson 7/16/15
100. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris 7/19/15
finally finished!!Texting Acronyms Challenge
Duration: July 9, 2014-July 2, 2015
(26/26) Acronyms
(74/74) Books read
✔ A: AAK (Asleep At Keyboard)
A Animal Farm by George Orwell 7/13/14
A Alice Walker The Color Purple 8/5/14
K Kava, Alex A Perfect Evil 8/4/14
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✔ B: BFF (Best Friends Forever :)
B The Burning Air by Erin Kelly 7/24/14
F Franzen, Jonathan The Corrections 8/25/14
F Freeman, Brian The Cold Nowhere 9/23/14
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✔ C: CWOT (Complete Waste of Time)
C The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 7/26/14
W Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10/14
O O'Brien, Kevin Disturbed 7/22/14
T The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 7/27/14
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✔ D: DJM (Don't Judge Me)
D Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
J Judith Rossner Looking for Mr. Goodbar 7/15/14
M Malcolm Lowry Under the Volcano 8/8/14
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✔ E: EWI (E-Mailing While Intoxicated)
E Ellison, J.T. 14 8/22/14
W White Noise by Don DeLillo 8/20/14
I Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen 7/29/14
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✔ F: FTW (F*** The World)
F Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 12/6/14
T The Treatment by Mo Hayder 8/11/14
W Walls, Jeannette The Glass Castle 12/23/14
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✔ G: GG (Gotta Go)
G Ghost Story by Peter Straub 8/15/14
G Gerritsen, Tess The Silent Girl 9/8/14
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✔ H: HBIC (Head Bitch in Charge)
H Hayder, Mo Ritual 9/3/14
B Brennan, Allison Love Me to Death 8/9/14
I Iron House by John Hart 8/7/14
C Cornered by Alan Brenham 8/2/14
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✔ I: IJS (I'm Just Sayin'...)
I Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 8/12/14
J Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 8/1/14
S Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13/14
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✔ J: JK (Just Kidding)
J Jane Casey The Last Girl 8/16/14
K Karin Slaughter Cop Town 9/5/14
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✔ K: KIT (Keep in Touch)
K Kava, Alex Split Second 9/20/14
I Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 10/16/14
T Thomas Harris The Silence of the Lambs 9/15/14
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✔ L: LMK (Let Me Know)
L The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15/14
M Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale 10/7/14
K Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan 9/27/14
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✔ M: MOS (Mom Over Shoulder)
M Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy 9/12/14
O The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8/9/14
S Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 8/30/14
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✔ N: NBD (No Big Deal)
N The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke 7/17/14
B Burke, Alafair Dead Connection 9/6/14
D The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 9/11/14
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✔ O: OG (Original Gangsta)
O The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 8/18/14
G Gardner, Lisa Live to Tell 9/13/14
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✔ P: PMP (Peeing My Pants)
P P.D. James Cover Her Face 9/2/14
M Mo Hayder Skin 10/26/14
P The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill 9/10/14
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✔ Q: QYB (Quit Your Bitchin)
Q A Question of Identity by Susan Hill 7/2/15
Y Yalom, Irvin D. Lying on the Couch 9/24/14
B The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen 10/22/14
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✔ R: RNN (Reply Not Necessary)
R Red by Erica Spindler 7/30/14
N Native Son by Richard Wright 7/19/14
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 7/21/14
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✔ S: SG (Sounds Good)
S The Stranger House by Reginald Hill 9/1/14
G Gardner, Lisa The Next Accident 9/17/14
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✔ T: TMI (Too Much Information)
T Tania Carver The Surrogate 10/1/14
M Marquez, Gabriel Garcia One Hundred Years of Solitude 11/6/14
I The Immortals by J.T. Ellison 11/24/14
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✔ U: UTM (You Tell Me)
U Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12/14
T Tess Gerritsen Last to Die 10/21/14
M Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 11/6/14
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✔ V: VWP (Very Well Played)
V Vicious by Kevin O'Brien 11/28/14
W Where All the Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison 1/20/15
P Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion 9/25/14
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✔ W: WTF (What the F***)
W William Golding Lord of the Flies1/29/15
T The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 11/1/14
F Finder, Joseph The Zero Hour 12/20/14
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✔ X: XAO (Hugs and Kisses)
X XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery Deaver 2/4/15
A Alafair Burke Never Tell2/18/15
O One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 2/8/15
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✔ Y: YM (Yo Momma!)
Y You're Not Safe by Mary Burton 4/11/15
M McCarthy, Cormac Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West 11/9/14
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✔ Z: ZZ (sleeping)
Z Zailckas, Koren Mother, Mother 7/20/14
Z Zailckas, Koren Fury: A Memoir 10/3/14
Finally finished...this was really fun!FINISH THIS SENTENCE
6/12/14-3/25/15
Level: Deputy Managing Editor (101/101)
“A woman’s place is...Under the Volcano” 8/8/14
“Can you look me straight in the eye and tell me that…The Sun Also Rises?" 1/3/15
“Did you ever…Love Me to Death” 8/9/14
“Did you know that...I Fear Nothing?” 12/6/14
“Does this dress make me look...14?” 8/22/14
“Don’t drink the water here, it’s filled with...A Dark and Twisted Tide” 6/30/14
“Every day we attack them with…A Perfect Evil” 8/4/14
“Everyone loves a…Native Son” 7/19/14
“Everything is...Ice Cold” 7/29/14
“For breakfast I had...Skin” 10/26/14
“Happiness is...The Silence of the Lambs” 9/15/14
“He came to...The Last Place” 7/15/14
“How is it possible that I've never heard of...The Language of Flowers” 6/19/14
“I can’t believe it was…The Neon Rain” 7/17/14
“I can’t wait until...The Next Accident” 9/17/14
“I confess, I...Love You More” 10/27/14
“I feel better after drinking...Ubik” 7/12/14
“I hate it when certain people...Live to Tell” 9/13/14
“I have a horrible…Animal Farm” 7/13/14
“I learned the hard way that...there are 20th Century Ghosts” 11/9/14
“I left him/her...On the Road” 6/20/14
“I like my men...Disturbed” 7/22/14
“I love taking ‘selfies’ with…Strangers on a Train” 7/13/14
“I love to dance and sing with...The Spy Who Came In from the Cold” 6/22/14
“I often wonder why I bother to…Interview with the Vampire” 10/16/14
“I used the money for…The Keepsake” 6/13/14
“I want to eat my lunch with ...The Other Daughter” 8/18/14
“I went to my prom with...Jane Eyre” 8/1/14
“I wonder why...Things Fall Apart” 12/18/14
“I would do anything for you, except...The Risk of Darkness” 11/5/14
“I wouldn’t be caught dead…Naked in Death” 7/21/14
“I wrestled a...Monkeewrench” 9/12/14
“I’d like to teach the world to sing, but...I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” 7/5/14
“I’d like to travel to...Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster” 8/12/14
“I’d rather be...Looking for Mr. Goodbar” 7/15/14
“I’d tell you with my dying breath that...You've Been Warned” 6/21/14
“I’m in love with my...Ghost Story” 8/15/14
“I’m really looking forward to...Natchez Burning” 6/25/14
“I’m training to be …The Soul Catcher” 10/4/14
“If I could live anywhere, it would be...The Stranger House” 9/1/14
“If I had one superpower that would be...The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” 6/30/14
“If I’d known you were coming, I’d have...Gone” 11/13/14
“If only I had a dollar for every time I thought of...Red Harvest" 6/12/14
“If only I had...The Treatment” 8/11/14
“If you are ever chased by zombies, try…A Drink Before the War” 7/7/14
“If you can’t beat them, …Don't Tell” 7/11/14
“If you had written a book, you would call it...Mother, Mother” 7/20/14
“In a land far, far way…The Haunting of Hill House” 12/14/14
“In the garden I found...The Surrogate” 10/1/14
“Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s...The Silent Girl” 9/8/14
“Its time for…The Crying of Lot 49” 7/26/14
“It took...The Corrections” 8/25/14
“It was a dark and stormy night, just perfect for…The Burning Air” 7/24/14
“It’s rabbit season! It’s Duck season! No, it’s...The Cold Nowhere” 9/23/14
“Last night I dreamed I was...Red” 7/30/14
“Last night I dreamt of...Brideshead Revisited” 6/29/14
“Last night I was walking in the park and saw...Dog Soldiers” 9/19/14
“Look out behind you, it’s a...Ritual” 9/3/14
“My father always said...One for the Money” 6/14/14
“My favorite time of the year is...Unspeakable” 10/11/14
“My most embarrassing moment was when...Along Came a Spider" 3/25/15”
“My mother always told me to…Look Again” 12/7/14
“My neighbor wants me to help her...To Kill a Mockingbird” 7/8/14
“My personal motto is...Lying on the Couch” 9/24/14
“My prom night was...Cop Town” 9/5/14
“My secret talent is…Fury” 10/3/14
“Once upon a time there was a ...Dead Connection” 9/6/14
“Our paths will cross again when...I Am Legend" 2/6/15
“People always tell me...Beautiful Lies” 11/13/14
“People call me the...Price of Justice” 7/4/14
“Poor vampire, he’s…Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last” 7/1/14
“Right now is the perfect time to...Kiss Me, Kill Me” 9/27/14
“Run, if you see...Emma” 6/15/14
“She had a heart like...The Last Girl” 8/16/14
“Sometimes I have to...Play It as It Lays” 9/25/14
“That is a match made in...a Split Second” 9/20/14
“That reminds me; I need to…be Last to Die” 10/21/14
“That was definitely NOT your average...Drop Shot” 7/4/14
“The best dream I ever had was about...The Pure in Heart” 9/10/14
“The best things in life are...The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” 9/21/14
“The night is still young and…Vicious” 11/28/14
“The shocking truth is...The Death of the Heart” 9/11/14
“The specialty of the day is...Intensity” 8/28/14
“The world needs more...White Noise” 8/20/14
“The worst nightmare I ever had was about...The Various Haunts of Men” 7/7/14
“Then I met...The Outsiders” 8/9/14
“Today’s special is...The Color Purple” 8/5/14
“Tomorrow, let’s go to...Slaughterhouse-Five” 8/30/14
“Welcome to...Iron House” 8/7/14
“What do you mean she said...Judas Kiss???” 9/25/14
“When I was little I wanted to be...The Third Victim” 7/27/14
“When I woke up this morning, I thought...Justice for Sara” 7/2/14
“When I’m alone, I like to...Body Count" 2/17/15
“When no one’s looking I like to...Make Them Cry" 1/1/15
“When the weather is cold I like to...See Jane Die" 2/13/15
“When the weather is hot I like to...Cover Her Face” 9/2/14
“Whenever I think of that time of year, I think of…Waiting for Wednesday” 7/10/14
“Will you stay and be my…Last Witness?” 10/1/14
“Will you stay...Cornered” 8/2/14
“Wouldn’t it be nice if...One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?" 2/8/15
“You couldn’t pay me to...Say Goodbye” 11/15/14
Lord of the Flies by William Golding 1/29/15 20 pts-"the deep sea breaking miles away on the reef" (p.51) 5 pts
The Missing by Jane Casey 1/28/15 484 pages 50 pts-"But I didn't allow myself to think about Ben" (p.122) 5 pts
if 75% find one word then we get 30 bonus points? Should we all pick an easy word and find it in a book? Like maybe tree
Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein 1/27/15 20 pts-"the D.A.'s executive assistant, Rose Malone" (p.32) 5 pts
is it one word per book?
