Allison Ann’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2014)

Allison Ann’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I should have two books done before the deadline. One works for all letters and one doesn't yet work for O (but a random character could show up).

Can't sleep. Bad for health, good for reading. Added to the spreadsheet.

Didn't get much read today - lots of cooking and baking. Same for tomorrow. I wish I didn't hate audiobooks with a fiery passion. :D

I'm in and can do backup DQs for Team Oogie Boogie if needed.

Added for B, L and D. Next book will definitely have an O. :)

Thanks for reading a crappy book Suzanne. At least it is over and there was candy to make it more palatable. I'm having trouble finishing any books today, just keep starting them and quitting after a few pages. Nothing grabbing my attention. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Added to the tracking sheet. Only works for B and D I'm afraid.

Chava wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I looked up The Ballad of Cauldron Bay on arbookfind and it is 63242 words - so it is over the 40,000 word requirement - so...it works!"

The book isn't available anymore. Sorry. I ..."

I do have if you can't find anything else. It is super short but more than 160 pages.

Added my first book - The American Heiress to the tracking sheet.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Awesome - I've been reading her Harper Connelly series and it has been fun too. (Only 4 books in the series.)"

That was my least favourite series of hers so far. Maybe when you are..."

I loved Harper Connelly until the terribly annoying "controversial component". :) Sookie (the character), I think, gets better as the series progresses. I like the Aurora Teagarden books. And Lily Bard is my favourite. Charlaine Harris' stand alone novels (early work) have been terrible however.

Okay, I need to reread the rules clearly. But it sounds like we are good for the extra points, so I should focus on spelling BLOOD and longer books get more points if I remember correctly.

I have read through the whole thread, but quickly. Do you want us to add our own books to the tracking sheet or just post them here with all the options for spelling?

Unfortunately, everything I have read in the last two days was started before the challenge.

I have to read Silver Borne this week for another challenge. It only has "blood in text" and a B author or D character.

I'll do better with my other choices. Would blood-series be acceptable for the genre? Or does it have to be just blood?

Hello team! Thanks for having me join. I haven't played WAT in a couple of years, so I'm going to have to do some brain refreshing. :) I see our first word is blood - any letters we need more than others? O would be useful I assume. :)

Apparently I wrote October 27th on my calendar as the day sign ups started and not the day the actual challenge started, so I'm around when you need a replacement player. And I'm not as disorganized as the previous sentence makes me sound. :D Usually.

Finally moving on to Part 3. :D

NBRC All About You Challenge
Part Three
Duration: July 23, 2018 - July 22, 2019
12/12

1. Your favorite type of music, band, or singer. Spell it out. Or read three or four books where a character plays that type of music.
SEVENTIES ROCK
12/13

S - Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks - 7/30/18
E - Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson - 10/03/18
V - Veil of Night by Linda Howard - 12/27/18
E - Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy - 12/01/18
N - Next of Kin by Sharon Sala - 8/15/18
T - Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian - 9/26/18
I - Indecent Exposure by Stuart Woods - 9/16/18
E - Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson - 12/06/18
S - The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni - 8/11/18
R - River Lady by Jude Deveraux - 8/21/18
O - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 10/11/18
C - The Chef Who Died Sautéing by Honora Finkelstein - 8/01/18
K - Kill All the Lawyers by Paul Levine - 3/10/19

2. Your favorite animal. Or name of your favorite pet. Spell it out. Or read three or four books where that animal appears in the storyline.
COMATOSE - my dearly missed dog
8/8

C - Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - 4/01/19
O - On South Mountain: The Dark Secrets Of The Goler Clan by David Cruise - 4/04/19
M - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie - 4/01/19
A - Armed and Outrageous by Madison Johns - 3/24/19
T - Turn Coat by Jim Butcher - 3/22/19
O - The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen - 4/17/19
S - Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts - 3/18/19
E - The Enchanted Land by Jude Deveraux - 3/15/19

3. Your favorite cartoon character. Spell it out.
I dislike cartoons, I have always disliked cartoons. I did watch some late night Daria back in university when we'd come home drunk and order pizza.
5/5

D - Do Not Disturb by Kate Kingsbury - 4/26/19
A - Accessory to Murder by Elaine Viets - 4/22/19
R - Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood - 4/18/19
I - Intensity by Dean Koontz - 4/20/19
A - After the Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe - 7/13/19

4. Your favorite artist, painter, photographer, sculptor. Spell it out. Or read three or four books whose bookcovers you consider “artistic.”
RENOIR
6/6

R - Reliquary by Douglas Preston - 8/04/19
E - Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn - 7/15/19
N - No Game For a Dame by M. Ruth Myers - 9/26/19
O - Our House by Louise Candlish - 7/14/19
I - Isle of Palms by Dorothea Benton Frank - 8/31/19
R - Rage by Jonathan Kellerman - 8/13/19

5. Your favorite beverage. Spell it out. Or have it one the cover - for three or four books.
WATER
5/5

W - Wild on My Mind by Laurel Kerr - 10/21/19
A - Angel Interrupted by Chaz McGee - 9/27/19
T - Town in a Wild Moose Chase by B.B. Haywood - 11/10
E - Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston - 1/08/20
R - Riders by Jilly Cooper - 10/21/19

6. Read three or four books that are basically like your favorite childhood T.V. shows. Give reasons as to why they fit.
We didn't have a TV when I was little and when we did get one, we only got CBC - so news, hockey, The Tommy Hunter Show and The Beachcombers - Canadiana only people. Therefore Canadian authors.
4/4

1. When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke - 1/26/20
2. Untimely Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan - 1/27/20
3. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - 2/18/20
4. Find You In The Dark by Nathan Ripley - 3/14/20

7. Read three or four books that are your favorite movies made from books (rereads allowed), or books that will be made into movies.
I almost never like movies made from books and I don't watch movies made of my favourite books, so I can only pick those I consider okay.
3/3

1. This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle - 4/08/20
Made for TV movie
2. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - 4/27/20
Better as a movie than a book
3. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - 8/18/20
Poirot TV movies

8. Your favorite boardgame or card game as a child. Spell it out.
My dad taught me Backgammon when I was little and we played it almost every night until I graduated to Cribbage.
10/10

B - Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews - 8/31/20
A - Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood - 8/23/20
C - The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lilian Jackson Braun - 10/01/20
K - Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney - 9/15/20
G - The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell - 9/10/20
A - At Wick's End by Tim Myers - 9/20/20
M - Murder by Yew by Suzanne Young - 8/24/20
M - Murder by Proxy by Suzanne Young - 8/24/20
O - Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews - 11/15/20
N - Never Kissed Goodnight by Edie Claire - 9/29/20

9. Your favorite skin care product. Spell it out.
The only brand I actually look for and not just when on sale.
6/6

A - Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter - 11/20/20
V - Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier - 12/12/20
E - Expiration Date by Devon Delaney - 11/26/20
E - Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck - 1/08/21
N - No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews - 2/01/21
O - Orchid by Jayne Castle - 3/06/21

10. Your favorite bad guy, who you love to hate or hope for reform. Spell it out. Or read three to four books with this archetype anti-hero.
I don't love to hate them, I just generally hate them.
8/8
A - Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy - 4/03/21
S - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3/15/21
S - Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde - 3/27/21
H - Handbags and Homicide by Dorothy Howell - 4/01/21
O - Off Kilter by Hannah Reed - 3/19/21
L - The Lady of the Lake by Karen Musser Nortman - 4/06/21
E - Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz - 3/30/32
S - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons - 5/14/21

11. Your favorite holiday. Spell it out, or read three to four books set during that time of the year.
12/12

T - Turbulence by Stuart Woods - 7/08/21
H - The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters - 5/17/21
A - Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton - 5/16/21
N - Never Con a Corgi by Edie Claire - 5/24/21
K - A Killing Spring by Gail Bowen - 5/29/21
S - Small Vices by Robert B. Parker - 5/22/21
G - A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny - 6/14/21
I - If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion by Paige Shelton - 6/03/21
V - Verdict in Blood by Gail Bowen - 6/02/21
I - Iced by Carol Higgins Clark - 7/07/21
N - Never Haunt A Historian by Edie Claire - 7/19/21
G - Glass Houses by Louise Penny - 6/23/21

12. Repeat your favorite challenge month from “All About You, Part 1” or “All About You, Part 2” .
Part 1, Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge).
7/7

J - Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody by Barbara Ross - 11/10/22
A - All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo - 8/20/21
N - Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen - 8/03/21
U - Undeniably Yours by Heather Webber - 8/16/21
A - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley - 12/29/21
R - The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews - 10/17/21
Y - You Better Knot Die by Betty Hechtman - 2/23/22

Finally done. Now to track down Part 3 (if there is one). :D

NBRC All About You Challenge
Part Two
Duration: March 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018
12/12

Month 1: A nickname you go by - or want to go by! You know...Bunny, Snookums, Babe. Spell-It-Out.
March 5/5

My nickname is AL, which is a pretty wimpy choice for a spell-it-out, so I'll use my old online nickname SUNNY.

S - Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs - 3/23/17
U - Unnatural Causes by P.D. James - 3/06/17
N - Never to Keep by Aimie Grey - 3/28/17
N - Not over You by Amanda Torrey - 5/05/17
Y - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning - 3/06/17

Month 2: Read four books where the protagonist has your current job, your dream job, or even your avocation.
April 4/4

1. A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams - 4/01/17 - MC owns a restaurant, I also own a (much less upscale) restaurant.
2. Chocolate Most Deadly by Mary Maxwell - 4/11/17 - MC owns a bakery, I own a bakery.
3. Just Between Friends by Sandra Steffen - 4/16/17 - MC is a caterer, my restaurant does catering.
4. A Wedding to Die For by Heather Haven - 4/29/17 - MC is a private investigator, which is what my Nancy Drew loving self planned to be when I was a kid.

Month 3: Again, your favorite color. Only this time choose four books where your favorite color appears somewhere on the cover, with at least one the predominate cover color.
May - Green - 4/4

1. by Douglas Adams - 5/04/17 - green planet
2. by Richard Wagamese - 5/04/17 - olive green square
3. by Rita Mae Brown - 5/12/17 - green cat
4. by Catherine Cookson - 5/30/17 - green cover

Month 4: Read four books from your favorite series. They can either all be from different series or the same one.
June 4/4

1. Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #13 - The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters - 6/02/17
2. Alexandra Cooper #5 - The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein - 6/14/17
3. Lucas Davenport #21 - Buried Prey by John Sandford - 6/19/17
4. A Dog Lover's Mystery #12 - Evil Breeding by Susan Conant - 6/21/17

Month 5: Make of your dream car. If you don't drive, then use your favorite form of transportation. If you want to find your mode of transportation on the covers of four books, go for it. Otherwise, Spell-It-Out.
I miss the old school Jeep Grand Cherokees
July 8/8

C - Company Town by Madeline Ashby - 8/19/17
H - The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly - 7/26/17
E - Entombed by Linda Fairstein - 7/21/17
R - Rampant by Diana Peterfreund - 9/09/17
O - Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown - 7/14/17
K - A Killer Collection by J.B. Stanley - 9/13/17
E - The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman - 7/23/17
E - Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - 8/21/17

Month 6: Birth Order. Were you born first, or sixth? Spell-It-Out.
August 5/5

F - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - 8/21/17
I - Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix - 8/06/17
R - Ruffly Speaking by Susan Conant - 9/26/17
S - Still Life by Louise Penny - 8/04/17
T - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - 8/29/17

Month 7: Whether you love to play it or watch it, what is your favorite sport? Baseball, football, hockey, the Olympics? Find four books on the topic, or Spell-It-Out.
September 6/6

H - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling - 10/16/17
O - Obasan by Joy Kogawa - 9/05/17
C - The Cove by Catherine Coulter - 10/04/17
K - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom - 10/25/17
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/24/17
Y - The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir by Cylin Busby - 9/18/17

Month 8: Your best subject in school. Math, science, French, Home Ec? Find four books on the topic, or the protagonist teaches or takes it. Or use the Spell-It-Out option.
October 7/7

E - Extreme Prey by John Sandford - 11/18/17
N - Night Work by Steve Hamilton - 10/03/17
G - The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill - 11/05/17
L - The Lake House by Kate Morton - 10/14/17
I - Insatiable Appetites by Stuart Woods - 10/28/17
S - Silken Prey by John Sandford - 10/08/17
H - Hit List by Lawrence Block - 10/17/17

Month 9:You against the elements. Read four books total, one each with “earth, wind, fire, water” in the title, or has a depiction of them on the cover, or is the subject of the book.
November 4/4

1. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman - 12/31/17
2. The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe - 12/28/17
3. Night Fire by Catherine Coulter - 2/14/18
4. Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey - 1/22/18

Month 10: Your Kingdom: animal, vegetable or mineral? Decide on a kingdom, then choose something from within that kingdom. Example: elephant, zucchini, quartz. Read only three books this month. Or, you guessed it, Spell-It-Out.
December - Vegetable 9/9

P - The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber - 1/03/18
O - Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman - 12/04/17
I - I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen - 12/06/17
S - The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe - 12/05/17
O - Off the Menu by Stacey Ballis - 12/21/17
N - Never Buried by Edie Claire - 1/06/18
I - In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni - 12/27/17
V - Vanishing Point by Marcia Muller - 3/27/18
Y - You Only Get So Much by Dan Kolbet - 1/11/18

Month 11: Read your favorite media delivery system: Kindle, NOOK, Kobe, iPad, e-book, audiobook, audio, iPod, paperback, paper, dead-tree version, etc. Spell-It-Out.
January - Hard Cover 9/9

H - Haunted Spouse by Heather Allison - 1/07/18
A - Africa Road Trip: One LandCruiser, Two Australians, 300 Days by C.A. Jones - 1/05/18
R - Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell - 2/10/18
D - Death of a Glutton by M.C. Beaton - 1/08/18
C - The Clinic by Jonathan Kellerman - 1/04/18
O - Original Sin by P.D. James - 2/28/18
V - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - 7/20/18
E - Eyes on You by Kate White - 1/30/18
R -A Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters - 3/29/18

Month 12: Repeat your favorite challenge month from “All About You, Part 1” . - Month 6: Read 4 books from your favorite genre
February - Mystery - 4/4

1. The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni - 2/01/18
2. Any Other Name by Craig Johnson - 2/02/18
3. 16th Seduction by James Patterson - 2/03/18
4. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun - 2/04/18

Finally finished. Thanks for the fun challenge.


Hunger Games Challenge: Escape the Capitol
Start Date: February 11, 2016
Duration: Open
Level: Victor +

District 1: Precious Gems 6/6
Read books with precious gem on the cover or in the title. Or spell-it-out with your favorite gemstone or birthstone. (examples: diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, etc).

G - A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King - 2/14/16
A - Against the Wall by Julie Prestsater - 2/12/16
R - Runaway Heart by Amity Lassiter - 2/16/16
N - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 2/28/16
E - Enquiry by Dick Francis - 2/15/16
T - Tin City by David Housewright - 2/18/16

2: Masonry and Weapons 6/6
Read books where a main character uses a weapon. Or spell-it-out with masonry terms (ex: masonry, stonework, stone, bricks, arch, etc.)

M - My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares - 3/02/16
O - The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig - 3/03/16
R - The Runaway Jury by John Grisham - 3/04/16
T - The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch - 3/24/16
A - At Last by Barbara Bretton - 3/15/16
R - The Raider by Jude Deveraux - 3/20/16

District 3: Technology 6/6
Read books where a main character works with technology. Or spell-it-out with technological terms. (ex: computer, screen, disc, television, etc.)

S - Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters - 4/01/16
E - Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker - 4/04/16
R - Redshirts by John Scalzi - 4/21/16
V - Voodoo or Die by Stephanie Bond - 4/20/16
E - Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper by J.L. Bryan - 7/14/16
R - Raspberry Kisses by Cecelia Dowdy - 5/17/16

District 4: Fishing 6/6
Read books that take place near/ on a body of water. Or spell-it-out with fishing terms. (ex:Fish, trident, net, traps, bait, etc.)

M - My Dear Charlotte by Hazel Holt - 8/10/16
I - Inside Man by Jeff Abbott - 9/12/16
N - The Night Watch by Sarah Waters - 11/01/16
N - Nemesis by Catherine Coulter - 11/11/16
O - Old Man's War by John Scalzi - 8/22/16
W - The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill - 10/17/16

District 5: Power/Electricity 6/6
Read books where a main characters have an "electric" connection (ie a romance genre). Or spell-it-out with electric term (ex: Dams, cable, electricity, outlet, etc.)

O - The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths - 11/24/16
U - Uneasy Spirits by M. Louisa Locke - 1/18/17
T - The Trespasser by Tana French - 11/19/16
L - The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames - 11/25/16
E - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - 11/15/16
T - This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer - 11/23/16

District 6: Transportation 6/6
Read books where the character takes some type of public transportation or there is a form of transportation on the cover. Or spell-it-out with transportation terms (ex: cars, train, mechanic, boat, etc.)

S - Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - 1/25/17
U - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 1/22/17
B - Banker by Dick Francis - 1/23/17
W - Working Stiff by Rachel Caine - 2/02/17
A - All Fall Down by John Saul - 2/22/17
Y - The Year I Became Isabella Anders by Jessica Sorensen - 2/06/17


District 7: Lumber 7/7
Read books where the majority of the plot takes place outside or the cover is an outside setting. Or spell-it-out with lumber terms (trees, axes, carpenter etc

S - Single Woman Seeks Revenge by Tracy Bloom - 2/28/17
K - A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 3/08/17
I - Invisible Prey by John Sandford - 3/07/17
D - The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies by Susan Wittig Albert - 2/27/17
D - Drug of Choice by John Lange - 2/27/17
E - Even Money by Dick Francis - 3/26/17
R - The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey - 3/23/17


District 8: Textiles/Clothing 7/7
Read books with clothing on the cover. Or spell-it-out with clothing terms (shirt, fabric, dress, designer, paper, etc.)

P - Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams - 5/21/17
A - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - 4/17/17
T - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty - 3/29/17
T - The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie - 4/03/17
E - The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs - 5/14/17
R - Red Rising by Pierce Brown - 4/06/17
N - Never to Keep by Aimie Grey - 3/28/17


District 9: Grain/Harvest 7/7
Read books with food on the cover or take place during Autumn. Or spell-it-out with harvest terms (grain, bread, farmer, etc.)

H - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 5/04/17
A - All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark - 6/04/17
R - The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters - 6/02/17
V - The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis - 6/26/17
E - Evil Breeding by Susan Conant - 6/21/17
S - Sacred Evil by Heather Graham - 5/27/17
T - This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers - 5/02/17


District 10: Livestock 5/5
Read books with an animal on the cover or an animal as an important part of the story. Or spell-it-out with livestock terms (cows, beef, butcher, milk, etc.)

B - The Black Tower by P.D. James - 8/06/17
A - Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson - 7/09/17
C - Company Town by Madeline Ashby - 8/19/17
O - Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown - 7/14/17
N - Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 7/06/17

District 11: Agriculture 9/9
Read books that take place on the farm/country or take place during Summer. Or spell-it-out with agriculture terms (wheat, cotton, gardener, etc.)

F - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - 8/21/17
R - Rampant by Diana Peterfreund - 9/09/17
E - Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - 8/21/17
S - Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - 9/28/17
H - Hired by the Cowboy by Donna Alward - 8/24/17
E - The Evil Inside by Heather Graham - 8/30/17
G - The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill - 11/05/17
G - Gathering Prey by John Sandford - 11/09/17
S - Silken Prey by John Sandford - 10/08/17

District 12: Mining 8/8
Read books have a dark cover or a strong female character or include a rebellion. Or spell-it-out with mining terms (coal, mine, flashlight, mountains, etc.)

G - Golden Prey by John Sandford - 12/21/17
O - Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman - 12/04/17
L - Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen - 11/09/17
D - Dark of the Moon by John Sandford - 11/12/17
M - The Murder Stone by Louise Penny - 11/22/17
I - I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen - 12/06/17
N - Never Never by James Patterson - 11/11/17
E - Extreme Prey by John Sandford - 11/18/17

Bonus!
Join the rebellion by proving your skills to the District 13 leadership.
District 13: Nuclear Weaponry 6/6
Read books with a war or coup in them.Or spell-it-out with weapon terms (gun, bomb, defense, etc.)

A - Africa Road Trip: One LandCruiser, Two Australians, 300 Days by C.A. Jones - 1/05/18
T - Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich - 12/28/17
O - Off the Menu by Stacey Ballis - 12/21/17
M - Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben - 12/23/17
I - In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni - 12/27/17
C - The Clinic by Jonathan Kellerman - 1/04/18

Level 2 finished this morning. Moving on...

NBRC Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2017

Start Level 3: August 9, 2017
Complete Level 3:
Finished: 1/100

August

✔ 201. Decked by Carol Higgins Clark - 9/09/17
202.

Finished and moving on to Level 3.

NBRC Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2017

Start Level 2: April 8, 2017
Complete Level 2: August 9, 2017
Finished: 100/100

April

✔ 101. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - 4/08/17
✔ 102. The Stranger by Harlan Coben - 4/08/17
✔ 103. Slow Burn by Julie Garwood - 4/09/17
✔ 104. The Heaven Tree by Edith Pargeter - 4/09/17
✔ 105. The Raven In The Foregate by Ellis Peters - 4/10/17
✔ 106. That Summer by Sarah Dessen - 4/10/17
✔ 107. Chocolate Most Deadly by Mary Maxwell - 4/11/17
✔ 108. Storm Prey by John Sandford - 4/12/17
✔ 109. The One You Love by Paul Pilkington - 4/13/17
✔ 110. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - 4/13/17
✔ 111. Just Between Friends by Sandra Steffen - 4/15/17
✔ 112. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - 4/17/17
✔ 113. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly - 4/18/17
✔ 114. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - 4/19/17
✔ 115. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lilian Jackson Braun - 4/20/17
✔ 116. The Thirty-Nine Steps. Greenmantle by John Buchan - 4/21/17
✔ 117. Rock & Roll Homicide by R.J. McDonnell - 4/21/17
✔ 118. Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk - 4/23/17
✔ 119. Murder, She Meowed by Rita Mae Brown - 4/25/17
✔ 120. Relative Identity by Holly Patrone - 4/26/17
✔ 121. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter - 4/27/17
✔ 122. Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas - 4/28/17
✔ 123. A Wedding to Die For by Heather Haven - 4/29/17
✔ 124. Honeymoon for One by Chris Keniston - 4/30/17
✔ 125. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - 4/30/17

May

✔ 126. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers - 5/02/17
✔ 127. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 5/04/17
✔ 128. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese - 5/04/17
✔ 129. Not over You by Amanda Torrey - 5/05/17
✔ 130. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - 5/06/17
✔ 131. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks - 5/07/17
✔ 132. The Hunt Club by Bret Lott - 5/08/17
✔ 133. Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay - 5/10/17
✔ 134. Murder on the Prowl by Rita Mae Brown - 5/12/17
✔ 135. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs - 5/14/17
✔ 136. Dead Low Tide by Bret Lott - 5/15/17
✔ 137. Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman - 5/17/17
✔ 138. Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams - 5/21/17
✔ 139. Out of Time by Patricia Lewin - 5/26/17
✔ 140. Sacred Evil by Heather Graham - 5/27/17
✔ 141. Justice is a Woman by Catherine Cookson - 5/30/17

June

✔ 142. The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters - 6/02/17
✔ 143. All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark - 6/04/17
✔ 144. A Box of Pandoras by Steve Brewer - 6/04/17
✔ 145. Gone for Good by Harlan Coben - 6/13/17
✔ 146. The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein - 6/14/17
✔ 147. At Large by Lynne Murray - 6/16/17
✔ 148. Buried Prey by John Sandford - 6/19/17
✔ 149. Tell No One by Harlan Coben - 6/20/17
✔ 150. Evil Breeding by Susan Conant - 6/21/17
✔ 151. The Black Circle by Patrick Carman - 06/22/17
✔ 152. In Too Deep by Jude Watson - 6/24/17
✔ 153. The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis - 6/26/17
✔ 154. The Kills by Linda Fairstein - 6/29/17

July

✔ 155. Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell - 7/01/17
✔ 156. The Last Word by Ellery Adams - 7/02/17
✔ 157. Gone The Next by Ben Rehder - 7/03/17
✔ 158. Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux - 7/04/17
✔ 159. Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 7/06/17
✔ 160. Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson - 7/09/17
✔ 161. Stolen Prey by John Sandford - 7/09/17
✔ 162. Up and Down by Terry Fallis - 7/10/17
✔ 163. Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb - 7/13/17
✔ 164. Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown - 7/14/17
✔ 165. Entombed by Linda Fairstein - 7/21/17
✔ 166. The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman - 7/23/17
✔ 167. Death Dance by Linda Fairstein - 7/25/17
✔ 168. The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly - 7/26/17
✔ 169. The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters - 7/28/17
✔ 170. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - 7/29/17
✔ 171. That Night by Chevy Stevens - 7/30/17
✔ 172. It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 7/31/17
✔ 173. Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park - 7/31/17
✔ 174. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede - 7/31/17

August

✔ 175. Still Life by Louise Penny - 8/04/17
✔ 176. The Black Tower by P.D. James - 8/06/17
✔ 177. Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix - 8/06/17
✔ 178. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott - 8/08/17
✔ 179. Death of a Prankster by M.C. Beaton - 8/10/17
✔ 180. All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture by Harold Goldberg - 8/14/17
✔ 181. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline - 8/16/17
✔ 182. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman - 8/18/17
✔ 183. Company Town by Madeline Ashby - 8/19/17
✔ 184. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - 8/21/17
✔ 185. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - 8/21/17
✔ 186. Falling Star by Diana Dempsey - 8/22/17
✔ 187. One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - 8/24/17
✔ 188. Hired by the Cowboy by Donna Alward - 8/24/17
✔ 189. Dance With Me by Luanne Rice - 8/25/17
✔ 190. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - 8/27/17
✔ 191. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - 8/29/17
✔ 192. The Evil Inside by Heather Graham - 8/30/17

September

✔ 193. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson - 9/02/17
✔ 194. Wicked by Sara Shepard - 9/04/17
✔ 195. Obasan by Joy Kogawa - 9/05/17
✔ 196. Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan - 9/06/17
✔ 197. Madman on a Drum by David Housewright - 9/06/17
✔ 198. Whiskey and Gumdrops by Jean Oram - 9/08/17
✔ 199. Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young - 9/08/17
✔ 200. Rampant by Diana Peterfreund - 9/09/17

Finished and moving on to the second level.


NBRC Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2017

Start Level 2: April 8, 2017
Complete Level 2: August 9, 2017
Finished: 100/100

April

✔ 101. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - 4/08/17
✔ 102. The Stranger by Harlan Coben - 4/08/17
✔ 103. Slow Burn by Julie Garwood - 4/09/17
✔ 104. The Heaven Tree by Edith Pargeter - 4/09/17
✔ 105. The Raven In The Foregate by Ellis Peters - 4/10/17
✔ 106. That Summer by Sarah Dessen - 4/10/17
✔ 107. Chocolate Most Deadly by Mary Maxwell - 4/11/17
✔ 108. Storm Prey by John Sandford - 4/12/17
✔ 109. The One You Love by Paul Pilkington - 4/13/17
✔ 110. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - 4/13/17
✔ 111. Just Between Friends by Sandra Steffen - 4/15/17
✔ 112. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - 4/17/17
✔ 113. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly - 4/18/17
✔ 114. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - 4/19/17
✔ 115. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lilian Jackson Braun - 4/20/17
✔ 116. The Thirty-Nine Steps. Greenmantle by John Buchan - 4/21/17
✔ 117. Rock & Roll Homicide by R.J. McDonnell - 4/21/17
✔ 118. Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk - 4/23/17
✔ 119. Murder, She Meowed by Rita Mae Brown - 4/25/17
✔ 120. Relative Identity by Holly Patrone - 4/26/17
✔ 121. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter - 4/27/17
✔ 122. Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas - 4/28/17
✔ 123. A Wedding to Die For by Heather Haven - 4/29/17
✔ 124. Honeymoon for One by Chris Keniston - 4/30/17
✔ 125. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - 4/30/17

May

✔ 126. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers - 5/02/17
✔ 127. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 5/04/17
✔ 128. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese - 5/04/17
✔ 129. Not over You by Amanda Torrey - 5/05/17
✔ 130. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - 5/06/17
✔ 131. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks - 5/07/17
✔ 132. The Hunt Club by Bret Lott - 5/08/17
✔ 133. Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay - 5/10/17
✔ 134. Murder on the Prowl by Rita Mae Brown - 5/12/17
✔ 135. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs - 5/14/17
✔ 136. Dead Low Tide by Bret Lott - 5/15/17
✔ 137. Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman - 5/17/17
✔ 138. Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams - 5/21/17
✔ 139. Out of Time by Patricia Lewin - 5/26/17
✔ 140. Sacred Evil by Heather Graham - 5/27/17
✔ 141. Justice is a Woman by Catherine Cookson - 5/30/17

June

✔ 142. The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters - 6/02/17
✔ 143. All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark - 6/04/17
✔ 144. A Box of Pandoras by Steve Brewer - 6/04/17
✔ 145. Gone for Good by Harlan Coben - 6/13/17
✔ 146. The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein - 6/14/17
✔ 147. At Large by Lynne Murray - 6/16/17
✔ 148. Buried Prey by John Sandford - 6/19/17
✔ 149. Tell No One by Harlan Coben - 6/20/17
✔ 150. Evil Breeding by Susan Conant - 6/21/17
✔ 151. The Black Circle by Patrick Carman - 06/22/17
✔ 152. In Too Deep by Jude Watson - 6/24/17
✔ 153. The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis - 6/26/17
✔ 154. The Kills by Linda Fairstein - 6/29/17

July

✔ 155. Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell - 7/01/17
✔ 156. The Last Word by Ellery Adams - 7/02/17
✔ 157. Gone The Next by Ben Rehder - 7/03/17
✔ 158. Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux - 7/04/17
✔ 159. Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 7/06/17
✔ 160. Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson - 7/09/17
✔ 161. Stolen Prey by John Sandford - 7/09/17
✔ 162. Up and Down by Terry Fallis - 7/10/17
✔ 163. Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb - 7/13/17
✔ 164. Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown - 7/14/17
✔ 165. Entombed by Linda Fairstein - 7/21/17
✔ 166. The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman - 7/23/17
✔ 167. Death Dance by Linda Fairstein - 7/25/17
✔ 168. The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly - 7/26/17
✔ 169. The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters - 7/28/17
✔ 170. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - 7/29/17
✔ 171. That Night by Chevy Stevens - 7/30/17
✔ 172. It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 7/31/17
✔ 173. Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park - 7/31/17
✔ 174. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede - 7/31/17

August

✔ 175. Still Life by Louise Penny - 8/04/17
✔ 176. The Black Tower by P.D. James - 8/06/17
✔ 177. Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix - 8/06/17
✔ 178. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott - 8/08/17
✔ 179. Death of a Prankster by M.C. Beaton - 8/10/17
✔ 180. All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture by Harold Goldberg - 8/14/17
✔ 181. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline - 8/16/17
✔ 182. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman - 8/18/17
✔ 183. Company Town by Madeline Ashby - 8/19/17
✔ 184. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - 8/21/17
✔ 185. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - 8/21/17
✔ 186. Falling Star by Diana Dempsey - 8/22/17
✔ 187. One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - 8/24/17
✔ 188. Hired by the Cowboy by Donna Alward - 8/24/17
✔ 189. Dance With Me by Luanne Rice - 8/25/17
✔ 190. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - 8/27/17
✔ 191. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - 8/29/17
✔ 192. The Evil Inside by Heather Graham - 8/30/17

September

✔ 193. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson - 9/02/17
✔ 194. Wicked by Sara Shepard - 9/04/17
✔ 195. Obasan by Joy Kogawa - 9/05/17
✔ 196. Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan - 9/06/17
✔ 197. Madman on a Drum by David Housewright - 9/06/17
✔ 198. Whiskey and Gumdrops by Jean Oram - 9/08/17
✔ 199. Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young - 9/08/17
✔ 200. Rampant by Diana Peterfreund - 9/09/17