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Deset (1112 new)
Apr 26, 2023 01:03AM

35559 PrinzessBookDragon wrote: "Preeti wrote: "-If you were walking into a prize fight, before an adoring crowd, what would your theme song be?
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, complete with cannons, fireworks et al. I attended a con..."


Pinterest, of course!!! Also, food blogs, food magazines as well as the many food shows I love to watch. The newest one I binged was Cook at All Costs on Netflix. It was fun and I am hoping they have a second series.
Deset (1112 new)
Apr 26, 2023 12:58AM

35559 Jenny, the Terracotta Army is amazing. They are so highly underrated... I didn't realize just how detailed they are until I saw them in person. Each figure looks completely different from the others. Their faces, hands... everything is so unique to each figure and so lifelike that I was convinced that they would move any second. If it hadn't been that the group I was with was moving to the next site, I could and would have stared at them for hours. As it is, I took a bazillion photos of each one I came across.

Also, forgot to say, your cats are sooooo cute 😍
Deset (1112 new)
Apr 24, 2023 06:11AM

35559 -If you were walking into a prize fight, before an adoring crowd, what would your theme song be?
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, complete with cannons, fireworks et al. I attended a concert at the Royal Albert Hall where they had cannons and fireworks going off on the topmost level at the specific times during the performance and it was amazing!!!

-What is your favorite no-one-has-ever-heard-of feature of the place where you live?
I wouldn't say nobody has heard of them, it is more that few people know about them. There are some amazing festivals around specific food items that happen to celebrate the new crops. My favourites are a festival for groundnuts, one for mangoes and one for a type of a broad bean. One gets to buy the fresh crops as well as various dishes made of the crop being celebrated.

-Milk chocolate, or dark?
CHOCOLATE. Seriously, I love all chocolate. Milk, Dark, White, Ruby... it doesn't matter as long as it is chocolate.

-How do you decide what to name your pets? Include pictures of the little lovelies too!
Sadly, I have never had pets. Mainly because my dad was in a transferrable job that had us traversing the nation as well as travelling to places outside. Plus my mum has never been very comfortable with the idea of having a pet. But I always dreamed of having 3 basset hounds whom I would name Washington, Wellington and Worthington. Don't ask me why...I have absolutely no clue where those names came from. ☺️

-Do you prefer a luxury vacation or roughing it?
Both, depending on where I am going and when.

-Favorite vacation ever?
I did a solo trip to China a few years back that had me ticking off many of the items on my bucket list. It was awesome and the highlights of my trip were visiting the Palace Museum (Forbidden City), the Great Wall of China, and seeing the Terracotta Army in person.

-Favorite food? Do you cook or bake?
I am a complete foodie so there are too many to list here. I cook a lot and love to try out new recipes all the time.

-Favorite color? And do you have the colorful book cover to prove it? (Asking for the rainbow challenge.)
Red!!! I have many, many, too many red books.

-What was the very first concert you went to? Latest?
My very first concert was by Michael Learns to Rock which I was taken to by cousins. I enjoyed it but realized I am not cut out for concerts. I cannot deal with large crowds and lots of noise.

-Original Star Trek, or one of the spinoffs?
For some unknown reason, I have only ever watched the original Star Trek. I know of the other series but had never watched them. That is being corrected now as I am working my way through all the series. I completed watching the original series again and am at present almost at the end of the animated series.

-And, of course, what are your favorite books to recommend to anyone who will listen to you?
Ooh, I have so many favourites. I recently started adding them to a separate shelf which I am linking here.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Deset (1112 new)
Apr 23, 2023 09:09AM

35559 Hullo, Team Deset!!!
I am from Bangalore in India. I read almost every genre and am always looking for new books and authors to enjoy.
I am looking forward to taking part in this challenge with all of you. Lovely to see many familiar names 👋🏻
Apr 12, 2023 02:23AM

35559 NBRC - Serious Readers Challenge 2023 - Level 1 - Part 2

Level 1: 1 - 100 books

Completed: 100/100

Pt.1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Death at Neptune Yard (Kipper Cottage Mystery, #2) by Jan Durham Heart of Darkness  by Joseph Conrad Daytripper by Fábio Moon Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Less Than a Treason (Kate Shugak, #21) by Dana Stabenow Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt No Fixed Line (Kate Shugak #22) by Dana Stabenow Uprooted by Naomi Novik The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

51. Death at Neptune Yard (Kipper Cottage Mysteries #2) by Jan Durham - Mar 13
52. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - Mar 13
53. Daytripper (Daytripper #1-10) by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá - Mar 17
54. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Mar 19
55. The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi - Mar 23
56. Less Than a Treason (Kate Shugak #21) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 23
57. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - Mar 24
58. No Fixed Line (Kate Shugak #22) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 26
59. Uprooted by Naomi Novik - Mar 28
60. The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Mar 29

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons #1) by Imogen Plimp Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan Alexandra (Regency Chase Brides #1) by Lauren Royal Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries, #1) by Katie Gayle Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mrs. Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal by Dash Hoffman

61. Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden - Mar 30
62. Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons #1) by Imogen Plimp - Apr 2
63. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - Apr 2
64. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova - Apr 4
65. Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan - Apr 5
66. Alexandra (Regency Chase #1) by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal - Apr 6
67. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket #1) by Roald Dahl (30644 words) - Apr 7
68. An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #1) by Katie Gayle - Apr 9
69. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Apr 10
70. Mrs. Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal (Mrs. Perivale #1) by Dash Hoffman - Apr 12

Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1) by Wendy Day Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Tapestry by Beth Duke Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger #2) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Murder in the Library (Julia Bird Mysteries #2) by Katie Gayle The Alcatraz Escape (Book Scavenger, #3) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson The Glass House by Eve Chase

71. Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1) by Wendy Day - Apr 14
72. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - Apr 14
73. Tapestry by Beth Duke - Apr 16
74. Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger #1) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 17
75. The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger #2) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 18
76. Murder in the Library (Julia Bird Mysteries #2) by Katie Gayle - Apr 19
77. The Alcatraz Escape (Book Scavenger #3) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 20
78. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Apr 22
79. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson - Apr 24
80. The Glass House by Eve Chase - Apr 24

One by One by Ruth Ware I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney Spells & Shelves (Library Witch Mystery #1) by Elle Adams The Hollow Tree by James Brogden The Kookaburra Creek Cafe by Sandie Docker Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Misty of Chincoteague by BlokWRX Sea Star Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry Persephone Station by Stina Leicht

81. One by One by Ruth Ware - Apr 25
82. I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney - Apr 27
83. Spells & Shelves (Library Witch Mystery #1) by Elle Adams - Apr 27
84. The Hollow Tree by James Brogden - Apr 29
85. The Kookaburra Creek Cafe by Sandie Docker - Apr 30
86. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (59635 words) - Apr 30
87. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1) by Marguerite Henry (23416 words) - May 1
88. Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty #2) by Marguerite Henry (26134 words) - May 1
89. Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (42328 words) - May 2
90. Persephone Station by Stina Leicht - May 4

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo The Fireman by Joe Hill Death at the Feast (Kipper Cottage Mystery, #3) by Jan Durham Dreaming of Water A Novel by A.J. Banner In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh A Storm of Sisters Bring the magic home with the Pinch of Magic Adventures by Michelle Harrison Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal Death at the Anchorage (Kipper Cottage Mystery, #4) by Jan Durham

91. To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo - May 5
92. The Fireman by Joe Hill - May 5
93. Death at the Feast (Kipper Cottage Mystery #3) by Jan Durham - May 7
94. Dreaming of Water by A.J. Banner - May 8
95. In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White - May 9
96. Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh - May 10
97. A Storm of Sisters (A Pinch of Magic #4) by Michelle Harrison (80943 words) - May 12
98. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - May 14
99. Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal - May 17
100. Death at the Anchorage (Kipper Cottage Mystery #4) by Jan Durham - May 18
Apr 07, 2023 06:51AM

35559 Christina wrote: "I'm coming with a bit of a random question but does anybody have (access to) a physical copy of Murder on the Orient Express and can confirm that it has a map/floor plan from their train compartmen..."

The ebook I borrowed from my library has a map of the layout of the Istanbul-Calais coach in Chapter 1.
This is the edition: Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie

The map is available on BookRiot in an article called Grounds for Murder: Maps and Floor Plans in Mystery Novels.

https://bookriot.com/grounds-for-murd...
35559 Edit: I made an error in message 809 that I have corrected.

Correct Group Total: 565,543
35559 March

Murder Before Moscato (Midnight Winery Cozy Mystery #1) by Christie Waters The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) by Dana Stabenow

Book: Murder Before Moscato (Midnight Winery Cozy Mystery #1) by Christie Waters - Mar 1
No. Of Pages: 118

Book: The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal - Mar 2
No. Of Pages: 315

Book: A Cold Day For Murder (Kate Shugak #1) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 3
No. Of Pages: 204

A Fatal Thaw (Kate Shugak #2) by Dana Stabenow Dead in the Water (Kate Shugak, #3) by Dana Stabenow The Wedding Dress by Dani Atkins

Book: A Fatal Thaw (Kate Shugak #2) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 4
No. Of Pages: 250

Book: Dead in the Water (Kate Shugak #3) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 5
No. Of Pages: 230

Book: The Wedding Dress by Dani Atkins - Mar 7
No. Of Pages: 448

Death at the Abbey by Jan Durham This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry Death at Neptune Yard (Kipper Cottage Mystery, #2) by Jan Durham

Book: Death at the Abbey (Kipper Cottage Mysteries #1) by Jan Durham - Mar 9
No. Of Pages: 213

Book: This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry - Mar 10
No. Of Pages: 400

Book: Death at Neptune Yard (Kipper Cottage Mysteries #2) by Jan Durham - Mar 13
No. Of Pages: 224

Heart of Darkness  by Joseph Conrad Daytripper by Fábio Moon Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Book: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - Mar 13
No. Of Pages: 188

Book: Daytripper (Daytripper #1-10) by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá - Mar 17
No. Of Pages: 256

Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Mar 19
No. Of Pages: 430

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Less Than a Treason (Kate Shugak, #21) by Dana Stabenow Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Book: The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi - Mar 23
No. Of Pages: 341

Book: Less Than a Treason (Kate Shugak #21) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 23
No. Of Pages: 309

Book: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - Mar 24
No. Of Pages: 368

No Fixed Line (Kate Shugak #22) by Dana Stabenow Uprooted by Naomi Novik The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Book: No Fixed Line (Kate Shugak #22) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 26
No. Of Pages: 400

Book: Uprooted by Naomi Novik - Mar 28
No. Of Pages: 438

Book: The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Mar 29
No. Of Pages: 384

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Book: Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden - Mar 30
No. Of Pages: 325

My March Total: 5841

Running Total: 550,568

New Group Total: = 556,409
35559 February

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (ebook) by Roald Dahl Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Book: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket #2) by Roald Dahl - Feb 1
No. Of Pages: 160

Book: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1-2) by Lewis Carroll - Feb 2
No. Of Pages: 378

Book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - Feb 4
No. Of Pages: 216

The Body in the Dales (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #1) by J.R. Ellis Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim

Book: The Body in the Dales (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #1) by J.R. Ellis - Feb 6
No. Of Pages: 317

Book: Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman - Feb 7
No. Of Pages: 416

Book: Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim - Feb 9
No. Of Pages: 305

Misery by Stephen King 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Book: Misery by Stephen King - Feb 11
No. Of Pages: 356

Book: 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club #1) by James Patterson - Feb 14
No. Of Pages: 468

Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Feb 16
No. Of Pages: 615

The Quartet Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #2) by J.R. Ellis The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) by Damyanti Biswas Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson

Book: The Quartet Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #2) by J.R. Ellis - Feb 17
No. Of Pages: 301

Book: The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai #1) by Damyanti Biswas - Feb 18
No. Of Pages: 390

Book: Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson - Feb 19
No. Of Pages: 320

Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross 2) by James Patterson Perfume The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords, #7) by Mary Jo Putney

Book: Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross #2) by James Patterson - Feb 20
No. Of Pages: 512

Book: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind - Feb 21
No. Of Pages: 272

Book: Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords #7) by Mary Jo Putney - Feb 24
No. Of Pages: 352

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides The Witching Place A Fatal Folio (Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Book: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - Feb 25
No. Of Pages: 352

Book: The Witching Place: A Fatal Folio (Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love - Feb 26
No. Of Pages: 185

Book: Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian - Feb 28
No. Of Pages: 448

My Feb Total: 6363

Running Total: 383,193

New Group Total: = 389,556
35559 January

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Bees by Laline Paull I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Book: The Sorrows of Young Werther Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Jan 2
No. Of Pages: 149

Book: The Bees by Laline Paull - Jan 3
No. Of Pages: 340

Book: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - Jan 4
No. Of Pages: 408

Lady Susan by Jane Austen It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre

Book: Lady Susan by Jane Austen - Jan 5
No. Of Pages: 180

Book: It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey
No. Of Pages: 379

Book: The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife (The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes #1) by Liese Sherwood-Fabre - Jan 9
No. Of Pages: 342

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters, #2) by K. Panikian A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

Book: The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth - Jan 10
No. Of Pages: 416

Book: Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters #2) by K. Panikian - Jan 11
No. Of Pages: 228

Book: A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 12
No. Of Pages: 240

The Do-Over by Lynn Painter The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Book: The Do-Over by Lynn Painter - Jan 14
No. Of Pages: 304

Book: The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #1) by Baroness Orczy - Jan 15
No. Of Pages: 182

Book: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 15
No. Of Pages: 189

1984 by George Orwell Angelbound Kick-ass epic fantasy and paranormal romance (Angelbound Origins Book 1) by Christina Bauer Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim

Book: 1984 by George Orwell - Jan 17
No. Of Pages: 310

Book: Angelbound (Angelbound Origins #1) by Christina Bauer - Jan 18
No. Of Pages: 560

Book: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim - Jan 19
No. Of Pages: 304

Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace, #1) by Kathryn Purdie Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book: Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross #1) by James Patterson - Jan 21
No. Of Pages: 449

Book: Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace #1) by Kathryn Purdie - Jan 22
No. Of Pages: 480

Book: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jan 24
No. Of Pages: 384

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2) by Rene Denfeld

Book: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan - Jan 25
No. Of Pages: 377

Book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - Jan 26
No. Of Pages: 302

Book: The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle #2) by Rene Denfeld - Jan 27
No. Of Pages: 288

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

Book: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - Jan 29
No. Of Pages: 404

Book: You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil - Jan 30
No. Of Pages: 312

Book: You and Me on Vacation (People We Meet on Vacation) by Emily Henry - Jan 31
No. Of Pages: 368

My Jan Total: 7895

Running Total: 196,315

New Group Total: = 204,210
Dec 30, 2022 02:36AM

35559 New 2U Authors Challenge 2023

Total: 62

Pt. 1

January: 12

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Bees by Laline Paull I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth The Do-Over by Lynn Painter The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy Angelbound Immersive paranormal romance with angels, demons & LOL humor (Angelbound Origins Book 1) by Christina Bauer Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace, #1) by Kathryn Purdie
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil
(view spoiler)
February: 10

The Body in the Dales (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #1) by J.R. Ellis Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman The Book Thief by ZUSAK MARKUS The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) by Damyanti Biswas Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson Perfume The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords, #7) by Mary Jo Putney The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides The Witching Place A Fatal Folio (Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian
(view spoiler)
March: 8

Murder Before Moscato (Midnight Winery Cozy Mystery #1) by Christie Waters The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal The Wedding Dress by Dani Atkins Death at the Abbey by Jan Durham This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Uprooted by Naomi Novik Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
(view spoiler)

Pt. 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Dec 30, 2022 02:32AM

35559 Nothing But Reading Challenges - Author Alphabet Challenge 2023

Completed: 26/26

A - Austen - Lady Susan by Jane Austen - Jan 5 - ALN
B - Bailey - It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey - Jan 7 - AFN
C - Christina - Angelbound (Angelbound Origins #1) by Christina Bauer - Jan 18 - AFN
D - Dodie - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - Jan 4 - AFN
E - Ernest - A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 12 - AFN
F - Frederick - The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth - Jan 10 - AFN & ALN
G - George - 1984 by George Orwell - Jan 17 - AFN
H - Hemingway - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 15 - ALN starts with H
I - Imogen - Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons #1) by Imogen Plimp - Apr 2 - AFN
J - Johann - The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Jan 2 - AFN
K - Kathryn - Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace #1) by Kathryn Purdie - Jan 22 - AFN
L - Laline - The Bees by Laline Paull - Jan 3 - AFN
M - Mary Jo - Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords #7) by Mary Jo Putney - Feb 24 - AFN
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted by Naomi Novik - Mar 28 - AFN&ALN
O - Orczy - The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #1) by Baroness Orczy - Jan 15 - ALN
P - Panikian - Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters #2) by K. Panikian - Jan 11 - ALN
Q - Quartey - The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1) by Kwei Quartey - Dec 29
R - Roselle - Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim - Jan 19 - AFN
S - Sherwood-Fabre - The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife (The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes #1) by Liese Sherwood-Fabre - Jan 9 - ALN
T - Taylor - Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jan 24 - AFN
U - Uzma - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin - Jul 19 - AFN
V - Van Pelt - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - Mar 24 - ALN
W - Wilson - Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson - Feb 19 - ALN
X - Xiran - Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao - Dec 30
Y - Yaa - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - Apr 2 - AFN
Z - Zusak - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Feb 16 - ALN

Lady Susan by Jane Austen It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey Angelbound Immersive paranormal romance with angels, demons & LOL humor by Christina Bauer I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth 1984 by George Orwell The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons #1) by Imogen Plimp The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace, #1) by Kathryn Purdie The Bees by Laline Paull Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords, #7) by Mary Jo Putney Uprooted by Naomi Novik The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters, #2) by K. Panikian The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1) by Kwei Quartey Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Dec 30, 2022 12:26AM

35559 NBRC - Serious Readers Challenge 2023 - Level 1 - Part 1

Level 1: 1 - 100 books

Completed: 100/100

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Bees by Laline Paull I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Lady Susan by Jane Austen It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters, #2) by K. Panikian A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

1. The Sorrows of Young Werther Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Jan 2
2. The Bees by Laline Paull - Jan 3
3. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - Jan 4
4. Lady Susan by Jane Austen - Jan 5
5. It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey - Jan 7
6. The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife (The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes #1) by Liese Sherwood-Fabre - Jan 9
7. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth - Jan 10
8. Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters #2) by K. Panikian - Jan 11
9. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 12
10. The Do-Over by Lynn Painter - Jan 14

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 1984 by George Orwell Angelbound Immersive paranormal romance with angels, demons & LOL humor by Christina Bauer Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace, #1) by Kathryn Purdie Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

11. The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #1) by Baroness Orczy - Jan 15
12. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 15
13. 1984 by George Orwell - Jan 17
14. Angelbound (Angelbound Origins #1) by Christina Bauer - Jan 18
15. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim - Jan 19
16. Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross #1) by James Patterson - Jan 21
17. Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace #1) by Kathryn Purdie - Jan 22
18. Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jan 24
19. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan - Jan 25
20. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - Jan 26

The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2) by Rene Denfeld Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (ebook) by Roald Dahl Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Body in the Dales (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #1) by J.R. Ellis Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim

21. The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle #2) by Rene Denfeld - Jan 27
22. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - Jan 29
23. You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil - Jan 30
24. You and Me on Vacation (People We Meet on Vacation) by Emily Henry - Jan 31
25. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket #2) by Roald Dahl - Feb 1
26. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1-2) by Lewis Carroll - Feb 2
27. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - Feb 4
28. The Body in the Dales (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #1) by J.R. Ellis - Feb 6
29. Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman - Feb 7
30. Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim - Feb 9

Misery by Stephen King 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Quartet Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #2) by J.R. Ellis The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) by Damyanti Biswas Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson Kiss the Girls by James Patterson Perfume The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords, #7) by Mary Jo Putney The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

31. Misery by Stephen King - Feb 11
32. 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club #1) by James Patterson - Feb 14
33. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Feb 16
34. The Quartet Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #2) by J.R. Ellis - Feb 17
35. The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai #1) by Damyanti Biswas - Feb 18
36. Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson - Feb 19
37. Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross #2) by James Patterson - Feb 20
38. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind - Feb 21
39. Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords #7) by Mary Jo Putney - Feb 24
40. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - Feb 25

The Witching Place A Fatal Folio (Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Murder Before Moscato (Midnight Winery Cozy Mystery #1) by Christie Waters The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) by Dana Stabenow A Fatal Thaw (Kate Shugak #2) by Dana Stabenow Dead in the Water (Kate Shugak, #3) by Dana Stabenow The Wedding Dress by Dani Atkins Death at the Abbey by Jan Durham This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry

41. The Witching Place: A Fatal Folio (Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love - Feb 26
42. Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian - Feb 28
43. Murder Before Moscato (Midnight Winery Cozy Mystery #1) by Christie Waters - Mar 1
44. The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal - Mar 2
45. A Cold Day For Murder (Kate Shugak #1) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 3
46. A Fatal Thaw (Kate Shugak #2) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 4
47. Dead in the Water (Kate Shugak #3) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 5
48. The Wedding Dress by Dani Atkins - Mar 7
49. Death at the Abbey (Kipper Cottage Mysteries #1) by Jan Durham - Mar 9
50. This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry - Mar 10

Part 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
35559 December

The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard Black Water Sister by Zen Cho The Little Shop on Silver Linings Street by Emma Davies

Book: The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains #1) by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman - Dec 1
No. Of Pages: 256

Book: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho - Dec 3
No. Of Pages: 371

Book: The Little Shop on Silver Linings Street by Emma Davies - Dec 4
No. Of Pages: 357

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Everybody's Son by Thrity Umrigar Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Book: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Dec 5
No. Of Pages: 418

Book: Everybody's Son by Thrity Umrigar - Dec 6
No. Of Pages: 368

Book: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - Dec 7
No. Of Pages: 512

The Calamity Café (A Down South Café Mystery) by Gayle Leeson If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Bad Blood (Kate Shugak, #20) by Dana Stabenow

Book: The Calamity Café (Down South Café Mystery #1) by Gayle Leeson - Dec 8
No. Of Pages: 301

Book: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - Dec 9
No. Of Pages: 360

Book: Bad Blood (Kate Shugak #20) by Dana Stabenow - Dec 10
No. Of Pages: 304

Nightbooks by J.A. White The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type Mystery, #1) by Paige Shelton

Book: Nightbooks (Nightbooks #1) by J.A. White - Dec 11
No. Of Pages: 320

Book: The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah - Dec 12
No. Of Pages: 317

Book: To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type Mystery #1) by Paige Shelton - Dec 13
No. Of Pages: 293

The Christmas Knot by Barbara Monajem That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones

Book: The Christmas Knot by Barbara Monajem - Dec 14
No. Of Pages: 126

Book: That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn - Dec 14
No. Of Pages: 400

Book: Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle #1) by Diana Wynne Jones - Dec 15
No. Of Pages: 329

Mountain Town Murder (Jackson Hole Moose's Bakery Not So Cozy Mystery, #1) by Sue Pepper Second Life by S.J. Watson Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) by Justina Ireland

Book: Mountain Town Murder (Jackson Hole Moose's Bakery Not So Cozy Mystery #1) by Sue Pepper - Dec 16
No. Of Pages: 262

Book: Second Life by S.J. Watson - Dec 16
No. Of Pages: 425

Book: Dread Nation (Dread Nation #1) by Justina Ireland - Dec 18
No. Of Pages: 455

Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2) by Justina Ireland The Murder at Lemon Tree Grove Iqra Investigates (Aunty Millennial Book 1) by Andaleeb Wajid Murder On The Christmas Express All aboard for the puzzling Christmas mystery of the year by Alexandra Benedict

Book: Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2) by Justina Ireland - Dec 19
No. Of Pages: 560

Book: The Murder at Lemon Tree Grove: Iqra Investigates (Aunty Millennial Book 1) by Andaleeb Wajid - Dec 21
No. Of Pages: 217

Book: Murder On The Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict - Dec 21
No. Of Pages: 400

Peach Clobbered (Georgia B&B, #1) by Anna Gerard Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1) by Jessica Day George

Book: Peach Clobbered (Georgia B&B #1) by Anna Gerard - Dec 22
No. Of Pages: 317

Book: Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello - Dec 23
No. Of Pages: 352

Book: Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers #1) by Jessica Day George - Dec 24
No. Of Pages: 324

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #4) by Agatha Christie Siddhartha (English) by Hermann Hesse

Book: The Frog Princess (The Tales of the Frog Princess #1) by E.D. Baker - Dec 25
No. Of Pages: 224

Book: The Moving Finger (Miss Marple #4) by Agatha Christie - Dec 26
No. Of Pages: 299

Book: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - Dec 27
No. Of Pages: 172

Your Life or Mine by Vicki Bradley Of Thorns and Beauty (Twisted Pages, #1) by Elle Madison The Quarter Storm (Mambo Reina, #1) by Veronica G. Henry

Book: Your Life or Mine by Vicki Bradley - Dec 28
No. Of Pages: 365

Book: Of Thorns and Beauty (Twisted Pages #1) by Elle Madison & Robin D. Mahle - Dec 29
No. Of Pages: 346

Book: The Quarter Storm (Mambo Reina #1) by Veronica Henry - Dec 30
No. Of Pages: 287

My Dec Total: 10037

Running Total: 1,808,201

New Group Total: = 1,818,238
Dec 22, 2022 01:42AM

35559 I'm in and have filled out the form. This sounds fun and I am looking forward to it.
Dec 19, 2022 05:42AM

35559 Last book completed and updated on the spreadsheet.
Dec 18, 2022 12:46AM

35559 I am almost completed with my last book - Dread Nation but am going to try and squeeze in the sequel which is also tagged Zombies.
Dec 15, 2022 09:25AM

35559 Also, I replaced it with another book I am reading at present. The author's last name starts with W so it works out perfectly.
Dec 15, 2022 08:02AM

35559 Lexi wrote: "Just a general reminder that the page minimum for books is 160 pages."

Excellent timing! I was just going to delete one of my books from the spreadsheet as I got confused and thought the minimum was 125 pages. Luckily, it looks like you already caught it. Thanks.☺️
Dec 15, 2022 12:43AM

35559 Thanks, Judith and Lexi!