Natasha’s Comments (group member since Sep 29, 2022)

Natasha’s comments from the The Lost Challenges group.

91. Langlock
92. Lapifors
93. Legilimens
94. Levicorpus
95. Liberacorpus
96. Locomotor
97. Locomotor Mortis
98. Locomotor Wibbly
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W - The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 by Derek W. Beck 10/10/23
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99. Lumos
100. Lumos Maxima
101. Lumos Solem
102. Magicus Extremos
103. Melofors
104. Meteolojinx Recanto
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J - John Adams by David McCullough 6/10/24
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105. Mimblewimble
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W - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher 10/18/23
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76. Herbifors
H - Henry VIII: The King and His Court
by Alison Weir 1/8/25
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B - Babel by R.F. Kuang 5/14/25
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77. Herbivicus
H - Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony by Hilary Kearney 1/22/25
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78. Homenum Revelio
H - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 3/1/25
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79. Homorphus
H - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 3/23/25
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H - The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson 6/12/25
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80. Illegibilus
81. Immobulus
82. Impedimenta
83. Imperio
84. Impervius
84. Inanimatus Conjurus
86. Incarcerous
87. Incendio
88. Inflatus
89. Informous
90. Lacarnum Inflamari

61. Ferula
F - Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori Dunlap 4/6/25
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62. Fianto Duri
F - Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story by Lee Morgan 4/8/25
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63. Fidelius
F - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 4/30/25
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64. Finestra
F - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 7/10/25
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65. Finite Incantatum
66. Flagrate
67. Flintifors
68. Flipendo
69. Flipendo Maxima
70. Fumos
71. Furnunculus
72. Geminio
73. Glacius
74. Glisseo
75. Harmonia Nectere Passus
H - Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer 10/25/24
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46. Draconifors
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F - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo 10/21/24
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S - The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson 6/4/25

47. Ducklifors
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K - Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie 3/19/25
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F - The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien 1/24/25
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48. Duro

49. Ebublio
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B - The Bravest Pets of Gotham: Tales of Four-Legged Firefighters of Old New York by Peggy Gavan 3/25/25
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B - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne 7/24/25
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50. Engorgio
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G - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore 8/9/25
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51. Engorgio Skullus

52. Entomorphis
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P - Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 7/8/25
H - The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 8/13/24
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53. Episkey
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K - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/5/25
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54. Epoximise
55. Erecto
56. Evanesco
57. Everte Statum
58. Expecto Patronum
59. Expelliarmus
60. Expulso

31. Colloshoo
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L - The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw 8/12/25
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S - The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/21/25
H - Hexed by Kevin Hearne 5/17/24
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32. Colovaria
33. Confringo
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F - Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama 1/23/24
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G - Gravity by Melissa West 12/31/24
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34. Confundo
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F - Fool: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man by Peter K. Andersson 2/6/24
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D - A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir 8/13/24
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35. Crinus Muto
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S - The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub 3/11/25
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36. Crucio

37. Defodio
D - The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland 2/22/25
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F - The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 4/29/24
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D - Dangerous by Amanda Quick 3/8/25
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38. Deletrius
D - The Deep by Rivers Solomon 3/29/25
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S - The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker 3/17/25

39. Densaugeo
D - Dog on It by Spencer Quinn 5/6/25
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S - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 4/2/25
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G - A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb 2/5/25
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40. Deprimo
D - Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller 6/7/25
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P - The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I by Alison Weir 2/14/25
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41. Depulso
D - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 7/18/25
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P - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 5/16/25
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S - Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham 4/13/25
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42. Descendo
D - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 7/25/25
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S - Shakespeare's White Others by David Sterling Brown 7/21/25
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43. Diffindo
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F - The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England 7/7/24
F - Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 9/23/24
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44. Diminuendo

45. Dissendium
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S - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 6/1/25
S - Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 8/2/25
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16. Avifors
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F - Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson 10/19/23
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S - Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke 5/14/24

17. Avenseguim
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S - Summer's End by John Van Stry 6/1/24
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G - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 5/16/24
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M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 5/21/25

18. Avis
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S - The Soulforge by Margaret Weis 6/29/24

19. Baubillious
B - The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Quanta and Fields by Sean Carroll 9/3/24
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B - Blackouts by Justin Torres 10/18/24
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L - Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli 3/22/24
L - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 11/29/24
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S - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 7/28/24

20. Bombarda
B - The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin 12/31/24
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M - Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers 7/28/25
B - Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing by Elizabeth L. Block 1/13/25
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D - Dune by Frank Herbert 7/14/24
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21. Bombarda Maxima
B - The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement by Susannah Gibson 1/31/25
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M - The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 8/6/25
B - Bad Blood by C.R. Dempsey 2/22/25
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D - Dark Roots by Lucius Valiant 2/9/25
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22. Brackium Emendo
B - The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker 3/14/25
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C - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 9/17/24
K - Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames 9/11/24
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D - The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark 9/19/24
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23. Calvorio
C - Calamity by Brandon Sanderson 8/31/24
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L - Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 12/20/24
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24. Cantis
C - Circe by Madeline Miller 9/6/24
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T - That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones 4/10/25
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S - The Sword Defiant by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan 8/20/24

25. Capacious Extremis
C - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 11/20/24
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P - Pure by Julianna Baggott 4/14/24
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C - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 2/11/25
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S - The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton 10/24/24
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T - The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer 6/26/25
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S - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 8/27/24

26. Carpe Retractum
C - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa 3/16/25
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P - Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 7/31/24
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T - Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams 6/22/25
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C - Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman 4/1/25
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27. Cave Inimicum
C - The Call of the Wild by Jack London 4/27/25
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C - The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever 5/28/25
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28. Circumrota
C - Cataclysm by J.A. Hunter 5/30/25
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C - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/23/25
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29. Cistem Aperio
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S - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 1/14/25
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P - Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age by Tom Holland 9/6/24
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30. Colloportus
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L - The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 6/16/25
L - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 8/11/25
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P - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 11/16/24
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S - Silent is the Sword by Evelyn Grimald Stone 2/13/25

Harry Potter "Spell" Out

Duration: 10/2/2023 - open ended

Level: Professor Dumbledore: 150-182 spells

3/182 spells completed

1. Aberto
A - The Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb 7/4/24
B - Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Jen Gunter 5/25/24
E - Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett 12/8/23
R - Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry 10/30/23
T - Tolkien the Medievalist by Jane Chance 12/9/23
O - Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery 12/21/23

2. Accio
A - The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 8/27/24
C - A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan 10/11/23
C - The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick 10/14/23
I - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 8/2/24
O - Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 6/20/24

3. Aguamenti
A - Ararat by Christopher Golden 1/29/25
G - Gilt by Katherine Longshore 11/16/2023
U - The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 12/22/23
A - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire 4/9/25
M - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 10/26/23
E - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb 12/14/23
N - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/28/24
T - Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan 2/8/24
I - Into the Wild by Erin Hunter 4/23/25

4. Alarte Ascendare
A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 5/23/25
L - The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 11/7/23
A - Another Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis Smith 6/21/25
R - Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 12/29/23
T - Things in Jars by Jess Kidd 6/19/24
E - E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis 4/23/24
A - Angelology by Danielle Trussoni 7/25/25
S - The Secret History by Donna Tartt 11/22/23
C - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 11/14/2023
E - An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson 7/17/24
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson 10/4/24
D - Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks 11/4/23
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R - Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England by Keith Thomas 3/16/24
E - The End of October by Lawrence Wright 10/5/24

5. Alohomora
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L - The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore 1/2/24
O - Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee 9/15/24
H - Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy 2/14/24
O - Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James 11/8/24
M - Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman 12/28/23
O - Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux 5/16/25
R - Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson 7/27/24
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6. Amato Animo Animato Animagus
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M - The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel 1/12/24
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T - They Flew: A History of the Impossible by Carlos M.N. Eire 8/31/24
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N - The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams 1/4/25
I - Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru 1/2/25
M - A Memory of Light Robert Jordan 4/21/24
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N - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg 1/15/25
I - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 2/2/25
M - Mislaid in Parts Half-Known Seanan McGuire 8/4/24
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T - This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada 9/13/24
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N - Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 3/6/25
I - If It Sounds Like a Quack...: A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 5/26/25
M - The Magos by Dan Abnett 10/12/24
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G - The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan 1/25/24
U - The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James 2/19/24
S - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 2/2/24

7. Anapneo
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N - The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire 3/30/25
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P - The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan 11/1/23
N - Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett 4/20/25
E - Eragon by Christopher Paolini 5/4/25
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8. Anteoculatia
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T - To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions by Tim Carpenter 9/19/24
E - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 6/28/25
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C - Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America by Fergus M. Bordewich 4/1/24
U - Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation 5/2/24
L - Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli 3/18/24
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T - Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin 9/26/24
I - The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill 6/29/25
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9. Aparecium
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P - The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them by Peter Wohlleben 12/19/23
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R - Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 10/8/24
E - Evocation by S.T. Gibson 7/29/25
C - Crossroads Of Twilight by Robert Jordan 1/3/24
I - In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr. 7/22/25
U - Updraft by Fran Wilde 7/2/24
M - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die 11/14/24

10. Appare Vestigium
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P - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers 3/5/24
P - The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human–Canine Connection by Jen Golbeck 4/3/24
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R - Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol Mithers 1/11/25
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V - Veins of Gold by Charlie N. Holmberg 4/14/25
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S - The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine 3/2/24
T - The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood 11/26/24
I - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 7/30/25
G - Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang 4/9/24
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U - The Uncouth Duke of Longford by Sally Forbes 8/30/24
M - My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek 12/3/24

11. Aqua Eructo
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Q - Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion by Anne Somerset 11/9/23
U - Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait 4/15/25
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R - River Without a Cause: An Expedition through the Past, Present and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt by Sam Moses 4/30/25
U - Unsouled by Will Wight 7/13/25
C - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 7/29/24
T - Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan 1/21/25
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12. Arania Exumai
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R - The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 5/11/25
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U - Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation by Linda Villarosa 8/4/25
M - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 2/16/25
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13. Arresto Momentum
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R - Reamde by Neal Stephenson 6/19/25
R - Rental House by Weike Wang 6/30/25
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S - System Collapse by Martha Wells 3/27/24
T - Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons From the Yellowstone Packs by Rick McIntyre 3/6/25
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M - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett 3/26/25
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M - The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc by Nancy Goldstone 4/22/25
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T - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25
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M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 5/21/25

14. Ascendio
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S - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 4/10/24
C - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 8/2/24
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D - The Diamond Throne by David Eddings 3/23/24
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15. Avada Kedavra
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V - Voyage of the Damned by Frances White 6/17/25
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D - The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak 6/25/24
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K - Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan 1/15/24
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D - Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson 7/7/24
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V - Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler 7/15/25
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Pies Please

Duration: October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024

Level 2: 11-20 tasks

15/20 tasks

1. Apple Pie
🥧Read a book set in the USA or read a book where the word apple can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a character who is a Granny. - Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson 10/19/23 - set in Philadelphia

2. Pecan Pie
🥧 Read a book set in Southern USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) or read a book that has pecan in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with ice cream on the cover. (Show cover) - Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli 3/18/24 - set in Georgia

3 Pumpkin Pie
🥧Read a book set at Thanksgiving or with a pumpkin on the cover (Show cover) or with the title in orange letters. (Show cover)

4. Key Lime Pie
🥧Read a book with the word lime in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an egg on the cover (Show cover) or where the authors initials can be found in GRAHAM CRACKER. - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - Author's initials CC can be found in GRAHAM CRACKER

5. Rhubarb Pie
🥧 Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) or a book tagged as History or a character who is either sweet or tart (Your interpretation). - Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion by Anne Somerset 11/9/23 - tagged as history

6. Mississippi Mud Pie
🥧Read a book set in Mississippi or with a chocolate item on the cover (Show cover) or read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in MUD PIE. - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 10/26/23 - magical realism

7. Boston Cream Pie
🥧 Read a book set in Massachusetts or published in 1996 or a 12th in a series. - The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan 1/25/24 - book 12 in the Wheel of Time series

8. Pork Pie
🥧Read a book set in Yorkshire England or where a character gets in hot water (Your interpretation) or where the word pork can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

9. Pastilla
🥧Read a book set in Africa or where a character eats seafood or where a character has emigrated.

10 Chicken & Mushroom Pie
🥧Read a book where the word chicken can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character puts cream in something or where the authors initials can be found in PUFF PASTRY>

11. Kreatopita
🥧Read a book set in Greece or a book that has two authors or a second in a series. - The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 2/18/24 - second in The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels series

12. Canele
🥧 Read a book with a dark cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks rum or set in France. - by Robert Jordan 11/23/23

13. Vasterbotten Cheese Pie
🥧 Read a book with cheese on the cover (Show cover) or set in Sweden or where the authors initials can be found in CREAM. - White Holes by Carlo Rovelli 2/3/24

14. Banoffee Pie
🥧Read a book with banana in the text( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character eats a biscuit/cookie or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in TOFFEE. - Gilt by Katherine Longshore 11/16/2023 - takes place in England

15 Maple Custard Pie
🥧Read a book set in New England (MA, RI, CT, ME, NH, VT) or with a maple tree or maple leaf on the cover (Show cover) or a book that is 18th in a series. - The Secret History by Donna Tartt 11/22/23 - takes place in Vermont

16. Geraardsbergse mattentaart
🥧Read a book with a dairy product on the cover( Show cover) or that takes place in a village or where the authors initials can be found in GERAARDSBERGEN. - The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick 10/14/23 - E and D are found in GERAARDSBERGEN

17. Kljukuša
🥧Read a book with the word potato in the text ( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is considered traditional (Your interpretation) or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in KLIUKUSA. - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/28/24 - takes place in Italy

18. Gurian khachapuri
🥧Read a book tagged Christmas or read a book where a character eats a calzone or where the authors initials can be found in GURIAN.

19. Lemon Meringue Pie
🥧Read a book with a yellow cover (Show cover) or with the word fruit in the text ( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the MC's initials can be found in MERINGUE. - Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett 12/8/23 - MC's initials are G and E (Gregor Eisenhorn)

20. Limburgse Vlaai
🥧Read a book where a character bakes something for a special occasion or set in Germany or with the word sugar in the text
(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

21. Cherry Pie
🥧Read a book with a red cover (Show cover) or tagged as Holiday or where a character is independent. (Your interpretation).

22. Sugar Pie
🥧Read a book where a character eats maple syrup or has the word caramel in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or is set in Canada.

23. Melopita
🥧 Read a book where a character lives on an island or lives in a city or where the authors initials can be found in EASTER,

24. Shepards Pie
🥧Read a book with either a sheep or cow on the cover, (Show cover) or where a character eats mashed potatoes or a character who is a writer.

25. Crostata
🥧Read a book where a character is Italian or read a book that is short (less than 150 pages) or a third in a series.

26. Steak and Kidney Pie
🥧 Read a book that has a dish on the cover (Show cover). Read a book with the word kidney in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in STEAK.

27. Blueberry Pie
🥧Read a book with a blue cover (Show cover), or with a circular item on the cover (Show cover) or a book set in summer. - by Becky Albertalli 12/22/23

28. Borek or Burek
🥧Read a book set in Asia or with a fried food on the cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks something hot.

29. Kvrguša
🥧Read a book with a chicken on the cover (Show cover) or with legs on the cover (Show cover) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in KVGUSA. (Two word minimum).

30. Shoofly Pie
🥧Read a book that is 19th in a series or with water on the cover (Show cover) or where the authors initials can be found in SHOOFLY.

Spell outs part 2 (ran out of room)

C - A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan 10/11/23
H - Hounded by Kevin Hearne 4/19/23
O - Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 6/20/24
C - The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick 10/14/23
O - Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee 9/15/24
L - The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4/9/2023
A - The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D'Anieri 7/12/23
T - Thomas Jefferson's Education by Alan Taylor 9/20/23
E - An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson 7/17/24
M - Maplecroft by Cherie Priest 1/17/23
I - The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army by Stephan Talty 7/18/23
N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 7/31/23
T - Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi 9/28/23

L - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
E - The End of October by Lawrence Wright 10/5/24
M - The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 7/21/23
O - Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James 11/8/24
N - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/28/24
C - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 11/14/2023
U - The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 12/22/23
S - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 2/10/23
T - Tolkien the Medievalist by Jane Chance 12/9/23
A - The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber 7/17/23
R - Rental House by Weike Wang 6/30/25
D - The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels With Albie: An American Journey by Peter Zheutlin 7/25/23

O - Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux 5/16/25
R - Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 10/8/24
A - The Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb 7/4/24
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson 10/4/24
G - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 5/8/23
E - Eragon by Christopher Paolini 5/4/25
S - The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher 2/24/23
H - Hexed by Kevin Hearne 5/17/24
E - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 6/28/25
R - Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol Mithers 1/11/25
B - The Beowulf Poet by Donald K. Fry 3/11/2023
E - Evocation by S.T. Gibson 7/29/25
T - Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan 2/8/24

C - Crossroads Of Twilight by Robert Jordan 1/3/24
H - Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado by 7/13/23
O
C - Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America by Fergus M. Bordewich 4/1/24
O
L - The Last Days of Richard III by John Ashdown-Hill 9/6/23
A - The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 8/27/24
T - Things in Jars by Jess Kidd 6/19/24
E
F - Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 2/26/23
U - Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation 5/2/24
D - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 8/15/23
G - The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
E

C - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 7/29/24
H - Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy 2/14/24
O
C - The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi 8/4/24
O
L - The Lost King of France: A True Story of Revolution, Revenge, and DNA by Deborah Cadbury 9/7/23
A - Ararat by Christopher Golden 1/29/25
T - This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada 9/13/24
E
C - Calamity by Brandon Sanderson 8/31/24
H - The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 8/13/24
I - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 8/2/24
P - Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan 3/1/2023

L - Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan 9/28/23
E
M - Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past by Kevin M. Kruse 8/15/23
O
N - The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams 1/4/25
C - Circe by Madeline Miller 9/6/24
R - River Without a Cause: An Expedition through the Past, Present and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt by Sam Moses 4/30/25
I - Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru 1/2/25
S - Solar by Ian McEwan 3/28/23
P - Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo 3/24/2023

B - Boom! by Mark Haddon 4/28/23
L - The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 11/7/23
A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 5/23/25
C - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 9/17/24
K - Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames 9/11/24
W - The War in the Air by H.G. Wells 5/26/23
A - Another Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis Smith 6/21/25
L - The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore 1/2/24
N - Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 3/6/25
U - Updraft by Fran Wilde 7/2/24
T - To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions by Tim Carpenter 9/19/24

B - Blood, Fire and Gold by Estelle Paranque 5/25/23
A - Angelology by Danielle Trussoni 7/25/25
N - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg 1/15/25
A
N - Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett 4/20/25
A
N
U - Unsouled by Will Wight 7/13/25
T - They Flew: A History of the Impossible by Carlos M.N. Eire 8/31/24
F - Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense by Bob Holmes 5/30/23
U - The Uncouth Duke of Longford by Sally Forbes 8/30/24
D - Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall 8/29/23
G - Gilt by Katherine Longshore 11/16/2023
E

Roll #1
Start Space: START
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 6
6. The neighbour’s scary dog is out of the yard. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#4)
4. Read a book with a dog on the cover or the word ‘DOG’ in the title (in order).
Book read: The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels With Albie: An American Journey by Peter Zheutlin 7/25/23

Title Search 2023

Duration: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024

Level: Hunt: 13-24 books

21/24

Tasks May Used As Many Times As You Wish

Object: Search for the following in the title:

A Number (may be One, Once or 1)
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 4/14/2023
The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 by Derek W. Beck 10/10/23

A Color
Blood, Fire and Gold by Estelle Paranque 5/25/23
White Holes by Carlo Rovelli 2/3/24

A First Name
Ariana's Pride by Margaret Lake 6/4/23
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 7/21/23

A Title ending in -Y
The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels With Albie: An American Journey by Peter Zheutlin 7/25/23
The Secret History by Donna Tartt 11/22/23

A Location
Artemis by Andy Weir 4/13/2023
Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past by Kevin M. Kruse 8/15/23

Who What Why When Where How
The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army by Stephan Talty 7/18/23

A Food/Drink

Four Word Title
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 6/2/23
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo 5/5/23

An Animal
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb 12/14/23
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery 12/21/23

Punctuation

IN, ON, FOR (in title)
Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado by 7/13/23
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli 3/18/24

Two or more words that begin with the same letter
Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense by Bob Holmes 5/30/23
Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman 12/28/23

Compound Word (in title)

Begins With A, An or The
The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4/9/2023
The Queen's Pleasure by Brandy Purdy 4/18/2023

Temperature - Hot, Cold, etc.

Clothing/Shoes

Part 2

R - Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 10/8/24
A - Ariana's Pride by Margaret Lake 6/4/23
J - John Adams by David McCullough 6/10/24

T - The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson 7/28/23
A - The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman 7/10/23
T - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 8/17/23
E - E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis 4/23/24
R - River Without a Cause: An Expedition through the Past, Present and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt by Sam Moses 4/30/25
T - Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi 9/28/23
O - Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee 9/15/24
T - Tolkien the Medievalist by Jane Chance 12/9/23

T - Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan 2/8/24
U - Updraft by Fran Wilde 7/2/24
R - The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 5/11/25
N - The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee 6/12/23
I - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 7/30/25
P - The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan 11/1/23

N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 7/31/2023
O - Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James 11/8/24
O - Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux 5/16/25
D - Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks 11/4/23
L - The Last Days of Richard III by John Ashdown-Hill 9/6/23
E - An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson 7/17/24

S - Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800: A Practical Guide by Sarah Werner 5/12/23
U - Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation 5/2/24
N - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/28/24
S - Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams 7/8/23
P - The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them by Peter Wohlleben 12/19/23
O
T - Things in Jars by Jess Kidd 6/19/24

C - Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries by Ramsay MacMullen 9/26/23
L - The Lost King of France: A True Story of Revolution, Revenge, and DNA by Deborah Cadbury 9/7/23
A - The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D'Anieri 7/12/23
R - Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol Mithers 1/11/25
E - The End of October by Lawrence Wright 10/5/24
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson 10/4/24
C - A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan 10/11/23
E - Eragon by Christopher Paolini 5/4/25
T - They Flew: A History of the Impossible by Carlos M.N. Eire 8/31/24
H - Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado by 7/13/23
E - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 6/28/25
T - This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada 9/13/24
H - Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy 2/14/24
I - The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill 6/29/25
R - Reamde by Neal Stephenson 6/19/25
D - The Diamond Throne by David Eddings 3/23/24

C - The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick 10/14/23
H - The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 8/13/24
L - Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan 9/28/23
O
E - Evocation by S.T. Gibson 7/29/25

H - Hexed by Kevin Hearne 5/17/24
O
G - The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu 8/22/23
A - The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber 7/17/23
N - The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams 1/4/25

B - Boom! by Mark Haddon 4/28/23
I - Into the Wild by Erin Hunter 4/23/25
T - To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions by Tim Carpenter 9/19/24
T - The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood 11/26/24
Y

E
D - The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak 6/25/24
D - Dune by Frank Herbert 7/14/24
I - If It Sounds Like a Quack...: A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 5/26/25
E

Let Me Tell You About My Best Friend

Duration: March 1, 2023 - open ended

Object: Spell Out each letter of the animal's name by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials

Level Two - Champion: Spell out 20 of your pets' names

12/20 names

B - The Beowulf Poet by Donald K. Fry 3/11/2023
I - The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown 3/5/2023
G - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 3/9/2023
R - Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry 10/30/23
E - The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 6/2/23
D - The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams 6/27/23

F - Fermented Foods: The History and Science of a Microbiological Wonder by Christine Baumgarthuber 3/30/23
L - The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir 4/5/23
O - Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen 8/4/23
Y
D - The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels With Albie: An American Journey by Peter Zheutlin 7/25/23

P - Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan 3/1/2023
U - The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible by Robin Lane Fox 5/1/23
F - Fire & Water by Bobbi Schemerhorn 5/12/23
F - Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense by Bob Holmes 5/30/23

K - Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan 1/15/24
I - The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army by Stephan Talty 7/18/23
T - Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman 5/4/23
T - To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo 5/5/23
Y

W - The War in the Air by H.G. Wells 5/26/23
I - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 8/2/24
L - The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4/9/2023
L - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 4/14/2023
O - Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 6/20/24
W - The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 by Derek W. Beck 10/10/23

P - Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo 3/24/2023
E - Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett 12/8/23
R - Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 12/29/23
C - Curses by Lish McBride 6/4/23
Y

M - The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 7/21/23
I - Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru 1/2/25
D - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 8/15/23
N - A New Introduction to Bibliography by Philip Gaskell 5/22/23
I - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 2/2/25
G - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 5/8/23
H - Hounded by Kevin Hearne 4/19/2023
T - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 7/27/23

R - Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England by Keith Thomas 3/16/24
U - The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 12/22/23
F - Furyborn by Claire Legrand 7/26/23
U - The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James 2/19/24
S - Solar by Ian McEwan 3/28/23

K - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/5/25
O - Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery 12/21/23
D - Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall 8/29/23
A - Alone by Holly Webb 3/23/2023

M - Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman 12/28/23
A - Artemis by Andy Weir 4/13/2023
V - Veins of Gold by Charlie N. Holmberg 4/14/25
E - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb 12/14/23
R - Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson 7/27/24
I - In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr. 7/22/25
C - Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest by Fernando Cervantes 9/14/23
K - Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames 9/11/24

Duos or Trios 2023

Duration: March 1, 2023-February 28, 2024

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.

24/30 books

Categories
1. Same series.
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams 6/27/23 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #1)
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams 7/8/23 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #2)

2. Same author.
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan 8/10/23
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan 9/28/23

3. Same word in the title. Universe
Ex. Baby Proof - Rosemary's Baby - Gone, Baby, Gone
The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman 7/10/23
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall 8/29/23

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Ex. Sawyer Bennett - Bennett Madison - Madison Stevens
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 4/14/2023

5. Same genre. - Fantasy
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan 3/1/2023
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 3/9/2023

6. Same location.

7. An animal on the cover.
by T. Kingfisher 10/18/23
by Mikhail Bulgakov 10/26/23

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Devil’s Delight (Agatha Raisin, #33) by M.C. Beaton or Muffin But the Truth (A Bakeshop Mystery, #16) by Ellie Alexander
by Peter Wohlleben 12/19/23
by Sy Montgomery 12/21/23

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.

10. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown 3/5/2023
Queens of the Crusades by Alison Weir 3/18/2023

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton 9/4/23

12. An Audio or ebook.
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan 10/11/23 - ebook
The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan 11/1/23 - ebook

13. A free or borrowed book.
The Beowulf Poet by Donald K. Fry 3/11/2023
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo 3/24/2023

14. Published in the same month or year.
Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense by Bob Holmes 5/30/23
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 6/2/23 - Apr 27, 2021 and Apr 25, 2017

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Purple
by Holly Webb 3/23/2023
by Charles Dickens 7/21/23

Just Freebies

Duration: March 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023

Object: Read your free books. Books borrowed from the library count!

Level:
Tightwad: 13-24 books

Books 5/20
1. Alone by Holly Hook 3/23/23
2. Fire & Water by Bobbi Schemerhorn 5/12/23
3. By Earth by T. Thorn Coyle 5/19/23
4. The War in the Air by H.G. Wells 5/26/23
5. Ariana's Pride by Margaret Lake 6/4/23

Explore

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1/12 books

We are trying something different for a new yearly challenge where you read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...

January
Because you're reading The Witches: Salem, 1692
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War - 4/14/23
February
Because you shelved The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Weekly Wonder

Duration: January 1 2023 - December 31, 2023

45/52 books

You can choose to:
Just read a book a week - OR
Only use books from your TBR - OR
Use Random.org https://www.random.org - OR
Use the Wonder Wheel https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=... - OR
Use your freebies on your ereader - OR
Mix and Match

List: Mix and match
Week 1: Jan 1-Jan 7 (TBR)
Book: Green Rider by Kristen Britain
Date: 1/4/2023

Week 2: Jan 8-Jan 14 (Just read a book)
Book: Ravenna: Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin
Date: 1/14/2023

Week 3: Jan 15-Jan 21 (Just read a book)
Book: The Earl's Wagered Bride by Cerise DeLand
Date: 1/18/2023

Week 4: Jan 22-Jan 28 (TBR)
Book: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Date: 1/25/2023

Week 5: Jan 29-Feb 4 (TBR)
Book: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
Date: 2/2/2023

Week 6: Feb 5-Feb 11 (Just read a book)
Book: Marriage and the Family in the Middle Ages by Frances Gies
Date: 2/8/2023

Week 7: Feb 12-Feb 18
Book: no book read this week
Date:

Week 8: Feb 19-Feb 25 (TBR)
Book: Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
Date: 2/22/23

Week 9: Feb 26-Mar 4 (TBR)
Book: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Date: 2/26/23

Week 10: Mar 5-Mar 11 (TBR)
Book: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
Date: 3/5/23

Week 11: Mar 12-Mar 18 (TBR)
Book: Queens of the Crusades by Alison Weir
Date: 3/18/23

Week 12: Mar 19-Mar 25 (TBR)
Book: Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo
Date: 3/24/23

Week 13: Mar 26-Apr 1 (TBR)
Book: Solar
Date: 3/28/23

Week 14: Apr 2-Apr 8 (TBR)
Book: The Life of Elizabeth I
Date: 4/5/23

Week 15: Apr 9-Apr 15 (TBR)
Book: The Library Book
Date: 4/9/23

Week 16: Apr 16-Apr 22 (TBR)
Book: The Queen's Pleasure
Date: 4/18/23

Week 17: Apr 23-Apr 29 (Just read a book)
Book: Boom!
Date: 4/28/23

Week 18: Apr 30-May 6 (TBR)
Book: The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible
Date: 5/1/23

Week 19: May 7-May 13 (Just read a book)
Book: The Golden Spoon
Date: 5/8/23

Week 20: May 14-May 20 (Just read a book)
Book: By Earth
Date: 5/19/23

Week 21: May 21-May 27 (Just read a book)
Book: Blood, Fire and Gold
Date: 5/25/23

Week 22: May 28-Jun 3 (TBR)
Book: The End of Men
Date: 6/2/23

Week 23: Jun 4-Jun 10 (Just read a book)
Book: Curses
Date: 6/4/23

Week 24: Jun 11-Jun 17 (TBR)
Book: The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks
Date: 6/12/23

Week 25: Jun 18-Jun 24
Book: no book read this week
Date:

Week 26: Jun 25-Jul 1 (TBR)
Book: The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Date: 6/27/23

Week 27: Jul 2-Jul 8 (Just read a book)
Book: Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Date: 7/8/23

Week 28: Jul 9-Jul 15 (TBR)
Book: The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman
Date: 7/10/23

Week 29: Jul 16-Jul 22 (TBR)
Book: The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army by Stephan Talty
Date: 7/18/23

Week 30: Jul 23-Jul 29 (TBR)
Book: Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Date: 7/26/23

Week 31: Jul 30-Aug 5 (TBR)
Book: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Date: 7/31/2023

Week 32: Aug 6-Aug 12 (Just read a book)
Book: The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
Date: 8/10/23

Week 33: Aug 13-Aug 19 (TBR)
Book: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Date: 8/17/23

Week 34: Aug 20-Aug 26 (TBR)
Book: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Date: 8/22/23

Week 35: Aug 27-Sep 2 (TBR)
Book: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall
Date: 8/29/23

Week 36: Sep 3-Sep 9 (TBR)
Book: Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Date: 9/4/23

Week 37: Sep 10-Sep 16 (TBR)
Book: Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest by Fernando Cervantes
Date: 9/14/23

Week 38: Sep 17-Sep 23 (TBR)
Book: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Date: 9/19/23

Week 39: Sep 24-Sep 30 (TBR)
Book: Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries
Date: 9/26/23

Week 40: Oct 1-Oct 7
Book: no book read this week
Date:

Week 41: Oct 8-Oct 14 (TBR)
Book: The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 by Derek W. Beck
Date: 10/10/23

Week 42: Oct 15-Oct 21 (TBR)
Book: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Date: 10/18/23

Week 43: Oct 22-Oct 28 (TBR)
Book: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Date: 10/26/23

Week 44: Oct 29-Nov 4 (TBR)
Book: Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Date: 10/30/23

Week 45: Nov 5-Nov 11 (TBR)
Book: Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion by Anne Somerset
Date: 11/9/23

Week 46: Nov 12- Nov 18 (TBR)
Book: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Date: 11/14/23

Week 47: Nov 19- Nov 25 (TBR)
Book: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Date: 11/22/23

Week 48: Nov 26-Dec 2
Book: no book read this week
Date:

Week 49: Dec 3-Dec 9 (TBR)
Book: Tolkien the Medievalist by Jane Chance
Date: 12/9/23

Week 50: Dec 10-Dec 16
Book:
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Week 51: Dec 17-Dec 23
Book:
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Week 52: Dec 24-Dec 31
Book:
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Purge That Pile 2023

Duration: January 1-December 31, 2023

Object: Read 12 books - one each month

0/12 books

Months:
January
📚 Read a book with snow on the cover.

February
📚 Read a book with a COLOR word in the title.

March
📚 Read a book with a GREEN cover.

April
📚 Read a book set in SPRING.

May
📚 Read a SERIES book.

June
📚 Read a book with a father as a character.

July
📚 Read a book with WATER on the cover.

August
📚 Read a book by a FAVORITE author.

September
📚 Read a book with a BUILDING on the cover.

October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in HALLOWEEN (all words count).

November
📚 Read a book whose author's LAST NAME begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U.

December
📚 Read a book with a single word title.

A-Z Genres Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

21/26 letters

A - American history - The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown 3/5/2023
B - Books about books - Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo 3/24/2023
C - Contemporary - The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher 2/24/23
D - Dystopia - The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 6/2/23
E - Epic fantasy - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 2/10/23
F - Fantasy - Green Rider by Kristen Britain 1/4/2023
G - Gay - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 7/14/23
H - History - Ravenna: Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin 1/14/2023
I
J
K
L - LGBT - Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 2/26/23
M - Medieval history - Marriage and the Family in the Middle Ages by Frances Gies 2/8/23
N - Nature - The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D'Anieri 7/12/23
O
P - Paranormal - Maplecroft by Cherie Priest 1/17/2023
Q - Queer - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 3/9/2023
R - Reference - A New Introduction to Bibliography by Philip Gaskell 5/22/23
S - Steampunk - Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear 1/27/2023
T - True crime - The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4/9/2023
U - Urban fantasy - Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire 2/24/23
V - Victorian - The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 7/21/23
W - War - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 4/14/2023
X
Y - Young adult - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire 2/26/2023
Z - Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry 10/30/23

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