D.L.’s Comments (group member since Dec 24, 2015)

D.L.’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

I reached my 90-book-reading goal this month! In fact, I've already surpassed it :)

ATY 2023 LIST

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
4. A book with an interracial relationship
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

6. A book where books are important
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
8. An author's debut book
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

18. A book related to science
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

23. A book with a body of water in the title
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark
29. A book that is light
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western

40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

I will start this tomorrow :)

4/8 now complete :)

Completed my challenge with 8/7 books read. Thanks for hosting!

msg. 9

I completed my challenge with 52/50 books. Thanks for hosting it!

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6/7 complete :)

Fun, fun. I'm definitely in!

1. Any book from your TBR!
Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage
Emergency Reunion
Farm Fresh Murder
A Home for Her Family
The Inn
Kill You Twice
The Wrangler's Wedding Pact

2. Halloween Town: Read a book with Halloween-themed colors on the cover (black, orange, green, purple, red, etc.)

3. Tower of Terror: Read a book from a spooky genre [horror, slasher, thriller, mystery, horror subgenres (gothic, splatterpunk, body horror, psychological, etc.)]

4. Trick-or-Treat!: Have someone else choose your book/Read a book that has been recommended to you
I Believe in a Thing Called Love

5. The Final Girl: Read a book with a strong female lead.
Pride and Prejudice
Red Queen

6. Something Wicked This Way Comes: Read a book about phantoms, ghosts, or other paranormal themes

7. Creature Feature: Read a book featuring non-human characters such as werewolves, vampires, zombies , etc.
The Struggle
Vampire High

2/3 Bingos now complete :)

1/8 complete :)

Progress: 8/8 -- CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. START NEW READING CHALLENGES
Challenges encourage readers to find more diverse authors, explore new genres, or try out a different kind of literature.
❎ Chasing the Moon
✔ One Dark and Stormy Knight (10/20/22)

❎ Word Hunt
✔ Bewitched to Death (10/6/22)
✔ Resolved: You're Dead (10/6/22)
✔ Second Chances (10/7/22)
✔ Death of a Dead Man (10/8/22)

2. FIND BOOKS IN YARDSALES OR SECONDHAND STORES
Another way to push yourself is to leave your physical comfort zone by venturing outside of the bookstore or website you normally frequent trying your luck in different places.

3. GATHER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR NETWORK
Who better to turn to for advice on spicing up your reading life than your fellow readers?

4. DIVERSIFY YOUR BOOKSHELVES
Revamping your reading life can be as simple as seeking out a wider variety of authors (different countries, cultures, sexualities, gender, etc.)

5. FOCUS ON ONE FIELD OF INTEREST
If you have too many options to choose from and don’t know what to pick up next, challenge yourself to zero in on one field of interest.
*Love Inspired Romance Books*
✔ A Soldier's Promise (10/30/22)

6. VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
Seek help from librarians. They can often pinpoint what features you like in a book so that you can hunt them down in other novels.

7. JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Sometimes judging a book by its cover (or title) is OK. Who knows? You may end up choosing something you may have never considered otherwise.

✔ What Happened That Night (10/18/22)

8. RANDOMIZE YOUR TBR SHELF
Set your Goodreads TBR list to show XX books per page (the number you prefer), then choose Random in the Sort menu and bob's your uncle, list randomized.
✔ Party Line (12/28/22)

9. EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN
In Goodreads main menu, go to Browse > Genres > Write: Unknown > Find genre > Choose a shelf or a list > Find books you want to read or that are in your want to read shelf already.

Current TBR = 2510

*Yikes*

1/2 complete :)

3/7 complete :)

Flora & Fauna (Plants and Animals) in Books

- Animals on covers, books about animals, flowers on covers, books about plants
- A-Z animals
- Share a picture of your pet
- Take a walk in nature (smell the roses!) and listen to an audio book
- Science books on animals and plants
- Group read novels with animals in the title such as Pigs in Heaven, Animal Farm, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Group read novels with plants in the title such as The Name of the Rose, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

etc...

I nominate A Gift to Last by Debbie Macomber. There are 2 novellas in this collection and the first story fits the theme of harmony because it involves very different strangers trying to work together to make the holidays special when they're stranded in a train depot in the middle of a snowstorm.

Tis the season.

msg. #9 - 1/7 complete :)

45/50 complete :)

Progress: 8/7 -- CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

✔ 1. Unknown
Book: Bewitched to Death by Constance Barker
Quote: The unknown was scary. That was the best and the worst thing about the unknown.
Location: Page 123

✔ 2. Strange
Book: Death of a Dead Man by Karin Kaufman
Quote: "What strange man?" Julia asked.
Location: Page 25

✔ 3. Mysterious
Book: The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon
Quote: "Dad, you said you're working on a very mysterious case right now," Frank spoke up.
Location: Page 1

4. Secret
5. Peculiar
6. Curious

✔ 7. Moon
Book: Resolved: You're Dead by Nicholas Adams
Quote: A full harvest moon has appeared illuminate the still night.
Location: Page 42

✔ 8. Crescent
Book: Proof of Innocence by Lenora Worth
Quote: The big Victorian house glistened with an eerie grayish-white wash from the light of a crescent moon.
Location: Page 38

9. Celestial

✔ 10. Glass
Book: Second Chances by Diana Xarissa
Quote: Now she was tired and all she wanted to do was soak in a hot bath with a glass of wine and a good book.
Location: Page 8

✔ 11. Mirror
Book: The Snow White Christmas Cookie by David Handler
Quote: He cringed at the sight of himself in the mirror.
Location: Page 2

12. Reflect
13. Harmony
14. Peace

✔ 15. Friendship
Book: Small Town Scandal by Kay Stockham
Quote: Right now, however, Rosetta's friendship was too precious to pass up.
Location: Loc 2147

Progress: 2/2 -- CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

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