Tarot Card Reading Challenge

[Lynne]

Option One
Duration: Jan. 3, 2020 - ? (Trying for one year...)

Level 1 – Mystic
3 card spread: Preferred use is to help understand options regarding a current problem
Choose a suit and read three books that are themed to the suit meanings

Suit - Swords:
✔ 1. Iron Gold ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/6
✔ 2. Dark Age ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/9
✔ 3. Doc ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐1/29


Level 2 - Telepathic
7 card infinity spread: Used to give guidance by reviewing the past, present, and future
Complete Mystic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and three cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Suit: Cups
✔ 4. Euphoria by Lily King ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐2/6

Major Arcana:
5. The Hermit. Introspection and solitude.
✔Circe by Madeline Miller ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/3

6. The Fool. Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism.
✔Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐1/30

7. Strength. Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will.
✔The Girl in Red by Christina Henry ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/31


Level 3 - Supersensory
Centic Cross spread (10 cards): The most popular spread, but not for novices! Used to give guidance to a specific problem
Complete Telepathic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Suit: Wands
✔ 8. by Naomi Novik ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐2/4
Major Arcana:
9. The Tower. Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life.
✔Dark Matter by Blake Crouch⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐2/6

10. The Hierophant. Conformity, Good Counsel.
✔Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐2/11


Level 4 - Psychic
Choices spread (13 cards): Useful when you have already decided on a solution to a problem, but would still like to explore alternatives
Complete supersensory level and choose one book to read from the remaining suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Suit:
11.
Major Arcana:
12.
13.

BONUS - Clairvoyant
Read a book that involves the characters using tarot cards
14.

[Kat]

Spell it out
start: 1/03/20
Finished! 04/09/2020

T - The Diabolic - 01/19/20
e - Marriage for One, author: Ella Maise - 02/03/20
m - A Different Light By: Morningstar Ashley - 01/05/20
p - Pretty Girls - 01/29/20
e - The Westing Game, author: Ellen Raskin
r - Falling Kingdoms, author: Morgan Rhodes - 02/10/20
a - Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked, author: Adam Alter - 01/31/20
n - Cronin's Key, author: N.R. Walker - 02/04/20
c - A Court of Mist and Fury - 01/03/20
e - An Enchantment of Ravens - 1/05/20

S - Someday, Someday - 02/21/20
t - Code of Silence, Author: Shantel Tessier 02/18/20
r - Single Malt, author:Layla Reyne - 02/03/20
e - Entangled: The Omega and the Bounty Hunter 03/27/20
n - Not Your Sidekick - 02/07/20
g - Gabriel's Rule - 02/17/20
t - The Communist Manifesto - 01/24/20
h - An Anonymous Girl, author: Greer Hendricks - 02/12/20

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Lynne & Dany!

[Sadie]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge COMPLETED
Duration: 4/8/2020 - 1/14/2021
Level: 4- Pyschic

Completed: 13/13

Level 1 - Mystic

Suit: Wands
Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas

1. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Determination, Inspiration, Creativity) 4/21/20
2. Maestra (Determination, Ambition, Action) 4/29/20
3. Winter (Strength, Action, Initiative) 5/12/20

Level 2 - Telepathic

Suit: Swords
Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, this one is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous.

1.Sold (Oppression, Violence, Change) 5/15/20

Major Arcana
1. The Hanged Man --> Red Sparrow (Transition, Sacrifice, Change) 6/10/20
2. The Fool --> The Secret Garden (Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism) 6/16/20
3. The Tower --> Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today (Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life) 6/28/20

Level 3 - Supersensory

Suit: Cups
Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination

1.The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock (Fantasy, Relationships, Emotion) 7/10/20

Major Arcana
1. The Devil --> King's Cage (Bound To A Situation, Self-Delusion, Anger) 7/16/20
2. The Lovers --> War Storm (Relationships, Conflicting Choices) 8/06/20

Level 4 - Psychic

Suit: Pentacles
Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realization, proof and prosperity

1. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Business, Money, Realization) 12/26/20

Major Arcana
1. Judgement --> How to Date Your Dragon (Change, Decisions, Achievement) 1/03/21
2. Strength --> God Save the Queen (Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will) 1/14/21

[Sammy]

Oh go on then. count me in :)

Option 1

33/33

Level 1:

CUPS

1. The Keeper of Lost Things
2. The Eyes of Darkness
3. Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

Level 2

PENTACLES

1. Crazy Rich Asians

Major Arcana:

1. The Tower - Great Expectations
2. The World - Thus Spake Zarathustra
3. Strength - A Modest Proposal

Level 3

SWORDS

1. The Ersatz Elevator

Major Arcana:

1. Justice - I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
2. The Sun - Waylon: An Autobiography

Level 4

WANDS

1. Will You Tolerate This?

Major Arcana:

1. The emperor - Sheriff Got Your Tongue?
2. The Moon - The Signalman

Round 2

level 1

SWORDS:

1. Who Shot The Sheriff?
2. Parent Hood
3. Wraith Squadron

Level 2

WANDS:

1. Foundation

Major Arcana:

1. The Lovers - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
2. Death - Life's That Way
3. The Star - If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

level 3

CUPS

1. Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Major Arcana:

1. The Fool - Ninth House
2. The Chariot - The Moonstone

level 4

PENTACLES

1. Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words

Major arcana:

1. Wheel of fortune: Interior Chinatown
2. The Empress: Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir

Round 3

level 1

SWORDS

1. Louis L'Amour Trail Mix: Volume 1
2. Louis L'Amour Trail Mix: Volume Two
3. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

level 2

CUPS

1. The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Major Arcana:

1. The Hermit - The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
2. The Magician - The Alchemist
3. High priestess - Siddhartha

[Daneka]

Tarot Card Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - April 10, 2020 - COMPLETED!!
Level: Option 2 Spell It Out

The High Priestess
✔ H - Horde
✔ I - Cress (Character: Iko)
✔ G - Graceling
✔ H - Artifact One #1 (Author Last: Hernandez)
✔ P - P.S. I Still Love You
✔ R - Revolution
✔ I - If We Survive
✔ E - Deception's Princess (Author 1st: Esther)
✔ S - Shiver
✔ T - The Magician King
✔ E - The Magicians (Character: Eliot)
✔ S - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
✔ S - Seventh Son

The Empress
✔ E - Tell Me Another Story: Poems of You and Me (Author 1st: Emmy)
✔ M - Cinder (Author 1st: Marissa)
✔ P - A People's History of Heaven
✔ R - I Am Legend (Author 1st: Richard)
✔ E - The Young Elites (Character: Enzo)
✔ S - Scarlet
✔ S - Uglies (Author 1st: Scott)

The Moon
✔ M - Mortal Engines
✔ O - Outpost
✔ O - Once Upon a Time in the North
✔ N - Nils: The Tree of Life

Death
✔ D - Winter (Character: Cress Darnel)
✔ E - Enclave
✔ A - To All the Boys I've Loved Before
✔ T - Tigers, Not Daughters
✔ H - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Star
✔ S - Foul Is Fair (Author 1st: Samantha)
✔ T - Virals (Character: Tory)
✔ A - The Last Girl on Earth (Author 1st: Alexandra)
✔ R - Seizure (Author Last: Reichs)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Sadie, Sammy & Neeka!

[Ris]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
April 29, 2020 - ?
Level 1 - Mystic: Read 0/3

[Sammy]

challenge complete! (post 209) That was fun!

[Sana]

Update post #202
Completed

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 15 May, 2020 - 31 ,July
36/ 36
Completed

Death
D Dead Witch Walking 4/7
E Jennifer Estep - Crush the King 18/6
A By the Book 26/5
T Tony DiTerlizzi - The Field Guide 22/5
H Thea Harrison - Midnight's Kiss 13/6

Justice
J Julie Garwood - Fast Track 20/6
U Valerie Ullmer - Xander 7/6
S Silver Tongue 17/5
T Thea Harrison - Liam Takes Manhattan 21/7
I The Ironwood Tree 1/6
C Craved 12/6
E An Easy Death 21/5

Judgement
J Jordanna Max Brodsky - Winter of the Gods 29/5
U Undead and Unemployed 12/6
D Daddy Duty 8/7
G The Graveyard Shift 11/7
E Ecstasy Unveiled 28/7
M Many Bloody Returns 28/5
E Every Which Way But Dead 31/7
N Night's Honor 11/6
T Tony DiTerlizzi- The Wrath of Mulgarath 4/6

The Star
T Thea Harrison - Dragos Goes to Washington 14/6
H Haunting Embrace 28/6
E Emma Chase - Dirty Charmer 28/6

S Small Favor 3/6
T Tony DiTerlizzi - Lucinda's Secret 30/5
A Archangel's Storm 9/6
R Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo 7/6

The World
T Tiny Gods 7/7
H Hotshot 19/6
E Elizabeth Hoyt - Thief of Shadows 22/6

W White Night 27/5
O The Immortals 26/6
R Rage and Ruin 26/5
L A Longer Fall 23/5
D Dark Magic 16/7

[Maysam]

Oh this sounds really fun!


⚜️ Tarot Card Challenge ⚜️
Option Two: Spell-It-Out

Start Date: May 27th, 2020

Major Aracana card: 17 The Star

Completed: 2/4

S: Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks

T: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir [Author’s Name: Tahir]

A:

R:



Major Aracana card: 13 Death

Completed: 1/5

D:

E:

A:

T: My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron [MC first name: Taylor]

H:

[Tina ❣]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge

Start: 20/05/20
End: 14/09/20
Option: 2
Read: 33/33

The Chariot
Read: 10/10

T - The Martian by Andy Weir 29/07/20
H - Her Snowbound Hero by Ivy James, Kay Stockham 30/07/20
E - Dragon Fever by Elsa Jade 09/06/20

C - The Cowboy's Gamble by Mia Porter 11/06/20
H - Racing Hearts by Candi Heart 20/05/20
A - Alien Warrior's Captive Bride by Juno Wells 20/05/20
R - After Before Time by Robbi Neal 26/06/20
I - Iain, The Billionaire's Counterfeit Girlfriend by Nadia Lee 23/07/20
O - Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood 22/05/20
T - Teardrop Shot by Tijan 22/05/20

Justice
Read: 07/07

J - White Tiger by Jennifer Ashley 14/06/20
U - Under His Skin by Sidney Bristol 05/08/20
S - Sink by M.E. Rhines 18/07/20
T - Taryn Malone Whispering Wind by Karin Reeve 19/06/20
I - Isabelle, The Prince's Secret Baby by Holly Rayner 24/07/20
C - Charlotte The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward 10/07/20
E - Elemental Fae Academy: Book Two by Lexi C. Foss 20/06/20

Pentacles
Read: 09/09

P - Miss Frost Saves The Sandman: A Nocturne Falls Mystery by Kristen Painter
E - Emmanuelle Dear Martin by Nic Stone 19/07/20
N - The Toll by Neal Shusterman 10/06/20
T - The Boss's Son - Part 1 by Sierra Rose 09/07/20
A - Flames of Truth by A.C. Pontone 12/06/20
C - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 01/07/20
L - Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 23/06/20
E - Elaine Crown of Frost by Isabella August 10/08/20
S - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 17/07/20

The Devil
Read: 08/08

T - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 02/07/20
H - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 14/08/20
E - Elemental Fae Academy: Book Three by Lexi C. Foss 21/08/20

D - Andrea Diggers Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller 29/06/20
E - Laws of Attraction by Evelyn Adams 14/09/20
V - Vraik Alien Bride: A Dark Alien Sci-Fi Romance by Penelope Woods 03/07/20
I - Baek Isak Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 21/08/20
L - BloodGifted by Tima Maria Lacoba 04/06/20

[Sana]

Updated post #203
Copleted

[Tonya Marie]

I'm in for this challenge - Option 1! :)

Start Date: 01.01.2020

[Sana]

Update post #215
Completed

[Tina ❣]

Finished! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Elizabeth]

Signing up. To make things more interesting, I am going to let my personal deck choose for me.

🕯 Tarot Card Reading Challenge 🕯
Duration: 9 Jan 2021 -
Completed: 3/14

✓ Level 1 - Mystic (3/3)
Pulled: Page of Fire/California Poppy
Wands (3/3)


Level 2 - Telepathic (2/4)
Pulled: 7 of Air/Eucalyptus
Swords (1/1)


Major Arcana (1/3)
7 The Chariot/Cedar (DATE READ)

14 Temperance/Camellia (DATE READ)

0 The Fool/Dandelion (3 February)


Level 3 - Telepathic (/3)
Pulled: 9 of Water/Peach
Cups (/1)

Major Arcana (/2)
10 Wheel of Fortune/Kitchen Garden (DATE READ)


5 The Hierophant/Cacao (DATE READ)


Level 4 - Telepathic (/3)
Pulled: 9 of Earth/Apple
Pentacles (/1)

Major Arcana (/2)
3 The Empress/Rose (DATE READ)


11 Justice/Cannabis (DATE READ)


Bonus - Clairvoyant (/1)

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 24 February, 2021 - ??
Completed

Swords
S Savaged 30/3
W The Winter Long 13/3
O One White Rose 8/4
R A Red-Rose Chain 16/3
D Dark Days 12/3
S Survivor In Death 19/3

Wands
W Written in Blood 9/4
A Archangel's Shadows 28/4
N Not Pretending Anymore 23/4
D Divided in Death 6/3
S Stephen King - Later 7/4

Cups
C Chimes at Midnight 10/3
U Unchained 18/5
P Painted Faces 5/3
S Seaside Dreams 25/2

Pentacles
P Practical Demonkeeping 3/3
E Elizabeth Hoyt - Sweetest Scoundrel 12/4
N No Sooner Met 1/3
T K.A. Tucker - Forever Wild 3/3
A Anne of Green Gables 21/3
C Changes 19/4
L The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove 23/3
E Esio Trot 17/4
S Sourcery 17/3

High Priestess
H Half-Off Ragnarok 26/3
I Larissa Ione - Bloodlust 3/5
G Gareth 2/4
H Heaps of Pearl 14/3

P Pyramids 12/5
R Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes 17/5
I Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks 6/5
E Eleven on Top 23/5
S Seanan McGuire-The Fixed Stars 14/3
T Terry Pratchett - Mort 27/2
E Janet Evanovich - To the Nines 15/4
S Seanan McGuire - Forbid the Sea 11/3
S Seanan McGuire Full of Briars 17/3

[Catsalive]

I will read a book for each Major Arcana, 3 for Minor Arcana, & a Bonus, that should just about cover everything.

Tarot Cards
1 Aug, 2023 - open
Level: Clairvoyant

35/35

MAJOR ARCANA
0 The Fool - Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism
by Susan Wiggs 1/8 2.5★

1 The Magician - Confidence, Good Communications, Practical Skills
by Dick Francis 8/8 4★

2 The High Priestess - Foresight, Understanding, Inner Wisdom
by Tricia Stringer 25/8 4★

3 The Empress - Fulfilment, Well-Being, Creative Abundance
by Faith Bleasdale 3/8 3★

4 The Emperor - Male Influences, Authority, Rationality
by J.D. Robb 24/8 4★

5 The Hierophant - Conformity, Good Counsel
by Ann Cleeves 31/8 3.5★

6 The Lovers - Relationships, Conflicting Choices
by Sophie Green 19/8 4★

7 The Chariot - Effort Leading To Success, Strength Of Character
by Dick Francis 9/8 4★

8 Strength - Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will
by Dick Francis 2/8 4★

9 The Hermit - Introspection, Solitude
by Dick Francis 7/8 4★

10 Wheel of Fortune - Cyclical Change, Good Fortune
Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★

11 Justice - Justice, Fair Treatment, Balance
by Dick Francis 4/8 4★

12 The Hanged Man - Transition, Sacrifice, Change
by Martha Wells 11/8 5★

13 Death - Dramatic Change, New Beginnings
by Douglas Adams 24/8 5★

14 Temperance - Self Assurance, Capability, Harmony
by M.V. Byrne 21/8 4★

15 The Devil - Bound To A Situation, Self-Delusion, Anger
by Anthony J. Quinn 29/8 3★

16 The Tower - Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life
by Liu Cixin 15/8 3★

17 The Star - Serenity, Renewal, Hope
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 11/8 2★

18 The Moon - Confusion, Delusion, Introspection
by Ray Bradbury 17/8 4★

19 The Sun - Success, Joy, Achievement
by Julie Caplin 22/8 3.5★

20 Judgement - Change, Decisions, Achievement
by Matthew Spencer 26/8 4★

21 The World - Completion, Satisfaction, Enlightenment
by Barbara Hannay 30/8 3★

MINOR ARCANA - SUITS
Swords
Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, this one is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous.
by Dick Francis 10/8 4★
by Victoria Gilbert 14/8 3.5★
by Kim Harrison 28/8 3★

Wands
Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas.
by Amanda Hampson 13/8 4.5★
by L.M. Montgomery 22/8 3★
by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★

Cups
Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination
by Hamilton Crane 16/8 3.5★
by Shanna Swendson 18/8 3.5★
by W. Bruce Cameron 20/8 3★

Pentacles (coins)
Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and prosperity
by Dick Francis 5/8 4★
by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★
by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★


BONUS - Clairvoyant
Read a book that involves the characters using tarot cards - Barb reads tarot at different fairs around the country
by Sophie Green 19/8 4★

[Patty]

I am going to modify this a bit (not sure I really understand the first option) - hope that's okay. I'm going to read 2 from each of the Major Arcana and 4 from each suit.

Start Date: 01/01/2024
Progress: 60/60

0 The Fool ------------ Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism
-Down World by Rebecca Phelps
-Pillow Talk: What's Wrong with My Sewing? by Craig Conover

1 The Magician -------- Confidence, Good Communications, Practical Skills
-The Institute by Stephen King
-Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand


2 The High Priestess -- Foresight, Understanding, Inner Wisdom
-Night Star by Alyson Noel
-Everlasting by Alyson Noel

3 The Empress --------- Fulfilment, Well=Being, Creative Abundance
-The Recital by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
-Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

4 The Emperor --------- Male Influences, Authority, Rationality
-Darius by J.R. Ward
-Stormcrow by Rachel Caine

5 The Hierophant ------ Conformity, Good Counsel
-The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam
-The Duke and I by Julia Quinn


6 The Lovers ---------- Relationships, Conflicting Choices
-House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
-Evermore by Alyson Noel

7 The Chariot --------- Effort Leading To Success, Strength Of Character
-House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
-Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner


8 Strength ------------ Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will
-The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson
-The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe


9 The Hermit ---------- Introspection, Solitude
-Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: The Workbook: A Toolkit for Editing Your Story and Changing Your Life by Lori Gottlieb
-The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab


10 Wheel of Fortune --- Cyclical Change, Good Fortune
-Say You'll Stay by Susan Mallery
-Sex, Lies & Serious Money by Stuart Woods


11 Justice ------------ Justice, Fair Treatment, Balance
-Lone Wolf by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
-Any Means Necessary by Jack Mars


12 The Hanged Man ----- Transition, Sacrifice, Change
-Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
-Baby X by Kira Peikoff


13 Death -------------- Dramatic Change, New Beginnings
-Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
-The Sharp Edge of Silence by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum

14 Temperance --------- Self Assurance Capability, Harmony
Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

15 The Devil ---------- Bound To A Situation, Self-Delusion, Anger
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Dark Flame by Alyson Noel

16 The Tower ---------- Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life
-The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
-Shadowland by Alyson Noel

17 The Star ----------- Serenity, Renewal, Hope
-What You Wish For by Katherine Center
-Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon


18 The Moon ----------- Confusion, Delsion, Introspection
-Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
-The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

19 The Sun ------------ Success, Joy, Achievement
-You Are Awesome: How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life by Neil Pasricha
-A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher


20 Judgement ---------- Change, Decisions, Achievement
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Tigers in the Cage by Rachel Caine

21 The World ---------- Completion, Satisfaction, Enlightenment
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
Help Is On the Way by Mindy Kaling


Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, this one is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous.
1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
2. One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall
3. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
4. The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas.
1. The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
2. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
3. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
4. Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination
1. The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall
2. Eternal Flame by Alyson Noel
3. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
4. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and prosperity
1. A Vintage Death by Mary Ellen Hughes
2. A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like by Ashley Graham
3. Until the Day I Die by Emily Carpenter
4. The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren

[Patty]

This was interesting - I'll try it again in 2025

Start Date: 01/01/2025
Progress: 56/60

⁠⁠⁠⁠✓0 The Fool ------------ Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Down World by Rebecca Phelps

⁠⁠⁠⁠✓1 The Magician -------- Confidence, Good Communications, Practical Skills
-Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
-The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene


✓2 The High Priestess -- Foresight, Understanding, Inner Wisdom
Yesterworld by Rebecca Phelps
Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz


3 The Empress --------- Fulfilment, Well=Being, Creative Abundance
How to Play the Guitar and Y: Words + Music, Vol. 21 by Elvis Costello


✓4 The Emperor --------- Male Influences, Authority, Rationality
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
The Awakening by Caroline Peckham


5 The Hierophant ------ Conformity, Good Counsel
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams



6 The Lovers ---------- Relationships, Conflicting Choices
-In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros


✓7 The Chariot --------- Effort Leading To Success, Strength Of Character
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓8 Strength ------------ Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓9 The Hermit ---------- Introspection, Solitude
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni


10 Wheel of Fortune --- Cyclical Change, Good Fortune
The Selection by Kiera Cass


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓11 Justice ------------ Justice, Fair Treatment, Balance
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓12 The Hanged Man ----- Transition, Sacrifice, Change
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent



⁠⁠⁠⁠✓13 Death -------------- Dramatic Change, New Beginnings
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan

⁠⁠⁠⁠✓14 Temperance --------- Self Assurance Capability, Harmony
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓15 The Devil ---------- Bound To A Situation, Self-Delusion, Anger
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Dissolution by Nicholas Binge


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓16 The Tower ---------- Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life
The Last Days of Lorien by Pittacus Lore
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang


✓17 The Star ----------- Serenity, Renewal, Hope
Lover Forbidden by J.R. Ward
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow


✓18 The Moon ----------- Confusion, Delsion, Introspection
El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson


✓19 The Sun ------------ Success, Joy, Achievement
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis



✓20 Judgement ---------- Change, Decisions, Achievement
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Six's Legacy by Pittacus Lore


✓21 The World ---------- Completion, Satisfaction, Enlightenment
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros


⁠⁠⁠⁠✓Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, this one is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous.
1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
3. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
4. Command and Control by Marc Cameron

⁠⁠⁠⁠✓Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas.
1. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
3. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
4. City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

⁠⁠⁠⁠✓Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination
1. Love at First by Kate Clayborn
2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
3. Quicksilver by Callie Hart
4. God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments by Hannah Brown

⁠⁠⁠⁠✓Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and prosperity
1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
2. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
3. Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man by William Shatner
4. Inside Out by Demi Moore