Gem of a Book Spell Out

[Kay]

Another one done!

Lapis Lazuli (11/11)
L: Cursed by Stephen Leather (Author last name) - 28/9/17
A: Jaxson by Alisa Woods (Author first name) - 10/12/17
P: Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Author first name) - 5/2/18
I: Immortals After Dark - Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole (Series name) - 3/2/18
S: Seductive Reasoning: A Novella by Dimpra Kaleem (Title) - 18/6/17

L: Winter Eve by Lia Davis (Author first name) - 21/10/17
A: Aika Fujiwara - Ghosts and Grudges: a Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy by Jasmine Walt (Main character name) - 21/1/18
Z: Gnome on the Range by Jennifer Zane (Author last name) - 18/11/17
U: Undercover Warrior by Aimée Thurlo (Title) - 6/3/18
L: The Lion's Share by Karin Shah (Title) - 17/12/17
I: Immortals After Dark - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Series name) - 23/2/18

[JoAnne]

Cool!

[Kay]

Done another one!

December (8/8)
D: Servant of the Sun by Dena Celeste (Author first name) - 2/4/17
E: Explosive Engagement by Lisa Childs (Title) - 24/2/18
C: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Title) - 19/11/17
E: Eden Lost by Andrew Cunningham (Title) - 13/3/18
M: A Little Harmless Sex by Melissa Schroeder (Author first name) - 7/8/17
B: Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (Author first name) - 31/12/17
E: Eden's Legacy by Andrew Cunningham (Title) - 14/3/18
R: Special Offers by M.L. Ryan (Author last name) - 27/12/17

[JoAnne]

Fantastic!!

[Kay]

Done another one!

Ruby (4/4)
R: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Author last name) - 20/5/17
U: Uilleam MacRieve - MacRieve by Kresley Cole (Main character name) - 1/12/17
B: Poison Dance by Livia Blackburne (Author last name) - 30/4/17
Y: A Christmas Vow Of Seduction by Maisey Yates (Author last name) - 17/3/18

[JoAnne]

YAY!

[Kay]

Done another one!

August (6/6)
A: Amanda Bryant - Mastered by Her Mates by Grace Goodwin (Main character name) - 25/9/17
U: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds (Title) - 7/12/17
G: Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (Author last name) - 8/4/17
U: Unwrapping The Castelli Secret by Caitlin Crews (Title) - 28/3/18
S: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls (Title) - 2/4/17
T: Triple Trouble by Cari Quinn (Title) - 1/6/17

[JoAnne]

Great job!

[Kay]

Done another one :)

Tanzanite (9/9)
T: Nouschka Tremblay - The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill (Main character name) - 2/4/18
A: How to Be Confident by Anna Barnes (Author first name) - 11/2/18
N: Naughty Mummy and the Bad Anniversary by Mummies Anonymous (Title) - 16/12/17
Z: Z-Minus I by Perrin Briar (Title) - 16/1/18
A: The Art of Halo 5: Guardians by Anonymous (Title) - 31/1/18
N: Fat Chance by Nick Spalding (Author first name) - 18/1/18
I: Inspector Chen Cao - The Mao Case by Qiu Xiaolong (Series name) - 7/3/18
T: Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon (Title) - 7/3/18
E: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Your Toolkit to Modify Mood, Overcome Obstructions and Improve Your Life by Elaine Iljon Foreman (Author first name) - 11/2/18

[JoAnne]

Fantastic!

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
Gem of a Book Spell Out
Duration: 4/1/2018 - Til Done! (Open Ended)

Progress: 9 out of 75

To complete this challenge you will need to *spell out all 12 months of the year and the birthstones associated with them. Where more than one birthstone is listed for a month, you may choose which one to spell out (or try for them all!)

*SPELL OUT RULES

For this challenge you can use:

Book titles ('the', 'an' and 'a' can be ignored)
Authors initials
Series names (first letter)
Main character first or last names ((view spoiler))

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:

B - Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (main character name)
O - Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck (title)
O - On Dublin Street - Down London Road - Samantha Young (series name)
K - Misery - Stephen King (author last name)

RULES
(view spoiler)[
*Each book may only be used for one letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details. (hide spoiler)]

[Suzanne]

Months and Birthstones

January - Garnet (13)
J
A: Alex + Ada, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna - ***** - 4/5/2018 - 128 Pages
N
U: Username: Evie by Joe Sugg - *** - 4/4/2018 - 182 Pages
A: Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna - ***** - 4/5/2018 - 136 Pages
R
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G: Ghost Story by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 481 Pages
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T: Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts by Kathy Cloninger - **** - 4/7/2018 - 181 Pages


February - Amethyst (16)
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B: The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 208 Pages
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Y: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages

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March - Aquamarine, Bloodstone (25)
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I: I Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 4/4/2018 - 39 Pages
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April - Diamond
May - Emerald
June - Pearl, Moonstone
July - Ruby

August - Peridot, Sardonyx (21)
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G: Giant Days, Vol. 2 by John Allison - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 128 Pages
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September - Sapphire
October - Opal, Tourmaline
November - Topaz, Citrine
December - Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Tanzanite

BONUS: (optional) - Read one book for each month with a cover that matches the colour of the birthstone.

[Suzanne]

Reserved

[Suzanne]

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[Suzanne]

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[Suzanne]

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[Suzanne]

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[JoAnne]

Welcome Suzanne!

[Kay]

Completed another one!

Tourmaline (10/10)
T: Riskier Business by Tessa Bailey (Author first name) - 17/12/17
O: Ove Lindahl - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Main character name) - 19/1/18
U: The Unmumsy Mum Diary by Sarah Turner (Title) - 6/4/18
R: Fortune Redding - Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon (Main character last name) - 20/11/17
M: Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin (Author last name) - 23/5/17
A: All Against All by Nathan Allen (Title) - 4/12/17
L: 50 Ways To Find A Lover by Lucy-Anne Holmes (Author first name) - 10/3/17
I: If You Dare by Kresley Cole (Title) - 27/11/17
N: Love Among The Stars by Nick Spalding (Author first name) - 29/11/17
E: Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt (Author first name) - 26/12/17

[JoAnne]

Awesome!

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

Completed!

Gem of a Book Spell Out
Dec 17, 2017 - Jul 25, 2018

Completed 228/228

(Title, Authors initials, Series names (first letter), Main character first or last names - *No page minimum.)

Months and Birthstones

✔ January 7/7

✔ J - Trial by Fire by Jo Davis - 04/01/2018
✔ A - One Down: Bayou Heat by Alexandra Ivy - 28/12/2017
✔ N - Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh - 23/12/2017
✔ U - Under Fire by Jo Davis - 05/01/2018
✔ A - Two To Go: Bayou Heat by Alexandra Ivy - 28/12/2017
✔ R - Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic by J.K. Rowling - 06/01/2018
✔ Y - The High Price of Secrets by Yvonne Lindsay - 17/12/2017



✔ Garnet 6/6

✔ G - Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare - 23/12/2017
✔ A - I Dream of Dragons by Ashlyn Chase - 28/12/2017
✔ R - Mating Instinct by Katie Reus - 02/02/2018
✔ N - Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts - 07/01/2018
✔ E - Reader Abduction by Eve Langlais - 31/12/2017
✔ T - Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare - 25/12/2017



✔ February 8/8

✔ F - Flirting Under a Full Moon by Ashlyn Chase - 08/01/2018
✔ E - Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean - 14/01/2018
✔ B - Surrender to Me by Shayla Black - 10/01/2018
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 08/02/2018
✔ U - Unraveled by Jaci Burton - 06/02/2018
✔ A - My Wild Irish Dragon by Ashlyn Chase - 29/12/2017
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 10/02/2018
✔ Y - The Wife He Couldn't Forget by Yvonne Lindsay - 01/01/2018



✔ Amethyst 8/8

✔ A - Never Dare a Dragon by Ashlyn Chase - 30/12/2017
✔ M - Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase - 13/01/2018
✔ E - Pint-Sized Protector by Eve Langlais - 25/02/2018
✔ T - A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare - 27/12/2017
✔ H - Hidden Fire by Jo Davis - 05/01/2018
✔ Y - Bought: His Temporary Fiancée by Yvonne Lindsay - 22/04/2018
✔ S - Sword of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff - 22/12/2017
✔ T - Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey - 12/01/2018

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

Gem of a Book Spell Out

✔ March 5/5

✔ M - Mine to Hold by Shayla Black - 11/01/2018
✔ A - How to Date a Dragon by Ashlyn Chase - 08/01/2018
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 11/02/2018
✔ C - Close Contact by Lori Foster - 11/03/2018
✔ H - Hidden Dragons by Bianca D'Arc - 31/01/2018



✔ Aquamarine 10/10

✔ A - Kissing with Fangs by Ashlyn Chase - 08/01/2018
✔ Q - Reckless by Amanda Quick - 02/01/2018
✔ U - Unwrapped by Jaci Burton - 05/02/2018
✔ A - Own the Wind by Kristen Ashley - 01/03/2018
✔ M - Maiden Flight by Bianca D'Arc - 26/01/2018
✔ A - Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley - 02/03/2018
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 12/02/2018
✔ I - In Death - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - 17/12/2017
✔ N - Nauti Angel by Lora Leigh - 12/03/2018
✔ E - Eternity Embraced by Larissa Ione - 08/04/2018



✔ Bloodstone 10/10

✔ B - Border Lair by Bianca D'Arc - 27/01/2018
✔ L - Line of Fire by Jo Davis - 06/01/2018
✔ O - The Outlaws: Rafe by Connie Mason - 23/12/2017
✔ O - O'Hurleys - The Last Honest Woman by Nora Roberts - 18/01/2018
✔ D - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl - 16/01/2018
✔ S - Wicked and Dangerous by Shayla Black - 24/02/2018
✔ T - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare - 22/01/2018
✔ O - O'Hurleys - Dance to the Piper by Nora Roberts - 20/01/2018
✔ N - Song Of The West by Nora Roberts - 01/04/2018
✔ E - Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais - 04/05/2018



✔ April 5/5

✔ A - Scorched by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 05/03/2018
✔ P - Pearl Jinx by Sandra Hill - 15/01/2018
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling - 14/02/2018
✔ I - In Death - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb - 19/12/2017
✔ L - Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey - 12/01/2018



✔ Diamond 7/7

✔ D - Dire Needs by Stephanie Tyler - 24/01/2018
✔ I - Blade by Alexandra Ivy - 20/12/2017
✔ A - Charred By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 06/03/2018
✔ M - Mirror Me by Stephanie Tyler - 08/03/2018
✔ O - O'Hurleys - Skin Deep by Nora Roberts - 20/01/2018
✔ N - The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts - 14/04/2018
✔ D - Dire Wants by Stephanie Tyler - 25/01/2018



✔ May 3/3

✔ M - The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean - 29/04/2018
✔ A - Animal Attraction by Lori Foster - 24/03/2018
✔ Y - A Forbidden Affair by Yvonne Lindsay - 03/02/2018



✔ Emerald 7/7

✔ E - Polar Bared by Eve Langlais - 07/05/2018
✔ M - A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean - 03/05/2018
✔ E - Python's Embrace by Eve Langlais - 12/05/2018
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling - 16/02/2018
✔ A - Claimed in Shadows by Lara Adrian - 19/04/2018
✔ L - Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston - 20/05/2018
✔ D - Dire Desires by Stephanie Tyler - 26/01/2018

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

Gem of a Book Spell Out

✔ June 4/4

✔ J - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - 17/03/2018
✔ U - Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant - 24/02/2018
✔ N - The Pride of Jared MacKade by Nora Roberts - 15/04/2018
✔ E - Wolf's Capture by Eve Langlais - 15/05/2018



✔ Pearl 5/5

✔ P - Prince of Spies by Bianca D'Arc - 28/01/2018
✔ E - Grizzly Love by Eve Langlais - 16/05/2018
✔ A - Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus - 01/02/2018
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 17/02/2018
✔ L - Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis - 23/05/2018



✔ Moonstone 9/9

✔ M - The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean - 03/05/2018
✔ O - O'Hurleys - Without A Trace by Nora Roberts - 21/01/2018
✔ O - Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 20/03/2018
✔ N - The Heart of Devin MacKade by Nora Roberts - 16/04/2018
✔ S - Salvation by Stephanie Tyler - 28/02/2018
✔ T - Defiance by Stephanie Tyler - 27/02/2018
✔ O - Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 18/03/2018
✔ N - The Fall of Shane MacKade by Nora Roberts - 18/04/2018
✔ E - When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais - 24/05/2018



✔ July 4/4

✔ J - Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter - 13/05/2018
✔ U - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - 23/03/2018
✔ L - Lizzy - Devil's Cut by J.R. Ward - 28/05/2018
✔ Y - Year One by Nora Roberts - 05/05/2018



✔ Ruby 4/4

✔ R - Vision in White by Nora Roberts - 26/05/2018
✔ U - Unwound by Lorelei James - 27/03/2018
✔ B - Firedrake by Bianca D'Arc - 28/01/2018
✔ Y - Defiant Mistress, Ruthless Millionaire by Yvonne Lindsay - 01/06/2018



✔ August 6/6

✔ A - Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations by Simon Rich - 05/02/2018
✔ U - Unraveled by Lorelei James - 31/03/2018
✔ G - Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter - 13/05/2018
✔ U - Uprooted by Naomi Novik - 11/04/2018
✔ S - Schooled by Lorelei James - 31/03/2018
✔ T - Temptation in a Kilt by Victoria Roberts - 03/03/2018



✔ Peridot 7/7

✔ P - Primal Possession by Katie Reus - 01/02/2018
✔ E - Emma - Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - 27/05/2018
✔ R - Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts - 27/05/2018
✔ I - The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc - 27/01/2018
✔ D - Dragon Storm by Bianca D'Arc - 29/01/2018
✔ O - Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 22/03/2018
✔ T - To Wed a Wicked Highlander by Victoria Roberts - 04/03/2018



✔ Sardonyx 8/8

✔ S - Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton - 18/05/2018
✔ A - Complicated by Kristen Ashley - 11/05/2018
✔ R - Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - 28/05/2018
✔ D - Wings of Change by Bianca D'Arc - 28/01/2018
✔ O - Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 23/03/2018
✔ N - The Nymph King by Gena Showalter - 16/05/2018
✔ Y - Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon - 23/06/2018
✔ X - X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts - 04/03/2018

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

Gem of a Book Spell Out

✔ September 9/9

✔ S - Sinners at the Altar by Olivia Cunning - 12/06/2018
✔ E - Dragon Reborn by Eve Langlais - 30/05/2018
✔ P - Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler - 17/02/2018
✔ T - Chocolate Wishes by Trisha Ashley - 21/05/2018
✔ E - Fire and Ice by Eve Langlais - 06/06/2018
✔ M - Loving Him Off the Field by Jeanette Murray - 05/06/2018
✔ B - Keeper of the Flame by Bianca D'Arc - 31/01/2018
✔ E - My Secretary, My Mistress by Eve Langlais - 15/06/2018
✔ R - Rare Vintage by Bianca D'Arc - 31/05/2018



✔ Sapphire 8/8

✔ S - Silver Silence by Nalini Singh - 13/06/2018
✔ A - The Hookup by Kristen Ashley - 07/04/2018
✔ P - Wolf Trouble by Paige Tyler - 18/02/2018
✔ P - To Love a Wolf by Paige Tyler - 19/02/2018
✔ H - The Hacker and the Ants by Rudy Rucker - 05/02/2018
✔ I - In the Tick of Time by P.D. Workman - 04/02/2018
✔ R - Ral's Woman by Laurann Dohner - 04/06/2018
✔ E - Mr. President by Katy Evans - 20/07/2018



✔ October 7/7

✔ O - Tease Me by Olivia Cunning - 19/06/2018
✔ C - Caged by Lorelei James - 01/04/2018
✔ T - Chocolate Shoes And Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley - 22/05/2018
✔ O - Treat Me by Olivia Cunning - 21/06/2018
✔ B - Theirs to Cherish by Shayla Black - 24/02/2018
✔ E - Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais - 05/05/2018
✔ R - Ride the Fire by Jo Davis - 14/06/2018



✔ Opal 4/4

✔ O - Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 21/03/2018
✔ P - Wolf Unleashed by Paige Tyler - 20/02/2018
✔ A - Buried and Shadowed by Alexandra Ivy - 05/02/2018
✔ L - Love Me By Christmas by Jaci Burton - 02/06/2018



✔ Tourmaline 10/10

✔ T - Tempting Rever by Laurann Dohner - 05/06/2018
✔ O - The 100 series - For 100 Nights by Lara Adrian - 06/05/2018
✔ U - Undone by Sara Humphreys - 13/04/2018
✔ R - Rion by Susan Kearney - 19/06/2018
✔ M - Montana Sky by Nora Roberts - 08/06/2018
✔ A - Atlantis - The Vampire's Bride by Gena Showalter - 17/05/2018
✔ L - Berrr's Vow by Laurann Dohner - 06/05/2018
✔ I - In the Company of Wolves by Paige Tyler - 18/02/2018
✔ N - Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh - 09/07/2018
✔ E - Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais - 06/02/2018

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

Gem of a Book Spell Out

✔ November 8/8

✔ N - Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh - 11/07/2018
✔ O - Tie Me by Olivia Cunning - 17/06/2018
✔ V - Master of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff - 21/12/2017
✔ E - Elena - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - 02/07/2018
✔ M - Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong - 30/06/2018
✔ B - Bound by Lorelei James - 26/03/2017
✔ E - Elena - Stolen by Kelley Armstrong - 04/07/2018
✔ R - Beyond Control by Rebecca York - 26/06/2018



✔ Topaz 5/5

✔ T - Takes Two to Tackle by Jeanette Murray - 09/06/2018
✔ O - Hooked on the Game by C.M. Owens - 09/05/2018
✔ P - Wolf Hunger by Paige Tyler - 22/02/2018
✔ A - The Amazon's Curse by Gena Showalter - 17/05/2018
✔ Z - A Viking's Peace by Zoe York - 23/02/2018



✔ Citrine 7/7

✔ C - Kat's Karma by Cheryl Dragon - 08/04/2018
✔ I - Impetuous Innocent by Stephanie Laurens - 03/04/2018
✔ T - Try Me by Olivia Cunning - 13/06/2018
✔ R - Killing Moon by Rebecca York - 01/07/2018
✔ I - Pretend You're Safe by Alexandra Ivy - 07/04/2018
✔ N - Rock Hard by Nalini Singh - 13/07/2018
✔ E - Commander in Chief by Katy Evans - 23/07/2018



✔ December 8/8

✔ D - The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap by Donna Kauffman - 08/05/2018
✔ E - Elena - Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong - 21/07/2018
✔ C - A Very Gothic Christmas by Christine Feehan - 30/05/2018
✔ E - Elena - Broken by Kelley Armstrong - 13/07/2018
✔ M - One Night with a Quarterback by Jeanette Murray - 04/06/2018
✔ B - Phantom Desires by Bianca D'Arc - 01/06/2018
✔ E - Deadly Match by Eve Langlais - 25/07/2018
✔ R - Rules for a Proper Governess by Jennifer Ashley - 07/07/2018



✔ Turquoise 9/9

✔ T - Tempt Me by Olivia Cunning - 14/06/2018
✔ U - Undone by Maya Banks - 23/05/2018
✔ R - Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh - 15/07/2018
✔ Q - Quinn's Woman by Susan Mallery - 11/04/2018
✔ U - Undone by Shannon Richard - 03/06/2018
✔ O - Tell Me by Olivia Cunning - 18/06/2018
✔ I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 18/05/2018
✔ S - Share Me by Olivia Cunning - 15/06/2018
✔ E - The Edge - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews



✔ Lapis 5/5

✔ L - For 100 Reasons by Lara Adrian - 07/05/2018
✔ A - Midnight Unbound by Lara Adrian - 17/05/2018
✔ P - Wolf Hunt by Paige Tyler - 21/02/2018
✔ I - Into the Lair by Maya Banks - 20/05/2018
✔ S - Jordan by Susan Kearney - 20/06/2018



✔ Lazuli 6/6

✔ L - Lucan by Susan Kearney - 17/06/2018
✔ A - Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken - 21/05/2018
✔ Z - Zane's Way by Maggie Casper - 08/04/2018
✔ U - Undercover Princess by Suzanne Brockmann - 03/07/2018
✔ L - Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley - 04/07/2018
✔ I - Immortally Yours by Lynsay Sands - 01/06/20158



Tanzanite 8/9

✔ T - Take Me by Olivia Cunning - 15/06/2018
✔ A - The Angels' Share by J.R. Ward - 24/05/2018
✔ N - Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh - 19/07/2018
✔ Z - Zorn Warriors - Kidnapping Casey by Laurann Dohner - 04/06/2018
✔ A - For 100 Days by Lara Adrian - 06/05/2018
✔ N - No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong - 15/07/2018
✔ I - Illicit by Opal Carew - 09/06/2018
✔ T - Touch Me by Olivia Cunning - 16/06/2018
✔ E - The Edge - Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews - 25/07/2018

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Christine!!! Amazing!!

[Jess]

Gem Challenge
Duration: 05/08/16-???

Months and Birthstones

January -
J
A - King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard - 17/07/17
N - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - 17/10/17
U
A - The Hummingbird by Kati Hiekkapelto (Anna Fekete series) - 15/01/18
R - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - 26/12/16
Y

Garnet
G - The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney 01/01/17
A - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 17/02/18
R - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 30/09/17
N
E - The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck - 25/08/17
T - To Wed a Rake by Eloisa James - 01/12/17

February -
F - Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy - 02/05/17
E - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 05/04/18
B - Blindness by José Saramago - 06/01/17
R - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 24/11/17
U
A
R - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 17/05/18
Y

Amethyst
A
M - Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell - 02/12/16
E - The Exiled by Kati Hiekkapelto - 10/04/18
T - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - 06/02/18
H - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 22/07/17
Y
S - A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler - 05/01/17
T - The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri N. Murari - 11/02/18


March -
M - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - 26/06/18
A
R - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling - 31/01/18
C - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson - 17/12/16
H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 08/08/17

Bloodstone
B - Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh - 01/03/18
L - The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran - 17/10/16
O - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf - 20/03/17
O - Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper - 19/07/17
D - The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto - 31/03/18
S - The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman - 06/01/17
T - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - 13/03/18
O - Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa - 29/11/17
N
E - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - 28/04/18

April
A
P - Passage by Connie Willis - 10/07/17
R - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling - 26/03/18
I - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - 01/11/16
L - The Likeness by Tana French - 08/12/17

Diamond
D - A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss - 28/04/18
I - Wolves by Simon Ings - 10/09/17
A
M - The Magpies by Mark Edwards - 16/17/18
O - Orlando by Virginia Woolf - 07/03/18
N
D

May - Emerald
June -
Moonstone
M
O - The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma - 06/07/17
O - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson - 20/07/17
N
S - Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - 23/07/17
T - The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern - 28/03/18
O
N
E

July
Ruby
R - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware - 02/08/18
U
B - Brick Lane by Monica Ali - 12/06/18
Y

August
A
U
G - Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard - 05/02/17
U
S - The System of the World by Neal Stephenson - 23/08/17
T

Peridot
P - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 16/02/18
E
R
I - In the Woods by Tana French - 04/10/17
D
O
T

September
S - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - 13/11/17
E
P - A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs - 26/05/18
T
E
M
B - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - 04/03/18
E
R

Sapphire
S - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka - 24/12/17
A
P - The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow - 03/06/18
P
H
I
R
E

October
O
C - Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor - 30/01/18
T
O
B - Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi - 17/03/18
E
R

Opal, Tourmaline
November
Citrine
C - The Cartel by Don Winslow - 24/07/18
I
T
R
I
N
E

December - Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Tanzanite

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[JoAnne]

Jess wrote: "Gem Challenge
Duration: 05/08/16-???

Months and Birthstones

January -
J
A - King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard - 17/07/17
N - The Graveyard Book by [..."

~~~~YOU CANNOT BACK DATE THIS CHALLENGE!~~~
YOU NEED TO START ON THE DATE POSTED!

THIS IS THE FOURTH CHALLENGE WHERE I HAVE TOLD YOU THIS IS NOT ALLOWED!

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

Gem of a Book Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended
Starting 26 December 2018

For this challenge you can use: Book titles ('the', 'an' and 'a' can be ignored); Author's initials; Series' names (first letter); Main character's first or last names.

Part 1: COMPLETED

Words: 4/4
Spell Out: 56/56

✔ January - Garnet
J Jacqueline Frost wrote 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas - 01 Jan 19
A Awakening by Cate Tiernan - 18 Mar 19
N Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen - 03 Jan 19
U Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco - 17 Feb 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Christie Curse - 06 Jan 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Witness In Death - 23 Apr 19
Y The Yankee Club by Michael Murphy - 26 Jun 19
G Greenwood, Kerry wrote Flying Too High - 22 Jul 19
A Ali Brandon wrote Double-Booked for Death - 30 Aug 19
R Raybourn, Deanna wrote Dark Road to Darjeeling - 27 Apr 19
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Jan 19
E Ellery Adams wrote Lethal Letters - 29 Dec 18
T Tiernan, Cate wrote Spellbound - 22 Mar 19

✔ February - Amethyst
F Fletcher, Daisy - Gunpowder Plot by Carola Dunn - 19 Jun 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Venom - 10 Mar 19
B Bowen, Rhys wrote Royal Blood - 04 Feb 19
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 10 Feb 19
U Unquiet Dreams by Mark Del Franco - 19 Apr 19
A Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne - 17 Jan 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Ceremony in Death - 09 Mar 19
Y Yager, Barbara - Wickedly Magical by Deborah Blake - 23 Aug 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Sayers Swindle - 19 Jan 19
M Murder on Sisters' Row by Victoria Thompson - 27 Jan 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Tangled Threads - 25 Mar 19
T The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen - 19 May 19
H Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 08 Feb 19
Y Yasmine Galenorn wrote Autumn Thorns - 20 July 20
S Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb - 13 May 19
T The Tomb of Zeus by Barbara Cleverly - 30 May 19

✔ March - Aquamarine
M Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Mar 19
A Anna Lee Huber wrote A Study in Death - 03 Jun 19
R Robert Jordan wrote A Crown of Swords - 30 Apr 19
C City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 09 Jan 19
H Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 22 Mar 19
A Ashley Weaver wrote Death Wears a Mask - 29 May 19
Q Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - 24 Apr 19
U The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 28 Dec 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Marsh Madness - 16 May 19
M Melissa Bourbon wrote Pleating for Mercy - 20 Sep 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Wolfe Widow - 30 Apr 19
R Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - 09 Jun 19
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Jan 19
N Norris, Lindsey - Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay - 06 May 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Thread of Death - 04 Apr 19

✔ April - Diamond
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Hammett Hex - 19 May 19
P Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - 12 Jun 19
R Rhys Bowen wrote Heirs and Graces - 10 Jun 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Bleeds - 21 Jan 19
L Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - 06 Apr 19
D Darynda Jones wrote Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - 26 Jan 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Strikes - 20 Jan 19
A Ashley Weaver wrote Murder at the Brightwell - 26 May 19
M Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson - 08 Jun 19
O One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley - 25 Apr 19
N Nalini Singh wrote Archangel's Consort - 07 Jan 19
D Darynda Jones wrote Fifth Grave Past the Light - 29 Jan 19

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

Gem of a Book Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended
Starting 26 December 2018

Part 2

Words: 0/4
Spell Out: 32/40

May - Emerald
M Memory in Death by J.D. Robb - 02 Aug 19
A Anna Lee Huber wrote A Grave Matter - 27 May 19
Y
E Estep, Jennifer wrote By a Thread - 07 Apr 19
M Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - 15 Aug 19
E Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones - 04 May 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Imitation in Death - 27 Jun 19
A Ashley Weaver wrote A Most Novel Revenge - 05 Jun 19
L London Interlude by Tracy Grant - 03 Jul 19
D Dunn, Carola wrote Fall of a Philanderer - 28 Dec 18

June - Pearl
J Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb - 29 Apr 19
U
N Nalini Singh wrote Angels’ Blood - 19 Mar 19
E Eva Gates wrote Booked for Trouble - 23 May 19
P Peter Tremayne wrote Shroud for the Archbishop - 24 Apr 19
E Erika Chase wrote A Killer Read - 24 May 19
A Avery - Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley - 29 Sep 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Divided in Death - 02 Jul 19
L A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay - 27 Jul 19

July - Ruby
J J.D. Robb wrote Visions in Death - 04 Jul 19
U
L Lena - A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley - 08 Aug 19
Y
R Robb, J.D. wrote Glory in Death - 23 Jan 19
U
B The Bloody Tower by Carola Dunn - 23 Jul 19
Y

August - Peridot
A Agatha Christie wrote Appointment with Death - 06 Sep 19
U
G Gail Carriger wrote Soulless - 17 Mar 19
U
S Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - 20 Apr 19
T Tracy Grant wrote His Spanish Bride - 09 Jun 19
P The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan - 14 Jun 19
E Erika Chase wrote Read and Buried - 25 May 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Origin in Death - 20 Jul 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Dreams - 08 Apr 19
D The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones - 28 Jun 19
O Owen - Kiss of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 13 Apr 19
T Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost - 31 Dec 18

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

Gem of a Book Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended
Starting 26 December 2018

Part 3

Words: 3/4
Spell Out: 58/60

✔ September - Sapphire
S Sebastian - Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris - 25 Apr 19
E Erika Chase wrote Cover Story - 03 Jun 19
P Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 16 Jun 19
T Tracy Grant wrote Vienna Waltz - 05 Jul 19
E Eva Gates wrote Reading Up a Storm - 06 Jun 19
M Melissa Bourbon wrote A Fitting End - 24 Sep 19
B Buckley, Julia wrote A Dark and Twisting Path - 29 Sep 19
E Erika Chase wrote Book Fair and Foul - 06 Jun 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Haunted In Death - 06 Aug 19
S Stephenie Meyer wrote Twilight - 03 Sep 19
A Anna Lee Huber wrote A Brush with Shadows - 27 Aug 19
P A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander - 25 Jul 19
P Poirot - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie - 04 Aug 19
H A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - 27 Sep 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Slays - 10 Apr 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Born in Death - 17 Aug 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Widow’s Web - 28 Jun 19

✔ October - Opal
O Others - Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - 25 Feb 19
C A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn - 30 Sep 19
T Tracy Grant wrote Imperial Scandal - 30 Jul 19
O Others - Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - 28 Feb 19
B Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb - 03 May 19
E The Essence of Malice by Ashley Weaver - 29 Jun 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Innocent in Death - 19 Aug 19
O Others - Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop - 22 May 19
P Paige Shelton wrote Bookman Dead Style - 13 Aug 19
A As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber - 07 Jul 19
L Lena - Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley - 10 Aug 19

✔ November - Citrine
N Nalini Singh wrote Archangel's Blade - 08 Jan 19
O On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay - 31 May 19
V Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Mar 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Spider's Trap - 30 Jun 19
M Michelle - Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons - 23 Jun 19
B By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates - 01 May 19
E Erika Chase wrote Law and Author - 16 Jul 19
R Rosalind - A Purely Private Matter by Darcie Wilde - 22 Aug 19
C Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood - 25 May 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Rises - 18 Apr 19
T To Helvetica and Back by Paige Shelton - 07 Aug 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Creation in Death - 12 Sep 19
I Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb - 08 May 19
N Norris, Lindsey - Read It And Weep by Jenn McKinlay - 17 May 19
E Eva Gates wrote The Spook in the Stacks - 31 Jul 19

December - Turquoise
D Darynda Jones wrote Seventh Grave and No Body - 22 Apr 19
E Eve - Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb - 03 Apr 19
C C.S. Harris wrote What Darkness Brings - 05 May 19
E Evie - The Diviners by Libba Bray - 09 Sep 19
M Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood - 26 Aug 19
B Bentley, Jennie wrote Fatal Fixer-Upper - 21 Sep 19
E Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - 16 Sep 19
R River Marked by Patricia Briggs - 30 Dec 18
T Tasha Alexander wrote A Fatal Waltz - 24 Aug 19
U
R Robb, J.D. wrote Survivor in Death - 10 Jul 19
Q Quinn, Holly wrote A Crafter Knits a Clue - 28 Sep 19
U
O Olivia - Killer Characters by Ellery Adams - 04 Jun 19
I Intrigue in Capri by Ashley Weaver - 05 Jun 19
S Shelton, Paige wrote Comic Sans Murder - 18 Sep 19
E Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb - 17 Sep 19

[JoAnne]

Welcome Vittoria!


You should sign up for Months of the Year since you listed the months here!

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January - Garnet
J-Jack & Jill by James Patterson 2/8/20
A-All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson 6/2/20
N-Nyxia by Scott Reintgen 2/6/21
U-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 6/18/20
A-As Old As Time by Liz Braswell 10/12/20
R-The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare 9/5/20
Y
*
G-Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 6/13/20
A-Allegiant by Veronica Roth 1/15/21
R-RoseBlood by A.G. Howard 1/12/20
N-Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 5/3/21
E-11/22/63 by Stephen King 10/8/21
T-Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas 5/26/20

February - Amethyst
F-Flawless by Sara Shepard 10/25/20
E-Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King 6/10/22
B-The Black Witch by Laurie Forest 6/16/20
R-Reflection by Elizabeth Lim 4/19/20
U-Unbelievable by Sara Shepard 10/29/20
A-American Assassin by Vince Flynn 2/10/21
R-The Runelords by David Farland 9/18/20
Y
*
A-A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker 6/12/21
M-Mask of Duplicity by Julia Brannan 5/20/20
E
T-Twisted by Sara Shepard 2/13/21
H-Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling 6/11/20
Y
S-Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco 6/20/20
T-13-Minute Murder: Dead Man Running / 113 Minutes / 13 Minute Murder by James Patterson 5/23/21

March - Aquamarine, Bloodstone
M-Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer 8/11/20
A-And I Darken by Kiersten White 2/18/20
R-The Ravens by Kass Morgan 12/8/20
C-Crier's War by Nina Varela 5/29/20
H-Hollow City by Ransom Riggs 7/3/20
*
A-Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman 5/12/20
Q-Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes 6/13/22
U-A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Dhonielle Clayton 1/1/21
A-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 6/22/21
M-Magic Unleashed by Devri Walls 8/14/20
A-Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody 6/30/21
R-Ruthless by Sara Shepard 3/6/21
I-The Inn by James Patterson 8/29/20
N-9 From the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan 5/22/21
E
*
B-Baby-Sitters on Board! by Ann M. Martin 7/26/20
L-The Last Star by Rick Yancey 5/22/21
O-Outlawed by Anna North 5/28/21
O-One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus 1/7/22
D-Death Masks by Jim Butcher 10/9/20
S-Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells 8/8/20
T-Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham 11/28/21
O-Open Season by C.J. Box 3/20/23
N-96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy 5/25/21
E-Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas 1/31/20

April - Diamond
A-A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker 7/4/21
P-The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning 9/20/20
R-Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 5/12/21
I-Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer 12/13/20
L-Living on the Edge by Shannon K. Butcher 2/17/20
*
D-Divergent by Veronica Roth 1/3/21
I-The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling 12/29/20
A-After by Anna Todd 8/14/21
M-Master of One by Jaida Jones 12/28/20
O-Obsidio by Amie Kaufman 2/2/20
N-The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos 4/12/20
D-Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 2/15/21

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May - Emerald
M-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 11/26/21
A-Adam by Ted Dekker 8/2/21
Y
*
E-Everneath by Brodi Ashton 2/29/20
M-Mary, Mary by James Patterson 3/9/23
E
R-Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo 12/18/21
A-After We Collided by Anna Todd 8/22/21
L-The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 5/28/21
D-Don't Look by Alexandra Ivy 3/13/21

June - Pearl, Moonstone
J-Journey Across the Hidden Islands by Sarah Beth Durst 2/9/20
U-Unspoken by Kelly Rimmer 6/16/21
N-The Noise by James Patterson 12/19/21
E
*
P-Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard 10/23/20
E
A-All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace 5/25/22
R-Roses Are Red by James Patterson 1/11/22
L-The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 11/2/21
*
M
O-Odd & True by Cat Winters 2/9/20
O
N-No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong12/26/21
S-Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 8/31/20
T-To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo 11/28/21
O
N-The Nine Lives of Christmas by Sheila Roberts 6/14/22
E

July - Ruby
J-The Jailhouse Lawyer by James Patterson 12/15/21
U-Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover 6/23/22
L-Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw 9/3/22
Y
*
R-The River Murders by James Patterson 3/12/23
U-Unsolved by James Patterson 9/8/22
B-Bone Crier's Moon by Kathryn Purdie 9/24/20
Y

August - Peridot, Sardonyx
A-Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 6/7/22
U
G-The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White 10/17/20
U
S-Savage Run by C.J. Box 1/28/21
T-The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker 5/9/22
*
P-Perfect by Sara Shepard 10/28/20
E
R
I-Insurgent by Veronica Roth 1/8/21
D-Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 7/13/21
O
T-The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer 5/15/22
*
S-Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick 2/23/21
A-Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 12/4/22
R
D-A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 8/30/21
O
N-New Moon by Stephenie Meyer 8/21/22
Y
X

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September - Sapphire
S-Saturn Run by John Sandford 2/28/21
E
P-Pretty Little Secrets: A Pretty Little Liars Collection by Sara Shepard 11/1/20
T-The Amateurs by Sara Shepard 5/27/22
E
M-Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! by Terry Brooks 2/22/20
B-Blood Rites by Jim Butcher 2/4/21
E
R
*
S-The Summer House by James Patterson 3/10/21
A-An Affair to Dismember by Elise Sax 1/26/23
P-The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 12/4/20
P-Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 2/21/21
H-Heartless by Sara Shepard 11/8/20
I-The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 5/19/21
R
E

October - Opal, Tourmaline
O
C-City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 5/31/20
T-Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 6/7/20
O
B-The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones 5/7/21
E
R
*
O
P-The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton 7/7/21
A-After We Fell by Anna Todd 1/31/23
L-Lost by James Patterson 9/11/22
*
T-The Defense Lawyer: The Barry Slotnick Story by James Patterson 5/30/22
O
U
R
M
A-After Ever Happy by Anna Todd 2/2/23
L-London Bridges by James Patterson 3/4/23
I-It's a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. Schmitt 2/6/20
N-99 Days by Katie Cotugno 1/19/23
E

November - Topaz, Citrine
N-9 Days and 9 Nights by Katie Cotugno 1/22/23
O
V-Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 7/16/21
E
M
B-Billy Summers by Stephen King 8/28/21
E
R
*
T-A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray 3/11/20
O
P-Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson 12/30/21
A-Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett 3/2/23
Z
*
C-Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M. Martin 7/23/20
I-In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins 3/26/20
T-The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata 6/5/22
R
I-In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle 6/23/21
N
E

December - Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Tanzanite
D-The Dysasters by P.C. Cast 2/28/20
E
C-City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 8/2/20
E
M
B-Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 2/15/20
E
R
*
T-Turn Coat by Jim Butcher 10/12/22
U
R
Q
U
O
I-Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 3/28/20
S-Stunning by Sara Shepard 3/16/21
E
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L
A
P-Pit Perfect Murder by Renee George 6/9/22
I-The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 9/8/21
S-'Salem's Lot by Stephen King 6/27/21
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L
A
Z-Zoo by James Patterson 3/16/20
U
L
I-The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead 10/17/21
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T-The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton 10/17/22
A
N
Z
A
N
I-I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak 7/1/22
T-2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson 1/6/23
E

[JoAnne]

Welcome Nancy!

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Gem of a Book Challenge
Date started: 17/01/2019

January - Garnet
February - Amethyst
March - Aquamarine, Bloodstone
April - Diamond
May - Emerald
June - Pearl, Moonstone
July - Ruby
August - Peridot, Sardonyx
September - Sapphire
October - Opal, Tourmaline
November - Topaz, Citrine
December - Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Tanzanite

BONUS: (optional) - Read one book for each month with a cover that matches the colour of the birthstone.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Den!

[Erin]

Completed 2/3/2019

Gem of a Book Challenge
Duration: 12/16/2017-2/3/2019

154/154 read

January - Garnet
J Festive in Death by J.D. Robb, read 3/1/18
A All Good Things: The Omega Auction Chronicles: Book 13 by Kian Rhodes, read 1/11/18
N An Angry Wolf by Blair Nightingale, read 7/8/18
U Up In Smoke by Katie McAllister, read 12/16/18
A Alpha for the Pack by N.J. Lysk, read 1/11/18
R Howl and a Hose by Caitlin Ricci, read 12/21/17
Y Yearning by Amy Lane, read 1/30/18

G Papa Bear's Pup by Stormy Glenn, read 12/30/17
A Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny's Lair by Amy Lane, read 1/10/18
R Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux, read 2/26/18
N Agent Chris by Blair Nightingale, read 7/8/18
E Calculating Interactions by Flynn Eire, read 6/26/18
T Tomin's Revenge by Stephani Hecht, read 12/19/17

February - Amethyst
F The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens, read 1/23/18
E Be Courageous by Gabrielle Evans, read 7/11/18
B The Blooding by Joseph Wambaugh, read 4/30/18
R Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb, read 4/6/18
U Urban Shaman by Lyn Gala, read 1/19/18
A Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh, read 12/28/17
R Road to Tara: The Life of Margaret Mitchell by Anne Edwards, read 4/24/18
Y You Belong With Me by Jeff Erno, read 2/7/18

A Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh, read 12/27/17
M Kairos by Mary Calmes, read 12/19/17
E Four-Letter Words by Gabrielle Evans, read 10/3/18
T Timothy by Bailey Bradford, read 5/3/18
H Summoner's Dance by Hannah Walker, read 1/23/18
Y The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell, read 12/24/18
S White Paws And A Dream by Stormy Glenn, read 2/2/18
T Tangling with His Tiger by Victoria Vallo, read 12/19/17

March - Aquamarine
M Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy, read 4/20/18
A Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh, read 12/27/17
R Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne, read 2/22/18
C The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune, read 5/25/18
H Hot Mess 4 by Stormy Glenn, read 5/21/18

A Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh, read 2/25/18
Q I Love You, Mr. Popps by Ellen Quinn, read 6/5/18
U Far from Home by Madeleine Urban, read 1/8/18
A The Children of the Roses by Warren Adler, read 9/15/18
M Going Home by Max Vos, read 4/12/18
A Ass Over Teacup by Jackie Nacht, read 12/19/17
R Battle Born by Caitlin Ricci, read 4/12/18
I A Hard Winter Rain by John Inman, read 1/23/18
N Heart-mate, Mine! by N.J. Nielsen/Saddington, read 1/11/18
E Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep, read 8/27/18
April - Diamond
A A Volatile Range by Andrew Grey, read 7/12/18
P Pierce's Choice by Lynn Tyler, read 1/10/18
R Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb, read 5/2/18
I Payback by John Inman, read 4/5/18
L Levi by Bailey Bradford, read 4/9/18

D A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan by Laura Thompson, read 1/14/18
I Isaiah by Bailey Bradford, read 4/9/18
A Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, read 1/19/18
M Death Trap by M. William Phelps, read 3/28/18
O The Man Who Cast Two Shadows by Carol O'Connell, read 12/21/17
N Family Connections by N.J. Nielsen/Saddington, read 1/23/18
D Death by Cyanide: The Murder of Dr. Autumn Klein by Paul Reed Ward, read 4/7/18

May - Emerald
M Elemental Ride by Mell Eight, read 1/30/18
A Cat's Claw by Susan Wittig Albert, read 9/12/18
Y You Never Know by Mary Calmes, read 1/31/18

E Leap in the Dark by Gabrielle Evans, read 2/2/18
M Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight, read 1/30/18
E The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff, read 5/13/18
R Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb, read 1/4/18
A Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert, read 9/27/18
L Libertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books by Christine Woodside, read 11/24/18
D GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love by Duncan Barrett, read 10/12/18

June - Pearl
J Witness in Death by J.D. Robb, read 1/2/18
U An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek, read 8/29/18
N The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal by Laurie Notaro, read 2/7/18
E Deadly Sting by Jennifer Estep, read 7/13/18

P The Poodle Apocalypse by John Inman, read 7/2/18
E Jaded by Gabrielle Evans, read 10/3/18
A Death Come Quickly by Susan Wittig Albert, read 9/12/18
R Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb, read 4/4/18
L Bolt-Hole by Amy Lane, read 2/25/18
July - Ruby
J Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb, read 3/7/18
U Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Lauren Hillenbrand, read 1/26/18
L Little Bit of Nothing by Stormy Glenn, read 7/3/18
Y You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--And Their Tangled Histories of Misuse by Ross Petras, read 7/8/18

R Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb, read 2/2/18
U Undead Tango by Alexis Martin, read 12/26/17
B Backstroking with a Tiger Shark by Charlie Richards, read 12/26/17
Y Young Pioneers by Rose Wilder Lane, read 8/28/18

August - Peridot
A A Wilder Rose by Susan Witig Albert, read 4/13/18
U Unquiet Land by Sharon Shinn, read 10/7/18
G Wolf's Bane by Stormy Glenn, read 7/4/18
U Fish & Chips by Madeleine Urban, read 1/12/18
S Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement by Stephen Snyder-Hill, read 4/27/18
T The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales by Franz Xavier von Schonwerth, read 11/24/18

P Pretty Poison by Kari Gregg, read 12/30/17
E Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep, read 7/13/18
R Reluctance by Bailey Bradford, read 8/8/18
I Immortal by Amy Lane, read 4/27/18
D High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly by Donald Spoto. read 5/5/18
O Shell Game by Carol O'Connell, read 3/19/18
T Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker, read 8/30/18

September - Sapphire
S Waiting to Breathe by Stormy Glenn, read 7/4/18
E Howl And Harmony by Gabrielle Evans, read 11/5/17
P Promises in Death by J.D. Robb, read 3/8/18
T Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop, read 10/2/18
E Wings of the Stars by Mell Eight, read 1/30/18
M Churched: One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess by Matthew Paul Turner, read 11/29/18
B By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder, read 2/10/18
E Primal Instincts by Gabrielle Evans, read 10/3/18
R Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb, read 3/7/18

S Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Stormy Glenn, read 9/9/18
A Widow's Tears by Susan Wittig Albert, read 8/23/18
P Poppy's Pleasure by Stormy Glenn, read 3/3/18
P Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs, read 9/15/18
H Homecoming by Susie Steiner, read 5/28/18
I It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History by Jennifer Wright, read 3/23/18
R Sage by J. Rocci, read 1/30/18
E Whirlwind Revolution by Flynn Eire, read 7/4/18
October - Opal
O Organic Chemistry by Andrew Grey, read 3/18/18
C Cowboy Christmas by Stormy Glenn, read 1/8/18
T A Tale of Two Trucks by Thea Nishimori, read 3/16/18
O Ordinary People by Judith Guest, read 9/21/18
B Boone's Baby by Stormy Glenn, read 12/26/17
E Love's Deceit by Flynn Eire, read 7/5/18
R Revenge by Bailey Bradford, read 2/13/18

O Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino, read 10/21/18
P I'll Be Watching You by M. William Phelps, read 3/22/18
A Love Comes in Darkness by Andrew Grey, read 3/17/18
L Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, read 2/10/18

November - Topaz
N Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming, read 4/11/18
O Odd Man Out by Stormy Glenn, read 8/2/18
V His Timid Fox by Victoria Vallo, read 12/19/17
E Eye on the Prize by Fel Fern, read 12/19/17
M Man to Man by Stormy Glenn, read 1/4/18
B Breathing Easier by Lynn Hagen, read 12/19/17
E Broaden by Flynn Eire, read 12/27/17
R The Right Time For Us by Stormy Glenn, read 8/2/18

T Fasten Your Seat Belts and Eat Your Fucking Nuts by Joe Thomas, read 12/30/18
O Soulseeker by J.C. Owens, read 2/18/18
P Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, read 8/5/18
A A Chaotic Range by Andrew Grey, read 8/7/18
Z Zombies Ahead by Allora Z., read 4/3/18

December - Turquoise
D Drift by Lyn Gala, read 5/31/18
E Green's Thumb by Alexander Elliot, read 12/30/17
C Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten, read 2/27/18
E Second Chance Earth by Alexander Elliot, read 1/24/18
M Man in the Middle by Stormy Glenn, read 9/9/18
B Like Magic by Shea Balik, read 12/19/17
E Moonstruck by Gabrielle Evans, read 3/5/18
R Tumbling Hair and Bread Crumbs by Charlie Richards, read 12/21/17

T In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, read 9/25/18
U The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston, read 1/16/18
R The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn, read 1/20/18
Q Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, read 2/13/18
U Under the Rushes by Amy Lane, read 2/3/19
O Winter House by Carol O'Connell, read 4/25/18
I Work in Progress by John Inman, read 3/19/18
S Harry Ever After by Hollis Shiloh, read 1/12/18
E The Spider by Jennifer Estep, read 9/18/18

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Erin!

[Maureen]

Starting date: June 1. 2019
Date finished:

JANUARY - GARNET
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G - Granny Weatherwax (Main Character) - Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett (6/2/2019).
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E - Eric - Terry Pratchett (6/7/2019).
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FEBRUARY - AMETHYST
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T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! (6/6/2019)
H - Heldere hemel - Tom Lanoye (6/6/2019).
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March - Aquamarine, Bloodstone
April - Diamond
May - Emerald
June - Pearl, Moonstone
July - Ruby
August - Peridot, Sardonyx
September - Sapphire
October - Opal, Tourmaline
November - Topaz, Citrine
December - Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Tanzanite

BONUS: (optional) - Read one book for each month with a cover that matches the colour of the birthstone.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Maureen!

[Martha]

FINISHED!

Gem of a Book
Duration: 14.11.16 - Open Ended

168/168 Complete

Months - 74/74
J The Ladybird Book of the Meeting by Jason Hazeley, 29th Dec 16
A The World as 100 People: A Visual Guide to 7 Billion Humans by Aileen Lord, 16th Mar 18
N The Power by Naomi Alderman, 2nd May 17
U The Universe Versus Alex Woods, 31st Dec 16
A The Girl In the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender, 23rd May 17
R The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall, 25th Dec 16
Y In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park, 14th Jun 17
*
F Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, 19th Jan 17
E Moving by Jenny Eclair, 3rd Feb 17
B Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, 18th Jan 18
R Wonder by R.J. Palacio, 25th Feb 17
U The Underground Railroad, 17th May 17
A The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, 3rd Jun 17
R A Snow Garden and Other Stories by Rachel Joyce, 26th Mar 17
Y Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, 11th Nov 17
*
M The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, 30th Nov 16
A Are Men Obsolete?, 11th Dec 16
R Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, 19th Dec 16
C Cinder, 25th Nov 16
H The Help, 16th Nov 16
**
A Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, 9th Dec 16
P Politics in Minutes, 31st Dec 16
R Trespass by Rose Tremain, 30th May 17
I I Call Myself A Feminist: The View from Twenty-Five Women Under Thirty, 11th Mar 17
L Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, 22nd Nov 16
**
M My Cousin Rachel, 24th Jun 17
A The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt, 21st Mar 18
Y You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!, 7th Dec 17
**
J Parsnips, Buttered: Bamboozle & Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time by Joe Lycett, 2nd Jan 17
U Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, 2nd Sep 17
N The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer, 20th May 17
E Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli, 27th Mar 17
**
J Jamaica Inn, 8th Jan 17
U Us Against You, 25th May 18
L Language and Gender, 22nd Jan 17
Y Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present, 29th Oct 18
**
A Here I Stand by Amnesty International UK, 7th Aug 17
U Belonging by Umi Sinha, 2nd Dec 18
G Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2, 25th Nov 17
U Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry, 11th Aug 19
S The Suffragettes, 28th Dec 16
T The Time Traveler's Wife, 5th Apr 17
**
S Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride, 31st Jan 17
E The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, 17th Apr 17
P When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, 23rd Mar 17
T Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 26th Apr 17
E The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, 13th Aug 17
M Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi, 18th Jul 17
B Britt-Marie Was Here, 26th Jan 18
E Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth, 23rd Sep 17
R Race: Vintage Minis, 1st Aug 17
**
O Animal Farm by George Orwell, 7th Feb 17
C Women of the Revolution: Forty Years of Feminism by Kira Cochrane, 17th Jan 18
T Letters from Klara by Tove Jansson, 18th Aug 17
O The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, 21st Feb 17
B Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World, 25th Mar 18
E Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 4th Nov 17
R Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner, 12th Oct 17
**
N Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof, 27th May 17
O Rock My Wedding: Your Day Your Way by Charlotte O'Shea, 6th Jun 17
V King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard, 14th Feb 17
E The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin, 13th Nov 17
M Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, 15th Oct 17
B The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett, 5th Jul 17
E Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings, 1st Dec 17
R Refugee, 19th Oct 17
*
D The Little Book of Feminism by Harriet Dyer, 7th Mar 17
E El Deafo, 5th Mar 18
C Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, 13th Mar 17
E Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, 9th Mar 18
M My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises, 29th Nov 17
B Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, 16th Jul 17
E Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge, 11th Apr 18
R The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith, 8th Nov 17

[Martha]

Birthstones - 82/82
G The Glass Castle, 7th Oct 17
A All the Rebel Women: The Rise of the Fourth Wave of Feminism, 2nd Oct 17
R Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith, 23rd Nov 17
N The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla, 1st Oct 17
E Embroideries, 10th Jun 18
T Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Rise of Alpha Flight by Tara Butters, 1st Dec 17
**
A Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 19th Nov 17
M With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix, 31st Dec 17
E The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, 7th Aug 18
T The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, 9th Jan 18
H The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, 14th Jan 18
Y You Had Me At Hello, 20th Dec 18
S The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, 9th Dec 17
T All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class by Tim Shipman, 1st Jul 17

**
B Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel, 4th Oct 17
L Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson, 19th Mar 17
O Old Magic, 8th Aug 17
O The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 15th Nov 17
D Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper, 16th Sep 17
S Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson, 20th Apr 17
T The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, 27th Aug 17
O The One Who Wrote Destiny, 4th Apr 18
N The Wind Singer by William Nicholson, 26th Jul 17
E The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, 19th Jun 18
**
D The Descent of Man, 29th Apr 17
I I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 13th May 17
A Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, 13th Sep 17
M The Magician's Nephew, 22nd Feb 17
O Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, 5th Jun 18
N Slaves of the Mastery by William Nicholson, 30th Jul 17
D Disgrace, 14th Dec 17
**
E Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, 15th Oct 18
M Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
E The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic by Emma, 17th Dec 18
R Anthem by Ayn Rand, 28th Feb 17
A Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch, 30th Jan 18
L A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 29th Jan 18
D Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, 3rd Mar 18
**
P Fantastically Great Women Who Made History by Kate Pankhurst, 18th Feb 18
E Washington Black: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018 by Esi Edugyan, 24th Oct 18
AHome by Amanda Berriman, 3rd Feb 18
R Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley, 2nd Mar 18
L The Last of the Greenwoods, 28th Feb 18
**
R The Radium Girls, 31st May 18
U Unicorn: The Memoir of a Muslim Drag Queen, 29th Aug 19
B White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society by Kalwant Bhopal, 4th Jan 18
Y Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, 14th Jan 19
**
P Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults by Laurie Penny, 30th Oct 17
E What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough by Chidera Eggerue, 20th Dec 18
R Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, 16th Dec 17
I I Am the Messenger, 12th Jul 17
D The Dark, 8th Apr 18
O The Obelisk Gate, 19th Jul 18
T Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
**
S Small Great Things, 7th Feb 18
A Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, 31st Jan 18
P The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, 15th Apr 17
P Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings, 4th Mar 18
H The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, 12th Feb 18
I I Am Not Your Negro, 28th Feb 18
R The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, 10th Jun 18
E Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives, 17th Feb 19
**
O The Outsider, 10th Dec 18
P Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, 17th Apr 17
A James Acaster's Classic Scrapes by James Acaster, 14th Feb 18
L Misogynation: The True Scale of Sexism by Laura Bates, 13th Mar 18
**
C Caraval, 11th Sep 17
I The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende, 23rd Jan 18
T The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, 23rd Apr 18
R Suicide Club by Rachel Heng, 15th Jul 18
I The Immortalists, 16th Mar 18
N Firesong by William Nicholson, 4th Aug 17
E The Ersatz Elevator, 22nd Feb 19
**
T This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, 22nd May 18
A All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism, 25th Dec 17
N Nina is Not OK, 18th Dec 17
Z Feel Free by Zadie Smith, 15th Feb 18
A Ain't I A Woman, 5th Jan 17
N The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley, 4th Dec 17
I I'll Give You the Sun, 10th May 18
T Truly Madly Guilty, 3rd Jun 18
E Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi, 4th May 19

[Martha]

Bonus - 12/12
Garnet - 25th Dec 18



Amethyst - 16th Dec 18



Bloodstone - 9th Dec 18



Diamond - 8th Jun 19



Emerald - 27th Jan 19



Pearl - 23rd Aug 17



Ruby - 15th Nov 18



Peridot - 25th Jan 17



Sapphire - 4th Feb 17



Opal - 8th Sep 17
I feel like all the pictures that came up on Google are quite different so I've gone with this one



Citrine - 7th Mar 17



Tanzanite - 20th Sep 17

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Martha!

[SANDYE]

Gem of a Book Challenge
Duration: Open Ended
Date Started: January 1, 2020
Date Completed:

Months & Gems: 6 / 12
Bonuses: 4 / 12

Spell out all 12 months of the year and the birthstones associated with them. Where more than one birthstone is listed for a month, you may choose which one to spell out (or try for them all!)

*SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you can use:
Book titles ('the', 'an' and 'a' can be ignored)
Authors initials
Series names (first letter)
Main character first or last names ((view spoiler))

BONUS: (optional) - Read one book for each month with a cover that matches the colour of the birthstone.

RULES
*Each book may only be used for one letter
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

Months and Birthstones

1. January - Garnet
(view spoiler)[J- Just One Piece (PTO Murder Club 3) by Katie Graykowski - 1/8/20
A-The Mystery of the Missing Crystal Golf Ball: A Canterbury Golf Club Mini-Mystery by Jessa Archer - 1/12/20
N-Death Under the Fireworks (Murder in Milburn 3.5) by Nancy McGovern - 1/2/20
U-An Unexpected Date (Treasured Dreams 1) by Susan Hatler - 4/19/20
A- Aspen Allegations (Sutton, Massachusetts 1) by Lisa Shea - 1/26/20
R-Brides and Blades (Bakers and Bulldogs 2) by Rosie Sams - 7/4/20
Y-You Killed Me? (Light Life 1) by Adam Hythe - 2/3/21
G-Grandkids Gone Wild (Garden Girls 2) by Hope Callaghan - 1/20/20
A-Death Visits the Hair Salon (Mysteries of Marion 1) by Amy Andersen - 3/3/20
R- Strawberries and Sweet Lies (Bakers and Bulldogs 1) by Rosie Sams - 10/31/20
N-Foliage and Fatality (Mystery Sisters 2) by Karen Musser Nortman - 10/3/20
E-Seashells, Spells & Caramels (Spells and Caramels 1) by Erin Johnson - 4/4/20
T-Three Little Words (Walker Family 0.5) by Melissa Tagg - 3/5/20 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS-(view spoiler)[Love Like Fire (Hearts in Hendricks 2) by D.E. Malone - 5/11/20 (hide spoiler)]


2. February - Amethyst
(view spoiler)[F-Falling for the Wolf (Shited Mates 0.5) by Crystal Ash - 2/27/20
E- Eleanora Pacelli - Pall Bearers and Pepperoni(Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 1) by Patti Benning - 4/9/20
B-The Big Gamble (Lucky Lady Casino 1) by Kathryn Shay - 1/12/20
R- Rainy Days by Grant Hudson - 2/1/20
U-The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson - 8/2/20
A- Hound on the Sound by Jessa Archer - 6/17/2020
R- Pineapple Upside Down Murder (Cast Iron Skillet 1) by Jodi Rath - 10/5/20
Y- The Yorkshire Ripper: Reign of Terror by Stephen McGrann - 10/24/21
A- Donuts and Disaster (Sandy Bay 4) by Amber Crewes - 6/17/2020
M- Killer Twist (Witches of Enchanted Bay 3) by Amelia Morgan - 4/16/20
E- Gone With The Ghost (Murder By Design 1) by Erin McCarthy - 5/7/20
T- Tara Holliday - Seven Years Bad Luck (Morning Valley 1) by Kristy E. Carter - 7/6/20
H-New Year's Eve Kiss Goodnight by Kasey Hill - 1/4/20
Y- The Ghost of Tobacco Road by Dale J. Young - 10/27/21
S-Beachcomber Love (Beachcomber Investigations 7.7) by Stephanie Queen - 6/15/2020
T-Apple Die (Apple Orchard 1) by Chelsea Thomas - 7/11/20 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS-

3. March - Aquamarine
(view spoiler)[M-Mocha and Murder (Mom and Christy 4) by Christy Murphy - 6/21/20
A- Peaches and Crime (Sandy Bay 16) by Amber Crewes - 6/20/20
R- Rose Atkinson - A Kiss beneath a Christmas Star (Daydreams and Dragonflies Rock 'N Sweet Romance 2) by Tamara Ferguson - 8/4/20
C-Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse (Cape Bay Cafe 1) by Harper Lin - 1/18/20
H-It's Not Christmas Without You (Holloway 1) by HelenKay Dimon - 6/14/2020
A-Old Bones (Hetty Fox 3) by Anna Drake - 7/13/20
Q-Smothered in Onions: A Breezy Spoon Diner Cozy Mystery (Breezy Spoon 3) by Tracey Quinn - 2/28/20
U-Undercover On The Calypso: Book One: The Cozy Cruise Mysteries (Cozy Cruise 1) by Lizzie Josephson - 10/6/20
A-Table for One by Leah Atwood - 7/15/20
M-Cookies with a Side of Murder (Daley Buzz 5) by Meredith Potts - 7/9/20
A- Apple Pie and Trouble (Sandy Bay 1) by Amber Crewes - 8/5/20
R- Radical Regatta! Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #4 (Corsario Cove 4) by Anna Celeste Burke - 8/5/20
I- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - 5/8/20
N- Narcissist in the Daffodils (Greene Fields 1) by Kristy E. Carter - 2/10/20
E- Eva D'Orsey - The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro - 5/15/2020 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS-

4. April - Diamond
(view spoiler)[A- The Post-it Note Affair: A Romance Novelette of Love Lost and Found by Justine Avery - 8/28/20
P- Corned Beef Murder (Darling Deli 2) by Patti Benning - 4/4/20
R- One Daisy and Two Crazy Funerals (Fern Grove 2) by Abby Reede - 11/25/20
I-The Guitarist by Ian Thomas Healy - 5/12/20
L-Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder (Daley Buzz 4) by Meredith Potts - 1/19/20
D-Death at a Diner (Murder in Milburn 1) by Nancy McGovern - 1/3/20
I- Laura Ingalls - The Long Winter (Little House 6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 6/8/2020
A- Cookies and Buried Secrets (Sandy Bay 3) by Amber Crewes - 9/5/20
M-Chocolate Most Deadly (Sky High Pies 2) by Mary Maxwell - 7/14/20
O-Cream Caramel and Murder (Holly Holmes 1) by K.E. O'Connor - 1/14/20
N- Aching for Home (Aching Series 1) by A.C. Nixon - 9/11/20
D- Hotdogs and Havoc (Day and Night Diner 5) by Gretchen Allen - 3/14/20 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS- The 8 Mistakes of Amy Maxwell (Amy Maxwell 1) by Heather Balog - 2/12/22


5. May - Emerald
(view spoiler)[M-Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories by Peter Bartram - 7/16/20
A- author - And Then There Were Bones (Italain Village Mystery 0) by Adriana Licio - 10/19/20
Y-You Can't Iron a Wrinkled Birthday Suit by Sharon Phennah - 1/28/20
E- March Street Murder (March Street 1) by Estelle Richards - 6/20/20
M-Murder on Vancouver Island: Hatred, prejudice, or a heinous crime without motive? (DI William Gibson 1) by Kathy Garthwaite - 7/26/20
E-Escape to Osprey Cove (Osprey Cove Lodge 1) by Luisa Marietta Gold - 6/24/20
R- Reindeer & Robberies (Cruise Ship Mysteries 15) by Hope Callaghan - 12/5/20
A- The American Indian Wars: Explore the Conflict and Tragedy from Beginning to End by Brent Schulte -10/31/20
L-Let's Dance (Scott Family 1) by Amanda Paull - 2/27/20
D-Facing the Storm (Brice Bannon Seacoast Adventure 1) by David DeLee - 4/15/20 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS-

6. June - Moonstone
(view spoiler)[J- Down by the Bay by Jayne Ormerod - 4/18/20
U- Ugine - Weirdo by Ben Spies - 12/25/20
N- The Neil Gage Hit by Robert North - 2/9/20
E-Double Decker Dead: A Josie Tucker Mini Mystery by E.M. Kaplan - 7/10/20
M- MOIRA Darling - Cold Cut Murder (Darling Deli 3) by Patti Benning - 8/28/20
O-Lizzy O'MALLEY - Celtic Ties (Lizzy O'Malley 2) by Kelly Running - 3/19/20
O- Two Down, Bun to Go (Oxford Tearoom 3) by H.Y. Hanna - 3/31/20
N-No Rest for the Wicked by Adam Croft - 7/16/20
S-Back in the Game by Susan Harper - 6/30/20
T- Thanks, Banks, and Murder (Mama and Cookie 11) by Noella Lee - 11/29/20
O- Death Comes in Threes (Addie Foster 1) by Kimberley O'Malley - 7/3/20
N-Nine Lives by Gary Kittle - 9/29/20
E-Empaths and Paws (Spirits of Tempest 1) by Penny Brooke - 7/22/20 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS- Lost Keys; a Short Story (Mommy Mysteries 1) by D.K. Greene - 3/7/21

[JoAnne]

Welcome SANDYE!

[SANDYE]

Gem of a Book Spell Out Part 2 of 2

7. July - Ruby
J- The Secret Lives of Superhero Wives (Superhero Wives World 1) by Joynell Schultz - 6/7/2020
U- Under the Honey Moon (Honey Haven 1) by Jessica R. Patch - 7/4/21
L- The Fargenstropple Case (Terrence Morgan 1) by Lia London - 3/18/20
Y-
R- White Lily and a Fatal Chili (Fern Grove 3) by Abby Reede - 1/30/21
U-
B-Born To Love (Jasper Lake 1) by Leah Atwood - 1/13/20
Y-
BONUS- The Royal Wedding (Crown Jewels 2) by Melanie Summers - 1/15/22



8. August - Peridot
A- Annie Hunter - Jingle Buried Cookies (Black Cat Cafe 9) by Lyndsey Cole - 12/21/20
U-
G-Grave in the Garage (Reverend Annabelle Dixon 3) by Alison Golden - 4/27/20
U-
S-The Billionaire Bachelor by Sloane Peterson - 10/17/20
T- Twelve Days of Christmas Chaos by Wendy Knight - 12/15/20
P- Lazaro Payne - Deep in the Mountains (Baby Fever 5) by Nicole Casey - 5/7/20
E- The Female Correspondent by E.A. Deverell - 10/12/20
R- Brides and Blades (Bakers and Bulldogs 2) by Rosie Sams - 2/8/21
I- Costa del Churros by Isabella May - 9/5/20
D- Dead Wrong (Calladine and Bayliss 1) by Helen H. Durrant - 1/30/20
O- Holiday Face-off (Puck Battle 1) by Kristen Echo - 11/5/20
T- True Confections (Amish Cupcake 1) by Ruth Hartzler - 2/15/21
BONUS- (view spoiler)[Created for Christmas (Dream Droids 1) by Joynell Schultz - 12/14/21 - cover same color as green peridot (hide spoiler)]


9. September - Sapphire
(view spoiler)[S- Susan Hanchart - Hanchart Land by Becky Barker - 10/26/20
E- Emma - Love Me Like You Mean It by Laura Burton - 11/16/20
P-The Trouble with Playing Cupid (Cupid 1) by Tamara Philip - 6/11/2020
T- Thursdays At Eight by Debbie Macomber - 3/1/21
E- Eleanora Pacelli - Bacon Cheddar Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 2) by Patti Benning - 12/21/20
M-Murder Comes South by Lila Beckham - 9/11/20
B-Birthdays Can Be Deadly (Sage Gardens 1) by Cindy Bell - 1/28/20
E- Ealanor Pacelli - Very Veggie Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 3) by Patti Benning - 12/22/20
R- Murder At The Bake Off (Recipe for Disaster 3) by Zanna Mackenzie - 3/8/21
S- Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests (Scarlet Wilson 3) by Sara M. Barton - 12/26/20
A- LULU the Tiger and the Yummiest Pizza: A Children's Book about Self-Esteem, Cooking, Sharing and Social skills by Ann Lee - 1/4/21
P-Head Over Heels (Love in the Pacific Northwest 1) by Cindy Procter-King - 7/27/20
P- Grilled Cheese Murder (Darling Deli 4) by Patti Benning - 9/3/20
H-Horrible Halloween Hazards by Amelia Morgan - 1/20/20
I- Illusive Storm: A Murder Mystery Suspense Thriller by Lily Campbell - 9/23/20
R- The Poison in the Pie (Bakers and Bulldogs 4) by Rosie Sams - 3/12/21
E- The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre (Hatter's Cove Gazette 1) by Elisabeth Crabtree - 3/18/21 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS- (view spoiler)[Vanilla Vengeance (Cupcake Crimes 1) by Molly Maple - 3/7/21 - cover same as yellow sapphires (hide spoiler)]


10. October - Opal
(view spoiler)[O- Dyeing For Change (Addie Foster 2) by Kimberley O'Malley - 2/1/21
C-Hamburger Heist (Felicia's Food Truck 2) by Celia Kinsey - 2/28/20
T- Truly - Fashion Friends (Fashion 2) by Jamie Campbell - 3/12/21
O- Once Upon A Rose by Lorri Moulton - 3/23/21
B-BBQ, Bikers, and Murder (Hawg Heaven 1) by Summer Prescott - 2/24/20
E- Emily's Quills (The Hedgehogs 2) by Tamiko Pettee - 1/31/21
R- Red Velvet, Dead Velvet (Sky High Pies 3) by Mary Maxwell - 3/15/21
O- Only Twenty-Five (Madison Musicians 1) by Jennifer McCoy Blaske - 4/3/21
P- Chicken Pesto Murder (Darling Deli 5) by Patti Benning - 9/30/20
A- Dark Days (Against the Clock Prequel) by Charlie Moore - 1/15/21
L- The Cat of Yule Cottage: A Magical Tale of Romance, Christmas and Cats - the perfect read for winter 2020 by Lili Hayward - 6/13/2020 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS-

11. November - Topaz
(view spoiler)[N- Night Shift: My Adventures As A Convenience Store Clerk by Donald C. Williams - 2/10/20
O- Olivia - Cream of Sweet (Chocolate Cozy Mysteries 1) by Wendy Meadows - 4/24/21
V-Death Takes A Break: A Taylor Texas Mystery (Taylor Texas 1) by Vikki Walton - 6/30/20
E- Eleanora Pacelli - Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 5) by Patti Benning - 1/5/21
M- Love at First Bark (Love Unleashed 0.5 Prequel) by Dana Mentink - 10/17/20
B- 3 a.m. (Henry Bins 1) by Nick Pirog - 4/19/20
E- Edna - The Awakening by Kate Chopin - 4/16/21
R- Letters in Time (Letters 1) by Susan Reiss- 4/23/21
T- A Knead to Kill (Apple Orchard 1.5) by Chelsea Thomas - 6/12/21
O- Oh Say Can You Fudge (Candy-Coated 3) by Nancy CoCo - 6/30/21
P- Game of Bones (A Witch and Her Cats 8.5) by Pearl Goodfellow - 4/11/21
A- Board to Death (Amanda Blakemore 2) by Amy Phipps - 3/21/21
Z- Zoe Rutherford - The Things We Leave Behind (Zoe Rutherford 0.5) by Tanya Anne Crosby - 2/10/20 (hide spoiler)]
BONUS- (view spoiler)[The Mystery of Aunt Carol's Disappearance (Dog Detective 2) by Sandra Baublitz - 4/10/21 (hide spoiler)]
(sky blue topaz)

12. December - Lapis Lazuli
D- D is for Dudley & Other Nature Tales by Ron Chandler - 4/17/20
E- Eleanora Pacelli - Gourmet Holiday Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 6) by Patti Benning - 1/13/21
C-The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore - 12/8/20
E- Emmy Oak - A Sip Before Dying (Wine & Dine 1) by Gemma Halliday - 7/28/21
M- A Match Made for Thanksgiving (Holidays with the Wongs 1) by Jackie Lau - 11/30/20
B-Belstarr The Lost Toymaker by David Jacks - 6/14/2020
E- Ellie - Bodyguard Bear (Protection, Inc. 1) by Zoe Chant - 8/31/21
R- Rebekah - A Will to Wait by Emma Maas - 5/8/21
L-Lemon Bars & Murder (Sweet Treats 3) by Lori Woods - 10/6/20
A- An Accident from Heaven by Emma Maas - 5/11/21
P- The Hawaiian Burger Murder (Burger Bar 0.5) by Rosie A. Point - 6/16/21
I- If You Love Me, I'm Yours by Lizzie Chantree - 10/15/20
S- A Seed of Doubt (Nuts About Nuts 2) by Cindy Bell - 12/31/20
L- Dead Wrong (Blackmoore Sisters 1) by Leighann Dobbs - 9/28/20
A- A Cop and a Coop (Clucks and Clues 1) by Hillary Avis - 7/8/21
Z- Zara Hennessy - The Book Boyfriend by Karli Perrin - 5/2/20
U-
L- Lethal Lobster (Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery 3) by Hope Callaghan - 11/26/20
I- Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 4) by Patti Benning - 1/2/21
BONUS-