Barbara's 2017 Many Lost Challenges

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Colors of the Month - Blue
Duration: October 15 - November 14, 2017

READ: 8/10

✔️1. Read a book whose cover is a shade of the color of the month.
Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper (airforce blue) 10/31


✔️2. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in a shade of blue from the graphic above BUT you cannot use the word BLUE. Tell us the shade.
The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths (Egyptian Blue) 10/30


✔️3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in BLUE.
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28


✔️5. a :low in spirits :melancholy has been feeling blue
b :marked by low spirits :depressing a blue funk things looked blue
❈ Read a book with a character that is sad or depressed.
Forgive Me - Daniel Palmer 11/13


✔️6. of a woman :learned, intellectual
… the ladies were very blue and well-informed … —W. M. Thackeray
❈ Read a book with an intelligent woman.
Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff 10/24


✔️7. a :profane, indecent a blue movie
b :off-color, risqué blue jokes
❈ Read a book where a character swears a lot OR a kinky read.
A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister (heroine swears a lot) 11/16


✔️9. In US and European public opinion polls that blue is the most popular color, chosen by almost half of both men and women as their favorite color.
❈ Go to Top Shelves. Chose a book from your favorite genre's shelf.
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt (paranormal) 10/31


✔️10. In the 17th century, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, was one of the first rulers to give his army blue uniforms. Blue was the color of liberty and revolution in the 18th century, but in the 19th it increasingly became the color of government authority, the uniform color of policemen and other public servants.
❈ Read a book where a character wears a blue uniform. Tell us what kind of uniform
Pig Island - Mo Hayder (the cops wear blue uniforms) 11/12

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Twisted Spell Out
Duration: December 1, 2017 - November 30, 2018

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Crazy Doughnut Flavors - Part One
Duration: December 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018

READ: 9/10

✔️1. Black Licorice
Dun-Well Doughnuts in Brooklyn, NY, offers homemade, 100% vegan doughnuts in creative flavors, though certainly not for everyone, the intense black licorice version is a particular standout. Licorice is a confection usually flavoured with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra.
🍩 Read a book with a black cover OR set in New York OR with a title that begins with L.
The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie 12/15


2. Boss Hog
This Austin food truck offers massive, over-the-top sweet and savory doughnuts. The Boss Hog doughnut is pilled high with pulled pork and potato salad, and drizzled with honey BBQ sauce. Sold at: Gourdoughs in Austin, TX
🍩 Read a book where a character eats pulled pork or potato salad (please give us the sentence and page/location #) OR with the word BOSS in the title or series name (Tell us the series) OR set in Texas.

✔️3. Captain, My Captain
The best of breakfast and dessert come together in this Voodoo Doughnut creation. This raised yeast doughnut is first covered in vanilla frosting, then topped with Captain Crunch cereal. Sold at: Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR
🍩 Read a book with a captain in the story (Tell us the captain's name) OR where cereal is eaten OR with CAPTAIN or MY in the title.
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter (Captain Ramos) 12/9


✔️4. Dead Elvis
Psycho Donuts in California veer far off the beaten doughnut path. Its cream-filled Dead Elvis version combines the King’s favorite sandwich items into one doughnut—bananas, bacon, peanut butter, and jelly.
🍩 Read a book with a character that is dead but still active in the story (be creative!) OR that fits into more than one genre OR with a MC whose name begins with E.
The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths (Edgar Stephens) 12/25


✔️5. Foie Gras
Food Network star Justin Warner put his Bed-Stuy restaurant, Do or Dine, on the map with this foie gras- and jam-filled doughnut. Warner collaborated with Brooklyn-based Dough bakery to create the insanely rich, sugary masterpiece. Despite early protests from animal rights activists, Warner kept the foie doughnut on the menu.
🍩 Read a book with a character that loves animals OR with a foreign word in the title OR a book that can be called a "masterpiece".
Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews (heroine's grandfather is a zoologist) 12/25


✔️6. Grilled Cheese - Barbara Blue
Many people may already be familiar with the Tom + Chee chain, which specializes in grilled cheese and tomato soup. For the rest of you, prepare yourselves. Apart from standard sandwiches, Tom + Chee offers nine types of grilled cheese doughnuts. The classic cheddar and glazed doughnut is always an excellent option, but for the more adventurous eaters, there’s always the blueberry compote, ham, and brie doughnut—the perfect combination of sweet and salty. This chain has been featured on many TV shows.
🍩 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in BARBARABLUE (disregard A, AN, and THE) OR with a couple that can be described as a "perfect combination" OR with a character that gets on TV - does not have to be an actor.
The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths (archaeologist on TV show) 12/7


✔️7. Old Dirty Bastard
A massive raised yeast doughnut slathered with chocolate frosting, sprinkled with crushed Oreo’s, and drizzled with peanut butter. Sold at: Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR
🍩 Read a book with a character that can be described as a "Old Dirty Bastard" OR a title that begins with an O OR that is set in Oregon.
Origin Phase - RTW Lipkin 12/17


✔️8. Orange Creamsicle
East coast chain Fractured Prune (started in 1976) plays homage to one of summer’s greatest treats, the creamsicle. The cake doughnut is coated in powdered sugar before being dunked in orange glaze.
🍩 Read a book where a character eats a popsicle or other frozen dessert (please give us the sentence and page/location #) OR a book set on the East Coast (can be any country) OR a book with a 1, 9, 7 or 6 in the page count.
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach (Massachusetts) 12/9


✔️9. Poi
Kamehameha Bakery Inc. in Honolulu is known for its poi doughnut—a bright purple doughnut that gets its hue and starchy flavor from a mix of taro root and water.
🍩 Read a book with a purple cover OR with a character that is a leader or baker OR whose author's first and last initials are STARCH.
Not What You Seem - Lena Maye (baker) 12/21


✔️10. Porkey's
Gourdough’s in Austin, TX, fittingly named Porkey’s doughnut is coated with cream cheese and an absurd amount of Canadian bacon, then studded with jalapeño jelly.
🍩 Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author OR a book that can be considered sweet and spicy OR with a title that begins with a J.
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14

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Cities Crazy for Christmas
Duration: December 2017

READ: 9/7

✔️1. Skaneateles, New York
🎅 Read a book set near or on a lake OR a book whose author's initials are in SKANEATELES.
Mind Game - Iris Johansen (set near a lake in Scotland) 12/11


✔️2. Vienna, Austria
🎄 Read a book where the characters ice skate OR go to church.
Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews 12/25


✔️3. Indianapolis, Indiana
🌟 Read a book where a character with children takes them on an outing OR a book published in November, December or January.
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach (published Jan 2012) 12/9


✔️4. Grapevine, TX
❄ Read a book with some kind of lights on the cover OR where the characters go to the movies.
Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5


✔️5. Reykjavik, Iceland
🎅 Read a book where a character travels from one place to another (does not have to be a long distance) OR where there is live entertainment in the story. Tell us what kind.
Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina (England to Wales) 12/7


✔️6. Hershey, PA
🌟 Read a book where a character eats chocolate OR goes to an amusement park.
The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book Two - Bert Murray 12/12


✔️7. Chicago, IL
❄ Read a book where a character sees a show or play OR a book from a list that has the word CHRISTMAS, WINTER or HOLIDAY in the list's title. Tell us the list and the number the book is.
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16


✔️8. Williamsburg, VA
🎄 Read a book a book within the Historical genre OR a book from Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Winners.
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4


✔️9. New York City
🌟 Read a book set in New York City OR a book with the word KICK in the title or series name. Tell us the series name.
The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book One - Bert Murray 12/12


10. Orlando, FL
🎅 Read a book with a sunset on the cover OR a book with a person's name in the title.

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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November Special Scavenger Hunt

READ: 48/40

Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
1. Ace - no rights for you, ace, p86
18. Generate - could have generated the perfect picture, p233
39. Signal - shot up a finger to signal, p127
40. Strike - you strike me as a snob, p10
42. Tank - gray trousers and a support tank, p283
45. Transport - I'm not going to transport all this, p63

Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
12. Ditch - you don't think she's dead in a ditch somewhere, p184
47. Various - typing in various versions, p227

The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston 11/5
13. Eject - she slid it out, ejecting the magazine, p381
31. Observe - sending to observe the transfer, p163
44. Thrust - with a savage thrust, p312

Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
26. Jet - a woman who might jet off to the South Seas, p119

Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13
4. Battle - still ready for battle, p155
6. Cabin - dotted throughout the cabin, p46
7. Capture - he did not manage to capture everybody, p39
17. Flight - trouble trying to make the flight, p45
35. Quick - they at a quick breakfast, p119
37. Rocket - pump up his rocket engine, p100
14. Engine - and gunned the engine, p59
29. Machine - how he had gotten the machine, p149

Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12
43. Taxi - get a taxi and take the train, p99

Forever... - Jude Deveraux 11/19
3. Aisle - I'll walk her down the aisle to you, p238
22. Helicopter - where he called a helicopter company, p292
27. Knowledge - in his pursuit of knowledge, p167
34. Pilot - the helicopter pilot, p292

No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20
21. Haul - the haul so astonishing, p209
24. Ignition - he killed the ignition, p92
25. Information - each was labeled with information about the artifacts, p187

How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale 11/22
8. Cargo - impossible to find anyone to unload the cargo, p16
23. Horizon - the horizon of a future, p22
20. Hanger - stiffened like a close hanger, p55
32. Oxygen - antiseptically soaked oxygen, p291

Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell 11/25
2. Airplane - to control of his airplane, p321
9. Control - she could tell he was fully in control, p25
10. Cruise - taking new boat for a cruise, p188
11. Design - spent hours on the boats design, p124
16. Flap - the sailboat lowered yards of flapping cloth, p196
28. Lift - he didn't lift his foot, p61
30. Motion - the motion didn't appear to bother her stomach, p268
33. Passenger - it would be hell on the passengers, p356
36. Radar - Mac pushed the radar's reach out to maximum, p350
38. Safety - levering himself up to safety, p346
49. Wing - the plane wagged its wings at them, p267

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25
5. Bay - huge cases of dentbot packs in the cargo bay, p10

Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26
48. Vibration - vibrations ribbed along the blade and hilt, loc2413

The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks 11/29
15. Exhaust - discharge coughing from an exhaust pipe, p298
46. Turbulence - falling a suggested turbulence of air, p347

Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep 11/30
41. Tail - the mermaid was missing her tail, p325


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19. Glider
50. Zeppelin

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Colors of the Month - Purple
Duration: November 15 - December 14, 2017

READ: 6/10

✔️1. Read a book whose cover is a shade of the color of the month.
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff (lavender) 12/14


✔️2. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in a shade of purple from the graphic above. Tell us the shade.
Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina (sangria) 12/7

✔️3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in PURPLE.
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9

4. Read a book from this list - Purple Mist Turning into Fabric...

✔️5. In Japan, purple is the color of privilege and wealth, the color associated with the Japanese aristocracy.
💜 Read a book with a wealthy MC OR set in Japan.
Mind Game - Iris Johansen 12/11

✔️6. In Britain, purple is sometimes associated with mourning. In Victorian times, close relatives wore black for the first year following a death ("deep mourning"), and then replaced it with purple or dark green trimmed with black. This is rarely practiced today.
💜 Read a book with a character that is in mourning OR a book from the Historical genre.
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4

7. During the 1960s and early 1970s, it was also associated with counterculture, psychedelics, and musicians like Jimi Hendrix with his 1967 song "Purple Haze", or the English rock band of Deep Purple which formed in 1968. Later, in the 1980s, it was featured in the song and album Purple Rain (1984) by the American musician Prince.
💜 Read a book a with the genre or tagged with MUSIC.

8. As early as the 15th century BC the citizens of Sidon and Tyre, two cities on the coast of Ancient Phoenicia, (present day Lebanon), were producing purple dye from a sea snail called the spiny dye-murex. Clothing colored with the Tyrian dye was mentioned in both the Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. The deep, rich purple dye made from this snail became known as Tyrian purple.
💜 Read a book with a seashell on the cover OR a title that begins with a T, but not "the".

✔️9. A purple heart is awarded to United States military veterans when injured while serving their country. A symbol of honor for sacrifice.
💜 Read a book with a character that has sacrificed something for another.
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9

10. Purple is the color of the ball in Snooker Plus with a 10-point value. In the game of pool, purple is the color of the 4-solid and the 12-striped balls.
💜 Read a book with a ball OR stripes on the cover.

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Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: May 1, - January 31, 2018

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles and authors first or last name initials.

✔CAIRO
C: Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
R: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9
O: Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison 5/16

✔HANOI
H: Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30
A: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20
O: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30
I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14

✔TOKYO
T: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28
K: The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18
Y: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
O: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5

✔MINSK
M: The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade 5/16
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
S: Shadow's Seduction - Kresley Cole 5/18
K: The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11

✔PARIS
P: The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
R: A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
S: Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5

✔VEGAS
V: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
G: Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
A: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15
S: The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

✔1. One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
✔2. An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19
✔3. Sliding Home - Kate Angell (Richmond Rogues #4) 8/31
✔4. Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries #1) 10/23
✔5. Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp (in Fiji) 12/19

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✔Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

✔1. Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs (Washington to Italy) 5/1
✔2. Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard (DC to Costa Rica) 5/13
✔3. Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston (NY to Scotland to Louisiana) 5/22
✔4. The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary (California to Ireland) 5/29
✔5. Havoc - Jack DuBrul (NJ to Africa) 6/8
✔6. Two Graves - Douglas Preston (NY to Mexico to Brazil) 6/24

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

✔TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30

✔TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill 5/14

✔DESTINATION - a city scene, or a well known landmark/an outdoor/rural scene
Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10

✔WINTER BREAK - a winter scene / somebody dressed for the cold.
Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow (snow/parka) 6/8

✔COMING HOME - a house or bed.
Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Colors of the Month - Red
Duration: December 15, 2017 - January 14, 2018

READ: 7/10

✔️1. Read a book whose cover is a shade of the color of the month.
Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews (candy) 12/25


✔️2. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in a shade of red from the graphic above. Tell us the shade.
Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez (scarlet) 12/27


✔️3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in RED OR a title that contains one of the words from the graphic. eg. The Red Pony or Lipstick Jungle
Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6


4. Read a book from this list - Fair is the Red Rose OR Red as a Blood Ruby.
#6 girl in steel corset

5. :one that is of a red or reddish color: such as a red wine
🔴 Read a book where wine is important to the story.
Helpers: Wine books OR Wine and Roses: Romances featuring Wineries
#25 The Sparkling One

✔️6. a (1) :flushed especially with anger or embarrassment
🔴 Read a book where a character gets angry or embarrassed.
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16
(heroine gets caught naked by strangers...twice)


7. Red is slang for loss.
🔴 Read a book where a loss is suffered. Tell us what the loss is.

✔️8. Red has been a constant companion of Indian brides. It is the color of life- a new life. A wedding indicates a significant change in the life of a traditional Indian woman.
🔴 Read a book where a wedding takes place OR where a significant change in the life of a woman occurs.
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall - Diana Gabaldon 1/14


✔️9. Red is the color most associated with courage.
🔴 Read a book with a character that shows courage.
Malevolent - Jana DeLeon 12/16
(mc is being terrorized by a stalker and her PI sticks around even when her family is threatened)


✔️10. "red herring." A false clue that leads investigators off the track.
🔴 Read a book with an investigator OR from the MYSTERY genre.
The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25

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Holiday Words in a Word Game
Duration: October 20, 2017-January 19, 2018

READ: 5/10

1. [Halloween] Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina (OWN) 12/7
2. [Halloween] How to Seduce a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (HOW) 12/14
3. [Holiday] Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina (LADY) 11/23
4. [New Years] The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers (WAY) 11/25
5. [Christmas] Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts (STARS) 12/31
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Colors of the Month - Green
Duration: August 15 - September 15, 2017

READ: 6/7

✔1. Read a book whose cover is a shade of the color of the month.
By a Thread - Jennifer Estep (forest green) 9/11


✔2. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in a shade of green from the graphic above BUT you cannot use the word GREEN. Tell us the shade.
Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams (teal) 9/11


✔3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in GREEN.
The End Game - Catherine Coulter 9/14


✔(figuratively, of people) Inexperienced.
John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.
5. Read a book with a character that is new at something. Tell us what that is.
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4
(mc is new at being a pirate)


✔(cricket) Describing a pitch - (putting green): putting green
6. Read a book with a character that is an athlete.
Sliding Home - Kate Angell (baseball player) 8/31


✔(US, slang, uncountable) Money.
7. Read a book with a character that has plenty of money.
Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston (mc is a millionaire) 8/14