Fun in the Summertime

[Nell]

Congrats Linda. It feels good to exceed expectations.

[Marisa]

Congrats, Linda!

[Barbara]

Congratulations to all who have completed this challenge!

I will (unfortunately) fall short of total completion - having read 21 of 24 books (see message 10) (which exceeds my initial goal of 12 of 24). My current books will not work with this challenge, so I will consider the Summer challenge concluded and move on to the Fall challenge.

[Nell]

Great job Barbara!

[Marisa]

Congrats, Barbara! 21 books is a lot.

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

I plan to finish mine even though I will have run over time (and ... err .... will have started the Autumn one as well!)

[Nell]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "I plan to finish mine even though I will have run over time (and ... err .... will have started the Autumn one as well!)"

I'll be doing the same thing using different books for each challenge.

[Julesy]

Congratulations to everyone. Very interesting list of books!

[Marisa]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "I plan to finish mine even though I will have run over time (and ... err .... will have started the Autumn one as well!)"

It's a good idea.... I'll continue it... and with Nell's approach: different books...

[Marisa]

Updated message 12 with all my books till this moment, 16 at the theoretical end and two more in the discount ;)

[Nell]

Congrats Brandi!

[Marisa]

Congrats, Brandi!

[writer...]

Rules: Books can only be used once.
Any genre is OK, but cozies are preferred.
Books must be at least 125 pages.
One book per task.

🌞Fun in the Summertime:2020

Relax on the Beach - Read a book with a beach (sand or shore) on the cover.

Shop at a Farmers' Market - Read a book with fruit(s) and/or vegetable(s) on the cover.

Sing Along at a Music Festival or Outdoor Concert - Read a book where the MC goes to a concert or where a character sings or plays a musical instrument.

Take a Road Trip - Read a book with a vehicle on the cover (car, bus, bicycle, etc.) 

Camp Out - Read a book with an outdoor activity (ex: hiking, kayaking, swimming, boating) or where the characters play a ball game.

Use Bug Spray (so you can enjoy being outdoors!) - Read a book with a character that bugs or annoys you. Tell us who it is.

Pack a Picnic or Host a Barbecue - Read a culinary mystery or a book with recipes.

Go on Vacation - Read a book where the MC goes on vacation or has a job in the tourist industry (ex: tour guide, runs a hotel or B&B).

Grill Hot Dogs and Hamburgers - Read a book with a dog on the cover or a book set in a city (burg).

Have Fun at an Amusement Park - Read a book that makes you laugh.

Gather for a Family Reunion - Read a book where there is a family gathering or where the MC's family members are characters in the story.

Plant a Garden - Read a book with plants on the cover.

Savor Homemade Ice Cream and Fruit Pie - Read a book with ice cream, pie or dessert on the cover.

Bask in the Sun - Read a book set during the summer.

Discover Another Country - Read a book set in another country (someplace other than where you live).

Catch a Baseball Game - Read a book where the MC lives in or returns to home base (their hometown).

Celebrate 4th of July / Independence Day - Read a book with the colors red, white andblue on the cover or where the MC is single.

Wish Jaxnsmom a Happy Birthday (in August) - Read a book with cake on the cover or where the MC goes to a party.

Visit a Craft Fair - Read a mystery with a craft theme.

Tour a Museum - Read a historical mystery or historical fiction.

Watch a Movie - Read a book that has been made into a movie or tv show. (Any book in a series is ok.)

Enjoy a Summer Breeze - Read any book you want.

Beat the Heat - Read a book where the MC gets into hot water.

Wear Flip Flops - Read a book where the police accuse someone of committing a crime and then 'flip-flop' (change their minds).

[Gretchen]

Sounds like fun!!

[Tari]

Fun in the Summertime 2020
24/24

Relax on the Beach - Read a book with a beach (sand or shore) on the cover.
Dorothy St. James 5/30/20

Shop at a Farmers' Market - Read a book with fruit(s) and/or vegetable(s) on the cover.
Veggies- Jenny Kales 5/23/20

Sing Along at a Music Festival or Outdoor Concert - Read a book where the MC goes to a concert or where a character sings or plays a musical instrument.
Murder in G Major Alexia Gordon 5/17/20

Take a Road Trip - Read a book with a vehicle on the cover (car, bus, bicycle, etc.)
Camper- Tonya Kappes 5/17/20

Camp Out - Read a book with an outdoor activity (ex: hiking, kayaking, swimming, boating) or where the characters play a ball game.
Izzy went hiking-Murder She Typed Sylvia Selfman 5/19/20

Use Bug Spray (so you can enjoy being outdoors!) - Read a book with a character that bugs or annoys you. Tell us who it is.
Carla-Address for Murder Tonya Kappes 5/16/20

Pack a Picnic or Host a Barbecue - Read a culinary mystery or a book with recipes.
Recipes & wine pairings-Killer Chardonnay Kate Lansing 5/24/20

Go on Vacation - Read a book where the MC goes on vacation or has a job in the tourist industry (ex: tour guide, runs a hotel or B&B).
TJ works at the family inn-Puppies in Paradise Kathi Daley 5/18/20

Grill Hot Dogs and Hamburgers - Read a book with a dog on the cover or a book set in a city (burg).
Dogs on cover- Shelly West 5/20/20

Have Fun at an Amusement Park - Read a book that makes you laugh.
The Deep End Julie Mulhern 5/24/20

Gather for a Family Reunion - Read a book where there is a family gathering or where the MC's family members are characters in the story. Nancy's dad, aunt and Hannah-The Triple Hoax Carolyn Keene 5/22/20

Plant a Garden - Read a book with plants on the cover.
Fairy garden Daryl Wood Gerber 6/14/20

Savor Homemade Ice Cream and Fruit Pie - Read a book with ice cream, pie or dessert on the cover.
Dessert-pineapple upside down cake- Jodi Rath 5/25/20

Bask in the Sun - Read a book set during the summer.
July in Miami, FL-Red Hot Dana Dratch 5/27/20

Discover Another Country - Read a book set in another country (someplace other than where you live).
Ireland-Buried in a Bog Sheila Connolly 5/21/20

Catch a Baseball Game - Read a book where the MC lives in or returns to home base (their hometown).
Hayley lives in her hometown-Death of a Chocoholic Lee Hollis 5/31/20

Celebrate 4th of July / Independence Day - Read a book with the colors red, white andblue on the cover or where the MC is single.
Body in the Bookstore Emma Lee 5/25/20

Wish Jaxnsmom a Happy Birthday (in August) - Read a book with cake on the cover or where the MC goes to a party.
There's actually both- Carolyn Haines 5/28/20

Visit a Craft Fair - Read a mystery with a craft theme.
Handmade bears-Bear Witness to Murder Meg Macy 6/4/20

Tour a Museum - Read a historical mystery or historical fiction.
Callie Hutton 5/19/20 (set in 1890)

Watch a Movie - Read a book that has been made into a movie or tv show. (Any book in a series is ok.)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Joanne Fluke 8/23/20 (Was made into TV movie for Hallmark, the first of the Murder, She Baked movies)

Enjoy a Summer Breeze - Read any book you want.
Mums and Mayhem Amanda Flower 8/20/20

Beat the Heat - Read a book where the MC gets into hot water. (and nearly killed) Gone to the Dogs June Whyte 5/26/20

Wear Flip Flops - Read a book where the police accuse someone of committing a crime and then 'flip-flop' (change their minds).
A Corpse in the Soup Morgan St. James Phyllice Bradner 5/29/20

[Alice]

Fun In Summertime 2020
Relax on the Beach - Read a book with a beach (sand or shore) on the cover.

Shop at a Farmers' Market - Read a book with fruit(s) and/or vegetable(s) on the cover.

Sing Along at a Music Festival or Outdoor Concert - Read a book where the MC goes to a concert or where a character sings or plays a musical instrument.
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams

Take a Road Trip - Read a book with a vehicle on the cover (car, bus, bicycle, etc.)

Camp Out - Read a book with an outdoor activity (ex: hiking, kayaking, swimming, boating) or where the characters play a ball game.

Use Bug Spray (so you can enjoy being outdoors!) - Read a book with a character that bugs or annoys you. Tell us who it is.
by Amanda M. Lee
character Laura

Pack a Picnic or Host a Barbecue - Read a culinary mystery or a book with recipes. Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan

Go on Vacation - Read a book where the MC goes on vacation or has a job in the tourist industry (ex: tour guide, runs a hotel or B&B).
Murder in the Storybook Cottage by Ellery Adams

Grill Hot Dogs and Hamburgers - Read a book with a dog on the cover or a book set in a city (burg).

Have Fun at an Amusement Park - Read a book that makes you laugh.

Gather for a Family Reunion - Read a book where there is a family gathering or where the MC's family members are characters in the story.
Lowcountry Boomerang by Susan M. Boyer

Plant a Garden - Read a book with plants on the cover. Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams

Savor Homemade Ice Cream and Fruit Pie - Read a book with ice cream, pie or dessert on the cover.
A Deadly Éclair by Daryle Wood Gerber

Bask in the Sun - Read a book set during the summer.

Discover Another Country - Read a book set in another country (someplace other than where you live).
The Templar by Paul Doherty

Catch a Baseball Game - Read a book where the MC lives in or returns to home base (their hometown).
Miss Frost Chills The Cheater by Kristin Painter

Celebrate 4th of July / Independence Day - Read a book with the colors red, white and blue on the cover or where the MC is single.
Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins

Wish Jaxnsmom a Happy Birthday (in August) - Read a book with cake on the cover or where the MC goes to a party.

Visit a Craft Fair - Read a mystery with a craft theme.
Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart

Tour a Museum - Read a historical mystery or historical fiction.
Louise's Blunder by Sarah R. Shaber

Watch a Movie - Read a book that has been made into a movie or tv show. (Any book in a series is ok.)

Enjoy a Summer Breeze - Read any book you want.
Death Comes to the Nursery by Catherine Lloyd

Beat the Heat - Read a book where the MC gets into hot water.

Wear Flip Flops - Read a book where the police accuse someone of committing a crime and then 'flip-flop' (change their minds).

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge Writer, Tari and Alice. Your names in message #2 are now linked to your posts. Enjoy your reads.😀

[Michelle]

I’m in also....

😎FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 2020

1. Read a book with a beach on cover...From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris
2. Read a book with fruits and vegetables on the cover....Left Fur Dead by J.M. Griffin (6/19/20)
3. Read a book where the MC plays an instrument....Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry
4. Read a book with a vehicle on the cover (bicycle)...Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day. (7/9/20)
5. Read a book with an outdoor activity (boating)..... All You Need is Fudge by Nancy CoCo (6/7/20)
6. Read a book where a character annoys you and tell why.....Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delaney (8/3/20) ( Didn’t like the main character, Jena Doyle, she seemed like a know it all, don’t think I will read the rest of the series)
7. Read a book with recipes in it.....Southern Sass and a Crispy Corpse by Kate Young (6/10/20)
8. Read a book where MC has a job in the tourist industry (hotel). Fudge Bites by Nancy CoCo (7/7/20)
9. Read a book with a dog on the cover...One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon (7/23/20)
10. read a book that makes you laugh.....Murder’s No Votive Confidence by Christian Beecher (8/7/20)
11. Read a book where MC’s family are characters in the story....The Big Chili by Julia Buckley (8/2/20)
12. Read a book with plants on the cover....All Dressed Up and No Where to Haunt by Rose Presley (8/5/20)
13. Read a book with ice cream on cover.... A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (8/3/20)
14. Read a book set in the summer...Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon (7/14/20)
15. Read a book in another country....Potions Are For Pushovers by Tamara Berry
16. Read a book where MC returns to home base...Death Takes Priority by Jean Flowers (6/13/20)
17. Read a book where MC is single.....Christmas Cow Bells ny Mollie Cox Bryan (7/31/20)
18. Read a book with cake on the cover...Who’s Dead, Doc? By J.M. Griffon (6/23/20)
19. Read a mystery with a craft theme....Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroe
20. Read a historical mystery....Come Hell or Highball by Maia Chance
21. Read a book that has been made into a movie...A Bone to Pick by Charmaine Harris
22. Read any book you want...The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell (8/11/20)
23. Read a book where MC gets in hot water.....Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan (6/5/20)
24. Read a book where the police accuse someone of committing a crime and then flip flops.....To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid

[Michelle]

Decided to close this challenge with 17/24 read see #70. Fun challenge as usual. Can not wait until the new fall challenge is posted and we will give it another go!

[Nell]

Good job Michelle!

[Michelle]

Thanks Nell!

[Tari]

Updated msg. 67: Done before summer is over, fun challenge

[Nell]

Good job Tari!

Did you post Buried Bones twice? First for cake on the cover. The second time for any book you want.

[Tari]

Nell wrote: "Good job Tari!

It looks like you posted Buried Bones twice - First for cake on the cover. The second time for any book you want. That's the easiest one to do."

Thanks! Oh I did, duh on me lol. I'll fix it now! :)

[Tari]

All fixed!

[Nell]

Great! And it's a reminder to me that I've been meaning to get back to that Carolyn Haines series.