The Twelve Towers Challenge

[Meg]

Barbara wrote: "Meg wrote: "I believe I'm done! Yay!

I so enjoyed this.

See message 14..."

Congratulations, Meg! I have only one more to go, so I hope to be joining you shortly."

Thanks!

"See you soon!"

[Barbara]

Success! I have completed the challenge. It was a good one!

See message 12

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats, Barbara!

[Meg]

Barbara wrote: "Success! I have completed the challenge. It was a good one!

See message 12"

Whoo hoo! Congrats!

[Nell]

Barbara wrote: "Success! I have completed the challenge. It was a good one!

See message 12"

Congratulations Barbara. You finished in half the time that you thought you would!

[Genevieve]

The Twelve Towers
(from start date). 01/01/2020
52/78

12 books that you've acquired most recently

1 Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp 01/01/2020
2 Ghost of Chance by William S. Burroughs 01/06/2020
3 Fair Game by Josh Lanyon 1/7/2020
4 Fair Play by Josh Lanyon 01/18/2020
5 If You Ask Me by Betty White 1/14/2020
6 Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory 2/18/2020
7 Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery 03/04/2020
8 Pleating for Mercy by Melissa Bourbon 1/14/2020
9 In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 02/18/2020
10 Cherries, Berries and a Body by Cindy Bell 3/17/2020
11 Wicca for Beginners: The Wiccan Bible to Witchcraft, Candles and Magic Spells by Sharon Fitzgerald 03/06/2020
12 Witchnapped in Westerham by Dionne Lister 03/06/2020

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).

1. The Bettin' Kind by Nancy J. Parra
2. A Grid for Murder by Casey Mayes
3. Murdered by Superstition: Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman 02/01/2020
4. Murder at the PTA by Lee Hollis
5. Last One Home by Debbie Macomber
6. Killer Me Green by Summer Prescott 3/18/2020
7. Wine Country Killer by Dianne Harman 03/26/2020
8. Birthdays Can Be Deadly by Cindy Bell 01/08/2020
9. Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs 05/02/2020
10. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 1/17/2020
11. Murder in Palm Springs by Dianne Harman

10 books you randomly select from your shelves

1. Christmas Cow Bells by Mollie Cox Bryan 4/16/2020
2. Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower
3. Welcome to Spicetown by Sheri Richey 5/08/2020
4. To Helvetica and Back by Paige Shelton
5. Snow White Red-Handed by Maia Chance
6. Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
7. Pick Your Poison by Leann Sweeney
8. The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
9. Sun, Sand, Sex by Linda Lael Miller
10. Blonde with a Wand by Vicki Lewis Thompson

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.

1 Top O' the Mournin' by Maddy Hunter 3/09/2020
2 Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker 1/20/2020
3 Killer Me Green by Summer Prescott 3/18/2020
4 Killer, Paper, Cut by Joanna Campbell Slan 6/15/2020
5 Fair Chance by Josh Lanyon 2/20/2020
6 Cherries, Berries and a Body by Cindy Bell 3/17/2020
7 The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs
8 A Fitting End by Melissa Bourbon 3/05/2020
9 Murder at the Dog Training Academy by Cindy Bell 01/16/2020

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

1. Dangerous Ground by Josh Lanyon 1/11/2020
2. Old Poison by Josh Lanyon 1/16/2020
3 A Dyed Blonde and a Dead Body by Cindy Bell 3/16/2020
4. Blood Heat by Josh Lanyon 2/11/2020
5. Dead Run by Josh Lanyon 3/24/2020
6.So This is Christmas by Josh Lanyon 04/04/2020
7. A Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon 03/12/2020
8. Promotions & Poisons by Laina Turner 5/22/2020

7 books Author(s) new to you.

1 On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 5/23/2020
2 Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman 4/19/2020
3 Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris 3/10/2020
4 Thyme to Kill by Tegan Maher 03/01/2020
5 Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams 3/16/2020
6 Death on the Danube by Jennifer S. Alderson 6/28/2020
7 BlueBuried Muffins by Lyndsey Cole 6/30/2020

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start
date).
1 And the Killer Is... by G.A. McKevett 10/20/2020
2 Dead Ringer by Annelise Ryan 09/01/2020
3 Statue of Limitations by Kate Collins
4 Dying to Celebrate by Lynn Cahoon 11/21/2020
5 Nacho Average Murder by Maddie Day
6 Death of a Blueberry Tart by Lee Hollis

5 books that were recommended to you

1. Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott 09/04/2020
2. Off Kilter by Hannah Reed
3. The Big Chili by Julia Buckley 5/27/2022
4. Starboard Secrets by Hope Callaghan 12/8/2020
5. Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood

4 book(s) that was borrowed or that was given to you

1. Dangerous Masquerade by Janet Dailey 04/13/2020
2. Pecan Pies and Homicides by Ellery Adams 04/21/2020
3. Deadly Patterns by Melissa Bourbon 4/27/2020
4. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich 4/12/2020

3 book that you've already read before.

1. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 6/10/2020
2. So This is Christmas by Josh Lanyon 04/04/2020
3. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 5/28/2020

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline

1. by Andrea McKenzie Raine 3/26/2020
2. by Amy Tan 01/27/2020

1 book that intimidates you.

X by Sue Grafton 02/14/2020 Over 400 pages long and I didn't like a couple of the others previously in the series

[Linda]

So I finished at the need for speed level (18 months) with a Sherlock Holmes award. Appropriately my last book was the one that intimidated me - I can just say yuck to a combo bait/fudge shop, even if the fudge sounds really good.

78/78

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).
1. Death is in the Air 8/19/18
2. Guilty as Cinnamon 11/3/18
3. If You've Got It, Haunt It 1/1/19
4. Here Today, Gone Tamale 2/21/19
5. An Uninvited Ghost 2/28/19
6. Book, Line and Sinker 4/18/19
7. Wedding Rows 4/23/19
8. Florist Grump 4/29/19
9. Bookman Dead Style 6/15/19
10. Killer Cruise 7/4/19
11. Class Reunions Are Murder 7/11/19
12. Bushel Full of Murder 7/26/19

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).
1. Hocus Croakus 4/26/19
2. The Belles of Solace Glen 3/27/19
3. Pointe and Shoot 9/5/18
4. Make, Take, Murder 10/4/18
5. Murder 101 10/10/18
6. Murder At Wrigley Field 4/5/19
7. Organize Your Corpses 6/21/19
8. Beneath the Ashes 5/14/19
9. Dial Me for Murder 9/26/19
10. Paper-Thin Alibi 4/15/19
11. A Catered Birthday Party 8/11/18


10 books you randomly select from your shelves
1. A Murder Is Announced 10/22/18
2. The Quotient of Murder 10/19/18
3. Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen 12/8/18
4. At the Drop of a Hat 3/22/19
5. Mortar and Murder 10/31/18
6. Crime Rib 7/8/19
7. Murder on the Ballarat Train 4/6/19
8. Origin 9/25/18
9. Death on Eat Street 9/15/18
10. Survival of the Fritters 10/21/19

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.
1. Killing Cousins 7/16/18
2. The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder 7/24/18
3. Goody Goody Gunshots 7/27/18
4. Chihuahua Confidential 8/14/18
5. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death 8/22/18
6. A Gala Event 9/12/18
7. Silk Stalkings 9/9/18
8. Oolong Dead 10/13/18
9. Home of the Braised 10/25/18

8 book(s) that were borrowed or that were given to you.
1. Angora Alibi 8/5/18
2. Berried to the Hilt 9/8/18
3. A Little Night Murder 3/31/19
4. Midnight at Marble Arch 6/25/19
5. Fonduing Fathers 10/7/18
6. Crime and Poetry 11/6/18
7. Brush with Death 12/5/18
8. Deep South 4/4/19

7 books that you've already read before.
1. A is for Alibi 1/3/19
2. B is for Burglar 1/5/19
3. C is for Corpse 1/8/19
4. D Is For Deadbeat 1/10/19
5. E is for Evidence 1/12/19
6. F is for Fugitive 1/15/19
7. "G" is for Gumshoe 1/18/19

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).
1. Dyeing Up Loose Ends 7/21/18
2. Y is for Yesterday 3/18/19
3. The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller 10/16/18
4. Die Me a River 9/29/18
5. Death and Daisies 12/28/18
6. Leave No Scone Unturned 4/12/19

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.
1. Through the Grinder 7/14/18
2. Murder At Ebbets Field 10/19/18
3. Body on Baker Street 7/19/18
4. Asking for Truffle 9/2/18
5. These Haunts are Made for Walking 12/14/18

4 Author(s) new to you
1. Murder at Fenway Park 10/1/18
2. Lemon Tart 9/18/18
3. A Tisket, A Tasket, A Fancy Stolen Casket 8/28/18
4. Killer Treats 11/2/18

3 books that everyone seems to have read but you.
1. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 8/8/18
2. Royal Flush 5/9/19
3. Lethal Licorice 6/6/19

2 Award Winning Book(s)
1. Murder With Peacocks (4 awards won) 8/17/18
2. Well Read, Then Dead (Agatha Award) 8/17/19

1 book that intimidates me
1. Hot Fudge Frame-Up 1/15/20

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats to everybody who has finished! Mine is still pending.

[Trish]

I have three books left, but my timing give me until the end of February

[Deanie]

The Twelve Towers, starts 1/1/2020
Goal: Sherlock Holmes Level (44/78 Complete)
Speed: Quick as a Bunny, ends 12/31/2021

12 books that you've acquired most recently
1. Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott - 1/21/2020
2. Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell - 10/14/2020
3. Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley - 1/18/2020
4. Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley - 5/28/2020
5. Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany
6. We Wish You a Murderous Christmas by Vicki Delany - 2/14/2020
7. Pit Perfect Murder by Renee George
8. 1222 by Anne Holt
9. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs
10. Murder at the Mayan Temple by M.J. Mandrake
11. The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren - 1/17/2020
12. The Anteater of Death by Betty Webb

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest
1. Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston
2. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
3. One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor
4. Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman - 10/16/2020
5. The Shroud Maker by Kate Ellis
6. Artifacts by Mary Anna Evans
7. A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris - 2/7/2020
8. Real Murders by Charlaine Harris - 1/19/2020
9. White Heat by M.J. McGrath
10. 1st to Die by James Patterson
11. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (by Goodreads random algorithm)
1. Malevolent Magic by Mildred Abbott - 3/6/2020
2. Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams
3. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie - 11/20/2020
4. Blizzard in the Bay by Kathi Daley - 4/2/2021
5. Haunting in the Hallway by Kathi Daley - 3/30/2021
6. Scraps of Paper by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
7. Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie
8. Christmas Fudge Fatality: MURDER IN THE MIX Christmas Special by Addison Moore
9. Miss Frost Cracks A Caper by Kristen Painter - 3/17/2020
10. Deadly Gamble by Connie Shelton

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1. Killer Keys by Mildred Abbott - 3/24/2020
2. I Know A Secret by Tess Gerritsen - 8/9/2020
3. Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen - 1/20/2020
4. Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen - 4/6/2020
5. The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen - 3/26/2020
6. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen - 1/10/2020
7. Vanish by Tess Gerritsen - 1/12/2020
8. Murder is a Monkey's Game by Ruby Loren - 1/31/2020
9. The Silence of the Snakes: Mystery by Ruby Loren - 1/22/2020

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
1. Hemlock and Hedge by Ruby Loren 1/16/2020
2. Parrots and Payback by Ruby Loren - 2/18/2020
3. Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/26/2020
4. Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/14/2020
5. Missing in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/14/2020
6. Possession in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/27/2020
7. Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/14/2020
8. Taken in Death by J.D. Robb

7 books by new authors (substitute category)
1. Ghost Ship by P.J. Alderman
2. In the Dog House by V.M. Burns - 1/16/2020
3. This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle - 1/6/2020
4. Bound for Murder by Laura Childs - 2/29/2020
5. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - 1/17/2020
6. Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay -2/6/2021
7. A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome

6 2020 Releases
1. Phony Photos by Mildred Abbott
2. A Frightening Fangs-giving by Addison Moore and Bellamy Bloom - 11/20/2020
3. Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing - 1/16/2021
4. The Lethal Luau by Tegan Maher - 8/4/2020
5. Golden in Death by Golden in Death - 2/8/2020
6. Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb

5 books recommended by GoodReads
1. Evil Elves by Mildred Abbott
2. Murder at the Pet Boutique by Cindy Bell
3. Murder at the Bookstore by Dianne Harman
4. Secrets in a Bottle by Shelly West
5. Good Fortunes by J.A. Whiting

4 award-winning books (substitute category)
1. Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz (Agatha Award 2013)
2. The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Barry Award 2016)
3. Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak (4 Awards 2004-2005)
4. Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran (Agatha Award 2014)

3 rereads
1. Born in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/5/2020
2. Creation in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/16/2020
3. Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/18/2020

2 borrowed books (substitute category)
1. Attorney-at-Paw by Diane Wing - 2/8/2020
2. Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke

1 book that intimidates you
1. Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs

[Trish]

It's very annoying. Having started thinking I'd take two years, and revised it to a year and a half, I'm going to miss a year and a half by one book, or possibly two if I don't finish The Count of Monte Cristo by the end of the month (60% done).

Sigh.

[Caren]

YES! I have finished! That was fun. See message #21.
Now I just need to finish the USA Challenge.

[Caren]

Barbara wrote: "Success! I have completed the challenge. It was a good one!

See message 12"

congrats!

[Paulette]

Began Challenge May 27, 2020
Complete Feb 13, 2021
Level: Fast and Furious - Up to 1 year.

12 books that are Author(s) new to you.
(This is a replacement stack as I usually read books as soon as I buy them, so the original first stack doesn't really work)
1. Wake Up and Spell the Coffee
2. Xavier's Loving Arms
3. The Cruel Stars
4. Rafael
5. Night of the Living Deed
6. Secret of the Painted Lady
7. Just Kidding
8. The Iron Duke
9. The Oncoming Storm
10. The Good Ones
11. Dead To Me
12. The Undomestic Goddess

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).
✔ 1. The Unkindest Tide completed June 3, 2020
✔ 2. Agent of Enchantment completed June 3, 2020
✔ 3. Who Needs Enemies completed June 3, 2020
✔ 4. Magic of the Gargoyles completed June 2, 2020
✔ 5. WebMage completed June 15, 2020
✔ 6. The Restorer completed June 15, 2020
✔ 7. The Accidental Werewolf completed June 16, 2020
✔ 8. Me and My Ghoulfriends completed June 15, 2020
✔ 9. Dead To Me completed June 23, 2020
✔ 10. A Potion to Die For complete June 10, 2020
✔ 11. Hard Day's Knight completed June 22, 2020

10 books you randomly select from your shelves
(I will use the books from my TBR Lottery threads)
1. Daybreak
2. Welcome to Moonlight Harbor
3. The Negotiator
4. Merry Inkmas
5. Grumpy Fake Boyfriend
6. Aurora Rising
7. White Whiskey Bargain
8. Tell Me No Lies
9. Dead Eye
10. Head First

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.
1. Rags To Witches
2. Midnight Magic
3. Who's Midlife Crisis Is It Anyway?
4. Wolf Under Fire
5. Magical Mayhem
6. Bullets and Beads
7. Sympathetic Magic
8. Pirate Consort
9. Pirate Throne

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
1. Pirate Bound
2. Pirate Festival
3. Scavenger Princess
4. Fox Hunt
5. "First Sight", in Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock
6. "Off the Grid", in Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock
7. "Not All is as it Seems" in Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock
8. "Cat Fight" in Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.
1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Lolita
3. How to Be an Antiracist
4. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
5. Lord of the Flies
6. The Kiss Quotient
7. Binti


6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).
1. For Whom the Smell Tolls: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel, released 5/28/2020
2. Spy, Spy Again, released 6/9/2020
3. Alpha Night, released 6/9/2020
4. Til Death, released 6/16/2020
5. Summer at Lake Haven, released 6/23/2020
6. Unconquerable Sun, released 7/7/2020

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.
1. Pirate Nemesis
2. Murder in the Mystery Suite
3. Kiss of Steel
4. Heart of Iron
5. My Lady Quicksilver

4 award winning books
(replacement stack - it takes a lot for me to DNF a book and when I do I really don't want to go back to it)
1. Between the World and Me
2. Old Man's War
3. Dune
4. The Autobiography of Malcom X

3 book that you've already read before.
1. Third Daughter
2. Second Daughter
3. First Daughter

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books.
1.
2.

1 book that intimidates you.
1. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

[Trish]

And I've finally finished!

Sadly, three months later than I'd hoped, and all because of the last book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which I would have DNFed if it wasn't for it being in a pre-chosen tower. I started it in February, within my 18 months timeframe, but it was so harrowing to read, that it took me three months, as I couldn't face more than a chapter at once.

I've anyone's curious: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Nina]

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go, or pre-choose.) For a little extra bit of random fun, let someone else pick them for you off your shelves. If you've already read them, they can go on category 3, or have them choose again.

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.

4 books that you started but never finished.

3 book that you've already read before.

2 Author(s) new to Me (a replacement tower)


1 book that intimidates you.
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

Slow and Steady - up to 5 years
78 All cozy mysteries> Jessica Fletcher Award
Date begun: 14 Dec 2020

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).
1. Clammed Up #1 by Barbara Ross EB
2. Death by Dark Roast #1 by Kate P. Adams
3. A Dream Weekend #1 by Lorraine Bartlett
4. Death and a Pot of Chowder #1 by Cornelia Kidd
5. On Borrowed Crime #1 by Kate Young
6. Murder Most Sweet #1 by Laura Jenson Walker
7. Plantation Shudders #1 by Ellen Byron
8. Folk Tales and Fudge Brownies #1 by A.R. Winters
9. Death by Coffee #1 by Alex Erickson
10. Cherry Pie or Die #1 by CeeCee James
11. Tempest in the Rea Leaves #1 Kari Lee Townssend
12. Aloha Alibi #1 Jasmine Webb

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).
1. Murder Is Binding #1 by Lorna Barrett

10 Author(s) new to you
1. Whose Body #1 by Dorothy L. Sayers
2. Cupcakes and Chaos #1 by Lisa Siefert
3. The Bookstore Murder #1 by Merryn Allingham
4. Crossed y Death #1 by ACF Bookens
5. A Grave Issue #1 by Lillian Bell
6. Murder in Woodbridge #1 by Janet T. O'Brien

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
1. When the Clock Chimes Two by Adriana Licio
2. Vendors and Villains
3.

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).
1. What the Cat Dragged In # 14 by Miranda James
2. Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James #15 by Miranda James
3.

4 Award Winning Book(s)

3 book that you've already read before.

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books.

1 book that intimidates you.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Today I found where I had signed up for this challenge three times in 10 posts. I deleted all but the first one, so my start date will be a little earlier.

[Deanie]

So, I kind of forgot about this challenge, and am never going to complete it in time to be "Fast and Furious," so can I change my time to "Quick as a Bunny"?

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

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Deanie — Yes, you can. It’s all in good fun, so whatever works for you.

Jyoti — Feel free! You can start your personal challenge anytime. A lot of people will likely start new year-long challenges in January, but do whatever works for you.

[Lilili]

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THE TWELVE TOWERS CHALLENGE - 11 Feb 2021/11 Aug 2022

Need for Speed - up to 18 months
Start Date: 11 Feb 2021
Completion Date: 11 August 2022

15 to 29 mystery novels - Thomas Magnum Award

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Updated 26 August 2021

✔︎ Total Books Read: 34/78

[Katrina]

I'm just starting now, but I really want to try this challenge.

The Twelve Towers
Slow and Steady - up to 5 years
15 to 29 mystery novels - Thomas Magnum Award (Magnum P.I.)

Start Date: February 23, 2021
Finish Date: February 22, 2026

30/78 Total Books

15/15 to 29 Mystery!

I am replacing a few categories (as indicated below)

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).
1. Booked for Trouble Mystery!
✔2. Then There Was You 9/30/2021
✔3. Rhododendron Pie 4/16/2021
4. Old Rose and Silver
5. Lavender and Old Lace
6. The Master's Violin
7. The Piper's Pursuit
8. The Peasant's Dream
✔9. Until Vienna 1/6/2025
✔10. Evermore 7/15/2021
11. Song of Salzburg
12. The Printed Letter Bookshop

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).
✔1. The Lost Heiress 12/17/22
2. The Isaac Project
3. Hope at Dawn
4. The Colonel's Lady
✔5. Playing by Heart 2/21/2022
6. Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince
7. Love's Reckoning
8. Full Steam Ahead
✔9. Number the Stars 11/18/23
10. The Tale of Holly How Mystery!
11. Pimpernel Mystery!

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (by Goodreads random algorithm)
1. The Hawk and His Boy
2. Book of a Thousand Days
3. The Sweetest Rain
4. A Loyal Heart
5. Woman of Sunlight
6. A Stolen Heart
7. The Songbird and the Spy
8. Lord Fenton's Folly
✔9. A Cowboy for Keeps 6/3/2021
10. The Centurion's Wife

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.
1. The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood Mystery!
2. The Tale of Hawthorn House Mystery!
3. The Tale of Briar Bank Mystery!
4. The Tale of Applebeck Orchard Mystery!
5. The Tale of Oat Cake Crag Mystery!
✔6. The Cairo Curse Mystery! Mar 28/23
7. The Bound Heart
8. The Captive Imposter
9. The Cautious Maiden

8 novellas or short-stories
✔1. Criminally Cocoa Mystery! 3/30/2021
✔2. Take a Chance on Me 12/3/2021
3. Then Came You
4. Enchanting Nicholette
✔5. Botched Butterscotch Mystery! 3/25/2022
✔6. Candy Cane Crime Mystery! 10/29/22
✔7. Out of the Storm 7/8/2022
✔8. A Lady of Esteem 10/23/23

7 books that that were borrowed or that were given to you. (replacement)
✔1. Clammed Up Mystery! 5/15/2021
✔2. Toxic Toffee Mystery! 2/15/2022
✔3. Marshmallow Malice Mystery! 8/22/22
4. Flowers and Foul Play Mystery!
5. Death and Daisies Mystery!
✔6. River's Edge Mystery! 8/27/24
✔7. Matchmaking Can Be Murder Mystery! 7/30/23

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).
1. Danger on the Loch
✔2. Bookshop by the Sea 8/19/2021
✔3. The Nature of a Lady Mystery! 2/28/2022
4. Castle of Refuge
✔5. Come Back to Me 1/16/25
✔6. The Mistletoe Countess Mystery! 1/3/2022

5 Author(s) new to you (replacement)
1. Keepsake Crimes Mystery!
2. Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery!
3. Thin Ice Mystery!
✔4. Crewel World Mystery! 3/24/2025
5. Suede to Rest Mystery!

4 books that you started but never finished.
✔1. Thief of Corinth 3/17/2022
2. Winter
✔3. Torrent 7/21/2022
4. Sense and Sensibility

3 books that you've already read before.
✔1. A Penny for Your Thoughts Mystery! 5/18/24
✔2. Don't Take any Wooden Nickels Mystery! 3/11/25
3. A Dime a Dozen Mystery!

2 award winning books (replacement)
1. Curses, Boiled Again! Mystery!
✔2. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Mystery! 9/3/2021

1 Chunkster (a book over 450 pages) (replacement)
1. Resistance

[[deleted user]]

LEVEL: Quick as a Bunny - Up to 2 years 📚 DURATION: 03/22/2021-03/22/2023 📚 78 All Mystery Novels - Sherlock Holmes Award 📚 COMPLETED: 44/78

12 BOOKS THAT YOU’VE ACQUIRED MOST RECENTLY
✅Cold Mourning. 25 Jun.
✅Dead Over Heels. 13 Jul.
✅A Fool and His Honey. 15 Jul.
✅Later Gator. 11 Apr.
✅Lost Books and Old Bones: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery. 13 Jun.
✅The Marlow Murder Club. 19 Jun.
✅Of Books and Bagpipes: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery. 12 Jun.
✅The Satanic Mechanic. 13 May.
✅The Stolen Letter. 17 Jun.
BOOKS THAT YOU NEVER FIND TIME TO GET AROUND TO
✅Battle of the Hexes. 10 Jun.
Better Off Wed
A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia
An Everlasting Christmas
Forever Charmed
Grime Beat
Last Chance for Murder
✅The Long Paw of the Law. 19 Apr.
The Penitent Priest
Sharp Shooter
✅Virtually Scared To Death. 22 Mar.
BOOKS YOU RANDOMLY SELECT FROM YOUR SHELVES
✅Bitter Roots. 18 Apr.
✅Cake and Calamity. 18 Apr.
Curses and Cupcakes
✅Dead Man Talking. 24 Apr.
Losing Your Head
A New Prospect: A Sam Jenkins Mystery
No Limit
Paint a Murder
A Sight for Psychic Eyes
Witchful Thinking
SEQUELS, SERIES CONTINUATIONS OR SPIN-OFFS
✅Black Ship. 9 Apr.
✅The Bloody Tower. 8 Apr.
✅Change of Fortune. 17 Apr.
✅The Corpse at the Crystal Palace. 16 Apr.
✅3Gunpowder Plot. 6 Apr.
✅Lethal Bayou Beauty. 23 Mar.
✅A Mourning Wedding. 5 Apr.
✅Styx and Stones. 28 Mar.
✅Superfluous Women. 15 Apr.
NOVELLAS OR SHORT-STORIES
✅Candy Canes and Christmas. 10 Jul.
✅Dying To Win. 10 Jul.
✅Eennie Meanie Moe. 8 Jun.
✅Hazelnuts and Halloween: A Short Cozy Murder Mystery. 4 Jul.
✅Mary, Mary Quite Contrary: A Prequel Short Story. 9 May.
✅Old Woman In A Shoe. 12 May.
✅Something Borrowed, Something Chewed: A Little Tombstone Novelette. 7 Jun.
✅Sorbets and Sailors: A Pelican Cove Short Cozy Mystery. 10 Jul.
AUTHORS NEW TO YOU
✅Beyond the Gravy. 2 May.
✅Leave No Scone Unturned. 4 May.
✅Lemonade and Lies. 27 May.
✅Recipes for Love and Murder. 8 May.
✅The Michaelmas Murders. 20 Apr.
✅Tart of Darkness. 3 May.
✅The Vinyl Detective: Written in Dead Wax. 15 May.
6 ANTICIPATED RELEASES

BOOKS THAT WAS BORROWED
✅Death Overdue. 18 May.
✅Hook, Line and Blinker. 16 Apr.
✅Hurricane Force. 5 Apr.
✅Shakespeare's Landlord. 7 Jun.
✅She Stopped for Death: A Little Library Mystery. 4 May.
BOOKS THAT YOU STARTED BUT NEVER FINISHED
✅Negative Image. 28 May.
✅In The Shadow Of The Glacier. 21 May.
✅Valley of the Lost. 23 May.
✅Winter of Secrets. 24 May.
BOOKS THAT YOU’VE ALREADY READ BEFORE
✅Fortune Hunter. 10 Apr.
✅Gone West. 12 Apr.
✅Sheer Folly. 11 Apr.
2 AWARD WINNING BOOKS

1 BOOK THAT INTIMIDATES YOU
✅The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 21 May.

[Shellie]

I'm in
Going For Quick as a bunny( 6/21/21-6/21/23)
78 all cozy mysteries : Jessica Feather Award (Murder She Wrote)
12 Towers Challenge
12 Books that you have recently acquired

1a sheet cake named desire- read
2. Flipped for Murder-read
3. Assault and Pepper - read
4. The Diva runs out of thyme - read
5. On What Grounds- read
6. Kale to the Queen- read
7. Chai another Day- read
8. Lord of the Pies - read
9.The Solace of Bay leaves- read
10. Nacho Average Murder - read
11. Candy Slain- read
12. Blueburied Muffins- Read

11 Books that you never find time to read
1.Blackberry Pie Murder
2. Double Fudge Brownie Murder
3. Wedding Cake Murder
4. Christmas Caramel Murder
5. Banana Cream Pie Murder
6. Raspberry Danish Murder
7. Christmas Cake Murder
8. Chocolate cream pie murder
9. Coconut Layer Cake Murder
10. Christmas Cupcake Murder
11. Triple Chocolate cheesecake Murder

10 Books you randomly choose

1.candy cane Murder-read
2 Chili Cauldron Curse-read
3. Mango cake and murder-read
4. Cupcakes, trinkets and other deadly magic-read
5. Spells and Spiced lattes-read
6. Scrappily ever after-read
7. Glitter Bomb-read
8. Strawberry cream cupcake and murder- read
9. Clacking Bones-read
10.Death by potluck-read

9 sequels
1. Cake on A Hot Tin Roof - read
2. Arsenic and old Cake -read
3. The Cakes of Wrath - read
4. Grilled for Murder -read
5. when the grits hit the fan - read
6. Biscuits and slashed browns- read
7. death over easy-read
8. Strangled eggs and ham-read
9. Strawburied secrets -read

8 Novellas or short stories
1. Penned inn -read
2. Corned Beef and Casualties- Read
3. A very Mummy Holiday-read
4. Organized for picnic panic- read
5. The Ghost in the Graveyard-read
6. Lemon meringue Murder-read
7. Strawberry Rhubarb Murder-read
8. Who Killed Olive Souffle? - read
7 books everyone has read
1.The No 1 Ladies Detective agency- read
2. The sweetness at the bottom of the pie-read
3. Scone Cold Killer-read
4. The Mysterious Affair at styles-read
5. Three Bedrooms ,one corpse-read
6. The Julius House-read
7. A Slice of Murder- read

6 New Authors
1. Leslie Meier- mistletoe murder -read
2. Annelise Ryan- board stiff
3. Tamar Myers- too many crooks spoil the broth- read
4. M.C. Beaton- the skeleton in the closet - read
5. Ellie Grant - Plum deadly -read
6. Marian Babson- please do feed the cat - read

5 books recommended on good reads
1. Murder is binding-read
2. Live and let chai-read
3. Death by coffee-read
4. Cut throat cupcakes-read
5.Death al dente-read

4 books you started but never finished
1. The Secret book and Scone Society -finished 8/16/21
2. Real Murders- finished 8/21/21
3. Assaulted Caramel-finished 8/26/21
4. Murder takes the Cake- finished 8/31/21

3 books you have read before
1.sweet masterpiece- read
2. Baking is murder-read
3. A pie to die for-read

2 Award winning
1. Murder at the Mena House- read
2. Low Country Boil-read

1 2nd chance author
1. Chocolate chip cupcake & Murder -read

[Michelle]

Start Date: 7/1/21
Duration: Fast and Furious
Goal: Sherlock Holmes

Tower 12 - 12 Books That I've Most Recently Acquired:
Progress: 12/12 COMPLETE!
1. If Fried Chicken Could Fly (7/6/21)
2. It Takes Two to Mango (7/11/21)
3. Antiques Roadkill (7/13/21)
4. Never Buried (7/13/21)
5. Snow Way Out (7/14/21)
6. Ill-Gotten Panes (7/18/21)
7. The Chocolate Cat Caper (7/22/21)
8. Éclair and Present Danger (7/24/21)
9. No Farm, No Foul (7/25/21)
10. Who Moved My Goat Cheese? (7/27/21)
11. The Quiche and the Dead (7/27/21)
12. Shades of Earl Grey (7/31/21)


Tower 11 - 11 Books On Shelves the Longest:
Progress: 5/11
1. Sketch Me If You Can (7/20/21)
2. I Scream, You Scream (7/20/21)
3. Buzz Off (7/20/21)
4. Last Puzzle & Testament (7/28/21)
5. Allergic to Death (7/29/21)
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.


Tower 10 - 10 Randomly Selected Books:
Progress: 10/10 COMPLETE!
1. A Sheetcake Named Desire (7/10/21)
2. Assault and Pepper (7/15/21)
3. Irish Stewed (7/15/21)
4. Yarned and Dangerous (7/20/21)
5. Buried in a Bog (7/23/21)
6. Engaged in Death (7/25/21)
7. Lending a Paw (7/26/21)
8. Scandal in Skibbereen (8/1/21)
9. Murder at the Mena House (8/2/21)
10. A Fitting End (8/3/21)


Tower 9 - 9 Sequels, Series Continuations or Spinoffs:
Progress: 9/9 COMPLETE!
1. Nightshade for Warning (7/5/21)
2. Rotten to the Core (7/7/21)
3. Last Writes (7/7/21)
4. Eggs Benedict Arnold (7/9/21)
5. Eaves of Destruction (7/11/21)
6. The Last Word (7/15/21)
7. If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance (7/17/21)
8. Grilled for Murder (7/24/21)
9. Scone Cold Dead (7/24/21)


Tower 8 - 8 Novellas or Short Stories:
Progress: 3/8
1. The Snowman Killer (7/15/21)
2. Prugnolino Purple (7/17/21)
3. Body in the Book Drop (7/29/21)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.


Tower 7 - 7 Books by Authors New to You (REPLACEMENT)
Progress: 7/7 COMPLETE!
1. Strangled Prose (7/1/21)
2. Handbags and Homicide (7/1/21)
3. Just Killing Time (7/4/21)
4. Live and Let Chai (7/7/21)
5. Apple Cider Slaying (7/9/21)
6. The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco (7/15/21)
7. An Appetite for Murder (7/16/21)


Tower 6- 6 Anticipated Releases:
Progress: 0/6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.


Tower 5 - 5 Goodreads Recommended Books
Progress: 2/5
1. Pancakes and Corpses (7/23/21)
2. Vanilla Bean Vengeance (7/26/21)
3.
4.
5.


Tower 4 - 4 Books That I Started But Didn't Finish:
Progress: 4/4 COMPLETE!
1. Alpine for You (7/2/21)
2. Going, Going, Ganache (7/16/21)
3. Feint of Art (7/16/21)
4. Fatal Fixer-Upper (8/1/21)


Tower 3 - 3 Award-Winning Books (REPLACEMENT):
Progress: 2/3
1. Death Al Dente (7/13/21)
2. Better Off Wed (7/20/21)
3.


Tower 2 - 2 Books with Covers That Don't Fit
Progress: 1/2
1. One Foot in the Gravy (7/11/21)
2.


Tower 1 - 1 Book that Intimidates Me:
Progress: 0/1
1.

[Viji]

Slow and Steady - up to 5 years
78 All mystery novels - Sherlock Holmes Award (Sherlock)
Date begun:

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go, or pre-choose.) For a little extra bit of random fun, let someone else pick them for you off your shelves. If you've already read them, they can go on category 3, or have them choose again.

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.

4 books that you started but never finished.

3 book that you've already read before.

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books.

1 book that intimidates you.

[Sandra]

I'd like to try this.
Start date 12/31/21
Duration: Slow & Steady
Mystery level: Cagney and Lacey

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).



11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).





10 subbing w/new to me authors.







9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.
Memes of escape 12/31/21




8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.





7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.




6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).




5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.




4 subbing w/award winning books




3 subbing w/borrowed/or books that were given.




2 subbing w/chunkster books.


1 book that intimidates you.

[Jeanne]

I tried this in 2018-2019 and enjoyed it a lot, enough so I would like to do it again.

I'm going for "Eyes on the Target" at the Cagney and Lacey level.

Start date: 1/1/2022 Completion Date: 12/31/2024

Completed: 0 of 78

The Twelve Towers

12 books: That you've acquired most recently (from start date).
a. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum 1/17/2022
b. Game On by Janet Evanovich 1/19/2022
c. Criminal Mischief by Stuart Woods 1/20/22
d. Lose Your Breath by D.K. Hood 2/3/22
e. Maui Madness by Kathi Daley 1/28/2022
f. Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle 2/3/2022
g. The Lost Library of the Knights Templar by Preston W. Child 2/9/2022
h. The Portsmouth Murders by Pauline Rowson 2/24/2022
i.
j.
k.
l.

11 books: That you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).
a. Keene, Carolyn: "The Secret of the Old Clock" 2/1/2022
b. Black Widow by Daniel Silva 2/8/22
c. Executive Power by Vince Flynn 2/15/2022
d. Meet Your Baker by Elle Alexander 3/1/2022
e. The Last Coincidence by Robert Goldsborough 2/27/2022
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

10 books: You randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go, or pre-choose.).
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

9. Sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.
a. Silver Spire by Robert Goldsborough 1/23/2022
b. Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle pub. 2/2022, read 2/3/2022
c. by Norman Russell 2/22/2022
d. The Bloodied Ivy by Robert Goldsborough 2/26/2022
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

8. Novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies. You don't have to read the whole book in this case.
a. The Snow of Severly Castle by Ruby Loren 1/5/2022
b. The Heart of Heathley House by Ruby Loren 1/7/2022
c. The Lavender of Larch Hall by Ruby Loren 1/9/2022
d. by Ruby Loren 1/11/2022
e. The Frost of Friston Manor by Ruby Loren 1/15/2022
f. Trio for Blunt Instruments by Rex Stout 3/7/2022
g.
h.

7 Books that everyone seems to have read but you.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

6 Anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).
a. Death of a Laird by M.C. Beaton 2/17/2022
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

5 Books by award-winning authors

a. Executive Power by Vince Flynn 2/15/2022
b. An Antique Murder by Norman Russell 2/20/2022
c.
d.
e.

4 Books that are by New to you Authors.
a. Antiques Slay Ride by Barbara Allan
b. Maui Madness by Kathi Daley 1/28/2022
c. The Lost Library of the Knights Templar by Preston W. Child 2/9/2022
d. Lose Your Breath by D.K. Hood 2/11/2022

3 Books that you've already read before.
a. One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon 1/24/2022
b. The Silver Spire by Robert Goldsborough 1/13/2022
c. The Black Widow by Daniel Silva 2/12/2022

2 Books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.
a. I'm Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad 2/18/22 read)
b. Death of a Laird by M.C. Beaton 2/17/2022

1 Book that intimidates you.
a.

[christene_littlelibrary]

The Twelve Towers

Progress 7/78

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go, or pre-choose.) For a little extra bit of random fun, let someone else pick them for you off your shelves. If you've already read them, they can go on category 3, or have them choose again.

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.

📚 By Holly Black
THE CRUEL PRINCE SERIES 1/3 + 1 sequel
✔️ The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Wicked King
The Queen of Nothing
✔️ The Lost Sisters by Holly Black

📚 By Jeff Wheeler
KINGFOUNTAIN SERIES 2/6 + 3 sequel
✔️ The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler
✔️ The Thief's Daughter by Jeff Wheeler
The King's Traitor
The Hollow Crown
The Silent Shield
The Forsaken Throne

📚By Sarah J. Maas
✔️ House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.
✔️ The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin

4 books that you started but never finished.

3 book that you've already read before.

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books.

1 book that intimidates you.

[Keya]

The Twelve Tower Reading Challenge
Start Date: 6 March 2022
End Date:
Progress: 75/78

12. Books that you've acquired most recently
1. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (Romance) April 04
2. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Mystery) April 10
3. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean (Fiction) May 13
4. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Romance) June 03
5. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Mystery) July 27
6. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Thriller) July 02
7. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (Mystery) August 10
8. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Fantasy) June 19
9. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Fantasy)October 10
10. Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (Fantasy)October 21
11. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Romance) October 22
12. Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover (Romance) October 30

11. Books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest
1. The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (Fantasy) April 16
2. Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman (Romance) April 23
3. Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman (Romance) April 23
4. Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans (Poetry) August 18
5. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (Romance) August 22
6. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Romance) September 4
7. Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic Novel) September 4
8. Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic Novel) September 9
9. The Selection by Kiera Cass (Fantasy) September 14
10. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Dystopian) September 24
11. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Mystery) October 4

10. Books you randomly select from your shelves
1. Sidetracked by S.T. Abby (Romance Thriller) May 17
2. Scarlet Angel by S.T. Abby (Romance Thriller) May 18
3. Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Fantasy) July 14
4. Gallant by V.E. Schwab (Horror) August 02
5. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (Mystery) August 18
6. Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace (Poetry) August 20
7. Paper Girls, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic Novel) September 5
8. The Queen by Kiera Cass (Romance) September 15
9. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (Fiction) November 01
10. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Fiction) November 07

9. Sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth (Dystopian) April 07
2. The Risk by S.T. Abby (Romance Thriller) May 05
3. All the Lies by S.T. Abby (Romance Thriller) May 23
4. Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby (Romance Thriller) May 25
5. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (Romance) August 06
6. Paper Girls, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic Novel) September5
7. Paper Girls, Volume 5 by by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic Novel) September 10
8. Shine your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace (Poetry) September 14
9. Everything is Fucked: Ein Buch über Hoffnung by Mark Manson (Non Fiction) October 20

8. Authors new to you
1. Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas (Romance) March 06
2. One Day in December by Josie Silver (Romance) March 28
3. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Fiction) April 03
4. Next Door by Blake Pierce (Mystery) April 13
5. Misery by Stephen King (Mystery) April 14
6. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (Romance) May 27
7. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Romance) July 17
8. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman (Poetry) August 06

7. Books that everyone seems to have read but you
1. Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman (Romance) April 23
2. Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman (Romance) April 23
3. It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han (Romance) August 08
4. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Fantasy) August 27
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Dystopian) September 22
6. The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (Romance) November 15
7. Verity by Colleen Hoover (Thriller) December 04

6. Anticipated Releases
1. Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean (Romance) June 30
2. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (Science Fiction) September 17
3.
4.
5.
6.

5. Books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
1. My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey (Romance) July 24
2. We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han (Romance) August 12
3. Kill Joy by Holly Jackson (Mystery) August 19
4. The Lost Sisters by Holly Black (Fantasy) September 01
5. Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic Novel) September 11

4. Books that you started but never finished. (finished eventually)
1.The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (inspirational) March 16
2.Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Historical fiction) September 01
3.Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (Fiction) September 12
4. Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (Romance) November 02

3. Award winning books
1. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction) July 29
2. The Wicked King by Holly Black (Fantasy) September 01
3. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Historical Fiction) October 2

2. A book that was borrowed or that was given to you
1. Refugee by Alan Gratz (Historical fiction) March 14
2.Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (Romance) July 19

1. Chunkster (a book aver 450 pages)
1.Corrupt by Penelope Douglas (Romance)---518 pages

[Thereadingbell]

The Twelve Tower Reading Challenge
Level: Need for Speed 18months
Start Date: 14 March 2022
End Date:14 September 2023
Jessica Fletcher all Cozy Mysteries

Progress: 1/78

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date).

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these).

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go, or pre-choose.) For a little extra bit of random fun, let someone else pick them for you off your shelves. If you've already read them, they can go on category 3, or have them choose again.

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs.

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you.

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date).

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads.

4 books that you started but never finished.
Little Bookshop of Murder 3/24/22

3 book that you've already read before.

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books.

1 book that intimidates you.