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message 1: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 23, 2018 06:42AM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:21AM

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message 2: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jan 31, 2019 09:41PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:24AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
1. Unexpected Rush - Jaci Burton (330 pages) 1/1
2. The Mermaid Trials - Cameron Drake (346 pages) 1/1
3. Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl (514 pages) 1/3
4. Power Play - Deidre Martin (304 pages) 1/4
5. Crimson Veil - Yasmine Galenorn (287 pages) 1/4
6. The Plucker - Brom (156 pages) 1/5
7. The Absent One - Jussi Adler-Olsen (406 pages) 1/6 🎧
8. Fighting for Flight - JD Salsbury (412 pages) 1/6
9. Immortal Unchained - Lindsay Sands (359 pages) 1/8
10. Innocence - Dean Koontz (338 pages) 1/10
11. Tuesday's Gone - Nicci French (456 pages) 1/11
12. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper (355 pages) 1/12
13. Marly's Choice - Lora Leigh (312 pages) 1/12
14. The Devil's Labyrinth - John Saul (416 pages) 1/13
15. Married by Monday - Catherine Bybee (285 pages) 1/14
16. Voices of Dragons - Carrie Vaughn (336 pages) 1/15
17. The Unholy - Heather Graham (384 pages) 1/16 🎧
18. Say Yes to the Marquess - Tessa Dare (384 pages) 1/17
19. Single by Saturday - Catherine Bybee (315 pages) 1/17
20. An Easy Death - Charlaine Harris (336 pages) 1/18
21. Requiem For a Glass Heart - David L. Lindsey (433 pages) 1/19
22. Enslaved by the Ocean - Bella Jewel (204 pages) 1/19
23. Shadow's Claim - Kresley Cole (481 pages) 1/20
24. Simply Sexy - Linda Francis Lee (368 pages) 1/20
25. Tonight And Always - Linda Lael Miller (339 pages) 1/21
26. Deadly Gamble - Linda Lael Miller (399 pages) 1/22
27. Ice - Linda Howard (198 pages) 1/23
28. The Unspoken - Heather Graham (384 pages) 1/24 🎧
29. Alaskan Wolf - Linda O. Johnston (288 pages) 1/24
30. Devil Dead - Linda Ladd (318 pages) 1/25
31. Time Without End - Linda Lael Miller (368 pages) 1/26
32. Dreamspell - Tamara Leigh (392 pages) 1/26
33. Marry the Man Today - Linda Needham (375 pages) 1/26
34. Waiting for Wednesday - Nicci French (508 pages) 1/28
35. Archangel's Viper - Nalini Singh (361 pages) 1/28
36. Easy Like Sunday Mourning - Jennie Marts (294 pages) 1/29
37. Rook - Miranda Lynn (199 pages) 1/30
38. Thursday's Child - Nicci French (485 pages) 1/30
39. Friday on My Mind - Nicci French (448 pages) 1/31


message 3: by Barbara ★ (last edited Feb 28, 2019 05:14PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:24AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
40. Bitter Bite - Jennifer Estep (374 pages) 2/1
41. The Uninvited - Heather Graham (352 pages) 2/2 🎧
42. Better Off Wed - Laura Durham (256 pages) 2/2
43. The Impossible Girl - Lydia Kang (364 pages) 2/4
44. Upside Down - Fern Michaels (114 pages) 2/4
45. Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - Darynda Jones (304 pages) 2/5
46. Of Blood and Bone - Nora Roberts (453 pages) 2/7
47. The Blue Edge of Midnight - Jonathon King (259 pages) 2/8
48. Neurotica - Eliza Gordon (318 pages) 2/9
49. Mind Over Murder - Allison Kingsley (296 pages) 2/9
50. The Brick Wall - Stephanie Julian (168 pages) 2/9
51. A Bicycle Built for Murder - Kate Kingsbury (216 pages) 2/9
52. A Beautiful Dark - Jocelyn Davies (390 pages) 2/10
53. A Conspiracy of Faith - Jussi Adler-Olsen (504 pages) 2/11🎧
54. Revolutionary Magic - Thomas K. Carpenter (154 pages) 2/11
55. One Last Scream - Kevin O'Brien (480 pages) 2/11
56. Wicked Wind - Sharon Kay (297 pages) 2/12
57. Fire Baptized - Kenya Wright (276 pages) 2/12
58. Archangel's Prophecy - Nalini Singh (372 pages) 2/13
59. Forbidden - Jana Oliver (418 pages) 2/13
60. Dark Saturday - Nicci French (400 pages) 2/14
61. The Laird Who Loved Me - Karen Hawkins (368 pages) 2/15
62. The Boy - Tami Hoag (480 pages) 2/15
64. Leverage in Death - J.D. Robb (385 pages) 2/17
65. Fighting to Forgive - JD Salsbury (372 pages) 2/18
66. The Fireman Who Loved Me - Jennifer Bernard (373 pages) 2/19
67. Method 15/33 - Shannon Kirk (226 pages) 2/20
68. Man Flu - Shari J. Ryan (263 pages) 2/21
69. Heal Your Leaky Gut - David Brownstein (254 pages) 2/21
70. Through Rain and Missing Mantaurs - Jeanne Marcella (491 pages) 71. 2/22
72. Unraveled - Jennifer Estep (373 pages) 2/23
73. Morbid Thoughts - Michael McGovern (178 pages) 2/23
74. The Night Is Watching - Heather Graham (400 pages) 2/24 🎧
75. To Catch Her Death - Boone Brux (204 pages) 2/24
76. Norse Jewel - Gina Conkle (262 pages) 2/25
77. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Nancy Atherton (277 pages) 2/25
78. Skull Duggery - Aaron Elkins (288 pages) 2/27
79. 1225 Christmas Tree Lane - Debbie Macomber (283 pages) 2/27
80. Death of a Nightingale - Lene Kaaberbøl (368 pages) 2/28


message 4: by Barbara ★ (last edited Apr 10, 2019 08:01PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:24AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments march doll
Reading List
81. The Invisible Code - Christopher Fowler (368 pages) 3/1
82. Branded - Laura Wright (384 pages) 3/1
83. Broken - Laura Wright (369 pages) 3/2
84. Borderliners - Peter Høeg (288 pages) 3/2
85. Gone Haunting in Deadwood - Ann Charles (393 pages) 3/4
86. A Scanner Darkly - Philip Dick (219 pages) 3/4
87. Loving Cara - Kristen Proby (384 pages) 3/5
88. Wyoming Tough - Diana Palmer (269 pages) 3/5
89. Brash - Laura Wright (384 pages) 3/6
90. When It's Right - Jennifer Ryan (384 pages) 3/6
91. Echoes in the Bayou - Ursula Dukes (282 pages) 3/7
92. Dirty Martini - J.A. Konrath (292 pages) 3/8
93. The Purity of Vengeance - Jussi Adler-Olsen (500 pages) 3/9 🎧
94. The Dragon Who Didn't Fly - Connie M. Barr (313 pages) 3/9
95. Dark Debt - Chloe Neill (368 pages) 3/10
96. Rise of the Fallen - Donya Lynne (258 pages) 3/11
97. The Shining Girls - Lauren Beukes (368 pages) 3/12
98. Visions - Kelley Armstrong (448 pages) 3/13
99. Chicago Broken - Stewart Matthews (327 pages) 3/13
100. Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - Dorothy Gilman (192 pages) 3/14
101. Rhythm of Three - Kelly Jamieson (137 pages) 3/14
102. Midnight Marked - Chloe Neill (361 pages) 3/15
103. Blade Bound - Chloe Neill (384 pages) 3/15
104. Who Is Vera Kelly? - Rosalie Knecht (272 pages) 3/16
105. A Highland Knight's Desire - Amy Jarecki (378 pages) 3/16
106. Priestess Dreaming - Yasmine Galenorn (285 pages) 3/17
107. The Night Is Alive - Heather Graham (378 pages) 3/18 🎧
108. Inside the Outside - Martin Lastrapes (292 pages) 3/19
109. Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood - Ann Charles (185 pages) 3/19
110. Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies - Denise Grover Swank (472 pages) 3/20
111. Sinister Sprinkles - Jessica Beck (290 pages) 3/21
112. Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus (384 pages) 3/22
113. Fighting the Fall - JD Salsbury (358 pages) 3/23
114. Sunday Silence - Nicci French (416 pages) 3/24
115. The Night Is Forever - Heather Graham (368 pages) 3/25 🎧
116. Grave Intentions - Lori Sjoberg (294 pages) 3/25
117. Murder on the Eightfold Path - Diana Killian (308 pages) 3/26
118. Low Pressure - Sandra Brown (469 pages) 3/27
119. Bushel Full of Murder - Paige Shelton (289 pages) 3/29
120. Hey Diddle Diddle, the Corpse and the Fiddle - Fran Rizer (288 pages) 3/29
121. Heart on Fire - Amanda Bouchet (418 pages) 3/30
122. This Wicked Game - Michelle Zink (368 pages) 3/31


message 5: by Barbara ★ (last edited Apr 30, 2019 07:48PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:25AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
123. Engaged in Murder - Nancy J. Parra (288 pages) 4/1
124. Craving - Helen Hardt (288 pages) 4/2
125. Old Dark - Michael La Ronn (250 pages) 4/4
126. Snow Way Out - Christine Husom (304 pages) 4/5
127. Let There Be Love - Melissa Storm (209 pages) 4/6
128. Twice Bitten - Lynsay Sands (384 pages) 4/7
129. Where I End - Michelle Dare (259 pages) 4/9
130. The Marco Effect - Jussi Adler-Olsen (496 pages) 4/10 🎧
131. The Austere Academy - Lemony Snicket (221 pages) 4/10
132. Panther Prowling - Yasmine Galenorn (294 pages) 4/11
133. Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light - Ian McFarlane (252 pages) 4/13
134. Blonde with a Wand - Vicki Lewis Thompson (313 pages) 4/14
135. The Chalk Pit - Elly Griffiths (384 pages) 4/16
136. Tears of Tess - Pepper Winters (376 pages) 4/17
137. The Ghost Rebellion - Pip Ballantin/Tee Morris (268 pages) 4/17 🎧
138. Something in the Water - Catherine Steadman (342 pages) 4/17
139. Legend of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper (329 pages) 4/17
140. License to Dill - Mary Ellen Hughes (304 pages) 4/18
141. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman (337 pages) 4/18
142. The Chosen - JR Ward (544 pages) 4/19
143. Not Even Bones - Rebecca Schaeffer (368 pages) 4/20
144. Gone - Stacy Claflin (208 pages) 4/20
145. Daughter of Havenglade - H.C. Harrington (219 pages) 4/21
146. Death's Sweet Embrace - Tracey O'Hara (325 pages) 4/22
147. The Last Second - Catherine Coulter (448 pages) 4/23 🎧
148. Mother's Day, Muffins, and Murder - Sara Rosett (304 pages) 4/23
149. Witch at Heart - Juliette Harper (236 pages) 4/24
150. First to Burn - Anna Richland (452 pages) 4/25
151. The Korean Word For Butterfly - Jamie Zerndt (328 pages) 4/26
152. Wild Embrace - Nalini Singh (375 pages) 4/26
153. Looking for Mr. Good Witch - Joyce Lavene (289 pages) 4/27
154. A Lady Never Lies - Juliana Gray (291 pages) 4/27
155. May - Kathryn Lasky (328 pages) 4/28
156. House Without Lies - Rachel Branton (266 pages) 4/28
157. The Cursed - Heather Graham (368 pages) 4/29 🎧
158. Urban Allies - Anthology (416 pages) 4/30


message 6: by Barbara ★ (last edited May 31, 2019 09:37PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:25AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
159. Biceps Of Death - David Stukas (226 pages) 5/1
160. Deceptions - Kelley Armstrong (496 pages) 5/2
161. The Silence of the Snakes - Ruby Loren (155 pages) 5/3
162. Queen Cinder - Roy A. Mauritsen (320 pages) 5/3
163. Dauntless - Dina Sleiman (370 pages) 5/4
165. The Singer - Elizabeth Hunter (336 pages) 5/6
166. Island 731 - Jeremy Robinson (343 pages) 5/8
167. Flight Risk - Nicole Helm (276 pages) 5/9
168. Wild Country - Anne Bishop (492 pages) 5/10
169. Darkness Raging - Yasmine Galenorn (276 pages) 5/11
170. Magic & Mayhem - Annabel Chase (210 pages) 5/11
171. Truthseeker - C.E. Murphy (320 pages) 5/13
172. Bone Dust White - Karin Salvalaggio (352 pages) 5/15
173. A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore (387 pages) 5/17
174. Dark Tribute - Iris Johansen (384 pages) 🎧 5/17
175. Ink and Bone - Lisa Unger (342 pages) 5/18
176. The Promise - R.K.C. Puthran (144 pages) 5/18
177. A Match Made in Spell - ReGina Welling (224 pages) 5/19
178. Thirty-Six and a Half Motives - Denise Grover Swank (403 pages) 5/21
179. Sins of the Father - Denise Grover Swank (120 pages) 5/21
180. Inferno - Bianca D'Arc (272 pages) 5/22
181. The Hanging Girl - Jussi Adler-Olsen (512 pages) 5/23 🎧
182. Wayfinder - C.E. Murphy (352 pages) 5/23
183. The Secret - Elizabeth Hunter (373 pages) 5/25
184. Wicked Break - Jeff Shelby (256 pages) 5/25
185. The Shadow Reader - Sandy Williams (304 pages) 5/25
186. A Rogue by Any Other Name - Sarah MacLean (386 pages) 5/26
187. The Dark Angel - Elly Griffiths (368 pages) 5/27
188. No Good Deed - Allison Brennan (480 pages) 5/27
189. Hannah - Kathryn Lasky (310 pages) 5/28
190. Vampires Like It Hot - Lynsay Sands (372 pages) 5/29
191. Death With An Ocean View - Nora Charles (198 pages) 5/29
192. Witch Happens - A.M. King (149 pages) 5/30
193. The Touch of Snow - Anna Edwards (157 pages) 5/31
194. Hell's Super - Mark Cain (309 pages) 5/31 🎧
195. Apocalypse Happens - Lori Handeland (352 pages) 5/31


message 7: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jul 01, 2019 09:55AM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:26AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
196. The Hollow Hills - Mary Stewart (475 pages) 6/1
197. The Big Kahuna - Janet & Peter Evanovich (320 pages) 6/1
198. The Hexed - Heather Graham (400 pages) 6/2 🎧
199. Awaken the Darkness - Dianne Duval (352 pages) 6/3
200. Kill the Farm Boy - Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne (384 pages) 6/4
201. Lucy - Kathryn Lasky (320 pages) 6/5
202. The Stone Circle - Elly Griffiths (384 pages) 6/6
203. Dark Heat - Donna Grant (448 pages) 6/7
204. A Little Mischief - Amelia Grey (309 pages) 6/7
205. Sin's Dark Caress - Tracey O'Hare (336 pages) 6/8
206. Charmed Offense - Annabel Chase (210 pages) 6/9
207. Ocean Light - Nalini Singh (403 pages) 6/10
208. The Betrayed - Heather Graham (368 pages) 6/10 🎧
209. Sabriel - Garth Nix (311 pages) 6/11
210. Purity - Douglas Clegg (118 pages) 6/11
211. Little Comfort - Edwin Hill (343 pages) 6/12
212. The Staff and the Blade - Elizabeth Hunter (488 pages) 6/14
213. Gluttony - K. Webster (203 pages) 6/14
214. Iron and Magic - Ilona Andrews (380 pages) 6/15
215. The Dark Heart Boxed Set - Merrie Destefano (111 pages) 6/16
216. Monster Born - Kris Austen Radcliffe (216 pages) 6/16
217. A Deadly Cliché - Ellery Adams (278 pages) 6/18
218. Wolf Rain - Nalini Singh (416 pages) 6/19
219. Disturbed - Kevin O'Brien (528 pages) 6/21
220. Access Denied - Donna Andrews (251 pages) 6/22
221. This Savage Song - Victoria Schwab (427 pages) 6/23
222. JFK to Dublin - Brooke St. James (210 pages) 6/24
223. Dance of the Winnebagos - Anne Charles (370 pages) 6/25
224. Marked by the Moon - Lori Handeland (343 pages) 6/26
225. Pall in the Family - Dawn Eastman (295 pages) 6/27
226. The Scarred Woman - Jussi Adler-Olsen (472 pages) 6/28 🎧
227. Going Underground - Susan Vaught (336 pages) 6/28
228. Zodiac - Romina Russell (325 pages) 6/29
229. A Cold Day In Hell - Mark Cain (352 pages) 6/30 🎧
230. Fighting for Forever - JD Salsbury (362 pages) 6/30


message 8: by Barbara ★ (last edited Aug 01, 2019 01:29PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:27AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
231. Dragon Bites - Allyson James (288 pages) 7/2
232. Never: Prequel to The Amber Isle - Ashley Capes (55 pages) 7/3
233. The Amber Isle - Ashley Capes (130 pages) 7/4
234. Justice Calling - Annie Bellet (154 pages) 7/4
235. The Trouble With Vampires - Lynsay Sands (384 pages) 7/4
236. Wicked Waves - Sharon Kay (236 pages) 7/5
238. Rooms - Lauren Oliver (305 pages) 7/7 🎧
239. Chaos Bites - Lori Handeland (352 pages) 7/7
240. The Chaos of Stars - Kiersten White (277 pages) 7/9
241. All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris (342 pages) 7/11
242. The Highland Dragon's Lady - Isabel Cooper (352 pages) 7/12
243. The Silenced - Heather Graham (352 pages) 7/15 🎧
244. A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab (512 pages) 7/16
245. Grace Among Thieves - Julie Hyzy (278 pages) 7/18
246. Darkest Flame - Donna Grant (384 pages) 7/19
247. White Lies - Jeremy Bates (265 pages) 7/20
248. Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch - Nancy Atherton (232 pages) 7/21
249. Murder in Exile - Vincent H. O'Neil (208 pages) 7/21
250. King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo (514 pages) 7/22
251. Indigo Springs - A.M. Dellamonica (335 pages) 7/23
252. Highland Devil - Hannah Howell (297 pages) 7/25
253. Bodice of Evidence - Nancy J. Parra (288 pages) 7/25
254. Refuge of Dragons - Carrie Vaughn (177 pages) 7/26
255. Digging Up Trouble - Heather Webber (256 pages) 7/27
256. The Thief - J.R. Ward (454 pages) 7/27
257. Trojan Odyssey - Clive Cussler (463 pages) 7/28 🎧
258. Gone Black - Linda Ladd (352 pages) 7/28
259. The Silent - Elizabeth Hunter (312 pages) 7/30
260. Daughter of Fortune - Isabel Allende (432 pages) 7/31
261. Wonderment in Death - J.D. Robb (87 pages) 7/31 🎧
262. Louisiana Long Shot - Jana Deleon (232 pages) 7/31


message 9: by Barbara ★ (last edited Aug 31, 2019 07:53PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:27AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
263. My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me - Various Authors (576 pages) 8/2
264. The Best Mistake - Nora Roberts (110 pages) 8/3 🎧
265. Wandering Star - Romina Russell (303 pages) 8/3
266. Fated - Rebecca Zanetti (299 pages) 8/4
267. Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince - Nancy Atherton (256 pages) 8/5
268. Summon the Keeper - Tanya Huff (331 pages) 8/7
269. Bluestone & Vine - Donna Kauffman (312 pages) 8/10
270. Highlander's Castle - Joanne Wadsworth (126 pages) 8/11
271. Prisoner of Night - J.R. Ward (176 pages) 8/12
273. Sweet Little Lies - Jill Shalvis (384 pages) 8/13
274. The Ghost of Marlow House - Bobbi Holmes (258 pages) 8/15
275. Envy - M.N. Forgy (178 pages) 8/15
276. The Pride of Lions - Marsha Canham (387 pages) 8/16
278. Sweet Revenge - Zoe Archer (370 pages) 8/17
279. Sloth - Giana Darling (200 pages) 8/18
280. Greed - Ker Dukey (248 pages) 8/19
281. The Assassin's Curse - Cassandra Rose Clarke (298 pages) 8/20
282. Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers (387 pages) 8/22 🎧
283. Wicked Flames - Sharon Kay (460 pages) 8/23
284. Paranoia - Joseph Finder (432 pages) 8/24
285. Wundersmith - Jessica Townsend (525 pages) 8/24
286. Built - Jay Crownover (352 pages) 8/25
287. A Conjuring of Light - V.E. Schwab (624 pages) 8/30
288. Labyrinth - Catherine Coulter (512 pages) 8/31 🎧
289. The Storm - Elizabeth Hunter (235 pages) 8/31


message 10: by Barbara ★ (last edited Sep 30, 2019 08:31PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:27AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
290. My Irresistible Earl - Gaelen Foley (390 pages) 9/2
291. Alice - Christina Henry (291 pages) 9/3
292. The Trouble With Honor - Julia London (378 pages) 9/4
293. For the Earl's Pleasure - Anne Mallory (384 pages) 9/5
294. Connections in Death - J.D. Robb (371 pages) 9/10
295. Smokescreen - Iris Johansen (432 pages) 9/11
296. Red Queen - Christina Henry (291 pages) 9/13
297. Murder of a Royal Pain - Denise Swanson (248 pages) 9/15
298. Reaper's Kiss - Allison West (273 pages) 9/15
299. Bloodleaf - Crystal Smith (384 pages) 9/17
300. The Vanishing Sculptor - Donita K. Paul (398 pages) 9/18
301. Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve (326 pages) 9/19
302. Star of the Morning - Lynn Kurland (336 pages) 9/20
303. Feint of Art - Hailey Lind (325 pages) 9/22
304. The Mage's Daughter - Lynn Kurland (378 pages) 9/23
305. Maid for the Rock Star - Demelza Carlton (308 pages) 9/24
306. Hot Pursuit - Lorie O'Clare (368 pages) 9/25
307. Mortal Heart - Robin LaFevers (444 pages) 9/26 🎧
308. Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo (358 pages) 9/26
309. Rock Me Two Times - Dawn Ryder (309 pages) 9/27
310. Wickedly Dangerous - Deborah Blake (329 pages) 9/28
311. The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow (384 pages) 9/29
312. Rumble on the Bayou - Jana Deleon (325 pages) 9/29
313. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin (260 pages) 9/30


message 11: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 02, 2019 02:11PM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:27AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
314. Icebreaker - Deirdre Martin (289 pages) 10/1
315. The Derby Girl - Tamara Morgan (219 pages) 10/2
316. Jack of Hearts - Kathryn Thomas (137 pages) 10/2
317. The Forgotten - Heather Graham (352 pages) 10/4 🎧
318. Knock Out - Michele Mannon (328 pages) 10/4
319. False Start - Marianne Rice (171 pages) 10/5
320. Second Chance Romance - Asrai Devin (163 pages) 10/5
321. Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben (391 pages) 10/5
322. Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller (352 pages) 10/7
323. Not a Drop to Drink - Mindy McGinnis (309 pages) 10/8
324. The 10th Kingdom - Kathryn Wesley (479 pages) 10/9
325. Destined - Allison Kraft (290 pages) 10/10
326. The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe - Peter Clines (272 pages) 10/11
327. Deal With The Devil - Mark Cain (240 pages) 10/11 🎧
328. Of Cinder and Bone - Kyoko M. (438 pages) 10/12
329. Beef Stolen-Off - Liz Lipperman (289 pages) 10/12
330. Molten Dusk - Karissa Laurel (280 pages) 10/14
331. The Silver Metal Lover - Tanith Lee (110 pages) 10/15 DNF
332. Angel/Hiss - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (189 pages) 10/17
333. Vendetta in Death - J.D. Robb (368 pages) 10/17 🎧
334. Mistress to the Beast - Eve Vaughn (164 pages) 10/17
335. Everything Under the Heavens - Dana Stabenow (238 pages) 10/18
336. Hakan/Severin - Alexandra Ivy (158 pages) 10/18
337. Branded for You - Cheyenne McCray (279 pages) 10/19
338. Giving Chase - Lauren Dane (189 pages ) 10/19
339. Soul Deep - Lora Leigh (188 pages) 10/19
340. Roping Your Heart - Cheyenne McCray (228 pages) 10/20
341. Laid Bear - Eve Vaughn (195 pages) 10/21
342. Lian/Roch - Alexandra Ivy (159 pages) 10/22
343. Dangerous Ground - Josh Lanyon (108 pages) 10/23
344. Mate Set - Laurann Dohner (179 pages) 10/23
345. Tying You Down - Cheyenne McCray (189 pages) 10/24
346. Michel/Striker - Alexandra Ivy (194 pages) 10/25
347. Hara's Legacy - Bianca D'Arc (249 pages) 10/25
348. Hex Life - Christopher Golden (400 pages) 10/26
349. The Trench - Steve Alten (352 pages) 10/26
350. The Hidden - Heather Graham (368 pages) 10/28 🎧
351. Twisted - Amity Hope (284 pages) 10/28
352. On Wicked Ground - Sharon Kay (317 pages) 10/30
353. Rusty Nail - J.A. Konrath (292 pages) 10/31


message 12: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 02, 2019 10:57AM) (new)
Dec 23, 2018 06:28AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Reading List
354. White Hot - Ilona Andrews (389 pages) 11/2
355. The Whole Enchilada - Diane Mott Davidson (384 pages) 11/2
356. Winter Chill - Joanne Fluke (354 pages) 11/3
357. My Favorite Phantom - Karen Kelley (249 pages) 11/5
358. Wild Swans - Jessica Spotswood (295 pages) 11/6
359. Shaking Off the Dust - Rhianna Samuels (328 pages) 11/8
360. Dragonbound - Chelsea Campbell (290 pages) 11/8
361. Shelter in Place - Nora Roberts (438 pages) 11/9 🎧
362. Gravity - Melissa West (284 pages) 11/9
363. Sky Raiders - Michelle Diener (290 pages) 11/11
364. In a Handful of Dust - Mindy McGinnis (384 pages) 11/12
365. These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman (378 pages) 11/14
366. Moon Shimmers - Yasmine Galenorn (342 pages) 11/15
367. Tinder - Sally Gardner (270 pages) 11/16
368. The Troop - Nick Cutter (358 pages) 11/16
369. The Game Warden of Black Swamp - Quentin Wallace (193 pages) 11/17
370. Haunted Destiny - Heather Graham (368 pages) 11/18 🎧
371. The Shuddering - Ania Ahlborn (283 pages) 11/19
372. Dark Harvest - Norman Partridge (169 pages) 11/20
373. Hot Wheels and High Heels - Jane Graves (387 pages) 11/20
374. Fallen Rogue - Amy Rench (293 pages) 11/21
375. Waiting in the Wings - Tara Frejas (147 pages) 11/21
376. Danger in a Red Dress - Christina Dodd (380 pages) 11/22
377. Rose - Rami Ungar (166 pages) 11/23
378. Wickedly Wonderful - Deborah Blake (332 pages) 11/23
379. Raphael/Parish - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (183 pages) 11/24
380. Embrace of the Damned - Anya Bast (294 pages) 11/26
381. Death of a Gigolo - Laura Levine (234 pages) 11/26
382. Emerald - Kasey Millstead (194 pages) 11/27
383. Undiscovered -Anna Hackett (249 pages) 11/27
384. The Unicorn Anthology - Anthology (288 pages) 11/28
385. Jake - Susan Fisher-Davis (149 pages) 11/28
386. The Obsession - Nora Roberts (453 pages) 11/28 🎧
387. The Reluctant Demon - Mark Cain (288 pages) 11/28 🎧
388. Cautious Surrender - C.L. Scholey (139 pages) 11/28
389. Love Drunk Cowboy - Carolyn Brown (391 pages) 11/29
390. Bitter Brew - G.A. McKevett (288 pages) 11/29
391. Riding Steele: Collide - Opal Carew (288 pages) 11/29
392. Infinite Betrayal - Gayle Donnelly (199 pages) 11/30
393. Bear In a Billion - Lilly Pink (139 pages) 11/30


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Reading List
392. The Black Swan Company - Luna DeMasi (382 pages) 12/3
393. Harvest Song - Yasmine Galenorn (292 pages) 12/4
394. Cut & Run - Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux (376 pages) 12/5
395. Dark Carousel - Christine Feehan (385 pages) 12/6
396. Murder Will Out - Dorian Yeager (199 pages) 12/6
397. Senlin Ascends - Josiah Bancroft (70 pages) DNF 12/7 🎧
398. Here Be Sexist Vampires - Suzanne Wright (279 pages) 12/7
399. The Usual Santas - Peter Lovesey (352 pages) 12/7
400. Princess of the Sword - Lynn Kurland (360 pages) 12/8
401. Wickedly Powerful - Deborah Blake (304 pages) 12/9
402. Archangel's War - Nalini Singh (471 pages) 12/11 🎧
403. The Seeker - Elizabeth Hunter (386 pages) 12/11
404. Fury - Rachel Vincent (329 pages) 12/13
405. Black Moon - Romina Russell (320 pages) 12/14
406. Blood Bonds - Yasmine Galenorn (254 pages) 12/14
407. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra - Vaseem Khan (297 pages) 12/14
409. Blood of Isis - Elizabeth Otto (366 pages) 12/15
409. Grand Slam Murders - R.J. Lee (304 pages) 12/16
410. To Catch a Bad Guy - Marie Astor (250 pages) 12/17
411. Dear Miss Demeanor - Joan Hess (208 pages) 12/18
412. Playing with Fire - Tess Gerritsen (250 pages) 12/18
413. All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy - Emma Cane (304 pages) 12/19
414. Fire and Rain - Lauren Dane (182 pages) 12/19
415. Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff (512 pages) 12/21
416. Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter (319 pages) 12/22
417. Mistletoe Murder - Leslie Meier (224 pages) 12/23
418. The Merciful Crow - Margaret Owen (384 pages) 12/25
419. A Historical Christmas Present - Lisa Kleypas (305 pages) 12/25
420. Virtue Falls - Christina Dodd (437 pages) 12/26 🎧
421. Smart Mouth - Erin McCarthy (304 pages) 12/26
422. Defy the Dawn - Lara Adrian (350 pages) 12/27 🎧
423. The Doll Factory - Elizabeth Macneal (368 pages) 12/27
424. Bayou Born - Hailey Edwards (329 pages) 12/28
425. Fire Rising - Donna Grant (368 pages) 12/29
426. By the Shores of the Middle Sea - Dana Stabenow (250 pages) 12/30
427. Ghost of a Gamble - Sue Ann Jaffarian (304 pages) 12/31


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments January
January Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'J' is for January :
-Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's name starts with 'J'.
Unexpected Rush - Jaci Burton 1/1

✔2. Bird of the Month: January: Owl-
-Read a book with a dark cover or a moon on the cover
Tuesday's Gone - Nicci French 1/11

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author- Jodi Thomas.
-Read a book set in Texas, or by an author who is from Texas
Marly's Choice - Lora Leigh (set in Texas) 1/12

✔4.January 8th- Bubble Bath Day-
-Read a book with alliteration in the title
Power Play - Deidre Martin 1/4

✔5. January 14- Dress Up Your Pet Day-
-Read a book with an animal on the cover or in the book
Crimson Veil - Yasmine Galenorn (puma) 1/4

✔6. January 20th- National Buttercrunch Day-
-Read a book that contains double letters in the title
Innocence - Dean Koontz 1/10

✔7. January 25th- Opposite Day-
-Read a book that is the opposite of what you would normally pick up
Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl 1/3
(brainy, I read fluff)

✔8. January 26th- Spouse's Day-
-Read a book with two people on the cover.
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper 1/12

✔9. January 28th- National Kazoo Day-
-Read a book with a young character or an older character
The Devil's Labyrinth - John Saul (mc is 16) 1/13

✔10. Reader's Choice:
The Mermaid Trials - Cameron Drake 1/1

Unexpected Rush (Play by Play, #11) by Jaci Burton Tuesday's Gone A Frieda Klein Novel by Nicci French Marly's Choice (Men of August, #1) by Lora Leigh Power Play (New York Blades, #7) by Deirdre Martin Crimson Veil (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #15) by Yasmine Galenorn Innocence (Innocence, #1) by Dean Koontz Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly Harper The Devil's Labyrinth by John Saul The Mermaid Trials (The Mermaid Trials Series #1) by Cameron Drake

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - January (Polish)

READ: 6/7

✔ S: Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl 1/3
✔ T: Tuesday's Gone - Nicci French 1/11
✔ Y: Crimson Veil - Yasmine Galenorn 1/4
✔ C: Voices of Dragons - Carrie Vaughn 1/15
Z:
✔ E: Enslaved by the Ocean - Bella Jewel 1/19
✔ N: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper 1/12

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Tuesday's Gone A Frieda Klein Novel by Nicci French Crimson Veil (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #15) by Yasmine Galenorn Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly Harper Voices of Dragons (Voices of Dragons, #1) by Carrie Vaughn Enslaved by the Ocean (Criminals of the Ocean, #1) by Bella Jewel


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments January Word Hunt

READ: 15/16

beanie - Marly's Choice - Lora Leigh 1/12
(I taught him how to ride Beanie), p61

beef - Tuesday's Gone - Nicci French 1/11
(like beef pie or salmon), p74

bore - Married by Monday - Catherine Bybee 1/14
(bore me to tears), p205

first - Marly's Choice - Lora Leigh 1/12
(her first prom dress), p101

fresh - Say Yes to the Marquess - Tessa Dare 1/17
(we'll drape some fresh silk on you), p20

peep - Fighting for Flight - JD Salsbury 1/6
(a peep hole with three gleaming locks), p130

quarter - Innocence - Dean Koontz 1/10
(pursued me for a quarter mile), p56

resolve - Marly's Choice - Lora Leigh 1/12
(when faced with Marly's resolve), p20

shiny - Innocence - Dean Koontz 1/10
(with the shiny chrome legs), p19

sordid - Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper 1/12
(the whole long sordid story), p84



Bonus
celery - Tuesday's Gone - Nicci French 1/11
(cheese and celery for you, boss), p251

cycling - Devil Dead - Linda Ladd 1/25
(walking and cycling across capus), p105

flippant - Tonight And Always - Linda Lael Miller 1/21
(she hadn't meant to sound flippant), loc764

neighborly - Innocence - Dean Koontz 1/10
(any attempt to be neighborly), p87

pixie - Single by Saturday - Catherine Bybee 1/17
(like a pixie in the presence of a dragon), p262

and a bonus bonus
stupendous


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February Challenge

READ: 9/8

✔ 1. 'F' is for February: Read a book that starts with 'F' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'F'.
Dark Saturday - Nicci French 2/14

✔ 2. Bird of the Month - Parrot: Read: A book with a colorful cover
A Beautiful Dark - Jocelyn Davies 2/10

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors: Read: A book tagged as paranormal
Archangel's Prophecy - Nalini Singh 2/13

✔ 4. February 2nd – Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day: Read: A book just because you want to! Bonus points if you are eating ice cream while reading it!
The Boy - Tami Hoag 2/15

✔ 5. February 3rd – Super Bowl Sunday: Read: A book with a sports romance tag
The Brick Wall - Stephanie Julian 2/9

6. February 13th - Galentine’s Day:
Read: A book that features best friends or a group of girlfriends OR
Read: A book with an adult beverage on the cover (cheers!) or set in a bar.

✔ 7. February 20th – Hoodie Hoo Day: Read: A book with a wintery or cold scene on the cover.
Bitter Bite - Jennifer Estep 2/1

✔ 8. February 22nd – Walk the Dog Day:
Read: A book where a character has a pet or that has an animal on the cover or in the story
1225 Christmas Tree Lane - Debbie Macomber 2/27

✔9. February 24th - Oscar Night: Read: A book with a yellow on the cover
A Conspiracy of Faith - Jussi Adler-Olsen 2/11

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/5

Dark Saturday (Frieda Klein, #6) by Nicci French A Beautiful Dark (A Beautiful Dark, #1) by Jocelyn Davies Archangel's Prophecy (Guild Hunter, #11) by Nalini Singh The Boy (Broussard and Fourcade, #2) by Tami Hoag The Brick Wall (Redtails Hockey, #1) by Stephanie Julian Bitter Bite (Elemental Assassin, #14) by Jennifer Estep 1225 Christmas Tree Lane by Debbie Macomber A Conspiracy of Faith (Department Q, #3) by Jussi Adler-Olsen Summoned to Thirteenth Grave (Charley Davidson, #13) by Darynda Jones


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (February)

READ: 3/4

✔ L: The Impossible Girl - Lydia Kang 2/4
✔ U: The Uninvited - Heather Graham 2/2
✔ T: The Boy - Tami Hoag 2/15
Y:
The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang The Uninvited (Krewe of Hunters, #8) by Heather Graham The Boy (Broussard and Fourcade, #2) by Tami Hoag


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments February Word Hunt

READ: 15/16

✔ berry - Archangel's Prophecy - Nalini Singh 2/13
(they had brought him berries), p368

✔ bubble - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/5
(invade my space bubble), p205

✔ carriage - The Impossible Girl - Lydia Kang 2/4
(their own private carriages), p76

✔ champagne - Bitter Bite - Jennifer Estep 2/1
(guzzling champagne), p130

✔ lavish - The Impossible Girl - Lydia Kang 2/4
(a lavish heavy fob), p49

✔ magnificent - Upside Down - Fern Michaels 2/4
(tap the magnificent dog on the head), p8

✔ napkin - Better Off Wed - Laura Durham 2/2
(I tossed my balled up cocktail napkin), p120

✔ nondescript - Wicked Wind - Sharon Kay 2/12
(looked deserted and completely nondescript), p191

✔ north - The Impossible Girl - Lydia Kang 2/4
(most resurrectionists went north for bodies), p21

✔ straw - Better Off Wed - Laura Durham 2/2
(we're grasping at straws), p87


Bonus
✔ acoustics - Method 15/33 - Shannon Kirk 2/20
(were my concerns with acoustics), p33

✔ blot - Neurotica - Eliza Gordon 2/9
(and blot at my skin), loc1998

✔ lumpy - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/5
(and lumpy cots), p17

rhyme -
(), p

✔ smelly - The Boy - Tami Hoag 2/15
(by plopping the smelly white brick), p40

and a bonus bonus
✔ squalid - Dark Saturday - Nicci French 2/14
(it was obviously pretty squalid), p108

Archangel's Prophecy (Guild Hunter, #11) by Nalini Singh Bitter Bite (Elemental Assassin, #14) by Jennifer Estep Better Off Wed (Annabelle Archer, #1) by Laura Durham The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang Summoned to Thirteenth Grave (Charley Davidson, #13) by Darynda Jones Neurotica by Eliza Gordon Dark Saturday (Frieda Klein, #6) by Nicci French The Boy (Broussard and Fourcade, #2) by Tami Hoag Method 15/33 by Shannon Kirk


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March Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔🍀 1. 'M' is for March: Read a book that starts with 'M' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'M'.
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - Dorothy Gilman 3/14

✔🍀 2. Bird of the Month - Robin:
Read a book that has the word ‘Robin’ or ‘Spring’ anywhere in the book
When It's Right - Jennifer Ryan 3/6
(spring has sprung in this piece of paradise), p24

✔🍀 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors: Read a book set in California
A Scanner Darkly - Philip Dick 3/4

✔🍀 4. March 6 – Dentist Day: Read humorous book
Gone Haunting in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/4

✔🍀 5. March 8 – International (Working) Women’s Day:
Read a Historical Romance
A Highland Knight's Desire - Amy Jarecki 3/16

✔🍀 6. March 14 – Popcorn Lover’s Day
Read a book that’s so good you know you won’t be able to put it down!
Blade Bound - Chloe Neill 3/15

✔☘️ 7. March 17 – Saint Patrick’s Day
Read any book that has at least a ‘wee bit o’ green on the cover.
The Dragon Who Didn't Fly - Connie M. Barr 3/9

✔🍀 8. March 20 - The Spring Vernal Equinox
Read a book with a title, series or author (first or last initial) starts with S, V or E
Visions - Kelley Armstrong 3/13

✔🍀 9. March 23 – National Puppy Day
Reading a book featuring a dog or any animal with four legs
The Night Is Forever - Heather Graham 3/25
(features a horse farm where addicts/down-trodden go to recover; also has dogs)

✔🍀 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Wyoming Tough - Diana Palmer 3/5

Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman When It's Right (Montana Men, #2) by Jennifer Ryan A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick Gone Haunting in Deadwood (Deadwood, #9) by Ann Charles A Highland Knight's Desire (Highland Dynasty, #2) by Amy Jarecki Blade Bound (Chicagoland Vampires, #13) by Chloe Neill The Dragon Who Didn't Fly (A Dragon's Guide to Destiny, #1) by C.M. Barrett Visions (Cainsville, #2) by Kelley Armstrong The Night Is Forever (Krewe of Hunters, #11) by Heather Graham Wyoming Tough (Wyoming Men, #1) by Diana Palmer

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:35AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (March)

READ: 6/6

✔ M: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - Dorothy Gilman 3/14
✔ A: Gone Haunting in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/4
✔ R: When It's Right - Jennifer Ryan 3/6
✔ Z: This Wicked Game - Michelle Zink 3/31
✔ E: Echoes in the Bayou - Ursula Dukes 3/7
✔ C: The Invisible Code - Christopher Fowler 3/1

Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman Gone Haunting in Deadwood (Deadwood, #9) by Ann Charles When It's Right (Montana Men, #2) by Jennifer Ryan This Wicked Game by Michelle Zink Echoes in the Bayou by Ursula Dukes The Invisible Code (Peculiar Crimes Unit #10) by Christopher Fowler

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments March Word Hunt

READ: 14/16

✔ bonus - Rise of the Fallen - Donya Lynne 3/11
(he chuckled, bonus!), p128

✔ cracker - Loving Cara - Kristen Proby 3/5
(I wouldn't kick Jack out of bed for eating crackers), p41

✔ flock - The Dragon Who Didn't Fly - Connie M. Barr 3/9
(how is the flock), p55

✔ handy - Blade Bound - Chloe Neill 3/15
(I'm glad it was handy), p30

✔ paddle - Broken - Laura Wright 3/2
(she'd used a whip or a padle), p80

✔ pray - Borderliners - Peter Høeg 3/2
(far to close to let us pray), p40

✔ rigging - A Scanner Darkly - Philip Dick 3/4
(you can't start rigging up), p51

✔ sheep - Branded - Laura Wright 3/1
(nothing brought on the sheep), p195

✔ steer - Broken - Laura Wright 3/2
(steer clear of her), p106

✔ warning - Gone Haunting in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/4
(was a bonafide warning), p72


bonus
blistering -
(), p

ephemeral -
(), p

✔ grape - Branded - Laura Wright 3/1
(I just don't get grape from you), p133

✔ senile - Brash - Laura Wright 3/6
(was nearly senile), p85

✔ tramp - Gone Haunting in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/4
(wasn't tramp stamped above her ass), p151

✔ smallpox - Dirty Martini - J.A. Konrath 3/8
(have smallpox in a freezer somewhere), p91

Branded (The Cavanaugh Brothers, #1) by Laura Wright Borderliners by Peter Høeg Broken (The Cavanaugh Brothers, #2) by Laura Wright Gone Haunting in Deadwood (Deadwood, #9) by Ann Charles A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick Loving Cara (Love Under the Big Sky, #1) by Kristen Proby Brash (The Cavanaugh Brothers, #3) by Laura Wright Dirty Martini (Jack Daniels Mystery, #4) by J.A. Konrath The Dragon Who Didn't Fly (A Dragon's Guide to Destiny, #1) by C.M. Barrett Blade Bound (Chicagoland Vampires, #13) by Chloe Neill Rise of the Fallen (All the King's Men, #1) by Donya Lynne


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April Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'A' is for April ~ Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'
The Marco Effect - Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/10

✔2. Bird of the Month: Canary ~
Read a book that starts with a letter in CANARY OR a book with a happy character (your interpretation) OR a book where someone is freed or entrapped in some way.
Gone - Stacy Claflin 4/20
(MC is abducted and held in a prison cell in villains cellar)

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors: J.R. Ward / Sabrina York
Read a book with a number in the title or on the cover OR a book where someone works in the justice system or the medical field OR a book with a pet OR read a book with a snarky character OR a book by an author with a pen-name.
A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman (MC reluctantly has a cat) 4/18

✔4. National Kite Month ~ Read a book with author initials in KITE
The Austere Academy - Lemony Snicket 4/10

✔5. April 4 ~ School Librarian Day ~ Read a book you got from a library
Craving - Helen Hardt 4/2

✔6. April 6 ~ New Beer's Eve ~ Read a book with 4, 7 or 3 in the publication date
Where I End - Michelle Dare (pub June 2017) 4/9

✔7. April 8 ~ Zoo Lovers Day ~ Read a book that has animals as part of the story
Old Dark - Michael La Ronn (dragons, not shifters) 4/4

✔8. April 12 ~ Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day ~
Read a book with food on the cover OR a book where someone eats a sandwich or cheese OR a book with a mostly yellow cover OR a book that makes you feel warm and toasty!
License to Dill - Mary Ellen Hughes (pickles) 4/18

✔9. April 21 ~ Arbor Day ~ Read a book with trees on the cover (duh!)
Panther Prowling - Yasmine Galenorn 4/11

✔10. Reader's Choice ~ Read any book of your choice.
Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light - Ian McFarlane 4/13

The Marco Effect (Department Q, #5) by Jussi Adler-Olsen Gone (Gone, #1) by Stacy Claflin A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5) by Lemony Snicket Craving (Steel Brothers Saga, #1) by Helen Hardt Where I End (Arrow Falls, #1) by Michelle Dare Old Dark by Michael La Ronn License to Dill (Pickled & Preserved Mystery, #2) by Mary Ellen Hughes description Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light by Ian McFarlane

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:35AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (April)

READ: 8/8

✔ K: The Korean Word For Butterfly - Jamie Zerndt 4/26
✔ W: Witch Way To Spellbinder Bay - Sam Short 4/7
✔ I: Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light - Ian McFarlane 4/13
✔ E: Engaged in Murder - Nancy J. Parra 4/1
✔ C: Craving - Helen Hardt 4/2
✔ I: Legend of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 4/17
✔ E: The Chalk Pit - Elly Griffiths 4/16
✔ N: Not Even Bones - Rebecca Schaeffer 4/20

The Korean Word For Butterfly by Jamie Zerndt Witch Way To Spellbinder Bay (Spellbinder Bay, #1) by Sam Short Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light by Ian McFarlane Engaged in Murder (Perfect Proposals #1) by Nancy J. Parra Craving (Steel Brothers Saga, #1) by Helen Hardt Legend of the Highland Dragon (Highland Dragon, #1) by Isabel Cooper The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway, #9) by Elly Griffiths Not Even Bones (Market of Monsters, #1) by Rebecca Schaeffer

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:35AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments April Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

✔ candy - Engaged in Murder - Nancy J. Parra 4/1
(as sweet as a candy kiss), p12

✔ cord - Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light - Ian McFarlane 4/13
(the laughing cords in his throat), p101

✔ curfew - Snow Way Out - Christine Husom 4/5
(we didn't even question the curfew), p104

✔ dire - Legend of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 4/17
(without anything dire coming from it), p170

✔ hive - Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light - Ian McFarlane 4/13
(like a newly disturbed bee hive), p202

✔ husky - Craving - Helen Hardt 4/2
(he asked in a husky voice), p14

✔ knot - Engaged in Murder - Nancy J. Parra 4/1
(the knot was impossible to get to), p265

✔ lottery - Let There Be Love - Melissa Storm 4/6
(did you win the lottery), p65

✔ prayer - Old Dark - Michael La Ronn 4/4
(give me but one more prayer), p14

✔ vulture - Twice Bitten - Lynsay Sands 4/7
(her mothers vulture-like hovering), p15


Bonus
abrasive -
(), p

✔ biblical - The Chalk Pit - Elly Griffiths 4/16
(there's something biblical about him), p.viii

✔ degenerative - Mother's Day, Muffins, and Murder - Sara Rosett 4/23
(diagnosed with a degenerative disease), p104

devotee -
(), p

✔ dolphins - Witch Way To Spellbinder Bay - Sam Short 4/7
(seeing dolphins in the bay), p94


and a bonus bonus
puce -
(), p

Engaged in Murder (Perfect Proposals #1) by Nancy J. Parra Craving (Steel Brothers Saga, #1) by Helen Hardt Old Dark by Michael La Ronn Snow Way Out (Snow Globe Shop Mystery, #1) by Christine Husom Let There Be Love (Sled Dog #1) by Melissa Storm Witch Way To Spellbinder Bay (Spellbinder Bay, #1) by Sam Short Twice Bitten (Argeneau #27) by Lynsay Sands Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light by Ian McFarlane The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway, #9) by Elly Griffiths Legend of the Highland Dragon (Highland Dragon, #1) by Isabel Cooper Mother's Day, Muffins, and Murder (A Mom Zone Mystery #10) by Sara Rosett


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
May Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'M' is for May: 🌷Read a book that starts with 'M' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'M'.
Magic & Mayhem - Annabel Chase 5/11

✔2. Bird of the Month - Nightingale:
🌷Read a book with a character that prefers the nighttime or is a singer, or a book with lovers who are either keeping their relationship secret or where one is keeping a secret from the other, or a book with a dark cover.
Ink and Bone - Lisa Unger 5/18

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors:
🌷You may also read a book t in West Virginia, or a book written by an author that writes under multiple names, or a book with a character suffering from a disease or injury, or a book by any author who has won a RITA award.
Dark Tribute - Iris Johansen 5/17

✔4. May 4 - Star Wars Day: Star Wars Day is May the Fourth
🌷Read a book that is tagged as Science Fiction, or a book with a misunderstanding or miscommunication, or a book that is part of a trilogy.
The Promise - R.K.C. Puthran 5/18

✔5. May 5 - Cinco de Mayo:
🌷Read a book with an Hispanic character, or with a wartime setting, or with any holiday or celebration included in the storyline, or a book where the "underdog" wins in a contest or battle.
Dauntless - Dina Sleiman 5/4

✔6. May 8 - National Outdoor Intercourse Day
🌷Read a steamy romance, or a book where the MC(s) spend a lot of time outdoors
Island 731 - Jeremy Robinson 5/8
(MC spends all his time outdoors searching an island for missing people)

✔7. May 13 - Frog Jumping Day:
🌷Read a book with an animal on the cover or in the storyline (shifters count), or read a short book (under 150 pages).
The Silence of the Snakes - Ruby Loren 5/3

✔8. National Bike Week:
🌷Read a sports romance or a book with an athletic character, or read a book with some form of transportation on the cover.
A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore 5/17

✔9. May 27 - Memorial Day (USA)
🌷Read a book with a character that is current or former military, or a book set in the spring or summer.
No Good Deed - Allison Brennan 5/27

✔10. Reader's Choice:
🌷Read any book of your choice.
The Singer - Elizabeth Hunter 5/6

Magic & Mayhem (Starry Hollow Witches #4) by Annabel Chase Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger Dark Tribute (Eve Duncan, #24) by Iris Johansen The Promise (Lovecarnation #1) by R.K.C. Puthran Dauntless (Valiant Hearts, #1) by Dina L. Sleiman Island 731 by Jeremy Robinson The Silence of the Snakes (Madigan Amos Zoo Mystery #2) by Ruby Loren A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) by Christopher Moore No Good Deed (Lucy Kincaid, #10) by Allison Brennan The Singer (Irin Chronicles, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (May)

READ: 3/3

✔ M: Magic & Mayhem - Annabel Chase 5/11
✔ A: Deceptions - Kelley Armstrong 5/2
✔ J: Dark Tribute - Iris Johansen 5/17

Magic & Mayhem (Starry Hollow Witches #4) by Annabel Chase Deceptions (Cainsville, #3) by Kelley Armstrong Dark Tribute (Eve Duncan, #24) by Iris Johansen


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments May Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

✔betray - Dauntless - Dina Sleiman 5/4
(these three we shall never betray), p19

✔drone - The Singer - Elizabeth Hunter 5/6
(the drone of the whispers), p273

✔frantic - Island 731 - Jeremy Robinson 5/8
(issuing a frantic jangle), p169

✔gloss - The Silence of the Snakes - Ruby Loren 5/3
(pretty difficult to gloss over), p50

✔hazy - Flight Risk - Nicole Helm 5/9
(still hazy with sleep), p142

✔lamb - Ink and Bone - Lisa Unger 5/18
(owner of Gentle As A Lamb), p12

✔puzzle - Queen Cinder - Roy A. Mauritsen 5/3
(why it did not puzzle her more than it did), loc272

✔radiate - The Silence of the Snakes - Ruby Loren 5/3
(the warmth that radiated from him), p38

✔rain - The Silence of the Snakes - Ruby Loren 5/3
(a heavy droplet of rain), p27

✔raspy (rasp) - Dauntless - Dina Sleiman 5/4
(subtle rattle and rasp to Wren's breathing), p212


Bonus
✔breezy - Deceptions - Kelley Armstrong 5/2
(covered it with a breezy grin), p259

calculator -
(), p

lackadaisical -
(), p

painstaking -
(), p

✔propaganda - The Shadow Reader - Sandy Williams 5/25
(you bought the courts propaganda), p116

✔holistic - The Hanging Girl - Jussi Adler-Olsen 5/23
(it was a holistic commune), p376

Deceptions (Cainsville, #3) by Kelley Armstrong The Silence of the Snakes (Madigan Amos Zoo Mystery #2) by Ruby Loren Queen Cinder (Shards of the Glass Slipper, #1) by Roy A. Mauritsen Dauntless (Valiant Hearts, #1) by Dina L. Sleiman The Singer (Irin Chronicles, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter Island 731 by Jeremy Robinson Flight Risk (Antiques in Flight, #1) by Nicole Helm Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger The Hanging Girl (Department Q, #6) by Jussi Adler-Olsen The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1) by Sandy Williams


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June Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'J' is for June: 🌞Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
JFK to Dublin - Brooke St. James 6/24

✔2. Bird of the Month - Dove: 🌞Read a book where someone makes a spiritual journey OR someone works through a difficult time to find peace OR features someone in the military returning home OR a book with an MC who is a mother.
The Stone Circle - Elly Griffiths 6/6

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors:
🌞Read one book written by Susan Mallery or Anna Campbell, or any author with either of their first or last names. You may also read a book set in Washington, or by an author who is from Washington. You can also read a book with an animal on the cover or in the book, or is shelved as Contemporary Romance or is humorous.
Kill the Farm Boy - Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne 6/4

✔4. Graduation!: 🌞Read a book that includes a rite of passage or a graduation ORa YA or NA book OR a coming of age story OR a book where one of the MCs has a school age child or children.
Lucy - Kathryn Lasky 6/5

✔5. National Black Bear Day: 🌞Read a book with a bear shifter or other shifter OR with an outdoor setting or features nature on the cover.
Little Comfort - Edwin Hill 6/12

✔6. First Day of Summer: 🌞Read a book perfect for the beach OR set in summer OR features a vacation (no matter what time of year) or travel.
Pall in the Family - Dawn Eastman 6/27

✔7. Queen’s Day: 🌞Read a book featuring royalty OR set in New Zealand OR has a character named Elizabeth OR a book with outdoor sports featured somehow in the story.
The Big Kahuna - Janet & Peter Evanovich 6/1

✔8. Western Australia Day: 🌞Read a book set in Australia or with an Australian character or author OR a historical romance OR has the numbers 18 or 29 in the page count.
A Little Mischief - Amelia Grey 6/7

✔9. Father’s Day: 🌞Read a book with an MC who is a father or becomes one in the book OR a book published in the 20th century OR a book featuring bondage (since ties are a clichéd Father’s Day gift).
Sabriel - Garth Nix (published 1995) 6/11

✔10. Reader's Choice: 🌞Read any book of your choice.
Awaken the Darkness - Dianne Duvall 6/3

JFK to Dublin (Shower & Shelter Artist Collective #1) by Brooke St. James The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11) by Elly Griffiths Kill the Farm Boy (The Tales of Pell, #1) by Delilah S. Dawson Lucy (Daughters of the Sea, #3) by Kathryn Lasky Little Comfort (Hester Thursby Mystery, #1) by Edwin Hill Pall in the Family (A Family Fortune Mystery, #1) by Dawn Eastman The Big Kahuna (Fox and O'Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich A Little Mischief by Amelia Grey Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix Awaken the Darkness (Immortal Guardians #8) by Dianne Duvall

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (June)

READ: 8/8

✔ C: Charmed Offense - Annabel Chase 6/8
✔ Z: Zodiac - Romina Russell 6/29
✔ E: The Big Kahuna - Janet & Peter Evanovich 6/1
✔R: Monster Born - Kris Austen Radcliffe 6/16
✔ W: Gluttony - K. Webster 6/14
✔ I: Iron and Magic - Ilona Andrews 6/15
✔ E: The Stone Circle Elly Griffiths 6/6
✔ C: A Cold Day In Hell - Mark Cain 6/30

Charmed Offense (Spellbound Ever After Paranormal Cozy Mystery, #4) by Annabel Chase Zodiac (Zodiac, #1) by Romina Russell The Big Kahuna (Fox and O'Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich Monster Born (Northern Creatures #1) by Kris Austen Radcliffe Gluttony (The Elite Seven, #5) by K. Webster Iron and Magic (The Iron Covenant, #1) by Ilona Andrews The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11) by Elly Griffiths A Cold Day In Hell (Circles in Hell, #2) by Mark Cain

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:36AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments June Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

✔ aftermath - Ocean Light - Nalini Singh 6/10
(the aftermath of the shooting), p14

applaud -
(), p

✔ dock - Sin's Dark Caress - Tracey O'Hare 6/8
(to the small loading dock), p42

✔ furtive - Disturbed - Kevin O'Brien 6/21
(his meager, furtive funeral), p161

✔ grey / gray - Kill the Farm Boy - Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne 6/4
(waffles weren't supposed to be gray), p6

✔ guitar - The Stone Circle - Elly Griffiths 6/6
(like the twang of a country western guitar), p183

✔ inject - Awaken the Darkness - Dianne Duvall 6/3
(began to inject it into the borders of the wound), loc3440

✔ milk - The Big Kahuna - Janet & Peter Evanovich 6/1
(you're supposed to take a drink of milk), p49

✔ ornate - Kill the Farm Boy - Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne 6/4
(unnecesarily ornate candleabras ), p64

✔ toothbrush - Awaken the Darkness - Dianne Duvall 6/3
(grabbing her toothbrush), loc1059


Bonus
✔ accomplice - Little Comfort - Edwin Hill 6/12
(action hero to accomplice), p334

✔ chivalrous - Disturbed - Kevin O'Brien 6/21
(it was very chivalrous of him), p156

✔ clover - Monster Born - Kris Austen Radcliffe 6/16
(made my way across the clover), p13

mohawk
rambunctious

✔ knotty - Going Underground - Susan Vaught 6/28
(runs a sun-spotty, knotty hand through his hair), p68

The Big Kahuna (Fox and O'Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich Awaken the Darkness (Immortal Guardians #8) by Dianne Duvall Kill the Farm Boy (The Tales of Pell, #1) by Delilah S. Dawson The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11) by Elly Griffiths Sin's Dark Caress (Dark Brethren, #3) by Tracey O'Hara Ocean Light (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #2; Psy-Changeling, #17) by Nalini Singh Little Comfort (Hester Thursby Mystery, #1) by Edwin Hill Monster Born (Northern Creatures #1) by Kris Austen Radcliffe Disturbed by Kevin O'Brien Going Underground by Susan Vaught


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July Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'J' is for July: ☀️Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
Justice Calling - Annie Bellet 7/4

✔2. Bird of the Month - Eagle:
☀️Read a book that includes a royal/monarch MC (any level) OR a book with an animal on the cover or as part of the story (shifters count) OR a book that starts with a letter in EAGLE.
A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab (a prince) 7/16

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors: Queen of Romance - Lori Foster & Princess of Romance - Julie Anne Long
☀️Read one book written by Lori Foster or Julie Anne Long, or any author with either of their first or last names.
Chaos Bites - Lori Handeland 7/7

✔4. International Kissing Day (July 6):
☀️Read a book with people hugging or kissing on the cover OR a book that contains double letters in the title OR a book with a mostly pink or red cover.
Rooms - Lauren Oliver 7/7

✔5. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13):
☀️Read a book with a nerdy or geeky main character OR a book involving books or with books on the cover OR a book with a proud or passionate character (your interpretation).
Wicked Waves - Sharon Kay 7/5

✔6. Bastille Day (July 14):
☀️Read a book set in Europe OR a book with a 1 or 4 in the page count OR a book published in July, any year, any edition.
The Highland Dragon's Lady - Isabel Cooper (England) 7/12

✔7. Moon Day (July 20):
☀️Read a paranormal romance OR a book with an outdoor scene on the cover OR a book with a dark cover. You can also read a Sci-Fi book - because of course there are people out there that think the moon landing was Science Fiction, or Fake News!
The Silenced - Heather Graham 7/15

✔8. Lamington Day (July 21):
☀️Read a book set in Australia,by an Australian author or with an Australian main character OR read a book with food on the cover OR read a book you think is sweet.
The Amber Isle - Ashley Capes 7/4

✔9. International Day of Friendship (July 30):
☀️Read a friends to lovers book OR a book with best friends in the storyline OR a book recommended to you by a friend.
Seriously Wicked - Tina Connolly 7/6

✔10. Reader's Choice: ☀️Read any book of your choice.
Dragon Bites - Allison James 7/2

Justice Calling (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, #1) by Annie Bellet A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) by V.E. Schwab Chaos Bites (Phoenix Chronicles, #4) by Lori Handeland Rooms by Lauren Oliver Wicked Waves (Solsti Prophecy #2) by Sharon Kay The Highland Dragon's Lady (Highland Dragon, #2) by Isabel Cooper The Silenced (Krewe of Hunters, #15) by Heather Graham The Amber Isle (An Epic Fantasy Novella) (Book of Never 1) by Ashley Capes Seriously Wicked (Seriously Wicked, #1) by Tina Connolly Dragon Bites (Stormwalker, #6) by Allyson James

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (July)

READ: 6/6

✔ L: Chaos Bites - Lori Handeland 7/7
✔ I: The Highland Dragon's Lady - Isabel Cooper 7/12
✔ P: Operation: Endgame - Pip Ballantine / Tee Morris 7/13
✔ I: Indigo Springs - A.M. Dellamonica 7/23
✔ E: The Silent - Elizabeth Hunter 7/30
✔ C: The Chaos of Stars - Kiersten White 7/9

Chaos Bites (Phoenix Chronicles, #4) by Lori Handeland The Highland Dragon's Lady (Highland Dragon, #2) by Isabel Cooper Operation Endgame (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, #6) by Pip Ballantine Indigo Springs (Astrid Lethewood, #1) by A.M. Dellamonica The Silent (Irin Chronicles, #5) by Elizabeth Hunter The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:36AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments July Word Hunt

READ: 12/16

✔ bold - All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris 7/11
(has a bold nose), p35

✔ casino - Dragon Bites - Allison James 7/2
(afterward we hit the casino), loc97

✔ dove - Trojan Odyssey - Clive Cussler 7/28
(Dirk dove down and began exploring), p64

✔ coyotes - Dragon Bites - Allison James 7/2
(coyotes aren't as afraid of humans), loc30823

hairless -

✔ honey - Louisiana Long Shot - Jana Deleon 7/31
(zoomed in on Melvin and his honey), p181

✔ intruder - Trojan Odyssey - Clive Cussler 7/28
(finding an intruder in their midst), p477

✔ mundane - Dragon Bites - Allison James 7/2
(which had been refreshingly mundane), loc139

✔ warp - Seriously Wicked - Tina Connolly 7/6
(warp them to their wicked wills), p15

✔ viper - Wicked Waves - Sharon Kay 7/5
(doused with viper venom), p7


Bonus
assiduously -
cadaver -

✔ charismatic - Trojan Odyssey - Clive Cussler 7/28
(timeless wisdom and is spiritual and charismatic), p562

✔ gateway - Operation: Endgame - Pip Ballantine / Tee Morris 7/13
(this town is simply a gateway), p147

✔ mythical - The Trouble With Vampires - Lynsay Sands 7/4
(you mean like the mythical centaur), p103

aquatic -

Dragon Bites (Stormwalker, #6) by Allyson James The Trouble With Vampires (Argeneau #29) by Lynsay Sands Wicked Waves (Solsti Prophecy #2) by Sharon Kay Seriously Wicked (Seriously Wicked, #1) by Tina Connolly All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7) by Charlaine Harris Operation Endgame (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, #6) by Pip Ballantine Trojan Odyssey (Dirk Pitt, #17) by Clive Cussler Louisiana Long Shot (Miss Fortune Mystery, #1) by Jana Deleon


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
August Challenge

READ: 9/8

✔1. 'A' is for August: 🌻 Read a book that starts with 'A' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'.
Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince - Nancy Atherton 8/5

✔2. Bird of the Month - Kingfisher:
🌻 Read a book with a main character who wins something or is the first achieve or invent something, or a book with orange or blue on its cover. You can also read a book involving peace or with a peaceful character (your interpretation), or a book with the letter K anywhere in its title.
Bluestone & Vine - Donna Kauffman 8/10

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors:
Queen of Romance - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Princess of Romance - Tessa Dare
🌻 You may also read a book set in California, or any book published in 2009, or a book that is shelved as Historical Romance. You can also read a book by Kinley MacGregor (Sherrilyn’s pseudonym).
Highlander's Castle - Joanne Wadsworth 8/11

✔4. National Mustard Day – August 3:
🌻 Read a book with yellow or brown on the cover, or read a book with food, condiments, or a plant on the cover. You can also read a book where the characters eat or cook food in the story (bonus points if it has mustard on it!), or a book with the numbers 8 and 3 anywhere in the page count.
The Pride of Lions - Marsha Canham (387 pages) 8/16

✔5. Purple Heart Day – August 7:
🌻 Read a book where a character is current or former military, or a book where a character is wounded or killed while helping someone or serving the greater good. You can also read a book set during a wartime era, a book with purple on the cover, or a book with 17 or 82 in the page count.
Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers 8/13
(heroes best friend, a warrior, is killed during a skirmish with the kingdom's enemies)

✔6. World Photography Day – August 19:
🌻 Read a book where a character uses a camera or is a photographer, or a book with a photograph or memory in the story, or a book set in France or with a French character. You can also read a book set in the 1800s, or a book where a character is innovative in some way (your interpretation), or a book that has a beautiful image, landscape, or person on the cover.
Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers 8/22

✔7. Lazy Day – August 10:
🌻 Read a book where the characters spend time doing nothing, or a book that you have been lazy about reading (hellooooo backlog!). You can also read a short book (150 pages or less), a book with a summer scene on the cover, or a book that you can enjoy while lazing around.
Our Dark Duet - Victoria Schwab (planned to read in July) 8/17

✔9. International Bat Night:
🌻 Read a book with vampire character, or read a book with a bat, vampire, cave, or a nighttime scene on the cover. You can also read a book where a bat makes an appearance, a book with a blind character, a book where darkness or sound play a role in the story, or a book that has a very dark cover.
Prisoner of Night - J.R. Ward 8/12

✔10. Reader's Choice: 🌻 Read any book of your choice.
Wandering Star - Romina Russell 8/3

Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #18) by Nancy Atherton Bluestone & Vine by Donna Kauffman Highlander's Castle (Highlander Heat #1) by Joanne Wadsworth The Pride of Lions (Highlands, #1) by Marsha Canham Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by Robin LaFevers Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2) by Robin LaFevers Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2) by Robin LaFevers Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity, #2) by Victoria Schwab Prisoner of Night (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #16.5) by J.R. Ward Wandering Star (Zodiac, #2) by Romina Russell

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (August)

READ: 6/8

✔ S: Summon the Keeper - Tanya Huff 8/7
I:
✔ E: Envy - M.N. Forgy 8/15
✔ R: The Best Mistake - Nora Roberts 8/3
✔ P: Prisoner of Night - J.R. Ward 8/12
I:
✔ E: The Storm - Elizabeth Hunter 8/31
✔ N: Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince - Nancy Atherton 8/5

Summon the Keeper (Keeper Chronicles #1) by Tanya Huff Envy (The Elite Seven, #4) by M.N. Forgy The Best Mistake by Nora Roberts Prisoner of Night (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #16.5) by J.R. Ward The Storm (Irin Chronicles, #6) by Elizabeth Hunter Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #18) by Nancy Atherton


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Dec 23, 2018 06:37AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments August Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

August -
(), p

✔ box - Summon the Keeper - Tanya Huff 8/7
(glared at her from the litter box), p12

✔ countdown - Wandering Star - Romina Russell 8/3
(red numbers count down on the screen), p273

✔ fear - Summon the Keeper - Tanya Huff 8/7
(that put the gear of God into them), p32

✔ glitter - Sweet Little Lies - Jill Shalvis 8/13
(wearing glitter as makeup), p105

✔ helmet - Wandering Star - Romina Russell 8/3
(turn to watch a girl wearing a helmut), p70

✔ leap - Bluestone & Vine - Donna Kauffman 8/10
(a few leaps forward), p97

✔ launch - Greed - Ker Dukey 8/19
(his parents launch into a detailed conversation), loc1678

✔ orbit - Bluestone & Vine - Donna Kauffman 8/10
(in her regular orbit), p29

✔ ration - The Pride of Lions - Marsha Canham 8/16
(see that she is given a ration of oats), p11

✔ shuttle - Wandering Star - Romina Russell 8/3
(Aryll boards the shuttle first), p58


Bonus
✔ crater - Envy - M.N. Forgy 8/15
(my nail picks at the crater), loc963

✔ satelllite - Fated - Rebecca Zanetti 8/4
(pull up a satellite of the area), p41

✔ celestial - Wundersmith - Jessica Townsend 8/24
(but they are celestial beings), p20

astronaut -
hoax -
lunar -

June Words
applaud - Wicked Flames - Sharon Kay 8/23
(gaped and applauded wildly), p39

July Words
cadaver - My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me - Various Authors 8/2
(the difference between a cadaver and a corpse), p345

aquatic - My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me - Various Authors 8/2
(a fascination with anything aquatic), p200

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me Forty New Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer Wandering Star (Zodiac, #2) by Romina Russell Fated (Dark Protectors, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti Summon the Keeper (Keeper Chronicles #1) by Tanya Huff Bluestone & Vine by Donna Kauffman Sweet Little Lies (Heartbreaker Bay, #1) by Jill Shalvis The Pride of Lions (Highlands, #1) by Marsha Canham Greed (The Elite Seven, #7) by Ker Dukey Envy (The Elite Seven, #4) by M.N. Forgy Wicked Flames by Sharon Kay Wundersmith The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2) by Jessica Townsend


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Dec 23, 2018 06:37AM

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September Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔ 📚1. 'S' is for September: Read a book that starts with 'S' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'S'.
Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo 9/26

✔ 📕2. Bird of the Month - Hawk: Read a boo featuring Angels or Gods, a book where the MCs exchange messages or one where a MC has a leadership role of some kind.
Mortal Heart - Robin LaFevers (hero is a god) 9/26

✔ 📗3. Featured Author Challenge - Queen - Alyssa Cole/Princess - Nina Croft: Read a book by one of this month's Featured Authors, Alyssa Cole or Nina Croft, or by any author with one of their first or last names. So you may also read any book set in Europe. You can also read any book published in 2010, or that is shelved as Contemporary Romance. Or you can read a book featuring travel or set on a farm/ranch.
Hot Pursuit - Lorie O'Clare 9/25

✔ 📘4. Skyscraper Day - Sept. 3: Read a book with a tall building or skyline on the cover. Or read a book set in a big city.
Feint of Art - Hailey Lind (set in San Francisco) 9/22

✔ 📙5. Be Late for Something Day - Sept. 5: Read a book that could make you late for something just because you couldn't put it down.
Star of the Morning - Lynn Kurland 9/20

✔ 📕6. Defy Superstition Day/Friday the 13th - Sept. 13: Read a Paranormal Romance or Science Fiction book. Or read a book that has a scary character or is otherwise scary.
Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve (steampunk) 9/19

✔ 📗7. Working Parents Day - Sept. 16: Read a book that features parents, either an MC is a parent or their parents are part of the story. Or read a book that has a child/children in it.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin 9/30

✔ 📘8. World Gratitude Day - Sept 21: Read a book that you are thankful for in some way, maybe you have been waiting for it or it made your heart happy.
Connections in Death - J.D. Robb 9/10

✔ 📙9. National Comic Book Day - Sept. 21: Read a humorous or funny book.
Rumble on the Bayou - Jana Deleon 9/29

✔ 📚10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Alice - Christina Henry 9/3

Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Feint of Art (An Art Lover's Mystery, #1) by Hailey Lind Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin, #3) by Robin LaFevers Hot Pursuit (The Bounty Hunters, #6) by Lorie O'Clare Star of the Morning (Nine Kingdoms, #1) by Lynn Kurland Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet, #1) by Philip Reeve The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Connections in Death (In Death, #48) by J.D. Robb Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1) by Christina Henry

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (September)

READ: 5/8

✔ W: Reaper's Kiss - Allison West 9/15
✔ R: Red Queen - Christina Henry 9/13
✔ Z: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin 9/30
E:
✔ S: Star of the Morning - Lynn Kurland 9/20
✔ I: Smokescreen - Iris Johansen 9/11
E:
N:

Reaper's Kiss by Allison West Red Queen (The Chronicles of Alice, #2) by Christina Henry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Star of the Morning (Nine Kingdoms, #1) by Lynn Kurland Smokescreen (Eve Duncan, #25) by Iris Johansen


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments September Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

✔ bait - For the Earl's Pleasure - Anne Mallory 9/6
(make him rise to the bait), p59

✔ bridge - Reaper's Kiss - Allison West 9/15
(that it was a bridge to hell), p114

✔ delicate - Bloodleaf - Crystal Smith 9/17
(in a discreet and delicate way), p38

✔ flowery - The Mage's Daughter - Lynn Kurland 9/23
(any flowery sentiments), p341

hamster -
(), p

✔ lemonade - Alice - Christina Henry 9/3
(like lemonade on a summer's day), p97

✔ lightning - For the Earl's Pleasure - Anne Mallory 9/6
(lightning ran down her spine), p37

✔ retire - Murder of a Royal Pain - Denise Swanson 9/15
(it's time for me to retire), p145

✔ sweater - Connections in Death - J.D. Robb 9/10
(no need for a sweater), p57

✔ trot - The Trouble With Honor - Julia London 9/4
(spurred his horse to a trot), p42


Bonus
✔ arcade - Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo 9/26
(the arcade along the eastern wall), p129

✔ cuddly - The Vanishing Sculptor - Donita K. Paul 9/18
(Zabeth decided to be cuddly), p149

✔ reign - Smokescreen - Iris Johansen 9/11
(during his reign in the 18th dynasty), p226

✔ rot - Reaper's Kiss - Allison West 9/15
(it will rot inside her body), p49

March Words
✔ blistering - Rock Me Two Times - Dawn Ryder 9/27
(could feel her skin blistering), p289

April Words
✔ abrasive - Rumble on the Bayou - Jana Deleon 9/29
(even though she's sort of abrasive), p98

✔ devotee - My Irresistible Earl - Gaelen Foley 9/2
(to get away from her devotees), p50

June Words
✔ mohawk - Feint of Art - Hailey Lind 9/22
(a truly impressive blue and green mohawk), p41

✔ rambunctious - My Irresistible Earl - Gaelen Foley 9/2
(the viscountess's rambunctious son), p211

August Words
✔ lunar - The Vanishing Sculptor - Donita K. Paul 9/18
(the lunar moths escaped), p46


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Dec 23, 2018 06:38AM

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October Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'O' is for October:
🌞Read a book that starts with 'O' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'O'.
Of Cinder and Bone - Kyoko M. 10/12

✔2. Bird of the Month - Swan:
🌞Read a book set in Greece OR with a Greek character OR where a character plays an instrument OR has something or someone beautiful on the cover.
The Silver Metal Lover - Tanith Lee (hero plays a guitar) 10/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors:
🌞Read one book written by Nalini Singh or Sherry Thomas, or any author with either of their first or last names. You may also read a book set in China or with a character where English is their second language. You can also read any book published in 2008, or that is shelved as Romance, Fantasy or Mystery or a book by any author who has won a RITA award.
Jack of Hearts - Kathryn Thomas 10/2

✔4. October is Adopt A Dog Month or Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
🌞Read a book that has a dog or other animal in the story OR includes best friends (Man's best friend...) OR a person who does volunteer work OR an animal on the cover.
Beef Stolen-Off - Liz Lipperman (cow) 10/12

✔5.October is National Apple Month
🌞Read a book where the characters go apple picking OR a story line involving farming or ranching OR has a red cover OR something round on the cover.
Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller 10/7

✔6. October is Bullying Prevention Month - Every October, individuals from across the nation - and around the world - unite in a campaign to keep all youth safe from bullying.
🌞Read a book where someone has been bullied OR with children or teens in the story line OR with someone being kept safe OR with a teacher, social worker or psychologist
Molten Dusk - Karissa Laurel (heroine has a protector) 10/14

✔7. October 3 is Balloons Around the World Day
🌞Read a book where someone goes on a hot air balloon ride OR with a colorful cover
OR set in a country other than where you live OR a character who is filled with hot air.
Of Cinder and Bone - Kyoko M. (Japan) 10/12

✔8. October 28 is Chocolate Day
🌞Read a book where chocolate is mentioned OR a character is involved in a food industry OR has a chocolate (brown) cover OR something sweet on the cover (your interpretation).
Branded for You - Cheyenne McCray 10/19
(Margaret carried a chocolate bundt cake to the table), p21

✔9. October 31 is Halloween:
🌞Read a book set at Halloween or another holiday OR a book where characters wear a mask or costume or are otherwise disguised or "hiding" OR a book with a fall colors on the cover OR a book from the paranormal genre.
False Start - Marianne Rice 10/5

✔10. Reader's Choice:
🌞Read any book of your choice
Deal With The Devil - Mark Cain 10/11

Of Cinder and Bone by Kyoko M. The Silver Metal Lover (Silver Metal Lover, #1) by Tanith Lee Jack of Hearts (Desert Sons MC, #1) by Kathryn Thomas Beef Stolen-Off (A Clueless Cook Mystery, #2) by Liz Lipperman Mask of Shadows (Mask of Shadows, #1) by Linsey Miller Molten Dusk (The Norse Chronicles, #3) by Karissa Laurel Of Cinder and Bone by Kyoko M. Branded for You (Riding Tall, #1) by Cheyenne McCray False Start (McKay-Tucker Men, #1) by Marianne Rice Deal With The Devil (Circles in Hell, #3) by Mark Cain

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (October)

READ: 8/11

P:
✔ A: Destined - Allison Kraft 10/10
Z:
✔ D: Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben 10/5
Z:
✔ I: Icebreaker - Deirdre Martin 10/1
✔ E: The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe - Peter Clines 10/11
✔ R: False Start - Marianne Rice 10/5
✔ N: Not a Drop to Drink - Mindy McGinnis 10/8
✔ I: Angel/Hiss - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright 10/17
✔ K: The 10th Kingdom - Kathryn Wesley 10/9

Destined by Allison Kraft Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar #1) by Harlan Coben Icebreaker (New York Blades, #8) by Deirdre Martin The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe by Peter Clines False Start (McKay-Tucker Men, #1) by Marianne Rice Not a Drop to Drink (Not a Drop to Drink, #1) by Mindy McGinnis Angel/Hiss (Bayou Heat, #13-14) by Alexandra Ivy The 10th Kingdom by Kathryn Wesley


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Dec 23, 2018 06:38AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments October Word Hunt

READ: 9/16

✔ wise - The 10th Kingdom - Kathryn Wesley 10/9
(delicate features and wise eyes), p14

✔ choke - Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller 10/7
(trapped him in a choke hold), p110

✔ loyal - Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller 10/7
(unquestionably loyal), p317

✔ harm - Beef Stolen-Off - Liz Lipperman 10/12
(threatening to harm Maria), p131

✔ shock - Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller 10/7
(sniffled at the shock of the cut), p150

✔ portrait - Vendetta in Death - J.D. Robb 10/17
(she looked up at the portrait), p143

✔ feed - Of Cinder and Bone - Kyoko M. 10/12
(she smelled old droppings and feed), p243

electric -
(), p

✔ kitten - Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller 10/7
(limb wobbly as a kittens), p187

✔ strange - The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe - Peter Clines 10/11
(the days in the shadowed and strange valley), p103


ORPHANS
April Words
puce - Michel/Striker - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright 10/25
(flushed to an ugly shade of puce), p23

August Words
hoax - The Forgotten - Heather Graham 10/4
(that's some kind of hoax), p55

September Words
hamster -Roping Your Heart - Cheyenne McCray 10/20
(and her hamster, Sam), p17

elated -Laid Bear - Eve Vaughn 10/21
(he'd been elated when she'd come back), p70


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Dec 23, 2018 06:38AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
November Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'N' is for November: Read a book that starts with 'N' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'N'.
Shelter in Place - Nora Roberts 11/9

✔2. Bird of the Month -November: Rooster
-Read a book set in Asia or has an Asian author, or a book you had the good fortune to obtain for free or at a low cost, or a book with the number 1 or 2 somewhere in the page count.
The Game Warden of Black Swamp - Quentin Wallace (KU) 11/17

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) authors:
-Read one book written by Courtney Milan or Talia Hibbert, or any author with either of their first or last names. You may also read a book set in North America or with a character who has chemistry with someone else. Read any book published in 2009, or a Contemporary or Historical romance or a book by any author who has won a RITA award.
My Favorite Phantom - Karen Kelley (pub Jan 2009) 11/5

✔4. November 2nd- Book Lovers Day-
-Read a book with an embrace or longing glance on the cover or a book someone else said they loved or a book with a library or bookstore in the story.
These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman 11/14

✔5. November 3rd- Sandwich Day-
- Read a book that is neither the first or last in a series, but 'sandwiched' somewhere in between. Or read a book with a character with several layers to them or a book you could squeeze into a busy day or week.
In a Handful of Dust - Mindy McGinnis (#2 of 3) 11/12

✔6. November 6th- Marooned Without A Compass Day-
-Read a book with a 'stranded' theme (i.e. shipwrecked, plane crash, snowed in at a cabin, car breaks down) or a book with a character who seems 'lost' or a book with the color red on the cover.
The Shuddering - Ania Ahlborn (snowed in by blizzard) 11/19

✔7. November 14th- Operating Room Nurse Day-
-Read a book set in a medical field, or with a character in a medical field or who is in need of a medical professional, or a book you feel under pressure to get off your tbr or a book with a character who doesn't get enough credit or is underappreciated.
Moon Shimmers - Yasmine Galenorn 11/15
(I've been trying to fit this book in for 3 or 4 months, finally got hold of a copy)

✔8. November 17th- Take A Hike Day-
- Read a book with tree(s), or a road or a mountain on the cover or a book towards the top of your tbr (newer) or a book with a character who seems unlikable at first.
Haunted Destiny - Heather Graham (hero is unlikable at first) 11/18

✔9. November 28th- Thanksgiving-
- Read a book with a family or friends in the story or a book with a one word title or a book with a cover you are thankful for ;)
Tinder - Sally Gardner 11/16

✔10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
The Troop - Nick Cutter 11/16

Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts The Game Warden of Black Swamp (The Game Warden Chronicles, #1) by Quentin Wallace My Favorite Phantom by Karen Kelley These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) by Amie Kaufman In a Handful of Dust (Not a Drop to Drink, #2) by Mindy McGinnis The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn Moon Shimmers (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #19) by Yasmine Galenorn Haunted Destiny (Krewe of Hunters, #18) by Heather Graham Tinder by Sally Gardner The Troop by Nick Cutter

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:38AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (November)

READ: 8/8

✔ L: Death of a Gigolo - Laura Levine 11/26
✔ I: In a Handful of Dust - Mindy McGinnis 11/12
✔ S: Shaking Off the Dust - Rhianna Samuels 11/8
✔ T: These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman 11/14
✔ O: The Obsession - Nora Roberts 11/28
✔ P: Dark Harvest - Norman Partridge 11/20
✔ A: The Shuddering - Ania Ahlborn 11/19
✔ D: The Whole Enchilada - Diane Mott Davidson 11/2

Death of a Gigolo (A Jaine Austen Mystery) by Laura Levine In a Handful of Dust (Not a Drop to Drink, #2) by Mindy McGinnis Shaking Off the Dust by Rhianna Samuels These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) by Amie Kaufman The Obsession by Nora Roberts Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn The Whole Enchilada (A Goldy Schulz Culinary Mystery, #17) by Diane Mott Davidson

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:38AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments November Word Hunt

READ: 16/16

✔ bizarre - Wild Swans - Jessica Spotswood 11/6
(full of bizarre conversations), p197

✔ coffin - White Hot - Ilona Andrews 11/2
(hammering nails into his own coffin), p167

✔ cannon - White Hot - Ilona Andrews 11/2
(as if launched from a cannon), p129

✔ dessert - White Hot - Ilona Andrews 11/2
(sent to their rooms without dessert), p121

✔ devilish - Gravity - Melissa West 11/9
(their faces break into devilish grins), p192

✔ drip - Dragonbound - Chelsea Campbell 11/8
(sweat drips down my forehead), p164

✔ limb - Wild Swans - Jessica Spotswood 11/6
(like chopping off a bad limb), p249

✔ salt - Wild Swans - Jessica Spotswood 11/6
(nothing saltwater can't cure), p34

✔ thermometer - The Whole Enchilada - Diane Mott Davidson 11/2
(the digital thermometer), p78

✔ turkey - The Whole Enchilada - Diane Mott Davidson 11/2
(I'm glad you had enough turkey), p206


Bonus
✔ amok - Shaking Off the Dust - Rhianna Samuels 11/8
(not to let you run amok), p129

✔ anchovies - The Obsession - Nora Roberts 11/28
(no anchovies, no pineapple), p154

✔ frontier - These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman 11/14
(we're very civilized on the frontier), p11

✔ toaster - Death of a Gigolo - Laura Levine 11/26
(the crumb filled toaster), p230

✔ unaccountably - Moon Shimmers - Yasmine Galenorn 11/15
(this made me unaccountably happy), p147

✔ verdant - The Reluctant Demon - Mark Cain 11/28
(always remember as verdant and muscular), p181


ORPHANS
February Words
✔ rhyme - The Game Warden of Black Swamp - Quentin Wallace 11/17
(with no rhyme or reason), p70

March Words
✔ ephemeral - The Troop - Nick Cutter 11/16
(he was glowing and ephemeral), p283

May Words
✔ calculator - Shaking Off the Dust - Rhianna Samuels 11/8
(watching me put numbers on the calculator), p238

✔ lackadaisical - In a Handful of Dust - Mindy McGinnis 11/12
(cutting through his lackadaisical pace of speech), p190

✔ painstaking - These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman 11/14
(I was fifty painstaking paces), p114

August Words
✔ astronaut - Shelter in Place - Nora Roberts 11/9
(always put her in mind of an astronaut), p390

September Words
✔ vagabond - My Favorite Phantom - Karen Kelley 11/5
(a vagabond ghost), p88

October words
✔ electric - Shaking Off the Dust - Rhianna Samuels 11/8
(like a pulsing electric current), p20

✔ director - Shaking Off the Dust - Rhianna Samuels 11/8
(I informed the director you may travel), p119

✔ fork - My Favorite Phantom - Karen Kelley 11/5
(he rested the fork on the holder), p39

✔ acoustic - The Obsession - Nora Roberts 11/28
(his dad had an old acoustic guitar), p185

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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December Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. ‘D’ is for December: Read a book that starts with ‘D’ or a book whose author's first or last name starts with ‘D’.
Dark Carousel - Christine Feehan 12/6

✔2. Bird of the Month - Raven: Read a book where someone keeps secrets or is a messenger of some sort. Or you can read a book where a character undergoes change. You may also read a book with a mostly black cover.
Wickedly Powerful - Deborah Blake (from an immortal to human) 12/9

✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Queen - Kristen Proby/Princess - Tara Sivec: Read any book set in Ohio. You can also read any book published in 2012, or that has won any award. Or you can read a humorous book.
Here Be Sexist Vampires - Suzanne Wright (pub Jan 13, 2012) 12/7

✔4. World Aids Awareness Day - Dec. 1: Read an LGBTQ+ book or a book with the colors of the rainbow on the cover. You may also read a book featuring an MC dealing an illness.
Cut & Run - Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux 12/5

✔5. International Children’s Day - Dec. 8: Read a book with a child or children included. Or you may read a YA or NA book.
Black Moon - Romina Russell 12/14

✔6. National Maple Syrup Day - Dec. 17: Read a sweet story.
A Historical Christmas Present - Lisa Kleypas 12/25

✔7. Look for an Evergreen Day - Dec. 19: Read a book with trees or an outdoor scene on the cover. Or you can read a book where an MC works outdoors primarily.
Princess of the Sword - Lynn Kurland 12/8

✔8. Winter Solstice -Dec. 22: On this shortest day of the year, cozy up with something short that you can finish quickly during this busy time of year!
Murder Will Out - Dorian Yeager (199 pages) 12/6

✔9. New Year’s Eve - Dec. 31: Finish or get caught up with a series as the year ends or prepare for the new year by starting a new series.
The Seeker - Elizabeth Hunter (conclusion) 12/11

✔10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
The Black Swan Company - Luna DeMasi 12/3

Dark Carousel (Dark, #26) by Christine Feehan Wickedly Powerful (Baba Yaga, #3) by Deborah Blake Here Be Sexist Vampires (Deep In Your Veins, #1) by Suzanne Wright Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) by Madeleine Urban Black Moon (Zodiac, #3) by Romina Russell A Historical Christmas Present by Lisa Kleypas Princess of the Sword (Nine Kingdoms, #3) by Lynn Kurland Murder Will Out by Dorian Yeager The Seeker (Irin Chronicles, #7) by Elizabeth Hunter The Black Swan Company by Luna DeMasi

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Dec 23, 2018 06:39AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month Polish Edition (December)

READ: 6/8

✔ G: Harvest Song - Yasmine Galenorn 12/4
✔ R: Black Moon - Romina Russell 12/14
✔ U: Cut & Run - Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux 12/5
✔ D: Dark Carousel - Christine Feehan 12/6
Z:
I:
✔ E: The Seeker - Elizabeth Hunter 12/11
✔ N: Archangel's War - Nalini Singh 12/11

Harvest Song (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon, #20) by Yasmine Galenorn Black Moon (Zodiac, #3) by Romina Russell Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) by Madeleine Urban Dark Carousel (Dark, #26) by Christine Feehan The Seeker (Irin Chronicles, #7) by Elizabeth Hunter Archangel's War (Guild Hunter, #12) by Nalini Singh


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Dec 23, 2018 06:39AM

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments December Word Hunt

READ: 16/16

✔ biscuit - The Seeker - Elizabeth Hunter 12/11
(was not impressed by the biscuits and gravy), loc75

✔ boiling - Dark Carousel - Christine Feehan 12/6
(the tension boiling beneath), p 40

✔ chimney - Harvest Song - Yasmine Galenorn 12/4
(from a dozen chimneys), p 263

✔ chubby - The Seeker - Elizabeth Hunter 12/11
(he grabbed his chubby feet), loc5418

✔ clock - Cut & Run - Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux 12/5
(the clock on the wall), p 26

✔ frog - Here Be Sexist Vampires - Suzanne Wright 12/7
(better than a frog), p 107

✔ gold - Murder Will Out - Dorian Yeager 12/6
(the stone was pale gold), p 54

✔ package - Harvest Song - Yasmine Galenorn 12/4
(leaving our packages in the car), p 22

✔ sack - Here Be Sexist Vampires - Suzanne Wright 12/7
(like a sack of spuds), p 249

✔ treat - Harvest Song - Yasmine Galenorn 12/4
(been given an unexpected treat), p 170


Bonus
✔ colony - The Black Swan Company - Luna DeMasi 12/3
(from New Hampshire or a colony), p327

✔communion - Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff 12/21
(a communion painted in red and black), p115

✔ jingle - The Usual Santas - Peter Lovesey 12/7
(the echo of a jingle bell), p 23

✔moose - Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter 12/22
(as well as his name, Moose), p 146

✔ noir - Grand Slam Murders - R.J. Lee 12/16
(a role in some bizarre noir film), p 253

✔ executioner - Harvest Song - Yasmine Galenorn 12/4
(a kin to an astral judge, jury and executioner), p 28


ORPHANS
October 2019 Words
✔accuracy - The Doll Factory - Elizabeth Macneal 12/27
(the shadows make accuracy difficult), p 21

✔cocoon - Cut & Run - Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux 12/5
(from his warm cocoon of pillows), p177

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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