Read and Reduce - Feb. 2019

[Barbara ★]

Read and Reduce - February
Rolled (1+5) = 6

READ: 10/10

✔ 1. 256 pages - Better Off Wed - Laura Durham 2/2
✔ 2. Freida Klein #6 - Dark Saturday - Nicci French 2/14
✔ 3. Pub 2016 - Bitter Bite - Jennifer Estep 2/1
✔ 4. 296 pages - Neurotica - Eliza Gordon 2/9
✔ 5. 364 pages - The Impossible Girl - Lydia Kang 2/4
✔ 6. 226 pages - Method 15/33 - Shannon Kirk 2/20
✔ 7. Pub Sep 6 - Mind Over Murder - Allison Kingsley 2/9
✔ 8. Gideon Oliver 16 - Skull Duggery - Aaron Elkins 2/27
✔ 9. pub 2016 - Unraveled - Jennifer Estep 2/23
✔ 10. 262 pages - Norse Jewel - Gina Conkle 2/25



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Jeanne]

As I am doing Scale Your TBR Mountain, I think I will also join this one. Anything that works to pare down the TBR list.

Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the book can be published in a year ending in 7
the book can be published in July (the 7th month)
the book can be the 7th in a series
the book can have a 7 in the page number.
It's up to you how the number connects with a book from your TBR list.

February: Rolled an 8 (5 and 3)

"Chili con Corpses", by Ellery Adams, on list 2008; read 2/1/2019
Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs; 8th in the Cackleberry Club series; read 2/3/2019
Every Trick in the Rook by Marty Wingate; added to TBR list in March of 2018; read 2/6/2019
Farewell my Cuckoo by Marty Wingate: pub. April 10, 2018; read 2/8/2019
Amethysts and Alibis by Victoria Albert pub: August 2013; read 2/12/2019
Mystery Stories by Elizabeth Peters added to list: 10/9/2018; read: 2/14/2019
Sea of Greed by Clive Cussler; pub: 11/13/2018; read 2/21/2019
James Penny's New Identity by James Patterson; pub. Nov. 18, 2011; read: 2/19/2019
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling No. 8 in series; pub. 8/24/2016 currently reading

March: rolled a 7 (2 + 5)

The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbottt; No. 7 on TBR list; added 2-11-2016; read 3/1/2019
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, et al.; added 3-31-2017; read 3/4/2019
Aunt Bessie Believes by Diane Xarissa; pub. July 25, 2014; added Nov. 13, 2018; read 3/12/2019
Murder on the SS Rosa by Lee Strauss; pub. May 5 2017: read 3/30/2019

April: Rolled a 9 (6+3)

Greenmantle by John Buchon; pub. 1916; read 4/8/2019
Nine Dragons by Michael Connolly; pub. 2009; read 4/15/2019
The Benson Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine; has 292 pages; read 4/17/2019
Antiques Fruitcake by Barbara Allen; pub. 9/30/2014; read 4/12/2019
The Monkey and the Tiger by Robert Van Gulik; pub. 1965; read 4/22/2019
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout; pub. 10/1/1992; read 4/26/2019
The Case of the Lucky Legs by Earle Stanley Gardner; pub. 11/13/1990; read 4/28/2019
Necklace and Calabash by Robert Van Gulik; pub. 12/15/1992; read 4/27/2019

May: Rolled 4 (2 + 2)

The Other Woman by Daniel Silva; 496 pages; read 5/4/2019
Killer Collection by Ellery Adams; 4th book on TBR; read 5/11/2019
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear; 340 pages; read 5/17/2019
Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams; 304 pages; read 5/26/2019
The Yom Kippur Murder by Lee Harris; 224 pates; read 5/8/2019
The Emporer's Revenge by Clive Cussler; 451 pages; read 4/29/2019

June: Rolled a 6 (3 + 3)

Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspeare; 316 pages (also pub. 2006); read 6/7/2019
Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo; 246 pages; read 6/13/2019
Grounds for Murder (Maggie Thorson Mystery Number 2) by Sandra Balzo; 7-word title; read 6/21/2019
Just Clause by Lorna Barrett; pub. June 13, 2017; read June 28, 2019
Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon; has 6 in page no.; read June 30, 2019

July: Rolled a 3 (2+ 1)

Mother's Day Mayhem by Lynn Cahoon; pub. May 3, 2019; read July 3, 2019
Death of an Art Collector by Robert Goldsborough; read July 4, 2019
Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton; 230 pages; read July 8, 2019

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Jeanne wrote: "As I am doing Scale Your TBR Mountain, I think I will also join this one. Anything that works to pare down the TBR list.

Rolled an 8 (5 and 3)
Rolled another 8 (6 and 2)"

Jeanne, you only roll once. Then you find as many books from your TBR list that matches that number somehow that you want to read.

[Nell]

February
5 + 1 = 6

6th in series: Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My by Denise Swanson 2/08/19
TBR #469: Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall 2/16/19
6th in series: The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris 2/18/19
6 letters in author's first and last names: Carrie Bebris, Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged 2/28/19

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

My spot

[Jeanne]

Oh, somehow I missed that. So that means you have to run out of books that reflect the number rolled before you can roll again? Or do you only roll once and the challenge is over when you run out of qualifying books? It looks like it was fortunate that I rolled number 8 both times as both books should count? Right?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Jeanne wrote: "Oh, somehow I missed that. So that means you have to run out of books that reflect the number rolled before you can roll again? Or do you only roll once and the challenge is over when you run out o..."

This challenge is for the month of February. You keep the number you rolled for the month. If you want to it again next month, you can. You'll roll for a new number then. I'll post next month's 'Read and Reduce' around Feb. 25.

Unless your TBR list is very short, you shouldn't run out of books. There are so many ways to match the number. For examples, take a look at other participants' posts.

[Connie]

Lanelle wrote: "

For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, pick a book from your TBR list. For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both. You decide how many books you w..."

Could it also relate to the number based on the month and year added to your TBR list (7 for July or 2017 date added to TBR list)?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Connie wrote: "Could it also relate to the number based on the month and year added to your TBR list (7 for July or 2017 date added to TBR list)? "

Absolutely. Check out other participant's posts to find more ways to match your number to books on your TBR list.

[Connie]

Connie's Read and Reduce - Feb 2019
I rolled a 4
Completed: 6

1. Tisha . Robert Specht and Anne Purdy. 4.5 stars. Read 2/5/19. 464 pages.
2. Pieces of Her, Karin Slaughter, 4 stars. Read 2/7/19. 480 pages
3. Gmorning, Gnight. Lin-Manuel Miranda. 2/10/19. 5 stars. 224 pages.
4. Americanah. Put on TBR list 9/4/16. Chimamande Ngozi Adiche . 4 stars. 2/12/19. 477 pages. Also rated 4.29 on Goodreads. Received literary prizes in 2014.
5. Murder on the Fourth Corner. T. A. Warger. 3 stars. 2/15/19. Also 346 pages.
6. All You Can Ever Know. Nicole Chung. 240 pages. 2/22/19.


Other possibilities:

Educated. Tara Westover. 334
Slammed. Colleen Hoover. 354 pages.
Museum of Extraordinary Things. Alice Hoffman. 4th on my Goodreads TBR list.

[Vanessa]

I'm in! I rolled a TEN.

Let's go for three books.
COMPLETED: 3/3

1. The Academy (Tracy Crosswhite #0.1) by Robert Dugoni 2/10/19
2. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (Domestic Diva #1 by Krista Davis 2/23/19
3. Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter 2/23/19 Was book #10 on my TBR list.

[Louise]

Louise's Read And Reduce - February
Rolled: 1 & 1 = 2

•You can read #2 on your TBR list

•the book can be published in a year ending in 2
2012 Read: 2/13

•the book can be published in February (the 2nd month)

•the book can be the 2nd in a series
2/1

•the book can have a 2 in the page number.
254pgs










It's up to you how the number connects with a book from your TBR list

[Erin-Joi]

Erin-Joi wrote: "I'm in. I rolled 1 + 5 = 6 and will read Make Room! Make Room! published in 1966.

I may keep this method beyond February as I often have trouble deciding what to read next.

Pleasure reading is ..."

Erin-Joi wrote: "I'm in. I don't know if I will manage more than one book since I work full time and am working on a part time PhD.

I often have trouble choosing my next book when I am not in the middle of a seri..."

I rolled 6 and have read 6 books with 6's:
Make Room! Make Room! Published 1966
Fun Home Published 2006
Be not Afraid. Published 2016
Poison or Protect Published 2016
Infinite Time Finished February 16
The View from Flyover Country Audible-6 hours

I have a long commute and listen to audiobooks at work.