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Read and Reduce, July 2019What are the odds? I rolled a 9 again this month lol (5+4)
1. A Haunted Murder J.A. Whiting 7/2/19 192 pages
2. Clause & Effect Kaitlyn Dunnett 7/3/19, published in 2019
3. New Beginnings & Murder: A Petite Savannah Mystery Lori Woods 7/4/19, published 2019
4. Cinnamon Roll Murder Joanne Fluke 7/5/19, ISBN 0758234937
5. Sweet Tea and Secrets Joy Avon 7/6/19, published in 2019
6. Seaside and Homicide Jenna St. James 7/7/19, published in 2019
7. A Crafter Hooks a Killer Holly Quinn 7/7/19, published 2019
8. A Highly Suspicious Death Laura Pauling 7/8/19, published April 19, 2016
9. Silenced in the Surf Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 7/10/19, published 3/29/16
10. Killer in the Carriage House Sheila Connolly 7/11/19, published July 9 2019
11. The Trouble with Talent Kathy Krevat 7/14/19, published 2019
12. Staging is Murder Grace Topping 7/15/19, published 2019
13. 52 Steps To Murder Steve Demaree 7/17/19, 229 pages
14. Peach Clobbered: A Georgia B&B Mystery Anna Gerard 7/23/19, published July 9 2019
15. Murder by Fireworks Susan Bernhardt 7/30/19, 198 pages
16. A Lime to Kill Summer Prescott 7/31/19, published July 9 2015
Read and Reduce, July 2019Roll: 11 (5+6)
1. Beautiful Player Christina Lauren - 7/2 - Published 2013
2. The Inn at Rose Harbor Debbie Macomber - 7/3 - #1 in Series
3. Miss Firecracker Lorelei James - 7/4 - 156 pgs
4. The Military Wife Laura Trentham - 7/8 - #1 in Series
5. Animal Magnetism Jill Shalvis - 7/13 - Pub 2011
6. Cowboy Heat Sable Hunter - 7/17 - #1 in Series
7. Pierced Sydney Landon - 7/19 - #1 in Series
8. Even the Score Kate Meader - 7/27 - #1 in Series
9. Echo Burning Lee Child - 7/28 - Pub 2001
10. Mischief in Miami Nicole Williams - 7/29 - Series #1
11. Scandal Never Sleeps Shayla Black - 7/31 - Series #1
July Read & ReduceRolled 9 (5 + 4)
9th book on what to read next list
Rock Names: From Abba to Zz Top : How Rock Bands Got Their Names by Adam Dolgins 07/17/2019
9th book on randomizer list
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell 07/08/2019
9 in total pages
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 07/14/2019 (195 pages)
Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley 07/17/2019 (449 pages)
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 07/27/2019 (249 pages)
Publishing date ends in 9
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke 07/23/2019 (pub. 2019)
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella 07/24/2019 (pub. 2019)
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 07/24/2019 (pub. 2019)
9th in series
Read and Reduce - July 2019Rolled 4 (3+1)
title starts with 4th letter of alphabet D
author's first or last name starts with D
MC's name starts with D
4 word title
Soul of the Sword
4 letter word title
Dust
#4 on your TBR list
pub. in a year ending in 4
pub. in April (the 4th month)
Descendant of the Crane
Ace of Shades pub. Apr. 2018 7.4 - 15
King of Fools pub. Apr. 2019
4th in a series
The Blood Spell
4 in the page number
4th page of your TBR list
July Read and ReduceRolled 6 + 1 = 7
Published in 2017: The Essence of Malice by Ashley Weaver 7/02/19
TBR #3557: An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver 7/09/19
#7 in series: Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 7/19/19
Published in 2017: The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner 7/22/19
Mod
I rolled a 9
July Read and ReduceI rolled 6 + 2 = 8.
So far: Read: 7
Published in 2018
House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery Liz Rosenberg. 4.5 stars. 7/5/19
Page numbers with 8
FallenKarin Slaughter. 387 pages. 4 stars. 7/4/19
Little Fires EverywhereLittle Fires Everywhere. 338 pages 7/15/19 5 stars
Published in 8th month (August)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things. Bryn Greenwood. August 2017. 7/15/19
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. August 2018. 7/27/19
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny. August 2004. 7/25/19
8 in the title
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary. 7/25/19
I'll try this challenge this monthI rolled a 1 + 6= 7
Possible prompts
Book published in a year ending in 7: Cuentos de Buenas Noches para Niñas Rebeldes ✔️
Book published in july any year: The Seduction Expert ✔️
Book added to my TBR in july any year: The Girl in the Ice ✔️
Book added to my TBR in a year ending in 7
Book with a number of pages ending in 7
7th book in my TBR
I'll give this a shot! I rolled a 5. read #5 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 5
the books can be published in May (the 5th month)
the books can be the 5th in a series
the books can have a 5 in the page number
the books can be on the 5th page of your TBR list
This time I rolled an 8#8 in TBR
Murder at Turtle Cove 07/12Pages
All Murders Final! 288p (07/13)
A Good Day to Buy 288p (07/14)
Hamburgers, Homicide and a Honeymoon 198p (07/15)
Guaranteed to Bleed 268p (07/22)
The Muse 298p (07/29)Month
Dog Collar Crime 08/13 (07/20)
Diamonds Aren't Forever 08/17 (07/23)
Hollywood Homicide 08/17 (07/25)
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding 08/18 (07/27)Year
Cooked Goose 03/18 (07/05)
Beachboy Murder 06/18 (07/24)
The Other Lady Vanishes 05/18
I'm in! I rolled an 11 (6+5)Duration: 1 - 31 July, 2019
Ideas:
#11 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 1 or 11
the books can be published in November
the books can have a 1 or 11 in the page number
the books can be on the 11th page of your TBR list
11th letter of alphabet: K (title/author/series)
11 words in title
Books Read:
Kerrion, Jade: Earth-Sim; 10/7; 4 stars
The Challenge FactoryRead and Reduce - July 2019
Duration: 7/1/2019 - 7/31/2019
Progress: 0 out of 1+
For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, find books on your TBR list. You will use this number for the whole month. You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you rolled.
For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both.
For 10, you can use '1' or '0' or 10.
For 11, you can use '1' or 11.
For 12, you can use '1' or '2' or 12.
Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 7
the books can be published in July (the 7th month)
the books can be the 7th in a series
the books can have a 7 in the page number
the books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.
If you are participating in the Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge, feel free to use this challenge to fulfill your commitment there.
Happy reading and let's reduce our TBR lists!
Rolled an 8!
the books can be published in a year ending in 8
the books can be published in August (the 8th month)
the books can be the 8th in a series
the books can have a 8 in the page number
the books can be on the 8th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.
Update to msg. 2: I ended the month with 16 books that fit 9
Tari wrote: "Update to msg. 2: I ended the month with 16 books that fit 9"WOW!
Rolled an 8, reduced by 7. (Too bad I couldn't get 8!)
Finished month at 13 books - see message 11. Loving this challenge, btw
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Books mentioned in this topic
Echo Burning (other topics)Mischief in Miami (other topics)
Even the Score (other topics)
Scandal Never Sleeps (other topics)
The Other Lady Vanishes (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Nicole Williams (other topics)Shayla Black (other topics)
Kate Meader (other topics)
Lee Child (other topics)
Susan Bernhardt (other topics)
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For this monthly challenge, roll two dice. Using the number you got, find books on your TBR list. You will use this number for the whole month. You decide how many books you want to reduce from your TBR pile using the number you rolled.
For numbers 10, 11, and 12, you can use either number or both.
For 10, you can use '1' or '0' or 10.
For 11, you can use '1' or 11.
For 12, you can use '1' or '2' or 12.
Example: you rolled a 7. You can read #7 on your TBR list
the books can be published in a year ending in 7
the books can be published in July (the 7th month)
the books can be the 7th in a series
the books can have a 7 in the page number
the books can be on the 7th page of your TBR list
It's up to you how the number connects with books from your TBR list.
If you are participating in the Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge, feel free to use this challenge to fulfill your commitment there.
Happy reading and let's reduce our TBR lists!