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Kim (kmyers) | 539 comments DECEMBER

1. Winter
šŸŽ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in WINTER (you can use or ignore a, an or the): The Pioneers The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough - This challenge was just the kick I needed to finish this book!
2. December birthdays: Ann Patchett
Read a book published between 1992 and 2019 (inclusive).
The Hurricane Sisters (Lowcountry Tales, #9) by Dorothea Benton Frank - I was so sad when we lost this wonderful author this fall. This book was published in 2014.
3. Christmas Read a book on one of the following Christmas reading lists - I believe this book made a few of the lists: A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg .
4. Winter sports: yukigassen
Read a book in a series that is at least 7 books long - For this prompt, I went back to a favorite series - The Christmas Boutique (Elm Creek Quilts #21) by Jennifer Chiaverini

JANUARY
1. Happy New Year!
Read a book by an author who is new to you. The Blessings by Elise Juska

2. January birthdays: A.A. Milne
Read a book by an author who was born in a capital city - Cecelia Ahern was born in Dublin. One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern

3. New Year Resolutions

Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS (the title must be at leat three words long for this option) The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2) by Mary Alice Monroe - The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2) by Mary Alice Monroe

4. Winter sports: bobsledding
Read a book set mostly in a location that begins with a letter in SWITZERLAND. This book primarily took place in Ludus, an imaginary planet: Adventure Capital (Delvers LLC, #3) by Blaise Corvin

FEBRUARY
1. Valentine’s Day
Read a book with Romance listed as one of the top five genres on its Goodreads page. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

2. February birthdays: Toni Morrison
Read a book with a colour in the title OR a book with a cover that is mostly blue. Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer

3. Winter sports: Ski jumping
Read a book where the plot ā€œjumpsā€ about (a non-linear narrative as it’s normally called). Dad's Maybe Book by Tim O'Brien

4. Leap year

Read a book that is part of a series and that has a series umber that is a multiple of four (4, 8, 12 etc). Blood Hollow (Cork O'Connor, #4) by William Kent Krueger - Book 4 in the Cork O'Connor series


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