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January Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Happy January Birthday! Read a book with red on the cover
I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
✔ 2. Flower of the Month - Carnation: Read a book by a favorite author
The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts 1/17
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Tessa Bailey: You may also read a book set in California My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
✔ 4. January 1 - New Year's Day: Start the New Year off right by reading a book by a new-to-you author
A Welcome Murder - Robin Yocum 1/4
✔ 5. January 6 - Cuddle Up Day: Read a book that would be perfect to cuddle up with in front of a fire on a snowy afternoon.
Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
✔ 6. January 8 - Male Watchers Day: Read a book with a hot guy on the cover! 😁
Gladiator - Anna Hackett 1/17
✔ 7. January 14 - Dress Up Your Pet Day - Read a book with an animal in the story or on the cover (shifters count).
Wickedly Unraveled - Deborah Blake 1/10
✔ 8. January 23 - Measure Your Feet Day: Read a book with feet or hands (or paws) visible on the cover.
Chasing Perfect - Susan Mallery 1/18
✔ 9. January 26 - Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, or with an Australian author or character, or you can read a book with green and/or gold on the cover.
Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (January) READ: 7/7
✔ J: Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
✔ A: My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
✔ N: Night of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 1/31
✔ U: Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
✔ A: The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
✔ R: Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
✔ Y: A Welcome Murder - RobinYocum 1/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Word HuntREAD: 14/16
✔ dash - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(a slightly bitter dash of ginseng), p248
✔ disarm - Wickedly Charming - Kristine Grayson 1/24
(he'd managed to disarm his opponent), p12
✔ decay - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(there was little in the way of decay or bloat), p279
✔ flames - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(flames licking around the doorway), p78
✔ fog - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(when you're in a morning fog), p156
shrewd -
(), p
✔ temporary - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(through the temporary DC assignment), p44
✔ unruly - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(to fix his unruly hair), p40
✔ vow - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(I have no intention of making your vow of celibacy easy), p112
✔ wax - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(candle wax was dripping onto the floor), p182
BONUS
✔ cadet - A Madness of Sunshine - Nalini Singh 1/31
(Will was no first-year cadet), p81
✔ idiotic - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(an idiotic mistake), p154
✔ jumbled - Easy - Tammara Webber 1/25
(the jumbled excuses), p20
✔ toothpaste - Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
(and now toothpaste), p12
✔ vengeful - Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi 1/30
(bitter, scorned and vengeful gods), p41
flagrant -
(), p
February Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. Happy February Birthday!: 💜 Read a book published in February or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February’s birthstone, the Amethyst.
Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry 2/15
✔2. Flower of the Month:
💜 Read a book with a character who is modest or humble, or read a book with a couple that remains faithful despite temptations. You can also read a book with a couple making a commitment (such as marriage), a book shelved as LGBT, a book written by one of your go-to authors, or a book with the letter V anywhere in its title.
The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC):
💜 You may also read a book set in Florida, or by an author who is from Florida. You can also read a book any book published in 2007, a book that is shelved as Urban Fantasy, or a book where a character travels by car.
Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath 2/24
(MC travels to and fro crime scenes in a police car)
✔4. White Shirt Day:
💜 Read a book with an autoworker or mechanic character, or read a book where someone buys a new car or needs their car repaired. You can also read a book with white on its cover, a book with any method of transportation on its cover, or a book where characters make a bargain/deal/agreement (your interpretation).
Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake (motorcycle) 2/8
✔5. Cherry Pie Day:
💜 Read a book with a character who bakes, or a character who eats a baked good. You can also read a book with food on its cover, a book with red on its cover, or a book set in Michigan (record holder of the second largest cherry pie).
Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood (MC owns a bakery and bakes all day) 2/14
✔6. Tell a Fairy Tale Day:
💜 Read a retelling of a fairy tale, a book where one character tells another a story, or a book categorized in Goodreads as fantasy, paranormal, or mythology. You can also read a book that makes you happy, a book with a happily-ever-after ending, or a book that you can’t wait to tell others about.
The Dragon Business - Kevin J. Anderson (Father tells his son a story) 2/11
✔7. Westminster Dog Show:
💜 Read a book with a dog in it, or read a book with an animal on its cover. You can also read a book set in the 1800s, or a book set in New York, or a book with some sort of competition or sports in it.
The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
✔8. Creative Romance Month:
💜 Read a book where a couple has a unique date, wedding, or romantic encounter. You can also read a book with an embrace or kiss on its cover; a book with hearts, flowers, or candy on its cover; a book where Valentine’s Day is celebrated; or a book where a character does something creative (your interpretation).
Break the Day - Lara Adrian 2/11
✔9. Pluto Day:
💜 Read a book with a science theme (sci-fi counts), a scientist character, a character who makes a discovery, or a character who enjoys science. You can also read any book published in 2006 (the year Pluto was reclassified to dwarf planet), a book set in England, or a book with any celestial object on its cover.
The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar (steampunk with aliens set in England) 2/13
✔10. Reader's Choice: 💜 Read any book of your choice.
Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (February) READ: 8/8
✔ F: The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
✔ E: Enigma - Catherine Coulter 2/7
✔ B: The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
✔ R: The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
✔ U: The Undoing - Averil Dean 2/10
✔ A: Break the Day - Lara Adrian 2/11
✔ R: The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
✔ Y: The Day is Dark - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 2/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Word HuntREAD: 13/16
✔ barge - No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 2/14
(had to be brought in by barge), p260
✔ chamber - Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
(it wasn't the immensity of the chamber), p127
fetish -
(), p
optimal -
( ), p
✔ party - Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman 2/9
(had arranged a bit of a party in the evening), p15
✔ stew - Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
(where he was stirring the stew), p161
✔ tick - Endless Heart - Emma Lang 2/28
(closer than ticks on a dog's arse), p47
✔ website - Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
(then he set up a website), p156
✔ whistle - Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
(an encouraging whistle from Anya), p145
✔ wig - The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde 2/21
(he wore a pomaded wig), p173
Bonus
✔ amulet - Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake 2/8
(an amulet in the shape of tentacles), p98
✔ chops - Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase 2/16
(we were just busting each others chops), p109
✔ encyclopedia - The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
(where a thick volume of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica had fallen), p39
✔ hives - The Undoing - Averil Dean 2/10
(neck a savage red, thick with hives), p97
✔ proverb - Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
(just a proverb, a Yiddish proverb), p19
and a bonus bonus
cloistered
March Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. Happy March Birthday!
🍀 Read a book published in March, or read a book with light blue on the cover in honor of March's birthstone, the Aquamarine.
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson 3/14
✔2. Flower of the Month - Daffodil The Daffodil symbolizes New Beginnings, Prosperity, and Good Luck.
🍀 Read a book that isfirst in a series, or with a character who is considered wealthy. You can also read a book that you consider yourself lucky to get
Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth Hunter (Cambio Springs #1) 3/13
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - T.J. Klune:
🍀 Read one book written by T.J. Klune or any author with his first or last name.
You may also read a book that is LGBT, or a book that has won a literary award. You can also read a YA novel or a novel shelved as a contemporary, or fantasy or paranormal.
The Peculiar Boars of Malloy - Doug Crandell (gay pigs main focus) 3/5
✔4.March 8th - International (Working) Woman’s Day
🍀 Read a historical romance, preferably set in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. You can also read a book where a character has a job in a skilled trade (plumber, carpenter, electrician, etc.). You may also read a book that has a 19 or an 11 in the page count.
Heartbreak and Honor - Collette Cameron 3/15
✔5. March 10th - Middle Name Pride Day
🍀 Read a novel where the author has three names (initials can be counted as names), or you can read a book by an author that has the same name as you (first, middle or last). You can also read a book where a main character shares your name.
Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer 3/16
✔6. March 12th - Popcorn Lover’s Day
🍀 Read a book that has been or you think should be adapted into a movie or TV show (popcorn and movies are a great pairing). Or read a book set in New York state, or read a book with a cover that ‘pops’ (your interpretation).
The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
✔7. March 20th - Proposal Day
🍀 Read a book where the main couple are already married, or read a book where a wedding or proposal takes place (between any of the characters), or features a bride or a groom on the cover.
Mismatch - Tami Hoag (heroine asks hero to marry her) 3/13
✔8. March 21st - National Quilting Day
🍀 Read a book that features a hobby or takes place in a craft store (quilt shop, knitting shop, etc). You may also read a book that makes you feel cozy, or that has cozy elements on the cover, or a book published in the 1990s.
Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie (pub 1998) 3/8
✔9. March 26th - Make Your Own Holiday Day
🍀 Read a book that features any holiday, or a book with a predominately red cover. Or read a book that you would love to curl up with, hiding from all the holiday hoopla.
Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 3/4
✔10. Reader's Choice:
🍀 Read any book of your choice.
Wake of Vultures - Lila Bowen 3/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (March) READ: 5/5
✔ M: My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
✔ A: Yesterday's Thief - Al Macy 3/7
✔ R: Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
✔ C: Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
✔ H: Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Word HuntREAD: 15/16
ORPHANS: 4/5
✔ alibi - Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth Hunter 3/13
(I asked him for his alibi), p121
✔ blog - Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches - Karen Rose Smith 3/28
(he'd brought up Derek's blog to check), p1
✔ camera - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(urged her to grab her camera), p14
✔ cocoon - Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie 3/8
(surrounding Em like a cocoon), p231
✔ global - Inferno - Dan Brown 3/15
(had become a global brand), p57
✔ grip - Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
(hands grip me once more), p35
✔ harness - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
(the harness reels from some months ago), p23
✔ hostage - Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
(taken my friend as hostage), p64
✔ shackle - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(unlocked by the Fae who shackled them), p75
✔ zipper - The Peculiar Boars of Malloy - Doug Crandell 3/5
(with corduroy collars and brass zippers), p12
Bonus
✔ paralysis - Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
(the paralysis is spreading), p298
✔ flamingo - Dark Queen - Faith Hunter 3/29
(I don't give a flaming pink flamingo if you're busy), p256
✔ glacier - Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer 3/16
(about a boy and a glacier), p142
ladybug -
(), p
✔ primate/s - Immortal Born - Lynsay Sands 3/25
(answer all those questions the primates haven't), p50
and a bonus bonus
✔ delicatessen - Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
(donned a t-shirt that read Willy's Delicatessen), p246
ORPHANS
January
✔ Shrewd - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
(the shrewd eyes appeared enormous), p37
flagrant
February
✔ Fetish - The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
(he had a fetish thing for weather balloons), p192
✔ Optimal - Wolves of the Northern Rift - Jon Messenger 3/26
(tomorrow would be optimal), p154
✔ cloistered - Case Histories - Kate Atkinson 3/14
(he didn't spend his whole life cloistered), p11
April Challenge
READ: 9/8
✔1. Happy April Birthday! ~ READ a book with white on the cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
The Last Suppers - Diane Mott Davidson 4/5
✔2. Flower of the Month - Daisy ~ READ a book with white and yellow on the cover OR read a sweet or clean romance OR a book with a title starting with D
Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Julia Quinn ~ READ one book written by Julia Quinn OR any author with her first or last name. READ a book set in New York, with a medical professional or an artist character OR a book made into a TV series or movie OR a book that features someone playing a game OR has the numbers 7 and 9 in the page count
Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy (both MCs are doctors) 4/2
✔4. National Pecan Month ~ Go ahead, go nuts.
READ a book with brown on the cover OR with a heart on the cover OR with a character who is a little 'nutty' (your interpretation)
Gabe - Susan Fisher-Davis 4/5
✔5. April 4 ~ Tell a Lie Day ~ READ a book where someone is caught in a lie OR someone tells a lie for protection OR where someone finds out the truth about something OR read a book with all the letters of LIE in the title (any order)
The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz (LIvEd) 4/6
✔6. April 7 ~ No Housework Day ~ READ a book where the MC does housework or a chore OR with a character whose job is to clean up messes (your interpretation) OR with a messy cover (again, your interpretation)
I Stop Somewhere - T.E. Carter 4/21
(the lawyer who cleans up the messes for the 2 privileged brothers who do despicable things)
✔7. April 8 ~ Passover begins ~ READ a book set in a desert or very hot climate OR where someone is held against their will OR where something bad happens in the story OR with 10 in anywhere the publish date.
Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
✔9. April 20 ~ Volunteer Recognition Day ~ READ a book with a character who volunteers or is helpful in some way OR read the first book that 'volunteers' to be read on your TBR (sort your TBR by Random and read the first book) OR read a book with a title or author name beginning with V
Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
✔10. Reader's Choice ~ READ any book of your choice
Sacrificed to the Dragon - Jessie Donovan 4/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (April) READ: 5/5
✔ A: Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee 4/10
✔ P: Lure of Song and Magic - Patricia Rice 4/15
✔ R: Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
✔ I: The Island - Lisa Henry 4/16
✔ L: Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔ ambitious - Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
(this photographer is very talented and ambitious), p70
✔ believer - Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
(Meredith was a firm believer), p34
✔ bear - Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
(and he's growling like a bear), p130
✔ china - Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
(a bull in a china shop), p147
✔ cricket - Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
(crickets and tree frogs), p15
✔ dust - Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
(be a smart ass and call it Pixie dust), p29
✔ muzzle - Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
(under the beasts muzzle), p254
✔ plush - Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
(took their seats in the plush booth), p102
✔ snuggle - Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
(he didn't snuggle), p68
✔ upset - Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
(your mama is just upset), p109
Bonus
✔ annihilate - Fighting Fate - J.B. Salsbury 4/19
(as I annihilate the speed bag), p181
gimmick -
(), p
✔ fin - Song of the Sea Spirit - K.C. May 4/18
(she cupped the dorsal fin in her hand), p54
✔ grasshopper - Bonded - Laura Wright 4/13
(knee high to a grasshopper), p149
✔ inspector - The Last Suppers - Diane Mott Davidson 4/5
(if the health inspector pays a surprise visit), p56
and a bonus bonus
✔ hogtied - The Overlook - Michael Connelly 4/14
(on the bed naked, gagged and hog-tied), p29
ORPHANS
January
✔ flagrant - Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
(with flagrant insubordination), p179
March
✔ ladybug - Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
(Lila the ladybug), p48
May Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Happy May Birthday! - Read a book published in May, or read a book with green on the cover in honor of May's birthstone, the Emerald.
Jack and Djinn - Jasinda Wilder (pub May 22, 2012) 5/10
✔ 2. Flower of the Month - Lily of the Valley: Read a book that has a sweet character; or read a book where the MC is a mother or mother figure; or read a book that has some white on the cover.
Twinepathy - C.B. Cook 5/7
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Sarina Bowen: Read one book written by Sarina Bowen or any author with her first or last name. Read a book that has an author with the initial S and/or B; or read a book with a page count that has the number 0, 1, or 3.
Straight from the Hip - Susan Mallery 5/14
✔ 4.May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Read a book with an Asian American/Pacific Islander MC, or where the MCs travel (bonus points if they travel by train, plane, or boat); or read a book where the MCs eat Chinese/Japanese /Filipino/Korean/Thai/etc. food.
A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
(MC travels to the South Pacific from NYC)
✔ 5. May 5th is Cinco de Mayo but it is also National Teacher's Day. Read a book with a teacher MC or a book with a child/children. You can also read a book with the Mexican flag colors: red, white, or green, to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French empire!
Everything's Relative - Jenna McCarthy 5/15
✔ 6. May 6th is National Nurses Day. Read a book with a nurse MC or other first responders: doctors, police officers, firefighters, etc. You can also read a book with a page count that has the numbers: 5, 1, or 2 to commemorate Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12th.
Seeing Red - Jill Shalvis (fire fighters) 5/7
✔ 7. May 21st is National Waiters and Waitresses Day. Read a book with a MC that is in the restaurant industry: owner, chef, waiter/waitress, etc.; or read a book with a type of food found in a restaurant on the cover. You can also read a book that was recommended to you as a good "tip".
Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland (MC is a waitress) 5/4
✔ 8. May 25th is National Wine Day. Read a book that is set in a country where they produce wine (Italy, France, Spain, or United States), or read a book where the MCs drink wine or another type of alcoholic beverage. You can also read a book that includes the letters W I N E in the author's name, book title, or series title.
Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
✔ 9.May 31st is National Macaroon Day. Macaroon OR Macaron? Potayto, potahto. Read a book set in Italy since that was where macaroons originated from, or read a book where one of the MCs eat a baked good.
Home for the Summer - Mariah Stewart (cupcakes) 5/13
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon 5/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (May) READ: 3/3
✔ M: Mermaid's Destiny - Mira Crest 5/15
✔ A: Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
✔ Y: Bentley - M.L. Young 5/31
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔ angle - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(trying to examine it from all angles), p126
✔ bird - Seeing Red - Jill Shalvis 5/7
(she'd live free as a bird), p27
✔ chatter - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(keep up a nonstop stream of chatter), p71
✔ committee - A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
(the welcoming committee), loc482
✔ flexible - Home for the Summer - Mariah Stewart 5/13
(I can be flexible if I have to), p69
✔ hoot - Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling 5/11
(Alex let out another excited hoot), p467
✔ jump - Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
(don't jump to conclusions), p2
✔ peck - Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
(the birds stopped their mad pecking), p119
✔ sand - A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
(a few grains of loose sand), loc589
✔ tap - Twinepathy - C.B. Cook 5/7
(and tap the screens frantically), p107
Bonus
✔ charisma - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(drawn to his charisma), p170
✔ heartsick - Night's Blaze - Donna Grant 5/9
(seeing them with their men made her heartsick), p43
hooligan -
(), p
✔ squawk - Age of the Ashers - Diana Tyler 5/17
(it began to squawk), p92
✔ valour/valor - Night's Blaze - Donna Grant 5/9
(she had more valor and pluck than most people), p284
and a bonus bonus
✔ pigment - Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling 5/11
(shipments of pigment bearing plants), p47
ORPHANS
April
gimmick
June Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Happy June Birthday! - Read a book published in June, OR read a book with black or white on the cover in honor of June's birthstone, the Pearl.
Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
✔ 2. Flower of the Month - Honeysuckle: Read a book with something sweet on the cover, OR a book with the letter H anywhere in the title, OR a book that makes you happy.
Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb: Read one book written by Nora Roberts or J.D. Robb, or any author with her first or last name. A book that is written by an author who also has a pen name, OR a book that would be perfect to cuddle up with during a blizzard.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones - Seanan McGuire (Mira Grant) 6/4
✔ 4. June 4th is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book with a hug or embrace on the cover, OR a book that features animals (shifters count!) in the storyline or on the cover, OR a book that makes you feel warm and cozy, like a hug.
Heir of the Dog -Judi McCoy (lots of dogs) 6/18
✔ 5. June 8th is Best Friend Day: Read a book that has best friends in the storyline, OR a friends to lovers romance OR a book with blue on the cover.
Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
✔ 6. June 19 is National Kissing Day: Read a book with someone attractive on the cover, OR a book with a predominately pink/red cover, OR a book that includes the letters K I S S in the author's name, book title, or series title.
Highland Dragon Rebel - Isabel Cooper 6/23
✔ 7. June 22 is World Rainforest Day: Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover, OR a book with a character who volunteers or is helpful in some way, OR a book published in 2017.
Highland Dragon Warrior - Isabel Cooper (pub Sep 5, 2017) 6/17
✔ 8. Flip Flop Day: Read a book with paws or feet visible on the cover, OR a book set in summer, OR a book with a 3 anywhere in the published date.
Hunter - Jax (pub May 2, 2013) 6/9
✔ 9. June 24 is International Fairy Day: Read a book shelved paranormal/fantasy, OR a book with a mischievous character (your interpretation), OR a book that makes you laugh
Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
A Map of Days - Ransom Riggs 6/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (June) READ: 3/4
✔ J: Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
✔ U: The Ballerina & the Fighter - Ursula Sinclair 6/27
N:
✔ E: Murder by the Book - Lauren Elliott 6/15
June Word HuntREAD: 13/16
✔ bleach - Down Among the Sticks and Bones - Seanan McGuire 6/4
(dipping myself nightly in bleach), p136
✔ choking - Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
(managing to suppress choking sobs), p243
✔ eruption - Soul of the Sword - Julie Kagawa 6/22
(was an eruption of smoke), p349
✔ exotic - King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
(into an exotic jungle), p47
✔ gang - Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
(it was a gang), p231
✔ harvest - Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
(not just to harvest), p117
✔ hope - Down Among the Sticks and Bones - Seanan McGuire 6/4
(hope only got you hurt), p42
✔ laser - King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
(it's like laser beams), p133
✔ painkiller - Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
(are painkillers being sent), p51
✔ vessel - The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan 6/10
(the Coast Guard vessel was definitely on our tail), p90
Bonus
✔ ballet - The Ballerina & the Fighter - Ursula Sinclair 6/27
(a professional ballet school), p14
berserk -
(), p
✔ musty - Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
(the musty unwashed smell), loc1358
✔ pickle - Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
(sharing cheese and pickle sandwiches), p78
vixen -
(), p
and a bonus bonus
aficionado
ORPHANS
April
✔ gimmick - Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26
(the whole phone call to the past gimmick), p398
May
✔ hooligan - Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
(that hooligan could be entitled to half of the estate), p217
July Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Happy July Birthday! - Read a book published in July, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of June's birthstone, the Ruby.
Magic of Thieves - C. Greenwood 7/18
✔ 2. Flower of the Month -Larkspur: The Larkspur symbolizes Positivity, Dignity, and First Love.
Read a YA book, or a book with a happy ending, or a book that is the first in a series (prequels count!)
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Sarah MacLean: Read one book written by Sarah MacLean or any author with her first or last name. You may also read a book set in New York State, or by an author who is from New York State. You can also read a book with a character in college, or is shelved as Historical Romance or a book that is considered a 'classic' or a book you think will become a 'classic' in time.
Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
✔ 4. National Blueberry Month- Read a book with blue on the cover or a book with a character that is upset about something or a book that makes you cry.
All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
✔ 5. National Picnic Month- Read a book with an outdoor item on the cover (i.e. tree, street, sky) or a book with an outdoor scene in the story or a book with a character with a checkered past (they have done bad things or have been in trouble in the past).
Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe (building) 7/3
✔ 6. July 1- International Joke Day- Read a humorous book or a book with a cover that makes you smile.
Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
(cover made me smile, book didn't)
✔ 7. July 2- I Forgot Day- Read a book that has been lingering on your tbr or on your bookshelf for too long or a book with nothing on the cover but letters or words (no people, items, etc.)
Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
✔ 8. July 5- National Apple Turnover Day- Read a book you would turn over in your bed and stay up late reading or a book with food in the story or on the cover.
Stalked - Brian Freeman (up until 4am to finish in one sitting) 7/14
✔ 9. July 12- Different Colored Eyes Day- Read a book that has more than one cover edition or a book with at least two different colors on the cover.
The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (July) READ: 3/4
✔ J: Drink of Me - Jacquelyn Frank 7/19
✔ U: UNSUB - Meg Gardiner 7/27
✔ L: Ral's Woman - Laurann Dohner 7/15
Y:
July Word HuntREAD: 12/16
✔ agitate - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(I was jump and agitated), loc1039
✔ breeze - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(like a breeze pushing autumn leaves), p37
✔ canvas - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(wedged beneath a thin layer of canvas), p200
✔ frail - The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
(the frail American jazzman), p93
✔ gorilla - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(to pet the zebras, gorillas and other shit), loc745
✔ humble - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(pounded you with what humble entertainment I could), p227
lament -
(), p
✔ moan - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(Deena moaned), loc2687
✔ skull - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(and into Mother's skull), p117
✔ tickle - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
(letting its warm green static tickle his palm), p30
Bonus
ageless -
(), p
✔ excrement - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(mixture of must and human excrement), p48
✔ staple - Chinook, Wine and Sink Her - Morgan Q. O'Reilly 7/29
(tacked in place with a staple gun), p27
✔ thesis - Rules of Contact - Jaci Burton 7/13
(I'm working on my thesis now), p10
veal -
(), p
and a bonus bonus
bionic -
(), p
ORPHANS
June
berserk - Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
(he felt like a berserk marauder), p48
vixen - New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
(when she was a hot little vixen), p154
aficionado -
(), p
August Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Happy August Birthday!: Read a book published in August, or read a book with green on the cover in honor of August's birthstone, the Peridot.
Warrior's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden (pub Aug 6, 2014) 8/8
✔ 2. August Flowers of the Month - Gladiolus and Poppy: The August flowers of the month symbolize strength of character, faithfulness, integrity, and persistence.
Read a book with a character you admire or written by an author you admire, or a book with the letter G or P in the title or author's first, middle or last name.
Poison Ivory - Tamar Myers 8/13
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author Helena Hunting : You may also read a book set in Canada, or by an author who is from Canada. You can also read any book with an athletic character or a book with sports equipment orfood on the cover, or a book shelved as Contemporary Romance.
Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14
✔ 4. August is National Catfish Month- Read a book where a character uses technology to communicate (i.e. computer, texting, cell phone call) or a book with mistaken identity or a deceptive character or a book with a misleading cover (i.e. it looked like it might be light and cute and turned out to be heavy and more serious).
Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
✔ 5. August 1st- National Mountain Climbing Day- Read a book from your mountain of a tbr or a book that you have high hopes of enjoying.
Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
✔ 6. August 2nd- Sisters Day- Read a book with siblings in the story or a book with a character that is a good friend or dependable or competitive in some way.
Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/6
✔ 7. August 9th- Book Lover's Day- Read a bookwith a heart or book on the cover or a book you would love to share with someone because you expect to love it (i.e. great reviews, fave author, someone recommended it).
A Memory for Murder - Ruby Loren 8/10
✔ 8. August 13- Left Hander's Day: Fun facts- Left handed college graduates have a 26% greater chance of becoming rich. It is believed that all polar bears are left handed.
Read a book with a wealthy character or a book with an animal on the cover or in the story or a book with a 2 or 6 in the page count.
Murder is a Monkey's Game - Ruby Loren 8/11
✔ 9. August 26-Women's Equality Day: Commemorates the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
Read a book written by a woman author or a book with a woman on the cover or in the story or a book that has been voted on in any poll or any award competition or added or voted on in any list.
Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
Alpha Night - Nalini Singh 8/1
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (August) READ: 4/6
✔ A: Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
U:
✔ G: Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
U:
✔ S: Alpha Night - Nalini Singh 8/1
✔ T: Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier 8/12
August Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔attic - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/6
(how they decorated Granny's attic), p20
✔curse - Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
(with a curse and a final kick), p49
✔diamond - Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14
(I twisted the diamond engagement ring), p93
✔hail - Nightmare in Shining Armor - Tamar Myers 8/17
(as cold as hail pellets), p81
✔invisible - Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
(if he would be wiling to go invisible), p141
✔muster - Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
(the silent hostility only a feline can muster), p167
✔orange - Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9
(Rhonda was in an orange pantsuit), loc401
✔pony - Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
(a pony sized onyx and amethyst gryphon), p52
✔wave - Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
(with a bit of a wave in it), p14
✔wear - Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier 8/12
(that I don't have any place to wear), p8
Bonus
✔amnesia - Fallen Angel - Eden Bradley 8/19
(it had to be some sort of weird amnesia), p67
✔beefcake - Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine 8/15
(beefcake on final approach), p314
✔binge - Death of a Rug Lord - Tamar Myers 8/18
(on a four week binge), p138
✔dope - War of the Sons - Rebecca Dessertine 8/13
(with this over stuffy dope), p45
✔godless - The Selkie Bride - Melanie Jackson 8/26
(it was one of his godless ancestors), p11
and a bonus bonus
✔sanitiser / sanitizer - Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
(a dollop of hand sanitizer), p120
ORPHANS
July
✔lament - Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
(mainly I lamented the extra steps), p21
✔ageless - Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
(a puzzled look on its ageless face), p108
✔veal - Poison Ivory - Tamar Myers 8/13
(what terrible conditions veal calves have to endure), p82
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Monthly Challenge
READ: 9/8
✔ 1. Happy September Birthday!:
🍂 Read a book with blue on the cover in honor of September's birthstone, the Sapphire.
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
✔ 2. Flower of the Month – Aster
🍂 read a book with purple on its cover
Black Magic - S.J. Davis 9/12
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Lara Adrian:
🍂 You may also read a book set in any New England state
Grand Slam - J.T. Cheyanne (Rhode Island) 9/22
✔ 4. World Letter Writing Day – September 1:
🍂 Read a book where someone writes or receives a physical letter or note.
Igniting Darkness - Robin LaFevers (MC writes a note to the king) 9/25
✔ 5. Day of Encouragement – September 12:
🍂 Read a book that you feel encouraged to read.
The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
✔ 6. Day of the Programmer – September 13:
🍂 Read an eBook
Claim The Leopard Princess - Meg Xuemei X. 9/14
✔ 7. Ghost Hunting Day – September 26:
🍂 Read a book with a haunted location, a ghost, or some other paranormal spook in it
Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/20
(MC rents a haunted house while on an FBI mission)
✔ 8. Fall Foliage Week:
🍂 Read a book with yellow, orange, or red on its cover
Unexpected Mates - Grace Brennan 9/26
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: 🍂 Read any book of your choice.
Dragan - D.B. Reynolds 9/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (September) READ: 7/9
✔ S: Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
✔ E: A Companion to Wolves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 9/30
✔ P: The Persuasion - Iris Johansen 9/11
✔ T: Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
E:
✔ M: The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
✔ B: Black Magic - S.J. Davis 9/12
E:
✔ R: Royal Street - Suzanne Johnson 9/11
September Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔blade - The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
(an old battered blade), p5
✔boast - Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/20
(Smithback had picked up boasting about women), p204
✔fluffy - The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
(revealed a fluffy, steaming heap of rice), p228
✔gear - Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
(to retrieve their gear), p158
✔ink - The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
(the ink had gone brown with age), p14
✔obtain - The Werewolf Upstairs - Ashlyn Chase 9/29
(the state wants to obtain some of your DNA), p196
✔rapid - Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux 9/13
(a rapid series of blinks), p164
✔swarm - Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
(suddenly a swarm of people appeared), p85
✔vase - Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux 9/13
(all the delicacy of handling a Ming vase), p68
✔whisper - Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
(his voice a whisper), p43
Bonus
✔ceaseless - Firestorm Forever - Deborah Cooke 9/24
(he breathed a ceaseless stream of dragonfire), p564
✔fuse - Igniting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 9/25
(have just lit the cannon's fuse), p300
ghetto -
(), p
✔gurgle - The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
(there was a soft gurgle), p261
✔jolly - The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
(he was one of those superficially jolly people), p20
✔lout - The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
(your half-prince lout here wander all about), p92
ORPHANS
July
✔bionic - The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
(he felt bionic), p160
October Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. Happy October Birthday!
🎃Read a book published in October
An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (pub Oct 13, 2015) 10/10
✔2. Flower of the Month - Marigold: The Marigold symbolizes Creativity, Passion, and a Drive to Succeed.
🎃Read a book with a mostly yellow or mostly orange cover
The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Meghan March: 🎃Read a book with a lawyer in it
Identical - Scott Turow 10/16
✔4. October is National Seafood Month.
🎃Read a book that has a "fishy" character (suspicious or other-worldly such as a mermaid, selkie, etc.).
The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks (selkie) 10/3
✔5. October 2nd is World Smile Day.
🎃Read a book that you know will make you smile
Charlie All Night - Jennifer Crusie 10/12
✔6. October 10th is International Newspaper Carrier Day.
🎃Read a book that has someone carrying the news to someone else, be it through the written way (emails, letters, texts) or by speech (phone calls). You can also read a book that has some type of miscommunication or read a book that has the numbers 1 and 0 in their published date.
The 17th Suspect - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/20
(pub April 30, 2018)
✔7. October 13th is International Skeptics Day.
🎃Read a book that you're not sure you're going to like (and let us know the outcome).
Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin (hated it!) 10/7
✔8. October 25th is Punk for a Day Day.
🎃Let's celebrate Punk Rock by reading a book about musicians, bonus points if they are rockstars- even more bonus points if they are punk rockstars. You can also read a book that includes the letters P U N K or R O C K in the author's name, book title, or series title.
Burn This! - Tasha Black 10/18
✔9. October 31st is Halloween.
🎃Read a book in the following genres: mystery, thriller, or suspense.
Deadly Fate - Heather Graham 10/7
✔10. Reader's Choice:
🎃Read any book of your choice
Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee 10/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (October) READ: 7/7
✔ O: Of Dawn and Embers - Kyoko M.
✔ C: Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
✔ T: The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/3
✔ O: Of Fury and Fangs - Kyoko M. 10/31
✔ B: Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee 10/9
✔ E: An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
✔ R: Unbreakable - Violetta Rand 10/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Halloween Challenge Spin #1 - Read a book published before 2015
The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (pub 2011) 10/3
Spin #2 - Read a book in a new series
Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade (Hawaiian Heroes #1) 10/3
Spin #3 - Read a book over 350 pages
The Sign - Raymond Khoury (464 pages) 10/5
Spin #4 - Read a book with a title of more than 5 words
Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin (6 words) 10/7
Spin #5 - Read a book by your favorite author
Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
Spin #6 - Read an unread book added within the last 6 months
An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (added Oct 3, 2020) 10/10
Spin #7 - Read a book with more than 1000 reviews
Nuts - Alice Clayton (1957 reviews) 10/14
Spin #8 - Read a book with over 350 pages
A Tapestry of Spells - Lynn Kurland (368 pages) 10/15
Spin #9 - Read a book with a title starting with A,B or C
Blackmark - Jean Lowe Carlson 10/17
Spin #10 - Read a book with a title starting with A,B or C
Adam - Jennifer Ashley 10/23
Spin #11 - Read a book published 2019 or 2020
Of Dawn and Embers - Kyoko M. (pub July 20, 2019) 10/24
Spin #12 - Read a book with a white, black or grey cover
Hollen the Soulless - Denali Day 10/29
Spin #13 - Read a book published in 2019 or 2020
Of Fury and Fangs - Kyoko M. (pub Oct 24, 2020) 10/31
Spin #14 - Read a book with a title starting with X, Y or Z
Spin #15 - Read a book with less than 150 pages
November Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/8
✔ 1. Happy November Birthday! Read a book published in November, or read a book with yellow on the cover in honor of November's birthstone, the Topaz.
Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky 11/2
✔ 2. Flower of the Month - Chrysanthemum: The Chrysanthemum symbolizes Loyalty, Optimism, Joy, and Long Life. Read a book in which someone has a dog as a companion (pet or working dog), OR a book with a character that has lived a long life (doesn't have to be a main character, and paranormal characters count!), OR a book that just makes you happy.
Claimed - Rebecca Zanetti (hero, immortal vampire) 11/17
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Amy Lane: Read a book written by Amy Lane or any author with her first or last name. You may also read any book shelved as Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or LGBTQ (or other shelves with similar meaning), OR a book that has been nominated for or won an award, OR a book that includes a married couple.
Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 11/7
✔ 4. November 1 - National Author's Day: Read a book by a new to you author, or a book by one of your absolute favorite authors.
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux 11/4
✔ 5. November 3 - U.S. General Election Day: Read a book that you think will be a great escape...because regardless of your politics or how things turn out, or even if you're not in the U.S., we're all going to need it!
The Witch Squad - M.Z. Andrews 11/9
✔ 6. November 10 - Young Readers Day: Read a book that is tagged 'children' or 'young adult' or some variation of those, or that has a child or teen on the cover or in the storyline.
The Buccaneers - Iain Lawrence 11/14
✔ 7. November 13 - Caregiver Appreciation Day: Read a book with a MC that takes care of others, either in their personal life (parent, etc.) or as a profession (medical, law enforcement, military, etc.)
Shadows in Death - J.D. Robb (cop) 11/13
✔ 8. November 17 - Take a Hike Day: Read a book with a MC that is athletic or spends a lot of time outdoors, or a book that has an outdoor scene on the cover.
Air Bound - Christine Feehan 11/19
✔ 9. November 28 - Red Planet Day: Read a book that is tagged as science fiction, or with something red or round on the cover, or with the night sky on the cover.
What Lurks Below - Donald Firesmith 11/10
✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Semi-Psychic Life - Elizabeth Hunter 11/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (November) READ: 8/8
✔ N: The Naked Earl - Sally MacKenzie 11/20
✔ O: Officer off Limits - Tessa Bailey 11/27
✔ V: Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 11/7
✔ E: Semi-Psychic Life - Elizabeth Hunter 11/12
✔ M: Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney 11/3
✔ B: Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky 11/2
✔ E: Eleven - Carolyn Arnold 11/26
✔ R: Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts 11/6
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November Word HuntREAD: 13/16
✔ army - Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler 11/11
(and army deserters), p28
✔ beacon - Leaving Normal - Stef Ann Holm 11/5
(intersection lights and rear beacon), p233
✔ elderly - Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler 11/11
(his board of elderly directors), p10
✔ inspirational - Leaving Normal - Stef Ann Holm 11/5
(she imagined the inspirational display), p8
✔ jerk - Leaving Normal - Stef Ann Holm 11/5
(he's a jerk), p110
✔ parade - Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler 11/11
(a candlelit parade of masks and drummers), p59
✔ pudding - Company of Liars - Karen Maitland 11/17
(like the skin on a cold milk pudding), p6
✔ reform - Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky 11/2
(hard for a born and bred chauvinist to reform), p102
✔ terrify - The Last Colossus - Michael Hodges 11/7
(terrifying leviathans of the deep), p178
✔ wilderness - Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 11/7
(carried out into the wilderness), p103
Bonus
✔ abject - Company of Liars - Karen Maitland 11/17
(you see before you an abject coward), p62
✔jumpy - Evil in Carnations - Kate Collins 11/23
(someone is jumpty today), p209
pilgrim -
(), p
✔ plaid - Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney 11/3
(even under his blue plaid flannel shirt), p8
wick -
(), p
cyber -
(), p
ORPHANS
June
aficionado -
(), p
September
ghetto -
(), p
October
astrology -
(), p
drench -
(), p
horoscope - Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts 11/6
(made a mental note to check my horoscope), p28
December Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Happy December Birthday!: Read a book published in December, or a book with a blue or green cover in honor of December's birthstone, the Turquoise.
Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes (pub Dec11, 2012) 12/5
✔ 2. December Flowers of the Month - Narcissus and Holly: The December flowers of the month symbolize hope, wealth, protection and defense. Read a book featuring a wealthy character or one who works to protect and defend others. Or read a book that gives you hope for better days to come.
Deadlock - Catherine Coulter (Dillon Savich) 12/18
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge - Eli Easton: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Eli Easton, or by any author with one of her first or last names.
So you may also read any book set in Pennsylvania. You can also read any book published in 2013. Or you can read any book shelved as holiday or their equivalents.
Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
✔ 4. Santa's List Day - December 4: Naughty or Nice? That's up to you! Read a book that is either naughty or nice or even a little bit of both!
Possession - Tracey M. Frazier 12/9
✔ 5. Take it in the Ear Day - December 5: My favorite way to read is by listening to a well narrated book! Sometimes even reading along. Listen to a book, or read one available as an audiobook. Or you can read a book showing ears on the cover.
The Warlock King - Heather Killough-Walden 12/5
✔ 6. Poinsettia Day - December 12: The Christmas Flower from Mexico. Read a book with a red cover, one with flowers on the cover or one featuring a Latinx character.
Back on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber 12/17
✔ 7. Winter Solstice -Dec. 21: This is the shortest day, but the longest night. (Reverse that if you are in the southern hemisphere.) Read a book under 200 pages or over 300 pages to celebrate this change of season.
One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor (383 pages) 12/8
✔ 8. Festivus (for the rest of us!) - December 23: Celebrate anything you wish! New book by a favorite author? Celebrate by reading it! Love reading on a rainy day - celebrate by doing that, Read a book to celebrate whatever you wish - we all need more celebrations as we head out of this decade long year.
Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(celebrate another book in this fantastic series!)
✔ 9. New Year’s Eve - December 31: The end of 2020 - who isn’t looking forward to that!? Ring out the old by reading something that has been on your to-read shelf for over a year. Or one of the oldest books on your to read shelf if you are newer to GR.
Dating Can Be Murder - Jennifer Apodaca (added Aug 17, 2018) 12/18
✔ 10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar 12/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month English Edition (December) READ: 8/8
✔ D: Deadlock - Catherine Coulter 12/18
✔ E: Chasing Rabbits - Erin R. Bedford 12/19
✔ C: Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
✔ E: Man at Work - Elaine Fox 12/19
✔ M: Queen Alice - Roy A. Mauritsen 12/18
✔ B: One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
✔ E: Proof of Murder - Lauren Elliott 12/25
✔ R: Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 12/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔ ancestor - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(his distant ancestors), p36
✔ angel - Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(no angel in sleep was ever that cold), p2
✔ cider - Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight - Grace Burrowes 12/25
(cider somewhere in the recipe), p21
✔ cinnamon - Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
(nuts and cinnamon), p71
✔ elegant - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(they looked elegant), p29
✔ plum - Deadlock - Catherine Coulter 12/18
(you could pluck out a plum or pear), p373
✔ retreat - Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 12/5
(they had retreated), p331
✔ snow - Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
(the promise of more snow heavy on the air), p75
✔ sparkle - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(even her blond hair sparkled), p31
✔ tart - The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar 12/4
(you cheap tart), p22
Bonus
✔ advent - Circle of Time - Lynn Hanna 12/20
(the advent of so many bodies), p184
✔ bauble - Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(she'd been like a glass bauble), p14
✔ icicle - A Highlander Christmas - Dawn Halliday 12/13
(she'd surely be an icicle by now), p12
✔ memorabilia - Lavender Blue - Donna Kauffman 12/29
(Vivi had her flamboyant style and Broadway memorabilia), p92
✔ quixotic - The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar 12/4
(her quixotic quest to play guitar solos), p13
crackpot -
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ORPHANS
June
aficionado - Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(the youth was an aficionado of technology), p89
September
ghetto - Possession - Tracey M. Frazier 12/9
(concealed nothing more than a ghetto), p173
November
cyber - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(the folks from Cyber Universe), p17
Watch Out For The Weather! Quarterly ChallengeDuration: March 15 - June 14, 2020
READ: 63/63
T: A Thousand Pieces of You - Claudia Grey 3/22
S: Split Feather - Deborah Wolf 3/21
U: Unsafe Haven - Char Chaffin 3/28
N: Night Diver - Elizabeth Lowell 3/25
A: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron - Jennifer Ashley 3/20
M: The Morrow Secrets - Susan McNally 3/17
I: Inferno - Dan Brown 3/15
H: Heartbreak and Honor - Collette Cameron 3/15
E: Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer 3/16
A: When Sparks Fly - Autumn Dawn 3/26
T: Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
W: Wolves of the Northern Rift - Jon Messenger 3/26
A: Another Fine Myth - Robert Lynn Asprin 3/28
V: Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
E: Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
D: The Darkest King - Gena Showalter 3/20
R: You're Gonna Love Me - Robin Lee Hatcher 3/20
O: One Potion in the Grave - Heather Blake 3/22
U: The Unforgiven - Patricia MacDonald 3/23
G: Dorothy in the Land of Monsters - Garten Gevedon 3/19
H: Haunted Ground - Erin Hart 3/24
T: Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
S: Immortal Born - Lynsay Sands 3/25
N: Now You See Her - Linda Howard 3/27
O: Ómorphi - Cody Kennedy 3/24
W: Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
S: Snow Blood - Carol McKibben 3/25
T: They Had Goat Heads - D. Harlan Wilson 4/5
O: The Outcast - Taran Matharu 3/30
R: The Emperor's Seal - Amanda Roberts 3/27
M: Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches - Karen Rose Smith 3/28
H: Dark Queen - Faith Hunter 3/29
U: Fish & Chips - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 3/31
R: The Cat's Meow - Robert Wright Campbell 4/9
R: Spindle's End - Robin McKinley 4/11
I: The Island - Lisa Henry 4/16
C: Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
A: Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee 4/10
N: Night's Blaze - Donna Grant 5/9
E: Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
H: Hotshot - Julie Garwood 4/10
A: Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
I: I Stop Somewhere - T.E. Carter 4/21
L: The Last Suppers - Diane Mott Davidson 4/5
B: Brody - Emma Lang 4/11
U: Unleashed - Cherrie Lynn 4/25
S: Shadow of the Fox - Julie Kagawa 4/20
T: Twice as Hot - Gena Showalter 4/27
W: Witch's Reign - Shannon Mayer 4/25
A: Age of the Ashers - Diana Tyler 5/17
T: Twinepathy - C.B. Cook 5/7
E: Dorchadas House - Emmanuelle de Maupassant 4/22
R: Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey 4/18
S: Fighting Fate - J.B. Salsbury 4/19
T: Trial & Error - Paul Levine 5/16
O: Angel of Mercy - Lisa Olsen 4/21
R: Rebel Wolf - Amy Green 4/28
M: Song of the Sea Spirit - K.C. May 4/18
F: The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love - Erin Quinn 4/30
L: Jumping Jude - Lucy Lennox 4/26
A: Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
M: Sugar and Iced - Jenn McKinlay 4/26
E: Everything's Relative - Jenna McCarthy 5/15
M: Home for the Summer - Mariah Stewart 5/13
I: Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
S: A Sorceress of His Own - Dianne Duvall 4/24
T: Kill Creek - Scott Thomas 5/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Quarterly Cookie Challenge Duration: June 14 - September 14, 2020
Level: 18-24- books read- A sleeve of cookies
READ: 32/24
✔ 1. Oreo Cookies- The best-selling cookie in the United States. Read a best-selling book; one that has been on any 'best seller' list (i.e. Amazon ebook romance bestsellers, New York Times Bestsellers list) or a book with over 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Golden in Death - J.D. Robb (New York Times bestsellers list) 7/8
✔ 2. Nilla Wafers- Read a 'vanilla' romance and/or a romance with an innocent character or a book with a 'plain' looking cover.
Genesis - Bernard Beckett 7/14
✔ 3. Chips Ahoy- It is the second-best-selling cookie in the United States- Read a book set at sea or on a boat, or has water on the cover or read a book that is the second in a series.
Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
✔ 4. Nutter Butter- a peanut shaped cookie-Read a book with an eccentric, kooky or weird character, or read a book with a child in it.
Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
✔ 5. Tim-Tam- named by an Australian after a horse in the Kentucky Derby in 1958 (and my new favorite cookie- thanks Jane!)-Read a book set in Australia or Kentucky, or written by an author from Australia or Kentucky. Or a book with a celebration of any kind in the story or a book with rhyming words on the cover.
Witches' Brew - Morgana Best 6/25
✔ 6. Snickerdoodles-Read a humorous book or a book with smiling person on the cover.
Come Home Again - Nana Malone 7/31
✔ 7. Thin Mints- the highest selling Girl Scout cookie- Read a book with a character that helps out another, or a shorter book (thin).
Bayon/Jean-Baptiste - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (212 pages) 7/25
✔ 8. Animal Cracker Cookies-Read a book with an animal in the story and/or on the cover or read a book with a strong alpha character (an animal in bed).
Murder is a Monkey's Game - Ruby Loren 8/11
✔ 9. Mallomars-Read a book with a planet, moon, stars or night sky on the cover, or a book with an astronomer or space traveler or someone who works in the science field in the story or a sci-fi romance.
Dragon Dawn - Deborah O'Neill Cordes 8/30
✔ 10. Do-si-do- 4th most popular Girl Scout Cookie-Read a book with a dancer or performer or dance or a performance in the story or a book with 4 words in the title.
The Ballerina & the Fighter - Ursula Sinclair 6/27
✔ 13. Gingerbread Cookie- 1st documented in 16th century England in the court of Elizabeth the 1st- Read a book with a historical setting or read a book on your tbr for awhile.
Jackaby - William Ritter (set 1892) 8/23
✔ 14. 7 layer Magic Cookie Bars-Read a book with magic in the story or read a book with 7 letters in the title (or 7 words) or a book with a character that is hiding something.
Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
✔ 15. Rainbow Cookies-Read a book with at least 3 colors on the cover or read an LGBT book.
Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
✔ 16. Girl Scout Trefoil- "Trefoil" means three leaves.Read a book with leaves or tree(s) on the cover or the third book in a series.
Pines - Blake Crouch 8/28
✔ 17. Girl Scout Samoa-Samoas, second in sales only to the iconic Thin Mints, were added to the Little Brownie cookie line in 1975.
Read a book where a character tries hard at something or a book set on an island or a book with a one word title.
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22
✔ 18, Fudge striped-Read a holiday romance (in honor of the Keebler elves) or a book with a line shape on the cover (i.e. a belt, a road, an eyebrow, an exclamation point).
Traggedy Ann - Sinclair Browning 7/19
✔ 19. Oatmeal raisin-Read a book with a group of friends in the story or a book with an older character.
Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
✔ 20. Sugar- Read a book with a sweet character or a book with white on the cover.
Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux 9/13
✔ 21. Molasses- has a stronger flavor.Read a book with a strong character (your interpretation) or a book with bold colors on the cover.
The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
✔ 22. Whoopie Pie- an American baked product that may be considered either a cookie, pie, sandwich, or cake.
Read a book with mistaken identity, or a multi-talented character or a book that has many plot lines or characters.
Castle Perilous - John DeChancie 8/27
✔ 23. Macaroon-The name "macaroon" comes from the Italian maccarone or maccherone meaning "paste", referring to the original almond paste ingredient; this word itself derives from ammaccare, meaning "to crush".
Read a book with a character who has a crush on someone or a book you would be crushed not to fit into this challenge.
Damian - D.B. Reynolds 8/20
✔ 24. Biscotti- They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy.
Read a book that has two authors or has a two word title.
Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9
(Lee Hollis penname for Rick Copp and Holly Simason)
✔ 25. Jammie Dodgers- Jam sandwiched between two biscuits, with a heart in the middle.Read a book with a love triangle or a menage or more story or a book with a red on the cover.
Magic of Thieves - C. Greenwood 7/18
✔ Kinds of milk to go with the cookies-
26. Whole-Read a book that takes up your whole attention- it's very hard to put down or a book that is a whole lot of messy (in the best or worst possible way).
The Age of Ash - Andrenik Y. Sergoyan 6/20
✔ 27. Chocolate-Read a book that sounds very satisfying or like an indulgence or a book with a 'yummy' looking cover (your interpretation).
Claim The Leopard Princess - Meg Xuemei X. (yummy cover, horrible book) 9/14
✔ 28. Skim-Read a book you are excited about just from skimming the plot.
Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
✔ 29. Almond- In 2013, it surpassed soy milk as the most popular plant-based milk in the U.S.
Read a book published in 2013 or a book you think will become popular (or already is), (i.e. lots of good ratings, or a newer book you think will receive lots of good ratings in time).
Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose (Sept 16, 2013) 7/9
✔ 30. Soy- According to market research in 2019, the worldwide market for soy milk was growing at an annual rate of 6%, and was forecast to reach $11 billion in total commerce by 2025.
Read a book with a wealthy character or a book published in 2019 or a book where a character shows growth of some kind.
Day of the Dragon - Katie MacAlister (pub Mar 5, 2019) 8/26
Cookie Monster Bonus
Cookie Monster is a beloved character from the children's t.v. show Sesame Street. Cookies are the Cookie Monster's favorite 'sometimes food'. Cookie Monster is blue, furry and famously sings the song 'C' Is For Cookie on the show.
✔ 1. Read a book with an author's first or last name that begins with 'C'.
Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
✔ 2. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
✔ 3. Read a book with a main character that sings
Death's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 8/4
✔ 4. Read a book with food on the cover or a supernatural creature on the cover or in the story
Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Word HuntREAD: 13/16
✔bone - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(they got little bone razors), loc502
✔chill - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(to escape the chill of rejection), loc77
✔costume - Identical - Scott Turow 10/16
(the rest of this costume party), chapter 31
✔flesh - The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/3
(the softness of flesh and the strength of hard muscle), p40
✔fortune - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(to handle the change of fortune), p45
✔jack - Identical - Scott Turow 10/16
(my dad was a jack), chapter 4
✔passenger - The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
(by winching passengers to and from a hovering chopper), p110
✔prank - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(sacrifice almost anything for a prank), p223
✔spirit - The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(broken in body and spirit), p30
✔wreck - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(walking away from the burning wreck), p165
Bonus
astrology -
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✔afterlife - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(in the afterlife), p257
drench -
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✔heavenly - Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
(those two would make a heavenly sandwich), p49
✔prophesy - Blackmark - Jean Lowe Carlson 10/17
(one of their books of prayer and prophecy), p317
horoscope -
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland Quarterly ChallengeDuration: December 15, 2020- March 14, 2021
Level 3: 20 books - I can get into a good snowball fight
READ: 20/20
✔️1. Red squirrels make mushroom jerky to prepare for the winter.
Read a book with a 'jerk' character or a book with red on the cover.
Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight - Grace Burrowes 12/25
✔️2. People born during winter months are less irritable.
Read a book with a happy or optimistic character or a book with a pregnancy or baby in the story.
Illumination - Susannah Sandlin (heroine) 12/24
✔️3. Thundersnow is a rare, but real, weather phenomenon.
Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in 'Thundersnow' or a book with a title or character with an unusual name.
The Storm Bringer - Isabel Cooper (Darya, Amris, Thyran, Gerant) 1/20
✔️4. Snow can be yellow, orange, green, and purple. (tiny particles of dust or algae can make snow appear to be a range of different rainbow-like colors)
Read a book with an lgbt character or a book with a colorful cover.
The Rivals - Mechele Armstrong (Orion and Baltazar) 12/31
✔️5. And there's also pink watermelon snow that has a sweet smell and taste. (But that doesn't mean that you should eat it! The rosy hue is often due to algae)
Read a book with a character in a science field or a book with food on the cover.
Killer Physique - G.A. McKevett 1/13
✔️6. Snow rollers are self-forming snowballs.
Read a book with something round on the cover or a book with a 'ballsy' character.
Circle of Time - Lynn Hanna 12/20
✔️7. Some cities use beet juice, beer waste, and pickle brine on icy winter roads instead of salt.
Read a book set in a city or a book with the letter 'bb' somewhere in the title or author's name.
Back on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber 12/17
✔️8. In Finland, you can stay in glass igloos during winter to watch the Northern Lights.
Read a book set in Europe or a book with a light source on the cover.
Poisonous - Allison Brennan 1/26
✔️9. There's an annual International Hair Freezing Contest in Canada every February.
Read a book set in Canada or a book published in February of any year.
The River - Cheryl Kaye Tardif 12/15
✔️10. Stonehenge was set up to frame the sunset of the winter solstice.
Read a book tagged Historical or a book set in England or a book with a color of the sunset on the cover.
Under Currents - Nora Roberts 12/26
✔️11. Shovel racing started in New Mexico in the 1970s.
Read a book set in the U.S. or a book with a 7 or 0 in the page count.
Calamity Jayne Rides Again - Kathleen Bacus (Iowa) 1/14
✔️12. There are plenty of flowers that bloom in the winter. ( winter pansies, lenten roses (which are also known as Christmas roses), winter aconite, and snowdrops)
Read a book with a character that shows some growth or a book with a flower or winter object on the cover.
Lavender Blue - Donna Kauffman 12/29
✔️13. Snow comes in five categories. ( There is dry snow (0% water), moist snow (less than 3%), wet snow (btw. 3% & 8%), very wet snow (btw. 8% and 15%), and slush, or snow that is 15% water)
Read a book that is part of a series of at least 5 books or a book with a 5 in the publishing date or page count or number of reviews.
Deadlock - Catherine Coulter (#24) 12/18
✔️14. At least a septillion snowflakes fall from the sky ever year.
Read a book with an older character (vampires count!) or a book with a sky on the cover.
The Seelie King - Heather Killough-Walden (ancient fae) 1/12
✔️15. And they fall at speeds of one to six feet per second.
Read the first book in a series or a book with a foot on the cover.
Man at Work - Elaine Fox 12/19
✔️16. Snowflakes almost always have six sides.
Read a book with six words in the title or six letters in the title or a book you want to keep by your side.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer 12/16
✔️17. The largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
Read a large book or a book with a large rating- 4.0 or higher.
Ghosts of the Sea Moon - A.F. Stewart (4.30 rating) 1/31
✔️18. The tallest snowperson on record stood over 122 feet.
Read a book with a person on the cover or a book with double numbers in the page count or publishing date.
Queen Alice - Roy A. Mauritsen 12/18
✔️19. Westerners are most likely to say winter is their favorite season.
Read a book by a favorite author or a book set in your favorite season.
Universal Harvester - John Darnielle (winter) 1/30
✔️20. Winter increases your appetite.
Read a book set in the food industry or a book you hope you won't want to stop reading.
The Awakening - Nora Roberts 1/22
✔️21. The most people making snow angels simultaneously was nearly 9,000. (on Feb. 17, 2007, in Bismarck, North Dakota)
Read a book that has an inspirational or paranormal tag or a book with more than one person on the cover.
Half-Off Ragnarok - Seanan McGuire 1/8
✔️22. The first Winter Olympics were held in the French Alps in 1924.
Read a book set in France or a book with a sports tag or athlete in the story.
Earning It - Angela Quarles 1/24
✔️23. And ski ballet was once a sport in the Winter Olympics.
Read a book with a creative character or a book from a new to you author.
Ivory - Steve Merrifield (MC is a painter) 12/27
✔️24. The Earth is closest to the Sun during winter.
Read a book with something HOT on the cover or a book with a character who needs someone else.
Proof of Murder - Lauren Elliott (fireplace) 12/25
✔️25. The largest snow maze on record was more than 30,000 square feet.
Read a book with a mystery or suspense tag or a book with a complex sounding plot or character.
New Corpse In Town - Lucy Quinn 12/19
✔️26. The Portland Winter Light Festival includes nearly 115 illuminated art installations.
Read a book with a celebration or holiday in the story or a book with a word in the title that rhymes with 'art' (ie. start, heart, chart, tarte).
The Dark Corners of the Night - Meg Gardiner (at Christmas) 1/24
✔️27. The largest snowball fight ever involved 7,681 people. (on Jan. 31, 2016, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Read a book with a conflict in the story or a book set in Canada.
The Hidden World - Alison Baird (Newfoundland) 1/6
✔️28. People once believed that birds flew to the moon for the winter.
Read a book with a shapeshifter or animal tag or a book with an animal or moon on the cover.
Soul of the Wildcat - Devyn Quinn 12/16
✔️29. Winter "desire paths" can be spotted in the snow. (Basically, it's a path that multiple people have chosen to walk that doesn't fall on a sidewalk or other walkway and, therefore, forms a new track.)
Read a book that has a title or cover that draws you to it or a book that has a road trip in it.
To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
✔️30. In ancient Rome, an hour was 45 minutes in the winter and 75 minutes in the summer.
Read an anthology or a book that has different page counts depending on the edition.
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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