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I'm done with February's challenge. 8/8 books (3AA):✔ 1. Second book in a series : Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones 4★
✔ 2. Book with L,E,A,P in the title: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson 4★
✔ 3. Author's initials are in VALENTINE: Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent 5★
✔ 4. Book with 8,2 or 9 in the page count: The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA (293 pages) 4★
✔ H Hunter by Jack Heath AA 4★
✔ E The End of Cuthbert Close by Cassie Hamer AA 4★
✔ A Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior 4.5★
✔ T The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer 5★
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Finished February challenge!! Task and Spell 8/8 with 6 great AA TASK
#1. February is our second month on the calendar -Read a book which is #2 in a series
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernanAA ....4.5*
#2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLeanAA....read 3.5*
#3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
Sweet Beginnings by Nicole Ellis....read 3*
#4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count (make sure you indicate page count beside your choice)
Conversations with Friends 321pages by Sally Rooney ....read 3*(closer to 2.5* after reading all my choices)
SPELL IT OUT...HEAT (second time using this word in a challenge, and seems so apt considering our summer!!)
H Frantic by Katherine HowellAA....read 3.5*
E Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee AA....read 4*
A The Accusation by Wendy James AA....read 4*
T The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein AA....read 4*
February finished for me on the 26th! Just late in posting...#1. February is our second month on the calendar - Read a book which is #2 in a series OR the 2nd on your TBR
Shadows of the Heart[A Bindarra Creek Romance #2] / Lee Christine#2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title
The Darwin Protocol / William Oday#3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
The French Photographer / Natasha Lester#4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count (make sure you indicate page count beside your choice)
The Last Ride / Denise Young
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Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish and Nicola!!"Thank you Brenda, really enjoyed the challenge..some great books.
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Finished this challenge by perhaps hiding in the walk in robe to complete the last book on my list :P
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February Challenge - 2020's Leaping Month
Level: Hard
8/8
TASKS
#1. February is our second month on the calendar - Read a book which is #2 in a series OR the 2nd on your TBR
#2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title
#3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
#4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count (make sure you indicate page count beside your choice)
SPELL-IT-OUT
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Read about 300 pages tonight to finish this challenge - at 11:35 pm. Cutting it very close and very thankful that it is a leap year :-PTASKS
#1. February is our second month on the calendar - Read a book which is #2 in a series OR the 2nd on your TBR
The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
#2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
#3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars)
#4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count (make sure you indicate page count beside your choice)
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty AA - 402 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Well, it's over three hours into March, but I'm finished! Thanks to mods for another brilliant challenge.Level: Hard
Progress: 11/11 AA: 3/3
TASKS
1. February is our second month on the calendar - Read a book which is #2 in a series OR the 2nd on your TBR:
2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title
3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count
SPELL-IT-OUT: REGATTA (The Hobart Regatta festival is a February fixture in Hobart)
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Didnt quite get there for FebruaryFebruary Challenge - 2020's Leaping Month
Level: Easy
3/4
TASKS
#1. February is our second month on the calendar - Read a book which is #2 in a series
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom - Still reading
#2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title
#3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
#4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count (make sure you indicate page count beside your choice)
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Finished Reacher and my final book, Suitcase of Dreams, at 11.55 last night. Woohoo!! No internet available then to check in. Good thing I was so thrilled to make it in time because I was disappointed in both books. Reviews to follow.
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Enjoyed some thoroughly great reading and it was lovely to finish of with a gentle romance in The Clergyman's Wife, it just came out in Jan 2020.
February Challenge - 2020's Leaping Month
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. February is our second month on the calendar - Read a book which is the 2nd on your TBR
The Starless Seaby Erin Morgenstern 4.5 Stars Finished 14/2#2. 2020 is a leap year, which gives February 29 days - Read a book which contains all the letters L E A P in the title
A Lifetime of Impossible Daysby Tabitha Bird AA 4 Stars Finished 20/2#3. February has Valentine's Day on 14th Feb, so is a month of romance - Read a book where BOTH the author's initials are found in VALENTINE
Hunting the Wild Pineappleby Thea Astley AA 3 Stars Finished 26/2#4. February has 8 letters; the month has 29 days - Read a book with either an 8, 2 or 9 in the page count (make sure you indicate page count beside your choice)
The Clergyman's Wifeby Molly Greeley280 pages 5 Stars Finished 26/2