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continued...✔️STOP: CATTLE CROSSING! THAT’S A BIG HERD; WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE
TASK #46 – Read a book with over 500 pages; tell us how many pages OR read the next 2 books in the same series of your choosing; tell us the name of the series, the names of both books, and where they fall in the series
Angel/Hiss - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (Bayou Heat#13-14) 10/17
Hakan/Severin - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (Bayou Heat#11-12) 10/18
✔️STOP: AMARILLO, TEXAS
Check out their menu here – The Big Texan
✔️STOP: TUCUMARI, NEW MEXICO
TASK #47 - Read a book with page count that has two 2’s in it(do not have to be consecutive); tell us how many pages OR a book where at least one character speaks Spanish; tell us who
Roping Your Heart - Cheyenne McCray (228 pages) 10/20
✔️STOP: SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO
TASK #48 – Read a book with a cemetery/crypt/tombstone on the cover OR a book with a large body of water on the cover; post the cover
Wild Swans - Jessica Spotswood 11/6
✔️STOP: ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
TASK #49 – Read a book that is out of your comfort zone OR read a different genre than you would normally read; tell us the different genre
In a Handful of Dust - Mindy McGinnis (not a fan of dystopia) 11/12
✔️STOP: BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO
TASK #50 – Read a book with a place of worship on the cover OR a book with a river on the cover; post the cover
A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
✔️STOP: PIE-TOWN AND LIGHTNING FIELD, NEW MEXICO
TASK #51 – Read a book with a dessert on the cover or in the title OR a book with lightning on the cover; post the cover
Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
✔️STOP: EL MORRO NATIONAL MONUMENT, RAMAH, NEW MEXICO
TASK #52 – Read a book with either the book title or author’s name written in cursive; post the cover
Wickedly Charming - Kristine Grayson 1/24
✔️STOP: GALLUP, NEW MEXICO
TASK #53 – Read a book in which the authors’ first or last name is in the list above While no variations or other spelling of the names are allowed for this task, feel free to use any of the names above as first or last names when choosing your author (eg Spencer Tracy = author Tracy Chevalier or Spencer Tracy = LaVyrle Spencer)
Doris Day, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Mitchum, Errol Flynn, William Holden, Troy Donahue, John Wayne, WC Fields, Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Stewart, Alan Ladd, Rita Hayworth, Ronald Reagan, Gregory Peck, Peter Graves, and Paul McCartney
Night of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper (Jackie Cooper) 1/31
✔️STOP: PAINTED DESERT AND PETRIFIED FOREST, ARIZONA
TASK #54 – Read a book with 2 or more trees on the cover OR a book with a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover; post the cover
You Belong with Me - Tari Faris 2/22
✔️STOP: HOLBROOK, ARIZONA
TASK #55 – Read a book where any character visits a motel/hotel/inn/B&B OR a book where any character owns their own business
Full Bloom - Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes 2/25
(hero stays at a B&B and a hotel at one point)
✔️STOP: WINSLOW, ARIZONA
TASK #56 – Read a book where any character is a musician OR a book with over 500 ratings on Goodreads; tell us how many ratings
The Day is Dark - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (3425 ratings) 2/26
✔️STOP: METEOR CRATER, OUTSIDE WINSLOW, ARIZONA
TASK #57 – Read a book with SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY listed on the book’s main GR page OR a book that takes place in one of the 4 corner states (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico)
The Jigsaw Woman - Kim Antieau 2/26
✔️STOP: TWIN ARROWS, ARIZONA
TASK #58: Read a book with twins OR a book with an arrow on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a direction in the book title (North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast)
Wake of Vultures - Lila Bowen 3/12
✔️STOP: FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
TASK #59 – Read a book that was originally published in a year with a 9 in it; tell us the year
Mismatch - Tami Hoag (pub 1989) 3/13
✔️STOP: SIDE TRIP TO OAK CREEK CANYON AND SEDONA, ARIZONA
TASK #60 – Read a book that you either purchased or was recommended to you (from any source)
Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer (purchased brand new) 3/16
✔️STOP: OH NO! WIND STORM! WE NEED TO STOP AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS WE COULD BE HERE AWHILE, SO PLAN FOR TWO BOOKS
TASK #61 – As long as they follow the challenge rules, read 2 books of your choosing; post the titles of both books
1. The Morrow Secrets - Susan McNally 3/17
2. Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
✔️STOP: WILLIAMS, ARIZONA
TASK #62 – Read a book by any author with the FIRST name Bobby, Bob, Robert, Will, Bill, or William OR a book with any character whose FIRST name is Bobby, Bob, Robert, Will, Bill, or William
The Darkest King - Gena Showalter (MC is William) 3/20
✔️STOP: KINGMAN, ARIZONA
TASK #63 – Read a book with one human male on the cover and no others (men or women) Yes, part of that one human male is acceptable OR a book with a crown on the cover; post the cover
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron - Jennifer Ashley 3/20
✔️STOP: SIDE TRIP TO THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA
✔️STOP: SIDE TRIP TO LONDON BRIDGE, LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA
TASK #64 – Read a book that takes place in the 1800’s OR a book that mostly takes place in England
Sacrificed to the Dragon - Jessie Donovan 4/7
✔️STOP: NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA
TASK #65 – Read a book that takes place in the summer months (June, July, August and/or September) OR a book that takes place completely in California; tell us the location
Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
✔️STOP: WELL, WELL, WELL WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE? A LOOP JUST SOUTH OF WHAT IS NOW INTERSTATE 40 THERE ARE SEVERAL TOWNS IN THIS LOOP
TASK #66 – Please choose one town and spell out the name using the first letter of the book title or the first or last name of the author. Choose from one of these town names only:
A: Visions and Nightmares - A.F. Stewart 4/14
M: Song of the Sea Spirit - K.C. May 4/18
B: Bonded - Laura Wright 4/13
O: The Overlook - Michael Connelly 4/14
Y: Your Blue Eyed Boy - Helen Dunmore 4/13
✔️STOP: BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
TASK #67 – Read a book with an elderly woman as a character OR a book over 400 pages; tell us how many pages
Shadow of the Fox - Julie Kagawa 4/20
✔️STOP: ORO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
TASK #68 – Read a book with a bottle or glass object on the cover; post the cover
Everything's Relative - Jenna McCarthy 5/15
✔️STOP: SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA
TASK #69 – Read a book with food on the cover (food or dessert – no beverages) OR a book with a food or dessert mentioned in the title; post the cover
A Death at the Yoga Café - Michelle Kelly 5/15
✔️STOP: FONTANA, CALIFORNIA
TASK #70 – Read a book with a circle of some sort on the cover (yes, award circles count!) OR a book with a predominantly orange cover; post the cover
The Martian - Andy Weir 5/23
✔️STOP: HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTION, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, SAN MARINO, CALIFORNIA
TASK #71 – Read a book with a book on the cover OR a book with wild flowers (not potted or picked) on the cover; post the cover
Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
✔️STOP: PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
TASK #72 - Read a book where any character participates in a sporting event (either player or watcher) OR a book with roses on the cover; post the cover
The Ballerina & the Fighter - Ursula Sinclair (MMA fighter) 6/27
✔️STOP: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
TASK #73 – Read a book with a celebrity of some sort (real or fictitious); tell us who OR a book that takes place mostly in Los Angeles
Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
(one of the victims is a famous fitness guru)
✔️TASK #74 – Read a book whose title begins with H or G (exclude A, An, The)
The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
✔️STOP: SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
TASK #75 – As we have just traveled 2,884 miles using 75 tasks over Route 66, read a book with a page count using any of the these numbers – 2,4,5,6,6,7,8,8. The numbers do not have to be consecutive and should be used only as many times as they appear; tell us how many pages
Make Me Stay - Jaci Burton (275 pages) 7/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Month After Month Duration: February 1 - July 31, 2020
Complete: 6/6 Months
Complete: 30/30 Tasks
✔️FEBRUARY
✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FEBRUARY
Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman 2/9
✔* Read a book with an 8-word title (ALL words count)
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22
✔* Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with a letter in FEBRUARY
January in Atlantis - Alyssa DaY 2/4 (februarY)
✔* Read a book originally published in February; tell us what year
The Darkest King - Gena Showalter (pub Feb 2020) 3/20
✔* Read a book whose cover is predominantly purple; post the cover
The Outcast - Taran Matharu 3/30
✔️MARCH
✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MARCH
City of the Beasts - Isabel Allende 2/20
✔* Read a book with a 5-word title (ALL words count)
The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
✔* Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with a letter in MARCH
The Bookman - Lavie TidhaR 2/13 (maRch)
✔* Read a book originally published in March; tell us what year
Night's Blaze - Donna Grant (pub March 31, 2015) 5/9
✔* Read a book whose cover is predominantly light blue; post the cover
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson 3/14
✔️APRIL
✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in APRIL
Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7
✔* Read a book with a 5-word title (ALL words count)
The Peculiar Boars of Malloy - Doug Crandell 3/5
✔* Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with a letter in APRIL
The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas PeppeR 2/17 (apRil)
✔* Read a book originally published in April; tell us what year
Full Bloom - Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes (April 2005) 2/25
✔* Read a book whose cover is predominantly white; post the cover
Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie 3/8
✔️MAY
✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAY
You Belong with Me - Tari Faris 2/22
✔* Read a book with a 3-word title (ALL words count)
Murder of Crows - Annie Bellet 2/8
✔* Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with a letter in MAY
Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. PerrY 2/15 (maY)
✔* Read a book originally published in May; tell us what year
Endless Heart - Emma Lang (May 2012) 2/28
✔* Read a book whose cover is predominantly emerald green; post the cover
The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde 2/21
✔️JUNE
✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in JUNE
Enigma - Catherine Coulter 2/7
✔* Read a book with a 4-word title (ALL words count)
A Symphony of Echoes - Jodi Taylor 2/29
✔* Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with a letter in JUNE
Dangerously Fierce - Deborah BlakE 2/8 (junE)
✔* Read a book originally published in June; tell us what year
Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath (June 2008) 2/24
✔* Read a book whose cover is predominantly white; post the cover
Fish & Chips - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 3/31
✔️JULY
✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in JULY
Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick deWitt 2/27
✔* Read a book with a 4-word title (ALL words count)
A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill 3/1
✔* Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with a letter in JULY
Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. PerrY 2/6 (julY)
✔* Read a book originally published in July; tell us what year
Break the Day - Lara Adrian (2019) 2/11
✔* Read a book whose cover is predominantly ruby red ; post the cover
The Undoing - Averil Dean 2/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Month After Month - Part 2Duration: August 1 - January 31, 2021
Complete: 4/6 Months
Complete: 28/30 Tasks
AUGUST :
✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in August
The Ghost - Monica McCarty 9/3
✔ * Read a book with a 6-word title
Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
✔ * Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a letter in AUGUST
Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
✔ * Read a book originally published in August
Pines - Blake Crouch (Aug 2012) 8/28
✔ * Read a book whose cover is predominantly spring green
Primitive Nights - Candi Wall 11/24
SEPTEMBER :
✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in September
The Persuasion - Iris Johansen 9/11
* Read a book with a 9-word title
✔ * Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a letter in SEPTEMBER
Delirious - Daniel Palmer 8/19
* Read a book originally published in September
Bonded in Blood - L. Ann & L. Gene Brown (Sep 30, 2016) 11/21
✔ * Read a book whose cover is predominantly royal blue
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
OCTOBER
✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in October
book:Trick or Treat Murder|236981] - Leslie Meier 8/12
✔ * Read a book with a 7-word title
The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
✔ * Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a letter in OCTOBER
Nightmare in Shining Armor - Tamar Myers 8/17
✔ * Read a book originally published in October
Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow (Oct 2018) 8/14
✔ * Read a book whose cover is predominantly pink
Dark Warrior - Rebecca York 8/14
NOVEMBER :
✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in November
Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
✔ * Read a book with an 8-word title
Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater - T.M. Frazier 11/30
✔ * Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a letter in NOVEMBER
A Memory for Murder - Ruby Loren 8/10
✔ * Read a book originally published in November
A Ghost of a Chance - Morgana Best (pub Nov 15, 2015) 10/31
✔ * Read a book whose cover is predominantly yellow
Death of a Trophy Wife - Laura Levine 8/6
DECEMBER :
✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in December
Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9
* Read a book with an 8-word title
✔ * Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a letter in DECEMBER
War of the Sons - Rebecca Dessertine 8/13
✔ * Read a book originally published in December
Wild Irish Ride - Jennifer Saints (Dec 2018) 9/11
✔ * Read a book whose cover is predominantly blue
Thou Shalt Not Grill - Tamar Myers 8/17
JANUARY :
✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in January
Jackaby - William Ritter 8/23
✔ * Read a book with a 7-word title
Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler 11/11
✔ * Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a letter in JANUARY
The Bobcat - Katherine Forbes Riley 8/22
✔ * Read a book originally published in January
Dragan - D.B. Reynolds (Jan 2020) 9/12
✔ * Read a book whose cover is predominantly orange
A Scone to Die For - H.Y. Hanna 8/24
Lucy in the SkyDuration: March 1 - August 31 2020
READ: 23/25
✔ 25. Abbey Road Medley | Abbey Road
𝄞 Read a short story collection -or- read a book that has a condiment in its title or subtitle.
They Had Goat Heads - D. Harlan Wilson 4/5
✔ 24. All You Need Is Love | Magical Mystery Tour
𝄞 Read a romance -or- read a book whose author's first and last initial is in "LAMARSEILLAISE".
The Emperor's Seal - Amanda Roberts 3/27
✔ 23. Come Together | Abbey Road
𝄞 Read a political book (a character who is politically aware will work also) -or- read the last book of a finished series (tell us the series).
Mismatch - Tami Hoag (hero is a congressman) 3/13
✔ 22. A Day in the Life | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
𝄞 Read a book that can be described as an epic (epic fantasy, Americana, something ambitious) -or- read a book with DAY or LIFE in the title (plurals okay, no other variations).
A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones 7/23
✔ 21. Eleanor Rigby | Revolver
𝄞 Read a book with a religious main character -or- read a book with a female name in the title (the character must be in the book).
The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love - Erin Quinn 4/30
✔ 20. Happiness is a Warm Gun | The Beatles (The White Album)
𝄞 Read a book with a gun on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a banned book.
Split Feather - Deborah Wolf 3/21
✔ 19. A Hard Day's Night | A Hard Day's Night
𝄞 Read a book in which the main character has to work hard -or- read a book where the main character gets married (they have to stay together through the end).
Brody - Emma Lang 4/11
✔ 18. Help! | Help!
𝄞 Read a book whose title contains a punctuation mark -or- read a book in which the main character needs serious help with something. (like, not just rearranging the furniture. Tell us how the book fits).
Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
17. Here, There and Everywhere | Revolver
𝄞 Read a book whose author's first name is Marianne or a related name -or- read a book whose title contains a word that rhymes with HERE or THERE.
✔ 16. Hey Jude | Hey Jude
𝄞 Read a book in which a divorce occurs -or- read an uplifting/heartwarming book.
Unleashed - Cherrie Lynn 4/25
✔ 15. I Saw Her Standing There | Please, Please Me
𝄞 Read a book with a number in the title (cardinal number please: 5 or five, not fifth) -or- read a book about dance.
A Thousand Pieces of You - Claudia Grey 3/22
✔ 14. I Want to Hold Your Hand | Meet the Beatles!
𝄞 Read a book with a prominent hand on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book set in the United States.
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron - Jennifer Ashley 3/20
✔ 13. In My Life | Rubber Soul
𝄞 Read a book which you would call deep -or- read a book that has flashbacks.
You're Gonna Love Me - Robin Lee Hatcher 3/20
✔ 12. Let It Be | Let it Be
𝄞 Read a book whose main character is a mother -or- read a book that has a message that you think is wise (tell us how the book fits).
Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth Hunter (heroine has 2 boys) 3/13
✔ 11. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
𝄞 Read a book whose title starts with either L, S or D -or- read a book in which a child (< 10 yrs old) is important to the plot.
Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 3/4
✔ 10. Norwegian Wood | Rubber Soul
𝄞 Read a book set in India -or- read a book in which the main character takes revenge on someone.
The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz (on her sister) 4/6
✔ 9. Please, Please Me | Please, Please Me
𝄞 Read the first book by an author -or- read a book with a repeated word in the title
I Stop Somewhere - T.E. Carter 4/21
8. Revolution | Hey Jude
𝄞 Read a book in which a character is a Vietnam War vet -or- read a book set in the 1960s.
✔ 7. She Loves You | The Beatles' Second Album
𝄞 Read a book whose series title begins with a letter in YEAH (tell us the series) -or- read a book in which a father and son disagree about something (tell us how the book fits).
Immortal Born - Lynsay Sands (Argeneau #30) 3/25
✔ 6. Something | Abbey Road
𝄞 Read a book with a single word title -or- read a book written by someone who isn't a writer by profession
Inferno - Dan Brown 3/15
✔ 5. Strawberry Fields Forever | Magical Mystery Tour
𝄞 Read a coming of age book -or- read a book which has a sole person in the cover (post the cover).
Dark Queen - Faith Hunter 3/29
✔ 4. Ticket to Ride | Help!
𝄞 Read a book with a car on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book in which someone visits a prostitute.
Drive Me Crazy - Jenna Bayley-Burke 6/17
✔ 3. Tomorrow Never Knows | Revolver
𝄞 Read a book with a negative word in the title -or- read a book with hair on the cover (post the cover).
Wolves of the Northern Rift - Jon Messenger 3/26
✔ 2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles (The White Album)
𝄞 Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book whose author or main character is named Eric (variations are fine).
Yesterday's Thief - Al Macy (Eric Beckman) 3/7
✔ 1. Yesterday | Help!
𝄞 Read a book that's a spinoff or retelling of another book -or- read a book in which all the words of the title begin with a letter in "SCRAMBLEDEGGS" (all words count, two words minimum).
Dorothy in the Land of Monsters - Garten Gevedon 3/19
FireworksDuration: July 1 - December 31, 2020
READ: 28/28
History
✔ 1. During the Han dynasty
🎆 Read a book set in China or with a Chinese character - or - a book where the first word of the title starts with a letter in BAMBOO (disregard A, An, The).
Before Evil - Alex Kava 7/25
✔ 2. During the Song dynasty
🧨 Read a book with a predominantly black cover (show us the cover) - or - a book set in a location beginning with a letter in CHINA (tell us the location).
Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
✔ 3. The art and science of firework-making
🎇 Read a book with an artist character (tell us who) - or - a book including some sort of large celebration (tell us what).
The Bobcat - Katherine Forbes Riley (heroine) 8/22
✔ 4. In 1240 the Arabs
✨ Read a book with a character who is a writer of some kind (tell us who) - or - a book with a single flower on the cover (show us the cover).
Death of a Trophy Wife - Laura Levine (MC is a freelance writer) 8/6
✔ 5. Fireworks made their way
🎆 Read a book with a "13" or "15" in the original publication year (tell us the year) - or - a book with some sort of religious connection (a religious character, a religious event, etc.).
Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux (pub April 8, 2013) 9/5
✔ 6. Colored fireworks
🧨 Read a book with a multi-colored cover (with at least 3-4 different colors; show us the cover) - or - a book with a character in the military (any year, any country--tell us who).
A Scone to Die For - H.Y. Hanna 8/24
✔ 7. Early U.S. settlers
🎇 Read a book where a holiday is mentioned (bonus if it's July 4th) - or - a book with a politician as a main character (tell us who).
Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier 8/12
Types of Fireworks
✔ 8. Fountains
✨ Read a book with a cone or triangle shape on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book with punctuation in the title.
Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
✔ 9. Ground Spinners
🎆 Read a book with an author or character named Jack - or - a book with a two-word title (including A, An, The).
Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
✔ 10. Sparklers
🧨 Read a book with any sort of man-made light on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book marked Children's or Young Adult on the main genre page.
The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
✔ 11. Roman Candles
🎇 Read a book with a candle on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book with an author whose first name starts with R or whose last name starts with C.
Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
✔ 12. Missiles and Rockets
✨ Read a book with a character who is in the legal profession - or - a book with a plural word in the title.
Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine 8/15
✔ 13. Skyrocket
🎆 Read a book with a large expanse of sky on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book with S-K-Y in the title (in that order, but not necessarily in the same word).
Beneath the Sugar Sky - Seanan McGuire 7/26
Types of Visual Effects
✔ 14. Cake
🧨 Read a book with more than 1,000 ratings on Goodreads (tell us how many ratings) - or - a book with a "1" or "0" in the number of pages (tell us how many pages).
Archer's Lady - Moira Rogers (160 pages) 7/24
✔ 15. Crossette
🎇 Read a book with a silver or gold object on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book by an author with two sets of repeated letters in their name
Jackaby - William Ritter 8/23
✔ 16. Chrysanthemum
✨ Read a book with a circle or sphere on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book with a sandwiched letter in the title (such as m-U-m).
Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
✔ 17. Fish
🎆 Read a book with a fish on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book that you read quickly (tell us why--short book, due at the library, page-turner).
The Highlander's Iron Will - Amy Jarecki (short book 117 pages) 8/4
✔ 18. Horsetail or Waterfall
🧨 Read a book in which there is a scene with a horse or at a waterfall - or - a book in which someone travels (not just a trip to the store, but more like a vacation or a business trip).
Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux 9/13
(MCs ride horses through the forest to escape hit men)
✔ 19. Multi-break or Bouquet shells
🎇 Read a book that is part of a series (tell us what series) - or - a book with a "Q" somewhere in the title or the author's name.
Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard 7/20
✔ 20. Peony
✨ Read a book with a 5-letter word in the title - or - a book whose title ENDS in "Y".
Hidden Salem - Kay Hooper 7/15
✔ 21. Ring
🎆 Read a book with a one-word title - or - a book with a smiling face, a heart, or a clover on the cover (show us the cover).
Come Home Again - Nana Malone 7/31
✔ 22. Palm
🧨 Read a book set in a state where palm trees grow (Hawaii, California, Nevada, Texas, South Carolina, Florida--tell us the state) - or - a book with a single tree on the cover (show us the cover; bonus if it's a palm tree).
Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
✔ 23. Spider
🎇 Read a book whose title starts with "S" (Cannot start with A, An, The) - or - a book with some sort of creepy-crawly on the cover (show us the cover).
Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
✔ 24. Time Rain
✨ Read a time-travel book - or - a book with no word in the title being longer than 4-letters.
Make Me Stay - Jaci Burton 7/18
Types of Noise Effects
✔ 25. Bang
🎆 Read a book with a gun on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book with a MAIN character whose first name begins with a letter in BANG (tell us the character's name).
Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
✔ 26. Crackle and Hummer
🧨 Read a book with double repeated consonants in the title (like hu-mm-er) - or - a book with the word AND (by itself) in the title.
Chinook, Wine and Sink Her - Morgan Q. O'Reilly 7/29
✔ 27. Firecrackers
🎇 Read a book with "12" in the number of pages (tell us how many) - or - a book in which an explosion occurs (tell us briefly what happens).
The Good Ones - Jenn McKinlay (312 pages) 7/30
✔ 28. Salute
✨ Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in TITANIUM - or - a book with a very bright single-color cover (show us the cover)
Nightmare in Shining Armor - Tamar Myers 8/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Random Treasure Hunt #275/75 FOUND
Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
gleaming - there were practically gleaming, loc2810
The Final Fight - JD Salsbury 6/3
drag - my shorts and t-shirt create a drag, p228
flesh - she's like every man's dream in the flesh, p49
Back in Black - Lori Foster 6/5
hose - are you wearing panty hose, p72
macho - so elemental, so macho, p33
natural - and when they went natural,, p58
outrageous - she's paying you an outrageous amount of money, p35
prickly - don't get prickly, p44
promise - nothing wicked going on, I promise, p28
Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
bait - bait of some type, p301
hands - her ability to heal with her hands, p2
latch - Rebekka latched onto the purpose, p65
merciful - their ancestors had been merciful, p142
repeat - and I would repeat my actions, p39
selection - whined about the poor selection, p341
trouble - who so often found trouble, p35
Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
balance - when Ian recovered his balance, p177
banana - immediately changed it to banana Jana, p69
busy - we'll be busy getting sorted, p116
cough - while she gave in to a raspy cough, p28
knowing - it didn't take knowing well to know, p63
manage - as though it might manage to hold back tears, p117
pencil - writing with a pencil in a notebook, p91
scatter - arrived with a scatter of gravel, p267
unusual - unusual circumstances, p115
King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
melodic - a hint of urgency in her melodic voice, p12
The Vicious Deep - Zoraida Córdova 6/8
dusty - the handle is dusty gold, p190
lunchroom - back in the lunchroom, p242
seashore - there's sideshows by the seashore, p4
Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
amusing - the he didn't find fascinating, amusing or smoking hot, p3
boil - began to boil with panic, p248
callous - forgive me for being callous, p200
conscious - when they realized he wasn't conscious, p185
horses - well you said you liked horses, p29
sedate - the animal they were trying to sedate, p170
tongue - tying his tongue in knots, p80
work - you could use some work, p14
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan 6/10
cool - that is so cool, p90
multiply - the chains multiply so fast, p94
wheel - more entertaining than the exercise wheel, p120
Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews 6/11
animate - it's animated, p106
dock - where a spaceship could dock easily, p99
north - far to the north, p2
report - she is to report tomorrow, p89
smoke - the greasy smoke rising, p132
triumph - full of joy and triumph, p294
A Map of Days - Ransom Riggs 6/12
hush - oh hush, p45
lay - would help lay it to rest, p81
lock - and no lock at all, p175
Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
attractive - in a particularly attractive cut, p179
curious - a curious thing happened, p35
foregoing - foregoing profit was a new idea, p382
private - marked as private correspondence, p82
read - that his brother might read, p35
resonant - sending down a resonant crystal, p245
slip - it continued to slip lighter, p370
steal - how do you propose we steal such a thing, p245
wide - into the wide white-stoned street, p26
Sword and Pen - Rachel Caine 6/14
write - the mechanical scribes were able to write, p87
Murder by the Book - Lauren Elliott 6/15
van - Brian's van was parked out front, p47
Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My - Denise Swanson 6/16
adjustment - would take some adjustment on my part, p2
listen - complains that I never listen to her, p78
roll - the kid was on a roll, p155
Drive Me Crazy - Jenna Bayley-Burke 6/17
abject - I am an abject failure, p53
cherry - run the cherry blossom 10K, p5
Heir of the Dog -Judi McCoy 6/18
drab - a perpetually drab conference room, p148
The Age of Ash - Andrenik Y. Sergoyan 6/20
produce - to produce only silence p56
sable - with a sable brush, p45
subsequent - and subsequent death of his steward, p126
Witches' Brew - Morgana Best 6/25
aboriginal - European culture often uses the term aboriginal, p8
adjoining - one at an adjoining angle, p15
uneven - walked back down the uneven flagstones, p11
Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26
probable - everything has been completely plain and probable, p109
proud - proud of the fact, p159
righteous - with cold and righteous fury, p139
Within These Walls - Ania Ahlborn 6/28
abusive - her dad had laid into her like some abusive jerk, p238
Mariana - Susanna Kearsley 6/30
cloistered - out into a cloistered walk, p205
descriptive - long descriptive passages, p65
languid - languid dark eyes that hinted at a sensual nature, p64
The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
disastrous - a more disastrous turn of events, p145
The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
edge - Cheat's silence gained a hard edge, p291
houses - in their high-ceiling houses, p21
salt - salt water had blurred her eyes, p332
wave - waves vomited over the deck, p332
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
assorted - dressed in ill-assorted and tatty clothes, p46
patch - through the patch of silver moonlight, p36
rake - Stefan raked a hand through his hair, p85
All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
representative - the son of Valuka's lead representative, p28
The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
periodic - during one of the periodic vendettas, p27
sulky - sulky as a teenager in a foul mood, p208
Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess - Phil & Kaja Foglio 7/17
shake - she felt her hands beginning to shake, p150
A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones 7/23
enthusiastic - trying not to look overly enthusiastic, p26
Highfire - Eoin Colfer 7/24
development - just keep an eye out for developments, p57
Before Evil - Alex Kava 7/25
print - the print was smeared, p166
Alice's Adventures in Steamland: The Clockwork Goddess - Wol-vriey 7/26
unwieldy - although it was very unwieldy, p12
UNSUB - Meg Gardiner 7/27
corrode - she heard the corroded panic in her voice, p258
Death of a Rug Lord - Tamar Myers 8/18
digestion - always find it aided our digestion, p76
The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
gabby - like they did gabby, p119
Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
obsequious - to fawn and flatter a girl obsequiously, p85
An Almond for a Parrot - Wray Delaney 10/24
humdrum - most of my days had been humdrum, p23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A Trip to the LouvreDuration: June 1 - November 30, 2020
READ: 22/22
✔ 1. The Grand Entrance | Pyramid du Louvre
⚜️ Read a book with a pyramid-shaped item on its cover; post the cover OR read a book featuring a Chinese-American character (or a Chinese character currently living in the United States) OR read a book with some kind of controversy; tell us briefly what.
The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/3
(the wolfheel is expected to keep the country safe from the horrific raiders attacking villages and moving north trying to overtake the entire country. The countries are supposed to tithe men and are refusing but still expecting the wolfheel to protect them.)
✔ 2. The Mona Lisa
⚜️ Read a book by an author whose name is Lisa (reasonable variations okay - i.e. Lisel, Lissa, etc.); post the author link OR read a book in whichsomething valuable is stolen; tell us what OR read a book with a two word title (all words count).
Dragan - D.B. Reynolds (the hexagon, a magical artifact) 9/12
✔ 3. The Venus de Milo:
⚜️ Read a book that has an apple, a crown, a shield, or a mirror on its cover; post the cover OR read a book whose location begins with a letter in APHRODITE; tell us where OR read a book whose cover you consider beautiful; post the cover.
Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard 7/20
✔ 4. The Coronation of Napolean
⚜️ Read an "oversized" book (500+ pages); tell us how many pages OR read a book with a character you would consider an egomaniac; tell us why OR read a book in which a political person or group seizes power by force; briefly tell us who and how.
Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine (576 pages) 8/15
✔ 5. The Winged Victory of Samothrace
⚜️ Read a book of renown (more than 100,000 ratings on GR); tell us how many ratings OR read a book that takes place on an island; tell us where OR read a book that has a single female on the cover; post the cover.
By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates (an island in the Outer Banks) 8/20
✔ 6. Liberty Leading the People
⚜️ Read a book with a mostly red, white, and blue cover; post the cover OR read a book involving any political strife; briefly tell us what OR read a book with an intact "40" in its total page count; tell us how many pages.
A Memory for Murder - Ruby Loren (240 pages) 8/10
✔ 7. The Raft of Medussa
⚜️ Read a book that takes place primarily on a ship OR read a book that involves mutiny or cannibalism; briefly tell us about it, using spoiler alert if necessary OR read book 15, 151, or 400 on your TBR, sorted any way you choose; tell us how you sorted and the book's position.
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22
(the boys rebel against the tyranny of Peter Pan)
✔ 8. Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss:
⚜️ Read a book marked "Romance" on its main GR page OR read a book with 2 people kissing on the cover; post the cover OR read a book with a lifelike photo cover (as opposed to drawn or painted); post the cover.
Avenger's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 7/19
✔ 9. Hammurabi’s Code:
⚜️ Read a book involving a king or a lawyer; tell us who OR read the book from your TBR with the oldest original publication date OR read a book that contains an oft-quoted phrase; copy the phrase here and list its location within the text.
Claim The Leopard Princess - Meg Xuemei X. (king of werewolves) 9/14
✔ 10. Grande Odalisque
⚜️ Read a book marked "erotica" on its GR page, or a romance you think is a bit "steamy" OR read a book featuring a character who is part of a harem OR read a book whose author's first and last initial may be found in ODALISQUE; post a link to the author.
Alice's Adventures in Steamland: The Clockwork Goddess - Wol-vriey 7/26
✔ 11. Les Noces de Cana | The Wedding Feast at Cana
⚜️ Read a book in which a wedding or other significant feast takes place OR read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on its cover; post the cover OR read a book that takes place in a monastery.
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday (MCs mother gets married) 9/10
✔ 12. Sleeping Hermaphroditus
⚜️ Read a book with a cushion or pillow on the cover; post the cover OR read a book about a subject that makes you fell uncomfortable; tell us what OR read a book that takes place in ancient Rome or ancient Greece.
Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/20
(illegal and immoral experimental testing on kidnapped humans)
✔ 13. The Lamassu
⚜️ Read a book involving a mythological creature; tell us what OR read a book that takes place in ancient times (before 1000 B.C.) OR read a book with a statue on its cover; post the cover.
Poison Ivory - Tamar Myers 8/13
✔ 14. The Dying Slave and the Rebellious Slave
⚜️ Read a book involving slavery; tell us how OR read a book that takes place in Rome OR read a book you find emotional; tell us how.
A Companion to Wolves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 9/30
(a straight man is put in many situations where pseudo-consensual sex is forced upon him in order to keep the wolfhouse running smoothly)
✔ 15. Louis XIV
⚜️ Read a book that takes place in Spain or France; tell us where OR read a book in which the main character receives a gift; tell us what OR read the 14th book in a series; tell us the series name.
Courting Darkness - Robin LaFevers (France) 6/2
✔ 16. La Dentellière | The Lacemaker
⚜️ Read a book admired by other authors (i.e. endorsement) OR read a book with a single female on the cover; post the cover OR read a book that takes place in the Netherlands.
The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
✔ 17. Chevaux de Marly | Marly Horses
⚜️ Read a book that involves a horse or horses; tell us how OR read a book with a horse or a small body of water on the cover; post the cover OR read a book marked "SURVIVAL" on its GR page (may be the home page or within the Top 25 genres listed on the genre page).
Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
✔ 18. Le Couronnement de la Vierge | The Coronation of the Virgin
⚜️ Read a book that takes place in Italy OR read a book where the first letter of each title word may be found in "SAN DOMENICO" (ALL words count; two word minimum) OR read a book with a gold object on its cover; post the cover.
Drink of Me - Jacquelyn Frank 7/19
✔ 19. Le Tricheur à l'as de Carreau | The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds
⚜️ Read a book that involves any of the three sins listed above (lust, liquor, gambling); tell us what OR read a book with the word "RIGHT" in its title (compound words okay i.e. right-handed) OR read a book with any two of the following numbers in its total page count - 1, 6, 3, 5; tell us how many pages.
The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski (355 pages) 7/5
✔ 20. Portrait of the Artist Holding a Thistle
⚜️ Read a book in which a character becomes engaged; tell us who OR read a book that is a stand-alone by an author who also writes series OR read a book with someone holding a plant or flower on the cover; post the cover.
Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux (MCs) 9/13
✔ 21. French Crown Jewels
⚜️ Read a book involving royalty (major - i.e. king, queen, prince; or minor - duke, earl, duchess) OR read a book with an elaborate piece of jewelry on its cover; post the cover OR read a book in which a gem is important to the plot (i.e. diamond thieves, a legendary ruby); briefly tell us why the gem is important.
All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace (MC is a queen) 7/10
✔ 22. The Medieval Louvre: Foundations of the Palace
⚜️ Read a book in which a castle, dungeon, or moat is mentioned OR read a book whose 'new' publication date is at least 50 years older than the original publication date; tell us both dates (i.e. a classic published in 1875 is republished with a new forward in 2015) OR read a book whose author's or main character's name is Philippe (reasonable variations are fine - i.e. Philip, Philippa, name may be first or last - i.e. Phillips)
Soul Scorched - Donna Grant 8/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Summer 2020 seasonal challenge: Summer FunDuration: June 21 - September 20, 2020
READ: 24/28
1. GO TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK
🎢 Read a book in which a character visits any kind of park; tell us what kind OR a book with a carnival/amusement park ride shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
✔ 2. WALK BAREFOOT
👣 Read a book with a barefoot person shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with an 8-letter word in the title
The Selkie Bride - Melanie Jackson 8/26
✔ 3. ATTEND A BASEBALL GAME
⚾ Read book #9 from a series; tell us the series OR a book with a diamond-shaped object shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Crash & Burn - Abigail Roux (Cut & Run #9) 9/17
✔ 4. BUILD A BONFIRE
🍢 Read a book with FIRE in the title or shown prominently on the cover; post the cover if using that option OR a book that you find mesmerizing; briefly tell us why
Archer's Lady - Moira Rogers 7/24
✔ 5. GO CAMPING
⛺ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in CAMPING; disregard A, An and The OR a book by an author with a 7-letter name (last, first or combined); post a link to the author's GR page
Genesis - Bernard Beckett 7/14
✔ 6. EAT CORN ON THE COB AND WATERMELON
🍉 Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in either CORNONTHECOB or WATERMELON; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book with a "summer" food shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Murder is a Monkey's Game - Ruby Loren (R&L in wateRmeLon) 8/11
✔ 7. GO TO A DRIVE-IN MOVIE
🎞 Read a book by an author with a hyphenated name; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book that has been made into a movie (NOT a TV show); tell us the movie title if different from the book title
Messenger's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 7/29
✔ 8. SHOP AT A FARMER'S MARKET
🍅 Read a book with a character who earns his/her living by farming; tell us who OR a book with an apostrophe in the title or author's name; post a link to the author's GR page if using that option
Alice's Adventures in Steamland: The Clockwork Goddess - Wol-vriey 7/26
✔ 9. CATCH FIREFLIES
✨ Read a book in which something/someone is caught; using spoiler tags if necessary, briefly explain OR a book with a light source of some kind shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Pines - Blake Crouch 8/28
(MC is caught trying to escape a locked down town)
✔ 10. SEE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY
🎆 Read a book set in China (most US fireworks are manufactured in China) OR a book for which the first letter of every word in the title can be found in FIREWORKS (ALL words count; 2-word minimum)
Wild Irish Ride - Jennifer Saints 9/11
11. GO FISHING
🐠 Read a book in which a character goes fishing; tell us the character OR a book with a long, thin object (like a fishing pole) shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
✔ 12. RELAX IN A HAMMOCK
📚 Read a book from a genre that relaxes you OR a book that wasreleased less than six months before you read it; tell us the release date
The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen (pub August 18, 2020) 9/9
✔ 13. PLANT A GARDEN
🌸 Read a book with a predominantly green cover; post the cover OR a book with a character who gardens, either for fun or professionally; tell us the character
The Bobcat - Katherine Forbes Riley (hero a professional landscaper) 8/22
✔ 14. GRILL OUTDOORS
🥩 Read a book with double OOs in the title OR a book in which someone grills/cooks food outdoors
By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 8/20
✔ 15. MAKE ICE CREAM
🍦 Read a book with a title that begins with I (ALL words count!) OR a book set in a location that is very warm most of the time; tell us where
Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
✔ 16. FLY A KITE
👓 Read a book with a word in the title that rhymes with KITE OR a book with something shown prominently on the cover that could fly unassisted (like a bird or bat, not a kite); post the cover
All Knight Long - John G. Hartness 7/9
✔ 17. PLAY MINI GOLF
⛳ Read a book with an intact 18 in the total number of pages; tell us how many pages OR a book with a character who plays golf; tell us the character
Magic of Thieves - C. Greenwood (182 pages) 7/18
✔ 18. ATTEND AN OUTDOOR CONCERT
🎶 Read a book featuring a musician, amateur or professional; tell us who OR listen to an audiobook
Damian - D.B. Reynolds 8/20
✔ 19. GO ON A PICNIC
🍗 Read a book that contains recipes (NOT a cookbook) OR a book with a blanket shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/6
✔ 20. SIT ON A PORCH SWING
😎 Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in PORCH; tell us where OR a book told from at least two different points of view
Thou Shalt Not Grill - Tamar Myers (Pennsylvania) 8/17
✔ 21. GATHER SEASHELLS AND BUILD A SANDCASTLE
🏰 Read a book set in a beach town; tell us where OR a book with a castle or seashell/s shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Sanibel Island, Florida) 9/20
✔ 22. CREATE SIDEWALK ART
🎨 Read a book with a cover that looks cartoon-ish; post the cover OR a book with a compound word in the title
A Scone to Die For - H.Y. Hanna 8/24
✔ 23. GO STARGAZING
🌟 Read a book with a starry night sky shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a verb ending in ING in the title
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
24. ENJOY A STREET FAIR
🧸 Read a book in which a character owns/drives or purchases from a food truck OR a book set in a small town, real or fictional; tell us the town
✔ 25. GO SWIMMING
👙 Read a book with a word in the title that begins with SW OR a book with a body of water in which you could swim shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Soul of the Sword - Julie Kagawa 6/22
✔ 26. OBSERVE A THUNDERSTORM
⛈ Read a book with a 7 in its original year of publication; tell us the year OR a book with lightning shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Kato - D.B. Reynolds (pub June 23, 2017) 8/28
✔ 27. TAKE A VACATION
✈ Read a book in which a character takes a vacation; tell us where s/he went OR a book set in a location where you would like to vacation; tell us where
Witches' Brew - Morgana Best (Australia) 6/25
28. TOSS WATER BALLOONS
💦 Read a book with a child shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a major character who is under 12 years old; tell us the character and the age
Ding, Ding!! Good Humor Ice Cream!! Duration: August 1 - October 31, 2020
READ: 12/18
1. 🚐 Read a book by an author whose first name is Harry or Ruth; remember to post the author's link OR read a book that takes place in the 1920's; tell us when.
2. 🍡 Read a book in which a character comes up with a clever way to solve a problem; briefly tell us what, using spoilers, if necessary OR read a book that involves a father and son.
✔ 3. 🍦Read a book with a "12" in its original publication year; tell us the date OR read a book with any type of winter-specific transportation on its cover (i.e. sleigh, bobsled, snow removal truck); remember to post the cover.
Fallen Angel - Eden Bradley (pub June 19, 2012) 8/19
✔ 4. 🚐 Read a book marked "FOOD" or "HUMOR" on its main goodreads page OR read a book with the word "GOOD" in its title; may be plural or compound but must be intact.
Castle Perilous - John DeChancie 8/27
✔ 5. 🍡 Read a book that takes place in Washington, D.C., OR read a book that shows a stick or a "stick-like" object on its cover; remember to post the cover.
Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
6. 🍦Read book #100 on your TBR, sorted any way you choose OR read a book involving business (fiction or non-fiction); tell us how your book fits.
7. 🚐 Read a book that involves "The Mob" OR read a book by an author's whose initials (first and last; ignore middle) may be found in TJB; any order is fine, but you can only use a letter as many times as it appears in TJB - i.e. TJ, BT, JT.
✔ 8. 🍡 Read a book that takes place in the 1930's OR read a book with an intact "80" through "89" in its page count; tell us how many pages.
Private Affair - Rebecca York (384 pages) 8/16
✔ 9. 🍦Read the 3rd book in a series; tell us the name of the series OR read a book with a "courtly" character (someone who acts very politely or graciously); tell us who.
Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier (Lucy Stone Mystery #3) 8/12
✔ 10. 🚐 Read a book you would consider a romantic comedy OR read a book that has been made into a movie; tell us the movie name if it differs from the book.
Bears Behaving Badly - MaryJanice Davidson 8/29
✔ 11. 🍡 Read a book that takes place in the 1960's OR read a book with a fruit name in its title or fruit on its cover; post the cover.
Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14
✔ 12. 🍦Read a book whosetitle begins with a "U"; ignore a/an/the OR read a book with a character who is 55+ years old; tell us who.
Undertow - Dixie Browning 9/28
13. 🚐 Read a book with any type of 4-wheeled transportation on its cover; remember to post the cover OR read a book that takes place in the 1980's.
✔ 14. 🍡 Read a book in which one business acquires another; tell us the parties involved (this could be an individual purchasing a business as well as a corporation) OR read a book where the first letter of each title word may be found in UNILEVER HEARTBRAND - All words count; 3 word minimum.
Trouble in Bloom - Heather Webber 8/31
15. 🍦Read a book that is considered a "classic" OR read a book with any type of frozen dessert on its cover; post the cover.
✔ 16. 🎂 Read a book in which a character celebrates their birthday; tell us who OR read a book with any kind of sweet treat on its cover; remember to post the cover.
A Scone to Die For - H.Y. Hanna 8/24
✔ 17. 🚐 Read a book with a mint green cover; post the cover OR read a book where two people, two groups, or two businesses partner together for a common cause.
A Companion to Wolves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 9/30
✔ 18. 🍡 Read a book that takes place in New York City OR read a book originally published in 2014.
Jackaby - William Ritter (pub Sept 16, 2014) 8/23
Historical MisperceptionsDuration: April 1 - September 30, 2020
READ: 24/25
25 – "There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will." – Albert Einstein, 1932
😲 Read a book with cloud/s shown prominently on its cover; post the cover OR a book with a negative word (no, never, none) in its title
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
✔ 24 – "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." – Decca Recording Company on declining to sign The Beatles, 1962
😲 Read a book in which music is important; briefly explain OR a book originally published in the 1960s; tell us the year
Jumping Jude - Lucy Lennox (MC is a country singer on tour) 4/26
✔ 23 – "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." – Western Union internal memo, 1876
😲 Read a book with a phone or other communication device shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a main character whose first name begins with a letter in TELEPHONE; tell us the name
Desert Bound - Elizabeth Hunter (Teodora Vasquez) 4/30
✔ 22 – "Reagan doesn't have that presidential look." – United Artists executive after rejecting Reagan as lead in the 1964 film The Best Man
😲 Read a book with a character who is elected to office; tell us who and the office OR a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in REAGAN; post a link to the author's page
Rebel Wolf - Amy Greene 4/28
✔ 21 – "Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia." – Dr. Dionysius Lardner, 1830
😲 Read a book in which a character dies of unnatural causes OR a book with an honorific (Dr., Mrs., etc.) in its title
A Killer's Mind - Mike Omer (murdered/strangulation) 4/28
✔ 20 – "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." – Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
😲 Read a book with a 5 in its total page count; tell us how many pages OR a book with a major character who earns his/her living working with computers.
The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz 4/6
✔ 19 – "X-rays will prove to be a hoax." – Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society, 1883
😲 Read a book with an X in its title or in the author's name; post a link to the author's page if you use that option OR a book with at least one hand shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/1
✔ 18 – "Everyone acquainted with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure." – Henry Morton, president of the Stevens Institute of Technology, on Edison's light bulb, 1880
😲 Read a book with a manmade light source shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book featuring a scientist of some sort; tell us who and what branch of science
Of Blood and Ashes - Kyoko M (DNA scientist) 5/26
✔17 – "The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad." – The president of the Michigan Savings Bank, advising Henry Ford's lawyer not to invest in the Ford Motor Co., 1903
😲 Read a book by an author named Henry (no variations, but first or last name will work) OR a book with a car (no trucks, buses, etc.) shown prominently on the cover; post the cover
Drive Me Crazy - Jenna Bayley-Burke 6/17
✔ 16 – "Television won't last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night." – Darryl Zanuck, movie producer, 20th Century Fox, 1946
😲 Read a book that has been made into a TV show (NOT a movie); tell us the show if the title is different OR a book that you found hard to put down; briefly tell us why
The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon (a roller coaster of a plot) 5/2
✔ 15 – "No one will pay good money to get from Berlin to Potsdam in one hour when he can ride his horse there in one day for free." – King William I of Prussia, on trains, 1864
😲 Read a book that you got for free OR a book set in Europe (use this list); tell us where
Snow White Red-Handed - Maia Chance (Germany) 4/12
✔ 14 – Yale economist Irving Fisher, said in 1929 that ''stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.'' Within weeks, values plummeted by $26 billion, heralding the start of the Great Depression.
😲 Read a book with an intact 26 in its total number of pages; tell us how many pages OR a book set in a location beginning with a letter in YALE; tell us where
Sugar and Iced - Jenn McKinlay (Arizona) 4/26
✔ 13 – "If excessive smoking actually plays a role in the production of lung cancer, it seems to be a minor one." – W.C. Heuper, National Cancer Institute, 1954
😲 Read a book in which illness plays an important role; briefly explain, using spoiler tags if necessary OR a book with an ING verb in its title
Fighting Fate - J.B. Salsbury 4/19
✔ 12 – "No, it will make war impossible." – Hiram Maxim, inventor of the machine gun, in response to the question "Will this gun not make war more terrible?" from Havelock Ellis, an English scientist, 1893
😲 Read a book with WAR on its main GR page OR a book with a question mark in its title
Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
✔ 11 – Henry Adams assured us in 1903, ''My figures coincide in fixing 1950 as the year when the world must go to smash.''
😲 Read a book by an author whose first or last name ENDS with Y; post a link to the author's page OR a book with DYSTOPIA on its main GR page
Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
✔ 10 – "There will never be a bigger plane built." – a Boeing engineer, after the first flight of the 247, a twin engine plane that holds ten people
😲 Readbook #10 or higher in a series; tell us the series and position number OR a book in which a character travels by plane; tell us who
The Overlook - Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #13) 4/14
✔ 9 – "How, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense." Napoleon Bonaparte, when told of Robert Fulton's steamboat, 1800s
😲 Read a book where the first letter of every word in its title can be found in BONAPARTE (a letter may only be used as many times as appears in the word); 3-word minimum OR a book set in France
Courting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 6/2
✔ 8 – "The idea that cavalry will be replaced by these iron coaches is absurd. It is little short of treasonous." – comment of Aide-de-camp to Field Marshall Haig, at tank demonstration, 1916
😲 Read a book whose title begins with I (ALL words count) OR a book set between 1900-1925; tell us when
I Stop Somewhere - T.E. Carter 4/21
✔ 7 – "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." – HG Wells, British novelist, 1901
😲 Read a book with a character who earns (or earned) his/her living as a sailor (not necessarily in the military); tell us who OR a book with a large natural body of water on its cover; post the cover
At Death's Door - Sherrilyn Kenyon (all characters are pirates) 4/17
✔ 6 – "The world potential market for copying machines is 5000 at most." – IBM, to the eventual founders of Xerox, saying the photocopier had no market large enough to justify production, 1959
😲 Read a book with more than 50,000 ratings; tell us how many ratings OR a book with the letters I-B-M in its title.
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan (711,733 ratings) 6/10
✔ 5 – "The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys." – Sir William Preece, Chief Engineer, British Post Office, 1878
😲 Read a book with a major character who works in a blue collar job; tell us who and the job OR a book with a predominantly red cover; post the cover
Shadow of the Fox - Julie Kagawa 4/20
✔ 4 – "It'll be gone by June." – Variety Magazine on rock 'n' roll, 1955
😲 Read a book with an apostrophe in its title OR a book added to your to-read list in June; tell us when you added it
Witch's Reign - Shannon Mayer 4/25
✔ 3 – "And for the tourist who really wants to get away from it all, safaris in Vietnam." – Newsweek, predicting popular holidays for the late 1960s
😲 Read a book set in a popular vacation spot; tell us where OR a book with a character who earns his/her living in a tourist-related field; tell us who and the care
The Island - Lisa Henry (set in Fiji) 4/16
✔ 2 – "When the Paris Exhibition (of 1878) closes, electric light will close with it and no more will be heard of it." – Oxford professor Erasmus Wilson
😲 Read a book with a night scene shown prominently on the cover (bonus points for a night cityscape); post the cover OR a book in which a festival or fair takes place; briefly tell us about it
Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
✔1 – "A rocket will never be able to leave the Earth's atmosphere." – New York Times, 1936
😲 Read a book set in space OR a non-fiction book about an astronaut; tell us who
Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews 6/11
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Route 66 - The Mother Road
Start Date: June 1, 2018
End Date: July 18, 2020
READ: 75/75
✔️START: GRANT PARK, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
TASK #1 - Read a book that is a stand-alone
The Sorcerer's Prize - Rose Andrews 6/2
✔️STOP: JOLIET, ILLINOIS
TASK #2 - Read a book with 1 B in the book title and 1B in the author’s name
Balanced on the Blade's Edge - Lindsay Buroker 6/24
✔️STOP: GEMINI GIANT, WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS
TASK #3 - Read a book with a hat or helmet on the cover
Silk and Spurs - Cheyenne McCray 6/24
✔️STOP: CARDIFF MEMORIAL, DWIGHT, ILLINOIS
TASK #4 – Read a book set between 1900 – 1999 OR a book with GHOSTS listed as a genre on the book's main GR page
Invincible Summer - Alice Adams (50% takes place during 1195-1999) 6/29
✔️STOP: PONTIAC, ILLINOIS
TASK #5 - Read a book that includes a (real) person of note; tell us who OR a book where the first letter in the first name of a main character can be found in WMASM tell us the name
Little Tiny Teeth - Aaron Elkins (Arden) 7/1
✔️STOP: BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
TASK #6 - Read a book with any character who is any type of attorney OR a book where the male on the book cover has facial hair; post the cover OR a book that is #16 in a series; tell us the series
The Heist - Janet Evanovich (char is a criminal attorney) 7/5
✔️STOP: FUNK’S GROVE, ILLINOIS
TASK #7 -Read a book with (what you feel) is an annoying number of spelling or grammatical errors within the story OR a book with an eccentric character (also acceptable are strange, odd, unstable); tell us who
The Darkest Warrior - Gena Showalter (Keeley is an oracle and slightly nuts) 7/7
✔️STOP: LINCOLN, ILLINOIS
TASK #8 - Read a book where a baby is born within the story OR a book with any fruit on the cover; post the cover
Rocket Roll - H.C. Turk 7/22
✔️STOP: OH NO! ONE OF THE BUTTER SCULPTURES HEADING TO THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR HAS SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF US! WE’RE IN A BUTTER SLIDE!
TASK #9 – Read a book that has a predominately yellow cover; post the cover
Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 7/25
TASK #10 – Read a book with the book title in the color yellow; post the cover
Loco Motive - Mary Daheim 8/2
✔️STOP: SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
TASK #11 - Read a book with a hot dog or corn on the cover; post the cover OR a book which takes place in a US capital city
Dark in Death - J.D. Robb (New York City) 8/9
✔️STOP: MOUNT OLIVE, ILLINOIS
TASK #12 – Read a book where the author’s last name begins with M or H or J (no first names please); post a link to the author's name
Fire Dancer - Ann Maxwell 8/24
✔️STOP: COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS
TASK #13 - Read a book with a tall building, spire, or tall object on the cover; post the cover OR a book with HISTORY or HISTORICAL listed as a genre on the book title’s main GR page
The Duke Diaries - Sophia Nash (historical fiction) 8/31
✔️STOP: CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TASK #14 - Read a book with any type of water transportation on the cover; post the cover OR a book where a river is important to the story
Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham (boat on cover) 10/14
✔️STOP: TIMES BEACH, MISSOURI
TASK #15 - Read a book where something is restored to its original glory (a house, jewelry, building, clothing, land, etc); tell us what OR a book with a character employed by the US Government
No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose (FBI agent) 10/20
✔️STOP: GRAY SUMMIT, MISSOURI
TASK #16 - Read a book with a dog in the story (tell us the dog's name) or on the cover; post the cover
Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick (ghost dog) 10/24
✔️STOP: ST CLAIR, MISSOURI
Photo op!! We have to stop and see the Hot and Cold Water Towers! There is no reading task assigned with this stop
✔️STOP: MERAMEC CAVERNS, SULLIVAN, MISSOURI
TASK #17 – Read a book with a large mansion-type home on the cover; post the cover OR a book with an event that takes place in a cave or underground structure
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
(mc's spend time in an underground burial chamber)
✔️STOP: CUBA, MISSOURI
TASK #18 - Read a book with a farm or field on the cover OR a book with a flying machine on the cover; post the cover
The Beet Fields - Gary Paulsen 12/6
✔️STOP: ROLLA, MISSOURI
TASK #19 - Read a book with a predominantly green cover; post the cover
The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10
✔️STOP: DEVIL’S ELBOW, MISSOURI
TASK #20 – Read a book in which a flood takes place OR a book with any type of lingerie on the cover; post the cover
The Unseen - Heather Graham 12/21
✔️STOP: CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
TASK #21 – Read a book with a character who works for a local government (Sheriff, Deputy, Police Officer, Bailiff, Judge, etc – not Federal government) OR a book where a wedding takes place
My Lady Jane - Cynthia Hand (heroine is forced into a marriage of convenience) 12/21
STOP: OH NO! TORNADO!
✔️TASK #22 - Read a book with any weather related word in the title
Ice - Linda Howard 1/23
✔️TASK #23 - Your trip will be delayed for a couple of days due to storm clean-up, so tell us about the worst book you’ve ever read and why. Does not need to be re-read
Recently I read "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" which was awful. The author is very intelligent and tried to make the book an enlightening read for genius's but failed mightily with this "genius". UGH so not worth the 514 pages.
STOP: BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS
✔️TASK #24 - Read a book with LESS THAN 150 pages (This can only be used for this task as all others require over 150 pages) OR a book where any character has stolen something; tell us what was stolen
Waiting for Wednesday - Nicci French (burglar stole the silverware) 1/28
✔️STOP: COMMERCE, OKLAHOMA
TASK #25 - Read a book with any form of money on the cover OR a bookwith a roadway on the cover; post the cover
Friday on My Mind - Nicci French 1/31
✔️STOP: VINITA, OKLAHOMA
TASK #26 - Read a book that takes place on a farm OR a book whose title begins with V (disregard A, An, The)
Of Blood and Bone - Nora Roberts 2/7
✔️STOP: FOYIL, OKLAHOMA
TASK #27 - Read a book with any type of artist OR a book where a postal worker is mentioned by name; tell us the name
A Bicycle Built for Murder - Kate Kingsbury (Cyril Appleby) 2/9
✔️STOP: CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA
TASK #28 - Read a book where a main character lives through a near-death accident OR a book where at least part of the book takes place in Oklahoma
A Beautiful Dark - Jocelyn Davies 2/10
✔️STOP: CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA
TASK #29 – Read any book of your choosing (as long as it’s over 150 pages)
A Conspiracy of Faith - Jussi Adler-Olsen (504 pages) 2/11
✔️STOP: TULSA, OKLAHOMA
TASK #30 - Read a book where the first word of the title begins with T (disregard A, An, The)
Through Rain and Missing Mantaurs - Jeanne Marcella 2/22
✔️STOP: OH NO! WHAT IS THAT ON THE ROADWAY? OIL SLICK!
TASK #31 – Read a book with a predominantly black cover; post the cover
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - Dorothy Gilman 3/14
TASK #32 - Read a book with the book title in the color black; post the cover
Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus 3/22
✔️STOP: SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA
TASK #33 - Read a book with either rocks or a bridge on the cover; post the cover
Legend of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 4/17
✔️STOP: CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA
TASK #34 – Read a book where a character goes on vacation; tell us where they go
Something in the Water - Catherine Steadman (Bora Bora) 4/17
✔️STOP: WARWICK, OKLAHOMA
TASK #35 – Read a book with a motorcycle, bicycle, or unicycle on the cover; post the cover
JFK to Dublin - Brooke St. James 6/24
✔️STOP: ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA
TASK #36 - Read a book with a beverage on the cover OR a book with a stone statue or a stone monument (tombstones are acceptable) on the cover; post the cover
Going Underground - Susan Vaught 6/28
✔️STOP: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
TASK #37 - Read a book with a sunrise/sunset on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a police officer within the story
Dragon Bites - Allison James 7/2
(MCs friend is a cop and he is a secondary character)
✔️STOP: EL RENO, OKLAHOMA
TASK #38 – Read a book where a character goes to a festival or fair OR a book in which the author’s first or last name begins with an E; post a link to the author's name
A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab 7/16
(MCs attend a festival / gladiator-type competition)
✔️STOP: WEATHERFORD, OKLAHOMA
TASK #39 – Read a book that was originally published between 1900 and 1999; tell us the year
Daughter of Fortune - Isabel Allende (pub 1999) 7/31
✔️STOP: ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA
TASK #40 - Read a book with any wild animal (not a house pet, but horses, cows, zoo animals, shifters are acceptable) within the story OR a book with a 4.5 rating or higher on GR; tell us the rating
Wundersmith - Jessica Townsend (4.53 rating) 8/24
✔️STOP: SAYRE, OKLAHOMA
TASK #41 - Read a book where a character is rather old-fashioned OR a book with fog or an aura on the cover; post the cover
Feint of Art - Hailey Lind (hero has old-fashioned manners) 9/22
✔️STOP: ERICK, OKLAHOMA
TASK #42 - Read a book with a view or vista on the cover; post the cover OR a book with an author with the first or last name of Eric (Erick, Erica, Erich or any spelling deviation is okay); post a link to the author's name
The Mage's Daughter - Lynn Kurland 9/23
✔️STOP: MCLEAN, TEXAS
TASK #43 – Read a book in which a character dies OR a book that you obtained for less than 99 cents (freebies okay)
Hot Pursuit - Lorie O'Clare (villain is killed) 9/25
✔️STOP: GROOM, TEXAS
TASK #44 - Read a book in which a wedding takes place within the storyline OR a book where a character takes a fall or has an accident
Mortal Heart - Robin LaFevers 9/26
✔️STOP: CADILLAC RANCH, OUTSIDE AMARILLO, TEXAS
TASK #45 - Read a book with a car on the cover; post the cover
Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben 10/6