Spring Reading Challenge: Completion Thread

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Post your completed challenges here and let us cheer you on!

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

I have completed one round! The most fun was finding the actual words in the text.

1. springtime - Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons cover shows a tree flowering, grass, etc. - this just happened to be the next book I was going to read even before this challenge came out. Story takes place in April. - Mar 3 - 4*

2. bloom - Miss Marjoribanks - Mar 5 - 4*

3. sun shining - Klara and the Sun cover shows a sun and sunshine is an important plot element - Mar 5 - 5*

4. baby animals -Binti - Mar 13 - 4*

5. eggs - Queen of Hearts - In Chapter 26, it is morning and the cook asks Georgiana and Darcy, "What can I cook for you? Eggs, bacon . . " - Mar 7 - 4* (this is the book I am using for the yearlong challenge prompt of a book related to a deck of cards!)

6. tulips - Imani Perry author of Breathe: A Letter to My Sons - Mar 9 - 4*

7. jellybeans - Yanick Lahens author of Bain de lune works for both author & title - Mar 4 - 4*

8. rainstorm - Iron Lake - Mar 12 - 4*

9. sprout - Oona Out of Order - Mar 7 - 4*

10. warming - A Friend of the Earth - p. 184 - "Global warming. It's a fact." Mar 10 - 2*

11. spring break - Ivan Goncharov, author of Oblomov - Mar 15 - 4*

12. raincoat - The Case of the Canterfell Codicil - Mar 16 - 4*

[Kathy]

Looks like you had a lot of fun, Robin. I’ll have to start finding the exact words in the text. I’ve just been doing author and title so far.

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Kathy wrote: "Looks like you had a lot of fun, Robin. I’ll have to start finding the exact words in the text. I’ve just been doing author and title so far."

Something like "eggs" is easy but others are not so memorable. I read several book where it rained a lot but the words raincoat and rainstorm were never used. I was also happy to find 2 covers that worked since I didn't choose them to read for that reason.

[Sherri]

I read a book where it was always sunny but the word sun shining was never used.

[Nancy]

Round one complete! I took the easy route with title or author in the prompt. Next time I'm going to try to use cover art or words in the story, though that will be hard because I choose books based on if they fit a prompt and I can't do that ahead of time.

1. springtime - Transcendent Kingdom
2. bloom - The Museum of Forgotten Memories
3. sun shining - Never Have I Ever
4. baby animals - Are We There Yet?
5. eggs - Emily Giffin, Where We Belong
6. tulips - The Ice Queen
7. jellybeans - You Love Me
8. rainstorm - Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
9. sprout - The Poet X
10. warming - A Woman Is No Man
11. spring break - Stephen King, Later
12. raincoat - One of Us Is Lying

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Nancy wrote: "Round one complete! I took the easy route with title or author in the prompt. Next time I'm going to try to use cover art or words in the story, though that will be hard because I choose books base..."

You're right, it's hard to do cover or words so I was delighted when some of mine worked out totally by chance.

[Jill]

Round 1 done! So much fun!

1. springtime -The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts (title)
2. bloom - The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin (author)
3. sun shining - The Heir Affair (first letter of title)
4. baby animals - Love at First by Kate Clayborn (title)
5. eggs - How to Fly: In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons by Barbara Kingsolver (phrase)
6. tulips - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (title)
7. jellybeans - Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn (title)
8. rainstorm - The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts (author)
9. sprout - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (title)
10. warming - Memorial by Bryan Washington (title)
11. spring break - The Next Always by Nora Roberts (author)
12. raincoat - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (title)

[Samantha]

I might have made this a lot harder by reading in order and having to use each prompt for ever 4 words but got it done! Now I need to decide if I want another round...
1. springtime The Echo Wife By Sarah Gailey - S and G in authors name.
2. bloom The Vanishing Half - In Text page 92
3. sun shining - Cover

4. baby animals Lady Killer, Vol. 1 L in title
5. eggs Invisible Girl - in text page 202
6. tulips The Institute - I in title
7. jellybeans The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal- BJ in authors name
8. rainstorm - Cover

9. sprout The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner S and P in authors name
10. warming - The Only Good Indians - text on page 24
11. spring break - Goodnight Beautiful - G in title
12. raincoat - Cover

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

I have finished Round 2

1. springtime - Peace Adzo Medie author of His Only Wife - Mar 12 - 4*

2. bloom - Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin p 217 - "Many perish in the womb and the greater part of those that see the light . . are nipped in the bloom." - Mar 27 - 4*

3. sun shining - The Girl with the Louding Voice- Mar 20 - 5*

4. baby animals - The Summer Before the War - Mar 29 - 4*

5. eggs - Clouds of Witness p 197 - "Presently the door opened to admit Bunter, neatly clothed and bearing a tray from which rose a most excellent odor of ham and eggs." - Mar 21 - 5*

6. tulips - Person or Persons Unknown - Apr 13 - 4*

7. jellybeans - Julia London author of The Book of Scandal both author & title work! - Apr 7 - 3*

8. rainstorm - Raft of Stars - Apr 2 - 4*

9. sprout - The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together- Apr 13 - 4*

10. warming - The Goblin Emperor - Apr 3 - 3*

11. spring break - The Kindest Lie - Mar 19- 3*

12. raincoat - Unnatural Death - p. 117 - "The black hat and raincoat were entirely inconspicuous." - Apr 1 - 4*

[Alyana]

I finished Round One, off to the next!

1. springtime: Si
2. bloom: Becoming
3. sun shining: It Ends with Us
4. baby animals: More Than This
5. eggs: Stolen
6. tulips: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man
7. jellybeans: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
8. rainstorm: The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian
9. sprout: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
10. warming: What If It's Us
11. spring break: Red, White & Royal Blue
12. raincoat: The Cousins

Round Two: I wasn't able to read a book with the author's initials that can be found on "eggs".

1. springtime: The Foxe & the Hound by R.S. Grey
2. bloom: Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong
3. sun shining: The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
4. baby animals: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli
5. eggs:
6. tulips: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
7. jellybeans: The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell
8. rainstorm: The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
9. sprout: The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
10. warming: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
11. springreak: Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo? by Ramon Bautista
12. raincoat: The Push by Ashley Audrain

[Aimee]

12/12 complete

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1. springtime
completed 17th March
The Mating Season by P.G. Wodehouse
4 - "young hearts in springtime"

2. bloom
completed 16th April
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
3 - blooming flowers on cover

3. sun shining
completed 5th April
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini
2 - first letter of title

4. baby animals
completed 22nd March
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
1- author's initials

5. eggs
completed 4th April
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
3 - doves on cover; doves hatch from eggs

6. tulips
completed 8th March
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
3 - Dutch vase with flowers on cover; tulips are the national flower of the Netherlands

7. jellybeans
completed 27th March
Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison
1 - author's initials

8. rainstorm
completed 12th April
Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
2 - first letter of title

9. sprout
completed 12th March
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
4 - "to sprout feathers"

10. warming
completed 4th March
The Covent Garden Ladies: The Extraordinary Story of Harris's List by Hallie Rubenhold
4 - "warming his feet by the fire"

11. spring break
completed 20th March
What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
1- author's initials

12. raincoat
completed 16th March
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
2 - first letter of title

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Great job finding so many in the text!

[[deleted user]]

Finished

1. springtime - Confess, Fletch by Gregory McDonald 11th March
2. bloom - Maskerade 9th April
3. sun shining - Holding 8th March
4. baby animals - False Value by Ben Aaronovitch 17th March
5. eggs - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 21st March
6. tulips - A Lesson In Dying 15th April
7. jellybeans - The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander 18th April
8. rainstorm - A Snow Garden and Other Stories 14th April
9. sprout - Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales 8th March
10. warming - The Ice House 3rd March
11. spring break - The Guest List 4th April
12. raincoat - The Children of Hamlin 5th April

[Kathy]

I finished the challenge, finding a book for both author and title. This was fun! I may try one more round, finding author OR title for each.

24/24

Phrases

1. springtime
√Author: Ethel Turner - Seven Little Australians
√Title: The Essential Edgar Allan Poe: Stories, Poems, Biography

2. bloom
√Author: L.M. Montgomery - Anne of the Island
√Title: The Besieged City - Clarice Lispector

3. sun shining
√Author: Neil Gaiman - Preludes & Nocturnes
√Title: Hag's Nook - John Dickson Carr

4. baby animals
√Author: Anne Lamott - Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
√Title: Notes of a Native Son - James Baldwin

5. eggs
√Author: Elizabeth Gaskell - North and South
√Title: Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo

6. tulips
√Author: Sarah Penner - The Lost Apothecary
√Title: The Last Garden in England - Julia Kelly

7. jellybeans
√Author: James Baldwin - The Fire Next Time
√Title: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - Robin Wall Kimmerer

8. rainstorm
√Author: Nevil Shute - On the Beach
√Title: Tiny Little Thing - Beatriz Williams

9. sprout
√Author: Sherry Thomas - A Study in Scarlet Women
√Title: The Satapur Moonstone - Sujata Massey

10. warming
√Author: Ngaio Marsh - Scales of Justice
√Title: Atomic Love - Jennie Fields

11. spring break
√Author: Ellery Adams - The Secret, Book & Scone Society
√Title: Along the Infinite Sea - Beatriz Williams

12. raincoat
√Author: Agatha Christie - At Bertram's Hotel
√Title: Illuminae - Amie Kaufman

[Laurel]

1. springtime
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (title)
2. bloom
Insight and Suitability (text)
"Anne's bloom of health following the storm was short-lived."
3. sun shining
Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West (cover)

4. baby animals
Bronwyn: A Fantasy Austen Retelling (title)
5. eggs
Gone With The Ghost (title)
6. tulips
40-Love (text)
"He'd also left a dozen yellow tulips and a scrawled note wishing her a happy birthday at the front desk yesterday."
7. jellybeans
Jayber Crow (title)
8. rainstorm
Where We Began (text)
"Everything smells so good. It always does after a rainstorm."
9. sprout
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne (author)
10. warming
Writers & Lovers (title)
11. spring break
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (author and title)
12. raincoat
Act Your Age, Eve Brown (title)

Just realized a quarter of the books are Jane Austen retellings. Comfort reading for me.

[Sandra]

Just finished my challenge

1. springtime - Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
2. bloom - Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
3. sun shining - Untamed
4. baby animals - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
5. eggs - Swimming Lessons: Poems
6. tulips - Thunderhead
7. jellybeans - Fangs (Sarah Andersen)
8. rainstorm - Ruin and Rising
9. sprout - The Great Hunt
10. warming - A Man Called Ove
11. spring break - The Toll (Neal Shusterman)
12. raincoat - The One

[Sandra]

This is my first time joining a seasonal reading challenge - loved it. Here is my list:

1. springtime The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory 2
2. bloom Dolly Parton: Songteller by Dolly Parton 3
3. sun shining Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 3
4. baby animals The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 1
5. eggs Kill Game by Cordelia Kingsbridge 4
6. tulips The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbach 4
7. jellybeans They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera 1
8. rainstorm I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda 2
9. sprout The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-WIlliams 2
10. warming Monata 1948 by Larry Watson 2
11. spring break Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker 1
12. raincoat The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai 4

[Ellie]

I kinda forgot about this challenge, but just went through my April reads and managed to tick off the remaining:

1. springtime: Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home by Nikesh Shukla (author)
2. bloom: Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo (author)
3. sun shining: A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel (author)
4. baby animals: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (author)
5. eggs: Magic to Brew by Grace Ellis (author)
6. tulips: Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time (title)
7. jellybeans: The Edge by James Smythe (author)
8. rainstorm: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey (author)
9. sprout: The Rules by Tracy Darnton (title)
10. warming: The Cousins by Karen M. McManus (phrase)
11. spring break: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (author)
12. raincoat: The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal (title)

[Kelly Sj]

Round 1

The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin (3/3)
7 jellybans (title)

Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters (3/6)
11 spring break (author)

On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis (3/7)
2 bloom (title)

Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz (3/9)
9 sprout (phrase)

The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory (3/14)
1 springtime (author)

The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi (3/16)
3 sun shining (author)

Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It by Jamie Margolin (3/22)
4 baby animals (title)

The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak (3/23)
6 tulips (phrase)

Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis (3/25)
8 rainstorm (title)

Or What You Will by Jo Walton (3/29)
5 eggs (phrase)

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against (4/4)
10 warming (phrase)

Flights by Olga Tokarczuk (4/7)
12 raincoat (author)

[Stephanie]

I completed one round with a mix of all four.

The Phrases:
✔ 1. springtime Illuminae (title)
✔ 2. bloom Rule of Wolves (“...Sun Soldiers had made the trees bloom.” p. 23)
✔ 3. sun shining
✔ 4. baby animals Followers by Megan Angelo (author)
✔ 5. eggs Breaking Damian ("...from plates of scrambled eggs and pancakes drenched in syrup…" Morgul, Eren. Breaking Damian (Kindle Locations 3274-3275))
✔ 6. tulips Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy (title)
✔ 7. jellybeans The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna (title)
✔ 8. rainstorm The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell (author)
✔ 9. sprout The Princess Game (title)
✔ 10. warming Hummingbird Salamander ("While in South America, the warming climate…" p. 42)
✔ 11. spring break King of Scars (title)
✔ 12. raincoat Nerdy Ever After: A Nerdy Novel (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl) (title)

[Trish, Annular Mod]

I'm only going to try to do it through once, but at least I had a mix of matches

1. Springtime - Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future, Svetlana Alexievich - 13/04/21 - (word in text)
2. Bloom - Deadhead and Buried, H Y Hanna - 06/03/21 - (cover)
3. Sun shining - Sugar and Vice, Emily James - 11/03/21 - (first letter in phrase)
4. Baby animals - What Abigail Did That Summer, Ben Aaronovitch - 23/03/21 - (author initials)
5. Eggs - Sugar and Vice, Eve Calder - 12/03/21 - (word in text)
6. Tulips - Trophies and Dead Things, Marcia Muller - 12/04/21 - (first letter in phrase)
7. Jellybeans - We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson - 21/04/21 - (author initials)
8. Rainstorm - Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure, Nancy Atherton - 15/03/21 - (author initials)
9. Sprout - The Queen of Nothing, Holly Black - 02/04/21 - (word in text)
10. Warming - No Time Like The Past, Jodi Taylor - 20/04/21 (cover)
11. Spring break - Dead Man Walking, Simon R Green - 28/04/21 (author initials)
12. Raincoat - Claws for Concern, Miranda James, 04/03/21 - (first letter in phrase)

For covers and stuff, the post is https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Sherri]

I finished. Whoop whoop. I really enjoyed this challenge. I'm doing a round 2 but knowing I won't complete it. I will get as many done as I can.
The Phrases:
1. springtime-The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody #3) by Elizabeth Peters. (EP, authors initials)
2. bloom-Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman. First letter of title
3. sun shining-No Man's Land (John Puller,#4) by David Baldacci. First letter of title
4. baby animals -The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. First letter of title
5. eggs
6. tulips - All The Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache,#16), Louise Penny (LP)
7. jellybeans- An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo. First letter of title not counting an.
8. rainstorm- The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult. Exact phase, Suddenly I am in a rainstorm in Cairo. Page 292.
9. sprout - My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk. (OP)
10. warming - What's Mine And Yours by Naima Coster. First letter of title.
11. spring break- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. (AB)
12. raincoat-Anxious People by Jodi Picoult. First letter of title.

[Nancy]

Round two is done! I read an average of 12 books a month so this works out perfectly for me. I also love that it helps me pick my next books for my challenges.

1. springtime - Maggie Finds Her Muse
2. bloom - (flowers on cover)
3. sun shining - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (works for both title and author!)
4. baby animals - Looking for Alaska
5. eggs - Emma Straub, All Adults Here
6. tulips - The Perfect Daughter
7. jellybeans - Louise Erdich, Future Home of the Living God
8. rainstorm - As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
9. sprout - Practical Magic
10. warming - Next Year in Havana
11. spring break - Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank
12. raincoat - Things in Jars

[Rachel]

Just realized I could finish with the books I already read this spring. I don't know why, but I kept feeling like I was filling in the categories wrong somehow!

1. springtime - Our Year of Maybe (cover shows a dandelion, which I always see in spring)
2. bloom - Wild Beauty
3. sun shining - Waking Gods (because of the author's initials SN)
4. baby animals - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened, because of the author's initials AB
5. eggs - Godsgrave
6. tulips - Sleeping Giants
7. jellybeans - Nevernight
8. rainstorm - The Garden of Small Beginnings (because of raindrops on the cover)
9. sprout - Only Human
10. warming - A ​Court of Silver Flames (because flames are warm, and the cover has both flames and the sun on it)
11. spring break - My Dark Vanessa (because of author initials)
12. raincoat - Girl in the Blue Coat. Might be a stretch, but the coat on the cover looks like it could be a raincoat.

[°~Amy~°]

I finished round one quite a while ago but seem to have forgotten to post it. Oops.

1 - author
2 - Title
3 - Cover
4 - Text

🎀1. springtime
1. Federation

🎀2. bloom
4. Darius the Great Is Not Okay

🎀3. sun shining
2. How to Stop Time

🎀4. baby animals
1. Charlie's Requiem

🎀5. eggs
2. The End

🎀6. tulips
2. The Lost City of the Monkey God

🎀7. jellybeans
1.Life Signs

🎀8. rainstorm
3. Alone at the End of the World

🎀9. sprout
2. Persepolis Rising

🎀10. warming
3. The Long Road

🎀11. spring break
2.Architects of Memory

🎀 12. raincoat
3. Breach of Peace

[Edie]

Finished!

1. springtime - Author (m,t) - Do Not Say We Have Nothing
2. bloom Title - (b)/Cover (blooms) The Beekeeper of Aleppo
3. sun shining - Author (r,g) Hunger
4. baby animals - Author (i,a) A Long Petal of the Sea
5. eggs - Title (g) The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes
6. tulips - author (l,u) The Hummingbird's Daughter
7. jellybeans - Title (a) Anxious People
8. rainstorm - Title (r) Red at the Bone
9. sprout - Title (s) Sorrow and Bliss
10. warming - Title (n) Nervous Conditions
11. spring break - Title (e ) Elsewhere, Home
12. raincoat - Author (a,a) Home Elegies: A Novel

[Kathy]

Finished Round 2 - all titles

Round 2

1. springtime - Title: Evangeline

2. bloom - Title: The Man of Property

3. sun shining - Title: The Innocence of Father Brown

4. baby animals - Title: Annie John

5. eggs - Title: The Gathering

6. tulips - The Transatlantic Book Club

7. jellybean - Title: Lord Edgware Dies

8. rainstorm - Title: The Silver Spoon

9. sprout - Title: To Let

10. warming - Title: The White Monkey

11. springbreak - Title: In Chancery

12. raincoat - Title: An Ideal Husband

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

I've finished my 3rd round

1. springtime - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - in text - 47% through Kindle ebook - "The cobblestones were covered in sand left over from the winter, when it was scattered on the slippery pavements, but now in the sunshine, it was raising dust, soiling the springtime shoes brought out of the closet." - Apr 17 - 4*

2. bloom - The House in the Cerulean Sea - p. 375 in Kindle "The flowers were in bloom, and they seemed brighter than he remembered." - Apr 26 - 3*

3. sun shining - Harry's Trees - Apr 19 - 4*

4. baby animals - Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America - Apr 21 - 48

5. eggs - Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women - Apr 10 - 3*

6. tulips - Twenty Years After - Apr 14 - 5*

7. jellybeans - All About Us - Apr 25 - 3*

8. rainstorm - Transcendent Kingdom - Apr 25 - 4*

9. sprout - Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy - Apr 19 - 4*

10. warming - The Serpent's Shadow - near end of Ch 18 in audiobook - "So it's going to be cooler tonight, apparently I'm supposed to function as a warming-pan." - May 5 - 3*

11. spring break - Basil - April 14 - 3*

12. raincoat - The Hourglass Factory -p 151 - "on the other side of the road an old man in a raincoat was making a lewd gesture." - Apr 23 - 3*

[°~Amy~°]

I have finished round 2:

1 - Author
2 - Title
3 - Cover
4 - Text

🪁1. springtime
2. Ice Journey A story of adventure, escape and salvation

🪁2. bloom
4. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

🪁3. sun shining
2. Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World

🪁4. baby animals
1. Better Days

🪁5. eggs
4.I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

🪁6. tulips
2. Stars Uncharted

🪁7. jellybeans
1. The Vanished Birds

🪁8. rainstorm
2. Murder by Other Means

🪁9. sprout
2. Skyward

🪁10. warming
1. Artemis

🪁11. spring break
1. The Birchbark House

🪁12. raincoat
2. Endure at the End of the World

[Deborah]

I finished! For some reason the hardest prompt for me was tulips! I am impressed by all you people that have gone through more than once. This was hard!

1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)
4. Phrase is found somewhere in the text (should be exact word)



The Phrases:

√ 1. springtime
The Night Dance: A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by Suzanne Weyn (2)

√ 2. bloom
Enchantment by Camille Peters (3) (Roses bloom on Cover)

√ 3. sun shining
Austenland by Shannon Hale (1)

√ 4. baby animals
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (1)

√ 5. eggs
Eldest by Christopher Paolini (4)

√ 6. tulips
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas (3) (tulips on Cover)

√ 7. jellybeans
Lifestyles of the Great and Spacious: Finding Your Path in Lehi's Dream by John Bytheway (1)

√ 8. rainstorm
Pathways by Camille Peters (3) (Rainstorm evident on cover)

√ 9. sprout
Other Words for Homeby Jasmine Warga (2)

√ 10. warming
The Secret Prophecyby Herbie Brennan (4)

√ 11. spring break
The List by Melanie Jacobson(4)

√ 12. raincoat
Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson (2)

[Joyce]

The two word phrases took a while but I’ve completed the challenge using quotes from the text.

1 - “‘But Nav Ruz in springtime is when we Tajiks celebrate new start.’” - The Disobedient Wife

2 - “A few of her mother’s irises managed to bloom.” - Home

3 - “They are at Lambeth - Audley, himself, the archbishop - the sun shining strongly through the windows.” - Wolf Hall

4 - “She had never been all that confident around children. They were like unruly baby animals, except they could talk, and they apparently took about eighteen years to be fully trained.” - Springtime at Wildacre

5 - “‘All right,’ said Wynstan. ‘As soon as cows lay eggs.’” - The Evening and the Morning

6 - “‘Nah, I hate Dutch food,’ said Matt. “Cheese and tulips. That’s all there is to it.’” - The Shout

7 - “He asked in the low flicker of the light from the stove cracks, ‘My, my, where have you jellybeans hidden your lantern?’” - Seeds of Man: An Experience Lived and Dreamed

8 - “But didn’t he shield her with his jacket when they were caught in a rainstorm, leaving himself dripping wet?” - The Vanishing Half

9 - “‘Lark says her mama’n daddy remember an ice storm one spring to rival it, killed every last sprout they’d planted, but never saw a snowstorm like this in all their years farming.’” - Alabama Chrome

10 - “Drinks at waterside establishments are best under the warming sun.” - Where Is She?

11 - “Our crack-of-dawn departure on the Saturday morning of the first day of spring break did not occur.” - Dark Waters

12 - “he had faith in the impermeability of the sturdy raincoat provided by the Post Office.” - The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Joyce, that is amazing! Especially the 2-word phrases.

[Kelly Sj]

Round 2

The Lost Man by Jane Harper (4/9)
6 tulips (title)

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (4/10)
4 baby animals (title)

Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot (4/11)
3 sun shining (title)

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (4/11)
12 raincoat (author)

Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai (4/15)
8 rainstorm (author)

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (4/18)
7 jellybeans (author)

China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh (4/22)
10 warming (author)

The Master of Hestviken by Sigrid Undset
The Axe (4/26)
1 springtime (phrase)
The Snake Pit (5/1)
9 sprout (phrase)
In the Wilderness (5/12)
5 eggs (phrase)
The Son Avenger (5/25)
2 bloom (phrase)

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter (4/28)
11 spring break (title)

[Joan]

I completed the challenge!

✅1. springtime - Feed by Mira Grant (1)
✅2. bloom - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (1)
✅3. sun shining - Northanger Abbey (2)
✅4. baby animals - The Butterfly Garden (2)
✅5. eggs - The Good Son (2)
✅6. tulips - A Promised Land (2)
✅7. jellybeans - The Light We Lost (2)
✅8. rainstorm - The Road (2)
✅9. sprout - The Royal Secret (2)
✅10. warming - The Wives (2)
✅11. spring break - The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith (1)
✅12. raincoat - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (1)

12/12

[Conny]

Completed on 5/18/2021 :)

✓ 1. springtime. Seelenlos: Splitterglanz (even starts with S)
✓ 2. bloom: Oneiros: Tödlicher Fluch (phrase contains letter O)
✓ 3. sun shining: The Cousins (set during the summer at a summer resort on an island)
✓ 4. baby animals: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed (phrase contains both BA (first word) and AS (second word))
✓ 5. eggs: Der Fluch der Sphinx (I literally just read a sentence where a character tried to convince the main character to meet them for breakfast, arguing that their hotel "does the best eggs")
✓ 6. tulips: The Last House Guest (contains L)
✓ 7. jellybeans Der letzte Engel (ignoring the article "Der", phrase contains L and E)
✓ 8. rainstorm Die 13½ Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär (a rainstorm gets the protagonist out of a hopeless situation)
✓ 9. sprout Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (contains R)
✓ 10. warming Midnight's Children (contains M)
✓ 11. spring break The Feminine Touch (cover shows a woman on a beach)
✓ 12. raincoat The Craftsman (contains C)

[Kate]

COMPLETED 23/05

[x] 1. springtime -- Red, White & Royal Blue
[x] 2. bloom -- Metal Fish, Falling Snow
[x] 3. sun shining -- Loner
[x] 4. baby animals -- Future Girl
[x] 5. eggs -- The Eye of the World
[x] 6. tulips -- The Complete Tales
[x] 7. jellybeans -- The End of the World Is Bigger than Love
[x] 8. rainstorm -- Deep Water
[x] 9. sprout -- Post Captain
[x] 10. warming -- Baptism of Fire
[x] 11. spring break -- Before the Beginning
[x] 12. raincoat -- Catch Me If I Fall

[Stacy]

And I've completed the challenge!
Went for 4 books for each prompt type (except cover)

1. springtime - title - Tiny Pretty Things

2. bloom - text - The Cheerleaders - "Her father released her, and Ginny felt a red spot bloom on her face where his fingers had dug in."

3. sun shining - text - The Boy Who Met a Whale - "The sea was a greyish blue, deepening gradually to a brilliant turquoise with the rising sun shining on the waves."

4. baby animals - title - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

5. eggs - title - Spring Torrents

6. tulips - author - We Need to Talk About Kevin

7. jellybeans - author - The Henna Wars

8. rainstorm - author - Evil Eye

9. sprout - text - The Wedding Game - "Let me suck on one—I’m sure an idea will sprout in seconds."

10. warming - title - 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

11. spring break - author - The Same Old Story

12. raincoat - text - What I Lost - "When Mom got out, she looked chic in her fancy raincoat that belted at the waist and the pair of high heels she always wore with a particular blue-and-white wrap dress."

[Kathy]

Finished another round - all authors

1. springtime Marilynne Robinson - Housekeeping

2. bloom - Maggie O'Farrell - The Hand That First Held Mine

3. sun shining - Author: Georgette Heyer -Why Shoot a Butler?

4. baby animals - Author: Marisa de los Santos -I'll Be Your Blue Sky

5. eggs - Author: Elizabeth Strout - Olive, Again

6. tulips - Author: Pär Lagerkvist - Barabbas

7. jellybeans - Author: Julia Alvarez - A Cafecito Story: El Cuento del Cafecito

8. rainstorm - Author: Ngaio Marsh - Light Thickens

9. sprout - Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones & The Six

10. warming - Author: Raynor Winn - The Salt Path

11. spring break - Author: Ellis Peters - The Virgin in the Ice

12. raincoat - Author: Agatha Christie - Postern of Fate

[Kendra]

I was hoping to make 3 rounds, but I just couldn't find jellybeans in the text or on the cover of any of my books!

First round (Author's initials only)

1. Springtime
Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire
2. Bloom
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
3. Sun Shining
Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman
4. Baby Animals
Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
5. Eggs
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
6. Tulips
Generations by Tim Lebbon
7. Jellybeans
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez
8. Rainstorm
Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
9. Sprout
The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston
10. Warming
To Love and to Loathe by Martha Waters
11. Spring Break
Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
12. Raincoat
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 4 by Naoko Takeuchi

Second round (Equal mix of covers, titles and quotes)

1. springtime (cover)
The Last Exiles
2. bloom (quote)
Daughter of the Blood
"The blood-red flowers were in full bloom" pg. 188
3. sun shining (title)
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
4. baby animals (cover)
Animal Attraction
5. eggs (cover)
Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens
6. tulips (cover)
The Tulip Eaters
7. jellybeans (title)
Akata Witch
8. rainstorm (quote)
Hamnet and Judith
"Through a rainstorm and a smattering of hail" @ 94%
9. sprout (quote)
Silence Fallen
"I might help you with that, Sprout" pg. 38
10. warming (title)
Wild Sign
11. spring break (quote)
Animal Magnetism
"Like she was on spring break" @ 93%
12. raincoat (title)
This Is How You Lose the Time War

[Traci]

I finished 2 rounds, but also tried to get as many as I could (but didn't plan books around prompts. I got all 4 types for bloom and warming, which was fun.

The Phrases:

1. springtime
- Title: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- Author: The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
- Cover: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

2. bloom
- Title: Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by Helene Cooper
- Author: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
- Text: Lifted by the Great Nothing by Karim Dimechkie
- Cover: The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani

3. sun shining
- Title: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
- Cover: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

4. baby animals
- Title: All Happy Families by Jeanne Mcculloch
-Author: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

5. eggs
- Title: The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
- Text: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

6. tulips
- Author: Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer
- Title: I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
- Text: The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

7. jellybeans
- Author: Census by Jesse Ball
- Title: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

8. rainstorm
- Author: Abigail by Magda Szabó
- Title: The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon
- Cover: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie

9. sprout
- Title: Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything by Anne Bogel
- Text: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
- Author: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

10. warming
- Author: The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
- Title: Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
- Text: Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell
- Cover: A Burning by Megha Majumdar

11. spring break
- Author: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
- Title: The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church
- Cover: Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell

12. raincoat
- Title: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
- Author: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Text: Body Double by Tess Gerritsen

[MacKenzie]

Phrases

1. springtime - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert [completed: 5/11]

2. bloom - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty [completed: 4/6]

3. sun shining - Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly [completed: 4/29]

4. baby animals - Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson [completed: 3/21]

5. eggs - Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon [completed: 4/19]

6. tulips - There There by Tommy Orange [completed: 4/20]

7. jellybeans - White Ivy by Susie Yang [completed: 5/27]

8. rainstorm - Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight [completed: 5/7]

9. sprout - Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir by Rebecca Carroll [completed: 3/8]

10. warming - Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given [completed: 4/6]

11. spring break - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel [completed: 5/24]

12. raincoat - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie [completed: 4/9]