Denise R's 2022 Motley Reading Challenge *COMPLETED*

[Denise]

Read 25/26 challenges.

1. A book you received as a gift. Completed 8/4/2022

2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire. Completed 7/17/2022

3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries Completed 3/8/22

4. A book from Moderator Recommends https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... Completed 6/19/2022

5. A new release. Completed 1/10/2022

6. A lesser known book written by any author.
Completed 6/30/2022

7. A book with a two word title. Completed 4/30/2022

8. A book with a different culture than yours.
Completed 6/10/2022

9. A book about someone who is dead.
Completed 6/24/22

10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read.
Completed 1/1/2022, Pages 112

11. Read two books by one author, name author. Elin Hilderbrand
Completed 3/2/2022 Completed 5/11/2022

12. Book set in a fictional town. Completed 10/14/2022

13. A light hearted or fun book. Completed 7/8/2022

14. A book about betrayal. Completed 8/28/2022

15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name. ie: J.K. Rowling
V.E. Schwab Completed 2/18/22

16. A book you own but haven’t read yet. Completed 1/13/2022

17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list.
Completed 4/26/2022

18. A highly anticipated book. Completed 6/7/2022

19. A book you picked up at the library.
Completed 5/31/2022

20. A book you bought/borrowed with out reading the inside blurb.
Completed 5/25/2022

21. A book that starts with the letter W, X,Y, or Z* Completed 11/21/2022

Here is a list of books that start with x, (who knew?)
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...

22. A book from a series. Completed 4/28/2022

23. A book with a number in the title. Completed 9/7/2022

24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. (N.C, N.D, S.C, S.D, W.V)

25. A book written by someone from The U.K. (N. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) Completed 10/5/22

26. A book with an Orange cover.
Completed 5/31/2022

*According to Goodreads rules: books that start with certain letters include the A/An/The. Which means that no, we cant skip those words.

[Denise]

First one is out of the way. Just finished , gave it 4 stars. This is the first graphic novel that graphic novel that I have read and I enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading the actual first book in this series, Vicious (Villains Book 1).

[Denise]

Book 2 completed today. . Gave it 4.5 stars.
Molly is a quirky, weird, unusual and wonderful character that simply wants to see the best in everyone. A worker bee that takes pride in everything that she does. The story flows so easily that you fall in love with the character and are rooting for her. Mixed in a mystery that needs to be solved and in the end all is revealed that left me very satisfied.

[Denise]

Book 3 completed. . Gave it 4 stars. This book will leave you with a lot to think about. I enjoyed the characters and the background on the characters, but the story did drag a bit and I was left at the end wanting more with such an abrupt ending.

[Denise]

Finished #15 , gave it 4 stars. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

[Amy]

Denise wrote: "Book 2 completed today. . Gave it 4.5 stars.
Molly is a quirky, weird, unusual and wonderful character that simply wants to see the best in everyone. A worker bee that..."

I'm thinking about reading this for #18. I don't know if it was highly anticipated in the real world, but it sure seemed highly anticipated on GR!

[Denise]

Finished #3 , gave it 5 stars. This was part of a buddy read and I loved it. I was hooked from the first chapter. If I had to create my own reading list to share with others that moved me this would be my list:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

[Denise]

Finished #17 , gave it 4 stars. It was cute and entertaining.

[Denise]

Finished #22 , gave it 4 stars. Love this series, but left yet another cliffhanger at the end. Just have to wait for the next one to come out.

[Denise]

Completed #7, , gave it 5 stars. Great book, loved the characters and the story. I was crying by the last chapter.

[Denise]

Completed #11 Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite authors. I always look forward to reading her next book and in the mean time catching up with some of the old ones I haven't read.

[Denise]

#17 Completed , gave it 4 stars. The story is told in a dual-time storyline which made it a very engaging story. I enjoyed the huge twist that comes about half way thru the book and definitely didn't see it coming. Another book by Jennifer McMahon that did not disappoint.

[Denise]

Updated this list from reads in May and June. Completed 6,8,9,19,20 and 26. All good books so far. Giving me a total of 16 so far.

[Bonnie]

Denise wrote: "Finished #3 , gave it 5 stars. This was part of a buddy read and I loved it. I was hooked from the first chapter. If I had to create my own reading list to shar..."

Good to know- I have had it on my kindle for ages but seem to keep putting it aside for other books.

[Denise]

Completed #13 , gave it 4 stars. It was a fun, humorous, light read and I quite enjoyed the back history of the WASP contribution to the war.

[Denise]

Completed #1 , gave it 4 stars. If you like to read whimsical fairytales and love stories then you will enjoy this book. I really started to like the character Jacks, he is mysterious, smart and funny. Overall I enjoyed being transported to the world that Stephanie Garber created.

[Denise]

#21 Completed
, gave it 4 stars. Short and sweet. She is sarcastic but not in overly negative way. It is filled with the ups and downs of her life but manages to take the reader on a humorous ride. I do wish that she was still with us as she was one of a kind just like her mother. I learned a lot about her and her mother Debbie Reynolds.