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20 + 22 Challenge
Mod
Level: All 3
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/42
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own
2. Set in the future or past
3. About a current world issue
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been
5. Written by an indie author
6. Local or national Book Club Pick
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
8. With a weapon on the cover
9. With a great last line/paragraph
10. Set in the South
11. Involving social media
12. With an animal on the cover
13. Published in 2022
14. Setting plays a large role
15. Written by an author who uses initials
16. From your favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it
19. Each chapter has a title
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Features a career you'd like to work in
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks
25. Author uses a pseudonym
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
27. That is smart & snarky
28. That warms your heart
29. From a series
30. A character with a checkered past
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s)
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
35. Set in city or country recently in the news
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
37. Won a national award
38. An author who shares your first or last name
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
41. A book with a Holiday theme
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list
Mod
Level: 1-3
Levels Completed: 2/3
Directives Completed: 40/42
Round 1
Read a book: ***Complete***
✔1. Written by author from a country other than your own: The Ex-Husband by Karen Hamilton
✔2. Set in the future or past: Third Watch by Robert Dugoni
✔3. About a current world issue: Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann
✔4. Set somewhere you’ve never been: My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
✔5. Written by an indie author: The Professor's Lady by Holly Bush
✔6. Local or national Book Club Pick: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
✔7. A bestseller from the 2000’s: Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
✔8. With a weapon on the cover: Flashpoint by Suzanne Brockmann
✔9. With a great last line/paragraph: The Bad Boy Experiment by Reese Ryan
✔10. Set in the South: Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer
✔11. Involving social media: The Match by Harlan Coben
✔12. With an animal on the cover: Partner Track by Cat Wynn
✔13. Published in 2022: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
✔14. Setting plays a large role: The Fields by Erin Young
✔15. Written by an author who uses initials: Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb
✔16. From your favorite genre: In Dark Company by Linda Castillo
✔17. Told in two time lines: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
✔18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it: The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery
✔19. Each chapter has a title: Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
✔20. With multiple narrators: Woman Last Seen by Adele Parks
✔21. Recommended by a friend: Til Death Do Us Part by Daniel Hurst
✔22. Features a career you'd like to work in: The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Round 2 ***Complete***
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
✔23. Features a "color" in the title: Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins
✔24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks: Educated by Tara Westover
✔25. Author uses a pseudonym: Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins
✔26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover: The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis
✔27. That is smart & snarky: Into the Night by Suzanne Brockmann
✔28. That warms your heart: Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy
✔29. From a series: The Academy by Robert Dugoni
✔30. A character with a checkered past: Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
✔31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s): Abandoned by Allison Brennan
✔32. Written by an author who shares your birth month: Breaking Point by Allison Brennan
✔33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character: Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
Round 3
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
✔35. Set in city or country recently in the news (NY): Murder on Madison Square by Victoria Thompson
✔36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
✔37. Won a national award: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
38. An author who shares your first or last name
✔39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story: Past Purgatory by Debbie Baldwin
✔40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion: Little Girl Gone by Amanda Stevens
✔41. A book with a Holiday theme: Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
✔42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list: Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
20 + 22 Challenge * Complete* Level: 3
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 42/42
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books) - Completed
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books) Completed
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books) Completed
Round 1:
Read a book:
✓1. Written by author from a country other than your own - Instructions for Dancing - Jamaica 3/25/2002
✓2. Set in the future or past - Abandoned in Death 2/9/2022
✓ 3. About a current world issue - Human Tracking - Breaking Point Allison Brennan 1/8/2022
✓4. Set somewhere you’ve never been - Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose- London
✓5. Written by an indie author - Gorgeous Misery
✓6. Local or national Book Club Pick - The Last Thing He Told Me (Reese Witherspoon Book Club
✓7. A bestseller from the 2000’s -- Her Final Breath 2015
✓8. With a weapon on the cover - Promises in Death
✓9. With a great last line/paragraph - I loved the last line and the last paragraph. With No One as Witness This scene happens after a long day and the death of a co-worker's spouse. Her neighbor comes over to her home after hearing about everything that happened on the news.
"She strangled back a cry. Tears sprang to her eyes. Go! Please go she thought, but he didn't do that. She sees that he wouldn't. That he came for a reason, beyond what she could at that moment understand. He crossed the small room to her and said only "Barbara" and took her in his arms.
She began to weep then like the child she'd been and the woman she's become. It seemed like the safest place to do so."
✓10. Set in the South - Morning Glory
✓11. Involving social media - The Last Boyfriend Avery isn't a brick and mortar shopper. She buys on the net. Maintains her restaurants blog, etc.
✓12. With an animal on the cover - A Court of Thorns and Roses
✓13. Published in 2022 Something to Hide
✓14. Setting plays a large role - Hauling Ashe Route 66
✓15. Written by an author who uses initials Savage Saints by kc cross
✓ 16. From your favorite genre - When Blood Lies
✓ 17. Told in two time lines - The Unsung Hero
✓18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it - Forbidden Confessions, Volume 1
✓ 19. Each chapter has a title On the Way to the Wedding
✓20. With multiple narrators - Lovely Darkness
✓21. Recommended by a friend Eight Perfect Murders recommended by several people (Jonetta's review, my cousin, and my co-worker)
✓22. Features a career you'd like to work in Autopsy
Round 2: Complete everything in Round 1 plus: Complete
Read a book:
✓ 23. Features a "color" in the title Crimson Shore
✓ 24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 64 weeks
✓ 25. Author uses a pseudonym Savage Saints (ARC) KC Cross a.k.a. Julie Huss
✓26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover Find Me
✓27. That is smart & snarky Into the Night
✓28. That warms your heart Marrying Winterborne
✓ 29. From a series - The Academy
✓30. A character with a checkered past - Before She Disappeared
✓31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s) Still Life
✓32. Written by an author who shares your birth month - The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich - April birthdate
✓33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character - Dark Roads
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
✓34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title - Death by Dumpling
✓35. Set in city or country recently in the news London - Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens
✓36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads Six Graves
I love this story
✓37. Won a national award First Grave on the Right RWA Golden Heart for Best Paranormal Romance (2009)
✓38. An author who shares your first or last name - True Navy Blue
✓39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story - Hour of Need
✓40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion - I'm not a big cover person. This one seems rather plan.
✓41. A book with a Holiday theme Holiday Rogue
✓42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list - What Angels Fear
20 + 22 Challenge:Level: All 3
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 42/42
Round 1:
Read a book:
✓ 1. Written by author from a country other than your own - Lonely Hearts - Lisa Gray (Feb 24)
✓ 2. Set in the future or past - Cold-Hearted Rake - Lisa Kleypas (Apr 13)
✓ 3. About a current world issue - Goons 'n' Roses - Donna Joy Usher (May 27) - Human Trafficking
✓ 4. Set somewhere you’ve never been - A Night Like This - Julia Quinn - London (Jan 6)
✓ 5. Written by an indie author - Run to Ground - Katie Ruggle (May 6)
✓ 6. Local or national Book Club Pick - The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave (Mar 18) - Reese Witherspoon's Bookclub
✓ 7. A bestseller from the 2000’s - Gone Too Far - Suzanne Brockmann (Jun 18)
✓ 8. With a weapon on the cover - Her Final Breath - Robert Dugoni (Mar 9)
✓ 9. With a great last line/paragraph - Kill the Messenger - Tami Hoag (Mar 3)
✓ 10. Set in the South - Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris (Apr 16)
✓ 11. Involving social media - Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - Elle Cosimano (Mar 15)
✓ 12. With an animal on the cover - Devil's Gambit - Lisa Jackson (Apr 7)
✓ 13. Published in 2022 - How to Love Your Neighbor - Sophie Sullivan (Mar 2)
✓ 14. Setting plays a large role - Storm Warning - Allison Brennan (Apr 13)
✓ 15. Written by an author who uses initials - The Widow - K.L. Slater (Apr 4)
✓ 16. From your favorite genre - Fallen - Rebecca Zanetti - Romantic Suspense (Apr 4)
✓ 17. Told in two time lines - The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann (Jan 13)
✓ 18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it - Dangerous Destiny - Suzanne Brockmann & Melanie Brockmann (433 Reviews)
✓ 19. Each chapter has a title - Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - Anderson Cooper (Jan 1)
✓ 20. With multiple narrators - Love You More - Lisa Gardner (Jan 19)
✓ 21. Recommended by a friend - Murder on Madison Square - Victoria Thompson (Jun 2)
✓ 22. Features a career you'd like to work in - Life's Too Short - Abby Jimenez (Apr 25) Travel Vlogger
Round 2:
Read a book:
✓ 23. Features a "color" in the title - Cleaning the Gold - Karin Slaughter (Sep 24)
✓ 24. On New York Best Seller List - The Savior - J.R. Ward (May 2)
✓ 25. Author uses a pseudonym - Promises in Death - J.D. Robb (Jun 10)
✓ 26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover - Murder on Fleet Street - Lee Strauss - Dog (Apr 22)
✓ 27. That is smart & snarky - Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer (Aug 26)
✓ 28. That warms your heart - Devil's Daughter - Lisa Kleypas (Aug 18)
✓ 29. From a series - Murder at Crossways - Alyssa Maxwell - Gilded Newport (Jan 1)
✓ 30. A character with a checkered past - Abandoned - Allison Brennan (Feb 25)
✓ 31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s) - Born in Fire - Nora Roberts (Jan 21)
✓ 32. Written by an author who shares your birth month - Ritual Sins - Anne Stuart (Oct 23)
✓ 33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character - In the Clearing - Robert Dugoni (Apr 7)
Round 3:
Read a book:
✓ 34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title - Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (Jun 30)
✓ 35. Set in city or country recently in the news - The Defiant Hero - Suzanne Brockmann - Washington DC (Feb 19)
✓ 36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads - Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann (Mar 25)
✓ 37. Won a national award - Blacktop Wasteland - S.A. Cosby (Jul 30) - Anthony Award 2021
✓ 38. An author who shares your first or last name - The Babe Magnet - Robin Wells (Apr 25)
✓ 39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story - Past Purgatory - Debbie Baldwin (Jun 29)
✓ 40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion - Into the Night - Suzanne Brockmann (May 13)
✓ 41. A book with a Holiday theme - A Very Merry Bromance - Lyssa Kay Adams (Dec 18)
✓ 42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list - One Breath Away - Heather Gudenkauf (Jan 30)
20 + 22 ChallengeDuration: Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022
Level: All 3
Level Completed: 1/3
Directives Completed: 42/42
***FINISHED!***
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own The Cuckoo's Call 3/27
2. Set in the future or past The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II 4/6
3. About a current world issue Murder in Containment 5/16
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been Rock Hard 4/14
5. Written by an indie author The Girl in the Mist 4/10
6. Local or national Book Club Pick The Hourglass Throne 11/26
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s Honest Illusions 4/4
8. With a weapon on the cover Black Blades 1/19
9. With a great last line/paragraph The Long Game 4/27
10. Set in the South Magic Binds 4/17
11. Involving social media BTW: By the Way 4/26
12. With an animal on the cover Tart and Sweet 2/27
13. Published in 2022 Beauty and the Baller 4/20
14. Setting plays a large role Lake Silence 4/2
15. Written by an author who uses initials The Viking and the Drag Queen 7/23
16. From your favorite genre Twin Flames 4/20
17. Told in two time lines Kingfisher 4/11
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it Something About Trevor- 3 stars 4/26
19. Each chapter has a title The Blade Itself 3/27
20. With multiple narrators Age of War 4/13
21. Recommended by a friend Crowbones 4/30
22. Features a career you'd like to work in Murder in Material Gain 4/14
Round 2:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title White Hot 7/7
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks Abandoned in Death 6/1
25. Author uses a pseudonym Aftermath 4/2
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover Kiss of Snow 9/11
27. That is smart & snarky Mad Man 4/19
28. That warms your heart You & Me 4/29
29. From a series Sailor Proof 4/9
30. A character with a checkered past Better off Dead 6/11
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s) Play of Passion 4/16
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month The Prince 12/31
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character The Ballad of Crow and Sparrow 3/10
Round 3:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title Planting Seeds 12/23
35. Set in city or country recently in the news Just a Bit Ruthless - set in Russia 10/12
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads Sweep of the Heart 12/19
37. Won a national award The Blinding Knife 10/13 (David Gemmell Legend Award for best fantasy novel)
38. An author who shares your first or last name Lisa Renee Jones, What If I Never? 12/13
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story The Young Elites 10/24
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion Honored Vow 11/2
41. A book with a Holiday theme Holiday Rescue 12/11
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list Vow Maker 12/22
20 + 22 ChallengeLevel: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/42
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
✔️1. Written by author from a country other than your own Carmen Jenner Australia
✔️2. Set in the future or past Past
✔️3. About a current world issue sex trafficking
✔️4. Set somewhere you’ve never been Europe
✔️5. Written by an indie authorMelissa bender
✔️6. Local or national Book Club Pick Reece Witherspoon
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
8. With a weapon on the cover
9. With a great last line/paragraph
✔️10. Set in the South
11. Involving social media
✔️12. With an animal on the cover Dog
✔️13. Published in 2022
✔️14. Setting plays a large roleAlaska
✔️15. Written by an author who uses initials LJ Shen
✔️16. From your favorite genre romance
✔️17. Told in two time lines
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it
19. Each chapter has a title
20. With multiple narrators
✔️21. Recommended by a friend
22. Features a career you'd like to work in
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
✔️23. Features a "color" in the title
✔️24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks
25. Author uses a pseudonym
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
✔️27. That is smart & snarky
✔️28. That warms your heart
✔️29. From a series 1/6 4 stars
✔️30. A character with a checkered past 5 stars (did time)
✔️31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s)
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month
✔️33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
✔️34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
✔️35. Set in city or country recently in the newsNew York
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
37. Won a national award
38. An author who shares your first or last name
✔️39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story
✔️40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
✔️41. A book with a Holiday theme 1/1 4 stars New Years Eve
✔️42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list
Lynn - 20 + 22 ChallengeLevel: All Three
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 42/42
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books) - Complete
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own - England Stormbreaker: Special Edition by Anthony Horowitz - 1/12/2022 ***1/2
2. Set in the future or past - 1974 - Revenge by Mark A. Cooper - 2/2/2022 **
3. About a current world issue - Privatization of space travel Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz - 1/20/2022 ***
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been - Cuba - Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz - 1/16/2022 ***
5. Written by an indie author - Daughter of Secrets by Denise Daye - 1/24/2022 **
6. Local or national Book Club Pick - The Last Flight by Julie Clark - JD Robb Goodreads Group Book of the Month pick for February - 2/12/2022 ***
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s - Don't Look Now by Linda Lael Miller - 2003 - 2/3/2022 ****
8. With a weapon on the cover - Gun - Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare - 1/2/2022 ***
9. With a great last line/paragraph - "But the magic, the miracle, remains, on the screen in The Godfather." - Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather 1/7/2022 *****
10. Set in the South - Insane City by Dave Barry Miami, Florida - 1/18/2022 ****
11. Involving social media - When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting - The event planning company in the story, Spark House, uses social media to advertise. Also, a social media mistake causes problems for the company. One character has an Etsy store. 1/15/2022 ***
12. With an animal on the cover - A Scorpion - Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz - 1/19/2022 ****
13. Published in 2022 - She-Wolf: She Doesn’t Hide. She Hunts. by Francis Moss - 1/29/2022 ***1/2
14. Setting plays a large role - The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle - The Royals move to Salt Spring Island to get away from British paparazzi.
15. Written by an author who uses initials - Wild North by JB Salsbury 3/14/2022 ****
16. From your favorite genre - Romance - Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy 1/27/2022 ***
17. Told in two time lines - Part of the story is about Hannah's experiences growing up under a military father and the experiences that he put her and her brothers through - Minutes to Kill by Melinda Leigh - 2/12/2022 ***
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it - 439 Reviews - Never Say Die by Anthony Horowitz 1/27/2022 ****
19. Each chapter has a title - Beach Read by Emily Henry 1/9/2022 ****
20. With multiple narrators - The Deal by Elle Kennedy - 1/22/2022 ****1/2
21. Recommended by a friend - Remarkablylisa - Space Junk: Houston, We Have a Hottie by Sara L Hudson 1/12/2022 ****1/2
22. Features a career you'd like to work in - Writer - Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson 1/20/2022 ***
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title - Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz - Blanc = white in French - 1/13/2022 ***1/2
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks - Abandoned in Death by J. D. Robb - 2/11/2022 ****
25. Author uses a pseudonym - Dinah McCall - Betrayed by Sharon Sala - 1/29/2022 **
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover - Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz - scales - snake 1/21/2022 ***1/2
27. That is smart & snarky - All the Feels by Olivia Dade - Both main characters are smart and snarky with each other and everyone else. 1/25/2022 ****1/2
28. That warms your heart - The Love Con by Seressia Glass - 2/16/2022 ***1/2
29. From a series Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz - 4th book in the Alex Rider series. 1/16/2022 ***1/2
30. A character with a checkered past - Alex comes in contact with his "double" Julius Grief who tried to kill Alex in Point Blank. Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz 1/25/2022 ***1/2
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s) - Aviva's Library - The Goal by Elle Kennedy - 1/26/2022 ****
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month - August - Love in the Light by Laura Kaye - 1/29/2022 ****
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character - Code of Ethics by April White - 3/25/2022 ****
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title - Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan 4/10/2022 ****
35. Set in city or country recently in the news - Las Vegas is always in the news. All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz - 2/7/2022 ****
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads - The Price of Forgiveness - by M.L. Nystrom 4/5/2022 ***. Even though I rated this book three stars, it is an early review and there are several 5 star ratings for it on Goodreads.
37. Won a national award - Fledgling by Mark A. Cooper - Beverly Hills International Book Awards for Juvenile Fiction 2013 - 1/5/2022 ***
38. An author who shares your first or last name - Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter - 3/18/2022 ***1/2
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story - Hour of Need by Melinda Leigh - Protagonist, Grant, comes home from Afghanistan. 1/8/2022 ***1/2
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion - Alex Rider, Band 8: Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz 1/23/2022 ***1/2
41. A book with a Holiday theme - Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano - Halloween - 2/22/2022 ****
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list - Through Her Touch by Deborah Camp 1/30/2022 ***
20 + 22 Challenge:Level: All 3
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 42/42
Round 1:
Read a book:
✔️1. Written by author from a country other than your own - Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
✔️2. Set in the future or past - In the Quick by Kate Hope Day
✔️3. About a current world issue - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
✔️4. Set somewhere you’ve never been - Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann
✔️5. Written by an indie author - Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley
✔️6. Local or national Book Club Pick - The Maid by Nita Prose
✔️7. A bestseller from the 2000’s - Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
✔️8. With a weapon on the cover - Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
✔️9. With a great last line/paragraph - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
✔️10. Set in the South - The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
✔️11. Involving social media - The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan
✔️12. With an animal on the cover - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
✔️13. Published in 2022 - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb
✔️14. Setting plays a large role - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
✔️15. Written by an author who uses initials - Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb
✔️16. From your favorite genre - The Last Women in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets
✔️17. Told in two time lines - Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
✔️18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it - Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann
✔️19. Each chapter has a title - Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
✔️20. With multiple narrators - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
✔️21. Recommended by a friend - The Deep, Deep Snow by Brian Freeman
✔️22. Features a career you'd like to work in - Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
✔️23. Features a "color" in the title - The Last Flight by Julie Clark
✔️24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
✔️25. Author uses a pseudonym - Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
✔️26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover - Brood by Jackie Polzin
✔️27. That is smart & snarky - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
✔️28. That warms your heart - Remember Love by Mary Balogh
✔️29. From a series - The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
✔️30. A character with a checkered past The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
✔️31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s) - Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
✔️32. Written by an author who shares your birth month - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
✔️33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character - Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
✔️34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title - Fix It with Food: Every Meal Easy: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Anyone with Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation: A Cookbook by Michael Symon
✔️35. Set in city or country recently in the news - The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
✔️36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads - Overkill by Sandra Brown
✔️37. Won a national award - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
✔️38. An author who shares your first or last name - Sinfully Scottish by Patti Berg
✔️39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story by Hour of Need by Melinda Leigh
✔️40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion - Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
✔️41. A book with a Holiday theme - All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann
✔️42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list - The First Mistake by Sandie Jones
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20 + 22 ChallengeLevel: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/42
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your ownPlain JaneMarion Chesney
2. Set in the future or past Betrayal in Death J.D. Robb
3. About a current world issue Find Me Anne Frasier Missing Victims/Serial Killers
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been Dark Roads Chevy Stevens
5. Written by an indie author Devoured Emily Snow
6. Local or national Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave Reese Witherspoon
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s Before I Say Goodbye Mary Higgins Clark 2000
8. With a weapon on the cover The Sheriff's Son: Lessons Learned Wayne Skarka
9. With a great last line/paragraph A Man Called Doll Jonathan Ames
10. Set in the South A Farewell to CharmsMolly Harper
11. Involving social media The Match Harlan Coben
12. With an animal on the cover Death of a Green-Eyed Monster M.C. Beaton
13. Published in 2022 A Catalogue of Catastrophe Jodi Taylor
14. Setting plays a large role The Woman with the Blue Star Pam Jenoff Sewer
15. Written by an author who uses initials The Midnight Bargain C.L. Polk
16. From your favorite genre Breaking Point Suzanne Brockmann
17. Told in two time lines The Defiant Hero Suzanne Brockmann
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it Ammie, Come Home Barbara Michaels
19. Each chapter has a title I Thought You Said This Would Work Ann Wertz Garvin
20. With multiple narrators The Last Flight Julie Clark
21. Recommended by a friend The Vampire's Mail Order
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22. Features a career you'd like to work in Save Your Breath Melinda Leigh Researcher
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title White Lies Linda Howard
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley
25. Author uses a pseudonymTotal Exposure
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover Terns of Endearment Donna Andrews
27. That is smart & snarky Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Elle Cosimano
28. That warms your heart Flirting with Forever Cara Bastone
29. From a series The Fatal Flying Affair T.E. Kinsey
30. A character with a checkered past Total Exposure J.A. Huss
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s) The Professor Woos The Witch Kristen Painter
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month Death Comes to Pemberley P.D. James
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character Daughter of the Morning Star Craig Johnson
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title Christmas Cocoa Murder Carlene O'Connor
35. Set in city or country recently in the news Troubled Blood Robert Galbraith London
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads Born in Death J.D. Robb
37. Won a national award Tell No One Harlan Coben
38. An author who shares your first or last name The Indiscretion Judith Ivory
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story The Gargoyle Gets His Girl Kristen Painter
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion Royal Valentine Jenn McKinlay
41. A book with a Holiday theme The Christmas Wishing Tree Emily March
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list Count to Three T.R. Ragan
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20 + 22 ChallengeLevel: ?
Level Completed: 3\1
Directives Completed: 42\ 39
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
6. Local or national Book Club Pick
,s>7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
20 + 22 ChallengeLevel: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/42
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own
2. Set in the future or past
3. About a current world issue
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been
5. Written by an indie author
6. Local or national Book Club Pick
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
8. With a weapon on the cover
9. With a great last line/paragraph
10. Set in the South
11. Involving social media
12. With an animal on the cover
13. Published in 2022
14. Setting plays a large role
15. Written by an author who uses initials
16. From your favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it
19. Each chapter has a title
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Features a career you'd like to work in
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks
25. Author uses a pseudonym
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
27. That is smart & snarky
28. That warms your heart
29. From a series
30. A character with a checkered past
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s)
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
35. Set in city or country recently in the news
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
37. Won a national award
38. An author who shares your first or last name
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
41. A book with a Holiday theme
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list
20 + 22 ChallengeDuration: Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022
Level: 1 - 3
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 12/42
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own
✅2. Set in the future or past The Academy 1/3/22 4 stars
3. About a current world issue
✅4. Set somewhere you’ve never been The Vet's Christmas Familiar 1/10/22 3 stars - set in Australia
5. Written by an indie author
6. Local or national Book Club Pick
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
✅8. With a weapon on the cover
1/14/22 4 stars9. With a great last line/paragraph
10. Set in the South
✅11. Involving social media The Twelve Dates of Christmas 12/29/22 3.5 stars - MC's best friend uses a online dating app to find dates for the MC
12. With an animal on the cover
13. Published in 2022
14. Setting plays a large role
15. Written by an author who uses initials
16. From your favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it
✅19. Each chapter has a title The Mastermind 1/28/22 4 stars
✅20. With multiple narrators Dark Roads 1/22/22 4 stars
✅21. Recommended by a friend Jon's Boom Shaka Laka Problem 1/19/22 4 stars
22. Features a career you'd like to work in
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks
25. Author uses a pseudonym
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
✅27. That is smart & snarky Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming 1/21/22 4 stars
28. That warms your heart
✅29. From a series Queen Takes Triune (#6 of Their Vampire Queen series) 1/14/22 4 stars
30. A character with a checkered past
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s)
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
35. Set in city or country recently in the news
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
37. Won a national award
38. An author who shares your first or last name
✅39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story Hour of Need 1/7/22 4 stars Grant comes home from war
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
✅41. A book with a Holiday theme Dancer Claws: A BBW Shifter Christmas Romance 1/6/22 3 stars
✅42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list Murder in Christmas River 1/27/22 2 stars
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20 + 22 ChallengeLevel: 3 (42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own
44 Scotland Street 01/21
2. Set in the future or past
A Treacherous Performance 01/11
3. About a current world issue (opiods/drugs)
Glass Houses, Louise Penny 03/10
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been (New Orleans)
Fields' Guide to Voodoo 03/05
5. Written by an indie author
Deceit in Paradise 01/30
6. Local or national Book Club Pick (Reese/Sunshine book club)
The Last Thing He Told Me 07/19
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
The Husband's Secret 10/04
8. With a weapon on the cover (knife)
Fruit Cake and Fear 05/229. With a great last line/paragraph
Cooking the Books 05/19
"Oh well. At least I didn't have cheese in my hair."
10. Set in the South (Alabama)
The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover 03/04
11. Involving social media (MC's competition posted false rumors and reviews about her tearoom)
Wrongfully Infused 06/02
12. With an animal on the cover
01/2113. Published in 2022
Lightning in a Mirror 03/03
14. Setting plays a large role
A Side of Murder 01/22
15. Written by an author who uses initials (T. E. Kinsey)
A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball 01/08
16. From your favorite genre
Murder a la Mode 03/05
17. Told in two time lines
The Unsung Hero 01/15
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it
A Double Life 04/02 5*
19. Each chapter has a title
Death by Bagpipes 01/12
20. With multiple narrators
The Pursuit 02/08
21. Recommended by a friend
The Joy Luck Club 03/12
22. Features a career you'd like to work in (tour guide)
Baffled at the Beach 03/08
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title
Blue Shoes and Happiness 04/13
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks
The Viscount Who Loved Me 03/23
25. Author uses a pseudonym
Guild Boss 01/28
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
02/1527. That is smart & snarky
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey 02/27
28. That warms your heart
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 02/08
29. From a series
The Full Cupboard of Life 02/22
30. A character with a checkered past
Shamrock Shenanigans 04/22
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s)
A Man Called Ove 03/29
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month
The Recovery Agent, Janet Evanovich 05/04
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character
Breadfruit 07/26
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
Live and Let Pie 02/23
35. Set in city or country recently in the news (England is all in the news due to Queen's jubilee, among other things)
The Quartet Murders 05/22
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
Dark in Death 02/23
37. Won a national award (Newbery)
A Wrinkle in Time 02/25
38. An author who shares your first or last name
Wedding Bear Blues by Meg Macy 07/23
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story
BlueBuried Muffins 07/26
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
Into the Night41. A book with a Holiday theme (4th of July)
Framed and Frosted 06/14
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax 01/06
Question. Where or how can I check if an author is an indie author?Also how do I go about finding books for question 24?
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https://booklistqueen.com/the-new-yor...
https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-se...
https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-se...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
As for Indie Authors: Here's a Goodreads list of Indie Author's titles. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...
Sandra wrote: "Here are some sites that list NY Bestsellers. I'll waive the requirement for 10 weeks although this first list has books that were on the list for 10+ weeks. The hardcover list tells how many weeks..."Bless you! I was worried about how much research I was going to have to do to find a book to fit this one.
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No problem! No need to make this hard. lol
Thanx Sandra. This is very, very helpful.
Thanks for the NY Bestsellers list, Sandra. It will help alot.
I'm having trouble with #36 - rated 5 on Goodreads. I bought a book that was rated 5, but before I could read it, the rating went down. The only books that I can see that that are rated 5 are those that aren't yet out on the market. Any ideas?
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You can count the one that was a 5 when you first saw it. We'll just say Read a book with some 5 Star ratings! :)
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I was having trouble finding a book for #36 also. This will help tremendously.
Sandra wrote: "Lynn wrote: "I'm having trouble with #36 - rated 5 on Goodreads. I bought a book that was rated 5, but before I could read it, the rating went down. The only books that I can see that that are rate..."Yay. Thanks.
I'm glad this question was asked. I thought that it was a book that I gave five stars.
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That works too. :)
I have completed the 20 + 22 challenge.
Lynn wrote: "I have completed the 20 + 22 challenge."Congratulations Lynn. 👏👏👏👏
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Wow!! That's awesome, Lynn! Congrats!
Lynn wrote: "I have completed the 20 + 22 challenge."Wow! That didn't take you long. Good job Lynn!!!
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I completed round 1. I'm way behind on the rest, but one down and two to go feels good.
That is great Sharon.I'm so all over the place with this challenge I don't think I'll finish a section off before the other. Or that's what it feels like. 😂
I know I won't finhs group 1 before the others. Its nos 6,7 & 11 in that group that's going to be the last to fill I fear.
I am going to be retired my next year, then I will have more time to myself. I am dying to undertake these addictive challenges.
Luffy wrote: "I am going to be retired my next year, then I will have more time to myself. I am dying to undertake these addictive challenges."These are great fun Luffy. I love challenges as they somehow get me to read new authors or finish series that been tbr'd for so long. Finish series mostly for the other spelling challenge because I want to get to a letter for the name. ☺
Just don't be like me that joined almost all the challenges in every group I'm in. 🤦♀️
Michelle wrote: "Luffy wrote: "I am going to be retired my next year, then I will have more time to myself. I am dying to undertake these addictive challenges."These are great fun Luffy. I love challenges as they..."
Point noted. I used to hope to be able to join the Pop Sugar challenge, but there are other quests less restrictive and simply more fun. I have at least 20 years of uninterrupted lifetime to be able to read read read and not worry about most other things.
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I finished my first year-long challenge. Yeah!
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20 + 22 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/42
Levels:
Round 1 (22 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 33 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 42 books)
Round 1:
Read a book:
1. Written by author from a country other than your own
2. Set in the future or past
3. About a current world issue
4. Set somewhere you’ve never been
5. Written by an indie author
6. Local or national Book Club Pick
7. A bestseller from the 2000’s
8. With a weapon on the cover
9. With a great last line/paragraph
10. Set in the South
11. Involving social media
12. With an animal on the cover
13. Published in 2022
14. Setting plays a large role
15. Written by an author who uses initials
16. From your favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With less than 500 Goodreads Reviews & then rate it
19. Each chapter has a title
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Features a career you'd like to work in
Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
23. Features a "color" in the title
24. On New York Best Seller List at least 10 weeks
25. Author uses a pseudonym
26. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
27. That is smart & snarky
28. That warms your heart
29. From a series
30. A character with a checkered past
31. You’ve seen on someone’s bookshelf (real or on GR’s)
32. Written by an author who shares your birth month
33. Written by an indigenous author or featuring an indigenous character
Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
34. With a "flavor" or "food" in the title
35. Set in city or country recently in the news
36. Rated 5 Stars on Goodreads
37. Won a national award
38. An author who shares your first or last name
39. A Coming of Age or Coming Home Again story
40. An "less than desirable" book cover in your opinion
41. A book with a Holiday theme
42. A book from your "to be read" or "owned" list