2022 Duos or Trios

[Vanessa]

LOVE this one! ALMOST finished Trios last year but the year got away from me.

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series.

2. Same author.

3. Same word in the title.

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.

5. Same genre.

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.

8. A cover that is drawn.

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.

12. Published before 2010.

13. A free or borrowed book.

14. Published in the same month or year.

15. A cover that is your favorite color.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Vanessa!

[Julia]

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category (30 books): 4 of 15 categories completed.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category (45 books): 2 of 15 categories completed

Categories
✔✔✔1. Same series: Reckless by Ed Brubaker:

✔Reckless (4/5), ✔Friend of the Devil (4/12), ✔Destroy All Monsters (4/14)

✔✔✔2. Same author: Olivia Dade

✔Spoiler Alert (4/1), ✔Teach Me (4/24), ✔40-Love (4/13)

✔3. Same word in the title: HEART

✔Heartthrob by Suzanne Brockmann (3/7), Wholehearted Faith, Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks, and/or Heartless

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors:
Susan

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, and/or On Photography by Susan Sontag

or Carol:

✔Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (4/18), Writing a Woman's Life by Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Feeding The Mind by Lewis Carroll, and/or Dear Miss Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell

✔✔5. Same genre: nonfiction:

✔All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles (4/4), ✔Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault (3/7), Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is:

Crying in H Mart, Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories, The Library Book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, The Buddha in the Attic, Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People, and/or Shadowshaper Legacy

7. A book from a duology or trilogy:

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give), Sweetest in the Gale (Something About Marysburg #3), The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

✔✔8. A cover that is drawn:

✔Himawari House by Harmony Becker (3/14), ✔Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (3/6), The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

✔9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge:

Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century, The Nineties, Follow Me Down, Saga, Volume 10, The Ghost in You, ✔All the Feels by Olivia Dade (Nov 2021) (4/4), and/or Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group:

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, The Buddha in the Attic, Bombshell by Sarah MacLean, and/or Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author:

Fae Myenne Ng: Steer Toward Rock, Susanna Kearsley: The Vanished Days,

12. Published before 2010:

A Lesson Before Dying, The Bluest Eye, The Souls of Black Folk, and/or To the Lighthouse

13. A free or borrowed book:

The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions by Michael Moss, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

14. Published in the same month or year: August:

The Underground Railroad (2016, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020), Afterparties (2021), Agatha of Little Neon (2021), and/or All's Well (2021)

✔15. A cover that is your favorite color:

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, ✔Catherine's War by Julia Billet (3/25), Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson

[JoAnne]

Welcome Julia!

You may use books read since March 1st.

[Kim]

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023
Complete 5.5.22

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series. Cedar Cove
204 Rosewood Lane. Debbie Macomber. 3.1.22
44 Cranberry Point. Debbie Macomber. 4.13.22

2. Same author.
A Dance with Fate. Juliet Marillier. 3.15.22
Son of the Shadows. Juliet Marillier. 3.3.22

3. Same word in the title.
Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden. Niki Jabbour. 3.12.22
A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens. Carole Ottesen. 3.14.22

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors. (Kate)
Life After Life. Kate Atkinson. 3.22.22
Buried In Books. Kate Carlisle. 3.9.22

5. Same genre. - Historical Fiction
The Lost and Found Bookshop. Susan Wiggs. 3.13.22
All the Light We Cannot See. Anthony Doerr. 3.12.22

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden. William Alexander. 4.19.22 (500)
Kindred. Octavia E. Butler. 4.24.22 (179)

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
The Book of Magic. Alice Hoffman. 3.30.22
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur. Alka Joshi. 4.6.22

8. A cover that is drawn.
. Annie Spence
. Sharon Sala

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
Violeta. Isabel Allende. 4.28.22 (Pub. 1.25.22)
The Burning Pages. Paige Shelton. 4.23.22 (Pub. 4.5.22)

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. V.E. Schwab. 3.10.22 (March Scattegories)
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living. Louise Miller. 5.4.22 (Encanto Challenge (TLC)

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
The Secret Chord. Geraldine Brooks. 4.26.22
Ink and Shadows. Ellery Adams. 4.7.22

12. Published before 2010.
When Christ and His Saints Slept. Sharon Kay Penman. 3.18.22 (1994)
The Heart of Darkness. Joseph Conrad. 3.24.22 (1899)

13. A free or borrowed book.
The Anthropocene Reviewed. John Green. 4.11.22
The Poet X. Elizabeth Acevedo. 3.7.22

14. Published in the same month or year. (March)
Deacon King Kong. James McBride. 4.18.22
Lab Girl. Hope Jahren. 3.21.22

15. A cover that is your favorite color. BLUE
. Fern Michaels. 4.7.22
. Mary Alice Monroe. 4.12.22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Kim!

[JoAnne]

FINISHED
Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-May 4, 2022
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45

Categories
1. Same series:
Homecoming Rebecca Norinne 3/11/22 (Speakeasy Taproom #3)
Sideways Lisa Hughey 3/13/22 (Speakeasy Taproom #4)
Wildflower Mae Wood 3/14/22 (Speakeasy Taproom #5)

2. Same author.
New Tricks Kelly Moran 3/1/22
Residual Burn Kelly Moran 3/2/22
Under Pressure Kelly Moran 3/3/22

3. Same word in the title - Texas.
Wild Nights in Texas Delores Fossen 3/25/22
Texas Homecoming Carolyn Brown 3/26/22
Her Texas Ex Katherine Garbera 3/27/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover 4/1/22
A Stranger's Game Colleen Coble 4/12/22
Crabbypants Colleen Charles 4/26/22

5. Same genre - Romance
Friendzoned Rachel Blaufeld 4/14/22
Studfinder L.B. Dunbar 4/14/22
Doubletalk Teralyn Mitchell 4/15/22

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
Summerland Elin Hilderbrand 4/10/22
Mystic Falls Vickie McKeehan 4/12/22
Pit Stop: Baby! Taryn Quinn 4/23/22

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
Full Texas Throttle Katherine Garbera 4/5/22 - trilogy
Texas Christmas Tycoon Katherine Garbera 4/22/22 - trilogy
Loverboy Sarina Bowen 5/4/22 - duology

8. A cover that is drawn.
Steeped in Suspicion Eryn Scott 3/3/22
Sidetracked R.L. Kenderson 3/6/22
Love Her or Lose Her Tessa Bailey 3/10/22

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
Published March 2022 Break the Ice A.K. Evans 3/3/22
Published January 11th 2022 The Last House on the Street Diane Chamberlain 3/5/22
Published January 4th 2022 The Girl in the Mist Kristen Ashley 3/8/22

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Fudge and Jury Ellie Alexander 3/7/22
Stargazer Wendy S. Marcus 4/7/22
Featherbed Annabeth Albert 4/8/22

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
Legacy Nora Roberts 3/19/22
A Family Affair Robyn Carr 4/13/22
Every Little Thing Samantha Young 4/18/22

12. Published before 2010.
published January 1st 2008 His Second-Chance Family RaeAnne Thayne 3/15/22
published January 1st 2008 A Soldier's Secret RaeAnne Thayne 3/17/22
May 30th 2003 Summer People Elin Hilderbrand 4/2/22

13. A free or borrowed book.
We Begin at the End Chris Whitaker 3/4/22
Stealing Home Tara Wyatt 4/6/22
Fireproof Delancey Stewart 4/15/22

14. Published in the same month - May.
Deflected Jami Davenport 4/4/22 Pub May 23rd 2019
Goaltending Jami Davenport 4/5/22 Pub May 20th 2017
Cakewalk Claire Hastings 4/7/22 Pub May 24th 2021

15. A cover that is your favorite color.
Fix Her Up Tessa Bailey 3/7/22
Someone Like You Marie Force 4/9/22
Spring Tide Tess Shepherd 4/13/22

[Genevieve]

I have a question on the duology/ trilogy can they be all the same series

[JoAnne]

Genevieve wrote: "I have a question on the duology/ trilogy can they be all the same series"

Yes.

[Carolyn]

Finished

Duos or Trios
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2022 - Feb. 28th, 2023

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45

Categories
1. Same series.-Women's Murder Club
a The 5th Horseman by James Patterson read 3/2/2022 Women's Murder Club #5
b The 6th Target by James Patterson read 3/3/2022 Women's Murder Club #6
c The 8th Confession by James Patterson read 5/31/2022 Women's Murder Club #8

2. Same author.-Rhys Bowen
a Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen read 3/5/2022
b The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen read 3/20/2022
c God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen read 5/24/2022

3. Same word in the title.-Murder
a The Good Friday Murder by Lee Harris read 3/6/2022
b Internal Combustion: The Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City by Joyce Maynard read 3/9/2022
c Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder by Tonya Kappes read 3/13/2022

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.-Patricia
a Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs read 3/18/2022
b The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl read 5/15/2022
c Him Her Him Again the End of Him by Patricia Marx read 5/15/2022

5. Same genre.-Cozy Mystery
a A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder read 3/1/2022
b State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy read 3/23/2022
c Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker read 3/24/2022

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
a Stories We Never Told by Sonja Yoerg read 3/2/2022 #2287 added 4/27/2020
b Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey read 3/15/2022 TBR #791 added 10/11/2019
c Bearly Departed by Meg Macy read 3/24/2022 TBR 443 added 5/15/2019

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
a Heart of Ice by Gregg Olsen read 3/3/2022 Emily Kenyon #2 a duology
b Foundation by Isaac Asimov read 8/30/1951 the original Foundation Trilogy
c Fall of Giants by Ken Follett read 3/28/2022 The Century Trilogy #1

8. A cover that is drawn.
a The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens read 3/14/2022
b David Copperfield by Charles Dickens read 3/21/2022
c Vicious by V.E. Schwab read 3/27/2022

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
a An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn read 4/8/2022 pub 2/15/2022
b The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb read 4/18/2022 pub 2/1/2022
c The Maid by Nita Prose read 5/3/2022 pub 1/4/2022

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
a 7th Heaven by James Patterson read 3/4/2033 Hotel California challenge in the Lost Challenges group
b Reawakened by Odette Beane read 3/11/2022 Lets Give Thanks on Lost Challenges
c Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman read 3/18/2022 Read the Months challenge in the Lost Challenges group

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
a The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik read 3/4/2022
b His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik read 3/7/2022
c Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik read 3/7/2022

12. Published before 2010.
a Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs read 3/16/2022 pub 1/30/2007
b Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov read 3/17/2022 pub 1952
c The Uninvited by William W. Johnstone read 3/19/2022 pub 1982

13. A free or borrowed book.
a Moon Called by Patricia Briggs read 3/8/2022 borrowed from Libby
b Serpentine: The True Story of a Serial Killer's Reign of Terror from Europe to South Asia by Thomas Thompson read 3/11/2022 Hoopla
c Fear Collector by Gregg Olsen read 3/14/2022 Hoopla

14. Published in the same month or year.-2016
a A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas read 3/18/2022 pub 10/18/2016
b The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford read 3/31/2022 pub 9/20/2016
c Whisper to Me by Nick Lake read 4/7/2022 pub 5/3/2016

15. A cover that is your favorite color. Blue
a Witchmark by C.L. Polk read 3/15/2022
b Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery read 3/23/2022
c The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman read 3/25/2022

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Carolyn!

[Kendra]

Completion Post:

Duos or Trios
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2022 - Feb. 28th, 2023

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45

Categories
✅1. Same series.
🔹Moon Called by Patricia Briggs - May 20th
🔹Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs - May 29th
🔹Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs - June 5th

✅2. Same author.
🔹 Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 15th
🔹Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire - May 15th
🔹Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - May 30th

✅3. Same word in the title. (Story)
🔹The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 by Jonathan F. Vance - Mar. 7th
🔹The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss - Mar. 8th
🔹18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb - Mar. 26th

✅4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
🔹 The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan - Mar. 28th
🔹 Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie - May 18th
🔹Neon Gods by Katee Robert - June 19th

✅5. Same genre.
🔹From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy by Scott Meslow - Mar. 13th
🔹Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming - Mar. 21st
🔹How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy by Lynette Rice - Mar. 29th

✅6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
🔹 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - Mar. 14th
🔹 Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
🔹The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo - Apr. 3rd

✅7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
🔹Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - Apr. 8th
🔹A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - Apr. 23rd
🔹The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik - Apr. 28th

✅8. A cover that is drawn.
🔹The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel Single Volume by P. Craig Russell - Mar. 2nd
🔹A Library of Misremembered Books: When We're Searching for a Book but Have Forgotten the Title by Marina Luz - Mar. 20th
🔹Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy - Mar. 28th


✅9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
🔹 Crowbones by Anne Bishop - Mar. 11th
Mar. 8th, 2022
🔹The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn - Apr. 19th
Mar. 29th, 2022
🔹To Marry and to Meddle by Martha Waters - Apr. 20th
Apr. 5th, 2022

✅10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
🔹Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - Mar. 31st
March Easy As 1, 2, 3
🔹Someday by Drew Hayden Taylor - Apr. 16th
April Scattergories
🔹Only in Saskatchewan: Recipes and Stories from the Province’s Best-Loved Eateries by Naomi Hansen - May 27th
Daffodil Spell Out

✅11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
🔹Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews - Mar. 18th
🔹If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane - Apr. 16th
🔹Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor - May 12th

✅12. Published before 2010.
🔹Cheats, Charlatans, and Chicanery: More Outrageous Tales of Skulduggery by Andreas Schroeder - Mar. 17th
1997
🔹The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin - Apr. 14th
1978
🔹The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - Apr. 17th
1979

✅13. A free or borrowed book.
🔹 Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell - Mar. 6th
🔹This Is Paradise: Stories by Kristiana Kahakauwila - Mar. 9th
🔹Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove - Mar. 30th

✅14. Published in the same month or year.
🔹With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo - Mar. 24th
May 7th, 2019
🔹Blackbird by Sam Humphries - Apr. 3rd
May 14th, 2019
🔹Book Lovers by Emily Henry - May 7th
May 3rd, 2022

✅15. A cover that is your favorite color.
🔹 An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten - Mar. 3rd
🔹 Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater & Florence Atwater - Mar. 8th
🔹The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson - Apr. 9th

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Kendra!

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
2022 Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Progress: 45 out of 45

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

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[Suzanne]

Categories

Same series:
1. Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 4/6/2022 - 384 Pages
2. Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 7/9/2022 - 368 Pages
3. Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 11/11/2022 - 384 Pages


Same author:
1. The Awakening by Nora Roberts - **** - 12/11/2022 - 435 Pages
2. Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages
3. Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 250 Pages


Same word in the title Life
Ex. Bayou Moon - Under the Bayou Moon - Blood in the Bayou
1. Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White - **** - 3/30/2022 - 320 Pages
2. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby - ***** - 5/15/2022 - 288 Pages
3. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper - ***** - 6/11/2022 - 290 Pages


Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors Kate
1. A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein - **** - 8/26/2022 - 258 Pages
2. A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
3. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore - ***** - 8/19/2022 - 479 Pages


Same genre: Mystery
1. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - ***** - 3/1/2022 - 320 Pages
2. Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 3/7/2022 - 354 Pages
3. We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz - **** - 3/29/2022 - 304 Pages


A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
1. Sakina's Restaurant by Aasif Mandvi - **** - 4/15/2022 - 80 Pages
2. Gather 'Round the Sound by Paulo Coelho - *** - 4/15/2022 - 36 Pages
3. The First Time Investor: How to Invest with Little Money by Bruce Walker - ***** - 4/15/2022 - 73 Pages


A book from a duology or trilogy:
1. Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper - ***** - 3/10/2022 - 304 Pages
2. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
3. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages


A cover that is drawn.
1. Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules by Tony Cliff - **** - 3/11/2022 - 249 Pages
2. Star Wars Leia, Princess of Alderaan Manga, Vol. 1 by Haruichi - ***** - 3/12/2022 - 192 Pages
3. Cucumber Quest: The Ripple Kingdom by Gigi D.G. - ***** - 4/20/2022 - 240 Pages


A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
1. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - **** - 3/17/2022 - 308 Pages
2. Besties: Work It Out by Kayla Miller - ***** - 3/18/2022 - 216 Pages
3. Just Roll with It by Lee Durfey-Lavoie - ***** - 3/18/2022 - 336 Pages


A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group:
1. Untamed by Glennon Doyle - **** - 3/9/2022 - 333 Pages
2. On Power by Robert A. Caro - ***** - 4/20/2022 - 150 Pages
3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - ***** - 4/29/2022 - 372 Pages


A favorite author - may be more than one author.
1. Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter - ***** - 3/8/2022 - 328 Pages
2. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice - ***** - 5/20/2022 - 965 Pages
3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - ***** - 3/19/2022 - 304 Pages


Published before 2010:
1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling - *** - 4/10/2022 - 111 Pages - Published 2008
2. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 3/16/2022 - 440 Pages - Published 2007
3. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages - Published 2001


A free or borrowed book:
1. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren - **** - 4/27/2022 - 160 Pages
2. A Woman of the World by Rebecca Gilman - **** - 4/16/2022 - 1 Page
3. The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing by John R. Perry - ***** - 4/18/2022 - 112 Pages


Published in the same month or year. - April
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann - ***** - 3/2/2022 - 338 Pages
2. Watcher's Test by Sean Oswald - *** - 4/13/2022 - 658 Pages
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney - *** - 4/25/2022 - 226 Pages


A cover that is your favorite color: Blue
1. The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom - **** - 6/23/2022 - 271 Pages
2. Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - **** - 4/24/2022 - 368 Pages
3. A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman - ***** - 4/25/2022 - 396 Pages

[JoAnne]

Welcome Suzanne!

[Debs]

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series.

2. Same author.

3. Same word in the title.
Ex. Bayou Moon - Under the Bayou Moon - Blood in the Bayou

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Ex. Karen Harper - Harper Lee - Lee Child

5. Same genre.

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.

12. Published before 2010.

13. A free or borrowed book.

14. Published in the same month or year.

15. A cover that is your favorite color.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Debs!

[Anne]

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-July 31, 2022

COMPLETED!

Object: Read 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series.
A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris 6/12/2022
Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris 7/6/2022
A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris 7/8/2022

2. Same author.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts 4/1/2022
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts 3/30/2022
Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts 7/21/2022

3. Same word in the title. MURDER
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 3/7/2022
Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Conor 3/23/2022
Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce by A L Herbert 4/4/2022

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Ex. Karen Harper - Harper Lee - Lee Child
A Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James 4/12/2022
Dubliners by James Joyce 6/24/2022
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates 7/4/2022


5. Same genre.
If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier 3/9/2022
Here To Stay by Mark Edwards 3/18/2022
The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman 5/13/0222

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison 4/8/2022
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia 6/20/2022
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff 7/5/2022

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
The Heart Principle by Helen Huang 6/8/2022
The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler 6/29/2022
Swift Justice by Laura DiSilverio 7/15/2022

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang
by Camilla Isley 4/16/2022
by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
by Mia Manansala 6/15/2022

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
Not Me by Kate Bold 6/11/2022 Pub'd 4/5/2022
Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon 6/23/2022 Pub'd 5/24/2022
Murder Is No Picnic by Amy Pershing 7/31/2022 Pub'd 7/7/2002

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
The Designated +1 by Ellie Cahill 3/29/2022
A to Z covers
Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews 5/27/2022
A to Z female protagonists - X
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 6/2/2022
FoodFads - Gatorade

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe 4/22/2022
Outsider by Linda Castillo 4/27/2022
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 5/7/2022

12. Published before 2010.
The Heart Answers by Colleen Coble 3/21/2022 1999
In the Frame by Dick Francis 4/29/2022 pub'd 1976
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Atrim pub'd 1922


13. A free or borrowed book.
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 3/15/2022
Cheddar Off Dead by Julia Buckley 5/25/2022
A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer 5/29/2022

14. Published in the same month.
A.)Uncle and Ants by Marc Jedel 3/4/2022
October 11, 2018
Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 3/15/2022
October 2014
No Decision by Ridge King 3/18/2022
October 31, 2020


15. A cover that is your favorite color.
by Julie Mulhern 3/23/2022
by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
by Matthew Kelly 4/13/2022

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Anne!

[Chelsea]

*COMPLETION POST*

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023
Read: 30/30

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.

Categories
1. Same series.
a. Dead Ringer - Jude Hardin {The Jack Reacher Experiment #1} 4/25/22
b. Moving Target - Jude Hardin {The Jack Reacher Experiment #2} 4/27/22

2. Same author.
a. The Power of Three - J.C. Ryan 4/7/22
b. Unchained - J.C. Ryan 5/27/22

3. Same word in the title. - YOU
a. Back to You - Kimberly Kincaid 3/16/22
b. Are You Really OK? - Debra K. Fileta 5/19/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
a. Target For Terror - Laura Scott 3/23/22
b. Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingalls Wilder 3/29/22

5. Same genre. - Crime Thriller
a. Death Saint - Rich Curtin 3/7/22
b. Spoken Bones - N.C. Lewis 3/9/22

6. A book from your TBR.
a. True Crime Case Histories; Volume 4: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories - Jason Neal 3/9/22
b. Disorderly Lady - Claudy Conn 4/18/22

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
a. The Devil's Crown: Part 1 - Monica James 3/18/22
b. Crash - Zoe Perdita 3/31/22

8. A cover that is drawn.
a. Summer at Sea - Beth Labonte 6/21/22
b. The Killing Joke - Christa Faust 7/4/22


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
a. The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley {Feb 22, 22} 6/1/22
b. Run Rose Run - Dolly Parton {March 7, 22} 6/22/22

10. A book that completes a challenge.
a. Restoring Christmas - Cynthia Ruchti 4/13/22
b. The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner 4/20/22

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
a. Sunset - Arshad Ahsanuddin 5/10/22
b. One Rough Man - Brad Taylor 5/30/22

12. Published before 2010.
a. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman {2003} 3/30/22
b. Lost Light - Michael Connelly {2003} 8/26/22

13. A free or borrowed book.
a. Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart 3/10/22
b. The Bandalore - Danielle K. Girl 4/13/22

14. Published in the same month or year.
a. Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne {Feb, 2021} 3/25/22
b. The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse {Feb 2, 2021} 4/9/22

15. A cover that is your favorite color. (Blue)
a. The Fulcrum - J.C. Ryan 3/30/22
b. The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Chelsea!

[Sophie]

Hoping to get back into reading. This looks like a fun challenge.
Duos or Trios
Duration: September 2, 2022-February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series. 2/2
Tia Rosie's Kitchen Mystery Series
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (5.3.22)
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala (7.26.22)
Camper & Criminals Series (3/3)
Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal by Tonya Kappes (9.18.22 4 stars)
Tents, Trails & Turmoil by Tonya Kappes (9.21.22 4 Stars)
Kickbacks, Kayaks, & Kidnapping by Tonya Kappes (10/18/22 3 stars)


2. Same author. 0/2

3. Same word in the title. 0/2

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors. 0/2

5. Same genre. 0/2

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.0/2

7. A book from a duology or trilogy. 0/2

8. A cover that is drawn. 0/2

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge. 1/2
A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear (9.5.22)


10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group. 0/2

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author. 1/2
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (4.2.22)


12. Published before 2010. 0/2

13. A free or borrowed book. 0/2

14. Published in the same month or year. 0/2

15. A cover that is your favorite color. 0/2

[JoAnne]

Welcome Sophie!

You are welcome to use books read since March 1st, 2022! :)

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Duos or Trios
March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Same series - Billionaires in Hiding
1. Springtime Love at The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (3/29/22)
2. Summer Nights At The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (4/7/22)
3. Cabin Fever at The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (4/10/22)

Same author
1. Her Rebel Cowboy by Laura Ann (4/18/22)
2. Her Cowboy Switch by Laura Ann (4/19/22)
3. A Home for the Ugly Duckling by Laura Ann (4/20/20)

Same word in the title - Her
1. Her One and Only by Becky Wade (3/13/22)
2. Her Dream Cowboy by Laura Ann (4/15/22)
3. Her Pretend Cowboy Boyfriend by Laura Ann (4/17/22)

Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Karen Harper - Harper Lee - Lee Child
1. The Sweetest Words by Laura Ann (4/30/22)
2. Tower of Thorns by Laura Greenwood (5/11/22)
3. Love in the Spotlight by Laura Burton (6/29/22)

Same genre - Fairytale Retellings
1. The Dark King and the Eternal Dance by Alesha Adamson (3/13/22)
2. Ms. Cinder's Prince by Laura Ann (4/21/22)
3. Waking Ms. Briar by Laura Ann (4/22/22)

A book from your TBR - where ever it is
1. Cade by Diane Darcy (4/12/22)
2. Her Second Chance Cowboy by Laura Ann (4/20/22)
3. A Date for the Goose Girl by Laura Ann (4/23/22)

A book from a duology or trilogy
1. Midnight for a Curse by E.J. Kitchens (3/14/22) - Curse Keeper, Curse Breaker
2. Cursed for Keeps by E.J. Kitchens (3/21/22) - Curse Keeper, Curse Breaker
3. Among Sand and Sunrise by Stacy Henrie (5/15/22) - An American Heiress

A cover that is drawn
1. Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/23/22)

2. Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (4/4/22)

3. The Dating Game by Jenny Proctor (4/12/22)


A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
1. An Unwanted Love Story by Ellie Hall (3/21/22) - 12/26/21
2. Breaking All the Rules by Cindy Roland Anderson (3/30/22) - 12/19/21
3. Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe (4/5/22) - 2/5/22

A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group
1. Cinder Ellie by J.M. Stengl (3/30/22)
2. If You Want To Kiss A Billionaire by Emma St. Clair (4/11/22)
3. End Zone by Taylor Hart (4/13/22)

A favorite author - may be more than one author
1. Forget Me Not by Sarah M. Eden (4/1/22)
2. The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (4/2/22)
3. Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden (4/13/22)

Published before 2010
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (3/28/22) - 7/16/2005
2. How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison (6/27/22) - 6/21/2007
3. An Unlikely Match by Sarah M. Eden (10/31/22) - 10/6/2008

A free or borrowed book
1. Bluebeard and the Outlaw by Tara Grayce (3/3/22)
2. Knox by L.L. Muir (3/27/22)
3. A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter (3/15/22)

Published in the same month or year - 2021
1. Autumn Romance At The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (4/8/22)
2. Winter Kisses At The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (4/8/22)
3. The Sassy One by Cami Checketts (4/12/22)

A cover that is your favorite color - blue
1. Princess of Mermaids by A.G. Marshall (3/2/22)

2. The Prince and the Sea Witch by A.G. Marshall (3/5/22)

3. Never Fall for Your Enemy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/26/22)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Shash!

[Beth]

Yay, finished!

Duos or Trios
March 2022 – February 2023

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

45/45 completed

1. Same series. (Fuzzy Sapiens)
Fuzzy Bones by William Tuning (#4) - 4/23 ★★★
Golden Dream by Ardath Mayhar (#5) - 4/27 ★★★
Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr (#8) - 5/13 ★★★★

2. Same author. (Michael Chabon)
Maps and Legends - 3/10 ★★★★
Werewolves in Their Youth - 6/16 ★★★★
The Final Solution - 11/4 ★★★★

3. Same word in the title.
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig - 5/15 ★★★★
A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg - 7/9 ★★★
Three Trips in Time and Space by Larry Niven, John Brunner and Jack Vance - 10/10 ★★★★

4. Same first or last name of the authors.
Michael Chabon - Bookends - 4/20 ★★★★
Michael H. Milts - Only a Gringo Would Die for an Anteater - 4/29 ★★★★
Michael Pollan - The Omnivore's Dilemma - 5/5 ★★★★★

5. Same genre. (Science Fiction)
The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky - 3/1 ★★★
The Man with a Thousand Names by A.E. van Vogt - 3/5 ★★
The Inverted World by Christopher Priest - 3/20 ★★★★

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
Perfecting the Past in Spanish by Gordon and Cynthia Smith-Duran - 3/31 ★★★
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis - 4/21 ★★★★★
In Search of the Multiverse by John Gribbin - 4/25 ★★★★

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
The Moon Pool by A. Merritt (Dr. Goodwin #1) - 7/17 ★★★
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed #2) - 8/4 ★★★★
Isle of the Dead by Roger Zelazny (Francis Sandow #1) - 8/8 ★★★

8. A cover that is drawn.
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel - 3/13 ★★★
Brain Cuttings by Carl Zimmer - 4/8 ★★★
David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview by David Foster Wallace - 4/13 ★★★★



9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood (published 3/1/22) - 5/4 ★★★★★
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (published 11/23/21) - 5/9 ★★★★
The Man Who Tasted Words by Guy Leschziner (published 2/22/22) - 6/24 ★★★★

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
No Adam in Eden by Grace Metalious (Great Mosques of Mali) - 3/17 ★★★★
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan (French Language Day) - 3/21 ★★★★
Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym (March Scattergories) - 3/24 ★★★★★

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson - 3/5 ★★★★
The Sleeping Beauty by Elizabeth Taylor - 4/24 ★★★★
The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick - 5/22 ★★★★

12. Published before 2010.
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell (2006) - 3/18 ★★★★
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - 3/27 (1905) ★★★★
A Vow of Silence by Veronica Black (1990) - 4/2 ★★★★

13. A free or borrowed book.
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (library ebook) - 3/4 ★★★★★
Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe (library ebook) - 4/5 ★★★★
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (library ebook) - 4/11 ★★★

14. Published in the same month or year. (2017)
Artemis by Andy Weir - 5/19 ★★★★
Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks - 6/14 ★★★★
Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh - 6/17 ★★★★

15. A cover that is your favorite color.
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby - 3/16 ★★★
The Coup by John Updike - 3/17 ★★★
Tales of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg - 5/23 ★★★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Beth!

[Grace]

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023
Read: 45
FINISHED
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series.
Scalped, Vol. 3: Dead Mothers-Jason Aaron 4/20,
Scalped, Vol. 4: The Gravel in Your Guts-Jason Aaron 4/21.
Scalped, Vol. 5: High Lonesome-Jason Aaron 5/1

2. Same author.
Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1-Tim Seeley 3/3,
Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 2-Tim Seeley 3/6,
Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 3-Tim Seeley 3/8

3. Same word in the title.
Ex. Bayou Moon - Under the Bayou Moon - Blood in the Bayou
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1-Ralph Tedesco 3/9
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 2-Ralph Tedesco 3/13
Burn The Fairy Tales 2-Adeline Whitmore 5/3

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Ex. Karen Harper - Harper Lee - Lee Child
Prison School Vol. 4-Akira Hiramoto 4/14
Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 22: Mark of the Warlock-Akira Toriyama 5/31
鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 1 Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri 1 -Akira Amano 10/27

5. Same genre.
Vampirella (2011-2014) Vol. 1: Crown of Worms-Eric Trautmann 3/11,
The Arrow-James Tynion IV
3/11, The Swarm-James Tynion IV 3/11

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
The Lost Art of World Domination-Derek Landy 5/4
The New Avengers, Volume 2: Sentry-Brian Michael Bendis 5/12
Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 5: Through the Looking Glass-Brian Michael Bendis 5/13

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
Please Send Help-Gaby Dunn 4/17
Skyborn-Leia Stone 5/20
Snow Angels: Season Two-Jeff Lemire 5/25

8. A cover that is drawn.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 10-Fuse 3/28
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 11-Fuse 4/6
Knights of Sidonia #3-Tsutomu Nihei 4/10

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
Oddball-Sarah Andersen 3/3,
Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection-Junji Ito 3/12
Unlock Your Storybook Heart-Amanda Lovelace 4/6

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Evidence of the Affair-Taylor Jenkins Reid 3/2,
Monster-Walter Dean Myers 3/8
A Strangely Wrapped Gift-Emily Byrnes 3/20

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
20th Century Boys, Band 2-Naoki Urasawa 3/13
The Crown of Ptolemy-Rick Riordan 3/15
20th Century Boys, Band 3-Naoki Urasawa 4/6

12. Published before 2010.
30 Days of Night, Vol. 1-Steve Niles 3/8,
Initial D, Volume 1-Shuichi Shigeno 4/22
Initial D, Volume 2-Shuichi Shigeno 5/8

13. A free or borrowed book.
Scalped, Vol. 6: The Gnawing-Jason Aaron 5/1
Scalped, Vol. 7: Rez Blues-Jason Aaron 5/4
Scalped, Vol. 8: You Gotta Sin to Get Saved-Jason Aaron 5/6

14. Published in the same month or year. (July)
斉木楠雄のΨ難 5 Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 5  -麻生 周一 4/4
Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4,
The Baby Shift: Tennessee-Becca Fanning 3/20

15. A cover that is your favorite color
-Zack Grey 3/22,
-Jack Ray 5/1,
-Jack Ray 5/9

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Grace!

[Katelyn]

FINISHED

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.

Categories
1. Same series.
🍀Edge of Reason - Freya Barker, 3/2/22
🌸Edge Of Darkness - Freya Barker, 5/13/22

2. Same author.
🌸Beautifully Broken Life - Catherine Cowles, 5/22/22
🎃Hidden Waters - Catherine Cowles, 10/7/22

3. Same word in the title.
Ex. Bayou Moon - Under the Bayou Moon - Blood in the Bayou
🐣Style of Love - A.J. Sherwood, 4/27/22
👙Must Love Hockey - Sarina Bowen, 6/5/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Ex. Karen Harper - Harper Lee - Lee Child
🍀Cash - Megan O'Brien, 3/11/22
🐣Trust the Focus - Megan Erickson, 4/12/22

5. Same genre.
🍀No Take Backs - Becca Seymour, 3/8/22
🐣Up in Smoke - Ashton Cade, 4/17/22
🌸Tending Tyler - Jodi Payne, 5/10/22

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
🍀The Reality of Everything - Rebecca Yarros, 3/27/22
👙Learning to Live - R.D. Cole, 6/11/22
🦃Nick and Charlie - Alice Oseman, 11/26/22

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
🍀Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey, 3/19/22
🐣It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 4/24/22

8. A cover that is drawn.
🐣 - Casey McQuiston, 4/1/22
🐣 - Karen Stivali, 4/12/22
🎆 - Jonny Garza Villa, 7/29/22

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
🍀Frat Wars: King of Thieves - Saxon James, 3/6/22
🐣Iris - Eden Finley, 4/30/22
🌸Got Me Thinking - Casey Cox, 5/16/22

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
🐣The Setup and The Substitute - Jiffy Kate, 4/19/22
🌸Can't Get Enough - Molly McLain, 5/3/22
🌸One Percent of You - Michelle Gross, 5/20/22

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
🌸Courage - Kristen Proby, 5/29/22
👙Risky - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 6/19/22

12. Published before 2010.
🍀When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn, 3/15/22
🐣The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han, 4/21/22

13. A free or borrowed book.
🍀River - K.C. Jane, 3/22/22
👙Wheels Down - Beth Bolden, 6/4/22
🎆Cherish Her - Andrea Johnston, 7/4/22

14. Published in the same month or year. (2019)
🐣Call Her Mine - Melissa Foster, 4/14/22
🌸The Rarity of Falling - Leeann M. Shane, 5/7/22

15. A cover that is your favorite color.
🎄 - Rainbow Rowell, 12/10/22
👙 - Tal Bauer, 6/28/22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Katelyn!

[Mary-Megan]

Yay! Finished!

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023
45/45

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
√ 1. Same series (Maple Falls by Kathleen Fuller)
Hooked on You (4/8)
Much Ado About a Latte (4/29)
Sold on Love (11/30)


√ 2. Same author (Jennifer Snow)
Maybe This Kiss (3/3)
Alaska Reunion (5/2)
Alaska Dreams (5/10)


√ 3. Same word in the title (Love)
With Love from London by Sarah Jio (3/7)
Tangled Up in Love by Heidi Betts (5/20)
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick (7/18)


√ 4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (Jennifer)
The Me I Used to Be by Jennifer Ryan (3/14)
Forever in Cape May by Jennifer Probst (5/30)
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (6/10)


√ 5. Same genre (Historical Romance)
Duke Gone Rogue by Christy Carlyle (4/29)
The Spinster's Guide to Scandalous Behavior by Jennifer McQuiston (7/12)
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn (8/16)


√ 6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay (5/12)
Come Back to Me by Sharon Sala (6/3)
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi (6/15)


√ 7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak [Fairham Island series] (3/16)
Specter of the Past by Timothy Zahn [Hand of Thrawn duology] (5/16)
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean [Bareknuckle Bastards] (7/26)


√ 8. A cover that is drawn.
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (4/22)
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson (5/16)
Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday (5/24)


√ 9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (7/29)
The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara Ackerman (9/9)
The Orphans of Mersea House by Marty Wingate (10/6)


√ 10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
The Cliff House by RaeAnne Thayne [Top 10 and Shrink that TBR] (6/8)
Smooth-Talking Cowboy by Maisey Yates [Scrabble] (9/1)
Those Who Are Saved by Alexis Landau [Purge the Pile] (12/17)


√ 11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber (7/13)
The Friendship Pact by Jill Shalvis (8/30)
The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis (12/15)


√ 12. Published before 2010.
The Last Command by Timothy Zahn [1993] (3/10)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley [2009] (3/24)
Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl [2008] (3/25)


√ 13. A free or borrowed book.
The Girl from the Island by Lorna Cook (4/7)
Somebody Like You by Donna Alward (7/2)
Girls on the Line by Aimie K. Runyan (8/4)


√14. Published in the same month or year (May)
Maybe This Love by Jennifer Snow [published May 30, 2017] (7/23)
A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde [May 3, 2016] (7/25)
The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster [May 24, 2022] (9/8)


√ 15. A cover that is your favorite color
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (4/24)
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (8/5)
Book Lovers by Emily Henry (8/10)

[Genevieve]

FINISHED

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series.
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 3/25/2022
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 6/6/2022
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 6/24/2022

2. Same author.
Wished by Jen Calonita 3/1/2022
When Gilly Met Devin by Jen Calonita 3/03
Cursed by Jen Calonita 3/11/2022

3. Same word in the title. MURDER
Murder at Sunrise by Kathi Daley 3/27/2022
Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell 4/12/2022
A Saucy Taste of Murder by Patti Benning 4/22/2022

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Mr. Perfect by Aimee Nicole Walker 10/17/2022
Southern Fortunes by Amy Boyles 10/19/2022
Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane 10/30/2022

5. Same genre. LGBT
Until We Meet Once More by Josh Lanyon 5/17/2022
Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge 5/11/2022
Cash Plays by Cordelia Kingsbridge 5/25/2022

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs 3/12/2022
Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell 3/11/2022
A Merry Murder on Ruff Road by Cindy Bell 3/15/2022

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
Heroes by Jen Calonita 4/13/2022 (Royal Academy Rebels)
Ground Zero by Aimee Nicole Walker 8/23/2022 (Zero Hour)
Ride the Lightning by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/16/2022 (Sinister in Savannah)

8. A cover that is drawn.
by Glenn Dakin 3/19/2022
by Tracey Drew 3/22/2022
by Graham Sage 5/29/2022

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson 4/19/2022
Honestly Yours by Jaime Reese 11/28/2022 (First published May 12, 2022)
You & Me by Tal Bauer 9/24/2022 (First published March 30, 2022)

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn 12/14/2022 (1-2-3)
Southern Wands by Amy Boyles 12/11/2022 (Purge That Pile)
Murder at the Manor by Catherine Coles 12/16/2022 (Scattegories)

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
Southern Hauntings by Amy Boyles 11/3/2022
Barrel Proof by Layla Reyne 8/15/2022
Suspicious Behavior by L.A. Witt 8/10/2022

12. Published before 2010.
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 10/26/2022 (First published December 27, 1911)
Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story by Oliver La Farge 10/31/2022 (First published January 1, 1929)
Who Was Pablo Picasso? by True Kelley 10/24/20 (First published January 1, 2009)

13. A free or borrowed book.
A Whole New World by Liz Braswell 3/5/2022
Murder, Plain and Simple by Isabella Alan 3/8/2022
Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 4/21/2022

14. Published in the same month or year. October
Palm Beach Poison by Tom Turner 5/31/2022 (Published October 1, 2016)
Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber 6/11/2022 (Published October 13, 2020)
The Big Chili by Julia Buckley 5/27/2022 (Published October 6, 2015)

15. A cover that is your favorite color. Blue
by Ellie Alexander 11/28/2022
by Dianne Harman 11/29/2022
by David Levithan 11/30/2022

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Mary-Megan and Genevieve!

[Frankie]

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45 Completed. Finished

Categories
1. Same series.: Hollywood Alphabet
01.#4:Hollywood Dirty-M.Z. Kelly 5/29/22
02.#5:Hollywood Enemy-M.Z. Kelly 6/13/22
03.#6:Hollywood Forbidden-M.Z. Kelly 6/26/22


2. Same author.:Mary Burton
04.Don't Look Now 5/02/22
05.The Hangman 3/17/22
06.Her Last Word 3/04/22


3. Same word in the title.
07.Hidden-Rebecca Zanetti 7/07/22
08.Hidden-Laura Griffin 4/28/22
09.Hidden-Kendra Elliot 5/05/22


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
10.Nicole James-Shades 8/03/22
11.Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Cecilia 3/23/22
12.Nicole Snow-Still Not Over You 3/09/22


5. Same genre.: Romance
13.Tattered Stars-Catherine Cowles 4/08/22
14.A Love Letter to Whiskey: Fifth Anniversary Edition-Kandi Steiner 3/06/22
15.Tarnished Soul-Beth Flynn 3/04/22


6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
16.Most of All You-Mia Sheridan 7/14/22
17.All Rhodes Lead Here-Mariana Zapata 8/02/22
18.Give Me a Reason-A.L. Jackson 4/22/22


7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
19.Difference #2:The Difference Between Somehow and Someway-Aly Martinez 6/15/22
20.The Santiago #1:Hearts of Darkness-Catherine Wiltcher 12/14/22
21.The VIP Room #3:King-Jamie Begley 5/12/22


8. A cover that is drawn.
22.Surrender to Me-Kelly Elliott 4/15/22
23.Looking for You-Kelly Elliott 6/08/22
24.The Boyfriend Project-Farrah Rochon 7/16/22


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
25.7/10/2022:Reckless Truths-Autumn Jones Lake 7/20/22
26.2/14/2022:Cowboy Up-Jordan Marie 5/09/22
27.6/14/2022:Help Me Remember-Corinne Michaels 8/25/22


10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
28.Happy Fall Y'all:Tattered-Devney Perry 3/09/22
29.Say What?:Bad Memory-Lisa Gray 3/31/22
30.One Hit Wonders 1973:Hopelessly Shattered-Bink Cummings 5/13/22


11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
31.Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Kara 5/05/22
32.Autumn Jones Lake-Renegade Path 8/15/22
33.Marie Force-All You Need is Love 4/23/22


12. Published before 2010.
34.2/25/2009:One Day at a Time-Danielle Steel 6/22/22
35.3/11/2008:Ida: A Sword Among Lions-Paula J. Giddings 3/19/22
36. 10/02/2001:The Surgeon-Tess Gerritsen 4/14/22


13. A free or borrowed book.
37.Remy-Jessica Gadziala 5/07/22
38.Slip Out the Back Jack-Willow Rose 3/18/22
39.A Hero to Keep-Susan Gable 4/01/22


14. Published in the same month or year.March
40.Only One Love-Natasha Madison 3/17/22
41.Drown Her Sorrows-Melinda Leigh 3/24/22
42.Make Me Your Villain-Lani Lynn Vale 3/16/22


15. A cover that is your favorite color.
43.The Missing-Kiersten Modglin 4/17/22
44.Creed-Kristen Ashley 6/04/22
45.Mystery Man-Kristen Ashley 5/25/22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie!

[Ferenc]

Completed!

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

Goal: 45/45
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
**1. Same series.**
Mítosz: Görög mitológia angol humorral - Stephen Fry - 04/18/22
Héroszok - Ókori szuperhősök csodálatos kalandjai - Stephen Fry - 05/22/22
Trója - Stephen Fry - 06/22/23

**2. Same author.**
A gyertyák csonkig égnek - Sándor Márai - 08/12/22
Eszter hagyatéka - Sándor Márai - 11/04/22
Halotti ​beszéd - Sándor Márai - 11/15/22

**3. Same word in the title - World**
Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney - 03/12/22
Empty World - Zach Bohannon - 03/24/22
I Will Never See the World Again - Ahmet Altan - 03/31/22

**4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors. - Emily**
Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel - 12/04/22
People We Meet On Vacation - Emily Henry - 12/08/22
Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23

**5. Same genre. - Science Fiction**
Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler - 06/01/22
A History of What Comes Next - Sylvain Neuvel - 07/04/22
Foundation and Earth - Isaac Asimov - 07/20/22

**6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.**
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22
The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag - 06/22/22
Two Can Keep a Secret - Karen M. McManus - 06/26/22

**7. A book from a duology or trilogy.**
Black Coral - Andrew Mayne - 03/10/22
Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
Goblin King - Kara Barbieri - 05/07/22

**8. A cover that is drawn.**
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside - Nick Offerman - 04/14/22
Táncórák idősebbeknek és haladóknak - Bohumil Hrabal - 05/07/22
Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley - 05/28/22


**9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.**
The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry that Forged the Medieval World - Shelley Puhak - 04/21/22 - Published February 22, 2022
The Me You Love In The Dark - Skottie Young - 05/11/22 - Published March 2, 2022
Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22 - Published March 29, 2022

**10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.**
The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin - 05/12/22 - A-Z Friends Challenge 2022
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman - 05/24/22 - A-Z Book Titles 2022
The Theory of Flight - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - 06/20/22 - Famous Nurses

**11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.**
A Barnum-rejtély - Gyula Böszörményi - 03/21/22
Three Sisters - Heather Morris - 04/08/22
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 05/02/22

**12. Published before 2010.**
Pletykaanyu - Krisztián Grecsó - 03/08/22 - 2001
Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - 03/16/22 - 2005
Piszkos Fred közbelép Fülig Jimmy őszinte sajnálatára Albatrosz könyvek - Jenő Rejtő - 03/22/22 - 1941

**13. A free or borrowed book.**
Sign Off - Patricia McLinn - 03/05/22
Flowers in the Snow - Danielle Stewart - 04/03/22
Unwanted: Dead or Alive - Gene Shelton - 05/18/22

**14. Published in the same month or year. - March**
My Friend Dahmer - Derf Backderf - 09/18/22 - Published March 1, 2012.
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel - Renée Nault & Margaret Atwood - 09/28/22 - Published March 26, 2019.
Hadriana in All My Dreams - René Depestre - 09/30/22 - Published March 11, 1988.

**15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Blue**
Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - Jonathan Van Ness - 04/27/22
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 06/10/22

[JoAnne]

Congrats Ferenc!

[Tari]

I made it in time! Just had to grab some 1986 Nancy Drew books for the prior to 2010 publication

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023
30/30

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.

Categories
1. Same series-Mad Egg Diner
1. Pastries and Peril Constance Barker 3/6/22
2. Wickedness and Waffles Constance Barker 3/13/22

2. Same author-Wendy Meadows
1. Murder & Spice Wendy Meadows 3/2/22
2. Bake It to the Limit Wendy Meadows 3/18/22

3. Same word in the title-Wedding
1. Wedding Bell Blues Lynn Cahoon 3/1/22
2. Wedding Bell Blunders Kathleen Suzette 7/21/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors-using the name Rosie
1. Murder by Cupid Cake Rosie A. Point 3/15/22
2. 2. The Case of the Mix-Up Murder Rosie Sams 5/16/22

5. Same genre-Cozy Mystery
1. Priced to Kill Catherine Bruns 3/19/22
2. 2. A Hidden Jam Emma Ainsley 3/20/22

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
1. Winter Festival Murder Linnea West 3/5/22
2. PoisonBuried Punch Lyndsey Cole 3/17/22

7. A book from a duology or trilogy-trilogy
1. A Zen for Murder Leighann Dobbs 3/21/22
2. Murder as Sticky as Jam Diana Orgain 4/11/22

8. A cover that is drawn.
1. Lynda Brunelle 3/11/22
2. Bree Baker 3/22/22

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
1. Front Page Murder Joyce St. Anthony 3/7/22
2. Murder at Big Wolf Thea Cambert 3/14/22

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group
1. Three Shots to the Wind Sherry Harris 3/24/22 (Jumping Jobs)
2. A Photo of Murder Penny Brooke 4/9/22 (March Mini Challenges in Cozy Mysteries group)

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
1.Toast and Treachery Constance Barker 3/4/22
2. Saddled Up 4 Murder J.C.Eaton 3/10/22

12. Published before 2010
1. Secrets Can Kill Carolyn Keene 2/25/23 pub. 1986
2. Deadly Intent Carolyn Keene 2/26/23 pub. 1986

13. A free or borrowed book.
1. Catering and Confessions Susan Harper 3/12/22 Borrowed from KU
2. Chicanery and Chaos Constance Barker 3/12/22 ARC

14. Published in the same month or year-2021
1. Secret of the Broken Sea Glass T.J. Costello 3/23/22
2. The Crime at the Lake Courtney McFarlin 4/1/22

15. A cover that is your favorite color-Aqua/sky blue
1. Emma Ainsley 3/27/22
2. Kathy Manos Penn 4/7/22

[JoAnne]

Awesome Tari!

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "Awesome Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Duos or Trios
March 1, 2022-February 28, 2023

45 of 45 Complete

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories

🔹 1. Same series.
1. Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward - 3/16/22 - #2 Black Dagger Brotherhood
2. Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward - 3/25/22 - #3 Black Dagger Brotherhood
3. Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward - 4/1/22 - #4 Black Dagger Brotherhood

🔹 2. Same author.
1. The Man in the Brown Suit - Agatha Christie - 3/27/22
2. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie - 4/7/22
3. Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie - 4/14/22

🔹3. Same word in the title - Night
1. Dark Night - Paige Shelton - 3/18/22
2. Night Over Water - Ken Follett - 4/6/22
3. The Dark Corners of the Night - Meg Gardiner - 11/28/22

🔹4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Scott Turow - Kylie Scott - Regina Scott
1. Scott Turow - Presumed Innocent - 3/2/22
2. Kylie Scott - Play - 3/20/22
3. Regina Scott - Never Doubt a Duke - 6/24/22

🔹5. Same genre - Historical Fiction
Rebel Queen - Michelle Moran - 8/29/22
The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory - 9/15/22
Ride the Wind - Lucia St. Clair Robson - 11/22/22

🔹6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
1. Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 4/11/22
2. China Dolls - Lisa See - 5/19/22
3. You Don't Want To Know - Lisa Jackson - 5/30/22

🔹7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
1. Mr. Mercedes - Stephen King - 4/24/22 - #1 Bill Hodges Trilogy
2. Ruby Red - Kerstin Gier - 10/13/22 - #1 Precious Stones Trilogy
3. The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara - 12/14/22 - #2 Civil War Trilogy

🔹8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang
1. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels - India Holton - 4/5/22

2. Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen - 4/11/22

3. Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes - 4/15/22


🔹9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
1. Christmas Blizzard - Lexie Nicholas - 12/21/22 - orig pub 10/17/22
2. A Ghost of Caribou - Alice Henderson - 1/14/23 - orig pub 11/15/22
3. No Plan B - Lee Child - 1/23/23 - orig pub 10/25/22

🔹10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
1. Zack - Sawyer Bennett - 7/21/22
2. X-Treme Dating - Cathy McDavid - 8/6/22
3. When Red Is Black - Qiu Xiaolong - 9/5/22

🔹11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
1. Three in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/23/22
2. Desperation in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/22/22
3. Time of Death - J.D. Robb - 1/3/23

🔹12. Published before 2010
1. The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison - 5/18/22 - orig pub Jun 01, 1970
2. A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro - 7/8/22 - orig pub 1982
3. Carrie - Stephen King - 3/24/22 - orig pub Jun 24, 2008

🔹13. A free or borrowed book.
1. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella - 5/7/22
2. The Moon Sister - Lucinda Riley - 8/19/22
3. The Stars Are Fire - Anita Shreve - 10/12/22

🔹14. Published in the same month or year. - All published in May 2022
1. What Can't Be Seen - Brianna Labuskes - 6/4/22
2. Girl Overboard - Sandra Block - 7/4/22
3. Murder on Madison Square - Victoria Thompson - 7/25/23

🔹15. A cover that is your favorite color - Green
1. In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren - 12/2/22

2. Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin - 12/11/22

3. The Mephisto Club - Tess Gerritsen - 12/22/22

[JoAnne]

Awesome Lynda!

[Suzanne]

Finished!

Categories

Same series:
1. Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 4/6/2022 - 384 Pages
2. Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 7/9/2022 - 368 Pages
3. Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 11/11/2022 - 384 Pages


Same author:
1. The Awakening by Nora Roberts - **** - 12/11/2022 - 435 Pages
2. Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages
3. Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 250 Pages


Same word in the title Life
Ex. Bayou Moon - Under the Bayou Moon - Blood in the Bayou
1. Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White - **** - 3/30/2022 - 320 Pages
2. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby - ***** - 5/15/2022 - 288 Pages
3. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper - ***** - 6/11/2022 - 290 Pages


Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors Kate
1. A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein - **** - 8/26/2022 - 258 Pages
2. A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
3. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore - ***** - 8/19/2022 - 479 Pages


Same genre: Mystery
1. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - ***** - 3/1/2022 - 320 Pages
2. Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 3/7/2022 - 354 Pages
3. We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz - **** - 3/29/2022 - 304 Pages


A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
1. Sakina's Restaurant by Aasif Mandvi - **** - 4/15/2022 - 80 Pages
2. Gather 'Round the Sound by Paulo Coelho - *** - 4/15/2022 - 36 Pages
3. The First Time Investor: How to Invest with Little Money by Bruce Walker - ***** - 4/15/2022 - 73 Pages


A book from a duology or trilogy:
1. Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper - ***** - 3/10/2022 - 304 Pages
2. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
3. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages


A cover that is drawn.
1. Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules by Tony Cliff - **** - 3/11/2022 - 249 Pages
2. Star Wars Leia, Princess of Alderaan Manga, Vol. 1 by Haruichi - ***** - 3/12/2022 - 192 Pages
3. Cucumber Quest: The Ripple Kingdom by Gigi D.G. - ***** - 4/20/2022 - 240 Pages


A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
1. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - **** - 3/17/2022 - 308 Pages
2. Besties: Work It Out by Kayla Miller - ***** - 3/18/2022 - 216 Pages
3. Just Roll with It by Lee Durfey-Lavoie - ***** - 3/18/2022 - 336 Pages


A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group:
1. Untamed by Glennon Doyle - **** - 3/9/2022 - 333 Pages
2. On Power by Robert A. Caro - ***** - 4/20/2022 - 150 Pages
3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - ***** - 4/29/2022 - 372 Pages


A favorite author - may be more than one author.
1. Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter - ***** - 3/8/2022 - 328 Pages
2. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice - ***** - 5/20/2022 - 965 Pages
3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - ***** - 3/19/2022 - 304 Pages


Published before 2010:
1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling - *** - 4/10/2022 - 111 Pages - Published 2008
2. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 3/16/2022 - 440 Pages - Published 2007
3. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages - Published 2001


A free or borrowed book:
1. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren - **** - 4/27/2022 - 160 Pages
2. A Woman of the World by Rebecca Gilman - **** - 4/16/2022 - 1 Page
3. The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing by John R. Perry - ***** - 4/18/2022 - 112 Pages


Published in the same month or year. - April
1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann - ***** - 3/2/2022 - 338 Pages
2. Watcher's Test by Sean Oswald - *** - 4/13/2022 - 658 Pages
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney - *** - 4/25/2022 - 226 Pages


A cover that is your favorite color: Blue
1. The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom - **** - 6/23/2022 - 271 Pages
2. Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - **** - 4/24/2022 - 368 Pages
3. A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman - ***** - 4/25/2022 - 396 Pages

[JoAnne]

You cannot use a book twice!

Same word in the title Life
1. Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White - **** - 3/30/2022 - 320 Pages

Published before 2010:
3. Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White - **** - 3/30/2022 - 320 Pages - Published 1995

[Suzanne]

JoAnne wrote: "You cannot use a book twice!

Same word in the title Life
1. Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White - **** - 3/30/2022 - 320 Pages

Published before 2010:
3. Here We Go Again: My Li..."

Opps! I fixed it!

[Andrea]

Finished 1/11/23 (late posting because life's been crazy)

Duos or Trios
March 2022 - February 2023

Trios
1. Same series.
The Lumber Baron's Daughters by Mary Connealy
The Element of Love 3/24/22
Inventions of the Heart 7/25/22
A Model of Devotion 1/11/23

2. Same author.
Tracie Peterson
A Shelter of Hope 7/14/22
Beyond the Desert Sands 7/24/22
Under the Starry Skies 12/26/22

3. Same word in the title.
love
Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill 3/28/22
Love from Paddington by Michael Bond 12/2/22
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles 12/2/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin 7/17/22
The Letter from Briarton Park by Sarah E. Ladd 10/27/22
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake 12/14/22

5. Same genre.
WWII
Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin 4/13/22
Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green 6/7/22
I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher 6/27/22

6. A book from your TBR - wherever it is.
Against All Odds by Irene Hannon 3/8/22
50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith by Warren W. Wiersbe 3/16/22
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas 3/18/22

7. A book from a duology or trilogy.
Where the Last Rose Blooms by Ashley Clark | Heirloom Secrets #3 | 3/21/22
Along the Rio Grande by Tracie Peterson | Love on the Santa Fe #1 | 3/22/22
An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon | Heroes of Quantico #2 | 3/23/22

8. A cover that is drawn.
Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne 5/11/22
You're Only Old Once!: A Book for Obsolete Children by Dr. Seuss 5/14/22
Little Mission on the Clearwater: A Story Based on the Life of Young Eliza Spalding by Wendy G. Lawton 12/2/22


9. A new release - published within 6 months of this challenge.
The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deibel | pub Feb 1, 2022 | 3/11/22
Shaped by the Waves by Christina Suzann Nelson | pub Feb 1, 2022 | 4/24/22
The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George | pub Mar 8, 2022 | 5/19/22

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Christmas at the Circus by Joanne Bischof 3/22/22
Random Challenge; Old-Fashioned Reading Challenges
A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund 9/16/22
Cover Search; Book Lovers' Reading Challenges
Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/29/22
Remembering Them (2022); Crazy Challenge Connection

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author.
A Prayer Unanswered by Kellyn Roth 5/30/22
Following the Trail by Lynette Eason 6/22/22
Eternal Passage by Elaine L. Schulte 6/26/22

12. Published before 2010.
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne | pub Nov 1, 1924 | 3/3/22
A Promise for Ellie by Lauraine Snelling | pub Aug 1, 2006 | 3/11/22
Sophie's Dilemma by Lauraine Snelling | pub July 1, 2007 | 3/14/22

13. A free or borrowed book.
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel | library | 3/13/22
A Touch of Grace by Lauraine Snelling | library | 3/14/22
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin | library | 3/21/22

14. Published in the same month or year.
October
Rebecca's Reward by Lauraine Snelling | pub Oct 1, 2008 | 4/3/22
The Reluctant Warrior by Mary Connealy | pub Oct 2, 2018 | 7/26/22
Perfect Alibi by Melody Carlson | pub Oct 1, 2015 | 8/5/22

15. A cover that is your favorite color.
Purple
Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer 9/26/22
The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca 12/1/22
Biscuit Feeds the Pets by Alyssa Satin Capucilli 12/3/22

[JoAnne]

Well done Suzanne and Andrea!

[Connie N.]

It took a year and a half rather than the assigned year, but it's finally done! Thanks for the fun.

Duos or Trios
Timeframe: 3/1/22 to 2/28/23
30/30
15/15 Categories

Same series - Heroes of Chance Creek
1. The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/8/22 ♥♥♥♥



Same author.
1. Heartbreak Cove by Lily Everett - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Home for Christmas by Lily Everett - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥



Same word in the title - Bride
1. The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ♥♥♥♥



Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Ex. Karen Harper - Harper Lee - Lee Child
1. Breakable by Tammara Webber - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber - 8/22/23 ♥♥♥♥



Same genre - Paranormal
1. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - 3/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥



A book from your TBR - where ever it is.
1. #2847 - Kiss Me at Christmas by Valerie Bowman - 3/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. #1829 - Tailored for Trouble by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff - 3/27/22 ♥♥♥♥



A book from a duology or trilogy.
1. One Scandalous Season Trilogy - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Island of the Blue Dolphins Duology - Zia by Scott O'Dell - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥



A cover that is drawn.
1. - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions by Linda M. Au - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge.
1. Pub 2/8/22 - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Pub 3/3/22 - The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 4/14/22 ♥♥♥♥



A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
1. Stagnant Series - The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson - 5/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Kick’n Spell - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You by Kunal Nayyar - 5/18/22 ♥♥♥♥



A favorite author - may be more than one author.
1. Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Dreamweaver Trail by Emily March - 5/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥



Published before 2010.
1. Pub 9/6/54 - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis - 3/12/22 ♥♥♥
2. Pub 5/1/05 - Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister - 5/3/22 ♥♥♥♥



A free or borrowed book.
1. Library book - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. NetGalley - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ♥♥♥♥



Published in the same month or year.
1. Pub Jan 2017 - Lies by T.M. Logan - 3/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Pub Jan 2012 - Bluestone Homecoming by M.J. Fredrick - 3/30/22 ♥♥♥♥



A cover that is your favorite color - Blue
1. The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Lush Life by Dallas Murphy - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/22/23*****