Lost in a Good Book Maze Showing 1,551-1,600 of 1,654

[Sammy]

I managed to find one from the list on audible+. Would NOT be reading it if not for the maze, but I'm trying really hard not to skip stuff, lol.

[Sammy]

I've just had a fun sprint through my fantasy maze, only to end up at a dead end needing to re-trace my steps from the past couple of weeks 😆

Going to take a 2 week break, because the one book on my TBR that works for my next task is the upcoming mid-month BOM!

Probably for the best, as I should really be concentrating on packing, painting and trying not to be resentful that the eventual new owners are going to have the house I wish it had been for the past 17 years 😆

[Sana]

Skipping Task: Read a book that has fairies
Direction: South

S Whispers in the Dark - Character: Shea 1 Apr
P The Code of the Woosters - Author: P.G. Wodehouse 2 Apr
A Vampire in Atlantis - Author: Alyssa Day 5 Apr
C Stars Die - Series: Caldryn Parliament 3 Apr
E Now or Never - A: Janet Evanovich 2 Apr

[Alysa]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as relationships - plurals and spelling acceptable
Direction: North

H : Hummingbird Salamander
A : Free: My Search for Meaning by Amanda Knox
L : Larely, character in Consorting With Dragons
T : Tinbu, character in The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

[Elli]

Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2014 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Direction: West (Odd Number of pages)

S -- I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom - AFN Shannon - 315pp
T -- Conspiracy in Death - CFN Troy - 363pp
O -- Old Man's War - 321pp
P -- Paladin's Strength - 445pp

[Sammy]

Woohoo! completed another maze!

Sci-fi maze, here I come! First up, "read a Space Opera". easy peasy 😁

[Alysa]

Task: Read a book where mc has big, quirky family
Direction: South

P : Peter, character in Until the End of the World
A : Real Vampires Take No Prisoners by Amy Fecteau
S : Spacer
S : Storm Glass

[Charlotte]

I'm in!

Task: Read a book whose author (first or last) starts with M
Direction: South (Title starts with N-Z)

H : Halt's Peril - Title
E : The Emperor of Nihon-Ja - Title
L : The Lost Stories - Title
P : The Heir - Character, Paisley Fisher

[Sana]

Task: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter M
Direction; South

H The Undead Next Door - Heather (Character) 10/5
E When a Lioness Pounces - Eve Langlais (Author) 15/5
L When a Lioness Snarls - Eve Langlais (Author) 12/5
P Something Fresh - P.G. Wodehouse (Author) 19/5

[Sammy]

Ohhhh, I have "read a book with the waiting evil (an ancient evil poised to return) trope".

Anyone have any recs for that one?

I'm holding off reading LotR until after we move, otherwise that would be perfect!

[Sophie, The other one]

No sure the expanse quite counts but the protomolecule is close.

Sanderson probably has something

[Kristie]

Fairytale by Stephen King has a “waiting evil.”

[Sammy]

D'oh! I just remembered I'm reading The Dark Tower with Jenny next week! Perfect!

Thanks for jogging my memory with the King book 😆

[Alysa]

I finally completed a maze!!!

And it only took me 3+ years lolololol

I may do another one but not immediately. First I will bask in my success. 😁

[Kristie]

Skipping "Read a forensic thriller" just so I can move. I've had a book picked out for a couple months and just haven't gotten to it.

Going south:
S- Nobody’s Fool - MC: Sami Kierce
K- The River We Remember - by: William Kent Krueger
I- Notorious RBG - by: Irin Carmon
P- Sociopath - by: Patric Gagne

[Kristie]

Way to go, Alysa!

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping Task: Read a book where the hardcover version is 500 or more pages

C Promise Canyon Robyn Carr 342p 6/4

A Aftertaste Daria Lavelle 400p 6/5

N Under CurrentsNora Roberts 448p 6/6

T Five BrothersPenelope Douglas 560p 6/4 Tryst 6 series

[Sana]

Skipping Task: Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 male names in Ireland according to nameberry (http://nameberry.com/popular_names/Ir...)

S The Sagan Diary 10/6
T Wind and Truth - Taravangian (Character) 8/6
O Obsession in Death 14/6
P Play of Passion 10/6

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping Task: Read a book whose author died this year

H Out on a Limb Hannah Bonam-Young 6/20

A Terms and Conditions Lauren Asher 6/17

L Booked for Summer Kathryn Freeman MC: Liam 6/16

T The Ripple Effect Maggie North 6/19

[Steven]

It's been quite a few years since I slowly faded from my Goodreads obsessive status, but I've decided to rejoin my maze and try to finish it. So now comes the onerous task of looking at all the books since the last one I submitted and seeing how far it gets me in the maze LOL.

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as brain-candy - plurals and spelling acceptable
SKIPPING!
S- Susan Burr, character in West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman, finished 9/10/2023
K - KM Neuhold, author of Rear-Ended, finished 8/31/2023
I- (an) Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka, finished 9/13/23
P - Pippa, character in Let Him In by William Friend, finished 8/29/23

[Steven]

Task: Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Chick Lit
CAN'Ting!
C- Cinder Spires series, The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher, finished 10/31/23
A- Abby Ward, character in Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates, finished 10/3/23
N- Niamh, character in Under the Smoke Strewn Sky by A Deborah Baker, finished 9/16/23
T- That's Not My Name by Megan Lally, finished 10/14/23

[Steven]

Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2004 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
SKIPPING

S- Sunny Moraine, author of Your Shadow Half Remains, finished 11/19/23
K- Kelley Armstrong, author of The Boy Who Cried Bear, finished 11/12/23
I- Ilona Andrews, author of Magic Claims, finished 12/4/23
P- Kate Puglisi, character in The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden, finished 11/6/23

[Steven]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as contemporary - plurals and spelling acceptable
SKIPPING

S- Pim Shaw, character in The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden, finished 12/28/23
K- Dinios Kol, character in The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, finished 12/4/23
I- Izzy, character in The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown, finished 1/2/24
P- Pierce Brown, author of Iron Gold, finished 12/7/23

[Steven]

Task: Read a book with only one cover image on Goodreads (i.e. there is only one edition, or if there is more than one edition, all editions have the same cover art)
SKIPPING
S- Seanan McGuire, author of Aftermarket Afterlife, finished 1/26/24
K- Kacen Callender, author of Infinity Alchemist, finished 1/16/24
I- Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa, finished 1/21/24
P- Pierce Brown, author of Dark Age, finished 1/15/24

[Steven]

Task: Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Judgement" in the text or title
HALTing

H- The House that Horror Built by Christina Henry, finished 2/4/24
A- April Carter, character in Murder Road by Simone St. James, finished 1/30/24
L- Kyra Lhota, character in The Atlas Maneuver by Steve Berry, finished 1/31/24
T- Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison, finished 2/10/24

[Charlotte]

Task: Read a book that is in the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...)

H - The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25 - Heather (H)
A - The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/1/25 - (Baron) Arald (A)
L - Escape from Falaise John Flanagan 5/24/25 - (Prince) Louis (L)
T - The Tournament at Gorlan John Flanagan 5/29/25 - Tournament (T)

[Steven]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as 2000 - plurals and spelling acceptable
MISSing

M- Nick Medina, author of Indian Burial Ground, finished 2/20/24
I- Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman, finished 2/21/24
S- Soul, character in Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter, finished 2/16/24
S- Aurelius Savair, character in Our Satyr Prince, finished 2/11/24

[Steven]

And, I have to backtrack,
Task: Read a book that is in the "Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...)
MISSing

M-Marlee, character from Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay, finished 3/10/24
I- Ilium, character from Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh, finished 3/5/24
S- Sherwood Post, character from Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs, finished 2/27/24
S- Stuart Turton, author of The Last Murder at the End of the World, finished 3/1/24

Gonna take a break for a bit from digging through old books. Sorry for all of the posts in a row!

[Steven]

I lied, one more before my break lol

Task: Read a book that is book 4 in a series
HELPing

H- Hugh, character from Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong, finished 4/3/24
E- Eden, character from The Astrology House by Carinn Jade, finished 3/31/24
L- Lyla, character from One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware, finished 3/22/24
P- Sloane Parker, character from So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison, finished 4/10/24

[Sophie, The other one]

Good progress through Steven! Welcome back

[Steven]

Sophie wrote: "Good progress through Steven! Welcome back"

Thanks! I figured it was time. I can't leave it unfinished forever, and I have read so many books since then.

[Sammy]

I just completed a task, only to be given the exact same task again 😆

Luckily, it's not a problematic one!

[Sammy]

Yay, Steven's back! 😁

[Helena]

Is it still possible to sign up for this? I would love to do it.

[Judy]

Helena wrote: "Is it still possible to sign up for this? I would love to do it."

Yes :) instructions for how to create your own maze are here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Helena]

Judy wrote: Yes :) instructions for how to create your own maze are here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

Ahhhhhhh! Thank you! This is so exciting.

[Mia]

Task: Read a book where the page numbers add to 3

Direction: south

H - Ystävän muotokuva by Pentti Holappa
A - Roskapönttöjen ritarit (C: Anders)
L - Vino nenä by Luigi Pirandello
T - Vaarallinen juhannus by Tove Jansson

[Charlotte]

Task:
Read a book that is in the "Best Horror Novels" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)

H - Happily Ever After Kiera Cass 6/17/25 - Happily (H)
E - Ember Rising S.D. Smith 6/16/25 - Ember (E)
L - The Last Archer S.D. Smith 6/24/25 - Last (L)
P - Ember’s End S.D. Smith 6/21/25 - Picket Longtreader (Character) (P)

[Sammy]

WOOHOO!

I completed my Fantasy maze without skipping! (tough at times, but hey, it's meant to be a challenge, right?)

I'm thinking mystery next...

[Karen ♐]

Task: Read a book that is in the "Best Young Adult Books" Listopia List

S - The Awakening of Ivy Leavold Sierra Simone - 7/10/25
K - Kala-No More Spies Lexi Blake - 7/9/25
I - Indulging Their Little Leslie Ayla - 7/26/25
P - Christmas in Quincy Devney Perry - 7/8/25

[Sophie, The other one]

Sammy wrote: "WOOHOO!

I completed my Fantasy maze without skipping! (tough at times, but hey, it's meant to be a challenge, right?)

I'm thinking mystery next..."

Well done! That's good will power not to skip some of the more impossible bits.

[Mia]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as for-review - plurals and spelling acceptable

Direction: south

C - Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand (C: Chota)
A - The Sea-gull by Anton Chekhov
N - Neljä suurta
T - Tuulen varjo

[Charlotte]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as dystopian - plurals and spelling acceptable

H - The First Fowler S.D. Smith 6/26/25 - Character - Heather
A - The Archer's Cup S.D. Smith 6/29/25 - Title
L - The Black Star of Kingston S.D. Smith 7/5/25 - Character - Lander
T - Vindmakeren Maja Lunde 7/1/25 - Character - Tobias

[Claire]

I found my notebook from when I first participated in this maze challenge. It made me want to try again :)
I'm starting a Romance Maze, with easy prompts, but with the biggest size

First task: Read a book which features the Accidental Pregnancy trope

[Sammy]

Yay! Claire's back! 😁

[Claire]

It's good to be back :) I missed doing those challenges

[Cathy M.]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as 2008
Direction: South

S - The Spanish Love Deception - 7/13
K - Keyes, Daniel - Flowers for Algernon - 7/2
I - Isabel Ibanez - Where the Library Hides - 7/9
P - Peckham, Caroline - Sorrow and Starlight - 7/12

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as for-review - plurals and spelling acceptable
Most aren't shelved enough to list on the first page, so I'm skipping with some of my own books I have to review.

C Curves and Capital series Dial B for Billionaire Megan Wade 7/10

A Amanda Sellet The Odds of Getting Even 7/12

N Neva Altaj Stolen Touches 7/14

T The Reluctant Flirt Jennifer Probst 7/15

[Mia]

Task: Read a book where characters get on a plane

Direction: east

H - Dolores Claiborne (C: Helga)
E - Billy Budd, Sailor (C: Edward)
L - The Magic Mountain (C: Ludovico)
P - The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa

[Sammy]

Always makes me LOL when I get the exact same task twice in a row 😂

Anyone have any recs for good medical mysteries? (n-z title)