Mei's Reading Challenges/List

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Each link directs to my posts in the respective threads, but below is a masterlist of books I read for all the challenges I joined. :)

Here's a gist of what I like/dislike so you can get an idea of what kind of books will tend to be (or not be) on my list. c:
(view spoiler)[🌹My favorites: enemies to lovers, friends to enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, second chance, bully romance, P R A I S E, alpha males, You've Got Mail-esque/acquainted in real life/secret pen pals (what the hell do I call this), why choose, menage, BDSM, age gap + reverse age gap, single parent(s), forced proximity, slow burn, fake dating, monsters, werewolves, vampires, shifters, paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi, sports, workplace romances, HS/college, small town, historical, some taboo, step-siblings, HEAs!

🌹My mostly misses: surprise pregnancies or hidden pregnancies, love triangles, really big age gaps (mainly when the younger one is under 20), main character death, a bunch of unfortunate events/circumstances after another, arranged marriages, motorcycle clubs, mafia, insta-love, hardcore BDSM (like really really hardcore), intense drama/angst, unnecessary drama, particularly out of miscommunication lol... (hide spoiler)]

My Shelf of Books I Reviewed | RH/menage reading log (posted in RHR Revo. group)

BUDDY READ MASTERLIST (posted in Fantasy Buddy Reads group)

🌹Groups Abbreviations 🌹
🔹RRR: Romance Readers Reading Challenges | my shelf
🔹MMR: M/M Romance
🔹RHR: Reverse Harem Revolution
🔹VBO: My Vampire Book Obsession
🔹WLW: Mostly Women Loving Women

Emojis to format threads with:🌹🔹🔲✅☑️✔️
shelf: 🥇🥈🥉

🌹My masterlist of challenges 🌹
2022 | 2023

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🌹 2023 RRRC Annual Challenges 🌹
🔹A-Z Author Challenge
🔹A-Z Book Challenge
🔹A-Z Female Character Challenge
🔹A-Z Male Character
🔹Chubby Chunkster
🔹Historical Romance Challenge
🔹I Spy
🔹Men in Uniform
🔹Other Worlds
🔹RRRC Countdown
🔹Stacking the Series

🌹 2023 Quarterly Challenges 🌹
🔹Dec '22 - Mar '23: Starbucks Quarterly Challenge

🌹 2023 Monthly Challenges 🌹
🔹January Word Hunt
🔹February Word Hunt

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🌹 Books Read for 2023 RRR Challenges by Cover 🌹

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Hello Boink ! I really like your presentation. I think i ll take some inspiration for my list if you don’t mind ! 💕💕

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LillianaPassions wrote: "Hello Boink ! I really like your presentation. I think i ll take some inspiration for my list if you don’t mind ! 💕💕"

Aww, thanks!! Can't wait to see it and be inspired by your thread too!! 😊

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🌹 2023 Annual Challenges 🌹
M/M Romance
A-Z Title Reading Challenge
A-Z Author Reading Challenge

Mostly Women Loving Women
A-Z Title Reading Challenge

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🌹 2023 Monthly Challenges 🌹
M/M Romance
Feb. Fave 5 | 🔲

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🌹 Wrong. 🌹

I always get thrown off a bit when I see just the one-word sentence "Wrong." in a blurb or a book because it never feels natural to me. Since I've run into more than a few, it's now become a joke with me and my SO that I share any that I find with him. I have thrown the collection under this spoiler too. Why? Just 'cause I can, hahaha.

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🔹It’s a universally known fact that all omegas want is a pack and a safe place for their babies. Wrong.
🔹You'd think that basically being in charge of love would be an epic job, right? Wrong.
🔹I can’t say it’s entirely for money, but that does factor into my decision to become Mrs. Locke for ninety days. Three months will fly by, right? Wrong.
🔹The summer alone with four rockstars in a beach house sounds like a dream come true. Wrong.
🔹In a city as big as Chicago, you wouldn’t think he would be that hard to find, right? Wrong.
🔹But one night couldn’t hurt. I was never going to see him again, right? Wrong.
🔹I choose to have a roof over my head. What’s so hard about acting, right? Wrong.
🔹That way I'll be too beat when I come home and I'll have no choice but to sleep, right? Wrong.
🔹They need me. I need them. Should be easy to work together, right? Wrong.
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🌹 Stranger Things 🌹

I get it. It's a great show but wow, so many books mention it. 🤣 Just like the Wrong list, I've decided to keep track of when I come across any mention of the show.

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🔹Bitter Sweet Heart | Clover appears a minute later wearing a pair of capri yoga pants and a Stranger Things T-shirt that slides off her right shoulder as she sets her glasses on the coffee table.
🔹The Ex Talk | "People go wild over a new Stranger Things season for a week before a new Marvel trailer drops, and then there's a new Disney remake everyone's talking about."
🔹Happily Letter After | Later that evening, Devin and I had finished off the pizza, half of the other snacks, a bottle of wine, and three episodes of Stranger Things before I decided to open the letter.
🔹Not the Witch You Wed | Blaming her paranoia on her latest Stranger Things binge watch, Vi passed a burly man with an empty cart and headed for the dairy section.
🔹Love on the Brain | I’m in the Upside Down, my heart’s thudding in my ears, and Levi Ward just said something nice about me.
🔹Rebel | I settle onto the couch and put on the second season of Stranger Things.
🔹The Temp | I made the mistake of saying I never saw Stranger Things today at the office, and Preston is now hellbent on introducing me to the show.
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🌹 🌹

Age of the Andinna Volume One
Bloodborne, Vol. 1: The Death of Sleep
Captive Prince
The Curse of Saints
The Midnight Library
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Swordheart
This is How You Lose the Time War

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🌹draft🌹

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🌹DRAFT 🌹

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🌹 Notes draft🌹

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🌹Books to review🌹
🔹Yours, Insatiably
🔹Any Emily Henry

🌹ARC deadlines 🌹
🔹️June | Darkhearts
🔹June | The Sun and the Void
🔹June | Shanghai Immortal

I received a review copy of this book for free via _____, but am leaving my honest review. Many thanks to ___ for the opportunity.

Disclaimer: I received a review copy for free via ____, but I am voluntarily leaving my honest review. Many thanks to the author for the opportunity!

🌹Books to reread & highlight🌹
🔹Basically all of Gold shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
🔹Monstrous: Soul Eater

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(view spoiler)[🌹My masterlist of challenges 🌹

Men In Uniform Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2023

Level - Chairman, Joint Chief | 1/51+

🪖Military/Special Ops 🗺️
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🩺 Medical/Science 🥼
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🏈 Sports 👟
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🚒Firefighters & Police🚓
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🦺Other Professions🛠️
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📦 Select Book Subscriptions/SEs Services and Shops 📦
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Store links in second post. This list is NOT exhaustive of all offerings as there are many many services, but I follow these as they have picks that I enjoy both in and out of the sub! All of these, as Nirkatze noted, host general sales and give early access to current subscribers (usually a couple days) outside of the sub offerings. If the book sells out under early access, they don't hold a general sale. Every company's general sale books are shown beforehand and are preorders. And as Ann-Marie said, it is best to look through different brands' social media or news section to see past offerings/examples of covers to get a feel! I have included some pictures in this post though. Every spoiler tag has covers and dustjackets, etc.

There are aesthetic choices that each company makes that are important to take into consideration as there have been multiple overlaps. FairyLoot and Illumicrate specifically have an agreement with each other to not overlap in monthly subscriptions, but the general sale is open range for everyone. For example, Broken Binding sold The Priory of the Orange Tree/A Day of Fallen Night, and then Illumicrate a month later also announced their covers. Both versions: (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)], This also happened with Holly Black's The Stolen Heir for FairyLoot/Illumicrate. Both covers: (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] Godkiller in January was available at Illumicrate (Jan. subscription), Waterstones AND Broken Binding. (view spoiler)[Pics from @deborahsmall02 on Twitter (hide spoiler)]

I won't be saying much on delivery delays as I've only recently started subscriptions to a couple, and haven't bought from everyone before. I personally haven't issues with preordering general sale stuff overall though. FairyLoot and Ilumicrate both have US distribution centers, but Illumicrate's general sales books only ship out from UK. FL general sales ships from US too. Majority of everyone else mentioned ships from UK as well.

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📚 Broken Binding: Book only, two tiers to pick from.
🔹Genre: Fantasy/sci-fi with high range.
🔹Sub Prices: £25 OR £30 + postage and packaging per month. There are now two tiers as described here: picture under spoiler (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
🔹Features: Sprayed/digitally printed edges, foil embossing on hardback, author signed and numbered. Sometimes art prints, bookmarks, etc. No surprises to what you're getting as both general sale and subscription books are announced/shown beforehand. If a trilogy is announced, that's 3 months of subs.
🔹Examples of SEs in general sale: Legends & Lattes (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)], Children of Time (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)], A Memory Called Empire (#1-2) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
🔹Skip/Cancel policy: Generally committed to 1 year, but can cancel mostly at any time. "Once you have received delivery of the first book in a series, subscribers are committed to completing that series. Subscribers will be afforded the chance to skip one series every 12 months without being removed from the subscription service."

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📚 Goldsboro Books SciFi & Fantasy Fellowship: Book only
🔹Genre: Fantasy/sci-fi with high range. There's also a Prem1er fiction membership, £24.99 + shipping per month.
🔹Sub Prices: Subscription is £23.99 + shipping per month.
🔹Features: Exclusive cover, signed first edition, usually with sprayed edges and more. Also, no surprises as both general sales and subscription books are shown/announced beforehand. More perks mentioned directly from the website - "Exclusive access to Goldsboro Books exclusive SFF titles that won't be available to anyone else. 15% off all other purchases at Goldsboro Books (please note, this discount will not stack with existing Book of the Month Club discounts.) Access to other SFF goodies like exclusive previews, author content, bookmarks, and more."
🔹GR Listopedias of 2022, 2021, 2020 past monthly subscription books.
🔹Skipping/Canceling policy: Can mostly cancel at any time. "Can opt-out of monthly choices four times a year (counted from your initial month) without canceling. They require a month's notice to opt-out - you cannot opt-out once the month in question has begun."

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📚 Illumicrate options: Box or Book only
🔹Genre: Both YA and Adult fantasy/sci-fi monthly books (no pick between YA/Adult), usually with low to high romance subplots. Pairings tend to be M/F, with some F/F and M/M some months. Illumicrate also has a romance bi-monthly sub, Afterlight, that focuses on contemporary romance. Usually M/F or F/F so far.
🔹Sub Prices: £27 ($35) for box, £17 ($23) for book only + shipping per month. Can pre-pay 3, 6 or 12 months for discount.
🔹️Features: Box has 4-6 fandom + fandom neutral items. Books are usually signed (digitally or hand-signed), exclusive covers/hardback, endpaper art, sprayed or digitally printed edges, which can be solid, ombre, or have detailed designs. Monthly books tend to be a mix of debut books and new releases of established authors. Subsequent sequels tend to get exclusive covers released under their general sale. Books are not revealed beforehand, but the themes make it easy to guess, and there are many people who do spoilers too. Usually 1-2 items, and the fandoms, are teased in the theme announcement. Items can include replica weapons (like open letters), drinkware/tea tins, fabric items, bookmarks, book pots, and stationery items and more.
🔹GR Listopedias of 2023 (has spoilers/unconfirmed books), 2022 and 2021 past monthly subscription books.
🔹Examples of SEs in general sale: Gideon the Ninth #1-4 (Alecto later this year) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)],Ninth House (#1-2) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)], The Bone Witch (#1-3) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)].
🔹Skip/Cancel policy: Can skip a month at any time, but if they want to skip multiple months in a row, must reach out to customer support to do so. There are no limits to skips, but starting this summer, members who have not received a subscription book in the last 10 months may be subject to cancellation.

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📚 FairyLoot options: YA Box, YA Book only, Adult book only, YA + Adult books only
🔹Genre: Both YA and Adult fantasy monthly books, usually with low to high romance subplots. They include contemporary books in their general sale, usually called "mortal editions".
🔹Sub Prices: £27.50 or $35.90 (Ya Box), £20/$25.90 (YA book only), £20/$28 ( Adult book only), £38/$49.90 (YA + Adult book only) + shipping. Can pre-pay 3, 6 or 12 months for discount.
🔹Features: Books are not announced beforehand, but there are places that decipher the theme very quickly if you want to seek them out. (@fairy.loot.reveal on IG is one) Box has 4 fandom + fandom neutral items. Usually 1-2 items, and the fandoms, are teased in the theme announcement. Items can include art prints, an exclusive paperback version (infrequent), book pots, drinkware/tea tins, stationery items, bookends, fabric items, collectable tarot cards, bookmarks and more.
🔹GR Listopedias of 2023 YA (has spoilers/unconfirmed books), 2022 YA, 2022-2023 Adult (has spoilers) past monthly subscription books.
🔹Examples of SEs in general sale: Words of Radiance (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)], Legendborn (#1-2) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] An Enchantment of Ravens (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)], Daughter of the Pirate King (#1-2) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] Legends & Lattes (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
🔹Skip/Cancel policy: Can cancel at any time. Can skip 4 times a year. To skip multiple months in a row, must contact support.
A side note: I personally feel like the subscription books have more variation in terms of cover variance/sprayed edge designs than the general sale books, but it's not always true.
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📦 Other shops and sites of note 📦
(view spoiler)[The first post are sites I pay attention to the most, but these are worth looking at if you're looking for specific things. For example, you just want first editions with minimal changes, you want to do quarterly instead of monthly, you want something more fantasy romance-focused, you want just custom sprayed edges, or, you don't want to deal with subscriptions at all.

📚Inkstone Books options: Book only
🔹Genre: fantasy/sci-fi. It's really new, so not sure on the range yet. First book offering is Infinity Gate by MR Carey. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
🔹Prices: £24.99 per quarter, plus shipping
🔹Features: "Our quarterly picks are signed first edition, first printing hardbacks, and also have Inkstone Books exclusive finishes, including sprayed or stenciled edges, board designs, and more. " So far, books shown have been solid color sprayed edge, with limited 1st print edition run.
🔹Examples of SEs in general sale: Legends & Lattes (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
🔹Skipping/Cancel policy: Can skip up to 1 book a year without losing their membership. Members will not lose access to other perks when they skip.

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📚 The Bookish Box options: book only, box, box + shirt, YA + Adult books only
🔹Genre: Both YA and Adult monthly books, usually with medium to heavy romance focus, and some with more smut compared to other offerings in the adult sub. Both contemporary and fantasy are found in the same subscription. Pairings seem to be mostly M/F from what I saw, but it's also includes poly/why choose under general sale so I wouldn't be surprised if there were M/M and F/F too. They have a "Darkly" label for specifically adult romance.
🔹Prices: $38 (book only), $48 (box), $62 (box + shirt), $63 (YA + Adult Books only). General Sale books are also generally $38 per book. All prices include US Shipping.
🔹Features: Books are announced beforehand so no surprises. Some books have multiple versions, so you can pick between different designs in general sale. Items may include drinkware, bookmarks, bookends, stationery items, candles, prints and more. All boxes include 3-5 items with fandoms announced beforehand. YA book/box may also include NA. Also has a members' only shop with discounts.
🔹Past boxes: https://thebookishshop.com/pages/prev...
🔹Examples of SE in general sale: Broken Bonds (#1-6) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] Foul Lady Fortune (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] Court of the Vampire Queen (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
🔹Skipping/Cancel policy: Can cancel at any time. You are given 2 skips per 12 month period.

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There are also lots of indie sprayed/digitally printed edge artists, but those are regular hardbacks with custom sprayed edges and can range in prices. Here are a number that I like but haven't bought from before.

https://customsprayededges.com/ - Ships from India. Chetna does commissions as well as group buys.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePaintedP... - ships from US
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeggysPages - ships from UK
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LilacLibrarys - ships from UK
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheScripted... - ships from US

Also I know there are custom dusk jackets, but haven't really looked into it.

📦Links📦
Final note: Two other bookstores that I check out from time to time are Barnes & Noble and Waterstones as they also also offer exclusive books with sprayed edges. No subscriptions, and tend to have long pre-order windows.

Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/barn...
The Bookish Box - https://thebookishshop.com
Broken Binding - https://www.thebrokenbindingsub.com/t...
FairyLoot - https://fairyloot.com/
Goldsboro Books SFF Fellowship - https://www.goldsborobooks.com/gsff
Illumicrate - https://www.illumicrate.com
Inkstones - https://inkstonebooks.com/subscriptions/
Waterstones - https://www.waterstones.com/campaign/...
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🌹 Books Read for 2022 RRR Challenges By Cover 🌹
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🌹 2022 RRR Annual Challenges 🌹

🔹2022 A-Z Female Character Challenge | 22/26 🔲
E, I, Q, X
🔹2022 A-Z Male Character Challenge | 24/26 🔲
F, Q
🔹2022 I Spy....Challenge | 25/25 ✅
🔹2022 Stacking the Series Challenge | 35/36 🔲
🔹2022 A to Z Book Challenge | 26/26 | ✅
🔹2022 A to Z Author Challenge | 26/26 ✅
🔹2022 Chubby Chunksters | 8/8 ✅

🔹2022 Men in Uniform Challenge | 51/51 ✅
🔹2022 Other Worlds Challenge | 12/24
🔹2022 Where are you reading Challenge | 26/51 🔲

🌹 2022 Quarterly Challenges 🌹
🔹Harry Styles Quarterly Challenge | 20/20 ✅
🔹Color Me Romantic Quarterly Challenge | 30/30 ✅
🔹Anti-Stress Holiday Challenge | 0/8 🔲

🌹 2022 Monthly Challenges 🌹
🔹April 2022 Word Hunt | 16/16 ✅ - 4/30/22
🔹May 2022 Word Hunt | 16/16 ✅ - 5/31/22
bonuses wireless and samhain finished in June
🔹June 2022 Word Hunt | 16/16 ✅ - 6/30/22
🔹July 2022 Word Hunt | 15/16✅- 11/28/22
bonus annually completed in November
🔹August 2022 Word Hunt | 15/16 ☑️
🔹September 2022 Word Hunt | 16/16 ✅ - 11/28/22
bonus bonus audacious completed in November
🔹October 2022 Word Hunt | 16/16 ✅
🔹November 2022 Word Hunt | 16/16 ✅
🔹December 2022 Word Hunt | 0/16 + 1 🔲
august carryover -> wipeout

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2022 A-Z Female Character Challenge
23/26

* Read 26 books in which the female character's names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet.
* For the letters Q, U, X ,Y, and Z , any female character with the letters Q, U, X ,Y, and Z in her name is acceptable (the letter can be found in any part of their name)

A. January Andrews | Beach Read
B. Brielle Fontaine | True Wolf
C. Sal Casillas | Kulti
D. Aurora De La Torre | All Rhodes Lead Here
E.
F. Finley | A Ruin of Roses
G. Harley Grant | Undercover Wolf
H. Hayley Smith | All the Little Lies
I.
J. Jules Ambrose | Twisted Hate
K. Kimberly Reed | Black Knight
L. Layla Thompson | Faking with Benefits
M. Madeline Haynes | All the Little Truths
N. Nora Stephens | Book Lovers
O. Oleander Fallows | Savage Bonds
P. Hadley Parker Broken Trust
Q.
R. Rasha Perry | Serviced
S. Sawyer Church | Ruthless Knight
T. Tegan | Muscles & Monsters
U. Sadie Sutton | The Temp
V. Vanessa Mazur | The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
W. Hannah Wells | The Deal
X. Alexis Montgomery | Part of Your World
Y. Ayla Fairchild | Sweet Obsession
Z. Zobenia “Zoey” Petrik | Home Game



2022 A-Z Male Character Challenge
24/26

* Read 26 books in which the male character's names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet.
* For the letters Q, U, X ,Y, and Z , any male character with the letters Q, U, X ,Y, and Z in his name is acceptable (the letter can be found in any part of their name)

A. Atlas Corrigan | It Ends with Us
B. Brecken Davenport | The Edge of Chaos
C. Cole Covington | Ruthless Knight
D. Aleksandr "Alex" Devereaux | When He’s Dark
E. Xavier Emery | Dear Love, I Hate You
F.
G. Gideon Black| Sin for Me
H. Jonah Hughes | The Edge of Temptation
I. Ivan Lukov | From Lukov with Love
J. Josh Chen | Twisted Hate
K. Reiner Kulti | Kulti
L. Lance Orion | Cursed Fates
M. Cameron McGregor | Melt for You
N. Nyfain | A Ruin of Roses
O. Ollie Powell | All the Little Secrets
P. Preston Scott | The Temp
Q.
R. Ryan Parker | Home Game
S. Sawyer Bishop | Undercover Wolf
T. Tobias Rhodes | All Rhodes Lead Here
U. Augustus "Gus" Everett | Beach Read
V. Lukas Valentine | Lukas
W. Christopher "Kit" Ward | The Lady Gets Lucky
X. Xander Knight | Black Knight
Y. Emery Smith | The Mixtape
Z. Zeke Dugan | Wild & Sweet

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2022 A to Z Book Challenge
Read 26/26

A. All the Little Truths - 4/25/22
B. Black Knight - 4/24/22
C. Claim & Protect - 1/11/22
D. Darling Venom - 4/3/22
E. The Edge of Temptation - 4/22/22
F. Fated Throne - 4/12/22
G. Gloam - 5/31/22
H. Home Game - 4/1/22
I. It Ends with Us - 3/21/22
J. Just Last Night - 8/2/22
K. Kulti - 5/7/22
L. The Lady Gets Lucky - 3/7/22
M. Make Me Want - 2/12/22
N. Not the Witch You Wed - 8/15/22
O. Old Enough - 5/28/22
P. Persuasion - 4/26/22
Q. American Queen - 6/20/22
R. A Ruin of Roses - 4/30/22
S. Sin for Me - 1/1/22
T. Twisted Hate - 3/28/22
U. Unexpected - 8/19/22
V. Vicious Prince - 4/20/22
W. The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - 4/9/22
X. The Mixtape - 4/4/22
Y. Dirty-Talking Cowboy - 1/23/22
Z. The Sinful Ways of Jamie Mackenzie - 1/26/22



2022 A to Z Author Challenge
Read 26/26

A. Ana Huang, Twisted Hate
B. K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses
C. Callie Rose, Sweet Obsession
D. Danielle Lori, The Sweetest Oblivion
E. Emily Henry, Book Lovers
F. Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy
G. Eliah Greenwood, Dear Love, I Hate You
H. Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us
I. Isla Olsen, P.S. I Loathe You
J. Ashley Jade, Ruthless Knight
K. Rina Kent, Black Knight
L. L.J. Shen, Ruthless Rival
M. Ava Munroe, Serviced
N. Kathryn Nolan, Rival Radio
O. Odette Stone, Home Game
P. Caroline Peckham, The Awakening
Q. Lee Jacquot, The Four Leaf
R. Rhenna Morgan, Claim & Protect
S. J. Saman, The Edge of Temptation
T. Terry Spear, Wolf Fever
U. Parker S. Huntington, Darling Venom
V. Vi Keeland, Happily Letter After
W. Julia Wolf, Through the Ashes
X. Ruby Dixon, The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride
Y. Paige Tyler, Undercover Wolf
Z. Mariana Zapata, From Lukov with Love

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2022 I Spy....Challenge
Jan. 1, 2022- Dec. 31. 2022
(view spoiler)[25/25 - completed 10/11/22!!

* One book title or series name for each task, with each book being used only once.
* You can use your imagination and a loose interpretation of the task, or be more literal.
* No minimum page requirements
* Rereads are allowed

1. motion/movement- Rough & Tumble
2. meal- Soul Eater
3. color/lightness/brightness- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
4. calendar- Christmas on the Thirteenth Floor by Lee Jacquot
5. name, nickname or title- All Rhodes Lead Here
6. climate or temperature - Melt for You
7. outdoor scenery - Beach Read
8. indoor scenery - The Wrong Billionaire's Bed
9. animal - Wolf Trouble
10. transportation- Layover by Emily Henry
11. occupation- Serviced (Mechanics on Main Book 1)
12. clothing- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
13. celebration- The Big A.S.S. Party
14. communication- Talk Dirty To Me
15. location- Home Game
16. math- The Four Leaf
17. sweet or savory- Sweet Obsession
18. time- The Edge of Forever
19. size- All the Little Lies
20. social status- The Lady Gets Lucky
21. sound- The Mixtape
22. direction- When You Come Back to Me
23. term of endearment- Dear Love, I Hate You
24. feelings or emotions- Twisted Hate
25. manners- Dear Daddy, Please Spank Me
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2022 Stacking the Series Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

35/36

✔️ Level 1 - The Mixtape by Brittainy Cherry
(view spoiler)[ 1. The Mixtape (hide spoiler)]


✔️ Level 2 - It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
(view spoiler)[ 1. It Ends with Us
2. It Starts With Us (hide spoiler)]


✔️Level 3 - English Prep by S.J. Sylvis
(view spoiler)[ 1. All the Little Lies
2. All the Little Secrets
3. All the Little Truths (hide spoiler)]


✔️Level 4 - Twisted by Ana Huang
(view spoiler)[ 1. Twisted Love
2. Twisted Games
3. Twisted Hate
4. Twisted Lies (hide spoiler)]


✔️ Level 5 - Monstrous by Lily Mayne
(view spoiler)[ 1. Soul Eater
2. Edin
3. The Rycke
4. Gloam
5. Moth (hide spoiler)]


✔️Level 6 - Royal Elite by Rina Kent
(view spoiler)[ 1. Deviant King
2. Steel Princess
3. Twisted Kingdom
4. Black Knight
5. Vicious Prince
6. Ruthless Empire (hide spoiler)]


✔️ Level 7 - Men of Haven by Rhenna Morgan
(view spoiler)[ 1: Rough & Tumble
2: Wild & Sweet
3: Claim & Protect
4: Tempted & Taken
5: Stand & Deliver
6: Down & Dirty
7: Trusted & True (hide spoiler)]


🔲 Level 8 - Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susan Valenti
(view spoiler)[1: The Awakening
2: Ruthless Fae
3: The Reckoning
4: Shadow Princess
5: Cursed Fates
6: Fated Throne
7: Heartless Sky
8: Zodiac Academy 8 (hide spoiler)]


2022 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Mor-book-ly Obese
450 pages or more
Read 8/8!

1. Darling Venom (712 pages) | 1/1/22
2. Twisted Hate (510 pages) | 3/28/22
3. Fated Throne (823 pages) | 4/24/22
4. Kulti (570 pages) | 5/7/22
5. All Rhodes Lead Here (551 pages) | 5/9/22
6. Moth (451 pages) | 06/01/22
7. Faking with Benefits (560 pages) | 06/06/22
8. Bad Alpha (506 pages) | 10/01/22

[Mei ☽︎]

Men In Uniform Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2022

✔️Level - Chairman, Joint Chief | 51/51+ ✔️

🪖Military/Special Ops 🗺️
(view spoiler)[
🔹Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata | army
🔹Dear Mr. Brody by AM Johnson | marine
🔹The Kite by N.R. Walker | special ops
🔹Soldier Boy by Donna Alam | SAS
🔹Undercover Wolf by Paige Tyler | special ops
(hide spoiler)]


🩺 Medical/Science 🥼
(view spoiler)[🔹Darling Venom by Parker S. Huntington | gynecologist
🔹The Doctor by Nikki Sloane | doctor
🔹The Edge of Temptation by J. Saman | doctor
🔹Flirting with 40 by K. Bromberg | doctor
🔹For Real by Alexis Hall | doctor
🔹The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood | STEM professor
🔹Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood | scientist
🔹Roman by Grae Bryan | nurse
🔹Soren by Grae Bryan | doctor
🔹The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren | doctor
🔹Twisted Hate by Ana Huang | doctor
🔹Washed Up by Kandi Steiner | doctor
🔹Wild & Sweet by Rhenna Morgan | doctor
(hide spoiler)]



🏈 Sports 👟
(view spoiler)[
🔹Attractive Forces by Jax Calder | rugby
🔹Blind Side by Kandi Steiner | football
🔹Dear Love, I Hate You by Eliah Greenwood | basketball
🔹Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci | baseball
🔹Egotistical Puckboy by Eden Finley & Saxon James | hockey
🔹From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata | figure skating
🔹Gravity by Tal Bauer | hockey
🔹Home Game by Odette Stone | hockey
🔹Hurt Me, Daddy by Misha Horne | football
🔹Kulti by Mariana Zapata | soccer
🔹Playing Games by Riley Hart | lacrosse
🔹Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely | baseball
🔹The Wall of Winnipeg and Me | football
(hide spoiler)]



🚒Firefighters & Police🚓
(view spoiler)[
🔹Bad Wrong Things by CP Harris | Police Officer
🔹Four Ever by Sloane Kennedy | Police Officer
🔹In the Company of Wolves by Paige Tyler | SWAT
🔹Liberty Falls by Lee Jacquot | firefighter
🔹Smolder by Cassie Cole | Firefighters
🔹Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center | Firefighters
🔹Wolf Hunt by Paige Tyler | SWAT
🔹Wolf Trouble by Paige Tyler | SWAT
(hide spoiler)]


🦺Other Professions🛠️
(view spoiler)[🔹All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata | park ranger
🔹Fire and Ash by Sara Cate | 10/27/22 | mechanic
🔹It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover | chef
🔹Julien by Ella Frank | 9/23/22 | chef
🔹Misfits by Garrett Leigh | 9/21/22 | chef
🔹Mountain Topped by KM Neuhold | lumberjack
🔹Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez | carpenter
🔹Serviced by Ava Munroe | mechanic
🔹Sin for Me by Jackie Ashenden | mechanic
🔹Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett | parks departments supervisor
🔹Trusted & True by Rhenna Morgan | mechanic
🔹Wildfire by Garrett Leigh | construction, chef
(hide spoiler)]



2022 Where are you reading Challenge
26/51



(view spoiler)[Alabama
Alaska - Scarlet Disaster by Colette Rhodes
Arizona - Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakeley
Arkansas -
California - The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Colorado - All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
Connecticut - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Delaware -
District of Columbia - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Florida -
Georgia - Dear Mr. Brody by A.M. Johnson
Hawaii - Temptation by T.K. Leigh
Idaho -
Illinois - Robbie by Ella Frank
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana - Wolf Hunt by Paige Tyler
Maine
Maryland - Blood Debt by Callie Rose
Massachusetts - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Michigan - Beach Read by Emily Henry
Minnesota - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Mississippi - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Missouri
Montana - Daddy Bear by Laylah Roberts
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York - Ruthless Rival by LJ Shen
North Carolina - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
North Dakota
Ohio - Twisted Hate by Ana Huang
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania - Takeover by Anna Zabo
Rhode Island
South Carolina - How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore
South Dakota
Tennessee - The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane
Texas - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Utah - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Vermont - Wildfire by Garrett Leigh
Virginia
Washington - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
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2022 Other Worlds Challenge!
January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
(view spoiler)[
Alien Worlds
(sci-fi, fantasy, or paranormal; other planets)
🔹A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene
🔹Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline
🔹Luxuria by Colette Rhodes

Alternate Earth
(dystopia, steampunk, magic realism, alt history, apocalyptic, urban fantasy)
🔹Moth by Lily Mayne
🔹Seraph by Lily Mayne
🔹Shadow Chaser: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Essie S uter

Captain's Log
(sci-fi; spaceship or space station is predominate setting)
🔹Nepenthe by Octavia Hyde
🔹The Aliens' Mate by Delaney Rain
🔹

Creatures
(paranormal; shifters, vampires, fairies, dragons, etc)
🔹The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
🔹A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Sam Hall
🔹Blood Debt by Callie Rose

Into the Future
(futuristic Earth/Earthlings)
🔹
🔹
🔹

Wibbly Wobbly
(sci-fi, fantasy, or paranormal; time travel — to the past or future)
🔹See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
🔹
🔹
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[Mei ☽︎]

The Harry Styles Quarterly Challenge
June 15 2022- September 14 2022

🎤 Level 3 - 20/20 books- I sing along to Harry at Karaoke 🎤

(view spoiler)[
✔️1. His full name is Harry Edward Styles. His Twitter is @Harry_Styles.
- Read a book with an author with three names
🔹The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

✔️3. Harry has a sister named Gemma.
- Read a book with a jewel tone on the cover (a color resembling ruby, emerald, sapphire, etc.- so a bright red, green, blue or purple)
🔹Theirs to Love by Sierra Cartwright

✔️7. He can play the kazoo.
- Read a book with a character who is musical
🔹Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

✔️8. His X Factor audition song was ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ By Stevie Wonder.
- Read a book with the letter 'x' in the title, series name, author's name
🔹The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

✔️9. Harry’s favorite film genre is action/adventure.
- Read a book that was or will be made into a movie/tv show.
🔹Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

✔️10. He once applied for a job as a lifeguard.
- Read a book with water or sand in the story or on the cover or a book with a character who 'saves' someone in some way
🔹Sink or Swim by Maz Maddox

✔️12.Harry likes to take the food off other people’s plates!
- Read a book with food in the story or on the cover
🔹The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

✔️13. The boys say Harry is the smartest in the group.
- Read a book with a nerdy/geeky/science-y character
🔹Smash & Grab by Maz Maddox

✔️15. Harry once ran through a train station with only his boxers on!
- Read a book with a scantily clad person on the cover or a book with a character who boxes or fights.
🔹Burn for Me by Sara Cate

✔️16. He has ophidiophobia, which is the fear of snakes.
- Read a book with a character who is scary or is scared of something.
🔹Unexpected by Sloane Kennedy

✔️17. Harry’s star tattoo on the side of his arms has 5 points for all the members in One Direction.
- Read a book with a night scene on the cover
🔹Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

✔️18. When he was ten, he was attacked by a goat!
- Read a book with a shapeshifter in the story
🔹A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Sam Hall

✔️21. He kisses on the first date.
- Read a book with an embrace on the cover.
🔹Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

✔️22. He wouldn’t date a girl who smokes or swears a lot.
- Read a book with no people on the cover
🔹The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

✔️23. He prefers tea over coffee.
- Read a book with the letter 't' in the title
🔹 Takeover by Anna Zabo

✔️24. He is very ticklish.
- Read a humorous book
🔹Attachment Theory by Kayley Loring

✔️26. He doesn’t like reading.
- Read an opposites-attract romance
🔹The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakeley

✔️27. He suffers from hay fever.
- Read a book with a trip to the doctor or hospital in the story
🔹Against a Wall by Cate C. Wells

✔️28. When he was little, his grandparents bought him a Karaoke machine and he sang Elvis.
- Read a story with family in it
🔹Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

✔️29. He once had a Hamster and named it Hamster.
- Read a book with a character's name you like or a book with a one word title
🔹Ivan by Sophie Lark
(hide spoiler)]
Color Me Romantic Quarterly Challenge
September 15, 2022 - December 14, 2022

Level 4 - 30/30 Completed + bonus

(view spoiler)[
✔️01. Red: Read a book with red on the cover or a book with a passionate or intense character.
🔹Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon

✔️02. Yellow: Read a book with yellow on the cover or a book with a 'sunny' or happy character.
🔹How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore

✔️03. Orange: Read a book with orange on the cover or a book with a character who plays or watches a sport.
🔹Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

✔️04. Green: Read a book with green on the cover or a book with a jealous or outdoorsy character.
🔹Shadow Chaser: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance

✔️05. Blue:Read a book with blue on the cover or a book with a character who works in the medical or mental health field or a character dealing with a physical or mental health issue.
🔹Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

✔️06. Indigo (third eye chakra): Read a book with a nerdy/geeky/brainy character or a spiritual romance book.
🔹Hurt Me, Daddy by Misha Horne

✔️07. Violet (chakra connected to enlightenment): Read a book with a new-to-you author or a book with an interesting cover.
🔹Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber

✔️08. Black: Read a book with black on the cover or a book with a mystery in the story.
🔹Seraph by Lily Mayne

✔️09. White: Read a book with white on the cover or a book with an innocent or virginal character.
🔹Winning With Him by Lauren Blakeley

✔️10. Gray: Read a book with gray on the cover or a book with an older character.
🔹Pieces of You by NR Walker

✔️11. Silver: Read a book with silver on the cover or a road trip romance or story with travel (maybe they are driving a car with silver rims?).
🔹Silver Lining by Aleatha Romig

✔️12. Gold: Read a book with gold on the cover or a book with a wealthy character or a character who wants to become wealthy.
🔹King of Wrath by Ana Huang

✔️13. Beige (calm and simplicity): Read a shorter title or a book you would want to read while curled up in bed or by the fire.
🔹Entangled With an Elf Prince by Amanda Ferreira

✔️14. Purple: Read a book with purple on the cover or a book with a character who is royalty or nobility or deals with someone royal or noble.
🔹Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

✔️15. Lavender (floral symbol of love at first sight): Read an insta-love story or a book you immediately wanted to read from either the cover, title or description.
🔹The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

✔️16. Pink: Read a book with pink on the cover or a book with a romantic or loving character.
🔹See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

✔️17. Brown: Read a book with brown on the cover or a shifter story (maybe a bear shifter?).
🔹Gilded Mess by Colette Rhodes

✔️18. Turquoise: Read a book set on an island or a book with water on the cover.
🔹The Dark, Dead, Deep by Michaela Haze

✔️19. Mauve: Read a book with clothing on the cover or a book with a fashionable character.
🔹Robbie by Ella Frank

✔️20. Tan: Read a book set in a rural area or set on a farm or ranch or a book with a character who goes on vacation.
🔹Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

✔️21. Navy Blue: Read a book with a character in the military or a veteran or a book with a boat on the cover.
🔹In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens

✔️22. Royal Blue: Read a book set in Europe or a book with a character who is a 'royal pain' (annoying).
🔹For Real by Alexis Hall

✔️23. Coral (named after the coral at the bottom of the sea): Read a book that has been lingering at the bottom of your tbr pile or a book with a genre you don't read often.
🔹The Reaper Incarnate by CA Rene

✔️24. Sky Blue: Read a book with a sky on the cover or a book with a pilot or airport in the story.
🔹The Kite by NR Walker

✔️25. Maroon: Read a book with a character who is stranded somewhere or a book that is a stand-alone read.
🔹Snowed In with Benefits by Misha Horne

✔️26. Peach: Read a book set in the South (in the U.S.) or a book with a sweet character.
🔹Ain't She Sweet by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

✔️27. Teal (name comes from a bird): Read a book with an an animal on the cover or in the story.
🔹Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns and WM Fawkes

✔️28. Olive (The color of combat and camouflage): Read a book with a deceptive or sneaky character or a book you want to read on your e-reader to hide the cover.
🔹Devil's Dance by Garrett Leigh

✔️29. Bronze: Read a historical book or a book that has won an award.
🔹The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

✔️30. Mint Green: Read a book with lips or a mouth on the cover or a book that you find refreshing.
🔹Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon

✔️Bonus: Read a book that contains the name of a color you like either in the title, series name or author's name-
🔹Scarlet Disaster by Colette Rhodes (hide spoiler)]

[Mei ☽︎]

Anti-Stress Holiday Challenge
November 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023

8 books: Yep, I'm pretty busy, but I can still find some time to read!

❄️ 1. Lovelight Farms
🎁 2. The Remaking of Corbin Wale: An M/M Holiday Romance - TBR
🎄 3. Goldilocks and the Grumpy Bear - TBR
🎅 4. Rebel Without A Claus - TBR
❄️ 5. A Villain for Christmas - TBR
🎁 6. Frost - TBR
🎄 7. Captain Kempton's Christmas - TBR
🎅 8. The Duke Alone - TBR

[Mei ☽︎]

Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2022
(view spoiler)[
finished! 4/30/22

Main words | 10/10
1. afternoon | Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir - 4/2/22
🔹p. 76 - He's tall, dark, annoyingly handsome, totally interrupting my train of thought, unlikely to make my afternoon less of an exercise in frustration, and holding a plate of something.

2. budget | Empire of Hate by Rina Kent - 4/7/22
🔹p. 16 - I spent all my food budget so he could eat fish today after months of craving it.

3. cancel | Twisted Hate by Ana Huang - 4/3/22
🔹p. 2 - After such a hellish day, I wanted to cancel my date with Todd, but I'd already postponed twice--once for a rescheduled study group, the other when I was feeling under the weather-- and I hadn't wanted to leave him hanging again.

4. go | Dear Love, I Hate You by Eliah Greenwood - 4/21/22
🔹p. 122 - Don't go getting a big head, but I've kind of been looking forward to your letters lately.

5. kitchen | Twisted Hate by Ana Huang - 4/3/22
🔹p.68 - "Let me guess. You've annoyed the rest of the staff so much they banished you to the kitchen?"

6. native | The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata - 4/9/22
🔹p. 108 - This was the same Winnipeg native that had only once gone back to his motherland in all the time we'd worked together.

7. proper | Ruthless Knight by A. Jade - 4/23/22
🔹p. 364 - They'd lose their damn minds if I told them he snuck through my window and gave their proper daughter the best orgasm she's ever had.

8. sing | Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti - 4/11/22
🔹p. 86 - I forgot everything, the world just a hazy grey blur around us as I clung to this man who made every part of me sing.

9. switch | The Edge of Temptation by J. Saman - 4/22/22
🔹p. 22 - From the moment she was diagnosed, I wished a million times over I could switch fate with hers.

10. wash | Vicious Prince by Rina Kent - 4/20/22
🔹p. 81 - I grab a pen from the table behind me and throw it at him to wash away his smirk, but he catches it above his head.

Bonus | 5/5
1. hefty | The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride by Ruby Dixon - 4/7/22
🔹p. 13 - I wasn't sure what to expect when Lord Purnav of Rockmourn offered his last unmarried daughter in exchange for a hefty bride-price and for a peace truce between us.

2. mud | Home Game by Odette Stone - 4/1/22
🔹p. 194 - Everything was dark, and it felt like my legs were stuck in mud.

3. snake | Vicious by LJ Shen - 4/5/22
🔹p. 169 - "Said she'd love to meet him sometime soon, and that there's vermin in the Spencers' attic anyway, so the snake will feel right at home."

4. tunnel | Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti - 4/12/22
🔹p. 161 - As we reached a damp tunnel far below ground, the sound of the roots retreating made me turn back and my heart thudded harder as the ground closed up above us once more, leaving us down here in the dark.

5. wandering | The Mixtape by Brittainy Cherry - 4/4/22
🔹p. 80 - My mind kept betraying me by wandering back to Oliver, the man who'd destroyed my fantasies.

Bonus bonus | 1/1
1. grandiose | A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene - 4/30/22
🔹p. 99 - My grandiose make-believe downsized into my habit of addressing an invisible audience whenever I got into trouble or took risks to put food on the table.



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Word Hunt
1 - 31 May 2022
(view spoiler)[
Finished main on 5/31/22 and 2 leftovers on 6/17/22!

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Main words | 10/10
1. brother | You & Me by Tal Bauer
🔹p. 135 - Maybe I hadn't wanted to think about more kids because, as long as I with Riley, there was never going to be even any hope of Emmet having a brother or a sister.

2. cliff | The Temp by Scarlett Sincaid - 5/6/22
🔹p. 113 - How in the span of a few seconds I flung myself so hard off the Sadie Sutton cliff that I don't think the fall will ever end.

3. engine | Sweet Retribution by Callie Rose - 5/3/22
🔹p. 35 - Theo slides into the back with me again, and Ryland starts the engine and pulls away from the curb.

4. handle | Kulti by Mariana Zapata - 5/7/22
🔹p. 33 - My poor, innocent heart hadn't been able to handle the only love I'd ever known marrying someone else--Reiner Kulti hadn't known he was supposed to fall in love with me one day.

5. height | Broken Trust by R.A. Smyth -
🔹Loc. 2517 - Pressing up onto her toes, closing the height difference between us--not that it does much good, I'm still nearly a foot taller than her--she glares right back at me.

6. laptop | Beach Read by Emily Henry - 5/7/22
🔹p. 94 - If he was nowhere to be seen all day, he'd appear suddenly on the deck at night, writing with only the light of his laptop and the swarm of moths batting around it.

7. nausea | Lukas by Carian Cole - 5/2/22
🔹p. 266 - Nausea overwhelms me as I try to force myself to envision that scenario--Lukas touching her, taking her into his bedroom, kissing her, and touching her.

8. rely | From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata - 5/9/22
🔹p. 119 - At least I could trust him enough to know I could always rely on him to make the best business decision.

9. ridge | The Deal by Elle Kennedy - 5/13/22
🔹p. 185 - This is the closest I've ever come to feeling like this, but I get distracted when I register the hard ridge pressing into my hip.

10. yell | Watch Me Fall by KC Kean -
🔹p. 437 - I yell, still not removing my gaze from hers, watching as her eyes widen with fury, and I grin like a sadistic bitch as I grip harder.

Bonus | 4/5
1. edging | Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci - 5/16/22
🔹p. 273 - I rue the damn day I decided to mess around with edging him.

2 . handful | Hostile Takeover by Lucy Lennox
🔹Loc. 435 - I grabbed a handful of almonds and threw them in my mouth before glancing down at my phone.

3. manic | When You Come Back to Me by Emma Scott - 5/14/22
🔹p. 52 - Her lips were nearly on mine, but a manic wildness was infiltrating me, fueled by old pain that was waking with a vengeance and greased by guilt for what I'd done to River.

4. rev | Freestyle by Bea Paige - 5/18/22
🔹p. 233 - Behind me, I hear the engine of his motorbike rev and in seconds he's cruising beside me.

5. wireless - Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold | 6/6/22
🔹p. 448 - I point to Katie, who's hovering on the main floor, clutching a wireless microphone.

Bonus bonus | 1/1

1. samhain - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - 6/17/22
🔹p. 172 - Luckily, magic tends to be at its strongest around Samhain.

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[Mei ☽︎]

Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2022
(view spoiler)[
finished 6/30/22!

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.


Main words | 10/10
1. block - Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale | 6/5/22
🔹p. 25 - Axel blocks the exit with a smirk, thinking he's got me right where he wants me.

2. candidate - American Queen by Sierra Simone | 6/20/22
🔹p. 116 - Merlin was asking my grandfather if he'd ever support a third party presidential candidate, and the table stirred with the natural antipathy establishment politicians have to such talk.

3. gag - Claiming Fifi by Tara Crescent | 6/12/22
🔹p. 34 - I struggle to take his length, but just as I start to gag, he pulls back, letting up on the pressure.

4. growl - Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett | 6/6/22
🔹p. 32 - The thought of someone else's hands all over her, them hearing her little grunts and coaching her made anger simmer up inside of me and a growl threatened to creep out of my throat.

5. honey - Book Lovers by Emily Henry | 6/2/22
🔹p. 84 - He arches a brow, that honey-gold ring around his black-hole pupils glinting.

6. lucky - All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover | 6/11/22
🔹p. 173 - "I was getting so angry because all I wanted to do was make you a bowl of Lucky Charms, but there were hundreds of tiny, annoying comedians climbing all over your kitchen, telling lame jokes."

7. round - Nepenthe by Octavia Hyde | 6/9/22
🔹p. 93 - The woman's eyes were round, but she responded, and the Nepenthe healer gave her a perfect human smile in return.

8. sister - Gravity by Sara Cate | 6/20/22
🔹p. 94 - Unlike her sister, Zara seemed to have a wiseness in her eyes, as if she was always watching and picking up on everything.

9. trail - Layla's Chance by Mika Jolie | 6/7/22
🔹p. 50 - For a split second, I think about letting my lips follow the light treasure trail from his belly button down to his --

10. vote - Pack Bliss by Kate King | 6/26/22
🔹p. 212 "I will of course refrain from the vote as a courtesy to the Assembly, but I think the evidence will speak for itself."


Bonus | 5/5
1. examples - Ruthless Rival by LJ Shen | 6/25/22
🔹p. 96 - Instead, I'd read and printed out good college-application examples.

2. gender - Blood Debt by Callie Rose | 6/28/22
🔹p. 49 - It's a shame that fraternizing with the opposite gender isn't allowed around here.

3. lion - Manhattan Secret by V. Theia | 6/22/22
🔹p. 185 - "You fell for a woman, lion."

4. percentages - Triangulation by Gregory Ashe | 6/30/22
🔹p. 250 - He didn't see Rufus, another of Teddi's mainstays, but he saw Gabe, Philip, and Francisco standing on the back lawn, watching the pretty boys tease each other about body fat percentages or some dumb shit like that.

5. victory - Broken Bonds by J. Bree | 6/2/22
🔹p.84 - My bond crows in my chest, like it's a victory that he gives a fuck about me making it through, but for all I know, he was hoping to see me drown.


Bonus bonus | 1/1
1. tennis - Takeover by Anna Zabo | 6/19/22
🔹p. 44 - "Only wear it for strenuous exercise. Walking fast, tennis, biking. Helps keep the knee happy."


May Leftovers | 2/2
1. wireless - Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold | 6/6/22
🔹p. 448 - I point to Katie, who's hovering on the main floor, clutching a wireless microphone.

2. samhain - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - 6/17/22
🔹p. 172 - Luckily, magic tends to be at its strongest around Samhain.
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Word Hunt
1 - 31 July 2022
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Main words | 10/10
1. business - Trusted & True by Rhenna Morgan
🔹p. 12 - Aside from the heavily slanted font for the business name, it was just his name and a number beneath it.

2. consider - 40-Love by Olivia Dade
🔹p. 12 - “Consider yourself a highlight of my sojourn on the island.”

3. flicker - Mine by AK Rose
🔹p. 17 - "And in an instant, his smile faltered and sadness consumed that flicker as the guard behind him called out.

4. increase - Provocation by T.K. Leigh
🔹p. 35 Her reaction only served to increase the man’s curiosity.

5. inner - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
🔹p. 129 - Since we can’t see what we’re doing, it’ll make for great radio, and my inner audiophile is positively giddy.

6. leader - Blind Side by Kandi Steiner
🔹p. 16 - Holden was a born leader, one of the few players on this team I actually looked up to.

7. member - Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho
🔹p. 11 - I watched as another member of WDB gave a sly wink on the screen.

8. option - The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
🔹p. 11 - Coincidentally this was the same year Jess’s long-term boyfriend decided he wasn’t father material and wanted to retain the option to put his penis in other ladies.

9. quote - The Best Men | by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely
🔹p. 123 - "You referred to me as, and I quote...like a fucking comic book hero in those graphic novels I used to read."

10. week - Teach Me by Olivia Dade
🔹p. 35 - He loved having her in his new house every other week, even when she talked enough for three people, ate all his favorite Pop-Tarts, and clogged the shower drain with long, soggy strands of her blond hair.


Bonus | 4/5
1. annually
🔹

2. base - Rival Radio by Kathryn Nolan
🔹p. 35 - I liked to say I was coming for his fan base--because I was-- but even bursting onto the radio stage so suddenly couldn't garner me the popularity he'd gained by consistently being the best for four years running.

3. campaign - Flirting with 40 by K. Bromberg
🔹p. 10 - She said that my ideas on this campaign felt old.

4. images - Savage Princess by Jennilynn Wyer
🔹p. 120 - Circling one another in the ring, the images on their torsos blend together, a swirling kaleidoscope of fractals made of four colors.

5. hospitality - Savage Kings by Jennilyn Wyer
🔹p. 199 - But that would leave where to live while it's being done, and I know Keane would flat out refuse to relocate to Falcon Tower and be under the hospitality of Declan Levine.


Bonus bonus | 1/1
1. teacup - Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
🔹p. 380 - She coughed and picked up her teacup. (hide spoiler)]

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Word Hunt
August 2022
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Main words | 10/10
1. beach - All Grown Up by Vi Keeland
🔹p. 79 - Even though it was a warm, almost-summer day, the beach was pretty empty.

2. bother - Inevitable by Briar Prescott
🔹p. 6 - Frankly, most times when he felt like spending the night with somebody, he didn’t have to really bother with flirting at all.

3. check - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
🔹p. 118 - While the guys shot hoops out back, I had to let the rookie check my spine alignment with the pads of his fingers—all the way up and all the way down, again and again.

4. feather - Forever, Con Amor by AM Johnson
🔹p. 189 - "I think you secretly like these shorts," he said as he traced the shell of my ear with his thumb, down to my dangling feather earring.

5. file - Inside Affair by Ella Frank
🔹p. 12 - It'd been a long, round-the-clock case that had left little fime for anything other than work, and after I logged in a gold Rolex watch--the final piece of evidence--I shut the file and ran a hand through my too-long hair.

6. maid - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
🔹p. 9 - I was wary of being a bridesmaid in a WInter Wonderland-themed wedding in January, so my only request as the maid of honor was that my dress wouldn't have a scrap of red velvet or white fur.

7. organic - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
🔹p. 84 - He smells like risotto and the organic oatmeal body wash Dev sees in the shower, and Dev doesn't really want to lean away either.

8. remain - Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher
🔹p. 9 - Tingling heat unlike anything she'd ever felt rushed through her, stealing not only her breath, but her ability to remain upright.

9. spread - Theirs to Love by Sierra Cartwright
🔹p. 24 - Though there were maybe a hundred pieces of equuipment, they were spread far apart, allowing a lot of space for participants to wield their toys of choice, including single-tailed whips.

10. travel - Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakeley
🔹p. 42 - The object of my crush stands inches away, with deep brown eyes that travel over me and a body I want to feel under me, on top of me, next to me.


Bonus | 4/5
1. assessments
🔹
2. caring - Ivan by Sophie Lark
🔹p. 24 - Caring about him keeps me slightly human.

3. flex - Gravity by Tal Bauer
🔹p. 148 - I lose myself in the flex of his shoulders and the ripples of his muscles running down his spine.

4. mountainous - The Jock by Tal Bauer
🔹p. 3 - He'd been described as mountainous.

5. rampant - Not You Again by Tara Crescent
🔹p. 69 - My hand fists my cock as my fantasies run rampant

Bonus bonus | 0/1
1. wipeout
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Word Hunt
1 - 30 September 2022
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Main words | 10/10
1. ajar - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
🔹p. 185 - Him, standing in a warm golden kitchen in Tuscany, his hair sticking up like it always did, his phone loose in his hand, and his eyes locked onto the camera, his mouth smiling but ajar.

2. channel - Misfits by Garrett Leigh
🔹p. 200 - Jake hugged him with one arm, felt Cass's trembling like it was his own, and tried to channel some of Tom's warmth and strength.

3. earth - Yours, Insatiably by Aveda Vice
🔹p. 94 - The room shouldn't be this hot, like a fissure breaking through the earth between them.

4. feeling - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
🔹p. 35 - Alex rests his elbows on the lacquered white fence boards, fighting back the sudden feeling he's underdressed for this.

5. fire - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
🔹p. 36 - Bri wouldn't pee on Neil if he was onfire after what he'd put me through the last couple of years.

6. guess - See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
🔹p. 33 - "I had to fill out a form, and now I guess I pray to the gods of people who don't do the assigned reading that it's approved."

7. meeting - Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two by Kathryn Moon
🔹p. 25 - I tugged her back with my hand around her wrist, meeting her in the middle and chucking her chin with my fingers, tilting her face up to mine.

8. monkey - Tank by K.M. Neuhold & Nora Phoenix
🔹p. 26 - I take the time and trouble to put on a fucking monkey suit and the first words out of Tank's mouth are you look tired?

9. powder - Against a Wall by Cate C. Wells
🔹p. 85 - "I used ghost pepper powder in this one."

10. sip - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
🔹p. 39 - He waited as I took a sip of my beer.


Bonus | 5/5
1. coin - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
🔹p. 137 - Which was a problem, because Olive had already inserted her precious quarters inside the coin slot, and she was very hungry.

2. dull - Burn for Me by Sara Cate
🔹p. 32 - I have no desire to go home alone and be pathetic and dull anymore, because that little asshole was right.

3. railway - Priest by Ella Frank
🔹p. 226 - Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, Bridge #6.

4. shrugged - Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon
🔹p. 22 - Cyrus' lips twitched at me, and one of his shoulders shrugged softly.

5. stitch - Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
🔹p. 279 - His skin was fresh under my hand, not quite scarred or scabbing, but it had begun to stitch back together, urged on by the very fae magic that'd disappeared the scratches on my chest hours ago.

Bonus bonus | 0/1
1. audacious - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
🔹A bold idea formed in my mind. Audacious even, but I never have such a chance again. (hide spoiler)]

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Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2022
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Main words | 10/10
1. audit - Not So Kind Regards by Clio Evans
🔹p. 13 - Calen will be here for the first one and then check on everyone's audits.

2. diaper - King of Wrath by Ana Huang
🔹p. 49 - Don't lecture someone who changed your diapers.

3. dresser - Seraph by Lily Mayne
🔹p. 19 - Succulents lined my dresser, needled cacti and aloe vera and several types of echeveria.

4. fever - Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne
🔹p. 108 - "Well, that's because you've got a fever," I say, gently placing my hand on his back and guiding him toward his bedroom.

5. hate - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
🔹p. 36 - It's still hypothetical at this point, but the hypothetical me doesn't hate the idea.

6. mass - Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett
🔹p. 37 - I was in awe as I watched them ripple and writhe in a swirling mass of blues and greens.

7. parallel - Hurt Me, Daddy by Misha Home
🔹p. 199 - I didn't really want to get away, but my brain was splitting, running parallel tracks of yes, yes, yes, and fuck you, get off, no one's the boss of me.

8. steal - For Real by Alexis Hall
🔹p. 53 - And, of course, I steal a little of the leftovers, just to make sure I'm not about to serve him a pile of ming.

9. underwear - Gilded Mess by Colette Rhodes
🔹p. 28 - I hunted through my pack until I found a pair of clean panties to slide on too, since I felt a little indecent prancing around a strange house with no underwear on.

10. vanilla - Dear Daddy, Please Spank Me - Chara Croft
🔹p. 26 - I was as vanilla as they came; so vanilla, in fact, that the only reason I even knew that term was because of the extensive, sometimes cringe-inducing, extremely eye-opening Google rabbit hole I'd fallen down after watching Jordan's last video.


Bonus | 5/5
1. curved - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
🔹p. 21 - His lips curved with a slow, crooked grin, showing off perfect white teeth.

2. drum - Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
🔹p. 76 - Sewanee noticed the newer engineer tapping out a perfect drum beat on his thigh with a pencil while listening to the recording.

3. following - Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold
🔹p. 98 - Pulling myself together, I nod, sliding out of bed and following Glen back into the lounge.

4. swift - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
🔹p. 243 - Maybe it's the swift, covert glances he's been giving me all day long.

5. united - Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
🔹p. 54 - Banba said it was hope that made Lillith Greenrock open her heart to a Valhart: the possibility of a kingdom finally united by a marriage between two lineages long at war.


Bonus bonus | 1/1
1. languid - Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon
🔹p. 209 - The kiss was slower than the one I'd claimed earlier, furthering his promise of not rushing, but it was deep and languid.
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Word Hunt
1 - 30 November 2022
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Main words | 10/10


1. america - Devil's Dance by Garrett Leigh
🔹p. 294 - "I want to know who is trafficking women to America through Devon and Cornwall."

2. brain - Soren by Grae Bryan
🔹p. 4 - Gabe sighed in relief, staring up at the face looking down at him, his brain skipping right over the more alarming details.

3. cough - Ambiguous by Leslie McAdam
🔹p. 13 - I listen to Terrill, the scowling partner, tell me how I'm about to be responsible for repaying advances the record company's made against the new album and will need to cough up not only that money but also lost profits if I can't craft a new album out of empty air instantaneously and also make it sell a trillion units by yesterday.

4. chicken - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
🔹p. 6 - Immediately, the smells of her aunt's world swept over her: Ben Gay, mildew, chicken salad, and disapproval.

5. glance - Playing Games by Riley Hart
🔹p. 63 - It was clear Tyson was shocked too, because when I risked a glance at him, his eyes were wide...and pitying.

6. intrude - Attractive Forces by Jax Calder
🔹p. 232 - I don't want to intrude on Aaron's call, but while Logan hovers next to me at the door, I put my head around the door so Aaron can at least see I'm here.

7. monster - It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
🔹p. 243 - Sometimes I feel like Ryle has a monster inside him that is on a constant search to be offended.

8. nod - When She's Ready by Ruby Dixon
🔹p. 6 - I nod at her, butterflies in my stomach.

9. scent - The Kite by NR Walker
🔹Asher was being carried in big strong arms, a familiar scent with saltwater and the sound of seagulls.

10. twice - Entangled With an Elf Prince by Amanda Ferreira
🔹p. 22 - Looking twice through the trees around us, surveying the swing of the leave and the press of the wind, he ducked his head.

Bonus | 5/5

1. chunk - Saint's Song by Garrett Leigh
🔹p. 253 - On the road, I gathered every smashed chunk of Alexei's bike I could find and cleared the road quicker than a squad of coppers.

2. faithful - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
🔹p. 195 - "I've been faithful to you for fourteen years."

3. jumper - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
🔹p. 317 - Today she wore the pink jumper Sugar Beth had brought her several months ago, along with a lavender T-shirt.

4. threatening - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
🔹p. 124 - Nodding, LIly forced away the burning threatening the surface of her eyes.

5. purring - God of Wrath by Rina Kent
🔹p. 135 - Her lips part and she lets out a small moan, leaning into my touch, almost fucking purring like a cat.


Bonus bonus | 1/1
1. quilt - The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
🔹p. 188 - Wells was still standing beside the truck, taking in the view, and as Gwyn got the quilt situated, she said, "Vivi actually found this spot first." (hide spoiler)]

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🌹 2022 M/M Romance Annual Challenges 🌹
challenges for the group M/M Romance

🔹2022 M/M A-Z Book Title Challenge | 26/26 ✅
🔹2022 M/M A-Z Character Challenge | 22/26
O, U, V, Y
🔹Q3 Read the Rainbow Rainbow | 10/10 ✅
🔹Q4 Read the Rainbow Rainbow | 8/10
🔹Q4 Find it in the Title | 10/10 ✅

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A - Z Book Title Challenge
Duration: 1st January - 31st December 2022

Read: 26/26

A: Always by Loren Leigh
B: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely
C: The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
D: Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci
E: Edin by Lily Mayne
F: Forever, Con Amor by AM Johnson
G: Gloam by Lily Mayne
H: Hostile Takeover by Lucy Lennox
I: Inevitable by Briar Prescott
J: Julien by Ella Frank
K: The Kite by NR Walker
L: Lightning Born by Sam Burns
M: Moth by Lily Mayne
N: Never Have I Evan by DJ Jamison
O: Orientation by Gregory Ashe
P: Priest by Ella Frank
Q: The Quarterback by Tal Bauer
R: The Rycke by Lily Mayne
S: Soul Eater by Lily Mayne
T: Tank by KM Neuhold & Nora Phoenix
U: Unexpected by Sloane Kennedy
V: A Villain for Christmas by Alice Winters
W: When You Come Back to Me by Emma Scott
X: The Dating Experiment by Briar Prescott
Y: You & Me by Tal Bauer
Z: Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville



A - Z Character Challenge
Duration: 1st January - 31st December 2022

Read: 22/26

A: Alex | Red, White & Royal Blue
B: Baha | Sink or Swim
C: Caleb Heath | Hurt Me, Daddy
D: Dalton | Smash & Grab
E: Ezra Palaszczuk | Egotistical Puckboy
F: Fitz | A Guy Walks Into My Bar
G: Gloam | Gloam
H: Holden Parish | When You Come Back to Me
I: Alexei Ivanov | Saint's Song
J: Jamie Canning | Him
K: Keene Waters | Don't You Dare
L: Hunter Lacey | Gravity
M: Moth | Moth
N: Nash Wilde | Free Fall
O:
P: Parker Mills | Dear Mr. Brody
Q: Kepler Quinn | Always
R: Robbie Bianchi | Robbie
S: Sam Randall Anderson | Takeover
T: Toby Finch | For Real
U:
V:
W: Wyn | Soul Eater
X: Braxton Walker | Playing Games
Y:
Z: Zak | Four Ever

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🌹 2022 My Vampire Book Obsession Group Challenges 🌹
challenges for the group My Vampire Book Obsession

🔹Word Hunter - Cancer (6/21-7/22) | 22/40 ☑️
🔹Hunting 101: 1 July - 30 Sept |
🔹Fairytales: Little Red Riding Hood: 1 July - 30 Sept | 11/11 ✅
🔹October Mermaid Challenge 6/6 ✅
🔹Nov/Dec 2022 Clean Up Your Coffin: 16th Nov - 15th Dec | 4/4 ✅

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🌹 2022 Reverse Harem Revolution Challenges 🌹
challenges for the group Reverse Harem Revolution

Read 12 RH books, one to match each!
10/12


1. Disabled or deaf/hard of hearing character: Sweet Obsession by Callie Rose
2. Author you've never read before: Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold
3. Debut author:
4. Heroine/Hero of color: Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon
5. Fewer than 100 ratings on Goodreads: Shadow Chaser: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Essie Suter (57 ratings as of 11/17/22)
6. Recommended to you by an RHR member:
7. An RHR buddy read: Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
8. Released during your birth month: Tragic Bonds by J.Bree
9. (Sub)genre out of your comfort zone: The Reaper Incarnate by CA Rene and RA Bond
10. Final book in a series: Finale by Bea Paige
11. Picked based only on the cover: Bad Blood by LC Davis
12. Reread a favorite: Ruthless Games: The Complete Series by Callie Rose