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Yay I was hoping you'd do this challenge again this yr. I'm in. will have a think about my list :)50. The Mists of Avalon
49. The Island of Missing Trees
48. The Sentence
47. The Namesake
46. Any Human Heart
45. As the Earth Turns Silver
44. The Painted Girls
43. Catching the Current
42. A Star Called Henry
41. Jackdaws
40. Tamar
39. The Poisonwood Bible
38. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
37. Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome
36. Lustrum
35. At the Water's Edge
34. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
33. Rose Under Fire
32. A History of Loneliness
31. Jeremy Poldark
30. The Wonder
29. The Glass House
28. The Red Queen
27. The Seven Sisters
26. The Thirteenth Tale
25. Before We Were Yours
24. Lilac Girls
23. The Unseen World
22. Blue Monday
21. The White Queen
20. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
19. Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland
18. The Alice Network
17. Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
16. The Road Home
15. Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
14. Shuggie Bain
13. The Winter Rose
12. The Fountains of Silence
11. A Keeper
10. The Giver of Stars
9. Sweet Caress
8. Rodham
7. Into the Darkest Corner
6. Case Histories
5. The Persimmon Tree
4. Any Known Blood
3. Portrait of the Artist's Wife
2. Exodus
1. Oscar and Lucinda
I love this challenge, but I won't be participating this year. For sure next summer. Enjoy everyone.
50. A Pillar of Iron: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Taylor Caldwell (this is my read ahead book since it is over 700 pages) 5/9/2018 finished 6/9/202249. The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir 1/12/13 finished 6/5/2022
48. Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin 3/4/2013 finished 6/6/2022
47. A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett 3/14/13 finished 6/11/2022
46. Abuse of Power by Michael Savage 3/14/18 finished 6/13/2022
45. The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes 8/27/19 finished 6/16/2022
44. County Line by Bill Cameron 3/14/13 finished 6/18/2022
43. Driftless by David Rhodes 3/14/13 finished 6/26/2022
42. A Charmed Place by Antoinette Stockenberg 3/14/2013*finished 7/7/2022
41. Indiscretion by Charles Dubow 3/14/13 finished 6/25/2022
40. The Burning by Jane Casey 8/7/2012* finished 7/14/2022
39. Heart of the Witch by Alicia Dean 1/18/2013* finished 7/16/2022
38. Life's a Beach by Claire Cook 3/14/13 finished 6/28/2022
37. No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin 3/14/13 finished 7/8/2022
36. On Agate Hill by Lee Smith 3/14/13 finished 7/3/2022
35. Peachesby Jodi Lynn Anderson 3/14/13 finished 7/19/2022
34. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 3/14/13 finished 7/21/2022
33. Promise the Night by Michaela MacCall 3/14/13 finished 7/21/2022
32. Protector by Laurel Dewey 3/14/13 finished 7/26/2022
31.A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow*3/14/2013 finished 8/2/2022
30. Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses by Sarah Gristwood*4/17/2013 finished 8/17/2022
29. The Phantom of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Murder Mystery by Regina Jeffers 3/15/13 finished 8/12/2022
28. Untouchable by Scott O'Connor 3/15/13 finished 7/31/2022
27. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler*1/18/2013 finished 8/13/2022
26. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz 4/7/13 finished 8/8/2022
25. The Ghost Bride by Yangtze Choo 5/7/14
24. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova 2/25/2017 finished 8/28/2022
23. The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant 11/27/14 finished 8/16/2022
22. Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 3/16/15 finished 8/21/2022
21. Polly's Story by Jennie Walters 3/15/16 finished 8/23/2022
20. A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah 11/30/16
19. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 2/18/17 finished 8/26/2022
18. Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin 3/14/2013*
17. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 5/27/17 finished 8/31/2022
16. Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington 5/29/17
15. I'm Not Her by Cara Sue Achterberg 5/29/17
14. Now or Never by Elizabeth Adler 5/29/17
13. Midnight Champagne by Minette Ansay 5/29/17
12. The Evening Spider by Emily Arsenault 5/29/17
11. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 1/20/18
10. The Wife by Alafair Burke 2/17/18
9. The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner 5/9/18
8. Carried Away by Jill Barnett 5/9/18
7. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown 5/9/18
6.Portrait of a Marriage by Pearl S. Buck 5/9/18
5. The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis10/16/18
4. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff 2/2/19
3. Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women by Kate Quinn 5/10/19
2. Daughter of Moloka'i by Louise Penny 8/6/19
I told myself I was going to lay off challenges this year, but here I am again. I can't resist this one because it's fun and helps whittle down my TBR.49. The Living End - 2022
48. A Plain-Dealing Villain - 2022
46. Fever Dream - 19Jun20
45. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, Vol. 6: The Name of the Pharaoh - 7May14
44. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, Vol. 7: Through The Last Door - 7May14
43. The Killing Floor Blues - 2022*
42. The Palace Job - #
41. The Cartographers - 2022*
40. Neverwhere - 25Jul14*
39. Out of the Easy - 16Aug14*
38. Transcendent Kingdom #
37. The Kindly Ones #
36. Dreaming the Eagle - 15Apr16
35. Ash - 24Feb17*
33. Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith - 21Dec16
32. Conspirata - 31Dec16*
31. Clap When You Land #
30. Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women - 19Sep19*
29. The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstone’s Legendary Druid Pack #
27. One of Us Is Lying - 25Sep21
26. The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan - 9Jul14
25. Wolf Totem - 11Jul15
24. The Keeper of Night - 30Dec21
23. Wild Beauty - 21Feb17
22. Three Parts Dead - 16Mar20
21. Network Effect - 28Jul21
20. What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix - 2Jul20
19. The Jasmine Throne - 17Jan20*
18. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - 2022*
17. The Dark Is Rising - 25May16
16. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - 23Mar16*
15. The White Rose - 26Jan18
14. Discount Armageddon - 9Sep19
13. The Summer Queen - 16May15
12. The Weight of Ink - 15Oct19
11. Where the Crawdads Sing - 14Jun19
10. The Book Eaters - 26Oct21
9. Queen's Own Fool - 8Feb15*
8. The Prisoner of Heaven - 28Jun15*
7. The Dark Enquiry - 11May20*
6. A Year of Ravens: A Novel of Boudica's Rebellion - 19Nov15*
4. The Magician's Lie - 18Dec14
3. Terra Incognita - 20Jan20
2. Brigid of Kildare - 8Oct16
1. The Navigator's Touch - 11Jan20
Bonus books:
- Persuasion (Gretchen)
- The Warmth of Other Suns: the Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Becky)
Summer theme bonuses
c. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
e. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word SUMMER.
50 Russka Edward Rutherfurd49 Snow Flower Secret Fan Lisa See
48. Bandits of Rome Alex Gough
47. Inca Geoff Micks
46. The sword and the Passion Yanina Stachura
45. Ascherari Michael Schmicker
44. Vanity Fair Thackeray
43. Witch of Napoli
42. Winter King Bernard Cornwell
41. 1906 J Dalessandro.
Mod
49.) Reign of Madness by Lynn Cullen
48.) Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
47.) Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
46.) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
45.) Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister
44.) Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
43.) The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
42.) Hiding From the Past by Albert A. Bell Jr.
41.) The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen
40.) Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood
39.) The Gown by Jennifer Robson
38.) Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. Harris
37.) When Gods Die by C.S. Harris
36.) The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne
35.) The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
34.) The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
33.) Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
32.) The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
31.) Prophecy by S.J. Parris
30.) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
29.) The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
28.) The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen
27.) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
26.) Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian
25.) Bedford Square by Anne Perry
24.) Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
23.) Brunswick Gardens by Anne Perry
22.) Circe by Madeline Miller
21.) Sacrilege by S.J. Parris
20.) The Dark Monk by Oliver Pötzsch
19.) The Year of Confusion by John Maddox Roberts
18.) Oracle of the Dead by John Maddox Roberts
17.) Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
16.) The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
15.) Under Vesuvius by John Maddox Roberts
14.) A Point of Law by John Maddox Roberts
13.) Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
12.) The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
11.) The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi
10.) Black Lotus by Laura Joh Rowland
9.) The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
8.) The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
7.) Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
6.) Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen
5.) The Shadow Queen by Sandra Gulland
4.) Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwell
3.) The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
2.) The Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman
1.) Banners of Gold by Pamela Kaufman
My favorite Challenge50. Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
49. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
48. Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy
47. Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer
46. The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz
45. ***August Swap Raphael, Painter in Rome by Stephanie Storey
44. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
43. Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen
42. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
41. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
40. Women & Children First by Gill Paul
39. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
38. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
37. The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
36. Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
35. The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul
34. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
33. My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
32. The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
31. The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
30. A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
29. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
28. The King's Witch by Tracy Borman
27. The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
26. The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
25. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
24. All the Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio
23. Corrag by Susan Fletcher
22. I See You by Clare Mackintosh
21. The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
20. The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
19. Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor
18. The Secret Hours by Santa Montefiore
17. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir
16. The First Lady and the Rebel: A Novel by Susan Higginbotham
15. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
14. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
13. Educated by Tara Westover
12. What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris
11. Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
10. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
9. Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
8. The Borgia Confessions by Alyssa Palombo
7. I Am the Chosen King by Helen Hollick
6. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
5. And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton
4. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
3. Akin by Emma Donoghue
2. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
1. A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith
Summer 2022 TBR50 Migrations
49 My Name is Yip
48 Sweet Bean Paste
47 Winter
46 Great Circle
45 The Witch of Blackbird Pond
43 The Hungry Empire
42 The Murmur of Bees
41 The Garden of Evening Mists
40 Creatures of the Kingdom
39 A Tidy Ending
38 Frenchman's Creek
37 The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
36 Remarkably Bright Creatures
35 Salt Lick
34 New Grub Street
33 Middlemarch
32 The Map of Salt and Stars
31 Arctic Dreams
30 The Book of Tea
29 China in Ten Words
28 Gilead #1
27 The Master's Apprentice #1
26 The World Played Chess
25 The Alchemist
24 The Boat Runner
23 The Doctor of Aleppo
21 Everyone Knows You Go Home
20 The Fountains of Silence
19 Home #2
18 The Devil's Pawn #2
17 I Know an Old Lady
16 The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club
15 Laughing Boy
14 The Naturalist's Daughter
13 North of the Tension Line
12 The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
11 A Piece of the World
10 Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun
9 Pachinko
8 The Sewing Machine
7 The Golden Thread
6 Lorna Doone
5 The Words in My Hand
4 The Magician of Lhasa
3 Lights on the Sea
2 The Mirror of the Sea
1 The Weight of Ink
Peggyz's 2022 Summer TBR Challenge Book ListTOTAL BOOKS READ: 7
SUMMER THEME BONUSES:
A. FINISHED 07-09-22; Spot #47 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie #1 Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley: Read a book set in summer.
B. FINISHED 06-26-22; Spot #37 A Question of Betrayal #1 Elena Standish by Anne Perry: Read a book where the main character takes a trip.
C. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
D. FINISHED 06-26-22; SPOT #49 Nobody's Sweetheart Now #1 Lady Adelaide by Maggie Robinson: Read a book set in a different country than where you live.
E. FINISHED 06-16-22; Spot #50 The Outlaw Knight #1 FitzWarin by Elizabeth Chadwick: Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word SUMMER.
50. FINISHED 06-16-22; Bonus E: The Outlaw Knight AKA "Lords of the White Castle" #2 FitzWarin by Elizabeth Chadwick
49. FINISHED 06-26-22; Bonus D:Nobody's Sweetheart Now #1 Lady Adelaide by Maggie Robinson
48. A Murder in Time #1 Kendra Donovan by Julie McElwain
47. FINISHED 07-09-22; Bonus A: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie #1 Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley
46. The Spymaster's Brother #6 Francis Bacon by Anna Castle
44. Front Page Murder #1 Homefront News by Joyce St. Anthony
43. FINISHED 08-22-22: A Test of Wills #1 Inspector Ian Rutledge by Charles Todd
42. FINISHED 07-21-22: The Summer Queen #1 Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick
41. FINISHED 08-12-22: The Winter Crown #2 Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick
40. The Autumn Throne #3 Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick
39. The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara
38. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
37. FINISHED 06-26-22; BONUS B: A Question of Betrayal #2 Elena Standish by Anne Perry
36. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
35. Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick
34. This Son of York by Anne Easter Smith
33. The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan
32. While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes
31. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
30. The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
29. That Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron
28. Anne Boleyn by Evelyn Anthony
27. Victoria and Albert by Evelyn Anthony
26. Elizabeth: A Novel of Elizabeth I by Evelyn Anthony
25. The Rosie Result #3 by Graeme Simsion
24. News of the World by Paulette Jiles
23. The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer
22. The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow
21. The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
20. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
19. The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton
18. A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum
17. Three Hours In Paris by Cara Black
16. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper
15. The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
14. Death of a Village #18 Hamish MacBeth by M.C. Beaton
13. The King's Mistress by Emma Campion
12. At the Going Down of the Sun #1 Sheridans by Elizabeth Darrell
11. And in the Morning #2 Sheridans by Elizabeth Darrell
10. We Will Remember #3 Sheridans by Elizabeth DarrellBernard Cornwell
9. The Rebel Pirate by Donna Thorland
8. Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
7. Sharpe's Assassin #21 Sharpe by Bernard Cornwell
6. The Devil Take Tomorrow: A Thrilling Revolutionary War Adventure by Gretchen Jeannette
5. Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith
4. A Distant View of Everything by Alexander McCall Smith
3. A Time of Love and Tartan by Alexander McCall Smith
2. The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow by Olivia Newport
1. A Splendid Defiance by Stella Riley
Thank you, Jasmine, for another great challenge.50. The Rebels of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd BONUS (D)
49. The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
48. Howards End by E.M. Forster
47. Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
46. A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
45. The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
44.The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
43. The Gardener of Baghdad by Ahmad Ardalan BONUS (C)
42. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
41. Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
40. In Sunlight and in Shadow by Mark Helprin
39. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
38. The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
37. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
36. Horse by Geraldine Brooks
35. Marya: A Life by Joyce Carol Oates
34. Youngblood Hawke by Herman Wouk
33. Mexican Days: Journeys into the Heart of Mexico by Tony Cohan BONUS (B)
32. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
31. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
30. The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game by Edward Achorn BONUS (A)
29. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
28. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
27. The March by E.L. Doctorow
26. The Huntress by Kate Quinn
25. Babel Tower by A.S. Byatt
24. Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter
23. Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
22. A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
21. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson
20. The Fountain of St. James Court; or, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman by Sena Jeter Naslund
19. Flags in the Dust by William Faulkner
18. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
17. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea BONUS (E)
16. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
15. House of Spies by Daniel Silva
14. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
13. Townie by Andre Dubus III
12. Still Life by Sarah Winman
11. Inferno by Dan Brown
10. Remembering Ahanagran: Storytelling in a Family's Past by Richard White
09. Gold Digger: The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor by Rebecca Rosenberg
08. Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
07. Inside, Outside by Herman Wouk
06. Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
05. Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall
04. French Braid by Anne Tyler
03. Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
02. A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
01. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
BONUS BOOKS MODERATORS LISTS
Jolene - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Gretchen - Hawaii by James A. Michener
Jasmine - Violeta by Isabel Allende
Mod
49. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
48. Lobizona by Romina Garber
47. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
46. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
45. A Million Junes by Emily Henry
44. The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
43, I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
42. Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin
41. Morning Star by Pierce Brown
40. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
39. My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption by Ian Manuel
38. My Heart Will Triumph by Mirjana Soldo
37. Zone One by Colson Whitehead
36. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
35. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
34. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
33. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
32. The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora by Stephanie Marie Thornton
31. The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
30. The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
29. Lana's War by Anita Abriel
28. Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
27. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
26. You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
25. What Comes After
24. Young, Damned, and Fair
23. The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi
22. The Woman in the White Kimino
21. Wuthering Heights
20. Cinderella is Dead
19. Beach Read
18. 56 Days
17, The Christie Affair
16. The Beast’s Garden
15. The Broken Girls
14. Darling Girl
13. Olga Dies Dreaming
12. A Clash of Kings
11. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
10. The Change
9. Agent Sonya
8. The Smile of a Ragpicker
7. The Women of Chateau Lafayette
6. The Count of Monte Cristo
5. Pale Rose of England
4. Bitter Greens
3. A River Enchanted
2. Razorblade Tears
1. The Murmur of Bees Sofía Segovia
Saving my space - books to come 50. Deadly Summer Nights
49. The Summer Retreat
48. The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin
47. I Must Betray You
46.
AUG SUB - African Town by Irene Latham
45. A Thousand Steps into Night
44. The Gilded Hour - exception book - 741 pgs
43. Two Strangers
42. The Low Road
41. Savage Girl
40. Magnolia City
39. Esperanza Rising
38. A Nip of Murder
37. The Undertaking
36. Thus Was Adonis Murdered
35. The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris
34. The Case of the Counterfeit Criminals
33. Murder Most Malicious
32. The Paris Spy
31. The Vanishing Box
30. A Purely Private Matter
29. The Mitford Murders
28. The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes
27. The Corpse at the Crystal Palace
26. How the Finch Stole Christmas!
25. A Well-Timed Murder
24. Sarah's Quilt
23. Black Ice
22. Moving Target
21. City of Ghosts
20. Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds
19. The Dark Angel
18. A Death of No Importance
17. A Brush with Shadows
16. The Body Snatchers Affair
15. A Woman Unknown
14. Murder in Bloomsbury
13. A Twisted Vengeance
12. Death Sits Down to Dinner
11. The Lincoln Deception
10. Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride
9. Wild Chamber
8.
AUG SUB - Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime by Candace Fleming
7. The Lincoln Highway
6. Matrix
5. The Thursday Murder Club
4. The Invisible Library
3. The City of Tears
2. The Blossom and the Firefly
1. Though This Be Madness
June Bonus (as if!!) - The Devil and the Dark Water
July Bonus (ditto!!) -
August Bonus (delusional!) - Midnight in Europe/Alias Grace/My Antonia???
Count me in, I love this challenge each summer...August 1 edits - replaced #32, 2 and 1
50. When She Dreams by Amanda Quick – completed June 6, 2022
49. The Last Days of Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton – completed June 5, 2022
48. Murder at Wedgefield Manor by Erica Ruth Neubauer – completed June 4, 2022
47. Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner – completed June 14, 2022
46. One Night on the Island by Josie Silver – completed June 19, 2022
44. The Paris Showroom by Juliet Blackwell – completed June 30, 2022
45. The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley – completed June 26, 2022
43. The Grand Design by Joy Callaway – completed June 20, 2022
42. The Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett – completed June 10, 2022
41. The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher – completed July 25, 2022
40. A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber – completed June 10, 2022
39. The Next Thing You Know by Jessica Strawser – completed June 18, 2022
38. The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin – completed July 17, 2022
37. The Lost Summers of Newport by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig – completed July 6, 2022
36. A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong – completed June 30, 2022
35. The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver – completed June 28, 2022
34. A Lesson in Love and Murder by Rachel McMillan – completed July 11, 2022
33. The White Feather Murders by Rachel McMillan – completed July 14, 2022
32. Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman – substitute #1
31. The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss – completed June 12, 2022
30. The Abduction of Pretty Penny by Leonard Goldberg – completed June 4, 2022
29. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki – completed July 22, 2022
28. To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna M. White – completed July 31, 2022
27. The Elephant of Belfast by S. Kirk Walsh
26. A Duke in the Night by Kelly Bowen
25. Last Night with the Earl by Kelly Bowen
24. A Rogue by Night by Kelly Bowen
23. Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman
22. The Westminster Intrigue by Tracy Grant
21. The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch
20. Home By Nightfall by Charles Finch
19. The Inheritance by Charles Finch
18. The Socialite by J’nell Ciesielski
17. Beauty Among Ruins by J’nell Ciesielski
16. The Ice Swan by J’nell Ciesielski
15. Something Wilder by Christina Lauren – completed July 7, 2022
14. Immortal Rising by Lynsay Sands – completed June 22, 2022
13. Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose – completed July 16, 2022
12. Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose
11. Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose
10. The Witch of Willow Hill by Hester Fox
9. The Widow of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox
8. The Orphan of Cemetery Hill by Hester Fox
7. Sisi: A Novel by Allison Pataki
6. The House on Boundary Street by Tea Cooper
5. The Forgotten Sister by Nicola Cornick
4. The Pilot’s Daughter by Meredith Jaeger
3. The Emma Project by Solani Dev – completed July 20, 2022
2. The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson – substitute #2
1. The Drowning Sea by Sarah Stewart Taylor – substitute #3
50. Rise to Rebellion49. The Splendour Falls
48. Uncommon Type
47. Ross Poldark
46. As Texas Goes
45. The Unvanquished
44. The Black Tulip
43. The Calligrapher's Daughter
42. The Rossetti Letter
41. Those Who Have Saved Us
40. Julia's Chocolates
39. These is My Words
38. The Painted Girls
37. The King Must Die
36. Ramses: Under the Western Acacia
35. Open and Shut
34. Within Arm's Length
33. The Wicked Day
32. Lady MacBeth
31. The Bat
30. Memoirs of a Geisha
29. Dressed for Death
28. City of Light
27. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
26. Charlotte Gray
25. Madame Bovary
24. The Sound of Thunder
23. The Poison Tree
22. The Tale of the Muraski
21. This House of Sky
20. Passport through Darkness
19. Left Behind
18. The Prince & the Pilgrim
17. The Bride
16. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe
*15. Vulcan's Forge
14. Bitterroot Landing
13. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore
12. Finding Nouf
11. Working Stiff
10. Chopin in Paris
9. The Lost World
8. A Thousand Naked Strangers
7. Cleopatra
6. The Righteous Mind
5. Shadow of the night
4. The King's General
3. A Fierce Radiance
2. 100 Years of Solitude
1. The Innovators
Thanks for this summer TBR challenge! 50 The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris
49 A Place of Greater Safety
48 Gloryland
47 I Have Lived a Thousand Years
46 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
45 Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante
44 The Shell Seekers
43 The Last Place You Look
42 The Paris Seamstress
41 Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show
40 Resistance Women
39 The Great Passage
38 The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
37 The Midnight Library
36 The Boy in the Field
35 The Fox Hunt: A Memoir of Yemen and My Odyssey to America
34 Paris Without Her: A Memoir
33 Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
32 Murder in the South of France
31 Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
30 A Famine of Horses
29 Inspector Imanishi Investigates
28 The Silver Pigs
27 The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds
26 Above the Bay of Angels
25 Dissolution
24 A Duty to the Dead
23 A Share in Death
22 A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul
21 A Necessary Evil
20 Red Bones
19 The House by the River
18 Fifty Words for Rain
17 This Is How It Always Is
16
The Magnolia Palace
15 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
14 The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
13 Along for the Ride
12 Dial A for Aunties
11 The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
10 An Irish Country Girl
9 The Stranger from the Sea
8 Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon
7 Dishonour and Obey
6 A Perilous Undertaking
5 The Winter Sea
4
Yellow Wife
3 The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
2 A Dangerous Fortune
1 The Family Upstairs
50. The Murmur of Bees49. The Historian
48.Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
47. Original Sin
46. Shatter Me
45. Ninth House
44. House of Earth and Blood
43. The Maid
42. The Children of Men
41 The Puma Years
40. Kiss of Steel
39 The Picture of Dorian Gray
38 The Iron King
37 My Name Is Memory
36 A Study in Silks
35 Addicted
34 Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari
33 Guilty Gucci
32 Cleopatra: A Life
31 Ophelia
30 The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose
29 The Luxe
28 Les Misérables
27 Les Fleurs du Mal
26 Mad Honey
25 The Book Thief
24 The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
23 Girl with the Pearl Earring
22 Gone with the Wind
21 The History of Love
20Whiskey Beach
19 People We Meet on Vacation
18 3rd Degree
17 Catching Fire
16 Naked in Death
15 Meet Me in Monaco
14 The Maltese Falcon
13 Academy of Assassins
12 Unwritten Law
11 Killing Floor
10 The Lost Apothecary
9 The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
8 Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court's Ruling
7 The World Played Chess
6 The Woman Before Wallis
5 #Nerd
4 Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
3 Her Name Is Knight
2 The Venice Sketchbook
1 A Court of Mist and Fury
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50 - The Classic Slave Narratives
49 - Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
48 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
47 - The Things They Carried
46 - Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
45 - Save Yourself
44 - The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
43 - The Chosen
42 - The Vast Fields of Ordinary
41 - Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
40 - The Right Hand of Sleep
39 - We're All in This Together: A Novella and Stories
37 - Doc
36 - Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal
34 - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
33 - Infidel
32 - In the Woods
31 - A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
29 - Things Fall Apart
26 - The Other Side of Everything
24 - Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
23 - The Reversal
21 - Hard Cash Valley
20 - Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System
19 - A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
18 - Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
17 - Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
16 - Girls Like Us
15 - The Abortionist: A Woman against the Law
14 - The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service
13 - Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
9 - Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
7 - Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales
6 - The Book of Longings
3 - Arrows of Rain
2 - Homegoing
HF Summer ChallengeJune 1-August 31
49. The Wayward Moon
48. An Impartial Witness
47. Death of a Winter Shaker
46. In Farleigh Field
45. The Council of Twelve
44. Ladyhawke
43. The Judas Strain
42. The Unlikely Spy
41. Imperium
40. Angel Time
39. The Pilgrim of Hate
38. Beneath a Marble Sky
37. Between Shades of Grey
36. A King's Ransom
35. The Summer Queen
34. The Summer Country
33.Dreams of My Russian Summers
32. Everlasting
31.First Knight
29. A Rogue's Company
28. The Virgin Blue
27. The Ballad of Tom Dooley
26.Silence
24. The Four Winds
23.My Name Is Mary Sutter
22. The Rose Code
20. The Interpretation of Murder
19.Gentleman's Agreement
18. The Wandering Prince (Stuart Saga, #4)
17. Lady of the Roses
16. Treason
15. Within the Hollow Crown
14. The Poe Shadow
12. The Coming of the Wolf
11. The Separation
9. The Time-Traveling Fashionista and Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile
8. Journey
7. Conceit
6. The Golden Hour
5. The Serpent Garden
4.The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
3. The Map of Lost Memories
1.Sarah Thornhill
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50)The Summer Country49)The Lavender Garden
48) The Best of Me
Completed 07/27/22
47) Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park
completed 07/28/22
46) Cards on the Table
45) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
44) Once Upon a Summer Day
43)Wish You Were Here
42) Sword of the Rightful King
41) Spin By Dawn
completed 8/10/22
40) Cross Justice
39) River Marked
38) Shopaholic & Baby
37) A Court of Thorns and Roses
36) The Tattooist of Auschwitz
35) These Broken Stars
34) The Four Winds
Gretchen's TBR Secret Daughter
Jolene's TBR The Last Tudor
Becky's TBR Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Getting my list in at the last minute! It's been a while (2019) since I last joined this challenge! Happy reading everyone!!50 - Foreverland – Heather Havrilesky
49 - On the Plain of Snakes – Paul Theroux
48 – Mexican Gothic – Silvia Moreno-Garcia
47 - One Italian Summer – Rebecca Serle
46 - The House Across the Lake – Riley Sager
45 - The Holiday – TM Logan
44 - The Overnight Guest – Heather Gudenkoff
43 - The Crossing Places – Elly Griffiths
42 - The Forgotten Garden – Kate Morton
41 - The House at Sea’s End – Elly Griffiths
40 - In the Shadow of Man – Jane Goodall
39 - The Olive Farm – Carol Drinkwater
38 - No Mercy – Redmond O’Hanlon
37 - And the Mountains Echoed – Khaled Hosseini
36 - Affinity – Sara Waters
35 - The Night Watch – Sara Waters
34 - The Sarrington Estate – Jennifer Mardoll
33 - The Observations – Jane Harris
32 - Under a Pole Star – Stef Penney
31 - A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate – Susanna Calkins
30 - Bring Her Home – David Bell
29 - The Vanishing Season – Joanna Schaffhausen
28 - The Girl From the Savoy – Hazel Gaynor
27 - The War Against Miss Winter – Kathryn Haines
26 - Death Comes to the Village – Catherine Lloyd
25 - Chateau of Secrets – Melanie Dobson
24 - White Rose, Black Forest – Eoin Dempsey
23 - Origin – Dan Brown
22 - The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
21 - Our House – Louise Candish
20 - No Way Out – Cara Hunter
19 - The Searcher, Tana French
18 - Come Find Me – Megan Miranda
17 - Unwelcome Guests – Anna Willett
16 - Seven Days in May – Kim Izzo
15 - The Wife Between Us – Greer Hendricks
14 - Quietly in their Sleep – Donna Leon
13 - The Messenger of Athens – Anne Zouroudi
12 - A Gilded Grave – Shelley Freydont
11 - The Summer Country – Lauren Willig
10 - The Secret of the Chateau – Kathleen McGurl
9 - The Good Girl – Mary Kubica
8 - Flapper – Joshua Zeitz
7 - Around the World in 50 Years – Albert Podell
6 -The Ambassador’s Daughter – Pam Jenoff
5 - The Room on Rue Amelie – Kristin Harmel
4 - The Woman in the Photo – Mary Hogan
3 - The Last Sister – Kendra Elliot
2 - The Long Drop – Denise Mina
1 - The Chatham School Affair – Thomas Cook
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Thank you, Becky. My changes are as follows:Removed #35 and replaced with Marya: A Life by Joyce Carol Oates
Removed #47 and replaced with Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
Removed #48 and replaced with Howards End by E.M. Forster
Removed #44 and replaced with The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
Remove #38 and replaced with The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
I made three changesRemoved # 42 and replaced it with A Charmed Place by Antoinette Stockenberg (on my TBR since 3/14/2013)
Removed #40 and replaced it with The Burning by Jane Casey (on my TBR since 8/17/2012)
Removed #39 and replaced it with Heart of the Witch by Alicia Dean (on my TBR sinc 1/18/2013)
About time I cleared these out!
Thanks, Becky! I only edited my book list (message #10) to show dates read and Bonus completed.
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Replaced # 15 (The Human Condition) with Vulcan's Forge
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#49 - Swapped out Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South for Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
#44 - Swapped out Bess: Wife to Sir Walter Ralegh for The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
#41 - Swapped out A Drink Before the War for Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
#36 - Swapped out Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity for Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal
#24 - Swapped out Battle Ground for Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
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Thank you, Jasmine. My changes are as follows:Removed #12 and replaced it with Still Life by Sarah Winman
Removed #9 and replaced it with Gold Digger: The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor by Rebecca Rosenberg
Removed #22 and replaced it with A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
Removed #15 and replaced it with House of Spies by Daniel Silva
Removed #21 and replaced it with A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson
To accommodate required work reading:Removed #46 - Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman and replaced with African Town by Irene Latham
Removed #8 - Daughter of Black Lake and replaced it with Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime
Thank you, Jasmine. My changes are as follows:# 16 Removed: A Poisoned Season
Replaced with The Magnolia Palace
# 4 Removed: A Single Swallow
Replaced with Yellow Wife
Did a bunch of swapping this month! Let me know if you notice any discrepancies, I think I got it all squared away: (original post 5)
Jasmine Throne 43 → 19
White Rose 42 → 15
Killing Floor Blues 41 → 43
Palace Job – 42 NEW (
Cartographers 30 → 41
Neverwhere 16 → 40
Out of the Easy 19 → 39
Transcendent Kingdom – 38 NEW (
Queens Own Fool 38 → 9
Dark Enquiry 37 → 7 (
The Kindly Ones – 37 NEW (
Ash 9 → 35
Conspirata 8 → 32
Clap When You Land – 31 NEW (
Watchmaker of Filigree Street 31 → 16
Ribbons of Scarlet 15 → 30
Reign of Wolf 21, Yellowstone’s Legendary Druid Pack – 29 NEW
Prisoner of Heaven 29 → 8
A Year of Ravens 18 → 6
Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead 6 → 18
Removed #32 -A Pillar of Ironand replaced with EverlastingRemoved #28-Desiree and replaced with The Virgin Blue
Removed #26 and replaced with Silence
Removed #23+The Magyar Venus and replaced with My Name Is Mary Sutter
Removed The Winthrop Woman and replaced with The Rose Code
Removed #31 Spinning & replaced it with A Cold Day for MurderRemoved #30 The Legend of Broken & replaced it with Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses
Removed #27 Martha Washington: An American Life & replaced it with The Jane Austen Book Club
Replaced #24 The Tudor Rose with #18 on the list (The Shadow Land
Put into #18 place Winter's Tale
Swapped out #48 The Line of Beauty. Replaced with Uncommon Type.
August 1 edits - replaced #32, 2 and 1
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