2023 Crazy Challenge Connection

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Peanut Butter
Duration: July 1 - August 31, 2023

READ: 16/10+

✔️1) The earliest references to peanut butter spring from the Aztec and Inca civilizations. They ground peanuts into a paste.
☻Read a book featuring an ancient civilization (tell us which, fictional is fine) OR read a book in the western hemisphere but outside the United States (tell us where) OR read a book where someone thinks of his/her job as a "grind" (tell us who and what the job is)
Angels Falling - Harriet Carlton (on an island in northern Canada) 8/11

✔️2) The U. S. National Peanut Board (there's apparently a group catering to everything, even peanuts -- who knew?) acknowledges that the first "modern day" peanut butter developer was actually a Canadian, Marcellus Edson, who made peanut butter using a heating process and adding sugar for consistency. His patent was issued in 1884.
☻Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author (tell us which) OR read a book where heat is a factor in something (can be a hot climate, tell us how it's a factor in your book) OR read a book where someone uses a sweetener in some food or beverage (tell us what) OR a book with at least two of the numbers 1884 in its page count or publication date (tell us which and the number, you can use the 8 twice).
The Chosen of the Manifold - Kyle West 7/7
(characters have to traverse the endless desert which has unbearable heat)

✔️3) George Washington Carver often gets credit for developing peanut butter, but many forms of it were already available by the time he published his research in 1916. In fact, peanut butter was so readily available that it was popular for "meatless" days during periods of meat rationing, including during the First World War. John Kellogg (yes, that Kellogg) developed a method of producing peanut butter from boiled peanuts, and advocated its use for his Western Health Reform Institute because it could provide a lot of protein without needing to be chewed.
☻Read a book with the letters G, W, and C in the title or author's name OR read a book set during a period of rationing (tell us when and why if not obvious) OR read a book with a hospital, nursing home or health treatment facility of some kind as part of the plot (tell us which and how, using spoiler tags if necessary).
The Mahogany Ship - Christopher Cartwright (GWC in last name)7/29

✔️4) January 24th is National Peanut Butter Day in the U.S. Even though peanut butter is very popular in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands both exceed the U.S. in per capita peanut butter consumption.
☻Read a book where someone eats peanut butter (tell us who) OR read a book set in Europe (tell us where) OR read a book published in January (any year, tell us the date).
Resonance Surge - Nalini Singh (Russia) 8/25

✔️5) Three and a half ounces of peanut butter contains 597 calories, but makes up for its high caloric content by providing significant portions of the recommended daily allowance of fiber, protein, niacin, vitamin E, and several other nutrients..
☻Read a book where someone is diet-conscious or counting calories (tell us who) OR read a book with three of the five letters in F I B E R appear in the title, OR a book where the golden-brown color of peanut butter figures prominently in the cover (post the cover).
Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis (FIER in title) 7/1

Spell-Out
✔️Smooth
S: Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart 7/2
M: Magic and Misrule - K.M. Merritt 7/8
O: The Orb of Binding - Kyle West 7/2
O: Freefall - Tess Oliver 7/31
T: Too Late - Rylie Dark 7/21
H: Here and Then - Linda Lael Miller 7/23

✔️Fiber
F: The Fires of Hephaestus - Kyle West 7/10
I: Ice Song - Kirsten Imani Kasai 7/24
B: Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
E: Eve of Samhain - Lisa Sanchez 7/17
R: Pointe and Shoot - Natalie M. Roberts 7/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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2023 Treasure Hunt #2

Duration: June 1 - September 30, 2023
Level: SERIOUS : 75 words

READ: 98/100

Kingdom of the Wicked - Kerri Maniscalco 6/2
die - was willing to die for them, p61
flesh - chills trailed sharp claws along my flesh, p68

Burn - Keri Arthur 6/3
Beginning - the oncoming night beginning to bite, p69
bitter - couldn't help a somewhat bitter smile, p63
candle - many in the outer circle use candles, p70
charismatic - Sorrel was a charismatic and powerful leader, p60
cream - it changed to a murky cream, p63
muscle - vague twinges in my back muscles, p8
prisoner - there are cells there to accommodate prisoners, p15
shock - shock coursed through me, p19

King Tide - A.J. Stewart 6/4
buffet - had a line like a buffet on a cruise ship, ch1

Purgatory Chasm - Steve Ulfelder 6/4
Artist - artist's renderings and blue prints, p6
bite - I'd been forced to bite that bullet, p13
chop - I'll get the chop saw, p11
dinner - thought about dinner, p12
jail - picked up in railyards, alleys and county jails, p22
thought - thought about Charlene, p12
tired - but the ship looks pretty tired, p5

Magic Tides - Ilona Andrews 6/5
column - swirled around me in a crystal-clear column, p144
flex - well, that was a flex, p61
qualified - I'm not qualified to be a queen or a legend, p91

A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn 6/6
allowance - one must make allowances, p84
aunt - Miss Nell was not my aunt, p4
Behavior - put up with quite enough of your high-handed behavior, p94
cap - the boy tipped his cap to me, p39
desk - the professor was holding a traveling desk on his knees, p96
exercise - the walking is sufficient exercise, p75
fashionable - a not fashionable establishment, p67
glue - glue as well as soot, p36
omission - he did not correct the omission, p66
prefer - what would you prefer, p77
surgeon - I am a surgeon, p147

Crazy Love You - Lisa Unger 6/7
mainstream - not a mainstream success, p9

Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 6/9
professional - you have my highest professional recommendation, p7

Killed at the Whim of a Hat - Colin Cotterill 6/10
drink - I went to the corner drink stand, p14
grant - studying the migration of hawks on a grant, p40
leaf - pluck a dead leaf from a plant, p74
mail - a reporter in Chiang Mai Mail history, p12
news - an hour ahead of the BBC on most news, p10

Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Susan Donovan 6/11
engine - as he revved up the Harley engine, p92
facility - a state-of-the-art fitness facility, p47
field - if Ginger left her field of vision, p23
flat - his voice as flat as the table top, p130
flu - he wondered if he was coming down with the flu, p17
pin - which pin had sprung loose inside him, p122
route - or an uphill route through the neighborhood, p19
steak - Rick had ordered a huge steak at lunch, p87
stroll - the two of them were simply taking a stroll, 65
unfortunate - it's an unfortunate sign of the times, p62

A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious - Mary Wine 6/12
cord - the cord that net was connected to, p211
hunter - you are after all a hunter, p163
ignorant - blissfully ignorant of the law, p41
limit - but her body was at its limit, p101
prey - she was prey to everyone around her, p164
ride - the ride will be intense, p101
shiver - a tiny shiver rippled across her skin, p87
show - show him in immediately, p150

A Captain and a Corset - Mary Wine 6/13
concede - but had to concede defeat, p329
ice - you are on dangerously thin ice, p84
moving - but he would soon be moving, p93
register - the words barely had time to register, p172

Dragon Riders of Osnen: Episodes 11-13 - Richard Fierce 6/14
assembly - Froden was imprisoned by the Assembly, ch12

The Dragonfly Oath - Jordan Rivet 6/15
choke - Melloch gave a strangled choke, p12
inn - they could have stayed at an inn, p35
risk - Tamri knew the risks of this undertaking, p74

Dastardly Deeds at St Bride's - Debbie Young 6/16
chocolate - she doesn't like pink things or white chocolate, p158
floor - I reached the floor, p181
ignite - before it could ignite the papers in the grate, p118
poem - about Wilfred Owen's poem, p56
qualified - the only salute I was qualified to do, p30
regard - to regard the use of a staircase, p41
reverse - hoping to reverse engineer lesson plans, p53
round - and strolled round to the fireplace, p122

Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery 6/17
relative - muttered something about no-good-relatives, p42

Never Too Much - Lori Foster 6/18
background - and no wonder with her background, p104
roar - the motel trembled from a thunderous roar, p31

Too Hot to Hold - Stephanie Tyler 6/19
constant - survived that kind of hell on a constant basis, p26
couple - they'd always been a volatile couple, p149
scratch - down his back in a hard scratch, p292
sight - Kenny's gift of second sight, p40
soldier - to make examples of more American soldier, p19

Lime Kiln Road - S.L. Shelton 6/20
debate - she debated pulling all of her books, loc577
engagement - an engagement present, loc2599
notion - as if she was insulted by the notion, loc684
recovery - waiting for his recovery, loc1393
spite - she's lying out of spite, loc3371
sweep - abruptly dropped down and did a leg sweep, loc778
vote -thanks for the vote of confidence, loc842

Damsel In Danger - Olivia Jaymes 6/22
estimate - what's the estimated time of death, p19

Hot on Her Heels - Susan Mallery 6/25
save - we're going to save him, p15

Girl Two: Taken - Molly Black 6/28
arrange - arranging a visit to the prison, loc1024

Every Body on Deck - G.A. McKevett 6/30
average - what the average person knew about the Grim Reaper, p125

Encore in Death - J.D. Robb 6/30
solo - Peabody rode solo in the detective area, ch7

Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
essential - which left just a small backpack and a few essentials, p64

The Rifts of Psyche - Kyle West 7/4
climate - at the start of the Climate wars, ch29

Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
tolerate - because I cannot tolerate the deception, p186

Ice Song - Kirsten Imani Kasai 7/24
generate - a fertile one would generate talk, p23

The Siege of Earth - Kyle West 7/31
establish - start thinking about establishing control, p63

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The Year in Astrology
Duration: October 23, 2022 - October 22, 2023

READ: 12/12

✅SCORPIO, October 23 – November 21
Read a book with WATER in the title or occupying more than 50% of the cover; post the cover if using that option OR a book with a character who is secretive; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) black or green; post the cover.
The Body in the Bonfire - Katherine Hall Page (Brian and Dan) 10/27


✅SAGITTARIUS, November 22 – December 21
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in THEARCHER; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book with a character who is involved in the theater (professional or amateur); tell us who OR book whose cover is predominantly orange or blue; post the cover
Bronze Gods - A.A. Aguirre (Aurelia Wright, choreographer) 11/24


✅CAPRICORN, December 22 – January 20
Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in the title can be found in SATURN (2-word minimum; a letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the word) OR a book with a character over the age of 50; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly brown, gray or green; post the cover.
No Time Like the Past - Jodi Taylor 1/7


✅AQUARIUS, January 21 – February 18
Read a book with the word WATER or AIR in the title, standing alone OR a book with a character who is unconventional or rebellious; tell us who and briefly explain OR a book whose cover is predominantly an “electric” color; post the cover.
The Heretic Royal - G.A. Aiken 1/25
(heroine ignores her families wants and does her own thing)


✅PISCES, February 19 – March 20
Read a book that takes place on/near a body of water; tell us where OR a book with a character who is a risk-taker; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly purple or green; post the cover.
Found in the Lost - Tarina Deaton (hero is a former SEAL) 2/21


✅ARIES, March 21 – April 20
Read a book with FIRE in the title (compound words are ok) or occupying more than 50% of the cover; post the cover OR a book with an adult character who acts childish; tell us who and briefly explain OR a book whose cover is predominantly red or white; post the cover.
Touched by Fire - Kel Carpenter 4/13


✅TAURUS, April 21 – May 20
Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in EARTH; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book with a character who is resourceful; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly brown or turquoise; post the cover.
Tempted - Megan Hart 5/4


✅GEMINI, May 21 – June 21
Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in the title can be found in MERCURY (2-word minimum; a letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the word) OR a book with a character who is talkative; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly yellow or blue; post the cover.
Rogue Moon - Aimee Easterling 5/25


✅CANCER, June 22 – July 22
Read a book with MOON in the title or occupying more than 25% of the cover; post the cover OR a book about family OR a book whose cover is predominantly white or yellow; post the cover
Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1


✅LEO, July 23 – August 22
Read a book with an animal of some sort (real, magical or mythical) in the title or occupying more than 25% of the cover; post the cover OR a book with a character who is flamboyant; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly purple or red; post the cover.
Here and Then - Linda Lael Miller 7/23


✅VIRGO, August 23 – September 22
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in THEMAIDEN; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book with a character who is analytical; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly gray, blue or yellow; post the cover.
Sweep of the Heart - Ilona Andrews 8/27


✅LIBRA, September 23 – October 22
Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in the title can be found in THESCALES (2-word minimum) OR a book with a character who is lazy; tell us who OR a book whose cover is predominantly ivory, pink or turquoise; post the cover.
Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers - Diane Kelly 10/6


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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About Time
Duration: July 1 - January 31, 2024

READ: 18/18

Part I - TIME-KEEPING DEVICES
✅1. Observing Astronomical Bodies
🕰️Read a book with a sun or a moon shown on the cover -or- read a book set in England.
Beyond Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/20


✅2. Sundials
🕰️Read a book with a tower that can cast a shadow on the cover -or- read a book whose title starts with a letter in GNOMON
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams 9/8

✅3. Water Clocks
🕰️Read a book with water shown prominently on the cover -or- read a book in which a funeral takes place.
One Last Breath - Sarah Sutton 8/18


✅4. Incense Clocks
🕰️Read a book set in China or with a main character who has a Chinese background -or- read a book with the inside of a house or a building shown on the cover
Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 9/6


✅5. Astrolabes
🕰️Read a book set in the middle east -or- read a book with a disk-shaped object shown on the cover
Ice Like Fire - Sara Raasch 10/20
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✅6. Candle clocks
🕰️Read a book whose year of first publication consists of at least two of the following numbers: 0, 2, 5 -or- read either book #6 or #12 of a series
Bound Together - Christine Feehan (Sea Have #6) 9/22

✅7. Hourglasses
🕰️Read a book that involves a journey on a ship -or- read a book by an author you'd consider dependable.
Fire Bound - Christine Feehan 9/18

✅8. Mechanical Clocks
🕰️Read a book with any kind of wheel on the cover -or- read a series book from a series that you've already started .
Unseen - Jana Deleon (Shaye Archer #5) 9/20

✅9. Pendulum Clocks
🕰️Read a book from an author who has written at least 40 books-or- read a book that references a pendulum or grandfather clock
The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12

✅10. Electric Clocks
🕰️Read a book with something that runs on electricity on the cover -or- read a book whose author has an X somewhere in their first or last name.
23rd Midnight - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/8

✅11. Watches
🕰️Read a book with a wristwatch on the cover -or- read a book first published in the 21st century
Made in the U.S.A. - Billie Letts (pub June 19, 2008) 11/16

✅12. Atomic Clocks
🕰️Read a book marked Science on its main GR page -or- read a book in which a character is a scientist of some sort
The Taken Ones - Jess Lourey (Harry, forensic scientist) 10/17

Part 2 - FAMOUS CLOCKS
✅3. Prague Astronomical Clock, Prague
🕰️Read a book with any of the following words in the title: Death, Vanity, Lust or Greed -or- read a book whose main character shares a name with an apostle
Death Down Under - Samantha Silver 8/15

✅4. World Clock, Berlin
🕰️Read a book set in a place that is at least three time-zones away from you -or- read a book that contains a direction word in the title
Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5
(EST Ohio, USA - NZST New Zealand, 17 hour difference)

✅5. Rajabai Tower, Mumbai
🕰️Read a book that is set during colonial times -or- read a book in which someone attempts and/or succeeds in committing suicide.
You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 9/4

✅6. Spasskaya Tower, Moscow
🕰️Read a book set in Russia or involving the Kremlin in the plot -or- read a book with a predominantly red cover
Resonance Surge - Nalini Singh 8/25

✅7. Grand Central Terminal, New York
🕰️Read a book with a police officer or equivalent as the main character -or- read a book in which gods are present as speaking characters
Force of Nature - Jane Harper 11/4

✅9. The Zytglogge, Bern, Switzerland
🕰️Read a book with an important scene set within a prison -or- read a book whose title contains both Z and Y in any order and in any word.
House of Correction - Nicci French 11/11

✅10. Makkah Clock Tower
🕰️Read a book written by or featuring a Muslim protagonist -or- read a book with multiple lights on the cover
Hollowthorn - Kalyn Josephson 11/1


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Autumn 2023 Scavenger Challenge - Fun Facts About...BOOKS!
Duration: September 21 - December 20, 2023

Read: 20/20

✔ 1. 🕮 Read a book from your TBR that was added in the year you joined Goodreads - or - a book whose title starts with "E" (disregard A, An, The).
Intimate Enemies: A Novel - Shana Abe (added Feb 1, 2009) 11/23

✔ 2.🕮 Read a book with a member of royalty as an important character (tell us who) - or - a book with an honorific in the title (like Dr., Mrs., Lieutenant, etc.)
A Queen of Thieves & Chaos - K.A. Tucker (MC is a queen) 9/26

✔ 3. 🕮 Read a book with a beautiful cover (your interpretation, show us the cover) - or - a book with the title printed above the author's name.
The Girl the Sea Gave Back - Adrienne Young 10/4


✔ 4.🕮 Read a book with a main character who is a religious figure (tell us who) - or - a book that took you a long time to read.
Benyu Born of Ash - Katie Feavel (very detailed epic fantasy) 9/23

✔ 5. 🕮 Read a book set during the Christmas season - or - a book with the word "chocolate" somewhere in the text (provide the page number or location and a brief excerpt).
You Say It First - Susan Mallery 9/28
(start talking about a second anything with chocolate), p85

✔ 6. 🕮 Read a book that you purchased (even if it wasn't expensive) - or - a book with an "X" somewhere in the title.
Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers - Diane Kelly 10/6

✔ 7. 🕮 Read a book that makes you feel good (is in your comfort zone) - or - a non-fiction book about health and wellness.
23rd Midnight - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/8
(I like these characters and after 23 books feel like I personally know them all)

✔ 8. 🕮 Read a book whose author uses initials instead of a first and/or middle name - or - a book marked FANTASY or MAGIC on the main genre page (magical realism or other similar genres will be accepted).
The Librarian of Crooked Lane - C.J. Archer 10/25

✔ 9. 🕮 Read a book that mentions a real-life celebrity (tell us who) - or - a book in a genre that you don't normally read (tell us the genre).
Classics Mutilated - Jeff Conner (Elvis Presley) 10/31

✔ 10. 🕮 Read a book that you borrowed from the library, returned unread, then took out again and finally read - or - a book with a compound word in the title.
Aftershock - Andrew Vachss 10/27

✔ 11. 🕮 Read a book with a one-word title - or - a book with a bird that is significant to the plot (briefly, tell us how, using spoiler tags if necessary).
Chasm - Stacey McEwan 10/21

✔ 12. 🕮 Read a book with a single tree on the cover (show us the cover) - or - a book who number of ratings contains a "0" (tell us how many ratings).
Heart of Fire - Bec McMaster (3053 ratings) 10/28

✔ 13. .🕮 Read a book with more than 399 pages (tell us how many) - or - listen to an audiobook.
Choosing Theo - Victoria Aveline 10/18

✔ 14. 🕮 Read a book with a negative word in the title (such as no, not, don't, etc.) - or - a book by an author or with a character named Robert (no variations).
Never Lie - Freida McFadden 10/2

✔ 15. 🕮 Read a book that has been made into a movie or TV series - or - a book that is very popular (with at least 10,000 reviews; tell us how many reviews).
Books of Blood: Volume One - Clive Barker 11/5

✔ 16. 🕮 Read a book set in Australia - or - a Stephen King book.
Force of Nature - Jane Harper 11/4

✔ 17. 🕮 Read a book that you borrowed from the library - or - a book whose location begins with a letter in NORWAY (tell us where).
The Toybox - Charly Cox (New Mexico) 10/12

✔ 18. 🕮 Read a book in which a shooting occurs (briefly tell us what, using spoiler tags if necessary) - or - a book in which beer is mentioned (tell us the page/location and a brief excerpt).
You'd Be Home Now - Kathleen Glasgow 9/24
(red solo cups and beer bottles), p44

✔ 19. 🕮 Read a book with an intact "50" in the total number of pages (tell us how many) - or - a book with a green cover (show us the cover).
The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg (502 pages) 10/1

✔ 20. 🕮 Read a book in which a death occurs - or - a book with a main character who is married (tell us who)
Death Knells and Wedding Bells - Eva Gates 10/22

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Autumn 2023 Spell Challenge - Fun Facts about Books
Duration: September 21 - December 20, 2023

READ: 32/32

Nom de Plume
✔N: No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker 9/29
✔O: Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen 10/12
✔M: You Say It First - Susan Mallery 9/28

✔D: Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers - Diane Kelly 10/6
✔E: Unnatural Causes - Dawn Eastman 10/11

✔P: Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy - Hailey Piper 9/24
✔L: Ledge - Stacey McEwan 10/9
✔U: Unsettled Ground - Claire Fuller 9/25
✔M: Malice House - Megan Shepherd 10/5
✔E: Uncharted - Erin Cashman 10/22

Edgar Allan Poe
✔E: Death Knells and Wedding Bells - Eva Gates 10/22
✔D: Swamp Spirits - Jana Deleon 10/19
✔G: You'd Be Home Now - Kathleen Glasgow 9/24
✔A: Birder, She Wrote - Donna Andrews 9/30
✔R: Night of the Witch - Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/14

✔A: The Girl the Sea Gave Back - Adrienne Young 10/4
✔L: The Taken Ones - Jess Lourey 10/17
✔L: The Librarian of Crooked Lane - C.J. Archer 10/25
✔A: Sweep with Me - Ilona Andrews 10/10
✔N: Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk 10/2

✔P: Herc - Phoenicia Rogerson 10/20
✔O: The September House - Carissa Orlando 11/6
✔E: A Merciful Secret - Kendra Elliot 11/26

Mark Twain
✔M: Midnight Showing - Megan Shepherd 11/8
✔A: Abounding Might - Melissa McShane 11/22
✔R: The Peacock's Poison - Ruby Loren 11/18
✔K: Hollowthorn - Kalyn Josephson 11/1

✔T: Twelve Angry Librarians - Miranda James 11/6
✔W: Whales and a Watery Grave - Ruby Loren 11/2
✔A: An Argumentation of Historians - Jodi Taylor 11/25
✔I: Intimate Enemies: A Novel - Shana Abe 11/23
✔N: The Child of Venlet - K.C. Nuzum 11/12

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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2023 Treasure Hunt #3

Duration: October 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
Level: SERIOUS : 75 words

READ: 99/100

The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg 10/1
beam - the intricately carved beams, p29
bridge - and this here was a bridge of some sort, p181
cage - in the cage beside him, p342
desert - in a world reverting to desert, it makes sense, p150
eavesdrop - he can't help eavesdropping, p90
forge - hot as a smithy's forge, p19
hallway - ran into one of them in the hallways, p36
ritual - ritual bathing in the second well, p61
ruin - I hope it won't ruin another trade day, p75
salt - salt water cascading along an Frican shore, p137
stall - had him mucking out stalls, p67
stool - a stool at the far end, p92
unlike - unlike any she'd heart him sing, p86

Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk 10/2
basketball - he was wearing a pair of dark basketball shorts, p45
care - imitating their actions of care, p152
circumstance - circumstances that we were already dead, p111
duck - slaughtered ducks and sliced up eels, p14
flesh - the cold wet flesh reminded me of Hank, p3
fraction - fraction on Sammy's certificate, p68
highway - highway in front of the house, p251
knowledge - knowledge of the music, p298
meeting - or maybe even to a business meeting, p34
neighborhood - the neighborhood settling down for the night, p227
nonsense - nonsense she doesn't know, p356
pitch - pitch just below the knees, p102
public - public library and the CBC, p65
racism - when he was tired of racism and beaches, p95
television - for Marvel comics and for television, p37
temperature - the temperature dropping again, p170
trap - to trap us in this desert overnight, p124
tumor - tumors pressed hard against his organs, p266
urgency - with increasing urgency, p124

The Girl the Sea Gave Back - Adrienne Young 10/4
crouch - climbing up the slope in a crouch, p42
fight - we have to fight for it, p16

Malice House - Megan Shepherd 10/5
bear - people have spotted bears in the forest, p24
criminal - a criminal mastermind brilliantly covering up a scheme, p166
dorm - the privacy of childhood bedrooms and college dorms, p267
firefighter - the distant shouting of firefighters, p331
mastermind - a criminal mastermind brilliantly covering up a scheme, p166
miracle - I need to stop looking for a miracle cure,, p263
monstrous - then they'll become monstrous, p351
neutral - my father's neutral beige paint, p304
pillow - hugging the pillow to her chest, p213

Untethered Sky - Fonda Lee 10/7
hurl - my heart threatened to hurl itself from my chest, p68

23rd Midnight - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/8
bus - Dad's putting you on the bus, p49

Ledge - Stacey McEwan 10/9
bargain - then I'll make you a bargain, p57
carry - let it carry her to a quicker demise, p26
day - day will break before they cross the fields, p208
dismiss - as though to dismiss her, p66
glare - hardening her glare, p47
take - it allows the pool to take and not give, p206
weight - with all the weight she carries, p8
wolf - licking his lips like a wolf, p26

Sweep with Me - Ilona Andrews 10/10
central - on the proximal end of the galaxy's central bar, p23
galaxy - after ping-ponging all over the galaxy, p79

Unnatural Causes - Dawn Eastman 10/11
competition - eventually the competition had ramped up, p29
emotion - clear away the last bits of emotion, p33
jealous - but even then he was real jealous, p39
unit - as opposed to one of those in intensive care units, p61

Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen 10/12
atmosphere - the sudden change in atmosphere, p247
inspector - like they were tiny heath and safety inspectors, p102
key - he produced a key from his pocket, p35
want - she didn't want her to make the connection, p53

Night of the Witch - Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/14
endure - of all the horrors I've endured, p76
save - two of these could save me, p96

Gone with the Whisker - Laurie Cass 10/15
due - due to have one ear pressed against Rafe's chest, p256
exercise - my exercise the last few months, p97
graphic - wasn't his cell phone, but a graphic novel, p268
index - he was also using his index finger to point, p195
mood - what kind of mood Kate would be in, p161
qualify - people who qualify as shut-ins, p225
requirement - will this hit the requirement, p338
stay - stay as long as you like, p67

The Wrath and the Dawn - Renée Ahdieh 10/16
repeat - then why did you ask me to repeat myself, p41

The Taken Ones - Jess Lourey 10/17
nuance - there was still time to nuance this, p210
suburb - a calm northwestern suburb, p12

Herc - Phoenicia Rogerson 10/20
digress - I digress, p59

Chasm - Stacey McEwan 10/21
release - release me it says in return, p248

Uncharted - Erin Cashman 10/22
biology - I wish I had paid more attention in biology, p225
medal - I had medaled in everything except horse back riding, p122
neglect - an air of neglect clung to each wooden board, p94
tournament - capture the flag and tournaments, p122

Imaginary Numbers - Seanan McGuire 10/25
reproduce - we can reproduce with virtually anything, p199

Classics Mutilated - Jeff Conner 10/31
assignment - she handed my class assignment to me, p115
mobile - assuming I was still mobile, p132
player - wondering if I should remain a solo player, p132
stitch - letting my bones and muscles stitch themselves back together, p112
translate - trying to translate it into baseball terms, p224

Grave Witch - Kalayna Price 11/3
garlic - fitted with the mouth-watering scent of garlic, p201

Books of Blood: Volume One - Clive Barker 11/5
cinema - she'd flung herself off the balcony of the Roxy Cinema, p80

Twelve Angry Librarians - Miranda James 11/6
offset - to help offset expenses, p30
overall - they're a great group, overall, p22

House of Correction - Nicci French 11/11
formulate - she didn't know how to formulate them into a question, p390
represent - I'm here to represent you as best as I can, p82

Intimate Enemies: A Novel - Shana Abe 11/23
agile - her steps still agile and sure, p103

A Merciful Secret - Kendra Elliot 11/26
infrastructure - fragile and highly independent infrastructure, p253

Spells & Shelves - Elle Adams 11/29
perform - wanted to perform at the next poetry night, p117

Hollyberry Homicide - Sharon Farrow 12/3
committee - the decorating committee, p28

Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 12/17
crackpot - a fortune-hunting crackpot, p82

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[Barbara ★]

Text Acronyms
Duration: December 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024



READ: 30/30

PART 1: Tasks: Complete one task for each item.

✔1. TBH (To Be Honest)
* Read a book with the letters T-B-H in the title, in that order but not necessarily in the same word - or - a book with a cardinal number in the title.
Six Months - Dannika Dark 12/24

✔2. YOLO (You Only Live Once)
* Read a book with a sandwiched letter in the title (such as o-L-o) - or - a book with a word in the title that is also a letter name (like You/U or Be/B).
Hollyberry Homicide - Sharon Farrow (homICIde) 12/3

✔3. IDK – I Don’t Know
* Read a book with a contraction in the title - or - a book in which one of the main characters is TSTL (too stupid to live) or clueless (tell us who).
It's Getting Scot in Here - Suzanne Enoch 12/7

✔4. GL – Good luck
* Read a book that was recommended to you (tell us who recommended it) - or - a book with double repeated vowels in the title (like gOOd).
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9

✔5. NVM – Never Mind
* Read a book with the letter "V" somewhere in the title - or - a book by an author with a five-letter first OR last name.
Voices in the Snow - Darcy Coates 12/22

✔6. FWIW – For What It’s Worth
* Read a book with two important words in the title that start with the same letter - or - a book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter.
When All the Girls Have Gone - Jayne Ann Krentz 12/26

✔7. IFYP – I feel your pain
* Read a book with the separate word "I" in the title - or - a book in which someone is injured (tell us who).
Line of Fire - Jo Davis (hero) 1/1/24

✔8. JK – Just kidding
* Read a book tagged HUMOR on the main Goodreads genre page - or - a book whose author's FIRST name starts with J or LAST name starts with K.
The Year of the Fox - Merren Tait 12/30

✔9. GOI – Get over it
* Read a book whose title ENDS with "T" - or - a book by an author whose LAST name starts with a vowel.
Hope for the Best - Jodi Taylor 12/13

✔10. IRL – In real life
* Read a book whose title contains a preposition - or - a book that is a memoir or autobiography.
Scot Under the Covers - Suzanne Enoch 12/11

✔11. JIC – Just in case
* Read a book with a three-word title (all words count) - or - a book whose title contains a word with a silent letter (like the E in case).
Payback in Death - J.D. Robb 12/5

✔12. MB - My bad
* Read book with a word ending in "Y" in the title - or - a book with a negative word in the title (such as Don't, No, Bad, etc.)
The Nursery - Sue Watson 12/29

✔13. ADIH – Another day in hell
* Read a book with some sort of paranormal element involved - or - a book with the word "DAY" in the title or a word that rhymes with DAY.
Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen (trolls and sorcerers) 12/10

✔14. SSDD – Same stuff, different day
* Read a book with double repeated consonants in the title (like SS or DD) - or - a book by an author with doubled repeated consonants in his/her name.
Better Off Thread - Amanda Lee 12/29

✔15. CWOT – Complete waste of time
* Read a book that you rated only one or two stars - or - a book with some sort of time piece, such as a clock or watch or even a sundial (be creative) on the cover (show us the cover).
I.O.U. - Nancy Pickard 12/10

PART 2: Spell: Read a book with a CHARACTER FIRST NAME that starts with one of the letters in each acronym. Must be different books from above.

✔16. TBH - And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling (Ben) 2/9
✔17. YOLO - Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton (Oscar) 2/7
✔18. IDK - The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty (Khayzur) 12/1
✔19. GL - Undraland - Mary E. Twomey (Lucy) 12/28
✔20. NVM - The Society of Imaginary Friends - Kristen Pham (Valerie) 12/28
✔21. FWIW - Wed, Read & Dead - V.M. Burns (Frank) 12/18
✔22. IFYP - The Olympian Affair - Jim Butcher (Francis) 12/8
✔23. JK - The Best of Friends - Susan Mallery (Jayne) 12/27
✔24. GOI - Snowed in with Grumpy - Olivia Noble (Garland) 12/20
✔25. IRL - Saving Verakko - Victoria Aveline (Lily) 12/23
✔26. JIC - Just the Sexiest Man Alive - Julie James (Jason) 12/26
✔27. MB - My Lady Judge - Cora Harrison (Mara) 12/24
✔28. ADIH - Tempting Auzed - Victoria Aveline (Auzed) 12/30
✔29. SSDD - Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury (Daisy) 12/22
✔30. CWOT - Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins (Case) 12/17

CHALLENGE COMPLETE