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Challenges: Year Long Main 2023
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Kira solves the puzzles
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 11
2. Puzzle 6, Task 3
3. Link – Gods of Jade and Shadow
4. I read kindle edition, paperback is 362 pages
5. Read a book with the name of a gem in the title
6. Jade in title
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 12
2. Puzzle 12, Task 9
3. Link – The Secret at Shadow Ranch
4. Hardcover, 204 pages
5. Read a book set in Arizona.
6. set in Phoenix, Arizona
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 13
2. Puzzle 12, Task 1
3. Link – Death by Tea
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 320 pages
5. Read a book that shows shelves or stacks of books on the cover.
6. Shelves of books on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 14
2. Puzzle 12, Task 3
3. Link – Breaking Dawn
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 756 pages
5. Read a book that has a pregnant a character or a new born baby in it.
6. Bella gets pregnant in this book and later gives birth to a baby girl
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 15
2. Puzzle 6, Task 9
3. Link – The Black Flamingo
4. Hardcover, 360 pages
5. Read a book where the title is in a script font on the cover.
6. title in script font on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 16
2. Puzzle 12, Task 5
3. Link – What You Did
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 282 pages
5. Read a book with something broken in pieces on the cover.
6. Broken plate on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 17
2. Puzzle 6, Task 8
3. Link – All Her Little Secrets
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 384 pages
5. Read a book where the initials of the author are W and M (in any order)
6. Author is Wanda M. Morris with initials W.M.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 4, Book 18
2. Puzzle 12, Task 6
3. Link – The Witch of Blackbird Pond
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 256 pages
5. Read a book about the persecution of witches.
6. The book is about persecution of witches in a small town in Connecticut in 1687
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 1
2. Puzzle 10, Task 6
3. Link – Alphabet of Thorn
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 291 pages
5. Read a book where a significant character is a bachelor or bachelorette.
6. MC Nepenthe remains a bachelorette throughout the book.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 2
2. Puzzle 5, Task 9
3. Link – On Dublin Street
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 414 pages
5. Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman.
6. Male MC Braden Carmichael is a businessman
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 3
2. Puzzle 5, Task 4
3. Link – The Truth About Alice
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 207 pages
5. Read a book that is main page genre of young adult.
6. YA MPG
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 4
2. Puzzle 10, Task 4
3. Link – These Violent Delights
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 449 pages
5. Read a book with has a knife on the cover.
6. knife on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 5
2. Puzzle 5, Task 1
3. Link – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 290 pages
5. Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe.
6. Set in USA, Mexico and Greece simultaneously.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 6
2. Puzzle 10, Task 1
3. Link – A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 208 pages
5. Read a book with the moon on the cover or in the title.
6. Crescent moon on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 7
2. Puzzle 10, Task 7
3. Link – The Housemaid
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 325 pages
5. Read a book where there are significant plot twists, as explained in the book blurb.
6. The book blurb says, "An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night."
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 8
2. Puzzle 10, Task 8
3. Link – Tinkers
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 191 pages
5. Read a book from this list: Symbolism Books
6. On Page 4 of the list
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 9
2. Puzzle 5, Task 2
3. Link – Her Perfect Life
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 254 pages
5. Read a book that contains the word - error, mistake, or perfect in the title.
6. Perfect in title.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 10
2. Puzzle 5, Task 3
3. Link – Get Lucky
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 262 pages
5. Read a book that has at least one playing card on the cover.
6. Playing cards on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 11
2. Puzzle 5, Task 5
3. Link – The Chestnut Man
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 519 pages
5. Read a book set in Denmark, or written by a Danish author.
6. Set in Copenhagen, Denmark
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 12
2. Puzzle 5, Task 7
3. Link – Our Violent Ends
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 494 pages
5. Read a book that is set in the Himalayans ( India, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal)
6. Set in Shanghai, China.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 13
2. Puzzle 10, Task 3
3. Link – The Hobbit
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 366 pages
5. Read a book that has dragons in it.
6. Dragon named Smaug in the book.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 14
2. Puzzle 10, Task 5
3. Link – The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 416 pages
5. Read a book with a ship on the cover that is flying its sails.
6. Ship flying its sail on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 15
2. Puzzle 5, Task 6
3. Link – Curses and Smoke
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 336 pages
5. Read a book where there is a volcano in the story or there is a volcano on the cover.
6. Volcano on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 16
2. Puzzle 5, Task 10
3. Link – Birds in Flight
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 390 pages
5. Read a book with a road on the cover where the lanes can clearly be identified.
6. Road on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 17
2. Puzzle 10, Task 2
3. Link – Yellow Wife
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 278 pages
5. Read a book that is about the Civil War in the US.
6. The book is about a slave born on a plantation.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 5, Book 18
2. Puzzle 10, Task 9
3. Link – Swimming With Dolphins
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 208 pages
5. Read a book from a this list: Swimmy Titles
6. #49 on the list
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 1
2. Puzzle 3, Task 8
3. Link – The Bride Goes Rogue
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 357 pages
5. Read a book that is the third or ninth book in a series.
6. #3 in The Fifth Avenue Rebels series
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 2
2. Puzzle 4, Task 3
3. Link – Who Moved My Goat Cheese?
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 182 pages
5. Read a book with one or more of the following barnyard animals on the cover - Chickens, Cattle, Sheep, Ducks, Goats, or Pigs .
6. Goat on cover
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Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 3
2. Puzzle 4, Task 5
3. Link – The Only One Left
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 400 pages
5. Read a book where all the initials of the author are included in RSTU in any order. You may not duplicate letters as in Ron Rash. A good acceptable answer would be example would be Sarah Rayne.
6. Author is Riley Sager with initials RS in RSTU.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 4
2. Puzzle 3, Task 1
3. Link – Diddly Squat
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 208 pages
5. Read a book about the environment.
6. This book is about sustainable farming.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 5
2. Puzzle 3, Task 4
3. Link – Return to Cherry Blossom Way
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 335 pages
5. Read a book with the name of a tree in the title from this site - http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/tree/list...
6. Cherry in title, Black Cherry is #13 on the list
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 6
2. Puzzle 3, Task 5
3. Link – The Beast of Beswick
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 380 pages
5. Read a book where someone is protecting someone else.
6. (view spoiler)
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 7
2. Puzzle 3, Task 7
3. Link – Under the Whispering Door
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 384 pages
5. Read a book where the main character sets forth on a major journey.
6. MC Wallace sets forth on the journey to afterlife.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 8
2. Puzzle 3, Task 6
3. Link – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 286 pages
5. Read a book that is number 50 on your TBR or other personal shelf.
6. #50 on my TBR
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 9
2. Puzzle 4, Task 2
3. Link – The House Is on Fire
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 376 pages
5. Read a book with a character who is a maid servant whose responsibilities would include ironing clothing.
6. One of the MCs Cecelia is a maid and one of her responsibilities is to iron her master's clothing.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 10
2. Puzzle 4, Task 8
3. Link – The Duke Who Didn't
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 338 pages
5. Read a book where the first letter of the title (not including articles) starts with ABCDE.
6. Title starts with D.
Puzzle solved: (view spoiler)1. Badge 6, Book 11
2. Puzzle 4, Task 9
3. Link – Dancing With Danger in Las Vegas
4. I read kindle edition, pb is 272 pages
5. Read a book set in Nevada.
6. set in Las Vegas, Nevada
Books mentioned in this topic
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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (other topics)
Betting on a Good Luck Cowboy (other topics)
The Reckoning (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Riley Sager (other topics)Wanda M. Morris (other topics)
Nora Roberts (other topics)
J.D. Robb (other topics)
Melissa Hill (other topics)
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1. Badge 4, Book 10
2. Puzzle 12, Task 4
3. Link – My Name Is Venus Black
4. I read kindle edition, paperback is 368 pages
5. Types of monkeys - snow, bald, black, Barbary, spider, blue, emperor,
Read a book with one of the aforementioned words in the title. Monkey is another word you may use.
6. Black in title