Jayme is Puzzled in 2023

[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle overview (view spoiler)[https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle Rules (view spoiler)[https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (hide spoiler)]
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Badge 1 Reads (view spoiler)[Badge 1 Reads

✅Puzzle 1 - Task #3 A Discovery of Witches
✅Puzzle 2 - Task #10 Ninth House
✅Puzzle 3 - Task #10 Snowed In for Christmas
✅ Puzzle 4 - Task #6 I Know an Old Lady
✅Puzzle 5 - Task #10 She's Up to No Good
✅ Puzzle 6 - Task #9 The Black Flamingo
✅ Puzzle 7 - Task #1 One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
✅Puzzle 8 - Task #6 Ink and Shadows
✅ Puzzle 9 - Task #7 The Love of my Life
✅ Puzzle 10 - Task #1 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
✅ Puzzle 11 - Task #5 The World We Make
✅ Puzzle 12 - Task #1 The Vanishing Type (hide spoiler)]
Badge 2 Reads (view spoiler)[
Badge 2 -
Puzzle 1
✅ 1. Prayers for the Stolen read 4/14
✅ 2. Queen of Thieves read 5/28
✅ 3. A Discovery of Witches read 1/29 (Badge 1)
✅ 4. Execution in E read 4/12
✅ 5. -Simon the Fiddler read 7/1
✅ 6. Music, Mermaids and Mai Tais read 6/23
✅ 7. Stars in an Italian Sky read 4/7
✅ 8. The Cowboy and the Cossack read 7/4
✅ 9. Sea Swept read 3/19
✅ - 10. Over Sea, Under Stone read 5/1

Puzzle 2 -
✅ 1. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone read 3/3
✅ 2. The Centurion and the Queen read 7/6
✅ 3. The Second Mrs. Astor read 5/4
✅ 4. Kingdom of the Blind read 3/13
✅ 5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow read 4/2
✅ 6. Let It Snow read 4/21
✅ 7. Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat read 5/24
✅ 8. Murder at Kensington Palace read 4/22
✅ 9. The Rise read 3/20
✅ 10. Five letters: Ninth House read 1/20 (Badge 1) (hide spoiler)]

[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle 4 - (view spoiler)[1. Five letters: Artist Picasso -
Read a book with a significant character who is a painter.

2. Nine letters: To be ironed -
Read a book with a character who is a maid servant whose responsibilities would include ironing clothing.

3. Four letters: Barnyard Bellows -
Read a book with one or more of the following barnyard animals on the cover - Chickens, Cattle, Sheep, Ducks, Goats, or Pigs .

4. Seven letters: Environmental removal -
Read a book with the theme of tourism.

5. Four letters: Letters after Q -
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. Seven letters: I Know an Old Lady read 1/6/23

7. Five letters: Ribs, for example -
Read a book with Bone(s) in the title.

8. Five letters: Alphabet intro -
Read a book where the first letter of the title (not including articles) starts with ABCDE.

9. Two words, total 10 letters: Capital of Nevada -
Read a book set in Nevada.

10. Four letters: Aussie Hoppers -
Read a book with a wreath of flowers or a hedge of flowers on it. There may also be a flower bed full of flowers. (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 5 -(view spoiler)[ 1. Five letters: Spherical Map -
Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe.

2. Three words, total 13 letters: Degree of uncertainty -
Read a book that contains the word - error, mistake, or perfect in the title.

3. Four letters: Any of 52 in a deck -
Read a book that has at least one playing card on the cover.

4. Four letters: Partner at a prom -
Read a book that is main page genre of young adult.

5. Four letters: Copenhagen citizen -
Read a book set in Denmark, or written by a Danish author.

6. Four letters: Volcano flow -
Read a book where there is a volcano in the story or there is a volcano on the cover.

7. Five letters: Mountain chain -
Read a book that is set in the Himalayans ( India, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal)

8. Five letters: Adorable child -
Read a book with Child in the title or author's name is Child.

9. Seven letters: Meeting Schedule -
Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman.

✅ 10. Four letters: She's Up to No Good. (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 6 - (view spoiler)[1. Four letters: Sound of a dog's bark -
Read a book with a dog as a significant character.

2. Five letters: Jeans Fabric -
Read a book with someone wearing jeans on the cover.

3. Five letters: Gem Surface -
Read a book with the name of a gem in the title Use this list: https://www.britannica.com/list/9-gem....

4. Four letters: Castle's watery ring -
Read a book set in Germany.

5. Five letters: Mile-a-second speed -
Read a book that was set in the 60's of any century (1960's, 1860's, 1760's etc.) Future 60's will be allowed (2060's)

6. Four letters: Great Lake -
Read a book set in Ohio.

7. Four letters: School room furniture -
Read a book where there is a character that is a teacher.

8. Two words, total 10 letters: Small rug at the entryway's floor -
Read a book where the initials of the author are W and M (in any order

✅ Task #9 The Black Flamingo

10. Five letters: Flower stalk -
Read a book where the cover has flowers WITH stems (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 7 - (view spoiler)[
✅ Task #1. One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World read 1/3/23

2. Five letters: Fire Department Leader -
Read a book where a main character is a fireman.

3. Five letters: Bread that is browned -
Read a book with a type of liquor in the title.

4. Seven letters: Thick-fabric sleepwear -
Read a book set in Wales or written by a Welsh author.

5. Four letters: With no decoration -
Read a book where the cover has only the title and author's name.

6. Four letters: Frisbee shape -
Read a book with Ed or Edward as a main character - or author.

7. Four letters: Small mountain -
Read a book with Hill in the title or is the author's name.

8. 11-down, 5 letters: Verse writers -
Read a book with mpg of poetry.

9. Three letters: Rustic Hotel -
Read a book with Inn in the title or subtitle,

10. Three letters: Initial meaning "alias" -
Read a book where the author writes under a pseudonym. State the author's name and pseudonym. (hide spoiler)]

[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle 8 - (view spoiler)[1. Five letters Old West pursuit party -
Read a book with mpg of Western.

2. Three words, total 6 letters|: Be Right with you -
Read a book with a measure of time in the title - ex. Sec, second, minute, etc.

3. Two words, total 14 letters: Passenger plane staffer -
Read a book where a flight attendant is a character - doesn't need to be a main character, but not just a mention.

4. Two words, total 11 letters: Letter deliverer -
Read a book where a letter has a significant role. IE letters back and forth, found letters are significant to story.

5. Five letters: Accused's Excuse -
Read a book that it is a legal thriller Both words must be on the MBP.

✅ 6. Six letters: Ink and Shadows

7. Four letters: Minneapolis or Miami -
Read a book set in a city that beings with the letter M.

8. Five letters: Not in a million years -
Read a book where the author's last name starts with an n, and whom you've never read before.

9. Six letters: Horror movie menace-
Read a book with genre dystopia and tagged zombies. Both words must be on the MBP.

10. Five letters: Gown for example -
Read a book with someone wearing a gown on the cover. (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 9 - (view spoiler)[ 1. Two words, total 7 letters: Stayed out of sight -
Read a book with Invisible in the title.

2. Seven letters: Wild West Bars
Read a book that has a bar or saloon featured in it.

3. Two words, total 7 letters: Ruby or Crimson -
Read a book whose cover is 75% dark red.

4. Six letters: Rosebush stickers -
Read a book with thorns on the cover or in the title.

5. Five letters: Untrue -
Read a book with an unreliable narrator. List of books for ideas.

6. Four letters: Fence opening -
Read a book with a gate on the cover or in the title.

✅ Task 7. The Love of my Life

8. Five letters: Pacific or Atlantic -
Read a book that is set in the ocean on a ship or submarine.

9. Six letters: Smooched -
Read a book where a word in the title contains kiss - may be imbedded.

10. Seven letters: Onion or mushroom on pizza -
Read a cozy mystery with food as the main theme. (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 10 - (view spoiler)[ ✅ 1. Five letters: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

2. Five letters: Courage in battle -
Read a book that is about the Civil War in the US.

3. Two words, total 15 letters: Fluffy footwear worn with robes -
Read a book that has dragons in it.

4. Five letters: Wild guesses -
Read a book with has a knife on the cover. Tableware not included. It must be a weapon.

5. Four letters: Leave the pier in a ship -
Read a book with a ship on the cover that is flying its sails.

6. Eight letters: Unmarried guy -
Read a book where a significant character is a bachelor or bachelorette. The character must remain unmarried through the entire book.

7. Four letters: Inhales quickly in surprise -
Read a book where there are significant plot twists, as explained in the book blurb.

8. Four letters: Birds that hoot -
Read a book from this list: Symbolism Books

9. Two words, total 8 letters: Where a hotel's lifeguard is stationed -
Read a book from a this list.: Swimmy Titles

10. Five letters: A Person from Stockholm -
Read a book set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 11 - (view spoiler)[1. Three words, total 15 letters: 21, by multiplying -
Read a book that is numbered 7th in a series.

2. Six letters: Playful Pranks -
Read a book from this list Jesters, Fools, and Tricksters

3. Three words, total 15 letters: 21, by adding -
Read a book set in the 16th century (1501-1600)

4. Four letters: January to December -
Read a book that was/is a new release in 2023.

✅ 5. Five letters: The World We Make read 1/10/23

6. Two words, total 6 letters: Start of a play -
Read a book that is tagged as "play".

7. Six letters: Big city in Massachusetts -
Read a book set in Boston.

8. Five letters: Young dog -
Read a book with a puppy or a dog on the cover.

9. Four letters: Underground home for bats -
Read a book with "Cave" or "Bat" in the title.

10. Four letters: Auto's Wheel Bar -
Read a book with a car on the cover. At least one wheel must be pictured. (hide spoiler)]
Puzzle 12 - (view spoiler)[
✅ 1. Two words, total 15 letters: The Vanishing Type

2. Four letters: Actor Pitt -
Read a book written by an author with the initials BP or PB.

3. Two words, total 14 letters: Time off work for new moms -
Read a book that has a pregnant a character or a new born baby in it.

4. Three words, total 15 letters: "More fun than" bunch -
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.

5. Six letters: Pieces of broken glass -
Read a book with something broken in pieces on the cover.

6. Six letters: Overcooked, as a steak -
Read a book about the persecution of witches.

7. Five letters: Titled British Women -
Read a book with a female title in the title (dame, Lady, Duchess)

8. Five letters: Insect attacks -
Read a book set in Africa

9. Four letters: Wyatt of the Old West -
Read a book set in Arizona.

10. Five letters: Himalayan nation -
Read a book originally publishing in 2015. (hide spoiler)]

[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3 -

Puzzle 3 -
✅ 1. The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth read 11/19
✅ 2. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar read 10/31
✅ 3. The Road to Roswell read 8/10
✅ 4. The Cherry Robbers read 10/15
✅ 5. What Happened to the Bennetts read 7/12
✅ 6. Flying on the Inside: A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery read 12/8
✅ 7. On Earth as It Is on Television read 8/16
✅ 8. One Truth, No Lie read 9/27
✅ 9. Death Comes as the Endread 10/29
✅ 10. the cover. Snowed In for Christmas Badge 1 - read 2/20

Puzzle 9 -
✅ 1. The Invisible Hour read 10/24
✅ 2. The Hotel Nantucket read 7/9
✅ 3. The Wedding Date read 9/12
✅ 4. A Court of Thorns and Roses read 8/18
✅ 5. Endless Night read 9/9
✅ 6. The Gates read 10/19
✅ 7. The Love of my Life Badge 1 read 2/2
✅ 8. Shipped read 8/17
✅ 9. Kiss Me Now read 10/1
✅ 10. Curses, Boiled Again! read 7/31

[Peggy]

Great job already on selecting books for badge 1!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (view spoiler)[electric blanket (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 1
2. Puzzle 7, Task 1
3. Link –One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World by Michael Frank
4. Read Hardcover edition - 240 pages
5. Read a book set between 1901 and 1946
6. About 90% of the story takes place between 1923 and 1946 primarily before and during WWII
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (had to peak at the answer) (view spoiler)[emerges (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. Puzzle 4 Task 6
3. Link – I Know an Old Lady by Margaret Standafer
4. Read PB edition - 329 pages
5. Read a book that is a coming-of-age story.
6.Young Adult/Coming-of-Age is the 2nd MPG
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (view spoiler)[alien (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 3
2. Puzzle 11, Task 5
3. Link – The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
4. Read HB edition - 357 pages
5. Read a book where a significant character is an alien (may be angels/demons too). May not be a fantasy world.
6. The alien named Squiggleybitch (New Yorkers named it) was created by the metauniverse to destroy other universes. She has decides to destroy the newly birthed New York City- bad choice.
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[Cherie]

Loved your alien book, Jayme. I added it to my TBR list. :o)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Loved your alien book, Jayme. I added it to my TBR list. :o)"

Hi Cherie - This is the second book in The Great Cities Duology. If you haven't read the first book The City We Became I would recommend doing that or this book would be very confusing. The first book will still fit for the puzzle and task. 😊

[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (view spoiler)[adult (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 4
2. Puzzle 2, Task 10
3. Link – Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
4. Read HB edition - 461 pages
5. Read a book from the first 5 pages of this list. It must be tagged as "adult" on the main book page
6. The book is #24 on the first page of the list as of 1/2/23 . It is also tagged as adult on the MPG
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (view spoiler)[common (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Puzzle 1, Task 3
3. Link – A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
4. Read HB edition - 579 pages
5. Read a book that is set at a university or boarding school.
6. About 75% of the book takes place at Oxford University
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (view spoiler)[fonts (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 6
2. Puzzle 6, Task 9
3. Link – The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
4. Read HB edition - 409 pages
5. Read a book where the title is in a script font on the cover. - Cannot be fonts that are italics. It must look like handwriting
6. It has cursive for the title
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[Janice, Moderator]

Please check the puzzle number and task. I think you have a copy/paste error.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "Please check the puzzle number and task. I think you have a copy/paste error."

Oops. Sorry - Corrected.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Puzzle Solved (view spoiler)[Brits (hide spoiler)]

1. Badge 1, Book 7
2. Puzzle 9, Task 7
3. Link – The Love of my Life
4. Read HB edition - 384 pages
5. Read a book written by a British author.
6. Rosie Walsh the author was born in the UK and currently lives in Bristol
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Puzzle 8, Task 6
3. Link – Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams
4. Read e-book - HB edition - 304 pages
5. Read a book with a store front on the cover
6. The storefront on the cover is The Miracle Bookstore
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Puzzle 10, Task 1
3. Link – The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
4. Read e-book - PB edition - 336 pages
5. Read a book with the moon on the cover or in the title
6. moon is in the upper right hand corner
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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 1, Book 10
2. Puzzle 12, Task 1
3. Link – The Vanishing Type by Ellery Adams
4. Read e-book - HB edition - 304 pages
5. Read a book that shows shelves or stacks of books on the cover
6. How it Fits: there are book shelves in the background and a pile of boos on the table
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[Margo]

Jayme wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Puzzle 10, Task 1
3. Link – The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
4. Read e-book - PB edition - 336 pages
5. Read a b..."

I'm so glad you liked it. I picked it up in an audible sale but I'm not sure what to expect, I'm not a "cozy" fan.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "Jayme wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 9
..."

I loved it, Margo. It reminded me of The House in the Cerulean Sea. I would not classify it as a "cozy", but it is delightful.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Puzzle 3, Task 10
3. Link – Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
4. Read ebook - PB edition - 400 pages
5. Read a book with a large door on the cover. Must be the focus of the cover.
6. beautiful, big, blue door on cover
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 1, Book 12
2. Puzzle 5, Task 10
3. Link – She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino
4. Read ebook - PB edition - 396 pages
5. Read a book with a road on the cover where the lanes can clearly be identified.
6. the road is clearly marked
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[Janice, Moderator]

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Congrats on finishing the first badge.

[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Puzzle 2, Task 1
3. Link – Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
4. Read HB edition - 384 pages
5. Read a book that is set in the 21st century.
6. Proof: Ernest's Uncle received a late 1980's platinum Rolex watch 35 years ago as a gift - that was really the only actual date or way to calculate that the book takes place in the 21st century even though as the reader you know it takes place now.
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[Jayme, Moderator]

Hi Janice - Just want to say I'm sorry for posting three books in a row.

[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 2
2. Puzzle 1, Task 9
3. Link – Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
4. Read PB edition - 400 pages
5. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
6. FYI - I realized I had read the book about 20 years ago - it was still pretty good.
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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. Puzzle 2, Task 9
3. Link – The Rise
4. Read kindle edition - PB has 400 pages
5. Read a book with an ankle clearly showing on the cover.
6.
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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 4
2. Puzzle 2, Task 4
3. Link –Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
4. Read PB - HB has 389 pages
5. Read a book with a higher than 4.1 average rating on Goodreads.
6. the book has a 4.33 average rating
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[Janice, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "Hi Janice - Just want to say I'm sorry for posting three books in a row."

No problem. :)

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 5
2. Puzzle 2, Task 5
3. Link –Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
4. Read HB - 416 pages
5. Read a book with duplicated (or more) words in the title.
6. tomorrow is repeated 3x
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 6
2. Puzzle 1, Task 7
3. Link –Stars in an Italian Sky by Jill Santopolo
4. Read HB - 336 pages
5. Read a book set in Italy
6. About 60% of the book is set in Genova, Italy.
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 7
2. Puzzle 1, Task 4
3. Link –Execution in E by Alexia Gordon
4. Read ebook - HB - 262 pages
5. Read a book that is included in a series of 5 primary works series
6. This book is the 5th and final book in a 5 book series
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[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 8
2. Puzzle 1, Task 1
3. Link – Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
4. Read PB - 240 pages
5. Read a book set in Mexico
6. This book is set in Guerrero, Mexico.
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[Janice, Moderator]

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Prayers for the Stolen is actually for Puzzle 1 - task 1 and I have tracked it as such. Seems like a typo to me. :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Thanks for catching that :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 9
2. Puzzle 2, Task 6
3. Link – Let It Snow by Beth Moran
4. Read ebook - PB 350 pages
5. Read a book with a Christmas theme.
6. Christmas is the 1st MPG
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[Jayme, Moderator]

1. Badge 2, Book 10
2. Puzzle 2, Task 8
3. Link – Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose
4. Read ebook - HB 359 pages
5. Read a book with a beard or top hat on the cover.
6. top hat on lone man
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