Lanelle's 2023 Solution is 4 letters: READ

[Lanelle]

For this challenge, there will be 12 Crossword puzzles, and 10 tasks each.

The Challenge:
To complete this challenge and earn a badge, you must read 12 books. You will select one task from each puzzle.

Subsequent Challenges:
If you complete the challenge, there are subsequent challenges you may attempt.

There will be 7 badges this year.
Badge 2 - read all the remaining tasks for 2 puzzles (18 books).
Badge 3 - read all the remaining tasks for 2 more puzzles (18 books).
Badge 4 - read all the remaining tasks for 2 more puzzles (18 books).
Badge 5 - read all the remaining tasks for 2 more puzzles (18 books).
Badge 6 - read all the remaining tasks for 2 more puzzles (18 books).
Badge 7 - read all the remaining tasks for the last 2 puzzles (18 books).

If you finish all 7 badges, you will have read 120 books.

2023 Challenge Rules

Sample Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Puzzle 1, Task 1
3. Link – Ghost Story
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover edition is 567 pages
5. Read a book that is a ghost story.
6. As the title indicates, this is a ghost story. "Ghosts" also show on the main book page as a genre.

[Lanelle]

Puzzle 1 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Filled tortilla - Read a book set in Mexico. Canyon of the Sphinx 2/15/23 ***
2. Town Crier's words - Read a book that is MPG Historical Fiction and set in England. Regency Buck 2/1/23 ***
3. University Grounds - Read a book that is set at a university or boarding school. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1/4/23 *****
4. Snack Food Gadget - Read a book that is included in a series of 5 primary works series Shakespeare's Trollop 2/5/23 ***
5. San Antonio Shrine - Read a book set in Texas Don't Hex with Texas 2/7/23 ****
6. Photographer's Device - Read a book with a photograph on the cover. Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different 3/7/23 ****
7. Coffee Gadget - Read a book set in Italy The Aspern Papers 1/28/23 ***
8. Rodeo Rope - Read a book with a significant character that is a cowboy. Hill Country Cattleman 3/5/23 ***
9. Vessel that is paddled - Read a book with a boat of any kind on the cover Smugglers' Summer 2/4/23 ***
10. Salty body of water - Read a book with Sea in the title. Princess of the Wild Sea 2/8/23 *** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 2 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. 21st Century - Read a book that is set in the 21st century. Yes, it may be set in the future, if it takes places prior to December 2100. Magic Bites 2/21/23 ****
2. Julius Caesar garment - Read book about the Roman Empire. The Gladiator 3/3/23 **
3. Jacket Sleeves - Read a book with one person on the cover. Both arms must be showing. Black Sheep 1/28/23 ****
4. Top Rated - Read a book with a higher than 4.1 average rating on Goodreads Regency Buck 2/1/23 ***
5. Agent 007's last name - Read a book with duplicated words in the title The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 3/13/23 ***
6. Santa _____ is coming to town - Read a book with a Christmas theme. Christmas Belles 2/3/23 ***
7. Beefy ingredient in goulash - Read a book with Shoulder or Round in the title. Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel 2/7/23 ***
8. Part of a Lincoln costume - Read a book with a beard or top hat on the cover. The Fortune-Hunters 1/5/23 ***
9. Short hiking shoe - Read a book with an ankle clearly showing on the cover. Jailbird 3/6/23 ***
10. Grownup - Read a book from the first 5 pages of the Adult Books. It must also be tagged as "Adult" on the main book page. The Host 3/2/23 **** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 3 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Coal or natural gas - Read a book about the environment. Live Green or Die Trying 4/16/23 ***
2. Dictator - Read a book set in Russia. The Fifth Doll 4/11/23 ****
3. Crack up after a joke - Read a book with a main page genre of humour. The Diary of a Nobody 4/6/23 ***
4. Elm or Eucalyptus - Read a book with the name of a tree in the title from this site - http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/tree/list... Miracles on Maple Hill 3/21/23 ****
5. Atmospheric layer - Read a book where someone is protecting someone else. Explain how they are protecting someone else. Elly's Ghost 3/22/23 ****
6. 50% - Read a book that is number 50 on your TBR or other personal shelf. Specify which shelf it's on. Lord Mumfords Minx 3/17/23 ***
7. Begin a journey - Read a book where the main character sets forth on a major journey. Around the World in Eighty Days 1/13/23 ****
8. Three hours before noon - Read a book that is the third or ninth book in a series. Fire Touched 3/30/23 ****
9. Cairo's country - Read a book set in ancient Egypt. The Singer from Memphis 3/20/23 ***
10. Entryway - Read a book with a large door on the cover. Must be the focus of the cover. The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock 3/28/23 *** (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Puzzle 4 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Artist Picasso - Read a book with a significant character who is a painter. The Anatomist's Wife 3/18/23 ****
2. To be ironed - Read a book with a character who is a maid servant whose responsibilities would include ironing clothing. Maids of Misfortune 4/9/23 ****
3. Barnyard Bellows - Read a book with one or more of the following barnyard animals on the cover - Chickens, Cattle, Sheep, Ducks, Goats, or Pigs. Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken? 4/7/23 ***
4. Environmental removal - Read a book with the theme of tourism. See Before You Die: Costa Rica 5/6/23 ****
5. Letters after Q - Read a book where all the initials of the author are included in RSTU in any order. Secrets and Sensibilities 3/25/23 ****
6. Materializes - Read a book that is a coming-of-age story. Tuck Everlasting 4/8/23 ****
7. Ribs, for example - Read a book with Bone(s) in the title. Bone Crossed 3/26/23 ****
8. Alphabet intro - Read a book where the first letter of the title starts with ABCDE Affair 1/7/23 ****
9. Capital of Nevada - Read a book set in Nevada The Secret of the Forgotten City 4/29/23 ***
10. 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. A Season for the Heart 4/1/23 ** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 5 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Spherical Map - Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe. Not Yet Drown'd 1/9/23 ****
2. Degree of uncertainty - Read a book with Error, Mistake, or Perfect in the title A Perfect Gentleman 5/29/23 ***
3. Any of 52 in a deck - Read a book that has at least one playing card on the cover. Replay 6/17/23 ***
4. Partner at a prom - Read a book that is main page genre of young adult. Jinx 5/19/23 ***
5. Copenhagen citizen - Read a book set in Denmark, or written by a Danish author. Andersen's Fairy Tales
6. Volcano flow - Read a book where there is a volcano in the story or there is a volcano on the cover. The Sands of Shark Island 5/9/23 ***
7. Mountain chain - Read a book that is set in the Himalayans Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station 5/28/23 ****
8. Adorable child - Read a book with Child in the title or author's name is Child. Saturday's Child 5/30/23 ***
9. Meeting Schedule - Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman. Up Close and Dangerous 5/7/23 ****
10. Highway part - Read a book with a road on the cover where the lanes can clearly be identified. The Search 6/4/23 **** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 6 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Sound of a dog's bark - Read a book with a dog as a significant character. A Feral Darkness 6/15/23 ****
2. Jeans Fabric - Read a book with someone wearing jeans on the cover. Gilbert and Louis Rule the Universe 6/3/23 **
3. Gem Surface - Read a book with the name of a gem in the title Use this list: https://www.britannica.com/list/9-gem.... The Deception of the Emerald Ring 5/16/23 ****
4. Castle's watery ring - Read a book set in Germany. The Heidelberg Ghost 6/27/23 **
5. Mile-a-second speed - Read a book that was set in the 60's of any century (1960's, 1860's, 1760's etc.) The Lost Letter 1/12/23 ***
6. Four letters: Great Lake - Read a book set in Ohio. Summer at Forsaken Lake 6/7/23 ***
7. School room furniture - Read a book with a character that is a teacher. Candlelight Wish 5/25/23 ***
8. Small rug at the entryway's floor - Read a book where the initials of the author are W and M Bob 6/3/23 ****
9. Typefaces - Read a book where the title is in a script font on the cover. It must look like handwriting. Almost 6/13/23 ***
10. Flower stalk - Read a book where the cover has flowers WITH stems No Bed of Roses 6/2/23 ** (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Puzzle 7 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Plugged in bedding - Read a book set between 1901 and 1946. The Beekeeper's Apprentice 7/25/23 ****
2. Fire Department Leader - Read a book where a main character is a fireman. Coming Home 7/26/23 ***
3. Bread that is browned - Read a book with a type of liquor in the title. Johnny Doesn't Drink Champagne 7/22/23 ***
4. Thick-fabric sleepwear - Read a book set in Wales or written by a Welsh author. Evans Above 7/30/23 ****
5. With no decoration - Read a book where the cover has only the title and author's name. The Zeppelin's Passenger
6. Frisbee shape - Read a book with Ed or Edward as a main character or author. David and the Phoenix 7/10/23 ***
7. Small mountain - Read a book with Hill in the title or is the author's name. The Phantom of Pine Hill 7/10/23 ***
8. Verse writers - Read a book with mpg of poetry. Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess 7/11/23 ****
9. Rustic Hotel - Read a book with Inn in the title or subtitle. The Forsaken Inn 7/8/23 *** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 8 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. Old West pursuit party - Read a book with mpg of Western. The Texan's Wager 7/17/23 ****
3. Passenger plane staffer - Read a book where a flight attendant is a character The Silver Ring Mystery 7/13/23 ***
4. Letter deliverer - Read a book where a letter has a significant role. Miss Lockharte's Letters 7/11/23 ***
5. Accused's Excuse - Read a book that it is a legal thriller. Both words must be on the MBP. The Case of the Counterfeit Eye 7/19/23 ***
6. Store's customer - Read a book with a store front on the cover. The Shop on Blossom Street
7. Minneapolis or Miami - Read a book set in a city that begins with M. Enchanted, Inc. 7/5/23 ****
8. 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. The Borrowers 6/28/23 ***
9. Horror movie menace- Read a book with genre dystopia and tagged zombies. Arcadium 7/28 ***
10. Gown - Read a book with someone wearing a gown on the cover. Charity Girl 7/1/23 **** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 9 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. (view spoiler)[Stayed out of sight - Read a book with Invisible in the title. Invisible 8/25/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
2. (view spoiler)[Wild West Bars - Read a book that has a bar or saloon featured in it. The Lilliput Bar Mystery 8/7/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
3. (view spoiler)[Ruby or Crimson - Read a book whose cover is 75% dark red. The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden 8/12/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
4. (view spoiler)[Rosebush stickers - Read a book with thorns on the cover or in the title. The Castle Behind Thorns 8/12/23 ***** (hide spoiler)]
5. (view spoiler)[Five letters: Untrue - Read a book with an unreliable narrator. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 8/20/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
6. (view spoiler)[Fence opening - Read a book with a gate on the cover or in the title. The Toll-Gate 8/8/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
8. (view spoiler)[Pacific or Atlantic - Read a book that is set in the ocean on a ship or submarine. Titanic Affair 8/5/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
9. (view spoiler)[Smooched - Read a book with Kiss in the title (may be imbedded) A Kiss in the Dark 8/12/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
10. (view spoiler)[Onion or mushroom on pizza - Read a cozy mystery with food as the main theme. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 8/13/23 *** (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Puzzle 10 DONE (view spoiler)[
2. Courage in battle - Read a book that is about the Civil War in the US. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg 8/18/23 ***
3. Fluffy footwear worn with robes - Read a book that has dragons in it. Dealing with Dragons 8/10/23 ****
4. Wild guesses - Read a book with has a knife on the cover. (Tableware not included. It must be a weapon.) Strawberry Shortcake Murder 8/14/23 ***
5. Leave the pier in a ship - Read a book with a ship on the cover that is flying its sails. Rigged for Murder 8/18/23 ***
6. Unmarried guy - Read a book where a significant character is a bachelor or bachelorette. The character must remain unmarried through the entire book. A Feather to Fly With 8/6/23 ***
7. Inhales quickly in surprise - Read a book where there are significant plot twists, as explained in the book blurb. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 8/26/23 ***
8. Birds that hoot - Read a book from this list: Symbolism Books The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 8/22/23 *****
9. Where a hotel's lifeguard is stationed - Read a book from the Swimmy Titles list: Swimming With Sharks 8/27/23 ***
10. A Person from Stockholm - Read a book set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author. Waiting for Willa 8/15/23 *** (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 11 DONE (view spoiler)[
1. (view spoiler)[21, by multiplying - Read a book that is numbered 7th in a series. Jane and the Ghosts of Netley 9/16/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
2. (view spoiler)[Playful Pranks - Read a book from this list: Jesters, Fools, and Tricksters The Arctic Incident 9/6/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
3. (view spoiler)[21, by adding - Read a book set in the 16th century (1501-1600) Shadow of Night 9/3/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
4. (view spoiler)[January to December - Read a book that was/is a new release in 2023. The Late Mrs. Willoughby 9/10/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
5. (view spoiler)[Martian, for example - Read a book where a significant character is an alien (may be angels/demons too). May not be a fantasy world. Escape to Witch Mountain 9/5/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
6. (view spoiler)[Start of a play - Read a book that is tagged as "play". Pride and Prejudice, a play 9/21/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
7. (view spoiler)[Big city in Massachusetts - Read a book set in Boston. Fair Game 9/20/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
8. (view spoiler)[Young dog - Read a book with a puppy or a dog on the cover. Almost Home 9/16/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
10. (view spoiler)[Auto's Wheel Bar - Read a book with a car on the cover. (At least one wheel must be pictured. The Tip of Eternity 10/23/23 **** (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Puzzle 12
1. (view spoiler)[Urban local for borrowing books - Read a book that shows shelves or stacks of books on the cover. A Reference to Murder 8/29/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
2. (view spoiler)[Actor Pitt - Read a book written by an author with the initials BP or PB. Silver Borne 9/5/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
3. (view spoiler)[Time off work for new moms - Read a book that has a pregnant character or a newborn baby in it. Jane and the Bow Street Runner 9/1/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
4. (view spoiler)["More fun than" bunch - Read a book with Snow, Bald, Black, Barbary, Spider, Blue, Emperor, or Monkey in the title. Revenge of the Barbary Ghost 8/29/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
5. (view spoiler)[Pieces of broken glass - Read a book with something broken in pieces on the cover. Pretty Little Pieces 10/30/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
6. (view spoiler)[Overcooked, as a steak - Read a book about the persecution of witches. Her Dear and Loving Husband 9/17/23 *** (hide spoiler)]
7. (view spoiler)[Titled British Women - Read a book with a female title in the title Lady of Quality 8/27/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
8. (view spoiler)[Insect attacks - Read a book set in Africa Ghosts of Tsavo 9/30/23 **** (hide spoiler)]
9. (view spoiler)[Wyatt of the Old West - Read a book set in Arizona Dead Heat 9/23/23 **** (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Badge 1 - DONE (view spoiler)[

1. 3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1/4/23 *****
2. 8. The Fortune-Hunters 1/5/23 ***
3. 7. Around the World in Eighty Days 1/13/23 ****
4. 8. Affair 1/7/23 ****
5. 1. Not Yet Drown'd 1/9/23 ****
6. 5. The Lost Letter 1/12/23 ***
7. 10. The Murder of Mr. Wickham 1/10/23 ****
8. 2. Second Sight 1/14/23 ****
9. 7. Frederica 1/15/23 ****
10. 1. New Moon 1/21/23 ****
11. 9. The Bat 1/23/23 ****
12. 10. Secret Sisters 1/16/23 **** (hide spoiler)]

Badge 2 - DONE (view spoiler)[
Puzzle 1
1. Canyon of the Sphinx 2/15/23 ***
2. Devil's Cub 1/28/23 ****
4. Shakespeare's Trollop 2/5/23 ***
5. Don't Hex with Texas 2/7/23 ****
6. Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different 3/7/23 ****
7. The Aspern Papers 1/28/23 ***
8. Hill Country Cattleman 3/5/23 ***
9. Smugglers' Summer 2/4/23 ***
10. Princess of the Wild Sea 2/8/23 ***

Puzzle 2
1. Magic Bites 2/21/23 ****
2. The Gladiator 3/3/23 **
3. Black Sheep 1/28/23 ****
4. Regency Buck 2/1/23 ***
5. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 3/13/23 ***
6. Christmas Belles 2/3/23 ***
7. Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel 2/7/23 ***
9. Jailbird 3/6/23 ***
10. The Host 3/2/23 **** (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Badge 3 - DONE (view spoiler)[

Puzzle 3
1. Live Green or Die Trying 4/16/23 ***
2. The Fifth Doll 4/11/23 ****
3. The Diary of a Nobody 4/6/23 ***
4. Miracles on Maple Hill 3/21/23 ****
5. Elly's Ghost 3/22/23 ****
6. Lord Mumfords Minx 3/17/23 ***
8. Fire Touched 3/30/23 ****
9. The Singer from Memphis 3/20/23 ***
10. The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock 3/28/23 ***

Puzzle 4
1. The Anatomist's Wife 3/18/23 ****
2. Maids of Misfortune 4/9/23 ****
3. Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken? 4/7/23 ***
4. See Before You Die: Costa Rica 5/6/23 ****
5. Secrets and Sensibilities 3/25/23 ****
6. Tuck Everlasting 4/8/23 ****
7. Bone Crossed 3/26/23 ****
9. The Secret of the Forgotten City 4/29/23 ***
10. A Season for the Heart 4/1/23 *** (hide spoiler)]

Badge 4 - DONE (view spoiler)[

Puzzle 5
2. A Perfect Gentleman
3. Replay
4. Jinx
5. Andersen's Fairy Tales
6. The Sands of Shark Island
7. Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
8. Saturday's Child
9. Up Close and Dangerous
10. The Search

Puzzle 6
1. A Feral Darkness
2. Gilbert and Louis Rule the Universe: First Impressions
3. The Deception of the Emerald Ring
4. The Heidelberg Ghost
6. Summer at Forsaken Lake
7. Candlelight Wish
8. Bob
9. Almost Home
10. No Bed of Roses (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Badge 5 - DONE (view spoiler)[

Puzzle 7
1. The Beekeeper's Apprentice
2. Coming Home
3. Johnny Doesn't Drink Champagne
4. Evans Above
5. The Zeppelin's Passenger
6. David and the Phoenix
7. The Phantom of Pine Hill
8. Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
9. The Forsaken Inn

Puzzle 8
1. The Texan's Wager
3. The Silver Ring Mystery
4. Miss Lockharte's Letters
5. The Case of the Counterfeit Eye
6. The Shop on Blossom Street
7. Enchanted, Inc.
8. The Borrowers
9. Arcadium
10. Charity Girl (hide spoiler)]

Badge 6 - DONE (view spoiler)[

Puzzle 9
1. Invisible
2. The Lilliput Bar Mystery
3. The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden
4. The Castle Behind Thorns
5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
6. The Toll-Gate
8. Titanic Affair
9. A Kiss in the Dark
10. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Puzzle 10
2. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
3. Dealing with Dragons
4. Strawberry Shortcake Murder
5. Rigged for Murder
6. A Feather to Fly With
7. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
9. Swimming With Sharks
10. Waiting for Willa (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Badge 7

Puzzle 11
1. Jane and the Ghosts of Netley
2. The Arctic Incident
3. Shadow of Night
4. The Late Mrs. Willoughby
5. Escape to Witch Mountain
6. Pride and Prejudice, a play
7. Fair Game
8. Almost Home
10. The Tip of Eternity

Puzzle 12
1. A Reference to Murder
2. Silver Borne
3. Jane and the Bow Street Runner
4. Revenge of the Barbary Ghost
5. Pretty Little Pieces
6. Her Dear and Loving Husband
7. Lady of Quality
8. Ghosts of Tsavo
9. Dead Heat

[Janice, Moderator]

The challenge has been amended to 7 badges.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 1

2. Puzzle 1, Task 3
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
4. I listened to the audiobook, the first paper edition has 341 pages
5. Read a book that is set at a university or boarding school.
6. The story is set at a boarding school (Hogwarts)

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 2

2. Puzzle 2, Task 8
3. The Fortune-Hunters
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 218 pages
5. Read a book with a beard or top hat on the cover.
6. There is a top hat prominent on the cover.

[Janice, Moderator]

🔅

I saw READ in your thread title and I worried that someone had already finished the first badge. Phew. My mistake. LOL!

[Lanelle]

Janice wrote: "🔅

I saw READ in your thread title and I worried that someone had already finished the first badge. Phew. My mistake. LOL!"

I didn't think of that when I came up with my title. Do you want me to change it?

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 3

2. Puzzle 4, Task 8
3. Affair
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 388 pages
5. Read a book where the first letter of the title starts with ABCDE.
6. The title begins with an A.

[Janice, Moderator]

Lanelle wrote: "Janice wrote: "🔅

I saw READ in your thread title and I worried that someone had already finished the first badge. Phew. My mistake. LOL!"

I didn't think of that when I came up with my title. Do y..."

No. That's fine. It was just a momentary thing.

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 4

2. Puzzle 5, Task 1
3. Not Yet Drown'd
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 384 pages
5. Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe.
6. The story is set in at least 3 countries: Scotland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and India.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 5

2. Puzzle 7, Task 10
3. The Murder of Mr. Wickham
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 386 pages
5. Read a book where the author writes under a pseudonym. State the author's name and pseudonym.
6. The author's name is Amy Vincent and her pseudonym is Claudia Gray.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 6

2. Puzzle 6, Task 5
3. The Lost Letter
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 201 pages.
5. Read a book that was set in the 60's of any century.
6. The story is set in the Spring of 1860.

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 7

2. Puzzle 3, Task 7
3. Around the World in Eighty Days
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 252 pages.
5. Read a book where the main character sets forth on a major journey.
6. At the beginning of the story, the MC starts on a trip around the world.

[Cherie]

Someone else just posted Around the World in Eighty Days. Great minds think alike! I think they used it for the time task though.

I could use it for the time task, but I have read it sooo many times.
I do not have a book slotted yet, but I also did not "think about days, weeks, months, years etc.

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 8

2. Puzzle 8, Task 2
3. Second Sight
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 338 pages.
5. Read a book with a measure of time in the title.
6. A measure of time is in the title (Second).

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 9

2. Puzzle 9, Task 7
3. Frederica
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 384 pages.
5. Read a book written by a British author.
6. Georgette Heyer was a British author.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 10

2. Puzzle 12, Task 10
3. Secret Sisters
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 336 pages.
5. Read a book originally published in 2015.
6. The book was first published Dec. 8, 2015.

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 11

2. Puzzle 10, Task 1
3. New Moon
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 563 pages.
5. Read a book with a moon on the cover or in the title.
6. 'Moon' is in the title

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 1, Book 12

2. Puzzle 11, Task 9
3. The Bat
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 278 pages.
5. Read a book with "Cave" or "Bat" in the title
6. 'Bat' is in the title

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

Congrats on finishing the first badge.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 1

2. Puzzle 1, Task 7
3. The Aspern Papers
4. I listened to the audio book, the first paper edition has 180 pages.
5. Read a book set in Italy.
6. The story is set in Venice, Italy.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 2

2. Puzzle 2, Task 3
3. Black Sheep
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 252 pages.
5. Read a book with one person on the cover. Both arms must be showing.
6. There is one person on the cover and both arms are showing.

[Janice, Moderator]

🔆

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 3

2. Puzzle 2, Task 4
3. Devil's Cub
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 282 pages.
5. Read a book with a higher than 4.1 average rating on Goodreads.
6. The book currently has a rating of 4.22

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 4

2. Puzzle 1, Task 2
3. Regency Buck
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 368 pages.
5. Read a book that is MPG Historical Fiction and set in England.
6. The book has Historical Fiction on its main page, and it is set in London and Bath, England.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 5

2. Puzzle 2, Task 6
3. Christmas Belles
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 218 pages.
5. Read a book with a Christmas theme.
6. The story is set at Christmastime, and there is discussion about how they decorate for their home for Christmas, their family traditions, and regional Christmas folklore.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 6

2. Puzzle 1, Task 9
3. Smugglers' Summer
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 232 pages.
5. Read a book with a boat of any kind on the cover.
6. There is a sailboat on the cover.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 7

2. Puzzle 1, Task 4
3. Shakespeare's Trollop
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 194 pages.
5. Read a book that is included in a series of 5 primary works.
6. This book is 4th in a series of 5 books. There are 5 primary works.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 8

2. Puzzle 1, Task 5
3. Don't Hex with Texas
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 292 pages.
5. Read a book set in Texas.
6. The story is set in the fictional town of Cobb, Texas.

[Lanelle]

I'm sorry about all the extra books reported for the year-long challenge, Janice, but I'm sure you expect it during the first Toppler of the year :)

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 9

2. Puzzle 2, Task 7
3. Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 286 pages.
5. Read a book with 'Shoulder' or 'Round' in the title.
6. "Shoulder' is in the title.

[Janice, Moderator]

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Not a problem Lanelle. I'm behind in tracking as well as it being a toppler.

[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 10

2. Puzzle 1, Task 10
3. Princess of the Wild Sea
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 256 pages.
5. Read a book with 'Sea' in the title.
6. 'Sea' is in the title.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lanelle]

Completion Post
1. Badge 2, Book 11

2. Puzzle 1, Task 1
3. Canyon of the Sphinx
4. I read the ebook, the first paper edition has 320 pages.
5. Read a book set in Mexico.
6. At least 50% of the story is set in Mexico.