AUGUST 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

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[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

📚AUGUST 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈

Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

How It Will Work:
1) Please only post no more than 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 5 books.

2) CHOOSE TURTLE (one book) or HARE (two books) to indicate your reading speed so your picker will know whether to choose one book or two books.

3) An assigned person will pick ONE or TWO BOOKS (depending on the indicated reading speed) from your shelf.

4) Bonus Book: Pick a Genre and the assigned person will pick a book from the GOODREADS Choice Award book list for that specific genre.
CATEGORIES: Fiction; Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir & Autobiography, History & Biography, Romance, Graphic Novels & Comics, Debut Novel, Poetry, Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade & Children

5) You have one month: AUGUST 2023 to try to read the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
JULY 24th-28th, 2023: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JULY 28th
JULY 28th-31st Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**JULY 31st: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Ezi), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

Raffle for Prizes for those who read their picks. End of the Year drawing.
*Exception:

Must have completed at least 3 months of picks to be eligible for mid-year prize. At least six months for end of year prizes.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PARTICIPANTS

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PAIRS

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

📌Challenge Month Completed (view spoiler)[
January: bonus:
February: bonus:
March: bonus:
April: bonus:
May: Bonus:
June: Bonus: (hide spoiler)]


Ezi's AUGUST DB SHELF
Reading Speed: HARE

♛ I chose for Mouse333: Bonus
☀️Carrie chose for me: ☀️ bonus ☀️

AUGUST 2023 Bookshelf


Bonus Read: Bonus: Goodreads Choice Award - Romance
I've ALREADY read/listened to: (view spoiler)[

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[Ela (Mouse333)]

Reading speed: Hare



Bonus: Please pick another book from the ones listed above

[Elaine]

August Dusty Bookshelf

Reading Speed: Hare



Bonus: Please select a third book from my list above.

[Jennifer]

HARE!

No bonus: I need to read books I already own :-)

[Connie N.]

June and July are the only months in which I read all 3 chosen books:
Jammin Jenny picked for me: BONUS:
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lilian Jackson Braun - 6/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - 6/22/23 ♥♥♥
The Game Plan by R.L. Mathewson - 6/26/23 ♥♥♥♥

Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) picked for me: BONUS:
A Baby of Her Own by Brenda Novak - 7/9/23 ♥♥♥♥
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas - 7/26/23 ♥♥♥♥
Forever Lucy: The Life of Lucille Ball by Joe Morella - 7/29/23 ♥♥♥


Connie N.'s AUGUST 2023 Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for ☘KathyD☘: BONUS:

Jennifer picked for me: BONUS:
Once More With Feeling by Natalie Spark - 8/17/23 ♥♥
If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair - 8/31/23 ♥♥♥♥

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BONUS: Please pick another book from my list above.

[☘KathyD☘]

☘KathyD’s☘ 2023 Dusty Bookshelf
reading speed — turtle


*for the bonus pick, any romance book available in audio.

[Chelle_Rydz]

Chelle's End of Summer Bookshelf-

☘KathyD’s☘ picks for me - with Bonuses of

I pick for Penumbra and for a bonus

🐢🐿️ reading speed - 1 book and 1 bonus


For a Bonus, please pick a book another book from above.
Thank you!

Progress So Far-
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January - She and Her Cat: StoriesFINISHED 1/14/23
February - Blameless FINISHED 7/7/23
March - The Writing Retreat
April - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers FINISHED 4/22/23
May - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret FINISHED 5/8/23
June - Apples Never Fall FINISHED 6/21/23
BONUS: Kingdom of Bones FINISHED 7/31/23

July - Killers of a Certain Age FINISHED 7/27/23
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[Penumbra]

Penumbra's August 2023 Dusty Bookshelf:

TURTLE this month. Please pick a total of two books, that includes the Bonus book.



Bonus Pick one from the above list. I do not want one from the GR listings.

I pick for Jamie: and Bonus:

Ezi re-picks for me on behalf of Chelle because I messed up: and


DBS Completion Posts for first six months:

Jan (3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Feb (3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March (3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

April (3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

May (3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

June (2 of 3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

July (3) - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)]

~Jamie's August 2023 Dusty Bookshelf~

Speed: Hare



Bonus: Pick from the ones listed above :)

July 2023 Completed 3/3
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- 5 stars
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[Severina]

Reading Speed: Hare. Please pick two books. :)

Severina's Dusty Bookshelf - August 2023



No Goodreads Choice bonus book, please.

I picked for LaurLa:
and bonus:

Jamie picked for me:


ETA 08-15-23: Finished The Color Purple. :)
ETA 08-25-23: I started Edin, but put it down after a few chapters. I'm just not in the mood for it. Will try it again some other time.

(view spoiler)[Dusty Bookshelf Books Read:

January:
01. The Art of Racing in the Rain
02. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

February:
03. My Mother Was Nuts
04. The Chalk Man: A Novel

March:
05. Something Fabulous
06. The Quarry Girls

April:
07. Lost Boy Lost Girl
08. The Maze Runner

May:
09. Dead Silence

June:
10. Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
11. Contagion

July:
12. The Lions of Fifth Avenue

August:
13. The Color Purple
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[LaurLa]

LaurLa's DBS List✳️August
Reading Speed: Tortoise



BONUS: Goodreads Choice - ROMANCE

✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️

I picked for ✳️ Karen ♐
Perfect Together and Every Little Thing
Bonus: The Stopover

Picked for me ✳️ Severina
Bonus:

[Karen ♐]

Karen♐'s August Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for Vanessa: and bonus:

LaurLa picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

[Karen ♐]

Jan - July Completions in the Month They Were Chosen

Jan Pick - Tempting Taste - Finished 1/7

Feb Pick - Their Fairy Princess - Finished 2/15

Mar Pick - The Catch - Finished 3/18
- Abuse - Finished 3/25

Apr Pick - The Man from Sanctum - Finished 4/18

May Pick - The House on Olive Street - Finished 5/5

June Pick - The Littlest Cowboy - Finished 6/21

[Vanessa]

📚Vanessa's August 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge💈

Reading Speed: Hare


Bonus: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Horror

I picked for Cathy: Under Water and Like A Memory

Karen♐ picked for me:

[Cathy]

Cathy's August 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

Reading speed: hare


No bonus this month.

[Marty]

Marty's August Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: TURTLE this month - Fall semester begins in three weeks! So no bonus.

I pick for VampAmber:
Cathy picks for me:

[VampAmber]

VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - August 2023

I picked for Ariane:
Marty picked for me: and plus
Speed: confused squirrel (meaning I have no idea if I'll even read any, so give me as many choices as possible, which would be two and my bonus)

My List



Bonus Pick: let's try Best Horror again (even though I didn't get around to reading The Cherry Robbers this month... strike that, I just started reading it, so anything but The Cherry Robbers is fair game).

[Ariane]

Ariane's Dusty bookshelf
Completion months:
July ★★★★★ BONUS: ★★★★

Speed: turtle


Bonus: Please pick another book from the ones listed above

I picked for Erica:
VampAmber picked for me: ★★★★★ and ★★★★

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Erica's August Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Turtle
No bonus this month

I pick and for Michelle with a bonus of .

[Michelle]

Michelle's Dusty Shelf
Speed - Hare



Bonus - Best Fiction - https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

August 2023 Dusty Bookshelf
Speed:Hare--2 books + Bonus

I picked for :Jessica


Michelle picked for me:


My Bookshelf



Bonus Pick: Please pick another book from the ones listed above. Thanks!

[Jessica]

August 2023 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: Pick a third book from my list

Robin chose for me:


Chose for Danielle Gypsy Soul:

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

August Dusty Book Shelf
Duration: 1 - 31 Aug

Reading Speed: Hare


Bonus: Please pick another one from above

I pick Bonus: for Sadie
Jessica picks Bonus: for me

[Sadie]

Sadie's Dusty Book Shelf
Duration: August 08/01 -08/31

Reading Speed: Turtle (1 book) + bonus

I picked for Denise: Waterfall, The Key to Erebus, D.O.D.O

Danielle Gypsy Soul picked for me: Superior Saturday

My Bookshelf


Bonus: Please pick another one from above

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Denise's August Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed: Hare



Bonus: Please pick another from the list above

I pick for Carrie: +
Sadie picks for me: +

[Carrie]

Carrie's August Dusty
Hare



Bonus please pick a 3rd from above

[Severina]

To my person,

The pairs haven't been posted yet and I'm going to be away for the weekend. I may have internet access and if so, I will get your picks up as soon as I can. If not, I'll be home on Monday afternoon and I'll make them then. Apologies in advance for the delay!

[Penumbra]

Will the pairs be posted today?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PLEASE PICK FOR THE PERSON DIRECTLY BELOW YOU

P.S. Carrie, you will pick for the first person, which will be me (Ezinwanyi)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

DB Picks for Mouse333:
All these books look tantalizing, but my choices are:
Bonus

Enjoy!

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)]

Severina, my picks for you are and

Happy reading! :)

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Hi Jessica!! I hope you have a great August! Happy Reading!

My picks for you are Stars of Fortune--a favorite author AND Hang the Moon--an author I enjoy!



Bonus Pick:
I'm not familiar with any of the rest of your books so I went with one that looked interesting--plus I like witch stories!

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Carrie,

my picks for you: &

Bonus:

Happy Reading! :)

[Penumbra]

Ezi wrote: "PLEASE PICK FOR THE PERSON DIRECTLY BELOW YOU

P.S. Carrie, you will pick for the first person, which will be me (Ezinwanyi)"

I was actually thinking that this was a good way to do it :D

[Penumbra]

Jamie you have a lot of great books to choose from. It was a difficult decision, but I pick:

and Bonus:

Enjoy!

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)]

Penumbra wrote: "Jamie you have a lot of great books to choose from. It was a difficult decision, but I pick:

and Bonus: [bookcover:Business ..."

Thank you! I'm super excited about all of these.

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Hi Elaine

I’m picking these for you:
and

And for your bonus:


Hope you enjoy :)

[Ariane]

Erica here is my second pick for you:



I'll make you work on your series anyway ;)

Happy reading!

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Thank you Ezi! I’ve wanted to get to Painted Scars for a while now but could never seem to find the time

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Ariane wrote: " Erica here is my pick for you:



Happy reading!"

Oh this is awesome! I just finished the one before that and I LOVE this series! Thanks!!

[Connie N.]

☘KathyD☘

- You can't go wrong with Nora Roberts.

- I've heard good things about this series and have it on my TBR as well.

BONUS: - It doesn't look like you've read this series yet. A friend recommended it to me originally, and I enjoyed the entire series, although I haven't listened to it in audio.

Enjoy!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Hi Michelle! I pick and for you, with a bonus of . They all look so good - my TBR just grew!!

[LaurLa]

Karen ♐ - I pick for you (again)....

and

Bonus


Enjoy!

[Vanessa]

Hi Cathy!

I pick and for you!

Hope you enjoy!

[Cathy]

Vanessa wrote: "Hi Cathy!

I pick and for you!

Hope you enjoy!"

Thanks Vanessa! These look great!

[Cathy]

Marty-

I am unfamiliar with any of your books but I am choosing

Reading the description brought to mind Mistress of the Art of Death which I enjoyed very much. I hope you enjoy this one!