2023 September Monthly Challenge

[Susan]

DONE!!!

10/10

1. Happy September Birthday!
Read a book:
❇️ published in September
Wyoming Cowboys - Regan Black, Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2023) - Sept 6
❇️ with blue on the cover in honor of September's birthstone, the Sapphire

2. Baby Names! ▻
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character (doesn't need to be MC) or is written by an author with one of the above popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
❇️ with a a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!

This month's names:
Jasper (Treasurer),
Lydia (From Lydia, Greece),
Night of Lyons - Chasity Bowlin et al. (Dragonblade Pub - Aug 2023) - Unmasked by the Lyon by Belle Ami - Sept 2
Elias (The Lord is My God),
Lila (Lilac Tree)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker
Read a book:
❇️ written by Julie Ann Walker, or any author with her first or last name. Link to Julie Ann Walker's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Julie Ann Walker:
▻ She is from Tulsa, Oklahoma and was the editor of her high school newspaper called The Tiger’s Tale
▻ She won many writing contests but wanted to "flex her mental muscles" so graduated college with a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to teach high school advanced mathematics.
▻ After moving to Chicago, she returned to her passion, writing romance and romantic suspense. She also loves travel, camping, hiking, cycling, cooking, and petting every dog that walks by her.

Read a book:
❇️ featuring an animal on the cover or in the story (bonus if a feline or tiger)
Chef Sugarlips - Tawna Fenske (Capstone - May 2018) (cat) - Sept 8
❇️ with a teacher or a character working in a career where math is important (accountant, banker, STEM, etc.)
❇️ tagged as any variation of suspense or romantic suspense

4. Little League Month ▻ The history of Little League baseball extends as far back as the game of baseball itself, which was introduced to the US as cricket during the Revolutionary War and started to morph into the game we know now during the Civil War. Little league baseball appeared for children during the 1880s in New York as part of adult clubs or as street ball. But in 1938, Carl Stotz organized a baseball league for the boys in his hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Having no sons of his own, Carl often played ball with his young nephews and wanted a way to provide an organized program for them.
Read a book:
❇️ with a ball of any kind on the cover
❇️ set during (any) wartime
❇️ tagged as any variation of sports or baseball
Coulda Been a Cowboy - Brenda Novak (HQN - Mar 2014) (sports/football) - Sept 10

5. National Indoor Plant Week (third week) ▻ According to several sources, National Indoor Plant Week exists to “… promote and increase awareness of the importance of live plants in internal spaces”. Indoor plants keep our natural air cleaner, produce oxygen for us and absorb our carbon dioxide, help with our stress levels, and brighten our indoor spaces!
Read a book:
❇️ with any plant on the cover
❇️ featuring a character who likes to garden or has house plants
❇️ with a green cover
Montana Rain - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2023) - Sept 21

6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day ▻ Early telephone systems required a switchboard to connect and disconnect phone users. This special day celebrates the world of telephone operators by celebrating the first woman telephone switchboard operator in America. Emma Nutt became the first woman telephone operator on September 1, 1878. She loved the job and worked at it for 33 years.
Read a book:
❇️ with any communication device on the cover
❇️ with a female MC
❇️ with double letters in the author's first or last name (eMMa nuTT)
Navy SEAL's Deadly Secret - Cindy Dees (HRS #2074 - Jan 2020) - Sept 4

7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day ▻ A great day to be a procrastinator. If you are among the millions of us who never seem to be able to stay on schedule, then you will certainly enjoy today. If you really want to enjoy the day (but risk making folks angry), you could ignore your alarm clock, ignore clocks altogether today, or be fashionably late on purpose (instead of your normal accidental fashionable lateness!).
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a clock, watch or other time-keeping device on the cover
❇️ with a character who puts off doing something they know they should do (for any reason)
❇️ with an author's first or last name that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION
The Lyon Who Loved Me - Tracy Sumner (Dragonblade - Sept 2023) - Sept 12

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day ▻ Have to counter Be Late for Something Day with it's opposite today! Today is a day to fight procrastination. Make a decision. Take action. Do it now. Do it today. It may be hard to do. But, you will be glad you did.
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character that may need to work around the clock, eg EMT, doctor, lawyer, law enforcement, etc.
❇️ with a gung-ho character, someone eager to start something, do something, or lets nothing stop them
Caught by You - Jennifer Bernard (Avon - Jan 2016) - Sept 13
❇️ with a title that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day ▻ This day seeks a global cessation of violence and war. Each year on this day, celebrations are held in hundreds of countries, all with the same goal in mind….to stop war and violence. Created and sponsored by the United Nations, the goal for this day is “a day of non-violence and cease-fire”. Wouldn’t it be nice if this one day succeeded and spread, country by country, day by day until there is no more war or violence? Can this goal ever succeed? Former Beatle John Lennon had the right vision in his song “Imagine“.
Read a book:
❇️ with a serene or peaceful-looking cover (your interpretation
❇️ featuring people or groups putting aside differences or making peace about something
❇️ with an author's first OR last name initial in PEACE
How to Cheat the Marriage Mart - Millie Adams (HH #1677 - Oct 2022) - Sept 16

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!
Hunted at Christmas - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1061 - Oct 2023) - Sept 14

[Frankie]

2023 September Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished


1. Happy September Birthday!
Read a book:
❇️ published in September
❇️ with blue on the cover in honor of September's birthstone, the Sapphire
Winter's Shock-Mary Stone 9/15/23

2. Baby Names! ▻ This month's names: Jasper (Treasurer), Lydia (From Lydia, Greece), Elias (The Lord is My God), Lila (Lilac Tree)
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character (doesn't need to be MC) or is written by an author with one of the above popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
❇️ with a a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
(Lilah Love)
The Ghost Assassin-Lisa Renee Jones 9/03/23

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker
Read a book:
❇️ tagged as any variation of suspense or romantic suspense
Inside-Brenda Novak 9/07/23

4. Little League Month ▻
Read a book:
❇️ tagged as any variation of sports or baseball
Camden-Sawyer Bennett 9/16/23

5. National Indoor Plant Week (third week) ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with a green cover
Home Again: Starting Over-Becki Willis 9/08/23

6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with a female MC
❇️ with double letters in the author's first or last name (eMMa nuTT)
Gone Missing-Linda Castillo 9/06/23

7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with an author's first or last name that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION
Rebecca Yarros-In the Likely Event 9/15/23

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with a title that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION
Promise Me Always-A.L. Jackson 9/22/23

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with an author's first OR last name initial in PEACE
Devney Perry-Crimson River 9/14/23

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!
Fun House-Lani Lynn Vale 9/01/23

[Breann]

All done!! Thanks for a great challenge :)
September Monthly Challenge

Read: 10/10

1. Happy September Birthday!: It Happened One Autumn (published in September) 9/11 ★★★☆☆

2. Baby Names!: Magic Tides (gods) 9/19 ★★★★☆

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Julie Ann Walker: Mirror Image (romantic suspense) 9/17 ★★★★☆

4. Little League Month: The Goal (sports) 9/16 ★★☆☆☆

5. National Indoor Plant Week: Straight from the Hip (plant on cover) 9/1 ★★★☆☆

6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day: Celebrity in Death (double letter in author's name) 9/23 ★★★☆☆

7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day: Verity (author's name begins with "C") 9/13 ★★★☆☆

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day: Of Blood and Bone (books begins with "O") 9/6 ★★★★☆

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day: Radiance 9/8 ★★★☆☆

10. Reader's Choice: The Family You Make 9/24 ★★★★☆

[Lacy]

2023 September Monthly Challenge
8/10 Completed


1. Happy September Birthday: September
Dirty Like Jude - Jaine Diamond - 9/3 - 3*

2. Baby Names: Lila
Double Love - Francine Pascal - 9/25 - 3*

3. Featured Author Challenge: Animals
McKettrick's Luck - Linda Lael Miller - 9/11 - 3*

4. Little League Month: Snow Skiing
My Kind of Wonderful - Jill Shalvis - 9/14 - 4*

5. National Indoor Plant Week:


6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day: "OO"
The Big Fake - Penelope Bloom - 9/22 - 2*

7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day: Puts Off
Dirty Like Zane - Jaine Diamond - 9/7 - 3*

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day: "ll"
Nobody But You - Jill Shalvis - 9/18 - 5*

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day:


10. Reader's Choice
Boy Toy - Sarina Bowen - 9/23 - 3*

[tawny•dawn]

🍎📓September Reading Challenge 🍏

1. September Release: Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score 9/5
2. Jasper (Treasurer) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 9/11
3. animal on cover (cat) Death Checked Out by Leah Dobrinska 9/6
4. Little League Month Bromance Book Club by Alyssa Kay Adams 9/5
5. plant on cover, gardener, green cover: Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette 9/29
6. Female MC: Uprooted by Naomi Novik 9/20
7. author procrastination- Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 9/13
8. Title procrastination- The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louis Miller 9/8
9. peaceful cover- Do I Know You? 9/29
10. readers choice- Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 9/4

[Elaine]

Finished challenge on post 8.
Just made it! Phew.

[Barbara ★]

September Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔️1. Happy September Birthday!
Read a book:
❇️ published in September
For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black (pub Sep 8, 2020) 9/10

✔️2. Baby Names! ▻ This month's names: Jasper (Treasurer), Lydia (From Lydia, Greece), Elias (The Lord is My God), Lila (Lilac Tree)
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character or is written by an author with one of the above popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them.
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker (Jasper) 9/29

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker
Read a book:
❇️ tagged as any variation of suspense or romantic suspense
Forced to Flee - Terri Reed 9/17

✔️4. Little League Month
Read a book:
❇️ set during (any) wartime
A Queen of Thieves & Chaos - K.A. Tucker 9/26

✔️5. National Indoor Plant Week (third week)
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character who likes to garden or has house plants
Earth Bound - Christine Feehan (heroine) 9/15

✔️6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day
Read a book:
❇️ with double letters in the author's first or last name
Flea Market Magic - Bella Falls 9/2

✔️7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day
Read a book:
❇️ with an author's first or last name that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION
Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5 (NEW ZEALAND)

✔️8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day
Read a book:
❇️ with a gung-ho character, someone eager to start something, do something, or lets nothing stop them
Bound Together - Christine Feehan 9/22
(hero bound and determined to take out a pedophile ring)

✔️9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day
Read a book:
❇️ with an author's first OR last name initial in PEACE
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams 9/8

✔️10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!
The Witch Collector - Charissa Weaks 9/1

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Christine]

10/10 Completed September 30

1. Happy September Birthday: How to Enslave a Human by Dylan Callens September 29, 4 stars

2. Baby Names!: Jasper: Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey September 9, 4 stars

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker: Hell on Wheels by Julie Ann Walker September 25, 4 stars

4. Little League Month ▻ Changing the Game by Jaci Burton September 16, 4 stars

5. National Indoor Plant Week: Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich September 30, 4 stars

6. September 1: female MC: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones September 10, 2 stars

7. September 5: Four Past Midnight by Stephen King September 27, 4 stars

8. September 6: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton September 14, 4 stars

9. September 21: Wings by Aprilynne Pike September 4, 4 stars

10. Reader's Choice: Linden Falls by Joshua Hershey September 25, 3 stars

[Bookchaser]

2023 September Monthly Challenge



I finished just in time!!!


10/10 Completed


01. Happy September Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in September or with blue on the cover in honor of September's birthstone, the Sapphire.
Nobody's Hero: An Ex-con and good-girl romance by Laura Trentham 09/11/23
02. Baby Names! This month's names: Jasper (Treasurer), Lydia (From Lydia, Greece), Elias (The Lord is My God), and Lila (Lilac Tree): 👶🏻Read a book featuring a character (doesn't need to be MC) or is written by an author with one of the above popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them, with a a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
The Rancher's Twins by Carol Ross 09/10/23
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Julie Ann Walker : 👩🏻‍💻Read a book written by Julie Ann Walker, or any author with her first or last name.
Or read a book featuring an animal on the cover or in the story (bonus if a feline or tiger), with a teacher or a character working in a career where math is important (accountant, banker, STEM, etc.) or tagged as any variation of suspense or romantic suspense.
You'll Be Mine by Marie Force 09/16/23
04. Little League Month: ⚾️Read a book with a ball of any kind on the cover, set during (any) wartime or tagged as any variation of sports or baseball.
Remember Love by Mary Balogh 09/08/23
05. National Indoor Plant Week (third week): 🎍Read a book with any plant on the cover, featuring a character who likes to garden or has house plants, or with a green cover.
Only Home with You by Jeannie Chin 09/18/23
06. Emma M. Nutt Day (September 1): 📞Read a book with any communication device on the cover, with a female MC, or with double letters in the author's first or last name (eMMa nuTT).
Home for the Holidays by Rochelle Alers 09/05/23
07. Be Late for Something Day (September 5): ⌚️Read a book featuring a clock, watch or other time-keeping device on the cover, with a character who puts off doing something they know they should do (for any reason), or with an author's first or last name that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION.
An Echo in Time by Sherry Lewis 09/30/23
08. Fight Procrastination Day (September 6): 👨🏼‍🚒👩🏻‍⚕️👮🏼‍♀️Read a book featuring a character that may need to work around the clock, eg EMT, doctor, lawyer, law enforcement, etc., with a gung-ho character, someone eager to start something, do something, or lets nothing stop them, or with a title that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION.
Not Quite Enough by Catherine Bybee 09/04/23
09. International Peace Day (September 21): 🕊️Read a book with a serene or peaceful looking cover (your interpretation, featuring people or groups putting aside differences or making peace about something, or with an author's first OR last name initial in PEACE.
Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich 09/02/23
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice!
Hunting for a Highlander by Lynsay Sands 09/30/23

[JoAnne]

finished on post #14
completed 10/10

[Anne Boleyn's Ghost]

Another month, another finish JUST in time! 😄

September Monthly Challenge

6/6



1. Happy September Birthday: Disrupted Engagement Nicky James
(published in September) ✔️ 9/20

2. Baby Names: Appetites & Vices Felicia Grossman
(character named Lydia) ✔️ 9/25

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC): Julie Ann Walker: Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus
(character works in STEM profession) ✔️ 9/8

4. Little League Month: Everything for You Chloe Liese ✔️ 9/3
(tagged as sports romance)

5. September 1: Emma M. Nutt Day: A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder Dianne Freeman
(double letters in the author's first and last name) ✔️ 9/14

6. September 5: Be Late for Something Day: Death by Dumpling Vivien Chien
(author's last name start with the letter C) ✔️ 9/30

[Cyliena]

All done! :)


Completed: 10/10

1. Happy September Birthday!: The Disgraced Debutante ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)
2. Baby Names!: The Great Witches Baking Show ⭐⭐⭐ (9/19)
3. FAC – Julie Ann Walker: Not That Duke (pet kitten!) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/16)
4. Little League Month: Coach ⭐⭐⭐ (9/18)
5. National Indoor Plant Week: Lady Claire Is All That ⭐⭐⭐ (9/8)
6. Emma M. Nutt Day: Fury: A Fake Dating Workplace Romance ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/7)
7. Be Late for Something Day: The List ⭐⭐⭐ (9/14)
8. Fight Procrastination Day: Huge Deal ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/3)
9. International Peace Day: Snow Moon ⭐⭐⭐ (9/27)
10. Reader's Choice: A Lie for a Lie ⭐⭐⭐ (9/28)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

2023 September Monthly Challenge

In for 10! 📚

10 of 10. Completed 9.29.2023 DONE!

1. Happy September Birthday!: Prison Planet Barbarian by Ruby Dixon 9.27.2023
2. Baby Names - Jasper, Lydia, Elias, Lila: Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb 9.26.2023
3. Featured Author Challenge - Julia Ann Walker: Hell on Wheels by Julie Ann Walker 9.3.2023
4. Little League Month: Turn Me On by Lauren Blakely 9.29.2023
5. National Indoor Plant Week: Arcana Rising by Kresley Cole 9.6.2023
6. Emma M. Nutt Day - Sept. 1: Dark in Death by J.D. Robb 9.15.2023
7. Be Late for Something Day - Sept. 5: Sanctuary Found by Sloane Kennedy 9.5.2023
8. Fight Procrastination Day - Sept. 6: Knockout by Sarah MacLean 9.14.2023
9. International Peace Day - Sept. 21: Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake 9.21.2023
10. Reader's Choice: The Corsair's Captive by Ruby Dixon 9.28.2023



Thanks for a fun challenge!

[Melissa]

Completed

2023 September Monthly Challenge
8/10


1. Happy September Birthday!
Read a book:
❇️ published in September
❇️ with blue on the cover in honor of September's birthstone, the Sapphire - Queen Bee finished 9/9

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker
Read a book:
❇️ written by Julie Ann Walker, or any author with her first or last name. Link to Julie Ann Walker's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Julie Ann Walker:
▻ She is from Tulsa, Oklahoma and was the editor of her high school newspaper called The Tiger’s Tale
▻ She won many writing contests but wanted to "flex her mental muscles" so graduated college with a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to teach high school advanced mathematics.
▻ After moving to Chicago, she returned to her passion, writing romance and romantic suspense. She also loves travel, camping, hiking, cycling, cooking, and petting every dog that walks by her.

Read a book:
❇️ featuring an animal on the cover or in the story (bonus if a feline or tiger)
❇️ with a teacher or a character working in a career where math is important (accountant, banker, STEM, etc.)
❇️ tagged as any variation of suspense or romantic suspense-A Twisted Love Story - Finished 9/24

5. National Indoor Plant Week (third week) ▻ According to several sources, National Indoor Plant Week exists to “… promote and increase awareness of the importance of live plants in internal spaces”. Indoor plants keep our natural air cleaner, produce oxygen for us and absorb our carbon dioxide, help with our stress levels, and brighten our indoor spaces!
Read a book:
❇️ with any plant on the cover
❇️ featuring a character who likes to garden or has house plants
❇️ with a green cover -Mother May I - finished 9/5

6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day ▻ Early telephone systems required a switchboard to connect and disconnect phone users. This special day celebrates the world of telephone operators by celebrating the first woman telephone switchboard operator in America. Emma Nutt became the first woman telephone operator on September 1, 1878. She loved the job and worked at it for 33 years.
Read a book:
❇️ with any communication device on the cover
❇️ with a female MC - Kiss the Girl Finished 9/13
❇️ with double letters in the author's first or last name (eMMa nuTT)

7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day ▻ A great day to be a procrastinator. If you are among the millions of us who never seem to be able to stay on schedule, then you will certainly enjoy today. If you really want to enjoy the day (but risk making folks angry), you could ignore your alarm clock, ignore clocks altogether today, or be fashionably late on purpose (instead of your normal accidental fashionable lateness!).
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a clock, watch or other time-keeping device on the cover
❇️ with a character who puts off doing something they know they should do (for any reason)
❇️ with an author's first or last name that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION -A Court of Wings and Ruin - Finished 9/7

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day ▻ Have to counter Be Late for Something Day with it's opposite today! Today is a day to fight procrastination. Make a decision. Take action. Do it now. Do it today. It may be hard to do. But, you will be glad you did.
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character that may need to work around the clock, eg EMT, doctor, lawyer, law enforcement, etc.
❇️ with a gung-ho character, someone eager to start something, do something, or lets nothing stop them - On the Come Up - Finished 9/21
❇️ with a title that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day ▻ This day seeks a global cessation of violence and war. Each year on this day, celebrations are held in hundreds of countries, all with the same goal in mind….to stop war and violence. Created and sponsored by the United Nations, the goal for this day is “a day of non-violence and cease-fire”. Wouldn’t it be nice if this one day succeeded and spread, country by country, day by day until there is no more war or violence? Can this goal ever succeed? Former Beatle John Lennon had the right vision in his song “Imagine“.
Read a book:
❇️ with a serene or peaceful looking cover (your interpretation
❇️ featuring people or groups putting aside differences or making peace about something - I Was a Sixth-Grade Zombie - Finished 9/10
❇️ with an author's first OR last name initial in PEACE

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice! - Moon of the Crusted Snow - Finished 9/13

[Julianna]

Final Update 10/1

1. Happy September Birthday!: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole - blue cover (9/13)★★★★

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker: Castles by Julie Garwood - author shares first name (9/25)★★★★

6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day: Take It Off by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov - double letters in the author's last name (9/16)★★★★★

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day: Saving Liam by D.P. Denman - title starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION (9/30)★★★★1/2

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day: Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath - peaceful looking cover & H/h must put aside differences to make peace (9/6)★★★★★

10. Reader's Choice: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay K. Gupta (9/18)★★★★★

Completed 6/6

[LaurLa]

Great job everyone! Looks like we had lots of finishers! Good luck next month!

[Lacy]

2023 September Monthly Challenge
8/10 Completed
Finished! I didn't quite make it to 10!


🍁1. Happy September Birthday: September
Dirty Like Jude - Jaine Diamond - 9/3 - 3*

🍁2. Baby Names: Lila
Double Love - Francine Pascal - 9/25 - 3*

🍁3. Featured Author Challenge: Animals
McKettrick's Luck - Linda Lael Miller - 9/11 - 3*

🍁4. Little League Month: Snow Skiing
My Kind of Wonderful - Jill Shalvis - 9/14 - 4*

5. National Indoor Plant Week:


🍁6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day: "OO"
The Big Fake - Penelope Bloom - 9/22 - 2*

🍁7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day: Puts Off
Dirty Like Zane - Jaine Diamond - 9/7 - 3*

🍁8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day: "ll"
Nobody But You - Jill Shalvis - 9/18 - 5*

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day:


🍁10. Reader's Choice
Boy Toy - Sarina Bowen - 9/23 - 3*

[Caraina]

2023 September Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED
Duration: Sept 1, 2023 - Sept 30, 2023

Completed: 10/10

1. Happy September Birthday!
Read a book:
❇️ published in September: The Girl You Left Behind - Jojo Moyes 9/30/23 (published September 27, 2012)
❇️ with blue on the cover in honor of September's birthstone, the Sapphire

2. Baby Names! ▻ This month's names: Jasper (Treasurer), Lydia (From Lydia, Greece), Elias (The Lord is My God), Lila (Lilac Tree)
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character (doesn't need to be MC) or is written by an author with one of the above popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
❇️ with a a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!: Devoted - Jennifer Mathieu 9/29/23 (Elias - plot deals with religion)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker
Read a book:
❇️ written by Julie Ann Walker, or any author with her first or last name.
❇️ featuring an animal on the cover or in the story (bonus if a feline or tiger)
❇️ with a teacher or a character working in a career where math is important (accountant, banker, STEM, etc.)
❇️ tagged as any variation of suspense or romantic suspense: Private: Oz - James Patterson 9/25/23 (MPG - Suspense)

4. Little League Month ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with a ball of any kind on the cover
❇️ set during (any) wartime
❇️ tagged as any variation of sports or baseball: Listen, Pitch - Lani Lynn Vale 9/2/23 (MPG - Sports)

5. National Indoor Plant Week (third week) ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with any plant on the cover
❇️ featuring a character who likes to garden or has house plants
❇️ with a green cover: The Glass Arrow - Kristen Simmons 9/24/23

6. September 1 ▻ Emma M. Nutt Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with any communication device on the cover
❇️ with a female MC
❇️ with double letters in the author's first or last name (eMMa nuTT): Baltimore Blues - Laura Lippman 9/17/23

7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a clock, watch or other time-keeping device on the cover
❇️ with a character who puts off doing something they know they should do (for any reason)
❇️ with an author's first or last name that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION: Nights in Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks 9/7/23

8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ featuring a character that may need to work around the clock, eg EMT, doctor, lawyer, law enforcement, etc.
❇️ with a gung-ho character, someone eager to start something, do something, or lets nothing stop them
❇️ with a title that starts with a letter in PROCRASTINATION: Spilled Blood - Brian Freeman 9/1/23

9. September 21 ▻ International Peace Day ▻
Read a book:
❇️ with a serene or peaceful looking cover (your interpretation
❇️ featuring people or groups putting aside differences or making peace about something
❇️ with an author's first OR last name initial in PEACE: North of Boston - Elisabeth Elo 9/10/23

10. Reader's Choice
❇️ Read any book of your choice!: One of Us Is Next - Karen M. McManus 9/15/23

[Sonja]

Finally getting caught up on these! I managed 6 of my planned 5 last month!

6/5
1. Happy September Birthday! Hook, Line, and Sinker (blue cover)
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ▻ Julie Ann Walker: Partners in Crime (MC is a teacher)
4. Little League Month ▻ Tidelands (wartime)
5. National Indoor Plant Week (third week) ▻ Don't Hex and Drive (green cover)
7. September 5 ▻ Be Late for Something Day ▻ A Study in Scarlet Women (S, T in author name in PROCRASTINATION)
8. September 6 ▻ Fight Procrastination Day ▻ The Man Ban (MC is a doctor)

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