2024 The Lost Challenges

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Burgers Please

Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2024
Level Level 2 16 or more tasks

READ: 34/16+

15. White Castle
✔ 🍔Read a book with a white cover
Damsel Under Stress - Shanna Swendson 9/28

✔ 🍔 where a castle is in the storyline
Silver Silence - Joy Nash 8/10
✔ 🍔 where a character eats onions (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Confessions of a Red Herring - Dana Dratch 11/2
(we both ordered two eggs with cheese, onions and peppers), p131

14. McDonald's
✔ 🍔Read a book eats a cheeseburger(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20
(he snorted and bit into his cheeseburger), p287
✔ 🍔 set in USA
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart (Pennsylvania) 7/23
✔ 🍔 where the authors initials can be found in MCDONALDS.
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7

13. Sonic
✔ 🍔 Read a book that is huge (over 350 pages)
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman (449 pages) 7/6
✔ 🍔 with ice cream on the cover
Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen 10/31


12. Carl's Jr
✔ 🍔 Read a book you think is racy
Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand 7/26
✔ 🍔 set in California
The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax 9/8

11. Wendy's
✔ 🍔 Read a book set in winter
The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett 8/23
✔ 🍔 where a character eats bacon (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #),
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett 7/30
(My father rewarded her with a slice of bacon), ch6
✔ 🍔 with a character or author is called Wendy.
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11
(bakery worker is named Wendy)

10. Cheeseburger in Paradise
✔ 🍔 Read a book where a character goes to Paradise (Your interpretation)
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (Auden Scott) 8/12
✔ 🍔 read a book where a character goes to a restaurant
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams (MCs reading group) 8/6

9. Whataburger
✔ 🍔 Read a book that is seventh in a series
Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea - Karen Rose Smith 10/25
(Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery #7)

8. Fuddruckers
✔ 🍔 Read a book where a character eats something homemade
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay (Thanksgiving dinner) 7/18
✔ 🍔 has a 1 or 4 in the page count
The Land Below - William Meikle (151 pages) 8/3
✔ 🍔 where the first letter of each title word can be found in FUDDRUCKERS.
Deadly Delivery - Hope Callaghan 10/16

7. Johnny Rockets
✔ 🍔 Read a book with a male name in the title
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme (MC=Quadehar) 8/7
✔ 🍔 set in a diner
A Call for Kelp - Bree Baker 9/19
✔ 🍔 where the first letter of each title word can be found in APPLEWOOD (Three word minimum).
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15

6. Five Guys
✔ 🍔 Read a book that centers around a family
Mind Games - Nora Roberts 7/1
✔ 🍔 that is fifth in a series
May Day Murder - Jennifer David Hesse 9/25
(A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #5)
✔ 🍔 written by a guy.
The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4

5. Culver's
✔ 🍔Read a book that you read quickly
New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
✔ 🍔 where a character eats fast food. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
Fever - Joan Swan 8/27
(I'll have a #3 and a large coke), p190

4. Red Robin
✔ 🍔 Read a book with a bird on the cover
Second Sight - Aoife Clifford 10/20

✔ 🍔 which is set at a bar
Tap - Tracy Ewens 9/30
✔ 🍔 where a title word had a double letter in it.
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4

3. Steak 'n Shake
✔ 🍔 Read a book where a character eats a steak(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25
(I'll have the steak), p102
✔ 🍔 set at a restaurant
Death by Dumpling - Elizabeth Rain 8/30
✔ 🍔 a book where a character has to wait for something.
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
(Ned has to wait for his sister to invent something to fix his legs)

2. In-n-Out
✔ 🍔 Read a book set in a coastal town
Lethal Letters - Ellery Adams 8/28
✔ 🍔 where a title word has two sets of double letters
The Barbarian King's Assassin - Eve Langlais 9/3
✔ 🍔 where the authors initial can be found in IN N OUT.
Stone Song - Tricia O'Malley 9/10

1. Shake Shack
✔ 🍔 Read the first in a series
See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3
✔ 🍔 where a character shakes something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
(Jude grasped Hattie by the upper arms and shook her), p371
✔ 🍔 where the first letter of the location can be found in SHACK
After the Game - Abbi Glines (Alabama) 7/2

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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OPI Pinks
Duration: August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

READ: 15/15

✔ 1. Aphrodite's Pink Nightie
🎀 Read a book where a nightie is worn OR with a pink title (show cover) OR that is tagged Romance.
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti 8/29

✔ 2. Barbie Dreamhouse
🎀 Read a book where a family gets their dream house OR where a single woman owns her own home OR published in 1962, 1974, 1990, 2008 or 2013 (share pub. year).
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams (MC) 8/6

✔ 3. Editor in Chic
🎀 Read a book with a character who is an editor OR where a character is considered chic (elegantly and stylishly fashionable) OR whose title begins with E.
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10

✔ 4. Flamingo Your Own Way
🎀 Read a book with a flamingo on the cover (show cover) OR whose title ends with Y OR with a strong pair bond in the story (does not have to be romantic).
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (Remi and Auden) 8/12

✔ 5. It's a Girl!
🎀 Read a book where a female baby is born OR with punctuation in the title OR by a female author.
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger 8/21

✔ 6. A Kick in the Bud
🎀 Read a book with the letters BUD (in any order) in the title OR where a character needs some motivation OR that has been on your TBR a long time.
In a Heartbeat - Elizabeth Adler (added 2009) 8/20

✔ 7. Knowledge is Flower
🎀 Read a book with an intelligent character OR with a flower on the cover (show cover) OR whose MC's first name begins with a letter in FLOWER (share name).
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31


✔ 8. Mod About You
🎀 Read a book whose title is a pun OR whose author's name is 10 letters long like Oscar Wilde OR read a stand alone.
Toucan Keep a Secret - Donna Andrews 8/23

✔ 9. Nail HeART
🎀 Read a book where a character gets their nails done OR with an artist character OR with a heart on the cover (show cover).
Lethal Letters - Ellery Adams (MC) 8/28

✔ 10. Shined, Sealed, Delivered
🎀 Read a book where the title has a word that ends in -ed OR where a delivery is made OR with a painted fingernail on the cover (show cover).
Hooked on Ewe - Hannah Reed 8/19

✔ 11. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Mountains
🎀 Read a book with a five word title OR set in the mountains OR with a rainbow on the cover (show cover).
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11


✔ 12. Strawberry Margarita
🎀 Read a book where a margarita is served OR set in California, Mexico or Texas OR by an author named Margarita (Rita), Margaret (Meg, Peggy, Maggie) or Daisy.
Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25

✔ 13. Tastes Like Strawberries
🎀 Read a book where someone eats strawberries OR where a person has a garden OR set in Florida.
Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett (MC) 8/17

✔ 14. Throw Me a Kiss
🎀 Read a book with a kiss on the cover (show cover) OR with the word KISS in the title OR where you find the word THROW in the text (share page/Loc#).
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(I was prepared to throw down with a full grown dragon), p164

✔ 15. We Canyon Do Better
🎀 Read a book where people need to do better (any interpretation) OR with the word CANYON in the title or series name (share series name) OR read a series book (share series name and number).
The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett (Savage #2) 8/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Fall Flavors
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2024

READ: 15/15

✔ 1. Apple
🍏 Read a book with an apple on the cover (Show cover) or where a character bakes a pie or where the authors initials can be found in APPLE CIDER.
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah 10/1
(MC bakes a cherry pie)

✔ 2. Cinnamon
🟤 Read a book where the word cinnamon is found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character bakes cookies or a book that you consider spicy (Your interpretation).
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly 10/6
(she smelled like cinnamon and ivory soap), ch5

✔ 3. Ginger
🫚 Read a book where a character is in pain or where a character drinks tea or where the first letter of each title word can be found in GINGERSNAP. (Three word minimum)
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge 10/12
(Ruby after she is beaten by her abductor)

✔ 4. Caramel
🍵Read a book where a character drinks a latte or where a character waits on customers or where the MCs initials can be found in CARAMEL.
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook 10/3
(MC owns a food truck and waits on customers daily)

✔ 5. Pumpkin
🎃 Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks coffee or carves something.
The Teacher - Katerina Diamond 10/4
(serial killer carves his victims)

✔ 6. Maple
🥞 Read a book where a character eats pancakes or waffles or read a standalone or read a book where each title word can be found in MAPLE SYRUP. (Three word minimum)
Christmas Presents - Lisa Unger 10/27

✔ 7. Cranberry
🔴 Read a book that has a red cover (Show cover) or where a character eats salsa or set in America.
It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake (Massachusetts) 10/15

✔ 8. Pecan
🟠 Read a book which a character uses butter (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where trees or a forest on the cover (Show cover) or where the authors initials can be found in PECAN.
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley 10/19


✔ 9. Sweet Potato
🍠 Read a book which you think is sweet (Your interpretation) or a book where a character eats nuts or read a book where you can find the first letter of the location in the word EARTHY.
Exiles - Jane Harper (Australia) 10/12

✔ 10. Chai
☕ Read a book with tea on the cover (Show cover) or where a character reads ice cream or where the MC's initials can be found in CHAI TEA.
Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea - Karen Rose Smith 10/25


✔ 11. Pear
🍐 Read a book with a character who is underrated (Your interpretation) or with two characters who are cousins or where the first letter of the location can be found in PEAR.
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah (Rory and Colleen) 10/11

✔ 12. Sage
🟢 Read a book where a character makes stuffing or where someone gives another a casserole or with a green cover (Show cover).
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah (MC) 10/29

✔ 13. Brown Butter
🧈 Read a book with a brown cover (Show cover) or where a character uses butter or where the first letter of each title word can be found in BROWN BUTTER (Three word minimum).
Murder of a Werewolf - April Fernsby 10/13
(the butter was deliciously salty), p120

✔ 14. Bourbon
🥃 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail or where a character reads a recipe or where the word whiskey can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston 10/15
(MC has a lemon martini)

✔ 15. Hazelnut
⚫ Read a character who drinks hot chocolate or eats nuts or with a character who is rich.
Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams 10/10
(drinking hot chocolate from the vending machine), ch15

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Autumn Cocktails
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2024

READ: 10/10

✔1. Apples & Pears
🍂 Read a book where someone does a DIY project OR with a character named Charlotte OR by an author whose first initial is A or P.
Murder of a Werewolf - April Fernsby 10/13

✔2. Great Pumpkin
🍂 Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover (show cover) OR with the words GREAT or PUMPKIN in the title OR with a character named Lucy or Charlie.
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge (Charlie, a cop) 10/12

✔3. Applejack Rabbit
🍂 Read a book where a character uses a reference book OR where someone tastes something good OR that has a word in the title that contains -ck.
Knock Down Dragon Out - Krystal Shannan 10/27

✔4. Lights Out Punch
🍂 Read a book where someone has a party OR where the lights go out OR a long book (over 400 pages - share page count).
The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe (491 pages) 10/8

✔5. Cynar Flip
🍂 Read a book set in Canada OR by a Canadian author OR whose title begins with C.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly 10/6

✔6. Fall from the Tree
🍂 Read a book with a History genre on the main page OR with an orchard in the story OR by an author whose first or last name begins with J or K.
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook 10/3

✔7. Pumpkin Buck
🍂 Read a book whose title is orange (show cover) OR where Thanksgiving is observed OR whose title begins with P.
Deadly Delivery - Hope Callaghan 10/16


✔8. Tender Nob
🍂 Read a book set in San Francisco OR where a character drinks bourbon OR a Series #2.
The Fractured Dark - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/19

✔9. Jubilee
🍂 Read a book where there is a celebration OR with a one word title OR set in New York City.
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah 10/29
(Halloween bash for entire town)

✔10. Falling Leaves
🍂 Read a book with a river in the story (tell us the name) OR with fall leaves on the cover (show cover) OR where a character drinks a white wine
Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston 10/15
(she watched him pur the white wine into glasses), p66

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Weekly Wonder
Duration: January - December 2024

READ: 52/52

✔ Week 1: Jan 1-Jan 7 // Judge a Book by the Cover
Book: The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed
Date: 1/7

✔ Week 2: Jan 8-Jan 14 // A Series Book
Book:Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin
Date: 1/9

✔ Week 3: Jan 15-Jan 21 // New-to-You Author
Book: Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford
Date: 1/15

✔ Week 4: Jan 22-Jan 28 // Chick-Lit or Women's Fiction
Book: The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis
Date: 1/28

✔ Week 5: Jan 29-Feb 4 // A Color Word in Title
Book: Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell
Date: 2/4

✔ Week 6: Feb 5-Feb 11 // Author's First Name Begins With A Vowel
Book: Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton
Date: 2/7

✔Week 7: Feb 12-Feb 18 // Male Author
Book: Breakdown - Daniel Pyle
Date: 2/19

✔Week 8: Feb 19-Feb 25 // Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Book: Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths
Date: 2/22

✔ Week 9: Feb 26-Mar 4 // Series Book
Book: Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Date: 3/2

✔ Week 10: Mar 5-Mar 11 // Title Begins With A-F
Book: Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor
Date: 3/6

✔Week 11: Mar 12-Mar 18 // Author's Last Name Starts With M-Z
Book: Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay
Date: 3/19

✔Week 12: Mar 19-Mar 25 // Title Begins With T-Z
Book: True Dead - Faith Hunter
Date: 3/23

✔Week 13: Mar 26-Apr 1 // Set in Another Country
Book: Thistles and Thieves - Molly MacRae (Scotland)
Date: 3/30

✔Week 14: Apr 2-Apr 8 // New-to-You Author
Book: Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford
Date: 4/7

✔Week 15: Apr 9-Apr 15 // A Number (of any kind) in the Title
Book: Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black
Date: 4/14

✔Week 16: Apr 16-Apr 22 // Series 1-2-or-3
Book: Murder in the Secret Garden - Ellery Adams (Book Retreat #3)
Date: 4/17

✔Week 17: Apr 23-Apr 29 // Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Book: Death of a Mad Hatter - Jenn McKinlay
Date: 4/24

✔Week 18: Apr 30-May 6 // SciFi, Fantasy, PNR, UF
Book: The Fae Side of Forty - Jennifer L. Hart
Date: 5/7

✔Week 19: May 7-May 13 // Female Author
Book: Rock Hard - Nalini Singh
Date: 5/10

✔Week 20: May 14-May 20 // Author's Last Name Begins With A Vowel
Book: Ruling Sikthand - Victoria Aveline
Date: 5/26

✔Week 21: May 21-May 27 // New-to-You Author
Book: A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford
Date: 5/21

✔Week 22: May 28-Jun 3 // Male Author
Book: Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco
Date: 6/8

✔Week 23: Jun 4- Jun 10 // Title Begins With N-S
Book: Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff
Date: 6/9

✔Week 24: Jun 11-Jun 17 // A Standalone
Book: Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald
Date: 6/17

✔Week 25: Jun 18-Jun 24 // a Freebie
Book: Her Dakota Man - Lisa Mondello
Date: 6/20

✔Week 26: Jun 25-Jul 1 // An Author From Your Country
Book: Game of Bones - Carolyn Haines (Alabama)
Date: 6/26

✔Week 27: Jul 2-Jul 8 // A Color Word in the Title
Book: The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick
Date: 7/13

✔Week 28: Jul 9-Jul 15 // Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Book: Some Can See - J.R. Erickson
Date: 7/9

✔Week 29: Jul 16-Jul 22 // Title Begins With G-M
Book: Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant
Date: 7/18

✔ Week 30: Jul 23-Jul 29 // New-to-You Author
Book: The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes
Date: 7/25

✔Week 31: Jul 30-Aug 5 // SciFi, Fantasy, PNR, UF
Book: A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong
Date: 8/2

✔ Week 32: Aug 6-Aug 12 // Series 1-2-or-3
Book: Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme
Date: 8/7

✔ Week 33: Aug 13-Aug 19 // Set in Another Country
Book: Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett (England)
Date: 8/17

✔ Week 34: Aug 20-Aug 26 // New-to-You Author
Book: Marked by Fire - Mia West
Date: 8/23

✔ Week 35: Aug 27-Sep 2 // Title Begins With A-F
Book: Fever - Joan Swan
Date: 8/27

✔ Week 36: Sep 3-Sep 9 // a Freebie
Book: The Barbarian King's Assassin - Eve Langlais
Date: 9/3

✔ Week 37: Sep 10-Sep 16 // A Standalone
Book: The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis
Date: 9/20

✔ Week 38: Sep 17-Sep 23 // SciFi, Fantasy, PNR, UF
Book: Naked City - Ellen Datlow
Date: 9/21

✔ Week 39: Sep 24-Sep 30 // An Author From Your Country
Book: Latte Trouble - Cleo Coyle (born in Pittsburgh)
Date: 9/26

✔ Week 40: Oct 1-Oct 7 // Author's Last Name Starts With M-Z
Book: The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe
Date: 10/8

✔ Week 41: Oct 8-Oct 14 // Male Author
Book: The Girl He Pined - Blake Pierce
Date: 10/18

✔ Week 42: Oct 15-Oct 21 // A Bestseller
Book: Passions in Death - J.D. Robb
Date: 11/16

✔ Week 43: Oct 22-Oct 28 // a Freebie
Book: Live and Let Chai - Bree Baker
Date: 10/23

✔ Week 44: Oct 29-Nov 4 // New-to-You Author
Book: Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen
Date: 10/31

✔Week 45: Nov 5-Nov 11 // Set in Another Country
Book: Ragdoll - Daniel Cole
Date: 11/22

✔ Week 46: Nov 12- Nov 18 // A Number (of any kind) in the Title
Book: Nine - Jan Burke
Date: 11/19

✔ Week 47: Nov 19- Nov 25 // Title Begins With N-S
Book: Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow
Date: 12/1

✔ Week 48: Nov 26-Dec 2 // Series 1-2-or-3
Book: Do No Harm - Avery Michaels (#1)
Date: 11/26

✔ Week 49: Dec 3-Dec 9 // SciFi, Fantasy, PNR, UF
Book: Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake
Date: 12/7

✔ Week 50: Dec 10-Dec 16 // New-to-You Author
Book: The Christmas Princess - Patricia McLinn
Date: 12/15

✔ Week 51: Dec 17-Dec 23 // Title Begins With G-M
Book: Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon
Date: 12/23

✔ Week 52: Dec 24-Dec 31 // Female Author
Book: Stop Dragon My Heart Around - Susannah Scott
Date: 12/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Song Lyrics Spell Out #4 - Wild Horses

Start Date: May 1, 2024
End Date: December 23, 2024

READ: 68/68

N: A Matter of Hive and Death - Nancy Coco 5/2
O: One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig 5/30

S: Scandal in Skibbereen - Sheila Connolly 5/7
W: West of the Moon - A.E. Becker 6/7
E: Wolf Winter - Cecilia Ekbäck 5/4
E: My Blood Runs Blue - Stacy Eaton 5/26
P: Photo, Snap, Shot - Joanna Campbell Slan 5/3
I: I'll be on New London for Christmas - Margo Collins 5/2
N: Rock Hard - Nalini Singh 5/10
G: Game of Bones - Carolyn Haines 6/26

E: Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31
X: Exiles - Jane Harper 10/12
I: A Frame of Murder - Imogen Plimp 5/28
T: Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 5/2
S: He Started It - Samantha Downing 5/27

O: Old Fashioned - J.A. Konrath 6/27
R: The Conference of the Birds - Ransom Riggs 5/8

O: The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
F: The Fae Side of Forty - Jennifer L. Hart 5/7
F: The Crêpes of Wrath - Sarah Fox 5/15
S: The Boardwalk Bookshop - Susan Mallery 5/11
T: Thin Ice - Paige Shelton 5/5
A: The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
G: Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen 5/4
E: East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4

L: Crime Seen - VictoriaLaurie 5/24
I: Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18
N: Koishi - Annie Nicholas 5/22
E: Everlife - Gena Showalter 6/5
S: A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day 5/28

C: Where He Can't Find You - Darcy Coates 5/5
O: Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25
U: Until We're Home - Lina Langley 8/18
L: Lifeblood - Gena Showalter 5/31
D: The Dying Place - Charly Cox 5/12

M: Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima 5/17
A: Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh 6/2 (
K: Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin 6/9
E: Brew -Tracy Ewens 6/11

M: Redneck Cinderella - Luann McLane 5/27
E: The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens 6/20

F: Firstlife - Gena Showalter 5/19
E: Murder in the Reading Room - Ellery Adams 6/22
E: Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
L: Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows 6/11

B: Beasts of the Frozen Sun - Jill Criswell 5/11
I: Inheriting Murder - Jamie Rutland Gillespie 6/29
T: The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett 5/17
T: Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
E: Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28
R: A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford 5/21

O: The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
R: Ruling Sikthand - Victoria Aveline 5/26

T: A Matter of Time - Terri Brisbin 5/22
R: Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
E: Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams 8/6
A: Death by Baguette - Jennifer S. Alderson 6/12
T: Black Moon - J.D. Tyler 5/25

Y: You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti 12/23
O: Wrong Angle - Emerald O'Brien 10/19
U: The Unseen - Thea Harrison 11/23

U: Christmas Presents - Lisa Unger 10/27
N: Rock Redemption - Nalini Singh 5/22
K: Buying Time - Kelly Cochran 5/23
I: Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant 7/18
N: Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
D: The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack 5/14

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Musicians: The Animals

Duration: November 15 - January 14, 2025
Level: House of the Rising Sun: 11-15 tasks

READ: 21/11+

1.
✔ ✨Read a book with a character named Eric, John, or Alan
You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti (Pastor John) 12/23
✔ ✨ Read a book with a character with the same initials for first and last names
Two Wicked Desserts - Lynn Cahoon (Mia Malone) 11/28
✔ ✨ Read a book with a character that has an unusual name like Hilton Valentine (share name).
Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne (Graciela) 12/25


2.
✔ ✨Read a book with multiple main characters/POVs
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro 12/14


3.
✔ ✨Read a book that takes place in Great Britain
Weyward - Emilia Hart (England) 12/4

4.
✔ ✨ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in THE ANIMALS (all words count).
The Forest Grimm - Kathryn Purdie 11/18

5.
✔ ✨Read a book where a character has a nickname
Torch Ginger - Toby Neal (Leilani "Lei") 1/9

6.
✔ ✨Read a book with an animal on the cover (show cover)
Caught Dead to Write - Lynn Cahoon (cat) 1/10

✔ ✨Read a book with an animal in the title
In the Company of Wolves - Paige Tyler 11/29

7.
✔ ✨ Read a book with a 1, 9, 6, or 4 in the page count (share page count).
Exile Trust - Vincent H. O'Neil (224 pages) 12/30

9.
✔ ✨Read a book where a character travels.
Kiss Hard - Nalini Singh (MCs) 1/7

10.
✔ ✨Read a book by an author with their initials in MGM RECORDS
Monster in Miniature - Margaret Grace 11/25

11.
✔ ✨Read a book that was published in September of any year
Espresso Shot - Cleo Coyle (pub September 30, 2008) 12/5
✔ ✨Read a book that is the last in a series
A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
✔ ✨Read a book with more than 1966 ratings (share ratings #).
Blood Orchids - Toby Neal (10,189) 1/4

12.
✔ ✨Read a book where a character is misunderstood. You decide
Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan (Liam) 12/31
✔ ✨Read a book where a character is afraid of something.
Flashpoint - Catherine Coulter 12/15
(Elizabeth, someone is trying to kill her)

13.
✔ ✨Read a book that is a standalone
Until I Find You - Rea Frey 11/21

14.
✔ ✨Read a book that takes place in the United States
Killing Rebecca - K.J. North (Oregon) 11/28
✔ ✨Read a book where a character dies.
The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews (Roderick) 12/20

15.
✔ ✨Read a book that has won awards
Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron 12/24

CHALLENGE COMPLETE