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2024 My Vampire Book Obsession
Barbie Collection
[January]
✔ 1. Read a book with a winter setting
Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare (during blizzard) 1/23
✔ 3. Read a book with snow on the cover
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
✔ 4. Read a book with barbie in the text
Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
(one of us looks like 17th century Barbie), p167
✔ 5. Read a book with trees on the cover
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
[February]
✔ 1. Read a book with a wedding or proposal in the book
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
✔ 3. Read a book with a couple on the cover
If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker 2/10
✔ 6. Read a book with "Ken" in the text
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett 2/18
(hey Ken, Rick's here with food), ch4
[March]
✔ 1. Read a book with a fairy in it
Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor 3/6
✔ 2. Read a book with wings on the cover
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27
✔ 3. Read a book with something yellow on the cover
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox (light from window) 3/13
✔ 6. Read a book with the word "toy" in the text
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
(I still get whipped around like a kid's toy), p6
[April]
✔ 1. Read a book where the MC is a musician or with an MPG of music
Rock Courtship - Nalini Singh 4/14
✔ 2. Read a book where an actual song or artist is mentioned in the book
Ward D - Freida McFadden 4/9
(one of the characters sings Hit Me Baby One More Time, Britney Spears)
✔ 3. Read a book where the MC has long hair
A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander (Juliet) 4/9
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC has any career that Barbie has had (Teacher, Detective, Chef, Musician)
Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black (detective) 4/14
✔ 6. Read a book whose title starts with the letter B
The Boy Who Cried Bear - Kelley Armstrong 4/28
[May]
✔ 1. Read a book where the MC works in a medical profession
A Matter of Time - Terri Brisbin (hero a doctor)5/22
✔ 2. Read a book with a child in the story
Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima (Sean is 6) 5/17
✔ 3. Read a book with a scene set in a hospital
A Matter of Hive and Death - Nancy Coco 5/2
(there are three separate incidences at the hospital)
✔ 4. Read a book where the author has an initial of B
Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 5/2
✔ 5. Read a book with "DOLL" in the text
The Dying Place - Charly Cox 5/12
(her limbs flopping like a rag doll), ch1
✔ 6. Read a book where the MC has a little sister
Where He Can't Find You - Darcy Coates 5/5
[June]
✔ 1. Read a book with a mermaid or merman in it
West of the Moon - A.E. Becker 6/7
✔ 2. Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco 6/8
✔ 3. Read a book where the MC goes in the water
East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4
(Ash dives into the water when he sees mermaids)
✔ 4. Read a book where a couple breaks up but gets back together
Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff (Alex and Minka) 6/9
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC or MC's best friend is African American
Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin 6/9
✔ 6. Read a book where the MC has long blond hair
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh (Elena) 6/2
Barbie Collection[July]
✔ 1. Read a book where the MC wears a swimsuit
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
✔ 3. Read a book with a cover that looks like a summer scene
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC is from a country other than the US
See Them Run - Marion Todd (from Scotland) 7/3
✔ 6. Read a book set during the summer
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
[August]
✔ 1. Read a book tagged cowboy/cowgirl or western
✔ 3. Read a book set on a ranch or a farm
✔ 4. Read a book with a hat on the cover
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31
(western, set on a cattle ranch AND has a hat on the cover)
✔ 2. Read a book with a horse on the cover or where the MC rides a horse
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
✔ 5. Read a book with an animal on the cover
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates (crab) 8/15
✔ 6. Read a book with a diverse set of characters
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (shifters, psychics, humans) 8/12
[September]
✔3. Read a book published in any of the years mentioned in the intro to this challenge (1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 or 2016)
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed (pub 2016) 9/13
✔5. Read a book with a mostly pink cover
Murder with Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith 9/27
✔6. Read a book written by a female author
The Barbarian King's Assassin - Eve Langlais 9/3
[October]
✔1. Read a book where the MC has magical abilities
It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake (MC a witch) 10/15
✔3. Read a book with a full moon on the cover
Murder of a Werewolf - April Fernsby 10/13
✔4. Read a book with a night sky on the cover
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley 10/19
✔5. Read a book where the cover is mostly orange and/or black
The Girl He Pined - Blake Pierce 10/18
✔6. Read a book where the MC has, buys or plays with a toy of any kind OR that is set at Halloween
Deadly Delivery - Hope Callaghan 10/16
[November]
✔1. Read a book where the MC served or is serving in the military
Murder at the Blueberry Festival - Darci Hannah (Rory, Navy SEAL) 11/7
✔2. Read a book where the MC flies in any type of plane or space ship
Midnight in St. Petersburg - Barbara J. Webb (US to Russia) 11/27
✔4. Read a book where the MC has a career that is traditionally the other sex (Example: female pilot, male nurse etc) Or where a female character is the boss of male employees
Hot Ticket - Deirdre Martin 11/10
(Kelly is a sports talk show host)
✔5. Read a book with any branch of the military in the text (Air Force, Army, Marine, Navy or Coast Guard)
On the Edge - Heather Graham 11/3
(hiking with his air force pals), p143
[December]
✔1. Read a book with a mostly red and/or gold cover
Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake 12/7
✔2. Read a book with a Christmas Tree or a wreath on the Cover
The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
✔3. Read a book set at Christmas time
The Christmas Princess - Patricia McLinn 12/15
✔4. Read a book where the MC gets dressed up fancy
Espresso Shot - Cleo Coyle (MCs go to a fancy wedding) 12/5
✔5. Read a book where the MC attends a party
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Bailey Cates 12/9
(MC attends a Halloween party)
✔6. Read a book with a little girl character
Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow (Katya, 6) 12/1
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter Capricorn
Duration: January 1 - 31
READ: 32/40
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
17. village - he just didn't know what village she belonged to, p55
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
16. platform - the crowd on the platform,, p261
33. priest - surely the parish priest has told her otherwise, p58
32. suicide - this is suicide, plain and simple, p41
36. wedding - we were planning our wedding, p33
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
39. towering - there was a towering light pole, p131
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
27. repented - things to repent for the rest of my life, p277
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
15. statue - they looked like two stone statues, p140
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
21. humble - what a humble guy, p151
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
2. blinking - blinking, trying to wakeup, p80
11. seized - he seized my magic three more times, p38
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
38. serene - the houses are adorable and serene, p20
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/1
23. tradition - wondering if you adhere to the Amazonian tradition, p106
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
35. candle - an u nlit candle in a glass dish, p55
Blood DrivI don't handle bullying well, p157
5. evoked - evokes a visceral reaction in a vampire, p145
[book:Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh 1/22
37. clenched - he clenched several copies of her newspaper in his hand, p2
22. strict - for the strict purpose of your writing about him, p28
13. terror - wanted to flee in terror, p28
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26
40. cheese - and the imported cheese and French bread, p242
14. harmless - it was just chit chat, harmless, p34
31. mischief - a tiny bubble of mischief,, p66
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
28. confession - interrupting Noah's confession, ch29
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
10. peer - he pushed it aside to peer again at the pile of boxes, p210
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
34. certain - certain that she'd get in trouble faster, p32
8. petals - she had a little basket of flower petals,, p312
9. pilgrimage - she'd made this annual pilgrimage, p1
1. typical - refer to her as a typical punk-ass kid, p33
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4. decisive -
18. distinction -
19. fetched -
25. Impertinence -
6. insomnia -
24. obliged -
30. outburst -
29. reform -
7. sacristy -
20. tinplate -
26. vigorous -
January Monthly Challenge ~ Namita
READ: 10/10
🎉 The Birthstone for January is Garnet. The word “garnet” comes from the 14th century Middle English word "gernet", meaning “dark red.”
Read a book with a red/dark red cover.
Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare 1/23
🎉 January 2nd is the National Science Fiction day in the US.
Read a book that is either tagged or MPG of Science Fiction.
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus (science fiction) 1/17
🎉 January 3rd is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day in the US.
Read a book where a character eats Cherries or Chocolate in the book.
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
🎉 January 5th is the 12th day of Christmas.
Read a book with Snow/Christmas scene on the cover.
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
🎉 January 14th is National Forest Conservation Day in Thailand.
Read a book with forest on the cover.
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
🎉 January 22nd is Answer Your Cat's Question Day.
Read a book with a feline on the cover or a cat in the story.
Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/31
🎉 January 26th is Australia Day.
Read a book by an Australian author.
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
🎉 January birth flowers are carnations and snowdrops.
Read a book with flowers on the cover or the word Flowers in text.
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
🎉 January is named after Janus, Roman God.
Read a book that is tagged Mythology
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
🎉 Bonus: Happy New Year!! Read a book by a new to you Author!
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Theme: Year of the Dragon
READ: 4/6
2. Read a book where the MC is an imaginary type of being
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston 1/19
(heroine is half honey badger, half siberian tiger)
3. Read a book where the MC is a leader
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6
4. Read a book with all the numbers 1, 6 and 7 in the publication date
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs (pub April 16, 2017) 1/27
5. Read a book with a mostly gold, silver and/or grayish white cover
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
Word Hunter Aquarius
Duration: February 2024
READ: 40/40
Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
37. Control - can I control this, p60
21. Hem - like the hem of a dress, p175
40. Obvious - something that should have been obvious, p28
34. Queen - was the ancient name of Queen Hatchepsut's mortuary temple, p96
4. Society - on the religious strife in our society, p150
Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith 2/3
25. Brim - those caps that have LED lights on the brim, p168
18. Fancy - anything else that suited her fancy, p206
12. Gossip - I hear a difficult type of gossip, p15
38. Guests - their guests often knew each other, p9
17. Opinion - keep your opinions to yourselves, p64
29. Swallowed - after she swallowed a mouthful of chocolate pie, p33
Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
1. Bear - isn't something you should have to bear alone, p122
22. Brown - her brown hair was pulled back, p56
31. Dreary - Viv looked around a the dreary wallpaper, p208
5. Ink - Viv and I got matching ink last year, p23
26. Library - hit the vending machines outside the library, p52
30. Tempting - tempting is in the job description, p188
10. Terror - a look of terror altering her features, p105
Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline 2/5
32. Crumbling - she carved a hole into a crumbling rust spot, p32
27. Sign - for any sign of reinforcements, p160
Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks 2/5
7. Routine - she loved the early morning routine, p38
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
19. Brass - stuck to its brass chain, p250
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
16. Audience - I imagine the audiences reaction to this, p81
20. Dart - Li Shimis hand darts out towards me, p138
3. Double - the barrel doubles in my view, p117
35. Rampage - as it rampages through the remaining herds, p376
15. Spider - my finger crimp like spider legs on the bed, p126
If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker 2/10
36. Figure - if he's heard the figures, p123
39. Stare - would rather stare than ask, p89
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
33. Chess - we played chess together, ch29
11. Powerful - the nameless and increasingly powerful thing between them, p53
Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16
23. Arrive - a few minutes before everyone was due to arrive, p160
13. Hermit - he's not some crazy hermit, ch18
9. Swiftly - I moved swiftly, p200
24. Wealthy - and catering only to the wealthy, p78
If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker 2/17
2. Russet - the russet-red shutters, p148
14. Threaten - did you have to threaten to arrest people, p101
Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths 2/22
8. Bailiff - if it's the bailiffs, I'm out, p212
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
6. Transport -he'd made sure the transport would be harmless, p22
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow 2/27
28. Portals - it comes out of the portal, p287
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Member Monthly Challenge
READ: 11/11
✔ 1. February is the year’s shortest month.
Read a book that is under 200 pages
Someone Like You - Kait Nolan (186 pages) 2/29
✔ 2. February is one of the most misspelled words in the English language.
Even the White House has misprinted the word “February” before in a press release!
Read a book with a word in the title that is a homophone (flower / flour)
And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling (there / their / they're) 2/9
✔ 3. February is the only month where it’s possible to go the entire time without having a full moon.
Read a book with a full moon on the cover
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow 2/27
✔ 4. In February 1964, the Beatles made their first American television appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.”
Over 73 million Americans watched!
Read a book with a 7 or 3 in the page count
If You See Her - Shiloh Walker (372 pages) 2/12
✔ 5. On average, February is the United States’ snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service.
Read a book with snow on the cover
Watch For Ice - Leslie J. Hall 2/18
✔ 6. Super Bowl 58 will take place on Sunday, February 11
Are you ready…..for some football food??
Read a book with food on the cover
The Teacher - Freida McFadden (apple) 2/27
✔ 7. February's symbolic flowers are the violet and the primrose.
The violet signifies watchfulness, loyalty, and faithfulness; the primrose lets someone know that you can’t live without them.
Read a book with 2 characters who are perfect together
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
✔ 8. February’s birthstone is the beautiful amethyst.
This gem is a form of quartz; it can range from a pale lilac color to a deep, rich purple.
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in AMETHYST
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner 2/14
✔ 9. February Folklore:
Married in February’s sleety weather, Life you’ll tread in tune together.
If February give much snow, A fine summer it doth foreshow.
Read a book with rhyming words in the title or series
Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
✔ 10. February is most know for Valentine's Day.
The first Valentine's Day was in Paris on February 14, 1400
Read a book published in Feb
Death in the Park - London Lovett (pub Feb 14, 20182/6
✔ Bonus!
February, this year, is a leap year!
Bonus day = Bonus task
Read a book of your choice!
The Hanging City - Charlie N. Holmberg 2/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Theme: Cupid Strikes
READ: 5/5
1. Read a book with wings on the cover
On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28
2. Read a book with all the letters of wings in the title, series name and/or author's name
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner 2/14
4. Read a book where the MC's are passionate OR averse to each other
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
5. Read a book with the word love or lover in the title
Love Hard - Nalini Singh 2/22
6. Read a book with a passionate scene in it
Someone Like You - Kait Nolan 2/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Member Monthly Challenge: Scottie
READ: 5/10
1. Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus)! It might be a smelly plant but it has it's produces it's own heat! Look for the melted snow around it.
Read a book with someone or something who controls fire or read a book with a hot character.
✔2. Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)! These bell shaped flowers lack petals and have tepels instead.
Read a book that involves a bell or read a book with snow on the cover.
Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger 3/28
3. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)! This interesting plant is known for changing it's gender and having bright berries!
Read an LGBTQ book or read a book where someone hides.
4. Yellow Fritillary (Fritillaria pudica)! This flower was collected by Meriweather Clark in 1806 in Idaho during his famous trek through the area!
Read a book with a yellow cover or read a book where someone goes on an adventure.
✔5. Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica) one of 40 species of blue spring ephemerals. Read a book with a blue cover or read a book with a pack or group of individuals with a strong leader.
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/9
✔6. Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla)! This plant has a cool seed capsule that has a hinge to release seeds!
Read a book with a twin or read a book with a capsule or hinged box.
In the Wick of Time - Valona Jones (Tabby and Sage) 3/11
7. Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)! Known for it's gray-green mottled leaves.
Read a book that involves a fish or read a book with camoflague.
✔8. Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)! This flower is known for having petals, sepals and bracts (leaves) in groups of three.
Read a book with a long triangle or read a book that has three main characters.
Gilded - Marissa Meyer (Serilda, Gild, Erlking) 3/22
9. Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)! Known for it's jagged leaves this flower never fully opens.
Read a book where someone has a toothy grin or read a book where something won't open.
10. Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) This heart shaped bloom is known to be a favorite treat for squirrels.
Read a book with a heart on the cover or read a book with a squirrel or other rodent.
✔Bonus: Pick any flower you want!
Read any book you want!
Illusions of Fate - Kiersten White 3/12
March Theme: Irish Folklore Tales READ: 8/8
✅1. Read a book where the MC is a vampire
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
✅2. Read a book where the MC uses a sword to kill a creature
True Dead - Faith Hunter 3/23
✅3. Read a book where someone screams very loudly
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
(eliciting a high-pitched scream), p50
✅4. Read a book where the MC cries
In the Wick of Time - Valona Jones (Sage) 3/11
✅5. Read a book where you can see a shoe on the cover
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27
✅6. Read a book with something gold on the cover
Gilded - Marissa Meyer (cage) 3/22
✅7. Read a book with "goblin" in the text
Cursed - Marissa Meyer 3/26
(goblins perched on the roofs of the nearby stables), p297
✅8. Read a book where the MC's first name can commonly be found spelled in different ways (I.E. Shaun/Shawn)
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Amie, Amy) 3/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter Pisces
Duration: March 2024
READ: 31/40
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
21. Distraction - and that's distraction enough, p286
40. Foliage - pushing myself off the broken foliage, p324
39. Hull - tearing a football-size hole in the hull, p380
4. Metal - fixing us to the metal floor, p306
28. Splatter - he points to the splattered remains, p327
Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Ellery Adams 3/3
27. Gravity - to convey the gravity of the situation, ch9
Spelunking Through Hell - Seanan McGuire 3/4
10. Absurdly - reacting to the absurdity of the situation, p179
14. Panic - Alice was climbing the walls in a furious panic, p3
18. Practical - he's a very practical important man, p68
Murder at Haven's Rock - Kelley Armstrong 3/7
34. Canteen - left a canteen of water, p266
19. Gesture - as if to make a gesture, p135
32. Lockers - shows me Penny's bunk and locker, ch13
13. Scream - when a scream rips across town, p243
36. Squint - I shield my eyes and squint, p418
29. Stark - just stark facts, p58
Murder in the Mystery Suite - Ellery Adams 3/9
22. Ignore - ignoring the guest's rudeness, p54
16. Limp - whish was as limp and slithery as an eel, p189
11. Mirth - goddesses of beauty, mirth and good cheer, p1
25. Stalk - stalks of bamboo, p20
12. Stifle - stifle a groan, p160
5. Variety - the variety of characters will astound you, p48
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/9
2. Noxious - and smells twice as noxious, p64
31. Sunshine - I'm not Mr. Sunshine, p257
15. Whisper - before the doors whisper shut, p265
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox 3/13
38. Cracked - cracked and over-flowing with weeds, ch20
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
30. Skeptical - she was as skeptical as Giovanni, p52
Her Little Flowers - Shannon Morgan 3/17
23. Tick - listened to the long tick of the grandfather clock, p76
Gilded - Marissa Meyer 3/22
24. Chirping - and they went right on chirping and croaking, p430
True Dead - Faith Hunter 3/23
20. Audible - snapped with an audible popping sound, p62
The Butcher of the Forest - Premee Mohamed 3/26
1. Abduct - they had been adopted, no abducted, p108
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27
3. Blurry - blurry and out of focus, p208
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35. Comedian -
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37. Jaggy -
6. Oblong -
33. Sputter -
8. Translator -
7. Vacuumed -
April Member Monthly Challenge: Yess
READ: 9/10
✔1. April the 1st is April's fool:
- Read a book tagged comedy
Wallbanger - Alice Clayton 4/26
✔2. April the 3rd is find a rainbow day (somewhere):
- Read a book with a colourful cover
What Happens in Scotland - Jennifer McQuiston 4/12
✔4. April 9th is unicorn day:
- Read a fantasy book
A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
✔5. April 10th is siblings day:
- Read the second book of a series
A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
✔6. Who would say on April 12th we celebrate only childs:
- Read a stand alone book
Ward D - Freida McFadden 4/9
✔8. April 18th is World heritage day, so:
- Read a book about your own culture
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
✔9. On April 23rd we celebrate book night:
- Read a book with a black cover
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse - K. Eason 4/19
✔10. April 30th is children's day in Mexico, but for the US is Honesty day, so:
- Read a children's book
The Collector - K.R. Alexander 4/13
BONUS:
✔- Read a book you have been wanting to read for a long time but never get to it
Don't Die, Dragonfly - Linda Joy Singleton (added 2009) 4/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Theme: Spring Fling
READ: 6/6
Spring Fling Romance
✔1. Read a book where the MC has or sets out to have a fling
What Happens in Scotland - Jennifer McQuiston 4/12
✔2. Read a book with an MPG of romance
Rock Courtship - Nalini Singh 4/14
A New Beginning:
✔3. Read a #1 in the series
Don't Die, Dragonfly - Linda Joy Singleton (The Seer #1) 4/15
✔4. Read a book where a character has a new beginning (new job, new relationship etc)
Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford (new romance) 4/7
Spring Showers
✔5. Read a book with rain or lightning on the cover
In a Fix - Linda Grimes 4/24
✔6. Read a book with the word SPRING in the text
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
(I'm like a coiled spring), p327
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter Aires
READ: 38/40
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
28. Fog - China suffers a strange yellow fog, p308
6. Language - you'll probably hear a hundred languages all around you, p313
22. Mistake - including their very expensive mistake, p466
31. Proper - the soft warmth of proper pillows, p237
34. Swim - she could swim fast too, p214
9. Terrified - to look delighted, terrified, overwhelmed and exhausted all at once, p459
Kill Me If You Can - Marshall Karp & James Patterson 4/7
16. Mystery - adding to the mystery of his past, p90
Ward D - Freida McFadden 4/9
11. Furious - but Cam would be furious with me, p154
1. Whips - Jade whips her head around to look at me, p56
You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
38. Belly - Aeneas instantly dropped to his belly, p225
24. Blizzard - there's another blizzard heading this way, p45
7. Caribbean - before the owners returned to the Caribbean, p246
39. Valley - basing it out of Genesis Valley, p15
What Happens in Scotland - Jennifer McQuiston 4/12
21. Vegetables - smelled of moist earth and rotting vegetables, ch9
A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
15. Chop - if you wish me to chop your wood, p341
27. Crawl - made my skin crawl, p17
19. Flap - to flap my arms and fly, p54
29. Iron - like iron to a lodestone, p251
30. Mood - depending on their moods, p343
4. Overwhelming - overwhelming my physical discomfort, p287
20. Pace - a man a few paces behind me, p209
26. Protest - that she hadn't offered any protest, p58
32. Stream - stepping over the stream, p221
33. Worse - would I make things better or worse, p123
Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
25. Awful - an awful thought came to her, p159
8. Ludicrous - the thought of working with a partner seemed ludicrous, p29
12. Mystified - I'd rather be mystified, p34
Don't Die, Dragonfly - Linda Joy Singleton 4/15
14. Perhaps - perhaps you'd prefer bayberry, p216
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse - K. Eason 4/19
17. Half - she had to retreat half a step to keep her balance, p109
2. Recognize - which was hexed to recognize auras, p51
13. Resonance - the harp could achieve a sympathetic resonance, p370
5. Ridges - were marred by raised metal ridges, p246
Terror Crane - Lou Cadle 4/20
40. Share - she's not pulling her share of the load, p175
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow - Kylie Logan 4/21
3. Furry - my furry friend Jerry, p167
10. Ticklish - according to which the Hegelian ticklish subject, p201
The Rain Watcher - Tatiana de Rosnay 4/25
18. Huddling - huddling beneath umbrellas, p40
Ice Tomb - Deborah Jackson 4/27
36. Furnace - as the smoke of a great furnace, p141
35. Snow - this is a million years worth of snow we're talking about, p213
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27. Waver -
May Member Monthly Challenge - Namita
READ: 9/9
✔ 🌺 May is National Smile Month in the UK.
Made you smile while reading
Rock Hard - Nalini Singh 5/10
✔ 🌺 May's birthstone is Emerald.
Read a book with a Green cover
The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
✔ 🌺 May is National Water Safety Month in the US
Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 5/2
✔ 🌺 First Sunday of May is Mother's Day
A book with a prominent character as a Mom
The Dying Place - Charly Cox (MC is a mom) 5/12
✔ 🌺 May also observes World Migratory Bird Day
A book where the MC is a Shifter who can shift and fly
The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack (dragon shifter) 5/14
✔ 🌺 National Nursing Week is observed in the US
Read a book where the MC is in the health profession
A Matter of Time - Terri Brisbin (hero a doctor) 5/22
✔ 🌺 Mayovka, in the context of the late Russian Empire, was a picnic in the countryside or in a park in the early days of May, hence the name.
A book with an MPG of Historical Fiction
Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
✔ 🌺 Fiji celebrates Youth Day in May with Carnivals we call them Festivals. One such is called the Sugar Festival. Oh and I am a Fijian turned Canuck for context and the task
Read any book from Namita's Shelves - If a book from a series is on my shelf, you may read any book from that series.
Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31
✔ 🎀 Bonus: Cinco de Mayo
Read any book
The Conference of the Birds - Ransom Riggs 5/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter Taurus
Duration: May 2024
READ: 39/40
The Fae Side of Forty - Jennifer L. Hart 5/7
2. Crouches - I found Robin crouched behind a hedge, p225
14. Drink - drink it, now, p261
The Boardwalk Bookshop - Susan Mallery 5/11
27. Deliberate - as she deliberately broke the kiss, p104
40. Planet - of all the people on the planet, p162
Beasts of the Frozen Sun - Jill Criswell 5/11
1. Babble - chickens babble and goats bray, p108
6. Beasts - our men are driving the beasts back, p57
25. Cattle - who slaughtered men like cattle, p103
31. Chatter - what are you two chattering about, p44
16. Dwelling - the leviathans dwelling there, p28
35. Enough - it was more than enough, p230
39. Fury - screams of terror and fury, p55
37. Hoot - as his clan hooted and clapped, p181
15. Hunter - Reyker was a hunter, p70
17. Mud - those mud-wearing, serpent-loving savages, p29
36. Occupied - the in-between space the grove occupied, p313
8. Prize - but the great betrayer would not give up his prize, p41
23. Scalp - disappearing into his scalp, p59
11. Silent - my brothers and I had been taught to be silent, p9
32. Trickled - they trickled through my fingers, p23
28. Wicked - wicked things hid in the mist, p202
9. Worry - was the product of worry, p297
4. Wrinkle - face wrinkled in concentration, p41
The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
30. River - drove toward the river road, p29
The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack 5/14
5. Display - like a body on display, p13
7. Entire - never in their entire history gone to war, p184
12. Fabric - she spread the expensive fabric over her skin, p199
26. Imagine - she couldn't imagine being strong enough, p137
22. Miracle - a damned miracle, p30
10. Recoil - it was enough to make him recoil, p163
19. Surge - they surged past the front desk, p21
18. Syllables - the question was more breath than syllables, p114
13. Wrist - to circle her wrists, p33
Death by Dumpling - Vivien Chien 5/15
24. Intense - wow, that's intense, p22
38. Startled - startled by my proximity, p14
Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima 5/17
20. Appropriate - to ensure an appropriate match, p108
34. Bleed - get shot and bleed out up there, p8
3. Sling - I'd have your ass in a sling, p121
The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett 5/17
33. March -
Ruling Sikthand - Victoria Aveline DATE
29. Bartering - who made a habit of bartering with lives, ch11
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21. Upraised
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Word Hunter Gemini
READ: 34/40
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh 6/2
26. Armor - wearing gauntlets and other armor, p20
37. Challenge - hadn't said or done anything to challenge that, p43
34. Forehead - across his forehead, p244
35. Glimpse - at her first glimpse of Jeffrey, p68
12. Knives - as if Elena's knives were hers, p12
24. Knuckle - his lips brushing over her knuckles, p81
8. Precious - only those most precious to the owner kept, p210
40. Ragged - to have been caught in the ragged maw, p235
25. Shoulder - she could almost feel Belle leaning over her shoulder, p229
28. Tail - she heard the tail end of his discussion, p249
East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4
9. Chips - like massive chips of black slate, p93
10. Fire - words of fire didn't sound all that friendly, p70
38. Rocky - in the center of it was a rocky hill, p85
11. Spark - I saw the spark in his eye, p185
13. Vest - the knife slide down inside the vest, p124
36. Wildlife - she'd seen no wildlife, p167
Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin 6/9
22. Assault - like an assault from a machine gun, p48
21. Coax - to gently coax Chelsea into the seat, p180
18. Control - as a measure of control, p338
18. Control - ate at least a half dozen cookies, p206
Brew -Tracy Ewens 6/11
19. Attractive - kept hiring attractive assistants, p119
17. Burst - Bri burst through the doors, p11
7. Den - we are like a den of dudes, p49
30. Wail - a baby in his mother's arms began to wail, p241
Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows 6/11
1. Exasperated - she followed him out the drive exasperated, p286
2. Miserable - rather be poor and happy than rich and miserable, p75
Death by Baguette - Jennifer S. Alderson 6/12
3. Mumble - I don't know, Chad mumbled, p62
Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
29. Sweet - offered them a sweet smile, p161
Dragons of Wild - Ava Richardson 6/16
31. Clutch - that nestled in the clutch, p6
33. Tromping - the soldiers tromped forward again, p99
Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald 6/17
15. Crestfallen - Jeremy's expression was crestfallen, p199
Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18
23. Torture - five weeks of brutal torture, p9
Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20
20. Cocooned - fills the cocoon of Soren's hut, p60
Far Gone - Danielle Girard 6/21
6. Thrumming - the thrumming of her own pulse, p5
The Mercenary - Cherry Adair 6/22
16. Comb - I broke the blasted comb, p65
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39. Grudgingly -
4. Jumpsuit -
14. Quilled -
27. Turnabout -
32. Uncover -
June Monthly Member Challenge (Carrie)
READ: 10/10
✔🪙 June 1 - Flip a Coin Day:
* Select 2 books and assign each heads or tails. Flip a coin and read whichever book your coin decides for you.-
Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
✔🐈 June 4th - Hug Your Cat Day!
Don't have a cat? Don't despair - June is also National Adopt a Cat Month!:
* Read a book with a cat on the cover or read a book where the authors first or last initial starts with the letter "C".-
Silver Charms - Kate Moseman 6/13
✔🥂 June 6th - National Moonshine Day:
* Read a book where someone drinks alcohol or read a book where someone commits a crime!-
Brew -Tracy Ewens (MC owns a bar and drinks beer) 6/11
✔🍩 June 7th - National Doughnut Day - National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army “Lassies” of WWI.:
* Read a book where a delicious dessert is on the cover or where someone eats a sweet treat in the story.-
Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin (apple pie) 6/9
✔🐲 June 10th - Chinese Dragon Boat Festival:
* Read a book set in China or read a book where someone makes a sacrifice or read a book with a dragon on the cover.-
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh (Keir) 6/2
✔💧 June 16th - International Waterfalls Day:
* Read a book with a natural scene on the cover or where the characters do something that involves water in nature (lake, river, waterfall, etc)-
East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4
(characters have to paddle/float down the river to get where they are going)
✔🌕 🌑 June 20/21 - Solstice - Depending which hemisphere you live in, this is either your shortest or longest day of the year.:
* Read the book with the shortest or longest page count on your TBR or read the book that has been on your TBR for the longest or shortest amount of time.
Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini - Sue Ann Jaffarian (added June 19, 2024) 6/30
✔💋 June 22nd - National Kissing Day: * Read a book with a MPG of Romance or read a book where someone kisses someone else.-
Everlife - Gena Showalter (Killian kisses Tenley) 6/5
✔🧚♀️ June 24th - International Faery Day:
* Read a book with a MPG of Mythology or where fairies, elves, or gnomes make an appearance in the book or on the cover.-
Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20
✔🧇 June 29th - Waffle Iron Day - Let's celebrate the gadget that makes waffles.:
* Read a book where breakfast is eaten or read a book where someone "waffles" with a decision that has to be made.-
Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
(MC involved in a love triangle and waffles when deciding who to have a relationship with)
BONUS:
✔🐒🍌 June 14th - National Monkey Around Day:
*Read whatever book makes you happy 😊
Rock Wedding - Nalini Singh 6/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Theme: Pride Month
READ: 3/5
✔ 🧡 Read a book with a heart on the cover
Death by Baguette - Jennifer S. Alderson 6/12
✔ 💚 Read a book with a social discrimination in it
Wild Love - Alisa Woods 6/13
(werewolves are discriminated against by humans)
✔ 💜 Read a book where a character attends a parade or a festival
Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows 6/11
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July Monthly Challenge - Heather
READ: 10/10
✔ 1. Ice cream was invented in China.
Read a book about a character from another country
See Them Run - Marion Todd (MC from Scotland) 7/3
✔ 2. It takes a weighty 12 pounds of milk to make one gallon of ice cream.
Read a book with a food on the cover
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett (cupcakes) 7/30
✔ 3. Ice cream's origins are known to reach back as far as the second century B.C.
Read a historical book
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
✔ 4. Nature’s own ice cream exists in South America - The “ice cream beans” of the pacay tree
Read a book set outside
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
(mostly MCs on separate quests from England to China)
✔ 5. vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor around the world
Read a book with a “vanilla” character
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
✔ 6. Japan has some of the weirdest ice cream flavors (i.e. oyster, beef tongue, or coal)
Read a book with something weird in it or on the cover
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
(in her hair, a snake, a wolf and a face of black and white - all represent her children)
✔ 8. The ice cream cone was an accident. At the St Louis World’s Fair in 1904, an ice cream vendor ran out of bowls, so a waffle maker rolled his pastries into the cone shape to help!
Read a book about someone who likes to cook/bake
Mind Games - Nora Roberts (MCs grandmother) 7/1
✔ 9. One in ten ice cream eaters admits to letting their pet lick the bowl when they’re finished.
Read a book where a character has a pet
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne (MCs dog, the Colonel) 7/20
✔ 10 July is National Ice cream Month
Read a book set in Summer
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
✔ Bonus: Read any book you want while eating ice cream or with someone in the book eating ice-cream
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 7/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter July
READ: 33/40
After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
15. Fairy-tale - the fairy tale of our childhood is gone, p164
17. Promised - if I can be promised, p318
23. Stranger - don't be a stranger, p199
28. Vampires - hot vampires aside, p74
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
10. Ceiling - discovered the trapdoor in the ceiling, p47
13. Corridor - she is being swept across the corridor, p6
19. Fork - he would drive a fork through his own eye, p133
14. Narrow - take her through the narrow corridor, p126
12. Slim - the touch of those long slim fingers, p147
5. Tourists - these tourists in the infernal region, p236
8. Twisted - the branches have twisted into skeletal shapes, p103
24. Urgency - he feels their urgency, p16
11. Vine - where vines snake up tree trunks, p169
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
16. Boots - boots with heels hadn't been a smart choice, p29
29. Scarred - followed Laura to a scarred leather couch, p62
27. Vulnerable - Nancy rarely showed a vulnerable side, p8
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
36. Monastery - stay at monasteries, ch1
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
9. Cave - they'd be perfect in a man cave, p179
39. Harbor - just before we hit the harbor, p101
1. Pathway - without all the glossy pathways, p17
40. Veil - a woman who crossed the veil years ago, p136
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
4. Flowers - held a crystal vase of flowers, p27
The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman 7/14
3. Stalagmites - grow like stalagmites, ch16
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
6. Tradition - will find some peace in their traditions, p63
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14
18. Enemy - would fall into the hands of the enemy, p68
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
30. Transition - it's a transition, p95
32. Valuable - Odin's most valuable advisor, p17
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23
25. Impending - knowing that death was impending, p108
7. Pride - to earn that kind of pride from your family, p15
Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand 7/26
31. Action - action that is completely unnecessary, p111
22. Combat - I found combat in the army, p79
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott 7/27
26. Paralyzed - paralyzed her thoughts, p36
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
37. Oath - swore oaths at all three of them, p12
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38. Creed -
34. Indefinite -
33. Mortal -
20. Praise -
21. Reflexes -
35. Undead -
August Monthly Challenge - Katter
READ: 9/8
✔ 1. Cantaloupe
Succulent, juicy and sweet, cantaloupe is a highly underrated melon. To complete this challenge, snack on some while reading a book or read any book that starts with any of the letters in the word cantaloupe.
Hooked on Ewe - Hannah Reed 8/19
✔ 2. Sunrise
Nasty things are often done in the dark. Horrifying things that no one should ever know about. Read a book that has a dangerous scenario happen before dawn.
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger 8/21
(MC has a penchant for slipping out in the middle of the night doing dangerous things)
✔ 3. To the Skies
Fantastical adventure awaits on the horizon! So take to the air and read a book about clockwork/steampunk sky ships.
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
✔ 5. Taco Tuesday
It just may be the best day of the week. Who doesn’t like tacos? They’re delicious! To complete this task, read any book that mentions tacos or that takes place in Mexico.
New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
(to take advantage of two tacos for a dollar), p129
✔ 6. Jelly Sandals
The little girl's shoe choice for summer. So comfy, colorful, cute and nostalgic! All of us have something like this that reminds us of summer. To complete this task, read a book that reminds you of your childhood summers, or that has a childhood flashback in it.
Death by Dumpling - Elizabeth Rain 8/30
(reminds me of my childhood playing exclusively with my dog because friends were on vacation)
✔ 7. Your Mom’s a Smelly Orc
That’s right, bring on the smack talk. Sometimes a book can be made better by some quick witted quips or even an awesome brawl. Read a fantasy book that has either.
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
✔ 8. Coconut Crimes 🥥
Cozy mystery is a beloved genre that is generally reserved for the cooler months. Well no more! Let's change the location and make it work for some light summer reading. To complete this task, read a murder mystery that takes place on an island or in a resort.
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates (Outer Banks, NC) 8/15
✔ 9. Duplicitous
The saying goes ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’. But what happens when it turns out your friend was the enemy all along? To complete this task, read a book where the MC is betrayed by someone they hold dear.
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (Auden) 8/12
✔ 10. True Love's First Kiss
Ever so often you’ll read a story where the MC goes through hell and back. Nothing is going right and the outlook is bleak. However, there is a romance budding with someone special that makes all that suffering worthwhile. To complete this task, read a book that gives you the warm fuzzies.
Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett 8/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Theme: Olympics
READ: 4/4
✔ 1. Read a book where the MC plays a sport or attends a sporting event
Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
(MC attends a police department charity softball game)
✔ 2. Read a book with a drag queen or an LGBTQ+ character or with a controversy in the book
Until We're Home - Lina Langley (MCs) 8/18
✔ 3. Read a book where the character is a warrior
Marked by Fire - Mia West 8/22
✔ 4. Read a book where the MC trains hard to achieve a goal
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(MC and her dragon train hard to perfect their circus act)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter August
READ: 35/40
The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
4. Destination - they had arrived at their destination, p9
38. Emerge - didn't necessarily emerge in the open, p129
40. Foul - tasted as foul as anything they'd smelled, p63
23. Memory - wash the memory from his mind, p66
9. Respite - they got a seconds respite, p69
The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
16. Army - his tattered army jacket, p1
7. Habit - his habit of saying people's names a lot, p34
28. Lightning - at everything flash of lightning, p1
17. Native - the natives buzzed with the news, p10
Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
27. Betrayal - could she handle seeing the betrayal live, p18
24. Crept - concern crept into Rylee's voice, p6
30. Honor - his honor wouldn't let him leave, p71
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
19. Capture - to capture a child, p120
1. Centuries - eight centuries ago, p5
12. Journey - exhausted by my journey, p94
25. Locked - being locked up somewhere, p80
13. Palm - drew on his palm with the charcoal, p35
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
22. Abandoned - the six story abandoned office building, p188
39. Coven - that a coven of vampires killed them, p143
33. Interfere - do not interfere, p171
3. Precise - the spin was precise, p151
21. Sworn - I could have sown she rolled her eyes, p121
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
5. Puzzle - to learn simply by the puzzle system, ch8
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh 8/12
36. Eerily - her tone eerily subservient, p145
6. Lethal - lethal assassin and unexpected heart of the place, p69
26. Partially - coming from the partially open door, p321
8. Sense - our ability to sense imprints, p124
Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
15. Creaked - the basement door creaked open, p189
20. Seeped - where blood seeped through, p237
31. Shrink - you want me to see a shrink, p325
Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett 8/17
11. Correct - is that correct, p97
37. Trace - carried no trace of a city accent, p57
35. Triplets - though the eldest of triplets, p1
34. Wisdom - he questioned the wisdom of acting on impulse, p43
The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett 8/23
10. Demise - it is not his uncertain demise, p13
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29. Affinity -
18. Bloodbath -
2. Shrouded -
14. Sustained -
32. Valiantly -
September Member Monthly Challenge
READ: 9/9
✔ 🍂 September was called the "harvest month" in Charlemagne's calendar.
Read a book that starts will letter H or author's initial in "harvest month"
Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1
✔ 🍂 September's birthstone is the sapphire.
Read a book with blue cover
$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles - Parnell Hall 9/22
✔ 🍂 First Sunday of September is Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea)
Read a book where a character is a Dad
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed (Leith Cameron) 9/13
✔ 🍂 Third Saturday of September Oktoberfest celebrations begin
Read a book where characters visit a pub, or drink beer
Fear the Silence - Robert Bryndza (George) 9/2
✔ 🍂 September is the Ghost Festival for the Chinese. Burn fake paper money and make offerings to ancestors and the dead to comfort them in the afterlife and keep them from troubling the living.
Read book with ghost(s) in the story
No Way Back - Rylie Dark 9/8
✔ 🍂 September is also National Honey month
Read a book with the word "honey" in text or a "Bee" on the cover
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17
(he's still not as nice and cute as you are, honey), p124
✔ 🍂 September 22 marks the start of fall! This year’s Autumnal Equinox occurs at 8:44 A.M. EDT. On this date, there are approximately equal hours of daylight and darkness.
Read a book with an orange cover or a book that starts with the letter F
Flight from Death - Yasmine Galenorn 9/11
✔ 🍂 September 29 is Michaelmas. Michaelmas is an ancient Celtic “Quarter Day” which marked the end of the harvesting season and was steeped in folklore.
Read a book with Celtic Mythology
Stone Song - Tricia O'Malley 9/10
✔ 🍂 Week of September 22 is Tolkien Week
Read a book with an MPG of Fantasy
Naked City - Ellen Datlow 9/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Theme: Back to School
READ: 2/2
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC goes to any type of event that you would see at a school
Murder with Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith 9/27
(luncheon in the school after the spring concert)
✔ 6. Read a book where the MC learns a new skill
Whispering Twilight - Melissa McShane 9/6
(MC is a telepath and learns how to read minds)
Word Hunter September
READ: 36/40
Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1
6. Decade - the demon goddess has been after me for decades, p233
35. Dimension - the only such place in all the dimensions, p284
34. Rustling - there is a rustling from above, p285
Fear the Silence - Robert Bryndza 9/2
11. Clues - clues in letters, p128
2. Fallout - the fallout from the video, p319
29. Scalpel - work quickly and carefully with the scalpel, p13
20. Shards - the sound of broken shards falling, p255
9. Silence - took a deep breath in the silence p126
The Barbarian King's Assassin - Eve Langlais 9/3
21. Anonymous - anonymous patron willing to drop quite a bit of coin, p71
36. Informant - my informant had claimed someone cut a hole, p64
7. Obvious - it's obvious you're much more than pretty, p54
19. Wonder -that led me to wonder, p33
Alone - Robert J. Crane 9/4
24. Bizarre - truly bizarre, p106
18. Sanity - I was slipping in the sanity department, p86
1. Trash - worth more than this entire stinking gutter trash city, p63
37. Vanish - if I took my eyes away they'd vanish, p9
Days Gone Bad - Eric R. Asher 9/6
31. Humid - the humid air was heavy in my lungs, ch28
Whispering Twilight - Melissa McShane 9/6
28. Sprawled - sprawled in death, p328
26. Stacked - but of neatly stacked cards and envelope, p226
Girl, Alone - Blake Pierce 9/7
14. Morbid - had been something of a morbid fantasy, p181
4. Origin - Ella never cared to lookup the origin, p22
12. Podcast - but outside of movies and podcasts, p45
3. Thrill - he got a thrill from seeing, p143
23. Validated - having her theory validated, p73
A Forest of Eyes - Ashley Capes 9/7
30. Mushrooms - I teach you how to create a ring of mushrooms, p36
15. Ruins - we can still reach the ruins in reasonable time, p31
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed 9/13
39. Pepper - refusing to give up the pepper spray, p192
25. Solemn - a solemn set to his jaw, p61
13. Speculate - I left her to speculate, p186
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14
8. Trials - from plumbing to field trials, p56
Murder in the Cookbook Nook - Ellery Adams 9/15
27. Professor - many of the locals called him professor, ch13
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17
40. Brisk - on this brisk clear morning, p22
33. Dazzled - I'm dazzled by your, Shannon, p233
Zero to Sixty - Marie Harte 9/18
32. Charged - but emotionally charged, p55
17. Profound - so soft but profound, p350
The Arrangement - Joan Wolf 9/23
10. Administered - to be administered for Nicholas until he reaches his majority, p100
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22. Deluded -
16. Perception -
5. Sharpened -
38. Stipulated -
Word Hunter October
READ: 37/40
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook 10/3
29. Biscuits - time to get up and bake biscuits, p78
34. Groaned - he groaned and put his hand to his temple, p97
19. Inch - I didn't give him an inch to wiggle around, p52
17. Instinct - instinct told me that right away, p48
37. Suspect - could've been a suspect in Terry's murder,, p101
The Teacher - Katerina Diamond 10/4
5. Adrenaline - his adrenaline was really pumping, p54
12. Barcode - there was a barcode configuration across his chest, p217
28. Booth - wished there was a phone booth nearby, p47
9. Complicated - life would be more complicated than ever, p391
1. Nightmare - as if he'd just awoken from a nightmare, p37
30. Pursed - she had bitten into her pursed lips, p113
The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
38. Agreement - who nodded his agreement, p117
16. Desperation - humanities desperation to save itself, p53
21. Gold - you've heard of fools gold,, p238
25. Logic - the cold hard logic, p483
22. Necklace - yank the necklace from her hand, p270
8. Practical - the thought was a guilty one but practical, p27
11. Vibrant - her vibrant gaze piercing, p145
4. Whispered - when the doors whispered shut, p453
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge 10/12
15. Abandon - she didn't want to abandon him here, p150
3. Precise - he was a thin man with precise features, p52
36. Properties - had a broad portfolio of properties for rent, p52
32. Spiking - Helen's anger was spiking now, p262
20. Talent - about the detectives character and talents, p26
7. Weary - had the weary experience of a professional, p39
Exiles - Jane Harper 10/12
31. Instructor - the course instructor had been called away, ch6
14. Supermarket - at the supermarket here in town, ch5
13. Temporary - as he flashed past a temporary billboard, ch1
Cursed by Fire - Jacquelyn Frank 10/13
23. Exhilarating - pure oxygen and exhilarating revitalizing energy, p10
2. Yanking - ended up yanking the lot of them, p26
The Fractured Dark - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/19
39. Bewildered - was too bewildered to ask, p48
6. Curious - watching her with a curious tilt to her head, p38
33. Handwritten - Tarquin had handwritten the introduction, p398
Wrong Angle - Emerald O'Brien 10/19
18. Concealed - are barely concealed, p140
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley 10/19
10. Contemplate - after contemplating the case, p102
Second Sight - Aoife Clifford 10/20
40. Labyrinth - Tess's story is like a labyrinth, p228
Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen 10/31
27. Nervous - I realized that she was nervous, p252
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26. Adapter -
35. Cryptic -
24. Ghosting -
October Member monthly Challenge- Scottie
READ: 11/11
✔ 1. Bats: The flying mammal that uses echolocation.
Read an audiobook
Exiles - Jane Harper 10/12
✔ 2. Rats: A group of rats is called a mischief.
Read a book where someone is mischievous/ gets into mischief
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly (Owen) 10/6
✔ 3. Raven and Crows: Intelligent black birds with good memories.
Read a book with a bird on the cover
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge 10/12
✔ 4. Owls. Owl eyes are like tubes giving them binocular vision.
Read a book in which binoculars are used.
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah 10/1
(I picked up the pair of binoculars), ch41
✔ 5. Cats: Humans and cats have been together for around 10,000 years.
Read a book with a cat in it.
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook (MC has a cat) 10/3
✔ 6. Centipedes: The 100 legs is a misnomer but they do have two legs per segment.
Read a book involving poison.
Cursed by Fire - Jacquelyn Frank 10/13
(a few royal family members were poisoned)
✔ 7. Frogs: Frogs use their eyeballs to help them swallow food.
Read a book where a character jumps far.
The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
(MC has enhanced abilities and jumps across the canyon)
✔ 8. Salamander: Some salamanders have teeth.
Read a book with a lizard or read a book with a dragon.
Knock Down Dragon Out - Krystal Shannan (hero, dragon shifter) 10/27
✔ 9. Wolf: Wolves are often crepuscular creatures.
Read a book with a wolf on the cover or a book where someone runs really fast
Murder of a Werewolf - April Fernsby (lower left corner) 10/13
✔ 10. Spider: Spiders are nearsighted.
Read a book with a spider in it or read a book where someone is afraid.
The Girl He Pined - Blake Pierce (Paige) 10/18
✔ Bonus: Pet any creature or monster you want!
Read a book with an animal
Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston (tiger shifter) 10/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Theme: Pumpkin Patch
READ: 5/5
🎃Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah 10/29
🎃Read a book where a character gets lost or scared
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge (Ruby scared of abductor) 10/12
🎃Read a book with a family scene
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook (a family intervention) 10/3
🎃Read a book where a character wears a costume OR a fall sweater
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11
(char wears a leprechaun costume)
🎃Read a book with a spooky outdoor or kid friendly outdoor scene on the cover
Deadly Delivery - Hope Callaghan (halloween haunted house) 10/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November Member monthly Challenge - Genevieve
READ: 9/8
✔ 1. Read a book where a character dies or with a MC that practices some kind of divination.
Decaffeinated Corpse - Cleo Coyle (Angelo) 11/9
✔ 2. Read a book with an angel, a ghost, or a spiritual character.
Closely Harbored Secrets - Bree Baker (ghosts) 11/22
✔ 4. Read a book that takes place in Egypt, with archeology or a YA adventure book.
The Forest Grimm - Kathryn Purdie 11/18
✔ 5. Read a romance and/or with a love interest that cooks.
Hot Ticket - Deirdre Martin 11/10
✔ 7. Read a book that inspires you to be a better person or a character that makes their world a better place with kindness and compassion.
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - Tonya Kappes 11/2
✔ 8. reading a book that has been on your TBR for a long time. Then read another...and another...and another... At some point you will realize that this task will never end. You can accept that by reading only one or add books until the month is over. Your choice!
Midnight in St. Petersburg - Barbara J. Webb (since 2012) 11/27
✔ 9. Read a book with a haunted house or a dog in it. Or both!
On the Edge - Heather Graham (Great Dane puppy) 11/3
✔ 10. Read a book with a creative character, where a baby is born, a couple falls in love or ends their relationship
Confessions of a Red Herring - Dana Dratch (Nick and Gabby breakup) 11/2
✔ Bonus - Read whatever you wish!
The Unusual Mayor Marheart - Tammie Painter 11/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November Theme: Thanksgiving Dinner
READ: 5/4
✔ Wine
Read a book where the MC has a drink (vampires feeding counts) or has a liquid on the cover.
On the Edge - Heather Graham 11/3
✔ Ho-Deurves
Read a book that has an unusual word or a word that is hard to spell in the title
Decaffeinated Corpse - Cleo Coyle 11/9
✔ Appetizer
Read a book under 150 pages or that is a prequel to a series
The Unseen - Thea Harrison (150 pages) 11/23
✔ Main Course
Read a book with food on the cover or with a scene set during Thanksgiving
Murder at the Blueberry Festival - Darci Hannah11/7
✔ Dessert
Read a book that you think is sweet or that has a delicious cover
Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates 11/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter November
READ: 32/40
Confessions of a Red Herring - Dana Dratch 11/2
32. Feline - the feline has exited the sack, p427
On the Edge - Heather Graham 11/3
25. Amateur - an avid amateur photographer, p25
12. Assume - no reason to assume you were with me, p306
31. Camouflage - he dug his camouflage rain poncho out, p182
17. Failure - Oretega isn't a man who likes failure p307
26. Fragile - their fragile peace was shattered, p300
40. Intuition - and an intuition, p46
22. Knife - taking her knife with her, p170
13. Listening - still pretending not to be listening, p160
38. Psychic - she might be a little bit psychic, p281
23. Report - a static-filled report, p193
16. Sarcasm - he said with good-natured sarcasm. p215
The Unusual Mayor Marheart - Tammie Painter 11/5
9. Chocolate - I got you a triple chocolate cupcake, p263
39. Librarian - the tower's head librarian, p12
37. Measure - measure out the days serving of water, p52
Murder at the Blueberry Festival - Darci Hannah11/7
30. Honey - it was like flies to honey, p45
29. Pleasant - Lars had a pleasant demeanor, p19
15. Texture - the textured richness of the interior decor, p243
A Promise of Peridot - Kate Golden 11/9
35. Radiate - Eryx's grim radiated faux humility, p26
4. Thrilled - thrilled, she said, mouth full, p72
Decaffeinated Corpse - Cleo Coyle 11/9
1. Botany - I never finished by BS in botany, ch8
Dead Ringer - Mary Burton 11/12
34. Profile - she was going to do a profile on the woman, p71
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb 11/16
8. Apparently - apparently so does the woman who runs the gallery, p136
28. Attribute - a black tank that showed off his attributes, p82
11. Effort - with some visible effort, p177
A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
36. Boundary - warded by a magic boundary, p185
Nine - Jan Burke 11/19
14. Kidnapped - I guess we've been kidnapped, p439
Until I Find You - Rea Frey 11/21
5. Guru - she'd called over a sleep guru, p3003
6. Hustle - she hustled back to the car, p26
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22\
21. Steep - Edmunds climbed the steep steps, p224
The Unseen - Thea Harrison 11/23
24. Anomaly - several have been looking into the anomalies, p71
Dead Run - Erica Spindler 11/28
2. Scrawled - she scrawled her name, p50
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18. Astounding
10. Crème Brûlée
7. Meditation
27. Metaphor
20. Surpassed
19. Terminate
3. Unplugged
33. Unpredictable
Elves
READ: 8/8
✔ 1. Elf on a Shelf - this famous elf plays hide and seek around your house during the Christmas season.
Task: Read a book where someone hides from others or book set during the Christmas season
Flashpoint - Catherine Coulter 12/15
(Archer, running from FBI for embezzlement charges)
✔ 2. Stiller the Elf from the Muppets: this elf gave the Christmas counter downer to Oscar the Grouch who threw it away.
Task: Read a book with double letters in one of the title words or where the MC depends on someone they shouldn't
The Christmas Princess - Patricia McLinn (princess) 12/15
✔ 3. The Elves of Discword - these are not nice elves: they steal little kids, hunt humans and other evil things
Task: Read a book with an evil villain or here someone is hunted
Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow (white supremesists and terrorists) 12/1
✔ 4. Sylvanas Windrunner from the World of Warcraft. Also known as "The Dark Lady" or "The Banshee Queen"
Task: Read a book with an MPG of War or where the MC has a alias or nickname
Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron (Magolia "Maggie") 12/24
✔ 5. Dobby from Harry Potter: this elf loved Harry Potter and he was freed from his cruel wizard family with a dirty sock.
Task: Red a book where someone is freed from captivity or with a sock on the cover
Weyward - Emilia Hart (Altha) 12/4
✔ 6. The Keebler Elf: this elf is famous for the Keebler Cookies and the commercials showing them baking these yummy treats.
Task: Read a book where the MC bakes something or eats a cookie OR with a yummy treat on the cover
Espresso Shot - Cleo Coyle (chocolate wedding cake) 12/5
✔ 7. Buddy the Elf: this famous elf is the star of the movie Elf; he's a human raised by Santa's elves until he heads to New York City to find his dad.
Task: Read a book where the MC is human surrounded by supernaturals OR read a book set in New York
Everdark - Elle Jasper 12/20
✔ 9. Prince Nuada from Hellboy II: encouraged his father build a goblin-made mechnical army he uses to massacre humans. He wanted to find all the pieces of the crown.
Task: Read a book with royalty OR read a book where there is a massacre/war/battle
Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake (King Hestion) 12/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Member Monthly Challenge Namita
READ: 9/9
✔ 🎄December is the 12th month of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
Read a book with 12 intact in the pages. Eg. 120, 412 pages.
Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake (512 pages) 12/7
✔ 🎄December 15th is International Tea Day.
Read a book where a character drinks tea or a teapot on the cover
Flashpoint - Catherine Coulter (Rome & Elizabeth in England) 12/15
✔ 🎄 December's birthstones are the Turquoise, Zircon, and Tanzanite.
Read a book with blue/green cover
Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon 12/21
✔ 🎄December is also knows as the Yule Month.
Read a book that starts with any of the letters from YULE
You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti 12/23
✔ ☃️ December is National Fruit Cake Month.
Read a book with cake or desert on the cover.
Espresso Shot - Cleo Coyle 12/5
✔ ☃️December marks the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year!
Read a book over 500 pages or a night scene on the cover.
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro (608 pages) 12/14
✔ ☃️December 21st is also Humbug Day.
Read a book with a Scrooge inspired character or with a character who is an old man.
Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow (Barre Sr, 87) 12/1
✔ ☃️ December 2nd is Armed Forces Day in Cuba
Read a book where the MC is in the Military or a book with an MPG of Romantic Suspense
Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan 12/31
✔ ❄️Bonus:Christmas!! You can read any book you want to celebrate!
The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Word Hunter December
READ: 32/40
Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/1
14. Academic - of an academic institution, p28
39. Charred - charred beyond recognition, p107
23. Connection - the connection between and among women, p325
9. Earthquake - from Westchester to Earthquake Park, p171
40. Evidence - empirical evidence received by him personally, p44
30. Expensive - it was expensive, p15
13. Government - it was that rare government edict, p33
4. Hallucinating - Violet wondered if she were hallucinating, p281
17. Knack - some people do have the knack, p180
18. Military - they're all either wannabe cops or retired military, p259
16. Popular - made a lot of popular items fall off the truck, p35
8. Renovation - a renovation applauded by everyone, p53
36. Vibe - I get the vibe, p180
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Bailey Cates 12/9
24. Finance - he had worked in the financial sector, ch11
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro 12/14
1. Anxiety - with a look of anxiety on his face, p177
32. Assaulted - she had been assaulted in the middle of a covered bridge, p195
6. Experiments - records of her experiments, p35
5. Pool - as if rising out of a still pool, p80
Everdark - Elle Jasper 12/20
37. Pulse - the pulse of his heart barely lifted the skin, p9
The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
2. Amnesia - amnesias quite common with head injuries, ch37
29. Medical - in easy reach of medical assistance, ch34
22. Skiing - take the boys for their skiing trip, ch9
38. Subtle - subtle reddish tints on the female's feathers, ch27
26. Sympathy - smiled as if touched by my sympathy, loc422
Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon 12/21
31. Probably - it was probably his tone, p16
You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti 12/23
11. Journal - extracted a journal from one, p253
12. Subject - lets return to the subject of your jail visit, p108
Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron 12/24
19. Hostage - held hostage by Hal Clabber, ch29
25. Misconception - misconceptions about a gator's behavior, ch36
7. Stuffed - stuffed his mouth with petit fours before speaking, ch29
20. Therapist - she'd seen a therapist, ch18
33. Tough - tough sell on a murder one charge, ch31
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34. Alerting
27. Fizzled
35. Fractured
10. Gurney
21. Invitation
15. Literature
3. Transactional
28. Transient
Vampire Lord's Castle
Quest #1 - Servant's Quarters
1. Servant's Quarters
With a story line that is filled with chaos or turmoil (Your Interpretation).
Inca Gold - Clive Cussler (guerilla terrorists in Peru) 5/2
Where a character is running away from another character.
Hide Me - Molly Black 5/3
(villain runs away from MC after violent encounter)
Where the MC demonstrates anger or sadness.
Tempted - Megan Hart 5/4
(heroine is really sad when her lover leaves the threesome)
2. Dining Hall
Where the characters share a meal
The Butterfly Forest - Tom Lowe 5/7
(hero eats a few meals with his best friends)
In which a character becomes intoxicated
Fire and Love - Erin Wright (hero) 5/29
In which a romantic dinner takes place
The Vixen and the Vet - Katy Regnery 5/5
(a romantic picnic in the grove)
3. Kitchen
With a character loves to cook or bake
Kingdom of the Wicked - Kerri Maniscalco (Emelia) 6/2
With a scene that takes place in the kitchen
Belong to the Night - Shelly Laurenston 5/31
Where the MC shares a meal with another character
Purgatory Chasm - Steve Ulfelder (with Tander Phigg) 6/4
4. The Pantry/Secret Passage
Where a character sneaks around another character's residence.
The Lost Treasure of Drakon - Nellie H. Steele (Maggie) 6/16
Where a character has a secret.
King Tide - A.J. Stewart 6/4
Where a character opens a closet or pantry door
Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 6/9
(I just open the pantry), p63
5. The Mausoleum
With a haunted house
Charmed and Dangerous - Lindsay Buroker 7/9
With a title beginning with any letter found in MAUSOLEUM
Lime Kiln Road - S.L. Shelton 6/20
That takes place in Europe
Dastardly Deeds at St Bride's - Debbie Young (England) 6/16
Quest #2 - Stone Bridge
1. Stone Bridge
With a MC who transforms throughout the book
The Dragon Republic - R.F. Kuang 7/16
Takes place in a city.
Too Late - Rylie Dark (Washington DC) 7/21
With a MC who must overcome obstacles
The Fires of Hephaestus - Kyle West 7/10
2. The Gate
In which a character has to unlock a door or gate.
An Ear for Trouble - K.T. Lee 7/22
(MC has to unlock the door to the animal enclosures)
With a character who lives in a mansion or castle.
Ice Song - Kirsten Imani Kasai (Matuk) 7/24
With an author's first or last initial is found in the word GATE.
What I'm Looking For - Karen Grey 7/27
3. The Gatekeeper's Cottage
Where one character protects another character
Cold Midnight - Joyce Lamb (hero protects heroine) 7/28
With an animated or "cartoonish" cover
Death Down Under - Samantha Silver 8/15
That is a Fairytale Retelling
Forever Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/18
4. The Hedge Maze
Tagged Mystery OR Cozy Mystery
Vanilla Vendetta - Rosie A. Point 8/19
In which a character gets lost.
Beyond Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/20
With the color green on the cover.
Mint Murder - Rosie A. Point 8/21
Mint Murder
5. The Angel Statue
With something flying on the cover.
Invisible Bound - Lucia Ashta (dragon) 8/23
With a MC who is an angel.
Ember X - Jessica Sorensen (hero) 8/30
With a god or goddess in the story.
The Witch Collector - Charissa Weaks 9/1
Game #3 - Spiral Staircase
1. Spiral Staircase
Where a character uses a staircase.
Pumpkin Spice Peril - Jenn McKinlay 9/3
(Mel was halfway up the staircase), ch2
With a story line that is filled with chaos or turmoil
You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 9/4
Where the MC demonstrates anger or sadness.
You Betrayed Me - Lisa Jackson (hero) 9/5
2. Master Bathroom
With a character who takes a shower or bath in the story.
The Vow - Dannika Dark 9/7
With a character who is constantly "falling apart"
Just Haven't Met You Yet - Sophie Cousens 9/9
In which the MC goes into the bathroom.
For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black (heroine) 9/10
3. The Study
Where the characters meet to strategize about a problem
Cold Blooded Liar - Karen Rose 9/13
(strategizing on how to catch the newest serial killer)
With a MC you would describe as intelligent, insightful, or strategic
Fire Bound - Christine Feehan 9/18
With the word brandy in the text
Hell House - Richard Matheson 9/20
(a decanter of brandy on a silver tray), p110
4. The War Room
With two opposing factions in the story
Bound Together - Christine Feehan 9/22
With a war or battle in the story.
A Queen of Thieves & Chaos - K.A. Tucker 9/26
With a weapon on the cover
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker 9/29
5. The Tomb
With the word "death" in the text
Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk 10/2
(knowing they looked at their death), p83
With a cemetery on the cover
Grave Witch - Kalayna Price 11/3
With blood on the cover
The Peacock's Poison - Ruby Loren 11/18
continued..Quest #4 - Hall of Alcoves
1. Hall with Alcoves
With a character you would describe as cunning, manipulative, or secretive
Dreadful - Jana Deleon (Caitlyn) 11/18
Where one character lies to another character.
Hidden Huntress - Danielle L. Jensen 11/20
Where one character hides from another character.
Intimate Enemies: A Novel - Shana Abe (heroine from villain) 11/23
2. The Sunset Balcony
Where the characters walk along the beach
Spotted at the Cemetery - Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 11/27
With the word balcony in the text
Spells & Shelves - Elle Adams 11/29
(curved wooden balconies divide one floor and the next, p28
With a colorful cover
Hollyberry Homicide - Sharon Farrow 12/3
3. The Throne Room
Tagged Dystopian OR Historical
It's Getting Scot in Here - Suzanne Enoch 12/7
With a crown on the cover
The Olympian Affair - Jim Butcher 12/8
With the word king or queen in the text
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(King Oanald's grandfather built this), p117
4. The Hidden Passage
Where a character is hunting something or someone
Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen (hunting Roland)12/10
Where someone is lost and is later found
Hope for the Best - Jodi Taylor 12/13
(MCs friends are lost in 1558 and later found)
Where a character finds a secret passage.
Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney 12/16
5. The Coffin
With fangs on the cover
The Game Bird - Aidan R. Walsh 12/19
With a character who can not go out in daylight
Voices in the Snow - Darcy Coates 12/22
With the word coffin in the text
Saving Verakko - Victoria Aveline 12/23
(I'm trapped. Is this a coffin?, ch16
Quest #5 - Courtyard
1. Courtyard
With a character who loves to garden.
The Year of the Fox - Merren Tait 12/30
With a title beginning with any letter found in COURTYARD.
Tempting Auzed - Victoria Aveline 12/30
With a character whose name is also the name of a flower
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed (Lily and Daisy) 1/7
2. The Dungeon
Where a character commits a crime.
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
In which a character works for law enforcement.
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
In which a weapon is used.
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake (sword) 1/13
3. The Trapdoor
Where the MC is ambushed or tricked
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
Tagged Mystery or Thriller
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
Where the characters have to either "break into" or "out of" a location
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus (prison planet) 1/17
4. The Cavern of Screams
With a title beginning with any letter in CAVERN OF SCREAMS
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
In which the MC screams.
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston 1/19
(she glared at her sister and screamed), p161
Where the characters find a hidden treasure.
Nest Egg - Josi Avari (MC finds a nest egg) 1/26
5. The Cemetery
Where the MC goes into a cemetery.
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
With a MC who has psychic abilities.
Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
With a ghost in the story.
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
Quest #6 - Main Hall
1. Main Hall
Takes place during any holiday.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton (Halloween/Christmas) 2/7
Where the MC has a visitor to their home.
If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker 2/10
Where the MC attends a party.
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
2. The Bedroom
With an explicit bedroom scene
If You See Her - Shiloh Walker 2/12
Tagged romance
Barbarian Alien - Ruby Dixon 2/15
Where the MC sleeps.
Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16
3. The Gallery
Where the characters attend a concert, movie, theater production, or art exhibit.
Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths 2/22
With a cover you would consider a "Work of Art"
The Hanging City - Charlie N. Holmberg 2/25
With a MC who is an artist
Oceans Between Us - Helen Scott Taylor (opera singer) 2/27
4. The Library
Where the MC reads a book.
On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28
Tagged Paranormal, Fantasy, or Romance
Someone Like You - Kait Nolan 2/29
Read any book you want!
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
5. The Locked Crypt
Where a character dies
Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Ellery Adams (Rosamund York) 3/3
With an undead creature in the story
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/9
Where a summoning circle is used.
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27
Cripta Lui Dracula
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
READ: 20/20
First Trial✔‣ Read a book with a person dressed in black on the cover
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
✔ ‣ Read a book with fire or a flame on the cover
Line of Fire - Jo Davis 1/1
✔‣ Read a book with an MC who is a vampire
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
✔‣ Read a book with beings that can fly
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
Second Trial✔‣ Read a book with a monster in the story
The Hanging City - Charlie N. Holmberg 2/25
✔‣ Read a book with blue on the cover
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
✔‣ Read a book tagged urban fantasy
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow 2/27
✔‣ Read a book an animal on the cover
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus (griffin) 1/17
Third Trial✔‣ Read a book with a character that drinks blood
True Dead - Faith Hunter (Bruiser) 3/23
✔‣ Read a book with a reaper, necromancer or personification of death in the story
Cursed - Marissa Meyer (the Erlking) 3/26
✔‣ Read a book with a seasonal theme (halloween, christmas, etc.)
Mulberry Mischief - Sharon Farrow (halloween) 1/19
✔‣ Read a book with a single point of view
Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
Fourth Trial✔ ‣ Read a book with a building on the cover
Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
✔ ‣ Read a book with only one person on the cover
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6
✔ ‣ Read a book with paranormal beings
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston (various shifters) 1/19
✔‣ Read a book with grave, headstone or cemetery in the text
Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher 2/15
(the convent has its own tiny cemetery), p60
Fifth Trial✔‣ Read a book where good wins over evil
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner 2/14
✔‣ Read a book tagged romance
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
✔‣ Read a book by a new to you author
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
✔‣ Read a book recommended to you
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Supernatural Evidence Testing Challenge
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2024
1. Dragon
Read a book with an MPG of mystery
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
2. Phoenix
Read a book with a character that is immortal
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
3. Werewolf
Read a book with the word moon in the title
Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein 1/21
4. Unicorn
Read a book whose title starts with the letter U
Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare 1/23
5. Griffin
Read a book with a griffin in it
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
6. Gorgon
Read a book where a character is beautiful but also scary
Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/31
7. Centaur
Read a book where the MC is a teacher
Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
8. Kelpie
Read a book where a character rides a horse
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner 2/14
9. Fae
Read a book with an MPG of romance
Barbarian Alien - Ruby Dixon 2/15
10. Vampire
Read a book where the MC is a vampire
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
11. Zombie
Read a book where a corpse is reanimated through magic
Gilded - Marissa Meyer 3/22
12. Golem
Read a book with no people on the cover
The Butcher of the Forest - Premee Mohamed 3/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Banshee Wails
Duration: January 1 - June 30, 2024
Level: Vampire - 228 hours to 345 hours and 11 - 15 tasks
READ: 25/25
HOURS: 324h 19m /107
✔ 1. Released on or after Jan. 1, 2023
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake (pub Sep 19, 2023) 1/13 [14:25]
✔ 2. Released prior to 2019
Buns - Alice Clayton (pub May 2017) 2/16
✔3. First book in a series
Murder at Haven's Rock - Kelley Armstrong 3/7
✔4. Part of a series you've started but haven't finished
Love Hard - Nalini Singh 2/22
✔5. Under 4 hours in length
The Collector - K.R. Alexander 4/13 [3.50]
✔ 6. Between 5-8 hours in length
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27 [6:00]
✔ 7. Over 10 hours in length
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox 3/13 [11:54]
✔ 8. Audiobook with the letters FANTASY in the title, series title and/or author's name
Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron (Vintage Cookbook Mystery #1) 3/18
✔ 9. Audiobook with a rating higher than 4.0
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6 [13:00]
✔ 10. Audiobook with less than a 4.0 rating
Murder in the Mystery Suite - Ellery Adams (3.80) 3/9
✔ 11. Audiobook with an MPG of Paranormal
Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston 1/21 [12:55]
✔ 12. Audiobook title that starts with E, I, O or U
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston 1/19 [13:43]
✔ 13. Audiobook that has a type of supernatural in the title or series name
Breaking Badger - Shelly Laurenston (Honey Badger Chronicles) 1/25 [11:25]
✔ 14. Audiobook that has a place name (real or fictional) in the title
What Happens in Scotland - Jennifer McQuiston 4/12 [10:23]
✔ 15. Audiobook that works for the Moonlight Serenade Challenge
January Moonlight Serenade - Listen to a book by a new to you narrator
Someone Like You - Kait Nolan (new narrator) 2/29
✔ 16. Audiobook by a New To You author or narrator
The Teacher - Freida McFadden (new narrator) 2/27
✔ 17. Audiobook with a Blue Collar MC
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett (FBI agent) 2/18
✔ 18. Audiobook with an MC who's not human
Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/31 [10:38]
✔ 19. Audiobook with mythical creatures
Gilded - Marissa Meyer (goblins and ghouls)3/22
✔ 20. Audiobook that's holiday-themed (any holiday)
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton (Christmas/Halloween) 2/7 (9:54]
✔ 21. Audiobook with a ghost or horror theme
Cursed - Marissa Meyer 3/26 [16:29]
✔ 22. Audiobook with a sci-fi theme
Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline 2/3 [11:17]
✔ 23. Audiobook set in a world that doesn't exist
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline (make believe alien planet) 2/24 [9:50]
✔ 24. Audiobook with a psychic in it
This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman 4/2 [12:41]
✔ 25. Listener’s choice
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11 [11:09]
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Time for Tea
Duration: January 1 - June 30, 2024
READ: 30/20+
Have a Nibble of Mushroom✔ 1. Read a book "poison" in the text.
The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9
(the poison had built up in her system), p183
✔ 2. Read a book with a giant, ogre, or troll in the story.
The Hanging City - Charlie N. Holmberg (trolls) 2/25
✔ 3. Read a book with a supernatural being that is small.
Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor (hero is a fox shifter)3/6
Have a Cup of Tea✔ 1. Read a book in which a character drinks a warm beverage.
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
(MC owns bakery and serves specialty coffee all day long, MC drinks her share)
✔ 2. Read a book in which the MC is comforted.
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
(MC is comforted by her mentor)
✔ 3. Read a book that takes place in England.
Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
Have a Tasty Sandwich✔ 1. Read a book in which characters share a breakfast.
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed (Lily, Leo, Caleb, Quinn)1/7
✔ 2. Read a book in which characters share lunch together.
Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare (Sophie and Ken) 1/23
✔ 3. Read a book in which characters eat dinner together.
Breaking Badger - Shelly Laurenston (Finn and Mads) 1/25
Have a Delicious Biscuits✔ 1. Read a book that has a character with a "Sweet Tooth".
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin (Sergeant Humphreys) 1/9
✔ 2. Read a book in which the author's first or last initial are found in BISCUITS.
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
✔ 3. Read a book in which the MC eats a cookie or donut.
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
(they were served campaign and cookies), p153
Have a Piece of Cake✔ 1. Read a book in which chocolate is consumed (Chocolate cake).
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
(he pulls a flattened snickers from his pocket and took a big bite), p53
✔ 2. Read a book with yellow on the cover (Yellow Cake).
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
✔ 3. Read a book tagged romance (Red Cake).
Line of Fire - Jo Davis 1/1
Play Cards with the Queen of Hearts✔ 1. Read a book where only the body of the cover model is shown ("Off with her head!")
Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16
✔ 2. Read a book with royalty in the story.
Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline (Prince Skendro) 2/5
✔ 3. Read a book with a heart on the cover OR a red cover.
Chicken Pesto Murder - Patti Benning 4/19
Chat with the Mad March Hare✔ 1. Read a book published in March of any year.
Wings of Fear - Helene Young (pub March 1, 2010) 1/27
✔ 2. Read a book with a white cover.
Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
✔ 3. Read a book with a furry animal in the story OR with something that tells time on the cover.
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford (pregnant cat) 1/15
Chat with the Mad Hatter✔ 1. Read a book with a character you would describe as "CRAZY" (Your Interpretation).
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston (Maxine) 1/6
✔ 2. Read a book in which the MC has a sidekick or BFF.
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus (Griff) 1/17
✔ 3. Read a book with a hat on the cover.
Mulberry Mischief - Sharon Farrow (witch hats) 1/19
Chat with the Cheshire Cat✔ 1. Read a book in which the MC has a feline familiar or pet cat.
Shifting and Shenanigans - Elizabeth Pantley 1/31
✔ 2. Read a book with a cunning or manipulative character (Your interpretation).
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks (Thanaos) 1/3
✔ 3. Read a book in which a character can turn invisible or with all the letters of invisible in the title/author name.
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow (MC) 2/27
Have a very Merry Unbirthday!✔ 1. Read a book in which a celebration occurs.
Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith (anniversary) 2/3
✔ 2. Read a book with a title that begins with any letter found in UNBIRTHDAY.
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
✔ 3. Read a book in which the MC has a large family or group of friends.
Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks 2/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Year of the DragonDuration: February 10, 2024 - January 28, 2025
Set #1
✔ 1. Read a book published in December.
This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman (pub Dec 23, 2014) 4/2
✔ 2. Read a book where the MC makes a selfless sacrifice to help someone else.
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
✔ 3. Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% green.
Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
✔ 4. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word DRAGON.
Barbarian Alien - Ruby Dixon 2/15
✔ 5. Read a book where any of the characters are suffering from a water-based environmental calamity (drought, flood, tsunami, etc.)
Buns - Alice Clayton (MCs caught in a blizzard) 2/16
Set #2
✔ 1. Read a book with a confident MC.
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
✔ 2. Read a book with all the letters of FIRE in the title and/or series name
A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
✔ 3. Read a book where the MC goes on an adventure.
Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner 4/6
✔ 4. Read a book published in May.
Ward D - Freida McFadden (pub May 8, 2023) 4/9
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC goes through a personal transformation of some kind.
Kill Me If You Can - Marshall Karp & James Patterson 4/7
Set #3
✔ 1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word EMPORER.
The Conference of the Birds - Ransom Riggs 5/8
✔ 2. Read a book where a character is highly respected or revered.
Rock Courtship - Nalini Singh 4/14
✔ 3. Read a book where the MC has a successful career.
Murder in the Secret Garden - Ellery Adams 4/17
✔ 4. Read a book with a MC is highly imaginative.
The Collector - K.R. Alexander 4/13
✔ 5. Read a book that has a dominant theme of justice
You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
Set #4
✔ 1. Read a book whose cover is at least 50% red.
Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
✔ 2. Read a book with a MC who is very stubborn.
Rock Hard - Nalini Singh 5/10
✔ 3. Read a book where the MC struggles with their emotions over some issue.
The Boardwalk Bookshop - Susan Mallery 5/11
✔ 4. Read a book with all of the letters GOAL in the title and/or subtitle
The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack 5/14
✔ 5. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word DETERMINATION
A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford 5/21
Set #5
✔ 1. Read a book published in February.
Redneck Cinderella - Luann McLane 5/27
✔ 2. Read a book with an enthusiastic and confident MC.
Rock Redemption - Nalini Singh 5/22
(heroine is a movie star and is very confident and enthusiastic about her roles)
✔ 3. Read a book without a 3 in the page count.
Buying Time - Kelly Cochran (306 pages) 5/23
✔ 4. Read a book that takes place over a New Year's Eve time frame.
Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
✔ 5. Read a book with a double vowel in the title.
Crime Seen - Victoria Laurie 5/24
Set #6
✔ 1. Read a book with a very talented MC.
Rock Wedding - Nalini Singh 6/16
✔ 2. Read a book with the numbers 2 and 4 in the page count.
Wild Love - Alisa Woods 6/13
✔ 3. Read a book with nobility in it.
Dragons of Wild - Ava Richardson 6/16
✔ 4. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word EXTRAORDINARY.
Brew -Tracy Ewens 6/11
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC takes a chance on something
Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows 6/11
Set 7 Tasks:
✔ 1. Read a book with a very calm MC.
Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19
✔ 2. Read a book where a character works with wood.
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
✔ 3. Read a book with all the letters LOYALTY in the title and/or series names
Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18
✔ 4. Read a book where a MC's negative characteristic helps them achieve their goal. (ex stubbornness and a little arrogance )
The Mercenary - Cherry Adair 6/22
✔ 5. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word REVOLUTIONARY.
Murder in the Reading Room - Ellery Adams 6/22
A to Z Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
READ: 26/26
✔ A - Read a book by a favorite AUTHOR or a new to you AUTHOR.
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner 2/14
✔ B - Read a book that contains one of your BOOK BOYFRIENDS.
Random in Death - J.D. Robb (Roarke) 4/25
✔ C - Read a COZY Mystery.
Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
✔D - Read a book with a character who is a DRAGON.
The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack 5/14
✔ E - Read a book with a MC who has ELEMENTAL abilities.
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
✔ F - Read a book that is either FIRST or FIFTH in a series.
Death in the Park - London Lovett (Firefly Junction #1) 2/6
✔ G - Read a book that was GIFTED to you.
Breakdown - Daniel Pyle 2/19
✔ H - Read a book with a MPG of HISTORICAL.
Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh (1816) 1/22
✔ I - Read a book with ICE on the cover.
Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger 3/28
✔ J - Read a book in which the characters go on a JOURNEY.
When a Dragon Falls - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/23
✔ K - Read a book in which the MC is KISSED.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
✔ L - Read a book that makes you LAUGH out loud.
Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/31
✔ M - Read a book tagged MYSTERY.
And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling 2/9
✔ N - Read a book with a character who is a NECROMANCER.
Black Moon - J.D. Tyler (Kalen) 5/25
✔ O - Read a book that has an OCEAN on the cover.
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/6
✔ P - Read a book in which a character is a POLICE officer.
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
✔Q - Read a book under 100 pages, a QUICK read.
I'll be on New London for Christmas - Margo Collins (72 pages) 5/2
✔ R - Read a book where the characters travel to different REALMS.
Shifting and Shenanigans - Elizabeth Pantley 1/31
✔ S - Read a book from the STEAMPUNK genre.
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
✔ T - Read a book with a TATTOO on the cover.
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
✔ U - Read a book with a MPG of URBAN FANTASY.
Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
✔ V - Read a book with a MC who is a VAMPIRE.
My Blood Runs Blue - Stacy Eaton 5/26
✔ W - Read a book with a WEAPON on the cover.
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27
✔ X - Read a book you found eXtraordinary, eXemplary, eXquisite... 5 stars!
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
✔ Y - Read a book in which one character YELLS at another character.
Chicken Pesto Murder - Patti Benning 4/19
(David yells at detective Fitzgerland)
✔ Z - Read a book with a ZILLION pages... Okay, anything over 500 pages!
Complicated - Kristen Ashley (626 pages) 6/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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