Marnie meanders through middle earth 2024

[Marnie]

Badge 1
1 Home Stretch⭐️⭐️⭐️
2 The Last Devil to Die⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3 The Devil's Company⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 A Study in Charlotte⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 Old Bones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6 First Lie Wins⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7 The Sanctuary ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 Only If You're Lucky⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9 The Underground Library⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10 The Atlas Six⭐️⭐️⭐️
11 Ruthless Vows⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12 If the Tide Turns ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13 The Iron Trial⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14 The Neighbor Favor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15 Watch Where They Hide⭐️⭐️⭐️
16 Touch & Go ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

Badge 2
1 Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3 Colton Gentry's Third Act ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 Lady Macbeth⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 Argylle⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6 The Rule Book⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7 The Mystery of the Blue Train⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 The Other Mothers ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9 The Lost Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10 People We Meet on Vacation⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11 The Evolution of Annabel Craig⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12 The Anniversary⭐️⭐️
13 Shadowland⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
14 Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies⭐️⭐️⭐️
15 These Silent Woods⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16 The Princess Bride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
17 Finders Keepers⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
18 Just for the Summer⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19 How to End a Love Story⭐️⭐️
20 The Body in the Garden⭐️⭐️⭐️
21 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22 The Reappearance of Rachel Price⭐️⭐️⭐️
23 Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
24 The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
25 Old Scores⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
26 Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead⭐️⭐️⭐️
27 Anna Bright Is Hiding Something⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
28 Sadie⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
29 The Girl of His Dreams⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
30 Baby X⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
31 A Game of Lies⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
32 James⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
33 Never Have I Ever⭐️⭐️⭐️
34 Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
35 The Dark Wives⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
36 The Marriage Portrait⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
37 Lady Tan’s Circle of Women⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
38 Olive, Again ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
39 The Happy Ever After Playlist⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
40 Dog Tags ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
41 The Book of Murder: A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
42 Local Woman Missing⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
43 The Return of Ellie Black⭐️⭐️⭐️
44 Finlay Donovan Is Killing It⭐️⭐️⭐️
45 The Blessing Way ⭐️⭐️⭐️
46 One Big Happy Family⭐️⭐️
47 The Summer of Yes⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
48 Thirty-Three Teeth⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

Badge 3

1 The Last One to Fall⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
2 This Is Why We Lie⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
3 Listen for the Lie⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 A New Lease on Death⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 Death and Judgment⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6 Death in Delft⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7 The Passion of Artemisia⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 Lady Clementine⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
9 The Ministry of Time⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10 Murder with Macaroni and Cheese⭐️⭐️⭐️
11 The Guncle Abroad⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12 Funny Story⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13 Wolf Pack⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14 Jury of One⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15 The Madness of Crowds⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16 One Dog Night⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
17 The White Coat Diaries⭐️⭐️⭐️
18 The Rom-Commers⭐️⭐️⭐️
19 Here One Moment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20 The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
21 The Full Moon Coffee Shop⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
22 Life As We Knew It ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
23 The Briar Club⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
24 Summers at the Saint⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
25 It Ends with Us⭐️⭐️
26 Before Green Gables⭐️⭐️⭐️
27 A World of Curiosities⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
28 The Sequel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
29 The Next Mrs. Parrish⭐️⭐️⭐️
30 The Nature of Disappearing⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
31 Leader of the Pack⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
32 Merry Christmas, Alex Cross⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
33 The Secret Garden⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34 Betrayal at Blackthorn Park⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
35 The Family Experiment⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
36 Heart of the Sun Warrior⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
37 The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night⭐️⭐️⭐️
38 The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers⭐️⭐️⭐️
39 You Can Kill⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
40 The Black Bird Oracle⭐️⭐️⭐️
41 The Crow Trap⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
42 Elektra ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
43 An Inconvenient Wife⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
44 The Paris Widow⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
45 In Five Years ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
46 The Glass Room⭐️⭐️⭐️
47 The Note ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
48 Ladyparts⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

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[Marnie]

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[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 1
Start
1 Home Stretch ( author is a tv presenter)
2 320 pages
3 read a book with home, homeward or homebound in title
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Next… The Last Devil to Die

[Janice, Moderator]

Woohoo! You've just started, but you'll be on the home stetch in no time.

How are your books connected?

[Marnie]

The Last Devil to Die is also written by a tv presenter and then I will connect Devil with the third book. Right now I’m thinking The Devil's Company but that could change.

[Janice, Moderator]

I hope you're enjoying making connections and finding elements that will work.

[Marnie]

Oh I am enjoying it very much! Trying to only gopher one section at a time to allow for mood reading. I think reading in order is a brilliant part of this challenge.

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 2
2 The Last Devil to Die
3 audio 10+ hours
4 connected to Home Stretch both Graham Norton and Richard Osman are television presenters. Believe both worked for the BBC
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 3
2 The Devil's Company
3 371 pages
4 Connected to The Last Devil to Die by the word devil
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[Janice, Moderator]

Another 4-book series!

[Marnie]

I started this series pre Goodreads and it’s still holding up to being a fun read. One more to go…

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 4
Checkpoint 1
2 A Study in Charlotte
3 audio 9+ hours
4 read book 1 of a 4 part series
5 This is book 1
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Connection…mystery
Next up Old Bones also 1 of 4 primary works

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 5
2 Old Bones
3 audio 10+ hours
4 connected to A Study in Charlotte both books are book 1 in tetralogies and MPG mystery
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Next up First Lie Wins connected by MPG mystery

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 6
2 First Lie Wins
3 352 pages
4 connected to Old Bones both are mpg mystery

Next up Checkpoint 2

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 7
2 Checkpoint 2
3 The Sanctuary
4 read kindle 333 pages plus audio 9+ hours
5 Read a book with Sanctuary or Valley in title

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Connecting… not sure yes possibilities Danish author/setting, mystery/ thriller genre
House on cover

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 8
2 connect to checkpoint 2 The Sanctuary which is mpg mystery
3 Only If You're Lucky
4 hardback 384 pages
5 also listed as mpg mystery
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Next up The Underground Library Both Only if You’re Lucky and The Underground Library are published in 2024

[Marnie]

1 Badge Book 9
2 checkpoint 2 book 3
3 The Underground Library
4 368 pages
5 connection books both published in 2024
6 Only If You're Lucky published January 16, 2024 and The Underground Library will be published March 2024

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Next up Checkpoint 3

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 10
2 Checkpoint 3
3 The Atlas Six
4 audio 16 hours
5 read a book with a black cover
6
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Next up ( connected by genre. Both books are YA plus fantasy)

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 11
2 Checkpoint 3 book 2
3 Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
4 kindle 419 pages
5 connected to The Atlas Six by genre. Both are YA plus Fantasy mpg
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Next up… If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert both authors have double R’s for initials

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 12
2 checkpoint 3 Book 3
3 If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
4 432 pages
5 connected to Ruthless Vows both authors have the initials RR

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Next up… checkpoint 4

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 13
2 checkpoint 4
3 The Iron Trial
4 11 hours audiobook ( 304 pages kindle)
5 Task- read a book with IRON in the title

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[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 14
2 checkpoint 4 book 2
3 The Neighbor Favor Kristina Forest
4 audiobook 10 hours (403 pages)
5 connection to The Iron Trial- mpg fantasy and one of the main characters is a fantasy author.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️( 3.5)

Next up- Watch Where They Hide by Tamron Hall both POC authors

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 15
2 checkpoint 4 Book 3
3 Watch Where They Hide Tamron Hall
4 kindle 384 pages
5 Connected to Kristina Forest both authors are POC
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Next Up- Mount Doom

[Marnie]

1 Badge 1 Book 16
2 Mount Doom- Finish
3 Touch & Go
4 Kindle 433 pages
5 task read a book between 400-450 pages

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[Janice, Moderator]

Congrats on finishing the first badge. :)

[Marnie]

1Badge 2 Book 1
2 Start Zagreb
3 Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters (proper name in title
4 208 pages
5 read a book with author/character Mark
6Mark Dunn
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Next up Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers ( proper name in title)

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 2
2 Zagreb book 2
3 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
4 11 hours audio ( 339 pages)
5 connects with Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters both books have a proper name in title
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Next up Colton Gentry's Third Act (also a proper name)

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 3
2 Zagreb book 3
3 Colton Gentry's Third Act
4 there is no listing for kindle pages but the hardcover will be 400 pages
5 linked to Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers both books have proper names in title
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Next up checkpoint 1

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 4
2 Checkpoint 1 Ptujska gora
3 Lady Macbeth ( proper name )
4 400 pages
5 Read a book mpg gothic
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 5
2 checkpoint 1 Ptujska gora
3 Argylle published 1/09/2024
4 384 pages
5 connected to Lady Macbeth both last names in title
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 6
2 checkpoint 1 Ptujska Gora
3 The Rule Book
4 384 pages
5 connected to Argylle both published 2024
6 Argylle published January 2024 and Rule Book April 2024
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 7
2 Checkpoint 2 Postojna Caves
3 The Mystery of the Blue Train
4 288 pages
5 read a book with a train on the cover
6
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Connecting to next book by genre mystery

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 8
2 Checkpoint 2 postojona caves
3 The Other Mothers
4 384 pages
5 connects to The mystery of the blue train mpg mystery
⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 9
2 checkpoint 2 Postojona Caves
3 The Lost Story
4 352 pages
5 connection to The Other Mothers both Meg Shafer and Katherine Faulkner ( authors) have two books published in consecutive calendar years ( 2022 &2023 Faulkner and 2023 & 2025 Shafer) Both books are also sophomore books.

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[Janice, Moderator]

Marnie wrote: "1 Badge 2 Book 7
2 Checkpoint 2 Postojna Caves
3 The Mystery of the Blue Train
4 288 pages
5 read a book with a train on the cover
6 [bookcover:The Mystery of the Blue Train|6075794..."

I have this one slated for one of the train tasks.

[Marnie]

I thought it was a fun easy read. Hope you like it.

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 10
2 checkpoint 3 Opatja
3 People We Meet on Vacation
4 audiobook 11 hours
5 read a book where a character goes on a holiday at a beach resort
6 the two main characters go on vacations throughout the book. One was to a resort on Sanibel Island
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 11
2 checkpoint 3 book 2
3 The Evolution of Annabel Craig
4 320 pages
5 connected to People We Meet on Vacation both have 5 words in the title

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Think you’d like this one Janice)

[Janice, Moderator]

Thanks. I added it.

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 12
2 checkpoint 3 book 3
3 The Anniversary
4 320 pages
5 connection is the number 5. The Evolution of Annabel Craig is a five word title ( which connected it to book 1) and this book has the number 5 on the cover .*

6 if that is too obscure a connection they were both published in 2024
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 13
2 checkpoint Medjugorje
3 Shadowland
4 287 pages
5 read a book with mpg Ghosts
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 14
2 checkpoint Medjugorje book 2
3 Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
4 352 pages
5 connected to Shadowland both mpg mystery and chick lit
⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 15
2 checkpoint Medjugorje book 3
3 These Silent Woods
4 275 pages /8 hours audio
5 connected to Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies mpg mystery
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 16
2 Finish Dubrovnik
3 The Princess Bride
4 465 pages ( kindle version)
5 read a book made into a movie
6 1987 movie ( which I have never seen… yet.)
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 17
2 Finish Dubrovnik book 2
3 Love You, Mean It
4 read 320 pages
5 connected to Princess Bride by mpg Romance
⭐️⭐️

[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 18
2 Finish Dubrovnik book 3
3 Granite Harbor
4 320 pages
5 connected to Love You Mean it by setting
6 both books were set in the Northeast U.S ( Boston Area / Maine
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[Marnie]

1 Badge 2 Book 19
2 El Camino Trail Start Sarria
3 Finders Keepers
4 434 pages
5 read a book with KING in title or author
6 Stephen King
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