Fiona and Frodo walk through 2024

[Fiona]

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Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Start:
1. Sweet Home Highlander (Home in title)(Published in May)
2. The Bride Test (Published in May / Published in 2019)
3. To Con a Gentleman (Published in 2019)
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1. Corrupt (Book 1 in 4 book series) (Devil's Night series book 1)
2. Hideaway (Devil's Night series book 2)
3. Kill Switch (Devil's Night series book 3)
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1. Valley of Secrets (Valley in title) (Author with three names (Kari Lee Harmon))
2. Salt & Broom (Author with three names (Sharon Lynn Fisher) / Set in 19th century England)
3. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (Set in 19th century England)
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1. Trying to Live With the Dead (black cover) (MC's name Alexis)
2. A Kut Above The Rest: Lovin' A Female Boss (MC's name Alexis / 214 pages)
3. The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (214 pages)
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1. Lucky Iron Fish: A Social Enterprise Tackling Iron Deficiency (Iron in title) (Published in 2023)
2. Butcher & Blackbird (Published in 2023)
3. Tot im Wald (Published in 2023)
Finish:
Pretty Little Savage (412 pages)

Badge 2
Category: Adventure Hikes
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
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1. Where the Crawdads Sing (dual timelines) (published in August)
2. In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (published in August / published in 2021)
3. Stone Cold Queen (published in 2021)
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1. The Spellshop (stairs on cover) (published 2024)
2. Change My Mind (published 2024)
3. The Syndicater (published 2024)
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[Fiona]

Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth:

Start - Bag End Hobbiton.
Task: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title. Sweet Home Highlander

The Bride Test
To Con a Gentleman

Checkpoint 1 - Bree
Task - Read a book that is the 1st book of a series of 4 (that represents Frodo, Sam, Merry & Pippin). Corrupt

Hideaway
Kill Switch

Checkpoint 2 - Rivendell
Task: Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title, or subtitle. Valley of Secrets


Checkpoint 3 - Moria
Task: Read a book with a cover that is 75% black. The Secret History

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
Vermächtnis der Liebe

Checkpoint 4 - Black Gate
Task: Read a book with "Iron" in the title. Iron Flame

The Things We Leave Unfinished
Rebecca

Finish - Mount Doom
Task: Read a book that is between 400 and 450 pages. Gideon the Ninth

[Fiona]

PILMAGES

Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia

Start - Zagreb
Task: Read a book with a character or author has the name Mark. The House in the Woods

Up All Night
Heißkalt verliebt

Checkpoint 1 - Ptujska gora
Task: Read a book that has a tag of "gothic" on the main book page. Jane Eyre

Das Haus der Schwestern
Die Entscheidung

Checkpoint 2 - Postojna Caves
Task: Read a book with a train on the cover. With You Always

Together Forever
Searching for You

Checkpoint 3 - Opatija
Task: Read a book where the character goes on holiday to a beach resort. The Unhoneymooners

Moon Flower
Broken Moon

Checkpoint 4 - Medjugorje
Task: Read a ghost story. "Ghost(s)" must be tagged on the main book page. Trying to Live With the Dead

When the Dead Come A Knockin'
When To Fear The Living

Finish - Dubrovnik
Task: Read a book that was made into a movie. Robinson Crusoe

[Fiona]

El Camino Trail

Start - Sarria
Task: Read a book that has "King" in the title, or the author is named King. Carrie

Desperation
Bag of Bones

Checkpoint 1 - Palas de Rei
Task: Read a book with "Body" in the title. Body

Mind
Soul

Checkpoint 2 - Melide
Task: Read a book where a nun is a significant character. Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways LGBTQ Christians Experience Harm in the Church

Marked
Live and Let Chai

Checkpoint 3 - Arzua
Task: Read a book where the cover is 75% yellow. Yellowface

Off the Ice
The Deep End

Checkpoint 4 - O Pedrouzo
Task: Read a book with a bridge prominently on the cover. The Bridge on the Drina

The Four Elements of the Wise: Working with the Magickal Powers of Earth, Air, Water, Fire
Four Day Fling

Finish - Santiago de Compostela
Task: Read a book with a significant character or author named "James" (Jim, or other derivatives are not allowed.) Ulysses

[Fiona]

The Jesus Trail

Start - Nazareth
Task: Read a book with a house on the cover. The Moonlight Child

Tropic of Orange
Short-Straw Bride

Checkpoint 1 - Cana
Task: Read a book where a wedding takes place. The Wedding Deal

The Deal Breaker
The Break-Up Bet

Checkpoint 2 - Kibbutz Lavi
Read a book with a pew, bench, or sofa on the cover. In a German Pension: 13 Stories

Amateur City
City of Lies

Checkpoint 3 - Migdal
Task: Read a book with a significant character or author named "Mary". Slightly Married

If We're Not Married by Thirty: A perfect laugh-out-loud romantic comedy
Brich die Regeln

Checkpoint 4 - Mount of Beatitudes
Task: Read a book with "Bless", "Blessed", "Blessing" in the title or subtitle. Blessing in Disguise

Girl in Disguise
American Girl

Finish - Capernaum
Task: Read a book that has a medical doctor or nurse as the main character. Dr. OB

[Fiona]

ADVENTURE HIKES

Lares Trak Roya Inca Trail to Machu Pichu

Start: Cuzco, Peru
Read a book from one of these two lists:
Fantasy Novels Based in Native American Myth
Books Based on Mythology by Marginalised Authors The Poppy War

Vier Hochzeiten und ein Ex
Vier Farben der Magie

Checkpoint 1: Sacred Valley
Read a book that has river in the title, or a river on the cover. Neuanfang in River Bend

Death Comes to the Village
Death Comes to London

Checkpoint 2: Moray
Read a book with the theme of archaeology. Crocodile on the Sandbank

The Curse of the Pharaohs
The Mummy Case

Checkpoint 3: Tortora
Read a book with the word canyon or tomb is in the title. Subtitles will be allowed on this task. A Deep Divide

Into the Deep
Out of the Shallows

Checkpoint 4: Huchayccasa & Ipsaycocha Passes
Read a book that is set in the mountains. Rocky Mountain Star

Rocky Mountain Dogs
Rocky Mountain Kid

Finish: Machu Picchu
Read a book with both words Lost AND City in the title or subtitle. City of Lost Girls

[Fiona]

West Highland Way - Scotland

Start: Glascow
Read a book that is set in a seaport.

Checkpoint 1: Glengoyne Distillery
Read a book where the main character is in his/her 30's.

Checkpoint 2: Bridge of Orchy
Read a book with a bridge on the cover.

Checkpoint 3: Rannoch Moor
Read a book with a steam train on the cover. You must see the steam,

Checkpoint 4: Devil's Staircase
Read a book with "Inn" in the title.

Finish: Fort WIlliam
Read a book that was originally written in a language other than English.

[Fiona]

West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)

Start: Pachina Bay
Read a book that is set in dual timelines.

Checkpoint 1: Tsusiat Falls
Read a book with stairs on the cover.

Checkpoint 2: Walbran Creek
Read a book with Tide in the title.

Checkpoint 3: Camper Bay
Read a book set in San Francisco.

Checkpoint 4: Thrasher Cove
Read a book from this list: 4 Colors on the Cover

Finish: Gordon River
Read a book with a mode of transport on the cover. The item must be large and a prominent item on the cover.

[Fiona]

CITY WALKS

Reykjavik, Iceland

Start: Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach
Read a book with the word "Lagoon" or "Swim" in the title.

Checkpoint 1: National Museum of Iceland
Read a book that has an obviously old building on it.

Checkpoint 2: Sun Voyager
Read a book about the Vikings.

Checkpoint 3: Rainbow Street
Read a book with the genre LGBT on the main book page.

Checkpoint 4: The Einer Jonsson Museum
Read a book set in Philadelphia.

Finish: Hallgrimskirkja
Read a book set in Iceland.

[Fiona]

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Start: McLarty Treasure Museum
Read a book with one of the following words in the title: treasure, Gold, Silver, or Copper.

Checkpoint 1: Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Read a book that has one of these words in the title: Turkey, Creek, Butterfly

Checkpoint 2: The Wizard of Oz Museum
Read a book that is a retelling of a fairy tale.

Checkpoint 3: Manatee Observation Deck
Read a book with a bridge traversing a body of water. You must be able to see the water as well as the bridge.

Checkpoint 4: Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
Read a book with a stormy seascape on the cover.

Finish: Kennedy Space Center
Read a book that has Space Opera as a main page genre.

[Fiona]

Auckland

Start: Auckland Zoo
Read a book with one of the words turtle, giraffe owl, panda, or monkey in the title.

Checkpoint 1: MOTAT (Museum of Transportation and Technology
Read a book with a large tram, train, vehicle, or plane on the cover. This museum is about historical travel, so what is needed are OLD CLASSIC vehicles.

Checkpoint 2: Sky Tower
Read a book that is between 300 & 350 pages.

Checkpoint 3: Silo Park
Read a book with a tall man made structure on it.

Checkpoint 4: Rangitoto Island
Read a book set on an small island. Note: Places like UK, Australia, New Zealand Greenland, Iceland, etc are not accepted. It may be an island off the coast of these countries, but not a random location.

Finish: Howick Historical Village
Read a book set between 1840 and 1880.

[Fiona]

INSPIRED BY LITERATURE

Chasing Dracula

Start - London
Task: Read a book with a group of people on the cover.

Checkpoint 1 - Paris
Task: Read a book with Halloween as a theme

Checkpoint 2: Munich
Task: Read a book with a character or author named Susanna or Susan.

Checkpoint 3: Budapest
Task: Read a book with a meal on the cover.

Checkpoint 4: Bran Castle
Task: Read a book with a wolf on the cover, in the title, or about wolves. They may be shapeshifters.

Finish: Bucharest
Task: Read a book tagged as "Crime" on the main book page.

[Fiona]

The Realm of the Elderlings

Start - Bearns
Read a book with one or more yellow flowers on the cover.

Checkpoint 1: Buck
Read a book from Nautical Tales List

Checkpoint 2: Rippon
Read a book with a significant character is Grace, or is the name of the author.

Checkpoint 3: Shoaks
Read a book with "green" in the title or subtitle, or the author is named Green.

Checkpoint 4: Tilth
Read a book with wine in a glass or grapes are on the cover.

Finish - Farrow
Read a book with a characteristic in the title and is also the name of one of the farseers.

[Fiona]

Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe

Start - Bosnia
Read a book with an orphan or orphans in it.

Checkpoint 1: Budva, Montenegro
Read a book that is tagged as Mythology.

Checkpoint 2: Shkoder, Albania
Read a book that has 430 - 438 pages based on the first print edition listed on the "editions" list on the main book page.

Checkpoint 3: Athens, Greece
Read a book about Ancient Greece, or Rome.

Checkpoint 4: Santorini, Greece
Read a book from Best Adult Female Friendship Books List

Finish: Bucharest
Read a book where a serious illness changes a person's ability to maintain normal activities.

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Start: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title.
Book: Sweet Home Highlander
Pages: 391 pages
How it fits: Home in the title.

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 1: Connection to Sweet Home Highlander
Book: The Bride Test
Pages: 296 pages
How it fits: Both books were published in the month of May.

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 2: Connection to The Bride Test
Book: To Con a Gentleman
Pages: 284 pages
How it fits: Both books were published in 2019.

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Checkpoint 1 - Bree: Read a book that is the 1st book of a series of 4.
Book: Corrupt
Pages: 516 pages
How it fits: First book in a series with 4 primary works.

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 1: Connection to Corrupt
Book: Hideaway
Pages: 466 pages
How it fits: Corrupt is book 1 in the Devil's Night series, Hideaway book 2

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 2: Connection to Hideaway
Book: Kill Switch
Pages: 666 pages
How it fits: Hideaway is book 2 in the Devil's Night series, Kill Switch book 3

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Checkpoint 2 - Rivendell: Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title, or subtitle.
Book: Valley of Secrets
Pages: 205 pages
How it fits: Valley in title

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 1: Connection to Valley of Secrets
Book: Salt & Broom
Pages: 282 pages
How it fits: Both authors have three names (Kari Lee Harmon and Sharon Lynn Fisher)

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 2: Connection to Salt & Broom
Book: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
Pages: 353 pages
How it fits: Both are set in 19th century England

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Checkpoint 3 - Moria: Read a book with a cover that is 75% black.
Book: Trying to Live With the Dead
Pages: 520 pages
How it fits: cover is 78% black

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 1: Connection to Trying to Live With the Dead
Book: A Kut Above The Rest: Lovin' A Female Boss
Pages: 214 pages
How it fits: Both MCs are called Alexis

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 2: Connection to A Kut Above The Rest: Lovin' A Female Boss
Book: The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
Pages: 214 pages
How it fits: Both 214 pages

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Checkpoint 4 - Black Gate
Book: Lucky Iron Fish: A Social Enterprise Tackling Iron Deficiency
Pages: 176 pages
How it fits: Iron in title

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 1: Connection to Lucky Iron Fish: A Social Enterprise Tackling Iron Deficiency
Book: Butcher & Blackbird
Pages: 360 pages
How it fits: Both published in 2023

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Connection 2: Connection to Butcher & Blackbird
Book: Tot im Wald
Pages: 189 pages
How it fits: Both published in 2023

[Fiona]

Badge 1
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Finish - Mount Doom
Book: Pretty Little Savage
Pages: 412 pages
How it fits: 412 pages

[Janice, Moderator]

Congrats on earning the first badge.

[Fiona]

Thank you :)

[Fiona]

Badge 2
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
Start - Pachina Bay
Book: Where the Crawdads Sing
Pages: 374 pages
How it fits: Set in dual timelines, one in 1950s, the other in 1969

[Fiona]

Badge 2
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
Connection 1: Connection to Where the Crawdads Sing
Book: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
Pages: 345 pages
How it fits: both published in August

[Fiona]

Badge 2
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
Connection 2: Connection to In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
Book: Stone Cold Queen
Pages: 412 pages
How it fits: both published in 2021

[Fiona]

Badge 2
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
Checkpoint 1 - Tsusiat Falls: Read a book with stairs on the cover.
Book: The Spellshop
Pages: 384 pages
How it fits: stairs on cover

[Fiona]

Badge 2
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
Connection 1: Connection to The Spellshop
Book: Change My Mind
Pages: 508 pages
How it fits: both published in 2024

[Fiona]

Badge 2
Hike: West Coast Pacific Rim (Canada)
Connection 2: Connection to Change My Mind
Book: The Syndicater
Pages: 400 pages
How it fits: both published in 2024