January 2024 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

📚JANUARY 2024 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈



Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. You can add discussion comments after pairs are posted.

How It Works:
1) Please post up to 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 5 books.

2) CHOOSE TURTLE (one book) or HARE (two books) to indicate your reading speed so your picker will know whether to choose one book or two books.

3) An assigned person will pick ONE or TWO BOOKS (depending on the indicated reading speed) from your shelf.

4) BONUS BOOK: Specify "another book from my shelf" OR Pick a Genre and the assigned person will pick a book from the GOODREADS Choice Award book list for that specific genre.
CATEGORIES: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Romantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Debut Novel, Nonfiction, Memoir & Autobiography, History & Biography, Humor

5) You have one month: JANUARY 2024 to try to read the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book(s) this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
DECEMBER 23rd-27th, 2023: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on DECEMBER 27th
DECEMBER 27th-30th: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**DECEMBER 30th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Denise), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

PARTICIPANTS

Carrie
Cathy
Chelle
Christene Paula
Connie
Danielle
Ela (Mouse333)
Elaine
Erica
Jennifer
Jenny
Karen♐
☘KathyD☘
Marty
Michelle
Penumbra
Trina
VampAmber

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

PAIRS

✔️VampAmber picks for Penumbra
✔️Cathy picks for Erica
✔️Chelle picks for VampAmber
✔️Christene Paula picks for Jennifer
✔️Connie picks for Trina
✔️Danielle picks for Jenny
✔️Ela (Mouse333) picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔️Elaine picks for Ela (Mouse333)
✔️Erica picks for Michelle
✔️Jennifer picks for Cathy
✔️Jenny picks for Elaine
✔️☘KathyD☘ picks for Christene Paula
✔️Karen♐ picks for Connie
✔️Marty picks for Carrie
✔️Michelle picks for Chelle
✔️Penumbra picks for Danielle
✔️Trina picks for Marty
✔️VampAmber picks for Karen♐

[Elaine]

January Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: Please select an additional book from my list above. Thank you!

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Reading speed: Hare



Bonus: Please pick another book from the ones listed above

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Erica's January Dusty Bookshelf



Speed: Turtle
Bonus pick: your favorite book of 2023

For Michelle I pick and for you with a bonus of .

Cathy picks * for me with a bonus of *

[Karen ♐]

Karen♐'s January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for Connie: and bonus:

VampAmber picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

[christene_littlelibrary]

Christene Paula's January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare

Books picked for me:



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

[☘KathyD☘]

☘KathyD’s☘ 2024 Dusty Bookshelf
reading speed — turtle


*for the bonus pick, please choose another from this list.

[Jennifer]

HARE!

No bonus, please: I need to read books I already own :-)

[VampAmber]

🎆 VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - January 2024 🎆

I picked for Karen ♐: and plus
I also picked for Penumbra: and
Chelle picked for me: and plus
Speed: ADHD-soaked hare (might read them all, might not read any, literally no clue, but at least I'll have a couple choices)

🎉 My List 🎉



Bonus Pick: I think I'll go with Best Horror 2023 this go round. No sequels (Holly, Don't Fear the Reaper, and Becoming the Boogeyman), and I've already read both Silver Nitrate and Natural Beauty. Thanks. ^_^

[Jenny]

Jenny's list
Reading Speed: Hare



Bonus from this list please.

Read

[Trina]

January Dusty Book Shelf
Reading Speed Hare

I picked for and for Marty
Connie N. picked for me and Bonus:

Completed:

List:


Bonus: Pick from shelf kindle

[Penumbra]

Penumbra's January Dusty Bookshelf

TURTLE this month. Please pick a total of two books, that includes the Bonus book.




Bonus Pick one from the above list.

I pick for Danielle:
and

Vamp Amber picks for me: and

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Danielle's Dusty Bookshelf

Hare but no bonus please



No Bonus

I pick Bonus: for Jenny
Penumbra picks for me

[Connie N.]

Connie N.'s JANUARY 2024 Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for Trina: BONUS:

Karen ♐ picked for me: BONUS:
Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton - 1/8/24 ♥♥♥♥
The Wary Widow by Barbara Hazard - 1/14/24 ♥♥♥♥
Billion Dollar Enemy by Olivia Hayle - 1/20/24 ♥♥♥♥

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BONUS: Please pick another book from my list above.

[Chelle_Rydz]

Chelle's New Year, New Dusty Book Shelf -
Reading Speed 🐢 1 book and 1 bonus.

Michelle picks for me with a Bonus of

I pick for VampAmber and with a Bonus of


Bonus: Another from above list please. TY.

[Carrie]

Carrie's Dusty

Hare




Please pick my bonus from https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Cathy]

Cathy's Dusty Bookshelf January 2024
Speed: Turtle



No bonus

[Michelle]

Michelle's Dusty Bookshelf - January 2024
Speed - Hare



Bonus - Please pick one from above

[Marty]

Marty's January Bookshelf 2024

Speed: Turtle - two books, please, both from this list.

I chose for Carrie: , ,
Trina picks for me: ,

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Michelle, I pick and for you with a bonus of .

Enjoy!

[Elaine]

ELA (Mouse 333),



Bonus:

[Connie N.]

Trina, I'm not familiar with any of your books or authors, so I went with the ones that sounded most intriguing to me. I see they're all first in series, so it looks like you're ready to start something new for the new year.



The bonus book is one of the few that we share in our lists. I read this one years ago and liked it a lot.
BONUS:

[Chelle_Rydz]

VampAmber wrote: "🎆 VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - January 2024 🎆..."

VampAmber I'll pick for you and with a Bonus of

[☘KathyD☘]

Christene Paula...to start the new year, here are my picks for you...enjoy and Happy New Year!

[Jenny]

For Elaine

, and .

Your bonus book is

I hope you enjoy!

[VampAmber]

Chelle wrote: "VampAmber wrote: "🎆 VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - January 2024 🎆..."

VampAmber I'll pick for you..."

Thanks for the great picks. You've unintentionally nudged me one step closer to finishing next year's Alphabet challenge, with She Memes Well, because I try to get the tricky letters out of the way as early as possible (Q, X, Z). ^_^

[VampAmber]

Karen ♐ wrote: "Karen♐'s January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare"

I picked for you: and plus a bonus book of . Hopefully you enjoy them all, to start off a new year of reading right.

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Elaine wrote: "ELA (Mouse 333),



Bonus:"

Thank you! I can't wait to get to these, especially Cute but Psycho

[Ela (Mouse333)]

☘KathyD☘

My pick for you is - so you can continue the series

Bonus: - so you can start a new series

Hope you enjoy!

[Marty]

Carrie wrote: "Carrie's Dusty

Hare

Hi Carrie, I chose and (to help you move ahead in the series). For the bonus, I chose from your winter 23-24 list. I've read it and loved it. I hope you'll enjoy all three choices! Happy 2024.

[Michelle]

For Chelle:



Bonus:

[Cathy]

Erica:
I chose for you because I love Maisie Dobbs. For your bonus, my favorite book this year was probably . I hope you enjoy them!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Hi Cathy - thanks! I read the bonus book this year too... any others you loved?

[Trina]

Connie N. wrote: "Trina, I'm not familiar with any of your books or authors, so I went with the ones that sounded most intriguing to me. I see they're all first in series, so it looks like you're ready to start some..."

Awesome thank you

[Trina]

Marty for you I'm choosing
and

[Marty]

Trina wrote: "Marty for you I'm choosing
and "

Yay! I've been meaning to get to The Tower forever. Thanks!

[Chelle_Rydz]

VampAmber wrote: "Chelle wrote: "VampAmber wrote: "🎆 VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - January 2024 🎆..."

VampAmber I'll pick for you..."

Thanks for the great picks. You've unintentionally nudged me one step closer to..."

HA! That's great. I had a hard time deciding on your bonus because I really liked and am a big fan of Jennifer McMahon, but Grady won.

[Chelle_Rydz]

Michelle wrote: "For Chelle:



Bonus: "

Thanks Michelle! I'm looking forward to both of them.

[Penumbra]

For Danielle I pick:

and

Enjoy!

[christene_littlelibrary]

Hi Jennifer

I picked and

[Cathy]

Erica wrote: "Hi Cathy - thanks! I read the bonus book this year too... any others you loved?"

or

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Cathy wrote: "Erica wrote: "Hi Cathy - thanks! I read the bonus book this year too... any others you loved?"

or "

Perfect! I will try to get to one of them. Thanks so much!!

[Connie N.]

☘KathyD☘ picks for Connie

Kathy, it looks like you picked for Christene Paula by mistake.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Connie - I set up the links for Denise and possibly goofed. I am on the road myself and have limited connectivity at the moment. Hopefully Kathy will see your note.

[Jennifer]

Cathy, I'm picking and , both strictly because I love the covers. :) I hope you like the insides, too!

[Jennifer]

Christene Paula✨ wrote: "Hi Jennifer

I picked and "

Excellent picks! I've been wanting to read Exhale: my brother is a double lung-transplant recipient.

[Cathy]

Jennifer wrote: "Cathy, I'm picking and , both strictly because I love the covers. :) I hope you like the insides, too!"
Thanks! Looking forward to reading them:)