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Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
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Object: To complete this challenge you need to read at least 25 books. Spell out the seasons, weather words or the colors of the rainbow. Or read a book for tasks with a word in the title or cover that relates to each word (SHOW COVER). Or find the word in the text.
Each spelled out word needs to be complete to count. You may spell out a word, then also find the word in the text or title.
SEASONS
1. Fall
Spell Fall
F Farm Table Felonies Summer Prescott 6/7/24
Alex mc Mending Mischief Kathryn Mykel 6/8/24
Lighthouse Library Mystery The Stranger in the Library Eva Gates 6/4/24
Lynn Olive You to Death Lynn Cahoon 6/6/24
Once Upon a Clue Kathi Daley 5/5/24 p 165 “…be starting college in the fall.”
2. Spring
Cornfield Calamity Summer Prescott 5/1/24 p 68 “…how to plant in the spring…”
3. Summer
Coconut Crunch Murder Laura Pauling 5/1/24 p 17 “It was summer break.”
4. Winter
The Case of the Pernicious Parrot L.C. Richards 5/3/24 p 54 “Winter in Atlanta was never harsh.”
WEATHER
5. Cloud
Easier Dead Than Drawn Bailee Abbott 5/7/24 loc 343 “…afternoon sun broke through the mostly cloud-covered sky.”
6. Fog
One Deadly Chapter Ella Andrew 5/17/24 p 206 “…over her like a thick fog.”
Spelling Fog
Fletcher, Sage mc Dining and Dread Donna Clancy 6/20/24
O'Mara, Christie mc-Killer Wedding PJ Peterson 7/27/24
G The Garden Club Murder Dianne Harman 7/4/24
7. Lightning
Festivals, Funnel Cakes & Felonies Sally Bayless 5/29/24 page 55 “…there was a bright flash of lightning and thunder cracked.”
8. Rain
Bridesmaid Blues Lucinda Harrison 5/8/24 p 204 “…like sunlight through rain clouds…”
9. Rainbow (spell)
R Rock the Boat Emma Ainsley 5/16/24
A Ashes to Ashes Kat Bellemore 5/5/24
Iron & Flame Cozy Mystery-Steered Wrong Patti Benning 5/12/24
Norwegian Forest Cat Café-Two-Tailed Trouble Jinty James 5/16/24
Bookstore Cozy Mystery-Magicians and Murder Lucinda Race 5/3/24
O'Rourke Mel mc-The Starlight Mint Surprise Murder Marla A. White 5/14/24
Whalen-Stiletto to the Pedal Karen C. Whalen 5/15/24
10. Snow
View to a Grill Patti Benning 5/4/24 p 23 “There was already snow on the ground…”
11. Storm
Campfire Fatality Danielle Collins 5/15/24 p 153 “If they weathered the storm…”
12. Sun
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cover-Up Angela Mayble 5/2/24 p 8 “…shielded his eyes from the sun.”
13. Thunder
A Fishy Murder Case Tabitha Knight 6/3/24 p 13 “Another clap of thunder rumbled overhead…”
14. Wind
Bloodshed at the Owl Blind Bellamy Beck 5/9/24 p 156 “…the wind whipping icy flakes across my face…”
Spell Wind
White Framed for Murder Marla A. White 6/10/24
Izzy mc Peach Cobbler Poison Diana Dumont 6/9/24
Norris, Callie mc Breakfast in Dead Eryn Scott 6/12/24
D Digging Up Death at the Castle Avery Kent 6/17/24
RAINBOW
15. Red
Whiskers and Warrants Jinty James 5/6/24 p 82 “Not her red scarf…”
16. Orange
Pawprints on the Page Sharon Michaels 5/2/24 p 31 “…calico with a patchwork of orange, black and white…”
17. Yellow
Rocking Chairs and Rituals Corrine Winters 5/10/24 p 49 “…then pointed to the yellow police tape…”
18. Green
Cauldrons and Crochet Hooks Corrine Winters 5/11/24 p 41 “…her green eyes narrowed slightly…”
19. Blue
Suspicion on the Strip Joy Patrick 5/13/24 p 41 “…a man wearing a blue polo shirt ran into the room…”
20. Indigo
Death by Art L.C. Richards 5/17/24p 170 (A character reading off the spectrum colors) “…green, blue, indigo and violet.”
21. Violet
A Limited Edition Murder Lauren Elliott 5/24/24 loc 1755 “…visual inspection of a potted violet…”
JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"Thanks, JoAnne!
finishedWhatever The Weather
Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
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1. Fall
F Backfield Boys by John Feinstein read 5/18/2024
A The Makers of History: Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott read 5/27/2024
L Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee read 5/21/2024
L Getting Old Is Murder by Rita Lakin read 5/25/2024
S The Satanic Mechanic by Sally Andrew read 5/2/2024
P Love & Betrayal & Hold the Mayo by Francine Pascal read 5/11/2024
R Signora Da Vinci by Robin Maxwell read 5/4/2024
I I, Robot by Isaac Asimov read 5/10/2024
N Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh read 5/9/2024
G South of Little Rock by George Rollie Adams read 5/5/2024
S A Cast of Falcons by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 5/11/2024
U Angel with Two Faces by Nicola Upson read 5/15/2024
M Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop Jenny Colgan read 5/18/2024
M Portrait of a Conspiracy by Donna Russo Morin read 6/4/2024
E Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas read 5/4/2024
R Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling read 6/8/2024
W God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake read 5/26/2024
I I, Coriander by Sally Gardner read 5/13/2024
N An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson read 5/13/2024
T Campers and Cows: Book One of the Hoople's Haven Mysteries by Teresa Higus read 5/10/2024
E You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt read 5/14/2024
R Glory in Death by J.D. Robb read 6/12/2024
WEATHER
C The Christmas Train by David Baldacci read 5/12/2024
L The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux read 5/31/2024
O Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card read 5/30/2024
U Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson read 5/24/2024
D The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by David I. Kertzer read 5/3/2024
F From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris read 5/23/2024
O My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk read 6/14/2024
G The Mahé Circle by Georges Simenon read 5/6/2024
L Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay read 6/5/2024
I The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See read 5/29/2024
G People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks read 5/7/2024
H House by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker read 5/12/2024
T Blind Sight by Tanya R. Taylor read 6/6/2024
N Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier read 6/4/2024
I Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope by Julia Immonen read 6/9/2024
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb read 6/5/2024
G Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire read 6/6/2024
R The Royal Ghosts by Samrat Upadhyay read 6/23/2024
A The Fury by Alex Michaelides read 6/3/2024
I Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving read 6/11/2024
N Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson read 6/10/2024
R Real Americans by Rachel Khong read 6/25/2024
A The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer read 6/8/2024
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb read 6/15/2024
N The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai read 6/12/2024
B Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen read 5/3/2024
O The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood read 6/19/2024
W The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare read 5/31/2024
10. Snow
S Four Past Midnight by Stephen King read 6/18/2024
N The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson read 6/28/2024
O One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware read 8/12/2024
W Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores read 6/2/2024
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11. Storm
S Squatters in Paradise: A Yellowstone Memoir by James Perry read 6/27/2024
T The Teacher by Freida McFadden read 6/24/2024
O Orca: The Whale Called Killer by Erich Hoyt read 8/24/2024
R Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark read 6/28/2024
M The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin read 6/21/2024
12. Sun
S Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian read 7/9/2024
U London Rain by Nicola Upson read 6/29/2024
N The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi read 7/11/2024
13. Thunder
T A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes read 7/14/2024
H Brothers by Yu Hua read 6/16/2024
U Arresting God In Kathmandu by Samrat Upadhyay read 7/9/2024
N Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson read 7/21/2024
D Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson read 6/17/2024
E The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek read 5/30/2024
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb read 7/2/2024
14. Wind
W Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters read 6/24/2024
I In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross read 9/15/2024
N A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash by Sylvia Nasar read 8/26/2024
D Death by the Book by Beth Byers read 6/24/2024
RAINBOW
15. Red
R Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha read 7/12/2024
E Written Off by E.J. Copperman read 6/13/2024
D The Dinner by Herman Koch read 6/26/2024
16. Orange
O Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson read 10/4/2024
R Ceremony In Death by J.D. Robb read 7/12/2024
A Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurdardottir read 7/12/2024
N The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson read 9/2/2024
G Gold Spun by Brandie June read 6/30/2024
E The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot read 5/31/2024
17. Yellow
Y You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky read 5/6/2024
E Edited Out by E.J. Copperman read 6/21/2024
L The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani read 6/20/2024
L First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung read 7/2/2024
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
W Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson read 8/6/2024
18. Green
G Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman read 7/3/2024
R Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery read 8/15/2024
E Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan read 6/27/2024
E Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper read 7/8/2024
N Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson read 9/3/2024
19. Blue
B Blessing of the Lost Girls by J.A. Jance read 5/22/2024
L The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz read 7/8/2024
U Sorry for the Dead by Nicola Upson read 9/1/2024
E First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston read 8/15/2024
20. Indigo
I The Ice Coven by Max Seeck read 9/17/2024
N Shot With Crimson by Nicola Upson read 9/4/2024
D Death Witnessed by Beth Byers read 6/30/2024
I Eva Luna by Isabel Allende read 9/30/2024
G The Skin of Water by G.S. Johnston read 7/5/2024
O Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman read 10/28/2024
21. Violet
V The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church by John Thavis read 5/8/2024
I I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott read 10/9/2024
O One Second After by William R. Forstchen read 10/29/2024
L Pachinko by Min Jin Lee read 7/16/2024
E The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King read 8/16/2024
T A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal read 7/19/2024
FINISHED! Whatever The WeatherDuration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025 (12/13/24)
Object: To complete this challenge you need to read at least 25 books. Spell out the seasons, weather words or the colors of the rainbow.
Or read a book for tasks with a word in the title or cover that relates to each word (SHOW COVER).
Or find the word in the text.
Each spelled out word needs to be complete to count. You may spell out a word, then also find the word in the text or title.
43/26+ (43 prompts possible)
☑️ Seasons 5/5
Fall - Autumn (Season Quartet1) Ali Smith
(title & cover) 12/13/24F - Melissa Ferguson (author) - How to Plot a Payback 05/03/24
A - Anita de Monte Laughs Last Xóchitl González 05/02/24
L - Shari Low (author) - One Moment in Time 05/02/24
L - Wenyan Lu (author) -The Funeral Cryer 05/10/24
☑️ Spring - Toxic Toffee (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 4) Amanda Flower
(spring cover) 05/26/24. 7/7S - Sarah Millican (author) - How to be Champion - 05/07/24
P - The Paris Novel - Ruth Reichl 05/04/24
R - Ruth Applebaum (main character) - Well Behaved Wives Amy Sue Nathan 05/05/24
I - Isabella Hammad (author) - Enter Ghost 05/17/24
N - Nell McDaragh (main character) -The Wren, the Wren - Anne Enright 05/03/24
G - The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez 05/05/24
☑️ Summer - The Secret Book of Flora Lea Patti Callahan Henry
(summer cover) 05/01/24 7/7S - Nisha Sharma (author) - Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 2) 05/14/24
U - The Unmaking of June Farrow Adrienne Young 06/02/24
M - Margot Cooper (main character) - Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars 3) Alexandria Bellefleur 05/24/24
M - Mark T. Sullivan (author) - All the Glimmering Stars 05/17/24
E - Esperanza (main character) - The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros 05/15/24
R - Rosalie Knecht (author) - Who Is Vera Kelly? (Vera Kelly 1) 05/15/24
☑️ Winter - Having a Fudgy Christmas Time (Candy-Coated 11.5) Nancy CoCo
(winter cover) 04/04/24. 6/6W - Jo Walker (main character) - Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships (Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships 1) Sarah Grunder Ruiz 05/19/24
I - Iris (main character) - A Winter in New York Josie Silver 07/16/24
N - Sara Nović (author) - Girl at War 06/10/24
T - Thomas Cromwell: The Real Wolf Hall Tristan Clark 05/24/24
E - Ellen Baker (author) - The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson 06/04/24
R - RuPaul (author) -The House of Hidden Meanings 05/17/24
☑️ WEATHER 10/10
5. Cloud -Zazen Vanessa Veselka (clouds on cover)
05/05/246. Fog - Small Things Like These Claire Keegan (p. 30 “. . . A fog that was coming down . . .”) 05/06/24
7. Lightning -The Waters Bonnie Jo Campbell (p. 228 “. . . jagged red lightning sparks . . .” 05/12/24
8. Rain - River East, River West Aube Rey Lescure (“. . . engorged by a week of drizzling rain . . .”) 05/16/24
9. Rainbow - Scattered Showers Rainbow Rowell (cover & author’s name)
05/18/2410. Snow - Snowed In (Fitzpatrick Christmas 2)Catherine Walsh (title & cover)
05/01/2411. Storm - Why We Swim Bonnie Tsui (p. 266 “. . . a port in the storm . . .) 05/06/24
12. Sun - Happily Never After Lynn Painter (p. 105 “. . . The sun was warm on my face . . .”) 05/18/24
13. Thunder - The World Played Chess Robert Dugoni (p. 325 “. . . President Johnson ended Operation Rolling Thunder . . .” ) 05/13/24
14. Wind - A Virtuous Woman Kaye Gibbons (“. . . outside I’ve got sheets flapping in the wind. . .”) 05/08/24
☑️ RAINBOW 7/7
15. Red - Redwood Court DeLana R.A. Dameron (title) 05/03/24
16. Orange - Tommy Orange (author) Wandering Stars 11/08/24
17. Yellow - Yellowface R.F. Kuang (title) 04/21/24
18. Green -Jane Green (author) The Sunshine Sisters 09/29/24
19. Blue - Angel Falls Kristin Hannah
(cover) 07/20/24 20. Indigo - Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 08/16/24
21. Violet -Twelfth Knight Alexene Farol Follmuth
(cover) 06/23/24
TLC - Whatever the Weather✅ Total: 39/39
Spell-Out
Fall
F: 19/12 - Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy, Tim Harford - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 23/12 - American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood, Marc Eliot - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 20/12 - A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry, Robert Hass - ⭐️⭐️
L: 21/12 - A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole, Marian Schembari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spring
S: 24/12 - Sugar: A Bittersweet History, Elizabeth Abbott - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 25/12 - Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed.: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps, Tim Marshall - ⭐️⭐️
R: 25/12 - Remembering Whitney: My Story of Life, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped, Cissy Houston - ⭐️⭐️
I: 19/12 - I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine, Daniel J. Levitin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/12 - No Time to Panic: How I Curbed My Anxiety and Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks, Matt Gutman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 24/12 - The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II, Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Summer
S: 26/12 - String Theory and the Scientific Method, Richard Dawid - ⭐️⭐️
U: 19/12 - The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance, William McDonough - ⭐️⭐️
M: 24/12 - Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization, Heinrich Robert Zimmer - ⭐️⭐️
M: 26/12 - Maybe This Will Help: How to Feel Better When Things Stay the Same, Michelle Rial - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 22/12 - Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison’s American Utopia, Thomas Hager - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 26/12 - Rejection Reset: Restore Social Confidence, Reshape Your Inferior Mindset, and Thrive In a Shame-Free Lifestyle, Scott Allan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Winter
W: 19/12 - Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation, Jim O’Heir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 20/12 - The Invention of Enterprise: Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times, David S. Landes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/12 - No Worries: A Guide to Releasing Anxiety and Worry Using CBT, Sarah Edelman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 19/12 - A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter, Andrew Hui - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 28/12 - Einstein's Beets, Alexander Theroux - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 29/12 - Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, Jia Jiang - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Text
Cloud
20/12 - Unstressable: A Practical Guide to Stress-Free Living, Mo Gawdat - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Like a dark cloud of despair" p.208
Fog
20/12 - Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II, Stephen Budiansky - ⭐️⭐️
"coalesce from the fog of events" p.34
Lightning
20/12 - Yinsights: A Journey Into the Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga, Bernie Clark - ⭐️⭐️
"Lightning kills sixty-seven people in an average year" p.154
Rain
21/12 - The Billionaire and The Monk: An Inspirational Story About Finding Extraordinary Happiness, Vibhor Kumar Singh - ⭐️⭐️
"the earthy fragrance of rain" p.16
Rainbow
19/12 - Carpe Diem: Seizing the Day in a Distracted World, Roman Alexander Krznaric - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“the rainbow arch” p.95
Snow
20/12 - Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe, Rachel Chrastil - ⭐️⭐️
"soldiers tramped through the snow" p.443
Storm
20/12 - History of Hawaii: A Captivating Guide to Hawaiian History, Captivating History - ⭐️⭐️
"a heavy, loud storm" p.37
Sun
20/12 - The Zürau Aphorisms, Franz Kafka - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the sun is outshone" p.54
Thunder
19/12 - Crazy from the Heat, David Lee Roth - ⭐️
"We were storm and thunder" p.131
Wind
19/12 - The Untold Story of Books: A Writer's History of Publishing, Michael Castleman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a violent gust of wind" p.65
Cover
Red
21/12 -
, Kelly Weill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Orange
21/12 -
, Sheila Morovati - ⭐️⭐️Yellow
23/12 -
, Clint Emerson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Green
19/12 -
, Diana Beresford-Kroeger - ⭐️⭐️Blue
22/12 -
, Pang Camilla - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Indigo
20/12 -
, Chris Lele - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Violet
22/12 -
, Benoît Clerc - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Done! Whatever The Weather
Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
26/25
SEASONS
1. Fall
F: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano - 9/8/24
A: Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles - 5/22/24
L: Lynn Painter - Betting on You - 5/22/24
L: Lois Lowry - The Willoughbys - 6/30/24
4. Winter
W: When in Rome - Sarah Adams - 5/9/24
I: I Was Born for This - Alice Oseman - 6/18/24
N: No Parm No Foul - Linda Reilly - 10/22/24
T: Travis Baldree - Bookshops & Bonedust - 9/12/24
E: Ellie Alexander - Caught Bread Handed - 5/31/24
R: Raiders of the Lost Heart - Jo Segura - 8/29/24
WEATHER
6. Fog
F: Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - Elle Cosimano - 11/25/24
O: Olivia Dade - All the Feels - 9/24/24
G: Getaway With Murder - Diane Kelly - 11/15/24
10. Snow
On Thin Icing - Ellie Alexander - pg. 73 "Another eight to ten inches of new snow had fallen overnight" - 5/15/24
12. Sun
The Royals Next Door - Karina Halle - pg. 58 "That's because you turn into a lobster in the sun, she points out." - 9/30/24
14. Wind
W: Weather Girl - Rachel Lynn Solomon - 10/17/24
I: Ivy Fairbanks - Morbidly Yours - 10/12/24
N: Name Your Price - Holly James - 7/18/24
D: Dead and Gondola - Ann Claire - 8/31/24
RAINBOW
15. Red
R: Roald Dahl - Matilda - 9/30/24
E: Ellie Alexander - The Body in the Bookstore - 10/6/24
D: Dungeons and Drama - Kristy Boyce - 5/5/24
17. Yellow
Murder of an Amish Bridegroom - Patricia Johns - loc. 1353 "They were sunflower yellow and would be just beautiful for an early summer wedding." - 12/12/24
18. Green
Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala - pg. 105 "With a side of mashed potatoes and gravy, and maybe some green beans if you're one of those girls who needs something green with each meal." - 7/13/24
19. Blue
Book Lovers - Emily Henry - pg. 16 "When it's natural, my hair is a dull, ashy blond, and my eyes' shade of blue is less idyllic-vacation-water and more last-thing-you-see-before-the-ice-freezes-over-and-you-drown." - 12/10/24
21. Violet
Fudge and Jury - Ellie Alexander - pg. 148 "Stephanie wore a black rain jacket to protect her violet hair, which she wore tied with dozens of tiny black rubber bands." 12/19/24
Finished✅ Total: 39/39
Spell-Out
Fall
F: 19/12 - Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy, Tim Harford - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 23/12 - American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood, Marc Eliot - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 20/12 - A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry, Robert Hass - ⭐️⭐️
L: 21/12 - A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole, Marian Schembari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spring
S: 24/12 - Sugar: A Bittersweet History, Elizabeth Abbott - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 25/12 - Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed.: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps, Tim Marshall - ⭐️⭐️
R: 25/12 - Remembering Whitney: My Story of Life, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped, Cissy Houston - ⭐️⭐️
I: 19/12 - I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine, Daniel J. Levitin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/12 - No Time to Panic: How I Curbed My Anxiety and Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks, Matt Gutman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 24/12 - The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II, Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Summer
S: 26/12 - String Theory and the Scientific Method, Richard Dawid - ⭐️⭐️
U: 19/12 - The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance, William McDonough - ⭐️⭐️
M: 24/12 - Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization, Heinrich Robert Zimmer - ⭐️⭐️
M: 26/12 - Maybe This Will Help: How to Feel Better When Things Stay the Same, Michelle Rial - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 22/12 - Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison’s American Utopia, Thomas Hager - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 26/12 - Rejection Reset: Restore Social Confidence, Reshape Your Inferior Mindset, and Thrive In a Shame-Free Lifestyle, Scott Allan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Winter
W: 19/12 - Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation, Jim O’Heir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 20/12 - The Invention of Enterprise: Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times, David S. Landes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/12 - No Worries: A Guide to Releasing Anxiety and Worry Using CBT, Sarah Edelman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 19/12 - A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter, Andrew Hui - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 28/12 - Einstein's Beets, Alexander Theroux - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 29/12 - Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, Jia Jiang - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Text
Cloud
20/12 - Unstressable: A Practical Guide to Stress-Free Living, Mo Gawdat - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Like a dark cloud of despair" p.208
Fog
20/12 - Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II, Stephen Budiansky - ⭐️⭐️
"coalesce from the fog of events" p.34
Lightning
20/12 - Yinsights: A Journey Into the Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga, Bernie Clark - ⭐️⭐️
"Lightning kills sixty-seven people in an average year" p.154
Rain
21/12 - The Billionaire and The Monk: An Inspirational Story About Finding Extraordinary Happiness, Vibhor Kumar Singh - ⭐️⭐️
"the earthy fragrance of rain" p.16
Rainbow
19/12 - Carpe Diem: Seizing the Day in a Distracted World, Roman Alexander Krznaric - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“the rainbow arch” p.95
Snow
20/12 - Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe, Rachel Chrastil - ⭐️⭐️
"soldiers tramped through the snow" p.443
Storm
20/12 - History of Hawaii: A Captivating Guide to Hawaiian History, Captivating History - ⭐️⭐️
"a heavy, loud storm" p.37
Sun
20/12 - The Zürau Aphorisms, Franz Kafka - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"the sun is outshone" p.54
Thunder
19/12 - Crazy from the Heat, David Lee Roth - ⭐️
"We were storm and thunder" p.131
Wind
19/12 - The Untold Story of Books: A Writer's History of Publishing, Michael Castleman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a violent gust of wind" p.65
Cover
Red
21/12 -
, Kelly Weill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Orange
21/12 -
, Sheila Morovati - ⭐️⭐️Yellow
23/12 -
, Clint Emerson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Green
19/12 -
, Diana Beresford-Kroeger - ⭐️⭐️Blue
22/12 -
, Pang Camilla - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Indigo
20/12 -
, Chris Lele - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Violet
22/12 -
, Benoît Clerc - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I know I did more than I needed to, but my need to be a completionist took over.Whatever The Weather
Duration: May 1st, 2024 - Apr. 30th, 2025
Spell Out: 21/21 (109/109)
Cover Rainbow: 7/7
28/28
SEASONS
✅1. Fall
F Fullmetal Alchemist 20 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 9th
Arakawa Fullmetal Alchemist 24 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 20th
Louis Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar - May 12th
Leigh The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - May 13th
✅2. Spring
S Spice & Wolf 1 by Isuna Hasekura - May 28th
Pierre Secret World of Og by Pierre Berton - May 1st
Rick Last Olympian by Rick Riordan - May 6th
I Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis - May 23rd
Neil Coraline by Neil Gaiman - May 14th
Greg Return to Earth That Was 3 by Greg Pak - June 13th
✅3. Summer
S Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis - July 7th
U Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker - Sept. 16th
Magic Shop #2 Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville - June 27th
McGuire Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire - July 11th
Edward Cullen MC Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - July 30th
Rebekah Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon - July 10th
✅4. Winter
W Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd
Isabella Swan MC Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 23rd
N Nerd by Maya Phillips - May 24th
T This Winter by Alice Oseman - June 18th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist 21 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 10th
Robin Fox Maidens by Robin Ha - July 8th
WEATHER
✅5. Cloud
Callet Medea by Blandine Le Callet - July 4th
Ludwig You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig - Sept. 14th
Oscar Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dec. 6th
Urquhart Best Canadian Essays 2025 edited by Emily Urquhart - Dec. 9th
Doyle MC Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison - Sept. 8th
✅6. Fog
F Fullmetal Alchemist 22 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 16th
Oraya MC Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent - May 27th
Gina I Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan - June 22nd
✅7. Lightning
Louis Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar - Sept. 13th
Isabella Swan MC Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 31st
G Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs - July 22nd
Hisashi Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - July 5th
Takako MC More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - July 17th
N Nightmare Country 2 by James Tynion IV - Oct. 9th
Ilona Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews - Oct. 10th
N Numbers Don't Lie by Vaclav Smil - Oct. 6th
Grayson Hawthorn MC Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Aug. 14th
✅8. Rain
Roger Middleton MC Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - June 30th
Alchemical Journeys #3 Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - July 20th
I I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey - Sept. 22nd
Nova Huang MC Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - Aug. 21st
✅9. Rainbow
Robin Almost American Girl by Robin Ha - Aug. 15th
Andrew Twilight Territory by Andrew X. Pham - July 29th
Istvhan MC Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher - Sept. 25th
Novik His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - June 11th
B Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 30th
Olivia Teach Me by Olivia Dade - Oct. 8th
W Why Am I Taller? by Dave Williams - May 4th
✅10. Snow
Snow, Coriolanus MC Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th
Nadatani Cat + Gamer 1 by Wataru Nadatani - June 15th
Olin Breivik MC Meegan by Rebekah Weatherspoon - Sept. 12th
Wilder #1 Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis - May 19th
✅11. Storm
S.A. Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - June 2nd
Toshikazu Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 11th
O On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 29th
R Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon - June 30th
McGuire Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - June 21st
✅12. Sun
S Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent - June 18th
Up and Under #1 Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 15th
N Nightmare Country 1 by James Tynion IV - Sept. 18th
✅13. Thunder
T T. Kingfisher - Clockwork Boys - July 26th
Hiromu Fullmetal Alchemist 26 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th
Up and Under #2 Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 23rd
Norton The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster - Oct. 4th
Deborah The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness - Aug. 20th
Edward Cullen MC Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 5th
R Regina's Secret Spaces edited by Jeannie Mah - July 31st
✅14. Wind
W The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher - Aug. 4th
Ilona Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 29th
N New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 16th
D Dictionary of Fine Distinctions by Eli Burnstein - Aug. 12th
RAINBOW
✅15. Red
Rubin Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin - June 3rd
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist 23 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 19th
Dederer Monsters by Claire Dederer - May 16th
✅16. Orange
Olivie The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - Nov. 23rd
R The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai - Oct. 17th
Alexander The Crossover Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 17th
Nadatani Cat + Gamer 2 by Wataru Nadatani - Oct. 24th
Galen MC Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 22nd
Emily Horror for Weenies by Emily C. Hughes - Sept. 5th
✅17. Yellow
Yagisawa Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - May 14th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist 25 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 13th
L The Last Chance Motel by Karen Hawkins - July 2nd
Lyra Kane MC The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Aug. 8th
Ogawa Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa - Sept. 21st
Wilder #3 Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis - May 29th
✅18. Green
Grace MC Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher - Sept. 3rd
Roth When Among Crows by Veronica Roth - Sept. 1st
Eve All in a Day's Work by Eve Arnold - Aug. 22nd
Endo Spy x Family 12 by Tatsuya Endo - Aug. 27th
N Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood - Aug. 27th
✅19. Blue
B Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 22nd
LaRue, Addie MC The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab - Sept. 13th
Urase, Ryo MC What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - Sept 16th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist 27 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th
✅20. Indigo
Ilona Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - Oct. 23rd
Novik Buried Deep by Naomi Novik - Oct. 19th
D Dinosaur Sanctuary 5 by Itaru Kinoshita - Oct. 12th
I Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs - Nov. 4th
G The Girl Who Was on Fire edited by Leah Wilson - Nov. 3rd
O An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - Dec. 2nd
✅21. Violet
Vincent, Daphne MC Funny Story by Emily Henry - May 5th
Ian Graham MC The Huntress by Kate Quinn - May 9th
Onnis The Auschwitz Photographer by Maurizio Onnis - June 25th
L Lore Olympus 6 by Rachel Smythe - June 5th
Euyn MC Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th
T Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 15th
Cover Rainbow
Red Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult - June 16th
Orange Mr. Villain's Day Off 4 by Yuu Morikawa - Aug. 14th
Yellow Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - July 14th
Green Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 31st
Blue The Marriage Game by Sara Desai - June 19th
Indigo The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - July 22nd
Purple Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha - June 29th
Mod
WOW I thought I had signed up for this one. Guess not,
Whatever The Weather
Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Object: To complete this challenge you need to read at least 25 books. Spell out the seasons, weather words or the colors of the rainbow. Or read a book for tasks with a word in the title or cover that relates to each word (SHOW COVER). Or find the word in the text.
Each spelled out word needs to be complete to count. You may spell out a word, then also find the word in the text or title.
SEASONS
1. Fall
F Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 5/25/2024
A At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay 5/4/2024
L Lurking in Louisiana by Patti Benning 8/18/2024
L Required Corpse by L.M. Harper 6/11/2024
2. Spring
S Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Let's Swing, Spidey Team!: My First Comic Reader! by Steve Behling 5/31/2024
P Peach Clobber by Karen MacInerney 5/17/2024
R Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
I Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
N Nutcracker Nemesis: A Yuletide Tale of Mystery by Summer Prescott 11/27/2024
G Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025 (Gentlemen of Emerald City)
4. Winter
W Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader 1/20/2025
I The Rise by Ian Rankin 12/31/2024
N Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
T That Turtle Story by C.S. Poe 11/16/2024
E Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
R The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 8/25/2024
6. Fog
F Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich 8/27/2024
O Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 1/30/2025
G Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
8. Rain
R Old Town in the Green Groves: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Lost Little House Years by Cynthia Rylant 6/27/2024
A Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
I It Started With A Sleigh by Kaydence Snow 12/17/2024
N Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas by Nancy CoCo 8/21/2024
15. Red
R Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer by Deborah Kogan Ray 12/20/2024
E Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 12/10/2024
D Doctor in the Desert by S.C. Wynne 9/5/2024
Words in title
Blue
Black & Blue by James Patterson 12/26/2024
FINISHED! READ: 49/25
Whatever The Weather
Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
✔️ SEASONS
1. Fall
The Pumpkin Thief: A Chloe Boston Mystery by Melanie Jackson 10/20/24
2. Spring
S - Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly 7/4/24
P - Max Porter - Grief Is the Thing with Feathers 7/4/24
R - Jason Reynolds - For Every One 6/24/24
I - In the Rundown by Joe Hill 1/9/25
N - Noelle W. Ihli - Run on Red 1/7/25
G - The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas 1/18/25
3. Summer
S - Susan Harper - Alligators and Atrocities 5/4/24
U - Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey 6/3/24
M - Meghan McCarron - Swift, Brutal Retaliation 5/10/24
M - Megan Abbott - Give Me Your Hand 7/16/24
E - Kary English - Cold, Silent, and Dark 5/2/24
R - Richard Kadrey - Black Neurology 5/1/24
4. Winter
Christmas Corpse by Mona Marple 12/30/24
✔️ WEATHER
5. Cloud
A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil 8/3/24
6. Fog
F - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 7/2/24
O - Kousuke Oono - The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 6/2/24
G - Sian Gilbert - She Started It 6/1/24
7. Lightning
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 2/2/25
pg 223 "...tears running down her face, lightning flashing in the hallway window"
8. Rain
My Murder by Katie Williams 2/5/25
pg 34 "collapsed in the rain gully off the side of the road"
9. Rainbow
R - Jason Reynolds - Long Way Down 9/1/24
A - All I Want : A Holiday Horror Story by Marie Aitchison 10/4/24
I - The Informal Execution of Soupbone Pew by Damon Runyon 6/23/24
N - No Exit by Taylor Adams 2/28/25
B - The Beasts of the Earth, the Madness of Men by Brooke Bolander 2/28/25
O - Tricia O'Malley - Tequila for Two 6/20/24
W - Stacy Willingham - A Flicker in the Dark 8/9/24
10. Snow
Hide in Place by Emilya Naymark 1/29/25
11. Storm
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh 6/14/24
pg 25 "There is a storm in the night and the boat rocks"
12. Sun
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke 6/2/24
13. Thunder
Verona by Jeffery Deaver 1/31/25
pg 19 - "Loi? That's a name? Chinese for 'Thunder.'"
14. Wind
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima 2/14/25
pg 188 - "She heard the wind start to blow through the canopy..."
✔️ RAINBOW
15. Red
The Donor by Clare Mackintosh 1/2/25
16. Orange
O - Kousuke Oono - The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 2 6/4/24
R - Ray Bradbury - One More Body in the Pool 6/21/24
A - Abby Byne - Raspberry Ripple Murder 6/8/24
N - NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson 10/30/24
G - The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn 5/20/24
E - Brian Evenson - The Cabin: A Short Horror Story 8/22/24
17. Yellow
House Arrest: A Search for American Character... by Anna Deavere Smith 6/8/24
18. Green
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris 9/15/24
19. Blue
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 7/23/24
20. Indigo
The Case of Lady Sannox by Arthur Conan Doyle 12/22/24
21. Violet
V - Victor LaValle - Daddy 8/22/24
I - In the Barn by Jordan Bach 12/27/24
O - One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett 1/31/25
L - The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean 7/30/24
E - Edward D. Hoch - The Faceless Thing 8/3/24
T - A.R. Torre - A Familiar Stranger 6/21/24
FINISHEDWhatever The Weather
Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Object: To complete this challenge you need to read at least 25 books. Spell out the seasons, weather words or the colors of the rainbow. Or read a book for tasks with a word in the title or cover that relates to each word (SHOW COVER). Or find the word in the text.
Each spelled out word needs to be complete to count. You may spell out a word, then also find the word in the text or title.
SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.
Completed: 25/25
SEASONS
1. Fall: A Fall of Marigolds - Susan Meissner 1/6/25
F: Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes 1/28/25
A: Anita de Monte Laughs Last - Xóchitl González 1/26/25
L: Long Lost Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/31/24
L: Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree 12/30/24
2. Spring: Spring Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/2/24
3. Summer: Hello, Summer - Mary Kay Andrews 6/20/24
4. Winter: Winter Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/1/24
WEATHER
5. Cloud:
Where Sleeping Girls Lie - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2/13/25 (clouds on cover)6. Fog: Fog of Dead Souls: A Thriller: A Thriller - Jill Kelly 1/15/25
7. Lightning: Before I Let Go - Kennedy Ryan 5/4/24 (pg. 175 – The air sizzles with a lightning strike, sudden and hot and dangerous.)
8. Rain:
The Bad Weather Friend - Dean Koontz 10/26/24 (rain on cover)9. Rainbow: His Only Wife - Peace Adzo Medie 5/3/24 (pg. 109 – I picked up one of the cupcakes and studied the rainbow of colors in the icing.)
10. Snow:
Sleigh Bells Ring - RaeAnne Thayne 5/5/2411. Storm: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 10/9/24
12. Sun: Heart of the Sun Warrior - Sue Lynn Tan 6/17/24
13. Thunder: The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks 2/26/25 (pg. 105 – The faint echo of thunder sounded in the distance…)
14. Wind: Chain of Thorns - Cassandra Clare 5/3/24 (pg. 90 – He tipped his head back, letting the wind stir his dark hair.)
RAINBOW
15. Red: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann 5/6/24 (pg. 11 - …dressed in bright red shoes, a skirt, and a matching Indian blanket…)
16. Orange: The Bee and the Orange Tree - Melissa Ashley 10/15/24
17. Yellow:
Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley 1/12/2518. Green: Kissing Sin - Keri Arthur 5/8/24 (pg. 61 – Amusement touched Jack’s green eyes.)
19. Blue: The Christmas Spirit - Debbie Macomber 5/5/24 (pg. 33 – That braid was long gone now, but those piercing blue eyes of hers hadn’t changed.)
20. Indigo: Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25
21. Violet:
Resting Witch Face 1/3/25 (67.6% violet cover)
~~~ Complete ~~~Whatever The Weather
May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
SEASONS
1. Fall
F - Facing the Enemy - DiAnn Mills - 5/11/24
A - Addicted to You - Krista Ritchie - 5/9/24
L - Local Girl Missing - Lisa Regan - 5/18/24
L - Liane Moriarty - The Husband's Secret - 5/28/24
2. Spring
S - The Siren of Sussex - Mimi Matthews - 5/30/24
P - The Paper Swan - Leylah Attar - 6/26/24
R - Run Girl - Eva Hudson - 5/27/24
I - The Inmate - Freida McFadden - 5/31/24
N - No One Knows - J.T. Ellison - 5/26/24
G - The Golden Gate - Amy Chua - 5/31/24
3. Summer
S - Sweet Pepper Hero - J.J. Cook - 5/19/24
U - The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera - 6/8/24
M - Murder on Washington Square - Victoria Thompson - 5/4/24
M - Murder on St. Mark's Place - Victoria Thompson - 5/16/24
E - Elly Griffiths - The Crossing Places - 5/1/24
R - Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/8/24
4. Winter
W - Written in Blood - Chris Carter - 6/19/24
I - I Am Legend - Richard Matheson - 5/30/24
N - Naomi Novik - Empire of Ivory - 6/4/24
T - The Teacher - Freida McFadden - 5/8/24
E - Eka Kurniawan - Man Tiger - 5/6/24
R - Random in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/24/24
WEATHER
5. Cloud
C - Criminal - Karin Slaughter - 5/26/24
L - Lisa Black - Unpunished - 7/23/24
O - Open Season - Archer Mayor - 5/28/24
U - Unsinkable - Jenni L. Walsh - 7/5/24
D - Dark Horses - Susan Mihalic - 7/12/24
6. Fog
F - Fallen - Karin Slaughter - 5/12/24
O - On Dublin Street - Samantha Young - 6/13/24
G - Golden Buddha - Clive Cussler - 5/3/24
7. Lightning
L - Law Man - Kristen Ashley - 8/16/24Po
I - Irène - Pierre Lemaitre - 5/29/24
G - Goddess of the Sea - P.C. Cast - 5/7/24
H - The Housemaid's Secret - Freida McFadden - 5/19/24
T - The Taken - Alice Clark-Platts - 6/20/24
N - Nora NguyenAdam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour - 10/22/24
I - In the Bleak Midwinter - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 5/23/24
N - Natasha Anders - The Unwanted Wife - 9/27/24
G - Gone, But Not Forgotten - Phillip Margolin - 5/25/24
8. Rain
R - Robert Galbraith - The Cuckoo's Calling - 5/12/24
A - Andrew Mayne - Dark Dive - 5/15/24
I - Ice Blue - Emma Jameson - 5/22/24
N - Nevil Shute - A Town Like Alice - 9/15/24
9. Rainbow
R - The Restorer - Amanda Stevens - 5/5/24
A - A.A. Milne - Winnie the Pooh - 5/17/24
I - Irwin Shaw - The Young Lions - 9/17/24
N - Naked in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/24/24
B - Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay - 5/25/24
O - Othello - William Shakespeare - 6/2/24
W - Witness in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/27/24
10. Snow
S - Shannon Baker - Broken Ties - 7/31/24
N - Northern Lights - Nora Roberts - 8/18/24
O - Only the Dead - Jack Carr - 6/30/24
W - Wild at Heart - K.A. Tucker - 10/13/24
11. Storm
S - Shannon Baker - Bitter Rain - 7/30/24
T - Three-Inch Teeth - C.J. Box - 7/2/24
O - The Orphan's Tale - Pam Jenoff - 6/21/24
R - Renegade Love - Ann Aguirre - 5/13/24
M - Moon Called - Patricia Briggs - 7/8/24
12. Sun
S - Stripped Bare - Shannon Baker - 7/24/24
U - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce - 6/28/24
N- Neil deGrasse Tyson - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - 8/2/24
13. Thunder
T - Tell The Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt - 7/17/24
H - Hilary Mantel - A Place of Greater Safety - 6/7/24
U - Unseen - Karin Slaughter - 6/22/24
N - The Neruda Case - Roberto Ampuero - 8/1/24
D - Dark Signal - Shannon Baker - 7/29/24
E - An Event in Autumn- Henning Mankell - 6/3/24
R - Rich Blood - Robert Bailey - 5/18/24
14. Wind
W - Wilbur Smith - River God - 8/3/24
I - Immortal in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/17/24
N - Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash - 8/3/24
D - A Darker Shade of Magic - Victoria Schwab - 7/18/24
RAINBOW
15. Red
R - The River at Night - Erica Ferencik - 5/23/24
E - J.T. Ellison - 14 - 5/25/24
D - Divergent - Veronica Roth - 7/11/24
16. Orange
O - Our Woman in Moscow - Beatriz Williams - 6/17/24
R - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn - 6/6/24
A - The Accidental Empress - Allison Pataki - 6/20/24
N - Nancy E. Turner - These Is My Words - 8/26/24
G - Graeme Simsion - The Rosie Project - 8/11/24
E - Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert - 6/26/24
17. Yellow
Y - Yaa Gyasi - Transcendent Kingdom - 7/19/24
E - The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje - 6/10/24
L - Lisa Kleypas - Then Came You - 7/13/24
L - Liz Braswell - Unbirthday - 7/14/24
O - One Italian Summer - Rebecca Serle - 6/16/24
W - Why Kings Confess - C.S. Harris - 8/30/24
18. Green
G - A Grave Robbery - Deanna Raybourn - 8/15/24
R - Remains of Innocence - J.A. Jance - 6/6/24
E - Erich Maria Remarque - All Quiet on the Western Front - 6/12/24
E - Esi Edugyan - Half Blood Blues - 6/19/24
N - Nelson DeMille - The Quest- 7/30/24
19. Blue
B - The Belle of Belgrave Square - Mimi Matthews - 7/3/24
L - Linda Castillo - The Burning - 7/29/24
U - Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson - 6/1/24
E - Edward Abbey - Desert Solitaire - 7/4/24
20. Indigo
I - If Tomorrow Comes - Sidney Sheldon - 9/27/24
N - Nora Roberts - Blue Dahlia - 7/25/24
D - Disco for the Departed - Colin Cotterill - 7/28/24
I - The Innocent Wife - Lisa Regan - 10/31/24
G - Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith - 8/20/24
O - Other Side of Midnight - Sidney Sheldon - 8/27/24
21. Violet
V - Vengeance in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/22/24
I - The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 7/25/24
O - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 7/2/24
L - Leif Enger - Peace Like a River- 7/15/24
E - The Echo Man - Sam Holland - 7/7/24
T - Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis - 7/1/24
Whatever The WeatherApril, 2025
Object: To complete this challenge: Spell out the seasons,
SEASONS
1. Fall
F- Florida Son W.J. Costello 04/12
A- American AssassinVince Flynn 04/01
L- The Last Orphan Gregg Hurwitz 03/25
L- Lone Wolf Gregg Hurwitz 03/24
2. Spring
S- Savage Grounds L.T. Ryan 04/10
P- Prodigal SonGregg Hurwitz
R- The Red Room 01/23
I- Into the Fire Gregg Hurwitz 03/22
N-Nemesis Gregg Hurwitz 03/25
G
3. Summer
S- Stop at NothingJ.T. Brannan 04/01
U-Uppercut Mark Dawson 03/06
M- Midnight Loves Moonlight V.B. Kildaire 04/13
M- Missouri Loves Company W.J. Costello 04/11
E
R
4. Winter
W- Without Sanction Don Bentley 04/05
I
N- The Nowhere Man Gregg Hurwitz 02/28
T- Transfer of Power Vince Flynn 04/04
E
R
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The duration for this challenge is: Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025. So it expires in 2 weeks. You may use books read after May 1, 2024, though.
Update message #11 - well, I'm still missing 2 but it was funDuration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Books: 37/39
SEASONS
F - Haruichi Furudate - Haikyu!!, Band 8 ✓ 24/05/01
A - Andreas Dutter - Hope in Our Universe ✓ 24/05/15
L - Lieb mich noch, bevor du stirbst 02 by Sora ✓ 24/05/23
L - Lieb mich noch, bevor du stirbst 03 by Sora ✓ 24/05/24
S - Hinata Shoyo - Haikyu!!, Band 7 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 24/05/01
P - Percival Everett - James ✓ 24/08/08
R - Ryo Suzuri - MADK 3: Abgedreht und faszinierend: Bemerkenswert gezeichnete Boys-Love-Story direkt aus der Hölle! ✓ 24/05/11
I - Morino Izumi - Yakuza Angel by Atami Michinoku ✓ 24/06/30
N - Natsuki Kizu - Given 01 ✓ 24/05/06
G - Given 03 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/05/08
S - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart ✓ 24/05/24
U - Uenoyama Ritsuka - Given 02 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/05/07
M - Sato Mafuyu - Given 04 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/05/09
M - Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman ✓ 24/05/19
E - El Taubinio by Cece Bell ✓ 24/06/08
R - Anna Revell - Alan Turing: Enigma ✓ 24/05/19
W - William Thorp - Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) ✓ 24/06/08
I - Nagi Itsuomi - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 05 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/07/21
N - Noah by Sebastian Fitzek ✓ 24/06/02
T - Debbie Tung - Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen ✓ 24/05/02
E - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 04 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/05/30
R - Ryo Hanada - Devils' Line 01 ✓ 24/05/30
WEATHER
Haikyu!!, Band 13 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 24/05/14
Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld ✓ 24/12/05
Unsichtbar by Eloy Moreno ✓ 24/10/13
Pride! Eine kurze Geschichte der LGBTQ+ Bewegung by Linus Giese ✓ 24/06/06
Haikyu!! Band 24 byHaruichi Furudate ✓ 24/07/14
11. Storm
Die Legende von Enyador by Mira Valentin ✓ 24/07/21
13. Thunder
My Brother's Name is Jessica by John Boyne ✓ 24/08/28
RAINBOW
Haikyu!!, Band 22 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 24/05/21
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 03 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/05/12
Die Bibel nach Biff by Christopher Moore ✓ 24/06/27
Tote schweigen nie by A.K. Turner ✓ 24/07/13
Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane ✓ 24/07/06
Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren ✓ 24/06/26
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Whatever The Weather
Duration: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
SEASONS
1. Fall
F - For Those Who Are Lost by Julia Bryan Thomas (8/1)
A - Amy Tintera - Listen for the Lie (7/26)
L - Christina Lauren - The Paradise Problem (7/27)
L - The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin (8/9)
2. Spring
S - Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux (5/24)
P - Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (7/18)
R - Rebecca Serle - Expiration Dates (7/24)
I - I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole (7/5)
N - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (7/16)
G - Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (10/10)
3. Summer - Second Chance Summer by Kait Nolan (7/11)
4. Winter - Unfaded Glory by Sara Arden [...along with fake snow and cozy winter scenes. Ch. 6] (6/18)
WEATHER
5. Cloud - The Rule Book by Sarah Adams [...like a cloud of smoke in the air. Chapter 40] (5/8)
6. Fog - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [...the thin fog that greeted her…pg 16] (5/16)
7. Lightning - Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips [...a blue-white blaze of lightning…pg 125] (6/4)
8. Rain - Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris [“Let’s get out of this rain,” pg 180] (5/9)
9. Rainbow - Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood [...arch like a rainbow… Chapter 21] (5/16)
10. Snow - The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot [For weeks and weeks the snow fell…pg 144] (7/7)
11. Storm - A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn [...before the storm comes. pg 30] (6/3)
12. Sun - Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard [“You’re the sun to my shadows, Geneviève.” pg 327] (6/15)
13. Thunder - Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler [The boom must have been thunder. page 143] (5/3)
14. Wind - The Killing Game by Nancy Bush [...the wind shrieked louder than her voice…] (7/5)
RAINBOW
15. Red - Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin [Red brocade covered half walls…pg 255] (6/11)
16. Orange - Starter Villain by John Scalzi [My breakfast partner was Hera, an orange-and-white cat…pg 2] (6/6)
17. Yellow - The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis [pulling out a pale-yellow gown laced with umber pg 142] (7/22)
18. Green - The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz [...the cool challenge in her green eyes. Page 124] (6/19)
19. Blue - Murder at Queen's Landing by Andrea Penrose [Her blue eyes took on a sharp-edged gleam Chapter 1] (7/18)
20. Indigo - (Title) Indigo Lake by Jodi Thomas (5/16)
21. Violet - Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig [Others were clad in violet for the Mirror Card…Chapter 32] (6/4)