2023 Remembering Lost Ones Part 2

[Genevieve]

Great job JoAnne

[Ferenc]

Completed!

2023 Remembering Lost Ones Part 2
Duration: June 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Goal: 25/25
Level 1: Choose one task from each person (25 tasks)


TASKS
**1. Matthew Perry
🕯️Read a book that is about a group of friends.
How to Marry a Billionaire - Elise Sax - 06/08/24 – Beatrice, Olivia and Rosalind

**2. Richard Roundtree
🕯️Read a book that is second in a series.
The Final Equinox - Andrew Mayne - 06/12/24 - Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood Series #2

**3. Piper Laurie
🕯️Read a book who has a senior citizen as a character.
Moonlight, Murder, and Small Town Secrets - K.C. Hart - 07/05/24 – Mrs. Tellman

**4. Rudolph Isley
🕯️Read a book with characters who are brothers.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine - Alexander McCall Smith - 08/02/24 – Pound, Saint and Saviour Potokwane

**5. Tim Wakefield
🕯️Read a book with a red cover.
- The Violin Conspiracy - Brendan Slocumb - 09/17/24

**6. Dianne Feinstein
🕯️ Read a book that was published in September of any year.
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - 07/05/24 – Published September 1, 2005

**7. Michael Gambon
🕯️Read a book set in Ireland or a book that was published in 1998 or a book about a knight.
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/11/24 - Published September 24, 1998

**8. David McCallum
🕯️Read a book where a character escapes something.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price - Holly Jackson - 06/09/24 – Rachel Price escapes her captors after 16 years.

**9. Steve Harwell
🕯️Read a book with a character who struggles with alcohol.
The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff - 08/10/24 – Ramesh is an alcoholic.

**10. Alan Arkin
🕯️Read a book that is seventh in a series.
Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero - Tsugumi Ohba - 07/18/24

**11. Bobbie Osbourne
🕯️ Read a book set in America.
Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 1: The Rat Catcher and the Sunken Dead - Christopher Golden Mike Mignola - 07/27/24 – New York City

**12. Treat Williams
🕯️Read a book with a character who has an addiction.
Where the Forest Meets the Stars - Glendy Vanderah - 09/08/24 – “He put his palms over his eyes again. “Lynne’s liver is shot. I never knew it, but all those years she was an alcoholic.” (Kindle Locations 3363-3364)

**13. Jerry Springer
🕯️Read a book with a character who survives something horrific.
The Bullet Swallower - Elizabeth Gonzalez James - 06/19/24 – Antonio Sonoro survives being shot in the face.

**14, Tom Wilkinson
🕯️Read a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).
Powerless - Lauren Roberts - 07/30/24 - Barnes & Noble Children's & YA Book Award for Young Adult (2024)

**15. Tom Smothers
🕯️Read a book where a character listens to music.
Memory Piece - Lisa Ko - 06/23/24 – Ellen: “I leaned into the music and swayed, closing my eyes, letting the sounds run through me.” (Kindle Location 3479)

**16. Henry Sandon
🕯️Read a book where a character goes to a museum.
The Invisible Hotel - Yeji Y. Ham - 06/29/24 – Yewon: The museum was larger than I’d expected. A three-story building with a simple structure. (Kindle Locations 2961-2962)

**17. Richard Moll
🕯️Read a comic book.
Infinity 8 vol.8 : Until the End - Lewis Trondheim - 06/06/24

**18. Richard Franklin
🕯️Read a book with a character called Mike or Richard.
Primary Target - Jack Mars - 08/07/24 – General Richard Stark

**19. Jim Brown
🕯️Read a book with a character who is drafted into something.
The Utopian Generation - Pepetela - 28/09/24 – Anibal was drafted into the military. – “Aníbal, who would later be known as Wisdom, was a trainee junior officer. He had finished his degree in the history of philosophy the year before and had gone off to do his obligatory military service.” (Kindle Locations 257-258)

**20 Raquel Welch
🕯️Read a book published in 2001.
The Misfits - James Howe - 07/23/24

**21. Richard Belzer
🕯️Read a book where the authors initials can be found in MUNCH.
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies - Catherine Mack - 07/26/24

**22. Rosalynn Carter
🕯️Read a book with a MC who is female.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett - 06/20/24 – Emily Wilde

**23. Cindy Williams
🕯️Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in HAPPY DAYS, (Three word minimum)
A Summer Affair - Elin Hilderbrand - 07/08/24

**24. Lisa Loring
🕯️Read a book where the authors initials can be found in KWAJALEIN.
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born - Ayi Kwei Armah - 06/06/24

**25. James McCaffrey
🕯️Read a book where the authors initials can be found in CAFFREY.
An Unnecessary Woman - Rabih Alameddine - 07/13/24

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Remembering Lost Ones Part 2
June 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

25/25 Tasks Completed

TASKS
1. Matthew Perry
🕯️Read a book that is fifth in a series
Beauty and the Beach by Gracie Ruth Mitchell (8/12/24) - Falling for Summer #5

2. Richard Roundtree
🕯️Read a book that has at least three generations as characters
The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey (6/2/24)

3. Piper Laurie
🕯️Read a book where a character is a twin
A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (6/9/24)

4. Rudolph Isley
🕯️Read a book with characters who are brothers
Convenient Lies by Robin Patchen (6/15/24)

5. Tim Wakefield
🕯️Read a book with a character who is retired.
Summer Tease by Martha Keyes (8/9/24)

6. Dianne Feinstein
🕯️ Read a book with a character who is a mayor
Saltwater Cowboy by Christy Barritt (6/20/24)

7. Michael Gambon
🕯️Read a book about a knight.
Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el (11/30/24)

8. David McCallum
🕯️Read a book where a character escapes something
The Captive by Julie Coulter Bellon (6/6/24)

9. Steve Harwell
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a musician.
Summer Ever After by Kortney Keisel (8/14/24)

10. Alan Arkin
🕯️Read a book that is seventh in a series.
Wilderness Hunt by Lisa Phillips (6/19/24) - K-9 Search and Rescue #7

11. Bobbie Osbourne
🕯️ Read a book set in America.
The Shifting Current by Dani Pettrey (6/6/24)

12. Treat Williams
🕯️Read a book with a character who has an addiction
Of Mist and Murder by Chanda Hahn (7/12/24)

13. Jerry Springer
🕯️Read a book with a character who survives something horrific.
The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey (6/5/24)

14, Tom Wilkinson
🕯️Read a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).
The Mystery Princess by Melanie Cellier (8/20/24) - Swoony Award

15. Tom Smothers
🕯️Read a book tagged humor
Lady Avery and the False Butler by Sofi Laporte (6/1/24)

16. Henry Sandon
🕯️Read a book that has a storyline dealing with or about antiques.
Rook to King by Carina Taylor (9/8/24)

17. Richard Moll
🕯️Read a book that has a night scene on the cover
The Orchids of Ashthorne Hall by Rebecca Anderson (7/5/24)


18. Richard Franklin
🕯️Read a book with a character called Mike or Richard.
The Lying Game by Sara Jane Woodley (7/25/24) - Mike

19. Jim Brown
🕯️Read a book about civil rights
Kingdom of Cinders by Deborah Grace White (9/8/24)

20 Raquel Welch
🕯️Read a book were a character goes for a walk
A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24)

21. Richard Belzer
🕯️Read a book where the authors initials can be found in MUNCH.
A Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24) - MunCh

22. Rosalynn Carter
🕯️Read a book with a MC who is female
A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier (6/7/24)

23. Cindy Williams
🕯️Read a book where there is mention of graffiti
Rebel Summer by Cindy Steel (8/17/24)

24. Lisa Loring
🕯️Read a fourth in a series
Countdown by Lynette Eason (6/1/24) - Extreme Measures #4

25. James McCaffrey
🕯️Read a book where a character gets rescued
The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey (6/3/24)

[Genevieve]

Way to go Ferenc & Shash

[Marla]

Completion Post:

Remembering Lost Ones 2023, Part 2
Duration: 6/1/24 - 11/30/24
Level 1: Choose one task from each person (25 tasks)
Progress: 25 of 25
Completed: 11/17/24

🔥 1. Matthew Perry
Read a book set in Massachusetts
🕯️that is fifth in a series
🕯️a book that is about a group of friends
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (6/15/24) ~ Armand Gamache #5

🔥 2. Richard Roundtree
Read a book that is second in a series
🕯️where a book has at least three generations as characters
that was located in New York.
Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews (6/23/24)

🔥 3. Piper Laurie
Read a book with a bird on the cover
🕯️where a character is a twin
🕯️who has a senior citizen as a character.
Bad Blood by John Sandford (7/5/24) ~ Birdy Olms is a twin

🔥 4. Rudolph Isley
🕯️Read a book with characters who are brothers
🕯️a character who is a minister
a character who has a heart attack.
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (6/22/24)

🔥 5. Tim Wakefield
Read a book about baseball
a book with a red cover
🕯️a character who is retired.
The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison (6/16/24) ~ Ian

🔥 6. Dianne Feinstein
Read a book set in California
with a character who is a mayor
🕯️a book that was published in September of any year.
Ceaseless by Abbi Glines (6/2/24) ~ pub Sep 2012

🔥 7. Michael Gambon
Read a book set in Ireland
🕯️a book that was published in 1998
a book about a knight.
The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears by Patricia B. McConnell (6/2/24) ~ pub 1998

🔥 8. David McCallum
Read a book with a secret agent/spy as a character
🕯️where a character escapes something
where the authors initials can be found in DUCKY.
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs (6/20/24)

🔥 9. Steve Harwell
Read a book where a child dies
with a character who struggles with alcohol
🕯️with a character who is a musician.
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens (7/4/24)

🔥 10. Alan Arkin
Read a book with a wolf on the cover
🕯️where a character wins an award
a book that is seventh in a series.
Wizard Scout by Rodney W. Hartman (8/29/24) ~ Richard wins an award for saving the academy & being the Omega Wizard Scout

🔥 11. Bobbie Osbourne
🕯️ Read a book with a purple cover
with a character who is a marine
🕯️set in America.
by Darynda Jones (8/14/24) ~ set in New Mexico

🔥 12. Treat Williams
Read a book set in Utah
🕯️a character who has an addiction
where a character goes to a park.
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb (6/30/24)

🔥 13. Jerry Springer
Read a book with a character who is a lawyer
where a character works on a campaign
🕯️who survives something horrific.
In the Darkness by Mike Omer (6/1/24) ~ Zoe Bentley buried alive

🔥 14, Tom Wilkinson
🕯️Read a book that centers around a pub
🕯️set in Canada
🕯️a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).
Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian (6/15/24) ~ Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Romance (2012)

🔥 15. Tom Smothers
🕯️Read a book tagged humor
set in the 1960s
🕯️where a character listens to music.
Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown (7/5/24)

🔥 16. Henry Sandon
🕯️Read a book where a character goes to a museum
with a road on the cover
🕯️has a storyline dealing with or about antiques.
One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor (10/3/24) ~ Diane Fallon is museum director

🔥 17. Richard Moll
🕯️Read a book that has a night scene on the cover
🕯️where a character goes to court
read a comic book.
by Ilona Andrews (11/17/24)

🔥 18. Richard Franklin
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a doctor
set on a farm
read a book with a character called Mike or Richard.
What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie (6/11/24)

🔥 19. Jim Brown
Read a book about football
about civil rights
🕯️a character who is drafted into something.
A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn (6/6/24)

🔥 20 Raquel Welch
🕯️Read a book were a character goes for a walk
published in 2001
🕯️with a star on the cover.
by Antonio Iturbe (9/5/24)

🔥 21. Richard Belzer
Read a book by Richard Belzer
with a character who is living on the streets
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in MUNCH.
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan (7/21/24)

🔥 22. Rosalynn Carter
🕯️Read a book with a MC who is female
about any first lady
🕯️that was published in November of any year.
Blood Orchids by Toby Neal (7/17/24) ~ pub. 11/27/11

🔥 23. Cindy Williams
🕯️Read a book where there is mention of graffiti
with a character called Shirley or Laverne
where the first letter of each title word can be found in HAPPY DAYS, (Three word minimum)
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer (9/17/24) ~ some buildings are marked

🔥 24. Lisa Loring
Read a book with Wednesday in the title (https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/we...)
🕯️a fourth in a series
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in KWAJALEIN.
Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson (6/27/24) ~ The 39 Clues #4

🔥 25. James McCaffrey
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a Captain
🕯️where a character gets rescued
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in CAFFREY
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes (6/28/24)

[Genevieve]

Well done Marla

[Barbara ★]

Remembering Lost Ones 2023, Part 2

Duration: June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Level 2: Choose two tasks from each person

READ: 58/50

1. Matthew Perry
✔ 🕯️Read a book set in Massachusetts
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
✔ 🕯️a book that is about a group of friends
Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18 (

2. Richard Roundtree
✔ 🕯️Read a book that is second in a series
West of the Moon - A.E. Becker 6/7
✔ 🕯️where a book has at least three generations as characters
Her Dakota Man - Lisa Mondello (grandmother, father, son) 6/20
✔ 🕯️that was located in New York.
In a Heartbeat - Elizabeth Adler 8/20

3. Piper Laurie
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a bird on the cover
Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20

✔ 🕯️where a character is a twin
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes (Tyler & Jordan) 7/25
✔ 🕯️who has a senior citizen as a character.
Murder in the Reading Room - Ellery Adams (Octavia, 80s) 6/22

4. Rudolph Isley
✔ 🕯️Read a book with characters who are brothers
The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan (Sean and Kane Rogan) 6/27
✔ 🕯️a character who is a minister
The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay (Hailey) 8/4
✔ 🕯️a character who has a heart attack.
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh (heroine's father) 6/2

5. Tim Wakefield
✔ 🕯️Read a book about baseball
Hot Ticket - Deirdre Martin 11/10
✔ 🕯️a book with a red cover
Chaos & Flame - Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland 2/20

✔ 🕯️a character who is retired.
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle (MCs father) 9/17

6. Dianne Feinstein
✔ 🕯️ Read a book set in California
Fever - Joan Swan 8/27
✔ 🕯️with a character who is a mayor
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates (Connor) 8/15
✔ 🕯️a book that was published in September of any year.
Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows (pub Sep 22, 2015) 6/11

7. Michael Gambon
✔ 🕯️Read a book set in Ireland
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti 8/29
✔ 🕯️a book that was published in 1998
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23
✔ 🕯️a book about a knight.
The More I See You - Lynn Kurland 7/21

8. David McCallum
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a secret agent/spy as a character
The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman (Malcolm) 7/14
✔ 🕯️where a character escapes something
Everlife - Gena Showalter (MCs escape the death realm) 6/5

9. Steve Harwell
✔ 🕯️with a character who struggles with alcohol
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit (Charles) 8/2
✔ 🕯️with a character who is a musician.
Rock Wedding - Nalini Singh (hero) 6/16

10. Alan Arkin
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a wolf on the cover
Wild Love - Alisa Woods 6/13

✔ 🕯️a book that is seventh in a series.
Murder in the Cookbook Nook - Ellery Adams 9/15

11. Bobbie Osbourne
✔ 🕯️ Read a book with a purple cover
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10

✔ 🕯️set in America.
Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald (Philadelphia, PA) 6/17

12. Treat Williams
✔ 🕯️a character who has an addiction
Far Gone - Danielle Girard (Hannah, drugs) 6/21
✔ 🕯️where a character goes to a park.
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams (MC) 8/6

13. Jerry Springer
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a character who is a lawyer
Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini - Sue Ann Jaffarian (Phil Bowers) 6/30
✔ 🕯️who survives something horrific.
The Mercenary - Cherry Adair (tortured for months by terrorists) 6/22

14, Tom Wilkinson
✔ 🕯️Read a book that centers around a pub
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
✔ 🕯️set in Canada
Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde 7/21
✔ 🕯️a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).
The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens 6/20
(Barry Award for Best Paperback Original (2015))

15. Tom Smothers
✔ 🕯️Read a book tagged humor
Galápagos - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 6/10
✔ 🕯️where a character listens to music.
Inheriting Murder - Jamie Rutland Gillespie 6/29
(let's listen to some music. I'm in the mood for old rock music), p134

16. Henry Sandon
✔ 🕯️Read a book where a character goes to a museum
Death by Baguette - Jennifer S. Alderson (MC) 6/12
✔ 🕯️with a road on the cover
See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3


17. Richard Moll
✔ 🕯️Read a book that has a night scene on the cover
Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19

✔ 🕯️where a character goes to court
The Penguin Pool Murder - Stuart Palmer (Seymour) 6/30

18. Richard Franklin
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a character who is a doctor
Brew -Tracy Ewens (heroine a doctor) 6/11
✔ 🕯️set on a farm
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31

19. Jim Brown
✔ 🕯️Read a book about football
After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
✔ 🕯️a character who is drafted into something.
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
(MC drafted into organizing the county-wide yard sale)

20 Raquel Welch
✔ 🕯️Read a book were a character goes for a walk
Mind Games - Nora Roberts (MCs) 7/1
✔ 🕯️with a star on the cover.
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett 7/30


21. Richard Belzer
✔🕯️with a character who is living on the streets
Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain (Bertie) 9/21
✔ 🕯️where the authors initials can be found in MUNCH.
Game of Bones - Carolyn Haines 6/26

22. Rosalynn Carter
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a MC who is female
Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
✔ 🕯️that was published in November of any year.
Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant (Nov 14, 2017) 7/18

23. Cindy Williams
✔ 🕯️Read a book where there is mention of graffiti
Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
(offering a stony glare at the graffitted door), p6
✔ 🕯️with a character called Shirley or Laverne
Caught Dead to Write - Lynn Cahoon (Shirley) 1/10

24. Lisa Loring
✔ 🕯️a fourth in a series
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay (Hat Shop Mystery, #4) 7/18
✔ 🕯️where the authors initials can be found in KWAJALEIN.
Complicated - Kristen Ashley 6/16

25. James McCaffrey
✔ 🕯️Read a book with a character who is a Captain
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
✔ 🕯️where a character gets rescued
East of the Sun - A.E. Becker (heroine) 6/4
✔ 🕯️where the authors initials can be found in CAFFREY
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Genevieve]

Way to go Barbara

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Remembering Lost Ones - Part 2
June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025

50 of 50 Complete

Level 2: Choose two tasks from each person (50 tasks) - June 1, 2024 -May 31, 2025

If using the cover option please post cover.

TASKS
☔️ 1. Matthew Perry
Read a book set in Massachusetts
Eight Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson - 7/16/24
Read a book that is fifth in a series
Prince Of Fire - Daniel Silva - 6/14/24 - #5 Gabriel Allon

☔️ 2. Richard Roundtree
Read a book that is second in a series
The Taken - Alice Clark-Platts - 6/20/24 - #2 DI Erica Martin
Read a book located in New York.
Reunion in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/23/24

☔️ 3. Piper Laurie
Read a book with a bird on the cover
Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25

Read a book with a senior citizen as a character.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station - Dorothy Gilman - 12/23/24

☔️ 4. Rudolph Isley
Read a book with a character who is a minister
Terror in Topaz - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 3/14/25 - Rev Julian Edwards
Read a book with a character who has a heart attack.
Indigo Ridge - Devney Perry - 4 Stars - 5/9/25 - Covie

☔️ 5. Tim Wakefield
Read a book about baseball
Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76 - Dan Epstein - 4.5 Stars - 1/15/25
Read a book with a red cover
Riding the Iron Rooster - Paul Theroux - 10/30/24


☔️ 6. Dianne Feinstein
Read a book set in California
B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton - 3.5 Stars - 1/2/25
Read a book that was published in September of any year.
Downfall - J.A. Jance - 12/24/24 - first pub Sep 06, 2016

☔️ 7. Michael Gambon
Read a book set in Ireland
Love & Luck - Jenna Evans Welch - 10/20/24
Read a book that was published in 1998
These Is My Words - Nancy E. Turner - 8/26/24 - first pub Feb 03, 1998

☔️ 8. David McCallum
Read a book with a secret agent/spy as a character
The Trap - Ava Glass - 12/21/24
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in DUCKY.
The Voyage of the Beagle - Charles Darwin - 10/30/24 - CD

☔️ 9. Steve Harwell
Read a book where a child dies.
The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 5 Stars - 3/31/25
Read a book with a character who is a musician.
Overture - Skye Warren - 2 Stars - 2/21/25

☔️ 10. Alan Arkin
Read a book where a character wins an award.
Love, Loss, and What We Ate - Padma Lakshmi - 3 Stars - 2/1/25
Read a book that is seventh in a series.
Unseen - Karin Slaughter - 6/22/24 - #7 Will Trent

☔️ 11. Bobbie Osbourne
Read a book with a purple cover
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur - Alka Joshi - 8/22/24

Read a book set in America.
Dead in the Water - Dana Stabenow - 12/27/24 - set in Alaska

☔️ 12. Treat Williams
Read a book set in Utah
The Executioner's Song - Norman Mailer - 3.5 Stars - 3/13/25
Read a book where a character goes to a park.
Slightly Married - Mary Balogh - 4 Stars - 4/22/25

☔️ 13. Jerry Springer
Read a book with a character who is a lawyer.
Blind Justice - William Bernhardt - 12/18/24
Read a book with a character who survives something horrific.
Mind Games - Nora Roberts - 12/2/24

☔️ 14, Tom Wilkinson
Read a book set in Canada
The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny - 11/3/24
Read a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).
Orbital: A Novel - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 1/7/25 - 2024 Booker Prize

☔️ 15. Tom Smothers
Read a book tagged humor
Meaty - Samantha Irby - 3 Stars - 4/3/25
Read a book set in the 1960s
The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24

☔️ 16. Henry Sandon
Read a book with a road on the cover.
Vistas, Vices, & Valentines - Tonya Kappes - 2/22/25

Read a book that has a storyline dealing with or about antiques.
Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters - 12/26/24

☔️ 17. Richard Moll
Read a book where a character goes to court.
Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham - Marcia Clark - 4 Stars - 5/3/25
Read a comic book.
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening - Marjorie M. Liu - 11/16/24

☔️ 18. Richard Franklin
Read a book set on a farm
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon - 3.5 Stars - 4/28/25
Read a book with a character called Mike or Richard.
Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult - 5 Stars - 4/17/25 - Mike Newcomb

☔️ 19. Jim Brown
Read a book about football
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25
Read a book about civil rights
The First Ladies - Marie Benedict - 4.5 Stars - 1/11/25

☔️ 20. Raquel Welch
Read a book published in 2001
Seduction in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/15/24 - Sep 01, 2001
Read a book with a star on the cover.
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller - 9/26/24


☔️ 21. Richard Belzer
Read a book with a character who is living on the streets
The Passenger - Lisa Lutz - 10/12/24
Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in MUNCH.
No Second Chance - Harlan Coben - 12/15/24 - HC

☔️ 22. Rosalynn Carter
Read a book with a MC who is female.
The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 4 Stars - 1/3/25
Read a book that was published in November of any year.
Lone Wolf - Sara Driscoll - 10/19/24 - orig pub Nov 29, 2016

☔️ 23. Cindy Williams
Read a book with a character called Shirley or Laverne.
Spirit Crossing - William Kent Krueger - 11/23/24 - Agent Danette Shirley
Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in HAPPY DAYS, (Three word minimum)
Drown Her Sorrows - Melinda Leigh - 7/21/24 - DHS

☔️ 24. Lisa Loring
Read a book that is a fourth in a series
Easy Mark - Shannon Baker - 7/30/24 - #4 Kate Fox
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in KWAJALEIN.
The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden - 7/3/24 - KA

☔️ 25. James McCaffrey
Read a book with a character who is a Captain
Fire Strike - Mike Maden - 4.5 Stars - 2/21/25 - Captain Juan Cabrillo
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in CAFFREY.
Desert Solitaire - Edward Abbey - 7/4/24 - EA

[Genevieve]

Way to go Olivermagnus

[Susan]

Almost Made it

Remembering the Lost

So many died in 2023 that we needed a second challenge. Lets remember some of the loved ones we lost.

Level 1: Choose one task from each person (25 tasks) - June 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Level 2: Choose two tasks from each person (50 tasks) - June 1, 2024 -May 31, 2025
Level 3: Choose three tasks from each person (75 tasks) - June 1, 2024 - November 30, 2025

If using the cover option please post cover.

47/50

TASKS
1. Matthew Perry
🕯️Read a book set in Massachusetts
that is fifth in a series
Blame It on Vegas - Kira Sinclair (HD #2892 - Aug 2022) - Oct 21
a book that is about a group of friends
Last Mission - Lisa Childs (HRS #2292 - Sept 2024) - Aug 13

2

2. Richard Roundtree
🕯️Read a book that is second in a series
where a book has at least three generations as characters
Honey Be Mine - Sasha Summers (HQN - July 2024) - June 30
that was located in New York.
Threats in the Deep - Addison Fox (HRS #2288 - Aug 2024) - July 5

1

3. Piper Laurie
🕯️Read a book with a bird on the cover
where a character is a twin
How to Tame a King – Juliette Hyland (HR #4906 – June 2024) (twin sisters) - June 2
who has a senior citizen as a character.
River Justice - B.J. Daniels (HQN - Aug 2024) - July 22

1

4. Rudolph Isley
🕯️Read a book with characters who are brothers
The Duke’s Mercenary - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2024) - June 24
a character who is a minister
a character who has a heart attack.
The Lyon and The Rose of Mayfair - Aviva Orr (Dragonblade - June 2024) - June 21

2

5. Tim Wakefield
🕯️Read a book about baseball
a book with a red cover
Montana Heat - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Nov 2024) - Nov 9
a character who is retired.
The Little Irish Farm - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Aug 2024) - Sept 6

1

6. Dianne Feinstein
🕯️ Read a book set in California
Three Cowboys and a Bride - Kate Pearce (Zebra - May 2024) - June 9
with a character who is a mayor
Wyoming Mountain Investigation - Juno Rushdan (HI #2230 - Aug 2024) - July 3
a book that was published in September of any year.

3

7. Michael Gambon
🕯️Read a book set in Ireland
Road Trip Rivalry - Mona Shroff (HSE #3058 - Sept 2024) - Aug 15
a book that was published in 1998
a book about a knight.
Liberating the Lady of Loughmoe (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) - Aug 9

2

8. David McCallum
🕯️Read a book with a secret agent/spy as a character
A Spy's Secret - Rachel Astor (HRS #2298 - Oct 2024) - Sept 25
where a character escapes something
Campus Killer - R. Barri Flowers (HI #2234 - Aug 2024) (escapes serial killer) - July 8
where the authors initials can be found in DUCKY.

3

9. Steve Harwell
🕯️Read a book where a child dies
Flirting with the Past - Kaylie Newell (HSE #3063 - Oct 2024) - Sept 25
with a character who struggles with alcohol
with a character who is a musician.
How the Wallflower Wins a Duke - Lucy Morris (HH #1811 - Aug 2024) - July 10

2

10. Alan Arkin
🕯️Read a book with a wolf on the cover
where a character wins an award
Best Friend to Husband? - Louisa Heaton (HMED #1447 - Mar 2025) - Feb 21
a book that is seventh in a series.
The Cottage on Pelican Bay - Brenda Jackson (HQN - Sept 2024) (Catalina Cove) - Aug 27


1

11. Bobbie Osbourne
🕯️ Read a book with a purple cover
with a character who is a Marine
Operation Rafe's Redemption - Justine Davis (HRS #2268 - Mar 2024) - July 10
set in America.
The Reunion - Jana Deleon (HI #1452 - Oct 2013) - July 15

1

12. Treat Williams
🕯️Read a book set in Utah
a character who has an addiction
Lyon's Lover - Maggie Sims (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) - Dec 17
where a character goes to a park.
Their Fairy Tale India Escape - Ruby Basu (HR #4889 - Feb 2024) - June 7

1

Remembering the Lost (Part 2)

13. Jerry Springer
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a lawyer
Her Fake Boyfriend - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3055 - Aug 2024) - Jan 16
where a character works on a campaign
who survives something horrific.
15 Summers Later - RaeAnne Thayne (Canary Street Press -June 2024) - June 20

2

14, Tom Wilkinson
🕯️Read a book that centers around a pub
Saving Christmas in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2024) - Oct 4
set in Canada
a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).

2 3

15. Tom Smothers
🕯️Read a book tagged humor
set in the 1960s
Till the End of Time - Elise Title (HAR #377 - Feb 1991) - Feb 25
where a character listens to music.
Dreaming of a Lyon - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) - Oct 26

1

16. Henry Sandon
🕯️Read a book where a character goes to a museum
The Gentleman's Gambit - Evie Dunmore (Penguin - Dec 2023) - July 26
with a road on the cover
Protecting the Amish Child - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1127 - Sept 2024) - Aug 8
has a storyline dealing with or about antiques.

3

17. Richard Moll
🕯️Read a book that has a night scene on the cover
The Kiss That Made Her Countess - Laura Martin (HH #1803 - July 2024) - June 27
where a character goes to court
A Colton Kidnapping - Justine Davis (HRS #2283 - July 2024) - June 26
read a comic book.

3

18. Richard Franklin
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a doctor
Stranded with the Island Doctor - Annie Claydon (HMED #1264 - Aug 2022) - Aug 14
set on a farm
read a book with a character called Mike or Richard.
Mile High Mystery - Cindi Myers (HI #2236 - Sept 2024) (Mike) - Aug 10

2

19. Jim Brown
🕯️Read a book about football
about civil rights
a character who is drafted into something.
A Christmas Romance in the Scottish Highlands - Donna Ashcroft (Bookouture - Oct 2024) - Oct 21

1 2

20 Raquel Welch
🕯️Read a book were a character goes for a walk
Murderous Intent - Rachel Lee (HI #2211 - May 2024) - July 17
published in 2001
with a star on the cover.
Home Sweet Christmas - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) - Feb 6

2

21. Richard Belzer
🕯️Read a book by Richard Belzer
with a character who is living on the streets
where the authors initials can be found in MUNCH.
Colorado Kidnapping - Cindi Myers (HI #2242 - Oct 2024) - Sept 15

1 2

22. Rosalynn Carter
🕯️Read a book with a MC who is female
The Love Shack - Lori Foster (Canary Street - June 2024) - June 17
about any first lady
that was published in November of any year.
Last Chance Investigation - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2252 - Nov 2023) - June 5

2

23. Cindy Williams
🕯️Read a book where there is mention of graffiti
Danger in the Depths - Addison Fox (HRS #2240 - Aug 2023) - Oct 7
with a character called Shirley or Laverne
Christmas Bodyguard - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2297 - Oct 2024) (Laverne) - Jan 17
where the first letter of each title word can be found in HAPPY DAYS, (Three-word minimum)

3

24. Lisa Loring
🕯️Read a book with Wednesday in the title
a fourth in a series
Castles - Julie Garwood (Pocket - July 1993) - Sept 13
where the author's initials can be found in KWAJALEIN.
In Service to a Lyon - E.L. Johnson (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) - Aug 12

1

25. James McCaffrey
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a Captain
where a character gets rescued
Her Grace's Daring Proposal - Joanna Johnson (HH #1734 - July 2023) - July 30
where the author's initials can be found in CAFFREY.
Redeeming the Maverick - Christine Rimmer (HQN - Aug 2024) - July 12

1

[Genevieve]

Good try Susan

[Caraina]

FINISHED

Remembering Lost Ones 2023, Part 2
Duration: June 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Level 1: Choose one task from each person (25 tasks)
Completed: 25/25

1. Matthew Perry
🕯️Read a book set in Massachusetts
🕯️that is fifth in a series
🕯️a book that is about a group of friends: The Five-Star Weekend - Elin Hilderbrand 6/3/24

2. Richard Roundtree
🕯️Read a book that is second in a series: Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 6/2/24
🕯️where a book has at least three generations as characters
🕯️that was located in New York.

3. Piper Laurie
🕯️Read a book with a bird on the cover
🕯️where a character is a twin: Private Vegas - James Patterson 6/4/24
🕯️who has a senior citizen as a character.

4. Rudolph Isley
🕯️Read a book with characters who are brothers Your Irresistible Love - Layla Hagen 11/26/24
🕯️a character who is a minister
🕯️a character who has a heart attack.

5. Tim Wakefield
🕯️Read a book about baseball
🕯️a book with a red cover The Women - Kristin Hannah 9/9/24
🕯️a character who is retired.

6. Dianne Feinstein
🕯️ Read a book set in California: Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus 6/24/24
🕯️with a character who is a mayor
🕯️a book that was published in September of any year.

7. Michael Gambon
🕯️Read a book set in Ireland: Sing, Wild Bird, Sing - Jacqueline O'Mahony 6/6/24
🕯️a book that was published in 1998
🕯️a book about a knight.

8. David McCallum
🕯️Read a book with a secret agent/spy as a character
🕯️where a character escapes something: The Girls with No Names - Serena Burdick 6/9/24
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in DUCKY.

9. Steve Harwell
🕯️Read a book where a child dies
🕯️with a character who struggles with alcohol: Long, Hot Texas Summer - Carolyn Brown 6/26/24
🕯️with a character who is a musician.

10. Alan Arkin
🕯️Read a book with a wolf on the cover
🕯️where a character wins an award
🕯️a book that is seventh in a series.: Potions and Pastries - Bailey Cates 6/4/24

11. Bobbie Osbourne
🕯️ Read a book with a purple cover
🕯️with a character who is a marine
🕯️set in America.: Universal Harvester - John Darnielle 6/13/24

12. Treat Williams
🕯️Read a book set in Utah
🕯️a character who has an addiction If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio 7/19/24
🕯️where a character goes to a park.

13. Jerry Springer
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a lawyer
🕯️where a character works on a campaign
🕯️who survives something horrific.: Two Nights in Lisbon - Chris Pavone 6/23/24

14. Tom Wilkinson
🕯️Read a book that centers around a pub
🕯️set in Canada: The Calling - Kelley Armstrong 6/8/24
🕯️a book that has received an award. (Tell us which).

15. Tom Smothers
🕯️Read a book tagged humor: So This Is Ever After - F.T. Lukens 6/14/24
🕯️set in the 1960s
🕯️where a character listens to music.

16. Henry Sandon
🕯️Read a book where a character goes to a museum
🕯️with a road on the cover Murder Road - Simone St. James 7/16/24
🕯️has a storyline dealing with or about antiques.

17. Richard Moll
🕯️Read a book that has a night scene on the cover: Little Night - Luanne Rice 6/18/24
🕯️where a character goes to court
🕯️read a comic book.

18. Richard Franklin
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a doctor: Thirst for Justice: A Novel - David R. Boyd 6/25/24
🕯️set on a farm
🕯️read a book with a character called Mike or Richard.

19. Jim Brown
🕯️Read a book about football Saint - Lisa Lang Blakeney 8/27/24
🕯️about civil rights
🕯️a character who is drafted into something.

20 Raquel Welch
🕯️Read a book were a character goes for a walk
🕯️published in 2001: The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen 6/16/24 (published on October 2, 2001)
🕯️with a star on the cover.

21. Richard Belzer
🕯️Read a book by Richard Belzer
🕯️with a character who is living on the streets
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in MUNCH. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 9/7/24

22. Rosalynn Carter
🕯️Read a book with a MC who is female: Lilli de Jong - Janet Benton 6/2/24
🕯️about any first lady
🕯️that was published in November of any year.

23. Cindy Williams
🕯️Read a book where there is mention of graffiti
🕯️with a character called Shirley or Laverne
🕯️where the first letter of each title word can be found in HAPPY DAYS, (Three word minimum) A Superior Death - Nevada Barr 10/10/24

24. Lisa Loring
🕯️Read a book with Wednesday in the title (https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/we...)
🕯️a fourth in a series
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in KWAJALEIN.: The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong 6/16/24

25. James McCaffrey
🕯️Read a book with a character who is a Captain
🕯️where a character gets rescued
🕯️where the authors initials can be found in CAFFREY: Bloodrose - Andrea Cremer 6/9/24

[Genevieve]

Way to go Caraina