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message 2: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Jul 08, 2025 09:01AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:35AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Book List
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message 3: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Oct 08, 2025 02:40PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:35AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Book List Part 2

July
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
The Approach by Jeremy Haun
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
Cursed by Thomas Wheeler
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

August
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God
A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman
Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon

September
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
The Complete Poetry of John Donne by John Donne
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
The Warehouse by Rob Hart
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
Invisible Country by Annamaria Alfieri

October
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace

Working On:
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz (buddy)
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (buddy)
Weyward by Emilia Hart (buddy)

November
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz (buddy)
The Toll by Neal Shusterman (buddy)

December
Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz (buddy)
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (buddy)
Gleanings by Neal Shusterman (buddy)


message 4: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Sep 18, 2025 02:05PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:36AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Popsugar

Message 24

45/50 - 90%

1. A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
2. A book you want to read based on the last sentence
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout (view spoiler)
3. A book about space tourism
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
4. A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
5. A book with a snake on the cover or in the title
- Serpent and the Wings of Night
6. A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge
The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers Book by a female author
7. A book about a cult
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
8. A book under 250 pages
The Pursuit by R.L. Toalson
9. A book that features a character going through menopause
The Child by Fiona Barton
10. A book you got for free
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
11. A book mentioned in another book
The Stranger by Albert Camus (Mentioned in Upgrade)
12. A book about a road trip
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
13. A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads
The Garden by Tomi Adeyemi
14. A book about a nontraditional education
The Will of the Many by James Islington
15. A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch (Name of the Wind)
16. A book set in or around a body of water
A Girl Called Eel by Ali Zamir
17. A book about a run club
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Olympic runner)
18. A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
19. A highly anticipated read of 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
20. A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (or try out)
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer (Magical Realism)
21. A book where the main character is a politician
Churchill: A Biography by Roy Jenkins
22. A book about soccer
- The Sun and Other Stars
23. A book that is considered healing fiction
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist
- Finlay Donovan?
25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee
On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu
26. A book where an adult character changes careers
The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
27. A book set at a luxury resort
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
28. A book that features an unlikely friendship
Carving Shadows into Gold by Brigid Kemmerer
29. A book about a food truck
Poison in the Pastries by Susan Harper
30. A book that reminds you of your childhood
Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
31. A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
32. A book about an overlooked woman in history
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/zoo/co...
33. A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
All Ears by Stuart Gibbs (Elephant Sanctuary)
34. A book written by an author who is neurodivergent
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
35. A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out
Innate Magic by Shannon Fay
36. A book with silver on the cover or in the title
Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
37. Two books with the same title (1)
Cursed by Thomas Wheeler
38. Two books with the same title (2)
- Cursed
39. A classic you've never read
The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky
40. A book about chosen family
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
41. A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
- Margaret Atwood
42. A book with a title that starts with the letter Y
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
43. A book that includes a nonverbal character
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
44. A book you have always avoided reading
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
45. A book with a left-handed character
Appleseed by Matt Bell (also 49)
46. A book where nature is the antagonist
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
47. A book of interconnected short stories
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
48. A book that features a married couple who don't live together
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
49. A dystopian book with a happy ending
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
50. A book that features a character with chronic pain
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros


message 5: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Sep 25, 2025 11:38AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:36AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments TBR Jar

Message 28

28/32 -

Prompts
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
Churchill: A Biography
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5. Read the earliest published book on your TBR
The Complete Poetry of John Donne
6. Read the most recently published book that’s available on your TBR
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
7. Read a book with the highest average rating on your TBR, or over 3.8
The Will of the Many by James Islington
8. Read a book with the lowest average rating on your TBR, or under 3.0
The Garden by Tomi Adeyemi
9. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
The Last Thing He Told Me
10. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
The Pursuit by R.L. Toalson
11. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the first page
#Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil
12. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the last page
The Years of Rice and Salt
13. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
14. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the first page.
The Turnout
15. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the last page.
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo
16. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer

Randomizer
1. Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
2. Dreamsongs, Volume I
3. Upgrade
4. Innate Magic
5. The Warehouse
6. A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets
7. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
8. Cursed
9. Feather
10. Hex
11. Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
12. Shadow of the Fox
13. Tales of Mystery and Madness
14. The Midnight Feast
15. The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
16. Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse Omnibus


message 6: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Aug 28, 2025 02:18PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:36AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments 20 Questions

Message 12

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message 7: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Oct 08, 2025 02:41PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:37AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments I Spy

Message 24

35/36 -

1. In your heart - happy, love, shame
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
2. In the color wheel - crimson, green, sunshine
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
3. In the living room - sofa, television, laptop
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
4. In autumn - leaf, pumpkin, Halloween
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
5. In a cave - crystal, bat, spider
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
6. Of the body - arm, heart, eye
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
7. At the amusement park - rollercoaster, balloons, clown
The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
8. On the table - napkin, hamburger, lamp
Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
9. On the farm - hay, tractor, sheep
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
10. In the church - angel, pew, candle
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
11. In communication - phone, typewriter, letter
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
12. In the toy box - jacks, blocks, stuffed animal
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo (puzzle pieces)
13. On the beach - sea, umbrella, towel
On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu
14. In the library - book, video game, record
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
15. In celebration - balloons, fireworks, cake
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
16. At the zoo - bear, snake, elephant
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
17. In the garden - vine, rose, tree
Carrots by Colleen Helme
18. In a glass - wine, milk, water
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
19. At the ballpark - ball, hot dog, hat
The Stranger by Albert Camus
20. In the castle - throne, princess, crown
21. In the hospital - doctor, needle, patient
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
22. In fiction - dragon, satyr, fairy
Fairy Tale
23. In your free time - puzzle, sewing machine, stamps
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
24. In school - book, locker, pencil
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
25. At the museum - art, statue, dinosaur
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
26. In the closet - jacket, scarf, vacuum
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
27. At the police station - detective, case, cell
The Suspect by Fiona Barton
28. In the family - brother, dad, aunt
Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg
29. In the city - people, street light, school
The Warehouse by Rob Hart
30. In time - hour, year, later
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
31. Under the sea - fish, seaweed, coral
A Girl Called Eel by Ali Zamir
32. In the sky - bird, kite, cloud
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
33. In the armory - gun, sword, helmet
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
34. In space - star, asteroid, alien
Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
35. In the world - Canada, Asia, Atlanta
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
36. In music - cello, notes, melody
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb


message 9: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Oct 02, 2025 07:36AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:37AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Wheel of Feels

Message 18

27/30 -

🔠 Emotional Spelling - Choose an emotion from the wheel, and spell it out using the first main word of your book titles (omitting articles such as a, an, or the).

8/8

S: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
E: An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
R: Rabbits by Terry Miles
E: Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
N: The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
I: Innate Magic by Shannon Fay
T: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Y: The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

🔎 Emotional Titles - Find up to 32 named emotions from the wheel in the titles of your books.

4/6

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Euphoria by Lily King
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
The Fury by Alex Michaelides


🌈 Emotional Colors - Read books whose cover colors match the emotions on the wheel.

13/16

🟡 The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid, #3) by Nita Prose
🟢 (light) Before We Forget Kindness (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #5) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
🟩(dark) The Mistletoe Mystery (Molly the Maid, #2.5) by Nita Prose
🔵 The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
🟣 Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
💟 (pink) When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer
🔴 The Whisperers Private Life in Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes
🟠 Saucerful of Secrets The Pink Floyd Odyssey by Nicholas Schaffner
🟠🟡 Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2) by Sue Lynn Tan
🟡🟢 (light) The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
🟢 (light)🟩(dark) Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2) by Neal Shusterman
🟩(dark)🔵 Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
🔵🟣
🟣💟 (pink) The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
💟 (pink)🔴
🔴🟠 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry


message 12: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Sep 29, 2025 09:23AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:39AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Magical Mystery Tour

Message 18

27/30 -

Who: 5/7
1. Music (singer, drummer, etc.)
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
2. Driving (courier, taxi driver, etc.)
3. Food service (chef, barista, etc.)
Poison in the Pastries by Susan Harper
4. Healthcare (psychiatrist, midwife, etc.)
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
5. Games (athlete, game programmer, etc.)
6. Books (editor, librarian, etc.)
Marble Hall Murders
7. Events (wedding planner, photographer, etc.)
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose

What: 6/7
1. A middle grade or young adult sleuth
All Ears by Stuart Gibbs
2. An emotion in the title
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
3. A time in the title
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley (who3, where5)
4. A color in the title
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins (or Island)
5. An animal companion or narrator
6. A food on the cover
Carrots by Colleen Helme
7. A mostly white cover
The Widow by Fiona Barton

When: 5/7
1. In the 1920s
Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman
2. In the last 25 years
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
3. Around a holiday
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose
4. During a vacation
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
5. In your birth month
6. Between dusk and dawn
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
7. In summer
We Were Never Here

Where: 3/7
1. At an orchard or farm
2. On an island
A Line to Kill
3. In a capital city
The Suspect by Fiona Barton - Bangkok (would also work for vacation)
4. At a restaurant or bar
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
5. At a hotel or lodge
A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson
6. At a park or campground
7. In someone’s home
Close to Death

How: 3/7
1. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (view spoiler)
2. Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris (view spoiler)
3. The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz (view spoiler)
4. Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (view spoiler)
5.
6.
7.

Why: 5/7
1. A favorite mystery author or series
A Drop of Corruption
2. A favorite mystery subgenre
Magical realism: The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
3. On a Goodreads listopia (Which one?)
Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson Recommended by Reading Challengers
4. Won a literary prize for crime fiction (Which one?)
Murder in G Major (Lefty Award)
5. A challenged or banned crime book
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year)
The Child by Fiona Barton
7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above
Gaslight by Femi Kayode

Bonus Cases: 0/8
1. Africa
2. Asia
3. Europe
4. Oceania
5. Caribbean
6. North America
7. Central America
8. South America
Invisible Country by Annamaria Alfieri


message 13: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Sep 29, 2025 09:23AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:39AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Shelf Awareness

Message 16

9/12 -

January & February
Focus your reading on African authors and/ or settings.
📗1. The Stranger (Algeria)
📗2. A Girl Called Eel (Comoros)

March & April
Focus your reading on Oceanian authors and/ or settings.
📗1. Euphoria by Lily King (PNG)
📗2. On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu (Nauru)

May & June
Focus your reading on Asian authors and/ or settings.
📗1. The Suspect by Fiona Barton (Thailand)
📗2. Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris (Saudi Arabia)

July & August
Focus your reading on European authors and/ or settings.
📗1. The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue (France)
📗2. Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Russia)

September & October
Focus your reading on South American authors and/ or settings.
📗1. Invisible Country by Annamaria Alfieri (Paraguay)
2. We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz (Chile)

November & December
Focus your reading on North American authors and/ or settings.
1.
2.


message 14: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Oct 02, 2025 07:37AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:40AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Serial Reader

Message 22

30/30 -

read previously
✔ Read 2025

Alex Carter by Alice Henderson
✔A Solitude of Wolverines
A Blizzard of Polar Bears
A Ghost of Caribou
The Vanishing Kind

Alex Stern by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House
Hell Bent
Book 3

Ambit's Run by L.M. Sagas
✔Cascade Failure
Gravity Lost

Arc of the Scythe by Neal Shusterman
✔Scythe
✔Thunderhead
The Toll

The Atlas by Olivie Blake
The Atlas Six
The Atlas Paradox
The Atlas Complex

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Tales from the Café
Before Your Memory Fades
✔Before We Say Goodbye
✔Before We Forget Kindness

Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
From Blood and Ash
✔A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
The ​Crown of Gilded Bones
The War of Two Queens
A Soul of Ash and Blood
The Primal of Blood and Bone

Cadfael by Ellis Peters
A Morbid Taste for Bones
One Corpse Too Many
Monk's Hood
Saint Peter's Fair
The Leper of Saint Giles
The Virgin in the Ice
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Devil's Novice
Dead Man's Ransom
The Pilgrim of Hate
An Excellent Mystery
The Raven in the Foregate
The Rose Rent
The Hermit of Eyton Forest
The Confession of Brother Haluin
The Heretic's Apprentice
The Potter's Field
The Summer of the Danes
The Holy Thief
Brother Cadfael's Penance

The Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
✔ Heart of the Sun Warrior

Emily Wilde by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
✔Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

The Empyrean by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing
Iron Flame
✔Onyx Storm

Fairendale by R.L. Toalson
The Secret
✔The Pursuit
The Crossing
The Dragons
The Aftermath
The Separation
The Boy Who Spun Gold
The Boy Who Robbed the Rich

Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
✔ The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland
The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home

Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
✔Forging Silver into Stars
✔Carving Shadows into Gold
Sparking Fire Out of Fate 2026

Funjungle by Stuart Gibbs
Bear Bottom
Whale Done
✔All Ears

Gethsemane Brown by Alexia Gordon
✔Murder in G Major
Death in D Minor
Killing in C Sharp
Fatality in F
Execution in E

Hawthorne & Horowitz by Anthony Horowitz
The Word is Murder
✔The Sentence is Death
A Line to Kill
The Twist of a Knife
Close to Death

Hierarchy by James Islington
✔The Will of the Many
The Strength of the Few 11/11/25

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
✔Sunrise on the Reaping

Infinite Worlds by J.T. Wright
The Land of the Undying Lord
A Bond Broken
Moonlight Banishes Shadows
Brambles and Thorns

Kate Waters by Fiona Barton
✔ The Widow
✔The Child
✔The Suspect

Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind
The Wise Man's Fear
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
The Narrow Road Between Desires

Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora
✔Red Seas Under Red Skies
The Republic of Thieves
The Thorn of Emberlain

Marrowbone Spells by Shannon Fay
✔Innate Magic
External Forces

Molly the Maid by Nita Prose
The Maid
The Mystery Guest
✔The Mistletoe Mystery
✔The Maid's Secret

Nightingale Mysteries by Katharine Schellman
Last Call at the Nightingale
The Last Drop of Hemlock
The Last Note of Warning
✔Last Dance Before Dawn: A Mystery

Philip Taiwo by Femi Kayode
Lightseekers
✔Gaslight

Rabbits by Terry Miles
✔Rabbits
The Quiet Room

Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Red Rising
Golden Son

Shadow of the Leviathan by Robert Jackson Bennett
✔The Tainted Cup
A Drop of Corruption

Shelby Nichols by Colleen Helme
✔Carrots by Colleen Helme

Shepherd King by Rachel Gillig
✔One Dark Window
Two Twisted Crowns

Sisters of the Salt by Erin A. Craig
✔House of Salt and Sorrows
House of Roots and Ruin

Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg
✔Star Mother
Star Father

Susan Ryeland by Anthony Horowitz
Magpie Murders
Moonflower Murders
✔Marble Hall Murders 3/13/25

Timeless by Gabrielle Meyer
✔When the Day Comes
In This Moment
For a Lifetime
Across the Ages
Every Hour Until Then

Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch
Pines
✔Wayward
The Last Town

Options...
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message 15: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Apr 08, 2025 01:37PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:40AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Q1: Embracing the Blues
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Choose books with blue covers, titles containing sadness-related words, or ones that evoke powerful emotions. You can even spell out sadness synonyms using book titles!

Message 9

13/9
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message 16: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Jan 28, 2025 07:50AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:40AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments January: LET'S GET COZY
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2025

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message 17: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Feb 13, 2025 09:39AM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:41AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments February: RACING THROUGH TIME
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2025

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message 18: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Apr 08, 2025 01:37PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:41AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments March: READING PICNIC
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2025

Message 8

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message 20: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Jun 26, 2025 12:21PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:42AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments Q2: A POP OF JOY
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2025

Message 14

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message 21: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Apr 29, 2025 02:16PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:42AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments April: BOOK SCRABBLE

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message 22: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (last edited Jun 26, 2025 12:21PM) (new)
Dec 02, 2024 07:42AM

SarahKat | 6294 comments May: MOTHERS & OTHERS

1. Find Mother's Day gifts in the cover art of your May reads.
2. Write a note or poem for your mother using book titles. Extra words are acceptable where needed.

Message 23

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SarahKat | 6294 comments Quarter 3: RAGE ON THE PAGE
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2025

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Duration: July 1 - July 31, 2025

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HERE COMES THE SUN
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Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2025

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SarahKat | 6294 comments October Game: SPOOKY WORD SEARCH

Message 10

• Ghost: Thunderhead pg. 153 "So then am I in the presence of a ghost?"
• Witch: The Late-Night Witches Ch. 44 (and a million other places) "Admit that you want to go; that you like being a witch."
• Vampire: The Late-Night Witches Ch. 5 "Once upon a time there was a hideous vampire."
• Zombie: The Late-Night Witches Ch. 4 "Your cheating boyfriend was attacked by a drug-dealing zombie?"
• Werewolf: The Late-Night Witches Ch. 44 "I'm sorry I must have misheard you. Did you say werewolves?"
• Skeleton: Thunderhead pg. 42 "A skeleton crew staffed the twenty-four-hour food concessions and recharging stations."
• Monster: Thunderhead pg. 213 "I would be the very monster that mortal man feared..."
• Demon: Thunderhead pg. 240 "...her appetite returning with the freeing of her demons."
• Curse: Thunderhead pg. 226 "Rowan tried to curse at him."
• Coffin: Fairy Tale pg 150 "... a howl as the coffin was lowered into the ground."
• Tomb: Thunderhead pg. 452 "... taken from the Tomb of Rameses II..."
• Spirit: Thunderhead pg 9 "Brahms felt his spirit crumble."
• Shadow: Thunderhead pg 49 "I guess whoever holds the torch casts the darkest shadow."
• Creepy: Fairy Tale pg. 59 "Is it creepy inside?"
• Haunted: Thunderhead pg. 44 "Every mansion was a haunted one."
• Possessed: Fairy Tale pg. 553 "It was clear what he couldn't do: stop the part of him that had been possessed by the thing below."
• Spell: Thunderhead pg. 355 "... any of them who had been caught by Goddard's spell..."
• Potion: The Late-Night Witches ch 20 "I'll make a potion to help it fire true."
• Scream: Thunderhead pg 301 "If I had a mouth, I might open it to scream."
• Blood: Thunderhead pg. 226 "His blood is getting all over my white carpet!"
• Web: Thunderhead pg 401 "The scythedom's seat of power was a web of bureaucracy"
• Bat: Thunderhead pg. 150 "A fluttering bat in the eaves above could sound like a dragon taking wing."
• Black Cat
• Cauldron: The Late-Night Witches ch 18 "She probably video-chatted through the steam of her cauldron."
• Graveyard: Thunderhead pg 148 "While on her graveyard shift, she'd be lucky if one or two people showed up."


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SarahKat | 6294 comments October: VERY SUPERSTITIOUS
Duration: October 1 - October 31, 2025

Message 16

3/10

1. (Un)Lucky Numbers: Read a book with 3, 4, 7, 8, or 13 in its title or series number. Each of these numbers is considered lucky in one culture while unlucky in another.
A Line to Kill
2. Don't Walk Under a Ladder: Read a book in which someone purposefully walks, hikes, or climbs.
We Were Never Here
3. Find a Four-Leaf Clover: Read a book set in Ireland or a book with a green cover.
Weyward
4. Find a Horseshoe: Read a book that includes horses, or a book with a door on the cover.
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
5. Have a Lucky Wedding: Read a book featuring something old, something new, something borrowed, or something blue.
Fairy Tale by Stephen King - borrowed from the library and blue cover
6. Don't Break the Mirror: Read a book where a mirror is used as a plot device, or with something broken on the cover.
Lady Oracle
7. Knock on Wood: Read a book with a tree on the cover, or a book including a carpenter or builder.
Two Twisted Crowns
8. Don't Let a Black Cat Cross Your Path: Read a book with a cat on the cover, or involving witchcraft.
The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace - both!
9. Lucky Penny: Read a book about making money, or with a unit of currency in the title.
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
10. Don't Spill the Salt: Read a book featuring a cook, or with the letters S-A-L-T in the title.
Spellbook of the Lost and Found

BONUS: Don't Swim After You Eat: After reading all 10 regular prompts, read a book about swimming or one that is set on the water.


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SarahKat | 6294 comments To Boldly Go
Personal Ongoing Challenge

Africa 13/54
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Asia: 15/51
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Europe: 29/45
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North America: 7/24
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Oceania: 9/15
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South America: 6/12
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US States 42/50
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