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message 51: by Sarah (last edited Aug 12, 2025 03:43PM) (new)
Jan 09, 2025 09:56AM

Sarah (wellreadnovel) | 17 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level: Come What May
Read: 28/=

1. The Calculation of You and Me- Serena Kaylor
2. The Lost Story- Meg Shaffer
3. Dashed- Amanda Quain
4. Bitter Truth- Meredith Wild
5. The Empty Place- Olivia A. Cole
6. This Fatal Kiss- Alicia Jasinska
7. I Think They Love You- Julian Winters
8. Book of the Month- Jennifer Probst
9. Twinfinity- Chris Podhola
10. And the Sky Bled- S. Hati
11. The Dangerous Ones- Lauren Blackwood
12. Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet- Molly Morris
13. If I Stopped Loving You- Colby Wilkens
14. Bittersweet in the Hollow- Kate Pearsall
15. Mapping the Interior- Stephen Graham Jones
16. Sovereign- AJ Whitney
17. The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway- Melanie Hooyenga
18. They Thought They Buried Us- NoNieqa Ramos
19. The Wild Robot- Peter Brown
20. The Antidote- Karen Russell
21. Inferno's Heir- Tiffany Wang
22. A Simple Favor- Darcey Bell
23. The Luckiest Girl Alive- Jessica Knoll
24: Switched- Amanda Hocking
25: The Catastrophic History of You and Me- Jess Rothenberg
26: North of Beautiful- Justina Chen
27: Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals- Karen Dawn
28: Out of Air- Rachel Reiss
29: The Dagger and the Flame- Catherine Doyle
30: A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896- Susan Campbell Bartoletti
31: The Perfect Couple (Nantucket, #3)- Elin Hilderbrand
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message 52: by Nicole (last edited Apr 23, 2025 05:58PM) (new)
Jan 09, 2025 01:45PM

Nicole (nicolels) | 114 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1 - December 31
Level: Come What May

Completed: 0/20

1. Valeria Fox, Veiled Vows
2. Rhianna Burwell, Glory
3. Ella Wren, Double Fault
4. Maya Alden, More Than a Feeling
5. Laurie Gilmore, The Pumpkin Spice Café
6. Leigh Stevens, Ho! Ho! Hoe!
7. Navessa Allen, Lights Out
8. Helen Brooks, The Baby Secret
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message 53: by Trish (last edited Jul 25, 2025 08:31AM) (new)
Jan 23, 2025 02:27PM

Trish (boxiedoxie) | 42 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more!
Completed: 13/20

1. Inferno by Dante Alighieri 1/20
2. An Irish Hostage by Charles Todd 1/27
3. Turbulent by T.L. Payne 1/30
4. The Forgotten Orphan by Glynis Peters 2/9
5. The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron 2/11
6. The Hostage Bride by Jane Feather 2/14
7. When the Wind Blows by James Patterson - 2/20
8. Irish Eyes by Andrew M. Greeley - 2/27
9. Wicked Movie tie-in : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture―Now Streaming by Gregory Maguire
10. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
11. Neighbors by Danielle Steel
12. The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
13. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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message 54: by Shelley (last edited Jan 26, 2025 02:38AM) (new)
Jan 26, 2025 02:36AM

Shelley | 91 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025

Devil May Care = 20 or more!
(Here's hoping I remember to post this year!🙄)

1. Kate Alice Marshall - What Lies in the Woods - 1/26/25
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What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall


message 55: by Papa (new)
Jan 26, 2025 03:41AM

Papa Emeritus New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1st, 2025 - December 31st, 2025
Level: Come What May = Let's See How Many I Read

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message 56: by Leanne (last edited May 20, 2025 08:15AM) (new)
Jan 28, 2025 04:21PM

Leanne | 21 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
May
18. Elana K. Arnold - What Girls Are Made Of - 05/17/2025

April
17. Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 04/30/2025
16. Shandi Mitchell - The Waiting Hours - 04/21/2025
15. Meg Shaffer - The Lost Story - 04/18/2025
14. Kat Martin - The Conspiracy - 04/10/2025
13. Charles Todd - Wings of Fire - 04/06/2025


March
12. Daniel Hurst -The Role Model - 03/30/2025
11. Isabel Allende -The Wind Knows My Name- 03/16/2025
10. Charmaine Wilkerson - Black Cake - 03/05/2025
09. Ashley Elston - First Lie Wins - 03/11/2025

February
8. Rune Christianson -The Loneliness in Lydia Erneman's Life - 02/09/2025
7. Eion Dempsey - The Lion's Den - 02/27/2025

January
6. Nora Ephron - Heartburn - 01/03
5. Ellen Hopkins -Identical - 01/08
4. Kristen Hannah - The Woman - 01/12
3. Brenda Davies - The Girl Behind the Gates - 01/15/2025
2. Fannie Flagg - "The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion" - 01/23
1. Kathleen Grissom - Glory Over Everything - 01/27


message 57: by Wendy (last edited Apr 13, 2025 11:09PM) (new)
Jan 29, 2025 03:21AM

Wendy | 36 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more!

Completed: 30/30

1. R.F. Kuang - Yellowface ★★★★ - 1/5/25
2. Chris Whitaker - All the Colors of the Dark - 1/3/25
3. Marie-Helene Bertino - Beautyland★★★★ - 1/7/25
4. Ann Napolitano - Hello Beautiful - 1/13/25
5. Karen Joy Fowler - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves★★★★★- 1/14/25
6. Victoria E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - 1/29/25
7. Coco Mellors - Blue Sisters - 2/1/25
8. Ruth Ozeki - The Book of Form and Emptiness - 2/11/25
9. Margarita Montimore - Oona Out of Order - 2/2/25
10. Claire Fuller - Swimming Lessons-2/6/25
11. Daniel Mason - North Woods ★★★★ - 2/20/25
12. Cheryl A. Head - Time's Undoing - 2/16/25
13. Tommy Orange - Wandering Stars ★★★★ - 2/19/25
14. Jessica George - Maame - 3/6/25
15. Anne Enright - The Wren, the Wren - 2/28/25
16. Alison Espach - The Wedding People ★★★★ 1/2 - 2/23/25
17. Shauna Robinson - The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster - 2/23/25
18. Sangu Mandanna - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - 3/2/25
19. Ernest Cline - Ready Player One ★★★★ - 2/26/25
20. Kaveh Akbar - Martyr! ★★★★ - 3/5/25
21. Charmaine Wilkerson - Black Cake - 3/12/25
22. Kate Quinn - The Diamond Eye ★★★★- 3/8/25
23. Chanel Miller - Know My Name★★★★★ - 3/24/25
24. Hanya Yanagihara - A Little Life - 3/31/25
25. Dolly Alderton - Good Material - 3/29/25
26. Angie Cruz - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water ★★★★- 3/30/25
27. Glory Edim - Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me - 4/3/25
28. Rufi Thorpe - Margo's Got Money Troubles - 4/2/25
29. Angie Kim - Miracle Creek ★★★★- 4/7/25
30. Katherine Center - Things You Save in a Fire - 4/13/25


message 58: by Sherie (last edited Sep 23, 2025 03:54PM) (new)
Jan 29, 2025 02:19PM

Sherie Wedin | 77 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more!
Completed: 58

1. The Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren 1/04/25
2. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See 1/05/25
3. Merriment and Mayhem - Alexandria Bellefleur 1/09/25
4. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton 1/12/25
5. Worst Wingman Ever - Abby Jimenez 1/16/25
6. Rosie and the Dreamboat - Sally Thorne 1/21/25
7. Drop, Cover, and Hold On - Jasmine Guillory 1/23/25
8. The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware 1/24/25
9. With Any Luck - Ashley Poston 1/27/25
10. The Terminal List - Jack Carr 1/28/25
11. Royal Valentine - Sariah Wilson 1/30/25
12. A Killing Cold - Kate Alice Marshall 2/1/25
13. The Girl Beneath the Sea - Andrew Mayne 2/3/25
14. Uncharted Waters - Sally Hepworth 2/6/25
15. His Happy Place - Zakiya Dalila Harris 2/12/25
16. The Bat - Jo Nesbø 2/13/25
17. Stockholm - Catherine Steadman 2/14/25
18. Good Dirt - Charmaine Wilkerson 2/16/25
19. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas 2/20/25
20. Catch Her in a Lie - Jess Lourey 3/02/25
21. Shell Game - Rumaan Alam 3/05/25
22. Jade City - Fonda Lee 3/09/25
23. The Silent Watcher - Victor Methos 3/12/25
24. Treasure - Oyinkan Braithwaite 3/18/25
25. I, Robot - Isaac Asimov 3/18/25
26. Slow Burner - Laura Lippman 3/20/25
27. Into the Fall - Tamara L. Miller 03/21/25
28. Buried - Jeffery Deaver 3/25/25
29. Gravewater Lake - A.M. Strong 4/3/25
30. Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros 4/3/25
31. The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon 4/7/25
32. The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin 4/22/25
33. Soulbound - Bethany Adams 5/1/25
34. Twelve Secrets - Robert Gold 5/8/25
35. Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler 5/12/25
36. The Ghostwriter - Julie Clark 5/15/25
37. Welcome Home to Murder - Cindy Kline 5/17/25
38. Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy 5/27/25
39. The Vanishing Place - Zoe Rankin 5/29/25
40. The God of the Woods - Liz Moore 6/7/25
41. Final Kill - Kate Bold 6/14/25
42. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick 6/14/25
43. The Great Mann - Kyra Davis Lurie 6/16/25
44. The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff 6/27/25
45. Blood Sisters - Vanessa Lillie 6/30/25
46. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab 7/04/25
47. The Hunter's Daughter - Nicola Solvinic 7/14/25
48. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 7/17/25
49. Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall 7/23/25
50. The Night Shift - Alex Finlay 7/25/25
51. Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli 7/30/25
52. The Secret Book Society - Madeline Martin 8/1/25
53. Jake Fox: Ties That Blind - Michael Stockham 8/24/25
54. Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter - Samantha Crewson 9/2/25
55. The Man Made of Smoke - Alex North 9/7/25
56. Daughter of Egypt - Marie Benedict 9/8/25
57. The Amalfi Curse - Sarah Penner 9/22/25
58. Thistlemarsh - Moorea Corrigan 9/23/25
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message 59: by Sonja (last edited Sep 26, 2025 09:44PM) (new)
Feb 12, 2025 09:07PM

Sonja | 36 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level: Come What May
Read: 18/???

Stepsister- Jennifer Donnelly 1/8
Between the Lines- Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer 1/13
The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy- Rainn Wilson 1/26
The Briar Club- Kate Quinn 2/3
Caution Tape- Molly Doyle 2/12
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky 3/4
Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros 3/13
Daughter of No Worlds- Carissa Broadbent 3/19
The Book of Azrael- Amber V. Nicole 4/22
Five Broken Blades- Mai Corland 4/29
Phantasma- Kaylie Smith 5/5
The Odyssey- Homer 6/1
The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett -Corinne Leigh Cook 6/8
Medusa -Jessie Burton 6/10
Bossypants- Tina Fey 7/3
Lord of the Flies- William Golding 7/11
Blood of Hercules- Jasmins Mas 9/19
Fair Rosaline- Natasha Solomons 9/25
Lady Macbeth- Ava Reid


message 60: by Angel **Book Junkie** (last edited Apr 04, 2025 03:58PM) (new)
Feb 17, 2025 09:13AM

Angel **Book Junkie** | 185 comments Finished
New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Devil May Care = 20 or more!
Read: 99/99

1. Stacy Willingham
2. Grace Helena Walz
3. Caleb Crowe
4. Ande Pliego ★
5. Hannah Orenstein
6. Minu Cash
7. Natali Simmonds
8. Ruby Speechley
9. Linda Lael Miller
10. Daniel Kenitz ★
11. Jack Dane ★
12. Matt Goldman ★★
13. Megan Freeman
14. Victoria Jenkins ★
15. Joanne Ryan
16. Hayley Gelfuso
17. Tracey Lange ★★★★★
18. Alison Stockham
19. Steve Cavanagh
20. Brit Bennett ★★★★★
21. John Marrs ★★★★★
22. Celeste Ng
23. Layne Fargo
24. Alan Gratz
25. Amy Tintera ★★★★★
26. H.D. Carlton ★★★★★
27. Tova Mirvis
28. Jen Malone
29. Rebecca Serle
30. Lisa Unger
31. Sarah J. Maas ★★★★
32. Seraphina Nova Glass ★★★★
33. Daisy Pearce
34. Emily Henry ★★★★★
35. Charmaine Wilkerson
36. Noelle W. Ihli
37. Gabrielle Zevin
38. Iliana Xander ★★★★★
39. Callie Kazumi ★★★★
40. Kristen Proby
41. Greer Hendricks
42. L.M. Allen
43. Ransom Riggs
44. J.T. Geissinger ★★★★★
45. Holly Madison
46. Caroline B. Cooney
47. Allison Gunn ★★★★
48. Rebecca Makkai
49. S.J. King]★★★★★
50. Breanne Randall
51. Ashley Whitaker
52. Jen Glantz
53. Shari Lapena ★★★★
54. Kathryn Croft
55. Kate Quinn
56. Laura Steven
57. David R. Smith
58. Christy McKellen
59. Gail Honeyman
60. Amy Daws ★★★★★
61. Hannah Deitch
62. Liz Alterman
63. John Irving
64. Katharine Leppard
65. Julia Bartz
66. Jessica Huntley ★★★★★
67. Aisha Saeed
68. Carley Fortune
69. Khaled Hosseini
70. Dolen Perkins-Valdez
71. Andy Corren
72. Lionel Shriver ★★★★★
73. Samantha Hayes ★★★★★
74. James Frey -FRAUD
75. Saskia Sarginson
76. Sarah Dessen
77. Jennifer Hartmann
78. A.J. Campbell
79. Julia Roberts
80. Meagan Brandy ★★★★★
81. Roseanna Rolph
82. Sheryl Browne
83. Jenny Blackhurst
84. Chloe Walsh
85. Jenny O'Brien
86. Veronica Roth
87. Nancy Grace
88. Stassi Schroeder
89. Miranda Smith
90. Lizzy Barber
91. S.T. Abby ★★★★★
92. Lissa Lovik
93. Kimberly Belle ★★★★★
94. Marisa Kanter
95. Zoraida Córdova
96. Angourie Rice
97. Brandi Reeds
98. Nita ProseCarl Hiaasen
99. Carl Hiaasen |

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Southern by Design A Novel by Grace Helena Walz Never Let You Go by Caleb Crowe You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein The Painted Pink Dress A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash While My Baby Sleeps by Natali Simmonds The Uninvited Guest by Ruby Speechley Where the Creek Bends by Linda Lael Miller The Perfect Home by Daniel Kenitz The Apartment Across the Hall A Psychological Thriller by Jack Dane The Murder Show by Matt Goldman A Better Nightmare by Megan Freeman The Mother's Phone Call A totally addictive psychological thriller full of twists by Victoria Jenkins The Sister-in-Law by Joanne Ryan The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange The Man She Married by Alison Stockham Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Keep It in the Family by John Marrs Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Favorites by Layne Fargo Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) by H.D. Carlton We Would Never by Tova Mirvis The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas Nothing Ever Happens Here by Seraphina Nova Glass Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce Book Lovers by Emily Henry Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson Room for Rent by Noelle W. Ihli Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Love, Mom by Iliana Xander Claire, Darling by Callie Kazumi Easy Love (Boudreaux, #1) by Kristen Proby You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks Implicit by L.M. Allen Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger Down the Rabbit Hole Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) by Caroline B. Cooney Nowhere by Allison Gunn I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Where You Belong by S.J. King Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things (Sisters of Light and Shadow, #1) by Breanne Randall Bitter Texas Honey by Ashley Whitaker Finally the Bride Finding Love after Walking down Everyone Else's Aisle by Jen Glantz Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena The Last One to See Him by Kathryn Croft The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven The Campbell Club An Historical Romance, 1985 by David R. Smith Here Comes Trouble by Christy McKellen Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Nine Month Contract (Mountain Men Matchmaker, #1) by Amy Daws Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch You Shouldn't Have Done That by Liz Alterman The Cider House Rules by John Irving Why I Had to Murder my Mother A Memoir by Katharine Leppard The Last Session by Julia Bartz The Good Parents by Jessica Huntley The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed Every Summer After by Carley Fortune The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Dirtbag Queen by Andy Corren We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver The Marriage Rules by Samantha Hayes A Million Little Pieces by James Frey One Dark Summer by Saskia Sarginson The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann First-Time Mother by A.J. Campbell Just Like Her Mother by Julia Roberts Say You Swear (Boys of Avix, #1) by Meagan Brandy Dear Mr Snippet by Roseanna Rolph My Loving Husband by Sheryl Browne The Final Wife by Jenny Blackhurst Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) by Chloe Walsh The Book of Lost Children by Jenny O'Brien Four A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1-0.4) by Veronica Roth What Happened to Ellen? An American Miscarriage of Justice by Nancy Grace Next Level Basic The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook by Stassi Schroeder Did You See Evie? by Miranda Smith Be Mine by Lizzy Barber The Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5) by S.T. Abby All Because of You by Lissa Lovik Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle Friends with Benefits by Marisa Kanter The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Stuck Up & Stupid by Angourie Rice The Day I Disappeared by Brandi Reeds The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) by Nita Prose Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen


message 61: by Amee (last edited Apr 21, 2025 12:03AM) (new)
Feb 22, 2025 11:43PM

Amee (tehameh) | 54 comments Starting with 20 but hopefully I can do more than that.

1 T.D. Cloud
2 Tim Low
3 A.A. Fairview
4 Amy Crook
5 Lyn Gala
6 Amy Padilla
7 Ayesha Singh
8 A E Wasp
9 Kate Hawthorne
10 Allie Brahms
11 Barbara Webb
12 Layla Moran
13 Amy Padilla
14 Arturo Pérez-Reverte
15 Lulu Miller
16 Ransom Riggs
17 Jen Storm
18 Sabrina Imbler


message 62: by Chie | (last edited Apr 18, 2025 05:41AM) (new)
Mar 01, 2025 08:48PM

Chie | The Review Nook | 4 comments New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level: Come What May
Reading progress: 4 books

1. Sierra Greer - author of Annie Bot
2. Catherine Steadman - author of The Family Game
3. John Marrs - author of The Good Samaritan
4. Will Dean - author of The Last One

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer The Family Game by Catherine Steadman The Good Samaritan by John Marrs The Last One by Will Dean


message 63: by Angel **Book Junkie** (new)
Apr 04, 2025 03:58PM

Angel **Book Junkie** | 185 comments Finished
New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Devil May Care = 20 or more!
Read: 99/99

1. Stacy Willingham
2. Grace Helena Walz
3. Caleb Crowe
4. Ande Pliego ★
5. Hannah Orenstein
6. Minu Cash
7. Natali Simmonds
8. Ruby Speechley
9. Linda Lael Miller
10. Daniel Kenitz ★
11. Jack Dane ★
12. Matt Goldman ★★
13. Megan Freeman
14. Victoria Jenkins ★
15. Joanne Ryan
16. Hayley Gelfuso
17. Tracey Lange ★★★★★
18. Alison Stockham
19. Steve Cavanagh
20. Brit Bennett ★★★★★
21. John Marrs ★★★★★
22. Celeste Ng
23. Layne Fargo
24. Alan Gratz
25. Amy Tintera ★★★★★
26. H.D. Carlton ★★★★★
27. Tova Mirvis
28. Jen Malone
29. Rebecca Serle
30. Lisa Unger
31. Sarah J. Maas ★★★★
32. Seraphina Nova Glass ★★★★
33. Daisy Pearce
34. Emily Henry ★★★★★
35. Charmaine Wilkerson
36. Noelle W. Ihli
37. Gabrielle Zevin
38. Iliana Xander ★★★★★
39. Callie Kazumi ★★★★
40. Kristen Proby
41. Greer Hendricks
42. L.M. Allen
43. Ransom Riggs
44. J.T. Geissinger ★★★★★
45. Holly Madison
46. Caroline B. Cooney
47. Allison Gunn ★★★★
48. Rebecca Makkai
49. S.J. King]★★★★★
50. Breanne Randall
51. Ashley Whitaker
52. Jen Glantz
53. Shari Lapena ★★★★
54. Kathryn Croft
55. Kate Quinn
56. Laura Steven
57. David R. Smith
58. Christy McKellen
59. Gail Honeyman
60. Amy Daws ★★★★★
61. Hannah Deitch
62. Liz Alterman
63. John Irving
64. Katharine Leppard
65. Julia Bartz
66. Jessica Huntley ★★★★★
67. Aisha Saeed
68. Carley Fortune
69. Khaled Hosseini
70. Dolen Perkins-Valdez
71. Andy Corren
72. Lionel Shriver ★★★★★
73. Samantha Hayes ★★★★★
74. James Frey -FRAUD
75. Saskia Sarginson
76. Sarah Dessen
77. Jennifer Hartmann
78. A.J. Campbell
79. Julia Roberts
80. Meagan Brandy ★★★★★
81. Roseanna Rolph
82. Sheryl Browne
83. Jenny Blackhurst
84. Chloe Walsh
85. Jenny O'Brien
86. Veronica Roth
87. Nancy Grace
88. Stassi Schroeder
89. Miranda Smith
90. Lizzy Barber
91. S.T. Abby ★★★★★
92. Lissa Lovik
93. Kimberly Belle ★★★★★
94. Marisa Kanter
95. Zoraida Córdova
96. Angourie Rice
97. Brandi Reeds
98. Nita ProseCarl Hiaasen
99. Carl Hiaasen |

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May 05, 2025 04:35AM

Melindam | 8346 comments Round 1 finished and found some great authors with books I loved. 5 out of 20 is a great ratio and the rest were not bad either.


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John Carlin
Mark Seal
Uzma Jalaluddin
Mary Ann Shaffer
Patrick Radden Keefe


message 65: by Bookworm (new)
May 07, 2025 03:00PM

Bookworm With a B | 19 comments Devil May Care = 20 or more!
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message 66: by Sandra (last edited May 11, 2025 01:27AM) (new)
May 11, 2025 01:26AM

Sandra New 2U Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Option: Devil May Care = 20 or more!

Completed: 16/20

// Round 1
1. Jennette McCurdy - I’m Glad My Mom Died (Jan 2, 2025) ★★★★
2. Jacqueline Harpman - I Who Have Never Known Men (Jan 12, 2025) ★★★★★
3. Philip K. Dick - The Man in the High Castle (Jan 20, 2025) ★★
4. Jean Racine - Phèdre (Jan 25, 2025) ★★★
5. Andrea Levy - Small Island (Feb 2, 2025) ★★★★
6. Claire Keegan - Small Things Like These (Feb 8, 2025) ★★★★
7. Julia Zarankin - Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir (Feb 8, 2025) ★★★
8. Hervé Le Tellier - The Anomaly (Feb 22, 2025) ★★★
9. Caleb Azumah Nelson - Open Water (Feb 27, 2025) ★★★★
10. K. Ancrum - The Wicker King (Mar 15, 2025) ★★★★
11. Tana French - In the Woods (Apr 6, 2025) ★★★★★
12. Stephen Graham Jones - The Only Good Indians (Apr 21, 2025) ★★★
13. Amparo Dávila - The Houseguest and Other Stories (Apr 25, 2025) ★★★★
14. Virginia Feito - Victorian Psycho (Apr 26, 2025) ★★★★
15. Dara McAnulty - Diary of a Young Naturalist (May 2, 2025) ★★★★
16. Jennifer Finney Boylan - Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us (May 9, 2025) ★★★
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Jun 27, 2025 02:55AM

Sammy (sammystarbuck) | 12982 comments First 100 of the year done (post 5), see if I can manage another batch!

1. Joanna Russ - The Female Man
2. Marc-Uwe Kling - QualityLand
3. Steve Hudgins - Blood Tingling Tales Vol. 1
4. Eleanor Catton - The Luminaries
5. Andrea Levy - Small Island
6. Alexandra Walsh - The Secrets of Crestwell Hall
7. Zoulfa Katouh - As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
8. Crystal Daniels - Undaunted
9. Lindsay Cross - Redemption River
10. Henry Russell - Around the World in 80 Novels: A global journey inspired by writers from every continent
11. Dot Hutchison - The Butterfly Garden
12. Sarah Ward - In Bitter Chill
13. Nancy Springer - The Case of the Missing Marquess
14. John Crowley - Little, Big: Or, the Fairies' Parliament
15. C.J. Archer - The Librarian of Crooked Lane
16. Zhang Ling - A Single Swallow
17. Brooke Blaine - Forbidden Mafia Prince
18. R.R. Haywood - Fiction Land
19. D.J. Donaldson - No Mardi Gras for the Dead
20. Michael Ball - The Empire
21. Sylvia Barbara Soberton - Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens
22. Sandra Newman - Julia
23. Helen Callaghan - Everything Is Lies
24. Dandy Smith - One Small Mistake
25. Thomas Malory - Le Morte d'Arthur
26. Charles Freeman - Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
27. Sylvain Neuvel - Sleeping Giants
28. Leonie Mack - A Match Made in Venice
29. Monica Ali - Brick Lane
30. Judith Viorst - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
31. Eiji Yoshikawa - Musashi
32. John Cleese - So, Anyway...
33. Laline Paull - The Bees
34. David Remnick - Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink
35. Rachel Griffiths - Summer at The Cosy Cottage Cafe
36. Rob McNeill - The Innocent and the Dead: a DI Jack Knox Murder Mystery
37. Valérie Perrin - Fresh Water for Flowers
38. James A. Hunter - Wasteland Warlords 1: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG Adventure
39. Anne Buist - Two Steps Forward
40. Karina Yan Glaser - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
41. Christianna Brand - Heads You Lose
42. Lee Bacon - Interview with the Robot
43. Antoine Laurain - The Red Notebook
44. Raymond Blake - Breakfast in Burgundy: A Hungry Irishman in the Belly of France
45. Emily Organ - Murder in the Air
46. Mark Helprin - Paris in the Present Tense
47. Katie Fforde - Recipe for Love
48. Shylashri Shankar - Blood Caste
49. Honey Phillips - Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy
50. Mary Elizabeth Braddon - The Christmas Hirelings
51. Phil Boissiere - Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning
52. Jhumpa Lahiri - Interpreter of Maladies
53. Sharon M. Kennedy - The SideRoad Kids - Book 1: Growing Up in the U.P.
54. Vespucci - Crime Scenes
55. A.J. Pine - I Love You Like It's 1999
56. Jonathan Papernick - The Ascent of Eli Israel and Other Stories
57. Caroline Overington - Say No More
58. Ruskin Bond - No Man Is an Island: Stories of Friendship and Bonding
59. Robert Goldsborough - Murder in E Minor
60. Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April
61. Nnedi Okorafor - Death of the Author
62. Caitlin PenzeyMoog - On Spice: Advice, Wisdom, and History with a Grain of Saltiness
63. R.A. Dick - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
64. Eric Newby - A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
65. Sedona Ashe - Better-Off Bunny
66. Janice Cole Hopkins - Building Something Beautiful: Affection and Determination - Their Wild West Win
67. Derek Owusu - That Reminds Me
68. Confucius - The Analects
69. David Baldacci - A Calamity of Souls
70. Amy Harper - ADHD Brains Don't Come In One Size: A Realistic Guide to Understanding Adult ADHD and Finding What Works for You
71. Chené Lawson - All Things Undone
72. Edmund Stone - Soul Mirror
💖73. Alfred Lansing - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 💖
74. Mark Frutkin - Walking Backwards: Grand Tours, Minor Visitations, Miraculous Journeys, and a Few Good Meals
75. Malka Ann Older - The Mimicking of Known Successes
76. Denise Alvarado - Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits, and Hoodoo Saints: A Guide to Magical New Orleans
77. Tamora Pierce - Wild Magic
78. Andrew Hunter Murray - The Last Day
79. Niall Breslin - The Madman's Hotel
80. William C. Davis - The Civil War Chronicle
81. Ann Cleeves - A Prey To Murder
82. Skyler Ramirez - Rogue Agent
83. Yuka Tachibana - The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol. 3
84. Ben H. Winters - Self Help
85. Anni Holliday - Windows
86. History Nerds - The History of the United Kingdom
87. Pierre Boulle - Planet of the Apes
88. Irina Shapiro - The Inheritance
89. Sarah Hagger-Holt - Nothing Ever Happens Here
90. Jenny Blackhurst - The Summer Girl
91. Black Hawk - The Autobiography of Black Hawk
92. Xueting C. Ni - Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction
93. James M. Cain - The Postman Always Rings Twice


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Jun 30, 2025 09:43PM

Melanie | 7 comments New 2 U authors challenge.
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message 70: by Catherine (last edited Sep 04, 2025 09:46PM) (new)
Sep 04, 2025 09:36PM

Catherine (royaltiescmb) | 671 comments ⭐-Recommend my 4-5 star reads
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101. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella by Sophie Kinsella
102. The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion by Graeme Simsion
⭐103. The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk by Matthew Quirk
⭐104. The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1) by Melissa Albert by Melissa Albert
⭐105. Kakigori Summer by Emily Itami by Emily Itami
106. The Fraud Squad by Kyla Zhao by Kyla Zhao
⭐107. A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1) by Vasilisa Drake by Vasilisa Drake
108. Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney by Sally Rooney
⭐109. Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin by Sarah Sundin
110. Endling by Maria Reva by Maria Reva
111. Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale by Holly Smale
112. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig by Matt Haig
113. The Trees by Percival Everett by Percival Everett
114. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
⭐115. The Conditions of Will by Jessa Hastings by Jessa Hastings
⭐116. The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso by Hayley Gelfuso
117. Under a Gilded Moon by Joy Jordan-Lake by Joy Jordan-Lake
⭐118. Square Waves (Big Fan, #2) by Alexandra Romanoff by Alexandra Romanoff
⭐119. The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang by M.L. Wang
⭐120. The Golden Gate by Amy Chua by Amy Chua
121. The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
⭐122. My Friends by Fredrik Backman by Fredrik Backman
⭐123. The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis by Fiona Davis
124. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes (London Highwaymen, #2) by Cat Sebastian by Cat Sebastian
125. The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak by Elif Shafak
⭐126. Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg by Charlie N. Holmberg


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