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BOOK It to the Finish Line! (February)You have been hired by the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company to carry the mail between the Nevada stations of Egan Canyon and Silver City. I'm assuming you meet the criteria to be a model employee :)
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
TOTAL = 4 FINISHED!!!!
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book: TOTAL = 1
with 140+ pages
~ Hellfire & Bowties by A.M. Rose (2/1/2025), 152 pages
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book: TOTAL = 1
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
~ Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone (2/2/2025), the male MC is successful: owner of an internet startup/computer genius
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book: TOTAL = 1
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
~ The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (2/10/2025), title starts with S
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book: TOTAL = 1
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
~ Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (2/4/2025), 'V' somewhere in the title: Love
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
FINISHED Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
✔️To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
▪️with 140+ pages
Once Hunted Blake Pierce 192 p. 1 february 2025 with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
✔️To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
Hunting Zero
Jack Mars 332 p. Read: 6 february The MC is succesful in finding his daughters
✔️To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
De bijzondere levens van Violette
Valérie Perrin 480 p. 10 february Most of the book is set next to the cemetary and the dead playban important role
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
✔️ set in a small town
Een van ons liegt
Karen M. McManus 300 p. 13 february Bayview California
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (February)Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
Completed: 4/4
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates 2/1/25 (232 pgs.)
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title Raziel - Kristina Douglas 2/13/25
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S' Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty - Penelope Daniels 2/19/25
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title Valentine's Day in Venice - Stephanie Taylor 2/3/25
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
I'm in.
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages Night Broken 2/3/25 ****
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned Once Upon a Wardrobe 2/1/25 *****
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat The Viking Symbol Mystery 2/5/25 ***
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town Risky Shot 2/2/25 ***
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages Night Broken 2/3/25 ****
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned Once Upon a Wardrobe 2/1/25 *****
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat The Viking Symbol Mystery 2/5/25 ***
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town Risky Shot 2/2/25 ***
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
I'm in.Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
Book-ItFebruary 2025
You must read one book to get from station to station.
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
The Truffle with Weddings 02/09---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
Irish Aisles are Smiling 02/10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
The Ghost Who Wasn't 02/15where time is spent in a boat or ship
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To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun 02/18
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (February)You have been hired by the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company to carry the mail between the Nevada stations of Egan Canyon and Silver City. I'm assuming you meet the criteria to be a model employee :)
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
COMPLETED ON 2/21/25Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
✅To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
➡️with 140+ pages
by Peter SwansonFinished 2/1/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Has over 140 pages in the book - there is 309 pages
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
✅To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
➡️where a discovery is made
The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Finished 2/4/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Colt discovers he has a son who is 13 years old
He looked the boy over again, too stunned to comprehend. "Mine?" He had a son? "How old?" he managed to rasp out. "Thirteen. His birthday was in November." (p284 HOOPLA)
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
✅To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
➡️with water on the cover
Book: The Last Letter
by Rebecca YarrosFinished 2/14/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: There is water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
✅To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
➡️with a 'V' somewhere in the title
Book:Never Never
Finished 2/21/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: There are 2 "V's" in the title--Never Never
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - Finished: 2/1
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (February)You have been hired by the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company to carry the mail between the Nevada stations of Egan Canyon and Silver City. I'm assuming you meet the criteria to be a model employee :)
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover
...02/20/2025set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
...02/11/2025To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
,,,02/27/2025that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
...02/27/2025where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
BOOK It to the Finish Line! (February)February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
Goal: 4/4 books
You must read one book to get from station to station.
✓To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with something red on the cover
Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala (02/06/25) ✓To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where the MC is successful at something
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (02/16/25)✓To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
where time is spent in a boat or ship
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (02/10/25)✓To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (02/14/25)
Book It to the Finish Line - The Pony ExpressDuration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis 2/20-
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
my side of the mountain/where the mountain meets the moon
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
-with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
-the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
-with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
BOOK It to the Finish Line!
February 2025
My BOOK It Challenge (msg 14)
Books Read ❱❱ 8
Pony Express ❱❱ Egan Canyon to Silver City
☑️To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley
🔺read a book with 140+ pages
🔺Fire in Her Eyes ❱❱ 02.04 ★★★
☑️To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka
🔺read a book with a single word title
🔺Karma ❱❱ 02.01 ★★★★
☑️To get from Eureka to Stillwater*
🔺read a book where the title starts with a 'S'
🔺System Collapse ❱❱ 02.11 ★★★★
☑️To get from Stillwater to Silver City
🔺read a book where the MC wears silver jewelry
🔺Taking a Shot ❱❱ 02.03 ★★★★
And back... Pony Express ❱❱ Silver City to Egan Canyon
☑️To get from Stillwater to Silver City
🔺read a book with something red on the cover
🔺If I Were You ❱❱ 02.24 ★★★★
☑️To get from Eureka to Stillwater*
🔺read a book where the MC is successful at something
🔺Bananapants ❱❱ 02.18 ★★★★
☑️To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka
🔺read a book with water on the cover
🔺Against Her Rules ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★
☑️To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley
🔺read a book with a 'V' somewhere in the title
🔺Undercover Love ❱❱ 02.20 ★★★★
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
COMPLETED - 26/02/2025 🥳
✅with 140+ pages- I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
✅where a discovery is made- The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
✅that is ghostly- The Liar's House by Carla Kovach
✅with a 'V' somewhere in the title- The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County
Book It to the Finish Line - February 2025Pony Express
Duration: 2/1/25 - 2/28/25
Progress: 4 of 4 towns
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages ~ 598 pages
with something red on the cover ~ fire
set in the mountains ~ uplands
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift ~ betrothal & wedding rings
by Cinda Williams Chima (2/27/25) To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made ~ hidden cavern found
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something ~ finding friend & overcoming her phobia
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr (2/24/25)
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship ~ spaceship
Sky Hunter by Chris Reher (2/5/25)
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town ~ Silence
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title ~ eVil
with all the letters of CITY in the title
Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper (2/14/25)
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover Behind Every Good Man
by Sara Goodman Confino (2/3)
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title Burr by Gore Vidal (2/12)
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly Camino Ghosts by John Grisham (2/22)
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town True Grit by Charles Portis (2/27)
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover Behind Every Good Man
by Sara Goodman Confino (2/3)set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title Burr by Gore Vidal (2/12)
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly Camino Ghosts by John Grisham (2/22)
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town True Grit by Charles Portis (2/27)
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:with something red on the cover: Loveboat Forever 11/2/25
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made: Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild 13/2/25
To get from Eureka to Stillwater, read a book:
with water on the cover: The Islands of Chaldea 19/2
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
with all the letters of CITY in the title: Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot 20/2
Finished there and back! Thanks for the challenge!Updated post: My BOOK It Challenge (msg 14)
Books Read ❱❱ 8
Books mentioned in this topic
Raziel (other topics)The Message (other topics)
Valentine's Day in Venice (other topics)
Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty (other topics)
If I Were You (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Stephanie Taylor (other topics)Kristina Douglas (other topics)
Ta-Nehisi Coates (other topics)
Penelope Daniels (other topics)
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You have been hired by the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company to carry the mail between the Nevada stations of Egan Canyon and Silver City. I'm assuming you meet the criteria to be a model employee :)
Duration: Feb. 1 - 28, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
You must read one book to get from station to station. (If you want to read only 3 books for this challenge, you can find a book that fits a task for 2 different stations.)
To get from Egan Canyon to Ruby Valley, read a book:
with 140+ pages
with something red on the cover
set in the mountains
where the MC receives jewelry as a gift
To get from Ruby Valley to Eureka, read a book:
where a discovery is made
with a single word title
where Greek mythology is mentioned
where the MC is successful at something
To get from Eureka to Stillwater*, read a book:
with water on the cover
the title starts with a 'S'
that is ghostly
where time is spent in a boat or ship
To get from Stillwater to Silver City, read a book:
set in a small town
where the MC wears silver jewelry
with a 'V' somewhere in the title
with all the letters of CITY in the title
*Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County.