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Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
64/31+
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
✅✅✅✅2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
Emma and Sam go to the symphony .
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 4/8/25
Darek and Zofia go to a piano concert
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin. Read 4/12/25
Amber and Jackson see King Lear on Broadway
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Read 5/9/25
Book Lovers by Emily Henry Read 5/16/25. Libby and Nora go to a school play
✅✅✅✅3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
Read 3/25/25
Read 4/23/25 Bonus- MC's name is Daphne
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
Read 5/8/25
Read 6/6/25Bonus MC name is Lilly
✅4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
Read 3/27/25✅5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.Eva and Allison tell Lennox a joke to make her relax and not be so tense
What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne Read 4/14/25
✅6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
Daniel's Final Week by Donna VanLiere Reaed 3/24/25
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
✅7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name). Title begins with C
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. Read 4/19/25
✅8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Odie, Albert and Emmy watch Moses pitch at the Lincoln School baseball game
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Read 4/5/25
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke Read 3/19/25 Bonus-MC Robyn and Ana are both mothers
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain Read 5/2/25 Bonus-MC Anna Hart a mother
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. Read 5/4/25 Cathy Caldwell is a mother
They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire Read 5/19/25 Mackensie has a mom
Book: Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly Read 5/22/25 Ava is the MC and a mother
The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain Read 5/22/25 Tess is the MC and a mother
The Push by Ashley Audrain Read 5/5/25 MC Blythhe is mother ot Violet
Son: A Psychopath and his Victims by Jack Olsen. Read 6/5/25. Ruth Coe is a mother
✅✅10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA. L and L
Buried by Lynda La Plante Read 4/9/25
Author's initials L and B
.Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett. Read 4/21/25
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
✅✅✅✅✅11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library. Dorthy works in a library
The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra Read 3/21/25
Read 4/24/25Marvey is a librarian and books on the cover
Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthews
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Read 4/17/25 Eileen's mother is a librarian
Deeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb Read 5/12/25. Florence Hidgon is the library director
A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay Read 5/19/25 Lindsay is a library director
books on cover✅✅12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Mrs. Mitsuko Otsuka loves flowers and gardening
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Read 3/29/25
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane Read 5/17/25 May Attaway is a botanist and love gardening
✅✅✅13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey. Read 4/3/25--
✅>BONUS: The MC is a father. Donny McDowell
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Read 5/11/25 Charlie is a dad to Chloe
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop Read 5/25/25 Lee is father to Sheryl
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
✅15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#). Page 104 Marshmallows as pillows are delicious.
-->✅BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Read 5/21/25
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
✅17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Read 4/14/25
Jessie worked as a maid at Hope End
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
✅✅✅18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Romance begins with R
With Love from London by Sarah Jio Read 4/5/25
Romance begins with R
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven Read 4/27/25
Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father by April Balascio Read 5/15/25 Tagged Nonfiction-Letter N
✅✅19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count). Letter S
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon. Read 3/23/25
Smart Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 5/26/25 Letter S
✅✅20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date. May 7
The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts. Read 4/9/25
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Published April 2, 2024 The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. Read 5/3/25
I've been working on this challenge but I never signed up! Here's my progress so far.Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Level: Spring Fling
Progress: 29
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day. 1 +2 =3 x 3 = 9 + 1 = 10
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow.
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL.
O - Opaline: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 5/17/25
F - Frances: An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman 5/24/25
D - Dani - Leave No Scone Unturned by Denise Swanson 6/07/25
Familiar Trouble by Carolyn Haines 6/17/25
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover.
5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day = 1 + 2 = 3 x 4 = 12
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Dead in the Water by Denise Swanson 5/27/25- Skye
Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood 6/03/25 - Becks
Superfluous Women by Carola Dunn 6/08/25 - Daisy
The Corpse at the Crystal Palace by Carola Dunn 6/14/25
10. Buy a colorful umbrella. = 1
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
L, M: Lynn Messina, A Brazen Curiosity by 4/11/25
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens = 1
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell 5/25/25
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
15. National Rocky Road Day 1 + 2 = 3
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
D: The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis
nuts - pp 75, 79, 182
chocolate ice cream - pp 112
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING = 1
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
S/P/N - Nonfiction/Self-Help/Personal Development: We Should All Be Millionaires: by Rachel Rodgers 4/5/25
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
20. Spring Books = 1
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
1 Apr 1993: Sisters of the Yam: by bell hooks 4/29/25
FinishedReading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
41/31+
Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1-A play Murder at the Beehive Bistro Sue Hollowell 5/4/25
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
1
Tessa Silver 4/2/25-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
1
Maisy Marple, Clover Calloway 4/4/255. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
1 Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 4/1/25
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Cherry Topped Calamity Angela Mayble 4/3/25
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
1-Allie's mom Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
1 LR Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
1-Sugar Shack Slaying Maisy Marple Wendy Winchester 4/5/25
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
1-Zoe Paws and Punishment Jinty James 4/11/25
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3-MC Jim's father to an adult daughter
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
1-has 75 pages House Broken Patti Benning 4/9/25
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
3 Chocolate Scoop Murder Rosie A. Point 4/13/25 p. 70 “…topped with two scoops of chocolate ice cream…”
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.
3
Jacqueline M. Green 5/28/25 (has both US and Britain flags left side of stairs)17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
1-Murder and Tacos Dennis Shock 4/10/25
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1- Novella tag The Appleton Case Diana Xarissa 4/25/25
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1-Scoop, Murder, Repeat Kathleen Suzette 4/9/25
1-A Grim Trim in a Gym Amber Crewes 4/11/25
1-Irish Bookshop Murder Penny Brooke 4/18/25
1-Swine and Swindle Max Parrott 4/19/25
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3- pub 4/8/25 Murder by the Hook Betty Hechtman 4/8/25
3 pub 3/26/25 Apples, Alumni & Animosity Sally Bayless 4/12/25
3 pub 4/14/25 Washed Up at Sea Oats Beach Karen C. Whalen 4/14/25 4/14/25
3 pub 5/6/25 Shot Through the Book Eva Gates 5/8/25
3 pub 5/7/25 Wedding and Wands Lucinda Race 5/7/25
JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"Thanks, JoAnne!
FINISHED!Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
32 points!
Level:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
by Harry Trevaldwyn 07/04/25 1 point 
|16/04/25|William Golding| 1 point -->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
|Sally Green|27/04/25|yellow title, Ambrose is a mc| 3 points 
|Kristen Perrin|29/05/25|mc is Annie| 3 points 4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
Jay's Guide to Crushing It by Ruby Clyde 1 point 15/04/25
Heartbreak Boys|Simon James Green|16/05/25| 1 point
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Unlikely Neighbours by Renee Daniel Flagler 1 point 10/04/25
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend|Emma R. Alban|22/04/25 1 point
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Girl, Goddess, Queen|Bea Fitzgerald|02/06/25| Persephone (mc) is the goddess of flowers 1 point!
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
The Burning Kingdoms|Sally Green|26/05/25 1 point
Much Ado About Nothing|William Shakespeare|12/06/25|Leonato is a father 1 point!
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan 28/03/25
Apollo is a father 3 points
The Burning Maze|Rick Riordan|14/06/25|Apollo is a father 3 points
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens|23/05/25|94 pages 1 point
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Messenger of Fear|Michael Grant|04/05/25|genre Supernatural 1 point
The Demon World|Sally Green|05/05/25|genre Romance| 1 point
Women Don't Owe You Pretty|Florence Given|09/05/25|self-help 1 point
The Boy I Love|William Hussey|14/05/25|romance 1 point
The Tattooed Heart|Michael Grant|19/05/25|Paranormal 1 point
Get Ahead in…CHEMISTRY|Tom Whipple|03/06/25|non fiction 1 point!
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Red, White & Royal Blue|Casey McQuiston|04/05/25 1 point
Poisoned|Jennifer Donnelly|06/06/25 1 point
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender May 5, 2020 1 point 4/04/25
Eragon by Christopher Paolini June 1, 2002 1 point 08/04/25
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Mod
Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+
Read: 34
TASKS:
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
by Lucia Kuhl 4/21/20254. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
by Harper Lin 5/29/2025
by Harper Lin 5/3/20257. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C
The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/2025
Read a book which is a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3//2025 (A Spice Shop)
9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Sit for a Spell by Morgana Best 4/25/2025
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Diggin' It by Patti Benning 5/30/2025
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a small book (around 100 pages or less).
My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025 (p44)
Kerfuffle at the Border: A Short Story by Seren Star Goode 4/2/2025 (p37)
Harry S. Truman: The 33rd President by Kevin Blake 5/29/2025 (p24)
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road
Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen P26 " earlier good humour "Rocky Road?"
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Southern
Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025
Romance
A Little Bit like Love by Brooke Blaine 5/5/2025
Flash Point by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
Strings Attached by Riley Hart 6/4/2025
Up for the Challenge by Riley Hart 6/8/2025
Native American
Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman 6/7/2025
Suspense
The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 6/10/2025
Sports
The Boyfriend Kickoff by Lauren Blakely 6/11/2025
Short Story
Antiques Slay Ride by Barbara Allan 6/12/2025
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2025
Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day 5/18/2025
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey 4/20/2025 (First published April 28, 2020)
Cornfield Calamity. by Summer Prescott 6/13/2025
FINISHED!Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Levels: Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
POINTS: 55
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
2. Go to a spring concert or play. 1 point
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
Yes, And by Kristi Coulter 6/6/25
pg 27 - Kristi goes to a concert by herself
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day. 5 points
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
After Words by Nina Mitchell 5/19/25
Death in December by Victor Gunn 6/5/25 - BONUS
MC Ironsides Bill Cromwell
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker 6/16/25
4. Pastels 1 point
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir 4/23/25
5. April Fool's Day 2 points
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson 5/24/25
pg 26 "He barked a laugh...she hadn't been trying to be funny."
Everybody Loves Kamau! by W. Kamau Bell 6/7/25
Kamau makes Melissa and her friend laugh when he makes a comment about female anatomy.
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo 4 points
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Chopham Affair by Edgar Wallace 5/10/25
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh 5/31/25
Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries by Martin Edwards 6/8/25
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 6, March 2007 6/9/25
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day 6 points
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders 5/22/25 - BONUS
MC Joanne is a mom.
The Gift by Alison Gaylin 5/30/25 - BONUS
MC Lyla is a mom.
10. Buy a colorful umbrella. 4 points
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
MA The Man with the Sack by Margery Allingham 4/24/25
LL Wasp & Snake - Livia Llewellyn 5/10/25
LU The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 5/10/25
LU Let Her Be by Lisa Unger 5/30/25
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens 1 point
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose 6/7/25
13. Father's Day 7 points
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives Hisashi Kashiwai 5/6/25 - BONUS
MC Nagare Kamogawa is Koishi's father.
Murder on New Year's Eve by P. Creeden 5/24/25
Sheriff is Emma's father.
Ring by Kōji Suzuki 6/20/25 - BONUS
MC Asakawa has a baby, Yoko.
14. Rhode Island Independence Day 3 points
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
Small Books
Falling Down by Guillermo del Toro 5/11/25
Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum 5/24/25
Pallinghurst Barrow by Grant Allen 6/3/25
15. National Rocky Road Day 1 point
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson 6/2/25
pg 54 "Later, they give her ice cream, chocolate first, then strawberry"
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning 3 points
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
The Maid by Nita Prose 5/18/25 - BONUS
The actual maid is a cleaning item!
18. SPRING 12 points
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
P Plays
Bull by Mike Bartlett 3/31/25
Mrs Delgado by Mike Bartlett 5/24/25
P Paranormal
The Patient by Jasper DeWitt 4/10/25
The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy 6/5/25
The Adventure of the German Student by Washington Irving 6/7/25
N Nonfiction
Love & Estrogen by Samantha Allen 5/28/25
S Short Stories
The Ghost's Touch by Fergus W. Hume 5/10/25
Black Bark by Brian Evenson 5/11/25
Suspect Zero by Richard Kadrey 5/23/25
Emergency Landing by Seanan McGuire 6/6/25
A Ghost Story by Mark Twain 6/7/25
Off the Tiles by Ianthe Jerrold 6/8/25
19. SPRING 5 points
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Rabbit Heart by Alyssa Wong 5/10/25
Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt 5/10/25
Ponies by Kij Johnson 5/23/25
Gus The Unicorn: The Great Circus Escape by Payton Meyer 5/26/25
Pastrami Murder by Patti Benning 6/10/25
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Completion Post:Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: Mar. 20th, 2025 - June 20th, 2025
Levels:
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
96/31
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1 point: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Apr. 3rd
Concert
1 point: The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki - May 18th
Concert
1 point: The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn, Karen Hawkins, Suzanne Enoch & Mia Ryan - June 6th
Play
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
1 Point: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Apr. 7th
1 Point: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Apr. 9th
1 point: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer - Apr. 30th
3 points: Bone Key by Keith R.A. DeCandido - May 28th
Dean
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
1 point: The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin - Apr. 5th
1 point: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 6 by Itaru Kinoshita - Apr. 6th
1 point: Mr. Villain's Day Off 06 by Yuu Morikawa - May 7th
5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
1 point: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - Mar. 24th
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
1 point: Cat + Gamer, Volume 5 by Wataru Nadatani - Apr. 17th
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe - June 12th
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 points: Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 29th
Verity is the MC of the bonus novella - and she's 8 months pregnant with her second kid in it.
1 point: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum - Apr. 23rd
1 point: The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 25th
1 point: The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 27th
1 point: The Night Eaters, Vol. 3: Their Kingdom Come by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 30th
3 points: The Secret of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien - May 7th
3 points: Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque - June 18th
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 point: The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-ye Lee - May 31st
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
1 point: The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake - Apr. 14th
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
1 point: Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling - Apr. 15th
1 point: Magic Shifts Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Apr. 26th
1 point: Magic Binds Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Apr. 29th
3 points: The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu - May 26th
The 7th story's MC
1 point: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - June 2nd
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
1 point: What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher - Mar. 21st
1 point: Blood Bound Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 17th
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 Point: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar - Apr. 10th
Romance
1 point: The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Apr. 19th
Romance
1 point: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke - May 6th
Scifi
1 point: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood - May 8th
Romance
1 point: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis - May 10th
Scifi
1 point: Orbital by Samantha Harvey - May 15th
Space
1 point: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - May 17th
Romance
1 point: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa - May 21st
Science Fiction
1 point: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - May 22nd
Gothic
1 point: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - May 25th
Romance
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - May 27th
Romance
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe - May 29th
Romance
1 point: Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum - June 8th
Nonfiction
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - June 10th
Romance
1 point: 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins by Dave Karger - June 10th
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - June 11th
Romance
1 point: Moon Called Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 14th
Graphic Audio
1 point: It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango - June 14th
Sports
1 point: Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood - June 15th
Romance
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 point: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - Mar. 27th
1 point: Ghost by Jason Reynolds - Mar. 31st
1 point: Rat Queens, Vol. 8: The God Dilemma by Ryan Ferrier - May 18th
1 point: She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa - June 5th
1 point: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher - June 20th
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3 points: Huda F Wants to Know? by Huda Fahmy - Apr. 10th
Apr. 1st, 2025
1 point: The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi - May 1st
Apr. 14th, 2020
3 points: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - May 3rd
Apr. 22nd 2025
3 points: Burn For Me Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - May 5th
Graphic Audio version published Apr. 25th, 2025
1 point: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - May 12th
Mar. 29th, 2016
3 points: Overgrowth by Mira Grant - May 20th
May 6th, 2025
3 points: Lore Olympus: Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe - May 24th
May 6th, 2025
3 points: Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words by John McWhorter - May 28th
Apr. 1st, 2025
3 points: Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo - June 4th
Apr. 8th, 2025
1 point: One Piece, Volume 2: Buggy the Clown by Eiichiro Oda - June 5th
Apr. 3rd, 1998
3 points: Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang - June 9th
May 6th, 2025
3 points: Magic Triumphs Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - June 9th
Graphic Audio version published May 19th, 2025
3 points: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood - June 13th
May 27th, 2025
CHALLENGE COMPLETE -- Thank-youReading The Seasons - Spring 2025
March 20 - June 20
My Reading The Seasons - Spring Challenge (msg 34)
Beautiful Blossoms ❱❱ 31+ points
Books Read ❱❱ 54
Points Read ❱❱ running total 90
1. Spring Fling
Read a book with the word SPRING in the title
BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING
2. Go to a spring concert or play
Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play
+1☑️Debs goes to concert ❱❱ Up Close and Personal ❱❱ 05.05 ★★★
+1☑️MCs go to the opera which is like a play ❱❱ Unlaced ❱❱ 04.25 ★★★
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day
Read a book whose title is white or yellow
BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL
+3☑️yellow title; MC is Finn Malone ❱❱ Breaking Badger ❱❱ 03.22 ★★★★
+3☑️white title; MC is Addison Holmes ❱❱ Whiskey, You're The Devil ❱❱ 04.20 ★★★
+3☑️yellow title; MC is MC is Duncan Turner ❱❱ Devil's Gate ❱❱ 05.01 ★★★★
+3☑️white title; MC is Leary Michaels ❱❱ Friction ❱❱ 05.09 ★★★★
4. Pastels
Read a book with a pastel cover
+1☑️pastel colors ❱❱ Once Smitten, Twice Shy ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★
5. April Fool's Day
Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh
+1☑️Xander makes Samantha laugh ❱❱ What Lies Behind ❱❱ 03.27 ★★★★
+1☑️Miki makes Conall laugh a lot ❱❱ Go Fetch ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★★
+1☑️Ren tells 'Dad Jokes' at the saloon ❱❱ Tangled Up in You ❱❱ 04.26 ★★★★
6. Easter
Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre
BONUS: An Easter item on the cover
+3☑️has Christian themes; spring flowers are easter-y ❱❱ Trudy ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★
+3☑️Easter celebrated; spring flowers are easter-y ❱❱ The Second Chance Cafe ❱❱ 05.24 ★★★★
+1☑️Easter celebrated ❱❱ Beautiful Player ❱❱ 06.10 ★★★★
7. Cinco De Mayo
Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5
+1☑️title C ❱❱ Carolina Rebel ❱❱ 05.17 ★★★
8. Spring Sports - Take in a baseball or soccer game
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game
BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover
+3☑️Travis attends a game; baseball hat on cover ❱❱ Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★
9. Mother's Day
Read a book with a character who is a mother
BONUS: The MC is a mother
+3☑️Ruthie is a mother and the female MC ❱❱ Facing It ❱❱ 06.20 ★★★★
+1☑️Linda is the MC's mother ❱❱ Goodbye Gifts ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
+3☑️Nicole and Gabby are mothers and MCs ❱❱ The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★
+3☑️Kelly is a mother and she is the female MC ❱❱ Word Night on Union Station ❱❱ 04.17 ★★★
+3☑️Keri is a mother and the female MC ❱❱ A Willow Creek Christmas ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
+3☑️Samantha is a mother and the female MC ❱❱ Vampire Dawn ❱❱ 05.12 ★★★
10. Buy a colorful umbrella
Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA
BONUS: An umbrella on the cover
+1☑️author Bella Andre ❱❱ Breathless In Love ❱❱ 05.08 ★★★★
+1☑️author Eve Langlais ❱❱ Mercenary Abduction ❱❱ 05.20 ★★★
11. Hug a librarian
Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library
BONUS A book on the cover
+1☑️Faye is a librarian ❱❱ Bounty ❱❱ 06.08 ★★★★
+1☑️Phil Maidmont is a librarian ❱❱ Slouch Witch ❱❱ 05.26 ★★★★
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers
+1☑️Lily owns a lavender farm ❱❱ Burning Up ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
+1☑️Sonya and Cleo enjoy creating their garden ❱❱ The Mirror ❱❱ 04.28 ★★★★
+1☑️Madeline is a gardner ❱❱ Lucien's Fall ❱❱ 06.01 ★★★
13. Father's Day
Read a book with a character who is a father
BONUS: The MC is a father
+3☑️Calum is a father and the male MC ❱❱ Hour of the Lion ❱❱ 03.31 ★★★★
+3☑️King Alexander is a father and an MC ❱❱ The Royal Mess ❱❱ 05.04 ★★★
+3☑️Wren is a father and the male MC ❱❱ The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.06 ★★★★
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less)
+1☑️58 pp ❱❱ Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 1: The Seduction ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
+1☑️58 pp ❱❱ Zombie's Bite ❱❱ 06.02 ★★★★
15. National Rocky Road Day
Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text
BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD
+3☑️A good book and some chocolate ice cream [52.4]; title K ❱❱ A Kowalski to Count On ❱❱ 04.12 ★★★★
16. Flag Day (US)
Read a book with any flag on the cover
BONUS: An United States flag on the cover
+1☑️checkered flag ❱❱ Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★
+1☑️checkered flag ❱❱ Crashed ❱❱ 06.15 ★★★★
17. Spring Cleaning
Read a book where a character cleans the house
BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover
+1☑️Mary Lou cleans their house obsessively ❱❱ Into the Night ❱❱ 04.16 ★★★★
18. SPRING
Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ The Unexpected Wedding Guest ❱❱ 03.24 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ A SEAL's Kiss ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Tennessee Touch ❱❱ 03.28 ★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ The Pucking Wrong Number ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
+1☑️paranormal genre ❱❱ Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Love Thy Enemy ❱❱ 05.02 ★★★★
19. SPRING
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING
+1☑️title S ❱❱ Spirit of a Champion ❱❱ 04.14 ★★★
+1☑️title P ❱❱ Playing With Her Heart ❱❱ 06.04 ★★★
+1☑️title R ❱❱ Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past ❱❱ 04.29 ★★★★
+1☑️title I ❱❱ The Inconvenient Duchess ❱❱ 05.25 ★★★
+1☑️title N ❱❱ No Kissing under the Boardwalk ❱❱ 03.23 ★★★★
+1☑️title G ❱❱ Gage ❱❱ 05.28 ★★★★
20. Spring Books
Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year
BONUS: Published in 2025
+3☑️published April 2025 ❱❱ Always You and Me ❱❱ 05.22 ★★★★
+1☑️published June 11, 2009 ❱❱ Seduce the Darkness ❱❱ 04.24 ★★★★
+3☑️published April 2025 ❱❱ Great Big Beautiful Life ❱❱ 06.18 ★★★★
Reading The Seasons - SpringDuration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Completed
Level: Spring Fling
Progress: 29
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day. 1 +2 =3 x 3 = 9 + 1 = 10
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow.
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL.
O - Opaline: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 5/17/25
F - Frances: An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman 5/24/25
D - Dani - Leave No Scone Unturned by Denise Swanson 6/07/25
Familiar Trouble by Carolyn Haines 6/17/25
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover.
5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day = 1 + 2 = 3 x 4 = 12
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Dead in the Water by Denise Swanson 5/27/25- Skye
Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood 6/03/25 - Becks
Superfluous Women by Carola Dunn 6/08/25 - Daisy
The Corpse at the Crystal Palace by Carola Dunn 6/14/25
10. Buy a colorful umbrella. = 1
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
L, M: Lynn Messina, A Brazen Curiosity by 4/11/25
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens = 1
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell 5/25/25
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
15. National Rocky Road Day 1 + 2 = 3
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
D: The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis
nuts - pp 75, 79, 182
chocolate ice cream - pp 112
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING = 1
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
S/P/N - Nonfiction/Self-Help/Personal Development: We Should All Be Millionaires: by Rachel Rodgers 4/5/25
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
20. Spring Books = 1
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
1 Apr 1993: Sisters of the Yam: by bell hooks 4/29/25
Mod
Completed Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
16 points
Levels:
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
1 pt. - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 2 April 2025 ★★★★★ (title is white)
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 pt. - Heaven's Queen: Paradox, Book 3 by Rachel Bach 22 May 2025 ★★★★
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
3 pt. - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner 29 April 2025 ★★★
1 pt. - Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 3 May 2025★★★
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 pt. - Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu 29 March 2025 ★★★★★ Paranormal
1 pt. - To Con a Gentleman by Sarah Adams 5 April 2025 ★★★ Romance
1 pt. - Jade City by Fonda Lee 12 April 2025 ★★★★ Science-fiction
1 pt. The Witch's Lens: A Novel by Luanne G. Smith 31 may 2025 ★★★ Paranormal
1 pt. - The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu 18 June 2025 ★★★★ Paranormal
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 pt. - Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter 20 April 2025 ★★★
1 pt. - Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole 7 June 2025 ★★★
1 pt. - If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura 13 June 2025 ★★★★
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
1 pt. - Emma of 83rd Street: A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by Audrey Bellezza 6 May 2025 ★★★★ First published May 23, 2023
1 pt. - The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis 31 May 2025 ★★★★ First published May 23, 2023
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FINISHED! Reading The Seasons - SpringDuration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Part One: 144
Part Two: 124
Total: 268
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
2. Go to a spring concert or play. (1)
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
The Comeback Lily Chu (Ari goes to Min’s concert) 03/21/25
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day. (11)
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
The Little Italian Hotel Phaedra Patrick 03/28/25
The Glass Ocean Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White 04/01/25
Fundamentally Nussaibah Younis 04/01/25
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes 2)
Nancy Springer 04/04/25
On the Trail of a Killer (Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 1) Cate Lawley 04/25/25
The Clinic Cate Quinn 05/17/25
There's Something About Mira Sonali Dev 05/18/25
A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic 11) Lucy Burdette 05/19/25
Dressed to Kill (Tourist Trap 4) Lynn Cahoon 06/1/25
Aunt Bessie Observes (Isle of Man 15) Diana Xarissa 06/19/25
Rockets' Dead Glare (Tourist Trap 4.5) Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name). (27)
Morbidly Yours (Love in Galway 1) Ivy Fairbanks (Lark) 04/02/25
Crooked Seeds Karen Jennings (Deidre) 04/02/25
Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry (Alice) 05/06/25
Zonked in the Zucchinis (Lovely Lethal Gardens 1 Rewind) Dale Mayer (Doreen) 06/04/25
Mad About Ewe (Common Threads 1) Susannah Nix (Dawn) 06/09/25
A Painted House John Grisham (Luke) 06/13/25
Wizard of Most Wicked Ways (Whimbrel House 4) Charlie N. Holmberg (Owein) 06/12/25
The First Shot (The Last Mrs. Parrish .5) Liv Constantine (Lana/Amber) 06/15/25
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain (Anthony) 06/20/25
4. Pastels (3)
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover). (3)
Ashes Álvaro Ortiz 04/30/25
Save the Date (Save the Date 1) Mary Kay Andrews 05/04/25
Murder with Ganache (Key West Food Critic 4) Lucy Burdette 05/06/25
5. April Fool's Day (2)
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
What If? Shari Low (Carly often makes her friends laugh) 04/18/25
Mai Tai Massacre (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 8) Jasmine Webb (Charlie makes Jake laugh) 06/16/25
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated (3)
The Ultimate Pi Day Party (Baldwin Village 1) Jackie Lau (p. 241) 04/29/25
Dying to Read (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 5) Lynn Cahoon 06/14/25
OR from the Christian genre.
Small Town Secrets (Small Town 1) Kristy Tate 06/01/25
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover). (3)
Easter Bunny Murder (Lucy Stone 19) Leslie Meier 06/20/25
7. Cinco De Mayo (6)
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C
Carved in Bone (Body Farm Novel 1) Jefferson Bass 04/21/25
The Cellist of Sarajevo Steven Galloway 05/07/25
A Clue in the Crumbs (Key West Food Critic 13) Lucy Burdette 05/22/25
The Club Ellery Lloyd 06/08/25
or a Series #5 (share the series name).
A Gravely Troubling Discovery (Dinner Lady Detectives 5) Hannah Hendy 05/01/25
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Milhone 5) Sue Grafton 05/10/25
8. Spring Sports (1)
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
North to Paradise Ousman Umar (Ousman watches a Barcelona soccer match) 05/09/25
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day (3)
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Vows of Murder (Tourist Trap Mystery 17) Lynn Cahoon (Amanda is Greg’s mother) 04/06/25
Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Zikora) 05/01/25
Blue Sisters Coco Mellors(Chiti is a mother) 06/11/25
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. (63)
The Salt Path Raynor Winn(Raynor has two children) 03/21/25
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan 5) Elle Cosimano 03/23/25
Famous Last Words Gillian McAllister (Cam is Polly’s mother) 03/24/25
Weyward Emilia Hart (Kate becomes a mother) 03/27/25
Three Days in June Anne Tyler(Gail is the mother of the bride) 04/02/25
The Persian Pickle Club Sandra Dallas (Queenie becomes a mother) 04/06/25
The Keepers of the House Shirley Ann Grau(Abigail is a mother) 04/12/25
The Persians Sanam Mahloudji (Elizabeth and Shirin are mothers) 04/16/25
Nesting Roisín O’Donnell (Ciara has three children) 04/17/25
You Will Never Be Me Jesse Q. Sutanto (Aspen and Meredith are both. mothers) 04/23/25
Sniffing out Sweet Secrets (Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 3) Cate Lawley (Zella is a mother of two) 04/26/25
Sheltered in Haven: Haven-on-the-Lake Series Prequel Novella (Haven-on-the-Lake Prequel) Quinley Dixon (Ruby Irish has four children) 05/07/25
Harvest Moon Homecoming (Sweet Haven Farm .5) Jessie Gussman (Ellie is a mother) 05/08/25
The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami (Sarah is a mother of two) 05/13/25
Murder on Memory Lake (Ferrara Family Mystery 1) J.D. Griffo (Alberta is a mother) 05/18/25
Ready, Scrap, Shoot (Kiki Lowenstein 6) Joanna Campbell Slan (Kiki is Anya’s mother) 05/21/25
Isola Allegra Goodman 05/25/25
The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey 06/05/25
The Bright Side Running Club Josie Lloyd (Kiera)/07/25
A Family Matter Claire Lynch (Maggie is a mother) 06/09/25
Paper Wife Laila Ibrahim(Mei Liang becomes a mother) 06/14/25
10. Buy a colorful umbrella. (7)
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe (Gertrude Gumshoe 1) Robin Merrill 04/30/25
Death in Four Courses (Key West Food Critic 2) Lucy Burdette 05/05/25
Death with All the Trimmings (Key West Food Critic 5) Lucy Burdette 05/08/25
Fatal Reservations (Key West Food Critic 6) Lucy Burdette 05/09/25
Death on the Menu (Key West Food Critic 8) Lucy Burdette 05/12/25
The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 05/13/25
A Dish to Die For (Key West Food Critic 12) Lucy Burdette 05/20/25
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover). (15)
An Appetite for Murder (Key West Food Critic Mystery 1) Lucy Burdette 04/28/25
Topped Chef (Key West Food Critic 3) Lucy Burdette 05/05/25
Killer Takeout (Key West Food Critic 7) Lucy Burdette 05/11/25
Raining Cats & Dogs (Melanie Travis 12) Laurien Berenson 05/25/25
A Poisonous Palate (Key West Food Critic 14) Lucy Burdette 06/02/25
Part Two - 124 points 11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library. (1)
A Novel Love Story Ashley Poston (Eileen’s mother is a librarian) 06/06/25
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover). (3)
The Quiet Librarian Allen Eskens 05/14/2512. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens (2)
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
The Three Lives of Cate Kay Kate Fagan (p. 39) 04/04/25
Murder in an Irish Garden (Irish Village Mystery 11) Carlene O'Connor 04/19/25
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father. (2)
Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls 1) Martha Hall Kelly (Kasia’s father is a postmaster) 04/08/25
After Life Gayle Forman (David is Amber’s father) 06/10/25
-->BONUS: The MC is a father. (21)
Margarettown Gabrielle Zevin (the narrator is a father) 04/04/25
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn and Chee 2) Tony Hillerman (Joe was a father - although his son is deceased) 04/11/25
Our Man in Havana Graham Greene(Milly is Wormold’s daughter) 04/14/25
Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Broadie 4) Kate Atkinson (Jackson has a daughter and a son) 04/15/25
The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn (Karl has a daughter) 05/08/25
The Radleys Matt Haig (Peter) 06/02/25
Landlines Raynor Winn(Moth Winn is a father) 06/03/25
14. Rhode Island Independence Day (2)
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island
Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House Book 2) Charlie N. Holmberg 04/17/25
or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
After Hello (You Had Me At Hello 1.5) Mhairi McFarlane 04/21/25
15. National Rocky Road Day (2)
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
Ice Cream Lover (Baldwin Village 2) Jackie Lau (p. 2 “. . . shared a banana split with chocolate ice cream. . .”) 05/15/25
The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson (p. 58 “. . . a marshmallow roast . . .”) 06/05/25
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD. (3)
Deep End Ali Hazelwood
(p. 279 “. . . ice cream and walk around campus . . .”) 05/02/25
16. Flag Day (US) (1)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
A Redbird Christmas Fannie Flagg (mailbox flag) 05/17/25
-->BONUS: A United States’ Flag on the cover. (Show cover) (3)
Apocalypse Meow (Movie Club Mysteries 7) Zara Keane 04/13/25
17. Spring Cleaning (4)
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
Aunt Bessie Needs (Isle of Man 14) Diana Xarissa (p. 83 “. . . By The time she finishes her cleaning . . .”) 03/22/25
On Deadly Tides (Penny Brannigan 11) Elizabeth J. Duncan (p. 217 - Gwenie is hired to clean Penny’s house) 04/24/25
Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy (the islanders are constantly doing chores) 05/26/25
Mission to Murder(Tourist Trap 2) Lynn Cahoon (Jill does her rare house cleaning) 06/17/25
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING (9)
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
The Happy Ever After Playlist (Friend Zone 2) Abby Jimenez (Romance) 03/23/25
How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days K.M. Jackson(Romance) 03/25/25
Death Rattle (Death Book Trilogy 1) Carter Pugh (Romantasy) 04/02/25
Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House 3) Charlie N. Holmberg (paranormal) 04/19/25
I Know Who You Are Alice Feeney (Suspense) 05/05/25
Listening Woman(Leaphorn and Chee 3) Tony Hillerman (Native American) 05/15/25
Not Friends (Sworn to Loathe You 3) Rachel John (Romance) 06/03/25
People of Darkness (Leaphorn and Chee 4) Tony Hillerman (Native American) 06/14/25
Don't Let Him In Lisa Jewell (Suspense) 06/17/25
19. SPRING (6)
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Good Girl Aria Aber 04/04/25
If Cats Disappeared from the World Genki Kawamura 04/22/25
Gingerbread Danger (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 9) Amanda Flower 06/09/25
The Retreat (Elin Warner 2) Sarah Pearse 06/16/25
If the Shoe Killsv(Tourist Trap 3) Lynn Cahoon 06/18/25
Santa Puppy (Tourist Trap 5.5) Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25
20. Spring Books (8)
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Summer Romance Annabel Monaghan (Pub. June 4, 2024) 03/23/25
Dead as a Doornail (Kenni Lowry 5) Tonya Kappes (Pub. May 15, 2022) 04/03/25
Murdered by Country Music (High Desert 3) Dianne Harman (Pub. May 18, 2016) 04/20/25
Life’s Too Short (The Friend Zone 3) Abby Jimenez (April 6, 2021) 04/21/25
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting Clare Pooley (Pub. June 7, 2022) 04/22/25
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel Pamela Binnings Ewen (Pub. April 7, 2020) 05/13/25
A Deadly Feast (Key West Food Critic 9) Lucy Burdette (Pub. May 7, 2019) 05/17/25
Between Shades of Gray Ruta Sepetys (Pub. March 22, 2011) 06/07/25
-->BONUS: Published in 2025. (57)
Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/03/25
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man (Vera Wong 2) Jesse Q. Sutanto (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/09/25
No Roast for the Weary (Coffeehouse Mystery 21) Cleo Coyle (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/10/25
Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall (Pub. March 4, 2025) 04/13/25
The One That Got Away Mike Gayle (Pub. May 1, 2025) 04/20/25
Fudge and Marriage (Candy-Coated Mystery 13) Nancy CoCo (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/22/25
Malarkey in Christmas River: A Christmas Cozy Mystery (Christmas River 14) Meg Muldoon (Pub. April 27, 2025) 05/02/25
Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch 4) Lyla Sage (Pub. April 15, 2025) 05/16/25
My Friends Fredrik Backman (Pub. 6, 2025) 05/23/25
Detective Aunty (Kausar Khan Investigates: Book 1) Uzma Jalaluddin (Pub. May 6, 2025) 05/28/25
My Favorite Bad Decision (The Favorites 1) Elizabeth O'Roark (Pub. May 15, 2025) 06/02/25
An Extremely Unlikely Death (Dinner Lady Detectives 6 ) Hannah Hendy (Pub. March 20, 2025) 06/04/25
What Happens in Amsterdam Rachel Lynn Solomon (Pub. May 6, 2025) 06/05/25
Murder at the Ponte Vecchio (Armstrong and Oscar 11) T.A. Williams (Pub. May 4, 2025) 06/06/25
Yipped in the Yams (Lovely Lethal Gardens 2 Rewind) Dale Mayer (Pub. June 3, 2025) 06/07/25
All That Life Can Afford Emily Everett (Pub. April 1, 2025) 06/15/25
No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (Every Time I Go on Vacation 2) Catherine Mack (Pub. May 13, 2025) 06/15/25
The Love Haters Katherine Center (Pub. 5/20/25) 06/17/25
The Chow Maniac (Noodle Shop Mystery 11) Vivien Chien (Pub. April 1, 2025) 06/17/25
FINISHEDReading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points.
Levels:
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Completed: 25/16-30 points
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING. Spring Flowers, Spring Frost - Ismail Kadare 5/8/25 (3pts.)
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name). The Education of Dixie Dupree - Donna Everhart 3/22/25 (Dixie Dupree) – 3 pts.
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
The Orchard - Theresa Weir 3/30/25 (1pt.)5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh. Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich 3/21/25 – 1pt.
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name). Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (Sookie Stackhouse Series) – 1pt.
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
Bat Boy - Christina Lee 6/12/25 (3pts.)9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. Black Woods Blue Sky - Eowyn Ivey 3/23/25 – 3 pts.
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA. Sinister Magic - Lindsay Buroker 6/15/25 (1pt.)
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS: A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father. The Russian - James Patterson 4/3/25 – 3pts.
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#). A SCOOP OF MURDER: An Ice Cream Shoppe Samll-Town Cozy Mystery - Patti Petrone Miller 6/20/25 (loc 254 – Bowls of Neapolitan and rocky road sweated in the humidity.) (1pt.)
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING. Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (Romance) – 1pt.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count). Persuader - Lee Child 4/5/25 – 1pt.
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025. Original Sinner - Kait Ballenger 4/8/25 (Published on March 25, 2025) – 3pts.
Finally updating this challengeReading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: 3/20/25 - 6/20/25
Level: Spring Fling (16-30 points)
Progress: 33 of 20
TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
🌸 Smitten by the Brit by Melonie Johnson (4/14/25)
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
🌸
by Ilona Andrews (4/21/25) 🌸 Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs (4/12/25)
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
🌸
by Laurell K. Hamilton (6/7/25) 5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
🌸 Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie (4/2/25)
🌸 Winter's Rise by Mary Stone (6/11/25)
6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
🌸 Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God's Call with Purpose and Joy by Sarah Christmyer (5/9/25)
🌸 Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology by Elizabeth A. Johnson (6/1/25)
7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
🌸 Night Study by Maria V. Snyder (3/23/25) ~ Study #5
🌸 Blood Debt by Tanya Huff (3/26/25) ~ Vicki Nelson #5
🌸 Dexter Is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay (4/16/25) ~ Dexter #5
8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
🌸 Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (5/19/25)
🌸 Next to Love by Ellen Feldman (4/15/25)
🌸 Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (6/14/25)
10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
🌸 The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne (4/6/25)
🌸 Still Lives by Maria Hummel (5/5/25)
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
🌸 Access Denied by Donna Andrews (6/6/25)
13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
🌸 With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent (4/9/25)
🌸 Mercy by Julie Garwood (5/5/25)
14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
🌸 Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty by Dannah Gresh (5/11/25) ~ 96 pages
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
🌸 A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (6/15/25)
p. 263 "...sat around the campfire and toasted marshmallows"
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
🌸 S-Suspense - Legal Tender by Lisa Scottoline (3/28/25)
🌸 S-Steampunk - The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C.J. Archer (3/30/25)
🌸 R-Romance - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb (4/24/25)
🌸 S-Space Opera - The Girls From Alcyone by Cary Caffrey (5/11/25)
🌸 S-Science Fiction - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (5/25/25)
🌸 P-Paranormal Romance - Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks (5/26/25)
19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
🌸 Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (5/8/25)
🌸 No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean (5/29/25)
20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
🌸 Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes (4/15/25) ~ published 4/26/22
🌸 The Wanderer by Robyn Carr (4/28/25) ~ published 3/26/13
🌸 The Only One Left by Riley Sager (6/2/25) ~ published 6/20/23
🌸 Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (6/15/25) ~ published 5/1/11
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Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
38/31+
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
✔ 3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL - {L}ucy
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/23/25 - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL - {A}lex
4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
✔ 5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 3/20/25 - 1 point
✔ 6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated
Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by Tonya Kappes 04/24/25 1★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover -
The Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton 5/7/25 3★ - 1 point
✔ 7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 04/06/25 4★ - 1 point
{C}ase 36 by Mason Sabre 5/3/25 1★ - 1 point
✔ 8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman 04/12/25 4.5★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover -
✔ 9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/26/25 - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother - Tova, the MC is a mother
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 5/11/25 3.5★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother - Bella, one of the MCs is a mother
✔ 10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover
The Handmaid's Tale by {M}argaret {A}twood 5/19/25 4.5★ - 1 point
11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
✔ 12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 04/14/25 4.5★ - 1 point
✔ 13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates 04/17/25 3.5★ - 1 point - Denny is a father
To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn 04/29/25 3★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC is a father - Bernie, the MC is a father
✔ 14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a a small book
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky 3/23/25 - 1 point - 97 pages
15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
✔ 18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 3/30/25 - 1 point - Genre: Science Fiction
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 04/26/25 - 1 point - Genre: Suspense
✔ 19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING
{R}ogue Protocol by Martha Wells 3/31/25 - 1 point
✔ 20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 04/21/25 2.5★ - 1 point - Apr 21,2021
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 04/23/25 4★ - 1 point - Apr 22,2008
Heartwood by Amity Gaige 04/27/25 - 3 point
-->BONUS: Published in 2025 - Apr 01,2025