MacKenzie's Fall Reading Challenge 2025

[MacKenzie]

1. Phrase contains the initial letters of the author's first and last names (ignore middle initial)

The Phrases
1. Autumn or Fall - Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (completed 9/8)
2. Corn Maze - A Sharp Endless Need by Marisa Crane (completed 11/5)
3. Harvest - Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood (completed 10/11)
4. Red and Orange - Heartwood by Amity Gaige (completed 9/17)
5. Foliage - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (completed 9/30)
6. Cooler Weather - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (completed 10/7)
7. Pumpkin Spice - The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas (completed 10/2)
8. Sweater - The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore (completed 10/17)
9. Hot Chocolate - Board to Death by C.J. Connor (completed 9/1)
10. Oktoberfest - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (completed 9/25)
11. Spooky Season - The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields (completed 9/16)
12. Halloween - American War by Omar El Akkad (completed 11/6)
13. Jack-o-Lantern - Six Days in Bombay[book:The Bombshell|212378278] by Alka Joshi (completed 9/4)
14. Trick or Treat - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (completed 10/21)
15. Ghost Stories - Cross the Line by Simone Soltani (completed 9/22)
16. Bonfire Night - August Lane by Regina Black (completed 10/23)
17. Thanksgiving - The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (completed 9/1)
18. Fireworks - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson (completed 9/1)


2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)

The Phrases
1. Autumn or Fall - The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club (completed 9/12)
2. Corn Maze - My Husband (completed 9/14)
3. Harvest - The Girls of Good Fortune (completed 9/19)
4. Red and Orange - Any Trope but You (completed 10/16)
5. Foliage - If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You (completed 9/8)
6. Cooler Weather - The Full Moon Coffee Shop (completed 9/21)
7. Pumpkin Spice - Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (completed 9/26)
8. Sweater - September Mourn(completed 9/28)
9. Hot Chocolate - The Bombshell (completed 9/28)
10. Oktoberfest - Spectacular Things (completed 10/6)
11. Spooky Season - A Ship of Bones and Teeth (completed 10/27)
12. Halloween - We Set the Dark on Fire (completed 10/10)
13. Jack-o-Lantern - Julie Chan Is Dead (completed 9/24)
14. Trick or Treat - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (completed 10/9)
15. Ghost Stories - The Fury of the Gods (completed 10/9)
16. Bonfire Night - Bloodmarked (completed 10/2)
17. Thanksgiving - Happy Wife (completed 10/10)
18. Fireworks - In the Name of Freedom: A Political Dissident's Fight for Human Rights in the NBA and Around the World (completed 10/27)

3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

The Phrases
1. Autumn or Fall (completed 9/26)


2. Corn Maze

3. Harvest (completed 9/30)


4. Red and Orange (completed 10/11)


5. Foliage (completed 9/5)


6. Cooler Weather (completed 9/29)


7. Pumpkin Spice (completed 10/22)


8. Sweater (completed 9/27)


9. Hot Chocolate
10. Oktoberfest

11. Spooky Season (completed 9/13)


12. Halloween (completed 9/23)


13. Jack-o-Lantern
14. Trick or Treat
15. Ghost Stories (completed 11/10)


16. Bonfire Night
17. Thanksgiving (completed 11/25)


18. Fireworks