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Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

I participated in Kim's challenge on her site for a few years. I thought it would be a fun challenge for us. There are many other challenges out on the internet.

You must read 12 books - one each month - to participate in this challenge.
Do not read ahead.
You may read more than one book each month, if you like.

For this challenge I have chosen five key words associated with each month.
Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes
one or more of the key words for that month.

The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words.
For example- your title could include the word 'snowing' or 'snowflake' even though the key word is 'snow.'
If the word is singular, you may use a plural.

Keywords

January: early girl house thief young
February: lies love red strange us
March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Participants:

Agnieszka FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Barbara ★ FINISHED

Bonita FINISHED

Candy

Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Claire

Cyn

Elaine

Emelie

Jade aka MrsTosh

Joann FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Karen ♐ FINISHED

Kellie FINISHED

Mave

Melanie

michelle wiggins

Niki

Rina FINISHED

Sam FINISHED

Sarah E

Stephanie

Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes
one or more of the key words for that month.

January: girl - Girl in Disguise - Greer Macallister - 1/20/18
February: love - For Love of the Duke - Christi Caldwell - 2/11/18
March: you - You Belong To Me - Mary Higgins Clark - 3/12/18
April: good - The Good People - Hannah Kent - 4/24/18
May: what - What Was Mine - Helen Klein Ross - 5/14/18
June: up - A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty - Joshilyn Jackson - 6/19/18
July: IN - Murder in Mayfair - D.M Quincy - 7/6/18
August: silver - The Silver Witch - Paula Brackston - 8/17/18
September: sweet - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford - 9/13/18
October: ghost - Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn - 10/14/18
November: truth - An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny - Laura Schroff - 11/14/18
December: Christmas - A Highland Christmas - MC Beaton - 12/25/18

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
12/12 months

Keywords
January: early thief young girl house
girl The Girl From Ballymor Kathleen McGurl 1/12/18
The Lullaby Girl Loreth Anne White 1/23/18
house A Stranger in the House Shari Lapena 1/17/18

February: lies red strange us love
love
Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland 2/2/18
When Love Comes J.H. Croix 2/7/18
Follow Love J.H. Croix 2/8/18
Love Unbroken J.H. Croix 2/9/18
Love Untamed J.H. Croix 2/9/18

March: beautiful green heart luck you
You No One But You Brenda Novak 3/8/18
Between Me and You Allison Winn Scotch 3/26/18

April: after flower good my pink
after After Hours Stephanie Bond 4/16/18
good The Good Daughter Karin Slaughter 4/23/18

May: glass his many one what
glass The Cottage At Glass Beach Heather Barbieri 5/23/18

June: game lilac up water wedding
wedding
A Nantucket Wedding Nancy Thayer 6/4/18
Wedding Bells Bundle: Four Fun Romantic Comedies Ginny Baird 6/8/18
game
Delay of Game Catherine Gayle 6/26/18

July: always blue in light summer
summer
Secrets in Summer Nancy Thayer 7/12/18
In
The Year of Falling in Love Jessica Sorensen 7/22/18
All In: Double or Nothing Lane Hart 7/27/18
All In: Betting on a Full House Lane Hart 7/28/18

August: life name silver that woman
woman Womanizer Katy Evans 8/29/18

September: first gold lovely past sweet
sweet Sweet Addiction J. Daniels 9/5/18
Sweet Possession J. Daniels 9/5/18

October: brown ghost last next wild
ghost The Ghosts of the Crescent Theater M.L. Bullock 10/14/18
wild Wild Heart Beth Ehemann 10/28/18

November: chill gray home short truth
gray Come Back to the Ballpark, Maisy Gray Cynthia Tennent 11/20/18

December: Christmas long snow white year
Christmas The Cowgirl's Christmas Wish Barbara Ankrum 12/2/18
Catching Christmas Terri Blackstock 12/3/18
The Viscount's Christmas Temptation Erica Ridley 12/24/18
The Cowboy's Christmas Bride Cora Seton 12/27/18

Welcome Joann!

Finished!

That looks fun - I hope I won't forget to check on a regular basis and read the books in the month I need them *grins*

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: 1/1/18 - 12/31/18
Completed: 12/12
Books read: 30/12+
re-reads are ok, no page minimum, re-post when finished


January: early girl house thief young
house: Sparrow House by Karin Kaufman 4* 1/18

February: lies love red strange us
love & us: Where Two Hearts Meet: Tea For Two / Wherever Love Takes Us by Carrie Turansky 5* 2/2 - love & us
love: Love Remains by Kaye Dacus 3* 2/11
love: Love Letters by E'yen A. Gardner 6* 2/25

March: beautiful green heart luck you
you: If Ever I Would Leave You by Susan May Warren 1* 3/5

April: after flower good my pink
good: The Gift of a Good Start by Earl Sewell 4* 4/29
pink: Blush Pink Rose by Fawn Bailey 3* 4/30

May: glass his many one what
one: One Night with her Roommate by Noelle Adams 4* 5/4

June: game lilac up water wedding
up: Caught Up in Her by Lauren Blakely 4* 6/24
up: Seven Up by Janet Evanovich 3* 6/30

July: always blue in light summer
summer: Summer Grace by Jordan Taylor 5* 7/31

August: life name silver that woman
that: Gotta Be This or That by Renee Conoulty 3* 8/2

September: first gold lovely past sweet
first: First Contract by Frank Westworth 1* 9/30

October: brown ghost last next wild
last: Last Chance by Joann Baker & Patricia Mason 3* 10/15
last: Last Chance by Lindsay McKenna 4* 10/24
last: At Long Last by Elene Sallinger 3* 10/31

November: chill gray home short truth
grey: Color Me Grey 5* 11/24 & Shades of Grey 4* 11/30 in by J.C. Phelps
truth: A Killing Truth by D.V. Berkom 5* 11/30

December: Christmas long snow white year
Christmas:
King Henry's Christmas by Loretta Jackson & Vickie Britton 3* 12/1
Christmas Cookie Baby by Laura Marie Altom 3* 12/6
White-Hot Christmas by Serenity Woods 4* 12/10
Christmas Romance: 25 Dazzling Days to Romance Your Spouse Through Christmas by Sheila Holmes 3* 12/10
A Pony For Christmas by Bev Pettersen 6* 12/12
The Billionaire's First Christmas by Holly Rayner 5* 12/22
Merry Christmas, Santa by Cailin Briste 0* 12/25
Candy for Christmas by Novalee Swan 4* 12/27

Snow:
While It Was Snowing by Elyssa Patrick book 2 in Holiday for Two 3.5* 12/7
= Wie Schneeflocken im Wind=Falling Like Snowflakes by Denise Hunter 5* 12/18
Snow Kissed by the Billionaire by Lizabeth Scott 4* 12/26

Welcome A! HaHa!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

You must read 12 books - one each month - to participate in this challenge.
Do not read ahead.
You may read more than one book each month, if you like.

For this challenge I have chosen five key words associated with each month.
Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes
one or more of the key words for that month.

The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words.
For example- your title could include the word 'snowing' or 'snowflake' even though the key word is 'snow.'
If the word is singular, you may use a plural.

Keywords

✔January: early girl house thief young
The Girl In The Ice, Robert Bryndza, 22.01.2018

✔February: lies love red strange us
Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty, 13.02.2018

✔March: beautiful green heart luck you
Das wilde Herz der Lady Gwen, Kerstin Garde, 05.03.2018 (Herz = heart)

✔April: after flower good my pink
After the Wedding, Courtney Milan, 26.04.2018

✔May: glass his many one what
Tell No One, Harlan Coben, 25.05.2018
Glass Houses, Rachel Caine, 27.05.2018

✔June: game lilac up water wedding
Under the Lilacs, Louisa May Alcott, 28.06.2018

✔July: always blue in light summer
Summer Knight, Jim Butcher, 31.07.2018

✔August: life name silver that woman
My Name Is Memory, Ann Brashares, 07.08.2018

✔September: first gold lovely past sweet
Fifth Grave Past the Light, Darynda Jones, 14.09.2018

✔October: brown ghost last next wild
Ghouls Gone Wild, Victoria Laurie, 19.10.2018

✔November: chill gray home short truth
Gray Mountain, John Grisham, 30.11.2018

✔December: Christmas long snow white year
1225 Christmas Tree Lane, Debbie Macomber, 25.12.2018

Welcome Rina!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

You must read 12 books - one each month to participate in this challenge. Do not read ahead.

Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month.

January: early girl house thief young

February: lies love red strange us

March: beautiful green heart luck you

April: after flower good my pink

May: glass his many one what

June: game lilac up water wedding

July: always blue in light summer

August: life name silver that woman

September: first gold lovely past sweet

October: brown ghost last next wild

November: chill gray home short truth

December: Christmas long snow white year

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
12/12

Keywords
♐January: early girl house thief young - Dirty Girl Meghan March - 1/30

♐February: lies love red strange us - The Red Tiffany Reisz - 2/2

♐March: beautiful green heart luck you - Undone By You Kate Meader - 3/6
Red Dirt Heart N.R. Walker - 3/10
Did You Miss Me? Karen Rose - 3/12

♐April: after flower good my pink - After Hours Cara McKenna - 4/28

♐May: glass his many one what - Shards of Glass Arianne Richmonde - 5/26

♐June: game lilac up water wedding - A Game of Chance Linda Howard - 6/8

♐July: always blue in light summer - Wilde Nights in Paradise Tonya Burrows - 7/15

♐August: life name silver that woman - Love Life Lexy Timms - 8/28

♐September: first gold lovely past sweet - Feels Like the First Time Shawn Inmon - 9/16

♐October: brown ghost last next wild - Once Upon a Wild Fling Lauren Blakely - 10/30

♐November: chill gray home short truth - The Naked Truth Vi Keeland - 11/23

♐December: Christmas long snow white year -
Four For Christmas R.G. Alexander - 12/13
Mistress Christmas Lorelei James - 12/14

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

12/12 COMPLETED

✔January: early GIRL house thief young
The Girl With Red Hair - Michael J. Sanford 5/29

✔️February: lies LOVE red strange us
A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder - Victoria Laurie 3/14

✔️March: beautiful green HEART luck you
Heart of Venom - Jennifer Estep 3/8

✔April: after flower good MY pink
Flying by the Seat of My Knickers - Eliza Watson 7/18

✔️May: GLASS his many ONE what
Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline 5/29

✔️June: game lilac up water WEDDING
The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory 6/17

✔️July: always blue IN light summer
Whispers in the Dark - LeTeisha Newton 7/19

✔️August: life name silver that WOMAN
Spirit Woman - Zara Quentin 8/27

✔️September: first gold lovely past SWEET
Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson 9/30

✔October: brown GHOST last next wild
Ghost - Stephanie Rowe 12/15

✔️November: chill gray HOME short truth
Sweet Home - Tillie Cole 11/18

✔️December: CHRISTMAS long snow white year
The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10

My spot

January: early girl house thief young
February: lies love red strange us
March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Melanie, Karen, Barbara and Emelie!

Welcome Sarah!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 25, 2018
Do not read ahead. Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month.

January: Kiss the Girls- James Patterson- 8/27/18 (girl)

February: Redwall- Brian Jacques- 10/25/18 (red)

March: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18 (you)

April: Nighttime Is My Time- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/26/18 (my)

May: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency- Alexander McCall Smith- 8/30/18 (one)

June: A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin- 6/8/18 (game)

July: Summer Reign- John Conroe- 8/1/18 (summer)

August: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman- P.D. James- 9/26/18 (woman)

September: Hunting The Past- J.C. Diem- 12/2/18 (past)

October: Wicked Ghosts- Lily Harper Hart- 10/6/18 (ghost)

November: Hunting The Truth- J.C. Diem- 12/5/18 (truth)

December: Single White Vampire- Lynsay Sands- 12/16/18 (white)

Welcome Sam!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

12/12

Keywords
January: early
Poirot's Early Cases by Agatha Christie 6/14/18
February: strange
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 2/7/18
March: heart
Heartless by Gail Carriger 3/26/18
April: after
After Hours by Cara McKenna 5/1/18
May: one
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake 6/19/18
June: up
Purl Up and Die by Maggie Sefton 8/1/18
July: blue
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke 9/15/18
August: life
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales 11/10/18
September: sweet
Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 12/15/18
October: brown
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol 12/18/18
November: short
Short Rides by Lorelei James 12/20/18
December: Christmas
Christmas Cookie Mystery by Naomi Miller 12/6/18

Welcome Bonita!

I would like to join this challenge!
MONTHLY KEYWORD CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

0/12
January: early house girl thief young
February: lies love red strange us
March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long Snow White year

Welcome Michelle!

Monthly Keyword Challenge]
Completed: 12/12

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Keywords

January: early, girl, house, thief, young
✔girl - Single Girl Problems: Why Being Single Isn't a Problem to Be Solved by Andrea Bain 1/15/18
✔house - The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House by McKay Coppins 1/31/18

February: lies, love, red, strange. us
✔lies - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 2/19/18
✔red - The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence by Elizabeth Loupas 3/4/18
✔strange - Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2/17/18

March: beautiful, green, heart, luck, you
✔beautiful - The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry 3/21/18
✔heart - Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers 3/30/18
✔you - The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use by K.S.R. Burns 3/12/18

April: after, flower, good, my, pink
✔good - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 4/8/18
✔my - Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur 4/22/18

May: glass, his, many, one, what
✔one - Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick 5/10/18
✔what - Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food by Rachel Herz 5/28/18

June: game, lilac, up, water, wedding
✔water - The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage by Jared Yates Sexton 6/6/18
✔wedding - Exposed: Confessions of a Wedding Photographer: A Memoir by Claire Lewis 6/27/18

July: always, blue, in, light, summer
✔Blue - You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again: One Woman's Painfully Funny Quest to Give It Up by Heather McDonald 7/27/18
✔In - An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels 7/13/18

August: life, name, silver, that, woman
✔life - Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper 8/7/18
✔woman - Still Kicking: My Journey as the First Woman to Play Division I College Football by Katie Hnida 8/26/18

September: first, gold, lovely, past, sweet
✔first - Letters from Pemberley: The First Year by Jane Dawkins 9/8/18

October: brown, ghost, last, next, wild
✔last - The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe 10/31/18
✔wild - The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolyn Meyer 10/19/18

November: chill, gray, home, short, truth
✔short - At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 11/19/18

December: Christmas, long, snow, white, year
✔year - The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 12/13/18
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Welcome Kellie!

Monthly Key Word Challenge

Challenge Accepted: January 1, 2018
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: December 31, 2018

January: early girl house thief young
February: lies love red strange us
March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Elaine!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
Completed: 03/12

Keywords
January: early girl house thief young
11/10 ***

February: lies love red strange us
22/02 ****

March: beautiful green heart luck you
31/03 ****

April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Jade!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
Completed: 02/12

Keywords:
January: early girl house thief young

1 - The Girls by Emma Cline [finished: 1/13/2018]

February: lies love red strange us

2 - Made for Love by Alissa Nutting [finished: 2/26/2018]

March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Stephanie!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
0/12

Keywords
January: early girl house thief young
February: lies love red strange us
March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Mave!

12/12

January: early girl house thief young
Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer 17 January 2018 ★★★

February: lies love red strange us
The Red Lily by Juliette Cross 15 February 2018 ★★★★★

March: beautiful green heart luck you
The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost 6 March 2018 ★★★★★

April: after flower good my pink
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison 5 April 2018 ★★★★★

May: glass his many one what
What the Bride Didn't Know by Kelly Hunter 25 May 2018 ★★★★★

June: game lilac up water wedding
Water to Burn by Katharine Kerr 30 June 2018 ★★★★

July: always blue in light summer
In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker 8 July 2018 ★★★★


August: life name silver that woman
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh 12 August 2018 ★★★★★


September: first gold lovely past sweet
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown 23 September 2018 ★★★★

October: brown ghost last next wild
Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae 12 October 2018 ★★★

November: chill gray home short truth
Truths and Roses: A Love Story by Inglath Cooper 12 November2018 ★★★


December: Christmas long snow white year
Convenient Christmas Brides: The Captain's Christmas Journey / The Viscount's Yuletide Betrothal / One Night Under the Mistletoe by Carla Kelly, Louise Allen and Laurie Benson 11 December 2018 ★★★★

Welcome Christine!

I'm in!

Completed: 8/12
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January: early girl house thief young The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey Jan 4
February: lies love red strange us Strange Fire by Tommy Wallach Feb 28
March: beautiful green heart luck you All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka Mar 17
April: after flower good my pink In the After Demitria Lunetta Apr 29
May: glass his many one what Glass Houses by Rachel Caine May 7
June: game lilac up water wedding I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart June 17
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Oct 27
November: chill gray home short truth And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman Nov 30
December: Christmas long snow white year
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Welcome Cyn! One done already!!

That one looks interesting.

I have like 8000 books on my kindle. So I "TRY' to use books from there for this challenge. I haven't searched yet....something to do today!

You must read 12 books - one each month - to participate in this challenge. Do not read ahead.
You may read more than one book each month, if you like.

For this challenge I have chosen five key words associated with each month.
Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes
one or more of the key words for that month.

✔️January: early girl house thief young The Red House by Mark Haddon read 17/1/2018
✔️February: lies love red strange us
Enduring Love Ian McEwan
Pages:274 p. Date read: 21/2/2018 Rating: 4 stars
✔️March: beautiful green heart luck you
Ik weet waar je woont Unni Lindell 403 p. 31 March 2018 2 stars Dutch word ‘Je’ =you
✔️April: after flower good my pink
In mijn dromen Simone van der Vlugt 267 p. 5 apil 2018 3 stars
The title translates as ‘in MY dreams.
✔️May: glass his many one what
The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls 288 p. 28 november 2018 4 stars

✔️June: game lilac up water wedding
What a Carve Up! Jonathan Coe 501 p. 7 july 2018 5 stars
✔️July: always blue in light summer
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll 239 p. 4 july 2018 5 stars
✔️August: life name silver that woman
Life Sentences Laura Lippman 390 p. 4 december 2018 1 star
✔️September: first gold lovely past sweet
The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop

J.A. Whiting 204 p. 12/2/2018 4 stars
✔️October: brown ghost last next wild
Last Flag Flying Darryl Ponicsan 224 p
November: chill gray home short truth

December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Claire!

Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

2/12

You must read 12 books - one each month to participate in this challenge. Do not read ahead.

January: early girl house thief young

House: The Cider House Rules by John Irving - 1/15

February: lies love red strange us

Us: The Rest of Us Just Live Here - 2/5

March: beautiful green heart luck you

April: after flower good my pink

May: glass his many one what

June: game lilac up water wedding

July: always blue in light summer

August: life name silver that woman

September: first gold lovely past sweet

October: brown ghost last next wild

November: chill gray home short truth

December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Candy!

The Lost Challenges
Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

Progress: 3 out of 12

I participated in Kim's challenge on her site for a few years. I thought it would be a fun challenge for us. There are many other challenges out on the internet.

You must read 12 books - one each month - to participate in this challenge.
Do not read ahead.
You may read more than one book each month, if you like.

For this challenge I have chosen five key words associated with each month.
Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes
one or more of the key words for that month.

The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words.
For example- your title could include the word 'snowing' or 'snowflake' even though the key word is 'snow.'
If the word is singular, you may use a plural.

Keywords

January: early girl house thief young:
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly - ***** - 1/22/2018 - 487 Pages



February: lies love red strange us
I Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 2/4/2018 - 35 Pages



March: beautiful green heart luck you

April: after flower good my pink
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages



May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Challenge Rules
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*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
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I want to do this one! =)

January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

Keywords

January: early girl house thief young Final Girls by Riley Sager
February: lies love red strange us
March: beautiful green heart luck you
April: after flower good my pink
May: glass his many one what
June: game lilac up water wedding
July: always blue in light summer
August: life name silver that woman
September: first gold lovely past sweet
October: brown ghost last next wild
November: chill gray home short truth
December: Christmas long snow white year

Welcome Banshee and Niki!

JoAnne, would you accept books with the Keyword in the subtitle like this one: The Quest for Forgiveness: She was on a collision course with her past?

Agnieszka wrote: "JoAnne, would you accept books with the Keyword in the subtitle like this one: The Quest for Forgiveness: She was on a collision course with her past?"

Yes!

JoAnne wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "JoAnne, would you accept books with the Keyword in the subtitle like this one: The Quest for Forgiveness: She was on a collision course with her past?"

Yes!"

Thank you!

would you accept TRUE for truth??

Thx!

Joann wrote: "would you accept TRUE for truth??

Thx!"

For November, yes. Other forms of the words are acceptable. :)

Are you planning to continue this challenge next year? I really hope it :-)

Agnieszka wrote: "Are you planning to continue this challenge next year? I really hope it :-)"

Yes, I have most of the January challenges ready to go!!