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New year, fresh list

Happy Reading Everyone!

January 2018 Mini Challenge
1/1/2018 - 1/31/2018

2/5

Jan 1 New Year's Day 1st in New Series -

Jan 5 (Bird Day), Jan 20 (Penguin Awareness): Bird on Cover or Title - All the Crooked Saints: 1/7/18

Jan 8 (Male Watcher), Jan 12 (Feast of Fabulous Wild Men): Man on cover or Male author - A Covert Affair: 1/5/18

Jan 13 Friday the 13th: 13th Book in Series -

Jan 15 Hat Day: Hat on Cover -

My own bonus: Read an additional Bird and Male book

2018 A-Z Title Challenge
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018

20/26 Completed - best year yet

Completed List
(view spoiler)[A- All the Crooked Saints: 1/7/18
B- The Black Painting: 2/24/18
C- Christmas Caramel Murder: 1/1/18
D- Death on Tap: 3/7/2018
E- Every Breath You Take: 2/22/18
F- Fifty Fifty: 7/21/18
G- Grave Errors: 12/10/18
H- The Hidden Staircase: 2/15/18
I- Into the Black Nowhere: 5/20/18
K- Kneading to Die: 2/8/18
L- Long Road to Mercy: 12/24/18
M-Murder in the Manuscript Room: 2/3/18
P- P.S. I Miss You: 12/13/18
R- Regrets Only: 8/29/18
S- The Shadow Cabinet: 6/15/18
T- Thunderhead: 2/15/18
U- The Uninvited Corpse: 8/28/18
V- The Vanishing Season: 2/16/18
W- Wonder: 4/16/18
Y- You Don't Own Me: 12/3/18
(hide spoiler)]
Missed Letters: J, N, O, Q, X, Z

2018 Around the USA Challenge
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018

15/51 completed - hoping next year is better

List here below
(view spoiler)[Alabama-
Alaska-
Arizona- The Secret of Shadow Ranch: 7/14/18
Arkansas-
California- The Silent Partner: 8/19/18
Colorado- All the Crooked Saints: 1/7/18
Connecticut- Kneading to Die: 2/8/18
Delaware-
District of Columbia-
Florida-
Georgia- Tailspin: 11/14/18
Hawaii-
Idaho-
Illinois-
Indiana- Majoring In Murder: 8/27/18
Iowa-
Kansas-
Kentucky-
Louisiana-
Maine- Death of a Kitchen Diva: 3/16/18
Maryland- Murder at the Mansion: 7/22/18
Massachusetts- The Vanishing Season: 2/16/18
Michigan- The Chocolate Book Bandit: 2/19/18
Minnesota- Christmas Caramel Murder: 1/1/18
Mississippi-
Missouri-
Montana-
Nebraska-
Nevada-
New Hampshire-
New Jersey-
New Mexico-
New York- Murder in the Manuscript Room: 2/3/18
North Carolina-
North Dakota-
Ohio-
Oklahoma-
Oregon-
Pennsylvania-
Rhode Island-
South Carolina-
South Dakota-
Tennessee-
Texas- Into the Black Nowhere: 5/20/18
Utah-
Vermont-
Virginia- Chili Con Corpses: 2/2/18
Washington- Death on Tap: 3/7/2018
West Virginia-
Wisconsin-
Wyoming- (hide spoiler)]

2018 POPSUGAR Ultimate Reading Challenge
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018

Basic level (40) 12/40 Completed - Not very successful oh well.
List Below
(view spoiler)[
[X ] A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 1/19/18
[ ] True Crime
[X ] The next book in a series you started: Murder in the Manuscript Room: 2/3/18
[X] A book involving a heist: A Covert Affair - 1/5/18
[ ] Nordic Noir

[ ] A novel based on a real person
[X ] A book set in a country that fascinates you: Many a Twist: 4/16/18 (Ireland)
[ ] A book with a time of day in the title
[ ] A book about a villain or antihero
[ ] A book about death or grief

[ ] A book with your favorite color in the title
[X ] A book with alliteration in the title: Chili Con Corpses: 2/2/18
[ ] A book about time travel
[ ] A book with a weather element in the title
[ ] A book set at Sea

[X] A book with an animal in the title - The Chocolate Cat Caper: 8/24/18
[ ] A book set on a different planet
[ ] A book with song lyrics in the title
[ X] A book about or set on Halloween- Death Overdue: 3/29/18
[X] A book with characters who are twins - Grave Errors: 12/10/18 (brothers/twins Ray and Rick)

[ ] A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
[ ] A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
[X] A book that is also a stage play or musical- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2: 7/22/18
[ ] A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
[ ] A book about feminism

[ ] A book about mental health
[ ] A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
[ ] A book by two authors
[ ] A book about or involving a sport
[ ] A book by a local author

[ ] A book mentioned in another book
[ ] A book from a celebrity book club
[ ] A childhood classic you’ve never read
[X ] A book that’s published in 2018: Thunderhead: 2/16/18
[ ] A past Goodread’s Choice Awards winner

[ ] A book set in the decade you were born
[X ] a book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to: All the Crooked Saints: 1/7/18
[ ] A book with an ugly cover
[X] A book that involves a bookstore or library: The Chocolate Book Bandit: 2/19/18
[ ] Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge

Advanced (10) 0/10

[ ] A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
[ ] A cyberpunk book
[ ] A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
[ ] A book tied to your ancestry
[ ] A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title

[ ] An allegory
[ ] A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
[ ] A microhistory
[ ] A book about a problem facing society today
[ ] A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (hide spoiler)]

Hi Kat,
Happy New Year to you and your family. My name is Bonnie Drummond and I'm Good Reads Member also. I like to tell you that I am doing 3 of your challenges.
1. January 2018 Mini Challenge
2. 2018 A - Z Challenge
3. Around the USA Challenge
I'm going to get through all of these before the end of the Year. Thanks so much for posting these challenges.
Bonnie Drummond

Winter 2017/2018 Challenge
12/21/17 - 3/19/18
0/3 words

4/5 letters
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S- Schaffhausen, Joanna - Thunderhead: 2/16/18 - 4 stars
C- Cheddar Off Dead: Julia Buckley: 12/26/17 - 5 Stars
A- All the Crooked Saints: Maggie Stiefvater: 1/7/18 - 4 stars
R- Rowling, J. K.: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 1/19/18 - 5 stars
F- (hide spoiler)]

7/8 letters
(view spoiler)[E- Edelman, Julian: Relentless: A Memoir: 12/30/17 - 4 stars
A- Albert, Melissa: The Hazel Wood: 2/23/18 - 5 stars
R- Rowling, J.K: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 1/1/18 - 5 stars
M- Mann, Susan: A Covert Affair: 1/5/18 - 5 stars
U-
F- Fluke, Joanne: Plum Pudding Murder: 1/1/18 - 5 stars
F- Fluke, Joanne: Christmas Caramel Murder: 1/1/18 - 5 stars
S- Stanley, J. B.: Chili Con Corpses: 2/2/18 - 5 stars (hide spoiler)]

4/7 letters
(view spoiler)[M- Macramé Murder: Mollie Cox Bryan: 1/8/18 - 5 stars
I-
T- Thunderhead: Neal Shusterman: 2/15/18 - 5 stars
T-
E- Every Breath You Take: Mary Higgins Clark: 2/22/18 - 5 stars
N- Neil Olsen: The Black Painting: 2/2/4/18 - 4 stars
S- (hide spoiler)]

February 2018 Mini Challenge
2/1/2018 - 2/28/2018

2/5 Completed
List Below
(view spoiler)[Feb (Great American Pie Month), Feb 20 (Cherry Pie Day) & Feb 22 (Washington’s Birthday): Book with Pie -

Feb 2 (Ground Hog Day): Book with shadow - Kneading to Die: 2/8/18

Feb 5 (National Weatherman's Day): Book with weather term -

Feb 13 (Get a Different Name Day): Book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The Chocolate Book Bandit: 2/19/18

Feb 18 (National Drink Wine Day) & Feb 24 (Open That Bottle Night): Book with wine - (hide spoiler)]

As a fellow Popsugar person, do you have a recommendation for "A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge"?

I would say check out the Popsugar challenge thread, or shelves/personal challenge threads of anyone participating. Mine only has a few entries right now, but feel free to look. The GR Popsugar group is also a good place to browse for ideas.

2018 Summer Challenge
6/20/18 - 9/21/18

Completed 1/3 words

5/6 letters
(view spoiler)[S- The Silent Partner: 8/19/18
U- The Uninvited Corpse: 8/28/18
M- Murder at the Mansion: 7/22/18
M- The Moscow Deception: 8/27/18
E-
R- Ross, Barbara - Stowed Away: 8/30/18 (hide spoiler)]

Completed 5/5 letters
B- Berried Secrets: 9/19/18
E- Erin Duffy - Regrets Only: 8/29/18
A- All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother: 8/6/18
C- Cookies and Scream: 8/14/18
H- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2: 7/22/18

4/6 letters
(view spoiler)[P-Patterson, James: Fifty Fifty: 7/21/18
I- I've Got My Eyes on You: 8/4/18
C- Cornelia Kidd - Death and a Pot of Chowder: 8/5/18
N-
I-
C- The Chocolate Cat Caper: 8/24/18 (hide spoiler)]

Twelve Towers Challenge
July 1, 2018 - ?

Aiming for Need for Speed (18months: Dec 31, 2019) and Cagney & Lacey Award (50-77 mysteries)

33/78 as of 2/1/19

Recently Acquired (12) Books 1-12
✔1. Murder at the Mansion: 7/22/18 (mystery)
✔2. Death and a Pot of Chowder: 8/5/18 (mystery)
✔3. All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother: 8/6/18
4. Our House
5. What Happened That Night
✔6. In Her Bones: 1/1/19 (Thriller)
✔7. Trust Me: 1/31/19 (Thriller)
8. Little Comfort
9. When Life Gives You Lululemons
✔10. Murder in Her Stocking: 2/4/19
11. Slayed on the Slopes
12. Steamed Open

Never Have Time For (11) Books 13 - 23
✔13. The Chocolate Cat Caper: 8/24/18 (mystery)
14. Angels & Demons
15. Bookplate Special
16. I Am What I Am
17. Zero Day
18. Private
19. The Sword of Shannara
20. A Game of Thrones
21. A Killer Plot
22. The Casual Vacancy
23. A Life in Time and Space: The Biography of David Tennant

Randomly Selected (10) Books 24 - 33
✔24. I've Got My Eyes on You: 8/4/18 (thriller/mystery)
✔25. Cookies and Scream: 8/14/18 (mystery)
✔26. The Silent Partner: 8/19/18 (mystery)
✔27. Red Alert: 8/25/18 (thriller)
✔28. The Uninvited Corpse: 8/28/18 (mystery)
✔29. Regrets Only: 8/29/18
✔30. Berried Secrets: 9/19/18 (mystery)
✔31. Twisted Threads: 10/6/18 (mystery)
32. Dead and Berried - Karen MacInerney
33. Winter


Sequels/Series Continuations (9) Books 34 - 42
✔34. Fifty Fifty: 7/21/18 (Mystery/Thriller)
✔35. Majoring In Murder: 8/27/18 (mystery)
✔36. The Moscow Deception: 8/27/18 (mystery/thriller)
✔37. Stowed Away: 8/30/18 (mystery)
✔38. Apple Turnover Murder: 9/27/18 (mystery)
✔39. Read and Gone: 10/31/18 (mystery)
✔40. Murder Go Round: 11/12/18 (mystery)
✔41. Grave Errors: 12/10/18 (mystery)
✔42. The Pint of No Return: 1/10/19 (mystery)

Novellas/Short-Stories (8) Books 43 - 50

Everyone Else Read (7) Books 51 - 57
✔51. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2: 7/22/18
✔52. City of Bones: 9/1/18
53. The Girl on the Train
54. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
54.
55.
56.
57.

Anticipated Releases (6) Books 58 - 63
58. The Summer Wives
✔59. Tailspin: 11/14/18 (mystery/thriller)
✔60. Texas Ranger: 11/2/18 (thriller)
✔61. You Don't Own Me: 12/3/18 (mystery/thriller)
✔62. Long Road to Mercy: 12/24/18 (thriller)
✔63. The Good Fight: 9/23/18

Goodreads Recommendations (5) Books 64 - 68
64. Bless Her Dead Little Heart
65. Murder at Hatfield House
66. Still Life
67. A Spoonful of Murder
68. Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates

Started but not Finished (4) Books 69 - 72

Previously Read (3) Books 73 - 75
✔73. The Chocolate Bear Burglary: 9/20/18
✔74. The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle: 1/26/19
75.

Odd Covers (2) Books 76 - 77

Book that Intimidates (1)
78.

August 2018 Mini Challenge
August 1 - August 31, 2018

Completed 3/5
List Below
(view spoiler)[ Aug (Water Quality Month), Aug 4 (U.S. Coast Guard Day), and Aug 7 (National Lighthouse Day): Book set near water or that features a lighthouse - Death and a Pot of Chowder: 8/5/18

Aug 4 (National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day): Book with cookies - Cookies and Scream: 8/14/18

Aug 9 (Book Lover's Day) and Aug 17 (National Thriftshop Day): Used or Borrowed Book - I've Got My Eyes on You: 8/4/18 (borrowed from library)

Aug 19 (Aviation Day): Book featuring some sort of aircraft on the cover-

Aug 26 (National Dog Day): Book featuring a dog - (hide spoiler)]

September 2018 Mini Challenge
9/1/18 - 9/30/18

4/5 Completed

List Below
(view spoiler)[Sept 6 (Read a Book Day) & Sept 8 (International Literacy Day): Reader’s choice - Berried Secrets: 9/19/18

Sept 10 (Sewing Machine Day): Read a book involving sewing -

Sept 17 (National Apple Dumpling Day) & Sept 26 (Johnny Appleseed Day): Read a book featuring apples- Apple Turnover Murder: 9/28/18

Sept 19 (International Talk Like A Pirate Day): Read a book featuring a pirate, a ship/boat, or treasure- The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up: 9/25/18 (involves boats and a canoe)

Sept 22 (Business Women's Day): Character owns HER own business - The Chocolate Bear Burglary: 9/20/18 (hide spoiler)]

Autumn 2018 Challenge
9/22/18 - 12/21/18

0/4 words

3/4 letters
(view spoiler)[F- Fluke, Joanne - Apple Turnover Murder: 9/27/18
A- Anatomy of a Scandal: 12/5/18
L- Leslie Meier - Silver Anniversary Murder: 12/16/18
L- (hide spoiler)]

3/5 letters
(view spoiler)[C- City of Ashes: 10/14/18
I-
D- Death in Paris: 12/17/18
E-
R- Read and Gone: 10/31/18 (hide spoiler)]

3/8 letters
(view spoiler)[F-
O-
O-
T- Texas Ranger: 11/2/18
B- Bloom and Doom: 11/4/18
A-
L- Lea Wait - Twisted Threads: 10/6/18
L- (hide spoiler)]

3/9 letters
(view spoiler)[S- Sandra Brown - Tailspin: 11/14/18
C- Carol J. Perry - Grave Errors: 12/10/18
A-
R-
E-
C- Carol J. Perry - Murder Go Round: 11/12/18
R-
O-
W- (hide spoiler)]

October 2018 Mini Challenge
10/1/18 - 10/31/18

1/5 completed

List Below
(view spoiler)[Oct 1 (International Day for the Elderly): Read a book with an elderly character - Twisted Threads: 10/6/18 (character(s): Gram & Ruth)

Oct (National Scrapbooking Month) & Oct 6 (World Card Making Day): Read a book featuring paper crafts such as card making, scrapbooking, bookmaking, or decoupage -

Oct 1 (National Homemade Cookies Day), Oct 12 (Cookbook Launch Day), Oct 14 (National Dessert Day) & Oct 21 (National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day): Read a book featuring some sort of dessert on the cover-

Oct 17 (Wear Something Gaudy Day): Read a book with a “gaudy” or ugly cover-

Oct 31 (Carve a Pumpkin Day and Halloween): Read a book featuring pumpkins on the cover or set at Halloween- (hide spoiler)]

November 2018 Mini Challenge
11/01/18 - 11/30/18

1/5 completed

List Below
(view spoiler)[Nov 2 (Plan your Epitaph Day): Read a book with a tombstone/grave/graveyard on the cover or in the story/title -

Nov (National Novel Writing Month), Nov 5 (Book Lovers Day) & Nov 8 (Young Readers Day): Read a book ABOUT books -

Nov 2 (Look for Circles Day): Read a book that has something round on the cover-

Nov 17 (World Peace Day): Read a book set in a country other than your own -

Nov 22 (Go for a Ride Day): Read a book in which someone goes for a ride - Tailspin: 11/14/18 (involved flying and driving) (hide spoiler)]

For National Novel Writing Month, on that day, I was either reading Sandra Scofield's The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer or her The Last Draft: A Novelist's Guide to Revision. One of those. I'm just about done with The Last Draft, so it was probably that one.

December 2018 Mini Challenge
12/1/18 - 12/31/18

4/5 Completed

Dec 3 (National Roof Over Your Head Day): Read a book with the word "house" in the title, or that shows some sort of house on the cover- Grave Errors: 12/10/18

Dec 19 (Look for an Evergreen Day): Read a book with a tree on the cover, or as part of the story -

Dec 21 (Look on the Bright Side Day & National Flashlight Day): Find a book with some sort of light source on the cover- You Don't Own Me: 12/3/18

Dec 27 (Make Cutout Snowflakes Day): Read a book with snow/snowflakes on the cover, or in the title - An Unwanted Guest: 12/30/18

Dec 31 (Make up Your Mind Day): Make up your mind to read a book that you’ve been putting off reading- P.S. I Miss You: 12/13/18

2018-2019 Winter Challenge
December 21, 2018 - March 20, 2019

0/5 words as of 2/11/19

5/8 letters as of 2/11/19
✔S- Sadie: 1/6/19
✔N- Night of the Living Deed: 1/26/19
O-
✔W- The Whole Cat and Caboodle: 1/22/19
B-
A-
✔L- Long Road to Mercy: 12/24/18
✔L- The Little Shop of Found Things: 1/14/19

0/5 letters
C-
O-
C-
O-
A-

4/6 letters as of 2/11/19
✔E- Ellie Alexander - The Pint of No Return: 1/9/19
✔G- Goldberg, Lee - True Fiction: 12/26/18
✔G- Go to My Grave: 1/11/19
N-
O-
✔G- The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: 1/26/19

4/7 letters of 2/11/19
✔C- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle: 1/26/19
O-
O-
K-
✔I- In Her Bones: 1/1/19
✔E- Edwin Hill - Little Comfort: 1/19/19
✔S- Shari Lapena - An Unwanted Guest: 12/30/18

5/11 letters as of 2/11/19
✔G- G.A. McKevett - Murder in Her Stocking: 2/4/19
I-
N-
G-
E-
✔R- Robbins, Mel - The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage: 12/26/18
B-
✔R- Ryan, Hank Phillippi - Trust Me: 1/31/19
E-
✔A- Anthony Horowitz - Forever and a Day: 1/6/19
✔D- A Dark and Twisting Path: 1/12/19

January 2019 Mini Challenge
1/1/19 - 1/31/19

4/5 Completed

1. Jan (National Hobby Month): Read a book about your favorite hobby/pastime -

2. Jan 1 (New Year's Day): Read the first book in a series you have never read before - The Whole Cat and Caboodle: 1/22/19

3. Jan 9 (National Take the Stairs Day): Read a book with “stairs” or “step” in the title or on the cover - Go to My Grave: 1/11/19 (stairs on cover)

4. Jan 10 (Bittersweet Chocolate Day) & Jan 27 (Chocolate Cake Day): Read a book that features “chocolate” in the title or depicted on the cover- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle: 1/26/19

5. Jan 27 (Punch the Clock Day): Read a book with a time of day in the title or, a book with some sort of timepiece on the cover -The Pint of No Return: 1/9/19 (clock on cover)

2019 Title & Author Challenge
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

11/52 as of 2/1/19

A
A
B
B
C- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle - JoAnna Carl: 1/26/19
C
D- A Dark and Twisting Path - Julia Buckley: 1/12/19
D
E
E- Edwin Hill - Little Comfort: 1/19/19
F-Forever and a Day - Anthony Horowitz: 1/6/19
F
G- Go to My Grave - Catriona McPherson: 1/11/19
G
H
H
I
I
J
J
K
K
L- The Little Shop of Found Things - Paula Brackston: 1/14/19
L
M
M
N- Night of the Living Deed - E.J. Copperman: 1/26/19
N
O
O
P- The Pint of No Return: 1/9/19
P
Q
Q
R
R
S- Sadie: 1/6/19
S
T- Trust Me - Hank Phillippi Ryan: /31/19
T
U
U
V
V
W- The Whole Cat and Caboodle - Sofie Ryan: 1/22/19
W
X
X
Y
Y
Z
Z

February 2019 Mini Challenge
Feb 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2019

0/5 as of 2/1/19

1. Feb 5 (National Weatherman's Day): Read a book with a weather term in the title-

2. Feb 5 (Chinese New Years) & Feb 20 (Love Your Pet Day): Read a book that features a Chinese zodiac animal in the title or on the cover -

3. Feb 11 (Make a Friend Day): Read a book from a friend’s GoodReads bookshelf -

4. Feb 13 (Get a Different Name Day): Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym -

5. February (Creative Romance Month) & Feb 14 (Valentine’s Day): Read a book with a mostly pink or red cover, or with the word “pink” or “red” in the title -