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message 1: by jingles (last edited Aug 14, 2020 10:19AM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 11:38AM

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BOOK EXPLORATION: After Dark
DURATION: OPEN

After Dark|Haruki Murakami

Since it was time for another Series Exploration challenge, I thought perhaps, I would take a second look at a new way of doing this type of challenge. Instead of focusing on a series, this time, I chose a single book instead. I love the series based challenges and will of course continue to do those in the future, but not everyone reads series books, and so this is a way of focusing just one book, rather than many books in one challenge.

This is a combination task, spell out, and cover challenge. You are welcome to use this particular book in this challenge.

You may complete one section of the challenge (task, spell or cover), or as many sections as you like. Books for this challenge may be read in any order.
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TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Only one book per item, 5 books total.

1. AFTER DARK:
After Dark is a novel written by Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. It is a short story at only 191 pages.
✿Read a book written by a Japanese author, OR
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
Haruki Murakami was born January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.
✿Read a book set in Japan, OR
✿Read a book published in January.

3. GENRES:
After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary.
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
After Dark's average rating is 3.69. So far, it has 92,899 ratings here on Goodreads, and 6,437 reviews.
✿Read a book with over 92,899 ratings, OR
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above, OR
✿Read a book with more than 6,437 reviews here on GR

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
After Dark was originally published in 2004. It was an International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee for 2009.
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009, OR
✿Read a book from the International DUBLIN Literary Award Winners list.

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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

1. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover. If it's colorful to you, it works for me.

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
The story is described as set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn.
✿Read a book with a midnight scene, a dawn scene, or something pertaining to a witch shown on the cover.

3. OBSCURE IMAGES:
Though the cover is colorful, it isn't clear. To me, it looks somewhat distorted. Is that a man walking down a street, for example? Are those colorful flowers shown on the sides? Is that a sidewalk or a walkway?
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something distorted or obscure, a sidewalk or partial sidewalk, flowers, a man, or a street.

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The characters are described as a student, a jazz trombonist, a "love hotel" manager and her staff, a Chinese prostitute and a businessman.
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
A student, a musical instrument, a hotel, something connected to or portraying "love", a Chinese person, or a businessman.

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the items listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.

1. After Dark
2. Haruki Murakami
3. Eri Asai
4. Kaoru
5. Mari Asai
6. Takahashi Tetsuya
7. Shirakawa

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message 2: by jingles (last edited Aug 30, 2020 02:41AM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 11:39AM

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Participants - SCC photo Participants_zpsrrggzwrq.png

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1. Katharine

2. Nancy85

3. Sam

4. Tammie

5. Yugadi

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message 3: by jingles (last edited Dec 09, 2019 12:00PM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 11:39AM

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167. SCC: Book Exploration - After Dark
Date: 07/01/19 - 11/22/19
77/77 Completed

Challenge Link: SCC: Book Exploration - After Dark

TASKS:
✔1. AFTER DARK:
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).
The Tudor Plot|Steve Berry|07.06.19|★★★★|{133 Pages}

✔2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
✿Read a book published in January.
Black Gun, Silver Star|Art T. Burton|07.03.19|★★★★|{Pub January 3, 2006}

✔3. GENRES:
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.
The Skull Beneath The Skin|P.D. James|07.05.19|★★|{Fiction}

✔4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above.
Too Late to Say Goodbye|Ann Rule|07.01.19|★★★★|{Avg. Rating = 4.00}

✔5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009
What Angels Fear|C.S. Harris|07.30.19|★★★★|{Published Nov 2005}

The Tudor Plot (Cotton Malone, #7.5) by Steve Berry

Black Gun, Silver Star The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves by Art T. Burton

The Skull Beneath The Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2) by P.D. James

What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) by C.S. Harris

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COVER ITEMS:
✔6. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover.
The Big Kahuna|Janet Evanovich|07.18.19|★★★

✔7. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
✿Read a book with a midnight scene.
While the City Slept|Eli Sanders|07.18.19|★★

✔8. OBSCURE IMAGES:
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover: a man.
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life|Jonathan Gould|07.06.19|★

✔9. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something connected to or portraying "love":
Be Careful What You Wish For|Jeffrey Archer|09.04.19|★★★★

The Big Kahuna (Fox and O'Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich

While the City Slept A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness by Eli Sanders

Otis Redding An Unfinished Life by Jonathan Gould

Be Careful What You Wish For (The Clifton Chronicles #4) by Jeffrey Archer

A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County, #3) by Karin Slaughter

The Last Word (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #3) by Ellery Adams

Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy, #1) by Rhys Bowen

Zero Day (John Puller, #1) by David Baldacci

The Grand Tour The Life and Music of George Jones by Rich Kienzle

Hank The Short Life and Long Country Road of Hank Williams by Mark Ribowsky

Thirteen Days A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. Kennedy

An Unexplained Death The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere by Mikita Brottman

Bury the Lead (Andy Carpenter #3) by David Rosenfelt

American Kingpin The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton

Knit the Season A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel by Kate Jacobs

Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) by Alexander McCall Smith

Hunting El Chapo The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most-Wanted Drug Lord by Cole Merrell

Invisible (Ivy Malone Mysteries, #1) by Lorena McCourtney

Murder in the Bayou Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? by Ethan Brown

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie

Inga Kennedy's Great Love, Hitler's Perfect Beauty, and J. Edgar Hoover's Prime Suspect by Scott Farris

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

The Bishop's Pawn (Cotton Malone, #13) by Steve Berry

Unmasked A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber

It's Not about Perfect Competing for My Country and Fighting for My Life by Shannon Miller

The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs, #15) by Jacqueline Winspear

The Only Girl My Life and Times on the Masthead of Rolling Stone by Robin Green

Unnatural Causes A Dr. Katie LeClair Mystery (Dr. Katie LeClair Mysteries, Book 1) by Dawn Eastman

Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby, #2) by Janet Evanovich

You Can't Make This Up CD Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television by Al Michaels

Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #9) by Robyn Carr

I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1) by Carolyn Keene

If I Can't Have You Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Chldren by Gregg Olsen

Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp, #3) by Vince Flynn

Indelible (Grant County, #4) by Karin Slaughter

Angel's Rest (Eternity Springs Series, Book 1) by Emily March

The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew, #2) by Carolyn Keene

American Ghost A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest by Hannah Nordhaus

The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7) by Elizabeth Peters

I Said Yes to Everything A Memoir by Lee Grant

Look Alive Twenty-Five (Stephanie Plum, #25) by Janet Evanovich

Take the Fall (Take the Fall, #1) by Marquita Valentine

The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14) by Steve Berry

The Unquiet Grave A Novel by Sharyn McCrumb

My Soul to Take A Novel of Iceland by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce, #10) by Alan Bradley

Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1) by Charlaine Harris

Improbable Cause (J.P. Beaumont, #5) by J.A. Jance

After the War is Over by Jennifer Robson

Whiskey River (Detroit, #1) by Loren D. Estleman

Autumn in Venice Ernest Hemingway and His Last Muse by Andrea di Robilant

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message 4: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 02, 2020 05:24PM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 02:58PM

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Only one book per item, 5 books total.

1. AFTER DARK:
After Dark is a novel written by Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. It is a short story at only 191 pages.
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).-The Baby-Sitter 3 by R.L. Stine (183 pages) 5/6/20

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
Haruki Murakami was born January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.
✿Read a book published in January.-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 6/18/20

3. GENRES:
After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary.
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.-Hollow City by Ransom Riggs 7/3/20

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
After Dark's average rating is 3.69. So far, it has 92,899 ratings here on Goodreads, and 6,437 reviews.
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above-Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M. Martin 7/23/20

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
After Dark was originally published in 2004. It was an International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee for 2009.
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009-City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 8/2/20

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message 5: by [deleted user] (last edited Apr 12, 2020 10:28AM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 02:58PM

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

1. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover. If it's colorful to you, it works for me.-

The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson

by James Patterson (blue is my favorite color) 6/27/19

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
The story is described as set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn.
✿Read a book with a midnight scene, a dawn scene, or something pertaining to a witch shown on the cover.-

4th of July (Women's Murder Club, #4) by James Patterson

by James Patterson 12/12/19

3. OBSCURE IMAGES:
Though the cover is colorful, it isn't clear. To me, it looks somewhat distorted. Is that a man walking down a street, for example? Are those colorful flowers shown on the sides? Is that a sidewalk or a walkway?
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something distorted or obscure, a sidewalk or partial sidewalk, flowers, a man, or a street.-

And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1) by Kiersten White

by Kiersten White 2/18/20

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The characters are described as a student, a jazz trombonist, a "love hotel" manager and her staff, a Chinese prostitute and a businessman.
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
A student, a musical instrument, a hotel, something connected to or portraying "love", a Chinese person, or a businessman.-

by Victor Methos 4/12/20

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message 6: by [deleted user] (last edited Mar 13, 2023 06:42AM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 02:58PM

1. After Dark
A-As Old As Time by Liz Braswell 10/12/20
F-Flawless by Sara Shepard 10/25/20
T-Twisted by Sara Shepard 2/13/21
E-11/22/63 by Stephen King 10/8/21
R-The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare 9/5/20
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D-Death Masks by Jim Butcher 10/9/20
A-Allegiant by Veronica Roth 1/15/21
R-The Runelords by David Farland 9/18/20
K-Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas 10/4/20

2. Haruki Murakami
H-Heartless by Sara Shepard 11/8/20
A-American Assassin by Vince Flynn 2/10/21
R-The Ravens by Kass Morgan 12/8/20
U-Unbelievable by Sara Shepard 10/29/20
K-Killer by Sara Shepard 11/6/20
I-The Inn by James Patterson 8/29/20
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M-Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer 8/11/20
U-A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Dhonielle Clayton 1/1/21
R-Ruthless by Sara Shepard 3/6/21
A-A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker 6/12/21
K-King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo 12/4/21
A-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 6/22/21
M-Magic Unleashed by Devri Walls 8/14/20
I-Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer 12/13/20

3. Eri Asai
E-Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King 6/10/22
R-Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 5/12/21
I-The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling 12/29/20
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A-Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody 6/30/21
S-Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells 8/8/20
A-A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker 7/4/21
I-Insurgent by Veronica Roth 1/8/21

4. Kaoru
K
A-After by Anna Todd 8/14/21
O-Outlawed by Anna North 5/28/21
R-Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo 12/18/21
U-Unspoken by Kelly Rimmer 6/16/21

5. Mari Asai
M-Master of One by Jaida Jones 12/28/20
A-Adam by Ted Dekker 8/4/21
R-Roses Are Red by James Patterson 1/11/22
I-The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 5/19/21
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A-After We Collided by Anna Todd 8/22/21
S-Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 8/31/20
A-All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace 5/25/22
I-In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle 6/23/21

6. Takahashi Tetsuya
T-13-Minute Murder: Dead Man Running / 113 Minutes / 13 Minute Murder by James Patterson 5/23/21
A-Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 6/7/22
K
A-Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman 7/10/22
H-Hidden by Laura Griffin 3/14/21
A-Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 12/4/22
S-Savage Run by C.J. Box 1/28/21
H-House of Furies by Madeleine Roux 3/20/21
I-The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 9/8/21
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T-Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham 11/28/21
E
T-The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker 5/9/22
S-The Summer House by James Patterson 3/10/21
U-Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover 6/23/22
Y
A-An Affair to Dismember by Elise Sax 1/26/23

7. Shirakawa
S-Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick 2/23/21
H-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 7/11/21
I-The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead 10/17/21
R-The River Murders by James Patterson 3/12/23
A-After We Fell by Anna Todd 1/31/23
K
A-After Ever Happy by Anna Todd 2/2/23
W-Wild Card by Jerome Preisler 1/17/21
A-Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett 3/2/23

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message 7: by jingles (new)

Jun 27, 2019 06:39AM

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Welcome to the challenge, Nancy!

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message 8: by Tammie (new)

Jun 27, 2019 07:59AM

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

1. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover. If it's colorful to you, it works for me.

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
The story is described as set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn.
✿Read a book with a midnight scene, a dawn scene, or something pertaining to a witch shown on the cover.

3. OBSCURE IMAGES:
Though the cover is colorful, it isn't clear. To me, it looks somewhat distorted. Is that a man walking down a street, for example? Are those colorful flowers shown on the sides? Is that a sidewalk or a walkway?
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something distorted or obscure, a sidewalk or partial sidewalk, flowers, a man, or a street.

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The characters are described as a student, a jazz trombonist, a "love hotel" manager and her staff, a Chinese prostitute and a businessman.
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
A student, a musical instrument, a hotel, something connected to or portraying "love", a Chinese person, or a businessman.

SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the items listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.

1. After Dark
2. Haruki Murakami
3. Eri Asai
4. Kaoru
5. Mari Asai
6. Takahashi Tetsuya
7. Shirakawa

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message 9: by Ruth (last edited Aug 13, 2020 06:25AM) (new)

Jun 27, 2019 04:36PM

I am in....
SCC: Book Exploration - After Dark
Date: 07/01/19 - 00/00/00
5/17/2020 Completed

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Only one book per item, 5 books total.

1. AFTER DARK:
After Dark is a novel written by Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. It is a short story at only 191 pages.
✿Read a book written by a Japanese author, OR
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).
Jules by Ellie Penn....August 19, 2019... 187 pages

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
Haruki Murakami was born January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.
✿Read a book set in Japan, OR
✿Read a book published in January.
Nightmare in Pink byJohn D. MacDonald.....Dec. 8, 2019 Published in January

3. GENRES:
After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary.
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.
Curried Away by Gail Oust...Oct.2,2019 Tagged as Fiction

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
After Dark's average rating is 3.69. So far, it has 92,899 ratings here on Goodreads, and 6,437 reviews.
✿Read a book with over 92,899 ratings, OR
The Stand by Stephen King....July 7, 2019
547,535 Ratings
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above, OR
✿Read a book with more than 6,437 reviews here on GR

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
After Dark was originally published in 2004. It was an International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee for 2009.
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009, OR
✿Read a book from the International DUBLIN Literary Award Winners list.
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight Brad Barkley....August 23, 2019
Published in 2006

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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

1. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover. If it's colorful to you, it works for me.

The Calamity Café (Down South Café Mystery #1) by Gayle Leeson

by Gayle Leeson....July 29, 2019 Colorful color

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
The story is described as set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn.
✿Read a book with a midnight scene, a dawn scene, or something pertaining to a witch shown on the cover.

A Borrowing of Bones (Mercy & Elvis Mysteries #1) by Paula Munier

by Paula Munier.....Nov. 24, 2019 Dawn Scene

3. OBSCURE IMAGES:
Though the cover is colorful, it isn't clear. To me, it looks somewhat distorted. Is that a man walking down a street, for example? Are those colorful flowers shown on the sides? Is that a sidewalk or a walkway?
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something distorted or obscure, a sidewalk or partial sidewalk, flowers, a man, or a street.

An Uninvited Ghost (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery, #2) by E.J. Copperman

by E.J. Copperman..July 30, 2019... sidewalk on cover

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The characters are described as a student, a jazz trombonist, a "love hotel" manager and her staff, a Chinese prostitute and a businessman.
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
A student, a musical instrument, a hotel, something connected to or portraying "love", a Chinese person, or a businessman.

Dead Ringer (Music Lover's Mystery, #1) by Sarah Fox

by Sarah Fox....October 10, 2019 Musical instrument

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message 10: by Ruth (last edited Aug 13, 2020 06:25AM) (new)

Jun 27, 2019 04:36PM

SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the items listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.

1. After Dark
A. Aaron Elkins....Little Tiny Teeth...July 1, 2019
F. Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout...Sept. 18, 2019
T. The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon....July 14, 2019
E. Evanly Choirs by Rhys Brown....July 16, 2019
R. Robin Jones Gunn....Secrets....July 9, 2019
D. Death at a Diner by Nancy McGovern....August 30, 2019
A. The Artisans by Julie Reece....July 10, 2019
R. A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen....August 25, 2019
K. Kruger, William Kent.... Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger....August 21, 2019

2. Haruki Murakami
H. The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene....August 16, 2019
A. Ann Shen...Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World ....August 14, 2019
R. Rhys Bowen....Evan and Elle ....Sept. 5, 2019
U. Unlikely Friendships : 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland.....Sept. 28, 2019
K. Karen Rose....You Belong to Me....Sept. 16, 2019
I. In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar...Aug. 15, 2019
M. Michelle Griep....Once Upon a Dickens Christmas: 3 Charming Christmas Tales Set in Victorian England....Sept. 8, 2019
U. Uneasy Relations by Aaron Elkins....Nov. 3, 2019
R. Robin Yardi.....Owl's Outstanding Donuts ....Sept. 19, 2019
A. An Amish Harvest by Patricia Davids....Sept. 6, 2019
K. Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott....October 4, 2019
A. Angela Elwell Hunt....Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty...Sept. 9, 2019
M. Montgomery, L.M.....The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery....Oct. 6, 2019
I. The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell.....Sept. 11, 2019

3. Eri Asai
E. Eva Ibbotson....A Countess Below Stairs....July 25, 2019
R. Ryan, Tom....Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship by Tom Ryan....Sept. 20, 2019
I. If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressey....July 24, 2019
A. Angel with Two Faces by Nicola Upson....July 11, 2019
S. Sarah Zettel....Palace of Spies .....July 2, 2019
A. Advent of Dying...by Carol Anne O'Marie....July 20, 2019
I. Isis Crawford.... A Catered Murder .....Aug. 13, 2019

4. Kaoru
K. Keam, Abigail....Murder Under A Blue Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Mystery Book 1 by Abigail Keam....October 15, 2019
A. Annette Blair....A Veiled Deception....Aug. 1, 2019
O. Ohlsson, Kristina....Silenced: A Novel....July 28, 2019
R. Rhys Bowen.....Evan Can Wait ....Sept. 23, 2019
U. Up in Smoke by Shannon VanBergen....Jan. 5, 2020

5. Mari Asai
M. MacDonald, John....The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald....Oct. 20, 2019
A. Amanda Little.....The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World by Amanda Little.....Sept. 22, 2019
R. Robb, J.D......Naked in Death by J.D. Robb....Sept. 25, 2019
I. Iron Orchid by Stuart Woods...October 1, 2019
A. Aaron Elkins....A Deceptive Clarity ....Oct. 5, 2019
S. Senate, Melissa....A Promise for the Twins....July 7, 2018
A. All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger....October 8, 2019
I. Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts....October 16, 2019

6. Takahashi Tetsuya
T. Time to Murder and Create by Lawrence Block.....Aug. 10, 2019
A. Alison's Automotive Repair Manual: A Novel by Bradly Barker....October 12, 2019
K. Kassandra Montag....After the Flood.....Nov. 8, 2019
A. All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey.....Oct. 28, 2019
H. Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer....August 18, 2019
G. A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray....Sept. 21. 2019
A. Almond, David....The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond...Nov. 16, 2019
S. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths...August 3, 2019
H. Heather Graham.....Sacred Evil....Oct. 18, 2019
I. If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather Lende.....Dec. 14, 2019
T. This Pen for Hire Laura Levine...August 28, 2019
E. Edie Claire....Never Buried .....July 27, 2019
T. Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore.....October 27, 2019
S. Sagan, Carl....Cosmos by Carl Sagan....Sept. 7,2019
U. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand.....May 17, 2020
Y. Yours by Jasinda Wilder...Sept. 1, 2019
A. All Is Calm, All Is Bright: A Colleen Coble Christmas Collection by Colleen Coble....Nov. 21, 2019

7. Shirakawa
S. Strout, Elizabeth....Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.....Nov. 9, 2019
H. Highlander Untamed by Monica McCarty......Jan. 18, 2020
I. Innocent Fire by Brenda Joyce....Dec. 25, 2019
R. Rhys Bowen....Evans to Betsy ....Nov. 13, 2019
A. A.G. Howard....Splintered ....Jan. 11, 2020
K. King, Stephen....Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King....Jan. 4, 2020
A. Andrews, Donna....We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews....Jan. 27, 2020
W. White, Ruth....Little Audrey by Ruth White....Dec. 9, 2019
A. Amish Outsider by Marta Perry.....Feb. 14, 2020

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message 11: by Ruth (new)

Jun 27, 2019 04:36PM

Save one more...

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message 12: by jingles (new)

Jun 28, 2019 06:19PM

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Welcome to the challenge Tammie and Ruth!

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message 13: by jingles (new)

Jul 02, 2019 08:20AM

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I'm missing it, Ruth...what are you trying to tell me dear? Did I misspell something?

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message 14: by Ruth (last edited Jul 02, 2019 09:18AM) (new)

Jul 02, 2019 09:17AM

jingles wrote: "I'm missing it, Ruth...what are you trying to tell me dear? Did I misspell something?"

Have NO idea how that got there....I wasn't saying anything...lol..
I deleted that post...sorry...

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message 15: by Connie N. (last edited Nov 17, 2019 12:18PM) (new)

Jul 09, 2019 11:53AM

BOOK EXPLORATION: After Dark
Timeframe: 7/10/19 to 11/14/19
32/32

TASKS: (5/5)

1. AFTER DARK - With 191 pages or less - 189 pgs - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders - 9/14/19 ♥♥♥

The Year of Less How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI - Published in January - Pub 1/29/13 - Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel - 7/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

3. GENRES - After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary - Everything Under by Daisy Johnson - 10/25/19 ♥♥

73 readers shelved as Contemporary

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS - Average rating of 3.69 or above - 4.32 - One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James - 7/16/19 ♥♥♥♥

One Night Rodeo (Blacktop Cowboys, #4) by Lorelei James

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION - Published between 2004 – 2009 - Once Upon A Christmas by Holly Jacobs - 8/9/19 ♥♥♥♥

Once Upon A Christmas (American Dads, #2) by Holly Jacobs

Pub 12/1/08

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COVER ITEMS: (4/4)

1. COLORFUL COVER - Colorful cover - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥

Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6) by Nalini Singh

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN - Midnight scene - Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber - 7/13/19 ♥♥♥♥

Silver Linings (Rose Harbor #4) by Debbie Macomber

3. OBSCURE IMAGES - Shown on the cover: A man - One Perfect Kiss by Jaci Burton - 7/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

One Perfect Kiss (Hope, #8) by Jaci Burton

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS - Shown on the cover: A student - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

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SPELL OUT: (23/23)
A - Agatha Christie - The Clocks - 8/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
F - Full Heat by Carla Swafford - 7/31/19 ♥♥♥
T - To Have and to Hold by Lauren Layne - 7/29/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies - 7/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Devoted in Death - 8/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - Cowboy, Cross My Heart - 8/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Ordeal by Innocence - 8/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rebellious by Gillian Archer - 10/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
K - The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter - 8/3/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

H - Hot Response by Shannon Stacey - 7/27/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity: Detective by Nancy Atherton - 9/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Brotherhood in Death - 10/30/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - The Unwilling Executive by Miranda P. Charles - 7/25/19 ♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Slap Shot - 8/15/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Illegally Yours by Kate Meader - 8/25/19 ♥♥♥
M - Author G.A. McKevett - Bitter Sweets - 7/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - Untamed by Caitlin Crews - 8/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Raye Morgan - In a Marrying Mood - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Marie Walker - Black Tie Optional - 9/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
K - Karen Templeton - Yours, Mine... or Ours? - 8/31/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anne Hampson - Eternal Summer - 11/14/19 ♥♥♥
M - Mary Higgins Clark - A Cry In The Night - 7/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson - 9/30/19 ♥♥♥♥

The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #37) by Agatha Christie

Full Heat (Brothers of Mayhem #2) by Carla Swafford

To Have and to Hold (The Wedding Belles, #1) by Lauren Layne

Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin, #2) by Jennifer Estep

Devoted in Death (In Death, #41) by J.D. Robb

The Kept Woman (Will Trent, #8) by Karin Slaughter

Hot Response (Boston Fire, #4) by Shannon Stacey

Aunt Dimity Detective (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #7) by Nancy Atherton

Brotherhood in Death (In Death, #42) by J.D. Robb

The Unwilling Executive (Captured by Love, #1) by Miranda P. Charles

Slap Shot (Aces Hockey #5) by Kelly Jamieson

Illegally Yours (Laws of Attraction, #2) by Kate Meader

Bitter Sweets (A Savannah Reid Mystery #2) by G.A. McKevett

Untamed (Hotel Temptation, #3) by Caitlin Crews

Black Tie Optional (Wild Wedding, #1) by Ann Marie Walker

Yours, Mine... or Ours? (Guys And Daughters, #2) by Karen Templeton

A Cry in the Night by Mary Higgins Clark

Ink Flamingos (Tattoo Shop Mystery, #4) by Karen E. Olson

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/14/19*****

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message 16: by Yugadi (last edited Sep 16, 2019 07:36AM) (new)

Jul 10, 2019 06:48AM

I'm in!
TASKS :-
1. AFTER DARK:
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).

✓2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
✿Read a book published in January.
Truthwitch By Susan Dennard (Published on Jan 5, 2016) Completed 7/11

✓3. GENRES:
After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary.
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.
If I'm Being Honest By Emily Wibberley tagged as Contemporary Completed 7/11

✓4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above. Opposite of Always By Justin A. Reynolds Average rating 3.81Completed 7/13

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009

SPELL OUT
1.After Dark
✓A : Heart on Fire By Amanda Bouchet Completed 7/9
✓F : Frostblood By Elly Blake Completed 7/15
✓T : Pestilence By Laura Thalassa Completed 8/11
✓E : Fireblood By Elly Blake Completed 7/19
✓R : Insurgent By Veronica Roth Completed 7/19
D
✓A : The Vincent Boys By Abbi Glines Completed 8/2
✓R : The Beau & the Belle By R.S. Grey Completed 7/20
K : Kingdom of Ash By Sarah J. Maas Completed 8/6

2. Haruki Murakami
✓H : Half-Blood By Jennifer L. Armentrout Completed 7/25
A
R : Across the Universe By Beth Revis Completed 7/22
✓U : Uprooted By Naomi Novik Completed 7/18
✓K : These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Completed 9\13
✓I : I Think I Love You By Lauren Layne By R.S. Grey Completed 7/23
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I : It Ends with Us By Colleen Hoover Completed 8/14

3. Eri Asai
✓E : Royally Matched By Emma Chase Completed 8/9
R
I
A
✓S : Lady Smoke By Laura Sebastian Completed 8/14
A
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4. Kaoru
K
A
✓O : Overruled By Emma Chase Completed 7/16
✓R : Right Where I Want You By Jessica Hawkins Completed 8/1
U

5. Mari Asai
6. Takahashi Tetsuya
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E : Nightblood By Elly Blake Completed 8/24
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7. Shirakawa

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message 17: by jingles (new)

Jul 10, 2019 08:25AM

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Welcome to the challenge, Connie and Yugadi!!

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message 18: by Katharine (new)

Jul 10, 2019 09:43PM

BOOK EXPLORATION: After Dark
DURATION: OPEN

TASKS:

1. AFTER DARK:
After Dark is a novel written by Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. It is a short story at only 191 pages.
✿Read a book written by a Japanese author, OR
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
Haruki Murakami was born January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.
✿Read a book set in Japan, OR
✿Read a book published in January.

3. GENRES:
After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary.
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
After Dark's average rating is 3.69. So far, it has 92,899 ratings here on Goodreads, and 6,437 reviews.
✿Read a book with over 92,899 ratings, OR
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above, OR
✿Read a book with more than 6,437 reviews here on GR

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
After Dark was originally published in 2004. It was an International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee for 2009.
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009, OR
✿Read a book from the International DUBLIN Literary Award Winners list.

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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

1. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover. If it's colorful to you, it works for me.

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
The story is described as set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn.
✿Read a book with a midnight scene, a dawn scene, or something pertaining to a witch shown on the cover.

3. OBSCURE IMAGES:
Though the cover is colorful, it isn't clear. To me, it looks somewhat distorted. Is that a man walking down a street, for example? Are those colorful flowers shown on the sides? Is that a sidewalk or a walkway?
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something distorted or obscure, a sidewalk or partial sidewalk, flowers, a man, or a street.

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The characters are described as a student, a jazz trombonist, a "love hotel" manager and her staff, a Chinese prostitute and a businessman.
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
A student, a musical instrument, a hotel, something connected to or portraying "love", a Chinese person, or a businessman.

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the items listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.

1. After Dark
2. Haruki Murakami
3. Eri Asai
4. Kaoru
5. Mari Asai
6. Takahashi Tetsuya
7. Shirakawa

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message 19: by jingles (new)

Jul 11, 2019 08:56AM

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Have fun with the challenge, Katharine!

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message 20: by jingles (new)

Jul 31, 2019 11:48AM

Mod

Task section complete!

TASKS:
✔1. AFTER DARK:
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).
The Tudor Plot|Steve Berry|07.06.19|★★★★|{133 Pages}

✔2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
✿Read a book published in January.
Black Gun, Silver Star|Art T. Burton|07.03.19|★★★★|{Pub January 3, 2006}

✔3. GENRES:
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.
The Skull Beneath The Skin|P.D. James|07.05.19|★★|{Fiction}

✔4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above.
Too Late to Say Goodbye|Ann Rule|07.01.19|★★★★|{Avg. Rating = 4.00}

✔5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009
What Angels Fear|C.S. Harris|07.30.19|★★★★|{Published Nov 2005}

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message 21: by Connie N. (new)

Aug 01, 2019 08:16AM

Way to go, Jingles!

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message 22: by jingles (new)

Aug 01, 2019 03:56PM

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Thank you, Connie!

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message 23: by jingles (new)

Sep 05, 2019 11:27AM

Mod

Finished the cover section!

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

✔6. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover.
The Big Kahuna|Janet Evanovich|07.18.19|★★★

✔7. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
✿Read a book with a midnight scene.
While the City Slept|Eli Sanders|07.18.19|★★

✔8. OBSCURE IMAGES:
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover: a man.
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life|Jonathan Gould|07.06.19|★

✔9. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something connected to or portraying "love":
Be Careful What You Wish For|Jeffrey Archer|09.04.19|★★★★

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message 24: by Connie N. (new)

Nov 02, 2019 11:53AM

The task and cover sections are complete. Now to finish up the spell-out:

TASKS: (5/5)

1. AFTER DARK - With 191 pages or less - 189 pgs - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders - 9/14/19 ♥♥♥

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI - Published in January - Pub 1/29/13 - Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel - 7/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

3. GENRES - After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary - Everything Under by Daisy Johnson - 10/25/19 ♥♥

73 readers shelved as Contemporary

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS - Average rating of 3.69 or above - 4.32 - One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James - 7/16/19 ♥♥♥♥

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION - Published between 2004 – 2009 - Once Upon A Christmas by Holly Jacobs - 8/9/19 ♥♥♥♥

Pub 12/1/08

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COVER ITEMS: (4/4)

1. COLORFUL COVER - Colorful cover - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN - Midnight scene - Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber - 7/13/19 ♥♥♥♥

3. OBSCURE IMAGES - Shown on the cover: A man - One Perfect Kiss by Jaci Burton - 7/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS - Shown on the cover: A student - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

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message 25: by jingles (new)

Nov 04, 2019 12:08PM

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Great challenge work, Connie!

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message 26: by Connie N. (new)

Nov 17, 2019 12:18PM

All done!

BOOK EXPLORATION: After Dark
Timeframe: 7/10/19 to 11/14/19
32/32

TASKS: (5/5)

1. AFTER DARK - With 191 pages or less - 189 pgs - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders - 9/14/19 ♥♥♥

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI - Published in January - Pub 1/29/13 - Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel - 7/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

3. GENRES - After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary - Everything Under by Daisy Johnson - 10/25/19 ♥♥

73 readers shelved as Contemporary

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS - Average rating of 3.69 or above - 4.32 - One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James - 7/16/19 ♥♥♥♥

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION - Published between 2004 – 2009 - Once Upon A Christmas by Holly Jacobs - 8/9/19 ♥♥♥♥

Pub 12/1/08

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COVER ITEMS: (4/4)

1. COLORFUL COVER - Colorful cover - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN - Midnight scene - Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber - 7/13/19 ♥♥♥♥

3. OBSCURE IMAGES - Shown on the cover: A man - One Perfect Kiss by Jaci Burton - 7/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS - Shown on the cover: A student - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

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SPELL OUT: (23/23)
A - Agatha Christie - The Clocks - 8/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
F - Full Heat by Carla Swafford - 7/31/19 ♥♥♥
T - To Have and to Hold by Lauren Layne - 7/29/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies - 7/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Devoted in Death - 8/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - Cowboy, Cross My Heart - 8/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Ordeal by Innocence - 8/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rebellious by Gillian Archer - 10/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
K - The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter - 8/3/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

H - Hot Response by Shannon Stacey - 7/27/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity: Detective by Nancy Atherton - 9/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Brotherhood in Death - 10/30/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - The Unwilling Executive by Miranda P. Charles - 7/25/19 ♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Slap Shot - 8/15/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Illegally Yours by Kate Meader - 8/25/19 ♥♥♥
M - Author G.A. McKevett - Bitter Sweets - 7/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - Untamed by Caitlin Crews - 8/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Raye Morgan - In a Marrying Mood - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Marie Walker - Black Tie Optional - 9/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
K - Karen Templeton - Yours, Mine... or Ours? - 8/31/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anne Hampson - Eternal Summer - 11/14/19 ♥♥♥
M - Mary Higgins Clark - A Cry In The Night - 7/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson - 9/30/19 ♥♥♥♥

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/14/19*****

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message 27: by jingles (new)

Nov 18, 2019 11:06AM

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Well done, Connie!

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message 28: by jingles (new)

Dec 09, 2019 12:00PM

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I'm all done!

167. SCC: Book Exploration - After Dark
Date: 07/01/19 - 11/22/19
77/77 Completed

Challenge Link: SCC: Book Exploration - After Dark

TASKS:
✔1. AFTER DARK:
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).
The Tudor Plot|Steve Berry|07.06.19|★★★★|{133 Pages}

✔2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
✿Read a book published in January.
Black Gun, Silver Star|Art T. Burton|07.03.19|★★★★|{Pub January 3, 2006}

✔3. GENRES:
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.
The Skull Beneath The Skin|P.D. James|07.05.19|★★|{Fiction}

✔4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above.
Too Late to Say Goodbye|Ann Rule|07.01.19|★★★★|{Avg. Rating = 4.00}

✔5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009
What Angels Fear|C.S. Harris|07.30.19|★★★★|{Published Nov 2005}

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COVER ITEMS:
✔6. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover.
The Big Kahuna|Janet Evanovich|07.18.19|★★★

✔7. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
✿Read a book with a midnight scene.
While the City Slept|Eli Sanders|07.18.19|★★

✔8. OBSCURE IMAGES:
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover: a man.
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life|Jonathan Gould|07.06.19|★

✔9. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something connected to or portraying "love":
Be Careful What You Wish For|Jeffrey Archer|09.04.19|★★★★

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message 29: by Ruth (new)

Aug 13, 2020 06:24AM

I am in....
SCC: Book Exploration - After Dark
Date: 07/01/19 - 00/00/00
5/17/2020 Completed...for awhile...lol

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Only one book per item, 5 books total.

1. AFTER DARK:
After Dark is a novel written by Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. It is a short story at only 191 pages.
✿Read a book written by a Japanese author, OR
✿Read a book with 191 pages or less (page count limit can be ignored for this task).
Jules by Ellie Penn....August 19, 2019... 187 pages

2. HARUKI MURAKAMI:
Haruki Murakami was born January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.
✿Read a book set in Japan, OR
✿Read a book published in January.
Nightmare in Pink byJohn D. MacDonald.....Dec. 8, 2019 Published in January

3. GENRES:
After Dark is tagged as: Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, and Contemporary.
✿Read a book in which one of these tags appears on the book's main page.
Curried Away by Gail Oust...Oct.2,2019 Tagged as Fiction

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
After Dark's average rating is 3.69. So far, it has 92,899 ratings here on Goodreads, and 6,437 reviews.
✿Read a book with over 92,899 ratings, OR
The Stand by Stephen King....July 7, 2019
547,535 Ratings
✿Read a book with an average rating of 3.69 or above, OR
✿Read a book with more than 6,437 reviews here on GR

5. AWARDS & PUBLICATION:
After Dark was originally published in 2004. It was an International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee for 2009.
✿Read a book published between 2004 - 2009, OR
✿Read a book from the International DUBLIN Literary Award Winners list.
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight Brad Barkley....August 23, 2019
Published in 2006

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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these things found on the cover for each of the items listed below. Only one cover item per book, four books total. Please post the cover.

1. COLORFUL COVER:
✿Read a book with a colorful cover. If it's colorful to you, it works for me.

by Gayle Leeson....July 29, 2019 Colorful color

2. MIDNIGHT & DAWN:
The story is described as set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn.
✿Read a book with a midnight scene, a dawn scene, or something pertaining to a witch shown on the cover.

by Paula Munier.....Nov. 24, 2019 Dawn Scene

3. OBSCURE IMAGES:
Though the cover is colorful, it isn't clear. To me, it looks somewhat distorted. Is that a man walking down a street, for example? Are those colorful flowers shown on the sides? Is that a sidewalk or a walkway?
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
Something distorted or obscure, a sidewalk or partial sidewalk, flowers, a man, or a street.

by E.J. Copperman..July 30, 2019... sidewalk on cover

4. CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The characters are described as a student, a jazz trombonist, a "love hotel" manager and her staff, a Chinese prostitute and a businessman.
✿Read a book with one of the following shown on the cover:
A student, a musical instrument, a hotel, something connected to or portraying "love", a Chinese person, or a businessman.

by Sarah Fox....October 10, 2019 Musical instrument

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message 30: by Ruth (new)

Aug 13, 2020 06:25AM