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Here are your October 2019 Mini Challenges!


RULES

** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.

** Do as many as you are able and have fun!


1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

BOO! Did I scare you? Here’s hoping you won’t be afraid of the October challenges! 👻 🎃

I will give it a try

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character). Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

Fatality in F


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1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover.

A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

A Room With a Brew

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

The Diva Haunts the House

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
Ghost of a Potion

October Mini Challenge
5/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
Champagne, Cupcakes, and Murder: A Food and Wine Club Mystery Book 4 by Cat Chandler 17 October; 4★


2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
The Curse of Hollister House by Kathi Daley 5 October; 5★


3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
Plain Dead by Emma Miller 14 October; 4★


4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
Pumpkin Pie and Poison: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery by Carolyn L. Dean 2 October; 4 1/2★


5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
Haunting in the Hallway by Kathi Daley 9 October; 5★

Haha! Good on you Heather!!!

October Mini Challenge

5/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, or with “pink” in the title.

Murder, Curlers, and Cream by Arlene McFarlane 3★s 25/10/19

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

The Life She Deserves by Maggie Christensen 5★s 7/10/19

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

Just One Wish by Rachael Johns 4★s 15/10/19

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

The Haunting of Eagle Creek Middle School by Tara Ellis 5★s 15/10/19

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or which features one of these three words in the title.

The Shape of Night by Tess Gerritsen 2★s 2/10/19 ghost part of story

I believe there ia a ghost in the picture... what do you think?

Definitely Patrizia!

Summer has gone in a hurry. Now that autumn is back, I'll participate again normally in the challenges.

Thanks, Brenda. I wanted to read that book, now I'll wait for October to use it in this challenge.

I hope you enjoy when you get to it Patrizia :)

In! ******FINISHED 10/11/2019*********

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character). Cajun Fried Felony

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

October 2019 Mini Challenges
10/1-10/31
5/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
Christy Murphy 10/15/19

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
Zoe's Pappy in the second story--Halloween Hijinks Kathi Daley 10/1/19

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
Cloche on Ginger-- Lee Strauss 10/3/19

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
Sarah Fox 10/5/19

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
A Potion to Die For Heather Blake 10/4/19

I'm in again!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers

International Day for the Elderly: The Mirror Crack'd

Mad Hatter Day: Murder on the Blackboard

Carve a Pumpkin Day: Trick or Deadly Treat

Halloween: If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion

Been a while since I participated....

4/5 Finished 11/3/2019

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman Finished 10/13/2019

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
Dane Curse by Matt Abraham Finished 10/17/2019

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
Of Spice and Men by Sarah Fox Finished 11/03/2019.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
Ghost at Work by Carolyn G. Hart Finished 10/26/2019.

October mini challenge

Updated: Nov. 18
Progress: 4/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
Best in Show by Laurien Berenson - Nov. 4

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates - Oct. 20

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
Famous Mistakes by Carolyn Keene - Oct. 11

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title
Haunted House Murder by Leslie Meier - Nov. 18

October Mini Challenge
Read: 3/5

✔️1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
🦇 Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke▪️10/5/2019▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
🦇Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer▪️10/1/2019▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
🦇Falling to Pieces by Vannetta Chapman

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
🦇 Caught Dead Handed by Carol J. Perry


✔️5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
🦇 The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis▪️10/27/2019▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️

October 2019 Mini Challenges!

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, or with “pink” in the title. Fly me to the Moon by Diane Vallere

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character). Who Killed Henry Hawkins?: An Ed Lazenby mystery by Charles Ray


3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.) Lady Justice and The Vigilante by Robert Thornhill

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover. Darkness Deepens: A Milo Porter Halloween Mystery (Milo Porter Mystery Series) by S.D. Thames

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or which features one of these three words in the title. The Ghost Orchids of Murder by Phoebe T. Eggli

Read a book with a pink cover, or with “pink” in the title.
Deadly Pink by Vivian Vande Velde (10/09)

Read a book featuring an older character.
Sweet Tea and Secrets by Joy Avon (10/04)

Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover.
Wizard at Work by Vivian Vande Velde (10/01)


Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
Pumpkin Island by Arthur Geisert (10/01)

Read a book featuring a ghost.
The House of Dead Maids by Clare B. Dunkle (10/07)

October Mini Challenge
1/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
The Locked Room Murder - DONE

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

October Challenge

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character). The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 10.24.18

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.Catering to Nobody 10.28.19

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

👻1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

🎃2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

👻3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

🎃4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

👻5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

October Mini Challenge
Completed: 5/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
10/26

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
10/22

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
10/11

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
10/6

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
10/15

I haven’t done very well the last couple months, but I’m not giving up....

1. Read a book with a mostly pink cover. Murder,Curlers and Cream by Arlene McFarlene
2. Read a book featuring an older character. Murder in the Bucket List by Elizabeth Perona
3. Read a book featuring some sort of hat. ‘‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
4. Read a book with pumpkin on cover. Death by Jack-O’-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
5. Read a book featuring a Skelton. Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry

A bit of a late start for me this month, but here goes:

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

The Skeleton in the Closet, MC Beaton - 10/10/19
(okay, not super-pink, but at least it has some - if I see something better in the month I'll replace it)

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

A Handful Of Stars, Dana Stabenow - 17/10/19
One of the other characters in the story is the POV character's 73-year old mother

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood - 08/10/19
Offred is wearing a headscarf/headdress.

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

Death Overdue, Allison Brook - 18/10/19
Pumpkin-themed stuff on the cover.

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.

In a Witch's Wardrobe, Juliet Blackwell - 13/10/19

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October 2019 Mini Challenges

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.

✔️2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 10/11/19

✔️3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 10/4/19

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

✔️5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
The Witch Elm by Tana French 10/12/19

Done for the month!

See message 4...

Finished, msg. 13

Well done Meg and Tari!

Thanks, Brenda!

Congrats, Tari!

Brenda wrote: "Well done Meg and Tari!"Thanks, Brenda!

Meg wrote: "Thanks, Brenda!

Congrats, Tari!"Thanks, Meg, congrats to you too!

Two down 3 to go. Congrats to the early finishers.

Finished!

October Mini Challenge

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
Champagne, Cupcakes, and Murder: A Food and Wine Club Mystery Book 4 by Cat Chandler 17 October; 4★


2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
The Curse of Hollister House by Kathi Daley 5 October; 5★


3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
Plain Dead by Emma Miller 14 October; 4★


4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
Pumpkin Pie and Poison: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery by Carolyn L. Dean 2 October; 4 1/2★


5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
Haunting in the Hallway by Kathi Daley 9 October; 5★

Well done Patrizia :)

Congrats to our early finishers. I still have one and a half to go.

Yay, Patrizia!

Thx, Gary and Heather 😊

Finished :)

October Mini Challenge

5/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, or with “pink” in the title.

Murder, Curlers, and Cream by Arlene McFarlane 3★s 25/10/19

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).

The Life She Deserves by Maggie Christensen 5★s 7/10/19

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)

Just One Wish by Rachael Johns 4★s 15/10/19

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.

The Haunting of Eagle Creek Middle School by Tara Ellis 5★s 15/10/19

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or which features one of these three words in the title.

The Shape of Night by Tess Gerritsen 2★s 2/10/19 ghost part of story

October Mini Challenge
Completed: 5/5

1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title.
10/26

2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character).
10/22

3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover (e.g.: Amish cap, baseball cap, beanie, beret, cowboy hat, fedora, fez, hardhat, helmet, hood, sailor hat, scarf, stocking cap, top hat, toque, turban, visor, etc.)
10/11

4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover.
10/6

5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title.
10/15

Good job Amanda :)

Looks like I will be lucky to finish my fourth book by Thursday. Oh well....

Finished my challenge last night!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers 10/2/19

International Day for the Elderly: The Mirror Crack'd 10/8/19

Mad Hatter Day: Murder on the Blackboard 10/10/19

Carve a Pumpkin Day: Trick or Deadly Treat 10/28/19

Halloween: If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion 10/13/19

Well done to all the finishers and participants :)

Congrats to everyone who finished and participated!

Time to call it at 3 of 5. I still have 130 pages to go in my fourth book and never started my fifth...sheesh.

Congrats to everyone else who finshed/participated.

Congrats to all the finisher/participant!

Finally finished book 4 for the month. I think I was in a reading slump. Books 1 and 2 of The Pancake House Mysteries took me 3 and 5 days to finish. Book 3, which was my book for number 5 of the challenge took a month....