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message 1: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 1383 comments Mod
Read any book that matches the themes below, how many can you get this year?

1. Book published in 2021
2. Book with a cover you DON'T Like
3. Book with a heart, diamond, spade or club on the cover
4. Book with a gem, rock or mineral in the title
5. Book with an animal on the cover
6. Book with a black cover
7. Book with a family tree in it
8. Book with 3 generations of characters (grandparent, parent, child)
9. Book with something broken on the cover
10. Book having to do with incarceration/running from the law
11. Protagonist older than 50
12. Book with a woman in politics
13. Food or Flavor in the title
14. Book that won an award
15. An educational read
16. Book with a selfish character
17. A book mentioned in another book
18. A banned book
19. Book involving theft
20. Plant on the cover
21. Title that is a character's name
22. Book with a death in it
23. Inspired by mythology
24. Set at Sea
25. Book made into TV series/movie
26. Book with a weather word in the title
27. Set during an historical event
28. Title is more than 5 words long
29. Author's name some variation of your own (melissa, missy, mel)
30. A favorite detective
31. An author who uses initials
32. A sequel or prequel
33. Clothing on the cover
34. A children's book
35. A chunkster book (over 400 pages)
36. Character from an "era" (ex: a flapper or bootlegger during prohibition/hippie during woodstock/70s)
37. Main character is an artist
38. Beverage in the title
39. Set in the City
40. Set in the Country
41. Character has "white collar" job
42. Character has "blue collar' job
43. cover has more than one color
44. A book with a language not English spoken in it
45. Set in the future
46. Book with pictures or illustrations
47. Character has a pet
48. A lesson is learned
49. Character travels
50. Person facing away on the cover
51. A book with no romance in it
52. Water on the cover


message 2: by Lea Ann (last edited Jan 02, 2022 12:37PM) (new)

Lea Ann (buntingla) | 767 comments 1. Book published in 2021 The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
2. Book with a cover you DON'T Like
3. Book with a heart, diamond, spade or club on the cover
4. Book with a gem, rock or mineral in the title
5. Book with an animal on the cover
6. Book with a black cover Looking for Alaska by John Green
7. Book with a family tree in it. A Well-Behaved Woman A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler
8. Book with 3 generations of characters (grandparent, parent, child) Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
9. Book with something broken on the cover
10. Book having to do with incarceration/running from the law Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
11. Protagonist older than 50 The Getaway Girls by Dee MacDonald
12. Book with a woman in politics
13. Food or Flavor in the title Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #4) by Joanne Fluke
14. Book that won an award
15. An educational read
16. Book with a selfish character The Manny by Holly Peterson
17. A book mentioned in another book
18. A banned book
19. Book involving theft
20. Plant on the cover The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
21. Title that is a character's name
22. Book with a death in it Kiss Me Like a Stranger My Search for Love and Art by Gene Wilder
23. Inspired by mythology
24. Set at Sea
25. Book made into TV series/movie Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) by Kristin Hannah
26. Book with a weather word in the title. The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón . Wind
27. Set during an historical event
28. Title is more than 5 words long As Long as We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney
29. Author's name some variation of your own (melissa, missy, mel)
30. A favorite detective
31. An author who uses initials Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
32. A sequel or prequel Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3) by Becky Albertalli
33. Clothing on the cover The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34. A children's book
35. A chunkster book (over 400 pages) By a Thread by Lucy Score
36. Character from an "era" (ex: a flapper or bootlegger during prohibition/hippie during woodstock/70s)
37. Main character is an artist The Woman Who Wouldn't by Gene Wilder
38. Beverage in the title
39. Set in the City The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
40. Set in the Country
41. Character has "white collar" job Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
42. Character has "blue collar' job
43. cover has more than one color Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger
44. A book with a language not English spoken in it
45. Set in the future
46. Book with pictures or illustrations
47. Character has a pet
48. A lesson is learned
49. Character travels A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti The main character runs across the U.S.
50. Person facing away on the cover Second Nature by Alice Hoffman
51. A book with no romance in it The Glitter and the Gold The American Duchess---in Her Own Words by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan April 25
52. Water on the cover The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank

25 completed


message 3: by Melissa (last edited Oct 07, 2021 02:50PM) (new)

Melissa | 1383 comments Mod
MY Tracking Post

1. Book published in 2021 Faithless in Death (In Death, #52) by J.D. Robb
2. Book with a cover you DON'T Like
3. Book with a heart, diamond, spade or club on the cover
4. Book with a gem, rock or mineral in the title
5. Book with an animal on the cover
6. Book with a black cover
7. Book with a family tree in it
8. Book with 3 generations of characters (grandparent, parent, child) Legacy by Nora Roberts
9. Book with something broken on the cover
10. Book having to do with incarceration/running from the law Billy Summers by Stephen King
11. Protagonist older than 50
12. Book with a woman in politics
13. Food or Flavor in the title
14. Book that won an award
15. An educational read
16. Book with a selfish character
17. A book mentioned in another book
18. A banned book
19. Book involving theft The Bounty (Fox and O'Hare #7) by Janet Evanovich
20. Plant on the cover
21. Title that is a character's name
22. Book with a death in it A Taste of the Nightlife (Vampire Chef, #1) by Sarah Zettel
23. Inspired by mythology
24. Set at Sea
25. Book made into TV series/movie
26. Book with a weather word in the title Lightning Game (GhostWalkers, #17) by Christine Feehan
27. Set during an historical event
28. Title is more than 5 words long
29. Author's name some variation of your own (melissa, missy, mel)
30. A favorite detective A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1) by Sue Grafton
31. An author who uses initials Faithless in Death (In Death, #52) by J.D. Robb
32. A sequel or prequel
33. Clothing on the cover
34. A children's book
35. A chunkster book (over 400 pages)
36. Character from an "era" (ex: a flapper or bootlegger during prohibition/hippie during woodstock/70s)
37. Main character is an artist
38. Beverage in the title
39. Set in the City Shadow Storm (Shadow Riders #6) by Christine Feehan
40. Set in the Country
41. Character has "white collar" job
42. Character has "blue collar' job Claimed (Lair of the Wolven, #1) by J.R. Ward
43. cover has more than one color
44. A book with a language not English spoken in it
45. Set in the future
46. Book with pictures or illustrations
47. Character has a pet The Quinn Brothers (Chesapeake Bay Saga #1 & 2) by Nora Roberts
48. A lesson is learned
49. Character travels
50. Person facing away on the cover The Shattered Court (The Four Arts, #1) by M.J. Scott
51. A book with no romance in it
52. Water on the cover


message 4: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 1383 comments Mod
Lea Ann wrote: "1. Book published in 2021
2. Book with a cover you DON'T Like
3. Book with a heart, diamond, spade or club on the cover
4. Book with a gem, rock or mineral in the title
5. Book with an animal on th..."


How do you feel you will do with this list?


message 5: by Karin (last edited Jan 23, 2021 11:02AM) (new)

Karin | 415 comments This is my tracking post...

1. Book published in 2021
2. Book with a cover you DON'T Like
3. Book with a heart, diamond, spade or club on the cover
4. Book with a gem, rock or mineral in the title
5. Book with an animal on the cover
6. Book with a black cover
7. Book with a family tree in it
8. Book with 3 generations of characters (grandparent, parent, child)
9. Book with something broken on the cover
10. Book having to do with incarceration/running from the law
11. Protagonist older than 50
12. Book with a woman in politics
13. Food or Flavor in the title
14. Book that won an award
15. An educational read
16. Book with a selfish character
17. A book mentioned in another book
18. A banned book
19. Book involving theft
20. Plant on the cover
21. Title that is a character's name
22. Book with a death in it
23. Inspired by mythology
24. Set at Sea
25. Book made into TV series/movie
26. Book with a weather word in the title
27. Set during an historical event
28. Title is more than 5 words long
29. Author's name some variation of your own (karen, karina, carina, karine, carin)
30. A favorite detective
31. An author who uses initials
32. A sequel or prequel
33. Clothing on the cover
34. A children's book
35. A chunkster book (over 400 pages)
36. Character from an "era" (ex: a flapper or bootlegger during prohibition/hippie during woodstock/70s)
37. Main character is an artist
38. Beverage in the title
39. Set in the City
40. Set in the Country
41. Character has "white collar" job
42. Character has "blue collar' job
43. cover has more than one color
44. A book with a language not English spoken in it
45. Set in the future
46. Book with pictures or illustrations
47. Character has a pet
48. A lesson is learned
49. Character travels
50. Person facing away on the cover
51. A book with no romance in it
52. Water on the cover


message 6: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 1383 comments Mod
12 out of 52, not a very good score so far.


message 7: by Lea Ann (new)

Lea Ann (buntingla) | 767 comments 25 this year.


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