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A-Z Title READ: 26/26
✔ A: All the Tides of Fate - Adalyn Grace 5/7
✔ B: BoneMan's Daughters - Ted Dekker 5/22
✔ C: The Clockwork Dagger - Beth Cato 6/12
✔ D: Deliver Me from Darkness - Tes Hilaire 5/25
✔ E: Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
✔ F: Fix Her Up - Carey Heywood 6/24
✔ G: Gwynneth Ever After - Linda Poitevin 7/30
✔ H: Half-Off Ragnarok - Seanan McGuire 1/8
✔ I: Into the Black Nowhere - Meg Gardiner 1/7
✔ J: Jinn - Matthew B.J. Delaney 2/13
✔ K: Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
✔ L: The Lonely Hearts Hotel - Heather O'Neill 6/23
✔ M: Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie 7/8
✔ N: A Nameless Witch - A. Lee Martinez 7/31
✔ O: Outfoxed by Love - Eve Langlais 5/17
✔ P: Playing Dead - Allison Brennan 10/9
✔ Q: Quiet in Her Bones - Nalini Singh 12/2
✔ R: Rook - Sharon Cameron 5/29
✔ S: Spoils of the Dead - Dana Stabenow 5/2
✔ T: Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
✔ U: The Upstairs House - Julia Fine 7/13
✔ V: The Vine Witch - Luanne G. Smith 6/18
✔ W: Whisper of the Moon Moth - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 5/21
✔ X: X Marks the Scot - Kaitlyn Dunnett 9/11
✔ Y: Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige 7/16
✔ Z: Zoo - Tara Elizabeth 12/13
A-Z AuthorREAD: 26/26
✔ A: Spell Weaver - Roxi Ashe 5/10
✔ B: Red Rising - Pierce Brown 8/13
✔ C: The Storm Bringer - Isabel Cooper 1/20
✔ D: Blood of Eden - Tami Dane 5/15
✔ E: Angel of Darkness - Cynthia Eden 5/16
✔ F: Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost 5/17
✔ G: Circus Summer - Kailin Gow 5/1
✔ H: The Dry - Jane Harper 5/1
✔ I: Don't Look - Alexandra Ivy 12/25
✔ J: Alpha Star - Elsa Jade 6/14
✔ K: Hard Ever After - Laura Kaye 5/11
✔ L: Sympathy for the Devil - Holly Lisle 3/17
✔ M: Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
✔ N: Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton 2/1
✔ O: Lost Without You - Molly O'Keefe 2/21
✔ P: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher Paolini 6/21
✔ Q: Earning It - Angela Quarles 1/24
✔ R: Undone - Shannon Richard 6/2
✔ S: Shiver of Fear - Roxanne St. Claire 6/23
✔ T: Gray Ghost - William G. Tapply 5/31
✔ U: In the Blood - Lisa Unger 7/28
✔ V: Shop Till You Drop - Elaine Viets 12/24
✔ W: The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum - Kirsten Weiss 5/5
✔ X: A Stranger in Paradise - Tianna Xander 12/17
✔ Y: The Shimmering Road - Hester Young 2/27
✔ Z: Twisted Truths - Rebecca Zanetti 5/13
Monthly KeywordDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2021
READ: 12/12
January: End, PRINCESS, Dance, Midnight, Court, Why, Winter, StoryThe Unhandsome Prince - John Moore 1/17
February: Over, Edge, Rain, Blade, Red, Come, None, GLASSInk, Iron, and Glass - Gwendolyn Clare 2/12
March: Dear, Ink, Mercy, Fly, LOST, Never, Match, TrueThe Lost Plot - Genevieve Cogman 4/28
April: Last, Watch, Save, GIRL, Sun, Tell, Garden, TomorrowGirl's Guide to Witchcraft - Mindy Klasky 4/12
May: Away, Wait, Book, Raven, Lake, ANGEL, Nine, IslandAngel of Darkness - Cynthia Eden 5/16
June: BENEATH, Crown, Sing, Rule, Earth, Find, Happen, CruelBeneath the Thirteen Moons - Kathryne Kennedy 6/26
July: EVER, Shine, Gone, Search, Wood, Under, Road, LikeGwynneth Ever After - Linda Poitevin 7/30
August: One, Secret, Will, Tree, BLUE, You, Flame, ThousandShip of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea - Gary Kinder 8/10
September: Country, House, Top, Man, Wild, Sweet, ONCE, WakeOnce Perfect - Cecy Robson 9/11
October: Fear, NIGHT, Silent, Wicked, Hidden, Bones, Lied, GhostInto the Night - Janelle Denison 10/11
November: Again, Loud, Star, Stay, Air, WHEN, Since, RaceWhen Smiles Fade - Paige Dearth 12/4
December: COLD, Room, Life, Bell, Kiss, Dream, Until, DrinkCold Blood - Theresa Monsour 12/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Purge that PileDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2021
Months: 11/12
January
📚 Read a book with a WHITE cover.
The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman (added Apr 2020) 4/10
February
📚 Read a book with a hug or kiss on the cover.
Hard to Hold on To - Laura Kaye (added Sep 2013) 3/10
March
📚 Read a book whose rating contains with a 3.
Stolen Soul - Alex Rivers (added Apr 2018) (3.92 rating) 3/31
April
📚 Read a book whose title is not in black or white lettering.
The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths (added Apr 2019) 4/8
May
📚 Read a Stand Alone book.
BoneMan's Daughters - Ted Dekker (added Nov 2013) 5/22
June
📚 Read a book with a beachy cover.
Moondance Beach - Susan Donovan (added June 2016) 6/16
July
📚 Read a book from the seventh page on your WTR list (if you do not have seven pages, choose a book with a #7 in the book's WTR#).
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination - John Joseph Adams (add Jan 10, 2013) 7/11
August
📚 Read a book by a favorite author.
Firestorm - Donna Grant (added Jan 15, 2018) 8/13
September
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SCHOOL (all words count).
One of Those Malibu Nights - Elizabeth Adler (added Oct 30, 2010) 9/15
October
📚 Read a book where the first letter of the author's last name can be found in the name of the country you where born in.
Turned - Morgan Rice (added Dec 23, 2017) 10/27
November
📚 Read a book whose author's first name begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U.
15 Seconds - Andrew Gross (added Apr 22, 2012) 11/5
December
📚 Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
January Bizarre and Unique Holidays
READ: 16/6+
Month Long Holiday
National Hobby Month
✔ 🧶 Read a book related to your hobby. If your hobby is reading, read a book where the MC is an author or set in a bookshop. (Just an example! 😃)
The Awakening - Nora Roberts 1/22
(My hobby is reading. Heroine is a writer)
National Soup Month
✔ 🥣 Read a book where a character eats/makes soup.
The Unhandsome Prince - John Moore 1/17
National Bath Safety Month
✔ 🛁 Read a book where a character takes a bath.
The Shape of Night - Tess Gerritsen 1/23
✔ 🛁 Read a book with the word SAFETY in the text.
The Storm Bringer - Isabel Cooper 1/20
(not a promise of safety), p31
Week Long Holidays
Letter Writing Week
✔ ✉️ Read a book with a six and a seven letter word in the title.
SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge 1/2
Peculiar People Day
✔ 🤸 Read a book where a character can be described as peculiar, un-ordinary, extraordinary, unusual, strange, odd, uncommon, intriguing, different, abnormal, and quirky. Tell us who.
The Pretty Ones - Ania Ahlborn (Nell Sullivan) 1/27
✔ 🤸 Read a book that has two words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Seth Grahame-Smith 1/9
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
✔ 🤵 Read a book with a sexy man on the cover. Show cover!
Smoke and Fire - Donna Grant 1/30
Winnie the Pooh Day
✔ 🐻 Read a book by an author who uses initials.
Killer Physique - G.A. McKevett 1/13
✔ 🐻 Read a Children's book.
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
Measure Your Feet Day
✔ 👣 Read a book with feet on the cover.
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper - Carole Nelson Douglas 1/25
✔ 👣 Read a book by an author whose last name begins with a letter in MEASURE.
Half-Off Ragnarok - Seanan McGuire 1/8
Opposite Day
✔ ☯️ Read a book with a 2 or 5 in the rating. Tell us the rating.
The Storm Bringer - Isabel Cooper (3.92 rating) 1/20
Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
✔ 🤗 Read a book with a 13 letter title (may be more than one word).
The Seelie King - Heather Killough-Walden 1/12
E-Day
✔ 🧮 Read a book with a page count that contains 2 of these numbers: 2.7182818 (value of e).
The Shape of Night - Tess Gerritsen (288 pages) 1/23
✔ 🧮 Read a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
The Diva Haunts the House - Krista Davis (A Domestic Diva Mystery) 1/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge READ: 6/6
✔️1 ~ [Immortal Montero 01] ~ To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
✔️2 ~ [Unsub 02] ~ Into the Black Nowhere - Meg Gardiner 1/7
✔️3 ~ [InCryptid 03] ~ Half-Off Ragnarok - Seanan McGuire 1/8
✔️1 ~ [Criminals & Captives 01] ~ Prisoner - Annika Martin & Skye Warren 1/16
✔️2 ~ [Cursebreakers 02] ~ A Heart So Fierce and Broken - Brigid Kemmerer 1/12
✔️3 ~ [Max Revere 03] ~ Poisonous - Allison Brennan 1/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January 2021 Scavenger Hunt - New Year's DayREAD: 41/45
To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
2. Atmosphere - charged the atmosphere, p44
8. Champagne - over the rim of her champagne flute, p23
25. Host/Hostess - the hostess brought Gene's daughter, p199
31. Liquor - a cupboard filled with bottles of liquor, p35
39. Party - they'll be at the Mayor's Christmas party, p9
43. Streamers - with thin colored streamers, p118
SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge 1/2
17. Football - cradled like a football, p62
33. Midnight - in a voice the color of midnight, p23
34. Music - and start the music, p24
44. Tradition - carrying on the family tradition, p222
46. Wave - like stadium fan doing a wave, p137
47. Win - you're just trying to win, p325
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
7. Celebrate - to celebrate the end of summer, p307
11. Confetti - sparkling red and green confetti, p53
20. Gathering - welcome to the gathering place, p32
24. Hooray - hip, hip horray, p355
28. Jazz - cool jazz for a fancy cocktail party, p460
30. Laughter - howling with laughter, p310
32. Loud - Frank's constant very loud complaining, p306
36. Noise - in the absence of all ambient noise, p464
37. Occasion - reserved for special occasions, p44
The Diva Haunts the House - Krista Davis 1/5
4. Ball - a bright red ball bounce down the steps, loc1336
6. Beginning - I saw the beginnings of a hickey, loc321
29. Kiss - after a quick kiss, loc1128
35. Necklace - I borrowed my sister's cross necklace, loc2074
42. Shrimp - added peas and shrimp, loc2359
The Hidden World - Alison Baird 1/6
10. Clock - the tall grandfather clock in the hall, p21
12. Crowd - standing near the front of the crowd, p14
18. Friends - while her friends sniggered, p1
Into the Black Nowhere - Meg Gardiner 1/7
21. Hangover - buzzing with an adrenaline hangover, ch36
26. Horns - there were no horns, cp42
Half-Off Ragnarok - Seanan McGuire 1/8
3. Awesome - and the world would be awesome, p27
9. Cheers - cheers and applause were coming from that direction, p27
38. Onstage - now that she was no longer on stage, p31
50. Yell - barely restraining the urge to yell, p138
The Considerate Killer - Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnette Friis 1/8
1. Alcohol - when mixed with alcohol, p42
5. Band - the three-man live band, p119
19. Games - out of reach of Soren's mind games, p216
23. Holiday - that this holiday involved some female, p95
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Seth Grahame-Smith 1/9
13. Dinner - when they should ask him to dinner, p14
41. Resolution - she declared her resolution, p30
The Tower of Armaethia - Andrenik Sergoyan 1/10
48. Wishes - hopes and wishes, he thought, p235
49. Year - not in all my many years, p242
A Heart So Fierce and Broken - Brigid Kemmerer 1/12
15. Enjoy - I don't want to enjoy it, p342
Calamity Jayne Rides Again - Kathleen Bacus 1/14
14. Drinking - what's he drinking, p80
A Second Chance - Jodi Taylor 1/29
22. Hat - everyone was either wearing or carrying a hat, p26
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16. Fireworks -
27. January -
40. Rave -
45. Uptown -
Law and Order: The Police Duration: March 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021
Level 2: Lieutenant 10-19 Tasks.
READ: 33/33
Supervising Officers
✔️1. Donald "Don" Cragen played by Dann Florek.
🔫 Read a book with a character called either Don or Marge.
Plover Island Breakdown - Joel Brown (Don Arsenault) 3/16
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who pulls a gun on someone.
Hard as You Can - Laura Kaye 3/5
(heroines brothers pulls a gun on her)
✔️🔫 Read a book with a flight attendant or a taxi driver.
Take One With You - Oak Anderson 4/24
(Thane ordered another budweiser from the flight attendant)
2. Lieutenant Anita Van Buren was portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson.
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is divorced.
Tristan - Liz Gavin (Izzie is divorced) 4/25
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is a working mother.
The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths 4/8
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is a police officer.
One Cold Night - Kate Pepper (hero) 4/1
Sergeants
3 .Max Greevey played by George Dzundza was partnered with Mike Logan.
✔️🔫 Read a book set in Ireland.
Wild Irish Heart - Tricia O'Malley 4/9
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character called Max or George.
Limitations - Scott Turow (George Mason)3/15
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is happily married.
Changeless - Gail Carriger (hero and heroine) 4/20
4. Philip "Phil" Cerreta portrayed by Paul Sorvino.
✔️🔫 Read a book set in Italy.
Blameless - Gail Carriger (Florence) 4/26
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is Catholic.
Wednesday's Child - Peter Robinson (Brenda Scupham) 3/20
✔️🔫 Read a book that is fifth in a series.
Bitter Harvest - Sheila Connolly (Orchard #5) 4/3
Senior Detectives
5. Lenny Briscoe was portrayed by Jerry Orbach.
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is in the army or retired from the army.
Hard Ever After - Laura Kaye 5/11
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who wise-cracks or jokes a lot. Tell us who.
Hard to Come By - Laura Kaye (Jeremy) 3/17
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is an alcoholic.
Rebel Spring - Morgan Rhodes & Michelle Rowen (Lord Aron) 3/4
6. Joseph "Joe" Fontana portrayed by actor Dennis Farina.
✔️🔫 Read a book set in Chicago.
The Upstairs House - Julia Fine 7/13
✔️🔫 Read a book which a character has "conflict" with his boss.
The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum - Kirsten Weiss 5/5
(Maddie had issues with her boss and quit to try something new)
✔️🔫 Read a book where the MC is single.
The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman 4/10
7. Ed Green was portrayed by Jesse L. Martin.
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character quits a job.
Dark Water Dive - Kathy Brandt (heroine) 4/3
✔️🔫 Read a book with a green cover.
The Unexpected Bride - Elizabeth Rolls 4/23
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character changes partners.
Hard to Let Go - Laura Kaye (heroine gets new boyfriend) 3/24
8. Cyrus "Lupes" Lupo played by Jeremy Sisto.
✔️🔫 Read a book where MC goes by a nickname.
Hard to Hold on To - Laura Kaye (Edward "Easy" Cantrell) 3/10
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character gets a promotion.
Caged - Ellison Cooper (MC) 3/6
✔️🔫 Read a book which is either second, third, or sixth in a series.
Mischief in Mudbug - Jana Deleon (#2) 4/14
Junior Detectives
9. Mike Logan was played by Chris Noth.
✔️🔫 Read a book set in New York City.
Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb 6/4
✔️🔫 Read a book which a character has a temper.
The Stone Demon - Karen Mahoney (King Demian) 4/10
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is either cocky or a womanizer or both.
I Am Your Judge - Nele Neuhaus (Inspector Neff) 4/15
10. Reynaldo Curtis portrayed by Benjamin Bratt.
✔️🔫 Read a book with a character who is very religious.
The Princess Knight - G.A. Aiken (heroine is a monk) 3/10
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character cheats on their spouse.
The Snowman - Jo Nesbø 4/17
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character does things by the book. (Your interpretation).
Out of the Blue - S.L. Rottman 3/1
(MC's mother is a colonel in the Airforce, she does everything by the book)
11. Kevin Bernard is portrayed by Anthony Anderson.
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character doesn't like dogs.
Guys & Dogs - Elaine Fox (hero doesn't like dogs) 3/19
✔️🔫 Read a book where a character attends or attended Catholic school.
The Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble - Clare Toohey 3/22
(Hank went to a Catholic high school)
✔️🔫 Read a book which is the first in a series
The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa 4/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Retro TV: Andy Griffith Show Duration: May 14 - August 13, 2021
Level: Barney 10- 19 Tasks
READ: 21/10+
1. The series plot revolves around Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith)
✔ 🎣 Read a book set in a small town.
The Corpse Wore Tartan - Kaitlyn Dunnett 5/24
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a Sheriff as a character.
The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner (Shep O'Grady) 6/6
2. Andy's professional life,
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character goes fishing.
Gray Ghost - William G. Tapply 5/31
✔ 🎣Read a book where a character spends a quiet evening at home. (Who is it?)
In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire (Lundy) 7/11
3. Andy Griffith show wouldn't have been as funny without Barney Fife.
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a character who is smug. (Your interpretation)
Wolf's Capture - Eve Langlais (hero) 6/19
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a characters who are cousins.
Shiver of Fear - Roxanne St. Claire (hero works for cousins) 6/23
4. Although Barney believes himself a skilled singer,
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a character who sings.
The Harp and The Fiddle - Lila Dubois 5/21
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character is "by the book". (Your interpretation.)
Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb (Eve Dallas) 6/4
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a character who is panicked. (Your interpretation).
Polar Bared - Eve Langlais (Vickie) 6/9
5. Opie Taylor played by Ron Howard was only six years old when the series began.
✔ 🎣 Read a book that is sixth in the series.
Across the Green Grass Fields - Seanan McGuire 7/24
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a character who works at a grocery store. Who is it?
Croc's Return - Eve Langlais (heroine) 7/9
6. When not visiting his father at the courthouse, Opie would sometimes get into jams.
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character misbehaves.
Notorious - Diana Palmer (Jackie) 7/31
7. Opie's best friend through the black-and-white run is Johnny Paul Jason;
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character has a crush.
Half Bad - Sally Green (hero on Annalise) 6/5
✔ 🎣 Read a book where the MC has a girlfriend.
Outfoxed by Love - Eve Langlais 5/17
8. Would the series have been complete without Aunt Bee played by Frances Bavier?
✔ 🎣 Read a book with a character who cooks home-cooked meals.
Fix Her Up - Carey Heywood (heroine) 6/24
9. While the main characters glued the show together the town residents helped give us laughs and made this show so special.
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character gets drunk. Who is it?
His Boots Under Her Bed - Ana Leigh (heroine's father) 6/26
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character is a mechanic.
Undone - Shannon Richard (hero) 6/2
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character is a barber or hairdresser.
Love Letters - Debbie Macomber (Marilyn) 8/5
10. Love interests for the adults gave us some great story lines. To the cads that Aunt Bee dated in the early seasons to the loves of Andy and Barney.
✔ 🎣 Read a book with the genre of romance.
Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
✔ 🎣 Read a book which is a third in a series.
Half Lost - Sally Green 6/28
✔ 🎣 Read a book where a character acts like a "cad". (Your interpretation)
Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair (hero) 6/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Celebrate the Century: 1950s
Duration: April 1 - September 30, 2021
READ: 16/16
1st row:
✔ 1. Polio vaccine
▶️ Read a book where a person gets vaccinated OR whose author's initials can be found in JONAS SALK.
Dangerous Attachments - Sarah Lovett 4/16
✔ 2. Teen Fashion
▶️ Read a book with a teen in the story OR with socks and shoes showed prominently on the cover. Show cover.
The Stone Demon - Karen Mahoney (MC is 17) 4/10
✔ 3. 1951 National League
▶️ Read a book with a character that plays baseball OR set in Boston MA, New York City, Chicago IL, Cincinnati OH, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA or St. Louis, MO.
Red Hot Fury - Kasey MacKenzie 5/28
✔ 4. Explorer I
▶️ Read a book tagged Sci Fi OR with an eight letter word in the title OR the Number 1 (not spelled out) in the title.
The Watchers of Eden - T.C. Edge 5/20
✔ 5. Korean War
▶️ Read a book with a tag or genre WAR OR with snow on the cover. Show cover.
When Books Went to War - Molly Guptill Manning 5/12
2nd row:
✔ 6. Desegregating public schools
▶️ Read a book with a black character OR set in Kansas.
Hard Ever After - Laura Kaye (Edward Cantrell) 5/11
✔ 7. Car tailfin
▶️ Read a book with a car that has a tailfin on the cover - Show cover - OR whose title begins with a letter in TAILFIN - all words count.
I Am Your Judge - Nele Neuhaus 4/15
✔ 8. The Cat in the Hat
▶️ Read The Cat in the Hat OR a book with red and white stripes somewhere on the cover. Show cover.
Hometown Girl - Mariah Stewart 7/6
3rd row:
✔ 9. Drive-in theater
▶️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR set in New Mexico, Texas or New Jersey.
Sticks - Joan Bauer (New Jersey) 4/4
✔ 10. New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 - 1956
▶️ Read a book where a character is a Yankee or Dodger fan (baseball) OR with 2 of the following numbers in the page count: 1, 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 9.
Rook - Sharon Cameron (456 pages) 5/29
4th row:
✔ 11. Rocky Marciano
▶️ Read a book where a character is a boxer OR where a character dies in a plane crash OR where a character has a nickname. Tell us the nickname.
Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost (Catherine goes by Cat) 5/17
✔ 12. I Love Lucy
▶️ Read a book with a character named Lucy OR tagged HUMOR.
Outfoxed by Love - Eve Langlais 5/17
✔ 13. Rock and roll
▶️ Read a book with a musician in the story OR with a microphone, guitar or drums on the cover. Show cover.
The Harp and The Fiddle - Lila Dubois 5/21
✔ 14. Daytona 500
▶️ Read a book where a character is a race car driver OR published in February of any year since 1959.
Deliver Me from Darkness - Tes Hilaire (pub February 1, 2012) 5/25
✔ 15. 3-D movies
▶️ Read a book with numbers and letters in the title OR with a person wearing glasses on the cover. Show cover.
The 18th Abduction - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 6/15
Background image:
✔ 16. Family in front of a television set.
▶️ Read a book where a family watches TV together OR from the Genre: Family.
Love Letters - Debbie Macomber 8/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A Trip Down Memory Lane 1962Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2020
READ: 10/11+
1. Musical Film - "The Music Man"
🔴 Read a book with a character that is a traveling salesman, a band instructor or a librarian OR where a character who was bad becomes good.
2. #1 Hit Single (UK) – "Love Me Do" by The Beatles
🔴 Read a book from a quartet OR with a musician as the MC.
✔3. New Album – "Bob Dylan " by Bob Dylan.
🔴 Read a book with a guitar or a man wearing a hat on the cover (show cover) OR written by a man.
To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
4. First James Bond Film – Dr. No, the first James Bond film, premieres at the London Pavilion, featuring Sean Connery as the hero.
🔴 Read a book from the James Bond Series OR The List is Bond, James Bond OR a book tagged Spy/Espionage.
✔5. New Fiction - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
🔴 Read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest OR with a nurse as a major character OR with a person with a mental illness.
The Requiem Red - Brynn Chapman 2/13
6. New Television Show (US): - The Jetsons - the first program to air in color on ABC.
🔴 Read a book set in the future OR where a character video chats OR with a robot in the story.
✔7. Born this year: January 4 - Harlan Coben, American writer of mystery novels and thrillers.
🔴 Read a Mystery or Thriller OR a book by Harlan Coben.
The Considerate Killer - Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnette Friis 1/8
✔8. Died this year: August 5 – Marilyn Monroe is found dead after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills.
🔴 Read a book with a character who has a questionable death OR with a character who is a curvy blonde. Tell us their name.
The Dirty Secrets Club - Meg Gardiner 2/4
IN THE NEWS
✔9. January 1 – The United States Navy SEALs, elite special forces, are activated. Navy Seal 1 is commissioned in the Pacific Fleet, and SEAL Team Two in the Atlantic Fleet.
🔴 Read a book featuring a Navy SEAL OR with the letters SEAL in order in the title.
SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge 1/2
10. January 3 – National Ballet of Washington, D.C. founded by Jean Riddell debuted at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium.
🔴 Read a book with a ballet dancer OR where a female character starts her own business OR set in Washington D.C.
✔11. February 18 - NHRA Winternationals: Carol Cox becomes the first woman allowed to race at a National Hot Rod Association national event; she wins in the Super Stock class.
🔴 Read a book where a female character wins something major OR whose author's initials can be found in SUPER STOCK.
A New Leash on Death - Susan Conant 1/23
✔12. February 20 – Project Mercury: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes.
🔴 Read a book with a 3, 4, 5 or 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR whose title begins with a letter in FRIENDSHIP (all words count).
I'll Be Slaying You - Cynthia Eden (275 pages) 1/29
✔13. July 10 - Telstar 1 (satellite) launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph images, and provided the first live transatlantic television feed.
🔴 Read a book where a character watches TV or uses a telephone OR where something is launched into space.
The Dark Corners of the Night - Meg Gardiner (MC uses telephone) 1/24
✔14. August 5 - Nelson Mandela is arrested by the South African government near Howick, and charged with incitement to rebellion.
🔴 Read a book where a character is arrested OR by an author whose first name begins with N or last name begins with M.
The Awakening - Nora Roberts 1/22
✔15. October 14 - The beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis: A U-2 flight over Cuba in the Caribbean photographs Soviet nuclear weapons being installed. A stand-off then ensues for another 12 days, after President Kennedy is told of the pictures, between the United States and the Soviet Union, threatening the world with nuclear war.
🔴 Read a book a 12 (intact) in the page count OR with an American president in the story OR where someone is bluffing.
A Second Chance - Jodi Taylor (MC bluffs the villain) 1/29
February Bizarre and Unique Holidays
READ: 14/6+
Month Long Holiday
✔Creative Romance Month
💘 Read a Romance.
Best Wishes Always - Lucy Finn 2/26
Week Long Holidays
✔ International Flirting Week
😉 Read a book where a character flirts.
Bittersweet - Sarina Bowen 2/11
😉 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FLIRT (all words count).
Ink, Iron, and Glass - Gwendolyn Clare 2/12
😉 Read a book with a flirty face on the cover (your interpretation). Show cover.
Not That Kind of Girl - Susan Donovan 2/18
Day Holidays
✔Thank a Mailman Day
📮 Read a book where mail is discussed.
Blind Eye - Jan Coffey 2/19
✔National Wear Red Day
🟥 Read a book where a character wears red.
Wrong Alibi - Christina Dodd 2/22
(over her button-up red silk shirt), p217
🟥 Read a book that has the word RED in the title.
The Requiem Red - Brynn Chapman 2/13
✔National Umbrella Day
☂️ Read a book with an eight letter word in the title.
Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton 2/1
✔Chinese New Year
🧨 Read a book with a Chinese character or written by a Chinese author.
A Darkness Absolute - Kelley Armstrong (MC is part Asian) 2/20
✔Do a Grouch a Favor Day
😒 Read a book by an author whose last name begins with a letter in GROUCH.
Super Sad True Love Story - Gary Shteyngart 2/9
✔National California Day
🐻 Read a book set in California.
The Dirty Secrets Club - Meg Gardiner 2/4
🐻 Read a book with a 3 or 1 in the page count.
Tiffany Blues - M.J. Rose (331 pages) 2/10
🐻 Read a book whose title begins with C.
Celtic Moon - Jan DeLima 2/7
✔National Margarita Day and National Tortilla Chip Day
🍸 Read a book whose MC's first name begins with a letter in AGAVE or CORN.
A Cold Day in Hell - Stella Cameron (Eileen Moggeridge) 2/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February As Easy As 1-2-3 ChallengeREAD: 6/6
✔️1 ~ [Jo Beckett 01] ~ The Dirty Secrets Club - Meg Gardiner 2/4
✔️2 ~ [Eternal Guardians 02] ~ Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton 2/1
✔️3 ~ [Dog Walkers 03] ~ Not That Kind of Girl - Susan Donovan 2/18
✔️1 ~ [Celtic Wolves 01] ~ Celtic Moon - Jan DeLima 2/7
✔️2 ~ [Dorothy Must Die 02] ~ The Wicked Will Rise - Danielle Paige 2/5
✔️3 ~ [Cursebreakers 03] ~ A Vow So Bold and Deadly - Brigid Kemmerer 2/24
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February 2021 Scavenger Hunt - HikingREAD: 50/50
Only Pleasure - Lora Leigh 2/4
11. fear - the hunger holds the fears at bay, p187
31. remote - he was cold, remote, distant, p175
41. trip - the sudden trip of her heart, p18
42. up - I'll take you up to your apartment, p44
49. wild - getting wild and depraved, p18
The Wicked Will Rise - Danielle Paige 2/5
1. alert - knowing I had to stay alert, p19
2. alone - now I was alone for real, p19
9. exhausted - I felt as exhilarated and exhausted from the feat, p19
22. leader - she was far too small to be much of a leader, p74
26. navigate - she navigated the dark twists and turns, p280
38. sunglasses - rhinestone-encrusted sunglasses, p44
48. wind - and the wind on my face, p12
Deadly Kisses - Brenda Joyce 2/6
21. jacket - he wore no jacket and no tie, p211
25. nature - or been so clear about their nature, p350
32. rescue - you really wish to rescue him this way, p14
34. safety - you said Calder gave Daisy safety, p150
Celtic Moon - Jan DeLima 2/7
5. climb - to remove cobwebs from her climb, p277
8. escape - to learn every escape route, p53
13. gear - carrying various sized backpacks and gear, p257
23. map - forced to study maps of the area, p53
24. mountain - facing the mountain, p53
37. strength - gathering strength in death, p261
39. trail - far enough to obscure her trail, p52
43. vacation - live we're going on some grand vacation, p164
45. walk - Dylan began to walk, p279
46. water - the water level must be quite high, p278
Wraith - Helen Harper 2/8
3. buddy - while his buddy waved his gun, p107
6. couple - a couple stepped out in front of me, p31
27. pack - we were wraith's not pack wolves, p256
36. steep - there was a steep drop, p203
Tiffany Blues - M.J. Rose 2/10
10. expert - I'm something of an expert, p42
50. worry - too much worry keeps you from being happy, p258
Bittersweet - Sarina Bowen 2/11
17. hiking - I hear hiking is good around here, p200
19. injury - one bad game away from debilitating injury, p180
Ink, Iron, and Glass - Gwendolyn Clare 2/12
4. caution - to be the voice of caution, p132
15. guide - to act as a guide, p43
29. plan - the efficacy of this plan, p115
33. rest - she had no choice but to rest, p132
Jinn - Matthew B.J. Delaney 2/13
7. distance - staring off into the distance, p28
14. group - like s strange group conversing with each other, p20
16. heavy - had it coming heavy from the Japs, p1
28. peak - in the dark recesses of the peak, p304
44. view - dividing Nat's view into part air and part sea, p82
47. weather -weather reports also came directly to the tech room, p74
The Requiem Red - Brynn Chapman 2/13
30. quiet - they are quiet when they visit, p66
35. shelter - responsible for helping patient's find shelter, p55
Blind Eye - Jan Coffey 2/19
40. tread - he intended to tread lightly, p97
A Darkness Absolute - Kelley Armstrong 2/20
20. insulation - when every bit of insulation helps
Lost Without You - Molly O'Keefe 2/21
12. fitness - or a fitness YouTube channel, p123
The Shimmering Road - Hester Young 2/27
18. hydrate - large bottles of water to stay hydrated, p197
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Words in a Word Game #13 - Special DaysDuration: February 15 - May 14, 2021
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS - PUBLIC SLEEPING DAY
READ: 30/30
1. [DIRTY] The Dirty Secrets Club - Meg Gardiner 2/4
2. [ONLY] Only Pleasure - Lora Leigh 2/4
3. [RISE] The Wicked Will Rise - Danielle Paige 2/5
4. [DEADLY] Deadly Kisses - Brenda Joyce 2/6
5. [CELTIC] Celtic Moon - Jan DeLima 2/7
6. [SUPER] Super Sad True Love Story - Gary Shteyngart 2/9
7. [BLUES] Tiffany Blues - M.J. Rose 2/10
8. [GLASS] Ink, Iron, and Glass - Gwendolyn Clare 2/12
9. [RED] The Requiem Red - Brynn Chapman 2/13
10. [POISON] Poison in Paddington - Samantha Silver 2/14
11. [SOUND] Without a Sound - Carla Cassidy 2/15
12. [KINGS] The Bourbon Kings - J.R. Ward 2/17
13. [GIRL] Not That Kind of Girl - Susan Donovan 2/18
14. [BLIND] Blind Eye - Jan Coffey 2/19
15. [COLLECTOR] The Memory Collector - Meg Gardiner 2/20
16. [DARKNESS] A Darkness Absolute - Kelley Armstrong 2/20
17. [LOST] Lost Without You - Molly O'Keefe 2/21
18. [ALIBI] Wrong Alibi - Christina Dodd 2/22
19. [DEADLY] A Vow So Bold and Deadly - Brigid Kemmerer 2/24
20. [COLD] A Cold Day in Hell - Stella Cameron 2/25
21. [BEST] Best Wishes Always - Lucy Finn 2/26
22. [CAROLINE] Just Fine with Caroline - Annie England Noblin 2/26
23. [ROAD] The Shimmering Road - Hester Young 2/27
24. [BLUE] Out of the Blue - S.L. Rottman 3/1
25. [MOOSE] Town in a Wild Moose Chase - B.B. Haywood 3/2
26. [SPRING] Rebel Spring - Morgan Rhodes & Michelle Rowen 3/4
27. [CAGED] Caged - Ellison Cooper 3/6
28. [APPLE] An Apple for the Creature - Charlaine Harris 3/12
29. [PLAIN] Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth 3/13
30. [BLOOD] Blood Heir - Ilona Andrews 3/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Jumping Jobs
READ: 4/5
👩⚕️ Psychiatrist or Psychologist - Emilie Garza
Hard to Come By - Laura Kaye 3/17
👮 Cop - Kenni Lowry
Southern Fried - Tonya Kappes 3/13
🧁 Baker ( Not a chef but a baker) -- ??
📖 Teacher - Norma Jensen
An Apple for the Creature - Charlaine Harris 3/12
⚖️ Lawyer - George Mason
Limitations - Scott Turow 3/15
March As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge READ: 6/6
✔️1 ~ [Novel Idea 01] ~ Buried in a Book - Lucy Arlington 3/6
✔️2 ~ [Mindstream Chronicles 02] ~ Call of the Colossus - K.C. May 3/5
✔️3 ~ [Candy Holliday Mystery 03] ~ Town in a Wild Moose Chase - B.B. Haywood 3/2
✔️1 ~ [Chef-to-Go Mystery 01] ~ Tart of Darkness - Denise Swanson 3/7
✔️2 ~ [Falling Kingdom2 02] ~ Rebel Spring - Morgan Rhodes & Michelle Rowen 3/4
✔️3 ~ [Hard Ink 03] ~ Hard to Come By - Laura Kaye 3/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Spring BreakREAD: 42/45
Out of the Blue - S.L. Rottman 3/1
41. swim - swim season for the school, p114
Town in a Wild Moose Chase - B.B. Haywood 3/2
5. camping - camping out once or twice during the winter, p45
8. destination - trying to reach an unknown destination without a map, p125
22. journey - a mystical journey to Tibet, p50
26. luggage - were several bags of luggage, p271
44. travel - the numerous travel difficulties, p12
Rebel Spring - Morgan Rhodes & Michelle Rowen 3/4
9. dream - this has to be a dream, p23
13. freedom - she was as close to freedom, p76
45. trip - help you get ready for your trip, p124
Call of the Colossus - K.C. May 3/5
20. information - a few bits of concrete information, p46
29. option - with the option to reenlist, p80
Buried in a Book - Lucy Arlington 3/6
2. arrival - within minutes of my arrival, p17
6. carefree - I hadn't felt this carefree for a long long time, p174
7. college - during my college days, p193
11. excited - a prospect that had excited my friday evenings, p72
14. friends - share this with your friends, p137
17. golf - do you golf, p27
28. money - when the money dried up likes creek beds in July, p85
30. parties - has the best costume parties, p175
31. plan - I plan to start will of my days off, p32
33. quickly - then quickly returned to the front, p2
34. relax - when I want to relax, p27
36. sand - gold in a mess of sand, p142
38. sleep - and went right to sleep, p65
39. suitcase - from his room into suitcases, p80
42. tennis - sitting between a tennis trophy, p218
48. visit - I'd really alike to visit his cabin, p89
50. waves - dark brown that fell in soft waves, p86
Tart of Darkness - Denise Swanson 3/7
12. flying - he was flying to china on business, p43
15. games - his sex games, p296
35. resort - was more like a resort than a backyard, p59
The Ghost and the Dead Deb - Alice Kimberly 3/8
10. ease - the ease with which he'd been able to breeze through, p47
25. lazy - she had a lazy, self-indulgent style, p8
47. upscale - pricey is upscale, p91
The Princess Knight - G.A. Aiken 3/10
19. injury - you had an injury, p120
32. pleasure - it had been Gemma's pleasure to take them down, p14
An Apple for the Creature - Charlaine Harris 3/12
43. tour - guest students who tour the school, p253
49. volley ball - she was going out to play volleyball, p262
Southern Fried - Tonya Kappes 3/13
18. hotel - he could go on back to his hotel, p15
Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth 3/13
24. laughter - why should there be so much laughter, p421
Plover Island Breakdown - Joel Brown 3/16
3. beach - snowdrifts filled the small beach parking lot, p10
40. surf - we listened to the booming surf, p12
To Kill a Kingdom - Alexandra Christo 3/19
16. getaway - getaway clean, he said, p219
37. shore - when I woke up on the shore, p60
Siren's Secret - Debbie Herbert 3/22
4. boating - I was out boating that night, p242
The Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble - Clare Toohey 3/22
21. itinerary - from the tour itinerary of a punk band, loc1404
Hard to Let Go - Laura Kaye 3/24
46. tropical - disappear to a tropical paradise, p303
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1. airfare -
23. kayak -
27. marina -
Musician: Carole KingDuration: March 15 - May 14, 2021
Level: 🎧 “You’ve Got a Friend”: 6-10 tasks
READ: 14/10
✔️1. Read a book where a character plays an instrument OR read a book with a child as a character.
Sticks - Joan Bauer (MC is 12) 4/4
✔️2. Read a book that takes place in New York OR read a book tagged historical fiction or music.
The Ruby Brooch - Katherine Lowry Logan 3/27
✔️3. Read a book by author with the letters C & K in their name OR read a book that takes place on a college campus.
Dangerous Prey - Lindsay McKenna 5/14
✔️4. Read a book a teenage protagonist OR read a book where a character has an alias.
Blameless - Gail Carriger (Alexia Maccon is going by Alexia Tarabotti) 4/26
✔️5. Read a book with a wedding OR read a book that is considered a classic or a “hit” (you decide).
Hard Ever After - Laura Kaye 5/11
✔️6. Read a book with a divorce OR read a book where a character is shy or has stage fright.
The Unexpected Bride - Elizabeth Rolls (heroine is blind and very shy) 4/23
✔️7. Read a book that takes place in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s OR read a standalone.
Dangerous Attachments - Sarah Lovett 4/16
✔️8. Read a book with a female protagonist or written by a female OR read a book that has been re-released or has multiple editions (hardcover, paperback, or audio).
The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman 4/10
✔️9. Read a book where the title begins with a letter in TAPESTRY OR read a book tagged or considered a retelling.
Sorcery and the Single Girl - Mindy Klasky 4/15
✔️11. Read a book that involves baseball or has a baseball item on the cover OR read a book that has the words NOW or FOREVER in the title OR read a book that has the numbers 2 and 5 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Bound By Sin - Jenna Maclaine (352 pages) 4/18
✔️12. Read a book that has won an award OR read a book that has over 1987 ratings.
Gathering Darkness - Morgan Rhodes (24,488 ratings) 3/31
✔️13. Read a book that is also a movie or TV show OR read a book written by two (or more) authors.
Shifters and Vampires and Demigods, OH MY!: Treasured Find / Mist Revealed / Hunter Sacrificed - Nancy Corrigan (anthology) 4/6
✔️14. Read a book where a character has children OR read a book where a character is involved in social issues (you decide).
Torn - Chris Jordan 3/29
✔️15. Read a book where a character has been married several times OR read a book that is tagged memoir OR read a book written in the 2010s.
To Kill a Kingdom - Alexandra Christo (pub March 2018) 3/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Tennis
READ: 48/45
One Cold Night - Kate Pepper 4/1
20. Grass - into a clearing of grass, p203
22. Lawn - set back on the lawn, p203
Bitter Harvest - Sheila Connolly 4/3
8. Break - as soon as they break some trucks free, p66
12. Court - you can have a court-appointed one, p242
16. Energetic - looking ridiculously energetic, p64
17. Exercise - it was no simple school girl exercise, p126
25. Major - throw a major storm at him, p31
26. Match - they were a good match, p13
27. Movement - camouflaged any movements, p218
28. Official - I've never learned anything official, p78
31. Pressure - moving fast and keeping up the pressure, p202
35. Season - during the holiday season, p14
39. Surface - the road surface was treacherous, p85
40. Talent - to show off the young ladies' talents, p145
47. Winded - winded, Meg leaned against the fence, p89
Dark Water Dive - Kathy Brandt 4/3
18. Gallery - her husband's work over in a gallery, p143
19. Game - part of the game, p127
21. Judge - I'm a pretty good judge of character, p144
23. Line - he would tug twice on the line, p5
24. Loss - to deal with the loss, p214
29. Player - Al didn't seem like a player, p111
34. Score - I was glad he had scored, p119
42. Top - O'Brien, I want up top with them, p23
44. Turf - I liked meeting people on their turf, p128
46. White - about to drop a foot of the white stuff, p3
Sticks - Joan Bauer 4/4
1. Ace - like an absolute ace, p8
6. Ball - rams he five ball into the side pocket, p1
7. Beat - better than getting beat up, p130
10. Champion - would have become nine-ball champion, p5
11. Coach - sometimes he's my coach too, p2
30. Points - and points to his beard, p31
43. Tournament - the tournament's for 10 to 13 year olds, p3
48. Winner - to let the winner have his day, p151
Shifters and Vampires and Demigods, OH MY! - Nancy Corrigan 4/6
3. Aggressive - to act as the aggressive instigator in sex, p332
9. Career - not only kill her career, p317
15. Dominate - I didn't mean to dominate the conversation, p80
33. Run - the urge to run was strong, p108
49. Yells - and yells at us to pay attention, p145
The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths 4/8
37. Sport - the only sport she ever excelled in, p70
38. Strategy - there's no time to talk about strategy, p334
45. Watch - she looks at her watch, p1
The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman 4/10
5. Back (hand) - with a back hand slap, p125
32. Rank - the social rank of the buyers, p261
36. Smash - smash open the brick wall, p312
The Stone Demon - Karen Mahoney 4/10
2. Action - deciding to take some sort of action, p14
13. Defeat - you will not defeat me, p216
41. Title - handed over his title to Rachel, p240
Dangerous Attachments - Sarah Lovett 4/16
4. Athlete - the colorful and reckless athlete, p182
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14. Deuce -
50. Zone -
April As Easy As 1-2-3 ChallengeREAD: 6/6
Set #1
1 ~ [Blood Brothers 01] ~ Deadly Silence - Rebecca Zanetti 4/1
2 ~ [Parasol Protectorate 02] ~ Changeless - Gail Carriger 4/20
3 ~ [Invisible Library 03] ~ The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman 4/10
Set #2
1 ~ [Jane Madison 01] ~ Girl's Guide to Witchcraft - Mindy Klasky 4/12
2 ~ [Ghost-In-Law 02] ~ Mischief in Mudbug - Jana Deleon 4/14
2 ~ [Parasol Protectorate 03] ~ Blameless - Gail Carriger 4/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A Trip Down Memory Lane 1973Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2021
READ: 14/11+
✔ 1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 8 cents
A Gallon of Gas: 39 cents
A Dozen Eggs: 78 cents
A Movie Ticket: $1.70
A New House: $32,500.00
🟣 Read a book where someone buys a stamp, gas, eggs, movie ticket or a house OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
All the Tides of Fate - Adalyn Grace 5/7
✔ 2. Average Income Per Year: $12, 900.00
🟣 Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 0, 1, 2, 9. Tell us the year.
BoneMan's Daughters - Ted Dekker (pub April 2009) 5/22
✔ 3. U.S. President - Richard Nixon
🟣 Read a book with a flag on the cover (show cover) OR with a character that is a politician OR set in California.
The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum - Kirsten Weiss 5/5
✔ 4. World Population - 3927 Billion
🟣 Read a book that has more than 3927 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Rook - Sharon Cameron (8591 ratings) 5/29
✔ 5. 70's Slang
Psyche! - Just Kidding - Far Out! - Cool - Dream On - Unrealistic - Right On! - In agreement - Can You Dig it? - Do You Understand?
🟣 Read a book with one of these words in the title OR where a character says one of these sayings - tell us which one and the page/loc #.
The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
(Do you understand that you are under arrest), p87
✔ 6. On Television
The Odd Couple
Sanford and Son
The Partridge Family
The Price Is Right
M*A*S*H
🟣 Read a book with two roommates, a father and son, a single mom and her kids, a war zone hospital or a game show in the story. Tell us which one you find.
Blood of Eden - Tami Dane 5/15
✔ 7. In Theaters
The Exorcist
American Graffiti
Last Tango in Paris
Live and Let Die
Paper Moon
The Sting
🟣 Read a book tagged with Supernatural/Horror/Paranormal, Comedy/Humor, Erotic, Spy, Road Trip, or Caper/Crime Fiction.
Angel of Darkness - Cynthia Eden 5/16
✔ 8. On The Radio
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando & Dawn
"Bad Bad Leroy Brown" – Jim Croce
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack
"Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
"My Love" – Paul McCartney & Wings
🟣 Read a book whose title begins with T, B, K, L or M (all words count).
Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
IN THE NEWS
9. Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs competed in the Battle of the Sexes exhibition tennis match at Houston's Astrodome.
🟣 Read a book where a character plays tennis OR where a man and a woman are in competition with each other.
✔ 10. Aloha from Hawaii was a concert starring Elvis Presley, transmitted live via satellite on January 14, 1973 viewed by 1.3 billion people.
🟣 Read a book where music is the main theme OR published in January (of any year).
The Harp and The Fiddle - Lila Dubois 5/21
✔ 11. Skylab, the U.S.'s first space station is launched.
🟣 Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover (show cover) OR with a MC or author whose first name begins with S. Tell us their name.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
✔ 12. Sears Tower opens in Chicago.
🟣 Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover (show cover) OR where a character works in an office.
Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb 6/4
(Roarke works in an office when he's not helping Eve solve crime)
✔ 13. Kawasaki introduces the first personal watercraft, the Jet Ski.
🟣 Read a book where a character rides a jet ski or equivalent water craft OR with 2 three letter words in the title.
Red Hot Fury - Kasey MacKenzie 5/28
✔ 14. Concorde cuts flying time in half across the Atlantic by flying at an average speed of 954 mph.
🟣 Read a Series book # 9, #5 or #4. Tell us the series name.
If You Give A Girl A Viscount - Kieran Kramer (Impossible Bachelors #3) 5/30
✔ 15. Watergate Hearings begin in the U.S. Senate.
🟣 Read a book where a person breaks and enters OR where people are recorded without their knowledge OR set in Washington D.C.
Absolute Fear - Lisa Jackson 6/22
(heroine breaks into an abandoned mental institution)
May 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Elvis
READ: 50/50
Circus Summer - Kailin Gow 5/1
13. Entertainment - there isn't much entertainment around Sea Cliff, p43
14. Famous - and gone onto be famous, p15
42. Talent - another wasted talent, p10
Spoils of the Dead - Dana Stabenow 5/2
1. Actor - you're an actor, p144
15. Fans - women fans in particular, p150
17. Gold (record) - these a rusty gold color, p158
24. Movie - the movie star had that big party, p87
29. Photos - opened the camera app to take more photos, p131
31. Radio - immediately to radio up the hill, p130
35. Sex - accustomed to receiving from the fairer sex, p86
39. Star - you're a box office star, p144
47. Vocal/Voice - I taught music and voice at the high school, p188
Secret Sisters - Jayne Ann Krentz 5/4
8. Charisma - when it comes to looks and charisma, p162
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
7. Career - with the upturn in his career, p42
11. Daughter - yet his daughter could not send someone, p330
22. Marriage - that she'd once considered marriage a good idea, p33
23. Mother - his mother patted her arm, p22
30. Popular - that had become so popular, p42
46. Version - a sleeping, dressed-up version of herself, p15
48. Wealthy - a wealthy cotton merchant, p134
49. Wed - wed him before you bed him, p3
50. Wife - then he'd need a wife, p15
The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum - Kirsten Weiss 5/5
3. Army - joined the army at eighteen, p121
21. Lights - the overhead fluorescent lights, p127
26. Noise - no point to delaying the noise, p35
28. Personality - but Sam's personality change, p166
34. Screaming - I didn't remember screaming, p193
38. Stage - expose to stage magicians, p109
All the Tides of Fate - Adalyn Grace 5/7
5. Blue - from a glimmering blue flame, p283
9. Charts - a mess of parchment - notes, maps, charts, p241
19. Legend - they crafted a legend of a beast, p10
25. Music - but for me music helps, p84
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
6. Body - he could make her body sing, p232
12. Drugs - being as addictive as drugs, p30
16. Fortune - plotting to pluck your fortune and my future, p146
32. Records - many books and records, p131
37. Songs - dogs do love their sagas and songs, p247
43. Television/TV - we don't have television, p3
45. Treasure - children are their treasure, p133
The Stupidest Angel - Christopher Moore 5/9
20. Life - my life is over, p42
44. Thrill -a wink, a thrill, a damp squish, p23
When Books Went to War - Molly Guptill Manning 5/12
4. Biography - preferences are for fiction, biography and history, p42
Twisted Truths - Rebecca Zanetti 5/13
18. Hit - she was going to have to hit him, p349
Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
41. Swivel - before he could swivel his head, ch14
The Watchers of Eden - T.C. Edge 5/20
27. Perform - made the plan for me to perform poorly, p39
The Harp and The Fiddle - Lila Dubois 5/21
2. Album - for his next studio album, p130
10. Concert - led to the concert event venue, p2
36. Singer - by those who knew the singers, p28
40. Success - over the events success, p52
Deliver Me from Darkness - Tes Hilaire 5/25
33. Rock n' roll - as much rock 'n' roll as country, p125
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May As Easy As 1-2-3 ChallengeREAD: 6/6
Set 1
✔️1 ~ [Amaranthine Saga 01] ~ Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
✔️2 ~ [Blood Brothers 02] ~ Lethal Lies - Rebecca Zanetti 5/10
✔️3 ~ [Hellions of Haskell Hall 03] ~ How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
Set 2
✔️1 ~ [Kodiak Point 01] ~ Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
✔️2 ~ [All the Stars & Teeth 02] ~ All the Tides of Fate - Adalyn Grace 5/7
✔️3 ~ [Blood Brothers 03] ~ Twisted Truths - Rebecca Zanetti 5/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Long Lost 70s SnacksDuration: May 1 - July 31, 2021
READ: 10/10
✔️1. Danish-Go-Rounds
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with D OR where a character uses a toaster OR with a brown cover (show cover).
BoneMan's Daughters - Ted Dekker 5/22
(he toasted two slices of whole wheat bread), p127
✔️2. Dolly Madison Razzys, Koo Koos and Googles
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C OR where a character eats cake OR with a cover that has yellow, orange and pink on it (show cover).
Heartless - Gail Carriger (heroine) 5/25
✔️3. Koogle
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with K OR where a character makes a sandwich with a "spread" OR with a cover that has crazy eyes on it (show cover).
Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
✔️4. Mug-O-Lunch
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR where a character eats any kind of pasta OR with a mug on the cover (show cover).
Blood of Eden - Tami Dane (MC eats cheese tortellini) 5/15
✔️5. Nickles Banana Flip
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with B OR where a character eats a banana OR with a yellow item on the cover (show cover).
Busy Bodies - Joan Hess 5/29
✔️6. Snack Pack Pudding
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with P OR where a character eats something chocolate OR with a can on the cover (show cover).
If You Give A Girl A Viscount - Kieran Kramer 5/30
(Perdita stuffed a chocolate in her mouth), p194
✔️7. Space Food Sticks
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with S OR where a character eats a snack OR with a long slender item on the cover (show cover).
Secret Sisters - Jayne Ann Krentz 5/4
✔️8. Tid-Bits
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with T OR where a character eats crackers OR with cheese on the cover (show cover).
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
✔️9. Nabisco Toastettes
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with N OR where a character eats a breakfast pastry OR with a blueberry, cherry, strawberry or apple on the cover (show cover).
Absolute Fear - Lisa Jackson (eats bagel and cream cheese)6/22
✔️10. Tuna Twist
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with T and ends with T OR where a character eats tuna OR with a fish on the cover (show cover).
The Firefighter - Susan Lyons, et al 6/14
(I say, "a tuna sandwich on multigrain with salad"), p49
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Dirty Dancing
READ: 50/50
Undone - Shannon Richard 6/2
7. coming - felt like he was coming up for air again, p164
16. illegal - you know that marijuana is still illegal, p10
20. money - you're a money pit, p247
28. physical - the brief physical contact had shocked her, p60
29. pregnant - was she pregnant with you or Grace, p163
36. song - when the song ended, p216
48. waiter - the waiter came over a second later, p135
49. wallet - shoving his wallet into his back pocket, p137
Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb 6/4
45. thief - find the weak spots and be a thief, ch19
Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
46. vacation - has been known to vacation, p77
Half Bad - Sally Green 6/5
12. envelope - Deborah passes me an envelope, p117
The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
1. age - like age has anything to do with it, p126
2. alibi - he has no alibi for the time of the shooting, p123
14. father - he's a father, p73
15. hungry - damn he was hungry, p113
24. parents - he was too traumatized to deal with his parents, p157
41. summer - it's not summer, p160
Half Lies - Sally Green 6/7
50. womanizer - artist, drinker, smoker, womanizer, loc62
Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
4. baby - made him sleep at night like a baby, p16
5. cabin - at the front of the cabin, p168
8. dance - he watched Heather's hair dance, p235
9. dirty - dirty, tired and still seriously pissed off, p7
13. eyes - eyes an unfathomable deep-sea blue, p35
21. money - a very large amount of money, p20
22. movie - like a stop-action movie, p33
25. partner - ignoring his partner, p69
33. sex - and the sex ain't half bad, p134
Personal Demons - Lisa Desrochers 6/11
26. party - what about the party Friday, p35
37. songs - in the silence between songs, p72
42. sweet - to get the day off to a sweet start, p14
43. teenage - into the sea of teenage humanity, p13
44. theme - Mr. Steinbeck's major themes in the second half, p17
All the Time You Need - Melissa Mayhue 6/11
10. doctor - this piss-poor excuse for a doctor, p78
32. romance - lose herself in a story of romance, p22
Jealous And Freakn' - Eve Langlais 6/12
34. sister - but I think of you as a sister, p12
47. virginity - that made her give Tommy her virginity, p10
The Clockwork Dagger - Beth Kato 6/12
3. apologize - there's no need to apologize, p117
The Firefighter - Susan Lyons, et al 6/14
6. chemistry - you two have chemistry, p79
Moondance Beach - Susan Donovan 6/16
18. lift - letting him lift the weight of the world, p42
19. love - love makes a man do all kinds of things, p42
27. performance - Clancy wasn't pleased with his performance, p50
39. stage - until the Mayor takes the stage, p223
The Vine Witch - Luanne G. Smith 6/18
31. revenge - the hot pulse of revenge beating beneath her breastbone, p3
35. sleeps - to go back to sleep, p76
40. stolen -while she held the stolen crystal in her hand, p196
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher Paolini 6/21
23. night - it was still night, p177
30. resort - tickets to a resort on Eidolon, p815
38. speech - song and speech the primordial silence breaking, p690
Hunt Her Down - Roxanne St. Claire 6/25
17. Johnny - when she and Johnny Christiano would get married, p274
In the Middle of Somewhere - Roan Parrish 6/30
11. economics - explore the different models of economic theory, p16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Easy As 1-2-3READ: 6/6
Set 1
✔ 1 ~ [Country Roads 01] ~ Undone - Shannon Richard 6/2
✔ 2 ~ [Quincy & Rainie 02] ~ The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
✔ 3 ~ [Mindstream Chronicles 03] ~ Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
Set 2
✔ 1 ~ [Vine Witch 01 ] ~ The Vine Witch - Luanne G. Smith 6/18
✔ 2 ~ [T-Flac 02] ~ Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
✔ 3 ~ [Half Bad Trilogy 01] ~ Half Bad - Sally Green 6/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Easy As 1-2-3 READ: 3/3
1 ~ [Bitten Point 01] ~ Croc's Return - Eve Langlais 7/9
2 ~ [Masters of the Flame - 02] ~ Dragon Fate - Elsa Jade 7/17
3 ~ [Dorothy Must Die 03] ~ Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige 7/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Brady BunchREAD: 45/45
Styx's Storm - Lora Leigh 7/4
15. daddy - daddy, come with me, p4
41. music - his fingers tapping to the music, p21
47. tiger - like the lions, tigers and wolves, p1
Hometown Girl - Mariah Stewart 7/6
12. chores - all the chores, you know, p98
21. film - ruined Dallas MacGregor's film career, p21
50. widow/widower - a not so merry widow, p5
A Killer Plot - Ellery Adams 7/10
8. butcher - a package wrapped in brown butcher paper, p228
16. diary - as secure as a young girl's diary, p213
37. man - that's why she doesn't have a man, p2
In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire 7/11
34. lecture - a lecture by the head mistress, (part 3)
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination - John Joseph Adams 7/11
14. curls - his short dark curls, p96
19. fear - fear of the mother of elements, p261
22. football - about a football pool, p330
30. housekeeper - the housekeeper, chef and handyman, p262
43. sister - I'm no weak sister, p267
45. television - the brain-rot of television, p110
49. vase - a vase filled with dried flowers, p252
Much Ado About You - Samantha Young 7/16
1. architect - convinced Roane to hire an architect, p349
17. dog - is my dog in danger of being sued, p35
18. family - I had my own issues with family, p24
25. gold - I found gold stars, p48
32. kiss - Roane was going to kiss me, p230
33. lady - a lady couldn't win, p49
Really Unusual Bad Boys - MaryJanice Davidson 7/16
5. brother - left on a hunt with his brothers, p66
6. bunch - they gave you a bunch of napkins, p200
20. fellow - he was definitely an affectionate fellow, p16
Dragon Fever - Elsa Jade 7/17
26. Grand Canyon - almost all the way to the Grand Canyon, p61
27. group - their rag tag group headed up the stairs, p116
42. sing - it sings for you, p124
Dragon Fate - Elsa Jade 7/17
39. men - warned her which men not to go home with, loc3017
46. three - she'd lost a battle against him three days ago, loc2729
48. together - and still be together, loc3196
Dragon Fall - Elsa Jade 7/17
31. hunch - straighten past this pathetic hunch, loc4375
One Tequila - Tricia O'Malley 7/24
10. camping - of us camping together, p57
11. car - to pull me from the car, p57
44. teens - to teens skateboarding in the park, p151
In the Blood - Lisa Unger 7/28
7. busy - but got a strange busy signal, p87
9. California - she'd been talking about California, p113
23. ghosts - I don't believe in ghosts, p115
24. girls - responsible for taking care of Evangeline girls, p63
35. locket - there was a simple silver locket, p152
40. mommy - I've earned so many of the bad mommy badges, p123
Notorious - Diana Palmer 7/31
29. honeymoon - Cancun, where they were to spend their honeymoon, ch16
A Nameless Witch - A. Lee Martinez 7/31
36. lovely - you're quite lovely, p12
Once You Go This Far - Kristen Lepionka 7/31
2. backyard - I heard voices in the backyard, p16
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3. boys -
4. braces -
13. clubhouse -
28. Hawaii -
38. measles -
A Trip Down Memory Lane 1991Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2021
READ: 15/11+
✔ 1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie 7/8
✔ 2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
In the Blood - Lisa Unger (pub 2014) 7/28
✔ 3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
Notorious - Diana Palmer 7/31
✔ 4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire (15,160 ratings) 7/15
✔ 5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Gwynneth Ever After - Linda Poitevin (hero is an actor) 7/30
✔ 6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Across the Green Grass Fields - Seanan McGuire (teenager) 7/24
✔ 7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige (retelling) 7/16
✔ 8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire 7/11
IN THE NEWS
✔ 9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
A Killer Plot - Ellery Adams (North Carolina) 7/10
✔ 10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination - John Joseph Adams 7/11
✔ 11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
A Nameless Witch - A. Lee Martinez 7/31
✔ 12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used ORwhere you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Once You Go This Far - Kristen Lepionka 7/31
(a mostly empty lot with the skeleton of a large construction project), p52
✔ 13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Hometown Girl - Mariah Stewart (hero is a lawyer) 7/6
✔ 14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Much Ado About You - Samantha Young (8433 ratings) 7/16
✔ 15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
The Upstairs House - Julia Fine 7/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
AUGUSTAugust 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Grease
READ: 49/50
The Mad King - Jovee Winters 8/3
1. angel - don't cry, my dark angel, p102
2. anger - if I gave into my anger, p106
14. dance - we continued to dance, p113
23. ladies - I'd found ladies dancing, p99
25. love - there wer many different forms of love, p97
36. sex - we'd already had wild sex back in the underworld, p119
37. sing - I could listen to my Alice sing forever, p111
44. tears - I could not fight the tears anymore, p100
Her Mad Hatter - Marie Hall 8/3
3. apologize - knowing I should apologize, p155
5. assistant - Tabby, her baker's assistant, p136
22. high school - Alice had gone through a goth phase in high school, p187
28. pink - as the stardust settled on their pretty pink petals, p125
The Unkindness of Ravens - M.E. Hilliard 8/6
11. concussion - no sign of concussion, p148
15. date - I'd been his prom date, p246
17. ears - ears flicking and gaze steady, p231
33. ring - there was an extra ring attached, p137
40. sports - found a pile of used sports equipment, p117
49. track - it was the high school track team, p259
50. worse - but the dementia got worse, p267
The Rogue King - Abigail Owen 8/7
6. attitude - growing more irritated with his attitude, p247
7. blood - that flowed through his blood, p18
29. pregnant - and get her pregnant quick, p311
43. taunt - more a taunt than anything else, p228
Total Rush - Deirdre Martin 8/7
8. boyfriend - I'm not looking for a boyfriend, p2
19. girlfriend - qualities he's looking for in a girlfriend, p145
39. split - you want to split up, p162
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea - Gary Kinder 8/10
4. argue - long enough to hear the parties argue, p367
20. graduation - as Tommy neared graduation, p99
Death on Windmill Way - Carrie Doyle 8/12
27. pajama - changed into the soft flannel pajamas, p79
35. romance - fervently hoped he would find romance again, p5
Firestorm - Donna Grant 8/13
18. flirt - let him flirt with whoever he wanted, p46
42. surprise - in a surprise attack, p199
The Killing Hills - Chris Offutt 8/15
12. condom - at least I used a condom, p185
34. rival - unless a rival found them first, p2
45. teen - he recognized from her teen years, p178
The Warlord - Gena Showalter 8/21
48. together - now we can come together, p88
Broken Beautiful Hearts - Kami Garcia 8/22
10. coach - coach examined Tucker and his fauxhawk, p212
13. confess - I'm not confessing my insecurities to the twins, p122
38. spite - Christian's ex might out Grace just to spite me, p100
Child of Silence - Abigail Padgett 8/23
47. things - couldn't name things, p44
Child of the Grove - Tanya Huff 8/25
21. hair - and lipped at his hair, p15
41. summer - spending whole summers with only his mother, p11
Night Child - Jes Battis 8/26
9. car - as we got back into the car, p40
Mystery at the Fair - Connie Cockrell 8/27
46. theater - practicing for the local theater group, p38
City of Stone - T.C. Edge 8/28
24. look - I quickly rush over and take a look, loc2190
26. mutual - it's mutual, loc208
Lay It Down - Cara McKenna 8/30
30. principal - the principal behind Occam's Razor, p152
31. race - something about a race, p144
32. reunion - there's a reunion underway, p61
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16. drive-in -
August Easy As 1-2-3 READE: 3/3
✔️1 ~ [Iskari 01] ~ The Last Namsara - Kristen Ciccarelli 8/14
✔️2 ~ [The Watchers Trilogy 02] ~ City of Stone - T.C. Edge 8/28
✔️3 ~ [Rose Harbor 03] ~ Love Letters - Debbie Macomber 8/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Scavenger Challenge - Teen AngstREAD: 48/45
Pocket Apocalypse - Seanan McGuire 9/5
5. Attitude - she knew the local attitude, p143
11. Cell phones - access to your cell phones, p180
23. Frustrate - Daddy's frustrated, p182
Lions and the Living Dead - Ruby Loren 9/8
1. Acne - someone who still has acne, p12
25. Gossip - searching for gossip, p44
27. Help - I can't do anything to help, p73
40. Relationship - to make a relationship fair, p53
43. Secrets - I thought keeping secrets was our thing now, p188
Once Perfect - Cecy Robson 9/11
3. Alcohol - lots of people abuse alcohol and drugs, p165
4. Anxiety - helped lessen any remaining anxiety, p191
13. Class - with the first week of classes over, p6
18. Dating - when we started dating, p121
20. Drugs - keep the drugs and the dealers out, p6
22. Feelings - those feelings stemmed from guilt, p161
24. Girls - I'd seen sorority girls, p22
28. Hook up - ready to drink, dance and hook up, p12
31. Leader - found their fearless leader slumped across the bar, p24
33. Music - tell Jace to start the music, p12
34. Parents - I'm sure his parents knew that, p121
35. Permission - touched me without permission, p124
36. Play - so I know it's okay to play, p128
41. Rules - rules never bothered Carlos, p138
42. School - it was more than school, p124
44. Sex - you're not having sex yet, p55
48. Stress - what added to my stress, p124
X Marks the Scot - Kaitlyn Dunnett 9/11
7. Bitter - until the bitter end, p6
8. Boys - little boys never entirely grow up, p117
9. Campus -the campus over looked St. Ann's Bay, p50
14. College - her first year at college, p27
19. Driving - you're driving my blood pressure right through the roof, p584
30. Issues - she does have a few medical issues, p53
38. Pressure - heard about the pressure in academic circles, p107
49. Teacher - she was a retired teacher, p16
One of Those Malibu Nights - Elizabeth Adler 9/15
10. Cars - no cars were parked in front of the house, p22
47. Sports - the L.A. Times sports section, p59
Savage: The Awakening of Lizzie Danton - L.A. Fiore 9/17
2. Advice - where I needed some advice p213
17. Curfew - being up after curfew, p37
32. Limit - every one had their limits, p27
37. Pregnancy - to get emotional from the pregnancy hormones, p248
46. Social media - to post on social media, p225
Wired - Liz Maverick 9/18
6. Betrayal - all you'll have from Mason is betrayal, p45
Roses in Moonlight - Lynn Kurland 9/18
39. Refuse - refuse to aid you, p26
Blood Works - David Boyle 9/18
45. Smoking - where Nathan stood smoking pot, p119
The Walled City - Ryan Graudin 9/25
12. Chores - let out to tend their chores, p42
Watcher in the Woods - Kelley Armstrong 9/28
16. Crisis - crisis averted though, ch36
Silent Night - J.D. Robb 9/28
29. Influence - even without her influence, p28
50. Team - maintenance crew, repair team, p222
They Never Learn - Layne Fargo 9/30
26. Grades - how grades will be assigned, p22
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15. Concert -
21. Facebook -
Crème de menthe CocktailsDuration: September 1 - November 30, 2021
READ: 10/10
✔️1. Grasshopper
🍸 Read a book whose title begins with G OR with a green cover (show cover) OR with a 1, 8 or 9 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Getting It! - Rhonda Nelson 10/1
✔️2. Mint ChocoChata Martini
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with M OR where a character drinks a martini OR with a 0, 1 or 5 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Murder Packs a Suitcase - Cynthia Baxter 10/9
✔️3. Holiday Hopper
🍸 Read a book whose title ENDS with R OR tagged with the word Holiday OR with a 3 or 8 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman 10/5
✔️4. Peppermint Patty
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with P OR where someone goes to Happy Hour OR with a 1, 5 or 7 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Pulse - Jeremy Robinson 10/23
✔️5. Hot Peppermint Patty
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with H OR where a character drinks a hot drink OR with a 0, 2 or 8 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Heat - Donna Grant 10/10
✔️6. Midnight Snowstorm
🍸 Read a book whose title ENDS with M OR with snow on the cover (show cover) OR with a 3 or 4 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
The Ghost Tree - Christina Henry (9780451492302) 10/30
✔️7. Emerald Isle
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with E OR set in Ireland OR with a 0, 1, or 2 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Every Dead Thing - John Connolly 10/8
✔️8. Irish Eyes
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with I OR with a scene celebrating St. Patrick's Day OR with a 1 or 3 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Into the Night - Janelle Denison 10/11
✔️9. Stinger
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with S OR where a character drinks brandy OR with a 0, 2 or 6 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Snow Like Ashes - Sara Raasch 10/21
✔️10. Devil Cocktail
🍸 Read a book whose title BEGINS with D OR with a character who can be described as a devil OR with a 1 or 9 in the ASIN/ISBN. Tell us the number.
Darkest Journey - Heather Graham 10/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Scavenger Challenge - Witches
READ: 49/50
Blaze - Donna Grant 10/2
4. black - never saw the black magic searing through his clothes, p131
5. brew - to brew some coffee, p92
10. circle - the edge of the circle, p92
11. cloak - all of this clock and dagger shite, p129
19. evil - clamped his fingers around the evil bastard's heart, p131
20. fear - her fear had grown to epic proportions, p94
24. Halloween - since their Halloween attacks, p88
33. magic - I've used magic to prevent anyone from getting in, p87
38. robe - she played with the edge of her robe, p91
39. scary - it made the world a scary place p113
40. spell - encircling them in a protection spell, p102
44. unnatural - it was unnatural for a Dark not to take humans, p87
46. various - lasers of various colors, p104
Security - Gina Wohlsdorf 10/3
1. afraid - she's heart-stoppingly afraid, p57
7. cat - to feed her cat when she goes out of town, p13
30. kettle - oh put, nice to meet you, I'm kettle, p53
43. trick - they started doing tricks, p42
Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman 10/5
3. believe - I believe I'm going to like being an aunt, p23
9. caution - with a whole lot of caution, p62
29. invisible - the moment his invisible tenant was certain he was gone, p18
36. potion - or have Mama mix them a special potion, p24
The Look of Love - Bella Andre 10/6
14. damage - his hands could do incredible damage to her, p30
23. gossip - someone to share all the gossip with, p45
34. meeting - as soon as I'm done with my final meeting, p50
Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman 10/7
26. herbs - rubbed Mimir's head with certain herbs, p47
27. incantation - and chanted incantations over it, p47
Every Dead Thing - John Connolly 10/8
13. crystals - like a mystic examining a crystal ball, p39
16. dark - a silent dark red scream, p9
37. power - the power behind the Ferrera throne, p97
45. unusual - the crime scene is unusual in this case, p26
47. victim - correspondence between the victim and someone, p269
49. witch - she's a witch, p43
Murder Packs a Suitcase - Cynthia Baxter 10/9
2. bad luck - had the bad luck to sign on with us, p226
32. lock - life is either a daring adventure or nothing, p202
15. daring - slid her key card into the lock, p33
Playing Dead - Allison Brennan 10/9
22. goddess - don't you mean goddess, p145
42. thirteen - thirteen years after the tape had been made, p74
The Darkest Hour - Maya Banks 10/10
31. life - Garret should scare the life out of her, p124
48. wand - isn't something you can wave a magic want at, p52
Heat - Donna Grant 10/10
50. worship - to have the Light worship you, p57
The Mortal Word - Genevieve Cogman 10/12
8. cauldron - a cauldron of stage blood always on boil, p339
18. divine - you need not fear the divine, p77
Killer Insight - Victoria Laurie 10/15
6. broom - whacking the smoke detector with a broom, p19
SEALed with a Ring - Mary-Margret Daughtridge 10/17
28. incense - usual odors of spice and incense, p55
35. pagan - about the pagan religion wicca, p191
Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal - Mike Mignola & Tom Sniegoski 10/19
17. deed - when he'd done the deed, p239
25. harm - began to check him for harm, p132
Pulse - Jeremy Robinson 10/23
21. formula - Manifold would simply sell the formula, p138
R.I.P. - Charity B. 10/23
12. coven - what Bridgett and her coven are saying, p57
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