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Margaritaville Challenge
Duration: July 1 - July 31, 2021

July is HOT!

What better way to enjoy this month's reading with a COLD, refreshing, delicious (on the rocks/frozen) MARGARITA :D

Spell-out one/more of the following ALL-CAPPED words (Margarita drinks) below:

Smoking BLACKBERRY Sage Margarita
MOJITO Margarita
CHERRY Limeade Margarita
Chili MANGO Margarita
Skinny PEACH Margarita
Roasted TOMATO Margarita
PRICKLY PEAR Margarita
Spicy CUCUMBER Margarita
Fizzy MEZCAL Margarita
Grilled Pineapple JALAPEÑO Margarita
Coconut CREAMSICLE Margarita
VANILLA Pear Margarita
POMEGRANATE Margarita

CHALLENGE RULES
• one book per letter
• books must be 100+ pages
• use 1st letter of title (exclude A, An, The)
• or use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name.

FOR EACH BOOK READ
• Link to Title
• indicate Author
• give DATE you finished book

☆☆☆ ratings are optional

HAPPY READING

Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CICf8xo...

Luke Bryan - One Margarita
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YEq-cvq...

♡♡CONGRATULATIONS♡♡
☆Challenge Completed☆
♡♡Jonquil♡♡
♡♡Donna♡♡
♡♡Marilyn♡♡
♡♡Book Concierge♡♡
♡♡Carol♡♡
♡♡Licha-Olivia♡♡
♡♡JennH♡♡

PARTICIPANTS
Updated (7/27/21)

☆☆•Donna (Chili Mango) MANGO MARGARITA (14/14) C
☆☆•Book Concierge (Skinny Peach) PEACH (5/5) C
☆☆•Carol (Spicy Cucumber) SPICY CUMBER MARGARITA (20/20) C
☆☆•Marilyn (Skinny Peach) PEACH (5/5) C
☆☆•Licha-Olivia (Mojito) MOJITO MARGARITA (15/15) C
☆☆•JennH (Smoking Blackberry Sage) BLACKBERRY SAGE (14/14) C
☆☆• Jonquil (Skinny Peach & Mojito) PEACH-MOJITO (11/11) C
• Diana S (Grilled Pineapple Jalapeno) JALAPEÑO (1/8)

Chili MANGO MARGARITA
14 / 14 ---- CHALLENGE COMPLETE!!!!

✔M ~~ Moss, Sarah, author of ~~ Summerwater ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul21
✔A ~~ All the Children Are Home ~~~~ by Patry Francis ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 10Jul21
✔N ~~ Naked Prey ~~ by John Sandford ~~ 5 Stars ~~ 19Jul21
✔G ~~ A Good Girl's Guide to Murder ~~ by Holly Jackson ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 01Jul21
✔O ~~ Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door: How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless Manipulator ~~ by Martha Stout ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 04Jul21

✔M ~~ Millard, Candice, author of ~~ Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 20Jul21
✔A ~~ Askaripour, Mateo, Author of ~~ Black Buck ~~ 4 Strong Stars ~~ 17Jul21
✔R ~~ Rodman, Liza, author of ~~ The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 02Jul21
✔G ~~ Girl A ~~ by Abigail Dean ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 05Jul21
✔A ~~ Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration ~~ by David Roberts ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 08Jul21
✔R ~~ Ryan, Jennifer, author of ~~ The Kitchen Front ~~ 3.5 Stars ~~ 12Jul21
✔I ~~ Incomparable ~~ by Brie Bella ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 15Jul21
✔T ~~ Three Days Missing ~~ by Kimberly Belle ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 15Jul21
✔A ~~ Ariel Lawhon, author of ~~ The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 14Jul21

July 2021 - MARGARITAVILLE challenge
Begins: 01July21 / Ends: 31July21


5 / 5 completed


Peach
P - Paul Chambers / Jumbo: The Greatest Elephant in the World ✔ – 03July21
E - Lunch at the Piccadilly ✔ - 30July21
A - AUSTEN, Jane / Pride and Prejudice ✔ – 10July21
C - Children's Bible ✔ – 06July21
H - HARKNESS, Deborah / Shadow of Night✔ – 04July21




(Personally I like the original best and not the various flavored drinks, but I have to say some of these really piqued my interest.)

July 2021 - MARGARITAVILLE Challenge
20/20 - completed 7/30

Southernmost Murder - C.S. Poe - 7/3
Perfect Remains - Helen Fields
I'm Traveling Alone - Samuel Bjork -7/15
C S Poe - The Mystery of Nevermore -7/6
Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige - 7/28

Confessional - Robert Innes - 7/8
Up in Smoke - Annabeth Albert - 7/17
Morgan Brice - Witchbane -7/4
Beautiful Dead The - Belinda Bauer - 7/4
Elizabeth Eagan -Cox - A Ghost of a Chance -7/16
Rachel Abbott - And So It Begins -7/7

McMurtry - The Last Picture Show -7/9
Aimee Nicole Walker - Devil's Hour -7/6
Ripples -Robert Innes -7/18
Girls of Brackenhill - Kate Moretti - 7/2
Arden, Katherine - The Bear and the Nightingale - 7/20
Ripper, Kris - The Hate Project - 7/27
Inside Darkness - Hudson Lin - 7/25
Tallowwood - N.R. Walker -7/1
Amy Lynn - Jack July - 7/29

July 2021 - MARGARITAVILLE challenge
Begins: 01July21 / Ends: 31July21

5 / 5 completed! Finished!

Peach
✔P - Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion--7/18/21
✔E - Emmanuel Acho, author of Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man--7/13/21
✔A - All the Children Are Home by Patry Francis--7/9/21
✔C - Carroll, Lewis, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass--7/19/21
✔H - Hernandez, Daisy, author of The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease--7/22/21

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Margaritaville Challenge
Duration: July 1 - July 31, 2021

15/15 letters

MOJITO Margarita

M: Mallery, Susan; Second Chance Girl (7/3/21)
O: Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper (7/21/21)
J: Johansen, Iris and Roy Johansen; Close Your Eyes (7/12/21)
I: Infinity Reaper Adam Silvera (7/21/21)
T: Thief of Shadows Elizabeth Hoyt (7/10/21)
O: One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot (The) Marianne Cronin (7/23/21)

M: Meredith Russo If I Was Your Girl (7/24/21)
A: Amanda Quick; The Lady Has a Past (7/2/21)
R: Rogue (The) Katherine Ashe (7/7/21)
G: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (7/31/21)
A: Ashe, Katherine; Earl, The (7/20/21)
R: Riley, Vanessa A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby (7/14/21)
I: Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen; Hindsight (7/28/21)
T: Tessa Dare, The Governess Game (7/4/21)
A: American Dirt Jeanine Cummins (7/26/21)

Margaritaville Challenge

✔B - A Promised Land by Barack Obama 7/12/21
✔L - Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Childs 7/6/21
✔A - American Royals by Katherine McGee 7/13/21
✔C - Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare 7/4/21
✔K - Home Front by Kristin Hannah 7/31/21
B
✔E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/6/21
✔R - The House of Hades by Rick Riordan 7/17/21
✔R - Wilder Girls by Rory Power 7/22/21
✔Y - Revenge by Yoko Ogawa 7/31/21

✔S - Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 7/19/21
✔A - Emma by Jane Austen 7/19/21
✔G - Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia 7/30/21
✔E - Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich 7/19/21

Margaritaville Challenge

DONE

P Patricia Bradley Standoff 7/10
E Elizabeth Logan Murphy's Slaw 7/4
A Alexandra Amor Lark Underground 7/2
C Cynthia Kuhn The Semester of Our Discontent 7/3
H Her Outback Playboy Annie Seaton 7/9

M Mischief Over Mums Aubrey Elle 7/6
O One Woman's Junk J.B. Lynn 7/7
J Just Like That Gary D. Schmidt 7/4
I Instrument of the Devil Debbie Burke 7/10
T Tell No Lies Allison Brennan 7/1
O On Laughton Moor Lisa Hartley 7/5

Margarita Challenge
Grilled Pineapple Jalapeño Margarita

Spell-out: JALAPEÑO (1/8)


J
A
Lucy Foley's The Guest List (7/16/21) ☆☆☆☆
A
P
E
N
O

Update message # 6 - Challenge completed - 30July21


July 2021 - MARGARITAVILLE challenge
Begins: 01July21 / Ends: 31July21


5 / 5 completed


Peach
P - Paul Chambers / Jumbo: The Greatest Elephant in the World ✔ – 03July21
E - Lunch at the Piccadilly ✔ - 30July21
A - AUSTEN, Jane / Pride and Prejudice ✔ – 10July21
C - Children's Bible ✔ – 06July21
H - HARKNESS, Deborah / Shadow of Night✔ – 04July21

Challenge completed!