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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?

For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

Amanda A COMPLETED
Ferenc COMPLETED
Genevieve COMPLETED
JoAnne COMPLETED
Julia COMPLETED
Katelyn COMPLETED
Kim COMPLETED
Shash COMPLETED
Shelly COMPLETED
Stephanie COMPLETED
Tari COMPLETED

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

1. by Kathi Daley 12/16/2021
2. by Elizabeth Logan 12/13/2021
3. by Sara York 12/10/2021
4. by Debbie Macomber 12/01/2021
5. by Bobbye S. Goldstein 12/9/2021
6. by Joanna Campbell Slan 12/3/2021

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
6/6
Conceited 5-6

1. Amy Lillard 12/1/21
2. Maddie Day 12/3/21
3. Laura Bradford 12/4/21
4. Kate Collins 12/7/21
5. Meg Macy 12/8/21
6. Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21

FINISHED 5/6
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

5/6

1. - Cleo Coyle 12/02/21
2. - Liz Ireland 12/06/21
3. - Jacqueline Frost 12/11/21
4. - Kathi Daley 12/14/21
5. Maria DiRico 12/21/21
6.

December "Judge A Book By Its Cover"
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6

My List:
1. Blackberry Beach Irene Hannon 12/4/21
2. Learning to Love Again Jason Patrick 12/6/21
3. The Lady of the Island E. De Viere 12/8/21
4. A Girl Like You Samantha Chase 12/13/21
5. Coming Home to Silver Leaf Falls Meg Easton 12/14/21
6. Beyond a Reasonable Stout Ellie Alexander 12/17/21

FINISHED!!! "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
Goal: 0/6

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

(my hopeful list right now)

✔1. by Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura; Date finished: 12/9
✔2. by Ocean Vuong; Date finished: 12/22
✔3. ] by Jen Wang; Date finished: 12/24
✔4. by Adam Gidwitz; Date finished: 12/20
✔5. by Rainbow Rowell; Date finished: 12/24
✔6. by Daniel Kraus; Date finished: 12/5

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

1. - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21
2. - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21
3. - D.J. Jamison, 12/13/21
4. - Kaylee Ryan, 12/20/21
5. - Heidi McLaughlin, 12/21/21
6. - Kait Nolan, 12/26/21

Welcome Kim, Tari, Shelly, JoAnne, Julia, and Katelyn

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

1. The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin 12/1/21
2. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 12/2/21
3. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce 12/3/21
4. Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver 12/8/21
5. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge 12/11/21
6. The Free Bastards by Jonathan French 12/15/21

Welcome Stephanie

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

Goal: 6/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

The Cousins - Karen M. McManus - 12/04/21
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society - Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate - 12/08/21
Unexpected Gifts - Elena Aitken - 12/08/21
The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi - 12/12/21
Kalyana - Rajni Mala Khelawan - 12/21/21
Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy - Various - 12/23/21

Welcome Ferenc

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
December 2021

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21)
2. Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21)
3. (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)
4. The Holiday Ex-Files by Jennifer Peel (12/14/21)
5. Falling for Santa by Heather Diane (12/21/21)
6. How to Ruin the Holidays by Becky Monson (12/26/21)

Welcome Shash

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. by Tonya Kappes 12/7
2. by Chris Grabenstein 12/8
3. by Addison Moore 12/12
4. by Darci Hannah 12/14
5. by Courtney Walsh 12/24
6. by Sonya Lalli 12/27

Welcome Amanda A

Finished

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
6/6
Conceited 5-6

1. Amy Lillard 12/1/21
2. Maddie Day 12/3/21
3. Laura Bradford 12/4/21
4. Kate Collins 12/7/21
5. Meg Macy 12/8/21
6. Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21

Congrats Tari

Genevieve wrote: "Congrats Tari"

Thanks, Genevieve!

Finished!

1. The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin 12/1/21
2. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 12/2/21
3. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce 12/3/21
4. Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver 12/8/21
5. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge 12/11/21
6. The Free Bastards by Jonathan French 12/15/21

Congrats Stephanie

FINISHED
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

1. by Kathi Daley 12/16/2021
2. by Elizabeth Logan 12/13/2021
3. by Sara York 12/10/2021
4. by Debbie Macomber 12/01/2021
5. by Bobbye S. Goldstein 12/9/2021
6. by Joanna Campbell Slan 12/3/2021

FINISHED
December "Judge A Book By Its Cover"
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6

My List:
1. Blackberry Beach Irene Hannon 12/4/21
2. Learning to Love Again Jason Patrick 12/6/21
3. The Lady of the Island E. De Viere 12/8/21
4. A Girl Like You Samantha Chase 12/13/21
5. Coming Home to Silver Leaf Falls Meg Easton 12/14/21
6. Beyond a Reasonable Stout Ellie Alexander 12/17/21

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
Completed 12.22.21

1 . Nnedi Okorafor 2-Dec
2 . Yusef Salaam 2-Dec
3 . Mark Dunn 3-Dec
4 . Kat Chow 6-Dec
5 . Jennifer Ryan 8-Dec
6 . Genevieve Gornichec 10-Dec

Congrats JoAnne and Kim

Completed!

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

Goal: 6/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

The Cousins - Karen M. McManus - 12/04/21
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society - Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate - 12/08/21
Unexpected Gifts - Elena Aitken - 12/08/21
The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi - 12/12/21
Kalyana - Rajni Mala Khelawan - 12/21/21
Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy - Various - 12/23/21

Congrats Ferenc

COMPLETE

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

1. - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21
2. - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21
3. - D.J. Jamison, 12/13/21
4. - Kaylee Ryan, 12/20/21
5. - Heidi McLaughlin, 12/21/21
6. - Kait Nolan, 12/26/21

Finished! :)

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
December 2021

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21)
2. Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21)
3. (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)
4. The Holiday Ex-Files by Jennifer Peel (12/14/21)
5. Falling for Santa by Heather Diane (12/21/21)
6. How to Ruin the Holidays by Becky Monson (12/26/21)

Finished

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. by Tonya Kappes 12/7
2. by Chris Grabenstein 12/8
3. by Addison Moore 12/12
4. by Darci Hannah 12/14
5. by Courtney Walsh 12/24
6. by Sonya Lalli 12/27

Congrats Katelyn, Shash and Amanda A

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

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FINISHED!!! "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
Goal: 0/6

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

✔1. by Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura; Date finished: 12/9
✔2. by Ocean Vuong; Date finished: 12/22
✔3. by Jen Wang; Date finished: 12/24
✔4. by Adam Gidwitz; Date finished: 12/20
✔5. by Rainbow Rowell; Date finished: 12/24
✔6. by Daniel Kraus; Date finished: 12/5

Congrats Julia

FINISHED 5/6
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

5/6

1. - Cleo Coyle 12/02/21
2. - Liz Ireland 12/06/21
3. - Jacqueline Frost 12/11/21
4. - Kathi Daley 12/14/21
5. Maria DiRico 12/21/21
6.

Congrats Shelly