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*1. A book you received as a gift. King Leopold's Ghost finished 7/26; 4 stars

*2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire. Murder at the 42nd Street Library (New York); finished 3/6; 3 stars

*3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries The Cat Who Saved Books finished 2/1; 3 stars

*4. A book from Moderator Recommends Death on the Nile finished 4/3; 4 stars

*5. A new release. The Violin Conspiracy finished 6/26; 4 stars

*6. A lesser known book written by any author. Human Croquet finished 5/8; 3 stars

*7. A book with a two word title. Black Cake finished 6/22; 4 stars

*8. A book with a different culture than yours. The Henna Artist finished 2/6; 3 stars

*9. A book about someone who is dead. The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die finished 2/15; 2 stars

*10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read. Tidesong middle-grade, graphic novel; finished 3/22; 4 stars

*11. Read two books by one author, name author. William Kent Krueger This Tender Land (4/24) & Boundary Waters (7/10

*12. Book set in a fictional town. The Crowded Grave finished 5/28; 4stars

*13. A light hearted or fun book. This Time Next Year finished 2/23; 4 stars

*14. A book about betrayal. The Art of Betrayal finished 3/25; 4 stars

*15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name. Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris; finished 3/16; 4 stars

*16. A book you own but haven’t read yet. The Nature of the Beast; finished 9/17; 3 stars

*17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list. Under Heaven finished 4/10; 4 stars

*18. A highly anticipated book. The Younger Wife finished 6/15; 4 stars

*19. A book you picked up at the library. The Patron Saint of Second Chances finished 6/5; 3 stars

*20. A book you bought/borrowed with out reading the inside blurb. The Painted Veil; finished 8/4; 4 stars

*21. A book that starts with the letter W, X,Y, or Z* Wild Fire finished 7/27; 5 stars

Here is a list of books that start with x, (who knew?)
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...

*22. A book from a series. A Midsummer's Equation (Detective Galileo #3) finished 1/15; 4 stars

*23. A book with a number in the title. A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings finished 3/15; 4 stars

*24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. (N.C, N.D, S.C, S.D, W.V) The Secret, Book & Scone Society Set in NC; finished 1/30; 3 stars

*25. A book written by someone from The U.K. (N. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) The Man Who Died Twice finished 7/10; 4 stars

*26. A book with an Orange cover. God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World finished 3/12; 5 stars

Finished my first--#22 A book from a series. A Midsummer's Equation (#3 Detective Galileo). This is my second read from this series. Greatly enjoyed both. This series has been translated from the Japanese, but not in order of how they were written. This is listed as the sixth book in some places and the third in others. I don't think the first two have been translated.

And so it begins. ;0)

Patricia wrote: "Finished my first--#22 A book from a series. A Midsummer's Equation (#3 Detective Galileo). This is my second read from this series. Greatly enjoyed both. This series has been trans..."

I like Japanese mysteries, too.

I think (maybe) this is the sixth in the series but the third to be translated in English. Just to be totally clear. lol

My second from this challenge #24: The Secret, Book & Scone Society A cozy mystery set in North Carolina. Finished 1/30; 3 stars

For the third prompt, a book about book clubs, book stores, libraries: The Cat Who Saved Books. Japanese, magical realism. A boy in high school, Rintaro, loses his grandfather who raised him and owned a bookstore. Known as a hikikomori (the Japanese have such great words), one who avoids social contact, Rintaro is surprised when two friends from school begin coming to the bookstore to check up on him. He's even more surprised when a talking cat shows up to tell him he needs his help to save some books. A charming book about friendship, books, and coming of age.

Eighth prompt- a book with a different culture. The Henna Artist finished 2/6; 3 stars

A book about someone who is dead (#9) The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die finished 2/15; 2 stars

This is pretty short or I probably wouldn't have finished it. I found it a bit confusing. Then just when I thought I figured out what was going on & who was who, it was over. I listened to the audio and found the voice of the narrator a bit annoying, so that didn't help.

Patricia wrote: "A book about someone who is dead (#9) The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die finished 2/15; 2 stars

This is pretty short or I probably wouldn't have finished it. I found it a bit confusing. The..."

I listened to it, coming away with a similar impression.

John wrote: "Patricia wrote: "A book about someone who is dead (#9) The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die finished 2/15; 2 stars

This is pretty short or I probably wouldn't have finished it. I found it a b..."

I wondered if it was just me as there are quite a few good reviews for this. Maybe not for the audio though.

Light-hearted or fun book (#13) This Time Next Year. Finished 2/23; 4 stars.
I enjoyed this British romance. Though I'm putting it in a "light-hearted" category, there are, of course, problems to be solved and relationships to work out.

Book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey or New Hampshire--Murder at the 42nd Street Library. This takes place in New York. First in a series. Read this for a library group. I didn't totally warm to this book. Probably wouldn't have finished if it hadn't been for the group. Several felt the same way though one person loved it from start to finish. That's the fun of discussing in groups. Rare for everyone to like or hate the same book.

I was looking at my books the other day, trying to decide if an orange spine was enough for #26 A Book with an Orange Cover. Then saw a book lying on the table (among many other books) that I was almost finished with. The cover is very orange! So, just finished God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World. Wonderful book describing every day objects and parts of nature--from rainbows to donkeys to viruses--and what they teach us about God.

I finished two more for this challenge. #23 A book with a number in its title: A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings.

#15 A book written by an author who uses initials: Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris

For prompt #10 A genre I don't usually read: Tidesong, a middle-grade, graphic novel.
I haven't read many graphic novels, so I looked for a few recommendations & started with this one. A young girl is sent to her aunt's house to go to a school for magic. She's not always the most obedient and certainly not the most patient. When her magic becomes entangled with a sea dragon's, she has to learn several lessons the hard way.

#14 A book about betrayal: The Art of Betrayal. finished 3/25; 4 stars

#17 A book from bottom of TBR. I could have chosen many, I'm sure, but I went with Under Heaven. This one had a receipt from Borders in it, so, yeah, I've had it awhile. If you like historical fiction (Tang Dynasty, 8th century China) with a bit of fantasy in it, Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best. Haven't read any of his books in several years, so have some catching up to do. 4 stars

I've finished 14 prompts.
For #6 A lesser known book written by any author: Human Croquet. Atkinson's humor and strange twists are present in this book, but definitely not as good as some others. But, glad I read it.

Patricia wrote: "I've finished 14 prompts.
For #6 A lesser known book written by any author: Human Croquet. Atkinson's humor and strange twists are present in this book, but definitely not as good as ..."

I thought the same. Glad I read it. She's quite a unique author.

Bill wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I've finished 14 prompts.
For #6 A lesser known book written by any author: Human Croquet. Atkinson's humor and strange twists are present in this book, but definitel..."
Yes, she is! Glad I have several more books to read.

For prompt #19 A book I picked up at the library--The Patron Saint of Second Chances. This is a cute, light-hearted book about a man in a small village in Italy who finds out the plumbing in their village is about to totally give out, so he goes to extreme measures to try and raise the money to save the village--without telling anyone what's going on. 3 stars

I finished my 17th for the challenge--prompt #18 A highly anticipated book: The Younger Wife. I love Sally Hepworth. The suspense & her always dysfunctional characters (her words & several others) make for entertaining, in a crazy sort of way, reading. This wasn't my favorite (still The Mother-in-Law), but still 4 stars.

For #11 Read two books by same author, I read 2 by William Kent Krueger. In April, I read This Tender Land & a few days ago, I finished Boundary Waters.

Finished 2 more. Up to 23 now, so should be able to finish pretty soon.
#1) A book received as a gift: King Leopold's Ghost
#21) A book that begins with a W: Wild Fire

#20 book I bought or borrowed without reading the inside blurb
The Painted Veil; finished 8/4
I bought this on Kindle because it was .99 and I've read other books by this author I liked. I really had no idea what it was about.

I've been thinking I needed to read one more book to complete this challenge, then was reminded I only needed to read 25. But, also, I read Death on the Nile back in April, so I added that for #4 and have read for all 26. Yea!

Wow, amazing!
🎉Congratulations 🎉

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Wow, amazing!
🎉Congratulations 🎉"
Thanks!

Congratulations on completing, Pat!

Carolien wrote: "Congratulations on completing, Pat!"
Thanks, Carolien!