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Goal for 2022 is 85 books ... tentatively.

1. The Bad Seed William March 1/1/22 4 stars
2. Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1/3/22 5 stars
3. Anne of Windy Poplars L.M. Montgomery 1/8/22 4.5 stars
4. Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games Joe Hill 1/12/22 5 stars
5. The Kingmaker's Daughter Philippa Gregory 1/13/22 4 stars
6. Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22 4 stars
7. T is for Trespass Sue Grafton 1/29/22 5 stars
8. Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows Joe Hill 1/30/22 5 stars
9. Lad: A Dog Albert Payson Terhune 2/5/22 4 stars
10. The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King 2/8/22 5 stars
11. On Bowie Rob Sheffield 2/10/22 4 stars
12. The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Kirsten Weiss 2/13/22 3 stars
13. Hooked on Murder Betty Hechtman 2/15/22 3.5 stars
14. Night Has a Thousand Eyes Cornell Woolrich 2/16/21 4 stars
15. My Trip Down the Pink Carpet Leslie Jordan 2/21/22 4 stars
16. The Foundling Georgette Heyer 2/23/22
17. A Man's Heart Lori Copeland 2/25/22 4 stars
18. Assault and Batter Jessica Beck 2/27/22 2 stars
19. Outrage Arnaldur Indriðason 3/3/22 4.5 stars
20. Deadly Appearances Gail Bowen 3/9/22 3 stars
21. Sisters in Arms Kaia Alderson 3/10/22Yule Log Murder
22. Kindness Goes Unpunished Craig Johnson 3/11/22 4 stars
23. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag Alan Bradley 3/22/22 5 stars
24. Secrets of Hallstead House Amy M. Reade 3/23/22 3 stars
25. Night Prey John Sandford 3/29/22 4 stars
26. Yule Log Murder Leslie Meier 4/8/22 3 stars
27. Snow White Blood Red Cameron Jace 4/10/22 3 stars
28. Until the Next Time Kevin Fox 4/17/22 2 stars
29. What Comes After JoAnne Tompkins 4/19/22 5 stars
30.Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth 4/21/22 4.5 stars
31. Bedelia Vera Caspary 4/25/22 4 stars
32. Concrete Pearl Vincent Zandri 4/27/22 3.5 stars
33. The Headmistress of Rosemere Sarah E. Ladd 5/1/22 5 stars
34. Death at La Fenice Donna Leon 5/2/22 4 stars
35. Who's Sorry Now? Jill Churchill 5/4/22 3 stars
36. The Dante Club Matthew Pearl 5/9/22 3 stars
37. A Partridge in a Poison Pear Tart Leighann Dobbs 5/13/22 3 stars
38. Killer's Choice Ed McBain 5/16/22 4 star
39. The Maid Nita Prose 5/21/22 5 stars
40. Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship Charles Casillo 5/25/22 5 stars
41. The Englishman's Boy Guy Vanderhaeghe 5/30/22 4.5 stars
42. The Dead Room Robert Ellis 5/30/22 3 stars
43. Dying for Dinner Rolls Lois Lavrisa 6/2/22 2 stars
44. The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict 6/14/2245 4 stars
45. Because of Miss Bridgerton Julia Quinn 6/19/22 3 stars
46. Royal Blood Rhys Bowen 6/23/22 4 stars
47. Cell Stephen King 7/3/22 4 stars
48. As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece Joan Reardon 7/5/22 5 stars
49. Miss Julia Takes Over Ann B. Ross 7/9/22 7/9/22
50. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse Charlaine Harris 7/14/22 4 stars
51. The White Princess Philippa Gregory 7/22/22 3 stars
52. Everything We Didn't Say Nicole Baart 7/29/22 4 stars
53. Falling Up Shel Silverstein 8/4/22 5 stars
54. Desert Dead Lorena McCourtney 8/13/22 3 stars
55. The Black Echo Michael Connelly 8/17/22 4 stars
56. Murder with Peacocks Donna Andrews 8/20/22 4 stars
57. Canada Richard Ford 8/22/22 3.5 stars
58. Murder in an Irish Cottage Carlene O'Connor 8/23/22 3 stars
59. Death of Riley Rhys Bowen 8/24/22 4 stars
60. A Single Thread Marie Bostwick 8/31/22 5 stars
61. Gathering Blue Lois Lowry 8/31/22 4.5 stars
62. The Cater Street Hangman Anne Perry 9/7/22 4 stars
63. Blood Will Tell Dana Stabenow 9/12/22 4 stars
64. The Holiday Swap Maggie Knox 9/18/22 3 stars
65. A Stranger In My Grave Margaret Millar 9/23/22 3.5 stars
66. Lincoln David Herbert Donald 9/23/22 4 stars
67. The Stationmaster's Cottage Phillipa Nefri Clark 10/7/22 4 stars
68. Another Man's Moccasins Craig Johnson 10/9/22 5 stars
69. Killers of a Certain Age Deanna Raybourn 10/10/22 5 stars
70. All the King's Men Robert Penn Warren 10/21/22 4 stars
71. Killer's Payoff Ed McBain 10/22/22 5 stars
72. What Came Before He Shot Her Elizabeth George 11/7/22 3.5 stars
73. Stitch Me Deadly Amanda Lee 11/8/22 3 stars
74. The Cure for Death by Lightning Gail Anderson-Dargatz 11/11/22 2.5 stars
75. The Hacienda Isabel Cañas 11/17/22 3.75 stars
76. For the Love of Mike Rhys Bowen 11/20/22 4 stars
77. Death by a Honeybee Abigail Keam 11/23/22
78. Evans Above Rhys Bowen 11/27/22 4 stars
79. Murder With Puffins Donna Andrews 12/6/22 3 stars
80. Boone: A Biography Robert Morgan 12/8/22 4 stars
81. Loch Down Abbey Beth Cowan-Erskine 12/9/22 4 stars
82. Fairy Tale Stephen King 12/18/22 5 stars
83. The Family Naomi Krupitsky 12/18/22 4 stars
84. Green Darkness Anya Seton 12/23/22 4.5 stars
85. A Red Herring Without Mustard Alan Bradley 12/26/22
GOAL ACHIEVED!!!
86. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith 12/30/22 5 stars

I’m not doing a name challenge this year. Instead I’ll do one of places I would love to visit again or for the first time.

Still need 1 letters from 2021 name challenge - DONE!
Z - Concrete Pearl Vincent Zandri 4/27/22
U - Until the Next Time Kevin Fox 4/17/22

26/26 completed!!!

G - The Foundling Georgette Heyer 2/23/22
E - Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship Charles Casillo 5/25/22
R - Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow 4/21/22
M - The Dante Club Matthew Pearl 5/9/22
A - Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22
N - Night Prey John Sandford 3/29/22
Y - Yule Log Murder Leslie Meier 4/8/22

S - Sisters in Arms Kaia Alderson 3/10/22
C - Night Has a Thousand Eyes Cornell Woolrich 2/16/22
O - On Bowie Rob Sheffield 2/10/22
T - T is for Trespass Sue Grafton 1/29/22
L - My Trip Down the Pink Carpet Leslie Jordan 2/21/22
A - Outrage Arnaldur Indriðason 3/3/22
N - The Maid Nita Prose 5/21/22
D - Deadly Appearances Gail Bowen 3/9/22

A - Murder with Peacocks Donna Andrews 8/20/22
L - A Man's Heart Lori Copeland 2/25/22
A - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag Alan Bradley 3/22/22
S - Secrets of Hallstead House Amy M. Reade 3/23/22
K - The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King 2/8/22
A - As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece Joan Reardon 7/5/22

M - Miss Julia Takes Over Ann B. Ross 7/9/22
A - Assault and Batter Jessica Beck 2/27/22
I - The Hacienda Isabel Cañas 11/17/22
N - Everything We Didn't Say Nicole Baart 7/29/22
E - Killer's Choice Ed McBain 5/16/22

Century Challenge - 1901 to 2000
10/1/15-???
Century level - 1901-2000
17/100 completed

(view spoiler)[✔1901 - Kim by Rudyard Kipling 11/4/15
✔1902 - A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London 11/15/15
✔1903 - Betty Zane by Zane Grey 2/4/16
✔1904 - The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3/12/16
✔1905 - The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - 6/12/16
✔1906 - The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey 7/7/16
✔1907 - The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit - 8/9/16
✔1908 - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 9/24/16
✔1909 - The Last Trail by Zane Grey 11/25/16
✔1910 - The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey 4/2/17
✔1911 - The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey 6/20/17
✔1912 - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle 9/29/19
✔1913 - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 12/30/19
✔1914 - Penrod by Booth Tarkington 5/14/20
✔1915 - Anne of the Island18134] by L.M. Montgomery 8/19/20
✔1916 - The Backwash of War: The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse by Ellen N. La Motte - 10/5/20
✔1917 - The Witness by Grace Livingston Hill 4/11/21
1918 - The Land That Time Forgot Collection Edgar Rice Burroughs 12/4/21 (hide spoiler)]
1919 - Lad: A Dog Albert Payson Terhune 2/5/22
1920 - The Story of Doctor Dolittle

PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY CHALLENGE
(view spoiler)[✔ 1. George Washington - His Excellency: George Washington Joseph J. Ellis 3/14/16 (hide spoiler)]
1A. Martha Washington
(view spoiler)[✔ 2. John Adams - John Adams David McCullough 5/25/11
✔ 2A.Abigail Adams - Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams Lynne Withey 6/1/15
✔ 3. Thomas Jefferson - American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson Joseph J. Ellis 6/5/12
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History Brian Kilmeade 10/6/19 (hide spoiler)]
3A. Martha Skelton Jefferson
(view spoiler)[Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America David O. Stewart 9/22/21 (hide spoiler)]
4A. Dolley Madison
5. James Monroe -
5A.
(view spoiler)[✔ 6. John Quincy Adams - John Quincy Adams Harlow Giles Unger 7/6/14 (hide spoiler)]
6A.
7. Andrew Jackson - American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
7A. The President's Lady Irving Stone
8.
8A.
9.
9A.
10.
10A.
(view spoiler)[✔ 11. James K. Polk - James K. Polk John Seigenthaler 1/14/19 (hide spoiler)]
11A. Sarah Polk

(view spoiler)[✔Abraham Lincoln - House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds: A Family Divided by War Stephen Berry 3/13/09
Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Edward Steers Jr. 9/30/19
Lincoln David Herbert Donald 9/23/22
✔ Mary Todd Lincoln - Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography Jean H. Baker 9/8/13 (hide spoiler)]

✔Franklin Delano Roosevelt

✔John F. Kennedy

(view spoiler)[✔45. Donald J. Trump - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward 9/15/19 (hide spoiler)]
45A.

STATE CHALLENGE
This one keeps hanging on.
Iowa - Gilead
North Dakota - The Round House (Kindle?)
Vermont - She's Come Undone, The Mill River Recluse
West Virginia - The Glass Castle

YEARS OF MY LIFE CHALLENGE 1948 to 2021
Years of my life - These are the ones I need to complete this challenge.
1951 - The Rose Tattoo, Charlotte's Web
1968 - Cousin Kate Georgette Heyer
1969 - The Andromeda Strain
1970 - Time and Again Jack Finney
1974 - Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Vincent Bugliosi
1983 - The Color of Magic, Christine, The Mists of Avalon, The Anodyne Necklace
1986 - It, The Prince of Tides, Redwall, Presumed Innocent, A Taste for Death,
2022 - The Hacienda Isabel Cañas 11/17/22

In an effort to decrease the size of my TBR I started this challenge several years ago. It seems an impossible task, but it's such a good feeling when I remove one. I'll remove the ones I've read in past years.

99/182

2008 - 2/8 completed
3. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
4. Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
5. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
6. A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
7. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
8. The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket

2009 - 5/9 completed
3. Boone: A Biography by Robert Morgan 2021 - 12+4 in 2022 read 12/8/99
5. Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling
6. Chickamauga and Other Civil War Stories by Shelby Foote
7. The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook by Jill Conner Browne
8. The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne

2010 - 4/10 completed
2. Too Many Murders by Colleen McCullough
5. A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
6. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
7. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - January PIFM in another group - reading
9. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
10. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough

2011 - 4/11 completed
1. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2. Jackdaws by Ken Follett
3. Avalon by Anya Seton
4. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
5. Queen of Camelot by Nancy McKenzie 2021
6. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 2021?
7. Green Darkness by Anya Seton - 12+4 in 2022 - reading

2012 - 2/12 completed
1. These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon
2. The Drifters by James A. Michener
3. The Accidental Senator by Dixie Swanson
4. The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille
5. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
6. The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
8. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
9. Mrs. Lincoln: A Life by Catherine Clinton
10. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
11. The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory 12+4 2021 read 1/13/22
12. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

2013 - 6/13 completed
3. The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
4. Six Years by Harlan Coben
5. Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said? by Shane Claiborne
7. Murder in the Adirondacks: An American Tragedy Revisited by Craig Brandon
9. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
10. The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
13. Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

2014 - 11/14 completed
2. Heaven and Hell by John Jakes
6. Map of Bones by James Rollins
8. The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver

2015 - 10/15 completed
1. Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson 3/11/22
2. Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson read 10/9/22
3. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
4. Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
7. War Brides by Helen Bryan
9. Night Chills by Dean Koontz
10. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

2016 - 9/16 completed
1.The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
2. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson
3. Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
4. Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
8. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris
9. Montgomery Clift: A Biography by Patricia Bosworth
11. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder read 1/3/22
15. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

2017 - 11/17 completed
1. The Guests on South Battery by Karen White
2. The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger
3. Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris
4. Who's Sorry Now? by Jill Churchill 5/4/22
6. Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
8. Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen 6/23/22
11. Grant by Ron Chernow
14. The House Girl by Tara Conklin

2018 - 13/18
2. Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery read 1/8/22
3. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
4. The Shroud Key by Vincent Zandri
13. Enemy in Blue by Derek Blass
14. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
18. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen

2019 - 9/19 completed
1. Desert Dead: A Mac 'n' Ivy Mystery, Book #3 by Lorena McCourtney read 8/13/22
3. Lady on a Train by Leslie Charteris
4. The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon
5. The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon
6. Hunting for Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon
7. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
8. Homework by Julie Andrews Edwards
9. Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow read 4/2022
11. Murder at Archly Manor by Sara Rosett
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
13. Becoming by Michelle Obama
14.She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor

2020 - 6/20
2. The Good Friday Murder by Lee Harris
4. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
5. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
8. Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
9. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
10. Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
12. The Goddess of Fried Okra by Jean Brashear
13. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
14. Jessie Delacroix: A Sinister Slice of Murder by Constance Barker
15. Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
16. Mrs. de Winter by Susan Hill
17. The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
18. Last Puzzle & Testament by Parnell Hall
20. Edited Out by E.J. Copperman

2021 - 7/21
1. Limelight Emily Organ
2. The Conqueror Georgette Heyer
3. Silver Lies Ann Parker
4. A Whyte Christmas Michele Brouder read 12/18/22
5. The Family Naomi Krupitsky - 12 + 4 in 2022 - reading
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime Tamar Myers
7. What Came Before He Shot Her Elizabeth George 12 + 4 in 2022 read 9/1/22
8. The Englishman's Boy Guy Vanderhaeghe read 5/30/22
9. The Cure for Death by Lightning Gail Anderson-Dargatz 12 + 4 in 2022
10. Yule Logs and Murder Cindy Bell
11. Strange Weather Joe Hill
12. Blood Will Tell Dana Stabenow read 9/12/22
13. Death of an Expert Witness P.D. James
14. The Barkeep William Lashner
15. Wool Hugh Howey
16. Miss Julia Takes Over Ann B. Ross 7/9/22
17. Sisters in Arms Kaia Alderson 3/10/22
18. Little Voices Vanessa Lillie
19. The Maidens Alex Michaelides
20. Murder in Little Italy Victoria Thompson
21. Fire Engine Dead Sheila Connolly

Unfinished books from previous 12+2 & 12+4 challenges. I would like to read them and will cross off any that I read this year.

2011 - 7 left
Team of Rivals
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of Dawn Treader
A Thief of Time (also, listed in 2014)
Wizard's First Rule
A Light in the Window
My Autobiography (Twain)

2013 - 2 left
Dreamcatcher
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

2016 - DONE
Night Prey by John Sandford 3/29/22

2017 - 4 left
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White Houseby Jon Meacham
Lincoln by David Herbert Donald read 9/23/22
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independenceby John Ferling
Boone: A Biography by Robert Morgan reading

2018 - 1 left
A Stained White Radiance

2019 - 3 left
Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk
Atticus Finch: The Biography
Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal reading

2020 - 2 left
T is for Trespass 1/29/22
Dance of Death
Library of Souls

Series - I'm not specifically working on series this year, but would like to continue to make progress on ones I've started & try not to start many new ones. HA

On-going series
1. Kinsey Millhone
2. Little House
3. Mary Russell
4. Anne of Green Gables
5. The Plantagenet & Tudor Novels
6. Locke & Key
7. Donut Shop Mysteries
8. Inspector Erlendur
9. Walt Longmire
10. Flavia de Luce
11. Lucas Davenport
12.

New series -
1. The Dante Club
2. Lad, a Dog
3. Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum
4. Crochet Mystery
5. Joanne Kilborne
6. Lucy Stone
7. The Grimm Diaries Prequels
8.

Bricks (over 400 pages) -
1. The Kingmaker's Daughter - 409
2. The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 405
3. The Foundling - 406
4. Until the Next Time - 402
5. What Comes After - 432
6. Blow Out - 406
7. The Dead Room - 416
8. As Always, Julia - 432
9. The White Princess - 569
10. The Black Echo - 508
11. Canada - 420
12. Lincoln - 714
13. All the King's Men - 464
14. What Came Before He Shot Her - 709
15.

Focus author or theme of the month -
January - Sue Grafton - T is for Trespass
February - Romance/Georgette Heyer - Read The Foundling in February. Still planning to read Cousin Kate ... maybe in March.
March - Books set in Ireland or by Irish authors or about an Irish family - Read Until the Next Time
April - Victoria Thompson - Murder in Little Italy
May - R A Salvatore - Starless Night Siege of Darkness
June - Ann Cleeves
July - Craig Johnson - Kindness Goes Unpunished
August
September
October
November
December - catch-up/miscellaneous

You have such a neat variety of challenges, Martha. I look forward to seeing how you flesh them out.

These are such great challenges. I think the name challenge this year, is fabulous!

Good luck. Can't wait to see what you pick

Bill wrote: "You have such a neat variety of challenges, Martha. I look forward to seeing how you flesh them out."

Alondra wrote: "These are such great challenges. I think the name challenge this year, is fabulous!

Good luck. Can't wait to see what you pick"

Thanks, Bill & Alondra ... I'm getting excited for January!

Plan for January -
Continue with current books.
Start Jan 1 -
author of the month
January group read in GH group
1st annual Challenge
1st Annual Challenge

Ooh, interesting challenges, and like the idea of doing places for a name challenge

I love all your challenges, Martha. You should have plenty to read. It took me a long time to read Team of Rivals also, but it was one of my favorite books of 2021. Wait until you're in the mood for it. :-)

I have read and enjoyed The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, The Disappearing Spoon, The Historian, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Gilead, The Fellowship of the Ring, Living History, Library of Souls, Rosemary: the Hidden Kennedy Daughter, Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Windy Poplars, A Man Called Ove, The Five, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Becoming, Ready Player One, Mrs. de Winter, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of Dawn Treader. So many good books ahead of you, no matter what you're in the mood to read.

Three of the books on your lists narrowly missed mine this year: Career of Evil, Homegoing and My Autobiography (Twain). It's so hard cutting books from the list and as soon as I do, they are really the only books I want to read. Typical, right? :-)

Looking forward to seeing what you think of your books, Martha!!

Love your challenges. I need to be more dedicated and organized about finishing older items on my TBR. Happy Reading 💖📚💖

Love your challenges!! Looking forward to your thoughts!! =)

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Love your challenges. I need to be more dedicated and organized about finishing older items on my TBR. Happy Reading 💖📚💖"

Alissa wrote: "Love your challenges!! Looking forward to your thoughts!! =)"

Thanks, Alissa & Ben! I don't remember where the idea came from for concentrating on books from my tbr, but I've continued it because it helps me focus. I do try to add as many books as I own already, but it's not always possible. I am trying to buy fewer books and read more, but it's not easy. :-)

Lea wrote: "I love all your challenges, Martha. You should have plenty to read. It took me a long time to read Team of Rivals also, but it was one of my favorite books of 2021. Wait until you're in the mood fo..."

Thanks, Lea! I do so want to read Team of Rivals, but am just trying to read Lincoln this year. I've had it the longest. There are so many good books out there! I've always thought this is why I never get bored. I can always pick up a book. :-)

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Ooh, interesting challenges, and like the idea of doing places for a name challenge"

Thanks, Desley! I think it will be fun.

It's the 3rd & I've finished 2 books I started last year. Feeling pretty good about that, but it will probably slow down for a bit. Hope y'all had a great weekend & staying safe. B & I will be being extra careful for a month or so due to Omicron. Grocery pickup or delivery only for awhile. I'm in a 'wait & see' mode about upcoming Special Olympics activities. Sadly, we have 6 doctor appointments this month! I have a checkup on Wednesday & the rest are Bradley's. He's doing well ... no symptoms so far. Hopefully, with the change his body will begin to heal. He was taking too much naproxen sodium & it did some damage. He's tylenol only now! We'll see what that doctor says as he's one of the ones we'll be seeing.

Martha wrote: "It's the 3rd & I've finished 2 books I started last year. Feeling pretty good about that, but it will probably slow down for a bit. Hope y'all had a great weekend & staying safe. B & I will be bein..."

Congratulations on finishing the books left from last year. Happy to hear you are being cautious. I have three doctors doing virtual appts but have to go to several in person along with PT. Cancelled Physical Therapy this week just to be cautious.

I too am fearful about what naproxen does. I have been eating them like m&ms but my new nerve meds have helped me cut down the dose.

Hoping you both have a happy and safe 2022 Martha🎉📚🎉

Martha wrote: "Thanks, Lea! I do so want to read Team of Rivals, but am just trying to read Lincoln this year. I've had it the longest. There are so many good books out there! I've always thought this is why I never get bored. I can always pick up a book. :-)"

I've heard great things about Lincoln also, and hope to get it read sometime. It's a wonderful problem to have, trying to squeeze in all these good books!

Stay safe, Martha.

All the appts are irritating, but necessary.

I still love this challenge. :)

Love your list Martha! You are always so organized.

Mid-January update - 5 books read
Goal for 2022 is 85 books ... tentatively.

1. The Bad Seed William March 1/1/22
4 stars - creepy, suspenseful, tense ... delightful! I've seen the movie numerous times over the years & had recorded it on my dvr. I waited to watch it & wondered if the book would have the same ending. I won't give that away.
2. Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1/3/22
5 stars - A bit embarrassed to admit I'd never read this before. Such a sweet book & so detailed. I absolutely loved it.
3. Anne of Windy Poplars L.M. Montgomery 1/8/22
4.5 stars - Another delightful installment in this series. Anne can meet the strangest people. She is principal of a school in this book. It covers 3 years of her life after college. A large portion of it is told in her letters to her fiance.
4. Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games Joe Hill 1/12/22
5 stars - OMG!!! I love Joe Hill for the hours of enjoyment he's provided. If you like graphic novels/comics ... and even if you don't ... you should read this series. Wow! Just wow!
5. The Kingmaker's Daughter Philippa Gregory 1/13/22
4 stars - Gregory is my 2nd favorite author of this period. This series is wonderful. Anne Neville is the main character in this 4th book in the series. A previous favorite character is now an enemy as seen through Anne's eyes. There was a lot of heartbreak along the way to her becoming Queen as her father wanted. And she found love. - a side note ... this was the final book from 2021 list of 12+4 books. YAY!

Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting!
On Bowie - so good! Reading this for the color challenge this month
Arabella - for a challenge in the Georgette Heyer group. It's a reread for me, but I love it so not a chore.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Finally getting around to reading this one. It's so good!!
T is for Trespass - this one is going to get very interesting very soon. Kinsey has some trouble ahead!

and my 2 holdovers from 2021 -
Night Has a Thousand Eyes - very good, but it's an audiobook & I just have a harder time actually listening.
The Dante Club - I will get back to it, just wanted to finish off some of the other ones I started last year

Upcoming -
Mansfield Park - my PIFM choice for January ... it's been a very long time since I've read Austen. Looking forward to it.

Yes, Locke and Key series is soo good, and I think they get better and better. If you liked #2, you're in for a treat.

Ioana wrote: "Yes, Locke and Key series is soo good, and I think they get better and better. If you liked #2, you're in for a treat."

Good to know. It’s been on my TBR for about 2 years and I keep passing over it.

Ioana wrote: "Yes, Locke and Key series is soo good, and I think they get better and better. If you liked #2, you're in for a treat."

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Ioana wrote: "Yes, Locke and Key series is soo good, and I think they get better and better. If you liked #2, you're in for a treat."

Good to know. It’s been on my TBR for about 2 years and I keep..."

You won't regret it, Beth! Ioana, I have the 3rd one on order. It's taking awhile so I may order #4 soon. They are quick reads. I don't keep many books anymore, but I do keep these.

I like your first five selections very much. And it looks like you're continuing with great books. Off to a great start, Martha.

Martha wrote: "4. Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games Joe Hill 1/12/22
5 stars - OMG!!! I love Joe Hill for the hours of enjoyment he's provided. If you like graphic novels/comics ... and even if you don't ... you should read this series. Wow! Just wow!..."

Muahhaha.... *rubs hands greedily*

😉😍

End of January/early February update - 5 more books read so a total of 10 so far (8 in January which is good for me)

6. Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22
4 stars - I love Heyer!! This was my 2nd time to read this one. Her books are fun with witty dialogue ... nice palate cleansers between the gritty mysteries.
7. T is for Trespass Sue Grafton 1/29/22
5 stars - This was so good!! I think it may be my favorite of the series. The tension builds slowly, but steadily and doesn't give you a chance to relax. Great, great writing!
8. Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows Joe Hill 1/30/22
5 stars ... Again, I just love Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez!
9. Lad: A Dog Albert Payson Terhune 2/5/22
4 stars - I grew up with a collie and loved him dearly. Not sure why I never read this before, but it was very good. I may read more. I think there are at least 2 more books about Lad.
10. The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King 2/8/22
5 stars - I read the 14th in the series over a year ago (I think I needed a book with a woman's name in the title & it fit.). It was so good that I immediately ordered this first in the series. Of course, I got distracted. It is excellent & I will definitely continue reading the further adventures of Holmes & Russell.

Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No changes here, just have been very busy so am making slow progress.
On Bowie - so good! Reading this for the color challenge this month ... over half done & really enjoying it.
Hooked on Murder - nice cozy with a crochet theme ... should be perfect for me, right? Anyway, it passes my litmus test of not being super silly as some cozies can get.
Outrage ... where is Erlendur? :-( Ah well, still an enjoyable, if depressing mystery. LOL

and my 2 holdovers from 2021 -
Night Has a Thousand Eyes - had to start this one over as I lost track. Apparently, I can read numerous books at one time, but I can only listen to one at a time. Who knew?
The Dante Club - I will get back to it, just wanted to finish off some of the other ones I started last year

Upcoming -
Mansfield Park - my PIFM choice for January ... still haven't started it, but will do so in a day or so.

Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No changes here, just have been ver..."

I get frustrated trying to hold some of those thick paperbacks.
Looks like a nice mix of books this month, enjoy!

Martha wrote: "End of January/early February update - 5 more books read so a total of 10 so far (8 in January which is good for me)

6. Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22
4 stars - I l..."

T is for ...was one of my favorites as well. I have to get the final Locke & Key and also get back to The Beekeeper series. Great update, Martha

Martha wrote: "End of January/early February update - 5 more books read so a total of 10 so far (8 in January which is good for me)

6. Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22
4 stars - I l..."

Great update Martha. Glad you are loving Locke & Key, still. T is for Trespass was good and I miss this series. I can't say that enough

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No changes here, jus..."

Nice update, you are reading some good ones. One of the reasons I love my kindle is the ease of storing and holding the big tomes. Plus, I can adjust the font 😉

Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No changes here, just have been ver..."

Erlendur? Isn't that one of the places Frodo visits in Lord of the Rings? :)

Ioana wrote: "〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No ..."

Me too, there are some books I wouldn't have tried tackling without the kindle, the 700 page book I read the other year was hard to read, certainly wouldn't have tried last years 900+ page books

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No changes here, jus..."

Thanks, Beth. I'm really having good luck with my books this year so far.

Bill wrote: "Martha wrote: "End of January/early February update - 5 more books read so a total of 10 so far (8 in January which is good for me)

6. Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22..."

Thanks, Bill. I'm ready for the next in each of those series. So many books stacked up. LOL

Alondra wrote: "Martha wrote: "End of January/early February update - 5 more books read so a total of 10 so far (8 in January which is good for me)

6. Arabella Georgette Heyer 1/19/22..."

I have the 4th L&K, but am holding off reading it to try to read some of my others first. Sue Grafton is definitely missed. Kinsey is one of the greatest characters ever written in the mystery world ... maybe in all of literature.

Ioana wrote: "〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No ..."

My issue is that for a few years I bought books for souvenirs at museums. They are definitely tomes! LOL I'm propping my arm on a pillow to help with the strain.

Michelle wrote: "Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very interesting! No changes here, jus..."

Maybe ... LOL. I just know that I'm still missing the Inspector in this entry in the series.

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Ioana wrote: "〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Martha wrote: "Currently reading -
Lincoln - it's a slow process. It's paperback, but one of those huge ones that are hard for me to hold. It's very in..."

Most of the very long classics I've read have been on my kindle or kobo. Much easier to hold than the huge books.

Martha wrote: "I have the 4th L&K, but am holding off reading it to try to read some of my others first. Sue Grafton is definitely missed. Kinsey is one of the greatest characters ever written in the mystery world ... maybe in all of literature..."

Yes; Kinsey always kind of knew who she was and what she wanted; but as her world expanded, she grew up a little more. In the end, she was still conflicted about familial ties to an extent.

End of February update - 8 more books read for a total of 18 for the year.

11. On Bowie Rob Sheffield 2/10/22
4 stars - I really enjoyed this bio of David Bowie. The author did a great job & I loved his memories of times he heard certain songs for the first time.
12. The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Kirsten Weiss 2/13/22
3 stars - What can I say ... I love a good cozy! This was fun & the ending was a surprise. I would love to visit this museum. :-) I've already gotten the 2nd in the series.
13. Hooked on Murder Betty Hechtman 2/15/22
3.5 stars - I was hoping to like this one even more than I did due to the crochet connection, but it was good & I'll continue the series. I enjoyed reading about the new crocheters' struggle with making a granny square and ending up with only 3 corners. LOL There is something magical about turning a circle into a square.
14. Night Has a Thousand Eyes Cornell Woolrich 2/16/21
4 stars - Good ... odd ... was it a con job or was he really able to predict the future? Hmmm
15. My Trip Down the Pink Carpet Leslie Jordan 2/21/22
4 stars - I've always loved LJ ... he's hilarious! Sort of rediscovered him with so many during the pandemic with his Pillow Talk with Leslie Jordan. I believe he did a great service to us all with his funny stories. He has come through some difficult times with a positive attitude. He has a great knack of finding the humor in all situations.
16. The Foundling Georgette Heyer 2/23/22
5 stars - I know I've said this before, but I love GH!! This is a romance, but that part of the book is a very small part. The story is more of a person's attempt to gain some independence. Great story!
17. A Man's Heart Lori Copeland 2/25/22
4 stars - I picked this one up at the library ... Blind Date with a Book. Not one I would have chosen to read, but it was pretty good.
18. Assault and Batter Jessica Beck 2/27/22
2 stars - Not worth the time. I'm pretty sure that I won't continue this series. He should never write as a woman. It's just silly.

Currently reading -
Lincoln - Slow progress, but I'm enjoying it.
Outrage ... where is Erlendur? :-( Ah well, still an enjoyable, if depressing mystery. LOL
The Dante Club - Picking up with this one where I left off. I usually start books over when it's been this long, but I'm not revisiting the maggot pages. LOL
Mansfield Park - my PIFM choice for January ... Yes, I'm behind as usual.
Secrets of Hallstead House - just getting started ... looks good so far. This is my new author challenge book.
Deadly Appearances - current audiobook. Pretty good so far. Canadian author.
Night Prey - Great so far. Serial killer doesn't stand a chance with Lucas in pursuit.

You've read a lot of interesting books this month and have a lot more on the go. Looking forward to your thoughts.

Very interesting selection, Martha! Good luck with your March reading.

Carolien wrote: "Very interesting selection, Martha! Good luck with your March reading."

Lea wrote: "You've read a lot of interesting books this month and have a lot more on the go. Looking forward to your thoughts."

Thank you!! I'm enjoying reading very much right now. With the storm systems that have moved through lately, I've spent so much time at home ... more than usual. I don't mind it at all. I love being home with a cup of coffee or tea and a good book. Doesn't get much better than that.