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Seasonal Challenge: Autumn 2022
Autumn 2022 ChallengeDuration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
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Can't wait to see where the books take me for autumn!
π¦π¦π»π Whoa, autumn already! ππ»π¦π¦CM Autumn Challenge
September 01 - November 30 2022
F - Fiona Grace - Murder in the Manor 09/01
A - Agatha Christie - Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 09/06
L - Linda Lovely -Bones to Pick 09/01
L - Lisa Zumpano - An Unfortunate End 10/26
C - Jayne Castle - Sweetwater and the Witch 09/26
I - Irina Shapiro - Murder at Ardith Hall 09/24
D - Jude Deveraux - A Willing Murder 09/25
E - Elizabeth Edmundson - A Man of Some Repute 10/13
R - Kate Racculia - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts 09/30
H - Holly Jackson - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 09/02
A - Kate P. Adams - Death by Dark Roast 09/08
L - Gina Lamanna - Secrets and Stilettos 09/08
L - Rimmy London - The Secret of Poppyridge Cove 09/13
O - Richard Osman - The Man Who Died Twice 10/24
W - Deborah Webb - Trust No One 10/25
E - Frances Evesham - Murder on the Levels 11/09
E - Elaine Orr - Rekindling Motives 11/12
N - Neil Richards, Matthew Costello - A Shot in the Dark 10/31
B - M. C. Beaton - Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor 09/03
A - Alan Bradley - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches 09/23
T - Traci Wilton - Mrs. Morris and the Witch 09/23
B - JoAnn Bassett - Hilo, Goodbye 10/01
L - Linda Howard - ]Open Season 09/16
A - Amanda Quick - When She Dreams 09/21
C - Cleo Coyle - Honey Roasted 09/09
K - Kate Kingsbury - Berried Alive 09/07
C - Cate Conte - Cat About Town 09/11
A - Josi Avari - Hen Pecked 10/05
T - Peter Tremayne - The Lair of the White Fox 10/31
G - Gemma Halliday - Hollywood Deception 11/15
H - Emily Henry - Book Lovers 09/14
O - Emily Organ -Murder in Cold Mud 11/12
S - Viveca Sten - Guiltless 09/16
T - Terry Pratchett - The Color of Magic 11/18
My favorite season!π Autumn 2022 Challenge π
September 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
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πF Fiber and Brimstone by Laura Childs 11/3/22
πA - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 9/3/22
πL - The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro 9/6/22
πL - Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin 9/12/22
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πS - Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield 9/11/22
πE - Bake, Borrow, and Steal by Ellie Alexander 9/18/22
πP - A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony 9/14/22
πT - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 9/2/22
πE - Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton 9/18/22
πM - Malice by Heather Walter 9/17/22
πB - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 9/11/22
πE - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 9/20/22
πR - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 9/9/22
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πA - Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie 9/16/22
πP - The 5th Horseman by James Patterson 9/25/22
πP - Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge 9/18/22
πL - Prodigy by Marie Lu 9/15/22
πE - Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich 10/2/22
πS - Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman 9/14/22
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πC - The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Cleo Coyle 9/13/22
πI - Deathtrap by Ira Levin 10/2/22
πD - The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis 9/1/22
πE - Donut Disturb by Ellie Alexander 10/15/22
πR - Raspberry Truffle Murder by Wendy Meadows 9/12/22
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πH - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 9/9/22
πA - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane 9/18/22
πR - The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs 10/18/22
πV - The Vegetarian by Han Kang 10/5/22
πE - Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 10/22/22
πS - The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater 9/21/22
πT - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 9/18/22
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πB - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 10/11/22
πL - Deathtrap: A Thriller in Two Acts by Ira Levin 10/2/22
πA - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman 9/22/22
πC - Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen 9/22/22
πK - Kaleidoscope by Cecily Wong 9/30/22
πC - The Selection by Kiera Cass 10/1/22
πA - Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie 10/8/22
πT - Tart of Darkness by Denise Swanson 9/26/22
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πW - Pressed to Death by Kirsten Weiss 10/6/22
πI - When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro 10/15/22
πT - A Ghostly Demise by Tonya Kappes 10/12/22
πC - While My Pretty One Knits by Anne Canadeo 10/10/22
πH - Death of a Kitchen Diva byLee Hollis 10/16/22
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πM - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 10/10/22
πA - Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower 10/9/22
πS - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 10/16/22
πK - The Diva Says Cheesecake! Krista Davis 10/4/22
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πB - Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola 10/21/22
πO - The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin 10/4/22
πO - One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian 11/7/22
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πV - From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne 9/27/22
πA - Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom 11/4/22
πM - Died in the Wool by Mary Kruger 11/5/22
πP - The 6th Target by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/30/22
πI - Pride by Ibi Zoboi 11/21/22
πR - Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 10/29/22
πE - Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany 10/25/22
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πB - Beauty Queens by Libba Bray 10/25/22
πA - The Kidnapped Prime Minister by Agatha Christie 11/11/22
πN - The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 11/3/22
πS - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan 11/6/22
πH - The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry 11/6/22
πE - Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich 11/7/22
πE - Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 11/10/22
Autumn 2022 ChallengeSeptember 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
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Howell-Seams Like Murder Dorothy Howell 9/26/22
Allison-Dewey Decimated Allison Brook 9/6/22
Y'Barbo-Dog Days of Summer Kathleen Y'Barbo 10/1/22
R Rangers, RVs & Revenge Tonya Kappes 9/1/22
Irene-Murder Calls at Shadow Falls Irene Jorgensen 9/27/22
Davis-A Good Dog's Guide to Murder Krista Davis 9/6/22
Emmie-Trails and a Traitor Emmie Lyn 9/2/22
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B Bound by Murder Christy Barritt 9/4/22
Adams-Murder on the Poet's Walk Ellery Adams 9/19/22
T A Trip with Trouble Diane Kelly 10/23/22
Witch
Whalen-Hands on the Wheel Karen C. Whalen 10/20/22
I Irish Coffee Murder Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis & Barbara Ross 1/23/23
Tonya-Trapping, Turkeys & Thanksgiving Tonya Kappes 11/24/22
Cahoon-A Vacation to Die For Lynn Cahoon 9/8/22
H Hints and a Homicide Emmie Lyn 10/3/22
In! Any book posted has been read. ******Finished 11/2/2022Cornucopia
C The Charleston Scandal
O Notorious Olivia Hayfield
R Fire and Vengeance Robert McCaw
N A Superior Death Nevada Barr
U Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering
C My Week With Marilyn Colin Clark
O Off the Grid
P The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me: Six Months on the Set With Marilyn and Olivier
I Fault Lines Emily Itami
A All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson
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S The Night Stalker James Swain
C The Paper Caper Kate Carlisle
A Christmas Bliss Mary Kay Andrews
R From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman Harry Rosenfeld
E Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live Lily Ebert
C Beyond This Broken Sky Siobhan Curham
R Rebecca: The Making of a Hollywood Classic
O Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence Bill O'Reilly
W Wicked Craving
Tombstone - finished 10/02/2022
T The Brighter the Light Mary Ellen Taylor
O Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General Bill O'Reilly
M Killer Honeymoon G.A. McKevett
B G.A. McKevett Buried in Buttercream
S The Night Monster James Swain
T The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters Rachel Trethewey
O Bill O'Reilly Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
N No Fixed Line
E Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets
Autumn 2022 Challenge1/9-30/11/22
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Autumn 2022 challengeProgress: 4/4 COMPLETED π
F - (F)rom Runway to Love by Melissa Baldwin - Sept. 5
A - (A)thena the Brain Graphic Novel by David Campiti - Sept. 3
L - (L)ights, Camera, Middle School! by Jennifer L. Holm - Sept. 1
L - Stepping Stones by (L)ucy Knisley - Oct. 11
Progress: 8/8 COMPLETED
G - Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by (G)areth Hinds - Oct. 10
R - Almost American Girl by (R)obin Ha - Sept. 19
A - Sunny Side Up by Josi (A)vari - Sept. 10
T - Buried in a Good Book by (T)amara Berry - Sept. 18
E - Bingo by (E)llen Miles - Nov. 10
F - (F)riends Forever by Shannon Hale - Oct. 16
U - (U)ncivil Acts by Carolyn Keene - Oct. 1
L - Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary by Amy (L)illard - Oct. 10
Progress: 4/4 COMPLETED π
M - (M)iss Communication by Jennifer L. Holm - Sept. 1
A - (A)ll Together Now by Hope Larson - Sept. 18
S - (S)unny Rolls the Dice by Jennifer L. Holm - Sept. 2
K - Counterfeit by (K)irstin Chen - Sept. 3
Progress: 8/8 COMPLETEDπ
M - (M)ango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes - Sept. 25
I - (I) Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Georgia Ball - Sept. 11
S - (S)wing it, Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm - Sept. 4
C - Band Room Bash by (C)andice Speare Prentice - Sept. 13
H - Real Friends by Shannon (H)ale - Oct. 14
I - (I) Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Georgia Ball - Sept. 14
E - The (E)nd of Her by Shari Lapena - Oct. 4
F - To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel by (F)red (F)ordham - Sept. 29
Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED π
T - I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 by Lauren (T)arshis - Sept. 10
R - Happy Birthday Murder by (R)achel Woods - Oct. 13
I - (I) Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Georgia Ball - Sept. 28
C - Jessi's Secret Language by (C)han (C)hau - Sept. 19
K - The Joker's Revenge by Carolyn (K)eene - Sept. 22
Alice's spotS Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
E Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre
P The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
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M Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson
B Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards
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C The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
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M A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers by Hazel Gayner
E Dead on the Vine by Elle Brooke White
P A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber
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M The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley
P A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver
K Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
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H Horse by Geraldine Brooks
A Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose
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A The Accidental Queen: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painer
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I In the Dog House by V. M. Burns
T Thief of Dreams by Bec McMaster
C Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
H The Hotel Nantucket by elin Hiderbrand
π Autumn 2022 Challenge π This challenge will last from September 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
Here are your Autumn Challenge words:
Apples
Autumn
Banshee
Bat
Black Cat
Boo
Cemetery
Chill
Cider
Corn maze
Cornucopia
Costume
Crypt
Eerie
Fall
Football
Ghost
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Graveyard
Halloween
Harvest
Haunted
Hayride
Horror
Jack-o-lantern
Leaves
Mask
Mischief
Monster
November
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October
Oktoberfest
Pumpkin
Samhain
Scarecrow
School
September
Skeleton
Spooky
Sweater
Thanksgiving
Tombstone
Treat
Trick
Turkey
Vampire
Werewolf
Witch
MY WORDS:APPLES 2/6
A. Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 09/27/22
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C. Caught Bread Handed - Ellie Alexander 10/18/22
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I'm in (I wish I could read more but teaching a new class is taking up so much time this year)G - Gideon's Art - J.J. Marric
R - Roast Mortem - Cleo Coyle
A - All Murders Final! - Sherry Harris
V - A Village Murder - Frances Evesham
E - Even Dogs in the Wild - Ian Rankin
Y - Yesterday's Spy - Len Deighton
A - An Ambush of Widows - Jeff Abbott
R - Rolling Thunder Chris Grabenstein
D - A Death for a Dreamer - E.X. Giroux
9/9 Books Read - Finished 11/6/2022
Sounds fun!H-Hallowe'en Party βοΈ
A-At Bertram's Hotel βοΈ
R-Rotten to the Core βοΈ
V-The Vanished Bride βοΈ
E-The Exploits of Sherlock HolmesβοΈ
S-The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow PlaceβοΈ
T-Trick or TreacheryβοΈ
B-The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval MagicβοΈ
A-Autumn βοΈ
T-The Thanksgiving VisitorβοΈ
H- The Halloween TreeβοΈ
A- Autumn LightβοΈ
Y-The Yellow House by Martin GayfordβοΈ
R-Red DeliciousβοΈ
I-ink and boneβοΈ
D-Dreams Underfootβ
E-Everyone Brave is forgivenβοΈ
Happy Autumn Reading!A - An Agatha Raisin Mystery ~ The Witches' Tree by M.C. Beaton
P - Pumpkins in Paradise by Kathi Daley
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E - Eric Ward #1 The Sedleigh Hall Murder by Roy Lewis
S - The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
A - A 1920's Mystery Murder in Fulbridge Village: A 1920s Mystery by Jay Gill
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The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley
Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett
Autumn 2022 ChallengeSeptember 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
DONE!!
Autumn
A - Autumn by the Sea Nov 18/22
U - Until Leaves Fall in Paris Oct 8/22
T - To the Farthest Shores Oct 22/22
U - Upon a Spring Breeze Nov 30/22
M - A Quilt for Christmas by Melody Carlson Oct 26/22
N - The Noble Smuggler Sept 30/22
Can't wait! Cozy weather means more reading π
Autumn 2022 Challenge
September 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
Progress: 1/3
C - The Counselors by Jessica Goodman βοΈ
H - Verity by Colleen Hoover βοΈ
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A - The Night Shift by Alex Finlay βοΈ
S - Mr Salary by Sally Rooney βοΈ
K - Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur βοΈ
H - The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix βοΈ
A - Murder at Kingscote by Alyssa Maxwell βοΈ
R - Regretting You by Colleen Hoover βοΈ
V - Vladimir by Julia May Jonas βοΈ
E - Drinks Before Dinner by E.L. Doctorow βοΈ
S - The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur βοΈ
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AUTUMN 2022 CHALLENGE9/1/2022 - 11/30/22
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Autumn 2022 Challenge π1. Banshee (1/7)
B: Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the CafΓ© by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (02.09.22)
A: At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
N: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
S: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
H: The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
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M: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
I: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
S: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
C: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
H: The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
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T: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
R: Rebeca by Daphne du Maurier
I: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
C: Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
K: Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark
Autumn 2022 ChallengeDONE
S Soul Taken Patricia Briggs 9/14
E Enclave Ann Aguirre 9/3
P Pecan Pies and Dead Guys Angie Fox 9/1
T Thanks a Lot, Universe Chad Lucas 9/9
E Extra Sensory Deception Allison Kingsley 9/13
M Murder at the Blueberry Festival Darci Hannah 9/15
B Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes Michelle M. Pillow 9/7
E Embroidering Shrouds Priscilla Masters 9/1
R Revenge on the Ranch Carla Cassidy 9/3
H Hotshot Hero Under Fire Lisa Childs 9/2
A Agent-in-Charge Leigh Riker 9/14
R Resolute Justice Leslie Marshman 10/3
V Visionary Wolf Linda O. Johnston 10/4
E Embassy of the Dead: Book 1 Will Mabbitt 9/4
S Simmering with Resentment Daryl Wood Gerber 9/8
T Till Daph Do Us Part Phillipa Nefri Clark 10/7
Autumn 2022 Challenge π1. Samhain (0/7)
S: Steeped to Death
A: Dewey Decimated - Allison Brook
M The Malt in Our Stars
H: Hearse and Buggy
A: Murder on the Poet's Walk - Ellery Adams
I: Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves - Liz Ireland
N No Farm No Fowl
Spooky timeH:Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
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R:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
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H: Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Donβt Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham
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T: Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
This sounds so fun!Autumn 2022 Challenge
September 1 to November 30
** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first word of a title. (The words "the", "and" "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.
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S --- The Secret - Kathi Daley
E --- Easter Egg Hunt Murder - Rachel Woods
P --- Practically Perfect: A Sweet Romcom Novel - Jennifer Youngblood
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So, my first words are CRYPT (as I was suffering from a shortage of vowels!)C = Clockwork Boys, {T} Kingfisher β 05/09/22
R = Happy Mind, Happy Life, {R}angan Chatterjee - 21/09/22
Y = {Y}our Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village, Maureen Johnson β 07/09/22
P = {P}icnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay - 15/09/22
T = The Devil and the Dark Water, Stuart {T}urton - 12/09/22
And MONSTER.
M = Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silivia {M}oreno-Garcia - 07/10/22
O = Akata Witch, Nnedi {O}korafor - 17/09/22
N = Purrfectly Deadly, {N}ic Saint - 24/09/22
S = Death of an Eye, Dana {S}tabenow - 13/09/22
T = {T}hanksgiving Past, Kathi Daley β 14/09/22
E = A Death at Seascape House, {E}mma Jameson - 20/09/22
R = Pawing Through the Past, {R}ita Mae Brown - 07/10/22
Next word, MASK
M = {M}urder at the PTA, Laura Alden β 01/11/22
A = {A}ll Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot β 17/10/22
S = {S}oulstar, C.L. Polk β 04/10/22
K = Finding Motive, {K}athi Daley β 07/09/22
BLACK CAT I think I do most years - "A" always seems to be the vowel I read the most books with.
B = Death of a Wandering Wolf, Julia {B}uckley β 21/09/22
L = The Crime That Binds, {L}aurie Cass β 12/10/22
A = Northanger Abbey, Jane {A}usten β 11/10/22
C = Tall Tails Secret Book Club, {C}eeCee James β 05/09/22
K = The Wonder Engine, T {K}ingfisher β 08/09/22
C = 12 Birds to Save Your Life, {C}harlie Corbett β 03/10/22
A = The Wolfe Widow, Victoria {A}bbott β 10/10/22
T = The {T}hirteen Problems, Agatha Christie β 09/11/22
And finally (maybe), some MISCHIEF
M = The Testaments, {M}argaret Atwood β 02/11/22
I = One Fell Sweep, {I}lona Andrews β 23/09/22
S = {S}trawberry Shortcake Murder, Joanne Fluke β 14/09/2022
C = Pawsibly Guilty: The Secret Library Cozy Mysteries, {C}eeCee James β 16/09/22
H = Brave New World, Aldous {H}uxley β 26/10/22
I = Wilding, {I}sabella Tree β 28/10/22
E = Station Eleven, {E}mily St John Mandel β 24/10/22
F = Finding Shelter, Kathi Daley β 06/09/22
Havenβt chimed in here before, but missing a challenge after doing a big one this summer! Iβll start with:F - The Forest of Vanishing Stars (9/6)
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W - Wrong Place Wrong Time (9/17)
Autumn 2022 ChallengeSeptember 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
COMPLETED
***APPLES***
Amanda Flower - Put Out to Pasture, 9/2
Partners in Lime, Bree Baker, 9/26
Pleading the Fish, Bree Baker, 10/9
Leave No Scone Unturned, Denise Swanson, 10/2
Edith Maxwell - A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die, 9/6
Swanson, Denise - Tart of Darkness, 9/15
***CIDER***
A Call for Kelp, Bree Baker, 9/9
Inked Out, Karen MacInerney. 9/11
A Death at Seascape House, Emma Jameson, 9/14
Eaton, J.C. - A Riesling to Die, 10/3
Railroaded 4 Murder, J.C. Eaton, 11/13
***CRYPT***
Closely Harbored Secrets, Bree Baker, 9/17
Round Up the Usual Peacocks, Donna Andrews, 9/28
Yankee Doodle Dead, Carolyn Hart, 10/17
Peanut Butter Panic, Amanda Flower, 10/13
Tamara Ward - Concealed Suspicions: A Jade O'Reilly Mystery, 11/3
***FALL***
Fluke, Joanne - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, 11/11
Ace, Cathy - The Case of the Disgraced Duke, 10/1
Lupica, Mike - Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw,10/7
Lindsey, Julie Anne - Apple Cider Slaying, 10/10
π Autumn 2022 Challenge π September 1 ~ November 30
HAUNTED
1/7
H ~ Her Bleeding Heart ~ D.K. Hood ~ 0/18/2022
A ~ Not Happy Campers ~ Ash Keller ~ 9/21/2022
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N ~ Nothing More to Tell ~ Karen M. McManus ~ 9/7/2022
T ~ The Heart Principle ~ Helen Hoang ~ 9/26/2022
E ~
D ~ Die for Me ~ Karen Rose ~ 9/14/2022
M ~ A Book Signing To Die For ~ Judy Moore ~ 9/15/2022
O ~
N ~
S ~ House Of Vampires ~ Samantha Snow ~ 9/23/2022
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R ~ Cookies, Corpses and the Deadly Haunt ~ Rachael Stapleton ~ 11/6/2022
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C ~ Bride for a Day ~ Carolyn Brown ~ 9/20/2022
H ~ Murder in Cottonwood Springs ~ Dianne Harman ~ 9/28/2022
Autumn ChallengeH: The Haunted Homecoming 9/11
A: The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott 9/3
R: Boiled Over by Barbara Ross 9/8
V: Bran New Death by Victoria Hamilton 9/4
E: The Emperor and I, Vol. 3 9/9
S: Swamp Spirits 9/1
T: Rotten To The Core by T.E. Kinsey 9/12
M: The Excursion Train by Edward Marston 11/15
A: An Act of Murder 10/1
S: Dogged by Death by Laura Scott 10/26
K: Mulled Murder by Kate Kingsbury 11/9
T: Tailing Trouble 11/6
H: Seams Like Murder by Dorothy Howell 11/11
A: Murder at Westminster Abbey by Amanda Carmack 11/3
N: North of Laramie 10/6
K: Room with a Clue by Kate Kingsbury 11/1
S: Sleigh Spells 11/10
G: Ghost of a Chance 10/14
I: In the Company of Witches 10/19
V: Vampiric Vacation 10/7
I: In for a Penny 10/20
N: Night of the Living Trekkies 9/14
G: Soulless by Gail Carriger 10/29
RachelG. wrote: "Autumn Challenge"Yay, RachelG! Way to go!
I have a couple of quick question for the mods on spell-it-out books, and I'm not sure where else to ask.First, Emily St. John Mandel - presumably her initials for spell-it-out purposes are E and M?
Second, what if a book starts with a number in number form? For example 12 Birds to Save Your Life. Would you use T (for twelve), B (as the first word), or can't the title be used?
Correct for author initials Trish, and T for twelve is fine :) (if this is wrong Heather, please correct me)
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I've finished the words I scheduled but have added another word at the bottom :)
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Brenda wrote: "I've finished the words I scheduled but have added another word at the bottom :)"Wow, Brenda, that is fantastic!
Completed the added on word, so this challenge is done :)Autumn 2022 Challenge
Duration: 1/9/22 - 30/11/22
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SPELL-IT-OUT
Oktoberfest
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FinishedAutumn 2022 Challenge
1/9-30/11/22
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I've done a fair few - not sure if I'll finish any more this quarter: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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B = Bob by Wendy Mass
A = Antigone by Sophocles
T = The Tempest by William Shakespeare
W = Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon
I = I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
T = The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
C = Cowboy After Dark by Vicki Lewis Thompson
H = The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
B = The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
O = Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
O = Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
F = Foul Play at the PTA by Laura Alden
A = The Art of Work by Jeff Goins
L = A Late Frost by Sheila Connolly
L = The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
M = A Murderer Among Us by Marilyn Levinson
A = Assault and Buttery by Kristi Abbott
S = Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
K = A Kiss, a Kid and a Mistletoe Bride by Lindsay Longford
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All you over achievers are already finishing this challenge (congrats BTW) and I'm over here excited that I finally finished a word on 10/31, will finish my second tonight and my 3rd by the weekend. I also still need to figure out what I'm reading for my E and S in apples and get those done.
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I struggled getting even one word on last yearβs βwinterβ challenge, but have done better this year β four words for spring, three for summer, now five for fall. I think five is a record for me. Some quarters itβs hard to get vowels in, or you end up with the wrong vowels. I still have a couple Aβs unused, but not the right combinations of other leftover letters. Which is fine with meβIβm good with five.
Heather L wrote: "Linda β No worries, you still have a couple weeks yet! πI struggled getting even one word on last yearβs βwinterβ challenge, but have done better this year β four words for spring, three for summ..."
It's all slowly coming together. It's those leftover vowels that get you in trouble - I could spell this, I just need to get this 1 other letter. It was easier when I would pick out words ahead of time but I get more of them waiting to see where the books take me.
Cozy Mysteries
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Irish Coffee Murder (other topics)
A Song of Comfortable Chairs (other topics)
Upon a Spring Breeze (other topics)
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This challenge will last from September 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first word of a title. (The words "the", "and" "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.
Example:
A
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N = Cold Pursuit by Carla Neggers
G = Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
H
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** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** Use a book only once for this challenge (but you can use it for other challenges, such as the monthly mini challenges).
** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance.
** You do not have to spell the same word as everyone else, but can choose to spell out one of the following words (or combination of words) β obviously some words will be more challenging than others.
Here are your Autumn Challenge words:
Apples
Autumn
Banshee
Bat
Black Cat
Boo
Cemetery
Chill
Cider
Corn maze
Cornucopia
Costume
Crypt
Eerie
Fall
Football
Ghost
Ghoul
Grateful
Graveyard
Halloween
Harvest
Haunted
Hayride
Horror
Jack-o-lantern
Leaves
Mask
Mischief
Monster
November
Nuts
October
Oktoberfest
Pumpkin
Samhain
Scarecrow
School
September
Skeleton
Spooky
Sweater
Thanksgiving
Tombstone
Treat
Trick
Turkey
Vampire
Werewolf
Witch
Have fun!