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Challenges: Year Long Main 2023
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Jane Reads puzzles over these books in 2023
Puzzle 8(view spoiler)
6. Read a book with a store front on the cover.
How to Book a Murder
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Puzzle 11(view spoiler)
4. Read a book that was/is a new release in 2023.
Double Dose, release date 01/10 - 01/12/2023
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1. Badge 1, Book 12. Puzzle 1, Task 2
3. A Murderous Relation
4. eBook, 320 pages. Hardcover, 308 pages.
5. Read a book that is MPG Historical Fiction and set in England.
6. The setting of the book is London, England. Historical Fiction is the second genre listed on the main book page.
1. Badge 1, Book 22. Puzzle 2, Task 3
3. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
4. Paperback, 336 pages
5. Read a book with one person on the cover. Both arms must be showing.
6. The cover shows a woman in silhouette, with both arms showing.
1. Badge 1, Book 32. Puzzle 11, Task 4
3. Double Dose
4. eBook, 277 pages; paperback, 280 pages.
5. Read a book that was/is a new release in 2023.
6. The release date for Double Dose is 01/10/2023.
1. Badge 1, Book 42. Puzzle 3, Task 8
3. The Kill of It All
4. eBook, 235 pages; paperback, 270 pages
5. Read a book that is the third or ninth book in a series.
6. Book is #9 in the Mad for Mod mystery series.
1. Badge 1, Book 52. Puzzle 4, Task 8
3. A Dash of Death
4. eBook, 301 pages; hardcover, 304 pages
5. Read a book where the first letter of the title (not including articles) starts with ABCDE.
6. Book starts with D.
1. Badge 1, Book 6.2. Puzzle 12, Task 5.
3. Dashing Through the Snowbirds
4. Hardcover, 304 pages.
5. Read a book with something broken in pieces on the cover.
6. Cover shows a snowman broken into pieces.
1. Badge 1, Book 72. Puzzle 7, Task 4
3. The Case of the Absent Heirs: A WISE Enquiries Agency cozy Welsh murder mystery Book 6
4. eBook, 294 pages; paperback, 292 pages.
5. Read a book set in Wales or written by a Welsh author.
6. Book is set in Wales and author Cathy Ace was born and raised in Wales.
1. Badge 1, Book 82. Puzzle 10, Task 6
3. An Impossible Impostor
4. eBook, 334 pages; hardcover, 325 pages
5. Read a book where a significant character is a bachelor or bachelorette.
6. Book has significant character Revelstoke Templeton-Vane, aka Stoker, who is a bachelor throughout.
1. Badge 1, Book 92. Puzzle 5, Task 9
3. The Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall
4. eBook, 225 pages; paperback, 254 pages
5. Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman.
6. Book's main character is a businesswoman: "The businesswoman in me worried that the winter business...."
1. Badge 1, Book 102. Puzzle 9, Task 8
3. Decked
4. eBook, 230 pages; paperback, 277 pages
5. Read a book that is set in the ocean on a ship or submarine.
6. Book is set on an ocean liner voyaging from England to New York City.
1. Badge 1, Book 112. Puzzle 8, Task 6
3. How to Book a Murder
4. eBook, 336 pages; hardcover, 336 pages
5. Read a book with a store front on the cover.
6. Cover shows the store front of a bookstore, Starlit Books.
1. Badge 1, Book 122. Puzzle 6, Task 3
3. Amethyst Witch
4. eBook. 288 pages; paperback, 286 pages
5. Read a book with the name of a gem in the title.
6. Amethyst is a gem (the world's most popular purple gem).
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1. Badge 2, Book 12. Puzzle 1, Task 3
3. The Spirit in Question
4. eBook, 214 pages; paperback, 252 pages
5. Read a book that is set at a university or boarding school.
6. Book is set at Stonedale University in Stonedale, Colorado.
1. Badge 2, Book 22. Puzzle 2, Task 7
3. Shoulder Season
4. eBook, 222 pages; paperback, 220 pages
5. Read a book with shoulder or round in the title.
6. Title contains the word shoulder.
1. Badge 2, Book 32. Puzzle 1, Task 4
3. The Subject of Malice
4. eBook, 242 pages; paperback, 236 pages
5. Read a book that is included in a series of 5 primary works series
6. Book is #4 in 5-book Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series.
1. Badge 2, Book 42. Puzzle 2, Task 1
3. Killers of a Certain Age
4. eBook, 365 pages; hardcover, 353 pages
5. Read a book that is set in the 21st century.
6. Eight of the 32 chapters take place in the past - 1978-1981. The rest of the book takes place 40 years later - 21st century.
1. Badge 2, Book 52. Puzzle 1, Task 10
3. Seas the Day
4. eBook, 242 pages; paperback, 280 pages
5. Read a book with "sea" in the title.
6. Book has seas in the title.
1. Badge 2, Book 62. Puzzle 1, Task 5
3. Murder Served Neat
4. eBook, 314 pages; hardcover, 320 pages
5. Read a book set in Texas.
6. Book is set in Houston, Texas.
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1. For the main challenge, you must pick one task from each puzzle.
Note: Each book is exclusive to one task. You may not repeat tasks and you may not read the same book for 2 different tasks. The same rule applies to subsequent badges.
Note: Tasks are based on the edition you read.
2. You MAY combine books with the Monthly Challenge, as well as with monthly group reads, topplers, and buddy reads.
3. The challenge is from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. You must start and complete your books within the year AND within the time that you start the challenge. If you are late starting the challenge, you may not count books prior to your start date. For example, if you start May 1st, you may only count books read between May 1 - Dec 31.
4. Books may be any format (audiobook, ebook, hardcover/paperback).
5. Books must be at least 175 pages long based on the edition you read.
In the case of ebooks & audiobooks, use the hardcover or paperback edition to determine page length. From the book page, select “all editions”, then select the first paper edition as your guide. If reading an ebook and there is no paper edition, the ebook book must be at least 250 pages. If reading an audiobook and there is no paper edition, your book must be a minimum of 6 hours long.
6. Books may generally be any genre unless specified in a task. Excluded from this challenge will be picture books, graphic novels, or manga. If the task relates to Genres, the specified genre must be listed on the main book page.
7. If a task refers to the title, the subtitle or series title doesn’t count unless specified in a task.
8. If a task refers to the cover, it will be based on the cover of the issue you read. The object required on the cover needs to be prominent (large) on the cover and easily identified.
9. If a task specifies a country as a setting, the book should be set in a minimum of 50% of that country unless otherwise specified.
10. Compound words/Imbedded words/Plurals: When a task requires a specific word in the title, it must match the required word as close as possible unless specifically stated in the individual task. It may not be included as a compound word or imbedded in another word. In the situation of plurals, you may add an "s" or "es", but you may not change the word to a plural form if it's different from the required word. Eg - Mice cannot be used as the plural for Mouse. If reading a book in a language other than English, the word must be a direct translation.
If the task requires a name, that name must be exact in spelling. eg. Peter is a different name than Peters.
11. Author names: If a task requires that you match initials or specific names for the author, it's easy to figure out when the author has two names. but becomes tricky when there are 3 names or initials. If the task specifies first and last name, then we will literally go with the first name and last name listed. Eg. We would ignore the Jackson in Harriet Jackson Brown. If her name was hyphenated (Harriet Jackson-Brown), we'd go with Jackson. If her name was listed as HJ Brown, or H.J. Brown, we'd go with H Brown. In the case where there are more than one author, either author may be used.
12. Order of Books read: Each badge must be complete before you start another badge. You may read each badge's tasks in any order, but you may not read a badge 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 book until badge 1 is complete. This ruling continues for each badge.
You may swap books from one task to another within the badge you are working on providing you mark your tracker clearly so that I understand what you are doing. Once your badge is received, those books are not swappable.
13. You will need to start your own reporting thread in this folder to track your progress. There will be a thread set up to report your success in completing the challenge and to request your badge. In order to receive your badge, you must request it in the request thread. It's not enough to state in your personal thread that you've finished a badge.
To set up your personal thread, Click here. For topic, put your WoF name and any other Title. eg. George Fumbles His Way Around Earning Badges. Select Challenges: Year Long 2023. Fill out the comment field and save.
A couple of suggestions regarding your personal thread. Link to this thread for easy reference instead of copying all the instructions to your thread. It's lengthy, and you'll want to save space for your own planning and tracking. (hide spoiler)]