You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

All the Stuff:

Main Challenge Thread
The Rules
Help
http://labs.tineye.com/color/
Main Challenge Thread
More Badges
The Rules
Badge 1 Help

Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth: Complete
(view spoiler)[Start -
1. Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator - home in title/author has same first letter in their first and last name
2. A River Enchanted - authors have same first letter in their first and last name
3. Pineapple Street - authors have same first letter in their first and last names
Checkpoint 1 -
1. Rhapsodic - 1st book of a series of 4/ fantasy MPG
2. Soul Taken - fantasy MPG link
3. The Glamourist - fantasy MPG link
Checkpoint 2 -
1. The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals "Sanctuary" in the title/ romance MPG
2. The Echo of Old Books romance MPG link/books about books MPG
3. The Dictionary of Lost Words - books about books MPG link
Checkpoint 3 -
1. Blackouts cover is at least 75% black/LGBT
2. The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle LGBT MPG/romance MPG
3. The Road Towards Home romance MPG link
Checkpoint 4 -
1. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger iron in title/setting Minnesota
2. The Lost Wife - setting Minnesota/Fiction MPG
3. Camino Island by John Grisham - Fiction MPG
Finish - Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? read a book that is between 400 and 450 pages. (hide spoiler)]

Badge 2: Books 1-48

(view spoiler)[Hike 1: Pilgrimages: Tour of Slovania, Croatia, and Bosnia:
Zagreb
1. Secret Lives author named Mark/Mystery MPG
2. All the Devils Are Here Mystery MPG
3. The Scent of Rain and Lightning Mystery MPG
Ptujska Gora
4. Northanger Abbey Gothic MPG/Classic MPG
5. Fanny Herself Classic MPG
6. Stoner by John Williams Classic MPG
Postojna Caves
7. The Little Liar Train on the cover/Theme WWII
8. The Underground Library Theme WWII/Books About Books MPG
9. Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Books about Books MPG
Opatija:
10. The Paradise Problem story takes place on an island beach resort/Contemporary MPG
11. Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin Contemporary MPG/ authors first name Emily
12. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck authors first name Emily
Medjugorje
13. The Haunting of Maddy Clare Ghosts is on the main page/Historical Fiction is 1st MPG
14. The Frozen River Historical Fiction 1st MPG
15. Absolution Historical Fiction 1st MPG
Dubrovnik:
16. The Light Between Oceans made into a movie

Hike 2: Inspired by Literature: Nala & Dean.
Bosnia
17. The Orphans of Davenport: Eugenics, the Great Depression, and the War over Children's Intelligence Orphans in book/Nonfiction MPG
18. The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature Nonfiction MPG
19. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Nonfiction MPG
Budva, Montenegro
20. Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati Read a book that is tagged as Mythology.
21. Devoted to Destiny Mythology MPG/Fantasy MPG
22. Before the Coffee Gets Cold Fantasy MPG
Shkoder, Albania
23. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them 432 pages HB/Nonfiction
24. This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together Nonfiction MPG
25. Did I Ever Tell You? Nonfiction MPG
Athens, Greece
26. The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood Read a book about Ancient Greece, or Rome.
27. The Sisters of Glass Ferry Historical Fiction MPG
28. There Are Rivers in the Sky Historical Fiction MPG
Santorini, Greece
29. Big Little Lies #39 on Women's Friendship list
30. A Winter in New York Contemporary and Chick-lit as MPG/City name in the title
31. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner - City name in the title
Bucharest
Finish: Prognosis: A Memoir of My Brain - MC has a debilitating illness

Hike 3: City Walks: Reykjavik, Iceland
Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach
33. Lagoon Lagoon is in the title/sci-fi 1st MPG
34. Starter Villain sci-fi 1st MPG/sci-fi MPG
35. Dandelion Wine sci-fi MPG
National Museum of Iceland
36. One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow old building on cover/ nominated for or won 2 or more literary awards
37. Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs nominated for or won 2 or more literary awards
38. Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty nominated or won 2 or more literary awards
Sun Voyager
39. The Sea Road Read a book about the Vikings/Historical Fiction 1st MPG
40. An Age of Winters Historical Fiction 1st MPG/theme of witches and/or witchcraft
41. Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist theme of witches and/or witchcraft
Rainbow Street
42. Iris Kelly Doesn't Date
43. Funny Story Romance MPG
44. The Love of My Afterlife Romance MPG
The Einer Jonsson Museum
45. All We Were Promised Set in Philadelphia/Historical Fiction 1st MPG.
46. The Lion Women of Tehran - Historical Fiction 1st MPG/Animal in the Title
47. The Fox Wife - Animal in the Title
Hallgrimskirkja
48. The Fish Can Sing - set in Iceland (hide spoiler)]

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 1
2. Frodo and Sam, Start
3. Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator by Homer Hickam
4. read PB - 432 pages
5. Home in the title
6. Carrying Albert Home
⭐⭐⭐

Yeah! First book done and dusted.

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. Start: Connection 1
3. A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
4. read HB - 480 pages
5. author of both books have same first and last letter in their names
6. Rebecca Ross and Homer Hickam
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Will read the sequel sometime this year.

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 3
2. Start: Connection 2
3. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
4. read HB - 302 pages
5. author of both books have same first and last letter in their names
6. Rebecca Ross and Jenny Jackson
⭐⭐

We're neck and neck walking buddies Jayme!

Margo wrote: "We're neck and neck walking buddies Jayme!"

Love it. Let's stop and eat some trail mix and look at the scenery!

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 4
2. Task: Checkpoint 1
3. Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
4. read ebook - 423 pages
5. Read a book that is the 1st book of a series of 4
6. This is the first book of The Bargainer (4 books total)
⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Checkpoint 1: Connection 1
3. Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
4. read HB - 389 pages
5. Read a book that is a fantasy MPG
6. Both Soul Taken and Rhapsodic have fantasy as a MPG.
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 6
2. Checkpoint 1: Connection 2
3. The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith
4. read ebook - 282 pages
5. Read a book that is a fantasy MPG
6. Both The Glamourist and Soul Taken have fantasy as a MPG.
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 7
2. Task: Checkpoint 2
3. The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals by Becky Mandelbaum
4. read HB - 336 pages
5. Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title,
6. The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals
⭐⭐⭐⭐

I read that book for the challenge too. I have you to thanks for enjoying it! It came up in my initial library search but I discounted it as it was listed as Romance - didn't even bother reading the synopsis! Then, while I sneaking peaks at other peoples thread, I say that you were going to read it. That made me check it out properly and decide to try it out. I thought it was well written and I enjoyed the plot. Not much romance at all, in fact it was a thoughtful look into many types of relationship.

Margo wrote: "I read that book for the challenge too. I have you to thanks for enjoying it! It came up in my initial library search but I discounted it as it was listed as Romance - didn't even bother reading th..."

I totally agree, Margo. It was not what I expected at all. I thought it would be a much lighter read. I did have a tear or two at the end. I have been looking at your reads and others also. I think we have pretty much the same taste in books.

I think so. That's why I steal your ideas 😂

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Checkpoint 2; Connection 1
3. The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
4. read e-book - 431 pages
5. Read a book that has romance as a MPG
6. Both The Echo of Old Books and The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals have romance as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Checkpoint 2: Connection 2
3. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
4. read e-book - 402 pages
5. Read a book that has "Books about Books" as a MPG
6. Both The Echo of Old Books and The Dictionary of Lost Words have Books About Books as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 10
2. Checkpoint 3: Task
3. Blackouts by Justin Torres
4. read HB - 306 pages
5. Read a book that is 75% black.
6. The book is 95.4% black.
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Checkpoint 3: Connection 1
3. The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain
4. read PB - 400 pages
5. Read a book that has LGBT as MPG
6. Both Blackouts and The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle have LGBT as a MPG.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 12
2. Checkpoint 3: Connection 2
3. The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas
4. read ebook - 283 pages
5. Read a book that has romance as MPG
6. Both The Road Towards Home and The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle have romance as a MPG.
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 13
2. Checkpoint 4: Task
3. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
4. read PB - 328 pages
5. Read a book with "Iron" in the title.
6. "Iron" is in the title.
⭐⭐⭐ but I think this reflects more my mood than the actual book :(

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 14
2. Checkpoint 4: Connection 1
3. The Lost Wife by Susanna Moore
4. read BB - 192 pages
5. Read a book that is set in Minnesota.
6. Both The Lost Wife and Iron Lake are set in Minnesota
⭐⭐⭐ ⭐

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 15
2. Checkpoint 4: Connection 2
3. Camino Island by John Grisham
4. read PB - large print - 384 pages
5. Read a book that is fiction
6. Both The Lost Wife and Camino Island are Fiction MPG
⭐⭐⭐

Nearly there!!!

Badge 1: Frodo and Sam

1. Badge 1, Book 16
2. Hike Finish
3. Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul
4. read HB - 416 pages
5. Read a book that is between 400 and 450 pages.
6. The HB book has 416 pages.
⭐⭐⭐

Congrats on earning the first badge. :)

Badge 2: Book 1

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Book: Secret Lives by Mark de Castrique
PB: 276 pages
Task: Read a book with a character or author has the name Mark.
Proof: Mark de Castrique is the author
⭐⭐⭐⭐

I missed you getting badge 1, well done Jayme - you're sneaking up on me!

Margo wrote: "I missed you getting badge 1, well done Jayme - you're sneaking up on me!"

Your lead is secure, Margo (at least for awhile). lol My niece just had twins and I am not finished knitting the two baby blankets I had planned (babies were due end of April). Everything is on pause until I knit these blankets!!!

Badge 2: Book 2

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Start: Connection 1
Book: All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
HB: 432 pages
Task: Read a book with Mystery MPG
Proof: Both All the Devils Are Here and Secret Lives have mystery as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 3

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Start: Connection 2
Book: The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
HB: 320 pages
Task: Read a book with Mystery MPG
Proof: Both All the Devils Are Here and The Scent of Rain and Lightning have Mystery as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 4

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 1: Task
Book: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
PB: 260 pages
Task: Read a book that has a tag of "gothic" on the main book page.
Proof: Gothic is a MPG genre
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 5

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 1: Connection 1
Book: Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber
HB: 323 pages
Task: Read a book that has "Classic" as a MPG.
Proof: Both Fanny Herself and Northanger Abbey have "classic" as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 6

City Walks: Reykjavik, Iceland
Start
Book: Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
HB: 3o4 pages
Task: Read a book with the word "Lagoon" or "Swim" in the title.
Proof: "Lagoon" is the title :)
⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 7

City Walks: Reykjavik, Iceland
Start: Connection 1
Book: Starter Villain by John Scalzi
HB:264 pages
Task: Read a book in which Sc-fi is the first MPG.
Proof: Both Starter Villain and Lagoon have sci-fi has their first MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 8

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 1: Connection 2
Book: Stoner by John Williams
HB: 336 pages
Task: Read a book that has "Classic" as a MPG.
Proof: Both Fanny Herself and Stoner have "Classic" as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 9

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 2
Book: The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
HB: 352 pages
Task: Read a book with a train on the cover.
Proof: There is a train on the cover
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 10

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 2: Connection 1
Book: The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
HB: 368 pages
Task: red a book about WWII
Proof: Both The Little Liar and The Underground Library are about WWII
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 11

City Walks: Reykjavik, Iceland
Start: Connection 2
Book: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
HB: 267 pages
Task: Read a book with Sci-fi as a MPG.
Proof: Both Starter Villain Dandelion Wine sci-fi as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 12

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 2: Connection 2
Book: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
HB: 320 pages
Task: read a book about books
Proof: Both Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop and The Underground Library have "Books About Books" as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Whoa, you're just one book behind me now! Shame you're on a different trail, we could have met up for a cuppa 😉

Badge 2: Book 13

Inspired by Literature: Nala & Dean.
Start
Book: The Orphans of Davenport: Eugenics, the Great Depression, and the War over Children's Intelligence by Marilyn Brookwood
e-book: 352 pages
Task: Read a book with an orphan or orphans in it.
Proof: This book is about the research that Iowa University did on at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphanss Home in Davenport, Iowa which discovered that intelligence can change and is not static. Fascinating book.
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Margo wrote: "Whoa, you're just one book behind me now! Shame you're on a different trail, we could have met up for a cuppa 😉"

Would have loved to!

Badge 2: Book 14

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 3
Book: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
HB: 352 pages
Task: Read a book where the character goes on holiday to a beach resort.
Proof: story takes place on an island beach resort/
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 15

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 3: Connection 1
Book: [[book:Interesting Facts about Space|176443380] by Emily R. Austin
HB: 320 pages
Task: Read a book where contemporary is a MPG
Proof: Both Interesting Facts about Space and The Paradise Problem have contemporary as a MPG
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 16

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 3: Connection 2
Book: Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
HB: 416 pages
Task: Read a book where Emily is the author's first name
Proof: Both Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin and Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck both have authors with the first name Emily
⭐⭐⭐

Woohoo, one third of the way to badge 2!

Badge 2: Book 17

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 4
Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
PB: 318 pages
Task: Read a book with "Ghost(s)" in the MPG
Proof: "Ghosts" is on the main page
⭐⭐⭐

Badge 2: Book 18

Pilgrimage: Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Checkpoint 4: Connection 1
Book: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
HB: 432 pages
Task: Read a book with "Historical Fiction " as the 1st MPG
Proof: Both The Frozen River and The Haunting of Maddy Clare have historical fiction as the 1st MPG
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐