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lexiskat | 78 comments Progress: 52/52
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1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
The Right Move (Windy City, #2) by Liz Tomforde ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
The Color Purple by Alice Walker ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

6. A book with wings on the cover
Mile High (Windy City, #1) by Liz Tomforde ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena ❤️️❤️️🖤🖤🖤

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

10. A history or historical fiction book
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

11. A book with an X connection
The Inmate by Freida McFadden ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Single Black Female by Tracy Brown ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Dear Black Girls How to Be True to You by A'ja Wilson ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

17. A book involving intelligence
Untangle Your Anxiety A Guide To Overcoming An Anxiety Disorder By Two People Who Have Been Through It by Joshua Fletcher ❤️️🖤🖤🖤🖤

18. A book with a botanical cover
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

20. A book with a single-word title
Snapped by Tracy Brown ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) by Sarah J. Maas ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

22. A book by an author from an African country
Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) by Deborah Falaye ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1) by Jenny Han ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Hold You Down by Tracy Brown ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Flexin' & Sexin Sexy Street Tales Vol. 1 by K'wan ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤
26. A book by an author known by their initials
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

27. A book related to land
Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

28. A book related to sea
Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

29. A book related to air
Aftermath (Snapped #2) by Tracy Brown ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Out of My Mind (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

32. A book with a number in the title
32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

33. A book involving travel
The Wish by Nicholas Sparks ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1) by Kennedy Ryan ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤
35. A science or science fiction book
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2) by Becky Chambers ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

36. A book featuring a character in education
The Teacher by Freida McFadden ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

37. A book that is part of a series
The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1) by Lauren Asher ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
Een ijzeren vlam (Fourth Wing #2) by Rebecca Yarros ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison ] ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

44. A book with a touch of magic
A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4) by Sarah J. Maas ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

45. A book that is not a novel
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

46. A book related to night
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Mothers by Brit Bennett ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

49. A book with a senior citizen character
Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

51. A book published in 2024
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖤🖤

52. A cozy mystery
The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️


message 4: by lexiskat (last edited Sep 12, 2024 08:12AM) (new)


message 5: by lexiskat (last edited Sep 10, 2024 07:38AM) (new)

lexiskat | 78 comments 2024 SPRING RAINBOW CHALLENGE March 1, 2024-May 31, 2024

RED: The Mothers by Brit Bennett
ORANGE: Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) by Deborah Falaye
YELLOW: Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1) by Kennedy Ryan
GREEN: Snapped by Tracy Brown
BLUE: Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
PURPLE: Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter
WHITE: The Teacher by Freida McFadden
BLACK: Hold You Down by Tracy Brown
BROWN: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1) by Jenny Han
GOLD: Out of My Mind (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper
GRAY: The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1) by Lauren Asher
5+ COLORS: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Title starts with a letter in RAINBOW Black Girls Must Be Magic
Title starts with a letter in SHOWER Only for the Week
Title starts with a letter in SPRING Not a Happy Family
Title starts with a letter in COLORFUL Rhythm & Muse
Title starts with a letter in GROWTH The Darkest Child


message 8: by lexiskat (last edited Sep 10, 2024 08:15AM) (new)

lexiskat | 78 comments 2024 SUMMER CHALLENGE


June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
b. A book written under a pen name
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
b. A book with more than 400 pages Pretty Girls
c. A book with purple on the cover

3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
c. A book published in the last two years Terms and Conditions

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover Say Her Name
b. A translated book
c. A book with a seven in the page count


July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
b. A book featuring a sport Carrie Soto Is Back
c. A book with a black main character

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
b. A book with the moon on the cover A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
c. A book published in the 1960s

3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
b. A book set in a rural area
c. A book with an element of survival Still Beating

4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
b. A book with a hot setting Perfect Peace
c. An author's first book


August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
b. A book with red on the cover
c. A book set in a city A Court of Frost and Starlight Dramatized Adaptation

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read Somebody's Wife
b. A book by a favorite author
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit

3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
c. A book in a series The Offer

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library
b. A nonfiction book
c. A book with a character in an educational setting The Oath


message 9: by lexiskat (last edited Sep 10, 2024 08:22AM) (new)

lexiskat | 78 comments 2024 FALL CHALLENGE

For this challenge, you will be trying to fulfill the letters in ONE of three phrases:

- FAMILY GATHERING (15)

You can fulfill these letters by using the first letter of the title, the first letter of the author's first or last name, or the first letter of the main genre of the book.

F
A
M
I
L
Y

G
A
T
H
E
R
I
N
G


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