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message 1: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 06:35PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments My 2024 Reading Goals:

1. Reading Challenge: 75 books - Completed 11/17
I read 89 books

2. Continue working on my TBR pile
Read 45 on my TBR

3. Buy fewer books; instead use my library
19 books were from the library


message 2: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 06:44PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Reading Challenge:
Read 75 books in 2024

YTD: 89

January: 4 of 4
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling Moriarty The Devil's Game by Charles Kindinger
February: 6 of 10
The Lying Club by Annie Ward The Outlandish Companion Volume Two (The Outlandish Companions #2) by Diana Gabaldon The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern A Fall from Grace (Clavering Chronicles, #1) by Jennie Goutet Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
March: 7 of 17
The Mother Hunt (Nero Wolfe #38) by Rex Stout Obsidian Detective (Opus X, #1) by Michael Anderle One Perfect Grave (Nikki Hunt, #2) by Stacy Green Amy My Search for Her Killer Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic by James Renner The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) by Richard Osman Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) by Michael Connelly While Justice Sleeps (Avery Keene, #1) by Stacey Abrams
April: 6 of 23
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Blazing Summer (Darling Investigations, #2) by Denise Grover Swank Into the Bright Unknown (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #3) by Rae Carson Cry of the Wind (Storyteller Trilogy, #2) by Sue Harrison The Palace of Lost Memories (After the Rift, #1) by C.J. Archer Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes Essays by Phoebe Robinson
May: 5 of 28
Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7) by Robert Galbraith A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear I Am the Only Running Footman (Richard Jury, #8) by Martha Grimes
June: 3 of 31
The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3) by Richard Osman Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2) by Katherine Arden
July: 6 of 37
Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1) by Mo Hayder Of Ash and Spirit (Of Ash and Spirit Trilogy #1) by D.G. Swank Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2) by Tracy Deonn An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir Kane & Abel (Kane & Abel, #1) by Jeffrey Archer Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein
August: 8 of 45
My Story by Marilyn Monroe Adnan's Story The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial by Rabia Chaudry The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41) by Rex Stout Darkness First (McCabe & Savage Thriller, #3) by James Hayman Vanderbilt The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper Secrets & Chance (The Sterlings Book 1) by Z.L. Arkadie The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) by Keigo Higashino
September: 11 of 56
Of Fire and Storm (Of Ash and Spirit Trilogy #2) by D.G. Swank Nobody's Angel (Willow Park, #1) by Sarah Hegger Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2) by Jacqueline Winspear Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2) by Travis Beacham The Fury by Alex Michaelides Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Love Bites (Tails from the Alpha Art Gallery, #1) by Cynthia St. Aubin Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3) by Travis Beacham Death of a Dude (Nero Wolfe, #44) by Rex Stout Persuasion by Jane Austen Of Blood and Monsters (Piper Lancaster Series #3) by D.G. Swank
October: 11 of 67
The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) by Sujata Massey Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1) by Elle Cosimano Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Hooked on the Game (Sterling Shore, #1) by C.M. Owens Kade's Game (Sterling Shore #1.5) by C.M. Owens Tagged & Ashed (Sterling Shore, #2) by C.M. Owens The Sterling Boys (Sterling Shore, #3) by C.M. Owens Loving War (Sterling Shore, #4) by C.M. Owens Breaking Even (Sterling Shore, #5) by C.M. Owens The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
November: 10 of 77
Descended from Shadows (Book of Sindal #1) by D.G. Swank A Redo (Sterling Shore, #6) by C.M. Owens Triple Dare (Sterling Shore, #7) by C.M. Owens Identical Disaster (Sterling Shore, #8) by C.M. Owens Perfectly Toxic (Sterling Shore, #9) by C.M. Owens Code Girls The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy Make Me (Sterling Shore #10) by C.M. Owens Taming a Maverick (Sterling Shore #11) by C.M. Owens Talk Nerdy to Me (Sterling Shore, #12) by C.M. Owens The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) by Kim Michele Richardson
December: 12 of 89
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2) by Elle Cosimano Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9) by Martha Grimes The Old Silent (Richard Jury, #10) by Martha Grimes Mistletoe Murders 3 (Mistletoe Murders, #3) by Ken Cuperus The Christmas Party by Kathryn Croft The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) by Colin Cotterill Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen All I Want for Christmas (Rose Gardner Christmas Novella) by Denise Grover Swank Edge of Evil (Ali Reynolds, #1) by J.A. Jance Time's Convert (All Souls, #4) by Deborah Harkness Moriarty The Silent Order by Charles Kindinger


message 3: by Brenda (last edited Dec 28, 2024 01:08PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Monthly Genre Challenge
Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette - 1/12
The Cricket on the Hearth - 1/16

February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
The Night Circus - 2/13
A Fall from Grace - 2/22
Mansfield Park - 2/27

March: Mystery, Suspense
The Mother Hunt - 3/2
Obsidian Detective - 3/3
One Perfect Grave - 3/9
Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic - 3/15
The Man Who Died Twice - 3/24
Resurrection Walk - 3/24
While Justice Sleeps - 3/31

April: Western, Humour, Adventure
The Adventures of Pinocchio - 4/7
Into the Bright Unknown - 4/11
Cry of the Wind - 4/13
Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays - 4/26

May: Female Authors
Laini Taylor: Days of Blood & Starlight - 5/13
Robert Galbraith (AKA JK Rowlings ): The Running Grave- 5/15
Brittany Cavallaro: A Study in Charlotte - 5/24
Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs - 5/26
Martha Grimes: I Am the Only Running Footman - 5/31

June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Assassin's Apprentice - 6/25
The Girl in the Tower - 6/27

July: Children's, YA
Bloodmarked - 7/14
An Ember in the Ashes - 7/26
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - 7/31

August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
My Story - 8/7
Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial - 8/10
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - 8/18

September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Impact Winter Season 2 - 9/8
Brave New World - 9/13
Impact Winter Season 3 - 9/20

October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
Footsteps in the Dark - 10/15
A Flicker in the Dark - 10/17
The Paris Apartment - 10/31

November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II - 11/14
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - 11/25

December: Classics and Short Stories
Mistletoe Murders 3 - 12/13
Pride and Prejudice - 12/19
All I Want for Christmas - 12/21


message 4: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 06:51PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Monthly Genre Challenge
Part 2:

✔January: COMPLETED 7/3
✅1. Read a book by an author new to you
The Lying Club - 2/2
✅2. Read a book with a one-word title
Birdman - 7/3

✔February: COMPLETED 3/15
✅1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.
Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic - 3/15
✅2. Read a book with a two-word title
Mansfield Park - 2/27

✔March: COMPLETED 7/8
✅1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
Resurrection Walk: Mickey Haller - 3/24
✅2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover
Of Ash and Spirit (Of Ash and Spirit Trilogy #1) by D.G. Swank

✔April: COMPLETED 5/24
✅1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name - B
Brittany Cavallaro: A Study in Charlotte - 5/24
✅2. Read a book with a four-word title:
The Adventures of Pinocchio - 4/7

✔May: COMPLETED 6/25
✅1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
Maisie Dobbs - 5/26
✅2. Read a book by a female author new to you
Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice - 6/25

✔June: COMPLETED 9/26
✅1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
Death of a Dude - 9/26
✅2. Read any book in a series
The Bullet That Missed - 6/19

✔July: COMPLETED 12/29
✅1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
Jeffrey Archer: Kane & Abel - 7/28
✅2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Edge of Evil - 12/29
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

✔August: COMPLETED 10/17
✅1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
The Doorbell Rang: NYC - 8/11
✅2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"
A Flicker in the Dark - 10/17

✔September: COMPLETED 10/9
✅1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
Of Fire and Storm (Piper Lancaster, #2) by D.G. Swank
✅2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"
The Satapur Moonstone - 10/9

✔October: COMPLETED 10/15
✅1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
The Old Silent - 12/12
✅2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness
Footsteps in the Dark - 10/15

✔November: COMPLETED 10/15
✅1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II - 11/14
✅2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - 11/25

✔December: COMPLETED 12/19
✅1. Read any book for the first time
The Five Bells and Bladebone - 12/3
✅2. Reread any book
Pride and Prejudice - 12/19


message 5: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 06:54PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Mt. TBR
Is one of your goals this year to get rid of those books on your TBR (either owned or just ones you've wanted to read)? If so, this is the challenge for you!

Level 1 Base Camp
1. Where'd You Go, Bernadette - 1/12
2. The Lying Club - 2/2
3. The Outlandish Companion, Volume Two - 2/3
4. The Night Circus - 2/13
5. Mansfield Park - 2/27

Level 2 Start The Climb
6. The Mother Hunt - 3/2
7. Obsidian Detective - 3/3
8. One Perfect Grave - 3/9
9. Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic - 3/15
10. While Justice Sleeps - 3/31
11. Blazing Summer - 4/9
12. Into the Bright Unknown - 4/11
13. Cry of the Wind - 4/13
14. The Palace of Lost Memories - 4/20
15. Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays - 4/26

Level 3 Going Higher
16. Days of Blood & Starlight - 5/13
17. The Running Grave - 5/15
18. A Study in Charlotte - 5/24
19. Maisie Dobbs - 5/26
20. I Am the Only Running Footman - 5/31
21. The Girl in the Tower - 6/27
22. Birdman - 7/3
23. Of Ash and Spirit - 7/8
24. Bloodmarked - 7/14
25. An Ember in the Ashes - 7/26
26. Kane & Abel - 7/28
27. The Doorbell Rang - 8/11
28. Darkness First - 8/17
29. Secrets & Chance - 8/25
30. The Devotion of Suspect X - 8/28

Level 4 Reach The Summet
31. Of Fire and Storm - 9/1
32. Nobody's Angel - 9/5
33. Love Bites - 9/14
34. Persuasion - 9/28
35. Of Blood and Monsters - 9/29
36. Footsteps in the Dark - 10/15
37. The Paris Apartment - 10/31
38. Descended from Shadows - 11/3
39. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II - 11/14
40. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - 11/25
41. Red Queen - 12/2
42. The Old Silent - 12/12
43. Pride and Prejudice - 12/19
44. Time's Convert - 12/30
45. Moriarty: The Silent Order - 12/31
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Plant your flag, you made it to the top!


message 6: by Brenda (last edited Nov 23, 2024 05:30PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Doorstopper Challenge
Want to read even longer books that the chunksters? This is for books 600+ pages!

Level 1
1. The Outlandish Companion, Volume Two - 821 pages - 2/3

Level 2
2. The Running Grave - 1003 pages - 5/15
3. Bloodmarked - 608 pages - 7/14

Level 3
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Level 4
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message 7: by Brenda (last edited Aug 11, 2024 05:43PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Chunksters Challenge: COMPLETED 8/10
Have a lot of long books to read? This is for books from 400-599 pages!

Level One
1. The Lying Club - 432 pages - 2/2
2. The Night Circus - 528 pages - 2/13
3. Mansfield Park - 464 pages - 2/27

Level Two
4. While Justice Sleeps - 480 pages - 3/31
5. Cry of the Wind - 502 pages - 4/13
6. Days of Blood & Starlight - 560 pages - 5/13

Level Three
7. Assassin's Apprentice - 464 pages - 6/25
8. An Ember in the Ashes - 480 pages - 7/26
9. Kane & Abel - 502 pages - 7/28
10. Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial - 410 pages - 8/10
And then see a chiropractor!


message 8: by Brenda (last edited Oct 20, 2024 04:27PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Feather Weight Challenge: COMPLETED 10/15
Need a break from those long books? This challenge is for books 280 or fewer pages, so relax with some easy to lift books!

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1. The Cricket on the Hearth - 86 pages - 1/16
2. A Fall from Grace - 236 pages - 2/22
3. The Mother Hunt - 208 pages - 3/2
4. One Perfect Grave - 272 pages - 3/9
5. Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic - 246 pages - 3/15
Level 2 Flapping Wings
6. The Adventures of Pinocchio - 95 pages - 4/7
7. The Palace of Lost Memories - 222 pages - 4/20
8. My Story - 208 pages - 8/7
9. The Doorbell Rang - 150 pages - 8/11
10. Secrets & Chance - 156 pages - 8/25

Level 3 Taking Flight
11. Nobody's Angel - 260 pages - 9/5
12. Impact Winter Season 2 - 9/8
13. Love Bites - 235 pages - 9/14
14. Death of a Dude - 208 pages - 9/26
15. Footsteps in the Dark - 267 pages - 10/15


message 9: by Brenda (last edited May 19, 2024 08:18PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Audiobook Challenge: COMPLETED 5/13
Get some extra reading in with audio books, or get into them for the first time!

Level 1: Newbie
1. Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Audible - 1/12
2. The Cricket on the Hearth - Audible - 1/16
3. Moriarty: The Devil's Game - Audible - 1/24

Level 2: Novice
4. The Lying Club - Audible - 2/2
5. The Night Circus - Audible - 2/13
6. Mansfield Park - Audible - 2/27

Level 3: Pro
7. One Perfect Grave - Audible - 3/9
8. Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic - Audible - 3/15
9. While Justice Sleeps - Audible - 3/31

Level 4: Scholar
10. Into the Bright Unknown - Hoopla - 4/11
11. Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays - Audible - 4/26
12. Days of Blood & Starlight - Hoopla - 5/13


message 10: by Brenda (last edited Sep 30, 2024 07:30PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Library Challenge: COMPLETED 9/26
Level 1: Meet friends for coffee
1. The Thursday Murder Club - 2/4
2. The Man Who Died Twice - 3/24
3. Into the Bright Unknown - 4/11

Level 2: Movie Date
4. Days of Blood & Starlight - 5/13
5. A Study in Charlotte - 5/24
6. I Am the Only Running Footman - 5/31

Level 3: Out for dinner
7. The Bullet That Missed - 6/19
8. Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial - 8/10
9. The Last Devil to Die - 8/27

Level 4: Night Out
10. The Devotion of Suspect X - 8/28
11. Birds of a Feather - 9/6
12. Death of a Dude - 9/26


message 11: by Brenda (last edited May 27, 2024 08:22AM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments New to You: COMPLETED 5/24
Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Maria Semple: Where'd You Go, Bernadette - 1/12

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Charles Kindinger: Moriarty: The Devil's Game - 1/24
3. Annie Ward: The Lying Club
- 2/2

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Richard Osman: The Thursday Murder Club - 2/4
5. Erin Morgenstern: The Night Circus - 2/13
6. Jennie Goutet: A Fall from Grace - 2/22

Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Michael Anderle: Obsidian Detective - 3/3
8. Stacey Abrams: While Justice Sleeps - 3/31
9. Carlo Collodi: The Adventures of Pinocchio - 4/7
10. Brittany Cavallaro: A Study in Charlotte - 5/24


message 12: by Brenda (last edited Jun 09, 2024 07:53AM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments The Game is Afoot: COMPLETED 5/31
Explore the Mystery genre. This can also include suspense and thriller. Put together clues and chase down villains, because the game is now afoot!

Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. Moriarty: The Devil's Game - 1/24
2. The Lying Club - 2/2

Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. The Thursday Murder Club - 2/4
4. The Mother Hunt - 3/2

Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
5. Obsidian Detective - 3/3
6. One Perfect Grave - 3/9
7. Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic - 3/15

Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
8. The Man Who Died Twice - 3/24
9. Resurrection Walk - 3/24
10. While Justice Sleeps - 3:31

Level 5 - Close the Case (15 Books)
11. Blazing Summer - 4/9
12. The Running Grave - 5/15
13. A Study in Charlotte - 5/24
14. Maisie Dobbs - 5/26
15. I Am the Only Running Footman - 5/31


message 13: by Brenda (last edited Sep 14, 2024 08:28PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Fantasy Faire: COMPLETED 9/14
This maxi challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Fantasy.

This can include any kind of fiction that has magic or paranormal elements, or that is set in a fictional location (excluding Sci Fi settings such as the future or space - unless there is a significant magic or paranormal focus).

Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - 1/22
2. The Night Circus - 2/13

Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
3. The Adventures of Pinocchio - 4/7
4. Into the Bright Unknown - 4/11

Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
5. The Palace of Lost Memories - 4/20
6. Days of Blood & Starlight - 5/13
7. Assassin's Apprentice - 6/25

Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
8. The Girl in the Tower - 6/27
9. Of Ash and Spirit - 7/8
10. Bloodmarked - 7/14

Level 5 - Explore Another World (15 Books)
11. An Ember in the Ashes - 7/26
12. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - 7/31
13. Of Fire and Storm - 9/1
14. Impact Winter Season 2 - 9/8
15. Love Bites - 9/14


message 14: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 07:00PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Down with History:
This maxi challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Historical Fiction in more depth.

Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. Moriarty: The Devil's Game: early 1900s - 1/24
2. The Night Circus: 1873 -1902 - 2/13

Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. A Fall from Grace: early 1800s - 2/22
4. Into the Bright Unknown: early 1850s - 4/11

Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
5. Cry of the Wind: prehistoric - 4/13
6. Maisie Dobbs: 1910s and 1929 - 5/26
7. The Girl in the Tower: Ancient 'Rus - 6/27

Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
8. Kane & Abel: 1900s - 7/28
9. Birds of a Feather: 1930 - 9/6
10. The Satapur Moonstone: 1922 - 10/9

Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
11. Footsteps in the Dark: 1910s - 10/15
12. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: 1930s - 11/25
13. The Coroner's Lunch: 1976 - 12/19
14. Time's Convert: 1757 - 1799 - 12/30
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message 15: by Brenda (last edited Sep 14, 2024 08:31PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Two - Audible Challenge: COMPLETED 9/13
Level 1: Newbie
1. A Study in Charlotte - Hoopla - 5/24
2. I Am the Only Running Footman - Hoopla - 5/31
3. Assassin's Apprentice - Audible - 6/25

Level 2: Novice
4. Bloodmarked - Audible - 7/14
5. An Ember in the Ashes - Audible - 7/26
6. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - Audible - 7/31

Level 3: Pro
7. My Story - Audible - 8/7
8. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - Audible - 8/18
9. The Devotion of Suspect X - Hoopla - 8/28

Level 4: Scholar
10. Birds of a Feather - Hoopla - 9/6
11. Impact Winter Season 2 - Audible - 9/8
12. Brave New World - Audible - 9/14


message 16: by Brenda (last edited Aug 18, 2024 06:10PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Two - New to You: COMPLETED 8/18
Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs - 5/26

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice - 6/25
3. Mo Hayder: Birdman - 7/3

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Sabaa Tahir: An Ember in the Ashes - 7/26
5. Jeffrey Archer: Kane & Abel - 7/28
6. Chris Grabenstein: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - 7/31

Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Marilyn Monroe: My Story - 8/7
8. Rabia Chaudry: Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial - 8/10
9. James Hayman: Darkness First - 8/17
10. Anderson Cooper: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - 8/18


message 17: by Brenda (last edited Oct 20, 2024 05:02PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Two - The Game is Afoot: COMPLETED 10/17
Explore the Mystery genre. This can also include suspense and thriller. Put together clues and chase down villains, because the game is now afoot!

Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. The Bullet That Missed - 6/19
2. Birdman - 7/3

Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial - 8/10
4. The Doorbell Rang - 8/11

Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
5. Darkness First - 8/17
6. Secrets & Chance - 8/25
7. The Last Devil to Die - 8/27

Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
8. The Devotion of Suspect X - 8/28
9. Birds of a Feather - 9/6
10. The Fury - 9/10

Level 5 - Close the Case (15 Books)
11. Death of a Dude - 9/26
12. The Satapur Moonstone - 10/9
13. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - 10/12
14. Footsteps in the Dark - 10/15
15. A Flicker in the Dark - 10/17


message 18: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 07:06PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round 2 - Chunksters Challenge
Have a lot of long books to read? This is for books from 400-599 pages!

Level One
1. The Satapur Moonstone - 404 pages - 10/9
2. Triple Dare - 512 pages - 11/9
3. Identical Disaster - 527 pages - 11/10

Level Two
4. Perfectly Toxic - 587 pages - 11/14
5. The Old Silent - 416 pages - 12/12
6. Pride and Prejudice - 429 pages - 12/19

Level Three
7. Time's Convert - 452 pages - 12/30
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And then see a chiropractor!


message 19: by Brenda (last edited Dec 08, 2024 12:39PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Three - New to You: COMPLETED 12/2
Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Z.L. Arkadie: Secrets & Chance - 8/25

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Sarah Hegger: Nobody's Angel - 9/5
3. Aldous Huxley: Brave New World - 9/13

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Cynthia St. Aubin: Love Bites - 9/14
5. Elle Cosimano: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - 10/12
6. Georgette Heyer: Footsteps in the Dark - 10/15

Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Stacy Willingham: A Flicker in the Dark - 10/17
8. Liza Mundy: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II - 11/14
9. Kim Michele Richardson: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - 11/25
10. Victoria Aveyard: Red Queen - 12/2


message 20: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 07:07PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Two - Fantasy Faire:

Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
1. Impact Winter Season 3 - 9/20
2. Of Blood and Monsters - 9/29

Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
3. Descended from Shadows - 11/3
4. Red Queen - 12/2

Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
5. Time's Convert - 12/30
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Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
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Level 5 - Explore Another World (15 Books)
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message 21: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 07:09PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Three - Audible Challenge: COMPLETED 12/19
Level 1: Newbie
1. Impact Winter Season 3 - Audible - 9/20
2. Death of a Dude - Libby - 9/26
3. The Satapur Moonstone - Hoopla - 10/9

Level 2: Novice
4. A Flicker in the Dark - Hoopla - 10/17
5. The Paris Apartment - Hoopla - 10/31
6. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II - Audible - 11/14

Level 3: Pro
7. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - Audible - 11/25
8. The Five Bells and Bladebone - Hoopla - 12/2
9. The Old Silent - Hoopla - 12/12

Level 4: Scholar
10. Mistletoe Murders 3 - Audible - 12/13
11. The Christmas Party - Audible - 12/16
12. The Coroner's Lunch - Audible - 12/19

13. Edge of Evil - Hoopla - 12/29
14. Moriarty: The Silent Order - Audible - 12/31


message 22: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 07:10PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Two: Library Challenge
Level 1: Meet friends for coffee
1. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - 10/12
2. A Flicker in the Dark - 10/17
3. The Paris Apartment - 10/31

Level 2: Movie Date
4. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - 12/1
5. The Five Bells and Bladebone - 12/2
6. The Old Silent - 12/13

Level 3: Out for dinner
7. Edge of Evil - 12/29
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message 23: by Brenda (last edited Dec 28, 2024 02:51PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Two - Feather Weight Challenge
280 pages or less

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1. Hooked on the Game - 189 pages - 10/19
2. The Sterling Boys - 273 pages - 10/22
3. Loving War - 225 pages - 10/26
4. Breaking Even - 234 pages - 10/27
5. Make Me - 276 pages - 11/16

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6. Mistletoe Murders 3 - 12/13
7. The Christmas Party - 12/16
8. All I Want for Christmas - 102 pages - 12/21
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message 24: by Brenda (last edited Jan 01, 2025 07:12PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Three - The Game is Afoot:
Explore the Mystery genre.

Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. The Paris Apartment - 10/31
2. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - 12/1

Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. The Five Bells and Bladebone - 12/2
4. The Old Silent - 12/12

Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
5. Mistletoe Murders 3 - 12/13
6. The Christmas Party - 12/16
7. The Coroner's Lunch - 12/19

Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
8. Edge of Evil - 12/29
9. Moriarty: The Silent Order - 12/31
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Level 5 - Close the Case (15 Books)
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message 25: by Brenda (last edited Dec 28, 2024 02:57PM) (new)

Brenda | 471 comments Round Four - New to You:
Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Kathryn Croft: The Christmas Party - 12/16

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Colin Cotterill: The Coroner's Lunch - 12/19
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Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
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Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
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