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Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. or

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color



Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45

Categories
1. Same series - The Painted Daisies
Green Jewel L.J. Evans 3/12/24
Cherry Brandy L.J. Evans 3/17/24
Blue Marguerite L.J. Evans 7/10/24

2. Same author
Christmas at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/10/24
Silver Bells Leeanna Morgan 4/21/24
Endless Love Leeanna Morgan 4/29/24

3. Same word in the title: BEACH
Warm Waves at the Beach House Maggie Miller 3/5/24
Beach Home Dreams Ellen Joy 3/7/24
Christmas at the Beach House Maggie Miller 3/7/24

4. Same first name of the authors - Amy
Mercury Amy Jo Burns 3/26/24
The Lighthouse on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 3/27/24
Last First Kiss Amy Knupp 3/31/24

5. Same genre - Romance
Sheriff's Treasured Teacher Clara Pines 4/17/24
The Summer Book Club Susan Mallery 4/21/24
Heart of Christmas Katie Winters 4/22/24

6. Same location: Michigan
Ignite Melanie Harlow 4/19/24
Runaway Love Melanie Harlow 4/22/24
Tease Melanie Harlow 7/2/24

7. No people on the cover
Seashell Summer: Romantic Women's Fiction Ellen Joy 3/2/24
Blue Skies at the Beach House: Feel Good Beachy Women's Fiction Maggie Miller 3/2/24
East of Alice Annie Seaton 3/3/24

8. A cover that is drawn
Fly Away Patricia MacLachlan 4/18/24
Vineyard Prey Philip R. Craig 4/24/24
The Matchmaker's Mistletoe Mission Jaci Burton 4/26/24

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Rift in the Soul Faith Hunter 3/11/24
The Cottage on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 3/28/24
The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 4/15/24

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
Sulfur Springs William Kent Krueger 3/15/24
Summer at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/1/24
Sterling Heat L.B. Dunbar 5/1/24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
The Girl in the Woods Kristen Ashley 3/20/24
Going Home Judith Keim 4/8/24
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave Darynda Jones 4/18/24

12. An Audio or ebook
The Golden Couple Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen 3/6/24
Whale Harbor Dreams Fiona Baker 3/13/24
Moonlight and Magic Darynda Jones 3/22/24

13. A free or borrowed book
Faithful Hope Ford 3/4/24
Forever Mine Iris Morland 3/16/24
Beguiled Darynda Jones 3/18/24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter.
Just South of Paradise Grace Palmer 3/8/24
Just South of Perfect Grace Palmer 3/9/24
Just Add Romance Heather B. Moore 5/9/24

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Purple
Not Another New Year's Christie Ridgway 4/3/24
The Getaway Cabin Sage Parker 5/6/24
Mama Moon Tess Thompson 5/13/24

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45 Completed. Finished

Categories
1. Same series
01.Detectives Kane and Alton #14:Pray for Mercy-D.K. Hood 3/01/24
02.Detectives Kane and Alton #15:Kiss Her Goodnight-D.K. Hood 3/27/24
03.Detectives Kane and Alton #16:Her Bleeding Heart-D.K. Hood 4/11/24

2. Same author
04.Laura Pavlov-Frayed 3/02/24
05.Laura Pavlov-Legacy 5/12/24
06.Laura Pavlov-Loving Romeo 6/13/24

3. Same word in the title: Cold
07.A Cold Trail-Robert Dugoni 5/02/24
08.Ice Cold Saint-Cynthia Eden 4/09/24
09.Cold Snap-Toni Anderson 5/28/24

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
10.Kristen Granata-Someone You Love 3/14/24
11.Kristen Ashley-Perfect Together 6/17/24
12.Kristen Proby-Wild for You 6/18/24

5. Same genre: Romance
13.And I Love Her-Marie Force 3/03/24
14.Mine to Honor-Natasha Madison 3/02/24
15.The Last One You Loved-L.J. Evans 3/20/24

6. Same location: California
16.Hollywood Z-M.Z. Kelly 3/16/24
17.Hollywood Playboy-Natasha Madison 4/19/24
18.Wallbanger-Alice Clayton 3/31/24

7. No people on the cover
19.Close to Home-Robert Dugoni 3/17/24
20.Heartbreak Bay-Rachel Caine 3/21/24
21.The Girl on the Road-A.J. Rivers 3/17/24


8. A cover that is drawn
22.Irresistible-Willow Aster 3/21/24
23.Protecting You-Claire Kingsley 4/13/24
24.My Way to You-Catherine Bybee 4/08/24


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
25.03/07/24:Her Last Hour-B.R. Spangler 3/14/24
26.02/24/24:Alaric-Jessica Gadziala 3/24/24
27.02/08/24:Ashes of You-Catherine Cowles 4/03/24

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
28.Till Death Do Us Part-Willow Rose 3/01/24
29.Lost Hills-Lee Goldberg 3/06/24
30.A Very Vegas St. Patrick's Day-Kayley Loring 3/16/24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
31.Aly Martinez-Fighting Silence 3/01/24
32.Lani Lynn Vale-Dirty Mother 3/04/24
33.Devney Perry-Coach 3/05/24

12. An Audio or ebook
34.A Steep Price-Robert Dugoni 4/18/24
35.Hail Mary-Lani Lynn Vale 3/08/24
36.Along Came a Spider-James Patterson 3/27/24

13. A free or borrowed book
37.Silenced Girls-Roger Stelljes 3/20/24
38.Finn-Jessica Gadziala 3/08/24
39.One Chance-Lena Hendrix 3/22/24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
40.Fighting Shadows-Aly Martinez 4/02/24
41.Fallen-Karin Slaughter 3/23/24
42.Fall-Tracy Clark 3/23/24

15. A cover that is your favorite color: Blue
43.The Love Interest-Kayley Loring 3/02/24
44.The Survivor-Jessica Gadziala 5/09/24
45.The Wrong Bridesmaid-Lauren Landish 3/07/24

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

44/45 Completed

Categories
1. Same series (Cork O'Connor)
*Manitou Canyon. William Kent Krueger. 4.18.24
* Northwest Angle. William Kent Krueger.4.3.24
* Heaven's Keep. William Kent Krueger. 3.23.24

2. Same author - Lilly Mirren
* Christmas at the Waratah Inn. 4.8.24
* The Summer Sisters. 4.4.24
* The Island. 5.22.24

3. Same word in the title (Sweet)
* God Save the Sweet Potato Queens. Jill Conner Browne. 3.30.24
* The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love: A Fallen Southern Belle's Look at Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and Being Prepared. Jill Conner Browne. 4.15.24
* Home Sweet Murder. James Patterson. 3.28.24

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
* The Ballad of Laurel Springs. Janet Beard. 4.16.24
* Santa's Sweetheart. Janet Dailey. 4.18.24
* Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight. Janet Evanovich. 5.8.24

5. Same genre (Romance)
* Same Beach, Next Year. Dorothea Benton Frank. 3.9.24
* Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead. Elle Cosimano. 3.11.24
* Summer Desserts. Nora Roberts. 3.12.24

6. Same location - NYC
* The Promise. Chaim Potok. 3.27.24
* By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret. Piper Huguley. 3.25.24
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7. No people on the cover
* The Lights of Sugarberry Cove. Heather Webber. 3.5.24
* What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas. James Patterson. 3.3.24
* Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas. Vicki Delany. 3.6.24
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8. A cover that is drawn
*Tell Me About Orchard Hollow. Lin Stepp. 4.1.24
* Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out. Shannon Reed. 4.10.24
* Flying Solo. Linda Holmes. 5.4.24

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9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
* The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder. C.L. Miller. 3.8.24 (Pub. 2/26/2024)
* Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. Cal Newport. 4.3.24 (pub. 3/5/2024)
* The Fox Wife. Yangsze Choo. 5.2.24 (pub. 2/13/2024)

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
* Playing for Pizza. John Grisham. 3.4.24
* Queen Bee. Dorothea Benton Frank. 3.21.24
* Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Gabrielle Zevin. 4.17.24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
* Julie and Romeo Get Lucky. Jeanne Ray. 3.28.24
* The Goodbye Quilt. Susan Wiggs. 24-Mar, 2024
* Welcome to Beach Town. Susan Wiggs. 23-Apr, 2024

12. An Audio or ebook
* Fangirl. Rainbow Rowell. 3.2.24
* Killing Thyme. Leslie Budewitz. 3.9.24
* Tom Lake. Ann Patchett. 3.13.24

13. A free or borrowed book
* Florida. Lauren Groff. 3.13.24
*Lawn Boy. Jonathan Evison. 3.22.24
* Love Finds You in Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Robin Jones Gunn. 5.1.24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - M
* The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett. 3.2.24
* The Messy Lives of Book People. Phaedra Patrick. 3.17.24
* Murder at the Mikado. Julianna Deering. 5.3.24

15. A cover that is your favorite color (blue)
* The Map of Salt and Stars. Zeyn Joukhadar. 3.16.24
* When the Moon Was Ours. Anna-Marie McLemore. 3.18.24
* The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia. Michael Booth. 4.2.24

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Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.
Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.
Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Progress: 45 books

Categories
1. Same series Aloha Lagoon
1️⃣Death at the Spring Fling by Rosalie Spielman - Mar. 28
2️⃣Homicide Honeymoon by B. A. Trimmer - May 30
3️⃣Dancing with Danger by Kimberly Griggs - July 25

2. Same author Carolyn Keene
1️⃣Pets on Parade - Mar. 17
2️⃣A Script for Danger - June 4
3️⃣Small Volcanoes - June 13

3. Same word in the title FIELD and OUT
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
1️⃣Field Trip: A Graphic Novel (Mr. Wolf's Class #4) by Aron Nels Steinke - Apr. 16
2️⃣Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman - Apr. 17
3️⃣Buggy Breakout by Carolyn Keene - Apr. 27

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
1️⃣Sincerely, Harriet by Sarah Winifred Searle - May 23
2️⃣That Others May Live by Sara Driscoll - May 25
3️⃣Ruined by Sarah Vaughn - June 6

5. Same genre Asian MC
1️⃣Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - Mar. 1
2️⃣Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel by Nidhi Chanani - Mar. 2
3️⃣My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner - Mar. 16

6. Same location Canada
1️⃣Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks - Vancouver - June 19
2️⃣Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir - Quebec - July 19
3️⃣The New Girl by Cassandra Calin - Montreal - July 19

7. No people on the cover
1️⃣Chilled to the Dog Bone by S.A. Kazlo - Mar. 10

2️⃣From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris - June 1

3️⃣Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by James Sturm - Mar. 31


8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert
1️⃣The Talk by Darrin Bell - Mar. 6

2️⃣The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Manga) Vol. 4 by Mika Akatsuki & Nanako Tsujimura - Apr. 7

3️⃣Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula by Koren Shadmi - Apr. 14


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
1️⃣I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944: The Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis - published Apr 2, 2024 - Apr. 4
2️⃣Cornered at the Corral by Jamie L. Adams - published May 14, 2024 - Apr. 21
3️⃣Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon & Cynthia Leitich Smith - published Mar. 5, 2024 - May 1

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1️⃣Trespassers by Breena Bard - Mar. 13
2️⃣Home, Vol. 1 by Julio Anta - Mar. 24
3️⃣The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn - Mar. 28

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
1️⃣Level Up by Gene Luen Yang - Mar. 25
2️⃣All is Nat Lost: A Graphic Novel by Maria Scrivan - Apr. 12
3️⃣Katie, Batter Up!: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Apr. 22

12. An Audio or ebook
1️⃣Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective by Katie Siegel - audiobook - Apr. 17
2️⃣Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale - ebook - Mar. 26
3️⃣Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith - ebook - Apr. 7

13. A free or borrowed book borrowed
1️⃣Ashes by Álvaro Ortiz - Mar. 7
2️⃣The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp - Mar. 24
3️⃣Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner - Apr. 11

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
1️⃣Just Pretend by Tori Sharp - July 4
2️⃣Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account by Ernesto Saade - July 20
3️⃣Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt - Oct. 7

15. A cover that is your favorite color blue
1️⃣The Pudding Problem (1) by Joe Berger - Mar. 20
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2️⃣Bounce Back by Misako Rocks! - Apr. 3

3️⃣Lucy in the Sky by Kiara Brinkman - Apr. 21

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
45/45

Categories
1. Same series-Dead and Breakfast Mysteries
. Family and Felony Murder Sara Bourgeois 3/5/24
2. Chili Cookoff Murder Sara Bourgeois 3/6/24
3. Homicide for the Holidays Sara Bourgeois 6/18/24

2. Same author-Emma Ainsley
1. Squeezed by Murder Emma Ainsley 3/6/24
2. To Have and to Holed Emma Ainsley 3/25/24
3. Drizzled in Murder Emma Ainsley 4/1/24

3. Same word in the title-Buried
1. Bake, Eat & Be Buried Katherine H. Brown 3/19/24
2. Battered and Buried Lena Gregory 3/19/24
3. Easter Buried Eggs Lyndsey Cole 3/28/24

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors-First name Victoria
1. A Word to the Witch Victoria DeLuis 4/17/24
2. Proof of Death Victoria Kazarian 8/4/24
3. Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25

5. Same genre-Cozy Mystery
1. Murder Mystery at the Castle Avery Kent 3/1/24
2. The Missing Masterpiece Murder Annie Hudson 3/11/24
3. The Cocker Spaniel Caper Liz Lamar 3/12/24

6. Same location-Colorado
1. Hexes and Hearing Aids Corrine Winters 4/14/24
2. A Hint of Murder Karin Kaufman 4/29/24
3. Stiletto to the Pedal Karen C. Whalen 5/15/24

7. No people on the cover
1. Una Madison 3/4/24
2. Tonya Kappes 3/14/24
3. Kathleen Suzette 3/17/24

8. A cover that is drawn
1. Karin Kaufman 3/7/24
2. Amity Allen 3/18/24
3. Katherine H. Brown 3/20/24

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
1. The Witless Protection Program Maria DiRico 3/25/24
2. Rhythm and Clues Olivia Blacke 3/26/24
3. Murder Most Owl Sarah Fox 4/2/24

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1. Heavenly Honeymoon Kathi Daley 3/24/24 (an early one, bought in 2017)
2. Doors, Danishes & Death K.J. Emrick 4/13/24
3. Whiskers and Warrants Jinty James 5/6/24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
1. White Chocolate, Weapons & a Walk Down the Aisle Katherine H. Brown 3/22/24
2. Live and Let Pie Gretchen Allen 3/21/24
3. Layered Lies Kathleen Suzette 3/23/24

12. An Audio or ebook-ebooks
1. Where There's a Will There's a Way Imogen Swan 3/31/24
2. Brie Careful What You Wish For Linda Reilly 4/9/24
3. Murderous Chickens and Other Fowl Plays Una Madison 4/17/24

13. A free or borrowed book
1. KU borrow-Spilling the Tea on Murder Paige H. Perry 4/4/24
2. KU borrow-Murder at the Merci Resort Liz Turner 4/6/24
3. Free Antiques and Drinks K.C. Bellinger 4/15/24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded T H
1. T-Three Fudges and a Baby Nancy CoCo 3/26/24
2. H-Hitchin' Up Patti Benning 4/11/24
3. T-The Thrill of Pursuit Liz Turner 4/13/24

15. A cover that is your favorite color-Blue/Aqua
1. J.A. Whiting 4/5/24
2. Patti Benning 4/15/24
3. Carol J. Perry 6/25/24

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2024 - Feb. 28th, 2025

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45

Categories
✅1. Same series
🔹Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead by Kieron Gillen - Mar. 20th
🔹Once & Future, Vol. 2: Old English by Kieron Gillen - Mar. 20th
🔹Once & Future, Vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies by Kieron Gillen - Apr. 17th

✅2. Same author
🔹Sebastian by Anne Bishop - Mar. 30th
🔹Belladonna by Anne Bishop - Apr. 16th
🔹Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop - Apr. 23rd

✅3. Same word in the title
(BEFORE)/(INSTANT)/(DEAD)/(WINTER)/(TWILIGHT)/(CROWS)
🔹Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 11th
🔹Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 22nd
🔹Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 30th

🔹Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis - May 19th
🔹Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis - May 23rd
🔹Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis - May 29th

🔹What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher - Apr. 10th
🔹The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison - Apr. 18th

🔹This Winter by Alice Oseman - June 18th
🔹Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd

🔹Twilight Territory by Andrew X. Pham - July 29th
🔹Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - July 30th

🔹When Among Crows by Veronica Roth - Sept. 1st
🔹The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison - Sept. 8th

✅4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
🔹Funny Story by Emily Henry - May 5th
🔹Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch by Emily C. Hughes - Sept. 5th
🔹Klee Wyck by Emily Carr - Jan. 15th

🔹This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin - Mar. 23rd
🔹Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Daniel M. Lavery - Apr. 13th

🔹The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th
🔹Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - Aug. 21st

🔹The Huntress by Kate Quinn - May 9th
🔹Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton - Aug. 25th

✅5. Same genre (Romance)
🔹The Dating Plan by Sara Desai - Mar. 1st
🔹Not Your Crush's Cauldron by April Asher - Mar. 21st
🔹Take the Lead by Alexis Daria - Apr. 12th

✅6. Same location (Japan)
🔹Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - May 14th
🔹Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 15th
🔹The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - July 5th

✅7. No people on the cover
🔹Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman - Mar. 25th
🔹Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange - Apr. 4th
🔹Rizzio by Denise Mina - Apr. 19th


✅8. A cover that is drawn
🔹A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai - Mar. 14th
🔹One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda - Mar. 17th
🔹Mr. Villain's Day Off 03 by Yuu Morikawa - Mar. 24th


✅9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
🔹The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul - Mar. 16th
Mar 6th, 2024
🔹Burning Cold: An Inuit and Dene Comics Collection by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley & Richard Van Camp - Apr. 7th
Mar. 5th, 2024
🔹Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th
May 7th, 2024

✅10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
🔹From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle - Mar. 3rd
🔹Spy×Family, vol. 11 by Tatsuya Endo - Apr. 14th
🔹Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 20 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 9th

✅11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
🔹Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 7th
🔹The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Five by Neil Gaiman - Mar. 9th
🔹The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews - Mar. 25th

✅12. An ebook
🔹The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop - Mar 13th
🔹Dance with Me by Alexis Daria - Apr. 29th
🔹The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - May 13th

✅13. A free or borrowed book
🔹Southern Fried Sass: A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra" by Ginger Minj - Mar. 5th
🔹El Deafo: Superpowered Edition!: A Graphic Novel by Cece Bell - Mar. 18th
🔹100 Children's Books That Inspire Our World by Colin Salter - Mar. 22nd

✅14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded (KP)
🔹Punderworld, Volume 1 by Linda Šejić - Mar. 17th
🔹Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann - Mar. 30th
🔹The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black - Apr. 6th

✅15. A cover that is your favorite color (Blue)
🔹The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto - Mar. 7th
🔹The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan - Mar. 11th
🔹A Man and His Cat, Vol. 3 by Umi Sakurai - Mar. 24th

Welcome Frankie, Kim, Julesy, Tari and Kendra!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

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Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 0/45


1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series
Now by Morris Gleitzman March 7th, 2024

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book
Prince: Purple Reign by Mick Wall March 13th, 2024

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45

Categories

1. Same series Rambling RV
Mayhem in Montana by Patti Benning 4/27/2024
Offed in Oregon by Patti Benning 7/24/2024
Croaked in California by Patti Benning 8/5/2024

2. Same author
Rosemary Lamb Murder by Patti Benning 4/24/2024
Nabbed in New Mexico by Patti Benning 8/7/2024
Flippin' Out by Patti Benning 11/19/2024

3. Same word in the title Murder
Oregano Meatball Murder by Patti Benning 3/2/2024 4/12/2024
Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert
A Fishy Little Murder by Patti Benning 4/24/2024

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Holly and the Food Pantry by Dianne Harman 3/23/2024
Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly 4/3/2024
Frosty the Snowman (Frosty the Snowman): A Classic Christmas Book for Kids by Diane Muldrow 11/19/2024

5. Same genre M/M Romance
A Little Bit like Desire by Brooke Blaine 6/30/2024
Second Chance at First Love by N.R. Walker 4/4/2024
Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker 4/24/2024

6. Same location Texas
Peach Clobber by Karen MacInerney 5/17/2024
Scalpels & Psychopaths by S.C. Wynne 5/31/2024
Arsenic and Old Lies by S.C. Wynne 6/26/2024

7. No people on the cover
by Janet Evanovich 3/13/2024
by Paige Shelton 3/18/2024
by Leslie Freudenheim 3/29/2024

8. A cover that is drawn
by Cindy Bell 4/17/2024
by Summer Prescott 3/28/2024
by Elaine Viets 10/30/2024

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Want You Still by C.E. Ricci 4/29/2024 (First published February 8, 2024)
Required Corpse by L.M. Harper 6/11/2024 (Published May 1, 2024)
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 12/10/2024 (First published April 30, 2024)

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay 5/4/2024
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 4/7/2024
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 7/16/2024

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024
Copy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlay 5/5/2024
Rebel Archangel by Aron Lewes 9/27/2024

12. An Audio or ebook
Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman 3/26/2024
Lethally Green by Amber Boffin 3/31/2024
1989 by Sam C. Leonhard 4/27/2024

13. A free or borrowed book
Lovers at the Museum by Isabel Allende 3/19/2024
A New Beginning by Brenda Kennedy 4/22/2024
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 5/12/2024

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name -
Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy 3/5/2024
Beef Stolen-Off by Liz Lipperman 6/7/2024
Brooms Away by D.A. Kelly 6/30/2024

15. A cover that is your favorite color Blue
by Effrosyni Moschoudi 5/28/2024
by Elin Hilderbrand 4/14/2024
by Janet Evanovich 8/27/2024

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45

COMPLETED!

Categories
1. Same series
Every Crooked Nanny by Kathy Hogan Trochek 5/18/2024
Heart Trouble by Kathy Hogan Trochek 6/7/2024
Midnight Clear by Kathy Hogan Trochek 7/22/2024

2. Same author
Lowcountry Bordello by Susan M. Boyer 6/12/2024
Lowcountry Boomerang by Susan M. Boyer 7/26/2024
Lowcountry Boondoggle by Susan M. Boyer 7/31/2024

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
Death of a Gossip by M. C. Beaton 4/10/20247
The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty by Phillip Jett 4/15/2024
Death by Tiara by Laura Levine 7/8/2024

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan 4/8/2024
Repair to Her Grave by Sarah Graves 4/23/2024
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse 6/26/2024

5. Same genre - Thriller
The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor 3/12/2024
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 3/22/2024
The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey 4/30/2024

6. Same location -- North Carolina
Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow 3/26/2024
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews 3/26/2024
The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart 8/7/2024

7. No people on the cover
Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan 4/5/2024

Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan 4/30/2024

Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well by Nancy Atherton 5/8/2024


8. A cover that is drawn
by Fran Stewart 3/20/2024
by K J Dell'Antonio 4/10/2024
by Elaine Viets 6/10/2024

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Murder Road by Simone St. James 5/12/2024
The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr 6/21/2024
The Hunter by Tana French 6/30/2024

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
Celt and Pepper by Ralph McInerny 3/4/2024
The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian 3/17/2024
The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield 5/18/2024

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 4/20/2024
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen 4/24/2024
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 4/26/2024

12. An Audio or ebook
The Socialite by J'Nell Ciesielski 3/6/2024
Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues by Blaize Clement 3/29/2024
The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore 4/13/2024

13. A book borrowed from the library
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 3/31/2024
My Name Is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5/5/2024
Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman 5/21/2024

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
All Aboard for Murder by Bonnie Hardy 3/8/2024
Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler 3/9/2024
An Appalachian Summer by Ann H Gabhart 3/16/2024

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Blue
by Brenda Novak 4/17/2024
by Kat Rosenfield 5/31/2024
by Ausma Z Khan 6/2/2024

Welcome Daniel, Bobbi, Shauna, Genevieve and Anne!

2024 DUOS OR TRIOS, 3/1/24 - 2/28/25
12/15 CATEGORIES COMPLETE

✔ 1. SAME SERIES | Chronicles of St. Mary's
* When Did You Last See Your Father? (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #10.5), by Jodi Taylor, finished 3/4/24 ★★★.5
* Why Is Nothing Ever Simple? (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #10.6), by Jodi Taylor, finished 4/5/24 ★★★.5
* Plan for the Worst (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #11), by Jodi Taylor, finished 7/5/24 ★★★★.5


✔ 2. SAME AUTHOR | Rhys Bowen
* In Farleigh Field, by Rhys Bowen, finished 3/17/24 ★★★.5
* Queen of Hearts (Her Royal Spyness #8), by Rhys Bowen, finished 4/14/24 ★★★★
* The Victory Garden, by Rhys Bowen, finished 5/15/24 ★★★★


✔ 3. SAME WORD IN THE TITLE | murder
* MURDER at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane #2), by Andrea Penrose, finished 3/6/24 ★★★★
* MURDER at the Seaview Hotel (Helen Dexter #1), by Glenda Young, finished 3/31/24 ★★★.5
* Midnight Spells MURDER (Happy Camper #2), by Mary Angela, finished 4/5/24 ★★★.5


✔ 4. SAME FIRST OR LAST NAME OF THE AUTHORS - must be different authors | Jennifer
* author Jennifer Chiaverini – The Museum of Lost Quilts (Elm Creek Quilts #22), finished 3/21/24 ★★★★
* author Jenn McKinlay – Fondant Fumble (Cupcake Bakery #16), finished 5/5/24 ★★★★
* author Jennifer Wright – She Kills Me: The True Stories of History’s Deadliest Women, finished 6/11/24 ★★★.5


✔ 5. SAME GENRE | mystery
* A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright #2), by Colleen Cambridge, finished 3/15/24 ★★★★
* Here Comes the Body (Catering Hall #1), by Maria DiRico, finished 3/19/24 ★★★.5
* An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs #5), by Jacqueline Winspear, finished 3/27/24 ★★★★


✔ 6. SAME LOCATION | Scotland
* Edinburgh : Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2), by Ian Rankin, finished 4/7/24 ★★★.5
* Whalsay : Red Bones (Shetland Island #3), by Ann Cleeves, finished 5/25/24 ★★★.5
* Scottish castle in unnamed location : The Anatomist’s Wife (Lady Darby #1), by Anna Lee Huber, finished 6/22/24 ★★★★


✔ 7. NO PEOPLE ON THE COVER
* Untrue Till Death (Master Mercurius #2), by Graham Brack, finished 3/10/24 ★★★★
* Artifacts (Faye Longchamp #1), by Mary Anna Evans, finished 3/12/24 ★★★.5
* Hunter’s Moon (Kate Shugak #9), by Dana Stabenow, finished 3/30/24 ★★★★


✔ 8. A COVER THAT IS DRAWN
* Christmas, Criminals and Campers (Camper & Criminals #4), by Tonya Kappes, finished 3/1/24 ★★★.5
* The Laird’s Ladle (Losers Club #2), by Yvonne Vincent, finished 3/12/24 ★★★
* Hook, Line and Blinker (Miss Fortune #10), by Jana Deleon, finished 3/25/24 ★★★★


✔ 9. A NEW RELEASE - published within 6 months of this challenge
* publ 3-26-24 : Rhythm and Clues (Record Shop #3), by Olivia Blacke, finished 3/4/24 ★★★.5
* publ 3-26-24 : Off the Air, by Christina Estes, finished 3/9/24 ★★★.5
* publ 4-9-24 : Death in the Details, by Katie Tietjen, finished 3/10/24 ★★★.5


✔ 10. A BOOK FROM YOUR TBR - WHEREVER IT IS
* The Body in the Garden (Lily Adler #1), by Katharine Schellman, finished 3/13/24 ★★★★
* The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7), by Ellis Peters, finished 3/19/24 ★★★★
* Brie Careful What You Wish For (Grilled Cheese #4), by Linda Reilly, finished 4/1/24 ★★★★


✔ 11. A FAVORITE AUTHOR - may be more than one author
* author Susan Wittig Albert – The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O’Clock Lady (Darling Dahlias #6), finished 3/24/24 ★★★★
* author Elly Griffiths – The Last Word (Harbinder Kaur #4), finished 4/6/24 ★★★.5
* author Mary Kay Andrews – Summers at the Saint, finished 4/16/24 ★★★★


✔ 12. AN AUDIO OR EBOOK
* audio : Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody #9), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 3/11/24 ★★★★
* ebook : The Paris Affair, by Maureen Marshall, finished 3/29/24 ★★★.5
* audio : Flipped for Murder (Country Store #1), by Maddie Day, finished 4/26/24 ★★★.5


✔ 13. A FREE OR BORROWED BOOK
* Rogue Protocol (Murderbot Diaries #3), by Martha Wells, finished 3/7/24 ★★★.5
* Making It So, by Patrick Stewart, finished 3/26/24 ★★★.5
* Eye of the Storm (Sharon McCone #7), by Marcia Muller, finished 4/29/24 ★★★★


✔ 14. TITLE THAT BEGINS WITH THE FIRST LETTER OF YOUR FIRST OR LAST NAME
* A Body at the Dance Hall (London Ladies’ Murder Club #3), by Marty Wingate, finished 3/16/24 ★★★★
* The Body in the Garden (Lily Adler #1), by Katharine Schellman, finished 3/13/24 ★★★★
* The Bookseller’s Tale (Oxford Medieval #1), by Ann Swinfen, finished 3/18/24 ★★★.5


✔ 15. A COVER THAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR | blue
* The Good Thief’s Guide to Venice (Good Thief’s Guide #4), by Chris Ewan, finished 3/14/24 ★★★.5
* Cat’s Claw (China Bayles #20), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 3/22/24 ★★★★
* Murder at the College, by P.H. Turner, finished 3/25/24 ★★★.5

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 0/45

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color

FINISHED!!! Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
45/45

Categories -

☑️ 1. Same series - Improbable Meet-Cute
A. Royal Valentine (Improbable Meet-Cute 6) Sariah Wilson 03/01/24
B. Drop, Cover, and Hold On (The Improbable Meet-Cute 4) Jasmine Guillory 03/04/24
C. With Any Luck (Improbable Meet-Cute 5) Ashley Poston 03/04/24

☑️ 2. Same author - Gabrielle Zevin
A. Because It Is My Blood (Birthright 2) Gabrielle Zevin 03/01/24
B. In the Age of Love and Chocolate: A Novel (Birthright 3) Gabrielle Zevin 03/02/24
C. Young Jane Young Gabrielle Zevin 04/15/24

☑️ 3. Same word in the title - IRISH
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
A. A Christmas Miracle in the Little Irish Village (Little Irish Village 1) Michelle Vernal (KU) 03/03/24
B. Irish Coffee Murder (Lucy Stone 28.5) Leslie Meier 03/03/24
C. Murder at an Irish Chipper (Irish Village Mystery 10) Carlene O'Connor 03/05/24

☑️ 4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King - Kristin
A. Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything Kristin Bair O'Keeffe 03/02/24
B. The Women Kristin Hannah 03/06/24
C. Burial Rites Hannah Kent 04/15/24

☑️ 5. Same genre - Cozy Mystery
A. Four Charming Spells (Kitchen Witch 4) Lynn Cahoon 03/01/24
B. Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch 5) Lynn Cahoon 03/04/24
C. Foul Play at Seal Bay (Morwenna Mutton Mysteries 1) Judy Leigh 03/08/24

☑️ 6. Same location - Maine
A. Mistletoe Murder (Lucy Stone 1) Leslie Meier 03/06/24
B. A Wee Christmas Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 3) Kaitlyn Dunnett 03/07/24
C. The Bookstore Sisters Alice Hoffman 03/09/24

☑️ 7. No people on the cover
A. One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie 2) Kate Atkinson 03/15/24
B. Murder at the Leaning Tower (Armstrong and Oscar 6) T.A. Williams 03/15/24
C. Rising Water: Book #1 in the Tai Chi Cozy Mystery Series (Tai Chi 1) Joanna Campbell Slan 03/16/24


☑️ 8. A cover that is drawn
A. Holiday Romance(Fitzpatrick Christmas 1) Catherine Walsh04/13/24
B. ASAP (XOXO 2) Axie Oh 03/05/24
C. Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch 2) Lyla Sage 04/14/24


☑️ 9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
A. Amazing Grace Adams Fran Littlewood (Pub. Sept. 5, 2023) 03/03/24
B. The Diamond of London Andrea Penrose (Pub. Jan. 23, 2024) 03/12/24
C. Bride Ali Hazelwood (Pub. Feb. 6, 2024) 03/13/24

☑️ 10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
A. Good Material Dolly Alderton 03/20/24
B. Raven Black (Shetland 1) Ann Cleeves 03/21/24
C. The Phoenix Crown Kate Quinn & Janie Chang 03/22/23

☑️ 11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
A. Side Effects May Vary Julie Murphy 03/12/24
B. Three Holidays and a Wedding Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley 03/14/24
C. Winter Street (Winter 1) Elin Hilderbrand 03/19/24

☑️ 12. An Audio or ebook
A. Dog on It (Chet and Bernie 1) Spencer Quinn (Libby audio) 03/10/24
B. The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters (Libby ebook) 03/10/24
C. Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch 1) Lyla Sage (Libby ebook);03/17/24

☑️ 13. A free or borrowed book
A. The Glovemaker Ann Weisgarber (Libby ebook) 03/11/24
B. When Will There Be Good News? (Jackson Broadie 3) Kate Atkinson 03/18/24
C. Winter in Paradise (Paradise 1) Elin Hilderbrand 03/18/24

☑️ 14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded - S
A. Scents and Sensibility (Chet and Bernie 8) Spencer Quinn 03/07/24
B. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (Rabbi Small Mysteries 2) Harry Kemelman 03/11/24
C. Stars Over Alaska (Wild River 4) Jennifer Snow 03/12/24

☑️ 15. A cover that is your favorite color (Green)
A. Green Alex Gino 03/08/24
B. Whispers in the Wisteria(Lovely Lethal Gardens 23) Dale Mayer 03/25/24
C. The Serpent in Heaven (Gunnie Rose 4) Charlaine Harris 03/24/24

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series (Stephanie Plum)
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich 08.19.24
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich11.27.24
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 12.13.24

2. Same author (Krista Davis)
Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis 03.04.24
The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis 03.15.24
The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis 05.31.24

3. Same word in the title (Murder)
Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier 04.06.24
Memories can be Murder by Connie Shelton 04.16.24
Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix 05.06.24

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (Kate)
Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle 12.23.24
A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets by Kate Khavari 01.17.25
A Bicycle Built for Murder by Kate Kingsbury 01.24.25

5. Same genre (Mystery)
Berried in the Past by Peg Cochran 03.06.24
Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke 03.05.24
Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry03.28.24

6. Same location (North Carolina)
Fatally Frosted by Jessica Beck 05.24.24
Death by Demo by Callie Carpenter 09.18.24
The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey 10.09.24


7. No people on the cover
the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur 03.28.24
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts 04.10.24
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score 04.01.24

8. A cover that is drawn
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley 03.19.24
There's No Coming Back from This by Ann Garvin 03.28.24
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati 03.27.24

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose 04.24.24 (published 11/28/23)
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston 07.11.24 (published 01/02/24)
Funny Story by Emily Henry 08.14.24 (published 04/23/24)

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman 03.11.24
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin 04.07.24
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 04.05.24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella 03.23.24
Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon 04.25.24
Slay in Character by Lynn Cahoon 04.30.24

12. An Audio or ebook
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 04.09.24 (audiobook)
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 04.15.24 (audiobook)
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 04.18.24 (audiobook)

13. A free or borrowed book
Cheddar Off Dead by Julia Buckley 05.01.24 (from Library)
If She Wakes by Michael Koryta 05.08.24 (from Library)
Pruning the Dead by Julia Henry 05.10.24 (from Library)

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - (A)
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 04.24.24
The Ark Files by Luke Richardson 06.26.24
American Royals by Katharine McGee 01.29.25

15. A cover that is your favorite color (purple)
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 01.09.25
Bait and Witch by Angela M. Sanders 12.12.24
Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien 12.20.24

Welcome Barb, Grace, Melissa and Amber!

Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

43/45

Categories

1. Same series
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/03/22
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 02 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/03/22
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 03 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/05/12

2. Same author
Father Figure by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/03/02
The Bride by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/05/29
The Doll by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/07/25

3. Same word in the title - our/unser
Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter ✓ 24/05/15
Infinity in Our Hearts by Andreas Dutter ✓ 24/09/30

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Thomas Zwerina - Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift ✓ 24/04/08
Thomas Mann - Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull ✓ 24/12/02

5. Same genre - biography
Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman ✓ 24/05/19
Alan Turing: Enigma by Anna Revell ✓ 24/05/19
Alan Turing: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History ✓ 24/05/20

6. Same location - japan
Lieb mich noch, bevor du stirbst 03 by Sora ✓ 24/05/24
Devils' Line 01 by Ryo Hanada ✓ 24/05/30
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 04 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/05/30

7. No people on the cover
Franny und Zooey by J.D. Salinger ✓ 24/04/05
Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett ✓ 24/04/19
Noah by Sebastian Fitzek ✓ 24/06/02

8. A cover that is drawn
Barefoot Angel 2 by ito nonomiya ✓ 24/03/21
Therapy Game Restart, Vol. 3 by Meguru Hinohara ✓ 24/03/23
Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be by Scarlet Beriko ✓ 24/03/24

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Sommerhaus am See by David James Poissant (RD: 11.4.2024) ✓ 24/03/10
Kneel Down and Ask for Love by Nonono Yamada (RD: 12.3.2024) ✓ 24/03/22
Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) by William Thorp (RD: 25.4.2024) ✓ 24/06/08

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✓ 24/03/03
MADK 2 by Ryo Suzuri ✓ 24/04/08
Haikyu!!, Band 1 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 24/04/28

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Hard Skin by Chris P. Rolls ✓ 24/06/05
Takaras Glasperlen by Minta Suzumaru ✓ 24/07/01
Robertos Angebot by Chris P. Rolls ✓ 24/09/06

12. An Audio or ebook
Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/03/09
Die Namenlose aus der Seine by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/03/29
Der Geheimbund der Masken by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/03/29

13. A free or borrowed book
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens (from colleague) ✓ 24/03/26
Der Donnerstagsmordclub by Richard Osman (library) ✓ 24/04/01
The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt by Nita Prose (arc) ✓ 24/05/03

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
Comandante: Roman by Edoardo De Angelis (C) ✓ 24/03/15
Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter by Joseph Westfall (H) ✓ 24/04/28
Haikyu!!, Band 2 by Haruichi Furudate (H) ✓ 24/04/29

15. A cover that is your favorite color
Haikyu!!, Band 22 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 24/05/21
El Taubinio by Cece Bell ✓ 24/06/08
Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane ✓ 24/07/06

Welcome Chrissie!

Duos or Trios 2024
March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

45 of 45 Complete

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories

1. Same series - Gabriel Allon
🔸️Prince Of Fire - Daniel Silva - 6/14/24 - #5
🔸️Portrait of an Unknown Woman - Daniel Silva - 6/23/24 - #22
🔸️A Death in Cornwall - Daniel Silva - 8/20/24 - #24

2. Same author - Shelley Adina
🔸️Lady of Devices - 11/17/24
🔸️Magnificent Devices - 11/20/24
🔸️A Lady of Integrity - 11/24/24

3. Same word in the title - Murder
🔸️Murder on Washington Square - Victoria Thompson - 5/4/24
🔸️A Murder of Crows -'Sarah Yarwood-Lovett - 5/10/24
🔸️Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles -'A.L. Herbert - 1/4/25

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors - Lisa
🔸️To Die For - Lisa Gray - 4/21/24
🔸️None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell - 4/23/24
🔸️Local Girl Missing - Lisa Regan - 5/18/24

5. Same genre - Cozy Mystery
🔸️Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O'Connor - 3/17/24
🔸️The Llama of Death - Betty Webb - 4 /8/24
🔸️By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates - 7/21/24

6. Same location - India
🔸️The Tea Planter's Daughter - Janet MacLeod Trotter - 4/29/24
🔸️The Secret Keeper of Jaipur - Alka Joshi - 8/22/24
🔸️The Covenant of Water - Abraham Verghese - 10/4/24

7. No people on the cover
🔸️The Dark Lake - Sarah Bailey - 12/11/24

🔸️Blind Justice - William Bernhardt -12/18/24

🔸️A Is for Alibi - Sue Grafton - 12/26/24


8. A cover that is drawn
🔸️The Road Trip - Beth O'Leary - 10/29/24

🔸️The Lily of Ludgate Hill - Mimi Matthews - 11/14/24

🔸️Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood - 2/8/25


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
🔸️Adam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour - Nora Nguyen - 10/22/24 - orig Sep 24, 2024
🔸️Capture or Kill - Don Bentley -12/5/24 - orig pub Sep 03, 2024
🔸️This Is Why We Lied - Karin Slaughter - 9/3/24 - orig Aug 20, 2024

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
🔸️Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley - 6/5/24
🔸️The Accidental Empress - Allison Pataki - 6/20/24
🔸️Still Missing - Chevy Stevens - 8/21/24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
🔸️Ceremony In Death - J.D. Robb - 8/11/24
🔸️Judgment in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/12/24
🔸️Portrait in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/13/24

12. An Audio or ebook
🔸️The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion - Fannie Flagg - 8/1/24
🔸️The Silent Wife - Karin Slaughter - 8/12/24
🔸️Northern Lights - Nora Roberts - 8/18/24

13. A free or borrowed book
🔸️The Collector - Daniel Silva - 8/5/24
🔸️The Ruins - Scott Smith - 8/7/24
🔸️Law Man - Kristen Ashley - 8/16/24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - M
🔸️Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear - 3/10/24
🔸️Matterhorn - Christopher Reich - 6/27/24
🔸️Maple Sugar Crush - Beth Labonte - 11/4/24

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Green
🔸️The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 7/25/24

🔸️Xoe - Sara C. Roethle - 8/18/24

🔸️A Is for Alibi - Sue Grafton - 12/26/24

Welcome Lynda!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Goal: 45/45
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
**1. Same series - Death Note**
• Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero - Tsugumi Ohba - 07/18/24
• Death Note, Vol. 9: Contact - Tsugumi Ohba - 09/25/24
• Death Note, Vol. 10: Deletion - Tsugumi Ohba - 10/07/24


**2. Same author - Sawyer Bennett**
• Jett - Sawyer Bennett - 04/21/24
• The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24
• Sawyer Bennett - Sugar Daddy - Sawyer Bennett - 02/05/25


**3. Same word in the title - Christmas**
• Christmas Karol - Faith Moore - 11/06/24
• Coming Home for Christmas - RaeAnne Thayne - 11/13/24
• You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24


**4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors**
• The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café - Alexander McCall Smith - 05/02/24
• Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History - William Alexander - 07/21/24
• In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24


**5. Same genre - Fantasy**
• Island Witch - Amanda Jayatissa - 07/03/24
• Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett - 07/12/24
• Powerless - Lauren Roberts - 07/30/24


6. Same location - Los Angeles, California
• Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Principles for Delicious Living - Nick Offerman - 03/04/24
• Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 05/07/24
• Death Note, Vol. 8: Target - Tsugumi Ohba - 08/27/24


**7. No people on the cover**
• The Marsh King's Daughter - Karen Dionne - 03/25/24
• Scraps of Paper - Kathryn Meyer Griffith - 05/17/24
• The Final Equinox - Andrew Mayne - 06/12/24



**8. A cover that is drawn**
• Easter Bonnet Murder - Leslie Meier - 04/14/24
• Death Note, Vol. 4: Love - Tsugumi Ohba - 04/17/24
• The Pervert - Michelle Perez - 04/25/24



**9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge**
• Come and Get It - Kiley Reid - 03/15/24 - Published January 30, 2024.
• Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar - 04/02/24 - Published January 23, 2024
• Dominoes - Phoebe Mcintosh - 05/24/24 - Published March 7, 2024


**10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is**
• None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell - 04/20/24
• The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles - 04/20/24
• The Woman in Me - Britney Spears - 04/25/24


**11. A favorite author - may be more than one author**
• For the First Time, Again - Sylvain Neuvel - 03/23/24
• A Summer Affair - Elin Hilderbrand - 07/08/24
• Fairy Tale - Stephen King - 08/25/24


**12. An Audio or ebook**
• The Guest List - Lucy Foley - 03/06/24 - Audiobook
• The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates - 03/21/24 - Audiobook
• The Wager - David Grann - 03/29/24 - Audiobook


**13. A free or borrowed book**
• Kiss Me That Way - Laura Trentham - 03/09/24 - Free
• The Secret - Elisabeth Naughton - 04/07/24
• How to Marry a Billionaire - Elise Sax - 06/08/24


**14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded - F**
• Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg - 03/20/24
• Forward the Foundation - Isaac Asimov - 04/09/24
• Fangirl Down - Tessa Bailey - 05/26/24


**15. A cover that is your favorite color - Blue**
• Moonlight, Murder, and Small Town Secrets - K.C. Hart - 07/05/24
• Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies - Catherine Mack - 07/26/24
• Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence - 08/18/24

I'm in. I really enjoyed this last year.

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Read: 45/45

Categories
1. Same series (Capitol K-9 Unit)
Security Breach by Margaret Daley (4/7/24)
Proof of Innocence by Lenora Worth (5/31/24)
Capitol K-9 Unit Christmas: Protecting Virginia\Guarding Abigail by Shirlee McCoy (8/12/24)


2. Same author (Brenda Clemmons)
Charlie Delta Rescue: Hellfire ERT Adventure Romance (7/7/24)
Fault Line (7/8/24)
Tempest (7/9/24)


3. Same word in the title (Christmas)
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
Practically Christmas by Carol Cox (4/21/24)
I'll Be Home For Christmas by Elizabeth Ludwig (4/22/24)
Christmas in Galway by Elizabeth Ludwig (4/27/24)


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (first name Susan)
Waiting for Dawn by Susan May Warren (3/2/24)
Love Comes to the Castle by Susan Page Davis (4/9/24)
Gabriel's Gift by Susan M. Baganz (4/13/24)


5. Same genre (Biblical Fiction)
Living Water: A Short Story by Bryan E. Canter (4/27/24)
A Voice in the Wilderness: A Novella by Bryan E. Canter (7/6/24)
The Chosen Presents: Jesus Loves the Little Children by Dallas and Amanda Jenkins (7/14/24)


6. Same location (Wyoming)
Ghosts From Christmas Past by Mary Alford (8/14/24)
Deadly Yellowstone Secrets by Kari Trumbo (12/20/24)
Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard (1/9/25)


7. No people on the cover
Black Eyed Susan's Secret by Helen Gray (5/17/24)
Holiday Hideout by Lynette Eason (6/11/24)
by Lenora Worth (7/6/24)


8. A cover that is drawn
Mama's Kiss by Jane Yolen (3/21/24)
I Believe: The Nicene Creed by Pauline Baynes (5/2/24)
Let There Be Light by Pauline Baynes (5/2/24)


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Published Feb 2024 - Dawn's Hidden Threat: A Missing in Alaska, Romantic Suspense Novella by Elizabeth Goddard (4/20/24)
Published Oct 2023 - The Kidnapped Groom by Susan Page Davis (3/6/24)
Published Mar 2024 - Flashpoint by Susan May Warren (8/5/24)


10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
Christmas Diamond by Hallee Bridgeman (10/4/24)
The Staff of Moses by Summer Lee (10/25/24)
Rocky Mountain Pursuit by Mary Alford (12/26/24)


11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
When Lightning Strikes by Mary Alford (7/20/24)
A Dark Place : The Hunt For The Van Gogh Killer Begins by Mary Alford (7/23/24)
A Gathering Storm by Mary Alford (7/21/24)


12. An Audio or ebook
Stay Calm and Collie On by Lane Stone (5/20/24)
Eye of the Storm by Mary Alford (7/3/24)
Return to Sender by Janice Thompson (7/9/24)


13. A free or borrowed book
Underground by Jean Ferris (5/9/24)
Naomi's Gift by Amy Clipston (5/11/24)
Dead Sea Conspiracy by Jerry B. Jenkins (5/13/24)


14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
Kissing an Alaskan Man by Evangeline Kelly (8/19/24)
Ko'olau's Secret by Sharon K. Connell (9/11/24)
Kate's Choice: What Love Can Do ; Gwen's Adventure in the Snow : Three Fire-Side Stories to Warm the Heart by Louisa May Alcott (12/17/24)


15. A cover that is your favorite color (Blue)
Cotton Candy Clouds by Janice Thompson (6/1/24)
Lakehouse Beginnings by Sage Parker (6/25/24)
Dark Prophecy by Lynette Eason (6/30/24)

Welcome Ferenc and Karen!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

😄Categories
1. Same series-The Inn at Boonsboro

1.The Next Always by Nora Roberts Read 4/13/24
2. The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts Read 4/27/24
3. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts. Read 5/5/24

😄2. Same author
1.After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 3/9/24
2'Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Read 6/6/24
3.Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Read 3/23/24

😄3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
1. Kill All Your Darlings by David Bell Read 4/10/24. KILL
2.Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker. Read 4/19/24. KILL.
3. The Kill Club by Wendy Heard. Read 4/24/24. KILL

😁4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. Read this 6/28/24. ANN
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Read 5/14/24 ANN
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves. Read 9/21/24. Ann

😄5. Same genre-Mystery
1. Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison. Read 4/2/24
2. Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet. Read 4/22/24
3. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman Read 4/23/24


😄6. Same location
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden. Read 7/29/24 NYC
The Divorce Party by Laura Dave
Read 3/26/24 NYC
The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland. Read 10/13/24 NYC


😄7. No people on the cover
. Read 3/15/24
Read7/09/24
by Amy Tintera Read 10/23/24

😄
8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert
. Read 7/14/24
Read 8/2/24
. Read 8/17/24



😄9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden. Read 3/3/24. Published 1/9/2024
The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks. Read 3/6/24. Published 1/23/24
book:After Annie|177185880] by Anna Quindlen. Read 4/26/24. Published 2/27/24
Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed Read 6/27/24. Published 2/6/24

😄10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland BY Jim DeFede. Read 3/22/24
2. Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty Read 5/25/24
3. The Obsession by Nora Roberts. 5/28/24



😄11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Read 6/14/24
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Read 5/19/24
We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps. Read 5/31/24

😄12. An Audio or ebook
1. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Read 3/17/24
2. Eric Liddell: Finish the Race by John W. Keddie. Read 4/15/24.
3. A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet. Read 5/3/24

😄13. A free or borrowed book
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Read 4/15/24
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll. Read 5/3/24
One True Thing by Anna Quindlen Read 5/7/24
The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir by Cylin Busby. Read 6/21/24

😄14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
Mrs. Wiggins by Mary Monroe. Read 7/7/24
Murder Mystery Book Club by Danielle Collins Read 7/29/24
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman. Read 3/26/24

😄15. A cover that is your favorite color Red, white and blue
1. Read 4/17/24
2. Read 4/29/24
3 Read 5/24/24

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 4/45

Categories
1. Same series
-Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi -30/3/24
-Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi- 21/4/24

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
- Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson-22/3/24

5. Same genre - Im doing FANTASY-
-Powerless by Lauren Roberts-20/3/23

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
-The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson- 24/4/24

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook
-

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Welcome Michele and Irza!

The Lost Challenges
Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Progress: 0 out of 45

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

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Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Always a favorite!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45

✔️ 1. Same series 🔥 All from Come Join Us by the Fire 🔥
The Pond by Paul Tremblay 11/6/24
Flayed Ed by Richard Kadrey 11/6/24
This Guy by Chuck Wendig 11/6/24
In Sheep's Clothing by Molly Tanzer 12/23/24
That Which Does Not Kill You by Lucy A. Snyder 12/23/24
El Charro by John Langan 12/23/24
The Vault of the Sky, the Face of the Deep by Robert Levy 12/23/24
A Life That Is Not Mine by Kristi DeMeester 12/23/24

✔️ 2. Same author 🙋‍♂️ James Patterson 🙋‍♂️
Home Sweet Murder by James Patterson 10/9/24
NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson 10/30/24
Manhunt by James Patterson 1/5/2025

✔️ 3. Same word in the title 🦵️ Body! 🦵️
One More Body in the Pool by Ray Bradbury 6/21/24
The Body in the Bookmobile by Connie B. Dowell 6/22/24
My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado 11/6/24

✔️ 4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 4/18/24
Alligators and Atrocities by Susan Harper 5/4/24
In the Rundown by Joe Hill 1/9/25

✔️ 5. Same genre 🙀 Thriller 🙀
A Familiar Stranger by A.R. Torre 6/21/24
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 7/2/24
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott 7/16/24

✔️ 6. Same location 💂 England 💂
The Couple Across the Street by Anita Waller 3/2/24
Assembly by Natasha Brown 4/28/24
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter 7/4/24

✔️ 7. No people on the cover
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 8/9/24
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 12/22/24
The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray 12/24/24


✔️ 8. A cover that is drawn
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll 3/25/24
Key Lime Die by Summer Prescott 10/5/24
Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson 10/13/24


✔️ 9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Brownies & Betrayal by MJ Greenway 2/1/24
Published January 13, 2024
Cupcakes & Contempt by MJ Greenway 2/1/24
Published January 23, 2024
One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett 1/31/25
Published October 15, 2024

✔️ 10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman 4/30/24
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh 6/14/24
Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly 7/4/24

✔️ 11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean 7/30/24
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 8/29/24
The Man in the Mist by Agatha Christie 12/27/24

✔️ 12. An Audio or ebook 🔈 Audio Books! 🔈
For Every One by Jason Reynolds 6/24/24
The Bear by Claire Cameron 8/19/24
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 9/1/24

✔️ 13. A free or borrowed book 📚 Library Books! 📚
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin 4/13/24
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke 6/2/24
Finches by A.M. Muffaz 8/31/24

✔️ 14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name H
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić 4/12/24
How Can I Help You by Laura Sims 4/17/24
House Arrest: A Search for American Character In and Around the White House, Past and Present by Anna Deavere Smith 6/8/24

✔️ 15. A cover that is your favorite color 🌺 Pink! 🌺
There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins 3/31/24
She Started It by Sian Gilbert 6/1/24
Raspberry Ripple Murder by Abby Byne 6/8/24

I haven't done this for a while, so I'm going to try for trios this time!

Duos or Trios 2024
Timeframe: 3/1/24 to 2/28/25
45/45
15/15 Tasks

1. Same series - Fatal
* Fatal Scandal by Marie Force - 3/9/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Fatal Frenzy by Marie Force - 4/20/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Fatal Identity by Marie Force - 7/10/24 ♥♥♥♥



2. Same author – Emma Chase
* Getting Schooled by Emma Chase - 4/3/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Getting Played by Emma Chase - 7/17/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Getting Real by Emma Chase - 9/7/24 ♥♥♥♥♥



3. Same word in the title - Death
* Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/30/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/17/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/14/24 ♥♥♥♥♥



4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
* Just for Fun by Rosalind James - 8/10/24 ♥♥♥♥
* The 20th Victim by James Patterson - 9/26/24 ♥♥♥♥
*Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James - 1/3/25 ♥♥♥



5. Same genre - Contemporary Romance
* xo, Zach by Kendall Ryan - 3/4/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Afternoon Delight by Mia Zachary - 3/22/24 ♥♥♥
* Fearless by Cheryl Douglas - 9/6/24 ♥♥♥



6. Same location - Chesapeake Shores, MD
* Beach Lane by Sherryl Woods - 3/24/24 ♥♥♥
* The Summer Garden by Sherryl Woods - 6/20/24 ♥♥♥
* A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods - 12/12/24 ♥♥♥♥



7. No people on the cover
* A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life by Jon Katz - 3/11/24 ♥♥♥
* Just for Now by Rosalind James - 3/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Can't Stop Believing by Jodi Thomas - 3/25/24 ♥♥♥♥



8. A cover that is drawn
* Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris - 4/2/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Love You, Mean It by Jilly Gagnon - 5/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
* All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath - 5/29/24 ♥♥♥♥



9. A New Release - Published with 6 months of this challenge
* Pub 3/5/24 - Never Been Better by Leanne Toshiko Simpson - 3/8/24 ♥♥♥
* Pub 3/15/24 - The Bordeaux Book Club by Gillian Harvey - 3/15/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Pub 4/9/24 - Weekends with You by Alexandra Paige - 4/9/24 ♥♥♥♥



10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
* Added 9/22/21 - Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay - 3/16/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Added 2/16/17 - Unexpected by Maisey Yates - 3/18/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Added 8/31/12 - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - 3/31/24 ♥♥♥



11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
* An O'Brien Family Christmas by Sherryl Woods - 4/6/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Mind Games by Nora Roberts - 5/21/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center - 6/27/24 ♥♥♥♥♥



12. An Audio or ebook
* Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand - 3/14/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands - 3/19/24 ♥♥♥♥
* The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros - 4/10/24 ♥♥♥



13. A free or borrowed book
* Library - Shattered by Helen Hardt - 3/29/24 ♥♥♥♥
* NetGalley - Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey - 5/23/24 ♥♥♥♥
* NetGalley - The Seaside Sisters by Pamela M. Kelley - 6/13/24 ♥♥♥♥



14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - C
* The Cider Shop Rules by Julie Anne Lindsey - 4/22/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - 5/28/24 ♥♥♥
* The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle by Annie Rains - 6/5/24 ♥♥♥



15. A cover that is your favorite color
* The Man You'll Marry by Debbie Macomber - 7/19/24 ♥♥♥
* Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand - 8/23/24 ♥♥♥♥
* Starting Over at Blueberry Creek by Annie Rains - 9/9/24 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/3/25*****

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

*read it and weep

Categories
1. Same series: Hercule Poirot
1. #1 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie - 5/22/24
2. #10 - Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie - 6/4/24
3. #18 - Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie - 9/25/24

2. Same author: Ellie Alexander
1. On Thin Icing - 5/15/24
2. Caught Bread Handed - 5/31/24
3. The Body in the Bookstore - 10/6/24

3. Same word in the title: This
1. This Old Homicide - Kate Carlisle - 3/28/24
2. I Was Born for This - Alice Oseman - 6/18/24
3.

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
1. Murder at the Lakeside Library - Holly Danvers - 6/28/24
2. Name Your Price - Holly James - 7/18/24
3.

5. Same genre: Cozy Mystery
1. Ill-Fated Fortune - Jennifer J. Chow - 3/31/24
2. Six Feet Deep Dish - Mindy Quigley - 4/29/24
3. Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala - 7/13/24

6. Same location: Ireland
1. An Early Wake - Sheila Connolly - 3/7/24
2. Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O'Connor - 3/24/24
3. Murder in G Major - Alexia Gordon - 7/3/24

7. No people on the cover
1. - Nicola Yoon - 4/23/24
2. - Suzanne Collins - 7/31/24
3. - Ann Claire - 8/31/24

8. A cover that is drawn
1. - Kristy Boyce - 5/5/24
2. - Sarah Adams - 5/9/24
3. - Sarah Adams - 8/27/24

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
1. Pub. 5/28/24 - The Quince Project - Jessica Parra - 9/10/24
2. Pub. 5/21/24 - A Pose Before Dying - Alex Erickson - 9/20/24
3.

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1. Marigolds for Malice - Bailey Cattrell - 3/13/24
2. Slumdog Millionaire - Vikas Swarup - 3/26/24
3. A Charming Cure - Tonya Kappes - 4/12/24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
1. In Farm's Way - Amanda Flower - 3/29/24
2. Bookish and the Beast - Ashley Poston - 5/26/24
3. Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/24

12. An Audio or ebook
1. Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3/19/24
2. Black Cake - Charmaine Wilkerson - 4/15/24
3. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 4/25/24

13. A free or borrowed book
1. Forget Me Not - Julie Soto - 3/19/24
2. The Friend Zone - Abby Jimenez - 4/4/24
3. Leslie F*cking Jones - Leslie Jones - 4/30/24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded - KO
1. Kill or Bee Killed - Jennie Marts - 4/21/24
2. Killer Brownies - Amelia Pine - 9/4/24
3.

15. A cover that is your favorite color: Purple
1. - Sophie Gonzales - 8/18/24
2. - Colby Wilkens - 11/30/24
3.

Welcome Suzanne, Vanessa, Connie and Kimberly!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn
Ex. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey or Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert

9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Duos or Trios 2024
March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series - Myths of Moraigh Trilogy
Journey to Bongary Spring by Kasey Stockton (3/27/24)
Through the Fairy Tree by Kasey Stockton (3/28/24)
The Enemy Across the Loch by Kasey Stockton (3/29/24)

2. Same author
Engaging Sir Isaac by Sally Britton (3/9/24)
Reforming Lord Neil by Sally Britton (3/10/24)
An Unsuitable Suitor by Sally Britton (3/12/24)

3. Same word in the title - Prince
The Winter Prince by Constance Lopez (3/9/24)
The Awakened Prince by Alora Carter (3/14/24)
The Midnight Prince by Angie Grigaliunas (3/27/24)

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
A Well-Kept Promise by Laura Rollins (3/6/24)
An Improper Courtship by Laura Beers (4/30/24)
Balanced Scales by Laura Greenwood (5/3/24)

5. Same genre - Fairytale Retelling
To Heal a Broken Heart by Aveline Brooke (3/1/24)
Charlotte and the Cozy Cottage by Abigail Manning (3/5/24)
Frey and the Icy Orchard by Scarlett Luna Strange (3/8/24)

6. Same location - England
An Agreeable Alliance by Kasey Stockton (3/16/24)
The Highwayman's Letter by Martha Keyes (3/18/24)
A Beguiling Ruse by Laura Beers (4/27/24)

7. No people on the cover
Niall by Diane Darcy (4/24/24)

Following the Trail by Lynette Eason (5/15/24)

Alaskan Mountain Search by Sarah Varland (5/16/24)


8. A cover that is drawn
Just Friends Forever by Martha Keyes (4/13/24)

How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor (4/21/24)

So That Happened by Katie Bailey (5/1/24)


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice by Tara Grayce (3/23/24) - 3/8/2024
Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood (4/3/24) - 3/15/2024
Mask of Deception and Sacrifice by Callie Thomas (4/7/24) - 3/22/24

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The White Slipper by Brittany Fichter (3/11/24)
A Faithful Proposal by Jennie Goutet (4/6/24)
A Midnight Masquerade by Elizabeth Johns, Jen Geigle Johnson (4/15/24)

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (4/11/24)
The Games of Enemies and Allies by K.M. Shea (4/14/24)
How to Kiss Your Grumpy Boss by Jenny Proctor (4/20/24)

12. An Audio or ebook
An Amiable Foe by Jennie Goutet (3/20/24)
Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton (3/24/24)
Redeeming Miss Marcotte by Martha Keyes (3/30/24)

13. A free or borrowed book
A Conspiratorial Courting by Martha Keyes (4/1/24)
A Matchmaking Mismatch by Martha Keyes (4/2/24)
A Regrettable Proposal by Jennie Goutet (4/5/24)

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
Saving Miss Everly by Sally Britton (3/7/24)
Snow and the Seven Billionaire Dates by Catelyn Meadows (3/19/24)
A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes (3/26/24)

15. A cover that is your favorite color - blue
Earl Grafton and the Traitor by Angela Johnson (3/21/24)

The Jack of All Trades by M.A. Nichols (4/9/24)

I Think He Knows by Katie Bailey (5/2/24)

Welcome Kimberly and Shash!

Ack, I thought I'd already posted. Here we go...

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series [Veronica Speedwell]
*A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (4/1)
*A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn (6/3)
*A Murderous Relation (11/21)


2. Same author Christina Lauren
*The Soulmate Equation (3/14)
*The Paradise Problem (7/27)
*In a Holidaze (11/12)


3. Same word in the title [Paris]
*Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black (4/12)
*Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin (6/12)
*Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (7/18)


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors [Sarah]
*Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (5/3)
*The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan (5/5)
*The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (5/8)


5. Same genre [Contemporary Romance]
*Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (5/16)
*Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (3/22)
*Unfaded Glory by Sara Arden (6/18)


6. Same location [England]
*The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly (3/12)
*The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly (7/12)
*A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux (8/14)


7. No people on the cover
*Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (3/18)
*Ward D by Freida McFadden (3/22)
*Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (4/9)


8. A cover that is drawn
*Emma of 83rd Street (1) by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding (3/7)
*Enchanted to Meet You by Meg Cabot (3/10)
*Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa (4/3)


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
*The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger (4/28)
*Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver (6/22)
*By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (10/2)


10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
*Two to Tango by Kathleen Fuller (4/23)
*Second Chance Summer by Kait Nolan (7/11)
*Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane (8/21)


11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
*Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (6/4)
*Hell's Corner by David Baldacci (11/3)
*Beginning of Forever by Catherine Bybee (12/7)


12. An Audio or ebook
*Winter by Marissa Meyer (8/16)
*A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross (10/5)
*The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan (11/8)


13. A free or borrowed book
*Sisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber (3/26)
*Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (3/29)
*For Those Who Are Lost by Julia Bryan Thomas (8/1)


14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded
*My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (4/30)
*Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (5/16)
*Murder at Queen's Landing by Andrea Penrose (7/18)


15. A cover that is your favorite color
*The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (3/21)
*Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard (6/15)
*The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins (6/26)

Welcome Mary-Megan!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category..
Read: 13/45

Categories
1. Same series-
🔸What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris▪️9/21/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🔸When Gods Die by C.S. Harris
🔸Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. Harris


2. Same author
🔸The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle▪️5/14/2024▪️
🔸The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle
🔸The Atlantis Plague by A.G. Riddle


3. Same word in the title
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4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
🔸
🔸
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5. Same genre
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6. Same location
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7. No people on the cover
🔸Just One Look by Harlan Coben▪️3/13/2024▪️
🔸Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians by William McKeever▪️5/22/2024▪️
🔸Insignia by S.J. Kincaid


8. A cover that is drawn
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9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
🔸Released by Amber Kirkpatrick▪️6/30/2024▪️
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10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
🔸Idol Thoughts by J.S. Lee▪️7/30/2024▪️
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11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
🔸Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper▪️7/7/2024▪️
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✔️12. An Audio or ebook
🔸And Then There Were Crumbs by Eve Calder▪️3/20/2024▪️
🔸Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard▪️4/27/2024
🔸The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci ▪️5/7/2024▪️


✔️13. A free or borrowed book
🔸The Golden Spider by Anne Renwick▪️3/18/2024▪️(Hoopla)
🔸The Teacher of Warsaw by Mario Escobar▪️4/30/2024▪️(Hoopla)
🔸Pride and Pleasure by Sylvia Day▪️6/24/2024▪️(Libby)


14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded (First Name-J)
🔸Jaguar Hunt by Terry Spear
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15. A cover that is your favorite color
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Welcome Jennie Lee!

I would like to join please!

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors


5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. No people on the cover

8. A cover that is drawn


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. An Audio or ebook

13. A free or borrowed book

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded

15. A cover that is your favorite color (I don't have one... I like pastels... will think on this)

Welcome Danielle!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

45/45

Categories
1. Same series -Miss Fortune Mystery Series
🥇#8 Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 3/11/24
🥈#9Later Gator by Jana Deleon 4/2/24
🥉#10 Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4/25/24

2. Same author
🥇 The First Man You Meet by Debbie Macomber 3/25/24
🥈The Man You'll Marry: An Anthology by Debbie Macomber 3/26/24
🥉Must Love Flowers by Debbie Macomber 4/21/24

3. Same word in the title - "Dead"
🥇Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly 3/27/24
🥈Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury 4/20/24
🥉The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts 5/13/24

4. Same first or last name of the authors - Brown
🥇Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown 3/1/24
🥈Wedding Day and Foul Play by Duffy Brown 4/27/24
🥉Miss Janie's Girls by Carolyn Brown 4/12/24

5. Same genre - Cozy Mystery
🥇The Black Cat Sees His Shadow by Kay Finch 3/10/24
🥈Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian 3/22/24
🥉Forget Me Knot by Mary Marks 4/16/24

6. Same location - New York
🥇For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen 3/4/24
🥈Negative Space by Lilly Dancyger 4/15/24
🥉Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 4/28/24

7. No people on the cover
🥇Death on the Green by Catie Murphy 3/2/24
🥈Button Holed by Kylie Logan 3/3/24
🥉The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle 3/5/24


8. A cover that is drawn
🥇Irish Parade Murder by Leslie Meier 3/6/24
🥈Primer and Punishment by Diane Kelly 3/17/24
🥉Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtman 3/21/24


9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge
🥇Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Published: 2/13/24 Read: 3/17/24
🥈Fur Love or Money by Sofie Ryan Published: 2/6/2024 Read: 3/20/24
🥉Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders Published: 2/20/24 Read: 3/30/24

10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
🥇Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay 3/23/24
🥈Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 3/25/24
🥉Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 3/29/24

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
🥇Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez 4/3/24
🥈The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany 4/4/24
🥉Funny Story by Emily Henry 4/26/24

12. An Audio or ebook
🥇Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley Kindle Unlimited 3/18/24
🥈Southern Magic by Amy Boyles Kindle Unlimited 3/15/24
🥉Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh Kindle Unlimited 2/24/24

13. A free or borrowed book - San Antonio Public Library
🥇Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron 3/13/24
🥈Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 3/7/24
🥉Tilling the Truth by Julia Henry 3/16/24

14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - "M" or "L"
🥇Murder on the Class Trip by Lee Hollis 4/13/24
🥈Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown 3/9/24
🥉Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson 5/11/24

15. A cover that is your favorite color
🥇A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson 3/19/24
🥈Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score 3/31/24
🥉Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter 4/17/24

Welcome Michelle!

Duos or Trios 2024
Duration: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series (In Death)
a. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb 22 March 2024 ★★★★★
b. Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 20 April 2024 ★★★★★
c. Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 18 May 2024 ★★★★



2. Same author (Krista Davis)
A.
B.
C.



3. Same word in the title (Death)
A. Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream by Diane Kelly 22 March 2024 ★★★★★
B. Divided in Death by J.D. Robb 1 September 2024 ★★★★
C. Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter by Diane Kelly 27 October 2024 ★★★★



4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (Lee)
A.
B.
C.



5. Same genre (Non-Fiction)
a. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission by Hampton Sides 7 March 2024 ★★★★★
B.
C.



6. Same location (London)
A. Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown 4 May 2024 ★★★
B. A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer 25 August 2024 ★★★★
C. Husband Material by Alexis Hall 30 August 2024 ★★★★★



7. No people on the cover
a. Legendary by Stephanie Garber 2 March 2024 ★★★
B. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 6 April 2024 ★★★
C. Grace Against the Clock by Julie Hyzy 13 April 2024 ★★★



8. A cover that is drawn
A. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 15 March 2024 ★★★
B. Good for You by Camille Pagán 1 May 2024 ★★★
C. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 25 May 2024 ★★★★



9. A New Release - published with 6 months of this challenge (sep23 - feb 25)
A. Sun of Blood and Ruin: Sun of Blood and Ruin, Book 1 by Mariely Lares 30 March 2024 ★★ First published February 20, 2024
B. Bride by Ali Hazelwood 5 July 2024 ★★★★ First published February 6, 2024
C. The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian ★★★★ 19 July 2024 First published March 26, 2024



10. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
a. Never Meant to Stay by Trisha Das 29 March 2024 ★★★★★
B. Grace Takes Off by Julie Hyzy 17 March 2024 ★★★★
C. Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh 8 June 2024 ★★★



11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
A. Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh 9 July 2024 ★★★★★
B. Desert Warrior by Nalini Singh 2 August 2024 ★★★
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12. An Audio
A. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters 21 April 2024 ★★★
B. Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts 12 May 2024 ★★★
C. No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor 22 May 2024 ★★★★★



13. A free or borrowed book (borrowed from library)
a. The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young 5 March 2024 ★★★
b. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini 15 March 2024 ★★★★
c. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell ★★★ 28 June 2024



14. Title that begins with the first letter of your first or last name - name not needed, just the letter - A, An, The may be excluded B
A. Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry ★★ 27 July 2024
B. Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1 by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 5 August 2024 ★★
C. The Briar Club by Kate Quinn 8 September 2024 ★★★★★



15. A cover that is your favorite color (pink)
a. Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey 9 March 2024 ★★★★
B. Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 22 December 2024 ★★★
C. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher 31 December 2024 ★★★★

Welcome Christina!

On 14 can you do one with the letter of first name and one of the last name or do we need to pick one?

Genevieve wrote: "On 14 can you do one with the letter of first name and one of the last name or do we need to pick one?"

You can mix and match, if you wish! 😉