The Lost Challenges discussion

Lets read all about the months.

Duration
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

February
4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.

5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

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Barb COMPLETED

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Christina (AKA Babbling)
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Duration
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025


Level February: 5 - 9 tasks


TASKS

1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
(Dirk & Steele #1) Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu 12 January 2025 ★★★★★



2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 20 January 2025 ★★★★★ EH




3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig 5 January 2025 ★★★★★ (location England)



February
4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Summer Reading #2 Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 25 February 2025 ★★★★



5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
Enchanter Redeemed by Sharon Ashwood 5 January 2025 ★★★★ (Book 4 of 4)




6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb 22 January 2025 ★★★★



8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas 11 January 2025 ★★★★★ TST



9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

READ 23

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book which is the first in a series.
BlueBuried Muffins (Black Cat Cafe #1) by Lyndsey Cole 3/11/25

🗓️ Read a book with a character who is two-faced.
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 2/2/25
Chess is two-faced.

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States.
The Ghostly Rental by Henry James 1/30/25
Massachusetts
My Murder by Katie Williams 2/5/25
Michigan

🗓️ Read a book set on an island.
The Island by Natasha Preston 3/9/25

🗓️ Read a book in which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
MS Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall 2/13/25
PS The Christmas Guest by Peter  Swanson 2/15/25
MR Was She Wicked? Was She Good? by M. Rickert 2/28/25
SM If Living is Seeing I'm Holding My Breath by Sunny Moraine 2/28/25
SM Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine 3/18/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a red cover.
The Donor by Clare Mackintosh 1/2/25


🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Manhunt by James Patterson 1/5/2025
New York City

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
NI Red X by Noelle W. Ihli 1/7/25
NI Run on Red by Noelle W. Ihli 1/7/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book set in winter.
Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson 2/6/25

6. 🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
My Friend Dahmer: A Graphic Novel by Derf Backderf 1/12/25
Richfield, Ohio
Hide in Place by Emilya Naymark 1/29/25
Sylvan

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered.
The Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz 1/31/25
In the Tall Grass by Stephen King 3/10/25

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place.
No Exit by Taylor Adams 2/28/25

🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
THT The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 1/25/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic.
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima 2/14/25
Mattie and Robo - energetic K9 officers!

🗓️ Read a book with a character whose life is thrilling.
The Debriefing by Jeffery Deaver 1/31/25
Police officers dealing with a Mexican cartel.

Read the Months
January 1 - March 31, 2025

10/10+

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
📆 1st in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
📆 Set in U.S.: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
📆 Sweets & Treats (Paws & Pastries #2) by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
📆 Published 2/23/2021: Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
📆 Set in Edinburg, Scotland: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
📆 Set in Pinewood: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
📆 Someone is murdered: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
📆 Snowstorm: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
📆 Title words begin with TMS: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling or that is tagged history.
📆 MC Bessie is very energetic: Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

Completed: 12

January
1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series.
Record Shop Mystery #1 - Vinyl Resting Place - Olivia Blacke - 1/22/25
Deputy Donut Mystery #1 - Survival of the Fritters - Ginger Bolton - 3/11/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
Set in Chicago - The Fastest Way to Fall - Denise Williams - 2/12/25
Set in New York City - Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender - 2/16/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
- Kate Collins - 2/20/25

February
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
The Wedding Date #2 - The Proposal - Jasmine Guillory - 2/6/25
Record Shop Mystery #2 - A Fatal Groove - Olivia Blacke - 3/3/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
Last in series - Undeniably Yours - Heather Webber - 1/31/25
Winter/January setting - Murders and Metaphors - Amanda Flower - 2/27/25

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
- Dianne Freeman - 2/28/25

March
7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
A Bookmobile volunteer is murdered - Borrowed Crime - Laurie Cass - 3/5/25

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
Blizzard: Iced Under - Barbara Ross - 1/23/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or
✅which is the first in a series - Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - 5/1
or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

✅2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States - Relic Hunter - 12/1 - Kansas City
or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

✅3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. - How to Break an Undead Heart - 27/1

February

✅4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series - The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren - 20/1

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest
✅or that has a purple cover - - 2/2
or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

March

✅7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered - Brimstone Bound - 14/1

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

Welcome Christina (AKA Babbling), Vanessa, Lali & Michelle, Kimberly and CassieCruel

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025


Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book which is the first in a series.
Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/19/2025

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States.
Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2024 (Kentucky)

Read a book set on an island
Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025

Read a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a book with a red cover
by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. Hawaii
Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025

6. 🗓️Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025 (England)

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered
A Killer Cake by Jessica Beck 3/11/2025

9. 🗓️ Read a book that is tagged history.
Young Pele: Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/13/2025

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25 (first in series)
A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25 (Budgie is two faced)


2, 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25 (Island - England)
Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25 (Island)
The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25 (author's initials_

3.🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25 (location - Tokyo)
Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25 (location - Angel Fire Ranch)

February
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25 - 2nd in series

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25 (winter)

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25 (Purity, Maine)

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Lavender Blue Murder. Laura Childs. 1.15.25 (Reginald Doyle is murdered)

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place
Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
The Saturday Night Supper Club. Carla Laureano. 1.20.25 Rachel is energetic

Welcome Kim

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

Completed Tasks: 8

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
First book in a series: The Stars Are Dying by C.C. Peñaranda - Date Finished: 1/8

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
Book which the author's initials can be found in HEMISPHERE (SP)
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner - Date Finished: 1/6


3. 🗓️ First letter of the location can be found in ATHENA -
Location: Navarre - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - 1/5

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Second book in a series - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - Date Finished: 1/11

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
Book set in winter - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon - Date Finished: 1/17

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Book with a purple cover - Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart - Date Finished: 1/13


March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Book where someone is murdered - In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon - Date Finished: 1/15

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
Book where a storm takes place (blizzard) - Sally's Lament by Mari Mancusi - Date Finished: 1/16

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

Welcome Sharon

Read the Months Jan-Mar
Duration
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 11/10+

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
🏮Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. Alterations by Ray Xu - location is Toronto - Jan. 16
🧧Read a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau - Toronto - Jan. 27


February
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
🤖Read a book that was published in February of any year. Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Jan. 3
🍨Read a book set in winter. Soft Serve Sleighing by Lena Gregory - Jan. 9

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
🟣Read a book that has a purple cover. Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel adapted by Leigh Dragoon - Jan. 7


March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
🪦Read a book where someone is murdered. The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
🪖Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war. Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colón - Jan. 5
🌅Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum) Straight On Till Morning: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel adapted by Stephanie Kate Strohm - Jan. 11
🏞️Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum) Resort to Murder by Annie McEwen - Jan. 12

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
⚡Read a book with a character who is energetic. Go with the Flow by Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann - Jan. 1
🪖Read a book that is tagged history. The Golden Voice: The Ballad of Cambodian Rock's Lost Queen by Gregory Cahill - Jan. 17

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

11/10+ Completed. Finish

TASKS
January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or
which is the first in a series or
(Unsub)
UNSUB-Meg Gardiner 1/05/25
(Sugarland Creek)
Here With Me-Brooke Montgomery 1/14/25
with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or
Tears on Her Grave-D.K. Hood 1/02/25
Gated Prey-Lee Goldberg 1/17/25
set on an island or
Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 1/01/25
a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or
a book with a red cover or
where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or
(Detective Kate Rosetti)
Riddle Me This-Gina LaManna 1/04/25
(Houston Defiance MC)
Addictive-K.E. Osborn 1/06/25
(King Family)
Just My Luck-Lena Hendrix 1/19/25
(Madison Knox)
Brooklyn Blood-M.Z. Kelly 1/20/25
where something is purified (Your interpretation) or
where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Jess Lourey-June Bug 1/07/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or
that was published in February of any year.
(2/08/24)
Mother Hater-Daphne Elliot 2/03/25

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

Finished! READ The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 (01/06/25)

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS 11/10+

January (5)

☑️ 1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome

X or which is the first in a series

The Weight of It All (The Weight of it All 1) N.R. Walker 01/04/245

or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

☑️ 2. X 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States

The Trees Percival Everett (Mississippi) 01/06/25

or set on an island

X or a book which the author’s initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25

☑️ 3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise

X or a book with a red cover (show cover)
Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist (Mistletoe Romance 1) Codi Hall 01/02/25

X or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn (Arizona) 01/01/25

February (3)

☑️ 4. X 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series

Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond (KU) 01/01/25

or where something is purified (Your interpretation)

or where the author’s initials can be found in JULIAN.

☑️ 5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series

X or set in winter

Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25

or that was published in February of any year.

☑️ 6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest

or that has a purple cover

X or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

Aunt Bessie Likes (Isle of Man 12) Diana Xarissa (Isle of Man) 01/05/25

March (3)

☑️ 7. X 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered

Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/03/25

or where a character had debt

or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

☑️ 8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place

or about a war

X or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 01/05/25

☑️ 9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic
&
or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation)
&
or that is tagged history.

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 11/04/25

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level February: 5 - 9 tasks

TASKS - 9

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series - Same Time Next Year Tessa Bailey - 1/5/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States - Far from Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/2/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. - Alpha Bully Renee Rose - 1/10/25

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series - Whiskey Reveals Carrie Ann Ryan - 1/26/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book set in winter - Champagne Kiss Raleigh Ruebins - 1/16/25

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest - The Confession Shayla Black - 1/4/25

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered - Fourth a Lie Pepper Winters - 2/20/25

8. 🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum) - The Husband's Secret Liane Moriarty - 3/10/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) - Alex is a super hero - When Gracie Met the Grump Mariana Zapata - 1/22/25

Welcome Julesy, Karen, Frankie and Melissa A

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
15/10+

Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS
January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
first in Campus Sleuth Mysteries Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
US Michigan Tea'd Off Patti Benning 1/4/25
Initials SP Lured by Murder Summer Prescott 1/12/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Fictional Twilight Cove Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
Wise, MC's dad An Oven Beyond Victoria Kazarian 1/8/25

February
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
2nd in Amanda Warren Mysteries Monterey Bay Murder Seren Star Goode 1/1/25
Shop purified with sage Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
Set in winter Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25
Last in a series (#4 A Walk in the Bark) Poolside Panic Mel Faye 1/16/25

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Honest After Park Patti Benning 1/4/25
Silverwood Hollow Shelfie Sabotage S.E.Babin 1/6/25

March
7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Murder in the Cul-de-Sac Penny Brooke 1/5/25
Had debt Star-Crossed Egg Tarts Jennifer Chow 1/21/25

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
Killer Christmas in Paradise Dennis Shock 1/24/25 winter storm

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
Shocked in Chicago Patti Benning 1/6/25

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

✅✅1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
. The Address by Fiona Davis Read 1/10/25. Theo Camden is two-faced. Pretends like he loves/repect people (Sarah) but is really just using them.The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. Read 1/27/25. First in the Nancy Drew Mystery Series

✅✅2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
New Beginnings in the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal Read 1/5/25. set in Ireland
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan. Read 2/5/24. set in Long Island

✅3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
The Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina George Read 1/14/25. Nyons, France

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.

✅5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
Remainders of the Day: A Bookshop Diary by Shaun Bythell Read 1/22/25 last in series A Diary of a Bookseller

✅✅6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Hostage by Clare Mackintosh. Read 1/16/25 Sophia, although only 5, is very honest. She says it like it is.
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. Read 1/30/25. Location-Pine Creek Road


March

✅✅✅7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger. Read 1/8/25 Louise Larose and Big John Murdered
Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida by Mikita Brottman. Read 1/29/25 Mike Williams murdered
The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott. Read 2/3/25 Sasha and Paul are murdered


✅✅✅✅8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom. Read 1/1/25. WWII
The Time Between by Karen White Read 1/21/25. WWII
The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan Read 1/24/25. WW II

✅9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal Read 1/19/25 Vita -energetic and a go getter. Up a 4;30 every morning to open her restaurant , runs marathons every year in a different city and runs every day and she is in her 60's.

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

Completed: 11/10+

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation). Beautifully Broken Pieces - Catherine Cowles 1/3/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States Alex - Sawyer Bennett (set in Raleigh, North Carolina) or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE. A Fall of Marigolds - Susan Meissner 1/6/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Janet Evanovich 3/4/25 (set in Trenton, New Jersey)

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25 or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN. The Red Door Inn - Liz Johnson 2/25/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year. Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25 (published February 3, 2015)

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE. Undead and Uneasy - MaryJanice Davidson 1/11/25 (set in St. Paul, Minnesota)

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum) Undead and Unworthy - MaryJanice Davidson

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum) One Summer Night - Gerri Hill 1/24/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history. Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake 1/17/25

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

READ THE MONTHS, 1/1 – 3/31
13/10+ COMPLETE
Tasks can be repeated

JANUARY
1. 🗓️ Read a book which is the first in a series
* The Case at Barton Manor (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates #1), by Emily Queen, finished 2/10/25 ★★★.5

2. 🗓️ Read a book which the author’s initials can be found in HEMISPHERE
* author Patrick F. McManus – Circles in the Snow (Sheriff Bo Tully #6), finished 1/2/25 ★★★★

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA
* set New York City : The Red Box (Nero Wolfe #4), by Rex Stout, finished 1/3/25 ★★★.5
* cover : A Fashionably French Murder (An American in Paris #3), by Colleen Cambridge, finished 2/10/25 ★★★★


FEBRUARY
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (your interpretation) or where the author’s initials can be found in JULIAN
* series : For Letter or Worse (Stationery Shop #2), by Vivian Conroy, finished 1/6/25 ★★★.5
* A Victim at Valentine’s (Secret Bookcase #5), by Ellie Alexander, finished 1/12/25 ★★★★
Elspeth cleansed and purified the shop after the murder
* author Judy Leigh – Foul Play at Seal Bay (Morwenna Mutton #1), finished 1/15/25 ★★★.5

5. 🗓️ Read a book that was published in February of any year
* publ 2-27-07 : The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America, by Joe Posnanski, finished 1/8/25 ★★★★

6. 🗓️Read a book that has a purple cover
* Death Upon a Star, by Amy Patricia Meade, finished 1/6/25 ★★★★


MARCH
7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt
* murder : A Murderous Malady (Florence Nightingale #2), by Christine Trent, finished 1/1/25 ★★★.5
* debt, Rose : Last Diner Standing (Rose Strickland #2), by Terri L. Austin, finished 1/12/25 ★★★.5

8. 🗓️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (three word minimum)
* The Medici Return (Cotton Malone #19), by Steve Berry, finished 1/14/25 ★★★★.5

9. 🗓️ Read a book that is tagged history
* Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light, by Bob Berman, finished 2/2/25 ★★★★

Finished: 2025/02/11

Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more

Progress: 9/9

TASKS

January
1. Read a book with a character who is two-faced. Der Fall by Albert Camus ✓ 25/01/13

2. Read a book set in the United States. L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02

3. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. (ardglas) The Coast Road by Alan Murrin ✓ 25/02/02

February
4. Read a book where something is purified. (yuki cleaning her brother's house) Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10

5. Read a book set in winter. Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06

6. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE. (seoul) Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18

March
7. Read a book where someone is murdered. 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/13

8. Read a book where a storm takes place. (snowdrift) Mord im Orientexpress by Agatha Christie ✓ 25/02/11

9. Read a book with a character whose life is thrilling. 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/14

Welcome all

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book which is the first in a series.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 19/01/2025

2. 🗓️ Read a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
Scenes from the Heart by Malena Ernman 2/1/2025

Read a book set on an island
The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw (mainly set in New Zealand) 13/01/2025

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise.
The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho 11/01/2025 Petrus, the main character's mentor is the wise character

Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, set in Tokyo 20/01/2025


February

4. 🗓️ Read a book or where something is purified.
Apeirogon by Colum McCann: Bassam states that he was purifying his body by fasting while he was in jail 04/01/2025

5. 🗓️ Read a book set in winter.
Moonlight Shadow by Banana Yoshimoto 08/01/2025

6. 🗓️Read a book that has a purple cover.
Il caffè delle donne by Widad Tamimi 27/01/2025

Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE
The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder 22/01/2025 set in Oslo

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered.
Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello 17/01/2025
The Son is killed by the Boy at the end of the play

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place.
Piero fa la Merica by Paolo Malaguti 16/01/2025 The storm is described at page 80

9. 🗓️ Read a book that is tagged history.
La crepa e la luce by Gemma Calabresi Milite 05/01/2025

Read a book with a character who is energetic
Dawa: The Story of a Stray Dog in Bhutan by Kunzang Choden 13/01/2025 Dawa travels a lot during his life

*the dates are written in dd/mm/yyyy format

Read The Months January, February and March 2025

Duration January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

✓ 1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
bk1 Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis 2/20-3/15
bk1 No Name - Tim Tingle 1/30

✓ 2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
US set Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz 1/11-16

Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan
Riding Freedom
My Swordhand is Singing Marcus Sedgwick

✓ 3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Harold and Maude - Colin Higgins 1/25-2/24

February
✓ 4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Time Cat Lloyd Alexander
bk2 The River - Gary Paulsen 1/9-13

✓ 5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
Brian's Winter - Gary Paulsen 1/27-2/11
Bringing Me Back Beth Vrabel pub. Feb. 2018 1/14-21

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.


March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
The Night War

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
Grigory Rasputin: Holy Man or Mad Monk? Enid A. Goldberg

Welcome Giacomina the Snail and Cindy III

Duration
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 24/01

2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami 10/01/25

3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Homecoming by Kate Morton 20/01/25, Tambilla

February
4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Private Rites by Julia Armfield 10/01/25

5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz 23/02/24

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 11/02/25 - set in Peru

March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Our Game by John Le Carré 07/03/25


8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris 25/03

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
Frankie by Graham Norton 17/03/25

Welcome Jess

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Level March: 10 or more
Read: 15
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or
Read a book which is the first in a series.
With One Breath Margaret Watson 1/5/25 (Blackhawk Security #1)

Read a book with a character who is two-faced.
Burned by Her Devotion Melinda Leigh 2/7/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or
Read a book set on an island.
The Last Letters Sophie Kenna 1/18/25

Read a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
Gypsy Magic H.P. Mallory 1/25/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Helena Once Removed Margaret Watson 1/6/25

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series.
See Her Die Melinda Leigh 1/11/25 (Bree Taggert #2)

or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series.
Truth Be Told Kendra Elliot 2/9/25
Read a book set in winter.
A Hero's Christmas Hope Vivian Arend 1/4/25

or that was published in February of any year.

6. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is honest.
Hell Is Empty Craig Johnson 2/4/25

or that has a purple cover or

Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Salt Springs, Colorado The Grump Who Stole Christmas S. Doyle 1/12/25

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered.
Cross Her Heart Melinda Leigh 1/9/25


or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place.
A Soldier's Christmas Wish Vivian Arend 1/2/25

Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH.
The Shifting Tides Sophie Kenna 1/25/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or

Read a book with a character whose life is thrilling.
Stuart Woods' Golden Hour Brett Battles 1/13/25

Read a book that is tagged history.
The Lightkeeper's Ball Colleen Coble 1/16/25

✅Done!!!✅ 25


Lets read all about the months.

Duration
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.


TASKS

1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Set in Rome or
✔The Italian Ballerina ★★★★ 20 February
🗓️ First in a series or
✔Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers ★★★★ 8 February
✔ Impossible Creatures★★★★ 9 March
✔Perfectly Parvin ★★★★ 5 January
🗓️A character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
✔Running ★★★★ 4 February
✔Punching Bag ★★★★ 7 January

2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Set in the United States or
✔ Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better ★★★★ 6 January
🗓️ Set on an island or
✔~Japan~ Pearl ★★★★ 6 January
✔~Bahamas~ Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend ★★★ 12 March
🗓️Authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.


3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ A character who is wise or
🗓️A red cover or
🗓️ The first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
✔ ~New York~ Olga Dies Dreaming ★★★★3 January
✔~Atlanta~ The Many Fortunes of Maya★★★★ 20 February
✔ ~England~ Is She Really Going Out with Him?★★★★ 7 March

February
4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ The second in a series or
✔Azar on Fire ★★★★ 9 January
🗓️Where something is purified (Your interpretation) or
🗓️Authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
✔ ~Jarrett Lerner~ A Work in Progress ★★★★ 19 January
✔ ~Judy Leigh~ The Vintage Village Bake Off ★★★ 15 February

5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Last in a series or
🗓️ Set in winter or
🗓️ Published in February of any year.
✔~pub 2024~ The Fox Wife★★★★ 26 January

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️A character who is honest or
🗓️ Has a purple cover or
✔ ★★★ 25 January
🗓️The first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
✔ ~Ozarks~ Ozark Dogs ★★★★ 13 January
✔ ~Oz~ The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz ★★★ 12 January
✔~ England~ Ne'er Duke Well★★★ 28 January

March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Someone is murdered or
✔The Frozen River ★★★★★ 31 January
✔The Heiress ★★ 7 February
🗓️A character had debt or
🗓️The first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
✔Such Charming Liars★★★ 16 January

8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ A storm takes place or
🗓️About a war or
✔The Bletchley Riddle★★★★ 5 January
🗓️The first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ A character who is energetic or
🗓️Whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or
🗓️Tagged history.
✔Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World ★★8 March

Welcome JoAnne and Jessica

Read the Months: January, February, March 2025
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more

*Each task can be done as often as needed.

18/10+ Tasks Completed

1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
Hunted by K.M. Shea (1/12/25) - Pack of Dawn and Destiny #1
Fated by K.M. Shea (1/13/25) - two faced

2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
United by K.M. Shea (1/12/25) - USA

3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair (1/15/25) - Harvest Hollow

February
4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/4/25) - purified
Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor (1/16/25) - Appies #2

5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea (1/8/25) - last book in Court of Midnight and Deception
Snowflakes by K.M. Shea (1/11/25) - winter

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (1/2/25) - Panem
Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/4/25) - Magiford
One Last First Date by Kate O'Keeffe (1/6/25)

Stolen Midsummer Bride by Tara Grayce (1/9/25) - honest

March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25) - murdered
Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea (1/6/25) - debt

8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (1/3/25) - war
Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (1/5/25) - war

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
Forest of Scarlet by Tara Grayce (1/10/25) - life is thrilling
A Groom of One's Own by Emma St. Clair (1/17/25) - energetic

Welcome Shash

Read the Months: January, February, March 2025
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

35 of 10+ Complete

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. Read a book which is the first in a series.
🔹️Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25 - #1 Caleb Zelic
🔹️A Beautiful Place To Die - Malla Nunn - 4.5 Stars - 1/13/25 - #1 Emmanuel Cooper
🔹️The Matrimonial Advertisement - Mimi Matthews - 3.5 Stars - 1/19/25 - #1 Parish Orphans
🔹️A Deeper Darkness - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 1/23/25 - #1 Dr. Samantha Owens
🔹️Loyalty - Ingrid Thoft - 3 Stars - 1/25/25 - #1 Fina Ludlow
🔹️Alex - Sawyer Bennett - 3 Stars - 2/2/25 - #1 Cold Fury Hockey
🔹️Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 4 Stars - 2/10/25 - #1 Assistant to the Villain
🔹️The Giver - Lois Lowry - 4 Stars - 2/11/25 - #1 Giver
🔹️The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 2/15/25 - #1 Ladies Detective Agency
🔹️Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 2/16/25 - #1 Year Round Christmas
🔹️It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4 Stars - 2/17/25 - #1 Chicago Stars
🔹️Perfect Shot - Steve Urszenyi - 4.5 Stars - 2/19/25 - #1 Alexandra Martell
🔹️Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas - 4 Stars- 2/19/25 - #1 Wallflowers

2. Read a book set in the United States
🔹️Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25 - Louisiana

Read a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
🔹️Orbital: A Novel - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 1/7/25 - SH
🔹️Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25 - EH
🔹️The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 3 Stars - 1/21/25 - MH

3. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
🔹️Overture - Skye Warren - 2 Stars - 2/21/25 - Texas
🔹️Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/25 - England

February

4. Read a book which is the second in a series
🔹️Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill - 4 Stars - 2/3/25 - #2 Siri Paibun
🔹️B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton - 3.5 Stars - 1/2/25 - #2 Kinsey Millhone
🔹️The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths - 4 Stars - 1/10/25 - #2 Ruth Galloway

5. Read a book that was published in February of any year.
🔹️Blue Light Yokohama - Nicolás Obregón - 4 Stars - 1/20/25 - orig pub Feb 02, 2017

6. Read a book that has a purple cover
🔹️The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25

🔹️The Singapore School of Villainy - Shamini Flint - 4 Stars - 2/9/25

🔹️Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 5 Stars - 3/2/25


Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
🔹️Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25 - Maryland
🔹️The Warsaw Protocol - Steve Berry - 4 Stars - 1/16/25 - Poland
🔹️Perish - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 1/28/25 - Ohio
🔹️The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - Massachusetts

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered
🔹️Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert - 3.5 Stars - 2/16/25

8. Read a book about a war
🔹️The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
🔹️Ghost Soldiers - Hampton Sides - 4.5 Stars - 2/8/25

Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
🔹️The Mask of Ra - Paul Doherty - 4 Stars - 2/23/25

9. Read a book that is tagged history.
🔹️American Predator - Maureen Callahan - 4 Stars - 2/5/25

Welcome Olivermagnus

FINISHED

Read the Months
January 1 - March 31, 2025

10/10+

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
📆 1st in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
📆 Set in U.S.: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
📆 Sweets & Treats (Paws & Pastries #2) by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
📆 Published 2/23/2021: Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
📆 Set in Edinburg, Scotland: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
📆 Set in Pinewood: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
📆 Someone is murdered: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
📆 Snowstorm: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
📆 Title words begin with TMS: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling or that is tagged history.
📆 MC Bessie is very energetic: Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25

Well done Lali & Michelle

Read The Months January, February and March
January - March 2025

My Read The Months Challenge (msg 40)

Books Read ❱❱ 10

January Tasks



1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
Read a book which is the first in a series
☑️first in Driven series ❱❱ Driven ❱❱ 01.26 ★★★★

2. January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
Read a book set in the United States
☑️set in US ❱❱ You Can Kill ❱❱ 01.18 ★★★★

3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA
☑️set in Alabama ❱❱ Scrimmage Gone South ❱❱ 01.11 ★★★★
☑️set in New York ❱❱ Yield ❱❱ 01.15 ★★★★

February Tasks



4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification".
Read a book which is the second in a series
☑️second in London Lovers series ❱❱ This Year's Love ❱❱ 02.06 ★★★★

5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
Read a book that was published in February of any year
☑️published Feb 2022 ❱❱ A Wild Card Kiss ❱❱ 03.12 ★★★★

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
Read a book that has a purple cover
☑️purple cover ❱❱ Karma ❱❱ 02.01 ★★★★

March Tasks



7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
Read a book where someone is murdered
☑️bride erin is murdered ❱❱ Passions in Death ❱❱ 02.22 ★★★★

8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
Read a book where a storm takes place
☑️blizzard and snowstorm happen ❱❱ Christmas in Destiny ❱❱ 01.07 ★★★★

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
Read a book with a character whose life is thrilling
☑️hockey players are thrilling ❱❱ The Pucking Wrong Number ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★★

Welcome LaurLa

Finished! :)

Read the Months: January, February, March 2025
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more

*Each task can be done as often as needed.

18/10+ Tasks Completed

1. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who represented beginnings and endings, as well as doorways and gates. In art, Janus is often depicted with two faces, one looking to the past and one to the future.
🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
Hunted by K.M. Shea (1/12/25) - Pack of Dawn and Destiny #1
Fated by K.M. Shea (1/13/25) - two faced

2, January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. January was also the month Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, allowing more than 20 million immigrants to enter the United States.
🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
United by K.M. Shea (1/12/25) - USA

3. People born in January are thought to have a thoughtful, wise, and quiet nature, as symbolized by the owl. Owls were once associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom and prophecy. The flower of January is the carnation and the birthstone is Garnet.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair (1/15/25) - Harvest Hollow

February
4. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification"
🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/4/25) - purified
Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor (1/16/25) - Appies #2

5. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere).
🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea (1/8/25) - last book in Court of Midnight and Deception
Snowflakes by K.M. Shea (1/11/25) - winter

6. People born in February are creative, compassionate, honest and innovative. The flowers of February are the violet, the primrose and the Iris. Its birthstone is the amethyst, which symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity.
🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (1/2/25) - Panem
Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/4/25) - Magiford
One Last First Date by Kate O'Keeffe (1/6/25)

Stolen Midsummer Bride by Tara Grayce (1/9/25) - honest

March

7. The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th. It was considered a deadline for settling debts. It was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25) - murdered
Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea (1/6/25) - debt

8. The name for March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21st. The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”
🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (1/3/25) - war
Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (1/5/25) - war

9. March born people are very active and energetic all time, both physically and mentally. Mental exhaustion seems to never come to them. These adventurous ones do not let life go mundane and they dwell in the present rather than the past and future.
🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
Forest of Scarlet by Tara Grayce (1/10/25) - life is thrilling
A Groom of One's Own by Emma St. Clair (1/17/25) - energetic

Great job Shash

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Completed 1.20.25

TASKS

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25 (first in series)
A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25 (Budgie is two faced)


2, 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25 (Island - England)
Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25 (Island)
The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25 (author's initials_

3.🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25 (location - Tokyo)
Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25 (location - Angel Fire Ranch)

February
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25 - 2nd in series

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25 (winter)

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25 (Purity, Maine)

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
Lavender Blue Murder. Laura Childs. 1.15.25 (Reginald Doyle is murdered)

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place
Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
The Saturday Night Supper Club. Carla Laureano. 1.20.25 Rachel is energetic

Great job Kim

FINISHED!

Read the Months Jan-Mar
Duration
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 11/10+

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
🏮Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. Alterations by Ray Xu - location is Toronto - Jan. 16
🧧Read a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA. A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau - Toronto - Jan. 27


February
4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
🤖Read a book that was published in February of any year. Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Jan. 3
🍨Read a book set in winter. Soft Serve Sleighing by Lena Gregory - Jan. 9

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
🟣Read a book that has a purple cover. Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel adapted by Leigh Dragoon - Jan. 7


March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)
🪦Read a book where someone is murdered. The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)
🪖Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war. Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colón - Jan. 5
🌅Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum) Straight On Till Morning: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel adapted by Stephanie Kate Strohm - Jan. 11
🏞️Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum) Resort to Murder by Annie McEwen - Jan. 12

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.
⚡Read a book with a character who is energetic. Go with the Flow by Lily Williams & Karen Schneemann - Jan. 1
🪖Read a book that is tagged history. The Golden Voice: The Ballad of Cambodian Rock's Lost Queen by Gregory Cahill - Jan. 17

Late to the party but hope I can still join.

Read The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Level January: 1-4 tasks
Level February: 5 - 9 tasks
Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome or which is the first in a series or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).
first in a series- The Bibliomancer's Daughter Melissa Bourbon 1/29/25 Book Magic Novels #1

2. 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States or set on an island or a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
set in the United States- Prologue to Murder Lauren Elliott 2/22/24. Connecticut
set in the United States- Wonton Terror Vivien Chien 3/10/25. Ohio

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise or a book with a red cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA- Freshly Ground Murder Tonya Kappes 1/29/25. Honey Springs

February

4. 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series or where something is purified (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in JULIAN.
the second in a series: A Hex for Danger Esme Addison 2/8/25 Enchanted Bay #2
the second in a series: Inherit the Word Daryl Wood Gerber 3/3/25 Cookbook Nook #2
the second in a series: Grilled for Murder Maddie Day 3/18/25 Country Store Mystery #2

5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series or set in winter or that was published in February of any year.
set in winter: Shots in the Dark Allyson K. Abbott 2/21/25
set in winter: Body In The Bookstore Emma Lee 3/9/25
published in February of any year: In Cold Chamomile Joy Avon 3/14/25 pub February 11, 2020

6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest or that has a purple cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.
where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE: The Body in the Bookstore Ellie Alexander 2/6/25. Redwood Grove
where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE: A Villa in Sicily: Figs and a Cadaver Fiona Grace 3/12/25. Mussolmeli, Sicily
March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered or where a character had debt or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place or about a war or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation) or that is tagged history.

*FINISHED*

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

January

1. 🗓️ Read a book which is the first in a series.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 19/01/2025

2. 🗓️ Read a book which the authors initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.
Scenes from the Heart by Malena Ernman 2/1/2025

Read a book set on an island
The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw (mainly set in New Zealand) 13/01/2025

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise.
The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho 11/01/2025 Petrus, the main character's mentor is the wise character

Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, set in Tokyo 20/01/2025


February

4. 🗓️ Read a book or where something is purified.
Apeirogon by Colum McCann: Bassam states that he was purifying his body by fasting while he was in jail 04/01/2025

5. 🗓️ Read a book set in winter.
Moonlight Shadow by Banana Yoshimoto 08/01/2025

6. 🗓️Read a book that has a purple cover.
Il caffè delle donne by Widad Tamimi 27/01/2025

Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE
The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder 22/01/2025 set in Oslo

March

7. 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered.
Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello 17/01/2025
The Son is killed by the Boy at the end of the play

8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place.
Piero fa la Merica by Paolo Malaguti 16/01/2025 The storm is described at page 80

9. 🗓️ Read a book that is tagged history.
La crepa e la luce by Gemma Calabresi Milite 05/01/2025

Read a book with a character who is energetic
Dawa: The Story of a Stray Dog in Bhutan by Kunzang Choden 13/01/2025 Dawa travels a lot during his life

*the dates are written in dd/mm/yyyy format

Well done Julesy and Giacomina The Snail. Welcome Kellene of course you can join and you can use books from Jan 1

Finished! READ The Months January, February and March 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 (01/06/25)

Level March: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS 11/10+

January (5)

☑️ 1. 🗓️ Read a book set in Rome

X or which is the first in a series

The Weight of It All (The Weight of it All 1) N.R. Walker 01/04/245

or with a character who is two-faced. (Your interpretation).

☑️ 2. X 🗓️ Read a book set in the United States

The Trees Percival Everett (Mississippi) 01/06/25

or set on an island

X or a book which the author’s initials can be found in HEMISPHERE.

Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25

☑️ 3. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is wise

X or a book with a red cover (show cover)
Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist (Mistletoe Romance 1) Codi Hall 01/02/25

X or where the first letter of the location can be found in ATHENA.

The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn (Arizona) 01/01/25

February (3)

☑️ 4. X 🗓️ Read a book which is the second in a series

Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond (KU) 01/01/25

or where something is purified (Your interpretation)

or where the author’s initials can be found in JULIAN.

☑️ 5. 🗓️ Read a book that is last in a series

X or set in winter

Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25

or that was published in February of any year.

☑️ 6. 🗓️Read a book with a character who is honest

or that has a purple cover

X or where the first letter of the location can be found in PRIMROSE.

Aunt Bessie Likes (Isle of Man 12) Diana Xarissa (Isle of Man) 01/05/25

March (3)

☑️ 7. X 🗓️ Read a book where someone is murdered

Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/03/25

or where a character had debt

or where the first letter of each title word can be found in JULIUS CAESAR (Three word minimum)

☑️ 8. 🗓️ Read a book where a storm takes place

or about a war

X or where the first letter of each title word can be found in STORMY MONTH. (Three word minimum)

Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 01/05/25

☑️ 9. 🗓️ Read a book with a character who is energetic
&
or whose life is thrilling (Your interpretation)
&
or that is tagged history.

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 11/04/25