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Two versions of a rhyme a lot of us know. The older version and shorter modern one.

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

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Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

12/11+ Completed. Finish

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or
where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
Liz Tomforde-Play Along 2/04/25
Lani Lynn Vale-Strange & Unusual 2/04/25

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or
Between Now and Forever-Adriana Locke 2/02/25
Happy After All-Maisey Yates 2/05/25
with a character who is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or
set around Valentines Day.
A Sugarloaf Valentine-Rosemary Whittaker 2/14/25
My Phony Valentine-Courtney Walsh 2/16/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or
Mother Pucker-Swati M.H. 2/01/25

where something was cast (Your interpretation).

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or
Easy Melody-Kristen Proby 2/05/25
where the MC says I love you.
See How They Hide-Allison Brennan 2/12/25

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
Elsie Silver-A Photo Finish 2/26/25

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Riff-Jessica Gadziala 2/14/25
Unforgivable Acts-Laura Snider 2/21/25
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Roses are Red
February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

17 of 11+ Complete

Level 2 11 or more tasks

Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England.
🔹️The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
🔹️Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/25
🔹️Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas - 4 Stars- 2/19/25
🔹️Queen of the North - Anne O'Brien - 4 Stars - 3/5/25

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
🔹️Alex - Sawyer Bennett - 3 Stars - 2/2/25
🔹️It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4 Stars - 2/17/25
🔹️Overture - Skye Warren - 2 Stars - 2/21/25
🔹️Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 5 Stars - 3/2/25

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character.
🔹️Wild Man Creek - Robyn Carr - 3 Stars - 2/20/25 - MC = Colin does wildlife paintings

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover.
🔹️Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood - 4 Stars - 2/8/25


Modern version

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
🔹️Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25 - Louisiana
🔹️Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill - 4 Stars - 2/3/25 - Laos
🔹️Abduction of a Slave - Dana Stabenow - 3.5 Stars - 3/12/25 - Egypt
🔹️Killer Weekend - Ridley Pearson - 3.5 Stars - 3/8/25 - Idaho

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
🔹️The Plum Tree - Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4 Stars - 2/14/25 - EW
🔹️Blood Orchid - Stuart Woods - 3.5 Stars - 3/3/25 - SW

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
🔹️Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 2/16/25

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Each task can be done as often as needed.

11/11+

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
🩸Sister Margaret is described as a sweet woman 84%: And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan 2/14/25

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
🩸 Tagged romance and a couple: Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
🩸 Emmaline is an artist: Frightfully Fortune by Jana Deleon 2/7/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast.
🩸 Drawn cover: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson 2/3/25

🩸 Drawn cover: Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower 2/11/25

🩸 Drawn cover: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25


7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
🩸 On p437 MC says "I love you": Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
🩸 For the Love of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino 2/4/25


9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
🩸 Location is Eshtera: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong 2/9/25

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
🩸 "I added cream and sugar to my mug ..." 78%: The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret by Leann Sweeney 2/1/25

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
🩸 Title starts with "R": Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25

FINISHED
Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 02/02/2025
Flush: A Biography by Virginia Woolf 12/02/2025

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who). Libreria Hyunam-dong. Rimedi per l'anima by Hwang Bo-Reum 08/02/2025
Yeongju is described as sweet multiple times (it is said that she has a sweet smile).


4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway 01/02/2025
Henry and Helen are a couple
Doppio vetro by Halldóra K. Thoroddsen 10/02/2025
The main character (whose name is never said in the whole book) is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book set around Valentines Day.
Hating Valentine's Day by Allison Rushby 23/01/2025


6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover.
La versione degli alberi by Stefano Mancuso 09/02/2025


7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where the MC says I love you.
Vorrei che fossi qui by Jodi Picoult 21/02/2025

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
Destinazione Samarcanda by Sir Steve Stevenson 03/02/2025

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 03/02/2025
set in Tokyo


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Il magico studio fotografico di Hirasaka bySanaka Hiiragi 17/02/2025
"Hirasaka mescolò la farina di soia, il latte e lo zucchero con movimenti circolari del cucchiaio. Dal composto si levava un buon odore. [...]" p. 140
Translates to: Hirasaka mixed the soy flour, milk and sugar with circular movements of the spoon. A pleasant smell rose from the mixture.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Un buon posto in cui fermarsi, by Matteo Bussola 05/02/2025

Finished: 2025/04/25

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 1: 3 - 10 tasks
Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

Progress: 11/11

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
✓ Read a book set in England. (bedfordshire) Die Mitternachtsbibliothek by Matt Haig (25/02/17)

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
✓ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET. Oliver Lovrenski - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann (25/03/21)

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
✓ Read a book where a character is described as sweet. (tooru's called sweet on several occasions) Fruits Basket Pearls 01 by Natsuki Takaya (25/03/17)

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
✓ Read a book with a character who is part of a couple. (jenny & david) Racheopfer by Ethan Cross (25/02/28)

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
✓ Read a book with an artist as a character. (Rio's a master of tea ceremony) Teezimmerspiele by Dite (25/03/29)

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
✓ Read a book with a drawn cover. Goodbye Harlequin - Special Edition by Keri Kusabi (25/02/03)

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
✓ Read a book where the MC says I love you. (p. 118) Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji (25/02/11)

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
✓ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ROSES. Richard Osman - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel (25/02/26)

9. Violets are blue,
✓ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET. (los angeles) A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (25/02/07)

10. Sugar is sweet
✓ Read a book where a character adds sugar to something. (p. 144 "Sie nahm Zucker, rührte um und trank mit gerunzelter Stirn.") Naokos Lächeln by Haruki Murakami (25/04/25)

11. And so are you.
✓ Read a book whose title starts with either R or U. Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's True Love by Jonathan Fryer (25/03/13)

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England.
Queen Elizabeth by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 2/24/2025

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance.
Andre by L.A. Witt 2/8/2025
Romantic Behavior by L.A. Witt 2/9/2025
Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank 2/24/2025
Steel Resolve by B.J. Daniels 2/27/2025

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover
by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
by Seren Star Goode 4/2/2025

Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2025

Welcome Frankie, Olivermagnus, Lali & Michelle, Giacomina the Snail and Chrissie

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Read: 15/11+

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England.
When You’re Mine Blake Pierce 2/5/25

Read a book with a character called Joseph.
The Cozy Quilt Shop Leeanna Morgan 3/9/25

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹 Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance.
Reeve Katy Regnery 2/4/25

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character.
My Promise To Keep Cas Lewis 3/18/25

Read a book set around Valentines Day.
Valentines in Sweetwater County Ciara Knight 2/12/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹Read a book with a drawn cover.
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries Tonya Kappes 2/13/25

Read a book where something was cast.
The Book of Lost Enchantments Jessica Dodge 2/25/25

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read.
The Black Bird Oracle Deborah Harkness 3/2/25
Read a book where the MC says I love you.
Dead in Her Tracks Kendra Elliot 2/6/25

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover.
Burned by Her Devotion Melinda Leigh 2/7/25

or where the author's initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover.
A Reason to Stay at Sandpiper Inn Ella Morgan 3/7/25
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
Oregon At the River Kendra Elliot 2/10/25

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something.
p 119 Two sugars. (added to coffee) Wild Fire Kristen Ashley 2/20/25

Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SWEET.
One Night before Christmas Serenity Woods 3/16/25

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with R.
Right Behind Her Melinda Leigh 2/18/25

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting. Sophie Irwin. 2.2.25 (England)
The Bodies in the Library. Marty Wingate. 2.19.25 (England)

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Georgiana).
We Three Queens. Rhys Bowen. 2.9.25

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
The Rom-Commers. Katherine Center. 2.11.25 (both)
Full of Grace. Dorothea Benton Frank. 2.20.25 (both)

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25 (spells cast)

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
For the Love of Summer. Susan Mallery. 2.13.25 (Erica says I love you)
Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25 (Priscella says I love you)

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
The Land Beneath Us. Sarah Sundin. 2.4.25 (author initials)
Always, in December. Emily Stone. 2.13.25 (author initials)

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Laura Pearson. 2.6.25


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Room. Emma Donoghue. 2.8.25
Reading Between the Lies. Lynn Cahoon. 2.14.25

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 11/11+

1. 🏰Read a book set in England. Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre by Glynnis Fawkes - Feb. 7
👨🏻‍🦱Read a book with a character called Joseph. I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story by Jeramey Kraatz

2.🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover. A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau - Feb. 11


3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.

5. 👩🏽‍🎨Read a book with an artist as a character. Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

6. ✍🏽Read a book with a drawn cover. Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel by Andrew Donkin - Feb. 3

7. 💞Read a book where a character has their fortune read. The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1 by Ingrid Ochoa - Feb. 13

Modern version

8. 🧜🏼‍♀️Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ROSES. Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel by Stephanie Kate Strohm - Feb. 4

9. 🌆Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET. Age 16 by Rosena Fung - Toronto - Feb. 7
🩵Read a book with a blue cover. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir by Denise Dorrance - Feb. 9


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. 👗The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel by Cameron Mukwa - Feb. 12
🏃🏿‍♀️Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom by Marcelo d'Salete

Two versions of a rhyme a lot of us know. The older version and shorter modern one.

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

✅1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Read 2/12/25 Set in Liverpool, England


✅2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
. Read 2/22/25


✅3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton Read 2/14/25 💝 Axton is called honey by her mom because she is sweet page 45 Honey I have to go.


✅4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter. Read 2/4/25 Tagged Romance and Emilie is a couple with Nick


✅5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
by Anne Tyler. Read 2/3/25 Mercy Garrett is an artisit as is her granddaughter Kendall


✅6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
Read 2/8/25

✅7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan. Read 2/5/24 Wyatt tells Sam he loves her and she tells him right back

Modern version

✅8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott. Read 2/3/25 E and S

✅9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
. Read 2/3/25

✅10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Read 2/13/25
Page 142 "Sugar?' asked Toby. Toby stirred two spoonful into my cup

✅11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Right Girl, Wrong Side by Ginny Baird Read 2/16/25.
🌹

Roses are Red: COMPLETED

Duration: Feb 1 - Apr 30

Level 2: 11 or more tasks (maybe)


1. Read a book set in England
The Whisperer's War by Jackie French - 24/02/25
Set in WWII England

2. Read a book with a rose on the cover
A Rose for the ANZAC Boys by Jackie French - 13/03/25
Roses on cover

3. Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
A Rolling Scone by Nancy Warren - 06/02/25
Page 74 “…Euan was trying to construct an elaborate tree for Winnie-the-Pooh to lean against and eat a pot of honey. He was using a mix of vanilla, oats, nuts, and (of course) honey for his base…”

4. Read a book tagged romance
A Snowy River Summer by Stella Quinn - 05/02/25
(MPG of Romance)

5. Read a book set around Valentines Day
Matchmade Hearts by Elizabeth Rose - 08/02/25
(Set around a Valentines Day Ball)

6. Read a book with a drawn cover
Taken in Nuala by Harriet Steel - 09/02/25

7. Read a book where the MC says I love you
Kiss of Steele by Barbara Russell - 21/02/25
Page 196 “…“I don’t think I have much time.” My voice sounded rasping, but I had to talk. “I love you”…”

8. Read a book with a red cover
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - 12/03/25
Red Cover

9. Read a book with a blue cover
Moonlight and Mischief by Molly Fitz - 12/02/25

10. Read a book where a character adds sugar to something
A Bundt Instrument by Nancy Warren - 07/03/25
page 47 “…Poppy then added the sugar to the apple mix and started to fold it all together…”

11. Read a book whose title starts with either R or U
Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum - 21/03/25
Title starts with R

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

00/11+ Completed

✅1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England - Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy - 2/2 - London

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

✅9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET - Oath Sworn - 2/2 Texas

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Welcome all

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

*Each task can be done as often as needed.

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Completed: 11/11+

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph. My Not So Perfect Life - Sophie Kinsella 2/17/25

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who). The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks 2/26/25 (Elizabeth)

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple. Hope Harbor - Irene Hannon 3/7/25

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day. Valentine's Day in Venice - Stephanie Taylor 2/3/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation). The Last Love Note - Emma Grey 3/7/25

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you. Fearless Love - Donnia Marie 2/9/25

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES. The Perfect Guests - Emma Rous 2/1/25

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET. Death by Coffee - Alex Erickson 2/24/25 (Ohio)

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET. Lucy by the Sea - Elizabeth Strout 2/11/25

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U. Undead and Unworthy - MaryJanice Davidson 2/20/25

I'm in please:
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

🩷🩷1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
Milkman Anna Burns 8 Feb (England)
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers Samuel Burr 14 Mar (England)

🩷🩷2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
America Fantastica Tim O'Brien 8 Mar INITIALS TO
Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr

🩷3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
The Wedding People Alison Espach 26 Apr LILA described as sweet (spoiler: she's not)

🩷4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
Table for Two Amor Towles 16 Feb COUPLE

🩷5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
In Five Years Rebecca Serle 16 Feb
BELLA IS AN ARTIST

🩷6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
Walden, or Life in the Woods and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau 22 Mar A FISHING LINE IS CAST

🩷7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
Bibliolepsy Gina Apostol 1 Mar
BOTH THINGS HAPPEN

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

🩷9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde 21 Feb. LOCATION: ENGLAND

🩷10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
How to Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 29 Mar
page 273: "...espresso" "with two sugars?"

🩷11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Reasons to Stay Alive Matt Haig 29 Mar STARTS WITH R

FINISHED!! Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025 (03/16/25)

Level 2 - 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

15/11+

☑️ 1.🌹 (2)
X Read a book set in England
Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 3) S.J. Bennett 02/06/25

X or with a character called Joseph.
The Life We Bury (Joe Talbert 1) Allen Eskens 02/01/25

☑️ 2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover

X or where the author’s initials can be found in VIOLET
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Erik Larson 03/16/25

☑️ 3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

X or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery 2) Valerie Burns (p. 78 Hannah is described as sweet) 02/03/25

☑️ 4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance

X or with a character who is part of a couple.
Hair of the Dog (Melanie Travis 4) Laurien Berenson (Melanie and Adam are a couple) 02/01/25

☑️ 5. I drew thee to my Valentine: (2)
X🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character
Held Anne Michaels (Helena is an artist) 02/06/25

X or set around Valentine’s Day.
Royal Valentine (The Museum of Literature Romance 1) Jenn McKinlay 02/05/25

☑️ 6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
X🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover
My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy 3) Willa Cather 02/02/25

or where something was cast (Your interpretation).

☑️ 7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read

X or where the MC says I love you.
Just for the Summer (Part of your World 3) Abby Jimenez (Justin and Emma both professed their love) 02/01/25

Modern version

☑️ 8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover

X or where the author’s initials can be found in ROSES.
Lunar New Love Ophelia Silk 02/02/25

☑️ 9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover

X or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
Surviving Christmas Remi Carrington (Texas) 02/02/25

☑️ 10. Sugar is sweet (2)
X 🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
A Letter to Three Witches (A Cupcake Coven Bakery 1) Elizabeth Bass (p. 60 Taj adds four sugars to Kyle’s coffee) 02/10/25

X or where the author’s initials can be found in SWEET.
Heir (Heir 1) Sabaa Tahir 02/12/25

☑️ 11. And so are you. (2)
X🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Rehearsed to Death (Domestic Partners in Crime 2) Frank Anthony Polito 02/04/25

The Return of Betty Snickerdoodle (A Betty Snickerdoodle Mystery 1) Pepper Frost 02/05/25

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
12/11+

Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. 🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
Set in England Curse Conundrum Hazel Smith 2/19/25

2. 🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
TL A Side Dish of Death T.C. LoTempio 2/25/25

3. 🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
MC Eliza Baked Justice Maisy Marple 2/11/25

🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
A Deadly Harmony Dee May 2/1/25

5. 🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25

6. 🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
Fishing line Casting Doubt Summer Prescott 2/12/25
Drawn cover Maisy Marple 2/26/25

7.🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
Iced in Iowa Patti Benning 2/1/25

Modern version
8. 🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
Penny Brooke 2/9/25

9.🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
Texas A Golden Guilt Trip M.Alfano 2/3/25
Blue cover Patti Benning 2/20/25

10. 🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
p 176 “…she added the last of the sugar and lemon zest…” Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25

11. 🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Roll, Roll, Roll Your Dough Kay Bishop 2/4/25

Welcome Caraina, Denise, Melissa A and Tari

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Read: 8

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England.
London - A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder - Dianne Freeman - 2/28/25

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
EO - Eiichiro Oda - One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 4 - 3/28/25

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance.
The Fastest Way to Fall - Denise Williams - 2/12/25

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
Felix is a painter - Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender - 2/16/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover.
A Game of Cones - Abby Collette - 4/2/25

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where the MC says I love you.
Before I Let Go - Kennedy Ryan - 3/27/25

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
- Kate Collins - 2/20/25

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
- Jasmine Guillory - 2/6/25

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

Welcome Kimberly

Roses are Red Quarterly Challenge
February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025


Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

9/11

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
21 Days with the Lyon - Shana Galen (Dragonblade - Feb 2025) (England) - Feb 8

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the author's initials can be found in VIOLET
Till the End of Time - Elise Title (HAR #377 - Feb 1991) (initials) - Feb 25

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
A Gilded Age Christmas - Amanda McCabe, Lauri Robinson (HH #1757 - Nov 2023) (sweet character - May) - Feb 2

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
Home Alone with the Children's Doctor - Traci Douglass (HMED #1357 - Dec 2023) (doctor) - Feb 10

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
Hostage Security) - Lisa Childs - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) (drawn cover) - Feb 6

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
One Day in Apple Grove - C.H. Admirand (SourcebooksCasablanca - June 2013) (I love you) - Feb 7



Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
Hero's Heart - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - Feb 2025) (location - Oak Creek) - Feb 3

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the author's initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Renegade Wife - B.J. Daniels (HI #2235 - Sept 2024) - Feb 11


8 10

Welcome Susan

Two versions of a rhyme a lot of us know. The older version and shorter modern one.

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

0/11

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

Roses Are Red
February - April 2025

My Roses Are Red Challenge (msg 27)

Books Read ❱❱ 11

Older Version



☑️1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by Joseph Johnson.
🔺Read a book set in England
🔺set in London ❱❱ This Year's Love ❱❱ 02.06 ★★★★

☑️2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🔺Read a book with a rose on the cover
🔺rose ❱❱ Trudy ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★

☑️3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🔺Read a book where a character uses honey
🔺a mug of steaming honey water in her grip. [loc 325.9]
🔺Bananapants ❱❱ 02.18 ★★★★

☑️4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🔺Read a book tagged romance
🔺Karma ❱❱ 02.01 ★★★★

☑️5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🔺Read a book with an artist as a character
🔺victim is an artist ❱❱ Passions in Death ❱❱ 02.22 ★★★★

☑️6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🔺Read a book with a drawn cover
🔺The Royal Pain ❱❱ 03.16 ★★★

☑️7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🔺Read a book where the MC says I love you
🔺“I love you,” she whispered. [loc 339.1]
🔺Her Perfect Mate ❱❱ 02.14 ★★★★


Modern Version



☑️8. Roses are red,
🔺Read a book with a red cover
🔺Dirty Rowdy Thing ❱❱ 02.09 ★★★★

☑️9. Violets are blue
🔺Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET
🔺set in Lullabye, CO ❱❱ Once Upon a Cowboy ❱❱ 02.02 ★★★

☑️10. Sugar is sweet
🔺Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SWEET
🔺initials TW ❱❱ A SEAL's Salvation ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★

☑️11. And so are you.
🔺Read a book whose title starts with either R or U
🔺Undercover Love ❱❱ 02.20 ★★★★

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
READ 13

1. 🌹Read a book set in England.
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson 2/15/25
The Man with the Sack by Margery Allingham 4/24/25

2. 🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET.

3. 🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. 🌹 Read a book with a character who is part of a couple.
My Murder by Katie Williams 2/5/25
Lou is married.
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima 2/14/25
Mattie and fiancé Cole

5. 🌹 Read a book set around Valentines Day.
Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson 2/6/25

6. 🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
BlueBuried Muffins by Lyndsey Cole 3/11/25

7. 🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. 🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
Bull by Mike Bartlett 3/31/25


9. 🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 2/2/25
Orvieto, Italy
Verona by Jeffery Deaver 2/2/25
Verona
The Island by Natasha Preston 3/9/25
Island
The Patient by Jasper DeWitt 4/10/25
Insane Asylum 😂
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir 4/23/25
Iceland

10. 🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. 🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall 2/13/25

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
-Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.


5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.
10/ 11

✔️1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

BOOK/AUTHOR:The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Alan Bradley
PAGED 386 p.
DATE Read 4 february 2025

Set in England

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
✔️🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

De bijzondere levens van Violette Valérie Perrin 480 p. 10 february

’ and poured me some tea in a glass from the kitchen, murmuring, “Jasmine and honey’ P.273 or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

✔️4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance
Een van ons liegt Karen M. McManus 300 p. 13 february 2025
or with a character who is part of a couple.

Onze Moeder was een Seriemoordenaar Gregg Olsen 442p. 12 february
David and Michelle, the murderers are a couple
✔️5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 ◾️Read a book with an artist as a character

Paris: de memoires van Abel Sikkink Bert Wagendorp 386 p. Read: 5 february
Sarah Bernhard the actress
◾️or set around Valentines Day.

✔️6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover
Het kattencafé Charlie Jonas 304 p. 14 february 2025
or where something was cast (Your interpretation).

✔️7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read
De ravenjongens Maggie Stiefvater 365 p. 26 february
or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

✔️8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover
Bezonken rood Jeroen Brouwers 152 p. 2 march or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

✔️9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

BOOK/AUTHOR: Ragnar Jónasson part 1 in series
PAGES: 224 p.
DATE READ: 2 february 2025

✔️10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

‘I gave her two tablespoons of sugar ‘ p.213

or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

✔️11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Reisverslag van een kat Hiro Arikawa 239 p. 13 march

Welcome all

Roses are Red

February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Goal: 10/11

✓1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
    Bombshell by Sarah MacLean (02/24/25)

✓2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover
    King of Greed by Ana Huang (02/20/25)

✓3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
    Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron (03/30/25) - Nadim is described as sweet

✓4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
    The Upside of Falling by Alex Light (02/26/25)

✓5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character
    The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (02/10/25)

✓6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover
    Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala (02/06/25)

✓7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read
  The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (02/14/25)

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
   

✓9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
    Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano (03/07/25) - Virginia

✓10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
    Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (04/14/25)

✓11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
  The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (02/16/25)

Welcome Laila Jane

February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Goal: 3-10
TASKS COMPLETED: 1

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris 2/18/25

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
Our Game by John Le Carré 07/03

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
The Wedding People by Alison Espach 27/04/25 "Gary's just really sweet pg 235

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 11/02

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
Frankie by Graham Norton 17/03/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 05/04/25 - spells are cast

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz 23/011/25 - Tromso

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.

Welcome Zenobia2016 and Jess

Roses are Red

Duration: February 1 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks

READ: 11/11

✔ 1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
A Catalogue of Catastrophe - Jodi Taylor 2/10

✔ 2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
I'll Be Waiting - Kelley Armstrong 3/9


✔ 3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
Blood & Fury - Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland 3/3
(then added a little bit of honey wine), p62

✔ 4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
Be Still My Heart - Emily McIntire & Sav R. Miller 2/26

✔ 5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
Chaos & Flame - Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland 2/20
(Caspian, painter)

✔ 6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
A Ship of Bones & Teeth - Karina Halle 3/6
(a siren casts a curse on hero)

✔ 7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
Cold Fear - Toni Anderson 4/20
(heroine says "I love you Linc", in the epilogue)

Modern version

✔ 8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
Fur Love or Money - Sofie Ryan 4/2

✔ 9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
Brimstone Bound - Helen Harper (England) 2/2

✔ 10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
Catch Me If You Candy - Ellie Alexander 2/15
(I whipped butter and sugar together), p62

✔ 11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Untouchable - Jayne Ann Krentz 2/6

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Welcome Barbara

Roses Are Red
February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks

*Each task can be done as often as needed.

11/11+ Tasks Completed

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
The Honourable Lucas Kincaid by Emma Melbourne (2/4/25) - England

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
Stolen Crown by Abigail Manning (2/16/25) - Rieta

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
In Darkness Forged by Kenley Davidson (2/5/25) - romance
How I Met Your Brother by Janette Rallison (2/22/25) - couple

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (2/10/25) - Valentine's Day
The Pocket Pair by Emma St. Clair (2/19/25) - artist

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh (2/12/25)


7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair (2/17/25) - I love you

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
To Ride the Wind by Melanie Cellier (2/8/25)

The Bluff by Emma St. Clair (2/18/25) - Texas


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
The Rogue Warrior by Cindy Roland Anderson (2/23/25)

Welcome Shash

FINISHED

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Each task can be done as often as needed.

11/11+

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
🩸Sister Margaret is described as a sweet woman 84%: And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan 2/14/25

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
🩸 Tagged romance and a couple: Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
🩸 Emmaline is an artist: Frightfully Fortune by Jana Deleon 2/7/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast.
🩸 Drawn cover: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson 2/3/25

🩸 Drawn cover: Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower 2/11/25

🩸 Drawn cover: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25


7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
🩸 On p437 MC says "I love you": Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
🩸 For the Love of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino 2/4/25


9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
🩸 Location is Eshtera: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong 2/9/25

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
🩸 "I added cream and sugar to my mug ..." 78%: The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret by Leann Sweeney 2/1/25

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
🩸 Title starts with "R": Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25

Good job Lali & Michelle

FINISHED!

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 11/11+

1. 🏰Read a book set in England. Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre by Glynnis Fawkes - Feb. 7
👨🏻‍🦱Read a book with a character called Joseph. I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story by Jeramey Kraatz

2.🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover. A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau - Feb. 11


3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.

5. 👩🏽‍🎨Read a book with an artist as a character. Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

6. ✍🏽Read a book with a drawn cover. Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel by Andrew Donkin - Feb. 3

7. 💞Read a book where a character has their fortune read. The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1 by Ingrid Ochoa - Feb. 13

Modern version

8. 🧜🏼‍♀️Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ROSES. Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel by Stephanie Kate Strohm - Feb. 4

9. 🌆Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET. Age 16 by Rosena Fung - Toronto - Feb. 7
🩵Read a book with a blue cover. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir by Denise Dorrance - Feb. 9


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. 👗The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel by Cameron Mukwa - Feb. 12
🏃🏿‍♀️Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom by Marcelo d'Salete

Way to go Julesy

COMPLETE POST
11 TASKS COMPLETED

Two versions of a rhyme a lot of us know. The older version and shorter modern one.

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

✅1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Read 2/12/25 Set in Liverpool, England


✅2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
. Read 2/22/25


✅3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton Read 2/14/25 💝 Axton is called honey by her mom because she is sweet page 45 Honey I have to go.


✅4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter. Read 2/4/25 Tagged Romance and Emilie is a couple with Nick


✅5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
by Anne Tyler. Read 2/3/25 Mercy Garrett is an artisit as is her granddaughter Kendall


✅6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
Read 2/8/25

✅7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan. Read 2/5/24 Wyatt tells Sam he loves her and she tells him right back

Modern version

✅8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott. Read 2/3/25 E and S

✅9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
. Read 2/3/25

✅10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Read 2/13/25
Page 142 "Sugar?' asked Toby. Toby stirred two spoonful into my cup

✅11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Right Girl, Wrong Side by Ginny Baird Read 2/16/25.
🌹

Great job Michele

Finished

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
12/11+

Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

1. 🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
Set in England Curse Conundrum Hazel Smith 2/19/25

2. 🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
TL A Side Dish of Death T.C. LoTempio 2/25/25

3. 🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).
MC Eliza Baked Justice Maisy Marple 2/11/25

🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
A Deadly Harmony Dee May 2/1/25

5. 🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.
Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25

6. 🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
Fishing line Casting Doubt Summer Prescott 2/12/25
Drawn cover Maisy Marple 2/26/25

7.🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
Iced in Iowa Patti Benning 2/1/25

Modern version
8. 🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
Penny Brooke 2/9/25

9.🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
Texas A Golden Guilt Trip M.Alfano 2/3/25
Blue cover Patti Benning 2/20/25

10. 🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
p 176 “…she added the last of the sugar and lemon zest…” Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25

11. 🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Roll, Roll, Roll Your Dough Kay Bishop 2/4/25

Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025
Level 1: 3- 10 tasks
Level 2 11 or more tasks
Completed 2.25.25 - 13 tasks

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting. Sophie Irwin. 2.2.25 (England)
The Bodies in the Library. Marty Wingate. 2.19.25 (England)

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Georgiana).
We Three Queens. Rhys Bowen. 2.9.25

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or with a character who is part of a couple.
The Rom-Commers. Katherine Center. 2.11.25 (both)
Full of Grace. Dorothea Benton Frank. 2.20.25 (both)

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or set around Valentines Day.

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or where something was cast (Your interpretation).
A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25 (spells cast)

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or where the MC says I love you.
For the Love of Summer. Susan Mallery. 2.13.25 (Erica says I love you)
Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25 (Priscella says I love you)

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.
The Land Beneath Us. Sarah Sundin. 2.4.25 (author initials)
Always, in December. Emily Stone. 2.13.25 (author initials)

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Laura Pearson. 2.6.25


10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Room. Emma Donoghue. 2.8.25
Reading Between the Lies. Lynn Cahoon. 2.14.25

Roses Are Red
Duration: February 1. 2025 - April 30, 2025

Level 2: 11 or more tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

12/11+ Completed. Finish

1. The older version can be found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery rhymes published in London by
Joseph Johnson.
🌹 Read a book set in England or with a character called Joseph.

2. The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
🌹Read a book with a rose on the cover or
where the authors initials can be found in VIOLET
Liz Tomforde-Play Along 2/04/25
Lani Lynn Vale-Strange & Unusual 2/04/25

3. The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
🌹 Read a book where a character uses honey (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is described as sweet (Tell us who).

4. Thou are my love and I am thine;
🌹 Read a book tagged romance or
Between Now and Forever-Adriana Locke 2/02/25
Happy After All-Maisey Yates 2/05/25
with a character who is part of a couple.

5. I drew thee to my Valentine:
🌹 Read a book with an artist as a character or
set around Valentines Day.
A Sugarloaf Valentine-Rosemary Whittaker 2/14/25
My Phony Valentine-Courtney Walsh 2/16/25

6. The lot was cast and then I drew,
🌹 Read a book with a drawn cover or
Mother Pucker-Swati M.H. 2/01/25

where something was cast (Your interpretation).

7. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
🌹 Read a book where a character has their fortune read or
Easy Melody-Kristen Proby 2/05/25
where the MC says I love you.
See How They Hide-Allison Brennan 2/12/25

Modern version

8. Roses are red,
🌹 Read a book with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in ROSES.

9. Violets are blue,
🌹 Read a book with a blue cover or where the first letter of the location can be found in VIOLET.

10. Sugar is sweet
🌹 Read a book where a character adds sugar to something (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
where the authors initials can be found in SWEET.
Elsie Silver-A Photo Finish 2/26/25

11. And so are you.
🌹 Read a book whose title starts with either R or U.
Riff-Jessica Gadziala 2/14/25
Unforgivable Acts-Laura Snider 2/21/25
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Way to go Tari, Kim and Frankie