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📚 Read-a-thon
Most Points
📚 Amber - 5+5= 10
❤️❤️❤️📚 Pat - 15+9= 24
🌹🌹📚 Linda C - 13+6=19
💌 📚 Diana S - 2+9= 11
Marilyn - 5
Most Pages
Amber - 1511
❤️❤️❤️Pat - 5509
🌹🌹Linda C - 4249
Diana S - 523
💌 Marilyn - 1834
1.4 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)Choose one:
a. National Flannel Day (Feb 12)
Read a book with MPG:COZY MYSTERY
Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae 02.05.25
Task points 1
Task pages 352
1.7 (Tessa's Task) Moving DayWe are moving from our house to a condo this month.
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MOVING. Ignore leading articles: A, An, The
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose 02.03.25
Task points 1
Task pages 293
Total points 2
Total pages 645
1.10 (Amber's Task) Anti-Valentine's DayAnti-Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate being single, or to celebrate without the pressure of romance. It can also be a way to protest the commercialization of Valentine's Day.
Read a book that Does Not have Romance as a MPG.
A Little Taste of Murder by Carolyn L. Dean 02.03.25
Task points 1
Task pages 124
Total points 3
Total pages 769
1.10 ~ ANTI-VALENTINE'S DAYRead a book that Does Not have Romance as a MPG
The Holdout by Graham MooreRead ~ 2.8.26
Pages ~ 336
Task Points ~ 1
Page Points ~ 336
1.9 (Bethany’s Task) - National Open That Bottle NightRead a book with a bottle on the cover.
Fireworks in Paradise (TJ Jensen Mystery #8) - Kathi Daley (3 stars) 2/2/25 [238] – bottle on cover Task points - 1
Task pages - 238
Total points - 1
Total pages - 238
3.1 ~ CELEBRATING BETH ~ Read 3 books
Book #1 ~ Read a book with exactly three 2's (no more, no less) in the combined publication date and page count.
Glamorous Notions by Megan ChanceRead ~ 2.11.25
Pages ~ 395
Prompt ~ Publish Date 2.1.2025, Pages 395
Book #2 ~ Beth is a manager for Barnes and Noble in Tulsa. Read a book off of the Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year Award for any year (starting in 2002).
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinRead ~ 2.14.25
Pages ~ 401
Prompt ~ Awarded for 2022
Book #3 ~ Beth's favorite genre is Speculative Fiction. Read a book that would fit this genre - fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal, magical realism, dystopian (you get the general idea).
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. KluneRead ~ 2.3.25
Pages ~ 416
Prompt ~ Fantasy / Magical Realism as MPGs
Task Points ~ 3
Task Pages ~ 1212
Total Points ~ 4
Total Pages ~ 1548
3.2 ~ CHALLENGES and BOOKS ADDICTTWO (2) of your three books must be part of a different challenge you participate in.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. SchwabRead ~ 2.10.25
Pages ~ 448
Prompt ~ For the Around the Year 52 challenge, prompt #14
Looking for Jane by Heather MarshallRead ~ 2.12.25
Pages ~ 400
Prompt ~ For the You'll Love This One challenge, prompt Themes:Women
ONE of your three books must be a book from this challenge that someone else has posted that looks like something you'd like to read.
The Mystery Guest by Nita ProseRead ~ 2.15.25
Pages ~ 293
Prompt ~ Posted by Amber in the February Challenge for task #1.7
Task Points ~ 3
Task Pages ~ 1141
Total Points ~ 7
Total Pages ~ 2689
1.8 (Tessa's Task) Presidents' DayRead a book by an author whose first AND last initials are in either: GEORGE WASHINGTON /or/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Harmony Cabins (Finding Home, #2) – Regina Hart (3 stars) 2/16/25 2014 OH [334] - R&H can be found in either of these names
Task points - 1
Task pages - 334
Total points - 2
Total pages - 572
1.6 February: 2nd Month of the year.c. Read a book published in a year with a 2 ( e.g. 2001, etc....) STATE YEAR.
Dylan (Montana Creeds, #2) – Linda Lael Miller (4 stars) 2/17/25 [372] - publ in 2009
Task points - 1
Task pages - 372
Total points - 3
Total pages - 944
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MPG: ANIMALS
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lilian Jackson Braun (2/16/25) 261 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 261
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(Bottle on Cover)
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari (2/13)25) 262 pp ⭐⭐⭐Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 262
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 523
1.8 ~ PRESIDENTS' DAYRead a book by an author whose first AND last initials are in EITHER: GEORGE WASHINGTON /or/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl Read ~ 2.20.25
Pages ~ 270
Prompt ~ abRahaM lincoln
Task Points ~ 1
Task Pages ~ 270
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2959
3.1 (Pat's Task) CELEBRATING BETH ~ Read 3 books
Book #1 ~ Read a book with exactly three 2's (no more, no less) in the combined publication date and page count.
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb – Melanie Benjamin (4 stars) 2/21/25 [424] – publ 7/26/2011
Book #2 ~ Read a book that is listed on the Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year Award for any year (starting in 2002).
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – James McBride (5 stars) 2/13/25 [512]– B&N Best Books of 2023
Book #3 ~ Read a book that would fit this genre - fantasy, paranormal
Royal Dragon (The Bride Hunt, #1) – Charlene Hartnady - (2 stars) 2/4/23 [258] – MPG of Fantasy and Paranormal
Task points - 3
Task pages - 1194
Total points - 6
Total pages - 2138
2.4 ~ TRAVEL THE WORLD - AUTHORSRead 2 books: each written by an author from a country other than your own (2 different countries) tell us where each author is from
I live in the USA (and I tried to stop it)
BOOK #1 ~
The Searcher by Tana FrenchRead ~ 2.6.25
Pages ~ 451
Prompt ~ (IRELAND)
BOOK #2 ~
The Life Impossible by Matt HaigRead ~ 2.21.25
Pages ~ 320
Prompt ~ (ENGLAND)
Task Points ~ 2
Task Pages ~ 771
Total Points ~ 10
Total Pages ~ 3730
1.2 CELEBRATE THE AUTHOR: HIM VS HERThis month's Authors are Fredrik Backman vs Ali Hazelwood
Read one of these Authors books.
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood 02.17.25
Task pages 384
Task points 1
Task pages 1153
Total points 4
1.1 Happy Valentine's DayRead a book you would LOVE to read this month. Enjoy
The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro 02.21.24
Task pages 358
Task points 1
Task pages 1511
Task points 5
2.1 ~ THE LOTTERY
Saltblood by Francesca De ToresRead ~ 2.18.25
Pages ~ 368
Prompt ~ #2 choice in book array
Read ~ 2.22.25
Pages ~ 288
Prompt ~ #5 choice in book array
Task Points ~ 2
Task Pages ~ 656
Total Points ~ 12
Total Pages ~ 4386
1.6 ~ FEBRUARY: 2nd MONTH OF THE YEARc. Read a book published in a year with a 2 ( e.g. 2001, 2020 etc....) STATE YEAR.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixRead ~ 2.23.25
Pages ~ 482
Prompt ~ published 1.14.2025
Task Points ~ 1
Task Pages ~ 482
Total Points ~ 13
Total Pages ~ 4868
1.1 Happy Valentine's DayRead a book you would LOVE to read this month. Enjoy
Unbuttoning Miss Matilda – Lucy Ashford - (4 stars) 2/3/25 [288]
2.3 (Linda C's Task) Travel the World -places
Read 2 books: each set in a country other than your own (2 different countries) - I'm from USA
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra (5 stars) 2/9/25 2013 [419] – Chechnya
Triangle of Hope - Mike Meyer (3 stars) 2/5/25 [176] - Ireland
Task points - 3
Task pages - 883
Total points - 9
Total pages - 3021
1.1 ~ HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAYRead a book you would LOVE to read this month. Enjoy
The Correspondent by Virginia EvansRead ~ 3.25.25
Pages ~ 304
Prompt ~ My monthly ARC book
Task Points ~ 1
Task Pages ~ 304
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 5172
(I've got one more book that I'm going to TRY to finish, but the weather this week promises to be beautiful, so I may opt to ride my horse instead!)
1.7 ~ MOVING DAYRead a book whose title begins with a letter in MOVING. (Ignore leading articles)
The Maidens by Alex MichaelidesRead ~ 2.27.25
Pages ~ 337
Prompt ~ M(aidens)oving
Task Points ~ 1
Task Pages ~ 337
Total Points ~ 15
Total Pages ~ 5509
This was a great book. I don't know how I missed reading it before now!
That's it for me this month! Thanks for letting me play along! I'll see everybody in March (but horse show season is getting ready to start, so I will be much less visible! )
3.2 (Pat's Task) CHALLENGES and BOOKS ADDICTAll three used for multiple challenges
1. Explosive Christmas Showdown – Darlene L. Turner (3 stars) 2/23/25 [288] – Used for this task; For Love of a Book Group: Red Dragon Inn Team Challenge; The Challenge Factory Group: Save the Bees! Challenge
2. Someone to Wed (Wescott, #3) – Mary Balogh (5 stars) 2/24/25 [361] - Used for this task; For Love of a Book Group: Red Dragon Inn Team Challenge; Nothing But Reading Challenges Group, Decades Lite Challenge; The Challenge Factory Group: Save the Bees! Challenge
3. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void – Mary Roach (4 stars) 2/27/25 [334] - Used for this task; For Love of a Book Group: Red Dragon Inn Team Challenge; The Challenge Factory Group: Save the Bees! Challenge; Play Book Tag Group: Monthly Tag Challenge
Task points - 3
Task pages - 983
Total points - 12
Total pages - 4004
1.7 (Tessa's Task) Moving DayRead a book whose title begins with a letter in MOVING. Ignore leading articles: A, An, The
The Maltese Goddess (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #2) – Lyn Hamilton (3 stars) 2/28/25 1998 [245] - title starts with M
Task points - 1
Task pages - 245
Total points - 13
Total pages - 4249
1.1 Happy Valentine's DayRead a book you would LOVE to read this month. Enjoy
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin--2/26/25--480 pages
Point this task: 1
Pages this task: 480
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1.6 February: 2nd Month of the year.
Choose ONE of the following task.
c. Read a book published in a year with a 2 ( e.g. 2001, 2020 etc....) STATE YEAR.
Chenneville by Paulette Jiles--published in the year 2023--2/27/25--307 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 307
Total points: 2
Total pages: 787
1.7 (Tessa's Task) Moving DayWe are moving from our house to a condo this month.
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MOVING. Ignore leading articles: A, An, The
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea--Title starts with G--2/4/25--407 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 407
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1.8 (Tessa's Task) Presidents' Day
We're actually moving ON Presidents' Day!
Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials are in either: GEORGE WASHINGTON /or/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller--Author's first and last initials, M and H, are both in the name Abraham--2/14/25--400 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 400
Points these tasks: 2
Pages these tasks: 807
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1594
1.10 (Amber's Task) Anti-Valentine's DayRead a book that Does Not have Romance as a MPG.
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy--2/1/25--240 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 240
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1834
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