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Seasonal Challenge — Spring 2025
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🌷🪻🐰Spring 2025 seasonal challenge🌹🌼🐣Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED
A - Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin - Mar. 1
N - Nat a Chance by Maria Scrivan - Mar. 15
Z - Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou - Apr. 18
A - Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley (re-read) - Mar. 16
C - Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3
Progress: 8/8 COMPLETED
H - Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6
Y - The Makers Club: A Graphic Novel by Reimena Yee - Apr. 1
A - Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel by Arley Nopra - Mar. 30
C - Season of the Roses by Chloé Wary - Mar. 13
I - I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis - Mar. 18
N - Bounce Back 2: No Such Thing as Perfect by Misako Rocks! - Mar. 29
T - Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay - Mar. 7
H - Homicide by Philippe Squarzoni - Mar. 10
CM SpringMarch 01 - May 31, 2025
A Alison Espach - The Wedding People 03/02
P P C James - In The Beginning, There Was a Murder 04/14
R Rayna Flye - Secrets, Lies, and Sneaky Spies 04/08
I Irina Shapiro - Murder at Traitors' Gate 04/06
L Leena Clover - Murder at Buxley Manor
E Ellen Riggs - Don't Rock the Goat 02/26
A Annette Dashofy - Cry Wolf 04/12
S Sara Rosett - Murder Among the Pyramids 03/07
T Torquil MacLeod - Meet Me in Malmö 04/14
E Evelyn James - Memories of the Dead 04/18
R Carmen Radtke - Murder at the Races 03/20
B Beth Cowan-Erskine - Loch Down Abbey 04/13
A Agatha Christie - Appointment with Death 03/31
S Steph Broadribb - Death at Paradise Palms 04/09
K Krista Davis -The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit 04/11
E Ellie Alexander - Mocha, She Wrote 03/30
T T A Williams - Murder at the Leaning Tower 04/22
S Sally Berneathy - Guns, Wives and Chocolate 03/05
P Patricia Wentworth - Danger Point 05/05
R Annelise Ryan - Dead Calm 04/02
I Ilona Andrews - Sweep in Peace 04/28
N Nicole Leiren - Tequila Trouble 03/29
G Gemma Halliday - Peril in High Heels 03/05
F Fliss Chester - Death Among the Diamonds
L Lynn Messina - An Ominous Explosion
O Kelly Oliver - High Treason at the Grand Hotel 04/15
W Heather Webb - The Lights of Sugarberry Cove 05/06
E Emily Organ - Death in Soho 04/05
R Nora Roberts - The Hollow 04/21
S Stella Bixby - Downward Death 04/10
Spring 2025 ChallengeDuration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
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P Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
R Dead of Winter by Rebecca Zanetti
I I Died for Beauty by Amanda Flower
N Baker's Coven by Nancy Warren
G Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton
M Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay
A An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly
Y Weaving Winter: A Fantasy Romance by Yasmine Galenorn
W The Way of the Wicked by Mel Starr
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D Veiled Menace by Deborah Blake
C Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
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C Canary Girls by Jennifer Chivanlini
K Katharine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood
S The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts
M Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslein Charles
A The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor
R Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart
C A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd
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B The Book Haters' Book Club by Gretchen Anthony
L Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart
O A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien
S Spelling the Tea by Erin Johnson
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M Mystified in Music City by Kristen Painter
T Trouble on the Books by Essie Lang
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L The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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P The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
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K Kills Well with Others by Deanna Rayborn
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B Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake
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Seasonal ChallengeMarch 1 - May 31, 2025
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M = Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott 3/23/25
A = Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair 3/3/25
R = Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 3/1/25
C = Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase 3/21/23
H = The Dry by Jane Harper 4/15/25
A = The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 3/9/25
P = Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson 3/15/25
R = The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
I = A Catered Christmas by Isis Crawford 3/6/26
L = The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
M = Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25
A = The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez 3/17/25
Y = The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25
F = The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 3/31/25
L = Story of My Life by Lucy Score 4/9/25
O = The Good Byline by Jill Orr 3/24/25
W = Deadly Divination by Kirsten Weiss 3/16/25
E = Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25
R = The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 3/13/25
S = The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25
G = The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25
A = Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 3/27/25
R = Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier 3/31/25
D = Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 3/8/25
E = Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25
N = No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
C = Claws for Suspicion by Deborah Blake 4/7/25
R = Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff. 4/29/25
O = A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard 5/3/25
C = Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins 4/19/25
U = Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
S = She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica 3/25/25
L = Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
I = The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25
L = Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston 4/21/25
A = Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25
C = The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 5/9/25
S = Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4/12/25
H = Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 5/29/25
Y = Owl Moon by Jane Yolen 5/24/25
A = Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 4/4/25
C = Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 5/22/25
I = Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 5/15/25
N = The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose 5/1/25
T = Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey 5/30/25
H = Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 4/28/25
D = Doggone Deadly by Deborah Blake 3/26/25
A = Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25
F = Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25
F = First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
O = Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman 5/11/25
D = Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25
I = Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan 5/25/25
L = The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant 4/24/25
L = The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score 5/14/25
A = The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 5/2/25
M = A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass 4/13/25
B = The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall 4/17/25
Spring 2025 Seasonal Challenge - COMPLETED=======================================
Duration: 1st March 2025 - 31 May 2025
LEAF
L - The Midnight Feast by {L}ucy Foley 5/11/25 3.5★
E - Charlotte’s Web by {E}.B. White 04/06/25 4★
A - The Dead Romantics by {A}shley Poston 3/20/25
F - White Nights by {F}yodor Dostoevsky 3/23/25
SPRING
S - The Wishing Gameby Meg {S}haffer 3/28/25
P - A {P}salm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 3/11/25
R - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna {R}aybourn 04/26/25
I - {I}nteresting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin 5/21/25
N - Ascension by {N}icholas Binge 5/28/25
G - Heartwood by Amity {G}aige 04/27/25
ST. PATRICK
S - {S}omewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 04/14/25 4.5★
T - {T}o Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn 04/29/25 3★
P - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van {P}elt 3/26/25
A - Beautiful Ugly by {A}lice Feeney 3/8/25
T - {T}hereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn 3/18/25
R - {R}ogue Protocol by Martha Wells 3/31/25
I - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo {I}shiguro 5/31/25
C - Murder at Mallowan Hall by {C}olleen Cambridge 3/15/25
K - Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by Tonya {K}appes 04/24/25 1★
I'm in for spring and will see where the books take me.
Seasonal Challenge — Spring 2025Duration: March 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
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🌈D - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 3/19/25
🌈A - The Clocks by Agatha Christie 3/7/25
🌈F - The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo 3/9/25
🌈F - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 3/30/25
🌈O - The Nest by Kenneth Oppel 3/2/25
🌈D - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 3/26/25
🌈I - The Jules Verne Prophecy by Larry Schwarz & Iva-Marie Palmer 5/13/25
🌈L - The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin 3/7/25
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🌈M - Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood 3/3/25
🌈A The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 3/9/25
🌈Y - Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yōko Tawada 3/2/25
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🌈R - Sealed Off by Barbara Ross 3/31/25
🌈A - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker 3/4/25
🌈I - Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland 5/24/25
🌈N - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 4/10/25
🌈B - The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl 3/1/25
🌈O - When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed; Victoria Jamieson 5/16/25
🌈W - P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia 3/10/25
Spring 2025 Seasonal ChallengeMar - May 2025
Goal: 5
1. Rainbow 3/7
R: The Secret Society of Salzburg by Renee Ryan
*A: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 3/2/25
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*B: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3/4/25
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*W: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 3/1/25
2. Passover 1/8
P: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
*A: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 3/14/25
S: Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart
S: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
O: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
V: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
E: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
R: Powerless by Lauren Roberts
3. Garden 1/6
*G: Gulf Coast Secrets by Maggie Miller 3/10/25
A: As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
R: Reckless by Lauren Roberts
D: The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
E: Carbs and Cadvers by Ellery Adams
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4. March 2/5
*M: Gulf Coast Moonlight by Maggie Miller 3/11/25
A: Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
R: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
C: Caroline by Sarah Miller
*H: The Women by Kristin Hannah 3/8/25
5. Green 1/5
*G: Gulf Coast Cottage by Maggie Miller 3/10/25
R: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
E: Fit to Die by Ellery Adams
E: Chili Con Corpses by Ellery Adams
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6. Mother 1/6
*M: Gulf Coast Reunion by Maggie Miller 3/11/25
O: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
T: The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
H: Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder by Harper Lin
E: Stiffs and Swine by Ellery Adams
R: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
SPRING 2025** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first letter of the first word of a title. (The words "the", "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.
YOUR WORD LIST:
(“Day” in parentheses is optional)
Anzac (Day)
April
Arbor (Day)
Blossom
Breeze
Buds
Bulbs
Bunny
Chicks
Crocus
Daffodil
Earth (Day)
Easter
Eggs
Flowers
Galoshes
Garden
Green
Hyacinth
Iris
Kite
Lamb
Leaf
Lilacs
March
May
Memorial (Day)
Mother
Passover
Puddle
Rain
Rainbow
Robin
Shamrock
Snowdrops
Spring
St Patrick (Day)
Tulips
Umbrella
Wind
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March 1 to May 31A- Amy Bruni Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts completed 3/20
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L- Lauren Tarshis I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 completed 3/13
A- Alice Feeney Beautiful Ugly Completed 3/27
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B- Becoming by Michelle Obama completed 3/20
Spring Challenge 2025: March 1 through May 31I added two words that is not on your list. I hope that is okay. I have always liked the saying: April Showers Bring May Flowers.
A - Afterward - Charlotte M. Rae
P - The Proof of the Pudding - Rhys Bowen
R - The Road to Little Dribbling - Bill Bryson
I - In Their Footsteps - Tess Gerritsen
L - Last Cart to Elysian Fields - James Lee Burke
S - Show Boat - Edna Ferber
H - The Hours After Midnight - Joseph Hayes
O - Oath of Office - Michael Palmer
W - We'll Meet Again - Mary Higgins Clark
E - The Enemy Within - Edward Marston
R - Requiem for Moses - William X. Kinzle
S - Silver Spire - Robert Goldsborough
B - The Bookshop of Yesterday - Amy Myerson
R - The Reservoir - John Milliken Thompson
I - Ink World - The Color of Revenge - Cornelia Funke
N - North Woods - Daniel Mason
G - Good Morning, Miss Dove - Frances Gray Patton
M - The Mushroom Tree Mystery - Ovidia Yu
A - As If an Enemy Country - Richard Archer
Y - Yeonam-Dong Smiley Laundromat - Kim Jujin
F - Fateful Words - Paige Shelton
L - A Lack of Temperance - Anna Loan Wilsey
O - One Cold Night - Kate Pepper
W - When You Are Mine - Michael Robotham
E - Every Last Fear - Alex Finlay
R - Return to Midnight - Emma Dues
S - A Streetcar Named Desire - Mary Daheim
Seasonal Challenge — Spring 20253/1 - 5/31
DONE
A And Four to Go Rex Stout 4/4
R Ranger's Obsession Bridget Adrienne 4/24
B Burned Up Stuart G. Yates 4/18
O Over the Top and Back Tom Jones 3/12
R Roam Within: Macallah and the White World of Light Maya Realm 5/16
S Spilling the Tea Brenda Jackson 5/4
P Pig Park Claudia Guadalupe Martinez 4/12
R Red Storm Frank Luna 4/28
I Inside Cut Tom Fowler 4/16
N Never Fall For Your Brother's Best Friend Abby Greyson 3/26
G Gone to the Dogs Nicola Clifford 5/16
G Guarded by Death H.L. Swan 3/5
A Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie 3/13
R Romancing the Gravestone Gena Showalter 3/10
D Dagger in the Dahlias Dale Mayer 3/2
E Elegy for Eddie Jacqueline Winspear 3/2
N None of This Is True Lisa Jewell 3/3
9 of 9 books read - Finished 05/31/2025K - Knight's Gambit - William Faulkner
I - Impure Blood: A Captain Darac Mystery - Peter Morfoot
T - The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
E - Eggs in a Casket - Laura Childs
M - Murder by Mocha - Cleo Coyle
A - The Atlas Maneuver - Steve Berry
R - The Resurrection Man - Charlotte MacLeod
C - The Counselors - Jessica Goodman
H - The Hot Rock - Donald E. Westlake
Spring Challenge 2025: March 1 through May 310/S -- Shipwreck Sadie by Maryanne Ross -- 4★ -- 08/03/2025
P -- Prayer for the Dead by James Oswald
R -- Risking Trust by Adrienne Giordano -- 5★ -- 22/03/2024
I -- If the Dark Wins by Calle J. Brookes
N -- Nightingale by Fiona McIntosh -- 4★ -- 30/04/2025
G -- The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan -- 5★ -- 26/03/2025
B -- Back To Birdsville by Fiona McArthur -- 5★ -- 16/03/2025
U -- Unafraid by Nyssa Kathryn -- 5★ -- 01/03/2025
D -- Double Take by Lynette Eason
S -- Shattered by Juanita Kees -- 5★ -- 18/03/2025
Spring Challenge 2025: March 1 through May 31Progress: 6/8
D - The Diamond Eye - Katie Quinn
A - A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas
F - Sugar Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke
F - The Midnight Feast - Lucy Foley
O - The Only One Left - Riley Sager
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Seasonal ChallengeMarch 1 - May 31, 2025
April
A - Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything by Aly Raisman - 3/5/2025
P - The Protector by Susan Stoker - 3/5/2025
R - Royal Rumble by Holly Kerr - 3/16/2025
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A - Until by Anna B. Doe - 3/15/2025
R - Royal Reluctance by Holly Kerr - 3/16/2025
B - The Backup Princess by Kate O'Keeffe - 3/20/2025
O - Protecting Harper by Olivia Michaels - 3/15/2025
R - Royal Retelling by Holly Kerr - 3/17/2025
Crocus
C - Claiming Felicity by Susan Stoker - 3/9/2025
R - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb - 3/4/2025
O - Boomerangers by Heather M. Orgeron - 3/21/2025
C - Claiming Bailey by Susan Stoker - 3/8/2025
U - Until Easton by Sandy Alvarez - 3/11/2025
S - Sofia in Royally Matched by Kate O'Keeffe - 3/20/2025
Daffodil
D - Her Alabama Alpha by Dinah McLeod - 3/11/2025
A - All by My Elf by Olivia Dade - 3/19/2025
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O - More Than Thrills by Olivia Michaels - 3/14/2025
D - Doppelbanger by Heather M. Orgeron - 3/22/2025
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L - How Colors Affect You: What Science Reveals by William Lidwell - 3/11/2025
Earth (Day)
E - Elusive Identities by Olivia Jaymes - 3/12/2025
A - Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria - 3/19/2025
R - The Royal by Susan Stoker - 3/4/2025
T - Her Massachusetts Mix-Up by Tabitha Marks - 3/9/2025
H - How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper - 3/9/2025
Easter
E - Edie England in Royal Rising by Holly Kerr - 3/18/2025
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E - Eve Dallas in Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/22/2025
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Hyacinth
H - Make Me Yours by Melanie Harlow - 3/1/2025
Y - The Young Elizabeth I by Robert O. Bucholz - 3/11/2025
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C - Claiming Grace by Susan Stoker - 3/8/2025
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N - Her Maine Mountain Man by Karen Nappa - 3/11/2025
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L - The Lumberjack by Susan Stoker - 3/7/2025
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M - More Than Rumors by Olivia Michaels - 3/15/2025
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H - The Hero by Susan Stoker - 3/5/2025
May
M - More Than Paradise by Olivia Michaels - 3/13/2025
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Memorial (Day)
M - More than Beauty by Olivia Michaels - 3/15/2025
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O - More than Love by Olivia Michaels - 3/9/2025
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Passover
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O - Bear on the Mountain by Olivia Michaels - 3/10/2025
V - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/1/2025
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O - More Than Puppy Love by Olivia Michaels - 3/9/2025
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Snowdrops
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N - Their Connecticut Concubine by Karen Nappa - 3/10/2025
O - Timberwolf on the Mountain by Olivia Michaels - 3/10/2025
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O - Lion on the Mountain by Olivia Michaels - 3/11/2025
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St Patrick (Day)
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Tulips
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U - Until Brandon by Natasha Madison - 3/15/2025
L - Single Mom's Glow Up by Kai Lesy - 3/19/2025
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S - Single Mom's Firemen by Kai Lesy - 3/18/2025
Spring 2025Garden
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A-Anxious People ByFredrik Backman
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E-The English Breakfast Murder By Laura Childs
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L-The Last Unicorn By Peter S. Beagle
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W-The Warm Hands of Ghosts ByKatherine Arden
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S-SugarByBernice L. McFadden
Daffodil
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A-An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly
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I-Isaac's Song By Daniel Black
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H- The Hobbit, or There and Back Again ByJ.R.R. Tolkien
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A-And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer ByFredrik Backman
C-Cloistered: My Years as a Nun ByCatherine Coldstream
I-Into the Riverlands ByNghi Vo
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T-The Thursday Murder Club By Richard Osman
H-How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann
Lilac
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I-In Calabria By Peter S. Beagle
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A-And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer ByFredrik Backman
C-Chamomile Mourning ByLaura Childs
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R- The Rabbit Hutch By Tess Gunty
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S-Sipsworth BySimon Van Booy
** ELIZABETH'S SPRING READING CHALLENGE**E
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M - A Body in the Ballroom: A 1920s Mystery by Kelly Mason March 30
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Spring SpellMarch 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
41/41
(title, author, no a/an/the)
E- Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★
A- The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
R- Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★
T- A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★
H- The Blitz Detective by Mike Hollow 9/3 4★
H- Halloween Magic by Sandra Heath 19/4 2★
Y- The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
A- As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur 22/3 5★
C- Meet Me at Rainbow Corner by Celia Imrie 4/5 3.5★
I- Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4★
N- The Northern Lights Lodge by Julie Caplin 21/3 3★
T- Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins 30/3 5★
H- The Paragon Bride by Leigh Haskell 22/4 1.5★
F- Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★
L- The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry 2/3 3★
O- Rake's Honour by Beverley Oakley 23/3 2★
W- The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn 16/3 4★
E- King of the Murgos by David Eddings 13/3 3★
R- Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4.5★
S- Sister of the Bride by Carol Quinto 8/4 2★
G- The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 26/3 3.5★
A- A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
R- Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★
D- The Duke's Dilemma by Nadine Miller 17/4 2★
E- A Noble Ambition by Elizabeth Albright 18/4 1★
N- Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
L- Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
E- The Duke's Dilemma by Elizabeth Chater 18/4 3★
A- On Bended Knee by Alice Holden, Kate Huntington, Laura Paquet 23/4 2.5★
F- The Folklore of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Simpson 28/3 5★
B- The Primrose Path by Barbara Metzger 21/4 2★
U- An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
D- Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings 20/4 3★
S- Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★
R- Missing in Death by J.D. Robb 7/4 3★
A- Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
I- The Irish Rogue by Emma Jensen 20/4 3★
N- One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
B- Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
O- The Rabbits by Sophie Overett 11/3 2★
W- The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 23/3 5★
I hadn't realised I hadn't saved my spot. I'm starting with the months, and we'll see where I go from there. M = {M}ay Day Murder, Julie Wassmer – 10/03/25
A = The Baby Dragon Café, {A}amna ({A}.T.) Quereshi – 12/03/25
R = Impossible Creatures, Katherine {R}undell - 30/04/25
C = {C}lue in the Clam, Kathi Daley – 06/03/25
H = The {H}ouse at Sea's End, Elly Griffiths – 11/03/25
A = The Marsh Madness, Victoria {A}bbott – 18/03/25
P = A Rule Against Murder, Louise {P}enny – 01/04/25
R = Fur Love or Money, Sofie {R}yan – 05/03/25
I = {I}n Ascension, Martin MacInnes – 02/03/25
L = {L}ove Lies Bleeding, Susan Wittig Albert – 14/03/25
M = {M}uch Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare – 13/03/25
A = Arctic Chill, {A}rnaldur Indriðason – 17/03/25
Y = Young Men and Fire, Norman Maclean - 29/04/25
Next words: CHICKS, LAMB
C = The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot, {C}olin Cotterill - 03/03/25
H = Dead North, Sue {H}enry - 16/04/25
I = {I}f Fried Chicken Could Fly, Paige Shelton – 02/05/25
C = Eye of the Wolf, Margaret {C}oel – 24/03/25
K = What Feasts at Night, T. {K}ingfisher – 07/05/25
S = {S}ystem Collapse, Martha Wells – 19/03/25
L = Killer Run, {L}ynn Cahoon – 06/05/25
A = Aunt Dimity and the Enchanted Cottage, Nancy {A}therton – 03/04/25
M = {M}urder in Montparnasse, Kerry Greenwood – 08/04/25
B = The {B}lanket Cats, Kiyoshi Shigematsu – 15/04/25
Here I go. Spring Challenge 2025A - Afterward - Charlotte M. Rae
P - The Proof of the Pudding - Rhys Bowen
R - The Road to Little Dribbling - Bill Bryson
I - In Their Footsteps - Tess Gerritsen
L - Last Car to Elysian Fields - James Lee Burke
S - Show Boat - Edna Ferber
H - The Hours After Midnight - Joseph Hayes
O - Oath of Office - Michael Palmer
W - We'll Meet Again - Mary Higgins Clark
E - The Enemy Within - Edward Marston
R - Requiem for Moses - William X. Kienzle
B - The Bookshop of Yesterday - Amy Myerson
R - The Reservoir - John Milliken
I - Ink World The Color of Revenge - Cornelia Funke
N - North Woods - Daniel Mason
G - Good Morning, Miss Dove - Frances Grey Patton
M - The Mushroom Tree Mystery - Ovidia Yu
A - As If an Enemy Country - Richard Archer
Y - Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat - Kim Jujun
F - Fateful Words - Paige Shelton
L - A Lack of Temperance - Anna Loan-Whitney
O - One Cold Night - Kate Pepper
W - When You Are Mine - Michael Robotham
E - Every Last Fear - Alex Finley
R - Return to Midnight - Emma Dues
S - A Streetcar Named Expire - Mary Daheim
M - A Margin For Murder - Lauren Elliott
A - Anne of Windy Poplars - L. M. Montgomery
R - Rituals of the Season - Margaret Maron
C - Cry Wolf - Hans Rosenfeldt
H - How To Get Away With Myrtle - Elizabeth C. Bunce
S - The Scottish Ladies Detective Agency - Lydia Travers
P - The Patriotic Murders - Agatha Christie
R - Remembered Death - Agatha Christie
I - The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime - Vicki Delany
N - The Night Women - Sara Blaedel
G - The Goodby Body - Joan Hess
P - Passport to Frankfurt - Agatha Christie
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D - Drizzled with Death - Jessie Crockett
D - The Draining Lake - Arnaldur Indridson
L - The Lady's Guide to Innocence and Murder - Dianne Freeman
E - Escape From Andersonville - Gene Hackman
W - Where They Found Her - Kimberly McCreight
I - The Inmate - Freida McFadden
N - No Way Out - Fern Michaels
D - Deadlier than The Pen - Kathy Lynn Emerson
E - Every Secret Thing - Emma Coles
G - Gingerbread Danger - Amanda Flower
G - A Girl With No Name - Lisa Regan
S - Snowfire - Phyllis A. Whitney
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O - The only one left by Riley Sager
V - The very secret society of irregular witches by Sangu Mandanna
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Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/5/25
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CompletedSpring Spell
March 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
41/41
(title, author, no a/an/the)
E- Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★
A- The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
R- Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★
T- A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★
H- The Blitz Detective by Mike Hollow 9/3 4★
H- Halloween Magic by Sandra Heath 19/4 2★
Y- The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
A- As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur 22/3 5★
C- Meet Me at Rainbow Corner by Celia Imrie 4/5 3.5★
I- Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4★
N- The Northern Lights Lodge by Julie Caplin 21/3 3★
T- Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins 30/3 5★
H- The Paragon Bride by Leigh Haskell 22/4 1.5★
F- Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★
L- The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry 2/3 3★
O- Rake's Honour by Beverley Oakley 23/3 2★
W- The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn 16/3 4★
E- King of the Murgos by David Eddings 13/3 3★
R- Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4.5★
S- Sister of the Bride by Carol Quinto 8/4 2★
G- The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 26/3 3.5★
A- A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
R- Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★
D- The Duke's Dilemma by Nadine Miller 17/4 2★
E- A Noble Ambition by Elizabeth Albright 18/4 1★
N- Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
L- Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
E- The Duke's Dilemma by Elizabeth Chater 18/4 3★
A- On Bended Knee by Alice Holden, Kate Huntington, Laura Paquet 23/4 2.5★
F- The Folklore of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Simpson 28/3 5★
B- The Primrose Path by Barbara Metzger 21/4 2★
U- An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
D- Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings 20/4 3★
S- Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★
R- Missing in Death by J.D. Robb 7/4 3★
A- Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
I- The Irish Rogue by Emma Jensen 20/4 3★
N- One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
B- Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
O- The Rabbits by Sophie Overett 11/3 2★
W- The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 23/3 5★
Jumping In Super Late!Seasonal Chlg. Spring 2025
L- Luck of the Witch by K.E. O'Connor 5/14/25
E- Exit Stage Death by Dakota Cassidy 5/17/25
A- Aspire to Die by M.S. Morris 5/19/25
F-Friends and Foes by Laina Turner 5/29/25
FINISHEDSeasonal Challenge
March 1 - May 31, 2025
58/58
M = Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott 3/23/25
A = Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair 3/3/25
R = Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 3/1/25
C = Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase 3/21/23
H = The Dry by Jane Harper 4/15/25
A = The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 3/9/25
P = Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson 3/15/25
R = The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
I = A Catered Christmas by Isis Crawford 3/6/26
L = The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
M = Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25
A = The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez 3/17/25
Y = The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25
F = The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 3/31/25
L = Story of My Life by Lucy Score 4/9/25
O = The Good Byline by Jill Orr 3/24/25
W = Deadly Divination by Kirsten Weiss 3/16/25
E = Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25
R = The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 3/13/25
S = The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25
G = The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25
A = Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 3/27/25
R = Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier 3/31/25
D = Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 3/8/25
E = Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25
N = No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
C = Claws for Suspicion by Deborah Blake 4/7/25
R = Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff. 4/29/25
O = A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard 5/3/25
C = Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins 4/19/25
U = Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
S = She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica 3/25/25
L = Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
I = The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25
L = Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston 4/21/25
A = Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25
C = The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 5/9/25
S = Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4/12/25
H = Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 5/29/25
Y = Owl Moon by Jane Yolen 5/24/25
A = Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 4/4/25
C = Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 5/22/25
I = Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 5/15/25
N = The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose 5/1/25
T = Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey 5/30/25
H = Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 4/28/25
D = Doggone Deadly by Deborah Blake 3/26/25
A = Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25
F = Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25
F = First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
O = Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman 5/11/25
D = Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25
I = Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan 5/25/25
L = The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant 4/24/25
L = The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score 5/14/25
A = The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 5/2/25
M = A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass 4/13/25
B = The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall 4/17/25
I'm calling this one done!S - The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly 3/4/25
H - The Hydrogen Murder by Camille Minichino 3/1/25
A - Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews 3/31/25
M - Fondant Fumble by Jenn McKinlay 3/22/25
R - Dead Man Running by Rett MacPherson 4/3/25
O - One Dead Cookie by Virginia Lowell 3/25/25
C - Borrowed Crime by Laurie Cass 3/12/25
K - Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin 3/7/25
S - A Wee Murder in My Shop by Fran Stewart 5/9/25
T - To Err Is Cumin by Leslie Budewitz 3/16/25
P - Berry the Hatchet by Peg Cochran 3/31/25
A - Triple Jeopardy by Anne Perry 3/28/25
T - Town in a Sweet Pickle by B.B. Haywood 5/1/25
R - Died in the Wool by Rett MacPherson 4/24/25
I - A Catered Book Club Murder by Isis Crawford 4/6/25
C - Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien 4/27/25
K - Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 5/18/25
L - When the Cookie Crumbles by Virginia Lowell 3/10/25
I - Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow 4/9/25
L -Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy 4/12/25
A - Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon 4/12/25
C - Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 4/19/25
S - Dead End Street by Sheila Connolly 5/9/25
A - Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs 4/21/25
P - Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle 5/16/25
R - Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 4/21/25
I - An Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly 4/18/25
L - Pouncing on Murder by Laurie Cass 4/15/25
G - Blame the Beignets by Ginger Bolton 3/13/25
R - Rest in Pizza by Chris Cavender 5/27/25
E - Deadly Notions by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 5/3/25
E - Dangerous Alterations by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 5/21/25
N - Death and Wedding Cake by Nova Walsh 5/13/25
L - Cat with a Clue by Laurie Cass 5/19/25
A - Mocha, She Wrote by Ellie Alexander 5/6/25
M - Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala 5/12/25
B - Behind the Seams by Betty Hechtman 5/2/25
Seasonal Challenge — Spring 20253/1 - 5/31
DONE
A And Four to Go Rex Stout 4/4
R Ranger's Obsession Bridget Adrienne 4/24
B Burned Up Stuart G. Yates 4/18
O Over the Top and Back Tom Jones 3/12
R Roam Within: Macallah and the White World of Light Maya Realm 5/16
S Spilling the Tea Brenda Jackson 5/4
P Pig Park Claudia Guadalupe Martinez 4/12
R Red Storm Frank Luna 4/28
I Inside Cut Tom Fowler 4/16
N Never Fall For Your Brother's Best Friend Abby Greyson 3/26
G Gone to the Dogs Nicola Clifford 5/16
G Guarded by Death H.L. Swan 3/5
A Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie 3/13
R Romancing the Gravestone Gena Showalter 3/10
D Dagger in the Dahlias Dale Mayer 3/2
E Elegy for Eddie Jacqueline Winspear 3/2
N None of This Is True Lisa Jewell 3/3
COMPLETEDSpring 2025 Seasonal Challenge
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Duration: 1st March 2025 - 31 May 2025
LEAF
L - The Midnight Feast by {L}ucy Foley 5/11/25 3.5★
E - Charlotte’s Web by {E}.B. White 04/06/25 4★
A - The Dead Romantics by {A}shley Poston 3/20/25
F - White Nights by {F}yodor Dostoevsky 3/23/25
SPRING
S - The Wishing Gameby Meg {S}haffer 3/28/25
P - A {P}salm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 3/11/25
R - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna {R}aybourn 04/26/25
I - {I}nteresting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin 5/21/25
N - Ascension by {N}icholas Binge 5/28/25
G - Heartwood by Amity {G}aige 04/27/25
ST. PATRICK
S - {S}omewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 04/14/25 4.5★
T - {T}o Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn 04/29/25 3★
P - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van {P}elt 3/26/25
A - Beautiful Ugly by {A}lice Feeney 3/8/25
T - {T}hereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn 3/18/25
R - {R}ogue Protocol by Martha Wells 3/31/25
I - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo {I}shiguro 5/31/25
C - Murder at Mallowan Hall by {C}olleen Cambridge 3/15/25
K - Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by Tonya {K}appes 04/24/25 1★
Mod
L = The Littles by John Lawrence Peterson
I = I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers
L = The Littles Take a Trip by John Lawrence Peterson
A = The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
C = Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss
S = The Soccer Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
W = The Worst Witch Jill Murphy
I = An Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly
N = Nonsense Songs by Edward Lear
D = Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
L = Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
A = Access Denied by Donna Andrews
M = More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
B = Buried In Books by Kate Carlisle
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Cozy Mysteries
Books mentioned in this topic
Buried In Books (other topics)The Soccer Mystery (other topics)
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (other topics)
Nonsense Songs (other topics)
The Worst Witch (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kate Carlisle (other topics)Edward Lear (other topics)
Jill Murphy (other topics)
Gertrude Chandler Warner (other topics)
Lucy Connelly (other topics)
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