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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?

For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

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

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

Angel Book Junkie COMPLETED

Caraina COMPLETED
Christina (AKA Babbling)

Ferenc

Genevieve
Giacomina the Snail

Julesy COMPLETED
Katrina COMPLETED
Lali & Michelle COMPLETED

Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Shash
Tari

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

1. by Cleo Coyle 3/5/2025
2. by Jessica Beck 3/11/2025
3. by L.A. Witt 3/15/2025
4. by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
5. by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
6. by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

1) 11/03/25
2) 18/03/25
3) 24/03/25

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin - Mar. 1

2. Karen's Witch by Katy Farina - Mar. 2

3. Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3

4. Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6

5. Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia - Mar. 10

Judge a Book By Its Cover
March 2025

6/6



1. No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
2. Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25
3. Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 3/8/25
4. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
5. Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
6. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

6 of 5-6 Complete

Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. Blood Orchid - Stuart Woods - 3.5 Stars - 3/3/25

2. Queen of the North - Anne O'Brien - 4 Stars - 3/5/25

3. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman - 3.5 Stars - 3/6/25

4. Abduction of a Slave - Dana Stabenow - 3.5 Stars - 3/12/25

5. Terror in Topaz - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 3/14/25

6. The Measure - Nikki Erlick - 4 Stars - 3/14/25

Well Katrina, Julesy, Lali & Michelle, and Olivermagnus

FINISHED
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli byFabio Geda 04/03/2025
2Il rosmarino non capisce l'inverno by Matteo Bussola 06/03/2025
3Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday 17/03/2025
4La custode di libri by Sophie Divry 20/03/20254
5Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 23/03/2025

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
6/6

1 Lucinda Race 3/2/25
2 Rachele Baker 3/3/25
3 Arthur Pearce 3/4/25
4 Patti Benning 3/8/25
5. Tessa Aura 3/12/25
6 6 Anna de Wahl 3/14/25

Welcome Giacomina the Snail and Tari

Completed March 16, 2025
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: 6/6



1. Nine Month Contract | Amy Daws | 358 Pages | ★★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC| | March 2, 2024
2. The Selection | Kiera Cass | 336 Pages | ★★★★★ | Hardcover | March 7, 2025
3. The Last Mrs Sinclair | T.J. Emerson | 378 Pages | ★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC| March 8, 2025
4. Happy Land | Dolen Perkins-Valdez | 368 Pages | ★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | March 13, 2025
5. The Marriage Rules | Samantha Hayes | 374 Pages | ★★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | March 15, 2025
6. One Dark Summer | Saskia Sarginson | 353 Pages | ★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | March 16, 2025

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Goal: 6/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

• - The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett - 03/04/25
• - The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25
• - Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 03/13/25
• - The Boyfriend Loophole - Danielle Stewart - 03/17/25
• - The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science - Dava Sobel - 03/21/25
• - Charles Leclerc: A Biography - Adam Hay-Nicholls - 03/25/25

Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?

For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.

Shallow: Read 1-2 books

1. Lights Out by Navessa Allen 7 March 2025 ★★★
2. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison 16 March 2025 ★★★

Welcome Angel Book Junkie, Ferenc and Christina (AKA Babbling)

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6

1. The Book of Candlelight - Ellery Adams 3/5/25
2. Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney 3/6/25
3. The Last Love Note - Emma Grey 3/7/25
4. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 3/9/25
5. Daughter of Mine - Megan Miranda 3/16/25
6. A Touch of Darkness - Scarlett St. Clair 3/20/25

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
March 2025

Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

Welcome Caraina and Shash

FINISHED!

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin - Mar. 1

2. Karen's Witch by Katy Farina - Mar. 2

3. Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3

4. Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6

5. Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia - Mar. 10

Way to go Julesy

FINISHED

Judge a Book By Its Cover
March 2025

6/6



1. No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
2. Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25
3. Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 3/8/25
4. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
5. Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
6. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25

~~~ Complete ~~~

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

6 of 5-6 Complete

Conceited: Read 5-6 books

1. Blood Orchid - Stuart Woods - 3.5 Stars - 3/3/25

2. Queen of the North - Anne O'Brien - 4 Stars - 3/5/25

3. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman - 3.5 Stars - 3/6/25

4. Abduction of a Slave - Dana Stabenow - 3.5 Stars - 3/12/25

5. Terror in Topaz - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 3/14/25

6. The Measure - Nikki Erlick - 4 Stars - 3/14/25

Completed March 16, 2025
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: 6/6



1. Nine Month Contract | Amy Daws | 358 Pages | ★★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC| | March 2, 2024
2. The Selection | Kiera Cass | 336 Pages | ★★★★★ | Hardcover | March 7, 2025
3. The Last Mrs Sinclair | T.J. Emerson | 378 Pages | ★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC| March 8, 2025
4. Happy Land | Dolen Perkins-Valdez | 368 Pages | ★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | March 13, 2025
5. The Marriage Rules | Samantha Hayes | 374 Pages | ★★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | March 15, 2025
6. One Dark Summer | Saskia Sarginson | 353 Pages | ★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | March 16, 2025

Way to go Lali & Michelle, Olivermagnus, and Angel Book Junkie.

FINISHED

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6

1. The Book of Candlelight - Ellery Adams 3/5/25
2. Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney 3/6/25
3. The Last Love Note - Emma Grey 3/7/25
4. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 3/9/25
5. Daughter of Mine - Megan Miranda 3/16/25
6. A Touch of Darkness - Scarlett St. Clair 3/20/25

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge - Finished
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Superficial: Read 3-4 books

1) 11/03/25
2) 18/03/25
3) 24/03/25

Way to go Caraina and Katrina

FINISHED

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

1. by Cleo Coyle 3/5/2025
2. by Jessica Beck 3/11/2025
3. by L.A. Witt 3/15/2025
4. by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
5. by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
6. by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025

FINISHED
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli byFabio Geda 04/03/2025
2Il rosmarino non capisce l'inverno by Matteo Bussola 06/03/2025
3Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday 17/03/2025
4La custode di libri by Sophie Divry 20/03/20254
5Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 23/03/2025

Finished!

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Goal: 6/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books

• - The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett - 03/04/25
• - The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25
• - Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 03/13/25
• - The Boyfriend Loophole - Danielle Stewart - 03/17/25
• - The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science - Dava Sobel - 03/21/25
• - Charles Leclerc: A Biography - Adam Hay-Nicholls - 03/25/25

Finished

"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
6/6

1 Lucinda Race 3/2/25
2 Rachele Baker 3/3/25
3 Arthur Pearce 3/4/25
4 Patti Benning 3/8/25
5. Tessa Aura 3/12/25
6 6 Anna de Wahl 3/14/25

finished

Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?

For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.

Shallow: Read 1-2 books

1. Lights Out by Navessa Allen 7 March 2025 ★★★
2. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison 16 March 2025 ★★★

Way to go Giacomina the Snail, Ferenc, Tari Christina AKA Babbling