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Q2 - A Recipe for Happiness
Welcome to this quarterly challenge! Bon Appetit! 👩🍳👨🍳 🍰PARTICIPANTS
Updated to message 138
Signed Up (3)
Brianna (#37) 0/10
Kristina (#14) 0/15
Lucy (#28) 0/15
In Progress (9)
Ashly (#30) 3/5
Denise (#15) 1/15
Iton (#24) 5/10
Jessica (#16) 2/5
Kalyn (#35) 2/4
MeganBG (#27) 8/15
Patricia (#17) 2/5
Susan (#32) 3/10
Tanu (#21) 3/5
Completed (22)
Amy (#36) 12/10
Beth (#7) 25/25
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (#13) 15/15
Caraina (#20) 10/10
Carrie (#23) 15/15
Catsalive (#31) 70/15
Chrissie (#6) 20/20
Debra Diggs (#4) 10/10
Emily (#12) 5/5
Erin (#62) 8/8
GailW (#9) 8/8
Janine (#10) 12/10
JennH (#19) 10/10
Karin (#29) 7/7
Laura (#38) 4/4
Laurie (#11) 5/5
Rachael (#3) 15/15
Sarah (#26) 10/10
Sophia (#40) 8/8
Susan (#5) 10/8
TerryJane (#18) 50/30
Theresa (#57) 5/5
Total number of participants: 34
Total books pledged: 359
Total books completed: 357 (99.44%)
When posting your progress, please include your original message number plus your current progress e.g. message 12 updated: 1/3 completed.
If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please don’t delete your original sign-up post. Just update and let me know
I will be reading COMPLETED: 15/15
*A cupful of my favourite genre (fantasy):
✔️ Bookshops & Bonedust
✔️ Legends & Lattes
✔️ Three Dark Crowns
✔️ To Kill a Kingdom
✔️ Princess of Souls
✔️ Under Different Stars
✔️ The Other Side of Never: Dark Tales from the World of Peter & Wendy
✔️ The Gilded Ones
✔️ Where Shadows Meet
✔️ Daughter of Darkness
*A spoonful of my favourite author (Christopher Paolini):
✔️ Fractal Noise (reread)
✔️ To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (reread)
*A pinch of an anticipated new release:
✔️ Onyx Storm
*A drop of a long unread book from my TBR pile:
✔️ A Tale of Two Cities
*And the cherry on top - a book with a pretty cover:
✔️ Where the Library Hides
Q2 - A Recipe for Happiness 12/10
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
✔ Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock
✔ Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
✔ Wednesday: A Novelization of Season One by Tehlor Kay Mejia
✔ When a Child Is Born by Jodi Taylor
✔ Arrival by Charlotte McConaghy
✔ Sabine's Notebook by Nick Bantock
✔ Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
✔ Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger
✔ Copper River by William Kent Krueger
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
✔ The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
✔ Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
✔ And I Darken by Kiersten White
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I'd like to sign up for 8!Progress: 10/8
* A cupful of your favourite genre
* A spoonful of your favourite author
* A pinch of an anticipated new release
* A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile
*And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover
Finished Sunrise on the Reaping (4/3), Onyx Storm (4/9), From Potter's Field (4/9), The Book Thief (4/13), The Perfect Divorce (4/17), The Book of Unknown Americans (4/27), Drowning Ruth (4/29), Beautiful Ugly (4/30), By Any Other Name (5/22)
Finished: 2025/06/17Progress: 20/20
You will need:
A cupful of your favourite genre –
A spoonful of your favourite author –
A pinch of an anticipated new release –
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile –
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover –
A Recipe for HappinessApril 1 - June 30
Goal: 25 books
Completed Jun 30
☑️ Favourite genre: Mystery
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☑️ Favourite author: Elizabeth Peters
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☑️ Anticipated new release
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☑️ Long-unread book from your TBR pile
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☑️ Book(s) with a pretty cover
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Welcome everyone. The participants list is set up and updated to here
Please add me for 🪷 8 / 8 .......... challenge completed Jun 3
Ingredients:
A cupful of your favourite genre – Mysteries
🪷 Murder at Archly Manor
🪷 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
A spoonful of [one of] your favourite author: Charlotte McConaghy
🪷 Wild Dark Shore
A pinch of an anticipated new release
🪷 The Summer Guests
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile
🪷 The Three Taps
🪷 River Sing Me Home
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover
🪷 Deadly to the Core
🪷 Once Upon an Eid
5/5 CompletedRecipe for Happiness:
🪷 A cupful of your favourite genre – historical fiction
Can't I Go Instead
🪷 A spoonful of your favorite author – Lisa See
Dreams of Joy
🪷 A pinch of an anticipated new release – May 2025
My Friends
🪷 A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – 6 years
Secrets of the Chocolate House
🪷 And the cherry on top: Book with a pretty cover –
I'll sign up for 5.5/5
A cupful of your favorite genre - The Collective by Alison Gaylin
A spoonful of your favorite author - Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
A pinch of an anticipated new release - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile - Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover - While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESSDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2025
15/15
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
1. The 7-10 Split🌱
2. Teacher of the Year🌱
3. Once Upon an Eid🌱
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
1. The Chandler Legacies🌱
2. Stars in Your Eyes🌱
3. A Cry in the Dark🌱
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
1. The Relationship Mechanic🌱
2. The Perfect Divorce🌱
3. Great Big Beautiful Life🌱
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
1. Friday I'm in Love🌱
2. The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay🌱
3. My Flawless Life🌱
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
1. Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success🌱
2. The Meet Cute Method🌱
3. Hana Khan Carries On🌱
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESSApril 01, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Progress: 0/15
Sign me up for 15!
Ingredients
Favorite Genres
1. Fantasy: Painted Devils by Margaret Owen
2. Science Fiction: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
3. Speculative: I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin
Favorite Authors
1. Margaret Owen: Little Thieves
2. Terry Pratchett: Monstrous Regiment
3. Barbara Kingsolver: The Lacuna
New Releases
1. Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
2. Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
3. When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
Long Unread TBRs
1. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
3. The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Pretty Covers
1. The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
2. Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
3. I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
I’ll read 15A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat
Sign me up for 5 please :).Progress: 3/5
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Historical Fiction
The Forgotten Home Child
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
The Girls
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
Daughters of Rome
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
👩🍳 A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS - Quarterly ChallengeDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2025
Progress: 50/30
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
👩🍳 Yellowface
👩🍳 Trust No One
👩🍳 Trust No One
👩🍳 All That Is Mine I Carry With Me
👩🍳 Heiress Takes All
👩🍳 You Deserve to Know
👩🍳 Smile Beach Murder
👩🍳 The Four Queens of Crime
👩🍳 Summertime Guests
👩🍳 The Widows
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
👩🍳 The Note
👩🍳 Cross My Heart
👩🍳 The Girl from Greenwich Street
👩🍳 Mother May I
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
👩🍳 Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
👩🍳 Your Mom's Gonna Love Me
👩🍳 Throwback
👩🍳 Broken Country
👩🍳 Beautiful Ugly
👩🍳 Head Cases
👩🍳 The Tell: A Memoir
👩🍳 Something in the Walls
👩🍳 Dream State
👩🍳 The Dream Hotel
👩🍳 The Business Trip
👩🍳 The Stolen Queen
👩🍳 Black Woods Blue Sky
👩🍳 When the Bones Sing
👩🍳 Sunrise on the Reaping
👩🍳 Famous Last Words
👩🍳 The Book Club for Troublesome Women
👩🍳 The Perfect Home
👩🍳 My Next Breath: A Memoir
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
👩🍳 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
👩🍳 The Book Eaters
👩🍳 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
👩🍳 The Appeal
👩🍳 Cider With Rosie
👩🍳 Kitty and the Silver Bullet
👩🍳 The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
👩🍳 So Big
👩🍳 The Pigeon
👩🍳 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
👩🍳 Silk
👩🍳 Just Mercy
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
👩🍳 Untamed
👩🍳 Immortal
👩🍳 Call Your Daughter Home
👩🍳 Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
👩🍳 The Dearly Beloved
Please sign me up for 10.10/10
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2025
You will need:
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
Romance - Secretly, Secretly; But Unable to Hide It by Yi Zhu 4/5/25
Fantasy - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 4/10/25
Mystery - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 4/15/25
Cozy Mystery - Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien 4/19/25
Mystery - Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood 4/30/25
Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson 4/24/25
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
Renegades by Marissa Meyer 4/24/25
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 4/30/25
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1 by Luo Di Cheng Qiu 5/1/25
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 5/2/25
Quantities can be altered to make the perfect recipe for you!
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESSDuration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed: 10/10
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
1. Let Me Love You - Alexandria House 5/2/25
2. On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 5/19/25
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
1. Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich 4/10/25
2. Takedown Twenty - Janet Evanovich 4/24/25
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
1. The Unlucky Ones - Hannah Morrissey 5/8/25
2. The Perfect Divorce - Jeneva Rose 5/21/25
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
1. Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25
2. Private Sydney - James Patterson 4/2/25
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
1.
The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/252.
A Virgin River Christmas - Robyn Carr 4/25/25
I'll sign up for 5 please!🙏🏼
Sign me up for 15 please!🥣A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS🥣
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2025
Completed: 15/15
Ingrediants you will need:
A cupful of your favourite genre
– What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
✔️1. Historical Fiction
-------- 🟣When the World Fell Silent 4/30/25
✔️2. Romantic Suspense
-------- 🟣High Noon 5/11/25
✔️3. Fantasy Fiction
-------- 🟣Iron Flame 4/8/25
A spoonful of your favourite author
– Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
✔️1. Nora Roberts
-------- 🟣The Awakening 4/3/25
✔️2. Suzanne Brockmann
-------- 🟣Hot Pursuit 4/23/25
✔️3. Stephen King
------- 🟣Fairy Tale 4/13/25
A pinch of an anticipated new release
– Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
✔️1.-------- 🟣The Mirror 4/15/25
✔️2.-------- 🟣Sunrise on the Reaping 4/29/25
✔️3.-------- 🟣Great Big Beautiful Life 5/3/25
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile
– Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
✔️1. -------- 🟣Little Women 6/12/25
✔️2.-------- 🟣Between Sisters 6/9/25
✔️3.-------- 🟣The Broker 5/10/25
And a cherry on top
- Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
✔️1. -------- 🟣The Becoming 5/14/25
✔️2.-------- 🟣The Matchmaker's Gift 5/5/25
✔️3.-------- 🟣The God of the Woods 6/26/25
Quantities have been altered to make a triple batch of the perfect recipe.!
Updated to here. Not long until the challenge starts!
Sign me up for 10 books10/10 - COMPLETED
Ingredients:
A Cupful of Your Favourite Genre - Young Adult
✅1) Dreamland (6/4/24)
✅2) Maniac Magee (8/4/25)
A Spoonful of Your Favourite Author - E. Lockhart
✅3) Dramarama (27/4/25)
✅4) Again Again (7/5/25)
A Pinch of Anticipated New Release
✅5) First-Time Caller (8/5/25)
✅6) Beautiful Ugly (9/5/25)
A Drop of a Long Unread Book From Your TBR Pile
✅7) Riche$ (9/6/25)
✅8) Low Expectations (11/6/25)
And the Cherry on Top: Book(s) With a Pretty Cover
✅9) Mexican Gothic
(12/6/25)✅10) The Luxe
(13/6/25)
Goal: 158/15
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
1. The Book of Someday - Mystery
7. Part of Your World - Chick Lit
8. Yours Truly - Chick Lit
A spoonful of your favorite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
3. Euphoria
5. Dearest
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
I'm in for 15!A Recipe for Happiness
Progress: 0/15
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
I'm in! I have no idea how many books I'll read, so will start with a goal of 5 and will raise that if need be. I'm being very gentle with challenges this year.7/7
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
🥤A humorous romance with strong women in it - A Change of Fortune by Jen Turano
🥤Stealing the Preacher
🥄🥄A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who
i. The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart
andSerial Burn
ii. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis by Lynette Eason
🤸🏻♀️A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
💧A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever. Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
🍒And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
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Quantities can be altered to make the perfect recipe for you!
I'll sign up for 5✅A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge! - Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 1
✅A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints. - His Reluctant Omega: An MPREG Omegaverse Book
✅A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it. - Murder by Cheesecake
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever. -
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat. - Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 6
Quantities can be altered to make the perfect recipe for you!
3/5 Read
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESSApril 1 - June 30, 2025
70/15
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge! - mystery
Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
The Case Is Closed by Patricia Wentworth 2/5 3★
The Canning Town Murder by Mike Hollow 8/5 3.5★
Last Dance in Salzburg by Vivian Conroy 26/5 3★
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor 31/5 4★
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson 31/5 3.5★
The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair 4/6 4.5★
Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield 6/6 3.5★
Asylum by Jack Adams 11/6 4★
Every Spy a Traitor by Alex Gerlis 24/6 4★
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★
Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★
Missing in Death by J.D. Robb 7/4 3★
Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings 20/4 3★
Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb 27/4 3★
Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb 27/4 3★
Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb 7/5 4★
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 13/6 4.5★
Strata by Terry Pratchett 15/6 4★
Possession In Death by J.D. Robb 15/6 3★
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn 25/4 4★
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins 21/6 2★
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
A Match For Mother by Mona K. Gedney, Kathryn Kirkwood, Regina Scott 8/4 2.5★
Sister of the Bride by Carol Quinto 8/4 2★
Mr. Jeffries and the Jilt by Joy Reed 9/4 3★
A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville 11/4 2★
An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
Sherry's Comet by Juliette Leigh 15/4 2.5★
Lady Farrington's Folly by Nina Porter 16/4 2★
The Duke's Dilemma by Nadine Miller 17/4 2★
A Noble Ambition by Elizabeth Albright 18/4 1★
The Duke's Dilemma by Elizabeth Chater 18/4 3★
Halloween Magic by Sandra Heath 19/4 2★
The Primrose Path by Barbara Metzger 21/4 2★
The Paragon Bride by Leigh Haskell 22/4 1.5★
The Jilting of Baron Pelham by June Calvin 22/4 2.5★
A Spirited Bluestocking by Joan Overfield 1/5 3★
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/5 4★
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris 10/5 3★
The Counterfeit Betrothal by April Kihlstrom 11/5 2★ 224p
Miss Darby's Debut by Marilyn Clay 12/5 2★ 224p
The Scholar's Daughter by April Kihlstrom 13/5 3★ 224p
The Missing Matchmaker by Cindy Holbrook 14/5 1★ 252p
The Rake's Reward by Mary Kingsley 16/5 3.5★ 137p
Dunraven's Folly by Dawn Lindsey 16/5 1★ 74p
A Merry Escapade by Jenna Jones 17/5 1.5★ 103p
The Wagered Heart by Rhonda Woodward 20/5 2.5★ 224p
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris 24/5 3★
The Rake's Retreat by Nancy Butler 27/5 3★
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris 29/5 4★
Harriet by Joan Mellows 1/6 3★
A Valentine Embrace by Valerie King, Meg-Lynn Roberts, Olivia Sumner 3/6 2.5★
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/6 3.5★
The Wedding by Edith Layton 8/6 1★
My Lady Faire by Emily Hendrickson 15/6 2★
June Love by Karla Hocker 19/6 2★
Miss Cheney's Charade by Emily Hendrickson 20/6 2★
Famous Miss Feversham by Christie Kennard 22/6 2★ 117p
The Incomparable Miss Compton by Regina Scott 22/6 2★
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris 25/6 3★
Father Christmas by Barbara Metzger 26/6 1★
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★
by Mia Sheridan 27/4 4★
by Celia Imrie 4/5 3.5★
by Alexandra Almond 14/6 3.5★
by Kenji Ueda 30/6 3★
A Recipe for HappinessApril 1 - June 30, 2025
3/11
A cupful of your favorite genre – (mystery & fantasy)
Rhapsodic4/6/2025
Broken Country 4/2025
A spoonful of your favorite author – Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses4/2025
A pinch of an anticipated new release –
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile –
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover –
Sign me up for 6 please!Progress: 2/4
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
--One of Us Is Lying ✔️
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
--Into the Wild ✔️
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
I will go for 10!12/10-- Challenge Complete!
You will need:
A cupful of your favourite genre –
1. Stranger in the Woods (mystery)
2. Blueberry Muffin Murder (mystery)
3. All the Colors of the Dark (mystery)
A spoonful of your favourite author:
1. Sense and Sensibility
A pinch of an anticipated new release –
1. Atmosphere
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile –
1. Persuasion
2. The Jubilee Problem
3. Practical Magic
4. Parable of the Sower
5. Parable of the Talents
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat:
1. The God of the Woods
2. The Flower Sisters
Sign me up for 10! A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed: 0/10
A cupful of your favourite genre – Mystery
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A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
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A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
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A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
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And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
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A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!I'll sign up for 5 for now, may up it if I achieve each one
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
Just for the Summer by Abbey Jimenez 05/04-19/04
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
1. The Complete Guide to Tarot and Astrology: Everything You Need to Know to Harness the Wisdom of the Cards and the Stars
08/04-14/04
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 25/04 - 03/05
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
06/04 - 14/04
Quantities can be altered to make the perfect recipe for you!
Joining in for 8 please!Progress 8/8
A cupful of your favourite genre: Thriller
The Cove - completed 4/1/25
The Locked Door - completed 4/4/25
A spoonful of your favourite author: Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale - completed 5/12/25
A pinch of an anticipated new release:
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile:
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life - completed 4/16/25
All Quiet on the Western Front - completed 4/25/25
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover:
Piranesi - completed 4/8/25
Little Fires Everywhere - completed 5/18/25
Commonwealth - completed 5/28/25
Updated to here. Hope you are all enjoying this challenge so far
Update to message #5Progress: 3/8
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A spoonful of your favourite author - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Update to message 5Progress: 4/8
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A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
1. The Book of Someday - Mystery
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Sunrise on the Reaping (other topics)The God of the Woods (other topics)
High Noon (other topics)
Iron Flame (other topics)
Hot Pursuit (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kenji Ueda (other topics)Alex Gerlis (other topics)
Christie Kennard (other topics)
Suzanne Collins (other topics)
Karla Hocker (other topics)
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Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2025
A dash of delight, a sprinkle of smiles, and a heaping spoonful of your favorite reads—mix them all together, and you have the perfect recipe for happiness! This open prompt challenge is all about embracing what makes you happy as a reader.
You will need:
A cupful of your favourite genre – What genre always lifts your spirits? Romance, fantasy, mystery? Indulge!
A spoonful of your favourite author – Revisit an old favorite or discover a new gem from an author who never disappoints.
A pinch of an anticipated new release – Is there a book you've been eagerly awaiting? Now’s the time to savor it.
A drop of a long unread book from your TBR pile – Dust off that book you've been meaning to get to forever.
And the cherry on top: Book(s) with a pretty cover – Because sometimes, judging a book by its cover is the best kind of treat.
Quantities can be altered to make the perfect recipe for you!
To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, take a moment to check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information on how our challenges are run.
Read as little or as much as you like—there are no strict limits here. Just mix and match the prompts to create your own perfect recipe for joy!
Thanks to Rachael for creating this challenge and agreeing to lead it.