Hooked on Books discussion

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July - Sept 2025

This is a simple challenge. You read books centered around a Buzzword. You earn points based on the point system below. Who will win the badges?

Buzzword
Sandals

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points


For example (if WINTER is our Buzzword):

Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon = 1 point for title
OR
Fire in the Blood by Dale Ibitz = 1 point for author last name
OR
Winter Swans by Danica Winters (Series: Nymph) = 1 point for title, 1 points for author, 1 point for series, 2 points for winter in title = 5 points



To sign up simply start yourself a post to track what you've read during the challenge.

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Challenge Rules
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘You may use or drop articles A, An or The

Buzzword Badges

Participants

C 50
Jenny 24
jonidyan 32
Sammy 167
Claire 40
Caraina 150
Carrie 1
Shandrea 2
Angie 109

Points: 83
Completed Books: 50

1. Page Fright | 1 pt (series)
2. Of Mice and Men | 1 pt (author)
3. A Place to Hang the Moon | 2 pts (title, author)
4. Serial Killer Games | 1 pt (title)
5. A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic | 2 pts (title, series)
6. A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons | 2 pts (title, series)
7. Down Among the Sticks and Bones | 2 pts (title, author)
8. The Golden Gate | 1 pt (author)
9. No One Leaves the Castle | 1 pt (title)
10. The Mechanical Masquerade: A Steampunk Novella | 3 pts (author first and last, series)
11. Arsenic and Adobo | 1 pt (title)
12. The Beast Within | 1 pt (author)
13. Dead in the Water | 2 pts (title, author)
14. Utter Fabrication: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures | 1 pt (author)
15. Wolf Curse | 1 pt (author)
16. Poor Unfortunate Soul | 1 pt (author)
17. The Maid's Secret | 1 pt (author)
18. A Fatal Yarn | 3 pts (title, author, series)
19. Night of Secrets | 1 pt (title)
20. Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice | 2 pts (title, series)
21. Animal Farm | 1 pt (title)
22. Read Between the Crimes | 3 pts (author first and last, series)
23. From Fable to Grave | 1 pt (series)
24. The Baker and the Wolf | 2 pts (author, series)
25. Can You Solve the Murder? | 1 pt (author)
26. The Hitchcock Hotel | 1 pt (author)
27. A Fateful Sentence | 4 pts (title, author first and last, series)
28. I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 | 1 pt (author)
29. The Dark King and the Eternal Dance | 3 pts (title, author first and last)
30. Wolf Cure | 1 pt (author)
31. Around the World in Eighty Days | 1 pt (title)
32. Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder | 1 pt (title)
33. Cloak and Grammar | 2 pts (author, series)
34. The Wicked Ones | 1 pt (series)
35. Dear Mrs. Bird | 2 pts (title, author)
36. Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis | 1 pt (author)
37. The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess | 3 pts (title, author, series)
38. A Lost Clause | 2 pts (title, series)
39. All Systems Red | 1 pt (title)
40. Death at the Village Chess Club | 2 pts (title, author)
41. A Deadly Education | 4 pts (title, author first and last, series)
42. Disney After Dark | 1 pt (title)
43. The Stepsister and the Slipper | 3 pts (title, author, series)
44. Two Birds With One Scone | 1 pt (author)
45. Artificial Condition | 1 pt (title)
46. A Thorny Plot | 2 pts (title, series)
47. A Scary Tale Wedding | 2 pts (title, series)
48. A Dark Turnover | 1 pt (title)
49. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good | 2 pts (title, series)
50. The Goblin and the Dancer | 2 pts (author, series)

SANDALS

Running total- 24

1. Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction 1
2. Bridge 1
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 1
4. The Absolute Book 1
5. The Mars House
6. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 1
7. Wizard of the Crow 1
8. Badlands 1
9. The Sword of Kaigen 1
10. Familiaris 1
11. A Time to Kill 1

12. The Sea Eternal 1
13. Infidel 1
14. The Sum of All Fears 1
15. All Better Now 2
16. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois 1
17. The Empire of Gold 1
18. Olympos 1
19. The Cosmic Cook-Off 1
20. Shifter Chef: A Harem Cooking Adventure 2
21. The Lemon 2
22.

Buzzword: SANDALS
July 1 - September 30, 2025

Points: 32 as of 9/30


📕Title start letter: 1 point
📒Author initial: 1 point
📗Series start letter: 1 point
📘📘Buzzword in title: 2 points


07/01 The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose❌
07/02 How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang❌
07/04 Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter[title+initial]📕📒
07/07 Betting on You by Lynn Painter[initial]📒
07/08 The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood[title]📕
07/15 The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center[title]📕
07/16 An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson[title+initial]📕📒
07/18 Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune❌
07/22 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White❌
07/29 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown❌
07/31 Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1) by Brynne Weaver❌
08/03 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart[initial]📒
08/04 Mr. Wrong Number (Mr. Wrong Number #1) by Lynn Painter[initial]📒
08/06 The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan❌
08/08 The Love Wager (Mr. Wrong Number #2) by Lynn Painter[title+initial]📕📒
08/12 The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak[title]📕
08/16 Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #2) by Brynne Weaver[title]📕
08/18 Say You'll Remember Me (Say You'll Remember Me #1) by Abby Jimenez[title+initial+series]📕📒📗
08/22 The Wedding People by Alison Espach[initial]📒
08/26 Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams❌
08/28 Belladonna (Belladonna #1) by Adalyn Grace[initial]📒
09/01 This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune❌
09/03 The Women by Kristin Hannah❌
09/05 The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us #1) by Tricia Levenseller[title+initial+series]📕📒📗
09/07 The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us #1) by Tricia Levenseller[title+initial+series]📕📒📗
09/11 House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas[initial]📒
09/15 Foxglove (Belladonna #2) by Adalyn Grace[initial]📒
09/17 First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston[initial]📒
09/20 Wisteria (Belladonna #3) by Adalyn Grace[initial]📒
09/22 I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue[initial]📒
09/27 House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas[initial]📒
09/28 Mister Hockey (Hellions Angel #1) by Lia Riley[initial]📒
09/29 Head Coach (Hellions Angels #2) by Lia Riley[initial]📒
09/30 Virgin Territory (Hellions Angels #2) by Lia Riley[initial]📒
09/30 The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 (The Unselected Journals) by Beth Brower❌

in!

Total points: 167


1. The Luminaries - title - 1 point
2. Small Island - title + author - 2 points
3. The Secrets of Crestwell Hall - title + author - 2 points
4. Spellbreaker - title + series - 2 points
5. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - title - 1 point
6. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow - title - 1 point
7. Solomon's Song - title, 1 point
8. Undaunted - author - 1 point
9. Redemption River - author - 1 point
10. Around the World in 80 Novels: A global journey inspired by writers from every continent - title - 1 point
11. The Butterfly Garden - author - 1 point
12. In Bitter Chill - series + author - 2 points
13. The Case of the Missing Marquess - author - 1 point
14. Death Beside the Seaside - series - 1 point
15. And the Mountains Echoed - title - 1 point
16. Under An Italian Sky - author - 1 point
17. Essex Dogs - author - 1 point
18. Little, Big: Or, the Fairies' Parliament - title - 1 point
19. The Autumn of the Patriarch - title - 1 point
20. The Librarian of Crooked Lane - title + author - 2 points
21. A Single Swallow - title + author - 2 points
22. The Adventures of Brother Cadfael: A Collection of Chronicles - title - 1 point
23. Flybot - author - 1 point
24. Rotten to the Core - series - 1 point
25. No Mardi Gras for the Dead - title, series & author - 3 points
26. Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens - author - 1 point
27. The Mother - author - 1 point
28. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent - title + author - 2 points
29. Julia - author - 1 point
30. One Small Mistake - author - 1 point
31. The Funhouse - author - 1 point
32. The Dream Home - title + author - 2 points
33. Le Morte d'Arthur - title - 1 point
34. Dead Man’s Grave - title, series & author - 3 points
35. All Better Now - title + author - 2 points
36. Twenty Years After - author - 1 point
37. Sleeping Giants - title + author - 2 points
38. Anxious People - title - 1 point
39. A Match Made in Venice - title + author - 2 points
40. Brick Lane - author - 1 point
41. So, Anyway... - title - 1 point
42. The Bees - author - 1 point
43. Mrs England - author - 1 point
44. Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink - title + author - 2 points
45. Summer at The Cosy Cottage Cafe - title - 1 point
46. Smoky Joe's Cafe - title - 1 point
47. No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach - title + author - 2 points
48. A Greedy Man in a Hungry World: How (almost) everything you thought you knew about food is wrong - author - 1 point
49. Two Steps Forward - author - 1 point
50. The Lonely Heart Attack Club - title + series - 2 points
51. Interview with the Robot - author - 1 point
52. The Murder on the Links - author - 1 point
53. The Red Notebook - author - 1 point
54. The Night Gate - title - 1 point
55. The Vault - author - 1 point
66. Murder in the Air - series - 1 point
67. London Fields - title + author - 2 points
68. Sixth Column - title - 1 point
69. The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway - title - 1 point
70. Little Lord Fauntleroy - title - 1 point
71. Blood Caste - author - 1 point
72. Interpreter of Maladies - author - 1 point
73. The SideRoad Kids - Book 1: Growing Up in the U.P. - title + author - 2 points
74. I Love You Like It's 1999 - author - 1 point
75. Children of Time - author - 1 point
76. Children of Ruin - author - 1 point
77. The Ascent of Eli Israel and Other Stories - title - 1 point
78. Say No More - title - 1 point
79. Children of Memory - author - 1 point
80. No Man Is an Island: Stories of Friendship and Bonding - title - 1 point
81. The Enchanted April - author - 1 point
82. Termination Shock - author - 1 point
83. Death of the Author - title + author - 2 points
84. The Information - author - 1 point
85. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life - author - 1 point
86. Sleeping Murder - title + author - 2 points
87. At the Mountains of Madness - title + author - 2 points
88. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - author - 1 point
89. No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories - title - 1 point
90. A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush - title + author - 2 points
91. Better-Off Bunny - author - 1 point
92. The Woman in Black - author - 1 point
93. That Reminds Me - author - 1 point
94. Don't Hang Up - title + author - 2 points
95. The Analects - title - 1 point
96. A Calamity of Souls - title + author - 2 points
97. ADHD Brains Don't Come In One Size: A Realistic Guide to Understanding Adult ADHD and Finding What Works for You - title + author - 2 points
98. Still the Sun - title - 1 point
99. All Things Undone - title + author - 2 points
100. A Murder Is Announced - title + author - 2 points
101. Soul Mirror - title + author - 2 points
102. Mistakes Can Kill You: A Collection of Western Stories - author - 1 point
103. Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories - title - 1 point
104. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - author - 1 point
105. The Mimicking of Known Successes - author - 1 point
106. Daughters of Night - title + author - 2 points
107. Of Mice and Men - author - 1 point
108. Whose Body? - author + seies - 2 points
109. Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits, and Hoodoo Saints: A Guide to Magical New Orleans - author - 1 point
110. They Do It With Mirrors - author - 1 point
111. The Lord of the Rings - title + series - 2 points
112. The Human Son - author - 1 point
113. The Last Day - title + author - 2 points
114. The Husband's Secret - author - 1 point
115. Ghosts in the Gloaming - author - 1 point
116. The Madman's Hotel - author - 1 point
117. Next in Line - author + title - 2 points
118. A Prey To Murder - title + author - 2 points
119. Rogue Agent - series + author - 2 points
120. The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol. 3 - title + series - 2 points
121. The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol. 4 - title + series - 2 points
122. Self Help - title - 1 point
123. Windows - author - 1 point
124. The Inheritance - author - 1 point
125. Nothing Ever Happens Here - title + author - 2 points
126. The Summer Girl - title - 1 point
127. Shakespeare: The World as a Stage - title - 1 point
128. The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol. 5 - title + series - 2 points
129. The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol. 7 - title + series - 2 points
130. The Autobiography of Black Hawk - title - 1 point
131. Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction - title - 1 point
132. Love Will Tear Us Apart - title + series - 2 points
133. The Village of Happy Ever Afters - author - 1 point
134. The Medici Manuscript - author - 1 point
135. The Untitled Books - author - 1 point

Buzzword: SANDALS
July 1 - September 30, 2025
40 points
Points:

📕Title start letter: 1 point
📒Author initial: 1 point
📗Series start letter: 1 point
📘📘Buzzword in title: 2 points

1. De gentleman uit Peru André Aciman 1 june +2 point
2. Ik was negen toen ik moest trouwen Nujood Ali Author 2
3. De Kalahari Avondschool Alexander McCall Smith 5 juli 205 p. +2 points: author and series (No 1….)
4. Het geschenk Gaea Schoeters author +1
5. De stille huisgenoot Clémence Michallon 7 july 352 p. Title: s
6. Onder vrienden Linea Maja Ernst Author
7. De stad der wonderen Eduardo Mendoza title
8. Strafkind Wieke Hart Title
9. De code (Operatie Stockholm Book 1) Denise Sutherland Author 2
10. En Bedankt! Anita Witzier Author
11. De stilte van de witte stad Eva García Sáenz de Urturi title
12. De logeerkamer Helen Garner Title
13. WingsAprilynne Pike author
14. Na die NachtKirstin Rozema title
15. The Golden Gate Amy Chua author
16. Ooit gelukkig Nico Dijkshoorn author x2
17. De zeven zwaarden Anthony Ryan author
18. Droom Nummer NegenDavid Mitchell title + author
19. De vluchtelingen Viet Thanh Nguyen Author
20. Saving Savannah Tonya Bolden Title
21. North Woods Daniel Mason title + author
22. Dood van een maestro Donna Leon Title + author twice
23. The Book of Katerina Auguste Corteau 170 p. 2 august FNA
24. De doden van de Pont Neuf Alex Lépic title + AFN
25. Dromenvanger Unni Lindell
title + ALN
26. Ariadne Jennifer Saint title + ALN
27. Een dag uit het leven van Abed Salama: een palestijnse tragedie Nathan Thrall Title+ AFN
28. De namen Florence Knapp Title
29.

Buzzwords Q3
Duration: July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Buzzword
Sandals

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Total Points: 150

1. Esther: Royal Beauty - Angela Elwell Hunt 7/2/25 (Author, Series – Dangerous Beauty) 2pts.
2. Sadie - Courtney Summers 7/4/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
3. Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles 7/6/25 (Series – Sutter Lake) 1pt.
4. Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles 7/6/25 (Series – Sutter Lake) 1pt.
5. Beautifully Broken Redemption - Catherine Cowles 7/7/25 (Series – Sutter Lake) 1pt.
6. The Paris Express - Emma Donoghue 7/7/25 (Author) 1pt.
7. Three Days in June - Anne Tyler 7/7/25 (Author) 1pt.
8. The Rescue - Nicholas Sparks 7/8/25 (Both Author’s Initials) 2pts.
9. Rejected Alpha's Return - Waverly Sage 7/9/25 (Author) 1pt.
10. Playing with Fire - Kiki Swinson 7/9/25 (Author) 1pt.
11. Daisy Darker - Alice Feeney 7/10/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
12. A Darker Mischief - Derek Milman 7/11/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
13. Moonshine & Magic - Bella Falls 7/12/25 (Series – Southern Charms Mystery) 1pt.
14. Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins 7/13/25 (Title, Author, Series – Anna and the French Kiss) 3pts.
15. T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton 7/13/25 (Author) 1pt.
16. Murder in Helsinki - John Swallow 7/14/25 (Author) 1pt.
17. Objects of My Affection - Jill Smolinski 7/18/25 (Author) 1pt.
18. Murder in G Major - Alexia Gordon 7/20/25 (Author) 1pt.
19. Finding Home - Denise Grover Swank 7/20/25 (Both Author’s Initials) 2pts.
20. Bitter Autumn - Lyn Cote 7/21/25 (Author, Series – Northern Shore Intrigue) 2pts.
21. Dial A for Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto 7/22/25 (Title, Author, Series – Aunties) 3pts.
22. Raspberry Chocolate Murder - Leena Clover 7/22/25 (Author, Series – Dolphin Bay) 2pts.
23. Demon Slayer - Aubrey Law 7/22/25 (Title, Both Author’s Initials) 3pts.
24. Twisted Threads - Lea Wait 7/22/25 (Author) 1pt.
25. The Last Letter - Rebecca Yarros 7/23/25 (Title) 1pt.
26. Fried Chicken & Fangs - Bella Falls 7/24/25 (Series – Southern Charms Mystery) 1pt.
27. Bell, Book, and Sandals - Melissa L. Webb 7/24/25 (Buzzword) 2pts.
28. Shifting and Shenanigans - Elizabeth Pantley 7/25/25 (Title) 1pt.
29. Falling - T.J. Newman 7/25/25 (Author) 1pt.
30. Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates - Eric Jay Dolin 7/26/25 (Author) 1 pt.
31. Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews 7/26/25 (Author) 1pt.
32. Mr. Hudson - Mary Jennings 7/27/25 (Series – New York City Billionaires) 1pt.
33. The Best Wrong Move - Lily Parker 7/27/25 (Author) 1pt.
34. Family Tree - Barbara Delinsky 7/29/25 (Author) 1pt.
35. U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton 7/30/25 (Author) 1pt.
36. Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 7/30/25 (Title) 1pt.
37. Darling Girls - Sally Hepworth7/31/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
38. Myth Academy - A.K. Thorne 8/1/25 (Author) 1pt.
39. Playing Dirty - Kiki Swinson 8/2/25 (Author, Series – Notorious) 2pts.
40. Love in a Cold Climate - Nancy Mitford 8/3/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
41. Incubus - Ann Arensberg 8/3/25 (Both Author’s Initials) 2pts.
42. Let Me Free You - Alexandria House 8/4/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
43. Tricky Twenty-Two - Janet Evanovich 8/5/25 (Series – Stephanie Plum Series) 1pt.
44. The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo 8/7/25 (Author) 1pt.
45. Finding Peace - Denise Grover Swank 8/7/25 (Author) 1pt.
46. Finding Forever - Denise Grover Swank 8/7/25 (Author) 1pt.
47. Finding Forgiveness - Denise Grover Swank 8/8/25 (Author) 1pt.
48. Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton 8/8/25 (Title) 1pt.
49. She Can Run - Melinda Leigh 8/9/25 (Title, Author, Series – She Can Run) 3pts.
50. Summit Lake - Charlie Donlea 8/12/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
51. It's Better This Way - Debbie Macomber 8/13/25 (Author) 1pt.
52. Secrets In Her Eyes - Lexie Scott 8/14/25 (Title, Both Author’s Initials, Series – Sorcerer’s Society) 4pts.
53. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold - John Le Carré 8/15/25 (Title) 1pt.
54. Four Aunties and a Wedding - Jesse Q. Sutanto 8/18/25 (Author, Series – Aunties) 2pts.
55. Tempest in a Tea Room - Summer Prescott 8/19/25 (Author) 1pt.
56. Teas, Keys, and Mysteries - Summer Prescott 8/19/25 (Author) 1pt.
57. The Crow Trap - Ann Cleeves 8/19/25 (Author) 1pt.
58. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab 8/22/25 (Author) 1pt.
59. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou 8/22/25 (Author) 1pt.
60. The Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston 8/23/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
61. Ali Cross - James Patterson 8/23/25 (Title, Series – Ali Cross) 2pts.
62. King's Cage - Victoria Aveyard 8/25/25 (Author) 1pt.
63. Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown 8/27/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
64. Dandelion Wishes - Melinda Curtis 8/28/25 (Title) 1pt.
65. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 8/29/25 (Author) 1pt.
66. Sunflowers in a Hurricane - Anne M Faye 8/29/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
67. Dragon Magus #1 - D.B. King 8/31/25 (Title, Author, Series – Dragon Magus) 3pts.
68. In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25 (Author) 1pt.
69. Secret Societies: Inside the World's Most Notorious Organizations - John Lawrence Reynolds 9/2/25 (Title) 1pt.
70. This Bitter Earth - Bernice L. McFadden 9/2/25 (Series – Sugar Lacey) 1pt.
71. The Sewing Machine - Natalie Fergie 9/3/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
72. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism - bell hooks 9/3/25 (Title) 1pt.
73. All the Little Hopes - Leah Weiss 9/4/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
74. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy 9/5/25 (Author) 1pt.
75. White Hot Kiss - Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/6/25 (Author, Series – The Dark Elements) 2pts.
76. Stone Cold Touch - Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/7/25 (Title, Author, Series – The Dark Elements) 3pts.
77. The Girl Who Was Taken - Charlie Donlea 9/8/25 (Author) 1pt.
78. The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 9/10/25 (Author) 1pt.
79. The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto 9/11/25 (Author) 1pt.
80. Murder at the Mansion - Sheila Connolly 9/14/25 (Author) 1pt.
81. Killer in the Carriage House - Sheila Connolly 9/15/25 (Author) 1pt.
82. Over the Edge - Jonathan Kellerman 9/15/25 (Series – Alex Delaware Series) 1pt.
83. A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Clair 9/16/25 (Title, Both Author’s Initials) 3pts.
84. Murder, She Barked - Krista Davis 9/17/25 (Author) 1pt.
85. The Sirens - Emilia Hart 9/18/25 (Title) 1pt.
86. The Spectacular - Fiona Davis 9/19/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
87. A Breath of Hope - Lauraine Snelling 9/19/25 (Title, Both Author’s Initials) 3pts.
88. Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge - Lilian Monroe 9/20/25 (Author) 1pt.
89. September - Rosamunde Pilcher 9/21/25 (Title) 1pt.
90. The Hard Way - Lee Child 9/22/25 (Author) 1pt.
91. You Must Be New Here - Katie Sise 9/23/25 (Author) 1pt.
92. Undead AF - MaryJanice Davidson 9/23/25 (Author) 1pt.
93. Don't Let the Forest In - C.G. Drews 9/23/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
94. Just Add Mistletoe: Christmas in Gingerbread, Colorado - Addison Moore 9/24/25 (Author) 1pt.
95. The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams 9/25/25 (Both Author’s Initials) 2pts.
96. Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet 9/25/25 (Author) 1pt.
97. Alaska Twilight - Colleen Coble 9/26/25 (Title) 1pt.
98. One Day - David Nicholls 9/27/25 (Both Author’s Initials) 2pts.
99. The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver 9/27/25 (Author, Series – Lincoln Rhyme) 2pts.
100. No One But Us - Elizabeth O'Roark 9/29/25 (Title) 1pt.
101. The Next Best Day - Sharon Sala 9/30/25 (Title, Both Author’s Initials) 3pts.

Buzzword: SANDALS
July 1 - September 30, 2025

Points: 1

📕Title start letter: 1 point
📒Author initial: 1 point
📗Series start letter: 1 point
📘📘Buzzword in title: 2 points

The Poppy Fields Nikki Erlick 7/2/2025
Author - 1 point

Quartlery Buzzword
- SANDALS -
July 1st - September 30th

Point System:
☀️ Title start letter: 1 point
🐙 Series start letter: 1 point
🌴 Author initial: 1 point
🌊 Buzzword in title: 2 points

Books
■ Deviant King ~ [Royal Elite] - Rina Kent
☀️ - 1 point for title start letter -- 1 point

■Caught Up ~ [Into Darkness] - Navessa Allen
🌴- 1 point for Author inital -- 1 point


Points - 2

Buzzwords
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2025

Buzz Word: Sandals
Pages Read: 27,919
Points: 109

Books Read:
1. No Exit ~ 7/2 | 371 pgs | T-S-A | 3 pts
2. Nothing Breaks Like a Heart ~ 7/4 | 318 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
3. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow ~ 7/6 | 467 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
4. Spellbreaker ~ 7/9 | 305 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
5. End of Watch ~ 7/10 | 511 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
6. Killer in the Kiwis ~ 7/12 | 284 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle ~ 7/16 | 608 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
8. Summer Sons ~ 7/18 | 384 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
9. A Single Swallow ~ 7/19 | 305 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
10. The Sword of Kaigen ~ 7/19 | 651 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
11. Lover Reborn ~ 7/20 | 590 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
12. The Last Camel Died at Noon ~ 7/21 | 444 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
13. Familiaris ~ 7/25 | 993 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
14. Arabian Nights and Days ~ 7/25 | 228 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
15. The Coral Conspiracy ~ 7/27 | 260 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
16. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay ~ 7/27 | 658 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
17. Magic Bites ~ 7/28 | 386 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
18. The Hitchcock Hotel ~ 7/29 | 352 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
19. Don't Make a Sound ~ 7/29 | 289 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
20. Claimed ~ 7/30 | 525 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
21. The Old Drift ~ 7/31 | 576 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
22. The Reef ~ 8/1 | 453 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
23. Out of Her Mind ~ 8/2 | 289 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
24. Anxious People ~ 8/3 | 400 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
25. A Case of Redemption ~ 8/5 | 338 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
26. Archangel's Legion ~ 8/6 | 448 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
27. Kill the Next One ~ 8/9 | 417 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
28. Spirit of Steamboat ~ 8/10 | 162 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
29. The Tainted Cup ~ 8/12 | 410 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
30. The Collector ~ 8/14 | 754 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
31. Summer at The Cosy Cottage Café ~ 8/17 | 179 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
32. A Half-Baked Murder ~ 8/17 | 308 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
33. The Chef ~ 8/18 | 416 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
34. The Cosmic Cook-Off ~ 8/18 | 106 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
35. Murder in Kauai ~ 8/19 | 205 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
36. All Better Now ~ 8/21 | 525 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
37. Tough Justice ~ 8/22 | 852 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
38. Airtight ~ 8/25 | 320 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
39. A Jingle Bell Mingle ~ 8/26 | 400 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
40. Macaron Murder ~ 8/27 | 154 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
41. The Atlantis Gene ~ 8/29 | 642 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
42. All the Colors of the Dark ~ 8/29 | 597 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
43. The Age of Ra ~ 8/30 | 452 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
44. She Can Run ~ 8/31 | 327 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
45. Sweet Tea and Spirits ~ 8/31 | 248 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
46. Game of Nines ~ 9/1 | 118 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
47. Black Gold ~ 9/1 | 128 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
48. Jumper ~ 9/4 | 146 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
49. Karma Police ~ 9/5 | 115 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
50. The Collectors ~ 9/5 | 107 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
51. The Tasting Menu ~ 9/6 | 127 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
52. Tough Justice: Countdown ~ 9/8 | 812 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
53. Last Chance to Save the World ~ 9/8 | 133 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
54. The Girlfriend Rescue ~ 9/9 | 188 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
55. Children of Time ~ 9/10 | 609 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
56. A Half-Built Garden ~ 9/12 | 347 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
57. A Psalm for the Wild-Built ~ 9/14 | 151 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
58. The Husband's Secret ~ 9/15 | 421 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
59. The Survivors ~ 9/15 | 384 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
60. Sanctuary ~ 9/16 | 152 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
61. A Leaner Meaner Midlife ~ 9/16 | 198 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
62. Blood Kissed ~ 9/17 | 339 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
63. Authority ~ 9/18 | 369 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
64. Blue Madagascar ~ 9/21 | 426 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
65. Love and Other Pranks ~ 9/21 | 408 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
66. Ancient Waters ~ 9/21 | 158 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
67. The Future ~ 9/23 | 432 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
68. Acceptance ~ 9/24 | 353 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
69. Absolution ~ 9/25 | 528 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
70. Silver Shark ~ 9/26 | 138 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
71. The Girl in Hawaii ~ 9/28 | 307 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
72. Beyond Her Reach ~ 9/28 | 312 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
73. No Going Back ~ 9/28 | 289 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
74. Her First Mistake ~ 9/30 | 343 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
75. Ashfall ~ 9/30 | 474 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts

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1st place: Sammy 167
2nd place: Caraina 150
3rd place: Angie 109