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Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
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by L.A. Witt 9/3/20252.
by J.J. Cook 9/5/20253.
by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/11/20254.
by Ellery Lloyd 9/12/20255.
by Tony Hillerman 9/25/20256.
by Jessica Beck 9/25/2025
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1. Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer 7 September 2025 ★★★★
- bright, colorful
2. Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno 24 September 2024 ★★★ - colorful, but also the Millennium Falcon
3. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 30 September 2025 ★★★ - the colors, the flowers
Judge a Book By Its CoverSeptember 2025
6/5+
1. Weird! - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25
2. Cute cats are always a win - Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 9/2/25
3. Beautiful color - The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25
4. Pigs aren't as cute as cats, but still . . . pretty cute - Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower 9/5/25
5. One of my all-time favorite covers - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 9/6/25
6. Love the colors and how the dragons are incorporated - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 9/8/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Conceited: Read 5-6 books:
1.
- 9/10/252.
- 9/14/253.
- 9/18/254.
- 9/20/255.
- 9/21/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
6/6
1.
Sarah Fox 9/3/252.
Tess Marlowe 9/8/253.
Arthur Pearce 9/12/254.
Morgana Best 9/15/255. Vacation Splashed with Murder
Daisy Belle 9/20/256.
Fran Heap 9/21/25
Finished "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
|Leonie Swann|4/09/25
|Ally Carter|10/09/25
|Beth O'Leary|11/09/25
|Aiden Thomas|15/09/25
|Luna McNamara|24/09/25
|Ally Carter|28/09/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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.
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05 - ugly
2. The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08 - Interesting
3. Death Turns a Trick | Julie Smith | 09.11 - weird
4. Those Empty Eyes | Charlie Donlea | 09.14 - Interesting
5. Consequences | Aleatha Romig | 09.15 | Beautiful Cover
6. Before I Go to Sleep | S.J. Watson | 09.16 | weird
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Completed: 4/3-4
1.
In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/252.
Paradise Valley - Robyn Carr 9/9/253.
The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 9/10/254.
A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Clair 9/16/25
Level | Conceited: Read 5-6 books Read - 6
No More Yesterdays, Catherine Bybee | 9/3
Hidden Nature, Nora Roberts | 9/6
Badlands, C.J. Box | 9/8
Maybe in Another Life, Taylor Jenkins Reid | 9/11
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, Anna Johnston | 9/20
Effigies, Mary Anna Evans | 9/21
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. Murder on the Green by Christine Knapp - Sep. 4
2. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5
3. Alexis Cool as a Cupcake: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Sep. 6
4. The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund - Sep. 8
5. Reel Life: A Graphic Novel by Kane Lynch - Sep. 9
6. Millie of the Manor: A Graphic Novel by Karina Evans - Sep. 9
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Goal: 5/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
• Junie - Erin Crosby Eckstine - 09/12/25
• The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - 09/16/25
• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett - 09/17/25
• Ice Cream Man, Volume 6: Just Desserts - W. Maxwell Prince - 09/24/25
• Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask - Shiko Nguru - 09/29/25
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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
4/4
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Stacy Green 09.03.25 4 stars2-
Mary Ellen Taylor 09.06.25 4 stars3-
Stacy Green 09.14.25 4.5 stars4-
Tamara Berry 09.26.25 3 stars
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Read: 5/5-6
1.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - Completed: 9/2/25
2.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - Completed: 9/7/25
3.
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel - Completed: 9/11/25
4.
Ward D by Freida McFadden - Completed: 9/24/25
5.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - Completed: 9/29/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1)
07/09/252)
17/09/253)
24/09/254)
29/09/25
FINISHEDJudge a Book By Its Cover
September 2025
6/5+
1. Weird! - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25
2. Cute cats are always a win - Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 9/2/25
3. Beautiful color - The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25
4. Pigs aren't as cute as cats, but still . . . pretty cute - Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower 9/5/25
5. One of my all-time favorite covers - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 9/6/25
6. Love the colors and how the dragons are incorporated - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 9/8/25
FINISHED! "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. Murder on the Green by Christine Knapp - Sep. 4
2. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5
3. Alexis Cool as a Cupcake: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Sep. 6
4. The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund - Sep. 8
5. Reel Life: A Graphic Novel by Kane Lynch - Sep. 9
6. Millie of the Manor: A Graphic Novel by Karina Evans - Sep. 9
Completed 09.16.2025"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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.
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05 - ugly
2. The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08 - Interesting
3. Death Turns a Trick | Julie Smith | 09.11 - weird
4. Those Empty Eyes | Charlie Donlea | 09.14 - Interesting
5. Consequences | Aleatha Romig | 09.15 | Beautiful Cover
6. Before I Go to Sleep | S.J. Watson | 09.16 | weird
FINISHED"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Completed: 4/3-4
1.
In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/252.
Paradise Valley - Robyn Carr 9/9/253.
The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 9/10/254.
A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Clair 9/16/25
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Finished"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
6/6
1.
Sarah Fox 9/3/252.
Tess Marlowe 9/8/253.
Arthur Pearce 9/12/254.
Morgana Best 9/15/255. Vacation Splashed with Murder
Daisy Belle 9/20/256.
Fran Heap 9/21/25
COMPLETED - "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Conceited: Read 5-6 books:
1.
- 9/10/252.
- 9/14/253.
- 9/18/254.
- 9/20/255.
- 9/21/25
Completed Level | Conceited: Read 5-6 books ... Thanks GenevieveRead - 6
No More Yesterdays, Catherine Bybee | 9/3
Hidden Nature, Nora Roberts | 9/6
Badlands, C.J. Box | 9/8
Maybe in Another Life, Taylor Jenkins Reid | 9/11
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, Anna Johnston | 9/20
Effigies, Mary Anna Evans | 9/21
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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
1.
by L.A. Witt 9/3/20252.
by J.J. Cook 9/5/20253.
by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/11/20254.
by Ellery Lloyd 9/12/20255.
by Tony Hillerman 9/25/20256.
by Jessica Beck 9/25/2025
COMPLETED 09.26.25Judge A Book By Its Cover: 6/5+ -
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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.
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
✅ 1. The Phoenix Pencil Company | Allison King | 09.09.25
✅ 2. The House Is on Fire | Rachel Beanland | 09.12.25
✅ 3. Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty | 09.14.25
✅ 4. The Book Club for Troublesome Women | Marie Bostwick | 09.19.25
✅ 5. I'll Look So Hot in a Coffin | Carla Sosenko | 09.22.25
✅ 6. Bad Nature | Ariel Courage | 09.26.25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge - FinishedDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1)
07/09/252)
17/09/253)
24/09/254)
29/09/25
Finished!"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Goal: 5/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
• Junie - Erin Crosby Eckstine - 09/12/25
• The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - 09/16/25
• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett - 09/17/25
• Ice Cream Man, Volume 6: Just Desserts - W. Maxwell Prince - 09/24/25
• Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask - Shiko Nguru - 09/29/25
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Finished "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
|Leonie Swann|4/09/25
|Ally Carter|10/09/25
|Beth O'Leary|11/09/25
|Aiden Thomas|15/09/25
|Luna McNamara|24/09/25
|Ally Carter|28/09/25
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Completed "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1. Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer 7 September 2025 ★★★★
- bright, colorful
2. Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno 24 September 2024 ★★★ - colorful, but also the Millennium Falcon
3. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 30 September 2025 ★★★ - the colors, the flowers
Completion Post"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
4/4
1-
Stacy Green 09.03.25 4 stars2-
Mary Ellen Taylor 09.06.25 4 stars3-
Stacy Green 09.14.25 4.5 stars4-
Tamara Berry 09.26.25 3 stars
Finished!"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
Read: 5/5-6
1.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - Completed: 9/2/25
2.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - Completed: 9/7/25
3.
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel - Completed: 9/11/25
4.
Ward D by Freida McFadden - Completed: 9/24/25
5.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - Completed: 9/29/25
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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 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
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*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
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* 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