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This part of our game will focus on both the LOST books (the oldest on the TBR) and the FOUND books (the newest on the TBR).1. For this game, you will read 10 books.
2. Three (3) must be your oldest or LOST books. Use conditions 1 & 3 for this task.
3. Three (3) must be your newest books since finishing LOST 2024, that is your FOUND books. Use conditions 2 & 4 for this one.
4. For the other four (4), you may choose any of the listed conditions.
Conditions for choosing books:
1. From one author read for LOST: read another book of that author that was either published and/or added to your TBR at a later date.
2. From one author read for FOUND: read another book of that author that was either published and/or added to your TBR at an earlier date.
3. a LOST book (ie. Longest on Shelf TBR).
4. a FOUND book (ie. added to your TBR in the past 6 months & was published prior to date you completed LOST).
Happy Reading!
Finished:Moonlight and Mischief - TBR Sept
Starting:
Dark Remnants - BTM
The Kept Woman - Series 24
Still reading:
Shaman - BTM
August update:Read: 8 + 1 in progress
Rollover: 16
I am pleased. I read more than the monthly goal and made a dent in the rollover. Nice. Now to keep that momentum going.
This is the thread for November. Some of the instructions are posted below as well for your ease of reference.B. Your Books
Pick your 3 - 5 top reads from September 2025 reads.
C. Like for Like (L4L)
For each of Your Books, pick one shelf from their top 3-5 shelves (aside from "to-read", "currently-reading"). (they may end up being duplicated if you are a genre reader).
You will read a book from each of these shelves (preferably those already on your TBR).
D. Your Options
For this section, you may choose to either read purely from your TBR or new books* or BOTH! There are separate tasks as per below options:
*the definition of new books here is quite liberal; it could literally be a new book you've brought home or newly published book which you've put on your TBR last year or new-to-you... whichever works for you
Each of the books you read for L4L are to be used as starting point for each of below prompts (ie. 1 book cannot be used for more than 1 prompt per option).
D.1. Your TBR
1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added (could be the month and even if it was a new book you read/added in January 2025, read another book you added in January 2025)
2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
Beverly wrote: "All finished!!! Finally!!"Yay! Just in time for Part 3.
Finished:Porgy - BTM
Zeus's Cookbook: Most Ungodly Appetizers - BTM
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All - Trim 24
The Silver Needle Murder - Series 25
Starting:
Moonlight and Mischief - TBR Sept
The Kept Woman - Series 24
Still reading:
Shaman - BTM
Finished:Louisiana Longshot - BTM
Starting:
Porgy - BTM
Still reading:
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All - Trim 24
Shaman - BTM
Zeus's Cookbook: Most Ungodly Appetizers - BTM
Still reading:Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All - Trim 24
Shaman - BTM
Finished:
This Must Be the Place - BTM, LOST
Vendetta - BTM
Reading:
Zeus's Cookbook: Most Ungodly Appetizers - BTM
Louisiana Longshot - BTM
Still reading:Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All - Trim 24
Reading:
This Must Be the Place - BTM, LOST
Shaman - BTM
Starting:
Vendetta - BTM
Zeus's Cookbook: Most Ungodly Appetizers - BTM
My October plan:B. Your Books
Pick your 3 - 5 top reads from August 2025 reads.
1. The Paris Novel
2. Project Hail Mary
3. In the Night of Memory
C. Like for Like (L4L)
For each of Your Books, pick one shelf from their top 3-5 shelves
1. Historical Fiction, Food, Travel: Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
2. Fantasy, Space, Adventure: Ruin and Rising
3. Contemporary, Native American, Literary Fiction: The Pony Wife
D. Your Options
D.1. Your TBR
1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (LB)
Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford
4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
The Pony Wife (Wife)
The Saturday Wife
5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other has 297 pages
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women has 352 pages
Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "July updateRead: 5
Rollover: 1"
WoW! Fantastic!
Just planned my August reading. I have really dropped off on this challenge during the summer; but, rather than quit as I have done in past years, I am determined to keep going!I have 3 in progress for July, so I am not counting them in my carryover. Read only 1.
Carryover: 3 + 17 = 20.
My plan: I own 6, and 5 of those are short Kindle books. The other is over 500 pages and I have only read about 0.1 of it. I am determined to finish it next month...finally! Another 2 are short books (under 250 pages). Finally one is a library book that I have listed as currently reading but have yet to start. Since it has an August publication date, I will wait to read it next month, but it must be turned in by 8/10 as it has no further renewals. That makes 9. And, I just found one more for an even 10 to commit to reading in August.
LynnB wrote: "7 down, 3 to go! (Better than last year at this time...)"Way to go, LynnB. I have 4 to go. And, last year I did not finish this challenge.
Beth wrote: "All done!! Woo hoo!!"Wonderful!
Meg wrote: "Finished!!!1 Cemetery Boys ✔️
2 Tell Me Everything ✔️
3 Upon a Starlit Tide ✔️
4 Fundamentally ✔️
5 [book:The Persians|214152321..."
Congrats, Meg. I will be posting part 3 later in August. Be on the look-out.
I feel like I slept through June. Very little progress made (read 3). Rollover continues to grow!
September TBR Bender 2025B. Your Books
Pick your 3 - 5 top reads from July 2025 reads.
1. Cry Wolf
2. The Little French Bistro
3. The Teller of Small Fortunes
C. Like for Like (L4L)
For each of Your Books, pick one shelf from their top 3-5 shelves
1. Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance: Soul Taken
2. France, Contemporary, Literary Fiction: Blackberry Wine
3. Fantasy, Cozy, Mystery: Moonlight and Mischief
D. Your Options
Each of the books you read for L4L are to be used as starting point for each of below prompts (ie. 1 book cannot be used for more than 1 prompt per option).
D.1. Your TBR
1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added (could be the month and even if it was a new book you read/added in January 2025, read another book you added in January 2025)
Blackberry Wine was added December 1, 2011
Key West Connection was also added on that date
2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs (PB)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
Moonlight and Mischief has 161 pages
The Friend has 212 pages
