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Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞
(last edited Oct 31, 2018 01:15PM)
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Categories:
✓*Read a historical novel - River to Redemption by Ann H. Gabhart | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a suspense novel - The Baffling Bequest Church Choir Mysteries by Roberta Updegraff | Arnetta | 9/9
✓*Read a contemporary novel - Princess Ever After (Royal Wedding, #2) by Rachel Hauck | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a Biblical fiction novel - Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar | Emily | 8/11
✓ *Read a fantasy/sci-fi novel - Sink (Mermaid Royalty, #1) by M.E. Rhines | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a YA novel - Superheroes Suck by Jamie Zakian | Emily | 6/26/18
✓*Read a book with 100-199 pages
-The Little Queen by Meia Geddes | Emily | 6/12/18
✓*Read a book with 200-299 pages - The Woman Who Would Be King Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with 300-399 pages - The Choice (Lancaster County Secrets #1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with 400+ pages - Every Now & Then (9/11, #3) by Karen Kingsbury | Arnetta | 8/20
✓*Read a book that has a man and woman on the cover - Searching for Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #2) by Patricia C. Wrede | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a single woman on the cover - Let's Be Real Living Life as an Open and Honest You by Natasha Bure | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a single man on the cover - Hood (King Raven, #1) by Stephen R. Lawhead | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a person on the cover NOT showing their face - Beyond Tuesday Morning (9/11, #2) by Karen Kingsbury | Arnetta | 8/8
✓*Read a book with a moon on the cover - Heart Song (Heart Song Trilogy #1) by Desiree Williams | Emily | 8/20
✓*Read a book with a water on the cover
-Select (Select, #1) by Marit Wiesenberg | Emily | 6/15/18
✓*Read a book with a bridge on the cover - A Defense of Honor (Haven Manor, #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a mostly white cover - The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle | Emily | 6/22/18
✓*Read a book with a mostly black cover - Glow (Sky Chasers, #1) by Amy Kathleen Ryan | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a mostly blue cover - This Christmas Night Reflections from Our Hearts to Your Home by Billy Graham | Arnetta | 9/8
✓*Read a book with a mostly green cover - The Final Storm (The Door Within, #3) by Wayne Thomas Batson | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a mode of transportation (car, boat, bicycle, etc.) on the cover - A Time to Laugh (Under the Big Sky, #3) by Kelly Eileen Hake | Arnetta | 8/3
✓*Read a book with a dog or cat on the cover or in the title - Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3) by Patricia C. Wrede | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a baby on the cover or in title - Katie's Redemption (Brides of Amish Country, #1) by Patricia Davids | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with three or more people on the cover - The Journey West (California Pioneer #1) by Elaine L. Schulte | Arnetta | 6/26/18
✓*Read a book with a road (dirt or paved) on the cover - The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson | Arnetta | 8/30
✓*Read a book with a dress on the cover - The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book without people on the cover - Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a hat on the cover - Another Homecoming by Janette Oke | Arnetta | 8/29
✓*Read a book with a fence on the cover - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë | Emily | 6/22/18
✓*Read a book that DOESN'T have the words "A, An, or The" in the title - Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) by Patricia C. Wrede | Emily | 6/22/18
✓*Read a book that DOES have the words "A, An, or The" in the title - How to Catch a Prince (Royal Wedding, #3) by Rachel Hauck | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a family relationship in the title (son, daughter, mother, etc) - The Mother-Daughter Book Club (The Mother-Daughter Book Club, #1) by Heather Vogel Frederick | Arnetta | 9/14
✓*Read a book that has "And" in the title - The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a one word title - Fawkes by Nadine Brandes | Emily | 6/23/18
✓*Read a book with a hyphen in the title (e.g. Christmas Cover-Up)
-A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer | Emily | 6/17/18
✓*Read a book with an apostrophe in the title (e.g. Grace's Pictures) - Egypt's Sister A Novel of Cleopatra (The Silent Years, #1) by Angela Elwell Hunt | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a number in the title (e.g. The 30-Day Praise Challenge / Three Little Words) - A Thousand Nights (A Thousand Nights, #1) by E.K. Johnston | Emily | 6/23/18
✓*Read a book with a profession in the title (Doctor, midwife, etc) - Stealing the Preacher (Archer Brothers, #2) by Karen Witemeyer | Arnetta | 7/11
✓*Read a book with a double letter in the title (e.g. Falling for You - double "L"' in Falling) - Meet the Sky by McCall Hoyle | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book published in the spring (March-June) - Spindle Fire (Spindle Fire #1) by Lexa Hillyer | Emily | 6/22/18
✓*Read a book published in the summer (June-September) - A Time To Keep (Under the Big Sky, #2) by Kelly Eileen Hake | Arnetta | 7/29
✓*Read a book published in the fall (September-December) - Anything But Ordinary by Lara Avery | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book published in the winter (December-March) -A Time To Plant (Under the Big Sky, #1) by Kelly Eileen Hake | Arnetta | 7/27
✓*Read a book that is the first book in its series - One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1) by Karen Kingsbury | Arnetta | 7/25
✓*Read a book that is the last book in its series - Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4) by Patricia C. Wrede | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book that is NOT part of a series - Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book that is part of a trilogy (only three books in the series) - To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han | Emily | 6/26/18
✓*Read a book that is part of a series with 4+ books - A Gown of Spanish Lace (The Janette Oke Collection) (Women of the West, #11) by Janette Oke | Arnetta | 7/18
✓*Read a book with 5 or more vowels in the title (e.g. The Rose of Winslow Street)
-A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan | Emily | 6/15/18
✓*Read a book that is set during a war The Door Within (The Door Within, #1) by Wayne Thomas Batson | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book set OUTSIDE the USA - The Princess by Lori Wick | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a police officer or soldier (must include text which mentions them) - The Rise of the Wyrm Lord (The Door Within, #2) by Wayne Thomas Batson | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a doctor or nurse (must include text which mentions them) - A Home for Hannah (Brides of Amish Country, #6) by Patricia Davids | Emily | 8/11
✓* Read a book with something musical on the cover or in the title (i.e. an instrument, musical notes, etc.) - Nazareth's Song by Patricia Hickman | Arnetta | 9/6
✓*Read a debut novel
-The Balcony by Jane Delury | Arnetta | 6/17/18
✓*Read a book that was not originally published this year (2018) - Never a Bridesmaid A May Wedding Story (A Year of Weddings Novella 2, #6) by Janice Thompson |
Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with stars on the cover - Their Fractured Light (Starbound, #3) by Amie Kaufman | Emily | 8/11
✓*Read a book with a suitcase/luggage on the cover - Appalachian Serenade (Appalachian Blessings, #.5) by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Emily | 9/15
✓*Read a book with an author with three names (must be on the cover)
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- A Search for Refuge (Haven Manor, #0.5) by Kristi Ann Hunter | Emily | 6/23/18
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Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞
(last edited Jun 11, 2018 09:19PM)
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Please post as follows:
Date finished: 6/13/18
Rating: 5 stars
Category: *Read a book with a double letter in the title
How it works: the word FALLING has double L's
Review: link to your review

Date finished: 6/13/18
Rating: 5 stars
Category: *Read a book with a double letter in the title
How it works: the word FALLING has double L's
Review: link to your review


Title: The Little Queen by Meia Geddes
Date finished: 6/12/18
Rating: 2 stars
Category: *Read a book with 100-199 pages
How it works: it is 110 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan
Date finished: 6/13/18
Rating: 3 stars
Category: *Read a book with 5 or more vowels in the title
How it works: A Touch of Gold - 5 vowels: a, o, u, o, o,
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Select by Marit Wiesenberg
Date Finished: 06/12/2018
Rating: 3 Stars
Category: *Read a book with a water on the cover
How it works: The bottom of the cover has water ripples, is blue, and the butterfly could be in a bubble, but I think it's a water droplet because it isn't a perfect circle.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer
Date finished: 06/16/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a hyphen in the title
How it works: there’s a hyphen, Tailor-Made


Date finished: 06/16/18
Rating: 3 stars
Category: Read a debut novel
How it works: This is Jane Delury's debut novel.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/upda...


Title: The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle
Date Finished: 06/16/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a mostly white cover
How it works: Except for the words and feather, the whole cover is white
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Date finished: 06/17/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that DOESN'T have the words "A, An, or The" in the title
How it works: It doesn't have the words in the title

Title: Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer
Date Finished: 06/18/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book published in the spring (March-June)
How it works: it was published April 11, 2017

Title: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Date Finished: 06/19/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a fence on the cover
How it works: the character on the cover is sitting on a dark fence


Title: A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
Date Finished: 06/22/2018
Rating: 3 stars
Category: *Read a book with a number in the title
How it works: "Thousand" is a number

Title: Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Date Finished: 06/19/2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: *Read a book with a one word title
How it works: The title is "Fawkes"


Title: 'A Search for Refuge' by Kristi Ann Hunter
Date finished: 06/23/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with an author with three names
How it works: the author's name is "Kristi Ann Hunter"


Title: 'Superheroes Suck' by Jamie Zakian
Date: 06/23/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a YA novel
How it works: It's a YA superhero story
Review: http://www.zerinablossom.com/2018/06/...

Title: 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' by Jenny Han
Date: 06/25/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that is part of a trilogy (only three books in the series)
How it works: There are only three books in the series


Date: 06/26/2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with 3 or more people on the cover.
How it works: The cover shows 3 people close up (2 in a very close up pic) and more in the background in the wagons.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Date: July 11, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with a profession in the title
How it works: The title has 'preacher' in it
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Date: July 17, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book that is part of a series with 4+ books
How it works: The book is the 11th in this series
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Date: July 25, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book that is the first book in it's series
How it works: This is the first in a 3 book series
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Date: July 27, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: Read a book published in the winter
How it works: Book was published in Feb
review... I had to do this on my old, dying Mac and it isn't carrying over the review link like I wanted... My apologies!


Date: July 29, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book published in the summer
How it works: Book was published in August
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Date: August 2, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover
How it works: Book has a car on the cover
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Date: August 7, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with a person on the cover not showing their face.
How it works: Woman on cover is not showing her face
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Egypt's Sister
Date Finished: June 16, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with an apostrophe in the title
How it works: the word "Egypt's" in the title has an apostrophe

Title: Thief of Corinth
Date Finished: June 17, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: *Read a Biblical Fiction novel
How it works: It is Biblical fiction, about a woman who lived in Corinth when Paul visited in Acts and wrote 1-2 Corinthians

Title: Meet the Sky
Date Finished: June 22, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a double letter in the title
How it works: "Meet" in the title has double "E's"

Title: A Defense of Honor
Date Finished: June 24, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: *Read a book with a bridge on the cover
How it works: There is a bridge on the cover


Title: Sink
Date Finished: June 29, 2018
Rating: 3 stars
Category: *Read a fantasy/sci-fi novel
How it works: It's fantasy, about mermaids

Title: Princess Ever After
Date Finished: June 30, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a contemporary novel
How it works: It is a contemporary novel set partly in the US and partly in an imaginary European country

Title: Glow
Date Finished: June 30, 2018
Rating: 3 stars
Category: *Read a book with a mostly black cover
How it works: Except for the words and the character inside the letter "O," the whole cover is black

Title: The Bird and the Sword
Date Finished: July 2, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that has "And" in the title
How it works: The word "and" is in the title

Title: How to Catch a Prince
Date Finished: July 3, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that DOES have the words "A, An, or The" in the title
How it works: The title contains the word "A"


Title: Anything But Ordinary
Date Finished: July 3, 2018
Rating: 3 stars
Category: *Read a book published in the fall (September-December)
How it works: Published September 11, 2012

Title: Egg and Spoon
Date Finished: July 7, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book without people on the cover
How it works: There are no people on the cover

Title: The Woman Who Would be King
Date Finished: July 9, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with 200-299 pages
How it works: it has 298 pages

Title: Princess of Thorns
Date Finished: July 9, 2018
Rating: 3 stars
Category: *Read a book that is NOT part of a series
How it works: It is a standalone novel

Title: Never a Bridesmaid
Date Finished: July 9, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that was not originally published this year (2018)
How it works: it was published in 2015

Title: The Wedding Dress
Date Finished: July 14, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a dress on the cover
How it works: There's a wedding dress on the cover

Title: River to Redemption
Date Finished: July 14, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a historical novel
How it works: It is set just previous to the Civil War in the US


Title: Let's Be Real
Date Finished: July 21, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a single woman on the cover
How it fits: there is only a woman on the cover

Title: Hood
Date Finished: July 22, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a single man on the cover
How it works: the only figure on the cover is a shadowy figure that is clearly a man

Title: The Princess
Date Finished: July 22, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book set OUTSIDE the USA
How it works: it is a contemporary novel set in an imaginary European country called Pendaran

Title: Searching for Dragons
Date Finished: July 23, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that has a man and woman on the cover
How it works: There is a man and a woman (and a bunch of snakes) on the cover

Title: The Final Storm
Date Finished: July 24, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a mostly green cover
How it works: The cover is mostly green

Title: Calling on Dragons
Date Finished: August 5, 2018
Category: *Read a book with a dog or cat on the cover or in the title
How it works: there are several cats on the cover

Title: Talking to Dragons
Date Finished: August 9, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book that is the last book in its series
How it works: it is the 4th and last book in its series

Title: Their Fractured Light
Date Finished: August 11, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with stars on the cover
How it works: the background is a galaxy full of stars; it's a science fiction novel where the characters hop between planets often


Title: The Door Within
Date Finished: July 22, 2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: *Read a book that is set during a war
How it fits: the back cover mentions how Aidan encounters “a long-fought war between good and evil;” it goes deeper than that—Aidan goes to the allegorical-fantasy realm mentioned and fights for the King/God against the Evil characters in the very literal war.

Title: The Rise of the Wyrm Lord
Date Finished: July 22, 2018
Rating: 4 Stars
Category: *Read a book with a police officer or soldier
How it works: the back cover says, “Antoinette and a team of Alleble's finest knights” fight against the Evil enemy in the same allegorical-fantasy realm as the previous book. She doesn’t just join them though; she trains and becomes a knight herself, among the other knights in the team.

Title: The Choice
Date Finished: August 11, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with 300-399 pages
How it works: the book has 308 pages

Title: Katie’s Redemption
Date Finished: August 12
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a baby on the cover or in title
How it works: There’s a baby in the cover

Title: A Home for Hannah
Date Finished: August 14, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a doctor or nurse
How it works: the main character is a nurse, which the back cover mentions almost immediately.


Title: Heart Song
Date Finished: August 16, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a moon on the cover
How it works: there is part of a moon near the upper left corner


Title: Every Now and Then
Date Finished: Aug 20,2018
Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with 400+ pages
How it works: the book is 467 pages long (edition I read was)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Another Homecoming
Rating: 4 stars
Category: Read a book with a hat on the cover
How it works: my edition has a woman wearing a hat on the cover
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with a road on the cover.
How it works: the book shows a highway on the cover
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Rating: 4 stars
Category: Read a book with something musical on the cover
How it works: the book shows a banjo on the cover
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Rating: 5 stars
Category: Read a book with a mostly blue cover
How it works: The cover is mostly blue
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Rating: 3 stars
Category: Read a suspense novel
How it works: The book is considered a mystery novel
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Rating: 4 stars
Category: Read a book with a family relationship in the title
How it works: Daughter is in the title
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Rating: 4 stars
Category: *Read a book with a suitcase/luggage on the cover
How it works: there’s a suitcase on the cover

Good job Emily! Thanks so much for all you did - I thoroughly loved this challenge and working with you. Relax now? :)
FREE pass available for one category. Let me know if/when you want to use it. :)
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