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*Page Count: Unless the category you are completing gives a specific page count, there is NOT a minimum page count for this challenge.
*Format: You can read any format you like (eBook, audiobook, print, etc).
*Genre: As long as your book matches the instructions for the category you are completing, you can read any genre you like (picture books, poetry books, manga, travel books, fiction, nonfiction... anything goes!).
*Read Dates: You can use books you've started reading at any time, however you must finish the books on or after the challenge/holiday segment start date and you will only get credit for the amount of pages read during that time (e.g. if a book is 450 pages, but you read 80 pages prior to the segment starting, you would only get 3 points for the 370 pages you read).
*Rereads: Rereads are allowed for this challenge.
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Thanksgiving:
November 19th-December 9th
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1. Read a book with leaves on the cover
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2. Read a book published in November
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3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V-
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4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title
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5. Read a book that involves sports
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6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
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7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
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8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title.
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9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
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10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
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Book title: The Printed Letter Bookshop
Author: Katherine Reay
Task: 6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
Pages: 336
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 290 (I read 46 pages before it started)
Date finished: 11/19/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: (optional) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: True Love at Christmas
Author: Juliette Duncan
Task: 7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
Pages: 37
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 37
Date finished: 11/22/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: (optional)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: Night of MiraclesAuthor: Elizabeth Berg
Task: 2. Read a Book Published in November
Pages: 287
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 277
Date finished: 11/23/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: The Gilded Curse
Author: Marilyn Turk
Task: 9. Read a book with an candle on the cover.
Pages: 260
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 211 (I read 49 pages before it started)
Date finished: 11/23/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Thanksgiving:
November 19th-December 9th
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1. Read a book with leaves on the cover
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2. Read a book published in November
-Kimberly | Night of Miracles | 277
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3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V-
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4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title
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5. Read a book that involves sports
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6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
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7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
-Caitlyn | True Love at Christmas by Juliette Duncan | 37
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8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title.
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9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
-Brittany | The Gilded Curse by Marilyn Turk | 211
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10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
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Task points: 3
Page points: 4
Total points: 7
Book Title: Wait for Me
Author: Susan May Warren
Task: 2. Read a book published in November.
Pages: 326
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 326
Date finished: 11/25/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: 12 Days at Bleakly Manor
Author: Michelle Griep
Task: 10. FREEBIE
Pages: 192
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 192
Date finished: 11/26/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: (optional) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: Heartless
Author: Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Task: 5. Read a book that involves sports
How it works: There is swordfighting/fencing in it. (exp. "Oriana Palace furnished a room where noblemen and their sons could study the arts of fencing and swordplay." Page 57)
Pages: 363
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 207
Date finished: 11/22/18
Rating: 5 (4.5) Stars
Review: (optional) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1713433330
Book title: The Saturday Night Supper Club
Author: Carla Laureano
Task: 4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title
How it works: There is food on the cover.
Pages: 416
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 416
Rating: 5 (4.5) Stars
Review: (optional) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2459925297
Book title: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
Author: Susan Barnett Braun
Task: 3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V
Pages: 58
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 58
Date finished: 11/26/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: Sweet Blizzard
Author: Milou Koenings
Task: 4. Read a book with food on the cover.
Pages: 109
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 109
Date finished: 11/28/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: A Love Restored
Author: Kelly J. Goshorn
Task: 3. Read a book that starts with letter A
Pages: 237
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 237
Date finished: 11/27/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: The English Son
Author: Wanda E Brunstetter
Task: 1. Read a book with leaves on the cover
Pages: 128
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 128
Date finished: 11/26/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
Book title: Sweet Caroline
Author: Rachel Hauck
Task: 3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V-
Pages: 322
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 322 (I had just finished a book on 11/19 so all those I'm reading now were started after 11/19)
Date finished: 11/23/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
Book title: Driftwood Lane
Author: Denise Hunter
Task: 6. Read a book with an animal on the cover. (dog)
Pages: 336
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 336
Date finished: 11/25/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
Book title: the Minimalist Home
Author: Joshua Becker
Task: 6. Freebie
Pages: 240
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 240
Date finished: 11/30/2018
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: God Gave Us You
Author: Lisa Tawn Bergren
Task: 6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
Pages: 40
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 40
Date finished: 11/30/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: A Time To Keep
Author: Tasha Tudor
Task: 9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
Pages: 64
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 64
Date finished: 11/30/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: Little Granny Quarterback
Author: Bill Martin Jr.
Task: 5. Read a book that involves sports.
Pages: 32
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 32
Date finished: 11/30/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: Ice Cream: The Full Scoop
Author: Gail Gibbons
Task: 4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title.
Pages: 32
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 32
Date finished: 11/30/18
Rating: 3 stars
Review: (optional) N/A
Book title: Comfort & Joy The Christmas Lights Collection
Author: Toni Shiloh, Alana Terry, Cathe Swanson, Chautona Havig
Task 7. Read a book with decorations on the cover.
Pages: 614
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 614
Date finished: 11/30/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Divided FamilyBook title: The Divided Family
Author: Wanda E Brunstetter
Task 8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title.
Pages: 114
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 114
Date finished: 11/30/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
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Book title: Driftwood Lane
Author: Denise Hunter
Task: 6. Read a book with an animal on the cover. (dog)
Pages: 336
Number of pages I read during this challenge s..."
I never realized there was a dog on this cover. So cute!
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Thanksgiving:
November 19th-December 9th
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1. Read a book with leaves on the cover
-Donna | The English Son (The Amish Millionaire #1) by Wanda E. Brunstetter | 128
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2. Read a book published in November
-Kimberly | Night of Miracles | 277
-Brittany | Wait for Me (Montana Rescue, #6) by Susan May Warren | 326
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3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V
-Caitlyn | Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge A Biography for Children by Susan Barnett Braun | 58
-Brittany | A Love Restored by Kelly J. Goshorn | 237
-Donna | Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck | 322
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4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title
-Grace | The Saturday Night Supper Club (Supper Club #1) by Carla Laureano | 416
-Brittany | Sweet Blizzard, a Green Pines Novella by Milou Koenings | 109
-Caitlyn | Ice Cream The Full Scoop by Gail Gibbons | 32
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5. Read a book that involves sports
-Grace | Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl | 207
-Caitlyn | Little Granny Quarterback by Bill Martin Jr. | 32
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6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
-Donna | Driftwood Lane (Nantucket, #4) by Denise Hunter | 336
-Caitlyn | God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren | 40
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7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
-Caitlyn | True Love at Christmas by Juliette Duncan | 37
-Brittany | Comfort & Joy The Christmas Lights Collection 2018 by Chautona Havig | 614
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8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title.
-Donna | The Divided Family | 114
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9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
-Brittany | The Gilded Curse by Marilyn Turk | 211
-Caitlyn | A Time to Keep by Tasha Tudor | 64
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10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
-Caitlyn | 12 Days at Bleakly Manor (Once Upon a Dickens Christmas #1) by Michelle Griep | 192
-Kimberly | The Minimalist Home A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life by Joshua Becker | 240
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Task points: 20
Page points: 33
Total points: 53
Book title: Bats, Balls and Altar Calls
Author: David B Smith
Task 5. Read a book that involves sports
Pages: 85
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 85
Date finished: 12/02/18
Rating: 3 stars
Review: n/a
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Thanksgiving:
November 19th-December 9th
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1. Read a book with leaves on the cover
-Donna | The English Son (The Amish Millionaire #1) by Wanda E. Brunstetter | 128
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2. Read a book published in November
-Kimberly | Night of Miracles | 277
-Brittany | Wait for Me (Montana Rescue, #6) by Susan May Warren | 326
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3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V
-Caitlyn | Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge A Biography for Children by Susan Barnett Braun | 58
-Brittany | A Love Restored by Kelly J. Goshorn | 237
-Donna | Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck | 322
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4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title
-Grace | The Saturday Night Supper Club (Supper Club #1) by Carla Laureano | 416
-Brittany | Sweet Blizzard, a Green Pines Novella by Milou Koenings | 109
-Caitlyn | Ice Cream The Full Scoop by Gail Gibbons | 32
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5. Read a book that involves sports
-Grace | Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl | 207
-Caitlyn | Little Granny Quarterback by Bill Martin Jr. | 32
-Donna | Bats, Balls and Altar Calls | 85
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6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
-Donna | Driftwood Lane (Nantucket, #4) by Denise Hunter | 336
-Caitlyn | God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren | 40
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7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
-Caitlyn | True Love at Christmas by Juliette Duncan | 37
-Brittany | Comfort & Joy The Christmas Lights Collection 2018 by Chautona Havig | 614
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8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title.
-Donna | The Divided Family | 114
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9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
-Brittany | The Gilded Curse by Marilyn Turk | 211
-Caitlyn | A Time to Keep by Tasha Tudor | 64
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10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
-Caitlyn | 12 Days at Bleakly Manor (Once Upon a Dickens Christmas #1) by Michelle Griep | 192
-Kimberly | The Minimalist Home A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life by Joshua Becker | 240
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Task points: 21
Page points: 33
Total points: 54
Book title: Head Over Heels
Author: Jill Mansell
Task 5. Read a book with leaves on the cover
Pages: 448
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 448
Date finished: 11/30/2018
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: With This Vow
Author: Debra Clopton
Task: 8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title. (This is the final book in a family series of siblings, Windswept Bay, and also combines with another family series, The Cowboys of Ransom Creek.)
Pages: 102
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 102
Date finished: 12/1/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: A Fiancé for the Firefighter
Author: Liz Isaacson
Task: 8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title. (This book is part of the Fuller family series)
Pages: 143
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 143
Date finished: 12/04/18
Rating: 3 stars
Review: (optional) N/A
Book title: Forest Born
Author: Shannon Hale
Task: 10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
How it works: This is a book I wanted to read. ;)
Pages: 389
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 389
Date finished: 12/2/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2450278602
Book title: The Liberty Bride
Author: MaryLu Tyndall
Task: 10. FREEBIE
Pages: 253
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 253
Date finished: 12/5/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book title: Death of a Dapper Snowman (kindle edition)
Author: Angela Pepper
Task: 4. Read a book with food on the cover or in the title (only the Kindle version had food on the cover, which is the one I read)
Pages: 302
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 302
Date finished: 12/6/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
Book title: The Selfless Act
Author: Wanda E Brunstetter
Task 10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
Pages: 128
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 128
Date finished: 12/01/2018
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
Book title: The Wedding List
Author: Autumn Macarthur
Task: 1. Read a book with leaves on the cover.
Pages: 132
Number of pages I read during this challenge segment: 132
Date finished: 12/05/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: It is Well
Author: James D. Shipman
Task: Read a book with Decorations on the cover - has a banner on the cover
pages: 320 pages
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 320
Date finished: 12/7/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Christmas at Harrington's
Author: Melody Carlson
Task: 7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
pages: 167
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 167
Date finished: 12/7/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
Title: Gracie meets a ghost
Author: Keiko Sena
Task: 7. Read a book with an animal on the cover ( a bunny)
pages: 32
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 32
Date finished: 12/9/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Once Upon a Winter's Eve
Author: Tessa Dare
Task: 2. Read a book published in November
pages: 116
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 116
Date finished: 12/9/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: (optional)
Title: Light This Candle
Author: Cindy Dees
Task: 9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
pages: 66
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 66
Date finished: 12/9/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: n/a
Title: The Dad Next Door
Author: Stephanie Dees
Task: 6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
pages: 216
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 216
Date finished: 12/9/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Thanksgiving:
November 19th-December 9th
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1. Read a book with leaves on the cover
-Donna | The English Son (The Amish Millionaire #1) by Wanda E. Brunstetter | 128
-Kimberly | Head Over Heels by Jill Mansell | 448
-Caitlyn | The Wedding List (Love In Store #1) by Autumn Macarthur | 132
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-Kimberly | Night of Miracles | 277
-Brittany | Wait for Me (Montana Rescue, #6) by Susan May Warren | 326
-Donna | Once Upon a Winter's Eve (Spindle Cove, #1.5) by Tessa Dare | 116
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3. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: T,H,A,N,K,S,G,I,V
-Caitlyn | Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge A Biography for Children by Susan Barnett Braun | 58
-Brittany | A Love Restored by Kelly J. Goshorn | 237
-Donna | Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck | 322
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-Grace | The Saturday Night Supper Club (Supper Club #1) by Carla Laureano | 416
-Brittany | Sweet Blizzard, a Green Pines Novella by Milou Koenings | 109
-Caitlyn | Ice Cream The Full Scoop by Gail Gibbons | 32
-Donna | Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day Mystery Book 1) by Angela Pepper | 302
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-Grace | Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl | 207
-Caitlyn | Little Granny Quarterback by Bill Martin Jr. | 32
-Donna | Bats, Balls and Altar Calls | 85
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6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
-Donna | Driftwood Lane (Nantucket, #4) by Denise Hunter | 336
-Caitlyn | God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren | 40
-Kimberly | Gracie Meets a Ghost by Keiko Sena | 32
-Brittany | The Dad Next Door (Family Blessings, #1) by Stephanie Dees | 216
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7. Read a book with decorations on the cover (Christmas lights, Thanksgiving decorations, etc.)
-Caitlyn | True Love at Christmas by Juliette Duncan | 37
-Brittany | Comfort & Joy The Christmas Lights Collection 2018 by Chautona Havig | 614
-Kimberly | It is Well by James D. Shipman | 320
-Donna | Christmas at Harrington's by Melody Carlson | 167
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8. Read a book that is either part of a family series or has the word FAMILY in the title.
-Donna | The Divided Family | 114
-Brittany | With This Vow (Windswept Bay Book 11) by Debra Clopton | 102
-Caitlyn | A Fiancé for the Firefighter A Fuller Family Novel (Brush Creek Brides, #8) by Liz Isaacson | 143
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9. Read a book with a candle on the cover.
-Brittany | The Gilded Curse by Marilyn Turk | 211
-Caitlyn | A Time to Keep by Tasha Tudor | 64
-Donna | Light This Candle by Cindy Dees | 66
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10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
-Caitlyn | 12 Days at Bleakly Manor (Once Upon a Dickens Christmas #1) by Michelle Griep | 192
-Kimberly | The Minimalist Home A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life by Joshua Becker | 240
-Grace | Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4) by Shannon Hale | 389
-Brittany | The Liberty Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower #6) by MaryLu Tyndall | 253
-Donna | The Selfless Act (The Amish Millionaire #6) by Wanda E. Brunstetter | 128
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Task points: 35
Page points: 56
Total points: 91
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Christmas
December 10th-December 30th
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1. Read a book with a Christmas tree on the cover.
2. Read a book with a baby on the cover or in the title.
3. Read a book with a wreath on the cover.
4. Read a book with snow/snowflakes on the cover or in the title.
5. Read a book with red and/or green cover (i.e. when you see the cover, you think "red" and/or "green". I'm leaving this up to each individual person's interpretation).
6. Read a book with presents/gifts on the cover or in the title.
7. Read a book that starts with one of these letters: C,H,R,I,S,T,M,A.
8. Read a book with a sleigh on the cover or in the title.
9. Read a book published in December.
10. FREEBIE ( read any book you want )
Task points: 35
Page points: 56
Total points: 91
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Title: The Dad Next Door
Author: Stephanie Dees
Task: 6. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
pages: 216
Number of pages I read during this challenge: 216..."
I counted this one since you finished within the time-frame of the round. :)
Thanks! It has been a busy couple of days and even though I finished on the 9th, I wasn't able to get on here to post about it till now.
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Completely understand. :)
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