Historical Fictionistas discussion

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50. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
49. Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
48. The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck
47. The Passage by Justin Cronin
46. The Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman

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Reminder: Your starting date will determine the number of books in your list.
June 1: 50 books
July 1: 25 books
Aug 1: 15 books

There will be two opportunities to re-arrange your list on the 1st of each month.

Rules/Questions


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The scoring thread will be set up closer to the start of the challenge.

50. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
49. Becoming by Michelle Obama
48. To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Sandra Byrd
47. Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco
46. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
*45. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
44. Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
43. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
42. The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
41. The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II by Susan Holloway Scott
40. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
39. Atonement by Ian McEwan
*38. The Great Alone
37. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves
36. The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
35. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
34. Royal Inheritance by Kate Emerson
33. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein
32. The Concubine by Norah Lofts
31. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
30. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
29. Homegoing (HF)
28. Beauty of the Beast
27. The Witch Elm by Tana French
26. Verity by Colleen Hoover
25. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
24. Pale Rose of England (HF)
23. The Lying Game
22. The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg by Helen Rappaport
21. Ahab’s Wife (HF)
20. I Was Anastasia (HF)
*19. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
18. The Mistresses of Henry VIII
17. A Monstrous Regiment (HF)
16. Daughter of Gods (HF)
15. The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
14. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
13. A Curse so Dark and Lonely
12. Legendary
11. The Resurrection of the Romanovs
10. A Rose for the Crown (HF)
9. Sisi: Empress on her Own
8. The Ghost Bride
7. The Daughter of Palatine Hill
6. The Passion of Marie Romanov
5. Station Eleven
4. All the Beautiful Girls
3. At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
2. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
1. The Last Queen

50. Edmund Persuader by Stuart Shotwell
49. Ghostman by Roger Hobbs
48. The World Without You by Joshua Henkin
47. Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw
46. The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
45. Recipe for a Happy Life by Brenda Janowitz
44. Bringing Mulligan Home by Dale Maharidge
43. Mary and Lou and… by Jennifer Armstrong
42. A Town of Empty Rooms by Karen Bender
41. Immortal Bird by Doron Weber
40. The Third Peril by L.P. Hoffman
39. Sensible Shoes by Sharon Brown
38. The Dark Road by Jian Ma
37. Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
36. Perfidia by James Ellroy
35. Minority Bolshevism by Zuriel Redwood
34. If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
33. My Mother's Wars by Lillian Faderman
32. Three Brother's by Peter Ackroyd
31. My Greek Drama by Gianna Angelopoulous
30. Katherine Mansfield by Joanna FitzPatrick
29. Doctor Kinney's Housekeeper by Sara Dahmen
28. The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch by Daniel Kraus
27. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
26. The Scholar's Challenge by Julian Bauer
25. Deadline Murder by Veronica White
24. Plague of Angels by John Patrick Kennedy
23. Tell me Something Good by Lynn Emery
22. Tried and True by Mary Connealy
21. The Golden Wizard by J.S Jaeger
20. 36 Hours To Save The President by Alan Trock
18. Through Hell and out the Otherside by Ellen Harlie
19. The Wheel of Healing - Michelle Fondin
17. Your Marketing Sucks by Mark Stevens
16. Serpent on a Cross by Wendy Garfinkle
15. The Pornographer's Daughter by Kristin Battista-Frazee
14. My Life as Athena by Daphne Ignatius
13. A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
12. Twenty One by Clarissa Wild
11. Reading the Sweet Oak by Jan Stites
10. Powerless by Tim Washburn
9. The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett
8. The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman by Robin Gregory
7. Evolution 2.0 by Perry Marshall
6. A Little Folly by Jude Morgan
5. Connecting the Dots by Heather McCutcheon
4. Criminal Decision by Jill Kramer
3. Birds of Wonder by Cynthia Robinson
2. All This I Will Give ToYou by Dolores Redondo
1. There Is A Generation... by WH Buzzard

50. FINISHED A Burnable Book by Bruce Holsinger; 464 pages; 02/06/2014 Historical Fiction; (5 pts set different country); OWN; HFU 2019
49. FINISHED The Agincourt Bride by Joanna Hickson 578 pages; 06/12/2019; Historical Fiction; OWN; HFU 2019
48. FINISHED (NOT ADDED TO SCORING THREAD AS I LISTED IT AS TO BE READ AFTER JULY 1, 2019) Assignment in Brittany by Helen MacInnes 2016 (5 pts author initial in SUMMER) OWN HFU 2019
47. FINISHED The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham July 1, 2014 Historical Fiction OWN HFU 2019
46. Calico Palace by Gwen Bristow March 15, 2014 Historical Fiction OWN HFU 2019
45. Uneasy Spirits by M. Louisa Locke 2014 Historical Mystery OWN
44. Bloody Lessons by M. Louisa Locke 2014 Historical Mystery OWN
43. For The Kings Favor by Elizabeth Chadwick 2013 Historical Fiction OWN
42. To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick 2013 Historical Fiction OWN
41. Cabs, Cakes, and Corpses by Jennifer Joy 2019 (5 pts main char takes trip) OWN ?HFU?
40. Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson 2014 Historical Fiction OWN
39. The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow by Olivia Newport 2014 Historical Fiction OWN
38. The Invention of Sarah Cummings by Olivia Newport 2014 Historical Fiction OWN
37. Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand 2019 (5 pts set in summer) LIBRARY
36. Pompeii by Robert Harris 2014 Historical Fiction LIBRARY HFU 2019
35. The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol 2019 Historical Fiction LIBRARY HFU 2019
34. Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah Morgan 2019 (5 pts cover summer scene) LIBRARY
33. Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell 2019 Historical Fiction LIBRARY ?HFU 2019?
32. The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant 2019 Historical Fiction LIBRARY; OWN PB; HFU 2019
31. Katherine by Anya Seton 2015 Historical Fiction OWN HFU 2019
30. While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes 2016 OWN
29. Anne Boleyn by Evelyn Anthony 2017 Historical Fiction OWN
28. Goodnight Sweetheart by Annie Groves 2014 Historical Fiction LIBRARY
27. The Gauguin Connection by Estelle Ryan 2014 OWN
26. Victoria and Albert by Evelyn Anthony 2019 Historical Fiction OWN
25. FINISHED (DID NOT ADD TO CHALLENGE SCORING THREAD AS ADDED TO BE READ 07/03/2019) Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey 2019 Historical Fiction LIBRARY
24. Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly 2011 Historical Fiction OWN
23. Treason by Meredith Whitford 2013 Historical Fiction OWN
22. A Distant View of Everything by Alexander McCall Smith 2019 LIBRARY
21. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart 2019 OWN ?HFU2019?
20. The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro 2019 LIBRARY HFU 2019
19. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith 2019 LIBRARY
18. The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais 2019 LIBRARY HFU 2019
17. Death by a Honeybee by Abigail Keam 2014 OWN
16. Elizabeth: A Novel of Elizabeth I by Evelyn Anthony 2017 Historical Fiction OWN
15. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 2019 LIBRARY
14. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters 2019 LIBRARY
13. Murder on Bank Street by Victoria Thompson 2019 LIBRARY
12. Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I 2019 LIBRARY HFU 2019
11. Confessions of a Courtesan by Elizabeth Charles 2014 Historical Fiction OWN
10. A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury by Edith Pargeter 2014Historical Fiction OWN
09. Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart 2017 OWN
08. Tidewater: A Novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony by Libbie Hawker 2015 Historical Fiction OWN
07. Sourdough Creek by Caroline Fyffe 2015 Historical Romance OWN
06. The Rebel Pirate by Donna Thorland 2019 Historical Fiction OWN
05. Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland 2019 Historical Fiction OWN
04. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson 2019 LIBRARY HFU 2019
03. Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly 2019 LIBRARY HFU 2019
02. Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman 2013 Historical Fiction OWN
01. The Whiskey Rebels by David
Liss Historical Fiction 2016 Historical Fiction OWN

MODS TBR LIST 50 points each
read 1 per month after reading 5 from my list above

1.Jolene TBR List (in memory):
Isabeau: A Novel of Queen Isabella and Sir Roger Mortimer by N. Gemini Sasson
added to my TBR list: 2016 Historical Fiction OWN
2.Jasmine TBR List:
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George added to my TBR list: 2015 Historical Fiction OWN
3.Gretchen's TBR List:
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick added to my TBR List: 2015 Historical Fiction OWN

50. The Rumorby Elin Hilderbrand
49. The Perfect Coupleby Elin Hilderbrand Completed 07/1/19
48. The Matchmakerby Elin Hilderbrand
47. The Virgin's Loverby Philippa Gregory
46. King of Foxesby Raymond E. Feist
45. Exile's Returnby Raymond E. Feist
44. The Choiceby Nicholas Sparks
43. At First Sightby Nicholas Sparks
42. Dear Johnby Nicholas Sparks
41. Vanishing Actsby Jodi Picoult
40. Hounded: The Lowdown on Life from Three Dachshundsby Matt Ziselman
39. #Chocolate Cream Pie Murderby Joanne Fluke Completed 07/8/19
38. Flight of the Nighthawksby Raymond E. Feist
37. Myrren's Giftby Fiona McIntosh
36.On Mystic Lakeby Kristin Hannah
35. Still Meby Jojo Moyes
34. A Man Called Oveby Fredrik Backman Completed 08/06/19
33. Plum Lovin' byJanet Evanovich
*32 Love's Pursuitby Siri Mitchell Completed 07/31/19
Jackie
Educatedby Tara Westover
Becky
The Alice Networkby Kate Quinn
Jolene
A Study in Scarlet Womenby

Yay love this challenge! Will start thinking about my list.

50. Beartown by Fredrik Backman
49. The God Delusionby Richard Dawkins#
48. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
47. The Party by Elizabeth Day
46. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal*
45. Ape House by Sara Gruen
44. Union Belle by Deborah Challinor
43. Wilding by Isabella Tree
42. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
41. All Day at the Movies by Fiona Kidman
40. A Different Kind of Evil by Andrew Wilson
39. The Secret Life of James Cook by Graeme Lay
38. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
37. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett*
36. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
35. The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
34. Restoration by Rose Tremain
33. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
32. Archangel by Robert Harris
31. The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey
30. Normal People by Sally Rooney
29. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
28. Catching the Current by Jenny Pattrick
27. Putney by Sofka Zinovieff
26. Heloise by Mandy Hager
25. Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell
24. The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
23. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
22. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
21. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
20. State of the Union by Douglas Kennedy
19. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
18. The Improbability of Love by Hannah Mary Rothschild
17. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
16. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
15. Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal
14. The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin
13. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
12. The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
11. Sister by Rosamund Lupton
10. Paper Towns by John Green
9. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
8. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
7. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
6. Time and Time Again by Ben Elton
5. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
4. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
3. The Girls by Emma Cline
2. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
1. The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen

Summer 2019

50. A Feast for Crows
49. Blindsided
48. The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
47. The Last Kingdom
46. Frankenstein
45. An American Marriage
44. Dissolution
43. Wolf Hall
42. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
41. Barchester Towers
40. A Dance with Dragons
39. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
38. The Count of Monte Cristo
37. Smoked
36. Fall of Giants
35. The Sins of the Father
34. Hard Times
33. The Redbreast
32. A Fine Balance
31. Stories of Your Life and Others
30. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
29. Americanah
28. Ancillary Justice
27. The Cider House Rules
26. Far from the Madding Crowd
25. Doomsday Book
24. The English Spy
23. Schindler's List
22. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
21. Sheepfarmer's Daughter
20. Great Expectations
19. A Passion Most Pure
18. Abaddon's Gate
17. The Alienist
16. Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
15. Rift in the Deep
14. The Scar
13. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
12. The Secret History
11. The Terra-Cotta Dog
10. Monday's Not Coming
9. A Cavern of Black Ice
8.Medicus: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire
7. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
6. The Grace of Kings
5. Sanctuary
4. Still Life
3. Ghana Must Go
2. People of the Wolf
1. Villette

BONUS BOOKS
Jolene TBR-
Jasmine TBR
BECKY TBR

Count me in for this summer...thanks to the moderators for setting up this challenge again...

July 31 - Substituted #33 and #23

50. The Duke’s Gambit by Tracy Grant
49. The Phantom’s Apprentice by Heather Webb
48. Daughter of War by SJA Turney
47. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin
46. Tides of Honour by Genevieve Graham
45. At the Mountain’s Edge by Genevieve Graham
44. Uneasy Lies the Crown by Tasha Alexander
43. Murder on Trinity Place by Victoria Thompson
42. The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor
41. Tightrope by Amanda Quick
40. Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly
39. The One From the Other by Philip Kerr
38. The Lazarus Curse by Tessa Harris
37. Shadow of the Raven by Tessa Harris
36. Secrets in the Stones by Tessa Harris
35. A Dangerous Duet by Karen Odden
34. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
33. Girls on the Line by Aimie Runyan - Sub #1
32. An Artless Demise by Anne Lee Huber
31. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
30. Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
29. Fatal Inheritance by Rachel Rhys
28. Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe
27. Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle
26. The Summer Country by Lauren Willig
25. The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams
24. Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
23. Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James - Sub #2
22. The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King
21. Death on Blackheath by Anne Perry
20. The Angel Court Affair by Anne Perry
19. Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry
18. Learning to See by Elise Hooper
17. Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
16. Blind Justice by Anne Perry
15. A Killer in King’s Cove by Iona Whishaw
14. Death in a Darkening Mist by Iona Whishaw
13. The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
12. The Fleet Street Murders by Charles Finch
11. A Stranger in Mayfair by Charles Finch
10. In Another Time by Jillian Cantor
9. The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy
8. Blood on Water by Anne Perry
7. Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry
6. Love and Death Among Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
5. The Autumn Throne by Elizabeth Chadwick
4. Lords of the White Castle by Elizabeth Chadwick
3. Splendid by Julia Quinn
2. Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
1. Minx by Julia Quinn

Bonus book 1 Jolene - The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
Bonus book 2 Jasmine - The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
Bonus book 3 Gretchen - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown

I love this challenge!!

50. The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara
49. The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
48. Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin
47. His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet
46. A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II by Elizabeth E. Wein
45. Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured by Kathryn Harrison
44. Beartown by Fredrik Backman
43. Death in St. Petersburg by Tasha Alexander
42. White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey
41. Boardwalk Summer by Meredith Jaeger
40. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Exception title - started 5/29/19 on audio
39. A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain
38. The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel
37. The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
36. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson
35. London Rain by Nicola Upson
34. Beloved Poison by E.S. Thomson
33. Death Comes to the Fair by Catherine Lloyd
32. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
31. A Most Novel Revenge by Ashley Weaver
30. A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal
29. Midnight in Berlin by James MacManus
28. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
27. Wolf on a String by Benjamin Black
26. The Witches of Cambridge by Menna van Praag
25. The Reluctant Matador by Mark Pryor
24. Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
23. The Man From Berlin by Luke McCallin
22. Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen
21. The Two Hotel Francforts by David Leavitt
20. The Major's Daughter by J.P. Francis
19. Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner
18. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
17. Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal
16. American Blonde by Jennifer Niven
15. The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris by Tilar J. Mazzeo
14. The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
13. The Mapmaker's Daughter by Laurel Corona
12. Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
11. A Talent for Trouble by Jen Turano
10. All the Light There Was by Nancy Kricorian
9. Shadows on the Nile by Kate Furnivall
8. Scent of Triumph by Jan Moran
7. Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan
6. Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson
5. Lucifer's Shadow by David Hewson
4. Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
3. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
2. Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
1. The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant

Mod Bonus Book 1
Mod Bonus Book 2
Mod Bonus Book 3

50. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton (this is my exception book) finished 6/4/2019
49. The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd finished 6/20/2019
48. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles finished 6/19/2019
47. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Jones finished 6/26/2019
46. The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone finished 6/29/2019
45. Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick finished 7/2/2019
44. Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear finished 6/12/2019
43. The Golden Lynx by C. P. Lesley finished 7/24/2019
42, Helen of Troy by Margaret George finished 7/27/2019
41. Butterfly Palace by Colleen Coble finished 7/21/2019
40. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley finished 6/10/2019
39. The Bastard by John Jakes finished 8/9/2019
38. The Inheritance by Michael Phillips finished 8/14/2019
37. Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear * new book added finished 8/12/2019
35. A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear *added in place of original bookfinished 7/19/2019
34. The General's Women by Susan Wittig Albert finished 7/22/2019
33. Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong finished 6/23/2019 * replacement for book originally here
32. Gap Creek by Robert Morton finished 7/30/2019
31, Hotel Sacher by Roedica Doehnert *moved from position 4 finished 7/10/2019
30. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish finished 7/26/2019
29. Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan finished 8/22/2019
28. The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson finished 8/3/2019
27. The Huntress by Kate Quinn finished 8/19/2019
26. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr finished 8/30/2019
25. A Pillar of Iron by Taylor Caldwell
24. Peony by Pearl S. Buck
23. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann * moved from #14
22. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen finished 8/1/2019
21. The Secret Life of Mrs. London by Rebecca Rosenberg
20. My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamiltonby Stephanie Dray finished 8/27/2019
19. Crown of Dust by Mary Volmar
18. Polly's Story by Jennie Walters *moved down from higher position
17. This Proud Heart by Pearl S. Buck
16. Eliza Waite by Ashley Sweeney
15. The Wife by Alafair Burke
14. [[book:The Miniaturist|18498569] by Jessie Burton moved from *moved from #38
13. The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
12. The Necklace by Claire McMillan
11. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
10. Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington
9. The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell
8. Now or Never by Elizabeth Adler
7. Tara Road
6. The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani
5. Orphan Number Eight by Kim van-Alkamade
4. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton*moved from higher position
3. Home Front by Kristin Hannah
2. A Rip in the Veil by Anna Belfrage
1. The Grifters by Jim Thompson


3) Summer theme bonuses: You can claim 5 point bonus for each of the following. You can only claim each bonus once during the challenge. Only one summer bonus can be claimed per book.
a. Read a book set in summer. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton. The whole plot revolves around and incident during the summer of 1862.
b. Read a book where the main character takes a trip. Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong (main character goes from Australia to Poland)
c. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
d. Read a book set in a different country than where you live. Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear (set in England)
e. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word SUMMER. Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky finished 6/29/2019


First bonus from moderator: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly from Jackie's list finished 6/30/2019
Second bonus from moderator The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine from Jolene's list finished 7/8/2019
Final bonus for moderator: Vintageby Susan Gloss from Gretchen's list finished 8/7/2019

Okay, I'm in. Collating my 50 book list now:
Jemima's Summer TBR Challenge 2019:
# Denotes a subbed out book - 5 subs:
* Denotes swapped position in list:
Books Completed before August 2 = Strike with date read

50. The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley 513 HF, Bonus b) TRIP Exception, Start pre-JUNE(2/6)
49. The Princess Must Die by Everly Frost 320, Bonus e) AUTHOR'S NAME(12/6)
48. The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer 320 HF(14/7)
47. The Sun in the Morning: My Early Years in India and England by M.M. Kaye 454 HNF(30/6)
46. Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh 264(14/6)
45. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie 224 Bonus d)COUNTRY(1/7)
44. The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley 513 HF(11/6)
43. The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley 741 HF(5/7)
42. The Pearl Sister Lucinda Riley 510 HF(27/6)
41. The Map of Salt and Stars byZeyn Joukhadar 361 HF(10/7)
40. American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper 368 HF(25/7)
39. # Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros 342 HF
38. Venetia by Georgette Heyer 384 HF(16/6)
37. Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds 464(31/7)
36. *Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed SUMMER SEASON BONUS 318 HF
35. Murder in the Mews: Three Perplexing Cases for Poirot by Agatha Christie 299(20/6)
34. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 351(17/6)
33. # A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer 384 HF
32. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey 222 HF (18/6)
31. Death of a Fool (Or Off With His Head) by Ngaio Marsh 288(11/7)
30. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie 223(2/7)
29. # The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 291 HF
28. # A Camp Fire Yarn: Henry Lawson Complete Works, 1885 - 1900 by Henry Lawson 906
27. Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh 240(29/7)
26. Bell of the Desert by Alan Gold 464 HF Bonus c)SUMMER SCENE(4/6)
25. Problem at Pollensa Bay by Agatha Christie 227(5/6)
24. *The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 317
23. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey 320 HF(31/7)
22. *Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 409
21. Becoming by Michelle Obama 426
20. * Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 214
19. # Murder at Archly Manor by Sara Rosett 256 HF
18. *Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer 368 HF
17. Nemesis by Agatha Christie 282(24/7)
16. *Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey 238
15. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 273(30/6)
14. Beauty and the Beast by Jenni James 257
13. *The Ruby Brooch Katherine Lowry Logan 414 HF
12. Emma by Jane Austen 474(24/6)
11. My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 280(27/7)
10.*The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 485
9. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie 317(18/7)
8. Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook 311(21/6)
7. *The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin 424 HF
6. *Black Roses by Jane Thynne 480 HF
5. Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid 403
4. The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham 272
3. *Tenant for Death by Cyril Hare 206
2. A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 370(19/7)
1. * Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald 247

Moderator Bonus TBR Book #1: from Gretchen #1211 on her Want to Read List The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford 320 HF

Moderator Bonus TBR Book #2: from Jolene #1159 on her Want to Read List: America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie 606 HF - Currently reading

Moderator Bonus TBR Book #3: from Jasmine #776 on her Want to Read List: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict 256 HF(21/6)


Bonus Tasks for 50 points each
**Bonus book choices do not need to be chosen ahead of time and these can be changed at any time.

I'm in again this summer!

50. Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
49. Daughter of York by Anne Easter Smith
48. Borgia Betrayal by Sara Poole
47. Life Mask by Emma Donoghue
46. Darcy and Anne by Judith Brocklehurst
45. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
44. Changeless by Gail Carriger
43. Blameless by Gail Carriger
42. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
41. Bright Hour by Nina Riggs
40. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
39. The Mirrored World by Debra Dean
38. Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
37. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
36. The Abbot's Tale by Conn Iggulden
35. Shadow Princess by Indu Sundaresan
34. Citadel by Kate Mosse
#33. Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
32. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
31. Wicked Bugs by Amy Stewart
#30. A Capitol Death by Lindsey Davis
29. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
28. The Fool's Tale by Nicole Galland
27. Passion by Jude Morgan
26. Jane Austen's England by Roy Adkins
25. Servants by Lucy Lethbridge
24. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
#23. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
22. The Loves of Charles II by Jean Plaidy
21. Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks
#20. Betrayal in Time by Julie McElwain
19. How to Raise on Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
18. House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
17. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
16. Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
15. Windwitch by Susan Dennard
14. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen
13. A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard
12. The Girl in the Castle by Santa Montefiore
11. The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
10. Stolen Remains by Christine Trent
9. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
8. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
7. Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu
6. The Last Tudor by Phillipa Gregory
5. Valour and Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal
4. The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin
3. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
2. Murder on Millionaire's Row by Erin Lindsey
1. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

BONUS #1: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan (JoLene)
BONUS #2: Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (Jasmine), July
BONUS #3: The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks (Gretchen), June

Summer theme bonuses (5 pts each)
a. Read a book set in summer.
b. Read a book where the main character takes a trip.
c. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
d. Read a book set in a different country than where you live.
e. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word SUMMER.

Page Length Bonus:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points

Historical Fiction Bonus = 5 point

Date Added Bonus:
June 1, 2018: 2 points
June 1, 2017: 4 points
June 1, 2016: 6 points
June 1, 2015: 8 points
June 1, 2014: 10 points
June 1, 2013 and beyond: 15 points

I hope I have more time than I did last summer.

2019 Summer Reading Challenge

50. Secret Daughter
49. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
48. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
47. Out of the Dust
46. Attachments
45. The Fiddler
44. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
43. Fair and Tender Ladies
42. The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns
41. The Shortest Way Home
40. A Countess Below Stairs
39. The Wind Through the Keyhole
38. Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
37. Blood Ties
36. Sense of Evil
35. Chill of Fear
34. Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss
33. The General's Daughter
32. The King's Grace
31. Pathfinder
30. When My Name Was Keoko
29. Gone for Good
28. Stay Close
27. How the Light Gets In
26. Perfect Scoundrels
25. Contagious: Why Things Catch On
24. This is Where I Leave You
23. The Yard
22. Running the Rift
21. The Baker's Daughter
20. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
19. One Breath Away
18. In the Blood
17. The Widow of the South
16. March
15. Death of a New American
14. A Death of No Importance
13. Don Quixote
#12. The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
#11. My Life Next Door
10. Rush Home Road
9. The Cottingley Secret
8. The Talisman
#7. The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
6. The Kommandant's Girl
#5. Like Water for Chocolate
4. Flight of Dreams
# 2nd round 3. Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
# 2nd round 2. The Wild Girl
1. Don't Look Back

Jasmine: The Tea Rose
Gretchen: Shadow on the Crown
JoLene: The Marriage of Opposites

50. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley This is my exception book 6/11/19
49. Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova 6/19/19
48. At the Edge of Summer by Jessica Brockmole 7/14/19
47. About the Night by Anat Talshir 6/18/19
46. The Travelers by Chris Pavone 7/02/19
45. The Italian Girl by Lucinda Riley 08/08/19
#44. Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati 7/11/19
43.The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown 08/14/19
42 Exit Unicorns by Cindy Brandner 7/21
41. In Pieces by Sally Field 6/22/19
40. Tightrope by Amanda Quick 6/13/19
39. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 08/24/19
38. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
37. Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
36. The White Princess. by Philippa Gregory 08/17/19
35. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
#34. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 7/29
33. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey 7/23/19
#32. The Lost Girls by Heather Young 7/27
##31. The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende 08/21
30. The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock byImogen Hermes Gowar
29. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
28. The Daughters of Ireland by Santa Montefiore
27. The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
26. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
25. Trail of Broken Wings
24. The Letter by Kathryn Hughes
23. Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong
22. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson
21. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
20. The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
19. Women & Children First by Gill Paul
18. Conclave by Robert Harris
17. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
16. Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend
15. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
14. Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
13. The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory
12. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
11. Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
10. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
9. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
8. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
7. Flight Patterns by Karen White
6. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
5. A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
4. The Heart's Invisible Furies
3. Home Front by Kristin Hannah
2. Caught in Time by Julie McElwain
1. The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams

Bonus#1 JoLene's' TBR The Shadowy Horses bySusanna Kearsley 6/27/19
Bonus#2 Jasmine's TBR The Thirteenth Tale byDiane Setterfield 08/04/19
Bonus#3 Gretchen's TBR The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor 08/28/19

I did better than I thought last summer, so will try this personal challenge again.

50. The Daughters of Mars Thomas Keneally
49. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Joe Simpson
48. Edward Trencom's Nose: A Novel of History, Dark Intrigue, and Cheese Giles Milton
*47. Soul Cravings: An Exploration of the Human Spirit Erwin R. McManus
*46. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
45. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo Stephanie Storey
44. Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule
43. The Sugarless Plum: A Ballerina's Triumph over Diabetes Zippora Karz
*42. Deadly Valentine Carolyn Hart
*41. The Poet's Wife Rebecca Stonehill
40. Hide and Seek James Patterson
39. Timeline Michael Crichton
38. Love Medicine Louise Erdich
37. As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda Gail Collins
36. The Lodger Marie B. Lowndes
*35. The Wicked Day Mary Stewart
34. The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd
33. A Fall of Princes Judith Tarr
32. The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver
*31. The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon
30. The Line of Beauty Alan Hollinghurst
29. Time and Chance Alan Brennert
*28. The God of Small Things
27. Passport through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances Kimberly L. Smith
26. The Prince and the Pilgrim Mary Stewart
25. Winning By Negotiation Tessa Warshaw
24. The Bride by Margaret Irwin
23. The Unvanquished Howard Fast
22. HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE, THE* Douglas Adams
21. 1984 by George Orwell
20. The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George
19. Finding Nouf Zoe Ferraris
18. Night of Many Dreams Gail Tsukiyama
17. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
16. Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
15. Geisha Liza Dalby
14. The Secret Chord By G. Brooks
13. The Library at Night Alberto Manguel
12. The King Must Die Mary Renault
11. Left Behind Tim LaHaye
10. Don Quixote
9. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
8. Chopin in Paris: The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer
7. Sound of Thunder Wilbur Smith
6. City of Light Lauren Belfer
5. A Fierce Radiance Lauren Belfer
4. Shadow of Night Deborah Harkness
3. Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution Jeff Shaara
2. Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois
1. America's First Daughter Stephanie Dray

50 Nicholas and Alexandra. Massie


49 Merchants of Doubt Orestes

48 Wind in the Willows Graham

47 Narrow Road to the Deep North Flannagan

46 Necessary Lies Chamberlain

45 My name is Mary Sutter Olivier’s

44 Charterhouse of Parma Stendhal

43 The Romanovs Montefiore

42 Elephant Dawn Pincott

41 Fine Balance Maistry

40 Msomi and Me Cornel

39 Mystic River Lebanese

38 Mason List Hendrickson

37 Mysteries of the Ocean Houser

36 Me without you Rimmer

35 Agony and the Ecstasy Irving Stone

34 Alexander the Great Freeman

33 The alibi Sandra Brown

32 Along the Watchtower Litwack

31 American Duchess Karen Harper

30 Anatomy of a Scandal Sarah Vaughan

29 Saddled with Death Irene Sauman

28 Scramble for Africa Packenham

27 Search for the rarest Bird in the World Vernon Head

26 Secrets of Lizzie Borden BrandynPurdy

25 Seeing Further Bill Bryson

24 Rat Roads Jacques Paul

23 Recessional for Grace Marguerite Poland

22 River of no return Lee Ridgeway

21 Room with a View EM Forster

20 Ross Poldark Winston Graham

19 Sacrifices Roger Smith

18 David Attenborough Gareth Huw

17 Day of Fire Drayking of
pbillipe
16 Deja Dead Reichs

15 Diepsloot Anton Harber
14 Dinner with Mugabe Heidi Holland

13 Diastase Caven Tootal

12. Last Child John Hart

11 Dove-keepers Alice Hoffman

10Duty to the Dead Charles Todd

9 East West Street Phillipe Sands

8 Educated Tara Westover

7 Making of Modern Colombia David Bushnell

6 Michaelangelo Miles Unger

5 Middelmarch George Eliot

4 My cousin Rachel. Daphne du Maurer

3 Lady Audley’s Secret ME Braddon

2 Last Child John Hart

1 Last Letter Rebecca Yaros






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Summer 2019

50 Game of Thrones - George R R Martin
49 Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold - Stephen Fry
48 The Monk of Mokha - Dave Eggers
47 A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley
46 The Overstory - Richard Powers
45 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
44 The Innocence of Father Brown - G K Chesterton
43 The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell
42 The Good People - Hannah Kent
41 Ballad of the Whiskey Robber - Julian Reubenstein
40 f You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News From Small Town Alaska - Heather Lende
39 In Praise of the Bees - Kristin Gleeson
38 Jack Dawkins - Charlton Daines
37 Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons - Walter Lord
36 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
35 One for Sorrow - Mary Reed, Eric Mayer
34 The Boat Runner - Devin Murphy
33 The Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan Eng
32 The Hangman's Daughter - Oliver Potzch
31 The House Girl - Tara Conklin
30 The Hunchback of Notredame - Victor Hugo
29 The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride - Daniel James Brown
28 The Keepers of the House - Shirley Ann Grau
27 The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down - Haemin Sunim
26 The Words in My hand - Guinevere Glasfurd
25 God's Little Acre - Erskine Caldwell
24 Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
25 Salt: A World History - Mark Kurlansky

Summer 2019


50. Magdalen Rising - Elizabeth Cunningham
49. Tongues of Serpents - Naomi Novik
48. And I Darken - Kiersten White
47. Midnight Rising - Tony Horwitz
46. The Second Empress - Michelle Moran*
45. Reliquary - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
44. Redshirts - John Scalzi
43. Briar Rose - Jane Yolen
42. Doctor Sleep - Stephen King
41. The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons
40. Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva - Eliza Redgold
39. Thieftaker - DB Jackson
38. For a Muse of Fire - Heidi Heilig
37. Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear
36. Is This the Real Life - Mark Blake*
35. The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
34. Black Wolves - Kate Elliott*
33. Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde
32. Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys (sub1)
31. Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn*
30. Wolf Totem - Jiang Rong
29. The Queen's Vow - CW Gortner
28. Diamond Head - Cecily Wong
27. Red Glove - Holly Black
26. Unfamiliar Fishes - Sarah Vowell
25. The Magician's Lie - Greer McAllister
24. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See
23. The Gown - Jennifer Robson
22. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez*
21. Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers*
20. The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (sub2)
19. The Vatican Princess - CW Gortner
18. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro*
17. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
16. Havah - Tosca Lee
15. A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas (sub3)
14. Etched in Bone - Anne Bishop (sub4)
13. Fatherland - Robert Harris (sub5)
12. Mr Mercedes - Stephen King
11. The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
10. The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende*
9. Ship Beyond Time - Heidi Heilig
8. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Oliver Bowden
7. Fable: The Balverine Order - Peter David
6. Infernal City - Greg Keyes
5. City of Thieves - David Benioff
4. Paradise War - Stephen Lawhead
3. Scrappy Little Nobody - Anna Kendrick
2. The Drowning Guard - Linda Lafferty
1. Pride - Ibi Zoboi

Bonus:
The Huntress - Kate Quinn (Gretchen)
An Extraordinary Union - Alyssa Cole (Jolene)
Tiger Queens - Stephanie Thornton (Jackie)

I did great two years ago and I'm going to go for it again!

Summer Reading 2019

50) Death and Judgment - Donna Leon
49) The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
48) Figures in a Landscape: People and Places - Paul Theroux
47) The Long Drop - Denise Mina
46) In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff
45) Nine Perfect Strangers - Liane Moriarty
44) Ohio - Stephen Markley
43) The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton
42) Acqua Alta - Donna Leon
41) Quietly in Their Sleep - Donna Leon
40) A Noble Radiance - Donna Leon
39) The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon
38) And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
37) Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World - Mark Pendergrast
36) Citadel - Kate Mosse
35) Fatal Remedies - Donna Leon
34) Friends in High Places - Donna Leon
33) A Sea of Troubles - Donna Leon
32) The Night Before - Wendy Walker
31) Willful BehaviorWillful Behavior - Donna Leon
30) The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
29) The House at Riverton - Kate Morton
28) As Close to Us as Breathing - Elizabeth Poliner
27) The Bed I Made - Lucie Whitehouse
26) Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay - Elena Ferrante
25) Every Contact Leaves a Trace - Elanor Dymott
24) The Savage Garden - Mark Mills
23) Detroit: An American Autopsy - Charlie LeDuff
22) Uniform Justice - Donna Leon
21) Doctored Evidence - Donna Leon
20) Blood from a Stone- Donna Leon
19) Through a Glass, Darkly - Donna Leon
18) Suffer the Little Children - Donna Leon
17) Euphoria - Lily King
16) Letters to the Lost - Iona Gray
15) The Distant Hours - Kate Morton
14) The Girl of His Dreams- Donna Leon
13) The Last House Guest - Megan Miranda
12) Conviction - Denise Mina
11) Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks - Andrea Lankford
10) About Face - Donna Leon
9) A Question of Belief - Donna Leon
8) The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
7) Critical Incidents - Lucie Whitehouse
6) The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
5) The Suspect - Fiona Barton
4) Drawing Conclusions - Donna Leon
3) Dear Mrs. Bird - AJ Pierce
2) The French House: An American Family, a Ruined Maison, and the Village That Restored Them All - Dona Wallace
1) A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean - Melinda Blanchard

Gretchen - The Ballroom - Anna Hope
Jasmine - The Time in Between - Maria Duenas
JoLene - Seven Days in May - Kim Izzo

50.) Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman
49.) The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith
48.) Red Rising - Pierre Brown
47.) Traitor - Rory Clements
#46.) Good Riddance- Elinor Lippman - Change to The Electric Hotel - Domonic Smith
45.) Silent in the Grave - Deanna Raybourn
44.) The Huntress - Kate Quinn
43.) The Witches of St. Petersberg - Imogen Edwards Jones
42.) Bethlehem Road - Anne Perry
#41.) When Gods Die - C.S. Harris - Change to Queen Hearafter - Susan Fraser King
40.) The Leopard's Prey - Suzanne Arrunda
39.) Murder, Most Royal - Jean Plaidy
38.) Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen
37.) A Breach of Promise - Anne Perry
36.) The Serpent's Daughter - Suzanne Arrunda
#35.) Silent in the Sanctuary - Deanna Raybourn - Change to Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco
34.) The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls - Anissa Grey
33.) Prince - Rory Clements
32.) The Samurai's Wife - Laura Joh Rowland
31.) The Ionia Sanction - Gary Colby
30.) Gods of Gotham - Lyndsay Faye
29.) American Princess - Stephanie Thornton
28.) Rough Music - Robin Blake
27.) The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
26.) Weighed in the Balance - Anne Perry
25. ) The Prisoner in the Castle - Susan Elia MacNeal
24.) Woman 99 - Greer Macallister
23.) The Pericles Commission - Gary Colby
22.) Forever Amber - Kathleen Winsor
21.) Eye of the Red Tsar - Sam Eastland
20.) Watch the Lady - Elizabeth Fremantle
19.) Highgate Rise - Anne Perry
18.) A Trail of Ink - Melvin R. Starr
17.) To Die But Once - Jacquline Winspear
16.) The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell
15.)The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith
14.) Ravenspur - Conn Iggulden
13.) Remedy for Treason - Cardine Roe
12.) The Heretics - Rory Clements
11.) The Sunne in Splendour - Sharon Kay Penman
#10.) The Last Bookaneer - Matthew Pearl - Change to The Library Book - Susan Orlean
9.) Belgrave Square - Anne Perry
8.) The American Agent - Jacquline Winspear
7.) The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin
6.) Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb
5.) Jade Dragon Mountain - Elsa Hart
4.) The Temple of the Muses - John Maddox Roberts
3.) The Silent Cry - Anne Perry
2.) The Concubine's Tattoo - Laura Joh Rowland
1.) Pope Joan - Donna Woolfolk Cross

50. Siri Hustvedt – The Blindfold
49. Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor – Dust (HF)
48. Sue Halpern – Summer Hours at the Robbers Library
47. Jokha Alharthi – Celestial Bodies
46. Yasmina Khadra – Les agneaux du seigneur
45. Laura Carlin – The Wicked Cometh (HF)
44. Stefan Hertmans – Oorlog en terpentijn (HF)
43. Sue Nyathi – The Golddiggers
42. Maggie O’Farrell – Instructions for a heatwave
41. Isabelle Carlier – Ring Est
40. Jacqueline Harpman – Le bonheur dans le crime
39. Stephen Fry – Making History
38. CJ Sansom – Sovereign (HF)
37. Magda Szabo – The Door
36. Jade Chang – The Changs vs the World *
35. Carolina de Robertis – La montagne invisible (HF)*
34. Frantz Fanon – Les damnes de la terre
33. Simone van der Vlugt – Nachtblauw (HF)
32. Philip Kerr – The Pale Criminal (HF)
31. Fatos Kongoli – Tirana Blues
30. Maaza Mengiste - Beneath the Lion's Gaze #
29. Robert van Gulik – The Chinese Bell Murders (HF)*
28. Kate Grenville – The Lieutenant (HF)
27. Annie Ernaux – Les annees*
26. M.J Carter – The Strangler Vine (HF)
25. Muriel Spark – Memento Mori
24. Kader Abdolah – Papegaai vloog over de Ijssel
23. Elif Shafak - The Architect's Apprentice (HF) #
22. Jane Harper – The Dry
21. Jean-Luc Bannalec – Un été a Pont-Aven
20. Melissa Harrison – All Among the Barley (HF)
19. Vonne van der Meer – Eilandgasten, Avondboot & Laatste seizoen
18. Helen McCarthy – Women of the World. The Rise of the Female Diplomat
17. Viet Thanh Nguyen – The Sympathizer (HF)
16. Charif Majdalani – Le dernier seigneur de Marsad (HF)
15. Esi Edugyan – Half Blood Blues (HF)
14. Elene Ferrante – L’amie prodigieuse (HF)
13. John Boyne - A ladder to the sky #
12. Leila Aboulela – Lyrics Alley (HF)
11. Susanna Gregory – Murder on London Bridge (HF)
10. Andrea Levy – The Long Song (HF)
9. Ray Celestin - The Axeman's Jazz (HF) #
8. Carlos Ruiz Zafon – The Shadow of the Wind (HF)
7. Arno Geiger – Onder de Drachenwand (HF)
6. Philippe Claudel – Les ames grises (HF)
5. Lars Mytting – The Sixteen Trees of the Somme (HF)
4. Colson Whitehead – The Underground Railroad (HF)
3. Ruth Downie – Medicus (HF)
2. Alan Brennert - Moloka'i (HF) *
1. Sarah Waters – Fingersmith (HF)

I will be locking the list today. If you would like to join the challenge the lists will be unlocked again the beginning of July.

Lists are open for rearranging until Wednesday. Please put a * next to any book you move in your list. Please, # your sub books. You can sub out 5 books.

Lists are open for rearranging until Friday. Please put a * next to any book you move in your list. Please, # your sub books. You can sub out 5 books.

Jasmine wrote: "Lists are open for rearranging until Friday. Please put a * next to any book you move in your list. Please, # your sub books. You can sub out 5 books."

Do you want us to delete the annotations from the last rearranging, so it is clearing what we are changing this time?

Yes please!