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Joker 1 In Bed with Jane Austen ✔
Joker 2 Melting Moments Whimsical Witticisms to Brighten Your Day ✔

HEARTS
ace= fiction award winner Making History ✔
2= free choice Findings ✔
3= a cult classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories ✔
4= more than 500 pages City of Heavenly Fire ✔
5= BV April book Perfume: The Story of a Murderer ✔
6= genre I avoid If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him: The Pilgrimage Of Psychotherapy Patients ✔
7= translated book Don Quixote ✔
8= published in 1915 The Metamorphosis ✔
9= trilogy book 1 The Hunger Games ✔
10= book set in America Lonesome Traveler✔
J= free choice A Clockwork Orange ✔
Q= borrowed book Consider Phlebas ✔
K= BV October book The Sisters Brothers ✔

SPADES
ace= book made into a film The Day of the Locust ✔
2= BV Jan Book The Picture of Dorian Gray ✔
3= book with animal on cover Lord of the Flies ✔
4= booker nominated The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ✔
5= free choice Spark ✔
6= book set in France The Fortune of the Rougons ✔
7= food theme Billy and the Devil ✔
8= trilogy book 2 Catching Fire ✔
9= library book Lolita ✔
10= free choice The Rebel's Sketchbook✔
J= multi-coloured cover Damned ✔
Q= fav author Requiem for a Dream ✔
K= Black cover I Am Legend and Other Stories ✔

DIAMONDS
ace= non fiction award winner Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943 ✔
2= a thriller Miss Marple Struts Her Stuff ✔
3= pub in 2015 New Beat Newbie ✔
4= always meant to read Fahrenheit 451✔
5= natural history The Living Mountain ✔
6= free choice Brave New World ✔
7= trilogy book 3 Mockingjay ✔
8= spy Our Man in Havana ✔
9= free choice Grundish and Askew ✔
10= memoir or blog Crow Country ✔
J= book less than 100 pages The Little Android ✔
Q= Free Choice Days of Throbbing Gristle ✔
K= Red cover House of Robots: ✔

CLUBS
ace= number in title Slaughterhouse-Five ✔
2= sport theme Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination ✔
3= green cover Selected Poems ✔
4= from childhood Peter Pan ✔
5= graphic novel The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic & The Light Fantastic ✔
6= lighthouse on cover To The Lighthouse ✔
7= in Victorian age The Warden ✔
8= set in 70s Carrie ✔
9= BV July All the Light We Cannot See ✔
10= banned book Animal Farm ✔
J= my home country Oliver Twist ✔
Q= set in 20s The Great Gatsby ✔
K= about a monarch A Game of Thrones ✔

Here's my list...I'm going to concentrate on Spades first.
Progress 42/54


HEARTS ♥
✓A= fiction award winner The Miniaturist
✓2= free choice Doomed Love
✓3= cult classic I Am Legend
✓4= more than 500 pages The Luminaries
✓5= Viper's April choice Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
✓6= genre I avoid Thirteen Reasons Why
✓7= translated into my native tongue Austerlitz
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1
✓10= set in America Flowers for Algernon
✓J= free choice Men Explain Things to Me
✓Q= borrowed book Yellow Crocus
✓K= Viper's October choice The Sisters Brothers

SPADES ♠
✓A= made into a film The Color Purple
✓2= Viper's January choice Jerusalem: The Biography
✓3= animal on the cover Frida Kahlo
✓4= Booker nominated The Sense of an Ending
✓5= free choice The Home and the World
✓6= set in France Bel-Ami
✓7= food theme Keep it Vegan
8= trilogy book 2
✓9= library book Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
✓10= free choice The Death of Ivan Ilych
J= multi-coloured cover
✓Q= favourite author Burmese Days
✓K= black cover Between Genius And Genocide: The Tragedy Of Fritz Haber, Father Of Chemical Warfare

DIAMONDS ♦
✓A= non fiction award winner The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2= thriller
✓3= published in 2015 The Girl on the Train
✓4= always meant to read The Woman in White
✓5= natural history The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
✓6= free choice The Time Machine
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy
✓9= free choice On Anarchism
✓10= memoir or biography Speak, Memory
✓J= less than 100 pages Miss Lonelyhearts
✓Q= free Choice On the Natural History of Destruction
✓K= red cover Spring Snow

CLUBS ♣
✓A= number in title Station Eleven
2= sport theme
✓3= green cover Books v. Cigarettes
✓4= from childhood Gulliver's Travels
✓5= graphic novel The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
✓6= lighthouse on the cover To the Lighthouse
✓7= set in the Victorian age Cranford
8= set in the 70s
✓9= Viper's July choice All the Light We Cannot See
✓10= banned book Lady Chatterley's Lover
✓J= about my home country Suffragette: My Own Story
✓Q= set in the 20s David Golder
K= about a monarch

Joker 1 The Odyssey
Joker 2 Ulysses

My list...in progress...53/54

HEARTS ♥
A- fiction award winner - The Hours by Michael Cunningham *READ*
2- free choice - Age, Sex, Location by Melissa Pimentel *READ*
3- cult classic - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley *READ*
4- more than 500 pages - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov *READ*
5- Viper's April choice - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier *READ*
6- genre I avoid (Fantasy) - The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon *READ*
7- translated into my native tongue - Candide: or, Optimism by Voltaire *READ*
8- published in 1915 - Of Human Bondage by W Somerset Maughman
9- trilogy book 1 - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer *READ*
10- set in America - Revival by Stephen King *READ*
J- free choice - The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer *READ*
Q- borrowed book - Angel Time by Anne Rice *READ*
K- Viper's October choice - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith *READ*

SPADES ♠
A- made into a film - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells *READ*
2- Viper's January choice - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde *READ*
3- animal on the cover - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes *READ*
4- Booker nominated - To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris *READ*
5- free choice - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin *READ*
6- set in France - The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain *READ*
7- food theme - Bon Appetit!: Travels with knife,fork & corkscrew through France by Peter Mayle *READ*
8- trilogy book 2 - Authority by Jeff VanderMeer *READ*
9- library book - Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey *READ*
10- free choice - The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey *READ*
J-multi-colored cover - My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather *READ*
Q-favorite author - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie *READ*
K- black cover - The Victim by Saul Bellow *READ*

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner - Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande *READ*
2- thriller - An Evil Mind by Chris Carter *READ*
3- published in 2015 - A Reunion Of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell *READ*
4- always meant to read - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick *READ*
5- natural history - Digging for Stegosaurus by Thomas R. Holtz Jr. *READ*
6- free choice - In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote *READ*
7- trilogy book 3 - Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer *READ*
8- spy - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré *READ*
9- free choice - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach *READ*
10- memoir or biography - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling *READ*
J- less than 100 pages - Rumpole and the younger generation by John Mortimer *READ*
Q- free Choice - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett *READ*
K- red cover - The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon *READ*

CLUBS ♣
A- number in title - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne *READ*
2- sport theme - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami *READ*
3- green cover - The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov *READ*
4- from childhood - James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl *READ*
5- graphic novel - Oishinbo a la carte, Volume 3 - Ramen and Gyoza *READ*
6- lighthouse on the cover - Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson *READ*
7- set in the Victorian age - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson *READ*
8- set in the 70s - Man at the Helm: A Novel by Nina Stibbe *READ*
9- Viper's July choice - I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron *READ*
10- banned book - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury *READ*
J- about my home country The Best I Could by Subhas Anandan *READ*
Q- set in the 20s - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald *READ*
K- about a monarch - Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress by Jane Ridley *READ*

Joker 1 - Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller *READ*
Joker 2 - The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham *READ*

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner
2= free choice
3= cult classic
4= more than 500 pages
5= Viper's April choice
6= genre I avoid
7= translated into my native tongue
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1
10= set in America
J= free choice
Q= borrowed book
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film
2= Viper's January choice
3= animal on the cover
4= Booker nominated
5= free choice
6= set in France
7= food theme
8= trilogy book 2
9= library book
10= free choice
J= multi-coloured cover
Q= favourite author
K= black cover

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner
2= thriller
3= published in 2015
4= always meant to read
5= natural history
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy
9= free choice
10= memoir or biography
J= less than 100 pages
Q= free Choice
K= red cover

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title
2= sport theme
3= green cover
4= from childhood
5= graphic novel
6= lighthouse on the cover
7= set in the Victorian age
8= set in the 70s
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book
J= about my home country
Q= set in the 20s
K= about a monarch Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3/11/15


Joker 1
Joker 2

I'd like to fill mine in as I read each book instead of making the list now :)

HEARTS ♥
A- fiction award winner
2- free choice
3- cult classic
4- more than 500 pages
5- Viper's April choice
6- genre I avoid
7- translated into my native tongue
8- published in 1915
9- trilogy book 1
10- set in America
J- free choice
Q- borrowed book
K- Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A- made into a film
2- Viper's January choice
3- animal on the cover
4- Booker nominated
5- free choice
6- set in France
7- food theme
8- trilogy book 2
9- library book
10- free choice
J-multi-colored cover
Q-favorite author
K- black cover

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner
2- thriller
3- published in 2015
4- always meant to read
5- natural history
6- free choice
7- trilogy book 3
8- spy
9- free choice
10- memoir or biography
J- less than 100 pages
Q- free Choice
K- red cover

CLUBS ♣
A- number in title
2- sport theme
3- green cover
4- from childhood
5- graphic novel
6- lighthouse on the cover
7- set in the Victorian age
8- set in the 70s
9- Viper's July choice
10- banned book
J- about my home country
Q- set in the 20s
K- about a monarch

Joker 1
Joker 2

My list so far

HEARTS ♥
A- fiction award winner How to Be Both READ
2- free choice A Burnable Book READ
3- cult classic Fahrenheit 451 READ
4- more than 500 pages American Gods READ
5- Book Vipers April choice Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail READ
6- genre I avoid Stardust READ
7- translated into my native tongue My Brilliant Friend READ
8- published in 1915 The Metamorphosis READ
9- trilogy book 1 Palace Walk READ
10- set in America Stoner READ
J- free choice The Girl with All the Gifts READ
Q- borrowed book Lamentation READ
K- Book Vipers October choice Books, Baguettes & Bedbugs READ

SPADES ♠
A- made into a film Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the Theory of Everything READ
2- Book Vipers January choice The Luminaries READ
3- animal on the cover Monty and Me READ
4- Booker nominated We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves READ
5- free choice The Dream of the Celt READ
6- set in France Into the Fire READ
7- food theme The Seasoning READ
8- trilogy book 2 Palace of Desire READ
9- library book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business READ
10- free choice You Will Never Find Me READ
J-multi-colored cover Murder In Malibu: A Miss Merry Mac Mystery READ
Q-favorite author Corduroy Mansions READ
K- black cover The Bellwether Revivals READ

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War READ
2- thriller Dance with the Enemy READ
3- published in 2015 The Buried Giant READ
4- always meant to read Scoop READ
5- natural history Otter Country: In Search of the Wild Otter READ
6- free choice Assassin's Apprentice READ
7- trilogy book 3 Sugar Street READ
8- spy A Foreign Country READ
9- free choice An Equal Music READ
10- memoir or biography Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery READ
J- less than 100 pages The Vendetta READ
Q- free Choice The Norfolk Mystery READ
K- red cover The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language READ

CLUBS ♣
A- number in title The Importance of Being Seven READ
2- sport theme Taking the Fall: A Novel READ
3- green cover Monsieur Pamplemousse on Vacation READ
4- from childhood Just William READ
5- graphic novel The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch READ
6- lighthouse on the cover To the Lighthouse READ
7- set in the Victorian age The WardenREAD
8- set in the 70s The Buddha of Suburbia READ
9- Book Vipers July choice The Black Tulip READ
10- banned book Lolita READ
J- about my home country How England Made the English: From Hedgerows to Heathrow READ
Q- set in the 20s Mr Weston's Good Wine READ
K- about a monarch Kings Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism READ

Joker 1 More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops READ
Joker 2 Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years READ

BY BOOKS: Caps are READ books

JOKER 1 - Ready Player One
JOKER 2 - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

HEARTS
ACE = fiction award winner - A Thousand Acres
2= FREE CHOICE - True Love
3= CULT CLASSIC - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4= MORE THAN 500 PAGESs - Cutting for Stone
5= BOOKVIPER APRIL BOOK - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
6= GENRE I AVOID -(sci-fi) - Unwind
7= TRANSLATED BOOK - The Shadow of the Wind
8= PUBLISHED IN 1915 - The Metamorphosis
9= TRILOGY BOOK 1 Tithe
10= BOOK SET IN AMERICA - Last Night at the Blue Angel: A Novel
J= FREE CHOICE The Snow Child
Q= BORROWED BOOK - A Wonderlandiful World
K= BV OCTOBER BOOK - The Talented Mr. Ripley

SPADES
ace= BOOK MADE INTO A MOVIE - The Time Traveler's Wife
2= BV JAN - The Luminaries *
3= BOOK WITH ANIMAL ON COVER - The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances
4= BOOKER NOMINATED - We Need New Names
5= FREE CHOICE - Pigs Can't Swim: A Memoir
6= book set in France - Birdsong
7= FOOD THEME - Bread & Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table, with Recipes
8= TRILOGY THEME 2 - Valiant
9= LIBRARY BOOK - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
10= FREE CHOICE House Broken
J= BOOK WITH STRIPES - Euphoria
Q= FAV AUTHOR - The Longest Ride
K= BLACK COVER - The Night Circus

DIAMONDS
ace= NON FICTION AWARD WINNER - Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
2= A THRILLER - Edge
3= PUB IN 2015 - Small Mercies
4= ALWAYS MEANT TO READ - Blue Man
5= NATURAL HISTORY - The Life of Mammals
6= FREE CHOICE - Yellow Crocus
7= TRILOGY BOOK 3 - A House Divided
8= spy -Eye of the Needle
9= FREE CHOICE - Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
10= MEMOIR OR BIOGRAPHY - Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
J= BOOK LESS THAN 100 PAGES - The Fall of the House of Usher
Q= FREE CHOICE - For Today I Am a Boy
K= RED COVER - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

CLUBS
ace= NUMBER IN TITLE One Hundred Years of Solitude
2= SPORT THEME -The Sea of Light
3= GREEN COVER - Mystery of the Green Cat
4= FROM CHILDHOOD - Carbonel: The King of Cats
5= GRAPHIC NOVEL - The Graveyard Book Volume 2
6= LIGHTHOUSE ON COVER - To the Lighthouse
7= IN VICTORIAN AGE - Great Expectations
8= SET IN THE 70'S - The Ruins of California
9= BV JULY - All the Light We Cannot See
10= BANNED BOOK - Annie on My Mind
J= MY HOME COUNTRY - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Q= SET IN THE 20'S - The Map of Lost Memories
K= ABOUT A MONARCH - Maid of Secrets

I'm joining this challenge, though I still didn't have too much time to give it enough thought.
Thank you very much Paul for all your time and effort in doing this so we can feed our addiction one book at a time!


HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner
2= free choice
3= cult classic
4= more than 500 pages
5= Viper's April choice
6= genre I avoid
7= translated into my native tongue
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1
10= set in America
J= free choice
Q= borrowed book
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film
2= Viper's January choice
3= animal on the cover
4= Booker nominated
5= free choice
6= set in France
7= food theme
8= trilogy book 2
9= library book
10= free choice
J= multi-coloured cover
Q= favourite author
K= black cover

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner
2= thriller
3= published in 2015
4= always meant to read
5= natural history
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy
9= free choice
10= memoir or biography
J= less than 100 pages
Q= free Choice
K= red cover

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title
2= sport theme
3= green cover
4= from childhood
5= graphic novel
6= lighthouse on the cover
7= set in the Victorian age
8= set in the 70s
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book
J= about my home country
Q= set in the 20s
K= about a monarch

Joker 1= humorous book
Joker 2= humorous book

Paul, quick question - your list has 3 ♥ as "a cult classic" but the grid has "a humorous book". which should it be?

Cult Classic. Have Updated the image now

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The Goldfinch READ
2= free choice Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking READ
3= cult classic American Psycho READ
4= more than 500 pages The Host READ
5= Viper's April choice Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail READ
6= genre I avoid (philosophy) Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them READ
7= translated into my native tongue 1Q84 READ
8= published in 1915 The Thirty-Nine Steps - Classic Illustrated Edition READ
9= trilogy book 1 The Maze Runner READ
10= set in America American Gods READ
J= free choice The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed READ
Q= borrowed book Elizabeth is Missing READ
K= Viper's October choice The Talented Mr. Ripley READ

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film The Silver Linings Playbook READ
2= Viper's January choice The Picture of Dorian Gray READ
3= animal on the cover The 10 PM Question READ
4= Booker nominated The Bone Clocks READ
5= free choice The Alchemist READ
6= set in France Swann's Way READ
7= food theme The Cookbook Collector READ
8= trilogy book 2 The Scorch Trials READ
9= library book Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home READ
10= free choice When God Was a Rabbit READ
J= book with stripes on the cover Zebras In London READ
Q= favourite author Peaches for Father Francis READ
K= black cover IfREAD

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything READ
2= thriller Sharp Objects READ
3= published in 2015 No Time Like the Past READ
4= always meant to read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich READ
5= natural history The Selfish Gene READ
6= free choice The Snow Child READ
7= trilogy book 3 The Death Cure READ
8= spy The Spy Who Came In from the Cold READ
9= free choice The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society READ
10= memoir or biography The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves READ
J= less than 100 pages Where There's Smoke READ
Q= free Choice The World According to Garp READ
K= red cover The Jewel of St. Petersburg READ

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title Maslačkovo vino; 451 Fahrenheita READ
2= sport theme Fight Club READ
3= green cover An Invisible Sign of My Own READ
4= from childhood The Phoenix and the CarpetREAD
5= graphic novel Serenity: Those Left Behind READ
6= lighthouse on the cover Secrets of the LighthouseREAD
7= set in the Victorian age The Woman in White READ
8= set in the 70s The Little Friend READ
9= Viper's July choice All the Light We Cannot SeeREAD
10= banned book Lolita READ
J= about my home country Notes from a Small Island READ
Q= set in the 20s The Great GatsbyREAD
K= about a monarch The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy READ

Joker 1= humorous book Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls READ
Joker 2= humorous book Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch READ

Thanks Paul. I'll need to update my choice now!! :)

I'm going for 27/54. Thanks Paul for putting together an awesome Challenge!

COMPLETED 29/27

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner Sophie's Choice
2= free choice Appalachian Trail Hiker: Trail-Proven Advice for Hikes of Any Length COMPLETED
3= cult classic The Outsiders COMPLETED
4= more than 500 pages A Place Beyond Courage COMPLETED
5= BV's April choice Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail COMPLETED
6= genre I avoid Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space
7= translated into my native tongue The Wrath of the Just COMPLETED
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1 The Immortal Circus: Act One COMPLETED
10= set in America The Goldfinch COMPLETED
J= free choice The Journal of James Halldon COMPLETED
Q= borrowed book I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban COMPLETED
K= BV's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film The Silver Linings Playbook COMPLETED
2= BV's January choice
3= animal on the cover COMPLETED
4= Booker nominated The Sisters Brothers COMPLETED
5= free choice Unholy Night COMPLETED
6= set in France
7= food theme Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World
8= trilogy book 2 The Immortal Circus: Act Two
9= library book The Silkworm COMPLETED
10= free choice Hollow City COMPLETED
J= multi-colored cover
Q= favorite author The Last Town COMPLETED
K= black cover Go Ask Alice

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non-fiction award winner Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
2= thriller Shutter Island COMPLETED
3= published in 2015 Go Set a Watchman COMPLETED
4= always meant to read Persuasion
5= natural history The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals COMPLETED
6= free choice Defending Jacob
7= trilogy book 3 The Immortal Circus: Final Act
8= spy Camelot's Cousin: An Espionage Thriller
9= free choice Pines COMPLETED
10= memoir or biographyNot My Father's Son: A Memoir COMPLETED
J= less than 100 pages Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life COMPLETED
Q= free Choice The Martian COMPLETED
K= red cover Wayward COMPLETED

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title 100 Days in Deadland COMPLETED
2= sport theme Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager COMPLETED
3= green cover
4= from childhood Where the Wild Things Are COMPLETED
5= graphic novel The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye COMPLETED
6= lighthouse on the cover
7= set in the Victorian age
8= set in the 70s
9= BV's July choice
10= banned book Black Boy
J= about my home country 1776
Q= set in the 20s
K= about a monarch The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Joker 1= humorous book
Joker 2= humorous book Bossypants COMPLETED

Thats 54 finished ;D

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The Shock of the Fall
2= free choice Will Grayson, Will Grayson
3= cult classic Fatherland
4= more than 500 pages Middlesex
5= Viper's April choice Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
6= genre I avoid: The Celtic Twilight - The Original Classic Edition
7= translated into my native tongue The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
8= published in 1915 The 39 Steps
9= trilogy book 1 Fifty Shades of Red White and Blue
10= set in America: The Age of Miracles
J= free choice A Single Man
Q= borrowed book Damned
K= Viper's October choice The Sisters Brothers

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film Brighton Rock
2= Viper's January choice The Luminaries
3= animal on the cover The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change
4= Booker nominated The Goldfinch
5= free choice The Book of Tomorrow
6= set in France Us
7= food theme Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living
8= trilogy book 2 Dirty Dancin in Le Shebeen
9= library book Moth Smoke
10= free choice The Miniaturist
J= multi-coloured cover A Symphony of Echoes
Q= favourite author MaddAddam
K= black coverDark Blood

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
2= thriller Eight Ball Boogie
3= published in 2015 Grey
4= always meant to readThe Woman in White
5= natural history Tortoise
6= free choice The Bone Season
7= trilogy book 3 Maggie's Feg Run
8= spy Archangel
9= free choice Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
10= memoir or biography There's Something I've Been Dying to Tell You
J= less than 100 pages Not A Star
Q= free Choice The Soundtrack to My Life
K= red cover The Mime Order

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title Four: The Transfer: A Divergent Story
2= sport theme Fight Club
3= green cover Perfect
4= from childhood The Enormous Crocodile
5= graphic novel Darth Vader and Son
6= lighthouse on the cover The Watcher in the Shadows
7= set in the Victorian age The Return of the Native
8= set in the 70s Instructions for a Heatwave
9= Viper's July choice I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
10= banned book Fahrenheit 451
J= about my home country All Growed Up: What Breadboy Did at University
Q= set in the 20s Tender Is the Night
K= about a monarch Wolf Hall

Joker 1= humorous book Reasons My Kid Is Crying
Joker 2= humorous book Tickling the English

I'm hoping to complete The Full Deck, great idea - thank you!

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The White Tiger ✔
2= free choice - Falls the Shadow ✔
3= cult classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ✔
4= more than 500 pages Heir of Novron ✔
5= Viper's April choice - Rebecca ✔
6= genre I avoid Moon Called ✔
7= translated into my native tongue Headhunters ✔
8= published in 1915 The 39 Steps ✔
9= trilogy book 1 - Ship of Magic ✔
10= set in America = Mister Slaughter ✔
J= free choice - The Collectors ✔
Q= borrowed book - A History of Ancient Britain ✔
K= Viper's October choice - The Talented Mr. Ripley ✔

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔
2= Viper's January choice - Jerusalem: The Biography ✔
3= animal on the cover - ✔
4= Booker nominated-Never Let Me Go ✔
5= free choice - Queen Lucia ✔
6= set in France - The Scarlet Pimpernel ✔
7= food theme - Chocolat ✔
8= trilogy book 2 - The Mad Ship ✔
9= library book - The Third Man ✔
10= free choice - A Dog's Heart (Unabridged Fiction) ✔
J= multi-coloured cover - ✔
Q= favourite author - The Burning Land ✔
K= black cover - ✔

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner - A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 ✔
2= thriller - Sleep Tight ✔
3= published in 2015 - Career of Evil ✔
4= always meant to read - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest✔
5= natural history - The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution ✔
6= free choice - The Charter ✔
7= trilogy book 3 - Ship of Destiny ✔
8= spy - Casino Royale ✔
9= free choice - David Attenborough: Life on Air: Revised and Updated Edition ✔
10= memoir or biography - Cleopatra: A Life ✔
J= less than 100 pages - Snowscape ✔
Q= free Choice -The Mangle Street Murders ✔
K= red cover - ✔

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title - Ready Player One ✔
2= sport theme - Fever Pitch ✔
3= green cover - ✔
4= from childhood - The Hobbit ✔
5= graphic novel - Batman: Year One ✔
6= lighthouse on the cover - To the Lighthouse ✔
7= set in the Victorian age - The Ruby in the Smoke ✔
8= set in the 70s - Carrie ✔
9= Viper's July choice - All the Light We Cannot See ✔
10= banned book - Lady Chatterley's Lover ✔
J= about my home country - Foxglove Summer ✔
Q= set in the 20s - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ✔
K= about a monarch - Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King ✔

Joker 1= humorous book - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail ✔
Joker 2= humorous book - The Dark Tourist: Sightseeing in the World's Most Unlikely Holiday Destinations ✔

Zoe wrote: "I'm hoping to complete The Full Deck, great idea - thank you!

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The White Tiger
2= free choice - Falls the Shadow
3= cult classic [book:T..."

You have some great looking reads! I may need to add some of yours to my future reads!

Christine wrote: "Zoe wrote: "I'm hoping to complete The Full Deck, great idea - thank you!

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The White Tiger
2= free choice - Falls the Shadow
3= cult cla..."

Thank you, Christine. I'm really looking forward to some of these too.

Trying this one - with a full deck! We will see how it goes;o

54/54

2015 Full Deck Challenge

060615 Joker 1 PS. Trænger til flødeskum
050715 Joker 2 Fuck, en lækker røv!

HEARTS
130315 A= fiction award winner Wonder
070115 2= free choice Cold Vengeance
170715 3= a cult classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
270115 4= more the 500 pages Outlander
100415 5= BV April book Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
021115 6= genre I avoid Mesterdetektiven Conan vol. 1
150115 7= translated book Horns
091215 8= published in 1915 The 39 Steps
280115 9= trilogy book 1 The Hunger Games
090215 10= book set in America Two Graves
160115 J= free choice Leoniderne
020215 Q= borrowed book Läsarna i Broken Wheel rekommenderar
211115 K= BV October book The Talented Mr. Ripley

SPADES
010115 A= book made into a film Life of Pi
110115 2= BV Jan Book The Picture of Dorian Gray
010115 3= book with animal on cover Vingede kræ
060315 4= booker nominated Room
130215 5= free choice White Fire
200215 6= book set in France Goddamn This War!
060515 7= food theme Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living
290115 8= trilogy book 2 Catching Fire
050115 9= library book Fever Dream
150215 10= free choice The Maze Runner
210415 J= multi-coloured cover Sex, svigt og vanillekranse
030315 Q= fav author The Cuckoo's Calling (fav is J.K. Rowling)
070215 K= Black cover Amerikanske Guder

DIAMONDS
200415 A= non fiction award winner Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
060415 2= a thriller The Shining
250415 3= pub in 2015 Elskede Heidi
010215 4= always meant to read Of Mice and Men
191215 5= natural history Last Chance to See
180215 6= free choice The Crucifix Killer
250315 7= trilogy book 3 Mockingjay
020815 8= spy The Gun Seller
090315 9= free choice The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
200115 10= memoir or biography Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
220215 J= book less than 100 pages Snatched
120315 Q= Free Choice Dinosaurens fjer
130115 K= Red cover The Christmas Mystery

CLUBS
200315 A= number in title 1984
221215 2= sport theme Wayne Rooney: My Decade in the Premier League
101015 3= green cover Fordelene ved at være en bænkevarmer
070115 4= from childhood The Witches
130215 5= graphic novel Præludier
270515 6= lighthouse on cover To The Lighthouse
040415 7= in Victorian age Little Women
090515 8= set in 70s Blod på snø
171115 9= BV July All the Light We Cannot See
221115 10= banned book Fahrenheit 451
250415 J= my home country Rødhætte
061115 Q= set in 20s The Great Gatsby
240215 K= about a monarch Throne of Glass

I'm not sure I'll manage the full deck so I'm going to start with the spades and see how I get on. I have pile of books on my to-do list that fit the other suits though so hopefully I'll find time to read most of them.

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner: The Miniaturist READ 4/5
2= free choice: The Fault in Our Stars READ 3/5
3= cult classic: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4= more than 500 pages: The Wine of Angels CURRENT READ
5= Viper's April choice: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
6= genre I avoid: Slaughterhouse-Five CURRENT READ
7= translated into my native tongue: A Man Called Ove
8= published in 1915: The 39 Steps
9= trilogy book 1: The Blackhouse
10= set in America: Killing Floor READ 4/5
J= free choice: Dissolution
Q= borrowed book: Call The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film: The Hours
2= Viper's January choice: The Picture of Dorian Gray
3= animal on the cover: The Humans (there's a dog on the copy I have)
4= Booker nominated: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry READ 4/5
5= free choice: The Cuckoo's Calling READ 4/5
6= set in France:
7= food theme: Chocolat
8= trilogy book 2:
9= library book:
10= free choice: Broadchurch
J= multi-coloured cover: The Shock of the Fall READ 4/5
Q= favourite author: Dead Souls
K= black cover: What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner: H is for Hawk
2= thriller: I Am Pilgrim
3= published in 2015
4= always meant to read: Mort
5= natural history
6= free choice:
7= trilogy book 3:
8= spy
9= free choice: Gone Girl
10= memoir or biography: Untold Stories
J= less than 100 pages
Q= free Choice
K= red cover: The Rosie Project 3.5/5

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title: Child 44
2= sport theme: Running Like a Girl
3= green cover
4= from childhood: The Hobbit READ
5= graphic novel
6= lighthouse on the cover: The Light Between Oceans
7= set in the Victorian age: The Woman in White CURRENT READ
8= set in the 70s: Dependence
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book: The Handmaid's Tale
J= about my home country: Natural Causes
Q= set in the 20s:
K= about a monarch: A Clash of Kings

Joker 1= humorous book
Joker 2= humorous book

So interesting seeing everyone's selections. Some of mine below might change or swap - such as the trilogy books if the first one is rubbish!

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner: Small Island READ
2= free choice: The Ocean at the End of the Lane READ
3= cult classic: 1Q84 READ
4= more than 500 pages: The Count Of Monte Cristo READ
5= Viper's April choice: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer READ
6= genre I avoid (Zombie horror): The Girl with All the Gifts READ
7= translated into my native tongue: My Name is Red READ
8= published in 1915: The 39 Steps & the Powerhouse READ
9= trilogy book 1: The Atlantis Gene READ
10= set in America: The CrucibleREAD
J= free choice: Colour READ
Q= borrowed book: Josiah Wedgwood: Entrepreneur to the Enlightenment. Brian Dolan READ
K= Viper's October choice: The Sisters Brothers READ

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film: Dracula READ
2= Viper's January choice: The Picture of Dorian GrayREAD
3= animal on the cover: Far Eastern Tales READ
4= Booker nominated: Master Georgie READ
5= free choice: The Miniaturist READ
6= set in France: Labyrinth READ
7= food theme: Food on the Frontier: Minnesota Cooking from 1850 to 1900 with Selected Recipes READ
8= trilogy book 2: The Atlantis Plague READ
9= library book: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution READ
10= free choice : Life is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days READ
J= multi-coloured cover: The Moon and Sixpence READ
Q= favourite author: Journey Without Maps READ
K= black cover: The Surgeon of Crowthorne READ

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl READ
2= thriller: Trust Your Eyes READ
3= published in 2015 : So You've Been Publicly Shamed READ
4= always meant to read: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters READ
5= natural history: Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach READ
6= free choice: Gone Girl READ
7= trilogy book 3: The Atlantis World
8= spy: Where Eagles Dare READ
9= free choice: Invisible Cities READ
10= memoir or biography: Lady Hester READ
J= less than 100 pages: Rashomon and Other Stories READ
Q= free Choice: Arabian Sands READ
K= red cover: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded READ

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title: 11/22/63 READ
2= sport theme: Shadow Divers READ
3= green cover: Love Of Fat Men READ
4= from childhood : The ogre downstairs READ
5= graphic novel: The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil READ
6= lighthouse on the cover: The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch READ
7= set in the Victorian age: Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling. Michael Boccacino READ
8= set in the 70s : A Wild Sheep Chase READ
9= Viper's July choice : I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman READ
10= banned book : Brave New World READ
J= about my home country: Myths of the English READ
Q= set in the 20s : Manhattan Transfer READ
K= about a monarch: The Tudor Bride READ

Joker 1= humorous book: A Case of Exploding Mangoes READ
Joker 2= humorous book: The Vesuvius Club READ

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner: The Goldfinch
2= free choice: The Shock of the Fall ✔
3= cult classic
4= more than 500 pages
5= Viper's April choice
6= genre I avoid
7= translated into my native tongue
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1
10= set in America We Were Liars ✔
J= free choice
Q= borrowed book: The Little House ✔
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film
2= Viper's January choice: The Luminaries
3= animal on the cover
4= Booker nominated: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ✔
5= free choice
6= set in France Fair Stood the Wind for France
7= food theme
8= trilogy book 2
9= library book
10= free choice
J= multi-coloured cover
Q= favourite author
K= black cover

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner
2= thriller: I Am Pilgrim
3= published in 2015
4= always meant to read
5= natural history
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy
9= free choice
10= memoir or biography: Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery ✔
J= less than 100 pages: We Should All Be Feminists
Q= free Choice
K= red cover Elizabeth is Missing ✔

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
2= sport theme
3= green cover
4= from childhood
5= graphic novel
6= lighthouse on the cover
7= set in the Victorian age
8= set in the 70s
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book
J= about my home country
Q= set in the 20s
K= about a monarch

Joker 1= humorous book
Joker 2= humorous book

Since I'll be doing the majority of my reading over the summer I thought it best to commit to just one suit at a time. Here's what I plan to read. Choices are subject to change depending on whether I can find these at my library and local discount bookstores.

Progress (as of March 26th): 2/13 completed
Items in bold have been completed. Some reviews pending free time.

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis (Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2013)
2- thriller: Killing Floor4 stars (review)
3- published in 2015: Girl at War: A Novel
4- always meant to read: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
5- natural history: The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
6- free choice: Ready Player One
7- trilogy book #3: Inkdeath
8- spy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
9- free choice: Swamplandia!
10- memoir or biography: If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
J- less than 100 pages: Heart of Darkness
Q- free choice: Broken Homes4 stars (review)
K- red cover: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

I'm really looking forward to this challenge. I'm not sure how many books I can commit to but I'm going to attempt to complete the Spades.

SPADES ♠
A - made into a film: The Fault in Our Stars
2 - Viper's January choice: The Picture of Dorian Gray
3 - animal on the cover: Burning Bright
4 - Booker nominated:
5 - free choice
6 - set in France
7 - food theme
8 - trilogy book 2 Inkspell
9 - library book
10 - free choice
J - multi-coloured cover
Q - favourite author
K - black cover

I have just signed up for the full deck challenge and am really excited about it. I'll have to think about which books I want to read, but it certainly looks like fun!
I think I shall complete each book as I complete the book.

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The Blind Assassin
2= free choice The Private Patient
3= cult classic The Hobbit
4= more than 500 pages The Dream of Scipio
5= Viper's April choice Rebecca 4/11; Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
6= genre I avoid The Haunting of Hill House
7= translated into my native tongue Purple Hibiscus: A Novel
8= published in 1915 Anne of the Island
9= trilogy book 1 Gilead
10= set in America Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
J= free choice The Death of the Heart
Q= borrowed book The Ice Queen
K= Viper's October choice Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs: The Left Bank World of Shakespeare and Co; The Talented Mr. Ripley

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film Chocolat
2= Viper's January choice The Picture of Dorian Gray
3= animal on the cover Emily and Einstein
4= Booker nominatedWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
5= free choice When Will There Be Good News?
6= set in France A Tale of Two Cities
7= food theme The Coffee Trader
8= trilogy book 2 Home
9= library book Son
10= free choice The End of the Affair
J= multicolored cover Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Q= favorite author Emma
K= black cover Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
2= thriller The Hound of the Baskervilles
3= published in 2015 The Girl on the Train
4= always meant to read The Sea
5= natural history The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
6= free choice Case Histories
7= trilogy book 3 Lila
8= spy The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
9= free choice Lolita
10= memoir or biography Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution
J= less than 100 pages Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
Q= free Choice Life After Life
K= red cover An Old Betrayal

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title 1776 by David McCullough
2= sport theme Seabiscuit: An American Legend
3= green cover The Fleet Street Murders
4= from childhood Anne of Green Gables
5= graphic novel Murder on the Orient Express by François Rivière
6= lighthouse on the cover To the Lighthouse
7= set in the Victorian age A Beautiful Blue Death
8= set in the 70s Started Early, Took My Dog
9= Viper's July choice: The Black Tulip
10= banned book Lady Chatterley's Lover
J= about my home country Falconer
Q= set in the 20s The Great Gatsby
K= about a monarch Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen

Joker 1: This is Where I Leave You
Joker 2 But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria!: Adventures in Eating, Drinking, and Making Merry

Completed Challenge 10/30

Hope you enjoy it Connie

Thanks, Paul.

Completed: 53/54

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner: We Were Liars✔
2= free choice: The Life Eaters✔
3= cult classic: 1984✔
4= more than 500 pages: All the Light We Cannot See✔
5= Viper's April choice: Rebecca✔
6= genre I avoid: The Invisible Man✔
7= translated into my native tongue: The Alchemist✔
8= published in 1915: The 39 Steps✔
9= trilogy book 1: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo✔
10= set in America: UnSouled✔
J= free choice: Station Eleven✔
Q= borrowed book: The Man in the High Castle✔
K= Viper's October choice: The Sisters Brothers✔

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film: Carol✔
2= Viper's January choice: The Luminaries✔
3= animal on the cover: Charlotte's Web✔
4= Booker nominated: A Little Life✔
5= free choice: In the Woods✔
6= set in France: The Nightingale✔
7= food theme: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake✔
8= trilogy book 2: The Girl Who Played with Fire✔
9= library book: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie✔
10= free choice: Why the Jews?✔
J= multi-coloured cover: White Teeth✔
Q= favourite author: Peril at End House✔
K= black cover: Elephants Can Remember✔

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner: The Diary of a Young Girl✔
2= thriller: Before I Go To Sleep✔
3= published in 2015: The Girl on the Train✔
4= always meant to read: Alice in Wonderland✔
5= natural history: Survivors: The Animals and Plants that Time Has left Behind
6= free choice: Coraline✔
7= trilogy book 3: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest✔
8= spy: Call for the Dead✔
9= free choice: The Weight of Blood✔
10= memoir or biography: Child C: Surviving a Foster Mother's Reign of Terror✔
J= less than 100 pages: Letter to a Christian Nation✔
Q= free Choice: Everything I Never Told You✔
K= red cover: The Girl in the Red Coat✔

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe✔
2= sport theme: Fever Pitch✔
3= green cover: Beneath the Skin✔
4= from childhood: George's Marvellous Medicine✔
5= graphic novel: Le bleu est une couleur chaude✔
6= lighthouse on the cover: To the Lighthouse✔
7= set in the Victorian age: Jane Eyre✔
8= set in the 70s: Black Sunday✔
9= Viper's July choice: The Black Tulip✔
10= banned book: Carrie✔
J= about my home country: The Light Between Oceans✔
Q= set in the 20s: The Chaperone✔
K= about a monarch: The White Queen✔

Joker 1= humorous book: Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings✔
Joker 2= humorous book: The Code of the Woosters✔

Just started to put together my book list, though I'm not sure how many I'll manage. I've got lots of possible candidates but don't want to tie myself down too much. And if I don't get on with Jerusalem then The Luminaries will move to the January BV slot instead.

Finished book 1, my borrowed book, yesterday, and started the Luminaries this morning - only a few pages in but enjoying it so far!

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner A Visit from the Goon Squad✔
2= free choice Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story✔
3= cult classic The Catcher in the Rye✔
4= more than 500 pages The Luminaries✔
5= Viper's April choice Rebecca✔
6= genre I avoid Snowblind✔
7= translated into my native tongue My Brilliant Friend✔
8= published in 1915 The Voyage Out✔
9= trilogy book 1 Gilead✔
10= set in America Tigers in Red Weather✔
J= free choice The Miniaturist✔
Q= borrowed book The Woman in the Picture✔
K= Viper's October choice The Talented Mr Ripley✔

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer✔
2= Viper's January choice: Jerusalem: The Biography✔
3= animal on the cover The Guest Cat✔
4= Booker nominated A Spool of Blue Thread✔
5= free choice The Children Act✔
6= set in France The President's Hat✔
7= food theme An Appetite for Violets✔
8= trilogy book 2: Home✔
9= library book The Picture of Dorian Grey✔
10= free choice Night Waking✔
J= multi-coloured cover: Color: A Natural History of the Palette✔
Q= favourite author Flight Behaviour✔
K= black cover The Language of Dying✔

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner H is for Hawk✔
2= thriller Sister✔
3= published in 2015 The Buried Giant✔
4= always meant to read Restoration✔
5= natural history The Wild Places✔
6= free choice Early One Morning✔
7= trilogy book 3: Lila✔
8= spy Kolymsky Heights✔
9= free choice Electricity✔
10= memoir or biography Coronation Everest✔
J= less than 100 pages:The Driver's Seat✔
Q= free Choice Mrs. Hemingway✔
K= red cover Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell✔

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title Station Eleven✔
2= sport theme Not Dark Yet✔
3= green cover May We Be Forgiven✔
4= from childhood: The Magician's Nephew✔
5= graphic novel Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood✔
6= lighthouse on the cover The Lighthouse Stevensons: The extraordinary story of the building of the Scottish lighthouses by the ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson✔
7= set in the Victorian age Bodies of Light✔
8= set in the 70s Instructions for a Heatwave✔
9= Viper's July choice All the Light We Cannot See✔
10= banned book Animal Farm✔
J= about my home country Walking Away✔
Q= set in the 20s Wake✔
K= about a monarch The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria✔

Joker 1= humorous book: Where'd You Go, Bernadette✔
Joker 2=humorous book: Cold Comfort Farm✔

This is the first challenge I've done, and I'm jumping in with both feet and aiming for 54. Here's what I've picked so far:

HEARTS ♥
A- fiction award winner: Brick Lane - Monica Ali - done
2- free choice :The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg - done
3- cult classic: Farenheit 451 - done
4- more than 500 pages : The Bone Clocks - David Mitchell
5- Viper's April choice: Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
6- genre I avoid - short stories: For Esme with Love & Squalor - J D Salinger - done
7- translated into my native tongue: The House of the Mosque, Kader Abdolah - done
8- published in 1915
9- trilogy book 1 : All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy - done
10- set in America: March, Geraldine Brooks
J- free choice: Elizabeth is Missing, Emma Healey - done
Q- borrowed book: The Book of You - Claire Kendal - done
K- Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A- made into a film: Perfume - Patrick Suskind - done
2- Viper's January choice: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
3- animal on the cover: The Tenderness of Wolves, Stef Penney - done
4- Booker nominated: The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan - done
5- free choice :
6- set in France:
7- food theme: The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
8- trilogy book 2 :The Crossing, Cormac McCarthy
9- library book: The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair - done
10- free choice: The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins - done
J-multi-colored cover: the Miniaturist, Jessie Burton - done
Q-favorite author: The Children Act - Ian McEwan - done
K- black cover: Dracula, Bram Stoker - done

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner: The Invisible Woman, Claire Tomalin - done
2- thriller
3- published in 2015: Late Fragments,Kate Gross - done
4- always meant to read : The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath - done
5- natural history: H is for Hawk - Helen McDonald - done
6- free choice
7- trilogy book 3 : Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy
8- spy
9- free choice
10- memoir or biography: Life, Animated, Ron Suskind
J- less than 100 pages
Q- free Choice; A Mind to Murder, P D James - done
K- red cover: Us, David Nicholls - done

CLUBS ♣
A- number in title: The 100 yr old man who climbed through a window - done
2- sport theme: The boys in the boat - Daniel James Brown
3- green cover: The Glass Closet, John Browne
4- from childhood: Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
5- graphic novel
6- lighthouse on the cover: The Light between Oceans - M L Stedman - done
7- set in the Victorian age
8- set in the 70s
9- Viper's July choice: All the light we cannot see - Doerr - done
10- banned book: Lady Chatterley's Lover, D H Lawrence
J- about my home country
Q- set in the 20s
K- about a monarch: I, Elizabeth, Rosamund Miles

Joker 1 Backwards in High Heels, Tania Kindersley & Sarah Vine
Joker 2

Not at all sure about a spy book but saw Ben Macintyre above and have added For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond to my to-read list, so thank you for that lead. Good luck everyone :-)

Hearts:
K Book Vipers October Monthly Choice
Q A Book That You Have Borrowed - The Year Of Reading Dangerously - Andy Miller
J Free Choice - The President's Last Love - Andrey Kurkov
10 A Book Set In America - The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
9 Trilogy Book 1 - 1. Rivers Of London (3 Books In A Boxed Set) - Ben Aaronovitch
8 A Book Published In 1915 - Visions And Revisions - John Cowper Powys
7 A Book Translated Into Your Native Tongue - The Milkman In The Night - Andrey Kurkov
6 A Genre You Normally Avoid - The Complaints - Ian Rankin
5 Book Vipers April Monthly Choice -
4 A Book With More Than 500 Pages - I Am Pilgrim - Terry Hayes
3 A Cult Classic - Valis - Philip K Dick
2 Free Choice - Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
A Fiction Award Winner - We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
Spades:
K Black Cover - Into The Woods: How Stories Work And Why We Tell Them - John Yorke
Q One By Your Favourite Author - Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage - Haruki Murakami
J Multi Coloured Cover - Mondo Desperado - Patrick Mccabe
10 Free Choice - Who's Afraid Of Meryl Streep? - Rashid Al-Daif
9 A Library Book - The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides
8 Trilogy Book 2 - 2. Moon Over Soho - Ben Aaronovitch
7 A Book With A Food Theme - Aphrodite - Isabel Allende
6 A Book Set In France - The Elegance Of The Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
5 Free Choice - Freedom - Johnathan Franzen
4 A Booker Nominated Book - Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3 A Book With A Animal On The Cover - Penguin Lost - Andrey Kurkov
2 Book Vipers January Monthly Choice - Jerusalem - Simon Sebag Montefiore
A A Book Made Into A Film - A Severed Head 1961. Film 1971 - Iris Murdoch
Diamonds:
K Red Cover - Pricksongs & Descants: Fictions - Robert Coover
Q Free Choice - The Marriage Mender - Linda Green
J A Book With Less Than 100 Pages - Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog - Dylan Thomas
10 Memoir Or Biography - Giving Up The Ghost: A Memoir - Hilary Mantel
9 Free Choice - The Road To Middlemarch - Rebecca Mead
8 A Spy Book - For your eyes only: James Bond & Ian Fleming - Ben Macintyre
7 Trilogy Book 3 - 3.Whispers Underground - Ben Aaronovitch
6 Free Choice - A Visit From The Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
5 A Natural History Book - Edible Seashore - John Wright
4 The Book You Always Meant To Read - Alice In Quantumland - Robert Gilmore
3 A Book Published In 2015 - ?
2 A Thriller - One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson
A Non Fiction Award Winner - Rich Desserts And Captain's Thin: A Family And Their Times 1831–1931 (Lex Prize Of The Global Business Book Award, 1997) - Margaret Forster
Clubs:
K A Book About A Monarch - Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman
Q A Book Set In The Twenties - The Lie - Helen Dunmore
J A Book About Your Home Country - The Mabinogi - John Bollard
10 A Banned Book - The Master And Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
9 Book Vipers July Monthly Choice -
8 A Book Set In The Seventies - The Sea, The Sea - Iris Murdoch
7 A Book Set In The Victorian Age - The Luminaries (1866 Nz) - Eleanor Catton
6 A Book With A Lighthouse On The Cover - A Salty Piece Of Land - Jimmy Buffet
5 A Graphic Novel - The Night Bookmobile - Audrey Niffenegger
4 A Book From Your Childhood - Alice Through The Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
3 Green Cover - Word Freak: A Journey Into The World Of The Most Obsessive Board Game Ever Invented: Competitive Scrabble - Stefan Fatsis
2 A Book With A Sport Theme - Lois On The Loose - Lois Pryce
A A Book With A Number In The Title - The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August - Claire North
Joker - ?
Joker - ?

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winnerThe Book Thief
2= free choice Serpico ***READ***
3= cult classicGeek Love
4= more than 500 pagesGone with the Wind ***READ***
5= Viper's April choice Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail***READ***
6= genre I avoidThe Brightest Star in the Sky
7= translated into my native tongue The Trial***READ***
8= published in 1915 THE THIRTY NINE STEPS ***READ***
9= trilogy book 1The Snapper***READ***
10= set in AmericaNo Country for Old Men***READ***
J= free choice Balderdash & Piffle
Q= borrowed bookA Prisoner of Birth
K= Viper's October choice The Talented Mr. Ripley

SPADES ♠
A= made into a filmA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2= Viper's January choice The Picture of Dorian Gray***READ***
3= animal on the coverAnimal Farm***READ***
4= Booker nominatedOscar and Lucinda
5= free choice Le Bal & Snow in Autumn***READ***
6= set in FrancePerfume: The Story of a Murderer ***READ***
7= food theme Blackberry Wine***READ***
8= trilogy book 2The Commitments***READ***
9= library bookThe Help***READ***
10= free choiceThe Lion Literature Collection: On The Human And The Divine***READ***
J= multi-coloured cover Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream***READ*** THE ONE I READ IS THE ONE LINKED - ORIGINALLY THE ONE I PICKED ONLINE WAS MULTI-COLOURED !
Q= favourite authorThe Flight of the Falcon***READ***
K= black coverSkagboys

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
2= thrillerThe 9th Judgement ***READ***
3= published in 2015 Early Warning ***READ***
4= always meant to readUlysses
5= natural historyCat Sense: The Feline Enigma Revealed ***READ***
6= free choiceThe Road***READ***
7= trilogy book 3The Van***READ***
8= spy book Dr. No
9= free choiceThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button And Two Other Stories***READ***
10= memoir or biographySympathy for the Devil: The Birth of the Rolling Stones and the Death of Brian Jones ***READ***
J= less than 100 pagesThe Time Machine***READ***
Q= free ChoiceFragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters***READ***
K= red coverGlue***READ*** ENDED UP READING THE YELLOW COVER VERSION OF THIS ONE !

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title 84 Charing Cross Road / The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street***READ***
2= sport themeThe Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
3= green coverMy Cousin Rachel ***READ***
4= from childhood [book:The Water-Babies ***READ***
5= graphic novel Gus and Me***READ***
6= lighthouse on the cover To the Lighthouse ***READ***
7= set in the Victorian ageOliver Twist
8= set in the 70sPoisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone (the Ramones Years): A Punk Love Story ***READ***
9= Viper's July choice I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman***READ***
10= banned bookLolita
J= about my home countryThe Barracks***READ***
Q= set in the 20sThe Beautiful and Damned
K= about a monarch Wives of the Kings of England: From Hanover to Windsor***READ***

Joker 1= humorous book Complete Prose ***READ***
Joker 2= humorous book Only Fools and Horses Miscellany: History, Trivia, Facts & Anecdotes from the Hit BBC Comedy Show***READ***


38/54 READ Didn't read them all... better luck next year. :)

Here is my list:

Joker 1
Joker 2

HEARTS
ace= fiction award winner - Station Eleven
2= free choice - Authority
3= a cult classic -
4= more then 500 pages - Mercenarius - La vie de William Black
5= BV April book
6= genre I avoid -
7= translated book - Silk Read it in French
8= published in 1915 -
9= trilogy book 1 - The Last Policeman
10= book set in America - Countdown City
J= free choice - Night Film
Q= borrowed book - Dept. of Speculation
K= BV October book

SPADES
ace= book made into a film - The Giver
2= BV Jan Book -
3= book with animal on cover - The Cat, the Mill and the Murder
4= booker nominated - Morality Play
5= free choice
6= book set in France - Lulu Anew
7= food theme
8= trilogy book 2 - It Happened One Knife
9= library book - Le Liseur du 6h27
10= free choice - La grande noirceur
J= multi-coloured cover - One Book in the Grave
Q= fav author -
K= Black cover - Le poison dans l'eau

DIAMONDS
ace= non fiction award winner -
2= a thriller
3= published in 2015 - Les Marches de la Lune morte
4= always meant to read - Life of Pi
5= natural history
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3 -
8= spy -
9= free choice
10= memoir or blog -
J= book less than 100 pages - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Q= Free Choice
K= Red cover - La vie sur Mars

CLUBS
ace= number in title - Ready Player One
2= sport theme -
3= green cover - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4= from childhood -
5= graphic novel - Paul à Québec
6= lighthouse on cover -
7= in Victorian age - Drood
8= set in 70s - Everything I Never Told You
9= BV July -
10= banned book -
J= my home country - Je voudrais qu'on m'efface
Q= set in 20s -
K= about a monarch - La folie du roi

Marie Claude, I like the look of your choice of book with the animal on the cover. As a cat lover I may have to check that out. :D

I've signed up for all, so I do need to get a move on. Ok, here goes -

HEARTS
K - BV October monthly choice
Q - Borrowed book The Enchanted
J - Free Choice Mister Finch: Living in a Fairy Tale World Read
10 - Book set in America Falling Man
9 - Trilogy book 1 Annihilation
8 - Book published in 1915 The Good Soldier
7 - Translated into native tongue All Quiet on the Western Front
6 - Genre avoided - Short stories The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting Tales Read
5 - BV April monthly choice - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Read
4 - Book with more than 500 pages A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow Read
3 - Cult classic Fahrenheit 451 Read
2 - Free choice Jerusalem: The Biography Read
A - Award winner The Sense of an Ending Booker Prize winner 2011

SPADES
K - Black cover Bellman & Black
Q - Favourite author The Buried Giant Reading
J - Multi-coloured cover The Bone Clocks
10 - Free choice A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow Read
9 - Library book The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Read
8 - Trilogy book 2 Authority
7 - Book with a food theme The Pedant in the Kitchen Read
6 - Book set in France All the Light We Cannot See Read
5 - Free choice Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey Reading
4 - Booker nominated We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
3 - Animal on the cover Mrs Fox
2 - BV January Monthly choice The Luminaries Read
A - Book made into a film Monuments Men Read

DIAMONDS
K - Red cover Grow Your Handmade Business: How to Envision, Develop, and Sustain a Successful Creative Business Read
Q - Free choice The Miniaturist Read
J - Book with less than 100 pages The Turn of the Screw Read
10 - Memoir/ Bio Dreams of the Good Life: The life of Flora Thompson and the creation of Lark Rise to Candleford
9 - Free choice A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust Read
8 - Spy book A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII.
7 - Trilogy book 3 Acceptance
6 - Free choice A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold Read
5 - Natural history Here On Earth: A New Beginning
4 - Always meant to read Lark Rise to Candleford
3 - Published in 2015 The Mime Order Read
2 - Thriller Before We Met
A - Non-fiction award winner H is for Hawk Winner of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize

Shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Biography Award

CLUBS
K - About a monarch Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Reading
Q - Set in 20's Tender is the Night
J - About your home country The Humans Read
10 - banned book Banned in the USA 1930's Candide Read
9 - BV July monthly choice The Black Tulip Read
8 - Set in 70's A Fine Balance
7 - Set in Victorian age The Children's Book
6 - With a lighthouse on the cover The Light Between Oceans
5 - graphic novel Batman: Year One Read
4 - From your childhood Carrie's War
3 - Green cover Letter to My Daughter Read
2 - Sport theme The Art of Fielding
A a Number in title Fahrenheit 451 Read

Joker - The Book with No Pictures Read
Joker - Dawn of the Dumb: Dispatches from the Idiotic Frontline

Derek wrote: "Is it ok to just edit my post as I fill in the list? My thought is, it would save an excessive amount of long messages in the thread."

That's what I've been doing. :-D

That is what I am doing too Derek

Me too :-)

Right, here goes:
HEARTS
K - BV October monthly choice
Q - Borrowed book - American Wife
J - Free Choice The Pure in Heart - READ
10 - Book set in America - I Am Pilgrim READING
9 - Trilogy book 1
8 - Book published in 1915 THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
7 - Translated into native tongue Out
6 - Genre avoided -The Bone Season
5 - BV April monthly choice
4 - Book with more than 500 pages The Signature of All Things
3 - Cult classic The Boys from Brazil
2 - Free choice
A - Fiction Award winner Elizabeth Is Missing

SPADES
K - Black cover Stardust
Q - Favourite author (William Boyd - TBC)
J - Multi-coloured cover
10 - Free choice
9 - Library book The House We Grew Up In READ
8 - Trilogy book 2
7 - Book with a food theme
6 - Book set in France
5 - Free choice
4 - Booker nominated - Atonement
3 - Animal on the cover The Miniaturist
2 - BV January Monthly choice The Luminaries
A - Book made into a film The Talented Mr. Ripley

DIAMONDS
K - Red cover
Q - Free choice - The Hypnotist's Love Story READ
J - Book with less than 100 pages
10 - Memoir/ Bio Camp David or Guy Martin: My Autobiography
9 - Free choice
8 - Spy book Casino Royale
7 - Trilogy book 3
6 - Free choice
5 - Natural history
4 - Always meant to read Crime and Punishment
3 - Published in 2015
2 - Thriller
A - Non-fiction award winner I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

CLUBS
K - About a monarch
Q - Set in 20's The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll READ
J - About your home country
10 - banned book
9 - BV July monthly choice
8 - Set in 70's
7 - Set in Victorian age - Elijah's Mermaid
6 - With a lighthouse on the cover To the Lighthouse
5 - graphic novel
4 - From your childhood
3 - Green cover
2 - Sport theme Racing Through the Dark
A - Number in title

Joker -
Joker -

Laurel's List:

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner
2= free choice: Longbourn
3= cult classic: The Great Gatsby
4= more than 500 pages: The Goldfinch
5= Viper's April choice
6= genre I avoid: Gray Mountain
7= translated into my native tongue
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1
10= set in America
J= free choice: The Silkworm
Q= borrowed book: Miracle and Other Christmas Stories - borrowed via ILL
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film
2= Viper's January choice
3= animal on the cover
4= Booker nominated
5= free choice: Year of Wonders
6= set in France
7= food theme
8= trilogy book 2
9= library book: The Winter Witch
10= free choice
J= multi-coloured cover:
Q= favourite author: The Cuckoo's Calling (J.K. Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith)
K= black cover

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner
2= thriller
3= published in 2015: H is for Hawk
4= always meant to read
5= natural history
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy: Red Sparrow
9= free choice
10= memoir or biography
J= less than 100 pages
Q= free Choice
K= red cover: Me Before You

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title: 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die
2= sport theme
3= green cover
4= from childhood
5= graphic novel
6= lighthouse on the cover: The Lightkeeper's Wife
7= set in the Victorian age
8= set in the 70s
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book
J= about my home country
Q= set in the 20s
K= about a monarch

Joker 1
Joker 2

Full Deck Challenge Reading List:



Hearts:

K: BV October Monthly Choice:
Q: A book you have borrowed:
J: Free Choice: The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins finished 01/23/15
10: A Book set in America: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson finished 01/21/15
9: Trilogy Book 1: Divergent by Veronica Roth finished 01/22/15
8: A Book Published in 1915: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
7: A Book Translated Into Your Native Language: The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg finished 03/21/15
6: A Genre You Normally Avoid:
5: BV April Monthly Choice: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Cheryl Strayed
4: A Book with More than 500 pages: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
3: A Cult Classic: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
2: Free Choice: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A: Fiction Award Winner: Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike

Spades:

K: Black Cover: Prince Lestat by Anne Rice
Q: One by your favorite author: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
J: Multi-Colored Cover: The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu My copy is multi-colored and it is the Arthur Whaley Translation
10: Free Choice: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman finished 03/02/15
9: A Library Book: A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton finished 03/22/15
8: Trilogy Book 2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
7: A Book with a Food Theme: The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy
6: A Book Set in France: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
5: Free Choice: Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci finished 06/05/15
4: A Booker Nominated Book: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
3: A Book with an Animal on the Cover:
2: January Monthly Choice: The LuminariesEleanor Catton
A: A book made into a film: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Diamonds:

K: Red Cover: The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister finished 02/28/15
Q: Free Choice: Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones finished 03/31/15
J: A Book with Less Than 100 pages
10: A memoir: My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff finished 02/08/15
9: Free Choice: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin finished 02/07/15
8: A Spy Book:
7: Trilogy Book 3: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
6: Free Choice: Still Alice by Lisa Genova finished 02/07/15
5: A Natural History Book: The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare
4: The Book you Always Meant to Read:
3: A Book Published in 2015: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins finished 02/25/15
2: A Thriller: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
A: Non-Fiction Award Winner: Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer finished 04/10/15

Clubs:

K: A Book About A Monarch: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Q: A Book Set in the Twenties:
J: A Book About your Home Country:
10: A Banned Book: Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
9: BV July Monthly Choice:
8: A Book Set in the Seventies:
7: A Book Set in the Victorian Age:
6: A Book With A Lighthouse on the Cover: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
5: A Graphic Novel: The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
4: A Book from Your Childhood: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3: Green Cover:
2: A Book with a sport theme: Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
A: A Book with a Number in the Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

J: A Humorous Book:
J: A Humorous Book:

45/40

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Pulitzer)
2= free choice The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
3= cult classic The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
4= more than 500 pages Middlemarch by George Eliot
5= Viper's April choice
6= genre I avoid Ballistics by Billy Collins (Poetry)
7= translated into my native tongue One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1 The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
10= set in America Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
J= free choice Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Q= borrowed book Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
K= Viper's October choice The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
2= Viper's January choice
3= animal on the cover Crazy, VA by Shannon Hill
4= Booker nominated The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
5= free choice The Stand by Stephen King
6= set in France Bruno, Chief Of Police by Martin Walker
7= food theme The Southern Foodie's Guide to the Pig: A Culinary Tour of Fifty of the South's Best Restaurants and the Recipes That Made Them Famous by Chris Chamberlain
8= trilogy book 2
9= library book Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
10= free choice Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong
J= multi-coloured cover Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
Q= favourite author The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
K= black cover The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss (Pulitzer)
2= thriller The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
3= published in 2015 Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
4= always meant to read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
5= natural history The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us by Diane Ackerman
6= free choice Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy The Quiet American by Graham Greene
9= free choice Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
10= memoir or biography Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin
J= less than 100 pages Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Q= free Choice Euphoria by Lily King
K= red cover The Round House by Louise Erdrich

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2= sport theme The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
3= green cover An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
4= from childhood Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
5= graphic novel The Hobbit: Graphic Novel by Chuck Dixon
6= lighthouse on the cover
7= set in the Victorian age Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
8= set in the 70s
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book 1984 by George Orwell
J= about my home country This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust
Q= set in the 20s Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
K= about a monarch Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Joker 1 To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Joker 2

What I have read so far:

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner
2= free choice The Irresistible Henry House
3= cult classic
4= more than 500 pages The Book Thief
5= Viper's April choice Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
6= genre I avoid
7= translated into my native tongue
8= published in 1915
9= trilogy book 1Pines (may change)
10= set in America We Need to Talk About Kevin
J= free choice The Rosie Effect
Q= borrowed book
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film
2= Viper's January choice The Luminaries
3= animal on the cover
4= Booker nominated We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
5= free choice
6= set in France All the Light We Cannot See
7= food theme
8= trilogy book 2
9= library book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
10= free choice Big Little Lies
J= multi-coloured cover Landline
Q= favourite authorMemoirs of an Imaginary Friend
K= black cover

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner
2= thriller Knots and Crosses
3= published in 2015 The Girl on the Train
4= always meant to read
5= natural history
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy
9= free choice
10= memoir or biography Angela's Ashes
J= less than 100 pages
Q= free Choice
K= red cover

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title Five Days Left
2= sport theme Playing for Pizza
3= green cover
4= from childhood
5= graphic novel
6= lighthouse on the coverStargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper
7= set in the Victorian age
8= set in the 70s Everything I Never Told You
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book
J= about my home country
Q= set in the 20s
K= about a monarch

Joker 1
Joker 2

Here's what I've selected to read so far:

HEARTS ♥
A= fiction award winner The Miniaturist READ
2= free choice Trail of Broken Wings READ
3= cult classic To Kill a Mockingbird
4= more than 500 pages American Gods READ
5= Viper's April choice Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailREAD
6= genre I avoid American Sniper
7= translated into my native tongue Memory of Water or The Summer Book
8= published in 1915 Something Fresh
9= trilogy book The Last WildREAD
10= set in America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed AmericaREAD
J= free choice VikingsREAD
Q= borrowed book
K= Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A= made into a film Before I Go To Sleep READ
2= Viper's January choice The Luminaries
3= animal on the cover The Loop
4= Booker nominated The Lives of Others
5= free choice Gone to Ground: One woman's extraordinary account of survival in the heart of Nazi GermanyREAD
6= set in France Trespass READ
7= food theme In Defense of Food: An Eater's ManifestoREAD
8= trilogy book 2 The Dark WildREAD
9= library book This Is the Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris
10= free choice The Journey Back from Hell: An Oral History: Conversations with Concentration Camp Survivors READING
J= multi-coloured cover The Kitchen House
Q= favourite author
K= black cover Coraline

DIAMONDS ♦
A= non fiction award winner H is for Hawk READ
2= thriller The Silent Sister READ
3= published in 2015 The buried gaint: Kuzuo Ishiguro
4= always meant to read
5= natural history Feral: Rewilding The Land The Sea And Human Life
6= free choice
7= trilogy book 3
8= spy An Officer and a SpyREAD
9= free choice
10= memoir or biography Running with Scissors READ
J= less than 100 pagesThe Old Man and the Sea READ
Q= free Choice
K= red cover At Home: A Short History of Private Life READ

CLUBS ♣
A= number in title A Widow for One Year
2= sport theme Storms of Silence
3= green cover Predator READ
4= from childhood Little House in the Big WoodsREAD
5= graphic novel Maus, I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
6= lighthouse on the cover Lighthousekeeping
7= set in the Victorian age The Girl in the PhotographREAD
8= set in the 70s Anita and Me
9= Viper's July choice
10= banned book HowlREAD
J= about my home country The Inn at the Top: Life at the Highest Inn in Great Britainor Extreme Sleeps: Adventures of a Wild Camper
Q= set in the 20s One Summer: America, 1927
K= about a monarch A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy

Some good books there Lesley

I'm aiming for rows and who knows maybe I can do a suite as well


Hearts:
K Book Vipers October Monthly Choice
Q A Book That You Have Borrowed
J Free Choice: Orders from Berlin
10 A Book Set In America: The Kept
9 Trilogy Book one:
8 A Book Published In 1915
7 A Book Translated Into Your Native Tongue: What the Day Owes the Night
6 A Genre You Normally Avoid: The Girl With All the Gifts: Extended Free Preview
5 Book Vipers April Monthly Choice: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
4 A Book With More Than 500 Pages: We Are Not Ourselves
3 A Cult Classic: The Collector
2 Free Choice: Martha Quest
A Fiction Award Winner: A Demon in My View


Spades:
K Black Cover: The Explorer
Q One By Your Favourite Author: Morality Play
J Multi Coloured Cover: The Grass is Singing
10 Free Choice: Home of the Gentry
9 A Library Book: The Eyewitness
8 Trilogy Book two
7 A Book With A Food Theme
6 A Book Set In France: Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett
5 Free Choice: The Silent Angel
4 A Booker Nominated Book: The Glass Room
3 A Book With A Animal On The Cover: Every Living Thing
2 Book Vipers January Monthly Choice: The Picture of Dorian Gray
A A Book Made Into A Film: Enigma


Diamonds:
K Red Cover: Decoded
Q Free Choice: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
J A Book With Less Than 100 Pages: A Long Winter
10 Memoir Or Biography: Child of the Jungle: The True Story of a Girl Caught Between Two Worlds
9 Free Choice: Death in Holy Orders
8 A Spy Book: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
7 Trilogy Book three: The Sirens of Baghdad
6 Free Choice: The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville
5 A Natural History Book: A Victorian Flower Dictionary: The Language of Flowers Companion
4 The Book You Always Meant To Read: Ivanhoe
3 A Book Published In 2015: Our Endless Numbered Days
2 A Thriller: Final Witness
A Non Fiction Award Winner: In Cold Blood

Clubs:
K A Book About A Monarch
Q A Book Set In The Twenties: Burmese Days
J A Book About Your Home Country: The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin
10 A Banned Book
9 Book Vipers July Monthly Choice -
8 A Book Set In The Seventies: The Coroner's Lunch
7 A Book Set In The Victorian Age: The Professor
6 A Book With A Lighthouse On The Cover
5 A Graphic Novel: Sense and Sensibility
4 A Book From Your Childhood
3 Green Cover: Het verkeerde moment
2 A Book With A Sport Theme
A A Book With A Number In The Title: The Third Man

For the covers I took the Dutch versions:
- Decoded for the red cover
- Every living thing for an animal on the cover

Total read: 30/42

JOKERS: 1/2

Joker 1: Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Joker 2: A Humorous Book >> Men at Arms

SPADES - 12/13

K - The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
Q - The Museum of Extraordinary Things (Alice Hoffman)
J - The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
10 - And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
9 - A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
8 - Owlsight (Mercedes Lackey)
7 - Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
6 - The Old Man Dies (Georges Simenon)
5 - The Big Four (Agatha Christie)
4 - The Testament of Mary (Colm Tóibín)
3 - Lives of the Monster Dogs (Kirsten Bakis)
2 - January Monthly Choice >> Dorian Grey
1 - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)

DIAMONDS - 7/13

K - Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Q - The Storyteller (Jodi Picoult)
J - The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
10 - Memoir/Biography
9 -The Pagan Lord (Bernard Cornwell)
8 - Spy book >> Berlin Game
7 - Trilogy Book 3 >> Owlknight
6 - The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
5 - Natural History >> The Soul of an Octopus
4 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
3 - Published in 2015 >> The Year of Taking Chances
2 - Let the Right One In (John Ajvide Lindqvist) - Jan. 2016
1 - Non Fiction Award winner

CLUBS - 8/13

K - Daughters of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Q - The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
J - Set in South Africa >> Trackers
10 - Banned Book >> Alice in Wonderland
9 - The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas)
8 - The Confidant (Hélène Grémillon)
7 - Set in Victorian Age >> Fingersmith
6 - Secrets of the Lighthouse (Santa Montefiore)
5 - The Amazing Asterix Omnibus (Goschini and Uderzo)
4 - Book from my childhood
3 - Green cover
2 - Fighting Ruben Wolfe (Markus Zusak)
1 - Four Stories (Alan Bennett)

HEARTS - 2/4

K - October Choice
Q - The Overcoat and Other Short Stories (Nikolai Gogol)
J - Free choice
10 - Set in America
9 - Owlflight (Mercedes Lackey)
8 - published in 1915
7 - Translated into Afrikaans
6 - Genre you normally avoid
5 - April monthly choice >> Perfume
4 - 500 or more pages
3 - Cult Classic
2 - Free choice
1 - Fiction award winner

I'm just going to start off with spades for now and maybe add more if I get time.

SPADES
Ace= book made into a film: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend ✔
2= BV Jan Book:
3= Book with animal on cover: Half Wild
4= Booker Nominated: True History of the Kelly Gang
5= Free Choice:
6= Book set in France: The Lantern
7= Food theme: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
8= Trilogy book 2: Haze ✔
9= Library book: Moon Over Soho ✔
10= Free Choice: Twisted ✔
J= Multi-coloured cover: The Mermaid's Sister ✔
Q= Favourite author:
K= Black cover: The Devil's Detective ✔

Belatedly posting my list so far

HEARTS ♥
A- fiction award winner Five Children on the Western Front
2- free choice The Children Act
3- cult classic Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
4- more than 500 pages The Book Thief
5- Viper's April choice Rebecca
6- genre I avoid Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe
7- translated into my native tongue Les Misérables
8- published in 1915 The 39 Steps
9- trilogy book 1
10- set in America The Rosie Effect
J- free choice The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
Q- borrowed book She Is Not Invisible
K- Viper's October choice

SPADES ♠
A- made into a film The Princess Bride
2- Viper's January choice
3- animal on the cover H is for Hawk
4- Booker nominated
5- free choice Hansel and Gretel
6- set in France
7- food theme
8- trilogy book 2
9- library book Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
10- free choice The Rector's Daughter
J-multi-colored cover The Miniaturist
Q-favorite author
K- black cover Dark Matter

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
2- thriller Second Life
3- published in 2015 The Girl on the Train
4- always meant to read
5- natural history
6- free choice
7- trilogy book 3
8- spy
9- free choice
10- memoir or biography Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
J- less than 100 pages The Pearl
Q- free Choice
K- red cover Us

CLUBS ♣
A- number in title The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
2- sport theme
3- green cover The House of Mirth
4- from childhood
5- graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret
6- lighthouse on the cover
7- set in the Victorian age Mary Barton
8- set in the 70s
9- Viper's July choice
10- banned book
J- about my home country
Q- set in the 20s The Paying Guests
K- about a monarch

Joker 1 To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Joker 2 The Humans

HEARTS ♥
A- fiction award winner:Heat and Dust
2- free choice : Family and Friends
3- cult classicOn the Road
4- more than 500 pages The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
5- Viper's April choiceWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
6- genre I avoidWhy I Am A Unitarian Universalist
7- translated into my native tongue:Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
8- published in 1915 The Valley of Fear
9- trilogy book 1 The Jewel in the Crown
10- set in America:Speak
J- free choice:Naming Jack the Ripper
Q- borrowed book:Skim
K- Viper's October choiceBooks, Baguettes and Bedbugs: the Left Bank World of Shakespeare and Co.

SPADES ♠
A- made into a film:The Fault in Our Stars
2- Viper's The Luminaries
3- animal on the cover:Animals in Spirit: Our faithful companions' transition to the afterlife
4- Booker nominated:Hotel du Lac
5- free choice:Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
6- set in France:Gigi & The Cat
7- food theme:My Life in France
8- trilogy book 2 The Day of the Scorpion
9- library book:Brief Lives
10- free choice: Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People's Photography
J-multi-colored cover:Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
Q-favorite author: Fraud
K- black cover:Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

DIAMONDS ♦
A- non fiction award winner: Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields
2- thriller:Malice: A Mystery
3- published in 2015The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination
4- always meant to read The Hobbit
5- natural historyA Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm
6- free choice:Travels in the Reich, 1933-1945: Foreign Authors Report from Germany
7- trilogy book 3 The Towers of Silence
8- spyFemme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari
9- free choice: What Remains
10- memoir or biography:In the Land of Long Fingernails: A Gravedigger in the Age of Aquarius
J- less than 100 pages Painting as a Pastime
Q- free Choice:Women to Reckon With: Untamed Women of the Olympic Wilderness
K- red cover:Rooms

CLUBS ♣
A- number in titleThe Thirteenth Tale
2- sport themeThe Ascent Of Rum Doodle
3- green coverBeowulf
4- from childhoodThe Phantom Tollbooth
5- graphic novel:Unknown/sconosciuto
6- lighthouse on the cover To the Lighthouse
7- set in the Victorian ageCranford
8- set in the 70sNaked in the Woods: My Unexpected Years in a Hippie Commune
9- Viper's July choiceAll the Light We Cannot See
10- banned bookThe Grapes of Wrath
J- about my home country:West Coast Journeys: 1865-1879 The Travelogue of a Remarkable Woman
Q- set in the 20sA Moveable Feast
K- about a monarchMarie Antoinette: The Journey

Joker 1 No Man's Land- Aasif Mandvi
Joker 2How Did You Get This Number