The Lost Challenges discussion

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. The Midnight Library - Midnight Sun - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Ex. Karen M. McManus - Karen White - Karen Harper - Harper Lee

5. Same genre

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. or

9. A New Release Does not have to be from this list.

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

12. Set in the United States.

13. Set elsewhere in the world.

14. Published in the month or year you were born.

15. A cover that is your favorite color.



Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Read: 45/45

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series
Seabreeze Inn Jan Moran 4/22/21 (Summer Beach #1)
Seabreeze Summer Jan Moran 4/23/21 (Summer Beach #2)
Seabreeze Sunset Jan Moran 4/26/21 (Summer Beach #3)

2. Same author
Again, Alabama Susan Sands 3/17/21 (Alabama #1)
Love, Alabama Susan Sands 3/18/21 (Alabama #2)
Forever, Alabama Susan Sands 4/30/21 (Alabama #3)

3. Same word in the title: Christmas
Christmas in Silver Springs Brenda Novak 3/1/21
A California Christmas Brenda Novak 3/2/21
Low Country Christmas Lee Tobin McClain 3/5/21

4. Same first name of the authors
Spring Texas Bride Katie Lane 3/24/21
The Lost Husband Katherine Center 3/29/21
The Sweet Gum Tree Katherine Allred 4/27/21

5. Same genre - Mystery
Down River Karen Harper 5/5/21
If I Should Die Allison Brennan 5/24/21
Big Lies in a Small Town Diane Chamberlain 5/30/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
Back in Her Arms Bria Marche 3/3/21
Ghost Town Rachel Caine 4/3/21
No Longer Yours Sara LaFontain 5/14/21

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 6/6/21
What You Wish For Katherine Center 6/18/21
Big Summer Jennifer Weiner 8/14/21

8. A cover that is drawn.
Enjoy the View Sarah Morgenthaler 3/4/21
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club Amy E. Reichert 5/21/21
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Iris Morland 6/23/21

9. A New Release
Home to the Harbor: A Novel Lee Tobin McClain 5/2/21
The Bookshop at Peony Harbor Rosie Summers 6/12/21
The Forever Girl Jill Shalvis 6/14/21

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
A Seagrove Christmas Rachel Hanna 5/12/21
Lucky's Beach Shelley Noble 5/13/21
Noel, Alabama Susan Sands 5/16/21

11. A favorite author
Missing and Endangered J.A. Jance 5/4/21
Spiraled Kendra Elliot 5/6/21
Reed Sawyer Bennett 5/21/21

12. Set in the United States.
Finding You Leah Busboom 5/17/21
Loving You: A Small Town Second Chance Romance Leah Busboom 5/17/21
Wanting You Leah Busboom 5/18/21 (Connor Brothers #3)

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Cornwall UK One Cornish Summer Liz Fenwick 3/10/21
The Little Cornish Kitchen Jane Linfoot 4/21/21
England and Ireland Music From Home Geraldine O'Neill 5/3/21

14. Published in the month you were born. - September
September 19th 2017 Rock Me Carly Phillips 6/3/21
September 7th 2013 The Color of Destiny Julianne MacLean 6/19/21
September 8th 2014 A Family Affair: Fall Mary Campisi 6/21/21

15. A cover that is your favorite color.
The Magnolia Inn Carolyn Brown 5/23/21
Sucker Punch Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12/21
Under Ten Thousand Stars Samantha Wood 7/13/21

COMPLETED

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
✔1. Same series IN DEATH series by Nora Roberts as J.D. Robb
(view spoiler)[1. Glory in Death 3/5/21 3☆
2.Immortal in Death 3/17/21 3☆
3. Rapture in Death 3/29/21 3☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔2. Same author -- William Kent Krueger
(view spoiler)[1. Heaven's Keep/3/21/21 4☆
2. Red Knife 3/30/21 3☆
3. Vermilion Drift 4/24/21 3☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔3. Same word in the title. -- THE
(view spoiler)[1. The Girl Who Died/Ragnar Jónasson 4/8/21 3.25☆
2. The Sound of Wings/Suzanne Simonetti 4/9/21 2.75☆
3. The Kingdoms/Natasha Pulley 4/22/21 2☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔4. Same first or last name of the authors
(view spoiler)[1. Alan Bradley/I Am Half-Sick of Shadows 4/27/21 3☆
2. Alan Brennert/Moloka'i 5/3/21 3.75☆
3. Alan Richardson/Hello, Cupcake 5/7/21 5☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔5. Same genre - HISTORICAL FICTION
(view spoiler)[1. West/Carys Davies 3/6/21 2☆
2. Fiery Girls/Heather Wardell 3/15/21 3☆
3. The Widow of the South/Robert Hicks 3/23/21 2.5☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
(view spoiler)[1. What Comes After/JoAnne Tompkins 3/19/21 3.25☆
2. Death Comes for the Archbishop (Annotated Edition)/Willa Cather 3/24/21 2.75☆
3. The Unusual Man/David R. Davis 4/2/21 4☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
(view spoiler)[1. The Night Watchman/Louise Erdrich 3/6/21 3.75☆
2. Bridge of Clay/Markus Zusak 4/18/21 2☆
3. The Lager Queen of Minnesota/J. Ryan Stradal 5/20/21 2.75☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔8. A cover that is drawn
(view spoiler)[1. Instinct/Jason M. Hough 3/25/21 4☆
2. Aquarium/Yaara Shehori 3/28/21 2☆
3. /Mary Sharratt 4/6/21 3.75☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔9. A New Release
(view spoiler)[1. You Belong Here Now: A Novel/Dianna Rostad pub 4/6/21
Read 3/2/21 3.25☆
2. The Bohemians/Jasmin Darznik pub 4/6/21
Read 3/9/21 3.75☆
3. Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier/Bob Drury pub 4/20/21
Read 3/10/21 2.75☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
(view spoiler)[1. The Lost Challenges 'You Set The Pace' Challenges > The A-Z of Me Challenge Deadman's Daughters/C.M. Oslund 3/14/21 3☆
2. Grab a Book & Play Booktivity! discussion Fun With Challenges > March Scavenger Hunt
Next to Last Stand/Craig Johnson 3/27/21 3☆
3. Monthly Challenges > March 2021 Scavenger Hunt - Spring Break
Go West, Young Man/William W. Johnstone 4/1/21 3☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔11. A favorite author
(view spoiler)[1. J.D. Robb/Ceremony in Death 4/17/21 3☆
2. P.J. Tracy/Off the Grid 4/21/21 3.25☆
3. Louise Erdrich/Love Medicine 4/25/21 4☆ (hide spoiler)]


✔12. Set in the United States.
(view spoiler)[1. The Sweet Taste of Muscadines/Pamela Terry 3/4/21 3.25☆
2. The Ninth Hour/Alice McDermott 3/10/21 2☆
3. The Dutch House/Ann Patchett 3/14/21 2☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔13. Set elsewhere in the world. (I'm in US)
(view spoiler)[1. Remember Me/Lesley Pearse 3/13/21 4☆
Set on 1790's England and Australia
2. The Last Exiles/Ann Shin 3/23/21 3.75☆
Set in current day North Korea and China
3. The Girl with the Golden Scissors/Julia Drosten 4/3/21 2.5☆
Set in 1889 Vienna (hide spoiler)]

✔14. Published in the month or year you were born.
(view spoiler)[1. Green Eggs and Ham/Dr. Seuss 4/13/21 5☆
2. Are You My Mother?/P.D. Eastman 4/11/21 5☆
3. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish/Dr. Seuss 4/24/21 5☆ (hide spoiler)]

✔15. A cover that is your favorite color. BLUES/GREENS
(view spoiler)[1. Margreete's Harbor/Eleanor Morse 4/4/21 3.75☆
2. Madam/Phoebe Wynne 4/13/21 2.5☆
3. Ruby Falls/Deborah Goodrich Royce 4/16/21 4.25☆ (hide spoiler)]

DUOS OR TRIOS
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

FINISHED
Level 2 : Read 3 books for each category.

1. Same Series - Mindf*ck
■ The Risk, S.T. Abby 19/05/21
■ Sidetracked, S.T. Abby 20/05/21
■ Scarlet Angel, S.T. Abby 20/05/21

2. Same Author - Mary Calmes
■ Fix It Up, Mary Calmes 20/06/21
■ Matter of Time Book II, Mary Calmes 24/06/21
■ Timing, Mary Calmes 05/07/21

3. Same Word in the Title - Love
■ Like You Love Me, Adriana Locke 31/03/21
■ Love, Sincerely, Yours, Sara Ney 21/04/21
■ Twisted Love, Ana Huang 03/05/21

4. Same First or Last Names of Authors - Rebecca
■ Last Letter, Rebecca Yarros 27/05/21
■ Butterfly, Rebecca Sherwin 23/05/21
■ Hypothetically, Rebecca Sharp 24/06/21

5. Same Genre - Romance
■ The Gravity of Us, Brittainy C. Cherry 24/03/21
■ The Perfect Life, Erin Noelle 11/04/21
■ One Percent of You, Michelle Gross 12/04/21

6. A Book from your TBR :
■ Allison's Adventures in Underland, C.M. Stunich 14/05/21
■ The Sweet Gum Tree, Katherine Allred 02/06/21
■ Machiavellian, Bella Di Corte 03/06/21

7. A BOTM (From any Group/Library/Internet/Lists - Past or Present)
■ Eliza and Her Monsters, Francesca Zappia 25/04/21
July 2021 - Activists of YA Group
■ Sea of Ruin, Pam Godwin 16/05/21
May 2020 - Dark Erotica Group
■ Spotless, Camilla Monk 30/07/21
July 2020 - Readers Unbound Group

8. A Cover that is Drawn
■ Kind of Cursed, Stephanie Fournet 05/03/21
■ The Mother Road, Meghan Quinn 30/03/21
■ Ever After Always, Chloe Liese 02/04/21



9. A New Release
■ All Rhodes Lead Here, Mariana Zapata 03/04/21
■ From the Embers, Aly Martinez 07/05/21
■ All the Ugly Things, Stacey Lynn 11/06/21

10. A Book that Completes a Challenge
■ Wilder Love, Emery Rose 18/07/21 - Book Quotes Spell Out #3
■ Getaway Girl, Tessa Bailey 25/07/21 - Judge a Book - July 2021
■ In Harmony, Emma Scott 2/08/21 - A - Z Male Characters - 2021

11. Favorite Author - Mariana Zapata
■ Kulti, Mariana Zapata 13/03/21
■ Wait for It, Mariana Zapata 15/03/21
■ Under Locke, Mariana Zapata 18/03/21

12. Set in The United States
■ Painted Lines, Brei Betzold 19/04/21 - Wyoming
■ One Moment Please, Amy Daws 02/05/21 - Colorado
■ I Hired a Hitman, Alexis Abbott 04/05/21 - Nebraska

13. Set Elsewhere in the World
■ Arrows Through Archer, Nash Summers 17/04/21 - Canada
■ Broken French, Natasha Boyd 05/05/21 - France
■ Binding 13, Chloe Walsh 12/07/21 - Ireland

14. Published in the Month or Year You Were Born - March
■ Twisted and Tied, Mary Calmes 12/05/21 - published 13 Mar, 2018
■ No Quick Fix, Mary Calmes 29/05/21 - published 19 Mar, 2019
■ More Than Life, Mary Calmes 16/06/21 - published 9 Mar, 2020

15. A Cover that is Your Favorite Color - Blue
■ Unsupervised, S.M. Shade 28/05/21
■ The Seat Filler, Sariah Wilson 25/05/21
■ Moti on the Water, Leylah Attar 07/06/21

completed

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series
Leaving Everything Most Loved - Jacqueline Winspear - 3/5/21
A Dangerous Place - Jacqueline Winspear - 5/12/21
Journey to Munich - Jacqueline Winspear - 5/31/21

2. Same author
Among the Wicked - Linda Castillo - 6/6/21
Only the Lucky - Linda Castillo - 6/18/21
Down a Dark Road - Linda Castillo - 7/4/21


3. Same word in the title
Summer Hours - Amy Mason Doan - 8/2/21
An Appalachian Summer - Ann H. Gabhart - 8/17/21
The Last Summer- Judith Kinghorn - 8/27/21

4. Same first or last name of the authors - EMILY
Inclusions - Emily Duvall - 5/29/21
Mrs Jeffries Demands Justice - Emily Brightwell - 6/16/21
Beach Read- Emily Henry - 7/5/21

5. Same genre - Historical fiction
A Disappearance in Drury Lane - Ashley Gardner - 3/26/21
The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi - 4/17/21
Five Quarters of the Orange - Joanne Harris - 4/22/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
South of the Buttonwood Tree - Heather Webber - 3/16/21
In the Bleak Midwinter - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 3/24/21
Crossing to Safety - William Stenger - 4/13/21

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood - 3/2/21
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab - 5/4/21
Lying in Wait - Liz Nugent - 5/17/21

8. A cover that is drawn.
- Amy Spurway - 3/27/21
- Rachael Lucas - 4/11/21
- Amy Tan - 6/13/21

9. A New Release
Arctic Fury - Greer MacAllister - 3/31/21
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett - Annie Lyons - 7/12/21
Consequences of Fear - Jacqueline Winspear - 8/23/21

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Arrivals and Arrests - Diana Xarissa - 5/19/21
The Oysterville Sewing Circle - Susan Wiggs - 5/26/21
Sleeping In Eden - Nicole Baart - 6/15/21

11. A favorite author
A Traitor to Memory - Elizabeth George - 4/30/21
The Giver of Stars - Jojo Moyes - 6/2/21
In this Grave Hour - Jacqueline Winspear - 7/7/21

12. Set in the United States.
Hush Little Baby - Suzanne Redfearn - 3/5/21
That Old Flame of Mine - J.J. Cook - 3/10/21
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - 3/14/21

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Don’t Tie The Knot - Bianca Blythe - 3/11/21 - England
The Moonspinners - Mary Stewart - 3/19/21 - Greece
The Child - Fiona Barton - 4/8/21 - London.

14. Published in the month or year you were born. - JULY
Among the Wicked - Linda Castillo - 6/6/21
Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter - 7/2/21
Say Goodbye - Lisa Gardner - 8/7/21

15. A cover that is your favorite color
- Will Thomas - 3/18/21
- Rhys Bowen - 4/25/21
- Gail Tsukiyama - 6/4/21

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Read:

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. The Midnight Library - Midnight Sun - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Ex. Karen M. McManus - Karen White - Karen Harper - Harper Lee

5. Same genre

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang

9. A New Release

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

11. A favorite author

12. Set in the United States.

13. Set elsewhere in the world.

14. Published in the month or year you were born.

15. A cover that is your favorite color

JoAnne wrote: "9. A New Release"
Do books have to be from this list, or can they be any new release?


"11. A favorite author"
Does this have to be the same author for both (or all three) books? Or can they be by different favorite authors?

Oh this looks fun.

Categories
1. Same series
(view spoiler)[1. The Beast Within by Serena Valentino 7/18 - Villains #2
2. Poor Unfortunate Soul by Serena Valentino 7/28 - Villains #3
3. Mistress of All Evil by Serena Valentino 7/31 - Villains #4
(hide spoiler)]
2. Same author
(view spoiler)[1. Scythe by Neal Shusterman 5/22
2. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 7/11
3. The Toll by Neal Shusterman 7/17
(hide spoiler)]
3. Same word in the title - murder
(view spoiler)[1. Cream Puff Murder by Sandi Scott 3/25- murder
2. Tastes Like Murder by Catherine Bruns 7/6 - murder
3. Raspberry Ripple Murder by Abby Byne 3/1/22 - murder
(hide spoiler)]
4. Same first or last name of the authors
Ex. Karen M. McManus - Karen White - Karen Harper - Harper Lee
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 5/17
2. Soulbound by Bethany Adams 6/19/22
3.

5. Same genre
(view spoiler)[1. Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George 3/8 - fairytale retelling
2. UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn 4/1 - fairytale retelling
3. As Old as Time by Liz Braswell 5/26 - fairytale retelling
(hide spoiler)]
6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
(view spoiler)[1. Alone at the Gate by Florian Schneider 3/14
2. Innocence Lost by Patty Jansen 3/18
3. Till Midnight by Aya Ling 5/20
(hide spoiler)]
7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
(view spoiler)[1. Circe by Madeline Miller 5/29 - Challenge Corner standalone BOTM for April 2021
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 6/17 - Challenge Corner series first BOTM for June 2021
3. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean 9/26 - FLOAB BOTM for September 2021
(hide spoiler)]
8. A cover that is drawn.
(view spoiler)[1. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3/11
2. The Last Bull at Raymond by Nancy Jane 4/26
3. Cooking the Books by Chelsea Thomas 5/12
(hide spoiler)]
9. A New Release
(view spoiler)[1. Wild Open Faces by Jennifer G. Edelson 3/20- pub. December 2020
2. The Faerie Prince by Lucy Tempest 4/18- pub. April 2021
3. Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy 7/2- pub. July 2021
(hide spoiler)]
10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
(view spoiler)[1. Dying To Win by Eve Craig 3/28- TLC Hidden Homes - last task I needed
2. A Cruise to Murder by Dawn Brookes 4/21- TLC Storytime - last task I needed
3. Deadly Magic by Elisabeth Crabtree 6/18 - TLC Small Game Animals - last task I needed
(hide spoiler)]
11. A favorite author
(view spoiler)[1. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima 6/10
2. The Dragon Prince by Patty Jansen 8/21
3. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 9/9
(hide spoiler)]
12. Set in the United States.
(view spoiler)[1. Cutthroat Cupcakes by Cate Lawley 4/8 - Idaho
2. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair by Barbara Cool Lee 6/2 - California
3. Good Talk by Mira Jacob 6/11 - New York
(hide spoiler)]
13. Set elsewhere in the world.
(view spoiler)[1. The Helios Disaster by Linda Boström Knausgård 6/6 - Sweden
2. AESOP by Michele Packard 5/6 - partially in Afghanistan
3. In the Name of the Kimberley by Edward Bramfeld 7/24 - Australia
(hide spoiler)]
14. Published in the month or year you were born (Feb or 2001).
(view spoiler)[1. The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 6/28 - pub Feb 1998
2. The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood 8/15 - pub Feb 2021
3. A Stick Is an Excellent Thing by Marilyn Singer 10/25 - pub Feb 2012
(hide spoiler)]
15. A cover that is your favorite color.
(view spoiler)[1. Sweets and a Stabbing by Harper Lin 3/7- purple
2. The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima 8/28 - purple
3. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams 8/29 - purple
(hide spoiler)]

Duos OR Trios
March 1, 2021 – February 28, 2022

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

45/45 completed

1. Same series (The Mapp & Lucia Novels by E.F. Benson)
Queen Lucia - 4/21 ★★★★★
Miss Mapp - 4/29 ★★★★★
Lucia in London - 8/16 ★★★★

2. Same author (Ann Patchett)
Taft - 8/12 ★★★
The Magician's Assistant - 9/11 ★★★★★
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage - 12/18 ★★★★

3. Same word in the title
The City & the City by China Miéville - 3/27 ★★★★
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - 10/17 ★★★★
Permutation City by Greg Egan - 2/25 ★★★★

4. Same first or last name of the authors
John Steinbeck - Sweet Thursday - 3/13 ★★★★★
John Lanchester - The Debt to Pleasure - 5/27 ★★★★★
John Scalzi - The Ghost Brigades - 6/8 ★★★★

5. Same genre (science fiction)
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth by Roger Zelazny - 3/27 ★★★★
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman - 5/5 ★★★★
Glasshouse by Charles Stross - 5/6 ★★★★

6. A book from your TBR
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - 3/31 ★★★★
Dollars and Sense by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler - 4/2 ★★★
The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean - 4/19 ★★★★★

7. A BOTM (Bas Bleu 2020)
The Fallen Architect by Charles Belfoure - 3/15 ★★★★
The Huntress by Kate Quinn - 5/30 ★★★★
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans - 8/5 ★★★

8. A cover that is drawn.
When the Nines Roll Over by David Benioff - 3/7 ★★★★
Drown by Junot Díaz - 3/13 ★★★★
Thinking in Numbers by Daniel Tammet - 3/25 ★★★



9. A new release
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor - 4/1 ★★★
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley - 9/2 ★★★
Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light by Helen Ellis - 9/20 ★★★

10. A book that completes a challenge
By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (April author) - 4/24 ★★★
Golden Son by Pierce Brown (April Scattergories) - 4/28 ★★★★
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (several April challenges) - 4/30 ★★★★

11. A favorite author (Agatha Christie)
N or M? - 3/4 ★★★★
Witness for the Prosecution - 3/7 ★★★★
Postern of Fate - 4/27 ★★★

12. Set in the United States
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon (Pennsylvania) - 3/23 ★★★★★
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (New York) - 4/12 ★★★★
Freaks I've Met by Donald Jans (Washington, California) - 6/3 ★

13. Set elsewhere in the world
Ironclads by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Scandinavia) - 3/1 ★★★★
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (China) - 4/30 ★★★★
Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card (Thailand, India, more) - 5/17 ★★★★

14. Published in the month or year you were born
The Causal Angel by Hannu Rajaniemi - 4/29 ★★★
Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliott Chaze - 3/20 ★★★★
Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett - 7/31 ★★★★

15. A cover that is your favorite color
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett - 5/14 ★★★★
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan - 5/31 ★★★
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard - 7/29 ★★★★

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

45/45 Completed. Finished

Categories
1. Same series: Morgan Dane Series
01.Her Last Goodbye-Melinda Leigh 5/06/21
02.Bones Don't Lie-Melinda Leigh 8/02/21
03.What I've Done-Melinda Leigh 9/16/21


2. Same author
04.Lili St. Germain-Cartel 5/18/21
05.Lili St. Germain-Vengeful Queen 8/30/21
06.Lili St. Germain-Kingpin 5/18/21


3. Same word in the title: Redemption
07.Bound by Redemption-Ryan Michele 5/17/21
08.Beautifully Broken Redemption-Catherine Cowles 11/19/21
09.Fighting Redemption-Kate McCarthy 8/16/21


4. Same first or last name of the authors
10.Willow Rose-You Can Run 5/07/21
11.Stephanie Rose-No Vacancy 3/17/21
12.Jeneva Rose-The Perfect Marriage 5/01/21


5. Same genre: Thriller
13.Flash Fire-Dana Marton 8/26/21
14.Dead Woman Crossing-J.R. Adler 6/20/21
15.Never Look Back-Mary Burton 7/01/21


6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
16.Unwritten Rules-Alison Henderson 8/17/21
17.Mine to Hold-Cynthia Eden 4/21/21
18.Cold Fear-Toni Anderson 4/30/21


7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
19.Mexican Gothic-Silvia Moreno-Garcia 6/18/21
20.The Kiss Quotient-Helen Hoang 10/06/21
21.You Are Not Alone-Greer Hendricks 10/27/21


8. A cover that is drawn.
22.Chaser-Staci Hart 7/16/21
23.Kiss Me Tonight-Emma Hart 4/04/21
24.Ready to Run-Rebecca Sharp 5/02/21


9. A New Release: 2021
25.Near You-Mary Burton 4/14/21
26.Reckless Refuge-Catherine Cowles 7/02/21
27.Savage Ending-Lisa Renee Jones 9/30/21


10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
28.(Seven Wonders of Canada)Somebody Else's Sky-Jessica Hawkins 3/06/21
29.(Smurf 2.0)Six Feet Under-Whitney Barbetti 3/10/21
30.(Harry Potter)Seeking Worthy Pursuits-MariaLisa deMora 3/13/21


11. A favorite author
31.Autumn Jones Lake-White Knuckles 6/04/21
32.Autumn Jones Lake-Diamond in the Dust 4/29/21
33.Autumn Jones Lake-Crown of Ghosts 7/16/21


12. Set in the United States.
34.Washington, DC:Swerve-Inglath Cooper 3/18/21
35.Florida:How Much I Love-Marie Force 6/24/21
36.Michigan:Undeniable-Melanie Harlow 7/02/21


13. Set elsewhere in the world.
37.Mexico:Dirty Promises-Karina Halle 5/13/21
38.Spain:The Forbidden Man-Karina Halle 1/08/22
39.Greece:The Summer House in Santorini-Samantha Parks 6/05/21


14. Published in the month or year you were born.:March
40.Fatal Jeopardy-Marie Force 3/18/21
41.The Poet-Lisa Renee Jones 7/14/21
42.Southern Storms-Brittainy C. Cherry 7/01/21


15. A cover that is your favorite color.:Black
43.Escape-CD Breadner 6/15/21
44.Niro-Jessica Gadziala 4/18/21
45.The Sacrifice-Jessica Gadziala 5/22/21

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Going for level 1, 2 per category
30/30

Categories

1. Same series-Bite-Sized Bakery
a. Murder and Marshmallows Rosie A. Point 3/1/21
b. Donut Murder Rosie A. Point 4/4/21

2. Same author-Joanne Fluke
a. Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21
b. Christmas Caramel Murder Joanne Fluke 11/5/21

3. Same word in the title-Death
a. Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle Sarah Graves 3/6/21
b. Loaf or Death A.R. Winters 3/15/21

4. Same first or last name of the authors-Elizabeth
a. Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain 3/3/21
b. Thread and Dead Elizabeth Penney 3/14/21

5. Same genre-Cozy Mystery
a. Murder Loves a Fair Thea Cambert 3/6/21
b. A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
a. The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21
b. b. A Tale of Two Bodies Mona Marple 3/26/21

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
a. Kiss 'N Tell Kathi Daley 3/15/21 (Kathi Daley FB group)
b. Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. Manansala 7/3/21 (online bookclub)

8. A cover that is drawn.
a. Abby Collette 3/2/21
b. Cookies and Scream CeeCee James 3/10/21

9. A New Release
a. No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
b. Criminals on Campus Susan Harper 3/11/21

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
a. Artistic License to Kill Paula Darnell 3/16/21
b. The Queen of Cozy Mountain Pamela Grandstaff 3/23/21

11. A favorite author-Tonya Kappes
a. Frothy Foul Play Tonya Kappes 3/7/21
b. Paddlers, Promises & Poison Tonya Kappes 3/29/21

12. Set in the United States.
a. Witches and Wine Samantha Silver 3/8/21 (CA)
b. Purrs for Murder Patti Benning 3/9/21 (WI)

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
a. Paris, Before You Die Mary Bowers 3/8/21
b. Murder on the Menu Fiona Leitch 3/18/21 Cornwall, UK

14. Published in the month or year you were born.-month-August
a. Momentary Paws Corrinne Winters 3/5/21 (August 2020)
b. Temporary Paws Corrine Winters 3/27/21 (August 2020)

15. A cover that is your favorite color.- Aqua
a. Rosie A. Point 3/17/21
b. Constance Barker and Corrinne Winters 3/24/21

Duos OR Trios
March 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories:
1. Same series - The Fairest Maidens
Beholden by Jody Hedlund (3/6/21)
Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (3/7/21)
Besotted by Jody Hedlund (3/9/21)

2. Same author
Puss in Boots by K.M. Shea (3/2/21)
Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea (3/14/21)
Sacrifice by K.M. Shea (3/15/21)

3. Same word in the title - Prince
The Frog Prince by K.M. Shea (3/20/21)
The Green-Eyed Prince by Brittany Fichter (4/5/21)
Forgetting the Prince by Laura D. Bastian (4/13/21)

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Second First Kiss by Jennifer Griffith (5/30/21)
One Tiny Lie by Jennifer Youngblood (6/4/21)
The Book of Sorrel by Jennifer Peel (8/24/21)

5. Same genre - Fairy Tale Retellings
The Wild Swans by K.M. Shea (3/4/21)
Pathways by Camille Peters (4/2/21)
An Inconvenient Princess by Melanie Cellier (4/22/21)

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by K.M. Shea (3/24/21)
The Better Man by Taylor Hart (4/19/21)
The Firethorn Crown by Lea Doué (4/26/21)


7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Vanished by Irene Hannon (8/11/21)
Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey (8/20/21)
From the Start by Melissa Tagg (8/23/21)

8. A cover that is drawn.
A Messed-Up Match by Jessica R. Patch (3/27/21)

Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin by Emma St. Clair (6/9/21)

Falling for Your Boss by Emma St. Clair (6/10/21)


9. A New Release
Rough Stock by Heather B. Moore (4/9/21)
Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns (5/3/21)
Full Rigged by Rebecca Connolly (5/7/21)

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (3/28/21)
Son of War, Daughter of Chaos by Janette Rallison (3/30/21)
A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White (4/16/21)

11. A favorite author
As You Are by Sarah M. Eden (5/11/21)
Lilac Bride by Shanna Hatfield (5/18/21)
Fortune Favors the Sparrow by Rebecca Connolly (5/22/21)

12. Set in the United States.
Kissing the Mountain Man by Jeanette Lewis (4/6/21)
Parrish by Shannen Crane Camp (4/7/21)
His to Save by Julia Keanini (4/11/21)

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Chisholm by Jo Jones (4/10/21) - Scotland
The Blacksmith by L.L. Muir (5/8/21) - Scotland
Her Loyal Bodyguard by Laura Ann (5/31/21) - Argentina

14. Published in the month or year you were born. - December
Sleeping Beauty by K.M. Shea (3/12/21) - 12/15/2016
Rumpelstiltskin by K.M. Shea (3/17/21) - 12/11/2014
Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea (3/19/21) - 12/12/2013

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Blue
Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Shea (3/22/21)

The Red Dragon Girl by Lea Doué (4/29/21)

Not Forgotten by Elizabeth Johns (6/5/21)

Barb wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "9. A New Release"
Do books have to be from this list, or can they be any new release?


"11. A favorite author"
Does this have to be the same author for both (or all three) books? Or..."

No - for #9 - It's just a helper. The list will change with each month too. #11 can be any author/s you like. :)

Welcome Karen, Catherine, Joann, Emeli, Celia, Beth, Frankie, Tari and Shash!

Duos OR Trios
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2021 - Feb. 28th, 2022

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category. (15/15)
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category. (15/15)

45/45

Categories
✅1. Same series
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop - Mar. 19th
Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop - Mar. 23rd
Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop - Mar. 26th

✅2. Same author
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 4th
Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 6th
Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 17th

✅3. Same word in the title
The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop - Mar. 29th
The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop - Apr. 3rd
The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop - Apr. 4th

✅4. Same first or last name of the authors
Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop - Mar. 31st
The Last Exiles by Ann Shin - Apr. 21st
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - July 30th

✅5. Same genre
Blood in the Water: A True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes by Silver Donald Cameron - Mar. 15th
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie - Mar. 21st
Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff by Cathryn J. Prince - Apr. 5th

✅6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone - Mar. 25th
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - Apr. 11th
Generations by Tim Lebbon - Apr. 28th

✅7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - May 6th
Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin - May 13th
VI by Kim Thúy - May 30th

✅8. A cover that is drawn.
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 4 by Naoko Takeuchi - Mar. 6th
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor - Apr. 1st
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider - Apr. 9th

✅9. A New Release
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez - Apr. 7th
To Love and to Loathe by Martha Waters - Apr. 16th
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells - Apr. 30th

✅10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - Mar. 5th
March Scattegories - B
Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop - Mar. 21st
Fastest Steel Roller Coasters
Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture edited by Stephen H. Segal - Apr. 21st
April Clean It Out

✅11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop - Mar. 28th
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - Apr. 26th
Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire - May 8th

✅12. Set in the United States.
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost - Apr. 23rd
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar - Apr. 28th
Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire - May 11th

✅13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 2nd
Italy & Czech Republic
Hamnet and Judith by Maggie O'Farrell - Mar. 10th
England
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys - Mar. 12th
East Prussia

✅14. Published in the month or year you were born. (October)
Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - Mar. 13th
The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop - Mar. 25th
Isabella: The Warrior Queen by Kirstin Downey - Apr. 13th

✅15. A cover that is your favorite color.
Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 11th
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson - Apr. 30th
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - May 12th

Welcome Kendra!

JoAnne wrote: "Barb wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "9. A New Release"
Do books have to be from this list, or can they be any new release?

"11. A favorite author"
Does this have to be the same author for both (or all thr...

for #9 - It's just a helper. The list will change with each month too. #11 can be any author/s you like. :)"

Thanks JoAnne. I'll probably be back in the next day or two to sign up :)

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.
Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

19/30

✅ Completed Task

Categories

✅ 1. Same series
Amos Decker #1 - Memory Man - David Baldacci
Amos Decker #2 - The Last Mile - David Baldacci
Amos Decker #3 - The Fix - David Baldacci

✅ 2. Same author
21-02-08 James Patterson - The Summer House
21-02-04 James Patterson - Don't Blink
21-02-14 James Patterson - Mistress

3. Same word in the title KISS
Ex. The Midnight Library - Midnight Sun - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
21-01-20 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry - Mary Higgins Clark
21-02-24 Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Ex. Karen M. McManus - Karen White - Karen Harper - Harper Lee

✅ 5. Same genre
21-01-24 Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci
21-02-26 2nd Chance - James Patterson
21-02-28 Rules of Prey - John Sandford

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang

✅ 9. A New Release
21-02-01 Not One of Us - Debbie Herbert
21-03-09 Every Last Fear - Alex Finlay
21-03-27 A Deadly Influence - Mike Omer

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

✅ 11. A favorite author
21-01-06 1st to Die - James Patterson
21-02-12 The Black Book - James Patterson
21-03-23 Three Women Disappear - James Patterson


✅ 12. Set in the United States.
21-01-04 Killing Floor - Lee Child
21-01-04 The Girl in the Motel - Chris Culver
21-01-27 I've Got You Under My Skin - Mary Higgins Clark


13. Set elsewhere in the world.

✅ 14. Published in the month or year you were born. MAY
21-01-11 Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben
21-01-22 Unspeakable - Kevin O'Brien
21-02-18 The Goodbye Man - Jeffery Deaver


15. A cover that is your favorite color.

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
++++Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

45 out of 45 FINISHED

Categories
+++1. Same series: Madeline Finn FINISHED
1) Madeline Finn and the Library Dog Lisa Papp 3-2-21 (Madeline Finn #1)
2) Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog Lisa Papp 3-25-21 (Madeline Finn #2)
3) Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog Lisa Papp 3-26-21 (Madeline Finn #3)

+++2. Same author: Meg Cabot FINISHED
1) Princess in Love Meg Cabot 3-5-21
2) Princess in Waiting Meg Cabot 3-9-21
3) Project Princess Meg Cabot 3-13-21 (Meg Cabot)

3. Same word in the title: Princess FINISHED
Ex. The Midnight Library - Midnight Sun - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1) Princess in Training Meg Cabot 3-31-21
2) Sweet Sixteen Princess Meg Cabot 4-8-21
3) Perfect Princess Meg Cabot 5-1-21

++4. Same first or last name of the authors (James) FINISHED
Ex. Karen M. McManus - Karen White - Karen Harper - Harper Lee
1) Reaching to Heaven James Van Praagh 3-3-21
2) 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen James Howe 3-26-21
3) Private L.A. James Patterson 6-22-21

+++5. Same genre: Children's Picture Book FINISHED
1) Boo-La-La Witch Spa Samantha Berger 3-7-21
2) Sammy: The Classroom Guinea Pig Alix Berenzy 3-10-21
3) Twelve Days of Christmas Island Teresa Lagrange 3-12-21

+++6. A book from your TBR - wherever it is FINISHED
1) Cruel Miracles Orson Scott Card 3-12-21 (from TBR 9-10-16)
2) Shelter Dogs Traer Scott 4-30-21 (from TBR 12-23-16)
3) The Dalai Lama's Cat David Michie 5-11-21 (From TBR 12-23-16)

++++7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/lists - past or present FINISHED
++1) Elevation Stephen King 3-25-21 (For Love of a Book)
++2) The Institute Stephen King
4-20-21 (For Love of a Book)
++3) The Circle Dave Eggers 5-3-21 (Nothing but Reading Challenges)

+++8. A cover that is drawn. FINISHED
1) The Prisons Le Carceri : The Complete First and Second States) Giovanni Battista Piranesi 3-22-21
2) The Willoughbys Lois Lowry 4-7-21
3) The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes Marcus Sakey 4-14-21

+++9. A New Release FINISHED
1) Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope Kwame Alexander 3-2-21 (Published 11-17-20)
2) Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age John Lithgow 3-28-21 (Published 9-29-20)
3) The Willoughbys Return Lois Lowry 5-13-21 (Published 9-29-20)

++10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group. FINISHED
1) Best-Loved Short Stories: Flaubert, Chekhov, Kipling, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Poe and Others Evan Bates 3-22-21 (March Clean It Out)
2) The Poppy Project: How Fiji's Most Famous Dog Got Saved! Fiona Ingram 5-1-21 (Virtual Travel)
3) Dogs Meish Goldish 5-19-21 (May 2021 Judge a Book)


++11. A favorite author: Meg Cabot FINISHED
1) The Princess Present Meg Cabot 3-14-21
2) Princess in Pink Meg Cabot 3-22-21
3) Party Princess Meg Cabot 4-7-21

+++12. Set in the United States. FINISHED
1) Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance Nick Estes 3-7-21 (Native Americans)
2) How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi 3-7-21 (US African-Americans)
3) Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse John Lithgow 3-12-21 (US politics)


+++13. Set elsewhere in the world. FINISHED
1) Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig Deborah Hopkinson 3-13-21 (London, England)
2) Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, And Unexpectedly True Friends Ann M. Martin 3-13-21 (India, Mexico)
3) The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand Matt Gutman 3-20-21 (Thailand)

++++14. Published in the month or year you were born. (April) FINISHED
1) Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream Rob Scotton 3-13-21 (April 21, 2015)
2) Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning Cindy Neuschwander 4-24-21 (April 17, 2017)
3) A Shot in the Arm! Don Brown 4-30-21 (Published April 20, 2021)

+++15. A cover that is your favorite color. (Blue) FINISHED
1) Princess in the Spotlight Meg Cabot 3-3-21
2) Black Moonlight Amy Patricia Meade 3-9-21
3) Dog Loves Drawing Louise Yates 3-13-21

JoAnne wrote: "Barb wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "9. A New Release"
Do books have to be from this list, or can they be any new release?..."

And in that same vein .. does it have to be already released or does 'soon to be released' work?

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Read:

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 22-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 23-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 24-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8

2. Same author- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 25-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 26-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 27-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8

3. Same word in the title- One Piece, Volume 28: Wyper the Berserker-Eiichiro Oda 3/27
One Piece, Volume 29: Oratorio-Eiichiro Oda 3/28
One Piece, Volume 30: Capriccio-Eiichiro Oda 3/28

4. Same first or last name of the authors
L-DK 22-Ayu Watanabe 3/19
L-DK 23-Ayu Watanabe 3/19
L-DK, Vol 24-Ayu Watanabe 3/19

5. Same genre (Historical)- Vinland Saga, Volume 1: For Honor and Vengeance-Makoto Yukimura 3/11
Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 2-Makoto Yukimura 3/15
Vinland Saga, Volume 3: A Bloody Coming of Age-Makoto Yukimura 3/25

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is- When the World Didn't End-Caroline Kaufman 3/4
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 2-Magica Quartet 3/4
Across the Green Grass Fields-Seanan McGuire 3/4

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Lovesickness-Junji Ito 6/8
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 0-Gege Akutami 11/26
Slam Dunk, Vol. 1-Takehiko Inoue 12/5

8. A cover that is drawn.
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang
Book Love-Debbie Tung 3/1
One Piece: Skypeia 31-32-33, Vol. 11-Eiichiro Oda 5/6
One Piece: Water Seven 34-35-36, Vol. 12-Eiichiro Oda 5/6

9. A New Release- Skip·Beat!, Vol. 45-Yoshiki Nakamura 3/11
Bridge of Souls-Victoria Schwab 4/3
Sweet & Bitter Magic-Adrienne Tooley 4/4

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group-
Vagabond, Vol. 5-Takehiko Inoue 3/9
Him-Pierre Alex Jeanty 4/10
The Land of Roar-Jenny McLachlan 4/12

11. A favorite author- One Piece, Volume 56: Thank You-Eiichiro Oda 6/24
One Piece, Volume 57: Paramount War-Eiichiro Oda 6/24
One Piece, Volume 58: The Name of This Era is "Whitebeard"-Eiichiro Oda 6/24

12. Set in the United States- The Baby Shift: Arizona-Becca Fanning 3/19
Teen Titans: Raven-Kami Garcia 3/22
The Baby Shift: Ohio-Becca Fanning 3/24

13. Set elsewhere in the world- One-Punch Man, Vol. 22-ONE 3/1
One-Punch Man, Vol. 23-ONE 3/2
Remote Control-Nnedi Okorafor 3/3

14. Published in the month or year you were born (December)- Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 3-Magica Quartet 3/4
Tomie-Junji Ito 3/26
Dr. Strange, Surgeon Supreme Vol. 1: Under the Knife-Mark Waid 4/2

15. A cover that is your favorite color (Black)- I Am More Than My Nightmares 3/30
Bright Minds Empty Souls-Jennae Cecelia 3/30
Poems for the End of the World-Katie Wismer 3/31

DUOS OR TRIOS, 3/1/21 – 2/28/22
15/15 CATEGORIES COMPLETE
LEVEL 2 : 3 books/category

1. SAME SERIES = ? CHRONICLES OF ST. MARY'S
* A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St. Mary's #4), by Jodi Taylor, finished 4/12/21 ★★★★
* No Time Like the Past (Chronicles of St. Mary's #5), by Jodi Taylor, finished 8/10/21 ★★★★.5
* What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Chronicles of St. Mary's #6), by Jodi Taylor, finished 10/27/21 ★★★★

2. SAME AUTHOR = Sheila Connolly
* Bitter Harvest (Orchard #5), by Sheila Connolly, finished 5/14/21 ★★★★
* Monument to the Dead (Museum #4), by Sheila Connolly, finished 6/17/21 ★★★★
* The Secret Staircase (Victorian Village #3), by Sheila Connolly, finished 8/5/21 ★★★★

✔ 3. SAME WORD IN THE TITLE = MURDER
* Margaritas, Marzipan and MURDER (Cape Bay Café #3), by Harper Lin, finished 4/5/21 ★★★.5
* The Nursing Home MURDER (Roderick Alleyn #3), by Ngaio Marsh, finished 5/20/21 ★★★.5
* Stump Speech MURDER (Pamela Barnes #4), by Patricia Rockwell, finished 6/25/21 ★★★★

✔ 4. SAME FIRST OR LAST NAME OF THE AUTHORS = BARBARA
* author Barbara Freethy – On a Night Like This (Callaways #1), finished 3/2/21 ★★★.5
* author Barbara Ross – Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody (Jane Darrowfield #1), finished 3/4/21 ★★★★
* author Barbara Travis Osgood – 84 Paws: A Life with Old Labs, finished 6/22/21 ★★★★

✔ 5. SAME GENRE : MYSTERY (not cozy)
* Firestorm (Anna Pigeon #4), by Nevada Barr, finished 3/8/21 ★★★★
* Sleeping Lady (Jessie Arnold & Alex Jensen #3), by Sue Henry, finished 3/9/21 ★★★★
* The Vulgar Boatman (Brady Coyne #6), by William G. Tapply, finished 3/19/21 ★★★.5

✔ 6. A BOOK FROM YOUR TBR
* The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900, by Al Roker, finished 3/14/21 ★★★.5
* Heat Stroke (Weather Warden #2), by Rachel Caine, finished 3/20/21 ★★★
* I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, by Austin Channing Brown, finished 3/22/21 ★★★.5

✔ 7. A BOTM (Can be from any group/library/internet/lists – past or present)
* CCC book lottery : Leia, Princess of Alderaan (Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi #3), by Claudia Gray, finished 3/6/21 ★★★★
* F2F book group : The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope #9), by Ann Cleeves, finished 3/17/21 ★★★.5
* F2F book group : The King is Dead (Ellery Queen Detective #23), by Ellery Queen, finished 4/9/21 ★★★

✔ 8. A COVER THAT IS DRAWN
* Bubba and the Missing Woman (Bubba Snoddy #3), by C.L. Bevill, finished 3/10/21 ★★★★
* Baker's Deadly Dozen (Fresh Baked #13), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 3/25/21 ★★★.5
* Gator Bait (Miss Fortune #5), by Jana DeLeon, finished 3/28/21 ★★★★


✔ 9. A NEW RELEASE
* The Sweet Taste of Muscadines, by Pamela Terry, finished 3/7/21 ★★★.5
* Checking Out Crime (Bookmobile Cat #9), by Laurie Cass, finished 3/23/21 ★★★★
* Family Reunion, by Nancy Thayer, finished 4/16/21 ★★★.5

✔ 10. A BOOK THAT COMPLETES A CHALLENGE
* Decadent Destination : For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery #13), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 3/13/21 ★★★★
* Scrabble, this round : Up in Smoke (Glock Grannies #1), by Shannon VanBergen, finished 3/16/21 ★★★
* Scentsy, this round : The Last Best Hope (Star Trek: Picard #1), by Una McCormack, finished 4/1/21 ★★★.5

✔ 11. A FAVORITE AUTHOR
* author Julie Hyzy – Foreign Éclairs (White House Chef #9), finished 3/5/21 ★★★★
* author Catherine Coulter – Backfire (FBI #16), finished 6/9/21 ★★★★
* author Elly Griffiths – The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway #13), finished 6/12/21 ★★★★

✔ 12. SET IN THE UNITED STATES
* Wisconsin : Buzz Off (Queen Bee #1), by Hannah Reed, finished 3/12/21 ★★★.5
* Georgia : Dying for Dinner Rolls (Georgia Coast #1), by Lois Lavrisa, finished 3/21/21 ★★.5
* Ohio : The Cake Therapist, by Judith Fertig, finished 3/27/21 ★★★

✔ 13. SET ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD
* Russia : A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles, finished 3/15/21 ★★★.5
* Scotland : Deadly Editions (Scottish Bookshop #6), by Paige Shelton, finished 3/18/21 ★★★★
* Germany : Fellowship of Fear (Gideon Oliver #1), by Aaron Elkins, finished 3/24/21 ★★★★

✔ 14. PUBLISHED IN THE MONTH OR YEAR YOU WERE BORN = APRIL
* publ 4/27/21 : Lemon Drop Dead (Amish Candy Shop #6), by Amanda Flower, finished 4/3/21 ★★★★
* publ 4/27/21 : Murder in the Cookbook Nook (Book Retreat #7), by Ellery Adams, finished 4/7/21 ★★★★
* publ 4/14/20 : Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put In Us and On Us, by George Zaidan, finished 5/21/21 ★★★.5

✔ 15. A COVER THAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR = BLUE
* How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics, by Eugenia Cheng, finished 4/6/21 ★★★.5
]* The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree (Darling Dahlias #1), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 4/24/21 ★★★★
* The Last Mona Lisa, by Jonathan Santlofer, finished 7/23/21 ★★★.5



***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/27/21 *****

KarenK wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Barb wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "9. A New Release"
Do books have to be from this list, or can they be any new release?..."

And in that same vein .. does it have to be already released or..."

Do you mean like if you have an ARC? Yes, they are allowed.

Welcome C0NTENT, Helen, Grace and Barb!

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome C0NTENT, Helen, Grace and Barb!"

Thank you!

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series - VRC: Vampire Related Crimes
✔️1) #1 - How to Vex a Vampire by Alice Winters 4/6/21
✔️2) #2 - How to Elude a Vampire by Alice Winters 4/24/21
✔️3) #3 - How to Lure a Hunter by Alice Winters 6/2/21

2. Same author - Neil Gaiman
✔️1) Coraline 4/4/21
✔️2) The Graveyard Book 4/8/21
✔️3) The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction 9/21/21

3. Same word in the title
✔️1) Dark City by Kit Hallows 4/18/21
✔️2) The Dark Side of the Road by Simon R. Green 6/28/21
✔️3) Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom 1/5/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors
✔️1) Charlie Adhara; The Wolf at the Door 7/3/21
✔️2) Charlie Godwyne; Equinox 10/8/21
✔️3) Charlie N. Holmberg; Spellbreaker 2/19/22

5. Same genre - Science Fiction
✔️1) Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles by Collected Authors 3/5/21
✔️2) I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories by Ray Bradbury 6/6/21
✔️3) Exhalation by Ted Chiang 12/15/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
✔️1) A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay 3/2/21
✔️2) The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 3/3/21
✔️3) Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar 3/12/21

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
✔️1) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 11/18/21 - BOTM Club, October 2020
✔️2) Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/23/21 - BOTM Club, June 2019
✔️3) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 1/3/22- BOTM Club, November 2019

8. A cover that is drawn
✔️1) Reborn by Lela Robichaux 3/30/21
✔️2) Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn by Piers Anthony 4/19/21
✔️3) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 9/14/21


9. A New Release
✔️1) Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going by Neil deGrasse Tyson and James Trefil 4/15/21 - Published 3/2/21
✔️2) The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku 5/16/21 - Published 4/6/21
✔️3) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 7/25/21 - Published 3/2/21


10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
✔️1) Intimations by Zadie Smith 3/19/21 - Completed Book Characters A-Z Spell Out
✔️2) Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson 3/25/21 - Completed BFTP: Pick Your Poison
✔️3) Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 4/12/21 - Completed What's in the Storage Unit? Spell Out

11. A favorite author - Jo Nesbø
✔️1) Phantom 6/25/21
✔️2) Macbeth 8/15/21
✔️3) Police 12/29/21

12. Set in the United States.
✔️1) New York City, NY - The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 10/21/21
✔️2) Boston, MA - The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen 11/13/21
✔️3) Richmond, VA - Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell 11/29/21

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
✔️1) Sweden - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 4/4/21
✔️2) Scotland - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith 7/8/21
✔️3) Japan - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 7/19/21

14. Published in the month or year you were born. - Published in July
✔️1) The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love by Alice Winters 9/29/21
✔️2) Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 10/28/21
✔️3) Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 1/10/22

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Blue
✔️1) The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4/5/21
✔️2) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman 6/11/21
✔️3) Now, Then, and Everywhen by Rysa Walker 11/11/21

Duos OR Trios
Completed 45/45

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

✔️1. Same series

✔️1 - Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr - 01/03/2021
✔️2 - Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr - 02/03/2021
✔️3 - Return to Virgin River by Robyn Carr - 08/03/2021



✔️2. Same author

✔️1 - Sugar on the Edge by Sawyer Bennett - 10/03/2021
✔️2 - With a Twist by Sawyer Bennett - 12/03/2021
✔️3 - Shaken, Not Stirred by Sawyer Bennett - 13/03/2021



✔️3. Same word in the title - Christmas

✔️1 - Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr - 03/03/2021
✔️2 - A Celestial Christmas by Judy Mays - 04/03/2021
✔️3 - My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr - 06/03/2021



✔️4. Same first or last name of the authors (Ashley)

✔️1 - The Slow Burn by Kristen Ashley - 14/03/2021
✔️2 - A Rogue Meets a Scandalous Lady by Jennifer Ashley - 22/03/2021
✔️3 - Everlasting Kiss by Amanda Ashley - 03/04/2021



✔️5. Same genre (Contemporary)

✔️1 - Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr - 04/03/2021
✔️2 - Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr - 05/03/2021
✔️3 - On the Rocks by Sawyer Bennett - 08/03/2021



✔️6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is

✔️1 - A Warm Heart in Winter by J.R. Ward - 11/03/2021
✔️2 - Kiss of Light by Eve Langlais - 08/03/2021
✔️3 - Winning Hollywood's Goodest Girl by Max Monroe - 09/03/2021



✔️7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present - Book of the Month.com

✔️1 - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 23/03/2021
✔️2 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - 22/03/2021
✔️3 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang - 04/04/2021



✔️8. A cover that is drawn.

✔️1 - Much Ado About You by Samantha Young - 10/03/2021
✔️2 - A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday - 09/04/2021
✔️3 - Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs - 14/04/2021



✔️9. A New Release Does not have to be from this list.

✔️1 - Pushing Up Posies by Eve Langlais - 03/04/2021
✔️2 - The Segonian by Dianne Duvall - 02/04/2021
✔️3 - Roman Will Fall by Cynthia Eden - 30/03/2021



✔️10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

✔️1 - Easy as 1, 2, 3 - Awake in Shadows by Eve Langlais - 06/03/2021
✔️2 - A-Z Authors - The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick - 08/03/2021
✔️3 - A-Z Friends - After All by Kristen Proby - 21/03/2021



✔️11. A favorite author - may be more than one author

✔️1 - Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens - 22/03/2021
✔️2 - A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens - 24/03/2021
✔️3 - Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens - 25/03/2021



✔️12. Set in the United States.

✔️1 - Hate the Player by Max Monroe - 12/03/2021
✔️2 - The Boyfriend Effect by Kendall Ryan - 15/03/2021
✔️3 - The Jackal by J.R. Ward - 20/03/2021



✔️13. Set elsewhere in the world (England)

✔️1 - The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - 13/03/2021
✔️2 - An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - 15/03/2021
✔️3 - Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - 16/03/2021



✔️14. Published in the month or year you were born (April)

✔️1 - Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr - 05/03/2021
✔️2 - Make It a Double by Sawyer Bennett - 10/03/2021
✔️3 - X Marks the Spot by Opal Carew - 03/04/2021



✔️15. A cover that is your favorite color (purple)

✔️1 - Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr - 02/03/2021
✔️2 - Can't Get Enough by Gena Showalter - 16/03/2021
✔️3 - To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn - 17/03/2021



Challenge Rules

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Duos or Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category

READ: 40/45

✔️1. Same series
Hard as You Can - Laura Kaye 3/5
Hard to Hold on To - Laura Kaye 3/10
Hard to Come By - Laura Kaye 3/17

2. Same author
Lethal Lies - Rebecca Zanetti 5/10
Twisted Truths - Rebecca Zanetti 5/13


✔️3. Same word in the title
Immortal Protector - Ursula Bauer 3/24
Immortal Champion - Lisa Hendrix 3/30
The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa 4/22

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Taking Chase - Lauren Dane 5/8
Blood of Eden - Tami Dane 5/15


✔️5. Same genre - Paranormal
Kodiak's Claim - Eve Langlais 5/14
Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost 5/17
Deliver Me from Darkness - Tes Hilaire 5/25

✔️6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
Circus Summer - Kailin Gow 5/1
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
Angel of Darkness - Cynthia Eden 5/16

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present

✔️8. A cover that is drawn.
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
A Nameless Witch - A. Lee Martinez 7/31
Total Rush - Deirdre Martin 8/7


✔️9. A New Release
Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb (pub Feb 2021) 6/4
The Warlord - Gena Showalter (pub Apr 2021) 8/21
Vortex - Catherine Coulter (pub Aug 2021) 9/6

✔️10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Zoo - Tara Elizabeth (A-Z Title) 12/13
A Stranger in Paradise - Tianna Xander (A-Z Author) 12/17
The Edge of the Crazies - Jamie Harrison (mountains on cover) 12/19

✔️11. A favorite author - Roxanne St. Claire
Changeless - Gail Carriger 4/20
Blameless - Gail Carriger 4/26
Heartless - Gail Carriger 5/25

✔️12. Set in the United States.
Out of the Blue - S.L. Rottman (North Dakota) 3/1
The Ghost and the Dead Deb - Alice Kimberly (Rhode Island) 3/8
Southern Fried - Tonya Kappes (Kentucky) 3/13

✔️13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Wild Irish Heart - Tricia O'Malley (Ireland) 4/9
I Am Your Judge - Nele Neuhaus (Germany) 4/15
The Snowman - Jo Nesbø (Norway) 4/17

✔️14. Published in the month or year you were born - January
The Ruby Brooch - Katherine Lowry Logan (Jan 2012) 3/27
The Silvered - Tanya Huff (Jan 2012) 3/26
Siren's Secret - Debbie Herbert (Jan 2013) 3/22

✔️15. A cover that is your favorite color ~ purple
The Princess Knight - G.A. Aiken 3/10
Spell Weaver - Roxi Ashe 5/10
Alpha Star - Elsa Jade 6/14

FINISHED September 30, 2021

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series
Chosen: Warhammer
Reynolds, Joshua - Dunkle Ernte (Dark Harvest) (March 21, 2021)
Abnett, Dan - Ravenor (March 26, 2021)
Dembski-Bowden, Aaron - Seelenjäger (Soul Hunter) (April 22, 2021)

2. Same author
King, Stephen - The Stand Das letzte Gefecht (March 26, 2021)
King, Stephen - Glas (Wizard and Glass) (April 24, 2021)
King, Stephen - Finders Keepers (May 19, 2021)

3. Same word in the title
Chosen: Shadow
Mengiste, Maaza - The Shadow King (March 24, 2021)
Schwab, VE - A Gathering of Shadows (July 21, 2021)
Harwood, J.J.A. - The Shadow in the Glass (August 24, 2021)

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Name: Sarah
Bosse, Sarah - Fünf Freunde im Orient Express (The Famous Five in the Orient Express) (April 17, 2021)
Gailey, Sarah - Upright Women Wanted (June 02, 2021)
Vap, Sarah - Arco Iris (August 19, 2021)

5. Same genre
Chosen: YA
Power, Rory - Wilder Girls (March 16, 2021)
Scholte, Astrid - The Vanishing Deep (March 18, 2021)
Ireland, Justina Deathless Divide (March 20, 2021)

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
Ogawa, Yōko - Das Ende des Bengalischen Tigers (Revenge) (March 11. 2021)
Haig, Matt - The Midnight Library (March 16, 2021)
Brockmeier, Kevin - The Brief History of the Dead (March 18, 2021)

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Van Praag, Menna - The Sisters Grimm (March 29, 2021)
Kandasamy, Meena - Schläge: Ein Porträt der Autorin als junge Frau (When I Hit You) (April 11, 2021)
Hearne, Kevin - Heir to the Jedi (April 24, 2021)

8. A cover that is drawn.
Boie, Kirsten - Ostern im Möwenweg (Easter on Seagull Road) (March 11. 2021)

Schmitt, Éric-Emmanuel - Das Evangelium nach Pilatus (The Gospel According to Pilate) (March 16, 2021)

Cerridwen, Minerva - The Dragon of Ynys (March 24, 2021)


9. A New Release
Kracht, Christian - Eurotrash (March 28, 2021)
Hvorecký, Michal - Tahiti Utopia (April 12, 2021)
Ho-Kei, Chan - Die zweite Schwester (Second Sister) (April 22, 2021)

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Pfeiffer, Boris - Das Wilde Pack, 3, und der geheime Fluss (The Wild Bunch and the secret River) (March 27, 2021)
Brinkmann, Caroline - Die Clans von Tokito – Lotus und Tiger (The Clans of Tokito - Lotus and Tiger) (April 19, 2021)
Nesbø, Jo - Dr. Proktor verhindert den Weltuntergang: Oder auch nicht ... (Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder: The End of the World. Maybe.) (May 19, 2021)

11. A favorite author
Nothomb, Amelie - Die Passion (Thirst) (March 05, 2021)
Clark, P. Djèlí - Ring Shout (April 29, 2021)
Ware, Ruth - The Woman in Cabin 10 (May 12, 2021)

12. Set in the United States.
McDowell, Michael - The Elementals (March 22, 2021)
Katsu, Alma - The Hunger (March 27, 2021)
Capote, Truman - Erhörte Gebet[book:Karwochee|25144055] (Answered Prayers) (March 28, 2021)

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Danz, Ella - Osterfeuer (Easter Fire) (March 05, 2021) - Germany
Howard, Sarah - Ethiopia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs Culture (March 19, 2021) - Ethiopia
Zadoff, Noam - Geschichte Israels: Von der Staatsgründung bis zur Gegenwart (The History of Israel) (April 06, 2021) (Israel)

14. Published in the month or year you were born.
Published: 1988
Taylor, Alice - To School Through The Fields (April 28, 2021)
Adams, Douglas - Der lange dunkle Fünfuhrtee der Seele (The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul) (May 12, 2021)
Yoshimoto, Banana - Kitchen (September 28, 2021)

15. A cover that is your favorite color.
Favouorite Colour: purple
Sousa, Phil de - Nature’s Poems: Nature, Human Nature, Life and Love (April 19, 2021)

Liu, Cixin - Der dunkle Wald (The Dark Forest) (June 24, 2021)

Guterson, Ben - The Secrets of Winterhouse (September 08, 2021)

Welcome Daniel, Christine, Barbara and Joanna!

I have a feeling that having orange as a favorite color could hurt me on this one. :D

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title

4. Same first or last name of the authors

5. Same genre

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present

8. A cover that is drawn.

9. A New Release

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.

11. A favorite author

12. Set in the United States.

13. Set elsewhere in the world.

14. Published in the month or year you were born.

15. A cover that is your favorite color.

Cyndee wrote: "I have a feeling that having orange as a favorite color could hurt me on this one. :D ..."

You have a year! ;)

Check out this Orange Covers

Welcome Cyndee!

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Read: 45/45

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series
Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 3/6/2021 (In Death #13)
Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 3/7/2021 (In Death #14)
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 3/12/2021 (In Death #15)

2. Same author
Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 3/30/2021
Remember When by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/1/2021
Divided in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/2/2021

3. Same word in the title - Death
Death Overdue by Allison Brook - Completed: 3/22/2021
Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 3/23/2021
Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett - Completed: 6/10/2021

4. Same first or last name of the authors - Sarah
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse - Completed: 3/14/2021
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner - Completed: 3/18/2021
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves - Completed: 3/23/2021

5. Same genre - Cozy Mystery
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett - Completed: 4/9/2021
Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron - Completed: 4/18/2021
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay - Completed: 5/15/2021

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter by Hal Urban - Completed: 3/24/2021
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling - Completed: 4/11/2021
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls - Completed: 5/28/2021

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Outlawed by Anna North - Completed: 3/5/2021 (Reese's Book Club)
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - Completed: 5/26/2021 (The Perks of Being a Book Addict Feb. 2018)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - Completed: 6/13/2021 (The Perks of Being a Book Addict Feb. 2021)

8. A cover that is drawn.

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala - Completed: 4/15/2021

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera - Completed: 4/15/2021

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - Completed: 5/28/2021

9. A New Release
If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier - Completed: 3/10/2021
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour - Completed: 3/15/2021
Impostor Syndrome by Kathy Wang - Completed: 6/15/2021

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens - Completed: 3/20/2021 (10 Ways Americans Had Fun During the Great Depression)
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - Completed: 3/27/2021 (America's Most Misspelled Words)
Kalyana by Rajni Mala Khelawan - Completed: 4/7/2021 (Virtual Travel)

11. A favorite author
Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/4/2021
Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/6/2021
Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/9/2021

12. Set in the United States.
The Speed of Light by Elissa Grossell Dickey - Completed: 3/21/2021
Too Good to Be Real by Melonie Johnson - Completed: 3/28/2021
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler - Completed: 3/29/2021

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho - Completed: 4/2/2021
The Treasure Seeker by Suzanne Hope - Completed: 4/11/2021
Blindness by José Saramago - Completed: 5/15/2021

14. Published in the month or year you were born. - February 1997
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna - Completed: 4/7/2021 (Published in February)
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - Completed: 4/16/2021 (Published in February)
Promises in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/19/2021 (Published in February)

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Pink

Creation in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 4/16/2021

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Completed: 5/29/2021

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano - Completed: 7/14/2021

Welcome Lex!

Duos OR Trios
Timeframe: 3/1/21 to 2/28/22
30/30 - 2 BOOKs per category
15/15 Categories

1. Same series - The Disgraced Lords
* A Whisper of Desire by Bronwen Evans - 3/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
* A Kiss of Lies by Bronwen Evans - 6/12/21 ♥♥♥



2. Same author - J.D. Robb
* Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/16/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
* Golden in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/3/21 ♥♥♥♥♥



3. Same word in the title - YOU
* You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks - 3/14/21 ♥♥♥
* Moonlight becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark - 3/25/21 ♥♥♥♥



4. Same first or last name of the authors
* At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball - 4/30/21 ♥♥♥
* Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant - 5/6/21 ♥♥♥♥



5. Same genre - Sports Romance
* Hockey - Big Stick by Kelly Jamieson - 3/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
* Car Racing - Hot Finish by Erin McCarthy - 6/2/21 ♥♥



6. A BOOK from your TBR - where ever it is
* TBR #2073 - Reaper's Legacy by Joanna Wylde - 4/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
* TBR #1935 - If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch - 4/6/21 ♥♥♥♥



7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Book of the Month’s Picks
#22 - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
#106 - Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon - 9/2/21 ♥♥♥♥



8. A cover that is drawn.
* Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake - 4/7/21 ♥♥♥
* From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg - 5/5/21 ♥♥♥



9. A New Release - Pub 2020
* The New Husband by D.J. Palmer - 3/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
* One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus - 4/26/21 ♥♥♥♥



10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
* If You Tell by Gregg Olsen - 3/8/21 ♥♥♥ (Member Spell-Natalie)
* Maybe I Do by Nicole McLaughlin - 3/22/21 ♥♥♥♥ (March Icelandic Spell)



11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
* Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter - 4/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
* Hot Shot by Kelly Jamieson - 4/10/21 ♥♥♥♥



12. Set in the United States.
* Georgia - Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - 3/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
* Indiana - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - 3/9/21 ♥♥♥♥



13. Set elsewhere in the world.
* England - N or M? by Agatha Christie - 3/2/21 ♥♥♥
* England - First Earl I See Tonight by Anna Bennett - 3/28/21 ♥♥♥♥



14. Published in the month or year you were born - July
* Pub 7/23/19 - In It to Win It by Kelly Jamieson - 4/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
* Pub 7/31/12 - Can't Hurry Love by Molly O'Keefe - 6/19/21 ♥♥♥♥



15. A cover that is your favorite color - blue
* After Anna by Lisa Scottoline - 4/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
* Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson - 5/12/21 ♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/7/21******

Welcome Connie!

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Read: 45/45
Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series-The Bridgertons
a) The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn read 3/4/21 Bridgertons #2
b) An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn read 3/5/21 Bridgertons #3
c) Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn read 3/6/21 Bridgertons #4

2. Same author-Silvia Moreno-Garcia
a) Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 3/2/21
b) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 3/19/21
c) Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 5/2/21

3. Same word in the title-Royal
a) Royal by Danielle Steel read 3/2/21
b) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston read 6/3/21
c) Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England by Gemma Hollman read 6/4/21

4. Same first or last name of the authors-David
Ex. Karen M. McManus - Karen White - Karen Harper - Harper Lee
a) Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris read 4/1/2021
b) Zero Day by David Baldacci read 4/10/2021
c) The Camel Club by David Baldacci read 5/18/21

5. Same genre-Fantasy
a) Life After Life by Kate Atkinson read 3/9/21
b) The Crown's Fate by Evelyn Skye read 3/26/21
c) The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov read 3/30/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
a) Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner read 3/4/21 TBR #851 added 10/13/19
b) The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X read 3/7/21 TBR #4748 added 6/28/2020
c) Still Life by Louise Penny read 3/12/21 TBR #3545 added 5/27/20

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
a) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman read 3/27/21 Reece's book Club Hello Sunshine June 2017 book
b) Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid read 4/30/21 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... #10
c) The Guest List by Lucy Foley read 5/20/21 Reese's Book Club June/July 2020

8. A cover that is drawn.
a) Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison read 3/1/21
b) Fiend by Peter Stenson read 3/12/21
c) How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Andrew Rowe read 3/13/21

9. A New Release (published within the last year when read)
a) Only Her Injured Stuntman by Cami Checketts read 4/4/2021 pub 10/7/2020
b) The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne read 4/21/21 pub 5/1/2020
c) All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny read 4/28/21 pub 9/1/2020

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
a) The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March read 3/3/21 It's a Wonderful Life Movie Challenge on The Lost Challenges
b) Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton read 3/11/21 Reading the Months Q2 on The Lost Challenges
c) Ink by Amanda Sun read 3/26/21 finishes Fastest Roller Coasters on the Lost Challenges

11. A favorite author
a) Peril at End House by Agatha Christie read 3/31/21
b) Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich read 4/14/21
c) How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny read 4/18/21

12. Set in the United States.
a) The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler read 3/20/21 set in Davis, California
b) And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer read 3/24/21 set in Ohio
c) The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoard read 3/27/21 set in Wisconsin

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
a) Empress by Shan Sa read 3/10/21 set in China
b) The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai read 3/14/21 set in Tunisia
c) The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith read 3/15/21 set in England

14. Published in the month or year you were born.-September 1977
a) The Lost World by Michael Crichton read 3/11/21 published 9/17/1995
b) A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny read 3/20/21 pub 9/30/2006
c) Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe read 3/27/21 pub 9/18/2014

15. A cover that is your favorite color.-purple
a) To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn read 3/8/21
b) It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn read 3/24/21
c) Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts by Agatha Christie read 5/15/21

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.

30/30

Categories
1. Same series
a) Llama Llama Red Pajama - Anna Dewdney 3/14/21
b) Llama Llama Time to Share - Anna Dewdney 3/14/21

2. Same author
a)Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls - R.L. Stine 4/23/21
b) The Haunted Mask - R.L. Stine 5/21/21

3. Same word in the title
a) Star Raider - Susan Grant 11/3/21
b) Star King - Susan Grant 11/10/21

4. Same first or last name of the authors
a) The Fog - Amanda McKinney 9/2/21
b) Harley Quinn, Vol. 1: Hot in the City - Amanda Conner 9/4/21

5. Same genre (Thriller)
a) A Book of Truths - Ty Hutchinson 3/22/21
b) Redemption Lake - Susan Clayton-Goldner 5/24/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
a) Chasing Spirits: The Building of the "Ghost Adventures" Crew - Nick Groff 3/6/21
b) Fates and Traitors - Jennifer Chiaverini 4/10/21

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
a) The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris 7/9/21
b) Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 1/23/22 {Surry Cozy Mystery Club}

8. A cover that is drawn.
a) Arsenic in the Azaleas - Dale Mayer 3/12/21

b) Murder in the Evening - Blythe Baker 3/13/21


9. A New Release
a) The Road Back Home from Here - Janice Broyles 3/14/21 {Feb 16, 2021}
b) The Tempest - A.J. Scudiere 4/14/21 {March 16, 2021}

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
a) Red Dragon - Thomas Harris 3/20/21
b) I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter - Dr. Harper 4/3/21

11. A favorite author
a)Becoming the Dark Prince - Kerri Maniscalco 3/12/21
b) Dealing with Demons - Melissa Haag 5/27/27

12. Set in the United States.
a) The Spirit Hollows - P.R. Brewer 3/27/21
b) EDIT - Rick Chesler 4/8/21

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
a) Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie 3/3/21
b)Runaway Radical: A Young Man's Reckless Journey to Save the World - Amy Hollingsworth 3/10/21

14. Published in the month or year you were born. (10/89)
a) Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo 4/2/21 {10/8/2019}
b) Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 10/13/21 {10/9/2020}

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Blue
a) Dark Farm - Dean Raven 5/5/21
b) AWOL on the Appalachian Trail - David Miller 5/18/21

Welcome Carolyn and Chelsea!

Duos OR Trios
March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.
Read: 45/45

1. Same series
◼ Chicagoland Vampires #4 - Hard Bitten | Chloe Neill - Mar 10
◼ Chicagoland Vampires #5 - Drink Deep | Chloe Neill - Apr 27
◼ Chicagoland Vampires #6 - Biting Cold | Chloe Neill - Jun 5

2. Same author
◼ Brandon Sanderson | Snapshot - Apr 18
◼ Brandon Sanderson | The Emperor's Soul - Jun 20
◼ Brandon Sanderson | Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell - Jul 14

3. Same word in the title
◼ A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Holly Jackson - Mar 19
◼ A Witch’s Guide to Escape | Alix E. Harrow - Jun 17
◼ Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village | Maureen Johnson - Sep 26

4. Same first or last name of the authors
◼ Adrienne Young | Fable - Mar 13
◼ Samantha Young | Before Jamaica Lane - Apr 5
◼ Samantha Whiskey | Grinder - Aug 2

5. Same genre - Nonfiction
◼ The Address Book | Deirdre Mask - Apr 14
◼ I Contain Multitudes: | Ed Yong - May 31
◼ Notes on Grief | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Jul 23

6. A book from your TBR
◼ TBR since November 2018 - Sideways Stories from Wayside School | Louis Sachar -Mar 9
◼ TBR since April 2018 - 180 Seconds - Mar 15
◼ TBR since December 2016 - Midnight's Daughter | Karen Chance - May 27

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
◼ SF&Fantasy Book Club-February 2019 - Brown Girl in the Ring | Nalo Hopkinson - Apr 8
◼ SF&Fantasy Book Club-May 2021 - Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots - May 4
◼ Dragons & Jetpacks-June 2021 - Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir - Jun 13

8. A cover that is drawn.
◼ Strange Planet | Nathan W. Pyle - Jun 7
◼ Sweet Revenge | Maisy Morgan - Jun 27
◼ My Kind of People | Lisa Duffy - Jun 30

9. A New Release
◼ Pub. Mar 2021 - Namesake | Adrienne Young - Mar 30
◼ Pub. May 2021 - The Insiders | Tijan - May 11
◼ Pub. May 2021 - Afterlife | Dannika Dark - May 18

10. A book that completes a challenge.
◼ TLC-Storytime Challenge - The Little Humpbacked Horse | Elizabeth Winthrop - Mar 1
◼ TLC-America's Most Misspelled Words - Quiet in Her Bones | Nalini Singh - Apr 22
◼ TCF-How to Bake Bread - Nine Goblins | T. Kingfisher - May 24

11. A favorite author
◼ Martha Wells | Fugitive Telemetry - May 21
◼ Annette Marie | Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections - Jun 23
◼ Shel Silverstein | Runny Babbit, a Billy Sook - Jul 27

12. Set in the United States.
◼ Boston, MA - Flat-Out Love | Jessica Park - Mar 14
◼ Vermont - Understood Betsy | Dorothy Canfield Fisher - Apr 11
◼ New York, NY - Passing | Nella Larsen - Jun 7

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
◼ Moscow, Russia - The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov - Mar 6
◼ London, England - Brimstone Bound | Helen Harper - May 13
◼ Surrey, England - The Austen Playbook | Lucy Parker - Jun 10

14. Published in the month or year you were born.
◼ Pub. March 2015 - Kulti | Mariana Zapata - Apr 30
◼ Pub. March 2012 - Fair Game | Patricia Briggs - May 9
◼ Pub. March 2015 - Dead Heat | Patricia Briggs - Jun 18

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Green
◼ The Inheritance Games | Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Mar 3
◼ The Gilded Ones | Namina Forna - Mar 25
◼ Songs for Ophelia | Theodora Goss - Jun 21

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Goal: 45/45
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series - Unorthodox Trilogy
Unorthodox Chemistry - Lilah E. Noir - 03/07/21
Unorthodox Union - Lilah E. Noir - 03/11/21
Unorthodox Dom - Lilah E. Noir - 03/11/21

2. Same author - Alexander McCall Smith
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built - Alexander McCall Smith - 08/03/21
The Double Comfort Safari Club - Alexander McCall Smith - 08/27/21
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - Alexander McCall Smith - 09/01/21

3. Same word in the title - Year
The Year of the Witching - Alexis Henderson - 04/21/21
The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle - Laura Coleman - 08/22/21
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One (Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One - Zeb Wells - 12/21/21

4. Same first or last name of the authors - Christina
The Exiles - Christina Baker Kline - 07/25/21
The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren - 11/20/21
The Girl in Red - Christina Henry - 01/03/22

5. Same genre - Science Fiction
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories - Ken Liu - 03/20/21
Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov - 04/12/21
The Dark Design - Philip José Farmer - 04/17/21

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
Behind Every Lie - Christina McDonald - 06/04/21
28 Summers - Elin Hilderbrand - 06/14/21
Find Me - Anne Frasier - 06/16/21

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
In Five Years - Rebecca Serle - 07/12/21 - Amazon Best Book of March 2020
Four Dead Queens - Astrid Scholte - 08/31/21 - BookoftheMonth selection
The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah - 10/14/21 - BookoftheMonth selection

8. A cover that is drawn.
Sapiens Graphic Novel: Volume 1 - Yuval Noah Harari - 04/26/21
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil - Alexander McCall Smith - 05/06/21
A bagoly, aki félt a sötétben - Jill Tomlinson - 05/19/21


9. A New Release Does not have to be from this list.
To Be Honest - Michael Leviton - 06/10/21
The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 07/09/21
shine your icy crown - Amanda Lovelace - 07/09/2021

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder - Fiona Grace - 05/02/21 - Git 'Er Done!
Fortunately, the Milk - Neil Gaiman - 06/01/21 - Wedding Traditions
Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery - Dean Wesley Smith - 07/06/21 - Long Lost 70s Snacks

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
A funtineli boszorkány I. - Albert Wass - 05/19/21
Nász és téboly - Gyula Böszörményi - 03/27/21
Foundation's Edge - Isaac Asimov - 07/30/21

12. Set in the United States.
The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek - Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal - 03/21/21
The Girl Beneath the Sea - Andrew Mayne - 04/04/21
The Other Mrs. - Mary Kubica - 04/26/21

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
The Book of Lost Names - Kristin Harmel - 05/22/21 - France
Szer'usz ​világ - Gyula Böszörményi - 05/11/21 - Hungary
Éjszaka Lisszabonban - Erich Maria Remarque - 07/30/21 - Portugal

14. Published in the month or year you were born. - January
Hogy volt: Emlékek, portrék, vallomások a szerző előadásában - Miklós Vámos - 03/26/21
The Vanishing - Jayne Ann Krentz - 04/18/21
The Immortal's Pet - Emily Tilton - 04/29/21

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Purple
Minél véresebb - Stephen King - 08/11/21
A Secret for a Secret - Helena Hunting - 09/11/21
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet - John Green - 11/30/21

Welcome Elle and Ferenc!

Duos OR Trios

***COMPLETE***

Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category
Re-post when completed
Goal: 45/45 book

✓ 1. Same series
Series: Kings of Football
1. The Relationship Pact by Adriana Locke (03/30/21), Book #3
2. The Romantic Pact by Meghan Quinn (04/18/21), Book #2
3. The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-Mills (06/18/21), Book #1


✓ 2. Same author
Author: Jay Crownover
1. Girl in Luv by Jay Crownover & Rebecca Yarros (07/09/21)
2. Boy in Luv by Jay Crownover & Rebecca Yarros (07/10/21)
3. Rule by Jay Crownover (07/16/21)


✓ 3. Same word in the title
Word: Dead
1. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (03/03/21)
2. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (06/15/21)
3. Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones (10/03/21)


✓ 4. Same first or last name of the authors
First Name: Jennifer
1. The Prophecy by Jennifer L. Armentrout (03/06/21)
2. All or Nothing at All by Jennifer Probst (08/13/21)
3. This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith (01/26/22)


✓ 5. Same genre
Genre: Historical Romance
1. It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn (03/06/21)
2. A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore (04/28/21)
3. A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare (07/15/21)


✓ 6. A book from your TBR
1. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah (02/03/22) - #694
2. Sustained by Emma Chase (02/17/22) - #405
3. Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones (02/28/22) - #827


✓ 7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
1. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (04/22/21) - Nothing But Reading Challenges
2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (07/30/21) - Nothing But Reading Challenges
3. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (05/27/21) - Nothing But Reading Challenges


✓ 8. A cover that is drawn.
1. Austenland by Shannon Hale (03/21/21)
2. Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (03/24/21)
3. A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins (04/08/21)


✓ 9. A New Release
1. Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez (04/26/21), pub Apr 2021
2. The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (09/10/21), pub Apr 2021
3. Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas (10/17/21), pub Jul 2021


✓ 10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
1. Charged by Jay Crownover (07/16/21) - TCF's 2021's Practical(ly Fun) New Year's Resolutions
2. We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon (09/26/21) - Game Night's Short Order Zombie Team Challenge
3. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (01/13/22) - FLOAB's Gold Hunter Challenge


✓ 11. A favorite author
Author: L.J. Shen
1. Pretty Reckless by L.J. Shen (03/21/21)
2. Angry God by L.J. Shen (04/16/21)
3. The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen (05/08/21)


✓ 12. Set in the United States.
1. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (03/15/21) - Mississippi
2. Not Quite Dating by Catherine Bybee (03/28/21) - California
3. Nuts by Alice Clayton (04/10/21) - New York


✓ 13. Set elsewhere in the world.
1. Unfixable by Tessa Bailey (03/19/21) - Ireland
2. When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (03/31/21) - Scotland
3. The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros (07/08/21) - England


✓ 14. Published in the month or year you were born
Birth Month: January
1. Reputation by Adriana Locke (06/13/21), pub Jan 2021
2. Any Time, Any Place by Jennifer Probst (10/10/21), pub Jan 2017
3. Sea Swept by Nora Roberts (01/28/22), pub Jan 1998


✓ 15. A cover that is your favorite color
Favorite Color: Pink
1. On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn (03/12/21)
2. Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl (04/30/21)
3. Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (01/10/22)

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28,2022

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.


Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories

1. Same series-Tea Shop Mystery(view spoiler)[
1. Devonshire Scream-Laura Childs-4/4/21-☕☕☕☕
2. Pekoe Most Poison-Laura Childs-12/17-☕☕☕☕
3. Plum Tea Crazy-Plum Tea Crazy-Laura Childs-12/21-21-☕☕☕☕
(hide spoiler)]

2. Same author- Sarah Woodbury(view spoiler)[
1. The Good Knight-Sarah Woodbury-8/13-🐴🐴🐴🐴
2. Prince of Time-Sarah Woodbury-8/20/21-⏱⏱⏱⏱
3. A Long Cloud-Sarah Woodbury-2/8-💙💙💙💙
(hide spoiler)]

3. Same word in the title-Chocolate(view spoiler)[
Ex. The Midnight Library - Midnight Sun - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1. Chocolate Muse (A Love by Chocolate Romance)-Zelda Benjamin-3/29/21-🍫🍫🍫
2. The Chocolate Touch-Patrick Skene Catling-5/24-🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫
3. The Chocolate Mouse Trap-JoAnna Carl-11/24-🐭🐭🐭🐭
(hide spoiler)]

4. Same first or last name of the authors-Elizabeth(view spoiler)[

1. To Defy a King-Elizabeth Chadwick-4/25-👑👑👑👑👑
2. The Salt Line-Elizabeth Spencer-6/5-🚨🚨🚨🚨
3. The Pearl Thief-Elizabeth Wein-6/24-🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪

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✅5. Same genre-Historical Fiction(view spoiler)[
1. Code Name Hélène-Ariel Lawhon-3/6/21-🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
2. Seven Days in May-Kim Izzo-4/3/21-🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢
3. The Wright Sister-Patty Dann-4/4/21-🛫🛫🛫🛫
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6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is (view spoiler)[
1. Hotel Sacher (#1552)-Rodica Doehnert-12/14/21-🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫
2. Black Arrow(#109)-Black Arrow-8/5-🎎🎎🎎🎎🎎
3. The Absent One(#252)-Jussi Adler-Olsen-7/7-🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
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7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present(view spoiler)[
1. Beloved-Toni Morrison-5/12/21-💛💛💛💛💛-Seasonal Reading Challenge

2. Educated-Tara Westover-5/13-🏫🏫🏫🏫🏫-History Book Club

3. Mexican Gothic-Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/23/21-⭐⭐⭐⭐-For The Love of a Book (hide spoiler)]


✅8. A cover that is drawn.(view spoiler)[
Ex. Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater or The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang
1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse-Charlie Mackesy-3/17/21-👦🏻👦🏻🦊🦊🐴
2. The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek-Jane Myers Perrine-3/24/21-💒💒💒💒💒
3. Bjorn's Gift-Sandy Brehl-4/13/21-👧🏼👧🏼👧🏼👧🏼👧🏼
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✅9. A New Release(view spoiler)[

1.Under the Light of the Italian Moon-Jennifer Anton-3/2/21🌛🌝🌛🌝🌛-
2. The Kaiser's Web-Steve Berry
3. The City of Tears-Kate Mosse-3/4/21-🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
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✅10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.(view spoiler)[
1. Summer of my German Soldier-Bette Greene-3/21/21-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This completed challenge of Name the State-Wuderlust Challenges
2. The Sorcerer's Appendix-P.J. Brackston-4/28-🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️
3. Return to the Enchanted Island-Johary Ravaloson-4/30/21-🏝🏝🏝

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✅11. A favorite author(view spoiler)[
1. The Scarlet Lion-Elizabeth Chadwick-3/12/21-🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
2. The Greatest Knight-Elizabeth Chadwick-3/20/21-🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻
3. The Irish Princess-Elizabeth Chadwick-4/20-👑👑👑👑👑
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✅12. Set in the United States.(view spoiler)[
1. Old Acquaintance-Terri Reid-3/12/21-👻👻👻👻👻-Illinois
2. Clear Expectations-Terri Reid-3/17/21-👻👻👻👻👻-Illinois
3. Learning to Breathe-Karen White-3/16/21-💚💚💚💚💚-Louisiana
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✅13. Set elsewhere in the world.(view spoiler)[
1. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe-Gayle Tzemach Lemmon-3/4/21-🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵Set in Afghanistan
2. Welcome Me to Willoughby Close-Kate Hewitt-3/8/21-💜💜💜💜-England
3. Mexican Gothic-Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/23/21-🔺🔺🔺🔺
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✅14. Published in the month or year you were born.(February)(view spoiler)[
1. A Red Herring Without Mustard-Alan Bradley-3/14/21-🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺
2. Fire Watch-Connie Willis-3/25/21-🔻🔻🔻
3. The Woman in the Water-Charles Finch-4/11/21-🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️
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15. A cover that is your favorite color. -Blue(view spoiler)[
1. The Moonglow Cafe-Deborah Garner-3/29/21-🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨
2. No Graves As Yet-Anne Perry-4/7/21-🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫
3.The Silent Corner-Dean Koontz-4/22-🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️🕵🏼‍♀️
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I'm in. - I like the new categories
GR didn't allow more than five links per message so I removed all of them (BOTM & challenge completion books)

Duos OR Trios
Duration: 3/1/21 - 2/28/22
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category
Categories completed: 15/15
Books read: 45/45

✔1. Same series Elite Guardians by Lynette Eason (books 2-4 in series)
1. Without Warning 4* 4/3
2. Moving Target 4* 4/6
3. Chasing Secrets 4* 4/13

✔2. Same author Kathleen Brooks
1. Fierce Shadows 5* 3/11
2. Forever Freed 4* 3/12
3. Forever Saved 4* 3/13

✔3. Same word in the title - Never
1. Never Too Late by J.C. Laird 3* 6/7
2. Never Gonna Happen by Cynthia Eden 4* 6/10
3. There's No One Like Jesus by Blake Western 5* 7/5

✔4. Same first or last name of the authors - John
1. Raport pelikana=The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 4* 6/7
2. Stickeen: Story of a Dog book 3 in Alaska Days with John Muir: 4 Books in One Volume: Illustrated: Travels in Alaska, The Cruise of the Corwin, Stickeen and Alaska Days by John Muir 5* 6/15
3. A Higher Court: One Man's Search for the Truth of God's Existence by John L. Betcher 3* 7/27

✔5. Same genre - cozy mystery
1. Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost 4* 3/29
2. At Wick's End by Tim Myers 3* 3/31
3. Murder in Stonehill Manor by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/8

✔6. A book from your TBR
1. Początek=The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski 4* 5/31 - added 1/3/15
2. The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen 3* 6/18 - added 12/31/14
3. The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham 3* 8/10 - added 12/31/14

✔7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
1. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/5 - September 20018 - A Million More Pages
2. Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon 5* 6/11 - August 2016 - You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
3. The Paris Protection by Bryan Devore 3* 7/12 - BOTM July - Action/Adventure Aficionadost

✔8. A cover that is drawn.
1. Dying for a Daiquiri book 3 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 2.5* 3/3
2. Death in the Casino by Nikki Haverstock 3* 4/9
3. Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder by Ann S. Marie 2* 4/16


✔9. A New Release - all published 2021
1. Forever Bold by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/14 - publ. date: 1/26
2. Framed Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 5/8 - publ. date 4/27
3. Frightfully Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 6/2 - publ. date 5/2

✔10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
1. Hot Ghost by Carolyn Crane=Annika Martin 4* 4/5 - 10 Ways Americans Had Fun During the Great Depression (task 3)
2. Loving Miss Libby by Rosemarie Naramore 4* 4/24 - Words in a Word Game #13: Special Days
3. Sweets and a Stabbing by Harper Lin 4* 4/27 - Riding the Highways: Olympic Loop Highway 101 (Wanderlust group)

✔11. A favorite author
1. Swamp Team 3 by Jana Deleon 5* 3/4
2. Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/16
3. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 5/14

✔12. Set in the United States.
1. THR3E by Twyla Turner 4* 4/16 - Alaska
2. Murder in Lancashire by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/17 - New York
3. Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 3* 4/21 - Colorado

✔13. Set elsewhere in the world.
1. 110 - Ein Bulle bleibt dran: Neues aus der Notrufzentrale by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 5* 3/6 lit. transl: 110 - A Copper (or rather Pig - the author uses this expression on purpose - as explained in book 1) Keeps At It: New (Stories) From The Emergency Call Center - Germany & Italy
2. Kingdom Prayer: Touching Heaven to Change Earth by Tony Evans 4* 3/27 - Niagara Falls, Canadian side
3. His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare 4* 4/19 - England

✔14. Published in the month you were born - July
1. The Heist: How Grace Robs Us of Our Shame by Chris Durso 4* 5/12 - ed. publ. date: 7/11/17
2. Undeceived: Pride and Prejudice in the Spy Game by Karen M. Cox 4* 5/18 - ed. publ. date: 7/23/19
3. Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/9 - publ. date: 7/4/16

✔15. A cover that is your favorite color - Blue
1. New Corpse In Town by Lucy Quinn 4* 3/30
2. Death from Abroad by Nikki Haverstock 4* 4/10
3. Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar & Nissim Mishal 3* 5/28

Welcome Laila Jane, Wanda and Agnieszka!

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

Object: Read 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich 5/24/2021
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 6/11/2021
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 7/7/2021

2. Same author Josh Lanyon
A Vintage Affair by Josh Lanyon 3/01/2021
Stranger in the House by Josh Lanyon 3/16/2021
Lovers and Other Strangers by Josh Lanyon 3/23/2021

3. Same word in the title
Southern Magic Thanksgiving by Amy Boyles 3/30/2021
Southern Magic Christmas by Amy Boyles 6/09/2021
Southern Potions by Amy Boyles 10/20/2021

4. Same first or last name of the authors
Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch by Diane Kelly 10/20/2021
Murder at the Truck Stop by Dianne Harman 7/31/2021
Who Was Mister Rogers? by Diane Bailey 7/27/2021

5. Same genre cozy mystery
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by A.L. Herbert 10/31/2021
Conditioner and a Corpse by Cindy Bell 9/29/2021
The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle 2/10/2022

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon 10/11/2021
Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand 9/16/2021
The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis 9/15/2021

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Murder Past Due by Miranda James 7/29/2021 ( Cozy Mystery Bingo BOTM)
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay (Cozy Mystery Bingo BOTM)
Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 2/27/2022 (Cozy Mystery Bingo BOTM)

8. A cover that is drawn.
by Lois Burdett 10/20/2021
byFrank Asch 4/25/2021
by Josh Lanyon 6/25/2021

9. A New Release Does not have to be from this list.
Scandal at the Salty Dog by Josh Lanyon 11/22/2021 (Published May 31st 2021)
Mystery at the Masquerade by Josh Lanyon 6/26/2021 (Published February 28th 2021)
I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Wertz Garvin 8/18/2021 (Published May 1st 2021)

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
Stranger on the Shore by Josh Lanyon 4/18/2021 ( finishes off Judge a Book)
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand 10/31/2021 (Finished off Stand Alone)
Unleashed by Lois Greiman 7/14/2021 (Finished off Clean It Out)

11. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Supernatural Born Killers by Casey Daniels 9/9/2021
Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand 9/7/2021
Lowcountry Bordello by Susan M. Boyer 7/19/2021

12. Set in the United States.
Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley 1/8/2022 (Idaho)
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 1/5/2022 (New Jersey)
Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan 12/13/2021 (Alaska)

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton 4/27/2021 (England)
Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter 10/18/2021 ( Norway)
How I Met Your Father by L.B. Gregg (Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies)

14. Published in the month or year you were born. 9/1971
The Walking Bread by Winnie Archer 10/29/2021 ( September 25th 2018)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Iza Trapani 10/25/2021 (September 1st 2008 )
Going Through the Notions by Cate Price 9/30/2021 (September 3rd 2013)

15. A cover that is your favorite color. Yellow
by Jessica Beck 6/18/2021
by Janet Evanovich 6/11/2021
by Joanne Fluke 8/5/2021

Duos OR Trios
Duration: March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022
Read: 30

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series - The Perfect Gentlemen
Scandal Never Sleeps Shayla Black - 4/21
Seduction in Session Shayla Black - 5/26

2. Same author - Nora Roberts
The MacGregor Brides Nora Roberts - 4/4
Divine Evil Nora Roberts - 4/3

3. Same word in the title - Three
Three Simple Rules Nikki Sloane - 3/11
Barefoot Bride for Three Reece Butler - 5/12

4. Same first or last name of the authors
You'll Be Mine Marie Force - 4/11
More Than One Night Marie Tuhart - 11/25/22

5. Same genre - Erotica
Breathless Helen Hardt - 3/4
Barely Breathing Pamela Clare - 3/19

6. A book from your TBR - where ever it is
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor Lisa Kleypas - 3/12
Mafia Lullaby Alta Hensley - 3/22

7. A BOTM - can be from any group/library/internet/Lists - past or present
Knocked Up by the Beast Aria R. Blue - 3/8
Wrath's Storm Mari Carr - 4/7

8. A cover that is drawn.
Julia Quinn - 5/2
Julia Quinn - 6/16

9. A New Release
Pub 5/25/21 - Legacy Nora Roberts - 5/23
Pub 5/11/21 - Royal Line Carrie Ann Ryan - 5/22

10. A book that completes a challenge - can be from any group.
CCC - SEAL Camp Suzanne Brockmann - 3/1
CCC - Living Again L.L. Collins - 4/19

11. A favorite author
Complicated Kristen Ashley - 3/31
Muse in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/6


12. Set in the United States.
After the Kiss Lauren Layne - 3/18
Secrets in Death J.D. Robb - 3/20

13. Set elsewhere in the world.
England - It's in His Kiss Julia Quinn - 3/7
France - The Nightingale Kristin Hannah - 3/27

14. Published in the month or year you were born.
Dec - Always on my Mind Jessica Mills - 3/25
Dec - A Necessary Sin Georgia Cates - 4/17

15. A cover that is your favorite color. - Purple
Julia Quinn - 3/7
A.J. Harmon - 9/2