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BCE
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century -
18th Century -
19th Century -
20th Century -
21st Century-


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

Yeah! Ready to go. Thanks, Jasmine!

BCE
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century -
18th Century -
19th Century -
20th Century -
21st Century-


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

BCE
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century-Winter's Fire
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century -
18th Century -The Rebels
19th Century -The Endless Forest
20th Century -Columbine
21st Century-Every Minute Is a Day: A Doctor, an Emergency Room, and a City Under Siege


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.-Winter's Fire
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.-The Rebels
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

BCE - set in each century
Dec 1st - Feb 28th

1st Century
2nd Century - The Golden Ass
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century - The Last Kingdom
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century -1123 - 1174 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett read 1/12 - 976 pages Total: 18 Points
13th Century
14th Century - 1350's She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan read 2/2 - 416 pages- Total: 14 points
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century - 1671 - Death in Delft by Graham Brack read 1/28 - 243 pages -Total: 12 points

18th Century - 1791 - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner read 12/14/21 - 301 pages - Bonus F - Total: 19 points
19th Century - 1894 - Outlawed by Anna North read 12/12/21 - 261 pages - Bonus D -Total: 17 points
20th Century - 1938 - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson read 12/5/21- 234 pages - Bonus C -Total: 17 points
21st Century- 2021 - Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey read 12/11/21 - 258 pages - Bonus A - Total: 17 points

Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter. Window Shopping
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
d. Read a book set in North America. Outlawed
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe. The Lost Apothecary
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

Book Length Bonus:
Bonus points will be awarded based on the length of each book read, as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points

Thank you Jasmine!

BCE - Sarah by Orson Scott Card
1st Century: When the Eagle Hunts by Simon Scarrow
2nd Century: Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie
3rd Century: Apprentice: A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery by Maggie Anton
4th Century: Eagle in the Snow: A Novel of General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand by Wallace Breem
5th Century: Daughter of Destiny by Nicole Evelina
6th Century: One for Sorrow by Mary Reed
7th Century: The Abbess of Whitby: a Novel of Hild of Northumbria by Jill Dalladay
8th Century: The King's Nun: A Novel of King Charlemagne by Catherine Monroe
9th Century: The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell
10th Century: The Widow Queen by Elżbieta Cherezińska
11th Century: One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
12th Century: Matrix by Lauren Groff
13th Century: Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows by Sigrid Undset
14th Century: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
15th Century: The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Kimberly Cutter
16th Century: Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende
17th Century: Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith
18th Century: Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
19th Century: The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
20th Century: A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill
21st Century: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter - When the Eagle Hunts
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover - Eagle in the Snow: A Novel of General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand by Wallace Breem
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER - Daughter of Destiny by Nicole Evelina
d. Read a book set in North America - Into the Wilderness
e. Read a book set in South America - Inés of My Soul
f. Read a book set in Europe - The Widow Queen
g. Read a book set in Africa - Birds of Prey
h. Read a book set in Asia - She Who Became the Sun
I. Read a book set in Australia - A Murder Unmentioned
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm - The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

Done.

December 1st to February 28th.
Total points - 176

✔BCE - 10 pts
Izar, The Amesbury Archer: A Pioneer Metal Smith/Michael E Wills 12/26/21 3.25☆
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER 5 pts
214 pgs 2 pts
TOTAL: 17 pts

✔1st Century - 10 pts
The Ides of April/Lindsey Davis 2/17/22 2☆
352 pgs 4 pts
TOTAL 14 pts

2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century

✔️13th Century 10 pts
The Hundred Trilogy/Jean M. Grant 2/4/22 2.75☆
A Hundred Breaths
1,081 pgs 10 pts
TOTAL 20

✔14th Century - 10
The Nun's Tale/Candace Robb 12/18/21 4☆
418 pgs 4 pts
TOTAL: 14

✔️15th Century - 10 pts
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc/Kimberly Cutter 2/6/22 4☆
309 pgs - 4 pts
TOTAL 14 pts

✔16th Century 10 pts
HAREM/Colin Falconer 12/31/21 4.5☆
h. Read a book set in Asia. 5 pts
562 pgs 6 pts
TOTAL: 21 pts

✔️17th Century - 10 pts
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue/V.E. Schwab
444 pgs 4 pts
TOTAL: 14 pts

✔18th Century - 10 pts
Little/Edward Carey 12/4/21 4☆
f. Read a book set in Europe 5 pts
448 pgs 4 pts
TOTAL: 19

✔19th Century - 10 pts
A Study in Scarlet/Arthur Conan Doyle 12/16/21 3☆
126 pgs - 0 pts
TOTAL : 10

✔20th Century - 10 pts
The Roman Hat Mystery/Ellery Queen 12/12/21 4☆
397 pgs 4 pts
TOTAL: 14

✔21st Century - 10 pts
Deep into the Dark/P.J. Tracy 12/6/21 3☆
d. Read a book set in North America 5 pts
339 pgs - 4 pts
TOTAL: 19

Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
e. Read a book set in South America.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

Book Length Bonus:
Bonus points will be awarded based on the length of each book read, as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points

This is one of my favorite challenges! Thank you Jasmine!!

Challenge Completed 2/6/22

BCE Brides of Rome by Debra May Macleod (12/11)
1st Century Daughter of Black Lake by Cathy Marie Buchanan (12/21)
2nd Century A Winter War by Tim Leach (12/14)
3rd Century Beloved by Bertrice Small (12/30)
4th Century Beyond The Wall by Tanya Landman (12/12)
5th Century Dawn Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome by Faith L. Justice (12/28)
6th Century Saint Brigid's Bones by Philip Freeman (12/23)
7th Century Empress by Shan Sa (1/11)
8th Century The Dragon and the Pearl by Jeannie Lin (1/19)
9th Century The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell (12/26)
10th Century The Eagle's Daughter by Judith Tarr (1/23)
11th Century The Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert (12/31)
12th Century The Falcons of Montabard by Elizabeth Chadwick (1/29)
13th Century Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman (2/6)
14th Century The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (12/20)
15th Century The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease (1/17)
16th Century The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner (2/3)
17th Century - Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston (1/30)
18th Century -The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville (1/6)
19th Century - The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin (12/28)
20th Century -The Sisters of Alameda Street by Lorena Hughes (1/15)
21st Century - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (12/6)


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter. A Winter War
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover. The Winter of the Witch
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER. Beyond The Wall by Tanya Landman
d. Read a book set in North America. Black Cake
e. Read a book set in South America. The Sisters of Alameda
<s>f. Read a book set in Europe.</s> [book:Daughter of Black Lake
g. Read a book set in Africa. Brides of Rome
h. Read a book set in Asia. Empress
I. Read a book set in Australia. The Lieutenant
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm The Children's Blizzard

BCE- In the Shadow of the Queen
1st Century - Vengeance of a Slave
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century - Azazeel
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century - The Widow Queen
11th Century - Shadow on the Crown
12th Century - Matrix
13th Century
14th Century - She Who Became the Sun
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century - Flight of the Sparrow
18th Century -Land Without Evil
19th Century - The Exiles
20th Century -
The French Gift: A Novel of World War II Paris by Kirsty Manning
21st Century-
Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from the Terrifying Cult Nxivm

Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.Matrix
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from the Terrifying Cult Nxivm
e. Read a book set in South America.Land Without Evil
f. Read a book set in Europe.The French Gift: A Novel of World War II Paris
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia. - She Who Became the Sun
I. Read a book set in Australia. The Exiles
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm
a day ago

I am in

BCE The Heretic Queen
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century The Price of Blood
12th Century Matrix
13th Century
14th Century The Girl in the Tower
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century - Peony in Love
18th Century - Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
19th Century - A Curious Beginning
20th Century - Daughter of Moloka'i
21st Century-


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter. The Girl in the Tower
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER. A Curious Beginning
d. Read a book set in North America.Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.Matrix
g. Read a book set in Africa. The Heretic Queen
h. Read a book set in Asia. Peony in Love
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

Going to try it.

BCE
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century -
18th Century -
19th Century -
20th Century -The Lincoln Highway
21st Century-

a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

BCE
1st Century People of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear finished 2/27/2022
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century In Praise of the Bees by Kristin Gleeson finished 12/31/2021
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century Godiva by Nicole Galland finished 2/6/2022
12th Century The Siege Winter by Ariana Franklin finished 1/27/2022
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant finished 2/12/2022
16th Century The Forgotten Queen by D L Bogdan finished 12/19/2021
17th Century -Running With The Wind by Dionne Haynes
18th Century -
19th Century -Queen of Swords by Sara Donati finished 12/30/2021
20th Century -Till the Boys Come Home by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles finished 12/15/2021
21st Century-A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum finished 2/16/2022


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.The Siege Winter finished 1/27/2022
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER. Till the Boys Come Home
d. Read a book set in North America. Queen of Swords by Sara Donati finished 12/30/2021
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe. The Forgotten Queenby D L Bogdan finished 12/19/2021
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

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BCE Roman Blood, Bonus F, 401 pg: total points: 19
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century -
18th Century -
19th Century -The Far Pavilions, Bonus H, 958 pg: Total points: 23
20th Century -Rules of Civility >300 pages, bonus C: total points=19
21st Century-

TOTAL POINTS: 61


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER. Rules of Civility
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe. Roman Blood
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia. The Far Pavilions
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

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BCE
1st Century: The Ides of April 352p (+4)= 14pts
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century -
18th Century -
19th Century -
20th Century -
21st Century-


Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

My first time giving this challenge a try!

BCE: Jocelyne Godard - La couronne insolente (14 points)
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
6th Century
7th Century: Peter Tremayne - The Spider's Web (14 points)
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
12th Century: Tariq Ali - A Sultan in Palermo (17 points)
13th Century: J.G. Lewis - Cathedral of Bones (12 points)
14th Century: Joren Vermeersch - 1349. Hoe de Zwarte Dood Vlaanderen en Europa veranderde (12 points)
15th Century: Bart Van Loo - The Burgundians: A Vanished Empire (21 points)
16th Century
17th Century: Philipp Blom - Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present (19 points)
18th Century: Kate Grenville - A Room Made of Leaves (19 points)
19th Century: Edward Marston - A Christmas Railway Mystery (19 points)
20th Century: Louise Erdrich - The Night Watchman (19 points)
21st Century: Michael Stanley - A Carrion Death (21 points)

Bonus
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

I will try again to complete this one.

BCE

1st Century

2nd Century

3rd Century

4th Century

5th Century

6th Century

7th Century

8th Century

9th Century

10th Century

11th Century-Shadow on the Crown-416

12th Century-Templar Silks-432 pages-Bonus F-(19 points)

13th Century-Forsaken Soul-224 pages-Bonus C-(17 Points)

14th Century

15th Century

16th Century

17th Century -

18th Century -

19th Century -

20th Century -Blessed Are the Dead-336 pages -Bonus G (19 Points)

21st Century-



Bonus (5pts)
a. Read a book set in winter.
b. Read a book with a winter scene on the cover.
c. Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word WINTER.
d. Read a book set in North America.
e. Read a book set in South America.
f. Read a book set in Europe.
g. Read a book set in Africa.
h. Read a book set in Asia.
I. Read a book set in Australia.
j. Read a book set during a blizzard/snowstorm

Book Length Bonus:
Bonus points will be awarded based on the length of each book read, as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points