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2022 Determination Plus challenge

22/22

1. Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews (READ 2/20/22)

2. Illegal Possession by Kay Hooper (READ 2/27/22)

3. Call after Midnight by Tess Gerritsen (READ 2/28/22)

4. Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich (READ 3/10)22)

5. Sweet Restraint by Beth Kery (READ 3/20/22)

6. The Widow by Fiona Barton (READ 4/21/22)

7. Multiple Choice by Claire Cook (READ 4/25/22)

8. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (READ 5/2/22)

9. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (READ 5/13/22)

10. Vendetta by Catherine Doyle (READ 6/29/22)



The next 12 books is the "Plus" part of the challenge. Hope you enjoy and are able to find some great books that will fit in.

11. A book set in a different country than you live in.
The End of Getting Lost by Robin Kirman set in Europe (READ 1/18/22)

12. Read a book by an Author that you never read before or one by a new debut author.
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (Read 1/21/22)

13. A book that someone recommended to you.
How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer (Read 4/30/22-recommended to me by Jen Campbell for short stories)

14. A book that is a different genre than your normal type of read. (could be out of your comfort zone).
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung (comic- Read 2/8/22)

15 & 16. Two books from a series you haven't completed yet. (Everyone has that one or two books to still read to catch up in a series)
15. Ready To Roll by Suzanne Brockmann (READ 1/19/22)

16. A Casterglass Garden by Kate Hewitt (READ 1/23/22)

17. A book that comes out in 2022.
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain (READ 1/8/22)

18. A book that you meant to read in 2021 but never got around to it.
Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews (READ 2/26/22 print owned)

19. A book that came out before you were born. (this one might be harder to do but we know you can handle it)
Passing by Nella Larson (READ 1/22/22)

20. A book that is done by more than one author (it can be a book of short stories by different authors, or one book that is one story with more than 1 author like Patterson or Evanovich and I'm sure there are others.
The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Greenwood (READ 2/5/22 print owned)

21. A book that won an award. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (READ 3/20/22)

22. One of the oldest to be read books on your unread mountain.
Gidget by Frederick Kohiner (READ 7/24/22 print owned)

I started a new thread for listing my challenge since I think there was some confusion with the other Donna in the group posting her option 3 there. So now I started a new one using DonnaJo. The other Donna did end up starting her own thread so since I couldn't delete my original thread Ann went in and deleted it.
Funny story the first board I ever went on back in the stone ages there was 3 other Donna's so that was when I started using Donna Jo to help a little. In real life everyone calls me Donna even though Donna Jo is really my birth name. Only two people called me Donna Jo my god father who is no long around and a 3rd cousin plus back in stone ages in school sometimes substitutes that didn't know when they did role call they called me that.

Good luck with your list, DJ!
Did you decide yet on choosing the top ten?

Ann, not really I think I’ll let the mood sway me along. I think there might only be one that I got in a little free library I think at shore and I bought it home we thought we might do as a buddy read unless it fits in one of the prompts it’s a hardcover.

DJ: Sounds good! We can both list it!

Donnajo wrote: "Ann, not really I think I’ll let the mood sway me along. I think there might only be one that I got in a little free library I think at shore and I bought it home we thought we might do as a buddy read..."

Updated #17. Netgalley book goes live 1/11/22.

Updated #11. Netgalley book goes live 2/15/22.

DJ: Good to get in the 'set in a different country' book! I think I can do that too.

Donnajo wrote: "Updated #11. Netgalley book goes live 2/15/22."

I think the Paris library might fit for book by different author that one is close to finishing maybe.

Updated #12 and working on #19.

Updated #15 & #19.

Updated #16.

Boy DJ, you are making some headway!

Thanks. I’m trying.

Updated #1.

Good going DJ

Updated #14 and switched #1 down to #20. Figured I rather stick it to a book with 2 authors rather than one of my own print books.

Bottom section I still have to do #13, 18, 21 and 22. Plus the top 10 ones. I have to check back in my everything book journal to see if the one owned print book I want to get back to reading if I started it last year because if I did I could use it towards meant to read in 2021 but didn't. And I did so that one I'm working on.

DonnaJo: smart to move them around, and good progress. I need to over to look at mine. The
Donnajo wrote: "Updated #14 and switched #1 down to #20. Figured I rather stick it to a book with 2 authors rather than one of my own print books.

Bottom section I still have to do #13, 18, 21 and 22. Plus the t..."

Updated #1.

Nice to have 9 done DJ! Was Summer Rental a print book on your TBR?

Yes I started it last year but figured I started blue Christmas too when I finish that one I’ll use for book I should have read last year maybe.

updated #18 I started the book before christmas and finally got around to finishing it. Wish I finished it before the holiday.

updated #2. Print owned book

Updated #3. Print owned book.

update #4.

Good job DJ. Is this a Stephanie Plum?

No different evanovich. Book I read is by Stephanie evanovich not Janet. I think she might be a niece not sure.

DJ and Carol, apparently Stephanie Evanovich is Janet's niece-in-law.
Donnajo wrote: "No different evanovich. Book I read is by Stephanie evanovich not Janet. I think she might be a niece not sure."

I knew it was something like that remember hearing it back when she came out with first book.

Updated #5 and #21.

Updated #6.

updated #7

updated #13

You are going great, DJ - almost to the finish line!

Donnajo wrote: "updated #13"

I'll be finishing up soon I hope or starting the final books soon. I'm almost finished with #8 which I was going to use for 22 but It's a reread from back in the stone ages will finish that one up today. I decided on another one for 22 which is a guess from to be read mountains. Also the final two for top I have ready.

Updated #8.

Updated #9.

So close! Good luck deciding on the “oldest” TBR book.

I know maybe will be finished with it before summer then I’m thinking I might copying an paste the shorter top 10 to do more off shelf. Might start a second thread. I think it will push me to keep reading print books off shelf.

Good for you DJ, I don't think I will manage that. It's a good goal!

Donnajo wrote: "I know maybe will be finished with it before summer then I’m thinking I might copying an paste the shorter top 10 to do more off shelf. Might start a second thread. I think it will push me to keep ..."

Donnajo wrote: "I know maybe will be finished with it before summer then I’m thinking I might copying an paste the shorter top 10 to do more off shelf. Might start a second thread. I think it will push me to keep ..."

Hmm, that's an interesting idea. I'm getting close to my top 10 being what's left also.

I think it will motivate me. Thinking I’ll call it Top 10.2 Determination Challenge.

updated #10. One more to go.

Nice job DJ! Will you start another set for the back half of the year?

Donnajo wrote: "updated #10. One more to go."

Thanks, yes I think once I do the last one. I have a few others of my own started for the library contest might not count them will but after them I’ll do another top 10 to motivate me. Keep switching in the books for two of the library contest can’t settle.

Wtg, DJ! You are an inspiration!

Carol, oh thanks.

funny I just came on here to update my challenge for number 10 but realized I already added a finished book. I already finished 2 more owned books guess I should have started the addition top ten challenge I was going to do. but it will have to wait for time being because I still want to finish number 22 before doing that. which I started but I put it aside for time being. I have arcs to get out of the way and a library book club book and a library summer reading challenge to finish up (an audio I have to finish and a book that I enjoyed when I was younger).

Rolling right along, DJ! Finishing 2 more owned books is a great accomplishment.

Thanks.