The Lost Challenges discussion

Remember those old tv shows? Need to do some serious reading?
Then this challenge will help clear out some of the backlog of books.




Duration: Open ended from your start date.
These tasks do not have to be done in order. REMEMBER you will need more than one message for all your books so reserve a second one to make sure you can do them all.

TASKS

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
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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.

Agnieszka
Amanda A
Ana
Angel Book Junkie
Anne COMPLETED

Bobbi

Carolyn COMPLETED
Chelsea
Christina
Connie N. COMPLETED

Daniel
Dawn COMPLETED

Emeli

Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie COMPLETED
Frankie_rd 2 COMPLETED

Genevieve
Gillis
Grace

Hannah
Helen COMPLETED

Jennifer
Jessica COMPLETED
Joann COMPLETED
JoAnne COMPLETED
Joyce

Katelyn
Kelsi
Kim

Laura Z

Melissa A COMPLETED
Moondance

Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Pinar

Sallie
SANDYE
Shash COMPLETED
Shelly
Susan
Suzanne

Tricia
Wanda COMPLETED

Jennifer wrote: "In!


1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Read three books about a blended family.
4. Read four books with a detective i..."
Jennifer you might need more than one box so if you want to move down I will link you.

In! Any book posted has been read. Finished 7/6/22


1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)

2. Read two books with a stay home wife.

3. Read three books about a blended family.

4. Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
(Hercules Poirot) (FBI and local sheriff) (Savannah) (devlin and falco)
5. Read five books set in Texas.

6. Read 6 books that have a family in them. (Your interpretation of family).

7. Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.

8. Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.

9. Read 9 books that make you happy.

10. Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.

11. Read 11 books with a car on the cover.

12. Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.

Genevieve wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!


1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Read three books about a blended family.
4. Read four books w..."


Sorry, didn't mean to jump the gun! :)

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Jennifer wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!


1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Read three books about a blended family.
4...."
Not at all. Lol I am glad you did because I forgot to put a reminder in the rules for more than one message for this challenge.

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.

Snake on The cover finished 4/2

Res

Tower of Books
COMPLETED

1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
Fatal February: A Mary Magruder Katz Mystery by Barbara Levinson 2/25/2022

2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
1 The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison 4/8/2022
2 Mother May I by Joshlyn Jackson 5/23/2022

3. Read three books about a blended family.
1 The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson 2/14/2022
The Tonquins and Dumonts are a blended family.
2The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin 3/1/2022
Audrey and Eve live together with their two boys to save on expenses.
3 The Heart Answers by Colleen Coble 3/21/2022

4. Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1 A Cold White Sun by Vicki Delany 2/28/2022 Molly is a detective.
2 Spring Betrayal by Sally Jo Pitts 4/8/2022 Robert Grey is a Private Investigator.
3 Outsider by Linda Castillo 4/27/2022
John Thomasetti is an investigator with the Ohio Bureau of Investigations.
4 Cheddar Off Dead by Julia Buckley 5/25/2022
Detective Jay Parker

5. Read five books set in Texas.
1 The Cowboy's Daughter by Jamie K. Schmidt 2/4/2022
2 The Magnolia Inn by Carolyn Brown 2/15/2022
3 The Designated +1 by Ellie Cahill 3/29/2022
4 The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave 6/21/2022
5 A July Bride by Beth Wiseman 7/6/2022

6. Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1 My Darling Husband by Kimberly Belle 1/28/2022
2 The Violets of March by Sarah Jio 3/8/2022
3 Smothered by Autumn Chiklis 3/11/2022
4 Here To Stay by Mark Edwards 3/18/2022
5 Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala 6/15/2022
6 Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia 6/20/2022

7. Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1 No Decision by Ridge King 3/18/2022
2 Fields' Guide to Abduction by Julie Mulhern 3/23/2022
3 The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni 4/30/2022
4 The Oath by Dennis Koller 5/3/2022
5 The Outsider by Anthony Franze 5/27/2022
6 The Bone Cay by Eliza Nellums 8/8/2022
7 Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn 9/11/2022

Part 2

8. Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1 Long Island Iced Tina by Maria DiRico 2/2/22

2 The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni 2/6/2022

3 No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 3/15/2022

4 Angels Fall by Nora Roberts 3/30/2022

5 Under Currents by Nora Roberts 4/1/2022

6A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 4/20/2022

7 The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe 4/22/2022

8 The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman 5/14/2022


9. Read 9 books that make you happy.
1 Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 2/10/2022
2 No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Donald Calloway 3/25/2022
3 Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews 5/27/2022
4 Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 6/2/2022
5 One Summer by David Baldacci 7/13/2022
6 Second Vespers by Ralph McInerny 8/13/2022
7 When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash 9/15/2022
8 The Vendetta Defense by Lisa Scottoline 9/24/2022
9 The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews 10/3/2022

10. Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1 Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit 2/17/2022
2 Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon 2/22/2022
3 The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
4 If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressley Bettancourt 7/14/2022
5 Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts 7/21/2022
6 A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya Kappes 7/28/2022
7 Return to Tradd Street by Karen White 8/17/2022
8 Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates 8/27/2022
9The Guests on South Battery by Karen White 9/16/2022
10 The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street by Karen White 10/16/2022

11. Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1 Uncle and Ants by Marc Jedel 3/4/2022

2 The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan 4/22/2022

3 The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 5/7/2022

4 A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris 7/8/2022

5 Swift Justice by Laura DiSilverio 7/15/2022

6 Searching for Evidence by Tyler Anne Snell 7/17/2022

7 The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear 7/23/2022

8 Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic 8/15/2022

9 August Heat by Andrea Camillieri 8/21/2022

10 Plymouth Undercover by Pamela Kelley 8/23/2022

11 To Live & Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trochek/ Mary Kay Andrews9/2/2022


12. Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1 by Margaret Mizushima 2/8/2022 dog
2 by Meg Rosoff 2/18/2022 dogs
3 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 3/7/2022 wolf or coyote?

4 by Peggy Ehrhart 3/15/2022 cat
5 by Carlene O'Conor 3/23/2022 sheep
6 by Kristin Weiss 3/26/2022 cat
7 by Miranda James 4/12/2022 cat
8 by Richard Osman 4/14/2022 wolf or dog?
9 by Camilla Isley 4/16/2022
10 by Dick Francis 4/29/2022
11 by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
12 by Sarah Morganthaler 6/29/2022

Does adventure need to be the main tag or can it just be one of the tags used?

The Tower of Books
Duration: February 27, 2022 - May 5, 2023
Read: 78

Tasks:
1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with F.
Fix Her Up Tessa Bailey 3/7/22

2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
Reunion in the Outback Nicole Flockton 3/29/22
Barefoot Elin Hilderbrand 4/3/22

3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
Gansett After Dark Marie Force 2/10/22
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave 3/21/22
Tempting in Texas Delores Fossen 3/27/22

4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
J.P. Beaumont Taking The Fifth J.A. Jance 2/10/22
Doug: The Professor Meet Your Baker Ellie Alexander 2/24/22
Doug: The Professor A Batter of Life and Death Ellie Alexander 2/25/22
Doug: The Professor Caught Bread Handed Ellie Alexander 2/27/22

5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
Tangled Up in Texas Delores Fossen 3/23/22
Chasing Trouble in Texas Delores Fossen 3/24/22
Wild Nights in Texas Delores Fossen 3/25/22
Texas Homecoming Carolyn Brown 3/26/22
Her Texas Ex Katherine Garbera 3/27/22

6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it.
Cowboy L.B. Dunbar 2/5/22
Truly, Madly, Whiskey Melissa Foster 2/18/22
Wicked Whiskey Love Melissa Foster 2/20/22
Mad About Moon Melissa Foster 2/21/22
The Gritty Truth Melissa Foster 2/25/22
Destined for Love Melissa Foster 2/27/22

7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Kristy Woodson Harvey 5/14/22
Murder under Cover Kate Carlisle 5/19/22
Looking for You Kelly Elliott 5/26/22
Salt Bay Sunrise Juliet Brilee 7/15/22
Plum Island Nelson DeMille 7/25/22
The Color of a Promise Julianne MacLean 7/28/22
Defending Dakota Elsie Davis 7/31/22

8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
Lakehouse Beginnings Sage Parker 2/2/22
No Forever Like Nantucket Grace Palmer 2/8/22
Just for Fun Rosalind James 2/13/22
The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom 2/23/22
His Second-Chance Family RaeAnne Thayne 3/15/22
The Summer Getaway Susan Mallery 3/20/22
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave 3/21/22
The View from Here Hannah McKinnon 3/30/22

9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
Sweetheart Sarah Mayberry 2/4/22
The Girl in the Mist Kristen Ashley 3/8/22
Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 5/12/22
The Last Carolina Sister Michelle Major 5/16/22
Sea Glass Cottage Irene Hannon 5/20/22
Playing with Words Kelly Elliott 5/22/22
She's the One Kelly Elliott 5/23/22
Surrender to Me Kelly Elliott 5/24/22
Hearts in Motion Kelly Elliott 5/25/22

10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
The Color of the Season Julianne MacLean 2/7/22
Time's Convert Deborah Harkness 2/12/22
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone Diana Gabaldon 6/22/22
True Dead Faith Hunter 7/10/22
Bite Club Rachel Caine 7/19/22
Crowbones Anne Bishop 8/9/22
The Measure Nikki Erlick 8/14/22
Last Breath Rachel Caine 8/15/22
Beastly Book of Spells Nyx Halliwell 8/26/22
The Shop on Royal Street Karen White 8/30/22

11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
Trial By Fury J.A. Jance 2/6/22
The Book of Cold Cases Simone St. James 3/28/22
Shadow Canyon Vickie McKeehan 10/31/22
Spirit Lake Vickie McKeehan 11/2/22
The 6:20 Man David Baldacci 12/24/22
The Backup Plan Jill Shalvis 1/19/23
Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23
Runaway Road Devney Perry 5/4/23
Wild Highway Devney Perry 5/4/23 (tiny red car on road)
Quarter Miles Devney Perry 5/5/23 (tiny red car on road)
Forsaken Trail Devney Perry 5/5/23 (tiny red car on road)

12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
Heartwood J.H. Croix 2/28/22
New Tricks Kelly Moran 3/1/22
Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover 4/1/22
Featherbed Annabeth Albert 4/8/22
A Stranger's Game Colleen Coble 4/12/22
Mystic Falls Vickie McKeehan 4/12/22
Fireproof Delancey Stewart 4/15/22
Afterglow Aria Wyatt 4/17/22
Footnote Alexa Gregory 4/23/22
A Cowboy's Christmas Vicki Lewis Thompson 4/25/22
Just a Heartbeat Away Cara Bastone 5/10/22
Can't Help Falling Cara Bastone 5/11/22

Reserved

finally finished this one -- darn covers on the cover!

TASKS

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
Anxious People- Frederick Backman - 4/26/22

2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
Our Woman in Moscow - Beatriz Williams - 3/31/22
Under the Light of the Italian Moon - Jennifer Anton - 5/15/22

3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
Mystery at Carlton house- Ashley Gardner - 3/4/22
The Dutch House - Ann Patchett - 3/29/22
Summer at Shell Cottage - Lucy Diamond - 4/8/22


4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 3/1/22 - Detective D.D. Warren
This Body of Death - Elizabeth George - 4/14/22 - Thomas Lynley
Live to Tell- Lisa Gardner - 4/19/22 - Detective D. D. Warren
Love You More - Lisa Gardner - 6/9/22 - Detective D.D. Warren

5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
News of the World - Paulette Jiles - 4/4/22
The Golden Son - Somaya Shilpi Gowda - 7/29/22
Far Gone - Laura Griffin - 8/9/23
Snapped - Laura Griffin - 8/19/23
The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave - 8/21/23

6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that have a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
I Kissed An Earl (and I Liked It) - Merry Farmer - 2/10/22
Jane of Lantern Hill - L.M. Montgomery - 2/12/22
On a Night of a Thousand Stars - Andrea Yaryura Clark - 2/17/22
Wayward - Blake Crouch - 2/24/22
Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng - 3/18/22
The House at Riverton- Kate Morton - 3/26/22

7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
The Big Kahuna - Janet Evanovich - 5/8/22
Harbored Secrets - Marie F Martin - 5/31/22
Orphan X - Greg Hurwitz - 6/20/22
The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters - 10/16/22
The Bounty - Janet Evanovich - 2/27/23
Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters - 6/2/23
Blood Lure - Nevada Barr - 10/18/23

8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
- Elizabeth George - 2/08/22
- Dave Eggers - 4/21/22
- Mary Kay Andrews - 6/7/22
- Susanna Kearsley - 6/17/22
- Shelley Noble - 7/4/22
- Shunmyo Masuno - 7/11/22
- Sarah Moss - 8/2/22
- Sue Grafton - 8/10/22

9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
The Opposite of Everyone- Joshilyn Jackson - 2/02/22
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats - Jan-Philipp Sendker - 3/24/22
One Day in December - Josie Silver - 6/12/22
This Time Next Year - Sophie Cousins - 7/27/22
The Lost Ticket- Freya Sampson - 10/5/22
Madam Will You Talk- Mary Stewart - 10/9/22
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill - Abbi Waxman - 11/11/22
The Maid - Nita Prose - 11/18/22
An Unexpected Gentleman - Alissa Johnson - 11/21/22

10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labeled fantasy.
Midnight is a Lonely Place - Barbara Erksine - 2/20/22
The World that We Knew - Alice Hoffman - 4/3/22
Dandelion Wine- Ray Bradbury - 7/9/22
The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow - Rita Leganski - 8/7/22
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline 9/2/22
The Strawberry Thief - Joanne Harris - 9/15/22
Boats & Bad Guys - Diana Xarissa - 10/31/22
Sleeper’s Castle - Barbara Erskine - 11/15/22
Devil May Ride - Wendy Roberts - 11/20/22
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 12/4/22

11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
- Agatha Christie - 6/4/22
- Deborah Coonts - 7/17/22
- Simone St. James - 3/12/23
- Matt Haig - 5/9/23
- Agatha Christie - 6/6/23
- Jasper Fforde - 6/21/23
- Diana Xarissa - 8/12/23
8. - Heather Young - 1/28/24
9. - Susan M. Boyer - 2/6/24
10. - Shannon VanBergen- 2/18/24
11. - Beatriz Williams - 2/25/24

12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover
- Stephanie Blackmoore - 4/17/22
- Jo Bannister - 4/29/22
- Annie Hartnett - 6/10/22
- Rene Denfeld - 7/3/22
- Leif Enger - 8/15/22
- Elizabeth Peters - 8/28/22
- Elizabeth Peters - 1/9/23
- Joanne Pence - 2/23/23
- Susan Kiernan-Lewis - 3/24/23
- Spencer Quinn - 4/18/23
- Spencer Quinn - 4/22/23
- Spencer Quinn - 5/1/23

Tower of Books
February 1, 2022 - Open

78 of 78 Complete

📍1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. Archangel - Sharon Shinn - 2/2/22

📍2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
1. Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 4/11/22
2. Life Is Short But Wide - J. California Cooper - 10/5/22

📍3. Read three books about a blended family.
1. Manitou Canyon - William Kent Krueger - 2/3/22
2. The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver - 3/27/22
3. Commonwealth - Ann Patchett - 4/7/22

📍4. Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1. The Black Echo - Michael Connelly - 4/4/22 - Harry Bosch
2. Hush Little Girl - Lisa Regan - 4/11/22 - Josie Quinn
3. Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie - 4/15/22 -Hercule Poirot
4. The Black Ice - Michael Connelly - 4/29/22 - Harry Bosch

📍5. Read five books set in Texas.
1. Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews - 2/17/22
2. The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah - 2/22/22
3. Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin - Mariana Zapata - 7/15/22
4. The Lifeguards - Amanda Eyre Ward - 8/17/22
5. Leave Me Breathless - Cherrie Lynn - 9/17/22

📍6. Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1. Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert - 2/4/22
2.. Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22
3. Mansfield Park - Jane Austen - 3/30/22
4. The Bounty Hunter's Bride - Victoria Bylin - 5/12/22
5. The Dutch House - Ann Patchett - 5/26/22
6. Persuasion - Jane Austen - 7/6/22

📍7. Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1. Orphan X - Gregg Andrew Hurwitz - 5/27/22
2. Private - James Patterson - 5/28/22
3. Edge of Eon - Anna Hackett - 7/3/22
4. Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne - 8/8/22
5. Xibalba - Lyn Hamilton - 9/3/22
6. Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle - Dorothy Gilman - 9/25/22
7. Captain Riley - Fernando Gamboa - 10/11/22

Res

📍8. Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1. One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3/20/22

2. The Man in the Brown Suit - Agatha Christie - 2/2/22

3. Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans - Joanne DeMaio - 2/26/22

4. Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 5/3/22

5. A History of Loneliness - John Boyne - 6/4/22

6. Summer Island - Kristin Hannah - 6/25/22

7. On the Island - Tracey Garvis Graves - 2/15/23

8. Danger on the Atlantic - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 2/22/23


📍9. Read 9 books that make you happy.
1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See - 2/19/22
2. Jubilee Trail - Gwen Bristow - 2/21/22
3. Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 2/24/22
4. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 3/19/22
5. Abandoned in Death - J.D. Robb - 4/18/22
6. Beartown - Fredrik Backman - 5/27/22
7. Years - LaVyrle Spencer - 6/5/22
8. A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles - 7/2/22
9. Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn - 2/22/23

📍10. Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1. The Gunslinger - Stephen King - 2/4/22
2. Dark Lover - J.R. Ward - 2/10/22
3. Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward - 3/25/2#
4. Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward - 4/10/22
5. Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold - 5/2/22
6. Lover Avenged - J.R. Ward - 5/16/22
7. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 5/25/22
8. Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward - 6/1/22
9. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward - 6/8/22
10. Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold - 6/15/22

📍11. Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1. Untamed Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 2/26/22

2. The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles - 5/11/22

3. Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris - 11/9/22

4. NOS4R2 - Joe Hill - 10/15/22

5. Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis - Tonya Kappes - 12/8/22

6. Christmas in Harmony - Philip Gulley - 12/15/23

7. The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23

8. Paradise - Judith McNaught - 4/28/23

9. The Angels' Share - J.R. Ward - 8/29/23

10. The Fallen - Ace Atkins - 9/6/23

11. Blacktop Wasteland - S.A. Cosby - 10/25/23


📍12. Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman - 2/20/22

2. The K Team - David Rosenfelt - 3/27/22

3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - 3/28/22

4. Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy - 4/25/22

5. Stamped Out - Tonya Kappes - 5/31/22

6. Rescue You - Elysia Whisler - 6/7/22

7. Assault and Pepper - Leslie Budewitz - 6/29/22

8. A Riesling to Die - J.C. Eaton - 8/9/22

9. Orchid Beach - Stuart Woods - 8/22/22

10. Endangered - Pamela Beason - 1/29/23

11. Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23

12. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron - 2/24/23

The Tower of Books
Duration: Open ended from your start date

Tasks:
1. Adams Family (Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count))
1. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell 2/6/22

2. All In The Family (Read two books with a stay home wife.)
1. Yesterday by Felicia Yap 3/2/2022
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3. Brady Bunch (Read three books about a blended family.)
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4. Cagney and Lacey (Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?)
1. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4/7/22 - Lt. William F. Kinderman
2. H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer 5/13/22 - Det. Frank Geyer
3. The Thirst by Jo Nesbø 8/17/22 - Harry Hole
4. Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/26/22 - Aloysius Pendergast

5. Dallas (Read five books set in Texas.)
1. Lost Souls by Tim Rangnow 1/30/22
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6. Family Ties (Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).)
1. Tenth of December by George Saunders 1/29/22
2. Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates 4/9/22
3. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore 4/25/22
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 4/27/22
5. The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 3/15/23
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7. Fall Guy (Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.)
1. Stardust by Neil Gaiman 9/4/22
2. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 9/5/22
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8. Gidget (Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.)
1. The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara 5/4/22

2. Murder at Dolphin Bay by Kathi Daley 7/6/22

3. Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell 6/13/23

4. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore 7/2/23

5. Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell 7/10/23

6. Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell 8/17/23

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9. Happy Days (Read 9 books that make you happy.)
1. Burning Chrome by William Gibson 2/21/22
2. On Animals by Susan Orlean 3/6/22
3. Broken by Jenny Lawson 3/6/22
4. You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day 4/19/22
5. Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 5/24/22
6. How to Be a Normal Person by T.J. Klune 8/3/22
7. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune 5/9/23
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10. I Dream of Jeannie (Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.)
1. Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/19/22
2. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 3/11/22
3. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 3/23/22
4. Before You Sleep: Three Horrors by Adam Nevill 3/24/22
5. The Spirit Siphon by Ben S. Dobson 4/13/22
6. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice 5/20/22
7. Wildfire by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes 5/29/22
8. Book of Night by Holly Black 6/12/22
9. The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 6/25/22
10. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 7/21/22

11. Knight Rider (Read 11 books with a car on the cover.)
1. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 6/5/22

2. Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell 6/19/23

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12. Leave It To Beaver. (Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.)
1. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/15/22

2. Werewolves in Their Youth by Michael Chabon 3/29/22

3. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths 4/2/22

4. The Yellow Cat Mystery by Ellery Queen Jr. 12/2/22

5. Vale of the Vole by Piers Anthony 4/4/23

6. Starter Villain by John Scalzi 11/10/23

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Tari wrote: "Does adventure need to be the main tag or can it just be one of the tags used?"

Adventure can be any tag.

Welcome Jennifer, Emeli, Anne. JoAnne, Joann, Olivermagnus, and Daniel

Tower of Books
February 1, 2022 - Open

0 of x Complete


1. Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. A Fistful of Warlocks by Jim Butcher 2/16/2023

2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
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3. Read three books about a blended family.
1 Fatal, Family, Album by Joanna Campbell Slan 12/24/2022
2 The War Hero's Welcome by Dianne Harman 12/19/2022
3 Death in the Bay: A Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery by Dianne Harman 11/29/2022

4. Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1 Temporary Partner by Nicky James 7/30/2022 Detective Quaid Valor
2 Murdoch Mysteries - Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings by Maureen Jennings Detective Murdock 9/19/2023
3 Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe 9/30/2023 (Detective Larkin)
4 Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe 12/15/2021 (Detective Larkin)

5. Read five books set in Texas.
1 Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers 7/20/2022
2 You & Me by Tal Bauer 9/24/2022
3 Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023
4 Strange Medicine by S.C. Wynne 5/19/2023
5 Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream by Diane Kelly 5/30/2023

6. Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 6/6/2022
2 Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 6/24/2022

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7. Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1 Classified by Brooke Blaine 10/16/2023
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10. Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1 Storm Front by Jim Butcher 3/15/2023
2 Restoration of Faith by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023
3 Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 4/25/2023
4 B is for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023
5 Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 6/14/2023
6 The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne 1/22/2023
7 The Tooth Mouse by Susan Hood 9/30/2023
8 Snow White and Rose Red: A Grimm's Fairy Tale by Jacob Grimm 8/20/2023
9 Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P.L. Travers 9/3/2023
10 Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff 5/25/2023

11. Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1 by Andrew Shaffer 11/13/2023
2 by Ian Fleming 9/1/2023
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9 by S.C. Wynne 5/13/2023
10 by S.C. Wynne 5/24/2023
11 by Syd Hoff 5/25/2023
12 by Amy Lane 5/31/2023

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Tower of Books
Duration: January 27, 2022, Open Ended

78/78 Completed. Finished

TASKS

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1.All The Pretty People-Barbara Freethy 2/15/22

2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
1.The Next Wife-Kaira Rouda 6/10/22
2.Carnal Urges-J.T. Geissinger 9/26/22

3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
1.Holding Onto Forever-Heidi McLaughlin 5/20/22
2.Someone Like You-Marie Force 8/24/22
3.Soaring-Kristen Ashley 10/26/22

4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1.Sam Holland:State of Grace-Marie Force 1/28/22
2.Kate Sexton:Hollywood Assassin-M.Z. Kelly 2/18/22
3.Jack Ryder:Slip Out the Back Jack-Willow Rose 3/18/22
4.Jacob Merritt:Hidden-Laura Griffin 4/28/22

5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
1.Always Someone's Monster-Lani Lynn Vale 2/03/22
2.Only One Love-Natasha Madison 3/17/22
3.Southern Sunshine-Natasha Madison 3/25/22
4.The Boyfriend Project-Farrah Rochon 7/16/22
5.Get Tragic-Lani Lynn Vale 7/21/22

6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1.Southern Secrets-Natasha Madison 2/02/22
2.Throne of Scars-Autumn Jones Lake 2/17/22
3.Craving Resurrection-Nicole Jacquelyn 2/23/22
4.Only One Mistake-Natasha Madison 2/25/22
5.Forever and a Day-Jill Shalvis 3/04/22
6.A Chance for Us-Corinne Michaels 3/23/22

7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1.Code Name: Tiara-Sawyer Bennett 4/07/22
2.Code Name: Disavowed-Sawyer Bennett 7/01/22
3.Girl in the Water-Dana Marton 7/08/22
4.Code Name: Revenge-Sawyer Bennett 7/14/22
5.Cold Blooded-Toni Anderson 7/22/22
6.Until Death-Delaney Diamond 8/07/22
7.The Hunted One-Brittney Sahin 12/11/22

8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1.Not Quite Enough-Catherine Bybee 2/06/22
2.Forever Never-Lucy Score 2/13/22
3.Tattered-Devney Perry 3/09/22
4.Maybe We Should-Melissa Foster 3/30/22
5.The Missing-Kiersten Modglin 4/17/22
6.Linda's Midlife Crisis-Toni Pike 5/04/22
7.Treading Water-Marie Force 5/15/22
8.Love on the Lake-Helena Hunting 6/24/22


9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
1.Playing with Words-Kelly Elliott 1/30/22
2.A Love Letter to Whiskey: Fifth Anniversary Edition-Kandi Steiner 3/06/22
3.Blackout After Dark-Marie Force 3/16/22
4.You Had Me at Hola-Alexis Daria 3/26/22
5.Hearts in Motion-Kelly Elliott 4/21/22
6.Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01/22
7.Cowboy Up-Jordan Marie 5/09/22
8.Mine To Have-Natasha Madison 7/07/22
9.Reckless Truths-Autumn Jones Lake 7/20/22

Tower of Books
Duration: January 27, 2022, Open Ended

78/78 Completed. Finished

TASKS

10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
01.Fallen-Mia Sheridan 3/03/22
02.Seducing Sela-Tianna Xander 3/15/22
03.Isaiah's Haven-N.J. Walters 4/04/22
04.Dark Lover-J.R. Ward 4/19/22
05.You've Got Aliens-Fiona Roarke 5/21/22
06.Accidental Ashes-Sara C. Roethle 7/12/22
07.Dead Witch Walking-Kim Harrison 9/20/22
08.Alice in Wonderland-Jane Carruth 9/27/22
09.The Hunt for Samuel Grey-Louis Archibald 10/11/22
10.The Quarter Storm-Veronica Henry 10/19/22

11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
01.Rescue After Dark-Marie Force 2/10/22
02.She's the One-Kelly Elliott 2/10/22
03.Knight-Kristen Ashley 6/03/22
04.Autumn's Game-Mary Stone 8/19/22
05.Autumn's Fear-Mary Stone 9/21/22
06.Invasion-Joshua James 10/09/22
07.Not Happy Campers-Ash Keller 10/20/22
08.Just a Fling-Charity Ferrell 10/22/22
09.How the Grump Saved Christmas-Claire Kingsley 12/05/22
10.Shadow's Captive-Mary Stone 2/11/23
11.The Cosy Travelling Christmas Shop-Lilac Mills 3/08/23


12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
01.A Familiar Stranger-McGarvey Black 3/24/22
02.Murder in Merino-Sally Goldenbaum 4/05/22
03.Down a Country Road-Inglath Cooper 4/11/22
04.Remy-Jessica Gadziala 5/07/22
05.Lost and Found Sisters-Jill Shalvis 6/04/22
06.Hollywood Intrigue-M.Z. Kelly 7/29/22
07.Rainy Day Friends-Jill Shalvis 8/20/22
08.The Accidental Newlywed Game-Jaci Burton 8/27/22
09.The Happy Ever After Playlist-Abby Jimenez 9/10/22
10.Dead in Dublin-Catie Murphy 9/12/22
11.The Lemon Sisters-Jill Shalvis 10/14/22
12.The Mutt and the Matchmaker-J.B. Lynn 11/14/22

Start date: 22 January 2022
End date: 30 July 2023

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★ 6 May 2022


2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
1. The Henna Artist ★★★★ 24 February 2022
2. The Tobacco Wives ★★★★ 13 July 2022


3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
1. Something to Say ★★★★ 6 February 2022
2. One Last Stop ★★★★ 9 April 2022
3. The Book of Unknown Americans ★★★★ 16 April 2022


4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder ~Pip Fitz-Amobi~ ★★★★ 2 March 2022
2. Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI ~Tom White~ ★★★★ 15 April 2022
3. The Christie Affair ~Inspector Chilton~ ★★★ 3 May 2022
4. Wrong Place Wrong Time ~Ryan Hiles~ ★★★★ 14 Sept 2022


5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
1. Love on the Brain ★★★★ 3 April 2022
2. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American ★★★★ 14 July 2022
3. The Four Winds ★★★★★ 2 July 2022
4. The Husbands ★★★ 16 July 2022
5. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry ★★★★ 13 January 2023


6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1. Chlorine Sky ★★★★ 6 February 2022
2. A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ★★★★ 12 February 2022
3. Just Like That ★★★★ 17 February 2022
4. Good Girl, Bad Blood ★★★★ 6 March 2022
5. The Paris Apartment ★★★★ 12 March 2022
6. Great or Nothing ★★★★ 18 March 2022


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7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1. Skyhunter ★★★★ 11 February 2022
2. Daughter of the Deep ★★★ 19 February 2022
3. The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne ★★★15 March 2022
4. Something Wilder ★★★★ 23 March 2022
5. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team ★★★★★ 24 April 2022
6. Squire ★★★ 10 August 2022
7. The Way to Rio Luna ★★★ 30 September 2022


8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1. Neverforgotten ★★ 25 February 2022
2. Born Behind Bars ★★★★ 3 April 2022
3. Good Girl Complex ★★★ 29 April 2022
4. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water ★★★★ 30 April 2022
5. The Unsinkable Greta James ★★★★ 8 May 2022
6. One Italian Summer ★★★★ 19 May 2022
7. Caterpillar Summer ★★★★ 10 May 2022
8. War and Millie McGonigle ★★★ 10 June 2022


9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
1. Book Lovers ★★★★★ 27 February 2022
2. Delilah Green Doesn't Care ★★★★ 13 March 2022
3. The Downstairs Girl ★★★★ 31 March 2022
4. Ain't Burned All the Bright ★★★★★ 14 April 2022
5. Lift ★★★★★ 30 April 2022
6. Plot Twist ★★★★ 11 February 2023
7. Well Met ★★★★ 23 June 2022
8. A High Five for Glenn Burke ★★★★★ 20 July 2022
9. The Personal Librarian ★★★★ 4 August 2022


10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labeled fantasy.
1. Steelstriker ★★★★ 14 February 2022
2. The Daughters of Ys ★★★ 20 February 2022
3. Cemetery Boys ★★★★ 13 April 2022
4. Dead Wednesday ★★★ 24 April 2022
5. Gallant ★★★★ 21 May 2022
6. Hunted by the Sky ★★★ 29 May 2022
7. Rising Like a Storm ★★★ 4 June 2022
8. The Alchemist ★★★ 14 July 2022
9. Ophie's Ghosts ★★★★ 21 July 2022
10.Bob ★★★ 5 August 2022


11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1. On the Hook ★★★★ 30 April 2022
2. The Midnight Library ★★★★ 9 May 2022
3. The Lincoln Highway ★★★★ 21 June 2022
4. Who Could That Be at This Hour? ★★★ 16 September 2022
5. Free Love ★★ 27 September 2022
6. Never Been Kissed ★★★★ 2 November 2022
7. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★ 14 February 2023
8. The Miseducation of Cameron Post ★★★ 29 April 2023
9. Finally Seen ★★★★ 13 May 2023
10. That Fine Line ★★★★ 10 April 2023
11. A Seed in the Sun ★★★★ 30 July 2023


12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1. Pony ★★★★ 3 February 2022
2. Chirp ★★★★ 7 March 2022
3. A Snake Falls to Earth ★★★ 31 March 2022
4. Doggo and Pupper ★★★★ 1 April 2022
5. Allergic: A Graphic Novel ★★★★ 23 April 2022
6. Girl, Serpent, Thorn ★★★ 19 May 2022
7. History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire: Rising From the Ashes ★★★★ 22 May 2022
8. The Adoration of Jenna Fox ★★★ 8 June 2022
9. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez ★★★ 9 June 2022
10. A Castle in the Clouds ★★★ 8 July 2022
11. The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova ★★★★ 19 July 2022
12. Ninth House ★★★★ 17 August 2022


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Duration: Open ended from your start date.
These tasks do not have to be done in order. REMEMBER you will need more than one message for all your books so reserve a second one to make sure you can do them all.

TASKS

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F- Akira, Vol. 3-Katsuhiro Otomo 2/10
2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
Pawn of Prophecy-David Eddings 2/3
The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth-Kurtis J. Wiebe 2/12
Claymore, Vol. 16: The Lamentation of the Earth-Norihiro Yagi 2/22
Claymore, Vol. 17: The Claws of Memory-Norihiro Yagi 2/22
Claymore, Vol. 18: The Ashes of Lautrec-Norihiro Yagi 2/22
Claymore, Vol. 19: Phantoms in the Heart-Norihiro Yagi 2/23
Claymore, Vol. 20: Remains of the Dead Claws-Norihiro Yagi 2/23
8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
Blue Exorcist, Vol. 4-Kazue Kato 1/27
Blood Lad 1-Yuuki Kodama 1/31
Claymore, Vol. 21: Corpse of the Witch-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
Claymore, Vol. 22: Claws and Fangs of the Abyss-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
Claymore, Vol. 23: Mark of the Warrior-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
Claymore, Vol. 24: Army of the Underworld-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
Claymore, Vol. 25: Sword of the Dark Deep-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
Claymore, Vol. 26: A Blade from Far Away-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
Claymore, Vol. 27: Silver-Eyed Warriors-Norihiro Yagi 2/24
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1-Fuse 2/25
11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.

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Welcome Frankie, Jessica and Grace.

Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
Flying Angels. Danielle Steel. 1.28.22

2. Read two books with a stay home wife.
1 Slightly South of Simple. Kristy Woodson Harvey. 1.31.22
2 204 Rosewood Lane. Debbie Macomber. 3.1.22

3. Read three books about a blended family.
1 The Attic on Queen Street. Karen White. 1.27.22
2 Ties That Bind. Marie Bostwick. 3.16.22
3 Queen. Sharon Sala. 3.24.22

Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1 Board Stiff. Elaine Viets. 1.29.22 (Helen and Paul)
2 C is for Corpse. Sue Grafton. 2.1.22 (Kinsey Millhone)
3 The Leper of Saint Giles. Ellis Peters. 2.5.22
4 Kinsey and Me: Stories. Sue Grafton. 2.11.22 (Kinsey Millhone)

5. Read five books set in Texas.
1 Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World. Jennie Allen. 2.25.22
2 Dinner on Primrose Hill. Jodi Thomas. 4.6.22
3 Bluebird, Bluebird. Attica Locke. 9.21.22
4 Games of the Heart. Kristen Ashley. 9.27.22
5 Picnic in Someday Valley. Jodi Thomas. 12.4.22

6. Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1 When in Doubt, Add Butter. Beth Harbison. 1.30.22
2 Midnight Kiss. Robyn Carr. 2.2.22
3 The Personal Librarian. Marie Benedict. 2.7.22
4 Carolina Built. Kianna Alexander. 2.17.22
5 The Good Sister. Sally Hepworth. 3.17.22
6 Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family. Ben Utecht. 3.25.22

7. Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1 City of Shadows. Victoria Thompson. 2.13.22
2 The Recovery Agent. Janet Evanovich. 6.3.22
3 Old Man's War. John Scalzi. 6.22.22
4 Something Wilder. Christina Lauren. 7.14.22
5 The Half-Drowned King. Linnea Hartsuyker. 7.14.22
6 The Ten Thousand Doors of January. Alix E. Harrow. 7.19.22
7 Desert Solitaire. Edward Abbey. 8.29.22

8. Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1 . Tove Jansson. 1.29.22
2 . Pat Conroy. 2.1.22
3 . Mary Alice Monroe.
4 . Anthony Doerr. 3.12.22
5 . Kristy Woodson Harvey. 3.23.22
6 . Joseph Conrad. 3.24.22
7 . Mary Alice Monroe. 4.12.22
8 . Ellis Peters. 4.18.22

9. Read 9 books that make you happy.
1 Love in the Afternoon. Karen Hawkins. 2.23.22
2 EveryDayCook. Alton Brown. 3.3.22
3 The Poet X. Elizabeth Acevedo. 3.7.22
4 Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden. Niki Jabbour. 3.12.22
5 A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens. Carole Ottesen. 3.14.22
6 The Blue Castle. L.M. Montgomery. 4.1.22
7 Spirit of the Season. Fern Michaels. 4.7.22
8 The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden. William Alexander. 4.19.22
9 The Jam and Jelly Nook. Amy Clipston. 5.2.22

10. Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1 Under the Whispering Door. T.J. Klune. 1.28.22
2 The Harp of Kings. Juliet Marillier. 2.6.22
3 Son of the Shadows. Juliet Marillier. 3.3.22
4 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. V.E. Schwab. 3.10.22
5 The Book of Magic. Alice Hoffman. 3.30.22
6 A Dance with Fate. Juliet Marillier. 3.15.22
7 The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead. Max Brooks. 4.9.22
8 The Haunting of Hill House. Shirley Jackson. 4.12.22
9 Oona Out of Order. Margarita Montimore. 4.12.22
10 Kindred. Octavia E. Butler. 4.24.22

11. Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1 . Terri Blackstock. 2.2.22
2 . Sue Grafton. 2.9.22
3 . Sandra Dallas. 5.8.22
4 . Kate Quinn. 6.10.22
5 . Ashley Poston. 6.13.22
6 . Stephanie Bond. 6.29.22
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12. Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1 . Robyn Carr. 2.2.22
2 . Kate Carlisle. 3.9.22
3 . Ellery Adams. 4.7.22
4 . Aldo Leopold. 3.20.22
5 . Laurie Cass. 4.14.22
6 . Sharon Kay Penman. 3.18.22
7 . Kate Carlisle. 5.6.22
8 . Mercedes Lackey. 6.8.22
9 . Stephen Brusatte. 6.8.22
10 . Christina Lauren. 6.11.22
11 . John Irving. 6.13.22
12 . Abbi Waxman. 6.16.22

Tower of Books

Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. Autumn Romance At The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (4/8/22)

All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
1. Cold Feet by Jennifer Youngblood (3/31/22)
2. Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (4/4/22)

Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
1. Love In Bloom by Jenny Proctor (6/4/22)
2. The Cowboy Songwriter's Fake Marriage by Lucy McConnell (6/7/22)
3. How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison (6/27/22)

Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1. Her Christmas Baker by Laura Ann (5/3/22) - Henry
2. Her Ex-Crush Bodyguard by Janette Rallison (5/20/22) - Mateo
3. Double Take by Rachelle J. Christensen (5/26/22) - Sloane
4. Neighbors Like That by Carina Taylor (6/28/22) - Rick

Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
1. Her One and Only by Becky Wade (3/8/22)
2. Falling for Your Brother's Best Friend by Emma St. Clair (5/4/22)
3. The Gingerbread Café by Jean Oram (5/22/22)
4. The Gingerbread Man of My Dreams by Lisa J. Crane (6/18/22)
5. Dancing at the Flea Market by Heather Justesen (7/2/22)

Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1. To Catch A Suitor by Sarah Adams (1/28/22)
2. An Officer, Not a Gentleman by Elizabeth Johns (1/30/22)
3. One Fake Fiancé by Jennifer Youngblood (1/31/22)
4. Just His Boss by Donna Jeffries (2/3/22)
5. Billionaire Ghost Tour by Stephanie Fowers (2/8/22)
6. One Silent Night by Jennifer Youngblood (2/20/22)

Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1. The Princess Search by Melanie Cellier (2/11/22)
2. Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton (2/16/22)
3. The Gentleman's Quest by Camille Elliot (2/17/22)
4. Becoming Lady Lockwood by Jennifer Moore (2/20/22)
5. Bluebeard and the Outlaw by Tara Grayce (3/3/22)
6. The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (3/15/22)
7. A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter (3/17/22)

Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1. The Prince and the Sea Witch by A.G. Marshall (3/5/22)

2. The Sassy One by Cami Checketts (4/12/22)

3. Unrequited by Martha Keyes (5/23/22)

4. Her Big Fat Fake Billionaire Boyfriend by Victorine E. Lieske (6/6/22)

5. Her Big Fat Foxy Billionaire Best Friend by Victorine E. Lieske (6/9/22)

6. Tide Pools by Heather B. Moore (6/13/22)

7. Treasured in Turtle Bay by Jess Mastorakos (6/19/22)

8. Her Big Fat Dreamy Billionaire Ex by Victorine E. Lieske (6/20/22)


Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
1. Seeing Mary by Sarah Adams (1/27/22)
2. One Singing Bachelorette by Jennifer Youngblood (1/31/22)
3. Just His Secretary by Donna Jeffries (2/1/22)
4. Just His Assistant by Donna Jeffries (2/4/22)
5. Her Billionaire's Murder Mystery by Stephanie Fowers (2/10/22)
6. Wrong Train to Paris by Jennifer Moore (2/12/22)
7. Until Vienna by Heather B. Moore (2/18/22)
8. Her Unsuitable Match by Sally Britton (2/22/22)
9. A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter (3/15/22)

I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1. A Midwinter's Wedding by Melanie Cellier (1/28/22)
2. The Princess Game by Melanie Cellier (2/5/22)
3. Princess of Shadows by A.G. Marshall (2/23/22)
4. Princess of Roses by A.G. Marshall (2/28/22)
5. The Dark King and the Eternal Dance by Alesha Adamson (3/13/22)
6. Midnight for a Curse by E.J. Kitchens (3/14/22)
7. Cursed for Keeps by E.J. Kitchens (3/21/22)
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (3/28/22)
9. Cinder Ellie by J.M. Stengl (3/30/22)
10. Cade by Diane Darcy (4/12/22)

Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1. Love Unexpected by Jenny Proctor (5/31/22)

2. I Hated You First by Rachel John (6/5/22)

3. Carpool Crush by Rachel John (6/7/22)

4. That Fine Line by Cindy Steel (6/10/22)

5. Summer in New York Collection by Janette Rallison, et.al. (7/14/22)

6. The Sweet Spot by Anne Kemp (11/18/23)

7. Later On We'll Conspire by Kortney Keisel (11/29/22)

8. The Christmas Pact by Meg Easton (1/26/23)

9. The Christmas Bet by Meg Easton (1/26/23)

10. The Obituary Society by Jessica L. Randall (2/21/23)

11. From Me To You by Mary Carson (5/26/23)


Leave It To Beaver
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1. Birthday Boyfriend by Liz Isaacson (2/22/22)

2. Princess of Secrets by A.G. Marshall (2/25/22)

3. Princess of Mermaids by A.G. Marshall (3/2/22)

4. An Unwanted Love Story by Ellie Hall (3/21/22)

5. Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/23/22)

6. Never Fall for Your Enemy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/26/22)

7. Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe (4/5/22)

8. The Dating Game by Jenny Proctor (4/12/22)

9. The Secret Seven by Lucy McConnell (5/11/22)

10. Reese's Cowboy Kiss by Kimberly Krey (6/1/22)

11. A Summer Mismatch by Kaylee Baldwin (6/15/22)

12. A Hound Dog Named Elvis by Heather Horrocks (7/14/22)

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The Tower of Books
Timeframe: 2/1/22 to 1/3/25
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12/12 TV Shows

Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - 3/6/22 ♥♥♥♥



Read two books with a stay home wife.
1. The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 4/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. A Flame Put Out by Erin S. Riley - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥



Read three books about a blended family.
1. Heartbreak Cove by Lily Everett - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Home for Christmas by Lily Everett - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥



Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1. Jake Donovan - Wings in the Dark by Michael Murphy - 2/8/22 ♥♥♥
2. Detective Walsh - Knit, Purl, Die by Anne Canadeo - 2/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. Delia Peabody - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/14/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
4. Delia Peabody - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥



Read five books set in Texas.
1. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center - 5/10/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. Jackson by Emily March - 10/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas - 5/30/23 ♥♥♥♥
5. Tucker by Emily March - 7/10/23 ♥♥♥



Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family)
1. Violet by Lauren Royal - 2/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh - 2/20/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
3. Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh - 2/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
4. Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews - 2/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
5. The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
6. The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥



Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1. The Undercover Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden - 6/11/22 ♥♥♥
2. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - 8/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. Hunt the Fox by Don Mann - 9/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
5. Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
6. Suitable for Framing by Edna Buchanan - 2/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
7. Rat Race by Dick Francis - 3/31/23 ♥♥♥♥♥



Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1. - Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett - 2/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. - Grounded by R.K. Lilley - 2/5/22 ♥♥♥
3. - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. - Zia by Scott O'Dell - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥
5. - Bluestone Homecoming by M.J. Fredrick - 3/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
6. - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
7. - Now You See Her by James Patterson - 5/22/22 ♥♥♥
8. - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach by Ainsling Delaney - 5/31/22 ♥♥♥

Read 9 books that make you happy.
1. Rock All Night by Olivia Thorne - 2/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh - 2/23/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
3. The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles - 2/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
5. Breakable by Tammara Webber - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
6. Kiss Me at Christmas by Valerie Bowman - 3/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
7. Tailored for Trouble by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff - 3/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
8. Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
9. Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ♥♥♥♥

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Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - 2/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis - 3/12/22 ♥♥♥
3. Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
4. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
5. Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
6. Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister - 5/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
7. Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost - 5/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
8. Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
9. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom - 2/13/23 ♥♥♥
10. Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥



Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1. - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions by Linda M. Au - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. - Last Stop This Town by David H. Steinberg - 2/24/23 ♥♥♥
3. - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes - 5/3/23 ♥♥♥♥
4. - Exposure by Tracy Ewens - 5/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
5. - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/14/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
6. - Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon - 10/17/23 ♥♥♥
7. - Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey - 1/23/24 ♥♥♥♥
8. - The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh - 7/30/24 ♥♥♥♥
9. - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris - 12/13/24 ♥♥♥♥
10. - An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor - 12/27/24 ♥♥♥♥
11. - Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James - 1/3/25 ♥♥♥

Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1. - Baby, I'm Howling for You by Christine Warren - 4/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. - Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt - 5/12/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. - Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt - 5/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. - Teardrop Lane by Emily March - 6/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
5. - Heartsong Cottage by Emily March - 6/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
6. - Reunion Pass by Emily March - 7/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
7. - Christmas in Eternity Springs by Emily March - 7/23/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
8. - A Stardance Summer by Emily March - 8/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
9. - Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 8/6/22 ♥♥♥
10. - The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March - 8/12/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
11. - The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March - 8/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
12. - Smothered by Autumn Chiklis - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/3/25*****

Duration: 1/27/22

TASKS

✅1. Adams Family: Read one book whose title starts with A or F.
🏈1. All In - Bella Matthews, 1/28/22
2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
9. Happy Days: Read 9 books that make you happy.
😃1. The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood, 1/27/22
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10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.

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Welcome Kim, Shash, Connie N. and Katelyn.

The Tower of Books
Duration: February 1, 2022 - ?
Read: 45/45

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1) Forests, Fishing, & Forgery by Tonya Kappes read 2/2/2022

2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
1) Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman read 2/22/2022 Vonny is a stay at home mom to Simon
2) The Uninvited by William W. Johnstone read 3/19/2022 Ruth Black is a stay home wife

3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
1) Christmas, Criminals, and Campers by Tonya Kappes read 2/5/2022 Mae, her foster brother and her adopted mother
2) Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson read 2/28/2022 Amy and her husband, stepdaughter and their son
3) Stories We Never Told by Sonja Yoerg read 3/2/2022 Jackie marries Miles and is part of the family with his son Antonio

4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1) Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris read 2/2/22 Claude Friedrich is a police detective
2) Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris read 2/8/22 Jack Leeds is a private detective
3) A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen read 2/27/2022 Emily Kenyon is the police sheriff
4) Heart of Ice by Gregg Olsen read 3/3/2022 Emily Kenyon is the police sheriff

5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
1) Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger read 2/21/2022 Odessa, Texas
2) The Strawberry Hearts Diner by Carolyn Brown read 3/30/2022 Pick, Texas
3) Off Balance by Dominique Moceanu read 5/2/2022 Houston, Texas
4) Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi read 7/4/2022 set in Austin Texas
5) Holes by Louis Sachar read 7/15/2022 set in Green Lake Texas

6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1) The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware read 2/2/2022 The Elincourts are the parents and 3 girls.
2) Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris read 2/9/2022 Lily goes home to her parents and her sister's wedding
3) Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen read 2/11/2022 Georgina spends time with her mother and grandfather as well as her royal cousins as she prepares for her wedding
4) Do No Harm by Christina McDonald read 2/17/2022 Emma breaks the law to save her son behind her husband's back
5) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold read 2/22/2022 Susie's family as the deal with her death, her parents, sister and brother
6) The Shack by William Paul Young read 2/24/2022 MacKenzie, his wife and his 5 children

7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry read 2/15/2022
2) World Odyssey by Lance Morcan and James Morcan read 2/19/2022
3) Fiji by Lance Morcan and James Morcan read 2/20/2022
4) Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik read 3/7/2022
5) The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford read 3/31/2022
6) Heist Society by Ally Carter read 4/3/2022
7) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain read 4/9/2022

8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1) On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen read 2/1/22
2) The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks read 2/25/2022
3) Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard read 2/28/2022
4) The 5th Horseman by James Patterson read 3/2/2022
5) Fear Collector by Gregg Olsen read 3/14/2022
6) Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker read 3/24/2022
7) The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman read 3/25/2022
8) I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh read 4/7/2022

9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
1) Let Them Eat Pancakes: One Man’s Personal Revolution in the City of Light by Craig Carlson read 2/16/2022
2) Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews read 2/20/2022
3) A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters read 2/22/2022
4) The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik read 3/4/2022
5) Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder by Tonya Kappes read 3/13/2022
6) A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas read 3/18/2022
7) The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen read 3/20/2022
8) Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery read 3/22/2022
9) Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery read 3/23/2022

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10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1) Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz read 2/2/2022
2) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon read 2/8/22
3) Daisies for Innocence by Bailey Cattrell read 2/18/2022
4) Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell read 2/19/2022
5) Lore by Alexandra Bracken read 2/23/2022
6) Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber read 2/24/2022
7) Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver read 2/26/2022
8) Moon Called by Patricia Briggs read 3/8/2022
9) Reawakened by Odette Beane read 3/11/2022
10) Witchmark by C.L. Polk read 3/15/2022

11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1) Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris read 2/18/2022
2) The 6th Target by James Patterson read 3/3/2022
3) Internal Combustion: The Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City by Joyce Maynard read 3/9/2022
4) Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs read 3/18/2022
5) Later by Stephen King read 4/23/2022
6) Our Little World by Karen Winn read 6/19/2022
7) Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides by Tonya Kappes read 8/11/2022
8) Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal by Tonya Kappes read 8/13/2022
9) Iron Annie
by Luke Cassidy read 8/20/22
10) Limos, Lattes & My Life on the Fringe by Nancy N. Rue read 8/24/2022
11) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig read 8/26/2022

12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1) Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy CoCo read 2/13/2022
2) Magnetic by Anya J. Cosgrove read 2/21/2022
3) A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder read 3/1/2022
4) Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen read 3/5/2022
5) His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik read 3/7/2022
6) Serpentine: The True Story of a Serial Killer's Reign of Terror from Europe to South Asia by Thomas Thompson read 3/11/2022
7) Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey read 3/15/2022
8) Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman read 3/18/2022
9) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid read 3/26/2022
10) The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley read 4/3/2022
11) Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris read 4/5/2022
12) James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl read 4/11/2022

The Tower of Books
Duration: February 1, 2022 - Open Ended

Goal: 78/78

TASKS

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 05/02/22


2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
1. The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22
2. The Orphan Collector - Ellen Marie Wiseman - 08/04/22


3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
1. The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo - 12/21/22
2. The Huntress - Kate Quinn - 12/31/22
3. The Shadow Sister - Lucinda Riley - 05/14/23 - Archie’s and Flora’s family


4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1. Wildtrack - Bernard Cornwell - 02/28/22 - Harry Abbott
2. Black Coral - Andrew Mayne - 03/10/22 - Sloan McPherson
3. Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - 03/16/22 - Jane Rizzoli
4. Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22 - Sloan McPherson


5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
1. Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22
2. Unwanted: Dead or Alive - Gene Shelton - 05/18/22
3. A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
4. Reckless in Texas - Kari Lynn Dell - 05/30/24
5. The Bullet Swallower - Elizabeth Gonzalez James - 06/19/24


6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
1. Betrayal - Aleatha Romig - 02/04/22
2. Jöttem, hadd lássalak - D. Tóth Kriszta - 02/05/22
3. The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing - Sonia Faleiro - 03/27/22
4. Three Sisters - Heather Morris - 04/08/22
5. Vadászszőnyeg - Gábor Görgey - 05/23/22
6. Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley - 05/28/22


7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1. Piszkos Fred, a kapitány - Jenő Rejtő - 02/17/22
2. Az előretolt helyőrség - Jenő Rejtő - 02/28/22
3. Piszkos Fred közbelép Fülig Jimmy őszinte sajnálatára Albatrosz könyvek - Jenő Rejtő - 03/22/22
4. A megkerült cirkáló - Jenő Rejtő - 04/11/22
5. Djibouti - Elmore Leonard - 04/23/22
6. Killer Pizza - Greg Taylor - 07/29/22
7. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete Screenplay - J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves - 04/09/23


8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1. The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin - 05/12/22
2. The Frangipani Hotel: Stories - Violet Kupersmith - 06/13/22
3. The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag - 06/22/22
4. Newport Harbor House - Cindy Nichols - 07/03/22
5. Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light - Nikita Gill - 09/01/22
6. The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera - 10/24/22
7. Out of the Blue: The Complete Series - Garth Ennis - 11/05/22
8. The Hotel Nantucket - Elin Hilderbrand - 11/28/22


9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22
2. Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
3. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman - 05/24/22
4. The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner - 06/25/22
5. A History of What Comes Next - Sylvain Neuvel - 07/04/22
6. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection - Alexander McCall Smith - 08/24/22
7. Book Love - Debbie Tung - 08/30/22
8. Ramón and Julieta - Alana Albertson - 09/19/22
9. The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak - 11/16/22


10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1. Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda - 03/03/22
2. Goblin King - Kara Barbieri - 05/07/22
3. The Me You Love In The Dark - Skottie Young - 05/11/22
4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 06/10/22
5. A medve és a csalogány - Katherine Arden - 07/11/22
6. Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 07/08/22
7. Firebolt - Adrienne Woods - 09/02/22
8. Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Vol. 1: The Quest for the Dual Glaive - Jeffrey Addiss & Nicole Andelfinger - 10/30/22
9. Vampirella Vol.1: Seduction of the Innocent - Christopher J. Priest - 12/30/22
10. Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23


11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1. Sign Off - Patricia McLinn - 03/05/22
2. Flowers in the Snow - Danielle Stewart - 04/03/22
3. Miss Kane's Christmas - Caroline Mickelson - 11/18/22
4. Quantum and Woody Vol. 2: In Security (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 01/06/23
5. Dead On Time - W.L. Knightly - 05/06/23
6. The Sandman: Act III - Dirk Maggs & Neil Gaiman - 06/12/23
7. Death Force: Fires of Vengeance - Joe Brusha - 07/31/23
8. The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles - 04/20/24
9. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 05/12/24
10. The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born - Ayi Kwei Armah - 06/06/24
11. Moonlight, Murder, and Small Town Secrets - K.C. Hart - 07/05/24


12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
1. White Stag - Kara Barbieri - 02/10/22
2. Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22
3. Pletykaanyu - Krisztián Grecsó - 03/08/22
4. Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
5. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside - Nick Offerman - 04/14/22
6. Héroszok - Ókori szuperhősök csodálatos kalandjai - Stephen Fry - 05/22/22
7. Time Will Tell - Sandy Loyd - 06/09/22
8. The Theory of Flight - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - 06/20/22
9. A lány a toronyban - Katherine Arden - 08/16/22
10. A ​boszorkány éjszakája - Katherine Arden - 09/14/22
11. Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo - 10/17/22
12. The Year of the Hare: A Novel - Arto Paasilinna - 10/30/22

Reserved

Tower of books
1 February 2022 - ?
Duration: Open ended from your start date.


TASKS
1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
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2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.
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3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.
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4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
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5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.
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6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
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7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
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8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
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9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
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10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
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11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
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12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
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I'm in.

Tower of Books
Start Date: 2/1/22
Completed: 58/78
No page minimum, 50+% read after 1/31, Re-reads are ok, re-post when finished


✔ Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)
1. Fading Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 5/8/22

✔ Read two books with a stay home wife.
1. Die Zeuginnen=The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 5* 2/19/22 - Agnes Jemima's mother & step-mother
2. The Spy by Paulo Coelho no rating: see review 3/2/22 - MC was one, before she left her family to follow her dream of Paris

✔📌 Read three books about a blended family.
1. Touch My Tears: Tales from the Trail of Tears by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer and 11 other authors 4* 5/27/22 - at least two of the short stories are about blended families
2. Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais 5* 4/27/22
3. Fan the Flames by Katie Ruggle 4* 5/30/22 - two blended families

✔ Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
1. My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni 5* 2/16/22 - MC: Tracy Crosswhite
2. Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 5* 4/1/22 - MC: Eve Dallas
3. Born in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 6/5/22 - MC: Eve Dallas
4. Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 6/10/22 - MC: Eve Dallas

Read five books set in Texas.
1. The Power of Persistent Prayer: Praying With Greater Purpose and Passion by Cindy Jacobs 5* 2/28/22 - Weatherford, Cedar Hill, El Paso, San Antonio
2. Kate's Capitol by Sarah Holman 3* 3/6/22 - Austin, Taylor & San Antonio
3. Divorced, Desperate and Daring by Christie Craig 3* 3/9/22 - Glencoe ('near' Huston)
4. A Night for Us by Carrie Ann Ryan 3* 4/4/22 - San Antonio
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✔ Read 6 books that has a family in it.
1. Forever Lies by Kathleen Brooks 4* 2/7/22 - female MC's family (and family friends regarded part of family)
2. Duma i uprzedzenie=Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 5* 3/4/22 - several families
3. Curie & die Radioaktivität=Curie and Radioactivity by Paul Strathern 3* 3/16/22 - several families
4. Carpe Diem, Illinois by Kristin A. Oakley 4* 3/28/22 - several families
5. A Sanctuary Christmas Tale by Lisa Phillips 3* 4/6/22 - several families
6. Pride and Persistence by Jeanna Ellsworth 4* 4/10/22 - several families

✔📌 Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.
1. I, Spy? by Kate Johnson 3* 4/3/22 - a lot of action
2. Sanctuary Breached by Lisa Phillips 4* 4/5/22 - a lot of (fast paced) action
3. Trapped in a Hall of Mirrors: How the Luckiest Man in the World Became a Spy by Michael Connick 4* 4/21/22 - (fast paced) action thriller (no MPGs at all)
4. Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 4/24/22 - MPG
5. The Modeen Factor book 1 in The Jo Modeen Box Set: Books 1-3 by Frank H. Jordan 4* 5/28/22 - MPG
6. Solo=Solo by Jack Higgins 3* 5/29/22 - MPG
7. Fałszerz=The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth 3* 6/1/22 - MPG
Miss Fortune with MPG A/A => Soldiers of Fortune, Change of Fortune, Reel of Fortune, Swamp Spook, Cajun Fried Felony, Bullets and Beads, Fortune Funhouse, Frightfully Fortune, Swamp Sweets

Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
1. A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir 5* 2/14/22
2. Sanctuary Deceived by Lisa Phillips 3* 4/13/22 - bottom stripe (or #7)
3. Henry by Sydney Paige McCutcheon 3* 5/3/22 - the lake in the background and water drops
4. Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle 3* 5/7/22 (or #7)
5. Romance on the River by Mary Ellis 3* 5/10/22 - most of the cover background shows a river
6. Murder at the Geo-Cache book 3 in Citrus Beach Mystery: Box Set: Books 1,2,3 by Victoria L.K. Williams 3.5* 6/3/22
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✔ Read 9 books that make you happy.
1. Heaven's Doors Are Open by Blake Western 4* 2/14/22
2. Calculated Deception by K.T. Lee 5* 2/26/22
3. Lip Lock Love by Krista Sandor 5* 3/5/22
4. Tearful Surrender Joyful Release: Journey from Brokenness to Breakthrough by Marquita E. Batchelor 5* 3/5/22
5. Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon 5* 3/23/22
6. Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod: Ein Wegweiser durch den Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache (Dativ Is The Death of Genitive: A Directory Through The Maze of German Language) by Bastian Sick 4* 3/26/22
7. 31 Tage Lobpreis: Neue Freude an Gott=31 Days of Praise: Enjoying God Anew by Ruth Myers & Warren Myers 4* 3/30/22
8. Granny Goes Hollywood by Harper Lin 4* 4/13/22
9. Komisch, alles chemisch!=Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim 4* 4/20/22
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Part 2

Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.
1. Mr. Darcy Takes a Potion by Kate Treely 1* 3/24/22 - magic
2. My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood 4* 4/3/22 - witch
3. The Healer's Apprentice book 1 in Fairy Tale Romance Collection by Melanie Dickerson 3* 4/19/22 - MPG
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Read 11 books with a car on the cover.
1. New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 4* 3/20/22 - at the bottom
2. Sign Off by Patricia McLinn ?* 5/1/22
3. Frame 232 by Wil Mara 4* 5/26/22 (or #5 - Dallas & its suburbs)
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Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.
x1. Diamonds Aren't Forever by Connie Shelton 3* 2/20/22 - a tiny cat (or #4 - detective)
2. American Civil War: A History From Beginning to End by Henry Freeman & Hourly History 4* 2/22/22 - horses
3. Stamped Out by Tonya Kappes 3* 2/24/22 - cat
x4. Mad Dog: The Legend and Truth of Jerry Shriver by Henry Brown & Jim Morris & John L. Plaster & Paul Longgrear 1* 2/26/22 - dog
x5. Murder In Half Moon Bay by Nancy Jill Thames 0* 4/8/22 - dog
x6. It Started with a Kiss: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Beth Wood 4* 4/11/22 - dog
7. Love at First Bark by Dana Mentink 4* 4/13/22 - dog
8. Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4* 4/23/22 - parrot & turkeys
x9. Battle of Gettysburg: A History From Beginning to End by Hourly History 3* 5/10/22 - horses
10. The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism by Naoki Higashida 4* 5/10/22 - butterflies
📌11. Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 6/13?/22 - baby gators :-D (or #8)
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I'll try it

Tower of Books Challenge
Duration: Open ended from your start date.
Date Started: March 1, 2022
Date Completed:

These tasks do not have to be done in order. REMEMBER you will need more than one message for all your books so reserve a second one to make sure you can do them all.

TASKS

1. Adams Family
Read one book whose title starts with A or F. (All words count)

2. All In The Family
Read two books with a stay home wife.

3. Brady Bunch
Read three books about a blended family.

4. Cagney and Lacey
Read four books with a detective in it. Who are they?
**1. The Last Stop (Dear Abby 4) by Sonia Parin - 4/20/22 - Detective Joshua Ryan
**2. Black Cat's Legacy (Black Cat Mysteries 1) by Elaine Faber - 5/20/22 - Detective Dorian Dilman

5. Dallas
Read five books set in Texas.

6. Family Ties
Read 6 books that has a family in it. (Your interpretation of family).
**1. Crime and Periodicals (Green Valley Library 2) by Nora Everly - 5/9/22

7. Fall Guy
Read 7 books that are in the genre of adventure or action.

8. Gidget
Read 8 books that have a beach or water on the cover.
**1. Close to the Bone (Widows Island 1) by Kendra Elliot - 4/8/22
**2. Red Velvet Cake & Murder (Sweet Treats 6) by Lori Woods - 4/15/22


9. Happy Days
Read 9 books that make you happy.
**1. Cupcakes and Catastrophe (Belle Harbor 1) by Sue Hollowell - 3/2/22
**2. Strawberries and Strangers (Pelican Cove 1) by Leena Clover - 4/9/22
**3. Cupcakes and Celebrities (Pelican Cove 2) by Leena Clover - 4/12/22
**4. Berries and Birthdays (Pelican Cove 3) by Leena Clover - 4/13/22
**5. Sprinkles and Skeletons (Pelican Cove 4) by Leena Clover - 4/14/22

10. I Dream of Jeannie
Read 10 books that are labelled fantasy.

11. Knight Rider
Read 11 books with a car on the cover.

12. Leave It To Beaver.
Read 12 books that have an animal on the cover.

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Challenge Rules
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
* 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.