Monthly Challenges discussion

🎁🎁 White Elephant Exchange STEPS
no mailbox - just reading

🎁 1. SIGN-UP NOW (below) ;D You have till Dec 5
other details will follow. you MUST sign up before/on the 5th to participate.
🎁 2. LIST - Ok, for the ones who have sign-up already. On your thread, list (bookcovers only) 6 to 8 books that you READ THIS YEAR and enjoyed.
Steps 3, 4, 5 will show up later.
🎁 3. PICKING NAMES - go to post #26 for details


🐘 🐘 Important Posts to Remember 🐘🐘
#11 & #26 & 39

Please list your reading plans for this month after the exchange ends. Thank you :)

Yes, I'm in

Here are my 8 Books

I am in I think, but does it involve mailing things and/or reading things by a certain time?

Mickslibrarian wrote: "I am in I think, but does it involve mailing things and/or reading things by a certain time?"

I have the same question.

If I have to go to the mailbox - it's not gonna happen! LOL

No mailbox required - Just reading and there's a bonus point too 😀

Then you can sign me right up! I love points!

I'm in

Ok, i'm in then

I'm in ;)

PARTICIPANTS (& Booklist posts)


1. Diana S - post #3
2. Pat - post #12
3. Linda C
4. Mickslibrarian - post #17
5. The Adventures - post #18
6. Bethany - post #24
7. Amber - post #20
8. Marilyn - post #22
9. Tessa - post #23

Pat's Favorite Reads of 2022

I'm in, I think.

Good to see you Bethany🤗

🎁 Step 2 is up. - post #1

Did I do that right or does it go somewhere else?

MICKSLIBRARIAN'S FAVORITE READS OF 2022

Some of my favorite books of 2022:

♞ Pat wrote: "Did I do that right or does it go somewhere else?"
iTS GOOD

I'm in and here are my top eight favorites so far 2022:

Count me in!

Here are some of my favorites of 2022:

Here are eight of my best reads of 2022:

My top reads this year:

This task is NOW closed to new participants

🎁 3. Next Step - Picking Name
(I'm putting everyone's names in a jar - my husband will pick out your names from the jar))

1. Diana S - read a book from Linda C list (post #28
Diana picked The Guncle

2. Pat - read a book from Diana S list (post #3
Pat picked The Tobacco Wives

3. Linda C - read a book from Amber's list (post # 20
Linda picked The Island of Sea Women

4. Mickslibrarian - read a book from Tessa's list (post #23)
Mickslibrarian picked Remarkably Bright Creatures

5. The Adventures - read a book from Marilyn 's (post #22)
The Adventures picked Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories

6. Bethany - read a book from The Adventures list (post #18)
Bethany picked Ode to Kirihito

7. Amber - read a book from Mickslibrarian 's list (post #17)
Amber picked The Diary of a Bookseller

8. Marilyn - read a book from Bethany's list (post #24)
Marilyn picked I'm Glad My Mom Died

9. Tessa - read a book from Pat's list (post #12)
Tessa picked A Good American

Will be back - busy finding a jar 😉
I'm back .... I've listed the booklist you will reading a book from.
Tell us which book you'll be reading.
🎁 There will be 2 BONUS POINTS available but I can't tell you what they are until everyone choses their book. 🤗
HINT: exchanges will begin with bonus points.

I'm going to have a go with

It's been on my TBR for a while, so I'm happy to have a reason to get it pulled out to read!

Sorry this is late.

I will read from Amber's list (only one I have from her list on my shelves at the moment)

I will read the Ode to Kirohito

I will read from Bethany's list.

Remarkably bright creatures - I'm a sucker (pun intended) for books with unlikely detectives

I picked The Guncle It looks very funny. I hope its a laugh out loud book. I could use a funny book about now.

Mickslibrarian wrote: "Remarkably bright creatures - I'm a sucker (pun intended) for books with unlikely detectives"

I loved this book. I had so MANY great 2022 reads, it was hard to pick just a few.

I'll read Today A Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket ;)

From Pat's list, I will read: A Good American by Alex George

🎁 Bonus Points will be up late tomorrow afternoon

I will read The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

Step 4: for 1st bonus point

You can picked a book from any of the other bookists


But there is a caught, that booklist can only be used twice, Then it will be closed.

This is a first come first serve optional.

For example:
• Linda C originally picked from Amber's booklist.
Linda picked The Island of Sea Women,

• Then Pat decided to pick The Golden Couple from Amber's list. (#1)

• Then Amber picked a book from Marilyn's list (#1)

• Then Diana picked a book from Mickslibrarian's booklist. (#1)

• Then Tessa pick Finding Dorothy from Amber's list (#2 - Amber's list is now closed - books can not be picked from her list).

For bonus point, I will read The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews from Diana's list. She is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and this was not on my list yet. 😊

I pick A Lady in the Smoke from Linda C's list.

I pick The Diary of a Bookseller from Mickslibrarian's list

I AM selecting from Amber's list.

BONUS: I'll pick from LindaC's list:

BONUS: I’ll pick from Diana’s list:

♞ Pat wrote: "I AM selecting from Amber's list."

LOL looks like Diana is good at making predictions. Absolutely loved this book.

Amber wrote: "♞ Pat wrote: "I AM selecting from Amber's list."

LOL looks like Diana is good at making predictions. Absolutely loved this book."

I'm looking forward to it~

For bonus I'll read An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good from Mickslibrarian's list

BONUS POINT (Round one)

🔒 Diana S booklist 🌲 Diana's list is now closed 🔒
(Post #40) 1. Amber picked The Homewreckers
(Post #45) 2. Marilyn picked The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

🔒Linda C booklist🌲Linda's list is now closed 🔒
(Post #41) 1. Mickslibrarian picked A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery
(Post #44) 2. Tessa picked Deacon King Kong

🔒Mickslibrarian booklist 🌲 Mickslibrarian's list is now 🔒
(Post #42) 1. The Adventures picked The Diary of a Bookseller
(Post #48). 2. Linda picked An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

Amber booklist
(Post #43) 1. Pat picked The Golden Couple

Pat booklist
(Post 50) 1. Diana picked The Diamond Eye

I pick from Pat's list The Diamond Eye