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message 1: by Cora (last edited Dec 12, 2022 08:47AM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:22PM

My Reading Goals and Challenges for 2023:

Challenges:

Read At Least 100 Books

Read Harder
PopSugar
Around the Year

Happy Birthday, PBT
Subdue the Shelf

Dragon Hoard Heist Challenge
Dragon Hop
Dragon's Next Trim 2023

Goals:

Read at Least One Book a Month for PBT Theme
Read Edgar Award Nominees
Read Hugo Award Nominees
Participate in Fall Flurries for all three months

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message 2: by Cora (last edited Dec 28, 2023 03:02PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:22PM

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message 3: by Cora (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:22PM

Overflow for Read 100 Books

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message 4: by Cora (last edited Aug 12, 2023 08:57AM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:23PM

Read Harder 2023

1. Read a novel about a trans character written by a trans author.: Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki, 4 1/2 stars, 1/13/23
2. Read one of your favorite author’s favorite books.: Saint Death's Daughter - C.S.E. Cooney, 4 stars, 4/17/23, kindle
3. Read a book about activism.: How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi, 1/4/23
4. Read a book that’s been challenged recently in your school district/library OR read one of the most-challenged/banned books of the year by a queer and/or BIPOC author.: All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson, 5 stars, 6/23/23
5. Read a completed webcomic.: Fangs - Sarah Andersen, 4 stars, 6/28/23
6. Finish a book you’ve DNFed (did not finish).: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, 4 stars, 4/8/23
7. Listen to an audiobook performed by a person of color of a book written by an author of color.: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy - Carol Anderson, 5 stars, 2/3/23
8. Read a graphic novel/comic/manga if you haven’t before; or read one that is a different genre than you normally read.: Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American - Laura Gao, 4 stars, 6/28/23
9. Read an independently published book by a BIPOC author.: What Storm, What Thunder: A Novel - Myriam J.A. Chancy, 4 stars, 8/1/23
10. Read a book you know nothing about based solely on the cover.
11. Read a cookbook cover to cover.
12. Read a nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or queer history.: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - Isabel Wilkerson, 4 stars, 8/12/23
13. Read an author local to you.: Miracle Creek - Angie Kim, 4 stars, 4/18/23
14. Read a book with under 500 Goodreads ratings.: Death Comes in Through the Kitchen - Teresa Dovalpage, 2 1/2 stars, 1/28/23
15. Read a historical fiction book set in an Eastern country.: The Red Palace - June Hur, 4 stars, 2/11/23
16. Read a romance with bisexual representation.
17. Read a YA book by an Indigenous author.: A Snake Falls to Earth - Darcie Little Badger, 4 stars, 5/11/23
18. Read a comic or graphic novel that features disability representation.
19. Read a nonfiction book about intersectional feminism.
20. Read a book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author.
21. Read a book of short stories.: Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Lee Murray, 4 stars, 2/2/23
22. Read any book from the Ignyte awards shortlist/longlist/winner list.: A Master of Djinn - P. Djèlí Clark, 5 stars, 2/8/23
23. Read a social horror, mystery, or thriller novel.: Never Name the Dead - D.M. Rowell, 3 1/2 stars, 2/13/23
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!: The Fallen Stones: Chasing Blue Butterflies, Mayan Secrets, and Happily Ever After in Belize - Diana Marcum, 3 stars, 3/10/23

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message 5: by Cora (last edited Oct 18, 2023 06:26AM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:24PM

Popsugar 2023

1. A book you meant to read in 2022: Still Life - Louise Penny, 4 1/2 stars, 1/2/23
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore
3. A book about a vacation: The Spare Man - Mary Robinette Kowal, 3 1/2 stars, 1/25/23
4. A book by a first-time author: Never Name the Dead - D.M. Rowell, 3 1/2 stars, 2/13/23
5. A book with mythical creatures: A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow, 5 stars, 1/10/23
6. A book about a forbidden romance: Angelfall - Susan Ee, 4 stars, 2/19/23
7. A book with "Girl" in the title: Girl One - Sara Flannery Murphy, 4 1/2 stars, 4/1/23,
8. A celebrity memoir: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology - Leah Remini, 4 stars, 2/21/23
9. A book with a color in the title: Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Lee Murray, 4 stars, 2/2/23
10. A romance with a fat lead: One to Watch - Kate Stayman-London, 4 stars, 4/2/23
11. A book about or set in Hollywood: Borderline - Mishell Baker, 4 stars, 1/22/23
12. A book published in spring 2023: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson, 4 stars, 6/16/23
13. A book published the year you were born: 'Salem's Lot - Stephen King, 3 1/2 stars, 5/31/23
14. A modern retelling of a classic: Circe - Madeline Miller, 4 1/2 stars, 6/16/23
15. A book with a song lyric as its title: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: American Life in Columns - Michael A. Smerconish, 4 stars, 6/14/23,
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend, 4 stars, 5/29/23
17. A book with a love triangle: More Than You'll Ever Know - Katie Gutierrez, 4 stars, 2/18/23
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022: All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson, 5 stars, 6/23/23
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge: Murder in the White House - Margaret Truman, 3 1/2 stars, 4/9/23
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, 4 stars, 4/8/23
21. A book set in the decade you were born: Untamed Shore - Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 4 1/2 stars, 6/27/23
22. A book with a queer lead: Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki, 4 1/2 stars, 1/13/23
23. A book with a map: The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan - Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller, 3 stars, 5/12/23
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover: Rabbits - Terry Miles, 3 1/2 stars, 7/13/23, kindle
25. A book with just text on the cover: How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi, 1/4/23
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews - Jack London, 3 stars, 10/18/23
27. A #BookTok recommendation: Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree, 4 stars, 6/29/23
28. A book you bought secondhand: Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American - Laura Gao, 4 stars, 6/28/23
29. A book your friend recommended: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa - Adam Hochschild, 4 stars, 9/26/23
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - Isabel Wilkerson, 4 stars, 8/12/23
31. A book about a family: The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende, 1/4/23
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023: Starter Villain - John Scalzi, 4 stars, 10/15/23
33. A book about an athlete/sport
34. A historical-fiction book: The Red Palace - June Hur, 4 stars, 2/11/23
35. A book about divorce
36. A book you think your best friend would like
37. A book you should have read in high school
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you

Advanced
41. A book written during NaNoWriMo: Saint Death's Daughter - C.S.E. Cooney, 4 stars, 4/17/23, kindle
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
44. A book that was self-published
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
46. A book with a pet character: Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons - Quenby Olson, 4 stars, 3/27/23
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas: The Ex Hex - Erin Sterling, 2 1/2 stars, 10/16/23
48. A book that features two languages: Death Comes in Through the Kitchen - Teresa Dovalpage, 2 1/2 stars, 1/28/23
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
50. A book with alliteration in the title: Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala, 3 stars

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message 6: by Cora (last edited Oct 11, 2023 09:48AM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:24PM

Around the Year 2023

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y: Secret Lives - Mark de Castrique, 4 stars, 2/6/23
2. A book by an author you read in 2022: A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow, 5 stars, 1/10/23
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo, 4 stars, 1/30/23
4. A book with an interracial relationship: Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro, 4 stars, 1/20/23
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala, 3 stars

6. A book where books are important: The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean, 4 1/2 stars, 2/25/23
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title: What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism - Dan Rather, 4 stars, 1/16/23
8. An author's debut book: More Than You'll Ever Know - Katie Gutierrez, 4 stars, 2/18/23
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: A Master of Djinn - P. Djèlí Clark, 5 stars, 2/8/23

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Nothing But Blackened Teeth - Cassandra Khaw, 3 1/2 stars, 3/9/23
11. A book about a person/character with a disability: Borderline - Mishell Baker, 4 stars, 1/22/23
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American - Laura Gao, 4 stars, 6/28/23
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Lee Murray, 4 stars, 2/2/23

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake: The Spare Man - Mary Robinette Kowal, 3 1/2 stars, 1/25/23
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: Death Comes in Through the Kitchen - Teresa Dovalpage, 2 1/2 stars, 1/28/23
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2: The Red Palace - June Hur, 4 stars, 2/11/23
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: Crow Hollow - Michael Wallace, 4 stars, 2/18/23,

18. A book related to science: The Fallen Stones: Chasing Blue Butterflies, Mayan Secrets, and Happily Ever After in Belize - Diana Marcum, 3 stars, 3/10/23
19. A book related to the arts: Still Life - Louise Penny, 4 1/2 stars, 1/2/23
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: The Devil Takes You Home - Gabino Iglesias, 4 stars, 5/2/23
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: Angelfall - Susan Ee, 4 stars, 2/19/23
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: Saint Death's Daughter - C.S.E. Cooney, 4 stars, 4/17/23

23. A book with a body of water in the title: Miracle Creek - Angie Kim, 4 stars, 4/18/23
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: Starsight - Brandon Sanderson, 4 stars, 3/7/23
25. A book with a tropical setting: What Storm, What Thunder: A Novel - Myriam J.A. Chancy, 4 stars, 8/1/23
26. A book related to pride: All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson, 5 stars, 6/23/23

27. A book by an author from continental Europe: The Absent One - Jussi Adler-Olsen, 3 stars, 5/27/23
28. A book that is dark: Underland: A Deep Time Journey - Robert Macfarlane, 4 stars, 6/8/23
29. A book that is light: Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree, 4 stars, 6/29/23
30. A book related to a chess piece: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa - Adam Hochschild, 4 stars, 9/26/23
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter - Theodora Goss, 4 stars, 8/5/23

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed - Helene Tursten, 3 1/2 stars, 9/19/23
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923: The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood, 4 stars, 3/17/23
34. A novella: Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire, 4 stars, 7/14/23
35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language: The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende, 1/4/23
37. A book with the theme of returning home: Never Name the Dead - D.M. Rowell, 3 1/2 stars, 2/13/23
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki, 4 1/2 stars, 1/13/23
39. A western: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt, 3 stars, 9/11/23

40. A book with a full name in the title: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, 4 stars, 4/8/23
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li, 3 stars, 3/8/23
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter: The Things She's Seen - Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina, 5 stars, 5/15/23
43. A book that involves a murder: Savage Run - C.J. Box, 3 1/2 stars, 1/6/23
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie, 4 stars, 4/10/23

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Skyward - Brandon Sanderson, 4 1/2 stars, 1/26/23
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Blood Sugar - Sascha Rothchild, 4 stars, 9/25/23
47. A book related to a geometric shape: The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan - Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller, 3 stars, 5/12/23
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend, 4 stars, 5/29/23

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023: The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman, 4 1/2 stars, 4/28/23
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson, 4 stars, 6/16/23
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson, 4 1/2 stars, 10/11/23

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message 7: by Cora (last edited Dec 19, 2023 08:08PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:24PM

Happy Birthday, PBT

The Candles

1. Read a book that fits our very first tag: historical fiction. Note that our very first tagger was MOM2RUDY who is now a published author, W.J. Small (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).: The Red Palace - June Hur, 4 stars, 2/11/23

2. PBT was founded in February, 2008. Read a book that represents or relates to any event that occurred (or occurs) in February.: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy - Carol Anderson, 5 stars, 2/3/23

3. Read a 5 star book from any of our administrators (past or present) "read" shelf. Administrators include: Ladyslott, LibraryCin, Annapi, JoLene, BooknBlues, Nicole R, Kristal and Anita.: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, 4 stars, 4/8/23

4. We have been compiling the PBT Top 10 list since our inception. Read a book from any of our 15 years of Top 10 selections.: Circe - Madeline Miller, 4 1/2 stars, 6/16/23

5. Read a book that fits the tag of India. Read in December, 2013, it represents our least read tag (excluding administrator special tags).: The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey, 5 stars, 7/23/23

6. Surprisingly, our favorite tag as measured by books read in one month was read way back in 2008. Read a book that fits the tag of mystery.: Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala, 3 stars

7. When PBT was 7 years old, we compiled our own top 100 non-fiction books of all time. Read one to blow out this candle.: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa - Adam Hochschild, 4 stars, 9/26/23

8. When PBT was 8 years old, we compiled our own top 100 fictional books of all time. Read one to blow out this candle.: A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman, 4 stars, 11/2/23

9. In 2016, we were forced to make the move from Shelfari to Goodreads. Read a book that fits EITHER the last tag we read at Shelfari (2010) or the first tag we read at Goodreads (world war ii).: Even As We Breathe - Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, 4 stars, 5/17/23

10. Our most prolific poster (in the Goodreads era) is Amy (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...). Amy has posted more than anyone (including the administrators!) with 9301 comments as of this writing. Read a book in Amy's honor that somehow relates to her (either it is on her shelf, or highlights something you know about her personally, or her geography, or her profession). Indicate how you selected the book with your review.: The Matzah Ball - Jean Meltzer, 3 1/2 stars, 12/5/23

11. Read a book that was a buddy read here on PBT that you have not read before. Link to the buddy read thread along with your review.: Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi, 4 stars, 12/12/23

12. Fall Flurries and Trim the TBR have been staples for PBT for a very long time! Select a book that has been read for either of these PBT stalwarts that is shelved on our PBT bookshelf.: The Ex Hex - Erin Sterling, 2 1/2 stars, 10/16/23

13. PBT's very first game/challenge was called "Last Tagger Standing", and it was modelled on the famous television show, Survivor. Read a book that is tagged with survival or survivor.: System Collapse - Martha Wells, 3 1/2 stars, 12/19/23

14. Read a book from your favorite tag of all the tags you've personally read with PBT.The Fallen Stones: Chasing Blue Butterflies, Mayan Secrets, and Happily Ever After in Belize - Diana Marcum, 3 stars, 3/10/23

15. PBT is 15 years old! Read a book that was published the year YOU turned 15.: The Face of a Stranger - Anne Perry, 4 stars, 12/9/23

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message 8: by Cora (last edited Jul 18, 2023 08:26PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:25PM

Subdue the Shelf

1. Return to the Enchanted Island - Ravaloson, Johary
2. Detransition, Baby - Peters, Torrey
3. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 - Roberts, Cokie
4. The Ardent Swarm - Manai, Yamen
5. Saint Death's Daughter - Cooney, C.S.E.
6. The Moonlight Palace - Rosenberg, Liz
7. The Memory Police - Ogawa, Yōko
8. How to Be an Antiracist - Kendi, Ibram X.: How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi, 1/4/23
9. The Disaster Tourist - Ko-eun, Yun
10. Pack - Bockoven, Mike
11. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - Hannah-Jones, Nikole
12. Legendborn - Deon, Tracy
13. You Should See Me in a Crown - Johnson, Leah
14. The Memory Librarian - Monáe, Janelle
15. A Song Below Water - Morrow, Bethany C.: A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow, 5 stars, 1/10/23
16. The Honeys - La Sala, Ryan
17. Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change - Lewis, John
18. These Violent Delights - Gong, Chloe
19. The Reading List - Adams, Sara Nisha
20. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - Cosimano, Elle
21. Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster - Auxier, Jonathan
22. What Unites Us - Rather, Dan: What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism - Dan Rather, 4 stars, 1/16/23
23. Orphans of Eldorado - Hatoum, Milton
24. Bossypants - Fey, Tina
25. The Changeling - LaValle, Victor
26. Pearl of China - Min, Anchee
27. The Liar of Red Valley - Goodwater, Walter
28. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking - Kingfisher, T.
29. A Snake Falls to Earth - Little Badger, Darcie
30. Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Hibbert, Talia
31. Borderline - Baker, Mishell: Borderline - Mishell Baker, 4 stars, 1/22/23
32. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches - Lorde, Audre
33. The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick - O'Meara, Mallory
34. Pride - Zoboi, Ibi
35. Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Murray, Lee: Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Lee Murray, 4 stars, 2/2/23
36. Cinder - Meyer, Marissa
37. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe - Yu, Charles
38. We Hunt the Flame - Faizal, Hafsah
39. Dahlgren - Delany, Samuel R.
40. The Girls I've Been - Sharpe, Tess
41. No Gods, No Monsters - Turnbull, Cadwell
42. The Song of Achilles - Miller, Madeline
43. Crow Hollow - Wallace, Michael : Crow Hollow - Michael Wallace, 4 stars, 2/18/23
44. Valencia and Valentine - Krause, Suzy
45. A Night to Remember - Lord, Walter
46. The Devil in the Marshalsea - Hodgson, Antonia
47. The Fallen Stones: Chasing Blue Butterflies, Mayan Secrets, and Happily Ever After in Belize - Marcum, Diana: The Fallen Stones: Chasing Blue Butterflies, Mayan Secrets, and Happily Ever After in Belize - Diana Marcum, 3 stars, 3/10/23
48. Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery - Knecht, Rosalie
49. March - Brooks, Geraldine
50. Miranda in Milan - Duckett, Katharine
51. Felix Ever After - Callender, Kacen
52. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future - Kolbert, Elizabeth
53. With the Fire on High - Acevedo, Elizabeth
54. The Hate U Give - Thomas, Angie
55. Girl in Hyacinth Blue - Vreeland, Susan
56. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Myron, Vicki
57. Murder in the White House - Truman, Margaret: Murder in the White House - Margaret Truman, 3 1/2 stars, 4/9/23
58. The Hike - Magary, Drew
59. Hallowe'en Party - Christie, Agatha
60. Daisy Jones and the Six - Reid, Taylor Jenkins
61. Outlawed - North, Anna
62. My Sister, the Serial Killer - Braithwaite, Oyinkan
63. Untamed Shore - Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
64. Miracle Creek - Kim, Angie: Miracle Creek - Angie Kim, 4 stars, 4/18/23
65. The Nickel Boys - Whitehead, Colson
66. Upright Women Wanted - Gailey, Sarah
67. Our Woman in Moscow - Williams, Beatriz
68. Black Sun - Roanhorse, Rebecca
69. Circe - Miller, Madeline
70. Island Queen - Riley, Vanessa
71. The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan - Ahmadi-Miller, Enjeela: The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan - Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller, 3 stars, 5/12/23
72. What Moves the Dead - Kingfisher, T.
73. Out of Sorts - Valognes, Aurélie
74. Salt Houses - Alyan, Hala
75. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement - Davis, Angela Y.
76. Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo - Anthony, Lawrence
77. Harbor Me - Woodson, Jacqueline
78. Armada - Cline, Ernest
79. Darker Than You Think - Williamson, Jack - SKIPPED
80. Parasite - Grant, Mira
81. The Guncle - Rowley, Steven
82. Interior Chinatown - Yu, Charles
83. Little Boy Lost - Trafford, J.D.
84. Soothsayer - Sipe, Allison
85. Beach Read - Henry, Emily
86. The Things She's Seen - Kwaymullina, Ambelin: The Things She's Seen - Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina, 5 stars, 5/15/23
87. There There - Orange, Tommy
88. Knight's Gambit - Faulkner, William
89. The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Townsend, Jessica : The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend, 4 stars, 5/29/23
90. A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance - Abdurraqib, Hanif
91. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter - Goss, Theodora
92. The Sisters Brothers - deWitt, Patrick
93. Strangers and Cousins - Cohen, Leah Hager
~~94. Wolf in White Van - Darnielle, John~~ - Used Swap: Underland: A Deep Time Journey - Robert Macfarlane, 4 stars, 6/8/23
95. The Night Tiger - Choo, Yangsze
96. Walden ; or Life in the Woods - Thoreau, Henry David
~~97. English Creek - Doig, Ivan~~ - Used Swap: Rabbits - Terry Miles, 3 1/2 stars, 7/13/23, kindle
98. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Allen, Sarah Addison
99. Furia - Méndez, Yamile Saied
100. Solaris - Lem, Stanisław

Roll #1: 6-2 (landed on #8)
Roll #2: 4-3 (landed on #15)
Roll #3: 2-5 (landed on #22)
Roll #4: 3-6 (landed on #31)
Roll #5: 1-3 (landed on #35)
Roll #6: 2-6 (landed on #43)
Roll #7: 1-3 (landed on #47)
Roll #8: 6-4 (landed on #57)
Roll #9: 4-3 (landed on #64)
Roll #10: 6-1 (landed on #71)
Roll #11: 8 (landed on #79) Skipped with special advantage
Roll #12: 6-1 (landed on 86)
Roll #13: 2-1 (landed on 89)
Roll #14: 5 (landed on 94)
Roll #15: 2-1 (landed on 97)
Roll #16: Rolled off the board

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message 9: by Cora (last edited Dec 12, 2023 07:38PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:26PM

Dragon Hoard Heist Challenge

January/February: Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro, 4 stars, 1/20/23
March/April:
May/June: 62. The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border - Francisco Cantú, 4 stars, 6/19/23
June Bonus: The House of Shattered Wings - Aliette de Bodard, 4 stars, 7/21/23
September/October: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt, 3 stars, 9/11/23
Cat Burglar Holiday Bonus #1: Greenglass House - Kate Milford, 4 1/2 stars, 12/6/23
November/December: Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi, 4 stars, 12/12/23

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message 10: by Cora (last edited Dec 19, 2023 08:09PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:27PM

Dragon Hop

Thought Provoking: How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi, 1/4/23
Urban Fantasy: A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow, 5 stars, 1/10/23
Academic: White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo, 4 stars, 1/30/23
Alpha Male: Angelfall - Susan Ee, 4 stars, 2/19/23
Autobiography: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology - Leah Remini, 4 stars, 2/21/23
College: Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li, 3 stars, 3/8/23
Culture: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, 4 stars, 4/8/23
Dragons: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend, 4 stars, 5/29/23
Environment: Underland: A Deep Time Journey - Robert Macfarlane, 4 stars, 6/8/23
Fantasy: Very Important Corpses - Simon R. Green, 4 stars, 6/10/23, hoopla audio
France: The House of Shattered Wings - Aliette de Bodard, 4 stars, 7/21/23
Historical Fiction: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt, 3 stars, 9/11/23
Japan: Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi, 4 stars, 12/12/23
Love Story:

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message 11: by Cora (last edited Dec 03, 2023 02:37PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:27PM

Dragon's Next Trim 2023

1. Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant Series: Whispers Underground - Ben Aaronovitch, 4 stars, 12/3/23
2. Adler-Olsen’s Department Q Series: The Absent One - Jussi Adler-Olsen, 3 stars, 5/27/23
3. Arden’s Winternight Trilogy
4. Baldacci’s Atlee Pine Series
5. Barnes’ Inheritance Games Series: The Hawthorne Legacy, 4 stars, 8/13/23,
6. Bledsoe’s Tufa Series
7. DRAGON: Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons - Quenby Olson, 4 stars, 3/27/23
8. Box’s Joe Picket Series: Savage Run - C.J. Box, 3 1/2 stars, 1/6/23
9. Carey’s Felix Castor Series: Vicious Circle - Mike Carey, 4 stars, 9/18/23
10. Chamber’s Wayfarer’s Series
11. Christie’s Miss Marple
12. Christie’s Hercule Poirot: The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie, 4 stars, 4/10/23
13. Cordova’s Brooklyn Brujas
14. Green’s Ishmael Jones: Very Important Corpses - Simon R. Green, 4 stars, 6/10/23, hoopla audio
15. Horowitz’s Hawthorne and Horowitz
16. Ide’s IQ
17. Kadrey’s Sandman Slim: Devil Said Bang - Richard Kadrey, 2 1/2 stars, 2/16/23
18. Kowal’s Glamourist Histories: Glamour in Glass - Mary Robinette Kowal, 4 stars, 11/7/23
19. McGuire’s Wayward Children: Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire, 4 stars, 7/14/23
20. McGuire’s October Day

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message 12: by Cora (last edited Dec 03, 2023 02:38PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:27PM

PBT Monthly Tags

January Food: Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala, 3 stars
February England: Moon Over Soho - Ben Aaronovitch, 4 stars, 2/2/23
March Japan: Nothing But Blackened Teeth - Cassandra Khaw, 3 1/2 stars, 3/9/23
April Friendship: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, 4 stars, 4/8/23
May Indigenous: The Things She's Seen - Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina, 5 stars, 5/15/23
June Immigration: The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border - Francisco Cantú, 4 stars, 6/19/23
July Adventure: Rabbits - Terry Miles, 3 1/2 stars, 7/13/23, kindle
August Moral Dilemma: How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question - Michael Schur, 4 1/2 stars, 8/17/23
September: Literary Fiction: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt, 3 stars, 9/11/23
October Winter: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson, 4 1/2 stars, 10/11/23
November: Dragons: Dragon Heist - Alexander C. Kane, 4 stars, 11/11/23
December: Holiday: Whispers Underground - Ben Aaronovitch, 4 stars, 12/3/23

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message 13: by Cora (last edited Dec 28, 2023 03:04PM) (new)

Dec 07, 2022 04:28PM

Traveling through Books 2023 Destinations

AFRICA (3)

CONGO (1)

EGYPT (1)

SOUTH AFRICA (1)
---Cape Town (1)

ASIA (7)

AFGHANISTAN (1)

INDIA (1)
---Mumbai (Bombay) (1)

JAPAN (3)
--Tokyo (1)

KOREA (1)

AUSTRALIA (2)

EUROPE (22)

BELGIUM (2)

DENMARK (1)

FRANCE (2)
---Paris (1)

GREECE (1)

UNITED KINGDOM (12)

England (11)
---London (5)

Scotland (2)

SWEDEN (2)
---Gothenburg (1)

NORTH AMERICA (51)

CANADA (1)

Quebec (1)

CUBA (1)

Haiti (1)
---Port-au-Prince (1)

MEXICO (3)
---Baja California (1)
---Mexico City (1)

UNITED STATES (45)

Alabama (1)
---Tuscaloosa (1)

Arizona (1)
---Tucson (1)

California (6)
---Los Angeles (3)
---San Francisco (2)

Florida (2)
---Clearwater (1)
---Miami (1)

Georgia (1)

Illinois (6)
---Chicago (5)

Maine (1)

Massachusetts (2)
---Boston (1)

New Jersey (2)
---West Windsor (1)

New York (3)
---New York City (3)

North Carolina (2)

Oklahoma (1)

Oregon (1)
---Portland (1)

Pennsylvania (2)
---Philadelphia (2)

Texas (5)
---El Paso (1)
---Laredo (1)

Virginia (2)
--Loudoun County (1)

Washington (2)
---Seattle (1)

Wyoming (1)

Virginia (2)
---Arlington (1)

Washington, DC (2)

SOUTH AMERICA (1)

CHILE (1)

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message 14: by Cora (last edited Dec 23, 2023 09:47AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2022 08:46AM

Fall Flurries 2023

October: The Ex Hex - Erin Sterling, 2 1/2 stars, 10/16/23
November: To Shape a Dragon's Breath - Moniquill Blackgoose, 4 stars, 11/30/23
December: Whispers Underground - Ben Aaronovitch, 4 stars, 12/3/23
December: The Matzah Ball - Jean Meltzer, 3 1/2 stars, 12/5/23
December: Greenglass House - Kate Milford, 4 1/2 stars, 12/6/23
December: Lady Osbaldestone’s Plum Puddings - Stephanie Laurens, 4 stars, 12/23/23,

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message 15: by Cora (last edited May 02, 2023 06:26AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2022 08:46AM

Edgar Awards 2023

1. Secret Lives - Mark de Castrique, 4 stars, 2/6/23
2. The Red Palace - June Hur, 4 stars, 2/11/23
3. Never Name the Dead - D.M. Rowell, 3 1/2 stars, 2/13/23
4. More Than You'll Ever Know - Katie Gutierrez, 4 stars, 2/18/23
5. Buried in a Good Book - Tamara Berry, 4 stars, 2/23/23
6. Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li, 3 stars, 3/8/23
7. The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood, 4 stars, 3/17/23
8. Like a Sister - Kellye Garrett, 4 stars, 4/20/23
9. The Devil Takes You Home - Gabino Iglesias, 4 stars, 5/2/23

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Dec 12, 2022 08:46AM

Hugo Awards 2023

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message 17: by Cora (last edited Aug 13, 2023 07:12AM) (new)

Jan 29, 2023 08:36AM

Dragonopoly Continuation

Death Comes in Through the Kitchen - Teresa Dovalpage, 2 1/2 stars, 1/28/23
More Than You'll Ever Know - Katie Gutierrez, 4 stars, 2/18/23
The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood, 4 stars, 3/17/23
Underland: A Deep Time Journey - Robert Macfarlane, 4 stars, 6/8/23
Circe - Madeline Miller, 4 1/2 stars, 6/16/23
Rabbits - Terry Miles, 3 1/2 stars, 7/13/23, kindle
The Hawthorne Legacy, 4 stars, 8/13/23,

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message 18: by Cora (last edited Dec 03, 2023 02:42PM) (new)

Oct 09, 2023 08:40AM

Subdue the Shelf - Porter Board

1. Rebel of the Sands - Hamilton, Alwyn - Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton, 4 stars, 10/9/23
2. An Ember in the Ashes - Tahir, Sabaa
3. On Java Road - Osborne, Lawrence
4. The Agathas - Glasgow, Kathleen
5. The Verifiers - Pek, Jane: I AM HERE
6. Grave Reservations - Priest, Cherie
7. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 - Roberts, Cokie
8. Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change - Lewis, John
9. Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Hibbert, Talia
10. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches - Lorde, Audre
11. Hallowe'en Party - Christie, Agatha
12. My Sister, the Serial Killer - Braithwaite, Oyinkan
13. Island Queen - Riley, Vanessa
14. Salt Houses - Alyan, Hala
15. Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo - Anthony, Lawrence
16. Armada - Cline, Ernest
17. Soothsayer - Sipe, Allison
18. The Bromance Book Club - Adams, Lyssa Kay
19. Night of the Living Rez - Talty, Morgan
20. Knight's Gambit - Faulkner, William
21. A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance - Abdurraqib, Hanif
22. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter - Goss, Theodora
23. The Sisters Brothers - deWitt, Patrick
24. Walden ; or Life in the Woods - Thoreau, Henry David
25. Furia - Méndez, Yamile Saied
26. Something Bad Wrong - Pruitt, Eryk
27. Ace of Spades - Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah
28. A Shadow in Summer - Abraham, Daniel
29. Friday Black - Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame
30. In the Time of the Butterflies - Alvarez, Julia
31. Bless Me, Ultima - Anaya, Rudolfo
32. Mickey7 - Ashton, Edward
33. The Naturals - Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
34. American Elsewhere - Bennett, Robert Jackson
35. An Inheritance of Ashes - Bobet, Leah
36. Wake of Vultures - Bowen, Lila
37. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Bradley, Alan
38. Death in the Sunshine - Broadribb, Steph
39. Five Midnights - Cardinal, Ann Dávila
40. The Alienist - Carr, Caleb
41. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Chabon, Michael
42. The Star-Touched Queen - Chokshi, Roshani
43. The Night Tiger - Choo, Yangsze
44. Made to Kill - Christopher, Adam
45. Piranesi - Clarke, Susanna
46. Wit'ch Fire - Clemens, James
47. The Lighthouse Witches - Cooke, C.J.
48. Blacktop Wasteland - Cosby, S.A.
49. The Naming - Croggon, Alison
50. The Devourers - Das, Indra
51. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland - DeFede, Jim
52. The Monster Baru Cormorant - Dickinson, Seth
53. Amberlough - Donnelly, Lara Elena
54. The Prey of Gods - Drayden, Nicky
55. Geek Love - Dunn, Katherine
56. Acacia: The War with the Mein - Durham, David Anthony
57. Vessel - Durst, Sarah Beth
58. Cold Magic - Elliott, Kate
59. Gardens of the Moon - Erikson, Steven
60. Tears of the Trufflepig - Flores, Fernando A.
61. Parasite - Grant, Mira
62. Gone Girl - Flynn, Gillian
63. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Foer, Joshua
64. The Hunting Party - Foley, Lucy
65. The Deep, Deep Snow - Freeman, Brian
66. In the Woods - French, Tana
67. I Killed Zoe Spanos - Frick, Kit
68. Black Sun Rising - Friedman, C.S.
69. Class Mom - Gelman, Laurie
70. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting - Genova, Lisa
71. The Bullet that Missed - Osman, Richard
72. The Ballad of Perilous Graves - Jennings, Alex
73. The Karma Map - Sharma, Nisha
74. The Disinvited Guest - Goodman, Carol
75. Frightmares - Gibson, Eva V.
76. Pretty Dead Queens - Donne, Alexa
77. Gangland - Hogan, Chuck
78. Tress of the Emerald Sea - Sanderson, Brandon
79. The Monsters We Defy - Penelope, Leslye
80. The Cartographers - Shepherd, Peng
81. Devil House - Darnielle, John
82. The World We Make - Jemisin, N.K.
83. Notes on an Execution - Kukafka, Danya
84. The Maid - Prose, Nita
85. The Murder Rule - McTiernan, Dervla
86. The Last Policeman - Winters, Ben H.
87. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe - Yu, Charles
88. Cleopatra's Dagger - Lawrence, Carole
89. Chapter and Curse - Penney, Elizabeth
90. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Cain, Susan
91. A Man Called Ove - Backman, Frederik
92. Remarkably Bright Creatures - Van Pelt, Shelby
93. West With Giraffes - Rutledge, Lynda
94. Moon of the Crusted Snow - Rice, Waubgeshig
95. The Things They Carried - O'Brien, Tim
96. Miss Benson's Beetle - Joyce, Rachel
97. All the Stars and Teeth - Grace, Adalyn
98. Spin the Dawn - Lim, Elizabeth
99. The Last Adventure of Constance Verity - Martinez, A. Lee
100. The Reader - Chee, Traci

Total Participation Points Earned on Clerk Level: 3

Swaps Remaining: ~~Swap #1~~, Swap #2

*Earned 2 extra die for Rebel of Sand matching adventure tag (318 taggers)

First Roll/Starting Spot: 1 (7/15/23)
Shake it Up Sunday sent me back 4 spaces to #97 on Clerk Board. Moved there after finishing Rebel of the Sands on 10/9/23.
Used my first swap (To Shape a Dragons Breath for English Creek on Clerk Board).
Rolled off Clerk Board again.
First Roll/Starting Spot (Take 2): 5 (12/3/23)

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