J.D. Robb discussion

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Read a book that satisfies each guideline below. 43 different books are required to complete all 3 Rounds. Books can't be used more than once. Participants can work on multiple Rounds at a time, but a Round must be completed to count.

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20 + 23 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone
2. Set in the future or past
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
5. Written by a new-to-you author
6. With an intriguing prologue
7. Reread an old favorite
8. With a woman on the cover
9. First in a series
10. Set in the West
11. Featuring social media
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
13. Published in 2023
14. Setting plays a major role
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym
16. From your least favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With more than one "Part"
19. With at least four words in the title
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
23. With a one word title

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title
25. A Memoir
26. With an ending that shocked you!
27. A debut novel
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
39. A true crime story
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

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Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/43

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20 + 23 Challenge
Level: 3
Level Completed: 2/3
Directives Completed: 42/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1 ***Complete***
Read a book:
✔1. A Standalone: Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
✔2. Set in the future or past: The Captain's Woman by Holly Bush
✔3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed: The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone
✔4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee: The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
✔5. Written by a new-to-you author: Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
✔6. With an intriguing prologue: Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh
✔7. Reread an old favorite: Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann
✔8. With a woman on the cover: Someone Had To Do It - Amber Brown & Danielle Brown
✔9. First in a series: Touched by Fate by Preslaysa Williams
✔10. Set in the West: The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
✔11. Featuring social media: A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon
✔12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover: A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins
✔13. Published in 2023: Regrets Only by Kieran Scott
✔14. Setting plays a major role: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
✔15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym: Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
✔16. From your least favorite genre: The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
✔17. Told in two time lines: When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
✔18. With more than one "Part:” The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
✔19. With at least four words in the title: The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain
✔20. With multiple narrators: Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh
✔21. Recommended by a friend: Drowning by T.J. Newman
✔22. Featuring a place you'd love to live: Return to Hummingbird Way by Reese Ryan
✔23. With a one word title: Hellbent by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

Round 2
Complete everything in Round 1 plus this round
Read a book:
✔24. Featuring a "number" in the title: Four Christmas Kisses by Anna Campbell
25. A Memoir
✔26. With an ending that shocked you!: Look Closer by David Ellis
✔27. A debut novel: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
✔28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”): Seven Girls Gone by Allison Brennan
✔29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy: Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann
✔30. Last in series: Murder on Bedford Street by Victoria Thompson
✔31. A police procedural: Lie To Her by Melinda Leigh
✔32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.): Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
✔33. Kept you up past midnight reading: Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✔34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters): The Holiday Home by Daniel Hurst

Round 3***Complete***
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 and this one
Read a book:
✔35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title": When Tony Met Adam by Suzanne Brockmann
✔36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30: Dead Against Her by Melinda Leigh
✔37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library: The Trouble with Earls by Anna Campbell
✔38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub"): Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
✔39. A true crime story: I Got a Name: The Murder of Krystal Senyk by Eliza Robertson
✔40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!: Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann
✔41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%): I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
✔42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction": One Night with a Millionaire by Shannyn Schroeder
✔43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: Rounds 1, 2 & 3
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 43/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
✔️ 1. A Standalone - Daisy in Chains - Sharon J. Bolton (Apr 14)
✔️ 2. Set in the future or past - Cop Town - Karin Slaughter (Mar 31)
✔️ 3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed - Crimson Lake Road - Victor Methos (Apr 19)
✔️ 4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee - Wrong Place Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister (Feb 9)
✔️ 5. Written by a new-to-you author - Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn (Apr 10)
✔️ 6. With an intriguing prologue - Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci (Jan 22)
✔️ 7. Reread an old favorite - Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward (Mar 8)
✔️ 8. With a woman on the cover - Driven - Rebecca Zanetti (Jun 18)
✔️ 9. First in a series - Heartbreaker - Julie Garwood (Jan 14)
✔️ 10. Set in the West - Running Wild - Linda Howard & Linda Jones (Mar 6)
✔️ 11. Featuring social media - Beneath Devil's Bridge - Loreth Anne White (Jan 28)
✔️ 12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover Envy - J.R. Ward (Aug 16)
✔️ 13. Published in 2023 - The First Death - Kendra Elliot (Aug 10)
✔️ 14. Setting plays a major role - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson (May 19)
✔️ 15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym - Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward (Jan 6)
✔️ 16. From your least favorite genre - A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (fantasy) (Jul 6)
✔️ 17. Told in two time lines - Girl, Forgotten - Karin Slaughter (Jan 30)
✔️ 18. With more than one "Part" - Honey Moon - Susan Elizabeth Phillips (May 24)
✔️ 19. With at least four words in the title - Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron - Julia Quinn (Feb 6)
✔️ 20. With multiple narrators - The Understatement of the Year - Sarina Bowen (Mar 26)
✔️ 21. Recommended by a friend - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto (Aug 20)
✔️ 22. Featuring a place you'd love to live - Murder at Kingscote - Alyssa Maxwell (Nov 29)
✔️ 23. With a one word title - Mercy - Julie Garwood (Feb 28)

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
✔️ 24. Featuring a "number" in the title - One Night with the CEO - Mia Sosa (Aug 28)
✔️ 25. A Memoir - Anne Frank: Her Life and Legacy - Jemma J. Saunders (Feb 18)
✔️ 26. With an ending that shocked you! - The New Year's Party: A Holiday Thriller Short Story - Daniel Hurst (Jan 4)
✔️ 27. A debut novel - Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell (Apr 14)
✔️ 28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words: - Chemical Capture - Debbie Baldwin (Jul 3)
✔️ 29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy - Lie To Her - Melinda Leigh (Apr 25)
✔️ 30. Last in series - No Going Back - T.R. Ragan (May 12)
✔️ 31. A police procedural - After That Night - Karin Slaughter (Sep 3)
✔️ 32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.) - Drown Her Sorrows - Melinda Leigh (Jan 22)
✔️33. Kept you up past midnight reading - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun - Elle Cosimano (Feb 24)
✔️ 34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters) Hellbent - Gregg Andrew Hurwitz (Feb 5)

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
✔️ 35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title" - When Tony Met Adam - Suzanne Brockmann (Jan 7)
✔️ 36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30 - Dark of Night - Suzanne Brockmann (Feb 16)
✔️ 37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library - The Bookstore Sisters - Alice Hoffman (Feb 17)
✔️ 38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub") - Into the Fire - Suzanne Brockmann (Jan 18)
✔️ 39. A true crime story - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt (Mar 12)
✔️ 40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did! - Back of Beyond - C.J. Box (Jun 23)
✔️ 41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%) - Body Language - Suzanne Brockmann (Apr 8)
✔️ 42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction" - Drowning - T.J. Newman (Jun 29)
✔️ 43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years - Hide and Seek - Mary Burton (Jan 3)

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 43/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone -Drowning by T.J. Newman
2. Set in the future or past - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed -The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
5. Written by a new-to-you author - Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
6. With an intriguing prologue - Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh
7. Reread an old favorite - Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb
8. With a woman on the cover - Ever After by Jude Deveraux
9. First in a series - Zero Day by David Baldacci
10. Set in the West - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
11. Featuring social media - Dead Against Her by Melinda Leigh
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover - 23rd Midnight by James Patterson
13. Published in 2023 After That Night by Karin Slaughter
14. Setting plays a major role - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym - Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb
16. From your least favorite genre - The Measure by Nikki Erlick
17. Told in two time lines - Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
18. With more than one "Part" - Identity by Nora Roberts
19. With at least four words in the title - Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
20. With multiple narrators - Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh
21. Recommended by a friend - All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live - Happy Place by Emily Henry
23. With a one word title - The Awakening by Nora Roberts

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title - Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
25. A Memoir - Broken Music: A Memoir by Sting
26. With an ending that shocked you! - Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
27. A debut novel - The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words: - State of Shock by Marie Force
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy - Lie To Her by Melinda Leigh
30. Last in series - Catch Her Death by Melinda Leigh
31. A police procedural - Fatal Justice by Marie Force
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.) - Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs
33. Kept you up past midnight reading - Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters) - The Unseen World by Liz Moore

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title" - When Tony Met Adam by Suzanne Brockmann
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30 - Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library - Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub") - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
39. A true crime story - The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did! - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%) - Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction" - Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years - Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 1/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone
2. Set in the future or past
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
5. Written by a new-to-you author
6. With an intriguing prologue
7. Reread an old favorite
8. With a woman on the cover
9. First in a series
10. Set in the West -- Their Rebellious Bride by Vanessa Vale
11. Featuring social media
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
13. Published in 2023
14. Setting plays a major role
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym
16. From your least favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With more than one "Part"
19. With at least four words in the title
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
23. With a one word title



Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title
25. A Memoir
26. With an ending that shocked you!
27. A debut novel
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
39. A true crime story
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

20 + 23 Challenge
January - December 2023
Level: 3

Round 1
Read a book:
1. A Standalone
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Marie Benedick 02/24

2. Set in the future or past
Peril in Paris, Rhys Bowen 01/12

3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
Death on a Cliff 02/02

4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn 04/01

5. Written by a new-to-you author
The Family Vault, Charlotte MacLeod 01/14

6. With an intriguing prologue
A Down to Earth Murder, Kay Hadashi 02/18

7. Reread an old favorite
One for the Money, Janet Evanovich 07/27

8. With a woman on the cover
, Nancy Warren 01/09

9. First in a series
A Very English Murder, Verity Bright 01/15

10. Set in the West
Sleep No More, Jayne Ann Krentz 02/07

11. Featuring social media
A Deadly Inside Scoop, Abby Collette 02/25

12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
A Streak of Bad Cluck, Ellen Riggs 03/09

13. Published in 2023
Theft in Paradise, Deborah Brown 04/25

14. Setting plays a major role
The Hippopotamus Pool, Elizabeth Peters 01/19

15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym
Up Close and Dangerous, Linda Howard 02/13

16. From your least favorite genre
Glitter in the Stars, Julia Huni 02/20

17. Told in two time lines
Kilty Conscience, Amy Vansant 02/09

18. With more than one "Part"
Seeing a Large Cat, Elizabeth Peters 03/27

19. With at least four words in the title
An Act of Foul Play, T E Kinsey 01/22

20. With multiple narrators
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E L Konigsburg 03/30

21. Recommended by a friend
Up to No Gouda, Linda Reilly 01/04

22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
Maui Time, Kay Hadashi 03/13

23. With a one word title
Elusive, Sara Rosett 04/08

Round 2
Complete everything in Round 1 plus this round
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title
12 Bodies and a Wedding, Stephanie Bond 03/19

25. A Memoir
A Year in Provence, Peter Mayle 06/08

26. With an ending that shocked you!
Buried in a Good Book, Tamara Berry 04/12

27. A debut novel
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt 05/17

28. Title features alliteration
Murder at Mabel’s Motel, G A McKevett 01/08

29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy (creepy gothick-y)
What the Dead Leave Behind, Rosemary Simpson 04/04

30. Last in series
Edinburgh Midnight, Carole Lawrence 11/05

31. A police procedural
Leverage in Death 04/18

32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
Seven-Layer Slayer

33. Kept you up past midnight reading -- oddly enough:
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig 02/13

34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)
Murder at the Grand Hotel, Isabella Bassett 02/04

Round 3
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 and this one
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes 02/28

36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
The Sanctuary Sparrow, Ellis Peters 02/08

37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
The Case of the Cupid Caper, Kathy Daley 02/12

38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
The Cactus, Sarah Haywood 08/29

39. A true crime story (based on a true crime)
The Mitford Murders, Jessica Fellows 10/28

40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
The Case Of The Dotty Dowager, Cathy Ace 07/25

41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
Maybe This Time, Jennifer Crusie 06/05

42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
Five French Hens, Judy Leigh 07/07

43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years (2019)
The Bark Before Christmas, Laurien Berenson 01/02

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: /43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone
2. Set in the future or past
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
5. Written by a new-to-you author

6. With an intriguing prologue
7. Reread an old favorite
8. With a woman on the cover
9. First in a series

10. Set in the West
11. Featuring social media

12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover

13. Published in 2023
14. Setting plays a major role
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym

16. From your least favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With more than one "Part"
19. With at least four words in the title
20. With multiple narrators

21. Recommended by a friend
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
23. With a one word title


Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title

25. A Memoir
26. With an ending that shocked you! not really a shock but shock that the author felt the need to add that. It wasn't needed and I hope it will come up somewhere in the following books
27. A debut novel
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words: "the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"

36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30

37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library

38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")

39. A true crime story
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

And after joining I finally read through …
I think I'll manage level 1 okay. The other 2 levels? Not so sure but I'll fill in as much as I can. There is just too many I don't have a clue where to start of if I would love/like reading.

Michelle wrote: "And after joining I finally read through …
I think I'll manage level 1 okay. The other 2 levels? Not so sure but I'll fill in as much as I can. There is just too many I don't have a clue where to s..."

Michelle - Level 1 is awesome! Or 2 or 3...I'm happy you're willing to attempt the challenge even though it may "challenge" you. Have fun & YAY for you for joining us!!

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: 3
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 18/43
Level: Rounds 1, 2 & 3

Round 1:
Read a book
1. A Standalone: Under the Whispering Do[author:Sandie Jonesor|53205888] by T.J. Klune
2. Set in the future or past: Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
5. Written by a new-to-you author
6. With an intriguing prologue
7. Reread an old favorite
8. With a woman on the cover: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
9. First in a series: Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. Set in the West
11. Featuring social media
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
13. Published in 2023: Cold-Blooded Liar by Karen Rose
14. Setting plays a major role
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym
16. From your least favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines: The Blame Game by Sandie Jones
18. With more than one "Part": Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
19. With at least four words in the title: A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay
20. With multiple narrators: Mary, Mary by James Patterson
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
23. With a one word title: Cross by James Patterson

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus this round
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title : The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay
25. A Memoir: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
26. With an ending that shocked you!
27. A debut novel: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”): Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural: Beneath Devil's Bridge by Loreth Anne White
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters): A Man Called Otto by Fredrik Backman

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 and this one
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
39. A true crime story: If You Tell: a True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%): Vicious by V.E. Schwab
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

Thank you Sandra. You know me I'm a sucker for challenges. And I've been here since the first one hence me joining with reading through first.
But as you say it is a challenge so I'm trying.

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone Stay Awake Megan Goldin
2. Set in the future or past Fantasy in Death J.D. Robb
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed The Golden Spoon Jessa Maxwell
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee Wrong Place Wrong Time Gillian McAllister
5. Written by a new-to-you author White Trash Warlock David R. Slayton
6. With an intriguing prologue The Innocent Wife Lisa Regan
7. Reread an old favorite Above Suspicion Helen MacInnes
8. With a woman on the cover Drown Her Sorrows Melinda Leigh
9. First in a series The Family Vault Charlotte MacLeod
10. Set in the West Trailer Park Trickster David R. Slayton Set in Guthrie, Oklahoma
11. Featuring social media Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder Valerie Burns
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos Donna Andrews
13. Published in 2023 I Will Find You Harlan Coben
14. Setting plays a major role The Gladstone Bag Charlotte MacLeod
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym The Dead Sea Cipher Elizabeth Peters
16. From your least favorite genre Non Fiction - His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine S.C. Gwynne
17. Told in two time lines Beneath Devil's Bridge Loreth Anne White
18. With more than one "Part" Identity Nora Roberts
19. With at least four words in the title The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie
20. With multiple narrators Southern Side of Paradise Kristy Woodson Harvey
21. Recommended by a friend A Dangerous Man Robert Crais
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live The Devine Doughnut Shop Carolyn Brown
23. With a one word title Broken Karin Slaughter

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title November 9 Colleen Hoover
25. A Memoir How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived Leslie Jordan
26. With an ending that shocked you! Criminal
Karin Slaughter
27. A debut novel A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon Sarah Hawley
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”) Slightly South of Simple Kristy Woodson Harvey
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy All the Dangerous Things Stacy Willingham
30. Last in series Breaking the Rules Suzanne Brockmann
31. A police procedural Payback in Death J.D. Robb
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.) How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper Snow
33. Kept you up past midnight reading The Palace Guard Charlotte MacLeod
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters) Beyond Reach Karin Slaughter

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title" To Sir Phillip, With Love Julia Quinn
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30 No Strangers Here Carlene O'Connor
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library The Woman in the Library Sulari Gentill
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub") Catch Her Death Melinda Leigh
39. A true crime story The Devil and Harper Lee Mark Seal
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did! The Unknown Beloved Amy Harmon
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%) Fractured Karin Slaughter
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction" The Secret to Southern Charm Kristy Woodson Harvey
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years Risk Dick Francis

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: 3
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 7/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1
Read a book:
1. A Standalone: The Dinner - Herman Koch 1/1/23
2. Set in the future or past
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
5. Written by a new-to-you author: The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak 1/3/23
6. With an intriguing prologue
7. Reread an old favorite
8. With a woman on the cover: - Martha Waters 1/3/23
9. First in a series Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates 1/5/23
10. Set in the West
11. Featuring social media
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
13. Published in 2023
14. Setting plays a major role
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym: Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood
16. From your least favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines: Girl, Forgotten - Karin Slaughter 1/2/23
18. With more than one "Part"
19. With at least four words in the title: The Boys from Biloxi - John Grisham 1/4/23
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
23. With a one word title

Round 2
Complete everything in Round 1 plus this round
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title
25. A Memoir
26. With an ending that shocked you!
27. A debut novel
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 and this one
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
39. A true crime story
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

20 + 23 Challenge
Level:Complete
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 43/43

Levels:
✔️Round 1 (23 books)
✔️Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
✔️Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

✔️Round 1: - 23/23
Read a book:
📖1. A Standalone - Cleaning the Gold
🎧2. Set in the future or past The Watchmaker's Daughter - past
🎧3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed - Lessons in Chemistry
🎧4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee The Maid
📖5. Written by a new-to-you author - The Bromance Book Club
🎧 6. With an intriguing prologue - The Nature of the Beast
🎧 7. Reread an old favorite - Brotherhood in Death
🎧8. With a woman on the cover

📖9. First in a series - The Triangle
📖10. Set in the West - The Tenderfoot
📖11. Featuring social media - Dead Against Her
📖12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover - The Savage Rage of Fallen Gods

🎧13. Published in 2023 - Encore in Death
🎧14. Setting plays a major role - Iron Lake
🎧15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym - Sick Heart
📖16. From your least favorite genre - A Guide to the Dark - YA horror
📖17. Told in two time lines - The Heiress
🎧18. With more than one "Part" possible -Savage Run
🎧19. With at least four words in the title How the Light Gets In
📖20. With multiple narrators The Circle
🎧21. Recommended by a friend - The Raging Storm
📖22. Featuring a place you'd love to live The Case of the Pig in the Evening Suit set in Scotland. Honestly, I don't want to live any place except where I am, but I would love an extended or working vacation in Scotland.
🎧23. With a one word title Triptych

✔️Round 2: 11/11
Complete everything in Round 1 plus: 8 of
Read a book:
🎧24. Featuring a "number" in the title - The Eighth Sister
🎧25. A Memoir - A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
🎧26. With an ending that shocked you! Deadly Fate
📖27. A debut novel - Murder by the Book
📖28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”) - A Tale of Two Cities
🎧29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy Lie To Her
🎧30. Last in series A Hard Day for a Hangover
🎧31. A police procedural - Last Breath
🎧32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.) -
Cross Her Heart
🎧33. Kept you up past midnight reading

🎧34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters) The Long Way Home

Round 3: 7/9
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
🎧35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title" - Cross
📖36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30 - Letting Go at 40
🎧37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library -The Librarian of Crooked Lane
🎧38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub") - Mercy
🎧39. A true crime story Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese
📖40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did! -The Woman in the Library - The last couple "stories within a story" didn't work for me.
🎧41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%) Fractured
📖42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction" Deconstructed
📖43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years Death on the Nile

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20 + 23 Challenge

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone Elektra 2/26
2. Set in the future or past Bombshell 2/26
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed Master of Mayhem 3/31
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee The Book of Cold Cases 4/23
5. Written by a new-to-you author Light from Uncommon Stars 4/9
6. With an intriguing prologue Open Season 4/8
7. Reread an old favorite Conquest 2/19
8. With a woman on the cover Stormwalker 3/18
9. First in a series Anton 3/28
10. Set in the West Pull Back 7/11
11. Featuring social media Up in Flames 7/31
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover 4/24
13. Published in 2023 Addicted to Ellis D 3/18
14. Setting plays a major role 5/5
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym Scandal at the Salty Dog 3/16
16. From your least favorite genre The Haunting of Maddy Clare 3/19
17. Told in two time lines A Little Too Late 4/14
18. With more than one "Part"
19. With at least four words in the title The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish 4/2
20. With multiple narrators Gardens of the Moon 2/13
21. Recommended by a friend The Way of Kings 3/12
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live Westin's Prince 4/16
23. With a one word title Unlocked 3/26

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title
25. A Memoir
26. With an ending that shocked you!
27. A debut novel
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
39. A true crime story
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

Let the games begin! Wishing you all much success with all your challenges!

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: Complete
Level Completed: 3/3
Directives Completed: 43/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books) - Completed
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone - A Rare Chance by Carla Neggers 1/25/2023 ** 1/2
2. Set in the future or past - Make a Wish by Helena Hunting - The prologue starts in the past and much of the story flashes back to events in the past. 2/21/2022 *** 1/2
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed - Sweet Deception by Angel Nicholas Goodreads rating is 4.2, but my rating was barely 2 stars. 1/28/2023 **
4. A Goodreads Choice Nominee - Hero by Samantha Young 2/14/2023 ***
5. Written by a new-to-you author - Love on the Line by McGarvey Black 1/9/2023 ** 1/2
6. With an intriguing prologue - Steadfast by Shirleen Davies - The prologue establishes the SEALS going undercover as a motorcycle club and the reason for it. 1/8/2023 ***
7. Reread an old favorite author - Begin Again by Emma Lord 2/19/2023 ****
8. With a woman on the cover - End of Story by Kylie Scott 2/23/2023 *** 1/2
9. First in a series - Break and Enter by Lori Matthews - First in the Callahan Security Series 12/7/2023 ****
10. Set in the West - Rock by JA Huss - Takes place in Colorado. 2/6/2023 **
11. Featuring social media - Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade - This series is about a television series called Gods at the Gates (like Game of Thrones), and there is fan fiction, memes, websites, chat rooms, etc... that feature the characters and actors from the show. 1/3/2023 ***
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover - Broken Falcon by Rachel Grant 1/7/2023 ***
13. Published in 2023 - The Dangerous One by Lori Foster 2/24/2023 ***
14. Setting plays a major role - Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca - The entire story takes place on a Renaissance Faire tour, so all the events relate to a Ren Faire. 2/1/2023 *** 1/2
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) 2/18/2023 ****
16. From your least favorite genre - The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Brian Sibley - SciFi/Fantasy is my least favorite genre. 1/26/2023 *****
17. Told in two time lines - Lotus Effect by Trisha Wolfe - Current timeline/current murder. Four years ago/ Lakin's attack is described. 1/9/2023 **** 1/2
18. With more than one "Part" - Savaged by Mia Sheridan - Savaged has a part 1 and a part 2. 1/19/2023 ****
19. With at least four words in the title - Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino 1/6/2023 **** 1/2
20. With multiple authors - The Failed Audition by Krista and Becca Ritchie 1/14/2023 ****
21. Recommended by a friend - Lies by Kylie Scott - Recommended by Stef @Noveltea Corner 2/12/2023 ****
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live - Falling for Zeke by Sara Blackard - Colorado 2/9/2023 ** 1/2
23. With a one word title - Undiscovered by Anna Hackett 1/30/2023 ***

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title - 40-Love by Olivia Dade 1/12/2023 *** 1/2
25. A Memoir - The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl 3/8/2023 *****
26. With an ending that shocked you! - State of Shock by Marie Force - The shock was more at the beginning of the story, but it set up everything that happened after that. 2/10/2023 *** 1/2
27. A debut novel The Layover by Lacie Waldon 2/15/2023 ***
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”) Worth the Wait by Lori Foster 1/24/2023 ***
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy - The Runaway by Lisa Childs takes place in a former insane asylum filled with secrets. It is set back off the road surrounded by a dark forest. One of the characters claims to be a medium who talks to the spirits of people who died there. 1/4/2023 ** 1/2
30. Last in series - Hard Night by Jackie Ashenden - Last in the 11th Hour series. 2/11/2023 *** 1/2
31. A police procedural - The Shark by Mary Burton Most of this story deals with evidence and clues found by the police to solve the case. 2/13/2023 *** 1/2
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.) - You Can Run by Rebecca Zanetti - Cover pictures a snowy road scene. 1/21/2023 **** 1/2
33. Kept you up past midnight reading - Midnight Escape by Sheila Kell 2/8/2023 ** 1/2
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters) - Lethal by Sandra Brown - All of the antagonists die by the end of the story. 1/26/2023 ****

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title" - Hail Mary by Hope Anika 2/2/2023 **** 1/2
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30 - Just a Hint - Clint by Lori Foster - Clint is 39 years old - 1/10/2023 ***
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library - Better than Fiction by Alexa Martin - Most of the book takes place in a bookstore called The Book Nook. Also the plot revolves around this bookstore. 1/5/2023 *** 1/2
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub") - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano - 52 Book Club https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... 2/5/2023 *** 1/2
39. A true crime story - My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf - This graphic novel features a character that supposedly grew up with Jeffery Dahmer and shares his insights about his decline into madness. 1/2/2023 ***
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did! - Buried Deception by Amanda McKinney - This is the first book that I've read by this author, so I didn't know what to expect from her work. I was really drawn into the story and ended up reading it in one sitting without skimming or skipping anything. 1/27/2023 **** 1/2
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%) - Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson 2/4/2023 *****
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction" - Get a Clue by Jill Shalvis 2/10/2023 *** 1/2
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years - Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - Shelved in 2020. 1/21/2023 ***

I'll give it a chance.
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee - do you mean Goodreads Award Nominee or any book added to GR (for the first time) in 2022?

20 + 23 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Level: all 3 rounds?
Level Completed: (1)/3
Completed: 38/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)


Work in progress
Round 1: (1-23)
4. A 2022 Goodreads Award Nominee Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn ?* 5/?
17. Told in two time lines The Singing of the Dead book 2 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* ?/?
📌21. Recommended by a friend
Du bist der Gott, der mich sieht: 100 Facetten Gottes entdecken=100 Names Of God Daily Devotional by Christopher D. Hudson ?* 7/?
Umgestaltung des inneren Menschen=Transforming the Inner Man: God's Powerful Principles for Inner Healing and Lasting Life Change by John Loren Sandford & Paula Sandford ?* ?/?

Round 3: (35-43)
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
Thunder in the Morning Calm by Don Brown ?* 5/?
Aus Mangel an Beweisen=Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow ?* ?/?

(Completed) Looking for alt. books:
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym
Cabs, Cakes, and Corpses book 1 in Murder on the Equator: 1-3: Box Set Collection 1 by Becca Bloom=Jennifer Joy ?* 4/? - the single book was originally published under author's Jennifer Joy though by now you see on the covers only her pen name
Knitted and Knifed by Tracey Drew ?* 5/? - Tracey Drew is a pen name of Tracey Alvarez
(16. From your least favorite genre)
18. With more than one "Part"
23. With a one word title
Incorruptible by S.L. Smith ?* 5/?
Pursued by Lillian Duncan ?* 5/?
Faithful by Amanda Bible Williams. Ann Voskamp, Ginny Owens, Kelly Minter, Kelly Needham, Lisa Harper, Raechel Myers, Ruth Chou Simons, Sally Lloyd-Jones, Sarah MacIntosh, Savannah Locke, Trillia J. Newbell & Amy Grant (Introduction) ?* ?/?
28. Title features alliteration
Rodeo Rescue by Teri Wilson ?* 5/?
Sea Storm by Andrew Mayne ?* 5/?
Flash Flood by DiAnn Mills ?* ?/?
Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley ?* ?/?
(39. A true crime story)

Completed
Round 1: (1-23)
1. A Standalone Undercover Santa by Wendy Davy 4* 1/4
2. Set in the future or past A Very Austen Noel by Robin M. Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite & Mandy H. Cook 4* 1/26
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed Christmas Wishes by Joann Baker & Patricia Mason 2* 1/4 - GR avr. rating 4.08
5. Written by a new-to-you author The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne 5* 3/7
6. With an intriguing prologue Boots and Backpacks: Pride & Prejudice on the Appalachian Trail, Roughly by K.C. Kahler 4* 3/19
7. Reread an old favorite Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon 5* 1/9
8. With a woman on the cover Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen 4* 4/7
9. First in a series The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club: Book One by Ann Warner 4* 1/7 - The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club #1
10. Set in the West Gone to Her Grave by Melinda Leigh 4* 3/6 - set in Oregon
11. Featuring social media Blue Christmas by Clare Revell 4* 1/11 - social media is a vital part of the plot
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover The Case of the Tabloid Tattler by Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick 4* 2/27
13. Published in 2023 Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks 4* 2/12 - published 1/24/23
14. Setting plays a major role Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 5* 4/14 - Sinful, Louisiana (capital of the weird and strange) & Mardi Gras in New Orleans
📌15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym Some Like It Shot by Zara Keane 3* 4/5 - according to the copyright page in this author's books her actual name is Sarah Tanner or she's not the copyright owner *don't think so* :-D
16. From your least favorite genre The Warm Up: Older Woman Younger Man Erotica by Tori Westwood 1* 3/1 - MILF erotica (I don't have THE least favorite genre, but this one is pretty much at the bottom of my list, further down could be only fantasy with magic/witches and horror which I don't read in general)
📌18. With more than one "Part" My Valentine by Mandy H. Cook book 5 in A Very Austen Valentine 2.5* 2/23 - a two part novella
19. With at least four words in the title The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book Three by Ann Warner 4* 2/8
20. With multiple narrators The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book Four by Ann Warner 4* 3/14
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 4* 4/20 - fictional Sinful, Louisiana (though only with Fortune, Ida Belle & Gertie in it :-D)
📌23. With a one word title Abgeblockt=One False Move by Harlan Coben 3* 4/25

Round 2: (24-34)
24. Featuring a "number" in the title The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book Five by Ann Warner 5* 3/21
25. A Memoir God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew, John Sherrill & Elizabeth Sherrill 5* 5/3
26. With an ending that shocked you! Kill Me If You Can by Nicole Young 4* 3/24
27. A debut novel River of Danger by Alexa Verde 4* 2/19
📌28. Title features alliteration Ranger Redemption book 2 in Texas Ranger Heroes Romantic Suspense Boxed Set: Books 1-3 by Lynn Shannon 3.5* 3/22
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy Saved by the SEALs by Cassie Cole 4* 4/29 - luckily only one small part of the planned terrorist attack (view spoiler)[attempted infection of millions of people with one of the plague variants(view spoiler)[
30. Last in series Walking on Her Grave by Melinda Leigh 4* 3/20 - last in the Rogue River novella series
31. A police procedural Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/22
32. With a weather related scene on the cover Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 3/10
33. Kept you up past midnight reading Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon 5* 2/25
34. In which a prominent or support character dies Code of Ethics by Lynette Eason book 3 in The Cost of Betrayal: Three Romantic Suspense Novellas 4* 3/31 (view spoiler)[several of the corrupt police officers died in the end (hide spoiler)]

Round 3: (35-43)
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title" Cooked Goose book 2 in The Lethal in Love Series: Books 1-3 by Susan Amanda Kelly 4.5* 2/11 (view spoiler)[after proving he can care for his daughter the male MC gets the motor club moniker 'Goose' which is apparently a big deal (hide spoiler)]
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30 Granny on Board by Harper Lin 4* 3/3 - both MCs are over 70
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel 5* 2/14 - many library and book store scenes
38. Read by a book club True Fiction by Lee Goldberg 4* 2/27 - Action/Adventure Aficionados: February 2023 Espionage Group Read
📌39. A true crime story Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir by Aspen Matis 3* 4/10
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did! The Big Trampoline by Debora Khan & Sarah Manea 5* 1/15
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction" The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club Book Two by Ann Warner 4* 1/20 - MPG: chick-lit
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years Pleasure Intense by Ju Ephraime 4* 2/26 - I downloaded this freebie on 8/24/16
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Agnieszka wrote: "I'll give it a chance.
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee - do you mean Goodreads Award Nominee or any book added to GR (for the first time) in 2022?

20 + 23 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Level:..."

A Goodreads Award Nominee book for 2022

Sandra wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I'll give it a chance.
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee - do you mean Goodreads Award Nominee or any book added to GR (for the first time) in 2022?

20 + 23 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/23..."

Thank you!

You're welcome!

20 + 23 Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Level — Rounds 1–3
Books Completed — 26/43

Round 1 (20/23)
Read a book…

1. that is a standalone
Maggie Moves On, Lucy Score – 3/7/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

2. set in the future or past
Like It’s 1999, Karen Grey – 3/3/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

3. that is highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren’t impressed
Darkness Everlasting, Alexandra Ivy – 4/10/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰

4. that is a 2022 Goodreads Nominee

5. written by a new-to-you author
Assumption, Aurora Rose Reynolds – 1/21/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

6. with an intriguing prologue
Queen Move, Kennedy Ryan – 3/22/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

7. reread an old favorite
Year One (reread), Nora Roberts – 1/15/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

8. with a woman on the cover
Midnight’s Promise, Donna Grant – 1/4/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

9. that is first in a series
Morrigan’s Cross, Nora Roberts – 1/19/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

10. set in the West
Defending Harlow, Susan Stoker – 1/27/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

11. featuring social media
The Hot One, Lauren Blakely – 2/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

12. with any type of fur, feathers, or scales on cover
Of Blood and Bone (reread), Nora Roberts – 1/16/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

13. published in 2023
Encore in Death, J.D. Robb – 2/9/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

14. where setting plays a major role
Valley of Silence, Nora Roberts – 1/23/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

15. written by an author who uses a pseudonym
Dance of the Gods, Nora Roberts – 1/20/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

16. from your least favorite genre

17. told in two timelines
Triptych, Karin Slaughter – 4/18/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

18. with more than one “Part”
Four Aunties and a Wedding, Jesse Q. Sutanto – 4/16/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

19. with at least a four-word title
Dial A for Aunties, Jesse Q. Sutanto – 3/14/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

20. with multiple narrators
Pucked Under, Helena Hunting – 2/8/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

21. recommended by a friend

22. that features a place you’d love to live
Fatal Justice, Marie Force – 3/2/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

23. with a one-word title
Darius, J.R. Ward – 1/14/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰



Round 2 — complete all Round 1 tasks plus the following (4/11)
Read a book…

24. that features a “number” in the title
One Baby Daddy, Meghan Quinn – 2/6/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

25. tagged memoir

26. with an ending that shocked you!

27. that is a debut novel
The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – 4/2/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

28. with a title that features alliteration
Divided in Death (reread), J.D. Robb – 2/19/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

29. made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy

30. that is last in a series
The Viper, J.R. Ward – 3/9/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

31. that is a police procedural

32. with a weather-related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)

33. that kept you up past midnight reading

34. in which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3 — complete all Round 1 and 2 tasks plus the following (3/9)
Read a book…

35. with a title that contains a character’s “name” or “title”

36. that features a protagonist over the age of 30
Fatal Affair (reread), Marie Force – 2/26/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

37. that features at least one scene in a bookstore or library

38. that was read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a “bookclub”)

39. tagged true crime

40. that you didn’t expect to love, but did!

41. with a predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
Survivor In Death (reread), J.D. Robb – 2/22/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

42. described as a “beach read” or “women’s fiction”
Beach Read, Emily Henry – 4/13/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰

43. that is gathering dust for at least 2 years on your “to be read” or “owned” list

I have two questions. What if I read a book because it is your least favorite genre, but after reading it; I want more? Can I still use it for my least favorite genre?

Also, I started a new to me series. The first book in the series was his debut novel. Can I use that as a debut novel even though, since its release, he has written over fifty novels?

Sharon, it was your least favorite genre when you opened the book. It may still be your least favorite genre but you’re willing to explore more. Yes, use it.

Debut novel doesn’t specify when…just that it’s the author’ s first book. The answer is yes you can use it.

Thank you.

Sharon wrote: "I have two questions. What if I read a book because it is your least favorite genre, but after reading it; I want more? Can I still use it for my least favorite genre?

Also, I started a new to me ..."

Absolutely!

Question
#42
Can I use chick lit for woman's fiction?

20 + 23 Challenge
Level: ?
Level Completed: 0/3
Directives Completed: 0/43

Levels:
Round 1 (23 books)
Rounds 1 & 2 (Both must be completed - 34 books)
Rounds 1, 2 & 3 (All 3 must be completed - 43 books)

Round 1:
Read a book:
1. A Standalone
2. Set in the future or past
3. Highly rated on Goodreads, but you weren't impressed
4. A 2022 Goodreads Nominee
5. Written by a new-to-you author
6. With an intriguing prologue
7. Reread an old favorite
8. With a woman on the cover
9. First in a series
10. Set in the West
11. Featuring social media
12. Anything with fur, feathers or scales on cover
13. Published in 2023
14. Setting plays a major role
15. Written by an author who uses a pseudonym
16. From your least favorite genre
17. Told in two time lines
18. With more than one "Part"
19. With at least four words in the title
20. With multiple narrators
21. Recommended by a friend
22. Featuring a place you'd love to live
23. With a one word title

Round 2:
Complete everything in Round 1 plus:
Read a book:
24. Featuring a "number" in the title
25. A Memoir
26. With an ending that shocked you!
27. A debut novel
28. Title features alliteration - (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:
"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”)
29. Made the hair on your neck stand up...seriously creepy
30. Last in series
31. A police procedural
32. With a weather related scene on the cover (snow, rain, etc.)
33. Kept you up past midnight reading
34. In which a prominent or support character dies (main or minor characters)

Round 3:
Complete everything in Rounds 1 & 2 plus:
Read a book:
35. Title contains a character's "name" or "title"
36. Featuring a protagonist over the age of 30
37. Featuring at least one scene in a bookstore or library
38. Read by a book club (our Goodreads group can be considered a "bookclub")
39. A true crime story
40. A book you didn't expect to love, but did!
41. A predominantly red book cover (over 50%)
42. A book described as a "beach read" OR "women's fiction"
43. A book gathering dust on your "to be read" or "owned" list for at least 2 years

Michelle wrote: "Question
#42
Can I use chick lit for woman's fiction?"

Yes! I think it qualifies.

Sandra wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Question
#42
Can I use chick lit for woman's fiction?"

Yes! I think it qualifies."
Thank you Sandra didn't think I was going to get the" beach read" and non of my other books would qualify for chick lit. 😂 😂

I think "women's fiction" is a very broad field & open to interpretation. And as I've mentioned before...we're very lenient within this challenge. If it "fits" in your eyes, you're good. :)

I finished my first yearly challenge.

Well done, Sharon!

Good job! I'm chugging along behind you.

Thank you Jonetta and Judy. This is one of my favorite challenges. It is challenging, but I feel it is doable.

Good luck Judy.

Well done Sharon. 🥂
This is the challenge that will not get done this year. The ones I didn't get to is just not genres or topics I ever read or could get interested in.

Great job, Sharon!!!

Thanks Robin

I understand Michelle. I'm working on a challenge that I ignore because it is out of my reach this late in the year.

Yay! I am finished!

Woo hoo! Congrats Judy.

Sharon wrote: "Thank you Jonetta and Judy. This is one of my favorite challenges. It is challenging, but I feel it is doable.

Good luck Judy."

That's great to hear, Sharon! Congrats!

Judy wrote: "Yay! I am finished!"

WooHoo Judy!! Congrats!

Congratulations Judy!!!

Congrats Judy!!