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Spring Seasonal Challenge
When: March 1-May 31, 2023
12/12

1. springtime - (c) by Fiona McArthur 6/3 3.5★
2. bloom- (t) A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman 3/3 2★
3. sun shining- (t) Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 4/3 4★
4. baby animals- (t) Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings 10/3/23 4★
5. eggs- (t) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
6. tulips- (t) The Unquiet by J.D. Robb 2/3 3★
7. jellybeans- (a) This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub 12/3 4★
8. rainstorm- (t) Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 7/3 3.5★
9. sprout- (t) Obedience by Jacqueline Yallop 13/3 2★
10. warming- (t) Right to Kill by John Barlow 4/3 3.5★
11. spring break- (t) Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 6/3 3.5★
12. raincoat- (t) A Clash of Kings: V2 by Landry Q. Walker,George R.R. Martin 9/3 1★

Completed 3/14/23

The Phrases:
✅1. springtime
American Pastoral by Philip Roth - 3/7/23 - 4* - My Review
✅2. bloom
Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper - 3/2/23 - 3* - My Review
✅3. sun shining
Shining Sea by Anne Korkeakivi - 3/5/23 - 3* - My Review
✅4. baby animals
Light Years by James Salter - 3/4/23 - 4* - My Review
✅5. eggs
Solaris by Stanisław Lem - 3/6/23 - 5* - My Review
✅6. tulips
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy - 3/3/23 - 3* - My Review
✅7. jellybeans
So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger - 3/2/23 - 4* - My Review
✅8. rainstorm
Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki - 3/9/23 - 4* - My Review
✅9. sprout
Victory City by Salman Rushdie - 3/14/23 - 5* - My Review
✅10. warming
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - 3/10/23 - 4* - My Review
✅11. spring break
Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym - 3/3/23 - 3* - My Review
✅12. raincoat
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler - 3/4/23 - 5* - My Review

1. springtime - Tabula Rasa - Mar 20 - takes place in spring
2. bloom - Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution - Mar 2
3. sun shining - Sōsuke Natsukawa, author of The Cat Who Saved Books - Mar 12
4. baby animals - Alan Isler, author of Kraven Images - Mar 8
5. eggs - Evvie Drake Starts Over - Mar 6
6. tulips - Lessons in Chemistry - Mar 14
7. jellybeans - Bad Axe County - Mar 9
8. rainstorm - Stella Riley, author of The Black Madonna - Mar 5
9. sprout - Small World - Mar 11
10. warming - Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average - Mar 12
11. spring break - Kathleen Ernst, author or Mining for Justice - Mar 4
12. raincoat - Carl Reiner, author of My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir - Mar 13

ATY Spring Challenge, completed March 27

The Phrases:
1. springtime - ✔️Touch by Olaf Olafsson - title initial T
2. bloom - ✔️Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - author initials OB
3. sun shining - ✔️Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa - title S
4. baby animals - ✔️A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley - title and author ASB
5. eggs -✔️ The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng - title G
6. tulips - ✔️The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - title T
7. jellybeans -✔️ The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns - author AJ
8. rainstorm -✔️ Maureen by Rachel Joyce - title M
9. sprout - ✔️The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by St Montgomery - title S or T
10. warming - ✔️The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa -title M
11. spring break ✔️All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami - title A
12. raincoat - ✔️Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - title R

Kathy's Spring Reading Challenge
Finished 3/30/23

The Phrases:

1. springtime
✅A City of Bells - Elizabeth Goudge (author's initials) 3.5*
2. bloom
✅Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell (author's initials) 5*
3. sun shining
✅The Getting of Wisdom - Henry Handel Richardson (title) 4*
4. baby animals
✅The Innocents Abroad: Original Illustrations - Mark Twain(title) 4*
5. eggs
✅State of Terror - Hillary Rodham Clinton (title) 4*
6. tulips
✅A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny (author's initials) 5*
7. jellybeans
✅Ballet Shoes -Noel Streatfeild (title) 5*
8. rainstorm
✅Embers - Sándor Márai (author's initials) 5*
9. sprout
✅Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin (title) 4*
10. warming
✅The Death of Mrs. Westaway - Ruth Ware (author's initials) 4*
11. spring break
✅Aura - Carlos Fuentes (title) 4*
12. raincoat
✅The Custom Of The Country - Edith Wharton (title) 5*

Finished 16/4/23.

Phrase contains author's initials

3. Sun shining: Nina de Gramont - The Christie Affair

4.Baby animals: Antoine Laurain - The Readers' Room

11. Spring break: Stela Brinzeanu - Bessarabian Nights


Phrase contains first letter of title

7 Jellybeans: Like a House on Fire

8. Rainstorm: Skating to Antarctica

11. Raincoat: Cheating the Hangman

Phrase is exemplified on cover

2. Bloom:


5. Eggs:

9. Sprout:

Phrase found in text

1. Springtime: Libertie
No, in public Louisa and Experience only sang in a foreign tongue about springtime and love and offering apples to your beloved

6. Tulips: In Every Mirror She's Black
A mix of yellow and lilac tulips

10. Warming: The Orphanage
He’s warming himself up on the little steps without getting out of the minibus….

Finished 4/3/2023 (date I finished the last book)

The Phrases:

√1. springtime
Author's initials in the title
Der Mozart Code by Michalis Patentalis

√2. bloom
Phrase is exemplified on the cover
Dear Evan Hansen


√3. sun shining
Author's initials in the title
Neverwhere: BBC Dramatisation by Neil Gaiman

√4. baby animals
Author's initials in the title
What My Sister Knew by Nina Laurin

√5. eggs
Phrase contains the first letter of the title
Skellig

√6. tulips
Author's initials in the title
Böses Licht by Ursula Poznanski

√7. jellybeans
Phrase contains the first letter of the title
Das Lied der toten Mädchen

√8. rainstorm
Author's initials in the title
Die App: Sie kennen dich. Sie wissen wo du wohnst by Arno Strobel

√9. sprout
Phrase contains the first letter of the title
One Last Stop

√10. warming
Phrase contains the first letter of the title
Grimms Morde

√11. spring break
Author's initials in the title
Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

√12. raincoat
Author's initials in the title
A Cold Dark Place by Toni Anderson

The Phrases:
Author Initials:
Bloom - Olivie Blake : The Atlas Six - March 21, 2023
Baby Animals - Scott Lynch : The Lies of Locke Lamora - March 19, 2023
Rainstorm - Ayn Rand : Anthem - March 16, 2023
Sprout - Taylor Reid : The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - April 4, 2023
Warming - Arthur Miller : The Crucible - March 9, 2023
Spring Break - Rainbow Rowell : Fangirl - April 4, 2023
Waincoat - Raymond Chandler : The Big Sleep - March 28, 2023


Titles:
Springtime - Justin Cronin : The Passage - March 06, 2023
Sun Shining - Holly Black : The Stolen Heir - March 08. 2023
Eggs - Tara Westover : Educated - March 11, 2023
Tulips - Chloe Gong : These Violent Delights - March 26, 2023
Jellybeans - Kristin Hannah : The Nightingale - March 15, 2023

1. springtime - The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (author)
2. bloom - The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict (author)
3. sun shining - Haven by Emma Donoghue (title)
4. baby animals - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (title)
5. eggs - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (title)
6. tulips - 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (title)
7. jellybeans - Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis (author)
8. rainstorm - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (in text)
9. sprout - Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (in text)
10. warming - Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown (title)
11. spring break - Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese (in text)
12. raincoat - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (author)

The Phrases:
1. springtime. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships. ( Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name)
2. bloom. The Marriage Portrait. (Both letter of author's name.)
3. sun shining. Nothing to See Here. ( Phrase contains the first letter of the title)
4. baby animals. A Short History of the World According to Sheep. (Phrase is exemplified on the cover)
5. eggs. The Witch's Heart (Both letters of author's name)
6. tulips. Legends & Lattes. (Phrase contains the first letter of the title.)
7. jellybeans. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion. (First letter of the title)
8. rainstorm. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (Bother letters of the author's name)
9. sprout: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Phase contains the first letter of the title)
10. warming. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. ( contains both letters of the authors name)
11. spring break. Demon Copperhead. (Contains both letters of the authors name)
12. raincoat: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. (Phase contains first letter of the title)

Completed 4/14

✅ 1. springtime
Safe With Me by K. L. Slater
✅ 2. bloom
Liar by K. L. Slater
✅ 3. sun shining
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
✅ 4. baby animals
Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa
✅ 5. eggs
Finding Grace by K. L. Slater
✅ 6. tulips
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
✅ 7. jellybeans
The Black Phone by Joe Hill
✅ 8. rainstorm
The Secret by K. L. Slater
✅ 9. sprout
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
✅ 10. warming
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
✅ 11. spring break
Blink by K. L. Slater
✅ 12. raincoat
Closer

Spring Seasonal Challenge

I did 10 titles & 2 authors

1. springtime A Passage to India
2. bloom Olive, Again
3. sun shining The Sanctuary Sparrow
4. baby animals The Man with the Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s Bond Letters
5. eggs Suffer Little Children
6. tulips Light A Single Candle
7. jellybeans The Loneliest Girl in the Universe (Lauren James)
8. rainstorm The Rising Tide
9. sprout Storm Front
10. warming The Wicked Step-Twister
11. spring break Shroud for the Archbishop
12. raincoat The Silver Chalice(Thomas Costain)

I've finished my round one - using titles. Next, I'm going to try for authors, but one or two might end up being something different.

I'm in. This version is by First Letter of the Title (ignore or include A, An, and The)

1. springTime: Tastes Like Murder, Catherine Bruns – 03/03/23
2. blooM: Murder, She Knit, Peggy Ehrhart – 15/03/23
3. sun shIning: Iceland - Culture Smart!, Thorgeir Freyr Sveinsson – 21/03/23
4. baby AnimalS: (A) Short History of the World According to Sheep – Sally Coulthard – 10/03/23
5. eggS: Sourcery, Terry Pratchett – 21/03/23
6. TuliPs: (The) Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings, Kevin Crossley-Holland – 12/03/23
7. jellyBeans: (The) Book Club Murders, Leslie Nagel – 28/03/23
8. rAinsTorm: (The) Abbot's Gibbet, Michael Jecks – 06/03/23
9. spRouT: (The) Relic, Kathi Daley – 24/03/23
10. waRming: Rupture, Ragnar Jonasson – 30/03/23
11. sPring break: Penne Dreadful, Catherine Bruns – 05/03/23
12. rainCoat: (The) Creak on the Stairs, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir – 08/03/23

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1. Springtime
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There

2. Bloom
Broken Glass

3. Sun shining
The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen

4. Baby animals
The Book of Lost Names

5. Eggs
Expectant

6. Tulips
Maame

7. Jellybeans
When We Were Birds

8. Rainstorm
All the Dangerous Things

9. Sprout
The London Séance Society

10. Warming
The Missing Sister

11. Spring break
Something's Different

12. Raincoat
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Finished a month early, which is not like me at all! No covers, just a mix of initials and titles (and sometimes both).

1. springtime - The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg by Eva St. John

2. bloom - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris

3. sun shining - Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera

4. baby animals - Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

5. eggs - Gallant by V.E. Schwab

6. tulips - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

7. jellybeans - Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig

8. rainstorm - The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia

9. sprout - The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss

10. warming - Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong

11. spring break - Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne

12. raincoat - Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Finished challenge a second time 4/25/23

Kathy's Spring Reading Challenge - 2nd Round
12/12 Finished 4/25/23

The Phrases:

1. springtime
✅Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel (author's initials)

2. bloom
✅Some Tame Gazelle - Barbara Pym (cover - blooms of irises)

3. sun shining
✅The Red and the Black - Stendhal (author's initials)

4. baby animals
✅Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates (title)

5. eggs
✅A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway #5) - Elly Griffiths (author's initials)

6. tulips
✅The Plain in Flames - Juan Rulfo (title)

7. jellybeans
✅Death on the Menu - Lucy Burdette (author's initials)

8. rainstorm
✅The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths (title)

9. sprout
✅Theater Shoes - Noel Streatfeild (title)

10. warming
✅An Academic Question - Barbara Pym (title)

11. spring break
✅At the Sign of the Cat and Racket Honoré de Balzac (title)

12. raincoat
✅The Bonesetter's Daughter: A Novel - Amy Tan (author's initials)

Completed 27/04/23

The Phrases:

1. springtime - A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles (Title)
2. bloom - by Garrett Leigh (Cover - a bloom of colour)
3. sun shining - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah harari (title)
4. baby animals - Knit Tight by Annabeth Albert (Author)
5. eggs - A Gentleman's Position by KJ Charles (Title)
6. tulips - Unnatural by Alessandra Hazard (title)
7. jellybeans - Jackdaw by KJ Charles (Title)
8. rainstorm - by KJ Charles (Cover - blue colours, looks like bad weather)
9. sprout - by KJ Charles (cover - sprouting plants on cover)
10. warming - by Scarlett Peckham (Cover - very warm colours in the dress)
11. spring break - Sailor Proof by Annabeth Albert (Title)
12. raincoat - - KJ Charles (Cover - character is wearing a coat and the weather looks grim)

12/12

Completed April 25th

1. springtime - Iron Widow
2. bloom - Outlander
3. sun shining - The Hawthorne Legacy
4. baby animals - Maybe Now
5. eggs - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
6. tulips - Little Boy Blue
7. jellybeans - Before the Fall
8. rainstorm - It's in His Kiss
9. sprout - The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
10. warming - The Girl in the Ice
11. spring break - The House of Hades (Rick Riordan)
12. raincoat - The Final Gambit

When: March 1-May 31, 2023

The Phrases:
1. springtime: The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo* (Nigeria) 30 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
2. bloom: Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite* (French Polynesia) 19 Apr 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
3. sun shining: The Secrets of Bridgewater Bay by Julie Brooks* (Australia) 6 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
4. baby animals: Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran (Sri Lanka) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
5. eggs: Gulliver's Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. by Jonathan Swift (Irish author) 2 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
6. tulips: The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar* (Turkmenistan) 8 Apr 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review

7. jellybeans: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Kuwait) 14 Apr 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
8. rainstorm: Salt and Skin by Eliza Henry-Jones (Scotland) 9 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
9. sprout: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar* (Iran) 17 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
10. warming: Normal People by Sally Rooney* (Ireland) 8 Apr 2023⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
11. spring break: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 20 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
12. raincoat: The Rat Catcher: A Love Story by Kim Kelly 24 Mar 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review

finished

1. springtime - Love Anthony by Lisa Genova 4 stars
2. bloom- Blackberry winter by Sarah Jio 4 stars
3. sun shining- The Selection by Kiera Cass 4 stars
4. baby animals-Black candle women by Diane Marie Brown 3 stars
5. eggs- The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks 4 stars
6. tulips- Cape Light by Thomas Kinkaide 3 stars
7. jellybeans- The Chicken sisters K.J Dell'Antonia 5 stars
8. rainstorm- Maame by Jessica George 4 stars
9. sprout- The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 5 stars
10. warming-The Innocent Man by John Grisham 4 stars
11. Spring break-the heart of the matter
12. raincoat- if you lived here, I'd know your name by Heather Lende 4 stars

1. springtime Gray: Part I Lou Cadle
2. bloom The Last Town Blake Crouch
3. sun shining Infinity Gate M.R. Carey
4. baby animals I Can Make This Promise Christine Day
5. eggs Gray: Part II Lou Cadle
6. tulips Travel by Bullet John Scalzi
7. jellybeans Nemesis Agatha Christie
8. rainstorm Winter World A.G. Riddle
9. sprout Small Spaces Katherine Arden
10. warming Wayward Blake Crouch
11. spring break Antimatter Blues Edward Ashton
12. raincoat In the Country of Last Things Paul Auster

springtime If We Were Villians by ML Rio
bloom NIghtcrawling by Leila Mottley
sun shining Seven Empy Houses by Samanta Schweblin
baby animals Musical Tales by B Collins
eggs Exiles by Jane Harper
tulips The Three Body Problem by Ciixin Liu
jellybeans 42 68% "Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
Author Name" Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (Author) Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
rainstorm 37 60% "Anatomy by Dana Schwartz
Title" Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Title) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
sprout 32 52% "She Kills Me by Jennifer Wright
Title" The Suitcase Clone by Robin Sloan (title) Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie
warming 38 61% "Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Title" The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (Title) Anatomy by Dana Schwartz
spring break 42 68% "Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
Title" The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson (author) Firekeeper's Daughter by Angilne Boulley
raincoat 39 63% "Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Title" "Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
(title)" Even as We Breathe by Annette Saunook Clapsaddle

springtime If We Were Villians by ML Rio
bloom NIghtcrawling by Leila Mottley
sun shining Seven Empy Houses by Samanta Schweblin
baby animals Musical Tales by B Collins
eggs Exiles by Jane Harper
tulips The Three Body Problem by Ciixin Liu
jellybeans Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
rainstorm Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
sprout Anatomy by Dana Schwartz
spring break Firekeeper's Daughter by Angilne Boulley
raincoat Even as We Breathe by Annette Saunook Clapsaddle

And I've finished round two - mostly by author initials, but I had to go for something different for EGGS and TULIPS.

1. spriNGtime: Hiding the Past, {N}athan Dylan {G}oodwin – 02/03/23
2. bLooM: Custom Baked Murder, {L}iz {M}ugavero - 26/04/23
3. sun shiniNG: The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections, {N}eil {G}aiman - 10/05/23
4. Baby animalS: The Fires, Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir – 09/03/23
5. egGs: Gobbelino London & a Scourge of Pleasantries, Kim M. Watt - 05/05/23 (using the title)
6. tulips: Death in Bloom, Jess Dylan - 04/05/23 (tulips on the cover)
7. jellyBEans: How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island, Egill Bjarnason - 29/03/23
8. rAInstorm: Voices, Arnaldur Indriðason – 02/04/23
9. spRouT: Murder in the Caribbean, {R}obert {T}horogood - 10/05/23
10. wArmIng: Silence of the Grave, Arnaldur Indriðason – 29/03/23
11. sprinG breAK: The Cats that Cooked the Books, Karen Anne Golden – 27/03/23
12. RainCoat: Silent Spring, Rachel Carson - 28/03/23

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1. springtime : The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer by David Leavitt - Title
2. bloom : Le Fils du dieu de l'Orage by Arto Paasilinna - Title
3. sun shining : Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots by Nancy Goldstone - Author
4. baby animals : Ne m'appelle pas Capitaine by Lyonel Trouillot - Title
5. eggs : Cocoaïans by Gauz - Author
6. tulips : Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants by Mathias Énard - Title
7. jellybeans : L'amas ardent by Yamen Manai - Title
8. rainstorm : Black Rain Falling by Jacob Ross - Cover
9. sprout : Reading the Ceiling by Dayo Forster - Title
10. warming : Brume Rouge by Nicolas Feuz - Cover
11. spring break : Kim Jiyoung, née en 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo - Title
12. raincoat : A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa - Title

Finished - May 3, 2023

1. Springtime: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (April 30) - Author
2. Bloom: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (May 3) - Title
3. Sun shining: I Kill Giants by J.M. Ken Niimura (March 30) - Title
4. Baby animals: The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman (March 27) - Author
5. Eggs: Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov (March 10) - Title
6. Tulips: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (April 1), Title
7. Jellybeans: After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang (March 16) - Title
8. Rainstorm: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (March 31) - Title
9. Sprout: Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (March 25) - Title
10. Warming: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (April 29) - Title and Author
11. Spring Break: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (April 20) - Author
12. Raincoat: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (April 11)

Hello all! I have finished with only a few days to spare. What a fun seasonal challenge.

1. SPRINGTIME
Mother of All Pigs FINISHED
2. BLOOM
Lone Women FINISHED
3. SUN SHINING
My Best Friend's Exorcism FINISHED
4. BABY ANIMALS
Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up FINISHED
5. EGGS
The Go-Between: A Memoir of Growing Up Between Different Worlds FINISHED
6. TULIPS
The London Séance Society FINISHED
7. JELLYBEANS
Heartburn FINISHED
8. RAINSTORM
The Rabbit Hutch FINISHED
9. SPROUT
My Year of Meats FINISHED
10. WARMING
Hench FINISHED
11. SPRING BREAK
Lessons in ChemistryFINISHED
12. RAINCOAT
Children of Paradise FINISHED

FINISHED MAY 21


springtime ✔️ The Retreat - Sarah Pearse (author's initials)
bloom ✔️ Reckless Girls - Rachel Hawkins (cover)
sun shining ✔️ Illuminations - T Kingfisher (title)
baby animals ✔️ The Last Party - Clare Mackintosh (title)
eggs ✔️ Exiles - Jane Harper (title)
tulips ✔️ The Fire at Longbourn - Laraba Kendig (cover)
jellybeans ✔️ Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus (title)
rainstorm ✔️ Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt (title)
sprout ✔️ Spoiler Alert - Olivia Dade (title)
warming ✔️ Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand (title)
spring break ✔️ The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk (author's initials)
raincoat ✔️ Mrs Caliban - Rachel Ingalls (author's initials)

📚 2023 Spring Reading Challenge 📚
Finished: May 23, 2023

How to Fill the Prompts:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

Using the author's initials it could be used for phrase 4, 8, or 10. Using the first letter of the title you could apply it to phrase 10. Based on the cover, you could use it for phrase 1, 2, 3, or 4. Or even phrase 10 if you want to consider it 'heart warming'. Creativity is encouraged!

The Phrases
🌺 1. springtime - A Storm of Wishes by Jacqueline West (title)
🌺 2. bloom - The Girl With No Soul by Morgan Owen (author's name)
🌺 3. sun shining - Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan (title)
🌺 4. baby animals - El Libro de las Puertas by Manlio Castagna (title)
🌺 5. eggs - El llamado de la estirpe by Antonio Malpica (title)
🌺 6. tulips - Trials of Death by Darren Shan (title)
🌺 7. jellybeans - Nocturno Belfegor by Antonio Malpica (title)
🌺 8. rainstorm - Siete Esqueletos Decapitados by Antonio Malpica (author's name)
🌺 9. sprout - The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan (title)
🌺 10. warming - Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan (cover)
🌺 11. spring break - Penitencia by Kanae Minato (title)
🌺 12. raincoat - Children of Dune by Frank Herbert (title)

Spring Seasonal Challenge

First letter of the title

The Phrases: Books 12/12
🐣1. springtime Scents and Sensibility

🐣2. bloom Murder at Queen's Landing

🐣3. sun shining The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

🐣4. baby animals A Loyal Character Dancer

🐣5. eggs God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen

🐣6. tulips Trust

🐣7. jellybeans Black Knight in Red Square

🐣8. rainstorm Red Queen

🐣9. sprout Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

🐣10. warming The Woman Who Wouldn't Die

🐣11. spring break Earthly Remains

🐣12. raincoat The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

Round 3
Finished 5/25/23

12/12

The Phrases:

1. springtime
✅Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës - Isabel Greenberg (author's initials)

2. bloom
✅Instructions for a Heatwave - Maggie O'Farrell (author's initials)

3. sun shining
✅The Condor Passes - Shirley Ann Grau (author's initials)

4. baby animals
✅The Scent of Water - Elizabeth Goudge (title)

5. eggs
✅New Grub Street - George Gissing (author's initials)

6. tulips
✅The Lost and Found Bookshop - Susan Wiggs (title)

7. jellybeans
✅The Blue Room - Georges Simenon (title)

8. rainstorm
✅The Trees - Conrad Richter (title)

9. sprout
✅Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club - J. Ryan Stradal (title)

10. warming
✅Green Tea - J. Sheridan Le Fanu (title)

11. spring break
✅Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell (author's initials)

12. raincoat
✅Destination Unknown - Agatha Christie (author's initials)

Finished 5/26/23

1. ✅ springtime - The Measure - Nikki Erlick
2. ✅ bloom - The serpent & the wings of night - Carissa Broadbent
3. ✅ sun shining - loyalty - Lisa scottoline
4. ✅ baby animals - My rogue to ruin - Erica Ridley
5. ✅ eggs - geekerella - Ashley Poston
6. ✅ tulips - the seaside library / Brenda Novak
7. ✅ jellybeans - Artfully yours - Joanna Lowell
8. ✅ rainstorm - what if 2? - Randall Monroe
9. ✅ sprout - the perfect marriage - jeneva rose
10. ✅ warming - lessons in chemistry - Bonnie garmus
11. ✅ spring break - pineapple street - Jenny Jackson
12. ✅ raincoat - camp zero - Michelle min sterling

Round two done.

1. springtime - The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor (author)
2. bloom - Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes (text)
3. sun shining - The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton (text)
4. baby animals - A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson - (title and author)
5. eggs - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (text)
6. tulips - Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (text)
7. jellybeans - How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott (author)
8. rainstorm - Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon (cover, text, and author!)
9. sprout - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (title)
10. warming - Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose (text)
11. spring break - Go as a River by Shelley Read (author)
12. raincoat - Razorblade Tears by SA Crosby (title)

Finished Round 1 - 4/12/23
Finished Round 2 - 5/31/23

Round 1
1. springtime- Selective Mutism: An Assessment and Intervention Guide for Therapists, Educators & Parents (title)
2. bloom- Before the Coffee Gets Cold (title)
3. sun shining- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (author)
4. baby animals- The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai (author)
5. eggs- The Great Alone (title)
6. tulips- (cover)
7. jellybeans- My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi (author)
8. rainstorm- An Island (title)
9. sprout- Under the Udala Trees (title)
10. warming- Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson (author)
11. spring break- The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (author)
12. raincoat- Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry (author)

Round 2
1. springtime- The Dog of the North by Elizabeth Mckenzie (author)
2. bloom- Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty (author)
3. sun shining- The Soul of an Octopus (title)
4. baby animals- The Swimmers (title)
5. eggs- Everything, Everything (title)
6. tulips- Lessons in Chemistry (title)
7. jellybeans- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (author)
8. rainstorm- Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow (author)
9. sprout- All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (author)
10. warming- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (title)
11. spring break- milk and honey by Rupi Kaur (author)
12. raincoat- The Travelling Cat Chronicles (title)

For the first time I completed all of the prompts in the challenge!

The Phrases

1. springtime: The author's initials I S The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
2. bloom: The Cover Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen by Tove Jansson
3. sun shining: The Title Somna & somna om: 101 sätt att få kroppen att slappna av by Linda Wirén
4. baby animals: The Cover Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

5. eggs: Cover Ägg: recept & teknik by Tove Nilsson
6. tulips: Title starts with T AND it rhymes! The Five Orange Pips by Arthur Conan Doyle
7. jellybeans: English title starts with A, Swedish title starts with J Around the World in Eighty Days/Jorden runt på 80 dagar by Jules Verne
8. rainstorm: Author's initials R A Watership Down by Richard Adams

9. sprout: The title starts with S Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham
10. warming: The Cover on my Swedish version has a sunny and warm colour Dagens klara ljus by Anita Desai
11. spring break: The title A Aniara by Harry Martinson
12. raincoat: The author's initials A C Yellow Iris: a Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie