The 52 Book Club: 2025 Challenge discussion

A Choose Your Own Road Trip Reading Adventure!


Ready for an adventure? We’re going on a road trip. Reading challenge style!

This summer, we’re hitting the road with a “choose your own reading adventure” challenge. Below, you’ll find eight different road trip decisions, each with three choices. It’s up to you to decide where you’re going, who you’re bringing along, and all the other fun road trip decisions like snacks, tunes, and sightseeing!


How it works:
1. Pick a book that matches one of the choices. For example, the very first thing we’ll have to decide is our destination! For this prompt, readers can choose a book set:

a) at the beach,
b) in the city,
or c) in the woods.

The books you pick don’t have to be summer or road-trip-themed. (Ex: You might choose option C above and decide to read Ruth Ware’s In a Dark, Dark Wood.) As with all our challenges, readers are encouraged to get as creative as they’d like when interpreting the prompts.

2. Read the book!

3. Repeat for all eight road trip decisions.

There are eight unique decisions to be made for this challenge. Each decision comes with three unique prompts and readers can decide to complete one, two, or all three of the prompts for each decision.

This means that over the course of the next three months, you’ll read at least eight different books for this challenge — but you may read more. Maybe you want to stop at more than one sightseeing location, or you want a sweet snack and a spicy one! This adventure is entirely up to you. The more options you pick, the more books you’ll read. (There is the possibility of reading up to 24 books for this challenge.)


Other Challenge Tips:
This challenge runs for the months of June, July, and August and will be in lieu of any 52 Book Club mini-challenges during this time.

What if I can’t finish the challenge during this time span?
Not a problem! As always, you’re welcome to complete any of our challenges at any time. Not in the Northern Hemisphere? Feel free to hold off on this challenge for a while, or join in and complete it now anyway! Winter road trips are fun too.

Do I have to complete this challenge in order?
While the decisions are numbered 1-8, this challenge can be completed in any order. You may decide to work through it in order or bounce around — whatever works best for you and your reading style.


Sharing:
Don’t forget to share your road trip reads on social media! Use #the52bookclub2023 when sharing on Instagram or other social sites. You can also find this challenge on Facebook, Instagram, and The Storygraph.

All our graphics are available for download on our website.

We’ve also teamed up with our sticker partner, PlanItWithStickers to offer Summer 2023 Challenge prompt stickers! These colorful stickers match our summer challenge and are perfect if you use a physical journal for tracking or logging your reads. You can purchase those here, at www.planitwithstickers.com. ($12 a set. Don’t forget to use the code 52BOOKS for 10% off!)



Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Summer challenge plans: plans only; Completed

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
B) set in the city: No Land To Light On by Yara Zgheib (set in Boston and Amman)
C) set in the woods: If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
B) featuring a pet: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
C) featuring the whole family: The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book set in the 1960's):Slouching Towards Bethlehem
B) a VW Beetle (a book set in the 1970's): Go Ask Alice, Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, or The First 4 years
C) a Mustang convertible (a book set in the 1980's): the Mists of Avalon or the Unbearable Lightness of Being

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read: Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
B) Light & Sweet themed read: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Nikki Brammer
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read: My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music:Far From the madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll: Springsteen's memoir OR book about songs
C) Inspired By Country Music: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O' Farrell
B) A Historic site on the cover: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
C) Mountains on the cover: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet: Before Your Memory Fades
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach - Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
B) set in the city - Composed: A Memoir by Rosanne Cash
C) set in the woods - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
B) featuring a pet - On the Banks of Plum Creek: by Laura Ingalls Wilder
C) featuring the whole family - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) - Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) - Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read - Brick Lane by Monica Ali
B) Light & Sweet themed read - The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - Chinaberry Sidewalks by Rodney Crowell

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music - They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie (murder weapon found in the piano bench on top of the Shostakovich sheet music)
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres
C) Inspired By Country Music - Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands by Linda Ronstadt

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
B) A Historic site on the cover - The Boys in the Boat: An Epic True-life Journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin by Daniel James Brown (Brandenburg Gate on the cover)
C) Mountains on the cover - The Trackers by Charles Frazier

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet - The Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. - The Moon's a Balloon by David Niven
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover - Sully: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. Sullenberger

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My plan

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach The Bay
B) set in the city
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book set in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book set in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book set in the 1980's) The Joy Luck Club

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll The Unsinkable Greta James
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover Solito

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet The Relentless Moon
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover The Sun Sister

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!
Is it too late to call shotgun??
15 of 24 so far...

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta
B) set in the city The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra
C) set in the woods The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen
B) featuring a pet Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss (a beta named Loretta)
C) featuring the whole family Lama Lama schläft bei Oma by Anna Dewdney

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman (1985)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music Johnny Cash: Fighting for the Underdog by Edward Willett

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover Leonardo Da Vinci by John Cashin
B) A Historic site on the cover Night Flight to Paris by Cara Black (Eiffel Tower)
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet. Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title Missing Witness at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McMurdy
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

#3 says that the books have to be set in the 1960s, 70s, or 80s, but when I click on the challenges themselves, they say the book has to have been published from one of those decades. For my #3, does the book have to specifically be set in one of the three decades, or does it need to have been published within one of the three decades?

Haley wrote: "#3 says that the books have to be set in the 1960s, 70s, or 80s, but when I click on the challenges themselves, they say the book has to have been published from one of those decades. For my #3, do..."

You're right, those should read Published not Set. They say Published on our website, I just copied it over wrong. Thanks for catching that!

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Summer '23 Reading Challenge

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
On the Lamb by Tina Kashian 8/13/23
B) set in the city
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah 6/4/23 - Chicago
C) set in the woods
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 8/4/23



2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
Solitaire by Alice Oseman 6/15/23
B) featuring a pet
Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly 6/9/23
C) featuring the whole family
Pride & Prejudice by Stacy King 6/4/23



3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 8/31/23 - January 1961
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
The Source Of Magic by Piers Anthony 7/30/23 - February 1979
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony - October 1983



4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe 6/8/23
B) Light & Sweet themed read
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 6/10/23
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read
The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs 7/5/23



5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani 6/21/23
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 6/29/23
C) Inspired By Country Music
Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann 8/9/23



6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides 8/29/23

B) A Historic site on the cover
Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates 8/16/23 - Bodie Island Lighthouse

C) Mountains on the cover
The Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag 6/24/23




7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe 6/8/23
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
The Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding
Undead and Unwary by MaryJanice Davidson 8/14/23



8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 6/14/23
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin & Sara Quin 7/20/23
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover
Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie 6/26/23

Lindsey wrote: "Haley wrote: "#3 says that the books have to be set in the 1960s, 70s, or 80s, but when I click on the challenges themselves, they say the book has to have been published from one of those decades...."

Thank you!

A road trip vacation is just what I need!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book set in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book set in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book set in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover.

Summer Roadtrip Challenge - Let's go! (8/24)

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach - Az öreg halász és a tenger by Ernest Hemingway
B) set in the city - Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - A Mágia Színe by Terry Pratchett

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read - Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - The Archive In Between Compendium - Volume 1 by Head Curator

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas! A series that’s not finished yet - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! Choose a memoir - Egy ​dadogás története by Gábor Vida
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

19/24 but at least 1 in each of the 8 Road Trip Decision categories

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
B) set in the city: Rutland Place by Anne Perry
C) set in the woods: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend: Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
B) featuring a pet: Minerva Wakes by Holly Lisle
C) featuring the whole family: The Wild Irish by Robin Maxwell

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's): A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's): Flyer by Gail Kimberly
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's): Resurrection Row by Anne Perry

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music: Miranda in Milan by Katharine Ducker
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
C) Inspired By Country Music: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover: The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
C) Mountains on the cover: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding: Chimaera by Ian Irvine

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!: The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.: A Survivor's Lens: A Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivor’s Focus on Faith and God’s Word by Sheila Marie Johnson
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover: Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky (actually, it’s a spaceship…)

24/24 as of July 25 Completed

✅ 1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach - Malibu Rising
B) set in the city - An Expert in Murder
C) set in the woods - The Searcher

✅ 2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - The Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1)
B) featuring a pet - The Girl in the Green Raincoat (Tess Monaghan, #11)
C) featuring the whole family - How Green Was My Valley

✅ 3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) - A Single Man
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) - Frog and Toad Are Friends
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - The Moffat Museum (Moffats Book 4)

✅ 4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read - Key Lime Kitten
B) Light & Sweet themed read - Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read Bea Wolf

✅ 5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music - Demon Copperhead (retelling of a classic piece of literature
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - The Soulmate (Love of My Life by Queen)
C) Inspired By Country Music - Crewel Yule (A Needlecraft Mystery, #8) (set in Nashville, TN)

✅ 6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover - Vincent, Theo and the Fox: A mischievous adventure through the paintings of Vincent van Gogh (Artist Adventures Book 1)
B) A Historic site on the cover - The Chartreuse Clue (Bishop Regan and Davey Goldman Mystery, #1)
C) Mountains on the cover - Lost Horizon

✅ 7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas. a series that’s not finished yet - The Maid (Molly the Maid #1)
B) We’re lost! the word “lost” or “missing” in the title - The Lost Apothecary
C) Detour! a book that you’ve been avoiding - Shah of Shahs

✅ 8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! - The Giver (The Giver #1)
B) I’ll never forget that journey! Choose a memoir. - Crying in H Mart
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. Choose a book with an airplane on the cover - Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
*B) set in the city The Girl on the Train
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
*C) featuring the whole family Black Swan Green

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
*B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) The Princess Bride
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
*B) Light & Sweet themed read Sweet Bean Paste
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
*A) Inspired By Classical Music The Silent Gondoliers
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
*A) Famous artwork on the cover The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
*B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title Something Missing
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
*A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! Cloud Atlas
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

This is such a great and fun idea for a summer reading challenge!

Summer Road Trip Challenge
Trip 1: C-C-A-A-B-B-C-C | 06/12
Trip 2: B-B-C-B-C-C-B-A | 06/24
Trip 3: A-A-B-C-A-A-A-B | 07/07

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
✔ A) set at the beach - Summer Reading
✔ B) set in the city - Charming as a Verb
✔ C) set in the woods - Flamer

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
✔ A) featuring a best friend - Hot and Sour Suspects
✔ B) featuring a pet - The Fire Keeper
✔ C) featuring the whole family - The Poet X

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
✔ A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) - Endless Night
✔ B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition
✔ C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - The Queen's Gambit

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
✔ A) Hot and Spicy themed read - Daybreak
✔ B) Light & Sweet themed read - The Dos and Donuts of Love
✔ C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
✔ A) Inspired By Classical Music - Every Note Played
✔ B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - Code Blue
✔ C) Inspired By Country Music - Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
✔ A) Famous artwork on the cover - Galatea
✔ B) A Historic site on the cover - The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't
✔ C) Mountains on the cover - Esperanza Rising

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
✔ A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet - Saga #65
✔ B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title - The Case of the Missing Marquess
✔ C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding - Between Shades of Gray

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
✔ A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! - Six of Crows
✔ B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. - Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song
✔ C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover - Ayoade on Top

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

✅ TRIP 1 - A-C-C-C-B-C-B-C
✅ TRIP 2 - C- A-A-A-C-B-A-B
✅ TRIP 3 - B-B-B-B-A-A-C-A

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
1️⃣ A) set at the beach - The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop
3️⃣ B) set in the city - Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
2️⃣ C) set in the woods - The Valley of Lost Children by David Barbur

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
2️⃣ A) featuring a best friend - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
3️⃣ B) featuring a pet - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
1️⃣ C) featuring the whole family - Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
2️⃣ A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
3️⃣ B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) - All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
1️⃣ C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
2️⃣ A) Hot and Spicy themed read - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
3️⃣ B) Light & Sweet themed read - The Bakery on the Cove by Eliza Ester
1️⃣ C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - Summer at Blue Sands Cove by C.P. Ward

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
3️⃣ A) Inspired By Classical Music - Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
1️⃣ B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
2️⃣ C) Inspired By Country Music - Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
3️⃣ A) Famous artwork on the cover - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
2️⃣ B) A Historic site on the cover - A Murder in Paris by Blake Pierce
1️⃣ C)Mountains on the cover - Girl Missing by Kate Gable

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
2️⃣ A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet First, Murder by Rylie Dark
1️⃣ B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title - Girl Lost by Kate Gable
3️⃣ C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding - The Serial Killer's Wife by Robert Swartwood

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
3️⃣ A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! - The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
2️⃣ B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. - Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
1️⃣ C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover ---> THE PARIS LIBRARY
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

My goal is 1 trip, choosing as much as possible books from my TBR list or from my husband's collection:

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city -
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet -
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) -
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read -

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll -
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover -

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet -
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. -
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Summer Reading - completed: 23

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach -California Golden- 8/29/23√
B) set in the city (Paris) -Mastering the Art of French Murder - 6/16/23√
C) set in the woods -Looking Glass Sound - 8/21/23√

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - The Celebrants - 6/6/23 √
B) featuring a pet -Hello Stranger-7/14/23√
C) featuring the whole family - A Little Ray of Sunshine - 6/10/23 √

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) -Hallowe'en Party - 9/18/23√
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) -The Princess Bride - 7/5/23 √
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) -Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen - 6/10/23 √

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read -Below Zero-7/30/23√
B) Light & Sweet themed read -Hope for the Flowers - 6/17/23√
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read -The Golden Spoon- 6/28/23√

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music -Cassandra in Reverse - 7/8/23√
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll -Love Me Do -8/23/23√
C) Inspired By Country Music -A Likeable Woman - 7/17/23√

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover -
B) A Historic site on the cover - - 6/20/23√
C) Mountains on the cover - - 8/25/23√

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet -The Poisoner's Ring -6/3/23 √
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title -Just Another Missing Person- 8/14/23√
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding -All the Dangerous Things- 8/19/23√

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! -84, Charing Cross Road - 7/23/23√
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan - 6/14/23 √
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover. - 8/13/23 √

Update to #14: 11/24

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city - - Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family - Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read - The Hating Game by Sally Thorn
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music -It's a Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding - Spare by Prince William

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. Pageboy by Elliot Page
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Trip #1

Road Trip Destination - 1c Set in the woods
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
4.25 stars

Road Trip Buddies - 2c Featuring the whole family
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
2.75 stars

Road Trip Vehicle - 3a Published in 1960s
Mrs Harris MP (a.k.a Mrs ‘arris Goes to Parliament) by Paul Gallico
3.0 stars

Road Trip Snacks - 4b Light & sweet
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
4.75 stars

Road Trip Tunes - 5b Rock & Roll
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
3.5 stars

Road Trip Sights - 6b Historic site on cover
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford
4.25 stars

Road Trip Mishap - 7a Out of Gas (unfinished series)
Pirate King by Laurie R. King (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 11 of 17, #18 releases Feb 24)
4.25 stars

Road Trip Conclusion - 8b I’ll never forget (a memoir)
Lion: The True Story of a Life Lost and Found (a.k.a A Long Way Home: A Memoir) by Saroo Brierley
4.5 stars

Ready for this road trip? Let’s go!

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach - The Belonger: A Novel by Mary Kathleen Mehuron
B) set in the city - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
B) featuring a pet - The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
C) featuring the whole family - Palazzo by Danielle Steel

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) The Measure of Silence by Elizabeth Langston
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read - The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
B) Light & Sweet themed read - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - Identity by Nora Roberts

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
C) Inspired By Country Music - The Cafe at Beach End by RaeAnne Thayne

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover - Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet - Room for Improvement by Jessica Gregory
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding - All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover - Drowning by T.J. Newman

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll Rock Paper Scissors
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city-Romantic Comedy
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend-The Death of Vivek Oji
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)-Remains of the Day

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read-The Last Summer on State Street

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll-Gus & Me
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover-Trust
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!-Don't Overthink It
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Update #14

24/24 as of July 25 Completed

I completed the challenge, decided to go with one book for each decision.

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city - A Study in Scarlet
C) set in the woods

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family - My Family and Other Animals

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) - Howl's Moving Castle

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - The House in the Cerulean Sea

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music - Hamlet
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover - The Little Mermaid
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title - The Lost Apothecary
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! - Anne of Green Gables
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

Here is my Road Trip #1 (working on a second road trip but I won't make all three)
1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
B) set in the city - The Last Rose of Shanghai

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - Birthday

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) - The Bluest Eye

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
B) Light & Sweet themed read - A Deadly Delicious Delivery

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music - The Cellist of Sarajevo

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
C) Mountains on the cover - The Mountains Sing

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title - The Island of Missing Trees

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. - The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey

Finished all three road trips

1) DESTINATION
A) set at the beach Beach Read byEmily Henry
B) set in the city The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
C) set in the woods Force of Nature by Jane Harper
(Liked C the best)

2) BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend Last Summer on State Street By Toya Wolfe
B) featuring a pet The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
C) featuring the whole family The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
All three were great

3) VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) Rat Race by Dick Francis
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) Partisans by Alistair Macclean

All old favorites and I had forgotten how well they write f

4) SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read – Birnam Woodby Eleanor Catton
B) Light & Sweet themed read Four Leaf Cleaver by Maddie Day
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
The last Elly Griffiths was a much awaited book and lived up to expectation. Birnam Wood is a strange book and I cannot make up my mind if I like it or hate it, but it does make an impression

5) TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
C) Inspired By Country Music Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
All three were good, even Dolly Parton though I do not like Country music as a genre but there is a lot to like about her.

6) SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover Attribution by Linda Moore
B) A Historic site on the cover A Murder in Paris
by Blake Pierce
C) Mountains on the cover The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Liked all three as all were authors I had not read before, particularly Attributionn

7) MISHAP
A) Out of gas – Murder Spills the Tea by Vicki Delany
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title Little Lost Dolls by M.M. Chouinard
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
First two were easy reads, the third was The Godfather set in India that was about two hundred pages too long with a plot twist which I did not understand until I realized that we were being set up for the next book in a planned trilogy.

8) CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – A Back Room in Somers Town by John Malcolm
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Cotswolds Memoir: Discovering a Beautiful Region of Britain on a Quest to Buy a 17th Century Cottage by Diz White
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – A Sunlit Weapon: A Novel by Jacqueline Winspear

Three great summer trips !

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach -- The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet by Katherine Cowley
B) set in the city -- Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
C) set in the woods -- White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend -- The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe
B) featuring a pet -- The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
C) featuring the whole family -- They May Not Mean To, But They Do by Cathleen Schine

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) -- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) -- Troublemaker by Joseph Hansen
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) -- Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read -- The Blue-Ribbon Jalapeno Society Jubilee by Carolyn Brown
B) Light & Sweet themed read -- Sweetness and Light by J.A. Whiting
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read -- Obsidian Son by Shayne Silvers

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music -- The Mozart Code by Rachel McMillan
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll -- If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
C) Inspired By Country Music -- Restless Heart by Wynonna Judd

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover -- Disarmed: The Story of the Venus de Milo by Gregory Curtis
B) A Historic site on the cover -- The Thieves of Faith by Richard Doetsch
C) Mountains on the cover -- A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet -- A Blind Goddess by James R. Benn
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title -- Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding -- The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read! -- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir. -- A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life by James Bowen
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover -- Daughters of the Night Sky by Aimie K. Runyan

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city Weather Girl
C) set in the woods Unearthly

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend Charlotte's Web
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family The Gilded Cage

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's) Double Sin and Other Stories
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's) Sleeping Murder
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's) In the Hand of the Goddess

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read Stuck with You
B) Light & Sweet themed read
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read The Ninth Rain

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music The Little Match Girl
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music Book Lovers

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover Below Zero

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet Every Heart a Doorway
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding Bloodchild and Other Stories

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover Love and Other Flight Delays

I've completed the challenge.

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
C) set in the woods
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong, 7/25/23, 5/5*

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
C) featuring the whole family
The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg, 4/5*, 7/3/23

3) Choose your road trip
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's)
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 5/5*, 6/4/23

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
B) Light & Sweet themed read
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman, 4/5*, 8/30/23

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, 2/5*, 8/27/23

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
C) Mountains on the cover
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, 4/5*, 8/24/23

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding
Fairy Tale by Stephen King, 7/31/23, 4/5*

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, 5/5*, 7/19/23

Looks like I will finish with 17 prompts done

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
B) set in the city: No Land To Light On by Yara Zgheib (set in Boston and Amman)
C) set in the woods: If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
B) featuring a pet: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
C) featuring the whole family: The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book set in the 1960's):
B) a VW Beetle (a book set in the 1970's):
C) a Mustang convertible (a book set in the 1980's):

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read: Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
B) Light & Sweet themed read: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Nikki Brammer
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read: My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music:Far From the madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll:
C) Inspired By Country Music: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O' Farrell
B) A Historic site on the cover: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
C) Mountains on the cover: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet:
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir.: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

52 BOOKCLUB SUMMER ROADTRIP
1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach
B) set in the city: The River's Song by Suchen Christine Lim* (Singapore) 7 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C) set in the woods


2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend
B) featuring a pet
C) featuring the whole family: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton* 1 Sep 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (AA)


3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van (a book published in the 1960's)
B) a VW Beetle (a book published in the 1970's)
C) a Mustang convertible (a book published in the 1980's): A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson (Brazil) 31 Aug 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read
B) Light & Sweet themed read: Seacrow Island by Astrid Lindgren* (Sweden) 9 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read


5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music: The Children's Bach by Helen Garner* AA 27 Jun 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll
C) Inspired By Country Music


6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover
B) A Historic site on the cover
C) Mountains on the cover: The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai* (Vietnam) 3 Jul 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet
B) We’re lost! – the word “lost” or “missing” in the title
C) Detour! – a book that you’ve been avoiding: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys* (Dominica) 2 Aug 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Choose a book you’ve read before. Time for a re-read!
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Choose a memoir: The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich* (Belarus) 30 Jun 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Choose a book with an airplane on the cover

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
A) set at the beach - The Mountain in the Sea
B) set in the city - The Archive Undying
C) set in the woods - In the Lives of Puppets


2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
A) featuring a best friend - The Two Towers
B) featuring a pet - On Earth as It Is on Television
C) featuring the whole family - Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America


3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
A) a camper van - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
B) a VW Beetle - If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
C) a Mustang convertible - Alanna: The First Adventure


4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
A) Hot and Spicy themed read - Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
B) Light & Sweet themed read - A Psalm for the Wild-Built
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - Thornhedge


5) Choose your road trip TUNES
A) Inspired By Classical Music - The Lost Stradivarius
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - The Endless Vessel
C) Inspired By Country Music - Pastoral


6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
A) Famous artwork on the cover - The Cloisters
B) A Historic site on the cover - Babel: An Arcane History
C) Mountains on the cover - Daughter of the Moon Goddess


7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – Lore Olympus: Volume One
B) We’re lost! – Labyrinth Lost
C) Detour! – War Bunny


8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
A) It was a blast! Let’s do it again! – Never Look Back
B) I’ll never forget that journey! — Bread and Circus
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – Flying Too High

Road Trip #2 - I had my sister pick the prompts by pretending her and I were going on a road trip. Then I had her pick books to fit those prompts. Here is our road trip.

1) Choose your road trip DESTINATION
C) set in the woods - Congo

2) Choose your road trip BUDDIES
C) featuring the whole family - What Alice Forgot

3) Choose your road trip VEHICLE
C) a 1980s Mustang convertible - The Bourne Identity

4) Choose your road trip SNACKS
C) Satisfy a Craving themed read - Odd Thomas

5) Choose your road trip TUNES
B) Inspired By Rock & Roll - The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

6) Choose your road trip SIGHTS TO SEE.
B) A Historic site on the cover - Death on the Nile

7) Choose your road trip MISHAP
A) Out of gas – a series that’s not finished yet - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

8) Choose your road trip CONCLUSION
C) Ugh. Next time I’m going to fly. – The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

DESTINATION

√A) set at beach: Lee Min Jin – Pachinko
√B) set in city: Alyssa Cole – When No One Is Watching
√C) set in woods: Tana French – In the Woods

2 BUDDIES

√A) featuring a best friend: Viet Nguyen – The Sympathizer
√B) featuring pet: Katherine Porter – Ship of Fools
√C) featuring whole family: James Baldwin – Go Tell It on the Mountain

3) VEHICLE

√A) camper van (published in 1960's): Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
√B) VW Beetle (published in 1970's): Octavia Butler – Kindred
√C) Mustang convertible (published in 1980's): Gabriel Marquez – Chronicle of a Death Foretold

4) SNACKS

√A) Hot and Spicy themed read: Talia Hibbert – Act Your Age, Eve Brown
√B) Light & Sweet themed read: Ali Hazelwood – The Love Hypothesis
√C) Satisfy a Craving themed read: Bonnie Garmus – Lessons in Chemistry

5) TUNES

√A) Inspired By Classical Music: Oscar Wilde – The Picture of Dorian Gray
√B) Inspired By Rock & Roll: Alex Finlay – What Have We Done
√C) Inspired By Country Music: John Buchan – The 39 Steps

6) SIGHTS TO SEE

√A) Famous artwork on cover: Hillary Mantel – Wolf Hall
√B) Historic site on cover: Martin Cruz Smith – Gorky Park
√C) Mountains on cover: Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller – The Broken Circle

7) MISHAP

√A) Series not finished yet: Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö – Roseanna
√B) ‘Lost’ or ‘missing’ in title: John Milton – Paradise Lost Finished it just in time on the 30th.
√C) Book avoided: Herman Melville – Moby Dick

8) CONCLUSION

√A) Re-read: Travelling Cat Chronicles – Arikawa Hiro
√B) Memoir: Elie Wiesel – Night
√C) Airplane on cover: Aimee Runyan – Girls on the Line

Not completed.
1. Destination
A. Okyanuslar Arasındaki Işık (The Light Between Oceans) by M.L. Stedman
C. Yabana Doğru (Into the Wild) by Jon Krakauer
2. Buddies
A. Not: Seni Seviyorum (P.S.: I Love You) by Cecilia Ahern
B. Peri Masalı (Fairy Tale) by Stephen King
Gök Mavisi Denizdeki Ev (The House in the Cerulean Sea) by T.J. Klune
3. Vehicle
A. Uğursuz Bir Şey Geliyor Bu Yana (Something Wicked Comes This Way) by Ray Bradbury
6. Sights to See
A. Uğultulu Tepeler (Wuthering Heights) by Emily Bronte
C. Cennetin Çeşmeleri (The Fountains of Paradise) by Arthur C. Clarke
7. Mishap
B. Kayıp Ağaçlar Adası (The Island of Lost Trees) by Elif Şafak
C. Leyla by Alexandra Cavelius
8. Conclusion
B. Koç'ta 38 Yıl by Cengiz Solakoğlu
Rüzgarlar Hep Gençtir by Zülfü Livaneli
C. Mustafa Kemal'in Uçakları by İsmail Yavuz