Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Challenge Period: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2024

As always, this challenge restricted books added to TBR prior to the year it's being played so books must be on TBR prior to 1 January 2024.

https://www.random.org/playing-cards/
Change following options
1. Step 1: Draw X [enter number of cards you'd like to draw following your goal for this challenge] card(s) from 3 shuffled decks
2. Step 2: Tick Jokers to include them in decks
3. Step 3: Tick "Show cards as text instead of images" (so you can just copy & paste)
4. Step 4: Draw Cards

The cards values indicate the initial of author's first/last name, as follows;

An exception made for X & Z, for author's name to contain such letter instead of being initial, if needed

Jokers: Read any book that has been on your TBR prior to 1 January 2024

The cards suits:
♠️ [spade] - a stand alone book
♣️ [clubs] - a part of a series
♥️ [hearts] - has at least 10,000 ratings
♦️ [diamonds] - has won or been nominated for an award

NOTE: If you don't have a book on your TBR to fit a certain draw, scratch that off and draw again.

You may choose a level as follows;

5 books (5 vowels in the alphabet)
12 books (12 characters in 'PICK-A-SHELF')
26 books (26 letters)
52 books (52 cards in a deck)

Feel free to plan ahead... Just go on your own pace, you can always level up :)

Examples

1. Two of Diamonds: Award winning with B or O initial
The Body by Bill Bryson

2. Red Joker - any book added to TBR prior to 1 Jan 2024

3. Eight of Clubs: a series book with H or U initial
Two for Sorrow (Josephine Tey #3) by Nicola Upson

4. Queen of Diamonds: Award winning with L or Y initial
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5. Eight of Spades: stand alone with H or U initial
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland

Apple

Bea

Charity

Christina (AKA Babbling)

David

Dee

Ellis

Jacm

Joanna

Joyce

Kristina Simon

LaurLa

Lyn (Readinghearts)

Marina

Meg

Michelle

Pat

Rebekah

Rosemary

Sherri

Susan

Tawallah

Tien

Progress: 52/52 books as at 09/26

♦️ 1 Nine of Diamonds: Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov -Read 06/25
Initial V & nominated for award

♦️ 2 Eight of Diamonds: The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo #3) by Keigo Higashino -Read 02/13
initial H & won awards

♠️ 3 Two of Spades: The Crow Road by Iain Banks -Read 03/19
initial B & stand alone

♦️ 4 Nine of Diamonds: The Player of Games (Culture #2) by Iain M. Banks -Read 07/25
initial I & won awards

♠️ 5 Queen of Spades: Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon -Read 06/03
initial L & stand alone

♠️ 6 Ace of Spades: Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood -Read 02/04
initial A & stand alone

♥️ 7 Two of Hearts: Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda -Read 01/05
initial O & won award

♦️ 8 Three of Diamonds: Vox by Christina Dalcher -Read 01/16
initial C & nominated for award

♦️ 9 Three of Diamonds: The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies #1) by K.J. Charles -Read 01/23
initial C & nominated for award

♣️ 10 Ten of Clubs: A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea #1) by Judy I. Lin -Read 02/11
initial J & serial

♥️ 11 Ten of Hearts: Four Aunties and a Wedding (Aunties #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto -Read 01/06
initial J & 21,676 ratings

♥️ 12 Two of Hearts: Crash by J.G. Ballard -Read 02/03
initial B & 25,425 ratings

♣️ 13 Two of Clubs: Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles #2) by Casey Blair -Read 01/15
initial B & serial

♠️ 14 Five of Spades Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell -Read 02/08
initial R & stand alone

♦️ 15 Four of Diamonds: Lost & Found by Brooke Davis -Read 01/03
initial D & won an award

♥️ 16 Two of Hearts: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh -Read 02/06
initial O & 60,116 ratings

♦️ 17 Five of Diamonds: Spy x Family, Vol. 3 by Tatsuya Endo -Read 01/05
initial E & award nominee

♥️ 18 Three of Hearts: The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch #2) by Rin Chupeco -Read 03/23
initial C & 19,031 ratings

♣️ 19 Seven of Clubs: A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's #2) by Jodi Taylor -Read 03/04
initial T & serial

♣️ 20 King of Clubs: Crimson Reign (Blood Heir Trilogy #3) by Amélie Wen Zhao -Read 01/13
initial Z & serial

♣️ 21 Six of Clubs: Spellsinger (Spellsinger #1) by Alan Dean Foster -Read 01/11
initial F & serial

♠️ 22 Ten of Spades: The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham -Read 03/27
initial J & stand alone

♥️ 23 Five of Hearts: The Witness by Nora Roberts -Read 01/18
initial R & 82,363 ratings

♣️ 24 Seven of Clubs: Defy the Fates (Constellation #3) by Claudia Gray -Read 04/10
initial G & serial

🗸 25 Red Joker: Trust (Martin Scarsden #3) by Chris Hammer -Read 01/21

♣️ 26 Three of Clubs: A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy (Inspector Ramsay #3) by Ann Cleeves -Read 01/14
initial C & serial

♦️ 27 King of Diamonds: The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton -Read 01/09
initial M & nominated for award

♥️ 28 Six of Hearts: King of Ashes (The Firemane Saga #1) by Raymond E. Feist -Read 02/24
initial F & 11,026 ratings

♥️ 29 Three of Hearts: Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6) by Terry Pratchett -Read 05/05
initial P &117,937 ratings

♠️ 30 Queen of Spades: Ghost Book by Remy Lai -Read 06/07
initial L & stand alone

♠️ 31 Eight of Spades: The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman -Read 03/13
initial H & stand alone

♣️ 32 Queen of Clubs: The Complete Whisper Series by Lynette Noni -Read 01/27
initial L & serial

♥️ 33 Jack of Hearts: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge -Read 01/21
initial K & 92,378 ratings

♦️ 34 King of Diamonds: The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest #1) by Shion Miura -Read 01/19
initial M & nominated for award

♠️ 35 Eight of Spades: Munich by Robert Harris -Read 03/29
initial R & stand alone

♠️ 36 Jack of Spades: The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo -Read 05/19
initial K & stand alone

♣️ 37 Queen of Clubs: Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers -Read 01/22
initial L & serial

38 King of Spades: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave -Read 01/18
initial M (as sorted by GR) & stand alone

♦️ 39 Queen of Diamonds: Villain by Shūichi Yoshida -Read 01/15
initial Y & nominated for awards

♦️ 40 Six of Diamonds: Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee -Read 01/31
initial S & award winner

♦️41 Eight of Diamonds: P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han -Read 02/14
initial H & award winner

♥️ 42 Ten of Hearts: Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) by Julie Kagawa -Read 04/02
initial J & 10,627 ratings

♦️ 43 Four of Diamonds: Supernova: Akar (Supernova #2) by Dee Lestari -Read 04/06
initial D & nominated for award

♣️ 44 Jack of Clubs: Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #4) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi -Read 04/07
initial K & serial

♠️ 45 Three of Spades: The Hours by Michael Cunningham -Read 05/01
initial C & stand alone

♣️ 46 Five of Clubs: Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim -Read 02/02
initial E & serial

♦️ 47 Nine of Diamonds: A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by Victoria Schwab -Read 09/26
initial V & nominated for awards

♦️ 48 Jack of Diamonds: The Green Mile (The Green Mile #1-6) by Stephen King -Read 02/20
initial K & won awards

♦️ 49 Ace of Diamonds: Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) by A.F. Steadman -Read 01/07
initial A & nominated for awards

♥️ 50 Eight of Hearts: We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya #2) by Hafsah Faizal -Read 04/30
initial H & 37,121 ratings

♥️ 51 King of Hearts: Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura -Read 02/10
initial M & 22,841 ratings

♣️ 52 Two of Clubs: The Twisted Tree (The Twisted Tree #1) by Rachel Burge -Read 02/07
initial B & serial

Man, I just can't decide which set to go for. 12 seems too few, I really want to read more books that are already on my TBR, but 26 is a lot since I read a lot of review books which are new. I think I am going to challenge myself and go for 26, though.

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Okay, here are my 26:

Eight of Clubs Dune by Frank Herbert
Seven of Clubs The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey
Nine of Diamonds When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
King of Hearts Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Eight of Clubs Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Three of Spades Contact by Carl Sagan
Five of Diamonds Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
Four of Spades Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Three of Spades Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Queen of Spades Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Three of Spades The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Complete 16/1/24
Ten of Clubs Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Queen of Hearts We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Red Joker M Train by Patti Smith
Five of Hearts Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Six of Diamonds White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Two of Spades The Biographer's Tale by A.S. Byatt
King of Spades How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
King of Diamonds The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Six of Hearts Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Eight of Spades The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
King of Clubs Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Queen of Hearts The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Queen of ClubsAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Three of Clubs Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Nine of Spades Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Man, I just can't decide which set to go for. 12 seems too few, I really want to read more books that are already on my TBR, but 26 is a lot since I read a lot of review books which are new. I thin..."

You can start with 12 and then try for the 26 but I see you've got for 26 anyway, you got this, Lyn!!

Read: 12/12 books - finished 8 Aug 2024
Level: 12 books. Must have been on TBR before 1/1/24.

✔ 1. Ace of Spades: standalone, intial A or N
Treacle Walker by Alan Garner, 6 Feb 24

✔ 2. Six of Spades: standalone, intial F or S
Enquiry by Dick Francis, 5 Jan 24

✔ 3. Queen of Clubs: part of series, initial L or Y
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek by Lilian Jackson Braun, 23 Jan 24

✔ 4. Six of Clubs: part of series, initial F or S
Cinderella Goes to the Morgue by Nancy Spain, 17 Jan 24

✔ 5. Jack of Hearts: at least 10,000 ratings, initial K or X in name
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley, 8 Aug 24

✔ 6. Seven of Hearts: at least 10,000 ratings, initial G or T
Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood, 11 Jan 24

✔ 7. Six of Hearts: at least 10,000 ratings, initial F or S
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, 12 Jul 24

✔ 8. Two of Hearts: at least 10,000 ratings, initial B or O
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, 28 Jan 24

✔ 9. Queen of Diamonds: award winner or nominee, initial L or Y
Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington, 20 Feb 24, Massachusetts Book Award

✔ 10. Ten of Diamonds: award winner or nominee, initial J or W
Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates, 21 May 24, Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Fiction (1993)

✔ 11. Four of Diamonds: award winner or nominee, initial D or Q
Reflex by Dick Francis, 21 Jan 24, CWA Silver Dagger Nominee (1980)

✔ 12. Three of Diamonds: award winner or nominee, initial C or P
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers, 23 Feb 24, Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2022)

Level: 5 books

The cards values indicate the initial of author's first/last name, as follows;
https://images.gr-assets.com/photos/1...
An exception made for X & Z, for author's name to contain such letter instead of being initial, if needed

Jokers: Read any book that has been on your TBR prior to 1 January 2024

The cards suits:
♠️ [spade] - a stand alone book
♣️ [clubs] - a part of a series
♥️ [hearts] - has at least 10,000 ratings
♦️ [diamonds] - has won or been nominated for an award

Four of Hearts: Initial D or Q with 10,000+ ratings
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers Read 3/31/24

Nine of Hearts: Initial I or V with 10,000+ ratings
Foundation by Isaac Asimov Read 6/29/24

Nine of Hearts: Initial I or V with 10,000+ ratings
These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling Read 9/16/24

Ace of Clubs: Initial A or N in a series book
Red Lily by Nora Roberts Read 2/8/24

Ace of Spades: Initial A or N in a stand-alone book
Long Man by Amy Greene Read 3/13/24

Moving Mountains 2024

Challenge Period: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2024
Goal: 12 books

✔1. Queen of Diamonds: has won or been nominated for an award with L or Y initial
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1), by Laura Lippman, Shamus Award Nominee for Best First PI Novel (1998)- fin 2/15

✔2. Seven of Spades: a stand alone book with G or T initial
A Study in Emerald - fin 1/31, by Neil Gaiman

✔3. Ace of Spades: a stand alone book with A or N initial 8. Love, Amalia, by Alma Flor Ada - fin 1/17

✔4. Seven of Clubs: a part of a series with G or T initial
The Long War (The Long Earth #2), by Terry Pratchett - fin 5/23

✔5. Ace of Diamonds:has won or been nominated for an award with A or N initial
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Goodreads Choice Award, Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2017) - fin 2/4

✔6. King of Spades: a stand alone book with M or Z initial
A Mercy, by Toni Morrison - fin 1/8

✔7. Five of Hearts: has at least 10,000 ratings with E or R initial
A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2), by Beth Revis, 54,091 ratings - fin 2/1

✔8. Queen of Spades: a stand alone book with L or Y initial
Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Malinda Lo - fin 6/9

✔9. Black Joker: any book that has been on your TBR prior to 1 January 2024
Ninth House, added 1/2/23 - fin 1/4

✔10. Nine of Clubs: a part of a series with I or V initial
The Death Factory(Penn Cage #3.5), by Greg Iles - fin 2/3

✔11. Eight of Hearts: has at least 10,000 ratings with H or U initial
The Dragon Keeper, by Robin Hobb, 44,137 ratings - fin 2/25

✔12. Seven of Diamonds: has won or been nominated for an award with G or T initial
Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, by Eugene Trivizas, Grand Canyon Reader Award for Picture Book (1995) - fin 2/13/24

COMPLETED 6/9

Moving Mountain
Challenge Period: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2024

Level : 52 books
Books read: 0/52


Two of Hearts : B/O in author initials; 10 000GR ratings

Nine of Spades : I/V in author initals; standalone

Queen of Spades: L /Y in author initials; standalone

Six of Diamonds : Award nominee or winner with F/S in author initial

Eight of Spades : standalone: author initial H/U

Five of Hearts : author initial E/R; 10 000 ratings

Joker : any book on tbr before January 2024

Three of Clubs : author initials C/P; part of a series

King of Hearts
Ten of Hearts
Jack of Diamonds
Nine of Clubs
Ace of Diamonds
Two of Clubs
Eight of Hearts
Seven of Spades
Ten of Spades
Seven of Diamonds
Six of Hearts
Five of Spades
Five of Clubs
Ace of Clubs
Queen of Clubs
King of Diamonds
Queen of Clubs
Six of Clubs
Ten of Clubs
Two of Hearts
Ace of Hearts
Three of Spades
Jack of Diamonds
Nine of Clubs
Two of Diamonds
Four of Spades
Two of Clubs
Jack of Hearts
Five of Diamonds
Jack of Spades
King of Spades
Four of Clubs
Ace of Clubs
Five of Diamonds
Six of Spades
Five of Hearts
King of Clubs
Eight of Clubs
Eight of Diamonds
Three of Clubs
Ace of Diamonds
Four of Spades
Ten of Spades
Seven of Clubs

of course i'm in, even if i never actually finish...i think i'm going to go with 12 - because if i aim for 1 a month, I may be able to actually finish it...

8/12

Four of Hearts - D,Q, 10000 - Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman (477,898) - finished - 2/23/24
Ten of Hearts - J, W, 10000 - Uglies - Scott Westerfeld (650,552) - finished - 8/30/24
Ace of Hearts - A, N, 10000 - Callum & Harper - Fisher Amelie (Fisher Amelie) - finished - 8/18/24
Two of Diamonds - B, O, Award - Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan (Nominee -
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Romantic Suspense (2011))
Eight of Spades - H, U, stand-alone - Fragile - Lisa Unger - finished - 7/8/24
Eight of Clubs - H, U, series - My Devilish Scotsman - Jen Holling (MacDonell Brides #2)
Red Joker - any book prior to Jan 1, 2024 - What I Thought I Knew - Alice Eve Cohen (March 2015) - finished - 2/15/24
King of Clubs - M, Z, series - Fugitive - Phillip Margolin (Amanda Jaffe, #4) - Finished - 7/16/24
Jack of Clubs - I, V, series - Hard Rain - Irma Venter (Rogue #1) - Finished - 2/24/24
Jack of Hearts - K, X, 10000 - Too Good to Be True - Kristan Higgins (20,482)
Four of Spades - D, Q, stand-alone - Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations - Diane Armstrong
Nine of Spades - I, V, stand-alone - Dust of Snow - Indra Vaughn - finished - 1/31/24

Goal: 12
Progress: 12/12 (100%)
COMPLETED 7/19/24

Cards selected:

🐸Four of Clubs - Part of series with author initials D or Q
🐸The Echo Killing - Christi Daugherty
🐸Seven of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings initials G or T
🐸The Summer Book - Tove Jansson (38,514 ratings)
🐸Nine of Clubs - a part of a series with initials I or V
🐸IQ - Joe Ide (IQ #1)
🐸Six of Spades - a stand alone book with initials F or S
🐸You Were Made for This - Michelle Sacks
🐸Jack of Spades - a stand alone book with initials M or Z
🐸The Giver of Stars - JoJo Moyes
🐸Jack of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award with initials M or Z
🐸Turn Right at Machu Picchu - Mark Adams
🐸Two of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings initials B or O
🐸The House is on Fire - Rachel Beanland
🐸Ten of Spades - a stand alone book initials J or W
🐸A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley
🐸Nine of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award with initials I or V
🐸Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro
🐸Queen of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award initials L or Y
🐸The Three - Sarah Lotz
🐸Two of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award initials B or O
🐸Anxious People - Fredrik Backman
🐸Ace of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings initials A or N
🐸The Witches of New York - Ami McKay (24,226 ratings)

Since I never seem to finish challenges anyway, I'll simply go with 5.

My cards with tentative list:

1. Ace of Hearts: has at least 10,000 ratings / A or N
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman - read 23/03

2. Red Joker: any book that has been on your TBR prior to 1 January 2024
Eve out of Her Ruins - read 02/01

3. Three of Hearts: has at least 10,000 ratings / C or P
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett - read 12/01

4. Jack of Clubs: a part of a series / K or X
Laienspiel by Volker Klüpfel - read 25/05

5. King of Clubs: a part of a series / M or Z
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
or
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
or
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
or
Ho ammazzato J.F. Kennedy by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
or
Il signore del falco by Valeria Montaldi

Books read: 4/5

12/12

Ace of Hearts
AN >10000
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky✔

Four of Diamonds
DQ award
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark✔

Three of Hearts
CP >10000
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny✔

Ace of Diamonds
AN award
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura✔

Seven of Diamonds
GT award
Broken Harbor by Tana French✔

Six of Hearts
FS >10000
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata✔

Queen of Spades
LY standalone
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina✔

King of Clubs
MZ series
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire✔

Five of Hearts
ER >10000
Survive the Night by Riley Sager✔

King of Hearts
MZ >10000
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón✔

Queen of Clubs
LY series
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny✔

Two of Diamonds
BO award
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry✔

6/12 Complete


✔ Seven of Diamonds - Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir

Jack of Diamonds - Trespasses

✔ Seven of Clubs - The Murders of Molly Southbourne

✔ Ten of Spades - Stargazing

King of Spades - Land of Milk and Honey

Jack of Diamonds - A Piece of the World

Four of Spades - If, Then

✔ Queen of Diamonds - Interior Chinatown

Two of Spades - Rush Oh!

✔ Ten of Clubs - Princeless, Vol. 7: Find Yourself

Ten of Hearts - Me Before You

✔ Ace of Diamonds - Aya

This one sounds interesting. I'm going to start with a basic 5 books to see how I go getting through them alongside some other 2024 challenges.

Completed 5/5!!

✅1. 7♣️ - part of a series, G or T: Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett read 26th May ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅2.2♠️ - a stand alone book, B or O: Henry VIII: And the Men Who Made Him by Tracy Borman read 20th April ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅3. 3♦️ - nominated for an award, C or P: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick read 12th June ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅4. 6♦️ - nominated for an award, F or S: Dear Martin by Nic Stone read 14th September ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅5.4♠️ - a stand alone book. Initial D or Q: Girt by David Hunt read 24th August ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Moving Mountain - 2024 Ed
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Level - 12 Books

Jack of Spades - a stand alone book/author initial K or X
Book - The Undertaking of Tess
Author - Lesley Kagen
Date Read - 4/22/24
Rating - 4 Stars
How it Fits - Author initial K


Ace of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award/ Author A or N
Book - Graced
Author - Amanda Pillar
How it fits - Ditmar Award Nominee for Best Novel (2016)

Nine of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings/ I or V
Book - Rogue
Author - Rachel Vincent
How it fits - 18,541 Ratings

Queen of Clubs - a part of a series/ L or Y
Book - Blackthorn Grove
Author - Luanne Bennett
How it fits - Book 2 in the Katie Bishop Series

Ten of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award/ J or W
Book - Brief Cases
Author - Jim Butcher
How it fits - Locus Award Nominee for Collection (2019)

Eight of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings/ H or U
Book - A Girl Called Samson
Author - Amy Harmon
How it fits - 30,197 Ratings
Date Read - 1/27/24
Rating - 5 Stars


Ace of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings/ A or N
Book - Well Behaved Wives
Author - Amy Sue Nathan
How it fits - 14,413 Ratings
Date Read - 2/11/24
Rating - 2 Stars


Seven of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings/ G or T
Book - The Brighter the Light
Author - Mary Ellen Taylor
How it fits - 46,963 Ratings
Date Read - 4/2/24
Rating - 5 Stars


Ten of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings/ J or W
Book - Blood Vow
Author - J.R. Ward
How it fits - 22,127 Ratings
Date Read - 10/8/24
Rating 5 Stars


Seven of Clubs - a part of a series/ G or T
Book - Silver Stars
Author - Michael Grant
How it fits - Book 2 in Front Lines series

Nine of Spades - a stand alone book/I or V
Book - We Told Six Lies
Author - Victoria Scott
How it fits - Stand a lone

Jack of Clubs - a part of a series/ K or X
Book - Three-Inch Teeth
Author - C.J. Box
How it fits - Joe Pickett #24
Date Read - 9/6/24
Rating - 5 stars

Moving Mountain (2024) ~ starting with 5 to see how it goes.... moving up to 12.... and to 26...
24/26

✅ 1. Seven of Diamonds (initial G; has won or been nominated for an award)
Changeless by Gail Carriger (Prix Julia Verlanger (2013); Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy and for Goodreads Author (2010)) Read: 1/28/24
✅ 2. Black Joker (any book on TBR prior to 1 January 2024)
Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods (TBR Jul 23, 2010) Read: 1/18/24
✅ 3. King of Clubs (initial M; part of a series)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (Montague Siblings #1) Read: 1/10/24
✅ 4. Eight of Clubs (initial H; part of a series)
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Hawthorne & Horowitz #1) Read: 2/23/24
✅ 5. Jack of Clubs (initial K; part of a series)
A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #3) Read: 2/13/24
✅ 6. Three of Spades (initial C or P; stand alone book)
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg Read: 3/8/24
✅ 7. King of Clubs (initial M; part of a series)
Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire (October Daye #7) Read: 3/21/24
✅ 8. Queen of Diamonds (initial L; won or been nominated for an award)
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (2022 Goodreads Choice Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller) Read: 2/15/24
✅ 9. Four of Clubs (initial D or Q; part of a series)
92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber (Cedar Cove #9) Read: 3/14/24
✅ 10. King of Hearts (initial M; has at least 10,000 ratings)
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (131,807 ratings) Read: 2/19/24
✅ 11. Three of Clubs (initial P; part of a series)
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Malcolm Kershaw #1) Read: 2/21/24
✅ 12. King of Hearts (initial M; has at least 10,000 ratings)
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (10,389 ratings) Read: 3/29/24
✅ 13. Four of Hearts (initial D; at least 10,000 ratings)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton (30,900 ratings) Read: 5/19/24
✅ 14. Five of Diamonds (initial E; won or nominated for award)
Happy Place by Emily Henry (Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Romance (2023)) Read: 4/19/24
✅ 15. Ace of Clubs (initial A; part of a series)
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower (A Magical Bookshop Mystery #1) Read: 4/10/24
✅ 16. Jack of Clubs (initial K; part of a series)
Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan #8) Read: 4/1/24
✅ 17. Six of Hearts (initial F; at least 10,000 ratings)
Maid for Love by Marie Force (25,954 ratings) Read: 4/4/24
✅ 18. King of Clubs (initial M; part of a series)
Blackout by Mira Grant (Newsflesh #3) Read: 8/12/24
✅ 19. Five of Hearts (initial E; at least 10,000 ratings)
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister (30,314 ratings) Read: 5/8/24
✅ 20. Eight of Spades (initial H; stand alone book)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Read: 4/9/24
✅ 21. Jack of Hearts (initial K; at least 10,000 ratings)
What You Wish For by Katherine Center (57,276 ratings) Read: 8/30/24
22. Eight of Spades
✅ 23. Ten of Spades (initial J; stand alone book)
Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson Read: 4/27/24
✅ 24. Six of Hearts (initial S; at least 10,000 ratings)
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline (37,277 ratings) Read: 4/16/24
25. Jack of Diamonds
✅ 26. Ace of Clubs (initial A; part of a series)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter (Gallagher Girls #1) Read: 4/15/24

Card Criteria
Nine of Spades Stand Alone Book, author's first or last name starts with I or V.
Two of Clubs Series, author's first or last name starts with B or O.
Six of Spades Stand Alone Book, author's first or last name starts with F or S.
Jack of Spades Stand Alone Book, author's first or last name starts with K or X.
Queen of Clubs Series, author's first or last name starts with L or Y.

Castaway Lucy Irvine
The Lost Symbol Dan Brown
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer
Cod Mark Kurlansky
Necroscope Brian Lumley

Going to try 12 to start and hopefully overlap them with other challenges.

Queen of Diamonds - Ninth House - Read 11/9/24
Two of Spades - The Crow Road
Five of Clubs - Farewell, My Lovely - Read 2/29/24
Nine of Hearts - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Seven of Spades - The Joy Luck Club
Ten of Spades - The Daughter of Time
Nine of Spades - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Read 1/15/2024
Two of Hearts - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail - Read 12/23/24
Jack of Hearts - The Secret Life of Bees
Ten of Clubs - Obsidian
Six of Hearts - The Hating Game - Read 8/8/24
Ace of Hearts - The Stranger - Read 3/28/24

Moving Mountains 2024
Read: 12/12
Finished 12/24/24

✅ Four of Spades - standalone - D/Q - Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond - 1/3/24
✅Four of Clubs - series - D/Q - Heaven's River - 12/24/24
✅ Jack of Spades - standalone - K/X - The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu - 2/19/24
✅ Seven of Hearts - 10k+ - G/T - Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire - 1/4/24
✅Nine of Hearts - 10k+ - I/V - Let It Bleed by Ian Rankin - 8/14/24
✅ Nine of Diamonds - award - I/V - Finding Me by Viola Davis [could also fit 9H] - 5/3/24
✅ Ace of Clubs - series - A/N - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - 1/3/24
✅ Seven of Clubs - series - G/T - A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green - 8/19/24
✅ Seven of Clubs - series - G/T - The Legacy of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson - 5/3/24
✅ Ten of Spades - standalone - J/W -Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters - 2/29/24
✅ Nine of Hearts - 10k+ - I/V - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese - 5/15/24
✅ Four of Diamonds - award - D/Q - The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David von Drehle - 5/8/24

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Man, I just can't decide which set to go for. 12 seems too few, I really want to read more books that are already on my TBR, but 26 is a lot since I read a lot of review books which are new. I thin..."

Last year I started with 15 and kept moving it up 5 once they were done.

Moving Mountains 2024 completed
Read: 35/35

The cards values indicate the initial of author's first/last name, as follows;

An exception made for X & Z, for author's name to contain such letter instead of being initial, if needed

Jokers: Read any book that has been on your TBR prior to 1 January 2024

The cards suits:
♠️ [spade] - a stand alone book
♣️ [clubs] - a part of a series
♥️ [hearts] - has at least 10,000 ratings
♦️ [diamonds] - has won or been nominated for an award

Six of Clubs (F/S part of series)
Six of Hearts (F/S 10,000 rating)
Jack of Spades (K/X standalone)
Ace of Hearts (A/N 10,000 ratings)
Ace of Hearts (A/N 10,000 ratings)
Ace of Clubs (A/N part of series)
Nine of Spades (I/V standalone)
Three of Clubs (C/P) part of series)
Queen of Diamonds (L/Y won or nominated award)
Four of Clubs (D/Q part of series)
Seven of Diamonds (G/T won or nominated award)
Two of Clubs (B/O part of series)
Five of Clubs (E/R part of series)
Jack of Diamonds (K/X won or nominated award)
Adding 10 more 5/4/24
Three of Clubs (C/P part of series)
Seven of Clubs (G/T part of series)
Four of Clubs (D/Q part of series
Black Joker (Read any book that has been on your TBR prior to January 1, 2024)
Five of Spades (E/R standalone)
Seven of Hearts (G/T 10, 000 rating)
Two of Diamonds (B/O won or nominated award)
Ten of Hearts (J/W 10, 000 ratings)
Four of Hearts (D/Q 10, 000 ratings)
Ace of Hearts (A/N 10, 000 ratings)
Adding 10 more 6/9/24
Two of Diamonds (B/O has won or been nominated for an award)
Eight of Diamonds(H/U has won or been nominated for an award)
King of Clubs (M/Z a part of a series)
Queen of Spades (L/Y standalone)
Three of Clubs (C/P a part of a series)
Seven of Hearts (G/T 10,000 ratings)
Two of Clubs (B/O a part of a series)
Seven of Clubs (G/T a part of a series)
Jack of Spades (K/X standalone)
Queen of Hearts (L/Y 10,000 ratings)


Books Read
1.Jack of Spades (K/X standalone)- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - 4/15/24
2.Ace of Hearts (A/N 10,000 ratings)- Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames - 51795 ratings - 1/20/24
3. Three of Clubs (C/P) part of series)- Wolfsbane and Mistletoe by Charlaine Harris - #8.5 in sseries - 1/25/24
4. Four of Clubs (D/Q part of series)- Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz - #1 in series - 1/25/24
5.Queen of Diamonds (L/Y won or nominated award)- The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes- Won Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2013) - 1/31/24
6. Nine of Spades (I/V standalone)- Her Dark Heart by Vivi Anna - 2/9/24
7.Six of Clubs (F/S part of series)- All the Time in the World by Shiloh Walker - #0.5 in series- 2/14/24
8.Six of Hearts (F/S 10,000 rating)- The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab - 38, 557 ratings - 2/15/24
9. Ace of Hearts (A/N 10,000 ratings)- Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson- 40, 238 ratings - 2/22/24
10.Ace of Clubs (A/N part of series)- Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong- #4 in series- 3/28/24
11. Seven of Diamonds (G/T won or nominated award)- Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann- Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2018) - 4/17/24
12.Queen of Spades (L/Y standalone)- There'll Be Peace When You Are Done: Actors and Fans Celebrate the Legacy of Supernatural by Lynn S. Zubernis 5/2/24
13. Five of Clubs (E/R part of series) - First Frost by Jennifer Estep - #0.5 in series) 2/24/24
14.Two of Clubs (B/O part of series)- The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass- #3 in series - 3/17/24
15. Jack of Diamonds (K/X won or nominated award)- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao - Hugo Award Nominee for Best New Writer - 3/22/24
16. Ten of Hearts (J/W 10, 000 ratings)- Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells- 67,794 ratings - 4/4/24
17. Three of Clubs (C/P part of series) - Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian - #1 in series) 3/14/24
18. Four of Clubs (D/Q part of series- Angels of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase - #4 in series - 3/5/24
19.Black Joker (Read any book that has been on your TBR prior to January 1, 2024)- After Glow by Jayne CastleOn TBR 1/1/2011- 2/8/24
20. Two of Diamonds (B/O won or nominated award) -Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold5/4/24 Locus Award Nominee 1987
21. Seven of Clubs (G/T part of series)- The Amazon's Curse by Gena Showalter 5/14/24 #4.5 in Atlantis series
22.Five of Spades (E/R standalone)-The Only One Left by Riley Sager 5/15/24
23.Seven of Hearts (G/T 10, 000 rating)- Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 5/23/24 Ratings #62,101
24. Two of Diamonds (B/O has won or been nominated for an award)- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 5/27/24 Barry Award Nominee 2021
25.Two of Clubs (B/O a part of a series)-The Time of the Dark by Barbara Hambly 5/13/24 #1 in Darwath series
26.Three of Clubs (C/P a part of a series)- Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta 2/5/24 #1 in The Veil series
27.King of Clubs (M/Z a part of a series)- The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 3/1/24 #1 in Spellsong Cycle
28.Eight of Diamonds(H/U has won or been nominated for an award) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 6/12/24 Nom for Goodreads 2023 best fantasy
29. Queen of Hearts (L/Y 10,000 ratings)- Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold 6/20/23 -14, 093 ratings.
30. Seven of Hearts (G/T 10,000 ratings) -Life Support by Tess Gerritsen 6/20/24- 17766 rating
31. Ace of Hearts (A/N 10, 000 ratings) -Omens by Kelley Armstrong 9/17/24 (21,519 rating)
32.Queen of Spades (L/Y standalone)- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 7/22/24
33. Seven of Clubs (G/T a part of a series)-The Presence by Heather Graham 8/26/24 (#2 in series)
34.Jack of Spades (K/X standalone)- Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 8/7/24
35.Four of Hearts (D/Q 10, 000 ratings)- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 11/25/24 (over a million ratings)

Completed: 26/26 (11/14)

1. Three of Diamonds (C/P Award Nominee)
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement (8/25)

2. Six of Spades (E/R Stand Alone)
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era (2/25)

3. Queen of Spades (L/Y Stand Alone)
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free (1/30)

4. Seven of Clubs (G/T Part Of Series)
The Song of Mavin Manyshaped (2/14)

5. Ten of Hearts (J/W At Least 10,000 Ratings)
The Dry (1/7)

6. Eight of Spades (H/U Stand Alone)
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation (7/25)

7. Ace of Diamonds (A/N Award Nominee)
The Silent Patient (1/27)

8. Six of Spades (F/S Stand Alone)
The Widow (10/17)

9. Eight of Spades (H/U Stand Alone)
Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish (8/9)

10. Seven of Clubs (G/T Part Of Series)
The Sumage Solution (10/14)

11. Ten of Clubs (J/W Part of Series)
The Cloud Roads (8/1)

12. Nine of Spades (I/V Stand Alone)
Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction (9/26)

13. Eight of Clubs (H/U Part Of Series)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (1/5)

14. Ace of Spades (A/N Stand Alone)
American War (11/14)

15. Ace of Clubs (A/N Part Of Series)
Year One (9/19)

16. Ace of Spades (A/N Stand Alone)
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects (9/5)

17. Seven of Diamonds (G/T Award Nominee)
Less (5/15)

18. King of Spades (M/Z Stand Alone)
Saying It Loud: 1966―The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement (8/2)

19. Six of Diamonds (F/S Award Nominee)
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (7/23)

20. Two of Diamonds (B/O Award Nominee)
The Library Book (3/18)

21. Six of Hearts (F/S At Least 10,000 Ratings)
The Ex Hex (1/16)

22. Three of Spades (C/P Stand Alone)
The Book of Koli (7/7)

23. Seven of Diamonds (G/T Award Nominee)
The Regional Office is Under Attack! (7/29)

24. Jack of Spades (K/X Stand Alone)
Blink (5/9)

25. Three of Hearts (C/P At Least 10,000 Ratings)
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia (6/24)

26. Two of Diamonds (B/O Award Nominee)
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (2/2)

Moving Mountain - 2024
January - December 2024

My Moving Mountain Challenge (msg 25)

Level🚦26 Letters🚦Books Read🚦26



✅Nine of Clubs
🚥author initial I🚦Guardians of Eternity series
🚥Darkness Returns🚦06.05 ★★★★

✅Five of Hearts
🚥author initial R🚦34,983 ratings
🚥Beard Science🚦11.19 ★★★★

✅Two of Spades
🚥author initial B🚦standalone
🚥Husband Material🚦02.22 ★★★

✅Queen of Spades
🚥author initial L🚦stand alone
🚥Dangerous Flirtation🚦12.06 ★★★

✅Eight of Diamonds
🚥author initial H🚦GR Choice Award Nominee for Best Romance (2023)
🚥Love, Theoretically🚦04.25 ★★★★

✅Ace of Spades
🚥author initial N🚦standalone
🚥Love, Magic & Misfortune🚦01.31 ★★★★★

✅Seven of Spades
🚥author initial G🚦standalone
🚥Their Last Resort🚦05.14 ★★★★

✅Queen of Clubs
🚥author initial L🚦Improbable Meet-Cute series
🚥The Exception to the Rule🚦03.05 ★★★★

✅Four of Hearts
🚥author initial D🚦22,603 ratings
🚥Undead and Unreturnable🚦02.02 ★★★



✅Three of Diamonds
🚥author initial P🚦GR Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy (2010)
🚥Silver Borne🚦03.28 ★★★★

✅Ten of Clubs
🚥author initial J🚦Off-Limits series
🚥The Boy Next Door🚦02.29 ★★★★

✅Five of Spades
🚥author initial R🚦standalone
🚥Finding Kate Huntley🚦07.28 ★★★

✅Ace of Hearts
🚥author initial A🚦59,071 ratings
🚥Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake🚦03.10 ★★★

✅Four of Hearts
🚥author initial Q 🚦23,831 ratings
🚥The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy🚦02.18 ★★★★

✅Nine of Clubs
🚥author initial V 🚦Kitty Norville series
🚥Kitty Raises Hell🚦04.10 ★★★★

✅Five of Spades
🚥author initial R🚦standalone
🚥Hideaway🚦07.30 ★★★★

✅Eight of Clubs
🚥author initial H🚦Fiona Gavelle Mysteries series
🚥Not Safe for the Bank(er)🚦08.27 ★★★

✅Ace of Hearts
🚥author initial N🚦39,330 ratings
🚥Inheritance🚦06.11 ★★★★



✅Three of Clubs
🚥author initial P🚦Amelia Peabody series
🚥The Hippopotamus Pool🚦10.02 ★★★★

✅Two of Clubs
🚥author initial O🚦Blueberry Springs series
🚥Champagne and Lemon Drops🚦01.11 ★★★

✅Seven of Diamonds
🚥author initial T🚦Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2014)
🚥Passion & Ponies🚦01.18 ★★★

✅Ace of Diamonds
🚥author initial A🚦GR Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction (2023)
🚥Check & Mate🚦04.30 ★★★★

✅Eight of Spades
🚥author initial H🚦standalone
🚥Now You See Her🚦06.24 ★★★★

✅Nine of Spades
🚥author initial V🚦standalone
🚥Something Unexpected🚦10.05 ★★★★

✅Six of Diamonds
🚥author initial S🚦GR Choice Award Nominee for Best Romance (2015)
🚥Deep🚦03.02 ★★★★

✅Queen of Clubs
🚥author initial Y🚦Highlands series
🚥Beyond the Thistles🚦05.06 ★★★★★

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Challenge Period: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2024
5 books


7♠️Seven of Spades - Stand Alone G or T

A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer


2♦️Two of Diamonds - has won or been nominated for an award B or O

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo


9♥️Nine of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings I or V

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton


K♥️King of Hearts - has at least 10,000 ratings M or Z

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer


Q♣️ Queen of Club - a part of a series L or Y

The Gorgon Agenda by Lisa Shearin

I'm going to read 12 books. But I'm planning to draw as I go rather than plan ahead.

My motto for this year is "NO plan is the plan." Otherwise I get too overwhelmed and don't get anything at all read.

1. Jack of Spades (drawn 1.9.24)
♠️ [spade] - a stand alone book
Author Initials K or X
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Added ~ Dec 23, 2023
Read ~ 1.17.24
Pages ~ 421

2. Queen of Diamonds (drawn 1.17.24)
♦️ [diamond] - won or nominated for an award
Author Initials L or Y
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution by Lee Alan Dugatkin
Added ~ February 18, 2020
Read ~ 1.10.24
Pages ~ 240
Literary Award ~ AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books for Young Adult Science Book (2018)

3. Five of Clubs (re-drawn 2.16.24)
♣️ [clubs] - a part of a series
Author Initials - E or R
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Added ~ December 1, 2020
Read ~ 2.18.24
Pages ~ 377
Series ~ Thursday Murder Club #1

4. Six of Spades (Drawn 2.18.24)
♠️ [spade] - a stand alone book
Author Initials ~ F or S
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Read ~ 3.27.24
Pages ~ 336

5. Queen of Hearts (Drawn 3.27.24)
♥️ [hearts] - has at least 10,000 ratings
Author Initials - L or Y
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Read ~ 4.21.24
Pages ~ 380

6. Seven of Hearts (Drawn 4.21.24)
♥️ [hearts] - has at least 10,000 ratings
Author Initials - G or T



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I want start slow with 8 books

Jack of ♦️ - nominated or won award K,X - So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
👸 of ❤️ -over 10,000 ratings L,Y A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
7 of ♦️ - nominated or won award G, T - The Little Friend by Donna Tartt or Women In Their Beds: Thirty-Five Stories by Gina Berriault
3 of ♠️ -Stand Alone C,P The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
✅ red 🃏 - jokers wild!😜 Find Us by Benjamin Stevenson
2 of ❤️ - 10,000 ratings, B,O She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
🤴 of ♠️ - stand alone, M,Z Torment in the Knobs by R. Frank McKinney
5 of ❤️ - 10,000 ratings, E,R The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

FINISHED!!!

Message #9 above edited to show completion.

Just completed my third book for this challenge.

3♦️ Nominated for an award/Author initial C or P:
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

3#&9733; with potential to increase as I process more over time. Initial thoughts & ramblings: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Susan wrote: "FINISHED!!!

Message #9 above edited to show completion."

Congrats Susan!!

Susan wrote: "FINISHED!!!

Message #9 above edited to show completion."

oh wow, well done, Susan!

I've finished! Message 7

Woot, good reading, Rosemary

Finished 4/5. Brief initial thought...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

DONE!! Completed 5/5!!

✅1. 7♣️ - part of a series, G or T: Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett read 26th May ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅2.2♠️ - a stand alone book, B or O: Henry VIII: And the Men Who Made Him by Tracy Borman read 20th April ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅3. 3♦️ - nominated for an award, C or P: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick read 12th June ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅4. 6♦️ - nominated for an award, F or S: Dear Martin by Nic Stone read 14th September ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅5.4♠️ - a stand alone book. Initial D or Q: Girt by David Hunt read 24th August ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I've finished. See message 8.

I'm done

12/12

Ace of Hearts
AN >10000
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky✔

Four of Diamonds
DQ award
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark✔

Three of Hearts
CP >10000
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny✔

Ace of Diamonds
AN award
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura✔

Seven of Diamonds
GT award
Broken Harbor by Tana French✔

Six of Hearts
FS >10000
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata✔

Queen of Spades
LY standalone
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina✔

King of Clubs
MZ series
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire✔

Five of Hearts
ER >10000
Survive the Night by Riley Sager✔

King of Hearts
MZ >10000
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón✔

Queen of Clubs
LY series
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny✔

Two of Diamonds
BO award
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry✔

Finished!

Finished! Ready for next year....
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I finished with 35/35 done.

Message #12 updated

Complete!

Another mountain moved - haha! Thanks for the challenge!
Updated post: My Moving Mountain Challenge (msg 25)

Level🚦26 Letters🚦Books Read🚦26