You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

An AT enthusiast, I'm excited about the 2024 challenge.

Rules - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Category One - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hike 1 planned books:
Start - Title Home, homeward, homebound>> At Home by Bill Bryson connected to Book 2 by author>>The Body by Bill Bryson connected to Book 3 by author>>A Short History of Nearly Everything

CP1 - 1st book in a series of 4>>The Rising Tide by Jeff Shaara connected by the word "tide" to Book 2>>The Prince of Tides by Pat Conway connected to Book 3 by the word "prince">>Little Princes by Conor Grennan

CP2 - Title/subtitle includes "sanctuary" or "valley">>The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan connected to Book 2 by the word "valley">>In the Shadow of the Valley by Bobi Conn connected to book 3 by genre of memoir>>After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry

CP3 - Cover that is 75% black>>Not That Bad by Roxane Gay connected to Book 2 via the black cover>>The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls connected to Book 3 via the black cover>>The Road by Cormac McCarthy

CP4 - "iron" in the title>>Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros connected to Book 2 via the author>>The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros connected to Book 3 by author>>whatever book by her I haven't read at that point

Finish - Pages between 400 and 450>>The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Badge 1, Book 1.
Hike: Frodo and Sam's route through Middle Earth
Start: Bag End Hobbiton
Task: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title
Book: At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Format, pages: Paperback, 581 pages.
How it fits the task: It has Home in the title.

First book done! Awesome. :)

Badge 1, Book 2.
Hike: Frodo and Sam's route through Middle Earth
Start: Bag End Hobbiton
Task: Relate to a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title
Book: The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Format, pages: Paperback, 450 pages.
How it fits the task: Original task book was At Home, written by Bill Bryson, this book is also written by Bill Bryson.

Badge 1, Book 3.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Start: Bag End Hobbiton
Task: Relate to the second book, which was The Body by Bill Bryson.
Link: A Short History of Nearly Everything
Format, pages: Paperback, 544 pages.
How it fits the task: This book was also written by Bill Bryson.

Badge 1, Book 4.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Checkstop 1
Task: Read the first book of a series of four.
Link: The Rising Tide
Format, pages: Hardcover, 576 pages.
How it fits the task: The Rising Tide is book #1 of the series World War II: 1939-1945 by Jeff Shaara. Books 2-4 include The Steel Wave, No Less Than Victory, and The Final Storm.

Badge 1, Book 5.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Checkstop 1
Task: Connect to my first book, The Rising Tide.
Link: The Prince of Tides
Format, pages: E-book, 674 pages.
How it fits the task: Both books have tide(s) in the title.

Badge 1, Book 6.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 1 – Bree.
Task: Connect to by second book, The Prince of Tides.
Link: Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Format, pages: Paperback, 294 pages.
How it fits the task: Both books have prince(s) in the title.

Badge 1, Book 7.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 2
Task: Read a book with sanctuary or valley in the title.
Link: In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir
Format, pages: Paperback, 296 pages.
How it fits the task: Valley is in the title of this book.

Badge 1, Book 8.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 2.
Task: Connect to a book with sanctuary or valley in the title.
Link: The Wives: A Memoir
Format, pages: Hardcover, 416 pages.
How it fits the task: The first book was In the Shadow of the Valley, which contained valley in the title and was a memoir. This book is also of the same genre, a memoir.

Badge 1, Book 9.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 2.
Task: Connect to my second book, The Wives.
Link: After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search
Format, pages: Hardcover, 368 pages.
How it fits the task: The second book in this checkpoint was a memoir, and this book is of the same genre, a memoir.

Badge 1, Book 10.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 3.
Task: Read a book with a cover that is 75% black.
Link:
Format, pages: Hardcover, 267 pages.
How it fits the task: The cover is 84% black, according to TinEye.

Badge 1, Book 11.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 3.
Task: Read a book with a cover that is 75% or connect to one that is.
Link:
Format, pages: Hardcover, 368 pages.
How it fits the task: The cover is 91.1% black, according to TinEye.

Badge 1, Book 12.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 3.
Task Read a book with a cover that is 75% black or connect to one that is.
Link:
Format: Paperback, 254 pages.
How it fits the task: The cover is 88.6% black, according to TinEye.

Badge 1, Book 13.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 4.
Task: Read a book with iron in the title.
Link: Iron Flame
Format: Hardcover, 640 pages.
How it fits the task: The name of the book is Iron Flame, so it contains "iron".

Badge 1, Book 14.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 4.
Task: Connect to your book 13 (Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros).
Link: The Things We Leave Unfinished
Format: Paperback, 400 pages.
How it fits the task: Both Iron Flame and The Things we Leave Unfinished are written by Rebecca Yarros.

Badge 1, Book 15.
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth.
Checkstop 4.
Task: Connect to your book 14.
Link: Eyes Turned Skyward
Format: Paperback, 342 pages.
How it fits the task: Both The Things We Leave Unfinished and Eyes Turned Skyward are written by Rebecca Yarros.

One more to go.

Badge 1, Book 16 (YAY!)
Hike: Frodo & Sam's route through Middle Earth
Finish.
Task: Read a book with between 400 and 450 pages.
Link: Someone Else's Shoes
Format: Hardcover, 438 pages.
How it fits the task: 438 is between 400 and 450.

Woohoo! Congrats Kristi!