Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Welcome to the January Monthly Book Challenge!

• You can choose any number of categories depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitment.
• When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date(s) when you finished your book(s).
• You may update your original challenge as you go or repost upon completion if you choose.

Feel free to ask if you need help with any of the challenges. Happy reading!

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.

Here’s mine!


Completed: 10/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Duke the Halls ⭐⭐ (1/16)
2. Mentoring Month: Not By Sight ⭐⭐⭐ (1/23)
3. FAC – Robyn Carr: The Duke Who Didn't (RITA author) ⭐⭐ (1/25)
4. New Years Day: Marked for Death ⭐⭐⭐ (1/7)
5. Science Fiction Day: Pets in Space 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1/12)
6. Clean Off Your Desk Day: Xenon ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1/14)
7. Michigan Day: I Hate You, Max Stirling (New York) ⭐⭐⭐ (1/24)
8. Backwards Day: Edge of Wonder ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1/2)
9. Silent Record Week: Rogue ⭐⭐⭐ (1/22)
10. Reader's Choice: The Hero She Wants ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1/25)

2024 January Monthly Challenge
8/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book with red on the cover. Heartbeat

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): 🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. Winter's Eve Then, Now, & Always: A Three Kings Novel

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: 🎊Read any book set in Nevada. Ante Up

4. New Years Day – January 1:🎊 Read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life. 12:01: A Delusional Enemies to Lovers Romance

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: 🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. Iron Widow

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8:🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. Snow King Catches His Snowflake

7. National Michigan Day – January 18 🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: 🎊 Read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person. Dawning and Resurgence

9. Silent Record Week: 🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time. meditation Chaser: A Courageous Love Novel (A Billionaire, Friends with Benefits, Romantic Suspense)

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice. Undeniably Yours

2024 January Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished

1. Happy January Birthday!:
Read a book published in January.
Counter to My Intelligence-Lani Lynn Vale 1/07/24

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States)
🎊 Read a book that includes a teacher or student
Incandescent-River Savage 1/06/24

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:
🎊 Read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert)
Crimson Lake Road-Victor Methos 1/19/24

4. New Years Day – January 1
🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc).
Rafe-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2
🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction.
Oh, My Dragon-Lani Lynn Vale 1/13/24

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8
🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
One Touch-Lena Hendrix 1/05/24

7. National Michigan Day – January 18
🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin)
(Illinois)
The Right Move-Liz Tomforde 1/12/24

8. Backwards Day – January 31
🎊 Read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover.
Rewrite Our Story-Kat Singleton 1/17/24

9. Silent Record Week
🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others.
Perfect Love Story-Natasha Madison 1/01/24

10. Reader's Choice
🎊 Read any book of your choice.
Someday-Willow Aster 1/18/24

I'm in. And YAY for Michigan Day! ✋️💙💚

10/10 Complete!

✔ Happy January Birthday!: 🎂Read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
Interesting Times, Terry Pratchett

✔ National Mentoring Month: ☃️Read a book with a teacher and students.
Because of Mr. Terupt, Rob Buyea - 5 Jan

✔ Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Robyn Carr: 👩🏻‍💻Read one book written by Robyn Carr.
Swept Away, Robyn Carr - 2 Jan

✔ New Years Day (January 1): 🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc).
Discount Armageddon, Seanan McGuire - 1 Jan (new series)

✔ National Science Fiction Day (January 2): 🛸Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal.
Shift, Heather MacKinnon - 7 Jan

✔ National Clean Off Your Desk Day (January 8): 📖You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job.
Domestic Violets, Matthew Norman - 6 Jan (Tom has a desk job - he works as a copy writer.)

✔ National Michigan Day (January 18): ⛵️Read a book set in Michigan and by a Michigan author.
I'm Fine and Neither Are You, Camille Pagan (takes place in Ann Arbor)

✔ Backwards Day (January 31): 🪞Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: a Christmas book—but in January.
Starting Over Scottish, Tricia O'Malley - 5 Jan

✔ Silent Record Week: 🧘🏻Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others.
The Unsung Hero, Suzanne Brockmann - 4 Jan (David illustrates graphic novels)

✔ Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice.
One Wedding and An Earl, Tracy Sumner - 5 Jan

❄️☃️🎂2024 January Monthly Challenge🎂☃️❄️




10/10 Completed



01. Happy January Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
Forever Strong by Piper J. Drake 01/09/24
02. National Mentoring Month: ☃️Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.
Not My Kind of Hero by Pippa Grant 01/11/24
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Robyn Carr: 👩🏻‍💻Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.
The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr 01/04/24
04. New Years Day (January 1): 🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee 01/25/24
05. National Science Fiction Day (January 2): 🛸Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Dagger's Hope by S.E. Smith 01/18/24
06. National Clean Off Your Desk Day (January 8): 📖Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
A Wedding on Primrose Street by Sheila Roberts 01/31/24
07. National Michigan Day (January 18): ⛵️Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, WI) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
My Kind of Perfect by Tracy Brogan 01/14/24
08. Backwards Day (January 31): 🪞Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.
Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton 01/17/24
09. Silent Record Week: 🧘🏻Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery - 01/23/24
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice.
Under a Firefly Moon by Donna Kauffman 01/26/24

January Monthly Challenge

Read: 9/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: The Housemaid's Secret (red cover) 1/19 ★★★★☆

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): Diamond Fire (mentor) 1/18 ★★★★☆

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Blood Magick (RITA award winner) 1/6 ★★★☆☆

4. New Years Day – January 1: She Says She's My Daughter (20 in pub date) 1/11 ★★★★☆

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Wildfire (paranormal) 1/10 ★★★★★

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: Chill Factor (on TBR) 1/17 ★★★☆☆

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: Skin Game (set in Illinois)

8. Backwards Day – January 31: See Her Die (back profile) 1/22 ★★★★★

9. Silent Record Week: One Pink Rose 1/26 ★★★☆☆

10. Reader's Choice: None of This Is True 1/1 ★★★★☆

Read 10/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January: Fire in His Fury 6/1

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month. Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting: The Love Hypothesis 14/1

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read a book/series that was made into a television show or movie: The Walking Dead, Book Sixteen 20/1

4. New Years Day – January 1. Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author): I Married a Lizardman 22/1

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2. Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as science fiction: Boomslang 2/1

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8. Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it: Renewing Their Vows 23/1

7. National Michigan Day – January 18. Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Ohio): I Am Number Four 10/1

8. Backwards Day – January 31. Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a sub-genre you wouldn’t typically read (middle grade adventure book): The Miserable Mill 8/1

9. Silent Record Week. Read a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with: Stepbrother's Secret 26/1

10. Reader's Choice. Read any book of your choice: The Kingpin's Weakness 24/1

January Monthly Challenge

10/10 completed

1. Published in January: The Lyon’s First Choice Sara Adrien 3☆ 18/1/24
2. Teacher/Student: Trapped With My Teacher Penny Wylder 3☆ 7/1/24
3. RITA award winning author: Caroline Linden: Fortune Favors the Viscount 5☆ 23/1/24
4. Book new to me: Scandalized by a Rogue's Kiss Amanda Mariel 5☆ 5/1/24
5. Paranormal: Of Bards and Witches Alisa Woods 3☆ 11/1/24
6. TBR book: Miracle on Bond Street Jennifer Seasons 2☆ 3/1/24
7. Swimming: Seven Swans a Swimming Emily E.K. Murdoch 5☆ 9/1/24
8. Back profile: A Mistress for Christmas Jillian Eaton 4☆ 2/1/24
9. Character writing: Defying the Duke Ari Thatcher 5☆ 4/1/24
10. Reader's Choice: Country Mist Cheyenne McCray 5☆ 15/1/24

✅ 1. January Birthday: Published in Jan.- Natural Born Charmer- 5⭐
✅ 2. Mentoring Month - new skill- Motorcycle Man- 5⭐
✅ 3. Featured Author- RITA Award- Naked in Death- 5⭐
✅ 4. NYD -Pub. date has 20 - I've Got Your Number- 4.5⭐
✅ 5. Science Fiction Day– PNR- Curse of the Thorn King- 3.75-4⭐
✅ 6. Clean Off Your Desk Day– desk job- Practice Makes Perfect- 3.25⭐
✅ 7. Michigan Day– Match Me If You Can- 5⭐
✅ 8. Backwards Day – Side profile of person on cover- Appealed
✅ 9. Silent Record Week: Isolated character- Somebody to Love- 5⭐
✅ 10. Reader's Choice: Without Apology- 3⭐

January Monthly Challenge
Read: 3/10

✅✅1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 1/6 4⭐
Fits: Published on Jan 02, 2008

✅✅2. 🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.
The Becoming by Nora Roberts 1/7 4⭐
Fits: mc learns sword play

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

✅✅4. 🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis 1/10 4⭐
Fits: new series

5. 🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. 🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. 🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. 🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. 🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice

In for the usual! 📚

January Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 1/1/24 to 1/31/24
10/10

1. Happy January Birthday! - Published in January - Love, Just In by Natalie Murray - 1/10/24 ♥♥♥♥

Pub 1/3/24

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month - Character who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind - Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler - 1/4/24 ♥♥♥♥

All of the above: Cathy is a high school student and she must learn how to maneuver through life with a seeing eye dog. I didn’t realize this before but learned that people need to go through several weeks of training with a dog before they are able to handle them on their own.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr - Written by any RITA award-winning author - Once Upon a Dream by Nora Roberts - 1/29/24 ♥♥♥♥


4. New Years Day – January 1 - New to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life - Young Widows Club by Alexandra Coutts - 1/7/24 ♥♥♥♥

Tamsen is trying to move on after losing her husband. Also a new-to-me author.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2 - Shelved on Goodreads as paranormal - Into the Lair by Maya Banks - 1/2/24 ♥♥♥♥


6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8 - Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it - The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz - 1/13/24 ♥♥♥

This book has been on my TBR since 6/4/13.

7. National Michigan Day – January 18 - Set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) - Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 by Kathryn Lasky - 1/15/24 ♥♥♥


8. Backwards Day – January 31 - Character seems to do something backward (your interpretation) - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - 1/6/24 ♥♥♥♥

Cecelia tells everyone she’s Mrs. Rokesby long before she and Edward are married.

9. Silent Record Week - You think would be good to spend some quiet time with - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - 1/3/24 ♥♥♥♥

This is definitely a contemplative book that requires some quiet thought.

10. Reader's Choice - Any book - Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton - 1/8/24 ♥♥♥♥


******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/29/24*****

Completed 10/10 DONE!

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January
Bad Boy’s Accidental Baby: A Fake Relationship Romance by Alyssa Cobb 1/8/24 4stars (1/12/24)

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level)
Doctor Baby Daddy by Sofia T. Summers 1/5/24 4stars (Jolie going for PhD in college; her professor is her mentor)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert);
Stolen By The Sheikh: A secret baby second chance romance by Mollie Mathews 1/26/24 4stars (desert kingdom in the Sahara)

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Unmissing by Minka Kent 1/8/24 3.5stars (new to me author; Lydia wants to get her life back when she frees herself from her captor after 9 long years; published 2/15/2022 (20 in the year))

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Grumpy Cowboy Doctor by Rose Luv 1/10/24 4stars (Jeremy, Sebastian and others are doctors (S for Science))

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Read a book where a character cleans up their life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
Counting on a Cowboy (Star Valley #3) by Sara Richardson 1/18/24 4stars (Lyric learns to put her past behind her and bad memories of her ex and is able to move on in a relationship and more)

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan 1/15/24 4.5stars (several locations in MI; several characters go boating to fish or to head to the mainland)

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover
Shade Grown (Barks & Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery #8) by Heather Day Gilbert 1/6/24 4stars (profile of Macy's dog, Coal)

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
The Amish Christmas Promise by Amy Lillard 1/4/24 4stars (Samuel is shunned and sleeping in a tent on the edge of Mattie's property; he spends a lot of time alone, talking to God and deciding when/if he should ask for forgiveness; snow on cover and only one person promotes silence)

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.
Love in Mexico: A second-chance romance (True Love) by Mollie Mathews 1/13/24 4stars

2024 January Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED
Duration: January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024

Completed: 10/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.: Five Winters - Kitty Johnson 1/7/24 (published on January 1, 2023)

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 1/7/24

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.: Four Friends - Robyn Carr
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.: A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong 1/8/24 (new series)

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.: The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.: N Is For Noose - Sue Grafton 1/6/24

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.: The Beautiful Mystery - Louise Penny 1/10/24 (373 pgs.)

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.: Christmas on Mimosa Lane - Anna DeStefano - 1/13/24

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.: The Time Between - Karen White 1/5/24

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.: Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci 1/3/24

Always hopeful for all 10, but I'll be happy with 5 for January!

🎊 1. Happy January Birthday!: The Heiress Gets a Duke (January pub)
🎊 2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month: Woke Up Like This (school setting)
🎊 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: The Bodyguard (author has books made into movies, closest I’m getting to this one!)
🎊 4. New Years Day – January 1: All the Light We Cannot See (new author)
🎊 5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Lessons in Chemistry (STEM MC)
🎊 6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: The Holiday Swap (had the library book forever!)
🎊 7. National Michigan Day – January 18: Summer Reading (MC goes swimming)
🎊 8. Backwards Day – January 31: Faking Christmas (Christmas in January book)
🎊 9. Silent Record Week: Prejudice Meets Pride (looks like the silent treatment to me!)
🎊 10. Reader's Choice: Writing Mr. Right

Books:

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
Sweet Intensity by Zoe Blake 1.2
2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.
Falcon by Michelle Heard 1.2
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.
Hateful Promise by BB Hamel 1.3
4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Gios Possession by Indi Marie 1.4
5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Mark of the Beast by Jaycee Wolfe 1.7 (Comp is a computer hacker)
6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
Serving the Courturier by MS Parker 1.10
7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
Zach by Cee Bowerman 1.10
8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.
Dearly Betrayed by BB Hamel 1.11
9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
Talons Haven by Erin Osborne 1.17
10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.
Fear Me, Love Me by Lility Vincent 1.5

I'm in!

...5/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: 🎊 Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins January 26, 4 stars

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: 🎊 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley January 29, 1 star

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: 🎊 Wrecked by Lauren Asher January 13, 5 stars

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: 🎊 My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite January 11, 1 star

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Dante's Blackmailed Bride by Day Leclaire January 14, 3 stars

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2024 January Monthly Challenge

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

pub 1/3/24; 1/16

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

1/6

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

1/27

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

-new author; 1/6

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

1/10

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

1/16

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

1/26

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

1/18

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

1/3

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice. 1/12

Done!

January 2024 Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10

1. Book published in January - The Accidental Diva by: Tia Williams 01/09
2. Has a school setting - Legendborn by: Tracy Deonn 01/25
3. RITA award-winning author - The Rebel King by: Kennedy Ryan 01/23
4. New Author - Delicious Monsters by: Liselle Sambury 01/16
5. Shelved on Goodreads as science fiction - The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by: Janelle Monáe 01/05
6. Clean up that TBR list - The Best-Kept Secret by: Kimberla Lawson Roby 01/08
7. Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Michigan) and written by a Michigan author - Finally Famous by: Ladii Nesha 01/17
8. Halloween book—but in January - Trapped: A Paranormal Erotic Novella by: Shae Sanders 01/07
9. Book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with - Again by: JL Seegars 1/13
10. Reader's Choice - Children of Blood and Bone by: Tomi Adeyemi 01/12

January Monthly Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔️1. Happy January Birthday!:
🎊 Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9


✔️2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States):
🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake (MC had a mentor, Aster) 1/13

✔️4. New Years Day – January 1:
🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed (new author) 1/7

✔️5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2:
🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus (science fiction) 1/29

✔️6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8:
🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein (added Feb 13, 2009) 1/21

✔️7. National Michigan Day – January 18:
🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
Mulberry Mischief - Sharon Farrow (Michigan) 1/19

✔️8. Backwards Day – January 31:
🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
(set in Australia during the winter --- in June; summer is in June where I live)

✔️9. Silent Record Week:
🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston (heroine meditates) 1/6

✔️10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.
The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

January Monthly Challenge

10/10 DONE

1. Happy January Birthday!:
🎊 published in January -- Jan 21, 2021 Not Happy Campers Ash Keller 1/9
2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States):
🎊 character who would be considered a mentor ,AND school setting The Mysterious Lost Child Sarah Noffke 1/15
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:
🎊 set in Nevada The Case of the Amateur Actors in Las Vegas A.R. Winters 1/24
4. New Years Day – January 1:
🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way == series and author Pies, Paws and Peril Avery Kent 1/25
5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2:
🎊 shelved as paranormal The Werewolf Meets His Match Kristen Painter 1/23
6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8:
🎊 TBR list book Mystery at the Masquerade Josh Lanyon 1/20
7. National Michigan Day – January 18:
🎊 set in Wisconsin Death in the Dark Woods Annelise Ryan 1/1
8. Backwards Day – January 31:
🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: Christmas book—but in January Candy Canine Christmas Caper and The Bow Wow Bakery Belinda Page 1/13
9. Silent Record Week:
🎊 character engages in some quiet time MC swims laps Killing Me Softly Julie Mulhern 1/6
10. Reader's Choice: Under the Cover of Darkness K.D. Richards 1/26

January Monthly Book Challenge

1. Happy January Birthday! Read a book published in January, or a book with red on the cover.

2. National Mentoring Month: Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.

You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. Silent Record Wee: Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.

Monthly Challenges > 2024 January Monthly Challenge

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice

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Completed/Started: 8/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Token ❌
2. Mentoring Month: Check & Mate ✅
3. FAC – Robyn Carr (RITA Award): Next Year in Havana ✅
4. New Years Day: The Henna Artist ✅
5. Science Fiction Day: The Seven Year Slip ➡️
6. Clean Off Your Desk Day: Snapped ✅
7. Michigan Day: Frenched ❌
8. Backwards Day: The Honeymoon Crashers ➡️
9. Silent Record Week: Yours Truly ✅
10. Reader's Choice: A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining ✅

Challenge: 2024 January Monthly Challenge
Duration: 01/01-31/24

Goal: 10 ; Progress: 0/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: New York, New Year, New You (Published 01/31/23; Completed: )

🎊Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

2. January Month-Long Observance National Mentoring Month (United States):

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC)-Robyn Carr:

🎊 Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.

🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day–January 1:

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day-January 2:

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day–January 8: What the Duke Desires (Completed: )

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. National Michigan Day–January 18:

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day–January 31:

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. Silent Record Week (01/01-07/24):

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice: The Unbalanced Equation (Completed: )

🎊 Read any book of your choice.

Challenge: 2024 January Monthly Challenge
Progress: 8/10


✅ 1. Happy January Birthday! ✔1/26
✅ 2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States) - Royally Not Ready ✔1/10
✅ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr Virgin River✔1/27
✅ 4. New Years Day – January 1 - Obsession Falls ✔1/16
⬜ 5. National Science Fiction Day - January 2
⬜ 6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8
✅ 7. National Michigan Day – January 18 - Satisfaction ✔1/9
✅ 8. Backwards Day – January 31 - Second First Impressions ✔1/18
✅ 9. Silent Record Week - Business or Pleasure ✔1/21
✅ 10. Reader's Choice - Plays Well With Others ✔1/2

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1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror,. I thought the mirror scene/line was very memorable!

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice

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1. Happy January Birthday!:
🍾 Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
The Pierogi Peril - Geri Krotow (Severn House - Jan 2024) - Jan 4

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.
🍾 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level), or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.
A Hideaway Wharf Holiday - Laurel Greer (HSE #3011 - Oct 2023) (diving instructor) - Jan 5

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:
🍾 Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA Lifetime Achievement Award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🍾 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert), or a book written by any RITA award-winning author, or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.
Operation Takedown - Justine Davis (HRS #2256 - Dec 2023) (RITA author) - Jan 1

4. New Year's Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.
🍾 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Meadow Falls - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Jan 2024) (change) - Jan 7

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.
🍾 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc.) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc.) on its cover or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Sharp Evidence - Julie Miller (HI #2192 - Jan 2024) (crime scene lab) - Jan 20

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!
🍾 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
Her New York Minute - Darby Baham (HSE #3032 - Feb 2024) (desk job) - Jan 16

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!
🍾 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..., Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) (boating) - Jan 18

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!
🍾 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc.) on the cover or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.
Claiming His Convenient Princess - Susan Meier (HR #4867 - Sept 2023) (back and side) - Jan 2

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”
🍾 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
Once Upon a Charming Bookshop - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3022 - Dec 2023) (reading) - Jan 10

10. Reader's Choice:
🍾 Read any book of your choice.
Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) - Jan 11

I'm in for 7 this month.

January 8/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet. - They're Watching You Finished 1/17

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind. Through the Groves: A Memoir Finished 1/15

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date. - Look Again - Finished 1/30

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense. - Bright Young Women Finished 1/25


7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way. Happy Place Finished 1/19

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror. -The Invisible Hour - Finished 1/8

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with. - Everything the Darkness Eats - Finished 1/6

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice. - River Sing Me Home - Finished 1/8

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2024 January Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2024 - 1/31/2024

Progress: 10 out of 10

Welcome to the January Monthly Book Challenge!

• You can choose any number of categories depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitment.
• When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date(s) when you finished your book(s).
• You may update your original challenge as you go or repost upon completion if you choose.

Feel free to ask if you need help with any of the challenges. Happy reading!

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages



2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.
🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind:
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry - **** - 1/22/2024 - 432 Pages - Includes a teacher



3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages



4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.
🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date:
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages - New to Me, Book about Hanukkah



5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.
🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession:
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages - Paranormal



6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!
🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense:
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - ***** - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages - Cleans up her life



7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!
🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way:
When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal - **** - 1/13/2024 - 348 Pages - Characters go swimming



8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!
🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.
The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages - Christmas book in January



9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”
🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with:
Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd - ***** - 1/21/2024 - 416 Pages - Wanted to spend some quiet time with



10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice:
The Legend of Brightblade by Ethan M. Aldridge - **** - 1/13/2024 - 208 Pages

RRRC January Monthly Challenge
Read: 0/10

1. Happy January Birthday!:
Read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
🎇The Big Four by Agatha Christie

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States):
🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor.
🎊 You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level).
🎊Or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:

4. New Years Day – January 1:

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc).
🎊You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life
🎊a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation)
🎊or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2:
🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction.~Doom by Regine Abel
🎊 You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover.
🎊Or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day:
🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. ~Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

7. National Michigan Day – January 18:
🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author.
🎊You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming
🎊a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count
🎊or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31:
🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January.
🎊You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover
🎊or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. Silent Record Week:
🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others.
🎊You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence
🎊or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice:

January Monthly Challenge
January 2024

My Monthly Challenge (msg 33)

Books Read ♾️ 10



✅1. Happy January Birthday!
♾️Read a book published in January
♾️March ♾️ 01.03 ★★★

✅2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States)
♾️Read a book with a character who has a mentor
♾️By the Book ♾️ 01.24 ★★★★★

✅3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr
♾️Read a book written by any RITA award-winning author
♾️Everything's Coming Up Rosie ♾️ 01.27 ★★★

✅4. New Years Day – January 1
♾️Read a book that’s new to you in some way
♾️The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan ♾️ 01.07 ★★★★

✅5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2
♾️Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction
♾️Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper ♾️ 01.06 ★★★

✅6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8
♾️Read a book with a character who works a desk job
♾️Until Nico ♾️ 01.04 ★★★★

✅7. National Michigan Day – January 18
♾️Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states - Ohio
♾️Passion & Ponies ♾️ 01.18 ★★★

✅8. Backwards Day – January 31
♾️Read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person
♾️You Can Hide ♾️ 01.15 ★★★★

✅9. Silent Record Week
♾️Read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence
♾️Dirty Little Secrets ♾️ 01.14 ★★★★

✅10. Reader's Choice
♾️Read any book of your choice
♾️Baiting the Maid of Honor ♾️ 01.07 ★★★★

January Monthly Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - 31, 2024
10/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 01/11/2024 (published January 1909)

2. January Month-Long Observance: Read a book that includes a teacher or student
Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks by Harper Lin 01/16/2024 (teacher)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.
Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews 01/13/2024

4. New Years Day: Read a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand 01/18/2024 (249 pages)

5. National Science Fiction Day: Read a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell 0108/2024 (forensic pathology)

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day: Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it.
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins 01/01/2024

7. National Michigan Day: Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin)
The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell 01/20/2023 (Michigan)

8. Backwards Day: Read a Christmas book—but in January.
A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy 01/01/2024

9. Silent Record Week: Read a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur 01/17/2024

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey 01/03/2024

January Monthly Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - 31, 2024

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1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.

Welcome to the January challenge, everyone! Looking forward to seeing what you read. :)

***COMPLETED LATE**
January Monthly Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - 31, 2024

10/10

✅1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet-The Villa-1/10/24

✅2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.

🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind-Bright Young Women-1/1/24

✅3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.
🎊 Link to Robyn Carr's backlist: Books by Robyn Carr.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA lifetime achievement award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie-Julia Quinn-On the Way to the Wedding-1/27/24

✅4. New Years Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.

🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date-Good Girls Don’t Die-1/28/24

✅5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession-Narcissus in Chains-1/24/24

✅6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!

🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense-TBR-Cerulean Sins-2/3/24

✅7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!

🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way-The Friend Zone-1/2/24

✅8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!

🎊 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read, or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover, or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror-Nettle & Bone-1/4/24

✅9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”

🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with-Pageboy-2/1/24

✅10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice-Unfortunately Yours-1/6/24

Welcome to the January Monthly Book Challenge!
4/10

✅1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
💗Newcomer-Ana Ashley, 1/27/24

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States)
🎊 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor, or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level) or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name
🎊 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert); or a book written by any RITA award-winning author; or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.

✅4. New Years Day
🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
💗Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24 -- 241 pgs

5. National Science Fiction Day
🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc) on its cover, or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day
🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job, or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.

✅7. National Michigan Day
🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
💗It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24

✅8. Backwards Day
🎊 Read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover
💗 -Anna Doe, 1/7/24

9. Silent Record Week
🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence, or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.

✅10. Reader's Choice: 🎊 Read any book of your choice.
💗Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/21/24

January Monthly Challenge
1 January to 31 January, 2023

Read: 2/10

🎊 1. Happy January Birthday!: What Happens at the Lake by Vi Keeland

🎊 2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands

🎊 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: In The Sheikh's Marriage Bed by Sarah Morgan (18/1/2024)

🎊 4. New Years Day – January 1: Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

🎊 5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Merrick's Maiden by S. E. Smith

🎊 6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

🎊 7. National Michigan Day – January 18: Thrill of the Chase by Layla Nash

🎊 8. Backwards Day – January 31: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

🎊 9. Silent Record Week: One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake

🎊 10. Reader's Choice: The One Who Loves You by Pippa Grant (22/1/2024)

Heather wrote: "I'm in. And YAY for Michigan Day! ✋️💙💚

10/10 Complete!

✔ Happy January Birthday!: 🎂Read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
Interesting Times,..."

Complete. :D

January 2024 RRRC
1/10

⛄ 1. Happy January Birthday!:

⛄ 2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States):

⛄ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:

⛄ 4. New Year's Day – January 1:
The Ballad of Emma O'Toole by Elizabeth Lane
January 6th, 2024 - 4.5 ⭐
Published in 2013

⛄ 5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2:

⛄ 6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8:

⛄ 7. National Michigan Day – January 18:

⛄ 8. Backwards Day – January 31:

⛄ 9. Silent Record Week:

⛄ 10. Reader's Choice:

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Heather wrote: "Heather wrote: "I'm in. And YAY for Michigan Day! ✋️💙💚

10/10 Complete!"

Congrats, Heather!

1. Happy January Birthday!: Tomboy published 1-19-2019
2. Mentoring Month: Hot Copy Corinne was Wesley's mentor
3. FAC – Robyn Carr: The Game Plan RITA award winner Kristen Callihan
4. New Years Day: The Apology Project lead character vows to become a better person by apologizing more when she wrongs people
5. Science Fiction Day: Safety in Numbers Leads are in STEM
6. Clean Off Your Desk Day: One Pink Line cleared from TBR
7. Michigan Day: Love on Lexington Avenue Set in New York City
8. Backwards Day:One to Watch Woman on cover turned away
9. Silent Record Week: Lockdown on London Lane Multiple couples are insolation due to the pandemic and one is completely cut off from each other and in complete isolation
10. Reader's Choice: Dear Stranger Wanted to finish the trilogy

Completed

January 2024
7/10

❄️1. Happy January Birthday!: Red
Mackenzie's Mountain - Linda Howard - 1/3 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

❄️2. January Month-Long Observance: Teacher/Student
Hero - Jolie Vines - 1/14 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

❄️3. Featured Author Challenge: Set in Nevada
Mackenzie's Mission - Linda Howard - 1/6 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

❄️4. New Years Day – January 1: New Series
Storm the Castle - Jolie Vines - 1/8 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2:

❄️6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: Cleans up Life
Oh Baby - Jolie Vines - 1/18 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

❄️7. National Michigan Day: New York
Picture This - Jolie Vines - 1/16 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

8. Backwards Day – January 31:

❄️9. Silent Record Week: Isolating
Love Most, Say Least - Jolie Vines - 1/12 - ❄️❄️❄️❄️

10. Reader's Choice: TBD

Gwen|| Bookish Blondie wrote: "Completed"

Congrats, Gwen!

2024 January Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished

1. Happy January Birthday!:
Read a book published in January.
Counter to My Intelligence-Lani Lynn Vale 1/07/24

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States)
🎊 Read a book that includes a teacher or student
Incandescent-River Savage 1/06/24

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:
🎊 Read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert)
Crimson Lake Road-Victor Methos 1/19/24

4. New Years Day – January 1
🎊 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc).
Rafe-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2
🎊 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction.
Oh, My Dragon-Lani Lynn Vale 1/13/24

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8
🎊 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
One Touch-Lena Hendrix 1/05/24

7. National Michigan Day – January 18
🎊 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin)
(Illinois)
The Right Move-Liz Tomforde 1/12/24

8. Backwards Day – January 31
🎊 Read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc) on the cover.
Rewrite Our Story-Kat Singleton 1/17/24

9. Silent Record Week
🎊 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others.
Perfect Love Story-Natasha Madison 1/01/24

10. Reader's Choice
🎊 Read any book of your choice.
Someday-Willow Aster 1/18/24

❄️☃️🎂2024 January Monthly Challenge🎂☃️❄️
6/10 Completed

1. Happy January Birthday!:
2. Mentoring Month:
3. FAC – Robyn Carr:
4. New Years Day:
5. Science Fiction Day:
6. Clean Off Your Desk Day:
7. Michigan Day:
8. Backwards Day:
9. Silent Record Week:
10. Reader's Choice:

DONE!!!

10/10

1. Happy January Birthday!:
🍾 Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
The Pierogi Peril - Geri Krotow (Severn House - Jan 2024) - Jan 4

2. January Month-Long Observance - National Mentoring Month (United States): National Mentoring Month is a month-long series of events designed to raise awareness of mentoring among young people and adults. Launched jointly in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR National, NMM is now celebrated by for-profit and non-profit organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide.
🍾 Read a book with a character who would be considered a mentor or one who has a mentor. You may also read a book that includes a teacher or student, has a school setting (any level), or where someone learns a new skill of any kind.
A Hideaway Wharf Holiday - Laurel Greer (HSE #3011 - Oct 2023) (diving instructor) - Jan 5

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr:
🍾 Read one book written by Robyn Carr or any author with her first or last name.

Fun facts about Robyn Carr:
* She currently lives in Nevada, where she’s “fallen in love” with the desert
* Robyn currently writes both romance and women’s fiction
* She is a RITA award-winner and recipient of the 2016 RWA Lifetime Achievement Award
* Two of her book series (Virgin River & Sullivan’s Crossing) have been made into TV shows

🍾 You may also read any book set in Nevada (or anywhere else with a desert), or a book written by any RITA award-winning author, or a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.
Operation Takedown - Justine Davis (HRS #2256 - Dec 2023) (RITA author) - Jan 1

4. New Year's Day – January 1: Starting with the nation of Samoa and ending near the uninhabited atoll of Baker Island, the world will ring in 2024 in one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.
🍾 Read a book that’s new to you in some way (series, author, genre, etc). You can also read a book where a character resolves to change something in their life, a book with a firework-worthy first kiss (your interpretation), or a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Meadow Falls - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Jan 2024) (change) - Jan 7

5. National Science Fiction Day – January 2: Celebrate the science fiction genre on a day that commemorates the birthday of famous hard science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.
🍾 Read a book that’s shelved on Goodreads as paranormal or science fiction. You can also read a book with something space-related (planets, stars, etc.) or technology-related (computers, robots, etc.) on its cover or a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Sharp Evidence - Julie Miller (HI #2192 - Jan 2024) (crime scene lab) - Jan 20

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8: On this day, unclutter and organize your workspace to get your new year off to a clean start!
🍾 Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it. You can also read a book with a character who works a desk job or a book where a character cleans up their living area and/or life, whether it’s in the literal or emotional sense.
Her New York Minute - Darby Baham (HSE #3032 - Feb 2024) (desk job) - Jan 16

7. National Michigan Day – January 18: As a Michigander, I had to include this one! 😉 In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. One of eight Great Lakes states, it’s known for many things: the largest freshwater shoreline in the United States, Motown music, the Mackinac Bridge and Sleeping Bear Dunes, a town called Hell (which does, indeed, freeze over), Motor City, the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, and much more!
🍾 Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..., Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) or written by a Michigan author. You can also read a book where a character goes boating or swimming, a book with the numbers 18 or 37 in the page count, or a book with a scene that makes you think of Michigan in some way.
Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) (boating) - Jan 18

8. Backwards Day – January 31: On this day, partake in doing something in reverse just for the fun of it! New year, new backward you!
🍾 Read a book that’s opposite for you in some way: maybe a subgenre you wouldn’t typically read or a Christmas book—but in January. You can also read a book that shows the side or back profile of a person or animal (back, back of head, etc.) on the cover or a book where a character seems to do something backward (your interpretation), whether it’s something like their approach to a situation, wearing clothes inside out, or simply looking in a mirror.
Claiming His Convenient Princess - Susan Meier (HR #4867 - Sept 2023) (back and side) - Jan 2

9. Silent Record Week: Commemorate the history of silent records by engaging in a quiet activity during the first week of January. As the author Victoria Wolff once said, “One must learn to be silent just as one must learn to talk.”
🍾 Read a book where a character engages in some quiet time by doing something such as meditation, reading, writing, or simply isolating themselves from others. You can also read a book with something on the cover that makes you think of silence or a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
Once Upon a Charming Bookshop - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3022 - Dec 2023) (reading) - Jan 10

10. Reader's Choice:
🍾 Read any book of your choice.
Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) - Jan 11

Frankie wrote: "2024 January Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished"

Susan wrote: "DONE!!!

10/10"

Congrats, Frankie and Susan!


All these finishing posts remind me that I really need to update my list... I'm probably done by now, or close to it. ;)

~~Completed 01/20/2024~~

January Monthly Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - 31, 2024
10/10

1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 01/11/2024 (published January 1909)

2. January Month-Long Observance: Read a book that includes a teacher or student
Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks by Harper Lin 01/16/2024 (teacher)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) – Robyn Carr: Read a book/series that was made into a television show or movie.
Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews 01/13/2024

4. New Years Day: Read a book with the numbers 20 or 24 somewhere in its page count or publication date.
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand 01/18/2024 (249 pages)

5. National Science Fiction Day: Read a book with a character who works in a STEM profession.
Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell 0108/2024 (forensic pathology)

6. National Clean Off Your Desk Day: Clean up that TBR list by reading a book from it.
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins 01/01/2024

7. National Michigan Day: Read a book set in any of the Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin)
The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell 01/20/2023 (Michigan)

8. Backwards Day: Read a Christmas book—but in January.
A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy 01/01/2024

9. Silent Record Week: Read a book that you think would be good to spend some quiet time with.
the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur 01/17/2024

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey 01/03/2024