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New BeginningsDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
18/16+ Completed. Finished
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Pg.5"I narrow my eyes."
Like You Love Me-Adriana Locke 1/01/24
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials.
D.K. Hood-Be Mine Forever 1/11/24
4. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
(Ohio)
Among the Wicked-Linda Castillo 1/05/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series.
Grant County:Beyond Reach-Karin Slaughter 1/02/24
6. ☀️Read a book with a character who is an author
Rewrite Our Story-Kat Singleton 1/17/24
7. ☀️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Lisa Regan-Close Her Eyes 1/18/24
8. ☀️Read a book that is a new to you author.
Karla Sorensen-One and Only 1/12/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Sweet Spot-Adriana Locke 2/10/24
10. ☀️ Read a bookwhere a character is grateful for something
Christmas in The Sisters-Becki Willis 1/27/24
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover)
A Treepoint Christmas-Jamie Begley 1/10/24
12. ☀️ Read a book when the MC starts a new relationship.
Counter to My Intelligence-Lani Lynn Vale 1/07/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment
Law & Beard-Lani Lynn Vale 1/22/24
14. ☀️Read a book first in a series.
Hail Raisers:Hail No-Lani Lynn Vale 1/27/24
15. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Hetch-River Savage 2/10/24
16. ☀️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Laura Pavlov-Rebel 1/14/24
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted.
Sway-Jessica Gadziala 1/07/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Tracy Crosswhite:In the Clearing-Robert Dugoni 1/17/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
(Los Angeles)
Rafe-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24
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New Beginnings Challenge Duration: 1-Jan thru 31-Mar
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
New BeginningsJanuary 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
17 of 16+
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
🎐 1. Read a book with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Alias Emma - Ava Glass - 1/24/24 -p 10 - "Emma looked down at the image of a tall, dark haired woman with fiercely intelligent eyes."
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
🎐 3. Read a book where an author uses initials.
Katie the Catsitter - Colleen A.F. Venable - 1/27/24
🎐 4. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 1/9/24 - set in Nigeria
🎐 5. Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley - 1/5/24 - p 113 - "The bell of St. Tancred's tolls for the funeral of some ancient in Bishop's Lacey."
🎐 6. Read a book with a character who is an author.
The Poet - Michael Connelly - 1/17/24
🎐 7. Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
The Memory Police - Yōko Ogawa - 2/2/24 - YO
🎐 8. Read a booked by a new to you author.
The Coffee Trader - David Liss - 1/7/24
🎐 9. Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Human Flies - Hans Olav Lahlum - 1/7/24 - THF
🎐 10. Read a book set in Germany.
The Berlin Exchange - Joseph Kanon - 1/30/24
🎐 11. Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover)
An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak - Jennifer Hartmann - 1/29/24
🎐12. Read a book where the MC starts a new relationship.
The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas - 2/1/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
🎐 14. Read a first in a series book.
Blindsighted - Karin Slaughter - 1/31/24 - #1 Grant County
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
🎐 16. Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24
🎐 17. Read a book where someone gets left behind.
Kindred - Octavia E. Butler - 1/1/24
🎐 18. Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
The Unidentified Redhead - Alice Clayton - 1/13/24 - AC
🎐 19. Read a book where a character goes climbing
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer - 1/11/24
🎐 20. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Intrigue in Istanbul - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 1/4/24 - set in Turkey
Mod
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
12/16+ Completed
TASKS
2. ☀️ Read a book set in Canada.
Lethally Green by Amber Boffin 3/31/2024
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials.
Code Red by N.R. Walker 2/4/2024
4. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON. IRELAND
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series.
Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024
6. ☀️Read a book where two people embrace.
Switched by N.R. Walker 1/27/2024
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic.
Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende 3/19/2024
9. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Sinister Sort by L.M. Harper 2/16/2024
12. ☀️ Read a book where the MC starts a new relationship.
An Affair In Paris by Brooke Blaine 1/5/2024
14. ☀️Read a book that is a first in a series.
The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 1/19/2024
15. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Murder at Hound Hill by Cindy Bell 2/24/2024
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) Big Ben
Lost in London by Alana Stewart 1/31/2024
20. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL. New York
Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 2/20/2024
Mod
New BeginningsJanuary 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
20/20
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
K-9 Security - Nichole Severn (HI #2195 - Feb 2024) (sunset) - Jan 23
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
The Summer Book Club - Susan Mallery (Canary Street Press - Feb 2024) (mistake) - Feb 28
3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
Her Secret Valentine's Baby - J.C. Harroway (HMED #1370 - Feb 2024) - Jan 22
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
A Hideaway Wharf Holiday - Laurel Greer (HSE #3011 - Oct 2023) (Oyster Island) - Jan 5
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Claiming His Convenient Princess - Susan Meier (HR #4867 - Sept 2023) (end of series) - Jan 2
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
Once Upon a Charming Bookshop - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3022 - Dec 2023) (author character) - Jan 10
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) (lies) - Jan 11
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
Ballerina and the Greek Billionaire - Suzanne Merchant (HR #4874 - Oct 2023) (new author) - Feb 8
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Pierogi Peril - Geri Krotow (Severn House - Jan 2024) (failed at patry school) - Jan 4
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
Dangerous Allies - Renee Ryan (LIH #64 - Sept 2010) - Mar 31
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Going Rogue in Red Rye County - Katie Mettner (HI #2132 - Feb 2023) (spoiled undercover op) - Mar 8
12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
Meadow Falls - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Jan 2024) (new relationship) - Jan 7
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Her New York Minute - Darby Baham (HSE #3032 - Feb 2024) (proud) - Jan 16
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
Colton Threat Unleashed - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2263 - Feb 2024) (first in series) - Jan 17
15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Operation Takedown - Justine Davis (HRS #2256 - Dec 2023) (walk) - Jan 1
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Exile's End - Rachel Lee (SIM #449 - Sept 1992) - Jan 19
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
The Single Dad Project - Naima Simone (Canary Street Press - Feb 2024) (left behind) - Mar 5
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) (achieves something) - Jan 18
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Heart Like a Cowboy - Delores Fossen (HQN - Dec 2023) (Egan Donnelly) - Feb 23
20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
A Viscount for the Egyptian Princess - Heba Helmy (HH #1794 - May 2024) (Egypt) - Jan 27
New BeginningsDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 - 20
18/16
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★2. ☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake - & lucky to be alive because of it
A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
3. ☀️ Read a book where a character makes a fresh beginning - Heather & Alan make a new start together
Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character - Yute
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
5. ☀️ Read a book with the word bell in the text - "you ring the bell if you want anything" p.40
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
6. ☀️Read a book about an author
Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
7. ☀️ Read a book where a character tells a lie - lots of them
Artemis by Andy Weir 11/1 1★
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic
Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
9. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. ☀️ Read a book with leaves on the cover
by Shannah Jay 20/1 5★12. ☀️ Read a book where the MC starts a new relationship.
Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment - Eve's untarnished badge
Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★
14. ☀️Read a first in a series.
If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover or where a character goes for a walk.
by Jack Heath 16/1 3★16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. ☀️Read a book where someone gets left behind - MC
Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly 18/1 4★
18. ☀️ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA - Tess Atherton
Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared of heights - Jonner
Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover
by James Hilton 2/1 5★
New Beginnings - FINISHEDDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
Completed: 20/20
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Reluctantly Home - Imogen Clark 2/8/24 (pg. 3 – “His eyes were wide open and sightless.”)
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada. The Beautiful Mystery - Louise Penny 1/10/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning. Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 1/15/24
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON. Kissing Under the Mistletoe - Marina Adair 1/1/24 (Napa Valley, California)
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Dark Knight - J.L. Beck 1/22/24
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace. Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin 2/3/24
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine 1/4/24
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author. The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith 1/4/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum). A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong 1/8/24
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight. Four Friends - Robyn Carr 1/13/24
11. ☀️ Read a book with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Never Change - Elizabeth Berg 1/12/2412. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship. Five Winters - Kitty Johnson 1/7/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation). You Say It First - Susan Mallery 1/14/24
14. ☀️ Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 1/7/24
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci 1/3/2416. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Winter Cottage - Mary Ellen Taylor 1/5/2417. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind. Christmas on Mimosa Lane - Anna DeStefano 1/13/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA. The Time Between - Karen White 1/5/24 (Eleanor)
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY. Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 1/8/24 (Nona)
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL. Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah 1/2/24 (Tanzania)
Mod
New BeginningsDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
20/16+
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
p 2 “…those dark brown eyes of his.” Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
A Fatal Nibble Savannah Marlake 1/6/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Sparrow Haven, fictional New England town-Death by Dish Claire Harlow 1/2/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Baked Off Murder Maggie Benton 1/7/24
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
Murder at the Mansion Alison Golden 1/5/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Mary Moffat-The Sign of Four Spirits Vicki Delany 1/8/24
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character loses their sight.
A Bean to Die For Tara Lush 1/9/24
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
The Women Sleuths Club Murder Sharon Michaels 1/10/24
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
The House on Warwick Pond Sharon Michaels 1/13/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Missin' Out Patti Benning 1/8/24
14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
#1 Witch's Creek Mysteries-The House on Whitmore Road Sharon Michaels 1/13/24
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Murder on a Snowy Evening Lynn Cahoon 1/11/24
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
RL-Bows & Bitter Betrayals Renee Lyles 1/24/24
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Emily James 1/12/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Catastrophe Emily James 1/13/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Diane-Murder by Eggnog Karin Kaufman 1/17/24
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Harvest Fest Homicide Kate Annie Brown 1/15/24
Genevieve wrote: "Welcome Tari"Thanks, Genevieve
New BeginningsDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
0/5-10
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
New Beginnings
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3.☀️ Read a book where a character makes a fresh beginning.
Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot (1.6.2024)
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Scandal in Skibbereen | Sheila Connolly (1.12.2024) (Takes place in Leap, Cork County, Ireland)
New BeginningDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
READ: 20/16+
✔ 1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
(she turned her eyes back to Alexus), p55
✔ 2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
✔ 3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
✔ 4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander (Oregon) 1/11
✔ 5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
(the bell on the door tinkled), p25
✔ 6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill (MCs are authors) 1/18
✔ 7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
✔ 8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
✔ 9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake (MC fails at her quest) 1/13
✔ 10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
(MC grateful for her long lost friends)
✔ 11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26
(a plastic container of spoiled fruit chunks), p124
✔ 12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston (Stevie) 1/19
✔ 13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston (Charlie) 1/21
✔ 14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9
✔ 15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
(MC walks around her new town)
✔ 16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh 1/22
(Jonathan's younger sister, Catherine had occasionally accompanied him), p35
✔ 17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
(MC when her entire family was killed)
✔ 18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6
(Stevie has panic attacks and is scared of everything)
✔ 19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
(heroine but she still gets on the back of a dragon-like creature and soars high above)
✔ 20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Line of Fire - Jo Davis (Tennessee) 1/1
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
New BeginningJanuary 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
20/16+ Tasks Completed
TASKS
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Hansel and the Gingerbread Queen by Lea Doué (2/26/24)
"...whispered behind flattened palms and averted their EYES." (pg 7)
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)
makes a mistake
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea (1/12/24)
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer (2/10/24)
wise man
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)
end of series
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
people embrace
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
tells a lie
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
The King's Queen by K.M. Shea (1/18/24)
powerful character
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
character failed
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
A Farewell Kiss by L.G. Rollins (2/16/24)
character is grateful
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
something gets spoiled
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (2/2/24)
man stops waiting
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins (1/9/24)
character is strong
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24) - Hawthorne Brothers #1
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
character goes for walk
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
The King's Captive by K.M. Shea (1/8/24)
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24)
someone left behind
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/21/24)
character scared
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Jacklyn and the Twisted Beanstalk by Callie Thomas (2/20/24)
scared of heights
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/29/24)
character gets what they want
Mod
Mod
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
Read: 20
TASKS
1. ☀️ Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover.
Love Walks In Chris Keniston 1/8/24 2. ☀️ Read a book set in Canada.
Plain Jayne Laura Drewry 2/23/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials.
Parentmoon L.B. Dunbar 1/11/24
4. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Indiana A Small Town Christmas Nan Reinhardt 1/9/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series.
Sanibel Moonlight Hope Holloway 2/2/24 (Shellseeker Beach #7)
6. ☀️ Read a book about an author.
Beach Home Beginnings Ellen Joy 1/6/24
7. ☀️ Read a book where a character tells a lie.
Lost Love Letters: Book 1 in the Largo Bay Series Pat Adeff 1/19/24
8. ☀️ Read a new to you author.
The Fireman's Christmas Wish Nan Reinhardt 1/7/23
9. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START.
ST Sanibel Treasures Hope Holloway 1/27/24
10. ☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something.
Baby on the Bad Boy’s Doorstep Victoria James 2/21/24
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover.
Homecoming Kate Morton 3/24/2412. ☀️ Read a book where the MC starts a new relationship.
Sea View Cottage: Romantic Women's Fiction Ellen Joy 1/13/24
13. ☀️ Read a book with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Bait This! Tasha Black 2/16/24
14. ☀️ Read a first in a series.
A Secret in the Keys Hope Holloway 2/4/24 (Coconut Key #1)
15. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Sanibel Mornings Hope Holloway 1/29/24
16. ☀️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Green Jewel L.J. Evans 3/12/24
17. ☀️ Read a book where someone gets left behind.
Sanibel Tides Hope Holloway 1/31/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared.
The Bookstore on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 1/24/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Dane Whitney Sanibel Sunsets Hope Holloway 2/1/24
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover.
A Christmas Affair Jodi Thomas 1/20/24
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
Completed: 12
TASKS
1.☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
✅2.☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
💗You, Again-Lane Hayes, 2/12/24
3.☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
✅4.☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
💗Kiss To Belong-Anna Doe, 1/7/24 -- Boston, Massachusetts
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
✅6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
💗Fighting to Breathe-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/23/24
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
✅8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
💗The Mini ADHD Coach-Alice Gendron, 1/31/24
9. ☀️Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10.☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11.☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
✅13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
💗Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/20/24
✅14.☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
💗Newcomer-Ana Ashley, 1/27/24
✅15.☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
💗It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24
✅16.☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
💗Something like Love-Piper Rayne, 3/8/24
✅17.☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
💗What Saves Us-Maggie Gates, 3/29/24
✅18.☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
💗Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/18/24
✅19.☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
💗Next of Kin-Hannah Bonam-Young, 2/16/24 -- Warren Davies
✅20.☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
💗Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24 -- Tennessee
☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️3/20
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
- Jan 28 (3 stars)2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
New Author: Young Philby byRobert Littell- Jan 21 (3 Stars)
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
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The Lost ChallengesNew Beginning
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Progress: 18 out of 16 (Level 3: 16 or more)
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada:
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages - Makes a mistake
3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON:
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages - Location New York
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #):
City of Illusion by Victoria Ying - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 256 Pages - End of series
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace:
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - ***** - 2/24/2024 - 320 Pages
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY:
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 2/15/2024 - 352 Pages
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author:
I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth - ***** - 2/10/2024 - 224 Pages - New to Me Author
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum):
The Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages - Title Words
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight:
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry - **** - 1/22/2024 - 432 Pages - Grateful
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation):
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - **** - 1/29/2024 - 367 Pages - Leaves on the cover
12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship:
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages - New Relationship
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation):
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages - Proud of an accomplishment
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series:
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages - First in a series
15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk:
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages - Goes for a walk
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER:
The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages - Clock on cover
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind:
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages - gets wasted
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA:
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages - Scared
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY:
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages - MC is North Archer
20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL:
Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages - MC gets what she wants
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Challenge Rules
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I’m in. Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).The Island by Natasha Preston 01.28.24 ("I closed my eyes..."page 4)
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book set in Canada.
A Kayak for One by K.L. McCluskey 01.29.24
3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 02.07.24
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey 02.01.24 (New York City)
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation)
Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz 01.21.24 (Mysteries bring me joy)
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book about an author
Of Murder and Men by Lynn Cahoon 02.05.24
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 01.16.24
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a new to you author.
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 01.06.24
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 01.22.24 (MC fails High School classes)
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something
The Indigo Girl: A Novel by Natasha Boyd 01.25.24 (Eliza is grateful when the Indigo plants grow)
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a book with leaves on the cover (Show cover)
Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel 02.03.2412. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book when the MC starts a new relationship.
Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck 01.10.24
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen 01.13.24 (MC is royal, but she traipse through muddy pastures and hunts for murderers)
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book with steps on the cover (Show cover)
For Whom the Book Tolls by Laura Gail Black 01.08.2415. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson 01.24.24 (does a lot of walks around England, even talks about getting blisters)
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where someone gets wasted
Mad Mouse by Chris Grabenstein 02.16.24 (MC Danny goes to a beach party and drinks too much or another interpretation is multiple people are murdered)
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared
King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard 02.19.24 (MC Mare is a prisoner)
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond 02.19.24 (Louisiana)
New BeginningsJanuary 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
0 of 16+
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL
New BeginningsJanuary 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
17 of 16+
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. ☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation):
72. Koğuş (72nd Ward) by Orhan Kemal 1/1/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials:
Karanlığın Elli Tonu (Fifty Shades Darker / Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James 1/22/24
4. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON:
Cüret (Dare) by Neslihan Önderoğlu (Location: Istanbul) 1/23/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation):
Çeviri Neden Önemlidir? (Why Translation Matters?) by Edith Grossman 1/2/24
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question:
Can Kırıkları (Life Shards) by Karin Karakaşlı 1/20/24
7. ☀️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY:
Kum Saati Fabrikası (The Hourglass Factory) by Lucy Ribchester 1/21/24
8. ☀️Read a book by a new to you author:
Incognito: Beynin Gizli Hayatı (Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain) by David Eagleman 1/28/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something:
Arkası Mutlaka Gelir (There's Always More to Come) by Ayşegül Devecioğlu 1/18/24
10. ☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something:
Fate (Steel Brothers Saga, #13) by Helen Hardt 1/8/24
11. ☀️ Read a book where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation):
Legacy (Steel Brothers Saga, #14) by Helen Hardt 1/25/24
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. ☀️ Read a book with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation):
Descent (Steel Brothers Saga, #15) by Helen Hardt 2/6/24
14. ☀️Read a book with steps on the cover (Show cover):
Sabaha Karşı Toprak Şifa Bulacak (Soil Healing Against Morning) by Yevgeny Zamyatin 2/5/24
15. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk:
Şeytanın Çırağı (The Devil's Disciple) by Shiro Hamao 2/4/24
16. ☀️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER:
Ordular (The Armies) by Evelio Rosero 1/4/24
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted:
Ziyan (Loss) by Hakan Günday 1/3/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character achieves something:
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 1/14/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL:
Beton Ada (Concrete Island) by J.G. Ballard (Location: London) 1/11/24
DoneNew Beginnings
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 - 20
18/16
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★2. ☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake - & lucky to be alive because of it
A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
3. ☀️ Read a book where a character makes a fresh beginning - Heather & Alan make a new start together
Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character - Yute
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
5. ☀️ Read a book with the word bell in the text - "you ring the bell if you want anything" p.40
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
6. ☀️Read a book about an author
Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
7. ☀️ Read a book where a character tells a lie - lots of them
Artemis by Andy Weir 11/1 1★
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic
Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
9. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. ☀️ Read a book with leaves on the cover
by Shannah Jay 20/1 5★12. ☀️ Read a book where the MC starts a new relationship.
Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment - Eve's untarnished badge
Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★
14. ☀️Read a first in a series.
If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover or where a character goes for a walk.
by Jack Heath 16/1 3★16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. ☀️Read a book where someone gets left behind - MC
Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly 18/1 4★
18. ☀️ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA - Tess Atherton
Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared of heights - Jonner
Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover
by James Hilton 2/1 5★
FinishedNew Beginnings
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
20/16+
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
p 2 “…those dark brown eyes of his.” Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
A Fatal Nibble Savannah Marlake 1/6/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Sparrow Haven, fictional New England town-Death by Dish Claire Harlow 1/2/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Baked Off Murder Maggie Benton 1/7/24
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
Murder at the Mansion Alison Golden 1/5/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Mary Moffat-The Sign of Four Spirits Vicki Delany 1/8/24
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character loses their sight.
A Bean to Die For Tara Lush 1/9/24
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
The Women Sleuths Club Murder Sharon Michaels 1/10/24
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
The House on Warwick Pond Sharon Michaels 1/13/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Missin' Out Patti Benning 1/8/24
14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
#1 Witch's Creek Mysteries-The House on Whitmore Road Sharon Michaels 1/13/24
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Murder on a Snowy Evening Lynn Cahoon 1/11/24
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
RL-Bows & Bitter Betrayals Renee Lyles 1/24/24
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Emily James 1/12/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Catastrophe Emily James 1/13/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Diane-Murder by Eggnog Karin Kaufman 1/17/24
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Harvest Fest Homicide Kate Annie Brown 1/15/24
New Beginnings Challenge Duration: 1-Jan thru 31-Mar
Level 3: 20/16+ Tasks Complete
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with the word eyes in the texMyt (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
dead green eyes (pg 5) - Warlander Silverback - T.S. Joyce 3-Jan
2. ☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation)
MC Accidently gave real name while undercover - Tactical Takeover - Elle James 3 -Jan
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials
Obsessed - A.K. Evans 1-Jan
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character
The Head of Medusa - Michelle Madow Darius, an elder"\
5. ☀️ Read a book with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
A tiny bell above her jingled… (pg 36) book:Rescuing Gracelynn|52306705] - Anna Blakely 6-Jan
6. ☀️Read a book where two people embrace.
Last Strike - Regan Black 1-Jan
7. ☀️ Read a book where a character tells a lie
Bargained - Rebecca Sharp 14-Jan
8. ☀️Read a book with new to you author.
The Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton 12-Jan
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something
[Book:The Blood of the Hydra|26876374] - Michelle Madow 7-Jan
10.☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something
The Portal to Kerberos - Michelle Madow 18-Jan
11.☀️ Read a book where something gets spoiled.
Foreign Deceit - Jeff Carson 18-Jan (evidence @ crime scene)"\
12.☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
Obsessed - A.K. Evans 1-Jan
13.☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment
Hero's Flight - Janie Crouch 16-Jan
14.☀️Read a book first in a series.
The Angel Trials - Michelle Madow 17-Jan
15.☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Battle With Fire - K.F. Breene 17-Jan
16.☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Believed - Rebecca Sharp 2-Jan
17.☀️Read a book where a character does something important
Desperate - A.K. Evans 22-Jan
18.☀️ Read a book where a character is scared
Wyoming Cowboys - Janie Crouch 14-Jan
19.☀️ Read a book where a character is scared of heights
Tactical Takeover - Elle James 3 -Jan
20.☀️ Read a book where a character gets what they want
Decker: An Eidolon Black Ops Novel - Maddie Wade 18-Jan
New BeginningsDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Goal: 16/16+
Level 3: 16 or more
TASKS
**1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24
**2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24 - Chloe accuses her fiancé of being a murderer.
**3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
**4.☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24 - Oxford, England
**5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt - Lucinda Riley - 02/22/24
**6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24 - Marta Krakowska
**7.☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
**8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
**9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24 - Mary (Merry) McDougal
10.☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11.☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
**12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley - 01/31/24 - Jess gets involved with Theo Mendelson.
**13.☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24 - Welga Ramirez
**14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24 - Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood #1
**15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
**17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
Sea Castle - Andrew Mayne - 02/25/24 - Sloan McPherson catches a serial killer.
**18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24 - Richard is scared of Imu Jonasson and black word magic.
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
**20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24 - Tokyo, Japan
Complete!New Beginnings Challenge
Duration: 1-Jan thru 31-Mar
Level 3: 20/16+ Tasks Complete
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with the word eyes in the texMyt (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
dead green eyes (pg 5) - Warlander Silverback - T.S. Joyce 3-Jan
2. ☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation)
MC Accidently gave real name while undercover - Tactical Takeover - Elle James 3 -Jan
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials
Obsessed - A.K. Evans 1-Jan 4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character
The Head of Medusa - Michelle Madow Darius, an elder
5. ☀️ Read a book with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
A tiny bell above her jingled… (pg 36) book:Rescuing Gracelynn|52306705] - Anna Blakely 6-Jan
6. ☀️Read a book where two people embrace.
Last Strike - Regan Black 1-Jan
7. ☀️ Read a book where a character tells a lie
Bargained - Rebecca Sharp 14-Jan
8. ☀️Read a book with new to you author.
The Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton 12-Jan
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something
[Book:The Blood of the Hydra|26876374] - Michelle Madow 7-Jan
10.☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something
The Portal to Kerberos - Michelle Madow 18-Jan
11.☀️ Read a book where something gets spoiled.
Foreign Deceit - Jeff Carson 18-Jan (evidence @ crime scene)
12.☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
Obsessed - A.K. Evans 1-Jan
13.☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment
Hero's Flight - Janie Crouch 16-Jan
14.☀️Read a book first in a series.
The Angel Trials - Michelle Madow 17-Jan
15.☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Battle With Fire - K.F. Breene 17-Jan
16.☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Believed - Rebecca Sharp 2-Jan
17.☀️Read a book where a character does something important
Desperate - A.K. Evans 22-Jan
18.☀️ Read a book where a character is scared
Wyoming Cowboys - Janie Crouch 14-Jan
19.☀️ Read a book where a character is scared of heights
Tactical Takeover - Elle James 3 -Jan
20.☀️ Read a book where a character gets what they want
Decker: An Eidolon Black Ops Novel - Maddie Wade 18-Jan
Mod
~~~ Complete ~~~New Beginnings
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
17 of 16+Complete
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
🎐 1. Read a book with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Alias Emma - Ava Glass - 1/24/24 -p 10 - "Emma looked down at the image of a tall, dark haired woman with fiercely intelligent eyes."
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
🎐 3. Read a book where an author uses initials.
Katie the Catsitter - Colleen A.F. Venable - 1/27/24
🎐 4. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 1/9/24 - set in Nigeria
🎐 5. Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley - 1/5/24 - p 113 - "The bell of St. Tancred's tolls for the funeral of some ancient in Bishop's Lacey."
🎐 6. Read a book with a character who is an author.
The Poet - Michael Connelly - 1/17/24
🎐 7. Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
The Memory Police - Yōko Ogawa - 2/2/24 - YO
🎐 8. Read a booked by a new to you author.
The Coffee Trader - David Liss - 1/7/24
🎐 9. Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Human Flies - Hans Olav Lahlum - 1/7/24 - THF
🎐 10. Read a book set in Germany.
The Berlin Exchange - Joseph Kanon - 1/30/24
🎐 11. Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover)
An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak - Jennifer Hartmann - 1/29/24
🎐12. Read a book where the MC starts a new relationship.
The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas - 2/1/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
🎐 14. Read a first in a series book.
Blindsighted - Karin Slaughter - 1/31/24 - #1 Grant County
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
🎐 16. Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24
🎐 17. Read a book where someone gets left behind.
Kindred - Octavia E. Butler - 1/1/24
🎐 18. Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
The Unidentified Redhead - Alice Clayton - 1/13/24 - AC
🎐 19. Read a book where a character goes climbing
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer - 1/11/24
🎐 20. Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Intrigue in Istanbul - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 1/4/24 - set in Turkey
FINISHEDNew Beginnings
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
17 of 16+
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. ☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation):
72. Koğuş (72nd Ward) by Orhan Kemal 1/1/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials:
Karanlığın Elli Tonu (Fifty Shades Darker / Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James 1/22/24
4. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON:
Cüret (Dare) by Neslihan Önderoğlu (Location: Istanbul) 1/23/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation):
Çeviri Neden Önemlidir? (Why Translation Matters?) by Edith Grossman 1/2/24
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question:
Can Kırıkları (Life Shards) by Karin Karakaşlı 1/20/24
7. ☀️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY:
Kum Saati Fabrikası (The Hourglass Factory) by Lucy Ribchester 1/21/24
8. ☀️Read a book by a new to you author:
Incognito: Beynin Gizli Hayatı (Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain) by David Eagleman 1/28/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something:
Arkası Mutlaka Gelir (There's Always More to Come) by Ayşegül Devecioğlu 1/18/24
10. ☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something:
Fate (Steel Brothers Saga, #13) by Helen Hardt 1/8/24
11. ☀️ Read a book where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation):
Legacy (Steel Brothers Saga, #14) by Helen Hardt 1/25/24
12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. ☀️ Read a book with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation):
Descent (Steel Brothers Saga, #15) by Helen Hardt 2/6/24
14. ☀️Read a book with steps on the cover (Show cover):
Sabaha Karşı Toprak Şifa Bulacak (Soil Healing Against Morning) by Yevgeny Zamyatin 2/5/24
15. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk:
Şeytanın Çırağı (The Devil's Disciple) by Shiro Hamao 2/4/24
16. ☀️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER:
Ordular (The Armies) by Evelio Rosero 1/4/24
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted:
Ziyan (Loss) by Hakan Günday 1/3/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character achieves something:
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 1/14/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL:
Beton Ada (Concrete Island) by J.G. Ballard (Location: London) 1/11/24
New BeginningsDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
18/16+ Completed. Finished
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Pg.5"I narrow my eyes."
Like You Love Me-Adriana Locke 1/01/24
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials.
D.K. Hood-Be Mine Forever 1/11/24
4. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
(Ohio)
Among the Wicked-Linda Castillo 1/05/24
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series.
Grant County:Beyond Reach-Karin Slaughter 1/02/24
6. ☀️Read a book with a character who is an author
Rewrite Our Story-Kat Singleton 1/17/24
7. ☀️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Lisa Regan-Close Her Eyes 1/18/24
8. ☀️Read a book that is a new to you author.
Karla Sorensen-One and Only 1/12/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Sweet Spot-Adriana Locke 2/10/24
10. ☀️ Read a bookwhere a character is grateful for something
Christmas in The Sisters-Becki Willis 1/27/24
11. ☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover)
A Treepoint Christmas-Jamie Begley 1/10/24
12. ☀️ Read a book when the MC starts a new relationship.
Counter to My Intelligence-Lani Lynn Vale 1/07/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment
Law & Beard-Lani Lynn Vale 1/22/24
14. ☀️Read a book first in a series.
Hail Raisers:Hail No-Lani Lynn Vale 1/27/24
15. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Hetch-River Savage 2/10/24
16. ☀️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Laura Pavlov-Rebel 1/14/24
17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted.
Sway-Jessica Gadziala 1/07/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Tracy Crosswhite:In the Clearing-Robert Dugoni 1/17/24
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. ☀️ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
(Los Angeles)
Rafe-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24
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New BeginningDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
READ: 20/16+
✔ 1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
(she turned her eyes back to Alexus), p55
✔ 2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
✔ 3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
✔ 4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander (Oregon) 1/11
✔ 5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
(the bell on the door tinkled), p25
✔ 6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill (MCs are authors) 1/18
✔ 7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
✔ 8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
✔ 9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake (MC fails at her quest) 1/13
✔ 10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
(MC grateful for her long lost friends)
✔ 11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26
(a plastic container of spoiled fruit chunks), p124
✔ 12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston (Stevie) 1/19
✔ 13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston (Charlie) 1/21
✔ 14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9
✔ 15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
(MC walks around her new town)
✔ 16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh 1/22
(Jonathan's younger sister, Catherine had occasionally accompanied him), p35
✔ 17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
(MC when her entire family was killed)
✔ 18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6
(Stevie has panic attacks and is scared of everything)
✔ 19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
(heroine but she still gets on the back of a dragon-like creature and soars high above)
✔ 20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Line of Fire - Jo Davis (Tennessee) 1/1
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
New Beginnings - FINISHEDDuration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
Completed: 20/20
TASKS
1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Reluctantly Home - Imogen Clark 2/8/24 (pg. 3 – “His eyes were wide open and sightless.”)
2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada. The Beautiful Mystery - Louise Penny 1/10/24
3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning. Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 1/15/24
4. ☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON. Kissing Under the Mistletoe - Marina Adair 1/1/24 (Napa Valley, California)
5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Dark Knight - J.L. Beck 1/22/24
6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace. Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin 2/3/24
7. ☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine 1/4/24
8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author. The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith 1/4/24
9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum). A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong 1/8/24
10. ☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight. Four Friends - Robyn Carr 1/13/24
11. ☀️ Read a book with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Never Change - Elizabeth Berg 1/12/2412. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship. Five Winters - Kitty Johnson 1/7/24
13. ☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation). You Say It First - Susan Mallery 1/14/24
14. ☀️ Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 1/7/24
15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci 1/3/2416. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
Winter Cottage - Mary Ellen Taylor 1/5/2417. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind. Christmas on Mimosa Lane - Anna DeStefano 1/13/24
18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA. The Time Between - Karen White 1/5/24 (Eleanor)
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY. Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 1/8/24 (Nona)
20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL. Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah 1/2/24 (Tanzania)
Finished!The Lost Challenges
New Beginning
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Progress: 18 out of 16 (Level 3: 16 or more)
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada:
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages - Makes a mistake
3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON:
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages - Location New York
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #):
City of Illusion by Victoria Ying - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 256 Pages - End of series
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace:
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - ***** - 2/24/2024 - 320 Pages
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY:
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 2/15/2024 - 352 Pages
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author:
I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth - ***** - 2/10/2024 - 224 Pages - New to Me Author
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum):
The Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages - Title Words
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight:
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry - **** - 1/22/2024 - 432 Pages - Grateful
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation):
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - **** - 1/29/2024 - 367 Pages - Leaves on the cover
12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship:
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages - New Relationship
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation):
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages - Proud of an accomplishment
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series:
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages - First in a series
15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk:
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages - Goes for a walk
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER:
The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages - Clock on cover
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind:
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages - gets wasted
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA:
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages - Scared
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY:
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages - MC is North Archer
20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL:
Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages - MC gets what she wants
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Finished!New Beginnings
Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Goal: 16/16+
Level 3: 16 or more
TASKS
**1. ☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24
**2. ☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24 - Chloe accuses her fiancé of being a murderer.
**3. ☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
**4.☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24 - Oxford, England
**5. ☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt - Lucinda Riley - 02/22/24
**6. ☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24 - Marta Krakowska
**7.☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
**8. ☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
**9. ☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24 - Mary (Merry) McDougal
10.☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11.☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
**12. ☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley - 01/31/24 - Jess gets involved with Theo Mendelson.
**13.☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24 - Welga Ramirez
**14. ☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24 - Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood #1
**15. ☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
16. ☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
**17. ☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
Sea Castle - Andrew Mayne - 02/25/24 - Sloan McPherson catches a serial killer.
**18. ☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24 - Richard is scared of Imu Jonasson and black word magic.
19. ☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
**20. ☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24 - Tokyo, Japan
Finished! :)New Beginning
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 3: 16 or more
20/16+ Tasks Completed
☀️Read a book with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Hansel and the Gingerbread Queen by Lea Doué (2/26/24)
"...whispered behind flattened palms and averted their EYES." (pg 7)
☀️ Read a book where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation)
Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials
The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea (1/12/24)
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character
Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer (2/10/24)
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series
The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24) - The Dread Penny Society
☀️Read a book where two people embrace.
Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
☀️ Read a book where a character tells a lie
Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
☀️Read a book with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation)
The King's Queen by K.M. Shea (1/18/24)
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something
A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
☀️ Read a book where a character is grateful for something
A Farewell Kiss by L.G. Rollins (2/16/24)
☀️ Read a book where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book where a man stops waiting for something to happen
Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (2/2/24)
☀️ Read a book with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins (1/9/24)
☀️Read a first in a series.
How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24) - Hawthorne Brothers #1
☀️ Read a book where a character goes for a walk.
Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover)
The King's Captive by K.M. Shea (1/8/24)
☀️Read a book where someone gets left behind.
A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24)
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared
Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/21/24)
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared of heights
Jacklyn and the Twisted Beanstalk by Callie Thomas (2/20/24)
☀️ Read a book where a character gets what they want
Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/29/24)
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Duration: January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Level 1: 5 - 10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 15 Tasks
Level 3: 16 or more
Read one book for each of the sayings you choose.
TASKS
1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” — Richie Norton
☀️Read a book with a sunset or sunrise on the cover (Show cover) or with a character called Richie or Norton or with the word eyes in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
2. “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery
☀️ Read a book by L.M. Montgomery or where the MC makes a mistake (Your interpretation) or set in Canada.
3. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ― T.S. Eliot
☀️ Read a book where an author uses initials or with a character called Eliot or where a character makes a fresh beginning.
4. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day?” – Mel Gibson
☀️ Read a book with a wise man as a character, or a character called Mel, or where the first letter of the location can be found in GIBSON.
5. “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun!” – C. Joybell
☀️ Read a book that is the end of a series or a book that brings you joy (Your interpretation) or with the word bell in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
6. “A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
☀️Read a book where a character asks a question or read a book about an author or with a character who is an author, or where two people embrace.
7. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
☀️ Read a book about Nelson Mandela or where a character tells a lie or where the authors initials can be found in GLORY.
8. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” — Josiyah Martin
☀️Read a booked tagged as magic or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or a new to you author.
9. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford
☀️ Read a book where a character failed at something or a character called Mary or where the first letter of each title word can be found in FRESH START. (Two word minimum).
10. “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
☀️ Read a book set in Germany or where a character is grateful for something or where a character looses their sight.
11. “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.” ― Louisa May Alcott
☀️ Read a box with leaves on the cover (Show cover) or a book by Louisa May Alcott or where something gets spoiled. (Your interpretation).
12. “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen
☀️ Read a book about Bruce Springsteen or where a man stops waiting for something to happen or when the MC starts a new relationship.
13. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
☀️ Read a book where a character is proud of an accomplishment or a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald or with a character who is strong. (Your interpretation).
14. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
☀️Read a book about Martin Luther King Jr or with steps on the cover (Show cover) or first in a series.
15. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
☀️ Read a book with a road on the cover (Show cover) or a book about Dolly Parton or where a character goes for a walk.
16. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
☀️ Read a book with a clock on the cover (Show cover) or a character called Catherine or where the author's initials can be found in PULSIFER.
17. “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.” ― Mac Anderson
☀️Read a book where something or someone gets wasted or where a character does something important (Your interpretation) or where someone gets left behind.
18. “It’s good to start over. It will be scary but you will see what you’re really made of; it’s the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you could.” ― Jennifer Coletta
☀️ Read a book where a character is scared or where a character achieves something or where the MC's initials can be found in COLETTA.
19. "Though we may not have reached the heights we anticipated yesterday, today is a brand new day to begin a new climb." Chinonye J. Chidolue
☀️ Read a book where a character goes climbing or where a character is scared of heights or where the MC's initials can be found in NEW DAY.
20. “If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want.” ― Ashok Kallarakkal
☀️ Read a book with a light on the cover (Show cover) or where a character gets what they want or where the first letter of the location can be found in TUNNEL.
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