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2024 February Monthly Challenge

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.


2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.


4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).


5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.


6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.


8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover


9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)


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

You can choose any number of categories depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.

Upon completion, please repost your challenge as it helps when updating; you may update your original challenge as or go or repost if you choose.

Happy Reading!!

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❤️🍫🌹💝 2024 February Monthly Challenge💝🌹🍫❤️




10/10 Completed



01. Happy February Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Audrey and the Maverick by Elaine Levine 02/20/24
02. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: 🧑🏾‍⚕️Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover.
Cherry Lane by Rochelle Alers 02/08/24
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ~ Jennifer Crusie: 👩🏻‍💻Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name.
You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.
Shall We Dance? by Shelley Shepard Gray 02/05/24
04. The Day the Music Died (February 3): 🎸Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
Once Upon a Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely 02/26/24
05. Superbowl Sunday (February 11) 🏈Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
The Good Chase by Hanna Martine 02/29/24
06. Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday (February 13): 🎉Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Blue By You by Rachel Gibson 02/22/24
07. Valentine's Day (February 14): 💝Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
From Dare to Due Date by Christy Jeffries 02/04/24
08. Love Your Pet Day (February 20): 🐶Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover.
A Tail for Two by Mara Wells 02/25/24
09. Tell a Fairy Tale Day (February 26): 🧚🏻Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph).
Beauty and the Boss by Diane Alberts 02/11/24
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice.
Roam's Valentine Wish by S.E. Smith 02/01/24

2024 February Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished

1. Happy February Birthday!:
**Read a book published in February.
Right To My Wrong-Lani Lynn Vale 2/09/24

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character and a biracial relationship.
Xeni-Rebekah Weatherspoon 2/18/24

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie:
**Read a book set in Ohio.
Down a Dark Road-Linda Castillo 2/22/24

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died -
**Read a book a book where someone travels by plane.
Let Me Show You-Alexandria House 2/03/24

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday -
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete.
Caught Up-Liz Tomforde 2/01/24

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday -
**Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Limitless Love-Audrey Carlan 2/04/24

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day -
**Read a book that is MPG romance.
Love Me Today-A.L. Jackson 2/07/24

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day -
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role.
Hollywood Yesterday-M.Z. Kelly 2/17/24

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day -
**Read a book that has a child in the storyline.
Broken Love Story-Natasha Madison 2/09/24

10. Reader's Choice:
**Read any book of your choice.
Detroit-Jessica Gadziala 2/07/24

In for the usual! 📚

I'm in!

10/10 Complete

✔ Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February.
The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck, Kylie Scott - 8 Feb (published 6 Feb 2024)

✔ February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship.
Black Girl Unlimited, Echo Brown - 5 Feb

✔ Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie.
Lavender's Blue, Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer - 9 Feb

✔ February 3 - The Day the Music Died -
**Read a book featuring a musician.
Charm City Rocks, Matthew Norman - 8 Feb

✔ February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete.
Him, Sarina Bowen - 1 Feb (hockey)

✔ February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday -
Ne'er Duke Well, Alexandra Vasti - 11 Feb (MMC is from NOLA)

✔ February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
White-Hot Hack, Tracey Garvis Graves - 3 Feb (MPG Romance + red heart on cover)

✔ February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role
Recipe for a Charmed Life, Rachel Linden - 1 Feb (dog)

✔ February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day -
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling.
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands, Heather Fawcett - 4 Feb (it's immersed in fairies)

✔ Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Mister Romance, Leisa Rayven - 5 Feb

Done!
2024 February Monthly Challenge
10/10 Completed

1. Book Published in February.
One Taste by: Allison Hobbs 02.08
2. Black Author/Characters.
Her 13th Husband by: B.M. Hardin 02.11
3. Book with school setting.
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by: Joya Goffney 02.09
4. Book featuring a musician.
Sleigh by: Grey Huffington 02.06
5. Book with athletic person.
A Turn in the Air by: A.H. Cunningham 02.29
6. Character who overindulges.
Green-Eyed Monster by: Ashley Antoinette 02.20
7. Mostly Red Cover.
Just for the Cameras by: Viano Oniomoh 02.20
8. Book in which an animal plays a significant role.
Pet by: Akwaeke Emezi 02.08
9. Book that has a child in the storyline.
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by: Crystal Smith Paul 02.14
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Love & Lies by: Kimberla Lawson Roby 02.06

Holding my spot please!

2024 February Monthly Challenge

Read 10/10 DONE!

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Love Between the Lines (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 2) by Judith Keim 2/9/24 4.5stars (released 2/5/24; lots of purple)

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover
A Wild and Heavenly Place by Robin Oliveira 2/11/24 4.5stars (Indians are living in Seattle area in 1800s; Pruss and his son John Salvation Loving along with Big Bill, an entrepreneur are black; John Salvation and Annabelle Barnum get married - she's white)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book featuring a teacher or student
Believing in Blessings: Amish Hearts in Hopewell Book One by Sylvia Price 2/11/24 4stars (Mark is sent to the Amish school but is not happy and Gabe needs to speak to the teacher)

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
Second First Kiss (Sierra Vista, #2) by Marina Adair 2/3/24 4stars (Kat's vintage car has tired slashed; sand put in gas tank and car is keyed with word Bitch)

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
The Summer Book Club by Susan Mallery 2/16/24 4stars (Laurel hosts a barbecue for her friends including her daughters; Colton invites Laurel and her daughters to dinner to meet his parents who become pseudo grandparents)

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
A Ghostly Clue (Pet Momma #2) by Maryann Shanesy 2/17/24 4stars (green/gold)

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance,
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
A Lodge Affair by Rachel LaBerge 2/6/23 4stars

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Death at the Fireside Inn: A 1920s Historical Mystery (Veronica Vale Investigates Book 1) by Kitty Kildare 2/8/24 4stars (Veronica's dog Benji is her sidekick and goes everywhere with her; on cover and other fur babies are part of the story)

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that has a child in the storyline.
Firefighter's Secret Baby: A Small Town Friend’s To Lover’s Romance by Roya Kingsley 2/1/24 4stars (Sophia, Asher's 6 year old niece currently living with him)

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Wi-Fi Wifey by Sofia T. Summers 2/23/24 3.5stars

9/10


1. Happy February Birthday!:
💘Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.


2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
💘Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover
Sergeant Mack - Julie Miller (Ladytech Inc - Jan 2024) (brown cover) - Feb 23


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie:
💘Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
💘You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.
The Maverick's Holiday Delivery - Christy Jeffries (HSE #3013 - Nov 2023) (teacher) - Feb 21


4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
💘Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
Trapped in Texas - Barb Han (HI #2146 - June 2023) (singer/songwriter) - Feb 16


5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
💘Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
The Summer Book Club - Susan Mallery (Canary Street Press - Feb 2024) (gathering) - Feb 28


6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
💘Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Heart Like a Cowboy - Delores Fossen (HQN - Dec 2023) (green on the cover) - Feb 23


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
💘Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
Ballerina and the Greek Billionaire - Suzanne Merchant (HR #4874 - Oct 2023) (Greece) - Feb 8

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
💘Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Must Love Bees - Sasha Summers (HQN - Jan 2023) (bee) - Feb 13


9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
💘Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph)
Their Secret Twins - Tara Taylor Quinn (HSE #2993 - July 2023) (children) - Feb 19


10. Reader's Choice:
💘Read any book of your choice.
Their Inconvenient Yuletide Wedding - Joanna Johnson (HH #1763 - Dec 2023) - Feb 12


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2024 February Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Completed: 10/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst. Lavender House - Lev A.C. Rosen 2/19/24

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover Simone Breaks All the Rules - Debbie Rigaud 2/18/24

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors. Toys - James Patterson 2/17/24

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store). Ink My Heart - Jean Haus 2/9/24

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family. My Darling Bride - Ilsa Madden-Mills 2/14/24

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover. The Neighbor Favor - Kristina Forest 2/17/24

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover. Can You Keep a Secret? - Sophie Kinsella 2/13/24
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover Christmas by the Lighthouse - Rebecca Boxall 2/4/24

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph) Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir - Maggie Thrash 2/19/24

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. 22 Seconds - James Patterson 2/23/24

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon 2.9

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover
deaths devotion by Erin Osborne 2.2

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.
Not My Kind of Hero by Pippa grant 2.14

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
Love Under Two Benedicts by Cara Covington 2.9

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
Boxers Fight by Erin Osborne 2.3

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2.1 (green)

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
Up in Flames by KE Osborn 2.6 - MPG ROMANCE

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Andry by LeAnn Ashers 2.15

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)
Murder She Meowed by Ruth Hartman 2.12

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney 2.5

February Monthly Challenge

10/10 completed

1. Published in Feb: Wrangling the Cowboy's Dreams Vicki Lewis Thompson 5☆ 18/2/24
2. Black cover: How to Start a Scandal Madeline Martin 4☆ 20/2/24
3. Jennifer: Hard Mated Jennifer Ashley 4☆ 14/2/24
4. Musician: The Piano Tutor Anthea Lawson 3☆ 2/2/24
5. Happy gathering: Always the Bluestocking Emily EK Murdoch 4☆ 15/2/24
6. Purple cover: The Viscount to Avoid Tammy Andresen 5☆ 13/2/24
7. Pink cover: Two Dares, a Duke, and a Runaway Bride Alyssa Clarke 5☆ 10/2/24
8. Pet: Lady Patience's Christmas Kitten Ava Stone 5☆ 7/2/24
9. Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood Nicole Dreadful 3☆ 3/2/24
10. Reader's choice: Dear Mr. Fairbanks Alyssa Clarke 5☆ 9/2/24

Read 10/10

1. Happy February Birthday! Read a book published in February: The Architect 15/2

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month. Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of colour) character: King of Pride 24/2

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie. Read a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors: His Orc is Worse than his Bite 27/2

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died. Read a book featuring a musician: Staged 26/2

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday. Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family: The New Guy 20/2

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday. Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover: Bewitching the Boss 27/2

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day. Read a book that is romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover: Stalking in a Winter Wonderland 27/2

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day. Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover: Private Property 17/2

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph): A Duet with the Siren Duke 13/2

10. Reader's Choice. Read any book of your choice: Milk & Cookies for Uncle 5/2

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2024 February Monthly Challenge
Start ~ Feb 1,2024
End ~ Open Ended


1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.


2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jeriting partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.nnifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time w


4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).


5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.


6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.


8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover


9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)


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

February Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 2/1/24 to 2/29/24
9/10

1. Happy February Birthday! - Published in February - Pub 2/1/08 - Texas-Sized Secrets by Elle James - 2/4/24 ♥♥♥


2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month - Mostly black or brown cover - Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/8/24 ♥♥♥♥♥


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie - Set in Ohio – Digging Up Trouble by Heather Webber - 2/6/24 ♥♥♥♥

Set in Freedom, OH

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family - Rocky Mountain Romance by Vivian Arend - 2/2/24 ♥♥♥♥

The entire family gets together at the Coleman Canada Day picnic.

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - With green on the cover - What a Ghoul Wants by Victoria Laurie - 2/3/24 ♥♥♥♥


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - MPG romance - About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis - 2/9/24 ♥♥♥♥


8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - Animal plays a significant role - Gold Digger by Vicki Delany - 2/29/24 ♥♥♥♥

Mrs Miller, the dog, takes an active role in the search for Fiona.

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - Has a child in the storyline - The Island of Dreams by Helen McGinn - 2/18/24 ♥♥♥♥

Martha befriends a lost young boy when she first gets to the island.

10. Reader's Choice - Any book - Memoirs of a Gas Station: A Delightfully Awkward Journey Across the Alaskan Tundra by Sam Neumann - 2/13/24 ♥♥♥

I'm in!

...3/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.

2. February Month-Long Observance : The Durango Affair by Brenda Jackson February 25, 3 stars

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died : Dirty Tricks by Emma Hart February 26, 4 stars

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London February 19, 5 stars

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)

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

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2024 February Monthly Challenge

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1. Happy February Birthday!: published in February, or purple on the cover

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: **Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author that is a collaboration by two authors.

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died -**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).

5. February 11 -**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. or includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday **Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Louisiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day **Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover

10. Reader's Choice:

2024 February Monthly Challenge

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst. 2/6/24


2. February Month-Long Observance
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color)
2/1/24


3. **You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.
2/5/24


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**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store). 2/2/24


5. February 11 -
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family. Where There's a Witch There's a Way 2/12


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**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover. 2/10


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description. Why Did The Alien Cross The Galaxy? To Find a Fake Boyfriend and Befriend a Vacuum Cleaner. 2/17


8. February 20 -
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
2/4/24


9.February 26 -
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph) Dead Last


10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. The Insanity of Reincarnated Mages and Amorous Vampires
2/16

2024 February Monthly Challenge 💞💞💘💘🌹🌹💋💋
Completed - 5/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover -
🌹Second Duke's the Charm - Kate Bateman

✔️2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover -
🌹 The Queen of Sugar Hill - ReShonda Tate

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. **You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.
🌹Bet Me Jennifer Crusie


4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - **Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
🌹Love and Other Flight Delays -Denise Williams

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday -**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
🌹 The One with the Kiss Cam - Cindy Steel

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - **Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
🌹 16 Lighthouse Road - Debbie Macomber


✔️7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - **Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a pink cover.
🌹Meant To Be Us - Debbie Macomber

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - **Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
✔️🌹Four Weddings and a Puppy - Lizzie Shane


✔️9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - **Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)
🌹Cinder - Marissa Meyer

✔️10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
🌹Love For Sale - Whitney Dineen

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February Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔️1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline 2/3


✔️2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover
If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker (heroine biracial) 2/17

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name.
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow 2/27

✔️4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role.
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (hero a rock star) 2/11

✔️5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
Love Hard - Nalini Singh (rugby) 2/22

✔️6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Louisiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28


✔️7. February 14 - Valentine's Day
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7

✔️8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett (FBI dog) 2/18

✔️9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph)
Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher 2/15

✔️10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Teacher - Freida McFadden 2/27

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

10/10

DONE

2024 February Monthly Challenge

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover
COMPLETED
Book Title & Author: Goody Magic Academy Year Two by M Guida

How it Fits: Purple on the cover
Read on : 2-1-24 (5 star)

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover

COMPLETED

House of Ydril: The Originals of Grimm Academy by Lyra Forger

How it Fits: Mostly Black on the cover
Date Complete: 2-10-24 (4 stars)


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. **You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.
COMPLETED
Trust Me on This by Jennifer Crusie

Read on: 2-6-24
Rating: 2 stars
Fits: a book written by Jennifer Cruise



4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - **Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
COMPLETED

Book: In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros

Date Read: 2-13-24
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: Main Character Travels by Plane (Kindle Unlimited)


5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday -**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family

COMPLETED

Book: Becoming Mine by Roxanne Tully

Date Read: 2-22-24
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: about a hockey coach and hockey team


6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - **Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.

COMPLETED
Book & Author: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune (4 stars)

Read: 2-3-24
How it Fits: main character, Sam overindulges in alcohol as well as a large celebration for the funeral of his mother of everyone in the town


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - **Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
COMPLETED
Book: Magnolia Parks by Jesse Hastings
Magnolia Parks
Date Read: 2-20-24
Rating: 1 star-terrible book
How it Fits: Pink and Red on the Cover


8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - **Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover

COMPLETED

Book: Books and Bribes by Lucinda Race

Date Read: 2-25-24
Rating: 3 stars
How it Fits: Cat on the cover


9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - **Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)

COMPLETED

Book: The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

Read: 2-18-24
Rating: 5 star
How it Fits: cartoonish cover




10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
COMPLETED
Group Therapy by B.B. Easton

Read: 2-7-24 (4 stars)

February Challenge

4/10 Completed 📗
🏆Personal Goal 4/4 Completed

📗1. Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Assistant to the Villain -Finished 2/7/24


📗2. Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover King of Battle and Blood Finished 2/13/24


3. Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.


📗 4. Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
In the Likely Event Finished 2/17/24

5. Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
The Deal

6. Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.


7.Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
Ruthless Vows


8. Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover


9.Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me


📗 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Dark Lover Finished 2/27/24

2024 February Monthly Challenge
6/10

❤️1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst. And They Lived Happily Ever After or The Hookup Plan

❤️2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:Read a book with a Black character. And Then Life Was Beautiful

❤️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read a book with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student. Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up

❤️4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died- Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. Reel or Love Radio

❤️5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. Holding or Defensive Stance: Las Vegas Ramblers

❤️6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover. The Last Minute First Lady

❤️7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover. The Oath: A WhyChoose Novel

❤️8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role. Before I Let Go

❤️9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover. Witchful Thinking

❤️10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice. Continuum

Completed 2/29/24

🌹1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Courtney Can't Decide

🌹2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover
The Hunger Games

🌹3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
Forgettable in Every Way



🌹4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died -
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
Natural Born Charmer

🌹5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday -
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic-looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

The C*ck Down the Block
🌹6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday -
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Vintage Dreams

🌹7. February 14 - Valentine's Day -
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.
Sincerely Enemies


🌹8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day -
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Catching Fire


🌹9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day -
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph)
On the Plus Side

🌹10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice.
Forever Never

February Monthly Challenge
February 2024

My Monthly Challenge (msg 28)

Books Read ♾️ 10



✅1. Happy February Birthday!
♾️Read a book published in February
♾️Dixie Rebel ♾️ 02.19 ★★★★

✅2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month
♾️Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character
♾️Husband Material ♾️ 02.22 ★★★

✅3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie
♾️Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie
♾️Lavender's Blue ♾️ 02.10 ★★★★

✅4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died
♾️Read a book that includes a travel mishap/disaster
♾️Memories of Us ♾️ 02.15 ★★★★

✅5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday
♾️Read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering
♾️Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men ♾️ 02.12 ★★★★

✅6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
♾️Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover
♾️Identity ♾️ 02.24 ★★★★

✅7. February 14 - Valentine's Day
♾️Read a book that is MPG romance
♾️Undead and Unreturnable ♾️ 02.02 ★★★

✅8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day
♾️Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role
♾️Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ♾️ 02.05 ★★★★

✅9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day
♾️Read a book has a child in the storyline
♾️Sawyer ♾️ 02.11 ★★★

✅10. Reader's Choice
♾️Read any book of your choice
♾️Extra Credit ♾️ 02.16 ★★★

2024 February Monthly Challenge
Duration: Feb 1 - 29, 2024
0/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano 02/16/2024

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character
Granddaddy's Dirt by Brian Egeston 02/05/2024

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read a book with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid 03/01/2024

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died
Read a book where someone travels by plane
Argylle by Elly Conway 02/19/2024

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday
Read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey 02/09/2024

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Seduction by Amanda Quick 02/25/2024

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day: Read a book that is MPG romance
Wrapped with a Beau by Lillie Vale 02/02/2024

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day: Read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Unlucky by Jana Deleon 02/11/2024


9. February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day: Read a book that has a child in the storyline.
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 02/04/2024

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 01/01/2024

2024 February Monthly Challenge 5/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.


2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover Before I Let Go - Finished 2/4


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors. Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror Finished 2/22


4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).


5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.


6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover. In the Lives of Puppets Finished


7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover. - Camp Damascus Finished 2/15



8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover


9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph) -The Reformatory Finished 2/21


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

Here’s mine!


Completed: 10/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Herringbones and Hexes ⭐⭐⭐ (2/19)
2. Black History Month: Claim of Eon ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/23)
3. FAC – Jennifer Crusie: Purls and Potions ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/9)
4. The Day the Music Died: Edge of Eon ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/22)
5. Superbowl Sunday: Karos ⭐⭐⭐ (2/2)
6. Mardi Gras: Fireworks for My Dragon Boss ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/27)
7. Valentine's Day: Knocking up his Nanny ⭐⭐⭐ (2/4)
8. Love Your Pet Day: King of Eon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/26)
9. Tell a Fairy Tale Day: The Single Mom and the Orc ⭐⭐⭐ (2/28)
10. Reader's Choice: Vykor ⭐⭐⭐ (2/3)




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0/10 Complete

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)

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

***COMPLETED LATE 3/30/24***

Books read: 10/10

2024 February Monthly Challenge

✅1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst-French Pressed-3/27/24


✅2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover-The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle-2/10/24


✅3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name. Link to Jennifer Crusie's backlist - Jennifer L. Armentrout-A Soul of Ash and Blood-3/30/24

Fun Facts about Jennifer-
* Jennifer was born and raised in a small town in Ohio
* She has multiple post-graduate degrees and taught for several years before quitting to devote herself full time to writing and to finishing the Ph.D. The fiction writing took off, and the PhD was never completed.
* Her first published title was Manhunting, and was published in 1993.
* Jennifer writes both solo and in collaboration with her long-time writing partner, Bob Mayer.
**You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.


✅4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store)-Reflected in You-2/11/24


✅5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family-Laced In Lies-3/23/24


✅6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover. (Cover)-The Inmate-3/15/24


✅7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover-The Dead Romantics-2/18/24
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description.


✅8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover-Cerulean Sins-2/3/24


✅9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph)-TimeReaping in Deadwood-2/25/24


✅10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice-Pageboy-2/1/24

2024 February Monthly Challenge

DONE 2/28 😄

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.

2/22

2. **Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover

2/19


3. **You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.

2/8

4. **Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).

2/10

5.**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

2/12

6.**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Louisiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.

2/27

7. **Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.

2/3

8. **Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover.

2/17

9.**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph)

2/28

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

2/2

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2024 February Monthly Challenge
Duration: 2/1/2024 - 2/29/2024

Progress: 9 out of 10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst:
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai - *** - 5/9/2024 - 438 Pages - published February 21, 2023



2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland and the United Kingdom it is observed in October.
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover:
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams - ***** - 3/7/2024 - 367 Pages



3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name:
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages



4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Commemorates the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. These three Rock singers died in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959. at the height of their popularity.
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).
The Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages



5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Biggest (American) football game and second biggest party/snack day of the year.
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - It’s time to party it up, and ….eat!! Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day of celebrations and excessive food, drink and partying, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent and a long fasting period for Christians.
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Lousiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover:
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages - Huge Celebration



7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - A day celebrating lovers!
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
MPG = Main Page Genre - the genres listed on the main book page below the book description:
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages



8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - People just love their pets, and this day is an easy excuse to spend time with them and give them lots of love and special treatment.
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr - ***** - 2/5/2024 - 93 Pages



9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - This is the day to take time out to read a story to your kids or grandkids. If the kids aren’t around, it’s certainly okay to read them alone. Everybody loves a good fairy tale.
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's renedring as opposed to a photograph):
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages



10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice:
Out There by Seaerra Miller - ***** - 2/4/2024 - 232 Pages

2024 February Monthly Challenge
February 1 to 28, 2024

Read: 1

1. Happy February Birthday!: The Way You Bite by Zoe Forward

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: A Savage Betrayal by Lynne Graham

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died - Reign by Cassandra Robbins

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday - Payback by Amy Daws

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - Unwrapped by Chantilly White 7/2/2024

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day - Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day - Tamed by a Tiger by Felicity Heaton

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - Cinderella Undone by Nicole Snow

10. Reader's Choice: Not His Dragon by Annie Nicholas

Elizabeth Sofia
February 2024 Monthly Challenge
Duration: 2/1-29/24
Goal: 0/10

1. Read a book published in February, OR read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst:

2. Read a book with a BIPOC character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover:

3. Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie OR any author with her first or last name. You may also read a book set in Ohio OR by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990's, or a book that is a collaboration by two or more authors:

4. Read a book featuring a musician, OR in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, OR that includes a travel mishap/disaster:

5. Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family:

6. Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, OR is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Louisiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover:

7. Read a book that is MPG romance, OR that has a mostly red or pink cover:

8. Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover:

9. Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover:

10. Read any book of your choice:

Heather wrote: "I'm in!

10/10 Complete

✔ Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February.
The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck, Kylie Scott - 8 Feb (published 6 Feb 2024)

Complete!

~February 2024 Monthly Challenge~

Completed: 10/10
FINISHED

✔1. Happy February Birthday! Read a book with purple on the cover:
Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke [2/2] ★★★

✔2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month. Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character:
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole [2/9] ★★★

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie. Read a book with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student
Honeybloods : a sapphic vampire romance novella by I.S. Belle [2/1] ★★★

✔4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died. Read a book featuring a musician:
Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey [2/16] ★★★★

✔5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday. Read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family:
Case of the Dalmatian Salvation by Erik Schubach [2/23] ★★★★

✔6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday. Read a book book with purple, green or gold on the cover:
Reality In Check by Emily Banting [2/12] ★★★★

✔7. February 14 - Valentine's Day. Read a book that is romance:
Bride by Ali Hazelwood [2/6] ★★★★

✔8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day. Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet:
Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs [2/3] ★★★★

✔9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph):
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera [2/3] ★★★

✔10. Reader's Choice. Read any book of your choice:
Case of the Bull Doggish by Erik Schubach [2/1] ★★★★

Finished on post 13.
Thanks! Enjoyed it.

2024 February Monthly Challenge - 10/10 Read

1. Happy February Birthday!
Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Baden, Sawyer Bennett | 2/18

2. February Month-Long Observance | Black History Month
Read a book with a BIPOC character
River Sing Me Home: A GMA Book Club Pick, Eleanor Shearer | 2/25

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author | Jennifer Crusie
Read a book with a school setting / featuring a teacher or student
Class Mom, Laurie Gelman | 2/2

4. February 3 | The Day the Music Died
Read a book where someone travels by plane
Life's Too Short, Abby Jimenez | 2/11

5. February 11 | Superbowl Sunday
Read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
The Friendship Club, Robyn Carr | 2/4

6. February 13 | Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano | 2/21

7. February 14 | Valentine's Day
Read a book that is MPG romance
Upside Down, Danielle Steel | 2/23

8. February 20 | Love Your Pet Day
Read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston | 2/15

9.February 26 | Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Read a book with a "cartoonish" cover
The Ghastly Ghost of Hillbilly Hollow, Blythe Baker | 2/14

10. Reader's Choice
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne | 2/16

2024 February Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished

1. Happy February Birthday!:
**Read a book published in February.
Right To My Wrong-Lani Lynn Vale 2/09/24

2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month:
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character and a biracial relationship.
Xeni-Rebekah Weatherspoon 2/18/24

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie:
**Read a book set in Ohio.
Down a Dark Road-Linda Castillo 2/22/24

4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died -
**Read a book a book where someone travels by plane.
Let Me Show You-Alexandria House 2/03/24

5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday -
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete.
Caught Up-Liz Tomforde 2/01/24

6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday -
**Read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
Limitless Love-Audrey Carlan 2/04/24

7. February 14 - Valentine's Day -
**Read a book that is MPG romance.
Love Me Today-A.L. Jackson 2/07/24

8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day -
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role.
Hollywood Yesterday-M.Z. Kelly 2/17/24

9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day -
**Read a book that has a child in the storyline.
Broken Love Story-Natasha Madison 2/09/24

10. Reader's Choice:
**Read any book of your choice.
Detroit-Jessica Gadziala 2/07/24

Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) wrote: "~February 2024 Monthly Challenge~

Completed: 10/10
FINISHED

✔1. Happy February Birthday! Read a book with purple on the cover:
Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke ..."

All done!

Completed @ Post 42

Thank you!

Done on post #9
Completed 10/10

💗🌹💘FEBRUARY 🍫💌💗
1. Purple Cover/Feb Release: My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland 2/10
2. BIPOC characters: House of Flame & Shadow by SJM 2/23
3. school/teacher/student/collab 2 authors Till There Was You by Lindsay Hameroff 2/14
4. music/musician/plane travel/travel mishaps Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz 2/13
5. athletes/party or gathering (wedding) Switched by Sarah Ready 2/14
6. A character who overindulges Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene 2/8
7. pink/red cover/romance The Paris Connection 2/25
8. animal/pet Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice 2/13
9. fairytale retelling- Call of the Sea by Emily B. Rose 2/2
10. reader’s choice Kilt Trip 2/22

2024 February Monthly Challenge

DONE 2/28 😄

1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.

2/22

2. **Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover

2/19


3. **You may also read a book set in Ohio or by an author from Ohio, with a school setting or featuring a teacher or student, a book set in the 1990s, or a book that is a collaboration by two (or more) authors.

2/8

4. **Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role. You may also read a book where someone travels by plane, or that includes a travel mishap/disaster (your interpretation...could be anything from a plane crash to a flat tire on the way to the grocery store).

2/10

5.**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.

2/12

6.**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Louisiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.

2/27

7. **Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.

2/3

8. **Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover.

2/17

9.**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph)

2/28

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

2/2

COMPLETE!!

2024 February Monthly Challenge

✅1. Happy February Birthday! -Where's Molly by H.D. Carlton 2/23
✅2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month - Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher 2/8/24
✅3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie -Faking It by Jennifer Crusie 2/3/24
✅4. The Day the Music Died - Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey 2/11
✅5. Superbowl Sunday - Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh 2/17
✅6. Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday - My Best Friend's Mardi Gras Wedding by Erin Nicholas 2/4/24
✅7. Valentine's Day -Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck 2/10/24
✅8. Love Your Pet Day - Boy of Chaotic Making by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/23
✅9. Tell a Fairy Tale Day - Crossed by Emily McIntire 2/6/24
✅ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. - Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas 2/28

All done in post #31!


Completed: 10/10

1. Happy February Birthday!: Herringbones and Hexes ⭐⭐⭐ (2/19)
2. Black History Month: Claim of Eon ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/23)
3. FAC – Jennifer Crusie: Purls and Potions ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/9)
4. The Day the Music Died: Edge of Eon ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/22)
5. Superbowl Sunday: Karos ⭐⭐⭐ (2/2)
6. Mardi Gras: Fireworks for My Dragon Boss ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/27)
7. Valentine's Day: Knocking up his Nanny ⭐⭐⭐ (2/4)
8. Love Your Pet Day: King of Eon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2/26)
9. Tell a Fairy Tale Day: The Single Mom and the Orc ⭐⭐⭐ (2/28)
10. Reader's Choice: Vykor ⭐⭐⭐ (2/3)

February Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔️1. Happy February Birthday!: Read a book published in February, or read a book with purple on the cover in honor of February's birthstone, the Amethyst.
Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline 2/3


✔️2. February Month-Long Observance - Black History Month
**Read a book with a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) character or a biracial relationship. You may also read a book with a mostly black or brown cover
If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker (heroine biracial) 2/17

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jennifer Crusie: Read one book written by Jennifer Crusie or any author with her first or last name.
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow 2/27

✔️4. February 3 - The Day the Music Died
**Read a book featuring a musician, or in which music otherwise plays an important role.
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (hero a rock star) 2/11

✔️5. February 11 - Superbowl Sunday
**Read a book featuring a professional athlete or other athletic person, or with an athletic looking cover model. You may also read a book that includes a fun, happy gathering of good friends and/or family.
Love Hard - Nalini Singh (rugby) 2/22

✔️6. February 13 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
**Read a book that includes a huge celebration, a character who overindulges in some way, or is set in or written by an author from New Orleans, Louisiana or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You may also read a book with purple, green or gold on the cover.
On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28


✔️7. February 14 - Valentine's Day
**Read a book that is MPG romance, or that has a mostly red or pink cover.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7

✔️8. February 20 - Love Your Pet Day
**Read a book in which an animal plays a significant role...anything from a MC who is a shifter to a scene stealing pet. You may also read a book that has an animal of any kind on the cover
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett (FBI dog) 2/18

✔️9.February 26 - Tell a Fairy Tale Day
**Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or that has a child in the storyline. You may also read a book with a "cartoonish" cover (artist's rendering as opposed to a photograph)
Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher 2/15

✔️10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Teacher - Freida McFadden 2/27

CHALLENGE COMPLETE