The Lost Challenges discussion

Object: The aim of the challenge is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter. A special badge is given to the winner.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points.

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.




Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.


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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Anne FINISHED - 35 pts.

Barb FINISHED - 52 pts.

Caraina
Cindy III

*Dawn FINISHED - 79 pts.

Ferenc FINISHED - 40 pts.
Frankie FINISHED - 59 pts.

Genevieve FINISHED - 52 pts.
Grace

Jill
JoAnne FINISHED - 80 pts.
Julesy FINISHED - 34 pts.

Katelyn FINISHED - 14 pts.
Kendra FINISHED - 95 pts.

Lali & Michelle FINISHED - 114 pts.

Melissa A FINISHED - 241 pts. WINNER
Michele FINISHED - 35 pts.

Nell

Olivermagnus FINISHED - 47 pts.

Shash FINISHED - 123 pts.
Shauna
Suzanne FINISHED - 31 pts.

Tari FINISHED - 37 pts.

Vanessa FINISHED - 32 pts.
Viki FINISHED - 10 pts.

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Read: 80/31

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
1 - Sharing the Miracle Kristen Ashley 3/23/24
1 - Going Home Judith Keim 4/8/24
1 - Coming Home: Millboro Book One Abby Gordon 4/14/24

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
1 - wedding Playing House Cassie-Ann L. Miller 4/2/24
1 - wedding Christmas at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/10/24
1 - wedding The Matchmaker's Mistletoe Mission Jaci Burton 4/26/24

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
1 - Noelle A Christmas Star Judith Keim 4/6/24

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
1- April 2023 Homecoming Kate Morton 3/24/24
1 - April 2014 Fly Away Patricia MacLachlan 4/18/24

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
1 - Canada The Boy Who Cried Bear Kelley Armstrong 4/25/24

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
1 - Character Still Kicking Judith Arnold 4/7/24

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
1 - Christian Calming the Storm Melanie D. Snitker 4/9/24
1 - Christian Once Upon Nantucket Irene Hannon 4/29/24

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
1 - Love Me Like a Love Song Annmarie Boyle 5/5/24

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
1 - The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 4/15/24 (Seven Sisters #5)

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
1 - Moonlight and Magic Darynda Jones 3/22/24
1 - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave Darynda Jones 4/18/24

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Talk of Coyote Canyon Brenda Novak 3/21/24

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Lighthouse on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 3/27/24
1 - Sheriff's Treasured Teacher Clara Pines 4/17/24
3 - The Summer Book Club Susan Mallery 4/21/24

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 - Mercury Amy Jo Burns 3/26/24
3 - Sterling Heat L.B. Dunbar 5/1/24
3 - Sterling Brick L.B. Dunbar 5/2/24
3 - The Song of Clouds Samantha Wood 5/10/24
3 - Mama Moon Tess Thompson 5/13/24
3 - Crossed by Death A.C.F. Bookens 5/14/24

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3 - Have My Baby Taryn Quinn 4/11/24
3 - Vineyard Prey Philip R. Craig 4/24/24
3 - Just Add Romance Heather B. Moore 5/9/24

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 - Romance Last First Kiss Amy Knupp 3/31/24
1 - Romance Coming Home Judith Keim 4/12/24
1 - Romance Heart of Christmas Katie Winters 4/22/24
1 - Romance Harvest Moon Tess Thompson 5/15/24

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
1 - Silver-Tongued Devil Lorelei James 3/30/24
1 - Summer at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/1/24
1 - Not Another New Year's Christie Ridgway 4/3/24
1 - The Santa Express Leeanna Morgan 4/4/24
1 - Rhythm of Love Tina Newcomb 4/13/24
1 - Ignite Melanie Harlow 4/19/24
1 - Silver Bells Leeanna Morgan 4/21/24
1 - The Recovery Agent Janet Evanovich 5/8/24

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
1 - March 21, 2023 The Girl in the Woods Kristen Ashley 3/20/24
1 - April 13, 2020 Home At Last Judith Keim 4/16/24
1 - May 4, 2023 Runaway Love Melanie Harlow 4/22/24
3 - April 9, 2024 Stroke of Luck Katie Winters 4/27/24
3 - April 25, 2024 Bigfoot Boss: A Monster Office Romance Luna Cantrip 5/3/24
3 - March 26, 2024 The Getaway Cabin #3 Sage Parker 5/6/24
3 - April 2, 2024 The Getaway Cabin #4 Sage Parker 5/6/24
3 - April 23, 2024 The Summer We Started Over Nancy Thayer 5/7/24

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
As many tasks as I want.

Progress: 34/31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
💐1 pt Death at the Spring Fling by Rosalie Spielman - Mar. 28

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
🐦1 pt The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Manga) Vol. 4 by Mika Akatsuki & Nanako Tsujimura - Richard - Apr. 7

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
🐦1 pt I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944: The Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis - published Apr. 2, 2024 - Apr. 4
🐦1 pt Katie, Batter Up!: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - published Apr. 9, 2024 - Apr. 22

5. Tell a Lie Day
🚫1 pt Read a book where a character tells a lie. Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner - Apr. 12

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
🍁1 pt Read a book set in Canada. Akim Aliu: Dreamer by Akim Aliu - Apr. 15

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
✡1 pt Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character. Chasing Echoes by Dan Goldman - Apr. 24

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
🧛🏼‍♂️1 pt Read a book where Easter is celebrated Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula by Koren Shadmi - Apr. 14
✝3 pts Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family by Marisabina Russo - May 8


9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
🍮1 pt The Pudding Problem (1) by Joe Berger - Mar. 20

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
⛺1 pt All is Nat Lost by Maria Scrivan - Nat Enough series - Apr. 12

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
👻3 pts The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn


12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
🐰1 pt Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by James Sturm - Mar. 31

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
📚1 pt Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon & Cynthia Leitich Smith - May 1

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
🤰🏼1 pt Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective by Katie Siegel - Apr. 17

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
👔1 pt Lucy in the Sky by Kiara Brinkman - Apr. 21

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
🟣1 pt Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale - Mar. 26
purple
🟠1 pt Into The Volcano by Don Wood - Apr. 24
burnt orange
🍷1 pt Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir - Apr. 29
marsala
🟣1 pt You Cannot Be Serious! The Graphic Guide to Tennis: Grand slams, players and fans, and all the tennis trivia possible by Mark Hodgkinson - May 7
purple

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.h
🦸‍♂️1 pt[ book:The Oracle Code|51135826] by Marieke Nijkamp - superhero - Mar. 24
🦸‍♂️1 pt Home, Vol. 1 by Julio Anta - superhero - Mar. 24
🏀1 pt Bounce Back by Misako Rocks! - sports - Apr. 3

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
🚗1 pt Road Trips, Blue Skies & Dead Guys by Jennifer Fischetto - May 14

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
⚾3 pts Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman - published March 26, 2024 - Apr. 17
👢3 pts Cornered at the Corral by Jamie L. Adams - published May 14, 2024 - Apr. 21 (I read the ARC)

Welcome Julesy!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Level:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

35/35 Completed. 59pts. Finished

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING. 1+1+1=3pts.
A Gathering of Secrets-Linda Castillo 3/22/24
Returning Home-Kelly Elliott 4/24/24
Every Little Thing-Samantha Young 4/25/24

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning. 1+1=2pts.
(Wedding)
Mine to Keep-Natasha Madison 4/01/24
(Wedding and Birth)
Among the Echoes-Aly Martinez 4/09/24

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name. 1+1=2pts.
(Blake)
The Inmate's Secret-Elle Gray 5/15/24
(Ruby)
Falling-Willow Aster 5/18/24

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) 1+1=2pts.
(4/21/22)
It's Not the Hookup, It's the Chase-Elle Wright 4/09/24
(4/13/23)
Parentmoon:-L.B. Dunbar 4/23/24

tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada. 1pt.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
(Canada)
A Photo Finish-Elsie Silver 4/10/24

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name. 1+1+1+1+1+1+1=7pts.
(Stillhouse Lake)
Heartbreak Bay-Rachel Caine 3/21/24
(Will Trent)
Fallen-Karin Slaughter 3/23/24
(Lost & Found)
Ashes of You-Catherine Cowles 4/03/24
(Lotus House)
Silent Sins-Audrey Carlan 5/09/24
(Miss Fortune Mystery)
Gator Bait-Jana Deleon 5/19/24
(Carmichael Family)
Flame-Adriana Locke 5/24/24
(Cordova Agency)
Forever Again-Delaney Diamond 5/29/24

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. 3+3+3+3+3+3+3=21pts
Irish-Brittanee Nicole 3/21/24
Irresistible-Willow Aster 3/21/24
This Could Be Us-Kennedy Ryan 4/04/24
Her Last Tear-Stacy Green 4/07/24
The Lilac Code-Becki Willis 4/27/24
Hell and Back-Natasha Madison 5/08/24
Let Me Love You-Brittney Sahin 5/21/24

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father. 3+3+3+3=12pts.
The Last One You Loved-L.J. Evans 3/20/24
Rusty Nail-Lani Lynn Vale 3/27/24
Lost Highway-Tom Fowler 4/26/24
A Little Twist-Tia Louise 5/24/24

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING. 1pt.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
(Suspense)
Ice Cold Saint-Cynthia Eden 4/09/24

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The). 1+1+1+1+1=5pts.
Silenced Girls-Roger Stelljes 3/20/24
Pitch Please-Lani Lynn Vale 4/05/24
Grip-Kennedy Ryan 4/14/24
North of Love-Em Petrova 4/19/24
Inflame Me-Ryan Michele 5/02/24

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024. 3pts.
04/16/24:Blood Mountain-Alisa Lynn Valdes 4/21/24

Welcome Frankie!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

Progress: 0/31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.

🤣4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book tagged Humor.


5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: Mar. 19th, 2024 - June 20th, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

95/31

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
1 point: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange - Apr. 4th
1 point: The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent - May 27th
1 point: Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent - June 18th

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
1 point: Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert - Apr. 29th
Wedding
1 point: Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis - May 29th
Wedding
1 point: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - June 11th
Dragon egg hatching

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
1 point: Nimona by N.D. Stevenson - Apr. 20th
Nimona
1 point: Cat + Gamer, Volume 1 by Wataru Nadatani - June 15th
Riko

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
1 point: 100 Children's Books That Inspire Our World by Colin Salter - Mar. 22nd
Apr. 7th, 2020
1 point: Mr. Villain's Day Off 03 by Yuu Morikawa - Mar. 24th
Humour

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
1 point: Take the Lead by Alexis Daria - Apr. 12th
1 point: The Huntress by Kate Quinn - May 9th

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
1 point: Burning Cold: An Inuit and Dene Comics Collection by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley & Richard Van Camp - Apr. 7th
Canada
1 point: Rizzio by Denise Mina - Apr. 19th
Scotland

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
1 point: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - Apr. 28th
1 point: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult - June 16th

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
1 point: Three Fires by Denise Mina - Apr. 24th

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
1 point: Once & Future, Vol. 5: The Wasteland by Kieron Gillen - Apr. 30th
1 point: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan - May 6th
Percy Jackson and the Olympians

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
1 point: The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews - Mar. 25th
1 point: Belladonna by Anne Bishop - Apr. 16th
1 point: Once & Future, Vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies by Kieron Gillen - Apr. 17th
1 point: Once & Future, Vol. 4: Monarchies in the UK by Kieron Gillen - Apr. 24th
1 point: Coraline by Neil Gaiman - May 14th

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
1 point: Spy x Family: Family Portrait by Aya Yajima - Apr. 30th
Anya & Damian get caught in the rain.
1 point: This Winter by Alice Oseman - June 18th
Both Charlie & Tori go out in the rain without an umbrella

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
1 point: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison - Apr. 18th
1 point: Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop - Apr. 23rd
3 points: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 11th
1 point: Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 22nd

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3 points: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 3 by Umi Sakurai - Mar. 24th
3 points: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 4 by Umi Sakurai - Mar 26th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 20 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 9th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 21 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 10th
1 point: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - May 14th
3 points: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 15th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 22 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 16th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 23 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 19th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 24 by Hiromu Arakawa - May 20th
3 points: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - May 30th
1 point: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - June 2nd
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 25 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 13th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 26 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th
1 point: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 27 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 point: This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin - Mar. 23rd
Nonfiction
1 point: Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman - Mar. 25th
Poetry
1 point: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan - Apr. 2nd
Greek Mythology
1 point: The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan - Apr. 8th
Short Story Collection
1 point: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher - Apr. 10th
Retelling
1 point: Dance with Me by Alexis Daria - Apr. 29th
Romance
1 point: Why Am I Taller? What Happens to an Astronaut's Body in Space by Dave Williams & Elizabeth Howell - May 4th
Science
1 point: Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin - June 3rd
Picture book
1 point: Firefly: Return to Earth That Was Vol. 3 by Greg Pak - June 13th
Science Fiction & Graphic novel
1 point: The Marriage Game by Sara Desai - June 19th
Romance

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
1 point: Not Your Crush's Cauldron by April Asher - Mar. 21st
1 point: Sebastian by Anne Bishop - Mar. 30th
1 point: The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black - Apr. 6th
1 point: The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison - Apr. 26th
1 point: The Secret World of Og by Pierre Berton - May 1st
1 point: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar - May 12th
1 point: Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis - May 19th
1 point: Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis - May 23rd
1 point: Nerd: Adventures in Fandom from This Universe to the Multiverse by Maya Phillips - May 24th
1 point: Spice & Wolf, Vol. 1 by Isuna Hasekura - May 28th

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
1 point: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann - Mar. 30th
Apr. 18th, 2017
3 points: Spy×Family, vol. 11 by Tatsuya Endo - Apr. 14th
English translation published Mar. 19th, 2024
3 points: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 4 by Itaru Kinoshita - Apr. 21st
English translation published Apr. 9th, 2024
3 points: Funny Story by Emily Henry - May 5th
Apr. 23rd, 2024
3 points: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - May 13th
Apr. 9th, 2024
1 point: Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer - May 16th
Apr. 25th, 2023
3 points: Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th
May 7th, 2024
3 points: Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - June 5th
May 7th, 2024
1 point: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th
May 19th, 2020

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: 3/19/2024 - 6/20/24

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

Points: 35

COMPLETED!

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews 3/26/2024
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 3/31/2024

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore 4/13/2024
Una goes to nursing school
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 4/20/2024
Helen gets a divorce and decides to take an adventure course for self improvement.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan 4/5/2024 Birdy

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues by Blaize Clement 3/29/2024
The individual posing as the iguana owner lies about their name and the name of the animal.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
Death of a Gossip by M. C. Beaton 4/10/20247
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
Repair to Her Grave by Sarah Graves 4/23/2024


12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
My Name Is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5/5/2024


14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan 4/8/2024 Catherine
The Chicken Sisters by K J Dell'Antonio 4/10/2024 Mia and Amanda are both mothers
When I Found You by Brenda Novak 4/17/2024 Natasha has a son named Luke.
Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf 4/27/2024 Ellen

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow 3/26/2024
The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty by Phillip Jett 4/15/2024 Ad Coors had 4 children.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen 4/24/2024

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.


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Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024
37/31+

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
1-Spilling the Tea on Murder Paige H. Perry 4/4/24

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
1-Judith & Bob's wedding-A Rash Decision Emily James 4/4/24

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
1-Remi This Way to Murder Shelley Shearer 4/11/24

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
1-April 2024-Murder Most Owl Sarah Fox 4/2/24

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
1-A Brush with Murder Donna Clancy 4/2/24

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
1-Dr. Schwartz The Case of the Cautious Crow L.C. Richards 4/8/24

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
Joe Abbington, father to the MC-Easier Dead Than Drawn Bailee Abbott 5/7/24

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
1- #5 Piper Harris Mysteries Hole in One Deany Ray 4/7/24

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
1-Secrets and Psychics J.A. Whiting 4/5/24
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
1-Murder by the Sea Danielle Collins 4/10/24
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
1-Murderous Chickens and Other Fowl Plays Una Madison 4/17/24
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
1- Hexes and Hearing Aids Corrine Winters 4/14/24
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3-Death in the Wind L.C. Richards 4/7/24

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
1-Charles-Fools Ruff In Summer Prescott 4/5/24
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
1-purple Paige H. Perry 4/3/24

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
1- Raising the Steaks Patti Benning 4/15/24
1- Red Velvet Droplets Rosie A. Point 4/16/24
1- Second Hand Secrets Dianne Harman 4/18/24
1-Patchwork Quilt Murder Leslie Meier 4/22/24
1-The Starlight Mint Surprise Murder Marla A. White 5/14/24

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
3-pub 4/2/24 Murder in a Tourist Town Lynn Cahoon 4/3/24
3-pub 3/27/24 Murder at the Mayor's Mansion Julia Mestre 4/10/24
3-pub 4/10/24 Dead in the Water Emma Ainsley 4/14/24
3-pub 4/23/24 A Twinkle of Trouble Daryl Wood Gerber 4/23/24
3-pub 5/15/24 Stiletto to the Pedal Karen C. Whalen 5/15/24

Welcome Shauna, Kendra, Anne and Tari!

READING THE SEASONS – SPRING, 3/19 – 6/20/24
52 POINTS
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
(view spoiler)[SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points. (hide spoiler)]

1. SPRING FLING
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
1 pt | DOING Time (Time Police #1), by Jodi Taylor, finished 4/25/24 ★★★★

2. SPRING: THE SEASON OF NEW BEGINNINGS.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
1 pt | Insidious (FBI #20), by Catherine Coulter, finished 3/23/24 ★★★★
one of the major characters has gotten his life back on track after time in prison and in rehab

3. THE ROBIN IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH SPRING IN NORTH AMERICA
I wanted to see if I could find one for each letter :)
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
1 pt | Ophelia : The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O’Clock Lady (Darling Dahlias #6), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 3/24/24 ★★★★
1 pt | Natalka : The Last Word (Harbinder Kaur #4), by Elly Griffiths, finished 4/6/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | Indigo, River : Blossom Tree of Dreams (Wishing Wood #1), by Holly Martin, finished 4/19/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | Barbara : Granny Strikes Back (Secret Agent Granny #3), by Harper Lin, finished 5/14/24 ★★★.5

4. APRIL FOOL'S DAY
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
1 pt | humor : Hook, Line and Blinker (Miss Fortune #10), by Jana Deleon, finished 3/25/24 ★★★★
1 pt | publ 4-18-23 : Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe, by Philip Plait, finished 5/26/24 ★★★★

5. TELL A LIE DAY
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
1 pt | Midnight Spells Murder (Happy Camper #2), by Mary Angela, finished 4/5/24 ★★★.5

6. NATIONAL TARTAN DAY (Canada)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
1 pt | Edinburgh, Scotland : Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2), by Ian Rankin, finished 4/7/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | Three Pines, Canada : The Nature of the Beast (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #11), by Louise Penny, finished 6/12/24 ★★★★

7. PASSOVER
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
1 pt | Rudy Shelley : Making It So, by Patrick Stewart, finished 3/26/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | 1st son : Curses! (Gideon Oliver #5), by Aaron Elkins, finished 5/12/24 ★★★★

8. EASTER
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.

9. NATIONAL JOE DAY
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
1 pt | Joseph, Sandy’s father : Red Bones (Shetland Island #3), by Ann Cleeves, finished 5/25/24 ★★★.5

10. CINCO DE MAYO
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
1 pt | The Cure for What Ales You (Sloan Krause #5), by Ellie Alexander, finished 4/24/24 ★★★★

11. NATIONAL PARANORMAL DAY
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
1 pt | Booked on Murder (Haunted Library #8), by Allison Brook, finished 5/24/24 ★★★★

12. LEAVE YOUR WINDOWS OPEN TO CATCH A SPRING BREEZE.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
1 pt | Siobhan and more : Murder in an Irish Churchyard (Irish Village #3), by Carlene O’Connor, finished 3/28/24 ★★★.5

13. GET CAUGHT IN A SPRING SHOWER.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
1 pt | Sheila : Cat’s Claw (China Bayles #20), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 3/22/24 ★★★★

14. HUG A LIBRARIAN.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
3 pts | A Deadly Edition (Blue Ridge Library #5), by Victoria Gilbert, finished 5/16/24 ★★★★


15. MOTHER'S DAY
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 pts | Grace : One Summer in Paris, by Sarah Morgan, finished 3/20/24 ★★★.5

16. FATHER'S DAY
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3 pts | Bernie : Scents and Sensibility (Chet and Bernie #8), by Spencer Quinn, finished 4/12/24 ★★★★

17. RUSTIC SPRING WEDDING COLORS
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
1 pt | Espressos, Eggnogs and Evil Exes (Cape Bay Café #7), by Harper Lin, finished 4/9/24 ★★★.5


18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
I wanted to see if I could find one for each letter :)
1 pt | Native American : The Eagle Catcher (Wind River Reservation #1), by Margaret Coel, finished 4/7/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | Ireland : Death at Whitewater Church (Inishowen #1), by Andrea Carter, finished 4/17/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | golden age mystery : Murder at the SPRING Ball (Lord Edgington Investigates #1), by Benedict Brown, finished 4/28/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | science : A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America’s Hurricanes, by Eric Jay Dolin, finished 5/10/24 ★★★★
1 pt | romance : Cold as Ice (Country Club #6), by Julie Mulhern, finished 5/12/24 ★★★★
1 pt | paranormal : The Library of Ever (Library of Ever #1), by Zeno Alexander, finished 5/30/24 ★★★.5

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
I wanted to see if I could find one for each letter :)
1 pt | The Paris Affair, by Maureen Marshall, finished 3/29/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | Sweet Deal Concealed (Donut Lady #2), by Judith A. Barrett, finished 4/18/24 ★★★
1 pt | A Nose for Mischief (Riverbend K-9s #1), by K.T. Lee, finished 4/28/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | The Red Notebook, by Antoine Laurain, finished 5/4/24 ★★★.5
1 pt | Gone Gull (Meg Langslow #21), by Donna Andrews, finished 5/8/24 ★★★★
1 pt | Invitation to Die (Inspector Redfyre #2), by Barbara Cleverly, finished 5/28/24 ★★★.5

20. SPRING BOOKS
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
3 pts | publ 4-23-24 : Torn Asunder (Maine Clambake #12), by Barbara Ross, finished 4/3/24 ★★★★
3 pts | publ 4-23-24 : The Summer We Started Over, by Nancy Thayer, finished 4/8/24 ★★★★
3 pts | publ 5-7-24 : Summers at the Saint, by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 4/16/24 ★★★★
3 pts | publ 6-4-24 : Fondant Fumble (Cupcake Bakery #16), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 5/5/24 ★★★★

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Level: Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Progress: 2

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN.
Ruby Roy and the Murder in the Falls by Rima Ray

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING.
S

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Welcome Barb and Nell!

FINISHED! Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

Total - 249

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling (2)
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
A New Beginning (Kansas Crossroads 1) Amelia C. Adams 04/03/24
Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl Zarifa Adiba 04/26/24

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings. (7)
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
Plus One Brighton Walsh (the MMC agrees to escort the FMC to nine weddings) 03/20/24
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Anderson Cooper (weddings and births) 04/10/24
Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 2) Nisha Sharma (wedding) 05/14/24
Happily Never After Lynn Painter (several almost weddings and a wedding) 05/18/24
Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars 3) Alexandria Bellefleur (about a wedding planner) 05/24/24
Date the Alphabet (Love Tucson 2) Laura Langa (Anna needs a date for her sister’s wedding) 05/26/24
Forever Wild (The Simple Wild 2.5) K.A. Tucker (Wedding) 06/05/24
Clammed Up (A Maine Clambake Mystery 1) Barbara Ross (wedding) 06/06/24

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America (10)
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
Flipped for Murder (Country Store Mysteries 1) Maddie Day (Robbie) 04/04/24
Assaulted Caramel (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 1) Amanda Flower (Bailey) 04/05/24
Grilled for Murder (Country Store Mysteries 2) Maddie Day (Robbie) 04/06/24
Same Time Next Year Tessa Bailey (Britta) 04/05/24
Lethal Licorice (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 2) Amanda Flower (Bailey) 04/07/24
This is How You Lose the Time War Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Red & Blue) 04/08/24
Aunt Bessie Decides (Isle of Man 4) Diana Xarissa (Bessie) 04/11/24
Well Behaved Wives Amy Sue Nathan (Ruth) 05/05/24
The House of Hidden Meanings RuPaul (RuPaul) 05/17/24
Premeditated Peppermint (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 3) Amanda Flower (Bailey) 05/18/24

4. April Fool's Day (3)
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year)
How to Plot a Payback Melissa Ferguson (Pub. April 2, 2022) 05/03/24

X OR tagged Humor.
Valleys, Vehicles & Victims (Campers and Criminals 9) Tonya Kappes 03/27/24
How to be Champion Sarah Millican 05/07/24

5. Tell a Lie Day (4)
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
Whispers in the Wisteria (Lovely Lethal Gardens 23) Dale Mayer (Jesse lied about what happened to Zeus) 03/25/24
Winter (Lunar Chronicles 4) Marissa Meyer (Queen Levana lies a lot) 04/21/24
Out of the Easy Ruta Sepetys (June lies a lot) 06/03/24
Brotherless Night V.V. Ganeshananthan (Sashi lies about her volunteer work) 06/12/24

6. National Tartan Day (CAN) (2)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
Raven Black (Shetland 1) Ann Cleeves (Scotland) 03/21/24
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Jim DeFede (Canada) 04/17/24

-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover). (3)
Murder in a Scottish Shire (Scottish Shire Mystery 1) Traci Hall 04/27/24

7. Passover (1)
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (Rabbi Small 3) Harry Kemelman (all three) 03/20/24

8. Easter (2)
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated
Redwood Court DeLana R.A. Dameron (Easter Egg Hunt) 05/03/24
Learning to Talk Hilary Mantel (p. 17) 05/25/24

OR from the Christian genre.

-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover). (6)
Criminally Cocoa (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 3.5) Amanda Flower 05/25/24
Toxic Toffee (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 4) Amanda Flower 05/26/24

9. National Joe Day (2)
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
The Wren, the Wren Anne Enright (Joseph) 05/03/24
The Great Divide Cristina Henríquez (Joseph) 05/05/24

10. Cinco De Mayo (2)
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas
I Have Some Questions for You Rebecca Makkai (page 18) 04/26/24

or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London 5) Ben Aaronovitch 06/13/24

11. National Paranormal Day (10)
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
All the Dead Shall Weep (Gunnie Rose 5) Charlaine Harris 04/03/24
Julia by Peter Straub. Peter Straub 05/18/24
Rivers of London (Rivers of London 1) Ben Aaronovitch 06/07/24
Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London 2) Ben Aaronovitch 06/08/24
Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London 3) Ben Aaronovitch 06/11/24
Broken Homes (Rivers of London 4) Ben Aaronovitch 06/12/24
The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London 6) Ben Aaronovitch 06/14/24
What Abigail Did That Summer (Rivers of London 5.3) Ben Aaronovitch 06/16/24
Assistant to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 06/18/24

-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover). (9)
Undercover Witch Academy: First Year Rachel Medhurst 04/22/24
Extra Normal Kate Alice Marshall 06/11/24
The Furthest Station Ben Aaronovitch 06/16/24

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze. (1)
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
X'd in the Xeriscape (Lovely Lethal Gardens 24) Dale Mayer (p. 210 “. . . so she opened up all the windows in the place to air it out . . .) 03/24/24

-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover. (6)
(Car window)
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel ReShonda Tate (p. 389) 04/19/24
A Virtuous Woman Kaye Gibbons (p. “. . . air it out, then . . . he left the window open . . .”) 05/08/24

Part 2 -

13. Get caught in a spring shower. (3)
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
Good Material Dolly Alderton(p. 88 rain pours in through an open window) 03/20/24
Burial Rites Hannah Kent (p. 127 “. . . She wiped the rain off her face . . .”) 04/15/24
The Simple Wild (The Simple Wild 1) K.A. Tucker (“. . . rain that dies off his body . . .”) 05/23/24

-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover). (3)
Snowed In (Fitzpatrick Christmas 2) Catherine Walsh (p. 15) 05/01/24

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
**

-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover). (both librarian and worker) (6)
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library Michiko Aoyama 04/19/24
Funny Story Emily Henry 06/06/24

15. Mother's Day (3)
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
When the Emperor Was Divine Julie Otsuka 04/06/24
Anita de Monte Laughs Last Xóchitl González (Linda Fitzsimmons) 05/02/24
River East, River West Aube Rey Lescure (Sloan is Alva’s mother) 05/16/24

-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. (42)
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice (Finlay Donovan 4) Elle Cosimano 03/23/24
What Happens in Paradise (Paradise 2) Elin Hilderbrand (Irene) 04/01/24
Young Jane Young Gabrielle Zevin (Jane’s daughter is Ruby) 04/1524
Wellness Nathan Hill (Elizabeth is a mother) 04/24/24
I Have Some Questions for You Rebecca Makkai (Brodie has two children) 04/26/24
Restless Dolly Maunder Kate Grenville (Dolly is a mother) 04/26/24
The Woman in Me Britney Spears (she has two sons) 04/29/24
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Patti Callahan Henry (both sisters become mothers) 05/01/24
The Waters Bonnie Jo Campbell (Hermine & Rose Zook) 05/12/24
The Unmaking of June Farrow Adrienne Young (June is a mother) 06/03/24
The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon (Martha is a mother) 06/03/24
Frenchman's Creek Daphne du Maurier (Dina has two children) 06/04/24
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson Ellen Baker (Cecily is a mother) 06/04/24
Death of a Chocoholic (Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery 4) Lee Hollis (Hailey has two kids) 05/06/24
Within Arm's Reach Ann Napolitano (Kelly is a mother) 06/13/24

16. Father's Day (5)
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
The Leftover Woman Jean Kwok (Brandon is a father) 04/02/24
Having a Fudgy Christmas Time (Candy-Coated 11.5) Nancy CoCo (Eli is a father) 04/04/24
Lunar New Year Love Story Gene Luen Yang (Mr. Tran is Valentina’s dad) 05/11/24
Lethal Dissection (Dr Zora Smyth Medical Thriller 1) Dobi Cross (Mr. Pickles is a father) 05/27/24
The Education of Little Tree Forrest Carter (Little is being raised by his mother’s parents) 06/13/24

-->BONUS: The MC is a father. (33)
Winter Street (Winter 1) Elin Hilderbrand (Kelley Quinn is a father ) 03/19/24
Spare Prince Harry 04/03/24 Fantastic Mr. Fox Roald Dahl 04/07/24
The Lost Man Jane Harper (Nathan is Xander’s dad) 04/11/24
The Survivors Jane Harper (Kieran is Audrey’s mother) 04/12/24
A Cat Was Involved (Chet & Bernie 0.1) Spencer Quinn 04/29/24
Small Things Like These Claire Keegan (William has five daughters) 05/06/24
The World Played Chess Robert Dugoni (Vince is a father of two) 05/13/24
Thereby Hangs a Tail (Chet & Bernie 2) Spencer Quinn (Bernie & Chet are both fathers) 05/20/24
To Fetch a Thief (Chet & Bernie 3) Spencer Quinn (Bernie is a father) 06/06/24
Thomas Cromwell: The Real Wolf Hall Tristan Clark 05/24/24

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements. (3)
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
The Phoenix Crown Kate Quinn & Janie Chang (burnt orange) 03/22/24
Troubles in Paradise (Paradise 3) Elin Hilderbrand (fushia) 04/02/24
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros (orange font in burnt orange) 05/15/24

18. SPRING (12)
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Things We Do in the Dark Jennifer Hillier (Suspense) 04/05/24
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper 1) Alice Oseman (Romance) 04/12/24
Holiday Romance (Fitzpatrick Christmas 1) Catherine Walsh (Romance) 04/13/24
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rupert Holmes (Suspense) 04/13/24
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Zora Neale Hurston (non-fiction) 04/08/24
When You Get the Chance Emma Lord (Romance) 04/20/24
Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mystery 3) Tirzah Price (Retelling/Romance) 04/30/24
Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships (Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships 1) Sarah Grunder Ruiz (Romance) 05/19/24
The Tales of Beedle the Bard J.K. Rowling (Short Stories/Science Fiction) 05/25/24
That's Not Mine Anna Kang (Picture Book) 05/26/24
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Dashka Slater (non-fiction) 06/02/24
Wild at Heart (The Simple Wild 2) K.A. Tucker (Romance) 06/05/24

19. SPRING (6)
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
Give Fudge a Chance (Candy-Coated 11) Nancy CoCo 04/03/24
Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch 2) Lyla Sage 04/14/24
Snowy Serendipity Melissa Ferguson 04/17/24
The Pilot's Daughter Audrey J. Cole 04/21/24
Scattered Showers Rainbow Rowell 05/19/24
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts Loren Grush 06/07/24

20. Spring Books (19)
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Milkman Anna Burns (Pub. May 15, 2018) 04/01/24
Hooked on Murder (Crochet Mystery 1) Betty Hechtman (Pub. May 6, 2008) 04/02/24
One Night In Edinburgh Nina Kaye (Pub. June 23, 2022) 04/05/24
The Only One Left Riley Sager (Pub. June 20, 2023) 04/04/24
Crimes Against a Book Club Kathy Cooperman (May 1, 2017) 04/06/24
Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama Alison Bechdel (May 1, 2012) 04/06/24
Our Woman in Moscow Beatriz Williams (June 1, 2021) 04/11/24
The Perfect Couple (Nantucket 3) Elin Hilderbrand (June 19, 2018) 04/14/24
Waiting on You (Blue Heron 3) Kristan Higgins (March 25, 2014) 04/19/24
Where There's Smoke Jodi Picoult (May 19, 2014) 04/21/24
One Moment in Time Shari Low (Pub. May 2, 2023) 05/02/24
Zazen Vanessa Veselka (May 22, 2011) 05/05/24
Why We Swim Bonnie Tsui (Pub. April 14, 2020) 05/06/24
Who Is Vera Kelly? (Vera Kelly 1) Rosalie Knecht (Pub. June 12, 2018) 05/15/24
Enter Ghost Isabella Hammad (Pub. April 4, 2023) 05/17/24
The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier April White (June 14, 2022) 05/20/24
The Salt Grows Heavy Cassandra Khaw (Pub. May 2, 2023) 05/25/24
Part of Your World (Part of Your World 1) Abby Jimenez (Pub. April 19, 2022) 06/08/24
Girl at War Sara Nović (Pub. May 12, 2015) 06/10/24

-->BONUS: Published in 2024. (36)
Bloodshed on the Boards (Morwenna Mutton Mysteries 2) Judy Leigh (Pub. April 11, 2024) 04/17/24
Lovers at the Museum Isabel Allende (Pub. April 1, 2024) 04/21/24
Three Fudges and a Baby (Candy-Coated Mystery 12) Nancy CoCo (Pub. March 26, 2024) 04/25/24
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World 3)Abby Jimenez (April 2, 2024) 04/25/24
The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl (April 23, 2024) 05/04/24
The Funeral Cryer Wenyan Lu (Pub. April 30, 2024) 05/10/24
All the Glimmering Stars Mark T. Sullivan (Pub. May 7, 2024) 05/17/24
Real Americans Rachel Khong (Pub. April 30, 2024) 05/22/24
The Husbands Holly Gramazio (April 2, 2024) 05/26/24
The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren (Pub. May 14, 2024) 06/01/24
Murder on the Italian Riviera (Armstrong and Oscar 7) T.A. Williams (May 2, 2024) 06/01/24
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties 3)Jesse Q. Sutanto (Pub. March 26, 2024) 06/04/24

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

TLC, Reading The Seasons - Spring
Mar. 19 - June 20, 2024
Points: 79

1. Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
🍃Escaping the Giant Wave Peg Kehret 4-7-24, 5*
🍃Sleigh Bells Ring RaeAnne Thayne 4-28-24, 3*
🍃Hedging Your Bets Jayne Denker 5-11-24, 3*

2. Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
🍃Home Fire Inferno Suzanne Brockmann #16.7 Troubleshooters, #2 Troubleshooters Izzy Novellas, 4-9-24, 3* - birth
🍃Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake Mazey Eddings #2 A Brush With Love, 26 May 2024, 4* - Surprise pregnancy; new relationship, baby is born.

3. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN.
🍃A Court of Silver Flames Sarah J. Maas #4 A Court of Thorns and Roses, 4-2-24, 2* - Nesta
🍃Drop Dead Gorgeous Lauren Landish 6-10-24, 3* - Blake
🍃You, with a View Jessica Joyce 6-14-24, 3* - Noelle

4. Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
🍃Part of Your World Abby Jimenez #1 Part of Your World, 3-20-24, 5* - pub. 4-19-22
🍃The Gossip and the Grump Pippa Grant #2 Three BFFs and a Wedding, 6-15-24 - Humor

5. Read a book where a character tells a lie.
🍃Things I Wish I Told My Mother Susan Patterson Susan DiLallo 4-3-24, 3-1/2*
🍃The Happy Ever After Playlist Abby Jimenez #2 The Friend Zone, 20 May 2024, 3*
🍃Kiss Her Once for Me Alison Cochrun 22 May 2024, 2-1/2*
🍃Double Love Francine Pascal #1 Sweet Valley High, 5-25-24, 3-1/2*
🍃Love, Hate & Clickbait Liz Bowery 6-6-24, 2-1/2*

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
Read a book set in Scotland or Canada. -->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
🍃The Sheik E.M. Hull #1 The Sheik Saga 4-9-24, 3* - MC is the first born son.
🍃Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Bernie Sanders 6-9-24, 4-1/2*

8. Easter
Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre. -->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
🍃Menace Laramie Briscoe #5 Moonshine Task Force, 6-1-24, 2-1/2*
Ch.34 1:09 97% I want to look like my old self today, especially on Easter.

9. National Joe Day
Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
🍃Greece Actually Sue Roberts 5-29-24, 3* - MC's best friend is engaged to Joe.

10. Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5.

11. Read a book from the Paranormal genre. -->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
🍃🍃 🍃 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 3-19-24, 3*


12. Read a book where a character opens a window. -->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.
🍃Road to Desire Piper Davenport #1 Dogs of Fire, 4-6-24, 2-1/2*
h's car breaks down and the H walks up and offers to help. She's in a seedy part of town and just barely rolls her car window down at first until she feels like he's not a serial killer. lol
🍃🍃🍃Tools of Engagement Tessa Bailey #3 Hot and Hammered, 4-16-24, 3*
Ch.20 pg. 1178/1620 Wes turned...and lunged to open the window.

🍃The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise Dan Gemeinhart #1 Coyote Sunrise, 5-27-24, 5*
Ch.1 17:31 I pinched the latches with both hands and slid the window down.
🍃Ready Player One Ernest Cline #1 Ready Player One, 6-8-24, 4*
Ch.1 6% I slid open the frost-covered window.

13. Read a book where a character gets rained on. -->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
🍃🍃 🍃 Beach Read Emily Henry 3-24-24, 3*
Ch.22 7:49 "...listening to the barrage of rain on the tent."

🍃The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum #1 Oz, 26 May 2024, 5*
22% "...being caught in a rainstorm, before I thought of the danger, my joints had rusted."

14. Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library. -->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
🍃The Backup Plan Jill Shalvis #3 Sunrise Cove, 4-14-24, 3* - Lauren is a children's librarian.
🍃🍃🍃The Boyfriend Candidate Ashley Winstead 4-23-24, 4* - Alexis is a children's librarian.

🍃🍃🍃Funny Story Emily Henry 4-30-24, 4* - MC, Daphne, is a children's librarian.


15. Read a book with a character who is a mother. -->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
🍃🍃🍃The Summer Seekers Sarah Morgan 3-20-24, 3*
Story centers around an 80yo woman and her daughter, who is also a mother.
🍃🍃🍃The First Four Years Laura Ingalls Wilder #9 Little House on the Prairie, 5-7-24, 5*
MC, Laura Ingalls Wilder, becomes a new mother to Rose in this book. She also has a son, who dies in infancy.
🍃🍃🍃The Bright Side of Disaster Katherine Center 5-28-24, 4*
MC, Jenny's, fiance walks out on her the day before their baby is born.
🍃Speak Laurie Halse Anderson 6-1-24, 4*

16. Read a book with a character who is a father. -->BONUS: The MC is a father.
🍃🍃🍃The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up Andy Cohen (3rd published diary) 5-3-24, 2-1/2* -
🍃🍃🍃Unbreak Me Lexi Ryan #1 Splintered Hearts, 6-3-24, 3*
🍃🍃🍃Looking for a Cowboy Tamie Dearen #4 Underground Granny Matchmakers, 6-19-24, 2-1/2*

17. Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
🍃Serve No Master: How to Escape the 9-5, Start Up an Online Business, Fire Your Boss and Become a Lifestyle Entrepreneur or Digital Nomad Jonathan Green 4-7-24, 2-1/2*

🍃Not Like the Movies Kerry Winfrey #2 Waiting for Tom Hanks, 6-17-24, 3*


18. Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
🍃A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas #3 A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3-29-24, 4* - New Adult
🍃The Exception to the Rule Christina Lauren #1 The Improbable Meet-Cute, 26 May 2024, 4* - K101 pgs. - New Adult
🍃The Roommate Pact Allison Ashley 5-31-24, 4* - Romance
🍃Don't Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion into Your Career Cathy Heller 6-7-24, 2* - Self Help

19. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
🍃Persuasion Jane Austen narrator: Moira Fogarty 3-22-24, 3*
🍃The Second You're Single Cara Tanamachi 4-19-24, 3-1/2*

20. Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date. -->BONUS: Published in 2024.
🍃A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas #2 A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3-26-24, 5* - Pub. 5-3-16
🍃🍃🍃Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez 4-10-24, 5* - Pub. 4-2-24
🍃An Occasionally Happy Family Cliff Burke 4-14-24, 3* - Pub. 5-18-21
🍃Ciao For Now Kate Bromley 4-25-24, 3* - Pub. 6-6-23
🍃🍃🍃Bridesmaid for Hire Meghan Quinn #1 Bridesmaid for Hire, 5-6-24, 2-1/2* - pub. 4-2-24
🍃A Court of Frost and Starlight Dramatized Adaptation Sarah J. Maas #3.5 A Court of Thorns and Roses, 5-7-24, 3* - Pub. 1 May 2018
🍃🍃🍃A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril Manda Collins #4 Ladies Most Scandalous, 5-8-24, 3* - Pub. 26 Mar 2024

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels: Super Seasonal: 5-15 points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
Everlasting Angie Frazier
While the Duke Was Sleeping - Sophie Jordan

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
Nightwing, Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes richard
Once More, My Darling Rogue - Lorraine Heath ophelia

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
Captured by the Highlander - Julianne MacLean

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
In the Highlander's Bed - Cathy Maxwell

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
Frostbite - Richelle Mead

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Welcome Melissa, Grace, Dawn and Cindy!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:

✅1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
Improving Your Serve by Charles R. Swindoll Read 4/2/24

✅2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
The Divorce Party by Laura Dave. Read 3/26/24 A birth of a baby girl, an engagement and a divorce
Harm Limitation: A Downey O'Shea Mystery by Kyle A. Johnson. Read 6/1/24 Downey has just graduated from college and is start a new job at the newspaper in Binghamton, NY

✅3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name
.The Next Always by Nora Roberts Read 4/13/24 Beckett
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 6/6/24. Billy

✅4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman Read 4/2/24. Tagged humor


✅5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison. Read 4/2/24
We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps. Read 5/31/24


✅6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong. Read 6/14/24


✅7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen. Read 4/5/24

✅8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
Eric Liddell: Finish the Race by John W. Keddie. Read 4/15/24.

✅9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin Read 5/15/24. JOE LEROY

✅10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts. Read 5/5/24 page 176 Hope

✅11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts Read 4/27/24
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
. The house in the square picture frame is the house/inn that is haunted


✅12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
Read 4/22/24
Max opens window on page 12
✅BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

✅13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany Read 4/5/24. Gemma
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

✅14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
Kill All Your Darlings by David Bell Read 4/10/24. Rebecca-page 181

✅15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. Read 4/15/24
Between Before and After by Maureen Doyle McQuerry. Read 5/19/24-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. Mother Elaine Donnelly is mother to Molly, Augus and Authur

✅16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
.Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker. Read 4/19/24
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.-Dave Parcell

✅17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
Read 5/24/24


✅18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin Read 6/3/24. Romance
✅19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew Read 4/17/24. R
Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty Read 5/25/24

✅20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Read 5/14/24
May 10,2022
The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz. Read 5/22/24.published 6/9/2020
First Course by Jenn Bouchard Read 5/25/24. Published 6/5/2021

Reading The Seasons - Spring
March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

47 of 31+ Complete

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING
🔹1 point - The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly - Margareta Magnusson - 4/10/24

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year)
🔹1 point - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - David Grann - 3/19/24 - Apr 18, 2023
🔹1 point - The Instructor - T.R. Hendricks - 3/21/24 - Apr 11, 2023
🔹1 point - The Devil's Hand - Jack Carr - 3/23/24 - Apr 13, 2021
🔹1 point - The Housemaid - Freida McFadden - 3/28/24 - Apr 26, 2022

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
🔹1 point - Hollywood Playboy - Natasha Madison - 3/20/24 - Romance
🔹1 point - Heartstopper: Volume One - Alice Oseman - 3/22/24 - Graphic novel
🔹1 point - The Malta Exchange - Steve Berry - 3/22/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Heartstopper: Volume Two - Alice Oseman - 3/23/24 - Graphic novel
🔹1 point - Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman - 3/25/24 - Graphic novel
🔹1 point - A Faint Cold Fear - Karin Slaughter - 3/25/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman - 3/29/24 - Graphic novel
🔹1 point - Celine - Peter Heller - 3/31/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Faithless - Karin Slaughter - 4/10/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - The Torso - Helene Tursten - 4/14/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter - 4/15/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Hellburner - Mike Maden - 4/16/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - To Die For - Lisa Gray - 4/21/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Fractured - Karin Slaughter - 4/23/24 - Suspense
🔹1 point - Broken - Karin Slaughter - 4/30/24 - Suspense


19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
🔹1 point - The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden - 3/19/24
🔹1 point - The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See - 3/24/24
🔹1 point - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner - 3/26/24
🔹1 point - In the Blood - Jack Carr - 3/29/24
🔹1 point - Personal - Lee Child - 3/30/24
🔹1 point - Scarlet - Marissa Meyer - 4/1/24
🔹1 point - The Night Swim - Megan Goldin - 4/4/24
🔹1 point - Strange Love - Ann Aguirre - 4/6/24
🔹1 point - Indelible - Karin Slaughter - 4/6/24
🔹1 point - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 4/9/24
🔹1 point - The Search Party - Hannah Richell - 4/13/24
🔹1 point - Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder - 4/18/24
🔹1 point - Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel - 4/21/24
🔹1 point - The Shallows - Holly Craig - 4/22/24
🔹1 point - Grimspace - Ann Aguirre - 4/22/24
🔹1 point - None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell - 4/23/24
🔹1 point - Silver Girl - Elin Hilderbrand - 4/25/24


20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
🔹1 point - Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson - 3/22/24 - May 04, 2001
🔹1 point - Heartstopper: Volume Four - Alice Oseman - 3/26/24 - May 06, 2021
🔹1 point - Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus - 3/27/24 - Mar 31, 2022
🔹1 point - Death by Windmill - Jennifer S. Alderson - 3/28/24 - May 22, 2020
🔹1 point - Chain-Gang All-Stars - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah - 3/31/24 - May 02, 2023
🔹1 point - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor - 4/3/24 - Jun 01, 2013
🔹1 point - A Ship of Bones & Teeth - Karina Halle - 4/17/24 - May 25, 2023
🔹1 point - American War - Omar El Akkad - 4/19/24 - Apr 04, 2017
Top Secret Twenty-one - Janet Evanovich - 4/20/24 - Jun 17, 2014
🔹1 point - Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects - Amy Stewart - 4/25/24 - May 2011
🔹1 point - Own the Wind - Kristen Ashley - 4/27/24 - Apr 01, 2013
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Welcome Michele and Lynda!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

My Points: 114

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
🌺 A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 4/5/24 (+1)
🌺 Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome 4/16/24 (+1)
🌺 The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 4/23/24 (+1)
🌺 Digging Up the Remains by Julia Henry 5/3/24 (+1)
🌺 Wreathing Havoc by Julia Henry 5/19/24 (+1)
🌺 Hanging Woman Creek by Louis L'Amour 6/13/24 (+1)
🌺 Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey 6/17/24 (+1)

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
🌺 The First Man You Meet by Debbie Macomber 3/26/24 (+1) - Wedding
🌺 Wedding Day and Foul Play by Duffy Brown 4/27/24 (+1) - Wedding
🌺A Fatal Footnote by Margaret Loudon 5/7/24 (+1) - Wedding
🌺 Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor 5/22/24 MC starts a new job as a police officer
🌺 Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 6/1/24 New job (+1)

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
🌺 Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 3/29/24 MC: Rill Foss (+1)
🌺 Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/24/24 MC: Irene (+1)
🌺 Fatal Fudge Swirl by Meri Allen 6/7/24 MC: Riley (+1)
🌺 Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie 6/18/24 MC: Ophelia (+1)

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
🌺 The Man You'll Marry by Debbie Macomber Read 3/26/24 First published 4/1/1992 (+1)
🌺 Musseled Out by Barbara Ross Read 5/17/24 First published 4/28/2015 (+1)
🌺 Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley Read 5/27/24 First published 4/25/2023 (+1)

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
🌺 Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower 4/1/24 (+1)
"No, my friend Cass was with me. She should be coming along any minute," I lied... p222
🌺 Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke 5/5/24 (+1)
"I'm done. No more investigating," I lied. p244
🌺 Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson 5/11/24 (+1)
"I looked back and forth between them incredulous at their outrageous lies." p147
🌺 The Cat, the Lady and the Liar by Leann Sweeney 5/28/24 (+1)

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
🌺🌺🌺 A Christmas Tartan by Paige Shelton 3/29/24 (+3)


7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
🌺 To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid 4/7/24 Character: Rachel Slingbaum

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
🌺 Negative Space by Lilly Dancyger 4/15/24 (+1)
🌺A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 5/2/24 (+1) Joe Arnold
🌺 In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey 5/25/24 (+1) Joe Arnold

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.
🌺 Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score 3/31/24 Mixes margaritas (+1)
🌺 Razing the Dead (Museum Mystery #5) by Sheila Connolly 3/27/24
🌺 Damsel in a Dress (Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #5) by Kirsten Weiss 5/6/24 (+1)
🌺 The Plot Thickets (Garden Squad #5) by Julia Henry 6/6/24

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
🌺 Phantoms and Felonies by Lucy Ness 4/11/24
🌺🌺🌺 Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury 4/20/24 (+3)

🌺 Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 5/11/24
🌺🌺🌺 The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts 5/13/24


12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
🌺Fur Love or Money by Sofie Ryan 3/20/24
"It's raining," Rose said. I gave her a small smile. "It's okay. I won't melt." p26 (+1)
🌺Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter 4/17/24
"I opened my door and stepped out, immediately getting pummeled by the hard pounding rain ..." p257 (+1)

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
🌺🌺🌺Gone with the Witch (Witch Way Librarian #5) by Angela M. Sanders 3/30/24 (+3)

🌺🌺🌺A Kind of Paradise by Amy Rebecca Tan 5/1/24 (+3)

🌺🌺🌺 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles 6/15/24 (+3)


15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
🌺 Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 3/25/24 (+1)
🌺 Miss Janie's Girls by Carolyn Brown 4/12/24 (+1)
🌺🌺🌺 Murder on the Class Trip by Lee Hollis 4/13/24 (+3) Two MCs and both are mothers
🌺🌺🌺 Forget Me Knot by Mary Marks 4/16/24 MC Martha is the mother of Quincy (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 Must Love Flowers by Debbie Macomber 4/21/24 (+3) MC Joan is the mother of two adult sons
🌺🌺🌺 Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 4/28/24 (+3) MC Clare is the mother of Joy
🌺🌺🌺 Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan 5/30/24 (+3) MC Nora is the mother of Arthur and Bernadette
🌺 Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross 6/10/24 (+1)

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
🌺 Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian 3/22/24 (+1)
🌺 Sign Off by Patricia McLinn 5/29/24 (+1)
🌺 Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd 6/7/24 (+1)
🌺 Squished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd 6/13/24 (+1)

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
🌺 Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtman 3/21/24 (+1)
🌺 Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4/25/24
🌺 It Takes Two to Mango by Carrie Doyle 5/15/24


18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
🌺 Romance: A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson 3/19/24 (+1)
🌺 Romance: Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh 3/24/24 (+1)
🌺 Romance: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 5/8/24 (+1)
🌺 Romance: Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman 6/1/24 (+1)
🌺 Romance: Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams 6/3/24 (+1)
🌺 Science Fiction: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers 6/16/24

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
🌺 The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany 4/4/24
🌺 The It Girl by Ruth Ware 4/22/24 (+1)
🌺 The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris 4/30/24 (+1)
🌺 Summer at Meadow Wood by Amy Rebecca Tan 5/14/24 (+1)
🌺 Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5/25/24 (+1)

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
🌺 Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Read 3/23/24 First published 6/13/2017 (+1)
🌺🌺🌺 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Read 4/3/24 Published 4/2/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman Read 4/18/24 First published 4/16/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 Funny Story by Emily Henry Read 4/26/24 Published 4/23/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan Read 5/4/24 Published 4/23/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Read 5/16/24 Published 5/14/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly Read 6/2/24 Published 4/23/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 Murder Most Owl by Sarah Fox Read 6/4/24 Published 4/2/24 (+3)
🌺🌺🌺 The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Read 6/19/24 Published 6/11/24 (+3)

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024
Points: 14

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
1pt🌸Roughing the Kicker-Emily Silver, 5/15/24

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
1pt🌸Where We Started-Ashley Munoz, 5/25/24

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.
3pt☀️ -Maggie Gates, 3/29/24

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3pt☀️Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
1pt🌸Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24
1pt🌸Clueless Puckboy-Eden Finley, 6/19/24

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
1pt🌸Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24
1pt🌸Red, White & Royal Blue-Casey McQuiston, 6/6/24
1pt🌸Prince of the Palisades-Julian Winters, 6/15/24

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
1pt🌸Show Me How to Love-Ray Celar, 5/5/24 -- 6/16/22

Welcome Michelle and Katelyn!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Read: 0/31

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
A New Beginning by Brenda Kennedy 4/22/2024 (1)
The Color of Spring Lightning by Jackson Cordd 4/30/2024 (1)

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning. Maggie starts a new career as a photographer.
Lethally Green by Amber Boffin 3/31/2024 (1)

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
Mayhem in Montana by Patti Benning 4/27/2024 (1)
The Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton 5/13/2024 (1)

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book where the MC is the first born son.
The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024 (1)

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
by E.J. Copperman 3/26/2024 (1)
Miss Spelled by Morgana Best 6/15/2024 (1)
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
by E.J. Copperman 3/26/2024 (2)

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly 4/3/2024 (1)
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Holly and the Food Pantry by Dianne Harman 3/23/2024 (1)
Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert 4/12/2024 (1)
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle (Coffehouse Mystery) 4/7/2024 (1)
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle (Coffehouse Mystery) 4/7/2024 (2)

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man who Played with Blocks, A Short Illustrated Biography by Pia Abate 3/29/2024 (1)
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man who Played with Blocks, A Short Illustrated Biography by Pia Abate 3/29/2024 (2)

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Romance
Lovers at the Museum by Isabel Allende 3/19/2024 (1)
A Little Bit like Desire by Brooke Blaine 3/27/2024 (1)
Second Chance at First Love by N.R. Walker 4/4/2024 (1)
1989 by Sam C. Leonhard 4/27/2024 (1)
Want You Still by C.E. Ricci 4/29/2024 (1)
Marco's Girl by Mink 4/29/2024 (1)
Wild Ride by Sadie King 4/30/2024 (1)
When She Was Naughty by Tessa Dare 4/30/2024 (1)
Covered By A Kiss by Lisa B. Kamps 4/30/2024 (1)
Fanning the Flames by Victoria Dahl 4/30/2024 (1)
Pastels and Jingle Bells by Christine S. Feldman 4/30/2024 (1)
My Corfu Love Story by Effrosyni Moschoudi 5/28/2024 (1)
Courted by a Cowboy by Lacy Williams 6/1/2024 (1)
Down The Aisle With Bridezilla by Carli Palmer 6/2/2024 (1)
Beef Stolen-Off by Liz Lipperman 6/7/2024 (1)

Adult
At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay 5/4/2024 (1)
Copy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlay 5/5/2024 (1)
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 5/12/2024 (1)
Australia
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 5/25/2024 (1)

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
Southern Pecan Killer by Summer Prescott 3/28/2024 (1)
Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker 4/24/2024 (1)
Peach Clobber by Karen MacInerney 5/17/2024 (1)
Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Let's Swing, Spidey Team!: My First Comic Reader! by Steve Behling 5/31/2024 (1)
Scalpels & Psychopaths by S.C. Wynne 5/31/2024 (1)

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Murder at Rover Meadows by Cindy Bell 4/17/2024 (1) Published May 2, 2020 (1)
A Fishy Little Murder by Patti Benning 4/24/2024 (Published May 22, 2020) (1)
Rosemary Lamb Murder by Patti Benning 4/24/2024 (Published April 24, 2020) (1)
Goodnight Savannah (Uncovering the hidden wonders of wildlife animals) by AQ Dreamweaver 5/31/2024 Published March 30, 2024 (1)
Required Corpse by L.M. Harper 6/11/2024 Published May 1, 2024 (1)
-->BONUS: Published in 2024
Goodnight Savannah (Uncovering the hidden wonders of wildlife animals) by AQ Dreamweaver 5/31/2024 Published March 30, 2024
(2)
Required Corpse by L.M. Harper 6/11/2024 Published May 1, 2024 (2)

Welcome Genevieve!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Goal: 40/31+
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
1 point - The Secret - Elisabeth Naughton - 04/07/24 - Natalie James

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
1 point - For the First Time, Again - Sylvain Neuvel - 03/23/24 - Published in April
1 point - The Wager - David Grann - 03/29/24 - Published in April
1 point - Undiscovered Country, Vol. 4: Disunity - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 04/08/24 - Published in April

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
3 points - Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other - Sam Heughan&Graham McTavish - 05/19/24 - Scotland


7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
3 points - Easter Bonnet Murder - Leslie Meier - 04/14/24 -

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.
3 points - None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell - 04/20/24 - "She pushes open the window and closes the curtains against the burning sun..." (Kindle Locations 2665-2666) -

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 points - Infinity 8 Vol. 5: Apocalypse Day - Lewis Trondheim - 03/22/24 - Ann Ninurta
3 points - The Woman in Me - Britney Spears - 04/25/24 - Britney Spears
3 points - The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café - Alexander McCall Smith - 05/02/24 - Precious Ramotswe
3 points - Reckless in Texas - Kari Lynn Dell - 05/30/24 - Violet Jacobs

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3 points - Forward the Foundation - Isaac Asimov - 04/09/24 - Hari Seldon
3 points - Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 05/07/24 - Billy Dunne

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
1 point - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg - 03/20/24 - Southern
1 point - The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates - 03/21/24 - Race
1 point - Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run - Tsugumi Ohba - 03/29/24 - Graphic Novel
1 point - Death Note, Vol. 4: Love - Tsugumi Ohba - 04/17/24 - Graphic Novel
1 point - Jett - Sawyer Bennett - 04/21/24 - Sports Romance
1 point - The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen - 04/25/24 - Suspense

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
1 point - Infinity 8 Vol. 6: Ultimate Knowledge - Lewis Trondheim - 04/01/24
1 point - The Pervert - Michelle Perez - 04/25/24

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
1 point - The Marsh King's Daughter - Karen Dionne - 03/25/24 - Published June 13, 2017

Welcome Ferenc!

I’m trying for 10. 2/10

1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name. Wolf Hall. —ThOmas Cromwell

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. Bring Up the BodiesCharacter who is a mother: Anne Boleyn

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Welcome Jill!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

123 Total Points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
1 - Redeeming Miss Marcotte by Martha Keyes (3/30/24)
1 - A Conspiratorial Courting by Martha Keyes (4/1/24)
1 - A Matchmaking Mismatch by Martha Keyes (4/2/24)
1 - Following the Trail by Lynette Eason (5/15/24)
1 - A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24)
1 - A Heart Worth Stealing by Joanna Barker (6/13/24)

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
1 - The Archaeologist and the Spinster by Angela Johnson (4/17/24) - wedding
1 - A Beguiling Ruse by Laura Beers (4/27/24) - wedding
1 - Conflicted & Famous by Cami Checketts (5/8/24) - wedding
1 - The Trustworthy Groom by Cami Checketts (5/20/24) - wedding

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
1 - Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice by Tara Grayce (3/23/24) - Nessa
1 - Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood (4/3/24) - Reva
1 - Too-Perfect & Stranded by Cami Checketts (5/10/24) - Navy
1 - Deceived by Cami Checketts (5/16/24) - Bailey
1 - Miss Newbury's List by Megan Walker (5/18/24) - Rosalind
1 - A Confirmed Rake by Martha Keyes (5/24/24) - Rebecca
1 - A Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24) - Blanche

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
1 - Secrets of a Lady by Laura Beers (4/25/24) - 4/2/2023
1 - So That Happened by Katie Bailey (5/1/24) - humor
1 - Love in the Bargain by Kasey Stockton (5/4/24) - 4/25/2019
1 - How to Get Over Your Ex in Ninety Days by Jennifer Peel (5/13/24) - humor
1 - To Marry Is Madness by Ashtyn Newbold (5/21/24) - 4/6/2022
1 - Unrequited by Martha Keyes (5/22/24) - 4/2/2023
1 - Lady Avery and the False Butler by Sofi Laporte (6/1/24) - humor

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
1 - The Jack of All Trades by M.A. Nichols (4/9/24)
1 - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (4/11/24)
1 - Just Friends Forever by Martha Keyes (4/13/24)
1 - A Midnight Masquerade by Elizabeth Johns, Jen Geigle Johnson (4/15/24)
1 - One Perfect Day by Jennifer Youngblood (5/7/24)
1 - Miss Ava's Scandalous Secret by Sofi Laporte (5/14/24)
1 - Alaskan Mountain Search by Sarah Varland (5/16/24)
1 - Saltwater Cowboy by Christy Barritt (6/20/24)

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).
1 - A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes (3/26/24) - Scotland
3 - Journey to Bongary Spring by Kasey Stockton (3/27/24) - Scotland

3 - Through the Fairy Tree by Kasey Stockton (3/28/24) - Scotland

3 - The Enemy Across the Loch by Kasey Stockton (3/29/24) - Scotland


7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.
1 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (4/29/24)

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
1 - Life Flight by Lynette Eason (5/27/24) - Christian
1 - Crossfire by Lynette Eason (5/30/24) - Christian
1 - Countdown by Lynette Eason (6/1/24) - Christian
1 - The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey (6/2/24) - Christian
1 - The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey (6/3/24) - Christian
1 - The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey (6/5/24) - Christian
1 - Wilderness Hunt by Lisa Phillips (6/19/24) - Christian

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Games of Enemies and Allies by K.M. Shea (4/14/24)
1 - Balanced Scales by Laura Greenwood (5/3/24)

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
1 - A Daring Proposal by Jennie Goutet (4/8/24)

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 - How to Kiss Your Grumpy Boss by Jenny Proctor (4/20/24)
3 - Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble (4/23/24)
3 - An Improper Courtship by Laura Beers (4/30/24)
3 - I Think He Knows by Katie Bailey (5/2/24)
3 - Convenient Lies by Robin Patchen (6/15/24)

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3 - Snow and the Seven Billionaire Dates by Catelyn Meadows (3/19/24)
3 - One Little Lie by Colleen Coble (4/22/24)
3 - Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble (4/23/24)
3 - Devoted & Deserted by Cami Checketts (5/8/24)
1 - The Art of Victory by Martha Keyes (5/23/24)
1 - Battling the Bluestocking by Martha Keyes (5/25/24)
3 - Critical Threat by Lynette Eason (5/31/24)

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
1 - An Amiable Foe by Jennie Goutet (3/20/24) - Regency
1 - Earl Grafton and the Traitor by Angela Johnson (3/21/24) - Regency
1 - The Midnight Prince by Angie Grigaliunas (3/27/24) - Retellings
1 - Mr. Fernley and the Lady by Angela Johnson (4/3/24) - Regency
1 - A Faithful Proposal by Jennie Goutet (4/7/24) - Regency
1 - Love for the Spinster by Kasey Stockton (5/5/24) - Regency
1 - Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter by Sofi Laporte (5/6/24) - Romance
1 - Flirtation or Faceoff by Leah Brunner (5/12/24) - Romance
1 - The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel (5/13/24) - Romance
1 - Abandoned by Cami Checketts (5/18/24) - Suspense
1 - The Captive by Julie Coulter Bellon (6/6/24) - Suspense
1 - A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier (6/7/24) - Retellings

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
1 - Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton (3/24/24)
1 - A Regrettable Proposal by Jennie Goutet (4/5/24)
1 - If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer (4/18/24)
1 - Niall by Diane Darcy (4/24/24)
1 - The Prince's Dangerous Wish by Brittany Fichter (4/27/24)
1 - Selling Out by Martha Keyes (4/29/24)
1 - Second Star to the Right by Sarah Beran (5/8/24)
1 - Gentle & Broken by Cami Checketts (5/8/24)
1 - Rugged & At-Risk by Cami Checketts (5/9/24)
1 - Rejected & Hidden by Cami Checketts (5/10/24)
1 - Shopping for the Grump by Leah Busboom (5/19/24)
1 - Sweet Right Here by Jenny B. Jones (5/22/24)
1 - Suited for Love by Ash Keller (5/26/24)
1 - The Shifting Current by Dani Pettrey (6/6/24)
1 - A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (6/9/24)
1 - A Groom of One's Own by Emma St. Clair (6/17/24)

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
3 - Mask of Deception and Sacrifice by Callie Thomas (4/7/24) - 3/22/2024
3 - The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea (4/20/24) - 4/5/2024
1 - How to Kiss Your Enemy by Jenny Proctor (4/21/24) - 5/2/2023
3 - Island of Secrets and Sacrifice by Deborah Grace White (5/28/24) - 3/29/2024

Welcome Shash!

I know I am a bit late with this but I am going to try and see how much I can do it.

My goal is Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
8/15

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd- 1 point - 04/20/24

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
1 point -Return to Hummingbird Way Reese Ryan -04/10/24 - The new beginning is a wedding

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
Rest in Peach by Susan Furlong -05/08/2024
The MC first name is Nola - 1 point

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
The Dead Room by Heather Graham -05/16/24 - 1 point
12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
The Friends We Keep by Susan Mallery- 05/01/24
Two of the main characters are moms. - 3 points

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
Seaview Inn by Sherryl Woods -05/27/24 - 1 point

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

POINTS: 32

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke 6/2/24
1 point

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter 4/4/24
MC gives birth
1 point

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.
And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin 3/25/24
Published 4/12/22
1 point

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins 3/31/24
1 point

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman 4/30/24
Joe Leaphorn
1 point

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 4/18/24
Linghun by Ai Jiang 6/9/24
BONUS:
6 points

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
How Can I Help You by Laura Sims 4/17/24
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey 6/3/24
2 points

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
BONUS: Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin 4/13/24
3 points

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).
She Started It by Sian Gilbert 6/1/24

1 point

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Short Stories
The World's Shortest Stories of Love and Death by Steve Moss 3/21/24
Black Neurology by Richard Kadrey 5/1/24
Cold, Silent, and Dark by Kary English 5/2/24

Graphic Novel
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll 3/25/24
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić 4/12/24
The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 by Kousuke Oono 6/2/24
The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 2 by Kousuke Oono 6/4/24

Science Fiction
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson 4/8/24
8 points

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 3/20/24
No Period by Harry Turtledove 3/25/24
Shall We Gather by Alex Bledsoe 3/25/24
Swift, Brutal Retaliation by Meghan McCarron 5/10/24
4 points

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
Assembly by Natasha Brown 4/28/24
Published 6/3/21
The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn 5/20/24
Published 6/17/14
Raspberry Ripple Murder by Abby Byne 6/8/24
Published 6/20/16
3 points

Can you tell me if my book works for the bonus on #11? Thank you. my post

*Dawn wrote: "Can you tell me if my book works for the bonus on #11? Thank you. my post"

Works for me!! :)

Welcome Viki and Vanessa!

Remember you may use any books read since March 19th! :)

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Viki and Vanessa!

Remember you may use any books read since March 19th! :)"

I did not know that. Thanks.

JoAnne wrote: "*Dawn wrote: "Can you tell me if my book works for the bonus on #11? Thank you. my post"

Works for me!! :)"

Thank you!

JoAnne wrote: "


Object: The aim of the challenge is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter. A special badge is given to the winner.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not a..."

Was there a question, Michelle?

The Lost Challenges
Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Progress: 31 out of 31

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

Object: The aim of the challenge is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter. A special badge is given to the winner.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points.

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.

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Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
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TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING:
Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring by Molly Harper - ***** - 4/23/2024 - 9 Pages
Effortless Success: How to Get What You Want and Have a Great Time Doing It by Michael Neill - ***** - 5/3/2024 - 6 Pages



2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning:
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages - Moved to a new town
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 4/26/2024 - 318 Pages - Birth
Bride by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 5/8/2024 - 416 Pages - Wedding



3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name:
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages - Bobo Winthrop
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages - Bobo Winthrop
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 4/14/2024 - 416 Pages - Dr. Briana Ortiz
Such Big Dreams by Reema Patel - **** - 4/17/2024 - 336 Pages - Rakhi
Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower - **** - 4/17/2024 - 328 Pages - Bailey King



4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor:
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 4/7/2024 - 400 Pages - Published April 2022
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages - Published April 2015
Election by Tom Perrotta - **** - 5/1/2024 - 210 Pages - Humor



5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover):
Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee - ***** - 4/22/2024 - 250 Pages



12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover):
Ladies' Night by Jessica Adams - ** - 4/8/2024 - 512 Pages - Towel on the cover
The Women by Kristin Hannah - ***** - 4/21/2024 - 480 Pages



14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
BONUS: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai - *** - 5/9/2024 - 438 Pages



16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
HBR Guide to Project Management by Harvard Business School Press - ***** - 3/30/2024 - 192 Pages - Nonfiction
Compass South by Hope Larson - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 224 Pages - Graphic Novels
Everyday Charisma: Techniques for Mass Appeal, Charm, and Becoming a Social Powerhouse by Patrick King - *** - 4/10/2024 - 84 Pages - Self Help
Living With Viola by Rosena Fung - ***** - 4/12/2024 - 272 Pages - Graphic Novels
Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag - ***** - 4/24/2024 - 208 Pages - Graphic Novels
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. - ** - 4/30/2024 - 105 Pages - Nonfiction



19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The):
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 4/10/2024 - 312 Pages
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel - *** - 4/25/2024 - 754 Pages
Schnozzer & Tatertoes: Take a Hike! by Rick Stromoski - ***** - 4/27/2024 - 144 Pages



20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.
I Curse You With Joy by Tiffany Haddish - ***** - 5/25/2024 - 269 Pages - Published May 7, 2024

Welcome Suzanne!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 19, 2024 - June 20, 2024

*You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
*SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points.
*Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.

Level:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

Completed: 0/31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).

12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).

14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.

Welcome Caraina!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: 3/19/2024 - 6/20/24

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

Points: 35

COMPLETED!

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🍃 Read a book with a word in the title that ends with -ING.
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews 3/26/2024
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 3/31/2024

2. Spring: The season of new beginnings.
🍃 Read a book where there is a new beginning like a birth or wedding. Tell us the new beginning.
The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore 4/13/2024
Una goes to nursing school
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 4/20/2024
Helen gets a divorce and decides to take an adventure course for self improvement.

3. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America
🍃 Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in ROBIN. Tell us the name.
Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan 4/5/2024 Birdy

4. April Fool's Day
🍃 Read a book published in April (of any year) OR tagged Humor.

5. Tell a Lie Day
🍃 Read a book where a character tells a lie.
Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues by Blaize Clement 3/29/2024
The individual posing as the iguana owner lies about their name and the name of the animal.

6. National Tartan Day (CAN)
🍃 Read a book set in Scotland or Canada.
Death of a Gossip by M. C. Beaton 4/10/20247
-->BONUS: A tartan (plaid) on the cover (show cover).

7. Passover
🍃 Read a book by a Jewish author or with a Jewish character OR where the MC is the first born son.

8. Easter
🍃 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

9. National Joe Day
🍃 Read a book by an author or with a character named Joe (Joseph, Jose, Josef, etc.).

10. Cinco De Mayo
🍃 Read a book where a character mixes up a pitcher of margaritas or a Series #5. Tell us the series name.

11. National Paranormal Day
🍃 Read a book from the Paranormal genre
-->BONUS: A ghost or haunted house on the cover (show cover).
Repair to Her Grave by Sarah Graves 4/23/2024


12. Leave your windows open to catch a spring breeze.
🍃 Read a book where a character opens a window.
-->BONUS: An open window on the cover. Show cover.

13. Get caught in a spring shower.
🍃 Read a book where a character gets rained on.
-->BONUS An umbrella or towel on the cover (show cover).
My Name Is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5/5/2024


14. Hug a librarian.
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

15. Mother's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan 4/8/2024 Catherine
The Chicken Sisters by K J Dell'Antonio 4/10/2024 Mia and Amanda are both mothers
When I Found You by Brenda Novak 4/17/2024 Natasha has a son named Luke.
Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf 4/27/2024 Ellen

16. Father's Day
🍃 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow 3/26/2024
The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty by Phillip Jett 4/15/2024 Ad Coors had 4 children.

17. Rustic Spring Wedding Colors
Mix and match marsala, purple, fuchsia, and burnt orange bloom in your bridal floral arrangements.
🍃 Read a book with the title in one of these colors: marsala, purple, fuchsia, or burnt orange (show cover).

18. SPRING
🍃 Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🍃 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (excluding A, An and The).
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen 4/24/2024

20. Spring Books
🍃 Read a book published between March 19th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2024.


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