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message 1: by Aly (last edited Mar 22, 2024 10:11AM) (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod


It’s finally spring in the northern hemisphere, which means warmer days are ahead! For this challenge, we will be reading for some spring themed tasks (see below). This will start March 23rd (starting at midnight your time zone) and will end on March 31st (ending at midnight your time zone).

The goal is to finish as many of the prompts below as possible! You may also repeat prompts as many times as you wish. Any book that you finish between March 23rd-31st is eligible to count, including graphic novels and comics. Please only post books once they have been FINISHED

What you need to do in order to participate:
Step 1 - Sign up on this thread!
Step 2 - Post your progress each day!
Step 3 - Have fun and read lots of good books!

Prompts:
-Flowers on cover
-Letters S, P, R, I, N, G in title
-Character does something outside
-Pastel cover
-3 in page count
-Published in March (any edition)
-Scene where it rains
-MC moves forward somehow
-Features a bunny or chicken
-Set in spring
-Character gets a break
-3rd book in the series
-Author's initials in EASTER
-MC cleans (spring cleaning)
-Takes place on or around a holiday
-“March” in text
-Character has allergies
-Released in a year with a 3 (2023, 2003, etc)
-MC has a flower name
-Features a garden

How to post:

Every time you finish a book, make a completion post like this:

Completion Post

Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1) by M.K. Lobb
Released in a year ending in 3 - 2023


Anyone is welcome to join!


message 2: by Aly (last edited Mar 22, 2024 03:44PM) (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
Participants:
Megs
Cindee
Rebel
Alaina


message 4: by Aly (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
megs_bookrack wrote: "I'll try!"

Whoo! I hope this will just be fun and low-key, no stress :)


message 5: by Cindee (new)

Cindee | 2596 comments will try to do this


message 6: by Rebel (new)

Rebel Reads | 206 comments I will give it a go!


message 7: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
I'm in!


message 8: by Aly (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
Alaina wrote: "I'm in!"

Yay!


message 9: by megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (last edited Mar 24, 2024 05:32PM) (new)

megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post:

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

-Published in March (any edition)


message 10: by Cindee (new)

Cindee | 2596 comments Completion post:
Ravensong (Green Creek, #2) by T.J. Klune
MC moves forward somehow


message 11: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Anahera (The Isle of Storms, #1) by Vianne Max
3 in page count (383 pages)


message 12: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1) by K.X. Song
“March” in text
"We March for Tzu Wan tomorrow" @ 82%


message 13: by Alaina (last edited Mar 24, 2024 02:05PM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
The Gilded Ones (The Gilded Ones, #1) by Namina Forna
Character does something outside
How it fits: MC runs and trains outside


message 14: by Aly (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
megs_bookrack wrote: "Completion Post:

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

-Published in March (any edition)"


I hope you liked this! I went to her author event last night


megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Aly wrote: "megs_bookrack wrote: "Completion Post:

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

-Published in March (any edition)"

I hope you liked this! I went to her author event last night"


Ooo, that must have been amazing! I freaking loved it. Definitely recommend!


megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post

Behind the Door The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel by Amy Price

-Released in a year with a 3
How it Fits: Released in October 2023.


message 17: by Rebel (last edited Mar 25, 2024 11:06AM) (new)

Rebel Reads | 206 comments Completion Post

Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1) by Lucy Score

"March" in text
"...I could get you to march on in there..." pg 497


Completion Post

Piñata by Leopoldo Gout

3 in page count
293


message 18: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Beautiful Bombshell (Beautiful Bastard, #2.5) by Christina Lauren
Released in a year with a 3 (2023, 2003, etc)
How it fits: Published in 2013


message 19: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1) by M.K. Lobb
Released in a year with a 3 (2023, 2003, etc)
How it fits: Published in 2023


message 20: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
The Hunting Grounds (Hidden Sins, #2) by Katee Robert
Scene where it rains
Pg. 145: "The rain started to fall as they walked through the door."


megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post:

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

Character does something outside.

How it Fits: This is a Travel Horror story. This family goes on a vacation and do a lot of tourism things outside; exploring cities, ruins, etc. Additionally, their rental home has a swimming pool and they spend a lot of time around it playing, swimming, etc.


message 22: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Post:
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore
“March” in text
How it fits: 24%, "prepared to march"


message 23: by Rebel (new)

Rebel Reads | 206 comments Completion Post:
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice
Author's initials in EASTER
How it fits: Anne Rice

Completion Post
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Published in March (Any edition)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 24: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81863 comments Mod
Completion Pots:
Jelly Bean Dreams A Small Town Easter Romance by Nancy Fraser
Set in spring


message 25: by megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (last edited Mar 31, 2024 04:15PM) (new)

megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post

The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3) by Stephen Graham Jones

3rd book in a series


megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post

Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis

Author's initials in EASTER: Sami Ellis


message 27: by megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (last edited Mar 31, 2024 04:20PM) (new)

megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

MC moves forward somehow

How it Fits: A few of these characters are on a journey of overcoming things in this book. The events of the hike def puts things in perspective and allows them to move forward.


megs_bookrack ((struggling to catch up)) (megs_bookrack) | 3144 comments Completion Post

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Takes place on or around a holiday: Chinese New Year


message 29: by Aly (new)

Aly (alyp_01) | 28931 comments Mod
Thank you to everyone who participated!!


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