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PROGRESSJUNE
1 a √b √c
2 √a √b √c
3 √a √b √c
4 √a √b √c
JULY
1 √a √b c
2 √a √b c
3 √a √b c
4 a √b √c
AUGUST
1 a √b √c
2 √a √b c
3 √a √b c
4 √a √b c
JUNE3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
The Three by Sarah Lotz
AUGUST3. Let's play a game
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
JUNE2. National Prune Day
c. A book with purple on the cover
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
JUNE1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
b. A book by an author who uses a pen name
Drinks and Sinkholes: A Cozy Fantasy Novel
ROUND 1 COMPLETEDJune
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
b. An author who has a pen name
Drinks and Sinkholes by S. Usher Evans
Note: I found an interview with the author (which GR won't let me link here) where she refers to her “nom de plume.”
2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
You Like It Darker by Stephen King
Note: Stephen King was born in 1947 and will celebrate his 77th birthday this year.
3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
The Three by Sarah Lotz
No note required.
4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
b. A translated book
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Note: The German edition has the same title, unfortunately, but I did link the right edition.
July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
b. A book featuring a sport
Schlag auf Schlag by Harlan Coben
Note: This is the German edition of Drop Shot, which is set in the world of pro tennis, and the sport features heavily throughout the book.
2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Note: The entire main plot of the book (flashbacks and epilogue excepted) is indeed set in (outer) space.
3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
Wintersturm. by Mary Higgins Clark
Note:
This was the only edition I could find that matched the cover of mine, but most German editions of MHC's books never feature people.
4. Dog Days of Summer
b. A book with a hot setting
Der Schlüssel zu Rebecca by Ken Follett
Note: German edition of The Key to Rebecca, which is set in Cairo, Egypt, and partly in the Sahara Desert. Can't get much hotter than that.
August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
c. A book set in a city
Castello Cristo by Arno Strobel
Note: Set in Rome.
2. Vacation Time
b. A book by a favorite author
Was man bei Licht nicht sehen kann by Kerstin Gier
Note: You're going to have to take my word for that, I'm afraid ;) The book is on my "favorite author" shelf, though.
3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
Der Donnerstagsmordclub by Richard Osman
Note: German edition of The Thursday Murder Club, which includes a first-person perspective in the form of a diary as well as third-person limited and third-person omniscient narration.
4. Back to School Sales
b. A nonfiction book
Hit So Hard: A Memoir by Patty Schemel
Note: This is a memoir, so very obviously non-fiction.
JUNE4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
The Watchmaker’s Hand
JULY1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
Meine gute alte Zeit
DRAFTROUND 2 COMPLETED
June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian
The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman
Note: The second-to-last installment in the Invisible Library series. The main character is indeed a librarian, even though in that world that means she's an interdimensional agent.
2. National Prune Day
b. A book with more than 400 pages
Monster in the Closet by Karen Rose
Note: The edition I read clocks in at 514 pages.
3. Let's Catch a Movie
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Note: The TV series of the same name starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly premiered on Apple TV+ on May 8, 2024.
4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
The Watchmaker’s Hand by Jeffery Deaver
Note:
I see black, white, blue, turquoise, and brown.
July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
Meine gute alte Zeit by Agatha Christie
No note necessary.
2. The Apollo Moon Landing
b. A book with the moon on the cover
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
Note:
There is a moon on the actual moon cakes that form the two O's of the title, and there's the word “moon,” of course.
3. Let's Go on a Hike
b. A book set in a rural area
Catherine House Elisabeth Thomas
Note: The setting, the titular Catherine House, is “hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania.”
4. Dog Days of Summer
c. An author's first book
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Note: I think it's a well-known fact (and easily confirmed) that this was Amor Towles's debut :)
August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
√b. A book with red on the cover
A Different Dawn by Isabella Maldonado
Note:
That looks red and orange to me. Pretty fiery, actually.
2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read
Testphase by Robin Cook
Note: I first shelved this book in 2017. Pretty long time I've been meaning to read it.
3. Let's Play a Game
√b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
No note necessary.
4. Back to School Sales
√a. A book borrowed from the library
The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado
Note: Kindle Unlimited, to be precise, but I hope that counts, too.
As I won't be able to read nine more books in five days, I'll happily end the summer reading challenge with two full rounds and one partial round. Bring on the fall challenge!
ROUND 3 BEGUNJune
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
Yours Truly
Note: The woman on the left of the cover is holding a pen:
2. National Prune Day
c. A book with purple on the cover
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
Note: The letters of the title are filled in purple:
3. Let's Catch a Movie
c. A book published in the last two years
Leap of Faith
Note: This was first published in July 2023.
4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
c. A book with a seven in the page count
Scandor
Note: My edition clocks in at 447 pages.
July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
c. A book with a black main character
When No One Is Watching
No note required.
2. The Apollo Moon Landing
c. A book published in the 1960s
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Note: This was first published in 1962.
3. Let's Go on a Hike
c. A book with an element of survival
The Ministry for the Future
Note: A speculative fiction on climate change an dhow to overcome its challenges. If that is not element of survival, I don't know what is.
4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
The Malevolent Seven
Note: Dog outlined on the far right of the cover:
August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
Maniac : Fluch der Vergangenheit
Note: German version of The Book of the Dead, in which an ancient Egyptian tomb plays a central role.
2. Vacation Time
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
Note: I've caught the Japan bug ever since I first visited the country in 2019. My husband and I are already planning our next trip there.
3. Let's Play a Game
c. A book in a series
House of Earth and Blood
Note: Book #1 in the Crescent City series.
4. Back to School Sales
c. A book with a character in an educational setting
The Maidens
Note: This is set at Cambridge university.
Around the Year in 52 Books
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The Dark Archive (other topics)Rules of Civility (other topics)
Scandor (other topics)
Scandor (other topics)
Scandor (other topics)
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Agatha Christie (other topics)Jeffery Deaver (other topics)
Blake Crouch (other topics)
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Genevieve Cogman (other topics)
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1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
Yours Truly
√b. An author who has a pen name
Drinks and Sinkholes
√c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian
The Dark Archive
2. National Prune Day
√a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
You Like It Darker
√b. A book with more than 400 pages
Monster in the Closet
√c. A book with purple on the cover
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
3. Let's Catch a Movie
√a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
The Three by Sarah Lotz
√b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
Dark Matter
√c. A book published in the last two years
Leap of Faith
4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
√a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
The Watchmaker’s Hand
√b. A translated book
Beautiful Disaster
√c. A book with a seven in the page count
Scandor
July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
√a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
Meine gute alte Zeit by Agatha Christie
√b. A book featuring a sport
Schlag auf Schlag
c. A book with a black main character
When No One Is Watching
2. The Apollo Moon Landing
√a. A book set in space
Project Hail Mary
√b. A book with the moon on the cover
Mooncakes
c. A book published in the 1960s
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. Let's Go on a Hike
√a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
Wintersturm.
√b. A book set in a rural area
Catherine House
c. A book with an element of survival
The Ministry for the Future
4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
The Malevolent Seven
√b. A book with a hot setting
Der Schlüssel zu Rebecca
√c. An author's first book
Rules of Civility
August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
Maniac : Fluch der Vergangenheit
√b. A book with red on the cover
A Different Dawn
√c. A book set in a city
Castello Cristo
2. Vacation Time
√a. A book you've been meaning to read
Testphase
√b. A book by a favorite author
Was man bei Licht nicht sehen kann
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
3. Let's Play a Game
√a. A book with multiple points of view
Der Donnerstagsmordclub
√b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
c. A book in a series
House of Earth and Blood
4. Back to School Sales
√a. A book borrowed from the library
The Cipher
√b. A nonfiction book
Hit So Hard: A Memoir
c. A book with a character in an educational setting
The Maidens