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📚JULY 2024 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈



Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. You can add discussion comments after pairs are posted.

How It Works:
1) Please post up to 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 5 books.

2) CHOOSE TURTLE (one book) or HARE (two books) to indicate your reading speed so your picker will know whether to choose one book or two books.

3) An assigned person will pick ONE or TWO BOOKS (depending on the indicated reading speed) from your shelf.

4) BONUS BOOK: Specify "another book from my shelf" OR Pick a Genre and the assigned person will pick a book from the GOODREADS Choice Award book list for that specific genre.
CATEGORIES: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Romantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Debut Novel, Nonfiction, Memoir & Autobiography, History & Biography, Humor

5) You have one month: JULY 2024 to try to read the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book(s) this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
JUNE 25th-26th, 2024: Participants will post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JUNE 26th
JUNE 27th-28th: Pairs will be posted & then selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**JUNE 29th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Denise), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

PARTICIPANTS

Erica
Oleander
Cathy
Susan A
Ela (Mouse333)
Michelle
Karen ♐
Chelle
Teri
Severina
Marty
Penumbra
Avigail
Elaine
☘KathyD☘
Mamacita aka MawMaw
Jennifer
Kari

PAIRS

✔️Erica picks for Elaine
✔️Oleander picks for Kari
✔️Cathy picks for Jennifer
✔️Susan A picks for Oleander
✔️Ela (Mouse333) picks for Chelle
✔️Michelle picks for Susan A
✔️Karen ♐ picks for Marty
✔️Chelle picks for Mamacita aka MawMaw
*Teri picks for Avigail
✔️Severina picks for Karen ♐
✔️Marty picks for Teri
✔️Penumbra picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔️Avigail picks for Penumbra
✔️Elaine picks for Michelle
✔️☘KathyD☘ picks for Cathy
*Mamacita aka MawMaw picks for Ela (Mouse333)
✔️Jennifer picks for Severina
✔️Kari picks for Erica

Re-Pick
✔️Denise picks for Avigail
✔️Denise picks for Ela (Mouse333)

Erica's STALE July Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Turtle plus 1 bonus of one of your favorite books from last year



I pick and for Elaine, with a bonus of .

Kari picks for me with a bonus of .

Oleander's July dusty Bookshelf 🐢📚

Bonus: Please choose another from above 🎈😊

Cathy's Dusty Bookshelf June 2024
Speed: Hare


No bonus.

Susan A's July Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Choose another from the shelf

Reading speed: Hare



Bonus: Please pick another book from the ones listed above

Finished:
(view spoiler)[ January:

February:

March:

April:

June:

(hide spoiler)]

July's Dusty Bookshelf
Reading speed: Hare



Bonus - Please pick one from above

Karen♐'s July Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for Marty: and bonus:
Severina picked and Bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

Chelle's July HOT (Not Too Dusty) Summer Bookshelf-
Turtle 🐢
Eli picks for me and for my bonus book.


I pick forMamacita aka MawMaw and



BONUS from Aardvark Bookclub Shelf or #BOTM SHELF Please

This year's Dusty Progress -
(view spoiler)[
January ✅. Bonus

February ✅ Bonus ✅

March
✅, Bonus ✅

April ✅ Bonus

May ✅ Bonus

June Bonus:

(hide spoiler)]

July's Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Turtle
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes,Murder on the Half Shelf,Darned if You DoPeanut Butter Panic,Pumpkin Spice Peril
Nine Perfect Strangers

Reading Speed: HARE

Severina's June Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: please pick another book from the shelf above

**

I picked for Karen:
and bonus

Jennifer picked for me:
and bonus

**

ETA July 03 Two down and just the bonus to go, which I'm planning to start today. :)
ETA July 05: Finished all three books!

Marty's July Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for Teri:
Karen picks for me:

Reading speed: Hare



Bonus: Please pick from the list above.

Penumbra's July Dusty Bookshelf

TURTLE this month. Please pick a total of two books, that includes the Bonus book.





Bonus Pick one from the above list.


I pick for KathyD : and the Bonus:

Avigail picks for me: and

Avigail's July Dusty Bookshelf



Speed: Hare 🐰
Bonus: Pick a book from this shelf TBR for Challenges

I pick for Penumbra: 1. by Deanna Wadsworth 2.Bonus: by Merry Farmer

Denise picks for me: by Leigh Bardugo by Rose Tremain by Victoria Schwab
Finished:
1. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Read and Rate 07/17/2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

Elaine's Dusty Bookshelf:

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please pick a 3rd selection from my list below.

☘KathyD’s☘ 2024 Dusty Bookshelf
reading speed — turtle


*for the bonus pick, please choose another from this list.

Mama's Dusty Bookshelf
May 2024


Speed: Hare
no bonus please


I missed my pick


Chelle picked for me

HARE!

Bonus -- pick a third book from my above list, please?

July Dusty Bookshelf



Speed: Hare
no bonus please

Oleander picks for me

I pick for Erica

Pairs have been posted here.

Please pick for your assigned partner by June 28th.

Re-picks for those who didn't get a pick on June 29th.

Hi Kari,
Hope you're hungry. I'm choosing and . Those two look like a natural pairing.

Oleander wrote: "Hi Kari,
Hope you're hungry. I'm choosing and . Those two look like a natural pairing."

Yes, I can always eat, Lol. Thanks!

For Erica:
This one sounds fun and I enjoyed reading this one last year

I hope you like them!

For Oleander:




Is that right? 2 books?

Yes. Thank you Susan A. I've been wanting to get to The Alabaster Hip to finish off that trilogy and Body is the latest release in a series, so great picks.

Michelle,


Bonus:

Karen, for you I pick:

and bonus

Happy reading!

hi Cathy...here are your July picks...happy reading!

Severina!

I love the title of , I love the cover of and I love the concept of . Enjoy!

Kari wrote: "For Erica:
This one sounds fun and I enjoyed reading this one last year

I hope you like them!"

These two look great! I'm especially intrigued to find . I'd never heard of it - looks fun!

Hi Elaine! I'm not familiar with your books, so just going based on titles.

I pick and for you, with a bonus of .

Enjoy!

For Susan:

- I love this series.

- The cover is creepy and I dig creepy!

And for your bonus and funsies...

Happy Reading!

Thanks, Jennifer. Looking forward to all three!

Michelle wrote: "For Susan:

- I love this series.

- The cover is creepy and I dig creepy!

And for your bonus and funsies...[bookcover:You Should Be So Luc..."

Thank you!

For KathyD I choose two different genres:

and the Bonus:

Enjoy!

Marty, I pick for you and bonus:

Hope you enjoy!

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Cathy...here are your July picks...happy reading!
"

Thanks! I have been meaning to get to Embrace Me at Dawn for quite some time. This will give me the push to read it.

Jennifer
I am not familiar with any of the books on your list but these sound interesting.

Hope you enjoy them.

Mamacita aka MawMaw wrote: "Mama's Dusty Bookshelf
May 2024
Speed: Hare
no bonus please


Mamacita aka MawMaw I pick for you and

Have fun! Chelle

Penumbra, hi, the two books I chose for you this month are:

1. by Deanna Wadsworth
2. by Merry Farmer

Enjoy your reading
Avigail

Thanks, Cathy!

Penumbra wrote: "For KathyD I choose two different genres:

and the Bonus:

Enjoy!"

thanks, Penumbra!

Avigail wrote: "Penumbra, hi, the two books I chose for you this month are:

1. by Deanna Wadsworth
2. by [auth..."

Thanks, Avigail! I can't wait to get started :D

Chelle, I’m choosing and for your bonus book. Enjoy!

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "Chelle, I’m choosing and for your bonus book. Enjoy!"

Ela, I think those are going to be great picks. Thanks!

Teri wrote: "July's Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Turtle

Hi Teri, I couldn't resist . I hope it's as fun as it sounds!

P.S. Did you want a bonus or no?

Karen ♐ wrote: "Marty, I pick for you and bonus:

Hope you enjoy!"

Thanks Karen!