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📚AUGUST 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: AUGUST 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
JULY 24th-27th, 2024: Participants will post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JULY 27th
JULY 28th-29th: 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.

**JULY 30th: 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

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

PAIRS

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

Christene Paula's August Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare



Bonus: Your 5 star read

Denise's August Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed: Hare



Bonus: Another from my list, please!


I pick for Mamacita:
Cathy picks for me: +

Chelle's August (Grossly HOT Summer) Bookshelf-
Turtle 🐢
Kari picks for me and a bonus of

I pick for Susan A - and with a bonus of



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:

July Bonus:

(hide spoiler)]

Mama's Dusty Bookshelf
AUGUST 2024


Speed: Hare
no bonus please


I picked for Erica


Denise picked for me

Cathy's August Dusty Book Shelf
Hare- no bonus

Oleander's August dusty Bookshelf 🐢📚


Bonus: Please choose another from above 🎈😊

Susan A's August 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:

July:

(hide spoiler)]

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


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

August’s Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
No bonus, thanks.

Reading Speed: HARE

Severina's Dusty Bookshelf -- August 2024



Bonus: please pick another book from the shelf above

I picked for Kari:


Erica picked for me:
and bonus

09-28-24: Catching up. I had read "Beasts" already, but didn't get to the first two. Have now read "Gentle Art". Hoping to get to "Flashforward" in October!

📚AUGUST 2024 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈

Reading Speed - Hare



Bonus - Please pick one from above.

Penumbra's August 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 Marty : and and Bonus:

Christene Paula picks for me: and

Aug Dusty Bookshelf



Speed: Hare
no bonus please

I pick for Chelle:

Severina picks for me:

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

I picked for Kathy D: and bonus:
Ela picked and Bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

August Dusty




HARE!

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

Erica's August Dusty Bookshelf MAKING PROGRESS!

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



I pick and for Severina with a bonus of

Mamacita picks for me with a bonus of and

Avigail's August Dusty Bookshelf



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

I pick for Ela (Mouse333)

Jennifer picks for me: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle; Crying in H Mart Bonus: The Thursday Murder Club

Finished:

Marty's August Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare

I pick for Oleander: &
Penumbra picks for me: , &



Please pick a bonus from this list.

Pairs have been posted here.

Please pick for your assigned partner by July 29th.

Re-picks for those who didn't get a pick on July 30th.

Mamacita,

my picks for you: &

Hope you enjoy!

Severina,

I pick and for you with a bonus of .

Enjoy!

Hi Chelle,
I'll pick and as a bonus from your BOTM shelf I'll pick
Enjoy :)

Christene Paula,
I'm choosing and for you.
Bonus:

Karen ♐,

I'm choosing and for you, with as your bonus. Enjoy!

Michelle,

I'm picking and with a bonus pick of . Happy Reading!

For Cathy

and

hi Elaine...for August, I pick the following for you...happy reading!

For Penumbra

I picked and for the bonus book

Oleander wrote: "Christene Paula,
I'm choosing and for you.
Bonus: "

Thank you so much. Will check out the bonus book!

Avigail --

I'm picking and and for your bonus I'm picking . I hope you enjoy them!

Hi, Ela (Mouse333),

The books I chose for you are the following:
1. P.S. You're Intolerable by Julia Wolf
2. A Cowboy State of Mind by Jennie Marts


Bonus: Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton

Hi Kari. Your bookshelf is like a parade of cute guys! I chose to break up the men, and because that guy looks intriguing. :)

Hope you enjoy!

Erica wrote: "Severina,

I pick and for you with a bonus of .

Enjoy!"

Thank you, Erica!

For Jennifer:

- I just added this one to my list.

- Looks interesting

BONUS:

- A good Historical fiction thrown in for fun

Denise wrote: "Mamacita,

my picks for you: &

Hope you enjoy!"

I love your picks Denise! Thank you so much.

Erica wrote: "Erica's August Dusty Bookshelf MAKING PROGRESS!

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

"

Erica

For your Turtle, I pick . Jodi Picoult is my oldest daughter's favorite author.

The Following is your Bonus picks. I didn't understand if you wanted something that wasn't on your list or on your list so I'm going to give you both and you can choose which one you wanted.

your list.

I'll be honest I don't think most of the books I like you would like. However since you do like historical fiction I'm going to give you a historical romance that is one of my absolute favorites.
The Duchess Deal

Susan A wrote: "Susan A's July Dusty Bookshelf
Speed: Hare......"

Susan A, I pick for you and with a bonus of

Kari wrote: "Hi Chelle,
I'll pick and as a bonus from your BOTM shelf I'll pick
Enjoy :)"

Thank you Kari!

Severina wrote: "Hi Kari. Your bookshelf is like a parade of cute guys! ..."

🤣🤣 Thanks for my picks!!

Michelle wrote: "For Jennifer:

- I just added this one to my list.

- Looks interesting
..."


All excellent picks! Thank you, Michelle.

Marty, I chose vastly different genres for whatever mood you're in to read at the time:

and and Bonus:

Enjoy!

christene_littlelibrary wrote: " For Penumbra

I picked and for the bonus book "

Thank you! Can't wait to get started :)

Mamacita aka MawMaw wrote:

Erica

For your Turtle,..."

These are great! Thanks so much!!

Chelle wrote: "Susan A wrote: "Susan A's July Dusty Bookshelf
Speed: Hare......"

Susan A, I pick for you and with a bonus of [bookcover:In ..."

Thank you!

Avigail wrote: "Hi, Ela (Mouse333),

The books I chose for you are the following:
1. P.S. You're Intolerable by Julia Wolf
2. A Cowboy State of Mind by [autho..."

Thanks for the great picks!