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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
No More Sign-Ups after January 1, 2027.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.



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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: December 29, 2024 - ?
Read: 60/60

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
BB Stuart Woods' Golden Hour Brett Battles 1/13/25
2. Be more spiritual.
ML Cross Her Heart Melinda Leigh 1/9/25
3. Be more tidy.
MO Very Merry Married Molly O'Keefe 1/14/25
4. Be on time.
OM Because of You Olivia Miles 1/20/25
5. Become more assertive.
EA The Body in the Bookstore Ellie Alexander 3/30/25
6. Become more polite.
ML See Her Die Melinda Leigh 1/11/25
7. Clean out attic.
CC The Lightkeeper's Ball Colleen Coble 1/16/25
8. Clean out basement.
SB Friction Sandra Brown 2/17/25
9. Clean out your closet.
CC A Convenient Christmas Proposal C.J. Carmichael 2/21/25
10. Clean out your email.
CL My Mistake To Make Cas Lewis 3/17/25
11. Continue education.
IA Magic Claims Ilona Andrews 4/14/25
12. Declutter your space.
DP Crossroads Devney Perry 2/24/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
DH The Black Bird Oracle Deborah Harkness 3/2/25
14. Dress better.
SD The Grump Who Stole Christmas S. Doyle 1/12/25
15. Drink more water.
MW With One Breath Margaret Watson 1/5/25
16. Drive less.
LD Treasure Coast Homecoming Leigh Duncan 2/2/25
17. Earn more money.
OM Small Town Christmas Olivia Miles 5/11/25
18. Eat breakfast.
SK The Last Letters Sophie Kenna 1/18/25
19. Exercise more and sit less.
LS Fixer-Upper Linda Seed 4/10/25
20. Floss teeth daily.
LD Treasure Coast Promise Leigh Duncan 3/31/25
21. Get an education.
EA From Grumpy to Forever Elena Aitken 5/16/25
22. Get involved in community.
VM Sandpiper Marsh Vickie McKeehan 4/13/25
23. Get involved in sports.
EL Something More Evey Lyon 4/21/25
24. Get out of debt.
EG Stuck With The Silver Fox Everleigh Green 4/22/25
25. Give to charity.
VA A Soldier's Christmas Wish Vivian Arend 1/2/25
26. Go to bed on time.
DM Rock Paper Scissors Devon Monk 1/7/24
27. Have a game night with family.
VA A Hero's Christmas Hope Vivian Arend 1/4/25
28. Have quality family time.
HM Gypsy Magic H.P. Mallory 1/25/25
29. Improve career.
AV Seaside Cowboy's Marriage of Convenience Alexa Verde 5/18/25
30. Laugh more often.
HM Cashmere Curses H.P. Mallory 1/27/25
31. Learn a new language.
EL Something Right Evey Lyon 4/17/25
32. Learn about other cultures.
CL My Promise To Keep Cas Lewis 3/18/25
33. Learn to dance.
LC Uncertain Spring Lyn Cote 4/6/25
34. Learn to meditate.
LM The Cozy Quilt Shop Leeanna Morgan 3/9/25
35. Let go of grudges.
DF Spring at Saddle Run Delores Fossen 4/7/25
36. Listen to music.
SC Christmas in Silver Bell Falls Samantha Chase 1/22/25
37. Lose weight.
IH Sandcastle Inn Irene Hannon 2/3/25
38. Love yourself.
LF Slow Ride Lori Foster 4/9/25
39. Make more friends.
MK Her Secret Christmas Hero Mallory Kane 1/28/25
40. Mindful eating.
LD Sterling Fight L.B. Dunbar 4/24/25
41. Only buy what you need.
BL Perfect Summer Bethany Lopez 3/5/25
42. Organize your home.
AR Corpse at a Cape Cod Inn Angela K. Ryan 5/19/25
43. Organize your photos.
PH Holding the Reins Paisley Hope 4/28/25
44. Plan and take a trip.
LD The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 5/4/25
45. Quit biting nails.
BL Perfect Hideaway Bethany Lopez 3/6/25
46. Read one book per month.
KA Play It Safe Kristen Ashley 4/21/25
47. Remember your goals.
LM Wind River Wrangler Lindsay McKenna 5/5/25
48. Save money.
EM A Reason to Stay at Sandpiper Inn Ella Morgan 3/7/25
49. Send more handwritten letters.
MW Once Removed Margaret Watson 1/6/25
50. Send thank you cards.
SK The Broken Promise Sophie Kenna 1/24/25
51. Smile more.
LM The Flower Cottage Leeanna Morgan 3/10/25
52. Spend less time on social media.
MS Winter's Mourn Mary Stone 4/30/25
53. Start a gratitude journal.
JS Eggs Jerry Spinelli 1/15/25
54. Stop drinking soda.
KS The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter 4/4/25
55. Stop eating sugar.
OS Jaxon Olivia Sands 4/5/25
56. Stop procrastinating.
SR Home for the Holidays Sara Richardson 5/8/25
57. Try something new.
SW One Night before Christmas Serenity Woods 3/16/25
58. Turn off the TV.
TF Mud Vein Tarryn Fisher 4/22/25
59. Volunteer.
NR The Mirror Nora Roberts 1/31/25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
KA Back in the Saddle Kristen Ashley 4/19/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
Read:

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: January 1, 2025; Open-Ended

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

Completed: 60/60

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor. Resting Witch Face - Rebecca Regnier 1/3/25
2. Be more spiritual. Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
3. Be more tidy. The Only Woman in the Room - Marie Benedict 1/10/25
4. Be on time. The Banks Sisters - Nikki Turner 1/12/25
5. Become more assertive. Forever Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/1/25
6. Become more polite. Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine 1/4/25
7. Clean out attic. Beautifully Broken Pieces - Catherine Cowles 1/3/25
8. Clean out basement. All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy 1/5/25
9. Clean out your closet. If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25
10. Clean out your email. Home to Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 1/14/25
11. Continue education. The Whispered Word - Ellery Adams 1/22/25
12. Declutter your space. The Promise of Dawn - Lauraine Snelling 1/18/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button. Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25
14. Dress better. The Year We Fell Down - Sarina Bowen 1/22/25
15. Drink more water. The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny - Willa Nash 1/3/25
16. Drive less. Wither - Lauren DeStefano 1/4/25
17. Earn more money. The Perfect Guests - Emma Rous 2/1/25
18. Eat breakfast. Valentine's Day in Venice - Stephanie Taylor 2/3/25
19. Exercise more and sit less. A Fall of Marigolds - Susan Meissner 1/6/25
20. Floss teeth daily. Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley 1/12/25
21. Get an education. His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik 1/18/25
22. Get involved in community. Undead and Uneasy - MaryJanice Davidson 1/11/25
23. Get involved in sports. Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 1/13/25
24. Get out of debt. The Space Between Us - Thrity Umrigar 2/14/25
25. Give to charity. The Wanderer - Robyn Carr 1/23/25
26. Go to bed on time. Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake 1/17/25
27. Have a game night with family. Gifted Thief - Helen Harper 1/24/25
28. Have quality family time. The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick 1/11/25
29. Improve career. Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr 1/28/25
30. Laugh more often. Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25
31. Learn a new language. Demon Hunter - Aubrey Law 2/2/25
32. Learn about other cultures. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks 1/19/25
33. Learn to dance. Moonlit Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/20/25
34. Learn to meditate. Saturday - Ian McEwan 2/4/25
35. Let go of grudges. Peony in Love - Lisa See 1/25/25
36. Listen to music. The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates 2/1/25
37. Lose weight. Her Secret Life - Tiffany L. Warren 1/26/25
38. Love yourself. Lucy by the Sea - Elizabeth Strout 2/11/25
39. Make more friends. The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden 2/1/25
40. Mindful eating. Love Amid The Ashes - Mesu Andrews 2/5/25
41. Only buy what you need. Finding Me In The Storm - Hazel Belle 1/22/25
42. Organize your home. Forever My Girl - Heidi McLaughlin 1/27/25
43. Organize your photos. The Measure - Nikki Erlick 2/15/25
44. Plan and take a trip. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes 1/28/25
45. Quit biting nails. On Chill With A Billionaire - Black Lavish 2/9/25
46. Read one book per month. The Sound of Whales - Kerr Thomson 2/13/25
47. Remember your goals. When We Had Wings - Ariel Lawhon 2/8/25
48. Save money. Death by Coffee - Alex Erickson 2/24/25
49. Send more handwritten letters. Red's Alphas - M.H. Soars 2/5/25
50. Send thank you cards. The Paris Daughter - Kristin Harmel 1/16/25
51. Smile more. Our Song - Lauren Runow 2/20/25
52. Spend less time on social media. One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole 2/2/25
53. Start a gratitude journal. Emma - Jane Austen 1/7/25
54. Stop drinking soda. Crow Mary - Kathleen Grissom 1/5/25
55. Stop eating sugar. The Bone Garden - Tess Gerritsen 1/31/25
56. Stop procrastinating. Essential Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/20/25
57. Try something new. How to Save an Undead Life - Hailey Edwards 2/18/25
58. Turn off the TV. Book Lovers - Emily Henry 3/11/25
59. Volunteer. If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 1/24/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

60/60

The List:
🔮 1. Be a better neighbor: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25
🔮2. Be more spiritual: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
🔮3. Be more tidy: Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25
🔮4. Be on time: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
🔮5. Become more assertive: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
🔮6. Become more polite: Death in Irish Accents by Catie Murphy 2/23/25
🔮7. Clean out attic: Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase 3/21/23
🔮8. Clean out basement: Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27
🔮9. Clean out your closet: Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
🔮10. Clean out your email: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 2/17/25
🔮11. Continue education: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2/8/25
🔮12. Declutter your space: Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25
🔮13. Don't hit the snooze button: Sweets & Treats by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25
🔮14. Dress better: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
🔮15. Drink more water: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson 2/3/25
🔮16. Drive less: Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 1/30/25
🔮17. Earn more money: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25
🔮18. Eat breakfast: Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 3/1/25
🔮19. Exercise more and sit less: Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
🔮20. Floss teeth daily: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25
🔮21. Get an education: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25
🔮22. Get involved in community: Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day 1/25/25
🔮23. Get involved in sports: The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 1/29/25
🔮24. Get out of debt: The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25
🔮25. Give to charity: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 3/27/25
🔮26. Go to bed on time: Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
🔮27. Have a game night with family: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25
🔮28. Have quality family time: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
🔮29. Improve career: Murder in the Secret Garden by Ellery Adams 2/16/25
🔮30. Laugh more often: The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25
🔮31. Learn a new language: Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry 1/19/25
🔮32. Learn about other cultures: The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret by Leann Sweeney 2/1/25
🔮33. Learn to dance: All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 1/23/25
🔮34. Learn to meditate: The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 3/13/25
🔮35. Let go of grudges: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
🔮36. Listen to music: For the Love of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino 2/4/25
🔮37. Lose weight: No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
🔮38. Love yourself: The Cat, the Collector and the Killer by Leann Sweeney 2/28/25
🔮39. Make more friends: Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria by Diane Kelly 2/20/25
🔮40. Mindful eating: Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower 2/11/25
🔮41. Only buy what you need: A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair 1/28/25
🔮42. Organize your home: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25
🔮43. Organize your photos: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
🔮44. Plan and take a trip: And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan 2/14/25
🔮45. Quit biting nails: Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair 3/3/25
🔮46. Read one book per month: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum 2/25/25
🔮47. Remember your goals: Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25
🔮48. Save money: One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
🔮49. Send more handwritten letters: Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 3/8/25
🔮50. Send thank you cards: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25
🔮51. Smile more: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 1/31/25
🔮52. Spend less time on social media: The Do-Over by Lynn Painter 2/21/25
🔮53. Start a gratitude journal: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
🔮54. Stop drinking soda: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
🔮55. Stop eating sugar: Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 1/24/25
🔮56. Stop procrastinating: A Catered Christmas by Isis Crawford 3/6/26
🔮57. Try something new: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
🔮58. Turn off the TV: Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 3/29/25
🔮59. Volunteer: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
🔮60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date, January 1, 2025.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

60/60 Completed. Finish

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.Helena Newbury-Punching and Kissing 2/17/25
2. Be more spiritual.Laura Pavlov-Steal My Heart 3/16/25
3. Be more tidy.Rebecca Yarros-Variation 1/03/25
4. Be on time.Natasha Madison-Shattered Dreams 1/19/25
5. Become more assertive.Aly Martinez-Alone with You 3/13/25
6. Become more polite.Marni Mann-Mr. Hook-up 1/29/25
7. Clean out attic.Catherine Cowles-Beautiful Exile 4/13/25
8. Clean out basement.Brooke Montgomery-Here With Me 1/14/25
9. Clean out your closet.Lauren Landish-I Do with You 1/07/25
10. Clean out your email.Melinda Leigh-Track Her Down 2/03/25
11. Continue education.Carolyn Arnold-Missing Before Daylight 1/26/25
12. Declutter your space.Devney Perry-Sunlight 2/21/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button.Zuri Day-A Good Dose of Pleasure 4/21/25
14. Dress better.Riley Edwards-Dangerous Love 6/15/25
15. Drink more water.Isabella Maldonado-A Killer's Code 2/15/25
16. Drive less.Lucy Score-Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door 1/05/25
17. Earn more money.Andrew Mayne-Mr. Whisper 5/14/25
18. Eat breakfast.Kennedy Ryan-Can't Get Enough 5/23/25
19. Exercise more and sit less.Xyla Turner-Across The Tracks 3/19/25
20. Floss teeth daily.Liz Tomforde-Play Along 2/04/25
21. Get an education.Daphne Elliot-Mother Hater 2/03/25
22. Get involved in community.Liz Tomforde-Rewind It Back 6/04/25
23. Get involved in sports.Robert Dugoni-Beyond Reasonable Doubt 2/12/25
24. Get out of debt.Elle Gray-A Shot to Kill 2/28/25
25. Give to charity.Tracy Clark-Echo 2/20/25
26. Go to bed on time.Meg Gardiner-UNSUB 1/05/25
27. Have a game night with family.Melanie Harlow-Small Town Swoon 2/24/25
28. Have quality family time.Meghan Quinn-That Second Chance 4/22/25
29. Improve career.Armand Rosamilia-Shake Down 2/11/25
30. Laugh more often.Nick Russell-Badge Bunny 3/10/25
31. Learn a new language.Gina LaManna-Riddle Me This 1/04/25
32. Learn about other cultures.Lena Hendrix-Just My Luck 1/19/25
33. Learn to dance.Linda Reilly-Up to No Gouda 6/14/25
34. Learn to meditate.Addison Michael-When They Disappeared 4/13/25
35. Let go of grudges.Elsie Silver-Wild Side 5/02/25
36. Listen to music.Corinne Michaels-All Too Well 2/02/25
37. Lose weight.Tess Gerritsen-The Mephisto Club 2/28/25
38. Love yourself.Samantha Young-Things We Never Said 3/19/25
39. Make more friends.Amber Kelly-Fate After Fame 2/17/25
40. Mindful eating.Marie Force-Someone to Watch Over Me 1/22/25
41. Only buy what you need.Brittanee Nicole-Mother Faker 1/18/25
42. Organize your home.Rebecca Zanetti-You Can Kill 2/27/25
43. Organize your photos.Pamela Fagan Hutchins-Her Silent Bones 1/03/25
44. Plan and take a trip.Kendra Elliot-The Next Grave 1/25/25
45. Quit biting nails.Lee Goldberg-Gated Prey 1/17/25
46. Read one book per month.Toni Anderson-Cold Spite 6/13/25
47. Remember your goals.Shannon Baker-Double Back 4/08/25
48. Save money.Maisey Yates-Happy After All 2/05/25
49. Send more handwritten letters.Willow Rose-Dark Little Secrets 2/20/25
50. Send thank you cards.Karla Sorensen-This Wild Heart 4/01/25
51. Smile more.Shain Rose-Between Commitment and Betrayal 3/04/25
52. Spend less time on social media.Michael Connelly-The Black Echo 3/04/25
53. Start a gratitude journal.Declan James-Lethal Harvest 4/29/25
54. Stop drinking soda.Kat Singleton-Chase Our Forever 4/10/25
55. Stop eating sugar.Emma Scott-Falling Like Stars 5/25/25
56. Stop procrastinating.Stacy Green-Little Child Gone 6/03/25
57. Try something new.Nancy Warren-Peony Dreadful 5/25/25
58. Turn off the TV.Rita Herron-Hidden Bones 1/30/25
59. Volunteer.Lani Lynn Vale-Clown Motel 1/18/25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.Willow Aster-Summertime 2/13/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
Read: 58

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor. - Same Time Next Year Tessa Bailey - 1/5/25
2. Be more spiritual. - The Confession Shayla Black - 1/4/25
3. Be more tidy. - The Doctor E.L. Todd - 3/1/25
4. Be on time. - Bounty Nicole Edwards - 2/16/25
5. Become more assertive. - Alpha Bully Renee Rose - 1/10/25
6. Become more polite. - Cowboy Crushin' Em Petrova - 1/23/25
7. Clean out attic. - The Man E.L. Todd - 3/16/25
8. Clean out basement. - Far from Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/2/25
9. Clean out your closet. - Whiskey Reveals Carrie Ann Ryan - 1/26/25
10. Clean out your email. - Motorcycle Daddy Laylah Roberts - 1/6/25
11. Continue education. - The Lover E.L. Todd - 3/22/25
12. Declutter your space. - Champagne Kiss Raleigh Ruebins - 1/16/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button. - The Fighter E.L. Todd - 3/24/25
14. Dress better. - Big Bad Boss: Moon Mad Renee Rose - 2/6/25
15. Drink more water. - Vow of Deception Rina Kent - 3/12/25
16. Drive less. - Big Bad Boss: Marked Lee Savino - 3/20/25
17. Earn more money. - Big Bad Boss: Mated Renee Rose - 3/29/25
18. Eat breakfast. - Let Me Be the One Bella Andre - 2/5/25
19. Exercise more and sit less. - The Husband's Secret Liane Moriarty - 3/10/25
20. Floss teeth daily. - Twisted Love Ana Huang - 3/17/25
21. Get an education. - The Wild Man Alex Grayson - 4/14/25
22. Get involved in community. - Mile High Liz Tomforde - 5/22/25
23. Get involved in sports. - It's Always Been You Victoria Paige - 3/21/25
24. Get out of debt. - Follow Tessa Bailey - 3/26/25
25. Give to charity. - The Night Mark Tiffany Reisz - 4/27/25
26. Go to bed on time. - Unbroken Melody Grace - 6/23/25
27. Have a game night with family. - Sincerely, Carter Whitney G. - 2/14/25
28. Have quality family time. - State of Bliss Marie Force - 2/22/25
29. Improve career. - Rule C.D. Reiss - 5/26/25
30. Laugh more often. - Midnight Rainbow Linda Howard - 4/24/25
31. Learn a new language. - Second Nature Nora Roberts - 5/1/25
32. Learn about other cultures. - Live, Love, Spy Lexi Blake - 3/15/25
33. Learn to dance. - Take Me C.D. Reiss - 5/28/25
34. Learn to meditate. - Off Course Nicole Edwards - 7/17/25
35. Let go of grudges. - SEAL's Sunshine Lynne St. James - 4/10/25
36. Listen to music. - Elizabeth's Bondage Boxed Set Nikki Sex - 4/5/25
37. Lose weight. - One Night before Christmas Serenity Woods - 2/19/25
38. Love yourself. - Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships Sarah Grunder Ruiz - 4/29/25
39. Make more friends. - Marry Me Mad Katy Regnery - 2/17/25
40. Mindful eating. - State of Suspense Marie Force - 4/25/25
41. Only buy what you need. - Love the Way You Spy Lexi Blake - 3/7/25
42. Organize your home. - Alpha Knight Renee Rose - 6/11/25
43. Organize your photos. - Blue Raspberry Pepper North - 5/1/25
44. Plan and take a trip. - Dark Deception Rina Kent - 3/10/25
45. Quit biting nails. - Unsung Hero Barbara Ankrum - 3/24/25
46. Read one book per month. - Tempted by Deception Rina Kent - 3/30/25
47. Remember your goals. - Wild Side Elsie Silver - 5/15/25
48. Save money. - Diamond Girl Andrea Smith - 6/5/25
49. Send more handwritten letters. - Bend Me Sophia Scarlet - 6/12/25
50. Send thank you cards. - Obsession Falls Claire Kingsley - 5/5/25
51. Smile more. - The Seventh Veil of Salome Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 7/22/25
52. Spend less time on social media. - Crossroads Devney Perry - 6/7/25
53. Start a gratitude journal. - All I Need Is You Julia London - 4/4/25
54. Stop drinking soda. - Consumed by Deception Rina Kent - 4/3/25
55. Stop eating sugar. - The Takeover T.L. Swan - 6/29/25
56. Stop procrastinating. - Make Me C.D. Reiss - 6/7/25
57. Try something new. - Unbroken Melody Grace - 7/4/25
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner. - Twice a Wish Pepper Winters - 1/27/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
Read:

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual. R.S. McKenzie With This Ring finished 5/2
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
🎆54. Stop drinking soda.- Diamond Dior Every Nerd Needs A Thug (Rebellious Reign) finished 5/1
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
Read:
* a purrfect date

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
OB - Olivia Blacke - Vinyl Resting Place - 1/22/25

2. Be more spiritual.
ST - Sherry Thomas - A Study in Scarlet Women - 1/7/25

3. Be more tidy.

4. Be on time.
EO - Eiichiro Oda - One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 4 - 1/31/25

5. Become more assertive.
SM - Sarah Morgenthaler - The Tourist Attraction - 1/11/25

6. Become more polite.
OB - Olivia Blacke - A Fatal Groove - 3/3/25

7. Clean out attic.
LC - Laurie Cass - Borrowed Crime - 3/5/25

8. Clean out basement.
LB - Leslie Budewitz - Killing Thyme - 3/28/25

9. Clean out your closet.
AC - Abby Collette - A Game of Cones - 4/2/25

10. Clean out your email.
LE - Lauren Elliott - Murder in a Cup - 5/2/25

11. Continue education.

12. Declutter your space.
LC - Laurie Cass - Pouncing on Murder - 5/16/25

13. Don't hit the snooze button.

14. Dress better.
BR - Barbara Ross - Iced Under - 1/23/25

15. Drink more water.
KW - Kerry Winfrey - Just Another Love Song - 1/17/25

16. Drive less.

17. Earn more money.
AE - Alex Erickson - A Purrfect Date - 8/20/25

18. Eat breakfast.
AF - Amanda Flower - Murders and Metaphors - 2/27/25

19. Exercise more and sit less.

20. Floss teeth daily.
DF - Dianne Freeman - A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder - 2/28/25

21. Get an education.

22. Get involved in community.
LC - Laurie Cass - Cat with a Clue - 6/1/25

23. Get involved in sports.

24. Get out of debt.
GB - Ginger Bolton - Survival of the Fritters - 3/11/25

25. Give to charity.
TH - Traci Hall - Murder at a Scottish Christmas - 1/18/25

26. Go to bed on time.

27. Have a game night with family.
FH - Farah Heron - Accidentally Engaged - 4/26/25

28. Have quality family time.
MQ - Mindy Quigley - Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust - 5/13/25

29. Improve career.

30. Laugh more often.

31. Learn a new language.

32. Learn about other cultures.

33. Learn to dance.

34. Learn to meditate.

35. Let go of grudges.

36. Listen to music.

37. Lose weight.
HW - Heather Webber - Undeniably Yours - 1/31/25

38. Love yourself.

39. Make more friends.
AF - Amanda Flower - Crime and Cherry Pits - 7/16/25

40. Mindful eating.

41. Only buy what you need.

42. Organize your home.

43. Organize your photos.

44. Plan and take a trip.
KL - Kylie Logan - Irish Stewed - 3/26/25

45. Quit biting nails.

46. Read one book per month.
KM - Karen MacInerney - Killer Jam - 5/7/25

47. Remember your goals.

48. Save money.

49. Send more handwritten letters.
DW - Denise Williams - The Fastest Way to Fall - 2/12/25

50. Send thank you cards.
KC - Kacen Callender - Felix Ever After - 2/16/25

51. Smile more.

52. Spend less time on social media.

53. Start a gratitude journal.
JG - Jasmine Guillory - The Proposal - 2/6/25

54. Stop drinking soda.
KR - Kennedy Ryan - Before I Let Go - 3/27/25

55. Stop eating sugar.

56. Stop procrastinating.

57. Try something new.

58. Turn off the TV.

59. Volunteer.

60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

FINISHED!!! The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date. 01/01/25 - 03/16/25

No More Sign-Ups after January 1, 2027.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List: 60/60

☑️ 1. Be a better neighbor.
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Hwang Bo-Reum 02/07/25

☑️ 2. Be more spiritual.
Smoked Gouda Murder (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria 5) Patti Benning 02/03/2

☑️ 3. Be more tidy.
Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/25

☑️ 4. Be on time.
Before We Were Innocent Ella Berman 01/07/25

☑️ 5. Become more assertive.
More Than a Blind Date (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 8) Remi Carrington 01/07/25

☑️ 6. Become more polite.
Melting Nick's Heart (Unlikely Catches Book 5 ) Leah Busboom 02/07/25

☑️ 7. Clean out attic.
A Christmas Date (First Comes Love 3) Camilla Isley 01/08/25

☑️ 8. Clean out basement.
On Animals Susan Orlean 01/19/25

☑️ 9. Clean out your closet.
Loved by Tandy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 6) Remi Carrington 01/17/25

☑️ 10. Clean out your email.
Pony Confidential Christina Lynch 01/23/25

☑️ 11. Continue education.
Sandwich Catherine Newman 01/04/25

☑️ 12. Declutter your space.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25

☑️ 13. Don't hit the snooze button.
The Dinner Lady Detectives (The Dinner Lady Detectives 1) Hannah Hendy 01/08/25

☑️ 14. Dress better.
Intermezzo Sally Rooney 02/06/25

☑️ 15. Drink more water.
Paging Dr. Hart Melissa Dymond 01/03/25

☑️ 16. Drive less.
One Christmas Eve Shari Low 01/03/25

☑️ 17. Earn more money.
Guilt and Ginataan (Tita Rosa’s Kitchen Mystery 5) Mia P. Manansala 01/27/25

☑️ 18. Eat breakfast.
Tender Is the Flesh Agustina Bazterrica 01/25/25

☑️ 19. Exercise more and sit less.
Aunt Bessie Likes (Isle of Man 12) Diana Xarissa 01/05/25

☑️ 20. Floss teeth daily.
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn and Chee 1) Tony Hillerman 01/11/25

☑️ 21. Get an education.
Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy CoCo 01/10/25

☑️ 22. Get involved in community.
The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden (YV) 01/18/25

☑️ 23. Get involved in sports.
The Trees Percival Everett 01/06/25

☑️ 24. Get out of debt.
People of the Book Geraldine Brooks 01/05/25

☑️ 25. Give to charity.
Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25

☑️ 26. Go to bed on time.
Frankie Graham Norton 01/22/25

☑️ 27. Have a game night with family.
The Life We Bury (Joe Talbert 1) Allen Eskens 02/01/25

☑️ 28. Have quality family time.
Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 01/05/25

☑️ 29. Improve career.
The Best Way to Bury Your Husband Alexia Casale 01/24/25

☑️ 30. Laugh more often.
Held Anne Michaels 02/06/25

Part Two

☑️ 31. Learn a new language.
Mistletoe Mayhem (It’s All About the Mistletoe 2) Laura Ann 02/07/25

☑️ 32. Learn about other cultures.
Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton 02/16/25

☑️ 33. Learn to dance.
Surviving Christmas Remi Carrington 02/02/25

☑️ 34. Learn to meditate.
3 Bodies and a Biscotti (Lexy Baker 4) Leighann Dobbs 02/14/25

☑️ 35. Let go of grudges.
A Patchwork of Clues (Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery 1) Sally Goldenbaum 01/13/24

☑️ 36. Listen to music
One Big Happy Family Susan Mallery 01/19/25

☑️ 37. Lose weight
Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25

☑️ 38. Love yourself.
Robot Dreams Sara Varon 01/15/25

☑️ 39. Make more friends.
The Temporary Roomie (It Happened in Nashville 2) Sarah Adams 01/11/25

☑️ 40. Mindful eating.
Beautiful Ugly Alice Feeney 01/14/25

☑️ 41. Only buy what you need.
Hair of the Dog (Melanie Travis 4) Laurien Berenson 02/01/25

☑️ 42. Organize your home.
Rebel Seoul (Rebel Seoul 1) Axie Oh 02/08/25

☑️ 43. Organize your photos.
The Blue Hour Paula Hawkins 01/16/25

☑️ 44. Plan and take a trip.
Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan 1) Kathy Reichs 02/02/25

☑️ 45. Quit biting nails.
The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25

☑️ 46. Read one book per month.
And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini 01/11/25

☑️ 47. Remember your goals.
The Temporary Roomie (What Happened in Nashville 2) Sarah Adams 01/11/25

☑️ 48. Save money.
Lunar New Love Ophelia Silk 02/02/25

☑️ 49. Send more handwritten letters.
The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25

☑️ 50. Send thank you cards.
The Witch Tree Symbol (Nancy Drew Stories 33) Carolyn Keene 01/11/25

☑️ 51. Smile more.
Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch 3) Lyla Sage 01/25/25

☑️ 52. Spend less time on social media.
Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25

☑️ 53. Start a gratitude journal.
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25

☑️ 54. Stop drinking soda.
Odder Katherine Applegate 02/05/25

☑️ 55. Stop eating sugar.
Night Shift (A Helping Hands Mystery 2) Annelise Ryan 02/16/25

☑️ 56. Stop procrastinating.
Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/03/25

☑️ 57. Try something new.
Heir (Heir 1) Sabaa Tahir 02/12/25

☑️ 58. Turn off the TV.
Blue Moon, Black Heart (Moon Signs 6) Helen Haught Fanick 02/23/25

☑️ 59. Volunteer.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Erik Larson 03/16/25

☑️ 60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
A Very Henry Christmas (The Weight of It All 1.5) N.R. Walker 01/07/25

I’ll start this one on 1/1/25:
The List:
✏️1. Be a better neighbor
Milkman Anna Burns 8 Feb
✏️2. Be more spiritual:
The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun
✏️3. Be more tidy.
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs Dave Barry 30 Aug
4. Be on time.
✏️5. Become more assertive:
Table for Two Amor Towles 16 Feb
✏️6. Become more polite:
James Percival Everett 16 Jul
✏️7. Clean out attic:
Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun
✏️8. Clean out basement:
The Wedding People Alison Espach 26 Apr
✏️9. Clean out your closet.
In Five Years Rebecca Serle 16 Feb
✏️10. Clean out your email.
Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun
✏️11. Continue education
America Fantastica Tim O'Brien 8 Mar.
✏️12. Declutter your space.
Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper 25 Jan
✏️13. Don't hit the snooze button.
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers Samuel Burr 14 Mar
✏️14. Dress better.
Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun
✏️15. Drink more water.
How to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
✏️16. Drive less.
100 Cats Who Changed Civilization: History's Most Influential FelinesSam Stall 22 Jun
17. Earn more money
✏️18. Eat breakfast.
A Passage to India E.M. Forster 15 Jul
✏️19. Exercise more and sit less.
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return Marjane Satrapi 25 Jun
✏️20. Floss teeth daily.
Ducks, Newburyport Lucy Ellmann 25 Jul
✏️21. Get an education.
Bibliolepsy Gina Apostol 1 Mar
✏️22. Get involved in community.
The Correspondent Virginia Evans 12 Aug
23. Get involved in sports.
✏️24. Get out of debt.
Horse Geraldine Brooks 22 Feb
✏️25. Give to charity
Impulse Ellen Hopkins 2 Jul
✏️26. Go to bed on time.
Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 9 Aug
✏️27. Have a game night with family.
The Missing Half Ashley Flowers 4 Aug
✏️28. Have quality family time.
Walden, or Life in the Woods and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau 22 Mar
✏️29. Improve career
The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 25 Jun .
✏️30. Laugh more often.
The Humans Matt Haig 10 Aug
✏️31. Learn a new language.
The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun
✏️32. Learn about other cultures.
We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo 23 Jun
✏️33. Learn to dance:
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams 17 Jul
✏️34. Learn to meditate.
How Proust Can Change Your Life Alain de Botton 22 Jul
✏️35. Let go of grudges.:
Still Alice Lisa Genova 8 Jan
✏️36. Listen to music.
Why Cats Are Assholes Liz Miele 22 Jun
✏️37. Lose weight.
book:The Picture of Dorian Gray|220188217]. Oscar Wilde 21 Feb
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
✏️40. Mindful eating:
Three Days in June Anne Tyler 30 Aug
✏️41. Only buy what you need:
The Complete Poems William Blake 17 Apr
42. Organize your home.
✏️43. Organize your photos.
These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 30 May
✏️44. Plan and take a trip.
Tehrangeles Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr
45. Quit biting nails.
✏️46. Read one book per month:
The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 23 May
47. Remember your goals.
✏️48. Save money.
The Razor’s Edge W. Somerset Maugham 25 Jul
✏️49. Send more handwritten letters:
Reasons to Stay Alive Matt Haig 29 Mar.
✏️50. Send thank you cards.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun
✏️51. Smile more:
Wow, No Thank You.: Essays Samantha Irby 24 Mar
✏️52. Spend less time on social media:
Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 24 May
✏️53. Start a gratitude journal:
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day Jackie Lau 30 Aug
✏️54. Stop drinking soda:
Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams 21 Jul
55. Stop eating sugar.
✏️56. Stop procrastinating:
How to Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 29 Mar
✏️57. Try something new.
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
✏️60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare 24 Jan

Starting Date: 1.1.2025

Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

Progress: 59/60

The List:

✓ Be a better neighbor. Richard Osman - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel (25/02/26)
✓ Be more spiritual. Suu Morishita - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 (25/01/10)
✓ Be more tidy. Dustin Thao - When Haru Was Here (25/01/06)
✓ Be on time. Eiji Nagisa - Kabukicho Bad Trip – Ikeda & Rio (25/05/21)
✓ Become more assertive. Benjamin Alire Sáenz - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (25/07/17)
✓ Become more polite. Christopher Isherwood - A Single Man (25/02/07)
✓ Clean out attic. Albert Camus - Der Fall (25/01/13)
✓ Clean out basement. Ben Shattuck - Die Geschichte des Klangs (25/07/27)
✓ Clean out your closet. Amir Yarahi (Kurono) - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans (25/01/09)
✓ Clean out your email. Agatha Christie - Mord im Orientexpress (25/02/11)
✓ Continue education. Ethan Cross - Racheopfer (25/02/28)
✓ Declutter your space. AC Collins - Origamiherz (25/04/10)
✓ Don't hit the snooze button. Sarina Bowen - Top Secret (25/04/18)
✓ Dress better. Simon Beckett - Die Chemie des Todes (25/03/29)
✓ Drink more water. Natsuki Kizu - Links (25/01/06)
✓ Drive less. Dennis Lehane - Sekunden der Gnade (25/08/08)
✓ Earn more money. Ayano Yamane - Crimson Spell 01 (25/03/23)
✓ Eat breakfast. A.K. Turner - Wer mit den Toten spricht (25/01/27)
✓ Exercise more and sit less. Tsubaki Mikage - Liebesgift (25/06/29)
✓ Floss teeth daily. Haruichi Furudate - Haikyu!! – Band 25 (25/03/19)
✓ Get an education. Garrett Carr - Der Junge aus dem Meer (25/05/27)
✓ Get involved in community. Chise Ogawa - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen (25/01/14)
✓ Get involved in sports. Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket Pearls 02 (25/07/28)
24. Get out of debt.
✓ Give to charity. Ryo Hanada - Devils' Line 02 (25/03/30)
✓ Go to bed on time. Isaac Blum - Ruhm und Verbrechen des Hoodie Rosen (25/06/16)
✓ Have a game night with family. Haruki Murakami - Naokos Lächeln ✓ 25/04/25
✓ Have quality family time. Matt Haig - Die Mitternachtsbibliothek (25/02/17)
✓ Improve career. Anne Perry - Todesurteil im Old Bailey (25/02/11)
✓ Laugh more often. Haruichi Furudate - Haikyu!!, Band 27 (25/05/13)
✓ Learn a new language. Richard Wagamese - Das weite Herz des Landes (25/04/03)
✓ Learn about other cultures. Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Verlogen (25/05/22)
✓ Learn to dance. André Aciman - Call Me by Your Name (25/05/02)
✓ Learn to meditate. Anthony Doerr - Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen (25/06/25)
✓ Let go of grudges. Sara Gmuer - Achtzehnter Stock (25/08/03)
✓ Listen to music. Una Mannion - Licht zwischen den Bäumen (25/06/13)
✓ Lose weight. Wolf Haas - Wackelkontakt (25/03/19)
✓ Love yourself. Ocean Vuong - The emperor of gladness (25/06/04)
✓ Make more friends. Mataaki Kureno - Lieber Liebeskummer (25/05/18)
✓ Mindful eating. Alan Murrin - The Coast Road (25/02/02)
✓ Only buy what you need. Nobuhiro Watsuki - Kenshin 02 (25/04/13)
✓ Organize your home. Yorick Goldewijk - 1000 und ich: Zweifle nicht, zögere nicht, hinterfrage nicht (25/05/18)
✓ Organize your photos. Ayano Yamane - Crimson Spell 02 (25/07/21)
✓ Plan and take a trip. A.K. Turner - Tote klagen an (25/06/28)
✓ Quit biting nails. Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket Pearls 01 (25/03/17)
✓ Read one book per month. Han Kang - Die Vegetarierin (25/01/18)
✓ Remember your goals. Amber Benson - Slayers: A Buffyverse Story (25/06/17)
✓ Save money. Makino Nakamura - The Fallen Alpha (25/05/12)
✓ Send more handwritten letters. Nobuhiro Watsuki - Kenshin 03 (25/05/21)
✓ Send thank you cards. Kaori Yuki - Perfume Master (25/05/23)
✓ Smile more. Martin Schäuble - Alle Farben grau (25/07/06)
✓ Spend less time on social media. Madeline Miller - Circe (25/07/12)
✓ Start a gratitude journal. Joël Dicker - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert (25/05/16)
✓ Stop drinking soda. Arttu Tuominen - Was wir ihnen antun: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 4) (25/07/20)
✓ Stop eating sugar. Angelika Overath - Unschärfen der Liebe (25/07/24)
✓ Stop procrastinating. Atsuko Asano - No. 6 Band 4 (25/07/10)
✓ Try something new. Meguru Hinohara - Therapy Game: Re 05 (25/05/12)
✓ Turn off the TV. Haruichi Furudate - Haikyu!! 26 (25/05/02)
✓ Volunteer. Oliver Lovrenski - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann (25/03/21)
✓ Weekly date night with spouse/partner. Hiroko Natsuno - About a Love song (25/05/12)

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1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.


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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
No More Sign-Ups after January 1, 2027.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor. Nora Roberts - The Obsession 28/02/25
2. Be more spiritual. Leo Tolstoy - The Kreutzer Sonata 18/03/25
3. Be more tidy. Thomas More - Utopia 20/04/25
4. Be on time. Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient 25/01/25
5. Become more assertive. Sara Shepard - Pretty Little Liars 10/02/25
6. Become more polite. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist 24/03/25
7. Clean out attic. Alyson Noel - Evermore 15/04/25
8. Clean out basement. Angela Marsons - First Blood 11/08/25
9. Clean out your closet. Clara Sánchez - The Scent of Lemon Leaves 30/06/25
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education. Donato Carrisi - La casa delle voci 03/01/25
12. Declutter your space. Cassandra Clare - Lady Midnight 29/08/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button. Dan Brown - The da Vinci Code 11/03/25
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water. Ruth Ware - The It Girl 14/07/25
16. Drive less. Viola Davis - Finding Me 18/05/25
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast. R.F. Kuang - Yellowface 20/01/25
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black 09/05/25
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports. Georges Simenon - The Truth About Bebe Donge 21/06/25
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family. Lauren Weisberger - The Devil Wears Prada 05/05/25
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career. Patricia Cornwell - Body of Evidence
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos. Paula Hawkins - Into the Water 29/04/25
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails. Alessandro Baricco - Seta 31/08/25
46. Read one book per month. Peter Høeg - Smilla's Sense of Snow 12/01/25
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards. Kelley Armstrong - The Awakening 17/06/25
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal. Erika Johansen - The Invasion of the Tearling 01/02/25
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new. William Shakespeare - Amleto 18/02/25
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner. Lauren Kate - Fallen 20/07/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: January 1, 2025 - Open ended

Goal: 60/60 COMPLETED!

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd 5/10/2025
2. Be more spiritual.
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 2/1/2025
3. Be more tidy.
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis 3/25/2025
4. Be on time.
Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn 7/18/2025
5. Become more assertive.
The Long Game by Elena Aranas 6/4/2025
6. Become more polite.
Trust No One by Paul Cleave 1/10/2025
7. Clean out attic.
Death by Café Mocha by Alex Erickson 1/17/2025
8. Clean out basement.
The Good Goodbye by Carla Buckley 1/3/2025
9. Clean out your closet.
Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens3/31/2025
10. Clean out your email.
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
11. Continue education.
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025
12. Declutter your space.
Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew 3/19/2025
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025
14. Dress better.
Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St. Vincent 1/30/2025
15. Drink more water.
Death Dangles a Participle by E. E. Kennedy 1/20/2025
16. Drive less.
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 4/11/2025
17. Earn more money.
Final Cut by Marjorie McCown 3/26/2025
18. Eat breakfast.
Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 1/3/2025
19. Exercise more and sit less.
A Game of Cones by Abby Collette 5/31/2025
20. Floss teeth daily.
Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford 2/5/2025
21. Get an education.
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 2/8/2025
22. Get involved in community.
It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker 5/29/2025
23. Get involved in sports.
Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert 2/2/2025
24. Get out of debt.
Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin 6/28/2025
25. Give to charity.
A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 1/7/2025
26. Go to bed on time.
The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 7/25/2025
27. Have a game night with family.
The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver 3/4/2025
28. Have quality family time.
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler 4/17/2025
29. Improve career.
I Invited Her In by Adele Parks 2/14/2025
30. Laugh more often.
Dutch Me Deadly by Maddy Hunter 1/22/2024
31. Learn a new language.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 5/14/2025
32. Learn about other cultures.
An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo 1/27/2025
33. Learn to dance.
The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton 1/21/2025
34. Learn to meditate.
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander 4/30/2025
35. Let go of grudges.
Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush 3/12/2025
36. Listen to music.
Sandwich by Catherine Newman 1/13/2024
37. Lose weight.Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner 3/1/2025
38. Love yourself.
Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson 2/21/2025
39. Make more friends.
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 3/29/2025
40. Mindful eating.
A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia 2/26/2025
41. Only buy what you need.
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl 5/18/2025
42. Organize your home.
What the Cat Dragged In by Miranda James 3/15/2025
43. Organize your photos.
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz 4/18/2025
44. Plan and take a trip.
Poison Lilies by Katie Tallo 1/26/2025
45. Quit biting nails.
Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb 2/25/2025
46. Read one book per month.
The Lost Jewels by Kristy Manning 4/7/2025
47. Remember your goals.
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentile 6/1/2025
48. Save money.
The Resort by Sara Ochs 1/8/2025
49. Send more handwritten letters.
Graceland by Nancy Cochiere 715/2025
50. Send thank you cards.
The Distant Dead by Heather Young 3/14/2025
51. Smile more.
Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett 1/14/2025
52. Spend less time on social media.
Reading Between the Lies by Lynn Cahoon 4/29/2025
53. Start a gratitude journal.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto 3/8/2025
54. Stop drinking soda.
The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter 3/21/2025
55. Stop eating sugar.
The Sinners by Ace Atkins 4/2/2025
56. Stop procrastinating.
Murders on Elderberry Road by Sally Goldbaum 5/28/2025
57. Try something new.
The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson 2/15/2025
58. Turn off the TV.
You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 4/14/2025
59. Volunteer.
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood 1/17/2025
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
After the Rain by Karen White 3/7/2025

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: January 1, 2025 - Open ended

Goal: 56/60

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor. - The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Bill Bryson - 01/17/25 - B B
2. Be more spiritual. - Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25 - R A
3. Be more tidy. - The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25 - E E

4. Be on time.

5. Become more assertive. - We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25 - R O
6. Become more polite. - Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors - 01/31/25 - C M
7. Clean out attic. - The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis - 02/16/25 - C L
8. Clean out basement. - 28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25 - M A N
9. Clean out your closet. - Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 02/08/25 - R Y
10. Clean out your email. - Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25 - L M
11. Continue education. - The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 08/22/25 – A E
12. Declutter your space. - How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr. Seuss - 01/27/25 - D S
13. Don't hit the snooze button. - Sugar Daddy - Sawyer Bennett - 02/05/25 - S B
14. Dress better. - The Boyfriend Loophole - Danielle Stewart - 03/17/25 - D S
15. Drink more water. - Dept. H, Vol. 3: Decompressed - Matt Kindt - 02/18/25 - M K
16. Drive less. - The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science - Dava Sobel - 03/21/25 - D S
17. Earn more money. - Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 03/13/25 - A M
18. Eat breakfast. - Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Abdulaziz Al Farsi - 01/21/25 - A A F
19. Exercise more and sit less. - These Letters End in Tears - Musih Tedji Xaviere - 02/24/25 - M T X
20. Floss teeth daily. - Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25 - S F
21. Get an education. - The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen - 06/22/25 - T G
22. Get involved in community. - The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25 - C L
23. Get involved in sports. - Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25 - E S

24. Get out of debt.

25. Give to charity. - The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25 - R G H
26. Go to bed on time. - Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen - 03/20/25 - T G
27. Have a game night with family. - 28 Days Later Vol. 5: Ghost Town - Michael Alan Nelson - 02/19/25 - M A N
28. Have quality family time. - You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World - Ada Limon - 03/29/25 - A L
29. Improve career. - Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country - Patricia Evangelista - 04/15/25 - P E
30. Laugh more often. - Charles Leclerc: A Biography - Adam Hay-Nicholls - 03/25/25 - A H N
31. Learn a new language. - The Murders at Fleat House - Lucinda Riley - 04/23/25 - L R
32. Learn about other cultures. - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie N. Holmberg - 02/14/25 - C N G
33. Learn to dance. - Orcs! The Legend - Christine Larsen - 04/10/25 - C L
34. Learn to meditate. - 28 Days Later Vol. 6: Homecoming - Michael Alan Nelson - 03/16/25 - M A N
35. Let go of grudges. - There Are Rivers in the Sky - Elif Shafak - 06/09/25 - E S
36. Listen to music. - I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue - 04/13/25 - N S
37. Lose weight. - Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art - Lauren Elkin - 06/27/25 - E L
38. Love yourself. - The Emperor of Gladness - Ocean Vuong - 06/14/25 - O V
39. Make more friends. - Homecoming - Kate Morton - 02/26/25 - K M
40. Mindful eating. - The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World - Anthony McCarten - 04/21/25 - A M
41. Only buy what you need. - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White - 06/17/25 - E B W
42. Organize your home. - The Five-Star Weekend - Elin Hilderbrand - 07/21/25 - E H
43. Organize your photos. - Life Lessons From The Amazon - Pip Stewart - 08/23/25 – P S
44. Plan and take a trip. - Chronicle In Stone - Ismail Kadare - 03/05/25 - I K
45. Quit biting nails. - The Forbidden - Sawyer Bennett - 04/03/25 - S B
46. Read one book per month. - Dept. H, Vol. 4: Lifeboat - Matt Kindt - 03/22/25 - M K
47. Remember your goals. - Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25 - S M G
48. Save money. - Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith - 04/14/25 - A M S
49. Send more handwritten letters. - The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living - Meik Wiking - 03/13/25 - M W
50. Send thank you cards. - The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25 - K C A
51. Smile more. - The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25 - M M
52. Spend less time on social media. - ORCS! The Curse - Christine Larsen - 06/05/25 - C L
53. Start a gratitude journal. - Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25 - J R
54. Stop drinking soda. - How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin - 04/07/25 - K P
55. Stop eating sugar. - Miss Iceland - Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir - 07/05/25 - A A O
56. Stop procrastinating. - A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson - Camille Peri - 06/26/25 - C P
57. Try something new. - The Lost Story - Meg Shaffer - 08/28/25 – M S

58. Turn off the TV.

59. Volunteer.

60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner. - Cairo - G. Willow Wilson - 01/27/25 - G W W

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
January 1, 2025 - Open

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

Welcome everyone!

ULTIMATE NEW YEAR RESOLUTION LIST
Begins Jan 1, 2025 / no deadline to complete
Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. Middle initials do not count.

1. BE A BETTER NEIGHBOR.
* author Bob Berman – Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light, finished 2/2/25 ★★★★

2. BE MORE SPIRITUAL.
* author Paige Shelton – Thin Ice (Alaska Wild #1), finished 2/21/25 ★★★★

3. BE MORE TIDY.
* author Mary Anna Evans – Relics (Faye Longchamp #2), finished 1/25/25 ★★★★

4. BE ON TIME.
* author Marie Benedict – The Queens of Crime, finished 1/16/25 ★★★★

5. BECOME MORE ASSERTIVE.
* author Margaret Maron – Uncommon Clay (Deborah Knott #8), finished 2/20/25 ★★★★

6. BECOME MORE POLITE.
* author C.J. Box – Blood Trail (Joe Pickett #8), finished 1/13/25 ★★★★

7. CLEAN OUT ATTIC.
* author Christine Trent – A Murderous Malady (Florence Nightingale #2), finished 1/1/25 ★★★.5

8. CLEAN OUT BASEMENT.
* author Laurien Berenson – Peg and Rose Solve a Murder (Senior Sleuths #1), finished 1/31/25 ★★★.5

9. CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET.
* author Colleen Cambridge – Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3), finished 1/24/25 ★★★★

10. CLEAN OUT YOUR EMAIL.
* author Nancy Coco – A Midsummer Night's Fudge (Candy-Coated #10), finished 2/24/25 ★★★★

11. CONTINUE EDUCATION.
* author Camilla Chafer – Fear in February (Calendar Mysteries #2), finished 1/9/25 ★★★.5

12. DECLUTTER YOUR SPACE.
* author Colleen Cambridge– A Fashionably French Murder (An American in Paris #3), finished 2/10/25 ★★★★

13. DON'T HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.
* author Harriet Steel – Dark Clouds Over Nuala (Inspector de Silva #2), finished 2/19/25 ★★★★

14. DRESS BETTER.
* author Rex Stout – The Red Box (Nero Wolfe #4), finished 1/3/25 ★★★.5

15. DRINK MORE WATER.
* author Deanna Raybourn – Kills Well with Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2), finished 2/6/25 ★★★★

16. DRIVE LESS.
* author Ruby Loren – Gardenias and a Grave Mistake (Diana Flowers Floriculture #1), finished 1/1/25 ★★★.5

17. EARN MORE MONEY.
* = author Ellie Alexander – A Victim at Valentine’s (Secret Bookcase #5), finished 1/12/25 ★★★★

18. EAT BREAKFAST.
* author Amy Stewart – Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions (Kopp Sisters #3), finished 1/7/25 ★★★.5

19. EXERCISE MORE AND SIT LESS.
* author Shelley Shearer – This Way to Murder (Board Game Café #1), finished 2/8/25 ★★★.5

20. FLOSS TEETH DAILY.
* author Sarah Fox – Of Spice and Men (Pancake House #3), by Sarah Fox, finished 1/20/25 ★★★.5

21. GET AN EDUCATION.
* author Ann Cleeves – A Lesson in Dying (Inspector Ramsay #1), finished 1/26/25 ★★★.5

22. GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY.
* author Chris Grabenstein – Mr. Lemoncello’s Fantabulous Finale (Mr. Lemoncello’s Library #6), finished 2/1/25 ★★★.5

23. GET INVOLVED IN SPORTS.
* author Peter Tremayne – The Haunted Abbot (Sister Fidelma #12), finished 3/15/25 ★★★★

24. GET OUT OF DEBT.
* author Daryl Wood Gerber – Essence of Foul Play, finished 3/3/25 ★★★.5

25. GIVE TO CHARITY.
* author Edie Claire – Never Murder a Birder (Leigh Koslow #11), finished 2/16/25 ★★★★

26. GO TO BED ON TIME.
* author Tom Mead – Cabaret Macabre (Spector Locked Room #3), finished 1/30/25 ★★★★

27. HAVE A GAME NIGHT WITH FAMILY.
* author Vivian Conroy – For Letter or Worse (Stationery Shop #2), finished 1/6/25 ★★★.5

28. HAVE QUALITY FAMILY TIME.
* author Emily Queen – The Case at Barton Manor (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates #1), finished 2/10/25 ★★★.5

29. IMPROVE CAREER.
* author Patrick F. McManus – Circles in the Snow (Sheriff Bo Tully #6), finished 1/2/25 ★★★★

30. LAUGH MORE OFTEN
* author Lee Hollis – Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury (Desert Flowers #2), finished 1/20/25 ★★★.5

31. LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE.
* author Winnie Archer – Crust No One (Bread Shop #2), finished 1/11/25 ★★★.5

32. LEARN ABOUT OTHER CULTURES.
* author C.S. Harris – What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr #1), finished 1/17/25 ★★★★

33. LEARN TO DANCE.
* author Terri L. Austin – Last Diner Standing (Rose Strickland #2), finished 1/12/25 ★★★.5

34. LEARN TO MEDITATE.
* author Aaron Elkins – Icy Clutches (Gideon Oliver #6), finished 1/26/25 ★★★★

35. LET GO OF GRUDGES.
* author Leighann Dobbs – An Invitation to Murder (Lady Katherine Regency Matchmaker #1), finished 1/27/25 ★★★.5

36. LISTEN TO MUSIC.
* author C.L. Miller – The Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea (Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder #2), finished 1/21/25 ★★★

37. LOSE WEIGHT.
* author Tony Hillerman – Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10), finished 1/4/25 ★★★★

38. LOVE YOURSELF.
* author Susan Furlong – Rest in Peach (Georgia Peach #2), finished 1/10/25 ★★★.5

39. MAKE MORE FRIENDS.
* author Marcia Muller – There's Something in a Sunday (Sharon McCone #8), finished 2/15/25 ★★★★

40. MINDFUL EATING.
* author Gerri Lewis – Grave Words (Deadly Deadlines #2), by Gerri Lewis, finished 2/14/25 ★★★.5

41. ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED.
* author Lauren Willig – The Girl From Greenwich Street, finished 2/4/25 ★★★

42. ORGANIZE YOUR HOME.
* author Mildred Abbott – Chaotic Corgis (Cozy Corgi #6), finished 4/23/25 ★★★★

43. ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTOS.
* author Ellis Peters – Dead Man's Ransom (Chron. of Brother Cadfael #9), finished 2/23/25 ★★★★

44. PLAN AND TAKE A TRIP.
* author Annette Dashofy – Lost Legacy (Zoe Chambers #2), finished 2/18/25 ★★★★

45. QUIT BITING NAILS.
* author Steve Berry – The Medici Return (Cotton Malone #19), finished 1/14/25 ★★★★.5

46. READ ONE BOOK PER MONTH.
* author Patrice McDonough – A Slash of Emerald (Dr. Julia Lewis #2), finished 1/28/25 ★★★★

47. REMEMBER YOUR GOALS.
* author Marie Bostwick – The Book Club for Troublesome Women, finished 2/11/25 ★★★★

48. SAVE MONEY.
* author Amy Patricia Meade – Death Upon a Star, finished 1/6/25 ★★★★

49. SEND MORE HANDWRITTEN LETTERS.
* author Harper Lin – Double Shots, Donuts & Dead Dudes (Cape Bay Café #8), finished 2/13/25 ★★★.5

50. SEND THANK YOU CARDS.
* author Robert Dugoni – A Steep Price (Tracy Crosswhite #6), finished 2/27/25 ★★★★

51. SMILE MORE.
* author Irina Shapiro – Murder at the Orpheus Theatre (Tate and Bell #4), finished 1/19/25 ★★★★

52. SPEND LESS TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
* author [auhor:Donna Andrews| 60646] – Toucan Keep a Secret (Meg Langslow #23), finished 2/25/25 ★★★★

53. START A GRATITUDE JOURNAL.
* author Jodi Taylor – Hard Time (Time Police #2), finished 1/5/25 ★★★★.5

54. STOP DRINKING SODA.
* author Paige Shelton – Written in Stone (Scottish Bookshop #10), finished 2/9/25 ★★★★

55. STOP EATING SUGAR.
* author Amanda Ashby – The Widows' Guide to Murder (Widows' Detective Club #1), finished 2/3/25 ★★★.5

56. STOP PROCRASTINATING.
* author Rich Podolsky – You Are Looking Live!: How The NFL Today Revolutionized Sports Broadcasting, finished 2/23/25 ★★★.5

57. TRY SOMETHING NEW.
* author Will Thomas – To Kingdom Come (Barker & Llewelyn #2), finished 3/12/25 ★★★★

58. TURN OFF THE TV.
* author Victoria Thompson – Murder on St. Mark's Place (Gaslight #2), finished 2/12/25 ★★★★

59. VOLUNTEER.
* author Rosanne Limoncelli – The Four Queens of Crime, finished 2/5/25 ★★★★

60. WEEKLY DATE NIGHT WITH SPOUSE/PARTNER.
* author Amanda Ashby – The Widows’ Guide to Backstabbing (Widows’ Detective Club #2), finished 2/28/25 ★★★.5

he Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
No More Sign-Ups after January 1, 2027.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
✅7. Clean out attic: Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles, 4/25/25 (CC)
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
No More Sign-Ups after January 1, 2027.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.
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The List:
1. Be a better neighbor. Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts read 2/12/2025
2. Be more spiritual. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore read 1/4/2025
3. Be more tidy. Atonement by Ian McEwan read 1/26/2025
4. Be on time. Heirloom by Eleanora Brownleigh read 1/9/2025
5. Become more assertive. The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie read 1/4/2025
6. Become more polite. Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi read 1/15/2025
7. Clean out attic. Without Remorse by Tom Clancy read 1/1/2025
8. Clean out basement. Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh read 1/12/2025
9. Clean out your closet. Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell read 1/8/2025
10. Clean out your email. The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins read 1/22/2025
11. Continue education. The Great Game by Christopher G. Nuttall read 2/27/2025
12. Declutter your space. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell read 1/12/2025
13. Don't hit the snooze button. A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes read 2/27/2025
14. Dress better. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse read 1/30/2025
15. Drink more water. Extra Ordinary Experiences of an (Extra) Ordinary Girl by Kiran Tandon read 1/12/2025
16. Drive less. When I Was White: A Memoir by Sarah Valentine read 1/6/2025
17. Earn more money. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran read 1/16/2025
18. Eat breakfast. The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/22/2025
19. Exercise more and sit less. Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa read 1/31/2025
20. Floss teeth daily. The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/23/2025
21. Get an education. Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson read 2/7/2025
22. Get involved in community. Animal by Lisa Taddeo read 2/16/2025
23. Get involved in sports. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton read 1/7/2025
24. Get out of debt. Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron read 2/23/2025
25. Give to charity. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen read 1/7/2025
26. Go to bed on time. Feed by Mira Grant read 2/18/2025
27. Have a game night with family. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold read 1/5/2025
28. Have quality family time. The Yom Kippur Murder by Lee Harris read 2/13/2025
29. Improve career. Sphere by Michael Crichton read 1/24/2025
30. Laugh more often. The Virgin Elizabeth: A Novel by Robin Maxwell read 1/26/2025
31. Learn a new language. Lord of the Flies by William Golding read 1/14/2025
32. Learn about other cultures. Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs read 2/15/2025
33. Learn to dance. X Out Of Wonderland by David Allan Cates read 2/2/2025
34. Learn to meditate. John Adams by David McCullough read 2/6/2025
35. Let go of grudges. Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie by Sarah Graves read 1/27/2025
36. Listen to music. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis read 2/3/2025
37. Lose weight. Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham read 1/14/2025
38. Love yourself. I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi read 1/29/2025
39. Make more friends. The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal read 1/19/2025
40. Mindful eating. The North Water by Ian McGuire read 2/4/2025
41. Only buy what you need. Pretty Little Things by T.M.E. Walsh read 1/18/2025
42. Organize your home. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam by Peggy Ehrhart read 2/2/2025
44. Plan and take a trip. The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice read 2/14/2025
45. Quit biting nails. A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn read 2/3/2025
46. Read one book per month. Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks by Tonya Kappes read 2/15/2025
47. Remember your goals. Catherine Howard: The Queen Whose Adulteries Made a Fool of Henry VIII by Lacey Baldwin-Smith read 2/7/2025
48. Save money. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 1/26/2025
49. Send more handwritten letters. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 2/10/2025
50. Send thank you cards. The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross read 2/9/2025
51. Smile more. The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson read 1/25/2025
52. Spend less time on social media. Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs read 2/15/2025
53. Start a gratitude journal. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/13/2025
54. Stop drinking soda. We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt read 2/9/2025
55. Stop eating sugar. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch read 1/30/2025
56. Stop procrastinating. How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler read 2/13/2025
57. Try something new. Off Kilter by Hannah Reed read 1/29/2025
58. Turn off the TV. John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger read 2/8/2025
59. Volunteer. The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley read 1/28/2025
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner. Much Ado About You by Samantha Young read 2/10/2025

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Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list.


✔1. Be a better neighbor: Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer 25/2 5★
✔2. Be more spiritual: An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
✔3. Be more tidy: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 27/1 4★
✔4. Be on time: The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry 2/1 3★
✔5. Become more assertive: Rake's Honour by Beverley Oakley 23/3 2★
✔6. Become more polite: The Rynox Murder by Philip MacDonald 9/2 3★
✔7. Clean out attic: Killjoy by Ann Cleeves 16/2 4★
✔8. Clean out basement: Women of a Certain Rage by Liz Byrski 27/2 3★
✔9. Clean out your closet: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
✔10. Clean out your email: The Duke's Dilemma by Nadine Miller 17/4 2★
✔11. Continue education: Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 30/1 4★
✔12. Declutter your space: Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings 1/2 3★
✔13. Don't hit the snooze button: Take Two by Danielle Hawkins 23/1 4★
✔14. Dress better: A Secret Garden in Paris by Sophie Beaumont 29/1 4★
✔15. Drink more water: Magician's Gambit by David Eddings 4/2 3★
✔16. Drive less: The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer 3/1 4★
✔17. Earn more money: Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
✔18. Eat breakfast: Two Nights by Kathy Reichs 31/12 2★
✔19. Exercise more and sit less: A Match For Mother by Mona K. Gedney, Kathryn Kirkwood, Regina Scott 8/4 2.5★
✔20. Floss teeth daily: The Bookseller's Gift by Felicity Hayes-McCoy 2/2 4★
✔21. Get an education: Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings 17/2 3.5★
✔22. Get involved in community: Two Weeks 'til Christmas by Laura Greaves 1/1 3★
✔23. Get involved in sports: The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry 2/3 3★
✔24. Get out of debt: Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings 22/2 3★
✔25. Give to charity: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 18/2 3.5★
✔26. Go to bed on time: One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
✔27. Have a game night with family: The Bookseller's Gift by Felicity Hayes-McCoy 2/2 4★
✔28. Have quality family time: As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur 22/3 5★
✔29. Improve career: The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn 16/3 4★
✔30. Laugh more often: The Blitz Detective by Mike Hollow 9/3 4★
✔31. Learn a new language: Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
✔32. Learn about other cultures: An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
✔33. Learn to dance: Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★
✔34. Learn to meditate: King of the Murgos by David Eddings 13/3 3★
✔35. Let go of grudges: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 26/3 3.5★
✔36. Listen to music: Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton 5/1 3.5★
✔37. Lose weight: Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams 19/2 3★
✔38. Love yourself: The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
✔39. Make more friends: Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★
✔40. Mindful eating: The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 7/2 3.5★
✔41. Only buy what you need: Dinner at Rose's by Danielle Hawkins 11/2 4★
✔42. Organize your home: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
✔43. Organize your photos: Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★
✔44. Plan and take a trip: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War by Annie Lyons 16/1 4★
✔45. Quit biting nails: Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist 28/2 3★
✔46. Read one book per month: When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins 5/2 5★
✔47. Remember your goals: A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
✔48. Save money: The Rabbits by Sophie Overett 11/3 2★
✔49. Send more handwritten letters: Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville 11/4 2★
✔50. Send thank you cards: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 24/1 2★
✔51. Smile more: The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser 14/1 4★
✔52. Spend less time on social media: Lady Farrington's Folly by Nina Porter 16/4 2★
✔53. Start a gratitude journal: Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 11/1 3★
✔54. Stop drinking soda: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 23/3 5★
✔55. Stop eating sugar: The Folklore of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Simpson 28/3 5★
✔56. Stop procrastinating: The Little French Village of Book Lovers by Nina George 26/1 2★
✔57. Try something new: Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins 30/3 5★
✔58. Turn off the TV: In Bloom by Eva Verde 22/2 3★
✔59. Volunteer: Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 6/1 2★
✔60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner: Miss Silver Intervenes by Patricia Wentworth 13/1 4★

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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
1/1/2025
Read:

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
2. Be more spiritual.
Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
3. Be more tidy.
Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin 2/26/2025
4. Be on time.
Sit for a Spell by Morgana Best 4/25/2025
5. Become more assertive.
Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
6. Become more polite.
Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025
7. Clean out attic.
Dying To Win by Eve Craig 1/20/2025
8. Clean out basement.
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle 2/21/2025
9. Clean out your closet.
French Pressed by Cleo Coyle 3/5/2025
10. Clean out your email.
Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen 4/9/2025
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2025
18. Eat breakfast.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank 2/24/2025
21. Get an education.
Little Kate Middleton: The Girl Who Followed Her Dreams : A Heartwarming Story for Kids Aged 6 to 9 by A. Arter 4/21/2025
22. Get involved in community.
Queen Elizabeth by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 2/24/2025
23. Get involved in sports.
Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
24. Get out of debt.
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
Hunter by L.A. Witt 3/15/2025
28. Have quality family time.
Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys by Harper Lin 5/3/2025
29. Improve career.
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
32. Learn about other cultures.
Young Pele: Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/13/2025
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
Kerfuffle at the Border: A Short Story by Seren Star Goode 4/2/2025
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
Andre by L.A. Witt 2/8/2025
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
Steel Resolve by B.J. Daniels 2/27/2025
42. Organize your home.
How Shall I Know You?: A Short Story by Hilary Mantel 1/25/2025
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
Blooms, Bodies, & Black Magic by Lucia Kuhl 4/21/2025
45. Quit biting nails.
The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2025
46. Read one book per month.
Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
Romantic Behavior by L.A. Witt 2/9/2025
50. Send thank you cards.
Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 1/29/2025
53. Start a gratitude journal.
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
54. Stop drinking soda.
Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 1/30/2025
55. Stop eating sugar.
Pork Pie Hat by Peter Straub 1/31/2025
56. Stop procrastinating.
Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Jan. 1, 2025- Open Ended

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk by Rebecca Godfrey
Jan. 9, 2025

2. Be more spiritual.
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Jan. 20, 2025

3. Be more tidy.
The Salvation of Kora by Yolanda Olson
April 30, 2025

4. Be on time.
Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
Aug. 25, 2025

5. Become more assertive.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi Jan. 11, 2025

6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger
April 15, 2025

8. Clean out basement.
Fortune by Ellen Won Steil
Feb. 17, 2025

9. Clean out your closet.
Little Doves by Sara Ennis March 11, 2025

10. Clean out your email.
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
May 5, 2025

11. Continue education.
The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson July 2, 2025

12. Declutter your space.
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
Feb. 17, 2025

13. Don't hit the snooze button.
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Jan. 18, 2025

14. Dress better.
Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
March 18, 2025

15. Drink more water.
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke Jan. 31, 2025

16. Drive less.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
July 7, 2025

17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
May 12, 2025

19. Exercise more and sit less.
Goodbye Earl by Leesa Cross-Smith
March 30, 2025

20. Floss teeth daily.
All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman June 5, 2025

21. Get an education.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman July 26, 2025

22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
Invisible by Danielle Steel
Sept. 3, 2025

24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand March 15, 2025

26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
Abscond by Abraham Verghese
June 7, 2025

30. Laugh more often.
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
April 21, 2025

31. Learn a new language.
The Doll's House by Lisa Unger
Aug. 28, 2025

32. Learn about other cultures.
Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
July 13, 2025

33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
Never Say Never by Danielle Steel
July 21, 2025

36. Listen to music.
Tracey by Sherman T. Cooley
May 5, 2025

37. Lose weight.
XOXO, Daddy by Elle Sparrow
July 17, 2025

38. Love yourself.
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
July 13, 2025

39. Make more friends.
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
March 24, 2025

40. Mindful eating.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
May 19, 2025

41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
June 28, 2025

44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Aug. 9, 2025

48. Save money.
The Third Man by Mani Sheriar
March 12, 2025

49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
June 21, 2025

51. Smile more.
Black Sheep by Rory Scholl
March 14, 2025

52. Spend less time on social media.
The Killing Game by Sage Mitchell
May 25, 2025

53. Start a gratitude journal.
Murder Road by Simone St. James
Jan. 27, 2025

54. Stop drinking soda.
In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis
July 31, 2025

55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
Fireman's Filthy 4th by Flora Ferrari
March 31, 2025

59. Volunteer.
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
Feb. 24, 2025

60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

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Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.
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The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
2. Be more spiritual.>
Shocked in Chicago Patti Benning 1/6/25
3. Be more tidy.
Tragedy in Tahoe Rachele Baker 3/3/25
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
Shelfie Sabotage S.E.Babin 1/6/25
6. Become more polite.
Tea'd Off Patti Benning 1/4/25
7. Clean out attic.
Bourbon and Betrayal C.S. Ireland 1/23/25
8. Clean out basement.
A Corgi Conundrum M.Alfano 1/7/25
9. Clean out your closet.
Mystic Lies Cindy Stark 1/22/25
10. Clean out your email.
A Golden Guilt Trip M.Alfano 2/3/25
11. Continue education.
A Victim at Valentine's Ellie Alexander 2/10/25
12. Declutter your space.
Lured by Murder Summer Prescott 1/12/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
Murder at the Bee Farm Sue Hollowell 1/13/25
14. Dress better.
Raspberry Tart Murder R.S. Brown 1/9/25
15. Drink more water.
Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25
16. Drive less.
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime Vicki Delany 1/14/25
17. Earn more money.
Baked Justice Maisy Marple 2/11/25
18. Eat breakfast.
A Taste for Deceit Kay Bishop 1/3/25
19. Exercise more and sit less.
Tails of Intrigue Sharon Michaels 1/23/25
20. Floss teeth daily.
Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
21. Get an education.
Killing Me Soufflé Ellie Alexander 2/24/25
22. Get involved in community.
The Puzzle in the Pumpkin Patch L.L. Gray 1/9/25
23. Get involved in sports.
Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25
24. Get out of debt.
To Catch a Murderer Daisy Belle 1/10/25
25. Give to charity.
Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25
26. Go to bed on time.
A Deadly Harmony Dee May 2/1/25
27. Have a game night with family.
Poolside Panic Mel Faye 1/16/25
28. Have quality family time.
Heart-Shaped Homicide Courtney Flagg 2/18/25
29. Improve career.
Funfair Ferret Fiasco Max Parrott 1/10/25
30. Laugh more often.
Knight Brew Heather Day Gilbert 2/12/25
31. Learn a new language.
The Empire Biscuit Bites Back L.E. Gordon 2/15/25
32. Learn about other cultures.
Weekends Are Murder Nellie H. Steele 1/31/25
33. Learn to dance.
Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25
34. Learn to meditate.
A Side Dish of Death T.C. LoTempio 2/25/25
35. Let go of grudges.
Robbery in Dublin Dennis Shock 1/14/25
36. Listen to music.
All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
37. Lose weight.
Bridal Bedlam Hazel Smith 2/19/25
38. Love yourself.
Broomsticks & Blooms Lucinda Race 3/2/25
39. Make more friends.
Pumpkin Punch and the Poisoning of a Few Mindy Killgrove 2/5/25
40. Mindful eating.
A Deadly Heart D.B. McNicol 2/13/25
41. Only buy what you need.
Haunting and Homicide Ava Burke 1/20/25
42. Organize your home.
A Layer of Lies Emma Ainsley 3/7/25
43. Organize your photos.
Neapolitan Murder Rosie A. Point 1/13/25
44. Plan and take a trip.
Snowcaps, Skiing & Sabotage Tonya Kappes 1/11/25
45. Quit biting nails.
Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore Nellie H. Steele 2/8/25
46. Read one book per month.
After Park Patti Benning 1/4/25
47. Remember your goals.
Murder by the Loaf Maisy Marple 2/22/25
48. Save money.
Murder in the Doghouse Sharon Michaels 2/24/25
49. Send more handwritten letters.
Poisoned in Port Townsend Dennis Shock 1/18/25
50. Send thank you cards.
Death on Bainbridge Island Dennis Shock 1/19/25
51. Smile more.
Crumbs of Deception Maisy Marple 2/26/25
52. Spend less time on social media.
Killer Christmas in Paradise Dennis Shock 1/24/25
53. Start a gratitude journal.
Suspicions in Silverdale Dennis Shock 1/25/25
54. Stop drinking soda.
Murder on Liberty Bay Dennis Shock 1/17/25
55. Stop eating sugar.
Casting Doubt Summer Prescott 2/12/25
56. Stop procrastinating.
Murder Next Door Arthur Pearce 3/4/25
57. Try something new.
Curse Conundrum Hazel Smith 2/19/25
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
A Spirited Blend Lauren Elliott 3/24/25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner
Pawsitively Murder Kit Sterling 2/9/25
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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
Read: 57/60

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor: Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over. Geraldine Brooks. 1.29.25
2. Be more spiritual: How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Sy Montgomery. 2.5.25
3. Be more tidy: The Pull of the Moon. Elizabeth Berg. 1.11.25
4. Be on time: A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25
5. Become more assertive: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.13.25
6. Become more polite: Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter. Lisa Patton. 2.10.25
7. Clean out attic: Lavender Blue Murder. Laura Childs. 1.15.25
8. Clean out basement: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25
9. Clean out your closet.: The Saturday Night Supper Club. Carla Laureano. 1.20.25
10. Clean out your email: The Water Keeper. Charles Martin. 1.30.25
11. Continue education: Not Till We Are Lost. Dennis E. Taylor. 1.18.25
12. Declutter your space. Reading Between the Lies. Lynn Cahoon. 2.14.25
13. Don't hit the snooze button. The Gods of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. 3.7.25
14. Dress better. Range of Motion. Elizabeth Berg. 2.17.25
15. Drink more water. The Bodies in the Library. Marty Wingate. 2.19.25
16. Drive less. Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt. Lucinda Riley. 3.20.25
17. Earn more money. Dreamweaver Trail. Emily March. 3.27.25
18. Eat breakfast: Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25
19. Exercise more and sit less.:The Alto Wore Tweed. Mark Schweizer. 3.25.25
20. Floss teeth daily: Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25
21. Get an education: Room. Emma Donoghue. 2.8.25
22. Get involved in community: The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25
23. Get involved in sports. Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason. Nancy Pearl. 3.2.25
24. Get out of debt. Full of Grace. Dorothea Benton Frank. 2.20.25
25. Give to charity: Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
26. Go to bed on time: A Year on Ladybug Farm. Donna Ball. 3.18.25
27. Have a game night with family: The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career: Death by Café Mocha. Alex Erickson. 2.7.25
30. Laugh more often.: Only One Survives. Hannah Mary McKinnon. 1.25.25
31. Learn a new language.: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. Garth Nix. 3.10.25
32. Learn about other cultures.: A Garland of Bones. Carolyn Haines. 1.25.25
33. Learn to dance.: THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY. Agatha Christie. 3.11.25
34. Learn to meditate.: The Beet Queen. Louise Erdrich. 3.21.25
35. Let go of grudges: Never Say Never: A Novel. Danielle Steel. 2.1.25
36. Listen to music: Ask Me No Questions. Shelley Noble. 1.27.25
37. Lose weight. Always, in December. Emily Stone. 2.13.25
38. Love yourself. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern. Lynda Cohen Loigman. 2.14.25
39. Make more friends: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Sangu Mandanna. 1.30.25
40. Mindful eating. The Girl at Midnight. Melissa Grey. 2.16.25
41. Only buy what you need: A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
42. Organize your home. Killer Honeymoon. G.A. McKevett. 3.3.25
43. Organize your photos: The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25
44. Plan and take a trip: The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Laura Pearson. 2.6.25
45. Quit biting nails.: Flight of the Sparrow. Amy Belding Brown. 3.13.25
46. Read one book per month: The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money. For the Love of Summer. Susan Mallery. 2.13.25
49. Send more handwritten letters.: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams. 3.23.25
50. Send thank you cards: Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25
51. Smile more: The Christmas Child: A Story About Finding You Way Home for the Holidays. Max Lucado. 1.7.25
52. Spend less time on social media: The Department of Sensitive Crimes. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.25.25
53. Start a gratitude journal: When the Emperor Was Divine. Julie Otsuka. 1.22.25
54. Stop drinking soda: The Land Beneath Us. Sarah Sundin. 2.4.25
55. Stop eating sugar: Violeta. Isabel Allende. 1.24.25
56. Stop procrastinating. Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25
57. Try something new: A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting. Sophie Irwin. 2.2.25
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer: Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. Robin Wall Kimmerer. 2.10.25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
Read:

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
✅1. Be a better neighbor.
On the Ledge: A Memoir by Amy Turner Read 1/7/25
✅2. Be more spiritual.
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom. Read 1/1/25
✅3. Be more tidy.
The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal Read 1/19/25
✅4. Be on time.
Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida by Mikita Brottman. Read 1/29/25
✅5. Become more assertive.
Remainders of the Day: A Bookshop Diary by Shaun Bythell. Read 1/22/25

✅6. Become more polite.
Discovering the Cure for the Common Life (Excerpt): Living in Your Sweet Spot by Max Lucado Read 1/11/25 M and L
✅7. Clean out attic.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry Augustby Claire North Read 2/books 9/25
✅8. Clean out basement.
Hostage by Clare Mackintosh. Read 1/16/25. C and M
✅9. Clean out your closet.
The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott. Read 2/3/25
✅10. Clean out your email. Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan. Read 2/5/24
✅11. Continue education.
The Escape Artist by Diane Chamberlain Read 1/2/25
✅12. Declutter your space. The Do-Over by Lynn Painter. Read 2/4/25
✅13. Don't hit the snooze button.
.The Sweet By and By by Sara Evans. Read 2/22/25
✅14. Dress better. D and R
Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt. Read 3/19/25
✅15. Drink more water. Book: The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
Read 2/8/25
✅16. Drive less.
Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander Read 2/19/25
✅17. Earn more money.
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis. Read 3/6/25
✅18. Eat breakfast.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler Read 2/27/25
✅19. Exercise more and sit less.
The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves Read 2/19/25
✅20. Floss teeth daily.
.The Address by Fiona Davis Read 1/10/25
✅21. Get an education. C and N
Sandwich by Catherine Newman. Read 3/10/25
✅22. Get involved in community. M and C
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan Read 3/9/25.
✅23. Get involved in sports. D and G
A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman. Read 3/13/25
✅24. Get out of debt.
Right Girl, Wrong Side by Ginny Baird Read 2/16/25.
✅25. Give to charity.
Party Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 3/6/25
✅26. Go to bed on time. Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Read 2/12/25
✅27. Have a game night with family.
Someone Else's Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews Read 3/7/25
✅28. Have quality family time. A and A
The Light of Luna Park by Addison Armstrong Read 4/1/25
✅29. Improve career. M and C
Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham by Marcia Clark Read 3/27/25
✅30. Laugh more often.
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
✅31. Learn a new language.
The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Read 2/27/25
✅32. Learn about other cultures. C and L
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke Read 3/19/25
✅33. Learn to dance. D and L
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon. Read 3/23/25
✅34. Learn to meditate. N and R
Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards Read 3/27/25
✅35. Let go of grudges. R and S
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Read 5/11/25
✅36. Listen to music. S and R
The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts. Read 4/9/25
✅37. Lose weight. L and W
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate. Read 4/15/25
✅38. Love yourself. L and L
Buried by Lynda La Plante Read 4/9/25
✅39. Make more friends. M and M
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin. Read 4/12/25
✅40. Mindful eating. D and L
Paper Butterfly by Diane Wei Liang Read 3/25/25
✅ 41. Only buy what you need. L and B
.Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett. Read 4/21/25
✅42. Organize your home. H and G
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor. Read 3/15/25
✅43. Organize your photos. R and S
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Read 4/14/25
✅44. Plan and take a trip. T and R
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 4/8/25
✅45. Quit biting nails. T and B
Hold You Down by Tracy Brown. Read 3/15/25.
✅46. Read one book per month.
The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton Read 2/14/25 💝
✅47. Remember your goals. M and B
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. Read 4/19/25
✅48. Save money.
New Beginnings in the Little Irish Village by Michelle Vernal Read 1/5/25
✅49. Send more handwritten letters. E and H
Funny Story by Emily Henry Read 4/23/25
✅51. Smile more. O and M
book:Murder Out of Character|59364074] by Olivia Matthews. Read 4/24/25
✅52. Spend less time on social media. A and P
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Read 4/17/25
✅53. Start a gratitude journal.
The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan Read 1/24/25.
✅54. Stop drinking soda. S and S
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. Read 5/4/25
✅55. Stop eating sugar. A and A
The Push by Ashley Audrain Read 5/5/25
✅56. Stop procrastinating. R and S
They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire Read 5/19/25
✅57. Try something new.
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. Read 1/30/25 M, O and W
✅58. Turn off the TV. R and H
Smart Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 5/26/25
✅59. Volunteer. E and E
. Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot Read 6/24/25
✅60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger Read 1/8/25

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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Timeframe: 1/1/25 to ?
0/60

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List - COMPLETED

Duration: Open ended after your starting date

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:

1. Be a better neighbour - A Festive Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn (HR) - 13/01/25
2. Be more spiritual - The Trouble With Choices by Trish Morey (TM) - 10/01/25
3. Be more tidy - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (RY) - 04/02/25
4. Be on time - The Naughtiest Girl Is a Monitor by Enid Blyton (EB) - 04/04/25
5. Become more assertive - New Year in Mystic Springs by Mona Marple (MM) - 07/01/25
6. Become more polite - How To Survive Your Sisters by Ellie Campbelll (EC) - 22/01/25
7. Clean out attic - Her Fierce SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary (CO) - 23/01/25
8. Clean out basement - Gone Witch by Nova Nelson (NN) - 01/01/25
9. Clean out your closet - A Very Fairy Funeral by A.N. Sage (AS) - 17/01/25
10. Clean out your email - Where the Heart Is by Nicola Marsh (NM) - 19/01/25
11. Continue education - Behind the Sun by Deborah Challinor (DC) - 14/01/25
12. Declutter your space - Last Train Home by Laura Stapleton (LS) - 21/01/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button - Taken in Nuala by Harriet Steel (HS) - 09/02/25
14. Dress better - Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman(DE) 01/06/25
15. Drink more water - Dragon Guard Warrior by Alicia Montgomery (AM) - 21/01/25
16. Drive less -I Fell Through A Portal And Into A Gargoyle's Arms by Dana Isaly (DI)- 14/04/25
17. Earn more money - Dragon Guard Fighter by Alicia Montgomery (AM) - 19/02/25
18. Eat breakfast - Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond (AA) - 23/01/25
19. Exercise more and sit less - Seduced by the Billionaire Sheikh by Cathleen Ross (CR) - 17/02/25
20. Floss teeth daily - The Drifter by Anthea Hodgson (AH) - 21/04/25
21. Get an education - Perils in Provence by Carolyn L. Dean (CD) - 27/01/25
22. Get involved in community - Star of the Party by Cate Lawley (CL) - 25/02/25
23. Get involved in sports - His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (NN) - 12/03/25
24. Get out of debt - Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton (GB) - 09/03/25
25. Give to charity - The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer (CH) - 03/04/25
26. Go to bed on time - Summer Term at St Clare's by Enid Blyton (EB) - 01/04/25
27. Have a game night with family - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (HM) - 03/01/25
28. Have quality family time - Maeve's Baby by Fiona McArthur (FM) - 01/02/25
29. Improve career - The Comanche Girl's Prayer by Angela C. Castillo (AC) - 24/04/25
30. Laugh more often - Moonlight and Mischief by Molly Fitz (MF) - 12/02/25
31. Learn a new language - Signed, Sealed, Married by Annie West (AW) - 01/03/25
32. Learn about other cultures -Five and the Forgotten Treasure: Book One in the thrilling new adventure series by Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton by Chris Smith (CS) - 22/03/25
33. Learn to dance - A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride by Lauren Royal (LR) - 27/05/25
34. Learn to meditate - Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (AM) - 26/02/25
35. Let go of grudges - Books & Bribes by Lucinda Race (LR) - 31/05/25
36. Listen to music - The Calendar Mums by Lauren K McKellar (LM) - 11/03/25
37. Lose weight -The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson (SW) - 02/01/25
38. Love yourself - A Goose Creek Christmas by Virginia Smith (VS) - 22/04/25
39. Make more friends - Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum (FM) - 21/03/25
40. Mindful eating - Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery (AM) - 12/02/25
41. Only buy what you need - The Naughtiest Girl Again by Enid Blyton (EB) - 15/01/25
42. Organise your home - The Lupin Fields by Heather Reyburn(HR) - 09/04/25
43. Organise your photos - Malice Aforecourt by Rennae Todd (RT) - 04/05/25
44. Plan and take a trip - Marrying Mr. English by Katy Regnery (KR) - 17/05/25
45. Quit biting nails -A Snowy River Summer by Stella Quinn (SQ) - 05/02/25
46. Read one book per month - Silent Light, Silent Love by Bobby Hutchinson (BH) - 20/01/25
47. Remember your goals - Kiss of Steele by Barbara Russell (BR) - 21/02/25
48. Save money - Dragon Guard Knight by Alicia Montgomery (AM) - 16/02/25
49. Send more handwritten letters - A Rolling Scone by Nancy Warren (NW) - 06/02/25
50. Send thank you cards - The Whispering Woods by Kaelyn Hamm (KH) - 09/02/25
51. Smile more - The Alien King's Baby by Shea Malloy (SM) - 26/01/75
52. Spend less time on social media - Home To Turtle Bay by Marion Lennox (LM) - 07/04/25
53. Start a gratitude journal - Eat, Drink, and Be Scary by Olivia Jaymes (OJ) - 24/01/25
54. Stop drinking soda - Breathing Space by Kristen Painter (KP) - 13/02/25
55. Stop eating sugar - The Pastor's Mail Order Surprise by Amelia Rose
(AR) - 07/05/25
56. Stop procrastinating - Where the Birds Call Her Name by Claire van Ryn (CR) - 28/01/25
57. Try something new - Baker's Coven by Nancy Warren (NW) - 03/01/25
58. Turn off the TV - Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani (VE) - 17/04/25
59. Volunteer - Matchmade Hearts by Elizabeth Rose (ER) - 08/02/25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner - The Songs of Magic by Kaelyn Hamm (KH) - 01/01/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date
*No page minimum.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbour.
De Cock en het lijk aan de kerkmuur by A.C. Baantjer - 18 July 2025
2. Be more spiritual.
A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen - 30 Apr 2025
3. Be more tidy.
Space rats by Bavo Dhooge - 19 Feb 2025
4. Be on time.
Galapagos by Michaël Olbrechts - 16 Aug 2025
5. Become more assertive.
Stad vol geesten by Victoria E. Schwab - 2 Jan 2025
6. Become more polite.
Onder de Maan by Patricia Briggs - 29 Jun 2025
7. Clean out attic.
Je bent prachtig by Ann Napolitano - 14 Jan 2025
8. Clean out basement.
De moordenaar waagt een gok by Agatha Christie - 26 Jun 2025
9. Clean out your closet.
Niets is ooit by Toni Coppers - 15 Mar 2025
10. Clean out your email.
De giftige pen by Agatha Christie - 15 Aug 2025
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
De Mayonaisemoorden by Ludo Enckels - 13 Jun 2025
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
Schaduw van de koning by Bavo Dhooge - 9 Aug 2025
14. Dress better.
Oorlogsdochters by Rhys Bowen - 17 Jan 2025
15. Drink more water.
Sneeuwvlokken in Teheran by Marjan Kamali - 21 Jan 2025
16. Drive less.
The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings - 19 May 2025
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman - 3 Feb 2025
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
De liefdeshypothese by Ali Hazelwood - 17 Apr 2025
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
Ik ga naar de schapen by Marieke De Maré - 13 Apr 2025
23. Get involved in sports.
Juf met staarten op een zwarte school by Eefje Pleij - 31 Jul 2025
24. Get out of debt.
Alarmfase rood by Tess Gerritsen - 19 Jan 2025
25. Give to charity.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - 28 Jan 2025
26. Go to bed on time.
De torens van februari by Tonke Dragt - 22 Mar 2025
27. Have a game night with family.
De Violist van Birkenau by Mike van Hoecke - 7 Jan 2025
28. Have quality family time.
Het wonderbaarlijke voorval met de hond in de nacht by Mark Haddon - 7 Jul 2025
29. Improve career.
Op rozen op Vlieland by Roos Verlinden - 28 Aug 2025
30. Laugh more often.
Het schapenfeest - Fikry El Azzouzi - 12 Feb 2025
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
Lang leve Jane by Cynthia Hand - 10 Jan 2025
33. Learn to dance.
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy - 5 Aug 2025
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
Een nacht uit duizenden by Sylvia Day - 18 Jun 2025
36. Listen to music.
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales - Soman Chainani - 1 Apr 2025
37. Lose weight.
Dorst - Esther Gerritsen - 22 Apr 2025
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
De Gwendy-trilogie by Stephen King - 6 Feb 2025
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - 30 May 2025
42. Organize your home.
Bride by Ali Hazelwood - 25 Feb 2025
43. Organize your photos.
Gevangen: De complete trilogie by Anna Zaires - 19 Mar 2025
44. Plan and take a trip.
Het boomhuis in het bos by T.J. Klune - 10 Mar 2025
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
King of Wrath by Ana Huang - 27 May 2025
47. Remember your goals.
H@ck De kolonie by Mirjam Mous - 29 Apr 2025
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
De achtste dag by Annemarie Haverkamp - 12 July 2025
50. Send thank you cards.
De Scherpschutter by Stephen King - 24 Jun 2025
51. Smile more.
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa - 1 Sep 2025
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
We hebben altijd in het kasteel gewoond by Shirley Jackson - 8 Mar 2025
54. Stop drinking soda.
Methode 15/33 by Shannon Kirk - 8 Apr 2025
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
Alle zondaars zullen bloeden by S.A. Cosby - 27 Feb 2025
57. Try something new.
Het mosselstrand by Marie Hermanson - 11 Mar 2025
58. Turn off the TV.
De zeven echtgenoten van Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 27 July 2025
59. Volunteer.
De duivel in de witte stad by Erik Larson - 5 Apr 2025
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
Laat me nooit alleen by Kazuo Ishiguro - 10 Jun 2025

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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Start Date: 1/3/25
Completed: 30/60
no page minimum. re-reads are ok, 50+% read after 2/1/25, re-post when finished

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
7. Clean out attic.
11. Continue education.
14. Dress better.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
29. Improve career.
31. Learn a new language.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
52. Spend less time on social media.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.


1. Be a better neighbor. add ACE The Darcys of Derbyshire: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds 3* 1/13/25 - A betteR
2. Be more spiritual. The Introvert Charismatic: The Gift of Introversion in a Noisy Church Mark Tanner & David Wilkinson (Foreword) 3* 1/11/25 - More spiriTual
3. Be more tidy. Redemption by David Baldacci 4* 2/1/25 - Be tiDy
4. Be on time. Love Wears Plaid for Christmas by Marlene Bierworth 3* 1/31/25 - Be tiMe
5. Become more assertive. Snowflakes and Sparks by Sophie-Leigh Robbins 3* 1/1/25 - aSseRtive
6. Become more polite. Rescued By A Kiss by Colleen Mooney 4* 1/3/25 - beCoMe
8. Clean out basement. Dead and Breakfast by Colleen Mooney 3* 1/13/25 - Clean baseMent
9. Clean out your closet. Kleiner Fisch und großer Hai: Eine Geschichte über Freundschaft(Little Fish and big Shark: A Story About Friendship) by Rosalind Schwarz 3* 1/2/25 - youR cloSet
10. Clean out your email. Es regnet seinen Lauf: Darcy und die sieben Tage Regenwetter=A Succession of Rain by Abigail Reynolds 3* 1/10/25 - cleAn youR
12. Declutter your space. Death of a Crafty Knitter book 8 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels by Angela Pepper 4* 2/14/25 - sPAce
13. Don't hit the snooze button. Jennifer: An O'Malley Love Story by Dee Henderson 5* 1/8/25 - Don't Hit
15. Drink more water. A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas by Kim Redford 3* 1/6/25 - dRinK
18. Eat breakfast. Forever Lasting by Kathleen Brooks 5* 1/19/25 - BreaKfast
20. Floss teeth daily. The Negotiator by Dee Henderson 5* 1/10/25 - teetH Daily
23. Get involved in sports. Spy Candy by Gina Robinson 2* 2/11/25 - Get spoRts
24. Get out of debt. add ACE Winterwunder sind Schnee von gestern (Winter Wonder Are Water Under The Bridge) by Birgit Gruber 4* 1/20/25 - Get deBt
27. Have a game night with family. Granny Undercover by Harper Lin 4* 2/3/25 - Have famiLy
28. Have quality family time. Granny Goes Viral by Harper Lin 4.5* 2/28/25 - Have famiLy
30. Laugh more often. Granny's Got a Gun by Harper Lin 4* 1/15/25 - LaugH
32. Learn about other cultures. Der nagelneue Wissenstest für Kinder: Die Welt in 150 Fragen (The Brand-new Knowledge Test For Children: The World in 150 Questions) by Antonia Bauer 4.5* 1/17/25 - ABout
35. Let go of grudges. The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg 4* 2/2/25 - Lee Goldberg: Let Go
40. Mindful eating. Coconut Milk Casualty book 3 in Claire's Candles Cozy Mysteries Volume 1: Books 1-3 by Agatha Frost 4* 3/5/25 - mindFul eAting
41. Only buy what you need. Der Beschützer=The Guardian by Dee Henderson 4.5* 3/10/25 - wHat neeD
46. Read one book per month. Rescued by Kathleen Brooks 4* 1/27/25 - BooK
49. Send more handwritten letters. The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson 4* 3/17/25 - HanDwritten
50. Send thank you cards. A Christmas Charade by Karla Hocker 4* 1/7/25 - tHanK
51. Smile more. Murder at Bray Manor book 3 in Ginger Gold Mystery Bundle by Lee Strauss 4* 2/4/25 - SmiLe
53. Start a gratitude journal. Mr. Darcy's Promise by Jeanna Ellsworth 3* 1/24/25 - gratitudE Journal
54. Stop drinking soda. Mostaccioli Murder by Nicolette Pierce 3* 3/19/25 - stoP driNking
59. Volunteer. It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst 6* 2/16/25 - voLunTeer
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The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gaafar 17/04/25
2. Be more spiritual.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 05/04/25
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
The Abundance by Amit Majmudar 29/08
6. Become more polite.
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris 25/03
7. Clean out attic.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky 19/06
8. Clean out basement.
Abroad in Japan: Ten Years in the Land of the Rising Sun by Chris Broad 04/06/25
9. Clean out your closet.
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami 10/01/25
10. Clean out your email.
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 22/04/25
11. Continue education.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach 27/04/25
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
Happiness by Aminatta Forna 21/05/25
21. Get an education.
Frankie by Graham Norton 17/03/25
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 05/05
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
Homecoming Kate Morton 20/01/25
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 24/01/25
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 11/02/25
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
The Awakening by Kate Chopin 22/06
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup 06/07
53. Start a gratitude journal.
Private Rites by Julia Armfield 10/01/25
54. Stop drinking soda.
Inheritance of Loss, The: A Novel by Kiran Desai 25/07
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz 23/02/25

Welcome all!

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Start date: Jan 4th, 2025

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

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The List:
1. Be a better neighbor:
Angela Gallop wrote When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth 7/8/25
2. Be more spiritual:
Martin Edwards edited The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories 1/22/24
3. Be more tidy:
Edward Marston wrote Murder on the Mauretania 2/6/25
4. Be on time:
Orlando Murrin wrote Knife Skills for Beginners 2/24/25
5. Become more assertive:
Agatha Christie wrote Three Act Tragedy 1/7/25
6. Become more polite:
Martin Edwards edited Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries 3/28/25
7. Clean out attic:
Agatha Christie wrote The Big Four 2/27/25
8. Clean out basement:
Nancy Savage wrote The Couple in Cabin 14 1/10/25
9. Clean out your closet:
L.J. Ross wrote The Mystery of the Vanishing Mayor2/9/25
10. Clean out your email:
Agatha Christie wrote The Hollow 4/29/25
11. Continue education:
Isabel Allende wrote The Wind Knows My Name 9/2/25
12. Declutter your space:
Cara Hunter wrote Hope to Die 2/11/25
13. Don't hit the snooze button:
Eve Smith wrote The Waiting Rooms 6/21/25
14. Dress better:
Ruth Rendell wrote Blood Lines: Long and Short Stories 2/15/25
15. Drink more water:
David Klass wrote Out of Time 2/3/25
16. Drive less:
Elizabeth Day wrote Magpie 4/10/25
17. Earn more money:
Martin Edwards edited Metropolitan Mysteries: A Casebook of London's Detectives 8/5/25
18. Eat breakfast:

19. Exercise more and sit less:
Tom Muir wrote Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea 5/30/25
20. Floss teeth daily:
Fran Dorricott wrote The Lighthouse 3/14/25
21. Get an education:
Agatha Christie wrote After the Funeral 5/26/25
22. Get involved in community:
Christina Dalcher wrote The Sentence 7/16/25
23. Get involved in sports:
S.V. Leonard wrote The Islanders 6/19/25
24. Get out of debt:
Bonnie Garmus wrote Lessons in Chemistry 3/31/25
25. Give to charity.
Cara Hunter wrote The Whole Truth 1/13/25
26. Go to bed on time:
Daisy Buchanan wrote Read Yourself Happy: How to Use Books to Ease Your Anxiety 8/525
27. Have a game night with family:
Marion Todd wrote Lies to Tell 6/2/25
28. Have quality family time:
Faith Martin wrote Murder in the Parish 7/13/25
29. Improve career:
Agatha Christie wrote Dumb Witness 3/28/25
30. Laugh more often:
Nicci French wrote Until it's Over 4/5/25
31. Learn a new language:

32. Learn about other cultures:
Claire Askew wrote Cover Your Tracks 6/15/25
33. Learn to dance:

34. Learn to meditate:

35. Let go of grudges:
Erle Stanley Gardner wrote The Case of the Baited Hook 9/3/25
36. Listen to music:
Syou Ishida wrote We'll Prescribe You a Cat 6/27/25
37. Lose weight:
Lucy Worsley wrote A Very British Murder: The Story of a National Obsession 3/19/25
38. Love yourself:

39. Make more friends:

40. Mindful eating:

41. Only buy what you need:

42. Organize your home:

43. Organize your photos:

44. Plan and take a trip:

45. Quit biting nails:

46. Read one book per month:

47. Remember your goals:

48. Save money:

49. Send more handwritten letters:
Ruth Ware wrote One Perfect Couple 4/25/25
50. Send thank you cards:
Olivia Kiernan wrote The Murder Box 4/7/25
51. Smile more:

52. Spend less time on social media:

53. Start a gratitude journal:
Oskar Jensen wrote Helle & Death 3/12/25
54. Stop drinking soda:

55. Stop eating sugar:

56. Stop procrastinating:
Robin Cook wrote Viral 7/23/25
57. Try something new:

58. Turn off the TV:

59. Volunteer:
Robert Thorogood wrote Death Comes to Marlow 8/30/25
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner:
Susan Hill wrote The Various Haunts of Men 5/14/25

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open ended after your starting date.
No More Sign-Ups after January 1, 2027.

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

0/60

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

Welcome Sheila and Cheryl!

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Open Ended

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

Welcome Shash!

I love these, Joanne!

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
Duration: Open Ended

Object: Find the author's initials (first and last) in each resolution on the list. One book for each resolution. Middle initials do not count.

The List:
1. Be a better neighbor.
2. Be more spiritual.
3. Be more tidy.
4. Be on time.
5. Become more assertive.
6. Become more polite.
7. Clean out attic.
8. Clean out basement.
9. Clean out your closet.
10. Clean out your email.
11. Continue education.
12. Declutter your space.
13. Don't hit the snooze button.
14. Dress better.
15. Drink more water.
16. Drive less.
17. Earn more money.
18. Eat breakfast.
19. Exercise more and sit less.
20. Floss teeth daily.
21. Get an education.
22. Get involved in community.
23. Get involved in sports.
24. Get out of debt.
25. Give to charity.
26. Go to bed on time.
27. Have a game night with family.
28. Have quality family time.
29. Improve career.
30. Laugh more often.
31. Learn a new language.
32. Learn about other cultures.
33. Learn to dance.
34. Learn to meditate.
35. Let go of grudges.
36. Listen to music.
37. Lose weight.
38. Love yourself.
39. Make more friends.
40. Mindful eating.
41. Only buy what you need.
42. Organize your home.
43. Organize your photos.
44. Plan and take a trip.
45. Quit biting nails.
46. Read one book per month.
47. Remember your goals.
48. Save money.
49. Send more handwritten letters.
50. Send thank you cards.
51. Smile more.
52. Spend less time on social media.
53. Start a gratitude journal.
54. Stop drinking soda.
55. Stop eating sugar.
56. Stop procrastinating.
57. Try something new.
58. Turn off the TV.
59. Volunteer.
60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner.

Welcome Vanessa!

The Ultimate New Year's Resolution List
January 2025 - Open ended

My Ultimate New Year's Resolution List (msg 44)

Books Read ❱❱ 60



🔺1. Be a better neighbor ❱❱ Nancy Radke ❱❱ Songs for Perri ❱❱ 01.04 ★★★
🔺2. Be more spiritual ❱❱ Sawyer Bennett ❱❱ Grind ❱❱ 01.02 ★★★★
🔺3. Be more tidy ❱❱ Toni Blake ❱❱ Christmas in Destiny ❱❱ 01.07 ★★★★
🔺4. Be on time ❱❱ Elisabeth Naughton ❱❱ Bound ❱❱ 01.29 ★★★★
🔺5. Become more assertive ❱❱ Sawyer Bennett ❱❱ Yield ❱❱ 01.15 ★★★★
🔺6. Become more polite ❱❱ Christina Lauren ❱❱ The True Love Experiment ❱❱ 01.10 ★★★★★
🔺7. Clean out attic ❱❱ Elley Arden ❱❱ Change My Mind ❱❱ 01.30 ★★★★
🔺8. Clean out basement ❱❱ Cherise Sinclair ❱❱ My Liege of Dark Haven ❱❱ 01.18 ★★★★
🔺9. Clean out your closet ❱❱ Nora Roberts ❱❱ Irish Rose ❱❱ 01.25 ★★★★
🔺10. Clean out your email ❱❱ Audrey Carlan ❱❱ May ❱❱ 01.31 ★★★★



🔺11. Continue education ❱❱ Una Tiers ❱❱ Dorothy Daisy ❱❱ 03.01 ★★★★
🔺12. Declutter your space ❱❱ Alicia Hunter Pace ❱❱ Scrimmage Gone South ❱❱ 01.11 ★★★★
🔺13. Don't hit the snooze button ❱❱ Helen Hoang ❱❱ The Heart Principle ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
🔺14. Dress better ❱❱ Ruby Dixon ❱❱ Barbarian Lover ❱❱ 02.27 ★★★★
🔺15. Drink more water ❱❱ Martha Wells ❱❱ System Collapse ❱❱ 02.11 ★★★★
🔺16. Drive less ❱❱ Lila DiPasqua ❱❱ Undone ❱❱ 01.21 ★★★★
🔺17. Earn more money ❱❱ Nancy Radke ❱❱ Tennessee Touch ❱❱ 03.28 ★★★★
🔺18. Eat breakfast ❱❱ K. Bromberg ❱❱ Driven ❱❱ 01.26 ★★★★
🔺19. Exercise more and sit less ❱❱ Tianna Xander ❱❱ The Ice Dragon ❱❱ 01.19 ★★★
🔺20. Floss teeth daily ❱❱ T.L. Swan ❱❱ The Takeover ❱❱ 02.09 ★★★★



🔺21. Get an education ❱❱ Gina Ardito ❱❱ Nobody's Darling ❱❱ 02.15 ★★★★
🔺22. Get involved in community ❱❱ Day Leclaire ❱❱ Once Upon a Cowboy ❱❱ 02.02 ★★★
🔺23. Get involved in sports ❱❱ Paige Tyler ❱❱ Her Perfect Mate ❱❱ 02.14 ★★★★
🔺24. Get out of debt ❱❱ Gia Bailey ❱❱ Nathaniel ❱❱ 01.15 ★★★
🔺25. Give to charity ❱❱ Amanda Heath ❱❱ Fire in Her Eyes ❱❱ 02.04 ★★★
🔺26. Go to bed on time ❱❱ Toni Blake ❱❱ Return to Destiny ❱❱ 03.14 ★★★★
🔺27. Have a game night with family ❱❱ Marie Force ❱❱ Can't Buy Me Love ❱❱ 01.05 ★★★★
🔺28. Have quality family time ❱❱ Ali Hazelwood ❱❱ Bride ❱❱ 03.18 ★★★★
🔺29. Improve career ❱❱ Carly Phillips ❱❱ Karma ❱❱ 02.01 ★★★★
🔺30. Laugh more often ❱❱ G.A. Aiken ❱❱ What A Dragon Should Know ❱❱ 03.11 ★★★★



🔺31. Learn a new language ❱❱ Elena Aitken ❱❱ Goodbye Gifts ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
🔺32. Learn about other cultures ❱❱ Christina Lauren ❱❱ Dirty Rowdy Thing ❱❱ 02.09 ★★★★
🔺33. Learn to dance ❱❱ Deena Remiel ❱❱ The Book Waitress ❱❱ 03.06 ★★★
🔺34. Learn to meditate ❱❱ Tessa Dare ❱❱ Say Yes to the Marquess ❱❱ 03.15 ★★★★
🔺35. Let go of grudges ❱❱ Lucy Score ❱❱ Undercover Love ❱❱ 02.20 ★★★★
🔺36. Listen to music ❱❱ Lynsay Sands ❱❱ The Reluctant Vampire ❱❱ 03.05 ★★★★
🔺37. Lose weight ❱❱ Tawny Weber ❱❱ A SEAL's Salvation ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★
🔺38. Love yourself ❱❱ Shelly Laurenston ❱❱ Breaking Badger ❱❱ 03.22 ★★★★
🔺39. Make more friends ❱❱ Kim Fox ❱❱ The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap ❱❱ 02.15 ★★★
🔺40. Mindful eating ❱❱ MaryJanice Davidson ❱❱ The Royal Pain ❱❱ 03.16 ★★★★



🔺41. Only buy what you need ❱❱ Lauren Blakely ❱❱ A Wild Card Kiss ❱❱ 03.12 ★★★★
🔺42. Organize your home ❱❱ Rebecca Zanetti ❱❱ You Can Kill ❱❱ 01.18 ★★★★
🔺43. Organize your photos ❱❱ Penny Reid ❱❱ Bananapants ❱❱ 02.18 ★★★★
🔺44. Plan and take a trip ❱❱ Kristen Ashley ❱❱ Creed ❱❱ 02.25 ★★★★
🔺45. Quit biting nails ❱❱ Samanthe Beck ❱❱ Light Her Fire ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
🔺46. Read one book per month ❱❱ Kate Avery Ellison ❱❱ Of Sea and Stone ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★
🔺47. Remember your goals ❱❱ Sawyer Bennett ❱❱ Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★★
🔺48. Save money ❱❱ Anne Marsh ❱❱ Burning Up ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
🔺49. Send more handwritten letters ❱❱ Tawny Weber ❱❱ A SEAL's Kiss ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★
🔺50. Send thank you cards ❱❱ Kaylea Cross ❱❱ Avenged ❱❱ 01.23 ★★★★



🔺51. Smile more ❱❱ Susan Mallery ❱❱ The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★
🔺52. Spend less...social media ❱❱ Aim Carson ❱❱ Unexpected Wedding Guest ❱❱ 03.24 ★★★
🔺53. Start a gratitude journal ❱❱ Darynda Jones ❱❱ Graveyard Dog ❱❱ 01.03 ★★★★
🔺54. Stop drinking soda ❱❱ Kate Angell ❱❱ No Kissing under the Boardwalk ❱❱ 03.23 ★★★★
🔺55. Stop eating sugar ❱❱ Stacey Shannon ❱❱ A Kowalski to Count On ❱❱ 04.12 ★★★★
🔺56. Stop procrastinating ❱❱ Cherise Sinclair ❱❱ Hour of the Lion ❱❱ 03.31 ★★★★
🔺57. Try something new❱❱ Mol Harper❱❱ Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors❱❱ 4.6★★★★
🔺58. Turn off the TV ❱❱ Felicity Heaton ❱❱ Dark Angel ❱❱ 01.19 ★★★
🔺59. Volunteer ❱❱ Nancy Radke ❱❱ Spirit of a Champion ❱❱ 04.14 ★★★
🔺60. Weekly date night with spouse/partner ❱❱ Penny Watson ❱❱ Sweet Destiny ❱❱ 03.13 ★★★