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🌦️ Unpredictable Weather a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
b) Read a book with storm, wind, or rain in the title
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
b) Read a book that celebrates female friendships and sisterhood
c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation)
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.)
b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
BC - Embracing Change✅ Total: 12/12
🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
Book: The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
Author: Brantley Hargrove
Date Read: Feb 24th
Task: Plot - extreme weather
How it Fits: Tornados
Book: Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness
Author: Maureen Pratt
Date Read: Feb 24th
Task: Title - 'storm', 'wind', or 'rain'
How it Fits: 'Storm' in title
Book: A History of Europe in 12 Cafés
Author: Monica Porter
Date Read: Feb 22nd
Task: Plot - the setting plays a major role
How it Fits: Many pivotal moments in history happening in cafés & coffee houses
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
Book: Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris
Author: Anne de Courcy
Date Read: Feb 24th
Task: Plot - inspirational female protagonist
How it Fits: It's in the title
Book: Radiant: The Dancer, The Scientist, and a Friendship Forged in Light
Author: Liz Heinecke
Date Read: Feb 24th
Task: Plot - celebrates female friendships
How it Fits: A fresh and lovely dual biography of two extraordinary women who met at the intersection of science and art.
Book: Having a Martha Home the Mary Way: 31 Days to a Clean House and a Satisfied Soul
Author: Sarah Mae
Date Read: Feb 22nd
Task: Author - female
How it Fits: Author is female
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
Book: Ancient Magic: A Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome
Author: Philip Matyszak
Date Read: Feb 22nd
Task: MPG - mythology
How it Fits: It is
Book: Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
Author: Dan Koeppel
Date Read: Feb 22nd
Task: Plot - luck, fate, or destiny
How it Fits: 'Fate' in subtitle
Book: The Slow Road North: How I Found Peace in an Improbable Country
Author: Rosie Schaap
Date Read: Feb 28th
Task: Set - Ireland
How it Fits: Set in Northern Ireland
🌍The Balance of Light & Dark
Book: The Auschwitz Kommandant: A Daughter's Search for the Father She Never Knew
Author: Barbara U. Cherish
Date Read: Feb 28th
Task: Plot - 2 opposing forces
How it Fits: Good versus evil
Book: House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
Author: Eva Dou
Date Read: Feb 28th
Task: Plot - 2 MCs who are total opposites
How it Fits: "Across town, Huawei’s archrival, ZTE, had taken the opposite approach." p.150
Book: This Business of Artist Management: The Standard Reference to All Phases of Managing a Musician's Career from Both the Artist's and Manager's Point of View
Author: Xavier M. Frascogna Jr.
Date Read: Feb 28th
Task: Plot - 2 POVs
How it Fits: It's in the subtitle: Artist & Manager POVs
Embracing Change 4/4🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
b) Read a book with storm, wind, or rain in the title
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
Title: Bloodtree River
Author: Sarah Barrie
Date completed: 10/03/25
Task: 3
How it fits: Set on a cattle farm in the outback. The outback is the perfect place for a lot of misadventures and hiding those who want to remain hidden.
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
Title: Graves on the Fens
Author: Joy Ellis
Date Completed: 03/03/25
Task: a
How it fits: DI Nikki Galena is a strong career focused woman
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
Title: Spells for Forgetting
Author: Adrienne Young
Date Completed: 09/03/25
Task: a
How it fits: There is a mystic belief on the Island of Saoirse that has been passed through generations. People use spells and old witch tokens to assist them in their lives. Then things start happening that start a sequence of events which effect the whole Island.
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.)
b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
Title: The Ghost Ship
Author: Kate Mosse
Date Completed: 12/03/25
Task: b
How it fits: Guilles was born a girl poor but lives as a boy/man, Louise has her inheritance from her father and is the owner of the ship that her and Gilles sail on.
4/4 Unpredictable Weather
a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
b) Read a book with storm, wind, or rain in the title
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose - setting of hotel is the key theme
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon - very inspirational female MC
b) Read a book that celebrates female friendships and sisterhood
c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation)
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore The Naga Warriors 1: Battle of Gokul Vol 1 by Akshat Gupta - mythology of Naga sanyasis
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.)
b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer - MCs against each other where one Miles wants to steal and Warwick must stop him
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
4/4🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
b) Read a book with storm, wind, or rain in the title
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
Rahasia Harta Karun by Enid Blyton (22 Feb) － the setting has the clue to find the hidden treasure
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (27 Feb) － the MCs inspired me to be strong and dedicated
b) Read a book that celebrates female friendships and sisterhood
c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation)
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore
Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters by Nikita Gill (21 Apr) － short stories about Greek mythology
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.)
b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
The Magic Library - Perpustakaan Ajaib Bibbi Bokken by Jostein Gaarder (15 Mar)
Completed 4/4🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
Title: Snowstorms and Second Chances
Author: Brigham Vaughn
Date Completed: 2/23/25
Task: a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
How it fits: A huge snowstorm leaves the MCs stranded together
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
Title: Bowling for Turkeys
Author: Amy Lane
Date Completed: 3/1/25
Task: c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation)
How it fits: Lovely manifestation of acceptance, friendship and love, felt like a warm hug
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
Title: Mummified Meringues
Author: Leighann Dobbs
Date Completed: 2/23/25
Task: c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
How it fits: Paddy Sullivan is a murder suspect known for his Irish temper.
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
Title: Peacocks
Author: Lucy Lennox
Date Completed: 2/25/25
Task:b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites
How it fits: “Jaybird Proud was my exact opposite. He was the kind of guy who flew by the seat of his pants while I meticulously planned out everything in my life.”
0/4🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
b) Read a book with storm, wind, or rain in the title
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
b) Read a book that celebrates female friendships and sisterhood
c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation)
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.)
b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
3/4🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
The Crash by Freida McFadden March 6 - features a snow storm
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
Fake As Puck by Sarah Smith March 4 - FMC is an inspiring genius doctor
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles February 23 - told from the perspectives of the FMC and MMC
CompletedMini Quest: Embracing Change
22/2/25 - open
4/4
🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
Book: The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar 24/2 3★
Fit: the locale is a conservation area
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
Book:Women of a Certain Rage by Liz Byrski 27/2 3★
Fit: a lot of these women's stories are inspirational
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★
Fit: Garion's destiny is a driving force throughout
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
Book: Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist 28/2 3★
Fit: told from Martin & Zoe's perspectives alternately
4/4 completedCOMPLETE
✓ 🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
a) Read a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather - The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, finished 03-Mar. In "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", the story opens on a "wild, tempestuous night towards the close of November" (ch. X).
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
✓ 👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
b) Read a book that celebrates female friendships and sisterhood
c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation) - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Michelle Obama, finished 31-Mar. I found this book both comforting and inspiring.
✓ ☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore - Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley, finished 12-Mar. Indigenous mythology of her tribe plays a crucial part in Daunis' life.
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
✓ 🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.) - The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow, finished 06-Mar. The good of January vs. the evil of The Society trying to close the Doors.
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
4/4 completedCOMPLETE
🌦️ Unpredictable Weather
a) Re/ad a book that features extreme or unpredictable weather
b) Read a book with storm, wind, or rain in the title
c) Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
Title: Just a Bit Wrecked
Author: Alessandra Hazard
Date Completed: 4/29/25
Task: Read a book where the setting plays a major role in the story
How it fits: The main characters are stranded on an island after a plane crash
👩🎨 International Women’s Day (March 8th)
a) Read a book with a female protagonist who inspires you
b) Read a book that celebrates female friendships and sisterhood
c) Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug (your interpretation)
Title: Just a Little Magic
Author: Kerry Kilpatrick
Date Completed: 3/9/25
Task: Read a book written by a woman that feels like a warm hug
How it fits: This book is a sweet comfort read
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)
a) Read a book that features mythology or folklore
b) Read a book where luck, fate, or destiny have a critical role
c) Read a book set in Ireland or with Irish influences
Title: Wormwood Summer
Author: Kai Butler
Date Completed: 3/6/25
Task: Read a book that features mythology or folklore
How it fits: Book is based around supernatural creatures and the Fae courts
🌍The Balance of Light and Dark
a) Read a book featuring two opposing forces (e.g. good vs. evil, past vs. present, science vs. magic, etc.)
b) Read a book with two MCs who are total opposites
c) Read a book told from two perspectives
Title: What We Broke
Author: Marley Valentine
Date Completed: 5/1/25
Task: Read a book told from two perspectives
How it fits: The story is told from the perspectives of Leo and Jessie who are in a struggling marriage
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The month of March is soon upon us. A month of transformation, contrasts, and new energy—a bridge between winter’s last chills and spring’s first blossoms. A time to embrace fresh starts, powerful voices, unexpected twists, and shifting seasons.
This February, let's look ahead and celebrate everything that makes March unique—wild weather, Women's International Day, St. Patrick’s Day magic, and the balance between light and dark.
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