The Lost Challenges discussion

Object: The aim of the challenge is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter. A special badge is given to the winner.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points.

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.




Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.


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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Angel **Book Junkie** FINISHED - 32 pts.
Anne

Caraina FINISHED - 25 pts.
Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED - 16 pts.
Cindy III

Ferenc FINISHED - 35 pts.
Frankie FINISHED - 68 pts.

Genevieve FINISHED - 34 pts.
Giacomina the Snail

JoAnne FINISHED - 61 pts.
Julesy FINISHED - 37 pts.

Kendra FINISHED - 96 pts.

Laila Jane
Lali & Michelle FINISHED - 51 pts.
LaurLa FINISHED - 90 pts.

Margaret
Marla FINISHED - 33 pts.
Meghana FINISHED - 38 pts.
Melissa A FINISHED - 268 pts.
Michele FINISHED - 64 pts.

Nell FINISHED - 29 pts.

Olivermagnus FINISHED - 43 pts.

Prisha FINISHED - 32 pts.

Tari FINISHED - 41 pts.

Vanessa FINISHED - 55 pts.

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Read: 61

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
1 - Uncertain Spring Lyn Cote 4/6/25
1 - Spring at Saddle Run Delores Fossen 4/7/25

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1 - The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 5/4/25

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
1 - Busted Karin Slaughter 3/27/25
1 - Fixer-Upper Linda Seed 4/10/25
1 - Winter's Mourn Mary Stone 4/30/25
1 - Whiskey Chaser Lucy Score 5/19/25

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
1 - Holding the Reins Paisley Hope 4/28/25
1 - Training the Heart Paisley Hope 5/7/25

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
1 - Corpse at a Cape Cod Inn Angela K. Ryan 5/19/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 - The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter 4/4/25
3 - Magic Claims Ilona Andrews 4/14/25
3 - All the Afters J.H. Croix 4/25/25
3 - The Day He Came Home Elana Johnson 5/20/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Body in the Bookstore Ellie Alexander 3/30/25
1 - Wind River Wrangler Lindsay McKenna 5/5/25

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Way Forward Eliana West 4/26/25

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
1 - Formula Fling Sawyer Bennett 4/16/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
1 - Treasure Coast Promise Leigh Duncan 3/31/25

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 - Suspense Criminal Karin Slaughter 3/23/25
1 - Romance Back in the Saddle Kristen Ashley 4/19/25
1 - Suspense Mud Vein Tarryn Fisher 4/22/25
1 - Suspense Beautifully Broken Pieces Catherine Cowles 5/6/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 - Slow Ride Lori Foster 4/9/25
1 - Raven Falls Jill Sanders 4/11/25
1 - Sandpiper Marsh Vickie McKeehan 4/13/25
1 - Something Right Evey Lyon 4/17/25
1 - Play It Safe Kristen Ashley 4/21/25
1 - Sterling Fight L.B. Dunbar 4/24/25
1 - Small Town Christmas Olivia Miles 5/11/25
1 - Seaside Cowboy's Marriage of Convenience Alexa Verde 5/18/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
1 - published May 29, 2013 Unseen Karin Slaughter 3/28/25
1 - Published April 4, 2023 Day Break Jill Sanders 4/1/25
3 - Published April 7, 2025 Bubbles at The Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 4/12/25
3 - published April 15, 2025 The Woman Left Behind Kristen Ashley 4/23/25
3 - Published May 1, 2025 From Grumpy to Forever Elena Aitken 5/16/25
3 - published May 13, 2025 Dying to Meet You Sarina Bowen 5/17/25
3 - Published April 22, 2025 Summer Light on Nantucket Nancy Thayer 5/22/25
3 - Published May 13, 2025 Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel Mary Alice Monroe 5/23/25
1 - Published June 11, 2024 Every Beat of My Heart Lea Coll 5/25/25
1 - published June 15, 2017 Holiday in the Hamptons Sarah Morgan 5/27/25

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus to receive the 2 extra points.

Levels:
Spring Fling: 16-30 points

Completed: 25/16-30 points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING. Spring Flowers, Spring Frost - Ismail Kadare 5/8/25 (3pts.)
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name). The Education of Dixie Dupree - Donna Everhart 3/22/25 (Dixie Dupree) – 3 pts.

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover). The Orchard - Theresa Weir 3/30/25 (1pt.)

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh. Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich 3/21/25 – 1pt.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name). Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (Sookie Stackhouse Series) – 1pt.

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover). Bat Boy - Christina Lee 6/12/25 (3pts.)

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. Black Woods Blue Sky - Eowyn Ivey 3/23/25 – 3 pts.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA. Sinister Magic - Lindsay Buroker 6/15/25 (1pt.)
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS: A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father. The Russian - James Patterson 4/3/25 – 3pts.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#). A SCOOP OF MURDER: An Ice Cream Shoppe Samll-Town Cozy Mystery - Patti Petrone Miller 6/20/25 (loc 254 – Bowls of Neapolitan and rocky road sweated in the humidity.) (1pt.)
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING. Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (Romance) – 1pt.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count). Persuader - Lee Child 4/5/25 – 1pt.

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025. Original Sinner - Kait Ballenger 4/8/25 (Published on March 25, 2025) – 3pts.

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

COMPLETED!

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl 5/18/2025
Renee takes Hope to a concert.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 4/11/2025
Lita

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander 4/30/2025 Sloan Krause Mysteries #5

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis 3/25/2025
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025
The Lost Jewels by Kristy Manning 4/7/2025
You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q Sutanto 5/15/2025
Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble 5/22/2025

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz 4/18/2025
The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy 4/24/2025

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens3/31/2025 suspense
You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 4/14/2025 suspense
Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5/7/2025 suspense
The Killing Hour by Kate Bold 5/11/2025 suspense
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 5/14/2025 romance
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025 Romance

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Progress: 37/31+

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
1 pt 🌷Springtime Crime by Carolyn Keene - Apr. 5

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1 pt 🎶Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time by Salomey Doku - Apr. 8

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
3 pts ✂️The Makers Club: A Graphic Novel by Reimena Yee - MC's name is Aqilah - Apr. 1

3 pts 🌞Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams - One of MC's name is Abby - Apr. 3

3 pts 👨‍🌾What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena - MC's name is Diana - Apr. 6


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
1 pt😆Road to Revolution! by Stan Mack - Mar. 20

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
3 pts 🐰Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier - Apr. 8

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
3 pts ⚽Swing by Audrey Meeker - Apr. 19


9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 pts 🐶Doggie Day Care Murder by Laurien Berenson - Mar. 25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 pt 🎭Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter - Apr. 13

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
1 pt 👪Song of the Sea: The Graphic Novel adapted by Samuel Sattin

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
1 pt 🏀Read a small book (around 100 pages or less). Slam Dunk: A Story of Teamwork by Josh Anderson - Mar. 25
1 pt ♒Read a small book (around 100 pages or less). Ting and the Deadly Waters: A 1931 Yangtze River Flood Graphic Novel by Ailynn Collins - Mar. 25
1 pt 🐎Read a small book (around 100 pages or less). Black Beauty by L.L. Owens - Mar. 26

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
1 pt 🤯Echoes of Memory by Sara Driscoll - p. 128 She had to be nuts to keep trying the cop coffee in the bullpen. - Mar. 26

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
1 pt 🧼Brownstone: A Graphic Novel by Samuel Teer

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
1 pt 🎾Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos - genre is Sports
1 pt 👯Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel by Arley Nopra - genre is Realistic Fiction - Mar. 30

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 pt 👻Spirit Week by Ira Marcks - Apr. 11

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3 pts ✈️Straight Outta Busan by Stefano Jun - published Apr. 16, 2025 - Apr. 14
3 pts 📗Entirely Emmie by Terri Libenson - published May 6, 2025 - Apr. 15

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

16 points
Levels:
Spring Fling: 16-30 points


TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
1 pt. - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 2 April 2025 ★★★★★ (title is white)



4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 pt. - Heaven's Queen: Paradox, Book 3 by Rachel Bach 22 May 2025 ★★★★



11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
3 pt. - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner 29 April 2025 ★★★
1 pt. - Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 3 May 2025★★★



12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 pt. - Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu 29 March 2025 ★★★★★ Paranormal
1 pt. - To Con a Gentleman by Sarah Adams 5 April 2025 ★★★ Romance
1 pt. - Jade City by Fonda Lee 12 April 2025 ★★★★ Science-fiction
1 pt. The Witch's Lens: A Novel by Luanne G. Smith 31 may 2025 ★★★ Paranormal
1 pt. - The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu 18 June 2025 ★★★★ Paranormal



19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 pt. - Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter 20 April 2025 ★★★
1 pt. - Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole 7 June 2025 ★★★
1 pt. - If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura 13 June 2025 ★★★★



20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
1 pt. - Emma of 83rd Street: A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by Audrey Bellezza 6 May 2025 ★★★★ First published May 23, 2023
1 pt. - The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis 31 May 2025 ★★★★ First published May 23, 2023




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Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Level:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

40/40 + 68/31+ points Completed. Finish

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name). 3+1+3+1+3=11pts.
Avery:While Justice Sleeps-Stacey Abrams 3/25/25
Then She's Gone-Willow Rose 3/26/25
Angie:Who Moved My Goat Cheese?-Lynn Cahoon 3/27/25
Husband Missing-Lisa Regan 3/28/25
Olivia:The Woman Next Door-Elle Gray 5/30/25


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover). 1+1+1=3pts.
Orange Thyme Death-Leena Clover 3/24/25
Habeas Corpus-Rebecca Zanetti 3/31/25
Beautiful Exile-Catherine Cowles 4/13/25


5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo 1+1+1+1+1+1+1=7pts.
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C
Countdown-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 3/21/25
Chasing Her Fire-Claire Kingsley 5/13/25
Curses and Cupcakes-Michelle M. Pillow 5/23/25

a Series #5 (share the series name).
Wilder Family:This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25
Rachel Ryder:Body Count-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 4/04/25
(Violet Darger)
Five Days Post Mortem-L.T. Vargus 5/15/25
(Women's Murder Club)
5th Horseman-James Patterson 5/22/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. 3+3=6pts.
Widows of Medina-D.D. Black 4/01/25
In Her Grave-Willow Rose 4/06/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover). 1pt.
Brooke Montgomery-Fall With Me 5/24/25

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father. 3+3+3+3+3=15pts.
Secret Love-Willow Aster 3/22/25
Quiet Beautiful Things-Samantha Christy 3/23/25
Force of Justice-J.J. Miller 3/29/25
Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty-Lani Lynn Vale 4/02/25
When They Disappeared-Addison Michael 4/13/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day 1pt.
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or
Last Night-Luanne Rice 4/10/25
a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING. 1+1+1=3pts.
Suspense:Agent vs. Assassin-L.R. Jones 3/26/25
Romance:Blitz-Devney Perry 3/28/25
Suspense:Maniacal-C.M. Sutter 5/29/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count). 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=10pts.
Perfect Enemy-M. Robinson 3/29/25
I'll Just Date Myself-Lani Lynn Vale 4/07/25
Rushing In-Claire Kingsley 4/09/25
Stay With Me-Brooke Montgomery 4/11/25
Rain After Fire-Amber Kelly 4/18/25
Pink Lady-J.A. Konrath 4/28/25
Scornful Scones-Mildred Abbott 4/30/25
Sully-Jessica Gadziala 5/11/25
Into the Black Nowhere-Meg Gardiner 5/16/25
Peony Dreadful-Nancy Warren 5/25/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025. 3+3+3+3=12pts.
03/25/25:Fear for Her Life-D.K. Hood 4/03/25
04/08/25:Foul Play-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 5/01/25
05/13/25:Can't Get Enough-Kennedy Ryan 5/23/25
05/27/25:You, Me, and Forever-Laura Pavlov 5/30/25
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WELCOME SPRING TIME 🦋☘️💐🌷🐥

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

64/31+

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

✅✅✅✅2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
Emma and Sam go to the symphony .
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 4/8/25
Darek and Zofia go to a piano concert
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin. Read 4/12/25
Amber and Jackson see King Lear on Broadway
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Read 5/9/25
Book Lovers by Emily Henry Read 5/16/25. Libby and Nora go to a school play

✅✅✅✅3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
Read 3/25/25
Read 4/23/25
Bonus- MC's name is Daphne
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
Read 5/8/25
Read 6/6/25
Bonus MC name is Lilly

✅4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
Read 3/27/25

✅5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.Eva and Allison tell Lennox a joke to make her relax and not be so tense
What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne Read 4/14/25

✅6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
Daniel's Final Week by Donna VanLiere Reaed 3/24/25

-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

✅7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name). Title begins with C
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. Read 4/19/25

✅8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Odie, Albert and Emmy watch Moses pitch at the Lincoln School baseball game
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Read 4/5/25
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).


✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke Read 3/19/25 Bonus-MC Robyn and Ana are both mothers
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain Read 5/2/25 Bonus-MC Anna Hart a mother
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. Read 5/4/25 Cathy Caldwell is a mother
They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire Read 5/19/25 Mackensie has a mom
Book: Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly Read 5/22/25 Ava is the MC and a mother
The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain Read 5/22/25 Tess is the MC and a mother
The Push by Ashley Audrain Read 5/5/25 MC Blythhe is mother ot Violet
Son: A Psychopath and his Victims by Jack Olsen. Read 6/5/25. Ruth Coe is a mother

✅✅10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA. L and L
Buried by Lynda La Plante Read 4/9/25
Author's initials L and B
.Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett. Read 4/21/25
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

✅✅✅✅✅11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library. Dorthy works in a library
The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra Read 3/21/25
Read 4/24/25
Marvey is a librarian and books on the cover
Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthews
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Read 4/17/25 Eileen's mother is a librarian
Deeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb Read 5/12/25. Florence Hidgon is the library director
A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay Read 5/19/25 Lindsay is a library director
books on cover


✅✅12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Mrs. Mitsuko Otsuka loves flowers and gardening
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Read 3/29/25
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane Read 5/17/25 May Attaway is a botanist and love gardening

✅✅✅13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey. Read 4/3/25--
✅>BONUS: The MC is a father. Donny McDowell
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Read 5/11/25 Charlie is a dad to Chloe
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop Read 5/25/25 Lee is father to Sheryl


14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

✅15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#). Page 104 Marshmallows as pillows are delicious.
-->✅BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Read 5/21/25

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

✅17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Read 4/14/25
Jessie worked as a maid at Hope End
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

✅✅✅18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Romance begins with R
With Love from London by Sarah Jio Read 4/5/25
Romance begins with R
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven Read 4/27/25
Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father by April Balascio Read 5/15/25 Tagged Nonfiction-Letter N

✅✅19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count). Letter S
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon. Read 3/23/25
Smart Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 5/26/25 Letter S

✅✅20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date. May 7
The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts. Read 4/9/25
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Published April 2, 2024 The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. Read 5/3/25

FINISHED! Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Part One: 144
Part Two: 124
Total: 268

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.

-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play. (1)
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

The Comeback Lily Chu (Ari goes to Min’s concert) 03/21/25

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day. (11)
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).

The Little Italian Hotel Phaedra Patrick 03/28/25
The Glass Ocean Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White 04/01/25
Fundamentally Nussaibah Younis 04/01/25
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes 2)
Nancy Springer 04/04/25
On the Trail of a Killer (Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 1) Cate Lawley 04/25/25
The Clinic Cate Quinn 05/17/25
There's Something About Mira Sonali Dev 05/18/25
A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic 11) Lucy Burdette 05/19/25
Dressed to Kill (Tourist Trap 4) Lynn Cahoon 06/1/25
Aunt Bessie Observes (Isle of Man 15) Diana Xarissa 06/19/25
Rockets' Dead Glare (Tourist Trap 4.5) Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25


-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name). (27)

Morbidly Yours (Love in Galway 1) Ivy Fairbanks (Lark) 04/02/25
Crooked Seeds Karen Jennings (Deidre) 04/02/25
Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry (Alice) 05/06/25
Zonked in the Zucchinis (Lovely Lethal Gardens 1 Rewind) Dale Mayer (Doreen) 06/04/25
Mad About Ewe (Common Threads 1) Susannah Nix (Dawn) 06/09/25
A Painted House John Grisham (Luke) 06/13/25
Wizard of Most Wicked Ways (Whimbrel House 4) Charlie N. Holmberg (Owein) 06/12/25
The First Shot (The Last Mrs. Parrish .5) Liv Constantine (Lana/Amber) 06/15/25
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain (Anthony) 06/20/25

4. Pastels (3)
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover). (3)

Ashes Álvaro Ortiz 04/30/25
Save the Date (Save the Date 1) Mary Kay Andrews 05/04/25
Murder with Ganache (Key West Food Critic 4) Lucy Burdette 05/06/25


5. April Fool's Day (2)
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

What If? Shari Low (Carly often makes her friends laugh) 04/18/25
Mai Tai Massacre (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 8) Jasmine Webb (Charlie makes Jake laugh) 06/16/25

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated (3)

The Ultimate Pi Day Party (Baldwin Village 1) Jackie Lau (p. 241) 04/29/25
Dying to Read (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 5) Lynn Cahoon 06/14/25

OR from the Christian genre.

Small Town Secrets (Small Town 1) Kristy Tate 06/01/25

-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover). (3)

Easter Bunny Murder (Lucy Stone 19) Leslie Meier 06/20/25


7. Cinco De Mayo (6)
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C

Carved in Bone (Body Farm Novel 1) Jefferson Bass 04/21/25
The Cellist of Sarajevo Steven Galloway 05/07/25
A Clue in the Crumbs (Key West Food Critic 13) Lucy Burdette 05/22/25
The Club Ellery Lloyd 06/08/25

or a Series #5 (share the series name).

A Gravely Troubling Discovery (Dinner Lady Detectives 5) Hannah Hendy 05/01/25
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Milhone 5) Sue Grafton 05/10/25

8. Spring Sports (1)
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.

North to Paradise Ousman Umar (Ousman watches a Barcelona soccer match) 05/09/25

-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day (3)
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.

Vows of Murder (Tourist Trap Mystery 17) Lynn Cahoon (Amanda is Greg’s mother) 04/06/25
Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Zikora) 05/01/25
Blue Sisters Coco Mellors(Chiti is a mother) 06/11/25

-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. (63)

The Salt Path Raynor Winn(Raynor has two children) 03/21/25
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan 5) Elle Cosimano 03/23/25
Famous Last Words Gillian McAllister (Cam is Polly’s mother) 03/24/25
Weyward Emilia Hart (Kate becomes a mother) 03/27/25
Three Days in June Anne Tyler(Gail is the mother of the bride) 04/02/25
The Persian Pickle Club Sandra Dallas (Queenie becomes a mother) 04/06/25
The Keepers of the House Shirley Ann Grau(Abigail is a mother) 04/12/25
The Persians Sanam Mahloudji (Elizabeth and Shirin are mothers) 04/16/25
Nesting Roisín O’Donnell (Ciara has three children) 04/17/25
You Will Never Be Me Jesse Q. Sutanto (Aspen and Meredith are both. mothers) 04/23/25
Sniffing out Sweet Secrets (Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 3) Cate Lawley (Zella is a mother of two) 04/26/25
Sheltered in Haven: Haven-on-the-Lake Series Prequel Novella (Haven-on-the-Lake Prequel) Quinley Dixon (Ruby Irish has four children) 05/07/25
Harvest Moon Homecoming (Sweet Haven Farm .5) Jessie Gussman (Ellie is a mother) 05/08/25
The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami (Sarah is a mother of two) 05/13/25
Murder on Memory Lake (Ferrara Family Mystery 1) J.D. Griffo (Alberta is a mother) 05/18/25
Ready, Scrap, Shoot (Kiki Lowenstein 6) Joanna Campbell Slan (Kiki is Anya’s mother) 05/21/25
Isola Allegra Goodman 05/25/25
The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey 06/05/25
The Bright Side Running Club Josie Lloyd (Kiera)/07/25
A Family Matter Claire Lynch (Maggie is a mother) 06/09/25
Paper Wife Laila Ibrahim(Mei Liang becomes a mother) 06/14/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella. (7)
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.

Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe (Gertrude Gumshoe 1) Robin Merrill 04/30/25
Death in Four Courses (Key West Food Critic 2) Lucy Burdette 05/05/25
Death with All the Trimmings (Key West Food Critic 5) Lucy Burdette 05/08/25
Fatal Reservations (Key West Food Critic 6) Lucy Burdette 05/09/25
Death on the Menu (Key West Food Critic 8) Lucy Burdette 05/12/25
The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 05/13/25
A Dish to Die For (Key West Food Critic 12) Lucy Burdette 05/20/25

-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover). (15)

An Appetite for Murder (Key West Food Critic Mystery 1) Lucy Burdette 04/28/25
Topped Chef (Key West Food Critic 3) Lucy Burdette 05/05/25
Killer Takeout (Key West Food Critic 7) Lucy Burdette 05/11/25
Raining Cats & Dogs (Melanie Travis 12) Laurien Berenson 05/25/25
A Poisonous Palate (Key West Food Critic 14) Lucy Burdette 06/02/25

Part Two - 124 points

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library. (1)

A Novel Love Story Ashley Poston (Eileen’s mother is a librarian) 06/06/25

-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover). (3)

The Quiet Librarian Allen Eskens 05/14/25

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens (2)
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

The Three Lives of Cate Kay Kate Fagan (p. 39) 04/04/25
Murder in an Irish Garden (Irish Village Mystery 11) Carlene O'Connor 04/19/25

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father. (2)

Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls 1) Martha Hall Kelly (Kasia’s father is a postmaster) 04/08/25
After Life Gayle Forman (David is Amber’s father) 06/10/25

-->BONUS: The MC is a father. (21)

Margarettown Gabrielle Zevin (the narrator is a father) 04/04/25
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn and Chee 2) Tony Hillerman (Joe was a father - although his son is deceased) 04/11/25
Our Man in Havana Graham Greene(Milly is Wormold’s daughter) 04/14/25
Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Broadie 4) Kate Atkinson (Jackson has a daughter and a son) 04/15/25
The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn (Karl has a daughter) 05/08/25
The Radleys Matt Haig (Peter) 06/02/25
Landlines Raynor Winn(Moth Winn is a father) 06/03/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day (2)
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island

Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House Book 2) Charlie N. Holmberg 04/17/25

or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

After Hello (You Had Me At Hello 1.5) Mhairi McFarlane 04/21/25

15. National Rocky Road Day (2)
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).

Ice Cream Lover (Baldwin Village 2) Jackie Lau (p. 2 “. . . shared a banana split with chocolate ice cream. . .”) 05/15/25

The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson (p. 58 “. . . a marshmallow roast . . .”) 06/05/25

-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD. (3)

Deep End Ali Hazelwood
(p. 279 “. . . ice cream and walk around campus . . .”) 05/02/25

16. Flag Day (US) (1)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).

A Redbird Christmas Fannie Flagg (mailbox flag) 05/17/25


-->BONUS: A United States’ Flag on the cover. (Show cover) (3)

Apocalypse Meow (Movie Club Mysteries 7) Zara Keane 04/13/25

17. Spring Cleaning (4)
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.

Aunt Bessie Needs (Isle of Man 14) Diana Xarissa (p. 83 “. . . By The time she finishes her cleaning . . .”) 03/22/25
On Deadly Tides (Penny Brannigan 11) Elizabeth J. Duncan (p. 217 - Gwenie is hired to clean Penny’s house) 04/24/25
Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy (the islanders are constantly doing chores) 05/26/25
Mission to Murder(Tourist Trap 2) Lynn Cahoon (Jill does her rare house cleaning) 06/17/25

-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING (9)
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

The Happy Ever After Playlist (Friend Zone 2) Abby Jimenez (Romance) 03/23/25
How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days K.M. Jackson(Romance) 03/25/25
Death Rattle (Death Book Trilogy 1) Carter Pugh (Romantasy) 04/02/25
Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House 3) Charlie N. Holmberg (paranormal) 04/19/25
I Know Who You Are Alice Feeney (Suspense) 05/05/25
Listening Woman(Leaphorn and Chee 3) Tony Hillerman (Native American) 05/15/25
Not Friends (Sworn to Loathe You 3) Rachel John (Romance) 06/03/25
People of Darkness (Leaphorn and Chee 4) Tony Hillerman (Native American) 06/14/25
Don't Let Him In Lisa Jewell (Suspense) 06/17/25

19. SPRING (6)
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

Good Girl Aria Aber 04/04/25
If Cats Disappeared from the World Genki Kawamura 04/22/25
Gingerbread Danger (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 9) Amanda Flower 06/09/25
The Retreat (Elin Warner 2) Sarah Pearse 06/16/25
If the Shoe Killsv(Tourist Trap 3) Lynn Cahoon 06/18/25
Santa Puppy (Tourist Trap 5.5) Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25

20. Spring Books (8)
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.

Summer Romance Annabel Monaghan (Pub. June 4, 2024) 03/23/25
Dead as a Doornail (Kenni Lowry 5) Tonya Kappes (Pub. May 15, 2022) 04/03/25
Murdered by Country Music (High Desert 3) Dianne Harman (Pub. May 18, 2016) 04/20/25
Life’s Too Short (The Friend Zone 3) Abby Jimenez (April 6, 2021) 04/21/25
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting Clare Pooley (Pub. June 7, 2022) 04/22/25
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel Pamela Binnings Ewen (Pub. April 7, 2020) 05/13/25
A Deadly Feast (Key West Food Critic 9) Lucy Burdette (Pub. May 7, 2019) 05/17/25
Between Shades of Gray Ruta Sepetys (Pub. March 22, 2011) 06/07/25

-->BONUS: Published in 2025. (57)

Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/03/25
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man (Vera Wong 2) Jesse Q. Sutanto (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/09/25
No Roast for the Weary (Coffeehouse Mystery 21) Cleo Coyle (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/10/25
Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall (Pub. March 4, 2025) 04/13/25
The One That Got Away Mike Gayle (Pub. May 1, 2025) 04/20/25
Fudge and Marriage (Candy-Coated Mystery 13) Nancy CoCo (Pub. April 1, 2025) 04/22/25
Malarkey in Christmas River: A Christmas Cozy Mystery (Christmas River 14) Meg Muldoon (Pub. April 27, 2025) 05/02/25
Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch 4) Lyla Sage (Pub. April 15, 2025) 05/16/25
My Friends Fredrik Backman (Pub. 6, 2025) 05/23/25
Detective Aunty (Kausar Khan Investigates: Book 1) Uzma Jalaluddin (Pub. May 6, 2025) 05/28/25
My Favorite Bad Decision (The Favorites 1) Elizabeth O'Roark (Pub. May 15, 2025) 06/02/25
An Extremely Unlikely Death (Dinner Lady Detectives 6 ) Hannah Hendy (Pub. March 20, 2025) 06/04/25
What Happens in Amsterdam Rachel Lynn Solomon (Pub. May 6, 2025) 06/05/25
Murder at the Ponte Vecchio (Armstrong and Oscar 11) T.A. Williams (Pub. May 4, 2025) 06/06/25
Yipped in the Yams (Lovely Lethal Gardens 2 Rewind) Dale Mayer (Pub. June 3, 2025) 06/07/25
All That Life Can Afford Emily Everett (Pub. April 1, 2025) 06/15/25
No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (Every Time I Go on Vacation 2) Catherine Mack (Pub. May 13, 2025) 06/15/25
The Love Haters Katherine Center (Pub. 5/20/25) 06/17/25
The Chow Maniac (Noodle Shop Mystery 11) Vivien Chien (Pub. April 1, 2025) 06/17/25

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels: Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
POINTS: 55

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play. 1 point
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
Yes, And by Kristi Coulter 6/6/25
pg 27 - Kristi goes to a concert by herself

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day. 5 points
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
After Words by Nina Mitchell 5/19/25
Death in December by Victor Gunn 6/5/25 - BONUS
MC Ironsides Bill Cromwell
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker 6/16/25


4. Pastels 1 point
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir 4/23/25


5. April Fool's Day 2 points
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson 5/24/25
pg 26 "He barked a laugh...she hadn't been trying to be funny."
Everybody Loves Kamau! by W. Kamau Bell 6/7/25
Kamau makes Melissa and her friend laugh when he makes a comment about female anatomy.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo 4 points
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Chopham Affair by Edgar Wallace 5/10/25
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh 5/31/25
Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries by Martin Edwards 6/8/25
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 6, March 2007 6/9/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day 6 points
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders 5/22/25 - BONUS
MC Joanne is a mom.
The Gift by Alison Gaylin 5/30/25 - BONUS
MC Lyla is a mom.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella. 4 points
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
MA The Man with the Sack by Margery Allingham 4/24/25
LL Wasp & Snake - Livia Llewellyn 5/10/25
LU The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 5/10/25
LU Let Her Be by Lisa Unger 5/30/25

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens 1 point
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose 6/7/25

13. Father's Day 7 points
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives Hisashi Kashiwai 5/6/25 - BONUS
MC Nagare Kamogawa is Koishi's father.
Murder on New Year's Eve by P. Creeden 5/24/25
Sheriff is Emma's father.
Ring by Kōji Suzuki 6/20/25 - BONUS
MC Asakawa has a baby, Yoko.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day 3 points
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
Small Books
Falling Down by Guillermo del Toro 5/11/25
Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum 5/24/25
Pallinghurst Barrow by Grant Allen 6/3/25

15. National Rocky Road Day 1 point
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson 6/2/25
pg 54 "Later, they give her ice cream, chocolate first, then strawberry"

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning 3 points
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
The Maid by Nita Prose 5/18/25 - BONUS

The actual maid is a cleaning item!

18. SPRING 12 points
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
P Plays
Bull by Mike Bartlett 3/31/25
Mrs Delgado by Mike Bartlett 5/24/25 
P Paranormal
The Patient by Jasper DeWitt 4/10/25
The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy 6/5/25
The Adventure of the German Student by Washington Irving 6/7/25
N Nonfiction
Love & Estrogen by Samantha  Allen 5/28/25
S Short Stories
The Ghost's Touch by Fergus W. Hume 5/10/25
Black Bark by Brian Evenson 5/11/25
Suspect Zero by Richard Kadrey 5/23/25
Emergency Landing by Seanan McGuire 6/6/25
A Ghost Story by Mark Twain 6/7/25
Off the Tiles by Ianthe Jerrold 6/8/25

19. SPRING 5 points
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Rabbit Heart by Alyssa Wong 5/10/25
Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt 5/10/25
Ponies by Kij Johnson 5/23/25
Gus The Unicorn: The Great Circus Escape by Payton Meyer 5/26/25
Pastrami Murder by Patti Benning 6/10/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.

Welcome all!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
32/31

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook | Stassi Schroeder | March 23, 2025 1 Point



5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Maddie is a mother and is the Main Character 3 Point
My Loving Husband | Sheryl Browne | March 20, 2025
Amanda is a mother to Kiera and Jordan and is Main Character 3 Points
Welcome to West Street | Nicole Trope | March 23, 2025
Beth is the MC and a mother to Etta- 3 Points
Be Mine | Lizzy Barber | March 26, 2025

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
Shannon and Johnnie's Fathers are in the book multiple times 1 Point
Binding 13 | Chloe Walsh | 610 Pages | March 21, 2025
Dave is a Father and is Main Character 3 Points
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story | Dave Pelzer | 230 Pages | March 23, 2025


14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Sports Romance begins with S. 1 Point
Promise Me Not | Meagan Brandy | March 21, 2025
Sports Romance begins with S. 1 Point
Keeping 13 | Chloe Walsh | March 22, 2025
Science Fiction begins With S - 1 Point
Four: A Divergent Story Collection | Veronica Roth | March 22, 2025

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Published April 17th BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
The Final Wife | Jenny Blackhurst | March 21, 2025
Published April 10, 2025 BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
The Girls In The Basement | Steena Holmes | March 22, 2025
Published April 11, 2025 BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
The Book of Lost Children | Jenny O'Brien | March 22, 2025
Published April 22, 2025 BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
What Happened to Ellen?: An American Miscarriage of Justice | Nancy Grace | March 22, 2025
Published: April 25, 2025 Bonus 2025 - 3 Points
Did You See Evie? | Miranda Smith | March 24, 2025

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

51/31+

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
💐 Goes to concerts in all seasons: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 4/30/25

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
💐 Title in white: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
💐 Title in white: Doggone Deadly by Deborah Blake 3/26/25
💐 Title in white: Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey 3/30/25
💐 Title in white: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 3/31/25
💐 Title in white: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 4/4/25
💐 Title in white: The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant 4/24/25


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
💐 The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall 4/17/25

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
💐 Title begins with C: Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25
💐Title begins with C: Claws for Suspicion by Deborah Blake 4/7/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
💐 Agnes is a mother: Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott 3/23/25
💐💐💐 MC Meghan is the mother of Sienna: She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica 3/25/25
💐💐💐 MC Gail is a mother: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 3/27/25
💐💐💐 FMC Lucie is the mother of Maya: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
💐💐💐 MC Jane is the mother of twins Hem and Fitz: Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25
💐💐💐 MC Nina is the mother of Riley: Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 4/28/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
💐 MC is a librarian: Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
💐 MC works in a library: The Good Byline by Jill Orr 3/24/25

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
💐 Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase 3/21/23
💐 Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25
💐 Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins 4/19/25

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
💐 Sam Wingo is the father of Tyler: King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25
💐 MC's father is a character in the book: A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass 4/13/25
💐 MC's father is a character in the book: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton 4/17/25
💐 Carl is a father: Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston 4/21/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
💐 "Uh-huh," I said around a mouthful of Rocky Road. p394 Story of My Life by Lucy Score 4/9/25

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
💐 Union Jacks on the cover: The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25


17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
💐 Tagged Romance and Scotland: Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 3/29/25
💐 Tagged Romance: The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25
💐 Tagged Suspense: Walk the Wire by David Baldacci 4/25/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
💐Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier 3/31/25
💐 Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4/12/25
💐 Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff 4/29/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
💐💐💐 Published 4/1/2025: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25
💐 Published 4/5/2016: Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25
💐 Published 5/31/2016: The Dry by Jane Harper 4/15/25
💐💐💐 Published 4/22/2025: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: Mar. 20th, 2025 - June 20th, 2025

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

96/31

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1 point: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Apr. 3rd
Concert
1 point: The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki - May 18th
Concert
1 point: The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn, Karen Hawkins, Suzanne Enoch & Mia Ryan - June 6th
Play

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
1 Point: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Apr. 7th
1 Point: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Apr. 9th
1 point: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer - Apr. 30th
3 points: Bone Key by Keith R.A. DeCandido - May 28th
Dean


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
1 point: The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin - Apr. 5th
1 point: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 6 by Itaru Kinoshita - Apr. 6th
1 point: Mr. Villain's Day Off 06 by Yuu Morikawa - May 7th


5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
1 point: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - Mar. 24th

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
1 point: Cat + Gamer, Volume 5 by Wataru Nadatani - Apr. 17th
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe - June 12th

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 points: Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 29th
Verity is the MC of the bonus novella - and she's 8 months pregnant with her second kid in it.
1 point: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum - Apr. 23rd
1 point: The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 25th
1 point: The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 27th
1 point: The Night Eaters, Vol. 3: Their Kingdom Come by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 30th
3 points: The Secret of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien - May 7th
3 points: Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque - June 18th

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 point: The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-ye Lee - May 31st

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
1 point: The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake - Apr. 14th

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
1 point: Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling - Apr. 15th
1 point: Magic Shifts Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Apr. 26th
1 point: Magic Binds Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Apr. 29th
3 points: The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu - May 26th
The 7th story's MC
1 point: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - June 2nd

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
1 point: What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher - Mar. 21st
1 point: Blood Bound Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 17th

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 Point: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar - Apr. 10th
Romance
1 point: The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Apr. 19th
Romance
1 point: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke - May 6th
Scifi
1 point: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood - May 8th
Romance
1 point: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis - May 10th
Scifi
1 point: Orbital by Samantha Harvey - May 15th
Space
1 point: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - May 17th
Romance
1 point: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa - May 21st
Science Fiction
1 point: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - May 22nd
Gothic
1 point: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - May 25th
Romance
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - May 27th
Romance
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe - May 29th
Romance
1 point: Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum - June 8th
Nonfiction
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - June 10th
Romance
1 point: 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins by Dave Karger - June 10th
1 point: Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - June 11th
Romance
1 point: Moon Called Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 14th
Graphic Audio
1 point: It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango - June 14th
Sports
1 point: Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood - June 15th
Romance

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 point: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - Mar. 27th
1 point: Ghost by Jason Reynolds - Mar. 31st
1 point: Rat Queens, Vol. 8: The God Dilemma by Ryan Ferrier - May 18th
1 point: She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa - June 5th
1 point: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher - June 20th


20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3 points: Huda F Wants to Know? by Huda Fahmy - Apr. 10th
Apr. 1st, 2025
1 point: The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi - May 1st
Apr. 14th, 2020
3 points: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - May 3rd
Apr. 22nd 2025
3 points: Burn For Me Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - May 5th
Graphic Audio version published Apr. 25th, 2025
1 point: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - May 12th
Mar. 29th, 2016
3 points: Overgrowth by Mira Grant - May 20th
May 6th, 2025
3 points: Lore Olympus: Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe - May 24th
May 6th, 2025
3 points: Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words by John McWhorter - May 28th
Apr. 1st, 2025
3 points: Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo - June 4th
Apr. 8th, 2025
1 point: One Piece, Volume 2: Buggy the Clown by Eiichiro Oda - June 5th
Apr. 3rd, 1998
3 points: Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang - June 9th
May 6th, 2025
3 points: Magic Triumphs Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - June 9th
Graphic Audio version published May 19th, 2025
3 points: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood - June 13th
May 27th, 2025

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels: Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
Civilization: The Six Ideas That Created the Modern World - Niall Ferguson 4/19-

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
The Way Home Looks Now - Wendy Wan-Long Shang

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
A Cruel Thirst - Angela Montoya

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Boxers - Gene Luen Yang Graphic Novel genre

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Refugee - Alan Gratz

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.

Welcome Angel, Michelle, Kendra, Cindy and Giacomina!

Reading The Seasons - Spring - COMPLETED
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

38/31+


1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

✔ 3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow
by Meg Shaffer 3/28/25 - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL - {L}ucy
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/23/25 - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL - {A}lex

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

✔ 5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 3/20/25 - 1 point

✔ 6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated
Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by Tonya Kappes 04/24/25 1★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover -
The Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton 5/7/25 3★ - 1 point

✔ 7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 04/06/25 4★ - 1 point
{C}ase 36 by Mason Sabre 5/3/25 1★ - 1 point

✔ 8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman 04/12/25 4.5★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover -

✔ 9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/26/25 - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother - Tova, the MC is a mother
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 5/11/25 3.5★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother - Bella, one of the MCs is a mother

✔ 10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover
The Handmaid's Tale by {M}argaret {A}twood 5/19/25 4.5★ - 1 point

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

✔ 12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 04/14/25 4.5★ - 1 point

✔ 13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates 04/17/25 3.5★ - 1 point - Denny is a father
To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn 04/29/25 3★ - 3 points
-->BONUS: The MC is a father - Bernie, the MC is a father

✔ 14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a a small book
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky 3/23/25 - 1 point - 97 pages

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

✔ 18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 3/30/25 - 1 point - Genre: Science Fiction
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 04/26/25 - 1 point - Genre: Suspense

✔ 19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING
{R}ogue Protocol by Martha Wells 3/31/25 - 1 point

✔ 20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 04/21/25 2.5★ - 1 point - Apr 21,2021
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 04/23/25 4★ - 1 point - Apr 22,2008
Heartwood by Amity Gaige 04/27/25 - 3 point
-->BONUS: Published in 2025 - Apr 01,2025

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
32 points!
Level:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
by Harry Trevaldwyn 07/04/25 1 point
|16/04/25|William Golding| 1 point
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
|Sally Green|27/04/25|yellow title, Ambrose is a mc| 3 points
|Kristen Perrin|29/05/25|mc is Annie| 3 points

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
Jay's Guide to Crushing It by Ruby Clyde 1 point 15/04/25
Heartbreak Boys|Simon James Green|16/05/25| 1 point

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Unlikely Neighbours by Renee Daniel Flagler 1 point 10/04/25
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend|Emma R. Alban|22/04/25 1 point
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Girl, Goddess, Queen|Bea Fitzgerald|02/06/25| Persephone (mc) is the goddess of flowers 1 point!

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
The Burning Kingdoms|Sally Green|26/05/25 1 point
Much Ado About Nothing|William Shakespeare|12/06/25|Leonato is a father 1 point!
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan 28/03/25
Apollo is a father 3 points
The Burning Maze|Rick Riordan|14/06/25|Apollo is a father 3 points

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens|23/05/25|94 pages 1 point



15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.


16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Messenger of Fear|Michael Grant|04/05/25|genre Supernatural 1 point
The Demon World|Sally Green|05/05/25|genre Romance| 1 point
Women Don't Owe You Pretty|Florence Given|09/05/25|self-help 1 point
The Boy I Love|William Hussey|14/05/25|romance 1 point
The Tattooed Heart|Michael Grant|19/05/25|Paranormal 1 point
Get Ahead in…CHEMISTRY|Tom Whipple|03/06/25|non fiction 1 point!

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Red, White & Royal Blue|Casey McQuiston|04/05/25 1 point
Poisoned|Jennifer Donnelly|06/06/25 1 point

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender May 5, 2020 1 point 4/04/25
Eragon by Christopher Paolini June 1, 2002 1 point 08/04/25
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.

Welcome Meghana and Prisha!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+
Read: 34

TASKS:
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
by Lucia Kuhl 4/21/2025

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
by Harper Lin 5/29/2025
by Harper Lin 5/3/2025

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C
The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/2025
Read a book which is a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3//2025 (A Spice Shop)

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Sit for a Spell by Morgana Best 4/25/2025

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
Diggin' It by Patti Benning 5/30/2025

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a small book (around 100 pages or less).
My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025 (p44)
Kerfuffle at the Border: A Short Story by Seren Star Goode 4/2/2025 (p37)
Harry S. Truman: The 33rd President by Kevin Blake 5/29/2025 (p24)

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road
Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen P26 " earlier good humour "Rocky Road?"

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Southern
Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025
Romance
A Little Bit like Love by Brooke Blaine 5/5/2025
Flash Point by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
Strings Attached by Riley Hart 6/4/2025
Up for the Challenge by Riley Hart 6/8/2025
Native American
Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman 6/7/2025
Suspense
The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 6/10/2025
Sports
The Boyfriend Kickoff by Lauren Blakely 6/11/2025
Short Story
Antiques Slay Ride by Barbara Allan 6/12/2025

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2025
Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day 5/18/2025

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey 4/20/2025 (First published April 28, 2020)
Cornfield Calamity. by Summer Prescott 6/13/2025

Welcome Genevieve!

Completed March 27, 2025

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
32/31

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook | Stassi Schroeder | March 23, 2025 1 Point



5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
Maddie is a mother and is the Main Character 3 Point
My Loving Husband | Sheryl Browne | March 20, 2025
Amanda is a mother to Kiera and Jordan and is Main Character 3 Points
Welcome to West Street | Nicole Trope | March 23, 2025
Beth is the MC and a mother to Etta- 3 Points
Be Mine | Lizzy Barber | March 26, 2025

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
Shannon and Johnnie's Fathers are in the book multiple times 1 Point
Binding 13 | Chloe Walsh | 610 Pages | March 21, 2025
Dave is a Father and is Main Character 3 Points
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story | Dave Pelzer | 230 Pages | March 23, 2025


14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Sports Romance begins with S. 1 Point
Promise Me Not | Meagan Brandy | March 21, 2025
Sports Romance begins with S. 1 Point
Keeping 13 | Chloe Walsh | March 22, 2025
Science Fiction begins With S - 1 Point
Four: A Divergent Story Collection | Veronica Roth | March 22, 2025

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Published April 17th BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
The Final Wife | Jenny Blackhurst | March 21, 2025
Published April 10, 2025 BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
The Girls In The Basement | Steena Holmes | March 22, 2025
Published April 11, 2025 BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
The Book of Lost Children | Jenny O'Brien | March 22, 2025
Published April 22, 2025 BONUS 2025 - 3 Points
What Happened to Ellen?: An American Miscarriage of Justice | Nancy Grace | March 22, 2025
Published: April 25, 2025 Bonus 2025 - 3 Points
Did You See Evie? | Miranda Smith | March 24, 2025

WOOHOO Angel!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

43 of 31+

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:

10. Buy a colorful umbrella. 5
🔹️Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
1 pt - The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 5 Stars - 3/31/25 - AL
1 pt - Lovebug - Erin Mallory - 3 Stars - 5/17/25 - EM
1 pt - Suffer the Children - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 5/14/25 - LB
1 pt - Death Is a Lonely Business - Ray Bradbury - 3 Stars - 5/12/25 - RB
1 pt - Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - 5 Stars - 5/8/25 - LMA

18. SPRING - 11
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 pt - Suspense - Twice in a Blue Moon - Christina Lauren - 3 Stars - 3/20/25
1 pt - Suspense - The Hike - Susi Holliday - 4 Stars - 3/21/25
1 pt - Romance - Lock 'N' Load - Tee O'Fallon - 2 Stars - 3/22/25
1 pt - Romance - Off Sides - Sawyer Bennett - 2 Stars - 3/22/25
1 pt - Suspense - The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 3/23/25
1 pt - Romance - Fire Inside - Kristen Ashley - 2 Stars - 3/25/25
1 pt - Nonfiction - The Woman They Could Not Silence - Kate Moore - 4 Stars - 3/26/25
1 pt - Suspense - To Darkness and to Death - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 3/28/25
1 pt - Suspense - Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25
1 pt - Suspense - All The Pretty Girls - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 3/29/25
1 pt - Suspense - Along Came a Spider - James Patterson - 3.5 Stars - 3/30/25

19. SPRING - 18
🔹️Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 pt - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 4/4/25
1 pt - Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt - 4 Stars - 4/5/25
1 pt - No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow - 3 Stars - 4/6/25
1 pt - A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley - 4 Stars - 4/9/25
1 pt - The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis - 3 Stars - 4/10/25
1 pt - Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25
1 pt - Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25
1 pt - The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger - 5 Stars - 4/14/25
1 pt - The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 3 Stars - 4/15/25
1 pt - The Royal Game - Anne O'Brien - 3 Stars - 4/16/25
1 pt - Running Wild - K.A. Tucker - 3.5 Stars - 4/20/25
1 pt - Slightly Married - Mary Balogh - 4 Stars - 4/22/25
1 pt - Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 4 Stars - 4/27/25
1 pt - Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS - Lisa Rogak - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/25
1 pt - Indigo Ridge - Devney Perry - 4 Stars - 5/9/25
1 pt - The Panther - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/11/25
1 pt - In Bitter Chill - Sarah Ward - 4 Stars - 5/18/25
1 pt - I Will Have Vengeance: The Winter of Commissario Ricciardi - Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 5/20/25

20. Spring Books - 9
🔹️Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
1 pt - Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 4 Stars - 4/13/25 - orig pub - Jun 11, 2013
1 pt - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - Daniel James Brown - 5 Stars - 4/21/25 - orig pub - Jun 04, 2013
1 pt - Captive of the Horde King - Zoey Draven - 3.5 Stars - 4/26/25 - orig pub - Mar 26, 2019
1 pt - Birding with Benefits - Sarah T. Dubb - 3 Stars - 4/28/25 - orig pub - Jun 04, 2024
1 pt - The Lion - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/1/25 - orig pub - Jun 08, 2010
1 pt - Break the Rules - Julia Jarrett - 3 Stars - 5/5/25 - orig pub - Apr 24, 2024
1 pt - Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife - Alison Weir - 5 Stars - 5/6/25 - orig pub - May 13, 2021
1 pt - Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney - 4 Stars - 5/7/25 - orig pub - Mar 23, 2017
1 pt - How to End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang - 3 Stars - 5/13/25 - orig pub - Apr 09, 2024

Welcome Lynda!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Goal: 35/31
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
• 3 points - How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin - 04/07/25 - Annie Adams (MC)
• 3 points - The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25 - Amerie Price (MC)
• 1 points - Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan - Joanna Lillis - 05/18/25
• 1 points - The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo - 05/31/25


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
• 3 points - Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith - 04/14/25 - Precious Ramotswe
• 3 points - The Storm We Made - Vanessa Chan - 05/10/25 - Cecily Alcantara
• 3 points - Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf - 05/25/25 - Clarissa Dalloway

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
• 3 points - Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25 - Ford Grant

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
• 1 point - The Forbidden - Sawyer Bennett - 04/03/25 - Romance
• 1 point - The Killing Game - Kate Bold - 04/05/25 - Suspense
• 1 point - Orcs! The Legend - Christine Larsen - 04/10/25 - Graphic Novel
• 1 point - Ogre: Special Edition - Bob Salley - 04/16/25 - Graphic Novel
• 1 point - The Tryst - Sawyer Bennett - 05/21/25 - Romance

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
• 1 point - Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25
• 1 point - I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue - 04/13/25
• 1 point - Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country - Patricia Evangelista - 04/15/25
• 1 point - The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World - Anthony McCarten - 04/21/25
• 1 point - The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25
• 1 point - The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25
• 1 point - Ice Cream Man, Volume 2: Strange Neapolitan - W. Maxwell Prince - 05/09/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
• 1 point - The Murders at Fleat House - Lucinda Riley - 04/23/25 - Published April 19, 2022
• 1 point - The Harbor House - Mia Kent - 05/19/25 - Published March 24, 2022
• 1 point - Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak - 05/24/25 - Published May 10, 2022

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
41/31+

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Spring Fling: 16-30 points
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1-A play Murder at the Beehive Bistro Sue Hollowell 5/4/25

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
1 Tessa Silver 4/2/25
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
1 Maisy Marple, Clover Calloway 4/4/25

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
1 Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 4/1/25

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Cherry Topped Calamity Angela Mayble 4/3/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
1-Allie's mom Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
1 LR Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
1-Sugar Shack Slaying Maisy Marple Wendy Winchester 4/5/25
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
1-Zoe Paws and Punishment Jinty James 4/11/25

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
3-MC Jim's father to an adult daughter

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
1-has 75 pages House Broken Patti Benning 4/9/25

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
3 Chocolate Scoop Murder Rosie A. Point 4/13/25 p. 70 “…topped with two scoops of chocolate ice cream…”

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.
3 Jacqueline M. Green 5/28/25 (has both US and Britain flags left side of stairs)

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
1-Murder and Tacos Dennis Shock 4/10/25
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1- Novella tag The Appleton Case Diana Xarissa 4/25/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1-Scoop, Murder, Repeat Kathleen Suzette 4/9/25
1-A Grim Trim in a Gym Amber Crewes 4/11/25
1-Irish Bookshop Murder Penny Brooke 4/18/25
1-Swine and Swindle Max Parrott 4/19/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3- pub 4/8/25 Murder by the Hook Betty Hechtman 4/8/25
3 pub 3/26/25 Apples, Alumni & Animosity Sally Bayless 4/12/25
3 pub 4/14/25 Washed Up at Sea Oats Beach Karen C. Whalen 4/14/25 4/14/25
3 pub 5/6/25 Shot Through the Book Eva Gates 5/8/25
3 pub 5/7/25 Wedding and Wands Lucinda Race 5/7/25

Welcome Ferenc and Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Ferenc and Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

Reading the Seasons - Spring 2025

March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Score: 17 pts

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
    Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood (04/06/25) - 1 pt
    Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron (03/30/25) - 1 pt

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
    Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton (04/10/25) - 1 pt

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (04/05/25) - 1 pt
    Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey (04/09/25) - 1 pt

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
    Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young (04/09/25) - 3 pts
    Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano (04/20/25) - 3 pts

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS: A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
    Tahira in Bloom by Farah Heron (04/16/25) - 1 pt

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
    Bride by Ali Hazelwood (03/23/25) - MPG Romance - 1 pt
    Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean (03/26/25) - MPG Romance - 1 pt
    Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Kang & BTS (03/31/25) - MPG Nonfiction - 1 pt
    Knockout by Sarah MacLean (04/21/25) - MPG Romance - 1 pt

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
    Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (04/14/25) - Apr 12, 2022 - 1 pt

Reading The Seasons - Spring 2025
March 20 - June 20

My Reading The Seasons - Spring Challenge (msg 34)

Beautiful Blossoms ❱❱ 31+ points
Books Read ❱❱ 54
Points Read ❱❱ running total 90

1. Spring Fling
Read a book with the word SPRING in the title
BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING


2. Go to a spring concert or play
Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play
+1☑️Debs goes to concert ❱❱ Up Close and Personal ❱❱ 05.05 ★★★
+1☑️MCs go to the opera which is like a play ❱❱ Unlaced ❱❱ 04.25 ★★★


3. Enjoy Daffodil Day
Read a book whose title is white or yellow
BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL
+3☑️yellow title; MC is Finn Malone ❱❱ Breaking Badger ❱❱ 03.22 ★★★★
+3☑️white title; MC is Addison Holmes ❱❱ Whiskey, You're The Devil ❱❱ 04.20 ★★★
+3☑️yellow title; MC is MC is Duncan Turner ❱❱ Devil's Gate ❱❱ 05.01 ★★★★
+3☑️white title; MC is Leary Michaels ❱❱ Friction ❱❱ 05.09 ★★★★


4. Pastels
Read a book with a pastel cover
+1☑️pastel colors ❱❱ Once Smitten, Twice Shy ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★


5. April Fool's Day
Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh
+1☑️Xander makes Samantha laugh ❱❱ What Lies Behind ❱❱ 03.27 ★★★★
+1☑️Miki makes Conall laugh a lot ❱❱ Go Fetch ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★★
+1☑️Ren tells 'Dad Jokes' at the saloon ❱❱ Tangled Up in You ❱❱ 04.26 ★★★★


6. Easter
Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre
BONUS: An Easter item on the cover
+3☑️has Christian themes; spring flowers are easter-y ❱❱ Trudy ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★
+3☑️Easter celebrated; spring flowers are easter-y ❱❱ The Second Chance Cafe ❱❱ 05.24 ★★★★
+1☑️Easter celebrated ❱❱ Beautiful Player ❱❱ 06.10 ★★★★


7. Cinco De Mayo
Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5
+1☑️title C ❱❱ Carolina Rebel ❱❱ 05.17 ★★★


8. Spring Sports - Take in a baseball or soccer game
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game
BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover
+3☑️Travis attends a game; baseball hat on cover ❱❱ Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★


9. Mother's Day
Read a book with a character who is a mother
BONUS: The MC is a mother
+3☑️Ruthie is a mother and the female MC ❱❱ Facing It ❱❱ 06.20 ★★★★
+1☑️Linda is the MC's mother ❱❱ Goodbye Gifts ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
+3☑️Nicole and Gabby are mothers and MCs ❱❱ The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★
+3☑️Kelly is a mother and she is the female MC ❱❱ Word Night on Union Station ❱❱ 04.17 ★★★
+3☑️Keri is a mother and the female MC ❱❱ A Willow Creek Christmas ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
+3☑️Samantha is a mother and the female MC ❱❱ Vampire Dawn ❱❱ 05.12 ★★★


10. Buy a colorful umbrella
Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA
BONUS: An umbrella on the cover
+1☑️author Bella Andre ❱❱ Breathless In Love ❱❱ 05.08 ★★★★
+1☑️author Eve Langlais ❱❱ Mercenary Abduction ❱❱ 05.20 ★★★


11. Hug a librarian
Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library
BONUS A book on the cover
+1☑️Faye is a librarian ❱❱ Bounty ❱❱ 06.08 ★★★★
+1☑️Phil Maidmont is a librarian ❱❱ Slouch Witch ❱❱ 05.26 ★★★★


12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers
+1☑️Lily owns a lavender farm ❱❱ Burning Up ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
+1☑️Sonya and Cleo enjoy creating their garden ❱❱ The Mirror ❱❱ 04.28 ★★★★
+1☑️Madeline is a gardner ❱❱ Lucien's Fall ❱❱ 06.01 ★★★


13. Father's Day
Read a book with a character who is a father
BONUS: The MC is a father
+3☑️Calum is a father and the male MC ❱❱ Hour of the Lion ❱❱ 03.31 ★★★★
+3☑️King Alexander is a father and an MC ❱❱ The Royal Mess ❱❱ 05.04 ★★★
+3☑️Wren is a father and the male MC ❱❱ The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.06 ★★★★


14. Rhode Island Independence Day
Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less)
+1☑️58 pp ❱❱ Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 1: The Seduction ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
+1☑️58 pp ❱❱ Zombie's Bite ❱❱ 06.02 ★★★★


15. National Rocky Road Day
Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text
BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD
+3☑️A good book and some chocolate ice cream [52.4]; title K ❱❱ A Kowalski to Count On ❱❱ 04.12 ★★★★


16. Flag Day (US)
Read a book with any flag on the cover
BONUS: An United States flag on the cover
+1☑️checkered flag ❱❱ Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★
+1☑️checkered flag ❱❱ Crashed ❱❱ 06.15 ★★★★


17. Spring Cleaning
Read a book where a character cleans the house
BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover
+1☑️Mary Lou cleans their house obsessively ❱❱ Into the Night ❱❱ 04.16 ★★★★


18. SPRING
Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ The Unexpected Wedding Guest ❱❱ 03.24 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ A SEAL's Kiss ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Tennessee Touch ❱❱ 03.28 ★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ The Pucking Wrong Number ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
+1☑️paranormal genre ❱❱ Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★
+1☑️romance genre ❱❱ Love Thy Enemy ❱❱ 05.02 ★★★★


19. SPRING
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING
+1☑️title S ❱❱ Spirit of a Champion ❱❱ 04.14 ★★★
+1☑️title P ❱❱ Playing With Her Heart ❱❱ 06.04 ★★★
+1☑️title R ❱❱ Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past ❱❱ 04.29 ★★★★
+1☑️title I ❱❱ The Inconvenient Duchess ❱❱ 05.25 ★★★
+1☑️title N ❱❱ No Kissing under the Boardwalk ❱❱ 03.23 ★★★★
+1☑️title G ❱❱ Gage ❱❱ 05.28 ★★★★


20. Spring Books
Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year
BONUS: Published in 2025
+3☑️published April 2025 ❱❱ Always You and Me ❱❱ 05.22 ★★★★
+1☑️published June 11, 2009 ❱❱ Seduce the Darkness ❱❱ 04.24 ★★★★
+3☑️published April 2025 ❱❱ Great Big Beautiful Life ❱❱ 06.18 ★★★★

Welcome Laila Jane and LaurLa!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Read:

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold - 4/6
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C - The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters 4/14
or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library. - Pouncing on Murder by Laurie Cass - 4/10 - MC Minnie is a librarian
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).


12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.

Welcome Margaret!

FINISHED!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Progress: 37/31+

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin
1 pt 🌷Springtime Crime by Carolyn Keene - Apr. 5

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1 pt 🎶Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time by Salomey Doku - Apr. 8

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
3 pts ✂️The Makers Club: A Graphic Novel by Reimena Yee - MC's name is Aqilah - Apr. 1

3 pts 🌞Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams - One of MC's name is Abby - Apr. 3

3 pts 👨‍🌾What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena - MC's name is Diana - Apr. 6


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
1 pt😆Road to Revolution! by Stan Mack - Mar. 20

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
3 pts 🐰Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier - Apr. 8

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).
3 pts ⚽Swing by Audrey Meeker - Apr. 19


9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 pts 🐶Doggie Day Care Murder by Laurien Berenson - Mar. 25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 pt 🎭Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter - Apr. 13

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
1 pt 👪Song of the Sea: The Graphic Novel adapted by Samuel Sattin

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
1 pt 🏀Read a small book (around 100 pages or less). Slam Dunk: A Story of Teamwork by Josh Anderson - Mar. 25
1 pt ♒Read a small book (around 100 pages or less). Ting and the Deadly Waters: A 1931 Yangtze River Flood Graphic Novel by Ailynn Collins - Mar. 25
1 pt 🐎Read a small book (around 100 pages or less). Black Beauty by L.L. Owens - Mar. 26

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
1 pt 🤯Echoes of Memory by Sara Driscoll - p. 128 She had to be nuts to keep trying the cop coffee in the bullpen. - Mar. 26

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
1 pt 🧼Brownstone: A Graphic Novel by Samuel Teer

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
1 pt 🎾Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos - genre is Sports
1 pt 👯Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel by Arley Nopra - genre is Realistic Fiction - Mar. 30

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 pt 👻Spirit Week by Ira Marcks - Apr. 11

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3 pts ✈️Straight Outta Busan by Stefano Jun - published Apr. 16, 2025 - Apr. 14
3 pts 📗Entirely Emmie by Terri Libenson - published May 6, 2025 - Apr. 15

WOOHOO Julesy!

FINISHED

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

51/31+

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
💐 Goes to concerts in all seasons: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 4/30/25

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
💐 Title in white: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
💐 Title in white: Doggone Deadly by Deborah Blake 3/26/25
💐 Title in white: Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey 3/30/25
💐 Title in white: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 3/31/25
💐 Title in white: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 4/4/25
💐 Title in white: The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant 4/24/25


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
💐 The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall 4/17/25

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
💐 Title begins with C: Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25
💐Title begins with C: Claws for Suspicion by Deborah Blake 4/7/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
💐 Agnes is a mother: Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott 3/23/25
💐💐💐 MC Meghan is the mother of Sienna: She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica 3/25/25
💐💐💐 MC Gail is a mother: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 3/27/25
💐💐💐 FMC Lucie is the mother of Maya: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
💐💐💐 MC Jane is the mother of twins Hem and Fitz: Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25
💐💐💐 MC Nina is the mother of Riley: Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 4/28/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
💐 MC is a librarian: Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
💐 MC works in a library: The Good Byline by Jill Orr 3/24/25

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
💐 Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase 3/21/23
💐 Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25
💐 Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins 4/19/25

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
💐 Sam Wingo is the father of Tyler: King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25
💐 MC's father is a character in the book: A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass 4/13/25
💐 MC's father is a character in the book: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton 4/17/25
💐 Carl is a father: Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston 4/21/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
💐 "Uh-huh," I said around a mouthful of Rocky Road. p394 Story of My Life by Lucy Score 4/9/25

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.
💐 Union Jacks on the cover: The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25


17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
💐 Tagged Romance and Scotland: Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 3/29/25
💐 Tagged Romance: The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25
💐 Tagged Suspense: Walk the Wire by David Baldacci 4/25/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
💐Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier 3/31/25
💐 Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4/12/25
💐 Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff 4/29/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
💐💐💐 Published 4/1/2025: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25
💐 Published 4/5/2016: Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25
💐 Published 5/31/2016: The Dry by Jane Harper 4/15/25
💐💐💐 Published 4/22/2025: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

Sorry, I forgot to do my initial post

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: 3/20/25 - 6/20/25
Level: Spring Fling (16-30 points)
Progress: 33 of 20


TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
🌸 Smitten by the Brit by Melonie Johnson (4/14/25)

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
🌸 by Ilona Andrews (4/21/25)
🌸 Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs (4/12/25)

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
🌸 by Laurell K. Hamilton (6/7/25)

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.
🌸 Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie (4/2/25)
🌸 Winter's Rise by Mary Stone (6/11/25)

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).
🌸 Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God's Call with Purpose and Joy by Sarah Christmyer (5/9/25)
🌸 Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology by Elizabeth A. Johnson (6/1/25)

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
🌸 Night Study by Maria V. Snyder (3/23/25) ~ Study #5
🌸 Blood Debt by Tanya Huff (3/26/25) ~ Vicki Nelson #5
🌸 Dexter Is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay (4/16/25) ~ Dexter #5

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
🌸 Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (5/19/25)
🌸 Next to Love by Ellen Feldman (4/15/25)
🌸 Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (6/14/25)

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
🌸 The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne (4/6/25)
🌸 Still Lives by Maria Hummel (5/5/25)

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.
🌸 Access Denied by Donna Andrews (6/6/25)

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
🌸 With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent (4/9/25)
🌸 Mercy by Julie Garwood (5/5/25)

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).
🌸 Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty by Dannah Gresh (5/11/25) ~ 96 pages

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.
🌸 A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (6/15/25)
p. 263 "...sat around the campfire and toasted marshmallows"

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
🌸 S-Suspense - Legal Tender by Lisa Scottoline (3/28/25)
🌸 S-Steampunk - The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C.J. Archer (3/30/25)
🌸 R-Romance - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb (4/24/25)
🌸 S-Space Opera - The Girls From Alcyone by Cary Caffrey (5/11/25)
🌸 S-Science Fiction - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (5/25/25)
🌸 P-Paranormal Romance - Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks (5/26/25)

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
🌸 Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (5/8/25)
🌸 No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean (5/29/25)

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
🌸 Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes (4/15/25) ~ published 4/26/22
🌸 The Wanderer by Robyn Carr (4/28/25) ~ published 3/26/13
🌸 The Only One Left by Riley Sager (6/2/25) ~ published 6/20/23
🌸 Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (6/15/25) ~ published 5/1/11

Welcome Marla! :)

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

COMPLETED!

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl 5/18/2025
Renee takes Hope to a concert.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 4/11/2025
Lita

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander 4/30/2025 Sloan Krause Mysteries #5

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis 3/25/2025
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025
The Lost Jewels by Kristy Manning 4/7/2025
You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q Sutanto 5/15/2025
Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble 5/22/2025

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz 4/18/2025
The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy 4/24/2025

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens3/31/2025 suspense
You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 4/14/2025 suspense
Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5/7/2025 suspense
The Killing Hour by Kate Bold 5/11/2025 suspense
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 5/14/2025 romance
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025 Romance

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.

Anne wrote: "Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

COMPLETED!

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
--..."

How many points did you get? :)

FINISHED
Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - May 27, 2025
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points
Read: 61

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
1 - Uncertain Spring Lyn Cote 4/6/25
1 - Spring at Saddle Run Delores Fossen 4/7/25

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.
1 - The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 5/4/25

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
1 - Busted Karin Slaughter 3/27/25
1 - Fixer-Upper Linda Seed 4/10/25
1 - Winter's Mourn Mary Stone 4/30/25
1 - Whiskey Chaser Lucy Score 5/19/25

4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover).
1 - Holding the Reins Paisley Hope 4/28/25
1 - Training the Heart Paisley Hope 5/7/25

5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C or a Series #5 (share the series name).
1 - Corpse at a Cape Cod Inn Angela K. Ryan 5/19/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
Read a book where someone goes to a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
3 - The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter 4/4/25
3 - Magic Claims Ilona Andrews 4/14/25
3 - All the Afters J.H. Croix 4/25/25
3 - The Day He Came Home Elana Johnson 5/20/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Body in the Bookstore Ellie Alexander 3/30/25
1 - Wind River Wrangler Lindsay McKenna 5/5/25

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).
1 - The Way Forward Eliana West 4/26/25

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
1 - Formula Fling Sawyer Bennett 4/16/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States flag on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).
1 - Treasure Coast Promise Leigh Duncan 3/31/25

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 - Suspense Criminal Karin Slaughter 3/23/25
1 - Romance Back in the Saddle Kristen Ashley 4/19/25
1 - Suspense Mud Vein Tarryn Fisher 4/22/25
1 - Suspense Beautifully Broken Pieces Catherine Cowles 5/6/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 - Slow Ride Lori Foster 4/9/25
1 - Raven Falls Jill Sanders 4/11/25
1 - Sandpiper Marsh Vickie McKeehan 4/13/25
1 - Something Right Evey Lyon 4/17/25
1 - Play It Safe Kristen Ashley 4/21/25
1 - Sterling Fight L.B. Dunbar 4/24/25
1 - Small Town Christmas Olivia Miles 5/11/25
1 - Seaside Cowboy's Marriage of Convenience Alexa Verde 5/18/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
1 - published May 29, 2013 Unseen Karin Slaughter 3/28/25
1 - Published April 4, 2023 Day Break Jill Sanders 4/1/25
3 - Published April 7, 2025 Bubbles at The Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 4/12/25
3 - published April 15, 2025 The Woman Left Behind Kristen Ashley 4/23/25
3 - Published May 1, 2025 From Grumpy to Forever Elena Aitken 5/16/25
3 - published May 13, 2025 Dying to Meet You Sarina Bowen 5/17/25
3 - Published April 22, 2025 Summer Light on Nantucket Nancy Thayer 5/22/25
3 - Published May 13, 2025 Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel Mary Alice Monroe 5/23/25
1 - Published June 11, 2024 Every Beat of My Heart Lea Coll 5/25/25
1 - published June 15, 2017 Holiday in the Hamptons Sarah Morgan 5/27/25

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Level:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

40/40 + 68/31+ points Completed. Finish

TASKS:
1. Spring Fling
🌷 Read a book with the word SPRING in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SPRING.
Ex. Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin

2. Go to a spring concert or play.
🌷 Read a book where a character goes to a concert or play.

3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name). 3+1+3+1+3=11pts.
Avery:While Justice Sleeps-Stacey Abrams 3/25/25
Then She's Gone-Willow Rose 3/26/25
Angie:Who Moved My Goat Cheese?-Lynn Cahoon 3/27/25
Husband Missing-Lisa Regan 3/28/25
Olivia:The Woman Next Door-Elle Gray 5/30/25


4. Pastels
🌷 Read a book with a pastel cover (show cover). 1+1+1=3pts.
Orange Thyme Death-Leena Clover 3/24/25
Habeas Corpus-Rebecca Zanetti 3/31/25
Beautiful Exile-Catherine Cowles 4/13/25


5. April Fool's Day
🌷 Read a book where a character tells a joke or makes another laugh.

6. Easter
🌷 Read a book where Easter is celebrated OR from the Christian genre.
-->BONUS: An Easter item on the cover (show cover).

7. Cinco De Mayo 1+1+1+1+1+1+1=7pts.
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with C
Countdown-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 3/21/25
Chasing Her Fire-Claire Kingsley 5/13/25
Curses and Cupcakes-Michelle M. Pillow 5/23/25

a Series #5 (share the series name).
Wilder Family:This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25
Rachel Ryder:Body Count-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 4/04/25
(Violet Darger)
Five Days Post Mortem-L.T. Vargus 5/15/25
(Women's Murder Club)
5th Horseman-James Patterson 5/22/25

8. Spring Sports
🌷 Take in a baseball or soccer game.
-->BONUS: Any related sports item on the cover (show cover).

9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother. 3+3=6pts.
Widows of Medina-D.D. Black 4/01/25
In Her Grave-Willow Rose 4/06/25

10. Buy a colorful umbrella.
🌷 Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
-->BONUS: An umbrella on the cover (show cover). 1pt.
Brooke Montgomery-Fall With Me 5/24/25

11. Hug a librarian
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a librarian or works in a library.
-->BONUS A book on the cover (show cover).

12. Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
🌷 Read a book where someone enjoys a garden or flowers.

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father. 3+3+3+3+3=15pts.
Secret Love-Willow Aster 3/22/25
Quiet Beautiful Things-Samantha Christy 3/23/25
Force of Justice-J.J. Miller 3/29/25
Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty-Lani Lynn Vale 4/02/25
When They Disappeared-Addison Michael 4/13/25

14. Rhode Island Independence Day 1pt.
🌷 Read a book set in Rhode Island or
Last Night-Luanne Rice 4/10/25
a small book (around 100 pages or less).

15. National Rocky Road Day
🌷 Read a book where you find the words: Rocky Road, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, or nuts in the text (share word and page/loc#).
-->BONUS: Title begins with a letter in ROCKY ROAD.

16. Flag Day (US)
🌷 Read a book with any flag on the cover (show cover).
-->BONUS: An United States on the cover.

17. Spring Cleaning
🌷 Read a book where a character cleans the house.
-->BONUS: Cleaning item on the cover (show cover).

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING. 1+1+1=3pts.
Suspense:Agent vs. Assassin-L.R. Jones 3/26/25
Romance:Blitz-Devney Perry 3/28/25
Suspense:Maniacal-C.M. Sutter 5/29/25

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count). 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=10pts.
Perfect Enemy-M. Robinson 3/29/25
I'll Just Date Myself-Lani Lynn Vale 4/07/25
Rushing In-Claire Kingsley 4/09/25
Stay With Me-Brooke Montgomery 4/11/25
Rain After Fire-Amber Kelly 4/18/25
Pink Lady-J.A. Konrath 4/28/25
Scornful Scones-Mildred Abbott 4/30/25
Sully-Jessica Gadziala 5/11/25
Into the Black Nowhere-Meg Gardiner 5/16/25
Peony Dreadful-Nancy Warren 5/25/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025. 3+3+3+3=12pts.
03/25/25:Fear for Her Life-D.K. Hood 4/03/25
04/08/25:Foul Play-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 5/01/25
05/13/25:Can't Get Enough-Kennedy Ryan 5/23/25
05/27/25:You, Me, and Forever-Laura Pavlov 5/30/25
🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

WOOHOO Frankie!

Finished!

Reading The Seasons - Spring
Duration: March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Goal: 35/31
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:
3. Enjoy Daffodil Day.
🌷 Read a book whose title is white or yellow (show cover).
-->BONUS: The MC's first name begins with a letter in DAFFODIL (share name).
• 3 points - How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin - 04/07/25 - Annie Adams (MC)
• 3 points - The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25 - Amerie Price (MC)
• 1 points - Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan - Joanna Lillis - 05/18/25
• 1 points - The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo - 05/31/25


9. Mother's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a mother.
-->BONUS: The MC is a mother.
• 3 points - Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith - 04/14/25 - Precious Ramotswe
• 3 points - The Storm We Made - Vanessa Chan - 05/10/25 - Cecily Alcantara
• 3 points - Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf - 05/25/25 - Clarissa Dalloway

13. Father's Day
🌷 Read a book with a character who is a father.
-->BONUS: The MC is a father.
• 3 points - Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25 - Ford Grant

18. SPRING
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
• 1 point - The Forbidden - Sawyer Bennett - 04/03/25 - Romance
• 1 point - The Killing Game - Kate Bold - 04/05/25 - Suspense
• 1 point - Orcs! The Legend - Christine Larsen - 04/10/25 - Graphic Novel
• 1 point - Ogre: Special Edition - Bob Salley - 04/16/25 - Graphic Novel
• 1 point - The Tryst - Sawyer Bennett - 05/21/25 - Romance

19. SPRING
🌷 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
• 1 point - Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25
• 1 point - I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue - 04/13/25
• 1 point - Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country - Patricia Evangelista - 04/15/25
• 1 point - The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World - Anthony McCarten - 04/21/25
• 1 point - The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25
• 1 point - The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25
• 1 point - Ice Cream Man, Volume 2: Strange Neapolitan - W. Maxwell Prince - 05/09/25

20. Spring Books
🌷 Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
• 1 point - The Murders at Fleat House - Lucinda Riley - 04/23/25 - Published April 19, 2022
• 1 point - The Harbor House - Mia Kent - 05/19/25 - Published March 24, 2022
• 1 point - Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak - 05/24/25 - Published May 10, 2022

43 points

~~~ Complete ~~~

Reading The Seasons - Spring
March 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025

43 of 31+

Levels:
Beautiful Blossoms: 31+ points

TASKS:

10. Buy a colorful umbrella. 5
🔹️Read a book whose author's initials are in UMBRELLA.
1 pt - The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 5 Stars - 3/31/25 - AL
1 pt - Lovebug - Erin Mallory - 3 Stars - 5/17/25 - EM
1 pt - Suffer the Children - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 5/14/25 - LB
1 pt - Death Is a Lonely Business - Ray Bradbury - 3 Stars - 5/12/25 - RB
1 pt - Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - 5 Stars - 5/8/25 - LMA

18. SPRING - 11
🌷 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SPRING.
1 pt - Suspense - Twice in a Blue Moon - Christina Lauren - 3 Stars - 3/20/25
1 pt - Suspense - The Hike - Susi Holliday - 4 Stars - 3/21/25
1 pt - Romance - Lock 'N' Load - Tee O'Fallon - 2 Stars - 3/22/25
1 pt - Romance - Off Sides - Sawyer Bennett - 2 Stars - 3/22/25
1 pt - Suspense - The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 3/23/25
1 pt - Romance - Fire Inside - Kristen Ashley - 2 Stars - 3/25/25
1 pt - Nonfiction - The Woman They Could Not Silence - Kate Moore - 4 Stars - 3/26/25
1 pt - Suspense - To Darkness and to Death - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 3/28/25
1 pt - Suspense - Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25
1 pt - Suspense - All The Pretty Girls - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 3/29/25
1 pt - Suspense - Along Came a Spider - James Patterson - 3.5 Stars - 3/30/25

19. SPRING - 18
🔹️Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (all words count).
1 pt - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 4/4/25
1 pt - Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt - 4 Stars - 4/5/25
1 pt - No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow - 3 Stars - 4/6/25
1 pt - A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley - 4 Stars - 4/9/25
1 pt - The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis - 3 Stars - 4/10/25
1 pt - Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25
1 pt - Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25
1 pt - The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger - 5 Stars - 4/14/25
1 pt - The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 3 Stars - 4/15/25
1 pt - The Royal Game - Anne O'Brien - 3 Stars - 4/16/25
1 pt - Running Wild - K.A. Tucker - 3.5 Stars - 4/20/25
1 pt - Slightly Married - Mary Balogh - 4 Stars - 4/22/25
1 pt - Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 4 Stars - 4/27/25
1 pt - Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS - Lisa Rogak - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/25
1 pt - Indigo Ridge - Devney Perry - 4 Stars - 5/9/25
1 pt - The Panther - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/11/25
1 pt - In Bitter Chill - Sarah Ward - 4 Stars - 5/18/25
1 pt - I Will Have Vengeance: The Winter of Commissario Ricciardi - Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 5/20/25

20. Spring Books - 9
🔹️Read a book published between March 20th and June 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
1 pt - Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 4 Stars - 4/13/25 - orig pub - Jun 11, 2013
1 pt - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - Daniel James Brown - 5 Stars - 4/21/25 - orig pub - Jun 04, 2013
1 pt - Captive of the Horde King - Zoey Draven - 3.5 Stars - 4/26/25 - orig pub - Mar 26, 2019
1 pt - Birding with Benefits - Sarah T. Dubb - 3 Stars - 4/28/25 - orig pub - Jun 04, 2024
1 pt - The Lion - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/1/25 - orig pub - Jun 08, 2010
1 pt - Break the Rules - Julia Jarrett - 3 Stars - 5/5/25 - orig pub - Apr 24, 2024
1 pt - Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife - Alison Weir - 5 Stars - 5/6/25 - orig pub - May 13, 2021
1 pt - Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney - 4 Stars - 5/7/25 - orig pub - Mar 23, 2017
1 pt - How to End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang - 3 Stars - 5/13/25 - orig pub - Apr 09, 2024

WOOHOO Ferenc and Lynda!