The Challenge Factory discussion

📚MAY 2025 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈



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

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

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

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

4) BONUS BOOK: Specify "another book from my shelf" OR Pick a Genre and the assigned person will pick a book from that specific genre.

5) You have one month: MAY 2025 to try to read the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book(s) this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

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


TIMELINE
APRIL 24-27th, 2025: Participants will post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on APRIL 27th, 11:59pm (US Central Time)
APRIL 28th-29th: Pairs will be posted & then selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**APRIL 30th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

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

PARTICIPANTS

Susan A
Erica
Marty
Leslie Ann
☘KathyD☘
D.L.
Severina
Librarian_Chelle
Lyndi (mibookobsession)
Elaine
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Jennifer
Karen ♐
Michelle
Masoodah
Dora
Aspa
Denise
Chloe
Anna
Louise
Zuzana
Claire
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)

PAIRS

✔️Susan A picks for Anna
✔️Erica picks for Aspa
✔️Marty picks for Susan A
✔️Leslie Ann picks for Denise
✔️☘KathyD☘ picks for Elaine
✔️D.L. picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔️Severina picks for Michelle
✔️Librarian_Chelle picks for D.L.
✔️Lyndi (mibookobsession) picks for Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
✔️Elaine picks for Lyndi (mibookobsession)
✔️Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Jennifer
✔️Jennifer picks for Dora
✔️Karen ♐ picks for Librarian_Chelle
✔️Michelle picks for Karen ♐
✔️Masoodah picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
✔️Dora picks for Claire
✔️Aspa picks for Leslie Ann
✔️Denise picks for Masoodah
✔️Chloe picks for Zuzana
*✔️Anna picks for Erica
✔️Louise picks for Severina
✔️Zuzana picks for Louise
✔️Claire picks for Chloe
✔️Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) picks for Marty

Re-Pick
✔️Denise picks for Erica

May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please select another book from my list. Thank you

Erica's May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please pick one more from my list. Thanks!

Marty's May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please pick one from this list.

I pick for SusanA:
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) picks for me:

Turtle please - no bonus

☘KathyD’s☘ 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
reading speed — turtle


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

Speed; Turtle (one book)
Bonus: Please choose another book from the list below.

Severina's May Dusty Bookshelf

Reading Speed: Hare (2 books)



No bonus book, please.

**
I picked for Michelle:
and bonus

Louise picked for me:


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ETA 05-10-25: Finished One Good Dog and loved it. What a tearjerker. 5/5.
ETA 05-23-25: Also loved Kitty Cat Kill Sat!

Chelle's May Dysty Bookshelf-

Turtle 🐢 (1 Book, 1 Bonus)

Karen ♐ picks for me with a Bonus of

I picked for D.L. - with a Bonus of



BONUS: Another from the above list please.

This year's Dusting Progress -
(view spoiler)[
January - ✅ - Bonus
February - ✅ - Bonus ✅
March - Bonus
April ]✅ - Bonus
(hide spoiler)]

Lyndi's May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare + Bonus: another book from this shelf

May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: please pick another from my list

May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: please pick another from my list

May Dusty



HARE!

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

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

I picked for Librarian_Chelle: and bonus:
Michelle picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

May 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed - Hare



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

Masoodah's Dusty Bookshelf
May 2025

Reading speed - Hare



Please select bonus from shelf above :)

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I pick for Danielle: &
Bonus:


Denise picks for me: &
Bonus:

May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Another book from my list

Aspa's Dusty Bookshelf (1 May - 31 May)



Reading Speed: Hare
Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

I picked for Leslie Ann

Erica (thank you!) picked for me

(view spoiler)[
Read:

DNFed:

Still in TBR:

(hide spoiler)]

Denise's May Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Speed: Hare



Bonus: Another from my list, please!


I pick for Masoodah: +
Leslie Ann picks for me: +

Chloe's Dusty bookshelf- May
Reading speed: Hare

Bonus: one from my list please!

I pick for:________________
______________ picks for me

I would like to take part in the May dusty, bookshelf, challenge as turtleFor the Record coverReview To A Kill coverThe Rules for Breaking: The Rules, Book cover 2Rule #1: Spies Don't Fall in Love cover

May 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
Reading Level: Hare

Zuzana's May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare + Bonus (one more from the list below)



Chloe picked for me:
and + Bonus:

Hare
+ bonus ( one from my shelf please)

Turtle Please



Bonus - pick from the list above...please

Pairs have been posted here.

Please pick for your assigned partner by April 29th.

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

Hopefully no mix-ups this time... let me know if I've messed up somewhere! :)

Masoodah,

my picks for you: &

Bonus:

Hope you enjoy!

Lyndi, I had fun picking for you - you have some great choices!!

Ultimately, I am going with (which went on my TBR) & with a bonus of .

Happy Reading!

hi Elaine...here are your picks for May...happy reading!

Jennifer

My picks for you are:


Bonus:

Denise,
Here are my picks for you! Have a great May



Bonus:

Have a great May!

Zuzana, I choose:
and
with a bonus of:


Hope you enjoy these books!
Happy reading :)

Hi Aspa -
I'm not familiar with your books so going on instinct here. I'll pick and for you with a bonus of .

Enjoy!

☘KathyD☘ I pick for you:

&

I hope you enjoy them!

Susan A wrote: "May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please select another book from my list. Thank you

Hi Susan A. I picked these for you.



Happy reading (hope your team advances).

Louise,

for you I pick because Val McDermid is on my TBR,
and because I think this cover is really pretty and I like the idea of a Peter Pan retelling.

Enjoy! :)

Chloe wrote: "Zuzana, I choose:
and
with a bonus of:


Hope you enjoy these books!
Happy read..."

Thank you, Chloe. I'm looking forward to reading your picks. :)

Marty wrote: "Susan A wrote: "May Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please select another book from my list. Thank you

Hi Susan A. I picked these for you.

[bookcover:Possessive ..."

Thanks so much for the picks. Go Oilers!

PICKS for Anna

Anna wrote: "I would like to take part in the May dusty, bookshelf, challenge as turtleFor the RecordReview To A KillThe Rules for Breaking: The Rules, Book 2



Review To A Kill



I've only selected one book. If you'd like a bonus pick as well, click on the spoiler (view spoiler)[Rule #1: Spies Don't Fall in Love (hide spoiler)]. I'm willing to re-pick if needed.

Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)

I choose for you and as your bonus. I've read both and loved them. I hope you enjoy them too!

Chloe, your books:-) i hope you like them.


1. Historical fiction usually is interesting to read and on top informative. Thus i picked this book:
Eliza Rose

2. This book looks great. And dragons are always an interesting theme in a book.


Bonus: I pick this one cause I love Italy and a book set in Rome can’t be bad.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Elaine...here are your picks for May...happy reading!
"

Thanks!

For Karen♐



Bonus -

for Severina

Louise wrote: "for Severina


"

Thanks, Louise!

Hi Michelle

For you I pick:
and bonus

Hope you enjoy!

Dora, I'm picking
and for you. I hope you enjoy!