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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6/6
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Jinty James 5/2/252.
Kallie E. Benjamin 5/6/253.
Cindy Goyette 5/7/25 4.
Lucinda Race 5/7/255.
Kathryn Mykel 5/9/256.
Emmie Lyn 5/14/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Completion: 6/6
1. Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry | 05.03
2 All We Lost Was Everything | Sloan Harlow | 05.06
3. The Manor of Dreams | Christina Li | 05.08
4. A Storm of Infinite Beauty | Julianne MacLean | 05.12
5. One Tiny Lie | K.A. Tucker | 05.17
6. Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | 05.20
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Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
1.
by Harper Lin 5/3/20252.
by Brooke Blaine 5/5/20253,
by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/20254.
by Maddie Day 5/18/20255.
by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
FINISHED"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6/6
1Pausa caffè con gatti by Charlie Jonas 02/05/2025
2La neve in fondo al mare by Matteo Bussola 03/05/2025
3My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 01/05/2025
4Le nozze di al-Zain by Tayeb Salih 09/05/2025
5The Lifecycle of Software Objects byTed Chiang 14/05/2025
6Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 20/05/2025
Judge a Book By Its CoverMay 2025
6/6
1. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 5/2/25
2. Sealed Off by Barbara Ross 5/7/25
3. Be Still My Bleating Heart by Hannah Reed 5/8/25
4. Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers by Diane Kelly 5/10/25
5. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 5/15/25
6. Hemingway's Cats by Lindsey Hooper 5/16/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Goal: 6/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
• The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25
• Ice Cream Man, Volume 2: Strange Neapolitan - W. Maxwell Prince - 05/09/25
• The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25
• The Harbor House - Mia Kent - 05/19/25
• The Tryst - Sawyer Bennett - 05/21/25
• The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo - 05/31/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1)
05/05/252)
09/05/253)
18/05/254)
28/05/25
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland - May 2
2. One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia - May 3
3. Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes - May 6
4. How to Draw a Secret: A Graphic Novel by Cindy Chang - May 8
5. Heidi: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden - May 9
6. Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang - May 11
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1. Emma of 83rd Street: A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by Audrey Bellezza 6 May 2025 ★★★★
2. Heaven's Queen: Paradox, Book 3 by Rachel Bach 22 May 2025 ★★★★
3. The Witch's Lens: A Novel by Luanne G. Smith 31 may 2025 ★★★
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly ChallengeMay 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 Complete
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. Propaganda Girls - Lisa Rogak - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/25
2. Fangirl Down - Tessa Bailey - 4 Stars - 5/10/25
3. Death Is a Lonely Business - Ray Bradbury - 3 Stars - 5/12/25
4. Agony in Amethyst - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 5/15/25
5. Lovebug - Erin Mallon - 3 Stars - 5/17/25
6. A Jewel in the Crown - David Lewis - 5 Stars - 5/17/25
FINISHED! "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland - May 2
2. One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia - May 3
3. Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes - May 6
4. How to Draw a Secret: A Graphic Novel by Cindy Chang - May 8
5. Heidi: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden - May 9
6. Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang - May 11
Finished"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6/6
1.
Jinty James 5/2/252.
Kallie E. Benjamin 5/6/253.
Cindy Goyette 5/7/25 4.
Lucinda Race 5/7/255.
Kathryn Mykel 5/9/256.
Emmie Lyn 5/14/25
FINISHEDJudge a Book By Its Cover
May 2025
6/6
1. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 5/2/25
2. Sealed Off by Barbara Ross 5/7/25
3. Be Still My Bleating Heart by Hannah Reed 5/8/25
4. Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers by Diane Kelly 5/10/25
5. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 5/15/25
6. Hemingway's Cats by Lindsey Hooper 5/16/25
Completed 05.20.2025 "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Completion: 6/6
1. Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry | 05.03
2 All We Lost Was Everything | Sloan Harlow | 05.06
3. The Manor of Dreams | Christina Li | 05.08
4. A Storm of Infinite Beauty | Julianne MacLean | 05.12
5. One Tiny Lie | K.A. Tucker | 05.17
6. Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | 05.20
~~~ Complete ~~~"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 Complete
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
1. Propaganda Girls - Lisa Rogak - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/25
2. Fangirl Down - Tessa Bailey - 4 Stars - 5/10/25
3. Death Is a Lonely Business - Ray Bradbury - 3 Stars - 5/12/25
4. Agony in Amethyst - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 5/15/25
5. Lovebug - Erin Mallon - 3 Stars - 5/17/25
6. A Jewel in the Crown - David Lewis - 5 Stars - 5/17/25
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1.
by Harper Lin 5/3/20252.
by Brooke Blaine 5/5/20253,
by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/20254.
by Maddie Day 5/18/20255.
by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge - FinishedDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1)
05/05/252)
09/05/253)
18/05/254)
28/05/25
Completed "Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
1. Emma of 83rd Street: A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by Audrey Bellezza 6 May 2025 ★★★★
2. Heaven's Queen: Paradox, Book 3 by Rachel Bach 22 May 2025 ★★★★
3. The Witch's Lens: A Novel by Luanne G. Smith 31 may 2025 ★★★
FINISHED"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6/6
1Pausa caffè con gatti by Charlie Jonas 02/05/2025
2La neve in fondo al mare by Matteo Bussola 03/05/2025
3My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 01/05/2025
4Le nozze di al-Zain by Tayeb Salih 09/05/2025
5The Lifecycle of Software Objects byTed Chiang 14/05/2025
6Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 20/05/2025
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Completed!"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Goal: 6/6
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
• The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25
• Ice Cream Man, Volume 2: Strange Neapolitan - W. Maxwell Prince - 05/09/25
• The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25
• The Harbor House - Mia Kent - 05/19/25
• The Tryst - Sawyer Bennett - 05/21/25
• The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo - 05/31/25
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"Judge A Book By Its Cover" Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Did ever see a book cover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?
For this challenge, choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
Shallow: Read 1-2 books
Superficial: Read 3-4 books
Conceited: Read 5-6 books
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