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Yay :)50. The New Life
46. Before We Were Yours
45. *Exit West
42. A Star Called Henry
41. Oh, Play That Thing
40. ŌKIWI BROWN
39. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
37, Coastliners
36. The Reading List
35. A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
34. The Book Of Secrets by Fiona Kidman
33. The Moor's Account
32. Possession
31. *Jeremy Poldark
30. Death of a Bookseller
29. *A Conspiracy of Paper
28. *Silent Spring
27. #The Invention of Wings
26. A Respectable Trade
24. The Claimant
23. The Mountains Sing
22. The Revenant
21. This Thing of Darkness
20. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
18. Force of Nature
16. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
15. A Dangerous Crossing
14. Brotherless Night
13. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
12. Remarkable Creatures
10. The Crimson Petal and the White
9. The Rapture
8. #The Round House
7. The Hand That First Held Mine
6. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
5. We Were the Mulvaneys
4. The Lincoln Highway
3. The Poisonwood Bible
2.Oil and Marble
1. *Lustrum
50.Acorna's Search 49. Acorna's Rebels
48. Beach Vibes
47. Look Alive Twenty-Five
46. Fortune and
Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-
Seven
44. Pick Six: A
Havenmill Peach
Novel
43. River
Marked
42. Strands of
Bronze and
Gold 6/7/25
41. Jolene
40. Foundation
Completed 6/11/25
39.Intrigues
6/16/25
38.
Changes
6/21/25
37.Closer to
Home 7/1/25
36. Closer to the
Heart 7/5/25
35. One Good
Knight
34. Deliver
Meby
Ashley
Hawthorne
33. A Pointed
Endby
Kit McKenna
32. She's a Mad
Hatter
31. Magician: Master
30. Miss Amelia's List
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 9BONUS COMPLETED: B, D, E
50. FINISHED 06-30-25 EXCEPTION BONUS E A Game of Thrones #1 Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin 819 pages (186 pages read as of June 15: 23%); Started 05-30-25; Date Added October 17, 2019.
49. FINISHED 07-31-25 The Rebels #2 Kent Family by John Jakes Date Added December 11, 2015
*48. FINISHED 08-14-25 The Immigrants #1 Lavette Family by Howard Fast Date Added August 23, 2013
47. FINISHED 08-24-25 The Mine #1 North West Passage by John A. Heldt Date Added September 23, 2017
46. FINISHED 07-18-25 Ice Blue #1 Lord & Lady Hethelridge contemporary mystery by Emma Jameson; Date added March 11, 2017
45. FINISHED 08-10-25 Attachments by Rainbow Rowell Date Added June 14, 2015.
44. CURRENTLY READING The Tudor Bride #2 Catherine de Valois by Joanna Hickson Date Added March 13, 2017.
*43. The People of This Parish #1 People of Parish by Rosemary Ellerbeck AKA Nicola Thorne OWN; Date added January 19, 2016
42. CURRENTLY READING Red Letter Days by Sarah-Jane Stratford OWN KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO Date Added August 11, 2024.
41. FINISHED 08-16-25 News of the World by Paulette Jiles Date Added November 24, 2016.
40. Never a Mistress, No Longer a Maid #1 Kellington by Maureen Driscoll OWN; Date added September 30, 2014.
39. FINISHED 07-14-25 BONUS D The Song of Hartgrove Hall by Natasha Solomons Date Added May 03, 2025.
*38. The Seekers #3 Kent Family by John Jakes OWN Date Added December 11, 2015.
37. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang; Date Added June 27, 2019.
36. Evans to Betsy #6 Constable Evans by Rhys Bowen LIBBY KINDLE; Date Added December 20, 2024.
35. Stormy Days on Mulberry Lane #7 Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke OWN; Date Added May 22, 2024.
34. The Plus One Pact by Portia MacIntosh LIBBY KINDLE, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added November 22, 2020.
33. Moriarty Meets His Match #1 Professor & Mrs. Moriarty by Anna Castle OWN, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added July 01, 2020.
32. Veil of Lies #1 Crispin Guest by Jeri Westerson OWN HOOPLA AUDIO; Date added September 06, 2023
31. One S'more Summer #1 Campfire by Beth Merlin OWN; Date Added January 28, 2023.
30. S'more to Lose #2 Campfire by Beth Merlin OWN; Date Added January 28, 2023.
29. Cup of Blood Prequel #7 Crispin Guest by Jeri Westerson OWN Date added June14, 2025
28. Mortal Music #7 Silver Rush by Ann Parker OWN; Date Added January 03, 2020.
27. A Darker Reality #3 Elena Standish by Anne Perry LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO; Date Added February 21, 2024.
26. A Song of War: A Novel of Troy by Kate Quinn LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added March 02, 2024.
25. Serpent in the Thorns #3 Crispin Guest by Jeri Westerson OWN; Date added June 14, 2025.
24. A Splendid Defiance by Stella Riley OWN; Date Added June 21, 2015.
23. FINISHED 07-30-25 Just Make Believe #3 by Maggie Robinson Date Added November 16, 2024.
22. The Mésalliance #2 by Stella Riley OWN; Date Added May 14, 2021.
21. The Lady Doth Protest: A Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery #6 by Monica Knightley OWN; Date Added September 01, 2024.
20. Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo LIBBY KINDLE LIBBY AUDIO; Date Added January 05, 2023.
19. The Letter by Ruth Saberton OWN; Date Added January 31, 2023.
18. Dark Fire #2 by C.J. Sansom LIBBY KINDLE, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added December 09, 2020.
17. Shanghai Girls #1 Shanghia Girls by Lisa See LIBBY KINDLE, HOLD LIBBY AUDIO; Date Added May 24, 2015.
16. Dreams of Joy #2 Shanghia Girls by Lisa See LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO; Date Added March 25, 2025.
15. 355: The Women of Washington's Spy Ring by Kit Sergeant OWN, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added July 14, 2024.
14. Darcy Goes to War: A Pride and Prejudice Re-Imagining by Mary Lydon Simonsen OWN; Date Added January 31, 2023.
13. The Rosie Result #3 Don Tillman by Graeme Simsion LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY HOLD; Date Added May 03, 2025.
*12. A Fatal Waltz #3 Lady Emily Ashton by Tasha Alexander; LIBBY KINDLE LIBBY AUDIO HOOPLA AUDIO; Date added May 22, 2025.
11. The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO; Date Added September 13, 2019.
10. Three Day Summer by Sarvenaz Tash OWN; Date Added February 02, 2023.
09. The Rebel Pirate #2 Renegades of American Revolution by Donna Thorland OWN; Date Added May 26, 2024.
08. The Devil's Fire #1 Devil's Fire by Matt Tomerlin OWN; Date Added May 28, 2015.
07. The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow LIBBY KINDLE, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added May 19, 2019
06. The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull HOLD LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added July 28, 2020.
05. As Time Goes By by Michael Walsh OWN; Date Added September 18, 2020.
04. Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York by Samantha Wilcoxson OWN; Date Added July 07, 2022.
03. Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer HOLD LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO; Date Added February 14, 2023.
02. The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock HOLD LIBBY KINDLE, LIBBY AUDIO, HOOPLA AUDIO; Date Added November 10, 2019.
01. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen OWN; Date Added February 05, 2025.
50. The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse ✅ 6/2949. The Names by Florence Knapp ✅7/04
48. The Room on Rue Amelie] by Kristin Harmel ✅7/17
#47. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
46. The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams ✅ 7/06
45. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ✅ 7/10
44. Floreana by Midge Raymond ✅ 7/14
43. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys ✅8/01
42. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton ✅8/02
41. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
#40 We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
#39 Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild ✅7/23
*38 Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson
*37. The Moonshiner's Daughter by Donna Everhart
*36. Queen of the North by Anne O'Brien
35. Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
#34.This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
33. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
32. Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams
*31. The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
30. The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
*29. The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
28. Death Brings a Shadow by Rosemary Simpson
27. The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
26. Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
25. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
24. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
*23. The Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman
22. Joan by Katherine J. Chen
#21. The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian
20. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
19. The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
18. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir
17. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
16. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
15. The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell
14. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
13. The Last Tiara by M.J. Rose
12. A Train to Moscow by Elena Gorokhova
11. The First Lady and the Rebel by Susan Higginbotham
10. Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston
09. A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry
08. Queens of the Crusades by Alison Weir
07. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
06. Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King
05. The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
04. The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar
03. Before the Crown by Flora Harding
02. Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor
01. The Black Crescent by Jane Johnson
50. Royal Mistress by Anne Easter Smith (my exception book 512 pages) 4/2014 (on page 140 on 6/1)finished 6/15/202549. The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner 1/2013 finished 6/18/2025
48 The Better Sister by Alafair Burke 4/2019 finished 6/29/2025
47. A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson by Patricia Brady 3/2013 finished 6/25/2025
46. The 9th Girl by Tam Hoag 7/2013finished 6/20/2025
45. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold 12/2019 finished 6/21/2025
44. The Secret Riverby Kate Grenville 7/2013 finished 7/1/2025
43. If You Were Here by Alafair Burke 10/2013 finished 7/8/2025
42. The Ghost Bride by Yangze Choo 3/2014 finished 7/12/2025
41. The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith 4/2014 finished 7/18/2025
40. I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman 4/2014 finished 7/18/2025
39. The Morning After by Lisa Jackson 4/2015 finished 7/29/2025
38. The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams 5/2016 finished 7/27/2025
37. Most Wantedby Lisa Scottoline 9/2016 finished 8/2/2025
36. Murder in the Marais by Cara Black 1/2017
35. The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams 1/2017 finished 8/7/2025
34. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson 3/2017finished 8/10/2025
33. The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis 3/2017 finished 8/13/2025
32. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 4/2017 finished 8/15/2025
31. I'm Not Her by Cara Sue Auchterburg 5/2017 finished 8/4/2025
30. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner 8/2017 finished 8/21/2025
29. Long Gone by Alafair Burke 10/2017 finished 8/23/2025
28. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 10/2017 finished 8/30/2025
27. The It Girls by Karen Harper 12/2017 finished 9/5/2025
26. Natchez Burning by Greg Iles1/2018 finished 9/2/2025
25. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown 5/2018
24. Under a Raging Moon by Frank Zafiro 10/2018
23. An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson 11/2018
22. The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters 1/2019
21. Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter 2/2019
20. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 4/2019
19. Verity by Colleen Hoover 3/2019
18. Bone Rattler by Eliot Pattison 3/2013
17. The Royal Secret by Lucinda Riley 5/2019
16. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert 4/2019
15. The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C W Gortner 6/2019
14. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Morarity 7/2019
13. The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick 7/2019
12. The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis 4/2019
11. Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory 8/2019
10. What She Left Behind by E M Wiseman
9. All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams 8/2019
8. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman 9/2019
7. The Downstairs Girl by Stacy Lee 9/2019
6. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 11/2019
5. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow 11/2019
4. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin 1/2020
3. Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 4/2020
2. Queen Anne's Lace by Susan Wittig Albert 9/2021
1. The Magdalen Girls by V S Aexander 5/2020
Thank you, Jasmine.50. EXCEPTION Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (1068 pages) — 6/11/25 (p 531 of 1068 at 49%) (September 3, 2020)
49. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (July 28, 2019)
48. Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon (January 4, 2015)
47. A Bell for Adano by John Hersey (February 14, 2015)
46. Sophie's Choice by William Styron (July 18, 2014)
45. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (January 5, 2019)
44. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (November 23, 2012)
43.# The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (November 17, 2014)
42.# The Town by William Faulkner (June 4, 2019)
41.# Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (June 4, 2019)
40. ##The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (7/19/2025)
39.#Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen (April 28, 2018)
38. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood (August 1, 2014)
37. Serena by Ron Rash (January 6, 2019)
36.# Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (July 19, 2025)
35. Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang (April 30, 2025)
34. In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams (November 29, 2023)
33. Baghdad: The Final Gathering by Ahmad Ardalan (June 8, 2017)
32. Of Human Bondage: The 20th Century Literary Classic by W. Somerset Maugham (July 5, 2014)
31. Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger by Ken Perenyi (April 19, 2014)
30. Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by Peter Mayle (July 7, 2013)
29. The Year of the French by Thomas Flanagan (January 28, 2014)
28. ##Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes (May 22, 2014)
27. The Keys of the Kingdom by A.J. Cronin (April 8, 2014)
26. Of Windmills and War by Diane Moody (April 13, 2014)
25. Twist: A Novel by Colum McCann (June 2, 2025)
24. Mark Twain by Ron Chernow (December 24, 2024)
23. Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, And Language by Deborah Fallows (May 9, 2014)
22. Dreamers of the Valley of Plenty: A Portrait of the Napa Valley by Cheryll Aimee (May 22, 2014)
21. The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton (October 4, 2024)
20. Peony by Pearl S. Buck (July 7, 2014)
19. Anne Morrow Lindbergh: A Gift for Life by Dorothy Herrmann (March 30, 2021)
18. In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art by Sue Roe (October 7, 2014)
17. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter (November 6, 2014)
16. Advise and Consent by Allen Drury (November 17, 2014)
15. ##Descent by Tim Johnston (February 2, 2019)
14. The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington by Gregg Herein (October 28, 2014)
13. Rose of Sarajevo by Ayşe Kulin (December 11, 2014)
12. Last Train to Istanbul by Ayşe Kulin (December 18, 2014)
11. Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto (January 12, 2015)
10. The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant (March 26, 2015)
09. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King (May 13, 2015)
08. One of Ours by Willa Cather (May 24, 2015)
07. Vera by Stacy Schiff (May 28, 2014)
06.. City of Promise by Beverly Swerling (February 27, 2015)
05. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh (August 12, 2015)
04. The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham (August 12, 2015)
03. Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng (October 23, 2015)
02. The Bostonians by Henry James (November 9, 2015)
01. The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida (December 26, 2015)
50. The Fool's Tale49. Robinson Crusoe
48. The Tale of the Muraski
47. Metamorphoses
#46. The Berry Pickers
45. The Mayor of Casterbridge
#44. The Dovekeepers
43. The Shadowy Horses
42. Charlotte Gray
41. Elizabeth Street
40. Vulcan's Forge
39. Emergency Doctor
38. Fever
*37. The King Must Die
36. Eden Close
35. Alive
34. The Lost World
33. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
32. Americanah
31. Cleopatra
30.This House of Sky
29. Exit the Actress
28. Half a Yellow Sun
27. The Bride
26. On Persephone'sIsland
25. Mirror of her Dreams
24. Glory in Death
23. Lady MacBeth
22. Fox's Earth
21. Chopin in Paris
20. Tom Sawyer
19. Bitterroot Landing
18. The Salaryman's Wife
17. The Righteous Mind
16. Shadow of the Night
15. The Wicked Day
14. A Fierce Radiance
13. 100 Years of Solitude
12. The Innovators
11. Gwenwyfar
10. The Janus Stone
9. The Damscend Blade
8. Under the Net
7. The Prince and the ilgrim
6. Zeiton
5. Killing Floor
4. Katherine
3. The Black Arrow
2. The Sound of Thunder
1. Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore
Mod
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49.
48. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott
47.
46.
45.
#44. Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
43.
42. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
41.
40. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
39.
38.
37. Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
36.
35. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
34. House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig
33. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
32. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
31. Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
30. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
29. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
28. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
27. The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
26. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
25. Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
24. The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth
23. Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado
22. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
*21. The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
20. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
19. Spare by Prince Harry
18. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
17. Heartwood by Amity Gaige
16. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
15. Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
14. We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
13. Penitence by Kristin Koval
12. My Friends by Fredrik Backman
#111. The Bewitching by Sylvia Morena Garcia
10. Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods
9. Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
8. The Favorites by Layne Fargo
7. Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner
6. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
5. Himself by Jess Kidd
4. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
*1. Spin by Rebecca Caprara
New to this challenge, excited to get some titles off of my list.Points:
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50.. The True Memoirs of Little K by Adrienne Sharp (4/29/12)
49. Naomi by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
48. The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine (3/30/13)
47. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (3/27/12)
46. Captivity by Debra Noyes (6/17/12)
45. Gilt by Katherine Longshore (3/15/12)
44. The Creation of Eve by Lynn Cullen (4/29/12)
43. Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor
42. Fires in the Dark by Louise Doughty
41. The Other Alexander by Andrew Levkoff
40. Of Moths and Butterflies by V.R. Christensen
39. Shadows of St. Louis by Leslie DuBois
38. The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale
37. C by Tom McCarthy
36. The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe
35. Equal of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
34. The Observations by Jane Harris
33. Hawk of May by Gillian Bradshaw
32. Nine Coaches Waiting
31. Birdsong by Sebastian Fauks
30. The Colour by Rose Tremaine
29. Lady on The Loch by Betty McInnes
28. I Am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn Cullen
27. The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper
26. The Case of Comrade Tulayev by Victor Serge
25. The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin
24. Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock
23. An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance
22. O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell
21. Life Mask by Emma Donoghue
20. The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman
19. My Life as Emperor by Su Tong
18. Wickett's Remedy by Myla Goldberg
17. The Gentle Axe by R.N. Morris
16. The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
15. The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
14. The Sisters Mortland by Sally Beauman
13. All for Love by Dan Jacobson
12. The Wayward Muse by Elizabeth Hickey
11. Tamar by Mal Peet
10. Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
9. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Varona Barrett
8. The Last Summer of the World by Emily Mitchell
7. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
6. Sue Mundy: A Novel of the Civil War by Richard Taylor
5. Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa M. Klein
4. The James Boys: A Novel Account of Four Desperate Brothers by Richard Liebmann-Smith
3. Lambrusco by Ellen Cooney
2. Daphne by Josh Malerman
1. The Open Door by Elizabeth Maguire
This is my list. I do not pretend I'll finish it by mid September because I have become a very slow reader, but at least it's here for motivation. All of these books have been on my physical bookshelves for a long time.50. The Thin Red Line by James Jones
49. The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
48. Sol u moru by Ruta Sepetys
47. Blago u Srebrnom jezeru by Karl May
46. Tajne carstva Hetita by Vojtech Zamarovský
45. Otkriće Troje by Vojtech Zamarovský
44. Vrata suza by Abraham Verghese
43. How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
42. Budućnost je ovdje: svijet distopijskog filma by Srećko Horvat
41. Mima i kvadratura duga by Želimir Periš
40. The Saladin Murders by Matt Rees
✅39. The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry - FINISHED 25. 8. 2025.
38. The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
37. The Lie by Alberto Moravia by Alberto Moravia
36. The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo
35. Tajna Stonehengea by Sam Christer
✅34. Gaudijev ključ by Esteban Martín - FINISHED 12. 7. 2025.
33. Attila by William Napier
32. Put soli by Jane Johnson
31. Iskra by Neven Orhel
30. Vršenje dužnosti by Emir Imamović Pirke
29. Tajna pustinje by Sara Sheridan
28. Izvan igre by Michal Viewegh
27. Amberville by Tim Davys
26. The Gospel of Judas by Simon Mawer
25. Kako Bog zapovijeda by Niccolò Ammaniti
24. Ishmael - pustolovina uma i duha by Daniel Quinn
23. Djetinjstvo, dječaštvo, mladost by Leo Tolstoy
22. From Johann To Tannenbaum by Ashlyn Forge
21. Crni lav u zlatnom polju by Jan Van Dorp
20. The Kennedys: An American Drama by Peter Collier
19. Gospođa Hemingway by Paula McLain
18. Miris šafrana by Linda Holeman
17. Kći mudrosti: Roman o Salomonu i Sabi by India Edghill
16. Sayonara by James A. Michener
15. Famous American Plays of the 1940s by Henry Hewes
14. Bleiburg - Otvoreni dossier by Grupa autora Uredio Marko Grcic
13. Ljudi iz 1971. Prekinuta šutnja by Milovan Baletić
12. U ime rase by Marc Hillel
11. Počinjemo na kraju by Chris Whitaker
10. Prikaza by Anto Gardaš
9. Tajne i zamke drugog svjetskog rata by Vladimir Velebit
8. Sofijin svijet by Jostein Gaarder
7. Stogodišnjak koji se spustio kroz prozor i nestao by Jonas Jonasson
6. Wallis: Secert Lives by Higham Charles
5. Kradljivac kave by Tom Hillenbrand
4. Stalingrad by Theodor Plievier
3. The Manor by Isaac Bashevis Singer
2. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville
1. Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
Time to clear out the backlog!!49. The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
#47. The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen
44. The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
42. The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews
41. Death in Provence by Serena Kent
39. The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
37. Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton
36. City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
35. Devil's Breath by G.M. Malliet
33. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
31. The Awkward Squad by Sophie Hénaff
28. The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
26. The Memory of Us by Camille Di Maio
24. Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell
21. Sirius by Jonathan Crown
20. Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
19. The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch
18. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
17. A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber
16. Deadly Scandal by Kate Parker
15. The Paris Librarian by Mark Pryor
14. Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy
13. A Twisted Vengeance by Candace Robb
12. Death Sits Down to Dinner by Tessa Arlen
10. The Witches of Cambridge by Menna Van Praag
9. Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell by Annelise Ryan
7. Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan
6. Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
5. Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira
3. Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
2. The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
1. The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall
Just saw the message, and a very interesting challenge so going to give it a try. Can't say I'll get through it, but hope to clear some TBR off my list by staying focused.50. The Bookseller's Tale by Ann Swinfen ✅
49. The Huntsman's Tale by Ann Swinfen. ✅
48. The Merchant's Tale by Ann Swinnen. ✅
*47 The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb ✅
46. Crooked House (Audio-Hugh Fraser) by Agatha Christie ✅
45. Vigil of Spies ( Archer 10) by Candace Robb ✅
44. Conspiracy of Wolves ( Archer 11) by Candace Robb✅
43. A Lethal Engagement by April Skelly ✅
42. My Sister's Shadow by January Gilchrist✅
41. Death Comes to Dartmoor by Vivian Conroy ✅
40. A Choir of Crows (Owen Archer 12) by Candace Robb✅
39. The Riverwoman's Dragon (Archer 13)by Candace Robb
38.The Ripper's Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland ✅
37. *The King’s Messenger by Susana Kearsley✅
36. A Fox in the Fold ( Archer 14) by Candace Robb
35. A Snake in the Barley (Archer 15) by Candace Robb
34. A Grave Celebration (Lady of Ashes #6) by Christine Trent✅
*33 Archer’s Tale (Grail Quest 1) by Bernard Cornwell✅
*32 Vagabond (Grail Quest 2) by Bernard Cornwell ✅
31. Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower ✅
30. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (ED2) by Amanda Flower✅
29. I Died for Beauty (ED3) by Amanda Flower✅
*28 Heretic (Grail Quest 3) by Bernard Cornwell
27. Peril at End House (Audio-Fraser) by Agatha Christie ✅
26. The Summer Queen (Eleanor Aquitaine 1) by Elizabeth Chadwick
25. The Winter Crown (Eleanor Aquitaine 2) by Elizabeth Chadwick
24. The Autumn Throne (Eleanor Aquitaine 3) by Elizabeth Chadwick
23. The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott✅
22. Antietam by James Reasoner
21. Troubador's Tale by Anne Swinfen
20. Stonemason's Tale by Anne Swinfen
19. Ashes to Ashes (Singleton #8) by Melvin Starr
18. Lucifer's Harvest (Singleton #9) by Melvin Starr
17. Deeds of Darkness (Singleton #10) by Melvin Starr
16. The Secret of the Lost Pearls (Thorne #6) by Darcie Wilde
15. The Secret of the Lady's Maid (Thorne #7) by Darcie Wilde
14. The Matter of the Secret Bride (Thorne #8) by Darcie Wilde
13. A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klaxon
12. A Perilious Alliance (Ursula #13) by Fiona Buckley
11. Heretic's Creed (Ursula #14) by Fiona Buckley
10. Deadly Betrothal (Ursula #15) by Fiona Buckley
9. Birds of A Feather (Maisie Dobbs #2) by Jacqueline Winspear
8. Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs #3) by Jacqueline Winspear
7. Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose
6.Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose
5..The Poyson Garden (Elizabeth #1) by Karen Harper
4. Lamentation (Shardlake #6) by CJ Sansom
3. Tombland (Shardlake #7) by CJ Sansom
2. Chancelorsville by James Reasoner
1. Vicksburg by James Reasoner
50. God of the Woods by Liz Moore49. The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
48. Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
47. Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
46. Geek Girl’s Guide to Arsenic by Julie Anne Lindsey
45. Complete Crochet by Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby
44. Restart by Gordon Korman
43. George Washington’s Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade
42. Not Quite by the Book by Julie Hatchett
41. The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
40. The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley
39. The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
38. The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
37. The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley
36. The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
35. The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
34. The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
33. Just Beachy by Wendy Wax
32. The Colony Club by Shelley Noble
31. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
30. By Hook or by Crook by Betty Hechtman
29. Butter by Asako Yuzuki, Polly Barton (translator)
28. Summer in the City by Alex Aster
27. Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman
26. Mad Honey by Jodi Picouit
25. Long Island by Colm Toibin
24. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
23. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
22. The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
21. Absolution by Alice McDermott
20. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
19. The Spy and the Seamstress by Scott M. Smith
18. Moloka’I by Alan Brennert
17. Where the Wandering Ends by Yvette Manessis Corporon
16. The Pirate’s Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
15. The Address by Fiona Davis
14. Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
13. The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel by Julie Satow
12. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
11. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
10. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
9. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
8. The Page Turner by Viola Shipman
7. The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman
6. Wait till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
5. The Twelve Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts
4. The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
3. Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
2. The Clockmaker’s Wife by Daisy Wood
1. Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
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50. All the Light We Cannot See (HF) by Anthony Doerr49. Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay
48. We Were the Lucky Ones (HF) by Georgia Hunter
47. Our Darkest Night (HF) by Jennifer Robson
46. The German Midwife (HF) by Mandy Robotham
45. From Sand and Ash (HF) by Amy Harmon
44. The Paris Wife (HF) by Paula McLain
43. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
42. Four Treasures of the Sky (HF) by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
41. Until Leaves Fall in Paris (HF) by Sarah Sundin
40. Paris by the Book by Liam Callahan
39. The Light After the War (HF) by Anita Abriel
38. The Paris Apartment (HF) by Kelly Bowen
37. Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
36. The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
35. American Royals by Katharine McGee
34. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
33. Between Shades of Gray (HF) by Ruta Sepetys
32. My Name is Eva (HF) by Suzanne Goldring
31. The Little Wartime Library (HF) by Kate Thompson
30. The Book of Lost Names (HF) by Kristin Harmel
29. Revenge by Tom Bower
28. Suite Française (HF) by Irene Nemirovsky
27. More than Words by Jill Santopolo
26. Great Cities through Traveler’s Eyes by Peter Furtado
25. Sky’s End by Marc J Gregson
24. Goodnight From London (HF) by Jennifer Robson
23. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
22. Gut Feelings by Will Cole
21. Is She Really Going Out with Him by Sophie Cousens
20. In The Flo by Alisa Vitti
19. The Four Winds (HF) by Kristin Hannah
18. To Dye For by Alden Wicker
17. A Not-So-Distant Love (HF) (2023) by Heidi Kimball
16. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
15. Atonement (HF) by Ian McEwan
14. The Toxin Solution by Joseph E Pizzorno
13. A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena
12. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
11. The French Winemaker’s Daughter (HF) by Loretta Ellsworth
10. The Plus One by Mazey Eddings
9. The German Heiress (HF) by Anika Scott
8. Lost Roses (HF) by Martha Hall Kelly
7. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turon
6. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
5. Sisters of the Resistance (HF) by Christine Wells
4. Dogs, Dog Food, and Dogma by Daniel Schulof
3. Words to Eat By by Karen R Koenig
2. The Five Thieves of Happiness by John B Izzo
1. Reading People by Anne Bogel
25. The Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros24. The Booksellers Tale by Ann Swinfen
23. The secret wisdom of the earth by christopher scotton
22. A Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber
21. Black Cake by charmaine Wilerson
20.The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian
19. healer and Witch by Nancy Werlin
18. The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins
17. A fine Balence by Rohinton Mistry
16. The Island- Elin Hilderbran
15. Glass Houses by Louise Penny
14. John Gray and the Brotherhood by Diana Gabaldon
13. Echo of the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
12. The Outlandish Companion by Diana Gabaldon
11. A night in Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarkque
10. the warsaw sisters by Amanda Barret
9. Estoril by Dejan Tiago-stankovich
8. The return by victoria hislop
7. lightlark by Alex Aster
6. Nightbane by Alex Aster
5. The warsaw orphan- kelly Wimmer
4. Where the forest meets the stars by Glendy Vanderhah
3.All the broken places by John Boyne
2. Astoria by Peter Stark
1. Beneath a Scarlet sky by Mark Sullivan
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50 World Without End
49 My Brilliant Friend
48 The Last Dance
47 The Wrong Hands
46 Absolutely
45 The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
44 Heart of the Nile
43 Anne of Avonlea
42 Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography of Martha Stewart
41 The Cursed Sister
40 The Agony and the Ecstasy
39 The Godmother's Secret: The Mystery of the Missing Princes in the Tower
38 To Sicily with Love
37 Daughter from the Dark
36 The Whore's Child and Other Stories
35 Table for Two
34 Italian Shoes
33 The Leopard
32 The Strings of Murder
31 Argentina Seen As It Is
30 Too Much of Life
29 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
28 The Master and Margarita
27 Death in Delft
26 The Door
25 The Hangman's Daughter
24 The Painted Girls
23 The Man in the Queue
22 Bonjour Tristesse / A Certain Smile
21 Beautiful Ruins (P.S.) by Jess Walter
20 The Name of the Rose
19 The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo's David
18 The Giver
17 Life Studies: Stories
16 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions
15 The Chosen Maiden
14 The Memoirs of Cleopatra
13 Disclaimer
12 When Christ and His Saints Slept
11 The King's Grace
10 The Angel's Game
9 Memoirs Found in a Bathtub
8 The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place
7 Purgatory
6 The Age of Innocence
5 Where the Red Fern Grows
4 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
3 Matilda
2 Little House in the Big Woods
1 Portrait in Sepia
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50. All the Light We Cannot See (HF) by Anthony Doerr
*49. We Were the Lucky Ones (HF) by Georgia Hunter
*48. Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay
#47. The Lions of Fifth Avenue (HF) by Fiona Davis.
Jasmine, Thanks! I switched #48 & #38.
Jasmine wrote: "Book list are now open. If you move a book on the list please just mark it with an *. If you replace a book, please put a # sign next to please. Also, remember, you can move books as much as you'd ..."Once again, I did not receive this notification. My reading has slowed so it didn't really matter this time. I guess I will have to put on my calendar to check for a notice on Aug 15th or 16th.
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Finished seven husbands of Evelyn HugoPages 369-3 pts
#7 on list-7pts
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