Barbara's Challenges & Reading Lists discussion

Monthly Challenges
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Miscellaneous Challenges
Annual Spell Out
Disney Zombie Collection
Fairytales: Hansel & Gretel
Fairytales; Little Red Riding Hood
Fairytales; Snow White and the Huntsman
Hunting 101
Old Maid: Monster Mash
Pictionary
The Queens' Reign
Seven Deadly Sins
Seven Heavenly Virtues
Supernatural Clue
Three Weird Sisters
Which Witch Are You
Zombieopoly

Disney Zombie Collection

[January]
✔Read a book with any type of undead being.
Vengeful - V.E. Schwab 1/13
✔Read a book with blood on the cover.
Fatal Family Traditions - Ann Charles 1/18
✔Read a book with a six-letter word in the title.
Secret of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 1/15
✔Read a book that is first-in-a-series or stand-alone.
A Terrible Fall of Angels - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/27


[February]
✔Read a book with a Z in the title or author name
A Murderous Glaze - Melissa Glazer 2/23
✔Read a book with a character that can fly
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery - Brom (Abitha, witch) 2/19
✔Read a book with an MC or an author whose first and last initials are the same letter
A Most Dangerous Profession - Karen Hawkins (MC is Moira MacAllister) 2/22
✔Read a book that is #2 in a series
Beyond the Gate - Susan Gourley 2/9
✔Read a book where a character is bitten
The Keepers of Sulbreth - Susan Gourley (hero) 2/6


[March]
✔Read a book with a fae character
Torched - Donna Grant 3/26
✔Read a book with a jealous character
Chaos Choreography - Seanan McGuire 3/19
✔Read a book with something green on the cover
One Poison Pie - Lynn Cahoon 3/15
✔Read a book with an MPG of Fantasy or Horror
The Shadows - Alex North 3/3
✔Read a book that is 3rd in a series
Death of an Irish Mummy - Catie Murphy (Dublin Driver #3) 3/9


[April]
✔Read a book where a character is royalty
Savage - Robyn Wideman (Prince Valentine) 4/14
✔Read a book where the MC is rebellious
The Second Blind Son - Amy Harmon 4/6
✔Read a book with an MPG of romance
Kindred Spirits - C.B. Scott 4/6
✔Read a book that is 4th is a series
Dead Wrong - Mariah Stewart (John Mancini #4) 4/15


[May]
✔Read a book whose title or MC starts with a P
Pleading the Fish - Bree Baker 5/14
✔Read a book with something wooden on the cover
Honey and the Hired Hand - Joan Johnston (fence) 5/20
✔Read a book with a character that lies
As the Crow Flies - Robin Lythgoe 5/19
✔Read a book with the word "dead," deadly," "undead" in the title
Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny 5/28


[June]
✔Read a book where an animal has human traits, emotions, or intentions (can be shifter)
Shifter Planet - D.B. Reynolds (cats that can shift to human) 6/6
✔Read a book where a character is a young girl
Wildfire - Ilona Andrews (Arabella, 15) 6/19
✔Read a book with an MPG of sci-fi or science fiction
Taken by the Storm - Cyndi Friberg 6/24
✔Read a book with the word "zombie" in the text
Home Improvement: Undead Edition - Charlaine Harris 6/13
(I usually suggest a zombie), p31
✔Read a book that is 6th in the series
The Perfect Murder - Brenda Novak 6/30

Disney Zombie

[July]
✔Read a book where a character loves to read
Change of Heart - Jude Deveraux (Miranda) 7/14
✔Read a book with a "beastly" character
Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare (hero) 7/12
✔Read a book with an MC that has red hair
God Save the Queen - Kate Locke (heroine) 7/6
✔Read a book with an MPG of magic
Sapphire Flames - Ilona Andrews 7/8
✔Read a book with all the letters of "brains" in the title
Mountain Bear's Baby - J.K. Harper 7/19
✔Read a book that is 7th in a series
Tricks for Free - Seanan McGuire (Incryptid #7) 7/10


[August]
✔Read a book where a character goes from "rags to riches"
Stroke of Midnight - Olivia Drake (riches to rags to riches) 8/24
✔Read a book that has an animal as a character
Who's Dead, Doc? - J.M. Griffin (rabbit with psychic abilities) 8/25
✔Read a book where the MC is treated poorly by their family
A Curse of Blood & Stone - K.A. Tucker 8/16
✔Read a book where someone dies in the book
The Return - D.B. Reynolds 8/3


[September]
✔Read a book with a color in the title
Whiteout - Adriana Anders 9/10
✔Read a book where the MC lives with a group of people
Ruby Fever - Ilona Andrews 9/22
(MC lives in a mansion with immediate family and cousins)
✔Read a book with the word "apple" in the text
Children of the Night - Zan Safra 9/3
(I devour the apple, crunching through the core), p93
✔Read a book where a character is decapitated
Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault - Candace Robinson 9/13
(Maisie by the Huntsman, Snow White retelling)
✔Read a book where a character has a disease
A Merry Life - Sarah Branson 9/2
(MCs father has some kind of wicked dementia that'll kill him in a year)


[October]
✔Read a book set near or by the ocean or with a body of water on the cover
Save Me - Molly Black (set at Lake Ontario) 10/20
✔Read a book with a character that lives in the water (mermaid, selkie etc)
Guarding the Mermaid - Eve Langlais 10/15
✔Read a book with the word "Hoard" in the text
Unforeseen Danger - G.K. Parks 10/7
(maybe he had a strong need to hoard), p157
✔Read a book with an undead character
Generation 18 - Keri Arthur (vampires) 10/20


[November]
✔Read a book where the cover model has long hair
Where Darkness Lies - Bella Jewel 11/7
✔Read a book where a character is locked up
Nathaniel - John Saul (Nathaniel for 20 years) 11/20
✔Read a book where a character is "turned" into something else
Capturing a Unicorn - Eve Langlais 11/4
✔Read a book with all the letters of BLOOD in the title
Blood of an Exile - Brian Naslund 11/20
✔Read a book that is 11th in a series or that has two 1's in the page count
The Vampire Always Rises - Katie MacAlister (Dark Ones #11) 11/28


[December]
✔Read a book with a scene where the MC is sleeping
Circus of the Dead, Book One - Kimberly Loth 12/10
✔Read a book where a character is cursed
Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim 12/30
✔Read a book with a prophesy in it
The Sunken City - Emma V.R. Noyes 12/27
✔Read a book with an immortal character
Son of Thunder - S.C. Mitchell 12/21
✔Read a book with the letters of Walking Dead in the title, author and/or series name.
Heart of the Sun Warrior - Sue Lynn Tan 12/18
✔Read a book that has the number 1 and 2 in the page count
Reindeer Runes - Danielle Garrett (172 pages) 12/18

January Monthly Challenge - Penni

READ: 11/11

✔ 1. January 1st is National Hangover Day.
Read a book with an alcoholic beverage on the cover OR a book by an author you binge.
Cinco de Mayhem - Ann Myers 1/11


✔ 2. January celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings Day.
Read a 3rd in a series book OR with a 3 in the page number
Secret of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 1/15

✔ 3. January 2nd is introvert day
Read a book with an introverted character OR a standalone book.
Himself - Jess Kidd 1/9

✔ 4. January 3rd is “Fruitcake Toss Day”.
Read a book with an over the top/looney tunes character or theme.
Tales of the Peculiar - Ranson Riggs 1/26

✔ 5. Second Wednesday of January is “Take the Stairs Day”
Read a book with an MC that is athletic OR a book with stairs on the cover.
A Terrible Fall of Angels - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/27

✔ 6. - National Bird Day is celebrated on January 5th
Read a book that has an MC that can fly OR with a flying creature on the cover.
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon - Christopher Paolini 1/21


✔ 7. - January 6th – Cuddle Up Day
Read a book with a couple embracing on the cover OR a cuddly animal on the cover.
Stealing the Wind - Shira Anthony 1/5


✔ 8. - January 11th – Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
Read a book that has water on the cover OR is recommended by a friend.
Reading Up a Storm - Eva Gates 1/14


✔ 9. January 24th – Compliment Day
Read a book rated 4.2 or above on Goodreads OR an award winner.
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami 1/25

✔ 10. - January 13th – National Skeptics Day
Read a book where the title begins with one of the letters in the word “Skeptic” – excluding the word “the”.
A Perfect Bind - Dorothy St. James 1/26

✔ Bonus:
In the hopes of starting 2022 out well……
Read whatever book you want. Indulge a little
Vicious - V.E. Schwab 1/2

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Happy New Year

READ: 5/5

1. Start the year out right! Read any book you want.
Witch on Ice - Cat Larson 1/1

3. Read a book published in January of any year.
Broken Ascension - Dave Walsh (pub Jan 28, 2020) 1/9

4. Read a book published after January 1st 2020.
Under the Whispering Door - T.J. Klune (pub Sep 21, 2021) 1/16

5. Read a book with at least three words in the title.
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon - Christopher Paolini 1/21

6. Read a book you got during winter.
A Yuletide Kiss - Madeline Hunter/Sabrina Jeffries/Mary Jo Putney 1/23



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Word Hunter Aquarius
Duration: January 20 - February 18, 2022

READ: 39/40

Secret Window, Secret Garden - Stephen King 1/23
27. Bounce - bounced then thoughtfully in his palm, p107
31. Bubble - puffing and blowing bubbles of blood, p163

The Library Policeman - Stephen King 1/25
7. Bandana - a clean but badly wrinkled bandana, p144
11. Basket - with a covered basket over one arm, p203
13. Beetle - there was something horribly beetle-like about it, p297
21. Bleach - advertisements for bleach and chewing tobacco, p139
36. Bureau - I pushed a bureau up against the whole works, p131

1Q84 - Haruki Murakami 1/25
5. Balcony - sank down on the garden chair on the balcony, p681
18. Birth - cut ties with his family before her birth, p4
23. Bloody - the bloodying killing of the dog, p544
25. Bomb - we could be holding a time bomb, p504
28. Boxers - he was wearing a t-shirt and boxers, p691
40. Butcher - pulling out the butcher knife he always carried, p103

A Perfect Bind - Dorothy St. James 1/26
2. Backup - when we're done finding some backup sources, p63
8. Banner - banners with pictures of pumpkins and apples, p285
30. Browse - have been invited to browse our shelves, p33
39. Burst - as if she might burst into tears again, p157

The Dark Archive - Genevieve Cogman 1/28
15. Belief - she saw the belief take hold, p56
19. Blade - with their burnished brass blades, p5
20. Blaze - the blaze was at least three storeys high, p83
24. Blowup - and it'll blow up, p68
29. Breach - threated to tell his customers about the data breach, p122

The Corpse at the Crystal Palace - Carola Dunn 1/28
4. Badger - he would have been badgered to change it, p145

The Night Hawks - Elly Griffiths 1/29
17. Beyond - beyond what she gleans from magazines, p71
38. Burial - it's also a burial site, p71

Buttercream Bump Off - Jenn McKinlay 1/29
3. Bacon - she didn't have any bacon flavored ones, p133
10. Barren - it was barren, p136
14. Behold - dropped into a seat and said, behold, p158
26. Borrow - and borrow a robe, p31
33. Bummer - bummer, Tate said, p111

Nine Elms - Robert Bryndza 1/30
6. Balloon - some kids balloon when they hit puberty, p203
22. Bloat - biting into the now bloated flesh, p12
37. Burger -he gulped down the mouthful of burger, p219

Hold Back The Storm - Lynn Hanna 2/1
35. Burden - would the new baby be free of burdens, loc2650

Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
16. Bereft - and bereft of gloves, p3

Hello, Gorgeous! - MaryJanice Davidson 2/7
1. Babble - you're supposed to let one babble on, p113

Not My Blood - Barbara Cleverly 2/12
32. Buffer - the crusty old buffers in his party, p84

The Untold Story - Genevieve Cogman 2/13
12. Bazaar - by the time they reached the Grand Bazaar, p166

The 19th Christmas - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 2/14
34. Bunny - Bunny, are you okay, ch90

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9. Banshee -

February Member Monthly: Angie

READ: 11/11

✔️1. Winter sports
Read a book where a winter sport is mentioned
A Cup of Holiday Fear - Ellie Alexander 2/17
(perfect for skiing and snowshoeing on nearby Mount Asland), p16

✔️2. Athletes
Read a book whose MC's name is the same as any 2022 Winter Olympian
Yews with Caution - Kate Collins (Abby Knight = Abby Roque) 2/2

✔️3. Location
Read a book where something happens in China or California
Absolutely Maybe - Lisa Yee 2/15
(MC finally finds the father she never knew and he pays her to go away)

✔️4. Logos
Read a book with blue, black, red, yellow or green on cover (Olympic logo)
Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4

✔️5. Placement
Read a book that is 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a series
The Lemon Sisters - Jill Shalvis (Wildstone #3) 2/16

✔️6. Medals
Read a book with Gold, Silver or Bronze AND Medal are found in the test
Never Say Sever in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/22
(women have been winning gold medals in it for a long time), loc2058

✔️7. Competition
Read a book where teamwork is required
Beyond the Gate - Susan Gourley 2/9
(defeating the monsters in the underground to save their world, MCs needed to work as a team)

✔️8. Freestyle
Read a book with a title that is not horizontal
A Most Dangerous Profession - Karen Hawkins 2/22

✔️9. Winners
Read a book that has the word TROPHY in the text
Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(she grabbed a small golden trophy off the desk), p84

✔️10. Winter Olympics / Superbowl (in case you haven't figured out the theme!)
Read a book that has multiple authors or narrators
Oceans of Magic - Brian M. Thomsen (multi-author anthology) 2/13

✔️11. Bonus! Since it is February….
Read a book with a love theme
Hello, Gorgeous! - MaryJanice Davidson 2/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

A Picnic Date

READ: 4/4

2. Read a book with a dog on the cover
The Lemon Sisters - Jill Shalvis 2/16

3. Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover
The 19th Christmas - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 2/14

5. Read a book where the MC goes on a romantic date
A Date with the Other Side - Erin McCarthy 2/14

6. Read a book where the MC works in the food industry or with food on the cover
Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley (runs Tea House) 2/4



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Word Hunter Pisces
Duration: February 19 - March 20, 2022

READ: 39/40

Laid Bare - Lauren Dane 2/19
16. Circle - watching the two of you circle each other, p14
21. Cocoon - pulled her free of her cocoon again, p98
27. Corset - a camisole with a corset fit, p43

The Library of the Dead - T.L. Huchu 2/20
1. Cabin - it's like a little cabin suitcase, p98
5. Camp - the camp sprawling around Dunsapic Loch, p165
10. Charm - that charms worked a dandy, p58
12. Cheat - helping others to cheat, p183
13. Chocolate - this hot chocolate hits the spot, p150
15. Cinder - until everything was burnt to a cinder, p328
17. Clairvoyant - call the police or find a clairvoyant, p18
40. Curse - I curse Callander for not helping, p202

Blood Faerie - India Drummond 2/20
11. Chase - it would be tedious to have to chase you, p220
35. Crime - her crime was in her blood, p4
38. Cult - it was some kind of nutter cult that did the killings, p250

Never Say Sever in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/22
7. Carrot - feels about me using him as a carrot, loc2192
9. Changeling - it was the changeling we were leaving, loc1129
14. Choked - I snorted and then choked, loc5165
18. Cloak - playing tug of war with the hunter's cloak, loc5210
19. Clover - had a green clover pin, loc2343
20. Cobweb - when I walked through a cobweb, loc117
23. Coffin - probably dark as a coffin in there, loc597
25. Conspiracy - fuel rumors of conspiracy theories, loc1568
30. Coyote - on top of the cabinet was a coyote, loc224
32. Creature - deepening the shadows with all those creatures, loc234
33. Creepy - when it came to creepy things in the dark, loc178

A Most Dangerous Profession - Karen Hawkins 2/22
6. Captor - a hare-brained scheme to charm my captor, p58
34. Cretin - not this cretin, p43
37. Cruel - his cruel gaze narrowed on Moira, p43

A Murderous Glaze - Melissa Glazer 2/23
8. Cereal - the contents of cereal boxes, p93
39. Curfew -I forgot all about my curfew, p136

Killer Words - V.M. Burns 2/25
22. Coddle - coddled and protected by mine, p29

Deal with the Devil - Kit Rocha 2/26
28. Cosmic - this was the cosmic justice he'd been waiting for, p227
31. Creaky - their creaky instincts came to life, p251

The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang 2/27
2. Cactus - so that a potted cactus shattered to the ground, p126
3. Cackle - began to cackle with laughter, p413
24. Colony - Speer became a Nikara colony, p78

Last Guard - Nalini Singh 3/4
36. Crossroad - she left him at the crossroads, p199

Steel Crow Saga - Paul Krueger 3/7
29. Covert - hence a covert operation, p28

Ascendant - Michael R. Miller 3/20
4. Cajole - Ash took some cajoling to wake, p139

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26. Convoy -

March Monthly Challenge - Scottie

READ: 9/10

✔ 1. Red the color of passion and the longest wavelength of any visible color
Read a book with a character who is a great leader
Torched - Donna Grant 3/26

✔ 2. Orange the color of warning, caution, happiness and strength
Read a book where a character receives a warning
Urgle - Meaghan McIsaac 3/2

✔ 3. Yellow the happy color
Read a book with happy ending
Last Guard - Nalini Singh 3/4

✔ 5. Blue the color of peace, calmness, depth and sadness
Read a book with a body of water in it
All the Murmuring Bones - Angela Slatter 3/25

✔ 6. Indigo a color involved in a heavy debate whether it belongs in the rainbow or not
Read a book with two sides that disagree
Crowbones - Anne Bishop 3/14

✔ 7. Violet often called purple the color of royalty and the shortest wavelength in the rainbow
Read a book with royalty
Steel Crow Saga - Paul Krueger 3/7

✔ 8. White the color of fluffy clouds, the symbol of purity, the combination of all colors, and the reflection of all colors
Read a book where a character takes a bath/shower
The Fixer Upper - Maggie Mae Gallagher 3/28

✔ 10. Infrared the color spectrum we can't see
Read a book with someone who can see something/one that others cannot
Curse of Salem - Kay Hooper (ghosts) 3/5

✔ Bonus: Spring Break!
Read whatever book you want
Curse of the Specter Queen - Jenny Elder Moke 3/10

Ritual in the Woods

READ: 6/6

1. Read a book with a title that has four words
Flowers Over the Inferno - Ilaria Tuti 3/11

2. Read a book with any type of symbol on the cover
Curse of the Specter Queen - Jenny Elder Moke (Celtic knot) 3/10

3. Read a book with only a female on the cover (No other people or animals)
Mayhem in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 3/26

4. Read a book with an MPG of magic
The First Girl Child - Amy Harmon 3/24

5. Read a book with all the letters of RITUAL in the title
Moonlight Masquerade - Jude Deveraux 3/18

6. Read a book with a tree(s) on the cover
You Can Run - Rebecca Zanetti 3/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Word Hunter Aries
Duration: March 21 - April 19, 2022

READ: 37/40

The First Girl Child - Amy Harmon 3/24
4. danger - if it puts your own life in danger, p42
5. Dank - was as dank and silent as a tomb, p211
6. Dazed - her eyes were often slightly dazed, p179
7. Death - never put yourself between me and death, p42
8. Decay - before it began to decay, p62
15. Despair - I can only see darkness and despair, p231
20. Diamond - seventeen diamonds to wear in your crown, p282
24. Disdain - his voice dripping with disdain, p14
25. Disgust - disgusted at his weakness, p239
26. Dissent - quashed by the highest keepers dissent, p75
27. Disturb - not wanting to disturb him, p184
30. Doom - with ever increasing sense of doom, p327
32. Dragon - that he'd battled a dragon, p206
38. Dusk - dusk had gathered around the temple, p222

All the Murmuring Bones - Angela Slatter 3/25
3. Damned - will see him damned, p121
16. Destroy - a shame to destroy such a pretty thing, p66
18. Devoted - he was devoted to your mother, p310
33. Drained - the blood has drained from my face, p65
35. Drowned - but these, they drowned, p50

Torched - Donna Grant 3/26
1. Daddy - my Daddy always preached, p360
2. Dagger - as well as a dagger, p21
17. Detest - Mikkel detests anything to do with Scotland, p562
34. Drizzle - the drizzle turned into a steady rain, p440
37. Dungeon - why he'd gone into the dark dungeon to free her, p318

Mayhem in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 3/26
21. Disaster - wedding disasters be damned, p175

A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons - Chris Behrsin 3/27
11. Decoy - worked out that I'd created a decoy, p136
39. Dwarf - not a human or a dwarf, p63

Dead in Dublin - Catie Murphy 3/28
36. Dubious - the cop made a dubious motion, p117

The Devil You Know - Kit Rocha 3/30
10. Decline - what precipitated the abrupt decline, p246

Chilled to the Cone - Ellie Alexander 3/31
29. Docile - I couldn't reconcile the docile and kind man, p191

Lipstick & Lattes - Tracy Krimmer 4/1
22. Dimples - I swear a dimple dots his cheek, p14

Key to Conflict - Talia Gryphon 4/5
14. Demonic - it looked like a demonic lynx, loc3215
19. Diagram - was going on a diagram she'd drawn, loc3695
31. Dracula - potentially allied with vampire lord, Dracula, loc130

The Second Blind Son - Amy Harmon 4/6
9. Deceive - she has not sought to deceive, p53

Reptile Memoirs - Silje Ulstein 4/7
12. Dejected - giving me a dejected look, p22

A Trail Through Time - Jodi Taylor 4/9
40. Dynasty - what do you say to ancient Egypt, eighteenth dynasty, p44


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23. Disarm -
28. Diverge -

April Monthly Challenge

READ: 9/11

✔ April 2 – International day of children’s and young adult books.
1. Read a young adult book
Gallant - V.E. Schwab 4/10

✔ April 3 – International rainbow day.
2. Read a book with a colorful cover
Kindred Spirits - C.B. Scott 4/6

April 7 – Health world day.
3. Read a book where the main character is either studying or working in the health area OR
Read a book where the main character is sick

April 12 – International day of manned flights.
4. Read a book tagged as sci fi OR
Read a book with a starry sky or with a planet on the cover

✔ April 13 – International day of pink.
5. Read a pink novel (a light romance)
Lipstick & Lattes - Tracy Krimmer 4/1

✔ April 18 – International day for monuments and sites.
6. Read a book tagged as historical
Night of the Wolves - Heather Graham 4/29

✔ April 19 – World simpsons day.
7. Read a book with a yellow cover
Fresh Brewed Murder - Emmeline Duncan 4/23

✔ April 23 – World day for book and author’s rights.
8. Read a book by a new to you author
Elysium Dreams - Hadena James 4/13

✔ April 26 – International day remembering the Chernobyl disaster.
9. Read a book with the letters of NUCLEAR on the title, name of the series and/or author’s name
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes - Karen Rose Smith 4/8
(mURdEr with LemoN CAkes)

✔ April 29 – International guide dog day.
10. Read a book with a dog on the cover
Be My Ghost - Carol J. Perry 4/23

✔ Bonus – Let’s honor this group’s name,
Read a book with a character who is obsessed by vampires
Key to Conflict - Talia Gryphon 4/5

April Challenge - Fool's Errand

READ: 6/6

✔ 1. Read a book with a double letter word in the title
Gallant - V.E. Schwab 4/10

✔ 2. Read a book where a character makes a "stupid" decision
Reptile Memoirs - Silje Ulstein 4/7

✔ 3. Read a book where a character undertakes a journey
A Fate of Wrath & Flame - K.A. Tucker 4/3

✔ 4. Read a book with dragons
Dragonfire - Donna Grant 4/20

✔ 5. Read a book tagged humor or with a funny character
A Trail Through Time - Jodi Taylor 4/9

✔ 6. Read a book that features tarot cards or a psychic character
The Second Blind Son - Amy Harmon 4/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Word Hunter Taurus
Duration: April 20 - May 20, 2022

READ: 37/40

Dragonfire - Donna Grant 4/20
2. Earth - no kinder, sweeter individual lived on Earth, p19
4. Edge - the edges were so precise, p68
5. Eerie - this place is as beautiful as it is eerie, p227
9. Elder - a fae in his elder years, p180
20. Endure - for him to endure a queasy stomach, p313
21. Enemy - what was one more enemy, p176
39. Exotic - giving her an exotic look, p67

The Burning Pages - Paige Shelton 4/22
6. Effigy - the number of Mr. Burns's effigies, p185
32. Escape - f you need to make an escape, I'll be ready, p47

Diabolical - Jana DeLeon 4/22
15. Embark - you son has embarked on his own career path, p159
22. Engulf - the sound of gunfire engulfed the tiny room, p216

Fresh Brewed Murder - Emmeline Duncan 4/23
17. Empire - just wait for the rise of my criminal empire, p191

Die Me a River - Denise Swanson 4/24
26. Entity - an entity that furnished the district, p2
29. Erect - his shoulders erect, p87
33. Ethical - Piper acted in an ethical manner, p10

Rowan's Well - C.J. Harter 4/26
10. Elicit - that would elicit a polite and monosyllabic response, p141

The Gilded Wolves - Roshani Chokshi 4/28
1. Eagle - an emerald eagle, p11
18. Encase - where a gold veneer encased each plant, p23
38. Exile - felt like a God in exhile, p32

Tome of the Undergates - Sam Sykes 4/30
3. Echoes - so many unheard echoes in the void, p333
16. Ember - the other flicking embers, p47
23. Enlist - he could enlist with the local army, p6
24. Enrage - eyes formerly enraged, p75
27. Entomb - the weapons and bodies entombed within, p464
31. Erupt - fire erupted from the purple tip, p495
40. Expel - you choose to expel your reeking foulness, p456

Can't Never Tell - Cathy Pickens 4/30
14. Embalm - they used arsenic to embalm bodies, p103

Obsidio - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 5/2
30. Erode - feeling my consciousness begin to erode, p87

Money Hungry - Joseph Browning & Suzi Yee 5/5
37. Exhume - requesting the body be exhumed would take too long, p52

The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd 5/8
34. Evict - if her landlord would evict her, p54

One for Sorrow - Sarah A. Denzil 5/12
13. Elves - play some online game of orcs and elves, p53

Touch If You Dare - Stephanie Rowe 5/13
12. Elude - that's been eluding them their whole life, p263

The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi 5/15
28. Envoy - can't we send an envoy, p256

Cloudy with a Chance of Witchcraft - Mandy M. Roth 5/16
7. Eject - feared it would eject again, loc1301

Trail Of Blood - Lisa Black 5/17
8. Elapse - the time elapsed since the murder, p116

As the Crow Flies - Robin Lythgoe 5/19
11. Elixir - for storing eyeballs and elixirs, p62

Honey and the Hired Hand - Joan Johnston 5/20
19. Enchant - he found the sight enchanting, p118

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35. Exalt -
36. Exert -

May Monthly Challenge - Namita

READ: 11/11

🌸 May is the fifth month of the year.
Read a 5th book in a series or a book published in May.
Touch If You Dare - Stephanie Rowe (pub May 28, 2011) 5/13

🌸 May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
Read a book with flowers on the cover or in the Title.
A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas 5/26

🌸 (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek goddess Maia.
Read a book that starts with a single word title or where the title starts with M.
Sting - Sandra Brown 5/3

🌸 The "Mayflower" Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May.
Read a book where the Author's initials can be found in the word Harbinger.
Nefertiti's Heart - A.W. Exley 5/21

🌸 May 8th is Mother's Day in most places.
Read a book with a Mom or a mom figure
Game. Set. Match. - Jennifer Iacopelli 5/24

🌸 May 18th is Armed Forces Day in Spain.
Read a book with an MC who is a cop/FBI/Detective/Ranger/Navy or an Amy Officer.
Honey and the Hired Hand - Joan Johnston 5/20

🌸 May's birthstone is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success.
Read a book with a MPG of Romance or Green Cover
The Trade - Meghan Quinn 5/17

🌸 The May birth flowers are the Lily of the Valley.
Read a book with the title starting with any of the letters from Lily of the Valley.
One for Sorrow - Sarah A. Denzil 5/12

🌸 May 27th is National Water Safety Month.
Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic 5/22

🌸 May 15th is World Whisky Day.
Read a book with a alcoholic drink on the cover or characters having a drink in the book.
Redemption Point - Candice Fox 5/7

Bonus
🌸 Cinco de Mayo - Read a book with any kind of war!
Obsidio - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 5/2

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

May: Fallen Angels

READ: 6/6

✔ 1. Read a book with a "hot" character
The Trade - Meghan Quinn (Cory Potter)

✔ 2. Read a book with a three-word title
The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi 5/15

✔ 3. Read a book with a winged being in the story
A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas (Faeries) 5/26

✔ 4. Read a book with a dark cover
Sky in the Deep - Adrienne Young 5/13

✔ 5. Read a book you bought this year
Obsidio - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 5/2

✔ 6. Read a book with demons or angels
Hunted - Rebecca Zanetti 5/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Word Hunter Gemini
Duration: May 21 - June 20, 2022

READ: 37/40

The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi 5/21
3. Fae - he imagined bright-eyed Fae creatures, p235
4. Failed - he had failed his friends, p108
10. Fangs - she had seen its fangs, p6

Game. Set. Match. - Jennifer Iacopelli 5/24
6. Faith - have a little more faith in each other, loc1988
9. Famous - you're like so famous, Pen, loc761
14. Fault - my fault, he said, loc1988
15. Fear - nothing more crippling for an athlete than fear, loc1207

A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas 5/26
2. Fade - I wanted to fade into it, p374
7. Fallen - over his enormous fallen body, p133
8. Familiar -at least it was familiar, p48
13. Fathom - I couldn't fathom why he'd invite me along, p83
16. Feast - not that there was much of me to feast on, p2
21. Feline - with steps that were too graceful, too feline, p234
25. Fickle - who is a fickle and vicious lord, p281

Hunted - Rebecca Zanetti 5/27
5. Fairy - a crystal ornament of a fairy, p57
26. Fierce - as a fierce witch and dangerous warrior, p6

Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny 5/28
36. Frenzy - a frenzy was just beginning, p102
38. Frosty - looking through the frosty window, p71

Ignite - Donna Grant 5/28
29. Flame - if she dared to play with such a flame, p113

When a Princess Proposes - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/29
24. Fever - that could relieve pain and lessen flavor, p63
37. Frigid - I may be frozen but I'm not frigid, p336

Sea of Ruin - Pam Godwin 5/30
11. Fantasy - taking over the fantasy, loc3757
17. Feeble - exhausted and feeble, loc5822
18. Feign - instead I had to feign disinterest and disgust, loc4962
19. Fiend - spineless dog, heartless fiend, loc1305
27. Figment - or was it just a figment, loc4447
28. Filthy - you gorgeous, filthy pervert, loc3040
31. Flayed - when the skin is flayed from his genitals, loc2317
39. Furrow - guilt furrowed his forehead, loc1285
40. Futile - my futile wiggling, loc2449

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia 6/4
35. Fortune - assuming some portion of his great fortune, p63

The Dragon's Temptation - Lily Cahill 6/5
32. Fling - maybe they could have a fling for a few weeks, loc505

Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal - Forthright 6/9.
1. Fable - everything she knew from stories and fables, p14

Cursed Moon - Jaye Wells 6/10
22. Felony - was catergorized as a felony, p204

Home Improvement: Undead Edition - Charlaine Harris 6/13
34. Forbid - chas v"sholom, God forbid, p81

Flame - Donna Grant 6/17
30. Flaunt - it wasn't as if she flaunted these things, p262

Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Sue Lynn Tan 6/18
12. Farce - every moment I bought with this farce, p250


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33. Forage -

June Monthly Challenge - Kittykat AKA Jo Tortitude

READ: 7/7

🌈 June 1: Say Something Nice Day
Read a book where the letters NICE can be found in the title and/or author name.
Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal - Forthright 6/9

🌈 June 5 is World Environment Day - A day meant to raise environmental awareness across the globe.
Read a book that heavily features nature - animals or other wildlife, a 'green' location like a forest, or based on climate/weather.
Shifter Planet - D.B. Reynolds (cat shifters) 6/6

🌈 June 8th: National Upsy Daisy Day - Encourages us to allow positivity into our lives.
Read an uplifting book that has a hopeful ending or something you think will make you laugh out loud multiple times while you are reading it.
Crossing in Time - D.L. Orton 6/20

🌈 June 14: Flag Day (U.S.)
Read a book that has at least three colours of the Pride flag in a prominent place on the cover.
Hide and Sneak - G.A. McKevett (yellow, blue, green) 6/25


🌈 June 19 is Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) in the USA. On this day in 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud in Galveston, Texas, finally liberating the last enslaved people in the country.
Read a book where there is a determined fight for freedom.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Sue Lynn Tan 6/18

🌞 also on that day

🌈 June 19: Father’s Day. In many countries, it is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June (there are many exceptions however).
Read a book where a father/father figure is a strong part of the plot or is the MC.
21st Birthday - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 6/23

🌈 June 30: Asteroid Day - Aims to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard. It is a fairly recent day of awareness and was set to be on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia on 30 June 1908.
Read a book set in space for the majority of the duration.
Taken by the Storm - Cyndi Friberg 6/24

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

June Monthly Challenge - Lycan Battle

READ: 5/5

✔ 1. Read a book with werewolves
Home Improvement: Undead Edition - Charlaine Harris 6/13

✔ 3. Read a book where a characters gets bitten
Death of an Eye - Dana Stabenow 6/26
(pirates get bitten by spiders, scorpions and snakes shot at them by MC)

✔ 4. Read a book tagged horror or paranormal
The Gates - John Connolly (horror) 6/26

✔ 5. Read a book that should be made into a movie or TV show
Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Sue Lynn Tan 6/18

✔ 6. Read a book with a shifter other than werewolf
Shifter Planet - D.B. Reynolds (panther) 6/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Hunting 101
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2022

Vampire
1) Read a book with a Vampire on the Cover
2) Read a book with the word Vampire in the title or series name
✔️3) Read a book with something that represents a Vampire on the Cover
Malice - Keigo Higashino (blood) 7/13

✔️4) Read a book with a mostly red cover
City of Iron and Dust - J.P. Oakes 7/23

✔️5) Read books that spell out Vampire by finding a item on the cover that starts with each letter.
V: [violin] Murder in G Major - Alexia Gordon 8/21

A: [apple pie] Apple Die - Chelsea Thomas 7/16

M: [moose] Cold Clay - Juneau Black 7/29

P: [piano] The Ballad of Perilous Graves - Alex Jennings 7/27

I: [iron blade] Heart of Steel - Meljean Brook 7/16

R: [red hair] The Queen Is Dead - Kate Locke 7/21

E: [Eiffel Tower] Up the Seine Without a Paddle - Eliza Watson 7/24


Werewolf
✔️1) Read a book with a Wolf on the Cover
Spell Hound - Lindsay Buroker 8/19

✔️2) Read a book with the word Wolf/Wolves in the title or series name
For the Wolf - Hannah Whitten 7/19
✔️3) Read a book with something that represents a Wolf on the Cover
Mind over Magic - Lindsay Buroker 8/9

✔️4) Read a book with a mostly Brown or White cover
Bad Boys In Black Tie - Lori Foster 8/23

✔️5) Read books that spell out Werewolf by finding a item on the cover that starts with each letter.
W: [wings] A Bond of Flame - Richard Fierce 8/27

E: [eye] Munro - Kresley Cole 7/25

R: [red dress] Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare 7/12

E: [eggs] A Treacherous Tasty Trail - Cindy Bell 8/22

W: [wagon] A Sticky Situation - Jessie Crockett 7/1

O: [ocean] The Oceanography of the Moon - Glendy Vanderah 9/4

L: [lighthouse] A Wrench in the Works - Kate Carlisle 7/4

F: [fireworks] Tricks for Free - Seanan McGuire 7/10

Word Hunter Cancer
Duration: June 21 - July 22, 2022

READ: 36/40

Murder at Sunrise Lake - Christine Feehan 6/22
2. galaxy - and she was in another galaxy, p210
4. game - maybe he'd be thrown off his game, p49
10. ghost - no one can really be friends with a ghost, p74
12. giant - he cast a giant shadow over them, p44

Axel of Evil - Alina Adams 6/23
22. goal - the prospect of not achieving her goals, loc805
35. grunt - Konstantin's more involved grunts, loc918

Taken by the Storm - Cyndi Friberg 6/24
7. gender - if anything indicated Vee's gender, p40
21. goad - more important things to do than goad this female, p29

Hide and Sneak - G.A. McKevett 6/25
3. gamble - he gambles too much, p112
9. ghastly - that this ghastly creature would require protection, p29

The Gates - John Connolly 6/26
11. ghoul - a group of school children dressed as ghouls, p253

Death of an Eye - Dana Stabenow 6/26
19. gnaw - like he lets the rats gnaw on it, p63
25. god/goddess - featuring the entire panoply of Egyptian gods and goddesses, p12
39. gurgle - the last cry ended on a gurgle, p205

The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook 6/27
13. ginger - a ginger haired maid in a black uniform, p8
18. glower - that darkened his piercing stare into a glower, p15
31. grim - Trahaearn's grim expression, p269
37. guild - completing the Guild's mark, p64
40. guttural - he choked back a guttural moan, p255

A Sticky Situation - Jessie Crockett 7/1
17. gloomy - if they were alone in a gloomy basement, p22

Murder Most Frothy - Cleo Coyle 7/2
28. gothic - gothic in style, p98

A Wrench in the Works - Kate Carlisle 7/4
32. grisly - I shivered at that grisly thought, p211

Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro 7/4
16. glide - she seemed simply to have glided out of th
e air, p111
36. guardian - he is your guardian, p171

Tempting Acquisitions - Addison Fox 7/5
8. genie - let the genie out of the bottle, p25

God Save the Queen - Kate Locke 7/6
1. gadget - the message box on said gadget was full, p3
24. goblin - I hate goblins, p1
38. guitar -someone was playing guitar, p92

Sapphire Flames - Ilona Andrews 7/8
14. glamour - with all its wars, glamor, art and poison, p19
15. glaze - my eyes started to glaze over, p69
20. gnome - if her magic consisted of conjuring cute garden gnomes, p26
33. grotesque - hanging like grotesque garlands, p232

Tricks for Free - Seanan McGuire 7/10
6. garrote - hand-braided wire garrotes, p258

Camera Obscura - Lavie Tidhar 7/11
5. gargoyle - she walked past fallen gargoyles, p51

When We Found Home - Susan Mallery 7/14
29. gourd - bird houses from gourds, ch18

Bad Penny - Sharon Sala 7/18
23. goatee - and a neatly trimmed goatee, p212

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27. gorge -
30. griffin -
34. grovel -

July Monthly Challenge - Jenn (not Lily)

READ: 9/9

✔ 1. Welcome to July!
read a book with the letters J U L Y in the title and/or author's name
The Library of the Unwritten - A.J. Hackwith 7/17

✔ 3. International Joke Day is on July 1st
read a book with an MPG of Humor
Kill All the Lawyers - Paul Levine 7/26

✔ 4. July 2nd is World UFO Day and July 20th is Moon Day
read a book set in space or on the moon
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within - Becky Chambers 7/15

✔ 5. Alice in Wonderland Day is on July 4th
read a book with both the author's first and last initials in the word WONDERLAND
The Girl Before - Rena Olsen 7/21

✔ 6. July 11th is International Skinny Dip Day, the 2nd Saturday in July
read a book with the word SKINNY in the text
Murder Most Frothy - Cleo Coyle 7/2
(during a midnight skinny dip), p126

✔ 7. International Town Crier's Day is July 13th, the 2nd Monday in July
read a book with the word HEAR in the text
Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro 7/4
(and tried to hear), p304

✔ 8. July 17th is World Day for International Criminal Justice
read a book tagged Crime or Detective or P.I.
The Locked Room - Elly Griffiths (detective) 7/9

✔ 9. World Listening Day on July 18th
read a book with an ear on the cover
Taming Her Bear - J.K. Harper 7/20


✔ BONUS: read a book with fairies or fae
City of Iron and Dust - J.P. Oakes 7/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

July: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble

READ: 6/6

✔ 1. Read a book with a mostly blue or purple cover
It Happened One Night - Stephanie Laurens 7/23

✔ 2. Read a book with an MPG of Magic
Emerald Blaze - Ilona Andrews 7/9

✔ 3. Read a book with a female MC
God Save the Queen - Kate Locke 7/6

✔ 4. Read a book with magic on the cover
Sapphire Flames - Ilona Andrews 7/8

✔ 5. Read a book with all the letters of MAGIC in the title
Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare 7/12

✔ 6. Read a book that you think is magical (5 star rating)
The Queen Is Dead - Kate Locke 7/21



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Word Hunter Leo
Duration: July 23 - August 22, 2022

READ: 38/40

It Happened One Night - Stephanie Laurens 7/23
1. Habit - was an ingrained habit, p3
29. Hollow - echoing through the hollow space inside him, p202
30. Honor - is to honor his IOU, p19
31. Hooves - a horn blasting and hooves thundering, p110

City of Iron and Dust - J.P. Oakes 7/23
5. Handle - he turns the handle, p35
33. Horror - she is aware that there is horror down there, p41

Up the Seine Without a Paddle - Eliza Watson 7/24
17. Heart - heart thumping wildly, p9

Munro - Kresley Cole 7/25
4. Hallucinate - he feared this was a hallucination, p30
9. Harrow - right back in that harrowing search party, p88
18. Heaven - teasing him with her splayed heaven, p245
23. Hex - the hex was spreading through his system, p85
24. Hidden - fortified castle in a hidden realm, p294
39. Human - another term for a human, p139

Kill All the Lawyers - Paul Levine 7/26
6. Hang - the boy let it hang there, loc678
11. Hate - I still hate the idea of you doing this, loc1201
12. Haunt - now it's come back to haunt me, loc1189
32. Horrid - you were absolutely horrid to my mother, loc1342

The Ballad of Perilous Graves - Alex Jennings 7/27
8. Harbor - playing at some record shop in Baltimore Harbor, p39
10. Hassle - so why hassle anyone about it, p27
16. Hearse - it was a hearse, p178
26. Hiss - an oily hiss filled the air, p93
36. Hound - vibrating with attention like that of a hound, p172

Rule of Wolves - Leigh Bardugo 7/28
15. Healer - a healer forced to hide her powers, p50
20. Heist - used it during the Ice Court heist, p190
34. Host - a most excellent host indeed, p59
38. Huddle - huddled close together for warmth, p15

Cold Clay - Juneau Black 7/29
22. Hermit - and not an ordinary hermit, p138

Empire of the Vampire - Jay Kristoff 7/30
21. Herbs - the glass home where we grow our herbs, p62

Devil's Own - Veronica Wolff 7/30
3. Halo - erupted from his head like a halo, p11

The Angels' Share - J.R. Ward 7/31
2. Hacker - always seems poised to ride off in a hacker craft from the thirties, p307
7. Harbinger - a harbinger for the dirge of discovery, p6

Shadow Fallen - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/1
13. Haven - he'd dreamed of a peaceful haven, p55
19. Hectic - things had been a bit hectic lately, p124

The Return - D.B. Reynolds 8/3
14. Hazard - she'd already learned several hazards of the swamp, loc2007
25. Hike - even if she had to hike to the city on her own, loc599
35. Howl - the triumphant howl echoed through the swamp, loc2773
40. Hunted - who's already hunted and cooked breakfast, loc3368

April Fool Dead - Carolyn G. Hart 8/14
27. Hoax - it's a hoax, she shouted, p56

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37. Hubris -

August Monthly Challenge - Katter

READ: 8/8

✔ 1. Family Tree
Many books have created complex fictional worlds with amazing stories and fascinating side characters. And thankfully, sometimes authors do spinoffs to give us a richer and deeper attachment to the worlds they have made and the unique personalities found within. Read a spinoff from a series you love.
Red Handed - Gena Showalter (Alien Huntress) 8/12

✔ 2. Easy Breezy Freebie
This task should lift your mood and make everyone pretty happy! Read a book from your favorite series.
Shadow Fallen - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/1

✔ 3. It’s Always the Butler
Sometimes we all could use a little excitement and mystery in our lives. Turns out solving crime can be quite fun! At least in book form anyway, and it helps if the detective is handsome. To fulfill this task; read a book with a crime solving sleuth, or any mystery book that is told from the perspective of the butler or maid.
Lowcountry Bombshell - Susan M. Boyer (the butler didn't do it!) 8/30

✔ 4. Expedition
Explore the landscapes of old, brimming with danger, riches and stories untold. What tales does the vast unknown hold? Do you even dare? If so, please do so with care. Read a book that takes place in a jungle, forest, underwater, or that has an archaeologist in it.
Operation Tropical Affair - Kimberli A. Bindschatel (Costa Rica) 8/4

✔ 5. Sundae
Sate those cravings and indulge your sweet tooth, ladies! It’s time to snarf down a cold, rich and deliciously decadent dessert. Read a book that mentions ice cream, has it on the cover, OR read any book while eating a sundae (and please tell us your favorite combo).
A Treacherous Tasty Trail - Cindy Bell 8/22
(vanilla ice cream with fudge, caramel, whip cream, nuts and a cherry)

✔ 6. You’re Under Arrest
I know how you bookworms are! Always reading the same series or reading books by the same authors, while ignoring all those beautiful untouched books on your ‘To Read’ list. That’s neglect, little missy! To pay for your heinous crimes, read a book that begins with the letters in the word JAIL, or that has the word ‘Pay’ in the title.
After She Left - Claire Amarti 8/5

✔ 7. Fable
Ye olde tales have withstood the passing of time for a reason; they’re darn good. Full of morality, adventure, light vs. dark, action, suspense, and maybe even a little romance. But we've all heard them so much that it might be nice to have a new fresh take on the stories we all know and love. Read a re-telling of a tale of yore and see if it can hold a candle to the original.
Stroke of Midnight - Olivia Drake (it certainly did not hold a candle) 8/24

✔ 9. Tea Time
It’s time to sit down and enjoy a cup of tea! Too often we tea drinkers are overshadowed by the crazy coffee cultists, but I say no more! Now it’s our time to shine! After just one more sip, that is. Read a book that has a rarely spotted tea drinker in it.
Peach Clobbered - Anna Gerard 8/26

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

August Monthly Challenge - Prey of the Vampire

READ: 3/3

4. Read a book with all the letters of VAMPIRE in the title and/or series name
Operation Tropical Affair - Kimberli A. Bindschatel (Poppy McVie #1) 8/4

5. Read a book published in August
Lowcountry Bombshell - Susan M. Boyer (pub August 29, 2013) 8/30

6. Read a book where the MC is a supernatural of some kind
Mind over Magic - Lindsay Buroker (MC a witch) 8/9

Word Hunter Virgo
Duration: August 23 - September 22, 2022

READ: 30/40

When Red is Black - Qiu Xiaolong 8/26
13. Impact - it's impact had been slow in coming, p172
36. Ironic - it was ironic, p42

Peach Clobbered - Anna Gerard 8/26
5. Idle - you know what they say about idle hands, p117
38. Issue - run into a small issue regarding their convent, p33

Night Shift Witch - Cate Lawley 8/27
10. Illusion - illusions can be tricky, p40
27. Insane - spite? that's insane, p85

Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian 8/27
3. Iconic - the once-vast views of iconic downtown skyscrapers, p123
4. Idiot - Robbie is an idiot to confess, p300
8. Ignore - she also couldn't ignore the macabre curiousity, p44
11. Imagine - Tempest imagined it had come from the gargoyle, p117
31. Intelligent - maybe all rabbits were this intelligent, p9

Eighteen Below - Stefan Ahnhem 8/28
1. Ice - the thin layer of ice on the ground, p1
25. Ink - as soon as the ink on the wet signature was dry, p260
37. Island - on the island of Crete, p7
39. Itch - her scalp began to itch, p58
40. Ivory - and an ivory blouse, p420

Lowcountry Bombshell - Susan M. Boyer 8/30
7. Ignite - I think the date ignited grandma's imagination, p15

Blacklisted - Gena Showalter 8/31
24. Inhuman - John, what a weird name for such an inhuman creature, p227

The Alpine Uproar - Mary Daheim 9/2
22. Influx - the influx of commuters, p15

Children of the Night - Zan Safra 9/3
2. Ichor - strings of black ichor dripping from their teeth, p123
28. Insect - climbing the walls like an insect, p12
30. Intact - a vampire with an intact brain, p74

Storm Echo - Nalini Singh 9/4
34. Inward - saw them flex inward, p58

The Oceanography of the Moon - Glendy Vanderah 9/4
16. Incantation - sounded like magical incantations, p150
21. Infect - have a blacksmith infect me with nanoagents, p582
32. Introspection - it's a situation that forces introspection, p253

Dance with the Devil - Kit Rocha 9/8
20. Inept - we're not completely inept, p116

Of Claws and Fangs - Faith Hunter 9/16
23. Infuse - they had been infused with null energy, p262

Ruby Fever - Ilona Andrews 9/22
12. Immune - Cornelius and Runa were both immune, p233
14. Impale - impaled a two foot spike in her thigh, p143


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6. Idyll -
9. Illude -
15. Imp -
17. Incite -
18. Incorporeal -
19. Incubus -
26. Innate -
29. Insert -
33. Invade -
35. Irate -

September Monthly Challenge - PepperPot

READ: 10/8

✔ 1. Read a book where a character has a change in their life OR read a book where the authors first and last name initials are found in AUTUMN.
A Merry Life - Sarah Branson (gets pregnant) 9/2

✔ 2. Celebrate George by reading a bookwhere two factions are ‘at war’ OR reading a book where someone rules over a group.
The Kraken King - Meljean Brook 9/6 (

✔ 3. Read a book where moon/moonlight is key OR read a book where someone works as an aide/assistant.
And Then You Dye - Monica Ferris (Godwin) 9/9

✔ 4. Celebrate by reading a bookwith two luscious characters OR read a book that has a baker or bakery.
Storm Echo - Nalini Singh 9/4

✔ 5. Read a book where a game is played OR a book with a page count including a ‘9’.
Dark Legacy - Christine Feehan (399 pages) 9/24

✔ 6. Help him celebrate by reading a book with green & black on the cover OR by reading a book where someone seeks revenge/vengeance.
The Doctor of Thessaly - Anne Zouroudi 9/11

✔ 7. Do your part by reading a book where someone has a job OR by reading a book with a wealthy character.
A Stitch in Time - Kelley Armstrong (hero) 9/29

✔ 9. Celebrate even if you’re not in school by reading a book where the first letter of the title is in TEACHER OR by reading a book where the last letter of the main character’s name is in HOMECOMING.
The Alpine Uproar - Mary Daheim 9/2

✔ 10. Read a book with a strong secondary character OR read the book of a series.
Long Live the Queen - Kate Locke (Immortal Empire #3) 9/10

✔ 11. Finally, celebrate International Literacy Day (8-September) by reading any book you want!
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon 9/21



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

September Challenge - Alien Invasion

READ: 4/4

1. Read a book where the MC is an alien or goes into outer space
A Merry Life - Sarah Branson 9/2

2. Read a book with something purple on the cover
The Alpine Uproar - Mary Daheim (pool ball) 9/2

4. Read a book with "lines" that look similar to the ones above (representing magic or something similar)
Ruby Fever - Ilona Andrews 9/22

6. Read a book with a black or purple background
I Want Candy - Susan Donovan 9/11

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

Word Hunt Sep/Oct

Word Hunter Libra
Duration: September 23 - October 22, 2022

READ: 40/40

Dark Legacy - Christine Feehan 9/24
27. Joy - she smiled and the world had been filled with joy, p328

Written in Stone - Ellery Adams 9/25
2. Jail - the one who's in jail now, p40
8. Jealous - he's jealous, Olivia thought, p83
28. Judge - could stand in front of a judge, p248
37. Justice - to bring him to justice, p40
40. Juvenile - amused by Michel's juvenile behavior, p83

Wild Irish Eyes - Tricia O'Malley 9/25
33. Jump - dying to jump him, loc1159

Bon Bon Voyage - Nancy Fairbanks 9/26
12. Jerk - she slapped the hand of some jerk, p6
15. Jet - or maybe it was jet lag, p86
16. Jewelry - pair it with some jewelry, p10
21. Joke - a comedien making jokes about his wife, p77
23. Jolt - and got a high voltage jolt, p55

The Vineyard Victims - Ellen Crosby 9/26
3. Janitor - a janitor corroborated it, p302
11. Jeopardy - my marriage might be in jeopardy otherwise, p159
13. Jersey - someone's fever basketball jersey, p53

Marked for Life - Emelie Schepp 9/28
25. Journey - stupid, stupid journey, p29
29. Judgement - she didn't want to discuss the judgement, p17
32. Jumble - that was full of a jumble of stuff, p89

A Stitch in Time - Kelley Armstrong 9/29
24. Journal - pulls out a very old journal, ch30

The Taint of Midas - Anne Zouroudi 9/29
5. Jasmine - the scent of jasmine was sweet, p33
19. Join - who join the force to line their pockets, p188
34. Junction - Gazi's maneuvered them through the junction, p14
36. Junk - if we couldn't run down this piece of junk, p15

I Remember You - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 9/30
39. Jutting - pile of stones jutting toward the sky, p85

22 Seconds - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 9/30
31. Juice - plus orange juice for Lily, p259

The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 10/1
26. Jovial - be jovial and merry, p57
35. Junior - at the National Junior Swimming Championships, p71

Leech - Hiron Ennes 10/1
14. Jest - he likes to jest, p36
30. Juggle - struggling to juggle unwieldy thoughts, p89

Lost Souls ParaAgency and the Three Witches of Burberry - K.M. Waller 10/2
18. Jog - uptight sister job-walks, p33
38. Justify - can justify messing with peoples lives, p103

Forgotten in Death - J.D. Robb 10/5
4. Jargon - sifting through the business jargon to find the gold, p81
20. Joint - with uneven joints, p159

The Man Burned by Winter - Pete Zacharias 10/6
7. Jazz - not a jazz fan I take it, p107

Sweet Spot - Susan Mallery 10/7
17. Jock - you're also a jock, p26

Victim 2117 - Jussi Adler-Olsen 10/8
22. Jolly - Munich really is a jolly city, p122

Thistlefoot - GennaRose Nethercott 10/10
6. Jaunt - ready to jaunt straight into the center, p338
10. Jelly - he's not a jelly donut, p270

A Rumor Of Bones - Beverly Connor 10/11
9. Jello - aren't you supposed to eat jello, p194

Geared for the Grave - Duffy Brown 10/21
1. Jackpot - the only thing that boy cares about is winning the jackpot, p42

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

October Mermaid Challenge

READ: 6/6

1. Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Save Me - Molly Black 10/20

2. Read a book with someone/something that lives in the water
Guarding the Mermaid - Eve Langlais 10/15

3. Read a book a mostly blue cover
A Night's Tail - Sofie Kelly 10/15

4. Read a book with an MPG of paranormal
Lost Souls ParaAgency & The Three Witches of Burberry - K.M. Waller 10/2

5. Read a book where a character travels on/across water
Murder Walks the Plank - Carolyn G. Hart 10/17
(partially on river cruise ship)

6. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in MERMAID
Ravenfall - Kalyn Josephson 10/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

October Monthly Challenge - Scottie

READ: 8/8

✔ 1: Cotton Candy Pumpkin: This pumpkin is white on the outside and the inside!
Read a book with a white cover, ora sweet ending.
Sweet Spot - Susan Mallery 10/7

✔ 2: Galeux d'Eysines- The peanut pumpkin is known for it's peanut looking warts.
Read a book that mentions 'peanut' or read a book where someone cooks.
Geared for the Grave - Duffy Brown 10/21

✔ 3: Fairytale: This pumpkin has deep grooves and can be eaten raw!
Read a standalone book, or read a book where something raw is consumed.
Leech - Hiron Ennes 10/1

✔ 4: Long Island Cheese pumpkins: This pumpkin is know for it's culinary uses and resemblance to cheese.
Read a book that has cheese in it or read a book that involves the sea.
Deep Sea Dead - Lori Avocato (on a cruise ship) 10/30

✔ 5: Atlantic Giant- this giant can weigh 200 pounds or more!
Read a book with something giant in it, or read a book with something heavy.
Consumed - Rebecca Zanetti (500 pound villain) 10/18

✔ 6: Kabocha- this Japanese squash is similar to a butternut squash.
Read a book with something green on the cover or takes place in Japan.
Green Eyed Envy - Kasey MacKenzie 10/17

✔ 7: Rouge Vif d'Etampes- This French heirloom variety was introduced to America in 1883 and is known as a Cinderella pumpkin for it's low flatness to allow it to rest on the ground.
Read a book with a French Character, or read a Cinderella inspired book.
The Lionman Kidnapping - Eve Langlais (Marcus Bouvier) 10/22

✔ 10: Baby Boo: These adorable white pumpkins have a sweet nutty flavor.
Read a book with a ghost or read a book with a baby in it
A Gift of Ghosts - Sarah Wynde 10/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

OCTOBER

Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Duration: October 2022

On the Cover
✔️1) A Full Moon - A Haunting Dream - Jim & Joyce Lavene 10/9
✔️2) Bladed Weapon - Highlander's Desire - Joanne Wadsworth 10/25
✔️3) Black Cat - Murder Walks the Plank - Carolyn G. Hart 10/17
✔️4) Flame(s) - The Body in the Bonfire - Katherine Hall Page 10/27
✔️5) Magic - Ravenfall - Kalyn Josephson 10/13
✔️6) Pumpkin - Digging Up the Remains - Julia Henry 10/7
✔️7) Skull/Skeleton - A Rumor Of Bones - Beverly Connor 10/11
✔️8) Bat - Cutthroat Cupcakes - Cate Lawley 10/23



Color Cover
✔️1) Orange - Bad Boys Do - Victoria Dahl 10/28
✔️2) Black - Thistlefoot - GennaRose Nethercott 10/10
✔️3) Purple - The Three Witches of Burberry - K.M. Waller 10/2
✔️4) Gray - Leech - Hiron Ennes 10/1


In the Title or Series Name
✔️1) Ghost - A Gift of Ghosts - Sarah Wynde 10/28
✔️2) Spook/Spooky - Generation 18 - Keri Arthur 10/18
✔️3) Night - A Night's Tail - Sofie Kelly 10/15
✔️4) Wolf/Wolves - A Nurse for the Wolfman - Eve Langlais 10/10
✔️5) Demon - When Demons Walk - Patricia Briggs 10/22
✔️6) Shadow(s) - From the Shadows - McKenzie Burns 10/25
✔️7) Haunt/Haunting/Haunted - A Haunting Dream - Jim & Joyce Lavene 10/9
✔️8) Dark/Darkness - Consumed - Rebecca Zanetti 10/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Halloween 30 Day Challenge
Duration: October 1 - November 30 2022

✔️October 1 - Read a Book with a ghost in it
The Black Phone - Joe Hill 10/8
✔️October 2 - Read a book with "Candy" in the text
Leave No Trace - Mindy Mejia 10/3
(plastic pumpkins rattling with candy), p201
✔️October 3 - Read a book with a beverage on the cover or where the MC has an alcoholic beverage during the book
Forgotten in Death - J.D. Robb 10/5
(he went back for the wine and another glass for her), p131
✔️October 4 - Read a book with a witch or broom on the cover
A Witch Too Late - Paula Lester & M.E. Harmon 11/27


October 5 - Read a book where a character either watches a scary movie or talks about a scary movie

✔️October 6 - Read a book with a bone on the cover or with the word "Skeleton" in the text
The Man Burned by Winter - Pete Zacharias 10/6
(probably expecting a haggard skeleton), p20
✔️October 7 - Read a book with a Vampire in it
Consumed - Rebecca Zanetti 10/18
✔️October 8 - Read a book with a full moon on the cover
A Haunting Dream - Jim & Joyce Lavene 10/9

✔️October 9 - Read a book with flames on the cover
The Body in the Bonfire - Katherine Hall Page 10/27

✔️October 10 - Read a book with a supernatural as the MC
The Starless Crown - James Rollins 10/14
✔️October 11 - Read a book where the MC is a magic user
Ravenfall - Kalyn Josephson 10/13
✔️October 12 - Read a book where a character dies during the book
A Night's Tail - Sofie Kelly 10/15
✔️October 13 - Read a book where the MC goes to a party
Bad Boys Do - Victoria Dahl 10/28
✔️October 14 - Read a book with both a good witch and a bad witch in it
Cutthroat Cupcakes - Cate Lawley 10/23
✔️October 15 - Read a book you think is creepy
Leech - Hiron Ennes 10/1
✔️October 16 - Read a book where a character gets lost and has to ask for directions/help
The Shadow in the North - Philip Pullman 10/29
✔️October 17 - Read a book where the MC reads a book
Blood Born - Kathryn Fox 10/23
(Sophie drifted in and out of sleep as Anya read aloud)
✔️October 18 - Read a book where a character can see or talk to ghosts
A Gift of Ghosts - Sarah Wynde 10/28
✔️October 19 - Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover or in the book
Geared for the Grave - Duffy Brown 10/21
✔️October 20 - Read a book with an MPG horror
The Black Phone - Joe Hill 10/8
✔️October 21 - Read a book with Magic on the Cover
Wolf Dreams - Aimee Easterling 10/27

✔️October 22 - Read a book where a character wears a costume
Owls Well That Ends Well - Donna Andrews 10/26
✔️October 23 - Read a book set during the fall
Digging Up the Remains - Julia Henry 10/7
✔️October 24 - Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover
Killer, Paper, Cut - Joanna Campbell Slan 11/22

✔️October 25 - Read a book set at Halloween
Pumpkin Pies & Potions - Polly Holmes 11/18
✔️October 26 - Read a book where the MC has to hide
Ice Blue - Anne Stuart 10/29
✔️October 27 - Read a book where the MC's name begins with the letter D
Where Darkness Lies - Bella Jewel (Dimitri) 11/7
✔️October 28 - Read a book where a character is decapitated r where you can only see the body of the cover model
Archangel's Resurrection - Nalini Singh 11/3
✔️October 29 - Read a book where a character is invisible
Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (Minky the unicorn) 11/16
✔️October 30 - Read a book where the MC decorates their house
Nathaniel - John Saul 11/20

Word Hunter Scorpio
Duration: October 23 - November 21, 2022

READ: 36/40

When Demons Walk - Patricia Briggs 10/22
3. Keen - she watched with a keen appreciation, p25
16. Kill - have a tendency to kill the person, p65
17. Kilt - wearing nothing but a finely woven kilt, p88
33. Knock - Fahill himself answered my knock, p109
38. Knuckle - a slight redness on his knuckles, p115

Blood Born - Kathryn Fox 10/23
10. Kettle - the kettle steamed the window, p32
15. Kidney - possibly of kidney, lung and brain damage, p48
27. Knee - to knee level, p204
28. Kneel - kneel down on the floor, p250
29. Knife - the knife used to stab her, p44
32. Knob - a cord attached from the door knob, p9
35. Knot - Anya hadn't thought about the knot, p15

Cutthroat Cupcakes - Cate Lawley 10/23
37. Knowledge - only the knowledge of some fiction with rule book, p9

Owls Well That Ends Well - Donna Andrews 10/26
2. Karate - Michcael took up a karate stance, p167

The Body in the Bonfire - Katherine Hall Page 10/27
14. Kid - it's the way kids are judged, p190
25. Kitten - it wasn't kitten with a whip, p182

Bad Boys Do - Victoria Dahl 10/28
22. Kiss - make her name sound like a kiss, p182

A Gift of Ghosts - Sarah Wynde 10/28
4. Keep - Akira couldn't keep the accusation from her voice, loc2068
8. Kernel - highlighting any kernel of information, loc2913

Ice Blue - Anne Stuart 10/29
5. Keepsake - the bowl had been one of the keepsakes, p15

The Shadow in the North - Philip Pullman 10/29
11. Key - taking a key from the table, p53
13. Kick - delivering a sharp kick to Jim's ankle, p44
23. Kitchen - hearing voices raised in the kitchen, p114
36. Know - I'm curious to know where it's gone, p9

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover - Sarah MacLean 10/30
18. Kind - you are the kind of gentleman, p17
31. Knit - her brows knit together, p112

Deep Sea Dead - Lori Avocato 10/30
30. Knight - white knight in shining armor, p50

Murder Most Grave - G.A. McKevett 10/31
20. King - living like a king up here on this hill, p112

A Chimera's Revenge - Eve Langlais 11/1
1. Kaleidoscope - knowing the kaleidoscope colors in her eyes, ch8
9. Ketchup - ketchup on macaroni and cheese deluxe, ch10

The Sculptor - Gregory Funaro 11/5
12. Khaki - the khakis, the windbreaker, p15

The Disappeared - Kristina Ohlsson 11/6
21. Kiosk - stopped off briefly at a fast food kiosk, p52

City of Dark Magic - Magnus Flyte 11/7
24. Kite - I think he was high as a kite, p101

A Curse of Queens - Amanda Bouchet 11/9
26. Knead - the monotonous task of kneading bread, p14

Daybreak - Cheree Alsop 11/11
19. Kindred - the thought of sharing the kindred with the molemen, p114

Thirteen Chances - Cindy Miles 11/17
39. Kooky - pretty kooky, huh, p45


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6. Kelp -
7. Kennel -
34. Knockoff -
40. Kudos -

November Monthly Challenge - Genevieve

READ: 11/11

✔ 1. November 2nd is Looking for Circles Day. Read a book with at least one circle on the cover.
Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 11/16


✔ 2. November 5th is Book Lovers Day. It is celebrated on August 9 and/or the first Saturday in November. Read a book you love or hope to love.
This Same Earth - Elizabeth Hunter (wanted to love but didn't) 11/21

✔ 3. November 8th is Young Readers Day. Read a young adult/middle grade book. You could also read that book with a child/young person in your life. Another option is to read a book with an important young character.
Nathaniel - John Saul (MC Michael is 12) 11/20

✔ 5. Veteran's Day honors those who have served in the military. It is observed on November 11th. Read a space opera science fiction book, or a book with a main character or love interest that is or was in the military.
Daybreak - Cheree Alsop 11/11

✔ 6. November 13th is National Kindness Day. Read a book recommended by someone you care about, a book they love and perhaps you've been meaning to read. Or, read a book with a kind and compassionate main character.
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo 11/12

✔ 7. November 14th is Loosen Up Day. Take this time to relax and do something for the stress and tension in your life. Pamper yourself! Read a funny book or a sweet fantasy.
The Undead Mr. Tenpenny - Tammie Painter 11/19

✔ 8. November 15th is Steve Irwin Day. Read a book with a reptile shifter (extra points for crocodiles) or a book set in Australia. Another option is to read a book with a main character who is a champion in some way to animals.
Pumpkin Pies & Potions - Polly Holmes 11/18

✔ 9. International Cake Day takes place on November 26 each year. Eat some delicious cake, if you wish and read a book with a main character that is a baker or read a book that's a guilty pleasure.
Archangel's Light - Nalini Singh 11/1

Bonus: Thanksgiving. Do as many as you wish.
✔ Health-Read a book with a vampire or other immortal character.
Blood of an Exile - Brian Naslund 11/20

✔ Pets-Read a cat/dog mystery or a book where an animal is important to the story.
Moon Dancer - Aimee Easterling (wolf) 11/10

✔ Success-Read a book where the good guys/gals triumph or with a great reward at the end.
Blood of an Exile - Brian Naslund 11/20

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

November Unmasked

READ: 5/5

1. Read a book where a character is a demon
Archangel's Light - Nalini Singh 11/1

2. Read a book where a character has horns
Capturing a Unicorn - Eve Langlais 11/4

3. Read a book with something red on the cover
The Sculptor - Gregory Funaro (blood) 11/5

4. Read a book where the MC has two distinct looks (vamp face/normal, shifted/human, etc)
A Chimera's Revenge - Eve Langlais (partial shift) 11/1

6. Read a book where a character is "unmasked" in some way
The Undead Mr. Tenpenny - Tammie Painter (villain) 11/19



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Word Hunter Sagittarius
Duration: November 22 - December 21, 2022

READ: 35/40

Wild Irish Soul - Tricia O'Malley 11/23
5. Ladder - between getting a ladder and tracking them to the wall, p127
13. Laptop - went to sit in front of his laptop, p37

Bronze Gods - A.A. Aguirre 11/24
1. Labyrinth - I swear this place was built on a labyrinth, p41
11. Lantern - he raised his lantern, p144
16. Lashes - should enjoy lush, curly-tipped lashes, p42
19. Law - leaving law enforcement in the proper hands, p253
20. Lazy - Mikani gave a lazy smile, p15
24. Ledge - there was a splatter of blood on the window ledge, p269
25. Legacy - ever since she turned her back on the Olrick legacy, p168
26. Lemon - when she added sugar and lemon, p253
30. Lightning - after a lightning glance p269
32. Linger - she was inclined to linger, p213

Once Upon a River - Diane Setterfield 11/25
2. Labor - unfit for physical labor, p5
8. Lake - drove his horse and cart into the lake, p379
12. Lapse - one seconds lapse of attention, p25
21. Leach - the Coln, the Leach and the Cole, p59
34. Locked - an inn must be locked at night, p55
39. Lurch - he still felt his heart lurch at it, p256

Iron Ember - Donna Grant 11/26
3. Lack - not for lack of trying, p9

The Forgotten House on the Moor  - Jane Lovering 11/26
27. Levitation - with the look of a levitating head, ch6

A Witch Too Late - Paula Lester & M.E. Harmon 11/27
29. Ley Lines - what's making it move leylines, p25

Too Hot To Touch - Louisa Edwards 11/27
9. Lame - it was beyond lame to stand around freezing, p8
10. Lanky - the tall, lanky bassist, p265
14. Large - the large furnace of a masculine body, p155
15. Laser - instead of the laser focus she'd exhibited, p120
31. Limp - turned them into the limp sprouts of her youth, p66

The Path of Thorns - A.G. Slatter 11/30
35. Loom - he's so huge he looms, p40
37. Lunar - on a night of the darkest lunar phase, p58

Crypt Suzette - Maya Corrigan 12/2
18. Latex - suggested he was wearing latex gloves, p234

Gingerbread - Kate Morris 12/4
33. Loathe - had made Jack loathe telephone conversations, p22

Buried in a Good Book - Tamara Berry 12/6
17. Latent - the latent strength of the muscles in his back, ch20

Sign Here - Claudia Lux 12/12
4. Lackey - she saw me instead of her little lackey, p325

Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
38. Lunatic - I thought that lunatic lumberjack killed Frogmore), p279

Any Witch Way - Lindsay Buroker 12/21
22. Leak - a laundry room ceiling that didn't leak), p10
40. Lycanthropy - what if Morgen let one of the werewolves turn her into a lycanthrope), p175

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6. Lager -
7. Lagoon -
23. Leary -
28. Lewd -
36. Lucifer -

December Theme: Christmas Ghost

READ: 6/6

✔ 1. Read a book with a ghost in it
Circus of the Dead, Book One - Kimberly Loth 12/10

✔ 2. Read a book set in the past or the future
Midnight in Everwood - Maria Kuzniar (set in 1906) 12/17

✔ 3. Read a book where a character needs to change their ways
Stolen Fury - Elisabeth Naughton (hero, anti-hero?) 12/11

✔ 4. Read a book set at Christmas
Christmas Chocolates and Crimes - Cindy Bell 12/6

✔ 5. Read a book where someone is haunted
Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes - Michelle M. Pillow 12/9

✔ 6. Read a book with something scary or creepy on the cover
Gingerbread - Kate Morris 12/4



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

December Monthly Challenge

READ: 8/8

✔ 🎄 December is also knows as the Yule Month.
Read a book that starts with any of the letters from YULE
The Uncanny Raven Winston - Tammie Painter 12/31

✔ 🎄 December's birth flower is the Narcissus.
Read a book with flowers on the cover
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh 12/3


✔ 🎄 December's birthstones are the Turquoise, Zircon, and Tanzanite.
Read a book with blue/green cover
Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/3


✔ 🎄 December 21st is Blue Christmas (also called the Longest Night) in the Western Christian tradition, is a day in the Advent season marking the longest night of the year.
Read a book with a night scene on the cover or a book that is 2nd or 3rd in a series.
Any Witch Way - Lindsay Buroker (A Witch in Wolf Wood #3) 12/21


✔ 🎄 December 8th is Festival of Lights (Lyon, France)
Read a book with lights on the cover
Their Christmas Miracle - Lynne Marshall 12/16


✔ 🎄 Gingerbread men/house/cookies/drinks...yummmy
Read a book with Gingerbread men/cookies/drink on the cover or Gingerbread in the title of the book.
Gingerbread - Kate Morris 12/4

✔ 🎄 December 25th is Christmas.
Read a book with an MPG of Christmas/Holiday(s)
Murder at an Irish Christmas - Carlene O'Connor 12/8

Bonus:
✔ 🎄 Keeping the Celebrations in mind....
Read a book with a Christmas themed Cover
Christmas Chocolates and Crimes - Cindy Bell 12/6


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

12 Days of Christmas

✔️1. Read a book with a tree on the cover
Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/3

✔️2. Read a book with something green on the cover
Buried in a Good Book - Tamara Berry (grass) 12/6

✔️3. Read a book with a "King" author or character
Midnight in Everwood - Maria Kuzniar (King Gelum) 12/17

✔️4. Read a book set in a place you find pleasant or would like to visit
Selective Spells - Willow Mason (New Zealand) 12/9

✔️5. Read a book with a five word title
Murder at an Irish Christmas - Carlene O'Connor 12/8

✔️6. Read a book where a book(s) are read in the story
Their Christmas Miracle - Lynne Marshall 12/16
(heroine reads various children's books to the baby)

✔️7. Read a book a thick book (over 350 pages)
The Gates of Evangeline - Hester Young (416 pages) 12/7

8. Read a book where a character tattles (your interpretation) -OR- Read a book tagged Erotica, or with similar tag
✔️9. Read a book with a small character (hobbit, elf, child, etc)
Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes - Michelle M. Pillow (lots of gnomes) 12/9

✔️10. Read a book whose author's first or last initial can be found in Clancy
Circus of the Dead, Book One - Kimberly Loth 12/10

✔️11. Read a book where a special event occurs
Muddled Mutt - Willow Mason 12/13
(a yearly mermaid parade like punxsutawney phil, to tell how long until summer ends)

✔️12. Read a book with an alliterative title
Vexatious Voodoo - Willow Mason 12/11