Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Climbing Machu Picchu
9/1/18 - 2/28/19

DONE

1. Rolled 2 Brown 9 title that starts with P Purr M for Murder T.C. LoTempio 9/4
2. Rolled 4 Red TOO HIGH: Struggling with altitude. Go back 3 spaces (fitting since I've been using my inhaler a lot this week) Gold 6. stone building on cover Jessica Fletcher 9/6

3. Rolled 2 Brown 10 takes place in a location that would require your passport I live in Nashville TN, it's set in the "sun-kissed sovereignty of Gibraltar" The Poisoned Rock Robert Daws 9/11
4. Rolled 4 Tan 8 double LL in title If Hooks Could Kill Betty Hechtman 9/14
5. Rolled 3 RED 2ND WIND +3 Brown 8 SCIENCE FICTION on GR homepage Selkie Cove Kara Jorgensen 9/16
6. Rolled 3 GOLD 8 word refers to sky Trail of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 9/23
7. Rolled 3 TAN 1 characters visiting as tourists Vampires Like It Hot Lynsay Sands 9/27
8. Rolled 2 LGrn 8 MC name starts with S Sabrina Whitewash Alex Kava 9/27
9. Rolled 5 LGrn 7 title begins with letter in RAIL Read and Gone Allison Brook 9/29
10. Rolled 6 GOLD 4 a road trip happens Dog on It Spencer Quinn 10/1
11. Rolled 4 Brown 3 published in 2006 A Killer Collection J.B. Stanley 10/6 row 3
12. Rolled 2 LGrn 2 series book #4 Buried Diamonds April Henry 10/9
13. Rolled 6 LGrn 10 pub AFTER July 1, 2017 8/10/17 The Medical Examiner James Patterson 10/12
14. Rolled 5 LGrn 1 current mood or genre preference Toucan Keep a Secret Donna Andrews 10/12
15. Rolled 1 Brown 5 series book #5 Final Catcall Sofie Kelly 10/15
16. Rolled 6 TAN 5 takes place in a capital city Washington DC Day of Doom David Baldacci 10/17
17. Rolled 2 Gold 5 200 - 300 pages long 256 pp Mother's Day Murder Leslie Meier 10/18
18. Rolled 4 Gold 2 author initials in PACHACUTI Allyson K. Abbott Last Call 10/23
19. Rolled 2 Tan 3 half step series book 9.1 Spirit of Steamboat Craig Johnson 10/24
20. Rolled 6 Tan 9 bird on the cover Kristi Belcamino 10/29

21. Rolled 4 LGrn 9 2 in page count 288 Rescued by the Marine Julie Miller 10/29
22. Rolled 4 rock slide advance 2 Brown 7 stairs on cover Holly Bell 10/29

23. Rolled 3 2 MYSTERY on homepage Duty and the Beast Chelsea Field 10/31
24. Rolled 6 5 series 3 Murder Freshly Baked Vannetta Chapman 11/3
25. Rolled 6 3 takes place completely in winter Frozen Stiff Annelise Ryan 11/6
26. Rolled 3 9 word relating to water in title Killman Creek Rachel Caine 11/11
27. Rolled 3 Most Popular in 2018 #158 Past Tense Lee Child 12/5

Whoo-hoo! Nice job Jonquil :)

Thanks for a fun challenge, Jan!

Climbing Machu Picchu
September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019

Roll #1: 3 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Checking Out by Nick Spalding 9/1

Roll #2: 5 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 9/24
Best Cozy Mystery Series

Roll #3: 2 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy 10/1

Roll #4: 6 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Bat Out of Spell by Amanda M. Lee 10/3

Roll #5: 5 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely 10/5

Roll #6: 6 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a mountain on the cover.
A Soufflé of Suspicion by Daryl Wood Gerber 10/7


Roll #7: 4 ~ ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
BROWN
✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year.
Gone by Lisa Gardner 10/12
Added in 2007

Roll #8: 2 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
Sidecar Crush by Claire Kingsley & Lucy Score 10/14

Roll #9: 4 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 10/15

Roll #10: 1 ~ GOLD
Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count).
Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox 10/19
210 pages

Roll #11: 4 ~ TOO HIGH: Struggling with the altitude. Go back 3 spaces
LIGHT GREEN
Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen 10/23

Roll #12: 2 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy 10/27

Roll #13: 3 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Love Sincerely Yours by Sara Ney & Meghan Quinn 10/28

Roll #14: 3 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
Ten Below Zero by Whitney Barbetti 10/28

Roll #15: 5 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 11/29

Roll #16: 1 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.)
Finding Sunshine by Rene Webb 11/30

Roll #17: 2 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
Whitewater Wooing by Caroline Lee 12/2
published October 29, 2016

Roll #18: 6 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover.
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill 12/5


Roll #19: 1 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
Troubles and Treats by Tara Sivec 12/7

Roll #20: 5 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren 12/9

Roll #21: 2 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
Fatal Affair by Marie Force 12/11


Roll #22: 5 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum)
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 12/12

Roll #23: 6 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a series book #5 or a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay 12/27

Roll #24: 1 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
In the Dog House by V.M. Burns 12/29

Roll #25: 5 ~ DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
A Crown For Christmas by Rachel Van Dyken 12/30

Roll #26: 6 ~ DARK GREEN
✜ Read a series book #3.
Moonshine Kiss by Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley 12/31

Roll #27: 2 ~ DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book with a green cover.
The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter 1/2


Roll #28: 4 ~ DARK GREEN/DONE
✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon 1/3

Glad you enjoyed it Amanda! Nice job :)

Almost there! Just hit Dark Green!

Yay!!! The end is in site Sunshine :)

Tasks

Dice

RED SQUARES - OBSTACLES
TAN SQUARES - PERU & THE AREA
GOLD SQUARES - INCA FUN FACTS
BROWN SQUARES – MP INTERESTING TIDBITS
LIGHT GREEN SQUARES – GETTING THERE
DARK GREEN SQUARES – ARRIVAL, LET’S EXPLORE

Roll#1: 3: Gold Row 1
1. The Inca Empire first appeared during the 12th century and quickly grew to over 12 million people. ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count).
Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

1/9
3 stars
P 312

Roll#2: 2:Brown Row 1
1. In the Quechua native language, Machu Picchu means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.” ✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year.

Welcome to the fun Abbie!

Finished!

Climbing Macchu Pichu
September 1st, 2018 - February 28, 2019

Roll 1: 5 - Second brown space
✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 9/3/18

Roll 2: 2 - Second gold space
✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Mountain Mare by Terri Farley 9/4/18

Roll 3: 2 - Second tan space
✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
Firefly by Terri Farley 9/6/18

Roll 4: 5 - Fourth light green space
✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference. (Historical Fiction)
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 by Carolyn Meyer 9/6/18

Roll 5: 2 - Third tan space
✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490 by Edwidge Danticat 9/9/18 (Pub. April 2005)

Roll 6: 4 - Leg Cramp - back one space to Fourth tan space
✜ Read a book that has been translated from its original published language or read a book that takes place in Peru.
The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen 9/9/18

Roll 7: 3 - Fifth tan space
✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
The Golden Tree by Kathryn Lasky 9/20/18


Roll 8: 3 - Sixth tan space
✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter 9/27/18

Roll 9: 4 - Sixth gold space
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover.
Patience, Princess Catherine by Carolyn Meyer 9/29/18

Roll 10: 5 - First tan space on level three
✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer 10/9/18
Most of the book takes place in and around London, England.

Roll 11: 1 - First light green space on level three
✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer 10/10/18
Main character: Mary

Roll 12: 2 - First brown space on level three
✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525-1536 by Alison Prince 10/10/18

Roll 13: 5 - Second brown space on level three
✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici by Carolyn Meyer 10/11/18

Roll 14: 1 - Third tan space on level three
✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot 10/19/18

Roll 15: 3 - Last light green space on level three
✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Lady Jane Grey by Sue Reid 10/20/18

Roll 16: 6 - First light green space on level four
✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Guide Book To The Great Tree by Kathryn Huang Knight 10/22/18

Roll 17: 5 - Third tan space on level four
✜ Read a book with an author whose initials are AC or MP.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie 11/11/18

Roll 18: 3 - Last light green space on level four
✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.
Princess in Love by Meg Cabot 11/12/18
List: Best Meg Cabot Books

Roll 19: 5 - 2nd Wind - move ahead three spaces to Second Gold Space on level five
✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count).
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 11/28/18
182 pages

Roll 20: 3 - Third gold space on level five
✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles Du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge by Maxine Trottier 12/11/18

Roll 21: 6 - Tan space on level six
✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene 1/7/19

Roll 22: 6 - Last light green space on level six
✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage (It can have a country listed before the word CULTURAL).
Cécile: Gates of Gold by Mary Casanova 1/7/19

Roll 23: 4 - Fourth space on level seven
✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
A Woman's Life in the Court of the Sun King: Letters of Liselotte Von Der Pfalz, Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchesse D' Orléans, 1652-1722 by Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d'Orléans 1/14/19

Roll 24: 5 - Second space on level eight
✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
Mystery on Skull Island by Elizabeth McDavid Jones 1/15/18

Roll 25: 6 - Third space on level nine
✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro 1/21/19

Roll 26: 4 - Done!

Yay Sarah!!! Fantastic job :)

QUESTION ... I'm just a few spots from the summit and will finish this book soon.

For my next roll ... do I have to roll OFF the board to "win" ... do I still have to read a book if I roll past the summit?

For example, I have 3 spots to the summit. If I roll a 5 do I still read a book from the Dark Green category? Or have I automatically finished by rolling past the summit?

If I roll exactly a 3 .. putting me right at the summit ... I obviously have to read a book for that spot. Do I then have to roll again to get past the summit? Do I have to read another book?

(Hope that made sense)

Hi BC! If you roll anything that gets you to the Done Square or past it you do not need to read another book.

Hope that answers your questions....good luck with that final roll.

*****COMPLETED 1/22/19******
ON 27th roll

Climbing Machu Picchu
September 1, 2018 to February 28, 201

Link to: Climbing Machu Picchu Gameboard https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fpso...

Roll #1-I rolled a five which is a brown square.-completed brown task #10
Roll #2- I rolled a five again and again landed on a brown square-completed brown task #4
Roll #3- I rolled a two and landed on 2ND WIND: Move ahead 3 spaces- landing on the third brown square- completed task #2
Roll # 4- rolled a 4- landed on a tan space- completed task #8
Roll #5- rolled a 5- landed on the 4th gold space-completed task #3
Roll #6- rolled a 4- landed on the 6th tan space- completed tan task #3
Roll #7- rolled a 4- landed on 6th gold space-completed Gold Task #1
Roll #8- rolled a 3- landed on 7th gold space-completed Gold Task #5
Roll#9-rolled a 2- landed on 8th tan space- completed Tan Task #4
Roll#10- rolled a 4 - landed on 10th LIGHT green space- Completed Light Green task #8
Roll#11- rolled a 6- landed on the 4th Red space-Too High- Go Back 3 spaces- landed on 11th Light Green space-Completed Light Green task #7.
Roll#12- rolled a 5-landed on the 12th Light Green space-completed Light Green task #4
Roll#13- rolled a 6- landed on 13th Light Green space-completed Light Green task #2
Roll #14- rolled a 6- landed on the 12th Brown space-completed Brown task #6
Roll #15- rolled a 2- landed on the 15th light green space-completed light green task #5
Roll#16-rolled a 1- landed on the 15th tan space- completed tan space #10
Roll#17- rolled a 1-landed on 7th red space- roll again- rolled a 5- landed on 16th light green space- completed light green task #1.
Roll#18-rolled a 5- landed on 18th tan space- completed with task #7
Roll #19- rolled a three- landed on a red space-Llama crossing-"rolla gain"- rolled a one- landed on 18th light green space. Completed with task#9
Roll#20- rolled a two- landed on 17th gold space- completed with task #7
Roll#21-rolled a two- landed on the last light green space.-completed with task#6.
Roll#22- rolled a two- landed on 2nd dark green space- completed task#1
Roll #23- rolled a six- landed on the 8th dark green space- completed with task #10.
Roll#24- rolled a six- landed on 14th dark green space- completed task#9
Roll#25- rolled a one- landed on the 15th dark green space- completed task #4.
Roll #26- rolled a one- landed on the 16th dark green space- completed task #5
Roll #27- rolled a five- completed Challenge.

(continued from above)

LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
✔1. Many visitors choose to hike to MP. With different trails that vary in length and experience, there is one that fits every hiking preference. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference. - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18
✔2. The Classic Inca Trail is the most popular route. It follows the path of the original Inca trail and has a 4-day and 2-day option. ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2. - The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
3. You will need a permit for the Classic Inca Trail. They are limited but there are other hiking options if you are unable to secure one. ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
✔4. The Salkantay Trek does not need a permit. Named after the iconic Mount Salkantay it has been called “One of the World’s Best Hikes”. ✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden- #1 on this Best of Historical Fiction list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
✔5. The Lares Trek is an easier option and the ultimate cultural experience. It takes you through traditional Andean communities that have changed little in the last 500 years, giving you a wonderful look back in time. ✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage (It can have a country listed before the word CULTURAL).- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
✔6. If you don't plan to hike, you can take the train to Aguas Calientes, which deposits you at the foot of the mountain heading up to MP. ✜ Read a book with a mountain on the cover. - by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
✔7. There are two rail companies that operate trains to MP: PeruRail and Inca Rail. Both give you options ranging from the budget friendly to impressive luxury cars. ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL. - The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius by Andrew Robinson 10/16/18
✔8. At 11,150 feet, Cusco requires acclimation to avoid acute mountain sickness, or AMS. Even though MP is just under 8,000 feet it’s a good idea to give yourself a day in the area to acclimate. ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S. - Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands by Michael Chabon- the MC is the author himself Michael Chabon.
✔9. From Aguas Calientes there are two ways to get to the actual site - by foot or by bus. Both have their obstacles: a two hour stair-heavy trip up the hill or a two hour wait in line to board a bus. ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count. - The Green Man by Kingsley Amis 12/20/18- 240p.
10. New rules and regulations for visiting MP went into effect on July 1, 2017 making it harder to get tickets. So be sure to purchase your tickets online well in advance to avoid disappointment. ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.

DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
✔1. Watchman’s Hut: This served as a control port for people entering and exiting the city creating a very effective means of security. The impressive view from the hut should not be missed! ✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018. Tell what number is was on the list. - Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
2. The Funerary Stone: This strangely carved rock lies next to the Watchman's Hut. Researchers have puzzled over its use but several have suggested it could have been a sacrificial alter. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
3. Temple of the Sun: It is believed this structure with the unusual turret was used as an astronomical observatory. The placement of the two windows are closely aligned to the Summer and Winter solstice. ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
✔4. Royal Tomb: At the base of this building is a cave-like structure believed to be a mausoleum for the royal family. ✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty. - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot- 1/19/19- Title character's mother is a Princess.
✔5. The Temple of Three Windows: Located in the area called the Sacred Plaza, the Three Windows frame the three facing mountains perfectly. ✜ Read a series book #3. - The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/22/19
6. The Principal Temple: Named for its large size, it striking feature is an embedded kite-shaped stone thought to represent the Southern-Cross star formation. ✜ Read a book with an cross shaped object on the cover.
7. House of Ornaments: Located at the highest point of the city, they believed this was used to store ornaments because of the niches in the walls. Its three magnificent walls are covered with intricate carvings. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
8. Inti Watana: One of the strangest features at MP, archaeologists think this carved stone served as a sundial or calendar. At midday on the winter and summer solstice, the sun stands directly above the stone casting no shadow. ✜ Read a book with something that tells time on the cover (calendar, clock, watch, etc.)
✔9. The Fountains: Fed from natural spring waters through impressive stone channels, MP's fountains fill over 16 baths which were thought to be used for ritual purification. ✜ Read a book with a word relating to water in the title (ocean, river, fountain, etc.).- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
✔10. Terraces: No trip to MP would be complete without visiting the many terraces that drop down the side of the ancient city. These green alleyways make the perfect spot for a nice rest and beautiful view! ✜ Read a book with a green cover.- by Chris Offutt 1/11/19

Great job Ed! Hope you enjoyed the climb!!

Update message # 17 - Reached the Summit! - 22Jan19


Climbing Machu Pichu
Begins 01Sept18 / Ends 28Feb19


24 completed


1st Roll: 4 / GOLD - 4. The Inca created a road system ✜ Wheel on the cover -
✔ – 03Sep18

2nd Roll: 6 / TAN - 4. There are three official languages in Peru ✜ Read a book that has been translated from its original published language - Translated from the German - The Little French Bistro ✔ – 05Sep18

3rd Roll: 5 / LIGHT GREEN - 3. You will need a permit. ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL - T C L C - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir ✔ – 09Sep18

4th Roll: 1 / BROWN - 6. Remote mile-high ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location - Educated ✔ – 16Sep18

5th Roll: 3 / LT GREEN - 4. The Salkantay Trek ✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it. - #4627 on Best Books Ever - Black and Blue ✔ – 22Sep18

6th Roll: 4 / TAN - 5. Cusco ✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. - Gabarone is the capital of Botswana - The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café ✔ – 26Sep18

7th Roll: 4 / BROWN - 8. Some people believe aliens built MP ✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage. - I, Robot ✔ – 07Oct18

8th Roll: 3 / GOLD - 9. The sun god Inti ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN - SANDFORD, John / Dark of the Moon ✔ – 13Oct18

9th Roll: 2 / RED - Rock slide, move ahead 2 spaces - BROWN - 10. Bring Your Passport - Set in a location that would require a passport - CANADA - Anne of Ingleside ✔ – 22Oct18

10th Roll: 2 / LT GREEN - 6. You can take the train ✜ Mountain on cover -
✔ – 22Oct18

11th Roll: 6 / LT GREEN - 2. The Classic Inca Trail ✜ Read a series book #2. - The Iced Princess ✔ – 27Oct18

12th Roll: 4 / GOLD - 3. System of knots called quipus. ✜ Listen to an audio book - Of Mice and Men ✔ – 28Oct18

13th Roll: 3 / TAN - 1. Peru’s leading tourist attraction ✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists. - Vacation in Cancun in The Ruins ✔ – 01Nov18

14th Roll: 3 / BROWN - 3. Bingham removed artifacts ✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012. - originally published 2012 - Sutton ✔ – 06Nov18

15th Roll: 4 / RED: Leg Cramp - back one space = GOLD - 5. Impressive suspension bridges ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. - 294 p There There ✔ – 11Nov18

16th Roll: 6 / RED: Llama Crossing: Roll again! => Roll 3: / RED: Second Wind: Move ahead 3 spaces - GOLD: 1. The Inca Empire ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count - 291 pg - The Namesake ✔ – 18Nov18

17th Roll: 1 / TAN: 3. Half the population of Peru is Quechua ✜ Read a book with an indigenous character - Set partly on reservation land, many indigenous characters in Iron Lake ✔ – 25Nov18

18th Roll: 3 / TAN: 7. Peru’s rainy season✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October - Oct 23, 2012 Angels at the Table ✔ - 30Nov18

19th Roll: 4 / LT GREEN: 1. Many visitors choose to hike ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference - Christmas Camp: A Novel ✔ - 03Dec18

20th Roll: 2 / GOLD: 8. Astronomy. ✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way - Blue - Two Little Girls in Blue ✔ - 08Dec18

21st Roll: 6 / DARK GREEN: 10. Terraces ✜ Green cover - ✔ - 16Dec18

22nd Roll: 3 / DARK GREEN: 7. House of Ornaments ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR - Added 02Dec18! - Delicious! ✔ - 28Dec18

23rd Roll: 6 / DARK GREEN: 5. The Temple of Three Windows. ✜ Read a series book #3. - Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery ✔ - 06Jan19

24th Roll: 4 / DARK GREEN: 3. Temple of the Sun ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in winter - Winter Solstice ✔ – 21Jan19

25th Roll: 3 / DONE ... at the summit!

Wonderful job BC!!

This was a fun challenge, Jan!

Climbing Machu Picchu
Date: November 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018

1. Roll: 3 - GOLD
✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Det Europæiske Forår by Kaspar Colling Nielsen 03/11/18

2. Roll: 6 - TAN
✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR
Her fra min himmel by Alice Sebold 06/11/18

3. Roll: 3 - RED, 2nd wind - 3 spaces ahead to BROWN
✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
Slagtehal fem eller Børnekorstoget: en pligtdans med døden by Kurt Vonnegut 11/11/18

4. Roll: 2 - GOLD
✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan 15/11/18

5. Roll: 5 - TAN
✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where: Copenhagen
Et eventyr by Jonas T. Bengtsson 17/11/18

6. Roll: 5 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it: Best books ever #32
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 20/11/18

7. Roll: 2 - GOLD
✜ Listen to an audio book
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 03/12/18

8. Roll: 3 - GOLD
✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number: 238 p.
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 05/12/18

9. Roll: 1 - BROWN
✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport: USA
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans 07/12/18

10. Roll: 6 - TAN
✜ Read a book that has been translated from its original published language: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
Den Unge Werthers Lidelser by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 08/12/18

11. Roll: 5 - RED, too high - 3 spaces back to LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count: 253 p.
Bridget Jones's dagbog by Helen Fielding 11/12/18

12. Roll: 6 - BROWN
✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Prodigy by Marie Lu 12/12/18

13. Roll: 3 - TAN
✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Verdens vinter by Ken Follett 16/12/18

14. Roll: 4 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum)
Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan 19/12/18

15. Roll: 6 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
Alanna by Tamora Pierce 20/12/18

16. Roll: 1 - TAN
✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover
Tvunget til tavshed by Linda Castillo 20/12/18

17. Roll: 5 - TAN
✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April: October 10, 2017
Bøn om tavshed by Linda Castillo 23/12/18

28. Roll: 4 - BROWN
✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year: 2013
Den Lille Prins by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 30/12/18

29. Roll: 3 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage
Hvor taler du flot dansk! by Abdel Aziz Mahmoud 31/12/18

30. Roll: 5 - GOLD
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover
Russka by Edward Rutherfurd 09/01/19

31. Roll: 5 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 27/01/19

32. Roll: 4 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage
Smukke løgne by Lisa Unger 30/01/19

33. Roll: 5 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018: #30
There There by Tommy Orange 03/02/19

34. Roll: 1 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book with a word relating to water in the title: Fjord
Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden by Kim Leine 06/02/19

35. Roll: 4 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 21/02/19

36. Roll: 6 - FINISHED

Fantastic job Marina! Glad you enjoyed the challenge :)

For Dark Green 9. The Fountains: ✜ Read a book with a word relating to water in the title (ocean, river, fountain, etc.).

Would Lighthouse work?

It's a bit of a stretch Sunshine but if you can't find anything else I will take it.

Climbing Machu Picchu
Duration: 9/1/18 - 2/28/19
Current Space: 103 - FINISHED

Roll 1: 4
Space: 4 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April.
Book: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
How it Fits: Pub in Oct 3, 2006

Roll 2: 6
Space: 10 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book where an important discovery is made.
Book: The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White
How it Fits: MC discovers who the girls are in the photograph and how they relate to her.

Roll 3: 1
Space: 11 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
Book: Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur
How it Fits: MC Named Michael

Roll 4: 2
Space: 13 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
Book: Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison
How it Fits: Author's Initials are TH

Roll 5: 3
Space: 16 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
Book: Knight Moves by Cynthia Luhrs
How it Fits: MC goes to England to check out the old castles

Roll 6: 4
Space: 20 - LEG CRAMP: OUCH! Go back 1 space
Space: 19 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
Book: My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon by P.N. Elrod 11/7/18
How it Fits: 7 out of 9 stories in this anthology are half step books

Roll 6: 2
Space: 21 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
Book: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh 11/11/18
How it Fits: Pub 2012

Roll 7: 3
Space: 24 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Book: Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh 11/15/18
How it Fits: Author's Last name starts with S

Roll 8: 2
Space: 26 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location.
Book: Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates 11/16/18
How it Fits: Takes place on a remote island

Roll 9: 1
Space: 27 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
Book: Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Spencer Pape 11/21/18
How it Fits: Gaslight Chronicles, #4

Roll 10: 4
Space: 31 - ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
Space: 33 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Book: Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis 12/4/18
How it Fits: Title starts with P

Roll 11: 2
Space: 35 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Book: Archangel's Enigma by Nalini Singh 12/7/18
How it Fits: Title starts with A

Roll 12: 4
Space: 39 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Book: The Color Purple by Alice Walker 12/8/18
How it Fits: 11,505 Reviews

Roll 13: 1
Space: 40 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Book: Shadow Walker by Allyson James 12/9/18
How it Fits: 294 Pages

Roll 14: 2
Space: 42 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Book: book:Archangel's Heart|26218178] by Nalini Singh 12/15/18
How it Fits: Takes place in Morocco

Roll 15: 4
Space: 46 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
Book: The Christmas Letter by Kathi Daley 12/18/18
How it Fits: The letters TCL are in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL

Roll 16: 3
Space: 49 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Book: Xavier by M.J. Fields 12/21/18
How it Fits: 286 Pages

Roll 17: 5
Space: 54 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
Book: Ultraviolet Dawn by Bret Schulte 12/23/18
How it Fits: Pub Dec 6, 2018

Roll 18: 3
Space: 57 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Book: Nightwalker by Allyson James 12/29/18
How it Fits: Double LL in the Author's First Name

Roll 19: 4
Space: 61 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Book: The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison 1/2/19
How it Fits: 8,180 Reviews

Roll 20: 2
Space: 63 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count
Book: Croc and the Fox by Eve Langlais 1/10/19
How it Fits: 192 Pages

Roll 21: 4
Space: 67 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Book: Witch Slapped by Dakota Cassidy 1/12/19
How it Fits: 212 Pages

Roll 22: 6
Space: 73 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.
Book: The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White 1/13/19
How it Fits: Best Southern Literature

Roll 23: 4
Space: 77 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Book: The Witch Doctor Is In by Mindy Klasky 1/15/19
How it Fits: Takes place in Washington DC

Roll 24: 3
Space: 80 - ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
Space: 82 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
Book: Hunter's Claim by S.E. Smith 1/18/19
How it Fits: MPG Science Fiction

Roll 25: 2
Space: 84 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a series book #3.
Book: Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle 1/20/19
How it Fits: Experiment in Terror #3

Roll 26: 1
Space: 85 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
Book: Lying Season by Karina Halle 1/24/19
How it Fits: Takes place in December (Winter)

Roll 27: 3
Space: 88 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
Book: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 1/30/19
How it Fits: Latest/Last book added to TB

Roll 28: 5
Space: 93 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
Book: Brewing Love by Sara Bourgeois 1/30/19
How it Fits: MPG of Mystery

Roll 28: 3
Space: 96 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book with a green cover.
Book: Into the Hollow by Karina Halle 2/8/19
How it Fits:

Roll 28: 3
Space: 99 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
Book: Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson 2/23/19
How it Fits: MC is the Vampire Queen

Roll 28: 4
Space: 103 - FINISHED

Woot! Woot! Way to go Sunshine :)

Thanks, Jan!

Roll 1: Light Green
1. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference.
Cold Days/Jim Butcher 9/1/18 ★★★★★

Roll 5: Too High go back 3 spaces Gold
3. ✜ Listen to an audio book
Haroun and the Sea of Stories/Salman Rushdie 9/17/18 ★★

Roll 5: Light Green
7. ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Language at the Speed of Sight/Mark Seidenberg 9/20/18 ★★★★

Roll 4: 2nd wind move ahead 3 spaces Brown
6. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location.
Murder on the Orient Express/Agatha Christie 10/1/18 ★★★★

Roll 2: Gold
5. ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number. p. 288
Into the Wild/Erin Hunter 10/7/18 ★★★★

Roll 5: Tan
10.✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR. 9,301 Reviews
The Eye of the World/Robert Jordan 10/8/18 ★★★★

Roll 4: Brown
7. Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover.
The Great Hunt/Robert Jordan 10/21/18 ★★★★★

Roll: 5 Rock slide move forward 2 Brown
9. ✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill/Candice Millard
11/4/18 ★★★★

Roll: 1 Tan
1. ✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
An Abundance of Katherines/John Green 11/4/18 ★★★★

Roll: 2 Gold
9. ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Dracula: Audible Edition/Bram Stoker 11/11/18 ★★★★

Roll: 3 Tan
8. ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell/Susanna Clarke 11/11/18 ★★★

Roll: 1 Gold
1. ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count).
Bridge to Terabithia/Katherine Paterson 11/19/18 ★★★★

Roll: 1 Light Green
6. ✜ Read a book with a mountain on the cover.
The Call of the Wild/Jack London 11/23/18 ★★★★

Roll: 6 Brown
10. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport. Sweden
Roseanna/Maj Sjöwall 12/3/18 ★★★★

Roll: 6 Tan
4. Read a book that has been translated from its original published language.
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke: A Martin Beck Police Mystery/Maj Sjöwall 12/16/18 ★★★★

Roll: 5 Brown
4. ✜ Read a book that is hard to hard to put a genre label on.
The Bear and the Nightingale/Katherine Arden 12/22/18 ★★★★

Roll: 5 Gold
6. ✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
This Is Where I Leave You/Jonathan Tropper 12/26/18 ★★

Roll: 5 Gold
4. ✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
The Dragon Keeper/Robin Hobb 12/27/18 ★★★★

Roll: 1 Tan
✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date. April 2008
French Pressed/Cleo Coyle 1/1/19

Roll: 6 llama crossing roll again
Roll: 5 rock slide move ahead 2 Brown
3. ✜ Read a book published in 2006,2007 or 2012.
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain/Maryanne Wolf1/26/19

Roll: 2 Dark Green
5. ✜ Read a series book #3.
Forest of Secrets/Erin Hunter 2/12/19

Roll 3: Dark Green
7. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it. WTR 353
The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child's Confidence and Love of Learning/Ben Foss 2/24/19

Roll 2: Dark Green
8. ✜ Read a book with something that tells time on the cover (calendar, clock, watch, etc.)
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women/Kate Moore 3/9/19

Roll 3: Dark Green
4. ✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
Royal Assassin/Robin Hobb 3/22/19

Roll 6: Dark Green
2. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
A Slice of Murder/Chris Cavender 4/7/19

Roll 5: Done!

Fantastic challenge work Jillian!!

finished

Climbing Machu Picchu
September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019


Roll #1 - 3 Gold - 9. ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
The Sweetest Thing Jill Shalvis 09/02/2018

Roll #2 - 5 Light Green - 1. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference.
God Gave Me You Tricia Seaman 09/05/18

Roll #3 - 1 Tan - 10. ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brené Brown 09/26/18 All editions: 4.17 average rating, 31240 ratings, 3229 reviews, added by 95879 people, 51594 to-reads

Roll #4 - 6 - Brown - 10. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman 10/04/18 Glasgow Scotland

Roll #5 - 2 - Gold - 4. ✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
The Killer Angels Michael Shaara 10/11/18

Roll #6 - 6 - Light Green - 7. ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 10/11/18

Roll #7 - 4 - Light Green - 10. ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
The 17th Suspect James Patterson 10/17/18
published 04/30/18

Roll #8 - 1 - Tan - 8. ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving 10/17/18

Roll #9 - 2 - Light Green - 9. ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng 10/22/18 Total Pages - 292

Roll #10 - 4 -Tan - 7.✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol Samantha Silva 10/25/18 published 10/31/17

Roll #11 - 1 - Light Green - 8 ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom 10/29/18 MC - Annie

Roll #12 - 4 - Tan - 3 ✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
Pretty When They Collide Rhiannon Frater 12/14/18 series book #1.5

Roll #13 - 6 - Gold - 2 ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
A Cold Dark Place Toni Anderson 12/20/18

Roll 14 - 3 - Tan - 9. ✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
The Help Kathryn Stockett 02/19/19

Roll 15 - 1 - Gold - 3. ✜ Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Tell us what challenge. audio book
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row James Patterson
02/21/19

Roll 16- 5 - Light Green - 2. ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
The Guise of Another Allen Eskens 02/27/19

Roll 17 - 2 - Red Obstacle - go back 1 space
Gold - 5 ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
The Christmas Train David Baldacci 02/28/19
260 pages

Roll 18 - 5 - Light Green - 3 ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
The Circle Dave Eggers 03/19/19

Roll 19 - 2 - Red - LLAMA XING: Roll Again
6 - Gold - 8. ✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.).
Dark Road to Darjeeling Deanna Raybourn 03/21/19

Roll 20 - 2 - Brown - 5. ✜ Read a series book #5 or a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
The Dark Enquiry Deanna Raybourn 03/25/19

Roll 21 - 6 - Light Green - 5. ✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage (It can have a country listed before the word CULTURAL).
The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky 06/13/19

Roll 22 - 4 - Red - ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
Brown - 3. ✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
The Kingdom Amanda Stevens 10/17/19 Pub: 2012

Roll23 - 4 - Dark Green - 2. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
The Widows of Malabar Hill Sujata Massey 10/17/19

Roll 24 - 5 - Dark Green - 7. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
Never Never: Part Two Colleen Hoover 10/29/19

Roll 25 - 2 - Dark Green - 10. ✜ Read a book with a green cover.
The Cactus Sarah Haywood 11/11/19

Roll 26 - 6 - Dark Green - 8. ✜ Read a book with something that tells time on the cover (calendar, clock, watch, etc.)
Just in Time Marie Bostwick 11/26/19

Roll 27 - Dark Green - 1. ✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018. Tell what number is was on the list.
Every Breath Nicholas Sparks 12/06/19 #55 on Most Popular Books Published In 2018

Woo-hoo!! Great accomplishment Bev!!!

Looks like fun, Jan.

Climbing Machu Picchu
1/1-30/6/24



Gameboard: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fpso...
Die: https://www.random.org/dice/

Task List

1. Rolled 2 -> Brown
✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location - remote locations in Australia
by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★

2. Rolled 6 -> Light Green
✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL
by James Herriot 2/1 4★

3. Rolled 3 -> Light Green
✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it - Best Young Adult Tear-jerkers
by James Hilton 2/1 5★

4. Rolled 5 -> Tan
✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city - London
by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★

5. Rolled 1 -> Gold
✜ Listen to an audio book
by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★

6. Rolled 5 -> Tan
✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR - 2756
by Martha Wells 5/1 2★

7. Rolled 5 -> Light Green
✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference.
by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★

8. Rolled 4 -> Red -> Rock Slide ->Move fwd 2 - Brown (last on 2nd row)
✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★

9. Rolled 5 -> Light Green
✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S - Augustine
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★

10. Rolled 4 -> Brown
✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage
by Andy Weir 11/1 1★

10. Rolled 5 -> Brown
✜ Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover
by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★

11. Rolled 4 -> Light Green
✜ Read a series book #4 or #2 - Rowland Sinclair 2
by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★

12. Rolled 5 -> Gold (mid 4th row)
✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN
by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★

13. Rolled 4 -> Brown
✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
by Jack Heath 16/1 3★

14. Rolled 4 -> Brown
✜ Read a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159
by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★

15. Rolled 1 -> 2nd Wind -> Gold (mid-5th row)
✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
by Matthew Reilly 18/1 4★

16. Rolled 4 -> Tan
✜ Read a book with an author whose initials are AC or MP
by Agatha Christie 19/1 3★

17. Rolled 5 -> Gold
✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI
by Agatha Christie 19/1 3★

18. Rolled 3 -> Gold
✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens
by Shannah Jay 20/1 5★

19. Rolled 1 -> Tan
✜ Read a book with an indigenous character
by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★

20. Rolled 2 -> Llama Xing -> Rolled 6 -> Dark Green
✜ Read a series book #3
by Shannah Jay 21/1 4.5★

21. Rolled 4 -> Dark Green
✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR - the very last added
by Shannah Jay 24/1 3★

22. Rolled 4 -> Dark Green
✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer
by Lori Nelson Spielman 24/1 3★

23. Rolled 6 -> Dark Green -> DONE!
✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage
by Alex Kava 27/1 3★

Good luck Kylie!

And completed at message 128. It's the closest I'll get to Machu Picchu.

Catsalive wrote: "And completed at message 128. It's the closest I'll get to Machu Picchu."

LOL ... me too! Terrific job Kylie!!

Jan wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "And completed at message 128. It's the closest I'll get to Machu Picchu."

LOL ... me too! Terrific job Kylie!!"

I had a friend climb it... said it was amazing and had pictures, but that's as close as I'll get as well. LOL

Climbing Machu Picchu - COMPLETED

6 months from start: 1 May - 31 October

Red Squares - Obstacles
Tan Squares - Peru & the area
Gold Squares - Inca fun facts
Brown Squares - MP interesting tidbits
Light Green Squares - Getting there
Dark Green Squares - Arrival, let’s explore

1. Rolled 5 - Brown
Task chosen: Read a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
Book read: Malice Aforecourt by Rennae Todd - 04/05/25
How it fits: Number 153 on my WTR list

2. Rolled 2 - Gold
Task chosen: Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Book read: Highway to Hellebore by Nancy Warren - 12/05/25
How it fits: 232 pages

3. Rolled 5 - 2ND WIND: Feeling good! Move ahead 3 spaces - Brown
Task chosen: Read a book with a title that starts with H or P
Book read: Phoebe's Promise by Kay P. Dawson - 14/05/25
How it fits: Title starts with P

4. Rolled 4 - Tan
Task chosen: Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name
Book read: Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell - 15/05/25
How it fits: Double LL in author’s name

5. Rolled 4 - Light Green
Task chosen: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL
Book read: Claudine at St Clare's by Enid Blyton - 18/05/25
How it fits: C, A, S & C

6. Rolled 2 - Tan
Task chosen: Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date
Book read: High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel - 23/05/25
How it fits: published October 17, 2020

7. Rolled 6 - Red: Rock Slide
Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces - Brown
Task chosen: 10. Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Book read: Moonrise Over Rabbit River by Elyce de Reefe - 24/05/25
How it fits: Is set in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State USA. I would need a passport to get there from Australia

8. Rolled 5 - Light Green
Task chosen: 2. Read a series book #4 or #2.
Book read: Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman - 01/06/25
How it fits: Book #2 in the Family Fortune Mysteries series

9. Rolled 4 - Brown
Task chosen: 8. Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage
Book read: Future Tense by Kristen Painter - 03/06/25
How it fits: Science Fiction

10. Rolled 6 - Tan
Task chosen: 3. Read a book with an indigenous character.
Book read: Our Race For Reconciliation by Anita Heiss- 04/06/25
How it fits: MC is an indigenous Australian

11. Rolled 5 - Tan
Task chosen: 2. Read the book on your TBR with the 2nd highest rating. (To easily find this you can sort your TBR/WTR Shelf by rating)
Book read: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 05/06/25
How it fits: 2nd highest rating when sorted my WTR shelf by rating

12. Rolled 6 - gold
Task chosen: 3. Listen to an audio book
Book read: Betrayal at the Old Hall by H.L. Marsay - 06/06/25
How it fits: Listened to an audio version

13. Rolled 3 - light green
Task chosen: 1. Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference
Book read: Fifth Formers of St Clare's by Enid Blyton - 09/06/25
How it fits: My current mood is to retreat in to the safety of my childhood - working my way through some children’s classics

14. Rolled 3 - Gold
Task chosen: 7. Read a book with a character that is involved in agriculture
Book read: Secrets in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn - 14/06/25
How it fits: MC owns a two thousand hectare sheep and cattle property

15. Rolled 3 - Brown
Task chosen: 2. Read a book where an important discovery is made. Tell us what is was
Book read: Invitation by Elle Thorne - 15/06/25
How it fits: Tanner makes an important discovery when he finds out that Marti’s secret is a little son who is a polar bear shifter

16. Rolled 3 - Gold
Task chosen: 9. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN
Book read: Just What the Doctor Hired by Amanda Nelson - 21/06/25
How it fits: last name starts with N

Roll 17 - (2ND WIND: Feeling good! Move ahead 3 spaces) + 3 (gold)
Task chosen: 4. Read a book in which a road trip happens
Book read: Breathe by Sarah Crossan - 22/06/25
How it fits: The 3 teen MCs are forced to go on a road trip when the rebel against society

Roll 18 - 5 (light green)
Task chosen: 7. Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL
Book read: A Fellowship of Games & Fables by J. Penner - 27/06/25
How it fits: Title starts with A

Roll 19 - 2 (light green)
Task chosen: 9. Read a book with a 2 in the total page count
Book read: Undead Sublet by Molly Harper - 28/06/25
How it fits: 222 pages

Roll 20 - 6 (Tan)
Task chosen: 5. Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Book read: Just in Time by Rosalind James - 01/07/25
How it fits: 75% set in Wellington - Capital of New Zealand

Roll 21 - 4 (dark green)
Task chosen: 2. Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage
Book read: The Puzzle in the Pumpkin Patch by L.L. Gray - 04/07/25
How it fits: MPG of mystery

Roll 22 - 5 (dark green)
Task chosen: 5. Read a series book #3
Book read: The Mayor's Stalked Mail Order Bride by Amelia Rose - 10/07/25
How it fits: #3 in the “Birch River Brides” series

Roll 23 - 3 (dark green)
Task chosen: 3. Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter
Book read: Sparks Fly in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn - 14/07/25
How it fits: Story takes place completely in summer

Roll 24 - 6 - DONE

Have fun Sally!!

I tried to talk myself out of yet another challenge, but I just finished a book about the trek to Machu Picchu (highly recommended, BTW - Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time) and I can't resist :)

CLIMBING MACHU PICCHU, 5/15 – 11/15
We will learn about this exciting national treasure as we make our way around the below GAMEBOARD. The tasks are divided into different informative sections which are determined by square color.

(view spoiler)[
✜ To Start: Go to Random.org for the dice, making sure it is listed as the ONE DIE option and then roll. Then move to the appropriate space on the GAMEBOARD counting the START HERE space as #1.
✜ The space color you land on will determine your task category. You may choose any of the tasks in the color category but once you use a task it cannot be used again. The next time you land on the same color you must choose a different task.
✜ Once you complete the task for your first roll, roll again and make your way through the gameboard, completing tasks based on the colors you land on.
✜ The Red Squares are EXCEPTIONS. When you land on a red square you must follow the directions listed for each different Red Square type. (hide spoiler)]

RED SQUARES - OBSTACLES
TAN SQUARES - PERU & THE AREA
GOLD SQUARES - INCA FUN FACTS
BROWN SQUARES – MP INTERESTING TIDBITS
LIGHT GREEN SQUARES – GETTING THERE
DARK GREEN SQUARES – ARRIVAL, LET’S EXPLORE

Roll 1 = 4 | tan : author initials AC
* author Andrea Carter – Treacherous Strand (Inishowen #2), finished 5/20/25 ★★★★

Roll 2 = 4 | light green : 1st letter of all title words in CLASSICINCATRAIL
* Silence in the Library (Lily Adler #2), by Katharine Schellman, finished 5/21/25 ★★★★

Roll 3 = 5 | gold : wheel on cover
* Old Girls Behaving Badly (Old Girls #1), by Kate Galley, finished 5/22/25 ★★★.5


Roll 4 = 6 | light green : MC 1st name begins w/A-M-S
* Maggie : The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope #10), by Susan Elia MacNeal, finished 5/23/25 ★★★★

Roll 5 = 3 | brown : publ 2006-07-12
* publ 7-1-12 : Beef Stolen-Off (Jordan McAllister #2), by Liz Lipperman, finished 5/24/25 ★★★.5

Roll 6 = 3 | gold : title word refers to sky (light, sun, sky)
* The Malt in Our STARS (Literary Pub #3), by Sarah Fox, finished 5/25/25 ★★★★

Roll 7 = 4 | tan : LL in title or author name
* author Norman RusseLL – An Antique Murder (Oldminster Mysteries #2), by Norman Russell, finished 5/27/25 ★★★★

Roll 8 = 3 | rock slide --> + 2 | brown : set in remote location
* Redstone Ridge CO : Burning Ridge (Timber Creek K-9 #4), by Margaret Mizushima, finished 5/29/25 ★★★★

Roll 9 = 6 | tan : publ Oct or Apr
* publ 4-6-10 : A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody #19), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 6/2/25 ★★★★

Roll 10 = 2 | light green : series #2 or 4
* Murder in the Library (Miss Merrill & Aunt Violet #2), by Anita Davison, finished 6/5/25 ★★★★

Roll 11 = 4 | gold : 200-300 pgs
* 288 pages : A Wolf Called Romeo, by Nick Jans, finished 6/6/25 ★★★★

Roll 12 = 6 | brown : set outside the US
* England : Death on a Summer’s Day (Lord Edington Investigates #3), by Benedict Brown, finished 6/6/25 ★★★★

Roll 13 = 2 | tan : 2500+ reviews
* 28,478 reviews : The Fury, by Alex Michaelides, finished 6/8/25 ★★★

Roll 14 = 1 | light green : title begins w/letter in RAIL
* The List, by Steve Berry, finished 6/9/25 ★★★★

Roll 15 = 5 | gold : author last name starts w/INTI or SUN
* author Christopher Sandford – The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle, finished 6/11/25 ★★★

Roll 16 = 3 | llama crossing +4 | tan : half-step
* Spirit of Steamboat (Walt Longmire #9.1), by Craig Johnson, finished 6/13/25 ★★★★

Roll 17 = 1 | light green : 2 in pgs
* 236 pages : Breaking the Mould (Vintage Kitchen #8), by Victoria Hamilton, finished 6/14/25 ★★★★

Roll 18 = 6 | light green : publ after 7-1-17
* publ 3-29-22 : Cheddar Off Dead (Cheese Shop #1), by Korina Moss, finished 6/19/25 ★★★.5

Roll 19 = 4 | tan : set capital city
* London : The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds (Dizzy Heights #1), by T.E. Kinsey, finished 6/25/25 ★★★★

Roll 20 = 3 | rock slide / +2 | brown : series #5 or tbr 150-159
* The Judas Judge (Kevin Kerney #5), by Michael McGarrity, finished 6/29/25 ★★★★

Roll 21 = 4 | dark green : set entirely in summer or winter
* summer : Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel #2), by Ellen Byron, finished 7/2/25 ★★★★

Roll 22 = 2 | dark green : green cover
* The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover (Darling Dahlias #7), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 7/2/25 ★★★.5


Roll 23 = 3 | dark green : series #3
* Gone But Knot Forgotten (Quilting #3), by Mary Marks, finished 7/15/25 ★★★★

Roll 24 = 5 | dark green : word in title relating to water
* Saving Worms After the RAIN, by Paul C. Nelson, finished 8/5/25 ★★★.5

Roll 25 = 3 | dark green : char is royal
* Lady Georgiana, Lord Kilhenny and more : Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness #10), by Rhys Bowen, finished 8/7/25 ★★★★

Roll 26 = 1 | dark green : MYSTERY
* Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski #10), by Sara Paretsky, finished 8/10/25 ★★★★

Have fun Barb!!

Climbing Machu Picchu - COMPLETED

6 months from start: 1 May - 31 October

Red Squares - Obstacles
Tan Squares - Peru & the area
Gold Squares - Inca fun facts
Brown Squares - MP interesting tidbits
Light Green Squares - Getting there
Dark Green Squares - Arrival, let’s explore

1. Rolled 5 - Brown
Task chosen: Read a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
Book read: Malice Aforecourt by Rennae Todd - 04/05/25
How it fits: Number 153 on my WTR list

2. Rolled 2 - Gold
Task chosen: Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Book read: Highway to Hellebore by Nancy Warren - 12/05/25
How it fits: 232 pages

3. Rolled 5 - 2ND WIND: Feeling good! Move ahead 3 spaces - Brown
Task chosen: Read a book with a title that starts with H or P
Book read: Phoebe's Promise by Kay P. Dawson - 14/05/25
How it fits: Title starts with P

4. Rolled 4 - Tan
Task chosen: Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name
Book read: Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell - 15/05/25
How it fits: Double LL in author’s name

5. Rolled 4 - Light Green
Task chosen: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL
Book read: Claudine at St Clare's by Enid Blyton - 18/05/25
How it fits: C, A, S & C

6. Rolled 2 - Tan
Task chosen: Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date
Book read: High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel - 23/05/25
How it fits: published October 17, 2020

7. Rolled 6 - Red: Rock Slide
Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces - Brown
Task chosen: 10. Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Book read: Moonrise Over Rabbit River by Elyce de Reefe - 24/05/25
How it fits: Is set in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State USA. I would need a passport to get there from Australia

8. Rolled 5 - Light Green
Task chosen: 2. Read a series book #4 or #2.
Book read: Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman - 01/06/25
How it fits: Book #2 in the Family Fortune Mysteries series

9. Rolled 4 - Brown
Task chosen: 8. Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage
Book read: Future Tense by Kristen Painter - 03/06/25
How it fits: Science Fiction

10. Rolled 6 - Tan
Task chosen: 3. Read a book with an indigenous character.
Book read: Our Race For Reconciliation by Anita Heiss- 04/06/25
How it fits: MC is an indigenous Australian

11. Rolled 5 - Tan
Task chosen: 2. Read the book on your TBR with the 2nd highest rating. (To easily find this you can sort your TBR/WTR Shelf by rating)
Book read: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 05/06/25
How it fits: 2nd highest rating when sorted my WTR shelf by rating

12. Rolled 6 - gold
Task chosen: 3. Listen to an audio book
Book read: Betrayal at the Old Hall by H.L. Marsay - 06/06/25
How it fits: Listened to an audio version

13. Rolled 3 - light green
Task chosen: 1. Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference
Book read: Fifth Formers of St Clare's by Enid Blyton - 09/06/25
How it fits: My current mood is to retreat in to the safety of my childhood - working my way through some children’s classics

14. Rolled 3 - Gold
Task chosen: 7. Read a book with a character that is involved in agriculture
Book read: Secrets in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn - 14/06/25
How it fits: MC owns a two thousand hectare sheep and cattle property

15. Rolled 3 - Brown
Task chosen: 2. Read a book where an important discovery is made. Tell us what is was
Book read: Invitation by Elle Thorne - 15/06/25
How it fits: Tanner makes an important discovery when he finds out that Marti’s secret is a little son who is a polar bear shifter

16. Rolled 3 - Gold
Task chosen: 9. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN
Book read: Just What the Doctor Hired by Amanda Nelson - 21/06/25
How it fits: last name starts with N

Roll 17 - (2ND WIND: Feeling good! Move ahead 3 spaces) + 3 (gold)
Task chosen: 4. Read a book in which a road trip happens
Book read: Breathe by Sarah Crossan - 22/06/25
How it fits: The 3 teen MCs are forced to go on a road trip when the rebel against society

Roll 18 - 5 (light green)
Task chosen: 7. Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL
Book read: A Fellowship of Games & Fables by J. Penner - 27/06/25
How it fits: Title starts with A

Roll 19 - 2 (light green)
Task chosen: 9. Read a book with a 2 in the total page count
Book read: Undead Sublet by Molly Harper - 28/06/25
How it fits: 222 pages

Roll 20 - 6 (Tan)
Task chosen: 5. Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Book read: Just in Time by Rosalind James - 01/07/25
How it fits: 75% set in Wellington - Capital of New Zealand

Roll 21 - 4 (dark green)
Task chosen: 2. Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage
Book read: The Puzzle in the Pumpkin Patch by L.L. Gray - 04/07/25
How it fits: MPG of mystery

Roll 22 - 5 (dark green)
Task chosen: 5. Read a series book #3
Book read: The Mayor's Stalked Mail Order Bride by Amelia Rose - 10/07/25
How it fits: #3 in the “Birch River Brides” series

Roll 23 - 3 (dark green)
Task chosen: 3. Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter
Book read: Sparks Fly in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn - 14/07/25
How it fits: Story takes place completely in summer

Roll 24 - 6 - DONE

Great challenge work Sally!

Finished

I tried to talk myself out of yet another challenge, but I just finished a book about the trek to Machu Picchu (highly recommended, BTW - Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time) and I can't resist :)

CLIMBING MACHU PICCHU, 5/15 – 11/15
We will learn about this exciting national treasure as we make our way around the below GAMEBOARD. The tasks are divided into different informative sections which are determined by square color.

(view spoiler)[
✜ To Start: Go to Random.org for the dice, making sure it is listed as the ONE DIE option and then roll. Then move to the appropriate space on the GAMEBOARD counting the START HERE space as #1.
✜ The space color you land on will determine your task category. You may choose any of the tasks in the color category but once you use a task it cannot be used again. The next time you land on the same color you must choose a different task.
✜ Once you complete the task for your first roll, roll again and make your way through the gameboard, completing tasks based on the colors you land on.
✜ The Red Squares are EXCEPTIONS. When you land on a red square you must follow the directions listed for each different Red Square type. (hide spoiler)]

RED SQUARES - OBSTACLES
TAN SQUARES - PERU & THE AREA
GOLD SQUARES - INCA FUN FACTS
BROWN SQUARES – MP INTERESTING TIDBITS
LIGHT GREEN SQUARES – GETTING THERE
DARK GREEN SQUARES – ARRIVAL, LET’S EXPLORE

Roll 1 = 4 | tan : author initials AC
* author Andrea Carter – Treacherous Strand (Inishowen #2), finished 5/20/25 ★★★★

Roll 2 = 4 | light green : 1st letter of all title words in CLASSICINCATRAIL
* Silence in the Library (Lily Adler #2), by Katharine Schellman, finished 5/21/25 ★★★★

Roll 3 = 5 | gold : wheel on cover
* Old Girls Behaving Badly (Old Girls #1), by Kate Galley, finished 5/22/25 ★★★.5


Roll 4 = 6 | light green : MC 1st name begins w/A-M-S
* Maggie : The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope #10), by Susan Elia MacNeal, finished 5/23/25 ★★★★

Roll 5 = 3 | brown : publ 2006-07-12
* publ 7-1-12 : Beef Stolen-Off (Jordan McAllister #2), by Liz Lipperman, finished 5/24/25 ★★★.5

Roll 6 = 3 | gold : title word refers to sky (light, sun, sky)
* The Malt in Our STARS (Literary Pub #3), by Sarah Fox, finished 5/25/25 ★★★★

Roll 7 = 4 | tan : LL in title or author name
* author Norman RusseLL – An Antique Murder (Oldminster Mysteries #2), by Norman Russell, finished 5/27/25 ★★★★

Roll 8 = 3 | rock slide --> + 2 | brown : set in remote location
* Redstone Ridge CO : Burning Ridge (Timber Creek K-9 #4), by Margaret Mizushima, finished 5/29/25 ★★★★

Roll 9 = 6 | tan : publ Oct or Apr
* publ 4-6-10 : A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody #19), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 6/2/25 ★★★★

Roll 10 = 2 | light green : series #2 or 4
* Murder in the Library (Miss Merrill & Aunt Violet #2), by Anita Davison, finished 6/5/25 ★★★★

Roll 11 = 4 | gold : 200-300 pgs
* 288 pages : A Wolf Called Romeo, by Nick Jans, finished 6/6/25 ★★★★

Roll 12 = 6 | brown : set outside the US
* England : Death on a Summer’s Day (Lord Edington Investigates #3), by Benedict Brown, finished 6/6/25 ★★★★

Roll 13 = 2 | tan : 2500+ reviews
* 28,478 reviews : The Fury, by Alex Michaelides, finished 6/8/25 ★★★

Roll 14 = 1 | light green : title begins w/letter in RAIL
* The List, by Steve Berry, finished 6/9/25 ★★★★

Roll 15 = 5 | gold : author last name starts w/INTI or SUN
* author Christopher Sandford – The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle, finished 6/11/25 ★★★

Roll 16 = 3 | llama crossing +4 | tan : half-step
* Spirit of Steamboat (Walt Longmire #9.1), by Craig Johnson, finished 6/13/25 ★★★★

Roll 17 = 1 | light green : 2 in pgs
* 236 pages : Breaking the Mould (Vintage Kitchen #8), by Victoria Hamilton, finished 6/14/25 ★★★★

Roll 18 = 6 | light green : publ after 7-1-17
* publ 3-29-22 : Cheddar Off Dead (Cheese Shop #1), by Korina Moss, finished 6/19/25 ★★★.5

Roll 19 = 4 | tan : set capital city
* London : The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds (Dizzy Heights #1), by T.E. Kinsey, finished 6/25/25 ★★★★

Roll 20 = 3 | rock slide / +2 | brown : series #5 or tbr 150-159
* The Judas Judge (Kevin Kerney #5), by Michael McGarrity, finished 6/29/25 ★★★★

Roll 21 = 4 | dark green : set entirely in summer or winter
* summer : Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel #2), by Ellen Byron, finished 7/2/25 ★★★★

Roll 22 = 2 | dark green : green cover
* The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover (Darling Dahlias #7), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 7/2/25 ★★★.5


Roll 23 = 3 | dark green : series #3
* Gone But Knot Forgotten (Quilting #3), by Mary Marks, finished 7/15/25 ★★★★

Roll 24 = 5 | dark green : word in title relating to water
* Saving Worms After the RAIN, by Paul C. Nelson, finished 8/5/25 ★★★.5

Roll 25 = 3 | dark green : char is royal
* Lady Georgiana, Lord Kilhenny and more : Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness #10), by Rhys Bowen, finished 8/7/25 ★★★★

Roll 26 = 1 | dark green : MYSTERY
* Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski #10), by Sara Paretsky, finished 8/10/25 ★★★★


MY JOURNEY

Congrats on your finish Barb!

Thanks! This was a fun challenge :)

This looks fun, I think I'll give it a try! Plus, I just picked up a book set in Peru - so perfect timing.

Climbing Machu Picchu
Sept. 1, 2025 - Feb. 28, 2026

1. Rolled 1; Brown
Brown 1. 10. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Under Milkwood: A Play for Voices by Dylan Thomas 9/2
Wales

2. Rolled 3; Brown
Brown 4. ✜ Read a book that is hard to hard to put a genre label on.
The Iliad by Homer 9/4
Classic isn't a genre, so that is this? War, adventure, mythology, poetry, fantasy?

3. Rolled 2; Gold
Gold 5. ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
The Zenda Vendetta by Simon Hawke 9/4
206 pp

4. Rolled 3; Brown
Brown 7. ✜ Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover.
The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart 9/6


5. Rolled 6; Gold
Gold

Good luck Teri!!