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Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: NO MORE SIGN-UPS FOR THIS CHALLENGES

This challenge was created by Cindy back in 2012. We have tweaked it a little.


Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S:
2. E:
3. A:
4. S:
5. O:
6. N:

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W:
8. I:
9. N:
10. T:
11. E:
12. R:

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.



SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)


Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date - Nov 26, 2021 - January 28, 2022
Read: 28/28

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: A Stitch in Time Kelley Armstrong 12/15/21
2. E: The Lady of the Island E. De Viere 12/8/21
3. A: Dream Keeper Kristen Ashley 12/8/21
4. S: Season of Wonder RaeAnne Thayne 12/23/21
5. O: One Day in Apple Grove C.H. Admirand 1/28/22
6. N: A Family for Christmas Noelle Adams 12/21/21

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER

7. W: When the Right One Comes Along Livia Quinn 12/19/21
8. I: In Shady Grove #7 Winter's Kiss Beth Andrews 1/4/22
9. N: Nightwind #3 Finding Summer Suzanne Halliday 1/4/22
10. T: Things We Never Got Over Lucy Score 1/17/22
11. E: Coming Home to Silver Leaf Falls Meg Easton 12/14/21
12. R: River Rain #1 Chasing Serenity Kristen Ashley 1/10/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling:
Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire.
A Dash of Christmas Samantha Chase 12/16/21
14. Gardening:
Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work.
A Girl Like You Samantha Chase 12/13/21
15. Swimming:
Read a book whose cover shows a water scene.
Blackberry Beach Irene Hannon 12/4/21
16. Raking Leaves:
Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn.
Beyond a Reasonable Stout Ellie Alexander 12/17/21

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day:
Read a book where the main character starts something new.
Collateral Damage Lynette Eason 12/3/21
18. Holi:
Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
The Life She Chose M.C. Castille 1/9/22
19. Midsummer:
Read a book set in any state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page.
Washington It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 1/8/22
20. Thanksgiving:
Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text.
A Cowboy and his Skipped Christmas: An Adams Sisters Novel Emmy Eugene 12/20/21 p 4

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday:
Read a book that was published in the month that you were born.
Published September 29th 2015 Snowflake Bay Donna Kauffman 12/26/21
22. New to You:
Read a book from a New To You Author.
Mad About Matt Theresa Paolo 12/5/21
23. Favorite Color:
Read a book that features your favorite color.
Midnight Springs Elena Aitken 1/19/22
24. Something You Enjoy:
Read a book that features a character you like AND an author you love reading.
Daylight David Baldacci 12/11/21

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series:
Read a book that will add to a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
The Color of Joy Julianne MacLean 12/18/21 (The Color of Heaven #8)
26. Pop-Up Reads:
Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Dashing Mr. Snow Jaci Burton 12/30/21
27. Attack of the TBR:
Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Long Road to Mercy David Baldacci 12/2/21
28. Freebie:
Read any book you want.
Before Dawn Suzanne Halliday 1/2/22

In! I'll spell out all the seasons. **Any book posted has already been read****


****Finished 12/30/2021******

1 S A Sixer of Tequila
2 E Mousse and Murder Elizabeth Logan
3 A American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000
4 S Murder Knocks Twice Susanna Calkins
5 O Our Souls at Night
6 N Lying in Wait Liz Nugent


7. W Young Men in Spats P.G. Wodehouse
8 I The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
9. N Nothing More Dangerous
10 T Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
11 E Eight Ways to Tequila
12 R Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire. Chocolate Cream Pie Murder
14. Gardening: Read a book whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover). (Potted christmas trees)
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors.
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn.

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc). Young Al Capone: The Untold Story of Scarface in New York, 1899-1925
18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title. Dreaming in Chocolate
19. Midsummer: Wyoming -- Daughter of the Morning Star
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#. The Angels' Share (The police chief turns down dessert because he overate at thanksgiving)

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date. A Race to Splendor (April 2011)
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover). Best in Show
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about. Cherry Cheesecake Murder (one of my favorite series featuring one of my favorite activities --cooking and baking!)

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge. Gone with the Twins (finishes League of Literary Ladies
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly. One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months. Giving Up the Ghost
28. Freebie: Read any book you want. Love Life

29 S Sour Grapes
30 P A Pedigree to Die For
31 R The Outfit Richard Stark
32 I I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
33 N Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond
34 G Gated Prey

35 S The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
36 U Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America
37 M Murder One
38 M A Life Without Water Marci Bolden
39 E Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility Lauren Edmondson
40 R The Adventurer's Son Roman Dial

41 A The Six Wives of Henry VIII Alison Weir
42 U Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House
43 T Seven Deadly Tequilas Tricia O'Malley
44 U. The Untelling
45 M Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West Cormac McCarthy
46 N Never Be Fat Again: The 6-Week Cellular Solution to Permanently Break the Fat Cycle

Welcome Jennifer!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Read: 0/28

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S:
2. E:
3. A:
4. S:
5. O: Noor. Nnedi Okorafor. 12.2.21 (author)
6. N: The Kitchen Front. Jennifer Ryan. 12.8.21 (MC: Nell)

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W:
8. I:
9. N:
10. T:
11. E:
12. R:

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire The Witch's Heart. Genevieve Gornichec. 12.10.21

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work Forbidden Falls. Robyn Carr. 12.7.21 (Jo Ellen)

15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene. . The Viscount Who Loved Me. Julia Quinn. 12.6.21

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (exonerated for a crime he did not commit). Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice. Yusef Salaam. 12.2.21

18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters. Mark Dunn. 12.3.21

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. The Evening and the Morning. Ken Follett. 12.13.21 (England)

20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author. Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir. Kat Chow. 12.6.21

23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover). . The Sentence. Louise Erdrich. 12.16.21 (yellow)

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months. Summer People. Elin Hilderbrand. 12.11.21 (added October, 2018)

28. Freebie: Read any book you want.

Open-ended is just my speed and looks fun!!! Count me in!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from 11/26/2021
22/28 or 33/46


Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON
1. S: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
✔2. done!! E: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (1/6/22)
✔3.done!! A: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (1/22/22)
✔4. done!!S: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (1/19/22)
✔5. done!! O: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong(12/5/21)
6. N: The Book of Lost Names

Spell out the seasons: WINTER directly below, the rest at the bottom my "comment":
✔7. done!! W: Stargazing by Jen Wang (12/24/21)
✔8. done!! I: I Couldn't Love You More by Esther Freud (3/27/22)
✔9. done!! N: The Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft (12/1/21)
10. T: The Time Is Now
11. E: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
12. R: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
✔13. done! Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames OR a fireplace on the cover (show cover): (1/7/22)
✔14. done! Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley (Lucy and her mother love gardening work, along with cooking) (12/2/21).
✔15. done! Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene: by Barbara O'Neal (11/26/21)
✔16. done!! Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover: by Daniel Kraus (12/5/21)

Section 3: Holidays
✔17. done!! New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc): The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (12/14/21)
✔18. done!! Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title: Both are true for The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (2/17/22)
✔19. done!! Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer: France: Catherine's War by Julia Billet (3/24/22)
✔20. done!! Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text: "Thanksgiving 2006" (page 31 in Night Sky with Exit Wounds) by Ocean Vuong (12/22/21)

Section 4: Birthday Gift
✔21. done!! Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born (May). Tell us the original publication date: published May (2021): People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (5/5/22)
✔22. done!!New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author: All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles (4/4/22)
✔23. done!! Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover): Huh. I will look for things to do with greenish blue or lavender or heather: by Adam Gidwitz (12/20/21)
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about: an author I love: Fae Myenne Ng (Steer Toward Rock) or cover that features (one of) my hobby/ies: knitting ( )

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
✔25. done!! Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge: Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan: (I began Saga, Volume 1 years ago, but finally finished this year, so...
(2/2022 - 3/2022)
✔26. done!! Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly: WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe and other (12/9/21)
✔27. done!! Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (12/18/21)
✔28. done!! Freebie: Read any book you want: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (5/4/22)

SPRING:
✔29. done!! S: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (3/6/22)
✔30. done!! P: Jarrett Pumphrey, author of The Old Truck (5/9/22)
✔31. done!! R: Reckless by Ed Brubaker (4/5/22)
✔32. done!! I: Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (4/18/22)
✔33. done!! N: Marieke Nijkamp, author of The Oracle Code (4/27/22)
✔34. done!! G: Ghostwritten by David Mitchell (1/1/2022)

SUMMER:
35. S: Parable of the Sower
36. U: The Underground Railroad
✔37. done!! M: The Mountains Sing (2/7/22)
✔38. done!! M: Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains (3/7/22)
39. E: A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
✔40. done!! R: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

AUTUMN:
41. A: Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
✔42. done!! U: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2/12/22)
✔43. done!! T: Teach Me by Olivia Dade (4/24/22)
44. U: UnSouled
45. M: The Memory Police
46. N: The Toll by Neal Shusterman or Agatha of Little Neon

(edited 11/26/21 to include Jennifer's great idea of attempting all the seasons, especially if this challenge is open-ended!)

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
December 1, 2021-?
28/28

SEASON 1-6
Stanley, Arlo mc-A Murder Like No Author Amy Lillard 12/1/21
Emma Westlake mc-A Plus One for Murder Laura Bradford 12/4/21
Almeida, Mac mc-Murder at the Lobstah Shack Maddie Day 12/3/21
Stewart Claire-Inherit the Gin Claire Stewart 12/5/21
O Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
Nether Edge Myst.-Murder & Spice Wendy Meadows 3/2/22

SUMMER 7-12
Spencer Athena mc Big Trouble in Little Greektown Kate Collins 12/7/21
U Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
Megan Bennet mc-Tempest in Teaberry R.A. Wallace 12/2/21
McSpade-Killer Gumbo Karen McSpade 12/6/21
Emma Ainsley-Rough and Crumble Emma Ainsley 12/16/21
Rosemarie-Christmas Candy Corpse Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
Fruitcake Fiasco Claire Stewart 12/7/21
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
Amy, Aunt Lydia and Zelda all like it-Renewed for Murder Victoria Gilbert 12/17/21
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
Debra Sennefelder 12/14/21
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
During October-Murder at the Bake Sale Lee Hollis 12/11/21

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
Crab Cake Criminal Karen McSpade 12/12/21
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil<?b> OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
Bear a Wee Grudge Meg Macy 12/8/21
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
New York-Killer Transaction Catherine Bruns 12/28/21
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.
Santa, Sunrises & Supicions Tonya Kappes 12/13/21

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
8/6/20-Chaos in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 12/30/21
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
How to Book a Murder Cynthia Kuhn 12/19/21
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Color of cover- Allyssa Mirry 12/18/21
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.
She's a favorite author of mine-How to Frame a Fashionista Debra Sennefelder 12/12/21

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Continues a series started May 2020-Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 12/15/21
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Cakes and Pains Emma Ainsley 12/21/21
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Gusty Lovers and Cadavers Anne R. Tan 12/22/21
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Cold Brew Corpse Tara Lush 12/18/21

Four Seasons, post 2
19/19

rest of the seasons spelled:
Autumn
Ashley Adams mc-Cream Puff Murder Sandi Scott 12/24/21
U Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
Turner Angie mc-A Fatal Family Feast Lynn Cahoon 1/4/22
U Under Lock and Skeleton Key Gigi Pandian 3/14/22
Mona Marple-A Lost Claus Mona Marple 12/23/21
Nora mc-The Vanishing Type Ellery Adams 4/19/22

Winter
W Witch Trial Cate Conte 12/27/2021
I Icing and an Incident Emmie Lyn 12/24/21
N No Bones About It P. Bodi 5/17/22
Tonya Kappes-Spoonful of Murder Tonya Kappes 1/5/22
Emma-Treat and Run Emma Ainsley 1/17/22
Ross-Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door Barbara Ross 12/26/21

Spring
Susan-Frozen Felonies Susan Harper 12/20/21
Point-Have a Jolly Collie Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/29/21
Roz Marshall-The Secret Santa Mystery Roz Marshall 1/17/22
I The Inconvenient Corpse Barbara Cool Lee 1/2/22
Nola Lattes and Larceny Nola Robertson 5/19/22
Glory Harper mc-Sideburns and Suspicions S.C. Merritt 1/7/22

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: November 27, 2021, Open Ended from your start date

28/28 Completed. Finished


Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

01. S:Seven Days in June-Tia Williams 12/18/21
02. E:The Executioner-Jessica Gadziala 12/20/21
03. A:Always Someone's Monster-Lani Lynn Vale 2/03/22
04. S:She's the One-Kelly Elliott 2/09/22
05. O:Only One Touch-Natasha Madison 1/14/22
06. N:Never Walk Alone-Willow Rose 12/16/21


Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

07. W:What The Heart Knows-Jessica Gadziala 11/27/21
08. I:Indigo Ridge-Devney Perry 2/09/22
09. N:Neanderthal Seeks Human-Penny Reid 1/26/22
10. T:This Day-Blanka Lipińska 1/03/22
11. E:Embattled Home-J.M. Madden 12/17/21
12. R:Rowe-Jessica Gadziala 1/02/22


Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire.
All You Need is Love-Marie Force 4/23/22

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work.
Throne of Scars-Autumn Jones Lake 2/17/22

15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
Every Summer After-Carley Fortune 9/03/22

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
Slip Out the Back Jack-Willow Rose 3/18/22


Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
(Moves to a new state and starts a new career)
Hooking Him-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/09/22

18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
Holiday Ever After: One Snowy Night/Holiday Wishes/Mistletoe in Paradise-Jill Shalvis 1/09/22

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
(Spain)
The Forbidden Man-Karina Halle 1/08/22

20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented.
Yours After Dark-Marie Force 12/18/21


Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
(3/31/2017)
Standing His Ground: Greer-Jamie Begley 12/27/21

22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
Susan Gable-A Hero to Keep 4/01/22

23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
The Woman in the Back Room-Jessica Gadziala 12/12/21

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book by an author you love reading.
Renegade Path-Autumn Jones Lake 8/15/22


Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
(Bootleg Springs #6)
Highball Rush-Claire Kingsley 1/20/22

26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Playette-T.L. Smith 7/24/22

27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
The Will-Kristen Ashley 1/04/22

28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
The Last Move-Mary Burton 12/01/21

Four Seasons Challenge
Nov 26, 2021 - Open Ended (March 17, 2022)

Read: 28/28

Section 1: Spell the Words
Use book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON
1. S: Summon the Keeper | Tanya Huff - Dec 28
2. E: Elder Race | Adrian Tchaikovsky - Nov 29
3. A: The Anthropocene Reviewed | John Green - Feb 5
4. S: Shea in Pathfinder's Way | T.A. White - Jan 20
5. O: Nnedi Okorafor | Noor - Dec 30
6. N: Not Pretending Anymore | Penelope Ward - Jan 10

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.
7. S: The Summer Proposal | Vi Keeland - Jan 25
8. U: John Updike | The Twelve Terrors of Christmas - Dec 1
9. M: Randall Munroe | xkcd: volume 0 - Feb 17
10. M: The Man Who Died Twice | Richard Osman - Feb 11
11. E: Ellen Raskin | The Westing Game - Jan 18
12. R: Richard Osman | The Thursday Murder Club - Dec 11

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer - Jan 8

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work
Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen - Nov 27

15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors
Duke, Actually | Jenny Holiday - Feb 1

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
The Girls I've Been | Tess Sharpe - Dec 19

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning.
The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne | Jonathan Stroud - Feb 20

18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
Comfort Me with Apples | Catherynne M. Valente - Dec 16

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page.
Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley - Dec 26 (Michigan)

20. Thanksgiving: Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text.
Never Let You Go | Katy Regnery - Jan 11
loc. 8474 - At least they're back for Thanksgiving on Thursday.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born.
Trail of Lightning | Rebecca Roanhorse - Nov 30 (pub. June 26, 2018)

22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
84, Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff - Jan 2

23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Mist's Edge | T.A. White - Jan 28 (green cover)

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features an author you love reading.
The Long-Forgotten Winter King | Annette Marie - Jan 29

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season
25. Continue a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
The Murderbot Diaries #4.5 | Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory | Martha Wells - Mar 13

26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Ain't Burned All the Bright | Jason Reynolds - Mar 17

27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
The Cat Who Came in from the Cold | Deric Longden - Dec 20 (on TBR since May 2016)

28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Servant Mage | Kate Elliott - Feb 18

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S:
2. E:
3. A:
4. S:
5. O:
6. N:

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W:
8. I:
9. N:
10. T:
11. E:
12. R:

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: A Strangely Wrapped Gift-Emily Byrnes 3/20
2. E: Vampirella (2011-2014) Vol. 1: Crown of Worms-Eric Trautmann 3/11
3. A: Cells at Work!, Vol. 1-Akane Shimizu 2/4
4. S: The Sun Will Rise and So Will We-Jennae Cecelia 1/24
5. O: Real Account, Vol. 2-Okushou 3/20
6. N: Knights of Sidonia #3-Tsutomu Nihei 4/10

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W: A Woman's Place Is On The Throne-Adeline Whitmore 5/3
8. I: Ice Cream And Suicide-Jack Ray 5/1
9. N: New London-James Tynion IV 3/15
10. T: Teen Titans, Volume 3: The Return of Kid Flash-Benjamin Percy 4/22
11. E: Evidence of the Affair-Taylor Jenkins Reid 3/2
12. R: Science: The Stars in Me Are the Stars in You.-Robert M. Drake 4/30

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover)- Playing with Fire-Derek Landy 1/15/22
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work- Playing with Fire-Tess Gerritsen 3/10
15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover)- Alice: From Dream to Dream-Giulio Macaione 12/4/21
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover)- Broken FlowersBroken Flowers-Robert M. Drake 3/22

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new- Slam Dunk, Tome 1-Takehiko Inoue 12/5/21
18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title- Prison School, Vol. 4-Akira Hiramoto 4/14
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose- Doctor Strange, Vol. 4: Mr. Misery-Jason Aaron 3/10 (New York)
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented- The Baby Shift: New Jersey-Becca Fanning 1/1

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date- Oddball-Sarah Andersen 3/3 (December 7)
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author- 30 Days of Night, Vol. 1-Steve Niles 3/8
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover)- Dear Midnight-Zack Grey 3/22
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading- Doctor Strange, Vol. 3: Blood in the Aether-Jason Aaron 3/10

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge- Yumeiro Patissiere Vol. 8-Natsumi Matsumoto 1/28
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly- Medusa-Jessie Burton 12/13/21
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months- September Love-Lang Leav 1/4
28. Freebie: Read any book you want- Beautiful Chaos-Robert M. Drake 1/9

FINISHED 08/11/22

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Start: 11/27/21 - 08/11/22

28/28

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

✅SEASON
1. S. Slashing Through the Snow - Jacqueline Frost 12/11/21
2. E. Eva Gates 02/19/22
3. A. The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 01/29/22
4. S. Lucy SWIFT - Crochet and Cauldrons - Nancy Warren 03/03/22
5. O. On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22
6. N. No Cats Allowed - Miranda James 01/19/22


Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.
✅SPRING
07. S: Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 03/08/22
08. P: Lily PADDINGTON A Witch For Mr. Winter - Deanna Chase 02/22/22
09. R: Linda Reilly - Up to No Gouda 02/28/22
10. I: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder - Maria DiRico 12/21/21
11. N: Lindsey NORRIS - Book, Line and Sinker - Jenn McKinlay 03/06/22
12. G: The Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda 02/02/22


✅Section 2: Seasonal Activities
☃️13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire. Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 01/02/22


🐣14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover). A Glimmer of a Clue - Daryl Wood Gerber 04/19/22


🦃15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover). Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 11/28/21


🎅🏻16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red , orange, or yellow cover (show cover). A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 12/28/21


✅Section 3: Holidays
💖17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc). Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 02/09/22 Jules


🎅🏻18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title. Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide - Liz Ireland 12/06/21


☃️19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. Kneaded to Death - Winnie Archer 01/07/22 CALIFORNIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer


☃️20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#. Mrs. Morris and the Vampire - Traci Wilton 01/13/22 page 190


✅Section 4: Birthday Gift
👙21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
The Walled Flower - Lorraine Bartlett 08/11/22 published February 7, 2012


🦃22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author. Kernel of Truth - Kristi Abbott 11/30/21


☃️23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover). Read and Buried - Eva Gates 01/23/22 RED


💖24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like. Tell us what you chose to read about. Due or Die - Jenn McKinlay 02/05/22 I love the crafternooners. I also love Lindsey and Sully



✅Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
☃️25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge. Iced Under - Barbara Ross 01/25/22 book #5 in The MAINE CLAMBAKE MYSTERY SERIES


💖26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly. Jingle all the Slay - Dakota Cassidy 02/11/22 love the cover


🎅🏻27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months. On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 12/02/21 On my TBR since Dec. 2019


💖28. Freebie: Read any book you want. Murder Most Fowl - Donna Andrews 02/15/22

I'm in

SEASON
1. S: Queen Anne's Lace Susan Wittig Albert 12/3/21
2. E: Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues Emily Brightwell 12/15/21
3. A: After the Suffragette's Suicide Etta Faire 12/17/21
4. S: Silent Bite David Rosenfelt 12/7/21
5. O: Owl Be Home for Christmas Donna Andrews 12/3/21
6. N: The Novel Art of Murder V.M. Burns 2/16/22

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.
7. S Some Like It Hawk Donna Andrews 12/27/21
8. P Bells, Tails & Murder: A Cozy English Animal Mystery Kathy Manos Penn 1/24/22
9. R Serafina and the Splintered Heart Robert Beatty 1/31/22
10. I Murder, Handcrafted Isabella Alan 1/20/22
11. N Haunted Homicide Lucy Ness 4/7/22
12. G The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries Emily Brightwell 12/24/21

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire Due or Die Jenn McKinlay 1/22/22
14. Gardening: Read a book whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover). Miranda James 12/10/21
15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover). Darci Hannah 2/25/22
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn Dead Man's Bones Susan Wittig Albert 1/13/22. takes place in October

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new The Last Curtain Call Juliet Blackwell 1/9/22 new rehab project
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil Leader of the Pack David Rosenfelt 1/2/22
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. Read Herring Hunt V.M. Burns 12/10/21. North Harbor, Michigan
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented Murder at Mabel’s Motel G.A. McKevett 11/30/21

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date. The Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina Terrance Zepke 12/26/21 published 9/1/01
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author. Color Him Dead Emma Lee 12/4/21
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover). purple: Rose Pressey Betancourt 4/7/22
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like. Tell us what you chose to read about. Donna Andrews 12/29/21. I love Meg and her whole crazy family.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge. (Murder She Wrote series) Jessica Fletcher 2/12/22
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly. Wiley Cash 12/12/21
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months. Kylie Logan 12/31/21. added June 2020
28. Freebie: Read any book you want Diane Kelly 3/7/22

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: 11/26/21 - 4/19/22

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

✅SEASON

1. S: Sinclair, Natalie (MC) - All In - Bella Matthews, 1/28/22
2. E: Beth Ehemann - A Cranberry Inn Christmas, 12/1/21
3. A: All I Want Is You - D.J. Jamison, 12/13/21
4. S: Saxon James - Frat Wars: King of Thieves, 3/6/22
5. O: Alice Oseman - Heartstopper: Volume Four, 1/10/22
6. N: No Take Backs - Becca Seymour, 3/8/22

✅Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

7. S: Stirling, Michael (MC) - When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn, 3/15/22
8. P: Phoebe Stevens (MC) - Touchstone - Karen Stivali, 4/12/22
9. R: Rainbow Rowell - Wayward Son, 1/14/22
10. I: Ivy Blake (MC) - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Kait Nolan, 12/29/21
11. N: New Orleans Revelers #3 - The Setup and The Substitute - Jiffy Kate, 4/19/22
12. G: Graziadei, A.L. - Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22


Section 2: Seasonal Activities
✅13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire
💗Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22
✅14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work
🥂Right as Raine - Lucy Lennox, 1/30/22
✅15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene
🎅Beyond the Bases - Kaylee Ryan, 12/20/21
✅16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn
🥂Carry On - Rainbow Rowell, 1/8/22

Section 3: Holidays
✅17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
🎅A Lot Like Christmas - Kait Nolan, 12/26/21
✅18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
🎅A Beaumont Family Christmas - Heidi McLaughlin, 12/21/21
✅19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
🥂The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood, 1/27/22 (CALIFORNIA)
✅20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented
🎅Cocoa & Carols - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21

Section 4: Birthday Gift
✅21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
💗Megan O'Brien - Max, 2/22/22 -- April 10 2018
✅22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
🥂My Heart to Touch - S.B. Alexander, 1/9/22
✅23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
💗 - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/19/22
✅24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features an author you love reading
🍀Cash - Megan O'Brien, 3/11/22

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
✅25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
🥂Any Way the Wind Blows - Rainbow Rowell, 1/22/22
✅26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
🥂If This Gets Out - Sophie Gonzales, 1/1/22
✅27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
🍀Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey, 3/19/22
✅28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
💗Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22

FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE, NO DEADLINE


SECTION 1: SPELL THE WORDS (1-6)
Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials
S = The Stars Are Not Yet Bells, by Hannah Lillith Assadi, finished 12/17/21 ★★★
E = Evans Above (Constable Evans #1), by Rhys Bowen, finished 12/4/21 ★★★.5
A = author Donna Andrews – Duck the Halls (Meg Langslow #16), finished 12/12/21 ★★★★
S = The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations, by Zhu Xiao-Mei, finished 12/23/21 ★★★★
O = On Borrowed Crime (Jane Doe Book Club #1), by Kate Young, finished 1/7/22 ★★★.5
N = author Nancy Naigle – Dear Santa, finished 12/18/21 ★★★.5

SPELL OUT ONE OF THE SEASONS... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER OR AUTUMN (7-12)
W = author Marty Wingate – The Librarian Always Rings Twice (First Edition Library #3), finished 12/10/21 ★★★.5
I = If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't), by Betty White, finished 2/5/22 ★★★.5
N = Nightshade (China Bayles #16), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 2/22/22 ★★★★
T = author Lou Jane Temple – The Cornbread Killer (Heaven Lee #5), finished 12/22/21 ★★★
E = author Chris Ewan – The Good Thief's Guide to Paris (Good Thief's Guide #2), finished 1/24/22 ★★★★
R = Return of the Magi, by P.J. Tracy, finished 12/26/21 ★★★★

(view spoiler)[S = author Alexander McCall Smith – The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #22), finished 12/15/21 ★★★★
P = author Sara Paretsky – Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski #6), finished 12/3 ★★★★
R = author Barbara Ross – Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door (Jane Darrowfield #2), finished 12/5/21 ★★★.5
I = Imperium (Cicero #1), by Robert Harris, finished 1/21/22 ★★★★
N = author Nicholas Meyer – The Seven-Percent Solution (Sherlock Holmes Pastiche #1),finished 12/13/21 ★★★
G = Ginger Snapped (Spice Shop #5), by Gail Oust, finished 1/12/22 ★★★.5

S = author Scott F. Wolter – The Hooked X: Key to the Secret History of North America, finished 12/27/21 ★★★
U = Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese #1), by Linda Reilly, finished 1/18/22 ★★★.5
M = author M.C. Beaton – Death of an Outsider (Hamish Macbeth #3), by M.C. Beaton, finished 12/2/21 ★★★.5
M = Mercy (Atlee Pine #4), by David Baldacci, finished 12/8/21 ★★★★5
E = author Eva Jurczyk – The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, finished 1/20/22 ★★★.5
R = author David Rosenfelt – The K Team (The K Team #1), finished 1/1/22 ★★★.5

A = author Donna Andrews – You've Got Murder (Turing Hopper #1), finished 12/16/21 ★★★★
U = Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase #1), by Gigi Pandian, finished 3/12/22 ★★★.5
T = Time's Pendulum: From Sundials to Atomic Clocks, the Fascinating History of Timekeeping and How Our Discoveries Changed the World, by Jo Ellen Barnett, finished 1/2/22 ★★★.5
U = author John Urschel – Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football, finished 5/3/22 ★★★★
M = author Michael Popek – Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages, finished 1/5/22 ★★★.5
N = Nocturne for a Widow (Sybil Ingram #1), by Amanda DeWees, finished 2/23/22 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

SECTION 2: SEASONAL ACTIVITIES
13. FIREPLACE CUDDLING
Read a book whose cover has flames
America's Most Notorious Natural Disasters, from Charles Rivers Editors, finished 1/9/22 ★★★.5


14. GARDENING
Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work
The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies (Darling Dahlias #2), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 2/14/22 ★★★.5

15. SWIMMING
Read a book whose cover shows a water scene
geysers and river in the bear's outline : Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, by Lee H. Whittlesey, finished 3/9/22 ★★★.5


16. RAKING LEAVES
Read a book with a yellow cover
Easter Bonnet Murder (Lucy Stone #28), by Leslie Meier, finished 1/14 ★★★.5



SECTION 3: HOLIDAYS
17. NEW YEAR'S DAY
Read a book where the main character starts something new In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, by Erik Larson, finished 2/19/22 ★★★★
William Dodd moves to Berlin to become US ambassador after years as a teacher/professor

18. HOLI
Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title
Oliver, the Cat Who Saved Christmas: The Tale of a Little Cat with a Big Heart, by Sheila Norton, finished 12/6/21 ★★★.5

19. MIDSUMMER
Read a book set in any country listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
set in England : Murder at Hartigan House (Ginger Gold #1), by Lee Strauss, finished 12/9/21 ★★★.5

20. THANKSGIVING
Read a book where the main character is family oriented
The Christmas Sisters, by Sarah Morgan, finished 12/20/21 ★★★


SECTION 4: BIRTHDAY GIFT
21. BIRTHDAY
Read a book that was published in the month that you were born.
publ 4/30/19 : Go See the Principal: True Tales from the School Trenches, by Gerry Brooks, finished 2/11/22 ★★★.5

22. NEW TO YOU
Read a book from a new-to-you author
author Sue Halpern – A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life From an Unlikely Teacher, finished 1/10/22 ★★★.5

23. FAVORITE COLOR
Read a book that features your favorite color
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope #1), by Ann Cleeves, finished 12/7/21 ★★★.5
favorite color is purple


24. SOMETHING YOU ENJOY
Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading
author Jenn McKinlay – Barking Up the Wrong Tree (Bluff Point #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 1/8/22 ★★★.5
one of my favorite authors, although I prefer her mysteries


SECTION 5: EVERY SEASON IS BOOK READING SEASON.
25. CONTINUE / FINISH A SERIES
Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge
add to a series : Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library (Lakeside Library #2), by Holly Danvers, finished 2/2/22 ★★★.5

26. POP-UP READS
Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly
The Lightning Rod (Escape Artist #2), by Brad Meltzer, finished 3/4/22 ★★★★.5

27. ATTACK OF THE TBR
Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months
added 11/6/18 : Color Me Murder (Pen & Ink #1), by Krista Davis, finished 12/14/21 ★★★.5

28. FREEBIE
Read any book you want
Shots in the Dark (Mack's Bar #4), by Allyson K. Abbott, finished 1/16/22 ★★★.5


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/3/22 *****

Welcome Kim, Julia, Tari, Frankie, Elle, Emeli, Grace, Shelly, Kellene, Katelyn, and Barb!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended, start date: Dec. 1, 2021

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON
1. S: Seoulmates - Jen Frederick - 2/27/22
2. E: Ellery Adams - The Secret, Book & Scone Society - 3/4/22
3. A: Addressed to Kill - Jean Flowers - 2/19/22
4. S: Strawberries and Crime - Elle Brooke White - 4/30/22
5. O: The Ogress and the Orphans - Kelly Barnhill - 3/28/23
6. N: Not the Witch You Wed - April Asher - 7/11/23

Spell out one of the seasons...
7. S: Sandy Barker - A Wedding in Tuscany - 7/19/22
8. P: Peanut Butter Panic - Amanda Flower - 7/31/22
9. R: Rick Riordan - The Sword of Summer - 7/2/22
10. I: In the Drink - Allyson K. Abbott - 2/12/22
11. N: No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker - 8/4/23
12. G: Gabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - 1/31/23

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book whose cover has flames.
- Mia P. Manansala 7/13/24
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
- Bailey Cattrell - 6/5/23
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
- Sandy Barker - 11/27/22
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover.
- Talia Hibbert - 1/26/22

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
And Then There Were Crumbs - Eve Calder - MC moves from NY to FL - 4/18/22
18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
The Holiday Swap - Maggie Knox - 12/26/22
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
Brazil - Salt and Sugar - Rebecca Carvalho - 11/4/22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel - A.W. Jantha - pg. 314 “Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson stand before me, the first beaming, the second preening, and the third licking her lips like she’s ready for and early Thanksgiving feast.” - 11/11/24

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Cheddar Off Dead - Julia Buckley - Sept. 6, 2016 - 12/15/21
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
Heart and Seoul - Jen Frederick - 1/22/22
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color.
- Kerry Rea - 6/13/22
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading.
Assault and Beret - Jenn McKinlay - love the author and cast - 6/15/22


Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Floral Depravity - Beverly Allen - 11/21/22
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Lovelight Farms - B.K. Borison - 12/30/21
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Murder, Plainly Read - Isabella Alan - 3/19/22
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
How the Finch Stole Christmas! - Donna Andrews - 12/12/21

Welcome Kimberly!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: 12.01.2021 - Open Ended

Goal: 28/28


Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON
1. S - Stephen Baxter (author) - A Hosszú háború - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter - 01/16/22
2. E - Elena Aitken (author) - Unexpected Endings - Elena Aitken - 12/08/21
3. A - Anna Winters (MC) - Murder in Bermuda - Penelope Sotheby - 12/22/21
4. S - Sarah Goodman (author) - Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22
5. O - Our Souls at Night (title) - Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 01/25/22
6. N - North, Jonah - The Cousins - Karen M. McManus - 12/04/21

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.
7. S: - Serefin Meleski (MC) - Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22
8. P - Park, Linda Sue (author) - When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22
9. R - Richards, Devon (MC) - Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22
10. I - Isley, Pamela Lilian (MC) - Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy - Various - 12/23/21
11. N - Nyilas Misi (MC) - Légy jó mindhalálig - Zsigmond Móricz - 01/18/22
12. G - The Girl In Red (title) - The Girl in Red - Christina Henry - 01/03/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire.
Wildtrack - Bernard Cornwell - 02/28/22
Shall we sit?” He gestured at the sofas in front of the fireplace. (Kindle Locations 2435-2436)

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work.
Rafe - Sawyer Bennett - 02/25/22
Danielle and my mom discuss planting their spring flowers. They’re both passionate about gardening. (Kindle Locations 1243-1244)

15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
The Sixth Wedding - Elin Hilderbrand - 12/17/21


16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
Sunstone Vol. 7 - Stjepan Šejić - 12/27/21


Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (relationship).
Unexpected Gifts - Elena Aitken - 12/08/21

18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil.
A végső háború - Duncan Shelley - 12/17/21

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
Amora: Stories - Natalia Borges Polesso - 12/23/21
Brazil

20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented.
Kalyana - Rajni Mala Khelawan - 12/21/21

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One (Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One - Zeb Wells - 12/21/21
January 1st 2005

22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
The Library of Legends - Janie Chang - 12/29/21

23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22
- Purple

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book by an author you love reading.
Dominik - Sawyer Bennett - 12/26/21

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi - 12/12/21

26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society - Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate - 12/08/21

27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Body Double - Tess Gerritsen - 12/25/21

28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Tanár úr kérem - Frigyes Karinthy - 12/13/21

Welcome Ferenc!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

This challenge was created by Cindy back in 2012. We have tweaked it a little.


Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S:
2. E:
3. A:
4. S:
5. O:
6. N:

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W:
8. I:
9. N:
10. T:
11. E:
12. R:

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: Sleeper by Kayley Loring 12/24/21
2. E: The Ex-Boyfriend Agreement by Krista Wolf 01/26/22
3. A: Anticipated Angel by Laura Navarre 04/26/22
4. S: Seven Beasts by Kelli Callahan
5. O: Once Bitten by C.M. Steele 11/20/22
6. N: Nanny for the SEALs by Cassie Cole 11/20/22

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W: 209 Wedding Lane
8. I: I Think Knot
9. N: The Nanny and the Nerd
10. T: Their Snowy Night
11. E: Egotistical Puckboy
12. R: Rebel Tempts the Beast

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.

Welcome Moondance and Eleni!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: 12.02.2021 - Open Ended

Goal: 23/28

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: Stone, Dr. Elizabeth A. The Better College Essay: From Start to Finish- 3/9/22
2. E: Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone- 12/26/2021
3. A: Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott- 12/9/2021
4. S: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman- 1/28/22
5. O: Once Upon a Sunset by Tif Marcelo- 2/28/22
6. N: November 9 by Colleen Hoover- 1/25/22

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

S: Sonya Lalli- The Matchmaker's List- 1/22/22
P: Planes, Trains & Elephants by Brian Thacker- 1/22/22
R: 'Round Midnight by Laura McBride- 1/15/22
I
N: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss- 3/25/22
G: The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey- 12/21/2021

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
Character likes gardening: Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle- 12/18/2021

15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
Swimming outdoors: The Layover by Lacie Waldon- 12/2/2021

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
Yellow Cover: by Susan Meissner- 12/16/2021

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
MC starts something new (a restaurant) and gets a new beginning: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim- 12/11/2021

18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
HOLI in the title The Truth about College Admission Workbook: A Family Organizer for Your College Search by Brennan Barnard- 12/21/2021

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
Set in England: We Met in December by Rosie Curtis- 12/5/2021

20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.
MC is very family-oriented: When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting- 12/9/2021

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center(published March 24, 2015)- 1/17/22

22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
What Color Is Your Parachute? for College: Pave Your Path from Major to Meaningful Work by Katharine Brooks- 12/21/2021

23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Purple: by Kate Clayborn- 12/20/21

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman- 5/31/22
I really liked Nina Hill. She seemed like the kind of person I would be friends with, and I loved seeing her grow and develop as a character. I also now really like Abbi Waxman and can't wait to read more :)

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez- 5/17/22

26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson- 12/24/2021

27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky (added in Sept 2018)- 12/29/21

28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez- 3/6/22

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: December 2, 2021 - August 27, 2023
Read: 28/28

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: Glass Mask (Vol. 16) by Suzue Miuchi - 23/12/21
2. E: Elizabeth the Great by Elizabeth Jenkins - 07/07/23
3. A: The Golden Ass by Apuleius - 29/04/22
4. S: Glass Mask (vol. 7) by Suzue Miuchi - 15/10/22
5. O: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler - 22/02/22
6. N: Nothing But the Night by John Williams - 07/05/22

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

7. W: The Water Spectre by Francis Lathom - 13/10/22
8. I: If The War Goes On: Reflections On War And Politics by Hermann Hesse - 13/08/22
9. N: In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby-Dick by Nathaniel Philbrick - 31/08/22
10. T: Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal - 20/06/22
11. E: Un printemps à Tchernobyl by Emmanuel Lepage - 27/08/23
12. R: Disturbing the Peace by Richard Yates - 06/12/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire - Éducation européenne by Romain Gary - 08/10/22
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work - Hermann Hesse: Life and Art by Joseph Mileck - 14/01/23
15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover) - Острів Сильвестра by Володимир Лис - 22/12/21
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover) - Awakenings by Oliver Sacks - 05/05/22

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc) - The History of Mr. Polly by H.G. Wells - 03/02/22
18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title - The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories by Robert W. Chambers - 01/05/22
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer - Leixlip Castle by Charles Maturin - 18/10/22 (Ireland)
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented - The Arrival by Shaun Tan - 31/10/22

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date - Glass Mask (vol. 15) by Suzue Miuchi - 18/02/22 (published in June 1980)
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author - Courtesans: Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century by Katie Hickman - 27/12/21
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover) - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - 09/01/23 (black)
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like - Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat - 19/07/22

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge - Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat - 07/06/22
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly - Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury - 11/02/22
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months - Coming Up for Air by George Orwell - 05/06/22
28. Freebie: Read any book you want - Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami - 07/08/22

Four Seasons Challenge


Section 1: Spell the Words

SEASON
1. S: Anita Stansfield, Christmas Grace (12/18/21)
2. E: Eastland (Grace), Snowed In at the Cottage by Catelyn Meadows (12/17/21)
3. A: Ava, The Kitchen Maid by Melanie Cellier (12/5/21)
4. S: Sally Britton, A Mistletoe Mismatch (12/23/21)
5. O: Odette Goodson, A Sleigh Ride Kiss by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/8/21)
6. N: (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

SPRING
7. S: Snowed In at the Winter Palace by Lucy McConnell (12/30/21)
8. P: Jennifer Peel, The Holiday Ex-Files (12/14/21)
9. R: Ravenel (Dahlia), The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor (12/27/21)
10. I: Isaac Brooks, A Wish for Father Christmas by Laura Rollins (12/6/21)
11. N: Noel Holiday, How to Ruin the Holidays by Becky Monson (12/26/21)
12. G: Jennifer Griffith, Under the Mistletoe Collection (12/20/21)

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21)
sit in front of the fire
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
Awaken by Camille Peters (1/14/22)
character enjoys gardening
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
Cruising into Christmas by Aileen Fish (12/12/21)

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
Kiss the Girl by Melanie Jacobson (12/1/21)


Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
Happily Ever Afters by Melanie Cellier (12/10/21)
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
The Coronation Ball by Melanie Cellier (12/6/21)
good triumphs
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21) - New York
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.
The Trouble with Mistletoe by Cassandra West (12/20/21) - page 2

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Falling for Santa by Heather Diane (12/21/21) - 12/16/2014
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/10/21)
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21) - Blue

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.
A Tangled Wreath by Laura Beers (12/28/21) - author I love

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22) - The Women of Ambrose Estate
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
A Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel (12/30/21)
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Romance at the Christmas Tree Lot by Marcia Lynn McClure (12/29/21)
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Merry Manager by Pamela M. Kelley (12/27/21)

Welcome Allison, Someone and Shash!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S:
2. E:
3. A:
4. S:
5. O:
6. N:

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.

Welcome Amanda!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

This challenge was created by Cindy back in 2012. We have tweaked it a little.
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Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

S A Very Long Engagement by Sébastien Japrisot read 12/14/21
E Full House by Janet Evanovich read 12/23/21
A The Triangle and The Mountain: A Bermuda Triangle Adventure by Jake von Alpen read 12/30/21
S Southbound by Lucy Letcher and Susan Letcher read 12/26/21
O The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs read 12/29/21
N Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid read 12/11/21

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

S Family Tree by Susan Wiggs read 12/26/21
P The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee read 12/3/21
R Kim by Rudyard Kipling read 1/4/2022
I Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall read 12/28/21
N The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin read 12/19/21
G The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman read 12/26/21

S The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones by Stanley Booth read 12/27/21
U Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia by Jürgen Osterhammel read 1/16/2022
M The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martínez read 12/31/21
M Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden read 1/6/22
E The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper read 12/31/21
R Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier read 1/14/2022

A Fable by Adrienne Young read 1/5/2022
U Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller read 1/21/2022
T Three Junes by Julia Glass read 12/22/21
U Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast read 2/4/22
M The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan read 1/14/2022
N Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts read 1/5/2022

W The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark read 12/28/21
I I Found You by Lisa Jewell read 1/1/2022
N Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder read 1/24/2022
T Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America by Thomas Fleming read 1/2/2022
E Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes read 1/5/2022
R Into the Sound by Cara Reinard read 1/20/2022

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim read 12/13/21 Lotty and Mellersh Wilkins and Mrs Fisher sit in front of the fire the night the last 2 men arrived at the house.
whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover). Black Cherry Betrayal by Agatha Frost read 12/2/21 candle flame

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George read 12/19/21 (view spoiler)[Alatea Fairclough is planting thousand of bulbs in her garden to make it a wonderland of color all the way to the sea wall and because it soothes her (hide spoiler)]
whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover). Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams read 1/9/22

15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson read 12/6/21 (view spoiler)[May met Errol when she finds him swimming in his outdoor pool (hide spoiler)]
whose cover shows a water scene (show cover). Killer Cuisine: A Port City Mystery by Chris Forman read 12/9/21

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts by J.W. Ocker read 12/23/21 set in October
with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover). Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs read 12/7/21

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) The Ringmaster's Wife by Kristy Cambron read 12/2/21 (view spoiler)[ Rose leaves her aristocratic family and becomes a circus bare back rider (hide spoiler)]
gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc). The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow read 12/1/21 (view spoiler)[ January moves to the world of her father's birth to start over. (hide spoiler)]

18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil The October Boys by Adam Millard read 12/20/21 (view spoiler)[They are able to destroy the one that had joined to the demon and stop the ice cream truck (hide spoiler)]
where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title. This is Halloween by James A. Moore read 12/21/21

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost read 12/2/21 set in England


20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty read 12/10/21 Rose and Connie are family oriented and really want to keep their family together.
with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#. The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr read 12/12/21 Chapter 18 "Lucy woke to the smell of turkey and it made her happy. Thanksgiving as holidays went wasn't bad."

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date. Life of Pi by Yann Martel read 12/14/21 pub 9/11/2001
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum read 12/8/21
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover). Who, What, Where, When, Die by Amanda M. Lee read 12/5/21 purple
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about. Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George read 1/10/2022 Barbara is an interesting character that I always love to see what she does.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge. Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs read 12/7/21 Temperance Brennan #7
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty read 12/6/21 This books concept and writing grabbed me and I fould it highly entertaining.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman read 12/17/21 TBR #5249 added 5/31/2021
28. Freebie: Read any book you want. The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn by Judith Arnopp read 1/7/22

Welcome Carolyn!

I’m FINISHED!!!
Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Start Date Jan. 1, 2022 - June 10, 2022

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Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: Slammed Colleen Hoover 01/14/22
2. E: Everyone is Beautiful Katherine Center 01/26/22
3. A: Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/24/22
4. S: The Storyteller Jodi Picoult 01/01/22
5. O: One by One Ruth Ware 01/26/22
6. N: Namesake Adrienne Young 02/02/22+

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W: Within These Wicked Walls Lauren Blackwood 01/07/22
8. I: The Island of Missing Trees Elif Shafak 01/03/22
9. N: Graham Norton (author) Home Stretch 02/19/22
10. T: They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera 01/08/22
11. E: Louise Erdrich (author) The Round House 01/29/22
12. R: Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover 01/19/22

SPRING (6)

13. S - Starfish Lisa Fipps 02/02/22
14. P - People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry 02/01/22
15. R - The River Gary Paulsen O1/14/22
16. I - If the Shoe Fits Julie Murphy 01/25/22
17. N - Nora Crane (Main Character) Sunrise Point Robyn Carr 02/14/22
18. G - Sue Grafton X (Kinsey Millhone #24) 01/31/22

SUMMER (6)

19. S - (Slammed #2) Point of Retreat Colleen Hoover 02/06/22
20. U - Untamed Glennon Doyle 01/19/22
21. M - Maybe in Another Life Taylor Jenkins Reid 02/01/22
22. M - My Kind of Christmas (Virgin River #18) Robyn Carr 02/16/22
23. E - Elizabeth Strout (author) My Name Is Lucy Barton 02/24/22
24. R- Rest In Pizza (Pizza Lovers #4) Chris Cavender 01/18/22

AUTUMN (6)

25. A -Anne of Avonlea (Anne Shirley #2) L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22
26. U - Thrity Umrigar (author) Honor 02/15/22
27. T - Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2) Toshikazu Kawaguchi 01/07/22
28. U - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry #1) Rachel Joyce 03/11/22
29. M - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman 01/21/22
30. N - Nina de Gramont (author) The Christie Affair 03/15/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities

31. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).

Gusty Lovers and Cadavers Anne R. Tan (Ch 12, 11 of 12 “ . . . they made their way to the leather armchairs in front of the fireplace.”) 01/10/22

32. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).

Honey-Baked Homicide Gayle Leeson 01/09/22

33. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).

Hatchet Gary Paulsen (Brian has to swim from the crashed plane from the lake to the shore) 01/06/21

34. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Falling T.J. Newman (fall colours and takes place in the fall) 01/03/22

Section 3: Holidays

35. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).

The Humans Matt Haig (The MC is an alien who takes on human form and starts a new life on Earth) 01/02/22

36. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.

The Man Who Died Twice Richard Osman (The club members thwarted the criminals and local thugs.) 01/07/22

37. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Fredrik Backman (Sweden) 03/09/22

38. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan (P. 200 “. . . there were Thanksgiving decorations everywhere . . . ) 01/12/22

Section 4: Birthday Gift

39. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks was originally published in its entirety in The New Yorker Magazine - in the October 14, 1961 edition. (I was born on October 21, 1961) 06/10/22

40. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Toshikazu Kawaguchi 01/06/22

41. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).

Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult 01/22/22

42. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

The Last Family in England Matt Haig (Narrated by the dog and a favorite author) 01/03/22

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.

43. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.

Breezy Friends and Bodies (A Raina Sun Mystery #3) Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

44. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.

The Book of Candlelight (Secret, Book & Scone Society) Ellery Adams 01/13/22

45. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.

You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld (Hello Sunshine Book) 01/03/22

46. Freebie: Read any book you want.

The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

Welcome Melissa!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

Section 1: Spell the Words

*SEASON*
1. S: The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair (Title) 12/18/21
2. E: Exhalation by Ted Chiang (Title) 12/15/21
3. A: All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Title) 2/6/22
4. S: Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/19/22 (Title)
5. O: Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters (Title) 1/14/22
6. N: Nevill, Adam; Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3/24/22 (Author)

*WINTER*
7. W: What Man Defies by Clara Coulson (Title) 12/20/21
8. I: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune 5/9/23 (Title)
9. N: Nesbø, Jo; The Thirst 8/17/22 (Author)
10. T: Tenth of December by George Saunders 1/29/22
11. E: Elly Griffiths; The Crossing Places 4/2/22 (Author)
12. R: Rangnow, Tim; Lost Souls (Author) 1/30/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities

✔️13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman 2/1/24

✔️14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
Yesterday by Felicia Yap 3/2/2022

✔️15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara 5/4/22

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay

Section 3: Holidays

✔️17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/23/21 - MC Helena takes a new job on Slade's rig. Also, multiple characters get a "do-over" or "new beginning" to fix past mistakes.

✔️18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 7/21/22

✔️19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
How to Be a Normal Person by T.J. Klune 8/3/22- Oregon

✔️20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates 4/9/22 - p. 30

Section 4: Birthday Gift

✔️21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 1/10/22- Published 7/17/2006

✔️22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 1/3/22

✔️23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
The Spirit Siphon by Ben S. Dobson 4/13/22

✔️24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman 9/4/22

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.

✔️25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Harry Hole #10 - Police by Jo Nesbø 12/29/21

✔️26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom 1/5/22

✔️27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman 2/2/22

✔️28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Broken by Jenny Lawson 3/6/22

Addendum 1: Spell (the Rest of) the Words

SPRING
29. S: Susan Orlean; On Animals 3/6/22 (Author)
30. P: Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice 5/20/22 (Title)
31. R: Reya Starck & Kirby Crow; Circuit Theory 4/8/22 (Author)
32. I: Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore 7/2/23 (Title)
33. N: Night Tricks by Richard Amos 1/9/23 (Title)
34 G: Gibson, William; Burning Chrome 2/21/22 (Author)

SUMMER
35. S: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 3/23/22 (Title)
36. U: Umberto Eco; The Name of the Rose 2/15/22 (Author)
37. M: Michael Chabon; Werewolves in Their Youth 3/29/22 (Author)
38. M: Magebreakers - The Spirit Siphon by Ben S. Dobson 4/13/22 (Series)
39. E: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4/7/22 (Title)
40. R: Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin 6/30/22 (Title)

AUTUMN
41. A: Adrienne, Kerry; Beautiful One 4/8/22 (Author)
42. U: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 5/24/22 (Title)
43. T: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 3/11/22 (Title)
44. U: Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell 6/19/23 (Title)
45. M: The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 4/16/22 (Title)
46. N: Neil deGrasse Tyson; Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization 2/20/23 (Author)

Welcome Daniel!

Four Seasons Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: Secrets Never Die - Melinda Leigh - 1/2/22
2. E: An Extraordinary Union - Alyssa Cole - 1/27/22
3. A: Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22
4. S: Sweet Salt Air - Barbara Delinsky - 1/29/22
5. O: On the Beach - Nevil Shute - 1/15/22
6. N: No Graves As Yet - Anne Perry - 2/14/22

7. W: Whiteout - Ken Follett - 1/4/22
8. I: In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - 1/26/22
9. N: No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay - 2/28/22
10. T: Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones & The Six - 3/8/22
11. E: Edward Marston - The Iron Horse - 1/20/22
12. R: Robyn Carr - Virgin River - 1/13/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities

🍁 13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 1/6/22


🍁 14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work.
The Shadow Sister - Lucinda Riley - 2/22/22

🍁 15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
Undercurrents - Traci Hunter Abramson - 2/8/22


🍁 16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that has a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
Miss Benson's Beetle - Rachel Joyce - 1/21/22


Section 3: Holidays

🍁 17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
A Solitude of Wolverines - Alice Henderson - 2/1/22

🍁 18. Holi: Read a book where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir - 1/10/22 - prOjectHaILmary

🍁 19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 1/12/22 - set in Norway

🍁 20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22

Section 4: Birthday Gift

🍁 21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Little Black Lies - Sandra Block - 1/8/22 - orig pub Feb 17, 2015

🍁 22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
How to Walk Away - Katherine Center - 1/25/22

🍁 23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Crimson Lake - Candice Fox - 1/17/22

🍁 24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading. Tell us what you chose to read about.
Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward - 3/16/22 - ❤ Black Dagger Brotherhood

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.

🍁 25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Manitou Canyon - William Kent Krueger - 2/3/22

🍁 26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
It Ends with Us - Colleen Hoover - 2/25/22

🍁 27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/16/22 - added Nov 15, 2016

🍁 28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/29/22

Welcome Lynda!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Date: January 1, 2022
Date Completed:

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: Sabrina - Ice Cream with a Side of Danger ( (Daley Buzz 14) by Meredith Potts - 1/29/22
2. E:
3. A: Asking Fur Trouble (Woof Pack 1) by Ally Roberts - 1/30/22
4. S: Juniper Spark and the Dagger of Mirren by Courtney Woodruff - 2/17/22
5. O: Olive Branches Don't Grow On Trees by Grace Mattioli - 2/25/22
6. N: Crime and Periodicals (Green Valley Library 2) by Nora Everly - 5/9/22

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.
7. W: The Winter Letter by Dustan Stanley - 1/27/22
8. I: IT OTTER BE A CRIME: A Leslie & Belinda Mystery by Linda Browning - 1/12/22
9. N: Bodies & Bundt Cake (Comfort Cake 4) by Nancy McGovern - 1/22/22
10. T: Blue Midnight (Blue Mountain 1) by Tess Thompson - 2-11-22
11. E: Snowflakes, Cakes & Deadly Stakes (Spells & Caramels 10.5) by Erin Johnson - 2/17/22
12. R: Roasts & Rumors (Red Line Coffee 0.5) by D.B. McNicol - 1/19/22

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire . - The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 2/13/22
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover) . - The Royal Wedding (Crown Jewels 2) by Melanie Summers - 1/15/22


Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning - The Fortune of Lashire Bluff (Lashire Bluff, #1). (Lashire Bluff 1) by Bella Benz - 1/18/22 - Libby inherits a house, fortune, and a fleet of cars but she has to move in to the house and live there to keep it all
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil . - The 8 Mistakes of Amy Maxwell (Amy Maxwell 1) by Heather Balog - 2/12/22
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose . - Hot Shot Rock Star: a Hockey-Rock Star Romance by Stephanie Queen - 2/15/22 - set in New York
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc# . - The Voices of Keystone House by June Nolen - 2/22/22 - pg 52 "It's almost Thanksgiving"

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date . - Something in the Woods: The Beast of Fallow Pines (Fallow Pines 3) by Harlan Graves - 3/2/22 - Published January 24, 2021
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author . - Touching the Clouds (Alaskan Skies 1) by Bonnie Leon - 2/16/22
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover) . - Sprinkles and Skeletons (Pelican Cove 4) by Leena Clover - 4/14/22
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.


Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge . - Girls' Night Out Murder (Ryli Sinclair 2) by Jenna St. James - 1/3/21
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly . - Cupcakes and Catastrophe (Belle Harbor 1) by Sue Hollowell - 3/2/22
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want . - Close to the Bone (Widows Island 1) by Kendra Elliot - 4/8/22

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Challenge Rules
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

Reserved

Welcome SANDYE!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

This challenge was created by Cindy back in 2012. We have tweaked it a little.


Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S:
2. E:
3. A:
4. S:
5. O:
6. N:

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W:
8. I:
9. N:
10. T:
11. E:
12. R:

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire OR whose cover has flames or a fireplace on the cover (show cover).
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work OR whose cover has a garden or potted plants on the cover (show cover).
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors OR whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book that takes place during the Fall/Autumn OR with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc) OR gets a new beginning (moves to a new town/city, etc).
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil OR where you find the letters HOLI (in any order) in the title.
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family oriented OR with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.


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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

Welcome Genevieve!

Four Seasons Challenge
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

28/28 - Completed!

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

✔SEASON
1. S: Sunstone Vol. 3 - 08/01/2022
2. E: Evelyn Ruddick - London's Perfect Scoundrel - 19/03/2022
3. A: All Systems Red - 14/02/2022
4. S: Scott Snyder - Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls - 19/02/2022
5. O: Oseman, Alice - Heartstopper: Volume Four - 13/05/2022
6. N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever - 05/01/2021

✔Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, or AUTUMN.
7. S: Siren's Song - 01/03/2022
8. P: The Purple Alien Prince's Pregnant Captive - 23/01/2022
9. R: Runed - 19/01/2022
10. I: Immprtals After Dark, #5 - Dark Needs at Night's Edge - 03/03/2022
11. N: Nilson, Jhonatas - Um acordo com o cowboy indecente - 08/04/2022
12. G: Gilded - 17/02/2022

✔Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where a character is sitting in front of a fire:
Barbarian's Choice - 07/01/2022
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work:
Girl, Serpent, Thorn - 08/01/2022
15. Swimming: Read a book where a character goes swimming outdoors:
Gron's Fated - 29/01/2022
16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover):
- 19/02/2022

✔Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc):
Ruth's Bonded - 25/01/2022
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil:
- 15/02/2022
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer:
A Discovery of Witches - 11/01/2022 - England
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book where the main character is family-oriented:
Unnatural Selection - 31/01/2022

✔Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date:
Biting Cold - 06/01/2022 - August
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author:
With a Twist - Staci Hart - 12/01/2022
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover):
- 05/02/2022 (Black)
24. Something You Enjoy: an author you love reading:
Craved by an Alien - 13/01/2022

✔Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge:
A senhora do lago: Volume I - The Witcher, #7 - 19/02/2022
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly:
The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel - 19/01/2022
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months;
O Homem de Giz - 27/02/2022 (added in march 2020)
28. Freebie: Read any book you want:
Finna - 05/02/2022

Welcome Ana!

Four Seasons Challenge
Complete 1.4.22
Read: 28/28

Section 1: Spell the Words - Spell out each letter of the words below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SEASON

1. S: The Peach Keeper. Sarah Addison Allen. 1.1.22 (author)
2. E: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. Eckhart Tolle. 12.28.21 (author)
3. A: The Fixer Upper. Mary Kay Andrews. 12.23.21 (author)
4. S: Portuguese Irregular Verbs. Alexander McCall Smith. 12.28.21 (author)
5. O: Noor. Nnedi Okorafor. 12.2.21 (author)
6. N: The Kitchen Front. Jennifer Ryan. 12.8.21 (MC: Nell)

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

(Example - each season is six letters long)
7. W: The Garden of Small Beginnings. Abbi Waxman. 12.19.21 (author)
8. I: Forgotten in Death. J.D. Robb. 12.30.21 (In Death series)
9. N: A River Runs Through It. Norman Maclean. 1.2.22 (author)
10. T: The Power. Rhonda Byrne. 1.2.22
11. E: Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America. Bill Geist. 12.27.21 (MC: Ed)
12. R: The Witching Hour. Anne Rice. 12.25.21 (MC: Rowan Mayfair)

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters is a sit in front of a fire The Witch's Heart. Genevieve Gornichec. 12.10.21

14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work Forbidden Falls. Robyn Carr. 12.7.21 (Jo Ellen)

15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene. . The Viscount Who Loved Me. Julia Quinn. 12.6.21

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
. Lorraine Hansberry. 12.21.21

Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character gets a new beginning (exonerated for a crime he did not commit). Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice. Yusef Salaam. 12.2.21

18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters. Mark Dunn. 12.3.21

19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose. The Evening and the Morning. Ken Follett. 12.13.21 (England)

20. Thanksgiving: Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Thanksgiving with the O'Briens…98%
Flowers on Main. Sherryl Woods. 12.18.21

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. (12/15/2014)
The Invisible Library. Genevieve Cogman. 12.22.21

22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author. Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir. Kat Chow. 12.6.21

23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover). . The Sentence. Louise Erdrich. 12.16.21 (yellow)

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about - reading.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Gabrielle Zevin. 12.26.21

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Killer Research. Jenn McKinlay. 12.19.21

26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job, and Launch Your Future. Dee Ann Turner. 12.23.21

27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months. Summer People. Elin Hilderbrand. 12.11.21 (added October, 2018)

28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Elizabeth George Speare. 1.2.22

WOOHOO Kim!

Finished! :)

Four Seasons Challenge

Section 1: Spell the Words

SEASON
1. S: Anita Stansfield, Christmas Grace (12/18/21)
2. E: Eastland (Grace), Snowed In at the Cottage by Catelyn Meadows (12/17/21)
3. A: Ava, The Kitchen Maid by Melanie Cellier (12/5/21)
4. S: Sally Britton, A Mistletoe Mismatch (12/23/21)
5. O: Odette Goodson, A Sleigh Ride Kiss by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/8/21)
6. N: (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)

Spell out one of the seasons... WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or AUTUMN.

SPRING
7. S: Snowed In at the Winter Palace by Lucy McConnell (12/30/21)
8. P: Jennifer Peel, The Holiday Ex-Files (12/14/21)
9. R: Ravenel (Dahlia), The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor (12/27/21)
10. I: Isaac Brooks, A Wish for Father Christmas by Laura Rollins (12/6/21)
11. N: Noel Holiday, How to Ruin the Holidays by Becky Monson (12/26/21)
12. G: Jennifer Griffith, Under the Mistletoe Collection (12/20/21)

Section 2: Seasonal Activities
13. Fireplace Cuddling: Read a book where characters sit in front of a fire
Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21)
14. Gardening: Read a book where a character enjoys gardening work
Awaken by Camille Peters (1/14/22)
15. Swimming: Read a book whose cover shows a water scene (show cover).
Cruising into Christmas by Aileen Fish (12/12/21)

16. Raking Leaves: Read a book with a red, orange, or yellow cover (show cover).
Kiss the Girl by Melanie Jacobson (12/1/21)


Section 3: Holidays
17. New Year's Day: Read a book where the main character starts something new (could be a job, relationship, etc)
Happily Ever Afters by Melanie Cellier (12/10/21)
18. Holi: Read a book where good triumphs over evil
The Coronation Ball by Melanie Cellier (12/6/21)
19. Midsummer: Read a book set in any country or state listed in the left side blue box on the Midsummer Wikipedia page. Tell us the location you chose.
All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21) - New York
20. Thanksgiving: Read a book with Thanksgiving mentioned in the text. Give us a page/loc#.
The Trouble with Mistletoe by Cassandra West (12/20/21) - page 2

Section 4: Birthday Gift
21. Birthday: Read a book that was published in the month that you were born. Tell us the original publication date.
Falling for Santa by Heather Diane (12/21/21) - 12/16/2014
22. New to You: Read a book from a New To You Author.
A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/10/21)
23. Favorite Color: Read a book that features your favorite color - can be a color word in the title or on the cover (show cover).
Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21) - Blue

24. Something You Enjoy: Read a book that features a character you like or an author you love reading or a cover/story that features your hobby. Tell us what you chose to read about.
A Tangled Wreath by Laura Beers (12/28/21) - author I love

Section 5: Every Season is BOOK READING season.
25. Continue/Finish a Series: Read a book that will add to or complete a series that you've started reading prior to this challenge.
Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22) - The Women of Ambrose Estate
26. Pop-Up Reads: Read a book that popped out to you and took your interest instantly.
A Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel (12/30/21)
27. Attack of the TBR: Pick a book from your TBR that has been on there for longer than 6 months.
Romance at the Christmas Tree Lot by Marcia Lynn McClure (12/29/21)
28. Freebie: Read any book you want.
Merry Manager by Pamela M. Kelley (12/27/21)

WOOHOO Shash!