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Archived Reading Challenges 2023 > Grab Bag (Jan 2022 - Jun 2023)

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message 151: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
That's so lovely, Sarita!


message 152: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Here's the callout for today.

July 2, 2022 | Read the SECOND book with an average rating above 4.

Which book will you be reading?

Designated Shelves


message 153: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I'll read #2 Even Now by Karen Kingsbury, rating 4.25.
Even Now (Lost Love, #1) by Karen Kingsbury


message 154: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I need to play a lot of catch-up, because I've only finished the first-round book. Yikes.


message 155: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Petra City of Stone (Lost Cities, #2) by T.L. Higley
July 2, 2022 | Read the SECOND book with an average rating above 4.


message 156: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "I need to play a lot of catch-up, because I've only finished the first-round book. Yikes."


I have to do that, too. I've only finished rounds 2 and 4.


message 157: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
You're one ahead of me, Melanie, so I think you're doing amazing.


message 158: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments Brink of Death (Hidden Faces #1) by Brandilyn Collins
This is actually the 4th on my list, but the 2nd one I have access to.

I'm also behind, but managed to finish 5 rounds so far and busy with my 6th.


message 159: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
That's great work, Sarita!


message 160: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "Melanie wrote: "I'll be reading I Am the Mission (The Unknown Assassin, #2) by Allen Zadoff

Not looking forward to this book, as i didn't love book one (lots of content issues). If this book is like the first, i probab..."


Made it to 45% and just couldn't read anymore. Sooo many content issues.


message 161: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Glad it’s off your list now!


message 162: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Here's the next callout.

July 16, 2022 | Read the FIFTH book with a beach on the cover.

What will you be reading?

Designated Shelves


message 163: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Not sure if I missed any books with a beach, but I think this is close to the fifth or the fifth. Excited to finally read it. A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen


message 164: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I skipped some I don't have access to or are deep in a series I haven't even started yet.

#760 When the Sandpiper Calls by Peggy Darty


message 165: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments my 5th book is A Promise to Remember (Tomorrow's Promise Collection) by Kathryn Cushman

If I included a book with just water instead of a beach, I would have gotten the same book as Melanie as my 5th :-)


message 166: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Looks like y'all are both in for good ones!


message 167: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Sarita wrote: "my 5th book is A Promise to Remember (Tomorrow's Promise Collection) by Kathryn Cushman

If I included a book with just water instead of a beach, I would have gotten the same book as Melanie as my 5th :-)"


Oooh! How fun! I struggled with deciding what counted as a beach.


message 168: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Sand and water, really. I think all the books chosen this round count. :)


message 169: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments Andrea wrote: "Sand and water, really. I think all the books chosen this round count. :)"

For me - as long as I can stand/sit somewhere on the cover and look at the ocean :-)


message 170: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
That's a great judgment on it too! :)


message 171: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Well, due to a busy life, I completely forgot about posting the next Grab Bag category yesterday. Better late than never!

July 30, 2022 | Read the NINTH book whose author’s first initial is T.

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message 172: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I skipped the ones that are not the next in the series for me, as I don't read series out of order when I can help it. That put number nine at #224 By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Tricia Goyer.
By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Tricia Goyer


message 173: by Melanie (last edited Jul 31, 2022 05:49PM) (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "Well, due to a busy life, I completely forgot about posting the next Grab Bag category yesterday. Better late than never!

July 30, 2022 | Read the NINTH book whose author’s first initial is T.

De..."


The Unveiling (Age of Faith, #1) by Tamara Leigh


message 174: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I've seen her name around a lot over the years. Have you read anything by Mrs. Leigh before? Have you enjoyed them?


message 175: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "I've seen her name around a lot over the years. Have you read anything by Mrs. Leigh before? Have you enjoyed them?"

I don't think I have, but it's been on my TBR for years now. This will give me the push to finally read it and see how I like it. :)


message 176: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "I skipped the ones that are not the next in the series for me, as I don't read series out of order when I can help it. That put number nine at #224 By the Light of the Silvery Moon ..."

I need to read this book, too. Hope it is good!


message 177: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I'll be watching for what you think of Mrs. Leigh's book, and I'll try to remember to come back here and share what I thought of Mrs. Goyer's.


message 178: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments The ninth book on my list is The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar by Tessa Afshar but that only releases November


message 179: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
If a book is not accessible yet, you're welcome to skip it and choose the next available one that fits the task.


message 180: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments ok, cool, the next book I have access to on the list is Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar , so will go with that one then:-)


message 181: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Fantastic! Have you enjoyed other books by Mrs. Afshar before?


message 182: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments Andrea wrote: "Fantastic! Have you enjoyed other books by Mrs. Afshar before?"

Yes, a few. Pearl of the sand is still a favourite.


message 183: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
That's awesome, Sarita!


message 184: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Here's the next Grab Bag task.

August 13, 2022 | Read the SIXTH book published between 2001 and 2018.

Remember to share which year the book was published.

Participants' Shelves


message 185: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "Here's the next Grab Bag task.

August 13, 2022 | Read the SIXTH book published between 2001 and 2018.

Remember to share which year the book was published.

Participants' Shelves"


A Murder Unseen by Rosie Cochran , published in 2011. I'll have to see if I have a copy of this still.


message 186: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I know what you mean, Melanie! Sometimes I weed out books but forget to remove them from GR lists. I like the sound of that title!


message 187: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I'll be reading #11 A Hopeful Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer, published January 1, 2009.
A Hopeful Heart (Heart of the Prairie #5) by Kim Vogel Sawyer


message 188: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments It's an ebook, but I'm not sure if I still have it or it somehow disappeared. lol. I'll check later and see.


message 189: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments This was an easier one in the sense of loads of options, but my access to them is non-existent.

Second on my list Deceit by Brandilyn Collins or

9th book on my list: The Curiosity Keeper (Treasures of Surrey, #1) by Sarah E. Ladd


message 190: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Hope you find one that works out to be accessible, Sarita!


message 191: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
August 27, 2022 | Read the EIGHTH book with a face on the cover.

Designated Shelves


message 192: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I'll be reading #9 Forgiven by Karen Kingsbury.
Forgiven (Firstborn, #2) by Karen Kingsbury


message 193: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments My 8th book is Waiting for Spring (Westward Winds, #2) by Amanda Cabot


message 194: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
That's a beautiful cover! I love the blue.


message 195: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments This is either my 8th or 9th: By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Tricia Goyer


message 196: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
That's a gorgeous cover! More blues!


message 197: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
September 10, 2022 | Read the THIRD book with a green cover.

Participants' Designated Shelves


message 198: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 142 comments Andrea wrote: "September 10, 2022 | Read the THIRD book with a green cover.

Participants' Designated Shelves"


I think it's this one. 😞
Afloat by Erin Healy


message 199: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
If you're not excited about that one, Melanie, we could say that one's blue and move on to the next. :)


message 200: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
I'll be reading #11 Katy's Debate (Katy Lambright Series, #2) by Kim Vogel Sawyer , as it's 50% green. Which means I'll have to read two books this round, as I haven't yet read book #1. They're short, though, so that shouldn't be a problem.


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