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A-Mazing March2 months from start date
3/1/22 to 4/30/22
11/11
Option 3, spell out
Picture maze
Pinkerton, Gerald char-Winter Festival Murder Linnea West 3/5/22
Irene Ingram char-Front Page Murder Joyce St. Anthony 3/7/22
Cahoon-Wedding Bell Blues Lynn Cahoon 3/1/22
T Toast and Treachery Constance Barker 3/4/22
U Under Lock and Skeleton Key Gigi Pandian 3/14/22
Rae-Cut Loose Rae Davies 3/8/22
Erin Trapper char-Donations and Demise Teresa Ives Lilly 3/9/22
M Murder & Spice Wendy Meadows 3/2/22
Anya char-Pastries and Peril Constance Barker 3/6/22
Z A Zen for Murder Leighann Dobbs 3/21/22
Eaton-Saddled Up 4 Murder J.C.Eaton 3/10/22
A-Maze-ing March ChallengeDuration: 1/3 - 31/5/22
Level: Reached the centre
Option: 4
31/25+
Rules(view spoiler)
B- Bella Vista Chronicles #3 -
A-
L-
L- Lydia Daye -
I- Indigo #2 -
N- Narnia Chronicles #3 -
A- Anna Tolley -
M-
A- Anne Sato -
Z- Zoe Mayer -
E-
L- Sara Lindqvist -
A- Freya Abalone -
B-
Y-
R-
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L-
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G- Griff O'Neal -
I- Inheritance Cycle #1 -
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B- Beth Fraser -
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R- Rob Tyler -
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A-Mazing MarchWe all love getting lost in a good book, but this month NBRC is lost in mazes. Help us all find our way out.
Mazes are found in some of our oldest and best loved stories. Think Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth; Dante's Inferno; Alice lost in Wonderland; all the way up to Maze Runner.
Duration
2 months from start date
Levels
Hopelessly lost: 1-8 books
Take the wrong route: 9-16 books
On the way: 17-24 books
Reached the centre: 25+ books
Rules
Option 1: Read books with a direction in the title or subtitle (I.e. North, Right, Back).
Option 2: Read books with a maze in them.
Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Option 4: Mix and match from above options.
Maze Types
[
Arrow maze
Ball-in-a-maze puzzles
Barnes maze
Block maze
Elevated plus maze
Fractal maze
Hamilton maze
Labyrinth
Linear or railroad maze
Logic mazes
Loops and traps maze
Maize maze
Number maze
Picture maze
Radial arm maze
Turf mazes and mizmazes
Water maze
(hide spoiler)]
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word
March 1 - May 31, 2022
Option 4
Reached the centre: 25+ books 25/25
(view spoiler)
Directions:
1.
Maze in the Book:
1. There's Someone Inside Your House 🐂🐂🐂🐂
2. #Murdertrending 🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂
Maze Types:
Arrow maze
A
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Ball-in-a-maze puzzles
B
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L: Liver Let Die 🐂🐂🐂
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Barnes maze
B: The Burning Girls 🐂🐂
A
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N
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S: Say Cheese and Die! 🐂🐂🐂🐂
M
A
Z
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Block maze
B: Ben Parish (char) The 5th Wave 🐂🐂🐂
L: Lydia Dare - The Wolf Who Loved Me 🐂🐂
O
C: Crocodile on the Sandbank 🐂🐂
K: Kingston, Mike (char) Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 🐂🐂🐂
M: Mercy Thompson (MC) Silver Borne 🐂🐂🐂🐂
A: Ashley (char) No Exit 🐂🐂🐂🐂
Z
E: The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation 🐂🐂🐂🐂
Elevated plus maze
E
L
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V
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T
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D: Darkly Dreaming Dexter 🐂🐂🐂🐂
P
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M
A
Z
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Fractal maze
F: Finding Rebecca 🐂🐂🐂🐂
R: Reckless Girls 🐂🐂🐂🐂
A
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T
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M
A
Z
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Hamilton maze
H: Hex 🐂🐂🐂🐂
A
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N
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Labyrinth
L: The Lightning Thief 🐂🐂🐂🐂
A: An Anonymous Girl 🐂🐂🐂🐂
B: Brown, Jim - 24/7 🐂🐂🐂🐂
Y
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N: No Country for Old Men 🐂🐂🐂🐂
T: Tabitha Bates 🐂🐂
H: The Horsewoman 🐂🐂🐂🐂
Linear or railroad maze
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O
R
R
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D: The Damnation Game 🐂🐂🐂
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Logic mazes
L
O
G
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C
M
A
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S
Loops and traps maze
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O
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S
A
N
D
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R
A
P
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M
A
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Maize maze
M
A
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M
A
Z
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Number maze
N
U
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B
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R
M
A
Z
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Picture maze
P
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M
A
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Radial arm maze
R
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D: Dark, Witch & Creamy 🐂🐂
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Turf mazes and mizmazes
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S
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Water maze
W: Without Sin: The Life and Death of the Oneida Community 🐂🐂🐂
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Defo In for this one!Option 4: Mix and match from above options.
Minimum 100 pages
1/3-30/4
38/25
Spell out:
★B The Bronze Key 9/4
★A Hiroyuki Asada: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Volume 1 25/4
★R Royal Destiny 21/3
★N Deadly Class, Volume 8: Never Go Back 5/4
★E E Rank no Kusushi Manga 29/4
★S Space Battle Lunchtime Vol. 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion 8/3
★M Mirabelle in Double Trouble 7/3
★Abhorsen series: Sabriel 5/4
★Z ZEN 마경무인학원 1 12/4
★E Rank no Kusushi vol 2 29/4
★B Brave Chef Brianna 8/3
★L Letters from Father Christmas 30/3
O
★C The Copper Gauntlet 5/4
★K Kitty and the Woodland Wildcat 8/3
★M M K Gibson: Villains Pride 8/3
★A Hiroyuki Asada: Tegami Bachi, Vol. 2 25/4
★Z ZEN 마경무인학원 2 12/4
★E Eat-Man, Vol. 1 29/4
★P Prime Suspect 3/3
★I Isadora Moon Gets the Magic Pox 8/3
★C Clariel 22/3
★T Terciel and Elinor 27/3
★U Skeleton Keys: The Unimaginary Friend 8/3
★R The Rogues 7/3
★E Eat-Man, Volume 2: Second Course 29/4
★M Mortimer 2/3
★A Hiroyuki Asada: Tegami Bachi, Vol. 4 26/4
★Z ZEN 마경무인학원 3 12/4
★E EAT-MAN 29/4
★W War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers 11/3
★A Akihito Yoshitomi: ＥＡＴ－ＭＡＮ ＴＨＥ ＭＡＩＮ ＤＩＳＨ（２） 30/4
★T Nozomu Tamaki: Dance in the Vampire Bund Vol 10 25/4
★E Eat Man, Vol 7 29/4
★R Natalie Riess: Space Battle Lunchtime Vol. 2: A Recipe for Disaster 8/3
★M M K Gibson: Villains Defeat 13/3
★AAkihito Yoshitomi: ＥＡＴ－ＭＡＮ ＴＨＥ ＭＡＩＮ ＤＩＳＨ（１） 30/4
★Z ZEN 마경무인학원 4 14/4
★E EAT-MAN 30/4
A-Mazing MarchDuration: 3/1/22- ???
Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Arrow maze
Ball-in-a-maze puzzles
Barnes maze
Block maze
Elevated plus maze
Fractal maze
Hamilton mazeLabyrinth
Linear or railroad maze
Logic mazes
Loops and traps maze
Maize maze
Number mazePicture maze
Radial arm maze
Turf mazes and mizmazes
Water maze
Duration -:March 1st thru April 31st (2 months from start date)Levels - Hopelessly lost: 1-8 books, Take the wrong route: 9-16 books, On the way: 17-24 books & Reached the centre: 25+ books
Rules
Option 1: Read books with a direction in the title or subtitle (I.e. North, Right, Back).
Option 2: Read books with a maze in them.
Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Option 4: Mix and match from above options.
Maze Types
(view spoiler)
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
A-Mazing MarchTimeframe: 3/1/22 to 4/30/22
23/23
Barnes Maze (10/10)
B – Bowman, Valerie - Kiss Me at Christmas - 3/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alexandra Ivy - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
R - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Heartbreak Cove - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
M – MacGregor, Janna - The Bride Who Got Lucky - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Au, Linda - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zia by Scott O'Dell - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
Loops and Traps (13/13)
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Horse and His Boy - 3/12/22 ♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean - Tailored for Trouble - 3/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sherryl Woods - The Inn at Eagle Point - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Dallas Murphy - Lush Life - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tammara Webber - Breakable - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Riley, Erin S. - A Flame Put Out - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Wicked Billionaire - 5/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Prowse, Amanda - To Love and Be Loved - 5/19/22 ♥♥♥
S - Seton, Cora - The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride - 3/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/30/22*****
Reached the centre: 25+ booksOption 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
✅Arrow maze
A: Attack on Titan, Vol. 12 - 01/05/2022
R: Reclaimed
R: Rodrigues, Daniel - Até o Natal Acabar
O: One-Punch Man, Vol. 3
W: Wicked in Winter - 07/07/2022
M: 魔道祖師 二 Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2 - 02/05/2022
A: Attack on Titan, Vol. 18 - 08/05/2022
Z: Zombie-Loan, Vol. 2 - 10/05/2022
E: Eve Langlais - Lazy Son
Ball-in-a-maze puzzles
B: Barbarian's Redemption
A: Um acordo com o cowboy indecente
L:
L:
I: A Influencer que Conquistou o CEO: LIVRO ÚNICO
N: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors
A: Attack on Titan Vol. 19 - 08/05/2022
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 1 - 09/05/2022
A: Attack on Titan Vol. 20 - 09/05/2022
Z: Zombie-Loan, Vol. 3 - 17/05/2022
E: Ella Summers - Dragon's Storm
P:
U: Undead and Unemployed - 11/05/2022
Z: Zombie-Loan, Vol. 4
Z:
L: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
E:
S: A Sombra da Inocência
Barnes maze
B: Blood Bound
A: Attack on Titan Vol. 21
R: Ruby Dixon - Get Your Shift Together
N
E
S: Seduzida por Contrato - O Grego e a Sugar Baby: Irmãos Kostanidis - Livro 1
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 2
A: Attack on Titan, Vol. 22
Z
E
Block maze
B: Bryan Lee O'Malley - Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe
L: A Luz que Há Entre Nós
O: O'Malley, Bryan Lee - Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
C: Constelação
K: Kindling the Moon
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 3 - 12/05/2022
A: Attack on Titan Vol. 23 - 12/05/2022
Z
E
Elevated plus maze
E
L
E
V: Vicious Prince
A: Ajin: Demi Human, Vol. 1
T
E
D: The Darkest Kiss
P:Princess Jellyfish T01
L
U
S: Shift Out of Luck - 14/05/2022
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 1
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 2
Z
E
Fractal maze
F: Fallen Academy: Year Two - 03/05/22
R: The Risk
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 3
C: The Corsair's Captive
T
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 4
L: Leblon Carter - Como NÃO ressuscitar uma ex-namorada MORTA: PARTE 1
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 2
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 5
Z
E
Hamilton maze
H: Heartstopper: Volume Four - 13/05/2022
A: Attack on Titan Vol. 24 - 14/05/2022
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 7
I: Inu-Yasha, Tome 2
L
T
O
N
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 5
A: Attack on Titan Vol. 25 - 15/05/2022
Z
E
Labyrinth
L
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 6
B: Barbarian's Lady
Y
R: Ruby Dixon - Shift Just Got Real
I: Inu-Yasha, Tome 1
N
T
H: Hajime Isayama - Attack on Titan Vol. 26
Linear or railroad maze
L
I
N
E
A: AJIN: Demi-Human, Vol. 7
R: Robico - My Little Monster, Vol. 3
O
R: Robico - My Little Monster, Vol. 6
R
A: Ajin: Demi-Human Vol. 8
I
L
R
O
A: AJIN: Demi-Human, Vol. 9
D: Defekt - 15/05/2022
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 4
A: AJIN: Demi-Human, Vol. 10
Z
E
Logic mazes
L: Leblon Carter - Como NÃO ressuscitar uma ex-namorada MORTA: PARTE 1
O: One-Punch Man, Vol. 1 - 15/05/2022
G: Garotos Mortos Não Sangram
I: Ilona Andrews - Silent Blade
C
M
A: AJIN: Demi-Human Vol. 11
Z
E
S: Sidetracked - 20/05/2022
Loops and traps maze
L
O: One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
O: Okorafor, Nnedi - The Black Pages
P
S: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
A: Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1
N
D: Damon
T: Tokyo Babylon, Vol. 1
R
A: AJIN: Demi-Human Vol. 12
P
S: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 4
A: AJIN: Demi-Human Vol. 13
Z
E
Maize maze
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 5
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 14
I
Z: Zombie-Loan, Vol. 1 - 05/05/2022
E: Emília LeBlanc - Vicious
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 8
A: AJIN: Demi-Human Vol. 15
Z
E
Number maze
N
U
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 7
B
E
R
M: Mandy and the Tentacle Monster
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 16
Z
E
Picture maze
P
I: Io Sakisaka - Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 2
C: The Cyborg Merman
T: Tomas - Garotos Mortos Não Descobrem Verdades
U
R
E
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 9
A: Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 17
Z
E
Radial arm maze
R
A: Alan - Sunstone Vol. 6
D: Does a Bear Shift in the Woods
I: Io Sakisaka - Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 3
A: Anne - Sunstone Vol. 7
L: Lila Monroe - Get Lucky - 16/05/2022
A: Attack on Titan, Vol. 27
R
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 12
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 11
A
Z
E
Turf mazes and mizmazes
T
U
R: Rogue Protocol - 23/07/2022
F
M: Monkey High!, Vol. 8
A: Abby, S.T. - Scarlet Angel
Z
E
S: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
A: Annie Anderson - Night Watch
N: The Naked Alien
D
M: My Little Monster, Vol. 10
I: In The Corsair's Bed
Z
M: My Little Monster Vol. 13
A: Attack on Titan, Vol. 28
Z
E
S: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
Water maze
W: Wedded in Winter
A: The Alien's Mail-Order Bride
T
E
R
M
A: Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 4
Z
E: Enticed By The Corsair
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Re-reads are allowed (6-month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed
Using the first letter in the book’s title
the first letter of the series name
the first letter in the author’s first or last name
or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name
or the first letter in the audiobook narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
March 3 - May 31Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Reached the centre: 25+ books
Minimum 100 pages
19/25
Rules(view spoiler)
Direction in title:
Spell out:
A MC Axel from Fret Sandrine Gasq-Dion
r MC Robin from The Best Corpse for the Job Charlie Cochrane
r Rosemary Artichoke's Heart Suzanne Supplee
o Raine O'Tierney Bowl Full of Cherries
w White Trash Warlock David R. Slayton
H The Hitman's Guide to Righting Wrongs While Causing Mayhem Alice Winters
a Keira Andrews Kidnapped by the Pirate
m Marked P.C. Cast
i Isla Olsen Fake It 'til You Make Out
l Larson Zander Carly Marie
t Tell Me It's Real T.J. Klune
o MC Zach Owens Nine-tenths of the Law Nine-tenths of the Law
n Niclays The Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon
L MC Link We Were Restless Things Cole Nagamatsu
o
g Good Intentions Brenda K. Davies
i Eryn Ivers The Alien Emissary
c MC Carl Punching the V-Card Leta Blake
P Pandora Pine Dead Reckoning
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c Cassie Alexander Blood of the Pack
t Tough Luck Annabeth Albert
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r MC Rini Beneath the Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire
e MC Evan All Fired Up Jenn Burke
A-Mazing MarchDuration 2 months from start date March 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Levels
Hopelessly lost: 1-8 books
Take the wrong route: 9-16 books
On the way: 17-24 books
Reached the centre: 25+ books
Rules
Option 1: Read books with a direction in the title or subtitle (I.e. North, Right, Back).
Option 2: Read books with a maze in them.
Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Option 4: Mix and match from above options.
Maze Types
[
Arrow maze
Ball-in-a-maze puzzles
Barnes maze
Block maze
Elevated plus maze
Fractal maze
Hamilton maze
Labyrinth
Linear or railroad maze
Logic mazes
Loops and traps maze
Maize maze
Number maze
Picture maze
Radial arm maze
Turf mazes and mizmazes
Water maze
A-Mazing March
March - April 2022
My A-Mazing March Challenge (msg 19)
Level ➺ Reached the centre ➺ 25+ Books ➺ 30 Books Read
Loops and traps maze
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☑️L ➺ The Lawman ➺ 03.19 ★★★
☑️O ➺ One Tough Cowboy ➺ 03.21 ★★★
☑️O ➺ Olivia Gates ➺ Billionaire, M.D. ➺ 03.06 ★★★
☑️P ➺ Prelude to a Wedding ➺ 03.29 ★★★
☑️S ➺ Say You'll Stay ➺ 03.13 ★★★
☑️A ➺ As the Last Petal Falls ➺ 04.29 ★★★★
☑️N ➺ No One Like You ➺ 03.17 ★★★★
☑️D ➺ Down for the Count ➺ 03.20 ★★★★
☑️T ➺ Tamra Baumann ➺ It Had to Be Fate ➺ 03.27 ★★★★
☑️R ➺ The Renegade Hunter ➺ 03.31 ★★★★
☑️A ➺ Attalla, Kat ➺ Guarding Kelsey ➺ 03.19 ★★★
☑️P ➺ Pamela Burford ➺ Too Darn Hot ➺ 03.18 ★★★
☑️M ➺ A Messed-Up Match ➺ 03.01 ★★★
☑️A ➺ Alden, Jami ➺ Hide from Evil ➺ 04.27 ★★★★
☑️Z ➺ Zola's Pride ➺ 03.11 ★★★
☑️E ➺ Endangered ➺ 03.25 ★★★★
Number maze
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☑️N ➺ Neill, Chloe ➺ Phantom Kiss ➺ 03.17 ★★★★
☑️U ➺ Unlikely Allies ➺ 04.30 ★★★
☑️M ➺ Me & Mr. Write ➺ 03.05 ★★★
☑️B ➺ Blitzing Emily ➺ 04.16★★★
☑️E ➺ Elizabeth Reyes ➺ Tangled ➺ 03.08 ★★★
☑️R ➺ Ready, Aim, Under Fire ➺ 03.24 ★★★
☑️M ➺ Marrying Mr. Write ➺ 03.06 ★★★
☑️A ➺ Alexander, Shelly ➺ It's In His Heart ➺ 03.05 ★★★★
☑️Z ➺ Zanetti, Rebecca ➺ Immortal's Honor ➺ 03.03 ★★★★
☑️E ➺ Estep, Jennifer ➺ Touch of Frost
I'll try this oneMarch 1-April 30, 2022
Level: 12/25 Taking the wrong route
Hopelessly lost: 1-8 books
Take the wrong route: 9-16 books
On the way: 17-24 books
Reached the centre: 25+ books
Labyrinth
L Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert
A Astina from The Lady and the Beast, Season 1 by maginot
B Bloom into You, Vol. 1 by Nio Nakatani
Y Yoo from Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 by Chugong
R Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound by Judith Katz
I Ian from The Secret Tales of a 30-Year-Old Gay Bachelor by S_monkey
N Nio Nakatani, Bloom into You, Vol. 2
T Taeshik from Solo Leveling 03 by Chugong
H Hiromi: Kase-san and Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima
Maze
M Milian from Karina's Last Days, Season 1 by Eunhyang Ja
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Z Zoey from Marked by P.C. Cast
E Elizabeth from A Villainess No More, Season 1 by Hozo
Nothing But Reading ChallengesA-Mazing March
Duration: 3/1/2022 - 4/30/2022 (2 months from start date)
Progress: 9 out of 9
Levels
Hopelessly lost: 1-8 books
Take the wrong route: 9-16 books
On the way: 17-24 books
Reached the centre: 25+ books
We all love getting lost in a good book, but this month NBRC is lost in mazes. Help us all find our way out.
Mazes are found in some of our oldest and best loved stories. Think Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth; Dante's Inferno; Alice lost in Wonderland; all the way up to Maze Runner.
Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in
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Maze Types
Block maze (9)
B: Besties: Work It Out by Kayla Miller - ***** - 3/18/2022 - 216 Pages
L: Lee Durfey-Lavoie; Just Roll with It - ***** - 3/18/2022 - 336 Pages
O: Sean Oswald; Watcher's Test - *** - 4/13/2022 - 658 Pages
C: Tony Cliff; Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules - **** - 3/11/2022 - 249 Pages
K: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann - ***** - 3/2/2022 - 338 Pages
M: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - ***** - 3/19/2022 - 304 Pages
A: Andrea Bartz; We Were Never Here - **** - 3/29/2022 - 304 Pages
Z: Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - **** - 4/24/2022 - 368 Pages
E: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - **** - 3/17/2022 - 308 Pages
Msg 5 updated: Completed 11, option 3 spell out
Challenge complete - thanks for hosting!Updated post: My A-Mazing March Challenge (msg 19)
Level ➺ Reached the centre ➺ 25+ Books ➺ 30 Books Read
Two months late, but I'm finally done!A-Mazing March
Timeframe: 3/1/22 to 4/30/22
23/23
Barnes Maze (10/10)
B – Bowman, Valerie - Kiss Me at Christmas - 3/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alexandra Ivy - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
R - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Heartbreak Cove - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
M – MacGregor, Janna - The Bride Who Got Lucky - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Au, Linda - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zia by Scott O'Dell - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
Loops and Traps (13/13)
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Horse and His Boy - 3/12/22 ♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean - Tailored for Trouble - 3/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sherryl Woods - The Inn at Eagle Point - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Dallas Murphy - Lush Life - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tammara Webber - Breakable - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Riley, Erin S. - A Flame Put Out - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Wicked Billionaire - 5/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Prowse, Amanda - To Love and Be Loved - 5/19/22 ♥♥♥
S - Seton, Cora - The Marine's E-Mail Order Bride - 3/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/30/22*****
Nothing But Reading Challenges
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We all love getting lost in a good book, but this month NBRC is lost in mazes. Help us all find our way out.
Mazes are found in some of our oldest and best loved stories. Think Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth; Dante's Inferno; Alice lost in Wonderland; all the way up to Maze Runner.
Duration
2 months from start date
Levels
Hopelessly lost: 1-8 books
Take the wrong route: 9-16 books
On the way: 17-24 books
Reached the centre: 25+ books
Rules
Option 1: Read books with a direction in the title or subtitle (I.e. North, Right, Back).
Option 2: Read books with a maze in them.
Option 3: Spell out (*) the maze types below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Option 4: Mix and match from above options.
Maze Types
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Arrow maze
Ball-in-a-maze puzzles
Barnes maze
Block maze
Elevated plus maze
Fractal maze
Hamilton maze
Labyrinth
Linear or railroad maze
Logic mazes
Loops and traps maze
Maize maze
Number maze
Picture maze
Radial arm maze
Turf mazes and mizmazes
Water maze
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Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.