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📚JULY 2022 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:💈

Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

How It Will Work:
1) Please only post no more than 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 5 books.

2) An assigned person will pick TWO BOOKS from your post series.

3) Pick a Bonus Book...Per the shelf instructions

4) You have one month: JULY 2022 to try to read one of the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
JUNE 17th-23rd, 2022: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JUNE 23th, @9am

JUNE 23rd-28th: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**JUNE 29th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Ezi), the TCF Mods Trea, Denise & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

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PARTICIPANTS
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Ezinwanyi
Oleander
Jennifer
Penumbra
Debbie G.
Denise
Severina
VampAmber
Chelle
D.L.
Connie N.
Michelle
☘KathyD☘
LaurLa
Karen ♐
Geri
Erica
Marty
AnnMarie
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Bobbi
Diane ~Firefly~

PAIRS
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If you want to read a series with a partner, then sign up for a Buddy Reads

🎯LaurLa picks for Oleander
🎯Diane ~Firefly~ picks for Michelle
🎯Debbie G. picks for Diane ~Firefly~
🎯AnnMarie picks for Jennifer
🎯Bobbi picks for Geri
🎯VampAmber picks for Erica
🎯Marty picks for ☘KathyD☘
🎯Ezinwanyi picks for LaurLa
🎯Severina picks for Marty
🎯Karen ♐ picks for VampAmber
🎯Penumbra picks for Connie N.
🎯Denise picks for AnnMarie
🎯Connie N. picks for Denise
🎯Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Penumbra
🎯D.L. picks for Karen ♐
🎯Chelle picks for Bobbi
🎯Oleander picks for Severina
🎯Jennifer picks for Ezinwanyi
🎯☘KathyD☘ picks for Chelle
🎯Erica picks for D.L.
🎯Michelle picks for Debbie G.
🎯Geri picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul

♛ I chose for LaurLa: bonus:
☀️ Jennifer chose for me: Bonus:

JULY 2022 Bookshelf


Bonus: It has to be a ROMANCE book in audio.

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Oleander's July 2022 Dusty Bookshelf

Bonus: Please pick an extra from above 📚💚

In please!



Bonus pick -PIFM

Penumbra's July Dusty Bookshelf:





Bonus Book please pick from above list


I pick for Connie N. :

and Bonus book:

Danielle picks for me: and

Debbie G's Shelf




Please pick another from above for my bonus.

I choose for Diane ~Firefly~
Michelle chooses for me

Denise's July Dusty Bookshelf


Bonus: Cozy mystery

Connie N. picks for me: +
I pick for AnnMarie: +

Severina's Dusty Bookshelves -- July 2022



For the bonus pick:


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For Marty I picked:
and bonus

Oleander picked for me:
and bonus

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I decided not to read We Survivors and returned it, but I did read both "A Day Like This" (5 stars) and "A Street Cat Named Bob" (4 stars.)

VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - July 2022

I picked for Erica: and plus or or
Karen ♐ picked for me: and plus

My List



Bonus Pick: something not too new from my wishlist from library bookshelf

Chelle's July 2022 Dusty Book Shelf-

☘KathyD☘ picks for me and
Bonus


I picked for Bobbi and with a bonus of



Bonus: From my NetGalley or Book of the Month Shelves.

July 2022 Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: Pick from this shelf please.

Michelle's Dusty Shelf



Bonus - Something from this shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Connie N.'s JULY 2022 Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for Denise: BONUS:

Penumbra picked for me: BONUS:
The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman - 7/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
Provocative by Lisa Renee Jones - 7/11/22 ♥♥♥
Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark - 7/31/22 ♥♥♥

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BONUS: Please pick from this list: DB Bonus

☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Dusty Bookshelf


*for the bonus pick, I prefer romance books audio in contemporary or paranormal.

LaurLa's DBS List -- July


I picked for: Oleander
Bonus:

Picked for me: Ezinwanyi
Bonus:



Bonus picks: Romantic suspense or contemporary romance

Karen♐'s July Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for VampAmber: and bonus:

D.L. picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another book from my list above

Geri’s Dusty Bookshelf - July 2022



Bonus: Please choose a 3rd book from my shelf above.

Picked For Danielle

Bonus:

Picked For Me

Erica's July Dusty Bookshelf


Bonus: Open to recommendations. Not keeping up anyway...

For D.L. I pick and with a bonus of .

VampAmber picks and with bonus books (!) recommended of , and

Marty's July Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for KathyD: , ,
Severina picks for me: , ,



Bonus: Something from my Contemporary Romance shelf.

AnnMarie's July Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for Jennifer:
The Nest
The Hotel Nantucket
BONUS: Trust No One

Picked for me:
A Marvellous Light
Murder at Pirate's Cove
BONUS: The Prince's Poisoned Vow

I read:

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Bonus: Please pick an extra book from the above.

Danielle's Dusty Bookshelf



I picked for Penumbra BONUS:

Geri picked for me: BONUS:

Bonus: Please pick a Paranormal/Fantasy M/M book

I picked for Geri
Chelle picked for me:







Bonus: A third book from above.

Diane's Shelf



bonus: please pick from my Next to Read shelf

Hey LaurLa:
For July, I am picking from your shelf: bonus read:

Hi D.L. -
For you, I pick and with a bonus of .

Enjoy!

For Danielle I pick:



Bonus: I don’t read much M/M. But I read this book recently and did enjoy it.

Happy reading!

Bobbi wrote: "..."

Bobbi, I pick for you and with a bonus of

Happy reading!

Hey, Karen ♐ Hope you're keeping cool during this heat wave we're having. I am picking the following for you:

(I've heard great things about this authoress)

(I'm shameless, the guy's chest is sexy, I picked it for this reason lol)

Bonus: (it sounds good)

Hope you enjoy these reads :)

Erica wrote: "Hi D.L. -
For you, I pick and with a bonus of .

Enjoy!"

Thank you!

Hi Severina, I'm choosing and . Keep cool and read :-)

All your bonus books look good. I love a good animal book. I haven't read any of them but I've seen the Street Cat Named Bob movie, so I'll pick that. Enjoy!

I pick for Connie N.:

and Bonus book:

Enjoy! :)

For Debbie G



Bonus:

Erica wrote: "Erica's July Dusty Bookshelf"

For your two picks, I went with and . As for your open-ended bonus book request, I wanted to try to find something you might like, but I'm indecisive so you can pick whichever of these three that sounds the most interesting (they're all along the lines of stuff from your shelves, I think):


No matter which ones you end up reading, I hope you enjoy them. ^_^

VampAmber wrote: "Erica wrote: "Erica's July Dusty Bookshelf"

For your two picks, I went with and . As for your open-ended bonus bo..."

Thanks so much! All of your bonus books look good.

Connie picks for Denise:

- Roberts is usually a winner.

- I can relate.

BONUS: - This is a fun cozy mystery series with a paranormal twist.

Thanks for the picks, Penumbra. I look forward to reading all of these in July.

Hi Diane ~Firefly~
My picks for you are
She was a favorite cozy author of mine
and a series that I enjoy

Michelle wrote: "For Debbie G



Bonus: "

Thank you for the great picks. I am so ready to read another Miss Julia book. She always makes me smile and I haven't read Jan Karon in ages and this is such a good series.

Ezinwanyi wrote: "♛ I chose for LaurLa: bonus:
☀️ Jennifer chose for me:
JULY 2022 Bookshelf
[bookcov..."

Ezi, I'm choosing [bookcover:Something Wilder|59345253] and for you.

For bonus, one of these two (whichever you're more in the mood for), both of which I really liked, and both of which I listened to on audio:

Hi Marty! You have a lot of different types of books on your shelves, so I tried to pick three different genres.

For you I chose and the bonus

Happy reading!

Thanks!

Oleander wrote: "Hi Severina, I'm choosing and . Keep cool and read :-)

All your bonus books look good. I love a go..."

Debbie wrote: "Hi Diane ~Firefly~
My picks for you are
She was a favorite cozy author of mine
and a series that I enjoy [bookcover..."

Thanks for the great picks Debbie!

Michelle,

Here are your picks!


Bonus:
- I've been enjoying this series

D.L. wrote: "Hey, Karen ♐ Hope you're keeping cool during this heat wave we're having. I am picking the following for you:

(I've heard great things about this authoress)

[book..."

Thanks, D.L.! Gambler's cover grabbed me too...lol

VampAmber, my picks from you are: - loved it! and bonus:

Geri,

I'm choosing and as a bonus .

The first two are on my tbr and the bonus looks good too!

Jennifer wrote: "In please!"

Hi! Here are my picks for you for July, hope you enjoy!!!

The Nest
The Hotel Nantucket
BONUS: Trust No One