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📚AUGUST 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: AUGUST 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
JULY 21st-26th, 2022: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JULY 26th @9am

JULY 26th-29th: 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.

**JULY 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
Severina
D.L.
Penumbra
Jennifer
Diane ~Firefly~
VampAmber
Karen ♐
Michelle
Denise
Debbie G.
☘KathyD☘
Connie N.
Theo
AnnMarie
Chelle
LaurLa
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Kari
Erica
♛Vanessa♛
Oleander

PAIRS
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D.L. picks for Connie N.
AnnMarie picks for Erica
Karen ♐ picks for LaurLa
Chelle picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
Severina picks for Ezinwanyi
Connie N. picks for D.L.
Michelle picks for Diane ~Firefly~
Oleander picks for Chelle
♛Vanessa♛ picks for Karen ♐
Theo picks for AnnMarie
Diane ~Firefly~ picks for Penumbra
☘KathyD☘ picks for ♛Vanessa♛
VampAmber picks for Theo
Ezinwanyi picks for Kari
Jennifer picks for VampAmber
Erica picks for Denise
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Severina
LaurLa picks for Debbie G.
Penumbra picks for ☘KathyD☘
Denise picks for Jennifer
Debbie G. picks for Michelle
Kari picks for Oleander

♛I chose for Kari Bonus Rom Com:

☀️Severina picked for me: bonus

AUGUST 2022 Bookshelf


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

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Severina's Dusty Bookshelves – August 2022



For the bonus, just pick another book from the shelf above.

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I picked for Ezinwanyi:
and bonus

Danielle Gypsy Soul picked for me:
and bonus

ETA 08-24-22 I read Bound to the Battle God and Earnest. I decided to return the other book unread when I found out that it is the first of a series and contains tons of dangling threads and no closure.

August 2022 Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: Something from this shelf please.

Penumbra's August Dusty Bookshelf:




Bonus book: Please pick one from above list.

I picked for Kathy D: and Bonus

Diane Firefly picks for me: and

In please!



Bonus pick -PIFM

Diane's Shelf



bonus: Pick from mng picking shelf

VampAmber's Dusty Bookshelf - August 2022

I picked for Theo: and plus
Jennifer picked for me: and plus

My List



Bonus book pick: something not too new from my wishlist from library bookshelf

Karen♐'s August Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for LaurLa: and bonus:

Vanessa picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another book from my list above

Michelle's Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: Something from this shelf that you've read and given a 4 or 5 star rating: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Denise's August Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: Romcom, preferably LGBTQ+

Erica picks for me:
I pick for Jennifer: +

Debbie G's Shelf



Please pick bonus from above

I chose for Michelle and from my books
LaurLa chooses for me and

LaurLa's DBS List -- August


I picked for: Debbie G
Bonus:

Picked for me: Karen ♐
Bonus:



Bonus picks: Romantic suspense or contemporary romance

☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Dusty Bookshelf


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

Connie N.'s AUGUST 2022 Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for D.L.: BONUS:

D.L. picked for me: BONUS:
Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
Smothered by Autumn Chiklis - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

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BONUS: Please pick another book from the list above.

Theo's August 2022 Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for AnnMarie:
VampAmber picked for me:

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AnnMarie's August Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for:

Picked for me:

I read:

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Bonus: Please pick an extra book from the above.

Chelle's August 2022 Dusty Bookshelf-

Oleander picks for me - and a bonus of

For Danielle I pick and a bonus of



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

Danielle's Dusty Bookshelf for August



For Bonus Please pick something off this list: MM Pick One For Me

I pick Bonus: for Severina

Chelle picked Bonus: for me

Kari's August Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: a romantic comedy (can be MM or MF)

I picked for Oleander: & bonus

Ezi picked for me: & bonus

Erica's August Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: please recommend one of your all-time favorite books

For Denise I pick and with a bonus book of .

AnnMarie picks for me and with a bonus book of .

Vanessa's August Dusty Bookshelf

I picked for Karen ♐:

☘KathyD☘ picked for me:

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Bonus: Please pick another book from the list above.

Oleander's August Dusty Bookshelf



Bonus: Please pick an extra from above 📚💚

Kari picked and for me.

I picked and for Chelle.

Kari's August Dusty Bookshelf

Your reading choices are: Bonus Rom Com:

Enjoy!

Connie N. I pick for you:

& for your bonus

I hope you enjoy the reads!

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Danielle's Dusty Bookshelf for August..."

Danielle, I pick for you and a bonus of

Enjoy!

Theo wrote: "Theo's August 2022 Dusty Bookshelf"

For your two regular picks, I went with and . As for your bonus pick, one of my most recent favorite books is definitely , and if you haven't read it yet, you need to. ^_^ And if you have read it, let me know and I can pick a different one.

For Diane ~Firefly~

- This one is my favorite in the series

- I just recently added this one to my tbr list.

Bonus:

- I'm reading book 5 currently, but this one is the creepiest by far. I had to put this down at night because I was freaking myself out so bad.

Ezi wrote: "Kari's August Dusty Bookshelf

Your reading choices are: Bonus Rom Com:

En..."

Thank you!!!!

For Oleander:

and bonus

I hope you enjoy them :)

Thanks so much, D.L., I'm looking forward to reading all three of those books in August. Great picks!

I've picked all authors that I know and love, although I haven't read any of these particular books.



BONUS: - Something a little lighter.

Jennifer,

my picks for you:
&

Bonus:

Happy reading! :)

Debbie G!! I pick for you...




Bonus:


Happy Reading!!

Thank you, Kari. I am looking forward to reading the three you picked. Great choices!

hi ♛Vanessa♛...here are your picks for August...happy reading!

Chelle,
I've heard a lot of good things about the Murderbot series. So I picked . Also, . That looks good and I am stealing it and adding it to my TBR.
For your bonus from your Netgalley shelf, looks like a good summertime mystery.
Hope you enjoy these.

Hi Ezinwanyi. For you I pick:
and bonus

Hope you enjoy!

Connie N. wrote: "Thanks so much, D.L., I'm looking forward to reading all three of those books in August. Great picks!

I've picked all authors that I know and love, although I haven't read any of these particular ..."

Thank you so much!! :)

Severina wrote: "Hi Ezinwanyi. For you I pick:
and bonus

Hope you enjoy!"

Thank you Severina. These are great picks

VampAmber, I'm picking and for you, and for a change of pace I'm picking from your wishlist-from-library shelf. I hope you enjoy!

Denise wrote: "Jennifer,

my picks for you:
&

Bonus..."

Very cool picks and nice variety!

Michelle, I don't know any of your books or authors, so I'm picking by how the title sounds to me....

and from my books

LaurLa wrote: "Debbie G!! I pick for you...




Bonus:


Happy Reading!!"

Thank you for such great picks!

Oleander wrote: "Chelle,
I've heard a lot of good things about the Murderbot series..."

Thanks!!! I am excited (and sad) to finish up the Murderbot series!

LaurLa, my picks for you are: and bonus:

Debbie wrote: "Michelle, I don't know any of your books or authors, so I'm picking by how the title sounds to me....

and from my boo..."

Thanks!

I pick for Kathy D:

and

Bonus audio

Enjoy!