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Completed 30/9/22.1 Has a red cover:
. 2 Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you":
The Nowhere City by Alison Lurie
3 Has a leaf on the cover:
4 Is magical realism
Boneland by Alan Garner.
5 Is set in autumn:
Autumn Light: Japan's Season of Fire and Farewells by Pico Iyer.
6 Is historical fiction:
The Metal Heart by Caroline Lea.
7 Makes you think of pumpkin spice:
Avoid Being A Salem Witch! by Jim Pipe.
8 Is one last summer read:
Summer Fever by Kate Riordan
9 Has a tree on the cover:
10 Features family drama:
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
11 Is a banned book:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck [Banned in Missouri and several other places]
12 Reminds you of homecoming:
How to Measure a Cow by Margaret Forster.
13 Is set in a small town:
A Keeper by Graham Norton
14 Features sports:
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
15 Was published in September:
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji [published 5 September 1987]
✔Has a red cover
✔Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" Sing Anyway
✔Has a leaf on the cover
✔ Is magical realism The Dead Romantics
✔Is set in autumn She Gets the Girl
✔Is historical fiction Cocaine Blues
✔Makes you think of pumpkin spice The Grief of Stones (Ok, hear me out on this one. If Amalo had pumpkin spice, Celehar would have very strong opinions about it, one way or the other, since his personal life basically revolves around warm beverages.)
✔Is one last summer read Dream On
✔Has a tree on the cover
✔Features family drama Roomies
- Is a banned book
✔Reminds you of homecoming Elsewhere
✔Is set in a small town Hook, Line, and Sinker
- Features sports
✔Was published in September The Golden Enclaves
I'm not going to read a banned book (unless we go with the looser interpretation of "challenged book," in which case I am sure something I've read this fall qualifies) and I am not going to read a book that features sports. So looks like I'm done with my fall reading challenge, yay.
I have just now completed the Fall Challenge! It was fun reading. All my books are on the spreadsheet under Rose W.
All Things Fall1/9-30/11/22
The Prompts:
Find a book that...
- Has a red cover
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
- Has a leaf on the cover
- Is magical realism
- Is set in autumn
- Is historical fiction
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice
- Is one last summer read
- Has a tree on the cover
- Features family drama
- Is a banned book
- Reminds you of homecoming
- Is set in a small town
- Features sports - football & horseracing
- Was published in September - 26/9/12
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The Prompts:Find a book that...
- Has a red cover:
by C.J. Tudor
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you": Carol
by Patricia Highsmith- Has a leaf on the cover: Fettpärlan/Ball of Fat
by Guy de Maupassant- Is magical realism:
by Hermann Hesse
- Is set in autumn:
by Anders de la Motte
- Is historical fiction:
by Sarah Penner
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice: Fire On The Mountain
by Anita Desai- Is one last summer read:
by Tove Jansson
- Has a tree on the cover: Sorgesång för Easterly/An Elegy for Easterly
by Petina Gappah- Features family drama: Det femte barnet/The Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing- Is a banned book:
by Mark Twain
- Reminds you of homecoming:
by Gillian Flynn
- Is set in a small town:
by Camilla Läckberg
- Features sports:
by Ernest Hemingway
- Was published in September: Falska vänner/Force of Nature
by Jane Harper
Robin P wrote: "I completed all 15 as of Oct 20! Will add books to this post later."Congratulations 👏
Completed 10/22!✔ Has a red cover: The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez
✔ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you": Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
✔ Has a leaf on the cover: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
✔ Is magical realism: The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
✔ Is set in autumn: In the Dark by Loreth Anne White
✔ Is historical fiction: A Gentleman's Honor by Melanie Rachel
✔ Makes you think of pumpkin spice: Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine by Sarah Lohman
✔ Is one last summer read: Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi
✔ Has a tree on the cover: In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
✔ Features family drama: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
✔ Is a banned book: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
✔ Reminds you of homecoming: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
✔ Is set in a small town: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
✔ Features sports: Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei
✔ Was published in September: Force of Nature by Jane Harper
1. Has a red cover – Granny’s Got a Gun (Harper Lin)2. Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" – Tease (Melanie Harlow)
3. Has a leaf on the cover – The Lake (Natasha Preston)
4. Is magical realism – Her Dragon Daddy (Roxie Ray)
5. Is set in autumn – Pumpkin Everything (Beth Labonte)
6. Is historical fiction – Little Deaths (Emma Flint)
7. Makes you think of pumpkin spice – Pumpkin Spice and Not So Nice (Becky Monson)
8. Is one last summer read – The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas)
9. Has a tree on the cover – The Goddess Effect (Sheila Yasmin Marikar)
10. Features family drama – The Pact (Kristin Coley)
11. Is a banned book – 13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
12. Reminds you of homecoming – Two Can Keep a Secret (Karen McMantus)
13. Is set in a small town – Royally Not Ready (Meghan Quinn)
14. Features sports – Hotshot (Julie Garwood)
15. Was published in September – Desperation in Death (JD Robb)
The Prompts:Find a book that...
- Has a red cover - The Maid
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Now Lorraine Has Gone
- Has a leaf on the cover - A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- Is magical realism - The Cartographers
- Is set in autumn - The Man Who Died Twice
- Is historical fiction - Gerta
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice - A Spell for Trouble
- Is one last summer read - The Unsinkable Greta James
- Has a tree on the cover - Search: A Novel
- Features family drama - Half-Blown Rose
- Is a banned book - Cemetery Boys
- Reminds you of homecoming - Daisy Darker
- Is set in a small town - The Purrfect Murder
- Features sports - Isn't It Bromantic?
- Was published in September - The World That We Knew
🎃🎃🎃Fall Reading Challenge🎃🎃🎃🍂 - Finished
Find a book that...
🍂Has a red cover
The Doctor's Family
🍂Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
The Speed of Light
🍂Has a leaf on the cover
Bloomsbury Girls
🍂Is magical realism
The Map of Salt and Stars
🍂Is set in autumn
Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival (all 4 seasons)
🍂 Is historical fiction
The Girls of Slender Means
🍂Makes you think of pumpkin spice
So Long a Letter (cover colors)🍂Is one last summer read
As Close As Sisters
🍂 Has a tree on the cover
For the Sake of Elena
🍂Features family drama
Gunnar's Daughter
🍂Is a banned book
Drama
🍂 Reminds you of homecoming
The Reading List [cheat - Reading is home]
🍂Is set in a small town
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure
🍂Features sports
Booked
🍂Was published in September
The Woman on the Orient Express
Fall Challenge 01/09/22 to 30/11/22 - fully completed Find a book that...
√ Has a red cover The Prynne Viper by Bianca Marais - read September 2022 - 3/5 stars
√ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - read September 2022 - 5/5 stars
√ Has a leaf on the cover Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy - read October 2022 - 4/5 stars
√ Is magical realism In Five Years by Rebecca Searle - read September 2022 - 4/5 stars
√ Is set in autumn Hollow City by Ransom Riggs - read September 2022 - 4/5 stars
√ Is historical fiction Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris - read October 2022 - 4/5 stars
√ Makes you think of pumpkin spice Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathon Van Ness - read September 2022 - 5/5 stars
√ Is one last summer read The Summer of Serendipity by Ali McNamara - read September 2022 - 4/5 stars
√ Has a tree on the cover Anne's House of Dreams by L M Montgomery - read September 2022 - 4/5 stars
√ Features family drama Anne of Ingleside by L M Montgomery - read September 2022 - 3/5 stars
√ Is a banned book The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman - read September 2022 - 5/5 stars
√ Reminds you of homecoming Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - read September 2022 - 5/5 stars
√ Is set in a small town The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shafer - read September 2022 - 5/5 stars
√ Features sports The Age of Daredevils by Michael Clarkson - read September 2022 - 3/5 stars
√ Was published in September The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - read September 2022 - 3/5 stars
Finally finished round 1. - Has a red cover Final Girls
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" I've Got Your Number
- Has a leaf on the cover Lab Girl
- Is magical realism The Chosen and the Beautiful
- Is set in autumn The Winners
- Is historical fiction Moloka'i
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice Arsenic and Adobo
- Is one last summer read Well Matched
- Has a tree on the cover Gods of Jade and Shadow
- Features family drama The Invited
- Is a banned book The House on Mango Street
- Reminds you of homecoming Daughter of Moloka'i
- Is set in a small town Bloody Acquisitions
- Features sports Carrie Soto Is Back
- Was published in September Drunk on Love
I'm only a few books away from round 2, hope to finish this month.
1. Has a red cover The Red House Mystery by AA Milne
2. Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
Legend by Marie Lu
3. Has a leaf on the cover
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
4. Is magical realism
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
5. Is set in autumn
The Silence of the Rain by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
6. Is historical fiction
Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne
7. Makes you think of pumpkin spice
A Mirror Mended by Alix Harrow
8. Is one last summer read
Fool by Christopher Moore
9. Has a tree on the cover
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
10. Features family drama
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
11. Is a banned book
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
12. Reminds you of homecoming
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
13. Is set in a small town
The Seventh Mansion by Maryse Meijer
14. Features sports
Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles
15. Was published in September
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Challenge completed: 11/11/22The Prompts:
Find a book that...
✅Has a red cover
Sea of Poppies - 9/29/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - 9/22/22 - 4* - My Review
✅Has a leaf on the cover
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - 9/24/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Is magical realism
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - 9/15/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Is set in autumn
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym - 10/14/22 - 5* - My Review
✅ Is historical fiction
Sanditon by Jane Austen - 9/5/22 - 3* - My Review
✅Makes you think of pumpkin spice
Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt - 10/13/22 - 3* - My Review
(This was my Halloween read, and Halloween makes me think of pumpkin, and the pumpkin-spiced coffees they serve at this time of year)
✅ Is one last summer read
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 9/1/22 - 3* - My Review
✅Has a tree on the cover
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner - 9/13/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Features family drama
Fight Night by Miriam Toews - 9/3/22 - 3* - My Review
✅ Is a banned book
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson - 11/9/22 - 3* - My Review
✅ Reminds you of homecoming
(Contains a literal annual homecoming of reunited family members)
Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai - 10/2/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Is set in a small town
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald - 9/16/22 - 3* - My Review
✅ Features sports
The Winners by Fredrik Backman - 11/10/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Was published in September
Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks - 9/6/22 - 5* - My Review
Done! So many great books read for this challenge. Favourites:
Nettle & Bone - Fairy tale with wonderful fun characters and HEA
Sparrow Sisters - magic realism family drama
Bodyguard - romance with the best banter (LOL funny and a joyful read)
Beartown - wonderfully written, emotional story with vibrant/real characters.
The Prompts:
Find a book that...
✓ Has a red cover Cult Classic (sorta redish) ...look for more red?)
✓ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Lessons in Chemistry
✓ Has a leaf on the cover - Nettle & Bone
✓ Is magical realism - The Sparrow Sisters
✓ Is set in autumn - The Bodyguard (5 weeks-ish leading up to American Thanksgiving)
✓ Is historical fiction The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
✓ Makes you think of pumpkin spice Death by Pumpkin Spice
✓ Is one last summer read - The Summer of Broken Rules
✓ Has a tree on the cover - First Frost
✓ Features family drama Acts of Violet
✓ Is a banned book - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
✓ Reminds you of homecoming Garden Spells
✓ Is set in a small town - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
✓ Features sports - Beartown
✓ Was published in September - Once Upon a Broken Heart
NancyJ’s Fall Reading ChallengeFind a book that...
✔️Has a red cover - Nothing to See Here
✔️Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Happiness
✔️ Has a leaf on the cover -Nightbird
✔️Is magical realism - The World That We Knew
✔️Is set in autumn - The Unknown Beloved
✔️Is historical fiction - The Night Watchman
✔️Makes you think of pumpkin spice - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
✔️ Is one last summer read - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
✔️ Has a tree on the cover - An Artist of the Floating World
✔️Features family drama - Signal Fires
✔️ Is a banned book - Before the Ever After
✔️Reminds you of homecoming - Where She Went
✔️Is set in a small town - The Red Garden
✔️Features sports - Us Against You
✔️ Was published in September - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
ATY 52 Fall Challenge 2022 Date: Sep 1, 2022-Nov 30, 2022.
15/15
Find a book that...
✅1. Has a red cover: Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng
✅2. Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" Blue Label by Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles
✅3. Has a leaf on the cover: Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa* (Kurdistan)
✅4. Is magical realism: The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni* (Libya)
✅5. Is set in autumn: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (India/ Bangladesh) 13 Nov 2022
✅6. Is historical fiction: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
✅7. Makes you think of pumpkin spice: Breadfruit by Célestine Hitiura Vaite
✅8. Is one last summer read: Jack and Harry by Tony McKenna
✅9. Has a tree on the cover: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
✅10. Features family drama: Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk
✅11. Is a banned book: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
✅12. Reminds you of homecoming: The Happiest Little Town by Barbara Hannay
✅13. Is set in a small town: The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata
✅14. Features sports: A Return to Sanditon by Anne Toledo
✅15. Was published in September: The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh
Mod
- A book with a red cover - Death of an Eye, Dana Stabenow - 13/09/22
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Clockwork Boys, T. Kingfisher - 05/09/22
- Has a leaf on the cover - The Wolfe Widow, Victoria Abbott - 10/10/22
- Is magical realism - Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 07/10/22
- Is set in autumn - Death of a Wandering Wolf, Julia Buckley - 21/09/22
- Is historical fiction - The Devil and the Dark Water, Stuart Turton - 12/09/22
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice - Thanksgiving Past, Kathi Daley - 14/09/22]
- Is one last summer read - The Summer Book, Tove Jansson - 18/11/22
- Has a tree on the cover - Finding Shelter, Kathi Daley - 06/09/22
- Features family drama - 12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness, Charlie Corbett - 03/10/22
- Is a banned book - Brave New World, Aldous Huxley - 26/10/22
- Reminds you of Homecoming - Pawing Through the Past, Rita Mae Brown - 07/10/22
- Is set in a small town - A Death at Seascape House, Emma Jameson - 20/09/22
- Features sports - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami - 21/11/22
- Was published in September - Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel - 24/10/22
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📚 2022 Fall Reading Challenge 📚Finished: Nov 24, 2022
The Prompts:
Find a book that...
🍁 Has a red cover - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
🍁 Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Los Hijos de las Tinieblas by José Antonio Cotrina
🍁 Has a leaf on the cover - Gallant by V.E. Schwab
🍁 Is magical realism - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
🍁 Is set in autumn - La Cosecha de Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina
🍁 Is historical fiction - Atonement by Ian McEwan
🍁 Makes you think of pumpkin spice - The Absolute Sandman, Volume Two by Neil Gaiman
🍁 Is one last summer read - La Sombra de la Luna by José Antonio Cotrina
🍁 Has a tree on the cover - El Árbol de las Brujas by Ray Bradbury
🍁 Features family drama - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
🍁 Is a banned book - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
🍁 Reminds you of homecoming - Llévame a Casa by Jesús Carrasco
🍁 Is set in a small town - Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
🍁 Features sports - Besos a la Luz de la Lona by Juan Carlos Onetti
🍁 Was published in September - Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
Round 2 is done! Looking forward to the next challenge.- Has a red cover The End of Men
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" The Ex Hex
- Has a leaf on the cover Disappearance at Devil's Rock
- Is magical realism A Constellation of Roses
- Is set in autumn The Only Good Indians
- Is historical fiction The Empress of Salt and Fortune
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice Homicide and Halo-Halo
- Is one last summer read The Reading List
- Has a tree on the cover Rock Paper Scissors
- Features family drama The Lincoln Highway
- Is a banned book On the Come Up
- Reminds you of homecoming Meet Me in Another Life
- Is set in a small town The Golden Tresses of the Dead
- Features sports Always Only You
- Was published in September Russian Winter
Fall Challenge Complete 11/27/22BOOK COLLAGE
THE PROMPTS
√ Has a red cover
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Book has a red cover
√ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Young boy instantly falls in love with an abused dog and does everything he can to save it.
√ Has a leaf on the cover
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
Several leaves are present on the cover
√ Is magical realism
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
World of magic and the world of reality interact
√ Is set in autumn
Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle
Most of the book takes place during autumn
√ Is historical fiction
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
√ Makes you think of pumpkin spice
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
Ginger one of the spices in Pumpkin spice
√ Is one last summer read
The Summer Of The Swans by Betsy Byers
Takes place during the summer
√ Has a tree on the cover
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Tree with no leaves on the cover
√ Features family drama
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Young girl in Pakistan is torn between what is expected of her by her family and where her heart wants to go.
√ Is a banned book
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver has been banned or challenged in various schools at times due to the potentially difficult topics it brings up including infanticide, suicide and euthanasia
√ Reminds you of homecoming
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Vietnamese refugees struggle to find "home" in the United States after the fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War
√ Is set in a small town
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Set in a rural town in the Oklahoma panhandle during the Dust Bowl.
√ Features sports
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Several Sports are mentioned in the book. Baseball, Football, and running. It is his ability in these sports that makes the main character infamous
√ Was published in September
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
First published September 10, 2002
Find a book that...- Has a red cover - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, 4/5*, 10/7/22
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey, 3/5*, 10/5/22
- Has a leaf on the cover - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, 4/5*, 10/14/22
- Is magical realism - American Gods by Neil Gaiman, 3/5*, 11/16/22
- Is set in autumn - The Secret History by Donna Tartt, 3/5*, 11/13/22
- Is historical fiction - Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, 4/5*, 10/19/22
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 5/5*, 10/16/22
- Is one last summer read - Her Mother's Shadow by Diane Chamberlain, 2/5*, 10/26/22
- Has a tree on the cover - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, 4/5*, 10/6/22
- Features family drama - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell, 3/5*, 10/9/22
- Is a banned book - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 4/5*, 11/3/22
- Reminds you of homecoming -- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 5/5*, 10/16/22
- Is set in a small town - The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley, 3/3*, 10/13/22
- Features sports - The Winners by Fredrik Backman, 4/5*, 11/28/22
- Was published in September - Family Honor by Robert B. Parker, 5/5*, 10/4/22
Fall ChallengeThe Prompts:
Find a book that...
✅- Has a red cover - Apt Pupil
✅- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Heart of the Matter
✅- Has a leaf on the cover - Forever, Interrupted
✅- Is magical realism - The Eyes of the Dragon
✅- Is set in autumn - Gray Mountain
✅- Is historical fiction - The Lost Apothecary
✅- Makes you think of pumpkin spice - The Final Girl Support Group
✅- Is one last summer read - Ugly Love
✅- Has a tree on the cover - In the Woods
✅- Features family drama - The Vanishing Half
✅- Is a banned book - Preludes & Nocturnes
✅- Reminds you of homecoming - One True Loves
✅- Is set in a small town - The Sanatorium
✅- Features sports - Heartstopper: Volume One
✅- Was published in September - Acceptance
Completed in the knick of time
Fall Challenge Complete 30 Nov 2022 The Prompts:
Find a book that...
✔️ Has a red cover (The Unfolding A.M. Homes
✔️ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" The Cherry Orchard
✔️ Has a leaf on the cover - Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
✔️ Is magical realism - Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
✔️Is set in autumn - Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
✔️ Is historical fiction Three Miles Down by Harry Turtledove
✔️ Makes you think of pumpkin spice The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (Set in Malaysia, and Norman Musa's guide to Malaysian spices includes many of those I use in pumpkin pie)
✔️Is one last summer read Red Widow by Alma Katsu
✔️Has a tree on the cover - Iced by Felix Francis (multiple trees)
✔️Features family drama Bunner Sisters
✔️Is a banned book Candide
✔️ Reminds you of homecoming A Girl Returned
✔️ Is set in a small town Cat Shout for Joy
✔️Features sports The Old Man and the Sea baseball!
✔️ Was published in September Pulse by Felix Francis (Sept 2017)
My goal was to finish the full list each month, and I juuuust managed it (read my last book of November just minutes before midnight)!🍂 September 🍂
Completed
🍁 Has a red cover: Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
🍁 Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you": The Sun Is Also a Star
🍁 Has a leaf on the cover: The Two Doctors Górski
🍁 Is magical realism: Cloud Tectonics
🍁 Is set in autumn: The Perfect Stranger
🍁 Is historical fiction: A Certain Darkness
🍁 Makes you think of pumpkin spice: Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble
🍁 Is one last summer read: The Honeys
🍁 Has a tree on the cover: Charmed Life
🍁 Features family drama: Olga Dies Dreaming
🍁 Is a banned book: The Magic Fish
🍁 Reminds you of homecoming: Pretty Dead Queens
🍁 Is set in a small town: Mrs. McGinty's Dead
🍁 Features sports: The Murder on the Links
🍁 Was published in September: The Last Graduate
Completed 9/30
🎃 October 🎃
Completed
🎃 Has a red cover: House of Hunger
🎃 Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you": The Restless Dark
🎃 Has a leaf on the cover: Death at the Manor
🎃 Is magical realism: Marisol
🎃 Is set in autumn: The Bachelor's Valet
🎃 Is historical fiction: Little Eve
🎃 Makes you think of pumpkin spice: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
🎃 Is one last summer read: Just Like Home
🎃 Has a tree on the cover: The Manningtree Witches
🎃 Features family drama: Conrad's Fate
🎃 Is a banned book: Bat and the Waiting Game
🎃 Reminds you of homecoming: The Resemblance
🎃 Is set in a small town: The Year of the Witching
🎃 Features sports: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
🎃 Was published in September: The Golden Enclaves
Completed 10/31
🦃 November 🦃
Completed
🦃 Has a red cover: Mossflower
🦃 Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you": The Secret Witch of Kriegspiel
🦃 Has a leaf on the cover: The Ghosts of Rose Hill
🦃 Is magical realism: Juniper's Whitening / Victimese
🦃 Is set in autumn: Bloodmarked
🦃 Is historical fiction: The Remains of the Day
🦃 Makes you think of pumpkin spice: A Magic Steeped in Poison
🦃 Is one last summer read: The Three Dahlias
🦃 Has a tree on the cover: The Roughest Draft
🦃 Features family drama: The Book Eaters
🦃 Is a banned book: Bat and the End of Everything
🦃 Reminds you of homecoming: A Match Made for Thanksgiving
🦃 Is set in a small town: The Visit
🦃 Features sports: From Little Tokyo, with Love
🦃 Was published in September: In Other Lands
Completed 11/30
Completed 11/30. Just in time!- Has a red cover: The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo (completed 9/11)
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you": Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (completed 9/23)
- Has a leaf on the cover: The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles (completed 9/30)
- Is magical realism: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (completed 11/29)
- Is set in autumn: We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (completed 9/29)
- Is historical fiction: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (completed 10/6)
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice: After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez (completed 10/28)
- Is one last summer read: The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda (completed 9/7)
- Has a tree on the cover: Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson (completed 11/28)
- Features family drama: The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels (completed 9/12)
- Is a banned book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (completed 9/24)
- Reminds you of homecoming: The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (completed 11/13)
- Is set in a small town: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (completed 9/20)
- Features sports: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (completed 11/30)
- Was published in September: Marple: Twelve New Mysteries (completed 10/14)
Find a book that...- Has a red cover
🍂 The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
🍂 I'm Waiting for You and Other Stories by Bo-Young Kim
- Has a leaf on the cover:
🍂 Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner
- Is magical realism
🍂 Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings
- Is set in autumn
🍂 Siren Queen (some key events in autumn)
- Is historical fiction
🍂 The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice:
💩 WTF is pumpkin spice?
- Is one last summer read
🍂 Maybe The Swimmers
- Has a tree on the cover
🍂 In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
- Features family drama
🍂 Witchmark by C.L. Polk
- Is a banned book
🍂 Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- Reminds you of homecoming
😡 This just in: The US is not the only country
🍂 But okay, my interpretation: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
- Is set in a small town
🍂 Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings
- Features sports
🍂 Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby
- Was published in September
🍂 Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Finished!!Red cover -- Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark 9/13/2022
Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" --The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim 10/28/2022
Leaf on the cover -- The Wisteria Society of Lady Scondrels by India Holton 9/20/2022
Magical realism -- The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo 9/2/2022
Set in autumn-- It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 11/27/2022
Historical fiction -- Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawthon 10/18/2022
Makes you think of pumpkin spice -- Pumpkin Spice Everything by Beth Labonte 11/12/2022
One last summer read -- Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/31/2022
Tree on the cover -- The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel 9/13/2022
Features family drama -- The Guncle by Steven Rowley 10/2/2022
Banned book -- Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin 9/27/2022
Reminds you of homecoming -- Brown Girl Dreamingby Jacqueline Woodson 11/1/2022
Set in a small town-- When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash 10/23/2022
Features sports-- Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 9/10/2022
Published in September-- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 11/6/2022
Emily wrote: "Drop your completed challenge here for us all to celebrate!"Fall Completed! Congrats everyone!
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- Has a leaf on the cover:
- Is magical realism:
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice:
- Features family drama:
- Features sports:
- Was published in September:
Around the Year in 52 Books
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C.M. Waggoner (other topics)
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