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Today In History
READ: 12/12
✔ January 2 - Read a book in which a murder takes place.
You Can Hide - Rebecca Zanetti 1/5
✔ January 4 - Read a book with any type of building on the cover.
No Time Like the Past - Jodi Taylor 1/7
✔ January 5 - Read a book with all the letters in OIL anywhere in the title.
Forging Silver into Stars - Brigid Kemmerer 1/11
✔ January 8 - Read a book that takes place in France or an African country.
Left To Die - Blake Pierce 1/9
✔ January 13 - Read a book by an author named Bill, Paul, or Johnny.
The One You Love - Paul Pilkington 1/29
✔ January 16 - Read a book with a six in the page count.
Scottish Werebear: Books 1-3 - Lorelei Moone (276 pages) 1/17
✔ January 18 - Read a book that takes place in a Scandinavian country
Love at the Northern Lights - Darcie Boleyn (Norway) 1/30
✔ January 21 - read a book with a car or an airplane on the cover.
California Girls - Susan Mallery 1/31
✔ January 24 - Read a book with the word COMPUTER anywhere in the text
Death by the Finish Line - Alexis Morgan 1/26
✔ January 27 - Read a book with a mpg of Science Fiction.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Jodi Taylor 1/29
✔ January 28 - Read a book with a title that contains all the letters in LEGO
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night - Amélie Wen Zhao 1/28
✔ January 31 - Read a book with a 13 in the publication date
Tortured Dreams - Hadena James 1/31
(pub Feb 1, 2013)
Hidden Object Cover Challenge
✔ Bench - Abandoned in Death - J.D. Robb 5/28
✔ Bird - The Thunderbird Queen - Jordan Rivet 5/21
✔ Book - Raising a Demon - Amy Cissell 5/12
✔ Boy - The Protector - Donna Grant 5/3
✔ Cat - The Cleaner, the Cat and the Space Station - Fay Abernethy 5/25
✔ Ears - Bad Luck - Brad Younie 5/12
✔ Flower - Lady Helena Investigates - Jane Steen 5/18
✔ Girl - Siren's Surrender - Devyn Quinn 5/1
✔ Glove - The Iron Wyrm Affair - Lilith Saintcrow 5/23
✔ Trees - Death Runs Adrift - Karen MacInerney 5/16
✔ Water - Hide Me - Molly Black 5/3
Ice Cream Crossword
ACROSS
✔ 2. Yellow fruit // BANANA
The Burning God - R.F. Kuang 7/19
✔ 4. A coffee flavor // MOCHA
Magic and Misrule - K.M. Merritt 7/8
✔ 6. Makes a good shortcake // STRAWBERRY
Suppression - Laramie Briscoe 7/30
✔ 10. Big Canadian animal, itty bitty footprints. // MOOSE TRACKS
The Murder Code - Ava Strong 7/28
✔ 11. Dark waves in a sea of white // FUDGE RIPPLE
Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart 7/2
✔ 12. Which way do you pronounce it? // CARAMEL
The Chosen of the Manifold - Kyle West 7/7
✔ 15. Dark, Milk, White // CHOCOLATE
Charmed and Dangerous - Lindsay Buroker 7/9
DOWN
✔ 1. Basic, plain // VANILLA
Vanishing Edge - Claire Kells 7/23
✔ 3. Refreshing; also used in tea // MINT
The Mahogany Ship - Christopher Cartwright 7/29
✔ 5. Can you tie the stem in your mouth? // CHERRY
Cold Midnight - Joyce Lamb
✔ 7. Churned nuts // BUTTER PECAN
Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
✔ 9. Troubled highway // ROCKYROAD
Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
✔ 14. Straight from Georgia // PEACH
Pointe and Shoot - Natalie M. Roberts 7/7
I Spy
READ: 10/10
1. Alarm Clock
Angels Soaring - Harriet Carlton 8/5
(MC sets an alarm clock as he gets up at different times each day for training)
2. Key
The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(MC is the key to closing the demon portal and saving the world)
3. Hot Sauce
XOXO Valentina - Jill Brashear 8/13
(hero puts hot sauce in his eggs)
4. Dice
Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(MCs play mah jongg using dice)
5. Car
Death Down Under - Samantha Silver 8/15
(MC makes a big deal of driving her rental car on the wrong side of the highway. She's from the US vacationing in Australia)
6. Cards
Incendiary in a Kilt - Anna Durand 8/17
(MCs play rummy while waiting for Park Rangers to arrive)
7. Button
Forever Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/18
(a glass jar filled with buttons tipped and spilled over), p80
8. Battery
Beyond Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/20
(MC puts batteries in her backpack in case her flashlight dies)
9. Penny
Pineapple Lies - Amy Vansant 8/21
(secondary character named Penny)
10. Umbrella
Invisible Born - Lucia Ashta 8/23
(everywhere the leader went he was followed by a brigade of umbrella holders)
Bunco
Round 1️⃣ = Roll for 1️⃣
Roll 1: 2,3,3
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Flea Market Magic - Bella Falls
Date Read: 9/2
How if fits: has 304 pages
Roll 2: 3,4,2
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: Spells for Forgetting - Adrienne Young
Date Read: 9/2
How if fits: not part of a series
Roll 3: 1,3,4
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: The Last Remains - Elly Griffiths
Date Read: 9/3
How if fits: has 361 pages
Round 2️⃣ = Roll for 2️⃣
Roll 1: 5,2,1
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh
Date Read: 9/5
How if fits: Hard Play #1
Roll 2: 2,3,1
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young
Date Read: 9/6
How if fits: has 361 pages
Roll 3: 5,2,6
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: The Vow - Dannika Dark
Date Read: 9/7
How if fits: Black Arrowhead #1
Round 3️⃣ = Roll for 3️⃣
Roll 1: 4,2,4
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams
Date Read: 8
How it fits: has 304 pages
Roll 2: 5,3,1
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: Frozen Tides - Morgan Rhodes
Date Read: 9/9
How it fits: has 413 pages
Roll 3: 1,2,4
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: Just Haven't Met You Yet - Sophie Cousens
Date Read: 9/9
How it fits: this is a standalone romance
Round 4️⃣ = Roll for 4️⃣
Roll 1: 1,1,4
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black
Date Read: 9/10
How it fits: Antique Bookshop Mystery #1
Roll 2: 4,3,4
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Unseen - Jana Deleon
Date Read: 9/20
How it fits: has 362 pages
Roll 3: 3,4,2
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: Bound Together - Christine Feehan
Date Read: 9/22
How it fits: has 416 pages
Round 5️⃣ = Roll for 5️⃣
Roll 1: 6,3,2
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Benyu Born of Ash - Katie Feavel
Date Read: 9/23
How it fits: has 420 pages
Roll 2: 4,1,5
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: You Say It First - Susan Mallery
Date Read: 9/28
How it fits: Happily Inc #1
Roll 3: 3,5,6
Task: 🎲Read a book with a ONE in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book:
Date Read:
How it fits:
Space Invaders
1. [20]
- Marjorie Kellogg 10/1 -- 26% brown2. [20]
- Dawn Eastman 10/11 -- 27% brown3. [20]
- Jess Lourey 10/17 -- 35% black4. [20]
- Victoria Aveline 10/18 -- 57% blue5. [30]
- Megan Shepherd 10/5 -- 33% grey6. [30]
- Adrienne Young 10/4 -- 33.5% white7. [30]
- Freida McFadden 10/2 -- 36% black8. [30]
- Laurie Cass 10/15 -- 52% blue9. [40]
- Stacey McEwan 10/9 -- 66% black10. [40]
- Fonda Lee 10/7 -- 41% black11. [40]
- Charly Cox 10/12 -- 45% green12. [40]
- Sherry Thomas 10/15 -- 56% brown13. [55]
- Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/14 -- 84% black
November Days
READ: 15/15
✔ 🍁November 1: National Author Day: Read a book from one of your favorite authors.
Calculated Risks - Seanan McGuire 11/11
✔ 🍁November 3: National Sandwich Day: Read a book with an epilogue or a prologue.
The September House - Carissa Orlando (prologue) 11/6
✔ 🍁November 5: My Birthday: Read any book off my shelves.
Hollowthorn - Kalyn Josephson 11/1
✔ 🍁November 7: National Hug a Bear Day: Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word BEAR in it.
Twelve Angry Librarians - Miranda James 11/6
✔ 🍁November 9:National Scrabble Day: Read a book in which the characters play any type of board game.
Made in the U.S.A. - Billie Letts (scrabble) 11/16
✔ 🍁November 11: Veterans Day: Read a book with a character who is in the armed forces or was in the Armed Forces.
Abounding Might - Melissa McShane (in British military) 11/22
✔ 🍁November 13:World Kindness Day: Read a book with a kind character.
Death Overdue - Allison Brook (Carrie) 11/9
✔ 🍁November 15: National Drummer Day: Read a book with a musician character.
Grave Witch - Kalayna Price (a fiddler) 11/3
✔ 🍁November 17:International Student Day: Read a book that takes place in any country other than the one you live in.
Force of Nature - Jane Harper (in Australia, I live in USA) 11/4
✔ 🍁November 19:Have a Bad Day Day: Read a book with a character who has a bad day.
Midnight Showing - Megan Shepherd 11/8
✔ 🍁November 21: National Gingerbread Man Day: Read a book with any type of food on the cover.
A Catered Thanksgiving - Isis Crawford 11/20
✔ 🍁November 23: Thanksgiving: Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in the word TURKEY.
Yes & I Love You - Roni Loren 11/1
✔ 🍁November 25:National Cake Day: Read a book published in November.
Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley (pub Nov 3, 2015) 11/17
✔ 🍁November 27:Adopt a Turtle Day: Read a book with the word TURTLE anywhere in the text.
Whales and a Watery Grave - Ruby Loren 11/2
(gesturing to a couple of sea turtles), loc263
✔ 🍁November 29:Throw Out Your LeftOvers Day: Read a book with a five-word title.
Whales and a Watery Grave - Ruby Loren 11/2
DobbleDuration: February 1 - April 30, 2023
1.
1. Flame
Book: Better Late Than Never - Jenn McKinlay
Read: 2/5
Task: Has a light source on the cover
How Fits: there is a light on the building
2. Anchor
Book: Shattered at Sea - Cheryl Hollon
Read: 2/4
Task: Takes place on a boat/ship
How Fits: takes place on a cruise ship
3. Four-Leaf Clover
Book: Reckoning - Catherine Coulter
Read: 2/3
Task: 4 in the page count
How Fits: has 432 pages
2.
1. Lady Bug
Book: The Last Beekeeper - Rebecca L. Fearnley
Read: 2/17
Task: A bug on the cover
How Fits: has a bee on cover
2. Clown
Book: Lies, Damned Lies, and History - Jodi Taylor
Read: 2/22
Task: Main page genre of Humor
How Fits: has MPG humor
3. Fire
Book: Saved by a Dragon - Lauren Lively
Read: 2/24
Task: Fire on the cover
How Fits: dragon is spewing fire on cover
3.
1. Spiderweb
Book: Saber Tooth - Lou Cadle
Read: 2/4
Task: Main page genre of ADVENTURE
How Fits: has MPG adventure
2. Snowman
Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Read: 2/26
Task: Main page genre of CLASSICS
How Fits: has MPG classic
3. Padlock
Book: XOXO - Axie Oh
Read: 3/1
Task: Author first and last name initial are found in PADLOCK
How Fits: A & O in pAdlOck
4.
1. Car
Book: The Book Supremacy - Kate Carlisle
Read: 3/11
Task: All letters of CAR found in the title
How Fits: CAR in supRemACy
2. Sunglasses
Book: Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Two - T.M. Frazier
Read: 3/8
Task: With a main page genre of DARK
How Fits: has MPG dark
3. Zebra
Book: Boogie Beach - Winnie Winkle
Read: 3/6
Task: Stripes on the cover
How Fits: has stripes on cover
5.
1. Dragon
Book: Dragon's Moon - Lucy Monroe
Read: 3/19
Task: Tagged DRAGONS on first page of tags
How Fits: has MPG dragons
2. Target
Book: Basket Bear - Amy Star
Read: 3/20
Task: Main page genre of SPORTS
How Fits: has MPG sports
3. Eye
Book: It takes an Oni - Scott Rhine
Read: 3/16
Task: title begins and ends with a vowel
How Fits: title starts and ends with a vowel
6.
1. Raindrop
Book: Dearly - Margaret Atwood
Read: 3/27
Task: Main page genre of POETRY
How Fits: has MPG poetry
2. Lightning Bolt
Book: The Forgotten Child - Melissa Erin Jackson
Read: 3/26
Task: Main page genre of Paranormal
How Fits: has MPG paranormal
3. Dinosaur
Book: And the Rest is History - Jodi Taylor
Read: 3/24
Task: With a main page genre that includes HISTORY or HISTORICAL
How Fits: has MPG historical
Ultimate Game Night
Duration: January - December 2023
[January]
January 2 - Exploding Kittens
Read a book that begins with a letter found in DEFUSE
The Untangled Cassie Black - Tammie Painter 1/3
January 9 - Phase 10
Read a book where someone plays cards or a sport.
Forging Silver into Stars - Brigid Kemmerer 1/11
(MCs play some kind of weird medieval card game)
January 16 - Old Maid
Read a book with both the word OLD and MAID anywhere in the text.
Lavender House - Lev A.C. Rosen 1/21
old - it gets old fast, p33
maid - when I hear the maid come in, p32
January 23 - Gin
Read a book with all the letters of GIN in the author's first and last name
The Heretic Royal - G.A. Aiken 1/25
January 30 - Unstable Unicorns
Read a book with UNICORN in the text
That Ain’t Witchcraft - Seanan McGuire 2/4
(well it's definitely a unicorn), p2
[February]
February 6 - Spades
Read a book with the word "trick" in the text
Three Parts Dead - Max Gladstone 2/8
(relying on obscure tricks), p17
February 13 - Love Letter
Read a book that is numbered as #3, #4, #5, #6, or #7 of the series.
Buffalo Jump Blues - Keith McCafferty (Sean Stranahan #5) 2/16
February 20 - Sushi Go!
Read a book that is over 108 pages.
A Dark Queen Rises - Ashok K. Banker (508 pages) 3/3
February 27 - Go Fish
Read a book with a fish or any other sea creature on the cover.
The Avid Angler: The Hot Dog Detective - Mathiya Adams 2/27
[March]
March 6 - Set
Read a book with a 1 and in 8 in the page count.
The Crossing - Kathryn Lasky (182 pages) 3/10
March 13 - EURCHE
Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in EUCHRE
A Hint of Heather - Rebecca Hagan Lee 3/17
March 20 - Uno
Read a book that is set in the United States
Dead and Gondola - Ann Claire (Colorado) 3/25
March 27 - Klondike
Read a book with the word PATIENCE found in the text
Spooky Business - Addison Creek 3/28
(even Grant's patience was starting to wither), p127
[April]
April 3 - Blackjack
Read a book with a 2 1 or 5 2 in the page count or the publish date.
Salty Cowboy - Elana Johnson (pub March 21, 2022) 4/4
April 10 - War
Read a book with all the letters in the word WAR in the title.
Of Claws and Inferno - Kyoko M. 4/10
April 17 - Magic the Gathering
Read a book where two or more people have a battle of any type
Burning Bright - Melissa McShane 4/18
(battle between Royal Navy and Colonial pirates)
April 24 - Rummy
Read a book with "lay off" or "meld" in the text
Tempted - Megan Hart 5/4
(I just wish she'd lay off), p18
[May]
May 1 - Spoons
Read a book with the word "spoon" in the text
The Butterfly Forest - Tom Lowe 5/7
(and ate with a plastic spoon), loc1511
May 8 - Gwent
Read a book with a mpg of magic.
Wondering Sight - Melissa McShane 5/10
May 15 - Similo
Read a book with 2 similar characteristics on the cover.
One Hit Wonder - Kristi Rose (2 pine trees) 5/18
May 22 - Bridge
Read a book with two people on the cover
The Iron Wyrm Affair - Lilith Saintcrow 5/23
May 29 - Fluxx
Read a book with author initials in the creator's name Andrew Looney
Burned by Love: - Erin Wright 5/31
[June]
June 5 - 500
Read a book that is #0 (or standalone) or #5 in a series
Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak (standalone) 6/9
June 12 - Pinochle
Read a book with the numbers 4 and 8 in the page count
A Captain and a Corset - Mary Wine (384 pages) 6/13
June 19 - Cover Your Assets
Read a book with the word GRANDPA, GRANDAD, or GRANDFATHER found in the text
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter - Blaize Clement 6/21
(my grandfather bought the house), p50
June 26 - Skip-Bo
Read a book with a 1 and 2 OR a 3 and 0 in the publishing date.
Girl Two: Taken - Molly Black (pub Nov 23, 2021) 6/28
[July]
July 3 - We're Not Really Strangers
Read a book with perception, connection, and reflection in the text
Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(meeting Gia and me about my experience and perception), p37
July 10 - Trial by Trolley
Read a book where a person is found guilty
The Dragon Republic - R.F. Kuang 7/16
July 17 - Canasta
Read a book with a series name that starts with a letter in CANASTA
The Psion of Darkness - Kyle West (Starsea Cycle #7) 7/19
July 24 - Kings in the Corner
Read a book that has the word "corner" in the text
Cold Midnight - Joyce Lamb 7/28
(he popped open the mini fridge in the corner), p72
July 31 - Trash Pandas
Read a book with the word PIZZA found in the text
The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(pull out a frozen pizza), p124
[August]
August 7 - Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Read a book where the MC is in any kind of school.
Angels Falling - Harriet Carlton
(MC is at angel training school)
August 14 - Texas Hold 'Em
Read a book set in Texas.
Vanilla Vendetta - Rosie A. Point 8/19
August 21 - Apples to Apples
Read a book with apple(s) in the text or on the cover.
The Witch Collector - Charissa Weaks 9/1
(her arms overwhelmed with apples), ch1
August 28 - Ninety Nine
Read a book with a 9 in the page count
Pumpkin Spice Peril - Jenn McKinlay (259 pages) 9/3
[September]
September 4 - Slapjack
Read a book with the word "slap" in the text
Frozen Tides - Morgan Rhodes 9/9
(a sharp slap back to cold reality), p45
September 11 - Gloom
Read a book where author's first and last name initials can be found in TRANSPARENT
Forced to Flee - Terri Reed 9/17
September 18 - Stowaway 52
Read a book with a page count that includes a 5 and a 2
The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg (502 pages) 10/1
September 25 - 31
Read a book with a 3 or a 1 in the page count.
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker (330 pages) 9/29
[October]
October 2 - Lotería
Read a book with an element of surprise, a plot twist, or a hidden secret waiting to be revealed
Never Lie - Freida McFadden 10/2
October 9 - Pitch
Read a book that starts with a letter in PITCH
The Toybox - Charly Cox 10/12
October 16 - Whist
Read a book tagged historical
Herc - Phoenicia Rogerson 10/20
October 23 - What Do You Meme?
Read a book that is in a series, but is not the first book of the series
Imaginary Numbers - Seanan McGuire (#9) 10/25
October 30 - Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
Read a book with a 1 and a 6 in the page count or publisher date.
Force of Nature - Jane Harper (pub September 26, 2017) 11/4
[November]
November 6 - Taboo
Read a book with a five in the publication date
Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley (pub Nov 3, 2015) 11/17
November 13 - Anomia
Read a book with a two-word title
Hidden Huntress - Danielle L. Jensen 11/20
November 20 - Taco vs Burrito
Read a book with any food on the cover
A Catered Thanksgiving - Isis Crawford 11/20
November 27 - Hearts
Read a book where the title begins with a letter in HEARTS
Hollyberry Homicide - Sharon Farrow 12/3
[December]
December 4 - Spot It
♣ Read a book tagged SPORTS or HOLIDAY on the first page of tags
Snowed in with Grumpy - Olivia Noble (MPG holiday) 12/20
December 11 - Munchkin
Read a book with an MPG or shelf listing Fantasy.
A Dawn of Onyx - Kate Golden 12/17
December 18 - Golf
Read a book with a 6 in the page count.
Wed, Read & Dead - V.M. Burns (263 pages) 12/18
December 25 - Three Card Monte
Read a book with a 3 in the page count
Better Off Thread - Amanda Lee (304 pages) 12/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Gift Exchange - Team All Too WellDURATION: November 2, 2023 – January 31, 2024
1. Exchange #1
Chicago Bears - read a book with a title in which you can find all the letters in the word BEARS
Twelve Angry Librarians - Miranda James 11/6
Los Angeles Rams - Read a book with any type of animal in the title or on the cover
The Child of Venlet - K.C. Nuzum 11/12
2. Exchange #2
Beyoncé ~ Irreplaceable: read a one-word title with an adjective in it.
Dreadful - Jana Deleon 11/18
3. Exchange #3
Corn Bread: Read a book tagged humor or humorous at least 15 times
An Argumentation of Historians - Jodi Taylor 11/25
4. Exchange #4
Evermore (2020) - Read a book with a title that starts and ends with any vowel
I.O.U. - Nancy Pickard 12/10
5. Exchange #5
German Drop - Read a book set in an European country.
Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney 12/16
6. Exchange #6
Marshmallow Melody: Read a book with Snow on the cover
Better Off Thread - Amanda Lee 12/29
7. Exchange #7
Long Live: Read a book with a title with two words that start with L
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9/24
8. Exchange #8
Rich Mahogany - RAB with a tree or something made out of wood on the cover.
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
9. Exchange #9
Puss in Boots - Read a book with a three word title
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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