Barbara's Challenges & Reading Lists discussion

Miscellaneous Challenges
24 in 24 Pyramid Challenge
KMMP Music Exchange (team)
Ultimate Game Shows Challenge

KMMP Music Exchange (team)

1. Read a book set in a Midwestern state
Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain 9/21

2. Top 12 Songs of 1987
Read a book with a four word title
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook 10/3

3. Read a book that takes place in a southern state. other than Texas or Florida
Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams (N. Carolina) 10/10

4. "A Nightmare on My Street" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Read a book with a noun in the title
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley 10/19

5. Candy Rain by Soul for Real
Read a book with the title that starts with a letter in the word RAIN
No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 10/30

6. One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men:
Read a book that was co-authored
A Promise of Peridot - Kate Golden 11/9

7. “Thank U” – Alanis Morissette
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter U.
Until I Find You - Rea Frey 11/21

8. “Cheeseburger in Paradise” – Jimmy Buffett
Read a book with a setting you would consider paradise
Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/1

9. “Holidays” - Meghan Trainor feat. Earth, Wind & Fire
Read a book with any holiday in the title
The Christmas Princess - Patricia McLinn 12/15

24 in 24 Pyramid Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2025



READ: 294/300 Books
LEVELS: 20/24 Complete

Layer 1: Jeopardy
Read a book with a title in the form of a question
1. What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow (wolf) 2/27

Layer 2: Blockbusters
Read 2 books with 500+ pages
1. Gilded - Marissa Meyer (502 pages) 3/22
2. The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman (687 pages) 7/14

Layer 3: Supermarket Sweep
Read 3 books in the same trilogy
1. If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker 2/10
2. If You See Her - Shiloh Walker 2/12
3. If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker 2/17

Layer 4: $25,000 Pyramid
Read 4 books with a minimum of 25,000 ratings
1. [66,309] Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
2. [35,227] Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/9
3. [91,762] The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis 9/20
4. [64,036] Exiles - Jane Harper 10/12

Layer 5: Name That Tune
Read 5 books with a music theme or MC plays instrument
1. The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner (violin) 2/14
2. Rock Courtship - Nalini Singh (drummer) 4/14
3. Rock Redemption - Nalini Singh (guitarist) 5/22
4. Rock Wedding - Nalini Singh (pianist) 6/16
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Layer 6: Double Dare
Read 6 books with an alliterative two word title
1. Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
2. Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett 2/18
3. Wolf Winter - Cecilia Ekbäck 5/4
4. Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams 8/6
5. Lethal Letters - Ellery Adams 8/28
6. Second Sight - Aoife Clifford 10/20

Layer 7: The Traitors
Read 7 books with an enemies to lovers theme
1. The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
2. Love Hard - Nalini Singh 2/22
3. Aurora's End - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/15
4. This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner 4/2
5. When a Dragon Falls - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/23
6. Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde 7/21
7. The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31

Layer 8: Chain Reaction
Read 8 books with a matching word connecting them
1. Beasts of the Frozen Sun - Jill Criswell 5/11
2. Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
3. Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19
4. Silver Silence - Joy Nash 8/10
5. Fear the Silence - Robert Bryndza 9/2
6. The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax 9/8
7. Hunter of the Heart - Vanessa Jaye 9/10
8. Stop Dragon My Heart Around - Susannah Scott 12/28

Layer 9: Tic Tac Dough
Read 9 books with X or O in title
1. Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
2. Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
3. Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
4. Hooked on Ewe - Hannah Reed 8/19
5. The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett 8/23
6. Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25
7. Moving is Murder - Nellie H. Steele 9/2
8. No Way Back - Rylie Dark 9/8
9. Not Like Us - Ava Strong 9/12

Layer 10: The Joker's Wild
Read 10 books with MPG humor
1. Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
2. Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
3. Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
4. Redneck Cinderella - Luann McLane 5/27
5. Game of Bones - Carolyn Haines 6/26
6. Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini - Sue Ann Jaffarian 6/30
7. Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain 9/21
8. Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook 10/3
9. Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger 8/21
10. Agatha H. and the Voice of the Castle - Phil & Kaja Foglio 12/27

Layer 11: Nickelodeon Guts
Read 11 books from the horror genre
1. Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher 2/15
2. Her Little Flowers - Shannon Morgan 3/17
3. The Butcher of the Forest - Premee Mohamed 3/26
4. The Collector - K.R. Alexander 4/13
5. One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig 5/30
6. Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
7. Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant 7/18
8. The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
9. Days Gone Bad - Eric R. Asher 9/6
10. Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro 12/14
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Layer 12: The Match Game
Read 12 books with sets of matching titles
1. Death by Dumpling - Vivien Chien 5/15
2. Death by Dumpling - Elizabeth Rain 8/30
3. The Teacher - Freida McFadden 2/27
4. The Teacher - Katerina Diamond 10/5
5. Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
6. Dead Run - Erica Spindler 11/28
7. On the Edge - Lynn Erickson 10/28
8. On the Edge - Heather Graham 11/3
9. Cursed by Fire - Danielle Annett 9/29
10. Cursed by Fire - Jacquelyn Frank 10/13
11. Dead Ringer - Mary Burton 11/12
12. Dead Ringer - Jasmine Cresswell 12/18

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Layer 13: Remote Control
Read 13 books with modes of transportation on cover
1. Wings of Fear - Helene Young (plane) 1/27
2. The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis (bike) 1/28
3. Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay (double decker bus) 3/1
4. My Blood Runs Blue - Stacy Eaton (car) 5/26
5. Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco (boat) 6/8
6. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks (train) 7/4
7. La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman (canoe) 7/6
8. Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore (cruise ship) 7/7
9. In a Heartbeat - Elizabeth Adler (truck) 8/20
10. Zero to Sixty - Marie Harte (car) 9/18
11. Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - Tonya Kappes (camper) 11/2
12. Killing Rebecca - K.J. North (plane) 11/28
13. Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron (car) 12/24



Layer 14: Dream House
Read 14 books with a large house/mansion/castle on cover
1. The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9
2. Murder in the Mystery Suite - Ellery Adams 3/9
3. Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox 3/13
4. Cursed - Marissa Meyer 3/26
5. What Happens in Scotland - Jennifer McQuiston 4/12
6. The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
7. Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett 8/17
8. A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17
9. Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne 12/25
10. Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron 12/24
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Layer 15: Win Ben Stein's Money
Read 15 books by male authors
1. And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling 2/9
2. Breakdown - Daniel Pyle 2/19
3. Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger 3/28
4. Kill Me If You Can - Marshall Karp & James Patterson 4/7
5. The Conference of the Birds - Ransom Riggs 5/8
6. The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett 5/17
7. Old Fashioned - J.A. Konrath 6/27
8. Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
9. A Forest of Eyes - Ashley Capes 9/7
10. $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles - Parnell Hall 9/22
11. The Girl He Pined - Blake Pierce 10/18
12. Alone - Robert J. Crane 9/4
13. Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22
14. Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon 12/21
15. Exile Trust - Vincent H. O'Neil 12/30

Layer 16: Squid Game
Read 16 books with Q or U in title or author's initial
1. Mulberry Mischief - Sharon Farrow 1/19
2. Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare 1/23
3. Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline 2/3
4. Undressed - Kristina Cook 4/21
5. Outback Spirit - Nicole R. Taylor 4/30
6. Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 5/2
7. Ruling Sikthand - Victoria Aveline 5/26
8. Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23
9. Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28
10. The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
11. Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
12. A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15
13. Until We're Home - Lina Langley 8/18
14. Toucan Keep a Secret - Donna Andrews 8/23
15. Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen 10/31
16. Until I Find You - Rea Frey 11/21

Layer 17: Password
Read 17 books with one word titles
1. Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16
3. Wallbanger - Alice Clayton 4/26
3. Firstlife - Gena Showalter 5/19
4. Lifeblood - Gena Showalter 5/31
5. Everlife - Gena Showalter 6/5
6. Galápagos - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 6/10
7. Brew -Tracy Ewens 6/11
8. Prey - Linda Howard 6/24
9. 1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2
10. Fever - Joan Swan 8/27
11. Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti 8/29
12. Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1
13. Tap - Tracy Ewens 9/30
14. Nine - Jan Burke 11/19
15. Weyward - Emilia Hart 12/4
16. Flashpoint - Catherine Coulter 12/15
17. Everdark - Elle Jasper 12/20

Layer 18: The Mole
Read 18 books with shapeshifters
1. Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston (badger/bear) 1/6
2. In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston (badger/panda) 1/19
3. Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston (badger/jaguar) 1/21
4. Breaking Badger - Shelly Laurenston (badger/tiger) 1/25
5. Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston (badger/tiger) 1/31
6. Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor (fox,bird) 3/6
7. The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack (dragon) 5/14
8. A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford (wolf) 5/21
9. Black Moon - J.D. Tyler (panther) 5/25
10. A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day (wolf) 5/28
11. West of the Moon - A.E. Becker (polar bear/fox) 6/7
12. Wild Love - Alisa Woods (wolf) 6/13
13. Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan (dragon) 8/4
14. Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (leopard) 8/12
15. Flight from Death - Yasmine Galenorn (dragon/wolf) 9/11
16. Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston (tiger) 10/15
17. Knock Down Dragon Out - Krystal Shannan (dragon) 10/27
18. The Unseen - Thea Harrison (unicorn) 11/23

Layer 19: The Dating Game
Read 19 books with MPG Romance
1. Line of Fire - Jo Davis 1/1
2. Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh 1/22
3. Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline 2/5
4. Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks 2/5
5. Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
6. Barbarian Alien - Ruby Dixon 2/15
7. Heather- Chris Keniston 2/17
8. Oceans Between Us - Helen Scott Taylor 2/27
9. Someone Like You - Kait Nolan 2/29
10. The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
11. The Final Score - Jaci Burton 3/31
12. Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
13. Rock Hard - Nalini Singh 5/10
14. The Boardwalk Bookshop - Susan Mallery 5/11
15. A Matter of Time - Terri Brisbin 5/22
16. Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18
17. Her Dakota Man - Lisa Mondello 6/20
18. The Mercenary - Cherry Adair 6/22
19. Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14

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Layer 20: Legends of the Hidden Temple
Read 20 books with MPG Fantasy
1. Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
2. Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
3. Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/17
4. Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
5. Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
6. Spelunking Through Hell - Seanan McGuire 3/4
7. Illusions of Fate - Kiersten White 3/12
8. Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27
9. Dead Witch on a Bridge - Gretchen Galway 3/31
10. A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
11. Terror Crane - Lou Cadle 4/20
12. In a Fix - Linda Grimes 4/24
13. Dragons of Wild - Ava Richardson 6/16
14. The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
15. The Barbarian King's Assassin - Eve Langlais 9/3
16. Stone Song - Tricia O'Malley 9/10
17. Naked City - Ellen Datlow 9/21
18. The Unusual Mayor Marheart - Tammie Painter 11/5
19. A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
20. The Forest Grimm - Kathryn Purdie 11/18

Layer 21: Price is Right
Read 21 books that I got for free
1. Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
2. Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
3. Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner 4/6
4. A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
5. Chicken Pesto Murder - Patti Benning 4/19
6. The Devil's Playground - Charly Cox 4/20
7. Death of a Mad Hatter - Jenn McKinlay 4/24
8. The Iron Locket - Samantha Warren 4/26
9. The Girl in the Empty Dress - Lise McClendon 4/29
10. Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen 5/4
11. The Fae Side of Forty - Jennifer L. Hart 5/7
12. Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
13. Buying Time - Kelly Cochran 5/23
14. Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh 6/1
15. Love at the Fall Festival - Belle Willows 6/11
16. Silver Charms - Kate Moseman 6/13
17. Far Gone - Danielle Girard 6/21
18. Murder in the Reading Room - Ellery Adams 6/22
19. The Loch Ness Papers - Paige Shelton 6/28
20. Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 7/18
21. Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett 7/30

Layer 22: Americas Got Talent
Read 22 books set in the US
1. Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein (California) 1/21
2. Nest Egg - Josi Avari (Hawaii) 1/26
3. Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Ellery Adams (Virginia) 3/3
4. True Dead - Faith Hunter (Louisiana) 3/23
5. The Last Word - Ellery Adams (North Carolina) 3/29
6. You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti (Washington) 4/10
7. The Legend of Sleepy Harlow - Kylie Logan (Ohio) 4/21
8. A Matter of Hive and Death - Nancy Coco (Oregon) 5/2
9. Photo, Snap, Shot - Joanna Campbell Slan (Missouri) 5/3
10. Thin Ice - Paige Shelton (Alaska) 5/5
11. Crime Seen - Victoria Laurie (Michigan) 5/24
12. A Frame of Murder - Imogen Plimp (Maryland) 5/28
13. Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald (Pennsylvania) 6/17
14. The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan (Texas) 6/27
15. Mind Games - Nora Roberts (Kentucky) 7/1
16. After the Game - Abbi Glines (Alabama) 7/2
17. The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris (Massachusetts) 7/6
18. Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne (South Carolina) 7/20
19. Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand (Wyoming) 7/26
20. Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott (Nevada) 7/27
21. New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore (Vermont) 8/15
22. Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton (Arizona) 8/31

Layer 23: Press Your Luck
Read 13 books by new to me authors
1. The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
2. Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
3. The Hanging City - Charlie N. Holmberg 2/25
4. Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
5. Deep Water - Emma Bamford 2/29
6. Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron 3/18
7. Don't Die, Dragonfly - Linda Joy Singleton 4/15
8. How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse - K. Eason 4/19
9. The Rain Watcher - Tatiana de Rosnay 4/25
10. Ice Tomb - Deborah Jackson 4/27
11. Death by Dumpling - Vivien Chien 5/15
12. He Started It - Samantha Downing 5/27
13. Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31
14. East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4
15. Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
16. Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin 6/9
17. Death by Baguette - Jennifer S. Alderson 6/12
18. Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20
19. Inheriting Murder - Jamie Rutland Gillespie 6/29
20. The Penguin Pool Murder - Stuart Palmer 6/30
21. See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3
22. The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
23. The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25

Layer 24: People Puzzler
Read 24 books with MPG mystery
1. Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
2. Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
3. After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
4. The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
5. Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
6. Shifting and Shenanigans - Elizabeth Pantley 1/31
7. Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith 2/3
8. Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
9. Watch For Ice - Leslie J. Hall 2/18
10. Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn 2/21
11. Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths 2/22
12. On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28
13. Murder at Haven's Rock - Kelley Armstrong 3/7
14. In the Wick of Time - Valona Jones 3/11
15. Thistles and Thieves - Molly MacRae 3/30
16. Ward D - Freida McFadden 4/9
17. Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
18. Murder in the Secret Garden - Ellery Adams 4/17
19. Random in Death - J.D. Robb 4/25
20. The Boy Who Cried Bear - Kelley Armstrong 4/28
21. Scandal in Skibbereen - Sheila Connolly 5/7
22. The Dying Place - Charly Cox 5/12
23. The Crêpes of Wrath - Sarah Fox 5/15
24. Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima 5/17

Ultimate Game Shows Challenge



[January]
January 2 - Price is Right
Read a book with the word IS in the title.
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15

January 8 - Double Dare
Read a book with any word in the title that has double letters
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9

January 15 - America Says
Read a book where a character answer questions for some reason
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
(MC is questioned by the police after a murder)

January 22 - Wheel of Fortune
Read a book where the title begins with a letter in SPIN
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26

January 29 - The Match Game
Read a book with a three-word title
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29



[February]
February 5 - Let's Make a Deal
Read a book with the letters LMAD in the title and/or author's name
And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling 2/9

February 12 - Concentration
Read a book with an author or character who shares any part of their name with the show's hosts: Hugh Downs, Bob Clayton and Ed McMahon. Spelling variations are allowed.
Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16

February 19 - Family Feud
Read a book that features siblings.
Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn 2/21
(MCs are sisters)

February 26 - Legends of the Hidden Temple
Read a book with a jaguar, monkey, iguana, parrot, or snake on the cover
On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28



[March]
March 4 - Password
Read a book where someone has a secret
Murder in the Mystery Suite - Ellery Adams (Jane) 3/9

March 11 - Press Your Luck
Read a book with an evil character
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox (Alex, serial killer) 3/13

March 18 - The $25,000 Pyramid
Read a book that mentions a famous celebrity.
A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander (Clint Eastwood) 4/9

March 25 - The Floor
Read a book that has the word THE in the title.
The Last Word - Ellery Adams 3/29



[April]

April 1 - Jeopardy
Read a book that has punctuation in the title (sub titles ok)
Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14

April 8 - Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Read a book with a child that is in fifth grade or younger.
The Collector - K.R. Alexander 4/13
(MCs younger sister is in 3rd grade)

April 15 - The Traitors
Read a book with a murder
Murder in the Secret Garden - Ellery Adams 4/17

April 22 - Card Sharks
Read a book where someone has to make a choice in order to move forward
Ice Tomb - Deborah Jackson 4/27
(after 10 years, heroine has to choose to move on from a rotten boyfriend in order to get a life and move on)

April 29 - The Dating Game
Read a book where the title begins with a letter in DATE
Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 5/2



[May]

May 6 - Deal or No Deal
Read a book with a 4 or a 5 in the page count.
The Boardwalk Bookshop - Susan Mallery (448 pages) 5/11

May 13 - Snake Oil
Read a book with all the letters of O-I-L found in the title.
A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford 5/21

May 20 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Read a book with a millionaire/billionaire MC
Rock Redemption - Nalini Singh (hero) 5/22

May 27 - America's Got Talent
Read a book set in a state that starts with a letter found in the word AMERICA.
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh 6/1



[June]
June 3 - Squid Game
Read a book with a circle, triangle, star, or umbrella on the cover
Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco (umbrella) 6/8

June 10 - Ellen's Game of Games
Read a book where the MC must pass a test of some sort.
Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19
(heroine is goddess-blessed and must past a test of loyalty, bravery and honor)

June 17 - Tic Tac Dough
Read a book that has a 3 in the page count
Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy (340 pages) 6/18

June 24 - Name That Tune
Read a book where the author's first initial is found in HARRY and the last initial is found in SALTER.
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13

[July]
July 1 - Catch Phrase
Read a book set in the US, UK or Australia
See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3

July 8 - Hollywood Squares
Read a book 7 in a series, a book with the number 7 in the rating, # of ratings or # of reviews.
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 2875 ratings) 7/18

July 15 - Win, Lose or Draw
Read a book with a character who is an artist.
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes (heroine, painter) 7/25

July 22 - Spy Games
Read a book one in any series
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott (#1 Las Vegas Dragons) 7/27

July 29 - Chain Reaction
Read a book where friends work together to achieve a goal
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams 8/6
(MC and her friends work together to solve a murder)



[August]
August 5 - Remote Control
Read a book with a mother character
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9

August 12 - The Gong Show
Read a book where someone was judged by their family, peers, co-workers, etc.
Until We're Home - Lina Langley 8/18
(Taln judged and banished to another realm)

August 19 - Blank Slate
Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in HEATH STREET MEDIA
Toucan Keep a Secret - Donna Andrews 8/23

August 26 - Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?
Read a book that has a grade school character
Fever - Joan Swan (Katrina, 6) 8/27



[September]
September 2 - Dancing With The Stars
Read a book with the word DANCE anywhere in the text.
Run Run as Fast as You Can - Willow Rose 9/5
(Maya had dance class), loc1441

September 9 - Nickelodeon Guts
Read book 3 in any series
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed (Scottish Highlands #2) 9/13

September 16 - Win Ben Stein's Money
Read a book where money plays an important role in the plot
$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles - Parnell Hall 9/22

September 23 - Idiotest
Read a book with the word PUZZLE in the text
Murder with Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith 9/27
(and put the puzzle together), p54

September 30 - The Joker's Wild
Read a book where the MC changes jobs,
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah 10/1
(from Wall Street to owning a bakery in Michigan)



[October]
October 7 - The Newlywed Game
Read a book with the word "question" in the text
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11
(I have to ask you a question), p8

October 14 - Supermarket Sweep
Read a book in one of the countries listing in the last paragraph above (not the U.S.) (ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA or GREECE)
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley (set in England) 10/19

October 21 - Dancing With The Stars
Read a book with the word DANCE anywhere in the text
The Bound Worlds - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/27
(you know I can't dance), p25

October 28 - Shop 'til you drop
Read a book where someone goes to a mall or goes shopping
Confessions of a Red Herring - Dana Dratch 11/2



[November]
November 4 - Lingo
Read a book with 4 or more books in the series
Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates (#4 of 11) 11/8

November 11 - Dream House
Read a book with the word "WIN" in the text
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22
(If I do this, I win), p261

November 18 - Blockbusters
Read a book with green, red, and white on the cover.
Two Wicked Desserts - Lynn Cahoon 11/28

November 25 - We Are Family
Read a book tagged FAMILY any number of times.
Backpacking Through Bedlam - Seanan McGuire (tagged 5x) 11/30



[December]
December 2 - Truth or Consequences
Read a book with the word 'truth' or 'consequences' in the text
Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake 12/7
(she would be furious if she discovered the truth), p102

December 9 - Squid Games
Read a book with over 400 pages.
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro (608 pages) 12/14

December 16 - The Mole
Read a book that ends with a letter in MOLE
Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon 12/21

December 23 - People Puzzler
Read a book with female main character
Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne 12/25

December 30 - People Puzzler
Read a book with female main character
Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan 12/31



CHALLENGE COMPLETE